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Village of Dolton Board of Trustees recently voted unanimously to approve an increase tax levy that will raise property taxes by 3.33 percent. Photo Credit: Village of Dolton

VILLAGE OF DOLTON HOLDS TRUTH AND TAXATION PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVES TAX LEVY

A public hearing was recently held in the Village of Dolton to approve a proposed property tax levy. The Mayor of the Village of Dolton, Riley Rogers, along with the Board of Trustees answered questions from residents about the proposed levy and the hearing concluded with a unanimous vote to approve it. PAGE 2

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LADY GAGA ENIGMA Headlines Grand Opening Of New Las Vegas Resort, Park MGM

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NEWS briefly EDUCATION

BIC USA PARTNERS WITH DONORSCHOOSE.ORG TO SUPPORT HANDWRITING EDUCATION FOR 60TH ANNIVERSARY In celebration of BIC USA’s 60th anniversary, the world leader in stationery products, lighters and shavers has allocated $60,000 of an original $100,000 donation in 2018 to DonorsChoose. org to fund handwriting projects and classroom requests. This funding will reach 5,500 students nationwide, including more than 450 K-12 students in underserved areas of Illinois.

“According to Hanover Research, 15 minutes of daily writing promotes individuality, enhances motor skills and improves cognitive development,” said Linda Palladino, senior brand manager, BIC Consumer Products USA. To learn more about BIC 60th anniversary and the handwriting projects it’s supporting, please visit www.us.bicworld. com.

HEALTH

THE M.A. IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM AT THE CHICAGO SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY IS ACCREDITED BY MPCAC The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP) recently announced that its Chicago Campus’ M.A. in Counseling Psychology Program is accredited by the Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC) for the period of December 2018 through December 2028. The 10 years accreditation granted the program is the maximum allowed by MPCAC. We are thrilled to receive this recognition from MPCAC! It is further proof of our commitment to program excellence,” explained Department Chair Maureen Keeshin, Psy.D. “The accreditation speaks to the dedication of the department faculty and staff who work tirelessly to provide high quality education and clinical training to our students.

Equipped with a strong foundation of education and clinical training, our graduates are prepared to provide essential mental health services to individuals, families, and communities in need.”

LAW & POLITICS

FORD PROPOSES MOVING CITY’S ELECTIONS TO WEEKENDS IN LATE SPRING OR SUMMER State Representative and Chicago Mayoral Candidate La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago is proposing moving city elections to weekends in warmer weather. Though more than 1.4 Million Chicagoans are registered voters, Chicago only had 483,000 vote in the last mayoral election, for a turnout rate of 34%. To increase voter participation, Ford suggests that Chicago elections move from Tuesdays to the weekend.

Though some participate in early voting, there are still many Chicago residents who miss voting on election day. School and work responsibilities are just some of the reasons that Chicagoans miss voting. Ford believes Chicago’s elections should be convenient for voters to increase voter turnout.

“Here in Chicago, a weekend election day in warmer weather would create a fair and accessible path to the voting booth that ultimately benefits our democracy and benefits us all,” said Ford. “In today’s society, this proposal just makes sense for all Chicago voters.”

Village of Dolton Holds Truth and Taxation Public Hearing And Approves Tax Levy Continued from page 1

BY KATHERINE NEWMAN

A public hearing was recently held in the Village of Dolton to approve a proposed property tax levy. The Mayor of the Village of Dolton, Riley Rogers, along with the Board of Trustees answered questions from residents about the proposed levy and the hearing concluded with a unanimous vote to approve it.

Ordinance number 18-019 levying taxes for general and corporate purposes for the 2018 tax year for the Village of Dolton was approved by the board of trustees and will result in 3.33 percent increase in total property taxes to be levied for the 2018 tax year compared to the 2017 tax year.

During the public hearing, several residents raised questions about why the Village of Dolton has an unbalanced budget and who was responsible for previous financial

decisions that were made.

