chicagosun-times--2020-06-02--Here’s how you can help looted Chicago businesses rebuild  (LIVE UPDATES)

7:20 p.m.
Here ’ s how you can help looted Chicago businesses rebuild By the time Kareem Matariyeh arrived Sunday night at his family ’ s liquor store in Marquette Park , flames had already engulfed the business .
Like countless other storefronts in the city , the Quick Stop at 2424 W. 71st St. was targeted by vandals and looters amid the unrest that ’ s gripped the city and much of the country in the wake of protests over the officer-involved killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis .
Now , as protesters continue to fight against police brutality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beyond , Matariyeh and others are launching crowdfunding campaigns to repair minority-owned businesses that have been ransacked and destroyed in the fallout .
Matariyeh said his father and uncle “ built the store from nothing ” after emigrating from Belize at a young age .
Over three decades after opening , all that ’ s left now is “ ashes and garbage and wood thrown everywhere , ” he noted .
“ It ’ s just a mess right now .
It ’ s really sad to see , ” added Matariyeh , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ford City .
Read the full story by Tom Schuba here .
After large-scale protests in response to the death of George Floyd devolved into violence and looting downtown and in surrounding neighborhoods , many small businesses in Chicago have been hurt by property damage and inventory loss .
Keeana Barber , owner and CEO of WDB Marketing Group , said she was distressed to see businesses damaged , especially knowing that many black-owned businesses were among those affected .
After a conversation with a friend about what could be done to help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could use her unique skill set and resources to help .
The Roseland native enlisted her company ’ s printing services to produce signs that read “ Black-Owned Business ” and “ Don ’ t Destroy Our Black Business , ” and set to work distributing them to stores , particularly on the hard-hit South and West sides .
Read the full story by Evan F. Moore here .
5:52 p.m. Man in Joker mask set Chicago police car on fire during George Floyd protests , feds say Federal prosecutors have charged a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caught on camera setting fire to a Chicago police vehicle while wearing a Joker mask .
Timothy O ’ Donnell , 31 , is charged in an eight-page , photo-filled criminal complaint .
The feds tied him to the incident through a “ PRETTY ” tattoo seen on the neck of the person wearing the mask .
The feds say O ’ Donnell also admitted being the person who wore the Joker mask after his arrest Tuesday .
O ’ Donnell is now among at least five people facing federal charges in connection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last weekend .
A video of the incident that allegedly involved O ’ Donnell Saturday in the 200 block of North State was given to law enforcement by a witness , according to the complaint .
It allegedly shows O ’ Donnell wearing the Joker mask , holding a lit object and placing it in the gas tank of the CPD vehicle .
Prosecutors said the vehicle burst into flames .
For the second straight day , Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Police Supt .
David Brown on Tuesday defended the decisions they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ siege .
From using 375 Illinois National Guard troops — but only to control the downtown perimeter — to steering clear of tear gas to the extraordinary decision to shut down the entire CTA system , Lightfoot defended the difficult decisions she has made to keep Chicago safe .
“ None of these decisions are easy .
Not one .
None of them will be easy for the foreseeable future , ” Lightfoot said .
“ But the voters elected me to make the right calls , the tough calls and not pander @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what I felt was best based on the best information and listening to the experts that I have around me and listening to the voices of our residents who are hurting and in need .
And that ’ s what I will continue to do.
” Chicago aldermen continue to second-guess those decisions .
They have accused the mayor of being caught flat-footed by violent protests she should have anticipated , then belatedly imposing a curfew and sealing off downtown , which they say pushed looting , arson and mayhem into South and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Protests and peace : Pritzker , Preckwinkle , Cupich call for ‘ peaceful action ’ to stem ‘ contagion ’ of racism Gov .
J.B. Pritzker and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined Cardinal Blase and other faith and community activists to call for protests and peace , urging people to “ seize this moment ” without “ destroying our communities.
” Cupich said “ we should mourn , ” and “ we should be angry and hurt ” about Floyd ’ s death at the hands of police , but he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Floyd ’ s ] gentle memory with the sickness of violence.
” “ We need peaceful action to stop the hatred that has ended the lives of countless Black Americans , ” Cupich said .
“ We know there is a contagion spreading across the land — not only the coronavirus , but racism , ” Cupich said .
“ And we can stop it , and that begins by making the unwavering commitment today to cleanse our hearts so that it will not infect our homes and our children.
” The Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the city ’ s South Side follows another day of protests following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and looting in Chicago .
3:14 p.m. Chicago police officers ’ radios crackled with rogue messages during weekend of chaos Hackers interrupted Chicago ’ s police radio system over the weekend with everything from anti-cop music to pro-police slogans as dispatchers struggled to answer calls during the looting and gun violence .
“ It ’ s a very dangerous thing that they ’ re doing , ” said Dan Casey , deputy director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Office of Emergency Management and Communications .
Hackers interrupted a Chicago police radio frequency with music Sunday .
In a video , two unidentified men laughed as they listened to it on this scanner .
YouTube screenshot Casey said recordings of the rogue transmissions are being provided to local and federal authorities , who will investigate .
That investigation comes as local and federal authorities continue to investigate claims that extremist groups made orchestrated efforts to undermine otherwise peaceful protests in attempts to stoke division across America .
“ Jamming , ” as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and can carry heavy prison time .
In 2018 , the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an eight-year prison sentence for a man who jammed police radio frequencies in Madison , Wisconsin .
More than 130,000 people have viewed a YouTube video posted Sunday in which two men are heard laughing as what they think is Serbian music playing over a scanner on a Chicago police frequency as an officer tries to get help transporting prisoners .
3 p.m .
Suburban communities clean up after night of looting , protests Lisa Collins watched the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rampaging through her downtown Naperville jewelry store Monday night , overturning tables , breaking things — and she found it “ heartbreaking.
” “ They were looking to make a statement , do some damage and that ’ s what they did , ” Collins said Tuesday morning as she returned to clean up after a night of destruction .
Collins ’ store , Lauren Rae , had just reopened May 28 after the easing of statewide pandemic restrictions .
Naperville was one of many suburban communities hit by vandalism and looting in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ George Floyd in Minneapolis .
It was the same day Gov .
J.B. Pritzker announced he was sending the Illinois National Guard into the suburbs to help out .
A 25-year-old man was being held in the DuPage County jail on $ 1 million bail Tuesday after he allegedly approached the village of Lombard municipal campus a day earlier holding a lighter in one hand and a Molotov cocktail in the other , according to the DuPage County state ’ s attorney ’ s office .
Christian Frazee , a Lombard resident , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of an incendiary device .
A man of rare emotion , my ex-husband was disgusted , saddened .
“ No grocery stores are open — looted , or closed for fear of looting , ” he said Monday .
“ They hit the Walgreens for God ’ s sake !
We can ’ t get his medicine.
” That ’ s the Walgreens at 4748 W. North Ave. , and the medicine , for our son .
“ What a bunch of a-holes .
They hit everything .
The bank , the dollar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are people going to shop for food ?
” he asked .
“ And the seniors , where will they get medicines ?
” He lives on the West Side , and had our medically fragile son for the weekend when all hell broke loose in the wake of the cellphone-videoed killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis , yet another black man killed by police .
Protests began peacefully but grew violent as they unfurled across the nation , a Band-Aid again ripped off the festering wound of racism that too often seeps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is enough .
These kind of police killings can ’ t continue , protesters are saying .
I agree .
Killed similarly in 2014 , Eric Garner allegedly was selling loose cigarettes .
Floyd died for allegedly passing a counterfeit $ 20 bill .
Read the full commentary by Maudlyne Ihejirika here .
12:21 p.m. Lightfoot rejects Trump ’ s threat to send in military : ‘ I ’ ll see him in court ’ Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday dismissed President Donald Trump ’ s threat to “ deploy the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the wake of protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis .
“ That ’ s not gon na happen , ” Lightfoot said at a morning news conference .
“ I will see him in court.
” Trump had made the announcement at the White House Monday .
“ Keep in mind , this is a man who likes to bluster , ” Lightfoot said .
“ Let ’ s not overreact.
” But , she added , “ we ’ re not having military roam our streets .
... @ @ @ @ @ @ @ relationships with people in our community.
” Lightfoot said much time and effort was spent to build those relationships , and “ we are not gon na throw that out the window.
” She has “ watched with great horror ” when the National Guard has been “ embedded with local police ” in other cities , and the results have been tragic — injuries , she said , “ and even death.
” 11:17 a.m .
Seeing black squares on your Instagram feed ?
Here ’ s why If you checked your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noticed many accounts you follow — whether they belong to friends , or celebrities — posting black images in lieu of photos .
The gesture represents participation in Blackout Tuesday , a movement that ’ s encouraging people to halt social media posting for the day to take a stand against the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and other incidents of police brutality across America .
The movement follows multiple days of unrest in cities across the country that have included peaceful protests , and well as looting , arsons and clashes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ owners start picking up the pieces Business owners and community members were left picking up the pieces Monday after looters ransacked an untold number of storefronts across Chicago the day before .
As Chicago police prioritized protecting the Loop from another round of destructive protests after demonstrations Saturday devolved into chaos , many neighborhood businesses said they were left vulnerable to pillaging with officers stretched so thin .
In addition to the South and West sides , which were rampaged by looters , hot retail corridors in Wicker Park , West Town and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among many other neighborhoods .
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday admonished those responsible for stealing from their communities and likened looting a business to “ destroying someone ’ s dreams.
” “ Those small businesses sacrificed and saved money to have their dream realized , ” said Lightfoot .
“ They hired employees from your neighborhood to serve you .
You took their hope and destroyed it .
God help us all if we believe we can express our pain by destroying hopes , dreams and fortunes of others.
” Lillian Wright , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 305 E. 79th St. , was in disbelief Monday afternoon as she stood on shattered glass from the store ’ s windows .
The night before , looters stole almost everything from the salon , including the cash register .
The only thing that remained was a television mounted to a wall .
“ This is one of the shops on 79th Street with all black workers , ” said Wright , who ’ s African American .
“ This has never happened .
This doesn ’ t make sense .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ”

