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City News Chicago Realtor Provides Hotel Rooms for Homeless During Polar Vortex Chicagoan Candice Payne has become a household name; she’s gone viral on social media and has been featured on several national news programs. Why? The managing broker at 5th Group Realty and Management in Chicago took out her American Express credit card and charged hotel rooms for homeless people during the record-breaking cold temperatures last week. Noted as a “Good Samaritan,” Payne’s story soon became news. Payne took to her Instagram page to recruit people to help transport homeless citizens to the hotel; once people found out what Payne was doing, they quickly volunteered and offered monetary donations. Ultimately, Payne and her volunteers paid for more than 60 hotel rooms for 4 nights and provided 3 meals a day for every person. They also provided clothing and other items for those in need. Payne said she only revealed herself as the donor to let people know that a rich person did not organize this heroic effort; she said she is a “regular person” who wanted to help. She hopes to inspire others and plans to continue her efforts to help those who have fallen on hard times.
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Pastor Charles Jenkins Announces Retirement The Senior Pastor of the historic Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, Rev. Charles Jenkins, recently announced his retirement, which will become effective December 31, 2019. Jenkins joined the staff in 1998 and officially succeeded Rev. Dr. Clay Evans, founder of the church, in 2000. Jenkins, who is also a singer and songwriter, announced his successor, Rev. Reginald Sharpe Jr. Jenkins did not announce what he plans to do upon retirement. Jenkins is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. www.chicagodefender.com
Memorial services for Art Davis, former Johnson Publishing Company employee, will be held at Epworth United Methodist Church on February 9 at 1 p.m., 5253 N. Kenmore Avenue in Chicago. Davis, 57, died after a long illness. In 1986, Davis was the promotion assistant for Johnson Publishing and wrote press releases promoting Ebony, Jet and Ebony Man magazines. He also assisted in the promotion of Wynton Marsalis’ jazz con- Art Davis cert at Quinn Chapel, presented by Johnson Publishing Company. He was a 1984 graduate of the University of Indianapolis with a bachelor’s degree in Communications and Radio/TV. For the past 20 years, he was the office manager for Dr. Chris Costas at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mamie Davis, and a brother, Anthony Davis. THE CHICAGO DEFENDER
Cover Story Double Down: Twin Brothers Rehabbing Chicago By Deborah Bayliss Defender Contributing Writer The Downing Brothers have caught the eye of HGTV. The twin brothers recently had a pilot program air; the pilot featured their renovation of a home in Chicago. Viewer ratings for the pilot of the show tentatively titled “Double Down” were strong but there’s no word yet as to whether the show will be picked up by the network or whether the network will schedule more pilots. “Double Down” initially aired on the DIY Network with strong ratings so the company that owns both HGTV and DIY aired a second pilot Jan. 25 on HGTV to see if the show would garner enough views to earn the brothers their own weekly show. “We got the ratings!” Anton said during an interview with the Defender. “We’re in a strong position. We were 64 out of the top 150 shows on HGTV. Our numbers were twice as good as last time. The first pilot aired on the DIY network on Dec. 29 where we were 111th out of the top 150 shows. HGTV was ecstatic but it could be six months before we know what their decision will be. They sometimes will air 2-4 pilots before they decide. We were able to garner support from viewers on our own. We promoted the show without any help from the network. We took it upon ourselves to make everyone aware of the show.” Firefighters by day, the African-American rehabbers have countless interviews with various publications and news outlets under their “belts.” Writers and reporters are trying by any means necessary to get to them, including calling and even driving up to their firehouses. Anthony and Anton, 37, who have equally, upbeat and energetic personalities, would like to keep the momentum going and are asking viewers to use Twitter to let the network know they would like to see the show as a regular part of HGTV’s lineup (use #HGTV when tweeting). They’re also asking supporters to continue promoting the show via social media. You can leave your comments about the show on their Instagram page @thedowningbrothers. Though it’s not clear what percentage of the HGTV ratings were African-American, according to global researcher Nielsen, AfriTHE CHICAGO DEFENDER
Anthony (l) and Anton can-American viewers carry a lot of weight when it comes to audience and purchasing power. Nielsen ratings measure the popularity of American television programs. Developed by Nielsen Media Research, the ratings are not qualitative evaluations of how much a program is “liked,” but rather, how many people watched. Nielsen ratings help determine the audience size and composition of television programming. A 2018 Nielsen report on the digital habits and the impact of African American consumers found that African-Americans are enjoying a “remarkable period of influence, cultural expression and entrepreneurship that is manifesting digitally and trending mainstream.”
So utilizing social media to help promote the show as the twins did is a game changer that resulted in big results. “African Americans are leveraging innovations in technology and the anonymity of social platforms to level the playing field and get ahead in a marketplace unencumbered by corporate scrutiny,” said Cheryl Grace, Nielsen Senior Vice President of U.S. Strategic Community Alliances and Consumer Engagement, in a report on the findings. “African American influence has long resonated cross-culturally, and now it’s being delivered directly from creator to consumer. Give talented, creative people unobstructed access to the world stage and, inevitably, they will shine.” www.chicagodefender.com
While Black audiences carry a lot of weight, a 2017 Nielsen analysis of TV viewership found that several programs with a predominantly Black cast or a main storyline focusing on a Black character draw substantial non-Black viewership. It’s not unusual for television shows with Black leads to drawn non-Black audiences; what is unusual, according to Nielsen, is the sheer number of programs that have cross-cultural appeal. “Much of the American narrative lately has focused on a growing cultural divide. But Nielsen’s data on television programming show something different,” Andrew McCaskill, senior vice president, Communications and Multicultural Marketing, said in a
Nielsen report. “Storylines with a strong Black character or identity are crossing cultural boundaries to grab diverse audiences and start conversations. That insight is important for culture and content creators, as well as manufacturers and retailers looking to create engaging, high-impact advertising campaigns.” On “Double Down,” Anton, who resides in South Shore, and Anthony, who lives in Woodlawn, rehab single family properties as well as apartment buildings in Chatham, Burnside, South Shore and Bronzeville neighborhoods and likely will expand to the West Side as well. The most recent pilot focused on the jubilant twins, rehabbing a mid-century house in the 9100 block of South Cregier Ave. in the Calumet Heights community. The twins see rehabbing homes as a way to revitalize and improve their neighborhoods and community. “Our story goes back 20 years,” Anton said. “Our first flip was a 3,000 sq. ft. grey stone condo in Bronzeville. So far we’ve renovated eight or nine properties. This is just the beginning. We now have partners. We’re real estate investors. We will roll up our sleeves and take part in the renovations from time to time, but we generally hire people to do the work for us. We usually hold the apartment buildings we rehab and flip the single family homes.” Anton and Anthony purchased their first grey stone for $200,000, put $50,000 worth of rehab work into it and then sold it for $300,000. They walked away with $50,000 for their efforts. The Neighborhoods Chicago’s South and West sides saw an enormous amount of vacant and deteriorating homes due to foreclosures and owners simply walking away from properties they could no longer pay for during the U. S. subprime mortgage crisis, the nationwide financial crisis that occurred between 2007 and 2010 and contributed to the U.S. recession between Dec. 2007 to June 2009. Those same neighborhoods also experienced disproportionate crime compared to other parts of the city. Add to that, the high unemployment rates for African-Americans and the obstacles they face when trying to obtain home improvement or any kind of continued on page 4
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loan for that matter, and you have a recipe for blighted neighborhoods on the South and West sides. When asked their thoughts about blight, crime and African-Americans leaving the city for better living conditions, Anthony said, “I’m hoping the work we’re doing on a national platform will encourage people to come back and stay. You can buy a home, renovate it and see a future. For every house we renovate, that block is better for it. We feature each neighborhood we renovate a home in on the show. We love Chicago. This is not just a home renovation show, it’s a movement to help save neighborhoods.” Anthony and Anton’s efforts to revitalize neighborhoods and make 4 February 6 - 12, 2019
dreams of home ownership possible are admirable. Abandoned houses can sit vacant for years and have a negative impact on surrounding property values. Called “Zombie Houses,” they are often left empty and caught in legal limbo. These so called zombie homes are havens for those seeking to do harm and other criminal activity. The Downing twins are not alone. Investors and other house flippers are taking advantage of the opportunities available. The Cook County Land Bank Authority was formed by a Cook County ordinance in 2013 to address the large inventory of vacant residential, industrial and commercial property in Cook County after two extensive reports conducted by Cook County and Urban Land Institute.
