dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-29--One-year plan addresses COVID-19 challenges in District 303 elementary schools

Amid uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic , St. Charles Unit District 303 is moving forward with a one-year plan to address the unique challenges facing elementary students and teachers next academic year .
The state has yet to release directives on how school will resume in the fall after suspending in-person learning for the past two months .
Whether the format includes e-learning , classroom learning or a combination of the two , District 303 has designated a group of educators to take on the temporary role of helping students and classroom teachers navigate the unprecedented circumstances .
Approved by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this week , the interim plan is derived from an original proposal to hire additional employees and weave more electives -- including a new special called `` Empower '' -- into a longer elementary school day .
The 40-minute extension was negotiated as part of a teachers contract last year , allowing more time for innovative learning opportunities outside core subjects .
In response to the COVID-19 crisis , the district will now scale back on its hiring plan but still use Empower teachers to help develop engaging online instruction , assess student @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the transition between remote and classroom environments .
The one-year plan received support from St. Charles Education Association leaders , who believe it `` honors the commitments '' of the contract and allows the district to implement its full-scale plan for a seven-hour elementary day in 2021-22 , President Joe Blomquist said .
Board members Heidi Fairgrieve and Michael Bryant opposed the measure , citing concerns over costs and implementation during a global health crisis .
`` To be clear , I 'm definitely in support of having an extended day for elementary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the timing , '' Fairgrieve said .
`` I think there 's a big unknown as to what additional expense we 're going to incur to be able to get our students back in school . ''
Bryant initially requested postponing a vote to better understand the legal ramifications of pushing off the extended day for another year .
Administrators warned the move would likely violate aspects of the district 's agreement with the education association .
More hands-on engagement opportunities and longer days were identified by the board as high priorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The one-year plan achieves those goals while also addressing the pandemic 's unique circumstances .
`` I wish we had a crystal ball two years ago and ( had ) known that COVID was going to hit , '' she said .
`` That being said , I think it 's important to keep our commitment to what we believe is important in learning . ''
The district plans to hire Empower teachers immediately so they can begin preparing for all possible scenarios , Superintendent Jason Pearson said .
A special committee also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ process and consider other aspects of the revised plan , from transportation to instruction , he said .

One-year plan addresses COVID-19 challenges in District 303 elementary schools
Amid uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic, St. Charles Unit District 303 is moving forward with a one-year plan to address the unique challenges facing elementary students and teachers next academic year.
The state has yet to release directives on how school will resume in the fall after suspending in-person learning for the past two months. Whether the format includes e-learning, classroom learning or a combination of the two, District 303 has designated a group of educators to take on the temporary role of helping students and classroom teachers navigate the unprecedented circumstances.
Approved by the school board in a 5-2 vote this week, the interim plan is derived from an original proposal to hire additional employees and weave more electives -- including a new special called "Empower" -- into a longer elementary school day. The 40-minute extension was negotiated as part of a teachers contract last year, allowing more time for innovative learning opportunities outside core subjects.
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the district will now scale back on its hiring plan but still use Empower teachers to help develop engaging online instruction, assess student needs, fill learning gaps and ease the transition between remote and classroom environments.
The one-year plan received support from St. Charles Education Association leaders, who believe it "honors the commitments" of the contract and allows the district to implement its full-scale plan for a seven-hour elementary day in 2021-22, President Joe Blomquist said.
Board members Heidi Fairgrieve and Michael Bryant opposed the measure, citing concerns over costs and implementation during a global health crisis.
"To be clear, I'm definitely in support of having an extended day for elementary. I get concerned as it relates to the timing," Fairgrieve said. "I think there's a big unknown as to what additional expense we're going to incur to be able to get our students back in school."
Bryant initially requested postponing a vote to better understand the legal ramifications of pushing off the extended day for another year. Administrators warned the move would likely violate aspects of the district's agreement with the education association.
More hands-on engagement opportunities and longer days were identified by the board as high priorities, board President Carolyn Waibel said. The one-year plan achieves those goals while also addressing the pandemic's unique circumstances.
"I wish we had a crystal ball two years ago and (had) known that COVID was going to hit," she said. "That being said, I think it's important to keep our commitment to what we believe is important in learning."
The district plans to hire Empower teachers immediately so they can begin preparing for all possible scenarios, Superintendent Jason Pearson said. A special committee also will be created to develop an implementation process and consider other aspects of the revised plan, from transportation to instruction, he said.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-29--Famed Prospect cross country coach retires after 29 years

A hall of fame coach got a hall of fame retirement send-off on Friday afternoon in Arlington Heights .
Alumni along with current and retired teachers were part of a parade of nearly 100 cars that drove past the house of longtime Prospect High School educator Mike `` Stogie '' Stokes .
He was inducted into the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2013 and has been the head boys cross country coach for the past 29 years ( 11 Mid-Suburban League East titles ) .
He also spent 29 years with the boys track @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teams .
`` After 29 years , I wanted to somehow mark his last day , '' said his wife Michaela , a speech language pathologist in Glenview 's District 34 .
`` We were going to have a party but it would have been hard to maintain social distance .
So I thought this would be an easy way for people to celebrate his years and his time . ''
And it was all a surprise .
`` I was taking a nap after staying up late to do some paperwork , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` And then my wife came in and woke me up to go outside . ''
The car horns then awakened the neighborhood .
Terry Beyna , the Elk Grove High School boys athletic director , lives just three houses down .
`` We 've been neighbors for 10 years , '' Beyna said .
`` Mike is a very respected coach , very accomplished and extremely hard working .
He has impacted many lives as an educator and coach . ''
Binh Huynh , a 1991 Prospect graduate and current math @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a sprinter and jumper for Stokes .
`` I got to coach with Stogie during my early years of teaching , '' said Huynh , one of the many who gathered at the First United Methodist Church parking lot in Arlington Heights before heading down Stokes ' street for the parade .
`` He is just so knowledgeable and loved the sport .
He was always supporting the kids . ''
It 's those relationships that stood out for Stokes .
`` I 've been fortunate in my 34 years of teaching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great people and real good friends , '' Stokes said .
`` I just think life is about relationships .
`` If you really want to reach kids and families , you get to know them .
They 've gotten to know me and I 've gotten to know them .
It 's just been one big fun get-together all the time . ''
Just like Friday .
Many in the parade presented Stokes with gifts or kind words as he stood with his wife , daughters Jenna , Tara and Shawna ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kevin ( a senior this year ) .

A hall of fame coach got a hall of fame retirement send-off on Friday afternoon in Arlington Heights.
Alumni along with current and retired teachers were part of a parade of nearly 100 cars that drove past the house of longtime Prospect High School educator Mike "Stogie" Stokes.
He was inducted into the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2013 and has been the head boys cross country coach for the past 29 years (11 Mid-Suburban League East titles).
He also spent 29 years with the boys track program, directing 20 3,200-meter relay teams that qualified for state.
"After 29 years, I wanted to somehow mark his last day," said his wife, Michaela, a speech language pathologist in Glenview's District 34.
"We were going to have a party but it would have been hard to maintain social distance. So I thought this would be an easy way for people to celebrate his years and his time."
And it was all a surprise.
"I was taking a nap after staying up late to do some paperwork," said Stokes, a special-education teacher. "And then my wife came in and woke me up to go outside."
The car horns then awakened the neighborhood.
Terry Beyna, the Elk Grove High School boys athletic director, lives just three houses down.
"We've been neighbors for 10 years," Beyna said. "Mike is a very respected coach, very accomplished and extremely hard working. He has impacted many lives as an educator and coach."
Binh Huynh, a 1991 Prospect graduate and current math teacher at Buffalo Grove High School, was a sprinter and jumper for Stokes.
"I got to coach with Stogie during my early years of teaching," said Huynh, one of the many who gathered at the First United Methodist Church parking lot in Arlington Heights before heading down Stokes' street for the parade.
"He is just so knowledgeable and loved the sport. He was always supporting the kids."
It's those relationships that stood out for Stokes.
"I've been fortunate in my 34 years of teaching to be around just a lot of great people and real good friends," Stokes said. "I just think life is about relationships.
"If you really want to reach kids and families, you get to know them. They've gotten to know me and I've gotten to know them. It's just been one big, fun get-together all the time."
Just like Friday. Many in the parade presented Stokes with gifts or kind words as he stood with his wife, daughters Jenna, Tara and Shawna and son Kevin.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-29--St. Charles police searching for missing Ohio man

The St. Charles Police Department is asking for the public 's assistance in locating an Ohio man who was reported @ @ @ @ @ in the St. Charles area .
Marlon Harris , 27 , of Pickerington , Ohio @ @ @ @ @ , May 26 , in the area of the 4000 block of E. Main Street @ @ @ @ @ and police have not been able to contact him .
Harris is approximately 5 feet @ @ @ @ @ approximately 200 pounds .
He has black hair , brown eyes , and was last @ @ @ @ @ .
He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt , gray sweatpants , and neon @ @ @ @ @ believed to be on foot .
Anyone with information about Harris ' whereabouts is asked @ @ @ @ @ Police Department at ( 630 ) 377-4435 or by calling 9-1-1 .
Information can also @ @ @ @ @ tip line at ( 866 ) 378-4267 or at https : //www.stcharlesil.gov/report-crimedrug-tip

St. Charles police searching for missing Ohio man
The St. Charles Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in locating an Ohio man who was reported missing and was last seen in the St. Charles area.
Marlon Harris, 27, of Pickerington, Ohio, was last seen Tuesday, May 26, in the area of the 4000 block of E. Main Street. Since then, family and police have not been able to contact him.
Harris is approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs approximately 200 pounds. He has black hair, brown eyes, and was last seen with a full beard. He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt, gray sweatpants, and neon green socks. Harris is believed to be on foot.
Anyone with information about Harris' whereabouts is asked to contact the St. Charles Police Department at (630) 377-4435 or by calling 9-1-1. Information can also be left on the anonymous tip line at (866) 378-4267 or at https://www.stcharlesil.gov/report-crimedrug-tip


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-29--What others are writing about COVID-19

What others are writing about COVID-19

Just 3 states meet these basic criteria to reopen and stay safe All 50 states are reopening , but according @ @ @ @ @ only three -- Alaska , Kentucky , and New York -- meet five basic criteria @ @ @ @ @ Read the story here .
How To Cope With Anxiety During The Pandemic NPR listeners @ @ @ @ @ of finding silver linings amid the pandemic .
Listen to a Q & A with @ @ @ @ @ on NPR 's All Things Considered .
The Birds Are Not on Lockdown , and @ @ @ @ @ Spring is always a busy time for bird watching , but this year it 's @ @ @ @ @ people stay home , slow down and reconnect with nature .
The New York Times @ @ @ @ @ .
Love At First Quarantine : After A Single Date , Couple Hunkers Down Together @ @ @ @ @ someone after just one date ?
That 's what this New York couple did -- @ @ @ @ @ got sick .
Listen to the radio diary on NPR .

