dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-02--President Trump, first lady test positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus , just a month before the presidential election and after having spent much of the last year largely downplaying the threat of the virus .
Trump 's positive test came just hours after he confirmed that senior aide Hope Hicks , who had traveled with him several times this week , had come down with the virus .
Trump was last seen by reporters returning to the White House on Thursday evening and looked to be in good health .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ him at higher risk of serious complications from a virus that has now killed more than 205,000 people nationwide .
`` Tonight , @ FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19 .
We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately .
We will get through this TOGETHER ! ''
Trump tweeted .
In a memorandum , the president 's physician said that Trump and the first lady , who is 50 , `` are both well at this time '' and `` plan to remain at home within the White House during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I expect the President to continue carrying out his duties without disruption while recovering , '' he added .
The diagnosis , just weeks before the Nov. 3 election , marks a major blow for a president who has been trying desperately to convince the American public that the worst of the pandemic is behind them , despite a growing nationwide death toll of more than 205,000 and 7 million confirmed infections .
And it stands as the most serious known public health scare encountered by any sitting American president in recent history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has become a major flashpoint in his race against Democrat Joe Biden , who spent much of the summer off the campaign trail and at his home in Delaware .
Biden has since resumed a more active campaign schedule , but with small , socially distanced crowds because of the virus .
Biden also regularly wears a mask in public , something Trump mocked him for at Tuesday night 's debate .
`` I do n't wear masks like him , '' Trump said of Biden .
`` Every time you see him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He could be speaking 200 feet away from me , and he shows up with the biggest mask I 've ever seen . ''
There was no immediate comment from the Biden campaign on whether the former vice president had been tested since appearing on the debate stage with Trump or whether he was taking any additional safety protocols .
Symptoms of COVID-19 can include fever , cough and breathing trouble .
Most people develop only mild symptoms .
But some people , usually those with other medical complications , develop more severe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be fatal .
Trump had been scheduled to attend a fundraiser at his Washington , D.C. , hotel and hold a political rally in Sanford , Florida , on Friday evening .
But just after 1 a.m. , the White House released a revised schedule with only one event : A phone call on `` COVID-19 support to vulnerable seniors . ''
Hicks , one of the president 's most trusted and longest-serving confidants , began feeling mild symptoms during the plane ride home from a rally in Minnesota on Wednesday evening , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on condition of anonymity to disclose private information .
She was isolated from other passengers aboard the plane , and her diagnosis was confirmed Thursday , the person said .
Hicks had been with Trump aboard Marine One en route to that rally and accompanied him aboard Air Force One to Tuesday 's presidential debate in Cleveland .
The first lady said in a tweet that she had postponed all upcoming engagements .
`` Please be sure you are staying safe & we will all get through this together , '' she wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about being personally vulnerable to contracting COVID-19 , even after White House staff and allies were exposed and sickened .
`` I felt no vulnerability whatsoever , '' he said told reporters back in May .
He has instead encouraged governors to reopen their states and tried to focus the nation 's attention on efforts to revive the economy -- not a growing death toll -- as he seeks another four-year term .
The news was sure to rattle an already shaken nation still grappling with how to safely reopen while avoiding further @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to near-unlimited resources , including a constant supply of quick-result tests , and still failed to keep the president safe , raising questions about how the rest of the country will be able to protect its workers , students and the public as businesses and schools reopen .
Senior staff have been tested for COVID-19 daily since two people who work at the White House complex tested positive in early May , prompting the White House to step up precautions .
Everyone who comes into contact with the president also receives a quick-result @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the pandemic , experts have questioned the health and safety protocols at the White House and asked why more was n't being done to protect the commander in chief .
Trump continued to shake hands with visitors long after public health officials were warning against it and he initially resisted being tested .
He has been reluctant to practice his own administration 's social distancing guidelines for fear of looking weak , including refusing under almost all circumstances to wear a mask in public .
The pandemic has hit world leaders along @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Jair Bolsonaro and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson , who spent a week in the hospital , including three nights in intensive care , where he was given oxygen and watched around the clock by medical workers .
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was hospitalized last month while fighting what he called a `` hellish '' case of coronavirus The White House got its first COVID-19 scare in early March when at least three people who later tested positive came in close proximity to the president at his private Florida club @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continued to spread across the country , the White House began taking the temperature of everyone entering the White House complex , and in April , it began administering rapid COVID-19 tests to all those in close proximity to the president , with staffers being tested about once a week .
On May 7 , the White House announced that a member of the military serving as one of the president 's personal valets tested positive for the virus , followed a day later by a positive diagnosis for Vice President Mike Pence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump said he was `` not worried '' about the virus spreading in the White House .
But officials again stepped up safety protocols for the complex , directing everyone entering the West Wing to wear a mask .
By June , concerns at the White House had dissipated once again , with few staffers bothering with masks even as more and more people tested positive for the virus , including campaign staffers preparing for a Tulsa rally , Secret Service agents , Trump 's national security adviser , Robert O'Brien , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's campaign and is dating his eldest son .
While there is currently no evidence that Trump is seriously ill , the positive test raises questions about what would happen if he were to become incapacitated due to illness .
The Constitution 's 25th Amendment spells out the procedures under which a president can declare themselves `` unable to discharge the powers and duties '' of the presidency .
If he were to make that call , Trump would transmit a written note to the Senate president pro tempore , Republican Sen. Chuck @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif. Pence would serve as acting president until Trump transmitted `` a written declaration to the contrary . ''
The vice president and a majority of either the Cabinet or another body established by law , can also declare the president unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office , in which case Pence would `` immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President '' until Trump could provide a written declaration to the contrary .
Associated Press writer Kevin Freking contributed to this @ @

Trump taken to Walter Reed hospital for 'a few days': 'I think I'm doing very well'
President Donald Trump arrives at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md., Friday on Marine One helicopter after he tested positive for COVID-19. Associated PRess
President Donald Trump arrives at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md., Friday on Marine One helicopter after he tested positive for COVID-19. Associated PRess
President Donald Trump rides in the vehicle at left as he arrives at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md., Friday after he tested positive for COVID-19. Associated PRess
President Donald Trump arrives at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md., Friday on Marine One helicopter after he tested positive for COVID-19. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is at left. Associated PRess
Marine One lifts off from the White House to carry President Donald Trump to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Friday in Washington. The White House says Trump will spend a "few days" at the military hospital after contracting COVID-19. Associated PRess
Marine One lifts off from the White House to carry President Donald Trump to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Friday in Washington. Associated PRess
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, third from left, waits with others as President Donald Trump prepares to leave the White House Friday to go to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after he tested positive for COVID-19. Associated PRess
President Donald Trump waves to members of the media as he leaves the White House to go to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after he tested positive for COVID-19. Associated PRess
President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he leaves the White House to go to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after he tested positive for COVID-19. Associated PRess
President Donald Trump arrives at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md., Friday on Marine One helicopter after he tested positive for COVID-19. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is at left. Associated PRess
WASHINGTON -- Stricken by COVID-19, a feverish and fatigued President Donald Trump was flown to a military hospital Friday night after being injected with an experimental drug combination in treatment at the White House.
In a day of whipsaw events, the president who has spent months downplaying the threat of the virus was forced to cancel all campaign events a month before the election as he fought a virus that has killed more than 205,000 Americans and is hitting others in his orbit as well.
The White House said Trump's expected stay of "a few days" at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center was precautionary and that he would continue to work from the hospital's presidential suite, which is equipped to allow him to keep up his official duties.
Trump walked out of the White House Friday evening wearing a mask and gave a thumbs-up to reporters but did not speak before boarding Marine One. Members of the aircrew, Secret Service agents and White House staff wore face coverings to protect themselves onboard the helicopter.
In a video taped before leaving for Walter Reed, Trump said, "I think I'm doing very well, but we're going to make sure that things work out." He remained fully president, all authority intact.
Just a month before the presidential election, Trump's revelation that he was positive for the virus came by tweet about 1 a.m. Eastern Friday after he had returned from a Thursday afternoon political fundraiser. He had gone ahead to the event, saying nothing to the crowd though knowing he had been exposed to an aide with the disease that has infected millions in America and killed more than a million worldwide.
First lady Melania Trump also tested positive, the president said, and several others in the White House have, too, prompting concern that the White House or even Trump himself might have spread the virus further. He said in his video that his wife was doing very well.
Trump's diagnosis came during an already turbulent period in Washington and around the world, with the U.S. gripped in a heated presidential election amid the human and economic toll of the virus. Trump's immediate campaign events were all canceled, and his next debate with Democrat Joe Biden, scheduled for Oct. 15, is now in question.
Trump has been trying all year -- and as recently as Wednesday -- to convince the American public that the worst of the pandemic is past, and he has consistently played down concerns about being personally vulnerable. He has mostly refused to abide by basic public health guidelines -- including those issued by his own administration -- such as wearing face coverings in public and practicing social distancing. Until he tested positive, he continued to hold campaign rallies that drew thousands of often maskless supporters.
"I felt no vulnerability whatsoever," he told reporters back in May. With the election coming up in about a month, he is urging states and cities to "reopen" and reduce or eliminate shutdown rules despite continuing virus outbreaks.
The White House tried to maintain an atmosphere of business-as-usual on Friday.
"President Trump remains in good spirts, has mild symptoms, and has been working throughout the day," said press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. "Out of an abundance of caution, and at the recommendation of his physician and medical experts, the president will be working from the presidential offices at Walter Reed for the next few days."
The president's physician said in a memo that Trump received a dose of an experimental antibody combination by Regeneron that is in clinical trials. Navy Commander Dr. Sean Conley said Trump "remains fatigued but in good spirits" and that a team of experts was evaluating both the president and first lady in regard to next steps.
The first lady, who is 50, has a "mild cough and headache," Conley reported, and the remainder of the first family, including the Trumps' son Barron, who lives at the White House, tested negative.
Trump is 74 years old and clinically obese, putting him at higher risk of serious complications from a virus that has infected more than 7 million people nationwide.
Both Democratic presidential nominee Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris have tested negative, their campaign said. Vice President Mike Pence tested negative for the virus Friday morning and "remains in good health," his spokesman said. Pence was to resume his campaign schedule after his test.
Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who was with him and many others on Saturday and has been on Capitol Hill meeting with lawmakers, also tested negative, the White House said. It was confirmed that she had a mild case of COVID earlier this year and has now recovered.
At least two Republican lawmakers at the Saturday Rose Garden event announcing Barrett's nomination -- Utah Sen. Mike Lee and North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis -- announced Friday they had tested positive and were isolating.
Very early Friday, after returning from the Thursday afternoon New Jersey fundraiser, Trump stunningly tweeted, "Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!"
Hours earlier, the White House confirmed that a top aide who had traveled with him during the week had tested positive.
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Friday confirmed that the White House knew Hope Hicks, the aide, had tested positive before Trump attended the fundraiser.
"I can tell you in terms of Hope Hicks, we discovered that right as Marine One was taking off yesterday," said Meadows. Several staffers were pulled from the trip, but Trump did not cancel and there was no direct evidence that her illness was connected to his.
Many White House and senior administration officials were undergoing tests Friday, but the full scale of the outbreak around the president may not be known for some time as it can take days for an infection to be detectable by a test. Officials with the White House Medical Unit were tracing the president's contacts.
Trump's handling of the pandemic has already been a major flashpoint in his race against Biden, who spent much of the summer off the campaign trail and at his home in Delaware citing concern about the virus. Biden has since resumed a more active campaign schedule, but with small, socially distanced crowds. He also regularly wears a mask in public, something Trump mocked him for at Tuesday night's debate.
"I don't wear masks like him," Trump said. "Every time you see him, he's got a mask. He could be speaking 200 feet away from me, and he shows up with the biggest mask I've ever seen."
In a tweet Friday morning, Biden said he and his wife "send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery. We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family."
World leaders offered the president and first family their best wishes after their diagnosis, and governments used the case as a reminder for their citizens to wear masks and practice social distancing measures.
Multiple White House staffers have previously tested positive for the virus, including Pence's press secretary, Katie Miller, national security adviser Robert O'Brien and one of the president's personal valets. An RNC official confirmed Friday that Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel learned she had tested positive Wednesday afternoon. She has been at her home in Michigan since last Saturday and did not attend the debate.
It is unclear where the Trumps or Hicks caught the virus, but in a Fox interview, Trump seemed to suggest it may have been spread by someone in the military or law enforcement in greetings.
The White House began instituting a daily testing regimen for the president's senior aides after earlier positive cases close to the president. Anyone in close proximity to the president or vice president is also tested every day, including reporters.
Trump is far from the first world leader to test positive for the virus, which previously infected Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who spent a week in the hospital, including three nights in intensive care. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was hospitalized last month while fighting what he called a "hellish" case of COVID-19.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-02--'We had to get in': How Gurnee police saved wounded woman and toddler from gunman

