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John Crawford, powerful West Side activist, dies at 80 Co-founded West Side Organization, protected Dr. King in ’66

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Rev. John H. Crawford Jr. — a towering West Side civil rights advocate who mobilized his militant passion for African-American advancement on a variety of fronts, such as a co-founder of the influential West Side Organization and as a volunteer bodyguard for Martin Luther King Jr. when King fought for housing rights in Chicago — died on Feb. 1. He was 80 years old.

Born July 8, 1939 to John Henry and Essie Crawford in Round Pond, Arkansas, he was the oldest of 14 children.

After the family moved to Chicago, Crawford enrolled at Dunbar High School and later joined the U.S. Army. He served as a medic and received honors, according to the obituary provided by his family.

Crawford’s struggles with racism, poverty and underemployment as a young man in Chicago informed his work as a fearless activist and organic leader who believed in bottom-up economic and political power.

In the late 1950s, Crawford went to jail twice, once for a “minor charge” and another time See CRAWFORD on page 7

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Residents receive 2020 Census information during an NBA All-Star viewing party and Census Jumpoff at Collins Academy High School on Feb. 15. Read the story on page 12.

Scottie Pippen christens new ‘safe haven’ court Joined by Chicago Sky great Cappie Pondexter, Pippen unveiled the new court designed by Virgil Abloh and sponsored by Nike

By PASCAL SABINO Block Club Chicago

Just in time for the first NBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago in 32 years, boys and girls in Garfield Park got a brand new basketball court at the youth center where some of the greats got their start.

The new court at the Martin Luther King

Jr. Boys & Girls Club, 2950 W. Washington Blvd., was unveiled by athletes in town for All-Star Weekend, including Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen and Olympic gold medalist Cappie Pondexter from the Chicago Sky. The court was designed by designer and artist Virgil Abloh and sponsored by Nike.

“This is a safe haven for you guys. I know about the violence and all that stuff that’s

going on in the city. But this is a place where you can come and feel safe and be around people that’s safe,” Pippen said.

“But also a place where you can come and build friendships and take advantage of this beautiful facility.”

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Over generations cooked greens developed into a traditional food.

believing that Okra originated in Ethiopia, it has become a staple in many African and African American dishes. Okra is high in vitamin C and can even help protect your heart against blood clotting.

4. Sweet Potato Sweet potatoes or “yams” depending on who you ask, have solidified themselves in the African American community in the family favorite sweet potato pie.

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It’s Black History Month, where are the flags?

ebruary is Black History Month. What initially began as Negro History Week in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson soon morphed into an entire month-long celebration because the contributions of African Americans to this country cannot be contained by a mere seven days.

Just a couple of years ago, uninformed black people had something smart to say about Black History Month being the shortest month of the year. That timeframe question or derivative thereof, would repeatedly be presented so that the importance of Black History Month could be negated by focusing on minutiae.

“It’s the shortest month,” and “I can’t deal with hearing about slavery,” were just some of the commentaries being bandied about.

In retrospect, it seems like a conspiracy to instill in black people the notion that we didn’t need to highlight the accomplishments of those men, women and children stolen from Africa and brought to America.

Now we’re halfway through the month, and instead of its importance being magnified, I’m seeing less focus on it by major companies. But, as it was at the beginning, it is up to black people to focus on our history 365 days a year, with a special emphasis in the month of February. We cannot bemoan what we don’t demand!

Where are the red, black and green PanAfrican flags flying in this city? With any other group that has a day celebrating their ethnicity, homeland, or sexual orientation, you can see their flags flying everywhere.

Especially on their cars. But the flag that represents red for the blood, black for the skin, green for the land, is noticeably

absent. I fly the flag on my car 365 days, as well as one hanging from my rearview. Maybe if an entrepreneur bought a bunch of those flags and stood out on the corner selling them, it would be a visual reminder that black people should fly the flag in January for Dr. King’s birthday; in February for Black History Month; in April for Booker T. Washington; in May for Malcolm X; in August for Marcus Garvey and the Bud Billiken Day Parade, etc. In truth I could list a reason for every month of the year.

Where are all the television specials highlighting the contributions of African Americans this month? What other group has produced so many memorable and historical accomplishments like the Buffalo Soldiers, the Tuskegee Airmen or Harriet Tubman? The orations of Frederick Douglass are as poetic as anything Shakespeare wrote. The same can be said of Langston Hughes who captures the very essence of the black experience in America.

Just the fact that our ancestors were freed without anything other than the rags on their backs and the knowledge in their heads, and over 155 years later we are still here, is a testimony to their strength, intelligence, and resilience.

