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Students show Mayor Emanuel how they feel about school closings.

Students and Parents Protest Outside Mayor’s MLK Breakfast Students, Parents, Teachers and community members from Englewood and National Teachers Academy gathered outside of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s MLK Prayer Breakfast last week to protest the proposed school closings in Englewood and National Teachers Academy.

Students chanted “If MLK was here today, he would stand with us and say, we choose public schools, no school closings.”

Students braved the 20 degree temperatures and freezing winds to take a stand against the mayor, who they say is not honoring Martin Luther King’s legacy.

A young student from Robeson High School, a school designated for closure, said as they watched as elected officials walked past them to the breakfast: “Dr. Martin Luther King would be ashamed of anyone who breaks bread with a man who destroys Black and brown communities.”

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Nike Film Features Marshall High School Coach Dorothy Gaters Nike recently unveiled two new equality films, one featuring Marshall High School basketball coach Dorothy Gaters. LeBron James is featured on the other film.

The films are centered on using Nike’s voice and power of sport to inspire people to take action in their communities while highlighting how sport brings people together like no other. Gaters is the winningest basketball coach in Illinois High School Association, with more than 20 state tournament appearances, 8 Illinois state titles, 7x state association of Illinois coach of the year awards and a gold medal at the U.S. Olympic Festival in 1986.

Nike also partnered with Coach Gaters this weekend during her annual MLK Dream Classic basketball tournament by outfitting teams in the tournament with EQUALITY apparel and select footwear for the tournament.

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Attorney General Lisa Madigan and 21 attorneys general recently filed a multistate lawsuit to block the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) illegal rollback of net neutrality. The coalition filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit against the FCC and the federal government.

“The FCC refuses to investigate potentially millions of fraudulent comments that compromised its net neutrality rulemaking process,” Madigan said. “This lawsuit is a step toward protecting consumers and businesses and the public’s right to participate in major FCC policy decisions.”

The repeal of net neutrality would have dire consequences for consumers and businesses in Illinois and across the country that rely on a free and open internet - allowing internet service providers to block certain content, charge consumers more to access certain sites, and slow the quality of content from content providers that don’t pay more.

In December 2017, Madigan and a coalition of attorneys general urged the FCC to delay its vote in light of widespread reports that millions of comments received by the FCC in its net neutrality rulemaking process were submitted under fraudulent or stolen identities. Madigan and the coalition stressed the importance to the rulemaking process of public participation and encouraged the FCC to cooperate with investigations by law enforcement agencies.

Madigan also called on the FBI to investigate the sources of the fraudulent comments.

Under the Administrative Procedure Act, the FCC cannot make “arbitrary and capricious” changes to existing policies, such as net neutrality. The FCC’s new rule fails to justify the FCC’s departure from its long-standing policy and practice of defending net neutrality, while misinterpreting and disregarding critical record evidence on industry practices and harm to consumers and businesses. Moreover, the rule wrongly reclassifies broadband internet as a Title I information service, rather than a Title II telecommunications service, based on an erroneous and unreasonable interpretation of the Telecommunications Act. Finally, the rule improperly and unlawfully includes sweeping preemption of state and local laws.

Previously, in July 2017, Madigan led a coalition of 14 attorneys general in submitting comments to the FCC opposing the proposed rollback of the critical net neutrality protections.

Madigan argued that the FCC must ensure open access to the internet and the continued equal access to all content providers, which can only be upheld through the principles of an open internet or net neutrality.

Joining Madigan in filing the lawsuit were the attorneys general of California, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.

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David and Danielle LeRoy with their sons, Ashton and Preston.

Coming to America: The Stories of Chicago Black Immigrants

By Mary L. Datcher Defender Managing Editor When we look at immigration reform around our country, often the images of undocumented immigrants from Spanish speaking countries flash across our screens. The rising statistics of immigrants and refugees from other countries have taken center stage as a rallying call for Donald Trump’s presidential speech. The former reality star and businessman struck a nerve with Americans worn down from a tattered recession which left millions picking themselves up and dusting themselves off bringing hidden feelings to the surface.

But as Trump pushed the “build a wall” button along the Mexican border, the message for anti-immigration advocates translated lack of jobs for U.S. citizens and corporate businesses leaving the country, sparking an “us against them” war—amping up profiling at airports, increasing ICE law enforcement and slowing down the citizenship approval process.

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and pulling support for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival [DACA] program—threatening close to 800,000 undocumented young people who arrive as children in the U.S. but are guaranteed temporary stay without deportation.

While Democratic legislators in D.C. work on bi-partisan efforts to save the program, the African American community barely blinked on the necessity to keep such a program alive. Why? Because we don’t always understand the perplexities of immigration within our own community. It is not just a problem restricted to Spanish-speaking, Syrian and Middle Eastern residents. While Chicago is now 26 percent Hispanic, there is a diverse mix of cultures within Chicago’s Black community which includes immigrants from Africa, Haiti and the Caribbean.

Often forgotten when immigration comes to mind, these countries and its natives were recently thrust into the forefront. According to Senator Dick Durbin, behind a closed-door meeting in discussing a resolution to save the DACA program, President Trump repeatedly referred to Africa and Haiti as sh*thole countries and did not want to welcome its natives.

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Olasupo Laosebikan has lived in Chicago since 1994 when he returned back from his native country of Nigeria. Having gone to college in the States to return back to Africa in 1978, he taught for 17 years at the university. In the early 1990’s, under the leadership of President Sani Abacha, the country was in turmoil with government restrictions in place and very little freedom of speech— Laosebikan returned to the U.S. “We had a very terrible military government. It was just terrible. It was a very dangerous atmosphere,” he said. “I have been here since that time. I had come back to Nigeria in 1978 and I was there happy.”

Currently a professor at Chicago State University, he has taught Psychology there since 2011. The latest comments by Trump has prompted him to rethink his current residency in the U.S. “I would not be back here if it weren’t for very notorious dictatorship in Nigeria. Our lives were at risk at the university and I came back here. I had finished with America. There are problems in Nigeria but it’s not about the skin you’re in—there are other problems,” he says. “I am planning my return now. I want to go back. I’m tired of the racism especially from this President. To be a Black person, Trump is creating an atmosphere which in society there have always been racism but it’s creating an atmosphere that being Black or a minority feels more dangerous. Before, racism was hiding, now it seems to be quite glaring.”

Laosebikan says centuries of colonialism from other countries have raped Africa of its beauty, identity and continued on page 4

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tradition. In response to the racist remark of his country, he replied: “First and foremost, he and his people have contributed to the place Africa is now. They traumatized Africa with slavery. Bringing them here [U.S.]. The American oil companies are dirtying Nigeria as we speak. Those are the kind of things I saw. I thought that it’s time for me to leave and go back. In Africa, many of those countries were stolen properties. They were established by a colonial government: Britain, France, Belgium, Germany.” He explains. “They’re not indigenous countries, there were stolen property and threatened by machine guns. When the anti-independence movement drove the White colonists away, Africans weres back in power to change the nature of the government that was established by White supremacy. But, we’re continuing the same kind of government, we have not really liberated our party,” said Laosebikan.

American with Haitian Roots When we think of Haiti, we think about the last decade of natural disasters that have ravaged the countryside between Hurricane Hanna in 2008 to the outreach and aid which drew millions of dollars in relief. But prior to this, Haiti had earned its independence in 1805 becoming the first colonized island to rebel earning its independence under General Jean-Jaques Dessalines’ rule. Since then, Haitians have endured a great deal of political uprisings and economic downfall, shunned by their Dominican neighbors next door—for many it is a motivator to be better, not worse—seeking opportunities elsewhere.

Danielle and David LeRoy are descendants of Haitian parents. As a married couple, they share the common bond of having families who came to America seeking refuge for better opportunities and independence.

Danielle can recall her father, in his early twenties, being beaten for his rebellion against the dictatorship under the Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier rule.

“My father came to the United States in the 1960s.

He was leaving his country because he was in danger.

He had been in prison, beaten and became motivated behind it. I’m afraid it was a political issue. In Haiti if you speak out against the government, you get punished. Apparently, it was just kind of a general abuse of power. If you rubbed the wrong person the wrong way, they could imprison you. My dad was beaten almost to death. Many people thought he was dead. Later my grandmother made arrangements to have him leave,” she said.

Her father, Lesly Benodin, worked as a mechanic saving up his money and eventually establishing his own business. In 2009, he donated the bust of Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable statue to the city of Chicago. DuSable, a Haitian native, opened the first trading post in the 1770s along Michigan Ave. and the Chicago River.

She says, “He briefly landed in NYC and soon after came to Chicago. I don’t know how long he stayed in NYC. He’s always loved Chicago. He thought Chicago was very clean. For his entire life, he said, ‘never turn your back on Chicago’.”

Making a Better Way Danielle’s husband, David LeRoy, had a different experience. His mother’s family was part of the Black affluent families who owned a sugar cane plantation in Haiti and would sell to some of the bigger corporations.

His father, Emanuel LeRoy, was in a family of doctors who made a modest living. During his parent’s courtship, his father left Haiti to live in Chicago for a few years before sending for his mother. The middle child of three boys, he said his childhood wasn’t your typical Black Chicago experience.

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“I would not be back here if it weren’t for very notorious dictatorship in Nigeria. Our lives were at risk at the university and I came back here. I had finished with America. There are problems in Nigeria but it’s not about the skin you’re in—there are other problems.” Olasupo Laosebikan North Shore. We were the only Black family in the neighborhood and the only Haitian family. Growing up was interesting...not only growing up as a Black person in a predominately White neighborhood but a Black person who was raised with nothing but Haitian culture. With our family in Chicago, my father’s brother eventually moved to Wilmette also,” he said.

As a successful engineer, Emanuel LeRoy wanted the best education and quality of living for his family and knew there were no excuses in achieving that success.

Danielle LeRoy believes this was the foundation of most Haitian households including her own. She’s a lawyer and her brother is a doctor because their father understood what it meant to have freedom, opportunity and a platform for expression.

She recalls. “There was this unspoken expectation.

There are no excuses when you are in a country that has dictatorship, you don’t grow up with this expectation of ‘fairness’. Whatever you can do to survive. He was a survivor, he knew how to hustle, he worked as a mechanic. He saved his money and worked around the clock. Started his business and it took off from there.

He didn’t expect nothing less from us. In fact, he expected more because he invested heavily in our education. Haiti is a Catholic country. There are strong core values of hard work and integrity. My dad was always like that.”

The motivation to build from the ground up in a foreign country, away from the support system of family and close friends can be intimidating and scary. For many immigrants of African descent, there are more checks and balances in place than immigrants from Latin countries which can build hostility. America was built from various cultures from other countries yet several www.chicagodefender.com

generations later, the same discrimination and class divisions that forced Irish, Italian and Polish families from their homeland are repeated on people of color today.

A Problem Bigger Than Trump Much has changed since Laosebikan returned to Chicago to raise his family with his wife.

“My wife is from the South Side of Chicago. When I returned, I have my family and President Clinton was saying some of the right things and it seemed like he was leading in the right direction. The country seemed promising, slowly. But with the economy booming, people forget to be racist. There is a saying ‘there is more lynching in the South when the price of cotton goes down’. The atmosphere was better because it looked like there was more in society.”

The college professor feels although there has always been systematic racism in America, a bad economy and the threat of a middle class brought up feelings that Trump tapped into with his blatant racist propaganda.

The lack of support from Black Americans for immigrants from Black islands and countries can also hurt and co-sign Trump’s policies and reverse decades of Civil Rights legislation put in place to protect everyone.