What others are writing about COVID-19
Amid concerns of the spread of COVID-19, Jordyn Kiedas wipes down a chair at the city owned water park in Grand Prairie, Texas, Friday, May 29, 2020. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Just 3 states meet these basic criteria to reopen and stay safe
All 50 states are reopening, but according to this Vox analysis, only three -- Alaska, Kentucky, and New York -- meet five basic criteria as of May 27. Read the story here.
How To Cope With Anxiety During The Pandemic
NPR listeners call in with their stories of finding silver linings amid the pandemic. Listen to a Q&A with clinical psychologist Dr. Amelia Aldao on NPR's All Things Considered.
The Birds Are Not on Lockdown, and More People Are Watching Them
Spring is always a busy time for bird watching, but this year it's been off the charts as people stay home, slow down and reconnect with nature. The New York Times explores the hottest new hobby.
Love At First Quarantine: After A Single Date, Couple Hunkers Down Together
Can you imagine quarantining with someone after just one date? That's what this New York couple did -- and then one of them got sick. Listen to the radio diary on NPR.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-29--YMCAs in Naperville, Des Plaines and Niles to close permanently

YMCA centers in Naperville , Des Plaines and Niles will close permanently effective Monday because of financial pressures wrought by the COVID-19 crisis , the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago announced .
The Lattof YMCA in Des Plaines , the Kroehler Family YMCA in Naperville and the Leaning Tower YMCA in Niles will be shuttered .
`` The overwhelming stress that the coronavirus pandemic has put on the global economy has also put an enormous strain on our organization , '' said Richard Malone , president and CEO of YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago .
`` We 've reached the point where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these centers during and after the pandemic . ''
The closures will leave the organization with 14 centers in the region .
Mount Prospect resident Dutch DeGroot said he has been a member of the Lattof YMCA for 25 to 30 years and regularly would go seven days a week .
`` People there have been going for decades , '' DeGroot said of the Y , which opened in 1961 under the name Northwest Suburban YMCA .
`` It 's just a social icon .
It 's very hard to take .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and I 'm just texting everyone about it . ''
DeGroot said he feels for the employees , some of whom went to Lattof as children and worked on staff for years .
`` They were so dedicated .
From the cleaning people to the managers to the instructors and the people who took care of the kids , they were dedicated beyond belief , '' Lattof said .
The three centers have been operating at a loss for several years , YMCA officials said in a news release .
The buildings require @ @ @ @ @ @ @ improvements , the group said .
All three facilities have experienced decreasing membership and program enrollment , too .
Residents at the Leaning Tower housing complex will not be affected by the closure of the adjacent membership center .
The nonprofit group closed all of its centers as well as camps and other facilities in March because of the COVID-19 crisis .
The lack of activity will cost the group millions of dollars , according to the news release .
DeGroot said that while the employees at Lattof were great at their jobs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ invest properly in the location .
`` The demographics in Mount Prospect have changed , '' DeGroot said .
`` There are so many more young couples , so much potential to recruit all these young people , but they did n't take advantage of it . ''
People who signed up for programs will receive refunds .
`` The road ahead is unclear , '' Malone said .
`` Like all Americans , the Y will do our absolute best to recover . ''
Members of the Naperville , Des Plaines or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to other YMCA centers once facilities reopen .
DeGroot said he was n't sure he or many of the others who belonged to Lattof will go to another YMCA location because of all the other area options .
`` I just feel bad , I do n't know what I 'll do with my time now , '' DeGroot said .

YMCAs in Naperville, Des Plaines and Niles to close permanently
YMCA centers in Naperville, Des Plaines and Niles will close permanently effective Monday because of financial pressures wrought by the COVID-19 crisis, the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago announced.
The Lattof YMCA in Des Plaines, the Kroehler Family YMCA in Naperville and the Leaning Tower YMCA in Niles will be shuttered.
"The overwhelming stress that the coronavirus pandemic has put on the global economy has also put an enormous strain on our organization," said Richard Malone, president and CEO of YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago. "We've reached the point where we are no longer able to sustain these centers during and after the pandemic."
The closures will leave the organization with 14 centers in the region.
Mount Prospect resident Dutch DeGroot said he has been a member of the Lattof YMCA for 25 to 30 years and regularly would go seven days a week.
"People there have been going for decades," DeGroot said of the Y, which opened in 1961 under the name Northwest Suburban YMCA. "It's just a social icon. It's very hard to take. I probably have 100 friends from there and I'm just texting everyone about it."
DeGroot said he feels for the employees, some of whom went to Lattof as children and worked on staff for years.
"They were so dedicated. From the cleaning people to the managers to the instructors and the people who took care of the kids, they were dedicated beyond belief," Lattof said.
The three centers have been operating at a loss for several years, YMCA officials said in a news release. The buildings require "sizable investments" for repairs and improvements, the group said.
All three facilities have experienced decreasing membership and program enrollment, too.
Residents at the Leaning Tower housing complex will not be affected by the closure of the adjacent membership center.
The nonprofit group closed all of its centers as well as camps and other facilities in March because of the COVID-19 crisis. The lack of activity will cost the group millions of dollars, according to the news release.
DeGroot said that while the employees at Lattof were great at their jobs, the people in management didn't invest properly in the location.
"The demographics in Mount Prospect have changed," DeGroot said. "There are so many more young couples, so much potential to recruit all these young people, but they didn't take advantage of it."
People who signed up for programs will receive refunds.
"The road ahead is unclear," Malone said. "Like all Americans, the Y will do our absolute best to recover."
Members of the Naperville, Des Plaines or Niles centers will be offered complimentary memberships to other YMCA centers once facilities reopen.
DeGroot said he wasn't sure he or many of the others who belonged to Lattof will go to another YMCA location because of all the other area options.
"I just feel bad, I don't know what I'll do with my time now," DeGroot said.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-30--Thousands ignore Minneapolis curfew as U.S. protests spread

MINNEAPOLIS -- Thousands of protesters ignored a curfew and vows of a forceful police response to take to the Minneapolis streets for a fourth straight night , as the anger stoked by the police killing of George Floyd spread to more cities across the U.S .
The Pentagon on Saturday ordered the Army to put military police units on alert to head to the city on short notice at President Donald Trump 's request , according to three people with direct knowledge of the orders who did not want their names used because they were not authorized to discuss the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the violence spread to other cities : a man shot dead in Detroit , police cars battered in Atlanta and skirmishes with police in New York City .
Criminal charges filed Friday morning against the white officer who held his knee for nearly nine minutes on the neck of Floyd , a black man , did nothing to stem the anger .
Derek Chauvin , 44 , was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter .
Minneapolis police said shots had been fired at law enforcement officers during the protests but no one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on , fires erupted across the city 's south side , including at a Japanese restaurant , a Wells Fargo Bank and an Office Depot .
Many burned for hours , with firefighters again delayed in reaching them because areas were n't secure .
Shortly before midnight , scores of officers on foot and in vehicles moved in to curb the violence , one day after city and state leaders faced blowback for their handling of the crisis .
On Thursday , protesters had torched a police station soon after it was abandoned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or vandalize dozens of businesses .
The new round of unrest came despite Gov .
Tim Walz vowing early in the day to show a more forceful response by the state than the one Thursday run by Minneapolis city leaders .
But by early Saturday morning , Walz was acknowledging he did n't have enough manpower , even with some 500 Guard soldiers .
`` We do not have the numbers , '' Walz said .
`` We can not arrest people when we are trying to hold ground . ''
Walz said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 1,000 more Guard members , for a total of 1,700 , and was considering the potential offer of federal military police .
But he warned that even that might not be enough , saying he expected another difficult night Saturday .
The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association urged Walz to accept any help .
`` You need more resources , '' the group said in a tweet .
`` Law enforcement needs leadership . ''
Not all the protests were violent .
Downtown , thousands of demonstrators encircled a barricaded police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Prosecute the police ! ''
some chanted , and `` Say his name : George Floyd ! ''
Some protesters sprayed graffiti on buildings .
Ben Hubert , a 26-year-old local resident , said he was n't surprised people were breaking curfew and setting fires .
`` I 'm outraged , '' he said of the Floyd case .
`` But I 'm also sad .
The injustice has been going on for so long .
It 's been swelling for years . ''
Chauvin was also was accused of ignoring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as he lay handcuffed on the ground , pleading that he could not breathe while Chauvin pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes .
Floyd , who was black , had been arrested on suspicion of using a counterfeit bill at a store .
Chauvin , who was fired along with three other officers who were at the scene , faces more than 12 years in prison if convicted of murder .
An attorney for Floyd 's family welcomed the arrest but said he expected a more serious murder charge and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Prosecutor Mike Freeman said more charges were possible , but authorities `` felt it appropriate to focus on the most dangerous perpetrator . ''
Protests nationwide have been fueled by outrage over Floyd 's death and years of police violence against African Americans .
Protesters smashed windows at CNN headquarters in Atlanta , set a police car on fire and struck officers with bottles .
Large demonstrations in New York , Houston , Washington , D.C. , and dozens of other cities ranged from people peacefully blocking roads to repeated clashes with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city , '' Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms told protesters .
`` You are disgracing the life of George Floyd and every other person who has been killed in this country . ''
Police were trying to put Floyd in a squad car Monday when he stiffened and fell to the ground , saying he was claustrophobic , a criminal complaint said .
Chauvin and Officer Tou Thoa arrived and tried several times to get the struggling Floyd into the car .
Chauvin eventually pulled Floyd out of the car , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down .
Officer J.K. Kueng held Floyd 's back and Officer Thomas Lane held his legs while Chauvin put his knee on Floyd 's head and neck area , the complaint said .
When Lane asked if Floyd should be rolled onto his side , Chauvin said , `` No , staying put is where we got him . ''
Lane said he was `` worried about excited delirium or whatever . ''
An autopsy said the combined effects of being restrained , potential intoxicants in Floyd 's system and his underlying health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contributed to his death .
It revealed nothing to support strangulation as the cause of death .
There were no other details about intoxicants , and toxicology results can take weeks .
In the 911 call that drew police , the caller describes the man suspected of paying with counterfeit money as `` awfully drunk and he 's not in control of himself . ''
After Floyd apparently stopped breathing , Lane again said he wanted to roll Floyd onto his side .
Kueng checked for a pulse and said he could not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Chauvin 's attorney had no comment when reached by The Associated Press .
The prosecutor highlighted the `` extraordinary speed '' in charging the case four days after Floyd 's death and defended himself against questions about why it did not happen sooner .
Freeman said his office needed time to gather evidence , including what he called the `` horrible '' video recorded by a bystander .
Trump said Friday that he 'd spoken to Floyd 's family and `` expressed my sorrow . ''
He called video of the arrest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and to watch .
It certainly looked like there was no excuse for it . ''
Attorney Benjamin Crump , who is representing Floyd 's family , asked to take custody of Floyd 's body for an independent autopsy .
The doctor who will do the autopsy is Michael Baden , former chief medical examiner of New York City , who was hired to do an autopsy for Eric Garner , a black man who died in 2014 after New York police placed him in a chokehold and he pleaded that he could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also are investigating Floyd 's death .
Associated Press writers Amy Forliti , Steve Karnowski , and Doug Glass in Minneapolis , Gretchen Ehlke in Milwaukee , Bernard Condon in New York , and James LaPorta in Delray Beach , Fla. , contributed to this report .

