dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-27--Constable: If you think this election is contentious, it's not nearly as bad as 1860

The pandemic has put us in the habit of adding the word `` unprecedented '' to everything .
But next week 's contentious , life-altering and sure-to-be-ugly election is not unprecedented when it comes to stoking division among U.S. citizens .
`` In 1800 and 1860 , they were pretty divided , '' Dan Van Haften , a Batavia co-author of several books about Abraham Lincoln , says about our most combative elections .
`` In rank order , the election of 2020 might come in No .
2 , but it 's a distant second , '' says Michael @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Association , author of an award-winning , 2,008-page , two-volume Lincoln biography , and holder of the Chancellor Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois at Springfield .
That 's not to diminish our current angst .
`` This is right up there , absolutely .
We 're divided today , '' Van Haften says .
Our nation is consumed with `` bitterness , anger and hostility , '' Burlingame says .
`` I 've seen some bitter times , but boy , oh , boy .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ election is won by Democratic challenger Joe Biden or Republican incumbent Donald Trump , the losing side might profess to be ready to start a Civil War , or at least secede from the United States .
In the months between Lincoln 's election and his inauguration on March 4 , 1861 , South Carolina , Mississippi , Florida , Alabama , Georgia , Louisiana and Texas had seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America .
Five weeks into the Lincoln administration , confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Secession is the essence of anarchy , '' Lincoln said .
The South had threatened to secede in 1846 , and almost went to war over it in 1850 , Burlingame says .
Even large national churches split up into smaller factions .
Those divisions helped Lincoln , in a way .
`` A lot of Northerners were sick and tired of the South 's bullying , and acting like a petulant child , '' Burlingame says of an accusation made today by political adversaries .
`` Another interesting parallel is one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corruption , '' Burlingame says , noting `` Honest Abe '' got votes from the `` throw the rascals out '' crowd .
Winning the Electoral College vote in a four-way race for the presidency , Lincoln received only 39.69 percent of the popular vote and was n't even on the ballot in 10 Southern slave-owner states .
But , as we 've seen with Trump , George W. Bush , Benjamin Harrison , Rutherford B. Hayes and John Quincy Adams , a candidate does n't need to win the popular vote to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the popular vote wins the election of 2020 , the secession of losing states would be tricky , Burlingame says .
`` The people who were most disaffected were bunched together , '' Burlingame says of the 1860 factions .
In today 's political landscape , the logistics of drawing a Mason-Dixon Line would be nearly impossible , as Democratic Illinois and other Midwestern states that could vote for Biden would be allies with states on the West Coast and East Coast .
And states also are divided .
In Oregon , petitions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seeking to change the state 's boundaries .
`` The election would be much better off if the election is n't close , '' Burlingame says , adding that a lengthy legal process to determine a winner would make the `` hanging chads '' debacle of the 2000 election seem quaint .
`` There 's so much antagonism .
If you 're not on our team , you 're evil . ''
The election of 1860 had its genteel moments .
Visiting his local polling place in Springfield on Nov. 6 , 1860 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but cast no vote for president .
`` He thought it was immodest to vote for himself , '' Burlingame says .
For all his wisdom , even Lincoln did n't have a handle of contentious elections .
`` He said that elections in this country were like 'big boils , ' '' Burlingame writes in his Lincoln biography .
`` They caused a great deal of pain before they came to a head , but after the trouble was over the body was in better health than before . ''
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Inauguration Day , Jan. 20 , 2021 , provided we are still the United States of America .

Constable: If you think this election is contentious, it's not nearly as bad as 1860
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WASHINGTON DCAbraham Lincoln's first inauguration was on March 4, 1861, by which time seven states already had seceded to form the Confederate States of America.
Having co-authored several books on Abraham Lincoln, Batavia author Dan Van Haften says his next book will focus on 150 documents and letters that give personal insights. Courtesy of Dan Van Haften
Donning his cap at the commissioning ceremony of the submarine USS Illinois, Michael Burlingame is a Lincoln scholar in Springfield, author and president of the Abraham Lincoln Association. Courtesy of Michael Burlingame
Perhaps showing the strain of presiding over a country torn asunder by the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln posed for this Alexander Gardner photo on Nov. 8, 1863. Associated Press
Supporters gathered at the Springfield home of Abraham Lincoln on the morning after he won the 1860 election. Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, are shown in this drawing in the upper left window. Associated Press
By Burt Constable
The pandemic has put us in the habit of adding the word "unprecedented" to everything. But next week's contentious, life-altering and sure-to-be-ugly election is not unprecedented when it comes to stoking division among U.S. citizens.
"In 1800 and 1860, they were pretty divided," Dan Van Haften, a Batavia co-author of several books about Abraham Lincoln, says about our most combative elections.
"In rank order, the election of 2020 might come in No. 2, but it's a distant second," says Michael Burlingame, president of the Abraham Lincoln Association, author of an award-winning, 2,008-page, two-volume Lincoln biography, and holder of the Chancellor Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
That's not to diminish our current angst.
"This is right up there, absolutely. We're divided today," Van Haften says.
Our nation is consumed with "bitterness, anger and hostility," Burlingame says. "I've seen some bitter times, but boy, oh, boy."
Regardless of whether next Tuesday's election is won by Democratic challenger Joe Biden or Republican incumbent Donald Trump, the losing side might profess to be ready to start a Civil War, or at least secede from the United States.
In the months between Lincoln's election and his inauguration on March 4, 1861, South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas had seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America. Five weeks into the Lincoln administration, confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter and the Civil War was underway.
"Secession is the essence of anarchy," Lincoln said. The South had threatened to secede in 1846, and almost went to war over it in 1850, Burlingame says. Even large national churches split up into smaller factions. Those divisions helped Lincoln, in a way.
"A lot of Northerners were sick and tired of the South's bullying, and acting like a petulant child," Burlingame says of an accusation made today by political adversaries.
"Another interesting parallel is one of the major issues of 1860 was corruption," Burlingame says, noting "Honest Abe" got votes from the "throw the rascals out" crowd. Winning the Electoral College vote in a four-way race for the presidency, Lincoln received only 39.69 percent of the popular vote and wasn't even on the ballot in 10 Southern slave-owner states. But, as we've seen with Trump, George W. Bush, Benjamin Harrison, Rutherford B. Hayes and John Quincy Adams, a candidate doesn't need to win the popular vote to become president. If the loser of the popular vote wins the election of 2020, the secession of losing states would be tricky, Burlingame says.
"The people who were most disaffected were bunched together," Burlingame says of the 1860 factions.
In today's political landscape, the logistics of drawing a Mason-Dixon Line would be nearly impossible, as Democratic Illinois and other Midwestern states that could vote for Biden would be allies with states on the West Coast and East Coast. And states also are divided. In Oregon, petitions from rural conservatives and coastal liberals are seeking to change the state's boundaries.
"The election would be much better off if the election isn't close," Burlingame says, adding that a lengthy legal process to determine a winner would make the "hanging chads" debacle of the 2000 election seem quaint. "There's so much antagonism. If you're not on our team, you're evil."
The election of 1860 had its genteel moments. Visiting his local polling place in Springfield on Nov. 6, 1860, Lincoln voted a straight Republican ticket, but cast no vote for president. "He thought it was immodest to vote for himself," Burlingame says.
For all his wisdom, even Lincoln didn't have a handle of contentious elections.
"He said that elections in this country were like 'big boils,'" Burlingame writes in his Lincoln biography.
"They caused a great deal of pain before they came to a head, but after the trouble was over the body was in better health than before."
We should know if that rings true by Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2021, provided we are still the United States of America.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-26--Chicago Bears offense continues to run in place

Late in the third quarter , Bears quarterback Nick Foles tossed to Cordarrelle Patterson on a fourth-and-1 the Bears absolutely had to have .
Los Angeles Rams linebacker Terrell Lewis shed a block from Bears receiver Javon Wims and blew up the play in the backfield .
According to NFL Next Gen Stats , Patterson had an 88.5 % chance of running for a first down on the play .
It did n't happen .
The game probably was already over , but any chance at another fourth-quarter comeback became bleak .
It was a curious play call to go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' only traditional running back , on fourth-and-1 .
It also was emblematic of another ugly performance from the Bears ' offense .
The Rams defeated the Bears 24-10 on Monday night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood , California .
The Bears ' offensive line struggled mightily .
The run game was nonexistent , again , totaling 49 rushing yards and only 2.9 yards a carry .
`` It 's not where I want to be , '' Bears coach Matt Nagy said of the run game .
`` You 've got to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You 've got to be able to run the ball .
We 're trying to figure out ways to do it , and right now we 've got to be better there .
It starts with me . ''
Meanwhile , the Rams zigzagged their way up the field behind running backs Darrell Henderson and Malcolm Brown , piling up 165 rushing yards .
Bears center Cody Whitehair left the game with a calf injury , adding to the woes of the offensive line .
If Whitehair is out for any length of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make matters worse .
Undrafted rookie Sam Mustipher took over center duties .
The Bears were playing much of the second half with two undrafted offensive linemen , the other being left guard Rashaad Coward .
It 's hard to blame Nagy for not running up the middle with Montgomery on fourth-and-1 .
Montgomery was met at the point of attack again and again .
There 's plenty of blame to go around .
Yes , Foles looked bad at the quarterback position .
Yes , this was a bad game from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But the signs have been apparent for weeks that the offensive line has serious issues .
It was all the more obvious Monday .
Unless the Bears can rectify those issues soon , they 're going to be in trouble .
`` I do n't want to point fingers to just our offensive line or just our wide receivers , or tight ends or the quarterback , because we 're all in this thing together , '' Nagy said .
`` We have to keep plugging away .
We have to try to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we 're in right now . ''
Aaron Donald , Leonard Floyd and the Rams ' front stuffed the Bears again and again .
The Rams sacked Foles four times and had eight total QB hurries .
Floyd had 2 sacks against his former team .
Rams coach Sean McVay identified a problem in his offense last year and revamped his run game using presnap motion .

