dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-21--Latest FEC reports reveal meager fundraising by Rick Laib in bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Bill Foster

As Election Day nears , a Republican congressional candidate who has denied there is a constitutional separation of church and state and who doubts the science pointing to man-made climate change is n't getting much financial help from his party or local conservatives .
GOP hopeful Rick Laib of Joliet collected less than $ 5,900 in total campaign donations during the year 's third quarter in his bid for Illinois ' 11th Congressional District seat , his latest federal disclosure report shows .
Laib 's campaign ended the quarter with less than $ 4,500 saved for the critical final weeks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the newest financial report from incumbent Democrat Bill Foster of Naperville showed more than $ 491,000 in donations during the period and nearly $ 4 million saved at the quarter 's end .
Laib 's meager fundraising show 's he 's not a serious candidate , elections expert Kent Redfield said .
`` There is no sign of any kind of organized or unorganized base , '' said Redfield , professor emeritus of political science at the University of Illinois at Springfield .
`` There is no individual or organized support at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the local , state , or national level and no national organization or PAC ( political action committee ) support . ''
Laib could n't be reached for comment .
A Foster spokesman declined to comment .
Congressional candidates must file quarterly financial reports with the Federal Election Commission .
Reports can be viewed at fec.gov .
The latest reports cover transactions made between July 1 and Sept. 30 .
The Committee to Elect Rick Laib started the third quarter with about $ 4,485 saved .
A Will County sheriff 's sergeant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during the period .
He identified only one donation from a political party -- $ 500 from the Will County Republican Central Committee .
Team Laib reported spending about $ 5,860 on polling , signs , flyers and other operational expenses during the quarter , ending September with about $ 4,445 saved .
The campaign also reported $ 1,500 in outstanding debts , all to the candidate .
`` This is a Democratic leaning district with an incumbent Democratic congressman , '' he said .
`` The incumbent , Foster , is running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advantages of an incumbent -- name recognition , community presence and lots of money . ''
GOP donors are putting more money -- millions , in fact -- into the races for Illinois ' 6th District and 14th District seats , both of which were held by Republicans for decades until they flipped in 2018 as part of the blue wave that gave Democrats control of the U.S. House .
In the 6th District , Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove is challenged by Republican Jeanne Ives of Wheaton and Libertarian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 14th , Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood is challenged by the GOP 's Jim Oberweis .
`` The chances of the Republicans taking back the two seats they lost in 2018 are much greater than their chances of defeating a Democratic incumbent from a Democratic district , '' Redfield said .
Bill Foster for Congress started the quarter with nearly $ 3.4 million in the bank and received $ 491,929 in total receipts during the period , records show .
That included 500 individual donations totaling nearly $ 253,258 and 107 donations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ representing special interests .
Many donations came from groups representing the banking industry , including : Foster , a former particle physicist , reported spending about $ 109,897 on media production , consulting and other operational expenses during the quarter .
His campaign donated $ 36,250 in cash or services to other political groups , including Joe Biden 's presidential campaign .
Team Foster ended September with about $ 3.7 million saved and more than $ 1 million in outstanding debts , nearly all of it to the candidate .
The 11th District @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kane , Kendall and Will counties .

Latest FEC reports reveal meager fundraising by Rick Laib in bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Bill Foster
Bill Foster, left, and Rick Laib, right, are the candidates for the 11th congressional District.
As Election Day nears, a Republican congressional candidate who has denied there is a constitutional separation of church and state and who doubts the science pointing to man-made climate change isn't getting much financial help from his party or local conservatives.
GOP hopeful Rick Laib of Joliet collected less than $5,900 in total campaign donations during the year's third quarter in his bid for Illinois' 11th Congressional District seat, his latest federal disclosure report shows. Laib's campaign ended the quarter with less than $4,500 saved for the critical final weeks of the race.
In stark contrast, the newest financial report from incumbent Democrat Bill Foster of Naperville showed more than $491,000 in donations during the period and nearly $4 million saved at the quarter's end.
Laib's meager fundraising show's he's not a serious candidate, elections expert Kent Redfield said.
"There is no sign of any kind of organized or unorganized base," said Redfield, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Illinois at Springfield. "There is no individual or organized support at the district level, no party support at the local, state, or national level and no national organization or PAC (political action committee) support."
Laib didn't answer questions about his campaign's finances. A Foster spokesman declined to comment.
Congressional candidates must file quarterly financial reports with the Federal Election Commission. Reports can be viewed at fec.gov.
The latest reports cover transactions made between July 1 and Sept. 30.
The Committee to Elect Rick Laib started the third quarter with about $4,485 saved.
A Will County sheriff's sergeant, Laib received $5,820 in donations during the period. He identified only one donation from a political party -- $500 from the Will County Republican Central Committee.
Team Laib reported spending about $5,860 on polling, signs, flyers and other operational expenses during the quarter, ending September with about $4,445 saved. The campaign also reported $1,500 in outstanding debts, all to the candidate.
Redfield wasn't surprised by Laib's lack of funding.
"This is a Democratic leaning district with an incumbent Democratic congressman," he said. "The incumbent, Foster, is running for his fifth term with all the advantages of an incumbent -- name recognition, community presence and lots of money."
GOP donors are putting more money -- millions, in fact -- into the races for Illinois' 6th District and 14th District seats, both of which were held by Republicans for decades until they flipped in 2018 as part of the blue wave that gave Democrats control of the U.S. House.
In the 6th District, Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove is challenged by Republican Jeanne Ives of Wheaton and Libertarian Bill Redpath of West Dundee. In the 14th, Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood is challenged by the GOP's Jim Oberweis.
"The chances of the Republicans taking back the two seats they lost in 2018 are much greater than their chances of defeating a Democratic incumbent from a Democratic district," Redfield said.
Bill Foster for Congress started the quarter with nearly $3.4 million in the bank and received $491,929 in total receipts during the period, records show.
That included 500 individual donations totaling nearly $253,258 and 107 donations totaling $217,000 from political action committees representing special interests.
Many donations came from groups representing the banking industry, including:
• The American Bankers Association, $2,000.
• The Bank Policy Institute, $2,000.
• Citigroup, $2,000.
• U.S. Bank, $1,000.
Foster, a former particle physicist, reported spending about $109,897 on media production, consulting and other operational expenses during the quarter. His campaign donated $36,250 in cash or services to other political groups, including Joe Biden's presidential campaign.
Team Foster ended September with about $3.7 million saved and more than $1 million in outstanding debts, nearly all of it to the candidate.
The 11th District includes parts of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will counties.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-21--St. Charles enhancing outdoor dining options with tents, igloos

Between new COVID-19 restrictions and the rapidly approaching cold weather , St. Charles restaurants and bars are gearing up for a tough winter .
St. Charles officials are gearing up to help .
At Monday 's St. Charles City Council meeting , the aldermen approved a series of measures designed to enhance outdoor dining options for the cold weather .
They also voted to extend the timeline for street closures to allow tents to be put up by city establishments .
`` We want to make sure they 're successful , '' said St. Charles City Administrator Mark Koenen .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state on Tuesday imposed a ban on indoor dining in Kane and DuPage counties that takes effect on Friday .
With that in mind , Monday 's action on outdoor dining becomes even more important to St. Charles businesses .
Rita Tungare , the city 's director of community and economic development , presented the winter outdoor dining plan at Monday 's meeting .
The first step was extending the outdoor dining program on public property , due to expire at the end of October , through Phase 4 of the Restore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extending the current closure of a portion First Street through Nov. 30 and the closure of a portion of Walnut Avenue through Phase 4 to allow outdoor dining , the city also approved an outdoor dining plan for the West Plaza adjacent to First Street .
That area features restaurants such as Gia Mia , McNally 's , La Za Za 's and La Mesa .
Through the allowance of tents , `` igloo '' pods and heating sources , the city is trying to work with business owners in case the COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ indoor dining ban for a lengthy period of time .
Koenen said he received guidance on Wednesday from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Activity that a four-sided tent is considered outdoor dining as long as two sides of the tent remain open to allow proper air flow .
Establishments such as Alter Brewing , meanwhile , are hoping to utilize `` igloos '' for outdoor dining .
`` We 're trying to be business friendly , '' Koenen said .
`` But at the same time we feel an obligation to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guidance . ''

St. Charles enhancing outdoor dining options with tents, igloos
In preparation of colder weather, the St. Charles City Council approved expanded outdoor dining in the city including the West Plaza area near First Street. Courtesy City of St. Charles
Between new COVID-19 restrictions and the rapidly approaching cold weather, St. Charles restaurants and bars are gearing up for a tough winter.
St. Charles officials are gearing up to help.
At Monday's St. Charles City Council meeting, the aldermen approved a series of measures designed to enhance outdoor dining options for the cold weather. They also voted to extend the timeline for street closures to allow tents to be put up by city establishments.
"We want to make sure they're successful," said St. Charles City Administrator Mark Koenen.
Due to rising COVID-19 positivity rates, the state on Tuesday imposed a ban on indoor dining in Kane and DuPage counties that takes effect on Friday. With that in mind, Monday's action on outdoor dining becomes even more important to St. Charles businesses.
Rita Tungare, the city's director of community and economic development, presented the winter outdoor dining plan at Monday's meeting. The first step was extending the outdoor dining program on public property, due to expire at the end of October, through Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois reopening plan.
In addition to extending the current closure of a portion First Street through Nov. 30 and the closure of a portion of Walnut Avenue through Phase 4 to allow outdoor dining, the city also approved an outdoor dining plan for the West Plaza adjacent to First Street. That area features restaurants such as Gia Mia, McNally's, La Za Za's and La Mesa.
Through the allowance of tents, "igloo" pods and heating sources, the city is trying to work with business owners in case the COVID-19 positivity rate causes the continuation of the indoor dining ban for a lengthy period of time.
Koenen said he received guidance on Wednesday from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Activity that a four-sided tent is considered outdoor dining as long as two sides of the tent remain open to allow proper air flow. Establishments such as Alter Brewing, meanwhile, are hoping to utilize "igloos" for outdoor dining.
"We're trying to be business friendly," Koenen said. "But at the same time we feel an obligation to work with and follow the governor's guidance."


