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Ebony magazine founder immortalized with stamp

By Wendell Hutson The late founder of Ebony and Jet magazines continues to make history seven years after his death by becoming the first Black Chicagoan to have a U.S. postal forever stamp named in his honor.

“John H. Johnson is the first Black Chicagoan to have a forever stamp. And we look forward to honoring more Blacks with forever stamps,” Mark Reynolds, a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service, told the Crusader. “(Author) Gwendolyn Brooks also will receive a forever stamp this spring.”

Brooks was a famous, Black poet from Chicago who died at age 83 in 2000.

On Tuesday the postal service unveiled the historic Johnson stamp at two ceremonies in Chicago. There was a morning ceremony at Johnson Publishing Company (JPC), 820 S. Michigan Ave., and an evening ceremony at the Supreme Life Building, 3501 S. King Drive in the Bronzeville community on the South Side.

Johnson’s first office was at the historic Supreme Life Building, which is now occupied by The Black Star Project, a nonprofit youth mentoring organization.

In 2005 Johnson died at age 87 but not before building a publishing empire that now produces the two most successful

Black-owned magazines in the world, said U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-2nd District, who attended Tuesday’s ceremony at JPC. “If you were Black and famous but had not been mentioned in Ebony or Jet then you had not made it yet. John Johnson was one of the most influential men I ever met,” Jackson said to a crowd of about 500 people made up of Black, elected officials, business owners, civic, clergy, and community leaders.

At the Bronzeville ceremony retired Jet magazine Features Editor Trudy Moore recalled the good times she spent working for Johnson.

“Mr. Johnson was the first at many things including being the first Black man to have a building built from the ground up in the South Loop,” said Moore, who worked for Johnson from 1980 to 1995. “He was a well-mannered man. He was funny and loved to laugh. He expected loyalty from his employees and in return he was loyal to them.”

Moore recalled when she took a fourmonth maternity leave and Johnson asked her if she planned on coming back.

“I told him I would be back but he kept asking me was I sure because a lot of women get comfortable after giving birth and end up staying at home,” recalled Moore. “He was a generous man who took

Black banks are rich in history

By Wendell Hutson There was a time when banks would not lend money to Blacks but in Chicago that changed over 80 years ago when the first Black-owned bank made its debut.

Chicago’s Black community has four Black-owned banks at its disposal. They are Illinois Service Federal, Seaway Bank and Trust Co. and Highland Community Bank headquartered on the South Side, and Covenant Bank on the West Side.

In 1934 Illinois Service Federal Bank (ISF), the oldest Black-owned bank in the state, opened its doors in Chicago. This came after 13 Black men had dared to dream about opening a savings and loan association that would cater to the needs of Blacks. And after many bumps along the way the founders were finally able to open a one-room office at 70 East 47th Street with deposits of $7,000.

ISF now has assets that exceed $120 million and has two South Side branches at 4619 South King Drive and 8700 South King Drive.

And one customer that appreciates the existence of Black banks like ISF is Katherine Hoops, 51, who bought her South Side home 15 years ago with a loan from ISF. “I went to Bank of America first because that is where I worked. But little did I know that while I was good enough to have a checking and savings account there I was not a good enough customer to be given a home loan,” recalled Hoops. “I got frustrated and started looking elsewhere when a friend told me to try Illinois Service Federal, which is where he had an account. So with no account at this bank they approved me for a mortgage with little money to put down. From that point I started doing all my banking at Illinois Service Federal and continue to do so.”

Norman Williams, chief executive officer of Illinois Service Federal, said many of their customers are longtime, middle-class wage earners and that has been the foundation of its success as a competitive lender.

But there are more Hoops stories.

Take Lester Moore, a retired steel worker who also bought his home through a mort-

care of his employees and paid me the entire time I was off.”

Moore and other JPC employees described Johnson as a hands-on manager

who was involved in all aspects of the business including editorial.

“He presided over the editorial board (Continued on page 3)

EBONY MAGAZINE FOUNDER John H. Johnson’s image is captured in a US. Postal Service forever stamp. During a ceremony this week, was Linda Johnson Rice, chairman of Johnson Publishing Company, and her best friend Desiree Rogers, chief executive officer of JPC remembering the publishing/business icon.

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Oak Park meeting focuses on handgun legislation (See story on page 3) ----------------

Final services for LaVerne Williams (See story on page 17) gage from ISF. “I want to be able to leave something to my kids when it is time for me to check out of this world,” explained Moore, 68, who is battling cancer. “My home was paid off last year. It is a beautiful, three-bedroom, brick home and I love it. It is valued at $300,000 even though I originally paid $215,000.”

But ISF is not alone in its quest to provide lending options to the Black community.

Seaway Bank and Trust Co. is Chicago’s largest Black-owned bank based on assets,

which at the end of 2010 exceeded $548 million. The bank, headquartered at 645 East 87th Street, has four other South Side commercial branches, two west suburban branches, one south suburban branch, and one branch in Milwaukee. It also has international branches at O’Hare International Airport and Chicago Midway Airport.

Small, home-based businesses also utilize Seaway Bank.

Glitter Fabulous, a three-person, entertainment company in west suburban (Continued on page 2)

NEWS

Governor wants to make it harder to drop out

By Wendell Hutson Life has not been easy for high school dropout Oscar Ross.

He has worked mostly factory jobs his whole life and had a few run-ins with the law.

“If I had to do it all over again I would have stayed in school. At the time it made sense to stop going because by doing so I was able to hang out more with my friends,” recalled Ross, 49. “And besides, I wasn’t learning much so I had little interest in my school work.”

Ross dropped out of John M. Harlan Community Academy High School on the South Side at age 17 during his junior year. But Ross would have had to wait until he was 18 to drop out under new legislation proposed by Governor Pat Quinn.

The proposal would increase the legal age students can voluntarily drop out without parental consent to 18 from 17. “Every child in Illinois deserves a quality education that will serve them throughout their lives,” said Quinn. “The best way to ensure that our children have the chance to achieve and succeed is to make sure they stay in school long enough to earn their diploma.”

Marielle Sainvilus, a spokeswoman for Chicago Public Schools, said while there is no data showing the average age of high school graduates she estimated it is 18. Illinois is one of 29 states that allows students to drop out of school before they turn 18.

And while the concept of making it harder for students to drop out sounds good in theory, for it to be a realistic goal the state also needs to increase funding for high schools, said Jean-Claude Brizard, chief executive officer for CPS. “CPS supports initiatives that advocate for the education of students. (And) we generally sup-

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port Governor Quinn’s idea, but if there are no plans to increase state funding, it will be difficult to accomplish this goal,” Brizard told the Crusader.

CPS is the nation’s third largest school district with more than 400,000 students whose students are majority Hispanic and Black.

And according to CPS data, while its dropout rate has declined for the past three years it still exceeds other school districts in large, urban cities.

At the end of the 2009 school year the dropout rate for CPS was 42.5 percent; 2010 it was 41.1 and 2011 it dropped further to 38.3 percent.

However, in other cities, the dropout rate was far less.

In Houston, which is the fourth largest U.S. populated city, according to census data, its current dropout rate stands at 12.6 percent and students must be 18 to dropout. In New York City, students need to be 16 to dropout and its dropout rate in 2010 (the last year data was available) was 12 percent.

Locally, William R. Harper and Wendell Phillips Academy high schools on the South Side had the largest dropout rate in 2009 with 63.1 percent each followed by Nicholas Senn High School on the North Side at 60 percent. A year later Christian Fenger Academy High School on the far South Side had the highest dropout rate with 67.9 percent followed by John Marshall Metropolitan High School on the West Side with 62.5 percent and Dyett High School on the South Side with 60.2 percent. And at the end of the 2011 school year, Fenger and Dyett had the highest dropout rate with 63.3 percent followed by Harper with 60.8 percent.

Elizabeth Dozier, who has been principal at Fenger since 2009, was unavailable for comment.

CPS officials said the district is aggressively attacking the dropout problem with several new initiatives.

“To address this, CPS has implemented several measures such as early warning indicator system to identify students who show signs of school disengagement and failure and prevent them from falling off track,” said Sainvilus,. “Students are flagged for interventions based on the risk factors described above (attendance, grades, behavior), to help the district, networks, and schools to zero in on struggling students, and match them with appropriate supports and academic and social emotional interventions.”

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THE GOVERNOR WANTS TO make it harder to drop out of public school but dropping out hasn’t been a problem at Urban Prep Academy where the last two graduating classes got accepted into four-year colleges or universities. high school was too easy.

“They (school officials) made it too easy for me to leave school. I was told by a counselor that because I had missed too many days from school and had bad grades that I was going to be kicked out anyway,” explained Ross. “So that left me with little choice but to drop out.”

Now, counselors are hard to come by, said Karen Lewis, presi-

dent of the Chicago Teachers Union.

“Currently there is only one social worker for every 1,100 CPS students. At the high school level, there is one counselor assigned for every 360 students (730 total counselors) but according to the American School Counselors Association there should be about 1,600 counselors in our system,” said Lewis. “This is especially

troubling considering 86 percent of CPS students are low income and 87 percent are African American and Latino, populations most at risk for high dropout rates. (So) if increasing the age of compulsory education to 18 does that, fine. (But) let’s figure out a way to keep our students engaged in school throughout their academic careers.”

Black banks are rich in history (Continued from page 1) Maywood does its banking at Seaway Bank, which has a branch in Maywood. Eric Towers, 28, founded the home-based business.

“I knew if I went to a big bank like Chase that I would be turned down for a business account because I am not working with a lot of money. But I also knew that a smaller bank like Seaway would be more open,” explained Towers. “It has only been a year but so far so good. Plus, I like knowing that a Black bank is helping my Black business grow and that we can compliment each other.”

Walter Grady, president and CEO of Seaway, said despite the sour economy the banking industry remains strong and that Black banks are thriving in Chicago.

Seaway was established in 1965 as Seaway National Bank of Chicago and created to counter discriminatory lending practices on the South Side, according to Grady.

The North Lawndale community on the West Side is home to Covenant Bank, 111 W. Homan Ave., which as of June had $69 million in assets, according to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

BLACK BANKS HAVE A rich history and on the South Side in the Roseland community Seaway Bank and Trust Co. Chicago’s largest Black-owned celebrated its grand opening in 2007 of a newly built branch.

The Rev. Bill Winston, who heads up the Living Word Christian Center in west suburban Forest Park, founded Covenant Bank in 2008. It is a spin off from the former Community Bank of Lawndale. Herman Davis is the bank’s president.

Gregory Parks, 41, banks at Covenant despite its one location.

“I live right down the street so it’s cool for me. As long as they are open I will keep banking there,” Parks said. “I recently started working again and my

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girlfriend and I are thinking about buying a house. They already financed my car and I have been making my payments on time so I figure why not see if they can help me buy a house too.”

Chicago’s fourth Black bank, Highland Community Bank, has two South Side locations at 1710 West 87th Street and 10527 South Halsted Street Dennis Irvin is CEO but was unavailable for comment.

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Oak Park meeting focuses on handgun legislation

By J. Coyden Palmer A new Oak Park gun shop was the catalyst for a standing-roomonly meeting for residents in that village to voice their concerns or support for local handgun legislation. The meeting came almost two years after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that struck down a ban on handguns in the community.

“Tonight’s forum was so we could hear from our residents with an open mind about ideas, suggestions and thoughts they may have in light of the fallout from the McDonald case, which resulted in the invalidation of the Oak Park handgun ban,” Village Manager Tom Barwin told the Crusader. “It’s quite clear firearms, violence, accidents and crimes are costly to our village in a myriad of ways. We’re just coming together to minimize the proliferation of firearms ending up in the wrong hands.”

During the 90-minute meeting some residents admitted they were ignorant about guns but did not see why those who wanted to own handguns should not be allowed to do so if they are qualified. Others said they were against any type of handgun ownership for moral or personal reasons.

Resident Alice Norris has been deeply affected by handgun violence. She said her brother, a cab driver, was shot in 1993 and severely injured during a carjacking incident. The follow-up surgery cost $38,000 and he did not have insurance. Additional medical care costs came to $40,000, she said. Norris also has a four-year-

old daughter who was accidently grazed by a bullet during another incident. But her ultimate lost came when her 14-year-old daughter was shot in the head and killed when she was the victim of a drive-by shooting while sitting in a local restaurant.

“This is a public health issue we are talking about,” Norris said.

“My daughter’s hospital bill was over $58,000. Fortunately my family had health insurance by then so we were not a burden to the state. But all of these shootings are costing the taxpayers. I know there are a lot of people who are gung-ho about having their guns but I say we need more love and peace. We have to get back to those values in this country and for that reason I will not allow a gun in my home.”

Michael Pollack is a military veteran and a retired police officer. He said guns should not be taken lightly. He stressed there needs to be an educational component within the legislative framework for guns.

“I understand and respect the Second Amendment, but I have seen what these weapons can do when they are in the hands of uneducated people,” Pollack said. “I feel very strongly about people being educated before they own a gun. Not everyone is responsible.

That weapon whether it’s a handgun, rifle or shotgun was designed for one purpose… so we need to think about that.”

