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Harsh words for new CPS commission

By J. Coyden Palmer A commission, formed earlier this month

by Chicago Public Schools CEO Dr. Barbara Byrd-Bennett, charged with gathering information from the community, as well as to get input on how to go about possibly closing or consolidating over 100 schools next year, was labeled “a sham” by the vice president of the teachers union.

• Members of the commission are: • The Honorable Iris Y. Martinez, Illinois state senator • Frank M. Clark, a civic leader and former chairman and chief executive officer of ComEd • John Hannah, a faith leader and senior pastor of New Life Covenant Church • Terry Hillard, a safety expert and former Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department • 21st Ward Alderman Howard B. Brookins • Dr. Fausto E. López, a leadership coach and former CPS principal and teacher • Earnest Gates, a community leader who heads the nonprofit Near West Side Community Development Commission • Shirley Calhoun, a CPS parent, grandparent and Fiske Elementary assistant parent coordinator, and • Deberah Perkins, a former CPS teacher.

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PROTESTORS USED VETERAN’S Day to slam actions by the Chicago Board of Education including asking for an extension on closing schools, and planning to build new schools while closing existing ones.

CeaseFire seeks to undo street battles

By Wendell Hutson CeaseFire Illinois uses conflict resolution to prevent violence on the streets, but it appears now the non-profit organization may have to use that same strategy within the Chicago Police Department (CPD) A November 13 article published in the Chicago Sun Times cited an anonymous, high-ranking police official, who said the organization founded in 1999 has “no significant success stories,” since partnering with the CPD in August.

The anonymous police source alleged that Tio Hardiman, director of CeaseFire Illinois, has routinely missed scheduled meetings, an accusation Hardiman said is not true.

“I have done everything they (Chicago police) asked. I have attended 30 meetings with Chicago police. I have not missed one meeting. I am transparent and have given them updates about our progress on the regular,” Hardiman said. “For the month of October, I sent 71 emails to police brass.

Tio Hardiman Instead of pointing fingers and attacking our credibility, let’s work together.”

A recent evaluation by the National Insti-

tute of Justice, a division within the U.S. Department of Justice, supports Hardiman’s position.

That analysis concluded that CeaseFire had a significant and positive impact on many of the neighborhoods in which the program was implemented. Currently, under the one-year pilot program, CeaseFire operates in the Grand Crossing police district on the South Side and the Ogden police district on the West Side.

“Overall, the program areas grew noticeably safer in six of the seven sites, and we concluded that there was evidence that decreases in the size and intensity of shooting hot spots were linked to the introduction of CeaseFire in four of those areas. In two other areas shooting hot spots waned, but evidence that this decline could be linked to CeaseFire was inconclusive,” according to the researchers.

Wesley Skogan, a political science professor at Northwestern University, led the three-year evaluation where a team of researchers measured CeaseFire’s impact on

shootings and killings in Chicago.

Hardiman said he was not surprised by the report’s findings.

“From September 28 to October 31 we have successfully mediated 10 conflicts (Continued on page 3)

INSIDE THIS ISSUE West Side high school recipient of $1.25 million investment (See story on page 2)

NEWS

West Side high school recipient of $1.25 million investment

By J. Coyden Palmer Austin High School on the city’s West Side is one of the oldest schools in the city. Parents and community residents say the building is often forgotten about, but hope that a new program being brought to the school will allow more students to stay in the community to get their education and give them hope of one day getting a good job in the manufacturing industry.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel visited the school on Nov. 13 and announced that $1.25 million in recovered Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds from the $5.6 million in TIF funds that was returned by United Airlines recently will be used to create a new state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing program at Austin Polytechnical Academy.

Emanuel said the purpose of the program is to train the future workforce in Chicago’s neighborhoods and grow opportunity for the city’s long-term economy. Emanuel said investing in the city’s youth makes smart business and people sense.

“Investing in our children and their futures is a key priority of my administration and this funding will allow thousands of Chicago’s children to get high-paying jobs in tomorrow’s workforce,” Emanuel said. “I’m proud to be able to reinvest these recovered TIF funds into

a neighborhood program that will directly impact the lives of Chicago families and strengthen our city’s economy for the future.”

Austin is a school that has had its share of problems recently. There were two attempts at restructuring that failed, followed by having three different schools in one building as part of a consolidation plan.

In 2007, the Chicago Manufacturing Renaissance Council created Austin Polytechnical Academy as a college and career prep high school with a focus on manufacturing and engineering. Students now learn about careers in all aspects of the industry, from skilled production and engineering to management and company ownership — plus related sectors like intellectual property law.

More than 60 industry partners work in conjunction with the academy to provide students with mentoring, field trips, work experience, and other enrichment opportunities.

Ali Muhammad is the principal at Austin Polytechnical. Muhammad said much to the dismay of many in the public, there are still a lot of manufacturing jobs in the United States. However, Muhammad said today’s manufacturing worker must also be a skilled worker to keep up with all of the rapid technological advances in the industry.

“This funding will allow Austin Polytechnical Academy to continue its evolution and adaptation to the

Austin High School modern economy, and we are pleased to be implementing one of the Mayor’s key goals,” Muhammad said.

According to Muhammad, the financing will fund the following five programs: • The Austin Manufacturing Innovation Park – • The Austin Polytech Career program – • The Austin Manufacturing Training Program – • Elementary school outreach – • The ACT bridge program – The ACT bridge program prepares African-American males, ages 18

and up, with the math and English skills needed for community colleges or the Austin Manufacturing Training Program (or similar training and vocational programs).

Jorge Ramirez, President of the Chicago Federation of Labor and Co-Chair of the Chicago Manufacturing Renaissance Council said the funding of an advanced manufacturing program is in line with a key strategy of the city’s overarching economic development plan. The Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs was produced by World Business Chicago at Mayor Emanuel’s request earlier this year. Ramirez,

who is a member of the steering committee for the plan, is the leader of the sub-committee charged with implementation of that key strategy. Others involved with the project expect to see long-lasting results from the investment.“Becoming a leader in advanced manufacturing is an important strategy with real potential for impact,” said Michael Sacks, vice-chairman of World Business Chicago. “The implementation of these funds to train Chicago’s youth is a major step toward this goal, and underscores the value of a comprehensive plan to coordinate Chicago’s growth.”

Harsh words for new CPS commission (Continued from page 1) Jesse Sharkey made the comment during a Veterans Day demonstration downtown organized by the Chicago Teachers Union in conjunction with several community groups. Sharkey and others said they believe the city does not need to close as many schools as has been rumored – up to 100. Community members and CTU members maintain they are discouraged that in the past the bulk of school consolidation and closings have come in African American and Latino communities.

“I think the point of the commission is to avoid the Chicago Public Education taskforce,” Sharkey said.

“I think the taskforce itself was designed to get around the fact that there is no elected school board in Chicago. How many different appointed commissions and groups do we need? This is now the third one.

Go back to an elected school board and bring in the people who really have a stake in the schools to make decisions about them. I don’t think the commission will solve anything.”

Mayor Emanuel was asked recently about how to use monies from a possible casino in Chicago. He said the proceeds from gambling would be used to build new schools where

needed and upgrade existing buildings. Speaking at one of the city’s older designed schools, Austin Polytechnical Academy High School on the West Side, Emanuel also announced the city will invest $1.25 million in an advanced manufacturing program already underway at the school.

“I was advocating — as have other people for 25 years — a casino for the city of Chicago, but one in which I committed all the resources will go into school modernization, building

new schools and modernizing our schools so our kids will have the best facilities to learn in,” Emanuel said.

Sharkey said the Mayor’s comments prove his point that the city is saying two completely different things and added the decisions and execution of past school consolidations and closings have been an epic failure. He said Byrd-Bennett asking the state legislature to extend the deadline from Dec. 1 to March 31 when a list must be

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CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION members brandish signs detailing what they see as the discrepancy in city spending for businesses and for local schools.

made public on which schools would be targeted, shows this disorganization.

“They are asking to delay it because they know their plan can’t pass muster now and they’re hoping that by moving it to later they will have time to line up support and that tactic will not work with us. If you cannot tell us what you are planning to do now, do not hope that by moving it closer to the end of the school year it will pass muster with us then. It won’t.

What the school board should do is take a year off, have a moratorium on school closings and have a real process where there is a studying of plans and the people who are a part of this coalition…have a real input in what happens in our schools.”

Other speakers said they are committed to stopping the process “by any means necessary. “Kenwood/Oakland community activists Jintu Brown, said CPS is trying to get out of the business of educating kids at neighborhood schools. He said the only schools CPS wants to accept and take credit for are its elite, magnet, select-enrollment schools. He described it as a “disenfranchisement of neighborhood schools” and accused CPS of creating an “apartheid” education culture.

Lisa Russell has three kids in CPS neighborhood schools. She said at her children’s school, a school nurse is only there one day a week. She said many of the schools need mental health counselors to help kids that are dealing with a variety of issues from violence in their community to an unstable or destructive home life.

As a part of the community group Action Now, Russell said low-income parents like her would have a tougher burden if neighborhood schools are closed because it would mean a longer commute for kids through neighborhoods they are not familiar with.

A spokesperson for Dr. ByrdBennett said the issues brought up during Monday’s protest are issues CPS have already started working on and believe the commission will find some of the solutions to. ByrdBennett said earlier this month that the way Chicago has dealt with school consolidations and closings was “insensitive” to the community and has vowed it will not happen on her watch. She also said she must rebuild the trust of the community with CPS because of past actions where the community felt like it was attacked by being dictated to.

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Utility provider looking to help needy households

By Wendell Hutson Most needy families are used to receiving help during holidays but one utility provider has been looking to help needy households all year long.

ComEd allocated $10 million to spend this year helping households pay their electric bills but only $6 million has been spent so far, said Krissy Posey, a spokeswoman for ComEd. “We want to use every cent of this money by Dec. 31 and encourage people struggling to pay their bill to contact us so we can help,” she told the Crusader. “As much as we have tried to get the word out, there is still a lot of money left over for assistance.”

Even though winter does not officially start until Dec. 21 temperatures have already dropped below freezing. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there is a winter ban in Illinois that prohibits utility companies, such as ComEd, from disconnecting service from Dec. 1 to March 31. Instead, utilities must offer a payment plan of 10 percent down and equalized billing over the next four to 12 months.

Offering assistance to those struggling to pay their electric bills especially during a soft economy has been a bedrock principle of ComEd for years, said Val Jensen, senior vice president of Customer Operations for ComEd. “We understand that some customers are going through difficult financial times and may need help to pay their electric bills,” explained Jensen. “We are reaching out to our community partners and social service agencies to ensure that they are informing customers about the funds that are available.”

For residents living in the East Garfield Park community on the West Side, the assistance comes during a time of need.

“I lost my job in September and was denied unemployment so I am living on borrowed time these days,” said Jesse Parks, 39. “It’s nice to know that even though I am single with no kids I can still get help with my light bill.”

Single mother Stephanie Waters, 27, said she was “pinching pennies” trying to figure out how she would pay her bill next month.

“I have three kids and Christmas is next month, the same month my light bill is due. My bill aver-

Pfleger, street leaders give out nearly 1,000 free chickens to needy Launches ‘Peacemakers League’

By Chinta Strausberg It was a great and another peaceful day for Father Michael L. Pfleger and the Auburn Gresham community Saturday as volunteers including some of the brothers from the street organization who were involved with the Saint Sabina Peace Tournament passed out nearly 1,000 chickens-an act of giving Pfleger says can be replicated around the nation for our daily tragedies like hunger and homelessness.

“The need is greater than ever,” said Pfleger who cast his eyes over the long line of people waiting for a free chicken. “People are struggling to put food on their table and the Heart Foundation was gracious to offer again this year to give us these chickens.

“We have catastrophes all over this country of hunger, poverty and homelessness. If we learn from what is happening on the East Coast, if we learn to come together around this country, be Americans again and care for and take care of each other, there is enough to go around,” Pfleger said.

“Let’s not wait for the horrific tragedy. Let’s deal with the daily tragedies. Let’s care for each other and nobody has to suffer,” he stated. Pfleger praised the street members for help in distributing the chickens saying they enjoyed giving back.

Pfleger was also elated that this is the seventh week since the Peace Tournament held on September 22, 2012 at the Saint Sabina ARK where leaders from four street organizations came together for a day of peace and played basketball, one of whom had shot one of his opponents months before.

CHICAGO’S FALLING TEMPERATURES means higher electric bills and ComEd has allocated $10 million to help households pay their electric bill. ages around $62 a month and while that may not sound like a lot, it is a whole lot when you have three kids to support and try to buy Christmas presents for,” Waters said. “I am glad to see ComEd giving back to the community considering they take so much away with these high rates they charge for service.”

To be eligible though for assistance Possey said customers must be current with their bill.

“If customers are not current they cannot receive this particular assistance. But we do have flexible payment plans we could arrange for them,” added Possey. “We also have other programs that may be helpful to them as well. The best way to get help is to contact us so we can see how best to provide assistance.” The assistance program was first started in 2007 and last

year $4 million was allocated, which was increased to $10 million this year.

