chicagosun-times--2020-09-09--Public health officials announce 1,337 newly diagnosed cases of COVID-19 statewide (LIVE UPDATES)

More dips in summer COVID-19 roller coaster : State ’ s daily caseload and positive test rates down after week of climbs Public health officials announced another relatively low batch of 1,337 newly diagnosed cases of COVID-19 statewide on Wednesday , offering some rare signs of optimism toward the end of a resurgent summer .
The latest cases — the smallest caseload in a month — were confirmed among 48,029 coronavirus tests submitted to the Illinois Department of Public Health , meaning about 2.8 % of those who were tested received positive results .
That ’ s the lowest proportion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a single day in almost two months , since July 18 .
And it was enough to lower the statewide testing positivity rate over the last week to 3.7 % — the first time that key indicator of transmission has dipped below 4 % since the end of July .
The state recorded some of its highest case tallies since May last week , averaging more than 2,400 positive tests per day .
Since Sunday , Illinois has averaged about 1,378 new cases per day .
Read the full story from Mitchell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more ’ CPS child care sites to come after the first 6 open this week Chicago Public Schools officials are operating child care services at six schools across the city for families who are strained by the return to remote learning this fall .
So far there are 111 students registered for the program , with children who are 14 or younger , homeless or facing other economic hardship receiving first priority , officials said .
“ Many more sites ” are set to open Sept. 21 , schools chief Janice Jackson said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to serve thousands of families , I think that ’ s important , ” Jackson said .
“ But Mayor [ Lori ] Lightfoot wanted to make sure we had something ready on day one.
” The district surveyed families ’ needs in the weeks leading up to the school year as the details of the plan continue to be worked out on the fly .
The priority deadline was Sept. 1 for the survey through which families could indicate interest in the service , but it ’ ll remain open for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out .
5:21 p.m. Chicago ’ s Halloween 2020 doesn ’ t look like much of a treat Like so many other things during the coronavirus pandemic , Chicago ’ s Halloween celebration will not be the same .
The mayor didn ’ t come right out and say she ’ s planning to ban the treasured tradition of door-to-door trick-or-treating by costumed kids under the watchful eye of their parents .
The last thing she wants to do is sound like the Grinch who stole Christmas .
But she sure hinted at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a very different time .
And I don ’ t expect to see mass crowds trick-or-treating like we have in years past , ” the mayor said .
3:26 p.m. Chicago ’ s Halloween 2020 doesn ’ t look like much of a treat Like so many other things during the coronavirus pandemic , Chicago ’ s Halloween celebration will not be the same .
The mayor didn ’ t come right out and say she ’ s planning to ban the treasured tradition of door-to-door trick-or-treating by costumed kids under the watchful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thing she wants to do is sound like the Grinch who stole Christmas .
But she sure hinted at it .
“ Obviously , it is a very different time .
And I don ’ t expect to see mass crowds trick-or-treating like we have in years past , ” the mayor said .
“ It ’ s not safe for the children .
It ’ s not safe for the adults.
” 3:08 p.m. Kerri Walsh Jennings posts on Instagram that she went shopping without mask : ‘ A little exercise in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings began an Instagram post caption with “ This going to be a long post & it ’ s going to upset some people.
” Walsh Jennings wrote how she did not wear a mask while shopping over the weekend , which she referred to as “ a little exercise in being brave.
” “ I read a quote the other day that shook me - - THIS HAS NOT BEEN ENFORCED , IT ’ S BEEN CONSENTED TO , ” Walsh Jennings wrote .
“ This statement woke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has had me obsessing on the matter of how I can mindfully & compassionately stand up for my rights & for the freedoms our constitution has granted us all WITHOUT being reckless or putting anyone else in danger.
” More than 188,000 U.S. deaths have been caused by COVID-19 , according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
The consensus among public health experts is that wearing a mask is a preventive measure amid the coronavirus pandemic .
Walsh Jennings said she empathized with those who have lost a loved one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immune system is designed to support you through any illness – we must work support our entire system .
I want people to stop living in fear and start living in a way that strengthens themselves body , mind and spirit.
” Walsh Jennings ended her post with a quote attributed to Thomas Jefferson : “ I PREFER DANGEROUS FREEDOM TO PEACEFUL SLAVERY.
” Fellow beach volleyball player Jennifer Kessy commented , “ I can ’ t believe how selfish this entire post is.
” Walsh Jennings ’ own sister , Kelli Mezzetti @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this , ” per the San Jose Mercury News .
Late-stage studies of AstraZeneca ’ s COVID-19 vaccine candidate are on temporary hold while the company investigates whether a recipient ’ s “ potentially unexplained ” illness is a side effect of the shot .
In a statement issued Tuesday evening , the company said its “ standard review process triggered a pause to vaccination to allow review of safety data.
” AstraZeneca didn ’ t reveal any information about the possible side effect except to call it “ a potentially unexplained illness.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported the pause in testing , saying the possible side effect occurred in the United Kingdom .
An AstraZeneca spokesperson confirmed the pause in vaccinations covers studies in the U.S. and other countries .
Late last month , AstraZeneca began recruiting 30,000 people in the U.S. for its largest study of the vaccine .
It also is testing the vaccine , developed by Oxford University , in thousands of people in Britain , and in smaller studies in Brazil and South Africa .
11:34 a.m. Read the label carefully : What to look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many options of hand sanitzers flooding online retailers and returning to brick-and-mortar store shelves , what should you look be looking for on those product labels ?
Pick one that contains mostly alcohol , and has few other ingredients .
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hand sanitizers should be at least 60 % ethyl alcohol or 70 % isopropyl alcohol .
Other approved ingredients may include sterile distilled water , hydrogen peroxide and glycerin , according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration .
You should avoid anything with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be highly toxic .
The FDA also warns people to watch out for hand sanitizers packaged in food and drink containers , since accidentally ingesting them could be dangerous .
Bradley University in central Illinois is requiring its entire student body to quarantine for two weeks because of clusters of COVID-19 on campus and is reverting to remote learning , officials announced Tuesday .
Officials of the private university said they have linked a spike of the coronavirus to off-campus gatherings .
The Peoria university is requiring students to limit nonessential interactions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ residence halls and take classes remotely beginning Tuesday .
The university said it has tallied about 50 COVID-19 cases so far , adding emergency measures are needed to respond to the outbreak without disrupting academic progress .
“ Although it may seem extreme , this move to temporary remote learning and a two-week , all-student quarantine allows us to focus on the continuity of the educational experience for all of our students while giving us time to gather data on the full extent of the spread of the virus and assess the best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Bradley President Stephen Standifird said in a message to students .
7:44 a.m. Appeals court upholds most of federal judge ’ s order to curb coronavirus at Cook County Jail A state appeals court Tuesday upheld most of federal judge ’ s order in the spring that mandated wide-ranging coronavirus-prevention policies at the Cook County Jail but tossed out a key requirement to socially distance detainees .
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeal ’ s ruling will likely not have have a significant impact on measures undertaken by the authorities to stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jail , Sheriff Tom Dart ’ s spokesman Matthew Walberg said .
While the ruling allows holding two detainees in the same cell or in group housing , social distancing policies previously implemented at the jail will continue , Walberg said , “ Today ’ s decision affirms what we have been saying all along : We have gone to great lengths to protect our staff and detainees during this unprecedented crisis and we will continue to do so , ” Walberg said .
“ Given the success we have achieved , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to maintain and expand the protections we have put in place to protect our staff and detainees from COVID.
” Read the full report from Matthew Hendrickson here .
• After Illinois closed out last week with a staggering crush of new coronavirus cases , the state on Tuesday tallied a third straight day of relatively low numbers as health officials announced 1,392 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 .
• Tom Seaver , the Hall of Fame pitcher who was the heart of the Miracle Mets team , has died at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• Dwayne “ The Rock ” Johnson , wife and two daughters tested positive for COVID-19 .
7:48 a.m. Pandemic or not , state prisons must accept inmates from Illinois county jails The easiest way to handle the COVID-19 pandemic is to let someone else deal with it .
Unfortunately , as far as prisons are concerned , that ’ s pretty much the philosophy the Pritzker administration adopted last spring when it announced without warning that the state ’ s prisons no longer would accept people convicted of crimes .
Instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who had their own COVID-19 issues , were told they would have to shoulder the burden of keeping convicted criminals in their own facilities .
It is easy to see how that helped state prisons reduce the risk of coronavirus outbreaks .
It didn ’ t help county jails , though .
They are just as concerned as the state about maintaining as low a COVID-19 positivity rate as possible .
It would have been better to work out this issue collaboratively .
Instead , the sheriffs sued , and on Aug. 3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ When an appellate court revised the ruling later in August , though , the state reportedly slowed down the number of prisoners it would accept .