Minneapolis overwhelmed again by protests over Floyd death
Demonstrators kneel before police Saturday in Minneapolis. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS -- Fires burned unchecked and thousands protesting the police killing of George Floyd ignored a curfew as unrest overwhelmed authorities for another night in Minneapolis, and the governor acknowledged Saturday that he didn't have enough manpower to contain the chaos.
The new round of tumult -- which has also spread to other cities -- came despite Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz vowing Friday to show a more forceful response than city leaders had the day before. But by early Saturday morning, Walz said he didn't have enough troops, even with some 500 National Guardsmen.
"We do not have the numbers," Walz said. "We cannot arrest people when we are trying to hold ground."
Walz said he was moving quickly to mobilize more than 1,000 more Guard members, for a total of 1,700, and was considering the potential offer of federal military police. But he warned that even that might not be enough, saying he expected another difficult night Saturday.
The Pentagon on Saturday ordered the Army to put military police units on alert to head to the city on short notice at President Donald Trump's request, according to three people with direct knowledge of the orders who did not want their names used because they were not authorized to discuss the preparations. The rare step came as the violence spread to other cities: A man shot dead in Detroit, police cars battered in Atlanta and skirmishes with police in New York City.
Criminal charges filed Friday morning against the white officer who held his knee for nearly nine minutes on the neck of Floyd, a black man who was handcuffed at the time, did nothing to stem the anger. Derek Chauvin, 44, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Minneapolis police said shots had been fired at law enforcement officers during the protests but no one was injured.
As the night dragged on, fires erupted across the city's south side, including at a Japanese restaurant, a Wells Fargo bank and an Office Depot. Many burned for hours, with firefighters again delayed in reaching them because areas weren't secure.
Shortly before midnight, scores of officers on foot and in vehicles moved in to curb the violence, one day after city and state leaders faced blowback for their handling of the crisis. On Thursday, protesters had torched a police station soon after it was abandoned by police and went on to burn or vandalize dozens of businesses.
The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association urged Gov. Walz to accept any help.
"You need more resources," the group said in a tweet. "Law enforcement needs leadership."
Not all the protests were violent. Downtown, thousands of demonstrators encircled a barricaded police station after the 8 p.m. Friday curfew. "Prosecute the police!" some chanted, and "Say his name: George Floyd!" Some protesters sprayed graffiti on buildings.
Anger filled the streets of Minneapolis.
Ben Hubert, a 26-year-old local resident, said he wasn't surprised people were breaking curfew and setting fires.
"I'm outraged," he said of the Floyd case. "But I'm also sad. The injustice has been going on for so long. It's been swelling for years."
Chauvin was also accused of ignoring another officer who expressed concerns about Floyd as he pleaded that he could not breathe, while Chauvin pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes. Floyd had been arrested on suspicion of using a counterfeit $20 bill at a store.
Chauvin, who was fired along with three other officers who were at the scene, faces more than 12 years in prison if convicted of murder.
An attorney for Floyd's family welcomed the arrest but said he expected a more serious murder charge and wants the other officers arrested, too.
Prosecutor Mike Freeman said more charges were possible, but authorities "felt it appropriate to focus on the most dangerous perpetrator."
Protests nationwide have been fueled by outrage over Floyd's death and years of police violence against African Americans. Protesters smashed windows at CNN headquarters in Atlanta, set a police car on fire and struck officers with bottles. Large demonstrations in New York, Houston, Washington, D.C., and dozens of other cities ranged from people peacefully blocking roads to repeated clashes with police.
"You are disgracing our city," Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms told protesters. "You are disgracing the life of George Floyd and every other person who has been killed in this country."
Police were trying to put Floyd in a squad car Monday when he stiffened and fell to the ground, saying he was claustrophobic, a criminal complaint said. Chauvin and Officer Tou Thoa arrived and tried several times to get the struggling Floyd into the car.
Chauvin eventually pulled Floyd out of the car, and the handcuffed Floyd went to the ground face down. Officer J.K. Kueng held Floyd's back and Officer Thomas Lane held his legs while Chauvin put his knee on Floyd's head and neck area, the complaint said.
When Lane asked if Floyd should be rolled onto his side, Chauvin said, "No, staying put is where we got him." Lane said he was "worried about excited delirium or whatever."
An autopsy said the combined effects of being restrained, potential intoxicants in Floyd's system and his underlying health issues, including heart disease, likely contributed to his death. It revealed nothing to support strangulation as the cause of death.
There were no other details about intoxicants, and toxicology results can take weeks. In the 911 call that drew police, the caller describes the man suspected of paying with counterfeit money as "awfully drunk and he's not in control of himself."
After Floyd apparently stopped breathing, Lane again said he wanted to roll Floyd onto his side. Kueng checked for a pulse and said he could not find one, according to the complaint.
Chauvin's attorney had no comment when reached by The Associated Press.
The prosecutor highlighted the "extraordinary speed" in charging the case four days after Floyd's death and defended himself against questions about why it did not happen sooner. Freeman said his office needed time to gather evidence, including what he called the "horrible" video recorded by a bystander.
Trump said Friday that he'd spoken to Floyd's family and "expressed my sorrow."
He called video of the arrest "just a horrible thing to witness and to watch. It certainly looked like there was no excuse for it."
Attorney Benjamin Crump, who is representing Floyd's family, asked to take custody of Floyd's body for an independent autopsy.
The doctor who will do the autopsy is Michael Baden, former chief medical examiner of New York City. He was hired to do an autopsy for Eric Garner, a black man who died in 2014 after New York police placed him in a chokehold and he pleaded that he could not breathe.
State and federal authorities also are investigating Floyd's death.
Associated Press writers Amy Forliti, Steve Karnowski, and Doug Glass in Minneapolis, Gretchen Ehlke in Milwaukee, Bernard Condon in New York, and James LaPorta in Delray Beach, Fla., contributed to this report.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-30--Delay in IHSA's staged plan for return to high school sports

The Illinois High School Association 's attempt to roll out a staged plan for resuming high school sports has been delayed by the Illinois Department of Public Health .
`` The IHSA and Illinois Department of Health continue to work together to finalize Return to Play guidelines focused on safely reuniting IHSA coaches and student-athletes within the guidelines of Phase Three of Gov .
( J.B. ) Pritzker 's Restore Illinois plan and the IDPH 's best practices , '' IHSA executive director Craig Anderson said in an emailed statement Friday afternoon .
`` We refuse to compromise safety in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to enact and educate our member schools on the Return to Play guidelines by June 1 . ''
The nature of the delay is unknown .
A Zoom meeting scheduled Thursday then rescheduled for Friday between the IHSA and the Illinois Athletic Directors Association was also postponed to Monday .
It is believed the first stage of the plan will only allow for general conditioning , which will be allowed with restrictions .
It is expected no balls or equipment will be allowed .
The natural progression would appear to be moving to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , etc.
, but not before the state moves to Phase 4 , which under Pritzker 's current reopening plan would not happen until June 26 at the earliest .
Pritzker closed all schools March 20 and all facilities remain closed .

Delay in IHSA's staged plan for return to high school sports
The Illinois High School Association's attempt to roll out a staged plan for resuming high school sports has been delayed by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
"The IHSA and Illinois Department of Health continue to work together to finalize Return to Play guidelines focused on safely reuniting IHSA coaches and student-athletes within the guidelines of Phase Three of Gov. (J.B.) Pritzker's Restore Illinois plan and the IDPH's best practices," IHSA executive director Craig Anderson said in an emailed statement Friday afternoon.
"We refuse to compromise safety in this process, and anticipate being able to enact and educate our member schools on the Return to Play guidelines by June 1."
The nature of the delay is unknown.
A Zoom meeting scheduled Thursday then rescheduled for Friday between the IHSA and the Illinois Athletic Directors Association was also postponed to Monday.
It is believed the first stage of the plan will only allow for general conditioning, which will be allowed with restrictions. It is expected no balls or equipment will be allowed.
The natural progression would appear to be moving to summer contact days with balls, equipment, etc., but not before the state moves to Phase 4, which under Pritzker's current reopening plan would not happen until June 26 at the earliest.
Pritzker closed all schools March 20 and all facilities remain closed.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-30--A song to make you smile: 'Rhinestone Cowboy' by Glen Campbell

We 're trying to inject a little positivity in the paper ( and on dailyherald.com ) with a daily `` @ @ @ @ @ . ''
It 's designed to help lift you out of your coronavirus funk .
@ @ @ @ @ Rhinestone Cowboy '' by Glen Campbell , released in 1975 .

