dailyheraldchicago--2020-08-30--Elgin police investigating two reported weekend shootings

Elgin police are investigating two reported weekend shootings , one of which sent a man to the hospital with what @ @ @ @ @ .
The first shooting was reported at about 9:39 p.m. Saturday , when officers were @ @ @ @ @ about an adult man who arrived with a gunshot would .
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Elgin police investigating two reported weekend shootings
Elgin police are investigating two reported weekend shootings, one of which sent a man to the hospital with what authorities called a nonlife-threatening injury.
The first shooting was reported at about 9:39 p.m. Saturday, when officers were called to Advocate Sherman Hospital about an adult man who arrived with a gunshot would. Preliminary information is that the shooting occurred in the 300 block of South McLean Boulevard, police said.
Detectives from the Elgin Police Department's Major Investigations Divisions are investigating.
At about 3:42 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to the area of Maroon Drive and Thorndale Drive for a report of shots fired. Evidence of a shooting was located, but no injuries have been reported, police said.
Anyone with information about either shooting report is asked to call (847) 289-2600 or text a tip to 847411 and include ElginPD at the beginning of the narrative.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-08-30--No injuries after officer fires at suspect in North Chicago

The Lake County Major Crime Task Force is investigating an officer-involved shooting in which no one was hit Saturday in North Chicago .
According to Lake County sheriff 's police , the shooting occurred after a North Chicago police officer made a traffic stop at about 8:50 p.m. on a driver who appeared impaired .
The driver , a 41-year-old Waukegan man , initially accelerated and attempted to elude the officer , but eventually stopped in the area of 24th Street and Dickey Avenue , sheriff 's police said .
The man then got out of his car , ignored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hands up , and appeared to be reaching for a firearm in his waistband , according to the sheriff 's office .
The officer fired at the man , who then ran away , authorities said .
North Chicago police established a perimeter around the area and the man surrendered a short time later , sheriff 's police said .
A semi-automatic pistol was recovered in the area of where the man was hiding , they added .
The man was arrested and is being held pending charges .
Due to the officer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked for an independent investigation of the shooting .
Under department protocol , the officer has been placed on administrative leave pending review .

No injuries after officer fires at suspect in North Chicago
The Lake County Major Crime Task Force is investigating an officer-involved shooting in which no one was hit Saturday in North Chicago.
According to Lake County sheriff's police, the shooting occurred after a North Chicago police officer made a traffic stop at about 8:50 p.m. on a driver who appeared impaired. The driver, a 41-year-old Waukegan man, initially accelerated and attempted to elude the officer, but eventually stopped in the area of 24th Street and Dickey Avenue, sheriff's police said.
The man then got out of his car, ignored the officer's commands to put his hands up, and appeared to be reaching for a firearm in his waistband, according to the sheriff's office. The officer fired at the man, who then ran away, authorities said.
North Chicago police established a perimeter around the area and the man surrendered a short time later, sheriff's police said. A semi-automatic pistol was recovered in the area of where the man was hiding, they added.
The man was arrested and is being held pending charges.
Due to the officer discharging his firearm, North Chicago police asked for an independent investigation of the shooting. Under department protocol, the officer has been placed on administrative leave pending review.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-08-30--Constable: Ex-football lineman now doctor on pandemic front line

As the new chairman of the department of medicine for NorthShore University HealthSystem , Dr. John P. Erwin III is on the front line in the frustrating fight against COVID-19 , as schools and professionals make decisions about whether it is safe to play football .
Erwin also knows what it is like to be on the front line trying to block a 300-pound defensive tackle .
`` When I went to college , I wanted to be a doctor or a Dallas Cowboy , '' says Erwin , 54 , who was a muscular offensive guard during his playing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Nacogdoches , Texas .
He got a free T-shirt and shorts , but no job offer , when he participated in an open tryout for the Dallas Cowboys .
Then he earned his medical degree from Texas A & M Health Science Center College of Medicine , before completing his residency training and a cardiology fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester , Minnesota .
Erwin 's new NorthShore University HealthSystem team includes Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview , Evanston Hospital , Highland Park Hospital , Skokie Hospital and Swedish Hospital on Chicago 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quick to point out that she did not marry a doctor .
She married a football player , '' says Erwin , whose dog is named Witten , after Jason Witten , a perennial All-Pro tight end during his career with the Cowboys .
Erwin understands the thought process that led to the Big 10 , Mid-American Conference and some other major college football programs postponing their football seasons .
But he also understands the reasoning of officials , such as those with the powerhouse Southeastern Conference and the NFL , who have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ implementing new regulations designed to limit spread of the coronavirus .
`` I thought I learned so much on the field , '' Erwin says , adding football is a major part of who he is today .
If he were a college or pro player today , `` I 'd absolutely play , '' he says .
But he also supports the decision of the only medical doctor to play in the NFL , offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif of the Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs , to opt out of the 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` There are very intelligent people on both sides of the issues .
It 's pretty harrowing because we 're still trying to learn about this stuff , '' Erwin says .
`` My younger brother is a nurse practitioner , and he was really sick , '' Erwin says , explaining that his brother picked up the virus at work before all the protocols were in place and passed it on to their parents , John Jr. and Martha , who did n't get as sick .
All are fully recovered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says .
High schools , colleges and professional sports leagues are all looking for ways to play games and stay safe .
A recent Sports Illustrated poll of 146 doctors familiar with COVID-19 found about 90 % said they would play in the NBA or NHL , which have established arena `` bubbles , '' where players can be isolated for their games without fans and without having to travel .
But 62 % of doctors said they would not play in the NFL , which plans to allow some limited crowds and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and organizations at all levels need to figure out their risk-tolerance with shared decision-making .
If colleges want to have a football season , they need to come up with strict protocols , and have an immediate plan of action if things do n't go as planned .
`` I think there 's a happy medium .
No doubt there 's a concern there , but the risk for healthy college-age kids is relatively low , '' he says , noting major programs have the resources to test and monitor their players .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ outweighs the good things of having a season .
I worry about the kids in their home environment .
Kids not playing football are more likely to be at parties . ''
High schools pose another issue .
`` Do high schools have the resources if a kid gets COVID ? ''
Erwin wonders .
Boston Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodríguez had COVID-19 this year and then developed myocarditis , an inflammation of the heart , ending his season .
Some football players with the virus also have developed myocarditis .
`` It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ return to normal over time , '' says Erwin , who has treated athletes and others with that ailment , which also can be caused by lesser viruses .
`` Flu season kicks off a lot more heart disease , but COVID puts that on steroids . ''
Safety issues always have been a part of football .
`` My dad did n't let me play seventh-grade football .
He thought I was too young , '' Erwin says .
His doctor dad was the team physician .
As a member of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Texas , Erwin played on the line for both offense and defense , and was recruited by colleges as a defensive lineman before becoming an offensive guard .
During his freshman year at Stephen F. Austin State University , a serious injury ended his season .
`` I broke both ankles on one play , '' Erwin says .
`` I was in a wheelchair for the first two months of college . ''
He also played during the era when doctors were concerned about HIV , and learning as they went along @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for people who were bleeding .
You just bled all over each other , '' Erwin remembers .
While his heart remains with his Cowboys , where he still has a season ticket he does n't know when or if he 'll be able to use , Erwin has a soft spot for the Bears .
`` I took care of the Bears ' one and only good quarterback , '' says Erwin , who had Sid Luckman as a patient long after the Bears ' legend had retired .
During his college @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bear 's Hall of Fame linebacker Mike Singletary , who went to nearby Baylor University .
At 6-foot-2 , Erwin made the effort to get up to 300 pounds in college .
After college , he ballooned up to 330 pounds , and even wrote a blog titled `` Confessions of a Fat Cardiologist . ''
Now , after gastric sleeve surgery and an improved lifestyle , Erwin weighs about 200 pounds , remains active with his blog and on Twitter , and advises coaches and athletic directors when it comes to football @ @ @ @ @ @ @ learning about this disease .
I could change my mind before the first kickoff occurs , '' Erwin says .
`` We 're seeing what science really is .
Science is not the truth .
It 's the search for the truth .
We 're still very deeply in the search right now . ''

