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Burns at odds with residents Questions raised whether alderman obeyed ordinance before revoking parking permits By J. Coyden Palmer Residents on one Bronzeville block are demanding the city and Ald. Will Burns (4th) return a special permit-parking zone that was approved last year, but was rescinded by Burns last month. They are also demanding a refund from City Clerk Susana Mendoza’s office after they paid extra for their city stickers for the permit zone that now does not exist. In an exclusive interview with the Crusader on Aug. 11th, several residents of the 3400 block of South Giles discussed how Burns has ignored them and said they did everything by the book only to now be stomped on by the city. According to the city’s municipal code: “A petition, requesting revocation of part
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he day had finally arrived and it couldn’t come at a better time. Some of Chicago’s who’s who came out to mark another achievement in the city’s Black community. But it was also an occasion to declare victory from a hard fought battle to have the name of a Black pioneer grace the marquee of one of Chicago’s 26 beaches. It would be the first time in the city’s history that a beach would be named after a Black person. The celebration would come on a balmy, picture-postcard summer morning, where a press conference was about to begin. It would be held near a sea of boats that jammed the beach’s small harbor. Cameras from local television stations were set and ready to roll. A podium was set up with Chicago’s breathtaking skyline as the backdrop. Soon, 40 black folding chairs filled up. The event would become a standingroom only affair while curious beachgoers stopped to see what was about to happen. As a diverse group of sunbathers picnicked on the sands of the 31st Street Beach, Congressman Bobby Rush stood behind a podium near the harbor to let everyone
know that the beach will soon have a new name: “The Dr. Margaret T. Burroughs Beach”. The beach is located in Burnham Park, an area that’s been frequented by many Blacks during summer weekends. During the week, the area attracts a diverse crowd who enjoy various playfields, walkways, tennis courts and basketball courts. In addition to the beach, there is also a beach house. The beach was built in the 1920s after a major race riot that broke out within two blocks from the park. The riot would be one of many violent clashes at several Chicago segregated beaches. At Tuesday’s press conference, Black leaders praised the renaming of the beach as a milestone in race-relations in Chicago. “This is indeed a memorable and historic occasion,” Rush told some 50 guests. “This is for a woman who lifted up Blacks, women and humankind in general.” To some, the announcement would appear to be a bold move, since the sevenmember Chicago Park District of Commissioners had yet to approve the new name until the next day, where officials unanimously passed the measure by a 4-0 vote during their weekly board meeting. But at Tuesday’s press conference, the board’s top brass, General Superintendent
and CEO Michael P. Kelly, gave supporters confidence that the approval was likely as he helped dedicate the park in Burrough’s name. “This is for a woman who gave so much to the park district and Chicago,” Kelly said. At the press conference, Congressman Danny Davis, also expressed his fondness for Burroughs. “She will live forever because she will live on this beach and in our hearts,” he said. The achievement capped a hard-fought campaign to have the beach named after Burroughs, who died in 2010 after an illustrious career as an educator, writer, poet and visual artist. Born in St. Rose, Lousiana, Burroughs, with little money, founded the renowned Dusable Museum of African American history, now the second largest of its kind in the U.S. She also established the South Side Community Art Center in 1941. Educated at then Englewood High School, Burroughs taught at Chicago State University. Burrough also served for 25 years as commissioner for the Chicago Park District until the end of her life. Four years after her death, Rush began an online petition to have Burroughs’ name (Continued on page 2)
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Jackie Robinson West claims disputed Chicago Crusader Staff report The legal problems of the Jackie Robinson West baseball team intensified last week when the Little League International organization produced new documents, accusing the team of “fraud and cover-up,” before it was stripped of its national title. The allegations were detailed in documents that Little League International filed August 6 in Cook County Circuit Court. The documents included phony boundary maps, player address forms and a timeline of player eligibility meetings between Jackie Robinson West and league officials. The attorney for Jackie Robinson West, Victor Henderson released a statement to the media on Tuesday, August 11. “Little League has chosen to be deceitful and dishonest by withholding material and critical information. Instead of taking a transparent and honest approach, Little League is acting like a corporate
conglomerate doing everything it can to protect its image and financial interests. “This is a travesty, especially because little kids are the ones who are taking the brunt of their tactic.” The allegations are the latest hurdles as Jackie Robinson West seeks to get its championship title back. The team won the title in 2014, but was stripped of it after officials accused the team of falsifying boundaries and using ineligible players. District administrator Michael Kelly was removed from his position and team manager Harold Butler was suspended. Chicago’s Black leaders protested the decision, claiming the team was stripped of its title because of racism. Rallies were held in the Black community with protestors calling on league officials to reinstate the team’s national title. In June, Jackie Robinson West filed a lawsuit against the league, seeking answers and documentation about why the team lost its crown. In documents filed in court on August 6, Little League International
LITTLE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL accused Jackie Robinson West of fraud in documents filed in Cook County Court August 6. said Jackie Robinson West twice that are different from the league cording to the documents. submitted phony maps before the boundary maps that were submitted team won the state championship. in May when the tournament beLittle League International said According to the documents, gan. The map in May also showed Jackie Robinson West was disciJackie Robinson West submitted that only five players lived within plined because they falsified boundmaps in September and December Jackie Robinson West’s borders, ac- ary maps and used ineligible players.
Chicago Public Schools restores bell times at 34 schools Chicago Crusader staff report After public outcry from students, parents and educators, the Board of Education and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) are restoring the bell times at 34 schools. CPS officials said the adjusted schedules would save the District $5 million in transportation costs rather than the $9 originally anticipated. The changes came after a story that ran in the Chicago Crusader last week that detailed how the new bell times would affect the lives and study schedules of students and athletes. Students and parents have protested the move since CPS announced in July that it would change the bell times of 82 schools throughout the District. Many of those schools that were affected are located on the city’s South and West Sides. While 34 schools will go back to their original bell times, CPS officials said 40 schools have accepted the new bell times and eight schools have agreed to another change. CPS officials said team members worked with principals from every affected school to work on a schedule that would maximize savings while recognizing the school’s needs. “After listening to educators, students and families express their concerns about changing bell times, the Board of Education felt it was incredibly important to work with principals to determine the best options for their school communities,” said Board of Education President Frank Clark. “By engaging principals and learning about the many unintended consequences the changing bell times caused, we decided to rescind those 2
changes that had a negative impact on schools. These changes reflect a collaborative approach that both appreciates our fiscal challenges but still puts children first.” CPS CEO Forrest Claypool said the decision to restore bell times was considered a high priority over budget cuts.
“Every dollar we save by staggering school bell times and streamlining transportation services next school year is one more dollar we don’t have to cut from our classrooms,” Claypool said. “Despite the need for savings, we are recognizing the calls from students, parents and educators to place a greater emphasis on sched-
uling after school activities and reducing inconveniences. We appreciate the 82 principals who worked with us to minimize disruptions and protect in-school time, and we are grateful to the 48 among those who helped us find savings that will benefit all schools.” CPS officials said the plan to shift
bus arrival times resulted from an analysis that revealed that CPS’ transportation costs far outpace those at other large, urban school districts around the country. A list of schools with new bell times is available on the District’s website, www.cps.org.
Welcome to Margaret Burroughs Beach (Continued from page 1) on the 31st Street Beach. The build it. campaign struggled to gain moBlack leaders hail the designamentum until Rush brought to- tion as a big achievement for gether members of the Margaret Bronzeville. The city’s beaches Burroughs Naming Committee were the site of many racial clashin 2015, where they relaunched es during segregation and the an aggressive campaign to achieve Great Migration. In 1919, just their goal. The campaign includ- two blocks north of the 31st ed letters to the Chicago Park Street Beach, a race riot erupted District Board of Commission- after 17-year-old Eugene Williams ers, as well as appeals on Face- drowned after a group of white book, social media and other men stoned him for swimming websites. The petition drew across the barrier that separated 500,000 signatures, which were the “white” 29th Street Beach enough to help persuade park of- from the 25th Street Beach that ficials to rename the beach. Con- was for Blacks. rad Worrill, who spoke on TuesWith Tuesday’s announcement, day, was one of the committee Burroughs is now the only Black members who worked to get the pioneer in Chicago to have a beach renamed. beach named after her. “This is America,” Worrill said. While leaders point to this his“It took an effort because there toric achievement, other leaders are policies and procedures for re- mentioned the impact Burrough’s naming properties in Chicago.” name would have on youth who Now, Worrill and his organiza- frequent the beach. tion plan to erect a statue of Bur“We’re doing this not just beroughs that will sit in the park. cause of her achievements, but so Worrill said designs for the statue that our young folks can have are nearly complete, but the people to look up to,” said Aldergroup must secure funding to man Will Burns of the 4th Ward.
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CONGRESSMAN BOBBY RUSH, who started the campaign to rename the 31st Street Beach after Margaret T. Burroughs, speaks at a press conference Tuesday, where the change was announced. (Photo by Erick Johnson)
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Todd Stroger runs for Water Reclamation District Ready to fight for clean water By Chinta Strausberg Out of office for more than four years, former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger is running for public office and is determined to make a difference for his new constituents, especially in fighting for clean water. Stroger, 52, who was a former alderman for five years, Illinois State Representative for nine years and County Board president for fouryears, is running for commissioner of the Water Reclamation District where many years ago he worked as a laborer. Stroger was defeated during the 2010 Democratic primary by Ald.
Toni Preckwinkle (4th Ward) primarily because of criticism of his 1 percent sales tax—the same tax Cook County Board President Preckwinkle recently passed. Stroger is not bitter but a lot wiser politically Interviewed at the Bud Billiken parade, Stroger said, “I am going before the Democratic Party on August 18 for slating. There are three spots; one spot for Water Reclamation District will be vacant so they can fill it with someone who is not an incumbent. “There will be an election for the seat held by Patrick Thompson, who won the election for alderman of the 11th Ward,” Stroger said explaining that is a two year term. The other vacant position is
for a six year term. “Even if they don’t slate me, I am running,” he told this reporter. “I enjoyed government. I know what government can do for people. I have a lot to offer to any organization. I know a lot about water. I used to work for the Water Reclamation District many moons ago as a laborer. I worked there for three summers,” he said. Stroger, who is the son of the late powerful Cook County Board President John H. Stroger, Jr., said when he was at the District he went on tours and learned a lot about the water system. “The biggest thing that the commissioners will be doing is to make sure that the Great Lakes are clean, and I’d like to put my efforts into that.”
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Controversial CSU president leaves as search begins By J. Coyden Palmer Chicago State President Dr. Wayne Watson, one of the most controversial leaders in the school’s history, left this spring, ending an era where he often clashed with faculty and students. They accused him of using a heavy-handed style of leadership, which sometimes went beyond his authority. CSU officials will begin interviewing candidates this month to replace Watson, who left one year before his contract was to expire. The universi-
ty has hired the search firm of Greenwood/Asher and Associates to conduct the search. The firm specializes in employment searches in higher learning. In April, the University put together a diverse search committee comprised of 22 people. The committee is being led by CSU Trustee Nikki Zollar. Others on the committee include popular South Side Pastor Reverend John Hannah and former Chicago Teachers Union President Deborah Lynch. During a meeting in May, the
legal reason for the revocation. The Crusader also checked with the city and found there was never a petition filed asking for revocation. What Burns did say was that he thought permit parking cut off neighborhoods to the general public and that permit zones in the ward that had been there for years, so he saw no need to revoke them. But, that was not true as permit zone 1761 is on the same block of Giles as 1814 and city records show it was installed within the last 18 months. Zone 1761 has five townhomes with permit parking. Burns stated that the Giles residents’ personal feelings on permit parking have nothing to do with this matter. They also reject his claim that permit parking cuts off neighborhoods. “The permit parking does not cut off access because there is nothing but residential homes here, so how is that stopping people from patronizing the businesses on 35th Street?” asked Edwin Muldrow, who started the petition to get special parking on the block. “What cuts off access to the business area are the parking meters on 35th Street, so people come and park on our block.”
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committee decided to extend the search for an additional month to allow for more candidates to apply. There have already been listening sessions for students, administrators and faculty that were conducted back in April. The sessions allowed for all in the CSU community to give their input on the search criteria. Many of the on-campus CSU students said during their session that they would like to see a president who will bring more on-campus activities and events to the school to
make it feel more like a college experience. Since erecting dorms in the 1990’s, CSU has struggled to change its image from a commuter school to a traditional college campus type setting. The students have said they often feel like they are on an island because there is nothing for them to do around the area since CSU is surrounded by homes and no businesses. CSU students still complain about a controversial math exit exam that all graduates are required to take. For (Continued on page 16)
Muldrow started the process of finding out what needed to be done to get zone parking in February 2014. He said because of the Bronzeville Military Academy, where many of the students drive and park their cars on his block, the businesses on 35th Street and a problem with people loitering in cars throughout the day on the block, he thought zone parking could help solve many of the problems in the neighborhood. Many of his longtime neighbors agreed. Pastor Earl Grandberry has lived on the block for 18 years. He has seen the neighborhood change for the better, but said there are still some challenges. He and other neighbors say they have witnessed suspicious activity on the block, which goes from 33rd Street south all the way to 35th Street. Grandberry, along with resident Albert Snow, said they have had problems with people sleeping in cars overnight on the block and what they believed were possible drug transactions taking place in the middle of the block as two lookouts were posted on both 33rd and 35th Streets. The potential crime element has many of the residents on edge, especially after a fatal shooting took place last month on
35th Street just a few blocks from Chicago Police headquarters. “We currently have a safety issue at hand in front of our home,” said Jerome and Paulette Lane. “We were using permit parking to keep car loiterers who were engaging in criminal transactions from using the spaces in front of our home for their activity. Our son has already been robbed twice in front of our home—once at gunpoint inside our yard while coming home. Burns giving a political reason for taking away our parking does not help us at all. We were using permit parking as our first line of defense to keep the criminal element from car loitering, and it was working. Now, they are back…we still need it desperately.” In December 2014, during a city council meeting, 49 aldermen voted in favor for zone 1814, including Burns. An employee from Clerk Mendoza’s office said the residents are entitled to a refund on city stickers they purchased that had an additional cost for zone parking. The residents will have to bring in their old sticker to the Clerk’s office, purchase a new sticker and they will be refunded the amount of the old sticker that includes the extra fee for
permit parking within eight weeks. However, they cannot get a refund on any visitor passes they have already purchased, which can be used in zone parking areas. If the city then decides to bring back zone 1814, the residents will only have to add the permit zone parking to the replacement sticker. The Crusader spoke to former 2nd Ward Alderman Bob Fioretti about this issue. He said he is “baffled” by Burns’ decision. He said he was elected to serve the people in the 3400 block of south Giles until May of this year. He said they did everything correctly and his staff spoke to every resident affected in the permit zone area and they got 100 percent approval of wanting the permit parking. He cited the same reasons as those who petitioned for the permit as why he signed off on it. “When it comes to preferential parking, I look at these things on a very limited basis so as to not overrun the community with restricted parking,” Fioretti said. “We witnessed all of the problems the residents complained about. It’s very limited parking over there and I thought the residents deserved it. It’s one of the few places I approved. I’m just baffled by it all.”
