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Celebrating Women

Naomi Beckwith

Hazel M. Johnson

Cheryl Johnson

Michelle Boone

Henrietta Lacks

History Makers and Unsung Heroes WOE Nomination: Page 7

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City News Marcella David named provost at Columbia College Chicago Columbia College Chicago named Marcella David, a legal scholar and former provost and vice president for academic affairs at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), as its new senior vice president and provost, effective June 3.

“Professor David’s experience as an administrator, her wide and deep range of intellectual and academic interests and accomplishments, her affinity for our mission, and her proven record of advancing diversity make her the ideal choice as Columbia’s chief academic officer,” said Kwang-Wu Kim, Columbia’s President and CEO. “She was selected from an exceptionally strong pool of candidates and we are delighted that she will be joining our community in this vital leadership role.”

“I am honored to become Columbia’s next provost,” said David, whose faculty appointment will be as a professor in the Business and Entrepreneurship Department. “The college has a distinguished faculty and a rich history of helping students master creative practice in the context of a rigorous liberal arts education. As someone who is passionate about the arts, I feel a deep connection with Columbia and its programs. I also am very impressed with Columbia’s holistic diversity initiatives, which I believe will be transformative.”

Currently the Betty T. Ferguson Visiting Professor of Law at Florida State

Marcella David University, David previously served as the chief academic officer at FAMU, one of the nation’s top historically black colleges and universities with almost 10,000 students across a broad range of disciplines.

Prior to FAMU, David held administrative leadership roles at the University of Iowa, including associate dean of the College of Law and special assistant to the president for equal opportunity and diversity. She also has been a visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, a visiting assistant professor at the University of Chicago Law School,

and a Ford Foundation Fellow in Public International Law at Harvard Law School.

Her research interests include the use of economic and other sanctions, international criminal law, and questions related to international organizations.

David received her BS in Computer Science and Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York and her JD magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School.

David succeeds Stanley Wearden, who left Columbia in December 2018 to become president of Methodist University in North Carolina.

Soul Shack opens strong

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Soul Shack, 1368 E. 53rd St., opened to the public on Sunday, March 10.

Co-owner Keisha Rucker said it has been very busy. Rucker co-owns the establishment with Rico Nance, who also owns Mikkey’s Retro Grill and Litehouse Grille, also located in Hyde Park.

“We’re trying to keep everything consistent. We’re just doing the best we can,” Rucker said.

Menu items include fried chicken, chicken and waffles, macaroni and cheese, candied yams, greens, spaghetti, lamb chops and salmon.

“Since we opened we’ve been serving at least 300 people a day,” she said. “It’s wonderful. God is really good.”

The restaurant serves soul food, which Rucker described as being cooked with love, by Chef Isaac.

Fried chicken with greens and candied yams.

Lamb chops and salmon with greens and spaghetti.

“Our most popular dish is surf and turf, they get lamb chops and salmon.

The most popular appetizer is the soul rolls, an egg roll-style, with greens, candied yams, macaroni and cheese and chicken,” she said. “As for my favorite

dish, I eat everything. These are recipes I helped come up with.”

The restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Friday; and 7 p.m.-midnight Saturday. For more information, call 773-910-0126.

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Celebrating Women

Altgeld Gardens residents take up environmental justice

By Charles Preston Defender Contributing Writer She had no more than a 10thgrade education, but is considered “The Mother of the Environmental Justice Movement.” She mentored and created an entry point for Barack Obama to organize on Chicago’s southside. She has inspired countless activists and organizations to build power at the grassroots level to address pressing environmental issues such as air and soil pollution.

She is Hazel M. Johnson of Altgeld Gardens.

Johnson founded the People for Community Recovery. The organization educated Altgeld Gardens residents on pollution and contamination in their community. People for Community Recovery was not only the first of its kind -- being Black, focused on various environmental issues, and located on the far south side of Chicago -- but the organization is one of several that spurred a national change in how the United States supports the environmental justice movement.

“When the Environmental Protection Agency was built, it was only mandated to work with industries and academic institutions. It never had the mandate to work with communities that were impacted by industry,” said Cheryl Johnson, Hazel Johnson’s daughter and current head of PCR. “The Environmental Justice Executive Order opened up those opportunities. Now, [community organizations] can get grants, technical resources, and they can do partnerships with the government. It also created the Office of Environmental Justice.”

After her mother passed from congestive heart failure in 2011, Cheryl Johnson continued to rigorously advocate for better living conditions in Altgeld Gardens as the CEO of People for Community Recovery. Sometimes she works from her desk located at 13330 S. Corliss, other times she’s doing fieldwork educating youth in Altgeld just as her mother did. In fact, before Hazel Johnson dove into environmental work, providing safe spaces for Black children was her fundamental work “My mother has been a comTHE CHICAGO DEFENDER

Hazel M. Johnson

Cheryl Johnson of People for Hazel M. Johnson with President George H.W. Bush Community Recovery

munity activist for all of my life. She worked particularly with youth by sponsoring different activities and throwing parties,” Johnson said.

“Then, she heard the south side of Chicago had the highest rate for cancer than any other area in the city. She wanted to know why because my father died in 1969 from progressive lung cancer.”

Hazel Johnson’s curiosity brought her to research and discover that there were over 50 documented landfills and over 300 pollutant entities within her community. Without any accreditation, or credible environmental organization backing her, Hazel took it upon herself to go door-to-door in her neighborhood documenting community members’ testimonies about their health history.

This lead to the founding of the People for Community Recovery.

“This year we’ll be a 40-yearold organization,” Johnson said.