Constable: Ex-football lineman now doctor on pandemic front line
In college, John Erwin wanted to be a Dallas Cowboy, or a doctor. Now he is a football-loving chair of medicine at NorthShore University HealthSystem, who says the decision about whether to play football during this pandemic is complicated. Courtesy of Dr. John Erwin
By Burt Constable
bconstable@dailyherald.com
As the new chairman of the department of medicine for NorthShore University HealthSystem, Dr. John P. Erwin III is on the front line in the frustrating fight against COVID-19, as schools and professionals make decisions about whether it is safe to play football. Erwin also knows what it is like to be on the front line trying to block a 300-pound defensive tackle.
"When I went to college, I wanted to be a doctor or a Dallas Cowboy," says Erwin, 54, who was a muscular offensive guard during his playing days at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. He got a free T-shirt and shorts, but no job offer, when he participated in an open tryout for the Dallas Cowboys. Then he earned his medical degree from Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, before completing his residency training and a cardiology fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Erwin's new NorthShore University HealthSystem team includes Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview, Evanston Hospital, Highland Park Hospital, Skokie Hospital and Swedish Hospital on Chicago's North Side.
"My wife is quick to point out that she did not marry a doctor. She married a football player," says Erwin, whose dog is named Witten, after Jason Witten, a perennial All-Pro tight end during his career with the Cowboys.
As a Texan playing football for the Hillsboro High School Eagles, John Erwin was recruited by colleges. When he finished his college career, he went to medical school and now is the chair of medicine at NorthShore University HealthSystem. - Courtesy of Dr. John Erwin
Erwin understands the thought process that led to the Big 10, Mid-American Conference and some other major college football programs postponing their football seasons. But he also understands the reasoning of officials, such as those with the powerhouse Southeastern Conference and the NFL, who have committed to playing a modified season after implementing new regulations designed to limit spread of the coronavirus.
"I thought I learned so much on the field," Erwin says, adding football is a major part of who he is today. If he were a college or pro player today, "I'd absolutely play," he says.
But he also supports the decision of the only medical doctor to play in the NFL, offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif of the Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs, to opt out of the 2020 seasons due to his concerns about COVID-19.
"There are very intelligent people on both sides of the issues. It's pretty harrowing because we're still trying to learn about this stuff," Erwin says.
"My younger brother is a nurse practitioner, and he was really sick," Erwin says, explaining that his brother picked up the virus at work before all the protocols were in place and passed it on to their parents, John Jr. and Martha, who didn't get as sick. All are fully recovered now and have the antibodies, Erwin says.
High schools, colleges and professional sports leagues are all looking for ways to play games and stay safe. A recent Sports Illustrated poll of 146 doctors familiar with COVID-19 found about 90% said they would play in the NBA or NHL, which have established arena "bubbles," where players can be isolated for their games without fans and without having to travel. But 62% of doctors said they would not play in the NFL, which plans to allow some limited crowds and lets players travel.
Erwin says players and organizations at all levels need to figure out their risk-tolerance with shared decision-making. If colleges want to have a football season, they need to come up with strict protocols, and have an immediate plan of action if things don't go as planned.
"I think there's a happy medium. No doubt there's a concern there, but the risk for healthy college-age kids is relatively low," he says, noting major programs have the resources to test and monitor their players. "I don't think the risk outweighs the good things of having a season. I worry about the kids in their home environment. Kids not playing football are more likely to be at parties."
Wearing his Louise W Coon Chair Medal as the new chairman of the department of medicine at NorthShore University HealthSystem, Dr. John Erwin understands the difficult decisions faced by people pondering whether to have football seasons during this pandemic. He loved his career as a college football player. - Courtesy of Jon Hillenbrand
High schools pose another issue. "Do high schools have the resources if a kid gets COVID?" Erwin wonders.
Boston Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodríguez had COVID-19 this year and then developed myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart, ending his season. Some football players with the virus also have developed myocarditis.
"It's a concern. But they can return to normal over time," says Erwin, who has treated athletes and others with that ailment, which also can be caused by lesser viruses. "Flu season kicks off a lot more heart disease, but COVID puts that on steroids."
Safety issues always have been a part of football.
"My dad didn't let me play seventh-grade football. He thought I was too young," Erwin says. His doctor dad was the team physician.
As a member of the Hillsboro High School Eagles football team in Texas, Erwin played on the line for both offense and defense, and was recruited by colleges as a defensive lineman before becoming an offensive guard.
During his freshman year at Stephen F. Austin State University, a serious injury ended his season. "I broke both ankles on one play," Erwin says. "I was in a wheelchair for the first two months of college."
He also played during the era when doctors were concerned about HIV, and learning as they went along.
"They didn't stop plays for people who were bleeding. You just bled all over each other," Erwin remembers.
Dr. John Erwin, shown here with his mother, Martha, during his college football career, says he knows the benefits that come from team sports, and the risks posed by COVID-19. - Courtesy of Dr. John Erwin
While his heart remains with his Cowboys, where he still has a season ticket he doesn't know when or if he'll be able to use, Erwin has a soft spot for the Bears.
"I took care of the Bears' one and only good quarterback," says Erwin, who had Sid Luckman as a patient long after the Bears' legend had retired. During his college years, Erwin also played racquetball with Bear's Hall of Fame linebacker Mike Singletary, who went to nearby Baylor University.
At 6-foot-2, Erwin made the effort to get up to 300 pounds in college. After college, he ballooned up to 330 pounds, and even wrote a blog titled "Confessions of a Fat Cardiologist." Now, after gastric sleeve surgery and an improved lifestyle, Erwin weighs about 200 pounds, remains active with his blog and on Twitter, and advises coaches and athletic directors when it comes to football and COVID-19.
"We're still learning about this disease. I could change my mind before the first kickoff occurs," Erwin says. "We're seeing what science really is. Science is not the truth. It's the search for the truth. We're still very deeply in the search right now."


dailyheraldchicago--2020-08-30--Rookies Robert, Dunning lift White Sox over Royals in 10

Anyone paying even remote attention to White Sox baseball this season already knows Luis Robert has the skills to become a generational talent .
The 23-year-old center fielder continued padding his blossoming resume Sunday , hitting a 3-run homer in the 10th inning to give the Sox a 5-2 win over the Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field .
`` A very strong young man , '' manager Rick Renteria said after Robert came through with his first walk-off hit in the majors .
`` Things like that are very possible with him .
He picked us up and it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sox rookie that sparked Sunday 's win -- starting pitcher Dane Dunning -- is beginning to make a name for himself as well .
In his second major-league start , Dunning threw 5 no-hit innings against Kansas City .
The 25-year-old righty had 7 strikeouts and only 1 walk .
`` Definitely , I felt really comfortable on the mound today , felt in my groove , '' Dunning said .
`` Felt really good .
My first start , the debut , the nerves were a little bit high .
In this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are there a little but as the game went on it kind of came back to me .
It felt really comfortable and it felt good . ''
Dunning did n't pitch last year as he recovered from Tommy John surgery .
He has been at the Sox 's training facility in Schaumburg for most of this season , but Dunning has already shown enough to lock down a spot in the major-league rotation .
`` He 's continuing to throw the ball very well , keeping us in the ballgame , obviously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Renteria said .
`` As they 're coming off of their injuries and we kind of monitor them so closely to make sure they 're coming through good , he threw the ball very well .
And we just make sure we 're more conservative in terms of how far we keep them going .
`` He threw five great innings of baseball .
Obviously gave us a chance , gave himself a chance to win a ballgame and we 're very happy with the way he threw the ball . ''
Dunning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that count should gradually rise as he moves forward .
`` I feel like I 'm capable of doing it , '' said Dunning , who has allowed 3 runs in 9⅓ innings through 2 starts .
`` I 've been built up , especially in Schaumburg .
I 've been throwing longer outings and I feel good .
I feel I can go long . ''
Robert went long on the first pitch from Royals relief pitcher Tyler Zuber to win it for the White Sox .
Now batting .291/.339/.581 , Robert @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home runs and third with 22 RBI .
`` I had a pretty good start then I kind of hit a wall , '' Robert said .
`` I kept working with the guys , working with Pito ( Jose Abreu ) , with Eloy ( Jimenez ) .
Each time , just teaching me , giving me advice and now I 'm in this moment where things are going my way again .
`` But I still have room to improve , I 'm prepared to learn every day .
I 'm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get better every day . ''

Rookies Robert, Dunning lift White Sox over Royals in 10
Chicago White Sox's Luis Robert smiles as he rounds the bases after hitting a winning three-run home run against the Kansas City Royals during the 10th inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. Associated Press
Anyone paying even remote attention to White Sox baseball this season already knows Luis Robert has the skills to become a generational talent.
The 23-year-old center fielder continued padding his blossoming resume Sunday, hitting a 3-run homer in the 10th inning to give the Sox a 5-2 win over the Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field.
"A very strong young man," manager Rick Renteria said after Robert came through with his first walk-off hit in the majors. "Things like that are very possible with him. He picked us up and it was nice to see."
Another White Sox rookie that sparked Sunday's win -- starting pitcher Dane Dunning -- is beginning to make a name for himself as well.
In his second major-league start, Dunning threw 5 no-hit innings against Kansas City. The 25-year-old righty had 7 strikeouts and only 1 walk.
"Definitely, I felt really comfortable on the mound today, felt in my groove," Dunning said. "Felt really good. My first start, the debut, the nerves were a little bit high. In this outing, the first inning, nerves are there a little but as the game went on it kind of came back to me. It felt really comfortable and it felt good."
Dunning didn't pitch last year as he recovered from Tommy John surgery.
He has been at the Sox's training facility in Schaumburg for most of this season, but Dunning has already shown enough to lock down a spot in the major-league rotation.
"He's continuing to throw the ball very well, keeping us in the ballgame, obviously giving us a good chance," Renteria said. "As they're coming off of their injuries and we kind of monitor them so closely to make sure they're coming through good, he threw the ball very well. And we just make sure we're more conservative in terms of how far we keep them going.
"He threw five great innings of baseball. Obviously gave us a chance, gave himself a chance to win a ballgame and we're very happy with the way he threw the ball."
Dunning was limited to 79 pitches, but that count should gradually rise as he moves forward.
"I feel like I'm capable of doing it," said Dunning, who has allowed 3 runs in 9⅓ innings through 2 starts. "I've been built up, especially in Schaumburg. I've been throwing longer outings and I feel good. I feel I can go long."
Robert went long on the first pitch from Royals relief pitcher Tyler Zuber to win it for the White Sox.
Now batting .291/.339/.581, Robert ranks second on the Sox with 9 home runs and third with 22 RBI.
"I had a pretty good start then I kind of hit a wall," Robert said. "I kept working with the guys, working with Pito (Jose Abreu), with Eloy (Jimenez). Each time, just teaching me, giving me advice and now I'm in this moment where things are going my way again.
"But I still have room to improve, I'm prepared to learn every day. I'm going to do whatever it takes to get better every day."


dailyheraldchicago--2020-08-30--Hicks' HR caps 5-run rally, Yanks top Mets in extras

