Case builds for federal probe of City Hall

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Chicago mourns woman killed by cop as lawyer’s deception and mayor’s influence raise new concerns
By Erick Johnson
A city attorney hides information in court
then quits after being exposed. The mayor’s
overwhelming power and influence in police
matters draw concerns, despite new reforms
to improve fairness and transparency. More
lawsuits from controversial police killings
have been filed. The problems continue to
grow, and in the Black community where
anger has been pervasive for weeks, the patience of many is wearing thin.
With new incidents rocking Mayor Rahm
Emanuel’s administration, the possibility of
an expanded federal probe into City Hall is
growing. As problems mount for the mayor,
funeral homes in the Black community are
busy preparing victims of police shootings for
burial.
One of the victims, Bettie Jones, was laid to
rest on Wednesday after a two-hour funeral at
New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist
Church on the city’s West Side. Prior to the
funeral, a steady stream of mourners viewed
Jones’ body during the wake. She was buried
in a red casket, in an elegant red dress with a
tiara and scepter in her hand. Her children
wore red as well, their mother’s favorite color.
When it was time to close the casket for
the final time, one of her daughters,
LaTonya, began to wail as she repeatedly
yelled, “Mommy.” Her cries echoed
throughout the ornate sanctuary while
many wiped away tears during an intense
service that was filled with sadness and
anger.
“My mama didn’t deserve this,” Latonya
cried. “The day after Christmas, the police
took my mama from us for no reason. All
she tried to do was help them and this is
how she gets repaid? We’re hurting right
now, we’re crying because of these police.”
Chicago’s Black clergy, community leaders
and activists were among the 250 mourners
to bid farewell to Jones, a beloved matriarch
(Continued on page 2)
PALLBEARERS CARRY THE casket after the funeral of Bettie Jones, who was killed
by a Chicago police officer Dec. 26. Police said the shooting was accidental, but many
in the Black community do not believe officials. (Photo by Erick Johnson).
Straight from the Streets
A CRUSADER EXCLUSIVE
Why President Obama’s Executive
Orders on guns will not work
By J. Coyden Palmer
Natalie Cole’s special bond
with Chicago is unforgettable
By Raymond Ward
Not all saints have halos, and not all angels have wings
…Author Unknown
If anyone were to ask her opinion, without a doubt Natalie Maria Cole, affection-
ately known as “Sweetie” to her close
friends and relatives, would say that she was
an artist and addict, daughter and mother,
lover and wife, singer and star who through
sheer stubbornness and in Natalie’s words,
“the grace of God,” managed to forge a career, marry and produce what she felt was
her greatest accomplishment, her son
Robert Adam Yancy.
During a career which spanned more than
forty years, Natalie Cole recorded 22 albums, sold more than 30 million world(Continued on page 19)
In the first of a two-part Crusader Exclusive, a person with knowledge of how guns
get to Chicago streets to be used illegally
spills the beans on how it is done, who is involved and explains why all gun control legislation is fruitless.
When President Obama announced this
week he would be taking executive action
on gun control, skeptics questioned how
effective the changes would be in the real
world. One person with first-hand knowledge of how illegal guns end up on the
streets in Chicago, because he was involved
in the illegal drug trade for a number of
years, says Obama’s actions will do nothing
to stop shootings in Chicago or anywhere
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Dee Hall (not his real name) was sentenced to 10 years in prison for a drug
case. He spent nearly five years in Cook
County jail fighting the case before copping a plea and serving seven months in a
downstate prison. Now legitimately employed, Hall said during his time as a drug
dealer, he often did business with those in
the illegal gun trafficking business. Police
say guns used in the majority of Chicago
shootings and murders come from illegal
traffickers.
“My knowledge comes from running the
streets. The drug and gun side, they work
hand-in-hand on the same corners. The
workers on your corners selling the drugs
need to protect themselves and you run into people who legally go and get guns and
then they sell them on the streets after reporting them stolen,” Hall said. “They
shave off all of the serial numbers so the
police can’t identify them. I was dealing
with a guy from down south that was selling fully automatic Mac-10’s. He even
showed us how to put silencers on them
and he was selling them brand new. Buy(Continued on page 3)
NEWS
Hardiman switches to write-in for County Clerk’s race
Plans to run as a
write-in candidate
By Chinta Strausberg
Activist Tio Hardiman last
Thursday confirmed he has
dropped out of the Cook County
Clerk of the Circuit Court race
but plans to win as a Democratic
write-in.
“I am running as a write-in,”
said Hardiman even though he
submitted 11,800 signatures, of
which he needed 5,365 good signatures. He admits his numbers
were not the best; however, he is
still bristling over Alderman
Michelle Harris (8th Ward) allegedly challenging his petitions.
“I don’t feel good about it,” said
Hardiman. “I met with Alderman
Harris before and she told me she
did not want to go to battle with
me. She kind of deceived me by
challenging my petitions.
“When you look at Alderman
Harris, you’re looking at Rahm
Emanuel. Dorothy Brown hasn’t
done anything to anybody,”
Hardiman said.
“I hope I go down in history as
the first write-in candidate to win
that office, and I am going all the
way.”
Last March, Hardiman ran for
governor and received close to 30
percent of the state’s vote winning
30 counties downstate.We racked
up 125,500 votes. “It was the
first time I ran. It made me a viable candidate,” said Hardiman.
“I am a real champion for the
people. I wasn’t surprised that the
machine challenged me. They
make it so hard (and) impossible
for people like me to run. I have
no solid respect for her because
she didn’t keep her word to me.”
Hardiman said Harris can’t deny she challenged his petitions
because “Her daughter and her
family members were checking
my signatures. Harris is an extension of Emanuel and everything
wrong with the city of Chicago.
She was indirectly involved in the
cover-up of the Laquan McDonald case because she didn’t speak
up. The last thing we need is a
Rahm Emanuel-controlled Cook
County Circuit Clerk Court.”
Efforts to reach Alderman Harris failed and Clerk Brown failed.
Harry
C. Alford
Tio Hardiman
When contacted, former Alderman Shirley Coleman, who is also running against incumbent
Dorothy Brown, said she too is
being challenged by Harris and
does not know her petition status.
(Continued from page 1)
who died after she was gunned
down by a Chicago Police officer
on Dec. 26.
Police were called to the home of
Quintonio LeGrier, a 19-year-old
college student who was allegedly
holding a bat when police arrived.
Police killed LeGrier, but they also
killed Jones, a friendly neighbor
who lived on the first floor of the
building. She opened the door for
police, who then shot the 55-yearold mother. Jones died as she was
wheeled into Loretto Hospital.
While police called Jones’ death
an accident, many in the Black
community don’t believe the claim.
On Tuesday, the family of Jones
filed a wrongful death lawsuit
against the city and Chicago police.
On Dec. 28, LeGrier’s family filed a
similar lawsuit accusing the officers
of using “excessive and unreasonable force.”
On Dec. 8, the father of Phillip
Coleman also filed a wrongful
death lawsuit accusing Chicago police of using unjustifiable force
when they tasered his son 18 times
before dragging his unconscious
body out of a cell at Cook County
Jail.
The lawsuits add more heat for
Emanuel, who has been the target
of repeated calls for his resignation
by protesters. The demands have
been made since last November
when the city released the dash-cam
video showing Officer Jason Van
Dyke shooting 17-year-old Laquan
McDonald 16 times.
The McDonald case helped spark
the U.S. Justice Department to
launch an investigation into the
Chicago Police department in December to determine if the force has
engaged in a “pattern of practices”
against civilians.
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Since the announcement, Black
religious and civil rights leaders have
called on U.S. Attorney General
Loretta Lynch to expand the probe
to City Hall and the agency that investigates police shootings: the Independent Police Review Authority
(IPRA). Lynch has yet to respond
to the calls.
Those calls grew louder on Monday, Jan. 4 when U.S. District Judge
Edmond Chang overturned a jury’s
verdict that cleared Chicago Police
Officers Raoul Mosqueda and
Gildardo Sierra. The two killed
Darius Pinex during a traffic stop in
2011. Chang ordered a new trial for
the officers after ruling that Senior
Corporation Counsel Jordan Marsh
“intentionally concealed” crucial
evidence and then misled the court
about his reasons for doing it.
The evidence was a recording of a
radio dispatch that gave a description of a different Oldsmobile Aurora that did not match Pinex’s car
and was not wanted in connection
with a shooting. Marsh said he
didn’t learn about the recording until a week before the trial began.
When the judge asked Marsh why
he did not disclose the existence of
the recording as soon as he found
about it, Marsh backpedaled, saying
it hadn’t crossed his mind that the
evidence would be helpful to the
plaintiffs.
The judge also found that Marsh’s
co-counsel, city attorney Thomas
Aumann, failed to make a reasonable effort to find the dispatch
recording during the pre-trial or discovery process.
As a result of Marsh’s deception,
the judge imposed sanctions against
the city and ordered them to pay
the plaintiff’s hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorney fees before the new trial begins. Hours af-
SATURDAY, January 9, 2016
ter the judge’s ruling, both Marsh
and Aumman resigned.
Like the McDonald case, there is
growing concern that there may be
other instances in the city’s lethal
force cases. On Monday, Emanuel,
at first, laughed after he was asked
should the DOJ federal probe be expanded to the city’s legal department. When asked again, the mayor
said an expanded probe is not needed as reforms are being made to improve oversight of cases.
Despite Emanuel’s reforms, many
in the Black community still believe
Emanuel should resign or the DOJ
should expand its probe as the first
step to cleaning up City Hall. For
the city to truly heal and achieve real
transparency, the city’s deeds must be
exposed and dealt with.
There are also concerns about the
mayor’s power and influence in
IPRA and other matters involving
the city. Many remain weary that the
mayor continues to handpick appointments at IPRA and other city
boards amid public distrust of his
leadership and political ambitions.
At an IPRA press conference, reporters pressed acting head, Sharon
Fairley, with questions about IPRA’s
independence from the mayor’s influence, but she gave little assurance
that the agency would operate on its
own. Out of nearly 400 cases, IPRA
has disciplined only two officers for
misconduct.
“IPRA is not independent, and
that’s part of the problem,” said Arlene Coleman, president of the 101year-old Cook County Bar Association, the oldest African-American
bar association in the U.S. “The
mayor has authority to approve people to that board. There’s never been
an effort to seek recommendations
to the board; there is the disconnect.”
Melvin Brooks, an attorney and
member of the Cook County Bar
Association, agreed.
“Historically, IPRA has been a rubber stamp when it comes to disciplining police officers. I think it’s
good that there’s going to be change.
But, there have been changes before,
and you get all these promises and
what happens is we continue the cycle. I hope that’s not the case this
time around.”
The organization held a press conference on Monday to outline its
10–point plan for criminal justice reform in Chicago. The organization
also hosted a community town hall
meeting at Trinity United Church of
Christ on Thursday to address police
shootings.
MEMBERS OF THE Cook County Bar Association hold a press conference in Chicago, where they expressed concern about the ability of the Independent Police Review Authority to maintain its independence and ability to investigate police shootings in the city. (Photo by Erick Johnson).
Blacks Must control their own coMMunity
NEWS
New Year brings new laws to Illinois
By J. Coyden Palmer
Each year, the state enacts new
laws that have been passed the
previous year. With the new year,
Illinoians are faced with an onslaught of new laws that became
effective January 1. A total of 237
new laws ranging from crime to
protocols for concussions in youth
sports are now on the books. The
Crusader has highlighted a few of
the important, confusing and
some just downright quirky laws.
Traffic Ticket Increase
Because law enforcement agencies around the state will now
equip more officers with body
cameras, a $5 increase in moving
violation fines for drivers has been
added. The monies will be used to
pay for the body cameras, which
cost about $300 a piece plus a $55
a month storage fee for the data
that is recorded. Mayor Emanuel
has vowed to add more cameras to
the Chicago Police Department in
the wake of all of the violent encounters between police and citizens in the last year. The fee increase does not apply to parking,
pedestrian or paperwork violations.
Carbon Monoxide Detectors
in Schools
In response to an incident that
occurred at a southwest suburban
school last year, all schools are now
required to have carbon monoxide
detectors. Already required in residential buildings, school districts
across the state are scrambling to
install the devices in their facilities
to comply with the new code. On
October 30 of last year, nearly
100 kids at a grammar school on
the North Side were rushed to the
hospital after becoming sick from carbon monoxide fumes. On December
3, another 70 students from Horace
Mann on the South Side suffered the
same fate. In response to these and other incidents around the Chicago area,
Governor Bruce Rauner signed the
bill into law. A spokesperson for
Chicago Public Schools said all
school buildings are in compliance
with the law and credited the
alarms at Mann for warning administrators to a problem caused
by a heating furnace. Over 5,000
detectors have been deployed district-wide, according to CPS.
Concussions and High
School Athletes
The state has instituted several
new laws in an attempt to cut
down and better understand concussion injuries among high
school athletes. Concussions have
become the greatest medical concern in all of youth sports with
soccer, football, wrestling, hockey
and cheerleading having the most
incidents among athletes. Now,
coaches, referees and administra-
HarryBruce
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Governor
Rauner
tors are required to be educated
on how to notice possible concussion symptoms. In addition, referees in some sports have the authority to remove a player from
the game if they suspect a concussion. The Illinois High School Association, which governs high
school sports in the state, has been
requiring referees to report possible concussions for nearly three
years during games. But critics
have said that many athletes sustain the injury, which is caused by
a severe jarring of the brain inside
the skull, during practices, thus
the reason for the State’s actions in
educating coaches.
Fake 9-1-1- calls are Costly
People who think it is a joke to
prank a 911 call will now find it
no laughing matter in Illinois. If
found guilty of this crime you can
be fined up to $10,000. The law
was implemented in response to
incidents nationwide after people
have pranked law enforcement
agencies in an activity known as
“Swatting.” The dangerous activity has prompted S.W.A.T teams
and bomb squads to be sent out
on many false calls. The crime
takes away resources from real
emergencies said a spokesperson
for the Illinois State Police and
puts the public in danger as officers respond to these calls at a priority speed.
Animal Cruelty Law
Expanded
Our four-legged friends are getting more protection in 2016.
Leaving a pet in extreme conditions like heat or cold for an extended period of time that puts
the animal in danger could now
net you a fine. The new law is
more specific and allows authorities to arrest owners who leave
pets in hot, unattended cars or
out in the cold. It is now a Class A
misdemeanor. Animal control officers in Cook County say they
have seen an increase in people
leaving their pets in extreme conditions in recent years.
Why Obama’s Executive Orders on guns will not work
ing on the street you pay a higher
premium but I always bought my
guns brand new so that I knew they
didn’t have any bodies (murders) on
them.”
Originally from the West Side, Hall
used to have a valid FOID card,
which is required to purchase a gun
legally in Illinois. He said there were
very few limitations to what he could
have gotten his hands on legally or illegally. He said the main states supplying Chicago’s streets with guns are
Mississippi, Georgia and Indiana.
“If they have family members in
other states, they can also transport
guns to Chicago. And you also can
get guns from people in the military
with access to weapons and every
once in a while people get lucky when
they ‘hit the tracks’,” explained Hall.
“Hitting the tracks” is when a group
of individuals rob freight cars parked
in train yards in the Chicago area.