“We’re still working on community empowerment, particularly through the lens of environmental justice.”

Cheryl says she is proud of her mother and believes that she could not do a better job in fighting for Altgeld Gardens. Cheryl highlights the fact that Hazel has shaken hands with three United States Presidents, her worked is stored in the Library of Congress, and the fact that many activists cite her work in their efforts.

“She talked about climate justice, climate change, nearly 30

years ago,” Johnson recalled. “She called it ‘a change in the weather pattern because we’re dealing with the depletion of the Ozone layer and unregulated chemicals that are destroying it. Here we are today making a big fuss. I knew my mother was phenomenal because she wasn’t trained in this.”

Although the Johnsons never received formal training in becoming environmentalists, one of Cheryl’s main priorities is to provide the opportunity for Altgeld residents to become community scientists and to establish an “environmental mediation workforce”. In Cheryl’s words, Americans know how to “dirty up this country, but don’t know how to clean up.” With the damage caused to the planet, she believes that changing consumption and pollution habits is only part of the solution, and that we all must clean what we have polluted.

“We are creating a curriculum to train residents in that industry,” emphasizes Johnson. “We taught people how to use low-cost handheld air-monitoring devices. They now know what VOCs (volatile organic compounds) are and how they come from the car and industrial emissions. We hope to further that education so that residents would want to go on and become environmental engineers.”

It is common to hear longtime social justice activists and organizers speak about thoughts on giving up or walking away from their work. According to Cheryl, she has www.chicagodefender.com

The Hazel M. Johnson Wall considered it many times.

Cheryl works in a far south side community, on the fringe of the city, that is rarely included in conversations within the city council.

She devotes many hours of the day finding ways to fund the organization her mother built, despite it receiving national attention and even grooming former US President Barack Obama. Johnson said that it amazes her how many outside of the City of Chicago knows the depth of her mother’s work, yet many in neighboring communities have no idea.

Johnson is not a bitter wom-

an. She is greatly humbled by her mother’s monumental feats and the love she has received in many communities. But what pushes her to continue in her endeavors is a common question that has pushed many Black women as pioneers and forebearers to movements: “If not me, then who else?”

“I’m rich in spirit. You can’t put a price on that,” Johnson said. “It’s about teaching the value of community. It’s about uplift. It’s about getting back to real strong grassroots organizing and teaching basic political processes. I’m very hopeful.”

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Celebrating Women

Curator tells story with art exhibits

By Tia Carol Jones Managing Editor Naomi Beckwith originally wanted to be a doctor. But, it was a visit to the Art Institute that made her realize she wanted to be a curator.

“The way the work was displayed, it told a story,” she said.

“There was some shadowy person in the background guiding this.”

Beckwith, who grew up in Hyde Park and attended Lincoln Park High School, is the senior curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art. She has been there since 2011.

Beckwith said she wanted to work directly with artists and wanted to be in a studio.

“I came to realize being a curator was the way to be in a museum, interact with the public and be with artists all at the same time,” she said.

Beckwith said once she realized she wanted to be a curator, she had to look for models of what that meant. She wrote her thesis around Carrie Ann Weems and her exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, 1992-1994.

Some of her influences include Lowery Stokes Sims, who was executive director and president of the Studio Museum, in Harlem; Howardena Pindell, who was exhibit assistant, curatorial assistant, and associate curator at the Museum of Modern Art; and Linda Goode Bryant, who was the first back woman to have a gallery in Manhattan.

Beckwith also talked about Okwui Enwezor, the first African born curator to organize the Venice Biennial. Enwezor passed away on March 15 at the age of 55.

“Okwui really found a way to bring African history into the broader story of Art History,” she said.

Beckwith acknowledged there were times when she was the only Black person in the art space.

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the room was an asset,” she said.

“You are the person who stands out and when you stand out that is the moment you have the loudest voice.”

Beckwith said now there are more Black women in the art art history space and curator space.

“I’ve got a lot of friends now. It feels great to have company,” she said.

Beckwith said she grew up with a deep love of art and crossed paths with art and music. She credited her upbringing in Hyde Park.

“All that happened on 53rd Street,” she said. It came together to form the way I see art and art history.”

Beckwith said her job is to convince a lot of people to put a lot of money and resources into art created by black and brown people.

“It feels like a big responsibility.

It’s not one I take lightly,” she said.

Beckwith described herself as a nerd who loves to learn. She said she sees history as a living thing, a process.

“I’m excited about the possibility of putting new things in the world,” she said.

Beckwith added, while the Harlem Renaissance was a big moment in African American art, there were some really important artists who were around before it.

Artists like Edmonia Lewis, who was born in the 1840s and worked mostly in Rome as a sculptor; and the Henry O. Tanner, who was born in the 1850s and worked in Paris as a painter.

“These are the stories I want people to hear. There’s so much more to art history than the singular stories we are told,” she said.

Beckwith said she wants to continue the living history of work for, by and about black people as a way to champion black culture.

“I also try to paint myself as a model of a black woman,” she said. “I understand how important the symbolism of my work is.”

Beckwith also writes about artists in publications.

Naomi Beckwith

Museum of Contemporary Art “Arts and culture are important because they are the record we leave about our life,” she said. “I make sure black artists are included in those exhibitions.”

Beckwith said visibility for Black artists is important.

“Making sure the work of Black artists is intelligible to the outside world. Some people shut down in www.chicagodefender.com

the face of Blackness, so my job is to open those audiences back up,” she said.

Beckwith said the story of African American art, history and culture is American culture.