The state of Illinois has been mandated to teach black history in public schools. I personally believe that black people should form a Saturday black history school, and send our children to it so they can learn the history. Within our individual families, we should pay homage to those unknown enslaved ancestors who paved the way for us to be here today.

Black History Month is not only a month to celebrate.

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Experience Sasha Phyars-Burgess’ UNTITLED, a photographic exploration of race, class, and space in one of Chicago’s largest neighborhoods — Austin.

Beginning in the late 1960s, Austin, on the city’s West side, experienced dramatic demographic changes due to white flight, redlining, and economic disinvestment.

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Bail, sentencing reform conversation takes shape

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – Criminal justice reform is high on Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker’s agenda this year, but a legislative committee hearing Feb. 13 in Chicago showed that reform advocates and the law enforcement community have widely differing views on the issue.

In January, Pritzker said ending cash bail and mandatory minimum sentences would be among his top priorities during the 2020 session, and those two subjects were the focus of Thursday’s hearings.

“For years, there has been a narrative that our cash bail system and sentencing laws are necessary for public safety, and we support this narrative with billions of dollars each year,” Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton said as the hearing began.

“But the stories we’ve heard call this narrative into question, and we must ask ourselves whether our current policies and practices are the best way to protect public safety.”

There are more than 38,000 people being held in Illinois state prisons, according to Department of Corrections data. Of those, more than half are black, even though AfricanAmericans make up only about 13 percent of the state’s population. Many thousands more people are held in local jails while they await trial, often because they can’t afford to post their bail.

“We know that over-incarceration based on

poverty means that thousands remain in jail because of the lack of access to money, not because a judge has made a determination they are ineligible for release,” said Sharone Mitchell of the Illinois Justice Project. “We know that there’s a massive transfer of dollars from communities that can barely take the hit. And we know the vast majority of people who are paying these bonds are not the folks that have been accused of crimes, but women.

In Cook County it’s very much black women, mothers, sisters, and partners that are taking the financial hit of paying these bonds.”

One of those women, Brittany Williams, a 29-year-old mother of three from Chicago, said her life was turned upside down in October 2017 when her husband was arrested on a traffic charge. His bail was set at $100,000, meaning he needed to pay 10 percent, or $10,000, to be released.

“This experience was traumatic because it took time away from my newborn and it caused me to get back to work before I was even ready,” Williams said. “We lost our condo in Glendale Heights, and we had to move into the city of Chicago with a family member, my sister-in-law. That was hard on us because her living arrangements were not the best. Myself and my children had to sleep on the floor. And that alone made me feel like I had failed as a parent.”

Thursday’s hearing, however, came on the

same day the Chicago Tribune published a story calling into question the city of Chicago’s own bail reform initiative that began in 2017. Under that program, which was ordered by Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans, judges in that circuit are not allowed to set bail amounts so high that a defendant can’t afford to pay it.

Evans released a report in May suggesting there had been no increase in violent crime since that order went into effect and that only a “very small fraction” of people charged with violent crimes committed new crimes after they were released. But an analysis by the Tribune uncovered flaws in both the data and the analysis used in that report, and the article said there was evidence that many more crimes were committed by defendants while out on bail.

Also in 2017, the General Assembly passed a statewide bail reform law that provides for a presumption that most people charged with nonviolent crimes, known as “Category B” offenses, could be released on conditions that do not require cash bonds. It also provides that cash bonds can be required for more serious charges, “Category A” offenses, but that a person could not be held solely for an inability to pay that bond.

The committees heard testimony on the subject of mandatory minimum sentences, which many people argue have led to a dramatic increase in prison populations

throughout the United States.

“The issue of crime has been weaponized in electoral politics, with members of both parties more than willing to attack opponents as being soft on crime and engage in fear-mongering in order to justify creating new offenses, increasing penalties for existing ones, and taking away opportunities for sentence reduction or parole,” said Ben Ruddell, director of criminal justice policy for the ACLU of Illinois. “Predictably, the result has been that prison populations have exploded in every state, including Illinois.”

Ruddell argued for doing away with mandatory minimum sentences entirely.

But Rep. Patrick Windhorst, R-Metropolis, a former state’s attorney in Massac County, argued that “truth in sentencing” has value for both the public and crime victims.

“I know that there’s a lot of disagreement about truth in sentencing, and there are some stories that perhaps don’t always paint it in the best light,” Windhorst said. “But I think for the public to understand what the person’s sentence is is important. And also, I think it’s important for victims and families of victims that when a sentence is given, they can, in violent crime situations, understand that is what the person who’s harmed my loved one or myself is going to receive.”

