chicagosun-times--2020-09-02--Suburban woman faces hate crime charge for allegedly telling man to leave pier because he’s Black

A 65-year-old Northfield woman is charged with a hate crime after allegedly telling a man to leave a Winnetka pier in August because he is Black .
The exchange — captured on video in a now-viral tweet — shows Irene Donoshaytis questioning if the man is allowed on the beach since he doesn ’ t have a pass , according to Winnetka Police Deputy Chief Brian O ’ Connell .
When told by park district staff that a pass isn ’ t necessary , she continues to argue with him and asks the staffer for their manager , video of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more arguing , the man holding the camera asks , “ Is it because I ’ m Black ?
” and the woman replies , “ Yes ” and nods her head , the video shows .
After another verbal exchange , she tries to knock the phone out of the man ’ s hand , O ’ Connell said .
Donoshaytis was arrested that night and charged with misdemeanor battery , he said .
The charge was upgraded Wednesday , he said .
“ Upon further investigation , and cooperation with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attorney ’ s office , the charge was upgraded to a hate crime , ” O ’ Connell said .
Donoshaytis turned herself into police later Wednesday and went to the Skokie courthouse , where a judge ordered her held on $ 10,000 bail .
She is due back in court Sept. 18 , according to county records .

A 65-year-old Northfield woman is charged with a hate crime after allegedly telling a man to leave a Winnetka pier in August because he is Black.
The exchange — captured on video in a now-viral tweet — shows Irene Donoshaytis questioning if the man is allowed on the beach since he doesn’t have a pass, according to Winnetka Police Deputy Chief Brian O’Connell.
When told by park district staff that a pass isn’t necessary, she continues to argue with him and asks the staffer for their manager, video of the Aug. 17 incident shows.
charged a racist a Karen today with battery after she racially profiled us. note, this is after she aggressively told us to leave because we weren’t allowed on the public peer without “parking passes”. This happened in Winnetka, IL. #BLM pic.twitter.com/L9XXBjWkwX — Oh (@oh_campbell1) August 18, 2020
After more arguing, the man holding the camera asks, “Is it because I’m Black?” and the woman replies, “Yes” and nods her head, the video shows.
After another verbal exchange, she tries to knock the phone out of the man’s hand, O’Connell said. Donoshaytis was arrested that night and charged with misdemeanor battery, he said.
The battery charge was upgraded Wednesday to a hate crime, O’Connell said.
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Donoshaytis turned herself into police later Wednesday and went to the Skokie courthouse, where a judge ordered her held on $10,000 bail.
The victim, 25-year-old Otis Campbell, said he had just finished a bike ride with friends when Donoshaytis confronted him.
“From everything that’s been going on, it could’ve ended very bad,” said Campbell, referring to recent fatal shootings of Black people by police.
Campbell, who grew up in Skokie, said he does not wish ill toward Donoshaytis and will let the justice system decide the punishment, adding that he’s “not the one throwing this at her.”
He acknowledged that similar racially-motived incidents happen everyday but said this one garnered attention because it was recorded.
He said he hopes the confrontation can be an educational moment for the world.
“Everybody knows the feeling of being stared at because of how you look,” he said. “It’s happening everyday, and it’s up to you to educate people, not to beat someone up over it.”
Donoshaytis is due back in court Sept. 18, according to county records.


chicagosun-times--2020-09-02--Two months before George Floyd, Chicago man pinned to ground by Rochester, N.Y. police died of asphy

Two months before George Floyd, Chicago man pinned to ground by Rochester, N.Y. police died of asphyxiation