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-21--Schaumburg woman found dead in vacant lot in Chicago

A 30-year-old Schaumburg woman was found dead Tuesday morning in Humboldt Park , according to a news release from the @ @ @ @ @ Elsayed was found just after 7 a.m. in a vacant lot on the 800 block @ @ @ @ @ according to the news release .
After Chicago firefighters were unable to detect Elsayed 's @ @ @ @ @ she was taken to Stroger Hospital , where she was pronounced dead just before 7:30 @ @ @ @ @ were no apparent signs of trauma .

Schaumburg woman found dead in vacant lot in Chicago
A 30-year-old Schaumburg woman was found dead Tuesday morning in Humboldt Park, according to a news release from the Chicago Police Department.
Jessica Elsayed was found just after 7 a.m. in a vacant lot on the 800 block of North Drake Avenue, according to the news release.
After Chicago firefighters were unable to detect Elsayed's pulse at the scene, she was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she was pronounced dead just before 7:30 a.m.
First responders said there were no apparent signs of trauma.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-21--Mount Prospect issues federal grants to public agencies for COVID costs

Several public agencies needing to recover costs stemming from COVID-19 stand to benefit from grant funds distributed by Mount Prospect .
On Tuesday , the village board approved more than $ 150,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funds specifically targeted for public services affected by the coronavirus .
The grants are over and above the usual block grants the village receives , Mayor Arlene Juracek said .
Community Development Director Bill Cooney told the board the village has received about $ 250,000 annually in block grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development since the early 1980s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ benefit low- to moderate-income residents , Cooney said .
Recently , much of the funds have been used for sidewalk improvements in low- to moderate-income areas .
This new round of funding , $ 154,667 , is part of grants directed at preventing , preparing for and responding to the coronavirus , he said .
`` We 're going to spend this first round on public service activities , because as you know , there are a lot of people struggling out there , ( lower- to moderate-income ) individuals that have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
These activities will include rent assistance , hotel/motel overnight stays , food pantry distribution and meal delivery to those who are quarantined or medically vulnerable .
The village 's human services department will receive $ 22,457 for emergency food distribution .
NorthWest Compass will be provided $ 59,000 for rent and mortgage assistance and $ 2,750 for short-term motel stays .
JOURNEYS will receive $ 35,000 for emergency shelter and services for the homeless .
Search Inc. will be allocated $ 5,400 for PPE for Group Homes and $ 11,250 for food @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also receive $ 3,810 for food for quarantined residents .
Access to Care will be provided $ 5,000 for health care services .
And WINGS will be granted $ 10,000 for services to prevent homelessness for victims of domestic violence .

Mount Prospect issues federal grants to public agencies for COVID-19 costs
Several public agencies needing to recover costs stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic stand to benefit from grant funds distributed by Mount Prospect.
The village board Tuesday approved more than $150,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funds specifically targeted for public services affected by the coronavirus.
The grants are over and above the usual block grants the village receives, Mayor Arlene Juracek said.
Community Development Director Bill Cooney told the board the village has received about $250,000 annually in block grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development since the early 1980s.
This new round of funding, $154,667, is part of grants directed at preventing, preparing for and responding to the coronavirus, he said.
"We're going to spend this first round on public service activities, because as you know, there are a lot of people struggling out there, (lower- to moderate-income) individuals that have been out of work," Cooney said.
These activities will include rent assistance, hotel/motel overnight stays, food pantry distribution and meal delivery to those who are quarantined or medically vulnerable.
Cooney estimated 523 residents will be assisted through the grants.
The village's human services department will receive $22,457 for emergency food distribution.
NorthWest Compass will receive $59,000 for rent and mortgage assistance and $2,750 for short-term motel stays.
JOURNEYS the Road Home will receive $35,000 for emergency shelter and services for the homeless.
Search Inc. will be allocated $5,400 for PPE for Group Homes and $11,250 for food for residents in quarantine.
Glenkirk will also receive $3,810 for food for quarantined residents.
Access to Care will be provided $5,000 for health care services.
And WINGS will be granted $10,000 for services to prevent homelessness for victims of domestic violence.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-21--Nagy, Pace share blame for dysfunctional offense But that doesn't mean Bears can't contend

Much to the surprise of NFL experts , analysts and fans everywhere , the Bears have the second best record in the NFL .
Yet a significant percentage of Bears fans actually want head coach Matt Nagy and his boss , Ryan Pace fired , or at least want to know why they should n't be .
What the heck is going on ?
The answer , of course , is they 're 5-1 , and any thought Nagy and Pace are going anywhere or should be is idiotic .
The haters are fed by the fact that Pace made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a franchise quarterback that to date has failed to yield dividends or frankly much hope .
Nagy , meanwhile , was hired to be the head coach of the Bears based on the belief he 's an offensive guru , and this offense has been terrible .
I do n't believe the haters are just jerks , I suspect most are good folks who love their Bears but are convinced the record is meaningless and they 've just been lucky .
We 've seen that show before and they might be right .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bears team has one of the best defenses and some of the best special teams in the league .
That will win you a lot of football games .
You do n't become one of eight NFL teams in history to win three games in the first five weeks after trailing each by double digits on sheer luck .
There 's obviously some talent here , and they are getting some pretty good coaching .
Is it the schedule ?
Of the seven clubs with similar records to the Bears -- Seattle , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Tennessee , Baltimore and Kansas City -- only the Chiefs have faced a tougher schedule or more winning teams and it is n't close .
As poorly as the Bears offense has played , the only team in the NFC with a better record than them , the 5-0 Seahawks , currently have one of the worst defenses in the NFL .
They ranked dead last in total defense and against the pass .
Pete Carroll made his bones as a defensive guru , but there 's not a soul in Seattle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carroll has a ring , but it took him three jobs and eight years to get it .
The Bears are doing exactly what all the other top contenders are doing .
Have they been lucky or are they making their own luck ?
I 'd argue it 's been a significant dose of both .
That 's why when Nagy tells us , `` We 're doing enough right now to get the wins , and I refuse to take away the excitement that we have as a team right now in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get it .
It 's not like he 's ignoring or debating the obvious .
He 's also made clear , `` Right now with the offense struggling , OK , we completely know that .
We understand that , and we want what everybody else wants . ''
Nagy and Pace are n't getting paid to put up points or pile up stats .
They 're getting paid to win football games , and right now they are .
So to be less colloquial about it , they 're damned if they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I 'm not excusing their failings on offense .
It 's painful to watch and eventually likely to get them beat more than once .
I also believe it is their faults , Nagy for being too stubborn to consider all of his options to improve the situation and realize his scheme is failing as badly as his players , and Pace for believing mediocrity on the offensive line could be good enough .
But even great teams lose games and how often will the offense get them beat ?
Or can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be watching something interesting happening here , and perhaps we should n't rush to throw anyone to the wolves ?
I actually find Nagy fascinating right now .
It 's kind of like Rocky when Apollo tracked him down after Clubber Lang knocked him goofy and told him he had to keep fighting because it happened for all the wrong reasons .
There 's still time for Nagy 's offense to get up off the mat and what did Rocky say ?
`` Gee , Apollo , now you got me curious .
@

Nagy, Pace share blame for dysfunctional offense But that doesn't mean Bears can't contend
The Bears are doing exactly what all the other top contenders are doing. Have they been lucky or are they making their own luck? Hub Arkush argues it's been a significant dose of both. That's why when Nagy tells us, "We're doing enough right now to get the wins, and I refuse to take away the excitement that we have as a team right now in that locker room," we should get it. Associated Press
Much to the surprise of NFL experts, analysts and fans everywhere, the Bears have the second best record in the NFL.
Yet a significant percentage of Bears fans actually want head coach Matt Nagy and his boss, Ryan Pace fired, or at least want to know why they shouldn't be.
What the heck is going on?
The answer, of course, is they're 5-1, and any thought Nagy and Pace are going anywhere or should be is idiotic.
The haters are fed by the fact that Pace made a bold but ill-advised trade to draft a franchise quarterback that to date has failed to yield dividends or frankly much hope. Nagy, meanwhile, was hired to be the head coach of the Bears based on the belief he's an offensive guru, and this offense has been terrible.
I don't believe the haters are just jerks, I suspect most are good folks who love their Bears but are convinced the record is meaningless and they've just been lucky.
We've seen that show before and they might be right.
But you also have to remember this Bears team has one of the best defenses and some of the best special teams in the league. That will win you a lot of football games.
You don't become one of eight NFL teams in history to win three games in the first five weeks after trailing each by double digits on sheer luck.
There's obviously some talent here, and they are getting some pretty good coaching.
Is it the schedule?
Of the seven clubs with similar records to the Bears -- Seattle, Green Bay, the Rams, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Baltimore and Kansas City -- only the Chiefs have faced a tougher schedule or more winning teams and it isn't close.
As poorly as the Bears offense has played, the only team in the NFC with a better record than them, the 5-0 Seahawks, currently have one of the worst defenses in the NFL. They ranked dead last in total defense and against the pass.
Pete Carroll made his bones as a defensive guru, but there's not a soul in Seattle calling for his job.
Yes, Carroll has a ring, but it took him three jobs and eight years to get it.
The Bears are doing exactly what all the other top contenders are doing.
Have they been lucky or are they making their own luck?
I'd argue it's been a significant dose of both.
That's why when Nagy tells us, "We're doing enough right now to get the wins, and I refuse to take away the excitement that we have as a team right now in that locker room," we should get it.
It's not like he's ignoring or debating the obvious. He's also made clear, "Right now with the offense struggling, OK, we completely know that. We understand that, and we want what everybody else wants."
Nagy and Pace aren't getting paid to put up points or pile up stats. They're getting paid to win football games, and right now they are.
So to be less colloquial about it, they're damned if they do and damned if they don't.
I'm not excusing their failings on offense. It's painful to watch and eventually likely to get them beat more than once.
I also believe it is their faults, Nagy for being too stubborn to consider all of his options to improve the situation and realize his scheme is failing as badly as his players, and Pace for believing mediocrity on the offensive line could be good enough.
But even great teams lose games and how often will the offense get them beat?
Or can it still be fixed?
We might be watching something interesting happening here, and perhaps we shouldn't rush to throw anyone to the wolves?
I actually find Nagy fascinating right now.
It's kind of like Rocky when Apollo tracked him down after Clubber Lang knocked him goofy and told him he had to keep fighting because it happened for all the wrong reasons.
There's still time for Nagy's offense to get up off the mat and what did Rocky say?
"Gee, Apollo, now you got me curious."
• Twitter: @Hub_Arkush