Gurnee police Officer Dan Ruth was n't sure what awaited him on the other side of the patio screen door the night of July 3 .
He just knew he and his fellow officers needed to get through it .
The door was all that stood between them and a woman who had been shot in the abdomen and her toddler son .
Also lurking somewhere on the other side was the man who 'd shot her , still armed with a gun and clearly willing to use it .
Ruth and fellow officers Tom Branick and Tom Yencich went @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to our commitment to training , '' Ruth said of their ability to stay focused on the task at hand in that moment .
`` Preparation .
Mindset .
And knowing that we had to get in and get her and the child out , or otherwise they might not survive . ''
Up to that point , it had been a routine Friday night on patrol for Ruth , a seven-year department veteran and one of its police dog handlers .
Then at about 9:30 p.m. , a report of shots fired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Not long after , police learned a woman had been shot .
Ruth and Branick were first to arrive .
They walked to the back of the apartment and heard a faint cry for help .
Peering through the patio screen , they spotted the woman lying inside , her son nearby .
She 'd been shot , she told the officers , and the man who shot her was still inside .
Yencich soon arrived and the three officers quickly formed a plan : Ruth and Yencich would go in for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cover in case the shooter appeared .
Ruth went in first , forcing open the screen and reaching the woman .
Her son , at first scared by the intrusion , started to move further into the apartment , but Ruth was able to coax him back .
He grabbed the boy and pulled him to safety while Yencich carried the woman to a waiting ambulance .
She survived her injuries .
After a lengthy standoff and several unsuccessful attempts to talk the gunman into surrendering , a drone was sent into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who authorities said had a domestic relationship with the victim , was found dead inside from a self-inflicted gunshot wound .
`` We were given an opportunity to save a life that night , but I believe every police officer in Gurnee and across the nation would have done the same thing , '' Ruth told us Thursday .
`` That 's the profession . ''
Ruth , Branick and Yencich were honored this week before the Gurnee village board for their lifesaving actions .
Ruth received the Medal of Valor for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demands of police work . ''
Branick , a three-year department vet , and Yencich , a Gurnee officer for eight years , received the Meritorious Service Award for exceptional service in a stressful emergency situation .
But the highlight of the night for the officers was the unexpected reunion with the woman they saved , Eboni Hardge .
It was the first time they 'd seen her since helping her to an ambulance July 3 .
`` Nothing I can say substitutes seeing the survivor here tonight , '' Branick said Monday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her almost every day .
We were there at the scene , but we do n't always know what happens after .
You ca n't help but wonder what they 're going through .
Just seeing her here makes my day . ''
Could a man serving a life sentence in connection with a notorious Northwest suburban killing soon walk free on bail ?
That 'll be up to Cook County Judge Steven Goebel , who three weeks from today will hold a bail hearing for Ronald Kliner .
It 's a surprising @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to consider bail for Kliner , a former Des Plaines man initially sentenced to death after a jury found him guilty of the murder-for-hire of a Palatine Township woman in 1988 .
The sentence was converted to natural life by then-Gov .
George Ryan in 2003 .
Kliner has maintained his innocence since his 1996 conviction and this year filed a court motion arguing that new evidence -- including DNA and an alibi -- exonerates him .
Prosecutors said Kliner shot Dana Rinaldi five times in the head as she pleaded for her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the slaying was orchestrated by Kliner 's childhood friend and Rinaldi 's husband , Joseph Rinaldi , who turned state 's evidence against Kliner to avoid a potential death sentence of his own .
Kliner , 59 , wo n't be in court for his hearing Oct. 23 but will be allowed to attend via Zoom .
No new trial for baby 's killer A West Chicago man serving 45 years in prison for the brutal killing of his 3-month-old son should n't get another trial so he can claim it was an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this week .
In its unanimous decision , the Second District Appellate Court of Illinois said all the evidence suggests Gustavo Torres-Medel meant to kill the boy , named Gustavo Jr. , when he viciously beat and squeezed him because he would n't stop crying .
The boy suffered seven broken ribs , extensive bruises and bleeding on the brain , as well as bites on his cheeks and buttocks , in the 2009 beating , authorities said .
But in his latest bid for a new trial , Torres-Medel argued that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by him but instead by first responders performing CPR .
If presented to a jury , he argued , it would support his claim that he did n't intend to kill his son .
However , in rejecting that argument , Justice Susan F. Hutchinson wrote that there 's no evidence first responders caused the rib injuries , and even then it does n't explain the brain injuries that contributed to the boy 's death .
`` Defendant seems to suggest that , here , the ultimate cause of his son 's death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be guilty of first-degree murder or involuntary manslaughter , '' Hutchinson wrote .
`` It is not .
What is paramount is whether defendant acted recklessly or intentionally in causing the baby 's death .
The circumstances of this case overwhelmingly reveal that defendant acted with the intent to kill his son . ''
Torres-Medel , 37 , is serving his sentence at the Hill Correctional Center in Galesburg .
He wo n't be eligible for parole until 2054 .
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'We had to get in': How Gurnee police saved wounded woman and toddler from gunman
Eboni Hardge, second from left, reunited this week with the Gurnee police officers who helped save her and her toddler in July when they were being held by an armed man. The officers are, from left, Tom Branick, Dan Ruth and Tom Yencich. Courtesy of Gurnee Police Department
Gurnee police Officer Dan Ruth wasn't sure what awaited him on the other side of the patio screen door the night of July 3. He just knew he and his fellow officers needed to get through it.
The door was all that stood between them and a woman who had been shot in the abdomen and her toddler son.
Also lurking somewhere on the other side was the man who'd shot her, still armed with a gun and clearly willing to use it.
Ruth and fellow officers Tom Branick and Tom Yencich went in anyway.
"I credit it to our commitment to training," Ruth said of their ability to stay focused on the task at hand in that moment. "Preparation. Mindset. And knowing that we had to get in and get her and the child out, or otherwise they might not survive."
Up to that point, it had been a routine Friday night on patrol for Ruth, a seven-year department veteran and one of its police dog handlers. Then at about 9:30 p.m., a report of shots fired at an apartment building came in. Not long after, police learned a woman had been shot.
Dan Ruth - Courtesy of Gurnee Police Department
Ruth and Branick were first to arrive. They walked to the back of the apartment and heard a faint cry for help. Peering through the patio screen, they spotted the woman lying inside, her son nearby. She'd been shot, she told the officers, and the man who shot her was still inside.
Yencich soon arrived and the three officers quickly formed a plan: Ruth and Yencich would go in for the woman and child, while Branick provided cover in case the shooter appeared.
Tom Yencich - Courtesy of Gurnee Police Department
Ruth went in first, forcing open the screen and reaching the woman. Her son, at first scared by the intrusion, started to move further into the apartment, but Ruth was able to coax him back. He grabbed the boy and pulled him to safety while Yencich carried the woman to a waiting ambulance. She survived her injuries.
After a lengthy standoff and several unsuccessful attempts to talk the gunman into surrendering, a drone was sent into the apartment, police said. The man, who authorities said had a domestic relationship with the victim, was found dead inside from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
"We were given an opportunity to save a life that night, but I believe every police officer in Gurnee and across the nation would have done the same thing," Ruth told us Thursday. "That's the profession."
Tom Branick - Courtesy of Gurnee Police Department
Ruth, Branick and Yencich were honored this week before the Gurnee village board for their lifesaving actions. Ruth received the Medal of Valor for "bravery and heroism beyond the normal demands of police work." Branick, a three-year department vet, and Yencich, a Gurnee officer for eight years, received the Meritorious Service Award for exceptional service in a stressful emergency situation.
But the highlight of the night for the officers was the unexpected reunion with the woman they saved, Eboni Hardge. It was the first time they'd seen her since helping her to an ambulance July 3.
"Nothing I can say substitutes seeing the survivor here tonight," Branick said Monday. "I've actually thought of her almost every day. We were there at the scene, but we don't always know what happens after. You can't help but wonder what they're going through. Just seeing her here makes my day."
Bail for man serving life?
Could a man serving a life sentence in connection with a notorious Northwest suburban killing soon walk free on bail?
That'll be up to Cook County Judge Steven Goebel, who three weeks from today will hold a bail hearing for Ronald Kliner.
Ronald Kliner -
It's a surprising move, but Goebel last month agreed to consider bail for Kliner, a former Des Plaines man initially sentenced to death after a jury found him guilty of the murder-for-hire of a Palatine Township woman in 1988. The sentence was converted to natural life by then-Gov. George Ryan in 2003.
Kliner has maintained his innocence since his 1996 conviction and this year filed a court motion arguing that new evidence -- including DNA and an alibi -- exonerates him.
Prosecutors said Kliner shot Dana Rinaldi five times in the head as she pleaded for her life outside her home. They say the slaying was orchestrated by Kliner's childhood friend and Rinaldi's husband, Joseph Rinaldi, who turned state's evidence against Kliner to avoid a potential death sentence of his own.
Kliner, 59, won't be in court for his hearing Oct. 23 but will be allowed to attend via Zoom.
No new trial for baby's killer
A West Chicago man serving 45 years in prison for the brutal killing of his 3-month-old son shouldn't get another trial so he can claim it was an accident, a state appeals court ruled this week.
Gustavo Torres-Medel -
In its unanimous decision, the Second District Appellate Court of Illinois said all the evidence suggests Gustavo Torres-Medel meant to kill the boy, named Gustavo Jr., when he viciously beat and squeezed him because he wouldn't stop crying.
The boy suffered seven broken ribs, extensive bruises and bleeding on the brain, as well as bites on his cheeks and buttocks, in the 2009 beating, authorities said.
But in his latest bid for a new trial, Torres-Medel argued that the boy's rib injuries weren't caused by him but instead by first responders performing CPR. If presented to a jury, he argued, it would support his claim that he didn't intend to kill his son.
However, in rejecting that argument, Justice Susan F. Hutchinson wrote that there's no evidence first responders caused the rib injuries, and even then it doesn't explain the brain injuries that contributed to the boy's death.
"Defendant seems to suggest that, here, the ultimate cause of his son's death is paramount in determining whether defendant could be guilty of first-degree murder or involuntary manslaughter," Hutchinson wrote. "It is not. What is paramount is whether defendant acted recklessly or intentionally in causing the baby's death. The circumstances of this case overwhelmingly reveal that defendant acted with the intent to kill his son."
Torres-Medel, 37, is serving his sentence at the Hill Correctional Center in Galesburg. He won't be eligible for parole until 2054.
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dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-02--Mud pies to high-end cakes: How an accountant lost on Food Network, got a Naperville shop