“Years back, we did not have separated accounts the way that we should have and over the years as we got financial audits it was recommended that we split the funds and we followed that directive, however, going back to 2010 or 2011 all the money that came in came into one bank account, the general fund. There was water money coming in there and TIF money coming in there and that money should not have all been in that account to make sure that we could see what money was meant to go where,” said Trustee Jason House.

The newly approved tax levy will move the Village closer to a balanced budget, but one Trustee spoke out about his thoughts on the value of this levy.

“We can raise the levy and we can raise fees, but if we don’t fix it internally nothing is going to change. Even with this levy being

raised we still have a deficit,” said Trustee Duane Muhammad.

Others were more confident about the value of the added tax dollars. Trustee House said that as a whole, the Village of Dolton has been adopting the financial recommendations that they have been given and are working to find the best ways to move forward regardless of the deficit.

“This will cover us so that we can take care of the City of Chicago in the way that we have negotiated our settlement but we do still have financial challenges and have to look at ways of covering the budget and also making sure that as we are raising taxes the services that we are getting for our taxes are getting better and I think that has been the biggest challenge. We are paying the taxes but we are not always seeing the services and that is what we are going to work on,” said Trustee House.

How to Supplement Classroom Learning at Home StatePoint - While school provides children with a wealth of knowledge, parents are often looking for ways to support a wider range of development at home.

Consider the following ideas to engage children outside the classroom.

AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES From soccer teams to science clubs to pottery class, enrolling your children in a range of after-school activities can help you identify where their talents and interests lie. It’s also a great opportunity for kids to learn new things, build new skills and foster friendships in a less formal setting than the classroom.

Check your community and school listings for opportunities, and then talk to your child about trying something brand new.

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With this tool from LeapFrog, kids ages 2-7 can engage with real books, games, stories, learn-to-read activities, creative challenges, problem-solving

From soccer teams to science clubs to pottery class, enrolling your children in a range of after-school activities can help you identify where their talents and interests.

puzzles, math mazes and more.

Most activities feature two levels of difficulty so that kids can play and learn at the right level and move up when they’re ready. A library of compatible content covers over 50 key skills and more than 400 activities.

HISTORICAL FIGURE DAY Combine artistic creativity

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with educational facts and host a historical figure day.

Invite your children and their friends to role play by creating costumes and dressing up as their favorite characters from the past. They can each take turns sharing interesting facts about their chosen figure. This is a great opportunity for kids to delve deeper into a subject

of interest to them. Because the theme is so open-ended, kids will enjoy the opportunity to select what they spend time learning.

By supplementing your child’s classroom learning at home and after school, you can make education more fun and engaging, helping your child meet important milestones.

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Experimental Stem Cell Therapy Speeds Up Wound Healing in Diabetes The healing of wounded skin in diabetes can be sped up by more than 50 percent using injections of stem cells taken from bone marrow, a new study in mice shows.

The research, led by scientists at NYU School of Medicine, focused on a chain of events in diabetes that makes skin sores more likely to form and less likely to heal.

Namely, the body’s failure in diabetes to break down dietary sugar creates molecules called free radicals that can wreak havoc on cells and damage their DNA. These free radicals also trigger an inrush of immune cells and chemicals meant to fight infection that, researchers say, instead kill normal cells and cause diabetic skin ulcers.

These wounds, they note, can take twice as long to heal as in healthy mammals and are prone to infection.

Published in the January issue of the journal Diabetes, the study showed that the injected stem cells restore a cell signaling pathway called Nrf2/Keap1, recently shown by the NYU team to be disrupted in diabetes.

The rebalancing brought on by stem cell therapy, the researchers say, decreased wound healing time to 21 days in treated diabetic mice compared with 32 days in untreated diabetic mice. By contrast, normal mouse skin wounds usually heal in 14 days.

“Our study shows that in mice, stem-cellbased therapies can stimulate the Nrf2/Keap1 pathway to counteract inflammation and restore some of the skin’s tissue-regenerating abilities impaired by diabetes,” says senior study investigator and plastic surgeon Daniel Ceradini, MD, an assistant professor in the Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery at NYU Langone Health.