Other programs offered by ComEd include: Residential Special Hardship program – This initiative is intended to supplement established state-sponsored programs such as the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Eligible residential customers that are experiencing a hardship and who are not Percentage of Income Payment Plan participants can receive a grant of up to $1,500 toward their bill.

CHAMP (ComEd Helps Active Military Personnel) – This program provides bill-payment assistance to deployed members of the military and disabled veterans

who have fallen behind on their bill and who reside within ComEd’s Northern Illinois service territory. CHAMP offers a package of benefits, including bill payment assistance of up to $1,000 while funds are available, a deferred payment plan, extended payment due dates, exemption from late charges, deposit reduction and budget payment plans.

Assistance is also available for non-profit organizations too.

Non-Profit Assistance ProgramsComEd recently extended this program to include all non-profit organizations, including churches.

This program provides a one-time variable grant of up to $2,000 for 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations that are suffering a hardship.

For more information log on to ComEd.com/CARE or call 1-888-806-2273.

CeaseFire seeks to undo street battles (Continued from page 1) that no doubt prevented someone from losing their life,” Hardiman told the Crusader. “Seven occurred in Woodlawn (community on the South Side) and three in North Lawndale (community on the West Side). But we do more than mediate. We help change behavior. Whether it’s involving gangs, domestic (situations) or interpersonal.”

A total of 24 conflicts have been mediated by CeaseFire since Sept.

24, according to Hardiman.

In August, CeaseFire was awarded a $1 million grant by the CPD to assist in combating violent crimes. Mayor Rahm Emanuel encouraged the partnership despite reservations Police Supt. Garry McCarthy initially expressed doubt about working with an organization whose employees include former gang

“Let’s learn something about what is going on along the East Coast right now. They received this horrific tragedy, but we are seeing people coming together…entertainers…people around the country coming together to try and meet that need,” said Pfleger.

Pfleger said, “We are going to begin a 12-week Peacemakers League with six teams starting November 19th. I love these brothers.”

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members and convicted felons.

“Our partnership with CeaseFire is a work in progress and we are working with them to develop a model that targets the selective beats in the districts,” said Melissa Stratton, a spokeswoman for the CPD. However, Ronald Holt, director of the Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS), said he welcomes any help the department could get to combat violent crimes.

“I embrace any assistance available to help stop the violence,” Holt said. “Too many senseless shootings are taking place and this is something all of us in law enforcement want to put an end to.”

Holt added that he witnessed first-hand three years ago how CeaseFire mediates conflict to avoid shootings.

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“I was with CeaseFire as they met with a gang member in the parking lot of a Walgreens at 67th and Stony Island,” explained Holt.

“They spoke with this young man about why he should not retaliate after a fellow gang member’s shooting. And I have no doubt in my mind that this mediation prevented another shooting from taking place.”

Gun violence is something Holt knows all too well.

In 2007 he lost his only son, Blair Holt, to gun violence. The 16-year-old was shot and killed while riding the bus home from school.

“That’s one of the reasons why I am so passionate about stopping gun violence. My son was taken away from me because of a gun and I do not want another parent to experience the pain I still feel from burying him,” Holt added.

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OPINION

EDITORIAL WE NEED TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT EDUCATION Recently, a 15-year-old Pakistani girl, Malala Yousafzai, was shot at close range in the head by a Taliban gunman while riding on a school bus on the outskirts of Mingora in the Taliban-held Swat Valley. She was targeted by the Taliban because of her crusade highlighting the importance of education for girls and women, which is prohibited by the Taliban. Fortunately, she is recovering from her injuries, but surprisingly, as though a passage from a horror movie has come to life, the Taliban has vowed to make another attempt on her life. Currently, she is in a British hospital recovering from her injuries.

In the United States, on the other hand, thousands of youth drop out of school every year, and in some places, the greatest number of dropouts come from African American communities. Once upon a time it was illegal to teach Black people to read. The great Frederick Douglass' quote can provide a glimpse of the importance that he placed on education. Consider his words: 13) “Without education he lives within the narrow, dark and grimy walls of ignorance. … Education, on the other hand, means emancipation. It means light and liberty. It means the uplifting of the soul of man into the glorious light of truth, the light by which men can only be made free. To deny education to any people is one of the greatest crimes against human nature. It is easy to deny them the means of freedom and the rightful pursuit of happiness and to defeat the very end of their being.”

— Blessings of Liberty and Education, Manassas, Va., 1894 In one major Midwestern city, an epidemic of truancy has been noted, with the major perpetrators being Black, and the problem even extends to kindergarteners. A study conducted during the 2010-2011 school year found that 1 in 8 students missed four weeks or more of school. Of those missing school, 6.7% were White; 8.3% were Hispanic, and 20.4% were Black!

President Barack Obama has been criticized because he has not been able to create jobs at the rate that some observers demand. The truth, however, that many people are ignoring is that most jobs for unskilled laborers are gone forever.

There are a lot of jobs currently available, but the positions go wanting because of a dearth of people qualified to fill them. The world is changing, and in order to survive, we will have to change to keep up with it. We need to find a way to get our students to fall in love with school. We have to get them to appreciate new opportunities in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). Too many Black students think that they're going to make a living as well-paid rappers.

True, some of them will, but the majority won't!

Finally, Americans have to become more serious about the value of education. This year, teachers all over the country have had to strike, not only for salaries, but for better working conditions. Teachers are one of the few professional groups that have to constantly fight for respect. Our children see this, and it doesn't make them feel good about education.

We need to get serious and get a handle on our seeming disdain for education. If we don't do something now, the future will mock us. We need to develop the energy and enthusiasm of the 15-year-old whose life has been threatened because of a quest for something that is freely available to all students in America. A luta continua.

For much of the last four years there has been an off-and-on sentiment about how much or how little President Barack Obama should interact with Black America. I am guessing that the consensus is the president didn’t do nearly enough for Black folks here.

And Black folks voted to elect the president in overwhelming numbers by almost the same percentage as we put him in office in 2008.

In my mind that means that we have shown we believe in him and that we still have high expectations of him. And I am sure that the people at the barbershops are not the only ones who are talking about Obama doing for the Black community across the country.

Because this is the president’s last term, he should step up and address Black concerns. It is not as if he can be un-elected. What should be of great importance to the president is leaving Black America much, much better than he found it when he took office the first time.

It is no secret that the priorities of Black folks are all over the board – ending the level of violence we have in Chicago, improving the educational outcomes for Black students in urban America, as well as providing grants and other direct finan-

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Mr. President, it is time for Black America Dear Editor:

cial support to small and medium-sized Black businesses. Those three seem to come up very often.

Of course, who you talk with determines how many more priorities there are. Our basis for making certain things a priority depends mainly on our background.

So it stands to reason that every list of priorities anyone develops for Black America will be roundly criticized, nevertheless, I believe there has to be a starting point. If I were able to have the president’s ear I would recommend to him he implement the following: • A fund that provides matching grants to small Black-owned businesses operating in and within 10 miles of an urban area.

• Introduction of an education initiative that increases the number of teachers and educational sites in urban and predominantly Black suburban school districts.

• A jobs program that targets low and unskilled Black youth and under employed Black workers with training and jobs in emerging industries like green technology, robotics and all computer and broadband technologies.

• A combination jobs/economic development plan of action that tackles the issue of abandoned storefronts, houses and commercial buildings; and transform them into training centers for retail operations, computer building, repair and Smartphone app development.

• A program that gives supplemental income to grandparents serving as primary caretakers of grandchildren.

In my opinion, programs along

these lines not only address the core problems, they also will provide jobs. There is a growing belief that more jobs in our community will translate into less crime. In addition, personally, less crime means a livable community.

By no means is this a perfect or definitive list. I don’t think any single person can provide one.

But I do believe this could be a good starting point for explaining to the president what we want and need.

The problem will be ego, as it (Continued on page 16)

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BEYOND THE RHETORIC

Bipartisanship Needed More than Ever

By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist It seems like the more we watch our elected officials debate, argue and accuse, the more of the same keeps happening. For the sake of our future they need to come to terms with our dire economy and start managing our financial affairs.

America is in great danger and no one seems to be very concerned.

Iran will soon have nuclear weapons and China is building its military at a scary and phenomenal rate. Russia is as slick as ever and the whole Middle East is erupting. If we don’t remain strong, peace will soon go away.

President Obama has an excellent opportunity to build on his legacy.

This term he needs to be a “healer” and cross the aisle to negotiate the best path for America. Politics is supposed to be about compromising and negotiating. Both parties must begin an ebb and flow on the important issues that lay ahead of us. Let’s look at some of these make or break issues.

The last time we faced this upcoming financial disaster we called it “Taxmageddon.” We would not solve the matter or bring it to clo-

Harry C. Alford sure. Instead we kicked the can down the road and raised our debt limit. Now, we face it again and call it the “Fiscal Cliff.” The Fiscal Cliff becomes a reality on January 1. If Congress doesn’t come to terms with this matter soon, our economy will crash. Half of our military budget will be cancelled which would cause the loss of hundreds of thousand jobs and many business closures. Or, we can do like the last

time which was to raise our debt limits and kick the can down the road again. A wise government would adjust our spending and revenues to begin chopping away at our $16 trillion debt.

The next financial trauma is the Dodd-Frank bill implementation.

Senator Dodd and Congressman Frank steered this fiasco through Congress and then announced their retirements. President Obama signed it. It has done much harm in terms of capital access, business growth and job creation. By law, regulators must write 398 rules to fully implement the bill. So far they have issued 133 final rules (33 percent), proposed 133 more which are pending and another 133 are yet to be proposed. This bill is making banks too timid to lend money to businesses. Our major corporations are refusing to further invest in this nation and are considering growing their businesses abroad. It may end Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and force us to come up with a new way to provide mortgage financing to homeowners. We need to undo this law and start over using common sense.

International trade is another area that needs to pick up the pace of the

new global market. The last administration closed on free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Columbia. Maybe the second Obama administration will be more robust. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is starting to get on the negotiating table. If completed, we will have free trade agreements (duty and tariff free transactions) with Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. The National Black Chamber of Commerce is all for this. After we complete it, let’s consider some of the larger African nations. Also, wouldn’t it make sense to include the European Union, our nation’s biggest trading partner?

We are talking business development and sizeable job creation.

It would be very important to the Obama legacy if we were to arrive at energy independence. Yes, we know he is all for the “all of the above” strategy in meeting our energy needs through every means available. Again, we are talking about a serious number of new jobs and business development. We must build the Keystone Pipeline. We should expand the new technique of natural gas drilling – Fracturing

or “fracking.” Off shore wells should now be allowed on all of our coastlines. We cannot become independent without these forms of energy gathering. The president is going to have to face this if he is to achieve his goal. He will have to do this with an absence of cap and trade legislation. That won’t happen and this position is non-negotiable.

If the new administration can work with Congress and complete the above, it would signal a new day for America. We are at risk and I pray that the turning point can happen sooner than later. It would be so nice to have some camaraderie and respect on Capitol Hill and a happy Wall Street. If we can just get it together within the next year, the economy would start turning around and may even start to boom in the second year of this administration. President Obama, Congress, it is all up to you. Let’s do it for the future of our great nation.

Harry C. Alford is the cofounder, president/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®. Website: www.nationalbcc.org. Email: halford@nationalbcc.org.

Obama Should Thank Jesse Jackson for Winning Formula

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist President Obama’s campaign strategists are receiving a lot of richly deserved praise in the wake of the president’s victory over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Nov. 6. Obama, who lost the majority of the white vote for the second time, won the election by assembling a progressive Democratic coalition pioneered

by Jesse Jackson in 1984 and 1988.

I covered Jackson’s 1984 campaign for the Chicago Tribune and witnessed Jackson laying the groundwork for what would become two Obama victories.

“America is not like a blanket – one piece of unbroken cloth, the same color, the same texture, the same size,” I heard Jesse Jackson say more times than I care to remember. “America is more like a quilt: many patches, many pieces, many colors, many sizes, all woven and held together by a common thread. The white, the Hispanic, the Black, the Arab, the Jew, the woman, the Native American, the small farmer, the businessperson, the environmentalist, the peace activist, the young, the old, the lesbian, the gay, and the disabled make up the American quilt.”

The concept was more frequently expressed in terms of a rainbow.

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The organization Jackson heads is known as Rainbow PUSH, the result of a merger between Operation PUSH, the organization Jackson created in 1971, and the Rainbow Coalition, an apparatus he developed following his 1984 presidential run.

In his stirring speech at the 1984 National Democratic Convention in San Francisco, Jackson spoke at length about the Rainbow Coalition. “…We cannot be satisfied by just restoring the old coalition,” he said.

“Old wine skins must make room for new wine. We must heal and expand. The Rainbow Coalition is making room for Arab Americans…The Rainbow Coalition is making room for Hispanic Americans…The Rainbow is making room for the Native American…

The Rainbow Coalition includes Asian Americans… The Rainbow Coalition is making room for the young Americans…The Rainbow includes disabled veterans…The Rainbow is making room for small farmers…The Rainbow includes lesbians and gays.”

