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Celebrating23 Years of Service to the Community

John IdleburgSheriff of Lake County

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Chicago People’s Voice December 2018

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“A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.”

According to Lauren Beth Gash, FoundingCEO of the 10th District Democrats organization,Democrats are winning over traditional Republi-can offices and are more energized and organizedthan ever. Here are the highlights of the historicwins by Democrats in Lake County and theNorthern Surburbs.

• Democrats Edly-Allen and Joyce Mason(61st District) defeated incumbent Republi-can State Representatives.

• In a clean sweep, Democrats (Idleburg,Holly Kim (Treasurer), and Robin O'-Connor (Clerk)) won all three county-wide offices in Lake County on the ballotover Republican incumbents.

•Democrats flipped five Lake CountyBoard seats held by Republicans, andnow control the Lake County Board forthe first time in history.

• In suburban Cook County, Democratsflipped a Republican-held State Senate seat(Ann Gillespie, 27th District), State Houseseat (Mark Walker, 53rd District), CountyBoard seat (Scott Britton, 14th District), andjudgeship (Joel Chupack, 12th Subcircuit).

• Lauren Underwood and Sean Casten de-feated incumbent Republican CongressmenRandy Hultgren and Peter Roskam, respec-tively, in neighboring Chicagoland districts.

On election night, Tuesday, Nov. 6, some seatswere still hanging in the balance with mail-in votesand provisional votes uncounted. After a fourteenday waiting period, on November 15, the electionoffice announced some amazing upsets.

Democrat Mary Edly-Allen defeated incum-bent Republican State Representative HeleneMiller Walsh (51st District). ough only one voteseparated the two on Election Night, Edly-Allenwon by over 200 votes after all the votes werecounted

In the Lake County Sheriff's race, DemocratJohn Idleburg defeated incumbent RepublicanLake County Sheriff Mark Curran.

Democrats won more seats on the Lake CountyBoard. Jessica Vealitzek (County Board District10) and Jennifer Clark (County Board District 15)defeated Republican incumbents. Clark beat theacting chair of the Lake County Board.

For the first time in history of Lake CountyGovernment, Democrats control the Lake CountyBoard.

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Crown Publishing Group has confirmed thatFirst Lady Michelle Obama sold more than725,000 copies of her newest book Becoming injust one day. e sales figure includes hardcover,audio, and e-books editions for the United Statesand Canada, but the book is available in 24 lan-guages around the world - including Vietnamese,Korean, Japanese and Hebrew! Mrs. Obama hasbroken a record - already surpassing the first daysales of other memoirs also written by first ladies.For example, Hillary Clinton’s Living History,which was released in 2003, sold only around600,000 copies in the first week!

Helping to kick off the book's launch, Mrs.Obama launched a U.S. and international booktour that sold out almost instantly. Each of her ap-pearances was moderated by one of her manyfriends like Oprah Winfrey, Sarah Jessica Parker,Valerie Jarrett, Reese Witherspoon, and more.

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It is an honor and privilege to serve you. Now, I pledge to get to work and get things done to:

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LOCKHART-WHITE REPORTDecember 2018

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A communique of the Community Action Partnership of Lake County

or many people, the holidayseason is a time for givingand charity toward those less

fortunate. But, the changing face ofpoverty means many charitable ges-tures have become less effective.

Increasingly, today's underpriv-ileged are members of the workingpoor. In Lake County and sur-rounding counties people are turn-ing to food pantries when they'refinancially swamped. For many, youcan't reduce rent, heating and util-ity costs, so if you can save $40 ongroceries, that's a wise use of lim-ited resources. Some of the workingpoor are so dependent on emer-gency food sources that it's not anemergency any more -- it's normal.What a financially strapped familymay need more than food, are theday-to-day essentials not availableat emergency food banks andpantries.

For the last three years we haveworked with Corporate Partnersand agencies that focus on Veteransas a priority. ere is a great need inthe Veteran population for assis-tance in providing basic needs totheir families and affordable hous-ing. rough Corporate Donationsand Volunteerism, we have beenable to have some success in provid-ing needed assistance.

If you don't know the realitiesof poverty in America, some chari-table gestures may make you feelgood, but not do much for those ingenuine need.

A l s o ,m a n yworkingp o o rhave lit-tle or nom e d i c a linsurancecoveragethrough their jobs, so gift certifi-cates at the local drug store can helpthem with prescriptions or vitaminsfor their children.

