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VOLUME LXVII NUMBER 45—SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2008

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Governor clears up $1 million mistake

By Stephanie Gadlin Special to the Crusader Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich said Monday an administrative error which diverted a $1 million grant earmarked for the historic Pilgrim Baptist Church to a private school has been corrected. Flanked by Robert Vaughn, chairman of the board of trustees for Pilgrim, Alphonso Carrington, chairman of the deacon board, trustee Cynthia Jones, and 26th District Rep. Elga Jefferies, the governor said he was “surprised” to learn the commitment had not been met.

“A pledge and commitment was made and a grant was fulfilled,” the governor explained, acknowleding two checks in the amounts of $100,000 and $900,000 were paid out to the Loop Lab School operated by educator, activist and socialite Elmira Mayes. State officials also admitted they are unable to locate the administrator, facility, students or anyone else affiliated with the facility.

The 115-year old landmark church at 3301 S. Indiana was destroyed by a spec-

tacular, roof-top fire started by a contractor on January 6, 2006. In addition to the sancturary the group’s administrative building, which housed various human service and educational programs, as well as Mayes’ school in rented space, was also demolished. Loop Lab School is not affiliated with Pilgrim.

“How they ended up getting the other million is being investigated,” Blagojevich said. “Two staff members who are no longer employed by my office were responsible. In this case you’d like to hold someone accountable but you can’t because they are no longer there.”

He also noted the $1 million mistake could prove a win-win situation, adding, “it went to a preschool to help provide educational opportunities for children,” Blagojevich continued. “Whether or not we’ll ask for the money to be returned remains to be seen.”

The private school, which served 80 children ages 3 to 13 who are mostly African American, had been in business for 23 years in various locations. A source, requesting anonymity, surmised Mayes was

more than likely travelling abroad in Paris or Africa and would be hard to locate.

“You can do a lot with a million dollars,” the source said, “and in two years she could

have built two or three schools. If they find her I’ll be surprised.”

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GOVERNOR BLAGOJEVICH STANDS with Deacon Robert Vaughn, Rep. Elga Jefferies and other leaders from Pilgrim Baptist Church to fulfill a 2006 c o m m i t m e n t o f $1 m i l l i o n i n f u n d s i n t e n d e d t o h e l p r e b u i l d t h e h i s t o r i c Church

Obama, Conyers, Joyner to Be Celebrated During Black Press Week

WASHINGTON (NNPA )– Democratic Presidential candidate, U. S. Sen. Barack Obama; U. S. Rep. John Conyers (DMich.), the dean of the Congressional Black Caucus; and talk radio mogul Tom Joyner are among the stars to be celebrated by the National Newspaper Publishers Association during Black Press Week March 14-15.

“As we gather to give special recognition to the historic role of the Black Press in our struggle for equal rights in this country, this year has significant political implications,” says Dorothy R. Leavell NNPA Foundation chair and publisher of the Chicago and Gary Crusader newspapers.

“From the founding of the first Black newspaper, the Freedom’s Journal in 1827 and its fight against the dehumanization of slavery, the role of the Black Press is as urgent today as we prepare for an active and assertive role in the Democratic process of selecting our next president.”

During the annual Newsmaker of the Year Awards banquet March 13, a staple event of the week, Obama will be celebrated as NNPA’s newsmaker of the year.

Conyers, the first African-American to serve as chairman of House Judiciary Committee, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, and radio host Tom Joyner, president of Reach Media, will be the recipient of the Public Service Award in honor of his activism and service on behalf

Senator Brack Obama of African-American youth, including his campaign to free then incarceraed Genarlow Wilson of Atlanta and send him to Morehouse College.

The annual Newsmaker gala will be held at the Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Avenue in Washington, D.C. Congressman Danny K. Davis, (D-Ill.) will be the master of ceremonies.

In selecting Obama as newsmaker, a precedent was set. Obama was also honored as the “news maker’’ in 2004 when he was headlined in Black newspapers across the country for being only the third (Continued on page 7)

I NSIDE THIS ISSUE Congressman John Conyers

Tom Joyner

NUL State of Black America ‘Amplifies’ the Voices of Black Women (See story on page 3)

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NEWS North Lawndale Employment Network hosted Third Annual Sweet Beginnings Tea to benefit Westside employment programs The North Lawndale Employment Network (NLEN) hosted its Third Annual Sweet Beginnings Tea recently at the Park Hyatt Hotel Chicago to benefit the organization’s employment and training programs in North Lawndale and surrounding communities. NBC 5’s morning co-anchor Zoraida Sambolin served as mistress of ceremony for the afternoon’s festivities.

NLEN, a 501©3 non-profit organization, is the parent of Sweet Beginnings, LLC, a for profit company created to provide transitional jobs training and work experiences for formerly incarcerated individuals and other low income residents of Chicago’s Westside neighborhoods. Employees of Sweet Beginnings participate in a 90-day transitional jobs program that grows and harvests natural, chemical-free honey. Program participants receive training in beekeeping, food handling, retail sales, inventory, and distribution. In addition to the manufacture and sale of table honey, Sweet Beginnings produces a line of honey-based bath and body products under the Beeline® label and sells them at

ZORAIDA SAMBOLIN, e a r l y m or n i n g c o- a n c h or a t NBC 5, serve d as mistre ss of ceremony for the North Lawndale Employment Network's Sweet Beginnings Tea. such diverse locations as Whole Foods Market®, specialty boutiques, markets, and online at www.beelinestore.com.

Nearly 200 guests enjoyed a variety of teas, finger sandwiches, and delicious pastries along with Beeline Honey that the Park Hyatt’s executive pastry chef used in making several of the food items served at the high tea. The Park Hyatt’s executive chef purchases and uses Beeline Honey in its highly rated NoMi Restaurant throughout the year. Urban honey is reported to be of a higher quality and has a better taste than rural farmed hon2

ey due to the high diversity and density of the flowering plants typically found in large cities.

A social enterprise, 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. “Transitional jobs are a critical strategy in providing meaningful work for people who have limited work experience and who battle against social stigmas in securing a second chance at a job. North Lawndale Employment Network is positioned at the center of a rich, challenging, and rewarding learning environment by serving as both the service provider and the employer all within the same building,” said Brenda Palms Barber, CEO of the North Lawndale Employment Network. “More than 42,000 inmates re-enter Illinois society every year. Organizations such as the North Lawndale Employment Network fill a very real void by creating opportunities for this population to resume a place in society through honest work that provides a living wage,” she added.

Melissa L. Bradley, founder of New Capitalist, a venture capital company that provides business development, strategy, and capitalization assistance to emerging and social entrepreneurs provided the keynote address. Ms. Bradley also launched Reentry Strategies Institute (RSI), the only national criminal justice intermediary explicitly focused on reentry, in 2005. Its goal is to be the most comprehensive and trusted resource of information on reentry for key decision makers. In her address, Ms. Bradley stressed the need for all segments of society to be involved in rebuilding communities throughout America. “Strong communities form the basis for a strong country. It’s important that we level the playing field for those who are disadvantaged so that everyone has the opportunity to seek economic parity,” stated Ms. Bradley.

During the tea, NLEN conferred the Creating a Community that Works Award on Whole Foods Market. NLEN presents this award to allies who champion the many issues surrounding re-entry employment through communication, product sales and distribution, advocacy, and other areas of support. Whole Foods Market is the leading retailer of natural and organic foods with more than 265 stores in North America and the

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BRENDA PALMS BARBER, (left) CEO of the North Lawndale Employment Network, and Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-7th District) (center) pose with Melissa L. Bradley (right), founder of New Capitalist and Reentry Strategies Institute, and keynote speaker for the North Lawndale Employment Network's Sweet Beginnings Tea. Addressing nearly 200 guests who included corporate executives, foundation heads, representatives of various social service agencies, and friends of NLEN, Ms. Bradley stressed the need for all segments of society to be involved in rebuilding communities throughout America.

United Kingdom. Whole Foods is highly selective about what it sells, is dedicated to stringent quality standards, and is committed to sustainable agriculture. Sweet Beginnings’ Beeline Honey and bath and body products are currently being sold at three Whole Foods stores in Chicago and will be expanding to several others in 2008.

Jennifer McLain of the Lakeview Store and Richard Paro of the South Loop Store received awards for their support and assistance in bringing Beeline products to their respective locations. The Honorable Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-7th District) made the award presentations.

Sponsors of the Sweet Begin-

nings fundraiser included the Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation, the Pritzker Traubert Foundation, Heather, Jennifer and Robin Steans, the Steans Family Foundation, Boeing, JPMorgan Chase, Jim and Kay Mabie, the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, Sinai Community Institute, Paula Wolff, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, Chicago Botanic Garden, Deer Rehabilitation Services, Inc., National City Bank, CTI, Inc., and Steven Casey.

About the North Lawndale Employment Network: The North Lawndale Employment Network (NLEN) was established in 1997 after a five-year community planning process facilitated by the

Steans Family Foundation.

NLEN’s mission is to improve the earnings potential of North Lawndale residents through innovative employment initiatives that lead to economic advancement and an improved quality of life. NLEN is a membership organization that is made up of over 100 partner agencies that form a referral network and program committees that enable NLEN to help economically isolated individuals, especially former offenders, secure jobs with family-supporting wages, assist employers in recruiting and retaining workers, advocate on behalf of low-income job-seekers, and build the capacity of partner organizations.

SWEET BEGINNINGS STAFF members set up beautiful displays of their Beeline products and sold them to guests attending the Sweet Beginnings Tea. In addition to growing and harvesting natural, chemical-free honey, Sweet Beginnings staff also manufacture a line of bath and body products that use the natural honey as a base. Other job skills learned in the transitional jobs training program include beekeeping, food handling, retail sales, inventory, and distribution.

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NEWS NUL State of Black America ‘Amplifies’ the Voices of Black Women

By Hazel Trice Edney NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Historic tragedies and controversies have marked the beginning of the 21st Century: The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the war in Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, the disparaging Don Imus remarks, the Jena Six debacle, the mortgage and subprime lending crisis, and the resurgence of noose threats, fueling marches and protests against social and criminal injustices.

Amidst it all, there is often the voice of the Black male that is publicized – too often overlooking the Black woman who is actually holding the pieces together, says Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League. That is why, he says, this year’s annual State of Black America is dedicated to “The Black Woman’s Voice,” with all responding essays written

by Black women.

The report is a stringent contrast to last year.

“Our 2007 State of Black America: ‘Portrait of the Black Male’ report examined the plight of young Black males faced with grim prospects,” states Morial in the 254-page 2008 report, slated for release March 5, aptly during Women’s History Month.

“This year’s report explores the challenges encountered by the females within our community – the

mothers, grandmothers, aunts and sisters who have been the backbone of the Black family. Women typically hold the family together, especially in the African-American community, where the marriage rate is lower than in other communities and where a higher percentage of single mothers are the heads of households.”

He adds, “These women are the matriarchs and leaders of our community. They have risen to the challenge of maintaining the Black family unit in spite of trying condi-

Marc Morial speaks tions and limited opportunity.”

Writing the foreword for this year’s report is Dr. Dorothy I. Height, president emeritus of the

Governor clears up . . .

(Continued from page 1) The Crusader was unable to reach Mayes or school official Chandra Gill. A call to Cosmopolitan Metropolitan Church where the socialite reportedly attended was not returned. A telephone number attributed to Mayes and the school, now listed at 318 W. Adams, was also disconnected. The socialite is the wife of the late Hayes Mayes cocreator of the Dress Horsemen.

Carol Ronen, a senior advisor to the governor, said the Pilgrim oversight is what can happen in a large bureaucracy. “We could not violate the constitution (separation of church and state) so we had to find a way to keep our pledge. The money could not go to rebuilding a worship facility— -that is probably how this happened. There was a pre-school occupying the building and state law said we could earmark funds for education spending.”

Ironically, the governor was not the only government official to pledge financial support in 2006.

1st District Congressman Bobby L. Rush and then 3rd Ward alderman Dorothy Tillman also said they would seek federal and city The Chicago Crusader

National Council of Negro Women.

“Too often, our needs, concerns, struggles, and triumphs are diminished and subordinated to what is believed to be the more pressing concerns of others,” says the civil rights icon. “But who better than us understand and empathize with the very real challenges that our brothers, fathers, husbands and sons face as they make their way in a nation that still has far to go to adequately address issues of race?

And who better than us can under-

funding, respectively. Pilgrim officials did not comment on whether those commitments had been kept.

Vaughn told the Crusader he did not know Pilgrim had not received the money until he were contacted by the Sun-Times and downplayed negative comments attributed to him. Further, administrators also confirmed they had not contacted the governor’s office prior to making public comments to the press which called into question Blagojevich’s integrity.