Denise Chambliss can point to specific life moments that seem to have foretold her future as a professional baker and cake decorator .
And yet , looking back , she never imagined she 'd end up competing on a TV show , let alone opening her own shop , SweetNeecy 's Cake Boutique , in Naperville .
As a child living in a rural area , Chambliss grew up making intricate cakes out of dirt and water , decorating them with wildflowers and shaping them to perfection before letting them dry in the sun .
When she was a young @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hanau , Germany , she got a job at Baskin-Robbins and learned how to assemble ice cream cakes and pipe frosting and create unique confectionary designs .
She soon became a mom , got divorced , earned an accounting degree and started a 20-year career in that business .
But she never stopped making cakes on the side , first for family and friends , then for paying customers .
`` I think it has to be just the creative process of bringing something to life , '' Chambliss said of her desire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already busy schedule .
`` You start out with sugar and flour and small , tiny particles of ( ingredients ) , and you turn it into something beautiful that makes people smile . ''
Chambliss had been living in Florida when she remarried and moved to Naperville nearly six years ago , challenging her to expand her clientele and learn a new set of laws for selling homemade baked goods .
She worked out of shared commercial kitchens , took sugar art classes , experimented with recipes and made connections with industry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chambliss won third place in an edible art show and decided to start applying for baking TV shows .
Her first two attempts were unsuccessful , but the third time was the charm .
Chambliss was selected last year to compete on the Food Network Canada 's `` The Big Bake , '' a competition in which professional teams are tasked with creating dynamic cakes based on a theme .
She and her teammates , Carla Galfi and Briana Wils , did n't win on the episode that aired in May , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ passion for growing her own operation .
That 's when plans started falling into place , Chambliss said .
The company where she was still working as an accountant downsized , giving her an opportunity to focus on baking .
She started traveling to cake shows and serving as a demonstrator both in person and virtually .
Then this summer , through mutual acquaintances , she was handed the keys to the former Beans & Sweets pastry shop at 3344 S. Route 59 , Suite 108 .
The previous owner had to move @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Chambliss said , and all the equipment was being left behind .
`` It happened out of nowhere , '' said Chambliss , who now lives in Oswego .
`` It was a blessing . ''
After negotiations were finalized , Chambliss spent weeks deep cleaning , organizing and making the shop her own .
SweetNeecy 's Cake Boutique is now hosting a grand opening from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday , complete with music , raffles and giveaways .
Chambliss hopes to eventually offer virtual and in-person classes for kids @ @ @ @ @ @ @ service so she can send cakes to friends and family across the country .
`` I 'm excited to just be able to really interact with my clients on a more one-on-one basis rather than delivering my cake and leaving , '' she said .
`` I love seeing the smiles .
That 's why I do what I do . ''

Mud pies to high-end cakes: How an accountant lost on Food Network, got a Naperville shop
Denise Chambliss is opening her new cake shop, SweetNeecy's Cake Boutique, this weekend in Naperville. Courtesy of Denise Chambliss
After developing her passion for decades, Denise Chambliss of Oswego is opening a cake shop, SweetNeecy's Cake Boutique, this weekend in Naperville. Courtesy of Denise Chambliss
One of the favorite techniques of Denise Chambliss, who is opening a new cake boutique this weekend in Naperville, is sculpting modeling chocolate, as shown in this cake shaped like a woman's face. Courtesy of Denise Chambliss
Denise Chambliss can point to specific life moments that seem to have foretold her future as a professional baker and cake decorator.
And yet, looking back, she never imagined she'd end up competing on a TV show, let alone opening her own shop, SweetNeecy's Cake Boutique, in Naperville.
As a child living in a rural area, Chambliss grew up making intricate cakes out of dirt and water, decorating them with wildflowers and shaping them to perfection before letting them dry in the sun.
When she was a young military wife living on the base in Hanau, Germany, she got a job at Baskin-Robbins and learned how to assemble ice cream cakes and pipe frosting and create unique confectionary designs.
She soon became a mom, got divorced, earned an accounting degree and started a 20-year career in that business. But she never stopped making cakes on the side, first for family and friends, then for paying customers.
"I think it has to be just the creative process of bringing something to life," Chambliss said of her desire to carry out her passion amid an already busy schedule. "You start out with sugar and flour and small, tiny particles of (ingredients), and you turn it into something beautiful that makes people smile."
Chambliss had been living in Florida when she remarried and moved to Naperville nearly six years ago, challenging her to expand her clientele and learn a new set of laws for selling homemade baked goods. She worked out of shared commercial kitchens, took sugar art classes, experimented with recipes and made connections with industry experts.
About two years ago, Chambliss won third place in an edible art show and decided to start applying for baking TV shows. Her first two attempts were unsuccessful, but the third time was the charm.
Chambliss was selected last year to compete on the Food Network Canada's "The Big Bake," a competition in which professional teams are tasked with creating dynamic cakes based on a theme. She and her teammates, Carla Galfi and Briana Wils, didn't win on the episode that aired in May, she said. But the challenge sparked her passion for growing her own operation.
That's when plans started falling into place, Chambliss said. The company where she was still working as an accountant downsized, giving her an opportunity to focus on baking. She started traveling to cake shows and serving as a demonstrator both in person and virtually.
Then this summer, through mutual acquaintances, she was handed the keys to the former Beans & Sweets pastry shop at 3344 S. Route 59, Suite 108. The previous owner had to move due to her husband's new job, Chambliss said, and all the equipment was being left behind.
"It happened out of nowhere," said Chambliss, who now lives in Oswego. "It was a blessing."
After negotiations were finalized, Chambliss spent weeks deep cleaning, organizing and making the shop her own. SweetNeecy's Cake Boutique is now hosting a grand opening from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, complete with music, raffles and giveaways.
Chambliss hopes to eventually offer virtual and in-person classes for kids and adults, and establish a shipping service so she can send cakes to friends and family across the country.
"I'm excited to just be able to really interact with my clients on a more one-on-one basis rather than delivering my cake and leaving," she said. "I love seeing the smiles. That's why I do what I do."