Late-stage studies of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate are on temporary hold while the company investigates whether a recipient’s “potentially unexplained” illness is a side effect of the shot.
Meanwhile in Illinois, public health officials announced another relatively low batch of 1,337 newly diagnosed cases of COVID-19 statewide, offering some rare signs of optimism toward the end of a resurgent summer.
Here’s what else made headlines in coronavirus pandemic news in Chicago and across the state.
News
9:04 p.m. More dips in summer COVID-19 roller coaster: State’s daily caseload and positive test rates down after week of climbs
A staff member of Community Organized Relief Effort’s (CORE) COVID-19 testing facility at Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy in Little Village gets a mouth swab from someone who just got tested Friday afternoon, Sept. 4, 2020. The site offers free COVID-19 tests. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times
Public health officials announced another relatively low batch of 1,337 newly diagnosed cases of COVID-19 statewide on Wednesday, offering some rare signs of optimism toward the end of a resurgent summer.
The latest cases — the smallest caseload in a month — were confirmed among 48,029 coronavirus tests submitted to the Illinois Department of Public Health, meaning about 2.8% of those who were tested received positive results. That’s the lowest proportion of positive tests the state has seen in a single day in almost two months, since July 18.
And it was enough to lower the statewide testing positivity rate over the last week to 3.7% — the first time that key indicator of transmission has dipped below 4% since the end of July.
The state recorded some of its highest case tallies since May last week, averaging more than 2,400 positive tests per day. Since Sunday, Illinois has averaged about 1,378 new cases per day.
Read the full story from Mitchell Armentrout here.
7:36 p.m. ‘Many more’ CPS child care sites to come after the first 6 open this week
Chicago Public Schools officials are operating child care services at six schools across the city for families who are strained by the return to remote learning this fall.
So far there are 111 students registered for the program, with children who are 14 or younger, homeless or facing other economic hardship receiving first priority, officials said. “Many more sites” are set to open Sept. 21, schools chief Janice Jackson said this week.
“We’re going to serve thousands of families, I think that’s important,” Jackson said. “But Mayor [Lori] Lightfoot wanted to make sure we had something ready on day one.”
The district surveyed families’ needs in the weeks leading up to the school year as the details of the plan continue to be worked out on the fly. The priority deadline was Sept. 1 for the survey through which families could indicate interest in the service, but it’ll remain open for additional sign-ups — though space could run out.
Reporter Nader Issa has the full story.
5:21 p.m. Chicago’s Halloween 2020 doesn’t look like much of a treat
Like so many other things during the coronavirus pandemic, Chicago’s Halloween celebration will not be the same.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot made that clear on Wednesday.
The mayor didn’t come right out and say she’s planning to ban the treasured tradition of door-to-door trick-or-treating by costumed kids under the watchful eye of their parents. The last thing she wants to do is sound like the Grinch who stole Christmas.
But she sure hinted at it.
“Obviously, it is a very different time. And I don’t expect to see mass crowds trick-or-treating like we have in years past,” the mayor said.
Reporter Fran Spielman has the full story.
3:26 p.m. Chicago’s Halloween 2020 doesn’t look like much of a treat
Like so many other things during the coronavirus pandemic, Chicago’s Halloween celebration will not be the same.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot made that clear on Wednesday.
The mayor didn’t come right out and say she’s planning to ban the treasured tradition of door-to-door trick-or-treating by costumed kids under the watchful eye of their parents. The last thing she wants to do is sound like the Grinch who stole Christmas.
But she sure hinted at it.
“Obviously, it is a very different time. And I don’t expect to see mass crowds trick-or-treating like we have in years past,” the mayor said.
“It’s not safe for the children. It’s not safe for the adults.”
Read the full story here.
3:08 p.m. Kerri Walsh Jennings posts on Instagram that she went shopping without mask: ‘A little exercise in being brave’
Three-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings began an Instagram post caption with “This going to be a long post & it’s going to upset some people.”
Walsh Jennings wrote how she did not wear a mask while shopping over the weekend, which she referred to as “a little exercise in being brave.”
“I read a quote the other day that shook me - - THIS HAS NOT BEEN ENFORCED, IT’S BEEN CONSENTED TO,” Walsh Jennings wrote. “This statement woke me up & the truth of it has had me obsessing on the matter of how I can mindfully & compassionately stand up for my rights & for the freedoms our constitution has granted us all WITHOUT being reckless or putting anyone else in danger.”
More than 188,000 U.S. deaths have been caused by COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The consensus among public health experts is that wearing a mask is a preventive measure amid the coronavirus pandemic. Walsh Jennings said she empathized with those who have lost a loved one, but also wrote “KNOW your immune system is designed to support you through any illness – we must work support our entire system. I want people to stop living in fear and start living in a way that strengthens themselves body, mind and spirit.”
Walsh Jennings ended her post with a quote attributed to Thomas Jefferson: “I PREFER DANGEROUS FREEDOM TO PEACEFUL SLAVERY.”
Fellow beach volleyball player Jennifer Kessy commented, “I can’t believe how selfish this entire post is.” Walsh Jennings’ own sister, Kelli Mezzetti, said “You are better than this,” per the San Jose Mercury News.
Read the full story here.
1:47 p.m. COVID-19 vaccine study paused after participant’s ‘potentially unexplained’ side effect
AstraZeneca in Sydney, Australia. File photo. Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
Late-stage studies of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate are on temporary hold while the company investigates whether a recipient’s “potentially unexplained” illness is a side effect of the shot.
In a statement issued Tuesday evening, the company said its “standard review process triggered a pause to vaccination to allow review of safety data.”
AstraZeneca didn’t reveal any information about the possible side effect except to call it “a potentially unexplained illness.” The health news site STAT first reported the pause in testing, saying the possible side effect occurred in the United Kingdom.
An AstraZeneca spokesperson confirmed the pause in vaccinations covers studies in the U.S. and other countries. Late last month, AstraZeneca began recruiting 30,000 people in the U.S. for its largest study of the vaccine. It also is testing the vaccine, developed by Oxford University, in thousands of people in Britain, and in smaller studies in Brazil and South Africa.
Read the full report here.
11:34 a.m. Read the label carefully: What to look for in a hand sanitizer
With so many options of hand sanitzers flooding online retailers and returning to brick-and-mortar store shelves, what should you look be looking for on those product labels?
Pick one that contains mostly alcohol, and has few other ingredients.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hand sanitizers should be at least 60% ethyl alcohol or 70% isopropyl alcohol. Other approved ingredients may include sterile distilled water, hydrogen peroxide and glycerin, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
You should avoid anything with methanol or 1-propanol, both of which can be highly toxic. The FDA also warns people to watch out for hand sanitizers packaged in food and drink containers, since accidentally ingesting them could be dangerous.
Read the full story here.
8:57 a.m. Bradley University quarantines entire student body
Bradley University in central Illinois is requiring its entire student body to quarantine for two weeks because of clusters of COVID-19 on campus and is reverting to remote learning, officials announced Tuesday.
Officials of the private university said they have linked a spike of the coronavirus to off-campus gatherings. The Peoria university is requiring students to limit nonessential interactions, stay in their off-campus apartments, residence halls and take classes remotely beginning Tuesday.
The university said it has tallied about 50 COVID-19 cases so far, adding emergency measures are needed to respond to the outbreak without disrupting academic progress.
“Although it may seem extreme, this move to temporary remote learning and a two-week, all-student quarantine allows us to focus on the continuity of the educational experience for all of our students while giving us time to gather data on the full extent of the spread of the virus and assess the best way to proceed as a community,” Bradley President Stephen Standifird said in a message to students.
Read the full report here.
7:44 a.m. Appeals court upholds most of federal judge’s order to curb coronavirus at Cook County Jail
A state appeals court Tuesday upheld most of federal judge’s order in the spring that mandated wide-ranging coronavirus-prevention policies at the Cook County Jail but tossed out a key requirement to socially distance detainees.
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeal’s ruling will likely not have have a significant impact on measures undertaken by the authorities to stop the spread of the virus at the jail, Sheriff Tom Dart’s spokesman Matthew Walberg said.
While the ruling allows holding two detainees in the same cell or in group housing, social distancing policies previously implemented at the jail will continue, Walberg said,
“Today’s decision affirms what we have been saying all along: We have gone to great lengths to protect our staff and detainees during this unprecedented crisis and we will continue to do so,” Walberg said. “Given the success we have achieved, we will continue to do everything we can to maintain and expand the protections we have put in place to protect our staff and detainees from COVID.”
Read the full report from Matthew Hendrickson here.
New Cases
After Illinois closed out last week with a staggering crush of new coronavirus cases, the state on Tuesday tallied a third straight day of relatively low numbers as health officials announced 1,392 more people have tested positive for COVID-19.
Tom Seaver, the Hall of Fame pitcher who was the heart of the Miracle Mets team, has died at 75 of lewy body dementia and COVID-19.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, wife and two daughters tested positive for COVID-19.
Analysis & Commentary
7:48 a.m. Pandemic or not, state prisons must accept inmates from Illinois county jails
The easiest way to handle the COVID-19 pandemic is to let someone else deal with it.
Unfortunately, as far as prisons are concerned, that’s pretty much the philosophy the Pritzker administration adopted last spring when it announced without warning that the state’s prisons no longer would accept people convicted of crimes. Instead, sheriffs in all 102 counties, who had their own COVID-19 issues, were told they would have to shoulder the burden of keeping convicted criminals in their own facilities.
It is easy to see how that helped state prisons reduce the risk of coronavirus outbreaks. It didn’t help county jails, though. They are just as concerned as the state about maintaining as low a COVID-19 positivity rate as possible.
It would have been better to work out this issue collaboratively. Instead, the sheriffs sued, and on Aug. 3, the state started accepting convicts. When an appellate court revised the ruling later in August, though, the state reportedly slowed down the number of prisoners it would accept.
Read the full Sun-Times editorial here.


chicagosun-times--2020-09-09--The Mix: Riot Fest at the Movies, Lyric Opera’s virtual ball and more things to do in Chicago Sept.

The Mix: Riot Fest at the Movies, Lyric Opera’s virtual ball and more things to do in Chicago Sept. 10-16