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In a letter obtained by the Crusader sent to the residents by Burns dated July 7, Burns explained his decision to revoke the parking, which did not include any reference to a revocation petition being received. Instead, Burns blamed the city’s redrawing of the ward maps and the former alderman for making a decision on something he should not have done. “Former 2nd Ward Alderman Bob Fioretti and his staff regularly made decisions for parts of the ward that were to be ceded to other wards without consulting the other aldermen or even the broader community,” Burns wrote. “That is why permit parking was installed on one side of the 3400 block of South Giles. Important decisions affecting our quality of life must be made with the input of the community. That is why I am rescinding the permit parking authorized for this street and seeking to begin a dialogue with this block about parking and other quality of life issues.” During a community meeting attended by the Crusader last month, Burns again did not cite a www.chicagocrusader.com
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EDITORIAL FERGUSON, REPARATIONS AND SELF-LOVE The first year anniversary of the Ferguson, MO debacle wherein Michael Brown, an unarmed Black teenager, was killed by a police officer, Darren Wilson, has just passed. That event set off days of uprising, and the nation held its breath. People again held their breaths when non-violent protestors took to the streets in commemoration of that tragic event of one year ago, and once again the city of Ferguson is in the spotlight as a state of emergency has been called because a teen, reportedly not one of the protestors, and who allegedly shot at police officers, was shot down. At press time, he remains in critical condition. On another front, Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is vying for the Democratic Party’s nomination for a presidential run, was confronted by young Black activists during a Seattle rally who were affronted because he said “All Lives Matter” instead of “Black Lives Matter.” He is right, of course, but his timing was poor in light of the special challenges faced by the Black community. He is, in fact, a soft target. He scrambled quickly, however, and came back with a plan in an attempt to appease Black people. These two scenarios point to two very important things to consider: 1. Black people are angry; and 2. Black people have POWER! It will be interesting to see how many Presidential hopefuls will engage in a courtship with Black people in order to get their vote. This is a notion that should not be overlooked. Black people in America have defied all odds and have achieved on all levels. And whenever the community has acted in unity, success has been the result. Blacks have influenced popular culture not only in America, but around the globe. There are Black icons in almost every field of endeavor. Yet, sadly, on another level, Black people lead in other, more unfortunate arenas. The community seems to lead in negative health indicators like cancer, heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, AIDS, and more. These diseases are another kind of enemy, and are not the hard targets that a misguided and malevolent police officer represents. That enemy is STRESS: the Black community is under stress due to all of the indignities that it has had to suffer in America. A number of white people, whose generational memories are apparently very short, wonder why Black people are so angry, and why there seems to be so many barriers that have caused the community to turn in on itself, as evidenced by an appalling rate of Black-on-Black crime. They forget that the inhumane treatment meted out by their forefathers helped to create the situation that we find ourselves in today. Black families were deliberately torn apart, and Black men, women and children were treated with extreme degradation. Blacks were considered livestock; as “not quite human.” They were killed at the whim of slave owners; every opportunity was taken to demean and destroy them, and this was no doubt stepped up when slavery was abolished and Blacks were no longer free labor. All of the foregoing points to one inescapable conclusion; the Black community needs repair; i.e., the community needs REPARATIONS! The debacle in Ferguson Mo. is a barometer of how disaffected Black people are, and judging from the allies garnered by the community in the Black Lives Matter movement, others who are evolving have recognized the damage that has been done to Blacks and are lending their support. Black people deserve reparations, but one cautionary note: economic reparations will not repair the broken hearts in the community that have resulted in a lack of self-love. So, basically reparations and a selflove movement, which is what the Black Lives Matter movement can morph into, are both needed if the community is to experience Repair. A luta continua.
I guess the Rev. Jesse Jackson has forgotten how many times countless Black people have come to his defense over the years. Sometimes we had to defend him against Black people. That defense might have been a mistake though given that the former Country Preacher once again has decided to blast President Barack Obama. Many of your readers probably recall that during the president’s first run for the office Rev. Jackson didn’t realize his television microphone was “live” when he said that Candidate Obama talked down to Black people and someone should cut his nuts off. What happened? Black people forgave him. Fast-forward to last week and Mr. Jackson said, this time knowing the mic was live, said the president has not done enough in the past six years to help Black people. He did not specify what he thought the president should have done, just that he did not do whatever Jackson thought he should. If social media is any indication, Black people are not so quick to forgive this time. To me, the people who say Rev. Jackson is jealous are absolutely correct. There was a time when no news reporters mentioned Black movement or Black people without inserting the Rev. Jesse
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Jackson into their comments. Today, when the topic of Black people comes up, it’s the president’s name we hear more. Jackson has become less than an afterthought. Your readers also will remember when former President Bill Clinton was in office, Rev. Jackson could saunter into the White House almost at will. He was 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue’s favorite public Black man. President Obama changed all that when he snubbed Jackson in favor of the Rev. Al Sharpton. Jackson hasn’t been the same since. Rev. Jackson would serve himself and his followers well if he just stayed out of national politics and federal government, especially when it involves a Black president. Otherwise he will come across as a bitter old man. Frances Goode
If Patrick Kane were Black Dear Editor:
lo, had anything negative to say about the super-rich hockey player. I suspect it was a matter of the station not airing the negatives as opposed to nobody saying anything negative about Kane. Were he a Black athlete, the station would not have aired anything positive people had to say. Every time a Black athlete is accused of a crime the mainstream news media rushes to find every tiny bit of unfavorable information they can about the person. A (Continued on page 16)
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Immigration – A Worldwide Headache Beyond the Rhetoric By Harry C. Alford Immigration is at the top of the news on a daily basis. It is a major election issue for the race to the presidency. It has been that way since the days of Ronald Reagan. Today, there are over 12 million illegal aliens walking around our nation. It is a problem without a cure. The problem, however, is not exclusively an American issue. Nations have borders for many reasons and the biggest reason is to protect themselves from unwanted visitors. What motivates people to leave their country for another? Usually it is related to the local economy. People want to eat and have a quality of life in regards to shelter and democracy. Practically all of the world’s immigrants come to find work or to build their own business. You cannot do this under a mean dictatorship or a weak economy that may even lead to hunger and starvation. Oppressive regimes will also make people leave by the thousands. Who wants to be beaten, imprisoned or even murdered? Refugees are immigrants also. Desperate people who decide to
Harry C. Alford flee will go to the border of least resistance. Our southern border with Mexico has very little resistance and people come over by the hundreds of thousands on a monthly basis. It is not primarily Mexican citizens coming over the border. It is mainly Central Americans who are fleeing the violence and poverty in the nations of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. Unfortunately, some of them are also violent. The notorious gang known as
MS-13 was founded in El Salvador. They are now in our largest cities wreaking havoc in our neighborhoods. We deport a large number of these illegal immigrants but they just turn right around and come back in the same way they did before. Another popular destination for illegal immigrants are the Mediterranean nations. Particularly Italy, Greece and Spain have become targets. People running from the blight and violence of African nations such as the Congo, Niger, Sudan, Somalia, Chad and others are coming via small boats. Often these boats will collapse during their travel and the lucky ones are rescued by the navies of the aforementioned nations. Like America, the increasing number of these illegal immigrants is becoming a politically sensitive issue for each of these nations. The above is causing an even greater problem. Once these immigrants recover from their dangerous travel they begin to once again go on the move. The new destinations are France, Germany and even England. They are quite obvious as most of them are Black and stand out in European surroundings. The boldest are those seeking England.
They brazenly find their way to the underground tunnel known as the “Tube.” This tunnel is for trade via trucks driving under the 28 mile stretch of the English Channel. They jump on trucks or even walk along the narrow shoulders of the highway. Many are captured by British authorities and some die along the way via truck accidents. But most make it through and spread out to English cities where they match up with relatives or friends who have settled in after their legal immigration or illegal via similar trips earlier. Another immigration hot spot is the Middle East. Afghanistan is a place still ravaged by the Taliban and other rebel forces. People send their kids away to avoid the oppression and violence. Most travel to Turkey who allows them to enter and then exit to the Eastern European nations such as Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, etc. Joining this passage is now those fleeing from the terrorist group ISIS in Iraq and Syria. We are talking over 2 million refugees and still counting. Many of these people are Christians who are being threatend with genocide by the Muslim extremists.
Recently, it has been detected that the fleeing Christians have found another passage way. Learning about how easy it is to cross the Mexican border into the United States they are now showing up. Keep in mind that Mexico has no tolerance for illegal immigrants. But if the immigrants show that they are headed to the United States and are willing to bribe Mexican officials they get through. As long as there is unrest throughout the world there is going to be immigration. The key to ending the illegal side of it is through accountability of sovereign governments. We aren’t going to have that until the United Nations and the top twenty economies of the world get together and start showing strong leadership. No one wants to leave home if home is happy. The greed and evil of certain leaders are causing this and those leaders must be removed. It is only then when we will start to see an easing of all of this immigration. Mr. Alford is the co-founder, President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®. Website: www.nationalbcc.org Email: halford@nationalbcc.org.
Republicans Ignore Anniversary of Voting Rights Act By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The 50th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act fell on the same day that Fox News hosted two Republican presidential debates (Aug. 6). But the landmark legislation was never mentioned by the questioners nor the candidates. And we know why. Under the headline, “What Media Need to Know About The Debating GOP Candidates’ Disdain for Voting Rights,” Media Matters, the watchdog group, pointed out: “…with the help of most of the Republican politicians currently running for president, voting rights have been steadily rolled back in recent years.” Media Matters provided this recap of efforts to weaken voting rights laws by the leading GOP presidential candidates: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush – Under his administration, 12,000 eligible voters were wrongly purged from the voting rolls in Florida prior to the 2000 election. They were incorrectly identified as convicted felons and thus ineligible to vote. Though Black voters accounted for only 11 percent of the state electorate, they were 41 percent of those purged. In 2004, Bush also signed a bill into law that limited early voting hours to 14 days for early voting and restricted www.chicagocrusader.co
George E. Curry early voting to election offices, city halls and libraries. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (RFla.) – He supported a purge of voter rolls in 2012 that disproportionately targeted Democrats and people of color. Rubio also supported discriminatory voter ID laws, asking, “What’s the big deal.” The big deal, according to the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University, is that 11 percent of all eligible voters do not have government-issued ID, a disproportion of them Black and Latino. Ohio Gov. John Kasich – Media Matters quoted a MSNBC report that stated, “The Ohio governor
has quietly played a crucial role in the Republican effort to pare back voting rights… Just since last year, he’s signed laws that: reduce early voting and eliminate same-day voter registration; reduce the minimum number of voting machines that counties must have on hand; make it easier to purge voters from the rolls; make it more likely that provisional ballots will be rejected; and make it harder to obtain an absentee ballot. The early voting cuts are the subject of a lawsuit in federal court, alleging that they discriminate against African-Americans.” U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) – He attempted to add a voter ID amendment to an immigration reform bill and tried to amend a voter registration law to allow states to require proof of citizenship before being allowed to vote. Cruz strongly supported the 2013 Supreme Court decision in Shelby v. Holder that weakened a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee – He is a strong proponent of voter ID laws. Quoting the Washington Post, the Media Matters noted, “The former Arkansas governor told the crowd at an Americans for Prosperity conference last month that sometimes he thinks the United States has less freedom than North Korea. “When I go to the airport, I
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have to get in the surrender position. People put hands all over me. And I have to provide photo ID in a couple of different forms and prove that I really am not going to terrorize the airplane. But if I want to go vote, I don’t need a thing.” New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie – In 2013, he vetoed a bill allowing early voting at polling places. Earlier this year, he vowed to veto legislation that would have mandated automatic voter registration and allowed online registration and two weeks of early voting. U.S. Senator Rand Paul (RKentucky) – “Paul said that he supports increased voting access, citing legislation he co-sponsored to restore voting rights to some convicted felons. But voter ID requirements are OK, he said, as long as Republicans don’t talk about it too loudly,” Media Matters stated. Dr. Ben Carson – New York magazine observed, “In [his book] “One Vote,” Carson offers an enthusiastic endorsement: ‘I hope everyone (minorities included) across America will take responsibility for having proper identification documents, which are very easy to obtain as long as one does not wait until the last minute to acquire them.’ He is also fine with ‘fees’ for these IDs – knowing full well, as all Republicans are fond of saying, that ‘fee’ is a euphemism
for tax and in this case a poll tax.” Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker – He signed a discriminatory voter ID law that was later ruled unconstitutional. Walker also signed a bill capping early voting hours and ending weekend voting, a move that an expert said would affect “roughly 300,000 Wisconsin residents, most of whom are African American and Latinos.” In addition, he signed bills that made it harder for college students to use their IDs as proof of residence when registering to vote, eliminated straight-ticket voting except for overseas and military voters, eliminated faxing or emailing absentee ballots except for those overseas or serving in the military and barred clerks from returning absentee ballots to voters so they could fix mistakes prior to an election. George E. Curry, former editor-inchief of Emerge magazine, is editorin-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA) and BlackPressUSA.com. He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Website, www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge and his George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook. See previous columns at http://www.georgecurrycom/columns.
