chicagosun-times--2020-06-09--Dear Abby: Boyfriend’s ex taunts me, but he ‘refuses to get rid of her’

DEAR ABBY : In middle school , I had a crush on a boy .
He didn ’ t even know I existed .
Through a chance meeting many years later , he noticed me , but there were complications .
He didn ’ t know how to tell his ex it was too late for her , and it became a love triangle .
She saw the error of her ways and left .
He and I have been together ever since .
He still talked to her as they had been friends forever , but two months ago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of this , she has been cyber-stalking and manipulating me .
She has created multiple Facebook accounts to torture me , sent me a video of my boyfriend doing sexual things and tried to make me believe it was current .
( It was five years old . )
He cut off contact with her , and it was glorious until last week , when she helped him get back in touch with his son , whom he hasn ’ t seen in 10-plus years .
I see it for the manipulation it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her redemption .
He doesn ’ t care that it hurts me , and he refuses to get rid of her .
She has slandered me all over Facebook , and I don ’ t think he should expect me to be OK with this or for him to even WANT a person like that in his life .
He was AMAZING without her influence .
How do I get him back to that person ?
I miss him so much !
— ANGUISHED IN ARIZONA DEAR ANGUISHED : Let me get this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ex with you , and you expected her to play fair ?
I wish you had mentioned why your boyfriend hasn ’ t seen his son in more than 10 years .
It might have been the most interesting paragraph in your letter .
Were he and his ex married ?
Just living together while she was “ in denial ” ?
From where I sit , she is doing everything she can to fight for “ her man.
” He appears to have fences to mend with his son and with her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
It looks like he has already made up his mind about that , and unless you can accept it , your romance will be over .
Only you can decide whether staying with this person is worth the drama .
DEAR ABBY : My sister-in-law moved into the house next door three years ago .
While I enjoy her company and like her as a person , I ’ m having difficulty expressing my frustration with one particular issue .
I have a beautiful hedge that separates our driveways and provides @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can lids on top of my hedge as well as various other things she ’ s discarding ( eventually ) .
Today I noticed a large portion of the shrub showing what appears to be a chemical burn .
( She has been known to use toxic chemicals to rid her yard of weeds , etc . )
I don ’ t want to offend her , but at the same time , I ’ m struggling to find the words to properly address my desire for her to mind the property line @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NEIGHBOR DEAR RELATED : This is something you should have addressed when the problem started .
Approach her calmly and say something like this : “ It bothers me that you leave your trash can lids and other items on my hedge .
When you do , it makes me feel disrespected .
Something you left on the hedge has damaged it .
My hedge was expensive to install , and this is upsetting me .
Please don ’ t do it again.
” Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was founded by her mother , Pauline Phillips .
Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O .
Box 69440 , Los Angeles , CA 90069 .
For everything you need to know about wedding planning , order “ How to Have a Lovely Wedding.
” Send your name and mailing address , plus check or money order for $ 8 ( U.S. funds ) , to : Dear Abby , Wedding Booklet , P.O .
Box 447 , Mount Morris , IL 61054-0447 .
( Shipping and handling are included in the price @ @

DEAR ABBY: In middle school, I had a crush on a boy. He didn’t even know I existed. Through a chance meeting many years later, he noticed me, but there were complications. He didn’t know how to tell his ex it was too late for her, and it became a love triangle. She saw the error of her ways and left. He and I have been together ever since. He still talked to her as they had been friends forever, but two months ago he stopped.
Meanwhile, through all of this, she has been cyber-stalking and manipulating me. She has created multiple Facebook accounts to torture me, sent me a video of my boyfriend doing sexual things and tried to make me believe it was current. (It was five years old.)
He cut off contact with her, and it was glorious until last week, when she helped him get back in touch with his son, whom he hasn’t seen in 10-plus years. I see it for the manipulation it is, but he sees it as her redemption. He doesn’t care that it hurts me, and he refuses to get rid of her.
She has slandered me all over Facebook, and I don’t think he should expect me to be OK with this or for him to even WANT a person like that in his life. He was AMAZING without her influence. How do I get him back to that person? I miss him so much! — ANGUISHED IN ARIZONA
DEAR ANGUISHED: Let me get this straight. This man cheated on his ex with you, and you expected her to play fair? I wish you had mentioned why your boyfriend hasn’t seen his son in more than 10 years. It might have been the most interesting paragraph in your letter. Were he and his ex married? Just living together while she was “in denial”?
From where I sit, she is doing everything she can to fight for “her man.” He appears to have fences to mend with his son and with her, and you may have to accept it. It looks like he has already made up his mind about that, and unless you can accept it, your romance will be over. Only you can decide whether staying with this person is worth the drama.
DEAR ABBY: My sister-in-law moved into the house next door three years ago. While I enjoy her company and like her as a person, I’m having difficulty expressing my frustration with one particular issue.
I have a beautiful hedge that separates our driveways and provides privacy. She regularly leaves her garbage can lids on top of my hedge as well as various other things she’s discarding (eventually). Today I noticed a large portion of the shrub showing what appears to be a chemical burn. (She has been known to use toxic chemicals to rid her yard of weeds, etc.) I don’t want to offend her, but at the same time, I’m struggling to find the words to properly address my desire for her to mind the property line. Help! — RELATED TO MY NEIGHBOR
DEAR RELATED: This is something you should have addressed when the problem started. Approach her calmly and say something like this: “It bothers me that you leave your trash can lids and other items on my hedge. When you do, it makes me feel disrespected. Something you left on the hedge has damaged it. My hedge was expensive to install, and this is upsetting me. Please don’t do it again.”
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
For everything you need to know about wedding planning, order “How to Have a Lovely Wedding.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds), to: Dear Abby, Wedding Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)


chicagosun-times--2020-06-09--Will George Floyd’s death with a knee on his neck become nation’s ‘Emmett Till moment?’

Will George Floyd ’ s death with a knee on his neck become nation ’ s ‘ Emmett Till moment ?
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’ Emmett Till ’ s lynching ignited a civil rights movement .
Historians say George Floyd ’ s death could do the same .
At protests held across the United States in recent weeks , many have invoked the name of Emmett Till to suggest the nation could be in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inspire societal shifts .
They say the degree of outrage , mobilization and attention spurred by the horrific , visceral recordings of the deaths of Floyd , Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor could have a catalyzing effect similar to that of Till ’ s lynching , which shocked the world and gave birth to a generation of civil rights activists .
“ These two tragedies showed the tipping point of society , ” said Benjamin Saulsberry , museum director at the Emmett Till Interpretive Center in Sumner , Mississippi .
“ The Emmett @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There were so many others .
But it was the tipping point.
” Till , a 14-year-old from Chicago , was lynched in August 1955 while visiting family in Money , Mississippi .
After supposedly whistling at a white woman , Till was kidnapped by a group of white men who tortured and killed him .
His body was discovered in the Tallahatchie River , with a 74-pound cotton gin fan barb-wired to his neck .
Two men were later acquitted on murder charges , and a grand jury declined to indict @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the white woman involved in the incident said she lied when she said Till had touched her .
Till ’ s mother Mamie Till-Mobley forced the world to take a deeper look at racism in the United States when she decided to have a public , open-casket viewing , held on the South Side at Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ , 4021 S. State St. Over the course of four days , tens of thousands of people stood in line to view the murdered teenager ’ s body .
Till-Mobley @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to photograph her son ’ s mutilated remains and circulate the images in black newspapers and magazines .
“ Because his mother had the divine strength to choose to have an open-casket viewing , it forced America to see — for the first time — what American racism actually looked like , ” Saulsberry said .
The Rev .
Jesse Jackson later called Till ’ s murder the “ big bang ” of the Civil Rights Movement .
Rosa Parks said Till was on her mind the day she wouldn ’ t give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
His death drove a generation of Americans to launch sit-ins to end Jim Crow segregation and sparked a nine-year battle for the passage of the Civil Rights Act .
This isn ’ t the first time Till ’ s name — part of a long lineage of African Americans dying at the hands of police and vigilantes — has been invoked .
It was heard on the streets of Los Angeles in 1992 , when demonstrators protested the acquittal of four police officers accused of beating Rodney King , and in Ferguson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people protested the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by a white police officer .
In recent weeks , protesters marching in response to the deaths of Floyd , Arbery and Taylor have chanted Till ’ s name .
Arbery , 25 , was chased down and shot to death by three white men while jogging near his Georgia home in February .
Taylor , 26 , was fatally shot by police in March after they entered her Louisville apartment during what they said was a narcotics investigation .
And Floyd , 46 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as video captured for an outraged nation , he was pinned to the ground by an officer after being accused of passing a fake $ 20 bill at a grocery store .
“ George Floyd dying on TV with a knee on his neck was our Emmett Till moment where we see the brutality and the lack of humanity that we can literally not ignore any longer , ” John Gray , pastor of Relentless Church in Greenville , South Carolina , told parishioners .
In Vanity Fair , W. Ralph Eubanks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Long Time : A Journey Into Mississippi ’ s Dark Past , ” wrote : “ There is a long bright line that connects Mamie Till-Mobley ’ s decision to let the world see her son ’ s battered body in the casket — images of which Jet magazine published — to the videos of police brutality we have been seeing on our screens , like the one of a Minneapolis police officer killing George Floyd.
” At a news conference last week in Minneapolis , attorney Ben Crump — a lawyer representing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Floyd — listed 20 African Americans who died in encounters with police and vigilantes and called on people to “ take a breath for Emmett Till.
” The deaths of Till and Floyd , in particular , have been “ points of clarity ” in a much longer storyline , said Amy Yeboah , an assistant professor of Africana studies at Howard University in Washington , D.C. “ This has been a 400-year connect-the-dot picture , ” Yeboah said .
“ Instances have all connected in some form or fashion in helping us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people.
” Both moments have been marked by the circulation of horrific images of death , said Brandon Marcell Erby , who studies the rhetorical work of Till-Mobley .
Erby , who recently got a doctorate in English and African American and Diaspora Studies at Pennsylvania State University , sees a parallel in Till ’ s open casket and photos of Till ’ s body with the video evidence documenting the deaths of Arbery and Floyd .
“ Now , with the videos , we see the exhibited corpse , ” Erby said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till ” helped move the Justice Department to reopen the Till case in 2004 , said he could watch the video of Floyd ’ s final moments only once .
“ I ’ ve seen death time and time again with the work I do , ” Beauchamp said .
“ But nothing has ever hit me harder than the image of George Floyd .
When I saw that image , it brought me back to when I first saw the photograph of Emmett Till at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Till ’ s photo drove him to pursue a life of civil rights work .
“ For many people now , it ’ s going to be that image of George Floyd being on the ground , suffocating — that ’ s going to be their inspiration to continue the work , ” Beauchamp said .
“ When we see the face of George Floyd , it doesn ’ t take us far from the death of Emmett Till.
” There are parallels in the historical context of the two men ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ journalist , lawyer and co-author with Till-Mobley on her book “ Death of Innocence.
” When Till boarded the train to Mississippi , he was headed to the Jim Crow-era South in the wake of the “ Brown v. Board of Education ” ruling , in which the U.S. Supreme Court ordered schools to desegregate with “ all deliberate speed.
” In the weeks before Till ’ s murder , two black men were lynched in Mississippi .
“ The death of Emmett Till was a reaction to a fear among white people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the legal struggle for equality , ” Benson said .
“ And now we have a fear of change once again — the new demographic change on the horizon , ” he said , referring to the growing percentage of nonwhite people living in the United States .
Reporters documented Till ’ s murder , open casket and trial ( which Till-Mobley called a “ farce ” ) in what then-West Point Daily Times Leader reporter and future New York Times correspondent and author David Halberstam later called the first “ major @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Similarly , major news organizations have provided “ wall-to-wall ” coverage of the recent high-profile deaths , protests , legal development and memorials for Floyd , Benson said .
But there also are marked differences in the two moments , historians say .
We ’ re living through a global pandemic that has disproportionately affected communities of color , and people are simultaneously fearful of gathering in large groups and “ fed up ” with structural racism , now laid bare by the outbreak , Saulsberry said .
There are more black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greater diversity in police departments — whose officers now face protests in full military gear , Yeboah said .
Developments in technology have given rise to social media campaigns and the Black Lives Matter movement , while prompting questions about who conducts surveillance and controls images of black bodies .
“ Miss Till gives permission for us to see her son , ” Yeboah said .
” The Floyd family doesn ’ t have the power these days to give permission .
Anyone who was in that space took their own footage and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s too early to speculate on the long-range impact of the current moment .
“ This is perhaps our Emmett Till moment , ” Beauchamp said .
” I only say ‘ perhaps ’ because we ’ re in the first phase of action — having the ability to protest .
Now , after we ’ ve protested , what are the next moves ?
” After 65 years , Till ’ s family is still waiting for justice .
The Justice Department is investigating his death .
And anti-lynching legislation in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the House in February , has stalled in Congress .
There ’ s reason for hope , Beauchamp said , because the current nationwide momentum feels “ much bigger ” and more pervasive than the beginning of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2013 , more akin to the movements of the 1950s and 1960s .
“ This is the time — the defining moment of our lives , ” Beauchamp said .
“ And this will set a precedent for where we ’ ll be in the next 100 years .
”

