Chicago Crusader 03/09/13 E-Edition

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VOLUME LXXII NUMBER 46—SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2013

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CHA starts unique housing waiting list

By Wendell Hutson The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) recently started a new waiting list for its Lake Parc Place apartment building in the Bronzeville community on the South Side.

The list, which began March 1 and ends March 30, is for those with a household income of at least $25,800, said CHA officials. Family size also is factored into an applicant’s household income. This list is separate from its subsidized housing list it has had for over a decade and updated last month.

The waiting list to move into the building, which is privately managed but owned by the CHA, is unique because it is income-based, favoring applicants whose income is between 51 to 80 percent of the area median income, said Stacey Lucas Fields, director of administration for asset management for the CHA.

“This is the first time CHA has ever opened an income-based wait list,” added Fields. “The current public housing wait list is depleted for applicants in that income bracket, which is why CHA is opening this income-based wait list.”

Applications are being accepted at the building, 3984 S. Lake Park Ave., Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. where 69 units are currently available. And this fall 70 more units, currently being renovated, also will be available.

One-, two- and three-bedroom units are available from $570 to $895 per month.

Amenities at the high-rise building include Americans with Disability Act-accessible units; on-site doorman; 24-hour maintenance; community center; computer lab; laundry facilities; and a private park with basketball courts, a playground and water (Continued on page 7)

THE CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY started a new waiting list on March 1 for those with a household income of at least $25,800 and willing to move to its Lake Parc Place apartment building at 3984 S. Lake Park Ave.

Concealed carry bill inches forward as Black pols protest

By J. Coyden Palmer After five hours of discussion recently, the Democratically controlled House in Springfield passed several amendments to a proposed concealed carry bill. Ordered by the Illinois Supreme Court to devise a law before June 8, lawmakers began crafting the state’s bill. Chicago area African American lawmakers have been historically resistant to any concealed carry bill and that continued last week. Although the main amendment to HB 997 by downstate Rep. Brandon Phelps (D- Harrisburg) eventually passed, several Black lawmakers asked bizarre questions during an unusual discussion on the issue as lawmakers voted on each amendment individually.

Chicago and south suburban African American lawmakers Ken Dunkin (D-5th); LaShawn Ford (D-8th); and Will Davis (D30th) all challenged Phelps’ 27th amendment. Dunkin, who was upset when his own proposed amendment was not heard, asked many of the same questions that had been answered weeks before in a town hall meeting he co-sponsored in Chicago. Dunkin wanted concealed carry holders to be required to have a $1 million dollar insurance

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policy. Phelps and others laughed at the idea and said there was no insurance company in the world that currently writes such a policy or would even be willing to write one.

“We’re trying to make this thing affordable for everyone,” Phelps said. “Having that type of insurance policy would not allow for that. We wanted to have the fee for getting a license at $25, but we negotiated it

up to $80 so the state could make more money and to help offset the costs of issuing the licenses.”

Ford who is facing his own legal problems after he was indicted by federal prosecutors last year, said he has concerns about the number of training hours required for concealed applicants. Citizens would be required to take an eight-hour course and pass

a shooting proficiency exam. It is similar to what other states have in place. Ford however wanted more training hours. Phelps said he believes the eight hours is more than sufficient and added licensed instructors will be able to fail anyone they do not feel is capable of handling their weapon safely.

Ford also raised concerns about law en(Continued on page 3)

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Leavell installed as new chairperson of National Black Chamber (See story on page 11)

NEWS

Illinois Supreme Court adopts new home foreclosure rules The Illinois Supreme Court recently announced new rules aimed at mitigating abuses and uncertainty in mortgage foreclosures, and helping those who face the loss of their homes by imposing several requirements on mediation programs and lenders seeking to foreclose.

These include the identification of resources for government-certified counseling, for free legal representation to eligible homeowners, interpretive services and sworn assurances that all loan modification efforts have been made by the lender.

The three, stand-alone Supreme Court rules reflect the Court’s concern over well-publicized deceptive practices at the national and local level and the significant impact the continuing flow of residential mortgage foreclosures is having on Illinois citizens and communities.

The rules are a direct outgrowth of public hearings and 21 months of work by the Special Supreme Court Committee on Mortgage Foreclosures, whose formation was recommended by Justice Mary Jane Theis.

The 14-person committee consisted of those who have been on the front lines in dealing with the housing and foreclosure crises, including judges; bankers and their lawyers; a public interest attorney; a law professor and the head of the Consumer Protection Division of the Illinois

Attorney General’s office.

“These new rules will promote fairness in home foreclosure proceedings, curb abuses in the system, provide lenders finality when foreclosure is necessary and ensure homeowners who have been thrown out of work during the years of a troubled economy are aware of their rights and where to turn for help,” said Chief Justice Thomas L. Kilbride, an early proponent of foreclosure mediation programs in Illinois. “The Special Committee, formed at the recommendation of Justice Theis, has done its work well, with perseverance and with attention to the kind of detail that we believe will get positive results.

“I and my colleagues on the Supreme Court thank them as well as everyone who participated in the process through written suggestions or testimony at the public hearings.

All their efforts, we hope, will not only promote efficiency, finality and justice; but provide a touch of humanity in what is a painful process for homeowners and an unwelcome one for lenders.”

Theis acknowledged the hard work of the committee not only for its labors, but for engaging in extensive compromise to draft significant proposals that bridge the inherent selfinterests on both sides, the lender and the borrower.

Judge Lewis M. Nixon “The Special Committee worked hard and reached a consensus,” said Theis. “Some of the provisions in these rules are controversial in their specific worlds, whether it be finance and lending or in public interest and consumer law. No side got everything it wanted.

“I applaud the Special Committee, and all those who had input, for drafting provisions that will lend some stability and certitude to what is a financially and emotionally

PART THREE

Concealed carry journey ends in success In the first two installments of this three-part series Chicago Crusader Reporter J. Coyden Palmer took us through the basic steps of acquiring a concealed carry permit, as well as the challenges of firing a handgun accurately. In Part Three, he shares insights gleaned from his instructor.

draining process.”

Theis explained that the new rules establish a uniform protocol around the state that will require lenders to provide homeowners with needed information so that they understand the process and consequences of foreclosure; require lenders to seek modification of loans for eligible homeowners before they complete foreclosure; require improved legal notice to homeowners throughout the process and before the actual sale of a foreclosed home; and require Circuit Courts in Illinois who have a mediation program to provide resources for HUD-certified consultation, free legal help and language interpretive services to those eligible and in need of them.

“There can be no ‘win-win’ in a process that is as painful to homeowners as foreclosure,” Theis said.

“But the process should be fair.

These rules remedy or mitigate questionable practices such as robo-signing; speed up the process to hopefully shorten the blight on communities through boarded-up homes, and provide a certainty that will enable foreclosed homeowners to examine loan modification options or proceed on a new path.”

The changes in Illinois foreclosure practice are embodied in new Supreme Court Rule 99.1, dealing with requirements for mortgage foreclosure mediation programs in the Circuit Courts and counties; new Supreme Court Rule 113 which sets out required practice, procedure and notice obligations by the lender as plaintiff; and new Supreme Court Rule 114, which requires a lender to attest that it has complied with the requirements of any loss mitigation program which applies to the specific home loan. Without the affidavit, a judge may deny entry of a foreclosure judgment.

The rules became effective March 1. Those counties and circuits which already have foreclosure mediation programs have 90 additional days until June 1, to amend their local rules to comply with the Rule 99.1 requirements, including the identification of resources for counseling, free legal aid and interpretive language services.

“I’m very proud of the Committee’s work,” said Judge Lewis M. Nixon, chair of the Committee, who is supervising judge of the Mortgage Foreclosure Section of the Cook County Circuit Court. “We had input from private citizens, people who were going through foreclosures themselves, from banks and attorneys. The rules are balanced. They contain recommendations that are helpful to both sides.”

Daniel P. Lindsey, a public interest attorney at LAF (formerly Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago), was co-chair of a subcommittee which recommended the new rules requiring the loss-mitigation affidavit (Rule 114) and the re-

Rick Pere recommended every student attending his conceal carry class get additional training through certified National Rifle Association instructors. He said any person who is willing to go through the difficult task of getting a concealed carry permit should be committed to learning all they can to prepare them for a real life scenario. He based that recommendation after a question was posed during the class on what we are supposed to do if we are injured in the course of a gunfight. Pere said it is something that is not addressed in a basic pistol class but said it is important for people to learn how to shoot with both hands in case your strong hand becomes disabled.

And while passing the course was no easy task, I would soon find a more difficult obstacle standing in

my way. Part of the application process involves getting fingerprinted at a local police or sheriff’s department. Not all law enforcement agencies in Illinois are willing to cooperate with you. The Chicago Police Department, Cook County Sheriff’s Office and Illinois State

Police all refused to take my prints with the CPD even asking me why I was trying to do this. Police departments in many of the suburbs are more accommodating. Crete and Steger in the South Suburbs were willing, as was Richton Park.

Pere said “this is common and it is up to the applicant to find an agency willing to take your prints.”

He recommends going to suburban agencies during evening hours on weekdays when officers are not as busy and asking for the watch commander. Because Indiana recognizes the Florida concealed carry license and their residents come in all the time to have their prints taken, many Indiana agencies are willing to take your prints, although some will not if you are not an Indiana resident.

After completing all of the application requirements and getting fingerprinted, I mailed my applications along with the required fee for each state, a passport sized photo and certificate of completion for the class and am awaiting approval of my application. It can take up to 60 days for Utah to process your application and 90 days for Florida.

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quirements for mortgage foreclosure mediation programs (Rule 99.1).

“I hope what the loss mitigation and mediation proposals do is give homeowners a chance whenever possible to work something out with their lender, whether a loan modification or something else, instead of going through the entirety of the foreclosure process,” Mr. Lindsey said. “A lot of the work I do is with homeowners we think should get a loan modification who are getting the runaround. The lender is telling them one thing on the phone – ‘Don’t worry, we’ll work with you’ –and then their lawyers are barreling ahead with the foreclosure in court.

“I hope these rules can slow things down, when appropriate, to help the homeowner and lender to get a real chance to do a loan modification and avoid foreclosure. The loss mitigation affidavit is an enforcement tool to help reach that goal. It gives judges a concrete tool to make sure lenders are offering loss mitigation before seeking a foreclosure judgment.”

Counties with mediation programs which have until June 1 to adapt their local rules to Supreme Court Rule 99.1 are Cook, Will, Peoria, Madison and Bond, McLean and Kane. Kankakee and St. Clair counties are in the process of establishing mediation programs.

Supreme Court Rule 113 establishes new rules of practice and procedure that improve legal notice to a homeowner and is directly aimed at eliminating the questionable practice of robo-signings by requiring submission by the lender’s representative of a prove-up affidavit.

“The new rules improve the quality of notice to homeowners involved in foreclosure cases,” said Appellate Justice Mathias W. Delort, who served as co-chair of the Practice and Procedure subcommittee which draft ed Rule 113. “First, if a homeowner loses a foreclosure case by default because of a failure to appear in court, the clerk of the court will be required to send a clear notice to the homeowner explaining what occurred.

Currently, there is no consistent practice in giving notice.

“Second, foreclosure plaintiffs (lenders) will be required to send a specific notice of the sale date to all homeowners, rather than simply advertising it in a newspaper. And thirdly, to alleviate some of the confusion caused by the frequent transfer of mortgages and lawsuits being brought by entities unknown to the borrowers, every foreclosure lawsuit must now include a copy of the note signed by the mortgagor, including all endorsements evidencing the transfer of ownership of the mortgage.”

In addition to Judge Nixon, Mr. Lindsey and Appellate Justice Delort, the members of the Committee are: (Continued on page 7) The Chicago Crusader

NEWS

CPS seeks new central office location As part of its ongoing efforts to consolidate resources and direct funds back into the classroom, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is seeking a new location for Central Office employees and operations.

CPS is facing a $1 billion budget gap in its Fiscal Year 2014 budget. A Request for Proposals (RFP) to begin this process, which could save the District $2 to $3 million annually, was released recently.

“We are exploring every option possible to consolidate resources and reduce spending downtown so we can continue to invest directly in students and their education,” said CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett.

“We have far fewer central office employees than we did a few years ago. We can’t afford to keep throwing our limited resources at space we don’t need, because it is our children who will ultimately pay that

price. It’s time to downsize and find a new location that will better accommodate the scope and size of the Central Office today.”

Since 2009, CPS has reduced its central office staff by about 30 percent to its current 1,090 employees.

The central office at 125 S. Clark, has over 500,000 usable square feet and formerly accommodated more than 1,500 employees.

"Every child in this city deserves to have a high quality education that will prepare them for success and we are working to build a school district that gives our students the best chance to excel," said Mayor Rahm Emanuel. "CPS and CEO Byrd-Bennett will continue to make smart, necessary decisions to focus our limited resources so that we can continue to make smart, critical investments in our students' bright futures."

The RFP seeks to engage a real estate brokerage firm to help explore a move to a new location and significantly reduce the amount of office space needed for today’s leaner central office. The RFP can be found on the CPS procurement website (http://tinyurl.com/cpsrebid) where interested parties can register to download the bid. As part of the RFP process, CPS’s procurement department will then reach out to targeted, relevant organizations to move the process forward.

In the event that CPS does not find a suitable new location, it will consolidate within its current building and lease empty office space to third parties. Ultimately, CPS seeks to also sell its current property.

Chicago Public Schools serves 403,000 students in 681 schools. It is the nation’s third-largest school district.

IDOT wants to boost minority participation As part of Governor Pat Quinn’s efforts to expand opportunities for minority contractors, Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann Schneider recently announced a major initiative to boost participation of minority- and women-owned firms in state contracts.

“In the past four years we have made great progress in creating more work for minority-and women-owned businesses,” Governor Quinn said. “But as I mentioned in my State of the State speech, we’re going to do more. We’re working to ensure a level playing field for all contractors in Illinois, which will increase our state’s global competitiveness and put even more people to work.”

The kick-off for the new initiative took place at the Winning with the State Business Forum at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Representatives from IDOT, the Illinois Tollway, the U.S. Department of Transportation and other key state agencies conducted workshops to quickly provide crucial information for small businesses, and a step-bystep guide to the state’s contracting process, including ways of building capacity through alliances.

