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Attacks up on Mail carriers

By J. Coyden Palmer

Starving for a future

Hunger strike to reopen Dyett High School gains support

By Erick Johnson

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ith health concerns mounting, dozens of Chicago’s faith leaders converged on City Hall, Monday, August 31 where they urged the city’s top brass to schedule an emergency hearing for Walter H. Dyett High School. The move came as a hunger strike to reopen the school heads into its third week.

In 2012, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) decided to close Dyett, citing low student enrollment and low academic achievements as the reasons. Parents and teachers have

disputed these claims. CPS followed through on their plans anyway. But instead of abruptly closing Dyett, CPS officials decided to gradually shutter the 43-year-old school, located at 555 E. 51st Street.

Opened in 1972, Dyett closed its doors in June after graduating the last of its 13 students.

The school’s future has remained in limbo since then. The Board of Education pushed back an August 10 meeting to September 15, where they were expected to vote on the school’s fate. In the latest move, board officials pushed the meeting date again to the end of September.

School officials said more time was needed to review three proposals that outline a new purpose for Dyett, but those proposals worry many parents and community leaders who are concerned that Dyett may become a charter school.

The delays have community leaders worried about the health of over a dozen protestors who have not eaten solid foods since their hunger strike began three weeks ago. The strikers, members of the Coalition to Revitalize Dyett High School, have been protesting on the lawn in front of Dyett High School, where they consumed only liquids, such as juice and chicken broth. As temperatures in Chicago reached 90 degrees this week, conditions grew more dangerous for strikers sitting outside of Dyett’s shuttered building.

One striker, Anna Jones, a mother in Bronzeville was protesting at Dyett on Wednesday. She is opposed to the possibility of Dyett becoming a charter school and doesn’t want to send her children to other public schools as an alternative.

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It’s becoming one of the most dangerous jobs in Chicago.

What used to be considered “off-limits,” even in a city like Chicago with a high crime rate, has now become another “black-eye” on the city. Postal carriers are being robbed and assaulted in some areas of the city. The president of the local mail carrier’s union notified the Crusader of recent incidents that cause him concern. In the last three weeks there have been two armed robberies and a sexual assault of a postal carrier, according to Mack Julion, president of Branch 11 of the National Association of Letter Carriers, which represent Chicago workers.

“The biggest fear for mail carriers continues to be becoming the victim of robberies, assaults or even being caught in the middle of gang shootings. The level of violence that overshadows some of the areas of the city has not been something immune to letter carriers,” Julion said. “Once upon a time our people were considered off limits.

But these are a change of times and with the social-economic factors… people are not having that fear or concern in their going to extremes.”

On Monday, August 17 at the Mary Alice Henry station, 4200 West Madison, a carrier was carjacked while parking in the postal parking lot as he reported to work in the morning. According to the police report, the unknown assailant brandished a gun and searched the employee before taking his car. The employee was not harmed and no other items were taken.

A few days later, on August 21 at the corner of 80th and Loomis another robbery took place. This time the suspect put a gun to a carrier’s head and patted him down before stealing his wallet and phone at approximately 4:30 p.m. The carrier was not injured but shaken by the incident, Julion said.

In the Auburn Park/Gresham area two weeks ago, a female carrier was approached by a man on a bicycle who grabbed her buttocks before riding off. The incident was reported as a sexual assault.

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NEWS

Chicago marks 60th Anniversary of Emmett Till It was Geneva Reed-Veal’s turn to speak about her life after the death of daughter Sandra Bland from Chicago.

The room was silent as Reed-Veal gathered her thoughts.

“I’m tired. I’m tired of crying and tired of talking. But I’m not tired of fighting,” she said as cheers erupted from the crowd.

Reed-Veal was among several grieving mothers who commemorated the 60th Anniversary of Emmett Till during an emotional dinner tribute at the Hyatt Ryatt Regency McCormick in Chicago on Friday, August 28, the exact date of the 14-year old brutal murder by two white men in Money, MS. The dinner was part of an intense weekend of events that rekindled strong memories of a highly publicized murder whose killers were never brought to justice.

The memories sent a painful reminder to mothers who have lost their children to police killings in recent years. On Friday at the dinner, they expressed their pain and challenged some 200 guests to channel their anger with activism and fight for justice for their children and future of Black youth in America.

“People ask me why I don’t smile all the time, but it’s not a joke, I lost my child. This is serious,” said Sybrina Fulton, the mother of 17-year old Trayvon Martin, who was killed by a white citizens watch group member

in Florida in 2012.

“For those of you who say I’m Sandra Bland, don’t say it if you’re not going to do anything,” said Reed-Veal, whose daughter was found dead hanging from a plastic bag in a jail in Waller County, Texas on July 13. In August, Bland’s mother filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a highway trooper and prison officials, accusing them of “acting recklessly” when they arrested and jailed her daughter.

On Friday, the life and death of Emmett Till was revisited at Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Chicago’s historic Bronzeville community, faith leaders kicked off an anniversary weekend to remember Emmett, whose brutal murder would shock the world and thousands of Blacks in Chicago and America.

Emmett’s funeral was held at the Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ on September 6, 1955.

Chicago native, Emmett was brutally beaten and killed on August 28, 1955 for whistling at a white woman at a grocery store in Money, MS. His body was found in the Tallahatchie River grossly disfigured and weighted down with barbed wire tied to a large cotton gin fan.

Many young Blacks in the South were lynched and killed during the Jim Crow era, but Till’s brutal death would draw immense publicity after his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, allowed an open casket funeral to show the world what was done to her son.

THE MOTHER OF SANDRA Bland (far right) joins other grieving mothers during wreath-laying ceremony on the 60th Anniversary Emmett Till’s murder. (Photo by Erick Johnson) Emmett’s killers, J.W. Milam and And as the years go by and older tice for Blacks.

“We must hold America accountRoy Bryant, were acquitted of mur- Americans die, there is concern that able for our racial baggage,” said Emmett’s death and legacy will be der charges in a trial that lasted only Congresswoman Robin Kelly. forgotten. one hour. The injustice of Emmett’s Father Michael Pfleger of Saint But on Friday, a 70-car motorcade death would be painful reminders toSabina Church said Emmett’s death procession rode through Chicago’s day for grieving mothers who lost must not be in vain.

South Side neighborhoods before it their children in past years to police “Today, we remember Emmett, incidents that continue to fuel con- stopped at Burr Oak Cemetery in AlMamie and all the children who lost sip, where a wreath with white roses cerns that racism is still pervasive in their lives in this country,” he said. and carnations was placed next to America.

In addition to police shootings, Emmett’s grave.

Dozens participated Many of today’s younger generaCounty Commissioner Richard in the somber ceremony, which intion weren’t born when Emmett was Boykin said there must also be an cluded speeches, musical tributes and killed or when the Civil Rights poetic messages calling for social jusMovement erupted in the 1960s.

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(Continued from page 1) should not have to go elsewhere if there’s a school close to where I live. We want schools with open enrollment.”

The protesters have been spending their evenings and nights at the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition headquarters, 930 E. 50th Street. Since the hunger strike for Dyett began on Monday, August 17, it has made national headlines with frustrated parents and teachers speaking out against Dyett’s closure.

A candlelight vigil was held for the

strikers Tuesday evening at Tribune Tower on Michigan Avenue. The movement has received support from community leaders and residents from Bronzeville.

Now, faith leaders are getting involved as the hunger strike begins to take its toll on some of the protesters’ health. In recent days, three strikers have required medical help, and as the board delays its vote on Dyett’s future, faith leaders are concerned that more strikers will be at risk.

During the press conference on Monday, Reverend Robert Jones

from Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church, gave a “moral challenge” to Mayor Rahm Emanuel and pleaded with him to help end the hunger strike by being more urgent in addressing Dyett’s future.

Jones, a striker who is also abstaining from solid foods, said he is against any proposal that would turn Dyett into a charter school.

“It would be very disappointing and harmful to the community because as a charter school, Dyett would not have open enrollment.

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miles through dangerous neighborhoods just to get to school.”

With the strike heading into its third week, Jones said his health is not as strong, but his “spirit is good.”

CPS’ Chief Education Officer Janice Jackson issued a statement to the press about Dyett’s future. “We are mindful of the declining population in the area, which is losing students and already has 12 high schools within a 3-mile radius. Population in the communities around Dyett dropped by 14,000 people from 2000 to 2010.”

Meanwhile, hundreds of protesters on August 31 disrupted the first of the city’s public budget hearings at Malcolm X College on the city’s West Side.

The meeting was supposed to address questions about the city’s expenses and services, but the overwhelming concern was reportedly about the status of Dyett High School.

The protests comes at a tumultuous time for CPS as it cuts 1,400 jobs and pursues a $480 million bailout from state lawmakers, hoping they will help the district beef up underfunded pensions.

In the Black community, the controversy surrounding Dyett’s future has reopened old wounds of distrust in Emanuel and CPS, which closed IRENE ROBINSON JOINS other protestors on a hunger strike in front of Walter H. Dyett High some 50 schools in 2013 as part of School on September 2. (Photo by Erick Johnson) the district’s extensive budget cuts.

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Many of those schools were in the Black community.

Those same cuts came back to haunt Emanuel this summer when members of the Illinois Black Caucus voted against his proposal to push back a $634 million pension payment that was due on June 30.

Amisha Patel, executive director of the Grassroots Collaborative, a Chicago-based organization that advocates various causes for the poor and South Side communities, viewed the budget hearings with caution.

“What remains to be seen is if the administration will take these ideas seriously. Our communities need attention to shift the budget burden from working families to the big banks and downtown developers profiting while neighborhoods suffer,” she said.

Another budget hearing was held Wednesday, September 2 at the South Shore Cultural Center on the city’s South Side. But that meeting was called off after it was disrupted by angry supporters of Dyett High School. The meeting was so intense that Emmanuel left the building with security guards at his side. The final budget hearing was held the next day at Wright College, 4300 North Narragansett Avenue.

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Farrakhan urges Black Press as march draws near Chicago Crusader staff report With less than two months to go for the “Justice or Else” March in Washington, D.C., Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan is urging the Black Press to call attention to the historic event that seeks to protect the rights of Black citizens in America.

Farrakhan made the appeal during a telephone press conference on August 21, where he reminded over 50 Black news publishers and editors their roles as advocates at a time when police killings and legal issues are challenging the civil rights of Blacks across the country.

“We have entered a time of trouble like there never was… And in this time of trouble when our people are being assaulted from within and without, there is nothing and no one more important than the Black Press and the Black media. “If our story cannot be told by you, then we as a people are lost,” Farrakhan said.

The press teleconference was organized by National Newspaper Publishers’ Association President Dr. Ben Chavis and the Editor-inChief of The Final Call Richard Muhammad.

During the call, Farrakhan expressed his desire to establish a Final Call international news service that would allow Black journalists to report news from all corners of the world.

Farrakhan answered various questions that were emailed to him from various newspapers across the country before the call.

With fondness, Farrakhan reflected on his experience with the Mil-

lion Man March on October 16, 1995, where hundreds of thousands of Black men descended on the National Mall.

“My most memorable moment of the Million Man March was to come down the steps of the Capitol, and see Black men standing together, shoulder to shoulder.”

Farrakhan said. “From the capitol building all the way past the Washington Monument moving toward the Lincoln monument.”

“And the peace that was among us that day that I asked those men who came, many of them were gang leaders, not to bring any weapons. But I wanted them to see the power of peace when

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we are together as we should be.

And third to see us standing there shoulder to shoulder for 14 hours and there were no arguments, no fighting, no smoking not even a cigarette.”

The “Justice or Else” march, also known as the second Million Man March, will take place on October 10 again around the National Mall.

Farrakhan said that the movement must continue following the march.

“The day after is the best day to take the power of the 10th into the 11th,” Farrakhan said. “The world is in front of us, if we take our own foot out of our own

way.”

Farrakhan created the “Justice or Else” movement to hold governments across the country accountable to racial inequalities in various aspects of American life, from court rooms to classrooms to board rooms.

Farrakhan also related the “Justice or Else” movement to #BlackLivesMatter, another move ment that started after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Florida in 2012.

Farrakhan stressed the need of a united Black community as more campaigns are created to address civil rights.

Farrakhan is based in Chicago.

Stroger to run for 6-year Water Reclamation District seat

By Chinta Strausberg When former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger went before the Cook County Democratic endorsement committee recently, he received a great deal of support for a vacant seat on the Water Reclamation District (MWRD) from both city and suburban ward committeemen. Three African Americans voted against him.

Stroger, 52, presented his credentials to run for a vacant two-year Water Reclamation District seat.

The 30-member endorsement committee is made up of city and suburban ward committeemen.

When the votes were tallied, Stroger said he had more votes than Tom Greenhaw who ultimately won the endorsement.