NEW YORK -- Aaron Hicks capped a five-run rally with a tying two-run homer off Edwin Diaz in the seventh inning , Gio Urshela singled in the winning run in the eighth and the New York Yankees beat the crosstown Mets 8-7 in the opener of a doubleheader Sunday .
The Yankees trailed 7-2 entering the final inning of the seven-inning game before rallying against Jared Hughes and Diaz .
Mets third baseman AndrÃ©s GimÃ©nez made a throwing error , and Hughes walked a batter and plunked another to load the bases before Luke Voit hit a check-swing , two-run @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 7-4 .
Another run scored on a wild pitch from Diaz ( 1-1 ) before Hicks lined a two-out , 3-2 fastball just over the wall in right for his third homer of the season .
Chad Green ( 3-2 ) struck out the side to strand the Mets ' automatic runner in the top of the eighth , and Urshela lined Diaz 's 0-2 pitch to right to score Mike Tauchman from second .
Tauchman beat a close throw at the plate and the run was upheld following a brief video review @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back the clock with a complete game on his 39th birthday as St. Louis beat Cleveland .
The oldest active player in the majors , Wainwright threw a four-hitter for his 23rd career complete game and first in four years .
The Cardinals snapped a four-game skid in which they scored six total runs .
Dexter Fowler homered and had three RBIs for St. Louis , which stopped Cleveland 's four-game winning streak .
The Indians had won nine in a row on the road .
Wainwright ( 3-0 ) settled in after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the second inning .
The right-hander struck out nine and walked two , going the distance for the first time since July 2016 against the Marlins .
He threw 122 pitches , most in the majors this season , and gave a much-needed breather to a Cardinals bullpen that worked 15 1/3 innings over the previous two games .
The performance even prompted the entire Indians team to salute him after the final out .
Aaron Civale ( 3-4 ) gave up a season-high five runs in six innings .
ARLINGTON , Texas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the National League record for home runs in a month , powering their way past Texas .
Bellinger 's two-run drive gave the Dodgers 57 long balls in August after solo shots from Corey Seager and Will Smith .
The 10th home run of the season for Bellinger topped Atlanta 's previous mark of 56 home runs in June 2019 .
The record came in the third inning of Los Angeles ' final game of August .
The Dodgers , who have the best record in the majors at 26-10 , have won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Scott Alexander ( 2-0 ) retired all four batters he faced .
Kyle Gibson ( 1-4 ) gave up five runs in five innings with eight strikeouts .
CHICAGO -- Prized rookie Luis Robert hit his first game-ending homer , a three-run drive in the 10th inning that lifted Chicago over Kansas City .
Dane Dunning threw five no-hit innings before being pulled from his second major league start , and the surging White Sox won for the 11th time in 13 games to move into a first-place tie with Cleveland in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1-2 ) intentionally walked JosÃ© Abreu to start the 10th , putting runners on first and second .
James McCann struck out , but Robert drove the next pitch to left field for his ninth home run - tops among big league rookies .
Five days after Chicago ace Lucas Giolito tossed the first no-hitter of this pandemic-shortened season , Dunning put on quite a performance of his own .
Cam Gallagher broke up the no-hit bid with a one-out double against Jimmy Cordero in the sixth .
Whit Merrifield had an RBI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eighth for the Royals .
Matt Foster ( 3-0 ) struck out Hunter Dozier to end a threat in the 10th .
Joey Wendle , Yoshi Tsutsugo and Kevin Kiermaier also went deep for the Rays , who have won 12 of their last 14 to move an American League-best 13 games over .500 .
Blake Snell ( 3-0 ) allowed two runs in five innings .
Miami starter Sandy Alcantara ( 1-1 ) was lifted after loading the bases with no outs in the fifth .
Adames greeted reliever Robert Dugger with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hit a two-run blast off Dugger .
Miami dropped under .500 ( 14-15 ) for the first time this season and is 1-8 at home .
PHOENIX -- Johnny Cueto pitched effectively into the seventh inning , Alex Dickerson homered and had two RBIs , and San Francisco won its first road series .
Cueto was sharp in his last start before the trade deadline , allowing a run on three hits in 6 2/3 innings .
Dickerson hit a solo homer in the first inning and lined a run-scoring single in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put two on against Stefan Crichton ( 2-2 ) .
Evan Longoria followed with a two-run single and Tyler Rogers ( 2-3 ) worked a perfect bottom half to push the Giants to their ninth win in 12 games .
Eduardo Escobar homered and Taylor Clarke allowed one hit in five innings for Arizona .
The Diamondbacks had three hits to lose for the 10th time in 11 games .
MILWAUKEE -- Josh Bell and Gregory Polanco homered off Brandon Woodruff and Pittsburgh beat Milwaukee .
Bell broke a 1-all tie in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that hit an SUV parked well above the wall in right-center as part of a promotion .
The Pirates stayed in front the rest of the way to hand Woodruff ( 2-3 ) a rare loss at Miller Park .
The right-hander entered Sunday having gone 10-0 with a 2.89 ERA in 16 home starts over the past two seasons .
He struck out seven but allowed four runs , four hits and three walks in five innings .
Pirates starter Steven Brault pitched three innings , and four relievers took over from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pitched 2 2/3 innings of shutout relief .
DENVER -- Eric Hosmer started San Diego 's power surge with his three-run homer in the first , Chris Paddack threw six efficient innings and the Padres routed Colorado .
Hosmer 's homer was one of five for the Padres , who rank second in the majors with 66 this season .
Jake Cronenworth added a two-run drive in the seventh before Jurickson Profar and Trent Grisham lined solo shots in the eighth .
Josh Naylor finished it off with a two-run homer in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up his first win since Aug. 3 .
The right-hander threw 60 of 85 pitches for strikes , allowing five hits and two unearned runs while striking out eight .
Manny Machado extended his hitting streak to 12 games .
Fernando Tatis Jr. had another big day with three hits , including two doubles .
Before the game , San Diego acquired slugger Mitch Moreland in a trade with Boston .
He was leading the Red Sox with eight homers .
Ryan Castellani ( 1-2 ) gave up five runs in two innings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Heyward and Ian Happ became the first starting outfield to hit multiple homers in the same game , and the Cubs pounded the Reds for a split of their four-game series .
Schwarber hit the first and last of the Cubs ' season-high six homers , belting a solo drive in the fourth inning against Luis Castillo ( 0-5 ) and a grand slam off JosÃ© De LeÃ³n in the ninth .
Heyward and Happ also went deep twice .
The NL Central-leading Cubs hit 14 homers in the series .
Help is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they acquired acquired infielder/outfielder JosÃ© MartÃnez in a trade with Tampa Bay .
Joey Votto homered for Cincinnati , and Castillo allowed four runs in five innings .
Cubs right-hander Tyler Chatwood left in the third inning with right elbow discomfort .
JosÃ© Quintana ( 1-0 ) worked three innings for the win .
DETROIT -- Jonathan Schoop hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning , and the Tigers finished off a three-game sweep .
Tyler Alexander ( 2-1 ) pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings of relief for Detroit , which handed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loss of the year .
Detroit has won five straight to pull back to .500 on the season .
Minnesota has dropped five in a row .
Jeimer Candelario also homered for the Tigers , and Jorge Polanco went deep for the Twins .
Gregory Soto worked the ninth for his second save .
BUFFALO , N.Y. -- Teoscar HernÃ¡ndez hit a two-run single with two out in the ninth inning , lifting Toronto to its fourth straight win .
HernÃ¡ndez came up with the bases loaded and grounded a single into left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ easily and Randal Grichuk slid in safely just ahead of the throw by left fielder Mason Williams .
Cole Sulser ( 1-4 ) , who surrendered a game-ending homer to Grichuk on Friday , issued three walks and HernÃ¡ndez 's hit to take the loss .
JosÃ© Iglesias delivered a go-ahead RBI single on a dribbling infield single in the top of the ninth inning against Toronto reliever Anthony Bass ( 2-1 ) .
Ryan Mountcastle hit his first two big league homers for Baltimore , which lost its fifth straight .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the deadline , dealing right-hander Tommy Milone to Atlanta and sending right-hander Mychal Givens to Colorado .
BOSTON -- Bobby Dalbec hit a two-run homer in his major league debut , leading the Red Sox to the win .
The 25-year-old Dalbec started hours after Boston traded first baseman Mitch Moreland to San Diego .
Dalbec struck out in his first at-bat before taking Javy Guerra deep over Pesky 's Pole in right field in the third inning .
Rafael Devers went deep twice for the Red Sox , and Josh Osich @ @ @ @ @ @ @ innings for the win .
Trea Turner had three hits for Washington , extending his hitting streak to a career-high 15 games .
Josh Harrison and Eric Thames homered for the Nationals , and Austin Voth ( 0-4 ) allowed five runs in two innings .
Washington has dropped five of six .
Last year 's World Series champion has the second-worst record in the National League .
ANAHEIM , Calif. -- Pinch hitter Tim Lopes drove in Kyle Lewis with the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning , sending Seattle to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after Justin Dunn threw six scoreless innings for the Mariners .
Angels star Albert Pujols hit his 666th career double in the seventh inning to pass George Brett for sixth place in baseball history .
Pujols also scored Los Angeles ' only run on Andrelton Simmons ' single .
Lopes came through in extra innings with another clutch hit in his hometown ballpark for the Mariners , sending Lewis home with his single off JosÃ© Quijada ( 0-1 ) .
Taylor Williams ( 1-1 ) got the win , and Yohan Ramirez earned @ @ @ @