According to exit polls, Romney won the white vote 59 percent to 39 percent for Obama, which was 3 percent lower than the president’s 2008 outing. Like Clinton before him, Obama demonstrated that a candidate for national office does not need a majority of the white

George E. Curry vote in order to win.

Blacks, who made up 13 percent of the electorate in 2012, favored Obama over Romney 93 percent to 6 percent. Latinos, who made up 10 percent of the electorate, preferred Obama by a margin of 71 percent to 27 percent. Asians, 3 percent of the electorate, supported Obama over Romney 73 percent to 26 percent. The remaining non-white groups, with 2 percent of the electorate, backed Obama by a margin of 58 percent to 38 percent.

Obama won the 18-24 category – 11 percent of the electorate – 60 percent to 36 percent for Romney.

He also won the 25-29 age-group,

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which is 8 percent of voters, 60 percent to 38 percent.

Those describing themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual – 5 percent of voters – favored Obama over Romney 76 percent to 22 percent, compared with straight voters – 95 percent of the electorate – who were evenly divided, with Obama and Romney each receiving 49 percent.

Fifty-eight percent of union households – 18 percent of the electorate – supported Obama this year, down just one percentage point from four years ago. They supported Obama at even higher rates in the swing states of Ohio, Wisconsin and Nevada.

Despite Jackson’s early coalitionbuilding efforts, it’s no secret that relations between Obama and Jackson are as chilly as the temperature was on the day Obama was first inaugurated as president.

The friction was exacerbated in July 2008 after Jackson had been interviewed on Fox News. When the television interview was over, Jackson, apparently unaware that his microphone was still live, told a fellow guest: “See, Barack’s been talking down to Black people…I want to cut his nuts off.”

Not surprisingly, the relationship between the two immediately went south, so to speak. An understandably miffed Barack Obama has since kept his distance from JackSaturday, November 17, 2012

son.

But as Obama reaches out to Republicans whose stated goal was to make sure he didn’t get re-elected, perhaps it’s time for Obama to have détente with Jackson. The legendary civil rights leader has done his pentenance. Because of what Jackson later described as his “crude and hurtful” comment – made at a time African-Americans were hoping to elect their first Black president – many Blacks mentally shipped Jackson off to a political Siberia, a never-never land where they didn’t care if he was ever heard from again.

As Obama extends the olive branch to his ardent political foes, he should invite Jackson to visit him in the White House. If nothing else, President Obama can thank Jesse Jackson for paving the way for his two memorable victories George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA) and editorial director of Heart & Soul magazine. 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 5

COMMENTARY

Worrill’s World

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill

TAKING A DEEP LOOK AT OURSELVES (Dr. Conrad Worrill, National Chairman Emeritus of the National Black United Front (NBUF), located at 1809 East 71st Street, Suite 211, Chicago, Illinois, 60649, 773-493-0900, Fax# 773-493-9819, E-mail: nbufchic@sbcglobal.net, Web site: nbufront.org)

Dr. Conrad Worrill The current crisis in America and the world requires that we as African people take a deep reflective look at our condition in light of the streams of violence in our communities.

Day in and day out we can ob-

serve the increased number of African people killing each other, mentally and physically abusing each other, stealing from each other, being dishonest with each other, and the list goes on and on. These negative incidents occur, in part, because segments of the African community in the United States are disconnected from the moral and ethical traditions that have characterized relationships among African people in the past.

The problem with segments of African people in this country being disconnected from the great contributions of African people to the civilizations of the world has resulted in far too many of us believing that the current situation we find ourselves in cannot be changed. Many African people believe that the condition of African people in America is permanent and there is nothing we can do to change our circumstances. Therefore, this disconnected group of African people has chosen the easy road. They travel on the road of cooperating and collaborating with the forces of white supremacy who continue to demonstrate they will do any and everything in their power to keep African people in this country, and the rest of the world on the bottom.

This has resulted in many African people in America (and the world community), developing a “bottom mentality.” In other words, many of our people buy into whatever the white supremacy forces feed us through the media, (mis)educational institutions, and religious institutions.

What we are constantly being fed is that we are on the bottom and we will remain on the bottom. What the white supremacy forces offer individual African people in America, is that as an individual you can get off the bottom if you join us, if you “pull yourself up by your bootstraps.” Never mind your group, your family and your cultural ties, “there is nothing that can be done with those people. Join us and everything will be alright.” If you join us, “you can obtain a good job, buy a nice house in a good neighborhood, buy a nice car, take nice vacations, and some of you, whom we chose, can even live with us.”

We were not always like this as a people. We did not have a “dog eat dog” mentality and this is what we must examine as we continue to struggle to overthrow the system of white supremacy and its impact on us as a people.

The Creative Force of the universe

has endowed us with the capacity to make great contributions to the world. A simple inspection of the ancient Nile Valley civilization of Kemet (Egypt) should inspire all African people to respect their history and to hold themselves in high esteem. Kemet and the Kemetic people, our ancestors, were the creators of math, science, architecture, writing, governance, astronomy, astrology, medicine, art, and so much more. The Kemetic people amassed great wisdom that was left as instructions written in Medew Netcher (Divine Speech) or what Europeans call hieroglyphs.

One place we can examine this ancient Kemetic wisdom is in a book entitled, Selection From the Husia: Sacred Wisdom of Ancient Egypt. The Husia gives insight into how our ancestors viewed life, death, human relations, marriage, parenting, use of power, God, family, and the standards of moral and ethical conduct. Reading these spiritual texts elicits strong feelings in and for African people in a most profound and spiritual way. Peruse these words from The Husia: The Book of Ptah Hotep: “Do not terrorize people for if you do, God will punish you accordingly.

If anyone lives by such means, God will take bread from his or her mouth.

If one says I shall be rich by such means, [he] she will eventually have to say my means entrapped me.”

This passage continues: “If one says I will rob another, he will end up being robbed himself.

The plans of men and women do not always come to pass, for in the end it is the will of God, which prevails. Therefore, one should live in peace with others and they will come and willingly give gifts, which another would take from them through fear.”

Written about five thousand years ago, the wisdom of these words of instruction should cause African people to reflect on their significance as we struggle to create a greater good for our race. The wisdom of our ancestors should give us the inspiration to rededicate ourselves to the continued struggle for the liberation of African people worldwide.

As a race of people our survival and development is dependent upon each other. A greater responsibility is placed upon those of us who proclaim the African Way after the ravaging of African civilizations, (Continued on page 16)

A Post-Election Mobilization Agenda

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist After we savor the feeling of sweet success that comes from President Barack Obama’s election, there is work to do. Most of us got the outcome that we both worked and hoped for, but we have to resist the temptation to exhale and get on with our work.

Before the president takes the oath of office for a second time, African Americans should mobilize around these issues:

nomic cycles into account.

2. POVERTY. Tavis Smiley and Cornel West spent much of this fall on a poverty tour, rising up the 27 percent of African Americans who live in poverty. This contrasts with the Middle Class Tax Force that President Obama has asked Vice President Biden to lead. It would be great if the pres-

to. Meanwhile, as the holidays approach, keep the poor in your community in mind, and find a local charity to sponsor.

3. STATE AND LOCAL ELECTIONS. Presidential elections seem to suck all of the air out of the political landscape, and rightly so.

We elect a president only every four years, and his (maybe one day her) focus have long-term implications. But so do city council, school board and mayoral elections. Many are held in off years so that local candidates don’t get swallowed in the national hype.

It’s a great time to get involved in these elections or even consider running yourself. Voting is literally the least you can do, not the most you can do. Failing to engage in full civic participation cedes your choices to others who are engaged.

deal with this issue during a lame duck session, but it is certainly time for people to get together to reverse this trend. The problem: Too many of us are ashamed to talk about our financial status, thinking it’s a personal problem instead of a structural problem.

The solution: Consider involving a state legislator or local leader in developing a workshop for those who are under water. Get bankers there to explain why so many have not been offered loan mortifications. Take the results to your congressperson and ask them to act on it.

1. SEQUESTRATION. Unless the Democrats and Republicans can cut a deal during the lameduck session of Congress, our budget will be cut automatically.

While House Speaker John Boehner has softened his tone just a bit and indicated his willingness to compromise, he still has to herd his Tea Party colleagues into also agreeing on ways to avoid sequestration. The notion of cutting expenditures at a time of slow economic growth makes no sense. Neither does sequestration, a desperate move to avoid a compromise. What do we need to address the deficit? A long-term plan that takes eco-

ident would form a task force to reduce or eradicate poverty, and he might do so if he were urged

4. THE HOUSING CRISIS. Despite action at the national level, many banks are dragging their feet rather than offering modifications for under water mortgages. Just a fraction of those who qualify for these mortgages have been offered them by their banks. Congress probably can’t

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5. PARENT PLUS LOANS AND OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION ISSUES. While the federal government provides an opportunity for students to have parents borrow for their tuition, the federal government has tightened requirements on the loan to the point that nearly half of those who qualified last year do not qualify any more. The result?

Thousands of students, especially at HBCUs have the choice to pay up or get out. Or, the other choice is for colleges to “carry” these students. This is a bad idea when regulators judge colleges,

especially historically Black colleges, by fiscal stability. Speaking of education, this is a challenging time for HBCUs to experience cuts in Title III and other federally-sponsored programs. In a second Obama term, issues affecting HBCUs should be high on the list of things our president must pay attention to.

6. THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. African Americans have been President Obama’s most loyal supporters.

When will we get the attention we deserve? We can’t meekly ask for it, we have to demand it.

With high Black unemployment rates, challenged inner city employment possibilities, and high dropout rates, our community is in desperate need of attention.

The location of one federally funded new state-of-the-art high school, with both honors programs and job-training programs, can make a real difference in inner cities.

Julianne Malveaux is a Washington, D.C.-based economist and writer. She is President Emerita of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, N.C. The Chicago Crusader

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!

Donald Trump’s clothes line out of their stores. It sounds like a great idea to Ima. The only draw back is more of that mane (hair) will probably fall out. It is ugly enough (his hare that is). Circulating on the web was this cartoon that is pretty funny. Enjoy!!!

-ImaDONALD TRUMP UNDER FIRE!!!

Ain’t it fun when a racist is on the run and it’s even more fun when it can cost the racist money.

50,000 folks want Macy’s to take

ready to be invisible to the White House for the next four years, if you don’t believe me ask Jesse Jackson, Sr. -Ima-

see where Alderman Carrie Aus tin called the woman recipient of the $40,000 watch a Hussy???

On second thought jail may not be so bad after all!!! One mad Black woman is truly enough,

JESSE, WHERE ARE YOU???

-Ima-

The Mare and the Gubner, as well Sen’r Durbin done tole Jesse Jackson he needs to come out of hiding and face the music. Of course, de music may be pretty

THE UGLIEST THING DURING THE CAMPAIGN Ima is trying to find out the ugliest thang so far that came out during the presidential campaign and I thought it was bad enough

RACISTS - I DO DECLARE!!!

Dese racists ought to quit!!!

Come to think about it, some 30 states want to do just that. Dey want to secede from the Union since President Barack Obama won re-election. Sore losers!!! I wanted to call ‘dem something else but Ima heard that a toddler enjoys reading The Chatterbox so I’ll try to clean it up somewhat.

Ima says good riddance to all of those who want to leave!!! The United States will be just fine bedoubt them. I doubt it if the states will be allowed to secede, so I suggest that they get to packing and return to their original homeland (England, France, Germany, Ireland, Hell, etc.) And we ALL will be better for it!!! After dey leave we will be able to get things done and I betcha our welfare rolls will be lighter!! So much for US being the biggest group on welfare!!! Ha, ha, ha!!

Ima believes that they wanted to inspire President Bar- ack Obama to remember the 50% Black side of his heritage, but instead it had a negative result. Highly regarded for speaking truth to power be-

Tavis Smiley

Jesse L. Jackson Jr.

fore President Obama’s election, dey are now persona non grata (how ‘bout dat for a learned Ima?). Dey might as well get

but a city full of Black women could have some real consequences for you brother.

Dick Durbin

President Barack Obama the bit about Barack not being born in the United States (Birther crap), but let me tell you that Montana folks ought to be calling for the unseating of Judge Ceball for sending out an email suggesting Obama’s mother had sex with a dog. Now that’s really low!!!

Cornel West

tuff from what Ima hears. Facing losing his seat in the House of Representatives, jail time and a mad Black woman who did not get that $40,000 Rolex watch is a lot for anyone to face!!! But Ima thinks the jig is up, Jesse!! I know you trying to plea bargain, but time done run out son!! Now you got the women in the Chicago City Council po’ed. Did you

Carrie Austin

-ImaTWO BRILLIANT BROTHERS SPELLED DUMB!!!

Talk to anyone and they’ll tell you that Tavis Smiley and Cornel West are two smart brothers. But what we continually see these days are that they are pretty dumb too!