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-21--Waukegan police say shooting that killed Black teen was in self-defense; protesters question it

The fatal police shooting of a Black teenage man in Waukegan Tuesday night is provoking questions and outrage about whether it was justified although authorities said the officer who fired feared for his life .
Black Lives Matter Lake County Chapter representatives plan a peaceful protest Thursday starting from the location where a 19-year-old , identified by friends as Marcellis Stinnette of Waukegan , was shot .
The situation unfolded shortly before midnight Tuesday when a Waukegan officer fired into a vehicle in self-defense after the driver started reversing as the officer walked toward it , police Cmdr .
Edgar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hispanic and a 5-year veteran of the force .
The driver , a Black woman in her 20s from Waukegan , suffered serious injuries but is expected to recover , officials said .
The shooting has been turned over to Illinois State Police to investigate and their findings will be given to Lake County State 's Attorney Michael Nerheim .
Lake County Black Lives Matter founder Clyde McLemore of Zion said the woman , Tafara Williams , and a witness contend the officer rammed the vehicle she was driving and began shooting .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ not acceptable , '' McLemore said .
Stinnette had been in an accident recently and used a walker , he said .
Williams was Stinnette 's girlfriend and the couple are parents to a young child .
Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham asked anyone who witnessed the encounter to pass on any videos .
Nerheim said in a statement , `` It 's important to note the Illinois State Police will conduct this investigation on their own , and that the Waukegan Police Department will play no role whatsoever in the investigation . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ briefing Wednesday afternoon livestreamed by ABC 7 Chicago , when a number of people interrupted , asking , `` Why they did fire ? ''
One man said , `` My nephew is dead in the street . ''
The shooting occurred after a Waukegan police officer was investigating a suspicious vehicle that had stopped near Liberty and Oak streets , Navarro said .
The driver sped away , but the vehicle was spotted minutes later near Martin Luther King Jr. and South avenues by the second officer .
When the vehicle began @ @ @ @ @ @ @ semi-automatic pistol , striking the driver and passenger , police said .
Stinnette was taken to a hospital , where he died .
No firearms were found in the vehicle .
The first police officer is a white man with five years of experience on the force .
Waukegan police use body and squad car cameras , but no video has been released yet .
Nerheim said it may take several weeks for the state police report , and when it 's complete , `` I will make a determination regarding whether the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be determined the officers violated a law , they will be criminally charged .
If laws were not broken , I will write up a detailed statement that will completely review the facts , show the evidence , explain applicable laws , and give our reasoning for the final decision . ''
He asked for `` continued calm and patience as the investigation takes place . ''
`` Our deepest condolences go out to the families and friends of the person that was killed and our prayers for a speedy recovery go out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situation , '' Nerheim said .

Waukegan police say shooting that killed Black teen was in self-defense; protesters question it
A man questions a fatal police shooting that killed a Waukegan teen Wednesday outside the police station. Waukegan police officials said an officer fired in self-defense as a vehicle began reversing toward him. courtesy of ABC 7 Chicago
Marcellis Stinnette, 19, was shot and killed by Waukegan police Tuesday in what they say was self-defense. Courtesy of Clyde McLemore
Preliminary results from an autopsy confirm Marcellis Stinnette, 19, "died from injuries due to a gunshot" fired by a Waukegan police officer while he was a passenger in a vehicle, Lake County Coroner Howard Cooper announced Thursday.
The fatal police shooting of Stinnette, a Waukegan resident who is Black, on Tuesday night is provoking questions and outrage about whether it was justified although authorities said the officer who fired feared for his life.
"This is truly a tragedy," Cooper said in a statement. "We have been in close contact with Mr. Stinnette's family and our deepest condolences go out to them during this difficult time."
Black Lives Matter Lake County Chapter representatives plan a peaceful protest Thursday starting from the location where Stinnette was shot.
The situation unfolded shortly before midnight Tuesday when a Waukegan officer fired into a vehicle in self-defense after the driver started reversing as the officer walked toward it, police Cmdr. Edgar Navarro said Wednesday. The officer is Hispanic and a 5-year veteran of the force.
The driver, a Black woman in her 20s from Waukegan, suffered serious injuries but is expected to recover, officials said.
The shooting has been turned over to the Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force to investigate and their findings will be given to Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim.
Lake County Black Lives Matter founder Clyde McLemore of Zion said the woman, Tafara Williams, and a witness contend the officer rammed the vehicle she was driving and began shooting.
"Killing one of our citizens is not acceptable," McLemore said. Stinnette had been in an accident recently and used a walker, he said. Williams was Stinnette's girlfriend and the couple are parents to a young child.
The autopsy was conducted Wednesday and toxicology reports are pending as the investigation continues, Cooper said.
Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham asked anyone who witnessed the encounter to pass on any videos.
Nerheim said in a statement, "It's important to note the Illinois State Police will conduct this investigation on their own, and that the Waukegan Police Department will play no role whatsoever in the investigation."
Emotions spilled over into a police media briefing Wednesday afternoon livestreamed by ABC 7 Chicago, when a number of people interrupted, asking, "Why they did fire?"
One man said, "My nephew is dead in the street."
The shooting occurred after a Waukegan police officer was investigating a suspicious vehicle that had stopped near Liberty and Oak streets, Navarro said.
The driver sped away, but the vehicle was spotted minutes later near Martin Luther King Jr. and South avenues by the second officer.
When the vehicle began backing up, the officer fired his semi-automatic pistol, striking the driver and passenger, police said. Stinnette was taken to a hospital, where he died.
No firearms were found in the vehicle.
The first police officer is a white man with five years of experience on the force.
Lake County Coroner Howard Cooper scheduled an autopsy for Wednesday.
Waukegan police use body and squad car cameras, but no video has been released yet.
Nerheim said it may take several weeks for the state police report, and when it's complete, "I will make a determination regarding whether the officers violated any laws. Should it be determined the officers violated a law, they will be criminally charged. If laws were not broken, I will write up a detailed statement that will completely review the facts, show the evidence, explain applicable laws, and give our reasoning for the final decision."
He asked for "continued calm and patience as the investigation takes place."
"Our deepest condolences go out to the families and friends of the person that was killed and our prayers for a speedy recovery go out to the person injured in this unfortunate situation," Nerheim said.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-21--Music, dance, magic: Glen Ellyn Food Pantry will resurrect the TV telethon

A prime-time variety show next month wo n't have a studio audience , a sharp-dressed ringmaster or a ring-a-ding-ding musical guest .
But a fundraiser for the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry will re-create the live magic of a TV telethon of yesteryear .
Local musicians , artists , dancers and even a magician will pull out the stops while volunteers work the phone lines during a two-hour , livestreaming production benefiting the pantry 's capital campaign .
Entertainment acts will appeal to viewers watching from home to call in donations in support of fundraising efforts to move the pantry to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pandemic-era adaptations to a capital campaign that 's three-quarters of the way to a $ 900,000 goal .
`` There 's a spirit of community and a spirit of creativity that the pandemic has created that has been kind of exciting , '' said Laura Glaza , the pantry 's executive director .
`` People are rallying around new ideas and supporting nonprofits who are trying to make a difference . ''
The telethon will air on Zoom at 6:30 p.m. Sunday , Nov. 1 , meaning Bears fans can get their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an evening of homegrown talent .
The telethon lineup features the McNulty Irish Dancers , singer-songwriter Gavin Coyle , Anima-Glen Ellyn Children 's Chorus , the youth puppet team from the Village Green Baptist Church , One Voice Outreach Choir and comedian Amy Sherman .
Geoff Bevington , the artist behind the new Frida Kahlo mural in downtown Glen Ellyn , will create a painting during the telethon to put up for auction before the end of the show .
Bevington is painting a dahlia , one of the Mexican icon 's favorite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will Zoom in from multiple locations .
The Rev .
George Smith , rector of St. Mark 's Episcopal Church , and James Van Camp , a parishioner , will serve as emcees .
The pantry invites viewers to register online in advance to receive a Zoom link and allow organizers to anticipate how many people could be on the line .
Viewers also can contribute online .
An anonymous donor will match all donations until Nov. 9 , up to $ 25,000 .
The pantry launched the campaign to renovate and move @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Faith Lutheran Church at 55 N. Park Boulevard .
The project will position the pantry closer to the Roosevelt Road corridor , enable the nonprofit group to meet increased demand , and potentially offer more evening hours .
`` During COVID , the need for our own space has become glaringly obvious , '' board President Paula Nugent said last month in a presentation on the plans .
The pantry has long outgrown space in Grace Lutheran Church , its only home for more than 40 years .
Now , it 's on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pounds of food in 2020 and has seen nearly 400 new clients this year amid the economic strain from the pandemic .

