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For the seventh consecutive year, the entire senior class at Southland College Prep Charter High School in Richton Park, was accepted into a four-year college or university, thus keeping the school’s 100 percent college acceptance rate alive. Photo credit: Courtesy of Southland College Prep Charter High School

SOUTHLAND COLLEGE PREP HIGH SCHOOL IS MORE THAN AN ACADEMIC POWERHOUSE Administrators at a Richton Park high school, whose students are predominately black, said the charter school does more than send students to college, but also cranks out future leaders as well. PAGE 2

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COMMUNITY

Southland College Prep High School is More Than An Academic Powerhouse Continued from page 1

BY WENDELL HUTSON Contributing Writer

Administrators at a Richton Park high school, whose students are predominately black, said the charter school does more than send students to college, but also cranks out future leaders as well.

“In this unprecedented year, marked by school closures and the loss of so many traditional rites of passage, our seniors have made extraordinary accomplishments despite the many challenges imposed to maintain the health and safety of all during this historic pandemic,” said Blondean Davis, CEO of Southland. “All 136 seniors have been accepted by colleges and universities with a record $60 million in merit-based scholarships (thus achieving our goal) that every graduate is admitted to a four-year college or university and has the financial resources to attain a bachelor’s degree.”

After being founded 10 years ago,

Southland College Prep Charter High School (sd162.org/southland) has maintained a 100 percent college acceptance rate for the last seven years, while also steering students into a variety of industries, such as science, technology, engineering and math, said Robert Lane, director of college admissions for Southland.

Several graduating seniors agreed with Lane that the charter school not only prepared them for college academically, but also mentally as well.

Ashley Meeky, a 17-year-old Richton Park resident, said her favorite subjects are literature and math and she plans to attend Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. this fall to study international relations and economics. The ambitious student said after college, she plans to work in corporate America and travel abroad to learn about different cultures.

“Southland gives you a lot of support. The counselors there are hands on and that is what separates the school from all others,” said Meeky,

who commands a 4.7 grade point average. As a participant on the track team and member of the International Honor Society, Meeky sees herself as more than just a student, but also an “active school member.”

Laniah Ephraim, an 18-year-old Chicago Heights resident, said she plans to attend the University of Southern California to study biomedical engineering and fashion design as a first generation student graduating with a 4.5 GPA. She wants to pursue a career as a researcher and said she hopes to find a cure for infertility in women.

“As a first time generation student in my family, I feel a little pressure to succeed in college, but not a lot.

I want to make everyone proud and I am confident with the education I received from Southland, I will do just fine,” said Ephraim, a member of the school’s volleyball team. “Learning how to manage your time and be confident in your abilities are some of things I gained from Southland.

Ashley Meeky, 17, is among the 136 seniors at Southland College Prep Charter High School in Richton Park who was accepted this fall into a four- year college or university. Photo

Laniah Ephraim, 18, is among the 136 seniors at Southland College Prep Charter High School in Richton Park who was accepted this fall into a four-year college or university. Pho-

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These are life lessons that will help me prepare for adulthood after college.”

Southland operates on a nine-hour school day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. five days a week. And according to Lane, the school’s curriculum is rigorous with a strong emphasis on math, science, technology, language, and fine arts.

After-school extra-curricular activities include sports, speech, forensics, band, chorus, dance, and service projects.

Lane added that the school is different from other schools for many reasons.

“I’d like to say that Southland provides three core things when it comes to students and that’s academics, athletics and the arts,” he said.

“We are a family at Southland and our staff and teachers are dedicated to helping students and we see ourselves as a student’s extended family.”

POLITISCOPE

Typefaces have personality – and can be political

BY DANIEL TAMUL AND KATHERINE HAENSCHEN

Any graphic designer worth their salt can tell you the best typeface for a new law practice in town is going to be drastically different than the typeface used for the local tattoo parlor.

You probably know this to some degree already – an email to your boss in Comic Sans is likely to be read differently than if it is sent in Arial.

The same can be said for political candidates and their campaign signs. Much ado was made in the graphic design community about candidate Barack Obama’s 2008 logo. The logo and its font, called Gotham, now has its own Wikipedia page, and served as a wake-up call for scholars to begin studying the role typography plays in political communication.

Does the typeface you choose matter?

During the 2017 campaign season, one of us, Katherine Haenschen, a researcher and assistant professor at Virginia Tech who studies political communication, saw a campaign sign on Highway 460, which runs through a rural part of southwest Virginia.

The sign – for candidate Chris Hurst, running for election to the House of Delegates in Virginia’s 12th district – was noticeably different from the candidate’s sign in downtown Blacksburg, a considerably more urban and liberal part of the same district.

The rural sign used a serif typeface, the

same class of typeface as Times New Roman or Garamond. Those fonts have letters that start and end with small flourishes, or serifs.