The early-stage stem cells used in the current study are the kind that have the potential to mature into more than one kind of cell, but then specialize to serve within a particular mammalian organ like the skin.

While essential to the formation of the body in the womb, pools of stem cells also persist in the adult body, where they can be triggered to serve as replacement parts when tissues are

damaged, the goal of regenerative medicine.

Previous research by the NYU team had shown that in human diabetes, stem cells do not contribute normally to tissue regeneration.

This led the team to test what injections of donated stem cells, known to deter an immune response, might do to correct the dysfunction.

Ceradini, director of research in plastic surgery at NYU Langone, says that if future experiments prove successful, his team’s stem cell therapy could help in the healing not just of diabetic skin ulcers but also in repairing damage to diabetes-inflamed blood vessels.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest figures show that more than 30 million Americans have diabetes, for which researchers estimate that one in 10 will develop some form of diabetic skin wound, typically a foot ulcer.

Although rare, some of these can result in the need for amputation. Researchers have estimated the annual health care costs in the United States from skin wounds related to diabetes at more than $9 billion.

Study first author Piul Rabbani, PhD says “other than keeping wounds moist and covered,” there are few treatment options for diabetic skin ulcers. She cautions that, although several labs have reduced the inflammation behind skin ulcers in early experiments, clinical trials using stem cells are still several years away. Rabbani, a research assistant professor at NYU Langone, says the research team next plans to develop an experimental stem-cell based therapy for testing in larger mammals.

Funding support for the study was provided by the American Diabetes Association Pathway Stop Diabetes Accelerator Award 1-16-ACE-08; National Institutes of Health grants P30 CA016087, S10 OD010584, and S10 OD018338; and New York State Stem Cell Science grant C026719.

Besides Ceradini and Rabbani, other researchers involved in these experiments, performed entirely at NYU Langone, are Marc Soares, MD; Sophia Hameedi, BA; Rohini Kadle, MD; Adnan Mubasher, MD; and Maria Kowzun, MD.

New program makes Park Forest home a classroom for skilled trades learning A new joint venture between the Village of Park Forest, Prairie State College (PSC), and South Suburban College (SSC) is making it possible for young adults to gain real-world experience in a variety of construction trades. Known as the South Suburban Trades Initiative (SSTI), the program extends learning from the classroom to the jobsite — an abandoned home owned by Park Forest.

“After decades of pushing fouryear college degrees, it’s time to think about also encouraging young adults to set achievable, near-term goals that do not require a four-year investment of time and money,” said Hildy Kingma, Park Forest’s Director of Economic Development and Planning.

“Let’s face it — not every young person is suited to four years of college. Too many either do not complete the coursework required for a degree, or, if they graduate, are unable to find a decent job. Almost all are left with serious student loan debt,” Kingma added.

“One viable, short-duration alternative for young adults involves completion of coursework associated with a variety of career and technical programs offered by PSC and SSC,” noted David Tracy, Park Forest’s general contractor who is managing the rehab project. “Another opportunity involves pursuing skilled-trades union appren-

A new joint venture between the Village of Park Forest, Prairie State College (PSC), and South Suburban College (SSC) is making it possible for young adults to gain real-world experience in a variety of construction trades.

tice programs offered locally by all of the trade groups — plumbing, painting, carpentry, electrical and many others,” Tracy said.

“SSTI is a workforce development program and Park Forest is providing the jobsite — an abandoned home now owned by the Village” noted Kingma. “The home will be fully rehabbed and then sold with the funds used to continue SSTI work next year.”

“The carpentry work is being done by students from the SSC Building Construction Technology program and our furnace is being installed by students from the PSC HVAC certificate program,” said Tracy. “We are also pleased to note that two union apprentice programs are adding their skill sets associated with plumbing and painting,” he added.

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term and long-term process of building a future skilled-trades workforce”.

Partial funding is being provided by the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) through their “Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Program”. “The Village of Park Forest is matching the IHDA grant,” noted Kingma.