While Riot Fest is a no go this summer , fans can check out Riot Fest at the Movies , at Chicago Drive-In , 7000 S. Harlem , Bridgeview .
The two-night event features four films : Kevin Smith ’ s “ Clerks ” ( 7:30 p.m. ) and Quentin Tarantino ’ s “ Kill Bill Vol .
1 ” ( 10 p.m. ) on Sept. 11 , and Joel Schumacher ’ s “ The Lost Boys ” ( 7:30 p.m. ) and Stanley Kubrick ’ s “ A Clockwork Orange ” ( 10 p.m. ) on Sept. 12 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ car or $ 49.98 for both films on either night ; a two-day pass for all movies is $ 79.98 or $ 99.98 .
Visit riotfest.org .
Pianist-singer-actor Hershey Felder returns with another of his popular performances streamed live from Teatro della Pergola in Florence , Italy .
In “ George Gershwin Alone , ” Felder tells the story of the great American composer and plays the composer ’ s best-known songs from “ An American in Paris ” and “ Porgy and Bess ” to his groundbreaking “ Rhapsody in Blue.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unprecedented access to Gershwin ’ s personal and professional papers and recordings .
The performance benefits theater and arts organizations across the U.S. and Europe including Porchlight Music Theatre , which gets 50 % of ticket sales sold through its website .
Streams at 7 p.m. Sept. 13 ; tickets are $ 55 .
Visit porchlightmusictheatre.org or hersheyfelder.net .
In place of its annual Opera Ball , the opening event of the season , the Lyric Opera of Chicago presents “ For the Love of Lyric , ” a virtual concert from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Renee Fleming , Tony Award winner Heather Headley , soprano Ailyn Perez , bass Soloman Howard and mezzo-soprano J ’ Nai Bridges with Doug Peck serving as music director .
Members of the Ryan Opera Center Ensemble and the Chicago Children ’ s Choir also perform .
The free stream begins at 6 p.m. Sept. 13 .
Visit lyricopera.org .
Links Hall presents “ 96 Hours , ” a pop-up performance festival featuring three teams of artists versed in performance art , dance , puppetry , music and devised theater who will each @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the title says , 96 hours .
Team A is Ayako Kato , Spence Warren and Nora Sharp ; Team B is Dawn Xiana Moon , Lia Kohl and D3won ; Team C is Marceia L. Scruggs , Erica Rene and Ben LaMar Gav .
The results will by streamed at 1 , 3 and 5 p.m. Sept. 12 , with an encore stream beginning at 5 p.m. Sept. 13 ( an artist Q & A follows this stream ) .
Tickets are $ 12 per team or $ 30 for a festival @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Visit linkshall.org .
The Asian Pop-Up Cinema Film Festival comes to the Drive-In at Lincoln Yards , 1684 N. Throop .
The opening night film Sept. 10 is South Korean director Koh Hoon ’ s “ Paper Flower , ” a story of life , death , mortality and filial responsibilities .
Following are “ The Climbers ” ( Oct. 1 , China ) , “ Edward ” ( Oct. 3 , The Philippines ) , “ My Prince Edward ” ( Oct. 9 , Hong Kong ) , “ Beyond the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kong ) and a Halloween weekend South Korean action-horror double feature of “ Train to Busan ” ( Oct. 30 ) and its sequel , “ Peninsula ” ( Oct. 31 ) .
Tickets are $ 15 per car ( the Oct. 1 film is free ; Oct. 3 , a fundraiser , is $ 150 ) .
Visit asianpopupcinema.org .
Colorful portraits of Chicago citizens by Chicago street artist Don ’ t Fret are currently on display along the downtown River Walk .
Now add to that a solo exhibition , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a currently empty office space at 1412 W. Belmont ( its usual inhabitants are working from home ) .
The free show running from Sept. 12-27 features a collection of new work , from works on canvas to painted planters , which explore the tropes and subtle politics of office life .
To make a reservation , visit exploretock.com/dontfret .
To kick off its new online offerings Lifeline Theatre presents Christina Calvit ’ s adaptation of Jane Austen ’ s “ Pride and Prejudice , ” the eternally popular story filled with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ characters .
Samantha Newcomb portrays Elizabeth Bennet and Andrés Enriquez is Mr. Darcy ; Dorothy Milne directs .
The stream is available from Sept. 10-Oct. 4 ; suggested donation is $ 20 .
Lifeline also is offering a new digital membership program with added extras .
For more information , visit lifelinetheatre.com .
Weinberg Newton Gallery partnered with the American Civil Liberties Union on the exhibit “ Anthem , ” which examines voting rights in the United States through the works of Bethany Collins , Jaclyn Conley , Eve L. Ewing , Mike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Sanaz Sohrabi .
The artists explore familiar emblems of American patriotism , along with experiences of collective identity and acts of resistance .
Stream it from Sept. 11-Dec. 19 .
For more information , including three panel discussions of related themes , visit weinbergnewtongallery.com .

Riot Fest on screen
While Riot Fest is a no go this summer, fans can check out Riot Fest at the Movies, at Chicago Drive-In, 7000 S. Harlem, Bridgeview. The two-night event features four films: Kevin Smith’s “Clerks” (7:30 p.m.) and Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill Vol. 1” (10 p.m.) on Sept. 11, and Joel Schumacher’s “The Lost Boys” (7:30 p.m.) and Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange” (10 p.m.) on Sept. 12. Tickets are $29.98 per film per car or $49.98 for both films on either night; a two-day pass for all movies is $79.98 or $99.98. Visit riotfest.org.
Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Mark Garvin
Gershwin revisited
Pianist-singer-actor Hershey Felder returns with another of his popular performances streamed live from Teatro della Pergola in Florence, Italy. In “George Gershwin Alone,” Felder tells the story of the great American composer and plays the composer’s best-known songs from “An American in Paris” and “Porgy and Bess” to his groundbreaking “Rhapsody in Blue.” To create the role, Felder had unprecedented access to Gershwin’s personal and professional papers and recordings. The performance benefits theater and arts organizations across the U.S. and Europe including Porchlight Music Theatre, which gets 50% of ticket sales sold through its website. Streams at 7 p.m. Sept. 13; tickets are $55. Visit porchlightmusictheatre.org or hersheyfelder.net.
Heather Headley Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
Opera love
In place of its annual Opera Ball, the opening event of the season, the Lyric Opera of Chicago presents “For the Love of Lyric,” a virtual concert from the opera house stage. Performers include soprano Renee Fleming, Tony Award winner Heather Headley, soprano Ailyn Perez, bass Soloman Howard and mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges with Doug Peck serving as music director. Members of the Ryan Opera Center Ensemble and the Chicago Children’s Choir also perform. The free stream begins at 6 p.m. Sept. 13. Visit lyricopera.org.
Spence Warren of “96 Hours.” Provided
Ready, set, go
Links Hall presents “96 Hours,” a pop-up performance festival featuring three teams of artists versed in performance art, dance, puppetry, music and devised theater who will each create an original work in, as the title says, 96 hours. Team A is Ayako Kato, Spence Warren and Nora Sharp; Team B is Dawn Xiana Moon, Lia Kohl and D3won; Team C is Marceia L. Scruggs, Erica Rene and Ben LaMar Gav. The results will by streamed at 1, 3 and 5 p.m. Sept. 12, with an encore stream beginning at 5 p.m. Sept. 13 (an artist Q&A follows this stream). Tickets are $12 per team or $30 for a festival pass; encore tickets are $30. Visit linkshall.org.
“Paper Flower” Blue Fox Entertainment
A short drive to Asia
The Asian Pop-Up Cinema Film Festival comes to the Drive-In at Lincoln Yards, 1684 N. Throop. The opening night film Sept. 10 is South Korean director Koh Hoon’s “Paper Flower,” a story of life, death, mortality and filial responsibilities. Following are “The Climbers” (Oct. 1, China), “Edward” (Oct. 3, The Philippines), “My Prince Edward” (Oct. 9, Hong Kong), “Beyond the Dream” (Oct. 10, Hong Kong) and a Halloween weekend South Korean action-horror double feature of “Train to Busan” (Oct. 30) and its sequel, “Peninsula” (Oct. 31). Tickets are $15 per car (the Oct. 1 film is free; Oct. 3, a fundraiser, is $150). Visit asianpopupcinema.org.
“It’s for the Birds (Lights, Liquour, Love)” by Don’t Fret
Double Fret
Colorful portraits of Chicago citizens by Chicago street artist Don’t Fret are currently on display along the downtown River Walk. Now add to that a solo exhibition, “Office Space for Rent,” hosted in a currently empty office space at 1412 W. Belmont (its usual inhabitants are working from home). The free show running from Sept. 12-27 features a collection of new work, from works on canvas to painted planters, which explore the tropes and subtle politics of office life. To make a reservation, visit exploretock.com/dontfret.
Samantha Newcomb and Andrés Enriquez as Mr. Darcy in “Pride and Prejudice.” Lifeline Theatre
Jane & friends
To kick off its new online offerings Lifeline Theatre presents Christina Calvit’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” the eternally popular story filled with romantic entanglements, headstrong rivals and memorable characters. Samantha Newcomb portrays Elizabeth Bennet and Andrés Enriquez is Mr. Darcy; Dorothy Milne directs. The stream is available from Sept. 10-Oct. 4; suggested donation is $20. Lifeline also is offering a new digital membership program with added extras. For more information, visit lifelinetheatre.com.
A still from Sanaz Sohrabi’s “Notes on Seeing Double.” Provided
Art & voting rights
Weinberg Newton Gallery partnered with the American Civil Liberties Union on the exhibit “Anthem,” which examines voting rights in the United States through the works of Bethany Collins, Jaclyn Conley, Eve L. Ewing, Mike Gibisser, Naima Green, Ellen Rothenberg and Sanaz Sohrabi. The artists explore familiar emblems of American patriotism, along with experiences of collective identity and acts of resistance. Stream it from Sept. 11-Dec. 19. For more information, including three panel discussions of related themes, visit weinbergnewtongallery.com.
Mary Houlihan is a Chicago freelance writer


chicagosun-times--2020-09-09--1 dead in fiery crash on Stony Island feeder ramp

A person died after crashing into a light pole Tuesday on the Stony Island feeder ramp to the Bishop Ford @ @ @ @ @ The vehicle caught fire after crashing on the southbound ramp about 3 a.m. , according @ @ @ @ @ A spokesperson for the state police did not have additional details .
A person in @ @ @ @ @ from the crash and was pronounced dead about 3:30 a.m. , according to the Cook @ @ @ @ @ office .
An autopsy ruled the death accidental .
The person ’ s name has @ @ @ @ @ medical examiner ’ s office .

A man died after crashing into a light pole Tuesday on the Stony Island feeder ramp to the Bishop Ford on the South Side.
The vehicle caught fire after crashing on the southbound ramp about 3 a.m., according to Illinois State Police. A spokesperson for the state police did not have additional details.
Gregory T. Buckner suffered multiple injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead about 3:30 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. An autopsy ruled the death accidental. He lived in West Pullman.
Illinois State Police are investigating.


chicagosun-times--2020-09-09--‘I Am Woman’: Helen Reddy biopic is strong — and it’s predictable