10:30 p.m. Trouble follows some residents’ plan to guard their neighborhoods after unrest
Little Village business owner Augustin Torres couldn’t sleep Monday night, worrying tensions were mounting between those in the neighborhood and African Americans protesting the death of George Floyd.
He wasn’t so much concerned about his business, El Tecolote Ostioneria & Restaurant, along 26th Street, as much as he worried that things would get out of hand and someone would get hurt. He started to worry more after watching a video on Facebook warning African Americans to stay away from Latino neighborhoods like Little Village.
“We are in the same boat,” Torres said, as he watched men board up his restaurant Tuesday afternoon. “We have to live together.”
As the public was blocked from the Loop after violent looting and protests over the weekend, people have taken to protesting and damaging businesses in the neighborhoods. In pockets of the city like Little Village, residents have decided to take it upon themselves to guard businesses. But some worry the effort has further stoked an already divided city.
In Back of the Yards, Berto Aguayo, the co-founder of Increase the Peace, is just starting to get his voice back. He spent hours Sunday screaming at people who threw objects at African Americans passing through the South Side neighborhood. The organization was among the groups trying to protect small businesses from vandalism.
“We don’t do that,” Aguayo said he’d told people Sunday. “We are here peacefully.”
Read the full report from Elvia Malagon and Sam Charles here.
9:28 p.m. Lawmakers want money to rebuild areas wracked by looting and reforms to end racism that ‘has torn us apart’
SPRINGFIELD — Seeking to address the systemic racism plaguing the nation and the painful looting that devastated the South and West sides, African American state legislators on Tuesday called for money to rebuild, criminal justice reforms to heal and an executive order from Gov. J.B. Pritzker to “to immediately respond to the crisis in our community.”
The message from the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus was delivered in front of a boarded-up shopping center on the South Side as the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis has renewed peaceful protests demanding police and criminal justice reforms across the nation, and has also raised questions in Chicago about why police couldn’t better protect neighborhoods on the South and West sides.
State Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago, called for Pritzker to sign an executive that he says will free up spending to help rebuild African-American communities around the state in the wake of both the COVID-19 pandemic and the looting.
“We know the black community has been hit the hardest by COVID-19, the black community has been hit the hardest by violence, the black community has been hit the hardest by police brutality and the black community has been hit the hardest by the recent looting and riots,” Ford said.
Read the full story from Neal Earley here.
7:20 p.m. Here’s how you can help looted Chicago businesses rebuild
By the time Kareem Matariyeh arrived Sunday night at his family’s liquor store in Marquette Park, flames had already engulfed the business.
Like countless other storefronts in the city, the Quick Stop at 2424 W. 71st St. was targeted by vandals and looters amid the unrest that’s gripped the city and much of the country in the wake of protests over the officer-involved killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Now, as protesters continue to fight against police brutality and broader systemic racism in Chicago and beyond, Matariyeh and others are launching crowdfunding campaigns to repair minority-owned businesses that have been ransacked and destroyed in the fallout.
Matariyeh said his father and uncle “built the store from nothing” after emigrating from Belize at a young age. Over three decades after opening, all that’s left now is “ashes and garbage and wood thrown everywhere,” he noted.
“It’s just a mess right now. It’s really sad to see,” added Matariyeh, whose family is Muslim and lives in Ford City.
Read the full story by Tom Schuba here.
6:55 p.m. ‘Black-Owned Business’ signs show solidarity in communities hit hard by looting
After large-scale protests in response to the death of George Floyd devolved into violence and looting downtown and in surrounding neighborhoods, many small businesses in Chicago have been hurt by property damage and inventory loss.
Keeana Barber, owner and CEO of WDB Marketing Group, said she was distressed to see businesses damaged, especially knowing that many black-owned businesses were among those affected. After a conversation with a friend about what could be done to help protect local businesses, Barber realized she could use her unique skill set and resources to help.
The Roseland native enlisted her company’s printing services to produce signs that read “Black-Owned Business” and “Don’t Destroy Our Black Business,” and set to work distributing them to stores, particularly on the hard-hit South and West sides.
Read the full story by Evan F. Moore here.
5:52 p.m. Man in Joker mask set Chicago police car on fire during George Floyd protests, feds say
Federal prosecutors have charged a Pilsen man with arson after he was caught on camera setting fire to a Chicago police vehicle while wearing a Joker mask.
Timothy O’Donnell, 31, is charged in an eight-page, photo-filled criminal complaint. The feds tied him to the incident through a “PRETTY” tattoo seen on the neck of the person wearing the mask. The feds say O’Donnell also admitted being the person who wore the Joker mask after his arrest Tuesday.
O’Donnell is now among at least five people facing federal charges in connection with the rioting and looting in Chicago last weekend.
A video of the incident that allegedly involved O’Donnell Saturday in the 200 block of North State was given to law enforcement by a witness, according to the complaint. It allegedly shows O’Donnell wearing the Joker mask, holding a lit object and placing it in the gas tank of the CPD vehicle. Prosecutors said the vehicle burst into flames.
Read the full story here.
5:08 p.m. Lightfoot, Brown defend policing decisions during ongoing protests
For the second straight day, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Police Supt. David Brown on Tuesday defended the decisions they have made to protect a city under siege.
From using 375 Illinois National Guard troops — but only to control the downtown perimeter — to steering clear of tear gas to the extraordinary decision to shut down the entire CTA system, Lightfoot defended the difficult decisions she has made to keep Chicago safe.
“None of these decisions are easy. Not one. None of them will be easy for the foreseeable future,” Lightfoot said.
“But the voters elected me to make the right calls, the tough calls and not pander to the crowd, but to do what I felt was best based on the best information and listening to the experts that I have around me and listening to the voices of our residents who are hurting and in need. And that’s what I will continue to do.”
Chicago aldermen continue to second-guess those decisions. They have accused the mayor of being caught flat-footed by violent protests she should have anticipated, then belatedly imposing a curfew and sealing off downtown, which they say pushed looting, arson and mayhem into South and West Side neighborhoods.
Read the full story here.
4:51 p.m. Protests and peace: Pritzker, Preckwinkle, Cupich call for ‘peaceful action’ to stem ‘contagion’ of racism
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined Cardinal Blase and other faith and community activists to call for protests and peace, urging people to “seize this moment” without “destroying our communities.”
Cupich said “we should mourn,” and “we should be angry and hurt” about Floyd’s death at the hands of police, but he urged people not to “dishonor [Floyd’s] gentle memory with the sickness of violence.”