ROCHESTER , N.Y. – A Black man died of asphyxiation after police officers in Rochester , New York , who tried to take him into protective custody pinned him to the ground while restraining him .
The incident occurred in March , two months before George Floyd ’ s very similar death in Minneapolis sparked nationwide protests .
Yet it didn ’ t become public until now .
The curtain was lifted on the death of 41-year-old Daniel T. Prude at a late-morning news conference Wednesday at which Prude ’ s family and local activists called for the officers involved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ homicide .
“ We are in need of accountability for the wrongful death and murder of Daniel Prude .
He was treated inhumanely and without dignity , ” said Ashley Gantt , a community organizer from Free the People Roc .
“ These officers killed someone and are still patrolling in our community.
” The case also brought calls from Black Lives Matter activists for changes to policing , including an end to the practice of having police officers respond to mental health calls .
Prude ’ s death on March 30 after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ others locally and nationally in which mentally or emotionally stressed people , many of them people of color , have succumbed when officers forcefully restrained them .
Monroe County Medical Examiner Dr. Nadia Granger ruled Prude ’ s death a homicide caused by “ complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint , ” according to the autopsy report .
The New York state Attorney General ’ s office has been investigating the officers ’ conduct in the Prude case since April and has the ability to seek criminal charges .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on police body-worn-camera video , a compilation of which was to be made public Wednesday .
The video compiled for the Prude case is not a graphic depiction of officers shooting or beating a suspect .
Rather , it depicts officers holding Prude prone and forcing his head and chest into the pavement for several minutes until , apparently unnoticed by the officers , he stops breathing .
The events are indicative of how the rules of engagement used by police can result in harm to a suspect or a person in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A copy of the video compilation and some case documents , including the autopsy report and an internal police investigation of the case , were provided to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle , part of the USA TODAY Network , earlier this week by one of the family ’ s lawyers , Elliot Shields .
A notice of intent to sue the city has been filed , and city officials are said to be aware of the family ’ s anger over Prude ’ s death .
The report of the internal police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the officers ’ actions and conduct displayed when dealing with Prude appear to be appropriate and consistent with their training.
” Shields said that to his knowledge , the officers remain on active duty and were not disciplined .
“ I placed a phone call for my brother to get help , not to get lynched , ” Joe Prude said outside Rochester ’ s City Hall Wednesday .
“ How many brothers have to die for society to understand this has to stop ?
” Prude was suffering from acute mental health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the early hours of Monday , March 23 , as he walked naked and bleeding down Jefferson Avenue in the southwestern part of the city .
His family told police they suspected he was under the influence of the powerful hallucinogen phencyclidine , or PCP .
A resident of Chicago , Prude had arrived in Rochester the day before to stay with his brother , Joe Prude , in Joe ’ s home on Rochester ’ s west side .
Prude rode Amtrak to Buffalo but was thrown off the train there , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being driven to Rochester , he began to act out .
After he jumped headfirst down the basement stairs , Joe Prude said he called police for help .
Prude was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital for a mental health evaluation and released the evening of March 22 , according to the police investigation narrative .
After some hours of stable behavior , Prude ran out the back door of Joe ’ s home at 3 a.m. when his brother was out of the room , prompting another call for help to 911 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a business as he walked along before officers found him .
Several people encountered him , and at least one of them called 911 to report his erratic actions , the police narrative said .
Prude had left his brother ’ s home wearing only long underwear , a tank top and socks .
He took off the clothes while on West Main , a witness told police .
One passerby stopped to shoot a Facebook Live video of Prude after seeing the man get on his knees and beg another motorist to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he was on the phone with the emergency center , Prude ran off .
After being intercepted moments later by a police officer , Prude was ordered to lie on the ground and place his hands behind his back .
He complied immediately with both directives , the video shows , saying “ sure thing , sure thing ” as he rolled onto his stomach .
The time was 3:16 a.m .
The city gave Shields a total of 88 minutes of police body camera footage of the incident on Aug. 20 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The video does not show Prude offering any physical resistance to the half-dozen or so officers who converged on the scene .
The video , with one gap of a few seconds , appears to show the entirety of the 11-minute interaction between Prude and the police .
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reviewed all 88 minutes of raw video , which Shields also provided , and did not see any meaningful action that had been omitted from the compilation .
The police plan was to subdue and calm Prude and make what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which is not a criminal arrest but a civil detention for the purpose of taking the person to receive emergency treatment .
Though handcuffed and on the ground , Prude remained agitated , squirming and shouting belligerently at times and spitting into the street .
After the spitting began , officers covered Prude ’ s face and head with a white “ spit hood ” intended to protect police from a suspect ’ s bodily fluids .
Prude had told officers he was infected with the coronavirus , which likely raised concerns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the only covering he was given ; Prude remained naked in temperatures just above freezing as light snow fell throughout the episode .
Four minutes after the police arrived , officers stood in a semicircle around Prude as he sat in the middle of Jefferson Avenue , his hands still cuffed behind his back .
He yelled unintelligibly , then clearly shouted “ Gim me that gun .
Gim me that gun , I mean it !
” As he yelled , he scooted on his rear toward an officer and appeared to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Officers immediately pushed him over .
Prude could be heard to say “ You ’ re trying to kill me ” as officers began to hold him down so he could not move .
An officer identified in the video as Mark Vaughn uses both hands with much of his weight behind them to push the side of Prude ’ s head into the pavement , essentially doing a triangle push-up .
The approach was different but reminiscent of the way George Floyd ’ s neck was compressed by an officer ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officer , identified as Troy Talladay , used his knee at one point to hold down Prude ’ s torso , and a third held down his legs .
Vaughn , in the report he wrote of the incident , said he had “ segmented ” Prude ’ s head .
He also wrote that he used a “ hypoglossal nerve technique , ” which involves jamming fingers into a nerve below the jaw to cause pain and persuade a subject to comply .
There is no evidence in the video of officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an overtly hostile way .
In the video , Prude ’ s body movements can be seen to become less frequent .
His incoherent shouts become whimpers .
Then he falls silent .
The time stamps on the video indicate Vaughn pushed down Prude ’ s head for 2 minutes and 15 seconds before letting up and saying “ You good now ?
” to the prone man , who did not respond .
Vaughn then resumed pushing with one hand for another 45 seconds .
Officers chat with one another and with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ambulance that had arrived but can not be heard making any mention of the fact that the man was not moving .
Finally , a full three minutes after the officers began to press Prude into the asphalt , an ambulance EMT came over and asked the officers to roll Prude onto his back .
He later told police investigators this is when he recognized Prude was not breathing .
The EMT , identified as Brett Barnes , began to administer CPR seconds later as he called his colleague to help .
Officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remove the handcuffs , and Prude ’ s hands remained secured behind his back for two minutes while resuscitation efforts continued .
When a police investigator later asked Barnes about the officers ’ restraint techniques , he told them “ nothing looked ‘ over the top ’ or malicious in nature ” and added that “ the officers ’ actions appeared appropriate for what Prude was doing , and necessary to keep Prude from running around the entire street.
” The pair of emergency responders had intended to inject Prude with a sedative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a hospital , the police narrative said .
They were present for about two minutes but had not sedated Prude before the medical crisis eliminated their need to do so .
Prude was taken aboard the ambulance 11 minutes after the first officer arrived , the video shows .
His heartbeat was restored during the short ambulance trip to Strong Memorial Hospital , according to the police narrative , but his brain had been deprived of oxygen for too long .
He was later declared brain dead and died March 30 after being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the report .
After Prude was rushed to the hospital , one of the officers was sent to his brother ’ s home to tell him Prude had been found .
“ We got him .
Your brother ’ s at Strong , ” the officer can be heard to say on the unedited police video .
The officer spoke with Joe Prude and members of his family for several minutes but never betrayed the fact that his brother ’ s heart had stopped beating after being restrained .
“ So he cooperated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , um ... ” the officer answered .
He excused himself a moment later to make a phone call .
Toxicology tests as part of the autopsy found a low level of PCP , also known as angel dust , in Prude ’ s blood .
The drug can induce schizophrenia and wildly erratic , violent behavior .
The autopsy report listed “ acute phencyclidine intoxication ” as a complication of his death .
The medical examiner did not say whether the levels of PCP in his blood explained Prude ’ s behavior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police and did not make any mention of preexisting mental health issues that might have come into play .
Shields said Prude ’ s sister , with whom he lived in Chicago , said she suspected Prude had unknowingly smoked a joint laced with PCP at a party he attended just before his erratic behavior began .
She sent him to visit his brother in Rochester after he began to act out in Chicago , he said .
The autopsy report also listed several health conditions – two different lung diseases , heart @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were complications of his death .
The report at one point indicated the cause of death was “ complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint due to excited delirium due to acute phycyclidine intoxication , ” as if one followed on the other .
That is , as if Prude ’ s PCP intoxication caused excited delirium , which prompted the physical restraint that deprived Prude of oxygen .
The term “ excited delirium ” and the concept behind it is a controversial one .
It is often applied to suspects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Officers and pathologists frequently assert that the suspects are high on drugs .
Proponents say someone suffering from the syndrome is more likely to die from preexisting health problems such as a bad heart .
Both AMR personnel who were on the scene that morning later told Rochester police investigators that it appeared Prude may have been experiencing excited delirium .
But critics say the term has no formal meaning in medicine and is used as a way to explain resistant behavior of suspects and to normalize officers ’ aggressive responses .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of color , some have asserted .
In the video of the Prude incident , a paramedic from the ambulance crew , identified in the police report as Julie Purick , speaks to an officer as her colleague tries to revive Prude .
“ PCP can cause what we call excited delirium , ” she said .
“ Yeah , I know what excited delirium is , ” the police officer responds .
“ I guarantee you that ’ s how he coded , ” Purick goes on , using a shorthand expression @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heart function .
“ It ’ s not you guys ’ fault .
You ’ ve got to keep yourselves safe.
” Contributing : Sean Lahman and Will Cleveland , Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A Black man died of asphyxiation after police officers in Rochester, New York, who tried to take him into protective custody pinned him to the ground while restraining him.
The incident occurred in March, two months before George Floyd’s very similar death in Minneapolis sparked nationwide protests. Yet it didn’t become public until now.
The curtain was lifted on the death of 41-year-old Daniel T. Prude at a late-morning news conference Wednesday at which Prude’s family and local activists called for the officers involved to be fired and charged in his homicide.
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The family also released police body camera video and written reports from the incident which they obtained through a public records request.
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“We are in need of accountability for the wrongful death and murder of Daniel Prude. He was treated inhumanely and without dignity,” said Ashley Gantt, a community organizer from Free the People Roc. “These officers killed someone and are still patrolling in our community.”
The case also brought calls from Black Lives Matter activists for changes to policing, including an end to the practice of having police officers respond to mental health calls.
Prude’s death on March 30 after a week on life support parallels numerous others locally and nationally in which mentally or emotionally stressed people, many of them people of color, have succumbed when officers forcefully restrained them.
Prude’s death ruled homicide
Monroe County Medical Examiner Dr. Nadia Granger ruled Prude’s death a homicide caused by “complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint,” according to the autopsy report.
The New York state Attorney General’s office has been investigating the officers’ conduct in the Prude case since April and has the ability to seek criminal charges.
The officers’ interaction with Prude was captured on police body-worn-camera video, a compilation of which was to be made public Wednesday.
The video compiled for the Prude case is not a graphic depiction of officers shooting or beating a suspect.
Rather, it depicts officers holding Prude prone and forcing his head and chest into the pavement for several minutes until, apparently unnoticed by the officers, he stops breathing.
The events are indicative of how the rules of engagement used by police can result in harm to a suspect or a person in the throes of a mental health episode.
A copy of the video compilation and some case documents, including the autopsy report and an internal police investigation of the case, were provided to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, part of the USA TODAY Network, earlier this week by one of the family’s lawyers, Elliot Shields.
A notice of intent to sue the city has been filed, and city officials are said to be aware of the family’s anger over Prude’s death.
The report of the internal police investigation into the fatal encounter concluded “the officers’ actions and conduct displayed when dealing with Prude appear to be appropriate and consistent with their training.”
Shields said that to his knowledge, the officers remain on active duty and were not disciplined.
Prude’s brother called Daniel’s death “a cold-blooded murder.”
“I placed a phone call for my brother to get help, not to get lynched,” Joe Prude said outside Rochester’s City Hall Wednesday. “How many brothers have to die for society to understand this has to stop?”
Prude was suffering from acute mental health problems when Rochester officers detained him in the early hours of Monday, March 23, as he walked naked and bleeding down Jefferson Avenue in the southwestern part of the city.
His family told police they suspected he was under the influence of the powerful hallucinogen phencyclidine, or PCP.
A resident of Chicago, Prude had arrived in Rochester the day before to stay with his brother, Joe Prude, in Joe’s home on Rochester’s west side.
Prude rode Amtrak to Buffalo but was thrown off the train there, his brother later told police. After being driven to Rochester, he began to act out. After he jumped headfirst down the basement stairs, Joe Prude said he called police for help. Prude was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital for a mental health evaluation and released the evening of March 22, according to the police investigation narrative.
After some hours of stable behavior, Prude ran out the back door of Joe’s home at 3 a.m. when his brother was out of the room, prompting another call for help to 911.
How the incident unfolded
Police believe Prude broke windows at a business as he walked along before officers found him. Several people encountered him, and at least one of them called 911 to report his erratic actions, the police narrative said.
Prude had left his brother’s home wearing only long underwear, a tank top and socks. He took off the clothes while on West Main, a witness told police. One passerby stopped to shoot a Facebook Live video of Prude after seeing the man get on his knees and beg another motorist to call 911.
When the motorist responded that he was on the phone with the emergency center, Prude ran off.
After being intercepted moments later by a police officer, Prude was ordered to lie on the ground and place his hands behind his back. He complied immediately with both directives, the video shows, saying “sure thing, sure thing” as he rolled onto his stomach. The time was 3:16 a.m.
The city gave Shields a total of 88 minutes of police body camera footage of the incident on Aug. 20, pursuant to an open-records request.
The video does not show Prude offering any physical resistance to the half-dozen or so officers who converged on the scene. The video, with one gap of a few seconds, appears to show the entirety of the 11-minute interaction between Prude and the police.
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reviewed all 88 minutes of raw video, which Shields also provided, and did not see any meaningful action that had been omitted from the compilation.
The police plan was to subdue and calm Prude and make what is known as a mental health arrest, which is not a criminal arrest but a civil detention for the purpose of taking the person to receive emergency treatment.
Though handcuffed and on the ground, Prude remained agitated, squirming and shouting belligerently at times and spitting into the street.
After the spitting began, officers covered Prude’s face and head with a white “spit hood” intended to protect police from a suspect’s bodily fluids. Prude had told officers he was infected with the coronavirus, which likely raised concerns about his spitting.
The hood was the only covering he was given; Prude remained naked in temperatures just above freezing as light snow fell throughout the episode.
Four minutes after the police arrived, officers stood in a semicircle around Prude as he sat in the middle of Jefferson Avenue, his hands still cuffed behind his back. He yelled unintelligibly, then clearly shouted “Gimme that gun. Gimme that gun!” As he yelled, he scooted on his rear toward an officer and appeared to be trying to get to his feet.
Officers immediately pushed him over. Prude could be heard to say “You’re trying to kill me” as officers began to hold him down so he could not move.
An officer identified in the video as Mark Vaughn uses both hands with much of his weight behind them to push the side of Prude’s head into the pavement, essentially doing a triangle push-up. The approach was different but reminiscent of the way George Floyd’s neck was compressed by an officer’s knee on May 25.
Another officer, identified as Troy Talladay, used his knee at one point to hold down Prude’s torso, and a third held down his legs.
Vaughn, in the report he wrote of the incident, said he had “segmented” Prude’s head. He also wrote that he used a “hypoglossal nerve technique,” which involves jamming fingers into a nerve below the jaw to cause pain and persuade a subject to comply.
There is no evidence in the video of officers striking Prude or acting toward him in an overtly hostile way.
In the video, Prude’s body movements can be seen to become less frequent. His incoherent shouts become whimpers. Then he falls silent.
The time stamps on the video indicate Vaughn pushed down Prude’s head for 2 minutes and 15 seconds before letting up and saying “You good now?” to the prone man, who did not respond. Vaughn then resumed pushing with one hand for another 45 seconds.
Officers chat with one another and with an emergency medication technician from an AMR ambulance that had arrived but cannot be heard making any mention of the fact that the man was not moving.
Finally, a full three minutes after the officers began to press Prude into the asphalt, an ambulance EMT came over and asked the officers to roll Prude onto his back. He later told police investigators this is when he recognized Prude was not breathing.
The EMT, identified as Brett Barnes, began to administer CPR seconds later as he called his colleague to help. Officers could not immediately find a key to remove the handcuffs, and Prude’s hands remained secured behind his back for two minutes while resuscitation efforts continued.
When a police investigator later asked Barnes about the officers’ restraint techniques, he told them “nothing looked ‘over the top’ or malicious in nature” and added that “the officers’ actions appeared appropriate for what Prude was doing, and necessary to keep Prude from running around the entire street.”
The pair of emergency responders had intended to inject Prude with a sedative so he could be safely moved to a hospital, the police narrative said. They were present for about two minutes but had not sedated Prude before the medical crisis eliminated their need to do so.
Prude was taken aboard the ambulance 11 minutes after the first officer arrived, the video shows. His heartbeat was restored during the short ambulance trip to Strong Memorial Hospital, according to the police narrative, but his brain had been deprived of oxygen for too long. He was later declared brain dead and died March 30 after being taken off life support, according to the report.
After Prude was rushed to the hospital, one of the officers was sent to his brother’s home to tell him Prude had been found.
“We got him. Your brother’s at Strong,” the officer can be heard to say on the unedited police video. The officer spoke with Joe Prude and members of his family for several minutes but never betrayed the fact that his brother’s heart had stopped beating after being restrained.
“So he cooperated?” Joe asked. “Yeah, um ...” the officer answered. He excused himself a moment later to make a phone call.
Traces of PCP found
Toxicology tests as part of the autopsy found a low level of PCP, also known as angel dust, in Prude’s blood. The drug can induce schizophrenia and wildly erratic, violent behavior.
The autopsy report listed “acute phencyclidine intoxication” as a complication of his death. The medical examiner did not say whether the levels of PCP in his blood explained Prude’s behavior before and during his detention by city police and did not make any mention of preexisting mental health issues that might have come into play.
Shields said Prude’s sister, with whom he lived in Chicago, said she suspected Prude had unknowingly smoked a joint laced with PCP at a party he attended just before his erratic behavior began.
She sent him to visit his brother in Rochester after he began to act out in Chicago, he said.
The autopsy report also listed several health conditions – two different lung diseases, heart inflammation and a brain injury – that were complications of his death.
The report at one point indicated the cause of death was “complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint due to excited delirium due to acute phycyclidine intoxication,” as if one followed on the other.
That is, as if Prude’s PCP intoxication caused excited delirium, which prompted the physical restraint that deprived Prude of oxygen.
The term “excited delirium” and the concept behind it is a controversial one. It is often applied to suspects who aggressively resist police detention efforts. Officers and pathologists frequently assert that the suspects are high on drugs.
Proponents say someone suffering from the syndrome is more likely to die from preexisting health problems such as a bad heart.
Both AMR personnel who were on the scene that morning later told Rochester police investigators that it appeared Prude may have been experiencing excited delirium.
But critics say the term has no formal meaning in medicine and is used as a way to explain resistant behavior of suspects and to normalize officers’ aggressive responses. It is applied most often to young men of color, some have asserted.
In the video of the Prude incident, a paramedic from the ambulance crew, identified in the police report as Julie Purick, speaks to an officer as her colleague tries to revive Prude.
“PCP can cause what we call excited delirium,” she said.
“Yeah, I know what excited delirium is,” the police officer responds.
“I guarantee you that’s how he coded,” Purick goes on, using a shorthand expression for the sudden cessation of lung and heart function. “It’s not you guys’ fault. You’ve got to keep yourselves safe.”
Contributing: Sean Lahman and Will Cleveland, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle


chicagosun-times--2020-09-02--College football embarks on uncertain season of COVID-19

A most overused coaching cliche has never been so relevant as college football embarks on a season of COVID-19 : Take it one day at a time .
With so much uncertainty , trying to figure how this will go is impossible .
But there will be games , including a few this weekend , though the usual Labor Day grand opening has been scrapped .
The 2020 season will be a story about what was lost , what was salvaged and what was gained in reaction to all the disorder .
This also could be the first of two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figures to be weird and worrisome .
What we know and what ’ s still to be determined : Who is ( and isn ’ t ) playing ?
What is most commonly referred to as major college football ( NCAA Division I Bowl Subdivision or FBS ) is comprised of 130 teams and 10 conferences .
Seventy-seven of those teams are scheduled to play throughout the fall , starting at various times in September .
The other 53 , including the entire Big Ten and Pac-12 , have postponed their seasons and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
That means no No .
2 Ohio State , No .
7 Penn State , No .
9 Oregon and six other teams that were ranked in the preseason AP Top 25 .
Among the three other so-called Power Five Conferences , the Southeastern Conference ( 10 games for each team , starting Sept. 26 ) , Atlantic Coast Conference ( 11 games , Sept. 12 ) and Big 12 ( 10 games , Sept. 12 ) have schedules in place .
None will be playing each other .
The SEC is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ACC and Big 12 teams will play one nonconference game at home .
All those compelling early season nonconference matchups and the traditional late-season , cross-conference rivalry games won ’ t be played in 2020 .
The American Athletic Conference , Conference USA and Sun Belt are also playing , trying to get as close to a normal 12-game season as they can .
Independents BYU and Army have practically rebuilt their schedules from scratch .
Famously independent Notre Dame fixed its scheduling problem by joining the ACC for football this season only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ few dozen have already opted out , including some big stars such as LSU All-America receiver Ja ’ Marr Chase , Pitt defensive tackle Jaylen Twyman and Miami defensive end Gregory Rousseau .
The ACC , Big 12 and SEC have all mandated coronavirus testing of players three times per week during the season and the other conferences are expected to do the same .
Positive tests will send players to isolation for at least 10 days and players deemed to be close contacts to those who test positive will be quarantined for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be masks worn on sidelines .
Some schools , such as North Carolina and Pittsburgh , will have no fans in attendance at their games , at least when the season starts .
Many others will have reduced crowds , ranging from 20 % -25 % capacity , to start the season .
The pageantry of college football — the bands , cheerleaders and mascots — will mostly be missing this fall .
What happens when a player ( or coach ) tests positive ?
Athletic directors , conference commissioners and even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season .
The reason why Power Five leagues altered schedules was to provide more flexibility for postponements .
Positive tests leading to players and staff being isolated and quarantined have already contributed to three FBS games being postponed , including North Carolina State at Virginia Tech , which was scheduled Sept. 12 but has been pushed back to Sept. 26 .
How this works is difficult to predict .
The Big 12 is trying to come up with a minimum number of players available that would require a team to play .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 53 players certified to play , and you ’ ve got at least the minimum number and every one of those positions comprising that 53 , then you have to play , ” Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard said .
Even that might be more of a guideline than a rule .
Other conferences are taking a more case-by-case approach .
In Major League Baseball , one positive test has caused teams to postpone games to allow for additional testing and contact tracing .
Will college football teams be that aggressive ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ miss and still play a game ?
“ That ’ s assuming a lot of things go wrong and if they do , my answer to the question would be if you lose two or three days early in the week , you ’ re hard pressed to get your team ready , ” Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said .
The College Football Playoff is on for now .
The semifinals are scheduled to be played Jan. 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena , California , and the Sugar Bowl in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is set for Jan. 11 in Miami Gardens , Florida .
Because schedules were adjusted and conference championship games could be played later into December than usual , the selection of the playoff teams was also pushed back to Dec. 20 .
If anything resembling a full season can be played , rest assured the powers that be in college football will try to make a playoff happen .
Hundreds of millions of dollars in television revenue are on the line .
With only three Power Five conferences playing , maybe a team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Central Florida or Cincinnati can finally break into football ’ s final four .
Or maybe it just makes it easier for the selection committee to include two SEC teams .
As for the rest of the bowls , if all 77 were permitted to play in a postseason game there would still not be enough to fill 40 bowl slots .
Some could take a year off .
Maybe some will shift to the spring .
As for the individual awards such as the Heisman Trophy , there has been no indication @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after the fall season .