Chicago Bears offense continues to run in place
Chicago Bears quarterback Nick Foles (9) throws against the Los Angeles Rams during the first half of an NFL football game Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, in Inglewood, Calif.
Late in the third quarter, Bears quarterback Nick Foles tossed to Cordarrelle Patterson on a fourth-and-1 the Bears absolutely had to have. Los Angeles Rams linebacker Terrell Lewis shed a block from Bears receiver Javon Wims and blew up the play in the backfield.
According to NFL Next Gen Stats, Patterson had an 88.5% chance of running for a first down on the play. It didn't happen.
The game probably was already over, but any chance at another fourth-quarter comeback became bleak. It was a curious play call to go away from David Montgomery, the Bears' only traditional running back, on fourth-and-1.
It also was emblematic of another ugly performance from the Bears' offense. The Rams defeated the Bears 24-10 on Monday night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
The Bears' offensive line struggled mightily. The run game was nonexistent, again, totaling 49 rushing yards and only 2.9 yards a carry.
"It's not where I want to be," Bears coach Matt Nagy said of the run game. "You've got to run the ball in this league. You've got to be able to run the ball. We're trying to figure out ways to do it, and right now we've got to be better there. It starts with me."
Meanwhile, the Rams zigzagged their way up the field behind running backs Darrell Henderson and Malcolm Brown, piling up 165 rushing yards.
Bears center Cody Whitehair left the game with a calf injury, adding to the woes of the offensive line. If Whitehair is out for any length of time, those issues are only going to make matters worse.
Undrafted rookie Sam Mustipher took over center duties. The Bears were playing much of the second half with two undrafted offensive linemen, the other being left guard Rashaad Coward.
It's hard to blame Nagy for not running up the middle with Montgomery on fourth-and-1. Montgomery was met at the point of attack again and again.
There's plenty of blame to go around. Yes, Foles looked bad at the quarterback position. Yes, this was a bad game from Nagy, the offensive play caller.
But the signs have been apparent for weeks that the offensive line has serious issues. It was all the more obvious Monday. Unless the Bears can rectify those issues soon, they're going to be in trouble.
"I don't want to point fingers to just our offensive line or just our wide receivers, or tight ends or the quarterback, because we're all in this thing together," Nagy said. "We have to keep plugging away. We have to try to fight through this really difficult position that we're in right now."
Aaron Donald, Leonard Floyd and the Rams' front stuffed the Bears again and again. The Rams sacked Foles four times and had eight total QB hurries. Floyd had 2 sacks against his former team.
Rams coach Sean McVay identified a problem in his offense last year and revamped his run game using presnap motion.
Nagy's offense continues to run in place.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-26--Tentative settlement reached in lawsuit over development of Woodman's in Lakemoor

A long-running lawsuit disputing the designation of a special financing district that brought the Woodman 's grocery chain to Lakemoor has tentatively been settled .
Once official , taxing bodies in the designated area south and west of routes 12 and 120 will receive 50 % of new property taxes generated as the land develops , rather than having the value for taxing purposes frozen for 23 years .
The lawsuit was filed in February 2015 by Wauconda Township , Wauconda Area Library District and Wauconda Unit School District 118 the day after Lakemoor officials designated 74 acres of agricultural @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 12 as a tax increment financing district .
The property had been undeveloped for years and Lakemoor officials contended that some type of public assistance was needed to change that , due to the cost of improving the busy intersection and approach roads , and extending sewers , water and other utilities .
The village opted to pursue a TIF district , an economic incentive that freezes property taxes paid for local governments for 23 years .
Any additional property tax revenue generated through development is placed in a special fund to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But the taxing bodies said the farm field did not meet state requirements for a TIF district .
They also contended that because of the location and visibility , the property would have developed without the TIF designation .
The village early on offered a cut of the annual sales tax and eventually property taxes generated by the development as a potential settlement .
But the sides could not reach an agreement and the suit continued even as Woodman 's built and opened a 24-hour , 240,000-square-foot store in September 2019 .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the past two weeks approved a settlement .
Terms of the agreement call for Lakemoor to disburse 50 % of the increased tax revenue annually , to be divided among all taxing bodies , not just the three that contested the TIF designation .
There is no monetary value outlined because TIF increments vary by year .
However , during the proceedings , the total increment over the life of the TIF district was estimated at $ 12 million to $ 18 million , according to Dean Krone , a lawyer who represented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perspective is the parties had a very different perception of the merits of the TIF district and whether it qualified , '' he said .
`` There was a lot of money at stake so it took a lot of effort . ''
Village Administrator David Alarcon said the settlement is not yet official .
`` Even though we 've come to an agreement , it wo n't really be valid until there is a court order , '' he said .
The matter is scheduled for a settlement conference Dec. 30 in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Woodman 's was only occupied a year ago , the property has n't been fully assessed and any increment would n't be available until next year , Alarcon said .

Tentative settlement reached in lawsuit over development of Woodman's in Lakemoor
A long-running lawsuit disputing the designation of a special financing district that brought the Woodman's grocery chain to Lakemoor has tentatively been settled.
Once official, taxing bodies in the designated area south and west of routes 12 and 120 will receive 50% of new property taxes generated as the land develops, rather than having the value for taxing purposes frozen for 23 years.
The lawsuit was filed in February 2015 by Wauconda Township, Wauconda Area Library District and Wauconda Unit School District 118 the day after Lakemoor officials designated 74 acres of agricultural land south and west of routes 120 and 12 as a tax increment financing district.
The property had been undeveloped for years and Lakemoor officials contended that some type of public assistance was needed to change that, due to the cost of improving the busy intersection and approach roads, and extending sewers, water and other utilities.
The village opted to pursue a TIF district, an economic incentive that freezes property taxes paid for local governments for 23 years. Any additional property tax revenue generated through development is placed in a special fund to pay for improvements within the district.
But the taxing bodies said the farm field did not meet state requirements for a TIF district. They also contended that because of the location and visibility, the property would have developed without the TIF designation.
The village early on offered a cut of the annual sales tax and eventually property taxes generated by the development as a potential settlement. But the sides could not reach an agreement and the suit continued even as Woodman's built and opened a 24-hour, 240,000-square-foot store in September 2019.
The boards of the three taxing bodies over the past two weeks approved a settlement. Terms of the agreement call for Lakemoor to disburse 50% of the increased tax revenue annually, to be divided among all taxing bodies, not just the three that contested the TIF designation.
There is no monetary value outlined because TIF increments vary by year. However, during the proceedings, the total increment over the life of the TIF district was estimated at $12 million to $18 million, according to Dean Krone, a lawyer who represented the three taxing districts.
"Our perspective is the parties had a very different perception of the merits of the TIF district and whether it qualified," he said. "There was a lot of money at stake so it took a lot of effort."
Village Administrator David Alarcon said the settlement is not yet official.
"Even though we've come to an agreement, it won't really be valid until there is a court order," he said.
The matter is scheduled for a settlement conference Dec. 30 in Lake County circuit court.
Since the Woodman's was only occupied a year ago, the property hasn't been fully assessed and any increment wouldn't be available until next year, Alarcon said.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-27--Feder: Another big radio ratings victory for V103

WVAZ 102.7-FM , the iHeartMedia R & B station , extended its winning streak to a second month , according @ @ @ @ @ Monday , Robert Feder writes .
V103 also finished first in mornings with the syndicated @ @ @ @ @ Joe Soto , and evenings with the syndicated Keith Sweat .
All that prevented another @ @ @ @ @ dayparts by V103 was Entercom all-news WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM , which captured middays with Cisco @ @ @ @ @ survey , which covered the four-week period from September 9 to October 7 , was @ @ @ @ @ its methods in order to account for headphone listening via encoded AM , FM , @ @ @ @ @ The company estimated the change could boost total radio shares by two to five percent @ @ @ @ @ , and more Chicago media news , at robertfeder.com .

Feder: Another big radio ratings victory for V103
WVAZ 102.7-FM, the iHeartMedia R&B station, extended its winning streak to a second month, according to Nielsen Audio figures released Monday, Robert Feder writes.
V103 also finished first in mornings with the syndicated Steve Harvey, afternoons with Joe Soto, and evenings with the syndicated Keith Sweat. All that prevented another clean sweep of all four dayparts by V103 was Entercom all-news WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM, which captured middays with Cisco Cotto.
The latest audience survey, which covered the four-week period from September 9 to October 7, was the first since Nielsen adjusted its methods in order to account for headphone listening via encoded AM, FM, and HD-multicast station streams. The company estimated the change could boost total radio shares by two to five percent.
Get the full report, and more Chicago media news, at robertfeder.com.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-27--A bad situation made worse here? House Dist. 83 candidates talk COVID response

The rising tax burden , unemployment , health care and other issues affecting Aurora-area residents have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis , said the two candidates vying for the state House District 83 seat .
Incumbent Barbara Hernandez , an Aurora Democrat , said she speaks daily with individuals , business owners and organizations to connect them with resources and help alleviate the pressure they 're feeling amid the global pandemic .
Still , Republican challenger Donald Walter , also of Aurora , said the situation has been made worse by the state 's inconsistent guidance and `` unequal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such as small businesses compared to big box stores .
A sales associate with the Augustine Institute , Walter said he believes there is a `` pent-up need and desire '' for a conservative voice to help balance the Democratic power in Springfield .
If elected , he aims to curb the out-migration of Illinois residents , encourage homegrown family businesses , fight for tax relief and support immigration policies that facilitate citizenship .
Hernandez , who is completing a four-year term on the Kane County Board , said she has been fighting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ North Aurora and Montgomery since being appointed to the state legislature in March 2019 .
She previously served as chief of staff for her predecessor , Linda Chapa LaVia , who stepped down after being named director of the Illinois Department of Veterans ' Affairs .
If elected to another term , Hernandez said she intends to support ethics reform bills , increase health care access and work to allocate much-needed resources to her community .
She also wants to tackle funding and staffing issues at the Illinois Department of Employment Security , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of hundreds of calls from constituents who lost their jobs and have encountered problems with the unemployment system since the pandemic hit .
`` The residents of the 83rd District and overall in the state of Illinois have been suffering because of this , '' Hernandez said .
`` We need to make sure we learn our mistakes and be prepared for later on . ''
The COVID-19 crisis exposed many of the state 's ongoing problems `` to an even greater degree , '' Walter said .
He expressed disappointment over Gov @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calling it tepid and then too cautious , and said the administration waited too long to divide Illinois into separate public health regions .
He also criticized the state 's handling of coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities , saying there was a monthslong delay before those issues were addressed .
State lawmakers should have been more involved in those decisions from the start , Walter said .
Moving forward , he said , any future relief funding should first be awarded to individuals and small businesses to `` grow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not the top down . ''
Hernandez said the COVID-19 crisis was entirely unexpected , halting the General Assembly 's progress on important legislation and leading to higher-than-anticipated expenditures .
With the pandemic far from over , she said , businesses have to settle into a `` new normal , '' resources have to be allocated to families in need , and the state will need to continue using medical science to guide decisions .