A lot of working poor don't havecoverage for doctor's visits or pre-scriptions, or their coverage maycome with a high deductible.Often, their children go withoutmedicine or vitamins. If their doc-tor prescribes an antibiotic for asimple infection, that can tap theirentire cash resources for a monthwith one visit.

If you want to make a real con-tribution, you can always offer a giftof your time to social service agen-cies that work directly with the un-derprivileged. We would like tothank our many partners, neighborsand friends for helping to HelpPeople and Change Lives, encodingthe spirit of hope and making thisa community where people chooseto live.

Visit www.caplakecounty.org tolearn about Community ActionPartnership of Lake County pro-grams, services, volunteer opportu-nities and upcoming events.

Mary Lockhart-White

Executive Director

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The holiday season is atime to be charitable tothose in need of help


neal Wins lakeside Conference ChampionshipBy Troy Franklin

On ursday, Oct. 4th the Neal Math and Science 8th grade soccerteam won e Lakeside Conference Championship held at Deerpath Mid-dle School in Lake Forest, IL by defeating a well coached Lake Bluff teamin double overtime 2-1. But in order to advance to the ChampionshipBracket, they had to work together unselfishly as a unit to defeat two pow-erhouse teams in our conference Northwood and Edgewood MiddleSchools of Highland Park. ey were able to successfully defeat them, es-pecially since both teams had defeated Neal earlier in the season. Neal soc-cer team hadn’t been to the Championship Bracket since 2011-2013 whenthey won back to back championships. is year’s victory came down to apenalty kick.

When I asked team captain Ricardo Guiterrez which team membersalong with himself did he want to participate in the shoot-out process. He imme-diately started to shake and pace back and forth and finally said “Coach, I don’tthink I can do it”, as he watched his teammate go back and forth starting to suc-cumb to fatigue with their opponents.

I noticed from the corner of my eyes, Ricardo took his finger and appeared tomake a symbol that appeared to be that of a cross. He then looked upward andwhile his teammate had no one left but him and approached me and said “Coach,I believe I’m ready now”!

e scenario is this, if he makes it we win and if he misses we lose. As each Neal player locked arm to

arm, Principal Williams and DeanRobinson along with his peers and par-ents, held up banners which said, GONEAL!

Ricardo focused himself. He kickedthe ball hard. And while hands wentup to block the ball, it cleared the hur-dle and went in untouched.

As everyone was celebrating, Ri-cardo gave me a big hug and with tearsin his eyes, he explained why he hesi-tated to attempt the penalty kick.

A similar situation had happenedbefore. He was placed in a positionwhere he had to make the game deter-mining kick and unfortunately, hemissed. Not only did they lose thegame, but they kicked him off theteam. He said that all those fears thathe had suppressed resurfaced when hewas asked to perform the game deter-mining kick.

But he said this experience hasgiven him the confidence, belief anddetermination that if he stayed focusedand believe, then he could accomplishanything in life that he sets his mind todo.

“anks for believing in me,Coach” was the last words that he saidto me.

By Troy Franklin, Soccer Coach, NorthChicago Junior High School


ohn Idleburg was born in Chicagoliving in some of the toughest andnotorious neighbors like CabriniGreen. Beatrice, his mother, was a

struggling single head of household whoheld two and sometimes three jobs toprovide for seven children, includingJohn Idleburg who was the oldest. Andbeing the oldest, he took on the bigbrother role and helped his mother withthe children. He made sure that theywere fed, that they did their homeworkand took their baths and went to bed ontime. ey were so poor that they had towash their clothes in the bathtub to en-sure that they had clean clothes forschool.

To avoid being recruited into theinner-city gangs, his mother moved thefamily to Zion, Illinois in March of 1972where he currently lives with his wife andfamily.

John attended Zion Benton HighSchool and after graduation joined theU.S. Marine Corps. After John com-pleted his service he returned back home

to Zion, where he was a union worker atJohnson Motors. In 1977 John left tojoin the Lake County Sheriff’s Office as aDeputy in the Work Release Camp inZion. He left the Lake County Sheriff’sOffice for the Great Lakes Police Depart-ment where he rapidly went from a policeofficer to the detective bureau. Johnsteadily rose up in the ranks and was in-vited to work with the U.S. Departmentof Defense as a Special Investigator, con-ducting background checks on sensitivepersonnel positions at the Great LakesNaval Base. After several years of dedi-cated work, he joined the U.S. TreasuryDepartment as a Special Agent.