A most overused coaching cliche has never been so relevant as college football embarks on a season of COVID-19: Take it one day at a time.
With so much uncertainty, trying to figure how this will go is impossible. But there will be games, including a few this weekend, though the usual Labor Day grand opening has been scrapped.
The 2020 season will be a story about what was lost, what was salvaged and what was gained in reaction to all the disorder. This also could be the first of two over the next eight months.
It figures to be weird and worrisome. What we know and what’s still to be determined:
Who is (and isn’t ) playing?
What is most commonly referred to as major college football (NCAA Division I Bowl Subdivision or FBS) is comprised of 130 teams and 10 conferences. Seventy-seven of those teams are scheduled to play throughout the fall, starting at various times in September. The other 53, including the entire Big Ten and Pac-12, have postponed their seasons and are hoping to make them up later. That means no No. 2 Ohio State, No. 7 Penn State, No. 9 Oregon and six other teams that were ranked in the preseason AP Top 25.
Among the three other so-called Power Five Conferences, the Southeastern Conference (10 games for each team, starting Sept. 26), Atlantic Coast Conference (11 games, Sept. 12) and Big 12 (10 games, Sept. 12) have schedules in place. None will be playing each other. The SEC is playing no games out of conference. ACC and Big 12 teams will play one nonconference game at home.
All those compelling early season nonconference matchups and the traditional late-season, cross-conference rivalry games won’t be played in 2020.
The American Athletic Conference, Conference USA and Sun Belt are also playing, trying to get as close to a normal 12-game season as they can. Independents BYU and Army have practically rebuilt their schedules from scratch. Famously independent Notre Dame fixed its scheduling problem by joining the ACC for football this season only.
As for the players, a few dozen have already opted out, including some big stars such as LSU All-America receiver Ja’Marr Chase, Pitt defensive tackle Jaylen Twyman and Miami defensive end Gregory Rousseau.
COVID-19 protocols
The ACC, Big 12 and SEC have all mandated coronavirus testing of players three times per week during the season and the other conferences are expected to do the same.
Positive tests will send players to isolation for at least 10 days and players deemed to be close contacts to those who test positive will be quarantined for 14 days.
During games, there will be masks worn on sidelines.
Some schools, such as North Carolina and Pittsburgh, will have no fans in attendance at their games, at least when the season starts. Many others will have reduced crowds, ranging from 20%-25% capacity, to start the season.
The pageantry of college football — the bands, cheerleaders and mascots — will mostly be missing this fall.
What happens when a player (or coach) tests positive?
Athletic directors, conference commissioners and even coaches have acknowledged they expect disruptions this season. The reason why Power Five leagues altered schedules was to provide more flexibility for postponements.
Positive tests leading to players and staff being isolated and quarantined have already contributed to three FBS games being postponed, including North Carolina State at Virginia Tech, which was scheduled Sept. 12 but has been pushed back to Sept. 26.
How this works is difficult to predict. The Big 12 is trying to come up with a minimum number of players available that would require a team to play.
“As long as you have at least 53 players certified to play, and you’ve got at least the minimum number and every one of those positions comprising that 53, then you have to play,” Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard said.
Even that might be more of a guideline than a rule. Other conferences are taking a more case-by-case approach.
In Major League Baseball, one positive test has caused teams to postpone games to allow for additional testing and contact tracing. Will college football teams be that aggressive? How much practice time can a team miss and still play a game?
“That’s assuming a lot of things go wrong and if they do, my answer to the question would be if you lose two or three days early in the week, you’re hard pressed to get your team ready,” Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said.
Championships and trophies?
The College Football Playoff is on for now. The semifinals are scheduled to be played Jan. 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, and the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The national championship game is set for Jan. 11 in Miami Gardens, Florida.
(Yes, the Rose Bowl could be played on New Year’s Day — even though the Big Ten and Pac-12 might not start their seasons until after that.)
Because schedules were adjusted and conference championship games could be played later into December than usual, the selection of the playoff teams was also pushed back to Dec. 20.
If anything resembling a full season can be played, rest assured the powers that be in college football will try to make a playoff happen. Hundreds of millions of dollars in television revenue are on the line.
With only three Power Five conferences playing, maybe a team from outside those powerhouse leagues such as Central Florida or Cincinnati can finally break into football’s final four. Or maybe it just makes it easier for the selection committee to include two SEC teams.
As for the rest of the bowls, if all 77 were permitted to play in a postseason game there would still not be enough to fill 40 bowl slots. Some could take a year off. Maybe some will shift to the spring.
As for the individual awards such as the Heisman Trophy, there has been no indication they won’t be handed out after the fall season.


chicagosun-times--2020-09-02--CDC tells states: Be ready to distribute vaccines on Nov. 1

PROVIDENCE , R.I. — The federal government has told states to prepare for a coronavirus vaccine to be ready to distribute by Nov. 1 .
The timeline raised concern among public health experts about an “ October surprise ” — a vaccine approval driven by political considerations ahead of a presidential election , rather than science .
In a letter to governors dated Aug. 27 , Robert Redfield , director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , said states “ in the near future ” will receive permit applications from McKesson Corp. , which has contracted with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state and local health departments and hospitals .
“ CDC urgently requests your assistance in expediting applications for these distribution facilities and , if necessary , asks that you consider waiving requirements that would prevent these facilities from becoming fully operational by November 1 , 2020 , ” Redfield wrote .
He wrote that any waivers will not compromise the safety or effectiveness of the vaccine .
The Associated Press obtained the letter , which was first reported by McClatchy .
Redfield told Yahoo Finance that officials were preparing “ for what I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there ’ ll be one or more vaccines available for us in November , December.
” James S. Blumenstock , a senior vice president at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials , said the CDC was offering “ an aggressive but necessary timetable ” but that public health agencies were mobilizing to prepare detailed plans .
Several vaccine and public health experts pointed out that final stage trials of experimental vaccines are still recruiting , and are at best halfway through that process .
The vaccines are two doses , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Several experts told the AP they did not understand how there could be adequate data on whether the vaccines work and are safe before Nov. 1 .
“ Being ready is reasonable .
Cutting short phase 3 trials before you get the information you need isn ’ t , ” said Dr. Paul Offit , a Children ’ s Hospital of Philadelphia immunization expert who sits on the FDA ’ s vaccine advisory committee .
Peter Hotez , dean of Baylor University ’ s tropical medicine school , said he was “ very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Drug Administration would use an emergency use authorization to approve a vaccine before knowing whether it works and is safe .
“ It gives the appearance of a stunt rather than an expression of public health concern , ?
Hotez said Michael Osterholm , a University of Minnesota infectious disease expert , said he was concerned about an “ October surprise ” with a vaccine being rushed through ahead of the election .
“ The public health community wants a safe and effective vaccine as much as anybody could want it , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have to be clear and compelling , that the vaccine is effective and that it ’ s safe.
” He said there was a “ credibility gap ” between doctors and the FDA about how rigorous products are being evaluated during the pandemic .
Some states on Wednesday said they were working on next steps while still awaiting details from CDC .
New Mexico Human Service Secretary David Scrase said the state was preparing to administer coronavirus vaccines on a limited basis starting in November to health care workers and residents of long-term @ @ @ @ @ @ @ roll-out is slated for January .
He said current vaccine provider networks are robust and adequate for the COVID-19 effort .
Regarding the timing of the CDC request to expedite or waive permits for distribution centers to open Nov. 1 , Scrase said , “ I can ’ t tell you about the political motivations on that.
” A spokesman for Tennessee Republican Gov .
Bill Lee said the state was reviewing its next steps .
“ News of a vaccine is encouraging and a testament to the power of American innovation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The federal government has told states to prepare for a coronavirus vaccine to be ready to distribute by Nov. 1.
The timeline raised concern among public health experts about an “October surprise” — a vaccine approval driven by political considerations ahead of a presidential election, rather than science.
In a letter to governors dated Aug. 27, Robert Redfield, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said states “in the near future” will receive permit applications from McKesson Corp., which has contracted with CDC to distribute vaccines to places including state and local health departments and hospitals.
“CDC urgently requests your assistance in expediting applications for these distribution facilities and, if necessary, asks that you consider waiving requirements that would prevent these facilities from becoming fully operational by November 1, 2020,” Redfield wrote.
He wrote that any waivers will not compromise the safety or effectiveness of the vaccine. The Associated Press obtained the letter, which was first reported by McClatchy.
Redfield told Yahoo Finance that officials were preparing “for what I anticipate will be reality, is that there’ll be one or more vaccines available for us in November, December.”
James S. Blumenstock, a senior vice president at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, said the CDC was offering “an aggressive but necessary timetable” but that public health agencies were mobilizing to prepare detailed plans.
Several vaccine and public health experts pointed out that final stage trials of experimental vaccines are still recruiting, and are at best halfway through that process. The vaccines are two doses, and each is given a month apart. Several experts told the AP they did not understand how there could be adequate data on whether the vaccines work and are safe before Nov. 1.
“Being ready is reasonable. Cutting short phase 3 trials before you get the information you need isn’t,” said Dr. Paul Offit, a Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia immunization expert who sits on the FDA’s vaccine advisory committee.
Peter Hotez, dean of Baylor University’s tropical medicine school, said he was “very concerned” about whether the Food and Drug Administration would use an emergency use authorization to approve a vaccine before knowing whether it works and is safe.
“It gives the appearance of a stunt rather than an expression of public health concern,? Hotez said
Michael Osterholm, a University of Minnesota infectious disease expert, said he was concerned about an “October surprise” with a vaccine being rushed through ahead of the election.
“The public health community wants a safe and effective vaccine as much as anybody could want it,” Osterholm said. “But the data have to be clear and compelling, that the vaccine is effective and that it’s safe.”
He said there was a “credibility gap” between doctors and the FDA about how rigorous products are being evaluated during the pandemic.
Some states on Wednesday said they were working on next steps while still awaiting details from CDC.
New Mexico Human Service Secretary David Scrase said the state was preparing to administer coronavirus vaccines on a limited basis starting in November to health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities. The broad public vaccine roll-out is slated for January. He said current vaccine provider networks are robust and adequate for the COVID-19 effort.
Regarding the timing of the CDC request to expedite or waive permits for distribution centers to open Nov. 1, Scrase said, “I can’t tell you about the political motivations on that.”
A spokesman for Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee said the state was reviewing its next steps.
“News of a vaccine is encouraging and a testament to the power of American innovation,” said the spokesman, Gillum Ferguson.