Helen Reddy never had the hippie/poet/singer/songwriter cool cred factor of a Joni Mitchell or a Carole King or a Carly Simon in the 1970s .
When Alice Cooper affectionately dubbed Reddy “ The Queen of Housewife Rock , ” she wasn ’ t offended .
She thought it was fitting .
But Helen Reddy was hardly a stereotypical throwback housewife of the “ Mad Men ” era .
When she arrived in New York from Australia in 1966 , she was a single mother with a 3-year-old daughter , very little money — and years of struggle ahead of her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ string of hit singles , including the feminist anthem “ I Am Woman , ” which to this day carries a powerful and timely message .
Reddy ’ s story is given the standard , time-honored biopic treatment in “ I Am Woman , ” which checks off just about every cliché imaginable — and yet wins us over , in large part due to the star-power performance of Tilda Cobham-Hervey as Reddy .
Not only does Cobham-Hervey bear a striking resemblance to Reddy , she perfectly captures Reddy ’ s easy grace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , her strength as a mother and her fierce determination to make her voice heard .
Director Unjoo Moon ( working from Emma Jensen ’ s script , which draws on Reddy ’ s memoirs ) is faithful to Reddy ’ s real-life story , though “ I Am Woman ” rarely misses the opportunity to eschew subtlety and turn up the Corny Meter .
When Helen and her best friend , rock journalist/gossip columnist Lillian Roxon ( Danielle Macdonald ) , make a pact to stay friends forever , they say , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against the world , ” which becomes the title of a Reddy single .
Same goes for “ That Ain ’ t No Way to Treat a Lady , ” which follows scenes of Helen ’ s volatile husband/manager Jeff Wald ( Evan Peters ) verbally abusing her and betraying her .
“ I Am Woman ” kicks off in New York City , where aspiring singer Helen and aspiring talent manager Jeff meet-cute and share dreams together and eventually take a leap of faith and move to Los Angeles , with Jeff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ make her a star .
Fast forward a bit , and we find the manic , back-slapping Jeff devoting all his time and energy to his rock band clients , while Helen is stuck at home as her career stalls out .
When Helen finally gets the chance to record a demo , the intended single falls flat — but the B-side , a cover of “ I Don ’ t Know How to Love Him , ” captures the attention of the record label and reaches the Billboard charts .
A potential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In a show-stopping scene , Reddy performs “ I Am Woman ” for the first time in a small club and destroys the audience .
This serves as the launching point for the song to become a massive hit — and more important , a theme for the women ’ s movement .
Director Moon has the confidence in the material to go with a full-length performance number , which has the effect of making us feel we ’ re in that audience , experiencing something unforgettable .
( Props to Chelsea Cullen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Helen Reddy is on her way to becoming a global star , with all the perks and all the perils that go with it .
With Oscar-winning cinematographer Dion Beebe most likely setting the tone , “ I Am Woman ” expertly re-creates touchstone moments of Reddy ’ s career , from Helen on tour to Helen hosting a TV show to Helen winning the 1973 Grammy for her performance of “ I Am Woman ” and famously thanking God “ because SHE makes everything possible.
” The more successful Helen becomes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the more they ’ re at odds — an unhealthy situation made much worse by Jeff ’ s drug abuse , which turns him paranoid and violent .
Thanks to a hairstyle change here , a wardrobe update there , a touch of makeup here and there , and of course the talents of the actor , Tilda Cobham-Hervey convincingly plays Helen from a young , unknown hopeful to a chart-topping star to an artist at a certain point in her career who accepts her relevancy is behind her — until she performs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ women ’ s rights rally in Washington , D.C. in 1989 , and sees how it resonates with a whole new generation .
It ’ s the biopic equivalent of the “ touchdown ” moment in a sports movie : We fully expect it , we can feel the overt tug on our heartstrings — but we still welcome it .

Helen Reddy never had the hippie/poet/singer/songwriter cool cred factor of a Joni Mitchell or a Carole King or a Carly Simon in the 1970s. When Alice Cooper affectionately dubbed Reddy “The Queen of Housewife Rock,” she wasn’t offended. She thought it was fitting.
But Helen Reddy was hardly a stereotypical throwback housewife of the “Mad Men” era. When she arrived in New York from Australia in 1966, she was a single mother with a 3-year-old daughter, very little money — and years of struggle ahead of her before she would break through with a string of hit singles, including the feminist anthem “I Am Woman,” which to this day carries a powerful and timely message.
‘I Am Woman’
Untitled Quiver Distribution presents a film directed by Unjoo Moon and written by Emma Jensen. No MPAA rating. Running time: 116 minutes. Opens Friday on demand.
Reddy’s story is given the standard, time-honored biopic treatment in “I Am Woman,” which checks off just about every cliché imaginable — and yet wins us over, in large part due to the star-power performance of Tilda Cobham-Hervey as Reddy. Not only does Cobham-Hervey bear a striking resemblance to Reddy, she perfectly captures Reddy’s easy grace onstage — not to mention her warmth, her strength as a mother and her fierce determination to make her voice heard.
Director Unjoo Moon (working from Emma Jensen’s script, which draws on Reddy’s memoirs) is faithful to Reddy’s real-life story, though “I Am Woman” rarely misses the opportunity to eschew subtlety and turn up the Corny Meter. When Helen and her best friend, rock journalist/gossip columnist Lillian Roxon (Danielle Macdonald), make a pact to stay friends forever, they say, “It’s you and me against the world,” which becomes the title of a Reddy single. Same goes for “That Ain’t No Way to Treat a Lady,” which follows scenes of Helen’s volatile husband/manager Jeff Wald (Evan Peters) verbally abusing her and betraying her.
Husband and manager Jeff Wald (Evan Peters) later becomes abusive to Helen (Tilda Cobham-Hervey). Quiver Distribution
“I Am Woman” kicks off in New York City, where aspiring singer Helen and aspiring talent manager Jeff meet-cute and share dreams together and eventually take a leap of faith and move to Los Angeles, with Jeff promising Helen he’s gonna make her a star. Fast forward a bit, and we find the manic, back-slapping Jeff devoting all his time and energy to his rock band clients, while Helen is stuck at home as her career stalls out. When Helen finally gets the chance to record a demo, the intended single falls flat — but the B-side, a cover of “I Don’t Know How to Love Him,” captures the attention of the record label and reaches the Billboard charts. A potential star just might have been born.
In a show-stopping scene, Reddy performs “I Am Woman” for the first time in a small club and destroys the audience. This serves as the launching point for the song to become a massive hit — and more important, a theme for the women’s movement. Director Moon has the confidence in the material to go with a full-length performance number, which has the effect of making us feel we’re in that audience, experiencing something unforgettable. (Props to Chelsea Cullen, who dubbed the vocals.) Helen Reddy is on her way to becoming a global star, with all the perks and all the perils that go with it.
With Oscar-winning cinematographer Dion Beebe most likely setting the tone, “I Am Woman” expertly re-creates touchstone moments of Reddy’s career, from Helen on tour to Helen hosting a TV show to Helen winning the 1973 Grammy for her performance of “I Am Woman” and famously thanking God “because SHE makes everything possible.” The more successful Helen becomes, the more resentful Jeff becomes, and the more they’re at odds — an unhealthy situation made much worse by Jeff’s drug abuse, which turns him paranoid and violent.
Thanks to a hairstyle change here, a wardrobe update there, a touch of makeup here and there, and of course the talents of the actor, Tilda Cobham-Hervey convincingly plays Helen from a young, unknown hopeful to a chart-topping star to an artist at a certain point in her career who accepts her relevancy is behind her — until she performs “I Am Woman” at a women’s rights rally in Washington, D.C. in 1989, and sees how it resonates with a whole new generation. It’s the biopic equivalent of the “touchdown” moment in a sports movie: We fully expect it, we can feel the overt tug on our heartstrings — but we still welcome it.


chicagosun-times--2020-09-09--New marijuana shops need ‘true social equity,’ lawmakers say in pitching change to weed law

As losing applicants for new pot shop licenses continued to raise alarms about the application process and an upcoming lottery to determine the winners , two Democratic lawmakers outlined plans Wednesday to formally review the scoring system and introduce new legislation to “ make sure that true social equity is achieved.
” During a Zoom call with a group of scorned social equity candidates , state Reps. La Shawn Ford ( D-Chicago ) and Kathleen Willis ( D-Northlake ) said they are formulating a “ trailer bill ” to introduce during the fall veto session that will reflect the litany @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Willis noted that Illinois had the opportunity to “ set the examples for the other states ” on how to use cannabis legalization as a tool to restore communities and involve minorities and women in the booming pot industry .
Ford added that many social equity candidates lost out after exhausting their life savings “ chasing this dream.
” “ We were anticipating some really great results that we could hold up for the rest of the nation to see Illinois did something right , ” Willis said , pointing to last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ applicant groups were included in a lottery later this month .
“ And unfortunately , we didn ’ t see that.
” The Zoom call comes a day after Ford and Willis joined a group of advocates and applicants for a news conference at the Thompson Center and penned a joint letter to Gov .
J.B. Pritzker raising a list of concerns about how the application process shook out .
Though Ford and Willis would like to put the breaks on the lottery to review the process and probe the global accounting firm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ applications , Pritzker on Tuesday said it ’ s not legally possible to halt the drawing .
On Wednesday , Ford noted that the legalization law provides that official decisions are subject to “ judicial review , ” which he said was “ important.
” Some applicants have already taken legal action to hold up the lottery .
The lawmakers included a list of potential provisions to better define “ genuine social equity applicants , ” including requiring those candidates to live in a “ distressed community ” for at least 10 years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state or earn social equity status “ on a promise to hire.
” The loose plan would also require the state to return expenses to all social equity applicants who recently lost out and limit the number of licenses social equity applicants can apply for .
What ’ s more , Willis proposed further limiting the 10 dispensary licenses a single entity can currently hold .
Applicant groups that earn additional points for teaming with military veterans also shouldn ’ t win out over other groups simply for that reason , Ford said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ included in the lottery all earned perfect scores , meaning they all included veterans .
Before opening up the floor to a handful of concerned applicants , Ford noted that these proposals are merely a jumping off point .
“ Those are just ideas and that ’ s how bills become law , ” he said .
“ They start with ideas and that ’ s where we ’ re at right now .
”

As losing applicants for new pot shop licenses continued to raise alarms about the application process and an upcoming lottery to determine the winners, two Democratic lawmakers outlined plans Wednesday to formally review the scoring system and introduce new legislation to “make sure that true social equity is achieved.”
During a Zoom call with a group of scorned social equity candidates, state Reps. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago) and Kathleen Willis (D-Northlake) said they are formulating a “trailer bill” to introduce during the fall veto session that will reflect the litany of concerns from would-be pot shop operators.
Willis noted that Illinois had the opportunity to “set the examples for the other states” on how to use cannabis legalization as a tool to restore communities and involve minorities and women in the booming pot industry. Ford added that many social equity candidates lost out after exhausting their life savings “chasing this dream.”
“We were anticipating some really great results that we could hold up for the rest of the nation to see Illinois did something right,” Willis said, pointing to last week’s announcement that just 21 applicant groups were included in a lottery later this month. “And unfortunately, we didn’t see that.”
State Reps. La Shawn Ford and Kathleen Willis participate in a Zoom call with cannabis advocates and failed social equity applicants on Sept. 9, 2020.
The Zoom call comes a day after Ford and Willis joined a group of advocates and applicants for a news conference at the Thompson Center and penned a joint letter to Gov. J.B. Pritzker raising a list of concerns about how the application process shook out.
Though Ford and Willis would like to put the breaks on the lottery to review the process and probe the global accounting firm given a no-bid contract to grade the applications, Pritzker on Tuesday said it’s not legally possible to halt the drawing.
On Wednesday, Ford noted that the legalization law provides that official decisions are subject to “judicial review,” which he said was “important.” Some applicants have already taken legal action to hold up the lottery.
The lawmakers included a list of potential provisions to better define “genuine social equity applicants,” including requiring those candidates to live in a “distressed community” for at least 10 years and exempting those who live out of state or earn social equity status “on a promise to hire.”
The loose plan would also require the state to return expenses to all social equity applicants who recently lost out and limit the number of licenses social equity applicants can apply for. What’s more, Willis proposed further limiting the 10 dispensary licenses a single entity can currently hold.
Applicant groups that earn additional points for teaming with military veterans also shouldn’t win out over other groups simply for that reason, Ford said. The current batch of 21 applicants included in the lottery all earned perfect scores, meaning they all included veterans.
Before opening up the floor to a handful of concerned applicants, Ford noted that these proposals are merely a jumping off point.
“Those are just ideas and that’s how bills become law,” he said. “They start with ideas and that’s where we’re at right now.”