Last June, two men, Warren Gates
and Alexander Peebles, were hit with
federal charges after an April caper
they were allegedly involved in, which
111 semi-automatic guns were stolen
from a Ruger cargo train car parked in
a rail yard at 8000 S. Chicago Avenue
on April 2. Six of the guns stolen that
day were later recovered in other unrelated crimes.
Hall said some people with valid
FOID cards will not buy guns anymore because laws have been passed
that crackdown on “straw purchases.” But he said every time there is a
law passed, the streets just adjust their
tactics and within a day or two business is back up again.
“So what we’re seeing now are peo-
ple with FOID cards, not buying the
guns, but they are buying the bullets
because you need a valid FOID card
to buy those in Illinois,” said Hall
with a casual laugh. “That way the
straw purchasers stay in business.
The laws actually made it safer for
straw purchasers because a gun
could be traced back to them, bullets
can’t. You see what I’m saying nothing
can really be done with these gun
control laws they keep passing.”
Hall also said dope addicts with
valid FOID cards often are used to
buy the weapons. Although illegal, serial numbers are usually filed off or the
barrel of the gun is altered to throw off
the ballistics tests if the gun is ever recovered by police.
Hall said another way people get illegal guns is through unscrupulous, rogue
gun dealers in the area. If a licensed
firearms dealer is ever caught selling
guns illegally, they could face a long
prison sentence. But Hall said there are
some dealers who will risk it all.
“Every gun store owner is not 100%
legit,” Hall said. “Black people don’t
have access to the manufacturers. So it
takes someone behind the counter or
behind the scenes to get some of these
guns. It’s the same thing with the drug
trade. We don’t have access to heroin
or cocaine but it gets here.”
Hall said he commends the President for trying to do something about
gun violence but believes it is now too
little, too late. He said the time for action was when he first got in office
and when Democrats had control of
Congress. He said Obama has not
done much for his home state and he
is disappointed in the President because he does not understand how
the streets work.
“I hate to say it, but what he did
the other day is not going to be too
effective,” said Hall who has a bachelor’s degree from a state university.
“Some of the stuff is going to be
ruled unconstitutional; the mental
health component will be challenged because it is dealing with people’s private medical records. He’s going to get blocked because he is
going up against major corporations
that have been supplying this company with billions of dollars a year
for decades. You think they want to
put tighter restrictions on guns?”
Hall himself says he is active now
in the options exchange and one of
the stocks he is constantly investing
in is Smith & Wesson and other gun
manufacturers. He said the African
American community has been so
uneducated on guns that they are
missing out on profiting from the
legal sales of them. On the day of
President Obama’s executive order, stock in Smith and Wesson
rose two percent.
In part II, Hall discusses what
the President can do to be more
effective on this issue, how the
Black community needs better education on guns and offers his
own solutions to the city’s gun violence.
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EDITORIAL
EDITORIAL
WE MUST FIGHT
ON TWO FRONTS
One thing is certain as we examine our lives on this planet,
and that is the fact that we very seldom face just one dilemma.
Often, our challenges are more complex than that. And as it is
true in our individual lives, it is also true in our communities.
The Black community in America is facing a conundrum; we
are battling enemies from without AND within. If we don’t
address both external and internal foes, we will not win. Life
needs balance; focusing on one issue at the exclusion of the
other is an unbalanced approach. If there is to be a victory in
this case, it would be a pyrrhic one at best. We would succeed
on the one hand and go down in flames on the other.
Though the Black community does face many challenges,
there are two that are demanding the lion’s share of attention
right now: the police, and by extension, the establishment, is
killing our people with seeming impunity. Anytime a police
officer can gun down, in cold blood, a twelve-year-old boy
who brandished a toy gun without the officer getting serious
consequences bodes ill for the Black community. Looking
back, police murders of Blacks and other minorities have occurred thousands of times during the last 10 years.
Conversely, Black gangsters are killing themselves and others
in large numbers. This problem is just as serious as the one
wherein rogue law enforcement officers are seemingly on the
attack. Because of our notions of white supremacy and because
of the power dynamic between Black and white people, we
sometimes tend to focus more on the Black lives lost at the
hands of white oppressors than we do on Black oppressors. It is
ironic, therefore, that while we march and demand others to
take note that “Black Lives Matter,” we are ignoring the carnage that is going on in our communities right under our
noses. Indeed, Black lives seem to matter only some of the
time, especially where whites are involved.
Herein lies the conundrum: if the community is successful in
its opposition to oppression by law enforcement with the objective of taking some of the teeth out of the sting of rogue
cops, Black gangster oppressors will probably become more
emboldened because they know that the eyes of the community are focused on white oppression. This might give them the
freedom they need in order to increase their attack on a now
vulnerable community that cannot necessarily rely on establishment law authority who are now under the microscope of
scathing public opinion. In a case such as this, who will the
community turn to when Black people are robbed, killed,
raped or otherwise manhandled by their own?
There has been a reorganization of the Black gangster
arrangement in the Black community. Gangs have become decentralized. It is not how it was in the old days wherein one
could rely on a Larry Hoover or a Jeff Fort to control the ranks.
Today, gangs have split into factions and neighborhoods, i.e.,
block by block, and this is now the defining element as to what
“gang” a person belongs. There is no central authority that can
reign in the rogues. Because of this, things might become even
worse than the situation wherein a 9-year-old boy in Chicago
was recently targeted for assassination allegedly because of actions attributed to his gang-affiliated dad.
The bottom line is that we will have to simultaneously fight
on two fronts against both the enemies from within and those
external to the community if the community is to survive and
thrive. We must march as vigorously against Black gangster
thugs preying on the community as we do against white, uniformed thugs with the authority to kill. Any other approach
would be unbalanced, and the consequences would be deleterious. A luta continua.
It was just over a month ago
when young people across Chicago
were providing hope that they were
the answer to taking on the system.
The starting point of the Black Friday protest drew a lot of praise
from Black people of all ages and
many income levels. It looked like
injustices weren’t going to be
silently accepted any more by the
Black community. It also looked
like someone besides Rev. Jesse
Jackson or Fr. Michael Pfleger
could rally the troops. No doubt it
had to be pretty heady for the millennials, who suddenly could see
themselves on CNN or the front
page of a newspaper a thousand
miles away.
In the last couple of weeks, unfortunately, we have seen what
usually happens to movements
that start out strong but don’t have
a long-term strategic mission. Instead of several groups continuing
to move ahead in unison, we got
different groups making different
demands but using the same protest or as they call them disruptions. So, for people looking to
connect with or support the movement they found themselves confused by what the movement was.
Rather than appearing as a welloiled machine as it initially did,
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Can the
“movement”
be revived?
Dear Editor:
now it looks more like a collection
of parts waiting to be assembled.
I truly hope, but am not sure it
can be revived. One young man
seems to have emerged as a spokesperson for the collective. He was
given a platform at Mosque Maryam to explain what this movement
is about, but not much about how
others can be supportive.
These young people should be
persistent in attempting to get the
mayor to resign. They also need to
be realistic and accept they need
more than protests, disruptions
and traffic tie-ups to achieve such a
lofty goal. They need the support
of the people they claim are out of
touch or have sold out-Black Baby
Boomers.
The protests have attracted a
sprinkling of boomers, but more
would be involved, in my opinion,
if the demonstration organizers
struck a more conciliatory tone toward the elders and sought their
advice. What is happening in Chicago is very similar to actions of the
Civil Rights movement – an era
most, if not all Black boomers, are
far more familiar with than the
teens and 20-somethings heading
up protests. I think the advice and
support we can lend will be close to
invaluable. They call us elders and
because the elders want to help
doesn’t mean we are interested in
taking away their leadership. At the
root of it, they are our children and
grandchildren and we only want
them to succeed.
Earl Washington
More Tasers
aren’t the
answer
Dear Editor:
I see our mayor has come up
with yet another ingenious plan
to improve the city. Now, instead
of having and covering up Chicago cops shooting people to death,
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COMMENTARY
It is Time to Deal with Concussions
Beyond the Rhetoric
By Harry C. Alford
First let me make a recommendation. You all should see the current
movie “Concussion.” Actor Will
Smith will probably get an Oscar
for his role. He plays Dr. Bennet
Omalu who links mental illness to
football. His claim is that a high
number of football players experience concussions and a noticeable
number of them end up with mental disorders and extreme depression.
He coined the term for this prognosis – Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). He obtained
support from other doctors and submitted his finding to a prestigious
medical journal. It was accepted.
That is when the National Football
League found out about his research
and all hell broke loose.
The NFL tried to discredit him.
They hounded him and his wife.
They actually had the FBI harass
him and one of his partners. Then
they pushed him out of Pittsburgh.
Nearly broken, he left for California.
But his study could not be refuted
and the general public, as well as
football players started speaking up.
The movie has a happy ending.
Harry C.
C. Alford
Alford
Harry
The first football player to catch the
attention of Dr. Omalu was Mike
Webster. I first met Mike on the University of Wisconsin campus. It was
my senior year and Mike was a
freshman center. Freshmen could
not play varsity athletics at the time
so Mike and the other freshmen
were “practice bait” for the upper
classmen. I love football; which is
what led me to be a football player.
Mike was probably born to play
football. We were impressed by this
freshman who could handle the
best of us during scrimmaging. We
weren’t wrong. Mike went on to
star for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He
was selected to the Pro Bowl every
year he played and at the end he
walked into the Football Hall of
Fame. Such a great rise to fame followed by a lifetime of sorrow and
tragedy.
After football something started
happening. People figured he had
lost his mind – homeless, living in a
vehicle, drugs and liquor. “Strong
Mike” eventually died with most
people in Pittsburgh assuming
steroids was the cause. It was not!
Dr. Omalu performed the autopsy
and discovered the reason. His
brain was a total mess. Finally, he
surmised it was due to the violence
to the head for ten straight years.
He went on to prove this and that
for two other Pittsburgh Steelers.
Concussions were common within my football experience. During
my high school days, I guess I delivered a few of them to opposing
teams. In college, I received a few
light ones and one big one that put
me into the hospital. Team doctors
were in denial as well as the coaches.
The coaches would conclude “he
got his bell rung.” They would
overlook the possibility of serious
long-term harm. “Learn to endure
pain” was the mantra of one of my
high school coaches.
When the pressure of the NFL
Players Association (union) led into
a class action lawsuit, the NFL finally caved in. More than 5,000 current and former NFL players joined
in the action. It was settled and players and veterans are now being compensated. After years of denying it,
the NFL finally admitted that there
is truth in Dr. Omalu’s study. The
sham was exposed when Dave
Duerson, NFL Hall of Fame and an
NFL executive, which made him a
corporate insider, committed suicide. On his night stand he left a letter which explained his deep depression and conclusion that something
was wrong with him. He donated
his brain for analysis.
The great Hall of Fame running
back, Tony Dorsett, talks about his
experience. Without warning he
will lash out at family members and
get violent. He states, “When there
is a family get together and I show
up my two daughters gather their
children and leave.” He can’t stop
these explosions and he is terribly
depressed about it.
OK. So now we all believe that the
problem exists. The NFL has created a process known as “Concussion
Protocol.” No one disputes the
problem. But yet, there appears to
be no effort being made to solve the
problem.
There must be a wellfunded and
organized effort to find a cure and a
prevention. The key to prevention
lies in the football helmet. We must
find a way to make it shock proof.
The brain has no padding around it.
Sudden shock makes it move
around bouncing into the scull. The
accumulation of such shock alters
our mind. There are plenty of us
walking around and may be in danger. Remember the effects don’t
show until later. I pray that I don’t
emulate others like Tony Dorsett.
Even worse, like my college buddy
Mike Webster. There were two other
teammates of mine that went out in
similar fashion.
Let’s find the road to prevention.
The sooner, the better.
Mr. Alford is the President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®. Website: www.
nationalbcc.org Email: [email protected]
The Real Objection to Paying College Athletes
By George E. Curry
George Curry
Media Columnist
As the University of Alabama
football team prepares to line up
against Clemson University Jan. 11
in Glendale, Ariz. to decide the national collegiate championship, it’s
worth noting that the Crimson
Tide wouldn’t be “rolling” in success and the money that accompanies it without its Black players, led
by 2015 Heisman Trophy Winner
Derrick Henry.
According to the New York
Times, in 2003, the University of
Alabama’s athletic budget was $37
million. Today, it is more than four
times that - $153 million. Nick Saban, Bama’s head coach, receives a
salary of $7 million a year. The university gets $9 million this year in
licensing fees alone, a figure that
will total $103 million through
the 2024-25 season. Learfield
Sports guarantees Alabama up to
$14 million a year for multimedia
rights, including programs and
game-day radio headsets.
Bryantnny Stadium in Tuscaloosa has been expanded twice to
reach 101,821 seats and 31,000
people are on the waiting list for
season tickets. There is also a long
line of companies waiting and
willing to pay six-figures for a luxury suite.
The Tide is rolling in cash.
Having grown up in Tuscaloosa,
I know all too well that until Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace
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George E. Curry
was forced to end his “stand in the
schoolhouse door” at the university
in 1963 and allow two Black students - Vivian Malone and James
Hood — to enroll, Blacks could do
menial work at the Capstone, but
could not attend classes or serve on
the faculty or as administrators.
In 1955, the United States Supreme Court ordered the University
of Alabama to admit its first
African American, Autherine Lucy,
who was represented by future
Supreme Court Justice Thurgood
Marshall. On Friday, February 3,
1956, Lucy enrolled as a graduate
student in library science. The uni-
versity barred her from using the
dining hall and living in the student
dormitories on campus.
On the following Monday, whites
rioted and Lucy was suspended,
supposedly for safety reasons. Federal courts ordered her reinstated on
Feb. 29, but she was expelled on the
grounds that she had slandered the
university.
After Malone’s forced admittance,
Blacks began attending the University of Alabama in greater numbers.
Blacks are star athletes at ‘Bama and
a couple have served as president of
the student body, which is 81.6 percent white.
But the University is no different
from other major white universities
that exploit its athletes for financial
reasons. According to the NCAA,
most of the football and basketball
players at the university level are
African Americans.
The Washington Post recently reported: “With the money made
from college sports increasing every
year, the way colleges treat their athletes has become controversial.
“That’s because college sports is a
tremendously lucrative business for
everyone but the athletes. The National College Athletic Association
(NCAA) will receive $7.3 billion
from ESPN for the right to broadcast the seven games of the College
Football Playoffs (CFP) between
2014 and 2026, and $11 billion
from CBS and Turner Sports to
broadcast “March Madness” over
the next 14 years.
“Individual colleges also make out
Blacks Must control their owcoMMunity
well: The University of Kentucky’s
men’s basketball team’s trip to the Final Four this year, for example,
brought more than $8 million in revenue to the universities of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Each of
the ‘Big 5’ conferences will make an
estimated $50 million from the college football playoffs this year.
“And none of this counts the money made from concessions, merchandise and licensing fees.” The collegiate merchandise market reportedly
takes in $4.6 billion each year.
The most disturbing part of the
Post article was not that majority
white universities are profiting from
the sweat of Black athletes - that’s
been obvious for years. What’s insulting is the reason most people object
to college athletes being able to share
in the financial gains they make possible.
The newspaper stated: “In a statistical analysis that controlled for a host
of other influences, we found this:
Negative racial views about Blacks
were the single most important predictor of white opposition to paying
college athletes.