Part of his highlights working as a fed-eral agent, was providing personal secu-rity to then-First Lady Hillary Clintonand Tipper Gore at the Democratic Na-tional Convention in 1996. He alsoprovided security for foreign dignitariesat the United Nations, and at the WinterOlympics in Salt Lake City in 2002.

After three decades of federal serviceand union participation, John retired. Afew months later he started working for

the Lake County Forest Pre-serve, Zion Park Police andLake Forest Hospital. He hasserved as Post Commander forthe American Legion Zion Post865 for 4 years. Currently, heis the President of the IllinoisPolice Association, and a Com-missioner for the Police andFire Commission, Zion, Illi-nois, and Commissioner forthe Lake County Housing Au-thority.

Idleburg begins a new ca-reer on December 3, 2018 as the newSheriff of Lake County, Illinois. In whatmany has cited as an upset victory, Idle-burg won over incumbent Mark Curranto be the first African American Sheriff ofLake County.

“To the voters of Lake County, thankyou for putting your trust and faith inme. I am honored to be your LakeCounty Sheriff-Elect. To the men andthe women in blue, we begin a new chap-ter, centered on law enforcement, and Ilook forward to working with you over

the coming years,” Idleburg said.“is race was the culmination of the

hard work of all my volunteers and sup-porters from all walks of life. ank youfor all of your work, and I share this vic-tory with you,” Idleburg added.

“I believe that it is truly a blessing tohave a new sheriff that will be reflective ofour community and one that will addressour needs,” says Lake County Commis-sioner Vance Wyatt.

-A Peoples Voice Special Report

John idleburg, the new Sheriff of lake County

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Waukegan, IL – Waukegan Public Library wel-comed Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White toWaukegan on ursday, November 15 for a cele-bration of reading. e Family Reading Night pro-gram is a statewide bilingual storytime and craftevent and is hosted annually by libraries across Illi-nois. Children had the opportunity to meet White,ask questions, and receive books from the IllinoisLiteracy Foundation. During the event, local fami-lies learned about the importance of reading to-gether and their local library. ey even had achance to meet the library's pet bearded dragon.

"Reading prepares you to be a good citizen,"White said, speaking to the group of children, par-ents and elected officials. Previous reading programsat the library have encouraged children and theirparents to use books as a way to expand children'sexperiences of the world. e library's 2019 winterreading club asks children to learn about differentholidays through reading.

"We believe that reading is a great way to under-stand and celebrate the diversity of our commu-nity," said Selina Gomez-Beloz, executive director,echoing White's sentiments. "We're honored tohost Secretary White and appreciate his commit-ment to our services for children and especially foradults." e library's Adult Literacy Tutoring pro-gram, which is the only library-based program inLake County to be funded through an Illinois Sec-

retary of State grant, uses one-to-one and smallgroup formats to help adults testing below the9th grade level to make measurable gains intheir reading, writing and/or math skills. Inturn, this leads to improved economic, profes-sional and personal outcomes.

White left the children with some thoughtsabout reaching goals, talking to them about howimportant it is to persevere through challenges."If someone tells you that you can't achievesomething, you say – 'just watch me!'" Whitesaid, earning applause from the little ones in thefront row. He noted that it's the role of parentsand community members to work together tohelp kids reach their dreams, and that family activi-ties, like reading, can be part of that work.

White was introduced by Mayor Sam Cunning-ham, who explained White's responsibilities as sec-retary of state to the children, and spoke brieflyabout the purpose of the visit. An elected officialmaking time to visit the library showed how impor-tant it is to make the most of the library's programsand services, he said. Waukegan's elected officialswere well represented, with the group including Al-dermen Edith Newsome, Patrick Seger, and DavidVillalobos, city officials Janet Kilkelly and DavidPatterson, Lake County Commissioners Mary RossCunningham and Angelo Kyle and Lake CountyJudges Luis Berrones and Charles W. Smith. Li-brary Trustees Mary Stickels, board president, andChetara Jenkins, as well as Waukegan Public Li-

brary Foundation board member Anton Mathewswere also on hand to welcome White to Waukegan. Cunningham also spoke to the children about howbeing a good citizen of Waukegan isn't just the re-sponsibility of the aldermen and city officials pres-ent, but everyone, including Waukegan's youngestresidents. Using the analogy of families, Cunning-ham helped the children to understand their role,encouraging them to be good friends and neighborsto their classmates at school. e children re-sponded by inviting him to visit each of theirschools!

White's visit to Waukegan came six months be-fore the city is due to host the 2019 Illinois ReadsBook Festival, which will see a number of authorsvisit Waukegan High School for book talks, booksignings, activities and more.