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JUSTICE OR ELSE Dr. Conrad Worrill, Director/Professor, Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS), located at 700 East Oakwood Blvd, Chicago, Illinois, 60653, 773268-7500, Fax: 773-268-3835. E-mail: c-worrill@neiu.edu, Website: www.neiu.edu/ccics, Twitter: @CCICS_Chicago
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The 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March called for by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, will be held October 10, 2015 in Washington, D.C. under the theme, Justice or Else. After the Million Man March on October 16, 1995, I wrote an article entitled, “Beyond the Million Man March” that I think is still relevant today. All of the issues cited in the mission statement are projects we have been working on at one level or another the last twenty years. I encourage everyone to participate in the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March to renew our spirit in addressing the continued challenges we face as a people. The African Community throughout the world has been greatly inspired by the more than two million Black men who participated in the Million Man March on October 16, 1995 in Washington, D.C. Everywhere that I have travelled and everyone that I have spoken with, since the march, are still focused on its tremendous impact. The more people discuss their experiences in participating in the march, the more it becomes obvious that the spirit of the Million Man March will live in the hearts and minds of African people for eternity.
The question now becomes, what do we do with this great mobilization effort as we begin to settle down in our local communities throughout the United States. In other words, what is the next step beyond the Million Man March? As Chairman [now Chairman Emeritus] of the National Black United Front (NBUF), and as a national Million Man March organizer, through the National Million Man March Organizing Committee, I offer the following suggestions for our continued organizing beyond the march. First, it is imperative that we keep the coalitional aspect of the march alive at both the local and national levels. That is, the Local Organizing Committees that were established in more than 400 cities should remain intact as a vehicle that now begins addressing the variety of issues that impact on local African American Communities throughout the United States. Secondly, the National Million Man Organizing Committee should re-direct its energies into helping to build the leadership collective of the National African American Leadership Summit. In this connection, we will continue to expand the work of the National Black United Front (NBUF).
As I indicated in my previous article, we must not forget that we are still struggling for the acquisition of Black Power and the Mission Statement of the march (which is the official march document) that gives us some direction for our continued quest for Black Power and independence. Again, credit must be given to Dr. Maulana Karenga for not only assembling the material, but also actually writing the Mission Statement. The Mission Statement was published by Sankore Press, Third World Press, and the FCN Publishing Company that had the collective input of Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Ron Daniels, Minister Louis Farrakhan, Dr. Maulana Karenga, Mawina Kouyate, Bob Law, Haki Madhubuti, Leonard Muhammad, Dr. Imari Obadele, Rev. Frank Fied, Rev. Willie Wilson, myself and a host of other movement scholars, activists, and organizers. In the Mission Statement, we said, “The Million Man March and Day of Absence can only have lasting value if we continue to work and struggle beyond this day. Thus, our challenge is to take the spirit of this day, the process of mobilization and the possibilities of organization and turn them into on-going structures
and practices directed toward our liberation flourishing as a people.” We offered some of the following ideas for continued organizing beyond the march: • The follow-up development of an expanded Black political agenda and the holding of a Black political Convention to forge this agenda for progressive political change; • A massive and ongoing voter registration of Black people as independents; using our vote to insist and insure that candidates address the Black agenda; and creating and sustaining a progressive independent political movement; • The on-going struggle for reparations in the fullest sense, that is to say, public admission, apology and recognition of the Holocaust of African Enslavement and appropriate compensation by the government; and support for the Conyers Reparations Bill on the Holocaust; • The continuing struggle against police abuse, government suppression, violations of civil and human rights and the industrialization of prisoners; and in support for the freedom of all political prisoners, prisoners’ rights and their efforts to transform themselves into worthy members of the community; • Continuing and expanding our (Continued on page 16)
Closing The Achievement Gap One Child At A Time By Julianne Malveaux Thousands of pages have been written about the achievement gap; the fact that white kids score higher than either Black or Latino kids who sometimes sit right next to them in classrooms. And despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent to close the achievement gap, the National Assessment of Educational Progress reported last year that the gap was unchanged in both reading and math between 2009 and 2013. Why? African American students are as capable of learning as Caucasian students are, if they have the same quality of teachers, schools, and learning material. But many researchers have documented the differences in school quality between inner cities and elsewhere. Some researchers will explain the achievement gap by focusing on poverty, challenging family backgrounds, or other factors. Anecdotal evidence suggests that often, teacher attitudes determine the ways some students are treated, and some of the ways that they learn. Often large classroom 6
sizes and, yes, unruly students, contribute to teacher burnout for which there is little relief. Multiple and complex factors go into explaining the achievement gap. But in the very shortest of runs, while we wait for public policy to shift and for legislators to put more money in our schools, some of us can decide to close the achievement gap. Too many of us seem too challenged to help our own kids, yet parental involvement is needed to keep close touch with teacher and administrators and to provide our children with challenging educational experiences. Some of us, retired and with adult children, could make a difference by giving a few hours a week to a child who needs supplementary education. I’m all for a shift in public policy. K-12 education has been neglected, from a policy perspective, by too many cities and states. Too often when there are budget cuts, education takes a big hit. Schools are closed, classrooms are overcrowded, and necessary classes in the sciences, in civics or physical education, are eliminated. In most schools across
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30 million (which means they have heard 30 million fewer words than their Caucasian counterparts). Some allege that children are not the only ones to have a word gap –Valerie Strauss, writing in the Washington Post on February 16 of this year, wrote that as many as a million “state licensed and nationally credentialed” early childhood educators are at risk for functional illiteracy. Many of these workers earn such low wages the best educated and qualified teachers are not interested in early childhood education. Thus, while President Obama has called for universal kindergarten, where are the teachers who will take kindergarten to the next level?
Dr. Julianne Malveaux the country, the arts (music, theater etc.) have been removed entirely. Reading facility may be the foundation of the achievement gap. Some researchers say that African American children enter high school with a word gap as high as
Until policy is changed and we put our money where our mouths are, closing the achievement gap is a short run parental and community challenge. I know some parents who start reading to their child in the womb, who allow toddlers to turn pages and look at pictures (and words) to get them ready for reading, who talk to their children even when they know
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their offspring can’t understand a word they are saying. Other parents may sing and occasionally sit toddlers at the dinner table, even though they know a child might holler or make a mess. Children are headed to school this month and next, and many of them need parents, or involved community contributors, to help them get there without being burdened by the achievement gap. The gap that starts early – in preschool or kindergarten – grows over time. Caucasians graduate from high school at a rate of 86 percent, compared to 73 percent for Hispanics and 69 percent for African Americans. Yet we say that a well-educated workforce is a key to our nation’s future prosperity. We need to change the spending policy that supports the achievement gap, and until that happens, we need to reach out, a child at a time, to make a difference. Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist. She can be reached via www.juliannemalveaux.com www.chicagocrusader.com
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to ride it out, Michael Brown doesn’t have the same chance. Somehow it just ain’t right. The anniversary saw the eruption of violence again in Ferguson. A year and it still is a raw spot. Michael you are gone but not forgotten.
DEBATE, WHAT DEBATE??? The big time Republican debate (at least that’s what they called it) showed all who tuned in what our country and low down leaders have come to. Ima been around long enough to know how bad dey talk ‘bout us and about how
no money for the public ones, only a man who plans to collect his pay and go on long trips that are a part of his bucket list, would try to get acquainted with the Super’s office and do the thangs Mare Rahm Emanuel wants him to do. Now help Ima get her arms around this one: Dey done cut
low down we are, but most of those ‘Publicans that want to be President showed us their true colors last week. Topping the list of idiots aka Donald Trump made Snoop Dogg look like an intellectual. Snoop has never talked under no woman’s dress on national television, nor has he dared to talk ‘bout Rosie O’Donnell and how ugly and fat she is. Trump looks like a transvestite with dat wig made from dog hair on top of his head. And most of the other folks
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thought he was the only one that made an impact in the debate. Like Ima said we done fell down a deep well and don’t know it. Trump continues to make decent folks try to crawl under a rug to take kivver.
the staff, teachers are expected to do more cause of the cuts, and dey want them to take a 7% pay reduction. Now perhaps the only solution to the school mess is close dem all down and turn off the lights. That’s probably what Claypool is going to do after he finish doing the Mare’s bidding, turn out the lights and pull a destination out of his bucket and live on all dat money he would have made by doing nothing, but finishing off the educational system in the city that works. Oh that ain’t Rahm’s slogan is it? I think that was the slogan of the Mare before him. What’s Claypool got to lose???
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TRYING TO CHANGE FOLKS MINDS Corey is trying to convince everyone that he is tired of being mistreated by the Democrats and now it’s the Republicans’ turn to take aim at his derriere. He started with a meeting this week and all of the flunkies, old and new, tol’ their horror stories of being a sell-out for a few coins. As if that justifies what he is doing for the Gubner. Why do we have to lak being kicked in the rear by anyone, eat steak for a day and be recognized for running a man away from his business for him to get a parking lot for his church? What a legacy!!!
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Collins warns seniors seeking reverse mortgages Forest Claypool
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man. He got away with it. He is not behind bars, but he’s in his own jail without a job. He just have to ride it out, until the smoke clears and one of his friends will take a chance and give him a job. He probably still has some of that loot those racists raised for him shortly after the shooting. Like I said he just have
Forrest Claypool must not want to be nothing else in life to take on Superintendent of Schools for the “Little Emperor.” After all of the scandals at the CPS, closing of 50 schools while opening up Charter Schools saying dere ain’t
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It has been a whole year, although it seems just like yesterday when Michael Brown was shot down in Ferguson, Missouri by police officer Darren Wilson. Ima had to throw salt over her shoulder when she heard this former cop was crying the blues ‘cause he says he can’t get no job. Ima says to that GOOD!!! He thought he was going to be a hero for shooting down a young Black
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In the wake of revelations that at least one con artist used a risky financial product called a reverse mortgage to scam dozens of senior citizens, State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th) was pleased to announce recently that the governor signed her legislation designed to protect consumers from losing their homes in reverse mortgage schemes. “A reverse mortgage is a complicated financial product that can leave homeowners and their families vulnerable to scams and unable to pay when the loan comes due,” Collins said. “This legislation requires lenders to provide potential borrowers with accurate information about the product, a list of counselors they can contact if they need help and the opportunity to reconsider within three days of signing the paperwork.” For almost 30 years, a lawsuit filed by the state alleges, Chicago remodeler Mark Diamond tricked senior citizens into taking out reverse mortgages – which pay out cash advances based on a homeowner’s equity – and then use the loan proceeds to pay his company to make home improvements. Instead, Diamond took the money while the repairs remained unfinished or poorly done. Many of his victims and their families faced losing cherished homes they’d owned for decades when the homeowner died or moved into long-term care and the loan (the cash paid out, plus interest) came due. Attorney General Lisa Madigan is asking a court to put Diamond, who kept his scheme going by conducting it under the auspices of different companies, out of business for good. Diamond’s practices are also under federal investigation.
Jackie Collins Collins worked with Madigan, Housing Action Illinois and other advocates on Senate Bill 1281, which ensures potential borrowers are informed about the risks of reverse mortgages and also prohibits someone who facilitates a reverse mortgage from accepting any of the proceeds in exchange for services, as Diamond did. Finally, the legislation prevents conflicts of interest by banning lenders from receiving compensation in exchange for trying to sell borrowers on other financial products, such as life insurance policies and investments. “The senior citizens I represent take great pride in their homes; many have worked hard their whole lives to pay off their mortgages,” Collins said. “Strong consumer protections can help them avoid unscrupulous schemes so they can live out their later years in peace and dignity and not worry about whether the family home will be there for their children and grandchildren.”