“The more negatively a white respondent felt about Blacks, the more
they opposed paying college athletes.”
Are you shocked?
So was I. And it’s hard to shock me,
an African American who grew up
in segregated Tuscaloosa in the shadows of the University of Alabama.
The Post story said, “In every survey to date, Blacks are far more likely to support paying college athletes
when compared to whites. For instance, in the 2014 Cooperative
Congressional Election Study (CCES),
53 percent of African Americans backed paying college athletes - more
than doubling the support expressed
by whites (22 percent).”
So when you see rabid - and often
drunk - white fans cheering after another touchdown scored by Alabama’s Derrick Henry or a touchdown
pass thrown by Deshaun Watson,
Clemson’s Black quarterback, in next
Monday night’s championship game,
don’t be misled. They love it as long as
the Black athletes are bringing in millions for the University of Alabama’s
athletic department or the sports
program at Clemson, but the athletes don’t deserve to get much more
beyond their athletic scholarships
for one reason - the color of their
skin.
Sounds like we have not made as
much progress since Autherine
Lucy was forced out of the University of Alabama as we had thought.
George E. Curry is President and
CEO of George Curry Media, LLC.
He is the former editor-in-chief of
Emerge magazine and the National
Newspaper Publishers Association
News Service (NNPA). He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media
coach. Curry can be reached through
his Web site, georgecurry.com. You can
also follow him at twitter.com/currygeorge,George E. Curry Fan Page on
Facebook, and Peri-scope. See previous
columns at http://www.georgecurry.com/columns.
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COMMENTARY
DR. WADE W. NOBLES AT CCICS
Dr. Conrad Worrill, Director/Professor, Carruthers Center for
Inner City Studies (CCICS), located at 700 East Oakwood Blvd,
Chicago, Illinois, 60653, 773268-7500, Fax: 773-268-3835.
E-mail: [email protected], Website: www.neiu.edu/ccics, Twitter:
@CCICS_Chicago.
Dr. Conrad Worrill
On Friday, January 22, 2016,
the Jacob H. Carruthers Center
for Inner City Studies of Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, 700 East Oakwood Boulevard, will present Dr. Wade Nobles
in a lecture on his new book, The
Island of Memes: Haiti’s Unfinished
Revolution. The lecture will be held
in the Donn F. Bailey Legacy Hall
at CCICS. Doors open at 6:00
p.m. and the program begins at
6:30 p.m.
Dr. Nobles is an internationally
acclaimed African centered Psychologist, researcher, educator, and
author. In this regard, Dr. Nobles is
Professor Emeritus in Africana
Studies and Black Psychology at
San Francisco State University and
is a founding member and past
president (1994-95) of the Association of Black Psychologists. He is
also the founding Executive Director of the Institute for the Advanced Study of Black Family Life
and Culture, based in Oakland,
California, where he has spent
over forty years researching, documenting, publishing, designing,
and implementing African Centered service and training programs. He has served as a visiting
professor in Salvador de Bahia and
Sao Paulo in Brazil.
Additionally, Dr. Nobles is the
author of over one hundred articles, chapters, research reports,
and books, and is the co-author
of the seminal article in Black
Psychology, “Voodoo or IQ: An
Introduction to African Psychology.” He is also the author of
African Psychology Toward Its
Reclamation, Reascension, and Revitalization: Seeking the Sakha
Foundational Writings in African
Psycho- logy, an anthology of over
thirty years of African centered
research.
Dr. Nobles, in discussing his latest book, The Island of Memes:
Haiti’s Unfinished Revolution, will
address the following questions:
What is the significance of the
Haitian Revolution for all humanity? What is the condition of
African people throughout the
world? How do we heal shattered
consciousness and fractured identity? What role will African people
play in the future?
Dr. Nobles explains that “this
work is guided by the additional
belief that a critical task and challenge of the African-centered
scholar/intellectual is to identify
and promote the interests and image of African and Africa’s children by understanding the past,
present, and future of our human
story through the Africanization
of the epistemological, terminological, aesthetic and hermeneutical groundings of the scientific,
artistic and investigative disclosure.”
Continuing, Dr. Nobles writes
that “Likewise, the African centered psychologist must simultaneously understand the past, present, and future of African and
Africa’s children and center the
analytical, therapeutic process,
and rehabilitative discourse in an
African episteme and praxis.”
In this regard, Dr. Nobles writes
“Using the Haitian Revolution as
a case study exemplar, this manuscript examines Haiti at a critical
period in time to discuss the role
consciousness and identity played
in its liberation struggle and the
formation of nationhood. In asserting itself as an independent
and authentic scientific discipline, Black psychology is utilized, herein, to understand not
only the Haitian mind in conflict
but the African mind struggling
for liberation worldwide.”
In 1985, the late great African
centered scholar, Dr. Jacob H.
Carruthers, wrote the book, The
Irritated Genie: An Essay on the
Haitian Revolution. This African
centered groundbreaking analysis
of the Haitian Revolution has
provided a foundation for Dr.
Nobles in his recent book on the
Haitian Revolution.
Dr. Carruthers wrote that,
“The liberator of Haiti, Jean
Jacques Dessalines, in his speech
accepting the office of Governor
Genera for Life of the newly Independent Black Nation, referring to the possible attempted invasion of Haiti, asserted that
upon their approach…
The irritated genie of Haiti
looming out of the bosom of the sea
Appears, his menacing face rouses
the waves, stirs up storms and his
mighty hand smashes or scatters
their ships.”
Taking this concept from Dr.
Carruthers’ work, Dr. Nobles also explains that “the Haitian Revolution via the energy (spirit) vibrations embedded in the
Irritated Genie.”
I encourage the community to
come out in full force on Friday,
January 22, 2016 at CCICS to
hear this lecture by Dr. Wade
Nobles on his profound book—
The Island of Memes: Haiti’s Unfinished Revolution. Look forward
to seeing you. For further information call 773.268.7500.
COMFORT OR JUSTICE?
By Julianne Malveaux
NNPA Columnist
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
once wrote, “It may be true that
the law cannot make a man love
me, but it can keep him from
lynching me, and I think that’s
pretty important.” Those students who are protesting campus
racism need to keep that quote in
mind as they assert their right to
feel safe and comfortable on
campus. When the protests have
been well defined and include an
end game, such as the University
of Missouri protests that toppled
a President and Chancellor, they
have been effective. When protests broadly address issues like
comfort, they are less successful.
And while it is satisfying to force
a President (or a faculty member
for that matter) to resign, the
conditions of campus life will
not necessarily change because
there is a new leader. Structural
racism is so firmly embedded in
our culture that it will take years,
if not decades, of focused work
and commitment to eliminate it.
Unfortunately, too many are less
dedicated to eliminating institu6
tional racism than they are to
maintaining the status quo. Consider, for example, the rhetoric
during these Republican Presidential debates. Or, consider the
clumsily racist question Supreme
Court Justice Antonin Scalia posed when he asked whether Black
students should attend “lesser
schools” than schools like the
University of Texas.
Student activism was one of the
highlights of 2015. Without waxing nostalgic, though, I’d suggest
that some of these young activists
take a page from the playbook
written in the late 1960s and early
1970s, when protests shut campuses down for weeks. Student
protests led to curriculum review
on some campuses, the development of academic departments
like African American studies and
Ethnic Studies, the addition of
faculty of color, a commitment to
enroll more students of color, and
more. “Back in the day,” we were
far less concerned with “feeling”
comfortable than with being empowered. We wanted change, and
we were willing to fight for it.
And, the change we wanted was
tied to metrics. More scholar-
Dr. Julianne Malveaux
ships, more faculty, more student
admits. Not necessarily more
comfort.
From my perspective discomfort
is a good thing. Discomfort is a
sign that something is wrong.
Clearly there is much that is
wrong on our campuses and in
our nation. Racism is alive and
well, though it shows itself in different forms than it did decades
ago. The signs don’t say “white” or
“colored” anymore. Few “civilized” whites use the n— word,
but expletives are hardly necessary
when there is a coded language of
exclusion.
Too many of us prefer complacency to discomfort. We prefer to
think that everything is fine. Too
many would like to pretend that
inequality and injustice are minor
matters until a headline shakes us
out of complacency – a young
man shot 16 times while he is on
his back, a young woman supposedly hanging herself in a jail cell.
Then there is protest, and anger,
and rage. Still, too little done to
develop a sustainable attack on the
racism that plagues our nation.
Student activists of 2015 could
learn from the sixties’ activists,
and they can also teach “mainstream” leaders twenty-first century organizing techniques. And
across generations, there must be
teaching and learning about complacency and discomfort, about
what change looks like, and about
what people are willing to give up
to get change.
This 2016 election year promises lots of conversation about jus-
tice and change. Some political
leaders will talk of “overregulation,” while others will suggest
that we must pass new laws.
Some will suggest that affirmative
action is no longer necessary,
while others are clear that there
remains unequal access to higher
education. When questions of
law are debated, I find it useful to
consider Dr. King’s view of law –
it won’t make you love me, but it
will keep you from lynching me
and, as he said, “that’s pretty important.” Dr. King described
himself as a “drum major for justice,” not a drum major for comfort. The campus activists who
are raising critical questions are
motivated by justice and cannot
allow themselves to be sidelined
with conversations about comfort. Comfort will always be elusive in a racist society. And that’s a
good thing.
Julianne Malveaux is an author
and economist based in Washington,
DC. Her latest book “Are We Better
Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy” will be released in 2015 and is
available for preorder at www.juliannemalveaux.com
GOSSIPTARY
SOMETHING IS WRONG
AT HALAS HALL
By Ima Gontellit
EDITOR'S NOTE: This column is
published as political satire, street gossip and humor, and therefore should
not be considered as fact but rather as
matter of opinion. None of the items
therein are collected by the news gathering staff of the Crusader Newspaper
Group. Items forwarded to The
Chatterbox are kept confidential unless
otherwise requested by the author in
writing. For submissions please forward to: [email protected]. Original photography and artwork are permitted. Thank you for
reading!
THANKS FOR THE
EMAILS
A special thanks to all of Ima’s
readers that sent her the “Bought
& Sold” flyers that are being circulated in the ‘Hood. Number one
on the list was Rev. Corey Brooks,
also listed was Rev. James Meeks,
Rev. Byron Brazier, Rev. Cong.
-ImaA mediocre Quarterback named
Cutler is resting easy since the
Chicago Bears GM said he is a
shoo in for next season. He threw
Rahm Emanuel
Danny Davis
race. When asked how he secured
support of Black leaders, Rahm
told the Chicago Tribune ‘this is
such a rich question.’ These are
the people that Rahm bought:”
Now mind you this is just the
preachers, Ima will give you a list
of other leaders next week. All I
can say I hope dey got enough to
sell out their own folks. Some of
these names have been at the
trough for many a year, so check
and see if their pants pockets are
dragging the ground. If they
aren’t you know dey sold us out fo
little or nothing.
slated Michelle Harris, but everybody ain’t going for the okeydoke. Some folks are quietly talking about how the Massa is
always pitting US against each
other and dis time it may not
work. Over the weekend Congressman Danny Davis came out
for Dorothy Brown and he may
not be the last one before the dust
settles on the race for Clerk of the
Circuit Court. Chicago is a boiling pot, and it ain’t just about
LaQuan being shot sixteen times.
Folks are sick and tired of the Aldermen and other elected officials playing the voters. Dey are all trying to
distance themselves from Mare
Emanuel dese days, so the election
could be a backlash and more folks
will join Dorothy Brown.
-ImaWANTED
Rev. Corey Brooks
Bobby Rush, Rev. Leon Finney,
Rev. Chris Harris, Rev. Albert
Tyson III, Rev. Jeanette Wilson,
Bishop Larry Trotter, Rev. Walter
Turner, Rev. Michael Eaddy, Rev.
Mildred Harris and Rev. Michael
Pfleger rounded out the ministers
on the list, which by the way was
two lists: # I and # 2. Here’s what
they said: “So-called leaders from
our community allowed themselves to be purchased by Rahm
Emanuel during this Mayoral
Rev. James Meeks
her some sports.
Dey say that another “community leader” on the list is hiding
out dese days ‘cause a well-known
publisher with his own on-line
publication is looking for him. It
seems as though he went on
WVON, the “Voice of the Negro” and said he was responsible
for the list. The publisher said he
told a whopper and he better
come clean or else . . .
-Ima-
WHERE’S THE OUTRAGE???
Matt Forte
Will Smith’s movie “Concussion” came out last week and it is
no secret that the NFL would
have liked for it to disappear in
thin air. But there has not been
any outcry about the destruction
caused to the brain of so many
football players who received too
many hits to the head. It’s all
about money for the NFL, who
will sacrifice their mamas for the
almighty dollar. In this case it
ought to be noted that Football
Players’ Lives Matter or is the old
saying true:”Money talks and BS
walks!!!
three interceptions last Sunday
yet, Alshaun Jeffrey and Matt
Forte, two outstanding players are
wondering about their future
with the Bears. Matt Forte has
still got it, he’s just 30 years old.
Who, by the way, set the age at 30
for a Running Back? How many
coaches and players will be sacrificed for an overpaid Republican
from Tennessee, who has yet to
show all of the talent he’s supposed to have. I think there is
some prejudice at Halas Hall and
it didn’t die with Papa Bear. For
those who don’t know Ima loves
Harry
Alford
WillC.
Smith
-ImaIT’S GOING TO BE
INTERESTING
What some folks thought was
going to be a slam-dunk may not
be so easy after all. The Democratic Party was successful in de-slating Dorothy Brown and instead
Dorothy Brown
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
KAPPA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE ADMISSIONS PRESENTATION: On Saturday, January 9,
2016, there will be an Admissions
Presentation hosted by The Kappa
Leadership Institute. It will be held
from 10 a.m. sharp to 12:30 p.m. at
Whitney M. Young High School,
211 S. Laflin Street in Chicago (street
and lot parking are available.) This is
for all 9th and 10th grade young men
striving to attend a top-tier college!
Attend this presentation to learn
about the Kappa Leadership Institute - Chicago, a leading non-profit
college readiness program for young
men. Parents, guardians and school
counselors are also welcome to attend. Participants in this comprehensive program have received college counseling, ACT prep, a study
abroad experience, college site-visits
and more. All programs occur during non-school hours. To learn more
and to register to attend, visit www.KappaLeagueChicago.org.
BLACK WEALTH BOOTCAMP:
The Black Wealth Bootcamp is set to
begin Saturday, January 9th. This
online training program is designed
to help you develop skills and habits
that will be conducive to getting you
off the corporate plantation and into
the life that you truly want. Even if
you love your job enough to keep it,
the course will help you create options that you never even knew existed. In The Black Wealth Bootcamp, you will learn the following: How to fire your boss - Financial
habits you need to let go of right
now;-Measuring your EEV (Economic Escape Velocity); How people make money on the Internet;
How family structure is critical for
wealth building; How anyone can
own a piece of America; How to
build your own Black Wall Street;
The COST Model of Cooperative
Economics. There are also hundreds
of hours of mini-lectures, a private
Facebook group and various avenues to support you in your quest
to understand money, build wealth
and create something of your own.
The course will be taught by Dr.
Boyce Watkins. In this course, he
leverages the 22 years he spent
teaching Finance at The University
of Kentucky, Indiana University,
Syracuse University, The University
of Rochester and The Ohio State
University. The only difference is
that in this class, you hear from people who have a) run a business, and
b) are African American. The cost
of the bootcamp course is just $299.