A business owner himself, David LeRoy believes it is our responsibility to understand our history better to build a solid bridge between our cultures. “I think the problem goes back to what has been taught—the history that has been taught. Because America’s deliberate exclusion of not only Black American history but world history, it’s just not understood. Once the history is learned, then I think that would invoke more respect and it wouldn’t be this division,” he said.

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POLITICS Curtis Tarver’s Campaign for State Rep. Combines Heart, Experience and Business

By Lee Edwards Defender Contributing Writer Transforming the communities within the 25th district for the better is the basis for which Curtis Tarver II is running for state representative following the retirement of long-time representative Barbara Flynn Currie.

“I decided to run because I believe in the promise of our communities,” said Tarver.

Tarver said pursuing an elected office at the state level appealed to his interest because it would impact not just Chicago but the entire state of Illinois. He is speaking from a bit of experience. While he has not held public office before or ran as a candidate, he did work in former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley’s administration in the office of intergovernmental affairs where he worked with local elected officials on issues involving education, health, budget committee, licensing, aviation, and more.

“With this district being entirely within the City of Chicago, it’s great because I have a lot of experience and focus from the mayor’s office on these neighborhoods,” Tarver said.

Although he’s a novice in terms of running for political office, Tarver stated he welcomes the challenge. In fact, he’s glad to see the wave of interested parties running for public offices who would not have considered running previously. If elected, he said he would reach out to Currie for advice as needed.

“I’m actually excited to see the interest in people running for office, particularly people who have never run before,” said Tarver. “I think there’s a general consensus that there’s a time where there’s a fork in the road where people want to be a part of the solution and that’s great.”

Tarver’s background prior to pursuing a state seat was that of an accomplished businessman hailing from the “Second City.” He is the owner of Vice Brewery, 1454 S. Michigan Ave., and co-owner of the law firm Saulter Tarver P.C. Vice Brewery is the first Black-owned and licensed brewery, which opened three years ago.

The business will soon expand to include a distribution facility in 2018. For nearly seven years, the law firm has focused on claims involving but not limited to wrongful death, police involved shootings, and civil rights violations, according to Tarver.

Tarver knows all too well how opportunities (or the lack thereof) can shape the lives of people.

“I grew up the same as a lot of other folks with cousins who are either in jail or prison and with friends who’ve been killed, and the one thing that separates myself from them is not that I’m so much smarter than they are, it’s just the opportunities,” said Tarver.

He shared how valuing education not only impacted just his life but the lives of many members of his immediate family.

“Education and labor are the reasons my family is no longer in a housing project,” said Tarver. “My father grew up in the Harold Ickes, my mom grew up in Robert Taylor homes. Both of my maternal and paternal grandmothers had a very solid focus on education.”

Tarver has been involved with a number of non-profit organizations that highlight a host of topics including recidivism. He was formerly on the young professional board for the Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic. He volunteered there working on clemencies, sealing records and the like. He said he’s often hired ex-offenders in part because he recognizes his opportunities in life gave him life choices other people simply did not have. He said he hopes his employees take transferable skills they learn while in his employ to start their own businesses.

Giving attention to areas within the district beyond Hyde Park is a point of interest to Tarver. He said that given that Hyde Park is a beneficiary of the University of Chicago and there isn’t a similar institution in the southern region of the district, efforts to improve the area must be made from “the ground up.”

With regards to the incoming Obama Presidential Library, he said prior to reaching out to the Obama Foundation regarding the library, he would first reach out to the community to understand their needs and desires.

“I would start with the bullet points the community wanted to see first and lay that plan out and then do what I normally do at my practice-- negotiate,” said Tarver. “I would practice in give and take; how do we both walk away not elated but nobody would be upset-- we would both walk away with something.”

For more information about Curtis Tarver II’s campaign, visit https://www.curtisjtarverii. com/.

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Women’s March Promotes March to the Polls

This weekend, more than 350 marches worldwide will highlight women’s issues and the importance of marching to the polls. In Chicago, marchers will walk on Saturday, January 20, reminding people to march to the polls for the primary elections on March 20.

“Our main focus is to educate women in particular, but people in general, about the importance of voting,” says Jaquie Algee of Service Employess International Union Healthcare (SEIU) and a board member of the Woman’s March Chicago. “It is good to be educated and/or reminded…and to mobilize people to vote.”

Saturday’s Chicago rally will begin at 9 a.m. with a video montage about the importance of Illinois women running for office, celebrating this year’s surge of women candidates and mobilizing women to get out the vote for the March primaries and November midterm elections.

The program will kick off at 11 a.m. with speakers and the march will begin at 12:30.

The event will begin at Congress Parkway and Columbus Drive, the site of last year’s historic inaugural march.

Algee says this year will include more of what happened last year and that there has been a concerted effort to reach out across racial demographics to bring all women together.

“This march is for all women and we want to make sure all women feel included,” she told the Defender. “All women are invited to participate, all women should be there… everything we are marching for affects women of all nationalities and communities…we want to send a loud message that time is up and time is out for nonsense going on both nationally and locally; for the attack on women and people of color…time is up.”

She continued, “What we do know is things can change when people vote. They do vote when women lead that change…some examples are Virginia but we’d like to especially lift up the sisters, the African American women, over 92 percent who led the charge to vote in Alabama…that can be duplicated not only here in Chicago but around the country.”

Participants should enter at Congress Parkway and Columbus. Persons with disabilities may enter at the southwest corner of Monroe and Columbus. There will be an accessible viewing area near rally stage with seating, space for those needing close proximity and/or access to ASL interpreters, Open Captioning, Assistive Listening Devices, and Audio Description (available on first-come first-serve basis.) There will also be a warming center at Chicago Temple on Washington and Clark streets.

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On the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis: A Q&A with Cheryl Hull The opioid crisis was proclaimed a national emergency by the Trump administration just a few months ago, but local resident Cheryl Hull, deputy director of Chicago Recovery Alliance, has been fighting to save lives, challenge stigma and facilitate harm reduction for 25 years.

By Bashirah Mack City Bureau Just a few weeks ago, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office launched a digital database that maps all opioid-related deaths from August 2014 to present. For Cheryl Hull, these deaths aren’t just numbers. One block east of our West Garfield Park interview, she remembers a 54-year-old Black man who succumbed to a lethal combination of heroin and fentanyl. One block west, another victim faced a similar fate. After 25 years of providing addiction treatment to vulnerable populations on the South and West Sides, Hull recounts each loss as a person she likely knew or served through her work at Chicago Recovery Alliance (www.anypositivechange.org)—in its offices across the city and its mobile van, which provides services on-wheels where needed. City Bureau spoke with Hull about her work, what she’s seen in 25 years and why her work is important.

Tell me about Chicago Recovery Alliance.

We do harm reduction, needle exchange, and we help put people in treatment if that’s their desire. We don’t force it on people, but we do help them if they come to us and say, “I would really like to get in treatment” or “I would like to get on the methadone program.”

So, you focus on people who are suffering from the opioid epidemic?

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people. Doctors, lawyers, in the early days I used to see even policemen come here. One thing about Chicago Recovery Alliance that may be hard for people to understand is we don’t judge people because of their drug use.

Why is that?

We don’t feel like that’s our place to do that. I’m here to meet people right where they are, wherever they are. I may believe that you should stop using, but who am I to tell you that? But I can be an example for you.

Does Chicago Recovery Alliance only provide outreach on the South and West Side?

Nope, we’re on the South Side, West Side, North Side, East Side. We contract with people in Rockford, Joliet, Indiana, and we’re sending syringes right now to Puerto Rico.

For people caring for loved ones with addiction, what is the biggest misconception?

Trying to force them to get clean when they’re not ready. It doesn’t work like that. Disease of addiction is just like cancer. It eats away at you. A person has to get to a point where that’s what they want to do--not because you are telling them, or you are screaming at them, or you are locking them in jail.

I went through that with my daughter; she was using drugs. A lot of people were like, “How could you still work on the van, knowing that you lost your child because of her drug use?” That only makes me wanna do it more. I kept on doing what I needed to do. And I’m still gonna be here as long as I can.

Why do you believe so strongly in this work?

Because it saves lives. It’s just that simple.

What are some of the most unforgettable moments doing this work?

People that have overdosed that I knew and got attached to. I lost a lot of people on this van. From each site, 47th Street, 68th Street, 61st Street, oh my God—63rd, www.chicagodefender.com

The Chicago Recovery Alliance’s mobile van focuses on harm reduction and education for drug users.

Photo by Sebatian Hidalgo the office. There was a time when we came out here, there would be people standing from the front door all the way to the back of the van. Those people are dead.

How does that make you feel?

Horrible. Sometimes I’m at home and I think about them because I knew the majority of them, because I was here all the time. And, I think about them and I get really sad inside. But then I get happy that I did have a chance to [pauses] they always told me that they loved me. You know how sometimes people just say that? It wasn’t just a saying, you could feel it.

What are your hopes in terms of addiction treatment, what would need to change for people to be better, for the system to work well?

Open more treatment centers. There’s people who come to the van wanting treatment but if you can’t put a person in treatment right then, you’re going to lose them.

Do you have any advice for people coming into the mental health and substance abuse profession?

Don’t be judgmental. Meet people where they are, wherever that is, meet them there. And always be kind. It doesn’t matter if a person has a mental illness or has substance abuse issues. Still treat people the way you would want to be treated. I believe in that. And I’ll never change that.

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Constance Jones Brewer Becomes President of the Noble Network of Charter Schools

By Lee Edwards Defender Contributing Writer Through the faith and academic example illustrated by her parents, Constance Jones Brewer claimed her seat at the table as the new president of the Noble Network of Charter Schools.

The North Carolina native said both of her parents were the first in their respective families to attend college. Her mother is a retired public school teacher who taught for nearly three decades. Her late father was a “math whiz” who would go on to become a statistician, according to Brewer. He loved numbers so much so that Brewer’s very name is a reference to a mathematical term, she said.

“For [my parents] education was very important; they did great things in their respective fields and so they really pushed us, their kids, to take advantage of every educational opportunity,” said Brewer. “I’ve been blessed.”

Although Brewer’s achievements in education have garnered great acclaim, her business background is every bit as impressive. Prior to assuming the role as president, she was hired as Noble’s chief external affairs officer in January 2015 where she contributed to community engagement, advocacy, public relations, and more. She previously held management positions at Hyatt Hotels and Johnson & Johnson. She is an alumna of University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, where she earned her undergraduate degree in business and also earned her MBA from Harvard University’s business school.

“I’ve had tremendous opportunities in corporate America before I had what I would describe as a calling to go into education,” said Brewer. “While I was doing all the things in the business field, I was mentoring kids, I was going to underserved communities, working in underserved communities all the time outside of my 9-5.”

Chicago has become home for Brewer. She said she has lived in the city for 10 years. Serving Chicago was part of the reason Brewer wanted to truly move forward at Noble.

“The more I lived here, the more I was like we have some great things happening in education but there’s more we could be doing and I felt more motivated to be a part of what’s happening here in my own backyard,” said Brewer. “I’m really blessed to be here. Timing is everything and the timing worked out so I could join Noble.”

For a brief moment during the interview process for Noble’s chief of external affairs position Brewer said she dropped out of consideration. Her father had cancer and she wanted to be with him, the family. She described him as her “biggest fan”. She said for a time she traveled back and forth to North Carolina to make sure her he and the family had all the support he needed.

Ultimately, it was Brewer’s father who gave her the words of encouragement to finish what she started.