Music, dance, magic: Glen Ellyn Food Pantry will resurrect the TV telethon
A capital campaign is seeking $900,000 to renovate and move Glen Ellyn Food Pantry operations to the former parsonage next to Faith Lutheran Church at 55 N. Park Boulevard. Courtesy of the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry
The McNulty Irish Dancers will perform in a live telethon raising funds for the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry capital campaign. Daily Herald file photo
A prime-time variety show next month won't have a studio audience, a sharp-dressed ringmaster or a ring-a-ding-ding musical guest.
But a fundraiser for the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry will re-create the live magic of a TV telethon of yesteryear.
Local musicians, artists, dancers and even a magician will pull out the stops while volunteers work the phone lines during a two-hour, livestreaming production benefiting the pantry's capital campaign.
Entertainment acts will appeal to viewers watching from home to call in donations in support of fundraising efforts to move the pantry to new headquarters.
It's one of the pandemic-era adaptations to a capital campaign that's three-quarters of the way to a $900,000 goal.
"There's a spirit of community and a spirit of creativity that the pandemic has created that has been kind of exciting," said Laura Glaza, the pantry's executive director. "People are rallying around new ideas and supporting nonprofits who are trying to make a difference."
The telethon will air on Zoom at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, meaning Bears fans can get their football fix, then settle in for an evening of homegrown talent.
The telethon lineup features the McNulty Irish Dancers, singer-songwriter Gavin Coyle, Anima-Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus, the youth puppet team from the Village Green Baptist Church, One Voice Outreach Choir and comedian Amy Sherman.
Geoff Bevington, the artist behind the new Frida Kahlo mural in downtown Glen Ellyn, will create a painting during the telethon to put up for auction before the end of the show. Bevington is painting a dahlia, one of the Mexican icon's favorite flowers.
Due to COVID-19, performers will Zoom in from multiple locations. The Rev. George Smith, rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, and James Van Camp, a parishioner, will serve as emcees.
The pantry invites viewers to register online in advance to receive a Zoom link and allow organizers to anticipate how many people could be on the line.
Viewers also can contribute online. An anonymous donor will match all donations until Nov. 9, up to $25,000.
The pantry launched the campaign to renovate and move operations to the former parsonage next to Faith Lutheran Church at 55 N. Park Boulevard.
The project will position the pantry closer to the Roosevelt Road corridor, enable the nonprofit group to meet increased demand, and potentially offer more evening hours.
"During COVID, the need for our own space has become glaringly obvious," board President Paula Nugent said last month in a presentation on the plans.
The pantry has long outgrown space in Grace Lutheran Church, its only home for more than 40 years. Now, it's on track to distribute more than 1 million pounds of food in 2020 and has seen nearly 400 new clients this year amid the economic strain from the pandemic.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-22--Constable: 30th work anniversary highlights what those with Down syndrome can do

Still newlyweds , Jack and Donna Schuh were looking forward to the birth of their first child in the fall of 1967 .
But the Vietnam War was raging , and Jack was drafted into the Army and stationed in Italy while the pregnant Donna stayed with her parents in Chicago .
Their daughter LeeAnne was born with Down syndrome , hearing problems and a serious heart defect .
Doctors said the baby girl probably would n't live beyond her teens , and Jack came home after a hardship discharge .
Now 53 , LeeAnne sits on the couch in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her parents and talks about her job anniversary with Wendy 's .
`` Thirty years , '' says LeeAnne , wearing a shirt with the fast-food chain 's logo and the Wendy character who sports the same red hair as LeeAnne .
Most of those 30 years have been spent at the Wendy 's at 265 N. Northwest Highway in Palatine .
`` I clean tables and chairs .
I do the forks and knives , '' says LeeAnne , reading off a list she wrote .
`` I do the trays and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I wash my hands .
I wear a mask . ''
As of 2019 , only 19.3 % of people with disabilities were employed , according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics , although one study reported that as many as 57 % of people with Down syndrome are employed .
`` The expectations , opportunities and lives of people with Down syndrome have changed dramatically since my great-uncle Leo was born with Down syndrome in 1909 , '' says Dr. Brian Chicoine , medical director and co-founder of the Advocate Medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ridge .
`` And it continues to change in many positive ways , as LeeAnne 's 30 years of employment highlight . ''
The center , founded in 1991 , interacts with more than 7,000 patients a year .
`` With improved educational , recreational and employment opportunities , we see people with Down syndrome learning more , doing more , contributing more and living fuller lives , '' Chicoine says .
When her parents moved to Schaumburg in 1971 , LeeAnne started in the early intervention program at Clearbrook , an Arlington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with developmental and intellectual disabilities and their families .
After the family moved to Carmel , Indiana , LeeAnne went to Hamilton Heights High School , where one of her younger schoolmates was AIDS activist Ryan White .
After a short and unrewarding stint working at another fast-food chain as a young adult , LeeAnne needed a job .
At the suggestion of a friend from church , Donna took LeeAnne to the local Wendy 's in Carmel , where manager Tom Erickson gave her a job that stuck .
When the family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Wendy 's where she still works .
`` She 's a lovely person .
We love her here , '' says one of her bosses .
Before COVID-19 restrictions , LeeAnne was on a bowling team , active in a program for adults with developmental disabilities through St. Theresa Catholic Church , and says she loved hanging with her four younger siblings and her 14 nieces and nephews , especially when her nieces took her out dancing or gave her a chance to sing `` Do n't Stop Believing '' during karaoke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Recreation Association , LeeAnne also has been on vacations to Las Vegas , San Diego , a Colorado ranch , Niagara Falls and Bermuda .
Her mom worked as a school nurse for the Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization , and her dad was an executive for a large printing company .
The best part about working at Wendy 's is `` my friends , '' says LeeAnne , who is looking forward to the day when dining crowds inside the restaurant return to normal .
`` They love LeeAnne .
It 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says .
`` She enjoys doing work , and she does a good job , '' Donna says .
`` She never has to be told to get out of bed .
She wants to go to work .
`` She feels they need her , and she needs them . ''

Constable: 30th work anniversary highlights what those with Down syndrome can do
LeeAnne Schuh, 53, of Palatine works at the Wendy's restaurant on Northwest Highway in Palatine and recently celebrated her 30th year as a Wendy's employee. Courtesy of Schuh family
Still newlyweds, Jack and Donna Schuh were looking forward to the birth of their first child in the fall of 1967. But the Vietnam War was raging, and Jack was drafted into the Army and stationed in Italy while the pregnant Donna stayed with her parents in Chicago.
Their daughter LeeAnne was born with Down syndrome, hearing problems and a serious heart defect. Doctors said the baby girl probably wouldn't live beyond her teens, and Jack came home after a hardship discharge.
Surgery at age 9 repaired LeeAnne's heart.
- John Starks | Staff Photographer Parents Jack and Donna Schuh helped their daughter, LeeAnne, middle, learn the skills to build a career. The 53-year-old Palatine woman, who has Down syndrome, recently celebrated her 30th anniversary with Wendy's.
Now 53, LeeAnne sits on the couch in the Palatine home where she lives with her parents and talks about her job anniversary with Wendy's.
"Thirty years," says LeeAnne, wearing a shirt with the fast-food chain's logo and the Wendy character who sports the same red hair as LeeAnne. Most of those 30 years have been spent at the Wendy's at 265 N. Northwest Highway in Palatine.
"I clean tables and chairs. I do the forks and knives," says LeeAnne, reading off a list she wrote. "I do the trays and spoons. I sweep the floor. I wash my hands. I wear a mask."
As of 2019, only 19.3% of people with disabilities were employed, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, although one study reported that as many as 57% of people with Down syndrome are employed.
- John Starks | Staff Photographer Sporting one of her favorite masks featuring Minnie Mouse, LeeAnne Schuh, 53, of Palatine has worked at Wendy's for more than 30 years.
"The expectations, opportunities and lives of people with Down syndrome have changed dramatically since my great-uncle Leo was born with Down syndrome in 1909," says Dr. Brian Chicoine, medical director and co-founder of the Advocate Medical Group Adult Down syndrome Center in Park Ridge. "And it continues to change in many positive ways, as LeeAnne's 30 years of employment highlight."
The center, founded in 1991, interacts with more than 7,000 patients a year. "With improved educational, recreational and employment opportunities, we see people with Down syndrome learning more, doing more, contributing more and living fuller lives," Chicoine says.
When her parents moved to Schaumburg in 1971, LeeAnne started in the early intervention program at Clearbrook, an Arlington Heights-based nonprofit that provides services to people with developmental and intellectual disabilities and their families. After the family moved to Carmel, Indiana, LeeAnne went to Hamilton Heights High School, where one of her younger schoolmates was AIDS activist Ryan White.
- John Starks | Staff Photographer Born with Down syndrome and a heart condition, LeeAnne Schuh, 53, of Palatine, wasn't expected to survive her teens.
After a short and unrewarding stint working at another fast-food chain as a young adult, LeeAnne needed a job. At the suggestion of a friend from church, Donna took LeeAnne to the local Wendy's in Carmel, where manager Tom Erickson gave her a job that stuck. When the family moved to Palatine, LeeAnne transferred to the Wendy's where she still works.
"She's a lovely person. We love her here," says one of her bosses.
Before COVID-19 restrictions, LeeAnne was on a bowling team, active in a program for adults with developmental disabilities through St. Theresa Catholic Church, and says she loved hanging with her four younger siblings and her 14 nieces and nephews, especially when her nieces took her out dancing or gave her a chance to sing "Don't Stop Believing" during karaoke outings.
Through the Northwest Suburban Special Recreation Association, LeeAnne also has been on vacations to Las Vegas, San Diego, a Colorado ranch, Niagara Falls and Bermuda. Her mom worked as a school nurse for the Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization, and her dad was an executive for a large printing company.
The best part about working at Wendy's is "my friends," says LeeAnne, who is looking forward to the day when dining crowds inside the restaurant return to normal.
- John Starks | Staff Photographer Working at Wendy's for 30 years has allowed LeeAnne Schuh to pick out an assortment of gifts, including a watch, necklace and this ring.
"They love LeeAnne. It's been a wonderful situation," Jack says.
"She enjoys doing work, and she does a good job," Donna says. "She never has to be told to get out of bed. She wants to go to work.
"She feels they need her, and she needs them."