The sign in Blacksburg used a sans serif font that graphic designers generally consider more modern – in part because they were developed relatively recently. Sans serifs (sans means without) do not have those little flourishes.

Helvetica is probably the world’s best-known sans serif and even has its own documentary film.

The existence of two typefaces on two different signs for the same candidate raised the question: Does changing the typeface of a candidate’s name actually change something about how that candidate is perceived?

Typefaces can communicate politics The two of us – Haenschen and Dan Tamul, also a researcher at Virginia Tech, who studies persuasion – designed a study to find out the answer.

We recruited participants from across the United States through Amazon’s Mechanical Turk program and didn’t limit participation to any age or political orientation. The participants are likely very similar to your average user and consumer of typefaces. While MTurk samples are not always representative, they have been shown to produce results that are highly similar to nationally representative samples.

We showed study participants a name written in one of several typefaces. Some of those typefaces were serif fonts, others were sans serifs, and others still were more stylized

display fonts like Blackletter, which looks like a newspaper masthead, and Sunrise.

Participants were then asked to rate how liberal or conservative they thought the typeface or the person whose name was printed.

Blackletter was rated by participants as the most conservative typeface and Sunrise as the most liberal. The serif typefaces, Times New Roman and Jubilat, were rated as more conservative than the sans serif typefaces, Gill Sans and Century Gothic.

The perceptions of the typefaces were not uniform for all participants, however. Democrats generally rated typefaces as more liberal than Republicans did, with the exception of the three display fonts (Blackletter, Birds of Paradise and Sunrise).

Typefaces are influential You might be tempted to throw your hands up in the air and think that this is just one more example of how benign expressions are becoming politicized.

Yet, graphic designers have often treated typefaces as artistic expressions, and past research has shown that typefaces have personalities that can influence not only how we think about them but also how we perceive what is written.

For instance, another study found people will rate scientific abstracts as more interesting, appealing and of higher quality when written in a serif typeface compared to a sans serif typeface. Like real people, then, it shouldn’t be surprising that typefaces are

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perceived as having ideological leanings.

What this means for graphic designers is that the typeface you use to express your thoughts is something that can potentially shape how people will perceive you or your message. Our study shows such assessments can include political ideology.

What still is not known, however, is whether the personality, sentiment or perceived ideology that people attach to a typeface can override information that they already have about the message or the person whose name appears in a typeface.

For instance, how many people are likely to change their perception of Trump if his name appears in liberal-leaning Century Gothic?

Whether you love him or hate him, your mind is probably already made up.

On the other hand, the same might not be true for lesser-known figures. A typeface choice could influence the perception you have of people running for school board seats, the lawyer opening a new law office or the coffee shop you never noticed before.

Our study also found that people rated the fonts they liked as more aligned with their own political ideology.

The key takeaway then may be to consult a graphic designer for any important project to gauge how your preferred typefaces will be seen.

Daniel Tamul is an Assistant Professor in Communications at Virginia Tech and Katherine Haenschen is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Virginia Tech.

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Mother and daughter working on the frontlines recover from COVID-19

BY TIA CAROL JONES

KeAnna Parker is celebrating her first year as a registered nurse. She works as the restorative director at South Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Her mother, Leslie Parker, who has been working there for seven years, is the nursing supervisor.

In April, both women, who have been working on the frontlines caring for patients, tested positive for COVID-19.

Leslie spent 17 days in the hospital, with seven days of that in the intensive care unit. Now recuperating at home, she is using supplemental oxygen. KeAnna, who had mild symptoms, was quarantined at home for 14 days.

KeAnna said she is not sure how she contracted the virus. But she does know that it was difficult to purchase personal protective equipment in the first couple of months of the pandemic. Once KeAnna found it, she was able to purchase it for herself and for the rest of her staff. She said while she was only doing rehabilitative work with patients, her mom was working directly with the patients as a floor nurse.

KeAnna said what scared her was hearing that her mother needed to be intubated and placed on a ventilator. “Luckily, the hospital knew she was a nurse. Just like the police, we take care of our own. So, they were doing evidence-based practice on her instead of just doing what everyone else was doing. The evidence-based practice was showing the intubation does not necessarily

KEANNA AND LESLIE PARKER WERE HONORED IN RECOGNITION OF MOTHER’S DAY AND NATIONAL NURSES WEEK IN EARLY MAY BY EARLY WALKER, OWNER OF W & W TOWING COMPANY. WALKER PRESENTED THEM WITH $200 IN GROCERY STORE GIFT CERTIFICATES. work the best. So, they did BiPAPs and CPAPs instead,” she said.

KeAnna said she was grateful for the hospital staff that helped her mother. She said she wasn’t sure she would get another Mother’s Day with her mother.