A song to make you smile: 'Rhinestone Cowboy' by Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell performs at the Stagecoach Music Festival in 2008. Associated Press file photo, May 2008
We're trying to inject a little positivity in the paper (and on dailyherald.com) with a daily "Song to Make You Smile."
It's designed to help lift you out of your coronavirus funk.
Today's selection is "Rhinestone Cowboy" by Glen Campbell, released in 1975.
Send your ideas to suggestions@dailyherald.com.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-29--Lombard senior community stays moving with in-house exercise videos

Shannon Nevins has worked to expand the fitness program for residents of the Beacon Hill senior living community in Lombard since she started working there nearly two years ago .
She 's changed the philosophy to emphasize the ability of senior exercisers , added a boxing class intended to help people with Parkinson 's disease and made a variety of workout classes available each weekday and weekend .
The COVID-19 pandemic actually has further expanded her reach to residents , despite the fact her in-person exercise classes have been canceled to decrease virus transmission .
Nevins already had video recorded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' classes last year so residents could have a workout program on her days off .
During the pandemic , she has added to that recording a small library of others , 30- to 45-minute classes including stretching , `` Core & More , '' and a breathing class that combines upper-body movements and arm exercises to help with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD .
The classes are shown on the Beacon Hill internal TV network and are available on an app as well .
For providing the virtual workouts when nearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ received a shower of thanks from grateful seniors .
`` They look forward to my classes , '' Nevins said .
`` They even asked if we could keep this up when things go back to normal . ''
The answer is yes .
Nevins said she plans to keep her classes on Beacon Hill TV and the app so seniors can participate even if they 're busy at class time or if they have physical limitations or are n't comfortable coming to a class .
`` I 'm hitting a bigger audience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she said .
Nevins has a bachelor 's degree in exercise science and wellness from Judson University in Elgin , where she said she worked with a nearby retirement community conducting `` senior circuit '' exercise classes and providing Meals on Wheels .
She also recently completed her master 's degree in public health .
She said body movement is vital to health at any age , even the more advanced ones .
`` When we just sit around and do n't do much , that can cause a decline in our life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ muscles deteriorate quicker . ''
To help seniors reach their goals of maintaining or increasing their strength , she skips sedentary classes and instead adds cardio and strength training in movements anyone can do .
`` I like changing the minds of what people think and what the older adults can do because they can do anything and everything , '' Nevins said .
`` I make sure everything is modifiable . ''

Lombard senior community stays moving with in-house exercise videos
Shannon Nevins, wellness leader at the Beacon Hill senior living community in Lombard, has filmed workout sessions including a cardio-based "Sit & Fit" class for residents to take while they are required to stay in their apartments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Courtesy of Beacon Hill
Shannon Nevins, wellness leader at the Beacon Hill senior living facility in Lombard, has filmed several workout classes that now are broadcast on the center's internal TV network and available on an app for residents to watch and participate in their apartments at any time. Courtesy of Beacon Hill
Shannon Nevins has worked to expand the fitness program for residents of the Beacon Hill senior living community in Lombard since she started working there nearly two years ago.
She's changed the philosophy to emphasize the ability of senior exercisers, added a boxing class intended to help people with Parkinson's disease and made a variety of workout classes available each weekday and weekend.
The COVID-19 pandemic actually has further expanded her reach to residents, despite the fact her in-person exercise classes have been canceled to decrease virus transmission.
Nevins already had video recorded one of her "Sit & Fit" classes last year so residents could have a workout program on her days off.
During the pandemic, she has added to that recording a small library of others, 30- to 45-minute classes including stretching, "Core & More," and a breathing class that combines upper-body movements and arm exercises to help with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD.
The classes are shown on the Beacon Hill internal TV network and are available on an app as well. For providing the virtual workouts when nearly all else is canceled, she's received a shower of thanks from grateful seniors.
"They look forward to my classes," Nevins said. "They even asked if we could keep this up when things go back to normal."
The answer is yes. Nevins said she plans to keep her classes on Beacon Hill TV and the app so seniors can participate even if they're busy at class time or if they have physical limitations or aren't comfortable coming to a class.
"I'm hitting a bigger audience now that it's online," she said.
Nevins has a bachelor's degree in exercise science and wellness from Judson University in Elgin, where she said she worked with a nearby retirement community conducting "senior circuit" exercise classes and providing Meals on Wheels. She also recently completed her master's degree in public health.
She said body movement is vital to health at any age, even the more advanced ones.
"When we just sit around and don't do much, that can cause a decline in our life," Nevins said. "Our muscles deteriorate quicker."
To help seniors reach their goals of maintaining or increasing their strength, she skips sedentary classes and instead adds cardio and strength training in movements anyone can do.
"I like changing the minds of what people think and what the older adults can do because they can do anything and everything," Nevins said. "I make sure everything is modifiable."


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-30--National Guard summoned to aid cities amid police clashes

ATLANTA -- Georgia 's governor declared a state of emergency early Saturday to activate the state National Guard as violence flared in Atlanta and cities nationwide following the death in Minnesota of George Floyd after a white officer pressed a knee into his neck while taking him into custody .
Another 500 Guard soldiers were mobilized in and around Minneapolis , where Floyd died and an officer faced charges Friday in his death .
But after another night of watching fires burn and businesses ransacked , Minnesota Gov .
Tim Walz said early Saturday that he was moving to activate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ federal help .
The Guard was also on standby in the District of Columbia , where a crowd grew outside the White House and chanted curses at President Donald Trump .
Some protesters tried to push through barriers set up by the U.S. Secret Service along Pennsylvania Avenue , and threw bottles and other objects at officers wearing riot gear , who responded with pepper spray .
A person was killed in downtown Detroit just before midnight after someone in an SUV fired shots into a crowd of protesters near the Greektown entertainment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Oregon , protesters broke into police headquarters and authorities said they lit a fire inside .
In Virginia 's capital , a police cruiser was set on fire outside Richmond police headquarters , and a city transit spokeswoman said a bus set ablaze was `` a total loss , '' news outlets reported .
Georgia Gov .
Brian Kemp tweeted that up to 500 members of the Guard would deploy immediately `` to protect people & property in Atlanta . ''
He said he acted at the request of Atlanta Mayor Keisha @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vain for calm .
In scenes both peaceful and violent across the nation , thousands of protesters chanted `` No justice , no peace '' and `` Say his name .
George Floyd . ''
They hoisted signs reading : `` He said I ca n't breathe .
Justice for George . ''
Some demonstrators smashed police cars and spray-painted the iconic logo sign at CNN headquarters in downtown Atlanta .
At least three officers were hurt and there were multiple arrests , Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos said , as protesters shot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bricks , bottles and knives .
Atlanta officials said crews were unable to reach a fire at Del Frisco 's restaurant in the Buckhead neighborhood several miles north because of protesters there .
`` This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. , '' Bottoms said .
`` You are disgracing the life of George Floyd and every other person who has been killed in this country . ''
Bottoms was flanked by King 's daughter , Bernice King , and rappers T.I .
and Killer Mike .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our own homes .
Because if we lose Atlanta what have we got ? ''
said Killer Mike , crying as he spoke .
Video posted to social media showed New York City officers using batons and shoving protesters down as they took people into custody and cleared streets .
One video showed on officer slam a woman to the ground as he walked past her in the street .
Demonstrators rocked a police van , set it ablaze , scrawled graffiti across its charred body and set it aflame again as officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a club to batter another police vehicle .
`` There will be a full review of what happened tonight , '' Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted , referring to the Brooklyn protest .
`` We do n't ever want to see another night like this . ''
The police department said numerous officers were injured , including one whose tooth was knocked out .
The names of black people killed by police , including Floyd and Eric Garner , who died on Staten Island in 2014 , were on signs and in chants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We have to be out here , '' said Brianna Petrisko , among those at lower Manhattan 's Foley Square , where most were wearing masks amid the coronavirus pandemic .
`` This is the only way we 're going to be heard . ''
Protesters in Houston , where Floyd grew up , included 19-year-old Jimmy Ohaz from the nearby city of Richmond , Texas : `` My question is how many more , how many more ?
I just want to live in a future where we all live in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Demonstrators on the West Coast blocked highways in Los Angeles and Oakland , California .
About 1,000 protesters in Oakland smashed windows , sprayed buildings with `` Kill Cops '' graffiti and were met with chemical spray from police , who said several officers were injured by projectiles .
One Los Angeles officer received medical treatment , police said .
An LAPD vehicle had its windows smashed , and at least one city bus was vandalized .
Police declared an unlawful assembly throughout downtown , where aerial footage from KTLA-TV showed scored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ LAPD spokesman told The Associated Press they were still tallying arrests .
`` I believe in our city .
L.A. is strong enough to stand for justice and walk in love , '' Mayor Eric Garcetti tweeted , cautioning `` violence and vandalism hurts all . ''
San Jose , California , police said that Santa Clara County sheriff 's deputies shot at a fleeing SUV that was shown on video striking protesters , the San Jose Mercury News reported .
Protesters repeatedly clashed with police in San Jose , said Mayor Sam @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grenades and rubber bullets .
One officer was hospitalized with a non-life-threatening injury , officials said .
Liccardo said his city 's officers shared the community 's outrage over Floyd 's death .
`` It was a horrible injustice , '' he told the AP .
Portland , Oregon , police said at least one shooting was tied to the protest , although details were n't immediately released .
Two people were arrested during overnight riots in which protesters set fires throughout downtown and smashed storefront windows , police said , but arrest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who declared the protest a riot , said they deployed gas after people threw projectiles at them .
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler tweeted a plea to protesters to remain peaceful and said that , while he had left Portland to attend to his dying mother , he was heading back .
`` Portland , this is not us , '' he wrote .
`` When you destroy our city , you are destroying our community .
When you act in violence against each other , you are hurting all of us .
How @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Floyd ? ''

