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To The Unconquerable Host of Africans Who Are Laying Their Sacrifices Upon The Editorial Altar For Their Race VOLUME LXXV NUMBER 35—SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2015

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Concerns linger about Homan Square

By Erick Johnson On Tuesday, emotional testimonies were heard by the Cook County Human Relations Committee as former detainees at Homan Square spoke about alleged human rights violations.

The hearing took place at the Cook County Building in the Loop where chairman and Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin (1st) renewed calls for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to expand its civil rights investigation into the facility used by the Chicago Police Department. The effort comes as some express concerns that Homan Square will be overlooked as federal officials examine records

and conduct hundreds of interviews to find a “pattern of practices” of policing among officers.

Talk of Homan Square has been growing since U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced a federal civil rights investigation into the practices of the Harry C.Boykin Alford Chicago Police De- Richard partment on December 7. That announcement followed weeks of protests after a video was released showing Officer Jason Van Dyke shooting

17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times in 2014.

The case has sparked calls for the resignation of Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez.

Emanuel is accused of suppressing the video during his re-election campaign for a second term in an intense run-off in April.

Many are suspicious as to why Alvarez took 13 months to charge Van Dyke with firstdegree murder.

While Black leaders are calling for Lynch to expand the DOJ civil rights investigation into City Hall and the State’s Attorney’s office, Boykin and civil rights attorneys believe the U.S. Department of Justice will find a bevy of information that would help

expose the practices of Chicago police.

Located on the city’s West Side, the facility is a former large warehouse owned by Sears and is surrounded by a gate. It has drawn sharp criticism and public outcry after the British newspaper, The Guardian, published an extensive investigation about the facility in February. The paper reported that more than 7,000 detainees—a majority of them are Black—“disappeared” in the facility that Chicago police describe as a detention center.

However in several lawsuits, former detainees describe the facility as a “medieval dungeon” where they were called racial slurs, physically abused, denied calls to (Continued on page 2)

Mayor booed out of Urban Prep High

By J. Coyden Palmer

MARIAN CATHOLIC HIGH School said they expelled four Black students because they failed drug tests , but attorneys and parents said those tests were flawed because hair samples from people of color skew test results.

Marian Catholic sued for discrimination High school under fire for expelling Black students after questionable drug tests Chicago Crusader staff report One plaintiff was an honor roll student and former captain of the basketball team.

Another plaintiff was a junior who was active in the school choir and a member of

several clubs.

They along with two other Black students at Marian Catholic High in Chicago Heights, have been kicked out of school.

After their hard work, their futures are in jeopardy and their parents fuming.

Now a blistering racial discrimination lawsuit has been filed against the school, where officials expelled four Black students when they tested positive for cocaine use.

But the parent’s attorneys argue that the tests were flawed because they took hair

samples from Black students whose coarse hair skew test results. They said the students repeatedly passed drug tests that were administered by several independent laboratories. Attorneys said the students were victims of racial discrimination who were subjected to culturally-biased drug tests at Marian, a private, traditionally-white school that has grown increasingly Black over the years. The school is located at 700 Ashland Avenue.

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Either Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s own arrogance or his public relations staff ’s ignorance put him in an embarrassing position Wednesday morning at Urban Prep High School on the South Side.

Appearing to announce new initiatives in a program designed to help inner-city Black males, Emanuel was greeted with boos, had students turn their back on him during his speech and was rushed off the stage after dozens began chanting “16 shots” when his address concluded.

The students—like much of the Black community—are irate with the mayor over his handling of the Laquan McDonald killing in which a young man the students’ age was murdered after being shot 16 times by a Chicago Police officer in October 2014.

“He should have never showed up here today,” shouted one student to the media before a staff member at the school ushered him away.

The all-Black male school was supposed (Continued on page 15)

INSIDE THIS ISSUE LaBelle’s pie not as good as locals’ (See story on page 11)

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NEWS

CTU lays out why a strike vote was needed

By J. Coyden Palmer While three years have passed since the last teacher’s strike in Chicago, many of the same issues remain. Some schools still do not have essential staff like a librarian or nurse, counselors are overworked, teachers have little autonomy in the classroom and the pressures from administrators to do even more is pushing many out of the profession or into other districts.

Those are just a few of the issues the Chicago Teachers Union highlighted during a press conference earlier this week where they announced union members voted overwhelmingly to go on strike.

Chicago Public Schools teachers are currently working without a contract.

Some of their demands include an increase in pay, no more layoffs, limit or decrease the number of charter schools and stop closing neighborhood schools, which they say hurts entire Black communities. A total of 88 percent of all teachers - or 96 percent of those who voted - agreed to authorize the strike, according to the union. A law in Illinois requires at least 75 percent of union members vote yes.

“Chicago Teachers Union members do not want to strike, but we do demand that you listen to us,” said union Vice President Jesse Sharkey. “Do not

cut our schools; do not lay off educators or balance the budget on our backs. Mayor Emanuel and Forrest Claypool need to listen to what teachers and educators are trying to tell you: do not cut the schools anymore, do not make the layoffs that you have threatened; instead, respect educators and give us the tools we need to do our jobs.”

If the teachers do walk off the job, it is not expected to happen until sometime this spring. But if it does, CTU President Karen Lewis is advising teachers to start saving now.

“We might have to go light on the Christmas shopping this year,” Lewis joked. “In all seriousness though, we are telling our members to start planning now…this could be a long strike this time. We are advising educators to save up to 25 percent of their paycheck.”

The last strike in 2012 lasted for seven days. Lewis anticipates this one would be longer. The 2012 strike was the first one in 25 years. But with the city’s finances in dire conditions, according to city and school officials, they are appealing for teachers to help them lobby Springfield legislators to pass a budget that is holding up CPS finances.

“We’re asking the teachers to join us in challenging Springfield to fund our schools appropriately,” Claypool said.

Karen Lewis “A strike is not what we need right now.”

The union laid out three areas of concern they say need to be addressed to avert a strike: 1. Improve the teaching and learning conditions by reducing standardized testing, eliminate compliance paperwork, and restore professional respect and autonomy to teachers on matters like grades.

2. Staff schools at an adequate level with reasonable class sizes, instruction in art, music, science and technology, a library with a librarian and a nurse.

3. Address the social ills that affect

quality education in large swaths of our city, like racism, homelessness, unemployment and a broken immigration policy.

“We must address the undeniable fact that these problems spill over into our schools and devastate the lives of our children,” Sharkey said. “We have modest demands to address these problems—allow our counselors to counsel, approve restorative justice programs in targeted schools, help with translation and bilingual services.”

Claypool added the money that the union wants currently does not exist.

Mayor Emanuel continues to elude questions as to why some schools do not have basic things like a nurse or librarian. Those are two areas that have parents livid with the mayor.

“This mayor and other city leaders would never allow their children to attend a school that doesn’t have a school nurse or a closed school library.

A library in the school is one of the main features of the place,” said Roxanne Dillard. “It’s disrespectful to the students, the teachers and the citizens and Chicago’s school system is an embarrassment to the whole world.”

The teachers union is also concerned about the security of their members. Verbal and physical attacks on teachers continue to be a problem, according to Sharkey. Union leaders

believe much of this comes from teachers not having control over their classrooms and administrators either doing nothing or going too far with discipline action against students.

“One of the things we are really fighting for this time around will be restorative justice programs in our schools,” Lewis said. “When these programs were implemented in the past on a pilot basis we found much success. The bottom line is troubled children deserve to be educated too and by expelling kids or giving them lengthy suspensions, it is not solving the problem. Then when you factor in that those who are expelled or suspended are disproportionately African American, you can see how this problem affects the entire community.”

While it will not be a part of the official negotiations, the union is also concerned about the decline in African American teachers, especially Black males. Critics of both the union and CPS say more needs to be done to recruit, mentor and retain young African American teachers.

“Our children need to see teachers who look like them and who have dealt with many of the same issues they are currently facing in their community when they were a kid,” said Phillip Jackson of the Black Star Project. “The decline of the Black teacher in public schools across the country is at a crisis level.”

Concerns linger about Homan Square (Continued from page 1) their loved ones, and not allowed to see an attorney.

Many attorneys have complained of being denied access to the facility.

Some say they waited for hours to see their clients.

After the story broke, Boykin and U.S. Congressman Danny Davis (7th) sent a letter asking Lynch to investigate Homan Square. In October, Boykin sent a second letter asking Lynch for a federal probe of the facility. As protests and questions continue from the McDonald case, Boykin is turning up his demands for change at Homan Square.

“The Department of Justice’s investigation must take into account those systemic issues in Chicago Police Department that go back decades,” Boykin said at the hearing.

“Homan Square is one of those systemic issues. The murder of Laquan McDonald and the attempted coverup of that murder over a period of 13 months cast even more doubt on the repeated police denials of wrongdoing at Homan Square,” Boykin added.

The hearing also included testimonies from attorneys who have visited Homan Square.

During his testimony, Kory Wright said he was handcuffed for hours as he was denied requests to go to the 2

COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONER Richard Boykin speaks out against alleged civil right violations at Homan Square, where detainees gave testimonies during a hearing at the Cook County building on Tuesday, December 14. bathroom and to see an attorney when he was detained at the facility in 2005.

“I didn’t know my rights,” he said.

“Like most Black men, I didn’t have many resources for help.”

Wright, who was arrested on suspicion for possessing heroin, said he spent hours at Homan Square before he was taken to Cook County Jail, where he spent three days before he was released.

An articulate Black man, Wright said he had a difficult time finding

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work because of the experience.

Years later, he was accepted for an internship at Merrill Lynch, but was forced to get a copy of his deposition to clear his name for work.

Another former detainee, Marc Freeman, said he was never told his rights before he was arrested and taken to Homan Square in 2014.

“I was terrorized, frightened and coerced into making a confession,” said Freeman who was arrested after police suspected him of possessing two pounds of marijuana. He

was also cleared of the charges.

At the hearing, Attorney G. Flint Taylor said he first heard about Homan Square when one of his clients was held there for 17 hours.

Taylor is currently representing three plaintiffs who, in October, sued several Chicago Police officers who allegedly called them “niggers” as they performed a cavity search on them. The plaintiffs were arrested for alleged drug possession, but were never charged with a crime and a Cook County

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judge dismissed their case.

“Police practices at Homan Square are similar to the torture that went on under Jon Burge,” said Taylor, referring to the notorious former Chicago Police detective and commander who was convicted of torturing hundreds of criminal suspects between 1972 – 1991 in order to force confessions.

Since Cook County is a separate government from the City of Chicago, a state’s attorney confirmed at the hearing that Boykin’s calls for an expanded DOJ into Homan Square will not have any impact on the investigation. But Boykin reminded those at the hearing that he would continue to speak out against Homan Square until the problems are addressed.

In news reports, Lynch said the unlawful detentions and allegations at Homan Square are “extremely important” to her.

Meanwhile, protests over the handling of the McDonald case continue to rock the city.

On Tuesday night, Chicago police arrested 16 protesters at the intersection of Congress Parkway and Clark Street.

Early Wednesday morning, the Coalition for a New Chicago gathered outside City Hall to announce a protest on Christmas Eve on the Magnificent Mile. www.chicagocrusader.com

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NEWS

Last suspect in murder of officer sentenced to life

By J. Coyden Palmer A Cook County judge on Tuesday sentenced the third and final man convicted in the 2010 murder of a beloved off-duty Chicago police officer to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Marcus Floyd, 24, stood motionless as the sentence was announced by Judge Timothy Joyce. He and several other men were attempting to rob Officer Thomas Wortham IV of a brand new motorcycle he had just bought outside of his parent’s home in West Chatham. Wortham announced his office and an altercation began in which shots were exchanged between the suspect and Officer Wortham along with his father, retired Chicago Police Sgt. Thomas Wortham III. Wortham’s murder was the latest in a string of high-profile violent crimes taking place in the uppermiddle class Black community at the time and spawned several changes to take the community back. Just weeks before his death, Wortham spoke about getting the community more involved at Cole Park, which is across the street

from his parent’s home, after there had been several shootings and fights related to the basketball court. Wortham was seen in the community as a friend and good guy, despite the community’s strained relationship with police.

“The senseless loss of this young, hardworking officer can never be fully measured and it is a tragedy for all of the citizens of Chicago,” read a statement from prosecutors in the case.

Throughout all of the trials, the Wortham family has remained consistent about their message and

Officer Thomas Wortham IV

has been able to keep their emotions under control. But when Floyd addressed them in court and attempted to paint himself as a victim, Wortham’s sister and mother let him have it.

“People like Marcus Floyd will not be saved by blind, naive compassion,” said sister Sandra Wortham in her victim impact statement. “They

Marcus Floyd

are evil and cowardly, and they should be dealt with accordingly.”

Floyd said he lost a family member too in the incident. His cousin Brian Floyd was shot and killed by the elder Wortham as he attempted to come to his son’s aid. Marcus Floyd was also shot several times and went into cardiac arrest twice and was in a coma for a period of time. Because

he was in the act of committing a felony, Floyd was also charged and convicted with the murder of his own cousin.

“While I’m trying not to be judgmental, my experience has taught me that some bad people will not change, they will just keep trying to make you think they have, and those people should not walk among us,” said mother Carolyn Wortham. “Some people are just monsters.”

Since his son’s murder, the elder Wortham has been taking a more active public role in trying to mentor and help other young people.

He said the violence that has been gripping Black communities in Chicago is “senseless” and that more young men need to be taught responsibility. As Floyd told the court his sentence would mean that his child would grow up without a father, the elder Wortham could relate, but said Floyd had to accept responsibility for his actions.

“Tommy was not just my son,” Wortham III said. “He was my fishing and golf partner and my friend in life. I miss him every single day.”

Marian Catholic school sued for discrimination (Continued from page 1) On Monday, December 14, the parents of the expelled students filed a lawsuit, seeking unspecified compensatory damages and an end to drug testing for all students, claiming the practice is unconstitutional. The 21-page complaint was filed in the Eastern division of the U.S. District Court of Ilinois. Attorney Mary Grieb from the firm of Shiller Preyar Law Offices is representing the plaintiffs.