“This is American history, so don’t act like you can get a pass,” she said.

Beckwith said there is some-

thing she hopes happens when people walk into an exhibit.

“I hope that people would come across art and really think of it as a way of shaping their minds.

It’s not just about being pretty, it’s about thinking critically,” she said.

“When you walk out of an exhibition of mine, somehow your mind is changed, too.”

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Celebrating Women Michelle T. Boone helps visitors rediscover Navy Pier

By Marshelle R. Sanders Defender Contributing Writer Michelle T. Boone is the chief program and civic engagement officer at Navy Pier, Chicago’s iconic destination and world-class public space that celebrates and showcases the vitality of Chicago while providing for the enjoyment of residents and guests year-round. It is one of the Midwest’s top destinations, attracting more than 9 million people annually. Boone joined Navy Pier in 2016, in a newly created role as part of the organization’s Centennial Vision Plan. She designs, develops, curates and oversees the Pier’s arts and public culture programs, festivals and specials events.

“My role is to develop the presentation in the production of all of the free public programs arts and culture programs at Navy Pier,” Boone said. “We offer a variety of programs year round that range from interactive public art installations to a jazz music series, movies in the park series, cultural, ethnic celebrations, showcases of work by youth organizations and young performers and we partner and collaborate with dozens of arts organizations based here in Chicago.”

At a time when the city was at the height of the polar vortex, there was a free family focus activity that everyone could enjoy and a chance to reintroduce a lot of the families to a kind of new Navy Pier. Boone’s latest project transformed Navy Pier into “The Beach: Chicago.” For two weeks in January 2019 The Beach, an international traveling exhibition which successfully sold-out it’s Midwest Premiere inside the Pier’s historic Aon Grand Ballroom, created

by Brooklyn design firm Snarkitecture. Through Boone’s diverse programmatic offerings, Chicagoans are rediscovering Navy Pier as the “People’s Pier” and embracing it for unique experiences on the lakefront, while drawing visitors from around the world.

“The Beach was a phenomenal success for us, it was the first of its kind public art installation and a total immersive experience that drew over 21,500 people over 11 days, so it was a big hit. It was a free event, with families literally from every corner of the city engaging and interacting with one another and with the artwork,” Boone said.

In 2011, Boone was appointed

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Michelle Boone has created robust, free year-round events at African American artist Chakaia Booker has created four sculpNavy Pier. tures on display at Navy Pier. as commissioner of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE). During her tenure, she led a team of more than 80 full-time employees to produce and present more than 2,000 programs, festivals and special events annually; supervised the management of the historic Chicago Cultural Center; led the process for a new Chicago Cultural Plan, released in 2012; and launched the first Chicago Architecture Biennial in 2015. Before that, Boone was a senior program officer at the Joyce Foundation (2004–2011) overseeing the culture portfolio and distributing more than $2 million annually in grants supporting nonprofit arts organizations in six major Midwest cities.

Boone’s professional career includes work in television, film and the recording industries, and she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Chad, Africa. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications and a master’s degree in Public Affairs from Indiana University, Bloomington. Boone is the recipient of multiple honors and awards, which included being named a “Chicagoan of the Year”

by Chicago Tribune in 2015. She currently serves on the boards of Americans for the Arts; Arts Alliance Illinois as vice chair; The Arts Club of Chicago; Chicago Architecture Biennial; the Graham Foundation as secretary; and the Old Town School of Folk Music. She is a member of The Chicago Network and serves on the Women’s Board of the University of Chicago.

Showcasing the best of Chicago’s vibrant arts and culture

The Beach: Chicago, created by Snarkitecture, transformed the Aon Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier into an immersive art experience. community, Boone also welcomes world-renowned talent and local emerging artists; such as lending the Pier as the artists’ platform while making the public space accessible to Chicagoans and tourists alike.

There is a new public art installation called “Loop,” and it’s an outdoor installation in the front of Navy Pier in Polk Bros Park. It’s like being seated inside a movie reel, you activate a lever that spins a likeness of a kaleidoscope of snippets from a selection of fairy tales.

It’s music, it’s light and it’s fun.

Another installation by South America artist Ivan Navarro entitled “This Land is Your Land,” a series of water tanks that give the www.chicagodefender.com

illusion of Infinity when you look up into them. Also, another installation that will be showcased midApril by African American artist Chakaia Booker who has four of her sculptures placed on the Pier grounds.

A free Holi event will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at the Aon Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier. Holi is a Hindu spring festival, also known as the “festival of colours” or the “festival of love.” The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships. It is also celebrated as a thanksgiving

for a good harvest with some traditional Indian dance and other cultural festivities. It’s a family-based activity with art-making, music, dance and food.

Boone’s leadership in creating robust, free year-round programs have shaped Navy Pier as an immersive, attractive place for creative expression by bringing communities together to have a shared, collective experience through art. Boone’s expertise establishing partnerships with local and international cultural and educational organizations help drive more than nine million annual visitors to the Pier.

For more information, visit www.navypier.org.

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Unsung Hero Henrietta Lacks

By Deborah Bayliss Defender Contributing Writer In honor of Women’s History Month, Henrietta Lacks’ immeasurable contribution to the world, without question, deserves recognition. In fact, she deserves the highest honor yet to be bestowed to her.

Lacks, a poor Black woman, walked into Johns Hopkins Hospital on a fateful day in 1951, with no idea she was taking the fateful steps towards her contribution to medicine by way of her amazing, magical cells.

Sadly, though, Lacks never consented to her cells being used and her family had no idea that for decades her cells thrived and were being used to advance medicine, without any financial restitution to the family.