Students who receive their certificate from either SSC or PSC will receive assistance in finding a job.

Or, the graduates could apply for entry into a union apprenticeship program.

“Regardless of the path chosen, it’s important to note that there is a real shortage of men and women qualified to work in skilled trades such as carpentry, HVAC, plumbing and electricity,” Tracy added. “A big part of the workforce problem is negative perceptions about skilled trades. Young adults often see vocational jobs as a grueling line of work offering no career advancement or financial and job security”.

The reality is that jobs in the trades are high paying and can be supported by generous benefits. According to the Georgetown Center, the United States has 30 million jobs that do not require a bachelor’s degree and pay an average of $55,000 per year.

For more information on the HVAC certificate program at PSC contact Chad Vlietstra (708-7092941 or cvlietstra@prairiestate. edu). The person to contact at SSC is Eugene Damiani (708-257-0773 or EDamiani@ssc.edu).

The Chicago area Painting and Drywall Finishers apprentice program is accepting applications at their website: www.pdc14apprenticeship.org. Information about the plumbers apprentice program is at www.plumberslu130ua.com. They will also have a special 4-week signup drive beginning January 22, 2019.

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BUSINESS Online Marketing Agency, fishbat, Explains How Using Hashtags Can Grow Your Brand In order to help companies improve their social media promotion strategy, online marketing agency, fishbat, explains how hashtags can grow your brand.

While hashtags are most commonly associated with Twitter, they have become a major part of Facebook and Instagram as well. These terms have major potential to improve a brand's visibility in spaces that might not have been accessible otherwise, and effectively utilizing them is integral to creating successful social media posts.

Discussed below are a few of the ways that hashtags can elevate a brand to the next level and continue to build business.

CREATING A BRAND HASHTAG One of the easiest and most effective ways to use hashtags is to create a short and memorable hashtag that is associated with the brand. The most obvious way to do this is to use the company or product name, but the key is to use it consistently across all types of social media content, and over time, the hashtag will start to accumulate a significant amount of traffic.

Keeping a brand-related term that is intuitive to search can lead to

powerful and cost-effective form of marketing, since it requires no further investment from the company while allowing them to penetrate into the poster's group of followers.

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more people stumbling across the company's marketing materials.

FOSTERING BRAND COMMUNITY Some of the most successful companies have built a community

around their products. Social media is all about connecting people, and businesses that take advantage of this primary intended use can leverage those connections to grow and thrive. Creating a hashtag that encourages the engagement of

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CREATE A MARKETING CAMPAIGN OR CONTEST By offering a prize to a few lucky winners, companies can harness the power of a huge base of followers.

Asking customers to create a post with a specific campaign-related hashtag provides a huge bump in visibility for the brand and also gives the company valuable information that can be used to inform future marketing campaigns.

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Unemployment rates increased over-the-year in November in eleven of Illinois’s metropolitan areas, decreased in two, and was unchanged in one, according to preliminary data released recently by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES).

Data also show nonfarm jobs increased in twelve of the metropolitan areas.

“Payrolls rose in most metro areas across the state” said IDES Director Jeff Mays. “At the same time, the unemployment rate increased in most metros, mostly due to more people entering or reentering the labor force as many of the local economies continue to improve.”

Illinois businesses added jobs in twelve metro areas, with the largest percentage increases in: Kankakee (+4.5 percent, +2,200), LakeKenosha (+1.5 percent, + 6,500), and Elgin (+1.3 percent, +3,400).

Total nonfarm jobs in the Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights Metro Division increased (+0.9 percent or +32,300). Illinois businesses lost jobs in two metro areas: Carbondale-Marion (-0.7 percent, -400), Springfield (-0.6 percent, -700).

The industry sectors recording job growth in the majority of metro areas included Manufacturing (11 of 14), Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities (11 of 14), Professional and Business Services (11 of 14), Education and Health Services (11 of 14), Mining and Construction (9 of 14), and Leisure and Hospitality (8 of 14).