The Land Bank is a unit of Cook County government, funded primarily with grants, contributions and revenues from transactions and is the largest land bank by geography in the country. It’s governed by a Board of Directors appointed by Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle and the Cook County Board of Commissioners. The Land Bank acquires, holds, and transfers interest in real property throughout Cook County as a way to promote redevelopment and reuse of vacant, abandoned, foreclosed or tax-delinquent properties; support targeted efforts to stabilize neighborhoods; and stimulate residential, commercial and industrial development. If you would like to take part in revitalizing neighborhoods and are looking to purchase your own home but having trouble finding www.chicagodefender.com
The brothers as teens something in your price range, you may be able to purchase a fixer upper. The Cook County Land Bank Authority has a Homebuyer Direct Program. The program reaches out to prospective homeowners who may be interested in directly purchasing, rehabbing, and ultimately living in the home. Properties throughout Cook County for prospective owner-occupants are reportedly offered at below-market prices, according to information on the Land Bank website at www.cookcountylandbank. org.
As for the twins, they would like Chicago residents on the South and West sides to follow their example and get involved with helping to revitalize their neighborhoods. “There needs to be balance in every neighborhood,” Anthony said. “People need a path to home ownership and the educational component of it such as how to renovate and financing, and we would like to see that happen. We need everyone to share and repost this and other stories. (@theDowningBrothers on Instagram). We appreciate the support.” THE CHICAGO DEFENDER
Politics Mayoral Candidate Interview: Susana Mendoza By Katara Patton Defender Senior Editor
Neighborhood Education Works plan on her website susanamendoza.com) I’d be the first mayor in the entire histoThe current Comptroller of Illinois, Su- ry with my own child in CPS. (Her 6-yearsana Mendoza, has been in politics offi- old son is in a public school in Chicago). I cially since she was elected to the Illinois would fight for every child in Chicago as if General Assembly as a State Representa- they are my own son. CD: Well, this brings us to taxes. How tive for the 1st District in 2000. Mendoza became City Clerk of Chicago in 2011 and will you pay for the new education plan? then Comptroller for the state in 2016. SM: For education most will come from the $70 million equity Now, the 46-year-old Chifund and some will come cago native wants to serve as from the philanthropic commayor of the city. She says she munity—which is very genwill be a mayor who not only erous in Chicago. understands policy and fiscal matters but one who loves ...As comptroller I said people too. either tax dollars are working for the people or against The Defender recently the people; we have to caught up with the candidate in show positive outcomes. the midst of her busy campaign It is more expensive to do schedule as election day (Febbusiness as we have been. ruary 26) nears. Susana Mendoza We can spend money on Chicago Defender: Tell us programs that will improve why you are running for mayor. outcomes or we can continue to spend Susana Mendoza: Number 1, be- $40,000 a year to incarcerate people. cause I truly believe the future of our city CD: Your plan sounds good. Now I is at stake. I’m very concerned—not just have two questions about controversies about the next four years—but for the surrounding your campaign. There are next generation, the future of Chicago. I only two negatives I’ve heard: your conbelieve in Chicago. nection with Alderman Edward Burke I was born in a neighborhood (Little Vil- (who is the subject of a Federal comlage) that my family had to leave due to plaint for alleged extortion) and how you violence. My parents were poor, they cob- announced your run for mayor right after bled together every penny they could and running and winning re-election as state moved us out over night to a safer envi- comptroller. What do you say about these ronment. I never forgot what it was like to controversial charges? be run out of your neighborhood…I vowed SM: It is my job to work with people; to come back and make a difference. it would be abnormal for me to not work (After college, Mendoza returned to with (Burke) as the legislature for the 1st Little Village and lived there for 18 years district and then again as City Clerk and Iluntil she got married and moved.) linois Comptroller. But those accusations CD: In your campaign, you mention are a reflection of their behavior not mine. you have worked on the three most im- …I immediately donated all money from portant areas to voters—crime, taxes, and Burke…I have a record of standing up for education--throughout all of your career. ethics. I have the strongest anti-corrpuWhat do you plan to do about these is- tion plan than any other candidate. I want sues? to be mayor to clean up the corruption. SM: For education, we need to rework As for why I ran for reelection as compthe formula. We need new initiatives and troller, the State was at stake. I needed to to give kids more resources. I think we resist against Bruce Rauner. I managed should keep them in school longer than the State through the worst fiscal crisis 3:15 (no parent gets off at 3:15). How in our history. I was willing to take on do you get your kids? No one talks about Rauner…and as long as Bruce Rauner was this. You have two choices: forgo a normal governor, I would be comptroller. I wasn’t job or allow your kid to walk through un- going to allow him to win and appoint his safe environments…and have them watch own comptroller. I needed to make sure themselves and maybe make bad choic- Pritzker was governor. I needed to make es. If we extend the school day, provide sure Rauner was a thing of the past. supervision, mentoring after school…we Now, Chicago’s future is at stake. And can partner with groups to bring resourc- I want to be the mayor who understands es into schools for students as well as policy and fiscal issues and who loves parents. We can take care of food insecu- people. I want people to know no matter rity issues (with dinner or snacks), parents the color of their skin, I want to make the can access life skill coaching/job coach- person who feels invisible to know the ing…and we can close the achievement mayor sees them. I want them to know gaps. There’s a program like this in Har- that the city they love will love them back. lem. And since I don’t do anything halfI would be honored and humbled to way, we would make it better. No way I am giving up on kids nor their families. I want take Chicago into the future. I encourage to help parents, help the kids, and help people to get involved, volunteer and vote outcomes. (You can read her 50 NEW for me. THE CHICAGO DEFENDER