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR FREE SCREENING OF THE DOCUMENTARY FILM SOLAR MAMAS: On Saturday, November 17, 2 pm - 4:30 pm, there will be a free screening of the documentary film Solar Mamas at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street, Chicago, in the Claudia Cassidy Theatre. The film, 56 minutes long, is directed by Mona Eldaief and Jehane Noujaim.

Welcome to India’s Barefoot College, where rural, poor, and often illiterate women from around the world are offered the rare opportunity to receive an education that teaches them how to make their communities self-reliant and sustainable. Rafea, a beautiful, strongwilled 32-year-old Jordanian mother of four, is traveling outside of her village for the first time ever to attend Barefoot’s solar engineering program. Once there, she will join women from Guatemala, Kenya, Burkina Faso, and Colombia in a life-changing, six-month job training program that will transform her into a solar engineer — and change her life. After the film there will be a discussion with women around Chicago and the Midwest working towards a more sustainable business model, and the prognosis for “green jobs” for women. This event is free and open to the public.

FREE MARQUETTE BANK EVENTS: On Saturday, November 17, Marquette Bank will host Switch to Neighborhood Banking Day at all 23 bank locations. Neighbors are encouraged to join the movement toward local banking and strengthening local economy. Stop in to any Marquette Bank location for new customer specials and free credit history reports. For more information, visit www.emarquettebank.com or call 1-888-254-9500. Also on Saturday, November 17, Marquette Bank will host a Family Party at the Marquette Bank located at 5700 W. 159th Street in Oak Forest. Enjoy family fun, games, prizes and refreshments between 11 am and 1 pm. The event is open to the public. For more information, call 1-708-342-8409. And on two Saturdays, November 17 & 24, Marquette Bank will host a two-part free Personal Finance class at the Marquette Bank located at 6316 S. Western Avenue in Chicago. These classes will cover the basics of household budgeting, maintaining a checking account, keeping up with bills, understanding credit and how banking works. Session one will be held on November 17 from 9 am to noon and Session two will be held on November 24 from 9 am to 11 am. Seating is limited. To register, call 1-773-918-4624.

in the “How I Slept my Way to the Middle” Tour November 16th & 17th. Having started as a stand-up comedian, and then clearly when no one was looking, becoming an award-winning dramatic actor, Pollak decided three years ago he needed to capture yet another creative flag. He would forge new ground in the now wildly popular world of creative content online. Within six weeks of the launch of Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show, his weekly live streaming one-on-one talk show made famed Column One on the front page of the Los Angeles Times, often averaging two hours with film as well as TV & film! Oh, but Kevin wasn’t done with the interwebs… After becoming so well known for his Christopher Walken impression, that he’s listed 1st (out of literally hundreds) when you Google the sentence: “Christopher Walken impression,” Kevin launched a comedy podcast called Talkin Walkin. Yep. It’s Kevin speaking only as Walken for an hour about life and the cornucopia of crap that fills it. Joining Kevin each week is an actor and/or comedian friend. This podcast can be heard on iTunes as well as the site: http://TalkinWalkin.com. Kevin’s latest 1 hour stand-up comedy special, “The Littlest Suspect” thrilled new fans and old alike this past year on TV and is now available on iTunes, Amazon.com and at http://KevinPollak.tv, where Kevin’s tour dates are listed as well. As an actor, Kevin has co-starred in almost 70 films, including “A Few Good Men,” “Casino,” “The Usual Suspects,” and most recently in Kevin Smith’s “Red State” and next in “Columbus Circle,” which he also co-wrote with the film’s director George Gallo (“Midnight Run”) and then co-stars in Rob Reiner’s “The Magic of Belle Island” with Morgan Freeman and Virginia Madsen. Showtimes are Friday, November 16, 8 pm & 10:15 pm, and Saturday, November 17, 7 pm & 9:15 pm. Tickets are $24. For reservations or more information call 847-240-2001 or log onto www.improv.com. The IMPROV is located at 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173 (inside the Woodfield Mall).

KEVIN POLLAK AT THE IMPROV: Stand-up comedian Kevin Pollak will be featured at the Improv

JELLIES AT THE SHEDD AQUARIUM: In Shedd’s special ONGOING exhibit, Jellies, sponsored by Walgreens, guests “dive” into the deep and mysterious world of sea jellies, learning how their simple bodies have allowed them to survive for millions of years—and what they may be able to tell us about ocean conservation issues.

Among the educational experiences, guests see how a jelly can devour enough food to double its weight each day, and learn how sea nettles hunt by trailing their long tentacles and frilly feeding arms covered with stinging cells that par-

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alyze prey on contact. The exhibit also helps guests understand the jelly lifecycle, combining video and actual jellies in various stages of their lifecycle. Guests will even learn about the anatomy of jellies through illuminated features, focusing on the most vital organs of their simple bodies. Jellies is open daily.

Admission is included with Total Experience Pass.

Trek the Americas with Lincoln Park Zoo: The leaves may be falling across Chicago, but Lincoln Park Zoo has spring on the brain. Spring Break, that is. The zoo is pleased to announce its first-

ever weeklong Spring Break Camp, and early registration has just kicked off on the Zoo’s website. For a full list of registration times and dates as well as a detailed description of each agespecific camp experience, please visit www.lpzoo.org or call 312742-2056.

RECENT U.S. SUPREME Court Decisions, two half-hour programs presented by “Illinois Law,” a cable production of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), will air on Chicago Access Network Television, Channel 21 in Chicago, at 10 p.m. as follows: Part I will air on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, and Part II will air on Tuesday, November 27. Appearing on the shows are (from left) Cecil J. Hunt II, a professor at The John Marshall Law School; Hon. Leonard Murray, an associate judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County; Michele M. Jochner, judicial law clerk to Justice Charles A. Freeman of the Illinois Supreme Court; and program moderator John T. Theis, a Chicago lawyer.

Extended Coverage About half the households in America are made up of singles— people who have never married or those who are divorced or widowed. Their insurance needs are different from those of couples— but they are real. *** For instance, should a single individual become disabled or lose a job, there’s no spouse to pick up the slack. That’s why singles should carry adequate disability insurance (probably more than an employer offers).

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For all your insurance questions, get the answers you need from the knowledgeable folks at Community Insurance Center, Inc., 526 E. 87th Street, your insurance headquarters. We have been serving the community since 1962. For more information about the services we provide, call (773) 651-6200. You can also reach us via email at: sales@communityinsurance.com or visit the website at www.communityins.com.

*** And a single’s cash stash needs to be larger, too. While couples may get by with a three- to sixmonth emergency fund, a single should try to set aside enough for a year’s necessities. *** Long-term care insurance is wise for those with considerable means who can afford to pay the premiums for decades. Others may end up with Medicaid picking up the bills. Life insurance?

Yes, if there is someone dependent on your financial aid. *** Blacks Must control their own coMMunity

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EDUCATION Steve Harvey calls for mentors with his own national campaign On November 17, 2012 in Chicago, Steve Harvey and Family Feud host, author and radio host Steve Harvey will kick off a powerful new initiative driving the need for mentoring around the country, with the launch of the Steve Harvey Mentoring Campaign.

His event runs from 10 a.m. – 2 p. m. Saturday, November 17 at the Chicago State University Library. Chicago State is at 95th Street and Martin Luther King Drive.

Created in partnership between The Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation and the Open Society Foundation’s Campaign for Black Male Achievement, the Steve Harvey Mentoring Campaign is leading the way to create and expand stronger mentoring relationships impacting African-American boys around the country, with nationwide events to inspire men to be-

come mentors.

The Chicago recruitment drive follows a similar drive in Los Angeles – others are scheduled for 2013 in Philadelphia, New York City, Washington D.C., Dallas, New Orleans, and Atlanta.

Harvey is asking men in Chicago ages 18 and older to become a mentor and inspire African-American boys to achieve their maximum potential, empower their communities, and develop their purpose and leadership.

The Steve Harvey Mentoring Campaign continues to expand upon the Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation’s mentoring initiatives, which has served over 1,000 young men and women around the country.

Steve Harvey said, “I’ve seen firsthand what a powerful impact mentoring can have on our youth.

To empower the next generation,

the guidance and wisdom that mentors provide is a one-of-a-kind experience that can’t be found in any classroom. Anyone has the power to become a mentor, and one person can spark a change in the lives of young men now, building a brighter future together with the next generation.”

The campaign also will include partnerships with NBC, Big Brothers Big Sisters, National CARES Mentoring Movement, Mentoring USA, Omega Psi Phi, Kappa Alpha Psi, Alpha Phi Alpha, New Beginnings Church of Chicago, KJLHFM Los Angeles, V-103 Chicago, WHUR-FM Washington D.C., Q93.3-FM New Orleans, and KRNB-FM Dallas-Ft. Worth.

Shawn Dove is the campaign manager for the Campaign for Black Male Achievement.

Steve Harvey

More information is available at www.smharveyfoundation.org,

CPS launches charter renewal process for a dozen schools District Reinforces Commitment to Apply Rigorous Performance Standards to All Schools Regardless of School Type Chicago Public Schools (CPS) recently announced the process and timeline for its comprehensive review of the District’s charter school contract agreements that end on June 30, 2013. This process is governed by Illinois State School Code.

All renewal recommendations will be presented to the Chicago Board of Education for approval during the January 2013 Board meeting.

Charter schools that do not meet the terms of their contract will not be renewed.

The charter contract renewal process entails a thorough and rigorous examination of key academic, compliance and fiscal management areas to determine each school’s renewal status recommendation and conditions for renewal, as necessary, according to a CPS spokesperson.

“Every school in every corner of the city, regardless of school type, must be held to rigorous accountability standards without exception to ensure all students have access to the high-quality education they deserve,” said CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett. “We can and will take action on operators who have failed to meet the terms of their agreements.”

All charter operators must complete a renewal process at the end of their contract that includes the following phases:

• Participate in a school site visit so CPS officials can gather evidence for renewal recommendation, when necessary • CPS prepares final recommendation and shares with the operator • Renewal recommendation goes before the Board for approval Following is the timeline for the 2012-2013 renewal process: • Conduct site visits, as necessary, to gather additional evidence for renewal – Through end of November • Renewal applications and school site visit findings review – Early to mid-December • Renewal decisions shared with charter operators – Early January

• Public hearings – Early to midJanuary • Board vote – January Board Meeting To determine renewal recommendations, CPS officials consider several factors including academic performance data from ISAT, PSAE and ACT test scores, compliance data, financial management history and parent input.

The board will enforce actions on low-performing charter operators, which include non-renewal of contracts or shortened contract renewals with conditions, which will result in charter school closings.

CPS officials will conduct site visits at each underperforming campus to interview students, teachers, parents

and administrators to understand why the school is not meeting the terms of its contract. If the Board accepts CPS recommendations to not renew a charter contract, the school will close at the end of the school year.

The following schools are currently up for contract renewal: ACE Tech Charter School, Amandla Charter School; Aspira Charter School (Early College, Haugan and Ramirez campuses); Betty Shabazz International Charter School (DuSable, Shabazz and Sizemore campuses); Community Services West Career Academy; KIPP Ascend Charter School;

North Lawndale College Prep (Christiana and Collins campuses); Passages Charter School; Plato Learning Academy; University of Chicago Charter School (Donoghue, North Kenwood/ Oakland, Woodlawn and Woodson campuses); UNO (Casas, Fuentes, Homan Charter Elementary, Cisneros, Garcia, Paz, Marquez, Torres, Tamayo, Zizumbo, St. Marks, UNO Near West Elementary and UNO North Side Elementary campuses); Young Women’s Leadership Charter School of Chicago.

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

Mayor Emanuel attends park openings across Chicago

• Submit a renewal application to CPS • Review of renewal application

by CPS officials

Mayor Emanuel recently dedicated two athletic facilities in Chicago. First, he was in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, to dedicate the new artificial turf soccer field there at Davis Square Park. This is the second artificial turf soccer field opened by Mayor Emanuel over the past month, with the unveiling of a new field at Haas Park in the Logan Square neighborhood. Later, he visited Chicago's 34th Ward and the Roseland neighborhood to officially dedicate newly refurbished and rehabilitated outdoor basketball courts to Mac Irvin. Joined

by Alderman Austin, Mac Irvin's family, and Simeon HS standout Jabari Parker, the Mayor said that this was the only one of the 100 basketball courts that the Park District is refurbishing that will be named for an individual, due to Mac Irvin's tremendous influence in the community.

MAYOR EMANUEL MEETS with young Chicagoans at the unveiling of the new Davis Square artificial turf soccer field. (Photo by Brooke Collins - City of Chicago)

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ENTERTAINMENT Windy City Live host shifts to circus ringmaster role Val Warner, Co-Host of Windy City Live will be the guest ringmaster on November 14th, opening night of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents Dragons.