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-01--Lawsuit against IHSA will be dropped following judge's ruling

A DuPage County judge on Thursday afternoon denied a request for a temporary restraining order against the Illinois High School Association that would have been the first step toward forcing the IHSA to allow more fall sports to be played .
Judge Paul Fullerton said the COVID-19 pandemic that forced the IHSA to move contact fall sports such as football , girls volleyball and boys soccer to the spring was reason enough for the IHSA to act .
Lead plaintiff Dave Ruggles , a Wheaton Warrenville South parent , said he is calling off a companion lawsuit to the TRO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the reason we sought the temporary restraining order is the next strategy for ( Gov .
J.B. ) Pritzker and the boys would be to just delay things and whatever and then by the time you won the thing the senior year of these kids is already gone , '' Ruggles said , adding that other states are playing contact sports without seeing considerable spread of the coronavirus.
`` ... We 're going to have the consequences of having an entire high school class essentially just getting thrown under the bus .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ sports to practice 20 days this fall .
Coaches are allowed only to teach `` the skills and techniques of each sport '' during those practices .
Contact between athletes is not allowed .
`` Clearly we 're in extraordinary circumstances , '' Fullerton said in explaining his ruling , noting the IHSA has followed the recommendations of its Sports Medicine Advisory Committee .
The IHSA has allowed noncontact sports boys and girls golf , boys and girls cross country , girls tennis and girls swimming to go forward this fall , their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jeff Widman , argued that the IHSA had ignored its own rules by not seeking a vote of its membership to change seasons .
He also said moving certain sports to the spring was causing irreparable harm to the student athletes , including hurting athletes ' ability to improve their chances of college admission and getting college athletic scholarships .
`` I 'm angry because the people who are supposed to be advocating for the kids have failed catastrophically , and that 's just the only way to put it , '' said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another state so his senior son can play basketball this winter .
`` I 've got options .
Many do n't , and for those who do n't I literally weep for them . ''
The lawsuit does not seek monetary damages , only that those seasons be allowed to go forward this fall .
`` We are seeking to enforce the ( IHSA 's ) rules , '' Widman said .
Widman noted it 's possible the pandemic will still be reason to keep contact sports from being played in the spring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ risk that nothing is going to change between now and February , '' Widman said .
IHSA attorney David Bressler said no IHSA member school had challenged the Return to Play and Contact Day Guidelines and demanded a referendum , adding the reaction from schools `` has been very positive . ''
The plaintiffs ' argument is with Gov .
J.B. Pritzker and his executive action restricting contact sports because of the pandemic , Bressler said .
IHSA executive director Craig Anderson said in a statement : `` ... had the temporary restraining @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been a victory for IHSA student-athletes .
Traditional IHSA fall sports like football , soccer , and girls volleyball would have remained on the sideline , along with all sports deemed medium or high risk , based upon the Youth Sports Guidelines set forth in state government 's All Sports Policy . ''

Lawsuit against IHSA will be dropped following judge's ruling
A DuPage County judge on Thursday afternoon denied a request for a temporary restraining order against the Illinois High School Association that would have been the first step toward forcing the IHSA to allow more fall sports to be played.
Judge Paul Fullerton said the COVID-19 pandemic that forced the IHSA to move contact fall sports such as football, girls volleyball and boys soccer to the spring was reason enough for the IHSA to act.
Lead plaintiff Dave Ruggles, a Wheaton Warrenville South parent, said he is calling off a companion lawsuit to the TRO request.
"I think the issue and the reason we sought the temporary restraining order is the next strategy for (Gov. J.B.) Pritzker and the boys would be to just delay things and whatever and then by the time you won the thing the senior year of these kids is already gone," Ruggles said, adding that other states are playing contact sports without seeing considerable spread of the coronavirus. " ... We're going to have the consequences of having an entire high school class essentially just getting thrown under the bus."
The IHSA has allowed those contact sports to practice 20 days this fall. Coaches are allowed only to teach "the skills and techniques of each sport" during those practices. Contact between athletes is not allowed.
"Clearly we're in extraordinary circumstances," Fullerton said in explaining his ruling, noting the IHSA has followed the recommendations of its Sports Medicine Advisory Committee.
The IHSA has allowed noncontact sports boys and girls golf, boys and girls cross country, girls tennis and girls swimming to go forward this fall, their normal season.
Ruggles' attorney, Jeff Widman, argued that the IHSA had ignored its own rules by not seeking a vote of its membership to change seasons. He also said moving certain sports to the spring was causing irreparable harm to the student athletes, including hurting athletes' ability to improve their chances of college admission and getting college athletic scholarships.
"I'm angry because the people who are supposed to be advocating for the kids have failed catastrophically, and that's just the only way to put it," said Ruggles, who is considering moving to another state so his senior son can play basketball this winter. "I've got options. Many don't, and for those who don't I literally weep for them."
The lawsuit does not seek monetary damages, only that those seasons be allowed to go forward this fall.
"We are seeking to enforce the (IHSA's) rules," Widman said.
Widman noted it's possible the pandemic will still be reason to keep contact sports from being played in the spring.
"There's a pretty significant risk that nothing is going to change between now and February," Widman said.
IHSA attorney David Bressler said no IHSA member school had challenged the Return to Play and Contact Day Guidelines and demanded a referendum, adding the reaction from schools "has been very positive."
The plaintiffs' argument is with Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his executive action restricting contact sports because of the pandemic, Bressler said.
IHSA executive director Craig Anderson said in a statement: " ... had the temporary restraining order been granted, it would not have been a victory for IHSA student-athletes. Traditional IHSA fall sports like football, soccer, and girls volleyball would have remained on the sideline, along with all sports deemed medium or high risk, based upon the Youth Sports Guidelines set forth in state government's All Sports Policy."
The hearing drew 300 viewers on Zoom.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-02--District 54 to offer hybrid learning model starting Oct. 19

Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 will begin providing a hybrid model of instruction on Oct. 19 , offering students their first opportunity for in-person learning this school year .
School board members unanimously approved the plan Thursday after a presentation by administrators .
Parents were emailed a letter immediately after the meeting explaining the option and asking them to decide by Tuesday whether their children would participate in the hybrid model or remain exclusively with remote learning .
The goal is to divide the number of students choosing the hybrid model in half , with each group attending school in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ An average in-person class size of eight to 12 students is anticipated .
A similarly limited amount of in-person instruction recently started for some special-education students as well as first-time English learners who 've moved to the U.S. since the start of the year .
The return of in-person learning will be accompanied by protocols for wearing masks , maintaining social distancing , reporting symptoms and increasing hygiene .
`` District 54 staff desperately want to have students in class , '' Superintendent Andy DuRoss said .
But public health metrics , changing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ district to pivot between the hybrid model and full remote learning until the threat of COVID-19 is considered negligible through effective treatment , District 54 officials said .
Only three of the 12 people who spoke during public comment thanked the board for its decision or even directly acknowledged it .
The rest largely addressed what they considered the inadequacy of any amount of remote learning for elementary students -- including one unhappy that children who 've arrived in the U.S. during the pandemic were allowed to return to school first .
Board @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the board 's decisions and cautioned against viewing COVID-19 opinions as facts .