OFFICIAL INFORMATION REGARDING APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES I. B. E. W. Local 134 and the Electrical Contractors' Association sponsor apprenticeship programs in Cook County, Illinois through the Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Trust (EJATT). EJATT has permission from the U.S. Department of Labor to open a registration for new applicants for its Communications Program. For more information on this program, please go to our website at www.ejatt.com.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION Registration for the Communications Program will take place at the IBEW-NECA Technical Institute 6201 W. 115th Street, Alsip, Illinois on the following dates and times Monday, March 4, 2019 through Friday, March 15, 2019 9:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. All applicants must report in person and bring the following documents in order to register: 1. Your valid Driver’s License. 2. Your original Social Security Card. You must provide copies of the following documents that will be kept by EJATT (No documents will be copied in our office or returned to you): 3. A $25.00 non-refundable registration fee (Money Order only made payable to EJATT). 4. To prove employment eligibility you must provide a copy of your U.S. Birth Certificate, U.S. Passport, Certificate of U.S. Citizenship or Naturalization, or Permanent Resident Alien Card. (Minimum age of 17 at registration). 5. To prove High School Graduation (HS), you must provide a copy of your HS transcript (official or unofficial), or a copy of a HS Diploma, or GED Certificate. College transcripts do not satisfy this requirement. Current HS seniors may register with acceptance contingent upon graduation. 6. To prove one full year of HS level Algebra with a grade of at least “C” or better, or one post HS level Algebra course or higher level course with a grade of at least “C” or better, you must provide a copy of a transcript. Note: The GED Math Certification does not satisfy this requirement. Upon an offer of apprenticeship, you must be able to demonstrate that you can perform the essential functions of an apprentice electrician with or without a reasonable accommodation. In addition, a drug screen, physical exam, and background check will be required.
EJATT will not discriminate against apprenticeship applicants or apprentices based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, genetic information, or because they are an individual with a disability or a person 40 years old or older. The EJATT will take affirmative action to provide equal opportunity in apprenticeship and will operate the apprenticeship program as required under Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 30.”
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Community 2018 Tax Updates To Remember When Filing Taxes By Constant Watson III Defender Guest Writer The “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” that was recently passed will have an impact on just about all taxpayers. No matter whether your filing status is Married, Single or Head of Household, you need to be aware of this new law. Some deductions that you had in the past may be eliminated or reduced. So, one of the first things that you need to review are your tax withholdings. Not having enough withholdings taken out of your check will increase the chances that you may owe when you file your income taxes next year. Here’s an overview of the tax law changes for 2018 and how they may impact you. The Standard deduction amount has increased. For 2018, the standard deduction amount has been increased for all filers, and the amounts are as follows: •Single or Married Filing Separately: —From $6,350 to $12,000. * Married Filing Jointly or Qualifying Widow(er): — From $12,700 to $24,000. •Head of Household: —From $9,350 to $18,000. Due to the increase in the standard deduction and reduced usage of itemized deductions, you may want to consider filing a new Form W-4. The deduction for personal exemptions has been suspended. For 2018, you can’t claim a personal exemption deduction for yourself, your spouse, or your dependents. That’s right! Personal Exemptions have been eliminated for 2018. Itemized deductions have changed. For 2018, the following changes have been made to itemized deductions that can be claimed on Schedule A. •Your itemized deductions are
no longer limited if your adjusted gross income is over a certain amount. You can deduct the part of your medical and dental expenses that is more than 7.5 percent of your adjusted gross income. •Your deduction of state and local income, sales, and property taxes is limited to a combined, total deduction of $10,000 ($5,000 if married filing separately). •You can no longer deduct job-related expenses or other miscellaneous itemized deductions that were subject to the 2 percent of Adjusted Gross Income floor. You may still deduct certain other items on Schedule A, such as gambling losses. •For debt incurred after December 15, 2017, the deduction for home mortgage interest is limited to interest on up to $750,000 of home acquisition debt. This new limit doesn’t apply if you had
a binding contract to close on a home after December 15, 2017, and closed on or before April 1, 2018, and the prior limit would apply. •You can no longer deduct interest on home equity debt. Only if the loan is used for substantially improving your home, that is securing the debt, can it be deductible. •The limit on charitable contributions of cash has increased from 50 percent to 60 percent of your adjusted gross income. Moving expenses are no longer deductible. For 2018, you can no longer deduct your moving expenses unless you are a member of the Armed Forces on active duty. The child tax credit and additional child tax credit have increased. For 2018, the maximum credit increased to $2,000 per
qualifying child. The maximum additional child tax credit increased to $1,400. In addition, the income threshold at which the credit begins to phase out is increased to $200,000 ($400,000 if married filing jointly). Credit for other dependents. A new credit of up to $500 is available for each of your dependents who does not qualify for the child tax credit. In addition, the maximum income threshold at which the credit begins to phase out is increased to $200,000 ($400,000 if married filing jointly). Social security number (SSN) is required for child tax credit. Your child must have an SSN issued before the due date of your 2018 return (including extensions) to be claimed as a qualifying child for the child tax credit or additional child tax credit. If your dependent child has an Individual Taxpayer Identi-
fication Number (ITIN), but not an SSN, issued before the due date of your 2018 return (including extensions), you may be able to claim the new credit for other dependents of that child. As you can see, there have been some significant changes made. One of the best things you should do is sit down with a tax professional and review your prior year return and discuss how the new law will affect your 2018 taxes. Remember, for every tax problem there is a solution. And don’t forget, following the tax law changes, you should do a paycheck checkup using the IRS’s Withholding Calculator and, if necessary, complete a new W-4 form. The calculator helps determine the right amount of withholding. You should check your withholding if you: •Are a two-income family. •Have two or more jobs at the same time or only work part of the year. •Claim credits like the child tax credit. •Have dependents age 17 or older. •Have itemized deductions in 2017. •Have high income or a complex tax return. •Had a large tax refund or tax bill for 2017. Visit IRS.gov/withholding for details. Constant W. Watson III, CPA, CTRS, is both a Certified Public Accountant and one of only ten Certified Tax Resolution Specialists in the State of Illinois certified by the ASTPS. Watson has more than 30 years of income tax and accounting experience. You can hear his radio program, “Watson On Taxes,” every Saturday morning at 10 a.m. by tuning in to AM 1390. For more information, visit WatsonOnTaxes.com or call (708) 206-9900.