“There was never any doubt in his confidence,” said Vaughn, husband of the late educator Jacqueline Vaughn, reversing negative comments attributed to him by the Sun-Times. “We always knew he would come through. I have a good relationship with him. I don’t doubt his word.”

Jeffries echoed Vaughn’s sentiments. “There was never a doubt about the governor’s commitment,” she said in a very brief statement. Earlier she alleged “If you don’t produce, then you come to be labeled as a person not of your word.”

stand the very real boundaries that all women face in navigating a cultural dynamic that still assigns roles and oftentimes limitations based upon gender. Yet, it is also true, that there are special, dual challenges intricately linked to blackness and womanhood that we black women face and navigate alone.”

Height knows well the loneliness of Black women at the top.

A peer of the Big Six civil rights leaders – A. Philip Randolph, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Whitney Young, Roy Wilkins, James Farmer, and John Lewis – she was the only one not allowed to speak during the 1963 March on Washington.

“With no apologies, the time is now, to finally focus on us,” she says. “It is Black women who face most strikingly a double disadvantage in the world of work. Our earnings, for example, are reflective of both a race and gender pay gap.

Yet despite this double disadvantage, we clearly understand what it means to work and work hard.

Our participation in the labor force eclipses that of all other women and by 2014, is projected to grow by twice the amount expected among White women,” she writes. “Still, in spite of this effort, too many of us continue to live life on the economic fringe; Black women’s poverty more than doubles that of white women and noticeably outpaces that among Lati-

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nas. And even with all of the employment struggles that Black men face, it is Black women who are, in the final analysis, most likely to be poor.

According to key findings outlined in the report’s tables and essays: • The economic sub-index for Black America is at 56 percent, meaning it is unchanged from last year. This means the economic standing of Black people is only 56 percent of the economic standing of Whites.

• The poverty index changed only minimally with three times as many Blacks than Whites living 125 percent of the poverty line.

• The gap in totally uninsured people increased this year, with the index falling from 56 percent in 2007 to 53 percent in 2008.

• The social justice sub-index is the largest increase and the greatest improvement. Jail sentencing for Blacks decreased 15 percentage points from 93 percent in 2007 to 77 percent in 2008. Also, the average sentence for Blacks decreased from 44 months to 40 months and the average sentence for Whites increased from 34 to 37 months.

• In education, the drop out rate for Black high school students decreased from 15 percent last year to 13 percent this year. However, the index showed a 15 percent decline in college enrollment for recent African-American high school graduates from 2007. Black students were less likely to enroll, compared to recent White high school graduates.

• In the sub-prime lending crisis, according to Height, “It was Black women who were most likely to have been targeted and ultimately victimized by unscrupulous mortgage lenders. And it was upper-income Black women who, in the end, faired the worst, being nearly five times more likely to have received a high-cost loan than upperincome white men—thereby putting their economic futures as well as that of their families in serious peril.”

The report contrasts from last year’s in which Morial outlined statistics showing the underachievement of Black males as being among America’s greatest crisis.

This year’s report was not meant to give a statistical breakdown of the social issues that affect Black women as much as it was to “Look at the problem of the overall community through the voices of Black women,” Morial said in an interview on Monday.

The report is not without answers to the persistent problems facing African-Americans. Morial outlines detailed policy recommendations. They include: • Mandatory early childhood ed-

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ucation, beginning at age 3 as well as guaranteed access to college for everyone.

• Closed gaps in health care insurance system to ensure universal healthcare for children.

• Creation of an urban infrastructure bank to fund reinvestment in urban communities.

• Increasing economic self-sufficiency for individuals and working families by indexing minimum wage to rate of inflation and expanding the earned income tax credit.

• Expand “second chance” programs for high school drop outs, ex-offenders and at-risk youth to secure GEDs, job training and employment.

• Reform public housing to assure continuing national commitment to low-income families.

• Ensure greater minority participation in government contracting by stringently enforcing federal minority business opportunity goals.

Among 10 other women responding with essays in the report are: Julianne Malveaux; president, Bennett College of Women; Maudine Cooper, president and CEO, Washington NUL; Renée R. Hanson, NUL Policy Institute emerging scholar; Johnnetta Betsch Cole, chair, Global Diversity & Inclusion Institute named for her at Bennett College; Andrea Harris, president, N. C. Institute for Minority Economic Development; Lisa Mensah, executive director of Initiative on Financial Security; Alexis Herman, former labor secretary and chairman and CEO, New Ventures, Inc.; Lucy Reuben, visiting professor at Duke University; Melanie Campbell, president and CEO, National Coalition of Black Civic Participation; and Kimberly Alton, public policy counsel, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law. In an essay, “Putting Homeownership Back Within Our Reach,” – among the greatest recent crisis in the Black community – Mensah encourages, “We must not let it cause us to lose sight of the social good inherent in homeownership.

This is a time not only to make much-needed reforms in the mortgage industry, but to also reassess our financial values as a nation and to make sure that long-term economic security and prosperity are attainable goals for all Americans.”

Morial concludes, ‘’When Black women hurt, the American family suffers. When we ignore Black women’s issues, we ignore an entire community. But by uplifting Black women, especially those struggling hardest to keep their families together and their dreams on track, we lift up every American community.’’

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EDITORIAL THE INSANITY BEGINS It was bound to happen; the kooks have come out, flushed out by an astounding string of victories demonstrated by the Barack Obama campaign. The feel good vibes of a Black man being a serious contender for the American throne has caused some people to lose their little, monstrous minds.

With all the advantages of being part of the online community, there’s one adverse benefit, the revelation of the petty thoughts rampant in the American community. No matter what the topic, there are always those who predictably spew vile hatred. It is unbelievable. It is as though a sea of poisonous venom circulates in the highways and byways of the American body politic. Predictably, Barack Obama has become a lightning rod for this hatred.

Back when Obama first announced, people looked upon his candidacy with mild amusement. When he started piling up the votes, the story changed. To be sure, a lot of people, including White people, are wildly enthusiastic about the Obama candidacy. But the monsters lurking beneath the surface of genteel faces in many unnamed corners are beginning to surface, and believe it or not, all of them are not White.

Some of the more ridiculous stories circulating about Senator Obama are that he is a Muslim terrorist; that he attended school with terrorists and that he is running for the presidency so that he can have all Americans praying to Muhammad. Another story circulating describes him as a Manchurian candidate slave of the new world order. There are also those who feel that he hates America because his late White mother, an anthropologist, must have hated America because she married a third world object of her study, i.e., Barack’s dad.

Probably the silliest of all charges, however, is one that causes the mind to reel. On the one hand, he is being characterized as a Muslim terrorist, but on the other hand, he is being charged with being a Black Christian militant who belongs to a Black power church. Barack Obama is a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, one of the most progressive churches in the United States. Little minds, however, have totally misunderstood and misrepresented Senator Obama’s affiliation. Because the church, which was led until recently by Rev. Jeremiah Wright, has a motto that states “Unapologetically Black, unashamedly Christian,” small minds are taking that as a declaration of hatred of America. This is ridiculous.

To love oneself does not translate into hatred of others. In fact, love of self is a prerequisite for loving others.

Hopefully, in the long run, cooler more rational heads will prevail and they will outnumber the kooks. Let’s hope this is the case. God bless America.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

What is really going on?

Dear Editor:

I just saw Sicko and it put into perspective one of our major problems in the US. Special interest lobbies have been extremely successful at getting us (US) to pay for their agendas and have ingeniously made us think it was our idea. The medical and pharmaceutical industries have been among the leaders. Their genius (and deep pockets) are such that they have gotten the American people to buy programs that benefit them at great harm to our society at large.

Moore says that his movie is not for the uninsured but directed to the insured who are likely to get screwed by their “for profit” insurance company. He shows many instances of the HMO denying service for some technicality or fine print. His point is that it is much less likely to happen when care is guaranteed to everyone. Who pays? Sure, it is tax supported.

However, the elimination of gouging for drugs and reduced duplication of services will reduce the costs. We do not need an MRI machine in every little clinic.

Portage does not need 3 hospitals.

Every room does not need to be a private room. Hospitals went to private rooms when the insurance

companies said they would pay for them. The waste in our system is incredible. The health insurance companies are running our lives.

How many people do you know that will continue working in a job they dislike simply because they have no other option for health insurance?

Somehow this relates to the war in Iraq (at least in my mind). We think of our country as the leader of the free world and when others (the French, for example) do not follow along blindly, they are labelled ungrateful and we eat “Freedom fries.” It is time we recognize that the rest of the world is not wrong and we are not always right. Socialized medicine is the norm in western nations and it works. We wouldn’t think of giving up our socialized (government organized and paid for with tax money) schools, fire and police forces. We need to learn from other nations and not brand them as beneath us. The German people in the last century thought of themselves as superior and look where that got them and the rest of the world. I really fear this mentality growing in the US. The Patriot Act is just the beginning. The people who brought us Iraq and cut taxes for the wealthy are not patriots. They are people looking out for themselves and their chronies first, last and always.

Everyone with an interest in fixing America should see Sicko. You

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can borrow it from me.

Dick Hagelberg

ON TARGET Dear Editor: I had to write to let you know, I felt, your Editorial on March 1, 2008, was on target. Your accom(Continued on page 6)

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TO BE EQUAL

Imus Redux: Talk Radio Needs to Clean Up Act

By Marc H. Morial President and CEO National Urban League Almost one year after radio shock jock Don Imus sent shockwaves through the African-American community with his offensive and inflammatory remarks regarding the Rutgers University

Marc H. Morial ladies basketball team, it’s as if a repeat of history is upon us, in an election year in which an Afri-

can-American candidate has a serious chance of winning the White House. Back in January, Golf Channel’s Kelly Tilghman seriously botched an attempt at humor when she suggested that younger golf players might want to lynch Tiger Woods in a back alley in hopes of spicing up the tour.

The comment drew little ill will, at least publicly, from Woods, who reportedly considers the broadcaster a friend, but it prompted her employer to go into full damage control mode and suspend her for a few weeks. ‘’While we believe that Kelly’s choice of words was inadvertent and that she did not intend them in an offensive manner, the words were hurtful and grossly inappropriate,’‘ Golf Channel representatives said in a statement.

The controversy precipitated yet another numbskull decision in the media, the display of a noose on the cover of Golfweek.

There again, quick action rightly resulted - the sacking of the editor responsible.

But, believe it or not, it seems that the world of sports journalism seems to be aspiring to a higher standard in its response to

embarrassing and offensive gaffes on air than the world of talk radio.

Earlier in February, radio commentator Laura Ingraham put her foot fully in her mouth and down her throat in her criticism of President George W. Bush’s invitation of the Rev. Al Sharpton to the White House’s recent Black History Month event. On her national syndicated radio program on Talk Radio Network, she said she had hoped that ‘’they nailed down all the valuables.’‘ Then, Fox News personality and radio talk show host Bill O’Reilly just had to invoke the phrase “lynching mob” in reference to Michelle Obama’s comments regarding the United States on his syndicated radio show. On MSNBC’s “Countdown” in February, Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson expressed disgust over O’Reilly’s comment.

“There’s certainly nothing at all funny or remotely appropriate about the use of a lynching reference about Michelle Obama,” he said. “It’s - I’m speechless.”

As President Bush pointed out so eloquently during the Black History Month event, the noose

represents “more than a tool of murder but a tool of intimidation” to generations of AfricanAmericans. Nooses not only robbed some of their lives but many of their peace of mind.

“As a civil society, we must understand that noose displays and lynching jokes are deeply offensive. They are wrong. And they have no place in America today,” he said.

Neither O’Reilly nor Ingraham has been reprimanded by their respective employers even though the Fox News personality did offer a half-hearted apology.

At least Ingraham didn’t drop the l-word but her suggestion that Sharpton, a former presidential candidate and respected member of the African-American community and beyond, is a petty thief reeks of race-baiting and negative stereotyping of AfricanAmericans and Black men in particular.

But it’s hardly the first time either has ventured into questionable and offensive territory. How can we forget O’Reilly’s less-thaninformed comments regarding a dinner he shared last year with Sharpton at Sylvia’s in Harlem?

O’Reilly expressed surprise over

how similarSylvia’s was to other restaurants in New York restaurants.

“There wasn’t one person in Sylvia’s who was screaming, ‘MFer, I want more iced tea,’” he said.

As the Wa shington Post’s Robinson sadly observed on MSNBC in February, “All you can go by is his words and his actions. And he keeps saying these things that sound pretty darn racist to me.”

Has talk radio learned anything from Imus’ decline and fall? Of course not, because it didn’t take Imus too terribly long to get a new gig.