The students in the suit are minors who are between 15 and 17 years old. They are identified by their initials in the suit, but the parents’s names are listed in the complaint.

The suit names Marian Catholic High School, the Archdiocese of Chicago and Omega Laboratories as defendants. The school’s guidance counselor, Joanna Drackert, has also been named as a defendant.

Because of the litigation, school officals are not commenting on the case. But attorneys for the plaintiffs on Monday, December 14, held a press conference at the West Side Justice Center. The students’ parents were there, but did not speak.

Grieb, one of the group’s attorneys said the parents are concerned how the school’s decision will affect their children’s future.

“They’re devastated,” Grieb told the media. “They’re embarrassed and part of our concern in filing this lawsuit is how it will affect www.chicagocrusader.com

them going forward with applying to colleges or transferring to other high schools.”

Marian school officials administer mandatory drug tests to all of its students as part of its drug policy.

According to the suit, students are screened for drugs at least one time.

Samples of hair are drawn from the students as part of the drug tests.

Between the fall of 2014 and October 26, 2015, all four students tested positive for cocaine when the results returned from Omega Laboratories. One student was pulled out of class to be given the news.

All students denied taking the drug. Despite their objections, the students were expelled anyway.

In the lawsuit, attorneys said research and studies in Blacks indicate that hair testing for drugs is flawed.

They say Blacks are more likely to test positive than whites, especially blondes.

Disputing the results, the parents of the expelled students paid to have their children tested by urine samples through independent companies at different facilities. Those laboratories include Quest Diagnostics and Franciscan Network. All of the tests drew negative results.

In the suit, students alleged Drackert, the school’s guidance counselor on November 23, was overheard by several classmates when she told two of the students the results of the test in the school’s hallway. As a result, one of the expelled students suffered “emotional distress, including shock, anxiety

and humiliation.” Another student experienced similar problems after growing concerned about her educational career, according to the suit.

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The suit also alleges that Drackert questioned one of the students about whether her parents used drugs at home. Attorney say Drackert went beyond her authori-

ty as a guidance counselor.

In addition to Marian Catholic High School, The Chicago Archdiocese is not commenting on the story because of the lawsuit.

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EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL PLACING BAND AIDS ON A FESTERING CITY WOUND Mayor Rahm Emanuel is clearly embattled. Caught with a red-hot scandal on his hands, he is offering an olive branch with hopes of placating a very disenchanted and angry population of Chicago citizens.

It has come out that he was probably aware of the murderous action

by Chicago cop, Jason Van Dyke, more than a year ago when he pumped 16 bullets into the body of teenager Laquan McDonald.

Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez also knew, and will no doubt be targeted for defeat in the next elections. Former Superintendent of Police, Garry McCarthy, was promptly thrown under the bus

by Emanuel, and was replaced by another top cop who it is said also had to have knowledge about the damning video that showed Van Dyke’s murderous action. Since the release of the McDonald video, others have been released showing police overkill. One showed a Black man being shot as he ran away from the police, and another who was dragged from a cell, tasered, and ended up dead.

Emanuel has offered an apology and has vowed to clean up the police force. But cynical observers opine that this is too little too late.

Trust has been breached in Chicago, and it will be difficult for citizens who have actually watched those in high places blatantly abuse their powers. This is why they have called for Rahm Emanuel to resign.

It is clear that Emanuel is apparently at the nadir of his career, and whatever trust many citizens placed in him or in his administration is fading away like so much smoke in the wind. Emanuel’s move to address problems with the Chicago Police Department doesn’t go far enough. These problems have been embedded in the socio-political fabric of the Windy City for quite awhile. So if Emanuel were really sincere, he wouldn’t just place a band aid on the wound of one city department that was caught with its proverbial pants down. He would become a real reformer and address the overall problem of socio-political inequity facing Chicago. Chicago citizens have watched as 50 Chicago Public Schools were closed by a scandal-rocked school administration. Chicago is also on the verge of another major teacher’s strike. There are more than 60,000 dropouts citywide, and the numbers seem to be growing. Black communities are being ravaged by crime, with an appalling number of people being killed too frequently. The only way in which the mayor has given attention to this problem is his lament that the venerable filmmaker, Spike Lee, named his film Chiraq because of the city’s violent reputation. It would be nice to think that Emanuel was genuinely concerned about the plight of the people who reside in those embattled communities.

However, more likely than not, he was merely concerned about how that title would paint the city as violent, which would scare away tourists and revenue. It clearly seemed to be a political move.

This brings us to a major point of concern: the problems seen with the Chicago Police Department, the Chicago Public Schools, and other areas of concern in the city are just the tip of the iceberg. They are the harbingers of things to come. If there were truly a mayoral political will to make a difference in the city, sweeping reforms in every municipal area should be targeted for change. Why just stop with the police?

The truth is that it is going to take a whole lot to win back the trust of the city’s electorate, since the covers have been pulled off of corruption that has long plagued the city, and those who never trusted the powers that be in Chicago have been vindicated. If this rift is to be repaired, the mayor, if he retains his position through a rising crescendo of calls for his resignation, will have to do more than to make feeble moves about police department reforms. He will have to dig deep in order to ensure transparency and a new direction, and an emboldened and angry citizenry can ensure that this happens by their behavior during the next municipal elections. A luta continua.

The General Assembly just passed and the Governor signed a bill that released nearly $3 billion of already-collected money sitting in dedicated funds. Among these are utility ratepayer contributions to the Illinois Supplemental LowIncome Energy Assistance Fund (SLEAF), which supplements the federal LIHEAP program. These ratepayer contributions are collected through our utility bills and placed in a Public Trust for the exclusive purpose of aiding our State’s elderly, people with special needs, veterans, and poor pay the high cost of heat and electricity. I commend the General Assembly and Governor for finally releasing these funds as the winter months approach.

Despite this step forward, the bigger budget discussion continues and these funds are still in danger. These SLEAF funds are not General Revenue Funds, and should be off the table as Springfield considers solutions to the current fiscal year and FY17 budgets.

These funds combined with the federal funds only satisfy a small fraction of the State’s overall need.

The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) estimated that under

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SATURDAY, December 19, 2015

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Protecting funds to provide energy assistance for the most vulnerable Dear Editor:

current state and federal funding levels LIHEAP would only help 35% of the roughly 926,000 eligible households in Illinois this year.

The SLEAF fund also helps keep all ratepayers’ bills lower by reducing the “uncollectables” the utilities recover in everyone’s rates.

Given the escalating utility costs, the harsh Illinois winters our residents have had to endure in recent years, and the ongoing hardships due to the budget stalemate and slow economic recovery, these funds are needed more than ever.

Challenging fiscal decisions must be made; however, any budget solutions cannot include consideration of redirecting these muchneeded funds into the General Revenue Fund, or reallocating any portion of these funds. It is imperative that the Illinois SLEAF, which aids our most vulnerable residents, be protected.

Commissioner Miguel del Valle State of Illinois Illinois Commerce Commission

start recall efforts but the few that actually make it to the ballot don’t achieve their intended goal.

In my opinion trying to recall this mayor is a waste of time because people are not organized to do so and they are not on one accord as to how to go about it. The biggest stumbling block is it takes money. Just like it takes money to run for office it takes money to run people out of office. It is really a political campaign in reverse.

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A recall is a waste of time Dear Editor: There is no shortage, at least on the South Side, of talk of trying to recall the mayor. The people I hear talking really don’t seem to understand that process or the fact that it is a very rare occurrence that a mayor is recalled. Sure, people

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COMMENTARY

Back to Basics – Section 3 of the HUD Act, Part 1 Beyond the Rhetoric

By Harry C. Alford Since 1998 the National Black Chamber of Commerce has been promoting one of the best opportunity programs for those living under the poverty level. The name of the program is Section 3 of the HUD Act. As a result of the first Watts Riot, the Nixon Administration implemented the program (1968) and then HUD Secretary George Romney became its champion. Then came the Rodney King Riot and the Clinton Administration made it stronger (1994).

Section 3 provides job training and placement for those living in public housing, Section 8 housing or under the poverty level. A project should strive to hire 30 percent of all new hires. All industries such as construction, waste removal, janitorial, accounting, landscaping, repairs etc. are included. Also, a project should strive to contract at least 10 percent of all projects with Section 3 businesses. A Section 3 business is a company that hires Section 3 workers and may even be owned by a Section 3 resident. Nationally, we are talking about more than a billion dollars of available work.

Any recipient of HUD funding must comply with the program.

Harry C. C. Alford Alford Harry It is written in the books, but few housing authorities comply with this valuable anti-poverty program. The legal site is: CFR 24 part 135.

Google it and learn more about it. In 1998, we had a formal presentation on Section 3 given at our annual conference by the HUD employee in charge of monitoring the program. She thoroughly went over the program. I asked her: How many HUD grantees (including housing authorities) were complying with Section 3? She replied three. Three!

For the entire United States. Shortly after that she became ill and died.

Now we were really in trouble.

We decided to teach Section 3 to our federation by ourselves. We hired Ray Young who would go out to chapters and perform a full day workshop on how to implement it in your community. Ray was excellent and we were making tracks on it. Oh but the “wolves” are of another mind. HUD would soon approach Ray and offer him a $100,000 job and his choice of venue. It was too good for Ray to refuse and we lost him. Last word was that they had him sitting in a HUD office in Cleveland doing pretty much nothing. Why is HUD so reticent about this great program?

They are being pressured by white construction unions to steer these jobs and projects to them (greedy, greedy and greedy) and HUD politicians want that union money to keep coming in. (Damn the deserving such as tenants and the poor).

One of the best examples of how Section 3 is supposed to work was San Francisco Housing Authority.

Under the leadership of Mayor Willie Brown, this housing authority had a formal and productive program. Office Depot donated landscaping equipment and the tenants did all of their own landscaping.

They were donated a truck and be-

gan doing their waste removal.

Painting, drywall, repairs, janitorial and accounting. They got computers donated and they were trained in doing the books for the authority. It was just beautiful! But when Mayor Brown left because of term limits, the program was shutdown.

Such a shame.

Another problem is to get HUD grant recipients to file their annual report which would show their progress, or lack thereof. 93% would ignore the filing requirement. We partnered with the US Chamber of Commerce and finally woke them up. The last time I checked about 85% were doing the filing. HUD charged us $4000 to receive the report from them.

According to the Code of Federal Regulations: “Each recipient has the responsibility to comply with section 3 in its own operations, and ensure compliance in the operations of its contractors and subcontractors.” They are required to notify public housing residents of the opportunities such as training and opportunities generated by upcoming projects. Also, they must notify potential contractors of the program and monitor their recruiting and performance.

After Katrina, I personally began to enforce Section 3 with one of the

housing complexes in New Orleans that was being rebuilt by KBK Enterprises, a Black firm. I thought that this $500 million project could be a role model for the rest of the nation. However, I was met with stiff resistance from the Tenants Association. They were poverty pimping and wanted to stay “in charge.”

They would block every attempt to reach out to the residents and train them while they worked and made a salary. I threw up my arms when I ran into one of the principles of the tenant association while he was eating lunch at the W Hotel in downtown Washington, DC. After talking to him, it became clear. He is living high by living in a public housing complex and managing the Tenants Association. Something dirty was going on. I disengaged from the project.

In 2016 we are going to return to our Section 3 advocacy. Any of you who want to help provide jobs and contracts in your community through the Section 3 program, feel free to contact us and we will help you get started.

Mr. Alford is the President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®. Website: www. nationalbcc.org Email: halford@nationalbcc.org

Don’t be Fooled by ‘Silent Clarence’ Thomas

By George E. Curry George Curry Media Columnist In arguably the most important civil rights case the U.S. Supreme Court will hear this term - a case that could ban or limit the consideration of race in public employment, government contracting and higher education - Clarence Thomas, the lone Black justice, was silent. Of the justices hearing the case, only Thomas did not utter a single syllable last Wednesday during 1 hour and 35minutes of oral arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas-Austin.

The University of Texas considers seven factors in its affirmative action program: demonstrated leadership qualities, extracurricular activities, honors and awards, essays, work experience, community service and special circumstances such as applicant’s socioeconomic status, family composition, special family responsibilities, socioeconomic status of applicant’s high school and race.

Fisher sued over race, claiming that considering race, even with other factors, violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

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George E. Curry ted even if there had been no affirmative action program. She sued even though the 14th Amendment took effect in 1868 to protect newly-freed slaves, not unqualified whites.

Her attorneys conveniently ignored that university’s - except in percentage plan cases where students are admitted based solely on their class rankings - look at a variety of factors when admitting an incoming class.

In fact, one African American and four Hispanics with lower scores than Fisher were offered provisional admission under a UT summer program. So were 42 whites. In addition, 168 African

American and Hispanic applicants with scores identical to or higher than Fisher were denied admission to the summer program, according to a university brief.

Yet, one of Fisher’s staunchest backers is “Silent Clarence” Thomas, who is quiet on the bench, but has been a wrecking ball against affirmative action.

In their book, Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas, Kevin Merida and Michael A. Fletcher, two colleagues at the Washington Post, wrote: “Every Thomas employer, from [Former Missouri Sen. John] Danforth, who gave him his first job, to President George H.W. Bush, who nominated him to the Supreme Court, chose Thomas at least partly because he is Black. Race is a central fact of his meteoric rise, and Thomas has alternately denied it and resented it - all the way to the top.”

In every court case involving affirmative action, “Silent Clarence” has voted against it, including Texas v. Hopwood, Adarand v. Pena and Grutter v. Bollinger.

Although Scalia is being roundly criticized over his recent remarks about Blacks needing to attend “lesser” colleges, it was the same position espoused by Thomas in 2003 when the court upheld the University of Michigan Law School affir-

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mative action program.

In his dissent, Thomas said, “...Nowhere in any of the filings in this Court is any evidence that the purported ‘beneficiaries’ of this racial discrimination prove themselves by performing at (or even near) the same level as those students who receive no preferences. “....The Law School tantalizes unprepared students with the promise of a University of Michigan degree and all of the opportunities that it offers. These overmatched students take the bait, only to find that they cannot succeed in the cauldron of competition. And this mismatch crisis is not restricted to elite institutions.”