The Chicagoland Mom Squad will be hosting a meet and greet with Val Warner, elected officials, and community leaders, including performers from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus; Ken Dunkin, State Representative, 5th District; Walt Whitman, Soul Children of Chicago; Chef Cliff Rome, President of Rome’s Joy Catering, Inc.; Tenille

Brooks, founder of The Chicagoland Mom Squad.

“The Greatest Show on Earth” will be at the United Center November 14-25. Circusgoers can save 20 percent on weekend shows or 40 percent on weekday shows by purchasing their tickets through Ticketmaster.com, the United Center Box Office, or calling 1800-745-3000 and using The Chicagoland Mom Squad code MSQUAD to receive the discount.

ShopThanksgiving, Black Friday Doorbusters at Sears

SHOP YOUR WAY Members get the ultimate holiday shopping perk this year at Sears: the opportunity to shop Thanksgiving and Black Friday doorbusters online starting Sun., Nov. 18 at 5 p.m. CT – five days before the traditional day after Thanksgiving shopping frenzy.

The unprecedented early window to shop select sale items continues through Mon., Nov. 19 at 11:59 p.m. CT at Sears.com/membersonly, for pick-up in-store only, while quantities last.

“We promised special privileges for SHOP YOUR WAY Members this holiday season and access to Black Friday this early is proof of that commitment,” said Imran Jooma, senior vice president and

president, Marketing, Online and Financial Services, Sears Holdings.

“We’re making the search for that perfect holiday gift easier, more convenient and rewarding this season.

The perks of SHOP YOUR WAY Membership extend well beyond Black Friday, as well.”

SHOP YOUR WAY is a free, members-only program and shopping community that offers rewards, personalized deals, product reviews, daily sweepstakes and personalized deals and services like e-coupons and e-receipts for faster returns and exchanges in five minutes or less, guaranteed. SHOP YOUR WAY creates new convenience for shoppers by connecting all of the ways to shop – in store, at home, online and by phone. Customers earn Points for purchases that can be redeemed with other SHOP YOUR WAY partners like Kmart, Sears and Lands’ End.

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By Raymond Ward will return next week . . . . .

He’s out shopping!

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PRESTON TATE, JR., left and Richard Cotovsky try to pick up the pieces of their lives as Franco Wicks and Arthur Przybyszewski toward the end of Superior Donuts.

Superior Donuts is a play about can Dream, resonates in our take that the director gives it by an aging, anti-war activist named hearts as Chicagoans and is a sto- bringing it up to date and using Arthur Przybyszewski—played ry that we are committed to re- current references on different

by Richard Cotovsky—who has a tell.” situations. It is one of the noted slightly racist bend and a donut After a series of both good and traits of the theatre company, shop that is struggling. He de- bad events, Arthur becomes clos- which was established in 1986 cides to hire a young, Black stu- er friends with Franco, while he and is committed to “dealing dent named Franco Wicks, who also sheds some of his hard exteri- with the fears and passions of the is on the run from a bad gam- or and finds a new friend in the human condition involving charbling debt but who has great aspi- female police officer who is as- acters who are often misunderrations as a writer and a few good signed to his neighborhood. Su- stood—societal outcasts and victips on how to resurrect the perior Donuts is a great story tims of their own exile.” donut shop. When the two men about community, is heavy on join ranks, Arthur might not real- good writing and light on prePulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts ize it, but his life is set to be dictable clichés that could have is the playwright, and Matt changed for the better. easily been incorporated. The Miller is the director. Superior The play takes place on the scene when Franco asks Arthur to Donuts is playing at the Royal North Side of Chicago in the Up- name 10 Black poets is priceless!

George Cabaret, located at 1641 town area and it’s one that has I saw Superior Donuts years N. Halsted St., until December been around in various reprisals back, and I still enjoy the story- 9. For more information, call for a number of years. telling and appreciate the fresh 312-988-9000.

Franco is played by Preston Tate, Jr., whose work in Superior Donuts earned him a Jeff Award nomination for Best Actor, as well as the Denzel Washington Award for Most Promising Actor at the 2012 Black Theatre Alliance Awards.

This Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company reprisal has been going strong for years. “Following 12 sold out weeks at Mary-Arrchie and a successful remount at Metropolis this past summer, Superior Donuts has become the best selling show in Mary-Arrchie’s 27-year-history and a true audience favorite,” comments Artistic Director Carlo Garcia. “The material, which centers on unlikely (LEFT TO RIGHT) Millie Hurley, Joanna Maclay, Richard friendships, fading Chicago cul- Cotovsky and Bradford Stevens in Superior Donuts. (Photos ture and the pursuit of the Ameri- by Greg Rothman) Blacks Must control their own coMMunity

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ENTERTAINMENT

The HistoryMakers present An Evening with Berry Gordy, Jr. The HistoryMakers will welcome and honor Berry Gordy, Jr., founder of Motown Records, during An Evening with Berry Gordy on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at The Art Institute of Chicago.

The program will consist of a oneon-one interview with Gordy conducted by award-winning journalist Gwen Ifill and taped live for airing on PBS-TV. Ifill’s interview will lead the audience through Gordy’s celebrated life as an entrepreneur, songwriter, record producer, and movie director and producer who has left an indelible influence on music and films both nationally and internationally. Popular recording artist Kem and R&B singer Valerie Simpson will perform a tribute. Gordy’s son, Stefan Gordy — known to the music world as Redfoo — one-half of the hip-hop musical group, LMFAO, will be in attendance.

Julieanna Richardson, founder and executive director of The HistoryMakers, serves as executive producer. Suzanne de Passe, former president of Motown Productions, and Charles Randolph-Wright, director of the upcoming Broadway production of Motown: the Musical, are serving as co-producers.

Ray Chew, music director for American Idol, serves as the show’s music producer. Music industry powerhouses Universal Music Group, Sony Music, David Geffen, Clarence Avant, and Jerry Moss are major underwriters for the evening.

Gordy founded Motown Records in 1959 and grew the company into the most successful African American-owned enterprise in the

United States. He is also credited with having created a new sound that changed popular music – the Motown Sound. While working on an assembly line at Ford Motor Company, Gordy began writing and selling songs that were recorded by several local artists. After borrowing $800 from his father, he formed his own company – Motown Records – that was headquartered in a house on Detroit’s West Grand Boulevard. In 1960, Motown released the song “Shop Around” written by Gordy’s longtime friend Smokey Robinson and recorded by The Miracles with Robinson on lead vocals. The song sold more than a million copies and helped to launch the most influential era in the history of popular music. Motown quickly turned out successive hits by signing and grooming recording artists such as Diana Ross and the Supremes, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, and Mary Wells.

Founded in 1999, The HistoryMakers is a national, 501(c) (3) non-profit institution that develops, preserves, and provides easy online access to an internationallyrecognized archival collection of thousands of African American videotaped oral histories. The oral histories document, promote, and celebrate the successes of African American events, movements, and organizations that are of historic value and importance to the African American community and American society.

As the hallmark celebrity inter-

Berry Gordy view program and fundraiser for The HistoryMakers, An Evening With… has previously honored men and women from multiple disciplines who have distinguish ed themselves in their respective fields. Among those previously interviewed are Harry Belafonte, Dionne Warwick, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, BB King, Colin Powell, Della Reese, Russell Simmons, Diahann Carroll, Denyce Graves, Nikki Giovanni, Andrew Young,

and Earl Graves.

Interviewer Gwen Ifill is the managing editor of “Washington Week” and senior correspondent for “The PBS NewsHour,” both on PBSTV. She has been honored by the National Press Foundation, Ebony Magazine, the Radio Television News Directors Association, and American Women in Radio and Television. Ifill has also moderated two vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008 and is the author of

the book, The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.

Richardson is pleased that Berry Gordy’s interview will be featured as one of the PBS-TV specials.

“The HistoryMakers is fortunate that Mr. Gordy will appear live in Chicago for a full-length interview with Gwen Ifill. Our special relationship with PBS makes it possible for The HistoryMakers to produce these outstanding programs and to present them during Black History Month,” said Richardson.

“I was introduced to Mr. Gordy by Clarence Avant, former chairman of the board of Motown Records.

This program represents a hallmark moment for The HistoryMakers because I have worked for 12 years on getting Mr. Gordy to agree to be interviewed. We are delighted to have him in Chicago for what will be an historic evening of song, history, and American culture,” Richardson added.

Honorary co-chairs for An Evening with Berry Gordy include: Christie Hefner, Clarence Avant, Walter & Shirley Massey, and Richard Parsons. The title sponsor is Comcast NBC Universal. Other major sponsors include Universal Music Group which owns Motown, Sony Music which owns the Motown publishing rights, Discover, Abbott Laboratories, Chicago Tribune, and The Ritz Carlton Chicago.

For further information on The HistoryMakers, please visit the website at www.thehistorymakers.com.

Original “Dream Girl” Sheryl Lee Ralph will present her One Woman Play On November 17, from 7:00 to 9:30 pm at the University’s International House, 1414 E. 59th St, actress and singer Sheryl Lee Ralph will present her one woman play, “Sometimes I Cry,” a humorous and thought-provoking look into the true stories of women from different walks of life affected by HIV/AIDS. This critically-acclaimed play is filled with laughter, music, and soul, and has touched the hearts of audiences around the globe, and contributed to Ralph being honored with the first Red Ribbon Award at the UN for her unique use of the arts in promoting community health. An intimate Q & A with Ralph and book signing will follow the performance. This play is suitable for adolescents as well as adults.

Her performance will be a part of the conference entitled “Social and Structural Determinants of HIV Infections among Minority Populations” examines the growing problem of HIV/AIDS among Blacks, Latinos and imprisoned populations will be held at the University of

Chicago on November 16 and 17.

This two-day event is organized by the STI/HIV Intervention Network (SHINE), which is based at the University of Chicago, School

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Sheryl Lee Ralph of Social Service Administration.

The network uses innovative biomedical, behavioral and structural initiatives to reduce HIV infections among minority youth, men who

have sex with men, and people who are incarcerated. The conference events will also promote free rapid HIV testing at clinics on the west and south sides.

Dexter Voisin, Associate Professor at SSA, is the principal investigator for SHINE. Voisin has studied pathways of high rates of community violence exposure and increased risky sex behavior among urban youth. “The number of known HIV infections in the United States has remained relatively stable over the past ten years at an annual rate of about 55,000,” he said.

“However, minority women and youth, African American and Latino men having sex with men, and incarcerated populations continue to be disproportionately infected,” he added. “These groups have HIV rates that are eight to ten times higher than other segments of the population.”

UChicago scholars in addition to Voisin participating in the conference are Alida Bouris, Assistant Professor at SSA; Matthew Epperson, Saturday, November 17, 2012

Assistant Professor at SSA; Stuart Michaels, Senior Research Scientist at NORC, and John Schneider, Assistant Professor, University of Chicago Medicine.

On November 16, Dr. Robert Fullilove, Professor and Associate Dean for Community and Minority Affairs at Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University will deliver the keynote address on “Mass Incarceration As a Social Driver of HIV/AIDS in the United States.”

Additional speakers and discussants from the University of Chicago, the University of Illinois, Northwestern and Loyola Universities and a number of community partners will also present. This conference will be at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, 969 East 60th St from 8:45a.m. to 3 p.m.

Both events are free and open to the public, but given limited seating organizers encourage people to register early in advance at http://ssascholars.uchicago.edu/shine/. Additional information can also be obtained from 773.834.3070.

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WORLD OF MUSIC

By Barbara Wright-Pryor

Lyric Opera’s long-awaited ‘Werther tops the charts Negrin conception of Massenet’s masterpiece takes audience beyond reality For the first time in 34 years Jules Massenet’s opera masterpiece “Werther” returned to the Civic Opera House stage Sunday, November 11 with as strong a cast as the previous production headed by the late, great Spanish lyric tenor Alfredo Kraus.

With tenor Matthew Polenzani in the title role and French mezzo-soprano Sophie Koch as Charlotte, the duo brought stark reality to the pain and anguish of unrequited love suffered by the two star-crossed lovers.

The Negrin production, first seen in San Francisco during the 2010 season, focused on possible psychological aspects of two “should have been” lovers, giving a twist to the story line similar to that found in Greek novelist Nikos Kazantzakis’ “The Last Temptation of Christ” published nearly fifty years ago in 1953 that caused an uproar in the international religious community. Did it, or did it not, happen?

The well-chosen cast of singers included American baritone Philip Kraus (Bailiff), and tenor John Irvin and bass-baritone David Govertsen as Schmidt and Johann, respectively, the Bailiff’s drinking partners. Texas-

born baritone Craig Verm brought dynamic realism to the role of Albert, Charlotte’s anguished husband.

Rounding out the cast were Ryan Opera Center members, excellent singers all, soprano Kiri Deonarine (Sophie, Charlotte’s younger sister), mezzo-soprano Cecelia Hall (Käthchen); and Virginia-born baritone Will Liverman, first year member of the Center and 2012 winner of the Metropolitan Opera finals.