Several residents also want the village to look at perhaps changing the current zoning laws, which allowed for a gun shop to open two blocks away from an elementary school. Windy City

DURING A MEETING in Oak Park, Illinois State Rifle Association Vice President Mike H. Weisman speaks to the Oak Park Village Board of Health last week during a forum that allowed residents to voice their opinions about handguns in the community.

Guns opened just before Christmas. The store only sells rifles and shotguns, according to owner Justin Delafuente. He said customers come into the store to pick up their new gun after they have purchased it online and must pass an Illinois State Police background check and have a valid Firearms Owner Identification Card.

“I hope that this board will be more pragmatic than it has been in the past where it has been more ideological when it comes to this subject,” he said. “Because regardless of what we do we’re going to get sued again and it’s going to be expensive. Instead of making this adversarial, why not reach out to those who want a handgun in their home for pro-

Ministers offer Preckwinkle support and solidarity Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle recently met with ministers from across Cook County to address concerns regarding the county medical examiner’s office and the steps her office is taking to remediate problems. Approximately 15 ministers who are members of Interfaith Illinois and the Leaders Network attended the meeting.

Preckwinkle opened the forum by expressing that she has been disturbed and disappointed by recent revelations of storage capacity problems at the ME’s office, and that senior staff sent to oversee daily operations are working diligently to implement personnel, policy and procedural changes.

“The truth is, over the years there wasn’t proper attention to the quality of staff in the medical examiner’s office,” she said “We are actively investigating the performance of personnel at all lev-

els; how the office has been operating from intake on; and how we can improve those processes so we don’t find ourselves in the difficulties we found ourselves in recently.”

Some of the topics the president discussed included new technologies such as more computerization throughout the office; regular staff training; and written policies and protocols. Additionally, she plans to institute an advisory committee, which is required under the Cook County Medical Examiner Ordinance, sec. 38-132, but hasn’t existed for 20 years. That statute noted the committee should include a cross-section of stakeholders, including funeral directors, the state’s attorney’s office, medical professionals, police officials and public representatives. Preckwinkle assured ministers at the meeting that clergy will be represented on the new committee.

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The ministers offered Preckwinkle support for her goals and applauded the restoration of the committee.

“The spirit of the overhaul is right, and anything we can do to help going forward, count us as friends and partners,” said Pastor Marshall Hatch, of New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church and board chair of the Leaders Network.

Interfaith Illinois and the Leaders Network collectively represent more than 330 faith-based organizations across the state. Leadership of the two groups emphasized the problems at the ME’s office “extend past Cook County and need to extend to Springfield as well,”0 referring to state cuts in funding for public aid burials.

Members pledged to advocate on behalf of indigent families in Springfield in the coming weeks.

tection? They don’t want criminals with guns either but they do want to have the right to protect themselves and the courts have told us in every way possible they have a right to do just that.”

Last year, a measure in the Illinois House that would have giv-

en residents the right to carry concealed weapons failed by a few votes. Governor Patrick Quinn has vowed to veto any concealed carry bill the legislature passes. Illinois is the only state without some form of concealed carry legislation.

Ebony magazine founder (Continued from page 1) meetings and occasionally assigned stories. I remember he once assigned me a story that took me to Miami to interview (singer) Prince but at the same time I was also able to interview another entertainer,” Moore said.

Johnson preceded his longtime wife Eunice in death and left behind their only child Linda Johnson Rice, who now runs the company as its chairman.

“My father was larger than life and now when you put this stamp on your envelope to mail something he will be larger than the world,” Rice jokingly said at the ceremony. “He would have loved this honor because he believed that everyone should be recognized for their achievements.”

Rice added that even though JPC will soon move out of its longtime Michigan Avenue headquarters after selling the building to Columbia College Chicago, the legacy of her father would live on.

“He (John Johnson) was bigger than this building,” Rice told the Crusader. “When that day comes to move I will not be sad because I know that our move ensures that the company he spent his life building will be able to continue and hopefully inspire future, Black entrepreneurs.”

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ecutive director of The Black Star Project, said occupying Johnson’s former office space is an honor he does not take lightly.

“Everyday I try to honor this man for what he accomplished in this office,” Jackson said as he gave the Crusader a tour of the 800 square foot office.

Rice said her father, born January 19, 1918 as John Harold Johnson in Arkansas City, Ark. was destined to be successful.

“He took a $500 loan from my grandmother and used it to create a publishing empire now worth millions,” explained Rice. “He never took no for an answer and always tried harder if he failed the first time.”

In 1942 Johnson published the first edition of the Negro Digest after his mother Gertrude allowed him to use her furniture as collateral to receive a $500 loan.

Ebony magazine would soon evolve from this publication and in 1951 Jet magazine was born.

JPC later added other magazines, such as EbonyMan, to its stable of publications. In addition, it added Fashion Fair cosmetics, radio and TV stations, and a book publishing division.

During his lifetime Johnson received several honors including the Presidential Medal of Freedom bestowed on him in 1996

by President Bill Clinton.

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OPINION

EDITORIAL THE DISRESPECT AND PSYCHIC LYNCHING OF PRESIDENT OBAMA As the first African American president of the United States, Barack Obama has endured some of the worst disrespect of any president in history. It is blatant; it is “in-yourface” blatant!

Recently, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer saw the need to point her finger in Obama’s face as though she was admonishing a three-year-old for doing something that did not meet with her approval. Now, try to imagine her doing the same thing to President Bush. Got that? You can’t, because that could not happen. Some people are calling on Brewer to apologize, but an apology is most likely not forthcoming. An act so spontaneous and visceral probably came from a very deep place in her makeup.

The Brewer incident was by no means the first time that President Obama was insulted in public. You may recall that during the early days of his term in an address to the nation, one congressman stood up and shouted “You lie.”

Nothing like this had ever happened to any of Obama’s predecessors. The gall of that congressman is disgusting.

Apparently, some white Americans are so upset because of the color of Obama’s skin that they have lost their dang minds!

We must not forget, when looking back on the wanton disrespect given to the president, a statement that borders on treason wherein the corpulent, feisty talk show host, Rush Limbaugh, actually said, in so many words, that he hopes the president fails. Imagine that, and then try to imagine him saying that about any other sitting president.

This was outrageous!

One of the latest, and probably most egregious incidents, is that of a so-called Christian preacher asking his congregants to pray for President Obama’s death! Wiley Drake, pastor of First Southern Baptist Church in Buena Park, California, has been asking his followers to pray for Barack Obama’s death, and says he is just repeating what God asked him to do. This is deeper than the Grand Canyon!

How can any self-respecting Christian wish for anyone’s death? And when is the last time that you heard someone publicly wish for the death of the president. This flies in the face of everything that we might consider decent in this world. These words went out into the air and into the hearts of some willing receivers. The damage is already done.

The foregoing examples of blatant disrespect for the President of the United States reveals the barbarism that lies just beneath a veneer of respectability and civility that cloaks many in positions of power and influence; though they may come across like shining stars in their spheres of influence, they have revealed themselves to be, in fact, low class people dressed up for show!

Once upon a time Black men were lynched in America and hanged from trees. Later, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accused his opponents of a “high tech” lynching.

The current disrespect given President Obama can be considered a “psychic lynching,” in that individuals are encouraged to hate the president, to disrespect him, and to wish for his death. This has got to stop! A luta continua.

Six months after Illinois' "civil union" legislation went into effect; forces committed to redefining natural marriage are already planning their next steps. A recent article in the Huffington Post reports that a "group of Illinois lawmakers have begun laying the groundwork for their latest push to bring marriage equality to the Land of Lincoln," despite the fact that through the civil union law, same-sex couples already receive all the benefits they claimed they wanted.

This meeting included the Illinois General Assembly's three openly homosexual members: State Representatives Greg Harris (D-Chicago), Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago), and Deborah Mell (D-Chicago). State Representatives Ann Williams (D-Chicago), Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) and State Senator Heather Steans (D-Chicago) are also listed as part of the coalition to redefine marriage.

Anyone paying attention should have expected this because homosexual activists have explicitly stated that civil unions are merely a stepping stone to their real goal: the eradication of marriage as it's been understood throughout history.

It's not benefits they seek; it's the societal approval that accom-

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Marriage Equality Dear Editor:

panies legal recognition of homosexual unions as "marriage." Of course, homosexual unions will never in reality constitute marriages, but like the proverbial emperor who had no clothes, when the government acts like they are marriages, society will play along with the foolish game of pretend.

David E. Smith Executive Director Illinois Family Institute

Donate to honor our Veterans Dear Editor: Just the name America makes people around the world dream; freedom. When we think family, veterans think America. After all, they fight and in some cases die for the family they love. America!

Most Americans will never see a battlefield. Yet there are those who are more than willing to go to the battlefield to defend what most people take for granted; freedom.

Now it is time for the seeds to be planted for our veterans. This will not be about glory or recognition but about what is right for these brave men and women and their families.

I am asking that all Americans give a penny to a million dollars for these purposes only: 1) Pay off the mortgages of

those who died in combat or buy homes for the widows and their children.

2) Pay all debts for all the veterans who served in the conflicts of today.

3) Pay for excellent medical care for all amputees and the best prosthetics money can buy.

4) Pay for modifications to homes of disabled veterans.

5) Get housing for our homeless veterans and fill the cabinets with (Continued on page 7)

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The Department of Education is Drunk with Power and Hell Bent

By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Karl Marx, the Father of Communism (Marxism), would be blushing if he could come up from Hell and look at what the United States Department of Education is trying to pull off on the American public. The power grab began when the economic downturn hit us. The provider of college student loans, SallieMae, was a victim like many other institutions. Like a “duck on a June bug” the federal government pounced on it. It wasn’t long before the U.S. Department of Education became the owner of SallieMae, shut it down permanently and took total control of student lending. It was the beginning of the end for student lending as we know it.

With its newfound power, it initiated the “Gainful Employment Rule.” This rule, which is a way around actual Congressional legislation, would calculate loan pay back ratios against students of particular schools. If the formula was substandard then that particular school would no longer be allowed student financing.

Thus, a school not meeting the

Harry C. Alford requirement would be destined to destruction. The formula was “cooked” to go against for profit schools like Kaplan, University of Phoenix, DeVry, etc. What is noticeable is the fact that these schools graduate the lion’s share of minority students – particularly Black students. Obviously, this rule will deliver a deathly blow to the futures of millions of Black students and so, we cried foul!

The Department of Education didn’t care and pursued this vicious plot.

We caught the attention of

Congress, particularly the Congressional Black Caucus. They politely approached the White House about this. Even liberal groups such as Operation Push voiced much concern. Noticing the attention, the Department of Education decided to publish a “study.” The saying “figures don’t lie but liars figure” applies here.

They actually had the audacity to present to Congress and the public a study that claimed there would be no disproportionate impact on minorities resulting from the implementation of the Gainful Employment Rule. Oh, what a lie! It took a formal lawsuit by the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities to get to the truth. It was proven in court that the so-called study by the Department of Education omitted Black students from its calculation. Can you believe it?

They were looking for impact on minorities but excluded any information about Black students.

It was a total deceit.

A deceit that will cause irreparable harm to our youth, our youth who are working hard to make a better life for themselves and to begin a positive legacy. But no, the Department of Education has

other ideas for our youth. Getting educated through for profit schools is not it. Keep in mind that as this rule is written, 93% of our historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU’s) also will no longer qualify for student loans from the federal government. What will happen to them? The power hungry Department of Education would shut down their legacies and merge them into state university systems. Our college tradition will be gone forever. Black folk, I think you need to pay more attention to this.

There is another thing this “freight train” is trying to do. They are encouraging state legislatures, such as Indiana and others, to no longer have a licensing system for barber and beauty schools. Why? They want to take the entrepreneurship out of this industry. So many of our youth are given a second chance by going to barber college or beauty school and getting a license to open up their own shop and earn an honest living. Many times it is the only way an ex-offender can get a professional license. By doing this, it would kill all of these schools. Then, the giant Department of Education can

start producing barbers and beauticians through their federally funded community schools. It would kill a long-standing and prosperous way of life within our communities.

The above is all about “Europeanizing” our educational system.

Before long, they will be deciding what Black youth ought to do with their future. They will reserve college space for their chosen ones (including Black bourgeoisie) and for the common folk they will slot in particular spaces and crafts.

They will choose what a youth is going to do at an early age, not what the youth dreams of doing or what his parents encourage him/her to become. They will be sent to culinary schools, hospitality fields, machinists and blue- collar activities. Freedom of choice, entrepreneurship and living the American dream will soon fade away if we let these zealots have their way. America, it is time to “dig in” and fight back. Don’t let them destroy our way of life.

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

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Lies Pollute Republican Presidential Debates

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist How can you tell when politicians are lying? Answer: When they move their lips. Until now, that had been considered a joke.

Today, however, that seems especially true when listening to Republicans seeking their party’s presidential nomination.

Thanks to FactCheck.org, sponsored by the Annenberg Public Policy Center the University of Pennsylvania; PolitiFact, the Pulitzer-Prize winning site operated by the Tampa Bay Times and the Washington Post’s The Fact Checker blog, it’s easier to catch politicians in lies.

Here are some notable examples: “We’re only inches away from no longer being a free economy.”