Emmett Till’s lynching ignited a civil rights movement. Historians say George Floyd’s death could do the same.
At protests held across the United States in recent weeks, many have invoked the name of Emmett Till to suggest the nation could be in the midst of a defining moment that could inspire societal shifts.
They say the degree of outrage, mobilization and attention spurred by the horrific, visceral recordings of the deaths of Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor could have a catalyzing effect similar to that of Till’s lynching, which shocked the world and gave birth to a generation of civil rights activists.
“These two tragedies showed the tipping point of society,” said Benjamin Saulsberry, museum director at the Emmett Till Interpretive Center in Sumner, Mississippi. “The Emmett Till murder was not the first murder. There were so many others. But it was the tipping point.”
Till, a 14-year-old from Chicago, was lynched in August 1955 while visiting family in Money, Mississippi. After supposedly whistling at a white woman, Till was kidnapped by a group of white men who tortured and killed him. His body was discovered in the Tallahatchie River, with a 74-pound cotton gin fan barb-wired to his neck.
Two men were later acquitted on murder charges, and a grand jury declined to indict them on kidnapping charges.
Years later, the white woman involved in the incident said she lied when she said Till had touched her.
Mamie Till Mobley collapses as her son Emmett Till’s body arrives at Chicago’s old Illinois Central Railroad station after his murder by racists in Mississippi. On her left, with the white collar, is Alva Doris Roberts’ husband, Bishop Isaiah L. Roberts, who presided over the funeral. On the right, also dressed in clerical black, is Bishop Louis Henry Ford, who gave the eulogy for the slain teenager. Sun-Times file
Till’s mother Mamie Till-Mobley forced the world to take a deeper look at racism in the United States when she decided to have a public, open-casket viewing, held on the South Side at Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ, 4021 S. State St. Over the course of four days, tens of thousands of people stood in line to view the murdered teenager’s body.
Till-Mobley also gave permission to the black press to photograph her son’s mutilated remains and circulate the images in black newspapers and magazines.
“Because his mother had the divine strength to choose to have an open-casket viewing, it forced America to see — for the first time — what American racism actually looked like,” Saulsberry said.
Mourners pass the casket during the funeral Sept. 6, 1955, for 14-year-old Emmett Till at Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ. AP
The Rev. Jesse Jackson later called Till’s murder the “big bang” of the Civil Rights Movement. Rosa Parks said Till was on her mind the day she wouldn’t give up her seat on that Montgomery bus.
His death drove a generation of Americans to launch sit-ins to end Jim Crow segregation and sparked a nine-year battle for the passage of the Civil Rights Act.
This isn’t the first time Till’s name — part of a long lineage of African Americans dying at the hands of police and vigilantes — has been invoked. It was heard on the streets of Los Angeles in 1992, when demonstrators protested the acquittal of four police officers accused of beating Rodney King, and in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, when people protested the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by a white police officer.
In recent weeks, protesters marching in response to the deaths of Floyd, Arbery and Taylor have chanted Till’s name.
Arbery, 25, was chased down and shot to death by three white men while jogging near his Georgia home in February.
Taylor, 26, was fatally shot by police in March after they entered her Louisville apartment during what they said was a narcotics investigation.
And Floyd, 46, died in Minneapolis on Memorial Day when, as video captured for an outraged nation, he was pinned to the ground by an officer after being accused of passing a fake $20 bill at a grocery store.
George Floyd. Christopher Harris via AP
“George Floyd dying on TV with a knee on his neck was our Emmett Till moment where we see the brutality and the lack of humanity that we can literally not ignore any longer,” John Gray, pastor of Relentless Church in Greenville, South Carolina, told parishioners.
In Vanity Fair, W. Ralph Eubanks, author of “Ever is a Long Time: A Journey Into Mississippi’s Dark Past,” wrote: “There is a long bright line that connects Mamie Till-Mobley’s decision to let the world see her son’s battered body in the casket — images of which Jet magazine published — to the videos of police brutality we have been seeing on our screens, like the one of a Minneapolis police officer killing George Floyd.”
At a news conference last week in Minneapolis, attorney Ben Crump — a lawyer representing the families of Arbery, Taylor and Floyd — listed 20 African Americans who died in encounters with police and vigilantes and called on people to “take a breath for Emmett Till.”
Pallbearers carry the casket of Emmett Till through a crowd gathered outside Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ on Sept. 6, 1955. AP
People wait in line Monday to attend the public memorial for George Floyd outside the Fountain of Praise church in Houston. Getty Images
The deaths of Till and Floyd, in particular, have been “points of clarity” in a much longer storyline, said Amy Yeboah, an assistant professor of Africana studies at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
“This has been a 400-year connect-the-dot picture,” Yeboah said. “Instances have all connected in some form or fashion in helping us understand the hurt and pain of black people.”
Both moments have been marked by the circulation of horrific images of death, said Brandon Marcell Erby, who studies the rhetorical work of Till-Mobley. Erby, who recently got a doctorate in English and African American and Diaspora Studies at Pennsylvania State University, sees a parallel in Till’s open casket and photos of Till’s body with the video evidence documenting the deaths of Arbery and Floyd.
“Now, with the videos, we see the exhibited corpse,” Erby said.
Keith Beauchamp, whose documentary “The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till” helped move the Justice Department to reopen the Till case in 2004, said he could watch the video of Floyd’s final moments only once.
Keith Beauchamp, whose documentary “The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till” helped move the Justice Department to reopen the Till case in 2004, says seeing the slain teenager’s photo drove him to pursue a life of civil rights work. Sun-Times file
“I’ve seen death time and time again with the work I do,” Beauchamp said. “But nothing has ever hit me harder than the image of George Floyd. When I saw that image, it brought me back to when I first saw the photograph of Emmett Till at the age of 10.”
Beauchamp said seeing Till’s photo drove him to pursue a life of civil rights work.
“For many people now, it’s going to be that image of George Floyd being on the ground, suffocating — that’s going to be their inspiration to continue the work,” Beauchamp said. “When we see the face of George Floyd, it doesn’t take us far from the death of Emmett Till.”
There are parallels in the historical context of the two men’s deaths, said Christopher Benson, a journalist, lawyer and co-author with Till-Mobley on her book “Death of Innocence.” When Till boarded the train to Mississippi, he was headed to the Jim Crow-era South in the wake of the “Brown v. Board of Education” ruling, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ordered schools to desegregate with “all deliberate speed.” In the weeks before Till’s murder, two black men were lynched in Mississippi.
“The death of Emmett Till was a reaction to a fear among white people in the South to change that resulted from the legal struggle for equality,” Benson said.
“And now we have a fear of change once again — the new demographic change on the horizon,” he said, referring to the growing percentage of nonwhite people living in the United States.
Reporters documented Till’s murder, open casket and trial (which Till-Mobley called a “farce”) in what then-West Point Daily Times Leader reporter and future New York Times correspondent and author David Halberstam later called the first “major media event of the civil rights era.”
Similarly, major news organizations have provided “wall-to-wall” coverage of the recent high-profile deaths, protests, legal development and memorials for Floyd, Benson said.
But there also are marked differences in the two moments, historians say. We’re living through a global pandemic that has disproportionately affected communities of color, and people are simultaneously fearful of gathering in large groups and “fed up” with structural racism, now laid bare by the outbreak, Saulsberry said.
There are more black elected officials today. There’s greater diversity in police departments — whose officers now face protests in full military gear, Yeboah said. Developments in technology have given rise to social media campaigns and the Black Lives Matter movement, while prompting questions about who conducts surveillance and controls images of black bodies.
“Miss Till gives permission for us to see her son,” Yeboah said. ”The Floyd family doesn’t have the power these days to give permission. Anyone who was in that space took their own footage and shared it.”
Some historians say it’s too early to speculate on the long-range impact of the current moment.
“This is perhaps our Emmett Till moment,” Beauchamp said. ”I only say ‘perhaps’ because we’re in the first phase of action — having the ability to protest. Now, after we’ve protested, what are the next moves?”
After 65 years, Till’s family is still waiting for justice. The Justice Department is investigating his death. And anti-lynching legislation in Till’s name, which passed the House in February, has stalled in Congress.
There’s reason for hope, Beauchamp said, because the current nationwide momentum feels “much bigger” and more pervasive than the beginning of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2013, more akin to the movements of the 1950s and 1960s.
“This is the time — the defining moment of our lives,” Beauchamp said. “And this will set a precedent for where we’ll be in the next 100 years.”
Contributing: Nathaniel Cary, Lily Altavena
The grave marker for Emmett Till at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip. His lynching was a tipping point for the civil rights moment. AP
Read more at USA Today.