KeAnna and Leslie Parker were honored in recognition of Mother’s Day and National Nurses Week in early May by Early Walker, owner of W & W Towing Company. Walker presented them with $200 in grocery store gift certificates.

Walker has been honoring those on the frontlines of COVID-19 in the last couple of months. He has provided meals for the National Guard that work at the Markham COVID-19 Testing Facility, as well as meals for Chicago police officers who attended the funeral of an officer who died of the virus.

Walker said it was a proud moment for him and his company to be able to honor the Parkers and present them with checks and gift certificates. He described them as extraordinary and brave and said he was grateful for their sacrifice.

KeAnna Parker and her mother Leslie Parker both work at South Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Both contracted COVID-19 in April and have since recovered. KeAnna is back at work and Leslie is at home. They have a Go Fund Me set up for Leslie Parker for her lost wages. Photo courtesy of KeAnna Parker

The Fight for the 2020 Vote and the March to the Ballot Box

BY STACY M. BROWN NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia

Since the onset of COVID-19, voter registration in the United States has decreased by a whopping 90 percent.

Additionally, more than 18 million voters have been purged off the rolls since 2016, and, with the all-important 2020 General Election on the horizon, activists, and others, are working to ensure the registration of millions.

On Monday, May 4, The Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC) and the Voting Rights Alliance held a tele-townhall titled, “The Fight for the Vote 2020: Our March to the Ballot Box.” Broadcast over Facebook Live, the presentation featured panelists who agreed that the election process would be severely hindered unless strategies are developed for more robust voter outreach and empowerment.

Panelists included National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., TJC

More than 18 million voters have been purged off the rolls since 2016, and, with the all-important 2020 General Election on the horizon, activists, and others, are working to ensure the registration of millions.

Founder, and President Barbara R. Arnwine, Esq., Moms Rising CEO Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, and Vote. org CEO Andrea Hailey.

“A person without a vote is a person without protection,” stated Attorney Daryl D. Jones, TJC’s Board Chair, who served as a moderator.

The panelists tackled robust voter outreach and registration strategies, media, and specialized outreach to purged voters and those on inactive

lists, creating voter contact systems, onerous absentee ballot requirements, and voter identification.

“The struggle for voting rights continues in America even amidst the pandemic the struggle for the most fundamental right, the right to vote, continues,” Chavis stated.

“We have to be concerned that while we sit here tonight, there are tactics, strategies, and efforts afloat in too many of these states to supwww.citizennewspapergroup.com

press the vote and to make people fearful of voting such was the case 50 years ago,” Chavis continued.

“We had to overcome those tactics of voter suppression, and we have to do it now,” he added.

No excuses, and no barriers should be in place for mail-in ballots, Arnwine stated.

“Vote by mail works for White people, but it doesn’t for a whole lot of people of color,” she stated, adding that there were 1.3 million ballots mailed in Wisconsin, but 197,000 were not counted for various reasons, including the lack of postage stamps.

“In some of these states, they have this evil match law where if they don’t think your signature matches, they will not count your vote,” Arnwine said. “We have to be clear, you have to not only have vote-by-mail options and absentee balloting, but you have to have on-site, distances, and personal protective equipment for workers and voters.”

Rowe-Finkbeiner added that Moms Rising has more than 1 million members spread out across all 50 states.

She said mothers are high targets of voter suppression. “You change your name, and you get pushed off the rolls,” Rowe-Finkbeiner stated.

“You have to check your status and make sure you have at least five friends ready to vote. The situation has never been more urgent.”

Hailey stated that Vote.org had team members working as late as 3 a.m. during recent primaries to monitor last-minute rule changes that affected voters.

“Confusion itself can be a voter suppression tactic, so we’re trying to cut through all of that noise to make sure there’s no confusion,” Hailey noted.

“We see it as our job to monitor this and to work with state and local officials to have an understanding of what the voter experience is going to look like. Every state should have no-excuse absentee voting. You should be able to have at least 20 days of early voting so that you don’t have these long lines like you saw in Wisconsin. People should not have to choose between their health and their ability to cast a ballot,” Hailey said.

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ART SCENE

Netflix Celebrates Africa Month With Made In Africa Collection Netflix recently announced the introduction of a Made in Africa collection - a curated list of African series, films and documentaries - to celebrate Africa Month and demonstrate Netflix’s commitment to Africa and the African creative community.

The collection is available globally at netflix.com/madeinafrica (or can be found on Netflix by searching ‘Made in Africa’ or ‘Africa Month’ or ‘Africa Day’) and will make it easier for members who love African stories to find something great to watch.

It includes over 100 titles - including older licensed films and shows as well as Netflix Originals like Queen Sono, which debuted on Netflix in February, and Blood & Water.