The Francisco Negrin production with costumes and multi-media set design by Louis Désiré illuminated by the nonpareil lighting master Duane Schuler provided the background for the psychological twist to the drama being revealed onstage. Sir Andrew Davis, conducting his third production of the season, led the Lyric Opera Orchestra in some of the most beautifully orchestrated music ever composed by Massenet while effectively molding and shaping the orchestral textures to perfection. The Wednesday, November 14 performance of “Werther” marked the 25th anniversary of Sir Andrew Davis’ Lyric Opera debut conducting performances of Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro.”

“Werther” is highly recommended.

Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” opens at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 25 for

SOPRANO SOPHIE KOCH (Charlotte) and tenor Matthew Polenzani (Werther) in Act I of Massenet’s “Werther” now at Lyric Opera of Chicago, 20 N. Wacker Dr. through November 26. Photo/Dan Rest six performances through Saturday, December 15. For more information or tickets, call 312-332-2244 or go to lyricopera.org ******** Lyric Opera plans adventure for kids when it presents “Popcorn & Pasquale” Sunday, December 2 at 2:00 p.m. at the Civic Opera House.

A project of Lyric Unlimited, the 70minute performance, written expressly for children, features selected scenes from Donizetti’s sparkling “Don Pasquale” with special guest actor Ross Lehman and the mainstage production stars Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, Marlis Petersen, René Barbera, and Corey Crider with the Lyric Opera Orchestra and Chorus.

“We want families who, for what-

ever reason, have never been here together before to come to this wonderfully entertaining and interactive performance and get a taste of what we’re all about,” says Anthony Freud, Lyric’s general director. “With “Popcorn & Pasquale” parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and others can share the wonder of opera – the sets and costumes, the storytelling and singing, the beautiful opera house itself – with youngsters as a family outing on a Sunday afternoon. Our cast and orchestra members are delighted to engage in this whimsical ‘show and tell’ experience, and we’re very pleased to have the captivating Ross Lehman as our guide.” And yes, Freud added, “popcorn WILL be on sale at the opera house!”

Tickets for “Popcorn & Pasquale” are $10, $15, and $20 for children 12 and under, and $20, $30, and $40 for everyone else. Call 312-332-2244 or go to lyricopera.org.

Chicago’s own Anthony McGill, Jonathan Biss will perform with NY String Orchestra The New York String Orchestra (NYSO), an ensemble of young players from around the world, returns to Carnegie Hall this holiday season for its two annual concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage conducted by Artistic Director Jaime Laredo.

Over the past 43 years, the orchestra’s annual appearances each December have become a Carnegie Hall tradition and are the culmination of the ten-day New York String Orchestra Seminar, a nationally-acclaimed professional training program founded in 1969 for highly gifted 15 to 22year-old musicians held under the auspices of Mannes College The New School for Music. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, one of many professional musicians who attended the workshop as a teenager, has called it “one of the defining moments” of his career.

On Monday, December 24 at 7:00 p.m., the orchestra will perform the overture to Mozart’s “La clemenza di Tito,” Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19, featuring Jonathan Biss; and Haydn’s Symphony No. 104 in D Major, “London.” The second program on Friday, December 28 at 8:00 p.m. includes Mendelssohn’s Overture to “The Hebrides;” Saint-Saën’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33, featuring Cicely Parnas; Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622, featuring Chicago native Anthony McGill, principal clarinet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; and Dvorák’s Slavonic Dances.

In the NYSO Seminar’s 43-year history there has never been an application fee, and all those invited to participate have received full scholarships to the acclaimed national program. This season, a record number of over 440 students applied to the Seminar, representing 42 states and 13 countries, with accepted students representing 24 states and 6 countries. Auditions were held in seven cities across the country—Bloomington, Chicago, Cleveland, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and Rochester—to ensure that as many students as possible could audition without incurring travel costs. Those selected have been sent invitations to participate in the program, and six weeks later, they will travel to New York from across the nation and world to rehearse and perform together as the 2012 New York String Orchestra.

Anthony McGill, principal clarinet

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of The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, has been recognized as one of classical music’s finest solo, chamber, and orchestral musicians. Before joining The MET Orchestra in 2004, he served as associate principal clarinet of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. On January 20, 2009, Mr. McGill performed “Air and Simple Gifts” by John Williams with YoYo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, and Gabriela Montero at the inauguration of President Barack Obama, and again on August 18, 2012, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood as part of a special concert honoring John Williams’ 80th birthday. In 2000, Mr. McGill was a winner of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant and in March of 2012 was one of the first three artists to receive the Sphinx Organization’s Medal of Excellence, which were presented at the U.S. Supreme Court. In January

Jonathan Biss 2012, Mr. McGill was featured in Copland’s Clarinet Concerto with The MET Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. He can also be seen on the Live in HD broadcasts from The Metropolitan Opera. Mr. McGill is an alumni of the New York String Orchestra Seminar.

American pianist Jonathan Biss is

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widely regarded for his artistry, musical intelligence, and deeply felt interpretations, winning international recognition for his orchestral, recital, and chamber music performances and for his award-winning recordings. He made his New York Philharmonic debut in 2001 and since then has appeared with the foremost orchestras of North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Mr. Biss is a frequent performer at leading international music festivals and gives recitals in major music capitals both at home and abroad, In preparation for the concerts at Carnegie Hall, the young musicians will have the opportunity to rehearse with Mr. Laredo and renowned soloists including Jonathan Biss, Anthony McGill* and Cicely Parnas, as well as in chamber music workshops with celebrated artists including members of the Juilliard, Orion, and Guarneri String Quartets, and be introduced to new musical worlds with an emphasis on playing expressively.

This year’s chamber music faculty includes bassists Peter Lloyd* and Kurt Muroki*; bassoonist Frank Morelli; cellists Bonnie Hampton, Sharon Robinson, and Peter Wiley*; flutist Bart Feller*; oboist Linda Strommen*; violinists Pamela Frank*, Ida Kavafian*, Cho-Liang Lin*, Daniel Phillips*, Sylvia Rosenberg, Stephen Shipps*, and Hiroko Yajima; violists Samuel Rhodes, Michael Tree, and Steven Tenenbom*. (*Indicates New York String Orchestra Seminar alumni).

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SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING BMOA kicks off holiday season with 13th year of helping the needy All year long, the Black McDonald’s Operators Association (BMOA) gives back to the communities they serve, partnering with organizations and individuals doing positive things throughout Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana. “Food for the Body & Spirit” is where the BMOA leads the charge.

Since 1999, the BMOA has hosted this annual Thanksgiving program, collaborating with community leaders, local dignitaries, volunteers, and local churches to provide hot meals, inspiration, and other services for those in

need. This year, the BMOA continues that tradition, hosting the program at Apostolic Church of God, 6320 S. Dorchester, Wednesday, November 21, from 7 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

“Food for the Body & Spirit is a program at the heart of the BMOA,” said Ron Lofton, president of the BMOA. “It’s important for us to make sure the spirit of Thanksgiving and giving back is at the forefront; and our goal is for it to be worthwhile for the attendees. We hope this program leaves a positive impact and

Stellar line-up of pastors celebrate New Mount Pilgrim’s anniversary New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church concludes a week-long revival Sunday, November 18, with two services and two pastors – the Rev. Daniel Hill of the River City Community Church will lead the 8 a.m. service and New Mount Pilgrim

touches their lives in some way.”

The Food for the Body & Spirit program emphasizes the importance of nutrition, volunteerism, and quality time with family.

The BMOA will provide participants with round-trip transportation from numerous homeless and human services shelters in Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana. Attendees will be provided with breakfast, health screenings, inspirational performances, and vital information on health and nutrition.

Additionally, the BMOA will

have new and gently used winter wear items on hand for attendees to choose from before they leave, including hats, gloves and scarves. The menu will feature traditional breakfast items prepared by the staff at Apostolic Church of God. For the kids in attendance, Ronald McDonald, along with McDonaldland characters, Birdie and Grimace will stop by.

About the BMOA The Black McDonald’s Operators Association of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana is a mem-

Kurt Carr’s new single is the number 2 Christian and Gospel song on iTUNES Carr to receive James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award at the 28th Annual Stellar Awards Kurt Carr’s new single “I’ve Seen Him Do It” is the #2 Christian & Gospel song on iTunes.

The soul-stirring testimonial song is the debut single off of BLESS THIS HOUSE, the 7th project for Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers.

“I’ve Seen Him Do It” was selected by Gospel music fans as the first single from this CD. In October, Verity Gospel Music

Rev. Gail Rice

Pastor Otis Moss III Pastor Marshall Hatch will lead the 11 a.m. service.

New Mount Pilgrim celebrated its 62nd anniversary with several guest speakers throughout the

bership organization of 15 owner operators who are dedicated to empowering minds and building leaders in the communities they serve. This is achieved through signature educational and community outreach programs, employment and career development programs and embodiment of the spirit of entrepreneurship.

BMOA members are committed to assisting the next generation of McDonald’s owner operators, encouraging the importance of reading, writing and life skills, and giving back to the community.

week including Pastor Isaias Mercado of The Carpenter’s House; the Rev. Gail Rice of First Baptist Congregational Church; and Trinity United Church of Christ’s pastor, the Rev. Otis Moss III. New Mount Pilgrim is at 4301 W. Washington Blvd. More information about the church can be obtained by calling 773-2875051 or www.newmtpilgrim.org.

Group ran a poll across a variety of websites so that fans could choose either “I’ve Seen Him Do It” or “Bless This House” as the first single. “I think this song will touch and inspire believers everywhere because every believer has seen God do miraculous things,” says Carr. The song was recently serviced to radio and is receiving an overwhelmingly positive response. Open this link to hear “I’ve Seen Him Do It” http://youtu.be/MYuEjAWdw8g.

On January 19, 2013, Carr will receive the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award at the 28th Annual Stellar Awards. This is an especially humbling honor for Carr, who received his big break in Gospel music when Cleveland hired him as a keyboard player.

Carr’s new project, BLESS THIS HOUSE, is a double disc CD that the artist says “is a continuum of who I am.”

“I believe I’ve come into what my niche and what my purpose is,” says Carr. “And that is to make music that edifies the body and blesses the church of Jesus Christ.”

BLESS THIS HOUSE will be in stores January 22, 2013.

The Crusader Newspaper Group is interested in our readers’ ideas, thoughts and opinions, whether you’re in Chicago, Northwest Indiana or any part of the U.S. we encourage you to send a letter to the editor at crusaderil@aol.com.

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COMMUNITY TAKING A DEEP LOOK AT OURSELVES Peace tournament to . . .

(Continued from page 6) African culture, African minds, and African lands.

As I have repeated many times in previous columns, we have a responsibility and a duty to our brothers and sisters to build institutions based on African spirituality, ethics, and morals, and give back that which the Creator has given us, “All Life, Power, and Health, like

We had, and lived by Maat before

the coming of Europeans. We must return to the ways of Maat so we can survive the white supremacy genocidal onslaught. We must look deep into ourselves! And as our respected ancestor Dr. John Henrik Clarke often said, “If we did it once, we can do it again!” In view of what is happening in the world, we must never lose sight of who we are and our condition.

(Continued from page 19) cial DJ of the NBA All-Star Weekend, will provide event entertainment and spin between games and breaks. Zeke, whose debut album releases in early 2013, brings his own passion and connection to the Peace Tournament as a long-time supporter of non-profit causes, and as the son of event sponsor Isiah Thomas.

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It is not unusual for a child to tell another child “He (she) was my friend first,” and that is exactly the posture Cornel and Tavis seem to be taking when it comes to some Black media professionals, namely Mellissa Harris-Perry, the Rev. Al Sharpton, and Dr. Michael Eric Dyson.

In essence, the duo called Harris-Perry, Sharpton and Dyson sellouts. The disparaging remarks seem to be rooted in the fact all three of them used their respective media platforms to support the president.

Many of us recall the tantrums and tirades Smiley had when then-candidate Obama refused to appear on Smiley’s state of Black America annual television show.

Obama said his wife would gladly replace him. However, Smiley had a problem with an accomplished, educated, attractive Black woman appearing on the panel. And for the past four years, the talk show host has whined about nearly everything the president has done – baseless rants.

For some reason, probably known only to God, West and Smiley believe they are the grinding stone that sharpens Obama’s blade. They mistakenly claim that name-calling and childish criticisms are creating a higher level of discussion about the president’s policies and actions.

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(Continued from page 4) too often is in our community.

We need folk who can improve on suggestions, not discredit them because they didn’t think of them. Bickering and blaming will not allow us to advance by any means.

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Smiley and West need to shut up, sit down Dear Editor: Surely, I can’t be the only one who is tired of the childish namecalling that Cornel West and Tavis Smiley insist upon when talking about President Barack Obama.

These two educated men are behaving like fourth graders. A week or so ago, West, who has a doctorate degree described the President as “a Rockefeller Republican in Black face.” The comments came right after the re-election of the president; a reelection that garnered the president very similar numbers to those he received from voters in ’08.

Instead of providing some sort of analysis as to how the president regained his popularity, West and Smiley reverted to talk about what did not happen during the campaign.