chicagosun-times--2020-06-09--Menu planner: Salad Nicoise pleasing to the taste buds and the budget

6 small red potatoes ( or 12 fingerling potatoes ) , cooked , cooled and cut into 1/2-inch slices Place potatoes in a large bowl along with the green beans ; gently mix .
Arrange the lettuce on a platter .
Place the potatoes and green beans on top of the greens along with the eggs , tuna and anchovies .
Scatter over the top : olives , parsley , green onions , capers , salt and pepper .
Drizzle with vinaigrette and serve .
Add 1 to 2 cups chopped beef and onions to a 16-ounce jar of tomato-based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cooked spaghetti , along with mixed greens and garlic bread .
Heat oven to 400 degrees .
Coat a 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray .
Place 1 1/2 cups chopped cooked turkey ( or a 10-ounce can drained chicken breast ) and 1 1/2 cups frozen mixed vegetables in pie plate .
Sprinkle with 1/2 cup shredded 50 % light cheddar cheese .
In a small bowl , blend 1/2 cup reduced-fat baking mix ( such as Bisquick Heart Smart ) , 1 ( 1-ounce ) packet ranch dressing mix , 1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beaten eggs .
Spoon over turkey mixture .
Bake 33 to 38 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean .
Cool 5 minutes and serve .
Heat oven to 400 degrees .
In a medium bowl , combine 2 tablespoons cider vinegar , 2 tablespoons light brown sugar , 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard and 1/4 cup honey ; mix well .
In baking dish , coat 1 ( 1- to 1 1/4-pound ) pork tenderloin with sauce .
Bake 20 to 30 minutes , basting occasionally , until meat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from oven , tent with foil and let stand 5 minutes .
Slice and serve .
TIP : Honey will slide out of the measuring cup more easily if you first coat it with cooking spray .
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet on medium-high .
Cook roast , turning once , 10 minutes or until browned on all sides .
Sprinkle with salt and pepper .
Place onions in a 4-quart or larger slow cooker .
Place roast on onions .
Mix broth , beer , sugar , Dijon mustard and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ onions .
Cover and cook on low 6 to 8 hours or until roast is tender .
Remove roast and onions from cooker using slotted spoon .
Cut roast into slices .
Skim fat from juices in cooker .
Serve roast with juice .
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high .
Cook onion , bell pepper and garlic 6 minutes or until vegetables are softened ; stir occasionally .
Stir in rice .
Cook 5 minutes , stirring occasionally , until rice is light golden .
Stir in broth .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Cover and simmer 15 minutes .
Stir in corn , Worcestershire sauce , cayenne pepper , black-eyed peas and tomatoes .
Cover and simmer 10 minutes or until vegetables and rice are tender .
Serve warm .
Per cup : 223 calories , 7 grams protein , 2 grams fat ( 9 % calories from fat ) , 0.2 gram saturated fat , 44 grams carbohydrate , no cholesterol , 78 milligrams sodium , 5 grams fiber .

Salad Nicoise
Makes 6 servings
Preparation time: for potatoes, green beans
Cooking time: about 10 minutes
INGREDIENTS
6 small red potatoes (or 12 fingerling potatoes), cooked, cooled and cut into 1/2-inch slices
1 pound haricots verts (green beans), trimmed, cooked, chilled and cut into 2-inch pieces
1 head Boston lettuce, separated into leaves (or 5 cups loosely packed mixed greens)
2 large tomatoes, cut into 8 wedges
5 eggs, hard-cooked and halved
2 (6-ounce) cans oil-packed albacore tuna, drained
4 anchovy fillets, rinsed and patted dry
1/2 cup pitted Nicoise or Kalamata olives
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
4 green onions, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons capers, drained
Coarse salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup vinaigrette dressing
Place potatoes in a large bowl along with the green beans; gently mix. Arrange the lettuce on a platter. Place the potatoes and green beans on top of the greens along with the eggs, tuna and anchovies. Scatter over the top: olives, parsley, green onions, capers, salt and pepper. Drizzle with vinaigrette and serve.
Per serving: 272 calories, 24 grams protein, 12 grams fat (38% calories from fat), 2.2 grams saturated fat, 21 grams carbohydrate, 182 milligrams cholesterol, 619 milligrams sodium, 5 grams fiber.
Carb choices: 1.5.
Mamma mia sauce over spaghetti
Add 1 to 2 cups chopped beef and onions to a 16-ounce jar of tomato-based pasta sauce. Heat and serve over cooked spaghetti, along with mixed greens and garlic bread.
Turkey ranch pie
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Coat a 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray. Place 1 1/2 cups chopped cooked turkey (or a 10-ounce can drained chicken breast) and 1 1/2 cups frozen mixed vegetables in pie plate. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup shredded 50% light cheddar cheese. In a small bowl, blend 1/2 cup reduced-fat baking mix (such as Bisquick Heart Smart), 1 (1-ounce) packet ranch dressing mix, 1 cup 1% milk and 2 lightly beaten eggs. Spoon over turkey mixture. Bake 33 to 38 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes and serve.
Honey mustard pork tenderloin. stock.adobe.com
Honey mustard pork
Heat oven to 400 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine 2 tablespoons cider vinegar, 2 tablespoons light brown sugar, 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard and 1/4 cup honey; mix well. In baking dish, coat 1 (1- to 1 1/4-pound) pork tenderloin with sauce. Bake 20 to 30 minutes, basting occasionally, until meat thermometer registers 145 degrees. Remove pork from oven, tent with foil and let stand 5 minutes. Slice and serve.
TIP: Honey will slide out of the measuring cup more easily if you first coat it with cooking spray.
Caramelized onion pot roast
Makes 10 servings
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 6 to 8 hours on low
INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 (3- to 3 1/2-pound) boneless chuck (pot) roast, well trimmed
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
4 medium onions, sliced
1 1/2 cups lower-sodium beef broth
3/4 cup regular or nonalcoholic beer
2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet on medium-high. Cook roast, turning once, 10 minutes or until browned on all sides. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place onions in a 4-quart or larger slow cooker. Place roast on onions. Mix broth, beer, sugar, Dijon mustard and cider vinegar; pour over roast and onions. Cover and cook on low 6 to 8 hours or until roast is tender. Remove roast and onions from cooker using slotted spoon. Cut roast into slices. Skim fat from juices in cooker. Serve roast with juice.
Per serving: 261 calories, 29 grams protein, 11 grams fat (39% calories from fat), 3.9 grams saturated fat, 9 grams carbohydrate, 78 milligrams cholesterol, 307 milligrams sodium, 1 gram fiber.
Carb choices: 0.5.
Vegetable ‘jambalaya’
Servings: makes 7 cups
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: less than 40 minutes
INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
1 medium green bell pepper, coarsely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup uncooked rice
1 (14-ounce) can unsalted vegetable broth
1 cup frozen corn
2 tablespoons less-sodium Worcestershire sauce
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 (15-ounce) can rinsed reduced-sodium black-eyed peas
1 (14 1/2-ounce) can no-salt-added stewed tomatoes, undrained
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Cook onion, bell pepper and garlic 6 minutes or until vegetables are softened; stir occasionally. Stir in rice. Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice is light golden. Stir in broth. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 15 minutes. Stir in corn, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, black-eyed peas and tomatoes. Cover and simmer 10 minutes or until vegetables and rice are tender. Serve warm.
Per cup: 223 calories, 7 grams protein, 2 grams fat (9% calories from fat), 0.2 gram saturated fat, 44 grams carbohydrate, no cholesterol, 78 milligrams sodium, 5 grams fiber.
Carb choices: 3


chicagosun-times--2020-06-09--3 wounded in shooting in South Shore

3 wounded in shooting in South Shore

Three people were shot Tuesday in South Shore on the South Side .
About 1:10 a.m. they were standing on @ @ @ @ @ block of South East End Avenue , when they heard gunshots and felt pain , @ @ @ @ @ 32-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman was struck in their right knees , police said @ @ @ @ @ struck in each leg .
All three of them were driven to University of Chicago @ @ @ @ @ police said .
The circumstances of the shooting remain unknown because the group was not @ @ @ @ @ police said .