District 54 to offer hybrid learning model starting Oct. 19
Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 will begin providing a hybrid model of instruction on Oct. 19, offering students their first opportunity for in-person learning this school year.
School board members unanimously approved the plan Thursday after a presentation by administrators.
Parents were emailed a letter immediately after the meeting explaining the option and asking them to decide by Tuesday whether their children would participate in the hybrid model or remain exclusively with remote learning.
The goal is to divide the number of students choosing the hybrid model in half, with each group attending school in person for two days each week. An average in-person class size of eight to 12 students is anticipated.
A similarly limited amount of in-person instruction recently started for some special-education students as well as first-time English learners who've moved to the U.S. since the start of the year.
The return of in-person learning will be accompanied by protocols for wearing masks, maintaining social distancing, reporting symptoms and increasing hygiene.
"District 54 staff desperately want to have students in class," Superintendent Andy DuRoss said.
But public health metrics, changing guidance and other factors may cause the district to pivot between the hybrid model and full remote learning until the threat of COVID-19 is considered negligible through effective treatment, District 54 officials said.
Only three of the 12 people who spoke during public comment thanked the board for its decision or even directly acknowledged it. The rest largely addressed what they considered the inadequacy of any amount of remote learning for elementary students -- including one unhappy that children who've arrived in the U.S. during the pandemic were allowed to return to school first.
Board President Bob Kaplan denied any political motivation for the board's decisions and cautioned against viewing COVID-19 opinions as facts.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-02--Casten, Ives have widely different views on abortion, contraception rights

The Democratic and Republican candidates for Illinois ' 6th Congressional District seat have opposing views on reproductive rights .
Democratic incumbent Sean Casten of Downers Grove supports a woman 's right to have an abortion .
Republican challenger Jeanne Ives of Wheaton opposes abortion in all cases except to save the life of the mother .
The candidates have discussed abortion , contraception and other issues in Daily Herald interviews and public forums ahead of the Nov. 3 election .
It was one of the topics that came up during a recent online debate hosted by suburban chapters of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked the candidates if contraception and abortion should be covered by insurance , and if they support the Roe v. Wade decision that protected a woman 's right to have an abortion .
With conservatives likely gaining a strong majority on the U.S. Supreme Court , some believe the Roe decision could be overturned if an appropriate case reaches the nation 's highest court .
Casten , who is seeking a second term in Congress , supports the Roe decision and a woman 's right to have an abortion without limitation .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't mean he wants the number of abortion procedures increase .
`` The choice about what is medically appropriate for the woman 's life is the choice of that woman and that woman alone , '' said Casten , who has been endorsed by Planned Parenthood Illinois Action and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund , two groups that support abortion rights .
Denying abortion services to people who depend on Medicaid -- as a federal policy called the Hyde Amendment currently does , except in cases of rape , incest or risk to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's lives in jeopardy , Casten said .
Rather than being a law , the Hyde Amendment is a rider that 's been attached to annual congressional appropriations bills , and Casten believes it should be eliminated .
Ives , a former state representative who ran for governor in 2018 , has said she opposes abortion in nearly every case because she believes in the potential of every life .
In the League of Women Voters forum , Ives said she does n't accept Roe v. Wade as settled law and believes the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ individual states .
She also said she stands firmly behind the Hyde Amendment limiting federal funding for abortion .
Ives , who has been endorsed by the anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony List , said she supports an Illinois state law requiring a minor 's parents be notified if the girl is seeking an abortion .
As for contraception , Casten said the sale or delivery of birth control should n't be left up to a health care provider 's religious views .
`` All you have to do is imagine a religion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get into a really slippery slope , '' Casten said .
`` If you have a Jehovah 's Witness doctor that 's opposed to blood transfusion , should he deny you a blood transfusion if you 're in the middle of a surgery ? ''
Casten said the only way to reduce incidents of unwanted pregnancy is to make sure people can get contraception .
In a Daily Herald questionnaire earlier this year , Ives said contraceptive products should be treated like other prescription drugs .
If they 're purchased over the counter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help cover their costs , she said .
Ives also said employers should be able to decide whether contraception is covered under their insurance plans .
Requiring companies or organizations to include contraception coverage in insurance plans `` is not American '' and violates the First Amendment 's protection of religious rights , Ives said .
`` To force people to provide it is what 's wrong , and that 's the direction that Sean Casten wants to go , '' she said .
The 6th District includes parts of Cook , DuPage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Libertarian Party candidate Bill Redpath of West Dundee also is running .

Casten, Ives have widely different views on abortion, contraception rights
The Democratic and Republican candidates for Illinois' 6th Congressional District seat have opposing views on reproductive rights.
Democratic incumbent Sean Casten of Downers Grove supports a woman's right to have an abortion.
Republican challenger Jeanne Ives of Wheaton opposes abortion in all cases except to save the life of the mother.
The candidates have discussed abortion, contraception and other issues in Daily Herald interviews and public forums ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
It was one of the topics that came up during a recent online debate hosted by suburban chapters of the League of Women Voters. The moderator asked the candidates if contraception and abortion should be covered by insurance, and if they support the Roe v. Wade decision that protected a woman's right to have an abortion.
With conservatives likely gaining a strong majority on the U.S. Supreme Court, some believe the Roe decision could be overturned if an appropriate case reaches the nation's highest court.
Casten, who is seeking a second term in Congress, supports the Roe decision and a woman's right to have an abortion without limitation. He said his support of abortion rights doesn't mean he wants the number of abortion procedures increase.
"The choice about what is medically appropriate for the woman's life is the choice of that woman and that woman alone," said Casten, who has been endorsed by Planned Parenthood Illinois Action and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, two groups that support abortion rights.
Denying abortion services to people who depend on Medicaid -- as a federal policy called the Hyde Amendment currently does, except in cases of rape, incest or risk to the mother's life -- puts women's lives in jeopardy, Casten said.
Rather than being a law, the Hyde Amendment is a rider that's been attached to annual congressional appropriations bills, and Casten believes it should be eliminated.
Ives, a former state representative who ran for governor in 2018, has said she opposes abortion in nearly every case because she believes in the potential of every life. In the League of Women Voters forum, Ives said she doesn't accept Roe v. Wade as settled law and believes the issue of abortion should be decided by individual states.
She also said she stands firmly behind the Hyde Amendment limiting federal funding for abortion.
Ives, who has been endorsed by the anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony List, said she supports an Illinois state law requiring a minor's parents be notified if the girl is seeking an abortion.
As for contraception, Casten said the sale or delivery of birth control shouldn't be left up to a health care provider's religious views.
"All you have to do is imagine a religion that you may personally disagree with to get into a really slippery slope," Casten said. "If you have a Jehovah's Witness doctor that's opposed to blood transfusion, should he deny you a blood transfusion if you're in the middle of a surgery?"
Casten said the only way to reduce incidents of unwanted pregnancy is to make sure people can get contraception.
In a Daily Herald questionnaire earlier this year, Ives said contraceptive products should be treated like other prescription drugs. If they're purchased over the counter without prescriptions, federal funds shouldn't help cover their costs, she said.
Ives also said employers should be able to decide whether contraception is covered under their insurance plans. Requiring companies or organizations to include contraception coverage in insurance plans "is not American" and violates the First Amendment's protection of religious rights, Ives said.
"To force people to provide it is what's wrong, and that's the direction that Sean Casten wants to go," she said.
The 6th District includes parts of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties. Libertarian Party candidate Bill Redpath of West Dundee also is running.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-01--Sox knocked out of playoffs, but say future is bright

In the strangest season in major-league history , the White Sox followed suit with what was likely the most unusual game in their 120-year existence Thursday .
There were ups , downs , historic pitching changes and critical injuries in Game 3 of the opening round of the playoffs .
`` I think that today 's game was a unique situation , '' Sox manager Rick Renteria said .
Making their first trip to the postseason since 2008 , the White Sox jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the deciding game before the bats went quiet and a parade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weight in a 6-4 loss to the Athletics at Oakland Coliseum .
The White Sox are going home after their first winning season in eight years , but their heads are n't bowed .
`` It 's just the start of something , '' said shortstop Tim Anderson , who was fantastic ( 9-for-14 ) in his playoff debut .
`` I think it was good for us to get in .
Guys got a taste of it and I think it 's just going to make them more hungry to get back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I could n't be more happy and proud of the way we fought , and I know that we gave our all .
It 's a tough one to swallow , but we 've got to keep going .
It 's just the start of something that could be great . ''
There were 17 pitchers used in the game -- nine by the Sox -- a major-league record for a nine-inning postseason game .
Dane Dunning got the call to start and the rookie right-hander did get two outs .
He also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ La Stella and was lifted after Mark Canha singled with two outs .
Rookie Garrett Crochet relieved Dunning and struck out Matt Olson to end the first inning .
After the left-hander struck out Khris Davis to start the second , he was immediately lifted with left forearm tightness .
Eloy Jimenez ( foot ) also left the game in the third inning after getting back into the lineup at designated hitter .
Crochet , the Sox 's first-round draft pick in June threw 9 pitches and failed to hit 100-mph or higher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looked at the velocities , '' Renteria said .
`` We saw there was a dip and I just thought it was a different type of pitch , that 's why we walked out there .
He was n't showing any signs .
He was n't doing anything that really indicated anything was amiss .
The velocity showed something so we went out and talked to him . ''
Ideally , Crochet would have pitched the second and third innings and put the White Sox in a better situation .
`` That was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` I think the guys came in and tried to put zeros up as much as they possibly can and see if we can score some runs . ''
Luis Robert hit a 487-foot home run in the second inning and added an RBI single in the third inning .
Nomar Mazara drove in runs with a double in the third and single in the fifth .
That was it for the Sox 's offense , which went 3-for-14 with runners in scoring position while stranding 12 runners .
`` It kind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` But we put together some good ( at-bats ) , guys fought in the box .
We can live with this one .
We gave our all , I know we gave our all .
But this is something that I hope gets a lot of guys excited . ''
With the bullpen in such disarray , the usually effective Matt Foster was called upon in a rough situation .
Coming on with the bases loaded and two outs in the fourth inning , Foster walked in two straight runs as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` That 's the way it goes , '' Renteria said .
`` I think the guys gave us everything they could .
They left everything out there .
Every single reliever , every single position player , everybody did what they could to try to keep us in a good place and we just fell a little short . ''