Veteran Talk Show Host Cliff Kelley Set To Retire Veteran Radio Talk Show Host Cliff Kelley recently announced his retirement. He will retire from Chicago’s premier urban talk radio station, WVON. His last day as the afternoon drive host will be Friday, March 29, 2019. Kelley will remain at WVON as the station’s Community Ambassador and as the host of the independently produced Ameri6 February 6 - 12, 2019
can Heroes broadcast which airs Saturdays on WVON. He has also agreed to be a regular fill-in host. Kelley has been the longest serving talk show host at the station since it switched to its all talk format in 1986. Kelley said, “I don’t want people to look at this as I am retiring. I’m just rewiring. There is plenty more work for me to do.”
WVON Program Director Todd Ronczkowski said, “Cliff Kelley is one of Chicago’s most influential hosts and has been a trusted source of information for Chicago’s African-American Community for over three decades, forming a host/listener bond that is rarely seen in any market.” The station has not announced a replacement. www.chicagodefender.com
Kelley has been the afternoon drive host at WVON since 2007, when the station became 24 hours and moved to the 1690 signal. Prior to that he hosted the station’s coveted morning drive show for 13 years. Kelley came to WVON from WGCI-AM after the station dropped its talk format. Plans are underway to celebrate Kelley’s contribution to Chicago Radio. Cliff Kelley THE CHICAGO DEFENDER
Community Nike Kicks-Off Black History Month Celebrating 11-Year Old South Side Community Leader On Saturday, February 2, 2019, to kick-off Black History Month, Nike Chicago teamed up with 11-year old Chicago native Jahkil Jackson and his non-profit “Project I Am” to host a special community service day on the city’s South Side at the Louis L. Valentine Boys & Girls Club. “Project I Am” is a local organization that delivers “Blessing Bags” filled with hygiene products, socks, gloves and snacks to homeless citizens around Chicago. Jahkil started the program when he was 8-years-old and since then has been honored by a number of organizations including the Obama Foundation for his generosity. Recently, Jahkil visited Atlanta, Georgia, to help launch Nike’s “Future Varsity” accelerator program, a six-month initiative designed to provide leadership training to African American youth and enhance their efforts to create positive change in their communities by using the Jahkil Jackson’s Project I Am creates blessing bags to Nike partnered with Jahkil Jackson (center) and others to fill power of sport. give to homeless citizens. blessing bags.
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CP Around Town By Carolyn Griffin Palmer
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Corliss High School Honors Retired Coach Congratulations to retired Coach Donald Young of Corliss High School. The former basketball players and alumni honored Coach Young by dedicating the Corliss gymnasium in his honor. A banner was hung in the gym with his name and picture. Former professional basketball player Daryl Walker presented a video tribute to Coach Young and the award was accepted by the Young family. Thank you, Principal Ali Muhammad, Athletic Director Mr. McGuire, Coach Harvey Jones, Ron McGregor and all of the basketball players who made the tribute possible. Chicago “300” Black Women Annual Gala & Awards Ceremony founded by Dr. Tammy Hicks was held at Tuscany Falls Banquet Hall in Mokena, Illinois. The awards ceremony honors and celebrates Black Women of Chicago from different professional fields. The awards ceremony aims to promote a voice for Black Women in the areas of health, education and economic empowerment. The ceremony’s success has since led to 120 Black Women Recipients of the Award! This year’s Gala & Awards Ceremony hosted by the beautiful ghost celebrity writer/author Adrie Orie rocked the evening with her witty words of inspiration. Nothing is better than gathering in sisterhood and acknowledging sisters that are serving in our communities. For further information, contact: 773-503-8742 and visit Chicago300blackwomen.org. The Prom Fantasy Experience, 11th Annual Fashion Experience, was held at the DuSable Museum; it was a packed house. The models were high school students from throughout the Chicagoland area. Rhea A. Henderson is President of the RHDREAMS non-profit organization and is the Executive Director of RHSPA. Jason Wilder is the Director of Modeling of the Prom Fantasy Experience. The organization also provides scholarships to the participating models. Announcements Chicago area high school juniors and seniors have a rare opportunity to confirm their college future on Sunday, February 10. Dr. Blondean Y. Davis, Southland College Prep’s CEO, is hosting Dr. Beverly Wade Hogan, President of Tougaloo College, the historic Jackson, Mississippi, HBCU that played an important role in the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Hogan and her team will be telling the story of Tougaloo and offering high school seniors preliminary acceptance on the spot to the 150-year-old school that’s nationally recognized for its science and technology proDr. Beverly Wade Ho- grams, partnerships and networking opportunities with top gan, President Tou- schools such as Brown Univergaloo College sity, Boston College, Tufts Medical and Dental Schools, New York University and other higher education institutions. The event also offers prospective students: •On the spot preliminary acceptance to students who bring transcripts and/or a current report! •An opportunity to learn about the wide selection of Tougaloo’s undergraduate offerings from the college’s recruiters •Scholarship opportunities •A chance to meet Tougaloo President Dr. Beverly Wade Hogan Congratulations I am pleased to encourage my readers to read the story of Denise Jones, a former student of Olive-Harvey College. Denise went from prison to receiving her GED to a Master’s Degree; she became a motivational speaker and now has published a book entitled “Who Said It Couldn’t Be Done?” Find it at Amazon.Com. I am proud of her! 8 February 6 - 12, 2019
Former Basketball Players of Corliss High School and alumni came together and dedicated the Corliss High School gymnasium to retired Corliss Coach Donald Young.