As a special bonus, you can get 25%
off the cost of tuition by using the
special discount code NewYears2016
(all one word). Just enter the code
upon checkout where it says “redeem
coupon.” They are so confident that
you’ll love the bootcamp, that they
have a 14-day, 100%, money-back
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guarantee. So, there is no risk to you
whatsoever. If you have any questions you can visit TheBlackWealthBootcamp.com.
REEL SCIENCE AT THE ADLER PLANETARIUM: Have you
ever wondered what warp drive
might be like? Or why spacecraft in
movies are always right side up? The
Adler Planetarium is offering an exciting new series this winter that may
be able to answer these very questions and those that you didn’t even
think to ask! The REEL Science
Film Series will combine cinematic
favorites with science conversations
about the film—providing a unique
opportunity to discuss the facts vs.
the creative liberties taken in Hollywood. Designed to appeal to moviegoers, science enthusiasts and families alike, this three-series offering
will take place one evening in January, February and March. Purchase
your tickets now for exclusive afterhours museum access, pre-show
trivia, a post-show discussion and
Q&A with a panel of Adler astronomers, and an opportunity to
nerd-out in your favorite moviethemed costume or character of
choice. Prizes will be awarded! On
Thursday, January 14, 2016 - “Star
Trek: The Wrath of Khan” will be
featured. The Astronomers are Dr.
Shane Larson, Dr. Grace WolfChase, and Michelle Nichols, and
specific topics are Warp Drive, Creating and Destroying Planets. The
Adler Planetarium is located at Museum Campus, 1300 S. Lake Shore
Drive, Chicago, IL 60605. The cost is
$22 for adults, $10 for a child, and
$15 for members. For more information, please call 312-922-7827 or
send email to [email protected].
BRAITHWAITE & KATZ:
Braithwaite & Katz want to give you
a heads up about some of the stellar
music they’ll be promoting in
2016. As usual, they’ll be working
with a wide range of recordings
showcasing new as well as established
artists. Laura Perlman - Precious
Moments - Friday, January 15,
2016 - Miles High. Vocalist Perlman
is joined by pianist Bill Cunliffe,
bassist Chris Colangelo, drummer
Joe Labarbera and vibraphonist
Mark Sherman. Perlman, who graduated from Berklee as a vocalist, and
grew up on a steady diet of jazz
greats, found her way into the world
of music editing in Hollywood.
There she has been a huge success:
Perlman has contributed wonderful
music to more than 100 of the motion picture industry’s top feature
films, including the cult classic Thelma and Louise, and runaway hit films
like Driving Miss Daisy, Backdraft,
and A League of Their Own. In 2002,
Perlman was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer. After almost a year
of treatment, she beat the disease. In
2012, she was diagnosed with
Myelodysplastic Syndrome, a rare
blood disease. Her doctors decided
that she needed a bone marrow
transplant, and a stranger who had
volunteered was a type match. On
July 24, 2013, Perlman received her
life-saving transplant.
LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE
MUSEUM CELEBRATES THE
100TH ANNIVERSARY OF
TRUMPETER’S FIRST PROFESSIONAL GIG: In an unprecedented
collaboration, the Louis Armstrong
House Museum in New York City
and the Louisiana State Museum in
New Orleans have partnered on the
exhibit: Satchmo: His Life in New
Orleans to tell the story of Louis
Armstrong’s complex relationship
with his hometown. The exhibit will
coincide with the 100th anniversary
of his first professional gig at Henry
Ponce’s in New Orleans in 1915.
The 100th anniversary of this historic engagement will be celebrated
in this exhibit in New Orleans at
the Old U.S. Mint and will remain
on exhibit through January 2017.
The exhibit will showcase over 70
different artifacts, including Armstrong’s first cornet from the Colored Waif’s Home, which will sit
side-by-side with the last Selmer
trumpet he brought for his final visit home in 1968. Most of the materials on display are from the research
PICTURED ARE PRESIDENT Mariyana Spyropoulos and
Commissioner Kari Steele after Spyropoulos made a presentation to the City Club of Chicago and sponsors. The speech
touched on MWRD’s history, beginning with the reversal of
the Chicago River, followed by a century of growth and ambitious engineering feats, including the latest MWRD marvel-the
Thornton Composite Reservoir-which is the largest of its kind
in the world, preventing flooding and pollution in area waterways.
collections of the Louis Armstrong
House Museum, with the great majority never having been previously
exhibited in New Orleans. Armstrong’s great love of New Orleans
cooking, and especially red beans and
rice, will also feature prominently.
For more information, go to LouisArmstrongHouse.org.
INSURANCE CENTER
BUSINESS
Royal Allen, senior marketing executive, dies at 52
Royal Allen played a major role
as the director of business development in the growth of The
Danielle Ashley Group’s First
Ladies Health Initiative, which
has helped provide tens of thousands of free health screenings
across the country.
Allen, 52, passed away of congestive heart failure New Year’s
Day.
Allen, who was an entrepreneurial senior marketing executive/project developer and manager,
began working at Danielle Ashley
Group six years ago on the Chicago-based First Ladies Health Initiative, which the company founded. With his assistance, the initiative, comprised of 155 pastors’
wives, has expanded to five urban
markets hosting annual Walgreenssponsored First Ladies Health Days
that have enabled more than
200,000 individuals in AfricanAmerican and Hispanic commu-
nities to get free health screenings.
Through Allen’s efforts, the multi-denominational initiative has
garnered support from more than
2,200 clinical volunteers and nearly 200 health care providers.
“Royal was a treasured colleague and friend who played an
indispensable role with the First
Ladies Health Initiative,” said
Tracey Alston, founder of Danielle Ashley Group and executive
director of the First Ladies
Health Initiative. “His work
made a difference in helping save
lives in African-American and
Latino communities. Our First
Ladies Health Initiative family
deeply mourns his loss. His family is in our prayers.”
“I am thankful for the contributions Royal made to the First
Ladies Health Initiative,” said
John Gremer, Walgreens director
of Community Affairs. “His presence and contributions will be tru-
ly missed.”
Allen’s previous employers included Burrell Communications,
Stedman Graham & Associates,
The Leo Burnett Company and
Kemper Lesnik Communications.
He was a professional concert pianist and vocalist.
He received his MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business
Management and earned dual
B.A. degrees in economics and
music from Amherst College.
He previously served as chair of
the Auxiliary Board of the Chicago Academy of Sciences Peggy
Notebaert Nature Museum and
marketing chair for the Harvard
Business School African American
Alumni Association.
THE DANIELLE ASHLEY GROUP is saddened by the recent and
untimely death of their director of business development, Royal Allen.
Allen will be remembered for his contribution to reducing health disparities through his work on the First Ladies Health Initiative.
A memorial service will be announced by Danielle Ashley Group
and posted at www.danielleashley.com
and www.First LadiesHealth.com.
ComEd warns customers of increase in scam artists posing as utilities
Sophisticated phone
scammers target
small businesses - customers
urged to be vigilant
SC
AL
ER
T
AM
ComEd is warning customers to
be on the alert for scam artists
claiming to be a ComEd representative seeking payment.
Over the last few weeks, the
company has seen a tremendous
increase in reports from small businesses and some residential customers who have been contacted
by scam artists. From November to
December 2015, ComEd saw a
260 percent jump in the number
of reported scams. When compared to December 2014, the
number of reported impersonations increased more than eight
times the previous year’s figure.
Scammers are contacting customers by phone and in-person
claiming to be ComEd representatives and telling them their service will be disconnected unless
payment is made. They instruct
the individual to wire funds or
buy a prepaid credit card and call
them back with the personal
identification number (PIN).
Variations of the scam include
stories that the customer’s billing
cycle has changed and payment is
needed immediately, or that the
account is past due and immediate payment is required to avoid
disconnection of service, or that
the customer’s previous payments
were not accepted or processed.
“ComEd wants to protect its
customers from these types of deceptive schemes. It’s not current
practice for ComEd to ask a customer to purchase a prepaid credit
card or to make a payment on a
bill,” said Fidel Marquez, senior
vice president of Governmental
and External Affairs, ComEd. “If
customers are ever unsure about
the status of their accounts, they
should always contact ComEd for
verification.”
ComEd is committed to keeping our customers informed and
provides scam alert information
via a variety of communications
channels including website, social
media outlets, press notifications
and direct marketing materials. As a
result of the heightened scam reports, the company will increase its
communication efforts and continue working with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to advise
customers on the appropriate way
to prevent scam situations.
The ICC is advising customers
that in most cases utilities are required to provide advance notice
prior to disconnection of service
and when in doubt customers
should call the utility or visit its
website to verify their account status and the utility’s authorized
payment methods.
People that believe they have
been a target of a phone scam are
urged to contact the Illinois Attorney General’s office toll free at
1-800-386-5438 (TTY 1-800964-3013) or visit the Illinois Attorney General’s web site at www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov and
click on the link “Protecting Consumers.”
ComEd reminds its customers
that scammers may call or come
to your home. Representatives
from ComEd always carry proper
identification and never ask cus-
tomers for cash or personal financial information. Customers can
avoid being scammed by taking a
few precautions:
• Never provide your social security or personal information
to anyone initiating contact with
you claiming to be a ComEd representative or requesting you to
send money to another person or
entity other than ComEd.
• When in doubt, check it out.
Be skeptical of individuals wearing
clothing with old or defaced company logos. If you have any
doubts, ask to see a company photo ID.
• Never make payment for services to anyone coming to your
door.
If customers ever have concerns
about the status of their account,
they can contact ComEd at 1800-EDISON1.
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EDUCATION
Partnership to insure admission to U of I College of Engineering
High school seniors planning to
attend Moraine Valley Community College are eligible for guaranteed admission to the prestigious
College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign through a new Engineering
Pathways partnership. Incoming
freshmen must be starting at
Moraine Valley in the 2016-17 academic year.
The partnership provides an opportunity for students with a genuine interest in any area of the engineering field to earn a degree from a
top-ranked program. Students who
are accepted into the program must
be full-time and are required to
complete a pre-determined set of
courses within three years while
maintaining a 3.3 grade point average at Moraine Valley.
Completing the first two years of
the engineering curriculum at Moraine Valley will save a student an estimated $17,000 a year in tuition
alone (based on 2014-15 tuition
and fees). Substantially higher savings are expected when room and
board costs are factored in. The
Moraine Valley Foundation also offers numerous scholarships to its
students.
“We have worked with the College of Engineering at UIUC to
bring world-class engineering education to our district’s students at an
affordable cost,” said Panos Hadjimitsos, assistant dean of Science,
Business and Computer Technology at Moraine Valley. “All of the
classes students are required to take
at Moraine Valley are taught by
our expert faculty, and we will provide superior support services to
ensure the success of qualified participants, including dual advising.”
Advisors from both Moraine Valley and the University of Illinois will
jointly advise students throughout
the program to ensure the requirements are being met before they
transfer.
Admission to the partnership is
competitive to ensure entering students are most likely to succeed. A
successful Engineering Pathways
participant has mostly A’s and B’s
in high school, participates in numerous extracurricular and/or work
experience in an engineering-related field, prefers personal attention,
and wants to cut down on cost.
The median ACT composite score
is 29.
“We’re really proud of this program. It provides students with a lot
of academic resources and opportunities, including a chance to attend
a top five engineering school in the
country,” said Joe Waranyuwat, advisor at the College of Engineering
at the University of Illinois.
Women and students who are
low-income, first-generation to go
to college, from underrepresented
ethnic groups, and in the Moraine
Valley district are strongly encouraged to apply, although the program is open to any graduating high
school senior.
INCOMING FRESHMEN PURSUING engineering degrees at
Moraine Valley are eligible for admission to University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Information sessions will be held W. College Pkwy., Palos Hills. ApTuesday, Jan. 26, and Monday, Feb. plication information and timelines
1, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., in Building are available on the website at
S, Room S117, on campus, 9000 morainevalley.edu/epinfo.
De La Salle Robotics Club participates in First Tech Challenge
De La Salle Institute’s Robotics
Club recently competed in a First
Tech Challenge qualifier at Francis
Parker High School. Of the 22
teams registered, De La Salle placed
seventh.
The First Tech Challenge (FTC) is
designed for those who want to
compete head to head, using a
sports model. Teams of up to 10
students are responsible for designing, building, and programming
their robots to compete on a 12 x
12’ field in an alliance format
against other teams. The robot kit is
reusable from year-to-year and is
programmed using a variety of languages. Teams, including coaches,
mentors and volunteers, are required to develop a strategy and
build robots based upon sound engineering principles.
Among the benefits gained by students participating in the First Tech
Challenge are designing, building
and programming robots; applying
real-world math and science concepts; developing problem-solving,
organizational and team-building
skills; competing and cooperating
in alliances at tournaments; earning
a place at the world championship
and qualifying for over $11 million
in college scholarships.
De La Salle’s team, which featured
10 students from the Lourdes Hall
Campus for Young Women and the
Institute Campus for Young Men,
will compete in another First Tech
Challenge on January 23 with the
primary goal of qualifying for the
regional competition.
“The really great thing about the
first competition was that it was
everyone’s very first experience,” De
La Salle faculty member and Robotics Club moderator Ian McNair
said. “We now know what to expect
and how to better prepare for the
next (competition).”
MEMBERS OF DE LA SALLE’S Robotics Club participate in the recent First Tech Challenge
qualifier at Francis Parker High School. Front Row: John Mills (Ukrainian Village), Aaron
Funes (Englewood), and Adam Vazquez (McKinley Park). Middle Row: Derek Davis (Hyde
Park) and Cristian Rojas (Archer Heights). Back Row: De La Salle faculty member Ian McNair,
and De La Salle faculty member Ron Cunat.
De La Salle to Hold Entrance Exam
On Saturday, January 9 at 8 a.m., De La Salle Institute will be holding
its entrance exam for the young women and men who are interested in
becoming members of the Class of 2020.
The entrance exam will take place at the Institute Campus for Young
Men at 3434 S. Michigan Ave. in Chicago. Students are asked to bring
the $25 test fee along with two No. 2 pencils. Calculators are not allowed.
If you have any questions, contact De La Salle’s Director of Admissions,
John Brogan, at (312) 842-7355 ext. 147 or [email protected].
About De La Salle Institute
De La Salle is an independent Catholic secondary school rooted in the
tradition of Christian Education. Young people from a variety of ethnic
and economic backgrounds are given the opportunity to fully develop
their abilities so they may be active, contributing members of our complex changing society. The school has two campuses:
De La Salle – Institute Campus for Young Men, 3434 S. Michigan
Ave., Chicago, IL 60616 and De La Salle – Lourdes Hall Campus for
Young Women, 1040 W. 32nd Pl., Chicago, IL 60608.
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THE ST. FRANCIS DE SALES High School Pioneer basketball team recently celebrated winning the
DTSG Christmas Classic 74-68 over Manley. Senior Erik Rodriguez and junior Gabe Barker made the
All-Tournament Team and senior Shakur Jinad was named Most Valuable Player. With the win the
Pioneers are 9-4 on their young season! On Wednesday, January 6 from 6-8:00 p.m. St. Francis de Sales
is hosting an Open House for the public. Then, on Saturday, January 9 at 8:00 a.m. students interested
in pursuing a Catholic education can take the Entrance Exam. Breakfast will be served at 7:30 a.m. The
school is located at 10155 S. Ewing Ave. in Chicago.