Sox knocked out of playoffs, but say future is bright
The Chicago White Sox couldn't hold a 3-0 lead and fell to the Oakland A's 6-4 in Game 3 Thursday. The Sox are out of the playoffs. Associated Press
In the strangest season in major-league history, the White Sox followed suit with what was likely the most unusual game in their 120-year existence Thursday.
There were ups, downs, historic pitching changes and critical injuries in Game 3 of the opening round of the playoffs.
"I think that today's game was a unique situation," Sox manager Rick Renteria said.
Making their first trip to the postseason since 2008, the White Sox jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the deciding game before the bats went quiet and a parade of relief pitchers buckled under some heavy weight in a 6-4 loss to the Athletics at Oakland Coliseum.
The White Sox are going home after their first winning season in eight years, but their heads aren't bowed.
"It's just the start of something," said shortstop Tim Anderson, who was fantastic (9-for-14) in his playoff debut. "I think it was good for us to get in. Guys got a taste of it and I think it's just going to make them more hungry to get back there. We battled today.
"I couldn't be more happy and proud of the way we fought, and I know that we gave our all. It's a tough one to swallow, but we've got to keep going. It's just the start of something that could be great."
There were 17 pitchers used in the game -- nine by the Sox -- a major-league record for a nine-inning postseason game.
Dane Dunning got the call to start and the rookie right-hander did get two outs. He also gave up a leadoff single to Tommy La Stella and was lifted after Mark Canha singled with two outs.
Rookie Garrett Crochet relieved Dunning and struck out Matt Olson to end the first inning. After the left-hander struck out Khris Davis to start the second, he was immediately lifted with left forearm tightness.
Eloy Jimenez (foot) also left the game in the third inning after getting back into the lineup at designated hitter.
Crochet, the Sox's first-round draft pick in June threw 9 pitches and failed to hit 100-mph or higher like he usually does.
"We looked at the velocities," Renteria said. "We saw there was a dip and I just thought it was a different type of pitch, that's why we walked out there. He wasn't showing any signs. He wasn't doing anything that really indicated anything was amiss. The velocity showed something so we went out and talked to him."
Ideally, Crochet would have pitched the second and third innings and put the White Sox in a better situation.
"That was not to be," Renteria said. "I think the guys came in and tried to put zeros up as much as they possibly can and see if we can score some runs."
Luis Robert hit a 487-foot home run in the second inning and added an RBI single in the third inning. Nomar Mazara drove in runs with a double in the third and single in the fifth.
That was it for the Sox's offense, which went 3-for-14 with runners in scoring position while stranding 12 runners.
"It kind of got quiet," Anderson said. "But we put together some good (at-bats), guys fought in the box. We can live with this one. We gave our all, I know we gave our all. But this is something that I hope gets a lot of guys excited."
With the bullpen in such disarray, the usually effective Matt Foster was called upon in a rough situation. Coming on with the bases loaded and two outs in the fourth inning, Foster walked in two straight runs as the A's took a 4-3 lead.
"That's the way it goes," Renteria said. "I think the guys gave us everything they could. They left everything out there. Every single reliever, every single position player, everybody did what they could to try to keep us in a good place and we just fell a little short."


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-02--Feder: 'Those Were the Days' celebrates radio's greatest hits

Kicking off its celebration of radio 's 100th anniversary , `` Those Were the Days '' will air a monthlong @ @ @ @ @ broadcasts from the Golden Age of Radio , Robert Feder writes .
This weekend 's @ @ @ @ @ Steve Darnall calls `` the most famous radio broadcast of all time '' -- Orson @ @ @ @ @ on the Air 's 1938 production of `` The War of the Worlds . ''
@ @ @ @ @ 's first appearance on network radio in 1931 , Agnes Moorehead 's first performance of @ @ @ @ @ '' in 1943 , and a 1940 `` Fibber McGee and Molly '' broadcast , @ @ @ @ @ famous hall closet for the first time .
`` Those Were the Days '' airs @ @ @ @ @ Saturdays on College of DuPage WDCB 90.9-FM and online at wdcb.org .
Get the full @ @ @ @ @ media news , at robertfeder.com .

Feder: 'Those Were the Days' celebrates radio's greatest hits
Kicking off its celebration of radio's 100th anniversary, "Those Were the Days" will air a monthlong series of milestone and landmark broadcasts from the Golden Age of Radio, Robert Feder writes.
This weekend's show will feature what host Steve Darnall calls "the most famous radio broadcast of all time" -- Orson Welles and the Mercury Theater on the Air's 1938 production of "The War of the Worlds." Other treats include Bing Crosby's first appearance on network radio in 1931, Agnes Moorehead's first performance of "Sorry, Wrong Number" in 1943, and a 1940 "Fibber McGee and Molly" broadcast, during which they open their famous hall closet for the first time.
"Those Were the Days" airs from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays on College of DuPage WDCB 90.9-FM and online at wdcb.org.
Get the full report, and more Chicago media news, at robertfeder.com.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-02--Braves, Dodgers, Athletics advance to division series

ATLANTA -- Ian Anderson dazzled in another shutout performance for Atlanta , and the Braves won a playoff series for the first time in almost two decades by sweeping the light-hitting Cincinnati Reds with a 5-0 victory Thursday .
Ronald AcuÃ±a Jr. had three hits for the NL East champions , including a run-scoring double in the fifth .
After winning Wednesday 's series opener 1-0 in 13 innings , Atlanta broke open Game 2 on two-run homers by Marcell Ozuna and Adam Duvall off Raisel Iglesias in the eighth .
Anderson struck out nine in six innings as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 10 consecutive postseason rounds since their last playoff series win in 2001 .
Atlanta will face Miami or the Chicago Cubs in the NL Division Series in Houston .
The 22-year-old Anderson allowed two hits and walked two in his playoff debut after six regular-season starts .
Will Smith , Chris Martin and Mark Melancon each threw one perfect inning .
Cincinnati wasted a solid performance by Luis Castillo , who struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings in his first postseason start .
The Reds were shut out in consecutive postseason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 22 innings without a run is the longest postseason scoreless streak in franchise history .
OAKLAND , Calif. -- Oakland ended 14 years of postseason futility , riding Chad Pinder 's go-ahead , two-run single in the fifth inning and repeated costly walks by Chicago 's relievers to rally in the decisive third game of the AL wild-card series .
The AL West champions lost the opener , then won on consecutive days and advanced to a Division Series against the rival Houston Astros starting Monday in Los Angeles .
The winner of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or Tampa Bay for a spot in the World Series .
Sean Murphy hit a two-run homer in the fourth against Codi Heuer .
Oakland stopped a nine-game losing streak in winner-take-all postseason games , a major league record that dated to the 1973 World Series .
The A 's had lost six straight playoff series since sweeping Minnesota in the 2006 Division Series .
Opening day starter in July , Frankie Montas pitched two innings for the win .
Liam Hendriks closed out the game .
Luis Robert homered leading off the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the White Sox .
Loser Evan Marshall walked the bases loaded with a second straight free pass with two outs in the fifth to Marcus Semien before Pinder singled .
SAN DIEGO -- Fernando Tatis Jr. and Wil Myers each hit two home runs and Manny Machado also connected for San Diego , which rallied to beat St. Louis and force a deciding Game 3 in the NL wild-card series .
Tatis and Myers are the second teammates in postseason history with multiple homers in the same game , joining Babe Ruth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yankees in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series .
Myers hit a go-ahead leadoff shot in the seventh off losing pitcher Daniel Ponce de Leon and a two-run homer in the eighth .
Emilio PagÃ¡n got the win .
Trevor Rosenthal pitched the ninth for the save .
Kolten Wong homered and drove in four runs for the Cardinals .
St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright allowed two runs and six hits in 3 1/3 innings .
He struck out three and walked two .