Sánchez pinch slam, Hicks HR help Yanks take 2 from Mets
New York Yankees' Aaron Hicks celebrates with Luke Voit (59) after hitting a two-run home run against the New York Mets during the seventh inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, in New York. Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Gary Sánchez delivered the first pinch-hit, extra-innings grand slam in Yankees history, Deivi García made a strong impression in his big league debut and New York beat the crosstown Mets 5-2 to complete a doubleheader sweep Sunday night.
The Yankees stormed back in the opener, erasing a five-run lead with two outs in the seventh to win 8-7 in eight innings. Aaron Hicks lined a tying, two-run homer in the seventh, and Gio Urshela hit a game-ending single off Edwin Diaz an inning later.
The Yankees won the final three games of this five-game Subway Series, snapping a seven-game skid that was their longest since 2017.
Sánchez blasted a 2-2 fastball from Drew Smith (0-1) into the left field bleachers for a 5-1 lead. It was the slumping catcher's first career pinch-hit homer and second career grand slam.
García took a shutout into the sixth until allowing Dominic Smith's tying single. Smith's hit came after Jeff McNeill reached on an error by first baseman Luke Voit, who had the ball kick off the heel of his glove into right field.
García allowed four singles, struck out six, walked none and threw 75 pitches over six innings.
Jonathan Holder (1-0) allowed an RBI single to Michael Conforto and in the eighth. Luis Cessa retired pinch-hitter Wilson Ramos with the bases loaded for his fourth career save.
In the seventh inning of the opener, Mets third baseman Andrés Giménez made a throwing error, and Jared Hughes walked a batter and plunked another to load the bases before Voit hit a check-swing, two-run single against the shift to pull within 7-4. Another run scored on Diaz's wild pitch before Hicks lined a two-out, 3-2 fastball just over the wall in right for his third homer of the season.
Chad Green (3-2) struck out the side to strand the Mets' automatic runner in the top of the eighth, and Urshela lined Diaz's 0-2 pitch to right to score Mike Tauchman from second. Tauchman beat a close throw at the plate and the run was upheld following a brief video review.
CARDINALS 7, INDIANS 2
ST. LOUIS -- Adam Wainwright turned back the clock with a complete game on his 39th birthday as St. Louis beat Cleveland.
Wainwright threw a four-hitter for his 23rd career complete game and first in four years. The Cardinals snapped a four-game skid in which they scored six total runs.
Dexter Fowler homered and had three RBIs for St. Louis, which stopped Cleveland's four-game winning streak. The Indians had won nine in a row on the road.
Wainwright (3-0) settled in after allowing Tyler Naquin's two-run homer in the second inning. The right-hander struck out nine and walked two, going the distance for the first time since July 2016 against the Marlins. He threw 122 pitches, most in the majors this season, and gave a much-needed breather to a Cardinals bullpen that worked 15 1/3 innings over the previous two games.
The performance even prompted the entire Indians team to salute him after the final out.
Aaron Civale (3-4) gave up a season-high five runs in six innings.
DODGERS 7, RANGERS 2
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Cody Bellinger and the Dodgers set the National League record for home runs in a month, powering their way past Texas.
Bellinger's two-run drive gave the Dodgers 57 long balls in August after solo shots from Corey Seager and Will Smith.
The 10th home run of the season for Bellinger topped Atlanta's previous mark of 56 home runs in June 2019. The record came in the third inning of Los Angeles' final game of August.
The Dodgers, who have the best record in the majors at 26-10, are unbeaten in 12 straight series to open the season.
Scott Alexander (2-0) retired all four batters he faced. Kyle Gibson (1-4) gave up five runs in five innings with eight strikeouts.
WHITE SOX 5, ROYALS 2, 10 INNINGS
CHICAGO -- Prized rookie Luis Robert hit his first game-ending homer, a three-run drive in the 10th inning that lifted Chicago over Kansas City.
Dane Dunning threw five no-hit innings before being pulled from his second major league start, and the surging White Sox won for the 11th time in 13 games to move into a first-place tie with Cleveland in the AL Central.
Tyler Zuber (1-2) intentionally walked José Abreu to start the 10th, putting runners on first and second. James McCann struck out, but Robert drove the next pitch to left field for his ninth home run - tops among big league rookies.
Five days after Chicago ace Lucas Giolito tossed the first no-hitter of this pandemic-shortened season, Dunning put on quite a performance of his own. Cam Gallagher broke up the no-hit bid with a one-out double against Jimmy Cordero in the sixth.
Whit Merrifield had an RBI single and a tying homer in the eighth for the Royals.
Matt Foster (3-0) struck out Hunter Dozier to end a threat in the 10th.
RAYS 12, MARLINS 7
MIAMI -- Willy Adames hit a grand slam, helping surging Tampa Bay finish a three-game sweep.
Joey Wendle, Yoshi Tsutsugo and Kevin Kiermaier also went deep for the Rays, who have won 12 of their last 14 to move an American League-best 13 games over .500. Blake Snell (3-0) allowed two runs in five innings.
Miami starter Sandy Alcantara (1-1) was lifted after loading the bases with no outs in the fifth. Adames greeted reliever Robert Dugger with his grand slam, and Kiermaier later hit a two-run blast off Dugger.
Miami dropped under .500 (14-15) for the first time this season and is 1-8 at home.
GIANTS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 1
PHOENIX -- Johnny Cueto pitched effectively into the seventh inning, Alex Dickerson homered and had two RBIs, and San Francisco won its first road series.
Cueto was sharp in his last start before the trade deadline, allowing a run on three hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Dickerson hit a solo homer in the first inning and lined a run-scoring single in the eighth off Archie Bradley after the Giants put two on against Stefan Crichton (2-2). Evan Longoria followed with a two-run single and Tyler Rogers (2-3) worked a perfect bottom half to push the Giants to their ninth win in 12 games.
Eduardo Escobar homered and Taylor Clarke allowed one hit in five innings for Arizona. The Diamondbacks had three hits to lose for the 10th time in 11 games.
PIRATES 5, BREWERS 1
MILWAUKEE -- Josh Bell and Gregory Polanco homered off Brandon Woodruff and Pittsburgh beat Milwaukee.
Bell broke a 1-all tie in the fourth with a towering, two-run blast that hit an SUV parked well above the wall in right-center as part of a promotion.
The Pirates stayed in front the rest of the way to hand Woodruff (2-3) a rare loss at Miller Park. The right-hander entered Sunday having gone 10-0 with a 2.89 ERA in 16 home starts over the past two seasons. He struck out seven but allowed four runs, four hits and three walks in five innings.
Pirates starter Steven Brault pitched three innings, and four relievers took over from there. Nick Tropeano (1-0) pitched 2 2/3 innings of shutout relief.
PADRES 13, ROCKIES 2
DENVER -- Eric Hosmer started San Diego's power surge with his three-run homer in the first, Chris Paddack threw six efficient innings and the Padres routed Colorado.
Hosmer's homer was one of five for the Padres, who rank second in the majors with 66 this season. Jake Cronenworth added a two-run drive in the seventh before Jurickson Profar and Trent Grisham lined solo shots in the eighth. Josh Naylor finished it off with a two-run homer in the ninth.
Paddack (3-3) picked up his first win since Aug. 3. The right-hander threw 60 of 85 pitches for strikes, allowing five hits and two unearned runs while striking out eight.
Manny Machado extended his hitting streak to 12 games. Fernando Tatis Jr. had another big day with three hits, including two doubles.
Before the game, San Diego acquired slugger Mitch Moreland in a trade with Boston. He was leading the Red Sox with eight homers.
Ryan Castellani (1-2) gave up five runs in two innings.
CUBS 10, REDS 1
CINCINNATI -- Kyle Schwarber, Jason Heyward and Ian Happ became the first starting outfield to hit multiple homers in the same game, and the Cubs pounded the Reds for a split of their four-game series.
Schwarber hit the first and last of the Cubs' season-high six homers, belting a solo drive in the fourth inning against Luis Castillo (0-5) and a grand slam off José De León in the ninth. Heyward and Happ also went deep twice.
The NL Central-leading Cubs hit 14 homers in the series. Help is on the way, too, after they acquired acquired infielder/outfielder José Martínez in a trade with Tampa Bay.
Joey Votto homered for Cincinnati, and Castillo allowed four runs in five innings.
Cubs right-hander Tyler Chatwood left in the third inning with right elbow discomfort. José Quintana (1-0) worked three innings for the win.
TIGERS 3, TWINS 2
DETROIT -- Jonathan Schoop hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning, and the Tigers finished off a three-game sweep.
Tyler Alexander (2-1) pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings of relief for Detroit, which handed Kenta Maeda (4-1) his first loss of the year.
Detroit has won five straight to pull back to .500 on the season. Minnesota has dropped five in a row.
Jeimer Candelario also homered for the Tigers, and Jorge Polanco went deep for the Twins.
Gregory Soto worked the ninth for his second save.
BLUE JAYS 6, ORIOLES 5
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Teoscar Hernández hit a two-run single with two out in the ninth inning, lifting Toronto to its fourth straight win.
Hernández came up with the bases loaded and grounded a single into left field. Pinch runner Santiago Espinal scored easily and Randal Grichuk slid in safely just ahead of the throw by left fielder Mason Williams.
Cole Sulser (1-4), who surrendered a game-ending homer to Grichuk on Friday, issued three walks and Hernández's hit to take the loss.
José Iglesias delivered a go-ahead RBI single on a dribbling infield single in the top of the ninth inning against Toronto reliever Anthony Bass (2-1).
Ryan Mountcastle hit his first two big league homers for Baltimore, which lost its fifth straight.
The Orioles completed two trades a day ahead of the deadline, dealing right-hander Tommy Milone to Atlanta and sending right-hander Mychal Givens to Colorado.
RED SOX 9, NATIONALS 5
BOSTON -- Bobby Dalbec hit a two-run homer in his major league debut, leading the Red Sox to the win.
The 25-year-old Dalbec started hours after Boston traded first baseman Mitch Moreland to San Diego. Dalbec struck out in his first at-bat before taking Javy Guerra deep over Pesky's Pole in right field in the third inning.
Rafael Devers went deep twice for the Red Sox, and Josh Osich (1-1) tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win.
Trea Turner had three hits for Washington, extending his hitting streak to a career-high 15 games. Josh Harrison and Eric Thames homered for the Nationals, and Austin Voth (0-4) allowed five runs in two innings.
Washington has dropped five of six. Last year's World Series champion has the second-worst record in the National League.
MARINERS 2, ANGELS 1, 10 INNINGS
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Pinch hitter Tim Lopes drove in Kyle Lewis with the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning, sending Seattle to the victory.
Lewis homered in the seventh after Justin Dunn threw six scoreless innings for the Mariners.
Angels star Albert Pujols hit his 666th career double in the seventh inning to pass George Brett for sixth place in baseball history. Pujols also scored Los Angeles' only run on Andrelton Simmons' single.
Lopes came through in extra innings with another clutch hit in his hometown ballpark for the Mariners, sending Lewis home with his single off José Quijada (0-1).
Taylor Williams (1-1) got the win, and Yohan Ramirez earned his first save.
BRAVES 12, PHILLIES 10
PHILADELPHIA -- Austin Riley homered, doubled and drove in three runs in Atlanta's 10-run second inning, Dansby Swanson also went deep and the Braves held on for a wild victory over Philadelphia.
Nick Markakis and Marcell Ozuna each added three hits and two RBIs for the first-place Braves, who avoided a three-game sweep and moved three games ahead of the Phillies and Miami in the NL East. Every Atlanta starter got at least one hit and scored at least one run.
Andrew McCutchen, Rhys Hoskins, Didi Gregorius and Roman Quinn homered for the Phillies, whose five-game winning streak was snapped.
The teams combined for 28 hits in a game that took 4 hours, 13 minutes.
Every Braves batter scored at least once in the second, which started innocently enough when Markakis grounded out to pitcher Jake Arrieta (2-4). But Arrieta wouldn't get another out while facing the next seven batters, and he was lifted for David Hale after Marcell Ozuna's RBI infield single that made it 5-0.
A.J. Minter (1-0) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings for the victory.
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dailyheraldchicago--2020-08-30--Friends, family call for harsher charges in Glenview teen's killing