chicagosun-times--2020-09-03--Dear Abby: Rude best friend keeps cutting down my happy love life

DEAR ABBY : I have been lucky enough to have fallen madly in love with the most wonderful man in the world .
We have been together for two years and living together for almost a year .
I ’ m in my mid-30s ; he ’ s in his mid-40s .
We both have had plenty of experience in love — enough to feel sure that we ’ ve found the person we want to spend the rest of our lives with .
My best friend has been very disparaging of our relationship and makes rude comments about it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are in spite of the pandemic , she says it ’ s because we ’ re still in the “ honeymoon phase.
” If I describe something kind that my boyfriend has done for me , she adopts a condescending tone and makes remarks about “ new love ” and that I should enjoy this now because it will change .
She ’ s the same age I am and has been with her fiance for nine years .
I have always been very supportive of their relationship , but she seems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of support in my love life .
When I try to talk to her about something she has said or done that bothers me , she often becomes aggressive , and I don ’ t know how to approach this subject without getting into an argument or losing our friendship .
What should I do ?
— PROUDLY LUCKY IN LOVE DEAR PROUDLY LUCKY : Could your friend be suffering from a touch of jealousy because you constantly extol your boyfriend ’ s virtues ?
Her cynicism may have something to do with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been together for nine years with no marriage in sight .
If you can ’ t talk to her about sensitive issues without her becoming aggressive or you being afraid of losing the friendship , it doesn ’ t take a crystal ball to see the two of you are growing increasingly distant with the passage of time .
I do think you should ask your friend why she reacts the way she does and tell her how it makes you feel .
It may be the only way to save your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ age is it no longer appropriate for children to play naked while outside in their yard ?
We are a childless couple in our 60s who live in a suburban neighborhood in the Northeast .
A new couple moved here with their children , a boy and a girl , who appear to be about 5 and 8 years old .
Both of them often are naked while playing in their yard .
This happens in all kinds of weather , not just when it ’ s extremely hot .
We all have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the yards in the neighborhood are private .
Neighbors on both sides of this family and anyone walking up or down the street can see the children .
We are not prudes , but this happens frequently , and it makes us uncomfortable .
Is it time for us to move ?
— AVERTING MY EYES DEAR AVERTING : Five- and 8-year-old minors are too old to be naked in public .
Pay a visit to your new neighbors ’ house and introduce yourself .
Ask why the kids play outside with no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and if you suspect neglect or abuse , report it to Child Protective Services .
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 .
To order “ How to Write Letters for All Occasions , ” send your name and mailing address , plus check or money order for $ 8 ( U.S. funds ) , to : Dear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Box 447 , Mount Morris , IL 61054-0447 .
Shipping and handling are included in the price .

DEAR ABBY: I have been lucky enough to have fallen madly in love with the most wonderful man in the world. We have been together for two years and living together for almost a year. I’m in my mid-30s; he’s in his mid-40s. We both have had plenty of experience in love — enough to feel sure that we’ve found the person we want to spend the rest of our lives with.
My best friend has been very disparaging of our relationship and makes rude comments about it. If I tell her how happy we are in spite of the pandemic, she says it’s because we’re still in the “honeymoon phase.” If I describe something kind that my boyfriend has done for me, she adopts a condescending tone and makes remarks about “new love” and that I should enjoy this now because it will change.
She’s the same age I am and has been with her fiance for nine years. I have always been very supportive of their relationship, but she seems incapable of offering me the same level of support in my love life. When I try to talk to her about something she has said or done that bothers me, she often becomes aggressive, and I don’t know how to approach this subject without getting into an argument or losing our friendship. What should I do? — PROUDLY LUCKY IN LOVE
DEAR PROUDLY LUCKY: Could your friend be suffering from a touch of jealousy because you constantly extol your boyfriend’s virtues? Her cynicism may have something to do with the fact that she and her fiance have been together for nine years with no marriage in sight.
If you can’t talk to her about sensitive issues without her becoming aggressive or you being afraid of losing the friendship, it doesn’t take a crystal ball to see the two of you are growing increasingly distant with the passage of time. I do think you should ask your friend why she reacts the way she does and tell her how it makes you feel. It may be the only way to save your friendship.
DEAR ABBY: At what age is it no longer appropriate for children to play naked while outside in their yard?
We are a childless couple in our 60s who live in a suburban neighborhood in the Northeast. A new couple moved here with their children, a boy and a girl, who appear to be about 5 and 8 years old. Both of them often are naked while playing in their yard. This happens in all kinds of weather, not just when it’s extremely hot.
We all have fairly large yards, but none of the yards in the neighborhood are private. Neighbors on both sides of this family and anyone walking up or down the street can see the children. We are not prudes, but this happens frequently, and it makes us uncomfortable. Is it time for us to move? — AVERTING MY EYES
DEAR AVERTING: Five- and 8-year-old minors are too old to be naked in public. Pay a visit to your new neighbors’ house and introduce yourself. Ask why the kids play outside with no clothes on. Gauge what you learn, and if you suspect neglect or abuse, report it to Child Protective Services.
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.
To order “How to Write Letters for All Occasions,” send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds), to: Dear Abby — Letter Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. Shipping and handling are included in the price.


chicagosun-times--2020-09-03--Off-duty officer shoots man in attempted carjacking in South Chicago

An off-duty officer law enforcement officer returned fire and stuck a man Thursday in an attempted carjacking in South Chicago @ @ @ @ @ according to Chicago police .
About 2:30 a.m. the officer , a 36-year-old man , @ @ @ @ @ in the 7900 block of South Phillips Avenue , when he was approached by at @ @ @ @ @ of them flashed a gun , police said .
The group demanded that the officer @ @ @ @ @ and fired shots in his direction but did not strike him .
The off-duty officer @ @ @ @ @ of the males in the arm , police said .
After being shot , the @ @ @ @ @ of a building in the 7900 block of South Essex Avenue , where he was @ @ @ @ @ to University of Chicago Hospital in good condition .
The two other males ran from @ @ @ @ @ and are not in custody , police said .
Charges are pending against the male @ @ @ @ @ .
The off-duty law enforcement officer does not work with Chicago police .

An off-duty law enforcement officer returned fire and struck a man Thursday in an attempted carjacking in South Chicago on the South Side, according to Chicago police.
About 2:30 a.m. the officer, a 36-year-old man who does not work with Chicago police, was driving through an alley in the 7900 block of South Phillips Avenue when he was approached by at least three males and one of them pulled out a gun, police said. The group demanded the officer get out of his car and fired shots in his direction but did not hit him.
The off-duty officer returned fire, striking one of the males in the arm, police said. After being shot, the male ran into a building in the 7900 block of South Essex Avenue, where he was taken into custody and transported to the University of Chicago Hospital in good condition.
The two other males ran, police said.
Area Two detectives are investigating.


chicagosun-times--2020-09-03--‘Away’: Sweeping, soapy Netflix space series focuses on the emotions of the mission

My how those past and future Oscar winners love to play groundbreaking astronauts soaring through space in movies and TV series .
In just the last decade , the roster includes : • Natalie Portman in “ Lucy in the Sky ” ( 2019 ) Add to that list two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank , who headlines the elegiac and gorgeously photographed albeit sudsy space soap opera “ Away , ” a 10-part original series from Jason Katims ( “ Parenthood , ” “ Friday Night Lights ” ) , premiering Friday on Netflix .
( Season Two has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ screen-popping visuals and never missing an opportunity for a dramatic cliff-hanger , “ Away ” deserves extra points just for a karaoke scene in which two characters sing along with Elton John ’ s “ Rocket Man ” including the immortal line , “ Mars ain ’ t the kind of place to raise your kids … , ” which is particularly apropos here because one of the characters is actually a mom who will be going to Mars on a three-year mission , and that ain ’ t the kind of place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I didn ’ t make the claim “ Away ” is subtle .
Consider the collection of stock characters accompanying Swank ’ s Cmdr .
Emma Green aboard the Atlas on the world ’ s first trip to Mars , which will launch from the moon .
We have the gruff , vodka-swilling Russian cosmonaut and engineer Misha ( Mark Ivanir ) , who tells Emma from the get-go he doesn ’ t trust her leadership instincts ; the robotically efficient Chinese chemist , Lu ( Vivian Wu ) , who seems incapable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sweet-natured rookie space traveler/botanist Kwesi ( Ato Essandoh ) , born in Ghana and raised in England , and the quiet and loyal Ram ( Ray Panthaki ) , an Air Force fighter pilot from India .
Gee , I wonder if this diverse group from different corners of the planet will butt heads from time to time but eventually realize they have to trust each other if they ’ re going to survive this extremely dangerous and controversial mission while the whole world is watching ?
“ Away ” slingshots back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aboard the Atlas , with the astronauts floating about , literally and figuratively , to life on Earth ( which seems to be in present day ) .
The always steady Josh Charles plays Emma ’ s husband , Matt , a scientist who ’ s overseeing the day-to-day mechanics of the mission until he suffers a near-fatal stroke , and Talitha Bateman does a fine job carrying an emotionally heavy load as teenage daughter Alexis , who ’ s about the greatest kid ever as she copes with having a paralyzed dad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way to Mars and won ’ t be home from three years , if ever .
At times “ Away ” reminded me of the TV series “ Lost , ” in that each of the main characters is given a flashback episode in which we learn about their upbringing , their family ties , the struggles they ’ ve endured and the obstacles they ’ ve overcome before they were chosen for the ultimate team .
Turns out the more we know about these folks , the more we like them and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ends with an old-fashioned “ Tune in next week to find out what happens ” cliffhanger , often involving yet another emergency on the Atlas that has Emma and her team scrambling to fix it — or die trying .
The musical cues are shamelessly heart-tugging but dang it if they don ’ t work , whether it ’ s Joni Mitchell ’ s “ River ” ( It ’ s coming on Christmas , they ’ re cutting down trees … ) , previously heard in “ Love , Actually , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other dramas , or Matt playing “ Clair de Lune ” over the phone for Emma .
( The phone service aboard the Atlas is amazing ; much better than when you try to call your buddy who lives six blocks away . )
Hilary Swank , often clad in the slightly gratuitous underwear ensembles favored by female space explorers from Sigourney Weaver in “ Alien ” to Sandra Bullock in “ Gravity , ” delivers a solid , grim-faced performance as Emma , who sometimes looks like she ’ s clenching her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the situation back home or exploding at one of the crew members who has just messed up .
We believe in Emma , just as the initially skeptical crew comes to believe in her .
The supporting cast is uniformly excellent , with the standouts being Mark Ivanir as Misha , whose back story is surprisingly touching , and Ato Essandoh ’ s Kwesi , who has a lot going on behind that sunny exterior .
Like the Atlas itself , “ Away ” is a beautiful machine that stalls and sputters from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it reaches for the heavens .