“He said, ‘Constance I have worked too hard for you to have a seat at the table, it’s time for you to take your seat’,” said Brewer. “He was like you’re going to get back in the interview process and you’re going to get that chief’s role and you’ll be the first person of color to serve THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

Constance Jones Brewer in that capacity and you’re going to make me proud and so many people of color in Chicago proud.”

Brewer said he was alive to witness her become the chief external affairs officer.

“He was very proud and I think he would be very proud of me today as well,” said Brewer. “I can kind of feel him shining down on me from Heaven.”

Growing up she recalls seeing people who looked like her in various fields serve as her motivation. Now it is her turn to be an example for the next generation of African Americans; she said she doesn’t want to let them down.

“I think it’s really important for our kids to see themselves in other people so I’m really excited to be the first African-American president, the first female president, the first African American, actually the first person of color, to serve on the leadership team, that’s something I hold near and dear to my heart as someone who is a proud Black woman,” said Brewer.

In light of Chicago Public Schools Acting CEO Dr. Janice Jackson’s recent promotion to her latest position, Brewer called the last few weeks an “exciting time” in Chicago.

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“I was like ‘wow’ this is what success looks like for our kids,” said Brewer. “[Jackson] grew up in CPS, she was a leader in CPS and now she is accountable for hundreds of thousands of students-- some who look like her, some who do not.”

Continuing Noble’s network wide trend of sending “the vast majority” of Noble students to four year universities and colleges is high on Brewer’s agenda. She said too that listening in general to her teachers, families, and students will only continue to improve strong results.

Additionally, battling the perception Noble charter schools are not a part of CPS is an issue Brewer is more than ready to take on. She explained there are misconceptions about charter schools “Charter schools are public schools, they’re free, anyone can attend a charter school,” said Brewer. “There’s a lot of people who just don’t know what charter schools are and that they’re a part of Chicago Public Schools.”

Noble serves 12,000 students at 18 campuses in Chicago and in 2015 was awarded the Broad Prize for best charter school network in the nation.

For more information about Noble Network of Charter Schools, visit noblenetwork.org/.

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COMMUNITY

Domestic Violence Survivor To Open Transitional Home For Others

By Kerris Guinn Defender Contributing Writer Hope and Divine Purpose Transitional Living Home Inc. (HDPT) is more than a potential homeless shelter to Israeio Holloway, it’s a testimony.

Seven years ago, Holloway found herself trapped in a mentally and physically abusive relationship. Enduring depression and low self-esteem, Holloway at first did not know how to get out of the situation.

“I did a lot of self talk. I had to make a decision to remove myself from the situation, and the first step was to physically remove myself from that home,” said Holloway.

One day, when her abuser was at work, she decided to pack her belongings and move back to her parents’ home.

That day she also took out a restraining order and order of protection to help keep her and her family safe from retaliation.

Prayer and the support from her family is what ultimately gave Holloway the courage to break free from her abuser.

“My foundation is faith and I believe in God. I prayed everyday that God would assist me and really send me from that situation,” said Holloway.

After taking some time and counseling to mentally repair and refresh herself from her trauma, Holloway regained her independence and a new desire to help victims of domestic abuse.

She decided to begin the process to create HDPT Living Home to address the needs of women and adolescent youth who lived in the South Suburbs and did not have easy access to transportation.

Her organization aims to rebuild victims’ confidence and restore their self-sufficiency by optimizing the potential of each individual. The organization also aims to help teens develop pro-social friendships and strong interpersonal skills.

HDPT Living Home will accomplish this by providing therapeutic counseling, quality of life skills training, computer training (basic skills), educational assistance (basic skills), motivational mentoring, employment assistance and Bible study (if requested).

Holloway hopes to provide these services all under a supportive environment with a built-in support system consisting of an assigned motivational mentor for each individual and a 24-hour on-site staff.

Furthermore, Holloway hopes to address the issue of human trafficking occurring in Chicago and the South Suburbs.

According to the 2016 Trafficking in Person Report, child sex trafficking “has a devastating consequences for children, including long lasting physical and psychological trauma, disease (including HIV/AIDS), drug addiction, unwanted pregnancy, malnutrition, social ostracism and even death.” Moreover, the same report also identified runaways and homeless youth as being one of the most vulnerable populations in the United States.

It’s noted in the Human Trafficking in Illinois Fact Sheet that pimps often prey on vulnerable victims, particularly runaways and children from dysfunctional families because child prostitution can potentially earn pimps big profits. It’s estimated that 75 percent of children in prostitution is under control by a pimp. Holloway hopes to bring 8 January 17 - 23, 2018

“It was basically a journey that I had to go through to mold me for this point in my life, being able to be a founder of a nonprofit and assist other women in their journey as far as domestic violence or any type of situation that’s traumatic for them... where they’ve lost hope.”

Israeio Holloway

attention to the plight of the women and children who have had to endure the abuse of human trafficking and ultimately help them get out of their situation with HDPT Living Home.

Holloway plans on hosting a dinner and distributing pamphlets about human trafficking in an effort to educate people about what’s currently happening in Illinois.

Holloway is undeterred by the loftiness of her ambitions, planning to open HDPT Living Home in the Spring; www.chicagodefender.com

even though it’s currently funded out of her own pocket.

Remembering the situation that she survived and feeling the need to help women and teens alike escape a situation they may feel powerless in keeps her focused and firm on making her testimony into a blessing for others to experience.

“It was basically a journey that I had to go through to mold me for this point in my life, being able to be a founder of a nonprofit and assist other women in their journey as far as domestic violence or any type of situation that’s traumatic for them... where they’ve lost hope” said Holloway.

Learn more about the organization at: http://www. wegiveyouhope.org or call Holloway at (779) 702-2077 if you’d like to inquire about how you can help the organization.

Holloway is also coming out with a book titled “Body Safety for Children: No Secrets,” which will promote a discussion of body safety between children and parents. This book will be available later in 2018 on Amazon and on the aforementioned website. Holloway is also being presented with The 2018 She Rocks It: Woman You Should Know Award at a ceremony in May in Bolingbrook.

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Rashard Glover Changes Lives One Arm At A Time

Rashard Glover A 3D printed prosthetic arm.

By Lee Edwards Defender Contributing Writer Years after surviving a potentially fatal car accident, Rashard Glover is fulfilling a promise he made to himself to help disabled persons by constructing new multi-purpose 3D printed prosthetic arms.

Glover remembers in vivid detail how he nearly lost his life in Ohio in 2010. He said his car was struck by a semitruck that slid on a patch of ice. When he exited his vehicle to exchange information, he was struck by a car which broke both of his arms and one of his legs. Today, he’s fully recovered and views the incident as a message from God. “Honestly, without a doubt in my mind I believe God wanted me to come back to Chicago and be with my family and work with the disabled like I said I would,” said Glover. “God knew I was avoiding it. I was intimidated; I was scared, I never took the leap and the more software and equipment I got, the more guilty I became.”

Glover had overcome a lot before that fateful day in the Buckeye State. Years prior to the car accident, a 17-yearold Glover, who was living on his own and working two jobs at the time, befriended a young man with cerebral palsy who had never played video games before. Glover said he remembers thinking if he could help his friend play, he would. That idea would ultimately be the catalyst that would change Glover’s life.

“I felt bad, I was taking electronics classes at the time, he had a joystick on his wheelchair, he had some mobility in his I believe right hand and I was like that’s everything he needs for video games so I suggested a glove or a device so he could play with us... but it didn’t exist at the time,” said Glover.

Glover, who originally didn’t intend on pursuing a college degree, received tuition support to attend Central State University after his mentors, Michelle Harton and her husband Dr. Austin V. Harton, decided to intervene.

While at CSU he majored in industrial technology and business. He said his background in 3D printing can be traced back to an internship he had at Wright-Patterson THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

Air Force Base in 2002 where he worked in their materials laboratory while attending CSU. Currently, Glover works as a freelance industrial designer, web developer and as a substitute teacher. He said when he was approached by his church, New Deliverance Missionary Baptist Church, 11200 S. State St., about constructing prosthetic arms, he opted to proceed after prayer and meditation. The materials necessary to create the arms are raised through donations through the church, according to Glover. He said the planning stage has been in the works for a while.

“I’m doing this because I said I was going to do this and this is my way to give back to the community that made me. I made it here off donations; I made it here off people helping me,” said Glover.

In a continued effort to give back, Glover with the “es-

sential” contributions from Rev. Marty Gool and First Lady Lynnise Gool at his church launched his non-profit organization Global Glover Technology (GGT). The prospective programs of GGT will include but are not limited to an after school program where he intends to produce a minimum of five prosthetic arms a month (including the 2 per month he intends to make himself). He said all the prosthetics will be given free of charge although they cost $250-300 to create. He has previously drafted a grant proposal where he was sought $300,000 - $3,000,000 over a five year span with the goal of developing GGT into a national program.

At this point Glover said he has created two prosthetic arms for people with more on the way.

For more information about the prosthetic arm program or Global Glover Technology (GGT), visit Glover’s Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/rashadglover/ or www.globalglover.com or www.rashardglover.com.

A recepient of Glover’s prosthetic (center) along with (l-r) the recipient’s wife, Pastor Marty Gool, First Lady Lynnise Gool and Glover. www.chicagodefender.com

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12 VOICES

A Black Girl On Black Panther

By Sheri Flanders 12 Voices Black Panther will be released on February 16 and presale tickets are poised to break all records. Having a movie about a Black superhero in a Black universe, populated with fabulous-looking Black people during Black history month is causing all Black people to become the Blackest-possible versions of ourselves. People are growing fros for the first time and ironing their dashikis. Hell, I almost wore my bonnet in public last week.

Sheri Flanders Almost.

When I was a wee one, my mom would yell at us from the other room: “Come in here quick, a Black woman is on TV!” We would rush in to stare at the giant wooden TV hoping to see some glamorous brown-skinned creature draped across a fainting couch in silk and furs, but instead we saw a Black woman wearing yellow rubber gloves and a cardigan, selling Drano, Scrubbin’ Bubbles or another less-desirable product like Beano or Tampax Ultra Heavy Flow Pads.

And I was still happy.

Over time we got The Cosby Show, A Different World, Martin, Family Matters, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Living Single, and In Living Color, and all of those classic sitcoms during the Black TV Renaissance of the 1990’s. And they were great. Amazing. Shows.

But something was missing.

I grew up the oldest of three girls, and with my mother in the house, my father was outnumbered 4:1 with Barbie dolls and bras and estrogen. He did his best to even the

score by feeding us a steady diet of Sci-Fi & Fantasy and Action films. So even though The Little Mermaid may have caused me to sing very badly and pretend to be a princess with a fancy fishy butt, I also grew up watching Indiana Jones, Short Circuit, The Night of the Comet, The Karate Kid, and Rambo.

I wanted to fly and jump and kick and repel off of buildings and use throwing stars like Bruce Lee. I wanted to be badass like Sarah Connor; ever ready with two tickets to the gun-show, kicking ass, taking names and saving the world. I wanted to be as fearless as Ripley from Aliens and I was definitely going to marry Harrison Ford or Michael J. Fox, and my parents were just going to have to get over me marrying a White boy. (Update: They got over it.)

But I almost never got to see someone who looked like me leading the show-- sometimes a Black man but certainly never a Black woman. Black women rarely got to be an essential part of the crew. If she existed in a movie, it was a miracle if she had any lines or didn’t die within 30 minutes.

Then Catwoman happened. Let us never speak of it again.

With a precious few exceptions, like Zoe Saldana in Colombiana, we’ve been woefully bereft of Black women kicking behind since the days of Pam Grier. But things are changing. Recently Taraji P. Henson just debuted Proud Mary and it looks amazing.