--Mitt Romney, Republican debate Jan. 7 in Manchester, N.H. PolitiFact: “…There’s strong evidence undercutting Romney’s claim that comes from, of all places, the conservative Heritage Foundation. Heritage published an economic freedom index for 2011–an international ranking of nations using a combination of 10 types of statistics, covering business freedom, trade freeThe Chicago Crusader

George E. Curry dom, fiscal freedom, government spending, monetary freedom, investment freedom, financial freedom, property rights, freedom from corruption and labor freedom…The U.S. ranked ninth out of 179 nations on the list, with a score that placed it near the top of the ‘mostly free’ category. The only nations to be considered more ‘free’ than the U.S. were, in descending order, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Canada, Ireland, and Denmark.

“If the results of this study – which, we’ll remind readers, was produced by a staunchly conservative think tank – suggest that the U.S. is on the verge of socialism, then Lenin must be partying in his

mausoleum.”

“I was talking to a state official the other day in Iowa that told me that the state of Iowa is being fined because they’re not signing up enough people on to the Medicaid program.” — Rick Santorum, CNN debate Jan. 19 in Charleston, S.C. The FactChecker: “Santorum has made this puzzling comment before. ABC News investigated and found there was little to it. ‘Iowa, like other states, receives federal reimbursement for the money it disburses in Medicaid fees,’ Huma Khan reported.

‘There is no quota system or target that the state has to meet in order to be eligible for federal money.

The amount of money that each state receives is dependent on its economy.’ She quoted a state official as saying that any reduction in payments ‘is not a punishment.

This is a recognition that Iowa’s economy is improving relative to other states.’”

“Under Jimmy Carter, we had the wrong laws, the wrong regulations, the wrong leadership, and we killed jobs. We had inflation.

We went to 10.8 percent unemployment.”

— Gingrich, Charleston debate The Fact Checker: “Actually, unemployment reach-

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ed 10.8 percent during the term of Gingrich’s hero, Ronald Reagan.

The unemployment rate did not get higher than 7.8 percent under Carter.”

“I could have stayed in Detroit like [Romney’s father] and gotten pulled up in a company car. I went off on my own. I didn’t inherit money from my parents. What I have I earned, I worked hard, the American way.” — Romney, Charleston debate The Fact Checker: “No one questions that Romney earned huge sums on his own – he is now worth an estimated $200 million or more – but he has been inconsistent in the past on the question of his inheritance. He has said he did inherit money but gave it away.

“In a 2006 interview with CSPAN, he said that ‘I did inherit some funds from my dad. But I turned and gave that away to charity. In this case I gave it to a school which Brigham Young University established in his honor, the George W. Romney School of Public Management.’

“More recently, in an interview with Reuters, he said: ‘What I got from my parents when they passed away I gave away to charity and to my kids.’ Moreover, The Boston Globe and the new book The Real Saturday, February 4, 2012

Romney have reported that he lived off stock investments as a college student and he received a loan from his father to buy his first house.”

“Any child born prematurely, according to the president, in his own words, can be killed.” --Rick Santorum in a speech March 7 to the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition.

PolitiFact: “We researched Obama’s position on ‘born alive’ legislation extensively during the presidential campaign. Obama favors abortion rights generally, and he opposed the state version of Illinois’ ‘born alive’ measure as a state senator. But he never said that premature children, even those who survived an abortion, could be killed.”

“More people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history.” --Newt Gingrich, Republican debate Jan. 11 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. FactCheck.org: “…Gingrich goes too far to say Obama has put more on the rolls than other presidents. We asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition service (Continued on page 7) 5

COMMENTARY

Worrill’s World

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill

REMEMBERING LU PALMER AND AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH (Dr. Conrad Worrill, National Chairman Emeritus, National Black United Front (NBUF) located at 1809 East 71st Street, Suite 211, Chicago, Illinois, 60649, 773-493-0900, Fax# 773-493-9819, E-mail: nbufchic@sbcglobal.net, Web site: nbufront.org)

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

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

Black Liberation and independence. His spirit will remain among us forever.

As I began to think about the tremendous contributions Brother Lu made, over the years, I found myself traveling down memory lane. I knew Lu for 32 years and worked closely with him on innumerable projects.

During this period we became very good friends and I considered him as one of my fathers in the movement.

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

Lu Palmer, Sr. graduated from Wilberforce University in 1911 and received a second degree from the University of Michigan in 1912. In reading an April 1923 edition of the Alpha Phi Alpha journal, The Sphinx, I ran across a

biographical sketch of Lu’s father.

In discussing his role as an educator and principal of the Huntington High School in Newport News, The Sphinx commented that “A big element in the success that has attended Brother Palmer’s efforts is his rare faculty of securing the united support of his community.” Over the years, Brother Lu Palmer, Jr. secured that same kind of support in Chicago and other places around the country for his dedicated work in the Black Liberation Movement. In this regard, the old adage, “Like father, like son” applies.

After his graduation from high school Lu attended and graduated from Virginia Union University. Upon completion of his B.A. degree, Lu entered Syracuse University and finished his M.A. degree in journalism. Lu didn’t stop there. He attended the University of Iowa in pursuit of a Ph.D. in communications. Lu finished all of the necessary requirements for this degree except for the writing of his dissertation. Lu told me years ago that he had done exten-

sive research in preparation to write his dissertation, but unfortunately his notes were lost on a train. After that mishap, Lu just kind of gave up on the idea. From the early 1950s, Lu worked in a variety of positions as a journalist, communicator, writer, and educator. The name Lu Palmer is synonymous with the quest of Black people’s efforts in Chicago and around the country in our fight for self-determination and independence. For over 53 years Lu worked in the field of communications as a journalist, as the Director of the News Bureau, as an editor at Fisk University, as a reporter at the Tri-State Defender, as senior writer at the Chicago Defender, a reporter in the Peace Corps, a reporter at The Chicago American, and as a columnist at the Chicago Daily News. It was the racism and white supremacy of the Chicago Daily News that caused Lu to resign his lucrative position in 1972 and start his own newspaper called the Black X-Press. Although the life of this newspaper was short-lived, the idea and example that Lu set by

MARKET FOR DISRESPECT

O’Neal, a Republican, circulated an email describing our First Lady Mrs. Yo-Mama, then clumsily apologized that he didn’t read the whole email. While most decent people consider children hands off – that was the case for Amy Carter and Chelsea Clinton – the Obama girls have also been the subjects of sickly racist jokes. The Obamas have been stoic in the face of crazy racism, but Brewer says our President is thin-skinned. He didn’t write a book replete with whining complaints about the response to her racist SB 1070 that not only attempted to close borders, but also charged law enforcement officials with stopping people who “look” like illegal residents of our country.

If you can’t take the heat, Mrs. Brewer, then stay out of the legislation. And keep your finger out of people’s faces.

Rudeness, however, seems to be a marketing ploy these days, and disrespecting the President seems to be even a better ploy still for the Republicans who implicitly play the race card. And it does not cut both ways. When the Dixie Chicks were critical of President Bush, their sales plummeted and they were disinvited to a number of concert opportu-

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has one hell of a nerve. In an image that has gone viral, she put her finger in President Obama’s face, apparently lecturing him about something or other, making her the pure picture of arrogant disrespect. Apparently, she has learned from the best of the marketers. Before her finger-wagging diatribe, her book Scorpions for Breakfast was ranked 285,568 on the Amazon list. By the time she finished promoting and defending her disrespect, with appearances on Fox News and other networks, the book rose from its lowly perch to be ranked at 21 by Thursday and at 15

by Sunday. And, you know, I almost bit by buying the book myself, figuring that I ought to read about something I’m going to talk about.

But Kindle lets you “sample” and the sample was not impressive. And Amazon lets you browse parts of the book. Also unimpressive. At the end of the day, I refused to enrich a woman who lacks such basic respect that she has to finger wag and still does not have the good sense to apologize. Shame on her and shame on Arizona!

Dr. Julianne Malveaux She is not the first, though, and she won’t be the last to disrespect President Obama and the First Family. Indeed, from the time President Obama was nominated the disrespect has been replete, and it has had a racial component that only an ostrich would deny. Brewer played the race card, with body language that screamed “boy.” Then she said President Obama was “disrespectful” when he walked away from her mid-conversation. She is lucky that President Obama has such amazing self-restraint. I can imagine quite a few folks, failing to relish the experience of a leader so

undisciplined as to resort to finger wagging, who might have responded very differently than President Obama did. Later, Governor Brewer said she felt “threatened” by President Obama. Give me a break!

This is classic Birth of A Nation, with the fragile white woman so threatened by the brutish Black man that she runs off a cliff. If anyone should have felt threatened by the conversation, it was President Obama, which is perhaps why he walked away. Look at the picture.

Who looks contained, and who looks out of control? Brewer’s invocation of racial stereotypes sent her pathetic book rising to the charts, just like Limbaugh’s racial attacks on President Obama keep his ratings up.

The insults to the Obamas have been too numerous to detail, but I was appalled when Congressman James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) dared discuss the First Lady’s posterior, and even more appalled when legions of people did not rise and call him on it. Similarly, South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson shouted “You Lie” when the President was speaking and went on to raise money in the wake of his disrespect.

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BY JULIANNE MALVEAUX NNPA Columnist

taking this bold step was indicative of his character as a true freedom fighter. Like his father, Lu fought for the dignity, freedom, self-determination, and independence of Black people most of his life. Through “Lu’s Notebook,” a radio program that aired on most Black radio stations for some 10 years, he articulated many of the key issues that impacted on the heartbeat of the Black Community in Chicago and the United States. You might remember it was Lu who said, “It’s enough to make a Negro turn Black.” Also, for many years Lu served as the host of the popular WVON night time radio show, “On Target.”

Through Lu’s Notebook and forums, he was instrumental in mobilizing and organizing Black people to take action around our own self-interests. Perhaps his greatest organizing venture was the establishment of his organization, Chicago Black United Communities (CBUC), which more than any other organization laid the foundation for the elec(Continued on page 7)

nities. Jan Brewer is disrespectful to President Bush, her book sales rise and she becomes a conservative heroine. She attempted to do what so many conservatives have also attempted to do – put President Obama in his place. But here’s the deal.

He is in his place. His place is in the White House!

Write, call, email Arizona Governor Jan Brewer. If you make discretionary decisions on meeting places, consider what support of Arizona says to this disrespectful governor and the people she represents. Jan Brewer needs to know that while some people are grabbing up her book, others see through her as a disrespectful citizen who would stoop to finger-pointing theatre to take her mediocre book from the bottom of Amazon pile to the top.

I can’t say it enough –shame on you Jan Brewer. You are very blessed and highly favored to have chosen to wag your finger at a man of restraint. Don’t try it anywhere else, because the next person might meet you toe to toe instead of choosing to walk away.

Julianne Malveaux is President of Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina The Chicago Crusader

CHATTERBOX

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

Thank you for reading!

OUTRAGED The Black community is outraged at the brazen Governor of Arizona pointing her fingers in the President’s face. She had better be glad he is generally a non-confrontaional chap ‘cause Ima would have kicked her butt. As a matter of fact if it had not been for Killer I would have been on the first thing smoking after I saw what this huzzy did. Killer told me to slow my role ‘cause they would not let me near her and I would probably end up in jail. I guess the defining thing was the fact that he also told me he didn’t have any bail money to get me out, so I didn’t make the

trip.

I am also glad that Michelle wasn’t there, the Sistah could have

DO YOU REALLY THINK? That Gang-Banging Preacher that’s been perched on the roof of the motel he plans to take over as a squatter or something is still up

there they say. Now Ima got her doubts and she has been staking out the place and coming by all times of day and night and she can’t get not a peek at the rotund head preacher. I just wonder when they bring the slopjar down? Surely, the slopjar has to be emptied every once in a while and Ima wonders who takes care of this duty? I know its got to be fa full-time job ‘cause Ima suspects he is full of (you know what)!!

Don Cornelius made Soul Train a household phrase Governor Brewer done lost her mind come out of this south sider and she’d be in the fight of her life. Oh well, I guess it’s good she wasn’t there ‘cause these racist folks are waiting on the number one couple to show their naturals.

-ImaURBAN TRANSLATOR GOING TO TRIAL Mark Allen, the Urban Translator to the Urban Translator, Wallace “Gator” Bradley went to court this week and Ima is waiting to

(Continued from page 5) Don’t believe every word that for month-by-month figures going back to January 2001. And they leaves from a politician’s lips. show that under President George George E. Curry, former ediW. Bush the number of recipients rose by nearly 14.7 million. Noth- tor-in-chief of Emerge magazine ing before comes close to that. And and the NNPA News Service, is a under Obama, the increase so far keynote speaker, moderator, and has been 14.2 million. To be exact, media coach. He can be reached the program has so far grown by through his Web site, www.444,574 fewer recipients during georgecurry-.com You can also Obama’s time in office than during follow him at www.twitter.com/currygeorge.

Bush’s.”

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (Continued from page 4) Vietnam, January 3, 1968 to food.

September 1969 This is a special plea to large Suggestions for Contribucorporations, publications, businesses, millionaires and billion- tions: Gary Sinise Charitable Foundaaires to give generously to this eftion fort.