Thomas wrote, “While these students may graduate with law degrees, there is no evidence that they have received a qualitatively better legal education (or become better lawyers) than if they had gone to a less ‘elite’ law school for which they were better prepared...”

That’s quite a comment from someone who attended both Holy Cross College and Yale Law School under affirmative action.

In at least one respect, Thomas is worse than Scalia - he is the only justice who volunteered that Grutter should be overturned -

even though Fisher isn’t seeking that resolution in her petition.

When the Supreme Court first heard Fisher two years ago, Thomas wrote, “I write separately to explain that I would overrule Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003), and hold that a State’s use of race in higher education admissions decisions is categorically prohibited by the Equal Protection Clause.”

While he wants to exclude consideration of race in almost all instances, he feels it is okay for universities to use alumni preference or legacy programs that favor privileged applicants whose parents have attended a certain university.

“The Equal Protection Clause does not, however, prohibit the use of the unseemly legacy preferences or many other kinds of arbitrary admissions procedures,” Thomas wrote in Grutter. “What the Equal Protection Clause does prohibit are classifications made on the basis of race. So while legacy preferences can stand under the Constitution, racial discrimination cannot.”

It’s not surprising that Thomas is known as the court’s cruelest justice.

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KWANZAA: THE CHALLENGES OF A NEW SEASON Dr. Conrad Worrill, Director/Professor, Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS), located at 700 East Oakwood Blvd, Chicago, Illinois, 60653, 773268-7500, Fax: 773-268-3835.

E-mail: c-worrill@neiu.edu, Website: www.neiu.edu/ccics, Twitter: @CCICS_Chicago.

Dr. Conrad Worrill

As we enter a New Kwanzaa Season, we must remind ourselves of the continued challenges that we face. The fundamental issue that Africans in America must face is centered around the continued assault by the systems of racism and white supremacy that keeps us in bondage, servitude, and often times, confusion. What is at stake is our survival as a race of people.

We must come to grips with the following challenges as we enter a New Kwanzaa Season.

Family Development: There is no question that the African in America family is in major disarray and is in need of major repair.

Without strong African in America families, raising and nurturing our children, the future will remain bleak. Families are the foundation for the survival and development of a people. African men and women need to close ranks and reestablish the tradition of strong Black families in America.

Economic Development: Many Africans in America women and men continue to remind us that we earn in excess of 600 billion dollars

a year in this country. The tragedy of this economic potential in the African Community in America is that the overwhelming majority of this income we earn, we spend with other people and not with our own. Other people still continue to dominate and maximize profits from our communities for their own advancement. When are we going to stop this awful practice of allowing other people to benefit from the dollars we earn?

Political Development: We have often said that politics is the science of who gets what, when, where, and how. And in this regard, we should recognize that the white power structure and its Black allies are doing everything possible to rupture our continuing movement for Black political empowerment. In electoral politics the lessons are clear. Personality clashes and individual personal conflicts have no place in the world of politics! The only thing that matters is what is best for African people in America. If we don't remain unified politically,

book, The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual, “The farther the Negro [Black person] gets from his [her] historical antecedents in time, the more tenuous become his conceptual ties, the emptier his [her] social conceptions, the more superficial his visions.”

It must be clear, at this point in history that African people need to determine for ourselves solutions to the many serious problems we face. We should realize going into this New Kwanzaa Season that no one will do for us what we really need to do for ourselves.

It is time we begin providing for ourselves in all areas of life. No longer should we listen and adhere to how other people define us and our struggle. Accomplishing the objective of elevating our struggle to a higher level will require that we become more skilled in organizing our communities toward our liberation and freedom.

As an old African proverb points out, “Those who are dead have not gone forever. They are in the woman’s womb. They are in the child who whimpers.”

we will not benefit from our efforts to increase Black political power in Chicago or in any other cities in which we live.

Cultural Development: Why should other people profit from our artistic and creative endeavors?

It is clear that we are a creative people with a unique culture of our own. However, in this area the writers, poets, musicians, dancers, singers, actors, etc. must strive to control what we create and the entire African Community should aggressively support their efforts.

International Affairs: We must work harder to support the struggle of our brothers and sisters in Africa, the Caribbean, and South America in their continued liberation struggle for land and independence.

Historical Discontinuity: It appears the more we are oppressed under the system of racism and white supremacy, the more we forget our history. One generation from the next has difficulty remembering our great struggles, battles, and movements.

Harold Cruse points out in his

ELOQUENCE AND ARROGANCE

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist On the same day that President Barack Obama gave a stirring and historically grounded commemoration regarding the 150th anniversary of the passage of the 13th Amendment, the one that “abolished” slavery, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia chose to disregard tenets of equality and opportunity from the bench during the hearing for Fisher V. University of Texas when he suggested that African American students would benefit more if they went to “lesser track” schools. His verbatim comments: “There are those who contend that it does not benefit AfricanAmericans to get them into the University of Texas, where they do not do well — as opposed to having them go to a less advanced school, a slower-track school where they do well,” Scalia said. “One of the briefs pointed out that most of the black scientists in this country don’t come from schools like the University of Texas. They come from lesser schools where they do not feel that they’re being pushed ahead in classes that are too fast for them.”

What does Justice Scalia mean by “lesser schools”? Does he suggest that the African Americans, most at the top 10 percent of their high 6

school class (as required by Texas law) can’t compete with their peers, similarly situated students at the top of their classes? Abigail Fisher, who is bringing this lawsuit, was deficient, and judged as so. She was not in the top 10 percent at her Texas high school; according to the Top Ten Percent Plan any graduating senior in the top 10 percent of their graduating class receives admission to the University of Texas at Austin.

More than three quarters of the slots at the University of Texas-Austin are reserved for that group of students – the best and the brightest of their high schools. What about Fisher?

She didn’t make the cut. A middling student, she had not enough redeeming social value to be considered among the 8 percent whose admission is a function of the Personal Achievement Index (PAI) and Academic Index (AI). These are the folks who based on their race, socioeconomic status, family background, extra curricular activities and other factors stand out. These folks are not all African American; in fact of the 841 that make up the 8 percent, only 47 of them scored lower than Fisher and only five of them were African American. They are folks whose portfolio deserved special consideration.

Abigail Fisher is an ordinary white girl who was so seeped in white skin privilege that she fully expected to have her way. She is a whiner who has

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Dr. Julianne Malveaux been enabled by the anti-affirmative action crowd. She is pushing a point because she cannot own her own deficiencies. She is attacking affirmative action because that is her excuse for being deficient and mediocre.

Lots of students don’t get into their first choice school. Most recover – they go to their second or third choice, graduate, and manage their lives happily. From time to time, they may ruminate that they would have liked to have their first choice.

They may show up at football games, cheering for the school they weren’t admitted to, or they may relish the success that comes to them, despite their early disappointment.

But they are grown people, used to a setback (who isn’t), and prepared to move on with their lives. They know they weren’t in the top 10 percent, and they are happy if they made the second cut at UT, or content to go to another school and excel. Not Fisher.

Buttressed by the dollars that come from affirmative action opponents, she is willing to be the poster girl for inadequacy.

From his remarks from the Supreme Court bench, Judge Antonin Scalia is willing to consider her point and exhibit his own racism.

What does he mean by “lesser schools”? Is he familiar with the data on African American accomplishment? Does he share the same hubris that Abigail Fisher does, asserting that a deficient white student deserves an edge over a well-prepared black one? Scalia needs to look at the data before running his mouth. Both African American and white students go to schools that are less highly rated than the University of Texas (lesser schools, really). Most of them succeed. They would have succeeded at UT, too.

Regardless of race, they accept the fact that, not in the top 10 percent of their class, they were not entitled to admission. After that, their admission was a roll of the dice.

While President Obama talked about freedom, invoking the history that made the 13th Amendment important, reminding us of “the

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preachers, black and white, (who) railed against this moral outrage from the pulpit. Where are these preachers now? They know that there are racial economic gaps, but they are silent. They know that there is a structural racism that perpetuates unfairness, but they are unwilling to fight against it. They will offer preaching, perhaps tepid, perhaps rousing. But they won’t step up and attack the systems that produce disparate economic results. They won’t condemn attacks on affirmative action.

How could Justice Scalia’s respond to President Obama’s eloquence with his white-privileged arrogance? If there is a poster girl for fairness, she isn’t Abigail Fisher.

To lift her up is to embrace the arrogance of white skin privilege. To lift her up is a disgraceful rebuff to the Texas students who achieve against all odds. To denigrate the student who were admitted instead of Fisher is a laughable attempt by a so-called justice to justify his injustice, and it flies in the face that our President made when he spoke of the 13th amendment.

Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist based in Washington, DC. Her latest book “Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy” will be released in 2015 and is available for preorder at www.juliannemalveaux.com www.chicagocrusader.com

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destroy the Chicago Public Schools. The ink on the vote count giving the okay for a teachers strike was hardly dry, when

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: news@ChicagoCrusader.com. Original photography and artwork are permitted. Thank you for reading!

HE SHO NUFF SKEERED!!

I saw the skeered look on his face when he made that speech last week – The Mare you know – but Ima didn’t know how skeered he was until Ima turned on the television on Channel 25 and low and behold there was the Mare hisself.

First, I was channel surfing and I thought it looked like the Emperor, but I had to go back to make sure. Lawdy, lawdy, lawdy it was the Mare. And dey repeated the show at least once ‘cause on Tues-

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Justus investigation to begin. Oh by the way Mr. President (Barack) your silence is making us deef!!

-Ima‘BOUT THE STATE’S ATTORNEY’S RACE

Harry Frank C.Clark Alford Rahm HarryEmmanuel C. Alford day evening I was surfing again and dere he was. Now I know it took de Mare a minute to go on Munir Muhammad’s show, but if dat don’t go down in the history books of skeeriness I don’t know what will.

Funny, funny, funny!!

ImaBUT NOT FOR LONG …

It didn’t take long fo de Mare got it back together enough to tell Forrest Claypool to go straight ahead in carryin’ out the plans to

Forrest Harry C. Claypool Alford Claypool make lik he had made a four year offer to the Chicago Teachers Union. The union said he is a bearfaced lie. Dey say he is trying to make folks believe that it’s the teachers’ fault for the layoffs, big cuts to teachers’ salaries and larger class sizes. Ima wants to shout out to Mr. Frank Clark, who used to be president of ComEd that he had better stand back or jump off the train before dere is blood on his shoes. And dat goes for other self respecting Blacks and whites on the Chicago

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School Board. Ima bees watching this to see who going to go down with the Mare and some of his closest cronies.

Kim Foxx we knows who your mentor be, but ask the Jolly Green Giant to stay back and not ruin your chances for election. To Donna More, Ima’s best advice is to get out of the race!! And to Anita Alvarez start packing now, perhaps it will be finished by March . . . time to go gurl!!

-ImaIT AIN’T OVER TIL’ …

The young folks didn’t demonstrate so much in the rain this weekend and de first part of the week, but dey ain’t bout to go away, Mr. Mare. They’re now carrying out a 16 theme for the 16 bullets the pooliceman shot into the 17-year-old victim, I heard 16 of dem laid out at Congress and Clark and dey hauled dem off to the hoosegow. Just in time for the

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR PRE-KWANZAA HOLIDAY MARKET AND CELEBRATION: Africa International House USA, Inc. and the Chicago Park District present a Pre-Kwanzaa Holiday Market and Celebration. It will take place Friday, December 18, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m., and Saturday, December 19, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. at Harriet Harris Park, 6200 S. Drexel Avenue. THE EVENT IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC. Sponsored by Nissan, the Annual Holiday Market and Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration is a unique event spotlighting small business vendors who focus on culturally significant items with cross-cultural appeal. Patrons will be shopping at the Holiday Market with Karen Joy Jewelry, Dana Wearable Art, Head Peace Designs, Portraits by Gilmore and Sherrie’s Earrings and Things and over 40 other vendors with jewelry, clothing, hats, accessories, home decor, toys, dolls, cards, books, African art and collectibles, soap, shea butter, and holiday ornaments. The weekend festivities will also include, live entertainment, food, a fashion show, workshops and children activities – fun for the entire family. A Kwanzaa Ceremony will kick-off the event, Friday, 5 p.m. with African drumming by Eric (Olu) Johnson, founder of Drum Village, followed by live entertainment from jazz sensation Maggie Brown. On Saturday the Kwanzaa Ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. Engaging panel discussions will follow: Taking Charge of Your Health seminar with Dr. Maya Green of the Cook County Health System, and holistic physician Paul L. Hannah MD. Award winning author, Susan D. Peters will moderate the Reading by Any Means Necessary panel. Other panelists include Deborah Gray Young, Vice President of Burrell Communications and author, Dr. Obari Cartman.The Black Activism in the 21st Century panel will be led by Dr. Iva E. Carruthers, General Secretary of The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference (SDPC).

Arlene Y. Coleman, President of the Cook County Bar Association, will be on the Black Activism Panel as well. Another exciting and educational panel at the Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration is “Taking Charge of Your Finances.” Ernesto Borges, Senior Partner of Bill Busters will host this panel. All will enjoy performances by the Betty Shabazz Performers, Timeless Gifts and Tracey Eileen while shopping for treasures at the market. Shop for the holidays and support Black businesses that produce handmade gifts worth giving and keeping.

