Facing chatham july 19 2017

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Week of July 19, 2017 Vol 53 • No 15 • www.thechicagocitizen.com

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Business

60 PERCENT OF EMPLOYERS PLAN TO HIRE FULL-TIME, PERMANENT EMPLOYEES IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2017 +P4

Chatham Southeast

Audit Bureau of Circulation ABC AUDITED

ILLINOIS HAS A NEW BUDGET, BUT SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS STILL LACK STATE FUNDING

MUSIC FAMILY HONORS

JAZZ LEGEND PHIL COHRAN

By Christopher Shuttlesworth

Lawmakers in Illinois may have passed a new state budget after overriding Governor Bruce Rauner’s veto, but Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI), one of the largest statewide nonprofit social service organizations, says it’s still paying a price for Illinois’ recent budget crisis. The crisis took a toll on social service organizations like LSSI where today it still lacks state funding. In trying to compensate for the state’s inability to pay unpaid bills for LSSI programs, LSSI Chief Executive Officer Mark Stutrud said in a 2016 press release that the organization was relying heavily on a bank line of credit as well as on the organization’s own resources. During the crisis and without a budget, LSSI had to make vital program cuts and stopped providing services to 4,700 people so the organization could still offer most of its other social service programs. Barb Kraeger Hailey, who is the Director of Communications and Advancement at LSSI said the majority of the programs and staff cuts mainly affected senior homecare programs. Hailey added the nonprofit social service organization was employing 1,700 people back in January, 2016, but was forced to cut 750 employees and 30 homecare programs. Still outstanding is $6 million dollars in state funding that remains owed to LSSI. “We made those program cuts,” Hailey said. “It was very difficult to do that and it was a thorough and painful process. But we really had to look for what was there for the long-term health of the

Kelan Phil Cohran is best known for his trumpet contributions in the Sun Ra Arkestra in Chicago during the 1960’s. Cohran served as a multi-talented musician who raised and exposed multiple generations to new cultural and musical sounds. Photo Credit: Kensey & Kensey Communications

By Christopher Shuttlesworth

Jazz Legend Phil Cohran died at the age of 90 years old on June 28, 2017, but the musical impact that he began in the neighborhood of Bronzeville and left to the world will always be remembered by his family, friends and band-members. Kelan Phil Cohran is best known for his trumpet contributions in the Sun Ra Arkestra in Chicago during 1959-1961 and for his involvement in the foundation of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), according to an Kensey & Kensey Communications press release. Cohran formed the Artistic Heritage Ensemble with Pete Cosey, future members of the Earth, Wind and Fire horn section and “Master” Henry Gibson (the Motown house percussionist) in 1965. He also invented an instrument he called at the time ‘the Frankiphone,’ aka the Space Harp, which was heard on some of Sun Ra’s early albums. Today the instrument is known as an electrified mbira or kalimba. Overtime,

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Church

WEEKLY INSPIRATIONS FROM REV. DR. DERRICK B. WELLS, SENIOR MINISTER OF CHRIST UNIVERSAL TEMPLE P6

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Calendar

DONATE A STURDY NEW BACKPACK AND RECEIVE FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION P8

Entertainment 90210: THE MUSICAL WILL PLAY CHICAGO’S BROADWAY PLAYHOUSE AT WATER TOWER PLACE

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