300 Black Women Awards: Front Row left to right: Brittany Ellis, CEO of Bella Body Studio; Markuail Turnipseed, Advanced Registered Nurse; Kyle Santillian, WGCI Radio Personality; Mieka Joi, CEO of Rich Girl Candy; Precious Scott, Empire Producer/Director; Destiny Tyler, Founder of Kaiden’s Day; Tionka Humphrey-Tribble, Microsoft Senior Director; Sherese Payne, Founder of A Queen and her Princess; Top Row from Left to Right: Patrice Dantzler, Physician Practice Manager; Jedidah Carter, CEO of HairStoria Salon; Coleen Otero, Founder of CEO Chicks Organization; YaVonna Boone, Gold Coast Real Estate Professional; Natalie Birdsong, Celebrity Hair Stylist; Nicole Mins, CEO of Savvy Creations Expert MicroBlading Eyebrow Professional; Sika Cook, Advanced Practical Nurse and Co-Owner of Rejuvenation House Medi Spa; JeNale Scott King- Thurston, Nurse Practitioner. Photo Credit: Billy Montgomery
The 2019 Prom Fantasy Experience, 11th Annual Fashion Experience models.
Participants of Black Table 2019: Damien Boler, Hyatt; Christina Towels, Hyatt; Alex Ofei, Hyatt; Diana Palomar, ABC 7; Adam Alonso, Executive Director, Build Chicago; Michael Munyao, Hyatt; Chanda Rice, Hyatt; Tyrone Stoudemire, Hyatt, Terrell Brown, ABC Channel 7 News Anchor and guest. www.chicagodefender.com
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Community Congressman Bobby Rush Endorses Bill Daley for Mayor of Chicago
Congressman Bobby Rush endorses Bill Daley for Mayor. Photo Credit: Parthenia Luke
Rush and Former Illinois Senate President Emil Jones (l) give Daley their support. Photo Credit: Parthenia Luke
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Celebrating Black Entrepreneurship: WDB Legacy Awards Gala By The Black Foodies Chicago Defender Contributing Writers
Sydney Charles (from L), Ariel Richardson, Deanna Reed-Foster, Melanie Brezill, photo by Greg Inda
Northwestern graduate Keeana Barber is in the business of helping entrepreneurs build and grow their brands. She is the CEO and Founder of WDB Marketing. WDB focuses on brand management for its clients and also The Black Foodies specializes in print graphics and websites. Being in business over a decade, WDB (What’s Da Bizness) has worked with over 2,000 companies – predominantly Black businesses – developing strategies to assist entrepreneurs with short and long-term business goals. With the success and sustainability of her own marketing agency, Barber and WDB Marketing will be holding its 3rd Annual WDB L.E.G.A.C.Y. Awards Gala, February 23rd, at Malcolm X College from 6:0010:00 p.m. L.E.G.A.C.Y. is the acronym for: leadership, education, growth, advocacy, community and youth. Five hundred
Pictured l-r: George Daniels, Keeana Barber, Napoleon Harris at previous awards gala.
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businesses are expected to come out and participate in the evening’s activities. From 6:00-7:30 p.m. will be the networking reception and restaurant showcase. “I am really proud about the networking
of three entrepreneurs – 25 years of age or younger - who is already in business and will talk about their enterprise live on stage. The audience will vote on which one will be awarded $5000 worth of prizes to help further develop their business. The winner will receive $1000 in cash and technical support donated from sponsors – e.g. legal, marketing, etc. Some past honorees include the late Phillip Jackson, Founder of The Black Star Project; Jory Luster, President of Luster Products; and, Emile Cambry, Founder and CEO of BLUE1647. From 9:00-10:00 p.m. will be the after party. The WDB L.E.G.A.C.Y. Awards Gala will be the place to be February 23, so come on out and join us on the blue carpet for an evening of live music, networking and celebrating the impact of Black entrepreneurs. For further information or for sponsorship opportunities or to purchase tickets, go to www.legacyawardsgala.com.
portion of the event because it is not pretentious,” Barber says. “It is very inclusive, that’s why we make the tickets affordable so that anyone can attend. We have brand new entrepreneurs rubbing shoulders with people who have been in business for over 30 and 40 years. Business is about connections, so we encourage everyone to come out and get connected.” The restaurant showcase will highlight more than 10 Black-owned restaurants, chefs and caterers from JR’s Jamaican Jerk, award winning chef Lisa McKay, and Lexington Betty Smokehouse, to name a few. From 7:30-9:00 p.m. will be the Awards Gala. There are six categories from which individuals will receive an award: leadership, education, growth, advocacy, community and youth; hence, the L.E.G.A.C.Y. Awards. The first five are predetermined, while the Youth Award will be given to one
NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN BY CHRISTINA HAM
In the aftermath of 1963’s 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, Nina Simone transformed from songstress to activist with powerful anthems such as “Mississippi Goddam,” “Old Jim Crow,” and “To Be Young, Gifted and Black.” Celebrate her lasting legacy in this provocative and personal musical journey.
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Opinion We Need a New Chicago OurBlackHeritage.com Celebrates Black History Month In honor of Black History Month, OurBlackHeritage.com is celebrating the accomplishments of Black history makers everywhere. Featured artifacts include an exceptionally rare religious book signed by Samuel Harrison, who won equal pay for African-Americans serving in the Union Army and served as the Chaplain of the famed 54th Massachusetts Regiment during the Civil War. This was the first all-Black infantry to fight in the Civil War. The exploits of this unit were dramatized in the movie “Glory.” Also featured is a chair once owned by Abraham Lin-
coln’s law firm, Lincoln & Herndon. The goal of OurBlackHeritage. com is to replace ignorance and prejudice with knowledge and understanding by making visible and accessible the real unsanitized history of the African-American family. “Black History is American History. This is an important time to reflect on the lives and contributions of African-Americans,” said Fathers’ Rights Attorney Jeffery M. Leving, founder of OurBlackHeritage.com. “We commemorate the long historic journey of Afri-
can-Americans toward a full measure of civil rights.” OurBlackHeritage.com was launched to be an African-American tribute and resource; the site displays rare and unique images and documents of significant inspirational, historical and educational value. This website reflects our commitment to the celebration of African-American culture and intellectual spirit for everyone. Visit: www.ourblackheritage.com. For more information contact Jennifer Whiteside at (312) 296-3666 or 312-356-DADS.
Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act 2018 By Christine V. Goggins Defender Guest Columnist You may or may not be familiar with H.R. 6024 or the Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act 2018. This house bill was introduced on June 6, 2018 by U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-III) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-III). This piece of legislation was first introduced in 2007 and has been reintroduced in 2009, 2013, 2015 and now in 2018. The purpose of this bill is to implement a system of licensing and record of sale of firearms so that tragedies such as the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012 and the 294 mass shootings that occurred in 2015 will not continue to devastate our nation. It must be understood that this piece of commonsense gun legislation does not exist to prevent or restrict law-abiding citizens from their right to bear arms, yet its purpose is to prevent further harm and death by the hands of individuals that intend to inflict harm on themselves or others. We have seen various forms of violence occur across this nation and specifically in the City of Chicago. The time for affective intervention has been long overdue. The purposes of H.R. 6024: The Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act 2018 are: 1. To protect the public against the unreasonable risk of injury and THE CHICAGO DEFENDER
Blair Holt negligent or reckless death associated with the unrecorded sale or transfer of qualifying firearms to criminals and youths; 2. To ensure that owners of qualifying firearms are knowledgeable in the safe use, handling, and storage of those firearms; 3. To restrict the availability of qualifying firearms to criminals, youth, and other persons prohibited by Federal law from receiving firearms; 4. To facilitate the tracing of qualifying firearms used in crime by Federal and State law enforcement agencies; and 5. To hold criminally and civilly liable those who facilitate the transfer of qualifying firearms, causing risk of injury and negligent or reckless death associated with the transfer of those qualifying firearms.