MAPPING THE COSMOSKEMETIC TIME KEEPING AND THE ZODIAC: The Earth Center presents a lecture on the South Side of Chicago entitled Mapping the Cosmos - Kemetic Time Keeping 8

and the Zodiac on Sunday, December 20, 2015 (11 KAIRIKA 415), 3 p.m. at The Culture Connection, 400 West 71st Street, Chicago, IL. The cost is $5 at the door. Discover mysteries of time and space connecting astronomy and astrology and the origins of the zodiac signs and spirituality in cosmic cycles. DON’T MISS THIS PRESENTATION. For more information, call 773-942-7184. You can also visit mtam@theearthcenter.com SINGER KEEWA NURULLAH DEBUTS HER NEWEST SHOW AT DAVENPORT’S: Chicago based singer Keewa Nurullah Debuts her new show, Throw Mama From The Train: Songs and Stories from a Pregnant Gypsy, on Wednesday, December 23rd at Davenport’s, 1383 N. Milwaukee Avenue. The 8 p.m. performance marks Ms. Nurullah’s third appearance at the cabaret venue, and she will be joined onstage

by Wade Elkins (Blue Man Group); her mother, jazz musician Shanta Nurullah (AACM); and a trio of musicians. Keewa Nurullah is a professional actress (original casts of Disney’s On the Record and Monty Python’s Spamalot Las Vegas; Drury Lane’s Camelot) and singer (lead vocalist with the David Rothstein Orchestra), and in Throw Mama from the Train, she reflects on exciting times performing on the road and ponders her new adventure of motherhood. Keewa is an extremely skilled and versatile singer who has traveled the world performing for legends such as Quincy Jones, Julie Andrews, Steve Martin, and the late Robin Williams. With her insightful, comedic storytelling, she will have you giggling in your seat long after you’ve returned home. Keewa will be performing a mix of standards, pop and rock songs (and, OK, maybe a holiday tune or two). Find out more about Keewa at keewanurullah.com.

For further information, call 646400-4365, and for reservations, call 773-278-1830 or visit www.davenportspianobar.com.

BRINGING HEAVENS TO EARTH AT THE ADLER PLANETARIUM: Since ancient times, people have looked at the heavens with awe and wonder, but they have also used the sky as an inspiration and resource for the entire spectrum of their lives. Learn about some of the cultures of the world that have engaged in the timeless quest to understand their place in the Universe, and found diverse ways to incorporate astronomy into their daily lives.

Plant potatoes by the Pleiades as they do in the Andes, send an Egyptian pharaoh to his celestial destiny, and look at the Moon and Jupiter to determine your fate as an Assyrian king. Universe in Your Hands Learn about a time in history when

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THE ILLINOIS BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (ILBCC) hosted its Diversity Business Symposium on November 17 at the Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino in Peoria, Illinois. More than 300 participants attended this annual event aimed at creating an informative environment for businesses to connect with diverse firms. It also received strong support from the Governor and the major state agency heads in Illinois.

Joining to congratulate Ameren Illinois Chairman and and President Richard J. Mark (center), who received the Outstanding Corporate Leadership Award, are from l-r: Illinois Senate Majority Leader James F. Clayborn Jr., ILBCC President & CEO Larry D. Ivory, ILBCC Chairman Bob Dale, Illinois State Senator Dave Koehler, African-American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey President & CEO John E. Harmon and Illinois State Senator Napoleon B. Harris. people believed that the Earth was the center of the Universe. This exhibition features spectacular astrolabes, armillary spheres, and sundials to illustrate the medieval European and Middle Eastern conception of the Universe. Visit a medieval classroom to find out how much different school was back then compared to today. Learn how to use early astronomy tools including astrolabes and sundials. Enjoy part of the Adler’s extensive historic scientific instrument collection on display in this gallery.

The Adler Planetarium is located at 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605. For more information, call 312-922-7827.

TOM JOYNER FOUNDATION FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS: The Tom Joyner Foundation® is now accepting applications for its signature Full Ride scholarship program that will cover all expenses of one student planning to attend an HBCU in the fall of 2016. Students will receive full tuition and stipends for up to 10 semesters to cover on-campus room and board and books. Students must meet the required academic standards each semester to renew the funds each year. To be eligible, students must meet the following criteria: A United States citizen; Current high school seniors attending school in the United States (applicant

must be anticipating completion of high school degree in the spring of 2016); Minimum high school grade point average of 3.50 (on a 4.00 grade scale, excluding home school studies) and minimum SAT score of 2100 (combined math, essay and verbal score) or ACT score of 30. Applicants must apply and be accepted to an HBCU by July 1, 2016 and must have demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular or other activities. The applications must be postmarked no later than January 15, 2016.

Interviews will occur in April 2016. For more information, visit http://www.tomjoynerfoundation.org.

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AT&T presents check to CUL in support of its Digital Literacy Workshop AT&T Illinois this week, presented the Chicago Urban League with a check for $45,000, which will allow more than 500 participants to participate in the organization’s Digital Literacy Workshop. The program consists of a five-day curriculum focused on basic computer proficiency.

“Learning computer skills not only strengthens our clients’ ability to search for jobs, but makes them stronger candidates for the positions they are pursuing,” said

Shari Runner, Interim President & CEO of the Chicago Urban League. “We are grateful to AT&T for embracing our mission to develop a workforce that is skilled and poised for success.”

AT&T President Paul La Schiazza and State Senator Mattie Hunter were in attendance for the presentation. Lois Gadison, a digital literacy workshop participant, shared how she and her family have benefited from the program.

“The Digital Literacy program

PARTICIPATING IN THE Check Presentation is (L-R): Andrew Wells, Director of Workforce Development, Chicago Urban League; Paul La Schiazza, AT&T Illinois President; Shari Runner, Interim President & CEO, Chicago Urban League; State Senator Mattie Hunter; and Lois Gadison, Digital Literacy Workshop participant.

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changed my life,” said Gadison, a mother of five who recently lost her job, and soon after, her home.

“I have five people who are depending on me, so I took the classes, and now I am able to apply for jobs online. I have already started interviewing, and things have really turned around.”

For more information about the Digital Literacy Workshop, contact the Chicago Urban League at (773) 285-5800.

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Program helps aspiring musicians hit the right note A dream for many, working with the best in the music business became a reality for 39 local high school students recently at Best Buy GRAMMY Camp® – Weekend, powered by Chicago City of Learning, held on DePaul University’s Loop Campus. Side-by-side with GRAMMY Foundation® professionals whose clientele include artists like Beyonce’, Jason Mraz, Jay Z, Madonna, Pink, and Usher, the teens developed industry skills while taking advantage of this rare opportunity to receive free, expert training in Songwriting, Electronic Music Production or Video Production.

“It’s a great experience that could change your life – and your future,” said 12th grader Joelle Israel of Rogers Park, who attended Chicago’s premier camp last year, earned a full scholarship to GRAMMY Foundation’s weeklong, residential camp in Los Angeles over the summer, and returned to Chicago’s second camp to absorb more tips of the trade.

Applicants came from high schools citywide, as well as after school programs, such as those offered by the Best Buy Teen Tech Center at Little Black Pearl Art and Design Academy and other Chicago City of Learning partner organizations like Donda’s House, GlobalGirl Media, Beyond the Bell, McGaw YMCA, After School Matters, Chicago Urban League, IMPACT Family Center, Metropolitan Family Services and UCAN’s FamilyWorks. Professional participants who flew in from Miami and Los Angeles included: Greg “Stryke” Chin, recording artist, producer, author, music technologist, GRAMMY Foundation® Board member, and electronic music production faculty member; Abby Linne, cinematographer, operator, music photographer, and video production faculty member; and

Christopher Sampson, vice dean, professor of Songwriting, and founding director of the popular music program at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music.

“You will be challenged today, and I look forward to seeing how you meet and overcome those obstacles,” Sampson told attendees upon their arrival. “Our goal is to create a spark in you that will last days and years to come.” Eight hours later, during the camp closing, students like Alejandra Ibanez, a 10th grader from Garfield Ridge, confirmed his prediction. “I tried something new today and learned from it,” she said.

“It was hard, but very fun. I feel inspired to follow my dreams and never give up.” Not only did participants leave with a greater sense of how they can develop a strategy that will increase their chances of having a successful career in music, but they also earned a digital badge, which shows the skills they achieved and is stored at ChicagoCityofLearning.org in portfolios that can be shared with teachers, college admissions officers or prospective employers. Dr. Nichole Pinkard, founder of the Digital Youth Network at DePaul University, which coordinates Chicago City of Learning (CCOL), thanked Best Buy and GRAMMY Foundation for their partnership.

“This free opportunity puts young Chicagoans interested in the music business on a pathway toward their ideal career. That’s what CCOL is all about.”

While the GRAMMY Foundation influences the lives of young people by opening the windows of opportunity that music can provide for their futures, Best Buy’s Teen Tech Centers are all about showing youth of today the wonders of technology. Chicago City of Learning (CCOL), of which Best Buy is the lead corporate sponsor, joins togeth-

PARTNERSHIP — (l-r) Frayne Lewis of DCASE’s Creative Industries-Music division, Christopher Sampson of USC’s Thornton School of Music and The GRAMMY Foundation®, Patricia Harris of Best Buy’s Geek Squad Academy, and Natalie Ybarra of DePaul’s Digital Youth Network and Chicago City of Learning at Best Buy GRAMMY Camp® – Weekend, powered by Chicago City of Learning. er learning opportunities for young mission through programs and ac- breaking news and exclusive content, people in a way that allows them to tivities that engage the music indus- please like “GRAMMY in the Schools” think about, pursue, and develop try and cultural community as well on Facebook, follow @GRAMMYtheir interests, leading to what they as the general public. The Founda- Fdn on Twitter and join @GRAMtion works in partnership year- MYFdn on Instagram. can ultimately become.

The participants of this camp will round with its founder, The RecordBest Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) have the chance to apply for a full ing Academy®, to bring national is the world’s largest consumer elecscholarship to the summer residen- attention to important issues such as tronics retailer, offering advice, sertial GRAMMY Camp program. the value and impact of music and vice and convenience — all at comAnyone interested in an immersive arts education and the urgency of petitive prices — to the consumers music industry summer experience preserving our rich cultural heritage. who visit its websites and stores is encouraged to apply to GRAM- In recognition of the significant role more than 1.5 billion times each MY Camp at www.grammyinthe- of teachers in shaping their students’ year.

In the United States, more than schools.com before the March 31, musical experiences, the GRAMMY 70 percent of Americans are within Foundation and The Recording 2016 deadline.

15 minutes of a Best Buy store and The GRAMMY Foundation was Academy have partnered to present the BestBuy.com is among the largest established in 1988 to cultivate the Music Educator Award™. Open to ecommerce retailers in the United understanding, appreciation and ad- current U.S. music teachers in kindervancement of the contribution of garten through college, the Music States. Additionally, the company recorded music to American culture. Educator Award will be given out operates businesses in Canada and The Foundation accomplishes this during GRAMMY® Week 2016. Mexico. Altogether, Best Buy emFor more information about our ploys more than 140,000 people music education programs, visit and earns annual revenues of more www.grammyintheschools.com. For than $40 billion.

JOELLE ISRAEL of Rogers Park absorbing the knowledge of Greg “Stryke” Chin.

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VIDEO PRODUCTION — (l-r) Bryant Lacey of Altgeld Gardens, Louis Fester of South Austin and Marc McLeod of Roseland producing a video. (Photos by Katharine Hannah)

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LaBelle’s pie not as good as locals’ Soul singer’s sweet potato pie ranked last among the best in taste test

By Erick Johnson Maybe it was the pie crust. Or perhaps the spices were too much.

Patti LaBelle’s famous sweet potato pie may be the hottest dessert in the nation, but it’s the worst compared to some of Chicago’s best eateries, according to a recent taste test conducted by the Chicago Crusader.

If you want the best sweet potato pie in Chicago, go to Pearl’s Place in Bronzeville. According to Crusader staff employees, the pie’s sweet flavor is much better than LaBelle’s, whose popular creation received more last place votes than any in the competition.

The surprising results come as many in Chicago and around the nation flock to Walmart stores hoping to snag one (or several) of LaBelle’s pies, which have been sold out since the week before Thanksgiving. At $3.48, LaBelle’s pies have sold millions since a YouTube video

of the treat went viral nearly a month ago.

On Friday, December 10, this reporter purchased two pies from a Walmart in Pullman Park on the city’s Far South Side. Here, about 30 pies sat on a display rack within 10 feet of the store’s front entrance.

With LaBelle’s pie’s popularity still high, the staff of the Crusader participated in a taste test to see how it ranks among some of Chicago’s local eateries. Held at the Crusader office in Woodlawn, the competition featured sweet potato pies from three venerable South Side institutions: Daley’s Restaurant, a 123year-old diner in Woodlawn, Pearl’s Place, a historic Bronzeville soul food diner, and Angelica’s Bakery in the Chatham-Avalon Neighborhood.

During the competition, the names of the restaurants were hidden. All four pies were given letters A through D. The eight people who participated in the tasting were

asked to rank the pies from 1 to 4, with 1 being the highest. Participants had the choice of consuming slices of pies that were cold or warm.

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The results were as follows. No. 1 was Pearl’s Place. Second place went to Angelica’s Bakery. Daley’s and LaBelle’s pies were tied for last place.

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Pearl’s Place received four first place votes for its version, more than any of its competitors. Out of all the pies, LaBelle’s version received the most 4th place votes. All of Pearl’s Place votes were not lower than three. Daley’s sweet potato pie did not receive any top votes.

The pie from Pearl’s Place won over participants with its smooth, sweet taste. LaBelle’s pie, although fluffy and moist, drew complaints.

One participant said the pie left her with a bitter aftertaste. Another participant simply gave LaBelle’s pie a thumbs down. The mother of one Crusader employee said the flavors in LaBelle’s pie were “too inconsistent.” (This reporter gave the singer’s pie his no. 1 vote.)

In terms of presentation, Daley’s big sweet potato pie looked the best, with its burnt orange appearance, and muscular crust. Although Pearl’s Place’s version was the best among participants, the pie looked flat compared to Daley’s. Angelica’s crust was burned and the pie was hard to cut. LaBelle’s small bright orange pie looked scrawny and underwhelming compared to its competitors.