Our nation’s media outlets should not provide a platform for racial hostility and hateful speech now or in the future. What kind of message are we sending to our children, our nation and our world?

In such an historic election year, we cannot stand aside and allow individuals to use the airwaves as an outlet for insensitive and misguidedcommentary. If you hear something that offends you, speak up.

Stopping the Spread of HIV/AIDS: We Need More Believers

By Pennsylvania State Sen. Vincent Hughes NNPA Special Commentary The numbers tell a dire story.

More than 200,000 Americans have died from AIDS since its outbreak 26 years ago. Forty million have been infected worldwide. In spite of vigorous public education campaigns and outreach efforts, Black Americans make up 44 percent of those infected with HIV nationwide.

But the numbers also tell another story, one of triumph and renewed hope for the future. The United States participation in the Global Fund, as well as our own implementation of an emergency fund to treat HIV/AIDS worldwide dedicates more than $15 billion over five years to fighting the disease worldwide. These funds have already improved the lives of millions in the most impoverished areas of the globe.

Here, in the wealthiest nation on the planet, we have also made renewed efforts to address the rampant spread of the disease, particularly in the Black community. We have lowered parent-tochild HIV transmissions from an estimated 1,500 cases in 1992 to around 300-400 per year currently.

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My home state of Pennsylvania has dedicated $7.8 million to combat the spread of the disease among African-Americans. The state has also stepped up its efforts to care for those currently living with the disease through a $500,000 grant to the Keystone Hospice for AIDS patients from the Governor’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program.

We must use the positive figures to mobilize the American people.

In order for the country to make real progress with the disease, we have to bring people together to fight for the resources necessary to combat it. In order to convince people to join in this urgent mission, they must first have faith that it is not one of futility.

The only reason many of the previously stated efforts have come into fruition and, in many cases, saved lives and reduced the number of infections for targeted groups, is because people truly believe they can win the battle against this disease. The believers were willing to do whatever it took to ensure whatever project they were working on would not only succeed, but would be a key component in ending the pandemic. We need more believers.

As a state senator, I have spoken to scores of people who are dis-

Senator Vincent Hughes heartened by the uphill battle the world faces in conquering AIDS. Many people, especially in the African-American community, hear the numbers about high infection rates—49 percent of new HIV and 50 percent of new AIDS diagnoses are in AfricanAmericans—and believe the fight is beyond them. It is imperative that community leaders reach those individuals and bring the fight to them.

Philadelphia has implemented a plan to increase the number of HIV tests by taking mobile test units into neighborhoods to administer OraSure and OraQuick Advance Rapid HIV 1\2 Anti-

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body Tests, which deliver results in only 20 minutes. The tests are available in homeless shelters, substance use clinics and halfway houses. Many of those who utilize these services would probably not have taken HIV tests without the quick access provided by those units.

We must also make sure we are adamant in promoting preventative measures. Philadelphia County now accounts for 61 percent of AIDS cases in the state from 1997-2002. During times when there are a number of measures available to protect ones self from the spread of HIV through sexual contact, we should all be ashamed that it continues to spread as rapidly as it has.

In response to the crisis my city faced, I took part in the creation of the Black AIDS Mobilization Movement, which brings together organizations with the pledge to work toward reversing the high rates of infection among Blacks by 2011. I’m also part of the organization Blacks Educating Blacks About Sexual Issues, which is involved in a state partnership that provides $100,000 to conduct HIV/AIDS prevention workshops for young people in state-sponsored group homes.

My wife, Sheryl Lee-Ralph, and

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I have hosted several town-hall meetings for young people in Philadelphia where we provided on-site testing. During a single session, 100 young people were tested for HIV. The people of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America and the world face great obstacles in the battle against HIV/AIDS, but none that are impossible to overcome. With greater outreach efforts, less judgement against those who are infected, open, honest dialogue about sexual activity and strong emphasis on prevention, this disease can be defeated.

But we need individuals who are willing to put themselves on the line to make these ideas a reality. We need more believers in order to achieve true success.

Vincent Hughes is a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate.

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COMMENTARY

Worrill’s World

Critical Commentary

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill

By Maurice A. Clayton

TEACHING THE TRUTH AND REPARATIONS

An Attack on Crime in Chicago

( D r . C o n r a d W o r r i l l i s t he National Chairman of the Nat i o n a l B l a c k Un i t e d F r o n t ( N B U F) l o c a t e d a t 1 8 0 9 E a s t 71st Street, Chicago , I llino is, 60 64 9, 7 73 -49 3-0 90 0, F a x # 7 7 3 - 4 9 3 - 9 8 1 9 , E - m a il : n b u f chic@sbcglo bal.net, Web sit e: nbufront.org) The movement to implement an appropriate African Centered Curriculum in predominately African in America inner city

Dr. Conrad Worrill schools is critical to the on-going struggle for the liberation of African people in this country.

We must continue to demand that the truth be taught as we continue to struggle to build the Reparations Movement in America and as we participate in African American History activities beyond African American History Month.

This movement has now become popularly known as the African Centered Education Movement. Simple stated, it focuses on teaching the truth concerning the contributions of African people to the development of civilization in all subjects. During African American History Month and the months to follow we want to heighten the dialogue concerning the importance of this movement, particularly as it relates to the question of reparations.

Throughout the country, Africans in America are now becoming more sensitive to challenging the racist and white supremacist basis of the African public school curriculum.

Through the National Black United Front (NBUF) and its 6

world African Centered Education Plan, more Africans in America are beginning to see the need for massive curriculum change in the public schools of this country and the youth must take leadership in this project.

There is not a day that goes by that someone does not call my office seeking information and help on how to start the process of changing the curriculum in their school. Parents are becoming more and more dissatisfied with what their children are being taught. They are also beginning to realize how much isn’t taught.

It is clear that the public school system is the place where African America children receive a significant portion of their view of the world and the history of the world. And, it also is a place where large numbers of African in America youth are miseducated under the system of white supremacy through the ideas and interpretation of history that is presented to them. Let’s turn to Carter G. Woodson’s great book, The Mis-Education of the Negro to get some further insights into this problem. Woodson observes “the so–called modern education, with all its defects, however, does others so much more good than it does the Negro, because it has been worked out in conformity to the needs of those who have enslaved and oppressed weaker people.”

For example, Woodson says, “The philosophy and ethics resulting from our educational system have justified slavery, peonage, segregation and lynching.

The oppressor has the right to exploit, to handicap, and to kill the oppressed.”

Continuing on Woodson explains that, “No systematic effort toward change had been possible for, taught the same economics, history, philosophy, literature and religion which have established the present code of morals, the Negro’s mind has been brought under control of his oppressor.”

Concluding on this point Woodson states, “The problem of holding the Negro down, therefore, is easily solved. When you control a man’s thinking you do not have to worry about his actions.”

Therefore, it is inspiring to see so many of our people waking up

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all over America and seeking the truth concerning the real contributions of African people to the world. Through study groups, conferences, Black talk radio, information network exchanges, African Americans are coming into a new African consciousness that seeks to reclaim the African mind and spirit.

Through the Portland Model Baseline Essays, the work of the Kemetic Institute, the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations (ASCAC), and other writings and curriculum materials, Africans are becoming much more aware of the following points that must be incorporated into the curriculum.

1. Africa is the home of early man.

2. Africa is the cradle of modern man.

3. Africa is the cradle of civilization.

4. Africa once held a position as world teacher including the teacher for the western world.

5. There was and there still is a continental wide unity in Africa and in the African communities around the world.

6. The first time Africans left the continent was not on slave ships.

7. Africa and African people all over the world have been under siege for nearly 2000 years and only recently by European slavery and colonization.

8. There is an African Diaspora all over the world today.

9. African people have resisted domination on the continent and all over the world.

10. Even under slavery, colonization, segregation, apartheid, African people have made monumental contributions to arts, science and politics.

These ten points, and others, have become the basis upon which we can judge the white supremacy public school curriculums’ content in textbooks and other learning materials.

In other words, these points have become the basis of determining whether the truth is being taught in the public schools of this country. In seeking the truth about the Reparations Movement, join an organization that is working on this great, just, and mighty issue.

The Truth will set us all free!

Now that Chicago has a new police chief who has come from the ranks of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), we should expect to see an attack on street gangs and organized crime including the new boys on the block, the boys from the Soviet

Maurice A. Clayton Union (Moscow) run by one Boris Stratievsky known to be big time expert on money laundering. Of course, the FBI is already tracking this New World criminal who has set upon the American landscape with the possibility to engage in the stock market with nothing but the hoards of cash by new wave crime and criminal tactics on our shores. If we don’t stop these new world criminals we won’t be able to stop what will be a world wide terror all based in greed.

What we Chicagoans expect from the new Chicago police department and its new chief, is an attack upon street gangs who are killing our children who are being corrupted by these gangs who are recruiting these children while on the way to school into the ranks of the gangs by fear and intimidation including beatings and death.

It must be understood that there is a direct correlation between the drop in attendance and the ability to learn out of the tension of gang warfare for recruits who would be quickly trained on the art of warfare and position as to where they lay or are able to climb the ladder within the organization.

Those children who were able to cling tight to what is left of the CPS, Chicago Public School system. Think! There has never been a cry to arms against the street gangs by the leadership, especially by Arne Duncan who seems not to understand why they are able to come before the public and say what he has said and the destruction of the CPS. The school board has never mentioned the real problem with the school system was street gangs and their control over the lives of Chicago Public School system.

As expected, the school board threw out the baby with the bath water, as does the fifth floor of city hall, where the mayor has stayed true to form by not mentioning the true reason why our children aren’t attending their schools enmasse. Still there is no real mention or attack upon the real problem…gangs!...gangs!... gangs! and real silence of the truth. More innocent children’s bodies lay dead on our streets than gang members of which, they too are our children who are fodder for the canons between the different gangs. Mr. Duncan and his board have not taken and looked at the real problem… crime in and outside of our inside of our schools!!! Let’s get with it people grown-ups are the problem not our children. God will bless those who protect the children. God bless us.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (Continued from page 4) panying cartoon said it all. Yes, mediocrity is a serious problem in the Black community. It amazes me how a majority of our youth feel that by not trying, not aiming for success is OK. Maybe our children need to hear the words from the old song: “Anything you can do I can do better!”

In closing, I salute your publication for your fine article regarding this topic, it was on target and

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the subject had to be addressed.

Yes, the children and youth of today will be the leaders of tomorrow. If these young people fail to strive for excellence now we will have only a limited number of native-born Black leaders in the years to come.

Sincerely, Marcella L. Morrison Chicago, Illinois The Chicago Crusader

THE CHATTERBOX

By Ima Gontellit D iscla imer: T he fo llo wing co lumn is a gossip column. We ask t h a t i t e m s c o n ta i n e d h e r e i n b e judged by individuals that read it as such and not as documente d f a c t s g a t h e r e d b y th e n e w s gathering personnel of this publicatio n. All sourc es submitting i t e m s t o T H E C H A T T ER B O X are confidential.

Look for a new crop of ‘national’ Black leaders to show up in town this Spring to take on Jesse’s Operation PUSH base.

Hailing from the Deep South, Ima hears this group of rabblerousers will at least attempt to stay longer than Al Sharpton.

-I maMA K E ME

TILLMAN TASERED? Alabama police will probably have a big lawsuit on their hands from former alderman Dorothy Tillman who tore up the emergency room of an Alabama hospital which resulted in her being shackled like a runaway slave.

Sources at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery said the loudmouth politician showed her behind when they refused to violate federal HIPPA laws and provide her with copies of her aunt’s medical records. They say the hatted one went off like a bazooka and had to get a beat down because she was letting all that Negro come out. It’s still no excuse to beat on a 60-year-old woman with a bad perm. Ima hopes Tillman sues the Hanes off the police officers who roughed her up and made her have to take that ugly mug shot.

-ImaU OF C IS BOSS How come none of the socalled leaders around the town are taking on the University of Chicago which is increasing its political and economic stronghold on the city’s South Side?

Now that it has gotten rid of key elected officials who had a little measure of ‘community’ left in them, look for it to come full circle by running yet another candidate against Bobby Rush.

It tried before with Barack Obama, but since they were able to craft an astounding presidential campaign, they’ve decided to try elsewhere. In the meantime, the billion dollar institution refuses to do business with Black folk and even further doesn’t seem all that accountable to anyone. Maybe when the snow melts, folk will start pro-testing again. This travesty is one of the best kept secrets in the town. I know some of them are afraid to go after the liberal Jewish element, but it’s either that or they might as well get to busting up that chibberobe.

We hear the head of Treasure Island, which is building a grocery store in Hyde Park, has told a group stirring up mess about how many Black grocery products their store will carry, to get to the back of the bus. They said they will not be punked by them into giving up no money. Plus, we hear they wrote their list of demands on the back of a napkin.