A bad situation made worse here? House Dist. 83 candidates talk COVID response
The rising tax burden, unemployment, health care and other issues affecting Aurora-area residents have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis, said the two candidates vying for the state House District 83 seat.
Incumbent Barbara Hernandez, an Aurora Democrat, said she speaks daily with individuals, business owners and organizations to connect them with resources and help alleviate the pressure they're feeling amid the global pandemic. Still, Republican challenger Donald Walter, also of Aurora, said the situation has been made worse by the state's inconsistent guidance and "unequal restrictions" placed on various entities, such as small businesses compared to big box stores.
A sales associate with the Augustine Institute, Walter said he believes there is a "pent-up need and desire" for a conservative voice to help balance the Democratic power in Springfield. If elected, he aims to curb the out-migration of Illinois residents, encourage homegrown family businesses, fight for tax relief and support immigration policies that facilitate citizenship.
Hernandez, who is completing a four-year term on the Kane County Board, said she has been fighting for her diverse constituency in Aurora, North Aurora and Montgomery since being appointed to the state legislature in March 2019. She previously served as chief of staff for her predecessor, Linda Chapa LaVia, who stepped down after being named director of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs.
If elected to another term, Hernandez said she intends to support ethics reform bills, increase health care access and work to allocate much-needed resources to her community.
She also wants to tackle funding and staffing issues at the Illinois Department of Employment Security, which she said has been the subject of hundreds of calls from constituents who lost their jobs and have encountered problems with the unemployment system since the pandemic hit.
"The residents of the 83rd District and overall in the state of Illinois have been suffering because of this," Hernandez said. "We need to make sure we learn our mistakes and be prepared for later on."
The COVID-19 crisis exposed many of the state's ongoing problems "to an even greater degree," Walter said. He expressed disappointment over Gov. J.B. Pritzker's initial response, calling it tepid and then too cautious, and said the administration waited too long to divide Illinois into separate public health regions.
He also criticized the state's handling of coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, saying there was a monthslong delay before those issues were addressed.
State lawmakers should have been more involved in those decisions from the start, Walter said. Moving forward, he said, any future relief funding should first be awarded to individuals and small businesses to "grow economic activity from the bottom up, not the top down."
Hernandez said the COVID-19 crisis was entirely unexpected, halting the General Assembly's progress on important legislation and leading to higher-than-anticipated expenditures. With the pandemic far from over, she said, businesses have to settle into a "new normal," resources have to be allocated to families in need, and the state will need to continue using medical science to guide decisions.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-27--Lilly misses profit projects as sales of diabetes drug slow

INDIANAPOLIS -- Eli Lilly and Co. is reporting third-quarter net income of $ 1.21 billion .
On a per-share basis @ @ @ @ @ it had profit of $ 1.33 .
Earnings , adjusted for asset impairment costs , @ @ @ @ @ .
That 's far short of the per-share earnings of $ 1.76 that Wall Street @ @ @ @ @ to a survey of analysts by Zacks Investment Research .
Lilly expects full-year earnings in @ @ @ @ @ to $ 7.40 per share , with revenue in the range of $ 23.7 billion @ @ @ @ @ Lilly shares have risen 8 % since the beginning of the year , while the @ @ @ @ @ index has increased slightly more than 5 % .
The stock has risen 32 % @ @ @ @ @ .
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Lilly misses profit projects as sales of diabetes drug slow
INDIANAPOLIS -- Eli Lilly and Co. is reporting third-quarter net income of $1.21 billion.
On a per-share basis, the Indianapolis company said it had profit of $1.33. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs, were $1.54 per share. That's far short of the per-share earnings of $1.76 that Wall Street was looking for, according to a survey of analysts by Zacks Investment Research.
Revenue was $5.74 billion.
Lilly expects full-year earnings in the range of $7.20 to $7.40 per share, with revenue in the range of $23.7 billion to $24.2 billion.
Lilly shares have risen 8% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has increased slightly more than 5%. The stock has risen 32% in the last 12 months.
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dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-27--Pfizer tops earnings expectations

Pfizer tops earnings expectations

NEW YORK -- Pfizer is reporting a third-quarter profit of $ 2.19 billion .
On a per-share basis , the @ @ @ @ @ had profit of 39 cents .
Earnings , adjusted for non-recurring costs , came to @ @ @ @ @ beating Wall Street expectations by 2 cents , according to a survey by Zacks Investment @ @ @ @ @ 70 cents per share .
Pfizer expects full-year earnings in the range of $ 2.88 @ @ @ @ @ , with revenue in the range of $ 48.8 billion to $ 49.5 billion .
@ @ @ @ @ % since the beginning of the year , while the Standard & Poor 's 500 @ @ @ @ @ than 5 % .
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Pfizer tops earnings expectations
Pfizer signs are seen out front of the Pfizer Research & Development Laboratories Wednesday, July 22, 2020, in Groton, Conn. Pfizer on Tuesday, July 28, reported a 32% plunge in second-quarter profit, as the global coronavirus pandemic limited marketing of and new prescriptions for its medicines. Still, the biggest U.S. drugmaker posted a solid profit and nudged up parts of its 2020 financial forecast. Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Pfizer is reporting a third-quarter profit of $2.19 billion.
On a per-share basis, the New York company said it had profit of 39 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 72 cents per share, beating Wall Street expectations by 2 cents, according to a survey by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 70 cents per share.
Revenue was $12.13 billion.
Pfizer expects full-year earnings in the range of $2.88 to $2.93 per share, with revenue in the range of $48.8 billion to $49.5 billion.
Pfizer shares have decreased 3% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has increased slightly more than 5%. The stock has climbed 4% in the last 12 months.
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dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-27--Demand for equipment falls, but Caterpillar has strong 3Q

DEERFIELD , Ill. -- Caterpillar is reporting a third-quarter profit of $ 668 million and topped most expectations , though @ @ @ @ @ being driven down by the pandemic .
The Deerfield , Illinois , company reported a @ @ @ @ @ per share .
Earnings , adjusted for non-recurring costs , came to $ 1.34 per @ @ @ @ @ better than the per-share projections of $ 1.15 on Wall Street , according to a @ @ @ @ @ .
Caterpillar shares have increased 11 % since the beginning of the year , while @ @ @ @ @ 500 index has climbed slightly more than 5 % .
The stock has increased 22 @ @ @ @ @ months .
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As pandemic depresses demand, Caterpillar muscles through 3Q
FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2019, photo a Puckett Machinery Company technician walks past a new heavy duty Caterpillar excavator that awaits modification at Puckett Machinery Company in Flowood, Miss. Caterpillar is reporting a third-quarter profit of $668 million and topped most expectations, though demand for its equipment is being driven down by the pandemic. The Deerfield, Illinois, company reported a profit Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, of $1.22 per share. Associated Press
Caterpillar's sales fell 23% in the third quarter as the pandemic throttled demand for construction equipment and a trade war with China continues to create headwinds.
The company still managed to top Wall Street expectations, despite rising COVID-19 infections that hamper almost all sectors, including construction.
Revenue declined to $9.88 billion from $12.76 billion a year earlier as dealers decreased inventories in all regions during the quarter, except for the Asia/Pacific region.
Still, Caterpillar managed to beat the $9.67 billion analysts polled by Zacks Investment Research forecast.
For the three months ended Sept. 30, Caterpillar Inc. earned $668 million, or $1.22 per share, down more than 50% from the same period last year. Stripping out one-time costs, earnings were $1.34 per share, easily beating the $1.15 per that Wall Street was looking for.
Yet the company has yet to issue guidance to investors, and shares dropped almost 2% before the opening bell Tuesday.
The construction industry has been constrained by the unchecked spread of COVID-19 in the U.S., which is now setting record highs. With the upward trajectory, especially in the Midwest and Plains, home building and commercial projects planned for the winter are under increasing threat.
Sales of new homes fell by 3.5% in September, the Commerce Department reported this week. While new home sales are up 32.1% after a strong summer when many states managed outbreaks, the latest report could signal trouble in the months ahead.
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dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-27--Chicago put on COVID-19 restrictions as hospitalizations soar; Lake, McHenry counties next?