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By Raymond Ward MERRY CHRISTMAS TO: Natalie Cole, Jerome Simmons, Angela Thompson, Janet Langhart Cohen, Freddie Jackson, Jennifer Holliday, Carmen DeLavallade, Hazel Thomas, John Hall, Jr., Patti LaBelle, Carol Lynn Patterson, Valerie Norman-Gammon, Alana Singleton, Dorothy Leavell, Abe Thompson, Sherri Shepherd, Hosea Sanders, Roz Varron, Phyllis Stickney, Mariah Carey, Judge Greg Mathis, Debbie Davis, Mikki Taylor, Bernard Kinsey, Judith Yancy, Beverly Paige, Diana Palomar, Terrell Brown, Dr.Carol Adams, Keiana Barrett, Dale Cochran, Dennis Kimbro, Gloria Gilbert, Sandra Trim DaCosta, William Cohen, Donnie McClurkin, DeeDee Bridgewater, Shirley Kinsey, Melba Moore, Carl Perrin, Mary Ann Johnson, Jerry Butler, Young Hughley, Michael Jordan, Christina Ludgood, George Faison,Bonnie DeShong, Diane Narcisse West, Candace Jordan, Morris Smith, Irene Gandy, Norman Bolden, Marvin Winans, Patti Caire, Patricia Jackson Duncan, Bryant Gumble, Kenneth Cole, Denzel Washington, Reuben Cannon, Colin Channer, Desmond Richardson, Felicia Blasingame, Merry Green, Judi Bradley, Marion Brooks, Antonio Mora, Rick Foxx, Matt Lauer, Barbra Streisand, Sasha Daltonn, Tiki Barber, Reverend Helen Carry, Anika Noni Rose, President Bill Clinton, Rubye Wilson, Malrie Sonier, Val Warner, Annette Thompson, Earlene Gray, Simone Smalls, Amber King, Ellen DeGeneres, Jeremy Winters, Zuri Edwards, Jacqueline Williams, Bill Hageman, Sharon Morgan, Gemma Mulvihill, Derrick Rose, Katie Couric, Robert Blackwell, Sr., Delores Williams, Barbara Bates and Perri Irmer.

HAPPY KWANZAA TO: President Barack Obama, Damani Bolden, Jerry Bulger, Susan Taylor, Desiree Sanders, Stella Foster, Deitrick Haddon, Armstead Edwards, Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., Tracey Williams, Reverend Derrick Wells, Evelyn Holmes, Maudlyn Ihejirka, Carrie Walker, Patricia Edwards, Stephen Pottinger, Kadeem Hardison, Brenda Edwards, Vickie Winans, Raymond Boyd, John Smith, Charles Gueno, Jr., Warren Lanier, Barbara Nunn, Dee Dee Sharp, Tyson Beckford, Nancy Wilson, Diana Ross, Conrad Worrill, Val Gray Ward, Jennifer Hudson, Dwayne Kyles, Deborah Reasno, Karen Thomas, Darryl Tookes, Heather Headley, Malik Yorba, Dori Wilson, Kirkland Burke, Spike Lee, Idris Elba, LaTanya Richardson, Samuel L. Jackson, Lee Ann Mueller Wharton, John Monds, Regina Belle, Stephanie Hughley, Robert Hebert, Kevin Powell, Merri Dee, Cynthia Tyus, Jacqueline Jackson, Barbara Britton, Clarence Smith, Harry Porterfield, Kephra Burns, Patti Webster, Brian McKnight, Annette Butler, Dwayne Johnson, Alison Slon, Yusef Jackson, Nia Augustine, Reverend Evelyn Boyd and Terrie Williams.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO: Donna McGregor, Shawnell Richie, Chris Brown, Kiplyn Primus, Willie Gault, Jonathan Jackson, NeNe Leakes, Khandi Burrus, Fran Allen, Robin Robinson, Jamie Foxx, William Leftwich, Dr. Warren Furey, Martin Christopher, Aretha Franklin, Jasmine Guy, Jackee Harry, Vanessa Williams, Erma Byrd, Charles Huggins, Fantasia Barino, Ben Vereen, Rhonda Ross, Edward Gardner, Gwen Lanier, John Iltis, John Moore, Deborah Burrell, Toni Braxton, David Justice, Anna Maria Horsford, LaVerne Butler, Walter Mosley, Eric Copage, Angela Faison, Shyvette Williams, Parker Gammon, D. L. Hughley, George Wilborn, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Chris Chambers, Janette Wilson, Wanda Wells, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Leeann Trotter and Leo Holder.

SEASONS GREETINGS TO: Dondre Whitfield, Paula Deen, Roz Ryan, James Fennerty, Willa Holden, Virginia Hopson, Mildred Harris, Eric Peterson, Yolanda Adams, Michael Winans, Terri Hinte, Jane Pauley, Steve Abrams, Tom Joyner, Marv Dyson, Gordon Henderson, Clinton Donaldson, Carol Hanks, Donna Karan, Joli Burrell, Norma Harris Gordon, Marcia Ludgood, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Naomi Campbell, Ann Yancy, Betty Magness, Glenn Jones, Terry Mason, Steve Manning, Larry Hanks, Angela Winbush, Montell Williams, Quincy Jones, Mario Van Peebles, Lillian Smith, Phil Donahue, Vicki Lynn Reynolds, Herb Kent, Richard Steele, Bettiann Gardner, Curtis Cooper, Tom Burrell, Gus Redmond, Carl Sissac, Carole Simpson, and Steve Harvey.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO: Flo Anthony, Jamie Foster Brown, Curtis Gadson, Rae Lewis, Wynton Marsalis, Leah Hope, Linda Murrain, Meryl Streep, Doris Zollar, Najee, Michael Elder, Jerry Cleveland, Jenifer Lewis, Courtney Vance, Louis Price, James Earl Jones, Darlene Hayes, Lynda Hall, Cheryl Burton, Maurice DuBois, Reggie Wells, Sandra Martin, Roberta Flack, Jackie Jackson, Lester Holt, Dr. Nancy Furey, Maurice Clayton, Susan Fales, Bill Cosby, Pauletta Washington, Angela Bassett, Carolina Herrera, Queen Latifah, Whoopi Goldberg, Chip Fields Hurd, Leigh Jones, Kathy Sudekis, Carl Lewis, Naurice Roberts, Eddie Murphy, Lewis Dix, Kim Fields, Dolly Parton, Judith Jamison, Genice Leavell, Millie Jackson, Will Smith, Antonio Banderas, Nelson George, Harry Lennix, Jeremy Winters, Matt Levy, Dwayne Jenkins, Peggy Montes, Stacy Leak, and Reggie Bush If I have forgotten anyone, charge it to my mind and not to my heart.

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By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ

NY fest helps keep South Side off poverty porn tour The controversy surrounding the making of the movie “Chiraq” has somewhat subsided now, but more dialogue will probably come with the revelation that the New Yorker magazine has named it the No. 1 movie of 2015. However, Chicago faces new problems that are more important than the title of a “Spike Lee Joint,” and the media continues to shape the city’s and outsiders’ viewpoints about the South Side. Given this, I wanted to share my experience of speaking about my book, Old School Adventures from Englewood—South Side of Chicago, at Columbia University in New York City that touched upon this topic.

As part of the African Diaspora International Film Festival, which was held November 27 through December 13, I was invited to read from my book in a segment called “Let’s Talk About Chicago.” The book reading was included along with the screening of two Chicago-based films, “70 Acres in Chicago: Cabrini Green,” which was directed by Ronit Bezalel and was 20 years in the making. According to press materials, “The film follows the story of a community displaced when their neighborhood is torn down in the name of progress.

Home to thousands, misunderstood by millions, Cabrini Green once towered over Chicago’s most valuable neighborhoods. A looming reminder of inequality and poverty, Cabrini’s high-rises were demolished and an AfricanAmerican community cleared to make room for another social experiment: mixed-income neighborhoods.”

The other film that was screened was “Takin’ Place,” which was directed by Cyrus Dowlatshahi.

Press materials for this film read as follows: “Chicago’s South Side is rarely portrayed in the media as a place of beauty and positive energy. ‘Takin’ Place’ colorfully captures the aura of the Washington Park and Englewood neighborhoods from the chaos of a joyous Fourth of July in the streets to girl talk in the intimate confines of a beauty salon. Director Dowlatshahi, whose career encompasses work for Al-Jazeera, National Geographic and the Discovery

Channel, takes a fly-on-the-wall approach to discovering everyday life and culture on the South Side in all its glorious diversity and complexity.”

The audience for the panel discussion was filled with New Yorkers, people from other cities and countries, as well as a few people who had either lived in Chicago

said it with such enthusiasm, as if she were asking for a ride on Germany’s Autobahn, that I had to remind her to never pose the statement like that again.

“The South Side is not a zoo filled with animals that your friends can just drive you through,” I admonished the participant. I couldn’t let her

ELAINE HEGWOOD BOWEN is frustrated as she and Cyrus Dowlatshahi and Catherine Crouch take questions from the audience during “Let’s Talk About Chicago” panel at Columbia University. previously or who had intimate consider that her tour was what knowledge about the city and its I would call “poverty porn.”

Now this was after she had makeup.

As a result, the discussion was a watched “Takin’ Place,” which I spirited event with people asking think was a bit derogatory, relevant questions. One partici- cloaking the film about Blacks pant pointed out that the South from the South Side as being Side of Chicago gave the world “colorfully glorious, diverse and President Barack Obama, U.S. complex.” Among other things, Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun and the film followed women in a renowned playwright Lorraine beauty shop on 59th and Ashland as they discussed how they Hansberry, among others.

I appreciated that people wanted hold their valuables in their “titto learn more about the city, but I ties” and all their other antics was rattled with the perceptions and also chronicled a few days about the South Side that people in the life of a colorfully expresadmitted that they had; either by sive grandmother who lived on voicing this directly or through South Perry, raising some young men who seemed to lack directheir questions.

One person wanted to know if tion. To the grandmother’s credMinister Louis Farrakhan lived in it, she worked hard to raise anythe suburbs, and seemed a bit sur- body who walked through her prised when I said that he lived on doors. Dowlatshahi also folthe South Side. Many in the audi- lowed the driver of a local jerk ence, in my opinion, wrongly be- chicken restaurant food truck, lieve that Hyde Park isn’t a part of as he went on his rounds to sell what some of his past clients the South Side.

One audience member who real- deemed as “spoiled jerk chickly stood out proclaimed with such en.” zeal that she was once in Chicago, “Takin’ Place” and “70 Acres staying with friends in Hyde Park, in Chicago: Cabrini Green” and she asked if they would “drive (Continued on page 13) her through the South Side.” She

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A Moment to Super Size Your Thinking my radio show as well as in my book, I’ve often reminded folk to thank God for things that money cannot buy. These things are priceless—there is no price tag that measure the value of health, love of family, great relationship, favor, mercy, wisdom and so much more that is indicative of God’s love. When you take time to bless someone else it is a classic example of what money could never buy. Moreover, you cannot imagine the impact it might have concerning that person’s life and posterity.

During my life, I have learned that God has a million ways to bless you.

Seldom do you receive blessings directly from the person that you blessed. It comes from other sources.

But rest assured they will manifest in your life due to the law of reciprocity. “Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again” (Luke 6:38). I could elaborate, but would like to share powerful words concerning the Joy of Giving from the legendary Rev. Dr. Clay Evans, founder of the historic Fellowship Baptist Church

By Effie Rolfe Wanna’ a double blessing… this is a great time to begin to bless others. That was a post shared on face book earlier this year in hopes of inspiring someone. Interestingly, I received a negative comment saying that was the wrong motive. “Wrong motive...

That is akin to serving God for what you can get out of it or loving Him for what He’s given you. What If I bless others and still don’t get anything in return?” It’s been said that ‘to the pure all things are pure.’ In other words, what you think is a direct correlation to how and what you see a thing. I truly believe that the person that responded to my face book post more than likely equated blessing and giving to money.

Actually, a lot of people think that giving is only applicable to money when in fact there are so many forms of giving, far more impactful than money will ever be! During

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and Senior Pastor Emeritus. By the way, he was 90 years young on June 23rd of this year.

According to Rev. Evans, the J.O.Y. in equals Jesus, others and yourself. He feels this order will bring individuals most happiness. Although, receiving is a part of giving—the good book clearly shares the message that it is much more blessed to give than to receive (Acts 20:35). Perhaps this is why the central bible theme is ‘God so loved the world that He gave…’(John 3:16).

Rev. Evans further explained that the acronym for J.O.Y. is Jesus first— others second and then you rank last place. In fact, this order of service not only guarantees a life of fulfillment, but also it should be the dominant sequence in any productive Christian’s life. Jesus first, others second and yourself last. Studies show those who live a life of service—experience more happiness and fulfillment than those who only concentrate on themselves.

‘If I Can Help Somebody (Then My Living Will Not Be In Vain)’ is a classic song that Rev. Evans models his life by each day. Rev. Clay Evans’ name will live on because his life has been about giving.

The question remains, what is your area of service? Maybe it’s participating in the neighborhood and church food pantries, prison and jail

ministries. Perhaps you can show a young lady how to cook a meal, apply make-up or how to successfully interview for a job. Identify a male without a father and show him how to change a flat tire, check the car’s fluids, how to cut the lawn or to do various things around the house. Regardless of the simplicity, just do something.

As you give, serve cheerfully as unto the Lord—when you serve others, know that you are really serving God. Matthew 25:30 states that “…

Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Let’s roll up our sleeves and find a way to serve others because there is much work to be done. The quickest way to get real joy is to give of your resources, talents, time and gifting to others. When you give and bless others in the spirit of love, get ready to receive a double blessing.

Are you a blessing to others...? ©Effie Rolfe is an Author of “Supersize Your Thinking,” Media Personality and Motivational Speaker. You can contact her at effierolfe.com or on twitter.com/effiedrolfe. Listen to urbanpraiseradio.org

Celebrate Kwanzaa at the Bronzeville Children’s Museum

ELAINE HEGWOOD BOWEN and Diarah N’Daw-Spech, co-founder of the African Diaspora International Film Festival.

(Continued from page 12) were both screened during the Black Harvest Film Festival.