The collection includes critically-acclaimed films and

series like Jerusalema; King of Boys; Lionheart; Mokalik; Oscar-award winning film Tsotsi; Uncovered; The Wedding Party; Tjovitjo; Castle and Castle; The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind; Azali; Potato Potahto; Joy and more.

Members will also see major international films and series that were either predominantly or completely filmed on the continent, such as Holiday in the Wild (South Africa and Zambia); The Red Sea Diving Resort (Namibia and South Africa); Troy: Fall of a City (South Africa), Beasts

of No Nation (Ghana), Blood Diamond (Morocco, Sierra Leone and South Africa), and documentaries, including Leonardo DiCaprio’s The Ivory Game and the Oscar-nominated Virunga.

“This Africa Month, we’re excited to celebrate African stories and storytellers. This collection includes Queen Sono - our first Netflix original series - and as well as films like Catching Feelings, Chief Daddy, 93 Days, Merry Men. We hope that by making these ‘Made in Africa’ titles easily available, we will help ensure they are watched Around the world” says Ben Amadasun, director of licensing and co-productions for Africa at Netflix.

The Made in Africa collection is now available on Netflix at netflix.com/madeinafrica.

TRAVEL

TravelerBuddy Lets You Find Your Dream Destination TravelerBuddy, the one-stop travel app and single point of entry is now available to help travelers to find their travel inspiration and dream destinations.

Through TravelerBuddy’s single point of entry, travelers have access to the whole world and can browse

through thousands of multimedia contents to get you inspired.

From locations in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas, or possibly Oceania, potential dream destinations are available for searching by country, place, category or media type. Click on www.travelerbuddy.

com/explore and start making plans for when traveling is available again.

Unique Global Coverage.

More than 1,500 places in over 160 countries have been selected for a curated collection of vid-

eos and multimedia experiences.

The collection will get extended continuously and travelers can submit videos from missing places or categories.

Once travel is back on the agenda, TravelerBuddy will continue to support travelers not only with

dreaming, but also with traveling.

TravelerBuddy is designed to take the ‘oops’ moments out of travel. This includes a real-time assessment of the associated travel risks, so that it is safe to travel.

Download the app for free: www. tbdy.co/app

NEWS

EEOC Updates COVID-19 Technical Assistance Publication The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently posted an updated and expanded technical assistance publication addressing questions arising under the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The publication, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws” expands on a previous publication that focused on the ADA and Rehabilitation Act. The newly added questions and answers, G.3, G.4., and G.5., provide information about

the accommodation of employees with underlying medical conditions.

The answer to G.4. was revised after initial posting to clarify that the ADA does not allow exclusion of employees simply because they have an underlying medical condition that the CDC says might pose a higher risk of severe illness if the individual contracts COVID-19.

“It is important that employers understand that the ADA does not allow them to act against employees solely because the employee has a CDC-listed underlying medical condition,” said Legal Counsel Andrew Maunz.

“Employers must do a thorough direct threat analysis, which includes an individualized assessment based on relevant factors and a determination of whether the threat can be reduced or eliminated through a reasonable accommodation.”

EEOC’s publication had already addressed workplace screening and exclusion permitted of those who pose a direct threat to others due to having COVID-19 or symptoms and could transmit it to others. Questions G.4. and G.5 address the direct threat to self that an employer would have to meet to exclude some-

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one from the workplace due to a CDC-identified underlying medical condition.

In response to inquiries from the public, the EEOC has provided resources on its website related to the pandemic in an employment context.

The agency will continue to monitor developments and provide assistance to the public as needed.

The EEOC advances opportunity in the workplace by enforcing federal laws prohibiting employ­ment discrimination.

More information is available at www.eeoc.gov.

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African Americans Are More Likely To Develop Tardive Dyskinesia Mental illness was once a subject not often discussed among African Americans, but in recent years, conversations are more open, and people are more comfortable explaining what is happening with them and how their medication makes them feel.

Symptoms of Tardive Dyskinesia One byproduct of mental illness like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and severe depression not well known amongst patients until it happens is Tardive Dyskinesia (TD).

It is the involuntary and abnormal movements of the jaw, lips and tongue.

Classic symptoms include facial grimacing, sticking out the tongue, sucking or fish-like movements of the mouth, according to a news release from blackdoctor.org.

In some cases, the arms and/or legs may also be affected by invol-

One byproduct of mental illness like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and severe depression not well known amongst patients until it happens is Tardive Dyskinesia (TD).

untary rapid, jerking movements, or slow, writhing movements as defined by the National Organization for Rare Disorders.

Drugs and Tardive Dyskinesia These symptoms are brought on

by prolonged use of antipsychotic drugs known as neuroleptics that block dopamine receptors, which are chemicals in the brain that cause movement, the news release stated.

Tardive Dyskinesia will not occur in all who take antipsychotic drugs,

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but those that do, it can be life changing.