Cities brace for increasing unrest, call in National Guard
A police officer watches a crowd Friday as a police vehicle burns near Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn after protesters rallied outside Barclays Center over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died Memorial Day while in police custody in Minneapolis. Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS -- Protesters set police cars ablaze, smashed businesses' windows and skirmished with baton-wielding officers in streets from Atlanta to Los Angeles, as anger over George Floyd's death spread across the country. Authorities were bracing for more violence Saturday, with some calling in the National Guard to beef up overwhelmed forces.
In Minneapolis, the city where Floyd died Monday after a white police officer pressed a knee into his neck and kept it there for more than eight minutes, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz fully mobilized the state's National Guard and promised a massive show of force to help quell unrest that has grown increasingly destructive.
"The situation in Minneapolis is no longer in any way about the murder of George Floyd," Walz said. "It is about attacking civil society, instilling fear and disrupting our great cities."
On Friday alone, more than two dozen cities -- from New York to Oakland, California, from Atlanta to Portland, Oregon -- experienced protests, many peaceful but some of which turned violent. Many protesters spoke of frustration that Floyd's death was one more in a litany. It comes in the wake of the killing in Georgia of Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot after being pursued by two white men while running in their neighborhood, and in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic that has thrown millions out of work, killed more than 100,000 people in the U.S. and disproportionately affected black people.
President Donald Trump did little to tamp down the anger, firing off a series of tweets ridiculing people who protested outside the White House and warning that if protesters breached the fence, "they would ... have been greeted with the most vicious dogs, and most ominous weapons, I have ever seen."
Minnesota has steadily increased the number of National Guardsmen it says it needs to contain the unrest, and has now called up 1,700. The arrest and charging of the officer who held his knee to Floyd's neck on Friday appears to have provided little balm.
Georgia's governor, meanwhile, declared a state of emergency early Saturday to activate the state National Guard as violence flared in Atlanta. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler also declared an emergency and ordered a nighttime curfew for the city.
The Guard was also on standby in the District of Columbia. Some protesters tried to push through barriers set up by the U.S. Secret Service along Pennsylvania Avenue, and threw bottles and other objects at officers wearing riot gear, who responded with pepper spray.
"I just feel like he's just one of many names that we've had to create hashtags and T-shirts and campaigns for and I feel like nothing has changed," district resident Abe Neri said of Floyd. "And so that's why I'm out here. Yeah, when you say nothing you're taking the side of the oppressor."
A person was killed in downtown Detroit just before midnight after someone in an SUV fired shots into a crowd of protesters near the Greektown entertainment district, police said. In Portland, Oregon, protesters broke into police headquarters and authorities said they lit a fire inside. In Virginia's capital, a police cruiser was set on fire outside Richmond police headquarters, and a city transit spokeswoman said a bus set ablaze was "a total loss," news outlets reported.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp tweeted that up to 500 members of the Guard would deploy immediately "to protect people & property in Atlanta." He said he acted at the request of Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who earlier appealed in vain for calm.
In scenes both peaceful and violent across the nation, thousands of protesters chanted "No justice, no peace" and "Say his name. George Floyd." They hoisted signs reading: "He said I can't breathe. Justice for George."
Some demonstrators smashed police cars and spray-painted the iconic logo sign at CNN headquarters in downtown Atlanta. At least three officers were hurt and there were multiple arrests, Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos said, as protesters shot at officers with BB guns and threw bricks, bottles and knives.
Atlanta officials said crews were temporarily unable to reach a fire at Del Frisco's restaurant in the Buckhead neighborhood several miles north because of protesters there.
"This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr.," Bottoms said. "You are disgracing the life of George Floyd and every other person who has been killed in this country."
Bottoms was flanked by King's daughter, Bernice King, and rappers T.I. and Killer Mike.
"We have to be better than burning down our own homes. Because if we lose Atlanta what have we got?" said Killer Mike, crying as he spoke.
Video posted to social media showed New York City officers using batons and shoving protesters down as they took people into custody and cleared streets. One video showed on officer slam a woman to the ground as he walked past her in the street.
Demonstrators rocked a police van, set it ablaze, scrawled graffiti across its charred body and set it aflame again as officers retreated. Blocks away, protesters used a club to batter another police vehicle.
"There will be a full review of what happened tonight," Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted, referring to the Brooklyn protest. "We don't ever want to see another night like this."
The police department said numerous officers were injured, including one whose tooth was knocked out.
The names of black people killed by police, including Floyd and Eric Garner, who died on Staten Island in 2014, were on signs and in chants.
"Our country has a sickness. We have to be out here," said Brianna Petrisko, among those at lower Manhattan's Foley Square, where most were wearing masks amid the coronavirus pandemic. "This is the only way we're going to be heard."
Protesters in Houston, where Floyd grew up, included 19-year-old Jimmy Ohaz from the nearby city of Richmond, Texas: "My question is how many more, how many more? I just want to live in a future where we all live in harmony and we're not oppressed."
Demonstrators on the West Coast blocked highways in Los Angeles and Oakland, California.
About 1,000 protesters in Oakland smashed windows, sprayed buildings with "Kill Cops" graffiti and were met with chemical spray from police, who said several officers were injured by projectiles.
One Los Angeles officer received medical treatment, police said. An LAPD vehicle had its windows smashed, and at least one city bus was vandalized. Police declared an unlawful assembly throughout downtown, where aerial footage from KTLA-TV showed scored of people corralled by police.
An LAPD spokesman told The Associated Press they were still tallying arrests.
Portland, Oregon, police said at least one shooting was tied to the protest, although details weren't immediately released.
Mayor Wheeler tweeted a plea to protesters to remain peaceful and said that, while he had left the city to attend to his dying mother, he was heading back. He later declared a state of emergency.
"Portland, this is not us," he wrote. "When you destroy our city, you are destroying our community. When you act in violence against each other, you are hurting all of us. How does this honor the legacy of George Floyd?"
Murphy reported from Oklahoma City.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-30--$10 billion bailout for Germany's Lufthansa passes hurdle

BERLIN -- German flagship airline Lufthansa agreed Saturday to a compromise worked out between the government and the European Union , overcoming a major hurdle toward final approval of a 9 billion-euro ( $ 10 billion ) bailout from Berlin .
Lufthansa said in a statement it had agreed to the compromise worked out between Germany and the EU in which the airline will have to give up several prized landing slots at Munich and Frankfurt airports .
The dpa news agency reported the German government had also agreed to the compromise .
The government announced the aid package on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like most airlines , has been struggling during the coronavirus pandemic .
The EU imposed conditions , however , saying that bailouts must include measures that would maintain a level playing field for other companies .
Specifics on the EU 's demands were n't announced , but Lufthansa said the scope of commitments it agreed to had been reduced compared to initial plans , dpa reported .
Under the agreement , the airline must remove up to four aircraft from the two airports , equivalent to three daily take-off and three landing rights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take the slots , the airline said .
The slots will be re-allocated through a bid process .
Discount airlines Ryanair and easyJet are both thought to be interested .
Lufthansa 's supervisory board now needs to approve the full rescue package , including the conditions , and the German government needs to finalize its plans with the European Commission .

$10 billion bailout for Germany's Lufthansa passes hurdle
Aircrafts of the German airline Lufthansa are parked at the airport in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Germany on Monday approved a 9 billion-euro ($9.8 billion) aid package for stricken airline Lufthansa to keep a major employer going through the turbulence of the coronavirus pandemic. Associated Press
BERLIN -- German flagship airline Lufthansa agreed Saturday to a compromise worked out between the government and the European Union, overcoming a major hurdle toward final approval of a 9 billion-euro ($10 billion) bailout from Berlin.
Lufthansa said in a statement it had agreed to the compromise worked out between Germany and the EU in which the airline will have to give up several prized landing slots at Munich and Frankfurt airports. The dpa news agency reported the German government had also agreed to the compromise.
The government announced the aid package on Monday to help Lufthansa, which, like most airlines, has been struggling during the coronavirus pandemic.
The EU imposed conditions, however, saying that bailouts must include measures that would maintain a level playing field for other companies.
Specifics on the EU's demands weren't announced, but Lufthansa said the scope of commitments it agreed to had been reduced compared to initial plans, dpa reported.
Under the agreement, the airline must remove up to four aircraft from the two airports, equivalent to three daily take-off and three landing rights per aircraft, to allow competitors to take the slots, the airline said.
The slots will be re-allocated through a bid process. Discount airlines Ryanair and easyJet are both thought to be interested.
Lufthansa's supervisory board now needs to approve the full rescue package, including the conditions, and the German government needs to finalize its plans with the European Commission.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-30--Thousands march in Loop in protest of Floyd's death