Stroger said he received support from Thornton Township Supervi-

sor Frank Zuccarelli and 9th Ward Committeeman Antony Beale who voted in favor of Stroger for the two-year term, but Stroger still fell short of attaining the weighted vote.

“All the African American ward committeemen supported me for the two-year-term including the south suburban committeemen except three African Americans,” Stroger said referring to Fourth Ward Committeemen Toni Preckwinkle (4th) who defeated Stroger in 2010, Fifth Ward Committeeman Leslie Hairston (5th) and 7th Ward Committeeman Natasha Holmes who lost her aldermanic seat in the last election.

After consulting with his political strategists, Stroger said, “We decided to withdraw my name for the two-year term. I am running for the six-year Water Reclamation District

term.”

After the vote, Stroger said, “I am not surprised. For the past five years, Preckwinkle has been trying to prove that the county was in bad shape. It doesn’t benefit her to be positive about me.”

Undaunted by the opposition votes, Stroger said, “I am not going to let this stop me. One thing the Democratic Party depends on and that is the Black minority vote to get people elected. There is no way I will not be one of three candidates” elected on March 16, 2016.

Stroger, who once worked for three summers at the MRWD said, “I know a lot about the District. I have a good working knowledge of the MRWD. The Water Reclamation District is a public health issue,” said Stroger. “It’s about separating water and contaminates and putting the clean water back.

Clean water is the main goal.”

The next day, the full 80-member Cook County Democratic Central Committee met and voted by weighted vote. The committee endorsed a slate for the March 15, 2016 primary that includes: Hillary Clinton for president, Chicago City Clerk Susana Mendoza for Illinois State Comptroller, but Democrats opted for an open primary for the U.S. Senate race because the five candidates failed to get enough votes.

For the Cook County Board of Review, 2nd District, the party endorsed incumbent Commissioner Michael Cabonargi.

The alternates selected by the party were: Fredrick Bates, Sean Chaudhuri, Patrick Heneghan, Nichole Patton and Peter Michael Gonzalez.

Attacks on mail carriers in Chicago increased in August (Continued from page 1) where and the same service they get in Ravenswood they get in Englewood,” Julion said. “Rogers Park

still shaken by the murder of 27 year-old Anthony Hayes, who was shot to death in his car in the East Garfield Park community back in

MORE POSTAL CARRIERS in Chicago are being robbed and assaulted in various areas of the city. (Photo by Erick Johnson) or Ogden Park it doesn’t make a March. Hayes was sitting inside difference but some of these areas his blue Dodge Charger, dressed in you really have to be mindful.” full uniform getting ready to head Julion said his union members are off to work when he was shot 11 www.chicagocrusader.com

times by an unknown assailant.

“We viewed that as a total disregard for the uniform. Our carriers were very upset by that and it shook our members to the core,” Julion said. “Once upon a time that uniform meant something. When I was a kid one thing we knew, you don’t mess with the federal government. You don’t mess with the mail or the mailboxes and you definitely don’t touch a postal employee. But those kinds of limitations are long since gone.”

Street alerts are provided by the United States Postal Service Chicago office when incidents occur.

This program came about two years ago after Julion and others demanded that USPS officials do more to protect those delivering mail and packages. Julion said USPS addressed the issue by hiring more carriers, which allowed for carriers to shorten their time out delivering, especially in the fall and winter months when it gets dark earlier. The alerts give carriers a heads up on a recent incident and serves as a reminder they should al-

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ways be aware of their surroundings. The USPS is working on technologies that could give station managers real-time updates on incidents throughout the city.

USPS will suspend delivery to an entire area if there is a consistent pattern of crime taking place or an immediate threat to their employees, according to a spokesperson.

After a rash of shootings in the Ogden Park area last month, mail delivery was temporarily stopped on the 1900 block of west 72nd street, 7200 block of South Paulina and the 1900 block of west 58th street.

Julion said there have been incidents that have not been reported at all. He is working with the Chicago office and his union members to report every incident regardless if they deem it minor, in order to keep track of the incident.

Julion said around the first of the month, carriers have to deal with people breaking into their postal vehicles stealing mail while they are out doing their job. He said it’s usually happening because people

are looking to steal government checks.

Julion said carriers who are victims of a crime should call 911, notify their supervisor and then alert the postal inspector. Congressman Danny Davis is currently seeking to put together an advisory committee for the Chicago office so some of the carriers’ concerns can be addressed. Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin has also been supportive of carriers, Julion said.

But he believes postal carriers’ best advocates are still the customers they serve. Julion said while there have been incidents, there have been even more situations where private citizens have aided carriers under duress.

“We ask people if you can, keep your eye out for your carrier, even if you’re just looking out the window. That helps. And please report anything you see. These men and women have families too,” Julion said. “We tell them their most important delivery is that last one; your delivery home.”

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EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL LABOR DAY IN CORPORATE AMERICA Labor Day has been celebrated for over 100 years on the first Monday in September for the purpose of honoring the social and economic achievements of American workers. This tradition grew out of the labor movement. There is some controversy over who actually started this holiday - some say Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor was the first to honor workers, but others point to Matthew Maguire, a machinist, who became the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, N.J., was the first to propose the holiday. According to records, Peter McGuire wanted to honor those “who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold.” The first labor day was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882. Labor Day was subsequently celebrated the first Monday in September starting in 1884, and the Central Labor Union encouraged the adoption of this holiday in other cities in the nation.

Today, in America, Labor Day has grown to celebrate the end of summer, though summer does not officially end until the Sun crosses the celestial equator at the Autumnal Equinox. It has come to represent barbecues and other social outdoor gatherings, and it is obvious that people want to enjoy the vestiges of a waning season before the cold of winter sets in. What Labor Day has not emphasized a lot is the value of work that is provided by those who labor 40 hours or more a week and don’t make enough money to make ends meet. There is a movement in America, however that is bringing attention to the fact that low wage workers deserve a decent minimum wage. Many people across the country are starting to fight for increases, which are deserved.

When people are not paid fairly for their labor in America, it highlights the hypocrisy of the so-called democratic principles that supposedly governs our country. Opposition to the wage increase movement is mean-spirited, and pulls the covers off of the notion that everyone is valuable. Just think for a moment; suppose all of the low wage workers disappeared from the face of the planet...what would happen? Actually, since robots are not yet in wide use, things would almost come to a standstill. We would soon realize that everyone is important; every worker has something to contribute to the collective economy. But somehow this has eluded the minds and hearts of too many corporate bigwigs who, for the sake of profit, have chosen to move their base of operations overseas where they can pay Third World people a pittance. This act alone tells hardworking, low wage Americans that their lives don’t count, and the message that we all get from this is that profit is far more important than people.

This is an inescapable conclusion. And let’s face the fact that America got its start from FREE labor in the form of slavery; Black people literally helped to build this country, but have not been treated fairly by the American labor market.

Actually, what has happened is the advent of American “corporatism.” Corporations wield mighty power, and just about everyone knows that corporations are generally not run on democratic principles. This is a travesty that undergirds the need for reforms in labor policy. In order for this to actually come about, workers and their supporters need to ban together to demonstrate collective power that they have, which is often taken for granted. Black Americans, in particular, need to heed this notion because, as the cliché goes, there is strength in numbers.

Collective bargaining definitely has its place in corporate America, and is one of the few things that can force the respect of laborers. With that said, have a safe Labor Day holiday!

Since the news that President Barack Obama had plans for a presidential library, there has been talk of where he and the rest of the first family would live after he leaves office at the end of next year. It seems in recent weeks that speculation has grown with at least one political magazine, and the Washington Post guessing where the Obamas will hunker down and call it home.

I might be in the minority but I certainly don’t care if the President and his family choose to come back to Chicago to live.

There really is no upside to having a former president in our midst. Sure, the area near the family’s Kenwood home, will have increased police patrols but that is about it. No doubt he will continue to attract throngs of well-wishers once he is out of office. Whether they are cheering him on in New York City or some beach in Hawaii, I simply don’t care.

If the Obamas choose to come back here, the place his wife called home for so long, does it benefit the everyday Chicagoan in any way? I say no. I am not sure why the news media not only buys into, but also fosters this game. Does the average citizen really care where the President will

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to jobs with fancy titles and with salaries that mean the $1 million in cut amounts to only $100,000 because those newly appointed people are paid so much.

I guess we are just supposed to buy that. It really looks like a shell game to me. I tell you what else is really, really disappointing is that we have three Black people sitting on the CPS board playing who see no evil, speak no evil and hear

live after next year? I don’t think so.

We can all be sure that no matter what the post-presidential residence looks like, and where it is, folks will boo the choice. For some reason, too many people seem to feel they have some sort of inalienable right to decide what the president should or should not do. They have the right to an opinion and nothing else.

Whatever the president and Michelle Obama decide, I am cool with it.

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Dear Editor: Maybe I just don’t understand enough about government and government agencies because from where I sit it sure looks like the Chicago Board of Education and the mayor thinks they can dump any reason for foolishness on us and we are supposed to buy it.

The mayor put Forrest Claypool in charge of CPS and just like he did in all other city jobs, Claypool goes in and cuts about $1 million from the budget by cutting key top staff people. Then before they can get out of the door good, he is appointing a bunch of his friends

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COMMENTARY

Competition is the Key to our Success Beyond the Rhetoric

By Harry C. Alford Our competitive spirit strengthens our culture. America is the number one economy and the strongest nation on earth. We owe much of that to our capitalistic system. Forgive me if I am sounding a little like Darwin but the fact is survival always belongs to the strongest. By competing with ourselves at almost every level we are unique and so far invincible as a whole. One of the biggest indicators of our daily competitiveness is our sports systems. Some of our greatest past times are football (my favorite), baseball and basketball, all of which were invented in this country. We also master the majority of all other sports being played in the world whether it is an individual sport like boxing and golf or swimming and tennis; the United States has its share of major players.

We reward winners. Jobs, money, prestige and fame are just some of the fruits of being successful. Special note is given to our African Americans who have succeeded in defiance of slavery and Jim Crow systems designed to maim us and keep us less competitive. In fact, we are the envy of the world. One thing I always notice when traveling abroad

Harry C. Alford is the pleasant smile and look given to me and my fellow travelers. They instantly know we are Americans.

Our swagger, self-confidence and controlling aura stand out in a crowd – whether its Paris, Madrid, London, Nairobi, Accra or even Havana. We compete and therefore we are winners.

One of the biggest examples of our winning, competitive culture is World War II. War was declared on us by an imperial nation (Japan) and a fascist nation (Germany). They

were eating up land around the world and their conquest seemed to be insurmountable until we were attacked and diverted our normal competitiveness to war preparation.

In shock, we designed an aggressive strategy. Quickly, we would convert our manufacturing industries from commercial to military machines.

Our auto plants began building airplanes, tanks, armored moving vehicles and trucks at lightning speed.

Our shipyards started building ships at a rate that was unbelievable. At one point we were building a naval vessel on a daily basis. Our men signed up for battle (including the Tuskegee Airmen) by the millions (over 400,000 paid the ultimate price in defense of their nation). Our women went to work in our plants to help build those military machines. Without question the allies won World War II and the reason mainly is due to the competitiveness of the great United States of America.

Victory was sweet and our veterans were awarded with the “G.I. Bill of Rights” which gave them collegiate tuition, attractive home mortgages and job preferences which help to create the great American Middle Class. Black veterans equally participated in this huge economic reward

for their loyalty. America became the richest nation on earth and has kept that position ever since. All we need to do is maintain our competitiveness and no one can stop us.

Keep in mind that the reason we had those manufacturing plants in the first place was because of a very capitalistic atmosphere of competitiveness led by business greats like Henry Ford, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, etc.

We thank them for the facilities and the millions of jobs that came with them. There is absolutely no other nation with the track record of America. It was a culture of competition that made this happen.

Lately, we are being challenged by the “PC Police” (political correctness movement). They believe that America is too mean and greedy.

They want to withdraw our culture of competitiveness and adopt a socialized attitude that everybody is equal and should be regarded as being successful even if they are not.

They are trying to do this through our schools, youth programs and directly at our most precious investment, our children.

They believe that winners and losers should be treated equally at all times regardless of the situation.

This has become known as “An epidemic of false entitlement.” A good illustration of this is the experience of James Harrison, All Pro football player. As the News-Sentinel.com publication wrote: “But as a father, he knows that an aversion to competition can be even more damaging in the long run – and has imparted that wisdom to his two young sons in a way that has generated praise and, all too predictably resistance….When Harrison’s 6-and 8-year-old sons brought home student-athlete “participation” trophies, he made the boys give them back – but not before taking to the internet to explain his rationale.” Hooray for James Harrison who is teaching his boys what it is like to win and why they should strive to be winners. I am sure they will become winners just like their father.

My people, teach your children to win; to compete and be strong.