Born Loretta Pleasant on Aug. 1, 1920, in Roanoke, Virginia, to Eliza and Johnny Pleasant, Lack’s story, is heartbreaking and sheds light on how African-Americans were treated by those in the medical field.

Lacks grew up in rural Virginia.

She reportedly married her cousin David “Day” Lacks and moved in 1941, with their two children to Turner Station, near Dundalk, Maryland.

It was 1951, when Lacks, by then a young mother of five, visited Johns Hopkins Hospital with gynecological complaints. Upon examination at Hopkins, a large, malignant tumor was found on her cervix. It was at Hopkins where Lack’s cells were taken by George Otto Gey, a cell biologist at Hopkins who took and created the cell line, without her permission.

Lacks, according to information listed on a Johns Hopkins Hospital website, underwent radium treatments for her cervical cancer.

A sample of her cancer cells retrieved during a biopsy were sent to a nearby tissue lab, where for years, cells were collected from patients who visited Johns Hopkins Hospital with cervical cancer. Lacks’ cells were unlike any of the other cells ever seen at the lab. Where other cells would die, Lacks’ cells doubled every 20 to 24 hours.

Lacks passed away Oct. 4, 1951, at age 31 but her cells to this day, continue to impact the world.

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Author Rebecca Skloot’s book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”

Henrietta Lacks cer cells without experimenting on humans. They’ve also been used to test the effects of radiation and poisons, to study the human genome, to learn more about how viruses work, and played a crucial role in the development of the polio vaccine.

Lack’s story was brought to light in 2010 by author Rebecca Skloot’s “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” which chronicles Lacks’ story, her impact on medical science, and important bioethical issues. Skloot’s book was also the basis for the HBO/Harpo film by the same name, released in April 2017.

On her website, rebeccaskloot. family and Hopkins’ treatment of her family.

“The story of the HeLa cells isn’t just about cells being taken from a woman without consent.

There’s much more to it. No one told her family that the cells existed until the ’70s, when scientists wanted to do research on her children to learn more about the cells. Her children were then used in research without their consent, and without having their most basic questions about the cells answered,” Skloot wrote on her website.

Skloot added, the family -which also consists of several grandchildren -- was also upset that Lacks’ medical records were released to a reporter and published without her family’s permission. Lacks’ sons were very angry www.chicagodefender.com

when they learned that people were buying and selling Henrietta’s cells, which helped launch a multibillion-dollar industry, yet her family had no money. To this day, they can’t afford health insurance, according to Skloot’s information.

According to Skloot, the Lacks family members are at a point where they try to separate what happened with her cells from what happened to them. They feel, according to Skloot that Lacks’ cells are incredible, and have done wonderful things which makes them happy. They wish however, that things had been explained to them when they asked and that her medical records had not been released.

“Henrietta’s cells have been

this incredible benefit to science and her family really sees that as a miracle,” Skloot wrote on her website.

According to Skloot, the family is still upset about the fact that others have profited from the cells and they havent. The Lacks family is still hoping that the many research organizations and companies that have profited from HeLa cells will do something to honor Henrietta and recognize what her family went through.

Skloot set up the Henrietta Lacks Foundation which accepts donations.

The foundation has awarded more than 50 grants to qualifying members of Henrietta Lacks’ immediate family for health care and dental assistance, tuition and books, job training and maintaining employment, and emergency relief.

According to information on Johns Hopkins’ website, publication of Skloot’s book led Hopkins to review interactions with Lacks and with the Lacks family over more than 50 years. At several points throughout the years, according to the information, the hospital found that it could have and should have done more to inform and work with members of Lacks’ family out of respect for them, their privacy and their personal interests.

The Defender reached out the Lacks’ family via the Lack’s Foundation but did not hear back by press time.

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NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS

2019 NOMINATION FORM The Chicago Defender Women of Excellence Awards celebrate local African American women who inspire others through their vision and leadership, exceptional achievement and participation in community service.

They are women who exemplify extraordinary strength and commitment to their profession and to the community.

These women do it all while filling the roles of leader, mother, teacher and professional.

The selected honorees will join an exclusive society of 600 professional women who have previously received this distinction.

The Women of Excellence reception will be held on TBD at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom.

1. The nominee must be a woman (at least 21 years of age) who resides in the Chicago metropolitan area (the city of Chicago and contiguous communities within a fifty (50) mile radius of the city center).

2. The nominee must be active in her career or profession. Career or profession is defined as paid employment in her field. Nominees must agree to have their photograph and biographical information published in The Chicago Defender. All nominees selected as a Chicago Defender Women of Excellence will be featured in a 2019 edition of The Chicago Defender.

3. Evaluations will be based on the quality of a nominee’s achievements, rather than the quantity of information submitted.

4. Selections will be made by the Chicago Defender Women of Excellence Selection Committee based on the following criteria: • Local African American Female Business executive or entrepreneur.

• Proven success in career/profession • Positive role model • Demonstrative community service

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By Carolyn Griffin Palmer

Email: cpalmer@chicagodefender.com

Aldermanic Candidates to attend forum Jeanette Taylor and Nicole Johnson, who emerged as the top two vote-getters vying to be Alderman of the 20th Ward, will engage in a debate on Sunday, March 24 at the AKArama Foundation Community Service Center located at 6220 S. Ingleside. Doors open at 1 PM with the Forum beginning at 2 and ending at 3:30 PM. The public is invited to attend. The Forum is being sponsored

by Theta Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and 1 Woodlawn. Serving as moderator of the Forum is award-winning broadcast journalist Darryl W. Dennard.