“We need peaceful action to stop the hatred that has ended the lives of countless Black Americans,” Cupich said.
“We know there is a contagion spreading across the land — not only the coronavirus, but racism,” Cupich said. “And we can stop it, and that begins by making the unwavering commitment today to cleanse our hearts so that it will not infect our homes and our children.”
The Tuesday afternoon news conference at KLEO Art Residences on the city’s South Side follows another day of protests following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and looting in Chicago.
Read the full story here.
3:14 p.m. Chicago police officers’ radios crackled with rogue messages during weekend of chaos
Hackers interrupted Chicago’s police radio system over the weekend with everything from anti-cop music to pro-police slogans as dispatchers struggled to answer calls during the looting and gun violence.
“It’s a very dangerous thing that they’re doing,” said Dan Casey, deputy director of public safety information technology in the Office of Emergency Management and Communications.
Hackers interrupted a Chicago police radio frequency with music Sunday. In a video, two unidentified men laughed as they listened to it on this scanner. YouTube screenshot
Casey said recordings of the rogue transmissions are being provided to local and federal authorities, who will investigate. That investigation comes as local and federal authorities continue to investigate claims that extremist groups made orchestrated efforts to undermine otherwise peaceful protests in attempts to stoke division across America.
“Jamming,” as it’s called, is illegal and can carry heavy prison time. In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an eight-year prison sentence for a man who jammed police radio frequencies in Madison, Wisconsin.
More than 130,000 people have viewed a YouTube video posted Sunday in which two men are heard laughing as what they think is Serbian music playing over a scanner on a Chicago police frequency as an officer tries to get help transporting prisoners.
Read the full story here.
3 p.m. Suburban communities clean up after night of looting, protests
Lisa Collins watched the surveillance video of a handful of strangers rampaging through her downtown Naperville jewelry store Monday night, overturning tables, breaking things — and she found it “heartbreaking.”
“They were looking to make a statement, do some damage and that’s what they did,” Collins said Tuesday morning as she returned to clean up after a night of destruction.
Collins’ store, Lauren Rae, had just reopened May 28 after the easing of statewide pandemic restrictions.
Naperville was one of many suburban communities hit by vandalism and looting in the unrest triggered by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. It was the same day Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced he was sending the Illinois National Guard into the suburbs to help out.
A 25-year-old man was being held in the DuPage County jail on $1 million bail Tuesday after he allegedly approached the village of Lombard municipal campus a day earlier holding a lighter in one hand and a Molotov cocktail in the other, according to the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office. Christian Frazee, a Lombard resident, is charged with attempted terrorism and possession of an incendiary device.
Read the full story here.
2:49 p.m. COLUMN: ‘For God’s sake,’ looting undercuts George Floyd protests and won’t end racist policing
A man of rare emotion, my ex-husband was disgusted, saddened.
“No grocery stores are open — looted, or closed for fear of looting,” he said Monday. “They hit the Walgreens for God’s sake! We can’t get his medicine.”
That’s the Walgreens at 4748 W. North Ave., and the medicine, for our son.
“What a bunch of a-holes. They hit everything. The bank, the dollar store, the furniture store. Where are people going to shop for food?” he asked.
“And the seniors, where will they get medicines?”
He lives on the West Side, and had our medically fragile son for the weekend when all hell broke loose in the wake of the cellphone-videoed killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, yet another black man killed by police.
Protests began peacefully but grew violent as they unfurled across the nation, a Band-Aid again ripped off the festering wound of racism that too often seeps into America’s policing.
Enough is enough. These kind of police killings can’t continue, protesters are saying. I agree. Killed similarly in 2014, Eric Garner allegedly was selling loose cigarettes. Floyd died for allegedly passing a counterfeit $20 bill.
Read the full commentary by Maudlyne Ihejirika here.
12:21 p.m. Lightfoot rejects Trump’s threat to send in military: ‘I’ll see him in court’
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday dismissed President Donald Trump’s threat to “deploy the United States military” to areas where unrest continues in the wake of protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
“That’s not gonna happen,” Lightfoot said at a morning news conference. “I will see him in court.”
Trump had made the announcement at the White House Monday.
“Keep in mind, this is a man who likes to bluster,” Lightfoot said. “Let’s not overreact.”
But, she added, “we’re not having military roam our streets. ... They have not built trust and authentic relationships with people in our community.”
Lightfoot said much time and effort was spent to build those relationships, and “we are not gonna throw that out the window.” She has “watched with great horror” when the National Guard has been “embedded with local police” in other cities, and the results have been tragic — injuries, she said, “and even death.”
Read the full story here.
11:17 a.m. Seeing black squares on your Instagram feed? Here’s why
If you checked your Instagram feed Tuesday, you might have noticed many accounts you follow — whether they belong to friends, or celebrities — posting black images in lieu of photos.
The gesture represents participation in Blackout Tuesday, a movement that’s encouraging people to halt social media posting for the day to take a stand against the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and other incidents of police brutality across America.
The movement follows multiple days of unrest in cities across the country that have included peaceful protests, and well as looting, arsons and clashes with police.
Read the full story here.
Business owners and community members were left picking up the pieces Monday after looters ransacked an untold number of storefronts across Chicago the day before.
As Chicago police prioritized protecting the Loop from another round of destructive protests after demonstrations Saturday devolved into chaos, many neighborhood businesses said they were left vulnerable to pillaging with officers stretched so thin.
In addition to the South and West sides, which were rampaged by looters, hot retail corridors in Wicker Park, West Town and the West Loop were also hit, among many other neighborhoods. Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday admonished those responsible for stealing from their communities and likened looting a business to “destroying someone’s dreams.”
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“Those small businesses sacrificed and saved money to have their dream realized,” said Lightfoot. “They hired employees from your neighborhood to serve you. You took their hope and destroyed it. God help us all if we believe we can express our pain by destroying hopes, dreams and fortunes of others.”
Lillian Wright, a nail technician at 79 Nails at 305 E. 79th St., was in disbelief Monday afternoon as she stood on shattered glass from the store’s windows.
The night before, looters stole almost everything from the salon, including the cash register. The only thing that remained was a television mounted to a wall.
“This is one of the shops on 79th Street with all black workers,” said Wright, who’s African American. “This has never happened. This doesn’t make sense. This is not protesting. This is looting.”
Read the full story here.