My how those past and future Oscar winners love to play groundbreaking astronauts soaring through space in movies and TV series. In just the last decade, the roster includes:
• Sandra Bullock and George Clooney in “Gravity” (2013)
• Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway in “Interstellar” (2014)
• Sean Penn in “The First” (2018)
• Natalie Portman in “Lucy in the Sky” (2019)
• Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones in “Ad Astra” (2019)
‘Away’
Untitled A 10-episode series premiering Friday on Netflix.
Add to that list two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank, who headlines the elegiac and gorgeously photographed albeit sudsy space soap opera “Away,” a 10-part original series from Jason Katims (“Parenthood,” “Friday Night Lights”), premiering Friday on Netflix. (Season Two has already been announced.) Filled with screen-popping visuals and never missing an opportunity for a dramatic cliff-hanger, “Away” deserves extra points just for a karaoke scene in which two characters sing along with Elton John’s “Rocket Man” including the immortal line, “Mars ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids …,” which is particularly apropos here because one of the characters is actually a mom who will be going to Mars on a three-year mission, and that ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids!
Hey. I didn’t make the claim “Away” is subtle. Consider the collection of stock characters accompanying Swank’s Cmdr. Emma Green aboard the Atlas on the world’s first trip to Mars, which will launch from the moon. We have the gruff, vodka-swilling Russian cosmonaut and engineer Misha (Mark Ivanir), who tells Emma from the get-go he doesn’t trust her leadership instincts; the robotically efficient Chinese chemist, Lu (Vivian Wu), who seems incapable of even considering cracking a smile; the sweet-natured rookie space traveler/botanist Kwesi (Ato Essandoh), born in Ghana and raised in England, and the quiet and loyal Ram (Ray Panthaki), an Air Force fighter pilot from India.
Gee, I wonder if this diverse group from different corners of the planet will butt heads from time to time but eventually realize they have to trust each other if they’re going to survive this extremely dangerous and controversial mission while the whole world is watching?
“Away” slingshots back and forth from the impressively rendered scenes aboard the Atlas, with the astronauts floating about, literally and figuratively, to life on Earth (which seems to be in present day). The always steady Josh Charles plays Emma’s husband, Matt, a scientist who’s overseeing the day-to-day mechanics of the mission until he suffers a near-fatal stroke, and Talitha Bateman does a fine job carrying an emotionally heavy load as teenage daughter Alexis, who’s about the greatest kid ever as she copes with having a paralyzed dad and a mom who is on her way to Mars and won’t be home from three years, if ever.
Emma’s daughter (Talitha Bateman) and husband (Josh Charles) await her return. Netflix
At times “Away” reminded me of the TV series “Lost,” in that each of the main characters is given a flashback episode in which we learn about their upbringing, their family ties, the struggles they’ve endured and the obstacles they’ve overcome before they were chosen for the ultimate team. Turns out the more we know about these folks, the more we like them and understand their failings!
Nearly every episode ends with an old-fashioned “Tune in next week to find out what happens” cliffhanger, often involving yet another emergency on the Atlas that has Emma and her team scrambling to fix it — or die trying. The musical cues are shamelessly heart-tugging but dang it if they don’t work, whether it’s Joni Mitchell’s “River” (It’s coming on Christmas, they’re cutting down trees …), previously heard in “Love, Actually,” and “The Politician,” among other dramas, or Matt playing “Clair de Lune” over the phone for Emma. (The phone service aboard the Atlas is amazing; much better than when you try to call your buddy who lives six blocks away.)
Ghana-born botanist Kwesi (Ato Essandoh, right, with Martin Cummins and Mark Ivanir) has a lot going on internally Netflix
Hilary Swank, often clad in the slightly gratuitous underwear ensembles favored by female space explorers from Sigourney Weaver in “Alien” to Sandra Bullock in “Gravity,” delivers a solid, grim-faced performance as Emma, who sometimes looks like she’s clenching her teeth just to keep from crying about the situation back home or exploding at one of the crew members who has just messed up. We believe in Emma, just as the initially skeptical crew comes to believe in her. The supporting cast is uniformly excellent, with the standouts being Mark Ivanir as Misha, whose back story is surprisingly touching, and Ato Essandoh’s Kwesi, who has a lot going on behind that sunny exterior. Like the Atlas itself, “Away” is a beautiful machine that stalls and sputters from time to time but builds momentum as it reaches for the heavens.


chicagosun-times--2020-09-03--Bears coach Matt Nagy declares CB Jaylon Johnson ‘ready’ for big contribution

Despite his own uncertainty about how his rehabbed shoulder is coming along and the appearance that the Bears want to take it slow with him , rookie cornerback Jaylon Johnson seems to be in contention for a starting job as the team prepares to dive into game week .
Johnson , a second-round pick from Utah , has impressed coach Matt Nagy enough for Nagy to declare him unquestionably NFL-ready .
“ You can see his confidence that he has , ” Nagy said .
“ You have to have short-term memory in this league .
He ’ s got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not cocky ; It ’ s confidence .
I like that about him .
“ He ’ s got a ways to go .
He hasn ’ t played an NFL game .
We ’ ll see .
But in practice so far , I like where he ’ s at.
” As the Bears try to lock down their secondary , cornerback Kyle Fuller and safety Eddie Jackson are the pillars .
At corner , they rely on Buster Skrine to cover slot receivers , but have been using him on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been battling Kevin Toliver and an impressive charge by fifth-rounder Kindle Vildor .
Artie Burns would have been in the mix , too , but he tore his ACL the second day of practice .
The play that earned Johnson the stamp from Nagy was an interception off Nick Foles last week .
He played it perfectly , fooling Foles with veteran-like savvy before darting in for the pick .
“ That play he made was all instincts , ” Nagy said .
“ As a matter of fact , Foles asked after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know that that play was coming ?
’ He said it was just instincts .
“ Nick was surprised because he thought maybe his defensive coaches were scouting the play , telling him to fall off and make that pick .
It was all instincts.
” Johnson had seven interceptions ( two returned for touchdowns ) and 21 pass break-ups in 37 games at Utah and performed well enough to be the seventh cornerback selected this year .
He underwent two surgeries on his left shoulder in college and another on his right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Bears defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano said two weeks ago he was being careful to limit Johnson ’ s participation , so it ’ s possible he got fewer snaps in training camp for that reason rather than because he was falling behind in the competition .
Johnson said Aug. 20 that he felt good “ considering where I ’ m at in my timeline , ” which is not terminology that healthy players would use .
Nonetheless , he didn ’ t think his injury would get in the way of him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I felt really good [ about ] what I have been able to do , just going out there and being able to compete , ” he said .
“ The speed hasn ’ t been too shocking for me .
It ’ s been really easy to adjust to .
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Despite his own uncertainty about how his rehabbed shoulder is coming along and the appearance that the Bears want to take it slow with him, rookie cornerback Jaylon Johnson seems to be in contention for a starting job as the team prepares to dive into game week.
Johnson, a second-round pick from Utah, has impressed coach Matt Nagy enough for Nagy to declare him unquestionably NFL-ready.
“You can see his confidence that he has,” Nagy said. “You have to have short-term memory in this league. He’s got extreme confidence. And it’s not cocky; It’s confidence. I like that about him.
“He’s got a ways to go. He hasn’t played an NFL game. We’ll see. But in practice so far, I like where he’s at.”
As the Bears try to lock down their secondary, cornerback Kyle Fuller and safety Eddie Jackson are the pillars.
At corner, they rely on Buster Skrine to cover slot receivers, but have been using him on the outside as well. Johnson has mainly been battling Kevin Toliver and an impressive charge by fifth-rounder Kindle Vildor. Artie Burns would have been in the mix, too, but he tore his ACL the second day of practice.
The play that earned Johnson the stamp from Nagy was an interception off Nick Foles last week. He played it perfectly, fooling Foles with veteran-like savvy before darting in for the pick.
“That play he made was all instincts,” Nagy said. “As a matter of fact, Foles asked after the play, ‘How did you know that that play was coming?’ He said it was just instincts.
“Nick was surprised because he thought maybe his defensive coaches were scouting the play, telling him to fall off and make that pick. It was all instincts.”
Johnson had seven interceptions (two returned for touchdowns) and 21 pass break-ups in 37 games at Utah and performed well enough to be the seventh cornerback selected this year.
He underwent two surgeries on his left shoulder in college and another on his right to repair a torn labrum in March. Bears defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano said two weeks ago he was being careful to limit Johnson’s participation, so it’s possible he got fewer snaps in training camp for that reason rather than because he was falling behind in the competition.
Johnson said Aug. 20 that he felt good “considering where I’m at in my timeline,” which is not terminology that healthy players would use. Nonetheless, he didn’t think his injury would get in the way of him pushing for a starting job.
“I felt really good [about] what I have been able to do, just going out there and being able to compete,” he said. “The speed hasn’t been too shocking for me. It’s been really easy to adjust to.”