Much Love, Prayers and a Speedy Recovery for NBC-5’s Art Norman who diagnosed he is undergoing treatment for Art Norman, NBC-5 Bone Cancer.

Congratulations The People’s Music School’s BIG NIGHT “You Belong Here” recently honored Tyrone Stoudemire, civic leader, music lover, and special partner to TPMS featuring the young musicians from the People’s Music School, Steve Pemberton, author of “A Chance in the World” and Terisa Griffin, award-winning soul singer.

Over $500,000 was raised.

Members of Theta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. celebrate the birthday of Cook County Board President and Mayoral Candidate for the City of Chicago, Toni Preckwinkle. Photo Credit: Jerlyn Maloy

Marlo Gaal, TBMS Board Member, Valerie Stoudemire, Tyrone Stoudemire, Teresa Griffin The Pink Panther’s Double Dutch Club of Markham, Illinois coordinated by Joyce Dickerson with a fantastic group of volunteers and participants. We will hear and see more from them. Photo Credit: Eric V. Harwell

Reverend Dr. Gerald M. Dew & Sister Marva Dew Celebrating 18 years of service to Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Congratulations to Brothers Willie Lewis and Angelo Chavers who were honored as Golden Bridge Builders for 50 years of Service to Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Rho Gamma Gamma Chapter.

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Congratulations to Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Tau Gamma Gamma Chapter Talent winners.

Guest Speaker (center) Martin L. King, President, Rainbow Push Coalition, Cindy King, Mayor Sheila Chalmers-Currin, Matteson and Calvin Jordan, Comitteeman Rich Township along with guests at the Kenneth Lewis, Sr. Business Accelerator Summit held at the Holiday Inn, Matteson. www.chicagodefender.com

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Women’s History Month: Women Who Cook!

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By Lauran “Elle” Smith Defender Contributing Writer Women’s History Month is 31 straight days of celebrating the woman. We are the achievers of so many great things: From America’s greatest STEM gems, to powerful legal minds, amazing sports icons, physicians with the will to heal, educators shaping minds and lives, politicians making laws and approving policies, and chefs who simply “throw down” in the kitchen.

We birth nations; we build corporations; we fight crime; we sketch drawings that will be the blueprint for your favorite big ticket retailer. However, we as women are known for having a “way” around the kitchen. There is no place like your Mother or Grandmother’s kitchen, and you will always remember your favorite dishes from them.

And, rightfully so!

What is most impressive is that we have several different kitchens around Chicago and the surrounding suburbs, that are run by somebody’s Mother and/ or Grandmother.

Chicago Black Restaurant Week, which was held February 10-17 -- if you missed it, see you February 2020 -- gave us the pleasure of being introduced to quite a few new favorites -- all run by Black women. We were excited to learn of so many delicious spots all over Chicagoland that provide a wide variety of foods and beverages. Places like Two Fish Crab Shack -- a seafood restaurant in the heart of Bronzeville, which serves seafood boils that are the envy of some of the most upscale seafood spots known all over the country; FruVe xPress Juicery -- a health food restaurant with two locations, which serves organic smoothies, acai bowls, and much more; Tastee Cafe -- known for their salads, wraps, pasta bowls, and “butter bites”; and Nadia’s Gourmet Grapes – which serves amazingly edible grape concoctions.

The majority of these owners have been in business for quite some time, and we are very excited that more of the world is coming to know just who they are.

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On the Scene Society of Mannequins host Annual Luncheon The Society of Mannequins hosted its Annual Presentation Luncheon, “Fun, Fancy and Fabulous Fashions,” on Sunday, March 17, at Tuscany Falls Banquet and Events, 9425 W. 191st St., in Mokena, Ill. The event honored the Best Dressed African American Women of Chicago: Sheila Chalmers-Currin, Stephanie Coleman, Cassandra Taylor-Guy, Karla Harris-Lewis, Jacqueline James Lewis, Donna Miller, T. Alexis Owens, Carrie Austin, Dominique Jordan-Turner and Carol Bell.

Dr. Janice Jackson was named Woman of the Year.

Mannequins 2019 Honorees, with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle

Felicia Lawrence

Trophy and Governing Board Members

Kenny Ollins and Deborah Crossley

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WHAT’S POSSIBLE.” - TYLER FRAZIER, 2018 BMOA SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT

The BMOA Scholarship. Building leaders. Empowering minds.

Discover what’s possible at www.bmoachicagoland.org EMPOWERING MINDS. BUILDING LEADERS. FOLLOW US @BMOACHICAGOLAND 10 March 20 - 26, 2019

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12 Voices On the Front Porch: To Each, Her Own

By Shanita Baraka Akintonde from a visual reminder via statue or mural, or in conversations, where 12 Voices someone mentioned her name at least once. I felt privileged to learn Given that March is Women’s about such a beloved woman, History Month, there is no bet- a fearless spirit who, in addition ter time to to sharing the same birth date as highlight my mine, May 7, also shared a pasrecent trip sion for helping others. to Buenos She loved her fellow Argentine Aires, Argenpeople.

I love my people, too, tina where particularly Black women. It is for I received a that reason that I use this year’s guided tour Women’s History Month to illumiof the Eva nate something that shines within Peron Museum and Shanita Baraka the spirit of many Black women. It is a line from the Eva Peron tribute grave site. I Akintonde track, “Don’t Cry For Me.” It is a learned a lot about Peron aka Evita, a brave, statement of personal power. A young woman who was an actress testament of tenacity.