chicagosun-times--2020-09-09--Man, 59, found beaten to death with cord around neck in Gresham

A 59-year-old man was found dead Tuesday morning after he had been badly beaten and left with a cord around @ @ @ @ @ apartment , according to Chicago police .
A family member walked in and found him @ @ @ @ @ of South Laflin Street , police said .
He had several bruises and lacerations to @ @ @ @ @ and a cord around his neck , police said .
He was last seen alive @ @ @ @ @ Littrice , who lived in the same block where he was found , was pronounced @ @ @ @ @ 9:45 a.m. , police and the Cook County medical examiner ’ s office said .
@ @ @ @ @ his death a homicide .
A police spokesman could not provide more details on the @ @ @ @ @ It was unclear if there was a break-in .
No arrest has been made in @ @ @ @ @ on crime , and track the city ’ s homicides .

A 59-year-old man was found dead Tuesday morning after he had been badly beaten and left with a cord around his neck in a Gresham apartment, according to Chicago police.
A family member walked in and found him unresponsive in the 7800 block of South Laflin Street, police said.
He had several bruises and lacerations to his face and body, and a cord around his neck, police said. He was last seen alive the day before.
Curtiss Littrice, who lived in the same block where he was found, was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:45 a.m., police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. Autopsy results released Wednesday ruled his death a homicide.
A police spokesman could not provide more details on the circumstances surrounding his death. It was unclear if there was a break-in.
No arrest has been made in the case.
Read more on crime, and track the city’s homicides.


chicagosun-times--2020-09-09--Suzanne Vega’s vibrant live album full of NYC tales

Suzanne Vega , “ An Evening of New York Songs and Stories ” ( Amanuensis/Cooking Vinyl ) Suzanne Vega has had a symbiotic relationship with New York City since moving there as a toddler and the metropolis is a recurring presence in her tunes .
Her new live album , “ An Evening of New York Songs and Stories , ” was recorded last year at Manhattan ’ s Café Carlyle with a small combo , and its 16 tunes , plus some between-songs chatter , form an intimate appreciation of the city and some of its many roles and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , bassist Jeff Allen and Jamie Edwards on keyboards , the arrangements are usually stripped-down versions of the originals and take advantage of Vega ’ s at-ease stage manner , the results of decades of touring .
Including hits like “ Luka ” and “ Tom ’ s Diner , ” the album also shines a light on lesser-known songs that fit the NYC theme in some way .
Some are obvious , like “ New York Is A Woman , ” who ’ ll “ make you cry/And to her you are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York Is My Destination , ” taken from her tribute to author Carson McCullers .
Others are illuminated by her comments , like the yearning “ Gypsy , ” inspired by her stint as the “ folk-singing and disco dance counselor ” at a camp in the Adirondacks , “ two great skills every girl needs.
” Vega leans heavily on “ Beauty & Crime , ” with five songs coming from that remarkable 2007 album , which isn ’ t surprising as it ’ s her most directly New York-centric release @ @ @ @ @ @ @ self-titled 1985 debut ( four songs ) and its smash follow-up , “ Solitude Standing ” ( three ) .
There ’ s also a cover of Lou Reed ’ s “ Walk on the Wild Side , ” which gets a very personal introduction as Vega recounts the first time she saw him perform , at Columbia University , and how it affected her own budding career .
You can abandon the album with a smile after “ Tom ’ s Diner , ” but it ’ s worth staying for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about the city after 9/11 ) and “ Tombstone , ” Vega makes a comment about “ not wanting to leave you too sad ” and proceeds to close with the slinky “ Thin Man , ” some “ exit music ” about the Grim Reaper .
Music and comedy all one .
It ’ s also a joy to hear Vega as a tour guide , with her rigor about NYC locations , noting , for example , that “ Tom ’ s Diner ” is not set in Brooklyn , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Broadway .
With its outstanding performances , “ An Evening of New York Songs and Stories ” also serves as an excellent Vega primer , an artist who still merits being on your radar no matter what your hometown may be .

Suzanne Vega, “An Evening of New York Songs and Stories” (Amanuensis/Cooking Vinyl)
Suzanne Vega has had a symbiotic relationship with New York City since moving there as a toddler and the metropolis is a recurring presence in her tunes.
Her new live album, “An Evening of New York Songs and Stories,” was recorded last year at Manhattan’s Café Carlyle with a small combo, and its 16 tunes, plus some between-songs chatter, form an intimate appreciation of the city and some of its many roles and identities.
Backed by guitarist Gerry Leonard, bassist Jeff Allen and Jamie Edwards on keyboards, the arrangements are usually stripped-down versions of the originals and take advantage of Vega’s at-ease stage manner, the results of decades of touring.
Including hits like “Luka” and “Tom’s Diner,” the album also shines a light on lesser-known songs that fit the NYC theme in some way.
This cover image released by Amanuensis/Cooking Vinyl shows “An Evening of New York Songs and Stories” by Suzanne Vega. AP
Some are obvious, like “New York Is A Woman,” who’ll “make you cry/And to her you are just another guy,” or “New York Is My Destination,” taken from her tribute to author Carson McCullers.
Others are illuminated by her comments, like the yearning “Gypsy,” inspired by her stint as the “folk-singing and disco dance counselor” at a camp in the Adirondacks, “two great skills every girl needs.”
Vega leans heavily on “Beauty & Crime,” with five songs coming from that remarkable 2007 album, which isn’t surprising as it’s her most directly New York-centric release, as well as her groundbreaking, self-titled 1985 debut (four songs) and its smash follow-up, “Solitude Standing” (three).
There’s also a cover of Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side,” which gets a very personal introduction as Vega recounts the first time she saw him perform, at Columbia University, and how it affected her own budding career.
You can abandon the album with a smile after “Tom’s Diner,” but it’s worth staying for the encores. After “Anniversary” (about the city after 9/11) and “Tombstone,” Vega makes a comment about “not wanting to leave you too sad” and proceeds to close with the slinky “Thin Man,” some “exit music” about the Grim Reaper. Music and comedy all one.
It’s also a joy to hear Vega as a tour guide, with her rigor about NYC locations, noting, for example, that “Tom’s Diner” is not set in Brooklyn, as many believe, but on 112th and Broadway.
With its outstanding performances, “An Evening of New York Songs and Stories” also serves as an excellent Vega primer, an artist who still merits being on your radar no matter what your hometown may be.


chicagosun-times--2020-09-10--Dear Abby: I have my suicidal friend’s guns, and he wants them back

DEAR ABBY : My wife and I have been friends with another couple for more than 50 years .
The four of us have shared lots of good times together .
After recent open heart surgery , the husband became very depressed and talked to his wife about “ ending it all.
” She asked me to take the few handguns ( all legal ) they had in their home to be safe .
I didn ’ t feel I could say no .
I ’ m not interested in guns , but it seemed a simple request .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me during our last visit .
When the husband discovered what his wife had done , she told him about my role in it .
He now demands I return his guns and says he no longer wants anything to do with me .
His wife wants me to hold onto them for now .
What should I do ?
— TORN OVER THIS DEAR TORN : From what I have been told , depression after heart surgery is not unusual .
Hang onto the guns and urge the wife to report her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to his doctors and let them guide her .
She should also call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline , which is 800-273-8255 .
Someone who has talked about suicide should not have easy access to the means to do it .
DEAR ABBY : Since this coronavirus pandemic started , I have seen lots of articles stressing the importance of staying connected to elderly family members , friends and those living alone .
My husband and I have each other , so we are sheltering in place .
Although we have eight grandkids @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we haven ’ t heard a word from any of them , whether via phone , email or text , all of which we do .
How bad is that ?
— DISCONNECTED IN CALIFORNIA DEAR DISCONNECTED : If you have reached out to your grandchildren and been ignored , shame on them .
If you haven ’ t , it ’ s time you did .
Sometimes young people become so engrossed in their daily lives they forget about anything else .
But that ’ s what PARENTS are for , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to someone who needs a kind word ( or an errand run during a pandemic ) can be rewarding not only for the receiver but also for the giver .
Parents should remind them to take five minutes occasionally to text Grandma .
DEAR ABBY : I started and completed a college fund for my two daughters .
Only one of them used it .
The other joined the military and used the GI Bill for college instead of the money from the college fund ( $ 10,000 ) .
Am I obligated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did pull it out of the fund and have it in a certificate .
I figure when she buys a house , I ’ ll give it to her then .
— WONDERING IN FLORIDA DEAR WONDERING : Check with the bank to make sure there won ’ t be a problem if the college fund money isn ’ t used for your daughter ’ s education .
If you can apply it elsewhere in a way that will benefit her — and part of a down payment on a house would definitely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wonderful .
But check first .
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren , also known as Jeanne Phillips , and was founded by her mother , Pauline Phillips .
Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O .
Box 69440 , Los Angeles , CA 90069 .
For an excellent guide to becoming a better conversationalist and a more sociable person , order “ How to Be Popular.
” 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: My wife and I have been friends with another couple for more than 50 years. The four of us have shared lots of good times together.
After recent open heart surgery, the husband became very depressed and talked to his wife about “ending it all.” She asked me to take the few handguns (all legal) they had in their home to be safe. I didn’t feel I could say no. I’m not interested in guns, but it seemed a simple request. So she “snuck” them out to me during our last visit.
When the husband discovered what his wife had done, she told him about my role in it. He now demands I return his guns and says he no longer wants anything to do with me. His wife wants me to hold onto them for now.
What should I do? — TORN OVER THIS
DEAR TORN: From what I have been told, depression after heart surgery is not unusual. Hang onto the guns and urge the wife to report her husband’s threat to harm himself to his doctors and let them guide her. She should also call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which is 800-273-8255. Someone who has talked about suicide should not have easy access to the means to do it.
DEAR ABBY: Since this coronavirus pandemic started, I have seen lots of articles stressing the importance of staying connected to elderly family members, friends and those living alone. My husband and I have each other, so we are sheltering in place. Although we have eight grandkids who all live within 50 miles, we haven’t heard a word from any of them, whether via phone, email or text, all of which we do. How bad is that? — DISCONNECTED IN CALIFORNIA
DEAR DISCONNECTED: If you have reached out to your grandchildren and been ignored, shame on them. If you haven’t, it’s time you did. Sometimes young people become so engrossed in their daily lives they forget about anything else. But that’s what PARENTS are for, to “remind” them that reaching out to someone who needs a kind word (or an errand run during a pandemic) can be rewarding not only for the receiver but also for the giver. Parents should remind them to take five minutes occasionally to text Grandma.
DEAR ABBY: I started and completed a college fund for my two daughters. Only one of them used it. The other joined the military and used the GI Bill for college instead of the money from the college fund ($10,000). Am I obligated to give her that money? I did pull it out of the fund and have it in a certificate. I figure when she buys a house, I’ll give it to her then. — WONDERING IN FLORIDA
DEAR WONDERING: Check with the bank to make sure there won’t be a problem if the college fund money isn’t used for your daughter’s education. If you can apply it elsewhere in a way that will benefit her — and part of a down payment on a house would definitely qualify — I think it would be wonderful. But check first.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
For an excellent guide to becoming a better conversationalist and a more sociable person, order “How to Be Popular.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds), to: Dear Abby, Popularity Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)