chicagosun-times--2020-06-02--Many restaurants excited for ‘new beginning’ — even if open-air only: Customers ‘hungry to get out’

After more than two hellish months of closed doors capped by days of widespread looting , many restaurant owners are looking forward to serving dine-in customers again Wednesday — even if it ’ s just open-air seating .
“ I ’ m thrilled we can reopen , ” said Doug Dunlay , who owns Crosby ’ s Kitchen , 3455 N. Southport , along with four other North Side eateries that will begin seating diners .
“ Every seat is extremely valuable , ” said Dunlay , who expects to do about 12 % to 25 % of normal business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I think people are dying to feel normal again ... anniversaries , dates , family time , ” he said .
“ And we need this to help jump start restaurants .
And we need the governor and the mayor to see we ’ re responsible and move us to Phase Four as quickly as possible , so we can have people sitting inside , ” he said .
“ Then again , what if it rains ... then our business is back to zero.
” Sam Sanchez owns Old Crow Smokehouse and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ North restaurants heavily damaged by looters over the weekend .
“ They even stole artwork off walls , ” Sanchez said .
Thankfully , the two restaurants have counterparts by the same name a stone ’ s throw from Wrigley Field with rooftop and other outdoor seating Sanchez plans to open Wednesday .
“ We ’ ve been getting phone calls asking if we ’ re opening , ” he said , noting he isn ’ t taking any chances and will continue to board up windows after closing time .
Sharon McKennie @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s reopening guidelines , they ’ ll only be able to fit four tables onto the patio at the West Side institution MacArthur ’ s Restaurant , but she said “ it ’ s exciting just to be moving to the next stage.
” “ It ’ s been really hard .
We were closed for six weeks , and we were blessed not to have any looting , ” said McKennie , the restaurant manager .
“ So we ’ re saying a prayer for other small businesses , that customers return @ @ @ @ @ @ @ start on a new beginning .
“ It ’ ll be nice getting back to some form of normalcy , ” she said .
Jamie Taerbaum ’ s restaurant , Soupbox , is on a stretch of North Broadway Avenue in the Lake View East neighborhood that ’ s slated to close to vehicular traffic in the coming days to allow for increased outdoor seating .
Taerbaum plans to run his usual outdoor patio when his permit clears but isn ’ t as excited as others about the street closing .
“ We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so it will hinder us because delivery drivers won ’ t have access , and we haven ’ t quite figured out what to do about that , ” he said .
The alley behind the shop isn ’ t a great option because it ’ s often jammed with residential traffic , he lamented .
Lori Seay , co-owner of the Original Soul Vegetarian Restaurant in Chatham , said that with a renovation underway , they ’ re not planning a full-on reopening until late June .
In the meantime , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neighboring businesses that were hit in the weekend chaos .
“ We ’ ll play it by ear like we have been .
It ’ s kind of quiet right now , ” Seay said .
Despite the double-whammy fear factor of the coronavirus and violent demonstrations , Ald .
Tom Tunney ( 44th ) predicted that diners will flock to patios at as many as a dozen Lake View restaurants .
That includes his own restaurant , Ann Sather , 3415 N. Broadway .
“ Our customers have been trying to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other places say they ’ ve got reservations ready to go , ” Tunney said .
“ People are so — no pun intended — hungry to get out .
Hungry to socialize .
They ’ ve been reading enough about the science and the cautionary efforts .
They have figured out what the rules will be.
” Tunney joined Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Restaurant Association president Sam Toia in urging Gov .
J.B. Pritzker to allow at least some indoor dining during the month of June instead of waiting until June @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Phase 4 .
“ We have to get the inside of these restaurants open to 25 % as soon as possible — with the proper spacing and distancing and hygiene and masks , ” Tunney said .
“ I ’ ve been to Indiana .
I ’ ve seen how it ’ s done .
We ’ ve got to figure out how to [ follow their lead ] .
There will be more cases .
But , what I ’ m hearing from the public health [ officials ] is , this @ @ @ @ @

After more than two hellish months of closed doors capped by days of widespread looting, many restaurant owners are looking forward to serving dine-in customers again Wednesday — even if it’s just open-air seating.
“I’m thrilled we can reopen,” said Doug Dunlay, who owns Crosby’s Kitchen, 3455 N. Southport Ave., along with four other North Side eateries that will begin seating diners.
“Every seat is extremely valuable,” said Dunlay, who expects to do about 12% to 25% of normal business with open-air seating in place.
“I think people are dying to feel normal again ... anniversaries, dates, family time,” he said.
“And we need this to help jump start restaurants. And we need the governor and the mayor to see we’re responsible and move us to Phase Four as quickly as possible, so we can have people sitting inside,” he said.
“Then again, what if it rains ... then our business is back to zero.”
Sam Sanchez owns Old Crow Smokehouse and Moe’s Cantina, two River North restaurants heavily damaged by looters over the weekend.
“They even stole artwork off walls,” Sanchez said.
Thankfully, the two restaurants have counterparts by the same name a stone’s throw from Wrigley Field with rooftop and other outdoor seating Sanchez plans to open Wednesday.
“We’ve been getting phone calls asking if we’re opening,” he said, noting he isn’t taking any chances and will continue to board up windows after closing time.
Sharon McKennie said that, under the state’s reopening guidelines, they’ll only be able to fit four tables onto the patio at the West Side institution MacArthur’s Restaurant, but she said “it’s exciting just to be moving to the next stage.”
“It’s been really hard. We were closed for six weeks, and we were blessed not to have any looting,” said McKennie, the restaurant manager. “So we’re saying a prayer for other small businesses, that customers return, and we can all get a start on a new beginning.
“It’ll be nice getting back to some form of normalcy,” she said.
Jessie Becker, a host at Crosby’s Kitchen, carries out an order Tuesday. Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times
Jamie Taerbaum’s restaurant, Soupbox, is on a stretch of North Broadway in the Lake View East neighborhood that’s slated to close to vehicular traffic in the coming days to allow for increased outdoor seating. Taerbaum plans to run his usual outdoor patio when his permit clears but isn’t as excited as others about the street closing.
“We’re mostly grab-and-go and delivery, so it will hinder us because delivery drivers won’t have access, and we haven’t quite figured out what to do about that,” he said. The alley behind the shop isn’t a great option because it’s often jammed with residential traffic, he lamented.
Lori Seay, co-owner of the Original Soul Vegetarian Restaurant in Chatham, said that with a renovation underway, they’re not planning a full-on reopening until late June. In the meantime, she’s helping clean up a few neighboring businesses that were hit in the weekend chaos.
“We’ll play it by ear like we have been. It’s kind of quiet right now,” Seay said.
Despite the double-whammy fear factor of the coronavirus and violent demonstrations, Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) predicted that diners will flock to patios at as many as a dozen Lake View restaurants. That includes his own restaurant, Ann Sather, 3415 N. Broadway.
“Our customers have been trying to get in for months. Some of the other places say they’ve got reservations ready to go,” Tunney said.
“People are so — no pun intended — hungry to get out. Hungry to socialize. They’ve been reading enough about the science and the cautionary efforts. They have figured out what the rules will be.”
Tunney joined Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Restaurant Association president Sam Toia in urging Gov. J.B. Pritzker to allow at least some indoor dining during the month of June instead of waiting until June 26 at the earliest to graduate to Phase 4.
“We have to get the inside of these restaurants open to 25% as soon as possible — with the proper spacing and distancing and hygiene and masks,” Tunney said.
“I’ve been to Indiana. I’ve seen how it’s done. We’ve got to figure out how to [follow their lead]. There will be more cases. But, what I’m hearing from the public health [officials] is, this is still manageable.”