Somewhere in America right now, somebody’s mama is yelling at them to run into the living room real quick so that they can see the Black woman on TV. And those Black women are Lupita Nyongo and Angela Bassett in the Black Panther trailer. And in the future, if that little girl runs to the TV to see a Black woman wearing yellow rubber kitchen gloves, there’s a bigger chance that she’s about to take them off, along with her earrings, and smack a badguy with them.

Sheri Flanders is a comedian and writer who teaches

at The Second City and is a theater reviewer for Chicagolandmusicaltheater.com and Performink. You can find information on upcoming shows on her comedy duo Facebook page FLANDERS @Flanderprov POC (People of Comedy) Here are some local comedians in the Chicagoland area to check out!

Alexis Elizabeth Stand-Up Comedian Feb. 9th at 8pm Free Show, RSVP for tickets at The City of Lights Comedy Night La Quinta de los Reyes, 36 E New York Street, Aurora Feb. 19th at 8pm Not Yet Famous Tickets available at the iO Theatre 1501 N Kingsbury Street, Chicago, IL Feb. 24th at 8:30pm This Is Your Brain On Beer Comedy Show Motor Row Brewing 2337 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL Tickets Available for Purchase: mrandmrssmithcomedy.com Follow Alexis on Instagram @lexifyme for all things Lex! Dame Grant Solo Show-The Milwaukeean- Finding My Identity A Solo Show of his 10 year relationship with the city of Milwaukee, WI February 2nd, 10pm Tickets available at the DeMaat Studio, Second City Dame Grant/dtosonlocation@gmail.com

How to Be a Player . . . In the Job Market

By Gina B. Defender Guest Columnist If you’re actively in the job market, your timing is good... if you’re prepared.

The first week of January is usually a bust. Employees may have physically returned from the holidays, but it takes them another week to become mentally present from their sugar-cookie-induced hazes.

By the second or third week, executives are ready to make decisions about their hiring needs.

They’re starting with clean budgets, and they’re ready to engage some new talent for the hiring surge in February and March.

Gina B. But here’s the thing . . . and you knew it was coming . . .you’re not alone in the market. While this is the best time of year to launch a job search, it’s also the most competitive. Some people have received their year-end bonuses and feel it’s a good time to make an exit. Others want a new start for the new year.

Whatever the case, you have serious competition.

As you might imagine, I get a lot of outreach from candidates, and I ask the same two questions: 1. Is your resume updated?

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2. Is your LinkedIn profile complete?

Don’t even think of dipping your toe in the job-search pool until you’ve nailed them both. Without them, you might as well not exist.

The resume is common sense, right? Whether or not you’re in a job search, it should always be updated and ready to go. While you’re at it, please don’t underestimate the importance of your LinkedIn profile.

Most people have a profile on LinkedIn, but only the truly savvy candidates really know how to work it. (I talk about LinkedIn a lot, and I promise this isn’t a sponsored article - although a girl can dream.)

I’ll let you in on a little secret . . . I spend ALL DAY on LinkedIn, because despite all of the intellectual property that I’ve gathered on candidates over the years, their LI record is typically the most accurate and updated. More often than I should, I find bare-boned profiles that don’t give any real indication of accomplishments, and I tend to ignore those people, largely because they haven’t given me any real reason to consider them.

Here are a few basic tips to get your LinkedIn profile on track and be a true competitor in the job market: •If you don’t have a LinkedIn profile, sign up for one. A basic account is free!

•Make sure that your LI profile is a near replica of your resume. Why? Because your resume tends to be descriptive, and recruiters find candidates by keyword search.

The fewer keywords you have, the less likely you are to be found. Your goal is to be discovered! www.chicagodefender.com

•Consider a Premium account. There is a fee, but there are advanced jobseeker benefits, such as placing your profile on the top of the list in searches, etc.

•Understand your privacy options. I talk to a lot of people who are concerned that their LI profile will telegraph to colleagues and bosses that they’re in the market.

Not necessarily! Access your privacy settings, where you have a variety of options to remain undercover.

•Become familiar with the job seeking function! Found in your account settings, this is an amazing feature that signals to recruiters that you’re open to opportunities.

Most recruiters have special LinkedIn subscriptions, and as part of our benefits, we can view candidates who are in active job searches. There’s also a nice built-in option that obscures your profile from recruiters from your own organization.

•Include your contact information in the body of your profile. The goal is to be easily found, and recruiters love it when we can send a quick personal email about a new opportunity.

•Connect with friends and associates! The more connections you have, the more likely you’ll be found in profile searches.

I would wish you good luck, but as we know, luck and success lie in the intersection of preparation and opportunity. Having said that, be ready!

Gina B. is an executive search consultant, podcaster and President/Chief Alchemist of Naturals by Gina B. To learn more about Gina B., consult her website – www. iamginab.com.

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BLKS: The Uncomfortable Truth

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By Rick and Brenda McCain Let’s Play The bond between girlfriends can be an insatiable rolling coaster of joy and pain, especially when you are exploring life with three different women in their 20s trying to make sense of the meaning of life.

As the girlfriends in “BLKS” seek that symmetry in the bright lights and big city called New York City, they find common ground on the couch, the most communal piece of furniture in their shared apartment. This couch represents comfort, sanity and a sense of safety, a place where they Brenda and Rick can all come together and talk about McCain their problems without being judged.

To help them live within the secret walls of that protection that lies within the couch where the homies could commune and bring their fantasies to life, these three friends self-medicate their sorrows away by smoking, drinking and seemingly having as much sex as possible to avoid the inevitable problems that await them outside the comfort of the couch.

“BLKS” is an experience as much as it is a play at the Steppenwolf Theatre. It tells several stories about how African Americans are viewed by others and from within.

Steppenwolf once again brings to stage a play that wakes you up, slaps you in the face and shows you how life really is for those not concerned-- the majority. It is a raw, inyour-face, tell-it-like-it-is story directed by Nataki Garrett, and it is a refreshing reminder that people have a voice and we all should listen to what they have to say.

Poet and playwright Aziza Barnes delivered with a very personal touch and brings to life how something as simple as a couch can bring the frustrations and anxieties of the world into one central place, where a person can see things more clearer. This play with the unique name “BLKS” is not about color more than it is about people who happened to be a different shade of color seeking to just belong.

“BLKS” is hilariously funny from the very first scene, however it takes a serious comedic turn when Octavia (Nora Carroll) discovers she has a genital mole. Disturbed by this hideous discovery, she freaks out and asks her girlfriend Ry (Danielle Davis) to examine it for her; unfortunately, Ry is not interested in playing doctor and exploring Octavia’s body in that way.

The mole chaos becomes even funnier when Imani (Celeste M. Cooper) goes frantic about Octavia’s mole and runs around trying to help. When Octavia tells them what the doctor told her, the girls immediately decide to have a date night of drunken fun before she sees the doctor the next day.

The funny scene where they discuss what could happen regarding the mole turns to a saddened scene when June (Leea Ayers) tries to help another woman get away from a man who is trying to harm her only for June to become involved in a fiasco where she is the one assaulted.

The three girls are upset, which prompts Imani to call for the police. After waiting they realize that problems and really uncomfortable things will happen in your life, which is an unwelcomed wake-up call. This forces the three ladies to learn how to navigate the unpleasant truths of being unseen and unheard just because they are BLKS. Then there’s the reality of being gay, straight and in a relationship with your lover and wondering about all of the inconsistencies in your friendship. Poet and playwright 12 January 17 - 23, 2018

The cast of BLKS perform in a must-see play.

World premiere!

BLKS By award-winning poet and playwright Aziza Barnes Directed by Nataki Garrett.

December 7 - January 28 Barnes probes even further when she heightens the stereotype of Black men being mostly dissatisfying and how White women are condensed to feeling guilty to how they interact with Black people because they feel that interracial communication has changed.

The three women have a common bond in which they seek to find refuge within a world of inconsistencies. They fantasize about the illusions of happier times that help them mask their discomfort by empowering them within the clothes that they wear. June (Leea Ayers) feels pretty when she wears her white cotillion dress, Octavia (Nora Carroll) dresses in a big pink Afro wig with sunglasses when she wants to feel and look like Pam Grier, however Imani (Celeste M. Cooper) just doesn’t care about what she wears. Her mask is trying to be a stand-up comedian and bring back the life of her father’s laugh.

It was delightful to see a play that centered around strong minded African-American females telling a behindthe-scene story about their lives as women fighting for respect, love and equality. These four women played very powerful roles in showing how vulnerable they were on this highway called life even though we think we are on the right track.

And let’s not forget the one main male figure in the play, Namir Smallwood, who played three roles but his main www.chicagodefender.com

character was Justin. Smallwood’s performance as a stoic nerd was truly hilarious and added a nice balance to the storyline. Smallwood’s in the window, nerdy stalker scene where he seeks to understand June’s remarks about being in love was like seeing “Bruh Man” from the sitcom “Martin” walking in the apartment from the window, only Namir’s usage of his facial movements and his vernacular were priceless. “BLKS” seems to be a combination of “In Living Color,” “Set It Off” and “Girlfriends” all rolled into one play--so you know this is a must-see play!

Barnes hones in on how each girl is searching for intimacy while discovering their own insecurities of feeling miserable about things in their lives. Barnes reflects back to her own experiences and does a remarkable job bringing laughter versus sadness to help people who have a tendency to run from their pain.

I would have liked to have seen a better ending more suitable to the overall impressive performance in “BLKS,” but like they say in the play, “F**ked up Sh*t happens.” All jokes aside, we highly recommend this riotously, hilarious, entertaining and interesting play that will keep you laughing on the couch.

A simple warning to those with gentle eyes and ears, this is a play with adult language and behavior and should be considered for “adults only.”

The Cast Includes: Leea Ayers (June) Nora Carroll (Octavia) Celeste M. Cooper (Imani) Danielle Davis (Ry) Kelly O’Sullivan (That Bitch On The Couch/Drunk White Woman) Namir Smallwood (Dominican Dude/Justin/Sosa) THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

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Rainbow PUSH Excel Scholarship Breakfast

Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. is joined by public officials and political candidates on stage.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel with attendees and Rev. Jackson

L-r: John Hooker (Chair of CHA), Anne Parmigiani (CEO ComEd), John Rogers (Chairman Ariel Capitol), State Senator Kwame Raoul, and Tracie Morris, (VP of HR/ComEd)

Youth choir sing at ceremony

Attorney Bryan Stevenson is Keynote Speaker at PUSH Excel Breakfast

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By Carolyn Griffin Palmer

Email: cpalmer@chicagodefender.com

Chicago Celebrates Dr. King Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King Jr.! There are celebrations all over the city. Enjoy the photos and stories in today’s paper.

Happy 97th Birthday to Dewey Glenn, affectionately known as our “Poppie.”

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. John and Casey (Brooks) Batson.

I wish you Love and Happiness!!!

Happy Belated Birthday to comedienne Damon Williams. I know you kicked it!

Happy Founder’s Day to the beautiful women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. On January 13, 2018 the Sorority celDewey Glenn ebrated 105 years of service!

Happy DeltaVerserary to two of my favorite members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporate, mother and daughter, Myskeshia Leon and Thomasine Leon.

A Celebration of Life for Ernest (Ernie) Jenkins, Founder of the Westside Association for Community Action (WACA), will be held on Saturday, January 20, 1-5pm at the Universal Mr. and Mrs. John and Casey (Brooks) Batson Entertainment Center.

Mayor Emanuel and student pays tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King.

Gina Davis, Rev. Jessie L. Jackson, guest of honor, Dr. Helen Davis Gardner and Chip Johnson at Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s 32th Annual Inter- Faith Breakfast celebrating the life of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. held at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Hotel.