“We are expanding our efforts to reach out and provide detailed technical assistance to disadvantaged business enterprise firms, and to other minority- and woman-owned firms that could qualify for the DBE program, and help these small businesses more readily qualify for and successfully bid on state contracts,” Secretary Schneider said.

“The outreach and assistance is critical to firms that have the skills and capabilities to do the work, but may be encountering barriers within the contract process itself.

“The kick-off event is the first of several diversity activities through-

out the year to engage the community, provide resources, and contract and procurement assistance. Having a solid disadvantaged business enterprise program makes good business sense. IDOT’s DBE program is designed to bring greater opportunity to small minorityowned and women-owned companies. We want to empower these jobgenerating small businesses to maximize contract participation opportunities.”

In 2012, IDOT, one of the state’s largest agencies,awarded $344.2 million in contracts to DBE firms.That figure represents 15.7 percent of the total $2.2 billion in contract awards that year. IDOT’s DBE goal is 22.77 percent.

Women-owned firms received the majority of the DBE contracts in 2012, totaling $139 million (40 percent), followed by Hispanicowned firms with $124 million in contracts (36 percent) and AfricanAmerican-owned firms, receiving nearly $50 million in contracts (14 percent).

Minority participation goals include helping new, emerging or underperforming DBE firms to ac-

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Governor Pat Quinn quire skills in marketing and business management, Schneider said.

IDOT also provides resources to help DBE firms to develop more effective bid proposals, take part in training, and build business relationships that can help them qualify for contracts.

The DBE program is a federally mandated program that provides opportunities for small minorityowned and women-owned businesses to participate in contracts that are federally funded.

One recent DBE success story is Myka Trucking LLC, based in Pembroke. Established in 2011 by Marla Lockett-Robinson, the woman- owned firm earned more than $100,000 during its first year in business.

Lockett-Robinson started her career climbing telephone poles and connecting cables for Comcast to help support her daughter.

“I took advantage of IDOT supportive services and workshops,” Lockett-Robinson said. “Doors opened.

Meeting other DBEs, along with my certifications helped me to land projects to grow my business.”

CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS officials are looking at a number of cost-cutting measures, including moving from the current CPS headquarters at 125 Clark St.

Concealed carry bill. . .

(Continued from page 1) forcement agencies being retrained court as being unconstitutional about how to deal with legally because it would severely limit armed citizens. Ford voted against where permit holders will be able Phelps’ amendment and said he to carry their weapons. The could not support any legislation amendment sponsored by Debothat did not also have some form of rah Mell (D-40th) would make it training in it for officers in order to illegal for people to take their limit the possibility of accidental weapons on any form of public shootings of citizens exercising transportation throughout the their rights by police. state. Mell, who said she and her Davis spent nearly 20 minutes life partner take the CTA on a regarguing with Phelps about why his ular basis, said a crowded bus in amendment did not deal with Chicago is no place for a person racial profiling. Davis asked about with a gun. the “duty to inform” part of the But lawmakers in other areas of proposed bill in which concealed the state quickly jumped on Mell’s carry holders would be required to theory. Because the law also would present their license and inform an prevent people who ride Amtrak officer immediately if they are car- from other states from carrying, rying a weapon when stopped in Mell was asked how she felt about their vehicle or on foot. her amendment making criminals “So if a police officer decides he out of law-abiding citizens from wants to stop me for any reason at other states merely passing all is that enough for the officer to through Illinois on the federally ask me to present?” Davis asked. controlled railroads or did she “It is possible that someone who care. Her response was “no,” looks like me could be pulled over which received a stunned look by and profiled.” many lawmakers in the chambers.

Even after Phelps told Davis it Mell introduced her amendment was up to the discretion of the of- on the same day CTA brass anficer and explained why it would nounced crime was up nearly 30 be necessary for a citizen that is percent despite the transit authoricarrying and comes into contact ty having more high-tech security with an officer to present their li- cameras than ever before. cense, Davis kept up the debate.

“What’s the likelihood that The final vote was 67-48 in favor you’re going to be profiled versus of the amendment. Black Chicago me being profiled?” Davis asked of area lawmakers who voted against Phelps, who is white.

Phelps’ amendment were Moni“We took a lot of this from other que Davis, Will Davis, Marcus states and to my knowledge there Evans, Elgie Sims, Derrick Smith, has not been a huge problem of Esther Golar, LaShawn Ford and any kind in other states,” Phelps Christian Mitchell. Thaddeus Jones responded.

(D-Calumet City) and Mary Flow“Well I don’t live in other states, I ers (D-Chicago) did not vote on the live in Illinois,” Davis said. issue. Dunkin voted yes. The bill One controversial amendment will now move forward to a second passed and could be challenged in reading.

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OPINION

EDITORIAL SCOLDING SCALIA The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was designed to outlaw discrimination against African American voters in the United States. Prior to this act, which arguably was a result of Civil Rights activities spearheaded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and others, Black voters were subjected to "literacy tests." Basically, the Act prohibits states from imposing any "voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure ... to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color."

(Wikipedia). President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Act into law in 1965. It was preceded by the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, Recently, a major component of the Act, Section 5 which deals with "preclearance" has come under scrutiny due to a timed reassessment. Preclearance basically requires that certain states, mostly southern, get permission before they change any laws connected with voter registration and voting.

The actual language: the Act requires that the United States Department of Justice, through an administrative procedure, or a three-judge panel of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, through a declaratory judgment action “preclear” any attempt to change “any voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure with respect to voting...” in any “covered jurisdiction.”

This seems like a logical and reasonable strategy to ensure the voting rights of citizens of the United States. But here is where things get really weird -- Supreme Court Justice Anton Scalia, in responding to debate regarding whether or not Section 5 is still needed, called the voting rights act a “racial entitlement.” This is confusing and mind-boggling, since the Act was needed in the first place in order to protect the voting rights of disenfranchised African Americans.

The fact that discrimination existed is a given, and the legislators who passed the bill recognized the need for it. The same can be said of former President Lyndon B. Johnson, who signed the Act into law. Today, in America, it is evident that discrimination against African Americans still exists, and to deny this is to be either the ostrich with the proverbial head in the sand, or worse, a hard-core bigot who shamelessly promotes anti-truths. All we have to do to see this downside of the American nature in effect is to look at voting practices during the last elections wherein all types of obstructionist machinations were employed in an effort to keep President Barack Obama from winning a second term!

What’s really scary, however, about the Justice Scalia debacle is that it reveals how deeply ingrained bigotry has the ability to impact what should be unbiased thinking in the highest court of the land. Having zealots, especially those with retro sentiments that quite clearly reflect 19th Century thinking on the Supreme Court, renders that court less than “supreme.” And ironically, Justice Scalia's statements have unwittingly proven the point that the Act is still needed by the mere fact that people like him still exist. Case closed! A luta continua.

Now that the race to replace former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. is over, voters in Illinois’ Second Congressional District and Chicago need to be asking themselves are we there yet.

We need to question whether Robin Kelly’s victory put us closer to campaign finance reform. We need to ask candidates are they willing to face the truth about their prospects for victory. Was there any reason for Mel Reynolds, a convicted pedophile to believe folks would overlook his past and trust him with our future?

Somebody must have wondered if political veteran Debbie Halvorson thought she could win and essentially ignore the Chicago section of the district. Was Joyce Washington trying to set some sort of record for the most losses?

Was it lying or naiveite on Ernest Fenton’s part when he used a newsletter to blast Kelly’s income regarding her south suburban non-profit organization?

Fenton’s campaign was glaring with rookie errors that showed he is not ready for a seat on a city council much less one in Congress. There were so many “nochance” candidates that the race sometimes resembled a circus.

Honestly Kelly doesn’t seem fit for the congressional job. Had

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Are we there yet??

Dear Editor:

the New York mayor’s super PAC not dumped more than $2 million to advertise against Toi Hutchinson and Debbie Halvorson, Kelly would be on the outside looking in. Kelly is a shoo-in to win the April 9 general election, but for the two years after that until the next Congressional race we need to keep a close eye on her to determine if it was the super PAC or Kelly’s skills that got her in that office.

Jerome Hill

It is a new day Dr. Watson Dear Editor: It is always sad to see or hear about a grown man kicking and screaming and drug out of a place. That seems to be what is happening at Chicago State University and Dr. Wayne Watson.

Even though the board announced it is giving Watson the sabbatical he apparently requested, he doesn’t want to leave just yet – and that is a mistake.

When the board told the world Watson was out and Dr. Sandra Westbrooks was in temporarily, we thought Watson was going to go do research and write. But Watson had to issue a statement that made it seem like taking care of his 90-year-old-plus dad was part of the motivation. OK that is still good.

But by (last) week’s end, Watson

was whining about he is still the president and that’s when things got ugly. If Watson had kept his mouth shut, then we might not know that the Chicago State faculty had taken a vote on Watson and the result was “no confidence.” Ouch if you are Watson.

If the soon-to-be ex-president had graciously accepted being at the end of his Chicago State career, we probably would still be ignorant about the fact enrollment at the university has dropped under the Watson watch, (Continued on page 17)

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Legal Shield has done it Again!

By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Legal Shield was first known as PrePaid Legal and that is where this story begins. This is a story of a relationship between the National Black Chamber of Commerce and this network of top legal firms and the company’s representatives selling the services it provides. Only in America could this relationship have happened.

My first encounter with the firm was back in the early 1990’s. We were based in Indianapolis with the start of our first experiment, The Hoosier Minority Chamber of Commerce. We hired a photographer to cover one of our events.

The guy went well beyond scope and demanded pay for that mistake. I told him I will accept only the pictures I requested and will pay for only that. A week later I received a demand letter from renowned local attorney Linda Pence. The matter concerned $400 and I quickly decided to pay it rather than go head-to-head with this fierce and reputable legal ace. After that I called the photographer and asked, “How did you get Linda Pence to represent you?”

He said: “Easy! I have PrePaid Le-

Harry C. Alford gal coverage. They have my back.”

Years later I was attending a Board of Directors meeting at the US Chamber of Commerce when one of the officers approached me and said, “Harlan Stonecipher, CEO of PrePaid Legal, wants to talk to you after the board meeting.” He pointed out Harlan and I approached him after the meeting.

Harlan explained to me that he has a very important form of legal service for common citizens. It

provides insurance like service which clients can use whenever they have a need for legal service.

It is affordable and gives them the use of top notch legal firms to serve their needs. “We are successful but, still, I want to share this service with more of the Black community. Can I and you figure this out and work together?” I agreed.

Soon I had lunch with one of PrePaid Legal’s top performers, Darnell Self, who happens to be Black. We mapped a strategy. I would go on the road motivating their representatives and Darnell would meet the NBCC Board of Directors and present at our conferences. Before long, that developed in my speaking via DVD’s and keynoting at their annual events. I even testified before Congress (Congressional Black Caucus African American Male Initiative) about the advantages of PrePaid Legal in the Black community.

It was an easy sell for me. I was witnessing Black males and females gaining wealth through the selling of this great service. Former postal workers, unemployed, exoffenders, etc. were now making $150,000+ per year selling this fantastic service. While the service

was answering the needs of many people with problems, quandaries and other legal aspects (saving a lot of youngsters from jail for example), the representatives were being compensated well. Many had been living in poverty their whole lives but were now buying homes, sending their children to college and building long-term wealth for their families.

The NBCC started telling the world about this phenomenon.

Darnell’s division of the network is called Team NuVision and it is about 90% Black. At one of their regional meetings, I keynoted before 4,000 Team NuVision representatives. I got so motivated that I declared them all to be members (gratis) of the NBCC and to put that in their Bios. They all jumped up and cheered for 8 minutes.

This gave them credibility as they worked in their communities. At this time, Darnell had about 40,000 representatives in his network. Today, he has over 470,000!

His representatives are based from the island of Tonga to the east coast of the United States. We put him on our Board of Directors and gave him our prestigious “Entrepreneur of the Year Award.”

At this time PrePaid Legal was

publically traded. Some “short sellers” on Wall St. wanted to defame them so that their stock would lose value. The New York Post would call me and rant why I supported them. In the end even Black Enterprise wrote a very scathing and unfair article about them. We were appalled and went to “war” with these naysayers.

Soon, Harlan Stonecipher would sell his company. He sold it for $650 million! Only in America can a boy from the Ozarks turn a dream into a fortune. The company is now privately owned and is known as Legal Shield. A few weeks ago, we met with the new executives of the company, including Darnell Self, and have decided to join together and promote their new product. Before, they concentrated on personal or family service but now they also have a plan for small business owners and that excites us immensely. Stay tuned as we take it to another level serving the needs of business owners throughout our great nation!

Mr. Alford is the co-founder, President/CEO, of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®.

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Email: halford@nationalbcc.org.

Republicans advance discredited ‘Entitlement’ lies

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist Even after the White House and Congress stagger to reach a last-minute deal to avert yet another budget crisis, there is a fundamental difference in approach between the Obama administration and House Republicans.

And those two stark approaches to governing goes to the type of society we want to be: one that protects the needy or one that protects the greedy.

Surprisingly, the Republicans’ position is crystal clear: they favor extending special favors to the wealthy at the expense of the most vulnerable in our society.

“Republicans say that from here on, we should do only spending cuts, focusing on entitlement programs. But their approach to entitlements is highly selective — they seek to cut the entitlement programs on the spending side of the budget, whose benefits go overwhelmingly to middle-class and poor families. But they want no deficit reduction to come from the most wasteful and inefficient of entitlements — those embedded in the tax code,” observed Robert Greenstein, director of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP).

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ditures, a term for tax deductions, exclusions, credits, and other tax preferences that disproportionately benefit the wealthy.

“Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell proclaimed in an oped … ‘I have news for [President Obama]: the moment that he and virtually every other elected Democrat in Washington signed off on the terms of the current arrangement, it was the last word on taxes.

That debate is over’,” Greenstein wrote. “Similarly, House Speaker John Boehner’s staff declared, ‘As far as we’re concerned, the tax issue is off the table.’ This, despite the fact that Boehner proposed several hundred billion dollars of additional revenues during his negotiations with President Obama only a few weeks ago.”

What is it that Republicans are so adamant about protecting?

As Greenstein notes, “Tax expenditures cost about $1.1 trillion a year, far more than Social Security or than Medicare and Medicaid combined and nearly two-thirds more than the total cost of all nondefense discretionary programs.”