Other factors that put you at a higher risk of developing TD besides being African and African American are: * being female * being diabetic * being older * having dementia * having a prior brain injury * having a problem with alcohol or substance abuse All is not lost if you develop Tardive Dyskinesia. It is not life threatening, although it may affect how you conduct your life. It is important that you contact your physician immediately if you suspect signs of TD. Although there is no cure, symptoms vary in patients and there are new, more effective neuroleptics combined with new, FDA-approved treatments that are encouraging for those with this condition.

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DIVERSITY IN CLINICAL TRIALS BRINGS NEW TREATMENTS TO EVERYONE. Participation in clinical trials not only helps patients gain access to new medical therapies but also advances knowledge about how treatments work safely and effectively in the diverse communities represented in those clinical trials. Visit medicalheroes.org to learn more.

A sincere thank you to everyone who participates in clinical research from the following sponsors:

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How a Clinical Trial Participant Became an Advocate for the Sickle Cell Community Shauna Whisenton was once an individual living with sickle cell disease (SCD). Now she’s an advocate for better therapies, a cure, and better understanding of SCD. Whisenton was born with SCD, a painful, inherited disorder where red blood cells are misshaped, restricting blood flow and oxygen to parts of the body.

“It was all going pretty well until I had my third son,” she says. “Then my health started to take a turn for the worse.”

While nursing, she was admitted to the hospital every few weeks and despite best efforts, was not replenishing enough fluids for her body to function properly and had major organ complications.

Her doctor asked her to consider a bone marrow transplant clinical trial to cure SCD. She didn’t believe she could be cured and some members of her family were unsure she should undergo the treatment. For many in the minority community, there is a fear that medical testing may exploit patients instead of helping them. However, clinical trial oversights ensure safety during participation.

After consulting an SCD patient advocate, she realized, “Although a cure is not guaranteed, this could be an amazing opportunity. If that is not possible for me, researchers could learn something from my participation to save others.”

Finding a donor

The best chance for a donor match would be a family member. Whisenton lost her parents

when she was a child and her sister wasn’t a match; but her nine-year-old son, Dorian was a 50% match.

A successful transplant meant a better life for Whisenton and her family.

“I felt like my children had suffered enough watching my pain,” she says.

Whisenton’s son had marrow extracted from his pelvis bone.

It was a one-day procedure for him but the start of a two-year ordeal for his mother.

Journey

Whisenton’s journey was tough.

She was hospitalized, receiving anti-rejection medications and had to undergo chemotherapy.

She persevered with support from family and medical team. For her, treatment beyond the transplant was an important part of procedure preparation and recovery.

This included coordinated care to provide relief from the symptoms of her disease and the transplant, including pain and detoxing from opiates, but also the physical and mental stress from the procedure.

“It’s important to equip someone who’s received a curative therapy with tools to rebuild their lives

during and after recovery,” she says.

Within nine months of receiving the bone marrow transplant, Whisenton received the news that she was SCD free and now only carries the trait. Now, 10 years later, her transplant was a complete success.

Whisenton calls the date of her transplant her birthday.

Patient advocate Whisenton has made it her life’s work to help those living with SCD. She’s the manager of sickle cell disease community engagement for the ASH Research Collaborative (ASH RC) Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Trials Network (CTN), established by the American Society of Hematology, the world’s largest professional society concerned with the causes and treatments of blood disorders.

Whisenton is carrying out the mission of the ASH RC CTN to improve the lives of individuals with SCD by expediting the development of new therapies through innovative clinical trial research. Whisenton ensures that the voice of the patient is heard at all stages of these clinical trials.

“SCD warriors, don’t lose hope. There are many treatments in the pipeline to help those living with this disease have a better quality of life. Our hope is that advances in research will bring more effective treatments to individuals living with SCD.” To learn more about how the ASH RC is accelerating progress in hematology, visit: www. ashresearchcollaborative.org.

Clinical Research Participation:

On the frontlines of diversity and inclusion The importance of clinical research is widely recognized and while many decide to participate in clinical trials, there is a lack of representation of individuals from underserved communities. In 2019 alone, 46,391 individuals participated in clinical trials that resulted in the approval of 48 new drugs, yet a limited number of study volunteers identified as black/African American, Asian, and/ or Hispanic.

Current efforts to address this lack of representation include a guidance document released by the FDA encouraging pharmaceutical companies to broaden their eligibility criteria and to recruit individuals from diverse communities and establishing study sites in areas that lack clinical trial opportunities. While these efforts are critical in increasing diversity and inclusion in clinical trials, it is equally important to understand how clinical research is viewed from a broad audience.