U.S. Congresswoman Robin Kelly, 2nd Congressional District, welcomed South Suburban officials to “Teach-In Town Hall” held at Victory Apostolic Church in Matteson, Ill. The forum informed the public about the economic dangers of the Republican Tax Bill and was sponsored by Congresswoman Kelly.

Among the attendees were: Paula Wilson, University Park Trustee; University Park Mayor Vivian Covington; US Congresswoman Robin Kelly; Park Forest Mayor John Ostenburg; Kankakee Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong; Thornton Township Mayor Robert Kolosh; Hazel Crest Mayor Vernard Alsberry; Trustee Sandra Slayton and Pastor Andrew Singleton Jr. of Victory Apostolic Church.

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Dr. Janice Jackson, CEO Chicago Public Schools, and Dr. Byron T. Brazier, Pastor of the Apostolic Church of God. www.chicagodefender.com

Principal Christina Montgomery rewarding the students of Nob Hill Elementary School of District 144 for attendance and academic excellence in the school’s PBIS Tiger Store. The store was co-sponsored by Carolyn’s Kids Foundation.

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ON THE SCENE Stay Woke, Go Vote! Voter Registration Drive Stay Woke, Go Vote (SWGV) held a voter registration drive during MLK weekend to encourage high school students to get ready for upcoming elections.

SWGV Ambassadors- Dave Jeff, PHLI; Charise Williams, Community Member; Joy Glover; Enjoy LLC.

Students who are 17 years old can Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Chi register to vote, as long as they are Omega Omega Chapter help high 18 years old by the General Elecschool students register to vote. tion, November 6, 2018.

SWGV panel/discussion- Tone Kapone, WGCI; Bobby Simmons, Entrepreneur; Charise Williams, Community Member

SWGV Youth Ambassadors- Kennedy Hayes, Lincoln Hayes, Ala’n Jackson, students at Kenwood HS Photos by Dana Hall THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

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In the MIX: MLK Day Brings Out Political Players, Bronzeville Bistro Pop Up

IN THE MIX

By Mary L. Datcher Defender Managing Editor The kick off of political season was not holiday parties or toy and coat drives but a celebration of the most important and impactful man of our era—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. From the Mayor’s annual MLK clergy breakfast to a non-stop day of community service activities, church programs and the highly attended Rainbow PUSH and PUSH Excel Scholarship breakfast at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Nearly 900 attendees traveled through the snow and sleet to support Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.’s annual “who’s who” in the building. This year was excepMary L. Datcher tionally special because we are two months away from the statewide and county primaries. So, you know what that meant? Every table was SOLD OUT. Besides, who wants to be the one to turn down Rev. Jackson for a great cause? But more so, who will be the one to miss an opportunity for a media shot and a prime seat in the room full of corporate heads, big funders, business owners, faith and community leaders.

Prior to the breakfast, a press conference was led by Rev. Jackson surrounded by public officials and those running for office to discuss Trump’s most recent racist remarks (we really can’t keep up at this point), but it has garnered more soundbites to raise eyebrows. Without missing a step, certain Republican legislators who met Trump along with Sen. Dick Durbin deny they heard exactly “what had happened” when 45 called Africa and Haiti sh*hole countries. Really? Really? Well, we weren’t having it, and neither was the man behind the biggest boycott behind Coca Cola. So, let’s see how many people we can gather to boycott Trump.

Meanwhile, powerful speech by attorney Bryan Stevenson (Equal Justice Initiative) who was the keynote speaker in making sure to understand “we must not forget” those who lost their lives—nearly 5,000 reported lynchings in the South. This year will mark the 50th Anniversary of Dr. King’s assassination, and PUSH gave attendees a beautiful commemorative booklet recognizing the legacy of King’s work being the mission of Rainbow PUSH Coalition today. It is a reminder that our work is not done and now is the time to guide and prepare the next generation of leaders.

Pop-up anyone?

During Chicago Restaurant Week, there will be a special pop-up restaurant beginning January 26. Bronzeville Bistro is bringing a special dining experience to the historic Blues District. Executive Chef Cherese Rollin, owner of CheSa’s Gluten Tootin Free Food Truck and Catering Services, will be providing a unique menu with something for everyone with a gluten free touch. For more information, visit: www.bronzevillebistro.com The 49th NAACP Image Awards aired on Monday night and it was one of the best awards shows to hit the airwaves in a long time. Star of ABC’s black-ish Anthony Anderson did a superb job as the show’s host and it was a delight to witness some Black folk receive their due in the field of expertise. The collage of both the arts, politics, philanthropy and community service is what sets the NAACP Image Awards apart from other primary arts and performance shows—where ordinary yet extraordinary in16 January 17 - 23, 2018

Rev. Jackson holds a press conference at the PUSH Excel Scholarship Breakfast.

Estelle performs at Untitled. Photo by Jeff Schear dividuals are treated in the same high regard as celebrities.

Congrats to director Ava DuVernay securing Entertainer of the Year and chick flick with a twist “Girl’s Trip” winning for Outstanding Motion Picture of the Year. The “high-five” and “you still can’t touch me” award goes to Power’s Omari Hardwick who won for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series. The series was recently cancelled on the Starz network, and if you were as disappointed as me—an online petition to move it to another network is A MUST! The prestigious honor of the NAACP President’s Awards was earned by a film screen favorite-- actor Danny Glover.

For a full listing of NAACP Image Award winners, visit: www.naacpimageawards.net Only in Chicago Where else can you party on a Sunday afternoon, pop in for the best tacos at an upscale Mexican food restaurant and party with a group of members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.-- all before 10pm?

R&B and soul singer Estelle lit up Untitled for the invite-only Red Star Access Heineken day party. With music

by Mark Flava and DJ Toure, the venue was popping with a mock casino room featuring a roulette, black jack and craps table. Great fun and of course produced by Juan Teague of Juan and Only Events.

Crossing the street, Mercadito’s tables were filled with people coming from the snow and warming their bellies with some of the best tacos in town.

Shout out to Catrice Armstrong of PR-Werks for inviting me to kick it at the AKA pre-Founder’s Day party at the Soundbar. A proud member of the sorority, Catrice is the sweetest person and one of my favorite PR people in the game. Happy Founder’s Day to all of the wonderful members of the Divine 9 for their continuous community service and commitment to young people.

A special Frankie Knuckles Tribute was also part of the pre-MLK activities and it was a stellar line-up of some of the best House music DJs in the country. Benefiting the Frankie Knuckles Foundation (FKF), the party was held at the Smartbar nightclub. Great music spun by Michael Serafini, Mike Dunn, and Derrick Carter to name a few.

Birthday Shout-Outs and Celebration www.chicagodefender.com

Phil Strong celebrates birthday on Jan. 22

Ella Britton Gibson celebrates birthday on Jan.19 Say goodbye to Capricorn season so we save the best for last! Happy Birthday wishes to music veteran and former MCA Records rep Chuck Arrington; and publishing guru with too many platinum plaques on his wall Livio Harris on Jan.15. Special hug to my friend and one of my favorite DJs Jorge ‘DJ Play’ Londono; the BEST entertainment and business accountant Jerry Catalano; and event promoter John Jointer, who rock it out on Jan. 17. This is the week of awesome DJ birthdays, much love to Edwin “Bear Who” Rios; Stepper King DJ Sam Chatman; and past NAACP Image Award winner Coodie Simmons on Jan. 18.

Kicking off the Aquarius season is filmmaker and writer Dani Jackson; Washington Park Chamber of Commerce Director Donna Hampton-Smith; and Senior Marketing Executive Ella Britton Gibson celebrating on Jan. 19. One of the best ears in the biz DJ Hugo H.; super dope sound engineer and event producer Phil Strong; music vet and talent manager Rawle Stewart; and the fabulous author Ytasha Womack turning up the volume on Jan. 22.

THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

Letters to the Editor

Wake Up Haiti Dear Editor,

Marquise Linnear

A Beacon of Hope for the West Side of Chicago

By Justin Breen Defender Guest Writer Marquise Linnear is proof that someone from any zip code in Chicago can make it at one of the country’s top universities and have a career with his passion: math. With every math equation he solves at the University of Illinois, Marquise Linnear wants to be a beacon of hope for the West Side of Chicago. Linnear, 19, a freshman math major at the U of I, was 12 when his father was fatally shot. Linnear was 14 when he was stabbed, attacked and robbed of his cellphone by four boys in Garfield Park.

Linnear said growing up near Lawndale and Austin, he heard gunshots almost every day. Most days, he was afraid to leave his house. He said he survived a traumatic childhood to honor his father, to be proof that someone from Chicago’s roughest neighborhoods could make it at one of the country’s top universities, and simply to have a career with his passion: math.

“I want to fulfill my dream of being a mathematician,” Linnear said. “And I want to have a financially stable life, help my mother and my younger siblings – to show them I went to college and they can, too.”

Linnear receives a substantial amount of scholarships and grant aid to attend the University of Illinois, thanks to Bottom Line, a nonprofit that helps first-generation students from low-income backgrounds attend and graduate from college. Linnear first heard about Bottom Line when he was a sophomore at Westinghouse College Prep, and he worked several hours a week for over a year with his counselor, Emily Rivest, on college essays, applications and interviews.

Linnear said, if not for Bottom Line, he likely would be attending community college. Now he’s enjoying his college experience – tweeting that he earned a 3.44 GPA in his first semester – and not having to “watch my back every two minutes.”

Founded in Boston 20 years ago, Bottom Line’s Chicago office opened nearly four years ago and the students in the program have a college persistence rate of over 90 percent. This year the program is serving more than 1,000 THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

students in Chicago, with a wait list of 500 students.

“At Bottom Line, we know our students have what it takes to go to college,” said Blenda Chiu, Bottom Line’s Director of Programs. “But as the first in their families to attend college, they often need some guidance and support to navigate academic and financial barriers, and someone to help them figure out other obstacles that may come up. Marquise is a great example of so many of our students who have overcome so much to go to college and are determined to succeed.”

Linnear said he’s in college because of his desire to never get discouraged by his circumstances – and to never quit. His father, Anthony, was murdered at a Lawndale party in February 2012. Linnear said, in the years before his father died, he would hold him to a higher standard than others in his family, knowing his son’s passion for math that started when he was 5 years old.

“He wanted me to be a success so I could help everyone else,” Linnear said. Linnear is also an accomplished dancer – serving as a captain for Westinghouse’s dance team in addition to participating on its pom pom and majorettes squads. He also was a dancer in other programs, and while he was walking home after a class as a 14-year-old on Aug. 26, 2014, he said he was attacked by a group of teens. One of the attackers grabbed Linnear’s cell phone, and when Linnear fought back, he said three others hit him, and one stabbed him with a knife in the right shoulder. After a trip to the hospital, Linnear said he was petrified to even leave his home. With math, Linnear quests to become an actuary at an insurance company – a business professional who deals with the measurement and management of risk and uncertainty. He expects to graduate from Illinois in 3½ years. He would become the first in his family to earn a college degree.

“I want people from the West Side to think of my story as a good wakeup call for them,” Linnear said. “I want to be known as the child that came out of these horrible neighborhoods and did something good, and give everybody hope.”

For more information on Bottom Line and its work in Chicago, visit https://www.bottomline.org/content/chicago www.chicagodefender.com

Defending my nation and being a proud patriot gives me a sense that I belong. Being able to protect and support my people is a powerful feeling. Showing a lot of enthusiasm when belittled but yet, not knowing how to demonstrate love and empathy for our own brothers and sisters that are dying everyday in a pearl of an island is very disheartening. Haiti has been so corrupted and the government allows it to continue to take place ever since I could remember.