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-21--Cook County state's attorney candidates say targeting violent crime is top priority

Both Cook County state 's attorney candidates say prosecuting violent crime will be their main priority if elected on Nov. 3 .
During a joint appearance before the Daily Herald Editorial Board , incumbent Kim Foxx , a Democrat , cited the establishment of a gun crimes strategy unit to help get firearms off the streets as an accomplishment .
She also said she has increased felony conviction rates for gun violence , homicide , sex crimes , aggravated battery , violence against police officers , robbery and other violent offenses .
If reelected , Foxx says , she will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criminal justice system that has `` historically and disproportionately impacted communities of color and low-income individuals . ''
Republican challenger Patrick O'Brien said he would form a new rackets unit `` to attack the hold that gangs have on the community . ''
He proposed the unit be composed of assistant state 's attorneys experienced in the prosecution of gang , drug and gun crimes `` because all of those issues are tied up in one particular problem . ''
O'Brien also proposed a program to ensure the safety of crime witnesses , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ training and counseling if necessary so they are able to testify .
Foxx , who is seeking a second term , described her efforts to restore legitimacy to the office , stating that when she took over four years ago `` we had a long history in Cook County of a criminal justice system that had lost its credibility . ''
She pointed to the conviction integrity unit , which she said has vacated more than 100 wrongful convictions over the last four years .
She also referenced her efforts to decriminalize the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to its possession .
O'Brien claimed Foxx has lost voters ' confidence and the confidence of law enforcement by `` failing to prosecute whole categories of crimes '' and behaving more like a social worker than a prosecutor .
He also criticized her for what he described as inexperience and lack of judgment .
Foxx criticized O'Brien for `` name-calling and fearmongering '' as well as `` divisive rhetoric '' that she says he adopted from the Donald Trump `` law and order playbook . ''

Cook County state's attorney candidates say targeting violent crime is top priority
Both Cook County state's attorney candidates say prosecuting violent crime will be their main priority if elected on Nov. 3.
During a joint appearance before the Daily Herald Editorial Board, incumbent Kim Foxx, a Democrat, cited the establishment of a gun crimes strategy unit to help get firearms off the streets as an accomplishment. She also said she has increased felony conviction rates for gun violence, homicide, sex crimes, aggravated battery, violence against police officers, robbery and other violent offenses.
If reelected, Foxx says, she will continue to combat systemic racism within the criminal justice system that has "historically and disproportionately impacted communities of color and low-income individuals."
Republican challenger Patrick O'Brien said he would form a new rackets unit "to attack the hold that gangs have on the community." He proposed the unit be composed of assistant state's attorneys experienced in the prosecution of gang, drug and gun crimes "because all of those issues are tied up in one particular problem."
O'Brien also proposed a program to ensure the safety of crime witnesses, help relocate them and get them job training and counseling if necessary so they are able to testify.
Foxx, who is seeking a second term, described her efforts to restore legitimacy to the office, stating that when she took over four years ago "we had a long history in Cook County of a criminal justice system that had lost its credibility." She pointed to the conviction integrity unit, which she said has vacated more than 100 wrongful convictions over the last four years. She also referenced her efforts to decriminalize the use of marijuana and vacate convictions related to its possession.
O'Brien claimed Foxx has lost voters' confidence and the confidence of law enforcement by "failing to prosecute whole categories of crimes" and behaving more like a social worker than a prosecutor.
He also criticized her for what he described as inexperience and lack of judgment.
Foxx criticized O'Brien for "name-calling and fearmongering" as well as "divisive rhetoric" that she says he adopted from the Donald Trump "law and order playbook."
• For more election coverage, visit dailyherald.com/election.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-22--Feder: Support grows to save Chicago Reporter

A chorus of powerful voices has joined the outcry over the survival of The Chicago Reporter , Robert Feder writes @ @ @ @ @ 80 prominent civic , religious , advocacy and community leaders calls on the nonprofit Community @ @ @ @ @ of the Reporter and restore its editorial independence .
The fate of the 48-year-old investigative @ @ @ @ @ limbo since Fernando Diaz was ousted as editor-in-chief and publisher .
The loss of the @ @ @ @ @ metropolitan area without crucial reporting and data that we rely upon in our efforts for @ @ @ @ @ the letter said .
Get the full report , and more Chicago media news , @ @ @

Feder: Support grows to save Chicago Reporter
A chorus of powerful voices has joined the outcry over the survival of The Chicago Reporter, Robert Feder writes.
A letter signed by 80 prominent civic, religious, advocacy and community leaders calls on the nonprofit Community Renewal Society to resume publication of the Reporter and restore its editorial independence.
The fate of the 48-year-old investigative news organization has been in limbo since Fernando Diaz was ousted as editor-in-chief and publisher.
The loss of the Reporter "would leave the metropolitan area without crucial reporting and data that we rely upon in our efforts for equity and justice," the letter said.
Get the full report, and more Chicago media news, at robertfeder.com.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-21--Fire leaves Palatine townhouses uninhabitable

According to a news release issued late Wednesday night , the Palatine Fire Department arrived on the block of North @ @ @ @ @ to find heavy smoke coming from the first floor .
Once inside , firefighters discovered @ @ @ @ @ walls on the first floor into the second floor .
No one was injured , @ @ @ @ @ under control at 4:12 p.m. , the news release said .
No damage estimate was @ @ @ @ @ under investigation .

Fire leaves Palatine townhouses uninhabitable
According to a news release issued late Wednesday night, the Palatine Fire Department arrived on the block of North Brice Court at 3:48 p.m. to find heavy smoke coming from the first floor. Once inside, firefighters discovered the flames extended from adjoining walls on the first floor into the second floor.
No one was injured, and the fire was deemed under control at 4:12 p.m., the news release said.
No damage estimate was available. The fire remains under investigation.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-22--Trio who lived on space station return to Earth safely

MOSCOW -- A trio of space travelers safely returned to Earth on Thursday after a six-month mission on the International Space Station .
The Soyuz MS-16 capsule carrying NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy , and Roscosmos ' Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan at 7:54 a.m. ( 2:54 GMT ) Thursday .
After a brief medical checkup , the three will be taken by helicopters to Dzhezkazgan from where they will depart home .
The crew smiled as they talked to masked members of the recovery team , and NASA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good condition .
As part of additional precautions due to the coronavirus , the rescue team members meeting the crew were tested for the virus and the number of people involved in the recovery effort was limited .
Cassidy , Ivanishin and Vagner spent 196 days in orbit since arriving at the station on April 9 .
NASA 's Kate Rubins and Roscosmos ' Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov arrived at the orbiting outpost a week ago for a six-month stay .
Before the crew 's departure , Russian cosmonauts were able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to locate for several months .
The small leak has posed no immediate danger to the station 's crew , and Roscosmos engineers have been working on a permanent seal .
In November , Rubins , Ryzhikov and Kud-Sverchkov are expected to greet NASA 's SpaceX first operational Crew Dragon mission comprising NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins , Victor Glover and Shannon Walker , and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi .
It follows a successful Demo-2 mission earlier this year .