On August 7, 2018 during a press conference for the H.R. 6024 U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-III) stood with Ronald Holt, Blair Holt’s father, and explained: It would make guns less accessible to criminals, the mentally disturbed, and inexperienced young people than the state-by-state hodgepodge of policies that is currently in effect. In short, it would make sure that those who shouldn’t have guns, don’t. This legislation would prohibit unlicensed gun-ownership and transferring or receiving firearms without a valid firearms license, as well as direct the U.S. Attorney General to establish and maintain a federal record of sale system; similar to how we treat car ownership. To read H.R, 6024 The Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act 2018, please visit the following link: https://www. congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6024/text For more information about H.R. 6024 The Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act 2018 and/or how you can get involved with the Blair Holt Peace Alliance c/o the Blair Holt Memorial Foundation, please contact Ronald Holt at 773-577-3222. Christine V. Goggins is a member of the Blair Holt Memorial Foundation. www.chicagodefender.com
By Rev. Gregory Seal lose their paychecks, so that the City can make a few percent off Livingston President Coalition For A New the top. Rather than come up with new Chicago progressive plans that support the neediest among us, our current Our upcoming Chicago may- Mayor and candidates to be mayor oral election is about the tale of want to not only double-down on two cities; the difference between the failed policies of the past but whether our government gives its raise the pot by also proposing lehelping hand to the neediest or galized recreational marijuana. gives handouts to the wealthiest Will the casino be in Lakeview among us. Whatever your neighor the Gold Coast, or will it be it borhood, you know someone who be set-up to prey upon the comis hurting from the repeated failure munities that can least afford the of City Hall to actually solve probvice? Does anyone think that the lems. schools and health clinics will reThe pains from unsafe streets, open once there are twin vices + jobless neighborhoods, substan- 10,000 slot machines in a gamdard housing, and underfunded bling palace on Lake Shore Drive? schools, are too real, for far too Chicago City Hall taking over many in a city as wealthy as Chilucrative vices is a gangsta move cago. worthy of Al Capone. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his If this wasn’t Chicago, this entrenched business allies have harebrained idea would be immerepeatedly given handouts to cordiately disregarded. The twin-vice porations, insiders and campaign of legalized recreational marijuacontributors-- money they didn’t na and a mega-casino gambit are need, to prosper in a world-class nothing more than political sleight city like Chicago. They claimed these subsidies would trickle of hand, intended to hide the fact down to solve the City’s economic that City Hall intends to force the injustices and fiscal imbalances. lower and middle class to continue This economic policy was more in to bear the burden of pain in the line with Republican orthodoxy in years ahead. You can certainly bet that crothe 1980’s, than the values of the nies, the connected and the cloutprogressive neighborhoods of Chibased corporations that rule this cago. The results of Mayor One-Per- City will benefit handily from this cent: the rich got richer and the boondoggle. Chicago can’t even poor got left behind and the City’s run a parking lot without scandal finances are still a mess. In short, and graft, but we expect a recrethose controlling the Mayor ac- ational marijuana program and a complished what they wanted. taxpayer funded casino to be run The crisis remains, and City Hall on the up-and-up? City Hall has switched from can continue its campaign to strip retirees of their pensions, close doing the bidding of Wall Street down public health clinics and re- bankers who crippled our schools place public schools with corpo- with rate swaps to those of the oligarchs and gambling interests rate-run charter schools. While we have successfully ran this election cycle. Lost in this all off Rahm, his allies and polices is what is good for the people and remain in place. The same Mayor neediest of Chicago. This demonstrates that the who couldn’t find money to keep fight for true economic and social schools serving minority populations open, proclaimed support for justice in Chicago’s policies will selling high-potency recreational continue long after Rahm is gone marijuana and borrowing a billion and the new Mayor is in place. dollars to build a mega-casino. The sooner the members of the Now, a number of the candidates City Council realize they work for running to replace Rahm want to the people of Chicago, and not the keep these bad ideas of Big Mar- Mayor of Chicago and special inijuana and a Chicago owned, oper- terests, the sooner their wards will ated and regulated mega-casino. heal and their citizens will prosper. As Election Day draws near, it is To propose legalizing marijuana AND a government-owned casino not the end of this movement but in the name of economic justice merely the end of the beginning of demonstrates just how far the two this renewed fight for Chicago’s cities of Chicago have drifted. Gov- soul. The voters need to reclaim Chiernment sanctioned super-weed coupled with a government-owned cago’s government so it acts in the casino are policies that prey upon public interest, not work for the and prod citizens to get high and special interests. February 6 - 12, 2019 11
12Voices On the Front Porch: Put a Needle on The Record (Find 100 Ways) By Shanita Baraka Akintonde tening to vinyl records was a revered and ritualistic experience 12 Voices in many Black households. I can still remember my father’s reVinyl records are on the come- cord collection. He had so many back after being essentially laid albums that had he tried to place to rest in them inside our city’s Bean, the the early elliptic-shaped landmark located 2000s. in downtown Chicago; it would This rehave burst from the sheer weight. surgence Willis Tower would have failed the is hapaltitude test once matched against pening deDaddy’s archives. Lake Michigan spite the would have become dry as dust popularity after being swallowed into the orof many ifices of Otis Redding, Donny Hastreaming thaway, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, services Jackie Taylor, and Teddy PenderShanita Baraka like Pangrass as each man stood strong, Akintonde dora and chin up, mouth agape, ready to Spotify. belt out the next note from atop According to Nielsen, sales of vinyl his respective vinyl album cover. have seen a 260 percent growth True balladeers can serenade since 2009 with continued growth a sister until she starts speaking predicted. LP records will come in Tongues. James Ingram was a out of hiding, freed from waxed masterful melody maker who fell walls of bondage. The image of into this ilk. When he joined Patti 45s can regain status as more Austin with the sensuous suggesthan Trump’s presidential numtion, “Baby Come to Me,” folks ber, his tweets per minute or what tripped over themselves trying to many believe to be our president’s heed the call. “The Secret GarIQ. The biggest news of all, howevden” that he created with Quincy er, may be the need to introduce Jones and a bouquet of other artvinyl records to a new generation. ists was floral ear candy. Ingram’s This process will include teachings conviction in “Somewhere Out about the history of vinyl records There” gave hope to the lovelorn. and how to listen to them. The only When I learned the legendary balthing many of today’s youth know ladeer had passed away last week, about vinyl is from its use as the I had a flashback. I remembered material they’ve seen on the surthe excitement I felt as a young girl face of Uber car seats. whenever I saw my parents groovIn the not-so-distant past, lis-