I am a 55 year old Haitian American who grew up in Brooklyn, NY, studied at Kenyon College in Gambier, OH. After I witnessed the earthquake of 2010 during a visit, it inspired me to start a non profit organization Haiti155.org. For the last 20 years, I dedicated my life with a passion, thinking that I can help change my Haitian community and empower the neighborhood of Fontamara where I was born; I was wrong. In fact, I was so far off from my original plan that I ended up in jail in Haiti.

I made huge sacrifices putting my wife and daughter in jeopardy. Opened a social business in Port-Au-Prince @ belrevhaiti in order to provide jobs for women and spent the last 6 months there, it was the most difficult time of my life. The people that I grew up with, paid for their kids to attend school, brought them clothes, food and basic human necessities, all turned against me. They had the illusion that I was a rich man, they all tried to extort money from me including the legal system. My mother came to the U.S in the early 70s, worked very hard and gave my brother and I an opportunity for a better life. I consider her a huge part of the transformation of America, so it’s very difficult to accept Trump referring to Haiti as a sh**hole nation. I feel not only did he disrespect my country but also my family, especially my mother.

On the other hand I cannot fully respect the leaders and the so-called educators of Haiti that will not allow the country to move forward in a positive light. While I was living in Haiti, close to 3,000 Haitians move to Chile just because there is no hope and no future. The diaspora community refuses to invest because they fear for their well being. Once you move to Haiti there is no security, you become a target by your own neighbors and sometimes family members try to set you up for kidnapping for large ransom, you may even lose your own life. You become a prisoner of love, an outsider in your own backyard that can no longer relate to the Haitian lifestyle.

Being outrage at Donald Trump is totally understandable and I am appalled at his racist remarks. But I need to ask my Haitians brothers and sisters, when are we going to reach deep and take a look at ourselves and vouch for change and bring hope to this natural oasis of the Caribbean? Are we ever going to rise up one day and let the sun shining over us with a smile for our future generation to live a normal life that everyone deserve in 2018? I am more hurt to see how unified we could be when someone else attacked us, how come we turn a blind eye as we keep attacking one another for centuries and there is no one to blame but us Haitians? We will always be defeated as long as we are violating our ancestors’ rights to freedom that they gave us since 1804. As the first independent Black nation by continuing to fight this war amongst ourselves. I feel ashamed and disappointed.

The love for my people will always be there, but my heart feels heavy.

Micarmel Lionel Bernard January 17 - 23, 2018 17

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

JANUARY 18 University of Chicago Woodlawn Charter School Open House Parents, family and friends are invited to view the new facility at an open house.

There is no set program so feel free to come as you can to view the building and classrooms, and speak with teachers and administrators.

6300 S. University Ave 5-6 p.m.

JANUARY 21 Vision 2020 Fundraiser Vision 2020 presents: Reset, Restore, Reform with special performances by Hi Love, Nicole Jetaun, Marcus Mack and Mechele B. The DJ for the event is DJ R Double.

Money raised goes toward the Friends in the City (FITC Foundation), which entails creating a new school in Chicago.

The school—Chicago Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Academy, will have a structured accelerated program. The fundraisers are designed to raise money as well as show the Board of Education of the community’s support to open the school.

Diamond Sports Bar 1413 w. 127th St. Calumet Park, IL 3-7 p.m. (food provided) Tickets: $12-20 (available on Eventbrite. com; search vision 2020)

JANUARY 27

JANUARY 19 Whole Foods Wine Tasting Whole Foods Englewood presents 5 after 5 Wine Tasting as a part of the Winter Series 2018. You can sample 5 wines with 5 selected food pairings for $5.

Music provided by DJ-DC. 832 W. 63rd St. 5-8 p.m.

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January 29 YPB Fundraiser and Spring Gala The Young Professionals Board hosts its annual fundraiser with net proceeds going toward academic enrichment programming for children and youth. The gala is an opportunity to meet other emerging professionals. Raffle prizes, games, $6 brews and food.

Lagunitas Brewing Company (The Basement) 2607 W. 17th St. 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Tickets: $20 (includes food) presale; $25 at the door Tickets can be purchased at Eventbrite. com (search YPB)

FEBRUARY 10 Turn It Blue Breakfast Rally The Democratic Women of the South Suburbs will host a breakfast rally. The rally is designed to energize and encourage Democratic voters, candidates, volunteers and political activists to retake the governor’s mansion, retain Democratic seats in Congress, retain the Attorney General’s seat, and increase the number of Democrats in the Illinois Congressional delegation ahead of the March 20 Primary elections.

Donation: $35 per person in advance; no sales at the door.

For tickets, visit Eventbrite.com (search turn it blue)

FEBRUARY 9 Urban Innovation Symposium The 8th Annual Urban Innovation Symposium brings together Chicago leading planners in one room. The symposium showcases planning knowledge from across the Chicago region. During the daytime session, professionals from around the region provide insight into cutting-edge ideas in physical planning, design, housing and economic development. At the evening event, urban professionals deliver presentations in a more casual format, and an informal atmosphere encourages attendees to get to know each other and network while enjoying food and drink. Free and open to the public.

Day Session: 750 S. Halsted (Student Center East, Room 302) 12-3 p.m.

Night Session: 1852 W. 19th St. (National Museum of Mexican Art) 5:30-9 p.m.

Register for free at: http://www.uppsa. org/urban-innovation-symposium

Free Homebuyer Education Class Marquette Bank hosts a free homebuyer education class for buyers and owners.

Learn more about purchasing or refinancing a home in today’s economy and market conditions. Bring your spouse, family or friends (but not kids).

The class will help you to: become a homeowner in 2018, determine what you can afford to buy, know what to expect throughout the entire purchasing process, and qualify for first time homebuyer grant opportunities.

Marquette Bank 6316 S. Western Ave. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

To register, call (773) 918-4568 or email bliddell@emarquettebank.com www.chicagodefender.com

FEBRUARY 24 Black History Trailblazer Awards Commissioner Richard Boykin presents the 4th annual Black History Trailblazer Award Dinner program. Honorees include Abe Thompson, Dr. Sheila Harrison-Williams, and Annetta Wilson.

Garfield Park Conservatory 300 N. Central Park Ave. 6-8 p.m.

Formal attire required.

To attend, you must RSVP with Danielle.watson@cookcountyil.gov or by calling (312) 603-4566. Space is limted.

THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

HEALTH AND FITNESS

By Kathleen Doheny WebMD Health News Flu misery in the U.S. is increasing sharply, with widespread activity now reported in 46 states, according to the CDC. You could be one of those suffering, even if you got vaccinated. This year’s vaccine may be less protective than experts hoped — that’s still being determined.

Meanwhile, WebMD asked William Schaffner, MD, professor of preventive medicine and infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University and a spokesperson for the Infectious Diseases Society of America, to shed light on the flu vaccine — why it isn’t perfect, why it’s still recommended and what improvements may be in the pipeline.

WebMD: How effective is this year’s vaccine?

Some are saying only 10 percent.

Schaffner: The formal assessment has not yet been done because we are in the middle of the season. There are multiple viral influenza strains, and there is a dominant H3N2 strain [this year]. That is where we have heard all the discussion about being defective. That is because during the winter in Australia, our summer, they had a big H3N2 outbreak, essentially the same virus that has visited us now, and their effectiveness against H3N2 was only 10 percent.

However, we vaccinate many more people than do the Australians. They have a limited set of recommendations on who should get vaccinated. Ours say if you are over 6 months, get vaccinated. So we vaccinate a much larger percent of the population. The CDC anticipates that like last year against H3N2 it will probably be between 10 and 35 percent effective.

However, effectiveness estimates have to do with preTHE CHICAGO DEFENDER

Expert Q&A — Why Is This Year’s Flu Vaccine Ineffective?

Or is it? venting the disease completely, and that is what we want.

However, even if you get the vaccine and get sick, you are less likely to get the complications--have pneumonia, be hospitalized, or die.

WebMD: Each year, the vaccine is developed to protect against strains experts predict will be prevalent. Why not widen that and take a shotgun approach?

Schaffner: Actually it is a small shotgun. The vaccine has protection against three or four strains and those are the ones that are assessed each year by expert committees to be the strains that are going to be the most common the coming winter. They have to predict 9 months in advance. It takes that long to make the vaccine, get it distributed.

WebMD: What about the universal flu vaccine we’ve heard is under study? www.chicagodefender.com

Schaffner: There are now some early clinical trials with universal vaccine candidates. Think of the influenza virus as a lollipop. The [viral] proteins that change are in the lollipop. The stick or the stalk is the same in all influenza viruses. There are now a number of researchers who are working to try to create a vaccine against the stalk [or stick] rather than the lollipop.

WebMD: Realistically, when might this be available?

Schaffner: It may be five years from now.

WebMD: Why is there always more flu in the winter?

Schaffner: Two reasons. When it’s cold, we go inside and in enclosed spaces we have much more prolonged face to face contact. And that’s a circumstance where these respiratory viruses are readily transmitted. Second, if I am infected with influenza, I breathe out and I breathe out the virus. It is surrounded by a little bubble of moisture. In the summer, when it is humid, that moisture does not evaporate and the microscopic particle is relatively heavy so it falls, gravity pulls it down. So it is not suspended in the air very long.

However, in the winter, humidity is low, and when I exhale that particle, that droplet, the moisture evaporates.

That means the viral particle is there, it’s much lighter, and it remains suspended in the air much longer. So it’s easier to get infected.

WebMD: Is it too late to get vaccinated this year?

Schaffner: It is late but not too late. Don’t linger. Do it this afternoon. It takes about a week to 10 days for your protection to build up. And then make a somewhat belated New Year’s resolution to be the first in line in September or October.

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CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) No. 4317R

ATTENTION ALL VENDORS

TEMPORARY STAFFING SERVICES FOR HUMAN RESOURCES The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) invites firms to submit a bid in response to this Invitation for Bid for Temporary Staffing Services for Human Resources.

It is the objective of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) to take all necessary and reasonable steps to facilitate competition by small business concerns and to eliminate obstacles to their participation. The RTA has established a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Program that is an element of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program in conformance with U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) regulations 49 CFR Part 26.39 (1).

Required Eligibility This is a Small Business Set-Aside solicitation, your firm must be verified as an SBE with one of the five Illinois Unified Certification Program (IL UCP) members (IDOT, CTA, Metra, Pace and City of Chicago), the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) or IL Central Management Services (CMS) at the time of bid/proposal submittal and provide proof of SBE verification with submittal to be considered for this Invitation for Bid. The RTA will award No. 4317R to a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) In accordance with the required eligibility.

All DBEs currently certified with the IL UCP are considered SBEs and are eligible to respond to this Invitation for Bid. Procurement Contact:

Karen Y. Thurmon Procurement Analyst thurmonk@rtachicago.org

Bid Due Date and Time:

Monday, January 29, 2018 at 10AM, CST

THE CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY (CHA) INVITES QUALIFIED FIRMS TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR: REDEVELOPMENT OF CICERO SCATTERED SITES REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (“RFP”) EVENT NO.: 2420 (2018) All questions must be submitted in writing via the CHA Supplier Portal (https://supplier.thecha.org) to the above-mentioned event no later than February 16, 2018 at 11:00AM CST. PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING:

February 2, 2018 at 11:00AM CST at the CHA 60 E. Van Buren, 13th Floor Chicago, IL 60605.