COMMUNITY
Chicago students partner with Cops to cook
Students and cops to host
“pop up restaurant”
competition on January 23
at Wrightwood School
Students from The Bella Cuisine
Kids Cooking Club (BCKCC), a
CPS after school program focused
on the benefits of healthy eating,
will join with Chicago Police Officers to host their very own popup restaurant at CICS Wrightwood. The event will be held
Saturday, January 23 from noon 2:00 p.m. at the school located at
8130 S. California.
Cooking with Cops is an innov-
ative program that pairs Chicago
Police Officers with at-risk youth
in an effort to positively change
the culture and create positive interactions among young people
and police. BCKCC believes this
coming together in a safe, relaxed,
fun environment is the first step
in changing the belief that police
are the enemy.
“The Bella Cuisine Kids Cooking Club prides itself on promoting healthy eating in under-served
areas of Chicago,” says BCKCC
founder Latrice McArthur. However, we would be remiss to ignore
the bigger issue of violence facing
THE ROOKIE OFFICER above was ordered to chop onions by his
Sgt. On January 23, the public is invited to taste food prepared by
students and officers at a popup restaurant at CICS Wrightwood located at 8130 S. California in Chicago.
DISPLAYING THEIR PRIZE-WINNING dishes with the Chicago Police Officers that participated in
the Oven-Fried Chicken Cook-Off are students from the Wrightwood Boys Junior Academy. The officers and students are part of the Bella Cuisine Kids Cooking Club developed to improve relations between the two.
our youth living in these areas. To with people over food provides an bella-cuisine.com.
respond to the pressing needs of opportunity to break down barriABOUT BCKCC
these communities we’ve incorpo- ers and create relationships that
rated “Cooking with Cops” into might not otherwise develop,”
BCKCC was founded seven
our after-school programming.”
said O’Connell. This has been a years ago to demonstrate to youth
CPD officers and students in the wonderful experience for our offi- the benefits of healthy eating. ToBella Cuisine program have been cers and the kids.”
day BCKCC engages nearly 500
working together this school year
There will be a panel of celebrity students, ages 8 - 15 in schools on
on creating healthy menus, shop- judges critiquing the ‘pop-up’ Chicago’s South and West sides
ping together for ingredients and restaurant and raffle prizes for and the program has been recogpracticing recipes. That work will guest. Also participating will be nized as part of Chicago City
culminate in the Cooking with members of the Police Athletics Clerk Susana A. Mendoza’s “CuliCops pop-up restaurant on Janu- League “Stomping Out Drugs” nary Kids Initiative.” Our mesary 23.
and trainers from the CPD Educa- sage is simple, make healthy eatSpearheading the CPD team has tion and Training Division. Tickets ing a part of your daily life and
been Sgt. Randi O’Carroll of Po- for the event are $40 and can encourage families to cook tolice District 008. “Connecting be purchased by visiting www.- gether and cook from scratch.
‘LOVE- PEACE- UNITY: The Mission Continues’
A Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
AT-RISK YOUTH are given an opportunity to break down cultural barriers through one-on-one interaction with officers like
students Yalixhia and Violetta, who are teaching the two officers how to make salsa.
26th Annual Black Heritage Banquet &
9th Annual Community Activist Awards
The Temple of Mercy Association is holding its 26th Annual Black
Heritage Banquet Sat. Feb. 20th at the Prince Hall Grand Lodge Banquet Room, 809 East 42nd Place, Chicago, Illinois, 6:00 - 10:00 p. m.
This year’s theme is “Stop The Killing, Start The Building” and the
keynote speaker is Bro. Min. Rahim Chesed Aton, founder of the Temple
of Mercy Association. At the same time the 9th Annual Community Activist Awards will recognize several individuals. The tickets are $50.00 for
adults and $15.00 for children from 8 -12 years old.
The Community Activist Awards was created to shine light on those
grassroots warriors that have been fighting in the trenches for Black causes for years with little or no recognition for their efforts. The public is invited to come out and support the modern day Heros and Sheros!
On Monday, January 18, 2016,
Frank M. Zuccarelli, Supervisor,
Thornton Township Board of
Trustees and the Thornton Township Human Relations Commission; South Suburban College
and Thornton Township High
School District 205 will host
“Love Peace Unity: The Mission
Continues” - A Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day Celebration (MLK).
The celebration will be held at the
South Suburban College – Kindig
Performing Arts Center, located
at 15800 South State Street,
South Holland, IL. Doors open at
9:00 a.m., program is from 10
a.m. – Noon. Admission is free
and refreshments will be served.
The Hon. Frank M. Zuccarelli,
Thornton Township Supervisor
said, “[T]he planning of the Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration is a top priority for
Thornton Township. Dr. King
was a great pastor, activist, humanitarian and leader of the Civil
Rights Movement. One of the
Harry
C. Wells
Alford
Derrick
greatest moments in our country
was in 1986 when Martin Luther
King Day became a U.S. federal
holiday. “
The Keynote Speaker is Reverend Derrick B. Wells. He is the
Senior Minister of Christ Universal Temple located in Chicago, IL.
The program will also feature performances by students from
Thornton Township High School
District 205.
Ms. Loretta Wells, MLK Event
Planning Committee Chairperson
and Thornton Township Human
Relations Commission Member
commented, “Coordinating the
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration was a reminder of his
legacy and hopefully the event
will be an inspiration to all of
Thornton Township residents and
others throughout Illinois.” She
has been the MLK Event Chairperson for the past 5 years. The
MLK Celebration has been held
for at least the past 11 years.
*”I Have A Dream” is a public
speech delivered by American civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. on August 28, 1963, in
which he called for an end to racism
in the United States. He spoke to
over 250,000 civil rights supporters
from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington. The speech was a defining moment of the American Civil Rights
Movement.
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ENTERTAINMENT
-
By Raymond Ward
“Laughter” is theme for
Family Saturday Festival
A rip-roaring afternoon of fun and mirth awaits the entire family
when The Reva & David Logan Center for the Arts kicks off the New
Year with a Family Saturday Festival focusing on “Laughter.” Interactive music, dance and arts workshops, films by and for children and a
variety show that brings the theme to life are just some of the familyfocused activities on tap for Saturday, January 23 at the Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th Street. The festival will be held from
12-4 p.m. Admission is $5 per person; $20 for groups of 5 or more.
Tickets may be purchased at tickets.uchicago.edu or by calling 773-
CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN previous Family Saturday
Festivals enjoy singing and dancing.
702-ARTS. Walk-ups are welcome, but pre-registration is strongly
encouraged as capacity is limited.
Featured performers Barrel of Monkeys will present their popular
variety show, “That’s Weird, Grandma” from 2-3 p.m. “That’s Weird,
Grandma” is made up of short sketches and songs adapted from sto-
BARREL OF MONKEYS performers to present performances
from their variety show at the Logan Center’s Family Saturday
Festival on Saturday, January 23, 2016.
ries written by students in Barrel of Monkey’s arts education programs. The weekly show, now in its 15th year, runs the gamut from
clever and funny to touching and poignant, and includes live music,
original song-and-dance numbers, wigs and props galore, and a rotating cast of talented professional actors who celebrate the imaginations
of children through this raucous performance. Earlier in the afternoon, a variety of workshops will be held. These include:
12-1 p.m.
Music to the Beat Workshop with Pat Pike
This upbeat workshop will invite children to move to the beat as they
learn educational concepts!
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By Elaine Hegwood Bowen, MSJ
The Big Short sheds bright light
on housing crisis of 2008
I went to see the movie “The
Big Short” without benefit of my
sister’s expertise. Pastor Olivia
Johnson is pastor of Generational
Blessings Family Worship Center
in Chicago Heights, and she also
has been a Realtor for more than
20 years.
So, after I sat through the movie
once and only half understood
what was going on, we both went
100-percent financing, adjustable
-rate, and no-income, no-verification loan programs,” Pastor Johnson said. “The 100-percent financing program combined two loans,
one for 80 percent of the purchase
price, the other covered the remaining 20 percent, allowing home buyers to purchase a residence, in many
cases, without investing one dime
of their own.” (For them, it was
of loans, but they trusted their
lenders.” After discovering that
the big banks knowingly approved unqualified homebuyers
to earn billions, the four financiers were determined to
bankrupt the big banks, by
“hedging” bets on the anticipated demise of the housing industry, making billions of dollars
themselves. (It’s legal; it’s called
ADEPERO ODUYO PLAYS Kathy Tao, a securities risk manager for JPMorgan Chase in
“The Big Short.”
back to see it over the Holiday. easy to walk away. No invest- “investing” on Wall Street.) UnPastor Johnson has assisted me ment, no money to lose. It was as fortunately, the four, played by
Christian Bale, Brad Pitt, Steve
with this review, as the light if they were just paying rent.)
shined brighter with her next to
Unknown to many buyers, ad- Carell and Ryan Gosling, who
me in the theater.
justable-rate loan packages often invested “against” the American
Based on real-life events covered offered introductory low interest dream, realized too late that they
in the book “The Big Short: In- rates that skyrocketed out of con- also contributed to the collapse
side the Doomsday Machine,” the trol after 3-5 years, at which time of the economy creating the
movie “The Big Short” is the sto- the mortgage would become un- working-class poor. And people
ry about four outsiders who stum- affordable. (But who cares about they loved, including their famibled upon information uncover- the future, when you can show ly, neighbors and friends, lost
ing the fraudulent practices of big off your new home to friends and jobs, homes and everything they
owned.
banks on Wall Street, whose greed relatives?)
Thus, sadly, in the long run, it
led to their creation of the sub“My colleagues and I had foreprime lending industry (and dis- cast that the bubble would be ex- was not the banking industry
regard of its risks), the crash of the acerbated by inflated apprecia- that suffered, it was the millions
real estate housing market in tion of property values that of unsuspecting people who were
2008 and ultimate collapse of the lenders used to qualify otherwise preyed upon and given false
American economy.
unqualified buyers and would hope that they could sustain a
Subprime lending was created one day burst, as it did,” said Pas- home they could not afford from
for potential homebuyers with tor Johnson. Over-inflated values the beginning. For in the end,
low credit scores who could not resulted in homes going “under- not one American Wall Street
otherwise qualify for mortgages, water,” a term used for properties banker went to jail for this travbut who were willing to pay exor- on which the amount owed is esty; only one Credit Suisse execbitant fees and higher interest more than what the home is utive was convicted, and Credit
rates in order to get a piece of the worth, forcing many homeown- Suisse is a Switzerland-based fiAmerican dream. “Being a real es- ers to helplessly walk away and nancial concern.
And today, those same big
tate broker since the 1990s, I can foreclose.
recall a myriad of subprime loan
Pastor Johnson continued, “I banks that received insurance
programs that became popular in attempted to discourage a client payouts and bailouts from the
the mid 2000s, particularly the or two from taking on these types
ENTERTAINMENT
government at that time now offer those same types of defunct
CDO’s (collateralized debt obligations, so-called because the pool
ed assets of mortgages, bonds and
loans are the debt obligations that
serve as collateral for the CDOs)
under a different name, called a
“tranche,” which is an issue of
bonds derived from a pooling of
like obligations (as securitized
mortgage debt) that is differentiated from other issues particularly
by maturity or rate of return.
This may sound confusing, and
it is. This jargon is not meant for
the layman to understand. The
translation is that big shots continue today to earn billions of dollars at the expense of the working
class. Same Wall Street game, different Wall Street name!
“Tragically true to life, “The Big
Short” was a movie I could appreciate and to which I can relate as a
Realtor,” Pastor Johnson added.
“For homeowners during that era,
it continues to be, no doubt, painful, as all properties lost value. For
future homeowners, let it be a lesson to become more educated before entering into a home loan.”
All four of the main actors
weren’t all that unsympathetic to
the situation. A-lister Pitt, who
played Ben Rickert, portrayed a
conscience for what he was doing.
Bale played Dr. Michael Burry,
who was portrayed as the first financier to come up with the plan
to bet against the American economy; Carell played Mark Baum,
whose character was based on the
real-life Steve Eisen; and Gosling
played Jared Vennett. Of course
since Wall Street seems like a
white man’s game, the cast didn’t
have main Black characters. One
stand out, however, was Adepero
Oduye, who recently played in
“12 Years a Slave” and in “Pariah.”
Oduye played Kathy Tao, a savvy,
STEVE CARELL FRANTICALLY takes a phone call in the beginning scenes from “The Big
Short.”
confident risk manager for JP- vised Carell on associated risks.
and the movie itself are already
Morgan Chase, who monitored
“The Big Short” was a great being mentioned as Oscar conthe CDO investments and ad- movie, and many of these actors tenders.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
WORLD OF MUSIC
By Barbara Wright-Pryor
Jimmy Lopez’s ‘Bel Canto’ resumes at Lyric Opera of Chicago after holidays
Does art imitate life, or does life imitate art?
Barbara Wright-Pryor
What: “Bel Canto”- the opera
When: January 8-17, 2016
Where: Lyric Opera of
Chicago, 20 N. Wacker Dr.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
The long-awaited opening of Jimmy Lopez’s “Bel Canto,” Lyric
Opera of Chicago’s seventh fulllength operatic world premiere
Monday, December 7, was met
with multiple curtain calls and a
standing ovation by the audience
and instant critical acclaim by local
and international journalists.
Composer Jimmy López (music)
and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz (libretto) are the
creators of “Bel Canto.” Lyric’s music director Sir Andrew Davis con-
ducts the new opera curated as long
ago as 2011 by Lyric’s creative consultant, soprano Renée Fleming.
“Bel Canto” is directed by Kevin
Newbury and based on the bestselling novel of the same name by
Ann Patchett. The production is designed by David Korins (sets/debut), with costumes by Constance
Hoffman (debut); lighting by Duane Schuler; and projections by
Greg Emetaz (debut).
The idea of commissioning a new
opera originated as long ago as 2010
during talks with creative consultant
Fleming who wanted to see a new
piece performed. After reading
Patchett’s novel, “Bel Canto,” Fleming gave it to composer Lopez (a
teenager when the actual hostage
situation occurred) who, in turn,
engaged librettist Cruz to do an
adaptation of the 300-page novel.
Patchett gave the team free license
to create the new piece and after further consultation with conductor
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Patchett,
Fleming and Lyric’s General Manager Freud, Lopez began composing
in late 2012 with a goal of having
the opera ready for the 2015-16 season.
The novel and opera, both fictional in content, were inspired by the
Peruvian hostage crisis of 1996-97
(when armed terrorists stormed the
embassy and demanded the release
of 300 of their counterparts being
HOSOKAWA (BASS-BARITONE JEONGCHEOL CHA) Hosokawa and Roxane (soprano Danielle de Niese) embrace as Carmen
(mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges) passes by in background. (Photo/Todd
Rosenberg)
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held in Peruvian prisons) and stars
internationally-acclaimed soprano
Danielle de Niese as an American
opera diva Roxane Coss who is performing at a diplomatic gathering
in Lima, Peru when terrorists invade. The hostage situation becomes a siege when government
forces surround the compound,
trapping the insurgents and their
captives for months on end. In this
scenario and during the counting
off the days of the siege, music
emerges the prime factor that nullifies former hostilities and alliances
begin to form between captors and
captives. Music becomes the common language that eventually transcends the eight languages spoken
by the captors and captives, uniting
them in unexpected alliances.