ing in front of the record player in our family den. Their musical selection wasn’t accidental. Rather, it had been carefully curated to fit whatever mood governed the day. Pick me up spells welcomed Sly and The Family Stone. Nostalgic moments needed Earth, Wind, and Fire or Al Green. Happy days called for James Brown or The Temptations. But whenever our Man of the House stood next to the wooden record player with a James Ingram record in hand, I knew it was a “Make-Up-BeforeWe-Break-Up” moment between him and my mother. Before Daddy began his musical mission—to turn our home into a concert hall, a feat he accomplished from dusk to dawn every Sunday, there was something he needed to do first. Like clockwork, my father walked toward the square-shaped box as he held a 12-inch oval disc in his hand. His long arms extended forward, holding the vinyl-covered vision in-between them; his upper body shaped like an inverted letter “V.” He then placed the chosen LP on top of the thick needle that stood at attention in the middle of the record player. Daddy’s final move was pure precision. He waited for the spinning circle to reach the correct speed. At just the right moment and without missing a beat, he put the needle on the record. If a James Ingram song was the selection of choice, the singer’s
throaty voice filled our home with notes from the experiences he had as a child growing up in Akron, OH. It told the tale of a once-promising athlete who had turned down a track scholarship to pursue his passion for music--a trajectory that led him to join a band at 18 with a group that served as an opening act for The Ohio Players. The crew received some recognition, including an invitation to record a track for the “blaxploitation” film, Dolemite in Los Angeles. But when the group returned to Ohio, Ingram opted to stay in LA. The decision paid off. Legendary singer Ray Charles hired him to sing backup vocals. The Coasters followed suit. But the life-changing moment came when the musical godfather Quincy Jones heard Ingram’s demo recording of the Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil song “Just Once.” Jones picked Ingram to be a vocalist on the elder’s nickname-inspired album, “The Dude” (1991). Jones re-recorded “Just Once” with In-
gram for that project. And the rest, as they say, is harmonious history. After a long, illustrious music career, God put the final needle on James Ingram’s earthly record on January 29, 2019. I am hopeful that the late singer will continue to serenade lovebirds from heaven’s celestial choir. Perhaps we can “do him a solid” too. Let’s “Find 100 Ways” to love our loved ones this Valentine’s Day, as he so soulfully coached us to do. Shanita Baraka Akintonde is an award-winning author, podcaster, professional speaker, professor, wife, and mother propelled by love. Her second book, Leading from the Heart, was released in September 2018 and her third book, Hear Me ROARR is set for release in Spring 2019. Add yourself to her event calendar and book signing distribution list. Email her at sakintonde@colum.edu. You can also reach her on Linked In at Professor Shanita Akintonde, www.linkedin. com/in/shanitaakintonde/.
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in terms of trying to keep it all for myself. If you asked a number of micro-non-for-profits and young hustlers creating opportunities for themselves, they would tell you that I’ve assisted them in their “passion purpose” endeavors with small amounts of support. But that’s nothing compared to what I’d do if I had real loot. That’s why I love Dr. Willie Wilson for what he does. It takes a real God-like person to openly give their hard-earned cash away to help the less fortunate. You can’t be any greater of a man or a person when you live selflessness as Dr. Wilson does. Actually, I rather him not be mayor and spend his life being a generous donor to others who so terribly need his assistance. His kind of help removes people from poverty or at least gives them a mental headstart at possible progress. But I wish Willie well in his political pursuits. Of course, it takes more than money to solve the poverty ep-
idemic, it takes an individual’s willingness to dream big and commit to working extremely hard to make dreams a reality. How many people literally study and analyze poverty? It’s a monster of a horrible catastrophe. Remember seeing those Godzilla films where he tramples through cities destroying everything in sight? That’s what poverty has done to communities all across this country. There are select cities and states that are unrecognizable. You wonder if anyone even lives there. And knowing that families actually reside in such distressed environments is enough to cause me to faint. Especially when poverty is generational. Can you even imagine three to four generations of families who only know poverty? How terrible. It’s at a point where those little children who are recipients of generational poverty never ever dream about a life other than the ones that they experience from beginning to end. What do they
dream? How can they dream? Are they even allowed to dream? The poverty-stricken parents and grandparents have never dreamed so most don’t prescribe to imaginations nor do they influence dreaming! Remember when I penned the article about celebrating small successes. Escaping poverty is one of those accomplishments that we rarely acknowledged. But it’s time we salute anyone who has pulled themselves from generational poverty. So, if you know a neighbor, a friend, and family member who rose from the concrete jungles of urban America, please knock on their doors and bow down to them. Because overcoming poverty is no freakin’ joke. Congrats to so many who have survived poverty. Carl D. West is the CEO/Publisher of TBTNews and founder of the TRUTH 4 Literacy Foundation, Leadership Luncheon, Legend and Pioneer Awards, all powered by Midwest Gap Enterprise.
By C. Dwayne West 12 Voices Poverty is something that I never stop thinking about, and I hope that my community, especially the elite and well to do sections of Black life, also keep it front and center on their C. Dwayne West brains. I also hope that people who live in poverty never stop trying to find their way out of such a life-transforming situation that causes pain, suffering, and loss of prize oppor12 February 6 - 12, 2019
tunities for growth. Poverty is no joke! Almost every day as I travel my hood and hoods around Chicago from the South Side to West Side as well as communities on the North Side, I see excessive poverty, consisting of starvation and homelessness. Regardless of how well I may be doing at this moment in my life, I’m still consumed with a large portion of my hood that has never, and unfortunately, will never know life outside of poverty. That’s frightening! I say this with all honesty. If I had millions of dollars like some in my community and other communities, I would walk the street and give half of my money away to try and help as many people out of poverty as possible. I mean that. I’m a very conservative dude and money means nothing to me
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LEGAL NOTICE REGARDING PENSION FUND EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION REFUNDS EXHIBIT A IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION DAVID BIEDRON, HEATHER KELLY, and SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 73, Plaintiffs,
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Defendants and CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT, Intervenor. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all persons who were employed by the Chicago Park District and who were participating in the Park Employees’ and Retirement Board Employees’ Annuity Benefit Fund of Chicago (“Fund”) as of June 1, 2014, or any date thereafter. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on March 1, 2018, the Circuit Court of Cook County issued a memorandum opinion and order finding that certain amendments to the Illinois Pension Code enacted by Public Act 098-0622 were unconstitutional, including increases in employee contributions to the Fund. On or before July 25, 2018, the Chicago Park District mailed checks refunding the increases in employee contributions and, since then, has made efforts to locate and reimburse current and former employees for the additional employee contributions to the Fund under Public Act 098-0622. If you were required to pay additional employee contributions to the Fund on or after June 1, 2014, and you have not yet been reimbursed for those additional contributions, you may be entitled to reimbursement. Please call the Chicago Park District at 312-742-5401 to find out whether you are entitled to such reimbursement.