chicagosun-times--2020-06-02--Here’s how you can help looted Chicago businesses rebuild

By the time Kareem Matariyeh arrived Sunday night at his family ’ s liquor store in Marquette Park , flames had already engulfed the business .
Like countless other storefronts in the city , the Quick Stop at 2424 W. 71st St. was targeted by vandals and looters amid the unrest that ’ s gripped the city and much of the country in the wake of protests over the officer-involved killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis .
Now , as protesters continue to fight against police brutality and broader systemic racism in Chicago and beyond , Matariyeh and others are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that have been ransacked and destroyed in the fallout .
Matariyeh said his father and uncle “ built the store from nothing ” after emigrating from Belize at a young age .
Over three decades after opening , all that ’ s left now is “ ashes and garbage and wood thrown everywhere , ” he noted .
“ It ’ s just a mess right now .
It ’ s really sad to see , ” added Matariyeh , whose family is Muslim and lives in Ford City .
As Matariyeh ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rubble , they ’ re faced with the somber reality that they may have to demolish the building and start anew .
Meanwhile , they ’ ve both lost their jobs for the foreseeable future .
To help cover some of the costs of rebuilding and make up for the lost income , Matariyeh launched a GoFundMe campaign hoping to raise $ 100,000 .
In just a single day , more than 200 people have pledged $ 8,381 .
Other fundraising efforts aim to benefit multiple businesses that have been affected by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ City , a Chicago nonprofit , has set up a small business relief fund , while individuals from communities that have been affected by the looting have also stepped up .
Charles Pickett , of Humboldt Park , is raising $ 20,000 for minority business owners in his neighborhood , Austin , Humboldt Park and Douglass Park .
As of Tuesday evening , he had collected $ 16,285 through the GoFundMe drive .
Pickett distinguished between the protesters and looters , though he said both are responding to “ systemic oppression.
” And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those struggling to make ends meet after the coronavirus brought the economy to a screeching halt , Pickett said some of the looters are simply “ opportunists.
” “ There has been a lot of peaceful protesting .
Unfortunately , there are other people that are taking advantage of this time and it ’ s being pinned on African Americans , and it ’ s just not right , ” said Pickett , who is black .
“ With the looting and the rioting , I would say that ’ s moreso just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ You have people that have been out of work for the last three months , only one stimulus check , not a lot of relief being sent out to the right organizations and businesses.
” Because the list of affected businesses continues to grow , Pickett said his nonprofit Earth Remedies hasn ’ t determined which will ultimately benefit from the fundraising effort .
Aaliyah Lara set up another GoFundMe campaign that ’ s already surpassed its $ 20,000 fundraising goal in just two days .
Lara ’ s “ Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ benefit the Flamingo Bar & Grill in the Gold Coast , Express Food Market in Stony Island Park and Quesadilla Monarca in Ashburn .
“ It was important for me to start this fund for people of color because as a girl apart of the latinx community in Chicago , I felt like I couldn ’ t just sit back and not do anything , ” said Lara , who grew up in Archer Heights and has participated in the recent protests .
“ These black and brown folk put their blood , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and showing up for their community , ” she added .
“ It ’ s only right that I do the same.
” After reaching her fundraising goal on Tuesday , Lara said she wasn ’ t surprised by the outpouring of support .
“ I like to keep high expectations for my community and had faith that they would show up for each other , ” she said .
“ And I ’ m so grateful that they did .
”

By the time Kareem Matariyeh arrived Sunday night at his family’s liquor store in Marquette Park, flames had already engulfed the business.
Like countless other storefronts in the city, the Quick Stop at 2424 W. 71st St. was targeted by vandals and looters amid the unrest that’s gripped the city and much of the country in the wake of protests over the officer-involved killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Now, as protesters continue to fight against police brutality and broader systemic racism in Chicago and beyond, Matariyeh and others are launching crowdfunding campaigns to repair minority-owned businesses that have been ransacked and destroyed in the fallout.
Matariyeh said his father and uncle “built the store from nothing” after emigrating from Belize at a young age. Over three decades after opening, all that’s left now is “ashes and garbage and wood thrown everywhere,” he noted.
“It’s just a mess right now. It’s really sad to see,” added Matariyeh, whose family is Muslim and lives in Ford City.
The Quick Stop liquor store in Marquette Park has been reduced to rubble after a fire was set as looter tore through the store on Sunday. GoFundMe
As Matariyeh’s father and uncle sift through the rubble, they’re faced with the somber reality that they may have to demolish the building and start anew. Meanwhile, they’ve both lost their jobs for the foreseeable future.
To help cover some of the costs of rebuilding and make up for the lost income, Matariyeh launched a GoFundMe campaign hoping to raise $100,000. In just a single day, more than 200 people have pledged $8,381.
Other fundraising efforts aim to benefit multiple businesses that have been affected by the looting. My Block My Hood My City, a Chicago nonprofit, has set up a small business relief fund, while individuals from communities that have been affected by the looting have also stepped up.
Charles Pickett, of Humboldt Park, is raising $20,000 for minority business owners in his neighborhood, Austin, Humboldt Park and Douglass Park. As of Tuesday evening, he had collected $16,285 through the GoFundMe drive.
Pickett distinguished between the protesters and looters, though he said both are responding to “systemic oppression.” And while he empathized with the plight of those struggling to make ends meet after the coronavirus brought the economy to a screeching halt, Pickett said some of the looters are simply “opportunists.”
Charles and Mercedes Pickett clean up glass at a looted cellphone store in Humboldt Park. Provided
“There has been a lot of peaceful protesting. Unfortunately, there are other people that are taking advantage of this time and it’s being pinned on African Americans, and it’s just not right,” said Pickett, who is black.
“With the looting and the rioting, I would say that’s moreso just people being tired,” he added. “You have people that have been out of work for the last three months, only one stimulus check, not a lot of relief being sent out to the right organizations and businesses.”
Because the list of affected businesses continues to grow, Pickett said his nonprofit Earth Remedies hasn’t determined which will ultimately benefit from the fundraising effort.
Aaliyah Lara set up another GoFundMe campaign that’s already surpassed its $20,000 fundraising goal in just two days. Lara’s “Black and brown business relief fund” will benefit the Flamingo Bar & Grill in the Gold Coast, Express Food Market in Stony Island Park and Quesadilla Monarca in Ashburn.
“It was important for me to start this fund for people of color because as a girl apart of the latinx community in Chicago, I felt like I couldn’t just sit back and not do anything,” said Lara, who grew up in Archer Heights and has participated in the recent protests.
“These black and brown folk put their blood, sweat and tears into maintaining these businesses and showing up for their community,” she added. “It’s only right that I do the same.”
After reaching her fundraising goal on Tuesday, Lara said she wasn’t surprised by the outpouring of support.
“I like to keep high expectations for my community and had faith that they would show up for each other,” she said. “And I’m so grateful that they did.”