-I maFIFTEEN MO RE YEARS And some of those blockers who are partly responsible for the political destruction of Black Chicago will be too old, too dead or too mentally hampered to do any more damage in the town. Although, some say media personality and political professor Bob Starks may just live forever.

-I maGENDER BENDER Everyone knew he was a man, except one local businessman seen sipping cosmopolitans with the tranny in a local South Side tavern. He looks good too—-for a six foot, size 12-shoe wearing woman with a squared off jaw.

-I maHOW HE SPENT T H E R E BA T E A local loudmouth was seen in Moo & Oink loading up on 5lb buckets of chitlins. They say he was going to throw a huge party on Ashalnd to celebrate his getting $300 dollars from George Bush. In the meantime, he continues to hustle white Republicans with promises of getting them inroads into the Black community. Given what he was seen buying, is anyone confused that this guy is full of (doo doo).

-I ma-

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That’s what supporters of Bil-

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lary Clinton are telling folk with a knowing grin. They claim a lot of negative information is about to come out on Barack Obama now that they have figured out how to attack him without looking like racists. Insiders say the race will go down to the wire and folk will see more flip flopping in Denver than at the live fish market. And they say it isn’t just Obama’s curious ties to indicted fundraiswer Tony Rezko.

They are pouring over articles and speeches he wrote during his Harvard days and tapping into the mind of disgruntled pol Alice Palmer, who has made no secret of her disdain for the son of a continental and a rainbowloving white woman. The fact

that Obama had two Muslim daddies might not sit well with those right wingers, but some claim it may actually help him with Blacks who are starting to wear off from the Obamania smokescreen.

-ImaCLOSED FOR GOOD

either. It’s a shame a famous Black church is caught in the middle of the mess. They say the parents of those kids who worked at the restaurant for several weeks and never saw a dime of money, are looking for blood.

In the meantime, some Italians, who are said to be slum lords, are considering their options in terms of getting their investment back.

Al’s Beef on 87th and Stony may never re-open. It closed down just weeks after a high profile reception featuring some of Black Chicago’s most high profile Negroes opened its glizy doors. The fact that its affilated with imprisoned businessman LeVan Hawkins hasn’t helped

To Rev. Leonard Barr and Sabrina Joy-King on their pending nuptials. Ima won’t say one word about this.

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African-American in history to the United States Senate. He has again electrified the country and indeed was the “newsmaker of the year’’ as he was most often headlined in African-American newspapers. Heretofore no one has been selected twice.

“Sen. Obama has not only been a headliner, but he has brought a renewed hope and optimism that a Black can indeed be President of the United States,” Leavell said. “His intellect, his energy and hope for this nation has inspired many of our Black children as well as seniors who never thought they would see the day that a Black would be so seriously considered and have the finances to put on a first-class campaignfor the office of President.’’

Leavell praised the selection of Conyers as lifetime achiever, saying, “He has been instrumental in so many pieces of legislation and policies that have benefited not only his congressional constituents, but specifically Black Americans and Americans every-

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where. We want to say ‘thank you’ to a pioneer congressman on this the 181st anniversary of the Black Press.’’

In addition to Joyner’s help for Wilson, he has been a powerful voice on behalf of other students and historically Black colleges and universities.

“We will be honoring one of our own from the ‘Fourth Estate’ when we honor Tom Joyner,” says Leavell. “Joyner has contributed millions of dollars to help needy students attend college, as well as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s). We are indebted to him for his contributions not only to media, but also to education.’’

Black Press Week is highlighted by a series of other events, including a meeting of NNPA publishers on Capitol Hill with the Congressional Black Caucus and leaders of the United States Congress. On Friday, March 14, two NNPA publishers will be inducted into the Black Press Hall of Fame at a luncheon on the camSaturday, March 8, 2008

pus of Howard University.

Leavell added that prior to the luncheon a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at the NNPA/Howard University Converged Laboratory with representatives from the Microsoft Corporation, which recently refurbished the lab. Microsoft will also be the special honoree at the luncheon.

NNPA is the trade association for the more than 200 AfricanAmerican newspapers, chaired by John B. Smith Sr., publisher of the Atla nta Inquirer. Member Publishers of the Association from across the country are expected to attend this special week for the Black Press of America.

Smith says, “Black Press Week accentuates what is positive and successful among a people to not only raise the bar of excellence within our ‘beloved communities,’ but also lead the struggle ‘to plead our own cause’ with the spirit of unity, brotherhood and love.’’

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN PRESENTS “GARDENING LIVE!” DURING CHICAGO LAND FLOWER & GARDEN SHOW: Experts from the Chicago Botanic Garden will once again present gardening demonstrations and seminars during the Chicagoland Flower & Garden Show in the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois from March 8-16. The “Gardening Live!” stage features daily 20-minute demonstrations by Garden horticulturists and educators between 10:30 am and 4 pm. “Gardening Live!” also features live on-air talk and news broadcasts from WGN radio personalities. Nearly every day at 1:30 pm, a horticulturist or scientist presents an hour-long seminar in the seminar room.

Master gardeners and Garden staff answer visitor’s garden questions at the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Plant Information Booth.

Book sales and membership sales will also be available in a garden setting of Whitespire Birch, Sea Green Juniper, Twilite Baptisia, Caspian Blue Baptisia, Primrose and Autumn Ferns. A special group tour of the Chicagoland Flower & Garden Show and the Chicago Botanic Garden can be arranged by calling 847- 8356949 or emailing tours@chicagobotanic.org.

PARK DISTRICT HOSTS EGG HUNTS AT SOLDIER FIELD AND LOCAL PARKS: The Chicago Park District welcomes spring by hosting numerous egg hunts and an egg hunt for dogs from March 8-22 at parks throughout the city. Most events will feature treats, prizes, face painting, arts and crafts plus photo opportunities with the bunny. Some activities may require pre-registration due to limited space. Many programs are admission free or have nominal entrance fees. Participants should call the individual parks for additional information. Upcoming Easter Egg Hunts and visits with bunny are scheduled Saturday, March 8, 10 am - 1 pm at Skinner Park, 1331 W. Adams Street. Admission is free, $1 for photos are available. The event is recommended for ages 3 – 12; call 312746-5560 for more information.

There is also an Easter Egg Hunt visit Saturday, March 8, 11 am - 2 pm, at Armour Square Park, 3309 S. Shields Avenue. Call 312-7476012 for information. Admission is $8; recommended for all ages.

SECOND SUNDAYS AT THE HYDE PARK ART CENTER: On Sunday, March 9, from 1 pm - 4 pm, come to the Hyde Park Art Center for this month’s 8

Second Sundays and explore your artistic creativity! All are invited to enjoy a fun-filled afternoon of activities and performances. Admission is free! The Hyde Park Art Center is located at 5020 S. Cornell Avenue in Chicago. For more information, call 773-324-5520 or visit www.hydeparkart.org.

WAKE UP FROM HIBERNATION AND SAVE A LIFE THIS SPRING! To maintain an adequate blood supply, Heartland Blood Centers, an independent medical organization serving 33 hospitals in a 12-county region in Illinois and Indiana, urges all area residents to donate blood this March at local blood drives. After enduring the harsh winter season, it’s time for the weather to spring to life again!

While getting out to enjoy warmer weather, Heartland encourages donors to spring into action and share the gift of life.

Spring brings revitalization of life and our donors help revive the life of patients in need of transfusions. Upcoming Chicago opportunities are: March 9 from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm at St. William Church and School, 2600 N. Sayre Avenue; March 10 from 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm at Nativity Of Our Lord, 653 West 37th Street; and March 13 from 8:30 am to 2 pm at Hugh Manley Career Academy High School, 2935 W. Polk Street. Founded in 1943, Heartland Blood Centers’ mission is to provide and maintain an adequate supply of blood and blood products for area hospitals to draw upon to meet the needs of patients. For additional information please call 1-800-7 TOGIVE or visit www.heartlandbc.org.

GERALD W. ADELMANN AT CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION: On Wednesday, March 12, at 12:15 pm, Gerald W. Adelmann, Executive Director of Openlands Project and President of the Canal Corridor Association Chicago Architecture Foundation, will discuss I and M Canal: An Update on America’s First National Heritage Area. The Chicago Architecture Foundation is located at 224 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago. For more information, contact Susan Ross at 312-922-3432 x254 SRoss@architecture.org.

LISA McMANN AT BORDERS BOOKS IN LAGRANGE: Join Lisa McMann as she discusses her new young adult novel ”Wake,” on Thursday, March 13, 7 pm, at Borders Book Store in LaGrange. In

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“Wake,” seventeen-year-old Janie keeps getting sucked into other people’s dreams—which she’s beginning to find annoying. Especially the falling dreams, the

naked-but-nobody-notices dreams, and the sex-crazed dreams. Janie’s seen enough fantasy booty to last her a lifetime. She can’t tell anybody about what she does —

they’d never believe her, or worse, they’d think she’s a freak. So Janie lives on the fringe, cursed with an ability she doesn’t want and can’t (Continued on page 16)

DR. WEBB EVANS, President of the United American Progress Association is seen at P.U.S.H. C o a l i t i on m e e t i n g st i l l c a r r y i n g ou t a r e so l u t i on h e p r e se n t e d t o t h e P r og r e s si v e N a t i on a l Baptist Convention in Houston, Texas in 1987. The resolution was accepted. It stated that every Black History Month in the future Blacks must spend most of their money with Black owned businesses to make history that future generations can celebrate. Others who were there at P.U.S.H. with the United American Progress Association were Crusaders of Justice: Rev. M. Earle Sardon, C.E.O.; Temple of Mercy Minister Rahim C. Aton, C.E.O.: and Gift from God Ministry, Rev. St. John Chisum. Dr. Webb Evans says he firmly believes if Blacks get more involved in education, production, selling and distribution, and use their votes and dollars we can get off the bottom. He states that “we must turn more of our attention to economic development.” Dr. Evans is joined by contemporaries at a recent event supporting Black economic development.

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Former Bulls player, firefighter, Pepsico exec named “Heroes in the ‘Hood” honored role models Three well-known names from Chicago’s sports, public service and business communities have been named 2008’s “Honored Role Models,” by GO Airport Express’ “Heroes in the ‘Hood” annual youth recognition program. Bob Love of the Chicago Bulls, John Brooks of the Chicago Fire Department, and Terry Thomas of PepsiCo are being recognized for inspiring to-

and Terry have had a profound impact on our community as a result of their professional and personal achievements,” said John McCarthy, president of GO Airport Express. “Their insights, perspectives and experiences are sure to be an inspiration to the teens being honored.” Chicago’s Bob Love, a former Chicago Bulls forward, is currently director of community affairs for the

YOUTH GROUP RECOGNIZED as a hero in the ‘hood take time to share a photo moment.

Bob Love day’s youth through hard work, Bulls. A stutterer, he found the determination and belief in one’s condition made it difficult to dreams. The three will be hon- find a job after he left the Nationored at the “Heroes in the al Basketball Association. The ‘Hood” awards ceremony on Nordstrom Corporation hired Thursday, April 17 at the DuS- Love and noticed his potential, able Museum of African Ameri- and paid for speech therapy to can History. The evening’s emcee help him advance within the will be mid-day WGCI-FM radio company. Honored by the Bulls personality, Bioncé Foxx, of in 1990 with the Oscar Robert“Foxx on the Box.” “Bob, John son Leadership Award, the team’s

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management was so impressed with his work ethic and dedication that he was hired in 1995 as the Bulls community affairs director. Love also is the honorary spokesman for the National Stuttering Federation of America.

John Brooks, of Chicago, who has over 28 years of experience in fire service, is the first deputy fire commissioner for the Chicago Fire Department (CFD). Raised in the foster care system, Chief Brooks always looked toward the positive. He joined the CFD when he was 21-years-old and worked his way through all supervising ranks. He is most experienced in the Westside/Englewood communities. Chief Brooks spent two weeks in New

Orleans as part of the first wave of the Illinois MABAS response as a field commander during the Hurricane Katrina disaster. He has mentored for the Department of Children and Family Services and participated in last year’s “Heroes in the ‘Hood” program as a judge.

Terry Thomas, of Glenview, is vice president and general manager of Super Regional Customers for PepsiCo. He was the first in his family to graduate from college, but almost didn’t make it there. As a youngster, he was headed down the wrong path by hanging out with the wrong crown, until his family intervened. Today, Thomas is in charge of a unit that is responsi-

ble for a $2 billion PepsiCo product portfolio. He says, “I wouldn’t be where I am today if my family hadn’t set me on the right course.” “Heroes in the Hood” was created by GO Airport Express to honor area youths for positively contributing their time and efforts to strengthening the Chicago community. Other sponsors include, The Chicago Crusader, the DuSable Museum of African American History, WCGI-FM/Clear Channel Radio Chicago and Dominick’s Finer Foods. For more information or applications, call 312-6666662 or visit www.-AirportExpress.com/community <http://www.airportexpress.com/commu nity> .