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NEW COURT

They’ve got next from page 1 months for construction, and kids said they were eager to get back to playing their favorite game.

“I play basketball every time I come here,” said Trenton, one of the kids at the club. “I was happy when I heard they was gonna fix the gym up.”

Even more thrilling for many of the kids is the chance to meet and play ball with some of the biggest names in the game.

“Role models is a big thing for me,” Trenton said. “I really like to look up to those people because they do amazing things in the game of basketball.”

Chicago artist Max Sansing also painted a mural looking over the new court, which features the faces of real-life kids who are members of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago.

The other new digs at the club include a redesigned multi-use room, a refurbished locker room, and a new expanded set of trophy cases. According to club Director Anita Douglas, the old smaller trophy cases were overflowing.

“Really it’s about capturing the history of the club,” Douglas said. The trophy cases and the tables in the multi-use room were built from the wood flooring of the old basketball court that was replaced.

But all the new designs were also intentionally crafted to pay homage to the history of basketball on the West Side, and the influence that the MLK club has had on several players that have changed the game.

“If you think about Mark Aguirre, an NBA player, Isaiah Thomas, NBA player, they played on the court. … we really wanted to ensure that we kept that a part of the history of the club,” Douglas said.

“And they credit this club as giving them their start in basketball and really changing the direction of their lives,” said Mimi LeClair, CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago.

Kids at the grand opening were also gifted new kicks from the Nike KD line.

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Pippen and Pondexter take a photo with the children at the Boys & Girls Club in Garfield Park, which recently received a new basketball court.

“I think this is great that Nike is doing this. Not just coming here for a party or for the All-Star game but giving something back to the community,” said Alderman Walter Burnett Jr. (27th.) “This is one of the best safe havens in the community.”

Boys and Girls member Trenton was especially excited they were “KDs.” “[Kevin Durant] is one of my favorite players right now. I like that he’s able to score anywhere pretty much,” Trenton said.

At the celebration, basketball stars answered questions from the kids, offering words of advice on how to be great both in the game and off the court. The only way for kids to achieve the life they want is to dream big, Pippen said.

“You gotta dream. You gotta see yourself on this court. You gotta see yourself making the shot. You gotta see yourself getting rebounds,” he said. “You dream of things like

that, it becomes a reality.”

Pippen said the city of Chicago molded him into the player he would become, a six-time NBA championship winner and Olympic gold medalist with the 1992 Dream Team. The difficult climate, like the freezing cold sweeping into town as NBA AllStar Weekend begins, motivated him to stay focused.

“It kept me grounded. … I spent a lot of time doing two-a-days while I was here,” he said.

Pondexter said her West Side roots and navigating a male-dominated sport gave her the grit and perseverance to carve out a place for herself as one of the top players in the WNBA and in women’s leagues across the world.

“I grew up playing with nothing but boys.

It was not a lot of female basketball players around so my only hope to make it out was

to get through the boys. And so I had to beat a lot of them,” Pondexter said. “But I owe a lot of my success to growing up on the West Side. … It makes you tough.”

Women in the game pave a different path to success that male athletes, she said. Pondexter’s first major financial success came while she was playing ball in Russia, where she made her first $1 million. And she didn’t have any women to look up to as a child because there was no women’s league, she said.

“I wanted to play basketball, but I didn’t know where it was headed. My journey was so different than guys because the NBA was well established,” she said. “The WNBA started in ’97, so there wasn’t a league for us to attain, to want to be in, to want to be a part of. So I thought I was going to play in the NBA. That was my dream.”

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from page 1 for “breaking into a dry cleaner,” according to William W. Ellis’ 1969 White Ethics and Black Power: The Emergence of the West Side Organization. During this time, Crawford also struggled to hold down a string of jobs — from operating a punch-press to working in a pickle factory.

As a laborer, Crawford “was called ‘boy’ and otherwise patronized and humiliated by his bosses,” Ellis writes. “From the time of his youth he was not able to accept this kind of treatment, and on all of the menial jobs he had before, he either got into fights or … quit.”

In 1964, Crawford, known as “Big John,” took matters into his own hands, banding together with Chester Robinson, William Darden and William Clark to found the West Side Organization — a brotherhood “to assist the unemployed, underemployed and unemployable on the West Side of Chicago,” according to a synopsis of the organization provided during a 1967 Congressional hearing on housing legislation.