Powerful performances are delivered by de Niese for whom the role
of Roxane was written; bass-baritone Jeongcheol Cha/Lyric debut
(Japanese industrialist Katsumi
Hosokawa); tenor Andrew Stenson/debut (translator Gen Watanabe); and mezzo-soprano J’nai
Bridges who portrays the role of the
guerilla Carmen with dramatic intensity and vocal splendor. Tenor
Rafael Davila (debut) as General Alfredo; tenor William Burden as the
Peruvian vice president Rubén Iglesias; bass-baritone Bradley Smoak as
General Benjamín; countertenor
Anthony Roth Costanzo (debut) as
César; and baritone Jacques Imbrailo (debut) as Messner, the Red Cross
intermediary for the hostages, captors, and government officials, are a
few of the twenty main characters
caught up in this intrigue. Michael
Black’s Chorus members effectively
perform roles as additional characters within the story.
“Bel Canto” was created with
funds from the Prince Prize for
Commissioning Original Work,
which was awarded to Jimmy López
and Lyric Opera of Chicago in
2013.
“It’s been exciting to collaborate in
bringing this new work from a bestselling novel to a multifaceted performing arts experience,” says
Davis. “The story is an ideal subject
for opera – people in an adverse situation brought together and transformed by music. There are some
beautiful arias, including one sung
in Japanese. It’s a powerful drama.”
“Bel Canto” has its own very individual voice,” says Freud. “It’s accessible, it’s theatrical, and it’s extremely
moving. The subject matter of “Bel
Canto” is extraordinarily topical, to
a greater extent than any of us could
have imagined.”
“Bel Canto” resumed performances Tuesday, January 5. The final
three performances are Wednesday,
January 13 at 7:30 p.m.; and Friday,
January 8 and Thursday, January 17
at 2:00 p.m. For tickets and information call 312-827-5600 or go to
lyricopera.org/belcanto.
NU’s Bienen School of Music presents
20th Winter Chamber Festival
Seven-concert series includes
treasured classics and
compelling new works
The Banff 2013 prizewinning
Dover Quartet — the Bienen
School of Music’s quartet-in-residence — and Banff 2004 prizewinners — the Jupiter String Quartet
— are both scheduled to perform
during the 20th season of Northwestern University’s annual Winter
Chamber Music Festival.
Presented by Northwestern’s
Henry and Leigh Bienen School of
Music, the 2016 Winter Chamber
Music Festival began Friday, January 8 with The Lincoln String
Quartet playing works by Haydn,
Shostakovich and Brahms. The seven-concert series will conclude with
a special performance at Sunday,
February 7 at 7:30 p.m. by the
Zukerman Trio, led by renowned
Israeli violinist Pinchas Zukerman,
whose artistry is recognized worldwide. It will be the fourth time that
Zukerman has participated in the
Bienen School’s popular Winter
Chamber Music Festival.
Other 2016 festival guest ensembles will include the Grammynominated chamber orchestra A
Far Cry, and groups comprised of
distinguished member sof the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Bienen School of Music faculty. Made
possible in part by the Elizabeth F.
Cheney Foundation, the 2016 festival will feature treasured classics, as
The Dover Quartet
well as compelling new instrumental works performed by small ensembles.
Blair Milton, a violinist and Bienen School faculty member since
1984, is artistic director of the Winter Chamber Music Festival. He also is a founding member of the
Evanston Chamber Ensemble and
has been a member of the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra since 1975.
“This season’s festival will include
three wonderful string quartets: the
Dover Quartet, our quartet-in-residence; the Jupiter Quartet, returning to the festival stage for the third
time; and the Lincoln Quartet,”
Milton said.
The Bienen School’s new quartetin-residence, the Dover Quartet,
will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, January 10. Since winning the
Banff International String Quartet
Competition in 2013, the Dover
Quartet — made up of violinists
Joel Link and Bryan Lee, violist
Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt and cellist Camden Shaw — has performed throughout Canada, South
America, Europe and the United
States. The quartet’s program includes Dvorák’s String Quartet No.
12 in F Major, Berg’s String Quartet and Beethoven’s String Quartet
No. 7 in F Major.
“The Jupiter Quartet will be
playing Bartók’s String Quartet
No. 4, one of the most difficult in
the repertoire on Friday, January
22 at 7:30 p.m.,” Milton added.
“We also are delighted to have A
Far Cry — an 18-member, self-directed ensemble — recently nominated for a Grammy for their 2014
CD release — return to the Pick(Continued on page 16)
SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING
A Moment to Super Size Your Thinking
By Effie Rolfe
Look to the Son. “…I will lift
up mine eyes unto the hills, from
whence cometh my help (Psalm
121.1).” This theme came to
mind when I looked at a plant in
my house and recalled observing
that no matter where I put the
plant it would always lean in the
direction of the sun. Of course,
we know that all plantation and
human species need this great
natural light for nourishment
and growth. If we must have natural light to survive, how much
more are we in need of the spiritual light and life of God’s son,
Jesus Christ? I believe that physical nourishment is not sufficient
for a healthy life, we also have
spiritual needs. Too often we try
to fill life’s void with external
sources that can only be supplied
by and through God’s love. No
amount of drugs, people, places
or things can ever take the place
that our heavenly Father has
specifically designed for you. Just
as your natural parents adore you,
His love runs amazingly deeper
than you could ever imagine. The
minute we become aware of this,
I believe the journey of living
your best life begins.
As we walk in 2016, let us lean
more and more to the Lord’s ways
and desires. We desperately need
God’s wisdom, direction and protection each day and in every way
(Proverbs 3:5-6). It’s ok to ask,
Lord what would you have me to
do…? According to Jeremiah
29:11, God wants the best for
your life. His plan is to prosper
you and not to harm you, to give
you a hope and a future. Let’s forever keep our eyes on his love,
mercy, grace and salvation Be it
your career, family, friends, ministry, education or business everything that concerns you should be
in alignment with God’s will and
purpose pertaining to your des-
Effie Rolfe
tiny. The best way to get started is
to simply ask and believe. Prayer
is a simple conversation between
you and your number one friend,
God. It will surprise you what
happens when you have faith in a
God that loves you and wants to
bless you more than eyes has seen,
ears have heard and more than
you have ever imagined (1 Corinthians 2:9).
Interestingly, here are a few facts
about God’s natural light—the
sun to rule by day and the moon
by night. The sun is reported as
being the largest star among millions within the Milky Way. The
sun lies at the heart of the solar
system, where it is by far the
largest object. It holds 99.8 percent of the solar system’s mass and
is roughly 109 times the diameter
of the Earth — about one million
Earths could fit inside the sun.
The intricate design of God’s
handiwork bursts forth through
this brilliant—bronze—celestial
body of light that so generously
provides beauty, daylight, health
and happiness. Oh what great
love the Father has for you. Now,
think about it…God created the
sun to light the world, yet the Son
of God, who loved me and gave
himself for me is the light of the
world (John 3:16; 8:12).
As you move into this year God
is waiting to give you clear directions for his plan and purpose
concerning your best life. Also, he
will keep you safe and warm.
Are you leaning towards the
Son…?
©Effie Rolfe is an Author of “Supersize Your Thinking,” Media Personality and Motivational Speaker.
You can contact her at effierolfe.com or on twitter.com/effie- drolfe.
Listen to her show on urbanpraiseradio.org (2015 Stellar Award Internet
Station of the Year).
The Crusader Gospel Corner
You’re invited to a benefit concert
this Friday, 7:30 p.m. presented by
Jufawn Music Group and Daniel
Garrett Ministries in support of the
Spirit Redeemed Church in a
fundraising effort to retire the debt
on their church building. Pastor
Garrett will be joined by various
members of the group Determined,
Lady Ora Patterson, Valor, Pastor
Wandrayl Booker and AOC, and
many more. The event will be held
this Friday, 7 p.m. at Greater Open
Door MB Church, 1301 S. Sawyer
Avenue in Chicago.
Adrian B. King and Reverence invites you to a musical tribute in
honor of Grammy and Stellar nominated producer and songwriter Percy Gray. The amazing event will be
held on Saturday, January 9th at 7:30
p.m. The event will be held at Bethlehem Star M.B. Church, 9231 S.
Cottage Grove in Chicago. This
amazing tribute will feature a special
musical tribute to Chicago’s Own
Percy Gray, Jr.
LaVarnga Hubbard
Percy Gray Jr., one of gospel music’s
best producer, songwriter extraordinaire. Also, the tribute will feature a
“who’s who” lineup including Pastor DeAndre Patterson, Evangelist
Lemmie Battles, LaVarnga Hubbard, Min. Tim White, Curtis
“Busta’” Brown, Valarie Houston,
Charles Middleton and Ron Poindexter. King shared his rationale for
presenting the musical tribute and
said, “Percy Gray Jr. has been a
blessing to the Gospel Music Community at large! Any given Sunday,
you are bound to hear “I’m In Love
With Jesus,” “God Is My Everything,” “Holy Ghost Power,” or the
Young Folk’s Anthem “Clap Your
Hands.” We are honored to Celebrate One Of God’s Chosen!” Advance Ticket Donation: $7 and
($10 at door). Also, for more information contact King’s Court Music
Group at (313) 444-5610 or email
[email protected].
Meanwhile, on the north side of
town, get ready to welcome Chica-
go’s Mark Hood straight from
NBC’s “The Voice” back home. He
was one of the top 12 contestants
and will tell you what it’s like being
on TV’s most popular reality competition series. After an amazing run
on the show, he is ready to perform
live back home. Hear hits from the
show, and learn about the ups and
downs...and everything in between!
This won’t be your typical concert....“Theater” meets a “Concert”
GET READY CHICAGO! Oh
yea... there will be a VERY SPECIAL SURPRISE GUEST FROM
THE SHOW!!!! The event will take
place Sunday, January 17th 7:30
p.m. at the Black Ensemble Theater,
4450 N. Clark Street in Chicago.
All are invited to attend as this
promises to be a spectacular event.
Entertainment One Music (eOne
Music) celebrates a chart-topping year
in music, with 26 nominations in 19
categories for the upcoming 31st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards.
Erica Campbell
Dorinda Clark-Cole, Karen Clark
Sheard, J.J. Hairston & Youthful
Praise, William McDowell, Derek
Minor, Alexis Spight, Full Gospel
Baptist Church Fellowship Super
Mass Choir, and 3 Winans Brothers.
Jonathan McReynolds
Encompassing nominations for 10
artists, major Stellar Award nominations include the categories of Artist of
the Year, Song of the Year, CD of the
Year and many more. Delivering a
range of hit projects from both newer
artists and industry icons, with the
powerful sounds of contemporary
and traditional gospel to choir and
hip-hop, the nominees are: Erica
Campbell, Jonathan McReynolds,
Phil Thornton, eOne Music Vice
President and General Manager,
Urban Inspirational, says: “Wow!
It’s truly an honor for eOne Music
to be recognized with 26 nominations from the Stellar Awards this
year for such a range of incredible
projects! We are proud to celebrate
and support the milestone works
and creative inspiration that everyone from Erica Campbell and
Jonathan McReynolds, to William
McDowell, Karen Clark Sheard,
Derek Minor and more continue to
bring to fans across the world.
The 31st Annual Stellar Gospel
Music Awards will be taped on Saturday, February 20, 2016 in Las Vegas, NV.
J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise
15
MLK Mentor Weekend is world’s largest celebration of life
On Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr.’s 2016 Birthday
Weekend, The Black Star
Project is organizing the
largest commemoration of
the great civil rights and
human rights leader ever.
In 500 cities across America,
men and women will mentor
boys and girls, and young men
and young women, on the life
and the practices of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. In the spirit of
Dr. King, adults and children of
all races are encouraged to participate in this event.
Mentoring organizations, preschools, elementary schools, high
schools, colleges, universities, libraries, park districts, faith-based
organizations, fraternities, sororities, military veterans, community organizations, youth
organizations, sports teams,
street organizations (gangs),
men’s fraternal and women’s
organizations, youth detainment facilities, homeless shelters, prisons, police stations and
other organizations will participate in the amazing weekend
of commitment to the ideals of
Dr. King and service to their
communities.
The MLK Mentor Weekend
is scheduled to be a full weekend of activities that will include a viewing of a relevant
film or documentary on Friday, January 15; performing a
community service project on
Saturday, January 16; attending a spiritual service on Sunday, January 17; and the actual
mentor day on Monday, January 18. The Monday mentoring session will last for 2 to 3
12-1 p.m.
Mandala Indian Dance Workshop
1-2p
Hyde Park School of Dance
1-2 p.m.
CU Film Society’s Pens to Lens presents films
made by children
3-4 p.m.
DJ Tess
hours.
Along with reviewing the
work of Dr. King, most sessions will include:
• Exposing Youth to Career
Opportunities
• Exploring Educational Options with Youth
• Discussing Local and National History and Culture
with Youth
• Motivational Presentations
by Guest Speakers
• Teaching Young People
Character Development Using
the Six Core Principles of
Muhammad Ali
• Lunch or Snack
• A Certificate of Completion for Youth Participating in
the MLK Mentor Day Session
In the greater Chicagoland
area more than 30 organizations have signed up to participate in the 2016 MLK mentor
weekend activities. To find a
participating organization in a
city or suburb near you see the
list below or call 773-2859600 for more information.
The Black Star Project, University of Illinois at Chicago,
The Salvation Army Englewood Red Shield Center,
Providence Englewood Charter School, Iota Phi Lambda
Sorority, Brothers Standing
Together Inc., Phillips Academy High School, Distinguished Men of Orr Academy,
Mollison Elementary School,
Omega Delta Phi, Holy Angels Baptist Church, Nirth
Lawndale College Prep, Bryn
Mawr Community Church,
Paul L. Dunbar Career Academy, Camp of Dreams, Dillard
University National Alumni
Association-Chicago Chapter,
Octavio Paz Charter School,
Christ Outreach Deliverance
Center, LeadersUp, Higher
Learning Network TV Show,
Lovett Elementary School,
Team Lets Make a Difference,
Chicago Heights, IL; Excel
into Independence, Crete, IL;
SisterIISister, Dolton, IL;
Legacy Networks, Flossmoor,
IL; Prodigy Preparatory Academy, Lansing, IL; Save Our
Youth Foundation, Maywood, IL; Worldwide Deliverance Ministry Inc., Plano,
IL; Kennedy Middle School
PTO, Rockford, IL and The
Outlet in Springfield, IL.
Organizations or cities that
wish to register for this mentoring movement or who
need more information
should call 773-285-9600 or
visit www.blackstarproject.org.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
he wants to give all cops
Tasers, as though that will stop
the killings.
The way Rahm Emanuel
seems to think, these cops will
suddenly reach for their stun
gun instead of their Glock because he wants a less-deadly
police force. That is just funny
that this man who is supposedly so smart can fix his mouth to
say that. Yes, there is evidence
that in some cities police
shootings have gone down crisis intervention training
when all of the cops got Tasers (CIT). Not even 20 percent of
AND proper training. With the cops on the job have had it.
Chicago’s financial picture, we It is far less expensive than this
know it will be either or, and training the mayor is talking
the training is not really part of about.