America needs winners not those who sit and wait for handouts or government dole. Let’s eliminate the epidemic of false entitlement.

Mr. Alford is the co-founder, President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®. Website: www.nationalbcc.org Email: halford@nationalbcc.org.

Double Standard When Covering Violent Tragedies

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist It’s sad enough when a violent crime mesmerizes the nation – such as the murder of nine African Americans in a Charleston, S.C. church, a fleeing Walter L. Scott being fatally shot in the back by a North Charleston Patrolman Michael T. Slager, or two young, white journalists, Alison Parker and Adam Ward, gunned down on live television – but those tragedies are compounded by the media’s double standard.

Let’s begin with how the initial crime is reported.

How many times have we seen the graphic video of a uniformed Michael Slager in South Carolina remove his gun from his holster on April 4 and shoot 50-year-old Walter Scott as he was running away? With two huge trees in the foreground, we heard eight shots, four of them striking Scott in the back and one lodging in an ear.

Contrast that with the coverage of two promising white journalists in Roanoke, Va. Because it was what is called a live shot, we have even more graphic footage of their actual murders. The shooter also filmed his dastardly crime, later posting it on social media before committing suicide.

Did we see repeated clips of the two white journalists being murwww.chicagocrusader.co

George E. Curry dered? No, we saw some freezeframes just before the act. And when the New York Daily News published freeze-frame photogra phs of Alison Parker as she was shot, there was widespread condemnation.

USAToday reported, “The New York Daily News … published three still images from a video uploaded by suspected shooter Vester L. Flanagan II. The graphic images show reporter Alison Parker of WDBJ-TV seconds before she was shot up until the moment when it appears the first bullet hits her body.”

The newspaper reported, “Mike Drago, a commentary editor at

the Dallas Morning News, called The New York Daily News decision to post the stills ‘death porn,’ in an email to the Washington Post.”

An article by Leon Neyfakh on Slate.com observed, “By isolating the seconds before, during, and after Flanagan pulls the trigger, the Daily News is indulging in – and prompting others to indulge in – a morbid fascination with what it’s like to kill someone.”

Social media was also ablaze with criticism of the Daily News and how the decision would bring further grief to the families.

Where was the concern for the family of Walter Scott in S.C.?

Why was it okay to show him over and over in his dying seconds?

You could make arguments for and against the Daily News’ decision. But whatever the standard, it should be applied fairly.

The Los Angles Times came closest in pointing out this obvious double standard when it asked in a headline: “Are we afraid to watch white people dying?”

It noted, “Online, some are questioning the conversations that happen in newsrooms before we post, share or edit videos. Are news outlets simply less troubled by the deaths of Black people, and thus making the rest of America so?”

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The newspaper recounted, “We saw Walter Scott collapse when he was shot in April in South Carolina – from a distance, but the video is steady and clear. We saw and heard Eric Garner gasp, ‘I can’t breathe’ as a New York Police Department officer put him in an apparent chokehold. And we saw a first-person view of Sam DuBose’s head exploding when he was shot by the University of Cincinnati police officer.”

This double standard is evident in how the crimes are described in the media.

A Media Matters headline declared: “Whether Fox News Acknowledges A Hate Crime Depends On The Race Of The Shooter.”

After the Charleston shootings, Fox & Friends” co-host Steve Doocy said: “It was released earlier – And extraordinarily they called it a hate crime – And some look at it as, well, it’s because it was a white guy apparently in a Black church.

But you made a great point just a moment ago about the hostility against Christians, and it was a church, so maybe that’s what they’re talking about…”

More than a half-dozen Fox hosts and guests suggested the killings in Roanoke was a hate crime.

When one guest suggested it would be more accurate to characterize the shootings as workplace

violence, Gretchen Carlson countered, “But it says in the manifesto that – he wrote 23 pages and faxed to ABC News and now in the hands of Fox – he talks about race a lot. He put the initials of the Charleston church shooting victims on the bullets that he used today. He praised the Virginia Tech mass killer, the Columbine high school killers, says he was being attacked for being a gay Black man.

He shot three white people today.

Why is that not a hate crime?”

Fox commentators deny racism is a serious problem in the U.S. Fox’s Steve Doocy said, “If we were a racist nation, Barack Obama would not have been elected president of the United States twice…”

He failed to mention that most whites voted against Obama.

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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COMMENTARY

20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MILLION MAN MARCH AND THE CONTINUING CHALLENGES 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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Minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, has called for the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March that will be held October 10, 2015 in Washington, D.C. under the theme, “Justice or Else.”

As they say, “time really flies.”

Twenty years ago I wrote the following article and many of the challenges facing African American men remain the same: “The call by Minister Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam for a million Black men to March On Washington Monday, October 16, 1995 presented major challenges to all Black men concerned about the future of African people throughout the world.

In a special report in the Black Collegian Magazine, renown husband and wife scholars, Dr.’s Nathan and Julia Hare make the following observation: “In a white dominated society (or situation within the sphere of white domination), it is the Black male who poses the primary threat to the white male patriarchy, who in the white male’s mind can take his place in the male dominion.”

The Hare’s continue by explaining, “thus, when the sledgehammer of racial suppression begins to beat down harder and faster upon a sub-

ordinate Black race, it will tend to fall at an unequal rate upon the heads of Black males.”

In the larger African American Community this problem can be observed with a brief and casual inspection. All you have to do is trave1 to any African community in America and the problem jumps out at you all over the place.

One of the major manifestations of this observation is that large numbers of African American men have been pushed into, as a means of economic survival, the ever-increasing drug industry in this country. This drug infestation, fostered by the United States government, is killing off African American males at an alarming rate.

I repeat in these columns, over and over again, that major research predicts, “that by the year 2000, at least 70 percent of all African American males will be on dope, in jail, or dead.”

In a speech Minister Farrakhan gave at Compton Community College in Compton, California a few years ago in describing the endangered African American male he said: “When we say the Black male is endangered, that means he is exposed to harm or loss, he is in great peril, he is threatened with ex-

tinction.”

All African men in America should take the Nation of Islam led million man march with a sober determination to provide organizing strategies that will enable African people all over the world to break the white supremacy chains of oppression.

Through the million man march, Black men in America should develop a code of ethics of “Black Male Brotherhood and Solidarity.”

It seems to me that a “Black Male Code of Ethics” for the million man march should contain some of the following ideas: • Black men should re-dedicate themselves to the virtues of family life that includes providing time to support all family members, particularly the children.

• Black men should re-dedicate themselves to actively participate in schools where their children attend by volunteering to help in anyway needed. This includes volunteering in any predominately African American schools that need assistance even if your own children do not attend these schools.

Black men should re-dedicate themselves to actively participate in an African American spiritual or religious institution of their choice.

This means pledging financial support and joining various committees to help carry out the work of these institutions.

• Black men should make a serious decision that in the economic arena we re-dedicate ourselves to the following: 1. That Black men will make as a priority, hiring of other Black men to do repairs on family property, and other properties, in the areas of plumbing, electrical work, bricklayers, roof repairs, carpentry, gardening, painting, etc.

2. Black men should re-dedicate themselves to using Black printers and computer services.

3. That Black men need to re-dedicate themselves to solicit the services of Black insurance brokers, Black real estate agents, Black financial planners, Black banking and loan institutions.

4. In the area of food and clothing, Black men should re-dedicate themselves to buying food from Black owned stores and restaurants. And in the area of clothing there is absolutely no reason that we cannot buy our clothes from Black designers and Black clothing outlets.

In the area of travel, once again, there is absolutely no reason not to (Continued on page 16)

WILL HILLARY PREVAIL?

By Julianne Malveaux If you had asked me just a year ago if former Secretary of State and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton would be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States I’d have replied “no question.” I expected a near-coronation on the Democratic side, and a little rough-andtumble on the Republican side. Jeb Bush, I thought, would have a few competitors nipping at his heels, but the Chris Christies, Bobby Jindals, and Scott Walkers of the world had ambition and followers, but nothing to top Jeb. I thought this would be a legacy race and while I didn’t much like the déjà vu feeling about 2016, it seemed to be inevitable.

Now, the Republican nomination has turned into a reality television show, with feuds being played out on Twitter, and good sense is as likely to show up in these Republican gatherings as calculus is to be found in kindergarten. Now what promised to be a sleepy Democratic glide to the nomination has evolved into, if not a contest, at least a challenge for Hillary Clinton.

As Clinton has muddled her way through the State Department 6

email drama, potential competitors have circled her like sharks circling blood in the water. It has taken her months to grudgingly admit her mistakes. If she was going to give the emails from her private server up with an apology for her bad judgment, why didn’t she do so in the beginning? As it is, she has raised all kinds of questions about her honesty, and allowed rabid Republicans to go after her with a vengeance.

A progressive Democrat was likely to jump into the race regardless of what Clinton said or did. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have pushed Clinton to the left with their rhetoric, and few could have predicted that Sanders would not only enter the race but also attract millions of both people and dollars to support him. While the super PACs funding Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton are collecting six and seven figure checks, the average Sanders donor has given about $30 to his war chest.

Blood in the water. Vice President Joe Biden is now considering vying for the Presidency, and some see him as “insurance” in case Hillary implodes. The email drama should not sideline her from this race by itself, but weak showings in the early pri-

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Dr. Julianne Malveaux maries, especially as she has already campaigned hard in Iowa and New Hampshire, will bruise her badly.

Clinton supporters seem to think she has locked up much of the Democratic money, but with his long history in politics, and a group of loyal supporters, there may be more than a few pennies out there for Joe Biden. And, if Clinton even appears to stumble, there may be millions out there for Biden.

Hillary Clinton has become a much better campaigner than she was in 2007 and 2008. She seems more ap-

proachable and friendly than she was then, although there are some members of the press who would say otherwise. We’ve seen much less of former President Bill Clinton on the trail so far than we did last time around, which is a good thing. Lots of people love Bill Clinton, but his presence often raises the question about who will be running the White House. In some ways, Hillary Clinton has all her ducks in a row, just like she and her supporters thought she did before President Barack Obama said he was running for President.

Clinton stumbled in early 2008, and she may stumble again. Her handlers need to make sure she speaks to the press more often and more transparently. She needs to tone the sarcasm down to build her likeability up. Her focus on working families and middle class families is great, but she might try to say a word or two about the poor. Poor folks won’t write checks, but if they feel included they can surely vote.

If Biden jumps into this race, the African American community is likely to be conflicted. If President Obama endorses or supports his Vice President, those loyal to him in

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the African American community will give Biden more consideration that they might have otherwise. At the same time, African American people, generally, like former President Bill Clinton and much of that affection spills over to Hillary Clinton. And there are tens of millions of Democratic women who feel that it is overdue for a woman to lead our nation.

Hillary Clinton is the kind of sister who might benefit from a little marijuana in her brownie. She needs to loosen up and lighten up, and that is not her nature. She can prevail if she tweaks her campaign strategy and opens up to the press. The email drama is likely to go away, but it won’t if she remains defensive. And while an uptight Clinton might win a spirited fight for the nomination, an uptight Clinton won’t win the presidency.

Our nation will be worse off if a Republican wins the Presidency in 2016, and virtually doomed if the blustering Trump wins the White House. Hillary Clinton is worth fighting for, but she’ll have to tweak her style to rally the troops.

Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist. She can be reachedvia www.juliannemalveaux.com www.chicagocrusader.com

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By Ima Gontellit

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

BUDGET BOOS!!

FIGHTING FOR HER POLITICAL LIFE

Mayor Rahm Emanuel got his comeuppance in South Shore Wednesday night when he made his second stop on his budget town hall meetings. He may have thought the hearing at Malcolm X was bad, but the South Shore Cultural Club budget hearing didn’t happen. Protestors yelled him out of South Shore and I betcha his only thought was “thank goodness the election is over.” His ruse to talk about the budget and get citizen input, with the end result in higher taxes ain’t going so good. His in your face decisions whether you like them

Hillary is fighting for her political life as Joe Biden waits in the wings to jump in the race for President. Hillary needs Judy Smith, the crises control expert and the model for Scandal star Olivia Pope, to devise a plan to get the news hounds and the Republican hopefuls off of her rear.

standoff can continue I don’t know, but it sure ain’t making any businesses or individuals want to move to our state. Somebody better move off the dime and Ima is hoping it will be the Gubner,

cause all of my benefits like my cornlikker allowance is being affected. Now the Gubner is getting into troubled waters messing with the few pleasures some of us have these days.

-ImaGet ready for a full house to seek the 1st Congressional District seat. Ima needs a minute to unravel all of the wannabees. Stay tuned.

ATTENTION: ALL FORMER CHA 10/1/99 RESIDENTS THIS IS NOT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW APPLICANTS TO APPLY FOR HOUSING Notice of Persons Appearing to Be Covered by the Relocation Rights Contract The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) is updating its list of former CHA leaseholders who lived in CHA public housing on October 1, 1999 (10/1/99) and are covered by the Relocation Rights Contract (RRC).