Every two years, the Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP) conducts a global online study to gather insights on the public and patients’ perceptions and experience with clinical research. Responses from over 12,450 individuals were collected, with representation from many communities, including black (6%), Asian (10%), and Hispanic (13%). These are some highlights that can be applied to promote diversity and inclusion in clinical research studies.

The Importance of Clinical Research Individuals across many races and ethnicities acknowledge the value of clinical research studies. Many consider clinical trials to be “somewhat/ very important” to the discovery and development of new medicines.

Additionally, the greatest benefits of participation in clinical research include helping to advance science and the treatment of patient’s disease/ condition (26 percent) and the possibility of improving or saving the lives of others with the same condition (21 percent). This highlights how individuals perceive and understand the positive impact participation can have – by potentially helping themselves

and others through research. Yet few individuals had recently seen or heard about a clinical trial opportunity, notably 53 percent of Asian and 52 percent of Hispanic individuals did not recall recently learning about an available trial.

Where To Look For Clinical Trials?

Many would begin looking for a clinical trial opportunity by asking their healthcare provider or by using an online resource. For example, over half of black individuals (52 percent) would use an online clinical trial registry, such as clinicaltrials.gov, and 42 percent of Asian individuals would use an internet search engine like Google. Recommendations from family members are also important to underserved populations in their search for clinical trials.

The relationship between healthcare providers and their patients can be leveraged to increase awareness of and participation in clinical trials. It is important to many that their healthcare provider be aware of ongoing clinical trials in their local communities. Additionally, 66 percent of black individuals report being more willing to participate if their own doctor is conducting the trial. However, less than 25 percent of Hispanic and black individuals learn about a clinical trial opportunity through their healthcare providers, highlighting a significant gap between where individuals prefer to learn about clinical research and where they look for opportunities.

Pharmaceutical companies can take an important first step by informing healthcare providers about new clinical trial opportunities in underserved communities.

These providers can then share these opportunities with their patients in a trusted and comfortable environment.

Recognizing where patients currently begin their search for trial opportunities also presents an opportunity for pharmaceutical companies to target recruitment efforts in these areas to better engage this audience.

To learn more about how CISCRP is educating and informing the public and patient communities about clinical research, visit: www. ciscrp.org

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NEWS COVID-19 has unveiled shortcomings of US health policy, expert says When it comes to keeping the nation healthy, “medical care is actually a pretty small piece,” according to an expert in health policy at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

“Despite our obsession with health care in this country, it’s actually social, economic and behavioral factors that are much more influential and more determinative of our health status and our health outcomes,” said Elena Marks, a nonresident fellow in health policy at the Baker Institute and the president and chief executive officer of the Houston-based Episcopal Health

Foundation.

According to Marks, the drivers of public health don’t come from hospitals — health is largely related to factors such as education, income, family or social support, housing, pollution, diet and exercise, and community safety.

“It’s the nonmedical factors that have exacerbated the effects of (COVID-19),” Marks said in a news release.

Social, economic and behavioral factors such as chronic conditions, employment, housing and food security have contributed to the spread and intensity

of the virus among vulnerable populations, she argued.

Marks presented a webinar on April 23 to explain how a lack of investment in public health in the U.S. has contributed to the coronavirus outbreak.

Her research shows medical services account for over 97% of the nation’s $3.6 trillion in national health expenditures — including public, private, insurance, tax and government dollars — while only 2.6% is spent on public health.

“It’s the public health workforce that watches for patterns of disease, that plans for prevention

Annual Online Forensic Symposium Series Elena M. Marks

and containment and promotes testing and contact tracing to stop the spread of infectious diseases,” she said.

Public health efforts — creating laws, policies and regulations that provide widespread access to preventative care and support healthy environments — are crucial, according to Marks.

“The inequities in our system grow even more so during disaster,” Marks said. “It’s time to deal with it.”

$1.3m Used To Improve Early Childhood Education Knowing that effective, skilled, and diverse early childhood educators are a lynchpin to classroom quality, Gov. JB Pritzker has awarded the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) $1.3 million in grants to strengthen the early childhood workforce.

The funding comes from a $13.4 million grant to Illinois from the federal Preschool Development Birth to Five Renewal Grant.

Funds will be used by colleges and universities to help early educators attain a credential or degree. That could mean providing supports such as tailored advising and mentoring, job-embedded coaching, access to technology, transportation, childcare, and supports for course and other administrative and instructional fees.

Illinois has a history of institution-led programs of tailored supports for early childhood educators, and evaluations have demonstrated that they can be helpful for current early childhood educators pursuing degrees or credentials to improve their practice.

“We want to see more early educators

gain credentials in order to improve access to high quality early childhood education for families across the state,” said Illinois Board of Higher Education Executive Director Ginger Ostro. “And we need to make sure that early childhood workers— particularly those who are minorities and low-income—have the resources necessary to succeed. This grant will help open up opportunities for early childhood workers throughout the state.”