Trio who lived on space station return to Earth safely
In this photo released by Roscosmos Space Agency, Roscosmos' cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin sits in a chair shortly after the landing near town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. The Soyuz MS-16 capsule carrying NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, and Roscosmos' Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan on Thursday. After a brief medical checkup, the three will be taken by helicopters to Dzhezkazgan from where they will depart home. (Roscosmos Space Agency via AP) Associated Press
In this photo released by Roscosmos Space Agency, Roscosmos' cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin, left, and Ivan Vagner sit in fchairs shortly after the landing near town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. The Soyuz MS-16 capsule carrying NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, and Roscosmos' Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan on Thursday. After a brief medical checkup, the three will be taken by helicopters to Dzhezkazgan from where they will depart home. (Roscosmos Space Agency via AP) Associated Press
In this photo released by Roscosmos Space Agency, a Russian rescue team works near a Russian Soyuz MS-16 capsule landed near town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. The Soyuz MS-16 capsule carrying NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, and Roscosmos' Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan, southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan, on Thursday. After a brief medical checkup, the three will be taken by helicopters to Dzhezkazgan from where they will depart home. (Roscosmos Space Agency via AP) Associated Press
In this photo released by Rosaviatsiya, Russian rescue team helicopters land near a Russian Soyuz MS-16 capsule, left, landed near town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. The Soyuz MS-16 capsule carrying NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, and Roscosmos' Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan on Thursday. (Rosaviatsiya via AP) Associated Press
In this photo released by Rosaviatsiya, Roscosmos' cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin sits in a chair shortly after the landing near town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. A trio of space travelers safely returned to Earth on Thursday after a six-month mission on the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-16 capsule carrying NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, and Roscosmos' Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan on Thursday. (Rosaviatsiya via AP) Associated Press
In this photo released by Rosaviatsiya, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy sits in a chair shortly after the landing near town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. A trio of space travelers safely returned to Earth on Thursday after a six-month mission on the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-16 capsule carrying NASA astronaut Cassidy, and Roscosmos' Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan on Thursday. (Rosaviatsiya via AP) Associated Press
In this photo released by Rosaviatsiya, rescue team members carry Roscosmos' cosmonaut Ivan Vagner shortly after the landing near town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. A trio of space travelers safely returned to Earth on Thursday after a six-month mission on the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-16 capsule carrying NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, and Roscosmos' Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan on Thursday. (Rosaviatsiya via AP) Associated Press
In this photo released by Roscosmos Space Agency, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy sits in a chair shortly after landing near town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. The Soyuz MS-16 capsule carrying Cassidy and Roscosmos' Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan on Thursday. After a brief medical checkup, the three will be taken by helicopters to Dzhezkazgan from where they will depart home. (Roscosmos Space Agency, via AP) Associated Press
MOSCOW -- A trio of space travelers safely returned to Earth on Thursday after a six-month mission on the International Space Station.
The Soyuz MS-16 capsule carrying NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, and Roscosmos' Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan at 7:54 a.m. (2:54 GMT) Thursday. After a brief medical checkup, the three will be taken by helicopters to Dzhezkazgan from where they will depart home.
Cassidy will board a NASA plane back to Houston, while Vagner and Ivanishin will fly home to Star City, Russia.
The crew smiled as they talked to masked members of the recovery team, and NASA and Roscosmos reported that they were in good condition.
As part of additional precautions due to the coronavirus, the rescue team members meeting the crew were tested for the virus and the number of people involved in the recovery effort was limited.
Cassidy, Ivanishin and Vagner spent 196 days in orbit, having arrived at the station on April 9. They left behind NASA's Kate Rubins and Roscosmos' Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, who arrived at the orbiting outpost a week ago for a six-month stay.
Cassidy, returning from his third space mission, has now spent a total of 378 days in space, the fifth highest among U.S. astronauts.
While serving as the station's commander, Cassidy welcomed SpaceX Demo-2 crew Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, the first NASA astronauts to launch to the space station on an American spacecraft from American soil since the retirement of the space shuttle fleet in 2011.
Cassidy and Behnken completed four spacewalks for a total of 23 hours and 37 minutes, becoming two of only four U.S. astronauts to complete 10 spacewalks.
Before the crew's departure, Russian cosmonauts were able to temporarily seal the air leak they tried to locate for several months. The small leak has posed no immediate danger to the station's crew, and Roscosmos engineers have been working on a permanent seal.
In November, Rubins, Ryzhikov and Kud-Sverchkov are expected to greet NASA's SpaceX first operational Crew Dragon mission comprising NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-22--Illinois sets new one-day record for COVID-19 cases at 4,942

The number of new COVID-19 cases spiked Thursday to a new high of 4,942 , and 44 more people died from the respiratory disease , the Illinois Department of Public Health reported .
In a week , daily infections have risen by more than 36 % , or an average of 4,007 in the last seven days compared to 2,988 between Oct. 9 to 15 .
In a positive move , the cumulative tests for the virus in Illinois topped 7 million within the last 24 hours , authorities said .
State health officials consider testing to be a key @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Friday in DuPage , Kane , Kankakee and Will counties .
The changes were ordered by Gov .
J.B. Pritzker after positive results on COVID-19 tests exceeded 8 % for three days in a row .
Gatherings are limited to 25 people or 25 % of room capacity , some business hours are reduced and indoor food and bar service are banned .
Some restaurants vowed to defy the order .
In Chicago , Mayor Lori Lightfoot ordered a 10 p.m. curfew for nonessential businesses and a ban on indoor service at bars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beginning Friday Pritzker also announced tighter restrictions on nine counties in northwestern Illinois that include Rockford , Galena and Northern Illinois University in DeKalb .
Restrictions including a ban on indoor bar and restaurant service were imposed Oct. 3 , but positive test results rose to 11.9 % as of Thursday .
Effective Sunday , tighter limits include a maximum gathering size of 10 people .
`` These mitigations are not fun for anyone but they 're meant to protect people and save lives , '' Pritzker said Thursday at a briefing in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greatest challenge many of us will experience in our lifetimes and , when it comes to managing it , these are the best tools to find our way through .
We 've got to get this under control . ''
The state 's previous single-day record number of new cases was 4,015 announced Oct. 15 .
Before that , it was 4,014 cases on May 12 .
McHenry County recorded 140 new cases Thursday -- the first time the county has recorded more than 100 new cases in a single day .
Those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , showing a daily infection rate of 12.6 % .
The seven-day average test positivity rate for McHenry climbed to 9.1 % .
Lake and McHenry counties , which border Wisconsin and comprise Region 9 , showed a combined positivity rate of 7.8 % as of Monday , the IDPH reported .
`` A massive surge of cases in neighboring states continues to have a spillover effect , '' Pritzker said .
Iowa and Wisconsin have positivity rates of 21.4 % and 14.3 % , according to Johns Hopkins University 's Coronavirus Resource @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Illinois have positive results , based on a seven-day average and reflecting an upward trend .
Labs processed 80,977 tests in the last 24 hours .
There were 2,463 patients in Illinois hospitals with COVID-19 as of Wednesday night , the highest since early June and higher than the seven-day average of 2,180 .
The state 's recovery rate from the virus is 97 % , and Illinois ' total cases reached 360,159 with deaths totaling 9,387 since the pandemic began .
Illinois ' largest daily count of COVID-19 infections was 5,368 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases that were backlogged because of data processing problems since corrected .

Illinois sets new one-day record for COVID-19 cases at 4,942
Restaurants and bars in DuPage, Kane, Kankakee and Will counties must halt indoor service as of Friday temporarily to prevent the spread of COVID-19. New COVID-19 cases reached a new high of 4,942 Thursday. Rick West | Staff Photographer
The number of new COVID-19 cases spiked Thursday to a new high of 4,942, and 44 more people died from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported.
In a week, daily infections have risen by more than 36%, or an average of 4,007 in the last seven days compared to 2,988 between Oct. 9 to 15.
In a positive move, the cumulative tests for the virus in Illinois topped 7 million within the last 24 hours, authorities said. State health officials consider testing to be a key to curtailing spread.
New restrictions begin Friday in DuPage, Kane, Kankakee and Will counties. The changes were ordered by Gov. J.B. Pritzker after positive results on COVID-19 tests exceeded 8% for three days in a row. Gatherings are limited to 25 people or 25% of room capacity, some business hours are reduced and indoor food and bar service are banned. Some restaurants vowed to defy the order.
In Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot ordered a 10 p.m. curfew for nonessential businesses and a ban on indoor service at bars that do not have food licenses, beginning Friday
Pritzker also announced tighter restrictions on nine counties in northwestern Illinois that include Rockford, Galena and Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. Restrictions including a ban on indoor bar and restaurant service were imposed Oct. 3, but positive test results rose to 11.9% as of Thursday. Effective Sunday, tighter limits include a maximum gathering size of 10 people.
"These mitigations are not fun for anyone but they're meant to protect people and save lives," Pritzker said Thursday at a briefing in Belleville.
"This pandemic is the greatest challenge many of us will experience in our lifetimes and, when it comes to managing it, these are the best tools to find our way through. We've got to get this under control."
The state's previous single-day record number of new cases was 4,015 announced Oct. 15. Before that, it was 4,014 cases on May 12.
McHenry County recorded 140 new cases Thursday -- the first time the county has recorded more than 100 new cases in a single day. Those new cases are from 1,110 test results, showing a daily infection rate of 12.6%. The seven-day average test positivity rate for McHenry climbed to 9.1%.
Lake and McHenry counties, which border Wisconsin and comprise Region 9, showed a combined positivity rate of 7.8% as of Monday, the IDPH reported.
"A massive surge of cases in neighboring states continues to have a spillover effect," Pritzker said. Iowa and Wisconsin have positivity rates of 21.4% and 14.3%, according to Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resource.
Overall, 5.7% of tests in Illinois have positive results, based on a seven-day average and reflecting an upward trend. Labs processed 80,977 tests in the last 24 hours.
There were 2,463 patients in Illinois hospitals with COVID-19 as of Wednesday night, the highest since early June and higher than the seven-day average of 2,180.
Hospitalizations averaged 1,845 a day from Oct. 8 to Oct. 14.
The state's recovery rate from the virus is 97%, and Illinois' total cases reached 360,159 with deaths totaling 9,387 since the pandemic began.
Illinois' largest daily count of COVID-19 infections was 5,368 on Sept. 4, but that included cases that were backlogged because of data processing problems since corrected.
• Daily Herald Staff Writer Jake Griffin contributed to this report.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-22--WATCH LIVE: Trump, Biden faceoff in final presidential debate