Catherine Crouch, writer/editor, explained that although this documentary took the director 20 years to complete, it would also be nice to follow the people who were prominent in the film for another 10 years or so. The documentary showed the uphill battle that former Cabrini Green residents had in getting their “piece of the Plan for Transformation pie.” The majority of them felt left out of the process and felt as if they were forced into other neighborhoods, with which they had no connection after having been in the Near www.chicagocrusader.com

North public housing project for generations.

The African Diaspora International Film Festival comes to Chicago in mid-June, and there is always a great selection of films curated by Columbia University’s Reinaldo B. Spech and his wife, Diarah N’Daw-Spech. I am grateful to have been a part of the panel and hope that some good things were shared about Chicago’s South Side. The couple has run this festival for more than 20 years in New York, Chicago, Paris and other cities, and its mission is to “enhance the cultural DNA of New York City and beyond.” For information aboutADIFF, visit www.nyadiff.org.

The Bronzeville Children’s Museum will hold its Annual Kwanzaa Celebration on Saturday, December 26, 2015 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. at 9301 S. Stony Island Ave. in Chicago.

The celebration will feature Margaret Galloway, singer and Charles Taylor, pianist, as well as drummers.

Children and adults will learn how to honor this unifying celebration.

They will make a craft, learn songs and participate in the celebration.

Members are free and there is a $5 admission for non-members. For additional information, contact Pia Montes at (773) 721-9301.

Don’t be Fooled . . .

(Continued from page 5) served, “I have often pondered how is it that Justice Thomas, an African-American, could be so insensitive to the plight of the powerless. Why is he no different, or probably worse, than many of the most conservative Supreme Court justices of the century? I can only think of one Supreme Court justice during the century who was worse than Justice Clarence Thomas: James McReynolds, a white supremacist who referred to Blacks as ‘niggers.’”

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George E. Curry is President and CEO of George Curry Media, LLC. He is the former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine and the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA). He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Web site, georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at twitter.com/currygeorge, George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook, and Periscope. See previous columns at http://www.georgecurry.com/columns SATURDAY, December 19, 2015

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WORLD OF MUSIC NEA awards $30,000 grant to The Joffrey Ballet for new commission

By Barbara Wright-Pryor

Barbara Wright-Pryor Nominations for 2016 CHICAGO MUSIC AWARDS now in progress Where is the classical music category?

Chicago Music Awards are set for July 1st, 2016 and Chicagoland Music experts (i.e. entertainers, promoters, producers, songwriters, entertainment media writers, radio disc-jockeys, club representatives, record shops and social media, among others) are now in the process of selecting/nominating Chicago’s best in various categories of music and entertainment for next year’s special 35th Anniversary of Chicago Music Awards honoring the music industry’s finest for 2015.

Five new categories were added for the milestone Chicago Music Awards celebration: Best Urban Indie Entertainer, Best Latin Urban/Tropical Entertainer, Best Regional

three-time winner of the “Best Classical Entertainer” category. Is “Classical,” the origin of all music forms developed over the eons of history on planet earth now classified as “Other” by Martin International’s Chicago Music Awards?

There are two special categories included : The “Award of Honor” given to an individual who has made a notable contribution of 30 years or more to Chicago’s music scene; and The “Lifetime Achievement Award” given to an individual who has amassed a significant body of musicrelated work and has 40 years or more in the Chicago music community.

Nominees must be entertainers who have lived within a 200 miles radius of Chicago for at least one year. Other determining factors: the sales of records/CDs/DVDs, originality, social relevance of material, local/national performances, quality of performances, stage appearances and social media impressions. Judging period is from December 2014 to December 2015.

The deadline for the “music professionals” to submit their nominations is December 31, 2015, after which the general public will be allowed to vote online at chicagomusicawards.org to select the winners in all the nominated categories.

The 35th Anniversary Chicago Music Awards, for the first time in its 35-year history, will be held in the summer. It takes place on Friday, July 1st, 2016 on the greens/lawn in Union Park, 1501 West Randolph

The NEA has announced awards totaling more than $27.6 million in its first funding round of fiscal year 2016, including an Art Works award of $30,000 to The Joffrey Ballet for its commission of a new “Nutcracker” ballet by choreographer Christopher Wheeldon whose “An American in Paris” on Broadway earned him a 2015 Tony Award for Best Choreography.

In its first 50 years, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded more than $5 billion in grants to recipients in every state and U.S. jurisdiction, the only arts funder in the nation to do so. The Art Works category supports the creation of work and presentation of both new and existing work, lifelong learning in the arts, and public engagement with the arts through 13 arts disciplines or fields.

NEA Chairman Jane Chu said, “The arts are part of our everyday lives – no matter who you are or where you live – they have the power to transform individuals, spark economic vibrancy in communities, and transcend the boundaries across diverse sectors of society. Supporting projects like the one from

The Joffrey Ballet offers more opportunities to engage in the arts every day.”

The Joffrey Ballet’s Executive Director Greg Cameron said, “As a quintessentially American ballet company – we welcome the vote of confidence and support from the NEA and embrace their commitment to supporting the development of ‘creative capacities.’ The NEA’s grant will directly support our imaginative team of artists led

by Christopher Wheeldon.

The Joffrey has commissioned Christopher Wheeldon, whose, to re-envision a major new “Nutcracker” to receive its World Premiere in Chicago in December 2016. The Joffrey Ballet is currently celebrating the 28th annual, and final, presentation of Robert Joffrey’s “The Nutcracker” in performances at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Parkway, through December 27. Visit joffrey.org.

JOFFREY DANCERS PERFORM in the final performances of Robert Joffrey’s ‘The Nutcracker.’

Chicago Children’s Theatre breaks ground Chicago Children’s Theatre, the city’s largest professional theater company devoted exclusively to children and young families, officially broke ground on Saturday, December 12th, on the company’s first-ever permanent home - an adaptive reuse of the former, 12th District Police Station at 100 S. Racine Avenue in Chicago’s West Loop.

At a morning groundbreaking ceremony, Chicago Children’s Theatre board members, staff, artists and sup-

porters joined First Lady City of Chicago Amy Rule, Steve Koch, Deputy Mayor of the City of Chicago, Chicago 27th Ward Alderman Walter Burnett, Jr., Illinois State Senator, 5th District, Patricia Van Pelt, VIPs from the city’s live theater community, and representatives from community groups including the West Loop Community Association and the West Central Association.

With children wearing ceremonial hard hats and toy shovels in hand, the

group celebrated the upcoming transformation of the long-shuttered police station at the southwest corner of Monroe and Racine in Chicago’s West Loop into a beautiful, mixeduse performing arts and education facility designed to serve all Chicago families.

Saturday’s event kicked off Phase One of construction, including a flexible, 149-seat studio theater that occupies the station’s former jail cell (Continued on page 15)

Rachel Barton Pine Mexican Entertainer, Concert Promoter of the Year, and Best Steppers organization. Among the other categories for nomination are: Pop, R&B, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country, Reggae, EDM, Calypso, Latin, Gospel, Polka, Hip Hop, Spoken Word, Comedy and “other music forms.”

But where is Classical category among all of the afore-named genres? Past Chicago Music Awards winners include international violinist and Chicago Music Association member Rachel Barton Pine, a 14

Street, Chicago, Illinois and will coincide with the 24th International Festival of Life, weekend celebration.

For more information or to become an Award category sponsor or to reserve early VIP tickets to the 35th Chicago Music Awards visit chicagomusicawards.org or call 312-427-0266; Fax: 312-4270268. Chicago Music Awards is an affiliate of Martin’s International located at 1325 S. Wabash Ave, Ste. 307. More information is available at martinsinternational.com

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Chicago Children’s Theatre breaks ground (Continued from page 14) block. The studio theater will have flexible seating to accommodate professional shows, student performances and Red Kite interactive theater for students with autism. Phase One, which also includes a lobby, classrooms, support space and 30 parking spaces, is slated for completion next winter.

Phase Two, to be completed in 2020, includes construction of a second, state-of-the-

art, 299-seat mainstage theater, designed so the company can serve larger audiences while providing more flexibility and control over production values and schedules.

Phase Two also encompasses a dedicated box office, an interactive lobby, rehearsal and storage spaces, while maintaining the 30 parking places.

“After 10 years of staging our productions and educational programs at museums, the-

aters and other venues throughout the city and suburbs, our new home will provide CCT with a solid foundation to engage, inspire and serve all Chicagoland families,” said Chicago Children’s Theater Co-Founder and Artistic Director Jacqueline Russell. “We are finally graduating from an itinerant company to a theater with a permanent home, allowing us to better serve the children of

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (Continued from page 4) The people running the recall need to have all of the same things a campaign does - office space, volunteers, some paid staff, literature, radio or television commercials and newspaper ads.

Let’s also throw in there is no legislation allowing for citizens to recall a Chicago mayor. Yes, State Rep. LaShawn K. Ford intro-

duced a bill to do so, but it will be months before it sees the light of day, if it gets to a vote of the full general assembly.

Some believe disrupting business activities downtown will cause retailers to put pressure on the mayor to step down. That makes no sense as the business owners know what they have in Rahm Emanuel, a friend, and it would be

counterproductive to move him off the fifth floor through a recall.

The best strategy the discontents can employ is to start to raise money for a candidate they believe can beat Rahm Emanuel in 2019 and support that person. The mayor has too much pride and chutzpah to resign under pressure.

pounds of California-grown sweet potatoes were used to make the latest batch of LaBelle’s. Since James Wright Chanel posted a sweet video of LaBelle’s pies on YouTube in November, millions of American’s have flooded

munity and rebuild trust where it has been lost. As part of that process, he will continue to engage with residents, police and community leaders to address their specific concerns.”

Some staff at Urban Prep was dismayed by Emanuel’s appearance. One staff member who spoke to Crusader on the condition their name not be revealed said it was not the school’s decision to bring the mayor in.

“We understand our students better than anyone, and we’ve been discussing the McDonald case periodically in class the last two weeks, so we know how they feel about the mayor. This was not our call,” the source said. “The mayor’s people contacted us about doing this. He is the mayor and he runs the school district, so we couldn’t say ‘no.’ But, it takes a special kind of obtuseness to think it is a good idea to show up at a school where every kid here is striving to get a quality education and opportunities that come from it that Laquan

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Walmart to buy the product, making it the fastest selling item and most requested product in the store during the holiday season. Many Walmart stores in Chicago have been out of the item for three weeks.

Mayor booed out of Urban Prep High (Continued from page 1) to be the backdrop for the announcement of a cabinet for the local chapter of the My Brother’s Keeper campaign. The initiative, started

by President Barack Obama, aims to provide mentoring for young men of color, but as soon as the mayor was introduced, the jeers began.

While there was no chanting during the speech itself, students were seen talking to one another, turning their backs to the stage and showing other behaviors of disinterest in what Emanuel had to say.

The mayor was visibly shaken by the response of the students. After the speech, he left the stage quickly and exited the school as the students continued to chant.

His office released a statement later in the day in response to the students’ actions during the event.

“The mayor recognizes that Chicagoans are understandably frustrated. He has called for systemic reform to bring safety to every com-

new programs for children with special needs.”

The former police station, built in 1948, believed to be designed by Paul Gerhardt, Jr., was purchased earlier this year from the City of Chicago for $1. The purchase was preceded by additional project funding in the form of a $5 million grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The total projected cost for purchase, renovation and new construction for the new Chicago Children’s Theatre is approximately $15 million. That amount is part of a larger, $20 million institutional expansion campaign the company has launched titled “For Our Children, The Campaign for Chicago Children’s Theatre.”

Kenneth Markin

LaBelle’s pie not as good as locals’ (Continued from page 11) restaurant is $14.30. A sweet potato pie at Angelica’s Bakery costs $12.99. Customers at Daley’s and Pearl’s Place have the option of purchasing slices of their pies.

Walmart said two million

Chicago, grow our education programming, provide a cultural anchor for this newly revitalized neighborhood and further establish our presence on a national scale.”

“As a new, centrally located gathering place for Chicago’s children to explore ideas and projects that bridge theater and education, the new Chicago Children’s Theatre will bring countless benefits to this city,” added Chicago Children’s Theatre Founder and Board Chair Todd Leland, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs International. “We will have new capacity to expand our theater programs and teacher workshops, grow our Red Kite Project into a year-round program for children on the autism spectrum, and add

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Every kid here can relate to him by their age and race.

Our motto is ‘We Believe,’ and it is a constant reminder that Urban Prep students will not fall into the trap of stereotypes and low expectations. Emanuel should have known better.”

Earlier in the day, Reverend Gregory Livingston repeated calls for Emanuel to step down as he and other members of the Coalition for a New Chicago announced plans to boycott shopping in Chicago throughout the holidays.

When notified about what had happened earlier in the day at Urban Prep, Livingston responded, “Good for them! I’m proud to hear they are taking a stance,” he said.

“Schools have been closed down. Mental health centers have been closed down. All kinds of things that human beings need have been cut by this mayor. President Obama needs to come and get his boy.”

A CHILD ALLEGED TO BE A CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES: DeAundre Bruce McNabb (81975/2) Jasmine Henrietta McNabb (81974/2) And Cory McNabb, Father Syhiara Kimble, Mother

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Cause No.: 71J01-1506-JC-000340 71J01-1506-JC-000341 SUMMONS FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION & NOTICE OF CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES HEARING

TO: CORY MCNABB NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the above noted parent, whose whereabouts are unknown, and who is the alleged parent of DeAundre McNabb (DOB 10/16/1999) and Jasmine McNabb (DOB 9/29/2000) that Indiana Department of Child Services has filed its Verified Petitions Alleging the Children to be in Need of Services, in accordance with Indiana Code 31-34-9-3, and that an adjudication hearing has been scheduled with the Court.

THE ADJUDICATION HEARING at which Cory McNabb must appear is scheduled for February 10, 2016 at 9:30 AM at the St. Joseph County Probate Court, Juvenile Justice Center, 1000 S Michigan St., South Bend, IN 46601. At said hearing, the court will consider the Petition and evidence thereon and will render its decision as to whether above named minor children are children in need of services and shall enter adjudication accordingly.