12001 Ventura Place, Suite 201 In closing, if this is as successful Studio City, CA 91604 as I know it can be, the thank you will be the tears of America.

Disabled American Veterans Please make this a reality.

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show this will probably be, so if you got some time on your hands mosey on down to court, get a bag of popcorn and watch the show.

Guaranteed to be a hoot!!!

-Ima-

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hear what happened. The case is about “Gator” receiving more than $230,000 in consultant fees as an

Don Cornelius, the creator of the television show who caused youngsters in Chicago and then across the nation to rush home to learn and copy the latest dance moves, apparently ended his life this week with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Police in Cornelius’ current home of Los Angeles were still investigating the case late Wednesday, however a source who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the former Chicago cop and

live teenage dancers. During a visit to Chicago last September Cornelius said he never expected the show to become as popular as it was, but after three seasons in Chicago, he decided to move it to Los Angeles to take advantage of the entertainment environment there.

He was in the city then for the opening of a documentary on the 40-year history of Soul Train. The documentary “Soul Train: The Hippest Trip In America” has gained popularity in Asia and Eu-

“Gator” Urban Translator to the Avila Group doing the Aaron Patterson vs Jon Burge police tortue suit.

The suit was settled between the city and Aaron for $5 million, and “Gator”says he translated for Frank Avila so he could understand what was being said. I’m not sure if Avia could not understand Ebonics or what, but Ima wish she could get some of that urban translator money. Big names expected to appear in the trail are Congressman Danny Davis, Alderman Roderick Sawyer and Attorney Andrea Gambino and of course “Gator” himself. Now I don’t know if the Urban Translator, Gator knows about having a fool for a client if he represents himself or not, but he is pro se (I think that means he’s representing himself ).

Attorney Victor Henderson will assist Gator in a limited capacity according to Allen. I guess Gator wants to keep as much of the $230,000 he expects to get in this urban translating case. What a

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DON CORNELIUS

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founder of the decades long “Soul Train” was discovered about 4 a.m.

Wednesday. The same sources said there was no sign of foul play.

The dance show that Cornelius, a trained journalist launched in 1970 and he continued to host it until 1993, went out of production in 2006. In 1987 Cornelius started the Soul Train Music Awards.

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rope.

Cornelius’ other Chicago roots had him working as a part time DJ for WVON Radio, then 1450AM. He was insurance before entering the broadcast arena.

Fans across the world used social media sites such as Facebook to remember Cornelius and many ended their recollections with his signature sign-off ““A groove that will make you move real smooth,” “Wishing you Peace, Love and Soul!”

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JEWEL-OSCO® CELEBRATES FOOD AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITH A Taste of Black History:JEWEL-OSCO will commemorate Black History Month in February with the company’s 13th annual “A Taste of Black History” program. This monthlong celebration recognizes the contributions of the retailer’s African-American vendors.

Through tastings at select stores, customers will have a chance to become more familiar with the products supplied by these outstanding entrepreneurs. This week shoppers can celebrate “A Taste of Black History” at the following Chicago-area JEWELOSCO locations: Saturday, February 4th, 11 am – 3 pm, 7530 S. Stony Island Avenue, Chicago; Sunday, February 5th, 11 am – 3 pm, 87 W. 87th Street, Chicago; and Monday, February 6th, 1 pm – 6 pm, 1220 S. Ashland Avenue, TEENIE HARRIS EXHIBIT AT CPL: Looking for thoughtprovoking exhibits in Chicago?

There are always some engaging exhibits at the Chicago Public Library’s Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State Street. Throughout the year, the Special Collections Division features a variety of free exhibitions for public viewing throughout the building. Teenie Harris, Photographer: An American Story, will be on exhibit February 4 through June 4, 2012 in the Congress Corridor – Ground Level. This exhibit is an abbreviated selection of black & white prints taken from a larger Teenie Harris, Photographer: An American Story exhibit on display at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. Charles “Teenie” Harris was a photographer who worked at the Pittsburgh Courier from 1936 until his retirement in 1975. Harris photographed the everyday lives of African American residents in Pittsburgh’s Black neighborhoods, as well as a number of celebrities visiting Pittsburgh during that 39 year period. Harris’ body of work is said to be the largest and most complete photographic documentation of a minority community in the United States.

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in their communities such as: Community Health Fairs; HIV/AIDS Testing; Candlelight Vigils; and Entertainment. Nationwide, more than 3000 organizations in more than 600 cities will participate in the twelfth annual observation of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.

CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT CELEBRATES VALENTINE’S DAY WITH DANCES AND PARTIES: The Chicago Park District celebrates Valentine’s Day in February with numerous dances and parties throughout the city including the traditional daddy-daughter-/mommy-son dances. Most events feature recorded music, refreshments, photo opportunities, games and an arts and crafts station. Many programs are admission free or have nominal entrance fees. Please contact each individual park for additional information. Following are a few highlights: Tropical Treat Nights, Wednesdays, February 8 and 15, 3 pm - 6 pm, Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Avenue, admission is free, all ages. To honor the red-heart month, this program focuses on the “sweet plants” of the Conservatory. Fact and flavor stations will be staffed by educators throughout the Conservatory, featuring chocolate, vanilla, banana, cinnamon, chewing gum, and more. Come taste your way through the Conservatory’s tropical paradise. (Due to extensive hail damage, the Conservatory’s public space is limited.

Tropical Treat Nights are replacing Sweet Saturdays, a regular event which has been cancelled for 2012). Cupid’s Corner, Wednesday, February 8, 6 pm, Lincoln Park Cultural Center, 2045 N. Lincoln Park West, 312-7427726. Admission is $5 for all ages.

Family Valentine’s Dance, Thursday, February 9, 6:30 pm 8:30 pm at Gompers Park, 4222 W. Foster Avenue. Call 773-6853270; admission is $5 per couple, all ages. Valentine’s Day Dance, Friday, February 10, 4 pm - 6 pm, Chicago Women’s Park and Gardens, 1801 S. Indiana Avenue, 312-328-0821. Admission is $10, all ages.

NATIONAL BLACK AIDS AWARENESS DAY: On Tuesday, February 7, Black leaders, organizations, and community stakeholders, will come together in unity to respond to the crisis of HIV and AIDS in the city’s Black communities, and to officially observe National Black AIDS-/HIV AWARENESS DAY (NBHAAD).

Local HIV/AIDS outreach organizations are planning various events

SWEETEN UP FOR V-DAY WITH 50 PERCENT OFF THE CHO-COLATE CHERRY FACIALS AT MITCHELL DENTAL SPA IN FEBRUARY: Treat yourself or surprise that special someone on Valentine’s Day with a Chocolate Cherry Facial, 50 percent off the entire month of February at Mitchell Dental Spa. Moisturize your skin and reduces the depth of wrinkles in just one treatment! The Chocolate Cherry Facial features Eminence Organic’s Chocolate Mousse Mas-que—voted Best of

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Dental Spa is located at 845 North Michigan Avenue, 9th Floor (922-E), Water Tower Place, Chicago, IL 60611. To schedule an appointment, please call 312642-1014.

TELESCOPES: THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: This exhibit is ONGOING at the Adler Planetarium. The most comprehensive exhibition of its kind to date, Telescopes: Through the Looking Glass presents the technology used to gather information about our Universe. From the earliest telescopes used by Galileo 400 years ago, to the Hubble Space Telescope and into the future with leading-edge technologies, the exhibition shows how these amazing instruments have changed our concepts of the Universe and our place in it. Featuring some of the world’s most important telescopes and one-ofa-kind hands-on interactives, the exhibition will explore the extraordinary beauty and technology of these amazing instruments and the objects they discover. Science changes every day and our understanding of the Universe evolves.

Telescopes provide new views that improve our knowledge of the marvelous cosmos in which we live. The Adler Planetarium is located at 1300 South Lake Shore

Drive on Chicago’s beautiful Museum Campus Call 312-922STAR for further information.

For additional information regading these plesae visit www.chicagocrusader.com.

COMMISSIONER DEBRA SHORE of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, will speak before the 7th District Senior Advisory Council, Tuesday, February 21 at 1 p.m. at Tolton Manor Senior Building, 6345 S. Stewart Avenue. Officer Linda Creighton (CPD-7), coordinator, announced the commissioner will share her expertise on the disposal of pharmacuticals.

Commissioner Shore is the founding editor and writer of “The Chicago Wilderness” and has received many awards for her writing accomplishments. She has degrees from Columbia College, John Hopkins University and Goucher College.

Extended Coverage There’s a special kind of insurance that guarantees you’ll have an income as long as you live. Not a bad deal in today’s no-pension world. It’s called an annuity. They are so popular that even some 401(k) plans are offering that option. *** Most popular of the buy-it-yourself annuities is the immediate annuity. Here’s how it works: for a lump sum today, the company promises to pay you a certain amount every month for life.

Some are even structured to return the initial payment to the insured or his heirs.

annuity each pay period. ***

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*** It’s important, of course, to investigate the reputation of the insurer.

Many buyers also “ladder” their annuities if they think interest rates will rise. *** Very few 401(k) plans so far include an annuity, but promoters hope they will become more widespread. Some of these are guaranteed deferred annuities in which a certain portion of the retirement account’s assets are shifted into the Blacks Must control their own coMMunity

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BUSINESS

Tax refunds: Yours to keep, not lose to high-cost lenders Each year as W-2s begin arriving in mailboxes, commercials start promoting a range of services to ‘help’ consumers with tax preparation. These advertisements beckon consumers to take advantage of convenient and worry-free services.

In reality, however, many tax season services are less about convenience and more about taking a hefty portion of refunds consumers have already earned. Each year, high cost tax-related services drain an estimated $11 billion from the pockets of 30 million households with moderate and low-incomes. Two of the most prevalent and high-cost financial ‘services’ are Refund Anticipation Loans (RALs) and Refund Anticipation Checks (RACs).

A RAL is a high-cost, short-term loan secured by the taxpayer’s expected refund. Interest rates on a typical RAL are about 150 percent.

The fee for the RAL is in addition to the fee for tax preparation. Other add-on fees such as electronic filing, applications, and fees to cash the loan check, wind-up with many taxpayers spending more than 10 percent of their refund,

just to get their own money a few days sooner.

According to FINRA Investor Education Foundation, a national survey of self-reported RAL users showed that while 13 percent of African-Americans reporting using a RAL in the last five years, just six percent of whites did.

Similarly, RACs, temporary bank accounts opened for the sole purpose of receiving tax refunds, are another costly loan. Once the refund is deposited, the lender issues the consumer a paper check or prepaid debit card and then closes the account. RAC fees vary, but as with RALs, consumers often elect to have the tax preparation costs deducted from their refund. RAC customers are also charged checking cashing and other add-on fees for this short-term loan.

Consumers most vulnerable to the lure of expensive RALs and RACs are either unbanked or under-banked but are also eligible for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). For 2011 and depending upon family size, the maximum EITC will range from $464 to $5,751. Anyone desiring to learn whether they qualify for this tax credit should visit IRS online at:

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By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist

Charlene Crowell http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96406,00.html.

According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), African-Americans alone account for 36.9 percent of the unbanked – consumers without a personal account with either a bank or credit union. Further, Latino and African-American communities together represent more than 60 percent of the nation’s unbanked

households Consumers with bank accounts who turn to non-bank fringe services for day-to-day money management are ‘under-banked’ households. Under-banked households pay more for basic transaction and credit financial services, and additionally are more vulnerable to loss or theft. These families also, according to FDIC, often struggle to build credit histories and achieve fi-

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nancial security.

Rather than wasting a portion of tax refunds on RALs or RACs, consumers would be better served by accessing one of the free tax services available. These locations can be found online at: http://rspnsb.li/wxAmeA. Local IRS offices are available to assist or direct consumers to qualified preparers. Other nonprofit, social service agencies or those serving older residents can also offer referrals to qualified low and no-cost tax assistance.

Most importantly, anyone who hires someone to assist them with their returns should be aware that IRS holds the tax filer accountable for their selection of a preparer.

Every qualified tax preparer must sign the return and also enter their assigned Preparer Tax Identification Number. Tax preparers are also required to give taxpayers a copy of their own returns.

Tax refunds represent monies owed. Every consumer is entitled to keep as much of it as possible.

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

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EDUCATION

Dr. Sheila Harrison-Williams nabs national 'Superintendent of the Year' honors The superintendent of a quiet Chicago south suburban school district has been designated the best in the nation.

Dr. Sheila Harrison-Williams, superintendent of Hazel Crest, Illinois School District 152.5, was publicly honored on Thursday for receiving the 2011 Joseph E. Hill Superintendent of the Year Award from the National Alliance of Black School Educators, and the 2012 Dr. Effie H. Jones Humanitarian Award from the American Association of School Administrators. The open reception was held at the district’s administrative offices, 1910 West 170th Street in Hazel Crest, IL. Illinois State Representatives William “Will” Davis (30th Legislative District) and Al Riley (38th Legislative District) were among the attendees at the event, which was organized by the School District 152.5 Board of Education.

Several administrators from neighboring school districts also were on hand to congratulate the Hazel Crest superintendent.