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THE LINK & OPTION CENTER, INC. 20TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY GALA: The Link & Option Center, Inc., is hosting its 20th Year Anniversary Gala on Saturday, August 15th, at Harbor Side International Golf Center, 11101 S. Doty Avenue East, Chicago, Illinois. There will be a cocktail reception at 6 p.m.; dinner starts at 7:15 p.m., and dancing follows. This is a Black Tie Affair. The Link & Option Center, Inc, is a comprehensive, nonprofit 501(c) 3 community-based human services organization that has provided educational support services, mentoring, and intervention/delinquency prevention services to youth and families in South Suburban Cook County since its inception 1995, located 15642 S. Homan Avenue, Markham, Il. 60428. To RSVP please call 708331-4880, or visit www. Link-Option.com. LOVE & WORKSHOP CHICAGO: Nommo Gathering Black Writers are hosting a Love & Workshop Chicago, where Nommo Writers meet to share their work, dare to dream, be creative and strengthen their craft. It takes place on Sunday, August 16, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m at the Historic South Side Community Art Center, 3831 S. Michigan Avenue. It is Free and Open to Adults. Poets, Playwrights, Authors, Aspiring Writers, Spoken Word Artists, Lyricists, Non-Fiction & Essay Writers are invited. Reserve your seat at www.nommogathering.org. CHICAGO CHAPTER SOCIETY OF FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERS ANNUAL GOLF OUTING: The Chicago Chapter Society of Fire Protection Engineers is hosting its Annual Golf Outing on Tuesday, August 18, 8 a.m., at the Ruffled Feathers Golf Club, 1 Pete Dye Drive, Lemont, IL. The Annual Golf Outing is a great opportunity for the Chicago Chapter mem- bers and non-members to contribute to the Loyola University Health System Burn Center. Along with your contribution, you will also enjoy the private clubhouse feel at one of Chicagoland’s premier public courses. The Chicago Chapter is asking the public to please spread the word and help make this year’s outing one of the best! For more information, call 708-878-8029 or send email to mhumbrecht@phoenixfire.com. DARLEY H2 OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT: On Thursday, August 20, 1 p.m. at Eaglewood Golf Club - 1301 Nordic Rd., Itasca, W.S. Darley & Company will host its first charitable golf tournament, the Darley H2Open, to raise funds that help provide real solutions to the world water crisis. The event will call for the greater Chicagoland community to tee up and learn more about Darley’s 8
life-saving water technologies that improve the lives of those in need. All tournament proceeds will go to H2OpenDoors to assist water project development efforts in Nepal. W.S. Darley & Company understands that access to safe water is a number one priority for people and governments around the world. Each day more than 2,200 children under age five die from waterborne disease (imagine 11 jumbo jets crashing into the Earth each day of the year). The World Health Organization reports that people with waterborne diseases occupy half of the world’s hospital beds. Darley is committed to alleviating these alarming statistics with sustainable, safe water solutions such as the Darley SunSpring. The Darley SunSpring is a decentralized microbiological water purification system capable of producing 5,000 gallons of safe drinking water per day for 10 years. The SunSpring’s decentralization eliminates any reliance on outside power to operate the system. Instead, it operates 100 percent off wind and solar power. The SunSpring’s microbiological safety eliminates bacteria contamination in the water consumed from the SunSpring. Currently, there are more than 250 SunSprings estimated to produce over 10 billion liters of safe water for over 3 million people. Learn more at http://h2opendoors.org/. Your contribution to the Rotary Foundation of Peninsula Sunrise (EIN #45-5335882) qualifies as a tax-exempt contribution under the 501(c)3 section of the IRS code. GENE SISKEL FILM CENTER PRESENTS THE 21ST ANNUAL BLACK HARVEST FILM FESTIVAL: It’s Back! The Black Harvest Film Festival is now ONGOING through September 3 at the Gene Siskel Film Center. Black Harvest is Chicago’s largest- and longest-running Black film festival and the Gene Siskel Film Center’s most vibrant annual showcase featuring provocative films that tell stories, spark lively discussions, and address issues relating to the experiences from the African diaspora. Black Harvest features Chicago premieres, filmmaker appearances, panel discussions, and special events. Presented will be over 50 features, documentaries, and shorts, including a number connected to Chicago, affirming the city’s role as a vital center for independent filmmaking. For more information, visit http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/blackharvest.
of the Dead, to a marketplace showing artifacts from everyday life, this ONGOING exhibition demonstrates how the elaborate preparations that ancient Egyptians made for the afterlife give clues to their lives on Earth—and to what ancient Egyptians might have had in common with people today. The Field Museum is located at 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL. SAVE THE DATE — IESA’S ANNUAL SUMMER OUTING: Sign up today for the IESA’s (Illinois Electronic Security Association) annual Summer Outing that will take place on Friday, September 18 in Silks 2200, which is a private suite at Arlington Park Racecourse. Newly appointed State Fire Marshal Matt Perez will be the keynote speaker. The IESA meeting will begin at 2 p.m., followed by State Fire Marshal Matt Perez sharing his vision of a safer Illinois with licensed alarm contractors. A buffet and cash bar will be opened once the races begin at 2:45 p.m. Attendance at the IESA Summer Outing will be $50. The cost to the IESA for each attendee is $65. The event is never looked at as a “money maker,” but instead a nice gathering of alarm professionals. Please call Kevin Lehan today at 773632-3140 if you’d like to support the IESA and its members.
MARIO A. REED, DIRECTOR of Public Information and Communications at the office of Karen A. Yarbrough, Cook County Recorder of Deeds, will address the 5th District Seniors, Wednesday, August 19, at 1 p.m. at the 5th District Police Station, 727 E. 111th Street. Officer Earlene Spaulding, coordinator, announced that Reed will speak about how to recognize and avoid fraud against your property.
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INSIDE ANCIENT EGYPT: The Field Museum is one of the few places in the country where you can explore an ancient Egyptian tomb. The Museum’s three-story recreation of a mastaba features two authentic rooms from the 5,000-year-old tomb of pharaoh’s son Unis-Ankh. From hieroglyphs, mummies, and a Book
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Debt Can Help or Hurt Wealth Building By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist Money and credit are two items that affect nearly everyone. We earn, spend and sometimes save money. But it seems nearly inevitable that the need for credit arises and efforts to retire it become debt that can hang around longer than a bad penny. For most Americans, debt is a complicated reality. Whether a consumer is retired, nearing the end of a career or beginning one, the likelihood of holding debt of some kind is fairly high. A new research report by Pew Trust finds that 80 percent of the nation has some form of debt and further that nearly 7 in 10-view debt as a necessity they would prefer not to have. By comparing and contrasting how families of different generations, races and ethnicities hold debt, the new report suggests that as conditions vary, debt can help or hurt a consumer’s ability to build wealth. A mortgage loan, for example, is often a debt that becomes a building block to accumulating family wealth. As consumers pay down mortgage principal, home equity generally grows correspondingly. In
these circumstances over the life of the loan, homeowners gain choices to keep the home and eventually retire its mortgage or move into a higher-value home with proceeds from its sale reducing the need to finance the purchase. Not every homeowner, however, enjoys that same rosy financial prospect. Homeowners of color – largely Black and Hispanic – who experienced higher rates of foreclosures and/or depreciated values because nearby foreclosures, mortgage debt can restrict their financial choices. “[H]ome equity for Black homeowners has not increased at the same rate as it has for white homeowners, largely because home values in minority neighborhoods have been slow to recover since the housing crisis, and so have generated lower returns on mortgage debt,” states the report. Similarly, while incurring student loans is often viewed as an essential investment in a career and a middleclass lifestyle, racial disparities persist. “Despite the higher-than-average rate of student loan debt among young Black Americans, it is not clear that this debt is fully building their human capital,” the report ex-
Charlene Crowell plains. “Black Gen Xers and millennials who owe student debt in their own names are more likely than their white peers to be paying for a degree they did not complete (38 percent versus 26 percent).” Even more startling, when Pew asked student loan borrowers whether they would do things differently if they had that chance, a majority of both Blacks (51 percent) and Hispanics (52 percent) responded they would find a different way to pay for school in order to
owe less money. By contrast, only 32 percent of white respondents gave the same answer. Before anyone concludes that buying a home or getting a college education is a poor financial decision – think again. According to Sarah Wolff, a senior researcher with the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL), the Pew report portrays the complexities – not the inevitability of debt. “The implications of debt for opportunities depend not just on the raw dollar amount of debt but also on the quality and appropriateness of the product,” noted Wolff. “Not all student loans are the same. This is true for all kinds of loans – including mortgages and credit cards,” Wolff said. “The terms and conditions under which loans are made are very important and we should consider these factors when trying to answer broad questions like “is debt good or bad.” CRL’s recent report on the cumulative impacts of predatory lending likens consumer credit to a hammer – which can be used to build a house or destroy it. Pew’s research provides evidence that debt is actually both good and bad. “It is the terms and conditions under which credit is extended that ul-
timately determine how the loan affects a borrower,” concluded Wolft. Other independent CRL findings help to explain why debt affects borrowers in different ways: 1. Across many financial products, low-income borrowers and borrowers of color are disproportionately affected by abusive loan terms and practices; and 2. Loans with problematic terms are repeatedly concentrated in neighborhoods of color. Understanding these factors that affect our daily lives should also spur continued work to eliminate and rid the marketplace of products that are designed to trap borrowers in debt while enriching lenders. On a personal level, perhaps we can do ourselves a financial favor by taking time to review the fine print of loan and credit agreements; and insisting on clear answers to our credit questions before another debt is incurred. Every consumer considering a financial obligation has a right to know.
dented $50 million in January of 2016. For more information on ComEd’s financial assistance pro-
grams, including eligibility requirements please visit ComEd.com/CARE or call 1- 888-806CARE (2273) – press option 2.
Charlene Crowell is a communications manager with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org. By Charlene Crowell
ComEd extends deadline for Financial Assistance Satellite Sites Four new sites added to help administer $2.7 million in financial assistance that is still available for distribution in 2015
ComEd announced its CARE satellite sites will remain open until Aug. 21, an additional two week beyond the original closing date. These locations will help to continue administering ComEd CARE programs, which provide customers in need with financial assistance to pay their electric bills. Also the utility is adding energy fairs and four new satellite sites, bringing the total to 15 community locations, to expand application opportunities for customers. Approximately $2.7 million in financial assistance is still available for distribution this year. “This is the fourth consecutive year ComEd has dedicated $10 million to our CARE funds that help customers in need of assistance and we expect, as in past years, that these funds will run out soon,” said Val Jensen, senior vice president of Customer Operations. “We want to ensure that customers who are eligible for this assistance are aware of its availability and the locations they can visit to apply for this help.” Due to budget issues the state closed CEDA, which administered ComEd’s CARE programs. www.chicagocrusader.com
In order to maintain access to these needed funds, ComEd opened satellite locations on July 27 and hired 24 former personnel from the social service agency. The sites will remain open until Aug. 21 and are intended to help administer funds devoted to helping eligible military families, veterans, and senior citizens, as well as individuals who may have experienced a job loss, illness, disability, or other hardship and are in need of help paying their electric bill. The company is looking to extend the $10 million shareholder funded contribution to these programs through 2021 under new legislation, known as ComEd’s Future Energy Plan. CARE Programs Residential Special Hardship Program – Customers with a past due balance on their electric bill and experiencing a hardship may be eligible to receive a one-time grant toward their electric bill every two years. Grant amounts may vary. A hardship can include job loss, illness, disability, or other hardship. CHAMP (ComEd Helps Activated/Veteran Military Personnel) – This program provides billpayment assistance to deployed members of the military and honorably discharged veterans who have fallen behind on their bill
and who reside within ComEd’s northern Illinois service territory. CHAMP offers a package of benefits, including bill payment assistance of up to $1,000 while funds are available, a deferred payment plan, extended payment due dates, exemption from late charges, deposit reduction and budget payment plans.
Non-Profit Assistance Programs – ComEd extended this program to include all non-profit organizations, including faithbased organizations. This program typically provides a onetime variable grant once every two years of up to $2,000 for 501 (c)(3) non-profit organizations that are experiencing a hardship. Upcoming Energy Fair Satellite Sites * New satellite location to open Aug. 10 through Aug. 21. The ComEd Smart Ideas Energy Efficiency Program also helps customers save money and manage their energy bills. Since its inception the program has saved customers more than $1 billion. And earlier this year, ComEd also filed for a delivery rate reduction with the ICC that will decrease customer rates by an unprece-
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Teens sought for Paid Programs and Internships Approximately 7,000 program opportunities available to Chicago teens this fall After School Matters is now accepting applications for its Fall program cycle. More than 300 programs in the arts, communications, science, sports and technology will be offered beginning the week of September 28 at more than 70 Chicago public high schools, Chicago Park District, Chicago Public Library and community-based organization locations throughout the city as well as downtown at the Gallery 37 Center for the Arts. Teens can search and apply for Fall programs online at afterschoolmatters.org. In total, approximately 7,000 paid apprenticeship and internship will be available to Chicago high school teens this fall through After School Matters. Fall programs will meet approximately three days a week for three hours per day over the course of 10 weeks. Participating teens will be eligible to earn a stipend of between $275 and $425 (depending on the program level), and interns can earn $10.00 per hour. “As teens and families throughout the City get ready for the school year to start, After School Matters aims to support the numerous interests of our teens by offering programs that expand upon what they learn in the classroom,” said Mary Ellen Caron, chief executive officer of After School Matters. “With programs all over the city, in a variety of
content areas, every teen has the opportunity to develop their passions and skill sets, which helps them succeed in school now while preparing them for college and a career.” After School Matters’ unique programs offer teens an opportunity to explore and develop their talents, while gaining critical skills for work, college and beyond. Multiple independent studies and recent data have confirmed that teens who participate in After School Matters programs have fewer course failures, improved attendance and higher high school graduation rates. A few of the innovative programs offered throughout the city this fall include: Advanced Video Production – Tech at Gallery 37 Center for the Arts in the Loop; Fashion Forward: The Beverly Center Arts Apprenticeship – Arts at the Harlan Community Academy High School, Roseland; Growing Power: Growing Food and Community Through Urban Farming – Science at the Seward Park, Near North Side; In the Forensics Lab – Science at the Foreman High School, Portage Park; MAVReC – Tech and the Alternatives, Inc., Uptown Ring Leaders – Sports at the Chicago Youth Boxing Club, South Lawndale; Second City Improv Comedy Leaders – Gallery at the Bronzeville Scholastic Institute, Grand Boulevard; and Urban WECOLOGY – Science at the George Washington High School, East Side.