chicagosun-times--2020-06-02--Sky coach James Wade’s message in wake of George Floyd’s death: ‘Something has definitely gotta chan

Sky coach James Wade’s message in wake of George Floyd’s death: ‘Something has definitely gotta change’

As national outrage over the killing of George Floyd continues , Sky coach James Wade pleaded for equality , saying “ everybody has to have the same value.
” In a nearly 4 1⁄2 minute long video , published to the Sky ’ s social media accounts Sunday evening , Wade reflected on the latest instance of police brutality against a black man .
“ I ’ m coming to you today just with heavy thoughts and full of emotion for the tragic loss of George Floyd , ” Wade said .
“ This was a very tough week for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what transpired — just seeing it live on video , you always hear stories , we ’ ve seen things before , but the manner of which it happened , it ’ s just too hard to put into words to hear him — to see him , to see the officers , to see the crowd pleading , it was so tough to watch.
” In response , thousands of protesters hit the streets in Chicago over the weekend , demanding justice for Floyd .
Though many demonstrations were peaceful , some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Looting , arson and vandalism ravaged the city .
As Wade , a dual citizen of the U.S. and France , watched last week ’ s events unfold from Montpellier , France , he thought of his young son , Jet , and the difficult and unfair conversations he has to have with him .
“ Being a father to a young boy and having to explain to him that your value in this household is probably not the same as it is in society and you have to act a certain way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sometimes that won ’ t be good enough , ” Wade said .
“ I can teach him how to act around people , how to act around police , how to act around anybody , but that is not always going to be good enough .
“ I was with him yesterday in the park riding around on a scooter , and he fell .
I ran to pick him up .
Three minutes later , he turned around and said , ‘ Hey daddy , I trust you.
’ This touched @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I can ’ t be around him because he ’ s out in the world and he ’ s a grown up , I would like for the trust that he has in me , he can have it in the people who he ’ s supposed to have it in.
” “ It ’ s been a lot of loss lately , ” he said .
“ It ’ s been a lot of things that could ’ ve been avoided .
I just pray that all these actions that have happened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the people that it hasn ’ t seemed to affect as much , that they start to realize for us to be better , for us to improve as a society , everybody has to have the same value .
It ’ s nothing more than to understand that I ’ m no different from anybody else .
“ I cry , I bleed , I want , I strive , I work just like everybody else and don ’ t want anything better , I just want to be equally valued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s it .
And that ’ s what I want for my child .
I want him to be seen as equal .
And right now , the mass feeling that ’ s going around is that ’ s not the case .
This is a tough moment for everyone .
“ My prayers and thoughts are with everyone affected by this .
My prayers are with everyone not affected that they be affected .
So we come to you with everything , all the humbleness that we could have , to say @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Something has definitely got ta change .
”

As national outrage over the killing of George Floyd continues, Sky coach James Wade pleaded for equality, saying “everybody has to have the same value.”
In a nearly 4 1⁄2 minute long video, published to the Sky’s social media accounts Sunday evening, Wade reflected on the latest instance of police brutality against a black man.
“I’m coming to you today just with heavy thoughts and full of emotion for the tragic loss of George Floyd,” Wade said. “This was a very tough week for America. Seeing, you know, what transpired — just seeing it live on video, you always hear stories, we’ve seen things before, but the manner of which it happened, it’s just too hard to put into words to hear him — to see him, to see the officers, to see the crowd pleading, it was so tough to watch.”
"Something's gotta change."
A message from GM and Head Coach James Wade. #UntilWeAllWin #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/YkssjCqypl — Chicago Sky (@chicagosky) June 1, 2020
In response, thousands of protesters hit the streets in Chicago over the weekend, demanding justice for Floyd. Though many demonstrations were peaceful, some protesters and police officers clashed violently. Looting, arson and vandalism ravaged the city.
As Wade, a dual citizen of the U.S. and France, watched last week’s events unfold from Montpellier, France, he thought of his young son, Jet, and the difficult and unfair conversations he has to have with him.
“Being a father to a young boy and having to explain to him that your value in this household is probably not the same as it is in society and you have to act a certain way and be a certain way — and sometimes that won’t be good enough,” Wade said. “I can teach him how to act around people, how to act around police, how to act around anybody, but that is not always going to be good enough.
“I was with him yesterday in the park riding around on a scooter, and he fell. I ran to pick him up. Three minutes later, he turned around and said, ‘Hey daddy, I trust you.’ This touched me because if he grows up and I can’t be around him because he’s out in the world and he’s a grown up, I would like for the trust that he has in me, he can have it in the people who he’s supposed to have it in.”
Wade demanded change.
“It’s been a lot of loss lately,” he said. “It’s been a lot of things that could’ve been avoided. I just pray that all these actions that have happened are not in vain and I pray that the people that it hasn’t seemed to affect as much, that they start to realize for us to be better, for us to improve as a society, everybody has to have the same value. It’s nothing more than to understand that I’m no different from anybody else.
“I cry, I bleed, I want, I strive, I work just like everybody else and don’t want anything better, I just want to be equally valued as a human being, that’s it. And that’s what I want for my child. I want him to be seen as equal. And right now, the mass feeling that’s going around is that’s not the case. This is a tough moment for everyone.
“My prayers and thoughts are with everyone affected by this. My prayers are with everyone not affected that they be affected. So we come to you with everything, all the humbleness that we could have, to say that something’s gotta change. Something has definitely gotta change.”


chicagosun-times--2020-06-02--‘Black-Owned Business’ signs show solidarity in communities hit hard by looting