Under the RRC, persons who were leaseholders in CHA public housing as of October 1, 1999, retain the right of return to replacement housing in accordance with the requirements set forth in the RRC. For further information: STEP 1: Go to www.thecha.org, click Resident Services, and then click Right of Return for Former CHA Residents.

STEP 2: Complete the brief questionnaire if your name appears.

STEP 3: CHA will contact you to schedule an appointment to begin the determination process.

Rahm Emanuel

Joe Biden The Republicans believe that the only way they can win in 2016 is get Hillary out of the race. So far their plan is working, a Democrat plan is needed pronto, otherwise Hillary may be forced into retirement. Here’s hoping this is not the case, ‘cause the Congress is messed up enough. By the way has anybody seen the Tea Partiers??

or not, like closing our schools and appointing a rubber stamp school board seems to be backfiring. On the other hand however, I guess by now the Dyett school protestors may be thinking that a hunger strike was not such a good idea. You see Mare Rahm ain’t giving a care about those folks who have been on a hunger strike for more than three weeks now, one lady was taken out of the school board meeting on a stretcher and it didn’t seem to faze him and he hasn’t moved an inch on the Dyett school issue. But looking at the protest at South Shore, the little guy did seem a little scared. The question is was he scared enough to change his mind about Dyett? I guess those of us who are not on the hunger strike may be the only ones still standing if he doesn’t do something soon.

If you believe you have a right of return and your name did not appear on the website, contact CHA via email at rrcpublicnotice@thecha.org. If you do not have access to a computer, and or are unable to use the computer to respond to this notice, you can call CHA at (312) 786-3104, or mail the completed Inquiry Form to: RRC Public Notice, Resident Services, Chicago Housing Authority, 60 E. Van Buren, 10th Fl., Chicago, IL 60605.

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Michael Madigan and Gubner Rauner met in a showdown on Wednesday and it made Madigan look more likable than the millionaire Gubner that has the state at a standstill without a budget.

The Gubner among other things is a union buster. How long this

Any former 10/1/99 CHA leaseholder who has an interest in exercising their right of return must contact CHA via the website within 90 days from the date of publication of this notice. If you do not act within the 90 day time limit, you will lose your right of return. Thereafter, you must contact CHA directly to request reinstatement of your right of return.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR 26th ANNUAL AFRICAN FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS: This exciting festival is scheduled for Friday, September 4 through Monday, September 7, in Washington Park, 5100 S. Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago, IL. Annually during Labor Day Weekend, the Festival grounds in Chicago’s Washington Park come alive in a simulated African village.

Attendees are transported across the Diaspora with interactive engagements, vibrant drumming, museum quality and collect- ible artifacts, colorful and rich hand-woven fabric and textile, and other program spaces. Interactive spaces include: Drum & Afro-folk Village, Children and Family, African Heritage, African Spirituality, Wellness (Health) Village, Books and Authors, Fine Art, Film and Video, Food Court, Seniors and Quilting, Black Dolls (making and collecting - 2015) and the African Marketplacem which includes 300+ exhibits. For more information, contact Africa International House, 6200 S. Drexel Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60637; 773-955-2787 or info@aihusa.org.

SHEDD AQUARIUM OFFERS FREE ADMISSION TO SENIORS DURING MONTH-LONG CELEBRATION: Shedd Aquarium will offer a month-long celebration for the senior community from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays in September. The Senior Days at Shedd program will present the best of the aquarium to seniors 65 and older, including groups and individuals. The goal of the program is to connect, engage, and inspire seniors with the wondrous life that calls our oceans, lakes, rivers and streams home—within one of Chicago’s top rated cultural institutions. Shedd Aquarium is located at 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605.

“THE FREEDOM PRINCIPLE: EXPERIMENTS IN ART AND MUSIC, 1965 TO NOW” AT THE MCA: This exhibit links the vibrant legacy of the 1960s African American avant-garde to current art and culture, and is ONGOING at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) through November 22, 2015. It is occasioned in part by the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), a still-flourishing organization of Chicago musicians whose interdisciplinary explorations expanded the boundaries of jazz. Alongside visual arts collectives such as the African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists (AfriCOBRA), the AACM was part of a deep engagement with Black cultural nationalism both in Chicago and around the world during and after the civil rights era. Combining historical materials with contemporary responses, “The Freedom Princi8

ple” illuminates the continued relevance of that engagement today. The exhibition, which takes its title from a 1984 book by Chicago jazz critic John Litweiler, showcases the multifaceted world of the Black avantgarde in Chicago during the 1960s alongside a selection of contemporary artists’ interpretations of this heritage. It includes works of music and art from, among others, AACMfounder, pianist, and painter Muhal Richard Abrams; Art Ensemble of Chicago bandleader Roscoe Mitchell; and AfriCOBRA cofounders Jeff Donaldson, Jae and Wadsworth Jarrell, Barbara Jones-Hogu, and Gerald Williams. Archi-val materials— brochures, banners, photographs, posters, sheet music, and record covers—provide a rich context for the exhibition. Recent works by artists such as Terry Adkins, Nick Cave, Renée Green, Rashid Johnson, Lili Reynaud-Dewar, Caul- een Smith, and Stan Douglas present an ongoing intergenerational conversation about experimentation, improvisation, collective action, and the search for freedom. Working together across multiple platforms, Catherine Sullivan, George Lewis, Charles Gaines, and Sean Griffin are collaborating on an opera to be presented on the MCA Stage, and on a related installation within the exhibition. A listening station and an online microsite accompany the exhibition, as does a fully illustrated catalogue that includes essays by exhibition curators Naomi Beckwith and Dieter Roelstraete, as well as by leading musicians, composers, artists, and scholars. “The Freedom Principle” is organized by Naomi Beckwith, Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator, and Dieter Roelstraete, Manilow Senior Curator, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. The Museum of Contemporary Art is located at 220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611. For more information, please call 312-280-2660.

SAVE THE DATE - THEASTER GATES’ AMBITIOUS NEW CHICAGO ARTS CENTER WILL OPEN IN OCTOBER: In October 2012, Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates bought a 17,000-square-foot building from the City of Chicago.

Constructed in 1923, the building was previously Stony Island Trust & Savings Bank, located between Chicago’s Greater Grand Crossing and South Shore neighborhoods.

The city was ready to demolish it; Gates couldn’t let it go. The cost for this fixer-upper, with its grand, fluted columns and brick exterior: $1. Gates wasn’t totally sure what he wanted to do with the bank initially. The final concept would ultimately be the Stony Island Arts Bank, which will open to the public on October 3, the same day that the Chicago Architecture Biennial begins. (On September

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COOK COUNTY STATE’S Attorney Anita Alvarez (second from left) along with Verizon Regional President Brian Pascoe presented grant funding totaling $35,000 to two Chicagobased domestic violence awareness and prevention organizations. Accepting a $10,000 grant on behalf of Chicago Says No More was Kristi Paskaven (left) and Kathy Doherty (right) accepted a $35,000 grant on behalf of Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women’s Network.

19, during the middle of the Expo Chicago art fair, a Build | Rebuild benefit will be held in the bank.) In one of Rebuild and Gates’ most ambitious projects to date, the Stony Island Arts Bank will host site-specific art installations, performance, artist and scholar residencies, and several archives.

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 just $50. The cost to the IESA for each attendee is $65 and we’ve never looked at this event as a “money maker,” but instead a nice gathering of alarm professionals.

Please call Kevin Lehan at 773-6323140 if you’d like to support the IESA and its members.

INSURANCE CENTER

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CRL joins NAACP’s Journey for Justice Policy experts call for fair and equal access to financial services

By Charlene Crowell On August 1, the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization began a journey that will cover 860 miles and last 40 days and 40 nights. Once completed, the NAACP-sponsored America’s Journey for Justice will have trekked across Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia before reaching its culminating stop by early September in our nation’s capital.

The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) is joining in this multi-state march, adding its voice and influence to oppose financial injustices that people of color so often experience. CRL has already shared specific concerns with mortgage lending and student loans – two of the issues it champions in state houses and on Capitol Hill.

For Brandon Coleman, a CRL policy counsel, an August 8 presentation in LaGrange, Georgia was as encouraging as it was exciting. Most consumers want to become better informed on the cred-

it issues that affect their daily lives.

The workshop series provides the opportunity to pose questions and receive answers in their own communities.

“CRL is frequently engaged with organizational advocates and elected and appointed officials working on these important policy issues,” noted Coleman. “The workshop was a great opportunity to share our research and insights with people who are directly impacted by the abusive practices we fight against and the protections we seek to secure.”

For example, CRL research on the nation’s foreclosure crisis found that from 2009 to 2012, people living near a foreclosed property in Black and Latino communities saw their home values drop by more than $350 billion—possibly suffering the same level of loss that occurred to Gulf States affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Further, from September 2008 when the foreclosure crisis began to May 2013, 4.4 million foreclosures were completed according to Core Logic, a leading property information and analysis provider.

“Events like America’s Journey for Justice are so important because the information presented

Charlene Crowell across the country is exposing many of the unfair practices that drain millions of dollars from vulnerable communities each year,” concluded Coleman.

The workshop series will occur along the journey to our nation’s capital and also provides an opportunity to share in-depth analysis on how abusive lending issues undermine the ability of families of

color to build long-term wealth.

In addition to advocating for greater mortgage credit access, a new four-part CRL series entitled, “Financial Fairness for All” addresses student loan abuse at forprofit colleges and universities; how payday loans place families in a financial debt trap; and how dealer interest markups in auto finance cost borrowers of color millions of dollars more for the loan than their credit profiles warrant.

“Economic inequality has long been a major concern in the civil rights community,” observed Nikitra Bailey, CRL executive vice president. “It is essential that lending practices are fair, transparent, and do not rob American families of their opportunity to exist securely in the middle class. There is no place for financial apartheid in our financial services sector.”

“Charging excessive and sometimes discriminatory fees knock families off the upward mobility ladder, so we need strong enforcement action to stop these abuses,” added Bailey. “Enforcement of laws is just as important as getting the laws enacted.”

On April 18 in Athens, Georgia, Bailey carried that message to a group of activists, including a few

who started the journey in Selma.

Part of Bailey’s remarks focused on student loans. According to CRL research, more than half of all Black families borrow to cover college expenses and more than 40 million people collectively owe $1.2 trillion on student loans.

Plans are now being finalized for additional CRL presentations at upcoming workshops in North Carolina and Virginia.

“As the group of marchers and I held a moment of silence for the late NAACP Chairman Julian Bond, we remained committed to the ideals his life’s work embodied,” said Bailey. “Chairman Bond was steadfast in championing against financial abuses starting out very early in his career in the Georgia State Legislature. Those of us at CRL who worked with him during his longtime service on our board of directors will continue to fight alongside our partners for greater economic justice for all Americans.”

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

New lawyer’s president will bring changes

By Glenn Reedus When one takes into account that of the nation’s lawyers 88 percent are Caucasian, the statistic speaks volumes about Paulette Brown’s career and reputation in the legal arena. Brown, an African American, was recently in Chicago for her swearing-in ceremony as the new president of the American Bar Association. When she lowered the gavel August 4 she made history as the first African-American female in the ABA’s 127-year history. Black attorneys have only been allowed to be members since 1943. Today about 400,000 of the nation’s 1.2 million practicing attorneys belong to the ABA. The Baltimore native’s resume also includes a stint as president of the National Bar Association, the nation’s largest trade association of African American lawyers.

Brown joins former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer as being the only attorneys with the distinction of presiding over both organizations.

While Brown plans to advance the traditional ABA standards that include increasing and exceptional service to its members, “I really would like to increase the membership because the more members you have, the bigger voice you have,” she offered.

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will have a stronger push for diversity than seen by her predecessors. Her goal, Brown said is “to become the gold standard in the industry for diversity.” The 63year-old Seton Hall University law school graduate noted the legal profession is among the least diverse in the U.S. One of her first initiatives was to develop an ABA commission on diversity. It will be an all-out effort to identity and root out implicit bias, something she said, “no one is exempt from implicit bias.” The diversity commission will provide judges, prosecutors and public defenders videos to help them better understand implicit bias, and how to keep it out of the courtroom.

An individual might enter a guilty plea to a crime for the sake of expediency. The individual takes the plea because the only thing he or she is told by an attorney is it will move them through the judicial process sooner. The long-term consequence of that plea, possibly losing the right to vote, difficulty in finding a job, or other common discriminatory practices aren’t shared with the defendant, according to Brown.

She offered it is incumbent upon judges when sentencing someone pleading to first find out if that person fully understands what she calls “collateral conse-

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quences” of that plea. The ABA and the U.S. Department of Justice, according to Brown, are compiling a database of all collateral consequences and will provide all judges with that information in September.