It is such a logical – and fair – place to cut that Martin Feldstein, former chair of President Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisers, said that “cutting tax expenditures is really the best way to reduce government spending.”

The Urban Institute-Brookings

George E. Curry Institution Tax Policy Center estimates that for tax year 2011, the top fifth of the population will receive 66 percent of the $1.1 trillion in individual tax-expenditure benefits (the top 1 percent alone will receive 23.9 percent of the benefits), the middle 60 percent of the population will receive slightly more than 31 percent of the benefits, and the bottom 20 percent of the population will receive only 2.8 percent.

The headline of another CBPP report says it all: “Contrary to ‘Entitlement Society’ Rhetoric, Over Nine-Tenths of Entitlement Benefits Go to Elderly, Disabled, or Working Households.”

According to the study issued last

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year: “… “More than 90 percent of the benefit dollars that entitlement and other mandatory programs spend go to assist people who are elderly, seriously disabled, or members of working households – not to able-bodied, working-age Americans who choose not to work.”

Mitt Romney was arguing the opposite position in a surreptitiously recorded video that contributed to his defeat against President Obama.

“In Obama’s ‘entitlement society,’ everyone receives the same or similar rewards, regardless of education, effort and willingness to take risk,” Romney charged. “Once we thought ‘entitlement’ meant that Americans were entitled to the privilege of trying to succeed in the greatest country in the world.

Americans fought and died to earn and protect that entitlement. But today the new entitlement battle is over the size of the check you get from Washington.”

That was a callous lie. In fact, the CBPP study notes, “Federal budget and Census data show that, in 2010, 91 percent of the benefit dollars from entitlement and other mandatory programs went to the elderly (people 65 and over), the seriously disabled, and members of working households. People who are neither elderly nor disabled – and do not live in a working household – received only 9 percent of Saturday, March 9, 2013

the benefits.”

Moreover, the study found, “the vast bulk of that 9 percent goes for medical care, unemployment insurance benefits (which individuals must have a significant work history to receive), Social Security survivor benefits for the children and spouses of deceased workers, and Social Security benefits for retirees between ages 62 and 64. Seven out of the 9 percentage points go for one of these four purposes.”

Contrary to public perception, it is whites who benefit disproportionately from entitlements.

“Also, contrary to what a substantial share of Americans may assume, non-Hispanic whites receive slightly more than their proportionate share of entitlement benefits,” the CBPP study found.

“Non-Hispanic whites accounted for 64 percent of the population in 2010 and received 69 percent of the entitlement benefits.”

George E. Curry, former editorin-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA.) He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Web site, www.georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge.

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COMMENTARY

Worrill’s World

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill

IT’S ENOUGH TO MAKE A NEGRO TURN BLACK: LU PALMER Dr. Conrad Worrill, Director/Professor, Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS) located at 700 East Oakwood Blvd, Chicago, Illinois, 60653, 773-268-7500, Fax: 773-268-3835, E-mail: cworrill@neiu.edu, Web site: www.ccics-chicago-.org

Dr. Conrad Worrill We should always remember some of our great ancestors. One such ancestor is Lu Palmer.

On Sunday, September 12, 2004, Lu Palmer made his transition to eternity. Lu Palmer was an unquestioned leader, and dedicated soldier

in the struggle for Black Liberation and independence. His spirit will remain among us forever.

As I began to think about the tremendous contributions Brother Lu made, over the years, I found myself traveling down memory lane. I knew Lu for thirty-two years and worked closely with him on innumerable projects. During this period we became very good friends and I considered him as one of my fathers in the movement.

Lutrelle Fleming Palmer, Jr. was born on March 28, 1922 in Newport News, Virginia. To understand something about Lu Palmer, you have to understand the tremendous influence his family had on him, particularly his father. Brother Lu was named after his father who was an outstanding Black educator and institution builder.

Lu Palmer, Sr. graduated from Wilberforce University in 1911 and received a second degree from the University of Michigan in 1912. In reading an April 1923 edition of the Alpha Phi Alpha journal, The Sphinx, I ran across a biographical sketch of Lu’s father. In discussing his role as an educator and Principal of the Huntington High School in Newport News, The Sphinx commented that “A big element in the success that has attended Brother

Palmer’s efforts is his rare faculty of securing the united support of his community.”

Over the years, Brother Lu Palmer, Jr. secured that same kind of support in Chicago and other places around the country for his dedicated work in the Black Liberation Movement. In this regard, the old adage, “Like father, like son” applies.

After his graduation from high school Lu attended and graduated from Virginia Union University. Upon completing of his B.A. degree, Lu entered Syracuse University and finished his M.A. degree in journalism.

Lu didn’t stop there. He attended the University of Iowa in pursuit of a Ph.D. in communications. Lu finished all of the necessary requirements for this degree except for the writing of his dissertation. Lu told me years ago that he had done extensive research in preparation to write his dissertation, but unfortunately his notes were lost on a train. After that mishap, Lu just kind of gave up on the idea.

From the early 1950s, Lu worked in a variety of positions as a journalist, communicator, writer, and educator.

The name Lu Palmer is synonymous with the quest of Black people’s efforts in Chicago and around the country in our fight for self determination and independence.

For over fifty-three years Lu worked in the field of communications as a journalist, as the Director of the News Bureau, as an editor at Fisk University, as a reporter at the TriState Defender, as senior writer at the Chicago Defender, a reporter in the Peace Corps, a reporter at The Chicago American, and as a columnist at the Chicago Daily News.

It was the racism and white supremacy of the Chicago Daily News that caused Lu to resign his lucrative position in 1972 and start his own newspaper called the Black X-Press.

Although the life of this newspaper was short-lived, the idea and example that Lu set by taking this bold step was indicative of his character as a true freedom fighter.

Like his father, Lu fought for the dignity, freedom, self determination, and independence of Black people most of his life. Through “Lu’s Notebook,” a radio program that aired on most Black radio stations for some ten years, he articulated many of the key issues that impacted on the heartbeat of the Black Community in Chicago and the United States. You might remember it was Lu who said, “It’s enough to make a Negro turn Black.” Also, for many years Lu served as the host of the popular WVON night time radio show, “On Target.”

Through Lu’s Notebook and forums, he was instrumental in mobilizing and organizing Black people to take action around our own self interests. Perhaps his greatest organizing venture was the establishment of his organization, Chicago Black United Communities (CBUC), which more than any other organization laid the foundation for the election of Chicago’s first Black Mayor, Harold Washington.

If you recall, it was Lu Palmer and CBUC that convened the Citywide Political Conference at Malcolm X College on August 15, 1981, “To examine, to explain, to explore old and new strategies that will enable us to chart new paths toward full political representation and full political empowerment— in Black precincts, in Black wards, in Black congressional districts, in Black state legislative districts, in City Hall and throughout this country.” It was Lu Palmer that declared at this conference, and subsequently popularized the slogan that became a reality, “We Shall See In `83.”

We miss Lu, but his spirit remains with us.

Please support the upcoming CCICS Open House Wednesday, April 10th 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. and Thursday, April 11th 10:00 a.m.

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SORRY DOESN’T ALWAYS MAKE IT RIGHT: THE ONION AND A YOUNG GIRL is received, but not accepted. You must mitigate the damage that your comments caused, not only for Quvenzhane’, but also for the women who, reveling in her success, were damaged by the sucker punch we experienced when your writer found it acceptable to describe a 9-year-old girl in a crude term for genitalia, a term that most adult women would recoil at.

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnst

Women. Additionally, I would suggest that you offer $50,000 to the charity of Quvenzhane’s choice.

In the midst of the Academy Awards drama on Sunday, February 24, one of the Onion’s writers (we don’t know who he is – I doubt a she would have stooped so low), described the lovely and talented child Quvenzhane’ Wallace with a filthy word that took her all the way out of her name. Using a very crude word for female genitalia, the Onion writer observed that she was a c***. Excuse me! Blessedly hundreds of people shared their outrage in the electronic media so forcefully that the Onion’s CEO, Steve Hannah, apologized. But somehow sorry doesn’t always make it right. In my letter to the Onion, I’ve asked for reparations, or an effort to repair the harm that was done. I’m sharing my statement and hope you, too, will share it with the “leaders” of The Onion. Until they respond, I think it wholly appropriate to withhold support from them. As Dr. King once said, “to cooperate with evil is to be evil.” To besmirch a child, whether you are a satirical publication or not, is nothing but evil.

While your apology for the vile statement made by your staff regarding the wonderful and talented Quvenzhane’ Wallis is duly noted, it is an insufficient response to the heinous insult lobbed at a 9-yearold girl; additionally, the community of women and African American women in particular. Your apology

3-a. Offering the organizations that monitor gender and racial discrimination a financial contribution. My suggestions are that you direct at least $50,000 each to The Black Women’s Roundtable, The National Organization for Women, and the National Council of Negro

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Your apology might be more readily received if,

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1- The disciple, though the offensive writer, was detailed and their name revealed so that they can be monitored for their gendered racism in the future.

My letter: Dear Mr. Hannah:

2- Your company made amends to both Quenzhane’ and the community that supports her by;

b. Meeting with representatives of African American and women’s organizations in Washington, DC on a date that is mutually agreeable, but no later than March 31, 2013 to discuss the thought process behind this insult and the ways that future occurrences will be prevented. c. Share information on the number of women and people of color on your staff, and share the ways that they impact editorial decisions.

4- Your company should provide scholarship opportunities to African American women students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to indicate that you do not see young women in the disparaging ways, but as scholars.

There are two HBCUs that are women’s institutions, Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, North Carolina, and Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. At least one scholarship for each of these institutions would be an effective way

to apologize.

5- Your company should provide speakers to the colleges that will have you to, at no fee to the colleges, explain the difference between satire and offense. To notify interested colleges, it is my suggestion that your company take out a full page advertisement in Diverse Issues in Higher Education to both reprint your apology and offer the opportunity for your staff to meet on colleges.

Please note that, as a former president of an HBCU focused on women, I was repelled by your writer’s comments. Taking them down and then apologizing is the simple way out for this offense. I call upon you to take proactive action to redress this wrong.

Let me also note that I have no invested interest in any of the organizations I have mentioned here (except that I am President Emerita of Bennett College for Women, and my association with young women makes this all the more offensive).

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THE CHATTERBOX

By Ima Gontellit EDITOR'S NOTE: This column is published as political satire, street gossip and humor, and therefore should not be considered as fact but rather as matter of opinion. None of the items therein are collected by the news gathering staff of the Crusader Newspaper Group. Items forwarded to The Chatterbox are kept confidential unless otherwise requested by the author in writing. For submissions please forward to: AChicagoCrusader@aol.com. Original photography and artwork are permitted.

Thank you for reading!

WHAT’S UP AT CHICAGO STATE? The spokespersons at Chicago State say after President Wayne Watson’s sabbatical is over they will install a new president and Wayne Watson said that ain’t what he expects. He expects to come back after his sabbatical. WVON listeners, radio hosts, et

al are rallying to Dr. Watson’s aide.

Dey say he did a great job and should be retained. Well I guess we’ll have to wait and see about that! Ima remembers that there was a lot of controversy before he moved his personal items into the President’s office and there is controversy as he packs up his things to go on his sabbbaaatical. All I know is one certain pr maven will wait until he lands somewhere else so she can get a contract. He always takes care of her. Good luck wid that!!!

-ImaARE YOU KIDDING ME???

Ima got word that a Financial Freedom Forum will be held at the Ramada Chicago Hyde Park on March 16th to help us po folks trying to start and run a successful business. I was all set to register early to save $20 when I noticed that the headliner for the forum was a guy who not only is no longer in business and left owing a hefty sum to some other business folks. Some of these folks swear he won’t be safe if’n dey catch his behind on the street, so he’d better be on the lookout when he shows up at the Ramada dey might be waiting with a baseball bat. The title of his segment

Illinois Supreme Court . . .

(Continued from page 2) —Circuit Court Judge Robert G. Gibson, of the 18th Judicial Circuit Du Page County, Wheaton; —John J. Glowinski, senior vice president, First Midwest Bank, Itasca, senior officer responsible for remediation of troubled accounts; —Richard M. Guerard, attorney and partner, Guerard, Kalina & Butkus, Wheaton, a firm concentrating its practice in commercial, banking and real estate law; —Deborah Hagen, chief, Consumer Protection Division, Illinois Attorney General’s office, Springfield, publisher of “Illinois Consumer Protection Law” for the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education; —Richard L. Heavner, attorney, Heavner, Scott, Beyers & Mihlar, a firm concentrating in providing legal services to mortgage lending institutions, and owner of Central Illinois Title Company, Decatur. He was cochair with Judge Delort of the Prac-

tice and Procedure subcommittee.

—Circuit Court Judge Douglas L. Jarman, 4th Judicial Circuit, Montgomery County Courthouse, Hillsboro; —Prof. Robert M. Lawless, University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, teacher of courses including bailouts, bankruptcy, business bankruptcy and consumer law; —Retired Cook County Circuit Court Judge Clifford L. Meacham, Chicago. Judge Meachem served as co-chair with Mr. Lindsey of the Loss Mitigation and Mediation subcommittee.

—Associate Judge Darryl B. Simko, Cook County Circuit Court, Mortgage Foreclosure Section; —William F. Smith, attorney, general counsel Home Star Bank, Manteno; —Kevin J. Stine, attorney, Mathis, Marifian & Richter, concentrating in banking law and creditor rights, Belleville.

SORRY DOESN’T ALWAYS . . .

is “Start Your Business Right.” What about ending your business right? It says he is a retired President/CEO. It didn’t say who retired him. It also says he is a Marketing Professor and Professor of the Year at the troubled Chicago State University he’s an inductee in the CSU Business Hall of Fame and a Management Consultant for the Small Business Administration. No wonder CSU and the federal government is in trouble.

Other folks say dey are going to see if this “Freedom” forum will be the place they can take his freedom away for fraud. Oh well, somebody who can afford to spend $69.95 for registration or $89.95 if you register on site, tell Ima if he showed up or ducked out the back when his creditors decided to attend. Ima wish she had money to burn ‘cause this could be fun!!

tle cancer. There would be too many people praying that I would not survive and find some live cancer cells to help me out. By the way has anyone checked in on the good reverend, to see if he needs some alone time in a padded room? His prayer was to Obama, McCarthy or God. Wonder which one answered his prayer?

-Ima-

-Ima-

PRAYING FOR 14 PEOPLE TO BE WHATTTTT?