Someone needs to demand
the equation.
Does anyone know why the mayor explain how a broke
Emanuel would try to dupe us city is going to buy the stun
with this nonsense of every- guns. Then demand an answer
body gets a Taser and every- on how is the training going to
body gets training? The city al- be paid for.
Finally, the mayor should tell
ready ran out of money for
all of us what happens to a cop
or cops who decide they want
to use their guns instead of a
Taser and another unarmed,
non-threatening Black youngster is killed. We know the
odds have been nothing happens to those cops. Maybe being forced to tell the truth for a
change might be so painful to
Rahm Emanuel he would
prefer to resign.
Marvin Duffy
NU’s Bienen School of Music presents . . .
Staiger stage at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, January 24 with a very
exciting program, including
Symphony No. 3 by Philip
Glass, and ‘Leyendas: An
American Walkabout,’ by
Gabriela Lena Frank.”
Single tickets for all January
Winter Chamber Music Festival events are $30 for the general public and $10 for students with valid IDs. Single
tickets for the Zukerman Trio’s
February 7 special perfor16
mance are $35 for the general
public and $10 for students.
Subscribers save up to 30 percent off single tickets and enjoy many other benefits. To order tickets, call the Bienen
School Ticket Office at 847467-4000 or visit events.music.northwestern.edu. (BWP)
Family Saturday Festivals present high-quality, affordable
family-focused activities designed to entertain, inspire, and
nurture artistic passions. The Logan Center also presents
monthly free Family Saturdays. Listed are upcoming Family Saturday Festivals in months to come:
Saturday, April 30
Theme: Improvisation
Featured Artists: Shanta and StoryTown
Workshops: Lego Animation and West African
Drumming with Kwame Steve Cobb
Saturday, June 18
Theme: Science and Sound
Featured Artists: Douglas Ewart and Third Coast Percussion
Workshops: Muntu Dance Theatre, Hyde Park Youth
Symphony, Frankentoy Mobile, and visual and performing
artist Douglas Ewart
Logan Center Family Saturdays and Family Saturday Festivals are made possible through the support of the Milken
Institute, Michael and Patricia Klowden, the Reva and
David Logan Foundation, and friends of the Logan Center, as well as partnerships with local and national arts organizations and performing artists.
About the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
The Logan Center is a multidisciplinary home for the
arts at the University of Chicago. Logan Center public
programs include events, exhibitions, and performances
from world-class, emerging, local, and student artists. Visit
logan.uchicago.edu to learn more.
LEGAL NOTICE
STATE OF INDIANA
COUNTY OF LAKE
)
) SS:
)
IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR COURT
JUVENILE DIVISON
CROWN POINT, INDIANA
A CHILD ALLEGED TO BE A CHILD IN
NEED OF SERVICES:
Artesia A. Rogers, 7/2/11, A Minor child
and
Artesia Rogers and
Tonie Vance,
(The parents)
) CAUSE NO: 45D06-1510-JC-001129
)
) SUMMONS FOR SERVICE BY
) PUBLICATION & NOTICE OF
) CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES
) HEARING
)
TO: ARTESIA ROGERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Artesia Rogers, whose whereabouts are unknown, and who is
alleged to be the parent of Artesia A. Rogers (7/2/2011), that the Indiana Department of Child Services
has filed its Verified Petition Alleging the Child to be in Need of Services, in accordance with Indiana
Code 31-34-9-3, and that an adjudication hearing has been scheduled with the Court.
THE ADJUDICATION HEARING at which Artesia Rogers, must appear is scheduled for February
29, 2016 at 8:30 am, at the JUVENILE JUSTICE COMPLEX, 3000 W. 93rd Avenue, Crown Point,
Indiana 46307. At said hearing, the court will consider the Petition and evidence thereon and will render
its decision as to whether the above named minor child is a child in need of services and shall enter
adjudication accordingly. Your failure to appear after lawful notice will be deemed as your default and
waiver to be present at said hearing.
UPON ENTRY OF SAID ADJUDICATION, A DISPOSITIONAL HEARING will be held in which
the Court will consider (1) Alternatives for the care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the child; (2) The
necessity, nature, and extent of your participation in the program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation for
the child; and (3) Your financial responsibility for any services provided for the parent, guardian or
custodian of the child including child support.
YOU MUST RESPOND by appearing in person or by an attorney within thirty (30) days after the last
publication of this notice, and in the event you fail to do so, an adjudication on said petition and a
dispositional decree may be entered against you without further notice.
THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES is
Uzma T. Satti, Attorney No. 29745-64, 661 Broadway, Gary, Indiana 46402, (219) 881-5877.
Dated this December 15, 2015
The Zukerman Trio
MICHAEL BROWN, CLERK
BY _______________________
Deputy Clerk
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC
Plaintiff,
-v.GLENDA WILLIAMS
Defendants
14 CH 014261
8254 S. ABERDEEN STREET CHICAGO,
IL 60620
NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS
HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a
Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered
in the above cause on October 29, 2015, an
agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will
at 10:30 AM on February 1, 2016, at The
Judicial Sales Corporation, One South
Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL,
60606, sell at public auction to the highest
bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as
8254 S. ABERDEEN STREET, CHICAGO,
IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-32-224-033.
The real estate is improved with a single
family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of
the highest bid by certified funds at the close
of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales
Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial
sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property
Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated
on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for
each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the
amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed
$300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is
due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee
shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the
residential real estate pursuant to its credit
bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the
residential real estate whose rights in and to
the residential real estate arose prior to the
sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments,
or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and
without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\”
condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full
of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive
a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT
be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no
representation as to the condition of the
property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium
unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay
the assessments and the legal fees required
by The Condominium Property Act, 765
ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is
a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of
the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a
mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act,
765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE
MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU
HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY
OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C)
OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency
(driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to
gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the
same identification for sales held at other
county venues where The Judicial Sales
Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For
information, examine the court file or contact
Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE
ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL
60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file
number 14-14-14951. THE JUDICIAL
SALES CORPORATION One South
Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL
60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also
visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at
www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of
pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES,
P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD,
SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630)
794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-14-14951
Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney
Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 014261
TJSC#: 35-16295 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.
I679757
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
SUCCESSOR
BY
MERGER TO CHASE HOME FINANCE
LLC SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO
CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER
TO CHASE MORTGAGE COMPANY
Plaintiff,
-v.DUANE RIGGINS A/K/A DUANE
RIGGENS, BEAVERLY ANN RIGGENS
Defendants
15 CH 007898
9232 S. ANTHONY AVENUE CHICAGO,
IL 60617
in the above cause on October 14, 2015,
an agent for The Judicial Sales
Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February
11, 2016, at The Judicial Sales
Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at
public auction to the highest bidder, as set
forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9232 S. ANTHONY AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617
Property Index No. 26-06-407-014-0000.
the highest bid by certified funds at the
close of the sale payable to The Judicial
Sales Corporation. No third party checks
will be accepted. The balance, including the
Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential
Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is
calculated on residential real estate at the
rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not
to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire
transfer, is due within twenty-four (24)
hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate
pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by
any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other
lienor acquiring the residential real estate
whose rights in and to the residential real
estate arose prior to the sale. The subject
property is subject to general real estate
taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as
to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in \”AS IS\” condition.
The sale is further subject to confirmation
by the court. Upon payment in full of the
amount bid, the purchaser will receive a
Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after
confirmation of the sale. The property will
NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff
makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are
admonished to check the court file to verify
all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the
foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee,
shall pay the assessments and the legal
fees required by The Condominium
Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and
(g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit
which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay
the assessments required by The
Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE
THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF
AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C)
OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo
identification issued by a government
agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in
order to gain entry into our building and the
foreclosure sale room in Cook County and
the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales
Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.
For information, examine the court file or
contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH
FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR
RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please
refer to file number 14-15-07853. 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
pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES,
P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD,
SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630)
794-5300 Attorney File No. 14-15-07853
Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney
TJSC#: 35-15311 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.
I680886
COUNTY,
ILLINOIS
COUNTY
DEPARTMENT
CHANCERY
DIVISION
BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC;
P l a i n t i f f ,
v
s
.
SHIRLEY RAHMAN; ISSA RAHMAN;
UNITED
STATES
OF
AMERICA; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND
LEGATEES
OF
SHIRLEY
RAHMAN,
IF
ANY;
UNKNOWN
HEIRS
AND
LEGATEES OF ISSA RAHMAN, IF ANY;
U N K N
O
W
N
OWNERS
AND
NON
RECORD
C L A I M A N T S ;
D e f e n d a n t s ,
15
CH
10448
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, February 12,
2016 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at
120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A,
Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash, as set forth
below, the following described mortgaged
real
estate:
P.I.N.
25-03-411-003-0000.
Commonly known as 705 East 92nd Street,
Chicago,
IL
60619.
The mortgaged real estate is improved
with a single family residence. If the
subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a
common interest community, the purchaser
of the unit other than a mortgagee shall
pay the assessments required by
subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the
Condominium
Property
Act.
Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds,
balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours.
p
s
C
S
to
forth
IL
60619.
mortgaged real estate is improved
single family residence. If the
the
than a mortgagee shall
assessments required by
of Section 18.5 of the
Property
Act.
COURT OF COOK
ILLINOIS
DEPARTMENT
DIVISION
TRUST
AS
FOR
THE
OF THE
ABS CAPITAL I
TRUST
2004-SD1,
MORTGAGE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES
2004-SD1;
P l a i n t i f f ,
v
s
.
AARON MOORE; RUTHIE L. MOORE;
CITY
OF
CHICAGO
HOME RENTALS CORPORATION;
PEOPLE
OF
THE
STATE
OF ILLINOIS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND
LEGATEES
OF
AARON MOORE, IF ANY; UNKNOWN
HEIRS
AND
LEGATEES OF RUTHIE L. MOORE, IF
ANY;
UNKNOWN
OWNERS
AND
NON
RECORD
C L A I M A N T S ;
15
CH
2573
NOTICE
OF
SALE
Corporation will on Tuesday, February 9,
real
estate:
P.I.N.
20-32-421-020-0000,
20-32-421- 0 2 1 - 0 0 0 0 .
Commonly known as 8502 South Peoria
Street,
Chicago,
IL
60620.
Condominium
Property
Act.
No refunds. The property will NOT be
open
for
inspection
For information call the Sales Clerk at
Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law
Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W11-3551.
INTERCOUNTY
JUDICIAL
SALES
C O R P O R A T I O N
Selling Officer,
(312) 444-1122
I680801
C
C
C
D
C
T
C
M
HOUSES FOR SALE
open
for
inspection
For information call the Sales Clerk at
Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law
Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 W14-2694.
INTERCOUNTY
JUDICIAL
SALES
Selling Officer,
(312) 444-1122
I680831
COUNTY,
ILLINOIS
COUNTY
DEPARTMENT
CHANCERY
DIVISION
U.S.
BANK
TRUST
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
NOT
IN
ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT
SOLELY
AS
OWNER
TRUSTEE FOR NEWLANDS ASSET
HOLDING
TRUST
P l a i n t i f f ,
v
s
.
CHONNA M. VARNADO AKA CHONNA
VARNADO;
UNKNOWN
OWNERS
AND
NON-RECORD
C L A I M A N T S
14
CH
119
NOTICE
OF
SALE
Corporation will on Friday, February 12,
real
estate:
P.I.N.
25-03-212-024-0000.
Commonly known as 410 East 89th Street,
Chicago,
Illinois
60619.
Condominium
Property
Act.
open
for
inspection
For information call The Sales Department
at Plaintiff's Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg
Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road,
Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630)
453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit
www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.
F 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 0
INTERCOUNTY
JUDICIAL
SALES
Selling Officer,
(312) 444-1122
I680818
COUNTY,
ILLINOIS
COUNTY
DEPARTMENT
CHANCERY
DIVISION
360 MORTGAGE GROUP, LLC;
P l a i n t i f f ,
v
s
.
WALTER E. MUJAHID; UNKNOWN
SPOUSE
OR
CIVIL
UNION PARTNER OF WALTER E.
MUJAHID;
UNKNOWN
OWNERS; NONRECORD CLAIMANTS;
AND
UNKNOWN
TENANTS
AND
OCCUPANTS;
15
CH
6334
NOTICE
OF
SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that
pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure
entered in the above entitled cause
Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will
on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at the hour
of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West
Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago,
Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash,
the following described mortgaged real
e
s
t
a
t
e
:
Commonly known as 6142 South Morgan
St.,
Chicago,
IL
60621.
P.I.N.
20-17-419-038-0000.
The mortgaged real estate is a single
family residence. If the subject mortgaged
real estate is a unit of a common interest
community, the purchaser of the unit other
than a mortgagee shall pay the
assessments required by subsection (g-1)
of Section 18.5 of the Condominium
Property
Act.
Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the
time of sale, a cashier's or certified check
for 10% of the successful bid amount. The
balance of the successful bid shall be paid
within 24 hours, by similar funds. The
property will NOT be open for inspection.
For information call Mr. Stephen Smith at
Plaintiff's Attorney, J. Peterman Legal
Group Ltd., 165 Bishops Way, Brookfield,
Wisconsin 53005. (847) 464-8089.
INTERCOUNTY
JUDICIAL
SALES
Selling Officer,
(312) 444-1122
I680804
COUNTY,
ILLINOIS
COUNTY
DEPARTMENT
CHANCERY
DIVISION
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
COMPANY,
AS
TRUSTEE
FOR
THE
CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE
MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I
INC.
TRUST
MORTGAGE
CERTIFICATES,
BlacksP Must control
their own
S
2004-SD1;
P l a i n t i f f ,
v
s
.
A
OF
CHICAGO
H
RENTALS CORPORATION;
P
OF
THE
STATE
O
AND
L
OF
A
IF ANY; UNKNOWN
H
AND
L
IF
A
UNKNOWN
O
AND
NON
RECORD
C L A I M A N T S ;
D
e n d a n t s ,
1
CH
2573
N
OF
SALE
P
pursuant to a Judgment of
F
COUNTY,
ILLINOIS
COUNTY
DEPARTMENT
CHANCERY
DIVISION
COMPANY,
AS
TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY
ABS
CAPITAL
INC.
TRUST
2006-HE5
P l a i n t i f f ,
v
s
.
ANGELA
HONGO;
UNKNOWN
OWNERS
AND
NON-RECORD
C L A I M A N T S ;
09
CH
6390
NOTICE
OF
SALE
Corporation will on Tuesday, February 9,
real
estate:
P.I.N.
25-01-409-010-0000.
Commonly known as 9223 South Chappel
Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60617.
condominium
Property
Act
open
for
inspection
For information call The Sales Department
at Plaintiff's Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg
Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road,
Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630)
453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit
www.fal-illinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.
W 0 9 0 2 0 0 4 3
INTERCOUNTY
JUDICIAL
SALES
Selling Officer,
(312) 444-1122
I680794
ILLINOIS
COUNTY,
DEPARTMENT
COUNTY
DIVISION
CHANCERY
BANK;
PARTNERSHIP
URBAN
P l a i n t i f f ,
.
s
v
MARC C. HAYES; NICOLE HAYES;
OWNERS,
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
CITY OF CHICAGO;
AND
TENANTS
CLAIMANTS;
NONRECORD
9270
CH
15
SALE
OF
NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that
pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure
entered in the above entitled cause
Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will
on Monday, February 8, 2016, at the hour
coMMunity
y
y
of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West
Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago,
Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash,
the following described mortgaged real
:
e
t
a
t
s
e
Commonly known as 8043 S. Eberhart
IL.