Brown’s ceremony at the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Chicago was packed with judges, attorneys and others in the legal profession. A contingent of 35 students stood out however. They were eventually introduced as Brown’s special guests, members of the James Jordan Boys and Girls Club. Two other high school students shadowed Brown during her time here.

Young people will be a priority during her term. She has already visited about half of the states since becoming president-elect last year. “I have had the opportunity to meet some wonderful young people,” she said. Her plans call for her to visit a boys and girls club or some youth center every month.

Brown, a Howard University political science grad was the first in her family to attend college. She has worked at several Fortune 500 companies, as well as starting her own firm that specialized in civil rights, product liability and employment law. Ten years ago she joined her current firm Edwards Wildman as a partner.

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EDUCATION

CPS is helping kids read better and hunting for dropouts

By Chinta Strausberg As September 8th’s first day of school nears, two organizations are working closely with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) by providing free reading programs and literally hunting for more than 60,000 dropouts before school begins.

If you are 50-years or older, retired and willing to be trained to help children in K-3rd grades, Myrna Torres with the AARP Foundation is looking for you.

“Unfortunately, with CPS students by the end of the third grade they are behind in reading, and we’re on a mission to help children read while they are in the early grades,” she said during the “God’s On The Block” party held Saturday at the Greater Institutional A.M.E. Church headed by Rev. Dr. Walter B. Johnson, Jr. Her program is in 13 schools mostly on the South and West Sides of Chicago. Accompanying Torres was Janice Bryant Foney, the branch administrator for the AARP Foundation Experience Corp, who said, “Our program is fantastic” calling their volunteers “wonderful.”

According to Torres, last year her program served 554 students in 10 schools and of those schools 47 per-

cent of them were able to make grade level reading and 62 percent had advanced 1 to 2-years or more in reading levels. “We are really on a mission to help CPS teachers to help children learn to read.”

“Unfortunately, in Illinois they build prisons based on end-of-third year reading levels…. We want to turn that around…prevent children from going down that path. We’d rather have them learn to read,” said Torres.

She explained the program is held in the two-hour reading block, which is mandated for all K-3rd graders. “The volunteers work with three children in one group for a 30minute intervention.”

And, while Torres’ group is improving reading scores for students K-3, Alvin Rider, re-Engagement Center Coordinator for the Student Outreach and Re-Engagement Center, is literally looking for CPS dropouts.

“We go after kids who have dropped out of school, and we bring them back in with a number of options whether that is an option school or a former CPS high school,” Rider said of the age group 15-21. “We have online credit recovery at our site, and we help them with a grand plan to get them back

‘Chicago P.D.’ star to highlight NCBW-MCC Scholarship Benefit LaRoyce Hawkins is special guest at National Congress of Black Women, Metro Chicago Chapter’s 6th Anniversary and Scholarship Benefit

high school and college students. In addition, five individuals will be recognized for their outstanding work in the community.

NCBW-MCC Founding Chair Mamie Rodgers said, “We are very The National Congress of Black excited about this year’s Anniversary Women, Metro Chicago Chapter and Scholarship Benefit, another effort to make a difference in our communities. Not only do we work to empower women, but to enhance the knowledge base of our youth and adults in regards to healthcare, economy, politics and social affairs.

We are also proud of our past events, including our health and job fairs; our college for youth programs; our Christmas Giving programs where we provide food, clothing, books and toys to youth; and hosting voter registration, networking and book (NCBW-MCC) is sponsoring its signing events.”

Tickets are $25 in advance, or $30 Sixth Anniversary & Scholarship Benefit on Saturday, September 19 at the door, and can be purchased from 3:00-6:00 p.m. at the Free- through PayPal, using chicagoncbwdom Hall Nathan Manilow The- @yahoo.com. Purchases can also be atre, 410 Lakewood Blvd. in Park made by emailing the Metro Chicago Forest, IL. This year’s theme is office directly at chicagoncbw@ya“Honoring Past, Present & Future hoo.com. Tickets for children under 12 years old are $10.

Leaders.”

This event is sponsored in part by The evening will include featured guest LaRoyce Hawkins of NBC’s NBC 5 Chicago, Nicor Gas, the “Chicago P.D.” show and a native of Village of Park Forest, The Stuttley Harvey, Illinois; and a special per- Group, and the Coalition for Eduformance by Chicago native and in- cational Partnerships. For more international R&B recording artist Ju- formation, please call 708-317lian Keyz. NCBW-MCC will 8656 or email chicagoncbw@award scholarships to deserving yahoo.com.

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WITH MORE THAN an estimated 60,000 dropouts in Chicago, Alvin Rider and his friend canvas an area looking for dropouts to encourage their participation in educational programs. into school” so they can graduate.

According to Rider and Mamisha Webber, his center opened at 945 W. 59th at the Salvation Army, Red Shield Center and Morgan twomonths ago and held an open house on August 25.

“Our goal is to go after every single one of the 60,000 dropouts and bring them back into school,” Rider

said.

in Riverdale.”

Mark Walsh, executive director of the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence (ICHV), said, “About 90 percent of all crime guns come from five percent of dealers in the country. In Chicago, 20 percent come from four dealers the most notorious being Chuck’s gun Shop

Walsh said he works closely with Saint Sabina’s Father Michael L. Pfleger. He urged them to sign his petition calling for federal background checks on all gun sales, a state license for gun dealers and a bill entitled Lethal Gun Violence Order of Protection Act.

Summers calls Alumni to action on Whitney Young’s first day of school City Treasurer, Alderman Michael Scott Jr. and Judge Devlin Schoop Invite Alumni to Welcome and Cheer Students on for a Successful School Year Chicago City Treasurer Kurt Summers recently put out a call to all Whitney Young Alumni to join him, Alderman Michael Scott Jr. and Cook County Circuit Court Judge Devlin Schoop in welcoming

pal Dr. Joyce Kenner encourage any and all available alumni to join together and help set a positive tone for each student to succeed in and out of the classroom all year long.

“Whitney Young is more than a high school for so many,” Treasurer Summers said. “I owe a lot to those halls and so many teachers than impacted my life during those four short years. This first day of school, let’s bring our alumni together and cheer on the students who now call Whitney Young their own.”

“Whitney Young is so fortunate to

have alumni who haven’t forgotten their roots like Treasurer Summers, Alderman Scott and Judge Schoop,” Dr. Kenner said. “We are so excited to kick off this new school year on a positive note and thank all of our alum for coming out to support their fellow Dolphins!”

At 7:30 a.m. next Tuesday, Sept.

8, Treasurer Summers and Dr. Kenner will meet alumni at Whitney Young, 211 S. Laflin Street, Door #1. The Treasurer and Dr. Kenner encourage alumni to wear their Dolphin orange and blue!

Harry Kurt Summers C. Alford students back the morning of Sept.

8, Chicago Public Schools’ first day of the new school year.

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Black Chicago History Forum mark 100th anniversary When the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) celebrates its 100-year birthday in September, members of Roosevelt University’s Black Chicago History Forum will be there to remember.

Founded by Carter G. Woodson in Chicago on Sept. 8, 1915, the national ASALH has been one of the nation’s most important and influential contributors to today’s growing understanding about the life, culture and many accomplishments of African Americans.

In recognition of the group’s influence and impact, the Black Chicago History Forum, which is housed at Roosevelt University and comprised of many Roosevelt alumni, will be participating in a number of centennial celebrations around the city in September.

“The ASALH has been a trailblazer in helping to raise awareness about the important positive contributions that African Americans have brought to our culture and society,” said Christopher Reed, professor emeritus of history at Roosevelt University and a

leading scholar on Chicago’s Black history. “We are extremely excited about this opportunity to thank ASALH for a century of leadership and education on the significance of the African American experience.”

Activities being planned by the Black History Forum and the Chicago Branch of the ASALH include:

titled “Librarian as Cultural Broker, Vivian Gordon Harsh and the Creation of an Archive” will be delivered by Rutgers University historian Brittney Hall in memory of ASALH and Woodson, who is also the founder of Black History Month, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10 at the Carter G. Woodson Library, 9531 S. Halsted St., Chicago.

• Installation of a commemora-

• A program and panel discussion on “Institution Building in Chicago” will be held beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11 in the Chicago State University Library, 9501 S. Martin Luther King Dr., Chicago.

Harry C.Black Alford Timuel tive plaque on the site of the ASALH founding at the Wabash YMCA, 373 S. Wabash Ave. beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9. A photo session will follow beginning at 11 a.m. at the George Cleveland Hall Library, 4801 S. Michigan Ave., which is the location where many early ASALH meetings were held.

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• A commemorative lecture en-

• A panel discussion on “The Life and Legacy of Carter G. Woodson and the Importance of Black Institution Building” will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12 at the Du Sable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Place, Chicago.

Reed and other noted Roosevelt University alumni, including

Charles HarryV.C.Hamilton Alford Northwestern University African American women’s scholar Darlene Clark Hine, Black Chicago historian Timuel Black and national civil rights leader and political scientist Charles V. Hamilton, will be among those in attendance. For more information on the history of ASALH in Chicago or for more details on the upcoming centennial events, contact Reed at 312-341-3745.

Gift of Hope Celebrates its First 5K Run/Walk Gift of Hope completed it’s inaugural 5K Run/Walk in the organization’s 28-year history. This weekend, Gift of Hope’s President and CEO Kevin Cmunt along with Director of Community Affairs Jack Lynch and Community Affairs Manager Marion Shuck joined elected officials and the community in making the event a success.

Gift of Hope’s first Run/Walk benefited Scholarships for Hope; a Gift of Hope program which aims to help propel the dreams and feed the minds of young African American students.

The event also supported the health-sensitive needs of the communities that Gift of Hope serves in northern and central Illinois, as well as northwest Indiana, while providing much needed education and awareness regarding organ and tissue donation.

GIFT OF HOPE Volunteer Monica Fox and Nicole Harvey, Director of Constituency Development for U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis, get geared up for the event.

OFFICIALS AND GUEST cut the ceremonial ribbon to begin the Gift of Hope 5K Run/Walk. From left to right: IL State Senator Donne Trotter, MC/Host Darryll King, Calumet Park Chief of Police Kenneth Mann, Director of Constituency Development for U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis, Nicole Harvey, Gift of Hope Community Affairs Manager Marion Shuck, Gift of Hope President and CEO GIFT OF HOPE 5K Run/Walk participants braving the weather before start Kevin Cmunt, and Gift of Hope Director of Community Affairs Jack Lynch. time. www.chicagocrusader.com

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ENTERTAINMENT

By Raymond Ward KID STUFF!: Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and Iconic Entertainment Studios are bringing “Alvin And The Chipmunks: Live On Stage!” a brand new music-filled interactive live show to the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 North River Road for four performances, November 20 and 21.

The world’s most famous chipmunk trio —accompanied by the Chipettes — will delight fans of all ages with a live performance that will feature spectacular production values, music, special effects and immersive interactivity to encourage audience participation.

Based on the characters from the hit Twentieth Century Fox movies,

the show will bring to life the music and excitement of a live rock concert with a little “old school” break dancing and a “no holds barred” food fight as the Chipmunks perform hits by One Direction, Maroon 5, Carly Rae Jepsen, Elvis Presley and more. Join Alvin, Simon and Theodore and their special guests the Chipettes.

Produced by Iconic Entertainment Studios, the show’s world class team includes Tony Award-winning “Lion King” costume designer Michael Curry, and the production team that won a Billboard Touring Creative Content award for its show “Yo Gabba Gabba.”

Performances at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Friday, are November 20 at 2:00 PM and Saturday, November 21, at 1:00 AM, 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Tickets are on sale now and range from $25 to $75 and are available at ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-866448-7849. For group sales, visit www.grouptix.net or by calling 773327-3776 for group ticket discounts.

HORROR: One of my favorite television shows, American Horror Story, returns to the FX network on October 7th and this season it’s

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By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ

Christmas Wedding Baby is a great film that turns chaos into calm Christmas Wedding Baby is a delightful film about three sisters who are anticipating the wedding for the youngest sister, while the

ended up the way she had expected. So, she is pinning all hope on Andrea marrying a man that she completely approves of, hoping

with his DJ career. She is essentially the breadwinner, while her boyfriend has taken on the role of “Mr. Mom.”

MEMBERS OF THE award-winning film “Christmas Wedding Baby” assemble during a recent screening. Director Kiara Jones is far right. Jones is founder of Cultivated Films, which produced “Christmas Wedding Baby,” and initial funding for the film was raised through Kickstarter. I also saw “The Other Side of the Game,” another one of her films, which premiered during the Bombay Sapphire Imagination Series 2014 at Tribeca. oldest sister is imminently expect- that this will restore her faith, This movie shows the warmth ing a baby and the middle sister is once again, in her daughters. and bonds between three sisters, But Miranda doesn’t let any even though things get rocky at working hard to cement her career as a news anchor. grass grow under her feet while times. They all pull together in I loved this film because all the she waits for perfection, as she is the end for what is best for the women’s roles were flushed out and developed, and they weren’t just playing girlfriends to their respective male partners.