Not seasonally adjusted data compares November 2018 with November 2017. The not seasonally adjusted Illinois rate was 4.1 percent in November 2018 and stood at 12.2 percent at its peak in this economic cycle in January 2010.

Nationally, the not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in November 2018 and 10.6 percent in January 2010 at its peak. The unemployment rate identifies those who are out of work and looking for work and is not tied to collecting unemployment insurance benefits. www.thechicagocitizen.com

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ENTERTAINMENT LADY GAGA ENIGMA Headlines Grand Opening Of New Las Vegas Resort, Park MGM

Lady Gaga floats in from the sky in opening song to kick of Las Vegas residency, ENIGMA, at Park MGM

Park MGM, Las Vegas' newest resort, celebrated its official grand opening recently with the debut of Lady Gaga's residency, the introduction of Las Vegas' first Eataly and the launch of On The Record, a new speakeasy and club.

Lady Gaga performed before a sold-out crowd for the first night of her residency, which will run through 2019. Developed exclusively for Park MGM's intimate Park Theater, the six-time GRAMMY Award-winner, Golden Globe Award-winner and Academy Awardnominated superstar's engagement consists of two separate shows, each offering an immersive only-in-Vegas experience anchored by the pop star's raw talent and sprinkled with her signature experimental performance art: LADY GAGA ENIGMA, a never-before-seen journey through the star's pop hits and LADY GAGA JAZZ & PIANO, debuting Jan. 20, featuring stripped-down versions of her hits alongside music from the Great American Songbook.

Delivering new takes on the statementmaking performances for which she is renowned and thrilling the crowd with hits ranging from "Bad Romance," "Telephone" and "Just Dance" to "Million Reasons" and "Shallow," the inaugural performance of LADY GAGA ENIGMA wowed the crowd of more than 5,200 fans who came ready to party.

Opening night guests included pop superstar Katy Perry and actor Orlando Bloom; Avengers actor Jeremy Renner; Foo Fighter's lead singer Dave Grohl; current Queen frontman Adam Lambert; award-winning actress Marisa Tomei; Dancing with the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba; a capella group Pentatonix; and actress and

Exterior of Park MGM, a new luxury resort in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip

director Regina King.

Los Angeles scene-makers and twin brothers Jonnie and Mark Houston hosted the evening's official after-party, premiering their new modern speakeasy and club concept, On The Record. Hidden behind a functioning record-store entry, the club spans three rooms, including indoor and outdoor spaces, dance floors, a patio bar and three hidden karaoke rooms. It also boasts the ultra-intimate 25-seat Vinyl Parlor, where a lineup of top bartenders from coast to coast serve as Bartendersin-Residence. Inspired by music across the decades, On The Record fuses meticulous period design and authentic music nostalgia, such as framed vinyl and a decommissioned 1963 Bristol Lodekka double-decker bus converted into a DJ booth.

Located directly on the famed Las Vegas Strip and serving as the new main entrance to Park MGM, the 40,000 square-foot Italian marketplace Eataly welcomed more than a thousand guests for its opening reception, which featured a pasta-ribbon cutting and a proclamation of Dec. 27 as the official

"Eataly Day" in Las Vegas. Guests waited excitedly to enter the vibrant space full of unique food counters, bars, cafés and dining experiences offering traditional, authentic Italian food. Eataly Las Vegas introduces several new experiences, most notably Cucina del Mercato, or "Kitchen of the Market," an open, counter-to-table space that shatters the barrier between restaurants and store – a first for an Eataly in the United States. The venue consists of six fresh counters where guests can eat what they shop, and shop what they eat.

The debuts of Lady Gaga, On The Record and Eataly mark the final stage of the two-year, $550 million development at the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. Park MGM and NoMad Las Vegas offer an intimate luxury resort experience on a grand scale. A partnership between MGM Resorts International and New York-based Sydell Group, Park MGM features 2,700 guest rooms and suites; and the Las Vegas extension of Sydell's NoMad features 293 well-appointed guest rooms and suites.