Harrison-Williams received her NABSE award in November during the organization’s conference in New Orleans. The award is presented annually to superintendents

who have exemplified the highest excellence in their professions and have achieved measurable improvements in the academic performance of their students. Harrison-Williams will be handed the coveted AASA award next month during a national conference in Houston. She earned the award for her commitment to diversifying the field of education with high quality leaders.

No stranger to accolades, the superintendent has garnered a treasure trove of acknowledgements during her more than 10 years as a district leader, including an award from the Illinois Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association and the 2009 NABSE “Phenomenal Woman” Award.

Harrison-Williams says she is always overwhelmed when she receives an industry award, but that her primary focus is her students.

She approaches her duties as a school superintendent based on the philosophy of Dr. Ron Edmonds, the founder of the Effective Schools Movement, who believed that: “We can, whenever and wherever we choose, successfully teach all children whose schooling is of interest to us. …

Whether we do it must finally de-

pend upon how we feel about the fact that we haven’t so far.”

Her goals are to continuously offer students the best opportunities to succeed in school so that they can assume leadership roles as adults.

“I’m a strong believer that all children can learn and every child deserves a good teacher,” states Harrison-Williams, who refers to her extended staff as her “Dream Team.“ “We have succeeded in leaps in bounds in terms of the quality of education that we’re offering our students and it’s been a team effort from the beginning. Our district is in a place where our students are receiving a full range of programs, from academics to extracurricular activities, which are vital to a student’s overall educational experience.

“But while we have exceeded our own expectations on a variety of levels, we are cognizant that we can never rest on our previous successes, and that we still have a great deal of work to do.”

Harrison-Williams, who was raised in Chicago, is a graduate of Northeastern University’s bachelor’s and master’s programs in various fields of education. She earned her doctorate in Educational Leadership from Northern Illinois Uni-

staff, parents, and Catalyst scholars as well as visiting classrooms to witness the teaching and rigorous academic programming being offered to the children of the communities.

Students spoke of their positive experiences including their relationships with challenging and caring teachers the high schools they plan to attend, and the colleges and universities they will attend upon high school gradua-

tion.

Whether learning about characterization, conflict, and plot development in eighth grade literature class or reading a great story to kindergarten students, thealdermen were both engaged and engaging.

The Catalyst schools spokesman said, “The Catalyst Schools applauds our aldermen because of their active concern for the youth in North Lawndale.

Aldermen go to school Alderman Michael D. Chandler (24th Ward) and Alderman Deborah L. Graham (29th Ward) went back to school recently.

Both Chicago city aldermen responded to an invitation by the Catalyst Schools to learn more about the Charter Movement, the values of the Catalyst Schools and the way Catalyst is trying to be an asset in their communities.

The aldermen spent a significant portion of their day meeting

ALDERMEN GO TO SCHOOL found 24th Ward Alderman Michael Chandler visiting the Catalyst Charter Schools to hear students discuss positive school relationships, caring teachers and future education plans.

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Dr. Sheila Harrison-Williams versity in DeKalb.

Among her many roles, Harrison-Williams serves on the Executive Committee of the Superintendents Commission for the Study of Demographics and Diversity, and collaborates with school district leaders to provide professional development for teachers and administrators. She also serves as an At-Large Governing Board Mem-

ber of the Illinois Association of School Administrators, representing minority superintendents in Illinois, and is a life member of NABSE. Approximately 1,200 students are enrolled in Harrison-Williams' School District 152.5, which comprises five elementary and middle schools serving the communities of Hazel Crest and Markham, Illinois.

Moraine Valley collecting ‘gently’ used special occasion dresses, accessories Dig through the closets, and pull out “gently” used prom and bridesmaid dresses to donate to Moraine Valley Community College’s Dream Come True Project. The dresses will be given away free of charge to local high school girls on Saturday, March 31, from 9 to 11 a.m., on the main campus, 9000 W. College Pkwy, Palos Hills.

Dresses of all styles and sizes that are in good condition will be accepted. Shoes, purses, jewelry, and other accessories also will be accept-

ed. Donations can be brought to the Multicultural Student Affairs Department in Room 201, on the second floor of Building S, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The Dream Come True Project is an event sponsored by the college’s Women’s Celebration Month committee and is sponsored by the Celebrating Diversity Task Group.

For more information about making a donation, call Veronica Wade at (708) 974-5475.

ALDERMEN GO TO SCHOOL was an opportunity for 29th Ward Alderman Deborah Graham to meet with the staff, parents, and students at Catalyst Charter School. The visit allowed Graham to learn more about charter school movement, and how the Catalyst Schools are trying to be an asset to the community.

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Heroes in the ’Hood committee seeks outstanding teen volunteers At a time when teen violence remains a dominant public concern, the Heroes in the ‘Hood program enters its 19th year of recognizing local individual teens and teen groups that work to make their communities safer and better places to live.

Since its inception in 1993, Heroes in the ’Hood has honored more than 500 teens whose service has set an example for their peers and inspired Chicagoans.

Founded by GO Airport Express, one of the city’s airport shuttle service, the Chicago Crusader, and the DuSable Museum of African American History, Heroes is once again seeking nominations for teenagers who volunteered their time and talent in 2011. All applicants will be invited to a free rewards reception and program at DuSable Museum on April 26, and winners in the individual and group categories will

growing incidence of teen violence, according to John McCarthy, president of Airport Express, lead sponsor of Heroes in the ’Hood.

“Some see the problems in their communities and feel helpless,” says McCarthy. “But others rise to the challenge. We’re trying to assure that these exceptional teenagers get the recognition they deserve.”

Nominations will be accepted through March 7th. Candidates must be between 13 and 18, attend school in Chicago, and live in the city. Nominees will be judged on their initiative, creativity, and the benefit they brought to their community. Those interested in nominating a teen can download submission forms from www.heroesintehood.com or call 773.881.9558 for more information.

For the fourth year in a row, the

borhood. In 2010, Officer Sabrina King, of Chicago’s 9th District Police Department, won the “Stop the Violence” award.

King received the $1,000 prize for volunteering her time with a variety of after-school programs to keep students off the streets while teaching important life lessons.

Past Heroes recipients have tutored children, organized clothing drives, fostered dialogue with police, and even written books.

Applicants and winners will be honored during an April 26th ceremony at the DuSable Museum for African American History. “Every year we’re impressed by how much just a few concerned young people can accomplish,” said Dorothy R. Leavell, publisher of the Chicago Crusader and co-founder to the program “We can’t wait to hear about all the good they did in 2011.”

SABRINA KING, STOP THE VIOLENCE WINNER

DOMINICK’S WYNONA REDMOND presents the first place winners in the NOMINEES OF THE 2010 Heroes in the ’Hood Stop the Violence Award. group category for Heroes in the ‘Hood 2010. receive a day at US Cellular Field, Heroes program also is soliciting including a Sox game, transporta- nominations for its “Stop the Vition, lunch and scoreboard recog- olence Award,” recognizing adnition, in addition to other ministrators, teachers, counprizes. selors, or public officials who The program takes on particu- took extraordinary steps to relar significance this year when the duce the violence in their neigh-

THIRD PLACE WINNERS of the 2010 Heroes in the ’Hood The Chicago Crusader

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ENTERTAINMENT

The NEW Four-One-One

By Raymond Ward Entertainment Editor GET YOUR TICKETS: The DuSable Museum of African American History is pleased to present the “First Night Of FELA!,” a benefit performance of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 7:30 PM. The event will take place at The Oriental Theater located at 24 West Randolph Street in Chicago.

FELA!, which is produced by entertainment icons, Grammy

ENTERTAINMENT: CHICAGO STYLE

By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ

Race – Native South Sider Chuck Smith directs dynamic piece Race is the new play premiering at the Goodman Theatre, located at 170 N. Dearborn St., which is absolutely provocative in its coverage of race relations. Of course, the title would have audience members on the edge of their seats, but the subject matter, I’m sure, made audience members, both Black and white, uneasy during a recent screening.

Race, which is written by Pulitzer Prize-winning and Chicago native playwright David Mamet and under the direction of Goodman Resident Director and native South Sider Chuck Smith—who helms Mamet’s work for the first time—has cast a four-member ensemble including

SUSAN (TAMBERLA PERRY), Henry Brown (Geoffrey Owens) and Jack Lawson (Marc Grapey) put Charles Strickland (Patrick Clear) in the hot seat in the Chicago premiere of Race.

Cast of FELA! Award winner Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Academy Award nominee and Grammy Award winner Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, was nominated for eleven Tony Awards including “Best Musical,” and the winner of three including “Best Choreography,” “Best Costumes,” and “Best Sound.” The show which spent over six sold-out months on Broadway has been seen and cheered by the likes of: Denzel Washington, Christine Amanpour, Madonna, Harry Belafonte, Alicia Keys, Charlize Theron, Mick Jagger, Sting, Spike Lee (8 times), Kofi Annan and First Lady Michelle Obama to name a few.

FELA! tells the story of Nigerian firebrand, iconoclast, rabblerouser and composer of genius, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, through a visually and musically stunning evening at the theater. The musical tells the story of how Fela used his extraordinary big-band music as a medium in which he created biting satirical diatribes against the excesses of successive military regimes in his native Nigeria. Any form of injustice, oppression, mismanagement, and corruption was fearlessly and ferociously attacked using eloquent harangues that specifically named the perpetrators.

He had paid a steep price for his bravery in the face of powerful and implacable enemies, with more than 200 arrests and countless beatings that left scars all over his body. But even those beatings did not stop him. “Ah well, they didn’t kill me,” he would proclaim as he wrote yet another acerbic lyric and gave inflammatory quotes to the press. Fela was a giant of a man who died in August of 1977. One million people attended his funeral and his legacy is a testament of incredible courage, together with almost 50 albums of music that are available globally.

Since FELA! began its national tour, audiences in the many hundreds of thousands on both sides of the Atlantic, including a triumphal series of performances in Fela’s beloved Lagos, have risen to their feet in admiration of the play’s ethos and execution.

The DuSable Museum’s “First Night Of FELA!” benefit is a fundraiser for the nation’s first African American History Museum. Tickets are priced at $200, $300 and $500 for this very special, once in-a-lifetime evening. Special $500 tickets include: ac-

cess to the FELA! VIP Suite, private coat-check, pre-show cocktails and appetizers, cocktails and appetizers during intermission and post-show cocktails and desserts in addition to a private entrance to the theater and lounges. For tickets and information please call 773-947-0600 ext 228 or visit the website at www.dusablemuseum.org.

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HENRY BROWN (Geoffrey Owens) phones for more information on his potential client.

Patrick Clear, Marc Grapey, The Cosby Show’s Geoffrey Owens and Tamberla Perry.

Race begins as a crime mystery, as two high-profile lawyers— Henry (Owens) and Jack (Grapey)—are called to defend a wealthy white client Charles (Clear) who is charged with the rape of an African-American woman. The client admits that he

was intimate with his accuser but vehemently denies the charges of rape, insisting that the sex was consensual and that he and the woman were in love.

As the two lawyers mull over the potential pitfalls in accepting the case—among them contemporary racial politics and myriad unclear details from the alleged crime scene—they enlist the help

of their new associate, Susan (Perry), a Black woman in her 20s.

Susan openly admits that she thinks Charles is guilty and makes a critical administrative error that prematurely forces the firm to take on the controversial case—and casts suspicion onto Susan’s motives.

One major thing that threatens the man’s innocence is a red sequined dress that the woman was wearing. But what happens within the law firm serves as a great lesson in what Blacks and whites really think of one another. The white attorney had ordered credit and personal checks on the female associate, before he agreed to hire her. And, surprisingly, the Black attorney didn’t want to hire her in the first place. The revelation—through the course of deciding whether to take the defendant’s case—that Susan had been investigated changes the tide of events that follows. She feels betrayed and uses this information to turn the law firm on its head.

But before it’s said and done, the defendant must face his own prejudices, with the two attorneys badgering him at every turn. And simply put, race is an issue for everyone concerned.

“Race, to me, is the most inyour-face play that I’ve dealt with on the subject of race in America, and David Mamet does it in an intriguing, effective way—sharp, precise, right to the point,” said Smith, whose numerous directing credits include plays of the 20th century African-American experience: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Amen Corner and The Good Negro.

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‘Lift Every Voice’ at GSU Center celebrates African American vocal tradition Internationally acclaimed opera stars Kimberly Jones and Cornelius Johnson unleash their soaring interpretations of great American music in “Lift Every Voice – An Operatic Celebration of Black History Month,” at the Governors State University Center for Performing Arts, on Sunday, February 19, at 4 p.m.

Soprano Kimberly Jones and tenor Cornelius Johnson will perform music from “Porgy and Bess,” Gershwin’s “Tremonisha,” “Ragtime,” and “Showboat,” as well as spirituals and other songs drawn from the rich heritage of the African American experience.

The musical revue is part of GSU Center’s “Opera Up Close” series, featuring Sunday matinees with world-class singers performing opera classics in an intimate, onstage setting complete with cabaret-style audience seating and a European café menu of coffee and desserts.