NASHVILLE , Tenn. -- President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden hurtled toward Thursday night 's final debate , which could be the trailing incumbent 's best chance to change the race 's trajectory with just 12 days left until the election .
The Nashville debate offered their final national stage to outline starkly different visions for a country in the grips of a surging pandemic that has killed more than 225,000 Americans and cost millions of jobs .
Despite historic tumult , the race has remained largely unchanged with Biden holding advantages in many battleground states while Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , crucially , time .
Worried that Trump could lose the White House and cost Republicans the Senate , some advisers urged him to trade his aggressive demeanor from the first debate for a lower-key style and put the spotlight on Biden , whom he derides as `` Sleepy Joe . ''
But Trump made no such promise .
Biden , who has stepped off the campaign trail for several days in favor of debate prep , expects Trump to get intensely personal .
The former vice president and his inner circle see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effort to distract from the coronavirus , its economic fallout and other crises of Trump 's term .
`` Hopefully he 'll play by the rules , '' Biden said as he boarded his plane for Tennessee .
`` I 'm looking forward to this . ''
Final debates often play an outsized role in electoral outcomes .
But Thursday night 's showdown will be different from those past .
More than 46 million people have already cast their ballots as part of a pandemic-era rise in early voting .
In an election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fewer undecided voters remain than at this point in 2016 .
In a visual reminder of the pandemic that has rewritten the norms of American society and fundamentally changed the campaign , sheets of plexiglass had been installed onstage Wednesday between the two men .
But in the hours before the debate , they were removed .
The debate , moderated by NBC 's Kristen Welker , is a final chance for each man to make his case to a television audience of tens of millions of voters .
And questions swirled as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the first debate was viewed by aides as a mistake that turned off viewers , would perform amid a stretch of the campaign in which he has taken angry aim at the news media and unleashed deeply personal attacks on Biden and his adult son .
In an effort to curtail interruptions this time , the Commission on Presidential Debates announced that Trump and Biden would each have his microphone cut off while his rival delivered an opening two-minute answer to each of six debate topics .
The mute button wo n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the debate .
When he feels cornered , Trump has often lashed out , going as negative as possible .
In one stunning moment during the 2016 campaign , in an effort to deflect from the release of the Access Hollywood tape in which he is heard boasting about groping women , Trump held a press conference just before a debate with Hillary Clinton during which he appeared with women who had accused Bill Clinton of sexual assault .
He then invited them to watch as audience members .
In a similar move @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pre-debate news conference , this time featuring Tony Bobulinski , a man who said he was Hunter Biden 's former business partner and made unproven allegations that the vice president 's son consulted with his father on China-related business dealings .
Trump -- who has urged Attorney General William Barr to investigate the Bidens -- has been promoting an unconfirmed New York Post report from last week that cites an email in which an official from the Ukrainian gas company Burisma apparently thanks Hunter Biden , who served on the company 's board @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden during a 2015 visit to Washington .
The Biden campaign has rejected Trump 's assertion of wrongdoing and notes that Biden 's schedule did not show a meeting with the Burisma official .
As for the pandemic , Biden and Trump were both tested for COVID-19 on Thursday and the results came back negative .
Trump announced just two days after the first debate that he had tested positive for the virus .
He spent three nights in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center before returning to the White House .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ somehow fitting for what has been an extraordinarily ugly campaign .
Amid heated clashes over the pandemic , the Supreme Court and the integrity of the election itself , Trump refused to condemn white supremacists who have supported him , telling one such group known as the Proud Boys to `` stand back and stand by . ''
After Trump 's COVID diagnosis , the debate commission ruled that the second debate , which was to have been held last week , be virtual .
Trump balked , and the two men holding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same time more than 1,000 miles ( 1,600 kilometers ) apart .
Biden could also expect questions about his comments in a CBS interview , released Thursday , in which he would n't rule out trying to add justices to the Supreme Court .
The issue has followed him since the Sept. 18 death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the GOP-controlled Senate 's rush to confirm Trump 's nominee to succeed her , Judge Amy Coney Barrett .

Final presidential debate: Trump, Biden go after each other on coronavirus, taxes
Tonight NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker is scheduled to moderate the second and last Presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden. Associated Press
President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden scrapped over how to tame the raging coronavirus in Thursday's final 2020 debate, largely shelving the rancor that overshadowed their previous face-off in favor of a more substantive exchange that highlighted their vastly different approaches to solving the major domestic and foreign policy challenges facing the nation.
With less than two weeks until the election, Trump sought to portray himself as the same outsider he first pitched to voters four years ago, repeatedly saying he wasn't a politician. Biden, meanwhile, argued that Trump was an incompetent leader of a country facing multiple crises and tried to connect what he saw as the president's failures to the everyday lives of Americans.
The night in Nashville began with a battle over the president's handling of the pandemic, which has killed more than 225,000 Americans and cost millions of jobs. Trump declared that the virus will go away while Biden warned that the nation was heading toward "a dark winter." Polling suggests it is the campaign's defining issue for voters, and Biden declared, "Anyone responsible for that many deaths should not remain president of the United States of America."
Trump defended his management of the nation's most deadly health crisis in a century, dismissing Biden's warning that the nation had a dire stretch ahead due to spikes in infections. And he promised that a vaccine would be ready in weeks.
"It will go away," said Trump, staying with his optimistic assessment of the pandemic. "We're rounding the turn. We're rounding the corner. It's going away."
"We can't keep this country closed. This is a massive country with a massive economy," Trump said. "There's depression, alcohol, drugs at a level nobody's ever seen before. The cure cannot be worse than the problem itself."
Biden vowed that his administration would defer to the scientists and said that Trump's divisive approach hindered the nation's response.
"I don't look at this in the way he does -- blue states and red states," Biden said. "They're all the United States. And look at all the states that are having a spike in he coronavirus -- they're the red states."
With Trump trailing and needing to change the campaign's trajectory, the debate could prove pivotal though more than 47 million votes already have been cast and there are fewer undecided voters than at this point in previous election years. Their first debate was defined by angry interruptions but Thursday night featured a milder tone until near the end when Trump resumed his tactic of loudly butting in.
The two broke sharply on foreign policy, immigration and racial justice.
Biden called out Trump's previous refusals to condemn white supremacists and his attacks on the Black Lives Matter movement, declaring that the president "pours fuel on every single racist fire."
"You know who I am. You know who he is. You know his character. You know my character," Biden said. The rivals' reputations for "honor and for telling to truth" are clear, he said. "I am anxious to have this race."
Trump countered by pointing out his efforts on criminal justice reform, blasting Biden's support of a 1990s Crime Bill that many feel disproportionately incarcerated Black men. Staring into the crowd, he declared himself "the least racist person in this room."
Turning to foreign policy, Biden accused Trump of dealing with a "thug" while holding summits with the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un. And closer to home, the former vice president laced into the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their parents trying to illegally cross the southern border.
Biden said that America has learned from a New York Times report that Trump only paid $750 a year in federal taxes while holding "a secret bank account" in China. The former vice president then noted he's released all of his tax returns going back 22 years and challenged the president to release his returns, saying, "What are you hiding?"
Trump said he closed his former account in China and claimed his accountants told him he "prepaid tens of millions of dollars" in taxes. However, as he has for the past four years, after promising to release his taxes, he declined to say when he might do so.
In a visual reminder of the pandemic that has rewritten the norms of American society and fundamentally changed the campaign, sheets of plexiglass had been installed onstage Wednesday between the two men. But in the hours before the debate, they were removed.
The debate, moderated by NBC's Kristen Welker, was a final chance for each man to make his case to a television audience of tens of millions of voters. And questions swirled beforehand as to how Trump, whose hectoring performance at the first debate was viewed by aides as a mistake that turned off viewers, would perform amid a stretch of the campaign in which he has taken angry aim at the news media and unleashed deeply personal attacks on Biden and his adult son.
When he feels cornered, Trump has often lashed out, going as negative as possible. In one stunning moment during the 2016 campaign, in an effort to deflect from the release of the Access Hollywood tape in which he is heard boasting about groping women, Trump held a press conference just before a debate with Hillary Clinton during which he appeared with women who had accused Bill Clinton of sexual assault. He then invited them to watch as audience members.
In a similar move, Trump's campaign held another surprise pre-debate news conference, this time featuring Tony Bobulinski, a man who said he was Hunter Biden's former business partner and made unproven allegations that the vice president's son consulted with his father on China-related business dealings.
Biden declared the discussion about family entanglements "malarkey" and accused Trump of not wanting to talk about the substantive issues.
Turning to the camera and the millions watching at home, he said, "It's not about his family and my family. It's about your family, and your family is hurting badly."