The glitch comes in when the photographer for the wedding turns out to be the old boyfriend of the sister who is getting married. This creates some tension, and the storyline is woven throughout the movie in a way that is reflective and triumphant for the bride-to-be Andrea, who is played by Kimberley Drummond.

Lori, who is played by Lisa Arrindell Anderson, is the adventurous sister who ends up pregnant to the astonishment of her overbearing, hyper-critical, insensitive mother Miranda, played by Maria Howell, as well as Andrea and the Lisa Arrindell Anderson, Maria Howell, Kimberley Drummond, middle sister Charlotte, played by and Frances Turner. (Photo by Malkiese Paythress.) seen out dating a much younger family, putting their personal feelFrances Turner.

The reason for the not so friend- man, when she runs into daughter ings and slights aside.

Written by award-winning New ly welcoming of the newborn is Lori, who is out with her white that Lori, probably while on one co-anchor Kendal, played by Ja- York University graduate Kiara of her adventures, says her baby is son Vendryes. Lori’s situation at Jones, “Christmas Wedding Baa result of a one-night stand. And home: she has two children with by” has everything we’ve seen in while the mother has enough to her long-term boyfriend, Isaac movies before: the pregnancy of criticize with this daughter, it played by Stephen Hill. He just (Continued on page 13) seems none of her daughters really happens to be down on his luck Blacks Must control their own coMMunity

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GRANDMA A Review by Bonnie DeShong The love of a grandmother is beyond unconditional. I witness this with family and friends. The way a parent raises their children is thrown out the window when the grandchildren come into the picture.

The film “Grandma” stars Lily Tomlin as Elle, a 70 year old woman who is a poet, author, and lesbian.

She and her life partner Violet raised a daughter, Judy (Marcia Gay Hard-

en), who is a high powered business woman. Judy was so busy she didn’t have time to cultivate a relationship so she went to a sperm bank and now has a beautiful teenage daughter, Sage (Julia Garner).

The story – It’s been a little over a year since Violet has died and Elle is ending a four month relationship with a much, much younger Olivia.

Sage comes to visit her Grandma and asks her for money to have an abortion. Elle doesn’t have the money but they have roughly 6 hours to

who her father might be, only that he must have had very curly hair, and you get three women crossing bridges to a relationship built on love.

As Sage and Elle try to collect the money we get to know Elle and the dynamics of her 70 plus years on this earth. She is a very interesting woman who loves hard, takes things as they come, and will take the brunt of hurt to protect the ones who mean the most to her. She doesn’t judge her granddaughter but schools her on mistakes, protects her from the man who “knocked her up,” and stands by her when she has to go to her mom and reveal the situation.

Julia Garner and Lily Tomlin have a warm, wonderful and fresh chemistry.

I say SPEND THE MONEY and see GRANDMA in the theaters.

LILY TOMLIN AS Elle and Julia Garner as Sage in "Grandma." get it. Why doesn’t Sage just go to her mom for the money? When you were a teenager and was in some kind of trouble you knew was huge, was the first person you ran to your mother?

I really liked this film. It is not a social commentary on whether to have an abortion or not. It is about the relationship between a Grandma and her granddaughter, and between a mother and daughter. The dynamics between these three generations are huge, yet one that so many can relate to. Peel away the dynamics of Judy being raised by LILY TOMLIN AS Elle and Marcia Gay Harden as Judy in two moms and Sage not knowing "Grandma."

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Christmas Wedding Baby (Continued from page 12) the unwed sister; the tension be- the top, but her role is convinctween two lost lovers who have ing. You believe that a mother found one another again, albeit at could say such things, no matter what is seemingly the wrong how terrible they sound. time; a man who loves his chil“Christmas Wedding Baby” has dren dearly, even though he can’t adequately provide for them; and been making the film festival run, a crass mother who while meting most recently (Thursday, Septemout insults might be too involved ber 3) at the 21st Annual Black in her own shenanigans to really Harvest Film Festival. Hopefully, care. And then, there’s the wed- it will be in theaters soon, or look for it online. ding and the Christmas season!

But, there are plenty of surprises Elaine Hegwood Bowen is the and great dialogue between the sisters, as well as the scenes where author of “Old School Adventures Isaac pours so much love into his from Englewood—South Side of children, that it makes it OK that Chicago.” For book information he stays at home to care for them. http://-tinyurl.com/om4hvgo or Miranda, the mother is quite over email: editor91210@yahoo.com. www.chicagocrusader.com

end to the many shootings that have killed numerous Blacks in Chicago over the years.

“We ought to be just as outraged when a Black person picks up a gun and kills another Black person,” Boykin said.

The ceremony was attended by Wheeler Parker, pastor of the Roberts Temple Church of Church in Christ. Parker said he was at the home in Mississippi where Emmett was taken from before he was killed.

“To me, it was like a nightmare

A WREATH WAS placed next to Emmett Till’s grave on Friday, August 28, the 60th Anniversary of his murder. (Photo by Erick Johnson) that I wish never happened,” he told a reporter.

“It’s on my mind everyday. How could that have happened in one of the most religious parts of America?”

At the cemetery, the crowds visited the graves of Mamie T. Mobley and Moses Wright, Emmett’s uncle, whose house Emmett was sleeping in (Continued from page 12) before he was taken away and killed. set in a haunted hotel run by none other than superstar, Lady Wreaths also flanked those graves.

The 60th Anniversary events also Gaga, and there may ...or may not be...vampires involved, but Angela included a youth empowerment Bassett, Sarah Paulson, Denis O’Hare, and Kathy Bates will all be conference and Gospel Regeneration returning along with super model Naomi Campbell, who’ll play a concert on Sunday, August 30 at the Vogue Magazine editor, Chloe Sevigny, Finn Wittrock and Wes Roberts Temple Church of Christ.

Bentley, turn up in all their gory greatness.

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ARTS & CULTURE

WORLD OF MUSIC

By Barbara Wright-Pryor mental Journeys: A Cabaret Travelogue” with Kevin Wood and pianist Beckie Menzie, is Friday, September 25 at 12:15 p.m. ******** ‘Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park’ presents free concert

Barbara Wright-Pryor Harold Washington Library hosts afternoon performances during September The Harold Washington Library Center Visual and Performing Arts Section is hosting a series of afternoon concerts during September in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium featuring performances by award-winning artists.

The series opens Friday, September 4 at 12:15 p.m. with “A Tribute

Soprano Kimberly Jones and Composer Dolores White to George Gershwin” featuring vocalists Kimberly Jones, soprano; and Cornelius Johnson, tenor; with J.J. Koh, clarinet; Lucian Larentiu, pi-

Lyric Opera of Chicago will launch its 2015-16 season with the 15th annual “Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park” concert at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion Friday, September 11 at 7:30 p.m.

Sir Andrew Davis, Lyric’s music director, will lead the Lyric Opera Or-

chestra and Chorus, and soloists: sopranos Christiane Karg and Amanda Majeski; mezzo-sopranos Elizabeth DeShong, Rachel Frenkel, and Katharine Goeldner; tenors Lawrence Brownlee and Keith Jameson; bass-baritones Luca Pisaroni and Adam Plachetka; and bass Brindley Sherratt. Also performing will be current Ryan Opera Center ensemble members Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi, soprano, Jonathan Johnson, tenor, and Bradley Smoak, bass.

The Lyric Opera Chorus Master is Michael Black.

Lyric’s general director Anthony Freud said, “I’m delighted that our exceptional soloists, orchestra, and chorus will be heard by an enormous and appreciative audience, both in the beautiful Pritzker Pavilion and Millennium Park grounds and on the radio broadcast. What a won-

Chicago NANM branches to welcome renowned tenor

Sunday, September 13, 2015 at 4:00 p.m, a concert and reception welcoming internationally-renowned tenor Lawrence Brownlee to Chicago will be presented at the University Church, 5655 S. University Ave. in Hyde Park where Chicago Music Association (CMA), Br. No. 1, NANM, Inc. (since 1919)’s Music Director Charles Hayes is Organist/Director of Music. Admission is free.

Two performers from the School of Music and Theatre of Indiana University-South Bend will perform musical tributes on the concert which is sponsored by Dr. Marvin Lynn, Dean of the School of Education, and Dr. Marvin V. Curtis, Dean of the School of Music and Theatre at IU-South Bend and

ano; Sonia Mantell, cello; and Sam Petrey, violin; performing Chicago native Dolores White’s arrangements of works by George Gershwin (1898-1937). White is an ASCAP Award-winning freelance composer and composer-in-residence at Chicago Music Association, Branch No. 1 NANM, Inc. where both she and Cornelius Johnson hold memberships. Admission is free.

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Amanda Majeski derful way to start Lyric’s 61st season, and also to celebrate the 15th Stars of Lyric Opera concert.”

Projected English translations can be seen by audience members in the Seating Bowl at the Park. Those

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The public is invited to meet and greet Mr. Brownlee who will sing the role of Prince Ramiro opposite soprano Isabel Leonard in Giocchino Rossini’s “Cenerentola” (Cinderella) October 4-30 at Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Members of the Planning Committee for the Tribute to Mr. Brownlee, in addition to Drs. Lynn and Curtis, are Charles Hayes, Paul-Martin Bender and Dr. Bar-

Gwendolyn Brown bara Wright-Pryor.

Maestro Raymond Harvey

******** Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra to open 2015-16 concert Music Director Raymond Harvey is “Someone You Should Know”

Lawrence Brownlee Cornelius Johnson, tenor

J’nai Bridges

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Lawrence Brownlee Chicago Music Association and the R. Nathaniel Dett Club join forces for the celebration

Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi

of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. He previously held the top post at the Fresno Philharmonic (California), Springfield Symphony (Massachusetts), and El Paso Opera (Texas) and has appeared as guest conductor with many of America’s leading orchestras, including those of Philadelphia, Atlanta, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Buffalo, Detroit, New Orleans and Minnesota, as well as the New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concerts and the Boston Pops. He has also had engagements with the Maggio Musicale Orchestra of Florence, Italy, the Pusan Symphony of South Korea, and the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica. He regularly performs as a pianist, both in chamber music and as pianist/conductor in works of Gershwin, Mozart, and Rachmaninoff.

In addition to his commitment to Kalamazoo, Dr. Harvey has been named an Associate Professor at the University of Houston, where he serves as Music Director of the Opera Department at The Moores

seated on the lawn or listening to the broadcast on 98.7wfmt.com may access line-by-line translations in real time at lyricoperalive.org on their mobile devices .

The free outdoor performance, presented in cooperation with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, attracts capacity crowds of 16,000 to the pavilion, great lawn, and surrounding areas of the park annually.

National Scholarship Chair for NANM, Inc. CMA members paying musical tributes to Mr. Brownlee are Arthur D. Jr. Griffin. Who will offer the organ prelude and postlude; Lyric Opera mezzo-soprano J’nai Bridges; Kyle J. Dickson, violin; and Megan Stokes, piano.

R. Nathaniel Dett Club members performing musical tributes are Yvonne Wynne Huntley, piano; Lyric Opera contralto Gwendolyn Brown; Errin Duane Brooks, tenor. Yvonne Dolby Lindsey, is the accompanist.

When the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra (KSO) led by Music Director Raymond Harvey presents its opening concert of the 2015-2016 season in Miller Auditorium Friday, September 18, Lana Trotovsek will make her U.S. symphonic debut performing the virtuosic Violin Concerto of Johannes Brahms. Also scheduled for performance is P. I. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4.

In this day when many still cling to the belief that classically-trained musicians of color are a rarity, Raymond Harvey and hundreds of other conductors, composers, instrumentalists, operatic and concert soloists come to the forefront to “give it the lie.”

This season Maestro Harvey will celebrate 17 years as Music Director

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School of Music.

Guest soloist Lana Trotovsek was born in Slovenia and began playing the violin at the age of four. In 2012, Ms. Trotovsek made her debut with the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, under Valery Gergiev, with Sergei Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No.1 in D Major. She has appeared in two concerts with Yuri Bashmet and the Moscow Soloists performing Mo-

Lana Trotovsek zart’s “Sinfonia Concertante” and performed at many concert halls throughout the United States, Europe, and China.

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A Moment to Super Size Your Thinking be—alone. Generally, many people confuse loneliness with being alone. In fact, this is the beginning of growth and self-actualization.

This is when you really know what you are made of and hopefully walk in the path of your life’s purpose, mission and ministry.