In the early 1960s, the area that made up the West Side Organization’s primary service sector included approximately 100,000 residents living between Canal Street, Western Avenue, 16th Street and Lake Street, according to the Congressional Record. Eighty percent of the residents were black, the unemployment rate was more than 25 percent and over a third of all families were on public assistance.

“Yet it is in the midst of such disorganization and despair that the West Side Organization has grown,” according to the synopsis. “One apparent reason is that indigenous leadership and neighborhood program policy formation have been more than launching platforms for rhetoric. Staff, both paid and volunteer, is a growing action-oriented cadre of longtime residents of the West Side.”

Crawford was in charge of WSO’s push to address the many welfare grievances brought against Cook County Department of Public Aid officials, who were “cruel and indifferent to the poor,” according to a website detailing the WSO’s history that is based

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POWERFUL BOND: Top, (I. to r.): Ellen Fall, William Clark, William Darton, Tom Baltimore, Rev. John Crawford Jr., and Rev. Henry from the SCLC meet at West Side Organization headquarters. Bottom, Community members attend a WSO meeting downtown, where they met with Mayor Richard J. Daley. on a book, articles and Crawford’s own recollection of the organization.

In 2015, Crawford told Austin Weekly News that “he recalled one instance where a single mother with several children was living in a dilapidated West Side shanty that had flooded several feet and had ‘dead rats floating in the water.’

“The woman was receiving welfare but was afraid to leave. Such was the case with many families,” Crawford explained, “because the Illinois Department of Public Aid at the time commonly rescinded financial assistance if a resident left an uninhabitable home without it being investigated by an inspector. In the single mom’s case, an investigation did not occur until days later, but the WSO intervened beforehand and relocated the woman and her children. “[The Department of Public Aid] was like God at that time,” Crawford said back then.

“They got involved whenever they wanted.”

Crawford headed up WSO’s Welfare Union, which within two years had grown to five locals and handled more than a thousand successful welfare grievances. Crawford’s unions would win concessions by staging sit-ins in

the offices of caseworkers, supervisors and other public aid officials, according to Ellis.

Crawford’s creed — “Cut us in or cut it out” — was also potent in WSO’s assertive, creative approach to helping land jobs for West Side residents. Between 1964 and 1966, the WSO secured more than 1,000 jobs for West Siders, according to one estimate.

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erment through other means and eventually entered an agreement with Shell Oil Company that made the organization the manager of a local gas station, according to Ellis. The WSO split the profits from the business with Shell.

The WSO even operated McDonald’s franchises at one point, according to Marcia Chatelain’s 2020 book Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America.

In 1969, the WSO partnered with the Better Boys Foundation to franchise a McDonald’s “in the interest of both groups,” Chatelain writes. “The team used two franchises to employ teenage men from the West Side, where jobs were difficult to secure four youths, especially those without high school diplomas.

The partnership took over an existing franchise, was grossing about $200,000 a year in 1969; sales more than tripled when it was in the hands of the West Side Organization.”

But the WSO’s focus wasn’t limited to employment. When Dr. King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference descended on Chicago in the summer of 1966 to fight against housing segregation, they asked the WSO to participate in organizing marches like the one in Marquette Park, where King was pelted with bricks and other objects thrown by whites, according to Ellis. Crawford, a strap-

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AN ANCHOR: Rev. Crawford, center, with his wife Patti, left, and F.A.I.T.H. Inc. case manager Parmelia “DeDe” Tyler, pictured in the Crawfords’ Austin home in 2016. ping Army veteran who boxed in prison, volunteered to be King’s bodyguard whenever the civil rights leader visited Chicago.

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the West Side Organization remained active in the community, but the deaths and departures of original members resulted in a new generation of WSO leaders who were “ill-equipped to carry the torch” and “didn’t share the same commitment as their predecessors,” Crawford told Austin Weekly News in 2015.

Crawford was licensed to minister in the early 1970s, according to his obituary. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, as the WSO fizzled

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out, Crawford established FAITH, Inc., (For Action In Togetherness Holdfast), a community organization dedicated to helping ex-offenders on the West Side secure state ID cards.

In 2016, Crawford told Austin Weekly News that he was part of a legislative effort to require IDOC to provide ex-offenders with temporary ID cards and other critical resources when they are released.

“If a man has used his hands to cause destruction, to cause a mother to cry, to cause death to the community,” Crawford once said, “those same hands can be constructive to the community.”

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John Crawford was the husband of Beulah White, whom he married in 1961. Their children are Jonathan T. Crawford; Zina Crawford-Lott (James); Yvonne C. Burston (Archie); Malcolm S. Crawford (Stacia); and Cheryle Robinson (Ujana); and he was the father of two other sons, LeJon Crawford and Vernon Crawford.