chicagosun-times--2020-09-03--Man dies after being struck by car on Lake Shore Drive in Uptown

A man was killed after he was struck by a car Wednesday on Lake Shore Drive in Uptown on the @ @ @ @ @ p.m. the man , who is either 87 or 88-years-old , was walking across Lake @ @ @ @ @ struck by a Toyota Camry headed north in the 5200 block of North Lake Shore @ @ @ @ @ .
The man was rushed to Illinois Masonic Medical Center where he was pronounced dead @ @ @ @ @ driver of the Camry remained at the scene of the crash and was not cited @ @ @ @ @ three detectives and CPD ’ s Major Accidents division are investigating .

An 88-year-old man died after being struck by a car Wednesday while crossing Lake Shore Drive near Foster Avenue in Uptown
He was hit by a northbound Toyota Camry about 11:30 p.m. in the 5200 block of North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago police said.
He was rushed to Illinois Masonic Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The man was identified as Reynaldo Soria of Irving Park, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. An autopsy confirmed he died of multiple blunt force injuries from the crash and ruled his death an accident.
The driver of the Camry remained at the scene of the crash and was not cited, police said.


chicagosun-times--2020-09-03--12 shot, 2 killed Wednesday in Chicago

12 shot, 2 killed Wednesday in Chicago

Two people were killed and 10 more were wounded Wednesday in shootings across Chicago .
A teenage boy was shot to death during a struggle over a gun Wednesday in Logan Square on the Northwest Side .
The 16-year-old walked up to a car while holding a gun in an alley about 5 p.m. in the 1700 block of North Washtenaw Avenue , Chicago police said .
A struggle broke out between the teen and a male passenger , who took the gun and fired shots at the boy , striking him in the abdomen .
The boy was taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later pronounced dead , police said .
The suspect drove off in a red-colored sports car on Wabansia Avenue .
About 20 minutes earlier , a 27-year-old man was killed in a shooting in West Pullman on the Far South Side .
He was walking to his car about 4:40 p.m. in the 11600 block of South Ada Street when someone fired shots from a silver-colored vehicle , Chicago police said .
The man was struck multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene .
The day ’ s latest shooting left an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Yards on the South Side .
He was standing outside about 9:30 p.m. in the 5300 block of South Union Avenue when someone in a passing vehicle fired shots at him , Chicago police said .
He was struck in the abdomen and arm and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition .
Just 15 minutes earlier , a man with a gunshot wound showed up at Mount Sinai Hospital .
He walked into the hospital about 9:15 p.m. with a gunshot wound to the hip , police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ getting out of a vehicle when someone fired shots , and told officers he didn ’ t remember where exactly the shooting took place .
Two men were shot 15 minutes before that in Gresham on the South Side .
They were walking about 9 p.m. in the 8800 block of South Wallace Street when three males walked up and one of them opened fire , Chicago police said .
A 37-year-old was struck in the groin and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious condition , police said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ shot in the leg and taken to St. Bernard Hospital in fair condition .
Earlier Wednesday evening , two men were shot in West Garfield Park on the West Side .
They were in an alley about 7:10 p.m. in the 3900 block of West Gladys Avenue when someone fired shots , Chicago police said .
A 29-year-old was struck in the hip while the other man , 44 , was shot in the ankle , police said .
They took themselves to Stroger Hospital , where they were listed in good condition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an hour earlier in Little Village on the Southwest Side .
He was on the sidewalk about 6:20 p.m. in the 3000 block of West 26th Street when someone approached in a vehicle and opened fire , Chicago police said .
The 40-year-old was struck in the abdomen and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition .
Wednesday morning , a 56-year-old man was shot in Sheridan Park on the North Side .
He was walking about 3:50 a.m. in the 4600 block of North Racine Avenue when he heard gunshots and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Chicago police said .
He was taken to Weiss Hospital where he was treated and released .
A 22-year-old man was wounded in a drive-by about an hour earlier in the South Loop .
About 2:45 a.m. , he was the passenger in a vehicle driving in the 1100 block of South Michigan Avenue when someone in a passing maroon-colored SUV pulled alongside of him , and someone inside yelled a gang slogan before firing shots , Chicago police said .
The man was struck in the wrist and taken to Northwestern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The day ’ s first reported shooting happened just after midnight in Cragin on the Northwest Side .
Someone in a gray- or beige-colored vehicle shot an 18-year-old man as he walked in the 5200 block of West Schubert Avenue , Chicago police said .
The man was struck in the foot and taken to Norwegian American Hospital in good condition .
Twelve people were shot , two of them fatally , Tuesday in Chicago as well .
Read more on crime , and track the city ’ s homicides .

Two people were killed and 10 more were wounded Wednesday in shootings across Chicago.
A teenage boy was shot to death during a struggle over a gun Wednesday in Logan Square on the Northwest Side.
The 16-year-old walked up to a car while holding a gun in an alley about 5 p.m. in the 1700 block of North Washtenaw Avenue, Chicago police said. A struggle broke out between the teen and a male passenger, who took the gun and fired shots at the boy, striking him in the abdomen.
The boy was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was later pronounced dead, police said. The suspect drove off in a red-colored sports car on Wabansia Avenue.
About 20 minutes earlier, a 27-year-old man was killed in a shooting in West Pullman on the Far South Side.
He was walking to his car about 4:40 p.m. in the 11600 block of South Ada Street when someone fired shots from a silver-colored vehicle, Chicago police said. The man was struck multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene.
The day’s latest shooting left an 18-year-old man was wounded in Back on the Yards on the South Side.
He was standing outside about 9:30 p.m. in the 5300 block of South Union Avenue when someone in a passing vehicle fired shots at him, Chicago police said. He was struck in the abdomen and arm and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition.
Just 15 minutes earlier, a man with a gunshot wound showed up at Mount Sinai Hospital.
He walked into the hospital about 9:15 p.m. with a gunshot wound to the hip, police said. The 24-year-old said he was getting out of a vehicle when someone fired shots, and told officers he didn’t remember where exactly the shooting took place.
Two men were shot 15 minutes before that in Gresham on the South Side.
They were walking about 9 p.m. in the 8800 block of South Wallace Street when three males walked up and one of them opened fire, Chicago police said.
A 37-year-old was struck in the groin and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious condition, police said. The other man, 41, was shot in the leg and taken to St. Bernard Hospital in fair condition.
Earlier Wednesday evening, two men were shot in West Garfield Park on the West Side.
They were in an alley about 7:10 p.m. in the 3900 block of West Gladys Avenue when someone fired shots, Chicago police said.
A 29-year-old was struck in the hip while the other man, 44, was shot in the ankle, police said. They took themselves to Stroger Hospital, where they were listed in good condition.
A man was shot less than an hour earlier in Little Village on the Southwest Side.
He was on the sidewalk about 6:20 p.m. in the 3000 block of West 26th Street when someone approached in a vehicle and opened fire, Chicago police said. The 40-year-old was struck in the abdomen and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition.
Wednesday morning, a 56-year-old man was shot in Sheridan Park on the North Side.
He was walking about 3:50 a.m. in the 4600 block of North Racine Avenue when he heard gunshots and realized he was struck in the foot, Chicago police said. He was taken to Weiss Hospital where he was treated and released.
A 22-year-old man was wounded in a drive-by about an hour earlier in the South Loop.
About 2:45 a.m., he was the passenger in a vehicle driving in the 1100 block of South Michigan Avenue when someone in a passing maroon-colored SUV pulled alongside of him, and someone inside yelled a gang slogan before firing shots, Chicago police said.
The man was struck in the wrist and taken to Northwestern Hospital in good condition, police said.
The day’s first reported shooting happened just after midnight in Cragin on the Northwest Side.
Someone in a gray- or beige-colored vehicle shot an 18-year-old man as he walked in the 5200 block of West Schubert Avenue, Chicago police said. The man was struck in the foot and taken to Norwegian American Hospital in good condition.
Twelve people were shot, two of them fatally, Tuesday in Chicago as well.
Read more on crime, and track the city’s homicides.


chicagosun-times--2020-09-02--Kyle Hendricks finds his rhythm as Cubs defeat Pirates

Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks hasn ’ t been able to get away with many mistakes recently .
Even as a guy who pitches to contact , teams had made him pay for leaving pitches over the plate in his last two starts , a trend he knew he had to correct .
‘ ‘ It ’ s one of two things right now , ’ ’ Hendricks said after his last start .
‘ ‘ I ’ m either a little too predictable , so when I do make a good pitch , they ’ re kind of on it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Or I ’ m just not getting away with the bad pitches that I make .
I ’ m making too many bad pitches.
’ ’ Hendricks seemed to make the right adjustments in the Cubs ’ 8-2 victory Wednesday against the Pirates .
It had been hard contact that had gotten Hendricks into trouble , and he had allowed a combined 17 hits — including three home runs — in his last two starts .
During the first and second innings against the Pirates , Hendricks was getting some pitches up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , allowing a solo homer to Colin Moran in the second .
After that , he settled in .
‘ ‘ The first thing I told him was that I thought he was rushing a little bit too much , ’ ’ catcher Willson Contreras said .
‘ ‘ I know he was trying to get in rhythm early in the game .
But instead of getting in rhythm , he was rushing.
’ ’ It was clear Hendricks was trying to get back to basics and let his sinker lead the way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ successful in his career .
After finding his rhythm , Hendricks started to get his sinker down in the zone and mixed in his curveball to keep the Pirates off-balance .
His changeup was something he used sparingly , throwing a season-low 18 in the game .
But when he went to his offspeed stuff , it was successful .
He often went to the changeup in two-strike counts and picked up four of his six strikeouts on the pitch .
‘ ‘ It was in the game plan to throw more curveballs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ said Hendricks , who yielded one run and six hits in six innings .
‘ ‘ Changeup just isn ’ t feeling good last outing and this outing .
That ’ s just something I have to focus on in my bullpen .
In-game , we just made the adjustment to go to more heaters and curveballs.
’ ’ The offense , meanwhile , gave him enough support .
For the second consecutive game , the Cubs ’ new-look lineup scored eight runs and got a lift from the top of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a double by Anthony Rizzo in the fourth , Javy Baez ambushed Pirates reliever Nick Tropeano with a towering three-run homer into the left-field seats to give the Cubs a 3-1 lead .
They would send nine men to the plate in the inning .
The Cubs broke the game open late , adding two runs in the seventh and three in the eighth .
Ian Happ , Contreras , Rizzo and Baez combined to go 8-for-20 with three doubles , a homer and six RBI in support of Hendricks , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first quality start since Aug. 17 .
“ That ’ s to me why he ’ s so good , even when he ’ s not as sharp as he can be , he finds a way to get outs , ” manager David Ross said .
“ He finds a way to throw strikes .
He doesn ’ t walk guys .
He ’ s not going to put himself in a lot of trouble .
Very , very good outing for him .
Especially with not being on his game .
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Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks hasn’t been able to get away with many mistakes recently.
Even as a guy who pitches to contact, teams had made him pay for leaving pitches over the plate in his last two starts, a trend he knew he had to correct.
‘‘It’s one of two things right now,’’ Hendricks said after his last start. ‘‘I’m either a little too predictable, so when I do make a good pitch, they’re kind of on it. That was probably the case there. Or I’m just not getting away with the bad pitches that I make. I’m making too many bad pitches.’’
Hendricks seemed to make the right adjustments in the Cubs’ 8-2 victory Wednesday against the Pirates.
It had been hard contact that had gotten Hendricks into trouble, and he had allowed a combined 17 hits — including three home runs — in his last two starts.
During the first and second innings against the Pirates, Hendricks was getting some pitches up in the zone and made a mistake, allowing a solo homer to Colin Moran in the second. After that, he settled in.
‘‘The first thing I told him was that I thought he was rushing a little bit too much,’’ catcher Willson Contreras said. ‘‘I know he was trying to get in rhythm early in the game. But instead of getting in rhythm, he was rushing.’’
It was clear Hendricks was trying to get back to basics and let his sinker lead the way, something that has made him so successful in his career.
After finding his rhythm, Hendricks started to get his sinker down in the zone and mixed in his curveball to keep the Pirates off-balance.
His changeup was something he used sparingly, throwing a season-low 18 in the game. But when he went to his offspeed stuff, it was successful. He often went to the changeup in two-strike counts and picked up four of his six strikeouts on the pitch.
‘‘It was in the game plan to throw more curveballs and heaters against this team,’’ said Hendricks, who yielded one run and six hits in six innings. ‘‘Changeup just isn’t feeling good last outing and this outing. That’s just something I have to focus on in my bullpen. In-game, we just made the adjustment to go to more heaters and curveballs.’’
The offense, meanwhile, gave him enough support. For the second consecutive game, the Cubs’ new-look lineup scored eight runs and got a lift from the top of the order.
After a single by Contreras and a double by Anthony Rizzo in the fourth, Javy Baez ambushed Pirates reliever Nick Tropeano with a towering three-run homer into the left-field seats to give the Cubs a 3-1 lead. They would send nine men to the plate in the inning.
The Cubs broke the game open late, adding two runs in the seventh and three in the eighth. Ian Happ, Contreras, Rizzo and Baez combined to go 8-for-20 with three doubles, a homer and six RBI in support of Hendricks, who evened his record at 4-4 with his first quality start since Aug. 17.
“That’s to me why he’s so good, even when he’s not as sharp as he can be, he finds a way to get outs,” manager David Ross said. “He finds a way to throw strikes. He doesn’t walk guys. He’s not going to put himself in a lot of trouble. Very, very good outing for him. Especially with not being on his game.”


chicagosun-times--2020-09-02--Cubs put lefty Jose Quintana on 10-day injured list with left lat inflammation

The Cubs put left-hander Jose Quintana on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with inflammation in his left lat .
In a corresponding move , they recalled right-hander Jason Adam from their alternate site in South Bend , Indiana .
Adam has no record but has a 7.36 ERA in three appearances with the Cubs this season .
“ I think how hard he had to work his last inning in Cincinnati is when I found out about it , ” manager David Ross said .
“ I don ’ t know if it happened the inning before or during that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it was some normal soreness and tightness .
He threw his bullpen today and it still didn ’ t go away .
“ He ’ s still dealing with a little bit of that and out of caution , making sure everything is fine there is important.
” The Cubs have had concerns about their starting-pitching depth since spring training , and those worries carried into summer camp after Quintana cut a nerve in the thumb of his pitching hand in early July .
That injury kept him out until late August .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ because Quintana ’ s latest injury is the second major blow to the rotation this week .
The Cubs put right-hander Tyler Chatwood ( strained right forearm ) on the IL on Tuesday .
The team likely will turn to right-hander Adbert Alzolay to fill a rotation spot down the stretch .
Alzolay , 25 , has made two appearances this season and looked good in his only start of 2020 , tossing five scoreless innings Aug. 19 against the Cardinals .
The players in the Cubs ’ dugout have started to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ energy and excitement during games .
But not all the attention has been positive .
Reds right-hander Tejay Antone took exception to what he called ‘ ‘ chirping ’ ’ last week and was critical of what he thought was obnoxious behavior .
Third baseman Kris Bryant admitted the Cubs can get crazy at times , but he thinks it has helped them to make the most of this season and doesn ’ t want them to stop .
‘ ‘ I think we might be the most obnoxious , ’ ’ Bryant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But we ’ re all embracing it and enjoying that .
I think other teams can go about it the same way , and I just think we ’ re doing a really good job of creating our energy in the dugout .
That ’ s what we had to do to get through the game and enjoy it and win , and I think it ’ s been working for us .
So we ’ ll keep doing it .
‘ ‘ It feels like it ’ s a college team .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you just say the dumbest things .
Not necessarily inappropriate , but just loud and obnoxious stuff that you wouldn ’ t do on the street .
It ’ s made it fun and just enjoyable .
’ ’

The Cubs put left-hander Jose Quintana on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with inflammation in his left lat.
In a corresponding move, they recalled right-hander Jason Adam from their alternate site in South Bend, Indiana. Adam has no record but has a 7.36 ERA in three appearances with the Cubs this season.
“I think how hard he had to work his last inning in Cincinnati is when I found out about it,” manager David Ross said. “I don’t know if it happened the inning before or during that inning. [He] just thought it was some normal soreness and tightness. He threw his bullpen today and it still didn’t go away.
“He’s still dealing with a little bit of that and out of caution, making sure everything is fine there is important.”
The Cubs have had concerns about their starting-pitching depth since spring training, and those worries carried into summer camp after Quintana cut a nerve in the thumb of his pitching hand in early July. That injury kept him out until late August.
That depth will be tested once again because Quintana’s latest injury is the second major blow to the rotation this week. The Cubs put right-hander Tyler Chatwood (strained right forearm) on the IL on Tuesday.
The team likely will turn to right-hander Adbert Alzolay to fill a rotation spot down the stretch. Alzolay, 25, has made two appearances this season and looked good in his only start of 2020, tossing five scoreless innings Aug. 19 against the Cardinals.
Bryant likes Cubs’ dugout noise
The players in the Cubs’ dugout have started to get a reputation around the majors for their energy and excitement during games. But not all the attention has been positive.
Reds right-hander Tejay Antone took exception to what he called ‘‘chirping’’ last week and was critical of what he thought was obnoxious behavior.
Third baseman Kris Bryant admitted the Cubs can get crazy at times, but he thinks it has helped them to make the most of this season and doesn’t want them to stop.
‘‘I think we might be the most obnoxious,’’ Bryant said with a laugh. ‘‘But we’re all embracing it and enjoying that. I think other teams can go about it the same way, and I just think we’re doing a really good job of creating our energy in the dugout. That’s what we had to do to get through the game and enjoy it and win, and I think it’s been working for us. So we’ll keep doing it.
‘‘It feels like it’s a college team. The rallies you do in the dugout, you just say the dumbest things. Not necessarily inappropriate, but just loud and obnoxious stuff that you wouldn’t do on the street. It’s made it fun and just enjoyable.’’