IMA’S MAILBAG

Word reached Ima that Rev. James T. Meeks, former state senator, et al prayed at the beginning of February that only 14 people would be killed during the month. Wow, what was wrong about praying for 0 deaths???

Tell Rev. don’t pray for me to get a lit-

Rev. James T. Meeks

It’s snowy and messy outside so what a great day to read something funny. Ima received this in her mailbag. Enjoy!!!!

Subject: A GOOD LAUGH Lawyers should never ask a Georgia grandma a question if they aren’t pre-

pared for the answer. In a trial, a Southern small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness, a grandmotherly, elderly woman to the stand. He approached her and asked, ‘Mrs. Jones, do you know me?’ She responded, ‘Why, yes, I do know you, Mr. Williams. I’ve known you since you were a boy, and frankly, you’ve been a big disappointment to me. You lie, you cheat on your wife, and you manipulate people and talk about them behind their backs. You think you’re a big shot when you haven’t the brains to realize you’ll never amount to anything more than a twobit paper pusher. Yes, I know you.’The lawyer was stunned. Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across the room and asked, ‘Mrs. Jones, do you know the defense attorney?’ She again replied, ‘Why yes, I do. I’ve known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster, too. He’s lazy, bigoted, and he has a drinking problem. He can’t build a normal relationship with anyone, and his law practice is one of the worst in the entire state. Not to mention he cheated on his wife with three different women. One of them was your wife.

Yes, I know him.’ The defense attorney nearly died. The judge asked both counselors to approach the bench and, in a very quiet voice, said, ‘If either of you idiots asks her if she knows me, I’ll send you both to the electric chair.’

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Tiffany Oden, 21, lives in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side and said she has the required income from working two jobs.

“I live with my sister but I need my own place. I work full-time as a certified nurse assistant, and I work part-time as a store clerk (in Chatham),” Oden said. “I don’t have a husband or any kids either.

Hopefully that will work in my favor when they review my application.”

Kesha Gooden, a single mom of six, said she wants a better life for her children and moving to the South Side would provide such a life.

“I do not let my kids go outside because they be doing a lot of shooting where I am at. I don’t want to be one of these moms on TV crying because her child got caught in gunfire by gangs,” said Gooden, a 36-year-old homemaker, who lives in the Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side. “I don’t know anyone on the South Side but have heard a lot of good things about it. And besides, it can’t be any worse than where I live now.”

And like Gooden, William Deramus, 36, also is hoping to relocate from the Garfield Park neighborhood.

“I live alone, I don’t work but I

(Continued from page 6) I am asking friends and colleagues to withdraw any support to The Onion until your apology is enhanced by action. I am also asking all women’s and African American organizations to join my insistence that your apology is insufficient.

I do look forward to your response.

If you agree with me, please forward this column or your own letter to Chairman David Schafer (davidkschafer@gmail.com); President

and CEO Steve Hannah (shannah@theonion.com) COO Mike McAvoy (mmcavoy@theonion.com); publicfeedback@theonion.com (312) 7510503 Fax 312-751-4137 ;#200, 212 Superior St, Chicago, IL – 60611.

If anyone from Chicago is reading, perhaps you could organize a picket outside their office! Sorry doesn’t always make it right.

Julianne Malveaux is an economist and author.

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A NEW WAITING LIST by the Chicago Housing Authority at one of its apartment buildings in Bronzeville prompted Elesia Fitch, who is seven months pregnant and a 22-year-old single mother of a 6-year-old son, to apply for one of the 69 units available. have an income. I receive Social move because they need more Security benefits,” explained De- space. ramus. “I have a few relatives on “This is not the first stop for the South Side and it seems cool me. If I do not get accepted I over here. Where I live, I see have applications elsewhere. My bums every day begging on the kids need a better environment to street and I am tired of that. I grow up in,” added Duncan, who need a fresh start and this move has a 5-year-old son and a 2-yearmight be it.” old daughter, and lives with her Other applicants like Taneisha mother. “I love my mom and will Duncan, 30, said they want to miss her but I got to go!”

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR MARQUETTE BANK EVENTS: On Saturday, March 9, Marquette Bank will host a free St. Patrick’s kids party at the Marquette Bank located at 9858 S. Western Avenue in Evergreen Park. Enjoy family fun, games, prizes and refreshments between 2 pm and 4 pm. The event is open to the public. For more information, call 708-423-4450. Also on Saturday, March 9, Marquette Bank will host a free Personal Finance class at the Marquette Bank located at 6316 S. Western Avenue in Chicago. The class will cover topics, including: understanding and using your checking account, paying monthly bills, online banking and more. It will be held from 10 am to 11:30 am. The event is open to the public and seating is limited.

To register, call 773-918-4624. On Wednesday, March 13, Marquette Bank will host a free Mortgage seminar at the Marquette Bank located at 6316 S. Western Avenue in Chicago. The seminar will cover information about the mortgage loan process and loan applications and requirements. The workshop will be held from 5 pm to 6:30 pm. The event is open to the public. To register, call 773-9184568. On Wednesday, March 13 & Thursday, March 14, an AARP Driver Safety Program course will be held at the Marquette Bank located at 5700 W. 159th Street in Oak Forest. Participants will learn about safe and defensive driving techniques, new traffic laws and may be eligible for a discount on auto insurance after completing this course. This two-part class will be held from 9 am to 1:30 pm on Wednesday, March 13 and from 9 am to 1:30 pm on Thursday, March 14 and will cost $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members. The event is open to the public and sponsored by The Marquette Club, a social club for Marquette Bank customers over age 50. For more information, call 1-708-3428403.

HYDE PARK ART CENTER: On Sunday, March 10, from 1 pm to 4 pm, the Hyde Park Art Center invites you to bring the whole family to enjoy free kid-friendly art making activities in their School and Studios. The Hyde Park Art Center is located at 5020 South Cornell Avenue in Chicago. For more information call 773-324-5520 or visit www.hydeparkart.org.

ings, art exhibitions and workshops, and adult book discussions. In addition, a selected bibliography and the Library’s 2013 Women’s History Month Calendar of Events are available at chicagopubliclibrary.org. Highlighting the March events is Chicago’s Forgotten Women Artists, a program featuring art historians Wendy Greenhouse and Susan Weininger, from the Illinois Women Artists Project.

They lead a discussion and slide presentation about Chicago’s female artists from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The program takes place on Wednesday, March 13 at 12:15 pm in the 7th floor Chicago Authors Room at the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street. For more information, visit chica- gopubliclibrary.org, or call 312-747-4050.

UIC SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: The UIC Social Justice Initiative presents a Science and Social Justice Speaker Series. As part of this series, Viewing Urban Violence Through the Lens of Trauma: Public Health Approaches to Healing, with Dr. John Rich and Dr. Ted Corbin will take place on Thursday, March 14, from 4 pm 6 pm at the UIC College Of Medicine Research Building, Moss Auditorium, 835 S. Wolcott Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60612.

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY DEPARTMENTS CELEBRATE SPRINGTIME WITH MUSIC & ART PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITS: Chicago Public Library’s Visual and Performing Arts Department and the Music Information Center present a series of springtime events offering an interesting mixture of discussion, performance and exhibits. All of the events and exhibits are at the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 South State Street. Shimon Marcucci: East Meets West will be featured in the Cindy Pritzker Auditorium on Friday, March 15 at 12:15 pm. Soprano saxophonist Shimon Marcucci combines jazz improvisation, Indian raga and classical sounds in this newly-composed concert inspired, in part, by texts and characters from the works of Rudyard Kipling. Accompanying Marcucci are: Mike Combopiano (trumpet), Ray Coyle (vibraphone), Yuki Nobuhara-Asada (voice), Jon Novi (tenor saxophone) and Alex Wing (oud).

luminate the depths of the oceans.

In Creatures of Light, visitors move through a series of re-created environments, from the familiar to the extreme, to discover the variety of ways in which organisms use light to attract a mate, lure unsuspecting prey, or defend against a predator.

The exhibition’s major sponsor is Discover. Tickets to Creatures of Light

are included in both Discovery and All-Access passes to the Museum.

Discounts are available for Chicago residents. Tickets can be purchased at fieldmuseum.org. Special rates are available for tour operators and groups of 10 or more. Call the Group Sales office at 888-FIELD-85 for details. The Field Museum is open 9 am to 5 pm every day of the

year except Christmas Day, and is located at 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive.

Visitors can travel to the Museum via CTA bus lines #6 and #146, or by taking the Metra electric and South Shore Lines. Parking is available next to the Museum’s east entrance, or inside the Soldier Field underground lot, located across from the Museum’s main entrance.

AFTER COMPLETING 6,000 hours of on the job training and required coursework at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s machinist apprentice, Noel Maldonado, received a Certificate of Completion from the U.S. Department of Labor representative, Harry Dispensa. Dispensa recently thanked the MWRD’s Apprenticeship Program Committee for their efforts in ensuring standards were met and that Maldonado successfully completed his classroom and on the job training. Commissioner Cynthia M. Santos, Chairman of the Committee on Pension, Human Resources and Civil Service, said “I am very proud whenever our employees succeed in their chosen paths”. Santos went on to say “Noel is only the third person to complete the machinist apprentice program. It takes commitment and dedication to complete such a rigorous course of training” Pictured, left to right, is Commissioner Cynthia M. Santos, Noel Maldonado and Harry Dispensa.

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CHICAGO'S FORGOTTEN WOMEN ARTISTS: Chicago Public Library is Celebrating Diversity during Women’s History Month in March. During the month, the Library will offer a wide range of programs about past and present issues focusing women and girls in society. The public is invited to visit the Library for a host of programs, including lectures, storytelling, documentary film screen-

CREATURES OF LIGHT-NATURE’S BIOLUMINESCENCE: CREATURES OF LIGHT: Nature’s Bioluminescence, a major new exhibition at The Field Museum ONGOING through September 8, 2013, explores the extraordinary organisms that produce light, from the flickering fireflies found in backyards to the alien-like fishes and other fantastic creatures that il-

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BUSINESS

Car-title loans drive consumers to financial disaster $3.6 billion in interest paid on $1.6 billion in loans

By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist In today’s still-struggling economy, many consumers find themselves short on cash. When consumers seek a credit remedy, one particular lender is likely to bring more problems than solutions: companies that make car title loans.

According to a new joint research report by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL), the average car-title loan of $951 winds up costing the typical borrower $2,142 in interest. Nationwide, 7,730 car-title lenders in 21 states reap $3.6 billion in interest on loans valued at only $1.6 billion.

The car-title loan uses a borrower’s personal vehicle as collateral and additionally charges triple-digit interest rates, like those of payday loans.

And similar to payday loans, the typical car-title loan requires full repayment in just one month. When borrowers cannot afford to pay in

full, they are forced to renew their loan by paying additional interest and fees. The report found that a typical customer renews their loan eight times.

The report also found anecdotal instances in which car-title lender marketing practices have lured consumers by advertising 25 percent interest per month for a two-week loan. The actual rate of interest, however, equates to 300 percent annual percentage rate (APR). And it’s not as though 300 percent APR is an offsetting risk to the lender: Cartitle loans are usually made for only a fraction of the vehicle’s market value - approximately 26 percent.

When borrowers can no longer keep up with interest payments, cars are repossessed and yet another fee is added to the borrower’s debt.

On average, these repossession fees run in the range of $350-$400 or about half of the borrower’s remaining loan balance. The report found that one in six consumers was charged expensive repossession fees.

Charlene Crowell It’s easy to sum up the central problems with car-title loans. As the

authors write in the report, these loans “carry inherently unsuitable terms that cause already vulnerable borrowers to pay more in fees than they receive in credit while putting one of their most important assets at risk.”

If you’re thinking that there ought to be a law against this obviously predatory product, be sure to tell your state legislators. Most states with car-title loan laws either have no interest rate caps, or authorize triple digit interest.

Tracking how these loans affect consumers is one thing; financial reforms are quite another. In this regard, the CFA -CRL report calls for public policy actions at the state and federal levels.

For example, the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could enact protections addressing loan terms and underwriting.

States, on the other hand, could adopt rate caps of 36 percent on these loans.

Other policy recommendations

include: • Changing loan terms to equal monthly payments that would enable borrowers to gradually pay down their debt; • Require written notice prior to borrowers and the right to redeem the vehicle before lenders repossess or sell the car; and • In the event of a vehicle sale, return to the borrower any surplus between a new sales price and the remaining amount of money owed.

In 2006, similar consumer protections were enacted to protect the military and their families. If President George W. Bush and Congress could agree to cap small loans at 36 percent annually for this consumer sector, it seems reasonable that the rest of us should be given the same protections.

Charlene Crowell is a communications manager with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at: Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org.

Power at your Fingertips

By Cheryl Pearson-McNeil NNPA Columnist Did you know that tens of thousands of new products are introduced to consumer markets around the world every year? It could be a new flavor of ice cream, a fancy new electronic gadget or the latest shade of red lipstick that not only moisturizes, but practically stays on for life. Then poof! You turn around and your new favorite isn’t there anymore. That’s because more than half of all new products will disappear from the shelf within the first three years of their debut, according to Nielsen insights. Whether you live in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Latin America or here in the United States, we Internet-savvy consumers are a stubborn group.

We like what we like. Our purchasing trends and habits worldwide are documented in the Nielsen Global Survey of New Product Purchase Sentiment, where the company surveyed more than 29,000 consumers with Internet access from 58 different countries about new product awareness.

Now, I am like a new product groupie! I see it and I head out to buy it like a junkie. The report shows that consumers are optimistic about trying new products, but there is a bit of anxiety at the thought of switching brands. Half of the global respondents did report being willing to switch to a new brand, with 57% of respondents in The Chicago Crusader

64% ue option • Like when manufacturers offer 63% new product options • Wait until a new innovation has 60% proven itself • Prefer to buy new products of fa60% miliar brands • Like to tell others about new 59% products • Generally willing to switch to a 50% new brand • Economic conditions lessen possibility of trying new products 45% • Prefer local brands over global 40% brands • Willing to pay a premium price 39%

Cheryl Pearson-McNeil the United States being the most enthusiastic if all the conditions are right. In addition to relevance, need and distinctiveness, the data shows that marketers need to consider the emotional factors that go into a consumer’s decision to make a new purchase choice. Around the world, those emotional factors are universal: value, variety, proof-of-concept and familiarity. Here’s a look at the percent of consumers around the globe that definitely/somewhat agree to the general purchase of new products: • Will purchase a store brand or val-

Just as consumers across the globe have multiple choices in how we enjoy media content, we also have a multi-mix of media from which to choose when considering purchasing a new product. Nielsen’s global survey shows that the Internet is a major influence in that mix. According to Nielsen, consumers are increasingly finding the Internet and mobile vehicles just as compelling as other more traditional advertising. Traditional advertising platforms include TV, radio, newspaper, billboards and direct mail.