The King College Preparatory High School Construction Challenge Team leaves will travel to Las Vegas to compete in the International Construction Challenge. KCP, one of 14 finalists in the regional competition in Milwaukee January 12, will compete for scholarships and internships at the Con-Expo/Con-AGG convention, which features more than 125,000 and more than 2,000 exhibits.

The juniors and seniors previously won a local Destination Imagination challenge at the Museum of Science and Industry and have been prepping for the Las Vegas finals since midJanuary. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers partnered with Destination Imagi-

nation, Inc. to develop the Challenge.

Three of the seniors on the team plan to be engineers and await acceptance letters from some of the top engineering colleges in the country, including the University of Michigan, Columbia University and Purdue University.

King College Prep Completes Giant Pyramid, Competes at Construction Challenge Nationals

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Meanwhile, freshman and sophomore math students at KCP used 4,096 small pyramids to construct a 10-foot high, 13foot wide Sierpinski Pyramid, an equilateral triangular pyramid that demonstrates mathematical properties such as fractals and iteration. The project, which now sits in the main lobby at KCP, was part of KCP’s January Engineering Week.

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COMMUNITY NEWS Chicago Food Depository receives large food donation Food Network Queen Paula Deen concerned about nation’s hungry

By Ralf Walters The Greater Chicago Food Depository received 30,000 pounds of donated meat products Feb. 25, to help feed Chicago’s hungry. Led by celebrity cook Paula Deen, and backed by major meat-packer Smithfield Foods, Chicago was the latest stop on a 10-city tour to ease hunger.

The goal of “Helping Hungry Homes” is to provide one million servings to America’s hungry families, including those in the metropolitan Chicago area where the need is great. During the

perishable food and fresh produce, dairy products and meat, the equivalent of more than 84,000 meals every day.

“Hunger is a daily reality for thousands of individuals and families in Cook County. Working poor families, parents of young children, and the elderly are among those who need our assistance to make ends meet,” GCFD Executive Director Maehr said. “We are truly grateful for Smithfield Foods’ donation of more than 30,000 pounds of essential protein.”

Paula Deen’s husband, Michael

A FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT is what you encounter when you arrive at the Greater Chicago Food Depository on West Ann Lurie Place (west of Pulaski at 42nd). You are greeted at t h e f r o n t d e s k b y s t a f f m e m b e r s (s u c h a s t h e o n e s p i c t u r e d here) who welcome you to the facility.

Christmas holiday, the Food Depository faced a severe food shortage.

According to GCFD Executive Director Kate Maehr, nearly half a million adults and children each year rely on emergency and supplemental food provided by the nonprofit agency. She said food donated by Smithfield will be distributed through a network of 600 food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters. Last year, the Food Depository distributed more than 40 million pounds of non-

Groover, and her sons Jamie and Bobby were all on hand to help food depository staff unload the Smithfield Foods truck filled with half hams and hot dogs. Earlier, the Deen family made a surprise visit to students at Chicago’s Community Kitchens, a GCFD training program that prepares unemployed and underemployed adults for foodservice industry jobs through a 12-week course.

Some of the students said they were big fans of Paula and were ecstatic over her unannounced

GCFD STAFF, CULINARY students and Paula Deen, center, hold some of Smithfield Foods signature hams. Front row: Paula’s husband, Michael Groover, left, and her two sons, Jamie and Bobby, far right

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FOOD CELEBRITY PAULA DEEN makes a surprise visit to culinary stud ents at Chicago’s Community Kitchens, a Greater Chicago Food Depository program that provides job training. visit to their class, giving her hugs nwood United Methodist reached Philadelphia, New York and shaking her hand.

Church, whose church serves the City, Atlanta, Los Angeles, For many, Paula is an inspira- city’s far southside, said it is sig- Kansas City, and New Orleans. tion. In the 1980s, divorced and nificant that a Fortune 500 com- Additional stops include Washtrying to raise two boys by her- pany “showed a sensitivity to be ington, D.C., and Detroit. Doself, Paula had only $200 to her partners for a moment” to feed nations are being distributed in name. But with a lot of determi- the hungry and those who the each city through local members nation and a love for food, she system has failed in the area of of America’s Second Harvest, the started a restaurant which has “homelessness, job loss, and med- nation’s largest hunger-relief ormushroomed into an empire that ical challenges…Dr. King called ganization. today includes restaurants in Savannah, a deal with Harrah’s Grand to open a new one in Tunica, Miss., a cooking show on the Food Network, and seven cookbooks.

“In teaming up with Smithfield Foods to provide this muchneeded protein to needy families, our eyes have certainly been opened to the plight of the working poor in America,” Deen said.

“And getting the chance to visit with students who are working hard to learn new skills and provide for their families was a special thrill for me, since hard work ANTH ONY BENNET T, fork li ft dr ive r, rem ove s a palle t in a hot kitchen was how it all be- loaded with a portion of the protein cargo donated to GCFD gan for me.” fr om S m i t h f i e l d F o od s, w h o p a r t n e r e d w i t h P a u l a D e e n t o County Commissioner Debo- ea se the c halle nge of food i nse cure pe ople in Chic ago. rah Sims, whose 5th District has Pi ctured fr om le ft to ri ght a re Buck Phi ppins, Dire ctor of some of Chicago’s neediest families, met Deen to discuss hunger Tra nsporta tion for Sm ithfie ld Food s, John Joe , dr ive r, and Bob Dolgan, Communications Manager for GCFD. in America.

“If more big companies would “Although Smithfield Foods has do this, we would have less hun- it ‘the island of poverty.’” long been a supporter of hunger “I think it was very encouraging gry kids. As big as this country is, relief initiatives, we felt the need that Smithfield Foods would there’s no reason for kids to go to help shine a spotlight on an make a footprint for other corpowithout breakfast or dinner,” ever-increasing problem for rations who are equally blessed to Sims said. “I think Smithfield American families,” said Dennis follow those same footprints back Foods coming to Chicago was a Treacy, vice president of environto the food depository—not only great success. I’d like to see mental and corporate affairs for in Chicago, but poverty in the Smithfield come back again and Smithfield Foods. morning and lunch in the aftervisit some of the other areas “Providing hunger relief with where there are food pantries in noon,” he said.

Paula Deen and her family The Smithfield Foods “Helping some of the poorest neighborthrough our Helping Hungry Hungry Homes” initiative began hoods in Chicago and make some Homes initiative will remain a in Deen’s hometown, Savannah, donations there as well.”

Ga., Jan. 14, and has now (Continued on page 16) Rev. Dr. Albert Sampson of Fer-

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The NEW Four-One-One

By Raymond Ward Entertainment Editor A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY!:It's not often that you get the opportunity to see a FIRST RATE film for only $5....BUT, to see a FIRST RATE film before everyone else see's it and for only $5 is even more rare!

Well, on Sunday, March 9th at 3:00 PM and Sunday March 16th at 3:00 PM, you can see two exclusive showings of "HONEYDRIPPER" from director and writer John Sayles, and starring Danny Glover and Charles S. Dutton at the DuSable Mu-

IN 1950S-ERA ALABAMA, Tyrone “Pine Top” Purvis (Danny Glover) is up to his eyeballs in debt, and the only way he can dig his way out is to get a huge crowd into his juke joint, the Honeydripper. With the much fancier place, Touissant’s, just down the road getting all the attention, Tyrone fires his regular songbird, Bertha Mae (Mable John) and hires the legendary Guitar Sam to play for one night only. When Sam doesn’t show, Tyrone tries to substitute a young nobody (Gary Clark Jr.) in his place and pass him off as the real deal.

seum of African American History....for only $5 per person.

"HONEYDRIPPER" takes place in rural Alabama in 1950.

This is a make-or-break weekend for the Honeydripper Lounge and its owner, piano player Tyrone "Pine Top" Purvis (Danny Glover). Deep in debt to the liquor man, the chicken man, and the landlord, Tyrone is desperate to lure the young cotton pickers and local Army base recruits into his juke joint, away from Touissant's, the rival joint across the way. Tyrone tells his sidekick, Maceo (Charles S. Dutton) that he has hired the famous electric guitar player, Guitar Sam for a one-night only gig to pack them in and save the club.

"HONEYDRIPPER" is an uplifting and loving portrayal of Southern life in the 1950's. A story about the struggle to move on with life without giving up your dreams. Some movies in the market lower the level of discourse, "HONEYDRIPPER" raises it to celebrate our humanity, our history and the power of music in our everyday lives.

"HONEYDRIPPER" features an all-star cast including Lisa Gay Hamilton, Stacy Keach, Mary Steenburgen, Yaya DaCosta and Sean Patrick Thomas; as well as such notable musicians as Keb'Mo, Dr. Mable John, Chicago's own Eddie Shaw and it introduces a major new talent, Gary Clark Jr., who makes his electrfiying film debut.

"HONEYDRIPPER" is rated PG13 and is John Sayles’ 16th feature film and the 13th produced by longtime collaborator Maggie Renzie.

The DuSable Museum of African American History is located at 740 East 56th Place (57th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue) in Chicago. Free Parking is available and for more information you may call 773-947-0600.

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ENTERTAINMENT: CHICAGO STYLE

By Anne Blair

VANTAGE POINT The first frame opens and you’re there…right in the center of the towne square where hundreds of people mill around waiting to see the President in Spain. We’re excited too, he begins to speak, but shots ring out and he’s down.

Men run from all sides to his rescue. One, a tourist, FOREST WHITAKER who picks up a lot of information on his palm size HD camera that turns one way then another, while the crowd maintains its chaos.

VANTAGE POINT camera is less than what we expect it to be.

Even though we have seen so many assassinations before our eyes we need more than just the political thriller. VANTAGE POINT turns to the cable-network newscast room where the Director, SIGOURNEY WEAVER tries to calm the situation and control the reporters in the crowds.

The camera turns to eight different points of view around the crowded square in Spain where the President (WILLIAM HURT) is scheduled AGAIN to deliver a summit opening speech as the shots ring out again DENNIS QUAID and MATTHEW FOX know the ropes, since QUAID, took a bullet for the President in another young man who is determined to turn to the other side of the square. A mother with a young girl, about 10years-old, are pushed apart.

The girl is swept away by the crowd. We’re in a room with a group of men who identify the man in the center of the room as the ‘real’ President, the one who was shot was a body double. We see the same shot from a number of different points of view. The

V A N T A G E P O I N T di r e c t e d b y P e t e T r a v is a n d w r it t e n b y Barry L. Levy, lea ves the movi egoe r wonderi ng exa ctly who was a ssassina ted . I t i s supposed t ha t P resi den t Ashton (William Hurt) is assassinated while making a speech in Spain, and it is the responsibility of two Secret Service agents (Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox) to find the culprit. Although dozens of cameras are on the scene, including one held by an American t o u r i s t (F o r e s t W h i t a k e r ) a n d o n e s m a n a g e d b y a T V n e w s producer (Sigourney Weaver), the truth of what happened isn’t evidently clear.

VANTAGE POINT depends on how you accept the concept of another political figure being destroyed because of a different point of view. Eventually we realize how intricate the plot was to destroy the real leader. How many were changing uniforms to melt into the environment of the President. Then we find the real killers are still aware that the real President is still untouched and must be bound, gagged and transported to the arms of the rest of the killers. In the meantime, extraordinary car chases are taking place with one ambulance containing the President who is completely bound and about to escape the city. The 10-year-old girl is still in traffic and with the car chases increasing as more and

STEP UP 2 the Street has young Andie (Briana Evigan), who comes from a lower-class background, tries desperately to fit in at the elite Maryland School of the Arts. While there, she hooks up with a flashy dancer named Chase (Robert Hoffman) who gets her involved in a down-and-dirty dancing competition that may get her kicked out of school.

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more men are informed the real President is still in danger as he has been locked in an ambulance with terrorists.

STEP UP 2 THE STREETS How do young people get together to perform their dances in the street? No matter how intriguing the feet turn to be there is always the interpersonal dance off that has to be The Best.

BRIANA EVIGAN runs into trouble when her outlaw dance crew ends up on the news. She is already living with her Mom’s friend. If they find out she has been in jail, she in for it. She is determined to be a street dancer.

It’s her family. The only people who understand her. The most unusual who hang out in the streets, understand each other, STEP UP in The Streets.