Clutching a large picture frame with a photograph of her slain son , Marcela Fierros and a group of about 40 supporters gathered in front of the Glenview Municipal Center Sunday evening demanding more severe charges against the teen accused of killing him .
With a speaker repeating the refrain , `` All we want is justice , '' supporters held aloft signs in English and Spanish calling for justice for Elias Valdez , the 15-year-old Glenbrook South High School student stabbed to death earlier this month .
One sign summed up the feeling of the crowd -- `` Murderer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Elias was found Aug. 5 lying in a grassy area on the 1200 block of Greenwood Road in Glenview , police said .
He was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge , where he died in surgery .
A 16-year-old boy surrendered to Glenview police Aug. 17 .
He is charged with second-degree murder and faces a Sept. 9 court hearing .
In the meantime , he has been released on electronic home monitoring .
Family and friends at Sunday 's rally objected to both the second-degree murder charge and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be held at home .
`` I want the kid who killed my brother to go to jail and not to be on home arrest , '' said Elias ' 13-year-old sister , Paola Valdez .
Fierros said through a translator that she rejects any claim that Elias was killed in self- defense .
She said Elias never carried any weapons .
`` I just want justice for Elias , '' added Cristal Flores , one of the organizers of the event and the parent of a Glenbrook South student .
`` It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could have been anybody 's child . ''
Also at the event was Oscar Ocampo , a friend and former neighbor of the Valdez family who , like Elias , was a wrestler at Glenbrook South .
`` I 'm pretty sure he was hoping to continue his wrestling career and wrestle for the varsity team , '' he said .
`` No kid deserves to die at a young age , no matter what . ''

Clutching a large picture frame with a photograph of her slain son, Marcela Fierros and a group of about 40 supporters gathered in front of the Glenview Municipal Center Sunday evening demanding more severe charges against the teen accused of killing him.
With a speaker repeating the refrain, "All we want is justice," supporters held aloft signs in English and Spanish calling for justice for Elias Valdez, the 15-year-old Glenbrook South High School student stabbed to death earlier this month.
One sign summed up the feeling of the crowd -- "Murderer Deserves 1st Degree Murder Charge!"
Elias was found Aug. 5 lying in a grassy area on the 1200 block of Greenwood Road in Glenview, police said. He was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where he died in surgery.
A 16-year-old boy surrendered to Glenview police Aug. 17. He is charged with second-degree murder and faces a Sept. 9 court hearing. In the meantime, he has been released on electronic home monitoring.
Family and friends at Sunday's rally objected to both the second-degree murder charge and the fact the boy is allowed to be held at home.
"I want the kid who killed my brother to go to jail and not to be on home arrest," said Elias' 13-year-old sister, Paola Valdez.
Fierros said through a translator that she rejects any claim that Elias was killed in self- defense. She said Elias never carried any weapons.
"I just want justice for Elias," added Cristal Flores, one of the organizers of the event and the parent of a Glenbrook South student. "It could have been my child. It could have been anybody's child."
Also at the event was Oscar Ocampo, a friend and former neighbor of the Valdez family who, like Elias, was a wrestler at Glenbrook South.
"I'm pretty sure he was hoping to continue his wrestling career and wrestle for the varsity team," he said. "No kid deserves to die at a young age, no matter what."


dailyheraldchicago--2020-08-31--Tiny offices provide peace and quiet for stay-at-home workers, remote learners

It took a few months , but a Lake Forest family recently came to a hard realization about pandemic living .
`` Our house seemed big when we used to leave it and go places , '' Catherine Stewart said .
`` With four kids and the prospect of working from home for a more extended period of time , while now also having online learners and a toddler in the house , we needed more space .
It gets absolutely crazy in the house , and you need a place to go and focus and concentrate . ''
Stewart @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workspace , and she and her husband , Ted , a gym teacher and athletic director at Lake Forest Country Day School who is also working from home , readily admit they 're not especially handy .
They needed a finished space , and they needed it quickly .
`` My husband 's online classes would make it sound like I was in the middle of an exercise studio , '' Stewart said .
`` I 'm sitting on calls all day where it sounds like I 'm in a spin class .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ big house needed big help .
They found it in a tiny office .
The tiny office is a kind of combination of the tiny house and backyard `` she-shed '' trends , said Bob Clarizio Jr. , founder and CEO of the Elgin-based Bantam Built-The Tiny House Co. Clarizio founded Bantam Built in 2015 when the tiny house movement was climbing toward its cultural peak .
`` When we started , there were only about 10 companies ( nationwide ) .
By 2018 , there were probably about 70 legitimate companies , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was saturated , and there were too many dogs at the bowl . ''
Bantam Built pivoted and started working more with the hospitality and accommodations industry , making unique , tiny hotels .
From March 2019 to March of this year , they built 70 to 80 units for the hospitality industry .
But when the pandemic hit and orders slowed , Clarizio came up with the small office idea , which he markets under the product name INshed .
He originally built the 8-foot by 12-foot office model , featured outside @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Elgin , as an office for him to use .
He said his company has received a lot of attention lately from a national television appearance on `` Fox & Friends . ''
`` People have been contacting us ( from ) all over the country .
We 've had to designate someone in our office to just handle inquiries .
It 's really a solution for so many different people with all sorts of unique needs , wants and budgets , '' Clarizio said .
`` Either they need a quiet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need a space for their child to study and learn -- especially with the Zoom classes , this becomes a great classroom . ''
The company has sold about 20 to 30 tiny offices since the pandemic began and work-from-home became a reality for many .
A new survey by 451 Research , a unit of S & P Global Market Intelligence , reveals that two-thirds of 575 small , medium and large companies intend to keep their work-from-home policies in place long term or permanently .
Twitter and Square , for instance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work from home permanently .
Each of Clarizio 's tiny offices can be built in three to four days .
Most are built in multiples on an assembly line at the company 's 15,000-square-foot warehouse in far west Elgin over seven or eight working days .
The average price for the 8-foot by 12-foot model is about $ 12,500 .
The company also offers 8-foot by 10-foot and 8-foot by 8-foot sizes .
`` It 's a four-season , fully insulated structure with premium shiplap interior , commercial flooring , heat and air @ @ @ @ @ @ @ door and large windows , '' Clarizio said .
Add-ons could include a built-in sound system and Alexa voice control .
`` We wanted to make something that was appealing and that was built to last , '' Clarizio said .
`` We 're building a product that is of the same quality of a home and in theory should last 30 years .
We just call it a shed because it 's the easiest way to get it in to someone 's backyard without causing a ruckus . ''
The Stewarts added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , at the suggestion of their 15-year-old son .
The `` office '' is under construction and will be delivered in the next week or two , the family said .
Catherine Stewart said she will use the space as an office and intends to stay there even after the pandemic subsides .
`` It 's nice to not to have to commute , and the reason I would go in to the office sometimes is for the peace and quiet and to have kids not constantly interrupting , '' she said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ do that without having to commute from the suburbs to the city , then it would be the best of both worlds . ''