Secretary of State Jesse White visits Waukegan Public library


Soaring on Broken

W I N G S

Preserverance

man had a dream one night.In the dream he stood beforethe throne of God in heaven.e man crossed his arms on

his chest and spoke to God.“God”, he said, “I feel like giving

up. Sometimes being a Christian isjust too hard, and I don’t feel likedoing it anymore. It gets discourag-ing, you know? Isn’t there some wayfor me to just get a “vacation” frombeing a Christian?

God nodded his head. “I see,” hesaid. “And while you’re on vacation,would you like me to still cause thesun to rise every morning? Wouldyou like me to still place a song in thethroat of every bird? Would you likeme to keep your heart beating?Would you like me to open your eyesfrom sleep and give you another dayof life?

Would you like me to still listento your prayers and soothe yourhurts? Would you like me to still for-give your sins and keep your soul inthe palm of my hand? Would youlike me to still send the sun to bed atnight and give you the moon andstars to decorate your night sky?Would you like me to close your eyes

in sleep and fill your lungs withbreath even while you sleep? Or areyou suggesting that I go on vacation,too?e man swallowed hard beforespeaking. “Uh you know,” he an-swered God in his dream, “I…I…I’ve ch-changed my mind. I’ve de-cided I don’t need a vacation after all!

Most of us feel like that man fromtime to time. We may be tired ofdoing our chores. Or tired of doinga certain job. Or tired of makingright choices. We may even get tiredsometimes of being Christians. Butat times like those, we need to re-member that God commands us topersevere. We need to remind our-selves that God commands persever-ance because God valuesperseverance. And we need to under-stand that God values perseverancebecause He perseveres for us, dayafter day, moment after moment.

Perseverance is right because Godperseveres. He promises never to failus or forsake us. And because He willalways keep going for us, we shouldlearn to persevere in the things we do.Selah

A Michelle Obleton


egacies are treasured memories of the people that are important in ourlives. e Tolar family has been instrumental in helping families in

the community preserve those cherished memories with dignity for morethan 30 years. Eric Tolar II, and his wife Julene Tolar recently purchasedthe Westgate Funeral Home from their parents. ey have renamed thebusiness, Tolar Westgate Funeral and Cremations.

Eric and Julene, both 37, have been married for six years and theyhave four children, two boys and two girls.

Julene is an experienced Licensed Practical Nurse with about withabout 20 years of experience in the healthcare field. She is now the co-owner and operating director for the business. She says that they pridethemselves in providing a family oriented service to every family that en-trust them to carry out the final wishes of their loved one.

“When our families choose us, they too, become part of our family,”says Julene M. Tolar.

Eric P. Tolar II is a graduate of Lake Forest College and holds a Bach-elor’s Degree in Business Administration. He is also a graduate of theWorsham College of Mortuary Science.

Eric explains that being a licensed funeral director in Illinois, Wiscon-sin and Indiana is a life calling and that he is proud to be in the business.

“I did not choose to be a Funeral Director, but instead it chose me,”says Eric. e life’s calling is evident in his passion for funeral directing,embalming and helping families through very difficult and emotional

times in their lives.Eric said that families are not being

educated on the low-cost options thatthey have to make services personal.ey believe in giving families value andthey offer a number of services includingpre-planning consultation, and whole lifeand term life insurance.

“We take pride in our involvement,”says Eric.

Staffed to accommodate the needs ofthe community, they have five employ-ees. e Tolar Westgate Funeral and Cre-mations facility is located at 616Washington Street in Waukegan.

ey are planning a prayer breakfastin February of 2019. Please visitwww.TolarWestgate.com for more infor-mation and news.

-by Elroy Reed

The Tolar Second generation now Owns Westgate

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The 2019 Most influential african americans

of lake County awardsnominations

If you know someone who is doing a great job in Lake County above andbeyond the call of duty, and you think that they deserve recognition fortheir achievements, please nominate them for the Most Influential AfricanAmericans of Lake County Awards.

e Program will be held in late January of 2019. e categories fornomination include the following: Community Service, Humanitarian, LifeTime Achievement Award, Civic Leadership, Entrepreneurial Award, Busi-ness Leadership, Education Leadership, Religious Leadership, Vision Award,and Sports Leadership.

Please send a letter of nomination with reasons for your nomination andinclude your name, and contact information, as well as the person that youare nominating, their name and contact information to:

e Chicago Peoples Voice NewspaperPO Box 1038

Waukegan, IL 60079

You may call 847-473-5501 to verify receipt and to obtain additional in-formation. Nomination deadline is December 15, 2018.