If a Sister tells someone, “Don’t turned political juggernaut and wife to Argentian president Juan Cry for Me.” what she is saying is, Peron. Though Eva Peron died at “I am not a victim, but a victor.” the tender age of 33, her spirit still Those who disobey her request resonates loudly in Argentina to- and sob anyway, are turned into day. Everywhere I turned there was her aquatic assistants. She uses some tribute to Peron, whether their tears to fill a personal swim-

ming pool of power; its formation a liquid lasso that she uses on friend and foe as needed This is not to say that Black women don’t welcome or appreciate the concern for their well being. Quite the opposite. They relish in authentic attention. A gesture made with genuine care is their jam. It’s pittance that has no place. Intentional action is what she manifests.

These type of women fight for jobs that include fair wages and health insurance. They lobby for more recreational activities to keep children off the streets. Education is their priority; books over bullying is one of their mantras.

This kind of thinking applies to a large number of Black women, which include the two Chicagoans who stand in history’s threshold— Lori Lightfoot, Former President of the Chicago Police Board and Chair of the Chicago Police Accountability Task Force, and Toni Preckwinkle, President, Cook

County Board of Commissioners and former alderman from the 4th Ward.

These political powerhouses represent the first time for two women in Chicago to face off as mayoral race finalists. After a cache of candidates, these two polished politicos beat all other contenders in the first round. That means whether Chicagoans voted Democratic, Republican, Independent or just wasn’t in it, the fat lady has sung. A Black woman is going to be mayor of Chicago.

Chicago politics have always been a tug-of-war against a non-partisan election process and results-driven runoffs. The power has always been in the vote. The vote gives voice to the voiceless and lets candidates know where core allegiances lie. This year’s primary was no different. It has once again put the City of Chicago on a global map; our celebrity status based on ballots instead of

bullets. I, for one, am proud to see two Black women standing in this moment. Who says two legends can’t co-exist? To history makers Lightfoot and Preckwinkle I tell them, to each, her own.

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 or find her podcast at https://www. stitcher.com/podcast/mcgrawhilleducation/marketing-insights https://itunes.apple.com/ us/podcast/marketing-insights/ id1378417469?mt=2#

The Kingdom Kees of Rest: Take Your Time

By Quiana Kee 12 Voices ‘For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.’ Hebrews 4:10 (NKJV) God rested on the seventh day.

Jesus often withdrew from the multitudes to pray and rest in solitude.

If it was important for God and Jesus to rest, why do we Quiana and consistently Reggie Kee underestimate the value of taking time to rest?

At the onset of my career as a salaried employee, I spent many hours in the office. I was a young engineer with something to prove and, at the same time, so much to learn. Months would pass by and I wouldn’t take a day off unless it was linked to a company holiday. This type of work ethic was ingrained in me from an early age as I witnessed both of my parents faithfully go to work every THE CHICAGO DEFENDER

When we compromise our time for rest, we give others permission to do the same with our time. People will treat you only as well as you treat yourself. Take your time -- the time that you’ve rightfully earned to pray, play, decompress, relax and rejuvenate. day. Also, being a double minority in the automotive industry further impressed upon me the African-American saying: “You have to work twice as hard to be considered half as good as anyone else.”

I won’t even bother doing the exponential increase that comes with being a black woman in such a field.

With all of this in my subconscious, going to work every day with no respite seemed normal to me for a long time. Year after year, I would have days and then weeks of paid time off left over and then lost as the new year began. Let me point out that the key word in PTO is ‘paid.’ So this was not a situation where if I don’t work, I don’t eat. I simply wasn’t taking advantage of my benefits as a salaried employee. Unfortunately, this isn’t unusual in the United States.

The U.S. Travel Association reports more than half of Americans forfeit vacation time annually. So many of us have been contributing to this dismal statistic, including

me! But why?

Here are a few points and counterpoints for not taking time to rest from work: POINT: ‘I’m not sick so there’s no reason for me to stay home from work.’

COUNTERPOINT: Working too much without proper rest can actually lead to sickness. In extreme cases, I’ve heard of people retiring from the workforce to begin enjoying their life and soon pass away from a long-standing illness.

POINT: ‘I have so much work to do and no one else can do it.’

COUNTERPOINT: The workload never goes away. I often have to recalibrate myself to ensure I’m working smarter and not harder on the tasks in front of me. Is there an easier or more efficient way?

Creative solutions are stifled when we’re overloaded.

POINT: ‘People will think I’m slacking off if I don’t show my face in the office.’

COUNTERPOINT: People’s opinwww.chicagodefender.com

ion about your work ethic based on your time in the office is largely a thing of the past in the international business world. Face time in the office has taken on a new meaning with telecommuting and video conference calls. It’s much easier to work from anywhere in the world or anywhere in your home.

Since becoming a wife and a mother, I’ve made strides with scheduling time to rest. My husband and I plan yearly vacations now for the family. He updates the calendar at the beginning of every year for us to take off from work to celebrate the anniversary of our engagement -- this is our own personal Valentine’s day. We’ve even managed to take time for just the two of us to get out of the country!

While this is a vast improvement, I still find myself with leftover PTOs. I’ve recently started scheduling a few days off throughout the year for personal time. I spend some of this time praying, resting, reflecting or catching up on some quality time with my cutie while the kids

are in school.

When we compromise our time for rest, we give others permission to do the same with our time.

People will treat you only as well as you treat yourself. Take your time -- the time that you’ve rightfully earned to pray, play, decompress, relax and rejuvenate. That way, you’ll be a better version of yourself on the job and in all areas of your life.