Chicago is joining many areas of the suburbs and downstate Illinois in facing tightened restrictions on business operations and public gatherings because of a resurgence of COVID-19 .
On Friday , the city will join six other regions of the state where restaurants and bars are n't allowed to serve customers indoors and gatherings are limited to 25 or fewer people or 25 % of a building 's capacity , Gov .
J.B. Pritzker announced .
The region that includes Lake and McHenry counties could face the same restrictions as early as Saturday .
Positive COVID-19 results , measured as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of tests given for two straight days in those counties .
A third day would trigger more restrictions .
The governor announced Chicago 's mitigation restrictions as state health officials also reported Tuesday that 46 more Illinois residents have died from COVID-19 and 4,000 new cases were diagnosed .
Illinois is now averaging 4,587 new cases a day over the past week , a 23 % increase in the daily new-case average from a week ago .
The state 's seven-day average infection rate is now at 6.4 % .
Hospitals statewide reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the end of the day Monday , 120 more patients than the day before and nearly 500 more than were hospitalized a week ago .
Of those currently hospitalized with the virus , 595 are in intensive care .
`` ( Chicago ) is now averaging more than twice as many COVID-related hospital admissions per day as it was a month ago , with a positivity rate that has almost doubled since the beginning of October , '' Pritzker said .
`` We ca n't ignore what is happening around us .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ than anything we saw in the spring . ''
More of the state 's 11 health regions are under mitigation restrictions than not .
Region 8 with DuPage and Kane counties and Region 7 with Will and Kankakee counties are already under the heightened restrictions .
Suburban Cook County 's Region 10 begins mitigation efforts Wednesday .
Three other downstate regions are also under mitigation plans .
`` What we are starting to see now ... is that mitigation measures are needed because COVID-19 hospital admissions are going up alongside increases in test @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , head of the Illinois Department of Public Health .
`` Based on current trends , we soon could face reduced hospital bed availability and overwhelming our health care systems . ''
IDPH was reporting 25 % of all standard hospital beds were available in Chicago Tuesday .
Less than 30 % of standard-care hospital beds were available in the other regions under mitigation protocols as well , according to IDPH .
If bed availability drops below 20 % in a region , hospitals are required to stop performing elective procedures to ensure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Statewide , 2,559 patients have been hospitalized each day this week for COVID-19 treatment , on average .
A month ago , the state was averaging just 1,555 hospitalized patients a day .
Pritzker on Tuesday moved basketball into the state 's list of high-risk sports , which means teams at all levels wo n't be able to play games or scrimmage and can only train and hold noncontact practices .
Pritzker said the move puts basketball seasons `` on hold '' along with other sports like wrestling and hockey .

Chicago put on COVID-19 restrictions as hospitalizations soar; Lake, McHenry counties next?
Chicago is joining many areas of the suburbs and downstate Illinois in facing tightened restrictions on business operations and public gatherings because of a resurgence of COVID-19.
On Friday, the city will join six other regions of the state where restaurants and bars aren't allowed to serve customers indoors and gatherings are limited to 25 or fewer people or 25% of a building's capacity, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced.
The region that includes Lake and McHenry counties could face the same restrictions as early as Saturday. Positive COVID-19 results, measured as a seven-day average, exceeded 8% of tests given for two straight days in those counties. A third day would trigger more restrictions.
The governor announced Chicago's mitigation restrictions as state health officials also reported Tuesday that 46 more Illinois residents have died from COVID-19 and 4,000 new cases were diagnosed.
Illinois is now averaging 4,587 new cases a day over the past week, a 23% increase in the daily new-case average from a week ago.
The state's seven-day average infection rate is now at 6.4%.
Hospitals statewide reported 2,758 patients being treated for COVID-19 infections by the end of the day Monday, 120 more patients than the day before and nearly 500 more than were hospitalized a week ago. Of those currently hospitalized with the virus, 595 are in intensive care.
"(Chicago) is now averaging more than twice as many COVID-related hospital admissions per day as it was a month ago, with a positivity rate that has almost doubled since the beginning of October," Pritzker said. "We can't ignore what is happening around us. Without action, this could look worse than anything we saw in the spring."
More of the state's 11 health regions are under mitigation restrictions than not.
Region 8 with DuPage and Kane counties and Region 7 with Will and Kankakee counties are already under the heightened restrictions. Suburban Cook County's Region 10 begins mitigation efforts Wednesday. Three other downstate regions are also under mitigation plans.
"What we are starting to see now ... is that mitigation measures are needed because COVID-19 hospital admissions are going up alongside increases in test positivity," said Dr. Ngozi Ezike, head of the Illinois Department of Public Health. "Based on current trends, we soon could face reduced hospital bed availability and overwhelming our health care systems."
IDPH was reporting 25% of all standard hospital beds were available in Chicago Tuesday. Less than 30% of standard-care hospital beds were available in the other regions under mitigation protocols as well, according to IDPH. If bed availability drops below 20% in a region, hospitals are required to stop performing elective procedures to ensure enough beds are available for COVID-19 patients.
Statewide, 2,559 patients have been hospitalized each day this week for COVID-19 treatment, on average. A month ago, the state was averaging just 1,555 hospitalized patients a day.
Pritzker on Tuesday moved basketball into the state's list of high-risk sports, which means teams at all levels won't be able to play games or scrimmage and can only train and hold noncontact practices. Pritzker said the move puts basketball seasons "on hold" along with other sports like wrestling and hockey.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-27--Geneva restaurant on legal fight against dining ban: 'We want to do it the right way'

The day after a judge allowed FoxFire Restaurant in Geneva to offer indoor dining while fighting Gov .
J.B. Pritzker 's recent ban , several other eateries in the city 's downtown were serving customers indoors .
One of them , Nosh , took to social media to thank FoxFire for its legal efforts .
And FoxFire 's co-owner and chef , K.C .
Gulbro , was busy taking calls from other restaurants interested in joining his lawsuit against the governor , the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Kane County Public Health Department .
That was n't the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his father Carl , the other owner , started thinking about what to do .
The restaurant 's regular attorney discouraged them from filing suit , Gulbro said .
But when he went to a Bible study on Thursday , Gulbro met a man who said his son would take the case .
That lawyer filed the case Friday afternoon .
`` We wanted to be legal .
We do not like breaking laws , '' Gulbro said .
`` We want to do it the right way , and that is why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restaurants in Kane and DuPage counties , where the ban started Friday , simply announced they would keep indoor dining open .
The Buttermilk restaurants in Geneva and Naperville are booking diners in groups of 25 as private events with multiple events throughout the day .
Normally , FoxFire can seat up to 196 people at 40 booths and tables .
But Gulbro removed 16 tables and is limiting capacity to 50 people .
During the spring shutdown , FoxFire lost about 80 % of its business , Gulbro said .
Several weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ awaiting COVID-19 test results for several employees who had been exposed elsewhere .
That cost about $ 35,000 in business , he said .
`` I think we showed we are responsible enough , '' Gulbro said .
Patron Lisa Perry of Naperville appreciated having a spot to enjoy lunch indoors with a friend .
She said it appeared the restaurant was being careful and using precautions .
`` It lifts your spirits to be able to get out and be with friends , '' Perry said .
Other Geneva restaurants offering indoor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Geneva Diner , Olde Towne Pub and Cotto e Legna .
Meanwhile , several downtown Geneva shoppers were looking for places to eat .
Mimi Damasco of Wood Dale and Kathy Pesce of Bartlett sat in an unheated three-sided tent , eating hot sandwiches from Graham 's 318 coffeehouse .
Graham 's kept its inside dining closed .
`` We kept walking around until we found this , '' Pesce said .
`` We 're trying to make the best of it . ''
Damasco said everything should be open .
That 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having asthma , she said .
Lisa Ziccardi of Crystal Lake met Honey Lynn from Naperville for shopping and lunch .
`` We love to eat here ( Geneva ) , but we 're not eating outdoors , '' Ziccardi said .
`` I absolutely will support any restaurant that goes against the mandate .
And I 'm not giving business to businesses that kowtow to Pritzker . ''
Lynn spoke about the impact of closures on the hospitality industry .
`` The winter is coming , '' she said .
`` What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ''

Geneva restaurant on legal fight against dining ban: 'We want to do it the right way'
The day after a judge allowed FoxFire Restaurant in Geneva to offer indoor dining while fighting Gov. J.B. Pritzker's recent ban, several other eateries in the city's downtown were serving customers indoors.
One of them, Nosh, took to social media to thank FoxFire for its legal efforts.
And FoxFire's co-owner and chef, K.C. Gulbro, was busy taking calls from other restaurants interested in joining his lawsuit against the governor, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Kane County Public Health Department.
That wasn't the case last Tuesday, when Gulbro and his father Carl, the other owner, started thinking about what to do. The restaurant's regular attorney discouraged them from filing suit, Gulbro said.
But when he went to a Bible study on Thursday, Gulbro met a man who said his son would take the case. That lawyer filed the case Friday afternoon.
"We wanted to be legal. We do not like breaking laws," Gulbro said. "We want to do it the right way, and that is why we did a lawsuit."
Some restaurants in Kane and DuPage counties, where the ban started Friday, simply announced they would keep indoor dining open. The Buttermilk restaurants in Geneva and Naperville are booking diners in groups of 25 as private events with multiple events throughout the day.
Normally, FoxFire can seat up to 196 people at 40 booths and tables. But Gulbro removed 16 tables and is limiting capacity to 50 people.
During the spring shutdown, FoxFire lost about 80% of its business, Gulbro said. Several weeks ago it closed for a week while awaiting COVID-19 test results for several employees who had been exposed elsewhere. That cost about $35,000 in business, he said.
"I think we showed we are responsible enough," Gulbro said.
Patron Lisa Perry of Naperville appreciated having a spot to enjoy lunch indoors with a friend. She said it appeared the restaurant was being careful and using precautions.
"It lifts your spirits to be able to get out and be with friends," Perry said.
Other Geneva restaurants offering indoor dining Tuesday included Stockholm's Pub, Geneva Diner, Olde Towne Pub and Cotto e Legna. Meanwhile, several downtown Geneva shoppers were looking for places to eat.
Mimi Damasco of Wood Dale and Kathy Pesce of Bartlett sat in an unheated three-sided tent, eating hot sandwiches from Graham's 318 coffeehouse. Graham's kept its inside dining closed.
"We kept walking around until we found this," Pesce said. "We're trying to make the best of it."
Damasco said everything should be open. That's even with her being high-risk due to having asthma, she said.
Lisa Ziccardi of Crystal Lake met Honey Lynn from Naperville for shopping and lunch.
"We love to eat here (Geneva), but we're not eating outdoors," Ziccardi said. "I absolutely will support any restaurant that goes against the mandate. And I'm not giving business to businesses that kowtow to Pritzker."
Lynn spoke about the impact of closures on the hospitality industry. "The winter is coming," she said. "What are these places going to do?"