Rev. Crawford married Patty Stewart in 1995 and added five children to his life: Djwan, who preceded him in death; Jackie, Leah, Ziara Copper (Ted), and Jonathan McDonald. In addition, there were 25 grandchildren, 12 greatgrandchildren (one on the way) and one great-great-grandson. He also had two Godsons; Derrick Reeves and Solomon Robinson; was the brother of Arnold (Beatrice) and Kenneth Crawford (Vinnie), Dorothy, Erna (Henry), Cheryle (Jesse) and Joan (Johnnie); the brotherin-law of Thomas Stewart and sister-inlaw of Irma (Grant) Dobson; the uncle of many nieces, nephews, and cousins; and had a host of friends and other loved ones.

He was the oldest of 14 children.

His parents, along with six brothers and one sister all preceded him in death: Vernon, Herman, Lester, Harold, Menard, Cordell Crawford, and Carolyn Johnson (Henry).

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DEI starts with us

on’t take away my Black card during Black History Month. Before you read what I wrote below, you should also know that I am one who has experienced and fought racism and discrimination in the workplace. I’ve won some battles and I have lost some battles.

It occurred to me, that as we demand diversity, equity and inclusion from others, we need to do the same in our own communities. We are guilty of excluding people from our own churches, communities and organizations based on gender, class, cliques, partisan politics and personal agendas, to the detriment of progress. This is not the case 100 percent of the time, but it has happened more often than not, and it needs to stop. How do we demand of others what we won’t do ourselves?

In its purest form, if we are being very literal, DEI is not a racial or gender construct, as we tend to use it. We need diversity of ideas and experiences. We need equity, in terms of making sure that those marginalized voices get that extra lift to even the playing field. We need to stop marginalizing people that we don’t like personally just because we can.

All too often the people who have significant contributions to make are left out of “the conversation” because of personal and political agendas. We need inclusion from all major stakeholders in the community, and not just the ones with institutional and political power, and not just the people with whom we agree. Insular thinking stunts our

growth.

If we are to practice DEI in the literal sense, we need to look at our own community based organizations and initiatives. Who’s at the table?

Who has been excluded? Why have they been excluded? Of the people “at the table,” how are the rewards divided? Are the rewards divided equitably based on the contributions each team member makes to the success of the group? Or, are resources kept within a small subset of the group?

Are coalitions broad-based, representing all the major sectors of the community, especially the residents? Are the voices of residents driving the initiatives? Are residents and people who are impacted leading the initiatives? Who reaches out to the voiceless to make sure their interests are represented? You can’t speak for people without speaking to the people. I’m not talking about elected officials necessarily.

Is there accountability to the community; transparency, with the ability for people to respectfully ask questions in a safe space without fear of reprisal? There have been times when I have been literally treated like a criminal for asking legitimate questions that people in power didn’t want to answer. Sadly, I’m not the only one.

When God blesses any of us to lead organizations and major initiatives, we have a duty to be wise stewards, and make sure that we are treating everyone fairly and justly.

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Professor Michael Eric Dyson visited Dominican University in River Forest on Feb. 11

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Michael Eric Dyson, the popular Georgetown professor and bestselling author, was at Dominican University in River Forest on Feb. 11 — his first time speaking at the school since he delivered the university’s MLK lecture 20 years ago.

On Tuesday, Dyson delivered a spirited lecture/sermon/meditation on the African American experience in this country, improvising on themes in his 2018 book What Truth Sounds Like: RFK, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America. With his trademark wit, Dyson also riffed on some hot topics in news and popular culture — from President Donald Trump’s impeachment to the row between rapper Snoop Dogg and journalist Gayle King over King’s questioning former WNBA star Lisa Leslie about the late Kobe Bryant’s 2003 sexual assault case.

Here are some of the most memorable lines from Dyson’s Dominican lecture — often delivered in his characteristic merging between multisyllabic academic jargon and Ebonics.

On what ‘truth’ is, or isn’t Truth is not some big T, but it’s what we produce in some engaged conversation; that we struggle to clarify the noble means and ideals for which we live, the existence that we engage on this earth … Truth is the product of human struggle to clarify noble means and ends and these are things upon which we agree …

And so, when we ask about truth, we can take it on that philosophical level. We can be here all night trying to figure out what are the philosophical bases, or the religious bases … What God is the mediator of truth?