The resort's culinary program features NoMad Restaurant and NoMad Bar from Will Guidara and Daniel Humm; L.A. legend Roy Choi's Korean BBQ concept, Best Friend; Hogsalt Hospitality's renowned Bavette's Steakhouse; and the vibrant Italian marketplace, Eataly, among other original dining and cocktail experiences. Park MGM and NoMad Las Vegas are located in the heart of The Strip, next to the entertainment and dining neighborhood created by The Park and the 20,000-seat T-Mobile Arena.

Black Ensemble Theater and Northeastern Illinois University partner for Black Ensemble Theater’s Jackie Taylor's Anti-Racism Drama Series and Residency Program Black Ensemble Theater and Northeastern Illinois University recently announced a partnership for Black Ensemble Theater’s Jackie Taylor's Anti-Racism Drama Series and Residency Program.

The series will include the staging of three one-act plays produced by the nationally renowned Black Ensemble Theater that speak to different aspects of racism.

All performances will take place at Northeastern Illinois University locations, January 2019 – March 2019.

The Jackie Taylor Anti-Racism Drama Series consists of three dramatic plays written by members of Black Ensemble Theater’s Black Playwrights Initiative (BPI), an educational incubator for aspiring Black playwrights. The series features works that are relevant to current events and speak to the demise of recent racial equity issues. The plays aim to help audiences understand the devastating effects of racism and to spark conversation about

what we can do as a community to recognize and denounce racism. All performances will be followed by a discussion with the audience.

Black Ensemble uses theater as a learning facilitator that purposely helps audiences respect and accept our differences while embracing our sameness as human beings. The three plays were written to motivate audiences toward having healthy, hearty and safe conversations about racism in our society. Post-show conversations will address how audiences can recognize racism on a systematic level while helping us to be active participants in denouncing and negating this ever-present issue.

Plays and performances for The Jackie Taylor's Anti-Racism Drama Series are: Jan. 17-19, 2019 National Anthem

by Ervin Gardner directed by Jackie Taylor Thursday, Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m.;

Friday, Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday, Jan. 19 at 5 p.m.

NEIU Auditorium (Main Campus), 3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.

This dramatic one-act play speaks to the controversy surrounding professional athletes and their right to peacefully protest. A star college athlete and pro prospect must decide whether or not to make a political stand in light of the possible consequences to his professional career.

Feb. 7-9, 2019 In The Shadow of Justice

by L. Maceo Ferris directed by Rueben D. Echoles Thursday, Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Donn F. Bailey Legacy Hall at the Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies, 700 E. Oakwood Blvd.

This intense drama depicts how two young Black police detectives—one woman and one man—are forced to face corruption, brutality and murder in a South Side Chicago police www.thechicagocitizen.com

precinct where they have been assigned. Will they accept business as usual or care enough to try and change a racist status quo?

March 14-16, 2019 The Plea

by Reginald Williams directed by Daryl D. Brooks Thursday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m.

NEIU Stage Center Theatre (Main Campus), 3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.

The Plea addresses the violence epidemic that has engulfed so many Chicago communities resulting in senseless murders and the hopelessness and traumatic mental anguish that has consumed our neighborhoods.

In particular, the play depicts how due process is withheld from so many in our criminal justice system which encourages plea-bargaining as opposed to trials that provide people with an opportunity to defend themselves.

Tickets for individual productions are $20 and can be purchased online at http://www.neiu.edu/tickets.

Packages for the full series are $45 and are available by calling the Welcome Desk at (773) 442-4636.

Tickets are free for all students, regardless of which school they attend. Tickets are also free for Northeastern employees and alumni by calling the Welcome Desk or picking up tickets at the box office the night of the show.

As part of the partnership, Black Ensemble Theater will offer a Residency Program, which will allow Northeastern Illinois University students in a technical theater practicum to participate with the company in the technical aspects of producing each play.