Jones is an alumna of the Ryan

Opera Center with the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Her performances with the prestigious Lyric Opera of Chicago include Margru in the world premiere of Anthony Davis’ “Amistad,” Olga in “Fedora,” Princess Xenia in “Boris Godunov,” Pedro in “Don Quichotte,” and Despina in student matinee performances of “Cosi Fan Tutte.” With the Ryan Opera Center, Jones portrayed Laetitia in “The Old Maid and the Thief.” Additionally, she impressed audiences at Grant Park in “Don Giovanni” and “Die Fledermaus.” Jones is on the voice faculty at Merit School of Music and Sherwood Conservatory of Music with Columbia College Chicago, as well as DePaul University.

Johnson has recently performed an evening of Mozart arias and ensembles with the New Millennium Chamber Ensemble, Beethoven’s “Christ on the Mount of Olives” at Abyssinian

CSU poetry professor nominated for 43rd annual NAACP Image Award Quray Ali Lansana among five category nominees, including T.D. Jakes and Tavis Smiley

Church in New York, Puccini arias at Northern Illinois University, and Mozart’s “Requiem” with the Elmhurst Choral Union.

He has performed as Rodolfo in “La Boheme” at the Elgin Opera, in “Man of La Mancha” at Chamber Opera Chicago, in Bizet’s “Djamileh” at the Chicago Cultural Center and as Don Jose in “Carmen” at the Ravinia Festival. A native of Chicago, Johnson received his Master of Music Degree from Northwestern University and his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Morehouse College.

Both Jones and Johnson appeared in Houston Grand Opera’s international production of “Porgy and Bess,” which graced the stages of the Opera Bastille in Paris, La Scala in Milan, and the Bunkamura Theater, with the Tokyo Philharmonic.

On Thursday, February 16, Governors State University’s Distinguished Lecture Series will host a presentation on African Americans and Classical Vocal Music by Dr. Sonya Baker of the Music Faculty at Murray State University. The presentation, free

Cornelius Johnson and open to the public, takes place at 12:30 p.m., in Engbretson Hall, on the GSU campus.

Single tickets for “Lift Every Voice” are $37. To purchase tickets or for information, visit www.centertickets.net or call GSU Center Box Office at (708) 235-2222. For group ticket (parties of 20 or more) information,

Kimberly Jones call (800) 386-6321. GSU Center is located at 1 University Parkway (Governors Highway and University Parkway), 45 minutes south of the Chicago Loop, off I57 at Sauk Trail. Parking is free.

Buy one, get one free single tickets are available at the box office two hours prior to the curtain for each show for one hour only, based upon availability.

Spectacular performances on tap for the debut of Dance Chicago’s “Dances From The Heart”

Chicago State salutes Quraysh Ali Lansana, co-author with Georgia A. Popoff of “Our Difficult Sunlight: A Guide to Poetry, Literacy & Social Justice in Classroom & Community,” nominated in the NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Literary Work—Instructional category. The annual event is the nation’s premiere celebration of the accomplishments of people of color in TV, recording, literature, film, and writing and directing.

Lansana, associate professor of English and creative writing, stands among notables in a range of artistic fields, including nominees Pooch Hall of BET’s “The Game," Sofia Vergara of ABC’s “Modern Family” and Idris Elba of BBC America’s hit drama “Luther.”

The awards ceremony airs on NBC at 9 p.m., Friday, Feb. 17.

An Enid, Okla., native, Lansana earned a master’s of fine arts degree at New York University. He has been a literary teaching artist and curriculum developer for more than a decade and has led workshops in prisons, public schools and universities throughout the nation. His lifeworks includes the poetry collections “Southside Rain” and “They Shall Run: Harriet Tubman Poems,” and he has edited seven anthologies. Lansana’s many awards include a poetry video collabora-

tion with Kurt Heintz, which won the first ever Image Union/Bob Award from WTTW-TV(PBS). Lansana’s conominees for Outstanding Literary Work—Instructional are: •Bertice Berry,"A Year to Wellness and Other Weight Loss Secrets" •Synthia Saint James, "Living My Dream: An Artistic Approach to Marketing" •T.D. Jakes, ”The T.D. Jakes Relationship Bible: Life Lessons on Relationships from the Inspired Word of God” •Tavis Smiley and Juan Roberts, “Too Important to Fail: Saving America's Boys.”

“Prof. Lansana imbues everything he does, from teaching to writing, with passion and vision,” says Dr. David Kanis, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Chicago State. “It’s great the world now knows what we’ve always known at CSU—there’s quiet excellence found on this campus each day. ”

On Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. Dance Chicago will showcase its new première performance – Dances From The Heart, at the Athenaeum Theatre.

The line-up is set to include Choreographer Of The Year winners and other Dance Chicago Festival star acts performing an exciting array of dance styles ranging from aerial and acrobatic to contemporary, ballroom to tap, urban and more.

Dances From The Heart will feature Dance Chicago star performances from the last 15 years of the festival, including the return to the stage of renowned ballroom champions, Tommye Giacchino and Gregory Day. Tommye and Gregory are two-time United States Champions and title winners from the World Invitational Exhibition. “We are excited to be a part of the new collaboration between Dance Chicago, the Athenaeum and the incredible dance talent that Chicago has to offer,” said Gregory Day and Tommye Giacchino.

Dances From the Heart will also feature a première work, Foundations, from rising choreographer and Beyond Words Dance Company owner and director, Kate Jablonski featuring 38 dancers.

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Special Valentine’s Day Performance At The Athenaeum

Quraysh Ali Lansana

Dances From The Heart will include performances from past Choreographer Of The Year winners: Paul Christiano – 2003 (Paula Frasz and DanszLoop Chicago) , Eddy Ocampo – 2005 and 2007 (Forum Dance Theatre), Lizzie Mackenzie – 2008 (Extensions Dance Company) , Dane Campbell – 2009 (Full Effect Dance Theatre) and Sam Cortez – 2010 (Mexican Dance Ensemble).

Dances From The Heart Performing Companies: •Trinity Irish Dancers: Celtic Tiger. These amazing young dancers will demonstrate that the true statement ‘Dances from the Heart’ is with their power and grace…Irish style!

• NoMi LaMad Dance, Inc. presents Le Fil de la Vie by Robert Priore. NoMi LaMad brings to the stage emotional and visceral works ranging from contemporary to ballroom and everything in between. Le Fil de la Vie, a contemporary work set to the rhythmic tones of Camille, NoMi LaMad showcases the prowess and sensuality of its dancers.

• Paula Frasz and DanszLoop Chicago presents "Eggs," a comic dance trio about "the other woman." The wife is always the last to know, but then she gets her revenge. Paul Christiano, Autumn Eckman and Tarah Brown romp through this witty tango with text

by Woody Allen.

• Full Effect presents "Amen," a humorous, high-octane ensemble work set in a gospel church…an atom bomb of locomotion and irrepressible talent.

• BAM! Presents Three Little Words. Chicago Human Rhythm Project's - BAM!'s performance of "Three Little Words" is the picture of grace and elegance. It is the only piece that has been given to a company by Emmy Award winner and Chicago native, Ted Louis Levy.

• Extensions Dance Company: Our Daily Bread, a world première

by Artistic Director Lizzie MacKenzie, subtly representing the emotions involved with young artists' need to enjoy and work towards perfecting their art on a daily basis.

Other featured acts include: •Aerial Dance Chicago: Adagio

by Chloe Jensen • Mexican Dance Ensemble: Corriodos Mexicanos by Sam Cortez • Innervation Dance Cooperative: Birth of Zeus by Molly Beck • Hip Hop ConnXion: World Première by Suavé • Chicago Dance: On The Floor

by Tommye Giacchino • Gregory Day and Tommye Giacchino: Tango to Evora by Gregory Day & Tommye Giacchino • Forum Jazz Dance Theatre: World Première by Eddy Ocampo and Brent.

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Bishop Perry Father and Son Conference

Catholic Men Chicago Southland (CMCS), the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Young Adult Ministry and Office for Black Catholic’s will sponsor the first Bishop Perry Father and Son Conference of the new year, at Seton Academy High School, 16100 Seton Drive in South Holland. The conference has been held since 2004 to provide a solid relationship between dads and sons and building healthier family relationships.

The theme for the winter conference is “Keep your hand to the Plow: The Powerful Role of the Father.” Delivering the keynote address is Father Andrew Smith, associate pastor of St. Alibe Parish near 91st and Stony Island Avenue.

Also participating on the program for the Saturday conference are the Most Reverend Joseph N. Perry, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago who will deliver a reflection at the morning conference and Andrew Lyke, director of the Office for

Black Catholics who will deliver a challenge to the men and their sons.

Frank Casella one of the cofounders of the Catholic Men

year: winter, spring/summer and fall. The conference is open to males with no restrictions on location. “Recently the conference was moved to the area high school be-

Fr. Andrew Smith

Andrew Lyke

Southland Catholic (CMSC) explained that one of the goals for the organization is to help develop stronger bonds between man as head of household and God. The Bishop Perry Father and Son Conference meets three times a

cause our numbers were exceeding the building capacity,” Casella said. The last conference had more than 250 attendees. The new location, Seton H.S. can accommodate up to 600.

Mentors are available for boys

Founders’ Day 2012: 25 Years Travelling the Uphill Road 12 And what will make thee comprehend what the uphill road is?

13 (It is) to free a slave, 14 Or to feed in a day of hunger 15 An orphan nearly related, 16 Or the poor man lying in the dust.

(From the Glorious Holy Quran Sharieff Chapter 90 verses 12-16) On Sunday, February 12th at 5:30 p.m., C.R.O.E. (Coalition for the Remembrance of Elijah Muhammad) will celebrate its 25th year in existence. The organization’s annual gala, Founders’ Day, is a salute to three men, Halif Muhammad (secretary), Shahid Muslim (director), and Munir Muhammad (business manager). For over a quarter century this trio has been at the forefront of a mission to make certain the name, accomplishments, and ideas of Nation of Islam leader the Honorable Elijah Muhammad (1897-1975) are remembered.

Established in 1987, C.R.O.E. is an archival library and information center dedicated to preserving the life, legacy, and imagery of the man known affectionately by his followers and the Black community during his time among us as The Messenger. Inside the doors of C.R.O.E. is housed the most extensive collection of photographs, speeches, radio broadcast, press conferences, table talks, interviews, Muhammad Speaks newspaper periodicals along with other memorabilia pertaining to the Nation of

Islam. However of greater importance and significance has been the organization’s uncanny ability to utilize this valuable material to substantiate the truth about Muhammad’s life-giving teaching and expose the false, slanderous propaganda hurled upon his name to this very day.

Uncompromising in its approach, C.R.O.E. insists that the history, events and circumstances pertaining to the life of the Messenger be viewed and analyzed in the proper context. In 1994, C.R.O.E. TV was launched to expand the organization’s ability to educate the world about the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. Over the years C.R.O.E. TV has become a resource the community has relied upon to provide them with unfiltered news and information from around the globe. Whether on location on the continent of Africa in Zimbabwe, with government offi-

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cials discussing the country’s historic triumph over the British in 1980 and the present investment and business opportunities that exist; or from their state-of-the-art studio on Chicago’s southwest side, discussing the Arab Spring and Europe’s growing economic crisis with commentators via SKYPE in London, Israel, and other countries throughout Asia and Africa. With a distribution network in major cities throughout the U.S., C.R.O.E. TV programming can be viewed in New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Charlotte, NC, Birmingham AL, Cincinnati, OH, Dayton, OH, Minneapolis, MN, Gary, IN, and Madison, WI. This past summer Muhammad & Friends, C.R.O.E. TV’s signature program was awarded Best Talk Show in Prince Georges County, MD. A distinction garnered after just a few years of broadcasting in the area. This year’s event will unveil to partici-

without dads or dad figures who wish to attend the conference. The boys will be assigned a mentor who will go through the discussions and share ideas and concerns pertainto the coning ference theme.

Casella is very supportive of this program that is changing the way men and boys view the Catholic faith. “When fathers spend seven minutes a day with their children in a meaningful conversation you see positive results,” he said. “It is good for children to see the father in positive and attentive conversation with the mother and then to engage in talks with the children.

This seems to help to better develop a positive family dynamic.

The keynote speaker, Father Andrew grew up on the South Side of Chicago where he attended Holy Angels. He is an alumnus of St. Thomas the Apostle Elementary and Mt. Carmel High schools. He

earned his undergraduate degree from Loyola University and shortly after joined the Chicago Police Department and worked as a police officer for ten years. “Upon hearing a call from the Lord, I resigned from the Chicago Police Department to attend Candler School of Theology at Emory University,” Father Andrew said. “I received a Masters of Divinity in 2004. After graduation I began formation for the priesthood and I was ordained on May 23, 2009.”

Lyke explained in an interview “I was born into a Catholic family and have been a practicing Catholic all of my life, with the exception of a few years in my late teens and early twenties.” His responsibility in the Office of Black Catholics is one he takes seriously.

There will be a Color Guard presentation by the Knights of Columbus and prayer for the conference.

John Hannah: Gospel Radio Announcer of the Year

By Dawn Cherie Jasper It should come as no surprise to the multitude of listeners that tune into Inspiration 1390AM Monday through Friday during the morning drive time to get their day started that John Hannah the drive behind the John Hannah Morning Show with Angela Martin was chosen Gospel Radio Announcer of the Year during 27th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards.

The gregarious yet hilarious John Hannah inspires listeners daily with his programs within the program.