PROPOSAL DUE DATE/TIME: March 13, 2018 at 11:00AM CST. Vendors are encouraged to submit

their proposals using the CHA

Supplier Portal or deliver to the CHA, 60 E. Van Buren 13th Floor,

Chicago, IL. SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: https://supplier.thecha.org Funding will be provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The subsequent contract shall be subject to the applicable compliance standards and procedures of Executive Order No. 11246, as amended, Equal Opportunity and other provisions as specifically set in the specification. The Authority encourages participation by joint ventures, minority business enterprises, and women business enterprise firms.

All questions must be submitted through the RTA Procurement Portal procurement.rtachicago.org no later than Friday, January 19, 2018 at 10AM, CST. The RTA invites firms to submit an electronic bid for the above described Number by or before the bid due date and time. Firms shall upload all required documents as described in the IFB via the RTA Procurement Portal at: procurement.rtachicago.org.

The RTA invites you to register your company in the RTA Procurement Portal to receive notifications on all solicitations. Once registered, vendors can view RTA’s solicitations, access documents and submit bids/ proposals. The Invitation for Bid is available online at RTA Procurement Portal at: procurement.rtachicago.org.

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PROPERTY FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION MID AMERICA MORTGAGE, INC P l a i n t i f f , � v . � KEVIN SMITH, ANGELA SMITH D e f e n d a n t s � 16 CH 011747 8950 S. CRANDON AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 15, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 26, 2018, 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 8950 S. CRANDON AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 25-01-221-038-0000.� 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 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 L A W . � 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 14-16-05078.

THE JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N � 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 s a l e s . � 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. 14-16-05078 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 16 CH 011747 TJSC#: 38-224 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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PROPERTY FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE � FOR J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE � ACQUISITION TRUST 2006-WMC4, ASSET BACKED �P A S S - T H R O U G H CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2 0 0 6 - W M C 4 � P l a i n t i f f , � v . � SHARON MACKIE, 4051-4059 SOUTH CALUMET AVE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION D e f e n d a n t s � 16 CH 002102 4057 S. CALUMET AVENUE UNIT # 1 � CHICAGO, IL 60653 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 27, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 1, 2018, 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 4057 S. CALUMET AVENUE UNIT #1, CHICAGO, IL 60653 Property Index No. 20-03-111-036-1004.� The real estate is improved with a condo/town h o u s e . � 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 L A W . � 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 14-16-01754.

THE JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N � 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 s a l e s . � 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. 14-16-01754 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 16 CH 002102 TJSC#: 37-10771 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE FOR JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF EQUITY ONE ABS, INC MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH, CERTIFICATES SERIES 2002-2 P l a i n t i f f , � v . � WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR MARY M. FERGUSEN (DECEASED), ETOLIA SCOTT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MARY M. FERGUSEN D e f e n d a n t s � 15 CH 16641 8009 S. MARQUETTE AVENUE Chicago, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 28, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 1, 2018, 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 8009 S. MARQUETTE AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index No. 21-31-114-004-0000.� The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $ 9 2 , 7 8 3 . 7 3 . � 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 L A W . � 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: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C 1 4 - 1 3 1 4 0 . � THE JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N � 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 s a l e s . � POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 6 1 0 � Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E M a i l : ilpleadings@potestivolaw.c o m � Attorney File No. C14-13140 Attorney Code.

43932 Case Number: 15 CH 16641 TJSC#: 37-10747 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

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CLASSIFIEDS PROPERTY FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR TBW MORTGAGE-BACKED P A S S - T H R O U G H CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-3 P l a i n t i f f , � v . � WILLIAM ARMSTRONG, DEKARLA ARMSTRONG, ARMSTRONG DEVELOPMENT C O R P O R A T I O N � D e f e n d a n t s � 16 CH 014951 8626 S. PHILLIPS AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 1, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 7, 2018, 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 8626 S. PHILLIPS AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 1 7 � Property Index No. 21-31-324-030-0000.� 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 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 L A W . � 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 14-16-12449.

THE JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N � 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 s a l e s . � 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. 14-16-12449 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 16 CH 014951 TJSC#: 38-78 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.

I3072925

PROPERTY FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. P l a i n t i f f , � v . � HARRY MINOR, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT � AUTHORITY, UNKNOWN � OWNERS AND NONRECORD C L A I M A N T S � D e f e n d a n t s � 16 CH 006588 � 8032 S. UNION AVENUE � CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 28, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 13, 2018, 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 8032 S. UNION AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 2 0 � Property Index No. �20-33-109-019-0000.� The real estate is improved with a �r e s i d e n c e . � 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 L A W . � � 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 14-16-05753.

THE JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N � � 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 s a l e s . � � 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. 14-16-05753 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 16 CH 006588 TJSC#: 37-11370 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.

I3072922

THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

LEGAL NOTICE

PROPERTY FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NEW PENN FINANCIAL LLC � D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE � S E R V I C I N G � P l a i n t i f f , � v . � PEGGIE BURNETT D e f e n d a n t s � � 17 CH 002211 � 7923 S. PRINCETON AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 1, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 22, 2018, 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 7923 S. PRINCETON AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. � 20-33-202-011-0000.� 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 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 L A W . � � 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 14-17-01270.

THE JUDICIAL SALES � C O R P O R A T I O N � 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 a l e s . � �s 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. 14-17-01270 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 17 CH 002211 TJSC#: 38-14 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.

I3072674

WWR #10143835 STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF COOK IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY � � DIVISION � U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION � TRUST Plaintiff, vs.

SAUNDRA M. HANSBROUGH, CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, U.S DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants.

CASE NO: 17 CH 7076 8112 South Paulina Street Chicago, IL 60620 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, , Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in � the Chancery Department, Cook County, Illinois, by the Plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: Lot 307 in Brittigan’s Westfield subdivision in the Northwest ¼ of Section 31, township 38 North, Range 14 East of the third principal meridian, in Cook County, Illinois.

Commonly known as 8112 South Paulina Street, Chicago, IL 60620. and which said Mortgage was made by Saundra M. Hansbrough, Mortgagor, to First Chicago NBD Mortgage Company, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois as Instrument Number 97413105; And for such other relief prayed; that summons was duly issued out of the said Chancery Department, Cook County, Illinois against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above defendant, file an answer to the complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of Chancery Department, Cook County, Illinois, at the Courthouse, in the City of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, on or before the 16TH day of FEBRUARY, 2018, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a decree entered in accordance with the prayer of said complaint.

Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A. 180 N. LaSalle Street Suite 2400 Chicago, IL, 60601 Telephone: 312-782-9676 Facsimile: 312-782-4201 Cook Atty. ID No. 31495 ChicagoREDG@weltman.com

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REAL ESTATE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.THOMAS QUINN, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR JOSEPHINE L FARRALES, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, ASSOCIATED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, DISCOVER BANK, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JOSEPHINE L FARRALES A/K/A JOSEPHINE FARRALES, MAURICE T CURRAN, MARY R CURRAN, EDWARD FARRALES, JENNIFER FARRALES Defendants 15 CH 15098 5815 WEST FOSTER AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60630 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 13, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 14, 2018, 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 5815 WEST FOSTER AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60630 Property Index No. 13-08-403-045-0000.

The real estate is improved with a red, brick, single family home with a two car detached garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance 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: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500.

Please refer to file number 254433.

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) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 254433 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 15 CH 15098 TJSC#: 37-10294

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.TIFFINY WATSON, ANTHONY WATSON, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Defendants 16 CH 4278 6622 SOUTH MARSHFIELD AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60636 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 25, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 30, 2018, 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 6622 SOUTH MARSHFIELD AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60636 Property Index No. 20-19-230-027-0000.

The real estate is improved with a red, brick, two unit apartment, two car detached garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance 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: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500.

Please refer to file number 10042.

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) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 10042 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 16 CH 4278 TJSC#: 37-11301

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, -v.HARRIETT VANPELT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 01441 12007 SOUTH LAFAYETTE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60628 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 13, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 14, 2018, 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 12007 SOUTH LAFAYETTE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60628 Property Index No. 25-28-215-003-0000.

The real estate is improved with a tan brick, two story single family home, 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 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: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500.

Please refer to file number 261025.

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) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 261025 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 17 CH 01441 TJSC#: 37-10413

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MEMORIES Leak & Sons Funeral Home

ADDISON, JR. Robert Addison, Jr…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 13, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ St. John Baptist Temple, 6144 S. Woodlawn Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

JENNINGS Maxine Jennings…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 13, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Beverly Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

TRIPLETT Ronald Triplett…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 13, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MIDDLEBROOK Elaine Middlebrook…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 13, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BOOZE Lawrence Booze…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 13, 2018; 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

PERKINS Vanessa Perkins…..Wake was held: Sunday, January 14, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

DOBBINS Michael Dobbins…..Wake was held: Sunday, January 14, 2018; 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

LANIER Karl Lanier…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 13, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Lunford Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

RUTLEDGE Reuben Rutledge…..Wake was held: Sunday, January 14, 2018; 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HELMS Thomas Helms…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 13, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ New Faith B.C., 25 S. Central Ave. Lunford Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

DAWSON, JR. Solomon Dawson, Jr…..Wake was held: Sunday, January 14, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Interment: Tuesday, January 16, 2018; @ Cedar Park Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

DOYLE Joseph Doyle…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 13, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WILLIAMS, JR. James Williams, Jr…..Wake was held: Monday, January 15, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

PAIGE Carlos Paige…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 13, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Allen Metropolitan Church, 109th Lowe Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Washington Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BALOGUN Olawunmi Balogun…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 13, 2018; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. @ St. Andrew’s Temple, 18001 94th Ave. Funeral: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HOWARD Anita Howard…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 13, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

STEWARD Rosie Steward…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 13, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WATKINS Estella Watkins…..Wake was held: Saturday, January 13, 2018; 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HARMON Alma Harmon…..Visitation was held: Saturday, January 13, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. @ Chapel Lunford Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BENNETT Alice Bennett…..Wake was held: Monday, January 15, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Lunford Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Oak Hill Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

JORDAN Searea Jordan…..Wake was held: Monday, January 15, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

CANNON Erma Cannon…..Wake was held: Tuesday, January 16, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Holy Name of Mary,11159 S. Loomis Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

PURCELL Kotricth Purcell…..Wake was held: Tuesday, January 16, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

PINKNEY Clarence Pinkney…..Wake was held: Tuesday, January 16, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Abraham Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

TYREE Roy Tyree…..Funeral: Wednesday, January 17, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Lunford Interment: Abraham Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

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YATES Franklin Yates…..Wake: Wednesday, January 17, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Homewood Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MILLER Anthony Miller…..Wake: Wednesday, January 17, 2018; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Oakridge Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

INGRAM Jackie Ingram…..Wake: Wednesday, January 17, 2018; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Apostolic Church of God, 6303 S. Kenwood Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Abe Lincoln National Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BUTLER Rev. Ben Butler…..Wake: Wednesday, January 17, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Progressive Baptist Church, 3658 S. Wentworth Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Abe Lincoln National Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MICKLE Mattie Mickle…..Wake: Wednesday, January 17, 2018; 11:00 a.m.

– 11:30 a.m. @ New Covenant Gospel Tabernacle, 4035 S. Michigan Funeral: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

HATCHETT Watius Hatchett…..Wake: Thursday, January 18, 2018; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

TOBIAS Luther Tobias…..Wake: Thursday, January 18, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Abe Lincoln Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

DUNBAR Juanita Dunbar…..Wake: Thursday, January 18, 2018; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Oak Hill Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WARREN Ethel Warren…..Wake: Friday, January 19, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Apostolic Church of God, 6340 S. Dorchester Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Mt. Vernon Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BLANCHARD-JOHNSON Tamie Blanchard-Johnson…..