Braves, Dodgers, Athletics advance to division series
Oakland Athletics pitcher Liam Hendriks celebrates with catcher Sean Murphy after striking out Chicago White Sox's Nomar Mazara for the final out of Game 3 of an American League wild-card series, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Oakland, Calif. The A's won 6-4. (Jose Carlos Fajardo//Bay Area News Group via AP) Associated Press
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw, left, high-fives Justin Turner after the team's 3-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 2 of a National League wild-card baseball series Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Los Angeles. Associated Press
Atlanta Braves' Marcell Ozuna, right, and Freddie Freeman celebrate after Ozuna hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning against the Cincinnati Reds in Game 2 of a National League wild-card baseball series, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) Associated Press
ATLANTA -- Ian Anderson dazzled in another shutout performance for Atlanta, and the Braves won a playoff series for the first time in almost two decades by sweeping the light-hitting Cincinnati Reds with a 5-0 victory Thursday.
Ronald Acuña Jr. had three hits for the NL East champions, including a run-scoring double in the fifth. After winning Wednesday's series opener 1-0 in 13 innings, Atlanta broke open Game 2 on two-run homers by Marcell Ozuna and Adam Duvall off Raisel Iglesias in the eighth.
Anderson struck out nine in six innings as the Braves snapped their record-tying string of losses in 10 consecutive postseason rounds since their last playoff series win in 2001. Atlanta will face Miami or the Chicago Cubs in the NL Division Series in Houston.
The 22-year-old Anderson allowed two hits and walked two in his playoff debut after six regular-season starts. Will Smith, Chris Martin and Mark Melancon each threw one perfect inning.
Cincinnati wasted a solid performance by Luis Castillo, who struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings in his first postseason start.
The Reds were shut out in consecutive postseason games for the first time. The 22 innings without a run is the longest postseason scoreless streak in franchise history.
DODGERS 3, BREWERS 0
LOS ANGELES -- Clayton Kershaw struck out 13 while delivering eight innings of three-hit ball, Mookie Betts hit a two-out, two-run double in the fifth, and Los Angeles beat Milwaukee to sweep the NL wild-card series.
The eight-time West champion Dodgers advanced to the NL Division Series in Arlington, Texas, and will play either the St. Louis Cardinals or San Diego Padres, who meet in a deciding Game 3 on Friday.
Kershaw's strikeouts were a playoff career high and the most by a Dodgers pitcher in the postseason since his mentor Sandy Koufax had 15 in Game 1 of the 1963 World Series against the Yankees.
Kershaw, who issued one walk, had his way with the beleaguered Brewers, giving up singles to Jedd Gyorko, Urias and Keston Hiura.
Brandon Woodruff and Kershaw dueled through four innings. Woodruff allowed three runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out nine against no walks.
Brusdar Graterol pitched the ninth to earn the save for the Dodgers.
ATHLETICS 6, WHITE SOX 4
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Oakland ended 14 years of postseason futility, riding Chad Pinder's go-ahead, two-run single in the fifth inning and repeated costly walks by Chicago's relievers to rally in the decisive third game of the AL wild-card series.
The AL West champions lost the opener, then won on consecutive days and advanced to a Division Series against the rival Houston Astros starting Monday in Los Angeles. The winner of that matchup faces the New York Yankees or Tampa Bay for a spot in the World Series.
Sean Murphy hit a two-run homer in the fourth against Codi Heuer.
Oakland stopped a nine-game losing streak in winner-take-all postseason games, a major league record that dated to the 1973 World Series. The A's had lost six straight playoff series since sweeping Minnesota in the 2006 Division Series.
Opening day starter in July, Frankie Montas pitched two innings for the win. Liam Hendriks closed out the game.
Luis Robert homered leading off the second then later added an RBI single for the White Sox. Loser Evan Marshall walked the bases loaded with a second straight free pass with two outs in the fifth to Marcus Semien before Pinder singled.
PADRES 11, CARDINALS 9
SAN DIEGO -- Fernando Tatis Jr. and Wil Myers each hit two home runs and Manny Machado also connected for San Diego, which rallied to beat St. Louis and force a deciding Game 3 in the NL wild-card series.
Game 3 will be Friday.
Tatis and Myers are the second teammates in postseason history with multiple homers in the same game, joining Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series.
Myers hit a go-ahead leadoff shot in the seventh off losing pitcher Daniel Ponce de Leon and a two-run homer in the eighth.
Emilio Pagán got the win. Trevor Rosenthal pitched the ninth for the save.
Kolten Wong homered and drove in four runs for the Cardinals. St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright allowed two runs and six hits in 3 1/3 innings. He struck out three and walked two.
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dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-02--Walmart to sell UK unit Asda in $8.8 billion deal

LONDON -- Retail giant Walmart has agreed to sell its British chain of supermarkets , Asda , to the investors behind an international group of gas stations and food shops in a deal that values the company at 6.8 billion pounds ( $ 8.8 billion ) .
Brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa , along with investors TDR Capital will acquire a majority of Asda , while Walmart will retain a minority stake and a seat of the board , the parties said in a joint statement issued Friday .
Details of the deal were n't released .
The agreement comes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.K. supermarket chain Sainsbury 's bid to acquire Asda amid concerns the merged company would have too big a share of the country 's market .
Asda has seen its fortunes improve during the pandemic , with shoppers stocking up on extra groceries .
The new owners pledged that Asda would remain based in the English city of Leeds , and committed to keeping prices low amid tough economic conditions and potential new tariffs on EU-imported foods following Brexit .
The Issa Brothers are the founders of Euro Garages , which has more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Europe , North America and Australia .
The company partners with brands such as Starbucks , Burger King and KFC at its larger outlets .

Walmart to sell UK chain Asda in $8.8 billion deal
FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday July 17, 2007, the sign of an Asda store in Wallington, England. Retail giant Walmart has agreed to sell its British chain of supermarkets, Asda, to the investors behind an international group of gas stations and food shops in a deal that values the company at 6.8 billion pounds ($8.8 billion). Brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa, along with investors TDR Capital will acquire a majority of Asda, while Walmart will retain a minority stake and a seat of the board, the parties said in a joint statement issued Friday. Details of the deal weren't released. Associated Press
FILE - In this Tuesday July 17, 2007 filer, shoppers enter the Asda supermarket in Wallington, England. Retail giant Walmart has agreed to sell its British chain of supermarkets, Asda, to the investors behind an international group of gas stations and food shops in a deal that values the company at 6.8 billion pounds ($8.8 billion). Brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa, along with investors TDR Capital will acquire a majority of Asda, while Walmart will retain a minority stake and a seat of the board, the parties said in a joint statement issued Friday. Details of the deal weren't released. Associated Press
LONDON -- Retail giant Walmart has agreed to sell its British chain of supermarkets, Asda, to the investors behind an international group of gas stations and food shops in a deal that values the company at 6.8 billion pounds ($8.8 billion).
Brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa, along with investors TDR Capital will acquire a majority of Asda, while Walmart will retain a minority stake and a seat of the board, the parties said in a joint statement issued Friday. Details of the deal weren't released.
Walmart has owned Asda since 1999 but had been looking for a buyer recently to focus on higher-growth markets. Based in Bentonville, Arkansas, Walmart has given up on operations in several international markets over the past 15 years, including Germany and South Korea. In many of these countries, it has lacked the scale to press local suppliers on price as it does in the United States.
A year ago, British regulators rejected supermarket chain Sainsbury's bid to acquire Asda amid concerns the merged company would have too big a share of the country's market. Asda has seen its fortunes improve during the pandemic, with shoppers stocking up on extra groceries.
The new owners pledged that Asda would remain based in the English city of Leeds, and committed to keeping prices low amid tough economic conditions and potential new tariffs on EU-imported foods following Brexit.
The Issa Brothers are the founders of Euro Garages, which has more than 6,000 gas stations and convenience stores in Europe, North America and Australia. The company partners with brands such as Starbucks, Burger King and KFC at its larger outlets.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-02--Trump taken to Walter Reed hospital for 'a few days': 'I think I'm doing very well'

WASHINGTON -- Stricken by COVID-19 , a feverish and `` fatigued '' President Donald Trump was taken to a military hospital Friday after being injected with an experimental antibody cocktail at the White House .
In a day of whipsaw events , the president ripped up his reelection roadmap due to the virus that has killed more than 205,000 Americans , and others in his orbit tested positive as well .
The White House said Trump 's expected stay of `` a few days '' at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center was precautionary and that he would continue to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which is equipped to allow him to keep up his official duties .
Trump walked out of the White House Friday evening wearing a mask and gave a thumbs-up to reporters but did not speak before boarding Marine One .
Members of the aircrew , Secret Service agents and White House staff wore face coverings to protect themselves from the president onboard the helicopter .
In a video taped before leaving for Walter Reed , Trump said , `` I think I 'm doing very well , but we 're going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Just a month before the presidential election , Trump 's revelation that he was positive for the virus came by tweet about 1 a.m. after he had returned from an afternoon political fundraiser .
He had gone ahead , saying nothing to the crowd though knowing he had been exposed to an aide with the disease that has infected millions in America and killed more than a million people worldwide .
First lady Melania Trump also tested positive , the president said , and several others in the White House have , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ House or even Trump himself might have spread the virus further .
He said in his video that his wife was doing very well .
Trump 's diagnosis was sure to have a destabilizing effect in Washington and around the world , raising questions about how far the virus has spread through the upper levels of government .
His immediate campaign events were all canceled , and his next debate with Democrat Joe Biden , scheduled for Oct. 15 , is now in question .
Trump has been trying all year to convince @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pandemic is behind , and he has consistently played down concerns about being personally vulnerable .
He has mostly refused to abide by basic public health guidelines -- including those issued by his own administration -- such as wearing face coverings in public and practicing social distancing .
Instead , he has continued to hold campaign rallies that draw thousands of often maskless supporters .
`` I felt no vulnerability whatsoever , '' he told reporters back in May .
With the election coming up in about a month , he is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' and reduce or eliminate shutdown rules despite continuing virus outbreaks .
The White House tried to maintain an atmosphere of business-as-usual on Friday .
`` President Trump remains in good spirts , has mild symptoms , and has been working throughout the day , '' said press secretary Kayleigh McEnany .
`` Out of an abundance of caution , and at the recommendation of his physician and medical experts , the president will be working from the presidential offices at Walter Reed for the next few days . ''
The president 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ received a dose of an experimental antibody cocktail by Regeneron that is in clinical trials .
Navy Commander Dr. Sean Conley said Trump `` remains fatigued but in good spirits '' and that a team of experts was evaluating both the president and first lady in regard to next steps .
The first lady , who is 50 , has a `` mild cough and headache , '' Conley reported , and the remainder of the first family , including the Trumps ' son Barron , who lives at the White House , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris have tested negative , their campaign said .
Vice President Mike Pence tested negative for the virus Friday morning and `` remains in good health , '' his spokesman said .
Trump 's Supreme Court nominee , Judge Amy Coney Barrett , who was with him and many others on Saturday and has been on Capitol Hill meeting with lawmakers , also tested negative , the White House said .
It was confirmed that she had a mild case of COVID earlier this year and has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after returning from the Thursday afternoon New Jersey fundraiser , Trump stunningly tweeted , `` Tonight , @ FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19 .
We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately .
We will get through this TOGETHER ! ''
Hours earlier , the White House said a top aide who had traveled with him during the week had tested positive .
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Friday tried to assure the public that Trump was conducting business as usual , even as he confirmed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the aide , had tested positive before Trump attended the fundraiser .
`` I can tell you in terms of Hope Hicks , we discovered that right as Marine One was taking off yesterday , '' said Meadows .
Several staffers were pulled from the trip , but Trump did not cancel and there was no direct evidence that her illness was connected to his .
Many White House and senior administration officials were undergoing tests Friday , but the full scale of the outbreak around the president may not be known for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for an infection to be detectable by a test .
Officials with the White House Medical Unit were tracing the president 's contacts .
Before Friday evening , Trump had last been seen by reporters returning to the White House on Thursday evening and did not appear ill .
He is 74 years old and clinically obese , putting him at higher risk of serious complications from a virus that has infected more than 7 million people nationwide .
Trump 's handling of the pandemic has already been a major flashpoint in his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the summer off the campaign trail and at his home in Delaware citing concern about the virus .
Biden has since resumed a more active campaign schedule , but with small , socially distanced crowds .
He also regularly wears a mask in public , something Trump mocked him for at Tuesday night 's debate .
`` I do n't wear masks like him , '' Trump said of Biden .
`` Every time you see him , he 's got a mask .
He could be speaking 200 feet away from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the biggest mask I 've ever seen . ''
In a tweet Friday morning , Biden said he and his wife `` send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery .
We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family . ''
World leaders offered the president and first family their best wishes after their diagnosis , as governments used their case as a reminder for their citizens to wear masks and practice social distancing measures .
Hicks began @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home from a rally in Minnesota on Wednesday evening , according to an administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity to disclose private information .
She was isolated from other passengers aboard the plane , the person said .
Hicks had been with Trump and other senior staff aboard Marine One and Air Force One en route to that rally and had accompanied the president to Tuesday 's presidential debate in Cleveland , along with members of the Trump family .
The Trump contingent removed their masks during the debate , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ White House staffers have previously tested positive for the virus , including Pence 's press secretary , Katie Miller , national security adviser Robert O'Brien and one of the president 's personal valets .
An RNC official confirmed Friday that Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel learned she had tested positive Wednesday afternoon .
She has been at her home in Michigan since last Saturday and did not attend the debate .
It is unclear where the Trumps or Hicks may have caught the virus , but in a Fox interview , Trump seemed to suggest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the military or law enforcement in greetings .
The White House began instituting a daily testing regimen for the president 's senior aides after earlier positive cases close to the president .
Anyone in close proximity to the president or vice president is also tested every day , including reporters .
Trump is far from the first world leader to test positive for the virus , which previously infected Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson , who spent a week in the hospital , including three nights in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Silvio Berlusconi was hospitalized last month while fighting what he called a `` hellish '' case of COVID-19 .