What conception of God is beyond human cognition. That’s the ultimate conundrum; that you are evincing a notion of God as a human being talking about something you ain’t never seen, which is interesting because a lot of folk get real judgmental about God and you don’t really be knowing. Evangelical brothers and sisters will tell you that if you don’t support the current president then you are against God. Really? Then I must be an atheist. To tell you the truth, I think God is an atheist. God doesn’t agree with this theological hokum we’ve made up.

On Trump’s Department of Justice When we look at where we’re at now, we know wer’re in trouble. Just today, four members of the Department of Justice, two of them resigning, two of them withdrew,

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because the President of the United States of America tweeted out that the potential sentencing guidelines for Roger Stone were too harsh and unfair, so now they are suggesting more lenient recommendations.

What more do you need to substantiate and validate a claim of extraordinary interference in the executive branch with the ostensible objectify and neutrality of what appeared to be the judicial branch …. that ain’t your personal lawyer homeboy!

Sometimes America is more nobly defended by those who are seen as outsiders.

Here, these xenophobia, this recrudescent bigotry that we live with in this country, so that one man doesn’t like Mexicans and Muslims and gay and lesbian and transgender and bisexual people. He don’t really like black people that much at all either … The horrible things that are said, the nasty vituperation, the consternating, ignominious hatred that issues from the voice box of a lethally unenlightened human being. A man proud to be unmolested by enlightenment.

On unsung veterans In the aftermath of King and Baldwin and Fannie Lou Hamer and JoAnne Robinson and Septima Clark and John Lewis and Diane Nash — noble souls of the 1960s.

These freedom fighters! When we stand at ball games to celebrate those who are part of the military, those who have fought, those who are veterans, we should thank veterans in America’s war for its future in the 1960s, as well. Because they fought despite the fact that bigots didn’t want them to be here. White supremacists thought they were inferior. But I must say. One of the great things about the present president is that he has obliterated the notion of white superiority. That’s dead.

On former President Barack Obama’s inability to deal directly and honestly with race [Obama] had that possibility and yet because of the variety of circumstances, did not prosecute that case, did not press it as hard as might otherwise have been true.

Now, we know it was unfair. If he had had a white Russian drink in the oval office, they may have impeached him. Now we got a white man drinking with a white Russian in the White House, making all kinds of strange noises — just poohtin’ [play on Putin].

On the riff between Gayle King and Snoop Dogg We get into trouble when we try to judge and beat up on other folks and deny them the truth of their own journeys and aspirations and desires … Recently, when a famous rapper disagreed with a famous black journalist, called her out of her name and I dropped a 10-minute Instagram post. I had my Lakers hat on to represent Kobe. And so we’ve got to push back on that. We’ve got to embrace

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Professor Michael Eric Dyson speaks to a packed auditorium at Dominican University in River Forest on Feb. 11. as broad and diverse an understanding of our humanity and our citizenship and who we are as a nation. When we get to the point where we start judging people because they don’t hew to our ideals. They ain’t hurtin’ nobody, they ain’t interrupting anything except our wrong presuppositions about who they are.

vicious. …

I’m glad the internet is democratized, everybody got an opinion, but that doesn’t mean everybody should be heard. You’re stupid, just amplified. Sorry. Just because we got the democratization of articulation don’t mean you’re saying something. You’re just stupid by yourself and stupid with 100,000 followers.

On free speech and ‘Cancel Culture’ People think they speak from the mouth of God, ex cathedra, pronouncing what thus saith the Lord. I think there is a continuum.

Left and right, progressive, center and so on … When you’ve got people out here marching and hating and wanting to shoot people and run them over, that ain’t free speech, that’s free chaos. Ain’t no thing as absolute free speech. Threaten the president. You will go to jail. … But I think we have to be more tolerate of and engage with one another.

Part of the problem is cancel culture and social media. I don’t want to sound like no old dude: ‘That damn internet! Facebook!

We used to face the book and read it!’ That is true, though. I can’t lie. ‘We didn’t swipe right unless we were trying to get our peanut on the bread!’ … I think sometimes, social media just gives people digital courage.

Talking mad stuff. We say stuff, we’re nasty,

On mumble rappers Now they have mumble rap. What in the hell is being said? I have no idea [mimics mumble rappers] No what I’m saying? No! Not at all. I have no idea what you’re saying.

The only part I understood: ‘Walk it like you talk it, hey!’ … The truth is, one of the reasons they began to mumble, is because when they were clear and articulate, they still died at the hands of police. The truth is, when it sounds like you’re young and black in America, the police still disproportionately hurt and harm you … the people we expect to protect us don’t. This is not to beat up on police. Don’t nobody call police more than black people … We love the police. We just want them to know, when they show up, who the criminal is. Don’t criminalize us.