Three people were shot Tuesday in South Shore on the South Side.
About 1:10 a.m. they were standing on the sidewalk in the 7000 block of South East End Avenue, when they heard gunshots and felt pain, Chicago police said.
A 32-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman was struck in their right knees, police said. A 21-year-old woman was struck in each leg.
All three of them were driven to University of Chicago Hospital in good condition, police said.
The circumstances of the shooting remain unknown because the group was not being cooperative with officers, police said.
Area One detectives are investigating.


chicagosun-times--2020-06-09--Man charged with attempted murder in shooting of Chicago police officer in Austin

A 33-year-old man has been charged in connection with a shooting of a Chicago police officer Monday in Austin on the West Side .
Lovell Polk , of Austin , faces a felony charge of attempted murder and a felony charge of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon , according to Chicago police .
Officers were called about 12:20 a.m. for reports of a man firing three or four rounds from a handgun into the ground during a domestic dispute in the 500 block of North Leamington Avenue , according to Chicago police .
The man ran away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a basement door while police were still at the scene .
Polk allegedly fired a shot at an officer standing at the top of the stairs , hitting him in the shoulder , police said .
The officer ’ s protective vest stopped the bullet and the officer returned fire , but no one was hit .
Polk ran away again but was taken into custody a few blocks away in the 300 block of North Latrobe Avenue , police said .
A weapon was recovered and charges are pending .
The 30-year-old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ good condition , police said .

A 33-year-old man has been charged in connection with a shooting of a Chicago police officer Monday in Austin on the West Side.
Lovell Polk, of Austin, faces a felony charge of attempted murder and a felony charge of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, according to Chicago police.
Officers were called about 12:20 a.m. for reports of a man firing three or four rounds from a handgun into the ground during a domestic dispute in the 500 block of North Leamington Avenue, according to Chicago police. The man ran away but came back into the home through a basement door while police were still at the scene.
Polk allegedly fired a shot at an officer standing at the top of the stairs, hitting him in the shoulder, police said. The officer’s protective vest stopped the bullet and the officer returned fire, but no one was hit.
Polk ran away again but was taken into custody a few blocks away in the 300 block of North Latrobe Avenue, police said. A weapon was recovered and charges are pending.
The 30-year-old officer was taken to a hospital in good condition, police said.
Polk was ordered held without bail and is due back in court June 29, according to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office.


chicagosun-times--2020-06-08--Horoscope for Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Horoscope for Tuesday, June 9, 2020

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions .
The moon is in Aquarius .
You might choose to disagree with a friend or a member of a group .
You ’ re not being ornery ; you ’ re being independent or perhaps rebellious .
The moon is at odds with unpredictable Uranus , which will promote these feelings within you .
Relax .
Count 11 breaths .
Think twice when you are talking to parents , bosses or the police because you might say something you regret .
( Not really your style . )
Nevertheless , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and to speak without thinking .
Forewarned is forearmed .
This is a restless day for you .
Because of this , you might find it hard to be patient with others .
( You might even find it hard to be patient with yourself ! )
Do something to pamper yourself as a nice distraction .
What about an ice cream cone ?
Butter pecan ?
Mango ?
Pistachio pineapple ?
Hmmm .
You might not be happy with how something is shared .
If so , you won ’ t hesitate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to property that is jointly held or inheritances or even shared responsibilities .
Be wise and get your facts before you respond so that you don ’ t end up with egg on your face .
Don ’ t be hasty to jump to conclusions when dealing with partners and close friends because it ’ s easy to do .
Furthermore , you ’ re inclined to do exactly the opposite of what someone suggests .
( You ’ re not being perverse — you just want your own freedom of choice !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ whatever tasks are at hand will be completely unpredictable .
Things will not flow as planned .
Once you accept this , you will be able to more easily go with the flow .
Meanwhile , upsets related to your pet are also possible .
( Be aware of this . )
Parents should know that this is an accident-prone day for your kids so be extra vigilant .
Know where they are at all times .
Meanwhile , social plans might suddenly change or be delayed .
Activities that are sports-related are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be upset for some reason .
Domestic arguments are possible especially with females .
However , small appliances might break down or minor breakages could occur .
It could be anything .
Try to take it easy and be patient with others .
Pay attention to everything you say and do because this is a mildly accident-prone day for you .
Meanwhile , don ’ t be hasty when talking to others because you might regret something later .
You have a strong craving for excitement and because of this , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do .
( Oops . )
You don ’ t like waste .
Therefore , you should know that there is an unpredictable influence regarding your money , your cash flow , your assets and your possessions .
Something could go wrong .
You might suddenly do something impulsively .
Keep your eyes open !
Today the moon is in your sign at odds with your ruler Uranus .
This arouses an independent and rebellious in you !
You will be impatient with restraints , duties and responsibilities .
( “ I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , your mature side can come to bear and keep this in check .
You definitely feel a deep sense of emotional unrest today , which might disturb your peace of mind and your relations with others .
You won ’ t like it if someone else makes emotional demands on you or forces you to make changes .
You want to call your own shots .
If Your Birthday Is Today Actor Michael J .
Fox ( 1961 ) shares your birthday .
You love a good debate because you ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ company of others .
Exciting news !
You ’ re entering a year of new beginnings !
This means it ’ s time to identify goals to determine what you want for yourself in the next few years .
Be pro-active and physically energetic about going after what you want .
Just do it !

Moon Alert
There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions. The moon is in Aquarius.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
You might choose to disagree with a friend or a member of a group. You’re not being ornery; you’re being independent or perhaps rebellious. The moon is at odds with unpredictable Uranus, which will promote these feelings within you. Relax. Count 11 breaths.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Think twice when you are talking to parents, bosses or the police because you might say something you regret. (Not really your style.) Nevertheless, it’s easy to be impulsive and to speak without thinking. Forewarned is forearmed.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
This is a restless day for you. Because of this, you might find it hard to be patient with others. (You might even find it hard to be patient with yourself!) Do something to pamper yourself as a nice distraction. What about an ice cream cone? Butter pecan? Mango? Pistachio pineapple? Hmmm.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
You might not be happy with how something is shared. If so, you won’t hesitate to speak up. This could relate to property that is jointly held or inheritances or even shared responsibilities. Be wise and get your facts before you respond so that you don’t end up with egg on your face.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Don’t be hasty to jump to conclusions when dealing with partners and close friends because it’s easy to do. Furthermore, you’re inclined to do exactly the opposite of what someone suggests. (You’re not being perverse — you just want your own freedom of choice!)
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Something related to your work or whatever tasks are at hand will be completely unpredictable. Things will not flow as planned. Once you accept this, you will be able to more easily go with the flow. Meanwhile, upsets related to your pet are also possible. (Be aware of this.)
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Parents should know that this is an accident-prone day for your kids so be extra vigilant. Know where they are at all times. Meanwhile, social plans might suddenly change or be delayed. Activities that are sports-related are accident-prone. Yikes!
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Your home routine will be upset for some reason. Domestic arguments are possible especially with females. However, small appliances might break down or minor breakages could occur. It could be anything. Try to take it easy and be patient with others.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Pay attention to everything you say and do because this is a mildly accident-prone day for you. Meanwhile, don’t be hasty when talking to others because you might regret something later. You have a strong craving for excitement and because of this, you might do something you would not normally do. (Oops.)
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
You don’t like waste. Therefore, you should know that there is an unpredictable influence regarding your money, your cash flow, your assets and your possessions. Something could go wrong. You might suddenly do something impulsively. Keep your eyes open!
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today the moon is in your sign at odds with your ruler Uranus. This arouses an independent and rebellious in you! You will be impatient with restraints, duties and responsibilities. (“I’m outta here!”) Naturally, your mature side can come to bear and keep this in check.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
You definitely feel a deep sense of emotional unrest today, which might disturb your peace of mind and your relations with others. You won’t like it if someone else makes emotional demands on you or forces you to make changes. You want to call your own shots.
If Your Birthday Is Today
Actor Michael J. Fox (1961) shares your birthday. You love a good debate because you’re chatty. You enjoy attention among the company of others. Exciting news! You’re entering a year of new beginnings! This means it’s time to identify goals to determine what you want for yourself in the next few years. Be pro-active and physically energetic about going after what you want. Just do it!


chicagosun-times--2020-06-08--Man in custody after 3 shot in Humboldt Park: police

A man was arrested after a shooting that left three men wounded , two of them seriously , Friday in @ @ @ @ @ Side .
Eddie Jones , 27 , was charged with one felony count of unlawful @ @ @ @ @ Chicago police said .
Three people were outside at 3:05 p.m. in the 800 block @ @ @ @ @ someone on foot fired shots , according to police .
A 27-year-old man was hit @ @ @ @ @ 31-year-old was shot multiple times in the leg , police said .
Both were taken @ @ @ @ @ condition .
The third man , 41 , was shot in the hip and was @ @ @ @ @ good condition , police said .
Jones allegedly tried running but was taken into custody @ @ @ @ @ police said .
A handgun was also recovered .
Read more on crime , and @ @ @ @ @ homicides .