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-27--Girlfriend gives her account of how Waukegan police shot at her and Marcellis Stinnette

With tears in her eyes , 20-year-old Tafara Williams sat up in her hospital bed Tuesday and told how a Waukegan police officer kept shooting at her and her boyfriend , even though , she said , both had their hands raised and were unarmed .
`` I kept screaming , ' I do n't have a gun ! '
But he kept shooting , '' Williams said .
It was the first time Williams has publicly described the events of Oct. 20 , when a Waukegan police officer wounded Williams and fatally shot her boyfriend , Marcellis Stinnette , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , during what authorities have described as a traffic stop .
At a news conference outside Waukegan 's city hall complex , attorneys for Williams and her family accused the fired officer of profiling Williams and her boyfriend .
But they also expressed hope -- based on how the city has so far responded to the incident .
`` We want to make this city , Waukegan , right now the example of accountability and transparency in policing .
What Waukegan has done will give this family a sense of peace .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Chicago attorney Antonio Romanucci said .
Williams , linked to the news conference via a Zoom feed , said the incident unfolded while she and Stinnette were sitting in her parked car .
Williams said she asked the officer if she and her boyfriend were under arrest .
When he did n't answer and stepped away from her car to use his cellphone , Williams drove slowly away , she said .
A short while later , she drove onto Martin Luther King Drive , still in Waukegan , and came upon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There was a crash , and I lost control .
The officer was shooting at us .
The car ended up slamming into a building , '' Williams said .
Williams said she and Stinnette both had their hands up .
`` I kept asking him , 'Why , why ? '
he was shooting , '' Williams said , adding , `` More officers came and were pointing their guns at us .
My blood was gushing out of my body . ''
She said officers laid Stinnette on the ground and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as he continued to breathe .
`` They wanted us to bleed out on the ground , '' she said .
• This report was produced in partnership with the Chicago Sun-Times , and The Associated Press contributed .
For more coverage , visit chicago.suntimes.com .

Girlfriend gives her account of how Waukegan police shot at her and Marcellis Stinnette
Marcellis Stinnette, 19, of Waukegan was shot and killed by Waukegan police Oct. 20. Courtesy of Clyde McLemore
Flanked by family members and attorneys, Sasha Williams talks about her sister, Tafara Williams, during a news conference Tuesday outside city hall in Waukegan. Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP
Flanked by family members and attorneys, Latoya Johnson talks about her niece, Tafara Williams, during a news conference Tuesday outside city hall in Waukegan. Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP
Family and supporters of Tafara Williams listen as attorney Antonio Romanucci speaks during a news conference Tuesday outside city hall in Waukegan. Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP
Clifftina Johnson cries as she talks about her daughter, Tafara Williams, during a news conference Tuesday outside city hall in Waukegan. Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP
Clifftina Johnson, back left, Tafara Williams' mother, cries as her daughter, Sasha Williams, sings during a news conference outside city hall in Waukegan on Tuesday. Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP
In this image taken from video, Tafara Williams speaks to reporters from her hospital bed during a Zoom meeting Tuesday in Libertyville. Zoom/Chicago Sun-Times via AP
In this image taken from video, Tafara Williams speaks to reporters from her hospital bed during a Zoom meeting Tuesday in Libertyville. Zoom/Chicago Sun-Times via AP
In this image taken from video, Tafara Williams speaks to reporters from her hospital bed during a Zoom meeting Tuesday in Libertyville. Zoom/Chicago Sun-Times via AP
With tears in her eyes, 20-year-old Tafara Williams sat up in her hospital bed Tuesday and told how a Waukegan police officer kept shooting at her and her boyfriend, even though, she said, both had their hands raised and were unarmed.
"I kept screaming, 'I don't have a gun!' But he kept shooting," Williams said.
It was the first time Williams has publicly described the events of Oct. 20, when a Waukegan police officer wounded Williams and fatally shot her boyfriend, Marcellis Stinnette, and the father of her 7-month-old son, during what authorities have described as a traffic stop.
At a news conference outside Waukegan's city hall complex, attorneys for Williams and her family accused the fired officer of profiling Williams and her boyfriend. But they also expressed hope -- based on how the city has so far responded to the incident.
"We want to make this city, Waukegan, right now the example of accountability and transparency in policing. What Waukegan has done will give this family a sense of peace. It will not restore what has happened," Chicago attorney Antonio Romanucci said.
Williams, linked to the news conference via a Zoom feed, said the incident unfolded while she and Stinnette were sitting in her parked car.
Williams said she asked the officer if she and her boyfriend were under arrest. When he didn't answer and stepped away from her car to use his cellphone, Williams drove slowly away, she said.
A short while later, she drove onto Martin Luther King Drive, still in Waukegan, and came upon another officer waiting for them.
"There was a crash, and I lost control. The officer was shooting at us. The car ended up slamming into a building," Williams said.
Williams said she and Stinnette both had their hands up.
"I kept asking him, 'Why, why?' he was shooting," Williams said, adding, "More officers came and were pointing their guns at us. My blood was gushing out of my body."
She said officers laid Stinnette on the ground and covered him with a blanket, even as he continued to breathe.
"They wanted us to bleed out on the ground," she said.
• This report was produced in partnership with the Chicago Sun-Times, and The Associated Press contributed. For more coverage, visit chicago.suntimes.com.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-27--COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Oct. 27

Interactive map : Find an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com.Suburbs ' portion : 168,659 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday .
That 's 44 % of the state 's total , according to the Illinois Department of Public Health .
4,404 deaths in the suburbs , which is 46 % of all COVID-19 deaths in Illinois.Cook County • As of Tuesday , suburban Cook County had 81,791 cases and 2,387 deaths , according to the state .
In Chicago : 97,041 cases and 3,052 fatalities .
• Top suburb case counts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health department and the medical examiner 's office : 2,910 cases and 110 deaths in Des Plaines , 1,821 cases and 21 deaths in Palatine , 1,556 cases and 23 deaths in Schaumburg , 1,499 cases and 43 deaths in Arlington Heights , 1,431 cases and 28 deaths in Streamwood , 1,361 cases and 80 deaths in Wheeling , 1,292 cases and 12 deaths in Mount Prospect , 1,219 cases and 52 deaths in Glenview , 1,099 cases and 30 deaths in Hoffman Estates , 931 cases and 16 deaths in Hanover Park @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases and 42 deaths in Elk Grove Village , 753 cases and 19 deaths in Rolling Meadows , 743 cases and 43 deaths in Northbrook , 489 cases and 9 deaths in Prospect Heights , 282 cases and 23 deaths in Buffalo Grove ( Cook County portion ) .
DuPage County : The county reported 22,596 cases and 607 deaths as of Tuesday .
• Top counts : 1,718 cases and 42 deaths in Naperville ( DuPage County portion ) , 1,622 cases and 14 deaths in Addison , 1,393 cases and 14 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 15 deaths in Glendale Heights , 1,229 cases and 31 deaths in Carol Stream , 1,174 cases and 46 deaths in Elmhurst , 1,116 cases and 32 deaths in Lombard , 984 cases and 27 deaths in Wheaton , 960 cases and 14 deaths in Aurora ( DuPage County portion ) , 894 cases and 17 deaths in Bensenville , 785 cases and 5 deaths in Glen Ellyn , 665 cases and 6 deaths in Villa Park , and 553 cases and 6 deaths in Hanover Park ( DuPage County portion ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 21,010 cases and 511 deaths as of Tuesday .
Most recent top counts : 4,515 to 4,519 in Waukegan , 1,230 to 1,234 in Round Lake Beach , 750 to 754 in Mundelein , 730 to 734 in Gurnee , 500 to 504 in Round Lake , 400 to 404 in Vernon Hills , 395 to 399 in Lake Zurich , 370 to 374 in Buffalo Grove ( Lake County portion ) , 330 to 334 in Grayslake , 320 to 324 in Libertyville , 295 to 299 in Wauconda .
Kane County @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Tuesday on the county 's website .
Top counts : 5,554 cases in Aurora ( Kane County portion ) , 3,630 in Elgin ( Kane County portion ) , 1,490 in Carpentersville , 1,387 in St. Charles , 805 in South Elgin , 661 in Geneva , 536 in Batavia , 446 in North Aurora , 226 in Hampshire , 212 in Gilberts , 200 in Sugar Grove , 173 in Algonquin ( Kane County portion ) .
McHenry County : 6,532 cases and 120 deaths as of Tuesday , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 18,807 cases and 429 deaths reported on its website as of Tuesday .

COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Oct. 27
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. NIAID-RML via AP
Interactive map: Find an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com.Suburbs' portion: 168,659 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 44% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. 4,404 deaths in the suburbs, which is 46% of all COVID-19 deaths in Illinois.Cook County • As of Tuesday, suburban Cook County had 81,791 cases and 2,387 deaths, according to the state. In Chicago: 97,041 cases and 3,052 fatalities.• Top suburb case counts as of Tuesday from Cook County's health department and the medical examiner's office: 2,910 cases and 110 deaths in Des Plaines, 1,821 cases and 21 deaths in Palatine, 1,556 cases and 23 deaths in Schaumburg, 1,499 cases and 43 deaths in Arlington Heights, 1,431 cases and 28 deaths in Streamwood, 1,361 cases and 80 deaths in Wheeling, 1,292 cases and 12 deaths in Mount Prospect, 1,219 cases and 52 deaths in Glenview, 1,099 cases and 30 deaths in Hoffman Estates, 931 cases and 16 deaths in Hanover Park (Cook County portion), 763 cases and 42 deaths in Elk Grove Village, 753 cases and 19 deaths in Rolling Meadows, 743 cases and 43 deaths in Northbrook, 489 cases and 9 deaths in Prospect Heights, 282 cases and 23 deaths in Buffalo Grove (Cook County portion).
DuPage County: The county reported 22,596 cases and 607 deaths as of Tuesday.• Top counts: 1,718 cases and 42 deaths in Naperville (DuPage County portion), 1,622 cases and 14 deaths in Addison, 1,393 cases and 14 deaths in West Chicago, 1,246 cases and 15 deaths in Glendale Heights, 1,229 cases and 31 deaths in Carol Stream, 1,174 cases and 46 deaths in Elmhurst, 1,116 cases and 32 deaths in Lombard, 984 cases and 27 deaths in Wheaton, 960 cases and 14 deaths in Aurora (DuPage County portion), 894 cases and 17 deaths in Bensenville, 785 cases and 5 deaths in Glen Ellyn, 665 cases and 6 deaths in Villa Park, and 553 cases and 6 deaths in Hanover Park (DuPage County portion).
Lake County: The county listed 21,010 cases and 511 deaths as of Tuesday. Most recent top counts: 4,515 to 4,519 in Waukegan, 1,230 to 1,234 in Round Lake Beach, 750 to 754 in Mundelein, 730 to 734 in Gurnee, 500 to 504 in Round Lake, 400 to 404 in Vernon Hills, 395 to 399 in Lake Zurich, 370 to 374 in Buffalo Grove (Lake County portion), 330 to 334 in Grayslake, 320 to 324 in Libertyville, 295 to 299 in Wauconda.
Kane County: 16,534 cases with 346 deaths as of Tuesday on the county's website. Top counts: 5,554 cases in Aurora (Kane County portion), 3,630 in Elgin (Kane County portion), 1,490 in Carpentersville, 1,387 in St. Charles, 805 in South Elgin, 661 in Geneva, 536 in Batavia, 446 in North Aurora, 226 in Hampshire, 212 in Gilberts, 200 in Sugar Grove, 173 in Algonquin (Kane County portion).
McHenry County: 6,532 cases and 120 deaths as of Tuesday , according to the health department. Will County: 18,807 cases and 429 deaths reported on its website as of Tuesday.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-27--Itasca mayor says village authorities won't enforce ban on indoor dining

Itasca Mayor Jeff Pruyn says village officials and police in town wo n't enforce a ban on indoor restaurant and bar service ordered by Gov .
J.B. Pritzker to curb the spread of COVID-19 .
During a State of the Village address on Tuesday , Pruyn read a letter he wrote to Pritzker urging the governor to lift the ban .
`` I stand with the lucky restaurant owners who are barely making it and demand that you allow them to reopen their doors immediately , '' Pruyn said in the letter .
His message still came with a warning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that although he does n't intend to shut down these businesses himself , he believes restaurants should heed the state 's and county 's authority , especially the DuPage County Health Department , which grants restaurants operating licenses .
Pruyn said he met Friday with restaurant owners who said they were staying open in spite of the governor 's order , which came last week .
`` You are asking small-business owners to turn their backs on their employees and communities they serve , '' Pruyn said .
`` This administration has found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ venues to operate safely .
We need these restaurants open to have a fighting chance to be open in 2021 .
Our residents need their jobs and our economy relies on these businesses to remain viable . ''
Under the restrictions , casinos and entertainment venues also must shorten hours , close indoor dining and bar service , and restrict patrons to 25 % of capacity or less .
Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said Friday that casinos have ventilation systems in place that many restaurants and bars do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apply to schools .
The governor 's office issued reports last week on contact tracing in 69 Illinois counties , which showed 2,300 people who were diagnosed with COVID-19 had either worked at a bar or restaurant or visited one before their diagnosis .
Bars and restaurants led the state in places where infected people had worked or visited in August and September , the reports showed .
Pruyn believes restaurants will fare better with better knowledge on mitigating the spread of the virus indoors with as well as financial support such as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ residents were mailed vouchers they could use to help pay bills at local restaurants and breweries .
It generated roughly $ 500,000 in revenue , Pruyn said .
He also said that outdoor dining will be difficult as it gets colder .
Pritzker urged business owners to check illinois.gov/dceo for information about $ 220 million in Business Interruption Grants to help tide small businesses over .
Bars and restaurants in DuPage County also can apply for a share of $ 2.5 million in aid in relief funds from the county and the business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ www.choosedupage.com/reinvest-dupage .
But Pruyn believes those funds -- estimated at $ 15,000 per business making less than $ 4 million -- will not be nearly enough .
`` For some restaurants , that is only a few weeks ' payroll , '' Pruyn said .
• Trey Arline is a corps member with Report for America , a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms .

Itasca mayor says village authorities won't enforce ban on indoor dining
Itasca Mayor Jeff Pruyn says village officials and police in town won't enforce a ban on indoor restaurant and bar service ordered by Gov. J.B. Pritzker to curb the spread of COVID-19.
During a State of the Village address on Tuesday, Pruyn read a letter he wrote to Pritzker urging the governor to lift the ban.
"I stand with the lucky restaurant owners who are barely making it and demand that you allow them to reopen their doors immediately," Pruyn said in the letter.
His message still came with a warning to restaurants, however. Pruyn said that although he doesn't intend to shut down these businesses himself, he believes restaurants should heed the state's and county's authority, especially the DuPage County Health Department, which grants restaurants operating licenses.
Pruyn said he met Friday with restaurant owners who said they were staying open in spite of the governor's order, which came last week.
"You are asking small-business owners to turn their backs on their employees and communities they serve," Pruyn said.
"This administration has found ways for schools, casinos, entertainment venues to operate safely. We need these restaurants open to have a fighting chance to be open in 2021. Our residents need their jobs and our economy relies on these businesses to remain viable."
Under the restrictions, casinos and entertainment venues also must shorten hours, close indoor dining and bar service, and restrict patrons to 25% of capacity or less. Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said Friday that casinos have ventilation systems in place that many restaurants and bars do not.
The new restrictions do not apply to schools.
The governor's office issued reports last week on contact tracing in 69 Illinois counties, which showed 2,300 people who were diagnosed with COVID-19 had either worked at a bar or restaurant or visited one before their diagnosis. Bars and restaurants led the state in places where infected people had worked or visited in August and September, the reports showed.
Pruyn believes restaurants will fare better with better knowledge on mitigating the spread of the virus indoors with as well as financial support such as the Itasca Bucks program, in which residents were mailed vouchers they could use to help pay bills at local restaurants and breweries. It generated roughly $500,000 in revenue, Pruyn said.
He also said that outdoor dining will be difficult as it gets colder.
Pritzker urged business owners to check illinois.gov/dceo for information about $220 million in Business Interruption Grants to help tide small businesses over.
Bars and restaurants in DuPage County also can apply for a share of $2.5 million in aid in relief funds from the county and the business group Choose DuPage. Information is at www.choosedupage.com/reinvest-dupage. But Pruyn believes those funds -- estimated at $15,000 per business making less than $4 million -- will not be nearly enough.
"For some restaurants, that is only a few weeks' payroll," Pruyn said.
• Trey Arline is a corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-27--Lake Forest's Hopfinger gets closer to making the PGA leap

This is a local golf success story that is still in the making .
Lake Forest 's Brad Hopfinger put himself in position to earn his PGA Tour card in the last eight weeks of his Tour 's season .
He has another full year before he can join golf 's premier circuit , but his chances of making it to the big time are much brighter now than they were a year ago .
Hopfinger , 31 , has played on the Korn Ferry ( formerly Web.com , Nationwide , Ben Hogan ) since 2015 .
That was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pro tournament , the 2014 Illinois Open .
He turned pro in 2011 after winning that year 's Illinois State Amateur .
Only 10 players own titles in both events , but Hopfinger found that carrying his in-state success to the next level was n't easy .
He never considered giving up , though .
`` I do n't like the question , but that 's the reality of sports , '' he said .
`` I 'm a professional golfer .
That 's what I do . ''
And lately he 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ started 2020 with only conditional status on the Korn Ferry .
Now he 's inside The 25 -- the circuit 's coveted status that assures advancement to the PGA Tour at season 's end .
`` It does n't mean much with this wraparound season , '' he said , `` but when the year started , with conditional status , I was n't even sure when I could play . ''
Because of the pandemic , the end point for determining The 25 was pushed back to the end of the 2021 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ circuits endured a three-month layoff before resuming play June 11 .
Lots of tournaments on both circuits were either canceled or postponed .
Hopfinger was quarantined in Chicago for seven weeks , then had a brief tuneup in Scottsdale , Arizona , before the tournament scheduled resumed June 11 in Florida .
A tie for 16th in Mexico in the last tournament before the pandemic-induced stoppage of play assured Hopfinger more tournament opportunities once play resumed , and when it did he missed only one cut in the remaining 15 tournaments .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said .
`` I was n't sure what would happen when we could get back out , but I did well in Boise ( tie for sixth ) , which is one of our bigger tournaments .
I kept chipping away , and the momentum kept building . ''
In the last eight tournaments he had two finishes -- a tie for third in Wichita and a tie for fourth at the Evans Scholars Invitational at Chicago Highlands in Westchester -- that were even better than in Boise .
Hopfinger went from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No .
21 .
He has some local company in The 25 -- Northbrook 's Nick Hardy is No .
15 after a solid rookie pro season , and Northwestern alums David Lipsky ( 11 ) and Dylan Wu ( 16 ) are also in the hunt for PGA cards .
Hopfinger grew up playing at Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park and still plays most of his Chicago golf there .
In college he spent one year at Kansas and three at Iowa .
This season 's Korn Ferry season ended Oct. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tournaments has n't been announced yet .
He is just thankful that 2020 went as well as it did in very trying times .
`` The big thing for all of us was that it presented so many challenges , '' Hopfinger said .
`` We were all incredibly fortunate that the PGA gave us the opportunity to keep working , and doing it the right way .
We were the first sport back , and that was good for us and also good for the game . ''
Here and there : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as men 's coach at Southern Illinois .
A former assistant at Illinois , Fetcho guided the Salukis to two Missouri Valley Conference championships and three NCAA appearances .
Assistant Eric Gilpin will guide the team on an interim basis .
Fetcho plans to remain in Carbondale and pursue opportunities outside of golf .
• Wheaton 's Kevin Streelman is sharpening his game with three weeks left before the Masters .
A final round 64 on Sunday gave him a tie for 28th in last week 's Zozo Championship in California .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only LPGA player , had her best showing since the pandemic stoppage with a tie for 24th in the Drive On Championship in Georgia on Sunday .
Her best showing is a tie for 21st in the Australian Open in February , before the LPGA halted play for five months .