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NBA All-Star Weekend doubles as census outreach

Community leaders provide information at Collins High on Saturday

By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

As residents of North Lawndale and some nearby communities gathered at Collins Academy High School, 1313 S. Sacramento Dr. to watch the NBA All-Star Game, one message came through again and again: The community won’t get the resources it needs unless they stand up to be counted by participating in the U.S. Census.

The event was organized by Counting on Chicago Coalition, a group made up largely of West Side institutions and nonprofits, as a way to reach out to residents who might otherwise be reluctant to take the Census and at the same time providing the experience of watching the game without requiring them to pay United Center prices. Current Chicago Bulls player Denzel Valentine and former Bulls players Cliff Levingston and Craig Hodges were on hand to help spread the message, with Jesse White Tumblers, and two Chicago hip-hop groups, Crucial Conflict and Do or Die, providing entertainment. While most speakers acknowledged that African Americans in particular may be wary of turning over information to the government, they tried to persuade the attendees that it wasn’t as dangerous as they may think — and the benefits are well worth it.

As previously reported by this newspaper, the coalition was established as part of a broader effort throughout the state of Illinois to encourage participation in communities that tend to be undercounted. Karl Brinson, president of one of the coalition members, Chicago Westside NAACP, explained that he and other organizers were well aware that many members of the communities are reluctant to participate.

“Most people are not comfortable giving personal information to the government, especially people of color, African Americans,” he said.

Illinois state Representative Camille Lilly (78th), one of the elected officials who sponsored the viewing party, emphasized that “resources have to come to the communities that have been under-resourced.”

“And once you get counted, you can ask, you can demand that those resources [are used] in your community to address what you want,” she added.

In a follow-up interview, Lilly said they specifically wanted to do census outreach as part of a watch party “to give people a comfort level [so] that everyone is comfortable with being counted.”

In an interview shortly before he spoke to the attendees, Levingston told this newspaper that he was happy to do his part.

“In order to get resources for your community, there has to be an accurate count,”

he said.

When asked about the stigma Brinson mentioned, Levingston said he wanted to reassure residents that the data the Census Bureau collects wouldn’t be misused. “[There is a belief] that the information is going to be used by law enforcement against them, but the census doesn’t share data,” he said.

In a later public speech, Levingston framed participation in the census as a way to make a difference.

“We always talk, ‘North Side has this, North Side has that,’” he said. “So stand up and be counted. Numbers matter.”

Hodges said he appreciated being part of an event where people in the community could watch the All-Star Weekend, since he was all too aware that a United Center ticket was out of the price range of most residents.

The event also gave an opportunity for coalition members to spotlight their services.

Family Guidance Centers, which is based near the former Cabrini-Green public housing development site and has several locations on the South Side and the suburbs,

ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer

Volunteers and guests from the Family Guidance Centers, Inc. take photos together and hang out grab bags to attendees on Saturday, Feb. 15, during an NBA All-Star viewing party and Census Jumpoff at Collins Academy High School in Chicago. Autumn Williams, left, of Chicago, fills out a census information form with volunteer Pam Sanders, of Chicago offers mental health services, including substance abuse treatment. Emily Youngblood, one of the organization’s volunteers, said that census has a direct impact on what they do, since state and federal funding is allocated based on need, and undercounting in the census can lead to decline in funding.

“Nonprofit organizations, community organizations, they run on government money, and [the governments] only give what they

think you need,” she said.

Patricia Williams, a case manager at Family Guidance Centers, said that the watch party helped them get the word out about their own services.

“We talked to over 60 people,” she said, adding that “because they have family members and friends who aren’t here,” she hopes the information would reach even more people.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS F/K/A BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SAXON ASSET SECURITIES TRUST 20004, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2000-4 Plaintiff, -v.FRANCIS JULIEN, ETHEL JULIEN A/K/A ETHEL HOLLOWAY Defendants 18 CH 16085 1501 N. PARKSIDE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 12, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 13, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1501 N. PARKSIDE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-05-207-0170000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $166,764.59.

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit

which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g1).

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

For information, Alexander Potestivo, POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 263-0003.

Please refer to file number 112866.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago IL, 60606 312-263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw. com Attorney File No. 112866 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 18 CH 16085 TJSC#: 39-8134 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.

Case # 18 CH 16085 I3144227 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, NA; Plaintiff, vs.

EDWARD JAMES; BEVERLY A. TABOR; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 16 CH 12553 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 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. 16-05-412-007-0000.