Tiny offices provide peace and quiet for stay-at-home workers, remote learners
It took a few months, but a Lake Forest family recently came to a hard realization about pandemic living.
"Our house seemed big when we used to leave it and go places," Catherine Stewart said. "With four kids and the prospect of working from home for a more extended period of time, while now also having online learners and a toddler in the house, we needed more space.
It gets absolutely crazy in the house, and you need a place to go and focus and concentrate."
Stewart, an attorney, needed a completed workspace, and she and her husband, Ted, a gym teacher and athletic director at Lake Forest Country Day School who is also working from home, readily admit they're not especially handy. They needed a finished space, and they needed it quickly.
"My husband's online classes would make it sound like I was in the middle of an exercise studio," Stewart said. "I'm sitting on calls all day where it sounds like I'm in a spin class. It was not ideal."
Their big house needed big help. They found it in a tiny office.
- Rick West | Staff Photographer This model from Elgin-based Bantam Built is 8 feet by 12 feet, is fully insulated and has air conditioning, heat, surround sound and Alexa capabilities built in. As built, it costs about $18,000, but the average price for the size runs around $12,500 with many of those features.
The tiny office is a kind of combination of the tiny house and backyard "she-shed" trends, said Bob Clarizio Jr., founder and CEO of the Elgin-based Bantam Built-The Tiny House Co.
Clarizio founded Bantam Built in 2015 when the tiny house movement was climbing toward its cultural peak.
"When we started, there were only about 10 companies (nationwide). By 2018, there were probably about 70 legitimate companies," he said. "The market was saturated, and there were too many dogs at the bowl."
Bantam Built pivoted and started working more with the hospitality and accommodations industry, making unique, tiny hotels. From March 2019 to March of this year, they built 70 to 80 units for the hospitality industry.
- Rick West | Staff Photographer Bantam Built project manager Jessica Gillespie, cabinet maker Jeff Johnson and CEO Bob Clarizio Jr. review plans for a project at the tiny homebuilder's warehouse in Elgin.
But when the pandemic hit and orders slowed, Clarizio came up with the small office idea, which he markets under the product name INshed. He originally built the 8-foot by 12-foot office model, featured outside his company's building on Coombs Road in Elgin, as an office for him to use.
He said his company has received a lot of attention lately from a national television appearance on "Fox & Friends."
"People have been contacting us (from) all over the country. We've had to designate someone in our office to just handle inquiries. It's really a solution for so many different people with all sorts of unique needs, wants and budgets," Clarizio said. "Either they need a quiet place to work from home or they need a space for their child to study and learn -- especially with the Zoom classes, this becomes a great classroom."
- Rick West | Staff Photographer Brandon Wunderle grinds down a piece for a furnace at Bantam Built, a tiny homebuilder, in Elgin. They have to custom make or adapt many parts to fit the scale of building.
The company has sold about 20 to 30 tiny offices since the pandemic began and work-from-home became a reality for many.
A new survey by 451 Research, a unit of S & P Global Market Intelligence, reveals that two-thirds of 575 small, medium and large companies intend to keep their work-from-home policies in place long term or permanently. Twitter and Square, for instance, recently told their employees they can work from home permanently.
Each of Clarizio's tiny offices can be built in three to four days. Most are built in multiples on an assembly line at the company's 15,000-square-foot warehouse in far west Elgin over seven or eight working days.
- Rick West | Staff Photographer Bantam Built offers backyard offices in three sizes -- 8-foot by 12-foot, left, 8-foot by 10-foot and 8-foot by 8-foot. The left is designed as an office, the middle as a pool house with a full bathroom and the right as a bunkhouse with a desk.
The average price for the 8-foot by 12-foot model is about $12,500. The company also offers 8-foot by 10-foot and 8-foot by 8-foot sizes.
"It's a four-season, fully insulated structure with premium shiplap interior, commercial flooring, heat and air conditioning, LED lighting, sliding patio door and large windows," Clarizio said. Add-ons could include a built-in sound system and Alexa voice control.
"We wanted to make something that was appealing and that was built to last," Clarizio said. "We're building a product that is of the same quality of a home and in theory should last 30 years. We just call it a shed because it's the easiest way to get it in to someone's backyard without causing a ruckus."
The Stewarts added radiant floor heat to their tiny office, at the suggestion of their 15-year-old son. The "office" is under construction and will be delivered in the next week or two, the family said.
- Rick West | Staff Photographer Jeff Johnson works on cabinet trim at Bantam Built, a tiny homebuilder in Elgin. The company also has a larger assembly-line style building center in far west Elgin.
Catherine Stewart said she will use the space as an office and intends to stay there even after the pandemic subsides.
"It's nice to not to have to commute, and the reason I would go in to the office sometimes is for the peace and quiet and to have kids not constantly interrupting," she said.
"And if I'm able to do that without having to commute from the suburbs to the city, then it would be the best of both worlds."


dailyheraldchicago--2020-08-30--How remote PE classes will work this fall

Getting elementary-age students to focus in gym class from the other side of a computer screen can be exhausting , says Andrea Rodino , a virtual physical education teacher at Frank C. Whiteley Elementary School in Hoffman Estates .
Remote learning is dramatically changing the way physical education classes are taught this fall at most suburban public schools .
Teachers are using live and video instruction and prescribing activities students can perform safely at home using household materials .
They also are emphasizing how staying active during the pandemic can help improve students ' mental and social-emotional health .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Rodino said , `` but the kids love their time in PE even virtually .
They are craving the physical activity , so it has n't been that hard to keep them engaged .
They are excited to get up and moving . ''
Rodino said the biggest challenge with remote learning is connecting individually with her kindergarten through sixth-grade students during live group classes through the Google Meet videoconferencing platform .
It 's harder meeting students where they are and getting to know how they feel about physical education in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a half-hour class from her living room , Rodino models the locomotor skills students need to master , such as walking , running , skipping , hopping , jumping , and leaping .
She creates games to keep it interesting .
`` In the spring , it was more of a choice , '' Rodino said .
`` And now they are going to be assessed for their skills . ''
Setting expectations for how students conduct themselves in a virtual classroom is part of holding them accountable .
Students must find a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , wear appropriate clothing , be ready to move , and follow proper classroom etiquette , said Jenn Wills , a traveling elementary physical education teacher in Aurora-based Indian Prairie Unit District 204 .
That was the greatest challenge in the spring when the pandemic forced schools to switch to virtual learning .
`` I had younger siblings dancing and making faces in the background , parents sitting next to their students and doing classwork for them or answering the question .
I had a few animals who made cameo appearances ... ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Zoomed from their beds in their jammies , '' Wills said .
`` It was a learning experience even for the teachers . ''
With restrictions on team-based sports and on students engaging in outdoor play with peers , there is a greater focus now on getting students to set personal fitness goals and take charge of their own health and nutrition .
`` We might be developing better lifelong healthy habits for our kids , '' said John Bruesch , assistant superintendent of teaching and learning for Barrington Unit District 220 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on creating healthy and health-wise 35-year-olds rather than maybe developing college athletes through participation in sports .
Not that athletics is n't important to us , but right now we do n't have the opportunity . ''
Teachers also are helping students develop coping skills and understand the connection between physical health and mental health .
At the high school level , building strength and endurance remain primary goals , but students also need to learn what is happening within their bodies , said Andrew Burton , physical education teacher and wellness department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ daily 50-minute periods , students will perform repetitive exercises involving push-ups , squats , situps , stretches and other movements and will set their own limits .
They also will create their own workouts incorporating essential fitness components -- flexibility , muscular fitness , strength and endurance -- he added .
While most students do n't have access to athletic facilities or equipment , they can use available resources , such as sidewalks , parks , trails , weights or other household items like soup cans , milk jugs and laundry detergent for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gyms in their houses , some kids do n't have anything , '' said Tracey Jakaitis , student wellness coordinator for Elgin Area School District U-46 .
`` We are not asking kids to go outside , because it might not be safe .
We 're just trying to get to know where they are at and what they have before we can put lessons into place .
We 're personalizing PE . ''
Last fall , U-46 debuted new curriculum allowing high school students to choose from among courses on functional fitness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wellness , and officiating and coaching .
`` We always want physical activity to be deliberate , '' said Stephanie Katzenberger , physical education teacher at South Elgin High School .
`` We have a real opportunity now to emphasize the education part of physical education .
When students take more ownership of their own physical activity , it could really be a game-changer in PE . ''

How remote PE classes will work this fall
Getting elementary-age students to focus in gym class from the other side of a computer screen can be exhausting, says Andrea Rodino, a virtual physical education teacher at Frank C. Whiteley Elementary School in Hoffman Estates.
Remote learning is dramatically changing the way physical education classes are taught this fall at most suburban public schools. Teachers are using live and video instruction and prescribing activities students can perform safely at home using household materials.
They also are emphasizing how staying active during the pandemic can help improve students' mental and social-emotional health.
"There is no replacing face-to-face instruction," Rodino said, "but the kids love their time in PE even virtually. They are craving the physical activity, so it hasn't been that hard to keep them engaged. They are excited to get up and moving."
Frank C. Whiteley School teacher Andrea Rodino gives throwing instructions during a virtual gym class. - Paul Valade | Staff Photographer
Rodino said the biggest challenge with remote learning is connecting individually with her kindergarten through sixth-grade students during live group classes through the Google Meet videoconferencing platform. It's harder meeting students where they are and getting to know how they feel about physical education in the virtual setting, she said.
During a half-hour class from her living room, Rodino models the locomotor skills students need to master, such as walking, running, skipping, hopping, jumping, and leaping. She creates games to keep it interesting.
"In the spring, it was more of a choice," Rodino said. "And now they are going to be assessed for their skills."
Setting expectations for how students conduct themselves in a virtual classroom is part of holding them accountable. Students must find a quiet place to actively engage in class, wear appropriate clothing, be ready to move, and follow proper classroom etiquette, said Jenn Wills, a traveling elementary physical education teacher in Aurora-based Indian Prairie Unit District 204.
That was the greatest challenge in the spring when the pandemic forced schools to switch to virtual learning.
"I had younger siblings dancing and making faces in the background, parents sitting next to their students and doing classwork for them or answering the question. I had a few animals who made cameo appearances ... (and) a couple of students who Zoomed from their beds in their jammies," Wills said. "It was a learning experience even for the teachers."
With restrictions on team-based sports and on students engaging in outdoor play with peers, there is a greater focus now on getting students to set personal fitness goals and take charge of their own health and nutrition.
"We might be developing better lifelong healthy habits for our kids," said John Bruesch, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning for Barrington Unit District 220. "The focus right now is squarely on creating healthy and health-wise 35-year-olds rather than maybe developing college athletes through participation in sports. Not that athletics isn't important to us, but right now we don't have the opportunity."
Teachers also are helping students develop coping skills and understand the connection between physical health and mental health.
At the high school level, building strength and endurance remain primary goals, but students also need to learn what is happening within their bodies, said Andrew Burton, physical education teacher and wellness department chair for Wauconda High School.
Andrew Burton
During daily 50-minute periods, students will perform repetitive exercises involving push-ups, squats, situps, stretches and other movements and will set their own limits. They also will create their own workouts incorporating essential fitness components -- flexibility, muscular fitness, strength and endurance -- he added.
While most students don't have access to athletic facilities or equipment, they can use available resources, such as sidewalks, parks, trails, weights or other household items like soup cans, milk jugs and laundry detergent for training.
"Some kids have full gyms in their houses, some kids don't have anything," said Tracey Jakaitis, student wellness coordinator for Elgin Area School District U-46. "We are not asking kids to go outside, because it might not be safe. We're just trying to get to know where they are at and what they have before we can put lessons into place. We're personalizing PE."
Last fall, U-46 debuted new curriculum allowing high school students to choose from among courses on functional fitness, strength and performance, walking for wellness, and officiating and coaching.
"We always want physical activity to be deliberate," said Stephanie Katzenberger, physical education teacher at South Elgin High School. "We have a real opportunity now to emphasize the education part of physical education. When students take more ownership of their own physical activity, it could really be a game-changer in PE."