West erroneously and foolishly talked about the amount of money spent on the campaigns of the president and Mitt Romney and despite the $6 billion amount there were still several issues unaddressed in this country.

The point West in all of his wisdom is missing is that that was private money – money men and women and corporations WANTED to give to the president to help him get re-elected. Were we talking about government funding then West’s point would have some validity.

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the Sun Forever.”

I urge all African people to take a meditative moment and look deeply inside of ourselves as a people. Let us restore what the ancient Black people of Kemet called Maat: Divine Order, Harmony, Balance, Truth, Justice, Righteousness, and Reciprocity.

and miserably failed at, apparently they have decided negative publicity is better than no publicity.

Travis Grant

Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School (www.ctkjesuit.org) is a Catholic Jesuit secondary school (grades 9-12) using

Student Loans Cause 36 Million to Drop out of College in debt crisis

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According to a new report, since 2009, 36 million Americans have attended college without earning a degree. Consequently, 850,000 individual private loans valued at more than $8 billion are now in default. With high and variable interest rates, these loans can cost students more in repayment than the actual cost of tuition. From 2005 to 2011 alone, private student loan debt more than doubled from $56 billion to $140 billion.

Among Black students who did not complete college, 69 percent cited high student loan debt as the reason. Soon after dropping out of school, these ex-students began struggling with repayment without the earning power a degree could have provided.

The report, The Student Debt Crisis, is authored by the Center for American Progress, an independent, nonpartisan institute.

The October report analyzes key factors in this looming financial crisis including changes in debt over time, the role lenders have played in the current crisis, who has incurred debt and factors contributing to the rise of student debt.

Most of the $1 trillion in combined federal and private student loan debt can be attributed to the increasing cost of college, the choice by state legislatures to make higher education a lesser priority in annual budgets, aggressive lending practices, and the recession cutting into the savings and earning power of families, the report stated.

“Students of color, particularly

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the Cristo Rey model to serve young men and women from the Austin neighborhood and surrounding communities of Chicago’s West Side. Christ the King opened in August 2008 and graduated its first class in June of 2012, with 100 percent of students accepted to college. Small, safe and faith-based, Christ the King expands on a tradition of successful education with a new urban idea that education is the great equalizer. Through this unique model, students earn almost three-fourths of their educational costs by working five days a week at Chicagoarea law firms, banks, hospitals, non-profit and civic organizations including the City of Chicago’s Mayor’s Office.

Charlene Crowell African-Americans are graduating with more student debt: 27 percent of Black bachelor’s degree recipients had more than $30,500 in debt, compared to 16 percent for their white counterparts. And with Pell Grants facing cuts, many students of color who rely on these awards to help pay for school will be forced to borrow at even greater rates,” the report observed.

Among students of color who graduate, the report found that 81 percent of Black students and 67 percent of Latino students typically have one hand holding a degree and the other clutching multiple student loans that need to be repaid. Among young African-American college graduates under the age of 34, more than half – 56 percent – have delayed purchasing a home.

Further, the lengthy time it now takes for most new graduates to find employment brings another

dimension to student debt challenges. While nearly 9 percent of recent white graduates are unemployed; nearly 11 percent of Black graduates and 13 percent of Latinos are unemployed.

Financial pressures have forced many state and local governments to make painful cuts, including in education. This reduction in funding left many institutions of higher learning with fiscal challenges. Some school endowments also lost funds as a result of the recession.

As a result, most schools turned to raising the cost of tuition to replace needed revenues. To make matters worse for students, many state-sponsored scholarships and grants were reduced, if not eliminated.

As costly as college has become, there are still valid reasons to pursue higher education. According to Wilbert van der Klaauw, an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the disparities in lifetime earnings are stark. Americans with degrees can expect their collective earnings to reach $2.3 million. For people that attended college but never completed a degree the lifetime expected earnings drop to $1.5 million.

The report concluded, “The overlap of the recent recession and the continuing rise in student debt has created a perfect storm that is overwhelming many borrowers.”

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

Chatham mom wins; hits lottery windfall Disney World is no longer a dream for Rita Griffin who recently won the Illinois Lottery’s $1,000 – a –week cash for life game. The 31year-old Chatham mother of three said she plans to take her children to Disney World – the first time any of them made the trip.

Griffin said when she left the King Drive gas station where she bought the winning ticket, she sat in her car and started yelling ‘I won the Lottery.’ She said she had never been so happy.

A phlebotomist, Griffin added that she will buy a house after paying off bills, and back to her Disney trip she added “I have never been to Disney World and neither have my kids. This will be a great family trip. It feels great

RITA GRIFFIN DISPLAYS her winning $1,000 a Week for Life instant ticket. to be able to make my fami- help K-12 public schools, as ly’s dreams come true.” well as the Capital Projects Fund. Besides the $1,000-aThe Illinois Lottery, found- week-for-life game, the loted in 1974 has contributed tery also offers top prizes $17.5 billion to the state of either $500, $2,500 or Common School Fund to $5,000-a-week for life.

“Black on Black Love gears up for Annual Thanksgiving Give-A-Way” As Thanksgiving approaches, the Black on Black Love Organization is once again preparing for its Annual Thanksgiving Food Give-A-Way. Over the past fourteen years, Black on Black Love has seen to it that thousands of families receive turkey dinners with all the trimmings and food enough for several days of meals.

“We couldn’t have done it without our corporate and community donors,” explains Frances Wright, President and CEO of Black on Black Love, “and this year, we need their help more than ever.” Spencer Leak, Sr., Chairman of the Board of Black on Black Love and annual sponsor of this event added, “The need for more businesses and individuals to step up and provide dollars for this worthy cause is greater this year because many of Black on Black Love’s corporate donations have been reduced.” Edward Gardner, former Soft Sheen Products President, agrees, “There are too many families out here without jobs, or adequate incomes to feed their families,” said Gardner, “surely there are some donors out there who will find it in their hearts to help these people enjoy a good Thanksgiving meal with their families.” Gardner has recently been advocating for jobs for unemployed men and women. Donors are asked to limit their contributions to monetary gifts.

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“For safety and health reasons, we are not soliciting any canned or packaged goods from community members,” explained Frances Wright. Donors are urged to send or bring their tax-deductible donations to LOTS FOR SALE 6 Lots in Oak Wood Cemetery 67th Street in Chicago ½ price $1,800. each or 6 lots for $10,000.

Call John Jacobson at 708-429-1836

Black on Black Love, 1000 East 87th Street, Chicago, Il 60619, no later than Friday, November 16, to give the staff adequate time to purchase the food and prepare the baskets.

Each basket will contain a 14-16 pound turkey and other ingredients that recipients can prepare for their family, like macaroni and cheese, potatoes, rice, vegetables and more.

For more information, please contact Black on Black Love at 773-9780868.

HOUSES FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY, DEPARTMENT COUNTY CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2 0 0 7 - A C 3 Plaintiff, 09 CH 51784 v s .

TIFFANY HARRIS; MORTGAGE E L E C T R O N I C REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST GUARANTY MORTGAGE CORPORATION; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF TIFFANY HARRIS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 09 CH 51784 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on September 18, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, December 20, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 20-27-427-024-0000 Commonly known as 7800 SOUTH ST LAWRENCE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 1 9 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common the purchaser Blacks Must control their ointerest wn ccommunity, oMMunity of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2 0 0 7 - A C 3 Plaintiff, 09 CH 51784 v s .

TIFFANY HARRIS; MORTGAGE E L E C T R O N I C REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST GUARANTY MORTGAGE CORPORATION; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF TIFFANY HARRIS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 09 CH 51784 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on September 18, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, December 20, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 20-27-427-024-0000 Commonly known as 7800 SOUTH ST LAWRENCE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 1 9 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 0 9 3 7 5 2 8 .

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I482943

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT DIVISION CHANCERY DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED TRUST SERIES 2005-D, HOME INABS EQUITY MORTGAGE LOAN A S S E T - B A C K E D CERTIFICATES, SERIES INABS 2005-D UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AND AGREEMENT SERVICING DATED DEC 1, 2005, Plaintiff, v s .

WALTER B. BAKER, KAREN BAKER AND TCF NATIONAL BANK, Defendants, 11 CH 43045 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 17, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 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. 20-21-113-011.

Commonly known as 6437 South Normal Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60621.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Property Act. Condominium 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 Sales Clerk at Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125.

Ref. No. 10-4486 N JUDICIAL SALES INTERCOUNTY C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I482875

HOUSES FOR SALE

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

GUNN TAURUS D e f e n d a n t s 10 CH 27578 422 WEST 66TH PLACE CHICAGO, IL 0 6 2 1 6 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered COUNTY, ILLINOIS in the above cause on September 11, 2012, COUNTY DEPARTMENT an agent of The Judicial Sales DIVISION CHANCERY Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, December 13, 2012, at the The Judicial I N C Sales Corporation, One South Wacker P l a i n t i f f , Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, s . v sell at public auction to the highest bidder, ARTHUR BRIDGEFORD A/K/A as set forth below, the following described ARTHUR M.L BRIDGEFORD real estate: Commonly known as 422 UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON WEST 66TH PLACE, CHICAGO, IL RECORD CLAIMANTS; Property Index No. 60621 D e f e n d a n t s , 20-21-129-014-0000. The real estate is 12 CH 11051 improved with a 2 unit brick apartment; no NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE highest bid by certified funds at the close UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE of the auction; The balance, including the FORECLOSURE LAW Judicial sale fee for Abandoned PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 entered in the above entitled cause on or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the September 14, 2012, Intercounty Judicial purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, funds/or wire transfer, is due within December 18, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be in their office at 120 West Madison Street, paid by the mortgagee acquiring the Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the residential real estate pursuant to its credit highest bidder for cash, the following bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, described property: judgment creditor, or other lienor P.I.N. 20-21-326-008-0000 acquiring the residential real estate whose Commonly known as 7031 SOUTH rights in and to the residential real estate PARNELL AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 arose prior to the sale. The subject The mortgaged real estate is improved property is subject to general real estate with a single family residence. If the taxes, special assessments, or special subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a taxes levied against said real estate and is common interest community, the purchaser offered for sale without any representation of the unit other than a mortgagee shall as to quality or quantity of title and without pay the assessments required by recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the condition. The sale is further subject to Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: confirmation by the court. Upon payment in 25% down by certified funds, balance full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle within 24 hours, by certified funds. No the purchaser to a deed to the real estate refunds. The property will NOT be open after confirmation of the sale. The property for inspection. Upon payment in full of the will NOT be open for inspection and amount bid, the purchaser will receive a plaintiff makes no representation as to the Certificate of Sale which will entitle the condition of the property. Prospective purchaser to a Deed to the premises after bidders are admonished to check the court confirmation of the sale. file to verify all information. If this property For information: Visit our website at is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn the legal fees required by The Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a 1 2 0 2 1 7 8 . condominium unit which is part of a INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES common interest community, the purchaser C O R P O R A T I O N of the unit at the foreclosure sale other Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 than a mortgagee shall pay the I482888 assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE COUNTY, ILLINOIS MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU COUNTY DEPARTMENT HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN CHANCERY DIVISION POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST ENTRY 17, OF 2012 AN ORDER OF COMPANY, AS November Saturday, POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE TRUSTEE OF THE HOME EQUITY WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ASSET-BACKED TRUST SERIES LAW. For information: Visit our website at INABS 2005-D, HOME service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours EQUITY MORTGAGE LOAN of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, A S S E T - B A C K E D Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn CERTIFICATES, SERIES INABS 2005-D Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602.

UNDER THE Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to POOLING AND SERVICING AND file number PA1016676. THE JUDICIAL SERVICING AGREEMENT SALES CORPORATION One South DATED DEC 1, 2005, Plaintiff, Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL v s .

60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also WALTER B. BAKER, KAREN BAKER visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at AND TCF NATIONAL www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of BANK, Defendants, pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES 11 CH 43045 One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 NOTICE OF SALE

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 required by The assessments 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 OF AN ORDER OF ENTRY IN ACCORDANCE POSSESSION, 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 PA1016676. 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.: PA1016676 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 10 CH 27578 I481577

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO HOME EQUITY ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 2006-3 TRUST, HOME EQUITY ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-3 P l a i n t i f f , v .

DAVID PRICE A/K/A DAVID L. PRICE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s 12 CH 03338 7418 SOUTH LAFAYETTE 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 September 12, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 14, 2012, 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 7418 SOUTH LAFAYETTE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-28-228-025-0000. The real estate is improved with a 4 or more units with no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; 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 PA1200097. 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.: PA1200097 Attorney Code. 91220 Case # 12 CH 03338 I481218

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION URBAN PARTNERSHIP BANK, AS ASSIGNEE OF THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, AS RECEIVER FOR S H O R E B A N K P l a i n t i f f , v .

JOEL V. WORDLAW, BELINDA K. WORDLAW, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s 12 CH 7969 1220 EAST 69TH ST. 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 September 5, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 6, 2012, 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 1220 EAST 69TH ST., Chicago, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-23-400-008-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $209,517.02. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; 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: CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C., 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600, CHICAGO, IL 60606, (312) 444-9300.