‘Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.’

- Matthew 11:28 Challenge: Schedule 1 personal day per month. Standing appointment. No cancellations.

Manu Forti Ministries “Speaking LIFE to Unlock the POWER of GOD within YOU” Reggie and Quiana Kee have known each other for over 20 years and were married in 2004.

They were licensed to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ in 2015 at the Kingdom Advancement Center in Elgin, Ill., where they currently reside. They have two children and are the co-founders of Ink Well Spoken and Manu Forti Ministries, which serve as the marketplace and faith-based programs for their motivational speaking initiatives.

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12 Voices

Why Term Limits Work

By Carl West 12 Voices

government and its lawmakers and enforcers of those laws are made to put their best and brightest minds to work in order to achieve This subject has created heavy maximum advancements in a limitdebate across the country from ed amount of time. one major It’s like the National Basketcity and state ball Association has a shot clock, to anothwhich requires the teams in the er--each ragfield of play to strategize plans to ing against score or win before the buzzer and/or in sounds. Knowing that there is a favor of term shot clock, each team and their limits on players work harder, compete elected offistronger, think clearer, to make cers. sure they put more points on Carl West Term limthe scoreboard before their time its are ultielapses. mately important to ensure that Politicians need a shot clock --

not an extra term to defy the voters -- but a timeline in which to assist the voters in their times of need.

By having term limits, it means that elected officials will work much more aggressively to get things accomplished. This way, the voters will not have elected operatives saying, ‘let me get re-elected and I can have additional clout to get things done.’ Followed by this same sentimental speech during the next election.

Why do select politicians denounce term limits? Are they afraid they can’t survive in the real world without the leverage or power as an elected office holder? Why would they not wanna allow new

and fresh ideas to penetrate the walls of City Hall, Congress and City Council chambers? A president only serves two terms in office. So why are these frightened people so alarmed at seeing themselves removed from their responsibilities after their allotted time?

If during an elected official’s time served -- they lived a full and productive life -- giving all they had to build progressive communities while serving the people, then why are so many scared of leaving behind a legacy for other eager and hungry public servants to emulate? If while in office they performed great works of achievement, then the time served would

be extremely worthwhile during their (two) terms.

The politicians who argue against term limits are the ones that the voters should be very suspect of. Because only great and legendary players hunger to perform in the spotlight of a shot clock? This is how they build monuments of greatness to their names!

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.

Money Four Things You Should Know About Eliminating Tax Debt

By Constant W. Watson Defender Contributing Writer 1. You have rights as a taxpayer you probably don’t even know exist.

One of those rights is the right to representation. If an Internal Revenue Service officer or revenue agent calls or visits you, you’re under no obligation to answer any of their (very intrusive and condescending) questions. Politely respond by asking for their contact information. Tell them you’re in the process of hiring a professional to represent you, and that person will contact them directly. A Certified Public Accountant who deals with IRS problems for a living knows the ins and outs of how to deal with the IRS so that your rights are fully protected. A tax resolution specialist also knows how to get you the lowest possible settlement.

Generally, my clients never need to meet or speak with the IRS. 2. If you owe between $10,000 and $200,000, you have many payment options.

Having an experienced tax pro by your side will help you navigate the complexities. In fact, the IRS has many new flexible payment programs available to taxpayers.

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Qualifications vary for each program, so it’s important to have a tax expert find the best options for you.

3. Having unfiled returns qualifies you for professional assistance.

Having multiple years of unfiled tax returns can feel like a sinking

ship. Not filing legally-required tax returns when due is considered a federal misdemeanor, which carries with it a $10,000 fine and potential jail time. Generally, the IRS won’t throw a taxpayer in jail unless they’re deemed to owe a lot of money and are uncooperative about getting the returns filed. Professional assistance is the lifeline www.chicagodefender.com

you need to avoid drowning in tax debt. Even if you can’t find your old W-2’s, 1099’s, 1098’s and other tax forms, there are ways of getting that information.

4. Certified tax experts can negotiate on your behalf.

During an audit, the IRS will ask you about 50 very intrusive ques-

tions during the initial interview with them. How you answer these questions will dictate the fate of your case. Having a tax resolution specialist conduct these meetings on your behalf is the best course of action. Half of the cases referred to the IRS’s criminal investigation division come from the IRS audit interview, and it’s in your best interest to have a professional representing you if the time comes.

Would you go to court without an attorney? Unless you know the laws inside and out, that is not the best approach. It is the same with the IRS. Having a Certified Tax Resolution Specialist represent you may be the best decision you make about handling your IRS problems. Remember, for every tax problem, there is a solution.

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.

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Community Calendar

American Dreams: A Raisin in the Sun 60th Anniversary Screening

3/21 Digging Our Roots: Chicago’s Greatest Hits Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington 5:30 p.m.

Free Admission

3/22 Afro Soca Love (21 and Over) The Promontory 5311 S. Lake Park Ave. 10 p.m.

Tickets Available via Eventbrite My House Music Festival Spring Fundraiser (21 and over) Zhou B Art Center 1059 W. 35th St. 9 p.m.

Tickets $25-$250 available via Eventbrite Per.So.Na Fridays Per.So.Na 408 S. Wells St. 10 p.m.

Free entry with Eventbrite registration

3/23 2019 Good Food Expo UIC Forum 725 W. Roosevelt Rd. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Free Registration via Eventbrite

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Austin’s Coming Together Spring Social & Fundraiser By: Austin Coming Together (ACT) The Gallery at Latin Rhythms 210 N. Racine 7 p.m.-Midnight Tickets $5-$50 via Eventbrite Afrocade Chicago (21 and Over) Electric Hotel 222 W. Ontario St. 4-9 p.m.