dailyheraldchicago--2020-08-30--Metra dealing with a summer of discontent

As Metra strives to recapture riders wary of commuting during a pandemic , the railroad faces COVID-19 fallout on other fronts -- no money , picketing workers , Illinois Senate scrutiny and balking conductors on Union Pacific lines .
Members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance Workers Employee Division of the Teamsters brought their work safety grievances to Metra directors ' homes this summer .
It resulted in one encounter where union officials say they were threatened with a firearm , although police dispute those claims .
The employees , who fix tracks , structures and stations , want Metra to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Thirty union members have tested positive for COVID-19 and one worker died of the virus , Metra confirms .
Even with masks , workers are anxious about close conditions , such as driving four to a truck en route to jobs , Teamsters representative Nick Manojlovic said .
`` No one wants to go to work and bring that ( virus ) home to our families , '' Manojlovic said .
Metra advises employees `` who suspect they have been infected to use their health insurance benefits to get tested or , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the state 's available testing sites , '' spokesman Michael Gillis said .
`` As for cleaning work environments , all departments should be cleaning and sanitizing vehicles and work environments daily , '' he added .
`` We have thermometers distributed everywhere for any employee 's use ; usage is voluntary . ''
The union and Metra are currently negotiating a contract .
Things got messy at Director Ken Koehler 's house in Crystal Lake Aug. 6 , when a crowd of Teamsters materialized with signs and a bullhorn .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ point intimidated protesters by displaying a pistol and saying , `` I 'm armed . ''
But `` that is absolutely not true , '' countered Koehler , who has a concealed carry license .
His firearm `` never left the holster , '' he said .
`` I did not display it , I did not try to agitate anyone . ''
The former McHenry County Board chairman said he 's dealt with labor protests before but not to the extent of having a noisy throng in his neighborhood .
Crystal Lake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Metra director told officers who came to his house that he had a concealed carry license and handed over his firearm temporarily upon request .
`` At no time did ( Koehler ) threaten any protesters , '' Kotlowski said .
`` During the incident , all parties were peaceful . ''
In July , Illinois Senate Transportation Committee members asked Metra and transit agencies across the state to report on COVID-19 safety precautions to keep passengers and employees safe .
Given workers ' concerns , lawmakers are closely reviewing Metra 's response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said Chairman Ram Villivalam , a Chicago Democrat .
Meanwhile , $ 1 million a month is flying out the train door because Union Pacific has instructed its conductors not to collect fares .
Because of COVID-19 safety concerns , UP trains are limited to one conductor who opens and closes doors and checks boardings , UP spokeswoman Kristen South said .
During Illinois ' stay-at-home order , conductors on all 11 Metra lines did the same , Gillis said , `` but starting in June the rest of the lines resumed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Typically , Metra trains have two conductors ( sometimes three at rush hour ) , and their absence has raised security concerns .
`` Chicago commuters receive safe , reliable service on the UP North , Northwest and West lines .
This will not change , '' South said .
Union Pacific is suing to extricate itself from operating Metra trains on its tracks .
Metra contends federal law obligates UP to stay put .
If staffing angst were n't enough , Metra 's CFO projects a funding void of $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As of July 31 , ridership is down by 91 % compared to 2019 as students and adults work from home .
Sales tax receipts are down nearly 10 % from projections through April .
`` We are still running largely empty trains , '' Chief Financial Officer Tom Farmer said at a recent meeting .
Heading to work in Glen Ellyn on Wednesday , Bryan Heath was one of two riders in a Metra BNSF Line railcar .
With those numbers , he 's not worried about coronavirus exposure .
Rather @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Metra has the funds to keep going , '' Heath said .
Drivers age 75 and older will get an extra year to renew their driver 's licenses , Secretary of State Jesse White announced last week .
Drivers in that age bracket with a license that expires in 2020 `` do not need to visit a facility to renew their driver 's license until shortly before their birthday in 2021 , '' White said .
The move was made as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and affects about 147,000 drivers .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ letter and are being asked to keep that document as proof of the extension .

Metra dealing with a summer of discontent
As Metra strives to recapture riders wary of commuting during a pandemic, the railroad faces COVID-19 fallout on other fronts -- no money, picketing workers, Illinois Senate scrutiny and balking conductors on Union Pacific lines.
Members of the Brotherhood of Maintenance Workers Employee Division of the Teamsters brought their work safety grievances to Metra directors' homes this summer. It resulted in one encounter where union officials say they were threatened with a firearm, although police dispute those claims.
The employees, who fix tracks, structures and stations, want Metra to offer COVID-19 testing and regular temperature checks.
Thirty union members have tested positive for COVID-19 and one worker died of the virus, Metra confirms.
Even with masks, workers are anxious about close conditions, such as driving four to a truck en route to jobs, Teamsters representative Nick Manojlovic said.
"No one wants to go to work and bring that (virus) home to our families," Manojlovic said.
Metra advises employees "who suspect they have been infected to use their health insurance benefits to get tested or, now that they are available, use one of the state's available testing sites," spokesman Michael Gillis said.
"As for cleaning work environments, all departments should be cleaning and sanitizing vehicles and work environments daily," he added. "We have thermometers distributed everywhere for any employee's use; usage is voluntary."
The union and Metra are currently negotiating a contract.
Things got messy at Director Ken Koehler's house in Crystal Lake Aug. 6, when a crowd of Teamsters materialized with signs and a bullhorn.
According to Manojlovic, Koehler at one point intimidated protesters by displaying a pistol and saying, "I'm armed."
But "that is absolutely not true," countered Koehler, who has a concealed carry license. His firearm "never left the holster," he said. "I did not display it, I did not try to agitate anyone."
The former McHenry County Board chairman said he's dealt with labor protests before but not to the extent of having a noisy throng in his neighborhood.
Crystal Lake Police Deputy Chief Thomas Kotlowski said the Metra director told officers who came to his house that he had a concealed carry license and handed over his firearm temporarily upon request.
"At no time did (Koehler) threaten any protesters," Kotlowski said. "During the incident, all parties were peaceful."
In July, Illinois Senate Transportation Committee members asked Metra and transit agencies across the state to report on COVID-19 safety precautions to keep passengers and employees safe. Given workers' concerns, lawmakers are closely reviewing Metra's response to see if further action is needed, said Chairman Ram Villivalam, a Chicago Democrat.
Meanwhile, $1 million a month is flying out the train door because Union Pacific has instructed its conductors not to collect fares.
Because of COVID-19 safety concerns, UP trains are limited to one conductor who opens and closes doors and checks boardings, UP spokeswoman Kristen South said.
During Illinois' stay-at-home order, conductors on all 11 Metra lines did the same, Gillis said, "but starting in June the rest of the lines resumed working the trains and UP did not."
Typically, Metra trains have two conductors (sometimes three at rush hour), and their absence has raised security concerns.
"Chicago commuters receive safe, reliable service on the UP North, Northwest and West lines. This will not change," South said.
Union Pacific is suing to extricate itself from operating Metra trains on its tracks. Metra contends federal law obligates UP to stay put.
If staffing angst weren't enough, Metra's CFO projects a funding void of $682 million by the end of 2021.
Federal aid will offset $480 million, leaving a $202 million gap.
As of July 31, ridership is down by 91% compared to 2019 as students and adults work from home. Sales tax receipts are down nearly 10% from projections through April.
"We are still running largely empty trains," Chief Financial Officer Tom Farmer said at a recent meeting.
Heading to work in Glen Ellyn on Wednesday, Bryan Heath was one of two riders in a Metra BNSF Line railcar.
With those numbers, he's not worried about coronavirus exposure. Rather, "I'm more concerned if Metra has the funds to keep going," Heath said.
License extension for seniors
Drivers age 75 and older will get an extra year to renew their driver's licenses, Secretary of State Jesse White announced last week.
Drivers in that age bracket with a license that expires in 2020 "do not need to visit a facility to renew their driver's license until shortly before their birthday in 2021," White said.
The move was made as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and affects about 147,000 drivers.
Drivers who qualify will be notified by letter and are being asked to keep that document as proof of the extension.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-08-30--Aurora woman, passenger killed in crash on I-290

A 27-year-old Aurora woman and a 32-year-old Aurora man are dead following a two-vehicle crash Sunday morning on eastbound I-290 @ @ @ @ @ State Police said both vehicles were traveling east near Des Plaines Avenue at approximately 4:23 @ @ @ @ @ driven by a 19-year-old Maywood man attempted to change lanes and collided with a 2006 @ @ @ @ @ Aurora woman .
Following impact , the driver of the Chevrolet lost control and veered @ @ @ @ @ right , striking a guardrail and posts on the right shoulder , police said .
@ @ @ @ @ rest on the right lane and right shoulder .
The Aurora woman and a 32-year-old @ @ @ @ @ did not disclose their identities .
Another passenger , a 27-year-old Aurora man , was @ @ @ @ @ with minor injuries .
The Maywood man was taken to a hospital with injuries police @ @ @ @ @ lanes of eastbound I-290 at Des Plaines Avenue were closed until 9:50 a.m. while police @ @

Aurora woman, passenger killed in crash on I-290
A 27-year-old Aurora woman and a 32-year-old Aurora man are dead following a two-vehicle crash Sunday morning on eastbound I-290 in Forest Park.
Illinois State Police said both vehicles were traveling east near Des Plaines Avenue at approximately 4:23 a.m. when a 2013 Hyundai driven by a 19-year-old Maywood man attempted to change lanes and collided with a 2006 Chevrolet driven by the 27-year-old Aurora woman.
Following impact, the driver of the Chevrolet lost control and veered off the roadway to the right, striking a guardrail and posts on the right shoulder, police said. Both vehicles came to a rest on the right lane and right shoulder.
The Aurora woman and a 32-year-old male passenger died. Police did not disclose their identities. Another passenger, a 27-year-old Aurora man, was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries.
The Maywood man was taken to a hospital with injuries police described as nonlife-threatening.
All lanes of eastbound I-290 at Des Plaines Avenue were closed until 9:50 a.m. while police investigated.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-08-30--Rozner: Rahm wins BMW in spectacular fashion