Wake: Friday, January 19, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Washington Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MITCHELL, JR. Ronnie Mitchell, Jr…..Wake: Friday, January 19, 2018; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

CLARK Isiah Clark…..Wake: Friday, January 19, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Bethlehem Star M B Church, 9231 S. Cottage Grove Ave. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

COLEMAN-RAY Patricia Coleman-Ray…..Wake: Friday, January 19, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

JONES Lakisha Jones…..Wake: Friday, January 19, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. @ Ebenezer House of Prayer, 911 West 50th Place Funeral: 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WHITE Linda White…..Memorial: Saturday, January 20, 2018; 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. @ Chapel Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WILLIAMS Brenda Williams…..Wake: Saturday, January 20, 2018; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Mt. Glenwood South Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

DEAR Delores Dear…..Wake: Saturday, January 20, 2018; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Zion Travelers, 14875 S. Wallace Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

IVY-JAMES Patricia Ivy-James…..Wake: Saturday, January 20, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Greater Mt. Calvary Church, 4622 West 16th Street Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Forest Park Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

JACKSON Willie Jackson…..Wake: Saturday, January 20, 2018; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Restvale Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BRANTLEY Ricky Brantley…..Wake: Saturday, January 20, 2018; 10:00 a.m.

– 11:00 a.m. @ Chapel Lunford Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

FREEMAN Melvin Freeman…..Wake: Saturday, January 20, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MASSIE Catherine Massie…..Wake: Saturday, January 20, 2018; 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel King Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

BANKS Carrie Banks…..Wake: Saturday, January 20, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Gods Way Church, 7435 S. Ashland Funeral: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

PECK Shirley Peck…..Wake: Saturday, January 20, 2018; 1:00 p.m.

– 1:30 p.m. @ Chapel Country Club Hills, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Funeral: 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

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BABY MC CANTS Baby Zyon Mc Cants…..Wake: Saturday, January 20, 2018; 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

MC DONALD Herman Mc Donald…..Wake: Saturday, January 20, 2018; 4:00 p.m.

– 5:00 p.m. @ Chapel Funeral: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Interment: Monday, January 22, 2018; 10:00 a.m. @ Mt. Hope Cemetery Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

WILLIAMS Michael Williams…..Wake: Saturday, January 20, 2018; 1:00 p.m.

– 2:00 p.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

FREEMAN Helen Freeman…..Wake: Sunday, January 21, 2018; 4:00 p.m.

– 5:00 p.m. @ Chapel Jackson Funeral: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Leak and Sons Funeral Home, 7838 S. Cottage Grove, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 846-6567.

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Funeral Home POOLE Christopher Poole......….. Memorial Service was held: Saturday, January 13, 2018; 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.@ Taylor Funeral Home. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th.

Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome. com KYLE Jeanette Taylor Kyle.....….. Wake was held: Saturday, January 13, 2018; 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home. Funeral was held: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Interment: Gary Oak Hill Cemetery, Gary, Indiana. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com TURNER Sandra Mallett Turner......….. Wake was held: Saturday, January 13, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.@ New Faith Baptist Church International, 25 Central, Matteson, Illinois. Funeral was held: 11:00 a.m.

– 12:00 p.m. Interment: Washington Memory Gardens, Homewood, Illinois. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com CARTER Odell Carter......….. Wake was held: Saturday, January 13, 2018; 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.@ Zion Lutheran Church, 8455 South Stony Island. Funeral was held: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com WALKER Rosemary Walker......….. Wake was held: Saturday, January13, 2018; 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home. Funeral will be held: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Cremation. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com DEARON Adrian Dearon, Sr......….. Wake was held: Saturday, January 13, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.@ Progressive Baptist Church, 26 East 127th Street. Funeral was held: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Mount Hope Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com SYKES Oscar Sykes.....….. Wake was held: Tuesday, January 16, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home. Funeral will be held: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Illinois.

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HALL Robert Hall, Jr.......….. Wake was held: Tuesday, January 16, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.@ Holy Angels Catholic Church, 637 East Oakwood Boulevard. Funeral was held: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Interment: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com ENGRAM Winston Engram......….. Memorial Service was held: Saturday, January 13, 2018; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.@ Saint James Lutheran Church, 8000 South Michigan Avenue. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com BOYKINS Stanley Boykins......….. Memorial Service will be held: Thursday, January 18, 2018; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home..

Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th.

Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome. com LEWIS Jessie B. Lewis......….. Prepast will be held: Friday, January 19, 2018; 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.@ Antioch Baptist Church, 415 West Englewood Avenue. Funeral will be held: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com BOYD Charles Boyd.......….. Wake will be held: Friday, January 19, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.@ Holy Spiritual Temple Church, 5525 South State Street. Funeral will be held: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Illinois.

Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th.

Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome. com HARRIS Gertrude Harris......….. Wake will be held: Saturday, January 20, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. @ Taylor Funeral Home. Funeral will be held: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Cremation. Arrangements Entrusted To: Taylor Funeral Home, 63 East 79th. Street, Chicago, IL 60619: (773) 488.7300 cbtaylorfuneralhome.com THOMPSON Earline Thompson.......….. Wake will be held: Saturday, January 20, 2018; 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.@ New Directions M. B. Church, 8441 South Racine Avenue. Funeral will be held: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Interment: Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens, Glenwood, Illinois.

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WHATLEY Lula Whatley..…..Wake: Friday, January 19, 2018; 10:30 a.m. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. @ Christ Unity Evangelistic Church, 208 East 61st Street Interment: Evergreen Cemetery Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

WHITE, SR. Stanley White, Sr..…..Wake: Saturday, January 20, 2018; 12:00 p.m. @ Friendship BC, 5200 W. Jackson Blvd. Funeral: 12:30 p.m. Interment: Private Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 7234400.

ZIEGLAR, JR. Levi Zieglar, Jr..…..Wake: Saturday, January 20, 2018; 10:00 a.m. @ Mt. Pisgah MBC, 4600 S. King Dr. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Interment: Oak Woods Cemetery Arrangements by: Calahan Funeral Home Inc., 7030 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60621: (773) 723-4400.

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Bulls Waving Bye To Tanking Expectations #TheBIGS answer questions on what’s next for the Bulls

By Terrence Tomlin & Eugene McIntosh Sports by #TheBIGS

Simeon’s Talen Horton-Tucker scored 26 points and 10 boards in a 62-60 loss to the #1 team in the nation Montverde Academy at the HoopHall Classic in Springfield Massachusetts and led Simeon to a 56-39 win over Fenwick at the MLK City/Suburban last week. Photo by John L. Alexander/The Bigs Visual

#TheBIGS Presents: This Week’s Top 5 Hoopers

By Eugene McIntosh & Terrence Tomlin Sports by #TheBIGS 1.Talen Horton-Tucker (Sr- Simeon) - “Talow” gained a few new eyes nationwide as he scored 26 points and grabbed 10 boards in a 62-60 loss to the #1 team in the nation Montverde Academy at the HoopHall Classic in Springfield Massachusetts. He then led Simeon to a 5639 win over Fenwick at the MLK City/Suburban Shootout.

Last Week’s Rank - #1 2. Ayo Dosunmu (Sr. Morgan Park) - Ayo has been sidelined for the past few weeks with an ankle injury. He gave it a go in the Mustangs 75-71 loss to Bolingbrook at the MLK City/Suburban Classic but re-injured it late in the game. He will be shut down until he is completely healthy.

Last Week’s Rank - #2 3. George Conditt (Sr. Corliss) - Big homie has the

Trojans rolling. He had 16 points, 14 rebounds and 13 blocks in Corliss’ 60-59 win over Minneapolis North at Malcolm X College. He says he’s not worried that people continue to snooze on them. “Let them sleep.” Last Week’s Rank - #3 4. Javon Freeman (Sr. Whitney Young) - Young was scheduled to play Orr last Friday (a rematch of the Proviso West championship) but it was rescheduled to a later date. The Dolphins return to action today against Uplift.

Last Week’s Rank - #4 5. Messiah Jones (Sr. Simeon) - Messiah led Simeon to a 65-48 win over Kenwood with 17 points and 14 rebounds. He’s great on the offensive glass and will not be outworked. Last Week’s Rank - #5 Knocking At The Door - Adam Miller (So-Morgan Park), Xavier Pinson (Sr-Simeon), Dannie Smith (Sr-Orr), Cameron Burrell (Sr-Morgan Park) and Raekwon Drake (Sr-Orr)

For 3rd Straight Year Illinois Denied a McDonald’s All-Star Sports by #TheBIGS The 2018 McDonalds All-American team was announced yesterday and for the third year in a row, nobody from the crib was chosen to represent. The favorites were #1 and #2 on The BIGS Top 5 Hooper List: Talen Horton-Tucker from Simeon and Ayo Dosunmu from Morgan Park.

Horton-Tucker didn’t have the summer that most of THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

the picks had but has had a stellar senior season and has played well against national competition. His overall offensive arsenal and ways to affect the game without scoring make him the most versatile player in Illinois.

Ayo did have a great summer on the EYBL circuit and he’s dropped 61 & 50 points this season. He’s been hurt for the past three weeks and looks to be shut down until he’s completely healthy...which could be city/state title time for the Morgan Park Mustangs. www.chicagodefender.com

Have the expectations for this team changed from tanking for a top 5 pick to playoff hopeful?

Gene: The expectations of the team changed for me once they got 10 wins. The growth of Kris Dunn and Lauri Markkanen in such a short period of time is a little something to look forward to. With Zach back and the young guys gelling, we’ll probably end up with that dreaded 10th13th pick.

Terrence: There was a time where it felt like the Bulls were settling in for a permanent residence in basketball hell…but those days are clearly over. Kris Dunn has silenced doubters and shown that he has the potential to be a very good player. Lauri Markkanen is turning heads with his play as a rook and Zack LaVine looks to not have missed a step in his return from ACL injury…but playoffs?

Let’s not get greedy (yet).

How long until Lauri for ROY talks heat up?

Gene: The narrative for rookie of the year is already in order...Ben Simmons. Lauri is having a pretty good rookie season but it helps that he has free reign to basically do whatever he wants because of little to no expectation of this young Bulls rebuild. He’s been a bright spot.

Terrence: Becoming the quickest to drop 100 3s puts Lauri in some great company (Steph Curry, Ray Allen, Dirk, MJ) and there’s no doubt that his presence in the Bulls starting lineup has been felt since Game 1…he’ll certainly remain in the conversation all year but taking home the ROY hardware still feels too pipe dream’ish to go all-in on.

Niko...let him stay or let him go?

Gene: It’s obvious that a contract agreement is the only reason Niko is still in town. Whatever happened between he and Bobby Portis (which the Bulls PR did a great job of never leaking) have helped the Bulls play with an edge, but he hasn’t panned out and it’s time for him to rotate!

Terrence: It seems unfair that after years of being left out to dry on the hopes that Niko would touch some of the potential he had when he was drafted, he’ll likely be traded when he’s finally playing at a difference making level this season….but if the return is a first rounder or a couple of young guys that you can plug in now…why not pull the trigger?

With the dream of a top 5 pick drifting away with every W...are you happy or sad to see it go?

Gene: I’m sad to see the odds of the top 5 pick sink.

But then again, the front office is known to jag a draft pick so at this point it’s whatever. I will continue to stand on the fact that until we do something up top, everything else will remain regulation. The sellout streak ended...what’s next??

Terrence: I personally admire the way this team has kicked dirt on the dreams of tanking…and with this incoming rookie class looking deep…softens the blow of not securing the Bagley.

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