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-22--Protesters march for 19-year-old killed by Waukegan cop, call for justice

More than 100 people marched Thursday from where 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette was killed this week to Waukegan City Hall , demanding justice for his death at the hands of a police officer .
The protesters , who were led by the Lake County chapter of Black Lives Matter , occasionally paused to stop traffic and speak , including at County and Washington streets in front of the Lake County Courthouse .
The crowd was nonviolent throughout the milelong march and rally , and nearly every speaker who used a megaphone urged peace .
But there was no mistaking the emotion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stallworth , a relative of Stinnette and a spokeswoman for the family , thanked marchers for their support when the crowd arrived to rally outside city hall .
Stallworth said the family wanted justice for Stinnette -- `` This looks like murder , '' she said .
Clyde McLemore , the founder of the Lake County chapter of Black Lives Matter , said before the protest that police shootings that had happened elsewhere in the country were now at his front porch and action was needed .
`` America right now is under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` We need justice reform in the state of Illinois . ''
The shooting happened shortly before midnight Tuesday , Waukegan Police said , when an officer fired into a vehicle in self-defense after the driver started reversing as the officer walked toward it .
Police have said the officer , who is Hispanic and a five-year veteran of the force , feared for his life .
The gunshots struck Stinnette , who was a passenger , and his girlfriend , Tafara Williams , who was the driver .
Williams suffered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , officials said .
The officer-involved shooting has been turned over to the Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force to investigate , and their findings will be given to Lake County State 's Attorney Michael Nerheim .
Preliminary results from an autopsy confirm Stinnette `` died from injuries due to a gunshot , '' Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper announced Thursday morning .
When more information is available , Cooper said , he would hold a coroner 's inquest in which a jury would examine the evidence and determine the manner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a homicide .
Williams ' mother , Clifftina Johnson , informed reporters at Thursday 's protest that her daughter was out of surgery and told her she wanted to speak about what had happened .
`` It does n't matter how many shots y'all gave her , she still wants to speak , '' Johnson said .
`` My baby is still fighting . ''
Some speakers during the march and rally raised questions about the events that led to the shooting .
Waukegan resident Darrell Mosier addressed the media at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a witness .
Mosier said the car driven by Williams was swerving in the intersection , the officer yelled `` stop '' once and started shooting at the couple inside .
After Williams was shot , she said she was sorry and that she was n't trying to run into the officer , Mosier said , but he was not clear on who she was apologizing to .
Chris Blanks , of the Black Abolition Movement for the Mind , said he helped Stinnette 's family file a FOIA request to obtain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the shooting .
Francellis Stinnette Watts , Marcellis ' great aunt , told reporters the family was not looking to retaliate , but they want justice .
`` Once the bodycams come out , everyone is going to know the truth , '' Watts said .
McLemore said people are demanding Stinnette 's death be investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice and not the Illinois State Police .
`` We do n't want the police investigating the police , '' said McLemore , who lives in Zion .
The crowd did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thursday 's march but there was evidence city employees had prepared .
City hall closed and light barricades were set up outside the building and a large city vehicle would have prevented marchers from going north on West Street from its intersection with Washington Street .

Protesters march for 19-year-old killed by Waukegan cop, call for justice
Marcellis Stinnette, 19, of Waukegan was shot and killed by a Waukegan police officer Tuesday night in what police officials say was self-defense. Stinnette was a passenger in a car when he was shot and his girlfriend was wounded. Courtesy of Clyde McLemore
More than 100 people marched Thursday from where 19-year-old Marcellis Stinnette was killed this week to Waukegan City Hall, demanding justice for his death at the hands of a police officer.
The protesters, who were led by the Lake County chapter of Black Lives Matter, occasionally paused to stop traffic and speak, including at County and Washington streets in front of the Lake County Courthouse. The crowd was nonviolent throughout the milelong march and rally, and nearly every speaker who used a megaphone urged peace.
But there was no mistaking the emotion and anger in the crowd.
Satrese Stallworth, a relative of Stinnette and a spokeswoman for the family, thanked marchers for their support when the crowd arrived to rally outside city hall.
Stallworth said the family wanted justice for Stinnette -- "This looks like murder," she said.
Clyde McLemore, the founder of the Lake County chapter of Black Lives Matter, said before the protest that police shootings that had happened elsewhere in the country were now at his front porch and action was needed.
"America right now is under a state of emergency," McLemore said. "We need justice reform in the state of Illinois."
The shooting happened shortly before midnight Tuesday, Waukegan Police said, when an officer fired into a vehicle in self-defense after the driver started reversing as the officer walked toward it. Police have said the officer, who is Hispanic and a five-year veteran of the force, feared for his life.
The gunshots struck Stinnette, who was a passenger, and his girlfriend, Tafara Williams, who was the driver. Williams suffered serious injuries but is expected to recover, officials said.
Before the shooting, a Waukegan police officer was investigating a suspicious vehicle that had stopped near Liberty and Oak streets, police said. The driver sped away, but the vehicle was spotted minutes later by a second officer near Martin Luther King Jr. and South avenues, where the shooting occurred. No firearms were found in the vehicle.
The shooting has been turned over to the Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force to investigate, and their findings will be given to Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim.
Preliminary results from an autopsy confirm Stinnette "died from injuries due to a gunshot," Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper announced Thursday morning.
When more information is available, Cooper said, he would hold a coroner's inquest in which a jury would examine the evidence and determine the manner of death, such as if it was a homicide.
Williams' mother, Clifftina Johnson, informed reporters at Thursday's protest that her daughter was out of surgery and told her she wanted to speak about what had happened.
"It doesn't matter how many shots y'all gave her, she still wants to speak," Johnson said. "My baby is still fighting."
Some speakers during the march and rally raised questions about the events that led to the shooting.
Waukegan resident Darrell Mosier addressed the media at the site of the shooting and said he was a witness. Mosier said the car driven by Williams was swerving in the intersection, the officer yelled "stop" once and started shooting at the couple inside.
After Williams was shot, she said she was sorry and that she wasn't trying to run into the officer, Mosier said, but he was not clear on who she was apologizing to.
Other speakers addressed the investigation.
Chris Blanks, of the Black Abolition Movement for the Mind, said he helped Stinnette's family file a FOIA request to obtain all the police body camera video footage from the shooting.
Francellis Stinnette Watts, Marcellis' great aunt, told reporters the family was not looking to retaliate, but they want justice.
"Once the bodycams come out, everyone is going to know the truth," Watts said.
McLemore said people are demanding Stinnette's death be investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice and not the Illinois State Police.
"We don't want the police investigating the police," said McLemore, who lives in Zion.
The crowd did not encounter any Waukegan Police officers during Thursday's march but there was evidence city employees had prepared. City hall closed and light barricades were set up outside the building and a large city vehicle would have prevented marchers from going north on West Street from its intersection with Washington Street.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-10-22--'We want to know why': Waukegan family mourns, questions why Marcellis Stinnette died

The family of Marcellis Stinnette called for answers Thursday , anguished over the death of the 19-year-old man who was a passenger in a car when he was shot by a Waukegan police officer .
`` It 's unfortunate this happened and the family is seeking justice , '' said Satrese Stallworth , a relative of Stinnette and a spokeswoman for the family .
`` He had such a bright future ... a whole lifetime of opportunity ahead of him .
We want to know why this even occurred . ''
Stinnette , a Black Waukegan resident , died of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after a police officer fired on the vehicle he was sitting in .
The car driven by Stinnette 's girlfriend reversed as the officer approached and the officer acted in self-defense , Waukegan Police Department officials said .
That account is disputed by a witness and the driver , Tafara Williams of Waukegan , who contend the officer rammed the car and began shooting , Lake County Black Lives Matter founder Clyde McLemore told the Daily Herald .
`` We 're fighting for someone to be held accountable , '' Stallworth said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We 'd like to know why a round of bullets was released into the vehicle during a routine traffic stop . ''
Stinnette was born and raised in Jacksonville , Florida , and moved to Waukegan two years ago to live with his grandmother .
`` He was a kind , loving young man , '' Stallworth said .
She characterized the 19-year-old as quiet , peaceful and a good father .
Stinnette and Williams are parents to a young child .
Williams , a Black woman in her 20s , was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expected to recover , officials said .
No firearm was found in the car .
`` There was no weapon , no threat , '' Stallworth said .
`` Why release a round of bullets into the car and take his life ?
He was the passenger .
He was n't the driver . ''
Police say an officer , who is white , was investigating a suspicious vehicle that fled near Liberty and Oak streets .
A second officer , who is Hispanic , located the vehicle a few blocks away when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been turned over to the Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force to investigate and their findings will be given to Lake County State 's Attorney Michael Nerheim .
The family is hearing multiple and conflicting versions of the encounter that include assertions Williams did not flee the first police officer but had been allowed to proceed , Stallworth said .
Waukegan police had no comment on the differing descriptions of the encounters .

'We want to know why': Waukegan family mourns, questions why Marcellis Stinnette died
The family of Marcellis Stinnette called for answers Thursday, anguished over the death of the 19-year-old man who was a passenger in a car when he was shot by a Waukegan police officer.
"It's unfortunate this happened and the family is seeking justice," said Satrese Stallworth, a relative of Stinnette and a spokeswoman for the family.
"He had such a bright future ... a whole lifetime of opportunity ahead of him. We want to know why this even occurred."
Stinnette, a Black Waukegan resident, died of injuries from a gunshot wound Tuesday night after a police officer fired on the vehicle he was sitting in.
The car driven by Stinnette's girlfriend reversed as the officer approached and the officer acted in self-defense, Waukegan Police Department officials said.
That account is disputed by a witness and the driver, Tafara Williams of Waukegan, who contend the officer rammed the car and began shooting, Lake County Black Lives Matter founder Clyde McLemore told the Daily Herald.
"We're fighting for someone to be held accountable," Stallworth said. "There's lot of unanswered questions. We'd like to know why a round of bullets was released into the vehicle during a routine traffic stop."
Stinnette was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, and moved to Waukegan two years ago to live with his grandmother.
"He was a kind, loving young man," Stallworth said. She characterized the 19-year-old as quiet, peaceful and a good father. Stinnette and Williams are parents to a young child.
Williams, a Black woman in her 20s, was seriously injured in the shooting but is expected to recover, officials said.
No firearm was found in the car.
"There was no weapon, no threat," Stallworth said. "Why release a round of bullets into the car and take his life? He was the passenger. He wasn't the driver."
Police say an officer, who is white, was investigating a suspicious vehicle that fled near Liberty and Oak streets. A second officer, who is Hispanic, located the vehicle a few blocks away when the shooting occurred.
The shooting has been turned over to the Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force to investigate and their findings will be given to Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim.
The family is hearing multiple and conflicting versions of the encounter that include assertions Williams did not flee the first police officer but had been allowed to proceed, Stallworth said.
Waukegan police had no comment on the differing descriptions of the encounters.