Crowds returned to downtown Chicago Saturday afternoon for a second day of protests , as outrage continues to pulse across @ @ @ @ @ wake of the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd .
Hundreds of people began gathering @ @ @ @ @ p.m. , again chanting and demanding `` Justice for George . ''
The crowd soon @ @ @ @ @ spilled onto streets throughout the Loop , splintering into different groups .
Protesters surrounded police @ @ @ @ @ eventually posted up near Trump Tower another group shut down Lake Shore Drive .
Tensions @ @ @ @ @ of the sprawling march , with numerous scuffles between protesters and police .
Some people @ @ @ @ @ buses and Chicago police vehicles , while others hurled eggs and water bottles at officers @ @ @ @ @ crowd .
Tires on several police SUVs were slashed .
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Protests in Chicago turn violent, stores looted, Lightfoot imposes curfew
Several police cars were damaged, including at least one set on fire, as protests continued Saturday over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes.
Officers struck multiple demonstrators with batons amid the protest near the Trump Tower on the city's Near North Side, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Video sent out by another local reporter also showed police in tactical gear walking on a downtown street.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced a 9 p.m curfew that runs until 6 a.m. Sunday.
Lightfoot condemned Floyd's death during a Saturday night news conference and defended the idea of demonstrating to honor him. But she added that a peaceful protest has "devolved into criminal conduct" and police will be aggressive with arrests for anyone caught damaging property.
"When you or anyone else behaves in this way, we all lose by giving the very same forces of oppression we are fighting against the false validation that they crave," the mayor said.
The crowd of thousands converged on Chicago's Loop for Saturday's protest march. The demonstration began at 2 p.m. and protesters began marching north about 90 minutes later, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Saturday's demonstration came after Chicago officials, following overnight clashes with protesters, asked that additional protests remain peaceful. Demonstrations are expected throughout the weekend over Floyd's death.
Chicago police Superintendent David Brown said peaceful protests that began Friday afternoon turned more confrontational as the night wore on, resulting in 108 arrests. Protesters blocked traffic along major streets, threw bottles and other objects at police vehicles and shattered the windows of downtown businesses.
About a dozen squad cars were damaged and some officers suffered minor injuries, including a broken wrist.
The violence in Chicago and many other cities was sparked by anger over over Floyd's death in Minneapolis on Monday, which was captured on cellphone video. It led to the firing Tuesday of the four police officers who were arresting Floyd for suspicion of passing a counterfeit bill and to third-degree murder and manslaughter charges being filed Friday against the officer who used his knee to pin Floyd down for more than eight minutes, even as Floyd pleaded for air and went limp.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-30--Illinois reports 1,462 new COVID-19 cases, 61 more deaths Saturday

The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday announced 1,462 new cases of COVID-19 in the state and 61 additional deaths from the disease .
As of Saturday , the department had reported a total of 118,917 cases in the state , including 5,330 deaths , among 101 counties .
The latest daily numbers were announced a day after Illinois entered Phase 3 of Governor J.B. Pritzker 's Restore Illinois plan , which also marked the formal end of his stay-at-home executive order .
While state officials are continuing to release new infection numbers on a daily basis , Friday was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who has held them since mid-March .
The governor had already started cutting back some of his weekend press appearances during the past month .
Future news conferences will be held when necessary , he said .
The breakdown of new cases in Cook and its collar counties is as follows : • Cook County : 4 males in their 40s , 1 female in her 50s , 3 males in their 50s , 1 unknown in their 50s , 1 female in her 60s , 4 males in their 60s , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ males in their 70s , 5 females in their 80s , 2 males in their 80s , 5 females in their 90s , 1 male in his 90s .
• DuPage County : 1 female in her 60s , 2 males in their 70s , 1 male in his 80s , 1 female in her 90s .
• Kane County : 2 males in their 60s , 1 female in her 70s , 2 males in their 70s , 1 female in her 80s .
• Will County : 1 female in her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 1 male in his 90s .
During the past week , the state has averaged a 7 % positivity rate in COVID-19 tests .

Illinois reports 1,462 new COVID-19 cases, 61 more deaths Saturday
The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday announced 1,462 new cases of COVID-19 infection in the state and 61 additional deaths from the disease. Courtesy of the CDC
The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday announced 1,462 new cases of COVID-19 in the state and 61 additional deaths from the disease.
As of Saturday, the department had reported a total of 118,917 cases in the state, including 5,330 deaths, among 101 counties.
The latest daily numbers were announced a day after Illinois entered Phase 3 of Governor J.B. Pritzker's Restore Illinois plan, which also marked the formal end of his stay-at-home executive order.
While state officials are continuing to release new infection numbers on a daily basis, Friday was the last daily weekday briefing for Pritzker, who has held them since mid-March. The governor had already started cutting back some of his weekend press appearances during the past month. Future news conferences will be held when necessary, he said.
The breakdown of new cases in Cook and its collar counties is as follows:
• Cook County: 4 males in their 40s, 1 female in her 50s, 3 males in their 50s, 1 unknown in their 50s, 1 female in her 60s, 4 males in their 60s, 1 female in her 70s, 6 males in their 70s, 5 females in their 80s, 2 males in their 80s, 5 females in their 90s, 1 male in his 90s.
• DuPage County: 1 female in her 60s, 2 males in their 70s, 1 male in his 80s, 1 female in her 90s.
• Kane County: 2 males in their 60s, 1 female in her 70s, 2 males in their 70s, 1 female in her 80s.
• Lake County: 1 male in his 90s
• McHenry County: 1 male in his 80s
• Will County: 1 female in her 80s, 2 males in their 80s, 1 male in his 90s.
• Winnebago County: 1 female in his 90s
During the past week, the state has averaged a 7% positivity rate in COVID-19 tests.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-30--21-year-old shot to death on residential block near Gurnee

A 21-year-old man was fatally shot late Friday in an unincorporated area near Gurnee by someone he was likely acquainted with , authorities said Saturday .
Lake County Sheriff 's Office deputies found the man about 9:50 p.m. Friday suffering from a gunshot wound outside a house on the 36900 block of North Grandwood Drive in unincorporated Warren Township .
The victim was unresponsive , and deputies attempted lifesaving efforts on him , according to a news release from the sheriff 's office .
After paramedics arrived , they transported the victim to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials said .
According to the sheriff 's preliminary investigation , the shooting was preceded by a meeting between the victim and offender near the roadway , which is near the victim 's residence .
After the offender shot the victim , he fled from the scene , authorities said .
`` The victim was likely acquainted with the offender and this was not a random act , '' according to the news release .
The Lake County Coroner 's Office is in the process of scheduling an autopsy , while the sheriff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

21-year-old shot to death on residential block near Gurnee
A 21-year-old man was fatally shot late Friday in an unincorporated area near Gurnee by someone he was likely acquainted with, authorities said Saturday.
Lake County Sheriff's Office deputies found the man about 9:50 p.m. Friday suffering from a gunshot wound outside a house on the 36900 block of North Grandwood Drive in unincorporated Warren Township.
The victim was unresponsive, and deputies attempted lifesaving efforts on him, according to a news release from the sheriff's office. After paramedics arrived, they transported the victim to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, where he was subsequently pronounced dead, officials said.
According to the sheriff's preliminary investigation, the shooting was preceded by a meeting between the victim and offender near the roadway, which is near the victim's residence. After the offender shot the victim, he fled from the scene, authorities said.
"The victim was likely acquainted with the offender and this was not a random act," according to the news release.
The Lake County Coroner's Office is in the process of scheduling an autopsy, while the sheriff's criminal investigations division continues its investigation.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-30--May 30 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP code

Suburbs ' portionSince the outbreak began , there have been 61,211 cases in the suburbs , 51 % of the state 's total , according to the Illinois Department of Public Health .
There have been 2,665 deaths in the suburbs , which represents half of all deaths in Illinois .
Cook County • As of Saturday , suburban Cook had 32,034 cases and 1,505 deaths , according to the state ( visit bit.ly/dhIDPHcovid19 ) .
In Chicago : 45,085 cases and 2,098 fatalities .
• Top suburb counts from the Cook County Department of Public Health and medical examiner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths in Des Plaines , 689 cases and 28 deaths in Wheeling , 568 cases and 13 deaths in Streamwood , 549 cases and 10 deaths in Palatine , 549 cases and 7 deaths in Mount Prospect , 471 cases and 35 deaths in Glenview , 451 cases and 12 deaths in Schaumburg , 430 cases and 8 deaths in Hanover Park ( Cook County portion ) , 425 cases and 26 deaths in Arlington Heights , 395 cases and 7 deaths in Hoffman Estates , 292 cases and 10 deaths in Rolling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Elk Grove Village , 228 cases and 3 deaths in Prospect Heights , and 100 cases and 12 deaths in Buffalo Grove ( Cook County portion ) .
DuPage County • The county reported 7,640 cases and 366 deaths as of Saturday .
• Top counts : 722 cases and 6 deaths in Addison , 697 cases and 9 deaths in West Chicago , 567 cases and 5 deaths in Glendale Heights , 467 cases and 9 deaths in Bensenville , 460 cases and 30 deaths in Naperville ( DuPage County portion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Carol Stream , 327 cases and 14 deaths in Lombard , 284 cases and 8 deaths in Aurora ( DuPage portion ) , 228 cases and 28 deaths in Elmhurst , 227 cases and 2 deaths in Hanover Park ( DuPage portion ) , 210 cases and 17 deaths in Wheaton , 202 cases and 3 deaths in Villa Park , 138 cases and 2 deaths in Glen Ellyn , and 137 cases and 17 deaths in Willowbrook .
Lake County • The county listed 8,134 cases and 272 deaths as of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 2,409 in Waukegan ; 505 to 509 in Round Lake Beach ; 330 to 334 in Mundelein ; 260 to 264 in Gurnee ; 140 to 144 in Vernon Hills ; 120 to 124 in Buffalo Grove ( Lake County portion ) ; 110 to 114 in Wauconda ; 85 to 89 in Lake Zurich ; 80 to 84 in Libertyville ; 75 to 79 in Grayslake ; and 35 to 39 in Lake Villa .
Kane County • The county confirmed 6,327 cases with 176 deaths on its website Saturday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Aurora ( Kane County portion ) , 1,484 in Elgin ( Kane portion ) , 624 in Carpentersville , 237 in South Elgin , 222 in St. Charles , 156 in North Aurora , 140 in Geneva , 91 in Batavia , and 40 in Algonquin ( Kane portion ) .
McHenry County • 1,566 cases and 73 deaths in McHenry County , according to the health department Saturday .
Will County • There have been 5,510 cases and 273 deaths in Will County , according to the health department 's website Saturday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Naperville ( Will County portion ) and 58 in Aurora ( Will County portion ) .