Commonly known as 1039 North Menard Avenue, Chicago, IL 60651.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family resi-

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dence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 18-019962 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3143966

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 18, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 19, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 725 NORTH DRAKE AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60624 Property Index No. 16-11-201-0170000 The real estate is improved with a two unit building with a detached two car garage.

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g1).

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

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088.

THE JUDICIAL SALES

CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 256758 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2019 CH 04670 TJSC#: 39-8104 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.

Case # 2019 CH 04670 I3144852

AUTHORITY, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. Defendants 2018 CH 15103 5149 W FULTON ST CHICAGO, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 10, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 16, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5149 W FULTON ST, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-09-406-0020000 The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse.

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR

(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-12520 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 15103 TJSC#: 40-737 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.

Case # 2018 CH 15103 I3145069

is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g) (4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-01482 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 08528 TJSC#: 39-8155 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.

Case # 2019 CH 08528 I3145086

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-HE3; Plaintiff, vs.

HILDRED SATTERFIELD; CALVIN BOBO; CITY OF CHICAGO; JOHN LYDON AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF CALVIN BOBO; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CALVIN BOBO; UNKNOWN OWNERS GENERALLY AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 6071 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 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. 16-15-105-004-0000.

Commonly known as 4647 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60644.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Anthony Porto at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 150 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 2360077. SPS000182-19FC1a INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3144663 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE MONEY SOURCE INC Plaintiff, -v.CRYSTAL BOWNS, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 2019 CH 04670 725 NORTH DRAKE AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60624 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR CARISBROOK ASSET HOLDING TRUST; Plaintiff, vs.

MARTHA B. BOWEN AKA MARTHA BOWEN; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 9324 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, March 20, 2020 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. 16-04-126-021-0000.

Commonly known as 5401 West Potomac Avenue, Chicago, IL 60651.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Law Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455. W19-0567 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3144921 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER Plaintiff, -v.MARC WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIZATION TRUST SERIES 2005-A15 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-O Plaintiff, -v.ESTELA ROSALES Defendants 2019 CH 08528 2146 N. HAMLIN AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60647 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 17, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 19, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2146 N. HAMLIN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60647 Property Index No. 13-35-118025-0000 The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence.

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

No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.LARRY BEDINGFIELD, NORMA BEDINGFIELD, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2019 CH 07873 5445 W AUGUSTA BLVD CHICAGO, IL 60651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 13, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 19, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5445 W AUGUSTA BLVD, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-04-317007-0000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g) (4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common

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interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc. com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-05847 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 07873 TJSC#: 39-7452 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.

Case # 2019 CH 07873 I3145091

MERRICK PARK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 19 CH 08119 5424 W. FERDINAND ST. #102 CHICAGO, IL 60644 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 17, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 30, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5424 W. FERDINAND ST. #102, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-09-118-0401001 The real estate is improved with a residential condominium.

The judgment amount was $56,301.41.

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a

mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g1).

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

For information, HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 4221719. Please refer to file number 382716.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR IL, 62523 217-422-1719 Fax #: 217-422-1754 E-Mail: CookPleadings@hsbattys. com Attorney File No. 382716 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 19 CH 08119 TJSC#: 39-8016 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.

Case # 19 CH 08119 I3142244

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 27, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 30, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1818 NORTH HONORE STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60622 Property Index No. 14-31-410-0230000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $785,307.26.

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g1).

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

For information, The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL, 60015

(847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm 3pm.. Please refer to file number 18-087497.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 18-087497 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 18 CH 13381 TJSC#: 40-9 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.

Case # 18 CH 13381 I3145063

representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency

(driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-05709 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 07377 TJSC#: 39-7605 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.

Case # 2019 CH 07377 I3145633

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II INC. MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-AR4 Plaintiff, -v.BOGUSLAW KASPROWICZ, IWONA KASPROWICZ, CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED APRIL 4, 2005 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 134142, FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AS RECEIVER FOR WASHINGTON FEDERAL BANK FOR SAVINGS Defendants 18 CH 13381 1818 NORTH HONORE STREET CHICAGO, IL 60622 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.BRIDGET RANDLE, FIRST FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JOE N. RANDLE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LUCY RANDLE, DAMON RITENHOUSE, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR LUCY RANDLE (DECEASED) AND JOE N. RANDLE (DECEASED) Defendants 2019 CH 07377 5019 W GLADYS AVE #C CHICAGO, IL 60644 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, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 31, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 5019 W GLADYS AVE #C, CHICAGO, IL 60644 Property Index No. 16-16-214-1850000 The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

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