Globally, 77% of responders felt word-of-mouth referrals by friends and family is the biggest persuasion factor for purchasing products, followed by seeing a new product in a store at 72%, while 70% try free samples and 67% use active Internet searches.

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U.S. respondents seem to be a bit more skeptical about Internet searching on new products, with 59% of us saying we were much more or somewhat more likely to purchase a new product after Internet research. Also in the U.S., 45% of the respondents used Internet communications for new products to research a brand or manufacturer’s website, 30% researched through an article on a frequently visited website and 30% used Internet forums. Thirty percent of U.S. respondents, purchased a new product after learning about it via social media, and 29% turned to web ads while 27% used a video posted on a video-sharing website.

Seventy-three percent of U.S. consumers surveyed reported that the Internet is very/somewhat important when making a new product purchasing decision for electronics, 63% for appliances, 62% for cars/auto needs 59% and music.

Those percentages are a little less robust than the percentages for other global respondents who weighed in on Internet importance in purchasing: electronics (81%), appliances (77%), books (70%) and music (69%).

African-Americans are also savvy Internet users and Black women; particularly indulge in a little retail therapy with just a click of a button.

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of Black women have shown higher interest in downloading coupons, especially those in the 25-54 age range.

Overall, top purchases AfricanAmericans have made online include: • Airline tickets/reservations • Hotel/motel reservations • Any clothes/shoes/accessories • Women’s clothes/shoes/accessories • Men’s clothes/shoes/accessories Among the global consumers surveyed, those in Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East and Africa are most engaged in online decision-making. Globally, the Internet influence trend is impacting purchasing in consumer packaged categories, too: food and beverages (62%), personal hygiene (62%), personal health/over-the-counter medicines (61%), and hair care (60%).

As the Internet makes the world a much smaller place, a tighter consumer community, do you feel international? And, don’t you feel empowered to know that you can make or break a new product with your fingertips? You and your choices matter. So, I’ll say it again – use your power wisely.

Cheryl Pearson-McNeil is senior vice president of Public Affairs and Government Relations for Nielsen.

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Olive-Harvey dean pays it forward In recognition of his work on behalf of first-year students, Gregory Robinson, Dean of Student Services at Olive-Harvey College (one of the City Colleges of Chicago), was recently recognized for his efforts as a first-year student advocate and was presented the Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate Award at the First-Year Experience annual conference which took place recently in Orlando, Florida. The award was presented by Stamford, Connecticut-based Cengage Learning and the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition which is housed at the University of South Carolina.

Selected from a pool of 128 nominations, Robinson is one of 10 educators who won the award which is now in its 24th year of honoring college faculty, administrators, staff and students for their work on behalf of first-year students and for the impact their efforts have on the stu-

dents and culture of their institutions.

“I am honored to receive this award because I remember what it was like to be a freshman at a large university and trying to fit in,” Robinson said. “I was blessed to have an advocate who helped guide me through a myriad of challenges which often can be overwhelming for first-year students. In my role, I am happy that I can pay it forward and be an advocate for students at Olive-Harvey College.”

Robinson, who received a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his Master’s degree in Guidance and Counseling from Tennessee State University, has focused on a variety of initiatives at Olive-Harvey College to increase the semester-to-semester and year-to-year retention rate of students, especially new students and at-risk students.

For example, Robinson launched a First Year Experience (FYE)

cated for the construction of a new student welcome center to provide specialized attention for new students, and created many new programs including revamping the new student orientation process.

“We’re proud that Dean Robinson has been honored for his efforts and we believe that establishing initiatives aimed at helping our firstyear students will result in greater retention and more students going on to further college and careers,” says Dr. Craig T. Follins, President of Olive-Harvey College.

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Program called Panther Tracks which was implemented with the objective to retain a larger percentage of new students by connecting them to activities, services and resources that will help them to succeed. Additionally, Robinson advo-

The City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) is the largest community college system in Illinois and one of the largest in the nation, with 5,800 faculty and staff serving 120,000 students annually at seven colleges and six satellite sites city-wide. The

City Colleges of Chicago is in the midst of a Reinvention, a collaborative effort to review and revise CCC programs and practices to ensure students leave CCC college-ready, career-ready and prepared to pursue their life’s goals.

The City Colleges of Chicago includes seven colleges: Richard J. Daley College, Kennedy-King College, Malcolm X College, OliveHarvey College, Harry S Truman College, Harold Washington College and Wilbur Wright College.

The system also oversees the Washburne Culinary Institute, the French Pastry School, two restaurants, five Child Development Centers, the Center for Distance Learning, the Workforce Institute, the public broadcast station WYCC-TV Channel 20 and radio station WKKC-FM 89.3. For more information about City Colleges of Chicago, call: (773) COLLEGE or visit www.ccc.edu.

South Shore High School students visit production of “Southbridge” Playwright and South Shore High School Teaching Artist Reginald Edmund Hosts Post-Show Discussion with Students Described by the Chicago Tribune as “a writer of omnivorous intellect and a lover of bold metaphors,” playwright and educator Reginald Edmund hosted 11 of his South Shore High School students at a performance of the world premiere production of his play “Southbridge” at Chicago Dramatists on Wednesday, February 27, 2013.

The students were treated to a performance of the gripping period drama, which is based on real events and focuses on late nineteenth century race relations in Athens, Ohio in 1881. The show was followed by a talkback with their teacher, playwright Reginald Edmund, during which students were encouraged to engage with the play’s complex themes and ask questions about its

extensive production process.

In the words of South Shore High School Teacher Mr. Torriente Toliver, who accompanied the students to the performance, “seeing the show really enhanced the respect the kids have for the amount of work it takes to write a play. To see the work of their instructor, Reginald Edmund, presented in this way was very exciting.”

A native of Houston, Texas, Edmund is a Resident Playwright with Chicago Dramatists and a Teaching Artist of playwriting at South Shore High School as a part of the Chicago Public Schools arts program. This production of “Southbridge” marks Edmund’s professional Chicago debut. The play was a 2009 National Runner-Up for the Lorraine Hansberry and Rosa Parks Playwriting Award at the Kennedy Center, and the 2010 winner of the Southern Playwrights Competition.

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SOUTHBRIDGE” PLAYWRIGHT REGINALD EDMUND with South Shore High School students following performance at Chicago Dramatists.

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PLAYWRIGHT AND TEACHER Reginald Edmund Leads South Shore High School students in post-show discussion. (Photos by; Brian Loevner) from critics and audiences alike.

“Playwright Reginald Edmund demonstrates a keen sensitivity to his characters’ psyches, leaving each one multidimensional and morally uncomfortable,” raved Paul Kubicki of Stage and Cinema Review. “What is undeniable,” according to the Chicago Tribune’s Kerry Reid, “is Edmund’s gift for creating lyrical interludes in which the characters’ past aches and nightmares clash with their current realities.” “Southbridge” was performed at Chicago Dramatists through March 3.

Set in 1881, a white woman has been brutally killed and an angry mob is at the jailhouse door demanding the sheriff lynch the accused murderer. The only way to untangle the truth is for the accused, a young Black man called “Stranger,” to relive the events that led him to the hangman’s tree in

sion—the development and advancement of playwrights and new plays that contribute to the American theatre repertory and enrich the lives of audiences across the country. Simply put, Chicago Dramatists is a safe and creative place where playwrights, theatre artists, audiences, producers, and donors can join forces to build the theatre of the future.

Through workshops, readings, classes, and special programs, we provide opportunities for beginning and established dramatists to develop their work, expand their professional affiliations, showcase their plays to the theatre marketplace, and collaborate with actors, directors, and audiences during the creative process. And by the same token, we offer theatres and audiences a convenient central resource to disAbout Chicago Dramatists cover the plays and playwrights that Since 1979, Chicago Dramatists will shape the theatre of the twentyhas been dedicated to a single mis- first century.

Athens, Ohio. Inspired by a true story, “Southbridge” is both a spiritual journey and a murder mystery.

Reginald Edmund is a Chicago Dramatists Resident Playwright. He was a 2009 and 2010 Many Voices Fellow at the Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis. Originally from Houston, Edmund was a co-founder of the Unit Collective, the artistic director of the Silver House Theatre, the founder and producer for the Silver House Playwrights Festival and the Houston Urban Theatre Series where he was named the recipient of the Rolling-Out Magazine “Houston’s 40 under 40” Community Choice Award. Most recently, Theatre Communications Group named him a 2011 Young Leader of Color.

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COMMUNITY

Leavell installed as new chairperson of National Black Chamber WASHINGTON, D.C. – Monday, March 4, National Black Chamber of Commerce President Harry Alford announced renowned publisher and businesswoman Dorothy R. Leavell has been installed as the new chairperson of the nation’s leading minority business organization. She will preside over the

Leavell is publisher and chief executive officer of the Crusader Newspaper Group, which has published weekly newspapers in Chicago and Gary, Indiana, since 1940 and 1961, respectively. Previously she served as the first female chairperson of Amalgamated Publishers, a company that sells national advertising for more

GUESTS LISTEN INTENTLY as outgoing Chairperson of the National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) speaks March 4th at the “Changing of the Chairs” luncheon in Washington, D.C. Guests included (clockwise): Harry and Kay Alford, Bill Tompkins, President of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), James Farmer, Consultant to General Motors, world renowned Dick Gregory, Ronald Hanley, President of the Northern Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce and Janice Ivory, an official of the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce.

INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN ACTIVIST Dick Gregory (left) attended the National Black Chamber of Commerce’s (NBCC) “Changing of the Chairs” luncheon on Monday, March 4. Gregory poses with Dorothy R. Leavell (center), Editor and Publisher of the Crusader Newspaper Group (Chicago, IL and Gary, IN), who was named incoming Chairperson of the NBCC and Harry Alford, President and CEO of the NBCC.

OFFERING CONGRATULATIONS TO incoming chairperson of the National Black Chamber of Commerce were (left to right): Janice and Larry Ivory, Atty. Derrick Humphries, Dick Gregory, Dorothy R. Leavell and Denise Rolark Barnes, publisher of the Washington Informer newspaper in Washington, D. C.

DOROTHY R. LEAVELL, incoming chair of the National Black Chamber of Commerce addresses the luncheon guests. group’s 18-member board of directors and help the trade organization expand its mission of strengthening minority-owned businesses, job creation and increase trade and economic opportunities in the U.S. and abroad.

“Dorothy has extensive expertise in the areas of marketing, economic development and job creation having been at the helm of a successful business for more than four decades” said Alford.

“Combined with her passion for African American advancement and her commitment to young people, I look forward to working with her as our new chair. This is an exciting time in the Chamber’s history.”

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than 200 African American papers across the country. For more than two decades, she served in a variety of executive positions with the powerful National Newspaper Publishers Association, a Black newspaper trade organization, including chairman, treasurer and chairperson of the NNPA Foundation. The married mother of two and grandmother of three is the co-founder of Heroes in the Hood, a program that celebrates extraordinary accomplishments of young people who have gone unrecognized in the mainstream media. The awardwinning civic leader has also led trade missions to Africa and the Caribbean.

WASHINGTON, D.C. BUSINESSMAN John Dupree and Sharon Gonder, daughter of Mrs. Leavell converse with Activist Dick Gregory during the luncheon. (All photos by Fred Watkins) “I very much look forward to I will continue to champion our the United States and 90 more working with the president and cause of wealth creation by forg- abroad. Chief among its mission board of directors, staff and vol- ing international business oppor- is to promote capitalism and fair unteers on conducting the busi- tunities for African Americans trade; to provide technical supness of the Chamber— from our and emerging entrepreneurs in port to its members; to identify annual award conference, region- the rest of the African Diaspora.” procurement opportunities for The National Black Chamber minority enterprises; and to assist al gatherings, and our year-round mission of expanding economic of Commerce, founded in 1993, upstarts and entrepreneurs in efopportunity to our members,” is a non-profit, non-partisan or- fectively engaging the public and said Leavell. “Equally important, ganization with 140 chapters in private sector.

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ENTERTAINMENT

The NEW Four-One-One

By Raymond Ward Entertainment Editor ON BROADWAY: Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr., can now add Broadway playwright to his already impressive resume. He’s the author of MOTOWN: The Musical which begins Previews next week at the Lunt-Fontainne Theatre (46th and Broadway) in New York City.

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MOTOWN:The Musical is the real story of the one-of-akind sound that hit the airways in 1959 and changed our culture forever. This new and exhilarating show charts Motown founder Berry Gordy’’s incredible journey from featherweight boxer to heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and so many more.

Featuring all the classics we all love, MOTOWN:The Musical tells the story behind the hits as Diana, Smokey, Berry and the entire Motown family fight against the odds to create the soundtrack that changed America. Motown shattered barriers, shaped our lives and made us all move to the same beat. Now, it finally comes to Broadway in the theater season’s most anticipated world premier event.

If a trip to New York City is not in your budget, fans of the classic tunes from MOTOWN: The Musical will have plenty of chances to groove along to those soulful oldies. The ensemble of the Broadway-bound musical will record an original cast Valisia LeKae recording containing new renditions of Motown songs featured in the show. As a companion piece, Universal Music is also releasing the album Motown Originals: The Classic Songs That Inspired The Broadway Show!

ENTERTAINMENT: CHICAGO STYLE

By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ

The Bouquet The Bouquet is a quaint movie about a family whose members had grown estranged, and the father dies suddenly, which was cause for all to come back together. The family owns a flower shop, but one daughter was busy advocating her own causes, while the other daughter was off in the big city making a big name for herself. Neither of the two was close, after childhood, and their parents were left to run the family business—a flower shop. After the father’s death, the two reluctantly had to come back to their mom’s home to help her resurrect the floundering floral business, lest she loses it all. Danny Glover plays the minister Rev. John, Nicola Cavendish plays the mother Bonnie, joined by Kristy Swanson, who plays Terri, Michael Shanks as Sam and Alberta Mayne, who plays the idealistic sister Mandy.