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This letter is to notify that on February 25, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at 83rd & Halsted Self Storage, Inc., located at 8316 S. Birkhoff Ave, Chicago, IL 60620, to sell the following articles held within said storage units to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois. 1. 239 Deborah Smith 2. 128 Maggie Moore 3. 465 Cymoya Lee 4. 266 Jovonais Bouargoub
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.OSCAR L. SIMMONS AKA OSCAR SIMMONS, BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWMBS 2004-R2, COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS-TENANTS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 5938 2522 EAST 74TH STREET Chicago, IL 60649 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 18, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 26, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2522 EAST 74TH STREET, Chicago, IL 60649 Property Index No. 21-30-111-030-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $330,197.99. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: NOONAN & LIEBERMAN, 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1800, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 431-1455 Please refer to file number IL-002122. 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. NOONAN & LIEBERMAN 105 W. ADAMS ST., SUITE 1800 Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 431-1455 E-Mail: intake@noonanandlieberman.com Attorney File No. IL-002122 Attorney Code. 38245 Case Number: 17 CH 5938 TJSC#: 39-431 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.
This letter is to notify that on February 25, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at Hyde Park Self Storage, Inc., located at 5155 S. Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60615, to sell the following articles held within said storage units to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois. 1. 81 Carlos Adams 2. 10153 James A Lott 3. 209C Shana S. Washington 4. 10186 Bruce R. Taylor 5. 501 Alfred M. Smith 6. 201C Kathryn Summers 7. 214 Charles T. Simmons 8. 80 Helena Kumah 9. 211A Deidre Wess 10. 374 Brianne Kelly 11. V415 Keith D. Davis This letter is to notify that on February 25, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at South Shore Self Storage, Inc., located at 7843 S. Exchange Ave, Chicago, IL 60649, to sell the following articles held within said storage units to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois. 1. N008 Nicole Watson 2. 261 Danielle Whitfield 3. 606 Diane Taylor 4. S013 Daryl Walker 5. 615 Chelsea Brown 6. 621 Ruth Thomas 7. 218 Shirley Johnson 8. 403 Dora McGee-Land 9. 256 Jerretta Fincher 10. 411 Kristinia Tolliver 11. 350 Rodney Atkins 12. 239 Jedda Sullivan 13. 126 Shelia Holder 14. 240 Gabriella Sharpe 15. 409 Jonas Lloyd 16. 226 Barbara Hill 17. 245 Michelle Turner 18. 441 Bouvier Jackson 19. 609 Kelvin Sewell 20. 618 Ebony Byrd 21. 212 Charles Fair 22. 413 Lisa Brooks This letter is to notify that on February 25, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. an auction will be held at Aaron Bros. Self-Storage, Inc., located at 4034 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60653, to sell the following articles held within said storage units to enforce a lien existing under the laws of the state of Illinois. 1. 431 Adebauo Emanuel 2. 333 Samantha Echols-Coleman 3. 524 Joe Peers 4. 522 Yvette Boutall 5. 593 Glenda Zachaty 6. 122 Edith Quinn 7. 300 Mark Robinson 8. 556 Ronnie Holman 9. 312 Elliot Krick 10. 440 Karen Lewis
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, v. BUSINESS UNITS, INC., an Illinois corporation; CARL L. MISTER, individually and as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Deborah C. Mister, Deceased; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DEBORAH C. MISTER; UNKNOWN OWNERS and NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants. No. 18 CH 1205 Property Address: 9053 S. Dante Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60619 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale entered in the above cause on November 8, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 a.m. on February 22, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Common address: 9053 S. Dante Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60619 P/N: 25-02-224-017-0000. The real estate consists of an approximately 5,000 square-foot, three-story building situated on an approximately 4,000 square-foot parcel of land. The judgment amount was $391,195.06. Sale terms: 10% 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 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. Prospective bidders will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into the building where the judicial sale is being conducted. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Robert F. Rabin, Thompson Coburn LLP, 55 E. Monroe Street, 37th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60603, (312) 580-2226. 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. Robert F. Rabin THOMPSON COBURN LLP 55 East Monroe Street, 37th Floor Chicago, IL 60603 (312) 580-2226 Firm I.D. 48614
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CLASSIFIEDS REAL ESTATE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC., MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, MANA SERIES 2007-AF1 Plaintiff, -v.CHARLIE PUNZALAN AKA CHARLIE PAPA PUNZALAN AKA CHARLES PUNZALAN, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC Defendants 18 CH 9236 11600 SOUTH AVENUE J 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 15, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 5, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 11600 SOUTH AVENUE J, Chicago, IL 60617 Property Index No. 26-20-115-021-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $191,222.79. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, or a 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 and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact the sales department, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (630) 453-6960 For bidding instructions, visit www.AnselmoLindberg.com. Please refer to file number F18030226. 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. Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC 1771 W. Diehl Road, Suite 120 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (630) 453-6960 E-Mail: foreclosurenotice@anselmolindberg.com Attorney File No. F18030226 Attorney ARDC No. 3126232 Attorney Code. 58852 Case Number: 18 CH 9236 TJSC#: 38-9093 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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You can’t really know where you are going until you know where you have been. –Maya Angelou
Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better. –Martin Luther King, Jr.
We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in history. What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world void of national bias, race hate, and religious prejudice. –Carter G. Woodson
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Every great dream begins with a dreamer. When I dare to be powerful—to use my Always remember, you have within you the strength in the service of my vision, then it strength, the patience, and the passion to It is easier to build strong children than to becomes less and less important whether reach for the stars to change the world. —Harriet Tubman repair broken men. —Frederick Douglass I am afraid. –Audre Lorde 16 February 6 - 12, 2019
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