Dr. Jamilah R. Jor’dan, Acting Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development (GOECD), said, “These cohorts represent a scaling up of Illinois’ efforts to support early childhood professionals in attaining additional degrees and credentials and strengthening their practice.

Responsive, personalized cohorts provide current educators with the tools they need to be successful in pursuing further education, which can pay dividends for themselves and their families, the children and families they serve, as well as their communities.”

According to the Illinois Career Information System and Illinois Department of Employment Security, the need for well-prepared teachers is expected to grow by nearly 10 percent in the next six years.

IBHE is now looking for proposals from Illinois community colleges and four-year institutions that plan to support groups of early childhood educators next academic year as they pursue an Illinois Gateways credential or degree. For more information about how to apply for the grant, go to ibhe.org/IBHE-EC4.html.

According to a press release, this publication was made possible by Grant Number 90TP0057-01 from the Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Office of Child Care, the Administration for Children and Families, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The Center for Forensic Science Research & Education (CFSRE) and Symposium Founder/Organizer, Tom Gluodenis, Ph.D., have entered a collaborative agreement to develop and host an expanded series of events under the highly acclaimed Online Forensic Symposium: Current Trends brand.

Established in 2018 as a means of providing affordable, accessible, and impactful continuing education to the international forensic community, the event has since reached over 2,000 practitioners, researchers, students and educators in over 63 countries. This year’s Current Trends Symposium Series will offer free, week long programs addressing topics in Forensic Toxicology (starting June 8th), Forensic Trace Analysis (starting July 29th), and Seized Drug Analysis (starting October 26th). For more information, visit www.forensicsymposium.org.

New Study Finds Oxaloacetate Significantly Lowers PMS Mood Symptoms Terra Biological LLC reports a new study, peer-reviewed and published by the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Science, finds that daily intake of oxaloacetate (OAA) significantly relieves Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)-related mood symptoms within the first menstrual cycle.

The randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study led by Lisa Tully, Ph.D., reports that the four core mood symptoms associated with PMS, anxiety, irritability, stress and gloomy mood, were all significantly reduced compared to placebo after daily intake of 200 milligrams of oxaloacetate, an over-the-counter dietary supplement.

In response to the clinical trial results, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed OAA manufacturers to include the structure/ function claim of “Oxaloacetate may help alleviate the mild to moderate psychological and/or behavioral symptoms associated with Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS).”

COMMENTARY

No, The Politicians Didn’t Save Us From Covid-19

BY THOMAS L. KNAPP

Writing at Reason magazine, Eric Boehm notes two trends revealed in data released by Apple and Foursquare.

Trend One: Americans began reducing their outings and social interactions before, not because of, “shelter in place” orders issued by grandstanding, opportunistic politicians.

Trend Two: Americans started coming back out and resuming

something like normal life before, not because, those politicians started lifting those orders.

In other words, with COVID-19 as with everything else, government policy is a trailing, rather than leading, indicator.

Politicians don’t start parades.

They notice parades that we regular people have spontaneously organized, then run as fast as they can to the front of those parades, hoping to be seen “taking charge.”

And yet, for some reason, large

numbers of Americans remain devout congregants of what Libertarians call the Cult of the Omnipotent State.

At the beginning of every perceived crisis or emergency, the priests and parishioners of the Cult of the Omnipotent State assert that the only way society will survive is if we all act in lockstep obedience to the commands of the politicians.

And after every perceived crisis or emergency, those same priests and parishioners assert that the only www.citizennewspapergroup.com

reason society survived is that we all DID act in lockstep obedience to the commands of the politicians.

They’re always wrong, of course.

In fact, it invariably turns out that the politicians and their strutting authoritarian commands made the crisis or emergency worse rather than better — sometimes in a big way, sometimes just at the margins, but at least a little, always and every time.

For some reason, though, we always let the Cultists of the Om-

nipotent State re-write history with the politicians as the heroes. That’s a mistake that costs lives.

As America “re-opens,” we should put our minds to avoiding that mistake in the future.

Thomas L. Knapp (Twitter: @ thomaslknapp) is director and senior news analyst at the William Lloyd Garrison Center for Libertarian Advocacy Journalism (thegarrisoncenter.org). He lives and works in north central Florida.