The Bouquet is a nice family movie that all will enjoy. Its themes of hope, sadness and love are many with which many families can relate. Any female with a sister, either younger or older, can

relate to what each other perceived as the mother doting on one, while neglecting the other.

This was true in The Bouquet, but the mother finally shares why

Danny Glover she paid more attention to one over the other. She describes it in

No release date has been set for the musical’s cast album, but Motown Originals is available for digital download now and in stores on March 12th. A collection of original recordings of Motor City music, the album will include songs like “Get Ready,” “Shop Around,” “Where Did Our Love Go,” “What’s Going On,” “My Girl,” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.”

Music legends like Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, SmokCharl Brown ey Robinson and more will get their due in MOTOWN: The Musical. The cast of the show includes Brandon Victor Dixon as Gordy, Valisia LeKae as Ross, Charl Brown as Robinson and more. For tickets to the show please visit www.ticketmaster.com 12

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floral terms, saying that one sister was like a sunflower, which was strong and didn’t need much attention, as opposed to the other one who was more delicate.

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After the father’s funeral, the two sisters put their busy lives on hold and decide to bring the flower shop up to the 21st Century by creating a website and sending out flyers, etc.—many things that the mom never thought of. The mother is saddened by her husband’s death, but she has had Sam, a local man with whom the girls went to school, who has been helping her out since her husband’s first stroke.

When the sisters finally get on the same page, more blooms than just the flowers; love also blooms for Terri and Sam. I enjoyed this movie, particularly the rivalry between the two sisters, because they finally come together and realize that their love for one another hasn’t deteriorated to a point of no return. Danny Glover plays a nice, kind, gentle pastor; a role which I simply adored. The mother plays this innocent, quiet type who really did the best she could, as she and the husband were up to their necks with trying to sell flowers around their tiny community. The sisters, however, think bigger and better for their mom’s shop, and once they realize that they can o more good overall, everything comes up roses. Look for The Bouquet on DVD at your favorite video rental outlet.

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ENTERTAINMENT

History Museum brings back Ebony Fashion Fair The Chicago History Museum presents Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair a story of vision, innovation and power told through the history of Eunice Johnson, Chicago’s Johnson Publishing Company, and the prism of iconic fashion from Yves Saint-Laurent, Christian Dior, Oscar de la Renta, Pierre Cardin, Emanuel Ungaro, and Patrick Kelly among others.

This 7,000-square-foot exhibition, which is one of the largest special exhibitions in the museum’s 157year history, opens March 16, 2013 and runs through January 5, 2014.

“Our exhibition on the Ebony Fashion Fair show offers an unprecedented opportunity to showcase how fashion became a vehicle for African American empowerment, pride and achievement,” states Gary T. Johnson, president, Chicago History Museum.

The Ebony Fashion Fair began in 1958, and over the next 50 years the traveling fashion show blossomed into an American institution that raised millions for charity and helped Johnson Publishing Company reach its audience. Visitors will be introduced to the excitement of the Ebony Fashion Fair by entering the exhibition on a red carpet where three ensembles preview the more than 60 garments within the exhibition.

The exhibition introduces visitors to Eunice Walker Johnson, Ebony Fashion Fair’s longtime producer and director. “My mother often spoke about the importance of African American women feeling beautiful,” said Linda Johnson Rice, chairman, Johnson Publishing Company. “The Ebony Fashion Fair legacy represents an important part of the rich African American cultural experience in America, and

PAT CLEVELAND WAS known for her dramatic poses, which were mini performances. Here, she posed in a Balestra gown in 1972.

I am extremely excited that the Chicago History Museum is bringing my mother’s vision to life.”

Under Eunice Johnson, who became producer and director in 1963, the traveling show achieved new heights as she overcame racial prejudice to bring the pinnacle of European fashion to communities that were eager to see new aspirational images of Black America— the hallmark of Ebony and Jet magazines.

“We hope visitors will have the impression of attending an exclusive event that was put together just for them where they will be wowed by fantastic garments and a powerful American story,” said exhibition curator Joy Bivins. “We want them to feel what it was like to attend this spectacular event, and learn about Chicago, American and fashion history in the process.”

EBONY FASHION FAIR models wearing garments by Francisco “Paco” Rabaneda Cuervo.

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The exhibition is presented in three sections modeling the traveling show’s format. The first section of the exhibition, Vision, explores Eunice Johnson’s role as the creative force behind the Ebony Fashion Fair and features more than 30 costumes including some of the most revered names in 20th century fashion such as Pierre Cardin, Emanuel Ungaro, Courreges, Givenchy, Christian LaCroix and Paco Rabanne. Twelve ensembles answer the question of what power, affluence and influence look like. Another grouping of eight costumes reflects the use of color as a means to express beauty and risk-taking.

The section concludes with six garments that celebrate the female body, accentuating curves and showcasing skin.

The second section of the exhibition, Innovation, looks at boldness and experimentation of the Johnson Publishing Company story.

That story is explored through media installations, supporting objects, and two costume groupings. One grouping includes seven costumes that highlight bold stylization, dynamic shapes and innovative technique. The other grouping features three ensembles that represent Ebony Fashion Fair’s response to the desires and influence of youthful audiences with looks by Balizza, Emilio Pucci, and Angelo Marani.

The exhibition saves its most elaborate, luxurious and dramatic ensembles for the finale. The third section, Power, features 19 garments that reflect the glamour and showmanship that created the dynamic visual experience that audience members came to expect using pieces by Valentino, Bob Mackie, Bill Blass, Lagerfeld, Eric Gaskins, McQueen, Valentino, Guy LaRoche, Halston and Dior.

Virginia Heaven, assistant professor of Fashion Studies at Columbia College Chicago and the exhibition’s consulting costume curator, aided the ensemble selection process, pouring over the more than 3,500 remaining pieces in Johnson Publishing Company’s Ebony Fair Fashion archive.

“As we selected ensembles our challenge was not what to include, but what to leave out when presented with a collection that resembled a pirate’s booty of extraordinary fashion significance,” said Ms. Heaven. “This exhibition clearly reveals that Eunice Johnson had a flair for the glamorous, the luxurious and the dramatic.”

Exelon is the Chicago presenting sponsor for Inspiring Beauty, with major support from the Costume Council of the Chicago History Museum. Additional support provided by Col. (IL) J.N. Pritzker, IL ARNG Ret., Tawani Foundation, Joyce Foundation, Fifth Third

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THIS RAFFIA GOWN was designed by the late Alexander McQueen during his brief stint at Givenchy in 1998. It was created from a rectangular sheath of silver synthetic raffia, wrapped on the bias, with a second piece of fabric added to create a high neckline.

Two long flared sleeves are stitched to the panel.

Bank, Cari and Michael Sacks, The Museum can be reached by Neiman Marcus, and CIRCA with CTA buses 22, 36, 72, 73, 151, and support from the Illinois Depart- 156. Parking is conveniently locatment of Commerce and Economic ed one block north of the Museum Opportunity and the Illinois De- at Clark and LaSalle Streets (enter on Stockton Drive). Admission to partment of Tourism.

Please see the exhibition and pro- the Museum is $14 adults with augram fact sheets for more informa- dio tour, $12 seniors/students with tion about exhibition highlights, audio tour, free for children 12 years special events and public program- and younger. Please call 312-642ming. Additional information, in- 4600 or visit us at www.chicagohisterviews and images are available tory.org. The Chicago History Museum is affiliated with the Chicago upon request.

The Chicago History Museum, a Historical Society and gratefully acmajor museum and research center knowledges the support of the for Chicago and American history, Chicago Park District on behalf of is located at 1601 N. Clark Street. the citizens of Chicago.

Jack the Giant Slayer A Review by: Bonnie DeShong Every child has been read or told the story of “Jack and the Beanstalk.”

If we didn’t remember anything else we all ran around saying, “Fee, Fie, Foe, Fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman.”

Director, Bryan Singer, held almost true to the story we are familiar with.

Everyone in the land, from the lowly farm boy Jack, to the royal princess, Isabelle, has been told the story of the magic beans and the beanstalk.

“Once Upon a Time” there were magic beans created by the holy

monks. The monks felt that they could plant the beans, climb the beanstalk and be closer to Heaven.

However, when they reached the top of the beanstalk, they found Giants, who climb down the stalks and waged war on the humans below.

The monks created a solution by making a crown that would control the Giants and send them back up the beanstalk, never to harm the humans again.

Jack (Nicholas Hault) takes the horse to market to sell for his uncle. While there he attempts to save a (Continued on page 15)

Nicholas Hoult as Jack.

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WORLD OF MUSIC

By Barbara Wright-Pryor

Lyric Opera of Chicago’s ‘Rigoletto’ a hit by all standards Giuseppe Verdi’s tragic opera, “Rigoletto,� (with libretto by Francesco Maria Piave) made its successful premiere in 1851 at La Fenice Opera House in Venice, despite obstacles confronting the composer prior to its completion and performance. Set in 16th century Mantua (Italy), and since that successful premiere during the composer’s lifetime, the opera has undergone updates by directors who have changed the time period and set the action in other locations to various degrees of success or failure.

Some of afore-mentioned updates include: Jonathan Miller’s 1982 production for the English National Opera that sets the action among the Mafia in New York City’s Little Italy during the 1950s; Christopher Alden’s ill-fated 2000 production for Lyric Opera of Chicago where the action was set in a Men’s Club’s mahogany-paneled English drawing room inhabited by club members cavorting in formal wear with overlays of hoop skirts; The Bavarian State Opera’s 2005 production by Doris Dorr that transferred the court of the Duke of Mantua into “The Planet of the Apes;� and lastly, the bold new Michael Mayer production currently in performance at New York City’s Metropolitan Opera that updates Verdi’s dramatic tragedy to Las Vegas in 1960.

Lyric Opera of Chicago’s bold new production directed by Stephen Barlow (Lyric debut) places the action

ALBINA SHAGIMURATOVA (Gilda) and Giuseppe Filianoti (The Duke) in Act I Scene 2 of Verdi’s ‘Rigoletto’ now in performances at Lyric Opera of Chicago through March 30.

Photo/Dan Rest. in16th century Italy (hurrah! as the dashing figure as the womanizing, li- General Director Anthony Freud composer intended) with efficient centious Duke of Mantua, and even- during his tenure at the Houston and believable revolving set designs tually overcame what is known Grand Opera, brought pathos, a beby Robert Innes Hopkins and 16th among singers as “Chicago throat� lievable innocence, beauty of voice century costumes designed by Jane before the end of Act I. Baritone An- and vocal control seldom heard to Greenwood, bathed in the expert drzej Dobber’s Rigoletto brought the role of Gilda. Her Act I, Scene 2 lighting of the master, Duane true dramatic intensity to the role of “Caro Nome� left the audience gaspSchuler, lifted the spirits of this writer the hunchback court jester soon to ing for breath.

Baritone Todd Thomas (Monwho, whenever seeing a production be doomed by Monterone’s curse. listed as a “new production,� ap- Bass-baritone Andrea Silvestrelli, terone) and Ryan Center artists mezproaches with caution and curiosity currently making regular appearas to what calamity is about to be re- ances at Lyric, was an ominous vealed onstage. Not to worry! All is Sparafucile, and silver-voiced soprano Albina Shagimuratova, who well! Verdi would be happy!

Tenor Giuseppe Filianoti cuts a came to the immediate attention of

zo-soprano J’nai Bridges (Giovanna); tenor John Irvin (Borsa); soprano Emily Birsan (a page); bass Evan Boyer (Count Ceprano); soprano Tracy Cantin (Countess Ceprano); baritone Joseph Lim (Marullo) completed the capable supporting cast members. Lyric’s Chorus (courtiers and ladies of the court) was expertly prepared by Ian Robertson guest chorus master. Conductor Evan Rogister in his Lyric Opera debut molded and shaped the superb Lyric Opera Orchestra through the magnificent Verdi orchestral score in support of the singers while underscoring the onstage drama. “Rigoletto� is highly recommended and runs through March 30.

Baritone Zeljko Lucic takes on the role of Rigoletto beginning March 14. For tickets or information, call the Box Office at 312-332-2244.

Spelman College Glee Club in concert The Spelman College Glee Club will make its Chicago appearance Saturday, March 9 at 6:00 p.m. at First New Life Baptist Church, 900 N. Waller St. Admission is free for Alumnae, General Admission is $5.00.

has performed in concert halls such as Fanueil Hall in Boston, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center and in churches, high schools, colleges, and universities. Their international travels have taken them to Brazil and

and Morehouse colleges glee clubs.

The audience swells to more than 6,000 for the three nights of these festive concerts. Other major performances of the Spelman Glee Club include the spring concert tour, the annual fall and spring concerts at

FREE CONCERT! Spelman College Glee Club, Dr. Kevin Johnson, (center) Director The Spelman College Glee Club Canada.The Glee Club is the prima- Spelman. has maintained a reputation of ry performance organization of the Past directors include the late Willis choral excellence for more than 50 College and sings for most campus Laurence James, Dr. Roland Allison years. It is an organization that is events. It has had the unique oppor- and Dr. Norma Raybon. The Spelopen by audition to all students of tunity to perform with the Atlanta man Glee Club is under the directhe College community. Repertoire Symphony Orchestra and world- tion of Dr. Kevin Johnson, associate consists of sacred and secular choral renowned singer Jessye Norman, professor of music. literature for women’s voices with and in the annual Martin Luther This year’s concert has been fully special emphasis on traditional spiri- King Jr. birthday celebration. funded by a grant from The Chicago tuals, music by African-American The Glee Club has also been fea- Community Trust. The day’s events composers, music from many cul- tured on “Performance Today� for also include a variety of community tures and commissioned works. The National Public Radio. A perennial workshops and classes that will be Spelman College Glee Club has trav- highlight of the Christmas season in held throughout the day prior to the eled throughout the country per- Atlanta is the Christmas Carol Con- concert. Please come out and supforming for a variety of audiences. It cert presented by both the Spelman port the event!

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Sunday, March 10, 3:00 South Shore Cultural Center 3 3OUTH 3HORE $RIVE Sean Kubota conductor Elizabeth Gray mezzo-soprano Beethoven Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral) Falla, arr. Berio Seven Popular Spanish Songs Ravel BolĂŠro

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This concert is free and open to the public.

No tickets are required.