PROGRAMS THAT ARE both educational and interesting to a teen are offered through After School Matters all over the city. They will also earn income while they learn useful skills for life. Teens can search and apply for Fall en priority consideration for intern- terschoolmatters.org. programs at afterschoolmatters.org. ships. As part of the application For more information, visit www.All After School Matters programs process, teens interview with proare free and open to Chicago teen gram instructors to discuss and pre- afterschoolmatters.org. Follow After residents who are at least 14 years of sent their skills and interests. Chica- School Matters on Twitter at @afage (16 years of age for internships) go teens are encouraged to apply trschoolmttrs, on Facebook at faceand who are entering or currently early, as program opportunities fill book.com/afterschoolmatters, on enrolled in high school. Teens who up quickly. For questions about pro- YouTube at youtube.com/aftrschoolhave been in After School Matters grams and applications, call 312- mttrs and on Instagram at Afterfor three or more sessions will be giv- 742-4182 or email applications@af- SchoolMatters.
Concordia-Chicago Faculty Member Awarded NEA Grant Concordia University Chicago faculty member Dr. Rekha S. Rajan has received a $10,000 research grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The award is the largest available to fund academic research of this type. The NEA funding will be matched by Concordia-Chicago at the $10,000 level. Dr. Rajan is a visiting associate professor of research in the University’s College of Graduate and Innovative Programs. As an arts education specialist, she holds a doctorate in music and music education from Teachers College, Columbia University. “The purpose of our research is to investigate the relationship between live, performing arts attendance and the cognitive function and well-being of older adults,” said Rajan. “We are specifically looking at the effects of passive arts participation—attending a concert, play or musical—on slowing cognitive decline and reducing stress.” This research is a collaborative project between Concordia University Chicago and Rush Univer10
sity Medical Center, where senior biostatistician Dr. Kumar Rajan will be responsible for methodology support, and Dr. Denis Evans will provide the necessary data from the Chicago Health and Aging Project. “Understanding an association between arts attendance and cognition could lead to real, achievable treatments for individuals suffering from cognitive challenges such as Alzheimer’s and dementia,” said Dr. Kumar Rajan. The analysis of the existing data is the first of its kind to focus on the relationship between attending live performing arts events and changes in the stress levels and cognitive abilities of older adults. Dr. Lydia Manning, associate professor of gerontology at CUC, is also assisting with the study. Research subjects were part of the Chicago Health and Aging Project’s longitudinal study of health concerns, especially risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease, in Chicago-area African Americans and white Americans aged 65 years and older. Dr. Kumar Rajan’s recent research article was
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featured in TIME and on CBS News and concluded that the preclinical changes in cognition were observed 18 years before a clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease dementia. “Concordia University Chicago has positioned itself as a leader in the field of gerontology,” said Dr. Tom Jandris, CUC’s senior vice president for educational innovation and dean of the College of Graduate and Innovative Programs. “The University is continuously identifying new ways to serve the needs of the community. This research underscores the importance of providing real-world solutions for the issues faced by today’s growing senior population.”
RESEARCH TO ANALYZE changes in stress levels after attending live performances in the arts will be the subject of a grant awarded to Concordia-Chicago professor Dr. Rekha S. Rajan. Pictured from left to right is Dr. Tom Jandris, CUC senior vice president for educational innovation; Dr. Rekha Rajan, CUC associate professor of research; and Jane Chu, ChairmanNational Endowment for the Arts. Blacks Must control their own coMMunity
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent federal agency that funds, promotes and strengthens the creative capacity of our communities by providing all Americans with diverse opportunities for arts participation. Funding for the project runs through February of 2017; however, the researchers expect to release preliminary findings in early 2016.
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The Englewood Back To School Parade Returns! “Education Is The Key To The Future” On Saturday, August 15, 2015, the Englewood community will celebrate the 53rd anniversary of the Englewood Back To School Parade. The Englewood Back To School Parade has long been a part of Englewood’s cultural history. It is the second oldest African-American parade in Chicago. Since its inception in 1963, by community leader Willie Pittman, the parade has ignited hope and encouraged youth to stay in school and pursue education, thus developing the theme, “Education Is The Key To The Future.”
After much anticipation, the parade returned from a two-year hiatus in 2014 under new leadership. Last year some 2,000 attendees showed up for the excitement of the festivities, performances and the tradition of the parade returning to the Englewood community. This year’s parade is expected to be bigger and bolder with performances from local Chicago artists and community vendor participation. The parade will also include free food, free back-to-school supplies and entertainment. This year’s sponsors include: U.S. Bank, Marquette Bank, White Castle, Graham Funeral Directors and Cremation Services,
BACK TO SCHOOL supplies will be distributed after the parade in Ogden Park.
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ONCE A WELL-ATTENDED event in the community, the Englewood Back to School Parade will be returning this year on Saturday, August 15, 2015. This will be the 53rd year for the parade that will begin on 56th and Halsted and end in Ogden Park at 65th and Racine. LLC, and I Grow Chicago. Food and school supplies donations Breakfast at Sikia Restaurant (at “We want to give the youth hope are welcomed. Sponsorship packages Kennedy King College) and Day of and get them excited about returning are available by contacting Engle- Registration-56th Halsted; back to school by providing them wood Back to School Parade Com10:30 a.m. – Parade precession with the necessary tools. The parade mittee, P.O. Box 21069, Chicago, IL 56th Halsted (south on Halsted) will also give the residents a sense of 60621 (773) 619-7247 englewood- then west 67th to Throop; and pride, knowing that people still care parade@gmail. com. 1:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. – Parade fiabout the community,” says Maurice The parade schedule: nale and celebration at Ogden Park “Pha-tal” Perkins, Parade Organizer. 8:30 a.m. -10:00 a.m. – Dignitary 65th and Racine.
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By Raymond Ward
Limited Engagement Performance of ‘Anne & Emmett’ With race relations and intolerance reaching record lows across the country, the play is a reminder for us to repair the world and create dialogue around these issues.
By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ
‘The Cobbler’ with Method Man walks a bumpy road through New York
Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Chicago, the one-act play is an imaginary conversation between Anne Frank and Emmett Till, both victims of racial and religious intolerance and hatred. Acclaimed director, Thomas W. Jones II (“The Islands,” “Bessie’s Blues”) will direct the piece with the belief it will help add to the dialogue around these issues. “The ghost of Emmett Till lives on in cases like the shootings at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Freddie Gray, Amadou Diallo, Rekia Boyd, Oscar Grant III, Manuel Loggins, Jr., Ronald Madison, Sean Bell, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice and Michael Brown—-Black people across America are killed over the years at the hands of those who have pledged to ‘protect and serve,” said Cohen who, as wife of former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen was known as the “First Lady of the Pentagon” for her active role in supporting the military and their families while her husband was in office. “This isn’t about a restoration of justice in America, as there has never been a balance in our criminal justice system, it’s about the absence of justice. While Anne and Emmett may be a part of our past, their stories are just as relevant today as ever.” Anne is the 15-year old Jewish girl whose diary offered the world a gripping perspective of the Holocaust touching the hearts of humanity. Emmett is the 14-year old African American boy whose brutal murder in Mississippi sparked the modern Civil Rights Movement. An uplifting tribute and timely reminder ANNE & EMMETT is a call to action to “tikkun olam” (repair the world). Appropriate for all ages, this play is a powerful tribute to two teens who (Continued on page 13)
The Cobbler with Adam Sandler shows the comedian in another role where he isn’t joking around but actually in a deadpan serious situation. As in “Punch Drunk Love,” though, I believe he gets himself into some uncontrollable spots, as he continues the tradition of shoe repairman that was started by his grandfather. As a cobbler named Max in New York, one day he finds himself under a threat from rapper Method Man, who plays Leon and brings in a pair of alligator shoes and wants new soles within a few hours. As Max begins to repair the shoes, his sewing machine breaks down, and he is forced to go into the basement and bring out an old machine that once belonged to his grandfather. He is compelled to finish these shoes, because he fears what Method Man may do to him if he doesn’t. But while waiting for Method Man to return, he fantasizes and tries on the alligator shoes and finds that he has morphed into Method Man. As he sews more shoes with the old machine, he finds that he also morphs into the owners of those shoes, as well. It brings a whole new meaning to “to walk a mile in another man’s shoes.” As Max tries to enhance his living, way above that of just caring for his ailing mother with whom he lives, he finds himself in perilous circumstances as he tries on pair after pair of his customers’ shoes. When Max tries to go up against Method Man, he finds himself thrown into the live experiences of a drug dealing, gangbanger who is as mean to his girlfriend as he is to rival drug dealers. Max learns, however, that as soon as he takes off whatever appointed pair of shoes he has on, he then returns to his normal, meek self. Aside from Method Man, one pair of shoes belongs to a playboy who has a hot girlfriend and drives a fast sports car. Max uses his shoes one night to get into a fancy club and pretend that he’s living in a station higher than that to which he is accustomed. He also dines in a restaurant and slips to the bathroom to change into his own shoes, so he can, as well, slip out on the bill. Finally, he goes into the boyfriend’s home and is this close to joining the hot model in
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Janet Langhart Cohen, an Emmy-award nominated journalist, civil rights activist, founder of the non-profit RARIA and former Chicago broadcast journalist returns to the city this coming September with her timely play, ANNE & EMMETT at the DuSable Museum of African American History. Running Friday, September 25 through Sunday, September 27, at the Museum, which is located at 740 East 56th Place (57th
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the shower, but he can’t remove the shoes—lest he will return to plain old Max. Another pair of shoes—tall red stilettos—sees Max as a man who is a cross dresser and who probably performs in a nightclub for a
pose that it was her dying wish to see her husband one last time. After a harried adventure running from gangsters and committing a murder, Max learns the truth from his father, who completely shows up in the end to
ADAM SANDLER PLAYS Max, a man who finds pleasure in living out his fantasies through his customers’ shoes in “The Cobbler.” make sense of all the madness. living. “The Cobbler” isn’t the best When he learns that his mother movie, but the theme of being would like nothing more than to able to assume another’s identihave dinner with his father,
METHOD MAN CONFRONTS Max on a visit to the shoe repair shop. played by Dustin Hoffman, who had absconded years earlier, he restitches a pair of shoes that he had left behind in the home. He hopes to wear the shoes and become his father in order to enjoy that dinner. This is one of the sadder scenes in the movie, because the next morning after his mother and father have a nice dinner and dancing in the family home, he finds his mother has passed away. I sup-
ty—simply through wearing one’s shoes—is interesting. Melonie Diaz (who played Michael B. Jordan’s girlfriend in “Fruitvale Station”) as Carmen, a neighborhood activist; Steve Buscemi as Jimmy the barber next door; Hoffman and Ellen Barkin, as a ruthless slumlord, are also part of this cast. “The Cobbler” is available for rental and is also part of the Netflix independent film lineup. www.chicagocrusader.com
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CIRQUE du SOLEIL’S “KURIOS” stimulates the imagination By Bonnie DeShong The big yellow and blue tent has appeared in the United Center parking lot, The Cirque is back in town! I have seen and loved most of Cirque du Soleil’s productions. It began in the early 90s with the Nouvelle Experience. It was then I understood that entertwined within the acrobats, costumes, music, and creative language, there is a wonderful, simple story that touches your heart and opens your eyes to possibilities. The latest production under the tent is KURIOS-Cabinet of Curiosities. When I entered the tent, I felt as if I had stepped into a Steampunk universe. KURIOS takes place inside a curio cabinet. The Seeker is trying to reach an invisible world he believes exists. He uses everything he knows how from electricity to other inventions to get there. With each experiment he grabs his little suitcase, hops in this big chair and waits. Finally, the objects in his curio come to life to help him find the one thing that will help him reach his invisible world…his imagination. As usual there are intriguing characters that pull us into the world of
Cirque and the costumes are phenomenal. My two favorite costumes, and I loved them all, were Nico the Accordion Man, and Mr. Microcosmos. Nico’s costume is like a big accordion folder. It’s amazing to see him move in it. Mr. Microcosmos reminds me of a big old-fash-
THE SEEKER AND Klara, the Telegraph of the Invisible (Photos by Martin Girard Shoot Studio) The Deep Sea Contortionists
ioned diving helmet. You will be surprised what lives inside his belly. The acts are amazing. Each one is better than the last. “Upside Down World” will make your mind hurt trying to figure out how they achieved that stunt. Your jaw will drop watching the deep-sea creature contortionists get into positions you can’t imagine. I loved the “Siamese twins” Aerial Straps. We meet the twins early on walking and doing everything together. My heart burst when they came apart and flew through the air, separate yet always coming back together. Yeah, I get all caught up. I can’t help it. There are many wonderful Acts and things to see. As per Cirque du Soleil fashion the musical score is an experience all its own. It’s upbeat and fun, as is the entire production. KURIOS-Cabinet of Curiosities is truly a must see. It is under the blue and yellow tent at the United Center through September 20. Please feel free to express your thoughts on the performance. I would love to hear from you. Remember to use the #TheTravelingEyeShow. Until next time, keep your EYE to the sky!