It was cold that night in Leighton, Alabama, Oc-tober 26, 1918. e doctor had been summoned tothe tidy, but small sharecropper's home to deliver ababy that would be born pre-mature. e female in-fant was so tiny and feeble, that it hardly cried, andthe doctor gave up hope.

“She won’t survive the night,” the country physi-cian told her parents with dry distaste as he pro-nounced her demise. “Just dig a hole out in the backyard and bury her.”

But the loving mother could not give up on hernewborn that easy. She nestled the struggling baby inher nurturing breast and gave the child everythingthat she could to keep Sadie alive…at least throughthe night.

at was 100 years ago. e doctor who pro-nounced gloom and doom over Sadie Watts is himselfdead and gone. But Sadie, she is still alive and hasmemories to share and a rich legacy of love and com-munity service that speaks for itself.

After living 20 years in the deep south, Sadiemoved to Waukegan, Illinois in 1938 to a smallshanty on Water Street near the then poverty-stricken

Market Street area. Two years later, she married De-ment Depreist Watts and they had one daughter,Phyllis. Dement Depreist was a soldier in World WarII. He was a good husband and provider. Together,Sadie and Dement built a beautiful life. He died in1998.

Sadie worked in numerous capacities over theyears. She served as a truancy officer. She worked forthe Community Action Project. And she worked atGlenkirk, a facility which provides services for indi-viduals with disabilities.

While making a living, Watts made life a joy formany people. roughout her life, Sadie was an in-spiring mentor full of hope and wisdom, blessing andencouraging everyone she encountered. She is one ofthe founding members of Mt. Zion Missionary Bap-tist Church of Zion. Mt Zion is the first AfricanAmerican church in Zion. Deacon Amos Taylor, alife-long member, tells the story of how Watts wentfrom door to door encouraging people to attend asthe congregation grew. He testified to her tenacity asa Christian soldier at her 100th Birthday party.

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Sadie Watts, Civic leader, Turns 100


Mt. Zion Missionary BaptistChurch of Waukegan

409 Wainlow Avenue• Waukegan, IL 60085

847-244-5503Sunday:

Sunday School 9:30 a.m.Sunday Worship Service 11:00 a.m.Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday:Mid-week Worship Study 7:00 p.m.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man beborn again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. -John 3:3

Pastor: Rev. Arthur J. Gass Sr.

Church ScheduleChristian Education 10:00 a.m.Sunday Morning Worship 11:30 a.m.4th Sunday, Women's Ministry 11:30 A.m.

Tuesday Fast & Prayer 7:00 p.m. • Thurs.Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

Phone • 1-847-689-1955 : Fax: 1-847-689-2917

Living Waters Apostolic Pentecostal Church

2001 Seymour AvenueNorth Chicago, Illinois 60064-0559

Sadie Wattscontinued from prior page

Taylor says that Watts was a commu-nity leader that was well respected.

“When there was something goingon, she was heard,” said Taylor.

At that celebration, community lead-ers like former NBA legend Billy McKin-ney spoke about how Sadie made adifference in their lives, simply by the lifethat she lived.

“She was like a mother to all the kidsin the neighborhood. She helped withall the discipline that we needed to besuccessful in the world,” Billy McKinneyreflected. “She made sure that when westepped out of the house, we representedour community, and family the rightway.”

McKinney, now a Zion City Com-missioner, read a resolution proclaimingOctober 26, 2018, Sadie Watts Day inthe City of Zion.

Mary Ross-Cunningham, a LakeCounty Board Member, recalled theWatts family saying that their families

were close. Cunningham shared thatSadie was a member of the Profiles inExcellence Committee. Cunninghamalso presented a resolution from theCounty naming October 26, 2018 asSadie Watts Day in Lake County.

Pastor Robert Williams said that Sadiewas full of wisdom and a fine example ofa virtuous woman.

Sadie Watts started one of the firstfood pantries in Lake County from thegarage of her home.

Sadie has earned several awards in-cluding the NAACP Community ServiceAward, the Women’s Coalition of LakeCounty Community Service Award, andthe Most Influential African Americansof Lake County Civic Leadership Award.

Sadie attended Moody Bible Insti-tute, Trinity Christian College, AmericanBaptist eological Seminary andCarthage College where she received aBachelor of Arts in Sociology in 1974.

-Story by Lue Lewis and Elroy Reed

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