After large-scale protests in response to the death of George Floyd devolved into violence and looting downtown and in surrounding neighborhoods , many small businesses in Chicago have been hurt by property damage and inventory loss .
Keeana Barber , owner and CEO of WDB Marketing Group , said she was distressed to see businesses damaged , especially knowing that many black-owned businesses were among those affected .
After a conversation with a friend about what could be done to help protect local businesses , Barber realized she could use her unique skill set and resources to help .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ printing services to produce signs that read “ Black-Owned Business ” and “ Don ’ t Destroy Our Black Business , ” and set to work distributing them to stores , particularly on the hard-hit South and West sides .
“ I was heartbroken to see so many black-owned businesses get looted , ” Barber said .
“ I don ’ t know how much [ the signs ] will protect some people .
… I think , more than anything , it gives people pride , unifying them in something they can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ printing about 500 signs , Barber posted photos of them Facebook and urged business owners to come pick one up if they wanted to display it .
She was flooded with offers from volunteers to help hand them out , and inquiries about donating to help cover her printing costs .
As of Tuesday , hundreds of storefronts on the South and West Sides — along with businesses in the south suburbs — were displaying her signs in their windows .
“ I didn ’ t expect it to be that popular , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she had since printed another 250 signs to keep up with demand .
“ What I love about it is that it ’ s not just us ; we ’ re a vehicle for people who are saying , ‘ Hey , I just want to give these out in my community .
I want to give [ black-owned businesses ] something special to have , and to be proud to identify themselves.
’ ” Vanetta Roy , owner of Surf ’ s Up South Shore , a restaurant that specializes in seafood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in her window when she came in Tuesday morning .
“ I saw it and I said , ‘ Thank God , ’ ” Roy said .
“ We had no idea this was happening.
” Barber says her goal isn ’ t to drive would-be looters to other businesses , but to send a broader message to the community about solidarity .
“ I support all small businesses , ” she said .
“ But at the same time , I am going to give my businesses the support to identify themselves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ identifying ourselves to protect ourselves .
”

After large-scale protests in response to the death of George Floyd devolved into violence and looting downtown and in surrounding neighborhoods, many small businesses in Chicago have been hurt by property damage and inventory loss.
Keeana Barber, owner and CEO of WDB Marketing Group, said she was distressed to see businesses damaged, especially knowing that many black-owned businesses were among those affected. After a conversation with a friend about what could be done to help protect local businesses, Barber realized she could use her unique skill set and resources to help.
The Roseland native enlisted her company’s printing services to produce signs that read “Black-Owned Business” and “Don’t Destroy Our Black Business,” and set to work distributing them to stores, particularly on the hard-hit South and West sides.
“I was heartbroken to see so many black-owned businesses get looted,” Barber said. “I don’t know how much [the signs] will protect some people. … I think, more than anything, it gives people pride, unifying them in something they can stand for.”
On Monday, after printing about 500 signs, Barber posted photos of them on Facebook and urged business owners to come pick one up if they wanted to display it. She was flooded with offers from volunteers to help hand them out, and inquiries about donating to help cover her printing costs.
Businesswoman Keeana Barber, the owner of WDB Marketing Group, printed “Black Owned Business” and “Don’t Destroy Business” signs to be distributed in areas with black-owned businesses. Provided
As of Tuesday, hundreds of storefronts on the South and West Sides — along with businesses in the south suburbs — were displaying her signs in their windows.
“I didn’t expect it to be that popular,” Barber said Tuesday, adding that she had since printed another 250 signs to keep up with demand.
“What I love about it is that it’s not just us; we’re a vehicle for people who are saying, ‘Hey, I just want to give these out in my community. I want to give [black-owned businesses] something special to have, and to be proud to identify themselves.’”
Vanetta Roy, owner of Surf’s Up South Shore, a restaurant that specializes in seafood, noticed someone had placed a sign in her window when she came in Tuesday morning.
“I saw it and I said, ‘Thank God,’” Roy said. “We had no idea this was happening.”
Barber says her goal isn’t to drive would-be looters to other businesses, but to send a broader message to the community about solidarity.
“I support all small businesses,” she said. “But at the same time, I am going to give my businesses the support to identify themselves. There’s nothing wrong with identifying ourselves to protect ourselves.”


chicagosun-times--2020-06-02--Bears required to hold training camp at Halas Hall, barred from joint practices: report

The NFL will require teams to hold training camps at their facilities beginning in late July and will not allow them to conduct joint practices , according to a forthcoming memo from commissioner Roger Goodell reported on by NFL Network .
The Bears announced in January they were done holding camp in Bourbonnais , their summer home since 2002 , but the rule against joint practices is an interruption to their plans .
The team had planned to travel early for the preseason game in Denver and practice with former defensive coordinator Vic Fangio ’ s Broncos for the week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ training camp to Halas Hall after putting an estimated $ 100 million into renovations .
They have ample field space and accommodations in Lake Forest , so the ruling is not an inconvenience in that regard .
For the nine teams that planned to continue holding training camp away from their facilities , however , it will require adjustment .
The Cowboys , for example , normally start in Oxnard , Calif. At their facility in Texas , they have just one grass field .
The NFL still intends to hold preseason games @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 15 against the Browns at Soldier Field .

The NFL will require teams to hold training camps at their facilities beginning in late July and will not allow them to conduct joint practices, according to a forthcoming memo from commissioner Roger Goodell reported on by NFL Network.
The Bears announced in January they were done holding camp in Bourbonnais, their summer home since 2002, but the rule against joint practices is an interruption to their plans. The team had planned to travel early for the preseason game in Denver and practice with former defensive coordinator Vic Fangio’s Broncos for the week.
The Bears were eager to move training camp to Halas Hall after putting an estimated $100 million into renovations. They have ample field space and accommodations in Lake Forest, so the ruling is not an inconvenience in that regard.
For the nine teams that planned to continue holding training camp away from their facilities, however, it will require adjustment. The Cowboys, for example, normally start in Oxnard, Calif. At their facility in Texas, they have just one grass field.
The NFL still intends to hold preseason games as scheduled. The Bears open Aug. 15 against the Browns at Soldier Field.


chicagosun-times--2020-06-02--A thug in the White House sets the tone for a divided America