Chicago,
Avenue,
20-34-210-013-0000.
P.I.N.
The mortgaged real estate is a
multi-family residence. The successful
purchaser is entitled to possession of the
property only. The purchaser may only
obtain possession of units within the
multi-unit property occupied by individuals
named in the order of possession.
Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the
time of sale, a cashier's or certified check
for 10% of the successful bid amount. The
balance of the successful bid shall be paid
within 24 hours, by similar funds. The
property will NOT be open for inspection.
For information call Mr. Eric J. Malnar at
Plaintiff's Attorney, Stahl Cowen Crowley
Addis, LLC, 55 West Monroe Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312)641-0060.
SALES
JUDICIAL
INTERCOUNTY
(312) 444-1122
Selling Officer,
I680792
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS
TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2004-13
BY GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC
Plaintiff,
-v.JULIE FOX, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR,
JOANN SMITH, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND
LEGATEES OF JOANN SMITH, IF ANY,
ALLEN SIMS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND
NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS
Defendants
14 CH 19869
9032 SOUTH MAY STREET CHICAGO, IL
60620
in the above cause on November 10, 2015,
an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation,
will at 10:30 AM on February 11, 2016, at The
9032 SOUTH MAY STREET, CHICAGO, IL
60620 Property Index No. 25-05-226-0320000. The real estate is improved with a yellow, brick, single family home; two car detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the
highest bid by certified funds at the close of
the sale payable to The Judicial Sales
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
605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a
condominium unit which is part of a common
interest community, the purchaser of the unit
at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required
by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS
605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR
30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER
OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
You will need a photo identification issued by
a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook
County and the same identification for sales
held at other county venues where The
Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website
at service.atty-pierce.com. between the
hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North
Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL
60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer
to file number PA1409251. THE JUDICIAL
60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also
pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES
One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300
CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500
Attorney File No. PA1409251 Attorney
TJSC#: 35-16369
I680625
US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, S/I/I
FOR THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION AS RECEIVER
FOR PARK NATIONAL BANK, CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS
Plaintiff,
-v.ELTON BENTON, NANCY STANBEARY,
CECILIA E. MATTHEWS AKA CECILIA E.
MARTIN, PATRICE MATTHEWS AKA
PATRICE SIMPSON, UNKNOWN HEIRS
AND LEGATEES OF CHRISTINA
MATTHEWS, IF ANY, WILLIAM BUTCHER,
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE, UNKNOWN
OWNERS
AND
NON-RECORD
CLAIMANTS, ROBERT A. MATTHEWS
Defendants
10 CH 53118
9627 SOUTH LUELLA AVENUE CHICAGO,
IL 60617
bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:Commonly known as
9627 SOUTH LUELLA AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60617 Property Index No. 25-12-229009-0000. The real estate is improved with a
brown brick townhouse; 1 car detached
garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest
bid by certified funds at the close of the sale
payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation.
No third party checks will be accepted. The
balance, including the Judicial sale fee for
Abandoned
Residential
Property
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.
a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook
County and the same identification for sales
held at other county venues where The
Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website
at service.atty-pierce.com. between the
hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North
Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL
60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer
to file number PA1025888. THE JUDICIAL
SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker
Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650
(312) 236-SALE You can also visit The
Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com
for a 7 day status report of pending sales.
PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North
Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL
60602 (312) 476-5500 Attorney File No.
PA1025888 Attorney Code. 91220 Case
Number: 10 CH 53118 TJSC#: 35-16424
I680660
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COUNTY,
ILLINOIS
COUNTY
DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION
NATIONAL HOME INVESTORS, LLC
P l a i n t i f f ,
v
.
DEBORAH
TURNER,
UNKNOWN
OWNERS
AND
NON
RECORD
C L A I M A N T S
D e f e n d a n t s
15
CH
08061
7320 SOUTH SANGAMON STREET
CHICAGO,
IL
60621
an agent for The Judicial Sales
Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February
9, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation,
One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor,
CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, as set forth
below, the following described real estate:
Commonly known as 7320 SOUTH
SANGAMON STREET, CHICAGO, IL
60621
Property
Index
No.
20-29-220-029-0000. The real estate is
improved with a brown, brick, single family
home; two car detached garage. Sale
terms: 25% down of the highest bid by
certified funds at the close of the sale
Abandoned
Residential
Property
Municipality Relief Fund, which is
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 unit which is part of a
of the unit at the foreclosure sale other
than a mortgagee shall pay the
assessments
required
by
The
605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE
HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN
POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER
ENTRY
OF
AN
ORDER
OF
POSSESSION,
IN
ACCORDANCE
WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE
ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
LAW. You will need a photo identification
issued by a government agency (driver's
license, passport, etc.) in order to gain
entry into our building and the foreclosure
sale room in Cook County and the same
identification for sales held at other county
venues where The Judicial Sales
Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.
For information: Visit our website at
status report of
p
Suite 1300
C
Attorney
C
35-16276
I
REMAIN IN
FOR 30 DAYS AFTER
OF
AN
ORDER
OF
ACCORDANCE
OF THE
etc.) in order to gain
foreclosure
Cook County and the same
The Judicial Sales
C
sales.
F
Visit our website at
service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours
of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES,
Plaintiff's Attorneys, One North Dearborn
Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602.
Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to
file number PA1403914. THE JUDICIAL
60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also
pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES
One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300
CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500
Attorney File No. PA1403914 Attorney
TJSC#:
35-16276
I680661
BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, A
DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Plaintiff,
-v.RONALD PARKER, DEMETRIA PARKER
Defendants
12 CH 5104
9143 SOUTH COTTAGE GROVE AVENUE
UNIT A CHICAGO, IL 60619
will at 10:30 AM on February 11, 2016, at
The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South
9143 SOUTH COTTAGE GROVE AVENUE
UNIT A, CHICAGO, IL 60619 Property Index
No. 25-02-300-045-0000. The real estate is
improved with a 2 story multi-unit building
with a detached garage. Sale terms: 25%
down of the highest bid by certified funds at
the close of the sale payable to The Judicial
Sales Corporation. No third party checks will
be accepted. The balance, including the
Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential
Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is
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
of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than
a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act,
information: Visit our website at service.attypierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5
pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s
Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite
1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312)
476-5500. Please refer to file number
PA1113679. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th
Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales
Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street
Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 4765500 Attorney File No. PA1113679 Attorney
TJSC#: 35-16401
I680573
COUNTY,
ILLINOIS
COUNTY
DEPARTMENT
CHANCERY
DIVISION
18
T
R
L
AS
FOR
OF
SALE
P
ILLINOIS
C
DEPARTMENT
C
DIVISION
COMPANY
AS
TRUSTEE
IN
TRUST
FOR
REGISTERED
HOLDERS
OF
LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN
TRUST
205-WL3,
ASSET
BACKED
CERTIFICATES
SERIES
2 0 0 5 - W L 3 ;
P l a i n t i f f ,
v
s
.
TOMMY L. STARLING AKA TOMMY
STARLING;
CYNTHIA
K. STARLING AKA CYNTHIA KAY
STARLING
AKA
CYNTHIA
STARLING;
UNKNOWN
OWNERS,
GENERALLY
AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS;
14
CH
19314
NOTICE
OF
SALE
entitled cause on May 21, 2015 Intercounty
Judicial Sales Corporation will on
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at the hour of
11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison
Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell
at public auction to the highest bidder for
cash, as set forth below, the following
described mortgaged real estate:
P.I.N.
25-03-102-027-0000.
Commonly known as 8759 S. Michigan
Ave.,
Chicago,
IL
60619.
Condominium
Property
Act.
open
for
inspection
For information call Mr. Frederic
Deraiche at Plaintiff's Attorney, Kluever &
Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place,
Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077.
INTERCOUNTY
JUDICIAL
SALES
Selling Officer,
(312) 444-1122
I680058
HOUSES FOR SALE
COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE
FOR ARGENT MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
2005-W1, ASSET-BACKED NOTES SERIES 2005-W1
Plaintiff,
-v.TABATHA JONES, MARVIN PARKS, CITY
OF CHICAGO
Defendants
13 CH 028347
7757 S. MARSHFIELD AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60620
in the above cause on November 3, 2015, an
at 10:30 AM on February 5, 2016, at The
7757 S. MARSHFIELD AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60620 Property Index No. 20-30-427041. The real estate is improved with a single
the highest bid by certified funds at the close
of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales
ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE
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
information, examine the court file or contact
Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE
ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL
60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file
number 14-13-25232. THE JUDICIAL
SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker
Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650
(312) 236-SALE You can also visit The
Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com
for a 7 day status report of pending sales.
CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030
NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100
BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300
Attorney File No. 14-13-25232 Attorney
ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762
Case Number: 13 CH 028347 TJSC#: 3516468 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.
I680228
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Plaintiff,
-v.RUBY G. DEYOUNG A/K/A RUBY DEYOUNG A/K/A RUBY G. DE YOUNG, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA
Defendants
15 CH 12293
553 EAST 87TH PLACE CHICAGO, IL
60619
bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 553
EAST 87TH PLACE, CHICAGO, IL 60619
The real estate is improved with a single family home with a detached two car garage.
Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by
certified funds at the close of the sale
Abandoned
Residential
Property
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
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 (HOME-
OWNER), 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
1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312)
PA1504896. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th
TJSC#: 35-17202
I679974
WELLS FARGO BANK, NA
Plaintiff,
-v.STEPHANIE H GARRETT, REGINALD
GARRETT, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
F/K/A LASALLE BANK, N.A., JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A. S/I/I TO WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS
Defendants
15 CH 3561
8424 SOUTH DREXEL AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60619
8424 SOUTH DREXEL AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60619 Property Index No. 20-35305-032-0000. The real estate is improved
with a 3 unit home with a detached 2 car
garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the
sale payable to The Judicial Sales
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
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,
1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312)
PA1500653. THE JUDICIAL SALES COR-
PORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th
TJSC#: 35-15928
I679885
COUNTY, ILLINOIS
COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY
DIVISION
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE
TRUSTEE FOR FBR SECURITIZATION
TRUST 2005-3, CALLABLE
MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES, 2005-3
Plaintiff,
-v.DEMETRUIS
WILLIAMS
AKA
DEMETRIUS WILLIAMS,
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.,
AS NOMINEE FOR FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN, UNKNOWN
OWNERS
AND
NON-RECORD
CLAIMANTS
Defendants
15 CH 2524
7636 SOUTH DAMEN AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60620
in the above cause on October 26, 2015, an
at 10:30 AM on January 27, 2016, at The
bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate:
Commonly known as 7636 SOUTH
DAMEN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60620
family home with no garage. Sale terms:
25% down of the highest bid by certified
funds at the close of the sale payable to The
Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party
checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned
Residential Property Municipality Relief
Fund, which is calculated on residential real
estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or
fraction thereof of the amount paid by the
purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified
funds/or wire transfer, is due within 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
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
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.
a government agency (driver’s license,
passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our
building and the foreclosure sale room in
Cook County and the same identification for
sales held at other county venues where
The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts
foreclosure sales.
For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3
and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES,
Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn
Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel
No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number PA1411242. THE JUDICIAL SALES
CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive,
24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312)
236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial
Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7
day status report of pending sales. PIERCE
& ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street
TJSC#: 35-18445
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SPORTS
Natalie Cole’s special bond with Chicago is unforgettable
wide, and was the first female
singer to have two Platinum albums
in the same year. Natalie also received nine Grammy Awards and
was nominated a total of 22 times.
She won three American Music
Awards, two NAACP Image
Awards, was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, received a star
on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,
and her 2013 Spanish language album, “En Espanol” was even
nominated for the Latin Grammy’s “Album of the Year.” She performed with everyone from Johnny Mathis to Earth, Wind and
Fire, and from Frank Sinatra to
Whitney Houston, appeared on
television shows such as “I’ll Fly
Away” and Law & Order: Special
Victims Unit, and she even made
an appearance on RuPaul’s Drag
Race, serving as a Guest Judge.
But, at no time would anyone ever
think of calling her a “diva,” “difficult,” or demanding. She was simply, “Sweetie” who enjoyed more
than anything music and performing. There was nothing that
brought her more joy than discovering a new song, making an ‘old’
song ‘new’ or hearing a song by a
new singer or musician that she really enjoyed….and Natalie would
delight in telling you about her discoveries whether it was 3:00 in the
afternoon…or 3:00 in the morning. When Natalie called you could
do nothing but listen and at the
end of the day, you were just as excited as she was!
Supremely talented, yet fragile…
accomplished, yet insecure…driven, yet careless, Natalie Cole has
been there and done it all. She has
known both upper-class privilege
as a member of one of entertainment’s most famous families…and
even poverty on the streets of New
York City. But she was always most
Natalie Cole with her son Robbie
the rest as they say is history.
There’s no need to re-visit the
demons Natalie had to overcome
or the failed marriages. They’re all
in the past and only came to serve as
learning experiences. After forty years
of bringing joy, happiness, and countless hours of entertainment to others,
Natalie Maria Cole, has now left an
imprint that is truly “unforgettable
“on not only the world of entertainment, but also her charitable endeavors such as the Save The Children
Foundation, MusiCares, the National
Kidney Foundation and the Nat King
Cole Generation Hope Foundation.
Natalie Cole always felt that she had
an angel on her shoulder that protected her and looked out for her. There
have been angels in my life. While
they haven’t arrived with a blast of
trumpets or a rustle of wings. I’ve
known them just the same. As one of
my angels, Geoffrey Holder would
say, “Natalie’s not gone…she’s just
on tour.”
at home hanging out on the Southside of Chicago, especially at
Glady’s Restaurant before it
closed…shopping at Water Tower
Place while wearing a big hat and
sunglasses (she always thought no
one would recognize her in that disguise…it never worked!) or on a
hunt for the “best” peach cobbler in
town. While married to Reverend
Marvin Yancy, Pastor of the Fountain of Life Baptist Church, every
Sunday found Natalie (a “lapsed
Episcopalian” as she fondly referred
to herself) causing traffic jams outside the church on 43rd Street and
South Cottage Grove Avenue, with
fans hoping to get a glimpse of her
fulfilling her duties as “The First
Lady” because that is what she
loved to do.
As the daughter of the legendary
entertainer Nat King Cole and an
elegantly reserved, upwardly striving mother Maria, Natalie who
grew up with her three sisters, Carole (“Cookie”), Casey, and Timolin, in addition to her brother
Nathaniel (“Kelly”) was the mischief maker in the family who delighted in music. As a little girl, she
once unexpectedly wandered onstage during one of her father’s performances and often would slip unnoticed into his casual ‘jam’
sessions with Count Basie, Louis
Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, or anyone else who just happened to stop
by their Hancock Park home.
After attending the University of
Massachusetts and the University
of Southern California, to study
Child Psychology, Natalie was bitten by the urge to become a performer. Not many people know it,
but the legendary performer Jerry
Butler actually gave Natalie her first
job as his opening act and introduced her to two members of his
Songwriter’s Workshop, Chuck
Jackson and Marvin Yancy,…and
Natalie Cole and husband Marvin Yancy
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