His gift to get his listeners to “laugh and move on” is what keeps listeners tuning into the gospel music station daily. “My bathroom radio is set to come on every morning at 6:15 a.m. pants C.R.O.E.’s newly renovated facility, whose interior and exterior has had a complete facelift.

Founders’ Day, the organization’s only fundraising event of the year, is a worthy cause. Proceeds of this event will help offset expenses from the construction project that is currently taking place, and also to continue the efforts of educating the world about a man who for 44 years travelled the uphill road to free a mental slave, the American socalled Negro. For ticket information or to find out more about Founders Day visit Crusader Information Guide at www.chicagocrusader.com.

For ticket information or to find out more about Founders’ Day contact C.R.O.E. at 773-925-1600 emailcroe@croe.org or visit 2435 West 71st Street. * C.R.O.E. is a 5013C organization.

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so that I wake up to praise and worship with humor,” Josephine Jackson, a faithful listener, said. “He and Chicago both deserve the honor.”

Chicago will have the opportunity to celebrate her gospel artists on Friday, February 10 at Christ Universal Temple, 11900 South Ashland.

Stellar Awards winners and nominees will be saluted at the free concert as a way to say thank you to Chicago for the outpouring of support during this past year.

Featured artists includes of course John Hannah, Chicago Mass Choir , Shekinah Glory Ministries, Todd Dulaney, Marco The Poet, Lonnie Hunter , Pastor Charles Jenkins and Fellowship M.B. Church, Christ Universal Temple Ensemble Choir and surprise special guests.

“I am looking forward to hanging out with the stars next Friday,” Ian Warren of the west side said. “It is going to be great to be able to hear some of my favorite artists. I know it is going to be the bomb concert.”

The concert begins at 7 p.m. but you might want to get there early.

Just think of this as an after work set then go for what you know.

Congratulations to Chicago’s stellar performers.

Correction: An incorrect caption appeared with the photo associated with the Dead man’s mother urges gangbangers to change their ways article that was continued on page 16 of the January 28 edition. The caption should have read Anthony Price II, Arion Price and LaDonna Price pose for a photo during repast.

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Aspirations From Resolutions to Reality: Financial Planning in 2012

By Michelle Thornhill NNPA Columnist New Year resolutions can be difficult to make, and even harder to keep. This year, as I made resolutions around my health; spending time with family and friends; and spiritual growth, I also made a point to include financial related goals. For 2012, my family set two financial goals: to eliminate credit card debt and meet with a financial specialist to review our plans for retirement and college savings. I say family because my husband and I felt it was very important to include our five and seven year old sons in the process.

They each established their own financial goal – my seven-year old decided he would save money to buy and care for a guinea pig (wonderful!).

In setting these goals, we made sure they were realistic, specific and measurable. This way, we remain clear on what we are working to achieve, and are committed to holding ourselves accountable as a shared family responsibility.

As far as our credit card debt repayment goal, we first determined how much money in our budget we would allocate towards repayment. For us, this meant

first. The tool also provided a chart where we can regularly track and monitor our progress.

This is great because we have a visual representation of how well

Michelle Thornhill making a decision to spend less in certain areas so we can direct more funds toward debt repayment. Then, we decided to use an online tool to create a payment strategy and timeline based on paying down the highest balance, with the highest interest rate,

we are doing. Being able to see just how every dollar makes a difference is extremely motivating!

In meeting with a financial specialist, we will work together to develop a list of recommendations based on our long-term financial goals and in considera-

tion of our current financial picture. Once we have a plan, we will then monitor our progress against the plan throughout the year. This might look like a simple spreadsheet where we can create an action list based on the plan objectives that serves as a checklist to keep us on track.

I must admit, even though I work in the financial services industry, sometimes I feel overwhelmed when it comes to financial management, particularly in light of the current economic state. This is why it is very important to seek guidance from someone trained in financial management regardless of your profession, stage in life or income-level. Some people assume that you have to be wealthy to meet with a financial specialist, but this isn’t true. A great place to start is visiting your local bank and speaking with a banker. They can provide basic guidance or direct you to other resources.

I understand that finances are a private matter for most, and so you might be hesitant about speaking to a “stranger” about your money. However, speaking

with a professional who can direct you on different financial management strategies, tools and resources can mean the difference between where you are today and where you want to be in the future. If you are not ready to speak with someone professionally, take advantage of the online resources that are available. Many of them are free.

Wells Fargo also offers a number of online tools and resources that will help you with your financial goals in 2012. Whether its credit management, retirement savings, wealth building, or budgeting, visit WellsFargo.com for a wealth of financial information that can definitely bring you closer to realizing your goals.

Whatever you decide regarding your financial goals, be sure to make time to regularly review your plan and track progress.

All the best in the New Year!

Michelle Thornhill is senior vice president, Diverse Segments for Wells Fargo & Company. Visit www.wellsfargo.com/aspirations for more information.

North Lawndale Employment Network to Host Seventh Annual Sweet Beginnings Tea Dr. Gail C. Christopher, Vice President at W.K. Kellogg Foundation, to Present Keynote Address The North Lawndale Employment Network (NLEN) will host its Seventh Annual Sweet Beginnings Tea on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 160 E. Pearson Street, from 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. This annual fundraising event is a pre-Valentine’s Day high tea that benefits the organization’s employment and training programs in North Lawndale and surrounding communities. Philanthropists Jim and Kay Mabie are serving as honorary co-chairs of the Sweet Beginnings Tea. Hosea Sanders, ABC7 co-anchor and reporter, will serve as master of ceremonies for the afternoon’s festivities. The Honorable Mayor Rahm Emanuel has issued a Proclamation proclaiming Tuesday, February 7, 2012 as Sweet Beginnings Day in Chicago.

NLEN is a 501©3 non-profit organization that helps to improve the earnings potential and create pathways to self-sufficiency through innovative employment initiatives that lead to economic advancement and an improved quality of life for residents of North Lawndale and beyond. As a

wholly-owned subsidiary of NLEN, Sweet Beginnings LLC offers full-time transitional jobs for formerly incarcerated individuals and others with significant barriers to employment through the production and sale of beelove® allnatural skin care products featuring its own urban honey.

Brenda Palms Barber, executive director of NLEN and CEO of Sweet Beginnings, LLC, is pleased to announce Dr. Gail C. Christopher as the keynote speaker for this important fundraiser that benefits the organization’s jobs training programs that served over 1,500 people in 2011. Dr. Christopher is vice president for program strategy at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Michigan. In this role, she serves on the executive team that provides overall direction and leadership for the Foundation. She also leads the Food, Health & Well-Being, Racial Equity, and Community & Civic Engagement programs.

“Dr. Christopher is one of the foremost authorities on health policy, with particular expertise in the issues related to social determinants of health, health disparities, and public policy issues of concern to African Americans and other minority populations,” said Ms. Palms Barber. Dr.

Christopher has more than 30 years of experience in designing and managing national initiatives and non-profit organizations.

In 2010, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation launched the America Healing initiative to support programs that promote racial healing and address racial inequity with the goal to ensure that all children in America have an equitable and promising future. Dr. Christopher serves as the architect and leader for this five-year, $75 million initiative that focuses on bringing healing to divided communities and bridging racial gaps in education, health, juvenile justice, economic success, the media, and other areas. NLEN’s U-Turn Permitted program is proud to be a threeyear, America Healing grantee.

The North Lawndale Employment Network is the recipient of numerous awards and citations for the quality of its creative programs that provide environmentally sustainable business practices while helping to create green collar jobs for people of all income levels. “With the unemployment rate in Illinois at more than 9%, it is imperative that NLEN and Sweet Beginnings remain in a position to continue providing job training, literacy programs, and referrals to specialty resources to prepare unem-

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DR. GAIL C. CHRISTOPHER will present the keynote remarks during the Seventh Annual Sweet Beginnings Tea on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. ployed, underemployed, and for- Beginnings continue to do in merly incarcerated individuals to workforce development, urban enter the workforce,” said Ms. agriculture, and green economics.

Palms Barber.

Some of this year’s lead sponsors include Clear Channel, Allstate, Attendance at the Sweet Begin- Fifth Third Bank, Jim & Kay nings Tea grows each year as more Mabie, William Blair & Compacorporations, foundations, edu- ny, E.On Climate Renewables, cational institutions, non-profit HSBC, Hewitt, Chase, Richard organizations, and friends come H. Driehaus Foundation, Boetogether to support and uplift the ing, and Country Financial. work that the North Lawndale Please call 773-638-7060 for Employment Network and Sweet ticket information.

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Final services for LaVerne Williams Final services for LaVerne Williams were held with a visitation on Wednesday, February 1st at the W.E. Holt Funeral Home in Harvey, IL and visitation and funeral on Thursday, February 2 at St. John Commnity Church in Robbins, IL. LaVerne Williams’ eternal life began on January 28, 2012 as she was surrounded by her loving family. A dear wife, mother, daughter and friend is being mourned by many who feel like her time with them was cut short. But those who were touched by her understand that the quality of life far exceeds the quantity of time in which one lives.

Born March 4, 1939 on the west side of Chicago to Felix “Pete” and Mable Boykins Williams spent 30 years teaching in the public school system developing relationships with her elementary students that extended into their adulthood.

The 1952 Medill Elementary School graduate moved to Robbins, IL in 1954 with her parents and two brothers Robert “Bobby” and Ronald. She graduated among the top in her class from DuSable High School in 1956. She completed her secondary education by earning a Bachelor’s degree in Education from Chicago State University and a Master’s Degree from Governor’s State

University.

According to Williams’ family her life was “filled with wonderful experiences that she shared with her family and friends. She was an exceptional teacher and over the 30 years of her career, she left a lasting impression on many of her students, many who maintained lasting relationships with her through adulthood.”

Williams was a lifelong, active member of St. John Community Church in Robbins.

Williams and her husband, Emanuel “Manny”, proprietor of Manny’s Lounge in Harvey celebrated 49 years of wedded bliss last week. The couple was wed in 1963 on January 20.

Crestwood is the community chose to rear their three children, Dawn, Holly and Eric.

A woman of great tenacity Williams was able to wear multiple hats and because she was a well organized person was able to make the work she did appear simple. “She devoted much of her time to her family, always going above and beyond to make sure that our 97-yearold grandmother, our dad, us and even our children were all well cared for,” Dawn stated.

“She enjoyed travelling and visited much of the U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii. She also travelled abroad vacationing in Europe, South Africa, Central

America, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.”

In addition to her husband, Manny and mother, Mable Perry, Williams is survived by her three children: Dawn (James), Holly (Hkeem) and Eric (Vena Cherian) and their children.

“LaVerne loved her family above all and was an exceptional role model as a daughter, wife, and mother. She had a way about her that made each of her children feel like they were her favorite,” stated a family spokesperson. “Her beautiful smile that lit up a room will be missed and not soon forgotten.”

Burial was on Friday, February 3 at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, IL.

LaVerne Williams

Race – Native South-Sider Chuck Smith directs dynamic piece (Continued from page 12) “There are uncomfortable questions raised in this play, but I think it’s every theater’s job to address contemporary issues and mirror our society. Race carries on a conversation that is essential to us individually and collectively.”

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was filed by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. File No. D12128995 on the 1st day of February, 2012. Under the Assumed Name of VELDANA PRO with the business located at 400 W. Ontario #513, Chicago, IL 60654. The true name(s) and residence address of the owner(s) is Daniela Velasquez, 400 W. Ontario, Chicago, IL 60654.

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films, including Homicide, The Spanish Prisoner, State and Main, House of Games, Spartan and Redbelt.

Smith was recently awarded the Lloyd Richards Directing Award for his production of Knock Me a Kiss at the National Black Theater Festival (nominated for 13 Audelco awards, including Director of a Dramatic Production and Dramatic Production of the Year). Goodman Theatre’s Resident Director and an associate producer of Legacy Productions, a Chicago-based touring company, Smith’s Goodman credits also include the Chicago premieres of The Good Negro, Proof and The Story; the world premieres of By the Music of the Spheres and The Gift Horse; and James Baldwin’s The Amen Corner, among others.

Mamet ruthlessly examines guilt and oppression in Race, which runs through February 19

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in the Goodman’s Albert Theatre.

Tickets ($25 - $89) can be purchased online, by phone at 312.443.3800 or at the box office (170 North Dearborn).

HOUSES FOR RENT IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY, DEPARTMENT COUNTY DIVISION CHANCERY US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION P l a i n t i f f , . s v OLEG KOVALENKO; K & K REAL INVESTMENT ESTATE III, LLC; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND RECORD NON Defendants CLAIMANTS; 03961 CH 10 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on December 21, 2011, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following property: described 20-26-121-005-0000.

P.I.N. Commonly known as 7315 SOUTH GREENWOOD AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL .

2 5 6 0 6 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 sale. the of confirmation 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 .