A Sizzling Summer for Students Culinary program spices up summer, futures for students By Erick Johnson
(Continued from page 12) changed the course of history. Tickets are on sale now for the production, which is playing a limited engagement at the DuSable Museum. Performances are: Friday, September 25 at 7:00 PM; Saturday, September 26 at 2:00 PM and Sunday, September 27 at 3:00 PM. Tickets are $25 per person General Admission and $20 per person for DuSable Museum and Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center Members. To purchase tickets call 773-947-0600 or visit thedusablemuseum.eventbrite.com. There will be a special Student Performance on Friday, September 25 at 10:30 AM. Admission to the Student Performance is FREE, however Reservations are required. Call 773-947-0600 ext 225 for more information. The DuSable Museum presentation of ANNE & EMMETT is made possible by: RARIA Race and Reconciliation in America), The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, Mass Mutual Financial Group, CBS-2 Chicago, Hyatt Place Chicago-South/University Medical Center and United Airlines, the Official Airline of The www.chicagocrusader.com
DuSable Museum. The DuSable Museum of African American History gratefully acknowledges the Chicago Park District’s generous support of the Museum. This project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT Janet Langhart Cohen, co-founder of the non-profit RARIA (Race and Reconciliation in America), is an Emmy-nominated journalist, author and playwright. Cohen, a graduate of Crispus Attucks High School of Indianapolis Public Schools, began her television career on CBS in Chicago. During her 25-year career, Mrs. Cohen has appeared on ABC, CBS, NBC and BET; hosted ABC’s “Good Day in Boston;” covered special assignments for “Entertainment Tonight;” and produced several programs including “On Capitol Hill with Janet Langhart.” As an overseas correspondent, she covered news in Europe, African and the Middle East. Mrs. Cohen was active during the Civil Rights Movement and continues to be a leading voice in the fight for equality.
The pan roasted salmon with corn and bacon was a big hit with the guests. Seasoned and moist, the well-prepared fish beat out the trofie alla bolognese as the dish of the day. Oh, and the lemon mint sorbet with coconut tuile provided the perfect ending for a balmy Friday afternoon on the rooftop terrace of Gallery 37 Center for the Arts, where dozens of guests dug into tasty dishes prepared by students participating in After School Matters Summer Teen Cuisine Lunch Buffet Series, a string of fancy afternoon meals that have whet the appetites of many patrons this summer. Held every Friday at the Gallery 37 Center for the Arts, guests paid $15 - $20 at the door-to splurge on a buffet of delicious foods while young aspiring chefs learn the fine art of preparing and presenting culinary dishes. Proceeds from the event go towards After School Matters programs. On this day, about 40 guests dined and mingled amid the cool harmonies of a jazz band. In addition to salmon and trofie alla Bolognese, the day’s menu included grilled peach and Gorgonzola bruschetta, potato and arugula salad, as well as a zucchini salad. For dessert, there was a choice be-
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STUDENTS FROM THE After School Matters Summer Teen Cuisine Lunch Buffet Series serve a guest on the rooftop terrace at Gallery 37 on Aug. 7. tween the sticky vanilla ice cream top-notch dishes and various culiand the lemon mint sorbet with nary careers in an industry that’s coconut tuile, which was this re- sizzling with popular television shows and celebrity chefs. As part porter’s personal favorite. Behind these masterpieces are of the program, students are also 23 students from underserved taken on field trips to popular atcommunities across Chicago, tractions in Chicago. Friday’s meal was the student’s who have spent an average of 20 hours a week this summer learn- fourth buffet-styled menu this ing a variety of beginning and ad- summer. Each buffet has a food vanced culinary skills, from how that is served at a popular Chicato grate cheese to how to prepare, go restaurant. A chef from that smoke and cook a beef brisket us- eatery is brought in to teach stuing wood chips. Students are dents how to prepare and present taught by professional chefs, who the food. Friday’s menu came (Continued on page 16) provide valuable tips on achieving SATURDAY, August 15, 2015
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ARTS & CULTURE
WORLD OF MUSIC By Barbara Wright-Pryor
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Ramsey Lewis’ Concerto receives world premiere at Ravinia The renowned jazz master celebrated his 80th birthday while making his CSO debut You could hear a pin drop as a sold-out Pavilion and lawn crowd awaited Ramsey Lewis’ entrance onstage at Ravinia last Saturday night, August 8. The jazz master was making his debut as soloist and composer with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO), albeit in a different
bration (his actual birthday was May 27), the Concerto making its World premiere opened with a brightlycolored fanfare and evolved into a plethora of rhythmic melodies with a familiar phrase or two inserted from the sacred (“His Eye is on the Sparrow”) and the secular (“You Are So Beautiful to Me.”) President Barack Obama sent birthday greetings in a presidential letter as well as a video presentation to be viewed on the wide screens of the Pavilion and elsewhere in the Park. Other greetings came from Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and a commendation from the United States Senate sponsored by U. S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-I). Also filming video greetings for the occasion were Herbie Hancock, Earth, Wind and Fire, Chick Corea and Quincy Jones. Lewis was joined onstage by his three sons Bobby, Kelly and Frayne Lewis to perform selections; followed by William Kilgore, organist/director of the Choir of the J. W. James A. M. E. Church of Maywood, IL, Ramsey Lewis’ home church where his sister, The Rev. Lucille Jackson, is a former co-pastor, and another sister, Gloria Lewis Johnson, is former choir director. A spontaneous singing of “Happy Birth day” by the audience caught Lewis by surprise as he was leaving the stage or for a set change. For the finale The Ramsey Lewis Quartet and Friends, Henry Johnson and Byron Gregory, guitars; Joshua Ramos and Ron Harris, bass; and Charles Heath, drums, came onstage for an old-fashioned jam session bringing back memories of Ramsey’s original sidemen, Eldee Young, bass, and Redd Holt, drums, both of whom are now deceased. A lavish birthday party for family and friends followed on the heels of the concert during which Ravinia President/Artistic Director Welz Kauffmann welcomed the large gathering and introduced Ravinia Chairman John L. Anderson who paid tribute to the guest of honor who was not only celebrating his birthday, but his twenty-nine year association with the renowned music festival. ******** GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL opens in Rochester, NY
Ramsey Lewis’ 80th birthday cake genre of music than he might have imagined at the tender age of four years old. Lewis’ Concerto for Jazz Trio and Orchestra proved to be a well-crafted four movement work with ample room for many stars to shine forth and principal players in the CSO did just that. Commissioned by The Ravinia Festival in celebration of Lewis’ 80th birthday cele14
The annual GATEWAYS MUSIC FESTIVAL opened Wednesday, August 12 in Rochester, NY and continues through Sunday, August 16 with a variety of solo, instrumental and ensemble concerts to be performed at various venues throughout the area. The renowned festival celebrates the accomplish-
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ments of classical musicians of African descent, and this year’s Festival is expected to be the most outstanding in its 22-year history. The Gateways Festival, founded in Rochester New York by Armenta Adams Hummings pianist and former National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc. (NANM) scholarship winner, is a powerful statement of artistic excellence, inclusion, community, and so much more. Hummings founded the biennial Ravinia Chairman John L. Anderson salutes Ramsey Lewis as Gateways Music Festival in 1993 to Jan Lewis looks on celebrate the achievements of Black classical musicians, and, since 1995, the Oakland (CA) East Bay Sym- org. has held the festival in collaboration phony, conducts. ******** with the Eastman School of Music Lee E. Koonce, Artistic Programs Cuban pianist to make where she is an associate professor. Committee Chair who oversees all debut at Ravinia The Gateways Festival is volun- of the programmatic aspects of the teer-run (though the musicians are Festival said, “Gateways is a labor of Tuesday, August 18 at 6:00 pm, paid an honorarium and travel and love for me and the members of the Cuban pianist Frank Fernandez will lodging is provided) and a group of Artistic Programs Committee. We make his American debut in Benlocal Rochester-area residents pro- all experienced growing up and be- nett-Gordon Hall in Ravinia’s vides logistical and fundraising sup- ing “the only ones” in our orches- Steans Music Institute (RSMI). Unport. The Festival has just been tras, bands or other classical music able to obtain a visa for travel to the awarded its second grant from the activities. Though Gateways is United States due to the embargo National Endowment for the Arts open to everyone regardless of race against Cuba that had been in place (NEA). or ethnic background, having this until the sanctions were recently liftopportunity to come together and ed, Fernandez has been hailed by play great music at a high level with musicians as Cuba’s greatest pianist. people who share a common life ex- Jazz great Chucho Valdés said, “He perience is more powerful than can (Fernandez) shows his knowledge be put into words. Gateways is a about jazz music and classical withtestament to the power of music to out losing the Caribbean flavor. . change the world, inspire and deep- .In my opinion, he is the most comen the bonds between people of var- plete Cuban pianist.” ious ethnic backgrounds.” Frank Fernandez received his trainMore than 175 applications were ing at the Moscow Conservatory received for fewer than 100 spots with piano professor, Vera Gornosand a large number of musicians taeva. This past May he played the from U.S. symphony orchestras piano part in the Beethoven will be participating. Some of these “Choral Fantasy” with the MinARMENTA HUMMINGS AND members include: Jennifer Arnold nesota Orchestra during their tour (Viola, Oregon Symphony OrchesBill Johnson former Mayor, tra); Beverly Baker (Principal Viola, to Havana. Madeleine Plonsker, a member of Rochester, NY. Virginia Symphony Orchestra); the Annual Fund Board at Ravinia, The final orchestra performance Judith Dines (Flute, Houston Sym- arranged for RSMI to perform on Sunday, August 16th at 4:00 in phony); Robert Fisher (Viola, recitals and give master classes in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre Chic- ago Sinfonietta); Jauvon Cuba for the past two years in a will feature Anthony McGill, prin- Gilliam (Principal Timpani, Nationcipal clarinet of the New York Phil- al Symphony Orchestra); Joshua harmonic performing Richard Hood (Bassoon, Charlotte SymphoDanielpour’s new clarinet concerto, ny Orchestra); Caroline Jones (Vio“From the Mountaintop.” Also la, Greensboro Symphony Orchesscheduled is Ravel’s “La Valse” and tra); Alexander Laing (Principal Florence B. Price’s Symphony No. Clarinet, Phoenix Symphony); Lu1 in E minor with program notes cinda Ali Landing (Violin, Chicawritten by this writer. Maestro go Sinfonietta); Rick Robinson Michael Morgan, music director of (Double Bass, former member, Detroit Symphony); Herbert Smith (Trumpet, Rochester Philharmonic); Ebonee Thomas (Former Principal Flute, Knoxville Symphony); and Titus Underwood (Assistant Principal Oboe, Utah Symphony Frank Fernandez Orchestra). Additionally, many university and unique cultural exchange between conservatory professors, highly-re- the two countries with the State Degarded freelancers and a few current partment paying travel expenses and music school/conservatory students the Cubans hosting the concerts. will be performing during at various The public is invited to attend. For venues during the festival’s run. The more information or tickets to the concerts are open to the public. To concert, call the Ravinia box office learn more about the Gateways Fes- at 847-266-5100 or go online to Michael Morgan (Continued on page 17) tival, visit gatewaysmusicfestival.Blacks Must control their own coMMunity
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A Moment to Super Size Your Thinking my mother being quiet was not indicative of her having little to say. Now my heart weeps for the times I failed to listen more but rather allowed words to carelessly utter from my lips in jest. Too often, we complain about outside forces, yet so often it’s the words that we have spoken concerning our own lives, family, career and friendships that have caused a good, bad or ugly situation. Unfortunately, no one is to blame but me—myself and I—life and death is in…the tongue (Proverbs 18:21). Yet, I am thankful that the prayers of the righteous interceding on my behalf intercepted some of those deadly expressions of mass destruction that could have taken me out, under and away from my destiny.
By Effie Rolfe Let Your Words be few—say what you mean and mean what you say. If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times that your words have power. A lot of times when you think what you say is mere talk, trust me— your conversation has the power to create, build up and destroy. What’s so sad is that too many of us walk around ignorant of this very fact. Oh how I remember the days of my youth, when my mom constantly reminded us that we would have to give account of every idle word that was spoken. Now I recognize the significance of her teachings and try my best to apply them to everyday life (Matthew 12:36). She knew that our words would produce a very real world. How badly mistaken I was to find out that
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He has given us through speech for generations to come. This truth is applicable regardless of your status in life. Even in the court of law, you are advised that what you say can and will be used against you. And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell (James 3:6 New American Standard Bible). Since life and death is in the power of the tongue, it is essential to choose life and cautiously adhere to sound principle and begin to listen more than you speak. Again, God gave us two ears and one mouth for a reason and throughout scripture, we’re reminded to let our words be few (Ecclesiastes 5:2). The bottom line is to be careful
and think about the words that are coming out of your mouth which will bring a lasting effect, whether positive or negative to your children and your children’s children. The less you say, the better—so only say what’s necessary—let your words be few. The wise old owl lived in an oak—the more he saw—the less he spoke. The less he spoke—the more he heard. Why can’t we all, be like that bird? (Anonymous) Will you think about what you say? ©Effie Rolfe is an Author of “Supersize Your Thinking,” Media Personality and Motivational Speaker. You can contact her at effierolfe.com or on twitter.com/effiedrolfe. Listen to her show on urbanpraiseradio.org (2015 Stellar Award Internet Station of the Year).