UPON ENTRY OF SAID ADJUDICATION, A DISPOSITIONAL HEARING will be held in which the Court will consider: (1) Alternatives for the care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the children; (2) The necessity, nature, and extent of your participation in the program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the children; and, (3) Your financial responsibility for any services provided for the parent, guardian, or custodian of the children, including child support.

YOU MUST RESPOND by appearing in the case in person or by attorney within thirty (30) days after the last publication of this notice, and in the event you fail to do so, an adjudication on said petition and a dispositional decree may be entered against you without further notice.

THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES are Sharon R. Albrecht, 300 N Michigan St, #230, South Bend, IN 46601 Date this day of 10th day of December, 2015 Terri J. Rethlake .

Terri J. Re3thlake, Clerk 12/19, 12/26, 1/2

LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF INDIANA TIPPECANOE COUNTY

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) CAUSE NO: 79D03-1501-JC-000010

TO BE A CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES AMERI ALLANNA DESHAZER and Deon Kelly and Any Unknown Alleged Father

) ) SUMMONS FOR SERVICE BY ) PUBLICATION & NOTICE OF CHILD ) IN NEED OF SERVICES HEARING

TO: Deon Kelly and Any Unknown Alleged Father Notice is hereby given to the above noted parents, whose whereabouts are unknown, and who is the named alleged parent of A.D. (DOB 9/7/2005), that the Indiana Department of Child Services has filed its Verified Petition Alleging the Child to be in Need of Services, in accordance with Indiana Code 31-34-9-3, and that an adjudication hearing has been scheduled with the Court.

The adjudication hearing at which Deon Kelly and Any Unknown Alleged Father must appear is scheduled for February 5, 2016, at 10:30 A.M. in Superior Court 3 on the fourth floor of the Tippecanoe County Courthouse, 301 Main St. Lafayette, IN 47901. At said hearing, the court will consider the Petition and evidence thereon and will render its decision as to whether above named minor child is a child in need of services and shall enter adjudication accordingly.

Upon entry of said adjudication, a dispositional hearing will be held in which the Court will consider: (1) Alternatives for the care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the child; (2) The necessity, nature, and extent of your participation in the program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the child; and, (3) Your financial responsibility for any services provided for the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child, including child support.

You must respond by appearing in the case in person or by attorney within thirty (30) days after the last publication of this notice, and in the event you fail to do so, an adjudication on said petition and a dispositional decree may be entered against you without further notice.

The attorney representing the Indiana Department of Child Services is Amanda McIlwain, 250 Main St. Lafayette, IN 47901, telephone: 765-429-3309.

Date this 12th day of November2015 12/5, 12/12, 12/19

Blacks Must control their own coMMunity

Clerk of Tippecanoe County

Until Phase Two is completed, Chicago Children’s Theatre will continue to present its mainstage productions at its current performance home, the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St. in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. For more information visit chi- cagochildrenstheatre.org.

HOUSES FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (FANNIE MAE), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, -v.14 CH 20566 11621 SOUTH PARNELL AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60620 MARK DACE A/K/A MARK A. DACE, CYNTHIA DACE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 4, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 13, 2016, at 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 11621 SOUTH PARNELL AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 2521-314-008-0000. The real estate is improved with a two story, single family home; no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.attypierce.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 PA1410181. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 4765500 Attorney File No. PA1410181 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 20566 TJSC#: 35-17587 I678961

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.DANA CALHOUN A/K/A DANA G. CALHOUN, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MARY ERVING Defendants 09 CH 037710 7843 S. EBERHART AVENUE 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 March 2, 2011, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 13, 2016, at 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 7843 S. EBERHART AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-27-426-0150000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-10840. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-14-10840 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 09 CH 037710 TJSC#: 35-17599 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.

I679046 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE A S S O C I A T I O N ; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

LUIS GARCIA-GONZALEZ; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LUIS GARCIA-GONZALEZ, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 8087 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, January 22, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to

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the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 26-05-321-006-0000.

Commonly known as 9715 South Avenue M, Chicago, IL 60617.

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 W14-1626.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678916 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, NA; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

MATTHEW L. BULLINER; DANA C. THOMAS-B U L L I N E R ; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MATTHEW L. BULLINER, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DANA C. THOMAS-BULLINER, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD C L A I M A N T S ; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 13604 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, January 22, 2016 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. 20-31-405-012-0000.

Commonly known as 8337 South Paulina Street, Chicago, IL 60620.

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 W14-1914.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678913

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE A S S O C I A T I O N ; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

TIFFANY TURNER-CUMMINS; PHILLIP E. CUMMINS; HSBC BANK NEVADA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FKA HOUSEHOLD BANK; MIDLAND CREDIT MANAGEMENT INC UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF TIFFANY TURNERCUMMINS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF PHILLIP E. CUMMINS, IF ANY; U N K N O W N OWNERS AND NONRECORD C L A I M A N T S ; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 12685 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, January 22 2016 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 mortgage real estate: P.I.N. 20-35-212-036-0000.

Commonly known as 8050 South Dante Ave., Chicago, IL 60619.

The mortgaged real estate is improve with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of common interest community, the purchase of the unit other than a mortgagee shall

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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 W14-1784.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678912 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF C I T I G R O U P MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2 0 0 7 - A H L 2 .

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VICTORIA AKINWALE; OLUBISIS AKINWALE; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF VICTORIA AKINWALE, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF OLUBISIS AKINWALE, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS. D e f e n d a n t s , 12 CH 8327 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on October 19, 2015 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, January 22, 2016 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. 20-34-103-017-0000.

Commonly known as 7943 South Indiana Avenue, Chicago, IL 60619.

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 Mr. Frederic Deraiche at Plaintiff's Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077.

S P S L . 0 2 5 9 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678906 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

DORRIS O. PRATER; CITY OF CHICAGO; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DORRIS O. PRATER, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 13611 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, January 18, 2016 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. 25-01-304-037-0000.

Commonly known as 9143 South Cregier Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617.

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 G r o u p , 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603.

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

LARRY MANNIE; ISABELLE MANNIE; D e f e n d a n t s 11 CH 18112 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 4, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, 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. 20-21-322-038-0000.

Commonly known as 722 WEST 71ST STREET, 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: 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 1 1 1 0 1 2 5 .

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678878

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

QAMAR J. KHAN; JULIA A. KHAN; CITY OF CHICAGO TD BANK USA, N.A.; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF QAMAR J. KHAN, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JULIA A. KHAN, IF ANY; U N K N O W N OWNERS AND NON RECORD C L A I M A N T S ; D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 6162 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, January 15, 2016 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. 21-30-306-019-0000.

Commonly known as 2728 East 76th Street, Chicago, IL 60649.

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 W15-0771.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678310

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE FOR JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA AS TRUSTEE FOR N O V A S T A R MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST, SERIES 2005-1 NOVASTAR HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-1; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

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R SEALS; THIRIENE L. B E A L S ; U SEALS, IF A UNKNOWN HEIRS AND L OF THIRIENE L B UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 18936 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, January 15, 2016 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. 25-05-219-061-0000.

Commonly known as 8957 South Aberdeen Street, Chicago, IL 60620.

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 WA14-0411.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678304 Public Notice Network 14-020237 NOS Manley Deas Kochalski IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION SELENE FINANCE LP; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

JASMINE WILSON AKA JASMINE S. WILSON; SECOND CITY CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. C/O EDWARD A. BAKER; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JASMINE WILSON, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 10 CH 4646 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, January 14, 2016 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: Commonly known as 7634 South Champlain, Chicago, IL 60619.

P.I.N. 20-27-412-031-0000.

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 Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611.

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P.I.N. 20-31-405-015-0000.

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 Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611.

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Public Notice Network Ref. No. 15-01164 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP, INC.; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

ANGELA J. TUCKER AKA ANGELA TUCKER; URBAN PARTNERSHIP BANK SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO SHOREBANK, BANK OF AMERICA NA SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK, NA AND US SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 8356 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on August 28, 2015, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, 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 8750 S. MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60619.

P.I.N. 25-03-101-041.

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 within 24 hours, by certified funds.

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

For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff's Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 1 5 - 0 1 1 6 4 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678280 Public Notice Network Ref. No. 14-01780 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC., P l a i n t i f f , v s .

LISA D. ROGERS-PRICE, D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 1286 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on April 24, 2015, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, 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 8928 S. MORGAN ST., CHICAGO, IL 60620.

P.I.N. 25-05-220-019.

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 within 24 hours, by certified funds.

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

For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff's Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 1 4 - 0 1 7 8 0 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678273

Public Notice Network 15-009312 NOS Manley Deas Kochalski IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION S U C C E S S O R TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, NA AS SUCCESSOR TO LASALLE BANK NA AS TRUSTEE, FOR MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET BACKED C E R T I F I C A T E S SERIES 2007-3; Plaintiff, v s .

SEAN BLUNT; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA) NA; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; JAMES A. S H A F F E R ; D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 6560 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 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 m real estate: C 8353 Southwww.chicagocrusader.com Paulina S Chicago, IL 60620.

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ANGEL PAREDES, JR.; CITY OF C H I C A G O DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ANGEL PAREDES, JR. IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DIANA PAREDES, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANT D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 6832 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, January 15, 2016 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. 26-18-206-018-0000; 26-18-206- 0 1 7 - 0 0 0 0 .

Commonly known as 10741 Buffalo Avenue South, Chicago, IL 60617.

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 WA15-0117.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678311 Public Notice Network F13040013 Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK NA; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF WILLIE BROWN; LINDA WILLIAMS AKA LINDA S. JONES AKA LINDA S BROWN; WELLS FARGO BANK, NA; STANDARD BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED THE 10TH DAY OF JUNE, 1987, AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 11165; GERALD NORDGREN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF WILLIE BROWN; SHIRLEY MAE TUCKER AKA SHIRLEY M. TUCKER AKA SHIRLEY BROWN; AMANDA RAY AKA AMANDA JOYCE RIFFE AKA AMANDA JOYCE SLUSHER; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 13 CH 26291 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 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. 20-36-215-007-0000.

Commonly known as 8021 South Oglesby Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60617.

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.

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No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

F 1 3 0 4 0 0 1 3 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678270 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, NA; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

JANICE TEAGUE; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JANICE TEAGUE, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 12 CH 43821 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 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. 25-12-204-037-0000.

Commonly known as 9654 South Chappel Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617.

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 W12-5990.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678267 Public Notice Network 15-003554 NOS Manley Deas Kochalski IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC P l a i n t i f f , v s .

KENNETH E. ATKINS, JR. D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 3708 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, January 11, 2016 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: Commonly known as 8835 South Winchester Avenue, Chicago, IL 60620.

P.I.N. 25-06-209-013-0000.

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 Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611.

15-003554 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678251 Public Notice Network 15-003793 NOS Manley Deas Kochalski IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY P l a i n t i f f , v s .

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Commonly known as 8018 South Manistee Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60617.

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 Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 4 5 3 - 6 9 6 0 .

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C A , S HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; CAPITAL ONE BANK, (USA), N.A., FKA C A P I T A L ONE BANK; PALISADES COLLECTION, LLC ASSIGNEE OF US BANK; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; SHARON NATHANIEL; DWAYNE NATHANIEL JULIE FOX, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF HERBERT NATHANIEL, D E C E A S E D D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 2900 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, January 11, 2016 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: Commonly known as 8635 South Ada Street, Chicago, IL 60620.

P.I.N. 20-32-328-012-0000.

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 Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611.

15-003793 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I678248 Public Notice Network 14-000043 NOS Manley Deas Kochalski IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NEIGHBORHOOD LENDING SERVICES, INC.; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

CATINA PARKER AKA CATINA V. PARKER; IRENE PARKER; NEIGHBORHOOD LENDING SERVICES, INC. A LICENSED MORTGAGE LENDER; CITY OF CHICAGO, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; VILLAGE OF EVERGREEN PARK, A MUNICIPAL C O R P O R A T I O N ; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 1440 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 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: Commonly known as 6447 South Harvard Avenue, Chicago, IL 60621.

P.I.N. 20-21-205-051-0000.

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 Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

(614) 220-5611. 14-000043 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I677353

Public Notice Network Kluever File Number SPSF.1950 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF ACE SECURITIES CORP.; HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST SERIES 2006-NC3, ASSET BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES; Plaintiff, v s .

BRITTIE MITCHELL; BRIDGETTE M I T C H E L L ; EQUABLE ASCENTS FINANCIAL LLC; CURRENT SPOUSE OR CIVIL UNION PARTNER IF NAY OF B R I T T I E MITCHELL; CURRENT SPOUSE OR CIVIL UNION PARTNER IF ANY OF BRIDGETTE MITCHELL; UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 771 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on August 10, 2015 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, January 8, 2016 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. 20-20-412-003-0000.

Commonly known as 949-51 W. 68th Street, Chicago, IL 60621 aka 947 W. 68th Street, 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 Mr. David C. Kluever at Plaintiff's Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

(312) 236-0077.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I677462

Public Notice Network Public Notice Network F 1 3 0 1 0 3 6 3 15-000530 NOS Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC Manley Deas Kochalski IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS P l a i n t i f f , I N D E N T U R E v s .

TRUSTEE FOR SPRINGLEAF UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF M O R T G A G E LOAN TRUST 2013-1; P A T R I C I A P l a i n t i f f , THOMPSON; GWENDOLYN v s .

THOMPSON; RICHARD IRVIN JACQUELINE MARIE STRAUTHER SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE AKA JACQUELINE M. STRAUTHER; ESTATE OF D e f e n d a n t s , PATRICIA THOMPSON; TONY 15 CH 8056 THOMPSON; UNKNOWN NOTICE OF SALE OWNERS AND NON-RECORD NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN C L A I M A N T S D Blacks f e n Mdust a c n ontrol t s , theirt own coMMunity 1 CH 4483 cause Intercounty Judicial Sales N OF SALE C P NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN at t 1 cause Intercounty Judicial Sales forth C b at estate: 1 C known as 7739 South Wood to A Chicago, IL 60620. t forth P 20-30-424-014-0000. b T improved estate: w a single family residence. If the P 21-31-114-028-0000. s C Chicago, Illinois 60617. other than a mortgagee shall T estate is improved p the assessments required by w the s of Section 18.5 of the s C Property Act. S certified funds,

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J e f e n d a n t s , 1 CH 8056 N OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 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: Commonly known as 7739 South Wood Avenue, Chicago, IL 60620.