She tries to get in the special school. The Crew she dances with thinks she would be better than they are if she went to the School of the Arts; but she displays incredible moves and is considered a special student to go to the prestigious Maryland School of the Arts where the elite turn up their noses at those with raw skill. CHRIS KLEIN and BRIANA fall in whatever, to make sure their dance steps fit perfectly. KLEIN is the brother of the school head master and is a great classical dancer in his own right. STEP UP 2 gives a special (Continued on page 6) The Chicago Crusader

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Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents Carter’s Way Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 2007–2008 Season with Carter’s Way, written and directed by Oscar-winning ensemble member Eric Simonson, with original jazz music by Darrell Leonard.

The production, featuring ensemble members Robert Breuler, K. Todd Freeman, Ora Jones and James Vincent Meredith, with Anne Adams, Calvin Dutton, Curtis M. Jackson, Keith Kupferer, Scott Cummins and Michael Pogue, runs February 28 – April 27, 2008 in the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted.

It’s 1935. In America, it’s the middle of the Great Depression. In Kansas City, it’s the peak of the

son-long conversation about what it means to be American,” comments Artistic Director Martha Lavey. “This is an American story – a story of love, artistry and commerce. The politics of class, race and gender are inextricably bound up in the personal and interpersonal choices of its characters.

Through the lens of 1935, Carter’s Way extends our conversation about American identity, measuring how we have changed – and what endures.”

Carter’s Way was originally written for production at Kansas City Repertory Theatre, where it enjoyed a successful run in 2005. It has been significantly re-written for this Steppenwolf production,

film A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin in 2006. He has directed and adapted Steppenwolf's Slaughterhouse-

vided by the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Committed to the principle of

and contributing new works to the national canon. The company, formed in 1976 by a collective of actors, is dedicated to perpetuating

FOREGROUND: ENSEMBLE MEMBER James Vincent Meredith (Oriole) and Anne Adams (Eunice). Background: Michael Pogue, Curtis M. Jackson and ensemble mem be r Ora Jones (Marilyn) in Carter’s Way, written and directed by ensemble member Eric Simonson. The production plays in the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre through April 27, 2008. For tickets, visit www.steppenwolf.org, or call 312-335-1650. (Photo by Michael Brosilow)

A JAZZ-FILLED tale of love, the mob and an artist’s integrity, featuring original music by Darrell Leonard and featuring ensemble members Robert Breuler, K. Todd Freeman, Ora Jones an d Jam es Vin cent Me red ith wi th An ne Ad am s, Scott Cummins, Calvin Dutton, Curtis M. Jackson, Keith Kupferer and Michael Pogue. city’s legendary jazz era. The scene is hopping with recording deals and jam-packed clubs like Planet Mars, where life revolves around Oriole Carter, a brilliant Black saxophonist who leads the house band. Oriole is falling head over heels for the white girlfriend of a local mobster just as a brand new invention called radio is threatening to make him a star.

“Carter’s Way continues our sea-

with the support of Steppenwolf’s New Plays Initiative.

Ensemble member Eric Simonson was Tony-nominated for his direction of Steppenwolf's The Song of Jacob Zulu with Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Eric subsequently directed an Oscar-nominated documentary about the acclaimed South African singing group. He received an Oscar for Best Documentary Short for his

ENTERTAINMENT: CHICAGO STYLE (Continued from page 12) lesson in that dance, like music, has special steps that makes the artists, great once they are able to have the best moves. Once Briana Evigan is kicked out of her old crew for having been taken to jail for dancing on the street, she and Hoffman pull together a lean, mean, dancing machine in time for the big dance-off.

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STREET 2 offers you something better than average street dancing even better than humor when dancers transform a subway car into street theatre. Those who may not have seen the greats who had incredible opportunities to see FRED ASTAIR, dance with the NICHOLAS BROTHERS and on and on there is STEP TWO.

Five as well as the plays Lombardi/The Only Thing, Work Song: Three Views of Frank Lloyd Wright, Moby Dick and the new opera version of The Grapes of Wrath.

Carter’s Way is written and directed by Eric Simonson with music by Darrell Leonard. The design team includes: Neil Patel (sets), Karin Kopischke (costumes), Keith Parham (lights), Barry G. Funderburg (sound) and Robin McFarquhar (fight choreography).

Edward Sobel is the dramaturg and Megan Shuchman is the assistant director. Malcolm Ewen is the stage manager and Lauren V. Hickman is the assistant stage manager.

Steppenwolf is located near all forms of public transportation and is wheelchair accessible. Street and lot parking are available. Assistive listening devices are available for every performance.

Carter’s Way was developed as part of Steppenwolf ’s New Plays Initiative. Steppenwolf is recognized as a national leader in the development and production of new work for the American canon.

Through this initiative, the company maintains ongoing relationships with writers of international prominence and rigorously discovers and supports the work of early and mid-career playwrights Steppenwolf ’s New Plays Initiative is sponsored by The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, the Zell Family Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation and members of the Directors Circle. Additional support for the development and production of Carter’s Way is pro-

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ensemble performance through the collaboration of a company of actors, directors and playwrights, Steppenwolf Theatre Company's mission is to advance the vitality and diversity of American theater by nurturing artists, encouraging repeatable creative relationships

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an ethic of mutual respect and the development of artists through ongoing group work. Steppenwolf has grown into an internationally renowned company of forty-one artists whose talents include acting, directing, playwriting, filmmaking and textual adaptation.

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WORLD OF MUSIC

By Dr. Barbara Wright-Pryor

Spelman College Glee Club in concert at St. Mark UM Church The world renowned Spelman College Glee Club will appear in a benefit concert for one performance only on Friday, March 14

at 7:00 p.m. at St. Mark United Methodist Church, 8441 So. St. Lawrence Ave. The concert is being presented during Women’s

History Month and is sponsored by the Chicago Chapter of the National Alumnae Association of Spelman College (NAASC-

Spelman College Glee Club

‘Margaret Garner,’ the opera, coming to Chicago The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, in association with Michigan Opera Theatre, will present Grammy Award-winning composer Richard Danielpour’s “Margaret Garner: A New American Opera in Two Acts” for five performances only during November, 2008.

Based on one of the most significant fugitive slave stories in preCivil War America, the production marks the Chicago debut of this controversial and acclaimed work, and the return of grand opera to the Auditorium Theatre. Although originally built as an opera house, the Auditorium has not hosted an opera in many years. Librettist, Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison weaves the epic story of Margaret Garner's decision in 1856 to flee with her children to Ohio in an attempt to escape their lives as slaves at Kentucky's Maple-

wood Farm. Upon facing recapture, Garner made the chilling decision to attempt to kill herself and her two children, rather than see them return to the bonds of slavery. Margaret Garner's trial became the longest fugitive slave case of this era. An intense national debate over whether Garner should be tried for "destruction of property" or murder directly and blatantly addressed critical questions at the core of the causes of the Civil War. This performance will feature mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves for whom the opera was originally written. “Margaret Garner” is directed by Kenny Leon. Stefan Lano will conduct the Chicago Sinfonietta, an ensemble dedicated to inclusiveness and innovation in high quality classical music that was founded by Music Director (Continued on page 16)

Judith Jamison, longtime artistic director and guiding spirit of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, told her dancers yesterday that she will retire in 2011.

Jamison, 64, joined the company in 1965 and quickly became Ailey’s star dancer; she was his

hand-picked successor and has been at the helm since his death in 1989.

Under her leadership, the company has become America’s most successful modern dance troupe, deficit-free for 14 years with a budget of $24 million, an endowment of $22 million and its own, $56 million, 77,000-square-foot building in midtown Manhattan.

(Musical America) ******** MusicNow with members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Monday, March 10, 8:00 pm at The Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph St. MusicNOW is Chicago’s most innovative new music series, featuring the best new music performed by musicians from the

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MEZZO-SOPRANO DENYCE GRAVES (seated center) as Margaret Garner in Richard Danielp ou r's op era of the sa me na me (Photo/John Grigaitis/Courtesy of Michigan Opera Theatre)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Hear the composers’ own insights into their works with dynamic discussions led by CSO Mead Composers-in-Residence MarkAnthony Turnage and Osvaldo Golijov. Meet CSO musicians at the post-concert receptions, which include FREE food and drinks. Tickets are $20. Cliff Colnot, conductor; Mark-Anthony Turnage, host; and the Maria Schneider Orchestra Maria Schneider, conductor, performing David Lang’s Increase; Turnage’s Slide Stride; Oliver Knussen’s Coursing; and Maria Schneider’s Bulería, Soleá y Rumba (performed by the Maria Schneider Orchestra) For information or tickets, call 312-294-3000, ********

Chicago Chapter), Barbara Dancy Edwards, President. Kimberly R. Leonard is Concert Chairperson.

The Glee Club is on its 2008 Spring Tour and Spelman’s 9th College President, Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, will be in attendance at the concert.

The Spelman College Glee Club has maintained a reputation of choral excellence for over fifty years and has performed around the world. The Glee Club is open by audition to all students of the college community. Its diverse repertoire consists of sacred and secular choral literature for women’s voices with special em-

phasis on traditional spirituals, music by African-American composers, music from many cultures and commissioned works. The Spelman Glee Club is under the direction of Dr. Kevin Johnson, Assistant Professor of Music.

The Glee Club has performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra on numerous occasions, including the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration. They have also sung with such musicians as Jessye Norman, Indra Thomas and Audra Mc(Continued on page 16)

Ravinia Festival reeives Illinois Lincoln Bicentennial grant The Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission announced recently that Ravinia Festival has been awarded a $50,000 grant in support of the festival’s newly commissioned work A Good Man, by dancer, choreographer and Tony Award winner Bill T. Jones. Set to present its world premiere during Lincoln’s centennial in 2009, Ravinia has planned a number of programs and commissions for the 2008-2009 seasons in honor of the president under the banner “Mystic Chords of Memory,” a phrase from Lincoln’s first inaugural address. The Ravinia award was one of $700,000 in grants given to 25 projects and institutions as part of the statewide Lincoln celebration and was based on one of the Bicentennial Commission’s five major initiatives, the Public Program, to support programs presented by community organizations, universities and cultural institutions.

“We are thrilled to receive this grant from the Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission to be able to present this new and important work that Bill T. Jones is creating,” said Welz

Kauffman, president and CEO of Ravinia Festival. “After traveling to Springfield with Bill this past fall and touring the real locations and relics from Lincoln’s life, I saw in his eyes both the excitement and the emotion that he felt especially while touring the Lincoln Library and Museum. This new work is sure to be a not-tomiss event in 2009.”

Ravinia Festival’s 2008-2009 seasons will reflect many aspects of the celebrated and sometimes controversial 16th president through programming across many genres and disciplines regularly presented at America’s oldest music festival, including classical, jazz, gospel, music theater and dance. Ravinia also previously received a $70,000 grant from the Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission last summer which will help the festival commission up to 10 chamber music compositions, each setting or framed by Lincoln’s words. Other programs will look at the music and composers from Lincoln’s era; the global influence of this important leader; the legacy of poet Walt Whitman; and jazz, gospel and spirituals.

LUNA NEGRA DANCE THEATER will present a fascinating program of contemporary works inspired by folk dances in Latin America Saturday, March 15 at 8:00 pm at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph St. Tickets are $25-$55. Call 312-334-7777 or go to www.harristheaterchicago.org.

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SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS March 2-8 March 2-8, 2008 marked the observance of the 19th Annual Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS. Thousands of churches across the country joined the Balm In Gilead and its esteemed platform of religious and political leaders to mobilize the Black community in the fight against HIV/AIDS during this week-long event. This national AIDS awareness campaign engages African American congregations to support, encourage and empower African Americans, Africans and all people of the Diaspora to take action toward stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS in African communities worldwide.

Illinois state public health director, Dr. Damon T. Arnold recently called on pastors to partner with the state to educate and raise awareness in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS. Several ministers from throughout Illinois gathered in places like Champaign and Chicago to discuss the state of the AIDS epidemic among African Americans.

The Balm In Gilead, organized in 1989, was founded by CEO Pernessa Seele. The Black Week of Prayer for Healing of AIDS was established with the purpose to increase awareness about AIDS by targeting the Black faith community. Through the efforts of this group thousands of faith institutions and millions of churchgoers

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Rev. Alberta Ware

have been encouraged to champion AIDS education, testing and compassionate care in the African American community.

“Churches, for the most part, are the focal point of the African American community. So it makes sense to work with faith based organizations to raise awareness, educate and encourage testing,” said Dr. Arnold. “Getting pastors and faith based organizations to help educate about HIV/AIDS is one of the components of the Governor’s BASUAH campaign.”