The Shakespearean quote “To thine own self be true—it must follow thee the night as the day, then thou canst be false to any man” has long been a favorite of mine. Let’s be clear, life is not a dress rehearsal…you only have one life to live, therefore be true to what God has called you to do. It’s meaningless to live your life based on other people and their expectation. Do you. Stay in your lane. Take time to recognize what makes you smile when you wake up in the morning? Think about what love so much that you would do it for free? What really makes you tick?

What are your goals ten years from

By Effie Rolfe “When the music stops that’s when I sing my song.” This is the title to a song that I always admired, recorded by artist and pastor, Rev. Daryl Coley. I believe, the title of this song will always resonate with my spirit because life is filled with twists and turns.

These twists and turns of events not only causes misery and pain, but ultimately these same life changing events can also create the real you and lead to your life’s mission. When the curtain closes, the band and the audience go home and you’re alone...that’s when the words to this song resonate loudest.

It’s easy to sing and dance when the music is going on…but when it stops can you continue to sing?

When the bottom falls out, that’s when you are in a place where so many people refuse to go and to

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now? There is a possibility that you are doing it right now. Take some time to look inward and see the blessings that God has bestowed upon you. Until you look within, you will forever be without. Everything you need—you already have.

Your gift will get through many hardships. Trust your God given abilities and instincts. The sooner you zero in and focus on your calling—your life will be better and much more fulfilled. So, when the job is eliminated, the marriage is over, the kids are gone and the bank account is low—that’s when whatever you need begins to surface to help you recognize what you are really made of. How can you tell if the orange juice is sweet until it’s squeezed?

Pressure is what causes precious metals such as gold, diamonds and pearls to form. The stress and strains of life is often uncomfortable, but in the end, this same force can make a difficult situation one hundred times

better. In times of difficulty—greatness is born.

Regardless of how difficult it may seem, always embrace the change. When life seems dark and dreary and the music suddenly ends—a masterpiece is born. As you continue your journey— what appeared insurmountable, will soon become stepping-stones into your destiny. Get ready for a new chapter and verse. It’s your time and your turn to go forth in the melody and dance that God has for you. Sing!

Are you singing your song...? ©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 Pastor Bill Winston invites you to experience the 2015 International Faith Conference (IFC), September 13th through September 18th for six exciting evening services at Living Word Christian Center. For 19 years Drs. Bill and Veronica Winston have hosted the International Faith Conference, which draws more than 3,000 attendees and up to 50,000 online viewers each night. Six dynamic ministry leaders, or “generals of faith,” from across the globe will teach you how to hear God’s voice, build your faith in God’s Word and confidently take action on your dreams and plans. Come learn how to destroy fear and ignite your faith to be unmovable, unstoppable and unshakeable.

The conference (unless otherwise noted) is free and open to the public. All attendees are asked to register at ifc.billwinston.org or call 1-866-816-4653. Children’s Church will also be available on a first-come-first-serve basis; capacity is limited. Simultaneous Spanish translation will also be available. Also, the evening sessions will be streamed live at ifc.billwinston.org and via Bill Winston Ministries YouTube channel.

On Sunday, September 13th at 6 p.m., the guest speaker will be Bishop Tudor Bismark, Senior Pastor of New Life Covenant Church in Harare, Zimbabwe.

The musical guest will be Donald Lawrence and Company. On Monday, September 14 at 7 p.m., Kenneth Copeland, a worldwide ministry leader for 45 years, author and recording artist will speak to the body of Christ. David and www.chicagocrusader.com

Nicole Binion are scheduled as the musical guest for the evening. Dr. Jesse Duplantis, a dynamic ministry leader, teacher and author from New Orleans, Louisiana will grace those in attendance on Tuesday, September 15th. eOne recording artist, Todd Dulaney will share in praise and worship. On Wednesday, September 16th, Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, named by the

Dr. Bill Winston Wall Street Journal as one of the “Most Influential Hispanic Leaders,” heads the National Hispanic Christian Leadership, with over 40,000 churches at 7 p.m. The musical artists for the evening are the world renown, Walt Whitman and the Soul Children of Chicago.

Thursday, September 17th at 7 p.m., Dr. Creflo A. Dollar, Jr., founder and senior pastor of World Changers Church International, author, and teacher will bring forth the anointed word, along with musical guest, Bishop William Murphy, III. The conclusion of the Faith Conference will be held on Friday, September 18th, 7 p.m. with Dr. Bill Winston, Senior Pastor of

Living Word Christian Center, Founder of the global Bill Winston Ministries, as well as founder and president of the nationally accredited Joseph Business School. Musical guest will be the Living Word Christian Center Choir.

Attendees can also experience daytime events from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, September 14th.

The 3rd Annual Women’s Luncheon, “Prayer, Praise & Pampering” is hosted by Dr. Veronica Winston. Attendees will enjoy a spirit-filled morning of prayer and praise with featured speaker, Terri Copeland Pearsons from Kenneth Copeland Ministries. Cost per luncheon ticket is $50 (which does not include afternoon pampering services). Following the luncheon, women are invited to enjoy an afternoon of relaxing pampering services for the body and soul that include: chair massage, make-up application, hand massage, nail polish change, eyebrow shaping, and eyelash application. One-onone prayer sessions with dedicated intercessors will also be available.

For more information or to register, call 1-866-816-4653 or visit ifc.billwinston.org. (Pre-Registration and a ticket are required for this event.)

On Thursday, September 17th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. you are welcomed to The Leadership Summit and the Special Healing Service with Pastor Cash Luna hosted

by Faith Ministries Alliance. Pastor Luna of Casa de Dios, Guatemala will address an international audience of ministry leaders in this bi-

lingual Spanish/English session.

He is known for the “Nights of Healing” crusades that attract crowds of thousands throughout North, South and Central America. Pastor Luna also has the highest-rated broadcast in Central America. This sponsored event is FREE and open to all, however pre-registration is required. For more information call 1-866-8164653 or visit ifc.billwinston.org.

(This event is free and open to all, however, pre-registration).

Morgan Park Black Catholic Church celebrates Diamond Anniversary Holy Name of Mary Parish prepares to celebrate 75 years of serving Chicago’s Far South Side Holy Name of Mary Parish in Chicago’s Morgan Park community will celebrate the culmination of its year-long 75th Anniversary observance with an upcoming Lun-

cheon and Mass.

The festivities kick off with a special anniversary luncheon on Saturday, Sept. 12 and Mass of Celebration on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 10:00 a.m. in the church located on the corner of 112th and Loomis Streets.

The luncheon will be held at (Continued on page 16)

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WORLD OF MUSIC (Continued from page 14) Founded in 1921, the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra is Southwest Michigan’s premier musical organization, providing musical enrichment to over 80,000 adults and youth per year. The KSO is the third-largest professional orchestra in the state and has won numerous awards and grants, including the Met Life Award for Arts

Access in Underserved Communities, the National Endowment for the Arts for its extensive education programs, and a major Ford Foundation grant to found its innovative Artist-in-Residence program.

For more information on The KSO and Maestro Harvey, visit kalamazoosymphony.com.

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Morgan Park Black Catholic Church (Cont’d from page 15) Oak Lawn’s Hilton Hotel Grand Ballroom. Tickets are $75. Holy Name of Mary is also looking for all former students, parishioners and friends to join

the festivities. For more information call 773-2386800 or email bulletinhnm@gmail.com Father Thomas Jackson, OP is the pastor of the church.

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no evil. I lost all respect for Frank Clark when he headed up the committee that recommended closing more than 100 CPS schools. Now he is the top dog on the CPS board.

So many people are running around singing the praises of Common because the rapper comes home and does a concert or pats some kids on the head. The people are

cheering him and his mama Mahalia Hines is sitting on the board co-signing everything the mayor and his puppet Jesse Ruiz put in front of them.

Then we have Dominique Jordan Turner. Her board bio says she has quite the background in education, but one telling sentence that she was involved with the Chicago Urban League and the University

of Chicago lets us know she is no friend of Black students or the Black community. Maybe she was at one point but she sure has been co-opted.

The big question though is how long are Black folks going to keep letting these people destroy what’s left of public education in Chicago.

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At the million man march, Black men should bring their business cards by the thousands. These cards should be exchanged with each other so we can develop a grass-

(Continued from page 6) roots million man march Black business network and dedicate ourselves to using the services of brothers who attend the march from all over the country.

The challenges and opportunities that the million man

march provide are exciting and inspiring. We have an opportunity to show ourselves, our families and the world that Black men are prepared to assume responsibility for planning and shaping the destiny of African people.

We should be prepared to no longer accept other people outside of the African American Community directing, dictating, and controlling what goes on in our communities.

The million man march presents an opportunity for Black men to “step up to the plate” and assume leadership as men in partnership with Black women to face the 21st century with a new vision for Black power and Black sovereignty.

No longer should we be the pawns, victims and subjects of other people desires.

Let us march in the name of Black solidarity, justice, freedom, and independence. Let us continue to work on these challenges as we prepare to participate in the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March, October 10, 2015 in Washington, D.C.

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Public Notice Network Kluever File Number SPSF.1937 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DLJ MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC. P l a i n t i f f , v s .

PAUL BREWSTER, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 1270 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on July 6, 2015 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, October 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: P.I.N. 20-36-421-003-0000.

Commonly known as 8509 South Oglesby Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617.

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 Mr. David C. Kluever at Plaintiff's Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

(312) 236-0077.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I668299

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT A U T H O R I T Y ; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

L.J. TAYLOR, III; D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 3345 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, October 7, 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 141 West 103rd Place, Chicago, IL 60628.

P.I.N. 25-16-204-010-0000.

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.

15-004674 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I668279

for cash, as set forth mortgaged estate:

Avenue aka 7230 South Harvard Avenue, Chicago, IL 60621.

P.I.N. 20-28-208-036-0000.

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.

14-035798 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I668262 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION SEAWAY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY F/K/A SEAWAY NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, P l a i n t i f f , v s .

ADELAIDE M. POPE A/K/A ADELAIDE M A R I E CARMOLA, ALEXANDER C. POPE A/K/A ALEXANDER CLAYTON POPE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, 15 CH 100 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, October 5, 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 117 West 114th Street, Chicago, IL 60628.

P.I.N. 25-21-228-007-0000, 25-21-228-008-0000, 25-21-228-009-0000.

The mortgaged real estate is 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: 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. Laurie A. Silvestri at Plaintiff's Attorney, Law Offices of Laurie A. Silvestri, Three First National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60602. (312) 558-4250.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I668259 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION MB FINANCIAL BANK NA; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

FRANKLIN BROWN; CITY OF CHICAGO; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 18749 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, October 5, 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 336-342 W. Marquette Street, Chicago, IL 60621.

P.I.N. 20-21-214-026-0000.

The mortgaged real estate is a eight unit apartment building. The property may be made available for inspection by contacting Jim Paul at (815) 469-3800. 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. Brandon R. Freud at Ruff, Freud, Breems and Nelson, Ltd., 200 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

(312) 263-3890.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I668258

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

KENNETH K. LAWSON; TERRY LAWSON; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD C L A I M A N T S D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 462 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 Monday, October 5, 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 7236 South Harvard 7230 South Harvard Avenue, C IL 60621. www.chicagocrusader.com P 20-28-208-036-0000.

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The property will NOT be for inspection Sales Department at Attorney, Manley Deas One East Wacker Drive, (614) 220-5611.

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HOUSES FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION URBAN PARTNERSHIP BANK, AS S U C C E S S O R - I N INTEREST TO THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, AS RECEIVER FOR S H O R E B A N K ; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

DONNA M. PILOT; HARRIS N.A. AND U N K N O W N OWNERS AND NON RECORD C L A I M A N T S ; D e f e n d a n t s , 12 CH 42972 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, October 5, 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 7405 S. Union Avenue, Chicago, IL 60621.

P.I.N. 20-28-120-002-0000.

The mortgaged real estate is a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession. The property may be made available for inspection by contacting Mr. Eric Janssen at (312) 228-4700.

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. Zachary J. Sehy at 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 I668233

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR J.P.MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST 2006-WF1 Plaintiff, -v.WILLIE BREWSTER, JR. Defendants 14 CH 005336 8549 S. MAY STREET CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 20, 2014, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 1, 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 8549 S. MAY STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-32-417-016. 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 14-13-30325. 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. 14-13-30325 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 14 CH 005336 TJSC#: 35-12628 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.

I668344 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR NEW CENTURY HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2005-2; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

RAHMAN FOREMAN; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 18562 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on June 22, 2015, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, September 25, 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 8035 SOUTH STEWART AVENUE A, CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 2 0 .

P.I.N. 20-33-208-056.