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-02--Biden and his wife test negative for coronavirus: 'We have to come together as a nation'

Joe Biden has tested negative for the coronavirus , his primary care doctor confirmed on Friday .
The Democratic presidential nominee and his wife were tested earlier in the day after news of President Donald Trump 's infection was announced .
Dr. Kevin O'Connor released the negative results in a statement issued by the Biden campaign .
Biden was on the debate stage with Trump for more than 90 minutes earlier in the week .
It 's still unclear if Biden will hold campaign events later in the day .
Biden , in a social media post , thanked his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' He added : `` I hope this serves as a reminder : wear a mask , keep social distance , and wash your hands . ''
Biden said Friday that he and his wife Jill `` send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery '' after they tested positive for the coronavirus .
In a Friday morning tweet , he added , `` We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family . ''
Later he tweeted : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moment .
It must be an American moment .
We have to come together as a nation . ''
Former President Barack Obama also is extending his `` best wishes '' to President Trump .
Obama said Friday that even during `` big political battles '' it 's important to remember that `` we 're all Americans , and we 're all human beings . ''
He spoke during a virtual fundraiser with Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris .
Obama says he and his wife , Michelle Obama , hope for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lady and anyone who has been affected by coronavirus around the country .
Harris says she and her husband , Doug Emhoff , share their `` deepest prayers '' for the Trumps .
`` Let it be a reminder to all of us that we must remain vigilant and take care of ourselves and take care of each other , '' she said .

Biden and his wife test negative for coronavirus: 'We have to come together as a nation'
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden stops Thursday to speak to members of the media as he walks out of the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware. Associated Press
Joe Biden has tested negative for the coronavirus, his primary care doctor confirmed on Friday.
The Democratic presidential nominee and his wife were tested earlier in the day after news of President Donald Trump's infection was announced.
Dr. Kevin O'Connor released the negative results in a statement issued by the Biden campaign. Biden was on the debate stage with Trump for more than 90 minutes earlier in the week.
It's still unclear if Biden will hold campaign events later in the day.
Biden, in a social media post, thanked his supporters for "messages of concern." He added: "I hope this serves as a reminder: wear a mask, keep social distance, and wash your hands."
Biden said Friday that he and his wife Jill "send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery" after they tested positive for the coronavirus.
In a Friday morning tweet, he added, "We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family."
Later he tweeted: "This cannot be a partisan moment. It must be an American moment. We have to come together as a nation."
Former President Barack Obama also is extending his "best wishes" to President Trump.
Obama said Friday that even during "big political battles" it's important to remember that "we're all Americans, and we're all human beings."
He spoke during a virtual fundraiser with Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
Obama says he and his wife, Michelle Obama, hope for a speedy recovery for Trump and the first lady and anyone who has been affected by coronavirus around the country. Harris says she and her husband, Doug Emhoff, share their "deepest prayers" for the Trumps.
"Let it be a reminder to all of us that we must remain vigilant and take care of ourselves and take care of each other," she said.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-02--No offense, and Cubs season ends with loss to Miami

Once again , the Cubs offense failed in the clutch .
Going back to the 2017 NLCS , and 2018 when they dropped an NL Central playoff game and Wild Card game on back-to-back days , they 've scored 1 run or less in five straight postseason contests -- all at Wrigley Field .
The 2020 season came to an end with a 2-0 loss to Miami on Friday , and they dropped the Wild Card Series 2-0 .
The Cubs finished with 5 hits , two each by Heyward and Ian Happ .
In the bottom of the ninth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jason Heyward led off with an opposite-field double .
Then both Javy Baez and David Bote took third strikes on the outside edge .
Pinch-hitter Jason Kipnis ended it with a swinging strikeout .
Yu Darvish was on cruise control well into the seventh inning , but with two outs and two strikes , Garrett Cooper belted a high fly ball to left field that the wind could n't keep out of the seats .
The Marlins quickly added a second run as Matt Joyce doubled and the Cubs intentionally walked Miguel Rojas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he delivered an RBI single to right .
The Cubs should have been ahead at that point in the game , missing some scoring chances in the middle innings .
In the fourth , Marlins starter Sixto Sanchez walked Willson Contreras and Kyle Schwarber to start the inning .
With one out , Jason Heyward lined a broken-bat single to right field , but Contreras did n't get a good jump and was thrown out at the plate by Joyce .
Had Contreras made it safely , the Cubs might have scored a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a deep fly out , that could have been a sacrifice fly .
The Cubs returned the favor in the next inning , though , as Schwarber threw out Rojas trying for a double after he bounced a line drive off the bullpen door .
Rojas was initially called safe and the Cubs won the replay challenge .
Sanchez worked out of trouble again in the fifth as the Cubs loaded the bases with two outs on a pair of singles and a hit batsman .
But Schwarber popped to left to end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on fire , with Darvish breezing through most innings and the rookie Sanchez frequently hitting 100 miles per hour .

No offense, and Cubs season ends with loss to Miami
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Yu Darvish waits on the mound before being removed during the seventh inning in Game 2 of a National League wild-card baseball series against the Miami Marlins Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, in Chicago.
Once again, the Cubs offense failed in the clutch. Going back to the 2017 NLCS, and 2018 when they dropped an NL Central playoff game and Wild Card game on back-to-back days, they've scored 1 run or less in five straight postseason contests -- all at Wrigley Field.
The 2020 season came to an end with a 2-0 loss to Miami on Friday, and they dropped the Wild Card Series 2-0. The Cubs finished with 5 hits, two each by Heyward and Ian Happ.
In the bottom of the ninth against former Cubs reliever Brandon Kintzler, Jason Heyward led off with an opposite-field double. Then both Javy Baez and David Bote took third strikes on the outside edge. Pinch-hitter Jason Kipnis ended it with a swinging strikeout.
Yu Darvish was on cruise control well into the seventh inning, but with two outs and two strikes, Garrett Cooper belted a high fly ball to left field that the wind couldn't keep out of the seats.
The Marlins quickly added a second run as Matt Joyce doubled and the Cubs intentionally walked Miguel Rojas to get to Magneuris Sierra, but he delivered an RBI single to right.
The Cubs should have been ahead at that point in the game, missing some scoring chances in the middle innings.
In the fourth, Marlins starter Sixto Sanchez walked Willson Contreras and Kyle Schwarber to start the inning. With one out, Jason Heyward lined a broken-bat single to right field, but Contreras didn't get a good jump and was thrown out at the plate by Joyce. Had Contreras made it safely, the Cubs might have scored a second run because Javy Baez followed with a deep fly out, that could have been a sacrifice fly.
The Cubs returned the favor in the next inning, though, as Schwarber threw out Rojas trying for a double after he bounced a line drive off the bullpen door. Rojas was initially called safe and the Cubs won the replay challenge.
Sanchez worked out of trouble again in the fifth as the Cubs loaded the bases with two outs on a pair of singles and a hit batsman. But Schwarber popped to left to end the inning.
Both pitchers started out on fire, with Darvish breezing through most innings and the rookie Sanchez frequently hitting 100 miles per hour.