When PGA Tour officials had dreams of the FedExCup Playoffs , not in their wildest imagination could they have had this kind of fantasy .
What they got Sunday was a major championship finish on a U.S. Open course in the toughest conditions the players have faced in two years , with the No .
1 and No .
2 players in the world batting to a nearly indescribable finish .
In the end , it was Jon Rahm , who came in No .
2 in the Official World Golf Rankings , taking down the world heavyweight champ , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Olympia Fields , concluding with one of the wackiest playoff holes you will ever see .
`` I process things so far after the fact that I ca n't really explain it yet .
I think I 'm still in playoff hole mentally , '' Rahm said minutes after winning .
`` I still ca n't believe what just happened , what happened the last hour of play . ''
Rahm shot a 66 on Saturday -- tied for best round of the day -- when scoring conditions were impossible , giving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ run at the leaders Sunday , starting the day 3 shots behind Johnson , who won by 11 in Boston a week ago .
But Rahm would need something very low on a course that was giving up nothing .
After missing a 9-foot birdie putt on the ninth hole , Rahm 's chances did n't look good , at that point 4 shots behind Johnson , but on the 10th he curled in a 15-footer and Rahm was moving in the right direction .
He stuffed it on 12 and that 5-foot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 4-under for the day , as Johnson began to stumble .
With only a few scoring chances remaining , Rahm had to get one on the par-5 15th .
His tee shot veered right and into the rough , nearly out of bounds , which would have ended his day .
But he pitched out and then hit a brilliant iron from 218 yards to 9 feet and under the hole .
Rahm made the putt and suddenly he was in the lead at 3-under .
With Johnson still having the 15th @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be the score to beat , or perhaps enough for a playoff .
But then Rahm drained a 36-footer for an unlikely bird on the par-3 16th , and at 4-under par and with a 2-shot lead , it was all there for Rahm .
He hit a pair of fairways and greens and made easy pars on the 17th and 18th , but Johnson indeed made birdie on 15 , and got up and down out of a greenside bunker on 17 .
Still a shot back , Johnson needed bird @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the right rough .
No chance he makes birdie from there .
His 195-yard iron stopped 43 feet above the hole , a lightning fast putt with a double break .
But Johnson somehow drained the putt and Rahm was in a playoff after posting an absurd 64 , a 10-under par weekend when it appeared on Friday as if he was completely out of the tournament .
As if the final hour was n't ridiculous enough , Rahm 's tee shot on the first playoff hole ( 18 ) went into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where Johnson hit his tee shot in regulation .
Johnson , meanwhile , adjusted from his last tee shot and -- predictably -- hit it far left .
But that strike hit a tree and caromed into the fairway .
Unable to spin his iron from the rough , Rahm landed his approach in the middle of the green and it rolled all the way to the back , an impossible putt , fast and with a triple break from 66 feet , a daunting 2-putt from there .
`` My hope was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uphill putt , somewhere hopefully within 3 feet , but that was extremely difficult , '' Rahm said .
`` I was just kind of hoping to give myself a chance to make par . ''
Johnson wisely hit his shot left on the pin to the middle of the green , where he could easily make par .
But as improbable as was Johnson 's putt on 18 that sent it to a playoff , Rahm 's was much more so .
As it left the putter and slid down the hill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calling for it to settle .
Instead , it dropped in , bringing a wild reaction from Rahm and a huge roar from the volunteers on course , and forcing Johnson to make his putt from 32 feet to stay alive .
It barely missed on the right edge and Rahm had won the BMW Championship with as good a weekend of golf as has been seen on Tour since the major championships of 2019 .
`` I grew up on golf courses with a lot of slope , so putts with slope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 25-year-old Spaniard .
`` When I first stood behind the ball I could see the first two-thirds or three-fourths were pretty much steady left to right , and then you get to the big slope , to the top of that hill , and it 's going to start quick right and then at the end it 's going to start turning left toward the pin .
`` For people that have seen the movie , 'The Legend of Bagger Vance , ' you can kind of see the light of how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I kind of visualize the ball rolling like that . ''
An extraordinary weekend for Rahm could have gone off the rails when he lost a stroke Saturday to a penalty when he spaced out and forgot to mark his ball on the fifth green , following back-to-back birdies .
But he kept it together and had a spectacular weekend , leading to one of the great playoff birdies of all time and his fifth PGA Tour win in four years as a professional , to go along with six more on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hours were crazy , '' Rahm said .
`` That stretch of waiting for D.J .
to finish , him making the putt ( in regulation ) , going to the playoff , me making the putt , then trying to stay mentally in it just in case he made the last putt , it 's been a roller coaster , but so much fun . ''
And some kind of show .

Rozner: Rahm wins BMW in spectacular fashion
Jon Rahm reacts after making his putt on the first playoff hole during the final round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at the Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Ill., Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. Associated Press
When PGA Tour officials had dreams of the FedExCup Playoffs, not in their wildest imagination could they have had this kind of fantasy.
What they got Sunday was a major championship finish on a U.S. Open course in the toughest conditions the players have faced in two years, with the No. 1 and No. 2 players in the world batting to a nearly indescribable finish.
In the end, it was Jon Rahm, who came in No. 2 in the Official World Golf Rankings, taking down the world heavyweight champ, Dustin Johnson, in the BMW Championship at Olympia Fields, concluding with one of the wackiest playoff holes you will ever see.
"I process things so far after the fact that I can't really explain it yet. I think I'm still in playoff hole mentally," Rahm said minutes after winning. "I still can't believe what just happened, what happened the last hour of play."
Rahm shot a 66 on Saturday -- tied for best round of the day -- when scoring conditions were impossible, giving him a slight chance to make a run at the leaders Sunday, starting the day 3 shots behind Johnson, who won by 11 in Boston a week ago.
But Rahm would need something very low on a course that was giving up nothing.
After missing a 9-foot birdie putt on the ninth hole, Rahm's chances didn't look good, at that point 4 shots behind Johnson, but on the 10th he curled in a 15-footer and Rahm was moving in the right direction.
He stuffed it on 12 and that 5-foot birdie putt got him to 2-under par and 4-under for the day, as Johnson began to stumble.
With only a few scoring chances remaining, Rahm had to get one on the par-5 15th. His tee shot veered right and into the rough, nearly out of bounds, which would have ended his day. But he pitched out and then hit a brilliant iron from 218 yards to 9 feet and under the hole. Rahm made the putt and suddenly he was in the lead at 3-under.
With Johnson still having the 15th to play, it looked like 3-under would be the score to beat, or perhaps enough for a playoff. But then Rahm drained a 36-footer for an unlikely bird on the par-3 16th, and at 4-under par and with a 2-shot lead, it was all there for Rahm.
He hit a pair of fairways and greens and made easy pars on the 17th and 18th, but Johnson indeed made birdie on 15, and got up and down out of a greenside bunker on 17.
Still a shot back, Johnson needed bird on 18 after hitting his tee shot into the right rough. No chance he makes birdie from there. His 195-yard iron stopped 43 feet above the hole, a lightning fast putt with a double break.
Not gonna happen.
But Johnson somehow drained the putt and Rahm was in a playoff after posting an absurd 64, a 10-under par weekend when it appeared on Friday as if he was completely out of the tournament.
As if the final hour wasn't ridiculous enough, Rahm's tee shot on the first playoff hole (18) went into the right rough, not far from where Johnson hit his tee shot in regulation. Johnson, meanwhile, adjusted from his last tee shot and -- predictably -- hit it far left. But that strike hit a tree and caromed into the fairway.
Big break and a big advantage for Johnson.
Unable to spin his iron from the rough, Rahm landed his approach in the middle of the green and it rolled all the way to the back, an impossible putt, fast and with a triple break from 66 feet, a daunting 2-putt from there.
"My hope was to get myself somewhat of a doable uphill putt, somewhere hopefully within 3 feet, but that was extremely difficult," Rahm said. "I was just kind of hoping to give myself a chance to make par."
Johnson wisely hit his shot left on the pin to the middle of the green, where he could easily make par. But as improbable as was Johnson's putt on 18 that sent it to a playoff, Rahm's was much more so. As it left the putter and slid down the hill and toward the hole, Rahm was calling for it to settle.
Instead, it dropped in, bringing a wild reaction from Rahm and a huge roar from the volunteers on course, and forcing Johnson to make his putt from 32 feet to stay alive. It barely missed on the right edge and Rahm had won the BMW Championship with as good a weekend of golf as has been seen on Tour since the major championships of 2019.
"I grew up on golf courses with a lot of slope, so putts with slope are something I enjoy," said the 25-year-old Spaniard. "When I first stood behind the ball I could see the first two-thirds or three-fourths were pretty much steady left to right, and then you get to the big slope, to the top of that hill, and it's going to start quick right and then at the end it's going to start turning left toward the pin.
"For people that have seen the movie, 'The Legend of Bagger Vance,' you can kind of see the light of how the putt is supposed to go. I kind of visualize the ball rolling like that."
An extraordinary weekend for Rahm could have gone off the rails when he lost a stroke Saturday to a penalty when he spaced out and forgot to mark his ball on the fifth green, following back-to-back birdies.
But he kept it together and had a spectacular weekend, leading to one of the great playoff birdies of all time and his fifth PGA Tour win in four years as a professional, to go along with six more on the European Tour.
"The last couple hours were crazy," Rahm said. "That stretch of waiting for D.J. to finish, him making the putt (in regulation), going to the playoff, me making the putt, then trying to stay mentally in it just in case he made the last putt, it's been a roller coaster, but so much fun."
And some kind of show.