P.I.N. 20-30-424-014-0000.

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 Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

(614) 220-5611. 15-000530 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I677328 Public Notice Network Wirbicki Law W14-2236 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY FKA NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

EDJUAN SIMMONS AKA EDWARD SIMMONS; PERRIS SIMMONS; CYNTHIA SUTHERIN, AS S P E C I A L REPRESENTATIVE; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LORNETTA SIMMONS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 15754 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 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. 20-34-319-065-0000.

Commonly known as 8623 South Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL 60619.

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 P l a i n t i f f ' s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 6 0 6 0 3 .

(312) 360-9455 W14-2236.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I677310 Kluever - File Number SPSF.1620 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST 2007-CH5 ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH C E R T I F I C A T E S , SERIES 2007-CH5; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

ESTATE OF WILLIAM GARRETT, SR. AKA WILLIAM E. GARRETT, IF ANY; JACQUELYNE GARRETT; WILLIAM GARRETT JR.; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF WILLIAM GARRETT SR. AKA WILLIAM E. GARRETT; UNKNOWN OWNERS GENERALLY AND NON RECORD C L A I M A N T S ; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 8445 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, 2015 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison sell a highest bidder for SATURDAY, c below, the following d mortgaged real estate: P 25-01-211-021-0000 C known as 8800 S. Paxton A Chicago, IL 60617.

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G WILLIAM G HEIRS OF W GARRETT S AKA WILLIAM E. GARRETT; U OWNERS G AND NON RECORD C L A I M A N T S ; D e f e n d a n t s , 1 CH 8445 N OF SALE P IS HEREBY GIVEN t above e cause on September 24, 2015 I

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. 25-01-211-021-0000 Commonly known as 8800 S. Paxton Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617.

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 Mr. David C. Kluever at Plaintiff's Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker P l a c e , Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I677302

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.JACQUELYNE D. LITTLE, GREG LITTLE Defendants 15 CH 000258 8134 S. HARVARD AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 5, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 7, 2016, at 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 8134 S. HARVARD AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-33-216-032.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-22977. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-14-22977 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 000258 TJSC#: 35-14960 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Public Notice Network 14-031963 NOS Manley Deas Kochalski IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

BETTY J. MORGAN; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 14 CH 3094 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 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: Commonly known as 9659 South Oglesby Avenue, Chicago, IL 60617.

P.I.N. 26-07-112-048-0000.

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 Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611.

14-031963 NOS INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I677355 Public Notice Network Klein, Daday, A r e t o s - D a d a y IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION EASTERN SAVINGS BANK, FSB; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JOHN WILSON; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF VICKIE WILSON; DEBORAH WILSON SIMMONS, I N D E P E N D E N T ADMINISTRATOR OF VICKIE WILSON'S ESTATE; CITY OF CHICAGO; REGIONS BANK; LD A C Q U I S I T I O N COMPANY II, LLC; UNKNOWN OWNERS; NON RECORD CLAIMANTS AND UNKNOWN TENANTS AND OCCUPANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 2274 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 6, 2016, 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 e s t a t e : Commonly known as 8500 & 8502 South Stony Island Avenue and 1543 & 1545 East 85th Street, Chicago, IL 60617.

P.I.N. 20-35-411-027-0000.

The mortgaged real estate is a mixed use commercial/residential building.

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. Stephen G. Daday at Plaintiff's Attorney, Klein, Daday, Aretos & O'Donoghue, LLC, 2550 West Golf Road, Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008.

(847) 590-8700.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I677362

Public Notice Network F14120342 Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA P l a i n t i f f , v s .

SANDRA WATSON-ECHOLS AKA SANDRA WATSON ECHOLS; CHATHAM CLUB HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS D e f e n d a n t s , 15 CH 1348 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, January 8, 2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to

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Street, Suite 718A, C public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 25-03-130-016-0000.

Commonly known as 87 East 89th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60619.

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 Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

F 1 4 1 2 0 3 4 2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I677464 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CIT BANK, N.A., FORMERLY KNOWN AS ONEWEST BANK N.A. Plaintiff, -v.DORIS ANN JOHNSON, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF WILLA D. THOMAS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, HENRENE PITTS, RODISTE DEARING, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR WILLA D. THOMAS (DECEASED) Defendants 15 CH 007012 8722 S. PARNELL AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60620 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 9, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 19, 2016, at 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 8722 S. PARNELL AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 25-04-104-031-0000.

The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for 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. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. 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 151701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a

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photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-06503. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-15-06503 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 007012 TJSC#: 35-13614 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

DANA V. BRYANT, LANGSTON COVE, LLC AND CITY OF CHICAGO D e f e n d a n t s , 13 CH 4689 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on August 5, 2013, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 5, 2016, 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 7653 S. Green St., Chicago, IL 60620.

P.I.N. 20-29-415-032 (20-29-415-018 underlying pin).

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 within 24 hours, by certified funds.

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

For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff's Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. N e v e l , 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

(312) 357-1125.

Ref. No. 13-00753 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I677291

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR HSI ASSET SECURITIZATION CORPORATION TRUST, 2007-HE1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-HE1 Plaintiff, -v.PAUL JASSO, TAMMY FLORES, CITY OF CHICAGO, ADVANTAGE ASSETS II, INC. Defendants 15 CH 000073 9708 S. EWING AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 7, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 12, 2016, at 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 9708 S. EWING AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 26-05-322-022. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is

subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-23824. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-14-23824 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 000073 TJSC#: 35-17401 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Plaintiff, -v.CHARLES ISRAEL A/K/A CHARLES ISREAL, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 07602 8746 S MANISTEE AVE APT 2 CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 29, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 19, 2016, at 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 8746 S MANISTEE AVE APT 2, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 26-06-106-041-0000.

The real estate is improved with a orange, brick, two unit apartment; two car detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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 foreclo-

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sure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 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 PA1503052. 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. PA1503052 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 15 CH 07602 TJSC#: 35-14265 I678052

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BANK ONE, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.ROBERT S. RYBERG, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ROBERT M. RYBERG, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA, DAVID RYBERG, GREGORY RYBERG, DOUGLAS RYBERG, JENNIFER CZYZNIEJEWSKI, VICTORIA DROZD, SHIRLEE JANIGA, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DANIEL RYBERG, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SANDY RYBERG, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ROBERT M. RYBERG (DECEASED) Defendants 15 CH 002920 10856 S. BUFFALO AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 25, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 7, 2016, at 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 10856 S. BUFFALO AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 26-18-211-055.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition.

The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please

refer to file number 14-15-01285. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-15-01285 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 002920 TJSC#: 35-12706 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.

I677513 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.KEVIN F. MCKINLEY, DEBRA C. MCKINLEY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 14 CH 06676 8024 SOUTH PHILLIPS AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60617 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 14, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 15, 2016, at 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 8024 SOUTH PHILLIPS AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 21-31-108035-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home with a detached car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 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 PA1402773. 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. PA1402773 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 14 CH 06676 TJSC#: 35-15082 I678032

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White Sox and Cubs Make Big Moves in Offseason

By J. Coyden Palmer World Series titles are not won in December but both the White Sox and Cubs have given their fans some early Christmas presents. The Cubs have been making a big splash by pulling off trades and signing big time free agents to bolster a roster that last year made it to the National League Championship Series. And while the past few seasons for the Sox have been a disaster, they were able to fill two huge needs in their infield.

Ever since he attended the general manager’s winter meetings in Nashville last week, Cubs GM Theo Epstein has been adding more pieces to his team. He started by sending shortstop Starlin Castro to the Yankees in exchange for pitcher Adam Warren. But then the fun really began for North Side fans, as he signed pitcher John Lackey, utility man Ben Zobrist and outfielder Jason Heyward all within a week.

Heyward was one of the most sought after free agents on the market. He is currently the highest African American player in all of Major League Baseball with his contract with the Cubs for $184 million over eight years. All of the money is guar-

anteed. But his decision was not based solely on money.

“For me, a winning attitude and culture and the fact that this group is such a young group and I could grow myself with it,” Heyward explained.

“And to be 26 years old and look throughout my, hopefully, eight years here that I was able to grow up with a group of guys and make them family and to be able to cherish that the rest of the way without feeling I had to restart.”

Heyward is expected to be one of the Cubs main players featured this year in advertising campaigns. Epstein said in addition to Heyward’s talent, he also will bring leadership and a good vibe to a young team.

“I think Jason enhances our identity,” Epstein said. “It’s rare, I think, in free agency that you can add a player who so well fits the identity of the organization,” Epstein said. “We’re fortunate, I think, to have a developing identity that’s based around young players who are terrific talents on the field and who also demonstrate tremendous character off the field.”

Combined with the other signings and the expected continual improvement of its young players, the Cubs have put themselves in a solid position

Harry C. Alford Jason Heyward to compete for a championship over the next few years. Lackey will give the starting rotation more depth, which Epstein said will be important late in the season and in the playoffs.

Zobrist is also expected to bring veteran leadership, a quality bat and a defensive prowess to the Cubs.

The White Sox also made a couple of moves to shore up a lineup that

has the same potential as the Cubs but has fallen flat on its face last year.

General Manager Rick Hahn’s biggest splash was pulling off a threeway trade with Cincinnati and the Dodgers to bring All-Star and last year’s Homerun Derby Champion Todd Frazier to the South Side. Frazier will fill the hole at third base that has been leaking since Joe Crede de-

parted several years ago. Frazier, 29, will bring a solid glove to the “hot corner” and will be expected to put up big numbers at small U.S. Cellular Field.

“I’m really happy about coming to Chicago. It’s a great sports city and I like the potential of the lineup we will have,” Frazier said.

In order to get Frazier, the Sox had to depart with three quality young players. Hahn said it was hard to let go of the young talent but the greater need of a third baseman was just too much to ignore.

“Bringing Todd in should stabilize our lineup and give us some much needed punch in the middle of the lineup,” Hahn said.

The White Sox also got Brett Lawrie, who is expected to play at either second base or shortstop if the Sox do not resign Alexi Ramirez.

Lawrie, 26, put up his best offensive numbers last year while playing in Oakland, which is not a batterfriendly park. Hahn said he is not sure how many other moves he will make before the team heads to Arizona for training camp in February.

However the one move all Sox fans want is the one he has not made; the firing of Manager Robin Ventura.

NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas Hosts Fourth Annual Holiday Toy Giveaway at Marillac Social Center in His Hometown, of Chicago, Il “Spreading Joy this Holiday Season” NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas in collaboration with his family foundation – Mary’s Court, once again partnered with the Marillac Social Center for his Fourth Annual Holiday Toy Giveaway in his hometown of Chicago on Friday, December 18, 2015 at Marillac, located at 212 S. Francisco Avenue. The annual holiday toy giveaway benefitted underprivileged children from the Westside of Chicago, ages ranging from Pre-K to 8th grade. In addition to toys, Thomas distributed winter coats, clothing, books, hats and gloves to the over 400 children that will be in attendance. The children will participate in a special event raffle to win bikes and tablets that Thomas will present during the event.

Marillac Social Center provides vital programs and services in the areas of child development, social services, family services, senior services and youth programs. Thomas, whose mother was a longtime supporter of Marillac, has a strong connection to the center and is committed to continuing the work of his mother, the late Mary Thomas. The former Detroit Pistons legend grew up on the Westside of Chicago and participated in the weekly activities offered at the Marillac Social Center, which has had a tremendous impact on his life. Thomas spoke about how www.chicagocrusader.com

the Marillac staff helped him and many of his friends by offering them hope and providing opportunities for advancement. “It was the one thing we needed to get through the day,” said Thomas, “and it is my hope to bring joy to a child in need this holiday season with the help of our foundation and our awesome supporters, just as Marillac has done for me and my family throughout the early stages of my life.”

Like many other organizations who are committed supporters of Thomas and his family foundation in the Chicago area, Walmart is dedicated to improving the lives of its consumers through community initiatives and engagement. Walmart will join Isiah Thomas and leaders of the Marillac Social Center at the Annual Toy Drive and make a special presentation to Marillac Social Center to support its vision in providing quality programs and services to families across the city of Chicago.

“Walmart is proud to support Marillac St. Vincent Family Services in their efforts to help those in need live better,” said Michelle Caraballo, Walmart’s Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations for Illinois. “Events like this toy drive are a wonderful opportunity to help families in need bring joy to every child.”

In addition to the Annual Holiday Toy Giveaway, Mary’s Court

HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN will receive toys and other much needed gifts at the Marillac Social Center during its annual Holiday Toy Giveaway hosted by NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas (inset) in collaboration with his family’s foundation, Mary’s Court. Thomas is pictured in the center of children that received gifts during a previous holiday season.

Foundation will also donate cloth- Basketball Hall of Famer Isiah ABOUT MARILLAC ing and toys to Alderman Jason Thomas. Mary’s Court commemoSOCIAL CENTER Ervin’s Annual Holiday Toy Drive rates the life and legacy of Isiah’s that will benefit children from the mother, Mary Thomas, as a transSince 1914, Marillac Social CenWestside. Thomas will attend the formational agent of service to the ter has been serving the needs of the event on Saturday, December 19, economically disadvantaged. Mary’s poor and working poor of the west 2015 at 11:00am at The JLM Life Court strives to create a model for side of Chicago. Sponsored by the Center located at 2622 W. Jackson. schools and communities that in- Daughters of Charity, Marillac Social spires academic success, promotes Center provides vital programs and ABOUT MARY’S COURT good health, encourages housing and services in the areas of child developFOUNDATION economic development, and builds ment, social services, family services, Mary’s Court, established in safe communities. www.MarysCourt- senior services and youth programs.

2010, is the family foundation of Foundation.org www.MarillacStVincent.org

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