A man was arrested after a shooting that left three men wounded, two of them seriously, Friday in Humboldt Park on the West Side.
Eddie Jones, 27, was charged with one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon, Chicago police said.
Three people were outside at 3:05 p.m. in the 800 block of North Homan Avenue when someone on foot fired shots, according to police.
A 27-year-old man was hit in the leg and a 31-year-old was shot multiple times in the leg, police said. Both were taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition.
The third man, 41, was shot in the hip and was treated at the scene in good condition, police said.
Jones allegedly tried running but was taken into custody after a brief chase, police said. A handgun was also recovered.
Area Four detectives are investigating.
Read more on crime, and track the city’s homicides.


chicagosun-times--2020-06-08--Bon Appetit editor-in-chief resigns after offensive photo surfaces

NEW YORK — The editor-in-chief of Bon Appetit , Adam Rapoport , resigned after a photo of him dressed in a stereotypical Puerto Rican costume surfaced on social media .
Staffers at the magazine had criticized him after the photo , of him and his wife , circulated on Twitter .
That tweet featured a screenshot of a 2013 Instagram photo by Rapoport ’ s wife that depicted the two dressed up in costume .
In the screenshot , his wife tagged the photo “ boricua , ” a reference to Puerto Ricans , and called Rapoport “ papi.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chain , a do-rag and a baseball cap .
His wife ’ s account is private .
In an Instagram post , Rapoport said he was stepping down as editor “ to reflect on the work that I need to do as a human being.
” He said the photo was of an “ extremely ill-conceived ” Halloween costume 16 years ago .
He acknowledged “ blind spots ” as an editor and said the magazine ’ s staff and readers deserved better leadership .
Conde Nast , the magazine ’ s publisher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for comment .
Furor over the photo unleashed other employee complaints .
One staffer , Sohla El-Waylly , claimed on Instagram that she hasn ’ t been paid for appearing in videos for Bon Appetit ’ s popular YouTube channel , in contrast to white editors who did likewise .
She called for Rapoport ’ s resignation and for people of color on staff to receive “ fair titles , fair salaries , and compensation for video appearances.
” Several of Bon Appetit ’ s staff , including El-Waylly , are YouTube stars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ making dishes , sometimes with celebrities ; recreating junk-food classics from scratch , like Oreos and Warheads , in the magazine ’ s test kitchen ; and just chatting about food , food media and each other .
Videos get millions of views .
On Monday , at least four Bon Appetit staffers said they would not appear in the publication ’ s videos until their colleagues of color received equal pay .
Bon Appetit has been trying to tap into a national moment , saying recently that it will be highlighting more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the racial and political issues at the core of the food world.
” Media companies are facing their own moment of reckoning around racism as rallies protesting police brutality against black people spread across the U.S. , touching off broader conversations about race .
Reporters , editors and other staff members , particularly people of color , are speaking up about racist content and policies at their publications .
New York Times editorial page editor James Bennet resigned Sunday over publication of an opinion piece by Sen. Tom Cotton , an Arkansas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ force to subdue protests .
That followed a revolt by many Times employees , some of whom argued that publication of Cotton ’ s argument endangered the lives of black staff .
The Philadelphia Inquirer ’ s top editor resigned Saturday after the paper ’ s staffers pushed back against a “ Buildings Matter , Too , ” headline on a column about buildings damaged in the protests .
The headline was a play on the Black Lives Matter movement that the paper acknowledged was “ offensive and inappropriate.
” Colleagues of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supporting her after the paper told her she could not cover the police brutality protests because she was biased .
Also on Monday , Christene Barberich , the founder and top editor of Refinery29 , a website owned by Vice and aimed at women , said she was stepping down after seeing “ the raw and personal accounts of Black women and women of color regarding their experiences ” at the company .
Several former staffers had posted on social media about racism they experienced , including pay disparities .
In a memo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said the company will begin a company-wide and systematic overhaul of “ how we hire , develop and retain a globally diverse workforce.
” Barberich will remain in her position through a “ transition period , ” Dubuc said .

NEW YORK — The editor-in-chief of Bon Appetit, Adam Rapoport, resigned after a photo of him dressed in a stereotypical Puerto Rican costume surfaced on social media.
Staffers at the magazine had criticized him after the photo, of him and his wife, circulated on Twitter. That tweet featured a screenshot of a 2013 Instagram photo by Rapoport’s wife that depicted the two dressed up in costume. In the screenshot, his wife tagged the photo “boricua,” a reference to Puerto Ricans, and called Rapoport “papi.” He was wearing a large, heavy chain, a do-rag and a baseball cap. His wife’s account is private.
In an Instagram post, Rapoport said he was stepping down as editor “to reflect on the work that I need to do as a human being.” He said the photo was of an “extremely ill-conceived” Halloween costume 16 years ago. He acknowledged “blind spots” as an editor and said the magazine’s staff and readers deserved better leadership.
Conde Nast, the magazine’s publisher, did not reply to multiple requests for comment.
Furor over the photo unleashed other employee complaints. One staffer, Sohla El-Waylly, claimed on Instagram that she hasn’t been paid for appearing in videos for Bon Appetit’s popular YouTube channel, in contrast to white editors who did likewise. She called for Rapoport’s resignation and for people of color on staff to receive “fair titles, fair salaries, and compensation for video appearances.”
Several of Bon Appetit’s staff, including El-Waylly, are YouTube stars. Devoted fans devour videos of them making dishes, sometimes with celebrities; recreating junk-food classics from scratch, like Oreos and Warheads, in the magazine’s test kitchen; and just chatting about food, food media and each other. Videos get millions of views.
On Monday, at least four Bon Appetit staffers said they would not appear in the publication’s videos until their colleagues of color received equal pay.
Bon Appetit has been trying to tap into a national moment, saying recently that it will be highlighting more black-owned food businesses and “tackling more of the racial and political issues at the core of the food world.”
Media companies are facing their own moment of reckoning around racism as rallies protesting police brutality against black people spread across the U.S., touching off broader conversations about race.
Reporters, editors and other staff members, particularly people of color, are speaking up about racist content and policies at their publications. New York Times editorial page editor James Bennet resigned Sunday over publication of an opinion piece by Sen. Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican, that advocated for using military force to subdue protests. That followed a revolt by many Times employees, some of whom argued that publication of Cotton’s argument endangered the lives of black staff.
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s top editor resigned Saturday after the paper’s staffers pushed back against a “Buildings Matter, Too,” headline on a column about buildings damaged in the protests. The headline was a play on the Black Lives Matter movement that the paper acknowledged was “offensive and inappropriate.”
Colleagues of a black reporter at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette are supporting her after the paper told her she could not cover the police brutality protests because she was biased.
Also on Monday, Christene Barberich, the founder and top editor of Refinery29, a website owned by Vice and aimed at women, said she was stepping down after seeing “the raw and personal accounts of Black women and women of color regarding their experiences” at the company. Several former staffers had posted on social media about racism they experienced, including pay disparities.
In a memo to staff, Vice CEO Nancy Dubuc said the company will begin a company-wide and systematic overhaul of “how we hire, develop and retain a globally diverse workforce.” Barberich will remain in her position through a “transition period,” Dubuc said.


chicagosun-times--2020-06-09--South Side business owners struggle to stay afloat after pandemic, looting: ‘I’m in here working on

South Side business owners struggle to stay afloat after pandemic, looting: ‘I’m in here working on a prayer’