The Crusader Gospel Corner More great news for the Windy City’s beloved gospel group, Pastor Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago, has made Billboard Magazine chart history with its radio smash “#WAR” (from the No. 1 best-selling album “Any Given Day”) that is currently No. 1 on the periodical’s Gospel Airplay Chart. The song reached the top spot in its 45th chart week (which ended August 2). William McDowell’s “I Won’t Go Back” and Isaac Carree’s
Charles Jenkins “In The Middle” jointly held the previous record for longest climb to No.1. Each song reached its chart summit in its 34th week of airplay on the chart. The rousing New Orleans Brass Band-flavored anthem was written by Pastor Jenkins and combines elements of foot-stomping traditional gospel with a contemporary flavor that has cross-cultural and multigenerational appeal. “We could not www.chicagocrusader.com
be more grateful,” says Jenkins who performed it this past weekend to a standing ovation on the “Bobby Jones Gospel” TV program that will air this fall on Black Entertainment Television (BET). The song has been incorporated into worship services across the globe and even adopted by some sports teams. “Nothing brings us more joy than hearing people sing #WAR as their personal fight song,” he adds. It’s that time again, when all roads will lead to the Fellowship Baptist Church, 45th and Princeton in Chicago for the Rev. Dr. Clay Evans Scholarship Fund on Sunday, August 16th. Each year the committee gives scholarships up to $1,500 to help students expedite their educational expenses. To date the Clay Evans Scholarship Fund has helped hundreds of students attend colleges across America. Special guests for the evening will be Dr. Lou Della Evans Reid and The Traditional Choir, Cheri Fondren Aliu, The Fellowship M.B. Church Reunion Choir, Deacon Reuben Burton and The Victory Travelers, Commissioner Larry R. Rogers, Jr. and Attorney Frederic Everly. Proceeds to benefit the Clay Evans Scholarship Foundation, Inc. Rev. Clay Evans is founder, Rev. Charles Jenkins is pastor and Deacon Michael Evans is president. The admission is free and all are invited to attend. For more information call 312-502-2315. Congratulations to Apostle Donald L. Alford and the Progressive Life Giving Word Cathedral on their 90th Church anniversary. The west suburban church in Hillside held a weekend of celebration services, which included an outdoor festival and culminated with gress mania services. Special
guests for the weekend included Pastor DeAndre Patterson of Destiny Worship Center, Neicy Robertson, Janet Sutton and the Voices of Acme, Min. Tim White, Stephon Alford, Kymm Lewis, Lady Yvette Ford, Ron Baker, Jr., Kenny Lewis and One Voice, Reunion Praise Team, Reunion Progressive Radio Choir, Reunion Progressive Cathedral Choir and more. Christ Universal Temple is a New Thought Christian Church, founded in 1956 by Reverend Dr. Johnnie Colemon. Reverend Derrick B. Wells is the Senior Pastor. On August 23rd at Christ Universal Temple will hold a rededication service to celebrate 30 years at 11901 S. Ashland Avenue, the first mega church building in the city of Chicago. Several dignitaries and politicians will be in attendance. All are invited to attend.
CONGRATULATIONS TO PASTOR Robert L. Stevenson, who is pictured with his wife, Sis. Bridgett Stevenson. Pastor Stevenson recently celebrated his third year as Pastor of The Rock of Our Salvation Church on July 12, 2015, located at 118 N. Central in Chicago. Service is every Sunday at 10:35 a.m.
Sunrise Prayer Service and Mass for Nonviolence and Peace on Lakefront The Black Catholic Deacons of the Archdiocese of Chicago, in conjunction with the Archdiocesan priests, deacons and laity from various communities, are hosting their annual Sunrise Prayer Service and Mass for Nonviolence and Peace on Saturday, August 22, from 6:30 to 8 a.m. Worshipers will gather together to pray for nonviolence, the healing of families, schools and communities. Archbishop Blase J. Cupich will deliver the closing remarks and final blessing. This year’s Sunrise Prayer Service will be held again at Oakwood Beach, 41st Street at Lake Michigan, 4100 S. Lake Shore Drive. The Prayer Service will begin with Praise and Worship with music and dance
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Archbishop Blase J. Cupich from 6:30 to 7 a.m., followed by a Mass. Most Rev. Joseph Perry, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, will be the
presider and Rev. Thomas Walsh, Pastor of St. Martin de Porres Parish, will concelebrate. Participants are asked to bring their own chairs or blankets. Sunrise Prayer Services are organized, planned and sponsored by the Black Catholic Deacons of the Archdiocese of Chicago. All faiths are encouraged to participate in this celebration by praying to end violence, to protect the children of the City of Chicago, and for the upcoming school year. For more information regarding the Sunrise Prayer Service, please contact Deacon LeRoy Gill of the Black Catholic Deacons of the Archdiocese of Chicago at deacongill@sbcglobal.net.
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A Sizzling Summer for Students (Continued from page 13) from The Kitchen, a popular bistro located at 316 N. Clark St. On July 17, the buffet series kicked off with a ‘Texas Smokehouse’ theme that included smoked brisket with homemade Miles James mustard bourbon sauce. To smoke and cook the brisket, students were given an elaborate preparation course that took 11 hours. The buffet also included applewood smoked pulled chicken, sweet corn on the cob and blackberry tart. On July 24, students helped prepare and cook food from Nacional 27, located at 325 W. Huron St. Students served up Latin skirt steak
THE PAN ROASTED salmon with corn and bacon was a big hit during the After School Matters Summer Teen Cuisine Lunch Buffet Series at Gallery 37 on August 7. with chimichurri and churros with dulce de leche cream for dessert. On August 13, the series wrapped up with chicken saltimbocca, lasagna and eggplant lasagna, paupiette de sole, mango gelato and chocolate almond torte. The buffet series has added flavor to the lives of youth from low-income families who have little access to such programs and other ethnic cuisines from more affluent neighborhoods. Now in its fifth, year, the
series is one of numerous summer programs organized by After School Matters, a non-profit organization that was founded by Chicago’s former first lady, Maggie Daley, who died in 2011. Despite her death, the culinary buffet series continues to grow. The program drew some 200 applicants this year, according to Lauren Murray, communications coordinator for After School Matters. Applicants are selected after several extensive interviews, where they must show a passion for culinary arts as well as demonstrate hands on skills with professionals, Murray said. One alumni of the program, Jennifer Gavin, was a finalist on the hit culinary FOX television show, “Hells Kitchen.” One of the program’s culinary students, 17-year old Ashley Simmons, a senior from Corliss High School, is participating in the program for the fourth consecutive year. Ashley, who lives in the Roseland neighborhood, said the program has enriched her life at home, where she uses her acquired skills to cook meals for her family. “This (culinary program) is where I come to learn how to cook,” she said. “Many people know how to cook, but many don’t do it the right way. Ashley will attend Western Illinois University in the fall, where she will major in psychology. She views the culinary arts as a life skill that she will use to fall back on as a career option. Another student, 17-year-old Camille Cardenia from William Howard Taft High School, is participating in the culinary summer program for the second time. Camille said the program has spiced up her social life. “I love working with people from different parts of Chicago,” she said. “It’s just a great way to meet new people.”
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (Cont’d from page 4) lot of times it has nothing to do contract with still has him on the with allegations. It seems all they roster. We know if that had been a care about is it is negative and the brother he would have been rejock is Black. All the media and leased and the team would have often the courts need is someone found a way to void the contract saying he did it – proof be as soon as the allegations became public – not even after charges damned. Black athletes are filmed going were revealed. in and out of their homes, office, Some used to believe sports was practice/game sites; but in Patrick Kane’s case all the footage we have the great equalizer for Black folks seen was taken months ago. Even because we could make big monthough he took the Stanley Cup ey like the white boys. The Patrick to his New York home for a party, Kane story is an example of very the news media stayed a very re- separate and very unequal. It must spectable distance from the event, be nice to be white. He is so lucky that the team he just signed an $80 million-plus Cyril Montgomery 16
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STUDENTS CLEAN UP in the demonstration kitchen after hosting a buffet on the rooftop terrace at Gallery 37 on August 7.
Controversial CSU president leaves (Continued from page 1) nearly 20 years, CSU students have complained the two-part test fails too many people who are required to take a non-credit receiving class, which they must pass in order to graduate. Those who wait until the last minute face the risk of not being able to graduate on time. University officials say the test is necessary to ensure that CSU grads enter the workplace with proper math skills, a complaint that has been expressed among educators. Past CSU presidential searches have not gone smoothly. The most notable was a few years ago when Dr. Frank Pogue, who had been serving as an interim president and wanted the job, accused university officials of trying to slander his name. When Watson was selected, the majority of the faculty opposed his hiring, citing his strenuous relationship with faculty when he ran the City Colleges of Chicago. They were also suspicious of his relationship with former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. The university
has acknowledged past mistakes during searches and is hoping to avoid all of the drama this time around. “By forming a search committee more than a year before Watson’s contract expires, the Board of Trustees is working to ensure a stable, seamless and positive succession of leadership for the benefit of the entire CSU community, something that the university has not had in past transitions,” read a statement from the university. “The presidential search team will consist of a cross-section of the university community, including students, faculty, staff, community leaders and external stakeholders.” Officials believe it is important to have a new leader in place before the 2016 winter semester. CSU has made many strides with its pharmacy program and their education college is still strong. “Our university plays a vital role in education, research and community engagement,” said CSU Board of Trustee Chairman Anthony Young. “We are now in the process of mov-
(Continued from page 6) support for African Centered inde- donations and providing and insistpendent schools through joining ing on the best leadership possible;” their boards, enrolling our children, Beyond the Million Man March being concerned and active parents, we are compelled to implement donating time, services and monies these ideas and many, many more. to them and working in various oth- We now have the power of our spirit er ways to insure that they provide to accomplish all that we collectively the highest level of culturally-rooted decide must be done if we get orgaeducation; nized and continue to cooperate • Strengthening and supporting with each other. organizations and institutions of the We owe it to our ancestors and Black community concerned with those yet to be born to use this mothe uplifting and liberation of our ment in history to heighten our people by joining as families and struggle for the liberation of African persons, volunteering service, giving people! Blacks Must control their own coMMunity
ing towards a comprehensive search to find the next leader who is best prepared to maximize the University’s potential and continue the progress that Dr. Watson and his team have made.” Zollar has stated the next president must be a strong leader and visionary with a record of great accomplishment. She said CSU is a very diverse university and the next president will have to be just as versatile. In an attempt to become more transparent, CSU officials have created a webpage to keep the public informed of the progress. It can be found at csu.edu/presidentialsearch/index.htm and is updated regularly.
Secretary of State Services at GSU The Secretary of State’s Mobile Service Unit will be at Governors State University on Tuesday, August 25, from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., in the Hall of Governors. Services available at the mobile service unit include driver’s license and State ID renewal, replacement, and corrections; vehicle sticker sales; passenger and b-truck license plates; vehicle title and registration; parking placards for persons with disabilities; and organ/tissue donor information. In addition, vision tests and the written driver’s license exam can be taken. No driving tests will be given. The sevices provided are available to all qualified Illinois residents. State law allows driver’s license renewal up to one year in advance. Proper identification is required for new and duplicate driver’s licenses and state ID cards. Governors State University is located at 1 University Parkway, University Park, Illinois. For information, visit www.cyberdriveillinois.com. www.chicagocrusader.com
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WORLD OF MUSIC (Continued from page 14) that surrounded the “Leningrad” Symphony. Pianist Awadagin Pratt to M. T. Anderson is an acperform in Alaska complished author of a wide Pianist Awadagin Pratt will range of titles, including perform in concert with cel- works of fantasy and satire, list Zuill Bailey and violinist for readers of various ages. Benjamin Breen during the He studied English literature 2015 Anchorage (Alaska) at Harvard University and Autumn Classics series Sep- Cambridge University and went on to receive his Master tember 11, 12 and 13. Born in Pittsburgh, Awada- of Fine Arts degree in Cregin Pratt began studying pi- ative Writing from Syracuse ano at the age of six. Three University. Anderson was an instructor years later, after having moved to Normal, Illinois at Vermont College of Fine with his parents who were Arts where he now serves as a college professors, he began board member. From 2003– studying violin. At the age of sixteen, he entered the University of Illinois where he studied piano, violin and conducting and came to the attention of Professor William Warfield, the President of the National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc. who encouraged the 18-yearold Pratt to compete in the historic organization’s 1985 M. T. Anderson piano competition. Pratt won first-place in the 2012, he served on the board three-tiered NANM contest of the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance, a national nonprofit organization that advocates or literacy, literature, and libraries. He has published stories for adults in literary journals such as the Northwest Review, the Colorado Review, and Conjunctions. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In a starred review, Booklist Awadagin Pratt said: “In a gripping narrative, and subsequently enrolled at helped along by ample phothe Peabody Conservatory of tos and shockingly accurate Music where he was the first historical details, Anderson to graduate from that institu- offers readers a captivating tion with certificates in three account of a genius composareas: piano, violin and con- er and the brutally stormy ducting. In recognition of this period in which he lived. singular achievement and for Though easily accessible to his work in the field of classi- teens, this fascinating, eyecal music, Awadagin Pratt re- opening, and arresting book cently received the Distin- will be just as appealing for guished Alumni Award from adults.” For a more in-depth sumJohns Hopkins. mary from the author himself, visit youtube.com/******** THE BOOK CORNER – watch? for Part I of Mr. Anderson’s video interview. Shostakovich Part II may be viewed at unearthed! youtube.com/watch?v=tR5jzbLiBk8 Of special interest is an upHOUSES FOR coming book, Symphony for SALE the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTLeningrad by National Book MENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIAward winner M.T. Ander- HSBC ATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR NOMURA CERTIFICATE SEson scheduled for release on ASSET-BACKED RIES, 2006-AF1 September 22. Symphony for Plaintiff, the City of the Dead is a biog- -v.DERICK L. BERRY, MORTGAGE ELECREGISTRATION SYSTEMS, raphy of Shostakovich that TRONIC INC., ROYAL CROWN BANCORP covers his early successes, the Defendants 06 CH 028070 devastation of the Stalin era 8754 S. CORNELL AVENUE CHICAGO, 60617 and the swirl of excitement ILNOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS and even mythologization HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a
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Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 18, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 9, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8754 S. CORNELL AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 25-01102-019. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-06-G843. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-06-G843 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 06 CH 028070 TJSC#: 35-11436 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. I666246
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC Plaintiff, -v.JEFFREY PICKETT AKA JEFFREY C PICKETT, SHINDA PICKETT AKA SHINDA N PICKETT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 03452 2026 WEST 83RD STREET CHICAGO, IL 60621 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 22, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 15, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2026 WEST 83RD STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-31-130-077-0000, Property Index No. 20-31-130-078-0000. The real estate is improved with a one story, single family home; two car detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close
of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1316704. 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. PA1316704 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 03452 TJSC#: 35-11381 I666120
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR SASCO MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2004GEL3 Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SANDRA PRICE, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, JULIE FOX, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR, SANDRA PRICE Defendants 14 CH 5733 5944 SOUTH PRINCETON 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 June 22, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 23, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5944 SOUTH PRINCETON AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-402-031-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special
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taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1401688. 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. PA1401688 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 5733 TJSC#: 35-9221 I665196 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY P l a i n t i f f , v s . ALVIN SMITH; DENNIS SMITH; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD C L A I M A N T S D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 20351 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 7503 South Morgan Street, Chicago, IL 60620. P.I.N. 20-29-404-002-0000. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 14-034498 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I666362