The program will give the students six (two for each play) master classes in theater areas of interest as defined by the students. All classes will be taught by the Black Ensemble play directors: Jackie Taylor, founder and executive director, Daryl D Brooks, managing producing director, and Rueben Echoles, associate director.

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NEWS

Sneak Peak Chicago sneaker convention was recently held at the Matteson Community Center. Photo Credit: Sneak Peak Chicago/ Micheal Garren

Sneak Peak Chicago Sneaker Convention Hosted In South Suburbs

BY KATHERINE NEWMAN

Sneak Peak Chicago recently hosted a sneaker convention at the Matteson Community Center. The event provides an opportunity for people to buy, sell, and trade a variety of urban streetwear items from limited edition sneakers, to hats, and clothing, and other fashion brand memorabilia.

This particular sneaker convention was started by Micheal Garren, a Tinley Park resident and self-proclaimed sneaker-head, who noticed a gap in Chicago’s sneaker market and a lack of opportunities for collectors to buy, sell, and trade with each other.

“There is a big event, Sneaker Con, that only comes to Chicago once a year if that and I’ve been doing this for so long and know so many different people of all different ages who buy, sell, and trade sneakers and being in a big marketplace like Chicago it just felt like we could use more than just that one big even per year,” said Garren.

Being able to use the Matteson Community Center is ideal for Garren because it’s close to home for him and he said it is easier for people to access than the large Sneaker Con event that is typically hosted in Schaumburg.

“Sneaker Con, when they do come, they are all the way up in Schaumburg and where I’m at in Matteson is literally 10 minutes away from Indiana,” said Garren. “There are 12-year-old kids that come to these things and they are

expecting their parents to chauffeur them around and when you gotta tell your mom to drive you two hours to an event it is a little harder than a half hour or 45 minutes.”

Over the past decade, Garren has seen the sneaker market change and grow. When he first got started it was much more about collecting, today he says it is also a lot about profit.

“Every weekend Jordans release, and that’s how the market has accumulated over time. Jordans used to release like twice a year so there really wasn’t a need to go somewhere to buy, sell, and trade but now with them coming out every weekend, and some stores have tier levels to where private-owned boutiques get more limited releases, that’s where the market comes into play,” said Garren.

Because more sneakers are coming out but in smaller quantities, there are instances where a shoe might be released at a reasonable price but retail for 20 times that amount after it is sold out.

“Obviously when a product is limited the price drives up on it. For example, there are shoes out there that release for $130 that are going for $2500. The markup on that is like $2200 and that’s the reason why a lot of people are doing this. I do this because I’m a sneaker-head but in the last 10 years I’ve seen it change to where there are kids that are doing this just to make money off the fact that there are so many different shoes,” said Garren.

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FASHION

Walker & Company Brands Joins the Procter & Gamble Family of Brands

Walker & Company launched with the introduction of the Bevel brand in 2013. Bevel provides grooming products and services designed to help reduce razor bumps and skin irritation.

Walker & Company Brands, the company that makes health and beauty simple for people of color, recently announced that it will join the Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) family of brands to better serve consumers of color around the world.

Founded in 2013, Walker & Company Brands has spent the last five years developing products and services tailored for people of color.

It brings with it well-respected, high performance brands, including Bevel, a comprehensive grooming experience designed for the specific needs of men with coarse or curly hair, and FORM Beauty, a premium hair care collection developed to meet the unique needs of the increasing number of women with textured hair.

Walker & Company Brands will operate as a separate and wholly-owned subsidiary of P&G, continuing to be led by CEO and Founder Tristan Walker.

"When I started Walker & Company Brands, I set out to build a company that would meet the health and beauty needs of people of color on a global scale,” said

Tristan Walker, CEO of Walker & Company Brands. “Having access to P&G’s outstanding technology, capabilities and expertise helps us to further realize that vision, giving us the power to scale and bring new products to people of color, while staying true to our mission and continuing to nurture the loyal community we’ve worked hard to build.”