The Civic Orchestra is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

This concert is offered through a partnership with the Chicago Park District and the Advisory Council of the South Shore Cultural Center.

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COMMUNITY Quarles & Brady LLP hosts first-ever community development symposium The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP hosted a luncheon symposium, entitled “The Theology of Community Development: Building a 21st-Century Ministry,” at its Chicago offices recently. Ministers from some of the largest and most influential African-American churches in the city and surrounding area attended the gathering.

The ministers and their staffs were part of the first in an ongoing series of meetings focusing on service to God through community development.

Urban Partnership Bank and Urban Ministries partnered with Quarles & Brady for the informative luncheon meeting, the first of its kind offered by the firm, to add investment and planning intelligence to the law firm’s transactional knowhow. Rev. C. Jeffrey Wright, CEO, Urban Ministries, Inc., delivered a keynote address, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Illinois State Senator Kwame Raoul, a partner at Quarles & Brady. Panel participants included John W. Daniels Jr., Chairman of Quarles & Brady; Bishop Sedgwick Daniels, Pastor of Holy Redeemer

Institutional Church of God in Christ; Johnny L. Moutry, Executive Director, New Covenant Housing Corporation, Inc.; and Ken Robinson, Portfolio Manager, Urban Partnership Bank.

“Perhaps no organization is in a better position to identify and pursue economic initiatives that will most effectively address the needs of the community than the local church,” said John Daniels.

“What’s needed to empower them and advance their agendas are financial and legal counselors who share their ideals.”

About Quarles & Brady LLP Quarles & Brady LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 400 attorneys practicing from offices in Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Chicago; Naples and Tampa, Fla.; Milwaukee and Madison, Wis.; Shanghai, China; and Washington, D.C. The Firm offers an array of legal services to corporate and individual clients that range from small entrepreneurial businesses to Fortune 100 companies. Additional information about the firm may be found at www.quarles.com, and on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

QUARLES & BRADY LLP’S first-ever luncheon focusing on “service to God through economic development” featured representatives from some of the area’s leading churches. Some of the attorneys and ministers included from left: Partners Kwame Raoul and Steven Hunter, Quarles & Brady LLP; Chairman of Quarles & Brady LLP, John W. Daniels, Jr.; Johnny L. Moutry, Executive Director, New Covenant Housing Corporation, Inc.; Bishop Sedgwick Daniels, Pastor Holy Redeemer Institutional Church of God in Christ; and Rev. C. Jeffrey Wright, CEO Urban Ministries, Inc.

THE PARTICIPANTS IN Quarles & Brady LLP’s first ever forum on community development targeted to urban ministers was entitled “The Theology of Community Development: Building a 21st-Century Ministry.” Pictured are pastors and staff from some of the Chicago areas largest, most influential African American churches and attorneys from Quarles & Brady LLP Chicago offices.

Jack the Giant Slayer (Continued from page 13)

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beautiful young maiden from the likes of brutes, only to find that the maiden is indeed the adventurous Princess Isabelle (Eleanor Tomlinson). During a ruckus in the market, a monk trades Jack some beans for his horse and begs him to take the beans to the monastery, with the warning, “Do not let the beans get wet.” Jack’s uncle isn’t pleased, throws the beans out and a storm is coming. You can all imagine what happens next. The Princess ends up in Giant land, Jack and the King’s Guards go after her, as well as the evil villain Roderick (played well by Stanley Tucci.)

I enjoyed the film. It was a fairy

tale. The Giants were ugly and vulgar but they were a real community with nasty cooks, a code of hunting, and a leader with two heads. There weren’t any women giants so I’m not sure how there came to be so many but that’s another story. There was humor and I think if we really got to know them we might have found a giant or two we may have actually liked.

This rating for the film is PG-13 and I think that is about right. The giants do eat the humans so it may be a little scary for small tykes. I am sure there will be a sequel on the horizon.

SPEND THE MONEY and see JACK THE GIANT SLAYER in the theaters. The Giants may not fit on your TV Screen.

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The Commission on School Utilization, a body charged with making recommendations on consolidating and closing more than 100 Chicago Public School (CPS) recently issued its final report that impacts 80 buildings. The final report was presented to CPS CEO, Barbara Byrd-Bennett.

According to Byrd-Bennett, “First and foremost among the report’s new recommendations is that closing an underutilized school should be considered only if its students can transfer safely to a better-performing school. That important recommendation is among five added to the nine that were submitted in an interim report.

Working off that premise, the

Commission determined that CPS has the capacity to consolidate approximately 80 schools including closures and other school actions such as turnarounds and co-locations. That means there are 80 higher-performing schools that can accommodate relocated students,” she said. (Page 17 of the report details how the Commission arrived at this number. View the full report at www.schoolutilization.com.)

“The Commission heard repeatedly at public meetings how previous school closures meant students did not get the same level of educational quality, that it was more often much, much worse. Or they had to deal with gang violence they did not have before,” said Commission ChairSaturday, March 9, 2013

man Frank Clark. “Our children are not being served if any school action jeopardizes their potential for learning or their safety.”

The commission stressed that the number of consolidations it determined to be feasible should not be viewed as prescriptive. CPS should weigh heavily several other factors regarding receiving schools, including local gang territory, Americans with Disabilities Act compliance and availability of early learning programs, Clark added.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (Cont’d from page 4) The story in the Crusader made it sound as though the board is ready to give Watson his $250,000 sa-l ary and say goodbye. A normal thinking person would say thank you and leave. It is obvious Watson’s ego is affecting his thinking. He needs to stop the noise and move on. It is a new day.

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HOUSES FOR SALE iN tHe CiRCuit COuRt OF COOK COuNty, iLLiNOiS COuNty dePARtMeNt - CHANCeRy diViSiON CitiMORtGAGe, iNC. Plaintiff, -v.RHONdA L. ANdeRSON, MiCHAeL WiNFORd defendants 11 CH 044453 8516 S. PAuLiNA StReet CHiCAGO, iL 60620 NOtiCe OF SALe PubLiC NOtiCe iS HeReby GiVeN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 6, 2012, an agent of the Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 2, 2013, at the the Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker drive - 24th Floor, CHiCAGO, iL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 8516 S. PAuLiNA StReet, CHiCAGO, iL 60620 Property index No. 2031-420-027. 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 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. if the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. the Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. 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

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HOUSES FOR SALE 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. 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 14-11-22874. 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 Attorney File No. 1411-22874 Attorney ARdC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 11 CH 044453 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. i512889 iN tHe CiRCuit COuRt OF COOK COuNty, iLLiNOiS COuNty dePARtMeNt - CHANCeRy diViSiON CitiMORtGAGe, iNC. Plaintiff, -v.FeLiCiA WiLSON, CAPitAL ONe bANK (uSA), N.A., MidLANd FuNdiNG NCC-2 CORPORAtiON, 6832 S. CLyde CONdOMiNiuM ASSOCiAtiON, uNKNOWN OWNeRS ANd NONReCORd CLAiMANtS defendants 12 CH 032540 6832 S. CLyde AVeNue uNit #1 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 January 8, 2013, an agent of the Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 10, 2013, at the the Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker drive 24th Floor, CHiCAGO, iL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 6832 S. CLyde AVeNue uNit #1, CHiCAGO, iL 60649 Property index No. 20-24408-029-1002, Property index No. (2024-408-019 underlying). the real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse.

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 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. if the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. the Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. 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 re-

quired 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. 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 14-12-25607. 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 Attorney File No. 14-12-25607 Attorney ARdC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 12 CH 032540 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. i512572 iN tHe CiRCuit COuRt OF COOK COuNty, iLLiNOiS COuNty dePARtMeNt - CHANCeRy diViSiON JPMORGAN CHASe bANK, NAtiONAL ASSOCiAtiON Plaintiff, -v.uNKNOWN HeiRS ANd LeGAteeS OF deAN MCAFee A/K/A deAN MC AFee, MeRdAS L. GLeNN, GeRALd NORdGReN AS PeRSONAL RePReSeNtAtiVe FOR deAN MCAFee A/K/A deAN MC AFee(deCeASed) defendants 12 CH 028751 7825 S. CHAPPeL AVeNue 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 January 9, 2013, an agent of the Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 11, 2013, at the the Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker drive 24th Floor, CHiCAGO, iL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7825 S. CHAPPeL AVeNue, CHiCAGO, iL 60649 Property index No. 20-25-425007. the real estate is improved with a multi-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 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. if the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. the Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. 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. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attor-

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ney: COdiLiS & ASSOCiAteS, P.C., 15W030 NORtH FRONtAGe ROAd, Suite 100, buRR RidGe, iL 60527, (630) 794-9876. Please refer to file number 14-11-14133. 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 Attorney File No. 14-11-14133 Attorney ARdC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 12 CH 028751 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. i512541 iN tHe CiRCuit COuRt OF COOK COuNty, iLLiNOiS COuNty dePARtMeNt - CHANCeRy diViSiON HSbC bANK uSA, NAtiONAL ASSOCiAtiON, AS tRuStee FOR NHeL HOMe eQuity LOAN tRuSt, SeRieS 2006-WF1 Plaintiff, -v.MARie R. PAuL-bRutuS, OttO P. bRutuS A/K/A OttO PAtRiCK bRutuS, 5616-5618 SOutH PRAiRie AVeNue CONdOMiNiuM ASSOCiAtiON defendants 12 CH 026569 5618 S. PRAiRie AVeNue uNit #2 CHiCAGO, iL 60637 NOtiCe OF SALe PubLiC NOtiCe iS HeReby GiVeN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 9, 2013, an agent of the Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 11, 2013, at the the Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker drive 24th Floor, CHiCAGO, iL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5618 S. PRAiRie AVeNue uNit #2, CHiCAGO, iL 60637 Property index No. 20-15110-027-1005. the real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. 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 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. if the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. the Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. 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. 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 14-12-14740. 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 Attorney File No. 14-12-14740 Attorney ARdC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 12 CH 026569 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. i512524 iN tHe CiRCuit COuRt OF COOK COuNty, iLLiNOiS COuNty dePARtMeNt - CHANCeRy diViSiON ReO ACQuiSitiON VeHiCLe LLC Plaintiff, -v.CeRAFiNe A. tHOMAS defendants 12 CH 030177 7950 S. PeRRy AVeNue CHiCAGO, iL 60620 NOtiCe OF SALe PubLiC NOtiCe iS HeReby GiVeN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 8, 2013, an agent of the Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 10, 2013, at the the Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker drive 24th Floor, CHiCAGO, iL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7950 S. PeRRy AVeNue, CHiCAGO, iL 60620 Property index No. 20-33-205035. 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 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. if the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. the Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. 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. 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 14-12-16816. 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 Attorney File No. 14-12-16816 Attorney ARdC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 12 CH 030177 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. i512468 iN tHe CiRCuit COuRt OF COOK COuNty, iLLiNOiS COuNty dePARtMeNt - CHANCeRy diViSiON COMMuNity iNVeStMeNt CORPORAtiON,

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Plaintiff, -v.GMAC MORtGAGe, LLC, CiRCLe b, LLC, HSbC uSA, N.A. AS iNdeNtuRe tRuStee FOR ReGiSteRed NOtHOLdeRS OF ReNAiSSANCe HOMe eQuity LOAN tRuSt 2005-3, ReNAiSSANCe HOMe eQuity LOAN ASSet-bACKed NOteS, SeRieS 2005-3, tReAdiNG WAteR, LLC, ROSALiNe SiVeRd, NeW ViSiON deVeLOPMeNt CORP, AMeRiCAN HOMe MORtGAGe SeRViCiNG, iNC., edWARd MOSeR, RuSSeLL d. Le GRANde, bettie MOSeR, JeANiA teRRy, MORtGAGe eLeCtRONiC ReGiStRAtiON SySteMS, iNC. AS NOMiNee FOR AMeRiCAN bROKeRS CONduit, HSbC bANK uSA, N.A. tRuStee ON beHALF OF ACe SeCuRitieS CORP HOMe eQuity LOAN tRuSt ANd FOR tHe ReGiSteRed HOLdeRS OF ACe SeCuRitieS CORP HOMe eQuity LOAN tRuSt 2007-He1 ASSet bACKed PASStHROuGH CeRtiFiCAteS, AuRORA LOAN SeRViCeS, LLC, uNKNOWN OWNeRS ANd NON-ReCORd CLAiMANtS defendants 11 CH 36607 2648-54 W 62Nd StReet/6157-59 S. WASHteNAW Chicago, iL 60620 NOtiCe OF SALe PubLiC NOtiCe iS HeReby GiVeN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 31, 2013, an agent of the Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 4, 2013, at the the Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker drive 24th Floor, CHiCAGO, iL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 264854 W 62Nd StReet/6157-59 S. WASHteNAW, Chicago, iL 60620 Property index No. 19-13-418-0391003, 19-13-418-039-1008, 19-13-418039-1011, 19-13-418-039-1012, 19-13418-039-1013 ANd 19-13-418-039-1014. the real estate is improved with a commercial property. the judgment amount was $23,071.18.

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 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. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HAuSeLMAN, RAPPiN & OLSWANG, Ltd., 39 South LaSalle Street - Suite 1105, CHiCAGO, iL 60603, (312) 372-2020. Please refer to file number 11-4400-254. tHe JudiCiAL SALeS CORPORAtiON One South Wacker drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, iL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALe you can also visit the Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

HAuSeLMAN, RAPPiN & OLSWANG, Ltd. 39 South LaSalle Street - Suite 1105 CHiCAGO, iL 60603 (312) 3722020 Attorney File No. 11-4400-254 Attorney Code. 4452 Case Number: 11 CH 36607 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. i512154

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877-261-2101 HOUSES FOR SALE iN tHe CiRCuit COuRt OF COOK COuNty, iLLiNOiS COuNty dePARtMeNt - CHANCeRy diViSiON JPMORGAN CHASe bANK, NAtiONAL ASSOCiAtiON Plaintiff, -v.WALteR V. MetCALF, uNKNOWN OWNeRS ANd NONReCORd CLAiMANtS defendants 12 CH 026815 5532-34 S. SHieLdS AVeNue CHiCAGO, iL 60621 NOtiCe OF SALe PubLiC NOtiCe iS HeReby GiVeN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 9, 2013, an agent of the Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 11, 2013, at the the Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker drive 24th Floor, CHiCAGO, iL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 553234 S. SHieLdS AVeNue, CHiCAGO, iL 60621 Property index No. 20-16-200026 / 027. 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 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. if the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. the Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. 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. 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 14-12-18738. 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

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EASTERN DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2007-NC3 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-NC3, P l a i n t i f f , v .