Please refer to file number 21457-46782.

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. CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C. 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600 CHICAGO, IL 60606 (312) 444-9300 Attorney File No.: 21457-46782 Attorney Code. 70693 Case # 12 CH 7969 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.

I481168 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, S U C C E S S O R TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR TO LASALLE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN A S S E T - B A C K E D CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-2; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

LARRY SEYMOUR; UNKNOWN HEIRS 18 AND LEGATEES OF LARRY SEYMOUR, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 11 CH 43442 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 13, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, December 14, 2012 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

U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, S U C C E S S O R TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, AS N.A., SUCCESSOR TO LASALLE BANK, N.A., TRUSTEE AS FOR THE MERRILL LYNCH FIRST MORTGAGE FRANKLIN LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN A S S E T - B A C K E D CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-2; P l a i n t i f f , s . v LARRY SEYMOUR; UNKNOWN HEIRS LEGATEES OF AND SEYMOUR, IF ANY; LARRY UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , CH 43442 11 OF SALE NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Judgment of that Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 13, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, December 14, 2012 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: 20-16-121-034-0000.

P.I.N. Commonly known as 722 West 59th Street, IL 60621.

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

No refunds. The property will NOT be for inspection open For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W11-3479.

JUDICIAL SALES INTERCOUNTY C O R P O R A T I O N (312) 444-1122 Selling Officer, I481070 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, 2006-NC1 P l a i n t i f f , v s .

REGINALD SCOTT A/K/A REGINALD D. S C O T T ; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CITY OF CHICAGO; STATE OF ILLINOIS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s , 09 CH 24651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on May 18, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 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. 20-20-414-031-0000.

Commonly known as 6834 South Green Street, Chicago, IL 60621.

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 Mr. Anthony Porto at Plaintiff's Attorney, Freedman Anselmo Lindberg LLC, 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 983-0770. For Bidding instructions call (630) 453-6713 24 hours prior to sale.

W 0 9 0 7 0 0 8 5 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I480909

LEGATEES OF KENYATTA BAXTROM, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 12 CH 17106 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 24, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, December 10, 2012 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. 20-28-220-046-0000.

Commonly known as 7322 South Perry Avenue, Chicago, IL 60621.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W12-1459.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I480906

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: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the s a l e .

For information: Visit our website at http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number 1 0 2 3 3 8 9 .

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I482986

HOUSES FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY, COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON COMPANY, TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS GRANTOR TRUSTEE OF THE PROTIUM MASTER GRANTOR TRUST; Plaintiff, s . v ADRIAN GRANT; STATE OF ILLINOIS, D E P A R T M E N T OF REVENUE; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF ADRIAN GRANT; UNKNOWN OWNERS, NON RECORD CLAIMANTS AND UNKNOWN TENANTS AND OCCUPANTS; Defendants, CH 935 12 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on July 6, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, December 10, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described real estate: mortgaged Commonly known as 7636 Eberhart Avenue, Chicago, IL 60619.

P.I.N. 20-27-409-033-0000.

The mortgaged real estate is a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Act. Property Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Matthew C. Abad at Plaintiff's Attorney, Blommer Peterman, S.C., 165 Bishops Way, Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005.

(219) 793-9680.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY COUNTY, DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION RODINIA HOLDINGS 3, LLC P l a i n t i f f , v .

LEE PIERCE, CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO MOUNT GREENWOOD BANK, AS TRUSTEE UNDER A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED AUGUST 17, 1992 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 5-1006, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s 11 CH 26874 7930-46 S. INGLESIDE Chicago, IL 60619 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 22, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 27, 2012, 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 7930-46 S. INGLESIDE, Chicago, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-35-102-011-0000. The real estate is improved with a commercial property. The judgment amount was $349,870.67. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; 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 11-2000-2606. 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. HAUSELMAN, RAPPIN & OLSWANG, LTD. 39 South LaSalle Street - Suite 1105 CHICAGO, IL 60603 (312) 372-2020 Attorney File No.: 11-2000-2606 Attorney Code. 4452 Case # 11 CH 26874 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.

I480466

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CMLTI 2007-WFHE2 Plaintiff v s .

CARLENE LUELLEN; HSBC BANK NEVADA, N.A.; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF C A R L E N E LUELLEN, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 10 CH 43159 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE COUNTY, ILLINOIS UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT FORECLOSURE LAW CHANCERY DIVISION PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure P l a i n t i f f , entered in the above entitled cause on v s .

September 19, 2012, Intercounty Judicial GLORIA ADAMS; SPRINGLEAF Sales Corporation will on Friday, FINANCIAL SERVICES December 21, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m.

OF ILLINOIS, INC., F/K/A AMERICAN in their office at 120 West Madison Street, G E N E R A L Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, highest bidder for cash, the following I N C . ; described property: KENYATTA BAXTROM; UNKNOWN P.I.N. 20-26-302-008-0000.

HEIRS AND LEGATEES Commonly known as 7515 SOUTH OF GLORIA ADAMS, IF ANY; DREXEL AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60619.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND The mortgaged real estate is improved LEGATEES OF KENYATTA BAXTROM, with a multi-family residence. The IF ANY; UNKNOWN successful purchaser is entitled to OWNERS AND NON RECORD possession of the property only. The CLAIMANTS; Defendants, purchaser may only obtain possession of 12 CH 17106 units within the multi-unit property NOTICE OF SALE occupied by individuals named in the order PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of possession. Sale terms: 25% down by that pursuant to a Judgment of certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK certified funds. No refunds. The property entitled cause on September 24, 2012 COUNTY, ILLINOIS will NOT be open for inspection. Upon Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will COUNTY DEPARTMENT payment in full of the amount bid, the on Monday, December 10, 2012 at the hour CHANCERY DIVISION purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West ARCHER BANK, AN ILLINOIS STATE which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, CHARTERED BANK to the premises after confirmation of thecontrol Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest Must Blacks 17, 2012 November Saturday, P l atheir i n otwni cf oMMunity f , s a l e . bidder for cash, as set forth below, the v s .

For information: Visit our website at following described mortgaged real estate: 6630 S. VERNON, LLC, AN ILLINOIS http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 P.I.N. 20-28-220-046-0000.

L I M I T E D p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, Commonly known as 7322 South Perry LIABILITY COMPANY; MICHELLE C. Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn Avenue, Chicago, IL 60621.

YOUKHANA; AND Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. The mortgaged real estate is improved UNKNOWN OWNERS AND (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number with a single family residence. If the NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, 1 0 2 3 3 8 9 . subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a D e f e n d a n t s , INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES common interest community, the purchaser 11 CH 33547 C O R P O R A T I O N of the unit other than a mortgagee shall NOTICE OF SALE Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 pay the assessments required by PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that I482986 subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure Condominium Property Act. entered in the above entitled cause on Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, October 12, 2012, Intercounty Judicial balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

Sales Corporation will on Monday, No refunds. The property will NOT be December 3, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in open for inspection their office at 120 West Madison Street,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION ARCHER BANK, AN ILLINOIS STATE CHARTERED BANK P l a i n t i f f , v s .

6630 S. VERNON, LLC, AN ILLINOIS L I M I T E D LIABILITY COMPANY; MICHELLE C. YOUKHANA; AND UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, D e f e n d a n t s , 11 CH 33547 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on October 12, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, December 3, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 6630 South Vernon Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637.

P.I.N. 20-22-224-025-0000 and 20-22-224- 0 2 6 - 0 0 0 0 .

The mortgaged real estate is a mixed use d e v e l o p m e n t Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Francis L. Keldermans at Plaintiff's Attorney, Holland & Knight LLP, 131 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 263-3600.

JUDICIAL SALES INTERCOUNTY C O R P O R A T I O N (312) 444-1122 Selling Officer, I479150 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION ARCHER BANK, AN ILLINOIS STATE BANK CHARTERED P l a i n t i f f , s . v 2300 E. 71ST STREET, LLC, AN LIMITED ILLINOIS LIABILITY COMPANY; MICHELLE C. AND YOUKHANA; OWNERS AND UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS, NON-RECORD D e f e n d a n t s , CH 25926 11 OF SALE NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on October 12, 2012, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, December 3, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 2300-04 East 71st Chicago, IL 60649.

Street, 20-24-429-002-0000.

P.I.N. The mortgaged real estate is a mixed use development (8 residential apartments and 6 commercial units) Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier's or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Francis L. Keldermans at Plaintiff's Attorney, Holland & Knight LLP, 131 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 263-3600.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I479146

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BY PURCHASE FROM THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AS RECEIVER OF WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FKA WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA P l a i n t i f f , v .

ELLEN MEDLEY HARRINGTON, THOMAS D. SALLAS, CITY OF CHICAGO, 6700 CRANDON CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION AKA CRANDONMINIUM ON THE LAKE D e f e n d a n t s 11 CH 37825 6700 S. CRANDON UNIT 9C Chicago, IL 6 0 6 4 9 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 14, 2012, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 17, 2012, 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 6700 S. CRANDON UNIT 9C, Chicago, IL 60649 Property Index No. 20-24-404-028-1025. The real estate is improved with a residential condominium. The judgment amount was $91,228.48. 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

Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 17, 2012, 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 6700 S. CRANDON UNIT 9C, Chicago, IL 60649 Property Index No. 20-24-404-028-1025. The real estate is improved with a residential condominium. The judgment amount was $91,228.48. Sale terms: The bid amount, including the Judicial sale fee for Residential Property Abandoned 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 # 11 CH 37825 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.

I474948

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY, COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION OF AMERICA, N.A., BANK SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, P l a i n t i f f , v s .

ELLEN TOSENFIELD, MORTGAGE E L E C T R O N I C REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendants, 11 CH 43159 OF SALE NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on August 28, 2012 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, December 3, 2012 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. 20-22-228-035.

Commonly known as 6634 South Champlain, Chicago, IL 60637.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Clerk at Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125.

Ref. No. 11-05587 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I479155

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Peace tournament to draw basketball stars, gang members Christ the King Jesuit College Prep Hosts Hoops Game November 17, 2012 to End Violence on Chicago’s West Side On November 17, 2012, Rev. Christopher Devron, SJ and Christ the King Jesuit College Prep will join forces with NBA legend and Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas and activist Tio Hardiman to host a basketball tournament that will bring together young men from rival gangs for dialogue and a day of shooting hoops and hope. Gang activity on Chicago’s South and West Sides has triggered an epidemic of shootings and homicides during the last year. The event will raise awareness about the violence, and show a peaceful alternative to the lifestyle that perpetuates it.

“The Peace Tournament proves that when youth who are most likely to become victims and agents of violent crime seek common ground, they can join forces to form a united front for peace and nonviolence, and take a courageous stand against guns and gangs that plague their neighborhoods and our city,” said Rev. Devron, president of CTK.

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Hardiman, director for CeaseFire Illinois, and parent of a CTK freshman, is joining the trailblazing high school, the NBA Hall of Famer and other community activists and volunteers to organize the event, which will be held on Nov. 17 from 11-5 p.m. at the high school at 5088 W. Jackson Blvd.

“By getting gang members and other community teens together to play a sport, they have the opportunity to get to know each other better on the basketball court,” said Thomas, the former Detroit

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Tio Hardiman Pistons, who grew up on the West side. “We believe that it is hard to kill someone if you get to know him.”

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is praising the event – the second Peace Tournament held this fall, because of its emphasis on community building and gang-busting on some of the city’s meanest streets in the Austin neighborhood.

“Christ the King has a proven program to help students from difficult neighborhoods succeed and by hosting the Peace Tournament they are showing what it means to be good stewards in their commu-

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nity,” said Mayor Emanuel. “The Peace Tournament promotes the partnerships we need to get gangs, guns and drugs off our streets.”

In September, the first Peace Tournament was held at St. Sabina Church in the Auburn-Gresham community on Chicago’s South Side. It was co-hosted by Thomas and Fr. Michael Pfleger. Bulls star Derrick Rose, Quentin Richardson, Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson and other players served as celebrity coaches and took part in discussions about how to become peace builders before and after the games. After the game, the participants returned to their community and were urged to share a message of peace.

The free, one-of-a-kind tournament, which is open to the public is to get rival street factions together to communicate and build relationships, said Hardiman, whose son is a freshman at Christ the King. In addition, Clifton “Booney” McFowler, a former West Side gang member, is helping the CTK family and community organizers of the event hoping to become part of the solution rather than the problem.

The event will kick off with a scrimmage between CTK basket-

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Rev. Christopher Devron ball teams and Michelle Clark High School’s teams. Immediately after, a four-team tournament of players ages 15-18—some of whom are affiliated with various gangs from West Side neighborhoods, have agreed to lay down their conflicts and compete.

The games will be followed by open conversations about how to embrace peace and non-violence that will be facilitated by Rev. Devron, Rev. Marshall Hatch and members of the LEADERS Network, Thomas, Hardiman, McFowler and CTK student leaders.

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