CH 3469 OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real e s t a t e : Commonly known as 7017 South Stewart, Chicago, IL 60621. P.I.N. 20-21-420-005. The mortgaged real estate is a commercial building. Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Ms. Brianna M. Sansone at Plaintiff's Attorney, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, 111 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601-3713. (312) 527-4000. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I665695
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL A S S O C I A T I O N ; P l a i n t i f f , v s . LANETTER L. MOSS; THE STATE OF I L L I N O I S ; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 6804 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 9205 South Lowe Avenue, Chicago, IL 60620. P.I.N. 25-04-311-056-0000. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 14-009469 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I665714
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION SILVERLEAF FUNDING, LLC, AS ASSIGNEE OF WOODBRIDGE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT FUND 1, LLC; P l a i n t i f f , v s . KUBIK INVESTMENTS, INC.; JAN KUBIK; RENATA FLORECKA; UNKNOWN OWNERS; NON RECORD CLAIMANTS AND UNKNOWN TENANTS, OCCUPANTS AND LEASEHOLDS; Defendants, 14 CH 3469 NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE is hereby given that p a Judgment ofSATURDAY, Foreclosure e the above entitled cause I Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at the h Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, I real e s t a t e : C 7017 South Stewart, C IL 60621. P 20-21-420-005. T mortgaged real estate is a c building. S The b 24 hours, by similar funds.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC., AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP INC. P l a i n t i f f , v s . ROBERT SCOTT AND ERIKA SCOTT D e f e n d a n t s , 12 CH 27117 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on January 23, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 9219 South Saginaw Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617. P.I.N. 26-06-312-012. 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 within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff's Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 1 2 - 0 2 5 1 9 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I665060
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.QUENTINA JENKINS, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, CITIBANK, N.A., MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, CHATHAM COMMONS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. Defendants 14 CH 017328 8154 S. DREXEL AVENUE UNIT #2E CHICAGO, IL 60619 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 31, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 27, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8154 S. DREXEL AVENUE UNIT #2E, CHICAGO, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-35-115023-1016. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-12-07070. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-12-07070 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 017328 TJSC#: 35-10851 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. I665208
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 1999-C, ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1999-C Plaintiff, -v.KIMBERLY DELGADO A/K/A KIMBERLY PERRY-DELGADO, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SALLY S. PERRY (DECEASED), UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SALLY S. PERRY
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Defendants 10 CH 053561 10632 S. Avenue J Chicago, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 3, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 9, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 10632 S. Avenue J, Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index No. 26-17-104-028. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-27817. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-13-27817 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 10 CH 053561 TJSC#: 35-9728 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. I663579 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CHICAGO PATROLMEN'S FEDERAL CREDIT UNION; P l a i n t i f f , v s . RAHMAN MUHAMMAD; ANGELA FLEMING AKA ANGELA N. FLEMING; CHICAGO PATROLMEN'S FEDERAL CREDIT UNION; STATE OF ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N A T I O N A L ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 13 CH 7465 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, September 4, 2015 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to cash, as set forth b estate: P
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CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT DIVISION , , P l a i n t i f f , v s . LISA D. ROGERS-PRICE, D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 1286 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on April 24, 2015, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, August 31, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 8928 S. MORGAN ST., CHICAGO, IL 60620. P.I.N. 25-05-220-019. 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 within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff's Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 1 4 - 0 1 7 8 0 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I665049 C C C
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to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 20-34-309-033-0000. Commonly known as 8448 South Prairie Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 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 The Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale. F 1 2 0 4 0 2 1 1 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I665096
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION 7318 S. RIDGELAND LLC, AN ASSIGNEE OF EASTERN SAVINGS BANK; P l a i n t i f f , v s . SANDRA HOWARD, AN INDIVIDUAL; CITY OF CHICAGO WATER DEPARTMENT; UNKNOWN OWNERS, NONRECORD CLAIMANTS AND UNKNOWN TENANTS AND OCCUPANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 14512 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, August 31, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 7318 South Ridgeland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60619. P.I.N. 20-25-124-009-0000. The mortgaged real estate is a 10 unit apartment building. The property may be available for inspection by contacting Ayman Khalil at (773) 443-8870. 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: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. For information call Mr. Michael R. Mulcahy at Vedder, Price, P.C., 222 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 609-7500. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I665038
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC Plaintiff, v . JARITA THOMAS Defendants 12 CH 32165 7720 SOUTH VERNON AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60619 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 8, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 9, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7720 SOUTH VERNON AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-27-416-028-0000. The real estate is improved with a brown brick, two story, single family home with a detached two car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or COUNTY, ILLINOIS wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) COUNTY DEPARTMENT hours. No fee shall be paid by the CHANCERY DIVISION mortgagee acquiring the residential real BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale P l a i n t i f f , or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or v s . other lienor acquiring the residential real CHRISTINE MORRIS estate whose rights in and to the D e f e n d a n t s , residential real estate arose prior to the 14 CH 5532 sale. The subject property is subject to NOTICE OF SALE general real estate taxes, special PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN assessments, or special taxes levied that pursuant to a Judgment of against said real estate and is offered for Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above sale without any representation as to entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales quality or quantity of title and without Corporation will on Thursday, September recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" 3, 2015 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office condition. The sale is further subject to at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, confirmation by the court. Upon payment in Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to full of the amount bid, the purchaser will the highest bidder for cash, as set forth receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle below, the following described mortgaged the purchaser to a deed to the real estate real estate: after confirmation of the sale. The property Commonly known as 9011 South Dante will NOT be open for inspection and Avenue, Chicago, IL 60619. plaintiff makes no representation as to the P.I.N. 25-02-224-004-0000. condition of the property. Prospective The mortgaged real estate is improved bidders are admonished to check the court with a single family residence. If the file to verify all information. If this property subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the common interest community, the purchaser unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a of the unit other than a mortgagee shall mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and pay the assessments required by the legal fees required by The subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS Condominium Property Act. 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, condominium unit which is part of a balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. common interest community, the purchaser No refunds. The property will NOT be of the unit at the foreclosure sale other open for inspection than a mortgagee shall pay the For information call Sales Department at assessments required by The Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU 14-032048 NOS HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER C O R P O R A T I O N ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE I665081 WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK LAW. 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need a photo identification i agency (driver's l etc.) in order to gain e foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1213160. 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. PA1213160 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 12 CH 32165 TJSC#: 35-8629 I663804
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-BC6 Plaintiff, -v.VERNARD ROSS, CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants 10 CH 009351 7710 S. DAMEN AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 4, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 9, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7710 S. DAMEN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-30-311-024-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-29179. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report
of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-13-29179 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 10 CH 009351 TJSC#: 35-8860 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. I663576 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB, Plaintiff, -v.JAMES D. TURNER Defendants 14 CH 05293 7559 S. INDIANA AVENUE Chicago, IL 60619 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 12, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 16, 2015, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7559 S. INDIANA AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-27-303018-0000 VOL. 267. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $199,458.16. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 5419710 Please refer to file number 149754. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 5419710 Attorney File No. 14-9754 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 14 CH 05293 TJSC#: 35-9068 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. I664692
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Access holds Summer Community Health Fair In recognition of National Health Center Week, ACCESS Family Health Society invites the entire community to stop by ACCESS’ Family Health Society Summer Community Health Fair, featuring honored guest U.S. Congresswoman Robin Kelly. The fair will be held on Saturday, August 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 152 W. Lincoln Highway in Chicago
Heights. We invite parents to come and prepare their children for the upcoming school year with back-toschool physicals, provided by ACCESS. Children will receive free school supplies, including backpacks (while quantities last); face painting; and free food and entertainment. Adults can also receive free blood pressure and BMI
VOLUNTEERS AT THE ACCESS Warren Family Health Center located at 2409 W. Warren Blvd. recently held their health fair. There were back-to-school physicals, free school supplies, and blood pressure, BMI, depression and anxiety screenings for adults. The American Red Cross and ACCESS’ partner Smile Illinois, as well as the state’s STAND program, which offered information for referrals for Pap smears and mammograms, were on site.
ACCESS FAMILY HEALTH Society holds a Summer Community Health Fair, with back to school physicals, free school supplies, while they last, dental screenings for eligible participants and an information tent hosted by Rep. Robin Kelly’s office. The event will be held on Saturday, August 15th, from 10 am to 2 pm. Guests at the ACCESS Warren Family Health Center watch a magic show. screenings, as well as depression cards to assist in their children’s en- cals, call 708-754-9687. and anxiety screenings. There will rollments. About ACCESS: With 35 Joint Rep. Kelly’s office will have a tent be dental screenings from ACCESS partner Sonrisa Family Den- onsite, where information on im- Commission-accredited communital. ACCESS’ Risk and Prevention portant community resources will ty health centers located throughout Chicago and the surrounding team members will provide HIV/- be provided. The Greater Chicago Food De- suburbs, ACCESS is one of the AIDS education and referrals. Women will be able to get breast pository will provide nutrition in- largest networks of community health information and referrals for formation and a cooking demon- health centers in the nation. ACregular Pap smears and mammo- stration. Eligible community mem- CESS offers preventive and primagrams through the state of Illinois’ bers can sign up with Life Wireless ry care services to more than 175,000 patients annually. Follow STAND Program. ACCESS bene- for free government phones. For more information about the us on Twitter at http://twitter. fits specialists will be on hand to enroll new patients into Medicaid ACCESS Family Health Society com/ACCESSHealth or like us and Affordable Care Act insurance Summer Community Health Fair on Facebook at http://www.faceplans. Parents are advised to bring and eligibility requirements for the book.com/ACCESSCommunityimmunization records and medical dental screenings and school physi- Health.
7 years after Bernie Mac’s death Sarcoidosis awareness still lacking By J. Coyden Palmer August 9th marked the seven year anniversary of the death of Chicago native and world-renowned comedian Bernie Mac, who passed away at a Chicago hospital from complications of sarcoidosis. Mac’s untimely passing was the first time many in the community had ever heard of the auto immune disease, which inflicts African Americans and Scandinavian whites more than any other group in the United States. The disease involves abnormal collections of inflammato ry cells which causes inflammation of the body’s organs, but primarily the lungs. It is treated with anti-inflammatory medicines like ibuprofen or aspirin but there is no cure for the disease and researchers have yet to determine the root cause. From 1999 through 2010, sarcoidosis was reported as an immediate cause of death in 10,348 people in the United States. Mac’s death was included in these numbers. Of those deaths, 6,285 were African American and 3,984 Caucasian, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information. While five in 100,000 whites in America get sarcoidosis, the number jumps to 40 in 100,000 in African Americans. According to the Illinois Department of Health, in Illinois deaths www.chicagocrusader.com
attributed to sarcoidosis steadily increased between 1969 and 1994. Once considered a rare disease, sarcoidosis is now known to be a common chronic illness and is the most common of the fibrotic lung disorders. Researchers are not sure why there has been such an increase. Dr. Nadera Sweiss is the director of the Bernie Mac Sarcoidosis Translational Advanced Research (STAR) Center at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Science System in Chicago. Since STAR Center was established in 2012, Dr. Sweiss said there has been a 70 percent increase in the number of sarcoidosis patients coming to the facility. The center offers clinical trials as part of its mission to develop new diagnostic, prognostic and treatments. “We see patients from all over the Chicago area and even some from bordering states,” Dr. Sweiss said. “Since Mr. Mac’s unfortunate passing, many people have decided to have themselves checked for sarcoidosis because they have had a lingering dry cough that never seemed to go away. While that is one of the symptoms, there are many more. The only way you can be positive is by getting tested.” There is no single test that gives a sarcoidosis diagnoses. Instead, several tests are done. They can
The late Bernie Mac include chest x-ray, CT scan, bronchoscopy, EKG, breathing exam, biopsies, blood and eye tests, along with a few others. Multiple tests are done because the symptoms and laboratory findings associated with sarcoidosis can occur in other diseases, ac-
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cording to Dr. Sweiss. However, the classic sign of the disease is the formation of abnormal masses consisting of inflamed tissue in one or more of the major organs of the body. Those living with the disease can take steps to lessen the impact of
symptoms and reduce flare ups. Getting ongoing treatment is important because symptoms can pop up at anytime and worsen over time, according to experts. Depending which organs are infected and the severity of the symptoms determine how often you should see your physician. Dr. Sweiss and others say taking a proactive approach by changing lifestyle habits is one way to control the disease. One of the more sensible things is to not smoke, since the disease primarily affects the lungs, in addition to minimizing contact with dust, aerosol chemicals and second-hand smoke. Maintaining a physically active lifestyle can also lessen symptoms. Cardio exercises like jogging, swimming, sex and biking all help because they open up the lungs to their capacity, according to researchers. Sarcoidosis also has mental health effects. Living with sarcoidosis may cause fear, anxiety, depression, and stress in patients so doctors say it is important to have a strong social support structure from family, friends or a group of other patients. For more information on sarcoidosis, you can visit the American Lung Association website at lung.org and stopsarcoidosis.com, which is the website for the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research.
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