May 30 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP code
Interactive map
Suburbs' portionSince the outbreak began, there have been 61,211 cases in the suburbs, 51% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. There have been 2,665 deaths in the suburbs, which represents half of all deaths in Illinois.
Cook County • As of Saturday, suburban Cook had 32,034 cases and 1,505 deaths, according to the state (visit bit.ly/dhIDPHcovid19). In Chicago: 45,085 cases and 2,098 fatalities.
• Top suburb counts from the Cook County Department of Public Health and medical examiner's office: 1,455 cases and 74 deaths in Des Plaines, 689 cases and 28 deaths in Wheeling, 568 cases and 13 deaths in Streamwood, 549 cases and 10 deaths in Palatine, 549 cases and 7 deaths in Mount Prospect, 471 cases and 35 deaths in Glenview, 451 cases and 12 deaths in Schaumburg, 430 cases and 8 deaths in Hanover Park (Cook County portion), 425 cases and 26 deaths in Arlington Heights, 395 cases and 7 deaths in Hoffman Estates, 292 cases and 10 deaths in Rolling Meadows, 285 cases and 22 deaths in Elk Grove Village, 228 cases and 3 deaths in Prospect Heights, and 100 cases and 12 deaths in Buffalo Grove (Cook County portion).
DuPage County• The county reported 7,640 cases and 366 deaths as of Saturday.
• Top counts: 722 cases and 6 deaths in Addison, 697 cases and 9 deaths in West Chicago, 567 cases and 5 deaths in Glendale Heights, 467 cases and 9 deaths in Bensenville, 460 cases and 30 deaths in Naperville (DuPage County portion), 444 cases and 26 deaths in Carol Stream, 327 cases and 14 deaths in Lombard, 284 cases and 8 deaths in Aurora (DuPage portion), 228 cases and 28 deaths in Elmhurst, 227 cases and 2 deaths in Hanover Park (DuPage portion), 210 cases and 17 deaths in Wheaton, 202 cases and 3 deaths in Villa Park, 138 cases and 2 deaths in Glen Ellyn, and 137 cases and 17 deaths in Willowbrook.
Lake County• The county listed 8,134 cases and 272 deaths as of Friday.
• Top counts: 2,405 to 2,409 in Waukegan; 505 to 509 in Round Lake Beach; 330 to 334 in Mundelein; 260 to 264 in Gurnee; 140 to 144 in Vernon Hills; 120 to 124 in Buffalo Grove (Lake County portion); 110 to 114 in Wauconda; 85 to 89 in Lake Zurich; 80 to 84 in Libertyville; 75 to 79 in Grayslake; and 35 to 39 in Lake Villa.
Kane County• The county confirmed 6,327 cases with 176 deaths on its website Saturday.
• Top counts: 2,886 cases in Aurora (Kane County portion), 1,484 in Elgin (Kane portion), 624 in Carpentersville, 237 in South Elgin, 222 in St. Charles, 156 in North Aurora, 140 in Geneva, 91 in Batavia, and 40 in Algonquin (Kane portion).
McHenry County• 1,566 cases and 73 deaths in McHenry County, according to the health department Saturday.
Will County• There have been 5,510 cases and 273 deaths in Will County, according to the health department's website Saturday.
• Cases per town include 313 in Naperville (Will County portion) and 58 in Aurora (Will County portion).


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-30--SpaceX rocket ship blasts off into orbit with 2 Americans

CAPE CANAVERAL , Fla. -- A rocket ship built by Elon Musk 's SpaceX company thundered away from Earth with two Americans on Saturday , ushering in a new era in commercial space travel and putting the United States back in the business of launching astronauts into orbit from U.S. soil for the first time in nearly a decade .
NASA 's Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken rode skyward aboard a white-and-black , bullet-shaped Dragon capsule on top of a Falcon 9 rocket , lifting off at 3:22 p.m. from the same launch pad used to send Apollo crews to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later , they slipped safely into orbit .
`` Let 's light this candle , '' Hurley said just before ignition , borrowing the words used by Alan Shepard on America 's first human spaceflight , in 1961 .
The two men are scheduled to arrive at the International Space Station , 250 miles above Earth , on Sunday to join the three crew members already there .
After a stay of up to four months , they will come home with a Right Stuff-style splashdown at sea , something the world has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mission unfolded amid the gloom of the coronavirus outbreak , which has killed over 100,000 Americans , and racial unrest across the U.S. over the death of George Floyd , a handcuffed black man , at the hands of Minneapolis police .
NASA officials and others held out hope the flight would would be lift American spirits .
`` Maybe there 's an opportunity here for America to maybe pause and look up and see a bright , shining moment of hope at what the future looks like , that the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in difficult times , '' NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said before launch .
Doug Marshburn of Deltona , Florida , shouted : `` USA !
USA ! ''
as the 260-foot rocket climbed skyward .
`` I 'm very proud of the United States .
We are back in the game .
It 's very satisfying , '' he said .
With the on-time liftoff , SpaceX became the first private company to launch people into orbit , a feat achieved previously by only three governments : the U.S. , Russia and China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ launch drought for NASA .
Ever since it retired the space shuttle in 2011 , NASA has relied on Russian spaceships launched from Kazakhstan to take U.S. astronauts to and from the space station .
In the intervening years , NASA outsourced the job of designing and building its next generation of spaceships to SpaceX and Boeing , awarding them $ 7 billion in contracts in a public-private partnership aimed at driving down costs and spurring innovation .
Boeing 's spaceship , the Starliner capsule , is not expected to fly astronauts until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in part on commercial partners as it pursues it next goals : sending astronauts back to the moon in the next few years , and on to Mars in the 2030s .
Musk , the visionary also behind the Tesla electric car company , had no immediate comment on the successful liftoff .
A launch attempt on Wednesday was called off with less than 17 minutes to go in the countdown because of lightning .
On Saturday , stormy weather threatened another postponement for most of the day , but then the skies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The astronauts set out for the launch pad in a gull-wing Tesla SUV after Behnken pantomimed a hug of his 6-year-old son , Theo , and said : `` Are you going to listen to Mommy and make her life easy ? ''
Hurley blew kisses to his 10-year-old son and wife .
Nine minutes after liftoff , the rocket 's first-stage booster landed , as designed , on a barge a few hundred miles off the Florida coast , to be reused on another flight .
`` Thanks for the great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SpaceX ground control .
His crewmate batted around a sparkly purplish toy , demonstrating that they had reached zero gravity .
SpaceX controllers at Hawthorne , California , cheered and applauded wildly .
Bridenstine declared : `` This is everything that America has to offer in its purest form . ''
`` It 's been nine years since we 've launched American astronauts on American rockets from American soil -- and now it 's done .
We have done it .
It 's been way too long , '' he said .
President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to watch along with Vice President Mike Pence , said : `` I 'm so proud of the people at NASA , all the people that worked together , public and private .
When you see a sight like that it 's incredible . ''
Attendance inside Kennedy Space Center was strictly limited because of the coronavirus , and the crowd amounted to only a few thousand .
By NASA 's count , over 3 million viewers tuned in online .
Despite NASA 's insistence that the public stay safe by staying home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hours in advance .
Among them was Neil Wight , a machinist from Buffalo , New York , who staked out a view of the launch pad from a park in Titusville .
`` It 's pretty historically significant in my book , and a lot of other people 's books .
With everything that 's going on in this country right now , it 's important that we do things extraordinary in life , '' Wight said .
`` We 've been bombarded with doom and gloom for the last six , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and this is awesome .
It brings a lot of people together . ''
Because of the coronavirus , the astronauts were kept in quasi-quarantine for more than two months .
The SpaceX technicians who helped them get into their spacesuits wore masks and gloves that made them look like black-clad ninjas .
And at the launch center , the SpaceX controllers wore masks and were seated far apart .
Hurley , a 53-year-old retired Marine , and Behnken , 49 , an Air Force colonel , are veterans of two space shuttle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the last launch of astronauts from Kennedy , on July 8 , 2011 .
In keeping with Musk 's penchant for futuristic flash , the astronauts wore angular white uniforms with black trim .
Instead of the usual multitude of dials , knobs and switches , the Dragon capsule has three large touchscreens .
SpaceX has been launching cargo capsules to the space station since 2012 .
In preparation for Saturday 's flight , SpaceX sent up a Dragon capsule with only a test dummy aboard last year , and it docked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , then returned to Earth in a splashdown .
During the Mercury , Gemini , Apollo and shuttle programs , NASA relied on aerospace contractors to build spacecraft according to the agency 's designs .
NASA owned and operated the ships .
Under the new , 21st-century partnership , aerospace companies design , build , own and operate the spaceships , and NASA is essentially a paying customer on a list that could eventually include non-government researchers , artists and tourists .
( Tom Cruise has already expressed interest . )
`` What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ space program is he has brought vision and inspiration that we had n't had '' since the shuttle 's retirement , Bridenstine said .
The mission is technically considered by SpaceX and NASA to be a test flight .
The next SpaceX voyage to the space station , set for the end of August , will have a full , four-person crew : three Americans and one Japanese .
Saturday 's first human flight was originally targeted for around 2015 .
But the project encountered bureaucratic delays and technical setbacks .
A SpaceX @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year .
Boeing 's first Starliner capsule ended up in the wrong orbit during an crew-less test flight in December and was nearly destroyed at the mission 's end .
For SpaceX -- and the future of public-corporate space exploration -- the stakes were extraordinarily high , and Musk said he would take responsibility if anything went wrong .
Just before liftoff , SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said she was `` super nervous -- stomach in throat . ''
Associated Press writers Jill Colvin and Mike Schneider in Cape Canaveral , Fla. , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute 's Department of Science Education .
The AP is solely responsible for all content .