5 2 8 0 9 3 5 SALES JUDICIAL INTERCOUNTY C O R P O R A T I O N (312) 444-1122 Selling Officer, I407961

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

V UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BARBARA J. CAMERON, DECEASED; SHERRY CAMERON A/K/A SHERRY CAMERON; CARMEN ADAMS; ZEDRICK CAMERON A/K/A ZEDRICK CAMERON; HASSELTINE CAMERON A/K/A TINA HASSELTINE; PIERRE CAMERON; NATHAN R. BROWN A/K/A NATHAN R. BROWN, JR.; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; STATE OF AS ADAMS, SHERRY ILLINOIS; INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BARBARA OF ESTATE THE CAMERON, DECEASED; UNKNOWN NON-RECORD AND OWNERS C L A I M A N T S , D e f e n d a n t s 26595 CH 09 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 7046 SOUTH EBERHART AVE. CHICAGO, IL 60637 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Fisher and Shapiro file # 09-023754 (It is advised that interested parties consult their with own attorneys before bidding at mortgage sales.) foreclosure PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on December 13, 2011, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on March 13, 2012, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real p r o p e r t y : Commonly known as 7046 South Eberhart Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 Permanent 20-22-420-036 No.: Index The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be inspection. for open The judgment amount was $ 73,940.75.

Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Prospective bidders are Plaintiff. admonished to review the court file to verify information. all For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 498-9990, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only.

I402999 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS COUNTY, CHANCERY DEPARTMENT FUNDING PROVIDENT DIVISION L.P., ASSOCIATIES, P l a i n t i f f , . v PAUL RODRIGUEZ, FIRST MIDWEST BANK, CITY OF CHICAGO, CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF WATER M A N A G E M E N T D e f e n d a n t s 23851 CH 11 7225 SOUTH HALSTED STREET 60621 IL Chicago, NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 28, 2011, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 1, 2012, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7225 SOUTH HALSTED STREET, Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-28-108-010-0000 Vol. 0433. The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The judgment amount was $326,043.23 Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Property Residential Abandoned Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, 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 18 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 the legal fees required by 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 The by required assessments Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE

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 the legal fees required by 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 The by required assessments Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER OF ORDER AN OF ENTRY ACCORDANCE IN POSSESSION, WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC , 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 . Please refer to file number 10-6312. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The at Corporation Sales Judicial www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 Attorney File No.: 10-6312 Attorney Code. Case # 11 CH 23851 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 purpose. that for I405407 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N .

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IGNATIUS M. HINTON D e f e n d a n t s 10 CH 01273 539 WEST 61ST PLACE Chicago, IL 6 0 6 2 1 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 19, 2010, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 17, 2012, at the The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 539 WEST 61ST PLACE, Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-319-007-0000. The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence.

The judgment amount was $281,308.07 Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, or a unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE 4, 2012 Saturday, RIGHT TO REMAIN February IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: Anthony Porto, FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC , 1807 W. DIEHL ROAD, SUITE 333, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (866) 402-8661 For bidding instructions, call 630-453-6713 24 hours prior to sale.

Please refer to file number C09110191.

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.

ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

In accordance with 735 ILCS 5/15-1507(c)(1)(h-1) and (h-2), 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(5), and 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1), you are hereby notified that the purchaser of the property, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and legal fees required by subsections (g)(1) and (g)(4) of section 9 and the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of section 18.5 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: Anthony Porto, FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC , 1807 W. DIEHL ROAD, SUITE 333, NAPERVILLE, IL 60563, (866) 402-8661 For bidding instructions, call 630-453-6713 24 hours prior to sale.

Please refer to file number C09110191.

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.

FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC 1807 W. DIEHL ROAD, SUITE 333 NAPERVILLE, IL 60563 (866) 402-8661 Attorney File No.: C09110191 ARDC# 6275591 Attorney Code. 26122 Case # 10 CH 01273 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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Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 20-14-408-006-0000.

Commonly known as 6131 SOUTH KIMBARK AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60637.

The improvement on the property consists of 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 0 3 0 4 4 1 .

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I404753

HOUSES FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWABS, INC. ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-12; P l a i n t i f f , v s .

MAJID FESHALANGGI; 1408 EAST M A R Q U E T T E CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MAJID FESHALANGGI IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 08 CH 26580 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on August 24, 2010, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, February 17, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described p r o p e r t y : P.I.N. 20-23-220-035-1003.

Commonly known as 1412 EAST MARQUETTE ROAD UNIT 3, CHICAGO, IL 60637.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the sale.

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

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I402627

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP P l a i n t i f f , v s .

LINDA V. DANZY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LINDA V. DANZY, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 10 CH 04664 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on August 31, 2010, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following property: described 20-20-222-034-0000.

P.I.N. Commonly known as 6538 SOUTH GREEN STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60621.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession Sale terms: 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 a l e . s 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 7 2 0 .

0 9 3 8 JUDICIAL SALES INTERCOUNTY C O R P O R A T I O N (312) 444-1122 Selling Officer, I402516

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS COUNTY, DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK NATIONAL TCF P l a i n t i f f , . v ARTHUR KING-LUCAS, GLADYS LUCAS A/K/A LUCAS TERRY A/K/A TERRY LUCAS A/K/A ARTHUR T. LUCAS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND CLAIMANTS NON-RECORD D e f e n d a n t s IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK 28874 CH 11 COUNTY, ILLINOIS 6635 S. UNIVERSITY AVENUE Chicago, COUNTY DEPARTMENT 60637 IL CHANCERY DIVISION NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a AS TRUSTEE FOR Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE in the above cause on December 13, 2011, ACQUISITION TRUST an agent of The Judicial Sales 2006-WF1 Plaintiff, Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March v s .

20, 2012, at the The Judicial Sales VEODIES JONES JR; KATHRYN Corporation, One South Wacker Drive JONES; HSBC NEVADA, 24th Floor CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at N.A. F/K/A HOUSEHOLD BANK; public auction to the highest bidder, as set UNKNOWN OWNERS AND forth below, the following described real NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; estate: Commonly known as 6635 S. D e f e n d a n t s , UNIVERSITY AVENUE, Chicago, IL 10 CH 44853 No. Index Property 60637 NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO 20-23-126-015-0000. The real estate is JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE improved with a single family residence.

UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE The judgment amount was $188,654.94 FORECLOSURE LAW Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that certified funds at the close of the auction; pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure The balance, including the Judicial sale entered in the above entitled cause on fee for Abandoned Residential Property November 17, 2011, Intercounty Judicial Municipality Relief Fund, which is Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, calculated on residential real estate at the February 21, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction their office at 120 West Madison Street, thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the not to exceed $300, in certified funds, is highest bidder for cash, the following due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee described property: shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring P.I.N. 20-14-408-006-0000. the residential real estate pursuant to its Commonly known as 6131 SOUTH credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, KIMBARK AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60637. judgment creditor, or other lienor The improvement on the property consists acquiring the residential real estate whose of a single family residence. If the subject rights in and to the residential real estate mortgaged real estate is a unit of a arose prior to the sale. The subject common interest community, the purchaser property is subject to general real estate wn coMMunity their control Mustshall Blacks of the unit other than a mortgagee or special specialoassessments, taxes, pay the assessments required by taxes levied against said real estate and is subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the offered for sale without any representation Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: as to quality or quantity of title and without 25% down by certified funds, balance recourse to Plaintiff and in "AS IS" within 24 hours, by certified funds. No condition. The sale is further subject to refunds. The property will NOT be open confirmation by the court. Upon payment in for inspection. Upon payment in full of the full of the amount bid, the purchaser will amount bid, the purchaser will receive a receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle Certificate of Sale which will entitle the the purchaser to a deed to the real estate purchaser to a Deed to the premises after after confirmation of the sale The property confirmation of the sale. will NOT be open for inspection and For information: Visit our website at plaintiff makes no representation as to the http://service.atty-pierce.com. Between 3 condition of the property. Prospective p.m. and 5 p.m. only. Pierce & Associates, bidders are admonished to check the court Plaintiff's Attorneys, 1 North Dearborn file to verify all information. If this property Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. Tel.No. is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the (312) 476-5500. Refer to File Number unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a 1 0 3 0 4 4 1 . mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and

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, 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 part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the The by required assessments Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER OF ORDER AN OF ENTRY ACCORDANCE IN POSSESSION, WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information, contact Plaintiff's attorney: DAVID T. COHEN, DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES , 10729 WEST 159TH STREET, ORLAND PARK, IL 60467, (708) 460-7711 . 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. DAVID T. COHEN & ASSOCIATES 10729 WEST 159TH STREET ORLAND PARK, IL 60467 (708) 460-7711 Attorney Code. 25602 Case # 11 CH 28874 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 purpose. that for used I408273

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

V TYRONE HUMPHREY, JR. A/K/A C. KIA HUMPHREY; TYRONE HUMPHREY A/K/A KIA GOWDER; ELECTRONIC MORTGAGE INC.; SYSTEMS, REGISTRATION CONDOMINIUM PARADISE A S S O C I A T I O N , D e f e n d a n t s 23847 CH 10 Property Address: 503 WEST 60TH PLACE, UNIT 3 CHICAGO, IL 60621 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE C O N D O M I N I U M Fisher and Shapiro file # 10-039659 (It is advised that interested parties consult their with own attorneys before bidding at mortgage sales.) foreclosure PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure December 15, entered on 2011, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on March 19, 2012, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described property: real Commonly known as 503 West 60th Place, Index Permanent 60621 IL Chicago, 3, Unit 20-16-313-039-1006, No.: and 20-16-313-039-1010 20-16-3 1 3 - 0 3 9 - 1 0 1 6 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

The judgment amount was $168,724.57.

Sale terms for non-parties: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by 12:30 p.m. the next business day, both by cashier's checks; and no refunds. The sale shall be subject to general real estate taxes, special taxes, special assessments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered "as is," with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Prospective bidders are Plaintiff. admonished to review the court file to verify information. all For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, Attorney # 42168, 2121 Waukegan Road, Suite 301, Bannockburn, Illinois 60015, (847) 498-9990, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only.

I402169 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 .

MIKAL LANIER AKA T MIKAL; KESHIA L A N I E R ; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 11 CH 23443 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on November 30, 2011, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 20-17-218-011-0000.

Commonly known as 5725 SOUTH ABERDEEN STREET, CHICAGO, IL

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 .

MIKAL LANIER AKA T MIKAL; KESHIA L A N I E R ; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; D e f e n d a n t s , 11 CH 23443 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on November 30, 2011, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: P.I.N. 20-17-218-011-0000.

Commonly known as 5725 SOUTH ABERDEEN STREET, CHICAGO, IL 6 0 6 2 1 .

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession. Sale terms: 25% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the premises after confirmation of the s a l e .

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

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R P O R A T I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I407955 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK ILLINOIS COUNTY, DEPARTMENT COUNTY DIVISION CHANCERY N.A. BANK, WELLS FARGO P l a i n t i f f , . s v PLEASANT RADFORD; CITY OF UNKNOWN CHICAGO; NON-RECORD AND OWNERS Defendants, CLAIMANTS; 24658 CH 10 SALE OF NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on December 8, 2011 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, March 9, 2012 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: 20-16-306-020-0000.

P.I.N. Commonly known as 418 West 60th Street, 60621.

IL Chicago, The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order possession. of Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.

No refunds. The property will NOT be inspection for open For information call Kara Findlay at Plaintiff's Attorney, Freedman Anselmo Lindberg LLC, 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (866) 402-8661. For Bidding instructions call (630) 453-6713 24 hours prior to sale.

W 1 0 0 5 0 3 1 6 SALES JUDICIAL INTERCOUNTY C O R P O R A T I O N (312) 444-1122 Selling Officer, I408045

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SPORTS

Blackhawks host CHA kids at 2nd annual skating and teambuilding clinic Emery, others inspire youth, encourage good sportsmanship The Chicago Blackhawks, along with 1 World Sports, hosted the second annual “Event to Inspire” on Jan. 19 - a hockey clinic and “Meet and Greet” with 50 children from the Chicago Housing Authority at Johnny’s Ice House, 2550 W. Madison Street.

Blackhawk goalie Ray Emery taught the fundamentals of hockey to CHA children – most of whom had never laced up the ice skates. At the end of the clinic, the children applied their new skills and even got a chance to score on Emery.

CHA resident Aja Collins said she learned how to be a good teammate and the importance of confidence.

“I had so much fun,” she said.

“I skated with my friends… and I can skate a little faster than them.

And I got to try on a Blackhawks jersey.”

Kevin Delahny, the Blackhawks skills coach, was also on hand to give pointers and provide encouragement.

The event aimed to foster leadership and teamwork in youth through sports and other recreational activities.

Hannah Merens, a volunteer with 1 World Sports for the past two years, said: “I started at the “Event to Inspire” last year and, ever since, I’ve been fully devoted to this cause. It is such a unique bond that 1 World shares with CHA. Both organizations are really looking to better the lives and experiences of these kids who are so determined and driven. And I am so inspired by the kids I’ve worked with that I’ve become a better person and a better mentor.”

KEVIN DELAHNY, THE BLACKHAWKS skills coach, gives pointers to a young CHA youth.

The top seven CHA students participating in “Event to Inspire” will attend a Blackhawks

BLACKHAWKS PLAYER RAY EMERY provides instruction to a young CHA youth.

A CHA YOUTH is ready for the NHL.

A 1 WORLD SPORTS volunteer readies the mask of a young CHA Blackhawks fan.

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A CHA YOUTH assumes the perfect position.

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