For decades , Tess Porter has styled hair and sold beauty products out of her shop in West Englewood , but in recent days continuing her work has become increasingly difficult .
Porter , 53 , has outstanding utility bills from the roughly three months when she couldn ’ t open her business because of the stay-at-home order in Illinois .
Then days before she was set to welcome clients back , her windows were smashed and many of her supplies and products were stolen during the unrest sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minnesota .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prayer , ” said Porter , who is working inside her boarded up business .
She is among South Side business owners who are struggling to stay afloat after days of unrest damaged their livelihood .
Many said the damage has exacerbated the economic troubles they were already facing because of the coronavirus pandemic .
Ja ’ Mal Green , a community activist , and Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives announced Tuesday that about $ 220,000 in funds were raised so far to give up to $ 5,000 to black-owned businesses damaged during the civil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nathaniel Pendleton , the father of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton , who was shot to death in 2013 , is among those expected to get funds from the initiative .
The damage to his South Chicago soul food restaurant , the New Look Restaurant/The Next Level , won ’ t be completely covered by his insurance .
So he plans to use the money to repair his window , floors and replace a stolen television .
“ A lot of these communities are becoming deserts , a lot of our black communities , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ businesses flowing in our own communities , we ’ ll all move out to the suburbs or something like that , ” he said .
“ We are trying to keep our neighborhoods vitalized , and we want our kids to be able to walk around and say , ‘ hey , this is where I grew up ’ and be proud of that fact.
” Others like Porter , the owner of Tess ’ s Place Style Shop at 1605 W. Garfield Blvd.
, have found it difficult to navigate getting help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insurance will cover any of the damage .
She still isn ’ t sure why she never received a federal stimulus check , and the last time she sought a grant she was told she would have to pay money out of pocket .
“ The city needs to come out and assess and help ( the businesses ) , ” Porter said .
“ These were very hard hits .
We were off for three months , and then to come back to the destroyed businesses , it ’ s almost impossible.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ storage that she is now using , but she thinks it will take longer to get back to where she was before the pandemic and the unrest .
“ This is all that I ’ ve ever done , ” Porter said , speaking about her business .
“ I ’ ve been doing this since high school , and I ’ m 53 years old.
” Other South Side business owners are turning to online fundraising with the help of their tech savvy children to get back on their feet .
Sandra @ @ @ @ @ @ @ father , Yong Sup Na , who owns beauty supply stores in Bronzeville and the Near West Side .
As Na started to research her father ’ s insurance policies , she realized it would only cover a portion of the damage .
And even if other forms of aid became available , she was skeptical of how much her father would get considering other businesses , including large chains , were damaged .
She took to GoFundMe , a platform her father had not heard about , to share her father ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Her father wasn ’ t sure if his stores would reopen , but in less than a week they ’ ve raised online more than $ 77,000 .
“ He ’ s taken aback that people he doesn ’ t even know are offering words of encouragement , ” Na said .
“ ... Now he ’ s saying , maybe I can open again.
” Na , who now lives in New York , said her father , an immigrant from South Korea , had downplayed the damage to the stores @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chicago , she learned from a shop employee that her father was confronted by people breaking into the businesses and was forced to turn over the keys to the Near West Side store .
So many motorists had swarmed the area that her father wasn ’ t able to leave , Na said .
“ When we saw it firsthand , it was like someone had punched my heart out , ” Na said about the damage .
“ It looked like a tornado.
” Days before the businesses were damaged , her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money restocking the stores in anticipation of finally being able to reopen to customers , Na said .
Georgia Utendahl said her Englewood restaurant , Georgia ’ s Food Depot at 7352 S. Halsted St. , was damaged when someone tried unsuccessfully to steal an ATM machine .
Even with broken windows , Utendahl said she ’ s still taking orders , though Friday she made less than $ 40 .
She didn ’ t board up her windows because she didn ’ t want the public to think she was closed for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so hard to hold on , ” Utendahl said .
“ Hoping that it gets better , but this is really a hard time for me right now.
” Grace Chong also started an online fundraising campaign to help her father , Sung Chong , after his business , Englewood Beauty Supply located at 6535 S. Halsted St. , was broken into May 31 .
Then days later , the Englewood business suffered damage after the building caught on fire , Chong said .
When people started breaking into businesses , her father @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was too late .
He watched from security cameras as people broke in and ransacked the store .
“ He has lost his entire inventory , ” Chong said .
“ There is damage to his fixtures , the computers , cashiers , everything inside , but there ’ s also fire and water damage .
He won ’ t be able to open any time soon.
” At home , Chong said she and her parents have spent the days talking about how hundreds of years of racism has played into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last week .
Her father is an immigrant from South Korea .
“ I think because of that , there is this sadness that my parents are experiencing , ” Chong said .
“ They are hoping they can rebuild and go back into the community and be supportive of that as well.
” In the Fuller Park area , Dr. Stephanie Johnson-Brown is hopeful she ’ ll start seeing patients by Thursday at Plano Vision Center , located in a strip mall at 5401 S. Wentworth Ave. , that is now lined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among those who will receive a grant from the collaboration from Green and the Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives .
About 90 % of the frames were stolen from the business , she said .
Even before the unrest , Johnson-Brown said she was asked why she didn ’ t relocate to another part of the city .
She often thought about her father , who started the optometry practice in 1959 , and the lessons he taught her about the importance of community .
“ Those are my people , and therefore , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she said about the neighborhood .
“ I ’ m not going anywhere.
” Elvia Malagón ’ s reporting on social justice and income inequality is made possible by a grant from the Chicago Community Trust .

For decades, Tess Porter has styled hair and sold beauty products out of her shop in West Englewood, but in recent days continuing her work has become increasingly difficult.
Porter, 53, has outstanding utility bills from the roughly three months when she couldn’t open her business because of the stay-at-home order in Illinois. Then days before she was set to welcome clients back, her windows were smashed and many of her supplies and products were stolen during the unrest sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minnesota.
“I’m in here working on a prayer,” said Porter, who is working inside her boarded up business.
She is among South Side business owners who are struggling to stay afloat after days of unrest damaged their livelihood. Many said the damage has exacerbated the economic troubles they were already facing because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Ja’Mal Green, a community activist, and Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives announced Tuesday that about $220,000 in funds were raised so far to give up to $5,000 to black-owned businesses damaged during the civil unrest as soon as this week.
Nathaniel Pendleton discusses the damage done to his soul food restaurant, the New Look Restaurant/The Next Level, on Tuesday as community activist Ja’Mal Green and David Doig, president of Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives, announced $220,000 in grants have been made available to black businesses who have been looted. Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
Nathaniel Pendleton, the father of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, who was shot to death in 2013, is among those expected to get funds from the initiative. The damage to his South Chicago soul food restaurant, the New Look Restaurant/The Next Level, won’t be completely covered by his insurance. So he plans to use the money to repair his window, floors and replace a stolen television.
“A lot of these communities are becoming deserts, a lot of our black communities, and if we don’t keep our businesses flowing in our own communities, we’ll all move out to the suburbs or something like that,” he said. “We are trying to keep our neighborhoods vitalized, and we want our kids to be able to walk around and say, ‘hey, this is where I grew up’ and be proud of that fact.”
Others like Porter, the owner of Tess’s Place Style Shop at 1605 W. Garfield Blvd., have found it difficult to navigate getting help. She is waiting to see if insurance will cover any of the damage. She still isn’t sure why she never received a federal stimulus check, and the last time she sought a grant she was told she would have to pay money out of pocket.
“The city needs to come out and assess and help (the businesses),” Porter said. “These were very hard hits. We were off for three months, and then to come back to the destroyed businesses, it’s almost impossible.”
Porter had some styling tools in storage that she is now using, but she thinks it will take longer to get back to where she was before the pandemic and the unrest.
“This is all that I’ve ever done,” Porter said, speaking about her business. “I’ve been doing this since high school, and I’m 53 years old.”
Constance Collins gets her hair done at Tess’s Place Style Shop near a damaged cabinet, a remnant of the looting that happened there during recent protests that led to riots sparked by the police-involved killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times
Other South Side business owners are turning to online fundraising with the help of their tech savvy children to get back on their feet. Sandra Na started an internet campaign for her father, Yong Sup Na, who owns beauty supply stores in Bronzeville and the Near West Side.
As Na started to research her father’s insurance policies, she realized it would only cover a portion of the damage. And even if other forms of aid became available, she was skeptical of how much her father would get considering other businesses, including large chains, were damaged. She took to GoFundMe, a platform her father had not heard about, to share her father’s story to raise money for him. Her father wasn’t sure if his stores would reopen, but in less than a week they’ve raised online more than $77,000.
“He’s taken aback that people he doesn’t even know are offering words of encouragement,” Na said. “... Now he’s saying, maybe I can open again.”
Na, who now lives in New York, said her father, an immigrant from South Korea, had downplayed the damage to the stores to her. When she traveled to Chicago, she learned from a shop employee that her father was confronted by people breaking into the businesses and was forced to turn over the keys to the Near West Side store. So many motorists had swarmed the area that her father wasn’t able to leave, Na said.
“When we saw it firsthand, it was like someone had punched my heart out,” Na said about the damage. “It looked like a tornado.”
Days before the businesses were damaged, her father had spent a significant amount of money restocking the stores in anticipation of finally being able to reopen to customers, Na said.
Georgia Utendahl, owner of Georgia’s Food Depot at 7352 S Halsted St. in Englewood, says despite her restaurant having broken windows, she is still trying to fulfill orders, though Friday her business made less than $40. Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
Georgia Utendahl said her Englewood restaurant, Georgia’s Food Depot at 7352 S. Halsted St., was damaged when someone tried unsuccessfully to steal an ATM machine. Even with broken windows, Utendahl said she’s still taking orders, though Friday she made less than $40. She didn’t board up her windows because she didn’t want the public to think she was closed for good.
“I’m trying so hard to hold on,” Utendahl said. “Hoping that it gets better, but this is really a hard time for me right now.”
Grace Chong also started an online fundraising campaign to help her father, Sung Chong, after his business, Englewood Beauty Supply located at 6535 S. Halsted St., was broken into May 31. Then days later, the Englewood business suffered damage after the building caught on fire, Chong said.
When people started breaking into businesses, her father tried to get to the store but he was too late. He watched from security cameras as people broke in and ransacked the store.
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“He has lost his entire inventory,” Chong said. “There is damage to his fixtures, the computers, cashiers, everything inside, but there’s also fire and water damage. He won’t be able to open any time soon.”
At home, Chong said she and her parents have spent the days talking about how hundreds of years of racism has played into the anger that unfolded on the streets last week. Her father is an immigrant from South Korea.
“I think because of that, there is this sadness that my parents are experiencing,” Chong said. “They are hoping they can rebuild and go back into the community and be supportive of that as well.”
In the Fuller Park area, Dr. Stephanie Johnson-Brown is hopeful she’ll start seeing patients by Thursday at Plano Vision Center, located in a strip mall at 5401 S. Wentworth Ave., that is now lined with boarded up businesses. Johnson-Brown is among those who will receive a grant from the collaboration from Green and the Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives.
About 90% of the frames were stolen from the business, she said. Even before the unrest, Johnson-Brown said she was asked why she didn’t relocate to another part of the city. She often thought about her father, who started the optometry practice in 1959, and the lessons he taught her about the importance of community.
“Those are my people, and therefore, I’m here for them,” she said about the neighborhood. “I’m not going anywhere.”
Elvia Malagón’s reporting on social justice and income inequality is made possible by a grant from the Chicago Community Trust.