Governor Rod R. Blagojevich launched BASUAH (Brothers and Sisters United Against HIV/AIDS), the HIV/AIDS awareness campaign, in 2005 to focus on education, prevention and testing, targeting African Americans be-

cause of the number of HIV cases reported within that community in Illinois. In 2004, African Americans made up more than half of the newly reported HIV cases in the state while they only represent 15 percent of the state’s population.

On Thursday, March 6 the Illinois Department of Public Health’s Center for Minority Health Services co-sponsored or sponsored events at area churches.

Crucial Conversations Luncheon and Workshop for Pastors was convened by Rev. Alberta Ware, former director, church mobiliza-

tion, The Balm in Gilead at Trinity United Church of Christ Village Center, 1947 West 95th Street.

The discussion was led by Rev. Rudy Rasmus, co-pastor of St. John’s Community United Methodist Church out of Houston, Texas. Earlier that day at the Triedstone Full Gospel Baptist Church, 1415 West 104th individuals attended a forum titled “Equipping the Faith Community for the HIV Epidemic Conference to Increase Awareness, Educate, and Discuss Strategies to Address the Epidemic” from 9:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. The Illinois Department of Public Health’s Center for Minority Health Services sponsored several events across the state including a breakfast today, Saturday, March 8 in Springfield to engage the Black churches to become centers for education, compassion and care in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Convening at 9:30 a.m. at the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel Ottawa Room Overseer Thomas Walker, Main Street Church of the Living God, Decatur will moderate the program. And at the St. John Praise and Worship Center in

Pulaski, Illinois Apostle Larry Barnett, Sr., Vice-President of Covenant Ministries will lead discussion on the AIDS epidemic in the African American community with the prayer breakfast beginning at 9:00 a.m.

According to Seele, the Black Church Week of Prayer is The Balm in Gilead’s most visible response to those who have criticized faith communities as being “silent” in the face of AIDS. “By uniting leaders at the national level and providing local churches with theologically appropriate methods and materials for addressing AIDS at the grassroots level, the Balm In Gilead and its programs empower Black faith communities to respond effectively to this devastating pandemic.”

Churches and community-based organizations can find out how to become involved in the Black Church Week of Prayer by calling 888-225-6243 or to get more information on HIV/AIDS visit www.basuah.org or call the Illinois HIV/AIDS and STD hotline at 1800-AID-AIDS (1-800-2432437) during the following hours: M-F 9:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m., and weekends 11:00 a.m. -11:00 p.m.

Arrow Records and Universal Music pair up COLLEGE PARK, GA– Arrow Records, voicing a positive path for today and future young generations through rock, gospel, and hip hop, has announced a unique distribution deal with the Universal Music Christian Group (UMCG). Home to a diverse breadth of artists including the Grammy and Stellar Awardnominated Canton Jones and the nationally-renowned Jonathan Phillips, the Arrow Records label and UMCG have forged a deal to

deliver the best in Christian music to a mainstream audience, taking Christian music to the next level.

Established in 1998, Arrow Records has provided creative development and national exposure for its artists, establishing artists whose uplifting and introspective messages and catchy melodies have attracted a loyal en-masse following from youth and adults alike. The deal with UMCG provides unique opportunities to deliver positive alter-

A R R O W R E C O R D S G E NE R A L M a n a g e r J e s s i c a G a r r e t t M od k i n s a l on g w i t h l a b e l ow n e r T a ff i L. D ol l a r a r e e x c i t e d about their new venture with Universal Music Group Execs, Rhoda Lawrence and Tashia Stafford.

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DE LA SALLE PRAISE TEAM Performs at Mass – De La Salle Institute’s Praise Team recently performed at the 30th Annual African-American Heritage Month Mass at Holy Name Cathedral. The liturgy incorporated Scripture readings and music emphasizing the third Kwanzaa principle of Ujima, or collective work and responsibility, and celebrated African-American culture in music, song and dance.Throughout February, and in recognition of African-American Heritage Month, Archdiocesan Catholic schools incorporated Ujima in studies and projects as a way of teaching students about working together to make a difference in their homes, their schools, and in their communities.De La Salle’s Praise Team is led by faculty members Gloria Horsley-Meacham and Willie Nash.

natives to the mainstream music marketplace, with UMCG services including distribution across the US and Canada, product manufacturing, retail and tour marketing which may include tour opportunities with non-Christian Universal Music artists, and increased exposure in both the mainstream and Christian marketplace.

“The deal between Arrow Records and Universal Music Christian Group is a unique opportunity to showcase new and established talent, and bring more positive music alternatives into the marketplace,” says Jessica Garrett Modkins, General Manager for Ar-

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row Records. “Usually, Christian music tends to operate almost as if it’s a separate channel from mainstream music, from public exposure to retail presence, sometimes being paired almost synonymously with gospel or a certain style and certain fan base. The feedback we’ve gotten from fans, the music industry and what we’ve seen with the success of other Christian artists on the charts, shows the universal appeal and the market for various kinds of music and positive messages not only being accepted, but sought out by a mass audience, no matter the genre.”

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with record sales and packed tours from the likes of Christian acts Casting Crowns, Kirk Franklin, and Mary Mary to the broad popularity of young, wholesome artists like Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers, and Carrie Underwood, the music industry looks to be in an upward trend of young music fans and adults embracing music with upbeat and meaningful messages.

Whether the genre is considered country, rock, pop, gospel, or R&B, young fans and adults are showing similar tastes in the music they’re relating to, that the optimistic personalities of the artists and their catchy music have crossover appeal.

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HEALTH

Neurological Disorders & Multiple Sclerosis

By Larry Lucas

Every week, 200 people learn they have multiple sclerosis, or MS. For many, the diagnosis brings uncertainty and fear.

“When the neurologist said those words, ‘You have MS,’ it hit me like a brick. I thought the diagnosis

was a death sentence,” said television host Montel Williams about his experience with MS. As we recognize Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month in March, it’s important to dispel myths and show that multiple sclerosis patients and their families know there is hope for living with this

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Spelman College Glee Club in concert at . . .

(Continued from page 14) Donald. In addition, the Glee Club has been featured on of National Public Radio’s “Performance Today”, and most recently the annual “Black History Month” celebration with the Morehouse College and Tuskegee University Glee Clubs.

The Glee Club travels throughout the country performing for a variety of audiences in such venues as Fanueil Hall (Boston), the Brooklyn Academy of Music (New York), Avery Fisher Hall (Lincoln Center), Spivey Hall (Atlanta) and the Millennium

Stage at the Kennedy Center in March of 2007. International travels have taken the ensemble to Brazil, Canada and Italy. Recently the Spelman College Glee Club performed George Gershwin’s folk opera, “Porgy and Bess,” with the Morehouse College Glee Club and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra conducted

by Robert Spano.

Admission to the concert is without charge but donations are strongly encouraged. For more information, call 773-734-8392.

disease. For example, most people with MS have a normal or nearnormal life expectancy. What’s more, the majority of people with MS do not become severely disabled.

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HOUSES FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE OF ARGENT MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC. ASSET BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-W4 UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATES AS OF APRIL 1, 2006 Plaintiff, -v.-KATIE CLAY, et al Defendant 07 CH 25593 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 10, 2008, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on April 14, 2008, at the office of 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 5811 S. PRINCETON AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-217-005 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $188,817.56.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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).

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.

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: The Sale Clerk, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 between the hours of 1 and 3 PM only and ask for the sales department.. Please refer to file number 14-07-H967.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE, POOL NO. 40429 SERIES NO. 2006-KS9 Plaintiff, -v.KENNETH C. HARPER A/K/A KENNETH HARPER, et al Defendant 07 CH 20956 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 9, 2008, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on April 11, 2008, at the office of 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 138-140 W. 3RD STREET, Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-28-213-015 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $347,259.06.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse

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against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

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).

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.

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: The Sale Clerk, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 between the hours of 1 and 3 PM only and ask for the sales department.. Please refer to file number 14-07-E622.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE 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.

I82510 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, vs.

LARISSA JOHNSON; CITY OF CHICAGO; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LARISSA JOHNSON, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants,) 07 CH 25411 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on 1/7/2008, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, 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. 20-17-406-049.

Commonly known as 843 West 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60621.

The improvement on the property consists of a 2 story, brick, single family residence with no garage. 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 PA0713156.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I81907 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS FKA BANKER’S TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE AND CUSTODIAN BY: SAXON MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. FKA MERITECH MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., AS ITS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT; Plaintiff, vs.

EPHRAIM WALLS AKA EPHRIAM WALLS JR.; DANTE TERRACE CONDOMINIUMS, LLC; DANTE TERRACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF EPHRAIM WALLS, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; PATRICIA PERRY; Defendants, 07 CH 23429 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on 1/3/2008, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, April 7, 2008, 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. 20-23-406-036-1006 & 1014.

Commonly known as 6802 S. Dante Ave., Unit 1, Chicago, IL 60637.

The improvement on the property consists of 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 0509475.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I81831

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs.

THE ESTATE OF CLEVELAND CROSS, SR.; DECEASED; ET AL; Defendants, 07 CH 19142 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on February 14, 2008, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, April 7, 2008, at the hour of 11 a.m. in its office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property: Commonly known as 5127 South Lowe Ave., Chicago, IL. P.I.N. 20-09-303-014.

The property consists of vacant land.

Sale terms: 10% of the purchase price will be required to bid at the sale. The balance of the purchase price required by 12:00 p.m. the following day.

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 call City of Chicago Corporation Counsel/Building and Land Use Litigation, 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 744-8872.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I81820

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NA; Plaintiff, vs.

EILEEN LITTLE; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR MERITAGE MORTGAGE CORP. OR ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF EILEEN LITTLE, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD Defendants, CLAIMANTS; 06 CH 15231 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on 5/14/2007, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, April 7, 2008, 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. 20-22-229-007 & 008.

Commonly known as 6617 S. Champlain Ave., Chicago, IL 60637.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence with a detached two car garage. 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 0608424.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I81796

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NA; Plaintiff, vs.

EILEEN LITTLE; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR MERITAGE MORTGAGE CORP. OR ITS SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF EILEEN LITTLE, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD Defendants, CLAIMANTS; 06 CH 15231 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on 5/14/2007, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, April 7, 2008, 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. 20-22-229-007 & 008.

Commonly known as 6617 S. Champlain Ave., Chicago, IL 60637.

The improvement on the property consists of a single family residence with a detached two car garage. 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 0608424.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I81796

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES INC. Plaintiff, -v.CHERISE BOLLING-BROWN, et al Defendant 07 CH 22958 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 5, 2007, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on April 8, 2008, at the office of 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 7107 S. CARPENTER STREET, Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-29-203-049 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $76,771.21.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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).

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.

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: The Sale Clerk, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 between the hours of 1 and 3 PM only and ask for the sales department.. Please refer to file number 14-07-F850.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE 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. I81787

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST Plaintiff, -v.ARIELLIYAH ISRAEL, et al Defendant 07 CH 23648 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 10, 2007, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on April 8, 2008, at the office of 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 7506 SOUTH HONORE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-30-402-021 The real estate is improved with a brick 1 story house with a 2 car detached garage.

The judgment amount was $145,430.74.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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).

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.

For information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 4765500. Please refer to file number PA0713193.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE I81625 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION AURORA LOAN SERVICES, LLC Plaintiff, -v.TOM CLARK, et al Defendants 07 CH 22678 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 7, 2008, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on April 9, 2008, at the office of 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 5611 SOUTH EMERALD AVENUE 1N, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-101-022-0000 The real estate is improved with a 2 story red brick 4 unit condominium building with no garage.

The judgment amount was $142,368.39.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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).

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.

For information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-

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5500. Please refer to file number PA0711026.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No.: PA0711026 Attorney Code. 91220 I81471 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-2, Plaintiff V. MARLON GREEN; STERLING MORTGAGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants 07 CH 23961 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Fisher and Shapiro file # 07-6191D (It is advised that interested parties consult with their own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure sales.)

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on January 9, 2008, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on April 10, 2008, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real property: 6808 SOUTH ABERDEEN /K/A STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60621. TAX ID# 20-20-409-024 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

The judgment amount was $114,294.92.

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

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

For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, 4201 Lake Cook Rd., 1st floor, Northbrook, Illinois 60062, (847) 4989990, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only. I75327 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION AVELO MORTGAGE, LLC Plaintiff, -v.AILEEN BAKER, et al Defendants 07 CH 20608 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 20, 2007, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on March 26, 2008, at the office of 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 6018 S PRINCETON AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-407-028-0000 The real estate is improved with a brick 3 story house with no garage.

The judgment amount was $268,689.57.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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).

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.