“We have tremendous respect for the work Tristan Walker has accomplished and we are excited to welcome Walker & Company to the P&G family,” said Alex Keith, CEO of P&G Beauty. “The combination of Walker & Company’s deep consumer understanding, authentic connection to its community and unique, highly customized products and P&G’s highly-skilled and experienced people, resources, technical capabilities and global scale will allow us to further improve the lives of the world’s multicultural consumers.”

The merger will grow P&G’s multicultural business and accelerate growth for Walker & Company’s existing brands, as well fuel the development of additional products designed for the specific needs of people of color.

DermaSet is Launching a New Software Called DermaSet 4 You, Artificial Intelligence to Help With Wrinkles DermaSet is now offering a unique experience for their customers. The company is launching new software known as DermaSet 4 You. Through the use of this artificial intelligence software, customers will be able to detail their problem areas.

Then based on the customer's information, DermaSet will design a special custom program, including additional tips on how to keep their skin healthy and young looking.

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“We understand that everyone has a different skin type and we can't apply the same solution to everyone. This is why we took a different approach by developing a custom program for everyone."

DermaSet is composed of special botanical and natural elements, such as Edelweiss, sea fennel, apple stem cells, and grape seed extract, that have been refined and carefully combined to help increase the skin's ability to retain moisture, elasticity, and firmness.

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Citizen On The Move

Matteson Village Trustee Andre Satchell Fundraiser Highlights

Southland Officials Showed Up In Great Numbers To Support Satchell At His Fundraiser. Pictured are: Judge Nichole Patton; State Representative Debbie Meyers-Martin; Andre Satchell, Village Trustee Matteson; Trina Satchell; Randy Alexander, Board President SD 227; Cassandra Matz, Village Trustee Olympia Fields; Justice Cynthia Cobb; Mayor Vivan Covington, University Park; Andre Shorter, Village Trustee Matteson. Photo by CRED

James Townsend, A Village Supporter, Matteson Village Trustee Andre Satchell, Justice Cynthia Cobb and Lee Townsend pose for a photo during the event festivies.

Andre and Trina Satchell pose for a Photo with one a supporter during his recently held Fundraiser.

Douglas Price; Maria Williams, Olympia Fields; Andre Satchell; Guest; Trina Satchell; Otis Gilmore. Photo by CRED

Members Of The 116th Congress Are Sworn In

Attorney Vincent Williams; Rich Township Democratic Committee Calvin Jordan; 7th District US Congressman Danny K. Davis; Alderman Fred Tetter,Kankakee and James Smith, SOW Community Development Corporation.

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REAL ESTATE AC1-2-2019 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.- GALE TINSLEY Defendants 18 CH 08647 14422 S. LASALLE ST. RIVERDALE, IL 60827 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 22, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 14, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 14422 S. LASALLE ST., RIVERDALE, IL 60827 Property Index No. 29-04416-028-0000; 29-04-416-029-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $114,068.65. 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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, contact Plaintiff's attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 Please refer to file number 2120-15094. If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid.

The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE 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) 4221754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 2120-15094 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 18 CH 08647 TJSC#: 388893 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. I3105371 ____________________________ AC1-9-2019 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC, D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE, Plaintiff, vs.

HAROLD LYNCH; SECRETARY OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN OWNERS & NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 9196 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, February 14, 2019 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. 29-04-425-040. Commonly known as 14522 S. Clark Street, Riverdale, IL 60827. 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 Ms. Kimberly S. Reid at Plaintiff's Attorney, Marinosci Law Group, PC, 134 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. (312) 940-8580. 1705174 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3108797 ____________________________ IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS TRUSTEE FOR CIT MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-1 Plaintiff, -v.- JAMES MCKELVIN, COOK COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE Defendants 2018 CH 03464 6 E. 137TH PL RIVERDALE, IL 60827 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 7, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 13, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 6 E. 137TH PL, RIVERDALE, IL 60827 Property Index No. 25-33-412-002-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for 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, 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 14-18-02658.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORA-

TION 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 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-02658 Attorney

ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 03464 TJSC#: 38-8896 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.

I3108856 ____________________________

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