Tickets $15 via Eventbrite

3/24 Tobe Nwigwe Tobe from the SWAT Tour Thalia Hall (17 and over) 7 p.m.

Tickets $24-$85 via Eventbrite Women’s Day Celebration “Spring Into Action” Sixth Grace Presbyterian Church 600 E. 35th S. 11 a.m-2 p.m.

American Dreams: A Raisin in the Sun 60th Anniversary Screening Stony Island Arts Bank 6760 S. Stony Island Ave. 2-5 p.m.

Free Registration Via Eventbrite

3/26-5/7 See Chicago Dance Fridays March 26- May 7 Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Free Admission

3/26 To the Max: Air Max Day 2019 Celebration Hosted by Sneaklights (21 and Over) The Promontory 5311 S. Lake Park Ave. 7 p.m.

Tickets available via Eventbrite Documenting Era Bell Thompson: Intrepid Adventurer Chicago Public Library West Chicago Avenue Branch 4856 W. Chicago Ave. 2-3 p.m.

3/29 CPS Dream Fund Scholarship Fundraiser South Shore Cultural Center 7059 S. South Shore Drive 6-9 p.m.

Tickets Available via Eventbrite

Windy City Job Fair Presented by: STAR Team Agency Chicago Education Center 205 W. Wacker Dr. Suite 202 Free Registration Via Eventbrite “Mourning As Activism: Remembering Emmett Till’s Funeral and the Power of Civil Rights Grief” DuSable Museum Ames Auditorium 2-4 p.m.

740 E. 56th Pl. Register at: dusablemuseum.org Black Business Expo By: Black Business Consortium of Evanston Northshore Levy Center 300 Dodge Ave. Evanston, IL 3:30-7:30 p.m.

Afrofusion Dinner Club/After Party Experience Per.So.Na Chicago 408 S. Wells Tickets $25-50 via Eventbrite

3/30 Meet the Author/Book Signing Coach Yo Self: 7 Days, 7 Simple Ways to Motivate Yourself The Silver Room 1506 E. 53rd St. 1-3 p.m.

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CLASSIFIEDS PROPERTY FOR SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE

PROPERTY FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN 2016 SC6 TITLE TRUST Plaintiff, -v.BARBARA COOPER AKA BARBARA A. COOPER, CHARLES COOPER AKA CHARLES R. COOPER, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Defendants 17 CH 03287 4007 S VINCENNES AVE 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 January 17, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 22, 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 4007 S VINCENNES AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60653 Property Index No. 20-03-210-002-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-14865.

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.

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. 14-17-14865 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 03287 TJSC#: 39-504 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 ARVEST CENTRAL MORTGAGE COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.GEORGOS KOUTSOSTAMATIS, VUE 20 CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 2018 CH 11678 1845 S MICHIGAN AVE UNIT 1504 CHICAGO, IL 60616 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 14, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 16, 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 1845 S MICHIGAN AVE UNIT 1504, CHICAGO, IL 60616 Property Index No. 17-22-307-106-1083.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-09977.

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.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-09977 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 11678 TJSC#: 39-399 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 BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.KWASI H BUTLER, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., UNIVERSITY OF COMMONS VI CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 2017 CH 10378 1111 WEST 14TH PLACE, #129 CHICAGO, IL 60608 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 15, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 16, 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 1111 WEST 14TH PLACE, #129, CHICAGO, IL 60608 Property Index No. 17-20-225-050-1029, 17-20-225-050-1228.

The real estate is improved with a condominium.

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.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 2094.

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) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 2094 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2017 CH 10378 TJSC#: 39-757 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 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.GREG A. SWINFORD, THE ARCHES CONDOMINIUM F-6 ASSOCIATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER, CITY OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, THE CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY, GRANITE PARTNERS FOR OAKWOOD BOULEVARD, LLC, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS Defendants 18 CH 7594 3815 SOUTH LANGLEY AVENUE, UNIT 302 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 January 11, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 12, 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 3815 SOUTH LANGLEY AVENUE, UNIT 302, Chicago, IL 60653 Property Index No. 17-34-423-015-4006.

The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $169,771.87.

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 The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm. Please refer to file number 18-086860.

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.

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 18-086860 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 18 CH 7594 TJSC#: 39-534 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 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.CHARLES MILLER, SOUTH COMMONS PHASE I CONDOMINIUM, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SHIRLEY F. MILLER, THOMAS P. QUINN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SHIRLEY F. MILLER (DECEASED) Defendants 2018 CH 06625 2901 S. MICHIGAN AVE APT 1902 CHICAGO, IL 60616 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 15, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 17, 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 2901 S. MICHIGAN AVE APT 1902, CHICAGO, IL 60616 Property Index No. 17-27-310-093-1308.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-05759.

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.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-05759 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 06625 TJSC#: 39-401 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 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF AND WITH RESPECT TO AJAX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2018B, MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES Plaintiff, -v.JEANNETTE MITCHELL, 4532 SOUTH CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2017 CH 06009 4532 SOUTH INDIANA UNIT 2S 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 January 28, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 30, 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 4532 SOUTH INDIANA UNIT 2S, CHICAGO, IL 60653 Property Index No. 20-03-314-044-1004 U/L - 20-03-314-027-0000.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-14284.

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.

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. 14-17-14284 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2017 CH 06009 TJSC#: 39-823 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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