For information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA0709840.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE I80202

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HOUSES FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.RANDOLPH M. COLEMAN, et al Defendants 07 CH 958 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 4, 2007, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on April 1, 2008, at the office of 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 7316 SOUTH LAFAYETTE AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-28-221-030-0000 The real estate is improved with a 2 story beige brick 2 unit apartment with unattached garage..

The judgment amount was $157,257.93.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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).

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.

For information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA0616418.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No.: PA0616418 Attorney Code. 91220 I81194 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, SERIES 2004-GEL1; Plaintiff, vs.

TRACIE JACKSON; ET AL; Defendants, 07 CH 19344 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on January 9, 2008 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, April 10, 2008 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 21-30-408-009.

Commonly known as 7829 South Muskegon Avenue, Chicago, IL 60649.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Ms. Diane Thomas at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Freedman Anselmo Lindberg & Rappe, LLC, 1807 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890.

(877) 729-6734. W0707029 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I81914 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.TARRELL WINSTON, et al Defendants 07 CH 21821 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, 2007, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on March 31, 2008, at the office of The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at

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public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7624 S. UNION AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-28-308-022 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $288,474.91.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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).

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.

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: The Sale Clerk, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 between the hours of 1 and 3 PM only and ask for the sales department..

Please refer to file number 14-07-F184.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-9876 Attorney File No.: 14-07-F184 ARDC# 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 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.

I81022 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION LASALLE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR THE MLMI TRUST SERIES 2006-HE6 Plaintiff, -v.GREGORY W. ELLIOT, JR. A/K/A GREGORY ELLIOT, JR., et al Defendants 07 CH 20604 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, 2007, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on April 1, 2008, at the office of 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 6930 SOUTH KING DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 60637 Property Index No. 20-22-319-032 The real estate is improved with a red brick single family 2 story home with no garage.

The judgment amount was $243,956.82.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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).

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.

For information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA0711567.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No.: PA0711567 Attorney Code. 91220 I80805

Saturday, March 8, 2008

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-SC1 Plaintiff, -v.SARAH J. RICHARD, et al Defendants 07 CH 18009 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 1, 2007, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on March 31, 2008, at the office of 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 7427 SOUTH MORGAN STREET, Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-29-227-011 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $39,631.24.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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).

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.

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: NOONAN & LIEBERMAN , 105 W. ADAMS ST. SUITE 3000, CHICAGO, IL 60603, (312) 431-1455 . Please refer to file number 07-375.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE NOONAN & LIEBERMAN 105 W. ADAMS ST. SUITE 3000 CHICAGO, IL 60603 (312) 431-1455 Attorney File No.: 07-375 Attorney Code. 38245 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.

I80650 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN BROTHERSSTRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT TRUST SAIL 2006-4 Plaintiff, -v.DONNA J. GARLINGTON A/K/A DONNA GARLINGTON, et al Defendant 07 CH 17103 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 9, 2007, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on March 26, 2008, at the office of 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 6804 SOUTH MAY STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-20-408-022-0000 The real estate is improved with a brick 2 story house with no garage.

The judgment amount was $177,810.43.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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).

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.

For information: Visit our website at http:\\service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 4765500. Please refer to file number PA0708497.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE I79897 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2007-WM1 ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Plaintiff V. LISA EDDINS; ROBERT EDDINS, JR.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR WMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants 07 CH 10281 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Fisher and Shapiro file # 07-2917D (It is advised that interested parties consult with their own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure sales.)

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on November 28, 2007, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on March 25, 2008, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real property: C/K/A 7625 SOUTH LOWE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60620. TAX ID# 20-28310-007 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

The judgment amount was $217,426.34.

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

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

For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, 4201 Lake Cook Rd., 1st floor, Northbrook, Illinois 60062, (847) 4989990, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only.

I79782 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE ASSET BACKED SECURITIES CORPORATION HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES AEG 2006-HE1 ASSET BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES AEG 2006-HE1, Plaintiff V. OREOLUWATOMI AGBAJE A/K/A OREOLUWTOMI AGBAJE; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AEGIS FUNDING CORPORATION; UNKNOWN AND NON-RECORD OWNERS CLAIMANTS, Defendants 07 CH 1664 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Fisher and Shapiro file # 07-1380D (It is advised that interested parties consult with their own attorneys before bidding at mortgage foreclosure sales.)

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on August 30, 2007, Kallen Realty Services, Inc., as Selling Official will at 12:30 p.m. on March 25, 2008, at 205 W. Randolph Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described real property: C/K/A 6045 SOUTH VERNON AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60637. TAX ID# 20-15402-012 The mortgaged real estate is improved with a dwelling. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

The judgment amount was $236,206.05.

Sale terms: 10% of successful bid immediately at conclusion of auction, balance by noon 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 assess-

ments, special taxes levied, and superior liens, if any. The property is offered “as is,” with no express or implied warranties and without any representation as to the quality of title or recourse to Plaintiff.

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

For information: Sale Clerk, Fisher and Shapiro, 4201 Lake Cook Rd., 1st floor, Northbrook, Illinois 60062, (847) 4989990, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. weekdays only.

I79724 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2006-HE6, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-HE6 Plaintiff, -v.ANTHONY OUSLEY, et al Defendant 07 CH 19558 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 20, 2007, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on March 24, 2008, at the office of 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 62 W. 73RD STREET, Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-28-214-029 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $228,573.10.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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).

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.

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: The Sale Clerk, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 between the hours of 1 and 3 PM only and ask for the sales department.. Please refer to file number 14-07-D544.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE 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.

I79455 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff,-v.WILLIAM LAMB JR. A/K/A WILLIAM LAMB, et al Defendant 07 CH 21851 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 21, 2007, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on March 25, 2008, at the office of 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 7558 S. HARVARD AVENUE, Chicago, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-28-400-026 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $300,066.32.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, in certified funds, is

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due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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).

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.

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: The Sale Clerk, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 between the hours of 1 and 3 PM only and ask for the sales department.. Please refer to file number 14-07-F234.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE 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.

I79444 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-WL3 Plaintiff,-v.JANESE MULL, et al Defendants 07 CH 20626 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 19, 2007, an agent of The Judicial Sales Corporation will at 10:30 AM on March 21, 2008, at the office of 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 317 W. GARFIELD BLVD., Chicago, IL 60621 Property Index No. 20-16-201-004 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $143,883.53.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the auction; the balance, in certified funds, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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).

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.

For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: The Sale Clerk, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. , 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 between the hours of 1 and 3 PM only and ask for the sales department.. Please refer to file number 14-07-E398.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE 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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The Chicago Crusader

SPORTS Marshall and Whitney Young bring state titles back to Chicago

By J. Coyden Palmer NORMAL, IL- To get the two fiercest rivals in girl’s basketball pulling for one another in the same venue is like asking hyenas and lions to get along in peace.

But that’s exactly what happened last weekend during the IHSA Girl’s Class 3A and 4A finals as Chicago’s Marshall and Whitney

half,” Anderson said.

Bolingbrook was making their third consecutive appearance in the championship game. In 2006 they finished first and last year was the runner-up. During this past off-season, they went through some turmoil when their coach, Anthony Smith, accepted the position of boy’s basketball coach. He changed his mind a

their team, so the two Public League schools agreed to suspend their dislike for one another and support each other’s effort to win.

Marshall’s eighth title didn’t come easy. They were down by four in the third quarter before finally grasping the lead for good.

Led by senior Sarah Rogers (18 points, 11 rebounds), the Lady Commandos took the lead with 3:48 left in the third after a basket

by Tatiana Walker. This after Marshall had squandered a fourpoint halftime lead.

“We worked hard together as a team, and it felt like we were never going to reach this point, but we did,” Rogers said. “It feels

good to know that with all the history of our program, we too have added a piece of hardware in the trophy case.”

Ironically Marshall defeated Whitney Young twice this season, once during conference play and the other during the quarterfinals of the city playoffs. But the Commandos finished the season with seven losses and there were doubts early in the season if they could pull it off after starting 3-4.

But Gaters said she made some adjustments in her coaching that made the difference.

“Even when you’re the winningest coach in the state you sometimes have to step back and

see if you’re doing something wrong,” Gaters said. “Every team is different and they have their own personality. So you as a coach must find the most effective way to communicate with that particular team.”

Gaters’ eighth title comes after she contemplated retirement a few years ago. After originally announcing she was going to retire, she changed her mind and the question has dogged her every year since. So once again reporters asked the legend if this would now be her final season.

Her reply: “I’ll retire when you all do.”

Chillicothe resident wins $12 million Illinois lottery

Dorothy Gaters Young high school won titles in few days later however and was happy with his decision. He credtheir respective classes. ited Whitney Young for convertIt’s the first time since Chicago ing on their second and third Public Schools CEO Arne Dunchances due to a great reboundcan decided to forfeit the league’s ing effort by the Dolphins. automatic bid in 2003 that CPS “They seem to want it a little bit has been able to win two titles in more than we did tonight,” the same year in one sport. The Smith said.

“When you’re dealing teams are as different as their with a team like them, you can’t coaches: Dorothy Gaters, the give them that many opportuniwinningest coach in state history (881), added to her legend by ties because they are going to winning her eighth title. And convert.”

Whitney Young under the Irvin Cory Irvin, who finally won her era has been loaded with talent. first title after seven years and two Several players have gone on to Third Place finishes. play college ball. But under Irvin “It feels good to win the title and her predecessor Arthur Penbut I’m happiest for our girls, ny, the Dolphins had never been they really worked hard for this,” able to win a state title until last said Irvin, who is pregnant and Saturday night. due to deliver in July. “Right now “It feels better than awesome, I’m just happy for them, the better than great and better than school and CPS.” fantastic,” said Young’s senior Whitney Young defeated Bolpoint guard, D’Frantz Smart, ingbrook 54-45 and were led by who will be playing at Rice next Ashlee Anderson. The Dolphins year. put the game away in the fourth Before Whitney Young could quarter after a tough back and win their first title, their Redforth battle all night. Anderson, West rivals Marshall were busy a 5-foot, 9-inch guard, hit two knocking off Freeport 58-47 to critical three-pointers in the secwin the Class 3A title. The Lady ond half to help the Dolphins Commandos then showed a lot finish their season 30-3 to go of class by sticking around and along with the elusive state title. cheering for Whitney Young in Anderson said this team was solid the Class 4A title game.

The two all the way around and they never schools have been heated rivals care who the hero for a particular for years, which sometimes even game is; they just want to win. spills over to the fans.

Many Mar“I had to be big in the second half because I wasn’t really doing shall fans were unable to make anything for my team in the first the 2 ½ hour drive to cheer on The Chicago Crusader

20, 28, 33, 38, 49 and 50.

These are the six numbers that changed Edward Jones’ life when he won $12.2 million in the Illinois Lottery Lotto quick pick game in DeKalb earlier this month.

The Chillicothe resident was accompanying his cousin who delivers flyers to Schnucks grocery store in DeKalb every week when on a whim he decided to buy a lotto ticket. He had been playing the Pick Three daily lottery for decades. On that Saturday evening he decided to play the Quick Pick Lotto. When he watched the news later on that night, he discovered he won.

“They didn’t believe me. Most of the time I’m a big joker,” said Jones about his family’s initial reaction. “I almost didn’t believe it.

But I looked in the paper and there it was.” Jones and his wife Julie have six children and six grandchildren.

Before his win, Jones who raised a working middle-class family, worked as a machinist for Gap for over 30 years. March 1st was his last day on the job. He said the first things he bought with his winnings were two Harley Davidson motorcycles and two Dodge Magnums and a new house.

Jones will be given a one-time cash payment of $7 million after taxes. When asked why he opted for the one-time payment option Jones said, “I like to have my money. When you pass away they can’t give that money to anyone, it goes to the state.”

Jones plans to donate some of

the money to his church, Faith Christian Center in Chillicothe, the rest he will share with his family. Although he is excited about his win, Jones, whose hobby is fishing, said it won’t change his life too much.

“I’m thanking God because without him nothing is possible,” said Jones.

Jones plans on moving from Chillicothe to either Nevada or Florida.

Recent winners of the Illinois Lottery include Patricia Clive of Oswego IL, who won $2 million at a Pride Pantry in Yorkville, Jackie White of Broadview, who won $1 million in Forest Park, and Kay Knight of Carlinville who won $1 million.

“…AND THE WINNER IS.. Edward Jones of Chillicothe! Joined by Jodie Winnett, acting superintendent of Illinois Lottery, Frank Van Buer, mayor of DeKalb, , and the manager and an other mem ber of the Schnuck’s team Jones is pictured holdi ng an ove rsi ze check. Jones bought his winning ticket from this Shnucks location in DeKalb in early February.

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