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 2 8 1 0 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I667107

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-22 Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF PHILLIP MANTLE A/K/A PHILLIP G. MANTLE A/K/A PHILLIP GEORGE MANTLE, IF ANY, LEON MANTLE, ROYEL MANTLE, LORNA MANTLE, ANNIE MANTLE, THOMAS QUINN, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR, PHILLIP MANTLE A/K/A PHILLIP G. MANTLE A/K/A PHILLIP GEORGE MANTLE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 17319 7748 SOUTH SAGINAW AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60649 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 17, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 24, 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 7748 SOUTH SAGINAW AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60649 Property Index No. 21-30-322-031-0000. The real estate is improved with a red, brick, two unit apartment; two car attached 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

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$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 PA1405197. 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. PA1405197 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 17319 TJSC#: 35-12110 I667670

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NEIGHBORHOOD LENDING SERVICES, INC. Plaintiff, -v.LOUISE CALLOWAY-BROWN A/K/A LOUIS C. BROWN, ANTHONY BROWN A/K/A ANTHONY L. BROWN, MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, VILLAGE OF DOLTON Defendants 10 CH 016330 34 E. 122ND STREET CHICAGO, IL 60628 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 1, 2013, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 24, 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 34 E. 122ND STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60628 Property Index No. 25-27-122-022. 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 14-10-11686. 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. 14-10-11686 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 10 CH 016330 TJSC#: 35-12312 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR HOME EQUITY ASSET TRUST 2003-6, HOME EQUITY PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-6 Plaintiff, -v.RANDOLPH MORAN Defendants 13 CH 002867 9132 S. MARSHFIELD 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 30, 2014, 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 9132 S. MARSHFIELD AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-06-408-031. 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

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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 14-13-27030.

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. 14-13-27030 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 13 CH 002867 TJSC#: 35-12164 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.ANAGIL GALVEZ AKA ANAGAIL GALVEZ, JOSE GALVEZ, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 12 CH 28040 8333 SOUTH BURLEY AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 17, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 14, 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 8333 SOUTH BURLEY AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 21-32-201-009-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home with a detached 2 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 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 PA1214032. 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. PA1214032 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 12 CH 28040 TJSC#: 35-11708 I666926

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2003-NC6, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-NC6 Plaintiff, -v.EDWARD EARL ANDREWS, CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants 14 CH 017782 7837 S. HOYNE 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 July 6, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 8, 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 7837 S. HOYNE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-30-316-013. The real estate is improved with a duplex.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-13756. 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. 14-14-13756 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 14 CH 017782 TJSC#: 35-10374 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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BEVERLY HILL A/K/A BEVERLY F HILL, NOMBACH COMPANY, INC., CITIBANK, N.A., DISCOVER BANK D e f e n d a n t s 15 CH 1194 6933 SOUTH MAY 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 July 6, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 7, 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 6933 SOUTH MAY STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-20-417-014-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home with no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

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

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1410916. 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. PA1410916 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 15 CH 1194 TJSC#: 35-9846 I666731

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL C O R P O R A T I O N ; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

MORRIS A. CHRISMON; MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC; ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; DOC.#13127010 19; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 12 M1 400697 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on August 11, 2015, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, September 25, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in its office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: Commonly known as 8112 South Clyde Avenue, Chicago, IL. P.I.N. 20-36-217-023-0000.

The property consists of vacant land.

Sale terms: 10% of the purchase price will be required to bid at the sale. The balance of the purchase price required by 12:00 p.m. the following day.

The property will NOT be open for i n s p e c t i o n .

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the s a l e .

For information call City of Chicago Department of Law/COAL, City Hall 121 North LaSalle Street, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 742-0007.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I667081

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL C O R P O R A T I O N ; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

SHANE CUNNINGHAM; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 09 M1 450832 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on August 11, 2015, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, September 25, 2015, at the hour of 11 a.m. in its office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: Commonly known as 2859 East 77th Street, Chicago, IL. P.I.N. 21-30-412-001-0000.

The property consists of vacant land.

Sale terms: 10% of the purchase price will be required to bid at the sale. The balance of the purchase price required by 12:00 p.m. the following day.

The property will NOT be open for i n s p e c t i o n .

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the s a l e .

For information call City of Chicago Department of Law/COAL, City Hall 121 North LaSalle Street, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 742-0007.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I667076 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR NEWLANDS ASSET HOLDING TRUST P l a i n t i f f , v s .

SANDRA S. ROGERS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 7895 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 24, 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 8521 South Marshfield Avenue, Chicago, IL 60620.

P.I.N. 20-31-422-006-0000.

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

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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.

14-029081 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I667071

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE A S S O C I A T I O N ("FANNIE MAE"), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AMERICA; Plaintiff, v s .

MARIA BELLO; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD C L A I M A N T S ; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 1016 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on November 10, 2014, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, September 22, 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 property: P.I.N. 26-08-102-002 & 26-08-102-001.

Commonly known as 9803 South Avenue L aka 9803 South Avenue Unit L, Chicago, IL 6 0 6 1 7 .

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

For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1 3 1 8 2 6 0 .

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I667057

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, 111 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWABS, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-7 Plaintiff, -v.VENESSA WILLIAMS A/K/A VENESSA C. WILLIAMS, CITY OF CHICAGO, CHATHAM COURT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 09 CH 052076 8142 S. DREXEL AVENUE UNIT #2W 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 September 29, 2010, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 18, 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 8142 S. DREXEL AVENUE UNIT #2W, CHICAGO, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-35-115-022-1020, Property Index No. (20-35-115-019 underlying). 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 14-09-41076. 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. 14-09-41076 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 09 CH 052076 TJSC#: 35-11990 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION URBAN PARTNERSHIP BANK, SUCCESSOR - I N - I N T E R E S T TO FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, AS RECEIVER FOR SHOREBANK; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

THE ESTATE OF BETTY HOWARD; DIANA HOWARD, AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY HOWARD; DIANA HOWARD, I N D I V I D U A L L Y ; HORACE HOWARD; JAMES DORE, AS S P E C I A L REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF RITA FORD; JAMES DORE, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF HORACE HOWARD; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 13 CH 12869 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, September 21, 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 655 East 89th Place, Chicago, Illinois.

P.I.N. 25-03-222-045-0000.

The mortgaged real estate is a single family residence. The property may be made available for inspection by contacting Mr. Ron Fabiani at (708) 415-2484. 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. Zachary J. Sehy at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, 111 East Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION URBAN FINANCIAL OF AMERICA, LLC F/K/A URBAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. Plaintiff, -v.CAROL A. BROWN, AS INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF ANN SMITH A/K/A ANN TERESA SMITH, DECEASED, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ANN SMITH A/K/A ANN TERESA SMITH, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, CAROL A. BROWN, MELVIN CLARK, DWIGHT CLARK, DAVID GOODALL, DONALD GOODALL, CARLTON GOODALL, ANTHONY GOODALL Defendants 14 CH 005905 5550 S. 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 4, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 5, 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 5550 S. PRINCETON AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-201-057.

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. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-02990. 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. 14-14-02990 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 14 CH 005905 TJSC#: 35-8847 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.

I666651 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST 2006-WF1 Plaintiff, -v.JACK J. WASHINGTON A/K/A JACK J. WASHINGTON-NOLITUBBY Defendants 14 CH 010591 7318 S. VERNON STREET 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 5, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 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 7318 S. VERNON STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-27-216022. 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 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 14-14-08251.

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. 14-14-08251 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 14 CH 010591 TJSC#: 35-11590 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Serena begins quest for tennis history But no huge bonus for Williams after 2nd place finish in US Open Series

By Erick Johnson Serena Williams’ pursuit of greatness will come full circle if she wins the US Open next week. If she defends her title in New York, she would have achieved the calendar Grand Slam, which involves winning the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open all in one year.

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It’s a rare accomplishment that hasn’t been achieved in 27 years.

But for all the hype and historical significance of Williams’ possible US Open win, she will earn hundreds of thousands less this year, thanks to a woman who beat her without winning a single tournament in a special contest that awards various bonuses to male and female players in addition to their prize money at the US Open.

The player who is eligible to earn the biggest bonus of them all is Karolina Pilsova from Czechoslovakia, who won the Emirates Airlines US Open Series, a unique tennis circuit that leads up to the US Open. It awards a $1 million bonus to the male and female player US Open winner who captures both titles. If Pilsova wins the U.S. Open, she would receive $4.3 million in earnings, the largest purse in tennis history that tops the previous record of $4 million that Williams earned last year for winning it all at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

But Pisolva has already lost in this year’s U.S Open, an embarrassing early exit that may have officials for the US Open Series thinking twice about tweaking a system that would allow more deserving players to win the series.

Pisolva’s early exit means that there will be no $1 million bonus or record-setting prize earnings for Williams or any female player at this year’s 134th US Open.

Williams may achieve the grandest feat in her illustrious career by winning the Grand Slam, but her overall prize earnings this year most likely will not be historic.

Perhaps changes should be made to the US Open Series.

The series awards points to men and women players who have advanced to the finals, semifinals, quarterfinals or the round of 16 in various tournaments throughout the country. At the end of the series, the male and female player with the most points wins the US Open Series Bonus Challenge standings. They are eligible to earn a $1 million bonus on top of a record $3.3 million prize should they capture the US Open singles title as well. Their total take home pay would be $4.3 million, just over a million more than Wimbledon.

The female player who beat out Williams, Pliskova, finished atop the US Open Series Bonus Challenge standings with 150 points.

She benefitted from a provision that allows players who earn points in three or more US Open Series tournaments to double their point totals. She was the runner-up in the Bank Of The West Classic (45 points) in Stanford, a round of 16 showing at the Western & Southern Open (15 points)

in Cincinnati and a quarterfinal achievement in New Haven (15 points). Without the provision, Pliskova would have earned just 75 points, an amount that would have excluded her from getting bonus money regardless of her performance at the US Open.

The US Open Series added the provision several years ago to increase player participation in its tournaments. The enrollment has sparked greater ticket sales and interest in tournaments that were once struggling to compete with larger tennis competitions.

Pilsova suffered a crushing loss in the first round of the US Open to American Anna Tatishvili, 6-2, 61. Because of her early-round defeat at the US Open, Pilsova will earn a total of $54,900, which includes a $15,000 bonus for her first standing in the US Open Series. No other US Open series female champion lost in the first round of the US Open since the series began in 2004.

Williams came in second in the US Open Series this year with 145 points. By comparison, Williams achievements in the US Open Series were more impressive. She reached the semifinals at the Rogers Cup in Toronto (45 points) and won the Western & Southern Cup in Cincinnati (100 points). Williams did not earn any points after she pulled out of the Bank of the West Classic in July because of an elbow injury.

For her second place finish Williams will earn a $500,000 bonus and a total of $3.8 million if she wins the US Open. That’s $200,000 less than what Williams made last year. Despite Pilsova’s early loss at the US Open, Williams still cannot earn the $1 million bonus because she did not win the US Open Series.

It’s an unfortunate reality for the US Open’s top brass, who created the world’s richest tennis tournament this summer when they increased the prize money for the male and female singles winner to $3.3 million from last year’s prize of $3 million. The amount gave the US Open the bragging rights as the Grand Slam tournament with the biggest prize money.

Pilsova’s early US Open loss raises questions about the fairness and accuracy of the US Open Series, an 11-year old circuit that has raised the profile, ticket sales and television coverage of small tennis tournaments that lacked the panache and exposure of the US Open and other major tennis competitions.

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The potential loss of $500,000 in total prize earnings at this year’s US Open perhaps will be just a drop in the bucket for Williams.

She has earned nearly $10 million in prize money this year and $130 million from her tennis career. A win at Arthur Ashe stadium will make Williams arguably the

greatest female tennis player of all time. For the first time in the US Open Harry Champion C. Alford2014 tournament’s history, the women’s final sold out before round to fellow American Coco the men’s. Many attribute the ear- Vandeweghem 6-4, 6-3. ly sellout to Williams’ quest for the record books. Millions of television viewers around the world are expected to watch Williams make tennis history.

Meanwhile, Williams leads several Black tennis players who were still alive in the US Open as of Crusader press time on Wednesday, September 2. They include her older sister, 23rd seeded Venus Williams and 19th seeded Madison Keys, who will face Serena in the fourth round if she continues to win.

On the men’s side, Chicago native Donald Young earned perhaps the biggest win in his career Monday when he came from beUS Open Harry Champion C. Alford2013 hind to defeat 11th seeded Gilles Simon in a five set thriller that brought the crowd to its feet.

Down by two sets and three games in the third set, Young took big risks by hitting difficult shots and overpowered the Frenchman, who had beaten him all five previous times they met.

Young has finished among the top 95 ranked ATP World Tour players only twice during his 10year tennis career. It took him 3 hours, 34 minutes to beat Simon.

Showing some mental toughness, Young broke Simon nine times in 14 opportunities. Young also saved 21 of 30 break chances for Simon.

Another Black player, Jo Willfried-Tsonga advanced to the third round Wednesday by beating Marcel Granollers, 6-3, 6-4,6-3.

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