Lake Forest's Hopfinger gets closer to making the PGA leap
This is a local golf success story that is still in the making.
Lake Forest's Brad Hopfinger put himself in position to earn his PGA Tour card in the last eight weeks of his Tour's season. He has another full year before he can join golf's premier circuit, but his chances of making it to the big time are much brighter now than they were a year ago.
Hopfinger, 31, has played on the Korn Ferry (formerly Web.com, Nationwide, Ben Hogan) since 2015. That was a few months after he won his only pro tournament, the 2014 Illinois Open. He turned pro in 2011 after winning that year's Illinois State Amateur.
Only 10 players own titles in both events, but Hopfinger found that carrying his in-state success to the next level wasn't easy. He never considered giving up, though.
"I don't like the question, but that's the reality of sports," he said. "I'm a professional golfer. That's what I do."
And lately he's been doing it quite well. He started 2020 with only conditional status on the Korn Ferry. Now he's inside The 25 -- the circuit's coveted status that assures advancement to the PGA Tour at season's end.
"It doesn't mean much with this wraparound season," he said, "but when the year started, with conditional status, I wasn't even sure when I could play."
Because of the pandemic, the end point for determining The 25 was pushed back to the end of the 2021 season. The PGA and Korn Ferry circuits endured a three-month layoff before resuming play June 11. Lots of tournaments on both circuits were either canceled or postponed.
Hopfinger was quarantined in Chicago for seven weeks, then had a brief tuneup in Scottsdale, Arizona, before the tournament scheduled resumed June 11 in Florida.
A tie for 16th in Mexico in the last tournament before the pandemic-induced stoppage of play assured Hopfinger more tournament opportunities once play resumed, and when it did he missed only one cut in the remaining 15 tournaments.
"(Mexico) was huge," he said. "I wasn't sure what would happen when we could get back out, but I did well in Boise (tie for sixth), which is one of our bigger tournaments. I kept chipping away, and the momentum kept building."
In the last eight tournaments he had two finishes -- a tie for third in Wichita and a tie for fourth at the Evans Scholars Invitational at Chicago Highlands in Westchester -- that were even better than in Boise. Hopfinger went from No. 64 in the rankings to No. 21.
He has some local company in The 25 -- Northbrook's Nick Hardy is No. 15 after a solid rookie pro season, and Northwestern alums David Lipsky (11) and Dylan Wu (16) are also in the hunt for PGA cards.
Hopfinger grew up playing at Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park and still plays most of his Chicago golf there. In college he spent one year at Kansas and three at Iowa. This season's Korn Ferry season ended Oct. 11 and the start of the 2021 tournaments hasn't been announced yet. He is just thankful that 2020 went as well as it did in very trying times.
"The big thing for all of us was that it presented so many challenges," Hopfinger said. "We were all incredibly fortunate that the PGA gave us the opportunity to keep working, and doing it the right way. We were the first sport back, and that was good for us and also good for the game."
Here and there:
Justin Fetcho has resigned after six seasons as men's coach at Southern Illinois. A former assistant at Illinois, Fetcho guided the Salukis to two Missouri Valley Conference championships and three NCAA appearances. Assistant Eric Gilpin will guide the team on an interim basis. Fetcho plans to remain in Carbondale and pursue opportunities outside of golf.
• Wheaton's Kevin Streelman is sharpening his game with three weeks left before the Masters. A final round 64 on Sunday gave him a tie for 28th in last week's Zozo Championship in California.
• Winnetka's Elizabeth Szokol, Illinois' only LPGA player, had her best showing since the pandemic stoppage with a tie for 24th in the Drive On Championship in Georgia on Sunday. Her best showing is a tie for 21st in the Australian Open in February, before the LPGA halted play for five months.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-27--Former Montini coach pleads guilty to stealing money from private volleyball club

A former Montini Catholic High School volleyball coach pleaded guilty Monday to stealing money from a private volleyball club in Darien .
Stephen Dowjotas , 36 , of Lisle , pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of theft by deception .
He was sentenced to two years of conditional discharge and ordered to pay $ 3,500 in restitution .
Dowjotas was charged in October 2019 .
According to court and police records , Dowjotas in January 2019 deposited two checks into his personal bank account from three clients of New Wave Volleyball Club/Club Fusion in Darien .
But he did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The club fired Dowjotas in March 2019 and reported the thefts to Darien police in May 2019 .
Dowjotas had worked for the club for three or four years , according to a police report .
The report alleged he had sold `` Super Bowl Squares , '' where parents of players could bet on the NFL championship football game .
The winners were supposed to receive credits good toward their club bills .
Some parents complained they did n't receive the credits .
The police report also said Dowjotas took money @ @ @ @ @ @ @ camp for the club .
The club was to receive a percentage of the gross revenue from the camp , but Dowjotas had the company make the check out to him .
Dowjotas was the head of the girls volleyball program at Montini starting in February 2011 .
A new head coach was named in February .

Former Montini coach pleads guilty to stealing money from private volleyball club
A former Montini Catholic High School volleyball coach pleaded guilty Monday to stealing money from a private volleyball club in Darien.
Stephen Dowjotas, 36, of Lisle, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of theft by deception. He was sentenced to two years of conditional discharge and ordered to pay $3,500 in restitution.
Dowjotas was charged in October 2019. According to court and police records, Dowjotas in January 2019 deposited two checks into his personal bank account from three clients of New Wave Volleyball Club/Club Fusion in Darien. But he did not forward the money to the club.
The club fired Dowjotas in March 2019 and reported the thefts to Darien police in May 2019.
Dowjotas had worked for the club for three or four years, according to a police report. The report alleged he had sold "Super Bowl Squares," where parents of players could bet on the NFL championship football game. The winners were supposed to receive credits good toward their club bills. Some parents complained they didn't receive the credits.
The police report also said Dowjotas took money from a company that ran a summer camp for the club. The club was to receive a percentage of the gross revenue from the camp, but Dowjotas had the company make the check out to him.
Dowjotas was the head of the girls volleyball program at Montini starting in February 2011. A new head coach was named in February.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-27--Proposed downtown Glen Ellyn apartments, designed with pandemic in mind, to get first hearing

A Glen Ellyn advisory panel next month will conduct the first public hearing on a proposal to construct a $ 30 million apartment building on the site of a former grocery store in downtown .
The developer has been fine-tuning the mixed-use project since revealing plans nearly six months ago .
Though the building would n't open to residents until spring 2023 , some aspects of the design would reflect the pandemic era .
The latest iteration creates dedicated , work-from-home spaces inside apartments .
South Bend , Indiana-based Holladay Properties is looking at installing voice-activated elevators to limit touch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ small conference rooms and phone booths where residents could take a call or prepare for a presentation .
`` It 's hard to ignore the global pandemic , '' Holladay Vice President T. Drew Mitchell said .
`` It 's in front of us everywhere , so some of the things that we 're doing inside of the units is sort of a reaction to that . ''
Holladay is proposing construction of Glenwood Station , a five-story , 86-unit building on the former McChesney & Miller grocery store property .
The plan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for zoning relief during a virtual meeting Nov. 12 .
Holladay in August broke ground on a five-story residential and commercial development in downtown Westmont .
The firm completed construction two years ago on Burlington Station , a four-story apartment building near the Downers Grove Metra station .
`` What we 've encountered in our product in suburban Chicago is overwhelming demand , '' said Mitchell , who 's based in the firm 's LaGrange office .
`` We have a waitlist right now at Burlington Station in downtown Downers Grove , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is people are returning to the suburbs . ''
In Glen Ellyn , rents would range from about $ 1,400 to nearly $ 3,000 .
Glenwood Station amenities would target young professionals working in the city , empty nesters seeking a lower-maintenance lifestyle and other demographic groups .
Some design tweaks represent an effort to respond to feedback offered during the village 's informal review process last spring .
New renderings show a modified roofline and more architectural interest around the exterior , Mitchell said .
`` We 've really embraced a 360-degree @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the building 's beautiful from any direction you 're looking at , '' he said .
Holladay slightly increased the footprint for ground-floor retail space to about 1,500 square feet .
Mitchell pointed to a salon or wine shop as examples of tenants .
A two-level parking garage would contain just more than 100 stalls for building residents .
Terraces would provide access to the outdoors for each unit .
`` We 've pulled the building back from the second story up , and so what that does is it maintains kind of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sidewalk , '' Mitchell said .
Glen Ellyn trustees have the final say on the zoning requests and could take up their review as early as December .
The village also is formalizing a redevelopment agreement that would call for reimbursing Holladay about $ 2 million using tax increment financing dollars as an economic incentive over a 10-year period .
In a TIF district , as redevelopment boosts property values , the extra tax revenue that otherwise would go to taxing bodies such as schools and parks can be used to pay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The $ 2 million incentive would be a performance-based agreement , '' Village Manager Mark Franz said .
`` As the property taxes go up , they get reimbursed for a portion of those again over the life of the TIF , over 10 years , which is close to the life of the TIF . ''
The McChesney property has stood vacant since the grocery store closed in October 2014 .
If the developer secures village approval , Holladay would look to begin construction in middle to late 2021 .