TRACEY SHERROD, TCF NATIONAL B A N K , SUZANNE B. CONLON, D e f e n d a n t 12 -CV134 NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONER'S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 13, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, Special Commissioner appointed herein,will at 10:00 AM on April 5, 2013, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7406 SOUTH KING DRIVE, Chicago, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-27-123-036-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $224,693.14.

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 s a l e .

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 6 0 5 / 1 8 . 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. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: BURKE COSTANZA & CARBERRY LLP, 9191 BROADWAY, Merrillville, IN 46410, (219) 769-1313 FAX #: 219-769-6806. Please refer to file number 1 4 3 7 4 . 7 5 7 0 .

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.

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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of pending sales. COdiLiS & ASSOCiAteS, P.C. 15W030 NORtH FRONtAGe ROAd, Suite 100 buRR RidGe, iL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-12-18738 Attorney ARdC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 12 CH 026815 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. i512129

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

SHAKA A. RAWLS; SHAKA A. RWLS; RUKIYA BYRD; CITY OF CHICAGO; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SHAKA A. RAWLS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF RUKIYA BYRD, IF ANY; U N K N O W N OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 12 CH 20931 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on October 1, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 20-15-419-007-0000.

Commonly known as 6225 South Rhodes Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession.

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, (312) 360-9455 Illinois 60603.

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INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N (312) 444-1122 Selling Officer, I509460 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK County, Illinois, County Department, Division.

Chancery Old National Bank, N.A., a national banking association, as successor in interest to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as receiver of Integra Bank, National Association, as successor by merger to Prairie Bank and Trust C o m p a n y , P l a i n t i f f , s . v Haven Development, Inc., an Illinois corporation, Noreen M. McLaughlin, Martin P. McLaughlin, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, D e f e n d a n t s .

CH 21865; 12 No. 130140-001F. Sheriff's Pursuant to a Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on March 18, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. in the hallway outside Room LL06 of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said J u d g m e n t : P . I . N . : 20-23-103-008-0000.Address: 6425 S. Maryland, Chicago, IL 60637.Improvements: 3 story, 6-unit residential apartment building.Sale shall be under the following terms: The real estate shall be sold at public auction to the highest bidder; requiring payment not less than ten percent (10%) at the time of sale and the balance within twenty-four (24) hours plus interest at the time statutory Judgment rate on any unpaid portion of the sale price from the date of sale to the date of payment. All payments of the amount bid shall be in cashier's or certified funds payable to the "Sale Officer".Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments, and any prior first mortgages. Premises will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Tonya M. Parravano, Crowley, Barrett & Karaba, Ltd., Plaintiff's Attorneys, 20 S. Clark St., Ste. 2310, Chicago, IL 60603, Tel. No. (312) 726-2468.This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.I508841

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iN tHe CiRCuit COuRt OF COOK COuNty, iLLiNOiS COuNty dePARtMeNt - CHANCeRy diViSiON bANK OF AMeRiCA, N.A..

Plaintiff, -v.debRA A. JeNKiNS, bANK OF AMeRiCA, NA defendants 12 CH 003453 9809 S. OGLeSby AVeNue CHiCAGO, iL 60617 NOtiCe OF SALe PubLiC NOtiCe iS HeReby GiVeN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 28, 2012, an agent of the Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 25, 2013, at the the Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker drive 24th Floor, CHiCAGO, iL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9809 S. OGLeSby AVeNue, CHiCAGO, iL 60617 Property index No. 26-07-132057. 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 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. if the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. the Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee's attorney. 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. 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 14-11-32382. 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 Attorney File No. 14-11-32382 Attorney ARdC No. 00468002 Attorney Code.

21762 Case Number: 12 CH 003453 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. i511163

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY D I V I S I O N BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., P l a i n t i f f V .

MICHAEL A. SIMS; CITY OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED A/K/A AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC., D e f e n d a n t s 10 CH 45228 Property Address: 6953 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVE. CHICAGO, IL 60637 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Fisher and Shapiro file # 10-040988 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT C O U R T (It is advised that interested parties consult FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF with their I L L I N O I S own attorneys before bidding at mortgage EASTERN DIVISION foreclosure sales.)

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that REGISTERED HOLDERS OF MORGAN pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST entered on January 10, 2013, Kallen Realty 2007-NC3 MORTGAGE Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-NC3, 12:30 p.m. on April 11, 2013, at 205 W. P l a i n t i f f , Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, v .

Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest TRACEY SHERROD, TCF NATIONAL bidder for cash, as set forth below, the B A N K , SUZANNE B. CONLON, following described real property: their own coMMunity ontrol c ust M lacks B D e f e n d a n t Commonly known as 6953 South Michigan 12 -CV134 Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 NOTICE OF SPECIAL Permanent Index No.: 20-22-314-017-0000 COMMISSIONER'S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN The mortgaged real estate is improved that pursuant to a Judgment of with a dwelling. The property will NOT be Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above open for inspection. cause on April 13, 2012, an agent of The The judgment amount was $ 138,226.94.

Judicial Sales Corporation, Special Commissioner appointed herein,will at Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of 10:00 AM on April 5, 2013, at the The successful bid immediately at conclusion Judicial Sales Corporation, One South of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, business day, both by cashier's checks; 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following and no refunds. The sale shall be subject described real estate: to general real estate taxes, special taxes, Commonly known as 7406 SOUTH KING

own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure sales.)

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on January 10, 2013, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on April 11, 2013, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real property: Commonly known as 6953 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 Permanent Index No.: 20-22-314-017-0000 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

The judgment amount was $ 138,226.94.

Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff.

Prospective bidders are admonished to review the court file to verify all information.

For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 498-9990, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only.

I506642 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION EVERBANK P l a i n t i f f , v .

DWIGHT WALKER, MELINDA WALKER, MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT, INC., THE CITY OF CHICAGO D e f e n d a n t s 12 CH 28693 7044 S. PRAIRIE AVE. Chicago, IL 60637 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, 2013, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 12, 2013, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7044 S. PRAIRIE AVE., Chicago, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-22-323-037-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $223,543.88.

Sale terms: The bid amount, including the Judicial sale fee for 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, shall be paid in certified funds immediately by the highest and best bidder at the conclusion of the sale. 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. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719.

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.

HEAVNER, SCOTT, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 12 CH 28693 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.

I504285

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE L L C P l a i n t i f f , v .

VERDELL ABDULLAH AKA VERDELL E ABDULLAH, MICHIGAN-60TH STREET CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION D e f e n d a n t s 11 CH 41626 6009 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE 2 CHICAGO, IL 60637 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 2, 2013, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 4, 2013, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as 6009 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE 2, CHICAGO, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-15-308-017-1022. The real estate is improved with a condominium within high-rise with no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for 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. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602.

Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1121088. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No. PA1121088 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 11 CH 41626 I510567

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SPORTS Saint Sabina’s Peacemaker’s Red Team wins championship game Games to resume in April

By Chinta Strausberg In an aggressive, heart-stopping basketball game, Saint Sabina’s Peacemaker’s Red Team won the season’s championship game late Monday night by a score of 38 to 37 and even Mayor Rahm Emanuel showed up to watch the spirited and very aggressively played game.

It was the Red Team vs. the Black Team, and no one really knew which would win. Both teams raced back and forth on the Saint Sabina’s ARK gym, each trying to out-strategize the other. Once arch enemies, they have laid down their guns and are now shooting hoops of peace.

In the end and when the free throws were over and calls of foul ended, the Red Team became the official winner of the Peacemaker’s playoff games that began on September 15, 2012 when Father Michael L. Pfleger struck a historic peace accord among four rival gangs in the Auburn Gresham community.

On September 22, 2012, Pfleger held the first Peacemaker’s basketball tournament, which sparked a weekly Monday night game for youth in the community. According to Pfleger, since September 15, 2012, there has not been one shooting committed by anyone in the four gangs, and he is very proud of that.

Those weekly non-violence march-

es he held with the Saint Sabina Faith Community and supporters where he reached out to gangbangers showing his love and offering them free education and jobs, ultimately paid off, but it wasn’t easy.

Last year when the marches began, initially when the gang members saw Pfleger coming, they would run; so Pfleger changed strategies.

He brought in celebrities and NBA players like Orlando’s Quentin Richardson, Chicago Bulls Joakim Noah, NBA super legend Isiah Thomas; Chicago Bears’ J’Marcus Webb; L.A. Clipper’s Bobby Simmons, Memphis Grizzlies, Zach Randolph; Simeon’s Jabari Parker and the award-winning documentary star, Kobe Williams.

It worked. Rather than run from Pfleger, the gang members began to go to him, and the popular priest finally won their trust and respect.

One night when one of the basketball stars accompanied Pfleger, two members left the huddle of youth surrounding them but came back.

That Sunday, Pfleger, with tears in his eyes, announced that those two youth had been ordered to kill another gang member, who unaware was at a liquor store. The two assigned assassins hid their guns and came back to meet the NBA player.

Two other youths went and got the intended target thus preventing his murder. And, along the way during those weekly marches, Pfleger closed

THE BLACK TEAM fought a galant and aggressive battle late Monday night at Saint Sabina Peacemaker’s basketball championship, but they lost to the Red Team 38-37. (Photo by Chinta Strausberg)

Bulldogs’ Basketball Teams Advance to Regional Championships The Men’s Basketball Team (293) defeated Black Hawk College 70-49 on Sunday to advance to the Regional Championship Game vs.

Kishwaukee College. They will play this Saturday, March 9th at 7:30 p.m., also to be held at Illinois Valley Community College.

MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL attended Monday’s Saint Sabina Peacemaker’s Basketball championship game. (Photo by Chinta Strausberg) down the M&M Food Mart, 1642 W. 79th St., that was allegedly the headquarters for gangs but also where the storeowner, who threatened to sue the priest and boasted he had 1,000 Arab merchants ready to take him on, sold cigarettes to minors.

Pfleger, who has a holistic approach to fighting violence, also served notice to all stores in that community that if they didn’t hire a Black from the community, he would target them for protests. He had them to sign a “Community Agreement” form.

Monday night’s championship was the sweet ending to a long hot summer and a sealer to one of the hardest battles Pfleger has ever taken on and won for it wasn’t just the Red Team that won. The entire Auburn Gresham community and the city of Chicago also are beneficiaries of the Peacemaker’s and their commitment to honor Pfleger’s peace accord and in so doing they have regained their own respect in this city and with law enforcement personnel.

Pfleger told reporters, “Once they get to know each other by names and bring them together to form a relationship all of a sudden the rival barriers start to come down…. That is what we have to break down.”

“Nothing would have happened without these guys wanting to do it, wanted to change…”

Pfleger said the players “have so much talent” and that the community “is missing their gifts out here. We need their gifts. We need their leadership. We need their skills.” Pfleger said he is proud to “dust the off their dreams and help them achieve their purpose. That’s where it’s at.”

Pfleger told this reporter, “This is great, but the real championship is not just tonight. The championship has been what these guys have been doing every single day for the last 12 weeks. The peace they’ve kept, the re-

The South Suburban College Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams earned regional playoff semifinals victories to advance to the Region IV-A Championships this week.

The Lady Bulldogs (23-11) defeated Kankakee by a score of 66-54 on Saturday. They advance to the Regional Championship Game vs.

Prairie State College this Saturday, March 9th at noon, located at Illinois Valley Community College.

For more information, contact Coach Pigatti at (708) 596-2000, ext. 2524. SSC is located at 15800 S. State Street, South Holland.

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lations they’ve built, they have never been a problem in here for 12 weeks, never been a problem for these brothers on the streets for 12 weeks. They are the champions.” Pfleger said they are taking a break but will resume in April.

Senator Jacqueline Collins (D16th) said Monday night’s championship game is a celebration of the “willingness and the encouragement that this gives other children in the community on coming together and building relationships around a sport and where they don’t take out their anger on each other. The tension is released in the game but sportsmanship is a cornerstone of basketball.

They release the anger and the tension, but it’s in an atmosphere where it is acceptable and they uphold the standards of good sportsmanship.”

Cory Hughes, a member of the Red Team, said, “My team came in.

It’s an amazing feeling. It’s been a good tournament. Everybody wanted us to lose. It just feels good. We’ve been beating everybody. We only lost one game.

Another Red Team member, Aaron Ageeneam, said, “We worked on this.

Our coach got us back together and everybody played their part and we won. This is a great thing because you can’t do this in certain neighborhoods, but this peace tournament put everybody together and showed another side that players from different areas may be cool people to meet on the basketball court. Some of these people didn’t like each other before the tournament….”

John Johnson, another Red Team member, said they stayed together and continued to play hard. “The tournament kept the kids off the street. I enjoyed it.”

Agreeing was Michael Tyner, 19, said the game “helped for me to stay in shape and it gets some of the young guys to come off the street and Saturday, March 9, 2013

come together in the tournament.

They helped us get jobs; so it wasn’t just about playing basketball.”

Tina Wallace, a member of Saint Sabina, was the cheerleader for the game. “I love the game, and I’m very happy that we started it. It started a worldwide peace thing. Everybody is starting to look at it, and I love it.”

Interviewed during the game, Rochelle Crump, a consultant for the ARK, and Helen Dumas, principal of the Saint Sabina Academy, were rooting for the Red Team. Marina Lopez, who has never been to one of the games, said the players were “awesome and amazing.”

But, not everyone was happy about the outcome of the game. A father of one, Terrence Henderson, 28, who was rooting for the Black Team, said he is disappointed that his team lost. I don’t like losing, but it’s been a great thing going on in the community.

“My hats go out to Father Pfleger…to the mayor for giving us the jobs. If more things like that was going on, then Chicago wouldn’t be on CNN talking about 500 murders a year. We got to come together as a city and stop all of that. We need to do more things like this.”

While Henderson was fussing about his team losing, Pfleger came over and hugged him saying, “You know I love you.” Henderson said, “Yeah, but my team lost.” Henderson said he was OK and stopped fussing about the failure of his team to bring home the championship. They will have another chance come April when the weekly games resume.

In the interim, Pfleger will keep close tabs on them and will continue to find them jobs, provide a free education and other social needs they may have. He is very proud of their keeping the peace in the community and again said, “They are the real champions.”

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