chicagosun-times--2020-09-10--How did the first day of school go for you and your kids? What Chicagoans say.

In a first day back unlike any other , Chicago Public Schools students , parents and teachers launched the school year remotely on Tuesday .
We asked Chicagoans how it went .
Some answers have been condensed and lightly edited for clarity .
“ No real issues but very stressful .
It was impossible to work from home at the same time , especially with four kids having to be logged in and on camera all at once .
Luckily , I had my dad here to help , but not sure how long that will last.
” — Joey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a learning center .
I had three students , three different age groups , three different schools , three different electronic devices , three different portals/apps .
Most links worked .
Others didn ’ t .
I ’ m emotionally drained.
” — Jennifer Landin Hurt “ My third-grader had no problems , thank god !
I had so much anxiety about it , but everything went smoothly.
” — Lori Brown “ Three kids , I ’ m working remote , and I only got interrupted once by my fourth-grader .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bri Yount “ Pretty good .
I encouraged him to get up in between classes to stretch his legs .
It was a bit more difficult to get him back in his seat afterwards.
” — Shelly Rachal Estrada “ My eighth-grader did good .
She ’ s a person that plans ahead and likes to be organized , so she wouldn ’ t have issues .
Now , my fifth-grader starts Friday , so I ’ m preparing and coaching him now on what my expectations are.
” — Mica Garrison “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had an awesome day !
I ’ m glad I was here to see and hear what was on the agenda.
” — Chiana Doll “ I have a senior at Jones , and it went fine .
Teachers gave work that required a keyboard answer or direct response .
This can work .
She is committed.
” — Reava Lynette King “ My second-grader on his own had a smooth day !
” — Rosie Cerero “ Little problems , but still helps that kids have something to look forward to in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is not going to work .
I ’ m trying to keep up with five children !
” — Alma Robinson “ Good .
She just has to focus more.
” — Jen Perry “ Not as bad as I worried it would be !
Thankful for a good first day !
” — Julie Preker

In a first day back unlike any other, Chicago Public Schools students, parents and teachers launched the school year remotely on Tuesday. We asked Chicagoans how it went. Some answers have been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.
“No real issues but very stressful. It was impossible to work from home at the same time, especially with four kids having to be logged in and on camera all at once. Luckily, I had my dad here to help, but not sure how long that will last.” — Joey Lynn Battaglia-Pinaglia
“Stressful. I work at a learning center. I had three students, three different age groups, three different schools, three different electronic devices, three different portals/apps. Most links worked. Others didn’t. I’m emotionally drained.” — Jennifer Landin Hurt
“My third-grader had no problems, thank god! I had so much anxiety about it, but everything went smoothly.” — Lori Brown
“Three kids, I’m working remote, and I only got interrupted once by my fourth-grader. I call that a success.” — Bri Yount
“Pretty good. I encouraged him to get up in between classes to stretch his legs. It was a bit more difficult to get him back in his seat afterwards.” — Shelly Rachal Estrada
“My eighth-grader did good. She’s a person that plans ahead and likes to be organized, so she wouldn’t have issues. Now, my fifth-grader starts Friday, so I’m preparing and coaching him now on what my expectations are.” — Mica Garrison
“Great, the teachers were prepared and had an awesome day! I’m glad I was here to see and hear what was on the agenda.” — Chiana Doll
“I have a senior at Jones, and it went fine. Teachers gave work that required a keyboard answer or direct response. This can work. She is committed.” — Reava Lynette King
“My second-grader on his own had a smooth day!” — Rosie Cerero
“Little problems, but still helps that kids have something to look forward to in the morning.” — Martha Miranda
“This is not going to work. I’m trying to keep up with five children!” — Alma Robinson
“Good. She just has to focus more.” — Jen Perry
“It was horrible! Teenagers...” — Angela King
“Very, very stressful.” — Derrick Dmac Mcclain
“Exhausting.” — Melissa Vanderbilt
“Not as bad as I worried it would be! Thankful for a good first day!” — Julie Preker


chicagosun-times--2020-09-10--Chicago native Danny Gardner aims to change the game for Black crime fiction writers

Chicago native Danny Gardner knows what it ’ s like to be a Black author who has to go through gatekeepers in literary spaces often dominated by white publishers to explain Black life .
“ There ’ s a little code-switching , but , when you from Chicago and you want a job one day , you got to talk like you want someone to understand you , right ?
” Gardner says .
“ But when you write a character like that , and you ’ re trying to get it on the stage in New York , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Angeles , they think you ’ re a figment of the imagination .
… They told me Elliot Caprice wasn ’ t real .
I ’ m , like , ‘ Elliot Caprice is sitting across from you , and I ’ m just trying to tell y ’ all how to treat me.
’ ” The protagonist of Gardner ’ s new book “ Ace Boon Coon : The Tales of Elliot Caprice , ” scheduled for a Sept. 15 release , is a disgraced Black Chicago police officer caught between two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Jewish organized crime — in the 1950s .
Caprice returns to his rural home to help his uncle save the family farm , then is pulled back to Chicago for a murder and to sort out the tensions between local factions with interests in the development of the University of Illinois ’ Chicago campus .
Throughout the book , Gardner , a Washington Heights native , mentions local institutions and notable Chicagoans such as the old Michael Reese Hospital , the Chicago Defender , the city ’ s legendary Black newspaper , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Muhammad , the late Chicago Sun-Times columnist Vernon Jarrett and the Pullman porters .
“ I am a product of the Chicago Public School System after it had been taken over by radical , Black teachers from a Black liberation theological perspective , ” Gardner says .
“ It was the ‘ Access to Excellence ’ program .
You ’ d be a Black kid in South Side Chicago in 1977 , you test out most of your grades — and so that was the experiment .
You ’ ve got a rich @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you from within these Black enclaves where people who are directly influenced by the racial traumas they have experienced coming up through the [ Great ] Migration trying to stabilize up from Jim Crow , trying to get in Chicago .
“ And , by that time , you ’ ve got Gwendolyn Brooks coming up with a poetry program for all of the Black kids on the South and West Sides of Chicago , and you ’ ve got the most well-funded public library systems around .
You ’ re taught a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the one that is being marketed to you everywhere else.
” Through the book and the publishing company Bronzeville Books that Gardner started in 2018 , he says he aims to publish the work of Black creatives and people from other underrepresented groups who specialize in mystery , crime , suspense , romance and adventure .
Nikki Dolson ’ s “ Love and Other Criminal Behavior , ” published in June , was Bronzville ’ s first release .
Gardner , a Def Comedy Jam alumnus who ’ s been a nominee for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , says the publishing industry doesn ’ t know what to do with fictional Chicago-based Black characters .
His previous work includes his first novel “ A Negro and an Ofay : The Tales of Elliot Caprice Book 1 , ” “ Forever ” and his short-fiction piece “ Labor Day.
” Talking about white-owned publishing houses , he says , “ They don ’ t see us .
They just don ’ t .
They don ’ t see [ Chicagoans ] in regard to us as being distinct between any other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There are migration paths involved .
… Chicago is the capital of all that is Black in the globe because all the Blackness rose up and found economic parity despite white folks ’ resistance .
The Black Belt became Bronzeville because of that .
… But they still don ’ t believe that we [ Black Chicagoans ] exist in the way I write us .
When I wrote Elliot in these books , I wrote men like you and me in these books.
” Gardner says he thinks crime fiction can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the ones seen during the recent unrest .
“ I wrote the values and the ideals of Black Chicago , and they eat it up , ” he says .
“ And then when I go on book tours and sit in the bookstores with [ would-be readers ] and tell them we ’ re real , they ’ d be thinking they found a new indigenous tribe or something they didn ’ t know existed .
They just never seen this level of Black dignity .
”