chicagosun-times--2020-06-09--Dick Johnson, longtime Chicago TV news anchor for NBC, ABC stations, has died at 66

“ I am stunned to tell you all that Dick Johnson passed away this morning , ” Frank Whittaker , the station manager and vice president of news , told NBC 5 ’ s staff Tuesday .
“ Dick was being treated at a hospital in northern Michigan the last several days for complications related to a respiratory condition .
Because of that condition , Dick had gone to northern Michigan in early March after the advent of COVID-19 .
“ He loved working here and he exuded that , ” Whittaker told the Sun-Times .
“ He couldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the big story.
” Carol Marin , political editor for NBC 5 and a correspondent for WTTW-Channel 11 ’ s “ Chicago Tonight , ” said on Twitter that Johnson was “ the best kind of newsman .
Smart , thorough , nimble when deadlines were crashing around him .
No cliches .
Just facts , fairness and great writing.
” In a business in which deadlines and ratings pressures can erode the niceties , he was known for being a team player and taking the time to say thank you .
Johnson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Whittaker said countless NBC staffers told him Johnson offered them behind-the-scenes guidance and support .
“ Our newsroom is heartbroken , ” NBC 5 political reporter Mary Ann Ahern tweeted .
“ Dick Johnson loved it all — curious , fantastic storyteller and a kind colleague .
There are tears for his loss , knowing Dick was the real deal ; mentor to so many , a news soldier.
” “ When I got to channel 5 in 2011 , I was completely green , ” tweeted Laurence Holmes , a sports-talk host @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Johnson went out of his way to make me feel welcomed .
He was a brilliant journalist .
He was a wonderfully generous man .
He was my friend and I will miss him very much.
” NBC veteran Art Norman praised Johnson for his incisive reporting on Chicago ’ s African American neighborhoods .
“ He was very comfortable in the black community , ” Norman said , adding that when his colleague was reporting on the street , neighborhood residents sometimes referred to him as “ Brother Johnson.
” Mayor Lori @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Amy and I are saddened to learn of Dick Johnson ’ s passing .
Dick was always a true gentlemen and professional .
His passion for journalism and the craft of a great story was unmatched .
“ “ Chicago has lost a journalism giant , ” ABC 7 reporter Rob Elgas said on Twitter .
“ Dick was one of the best in the business , ” former WBBM-AM morning anchor Felicia Middlebrooks tweeted .
“ A real gentleman.
” Johnson had been part of a Peabody Award-winning reporting team with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also was honored with national Emmys and a DuPont-Columbia award for his work .
On March 19 , he posted an explanation on Facebook for being off the air and in northern Michigan , a region he loved : “ My apologies for disappearing from NBC Chicago so suddenly .
Like so many , I had no other choice .
The Coronavirus , my age and a respiratory issue prompted my doctors to send me packing .
So here we are , settled in ‘ up north ’ and riding this out as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus was a factor in his death , Whittaker said , “ I don ’ t believe that was the issue here .
He had this lung issue .
He had an infection at the end.
” Johnson , who joined NBC in 2002 , most recently co-anchored WMAQ-Channel 5 ’ s weekend evening news shows .
He moved there from WLS-Channel 7 , where he ’ d been an anchor and reporter for 20 years .
“ He had an incredible work ethic , ” ABC 7 veteran Paul Meincke said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ chose the morning gig at 7 before he went to 5.
” Even when anchoring , “ He ’ d stick around and somehow find a way to play a role ” in the reporting of big stories , according to Meincke , who also praised his thorough research and preparation .
After the Cook County state ’ s attorney ’ s office dropped charges against actor Jussie Smollett — who ’ d reported he ’ d been the target of a hate crime — Johnson did a wide-ranging interview with a representative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ His questions were just spot on , ” Meincke said .
“ It was 15 minutes of grueling , honest , really good questioning from Dick .
He prepared himself very well .
He did his homework.
” When he walked in the newsroom each day , assignment editors and executive producers knew they could count on his reporting to deepen developing stories .
“ He could turn something out of nothing , ” said NBC 5 reporter Phil Rogers .
Even while doggedly focused on a story , “ He was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Rogers said .
“ He was always the most jovial guy in the newsroom.
” To reflect his team spirit after moving to Channel 5 , Rogers said , Johnson got a new phone number and license plate .
He said Johnson changed them to make sure they included the number “ 5.
” NBC said Johnson “ was on board Air Force Two with then-Vice President George H.W .
Bush during the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.
” Other major stories he covered included the release of American hostages held by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case of serial killer Andrew Cunanan , whose victims included fashion designer Gianni Versace and Chicago real estate developer Lee Miglin .
Also , according to the NBC station , “ Dick broke the story of the ‘ Great Loop Flood.
’ ” Johnson appeared in the movie “ Barbershop 2 ” and on the NBC TV show “ Chicago Fire.
” He received a political science degree from DePauw University , where he worked as news director of the college radio station WGRE .
Johnson is survived by his wife Lauren , @ @ @ @ @ @

Veteran NBC 5 anchor Dick Johnson, a trusted voice in Chicago TV news, died Tuesday at 66.
“I am stunned to tell you all that Dick Johnson passed away this morning,” Frank Whittaker, the station manager and vice president of news, told NBC 5’s staff Tuesday. “Dick was being treated at a hospital in northern Michigan the last several days for complications related to a respiratory condition. Because of that condition, Dick had gone to northern Michigan in early March after the advent of COVID-19.
“He loved working here and he exuded that,” Whittaker told the Sun-Times. “He couldn’t wait to get back and cover the big story.”
Johnson had pulmonary fibrosis, according to an NBC video tribute.
Carol Marin, political editor for NBC 5 and a correspondent for WTTW-Channel 11’s “Chicago Tonight,” said on Twitter that Johnson was “the best kind of newsman. Smart, thorough, nimble when deadlines were crashing around him. No cliches. Just facts, fairness and great writing. And he was funny!”
In a business in which deadlines and ratings pressures can erode the niceties, he was known for being a team player and taking the time to say thank you. Johnson often extended himself to fledgling reporters.
Whittaker said countless NBC staffers told him Johnson offered them behind-the-scenes guidance and support.
“Our newsroom is heartbroken,” NBC 5 political reporter Mary Ann Ahern tweeted. “Dick Johnson loved it all — curious, fantastic storyteller and a kind colleague. There are tears for his loss, knowing Dick was the real deal; mentor to so many, a news soldier.”
“When I got to channel 5 in 2011, I was completely green,” tweeted Laurence Holmes, a sports-talk host at 670 The Score. “Dick Johnson went out of his way to make me feel welcomed. He was a brilliant journalist. He was a wonderfully generous man. He was my friend and I will miss him very much.”
NBC veteran Art Norman praised Johnson for his incisive reporting on Chicago’s African American neighborhoods.
“He was very comfortable in the black community,” Norman said, adding that when his colleague was reporting on the street, neighborhood residents sometimes referred to him as “Brother Johnson.”
Mayor Lori Lightfoot tweeted condolences from her family: “Amy and I are saddened to learn of Dick Johnson’s passing. Dick was always a true gentlemen and professional. His passion for journalism and the craft of a great story was unmatched. “
“Chicago has lost a journalism giant,” ABC 7 reporter Rob Elgas said on Twitter.
“Dick was one of the best in the business,” former WBBM-AM morning anchor Felicia Middlebrooks tweeted. “A real gentleman.”
Johnson had been part of a Peabody Award-winning reporting team with Marin at the Chicago NBC station and also was honored with national Emmys and a DuPont-Columbia award for his work.
On March 19, he posted an explanation on Facebook for being off the air and in northern Michigan, a region he loved: “My apologies for disappearing from NBC Chicago so suddenly. Like so many, I had no other choice. The Coronavirus, my age and a respiratory issue prompted my doctors to send me packing. So here we are, settled in ‘up north’ and riding this out as safely as possible.”
Asked whether the coronavirus was a factor in his death, Whittaker said, “I don’t believe that was the issue here. He had this lung issue. He had an infection at the end.”
Johnson, who joined NBC in 2002, most recently co-anchored WMAQ-Channel 5’s weekend evening news shows. He moved there from WLS-Channel 7, where he’d been an anchor and reporter for 20 years.
“He had an incredible work ethic,” ABC 7 veteran Paul Meincke said. Despite grueling early hours, Johnson “chose the morning gig at 7 before he went to 5.”
Even when anchoring, “He’d stick around and somehow find a way to play a role” in the reporting of big stories, according to Meincke, who also praised his thorough research and preparation. After the Cook County state’s attorney’s office dropped charges against actor Jussie Smollett — who’d reported he’d been the target of a hate crime — Johnson did a wide-ranging interview with a representative of the prosecutor’s office.
Dick Johnson during his time at WLS-Channel 7. ABC7
“His questions were just spot on,” Meincke said. “It was 15 minutes of grueling, honest, really good questioning from Dick. He prepared himself very well. He did his homework.”
When he walked in the newsroom each day, assignment editors and executive producers knew they could count on his reporting to deepen developing stories. “He could turn something out of nothing,” said NBC 5 reporter Phil Rogers.
Even while doggedly focused on a story, “He was never in a bad mood,” Rogers said. “He was always the most jovial guy in the newsroom.”
To reflect his team spirit after moving to Channel 5, Rogers said, Johnson got a new phone number and license plate, changing them to make sure they included the number “5.”
NBC said Johnson “was on board Air Force Two with then-Vice President George H.W. Bush during the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.”
Other major stories he covered included the release of American hostages held by Iran, the Ethiopian famine and the case of serial killer Andrew Cunanan, whose victims included fashion designer Gianni Versace and Chicago real estate developer Lee Miglin.
Also, according to the NBC station, “Dick broke the story of the ‘Great Loop Flood.’ ”
Johnson appeared in the movie “Barbershop 2” and on the NBC TV show “Chicago Fire.”
He received a political science degree from DePauw University, where he worked as news director of the college radio station WGRE.
Johnson is survived by his wife Lauren, three children and two grandchildren.
Lauren and Dick Johnson. Provided
Contributing: Madeline Kenney