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Classifieds REAL ESTATES AC 5-6-2020 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK NA; Plaintiff, vs. LYDIA OSEI ACQUAH; WELLS FARGO BANK NA SBM WORLD SAVINGS BANK FSB; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; LYNWOOD TERRACE RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ERIC ACQUAH AKA ERIC OSEI ACQUAH AKA ERIC OSEIACQUAH, DECEASED; CARY ROSENTHAL, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ERIC ACQUAH AKA ERIC OSEI ACQUAH AKA ERIC OSEIACQUAH, DECEASED; Defendants, 19 CH 10468 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 Tuesday, June 9, 2020 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. 33-07-414-0120000. Commonly known as 20145 Cypress Avenue, Lynwood, IL 60411. 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) 2205611. 20-005822 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3150321 ____________________________ IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB Plaintiff, -v.- BRENTEZ WATTS, CLARISSA WATTS Defendants 19 CH 04378 1816 SYLVAN COURT FLOSSMOOR, IL 60422 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 11, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 3, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1816 SYLVAN COURT, FLOSSMOOR, IL 60422 Property Index No. 32-07-203-0010000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $203,785.86. 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 the 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 twentyfour (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, Alexander Potestivo, POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff's Attorneys, 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number 309707. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago IL, 60606 312-263-0003 EMail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. 309707 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 19 CH 04378 TJSC#: 40-893 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. Case # 19 CH 04378 I3150496 ____________________________ IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.- DIANA GALVAN, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Defendants 19 CH 11401 2125 222ND PLACE SAUK VILLAGE, IL 60411 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 27, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 3, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2125 222ND PLACE, SAUK VILLAGE, IL 60411 Property Index No. 32-25412-021 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $62,438.28. 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 the 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, Alexander Potestivo, POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff's Attorneys, 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number 311145. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago IL, 60606 312-263-0003 EMail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. 311145 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 19 CH 11401 TJSC#: 40-1187 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. Case # 19 CH 11401 I3150498 ____________________________ AC 5-13-2020 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION LOANCARE, LLC. Plaintiff, -v.- CECILIA LOCICERO A/K/A CECILIA A LOCICERO, CLAUDIA ELLIS A/K/A CLAUDIA M VELA-ELLIS, JACLYN ADAMS, THERESA M ROBERSON, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF GRACE A VELA, IF ANY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, DAMON RITENHOUSE, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR, GRACE A VELA, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB Defendants 2018 CH 08259 85 ISA AVENUE CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL 60411 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 29, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 5, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 85 ISA AVENUE, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL 60411 Property Index No. 32-20209-019-0000 The real estate is improved with a single family home with a detached two car garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the 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 twentyfour (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 prop-

erty 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. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088.

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. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-3469088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 266583 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2018 CH 08259 TJSC#: 40-712 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. Case # 2018 CH 08259 I3150555 ____________________________ AC 5-20-2020 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.- TOIA V. KEITH AKA TOIA V. TINSLEY, TRACEY KEITH Defendants 18 CH 09318 20541 ATTICA RD. OLYMPIA FIELDS, IL 60461 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 14, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 2, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 20541 ATTICA RD., OLYMPIA FIELDS, IL 60461 Property Index No. 31-14418-006-0000 fka 31-14-418-006 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $255,510.33.

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 the 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 twentyfour (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, HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff's Attorneys, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 422-1719. Please refer to file number 329099. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR IL, 62523 217-422-1719 Fax #: 217-422-1754 E M a i l : CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 329099 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 18 CH 09318 TJSC#: 39-7020 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. Case # 18 CH 09318 I3149764 ____________________________ IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE ASSETS TRUST 2006-6, MORTGAGE-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-6 Plaintiff, -v.-

THOMAS P. QUINN, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR KEITH SANDERS A/K/A KEITH ANTHONY SANDERS (DECEASED), CONSUELA SANDERS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF KEITH SANDERS A/K/A KEITH ANTHONY SANDERS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 18 CH 12268 19921 CYPRESS AVENUE LYNWOOD, IL 60411 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 8, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 29, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 19921 CYPRESS AVENUE, LYNWOOD, IL 60411 Property Index No. 33074180090000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $371,759.72. 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 the 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 twentyfour (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, Alexander Potestivo, POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff's Attorneys, 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number 116274. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago IL, 60606 312-263-0003 EMail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. 116274 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 18 CH 12268 TJSC#: 40-154 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. Case # 18 CH 12268 I3149900 ____________________________

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PLEASE NOTE: SOME OF THE SITES MIGHT REQUIRE APPOINTMENTS (CALL)

COVID-19 Testing Sites are opening up across the city.

Here is a list of some that are already open and administering tests: Kennedy-King College 6301 S. Halsted Suburbs Movie Studio Grill 210 W. 87th St. Walgreen’s 347 E. 95th St. www.walgreens.com/covid19testing Access Health Facility 5153 S. Ashland 800-836-7633

Roseland Hospital 45 W. 111th St. 773-995-3000 Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness Center 5001S. Michigan Ave. 877-692-8686

Harvey Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness Center 15420 S. Dixie Highway 877-692-8686 Chicago Heights Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness Center 500 Dixie Highway 877-692-8686

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Orland Park Physicians Immediate Care 9570 W. 159th St. 708-675-7070