Chicago native Danny Gardner knows what it’s like to be a Black author who has to go through gatekeepers in literary spaces often dominated by white publishers to explain Black life.
“There’s a little code-switching, but, when you from Chicago and you want a job one day, you got to talk like you want someone to understand you, right?” Gardner says. “But when you write a character like that, and you’re trying to get it on the stage in New York, and you hand it to somebody in Los Angeles, they think you’re a figment of the imagination. … They told me Elliot Caprice wasn’t real. I’m, like, ‘Elliot Caprice is sitting across from you, and I’m just trying to tell y’all how to treat me.’ ”
The protagonist of Gardner’s new book “Ace Boon Coon: The Tales of Elliot Caprice,” scheduled for a Sept. 15 release, is a disgraced Black Chicago police officer caught between two worlds — black and white, Black and Jewish organized crime — in the 1950s. Caprice returns to his rural home to help his uncle save the family farm, then is pulled back to Chicago for a murder and to sort out the tensions between local factions with interests in the development of the University of Illinois’ Chicago campus.
Throughout the book, Gardner, a Washington Heights native, mentions local institutions and notable Chicagoans such as the old Michael Reese Hospital, the Chicago Defender, the city’s legendary Black newspaper, the late Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad, the late Chicago Sun-Times columnist Vernon Jarrett and the Pullman porters.
“I am a product of the Chicago Public School System after it had been taken over by radical, Black teachers from a Black liberation theological perspective,” Gardner says. “It was the ‘Access to Excellence’ program. You’d be a Black kid in South Side Chicago in 1977, you test out most of your grades — and so that was the experiment. You’ve got a rich history that’s being taught to you from within these Black enclaves where people who are directly influenced by the racial traumas they have experienced coming up through the [Great] Migration trying to stabilize up from Jim Crow, trying to get in Chicago.
“And, by that time, you’ve got Gwendolyn Brooks coming up with a poetry program for all of the Black kids on the South and West Sides of Chicago, and you’ve got the most well-funded public library systems around. You’re taught a totally different vision of your reality than the one that is being marketed to you everywhere else.”
Bronzeville Books
Through the book and the publishing company Bronzeville Books that Gardner started in 2018, he says he aims to publish the work of Black creatives and people from other underrepresented groups who specialize in mystery, crime, suspense, romance and adventure. Nikki Dolson’s “Love and Other Criminal Behavior,” published in June, was Bronzville’s first release.
Gardner, a Def Comedy Jam alumnus who’s been a nominee for the Pushcart Prize for small-press literary achievement, says the publishing industry doesn’t know what to do with fictional Chicago-based Black characters. His previous work includes his first novel “A Negro and an Ofay: The Tales of Elliot Caprice Book 1,” “Forever” and his short-fiction piece “Labor Day.”
Talking about white-owned publishing houses, he says, “They don’t see us. They just don’t. They don’t see [Chicagoans] in regard to us as being distinct between any other Black person. There are etymologies involved. There are migration paths involved. … Chicago is the capital of all that is Black in the globe because all the Blackness rose up and found economic parity despite white folks’ resistance. The Black Belt became Bronzeville because of that. … But they still don’t believe that we [Black Chicagoans] exist in the way I write us. When I wrote Elliot in these books, I wrote men like you and me in these books.”
Gardner says he thinks crime fiction can ease readers into understanding complex issues such as the ones seen during the recent unrest.
“I wrote the values and the ideals of Black Chicago, and they eat it up,” he says. “And then when I go on book tours and sit in the bookstores with [would-be readers] and tell them we’re real, they’d be thinking they found a new indigenous tribe or something they didn’t know existed. They just never seen this level of Black dignity.”


chicagosun-times--2020-09-10--Sam Elias, who brought WhirlyBall to Chicago, has died at 59

As Sam Elias lay in his hospital bed receiving treatment , two doctors asked about the WhirlyBall shirt he was wearing .
Well , they were told , he was the founder and chief executive officer of WhirlyBall ’ s three Chicago-area locations and two more in Milwaukee and Colorado Springs , Colorado .
“ The two doctors absolutely lit up , ” said Sam Elias ’ son Adam Elias , who since 2013 has worked with his father as WhirlyBall ’ s vice president .
Mr. Elias , 59 , died from cancer Sept. 4 at his Northbrook home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his last days , people were still telling him how much fun they had at the concept he brought to Chicago , ” said his son , who helped engineer the relocation of the Chicago-area flagship from Lombard to Naperville last November .
Like the other locations , it combines a restaurant and bar with the crazy concoction that is WhirlyBall — imagine a combination of basketball , lacrosse and hockey played while careening around a rink in bumper cars .
Growing up in North Miami Beach , Florida , Mr. Elias was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Computer Classified Incorporated , when his wife Robyn surprised him with a 30th birthday party at a WhirlyBall in Miami .
He was instantly hooked .
He wanted to be in a cooler climate and , visiting a WhirlyBall in Detroit , he figured that , if it worked there , it would work in Chicago , Adam Elias said .
He found a vacant , column-free building at 800 E. Roosevelt Rd .
in Lombard and pitched the idea to the landlord , who hadn ’ t heard of WhirlyBall .
Mr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TV show that featured Whirlyball .
They traipsed across the street to a Highland Superstore and shoved the tape into a videocassette recorder .
A salesman saw it and said he ’ d played WhirlyBall in Detroit and how fun it was .
“ Right there , on the spot , the landlord said , ‘ All right , let ’ s do this , ’ “ Adam Elias said .
Completed in six weeks , that first WhirlyBall in the Chicago area opened Jan. 15 , 1993 .
In three months , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country .
“ At the time , it was only the game , ” Adam Elias said .
Locations followed on the North Side of Chicago and in Vernon Hills , Colorado Springs , Milwaukee and Naperville , with Mr. Elias ’ s family — his wife and their sons Adam and Ryan and his sister Beth Roscoe — helping run the business .
Mr. Elias became the sole licensee of WhirlyBall equipment in 2012 and , in 2014 , after the city of Chicago used eminent domain to force him out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Elston Avenue bypass , he built a new building and moved the operation to Webster Avenue in Bucktown .
Mr. Elias had taken up snowboarding at 40 with his three sons Adam , Ryan and Jacob and , until last spring , was still snowboarding during a family trip to Colorado .
In warmer months , Adam Elias said , he ’ d be in his backyard in Northbrook listening to music , “ particularly the Grateful Dead ” — whose music he was listening to when he died .

As Sam Elias lay in his hospital bed receiving treatment, two doctors asked about the WhirlyBall shirt he was wearing.
Well, they were told, he was the founder and chief executive officer of WhirlyBall’s three Chicago-area locations and two more in Milwaukee and Colorado Springs, Colorado.
“The two doctors absolutely lit up,” said Sam Elias’ son Adam Elias, who since 2013 has worked with his father as WhirlyBall’s vice president.
Mr. Elias, 59, died from cancer Sept. 4 at his Northbrook home.
“All the way up through his last days, people were still telling him how much fun they had at the concept he brought to Chicago,” said his son, who helped engineer the relocation of the Chicago-area flagship from Lombard to Naperville last November.
Like the other locations, it combines a restaurant and bar with the crazy concoction that is WhirlyBall — imagine a combination of basketball, lacrosse and hockey played while careening around a rink in bumper cars.


chicagosun-times--2020-09-10--9 shot Wednesday in Chicago

9 shot Wednesday in Chicago

Nine people were shot Wednesday in Chicago .
The day ’ s most recent reported shooting wounded a man in Austin on the West Side .
He was walking about 9:30 p.m. in the 5300 block of West Crystal Street when someone opened fire , Chicago police said .
The 24-year-old was struck in the chest and taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition , police said .
A man was wounded in a shooting in Washington Park on the South Side .
About 6:45 p.m. , he was in the 6100 block of South King Drive when someone unleashed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was struck in the foot and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center , where his condition was stabilized , police said .
About an hour prior a man was wounded in a shooting in Chatham on the South Side .
The 21-year-old was on the sidewalk about 5:50 p.m. in the 8500 block of South Drexel Avenue when someone drove up in a vehicle and fired shots , police said .
The man was struck in the chest and back , police said .
He was taken to the University of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fifty minutes before then a man was shot in Fernwood on the South Side .
The 30-year-old was in the back of a home about 5 p.m. in the 10200 block of South Perry Avenue when shots rang out , police said .
The man was struck in the abdomen and took himself to the University of Chicago Medical Center , where he was in critical condition , police said .
About the same time a man was hurt in a shooting in Bridgeport on the South Side .
He was in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ block of South Lyman Street when someone fired shots , police said .
The 20-year-old was grazed in the head and taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition , police said .
A man was shot in Humboldt Park on the West Side .
The 19-year-old was standing about 4:09 p.m. in the 1100 block of North Central Park Avenue when someone opened fire from a vehicle , police said .
The man was struck in the legs and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition , police said .
A teenage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wednesday in Burnside on the South Side .
The 17-year-old told investigators he was inside a home at 8:33 a.m. in the 9000 block of South Woodlawn Avenue when he heard gunshots and realized he was hit , according to police .
It was not immediately clear where the shots came from .
He suffered a graze wound to the neck and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center , where he was stabilized , police said .
In the day ’ s first reported shooting a teenage boy was wounded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the South Side .
Just after midnight , the 17-year-old was walking in the 6700 block of South Jeffery Boulevard when he heard shots ring out , and felt one strike his arm , police said .
The boy was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition , police said .
One person was killed and two others wounded Tuesday in Chicago .
Read more on crime , and track the city ’ s homicides .

Nine people were shot Wednesday in Chicago.
The day’s most recent reported shooting wounded a man in Austin on the West Side.
He was walking about 9:30 p.m. in the 5300 block of West Crystal Street when someone opened fire, Chicago police said.
The 24-year-old was struck in the chest and taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition, police said.
A man was wounded in a shooting in Washington Park on the South Side.
About 6:45 p.m., he was in the 6100 block of South King Drive when someone unleashed gunfire, police said.
The 22-year-old was struck in the foot and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized, police said.
About an hour prior a man was wounded in a shooting in Chatham on the South Side.
The 21-year-old was on the sidewalk about 5:50 p.m. in the 8500 block of South Drexel Avenue when someone drove up in a vehicle and fired shots, police said.
The man was struck in the chest and back, police said. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.
Fifty minutes before then a man was shot in Fernwood on the South Side.
The 30-year-old was in the back of a home about 5 p.m. in the 10200 block of South Perry Avenue when shots rang out, police said.
The man was struck in the abdomen and took himself to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was in critical condition, police said.
About the same time a man was hurt in a shooting in Bridgeport on the South Side.
He was in a vehicle about 4:49 p.m. in the 3000 block of South Lyman Street when someone fired shots, police said.
The 20-year-old was grazed in the head and taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.
A man was shot in Humboldt Park on the West Side.
The 19-year-old was standing about 4:09 p.m. in the 1100 block of North Central Park Avenue when someone opened fire from a vehicle, police said.
The man was struck in the legs and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, police said.
A teenage boy was injured in a shooting early Wednesday in Burnside on the South Side.
The 17-year-old told investigators he was inside a home at 8:33 a.m. in the 9000 block of South Woodlawn Avenue when he heard gunshots and realized he was hit, according to police. It was not immediately clear where the shots came from.
He suffered a graze wound to the neck and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was stabilized, police said.
In the day’s first reported shooting a teenage boy was wounded in a shooting Wednesday near Jackson Park on the South Side.
Just after midnight, the 17-year-old was walking in the 6700 block of South Jeffery Boulevard when he heard shots ring out, and felt one strike his arm, police said.
The boy was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition, police said.
One person was killed and two others wounded Tuesday in Chicago.
Read more on crime, and track the city’s homicides.