chicagosun-times--2020-06-09--Don’t defund the police, rethink policing

Let ’ s imagine how our police and city can work together a whole lot better .
It won ’ t happen with “ defunding ” the Chicago Police Department , a bumper sticker idea that sounds too much like a call to do away with cops altogether .
Chicago is not about to do that , not until the city magically wakes up one morning and finds there is no crime .
But policing can improve by taking to heart , and acting on , the most compelling arguments made by those in the defund-the-police movement .
At bottom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country finally get their priorities straight , addressing first and overwhelmingly the root causes of the social problems that lead to the hiring of more cops .
And they are right .
For decades , we as a nation have asked the police to do more .
We have put them on the front line in the war on drugs .
We have put them on the front line in dealing with the homeless and the mentally ill. We have built up massive forces of officers and military-caliber equipment , all geared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But who are we controlling and arresting ?
Millions of calls made to Chicago ’ s 911 center each year have nothing to do with actual crimes .
Nationally , of the 56 million encounters between police and people every year , only some 9 million result in someone going to jail .
As the “ defund ” advocates argue , Chicago and the nation would be smart to invest substantially more in mental health and drug-abuse treatment , in job training and affordable housing , in schools and youth programs .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a drug addict who doesn ’ t go to prison .
“ Only 10 percent of people who need drug treatment can get it , ” Alexander Sharp , executive director of Clergy for a New Drug Policy , told us .
“ It is time to stop locking them up.
” State and local governments across the country spent $ 115 billion on policing in 2017 .
In Chicago , 40 percent of the municipal operations budget goes to the police department .
The defund advocates would have Chicago chop to nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revenue toward services that address root social problems .
Chicago might , for example , pull officers out of the public schools , freeing up $ 33 million that could be spent on social workers .
To a limited extent , we would agree .
In an editorial on Tuesday , we argued in favor of taking police officers out of Chicago ’ s public schools .
But a massive reduction of policing forces is neither realistic nor politically smart .
More than half of Americans , according to a recent poll , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are one of only three institutions ( along with the military and small businesses ) that more than half of Gallup poll respondents consistently say they trust .
To call for the defunding of the police — even as a shorthand way of talking about a more equitable reallocation of resources — is to play into President Donald Trump ’ s hands .
He would love nothing more than to brand his opponents as crazy soft on crime .
To call for a massively greater investment in human capital , however , makes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of how policing works , making every effort to end the criminalizing of normal human struggles and tragedy , makes sense .
Other cities are doing so , along the edges .
In Austin , Texas , 911 calls are now answered by operators who ask whether the caller needs a police officer , a firefighter or — here ’ s what ’ s new — a mental health professional .
In Eugene , Oregon , a medic and a crisis worker with mental health training are deployed on emergency calls .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week said they won ’ t even think of approving a new police union contract that does not eliminate certain unconscionable protections for bad cops .
A concept that runs through some of the best police reforms is called deflection .
The idea , as explained by Jac Charlier , executive director of the Police Treatment and Community Collaborative , is that the police are reimagined as a huge conduit for referring people in crisis to behavior treatment experts .
Over the past several years , 850 of the nation ’ s 18,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concept .
A deflection program involving 15 police departments in Lake County is considered a national model .
Chicago police have a small deflection program , and it really should be scaled up .
But scaling up deflection efforts while cutting back on the police doesn ’ t necessarily work well , Charlier said , because it often is the police , in the neighborhoods , who are best positioned to link up people with services .
The movement to defund the police is premised in part on an assumption that we can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all the essential needs of a safe and caring society is a zero-sum game .
That a dollar spent on a cop is a dollar not spent on a social worker .
Our nation , beset by extremes of wealth and poverty , has an obligation to do both — and it can .
It would begin — once we have a new president — by rewriting the federal tax code to demand more from the super rich , reversing the Trump administration ’ s giveaways .

Let’s imagine how our police and city can work together a whole lot better.
It won’t happen with “defunding” the Chicago Police Department, a bumper sticker idea that sounds too much like a call to do away with cops altogether. Chicago is not about to do that, not until the city magically wakes up one morning and finds there is no crime.
But policing can improve by taking to heart, and acting on, the most compelling arguments made by those in the defund-the-police movement.
At bottom, they are arguing that Chicago and the country finally get their priorities straight, addressing first and overwhelmingly the root causes of the social problems that lead to the hiring of more cops.
And they are right.
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Who’s being arrested?
For decades, we as a nation have asked the police to do more. We have put them on the front line in the war on drugs. We have put them on the front line in dealing with the homeless and the mentally ill.
We have built up massive forces of officers and military-caliber equipment, all geared toward controlling people and making arrests.
But who are we controlling and arresting?
Millions of calls made to Chicago’s 911 center each year have nothing to do with actual crimes. Nationally, of the 56 million encounters between police and people every year, only some 9 million result in someone going to jail.
As the “defund” advocates argue, Chicago and the nation would be smart to invest substantially more in mental health and drug-abuse treatment, in job training and affordable housing, in schools and youth programs.
A drug addict who gets help might be a drug addict who doesn’t go to prison.
“Only 10 percent of people who need drug treatment can get it,” Alexander Sharp, executive director of Clergy for a New Drug Policy, told us. “It is time to stop locking them up.”
Politically dangerous
State and local governments across the country spent $115 billion on policing in 2017. In Chicago, 40 percent of the municipal operations budget goes to the police department.
The defund advocates would have Chicago chop to nothing its policing budget and put that extra revenue toward services that address root social problems. Chicago might, for example, pull officers out of the public schools, freeing up $33 million that could be spent on social workers.
To a limited extent, we would agree. In an editorial on Tuesday, we argued in favor of taking police officers out of Chicago’s public schools.
But a massive reduction of policing forces is neither realistic nor politically smart.
More than half of Americans, according to a recent poll, oppose reducing police forces. The police are one of only three institutions (along with the military and small businesses) that more than half of Gallup poll respondents consistently say they trust.
To call for the defunding of the police — even as a shorthand way of talking about a more equitable reallocation of resources — is to play into President Donald Trump’s hands. He would love nothing more than to brand his opponents as crazy soft on crime.
Funding human capital
To call for a massively greater investment in human capital, however, makes sense. And to demand a re-imagining of how policing works, making every effort to end the criminalizing of normal human struggles and tragedy, makes sense.
Other cities are doing so, along the edges.
In Austin, Texas, 911 calls are now answered by operators who ask whether the caller needs a police officer, a firefighter or — here’s what’s new — a mental health professional.
In Eugene, Oregon, a medic and a crisis worker with mental health training are deployed on emergency calls.
And here in Chicago, several aldermen this week said they won’t even think of approving a new police union contract that does not eliminate certain unconscionable protections for bad cops.
Deflections, not arrests
A concept that runs through some of the best police reforms is called deflection. The idea, as explained by Jac Charlier, executive director of the Police Treatment and Community Collaborative, is that the police are reimagined as a huge conduit for referring people in crisis to behavior treatment experts.
Over the past several years, 850 of the nation’s 18,000 police departments have signed on to the concept. A deflection program involving 15 police departments in Lake County is considered a national model. Chicago police have a small deflection program, and it really should be scaled up.
But scaling up deflection efforts while cutting back on the police doesn’t necessarily work well, Charlier said, because it often is the police, in the neighborhoods, who are best positioned to link up people with services.
The movement to defund the police is premised in part on an assumption that we can’t accept — that funding for all the essential needs of a safe and caring society is a zero-sum game. That a dollar spent on a cop is a dollar not spent on a social worker.
Our nation, beset by extremes of wealth and poverty, has an obligation to do both — and it can. It would begin — once we have a new president — by rewriting the federal tax code to demand more from the super rich, reversing the Trump administration’s giveaways.
“The police open doors for people,” Charlier said.
We couldn’t agree more.
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chicagosun-times--2020-06-09--Storms cause power outages throughout Chicago, severe weather expected into Wednesday

Storms across Chicago and northern Illinois caused several power outages and downed trees Tuesday afternoon .
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Scattered thunderstorms bringing brief but torrential downpours are possible throughout midnight @ @ @ @ @ , the weather service said .
Localized flooding is possible in some areas .
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The stormy weather is expected to continue into Wednesday , the weather @ @ @

Storms across Chicago and northern Illinois caused several power outages and downed trees Tuesday afternoon.
About 38,500 customers were affected by power outages throughout the city and northern Illinois as of 5:30 p.m. with Chicago having been hit the hardest, according to ComEd spokeswoman Micaeh Johnson.
Scattered thunderstorms bringing brief but torrential downpours are possible throughout midnight, mainly northwest of I-57, the weather service said. Localized flooding is possible in some areas.
A period of strong south to southeast winds are expected this PM thru this evening. Gusts of up to 40 to 45 mph are likely at times, especially in the orange shaded areas on the map. These potential stronger gusts may occur during heavier showers. #ilwx #inwx pic.twitter.com/wEOQ8tTh76 — NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) June 9, 2020
A wind advisory is in effect until 10 p.m., with gusts up to 45 mph expected to blow through the area, the weather service said.
There is a limited risk of brief tornadoes associated with the possibility of severe storms, the weather service said.
The stormy weather is expected to continue into Wednesday, the weather service said.