SpaceX rocket ship blasts off into orbit with 2 Americans
A SpaceX Falcon 9, with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken in the Dragon crew capsule, lifts off Saturday from Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. For the first time in nearly a decade, astronauts blasted towards orbit aboard an American rocket from American soil, a first for a private company. Associated PRess
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A rocket ship built by Elon Musk's SpaceX company thundered away from Earth with two Americans on Saturday, ushering in a new era in commercial space travel and putting the United States back in the business of launching astronauts into orbit from U.S. soil for the first time in nearly a decade.
NASA's Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken rode skyward aboard a white-and-black, bullet-shaped Dragon capsule on top of a Falcon 9 rocket, lifting off at 3:22 p.m. from the same launch pad used to send Apollo crews to the moon a half-century ago. Minutes later, they slipped safely into orbit.
"Let's light this candle," Hurley said just before ignition, borrowing the words used by Alan Shepard on America's first human spaceflight, in 1961.
The two men are scheduled to arrive at the International Space Station, 250 miles above Earth, on Sunday to join the three crew members already there. After a stay of up to four months, they will come home with a Right Stuff-style splashdown at sea, something the world hasn't witnessed since the 1970s.
The mission unfolded amid the gloom of the coronavirus outbreak, which has killed over 100,000 Americans, and racial unrest across the U.S. over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man, at the hands of Minneapolis police. NASA officials and others held out hope the flight would would be lift American spirits.
"Maybe there's an opportunity here for America to maybe pause and look up and see a bright, shining moment of hope at what the future looks like, that the United States of America can do extraordinary things even in difficult times," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said before launch.
Doug Marshburn of Deltona, Florida, shouted: "USA! USA!" as the 260-foot rocket climbed skyward.
"I'm very proud of the United States. We are back in the game. It's very satisfying," he said.
With the on-time liftoff, SpaceX became the first private company to launch people into orbit, a feat achieved previously by only three governments: the U.S., Russia and China.
The flight also ended a nine-year launch drought for NASA. Ever since it retired the space shuttle in 2011, NASA has relied on Russian spaceships launched from Kazakhstan to take U.S. astronauts to and from the space station.
In the intervening years, NASA outsourced the job of designing and building its next generation of spaceships to SpaceX and Boeing, awarding them $7 billion in contracts in a public-private partnership aimed at driving down costs and spurring innovation. Boeing's spaceship, the Starliner capsule, is not expected to fly astronauts until early 2021.
NASA hopes to rely in part on commercial partners as it pursues it next goals: sending astronauts back to the moon in the next few years, and on to Mars in the 2030s.
Musk, the visionary also behind the Tesla electric car company, had no immediate comment on the successful liftoff.
A launch attempt on Wednesday was called off with less than 17 minutes to go in the countdown because of lightning. On Saturday, stormy weather threatened another postponement for most of the day, but then the skies began to clear just in the time.
The astronauts set out for the launch pad in a gull-wing Tesla SUV after Behnken pantomimed a hug of his 6-year-old son, Theo, and said: "Are you going to listen to Mommy and make her life easy?" Hurley blew kisses to his 10-year-old son and wife.
Nine minutes after liftoff, the rocket's first-stage booster landed, as designed, on a barge a few hundred miles off the Florida coast, to be reused on another flight.
"Thanks for the great ride to space," Hurley told SpaceX ground control. His crewmate batted around a sparkly purplish toy, demonstrating that they had reached zero gravity.
SpaceX controllers at Hawthorne, California, cheered and applauded wildly. Bridenstine declared: "This is everything that America has to offer in its purest form."
"It's been nine years since we've launched American astronauts on American rockets from American soil -- and now it's done. We have done it. It's been way too long," he said.
President Donald Trump, who came to Florida to watch along with Vice President Mike Pence, said: "I'm so proud of the people at NASA, all the people that worked together, public and private. When you see a sight like that it's incredible."
Attendance inside Kennedy Space Center was strictly limited because of the coronavirus, and the crowd amounted to only a few thousand. By NASA's count, over 3 million viewers tuned in online.
Despite NASA's insistence that the public stay safe by staying home, spectators gathered along beaches and roads hours in advance.
Among them was Neil Wight, a machinist from Buffalo, New York, who staked out a view of the launch pad from a park in Titusville.
"It's pretty historically significant in my book, and a lot of other people's books. With everything that's going on in this country right now, it's important that we do things extraordinary in life," Wight said. "We've been bombarded with doom and gloom for the last six, eight weeks, whatever it is, and this is awesome. It brings a lot of people together."
Because of the coronavirus, the astronauts were kept in quasi-quarantine for more than two months. The SpaceX technicians who helped them get into their spacesuits wore masks and gloves that made them look like black-clad ninjas. And at the launch center, the SpaceX controllers wore masks and were seated far apart.
Hurley, a 53-year-old retired Marine, and Behnken, 49, an Air Force colonel, are veterans of two space shuttle flights each. Hurley piloted the shuttle on the last launch of astronauts from Kennedy, on July 8, 2011.
In keeping with Musk's penchant for futuristic flash, the astronauts wore angular white uniforms with black trim. Instead of the usual multitude of dials, knobs and switches, the Dragon capsule has three large touchscreens.
SpaceX has been launching cargo capsules to the space station since 2012. In preparation for Saturday's flight, SpaceX sent up a Dragon capsule with only a test dummy aboard last year, and it docked smoothly at the orbiting outpost on autopilot, then returned to Earth in a splashdown.
During the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and shuttle programs, NASA relied on aerospace contractors to build spacecraft according to the agency's designs. NASA owned and operated the ships.
Under the new, 21st-century partnership, aerospace companies design, build, own and operate the spaceships, and NASA is essentially a paying customer on a list that could eventually include non-government researchers, artists and tourists. (Tom Cruise has already expressed interest.)
"What Elon Musk has done for the American space program is he has brought vision and inspiration that we hadn't had" since the shuttle's retirement, Bridenstine said.
The mission is technically considered by SpaceX and NASA to be a test flight. The next SpaceX voyage to the space station, set for the end of August, will have a full, four-person crew: three Americans and one Japanese.
Saturday's first human flight was originally targeted for around 2015. But the project encountered bureaucratic delays and technical setbacks. A SpaceX capsule exploded on the test stand last year. Boeing's first Starliner capsule ended up in the wrong orbit during an crew-less test flight in December and was nearly destroyed at the mission's end.
For SpaceX -- and the future of public-corporate space exploration -- the stakes were extraordinarily high, and Musk said he would take responsibility if anything went wrong.
Just before liftoff, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said she was "super nervous -- stomach in throat."
Associated Press writers Jill Colvin and Mike Schneider in Cape Canaveral, Fla., contributed to this report.
The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Department of Science Education. The AP is solely responsible for all content.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-30--Two-car crash in Antioch sends three people to hospital

Three people were injured early Saturday in a two-car accident in Antioch , according to police .
One of the @ @ @ @ @ car and had to be cut out of it by the Antioch Fire Department , @ @ @ @ @ said .
Both cars were traveling east on Route 173 .
The first car , @ @ @ @ @ a man and a woman , was stopped at Main Street when it was struck @ @ @ @ @ car , a late-model Chevrolet , at 3:29 a.m. , Antioch police said .
All @ @ @ @ @ Condell Medical Center in Libertyville .

Two-car crash in Antioch sends three people to hospital
Three people were injured early Saturday in a two-car accident in Antioch, according to police.
One of the people was trapped in his car and had to be cut out of it by the Antioch Fire Department, Antioch Battalion Chief Joe Dushane said.
Both cars were traveling east on Route 173. The first car, a Ford Fusion occupied by a man and a woman, was stopped at Main Street when it was struck from behind by the second car, a late-model Chevrolet, at 3:29 a.m., Antioch police said.
All three were taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.
Antioch police is investigating the accident.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-30--Feder: Joe Walsh returning to radio starting Monday

Joe Walsh , the former firebrand congressman and talk show host who declared `` I 'm done with talk radio @ @ @ @ @ getting back behind a microphone again , Robert Feder writes .
Starting Monday , Walsh @ @ @ @ @ talk show to be distributed nationally by Global American Broadcasting Radio Network .
It will @ @ @ @ @ to noon , but air in the Chicago area on delay from 3 to 5 @ @ @ @ @ Broadcasting news/talk WCGO 1590-AM/95.9-FM .
It marks a return to radio for Walsh , who @ @ @ @ @ Media news/talk WIND 560-AM .
He stepped down in August from both his local show @ @ @ @ @ syndicated by Salem Radio Network , to challenge Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination @ @ @ @ @ his quixotic bid in February .
Get the full report , and more Chicago media @ @ @ @

Feder: Joe Walsh returning to radio starting Monday
Joe Walsh, the former firebrand congressman and talk show host who declared "I'm done with talk radio" last summer, is getting back behind a microphone again, Robert Feder writes.
Starting Monday, Walsh will host a two-hour Monday-through-Friday talk show to be distributed nationally by Global American Broadcasting Radio Network. It will originate live from 10 a.m. to noon, but air in the Chicago area on delay from 3 to 5 p.m. on north suburban Evanston Broadcasting news/talk WCGO 1590-AM/95.9-FM.
It marks a return to radio for Walsh, who spent six years on Salem Media news/talk WIND 560-AM. He stepped down in August from both his local show and his national show, syndicated by Salem Radio Network, to challenge Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination in 2020. Walsh ended his quixotic bid in February.
Get the full report, and more Chicago media news, at www.robertfeder.com


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-30--Missed our Phillip-Michael Scales concert? Here's where you can see it

Phillip-Michael Scales joined us Friday night for the fifth in our Sound Check Presents concert/interview series , sponsored by the @ @ @ @ @ Hard Lemonade .
After the racially charged events of the week , Scales chose to @ @ @ @ @ organization dedicated to working with educators to eradicate hatred and bigotry in our communities -- @ @ @ @ @ on empathy and the importance of being able to express your own story in your @ @ @ @ @ singer then treated viewers to a number of favorites , including last month 's single @ @ @ @ @ , '' and a track that has n't been widely released yet .
The event @ @ @ @ @ Instagram , can be found on the IG TV post at instagram.com/chicagosoundcheck , Chicago Sound @ @ @ @ @ at chicagosoundcheck.com .

Missed our Phillip-Michael Scales concert? Here's where you can see it
Phillip-Michael Scales joined us Friday night for the fifth in our Sound Check Presents concert/interview series, sponsored by the Daily Herald and Mike's Hard Lemonade.
After the racially charged events of the week, Scales chose to support Facing History -- an organization dedicated to working with educators to eradicate hatred and bigotry in our communities -- and we discussed our viewpoints on empathy and the importance of being able to express your own story in your own voice.
The blues singer then treated viewers to a number of favorites, including last month's single, "Find A Way," and a track that hasn't been widely released yet.
The event, which streamed live on Instagram, can be found on the IG TV post at instagram.com/chicagosoundcheck, Chicago Sound Check's Facebook page and at chicagosoundcheck.com.