Proposed downtown Glen Ellyn apartments, designed with pandemic in mind, to get first hearing
A rendering shows plans for an 86-unit apartment building at the northwest corner of Crescent Boulevard and Glenwood Avenue in downtown Glen Ellyn. Courtesy of Tandem Architecture
A Glen Ellyn advisory panel next month will conduct the first public hearing on a proposal to construct a $30 million apartment building on the site of a former grocery store in downtown.
The developer has been fine-tuning the mixed-use project since revealing plans nearly six months ago. Though the building wouldn't open to residents until spring 2023, some aspects of the design would reflect the pandemic era.
The latest iteration creates dedicated, work-from-home spaces inside apartments. South Bend, Indiana-based Holladay Properties is looking at installing voice-activated elevators to limit touch points. The project also would incorporate small conference rooms and phone booths where residents could take a call or prepare for a presentation.
"It's hard to ignore the global pandemic," Holladay Vice President T. Drew Mitchell said. "It's in front of us everywhere, so some of the things that we're doing inside of the units is sort of a reaction to that."
Holladay is proposing construction of Glenwood Station, a five-story, 86-unit building on the former McChesney & Miller grocery store property. The plan commission will consider the developer's requests for zoning relief during a virtual meeting Nov. 12.
Holladay in August broke ground on a five-story residential and commercial development in downtown Westmont. The firm completed construction two years ago on Burlington Station, a four-story apartment building near the Downers Grove Metra station.
"What we've encountered in our product in suburban Chicago is overwhelming demand," said Mitchell, who's based in the firm's LaGrange office. "We have a waitlist right now at Burlington Station in downtown Downers Grove, and what we're seeing unfortunately for Chicago is people are returning to the suburbs."
In Glen Ellyn, rents would range from about $1,400 to nearly $3,000. Glenwood Station amenities would target young professionals working in the city, empty nesters seeking a lower-maintenance lifestyle and other demographic groups.
Some design tweaks represent an effort to respond to feedback offered during the village's informal review process last spring. New renderings show a modified roofline and more architectural interest around the exterior, Mitchell said.
"We've really embraced a 360-degree architecture, so the idea is that the building's beautiful from any direction you're looking at," he said.
Holladay slightly increased the footprint for ground-floor retail space to about 1,500 square feet. Mitchell pointed to a salon or wine shop as examples of tenants.
A two-level parking garage would contain just more than 100 stalls for building residents. Terraces would provide access to the outdoors for each unit.
"We've pulled the building back from the second story up, and so what that does is it maintains kind of a strong pedestrian feeling and presence on the sidewalk," Mitchell said.
Glen Ellyn trustees have the final say on the zoning requests and could take up their review as early as December.
The village also is formalizing a redevelopment agreement that would call for reimbursing Holladay about $2 million using tax increment financing dollars as an economic incentive over a 10-year period. In a TIF district, as redevelopment boosts property values, the extra tax revenue that otherwise would go to taxing bodies such as schools and parks can be used to pay for improvements to the area.
"The $2 million incentive would be a performance-based agreement," Village Manager Mark Franz said. "As the property taxes go up, they get reimbursed for a portion of those again over the life of the TIF, over 10 years, which is close to the life of the TIF."
The McChesney property has stood vacant since the grocery store closed in October 2014.
If the developer secures village approval, Holladay would look to begin construction in middle to late 2021.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-27--Police: Northbrook man missing for more than two weeks, may be in danger

Police are asking for the public 's help locating a 25-year-old Northbrook man last seen more than two weeks ago @ @ @ @ @ be in danger .
Omar Abdelhamid was last seen about 3 p.m. Oct. 11 at @ @ @ @ @ 1620 W. Harrison St. , according to an alert issued Tuesday by Illinois State Police @ @ @ @ @ that places him in danger , police said .
He is described as standing 5-foot-11 @ @ @ @ @ black hair and brown eyes .
Anyone with information about his whereabouts should contact the @ @ @ @ @ 847 ) 664-4461 or call 911 .

Police: Northbrook man missing for more than two weeks, may be in danger
Omar Abdelhamid, 25, of Northbrook has been missing since Oct. 11
Police are asking for the public's help locating a 25-year-old Northbrook man last seen more than two weeks ago in Chicago and who may be in danger.
Omar Abdelhamid was last seen about 3 p.m. Oct. 11 at Rush University Medical Center, 1620 W. Harrison St., according to an alert issued Tuesday by Illinois State Police.
Abdelhamid has a condition that places him in danger, police said. He is described as standing 5-foot-11, 170 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts should contact the Northbrook Police Department at (847) 664-4461 or call 911.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-27--Honda motorcycle dealership moving from Des Plaines to Barrington

A Honda dealership that sells motorcycles , scooters , all-terrain vehicles and utility vehicles is planning to move from Des Plaines to Barrington , whose village board approved an economic incentive agreement Monday night .
Des Plaines Honda expects to change its name to DSP Honda when it moves to 1201-1203 S. Northwest Highway in Barrington , a building the dealership wants to buy under a pending contract , dealership owner Jeff McLennan said .
The dealership leases warehouse space in the building , and the rest is occupied by Roadster Salon , which is moving to Palatine .
McLennan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will bring retail and warehouse operations into one building .
`` Our goal here is to be able to offer our customers a better experience and be able to grow our ATV and UTV segments , something that we ca n't do in Des Plaines , '' he said .
The dealership is expected to bring 20 to 22 new employees to Barrington , village officials said .
Under the village 's agreement , the dealership will keep 60 % of the sales tax revenue it generates for 10 years or until that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sooner .
The dealership can only use that money for capital expenses such as improvements to the building , site and parking lot , Village Manager Scott Anderson said .
`` We are bringing in a new business with a strong customer base to the Barrington area , '' Anderson said , adding the village is focused on building business along its Route 14 corridor .
`` We know that they will be able to bring customers that will generate additional economic development because they will , hopefully , fill up on gas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well . ''
The additional sales tax revenue will be a near-net gain because Roadster Salon brought in `` a pretty small amount '' of sales taxes to the village , Anderson said .
Roadster Salon , whose specialty is selling restored convertibles , has occupied the Barrington building for six years , said owner Ray Marchica , whose father founded the business .
Marchica said he plans to start moving out beginning next week into a building on Vermont Street in Palatine .
The Barrington building is owned by Chicago Title Land @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Agency , LLC , village documents show .
Dobe Agency filed a lawsuit April 1 claiming Roadster Salon owed back rent , according to Cook County circuit court records .
Marchica said he expects a settlement in the lawsuit , possibly Wednesday .
Marchica objected to the characterization that Roadster Salon had n't paid rent , saying the business had been on a month-to-month lease and wanted to move to a larger space that also can better accommodate safe social distancing with COVID-19 .
`` Everything is fine , '' he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ said he 's not involved in the lawsuit -- plans to begin remodeling the Barrington space next month and hopes to move in sometime in the first quarter of 2021 .
`` We are very excited about this move into this facility , '' he said .

Honda motorcycle dealership moving from Des Plaines to Barrington
Des Plaines Honda, which sells motorcycles and more, plans to move from Des Plaines to 1201-1203 S. Northwest Highway in Barrington, where it already has warehouse space. The rest of the building is occupied by Roadster Salon, whose owner said he's moving to Palatine. Courtesy of Des Plaines Honda
A Honda dealership that sells motorcycles, scooters, all-terrain vehicles and utility vehicles is planning to move from Des Plaines to Barrington, whose village board approved an economic incentive agreement Monday night.
Des Plaines Honda expects to change its name to DSP Honda when it moves to 1201-1203 S. Northwest Highway in Barrington, a building the dealership wants to buy under a pending contract, dealership owner Jeff McLennan said.
The dealership leases warehouse space in the building, and the rest is occupied by Roadster Salon, which is moving to Palatine.
McLennan said moving the Honda dealership to Barrington will bring retail and warehouse operations into one building. "Our goal here is to be able to offer our customers a better experience and be able to grow our ATV and UTV segments, something that we can't do in Des Plaines," he said.
The dealership is expected to bring 20 to 22 new employees to Barrington, village officials said.
Under the village's agreement, the dealership will keep 60% of the sales tax revenue it generates for 10 years or until that amount reaches $375,000, whichever comes sooner. The dealership can only use that money for capital expenses such as improvements to the building, site and parking lot, Village Manager Scott Anderson said.
"We are bringing in a new business with a strong customer base to the Barrington area," Anderson said, adding the village is focused on building business along its Route 14 corridor. "We know that they will be able to bring customers that will generate additional economic development because they will, hopefully, fill up on gas, eat and shop in Barrington as well."
The additional sales tax revenue will be a near-net gain because Roadster Salon brought in "a pretty small amount" of sales taxes to the village, Anderson said.
Roadster Salon, whose specialty is selling restored convertibles, has occupied the Barrington building for six years, said owner Ray Marchica, whose father founded the business. Marchica said he plans to start moving out beginning next week into a building on Vermont Street in Palatine.
The Barrington building is owned by Chicago Title Land Trust Company, whose beneficiary is Dobe Agency, LLC, village documents show. Dobe Agency filed a lawsuit April 1 claiming Roadster Salon owed back rent, according to Cook County circuit court records. Marchica said he expects a settlement in the lawsuit, possibly Wednesday.
Dobe Agency attorney Alex Moskovic didn't respond to a request for comment Tuesday.
Marchica objected to the characterization that Roadster Salon hadn't paid rent, saying the business had been on a month-to-month lease and wanted to move to a larger space that also can better accommodate safe social distancing with COVID-19. "Everything is fine," he said.
Meanwhile, Honda's McLennan -- who said he's not involved in the lawsuit -- plans to begin remodeling the Barrington space next month and hopes to move in sometime in the first quarter of 2021.
"We are very excited about this move into this facility," he said.