chicagosun-times--2020-09-10--Rabbi Mark Shapiro, who led Glenview synagogue for nearly 4 decades, dead at 85

Rabbi Mark S. Shapiro , longtime leader of Congregation B ’ nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim in Glenview , was an eloquent orator and social justice leader who inspired many of his students to become religious leaders themselves .
“ One of the things he was most proud of is he had many , many , many students — upward of 30 or 40 — who decided to become rabbis and cantors and teachers and Jewish educators , ” said Steve Shapiro of Minneapolis , the eldest of Rabbi Shapiro ’ s three sons .
“ That was a legacy he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Rabbi Shapiro led Congregation B ’ nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim , known as BJBE , in Glenview from 1962 to 2000 .
Continuing as rabbi emeritus for the synagogue , which has since moved to Deerfield , he presided over funerals until three years ago .
“ He was one of the leading rabbis of his generation , ” BJBE Rabbi Karyn Kedar said .
A native South Sider and lifelong White Sox fan , Rabbi Shapiro attended Hyde Park High School and the University of Chicago .
He received his master @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ordination from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati , then began his career in 1960 at Temple Beth Zion in Buffalo , New York .
Returning to Chicago , he initially was rabbi of the Lower West Side synagogue B ’ nai Jehoshua , which was founded in 1893 but had seen many of its members follow the pattern of Jewish migration to the suburbs .
In 1965 , it merged with a newer Reform Jewish synagogue in Glenview , Beth Elohim , led by Rabbi Shapiro .
“ He was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ formed the very DNA of the congregation , ” Kedar said .
The same year the congregations merged and Rabbi Shapiro and his wife Hanna moved to Glenview , he marched with other religious leaders alongside the Rev .
Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma , Alabama .
Kedar said he was “ a man of conviction ” who also was passionate about Israel “ before that was in vogue.
” In 1982 , he met with the “ refuseniks ” who were forbidden to emigrate from what was then the Soviet Union @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group United Power for Justice in Action .
In 2016 , he published a collection of sermons and other writings in a book titled “ Close Your Books ” — in other words , pay attention .
Kedar said Rabbi Shapiro ’ s influence is “ the ripple effect that continues on.
” Rabbi Shapiro and his wife Hanna were married for 61 years .
In addition to her and his son Steve , he is survived by sons Eliot and David and grandchildren Natalie , Noah and Rose Funeral services were held @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ nai Jehoshua/Zion Gardens Cemetery on the Northwest Side .

Rabbi Mark S. Shapiro, longtime leader of Congregation B’nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim in Glenview, was an eloquent orator and social justice leader who inspired many of his students to become religious leaders themselves.
Rabbi Shapiro, a Northbrook resident, died Aug. 28 at 85 of Parkinson’s disease.
“One of the things he was most proud of is he had many, many, many students — upward of 30 or 40 — who decided to become rabbis and cantors and teachers and Jewish educators,” said Steve Shapiro of Minneapolis, the eldest of Rabbi Shapiro’s three sons. “That was a legacy he was maybe more proud of than anything.”
Rabbi Shapiro led Congregation B’nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim, known as BJBE, in Glenview from 1962 to 2000. Continuing as rabbi emeritus for the synagogue, which has since moved to Deerfield, he presided over funerals until three years ago.
“He was one of the leading rabbis of his generation,” BJBE Rabbi Karyn Kedar said.
A native South Sider and lifelong White Sox fan, Rabbi Shapiro attended Hyde Park High School and the University of Chicago. He received his master of Hebrew Letters with honors and rabbinical ordination from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, then began his career in 1960 at Temple Beth Zion in Buffalo, New York.
Returning to Chicago, he initially was rabbi of the Lower West Side synagogue B’nai Jehoshua, which was founded in 1893 but had seen many of its members follow the pattern of Jewish migration to the suburbs.
In 1965, it merged with a newer Reform Jewish synagogue in Glenview, Beth Elohim, led by Rabbi Shapiro.
“He was young in his career, and he formed the very DNA of the congregation,” Kedar said.
The same year the congregations merged and Rabbi Shapiro and his wife Hanna moved to Glenview, he marched with other religious leaders alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, Alabama.
Kedar said he was “a man of conviction” who also was passionate about Israel “before that was in vogue.”
In 1982, he met with the “refuseniks” who were forbidden to emigrate from what was then the Soviet Union and was a founder of the interfaith group United Power for Justice in Action.
In 2016, he published a collection of sermons and other writings in a book titled “Close Your Books” — in other words, pay attention.
Kedar said Rabbi Shapiro’s influence is “the ripple effect that continues on.”
Rabbi Shapiro and his wife Hanna were married for 61 years. In addition to her and his son Steve, he is survived by sons Eliot and David and grandchildren Natalie, Noah and Rose
Funeral services were held Monday at BJBE with burial at B’nai Jehoshua/Zion Gardens Cemetery on the Northwest Side.


chicagosun-times--2020-09-10--What jersey will the Bears wear?

What jersey will the Bears wear?

The Bears will open the season in white , close it in navy and wear their two alternate jerseys in @ @ @ @ @ , released Wednesday , features the team wearing their controversial segregation-era sets once this season @ @ @ @ @ uniforms , which were based on a 1936 design — a white jersey with navy @ @ @ @ @ pants , striped socks and a navy helmet with a Michigan-style design — twice last @ @ @ @ @ a video last year in which chairman George McCaskey and five players talked about how @ @ @ @ @ would include the first Black players to ever wear the uniforms .
The Bears will @ @ @ @ @ twice .
Below are the uniforms the team plans to wear this season .
In @ @ @ @ @ are paired with traditional white pants ; white jerseys with navy pants ; orange jerseys @ @ @ @ @ the 1936 uniforms with their accompanying pants and striped socks .

The Bears will open the season in white, close it in navy and wear their two alternate jerseys in between.
Their uniform schedule, released Wednesday, features the team wearing their controversial segregation-era sets once this season. The Bears wore the uniforms, which were based on a 1936 design — a white jersey with navy and orange stripes, navy pants, striped socks and a navy helmet with a Michigan-style design — twice last year. They even posted a video last year in which chairman George McCaskey and five players talked about how that year’s team would include the first Black players to ever wear the uniforms.
“They prompted us to have a good discussion with our players last year, and the players said they were proud to be the first African-Americans to wear those jerseys, those uniforms,” McCaskey said Thursday. “We got good feedback on the look of them, and we’re looking forward to wearing them again this season.”
The Bears will wear their orange alternate jersey twice.
Home or away - da threads stay fresh. pic.twitter.com/76MBQ4pf4C — Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) September 10, 2020
Below are the uniforms the team plans to wear this season. In all cases, navy jerseys are paired with traditional white pants; white jerseys with navy pants; orange jerseys with white pants; and the 1936 uniforms with their accompanying pants and striped socks.
Week 1 at Lions: White jersey
Week 2 vs. Giants: Navy jersey
Week 3 at Falcons: White jersey
Week 4 vs. Colts: Orange jersey
Week 5 vs. Patriots: Navy jersey
Week 6 at Panthers: White jersey
Week 7 at Rams: White jersey
Week 8 vs Saints: Navy jersey
Week 9 at Titans: White jersey
Week 10 vs. Vikings: Orange jersey
Week 11: Bye
Week 12 at Packers: White jersey
Week 13 vs. Lions: Navy jersey
Week 14 vs. Texans: 1936 jerseys
Week 15 at Vikings: White jerseys
Week 16 at Jaguars: White jerseys
Week 17 vs. Packers: Navy jerseys


chicagosun-times--2020-09-10--Bears predictions: Week 1 vs. Lions

Bears predictions: Week 1 vs. Lions

The Sun-Times ’ experts offer their picks for the Bears ’ season opener Sunday in Detroit : I know the storyline is that Mitch Trubisky will come out eyes ablaze Sunday , looking to reward Bears coaches for their confidence in him .
And the Lions aren ’ t that good .
But I have a hard time letting go of the Mitch who has the bad habit of driving everyone crazy .
Seventeen points from the Bears ’ offense sounds about right .
This is like making a prediction on whether a June bug could beat a mayfly .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
You know anything about the Lions ?
Anything about the Bears ?
Mainly what we know is Trubisky .
And a promising D. The end .
Sunday will be bizarre : no fans , no man standing on the sideline singing “ Gridiron Heroes , ” the team ’ s fight song , into a live microphone ; and Kid Rock songs bouncing off empty seats .
Bears coach Matt Nagy ’ s always been good at manufacturing “ juice.
” The winning team will have to do just that .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last year , but both games were near the end of the season when Akiem Hicks was out and the defense was drained .
They ’ ll face the freshest , strongest version of that defense Sunday and won ’ t cover much ground .
Lions coach Matt Patricia not only can ’ t stop Trubisky , he can ’ t even contain him — Trubisky has passer ratings of 148.6 , 131.0 and 118.1 vs. the Lions in Nagy ’ s offense .
Even with Matthew Stafford back , this looks like @ @ @ @ @ @ @

The Sun-Times’ experts offer their picks for the Bears’ season opener Sunday in Detroit:
RICK MORRISSEY
Lions 21-17
I know the storyline is that Mitch Trubisky will come out eyes ablaze Sunday, looking to reward Bears coaches for their confidence in him. And the Lions aren’t that good. But I have a hard time letting go of the Mitch who has the bad habit of driving everyone crazy. Seventeen points from the Bears’ offense sounds about right.
RICK TELANDER
Bears 21-18
This is like making a prediction on whether a June bug could beat a mayfly. You really got any idea, folks? You know anything about the Lions? Anything about the Bears? Mainly what we know is Trubisky. And a promising D. The end.
PATRICK FINLEY
Bears 17-16
Sunday will be bizarre: no fans, no man standing on the sideline singing “Gridiron Heroes,” the team’s fight song, into a live microphone; and Kid Rock songs bouncing off empty seats. Bears coach Matt Nagy’s always been good at manufacturing “juice.” The winning team will have to do just that.
JASON LIESER
Bears 17-13
The Lions hung with the Bears reasonably well last year, but both games were near the end of the season when Akiem Hicks was out and the defense was drained. They’ll face the freshest, strongest version of that defense Sunday and won’t cover much ground.
MARK POTASH
Bears 20-13
Lions coach Matt Patricia not only can’t stop Trubisky, he can’t even contain him — Trubisky has passer ratings of 148.6, 131.0 and 118.1 vs. the Lions in Nagy’s offense. Even with Matthew Stafford back, this looks like a good spot for the Bears.