As looters robbed and burned businesses across the Chicago area on Monday , President Donald Trump walked out of the White House — his way cleared by riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets at peaceful demonstrators — to a battered church to stage a tough-guy photo-op .
And with that , we had a disturbing thought : A clear through-line connects the actions of the looters to those of the president of the United States .
The looters and Trump both are taking a national moment of legitimate grief and outrage over the police killing of an African @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and hijacking it for terrible , selfish gain .
The looters want to burn a building , grab a case of liquor or make off with a pair of shoes .
The president wants to wreck our democracy , turn us against each other , stoke the fires of his political base and improve his chances of reelection on Nov. 3 .
One thug roams the streets .
The other lives in the White House .
And the people of America are caught in the middle .
Divided we fall .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ civil unrest and violence flaring up across the country — and the reasons behind it — and urge us all to listen to our better angels .
What we have instead is an instigator-in-chief , a president whose approach is about as constructive as a Molotov cocktail hurled through a shopkeeper ’ s window .
How else to explain how Trump emerged from his bunker below the White House on Monday , after two days of no words of healing , and made an outright threat to use the formidable U.S. military to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he would mobilize “ all available federal resources — civilian and military — to stop the rioting and looting , to end the destruction and arson , and to protect the rights of law-abiding Americans , including your Second Amendment rights.
” Trump sees — or pretends to see — this as a matter of protecting people ’ s right to bear arms .
Where he gets that , we have no idea .
What ’ s really under fire , from people like him , is the First Amendment — the right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a time of great unrest .
Trump did not pray .
He did not offer a word of balm or condolence to those who are grieving .
He did not seek to unify the country .
Trump is a wannabe strong man looking to aggregate ever more power under his own roof , rather than working with governors and mayors for real solutions to the violence .
Trump ’ s words and actions most certainly have nothing to do with George Floyd or ending the kind of racist policing that took Floyd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he has been egging on the racism , mayhem and lawlessness .
That ’ s why Gov .
J.B. Pritzker deserves praise for taking Trump to task on Monday during a White House conference call with the nation ’ s governors .
“ We ’ ve called out our National Guard and our state police , but the rhetoric that ’ s coming out of the White House is making it worse , ” Pritzker told Trump .
“ And I need to say that people are feeling real pain out there and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leadership in calling for calm and making sure that we ’ re addressing the concerns of the legitimate peaceful protesters .
That will help us to bring order.
” “ OK , well thank you very much J.B. , ” he said .
“ I don ’ t like your rhetoric much either because I watched it with respect to the coronavirus .
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I think you could ’ ve done a much better job , frankly.
” Yes , well , speaking of the coronavirus , Trump ’ s actions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his leadership failures when the pandemic hit .
Trump failed to rally the nation when COVID-19 struck .
He originally downplayed the virus when he should have been encouraging Americans to listen to medical experts and do their part to fight its spread .
He abdicated his role as a leader and left it governors to head the fight .
And then , unbelievably , he worked to undercut them , mocking their stay-at-home orders and refusing to wear a mask .
Now he ’ s doing it again , criticizing governors who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as “ weak ” and threatening to send in federal troops .
When Trump rolled out of his White House hiding spot Monday , gave his Second Amendment talk and posed in front of St. John ’ s Episcopal Church , he attempted to appropriate two of America ’ s most powerful symbols — the gun and the Bible — for entirely selfish political purposes .
That should give the nation pause , just as it did for an incensed Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of Washington ’ s Episcopal Diocese .
“ He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ escorted across the park into the courtyard of the church , ” Budde told NPR ’ s Morning Edition .
“ He held up his Bible after speaking [ an ] inflammatory militarized approach to the wounds of our nation , ” she said .
“ He did not pray .
He did not offer a word of balm or condolence to those who are grieving .
He did not seek to unify the country.
” But Trump didn ’ t go to church to pray .
He went to loot .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than the thieves on Sunday who broke into 79 Nails , a salon on 79th Street , and stole almost everything in the place , including the cash register .
“ This is not protesting , ” nail technician Lillian Wright told the Sun-Times .
“ This is looting.
” In time , a looter ’ s damage can be repaired .
Or so we trust and hope .

As looters robbed and burned businesses across the Chicago area on Monday, President Donald Trump walked out of the White House — his way cleared by riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets at peaceful demonstrators — to a battered church to stage a tough-guy photo-op.
And with that, we had a disturbing thought: A clear through-line connects the actions of the looters to those of the president of the United States.
The looters and Trump both are taking a national moment of legitimate grief and outrage over the police killing of an African American man in Minneapolis, George Floyd, and hijacking it for terrible, selfish gain.
The looters want to burn a building, grab a case of liquor or make off with a pair of shoes. The president wants to wreck our democracy, turn us against each other, stoke the fires of his political base and improve his chances of reelection on Nov. 3.
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One thug roams the streets. The other lives in the White House.
And the people of America are caught in the middle. Divided we fall.
Instigator-in-chief
We need real presidential leadership to address the civil unrest and violence flaring up across the country — and the reasons behind it — and urge us all to listen to our better angels.
What we have instead is an instigator-in-chief, a president whose approach is about as constructive as a Molotov cocktail hurled through a shopkeeper’s window.
How else to explain how Trump emerged from his bunker below the White House on Monday, after two days of no words of healing, and made an outright threat to use the formidable U.S. military to put down disturbances?
The president said he would mobilize “all available federal resources — civilian and military — to stop the rioting and looting, to end the destruction and arson, and to protect the rights of law-abiding Americans, including your Second Amendment rights.”
That statement is telling.
It scares us.
Trump sees — or pretends to see — this as a matter of protecting people’s right to bear arms. Where he gets that, we have no idea. What’s really under fire, from people like him, is the First Amendment — the right of Americans to assemble and speak freely at a time of great unrest.
Trump did not pray. He did not offer a word of balm or condolence to those who are grieving. He did not seek to unify the country.
Trump is a wannabe strong man looking to aggregate ever more power under his own roof, rather than working with governors and mayors for real solutions to the violence.
Trump’s words and actions most certainly have nothing to do with George Floyd or ending the kind of racist policing that took Floyd’s life. If anything, he has been egging on the racism, mayhem and lawlessness.
That’s why Gov. J.B. Pritzker deserves praise for taking Trump to task on Monday during a White House conference call with the nation’s governors.
“We’ve called out our National Guard and our state police, but the rhetoric that’s coming out of the White House is making it worse,” Pritzker told Trump. “And I need to say that people are feeling real pain out there and we’ve got to have national leadership in calling for calm and making sure that we’re addressing the concerns of the legitimate peaceful protesters. That will help us to bring order.”
Trump’s snide and weak-kneed response?
“OK, well thank you very much J.B.,” he said. “I don’t like your rhetoric much either because I watched it with respect to the coronavirus. . . . I think you could’ve done a much better job, frankly.”
Yes, well, speaking of the coronavirus, Trump’s actions now are almost an exact replay of his leadership failures when the pandemic hit.
Trump failed to rally the nation when COVID-19 struck. He originally downplayed the virus when he should have been encouraging Americans to listen to medical experts and do their part to fight its spread.
He abdicated his role as a leader and left governors to head the fight. And then, unbelievably, he worked to undercut them, mocking their stay-at-home orders and refusing to wear a mask.
Now he’s doing it again, criticizing governors who refuse to crack down hard on protesters as “weak” and threatening to send in federal troops.
‘He did not seek to unify’
When Trump rolled out of his White House hiding spot Monday, gave his Second Amendment talk and posed in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church, he attempted to appropriate two of America’s most powerful symbols — the gun and the Bible — for entirely selfish political purposes.
That should give the nation pause, just as it did for an incensed Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of Washington’s Episcopal Diocese.
“He used violent means to ask to be escorted across the park into the courtyard of the church,” Budde told NPR’s Morning Edition.
“He held up his Bible after speaking [an] inflammatory militarized approach to the wounds of our nation,” she said. “He did not pray. He did not offer a word of balm or condolence to those who are grieving. He did not seek to unify the country.”
But Trump didn’t go to church to pray. He went to loot.
He showed little more of a moral compass than the thieves on Sunday who broke into 79 Nails, a salon on 79th Street, and stole almost everything in the place, including the cash register.
“This is not protesting,” nail technician Lillian Wright told the Sun-Times. “This is looting.”
In time, a looter’s damage can be repaired. Or so we trust and hope.
Healing a brutalized democracy will prove much harder.
Send letters to letters@suntimes.com.


chicagosun-times--2020-06-02--Man in Joker mask set Chicago police car on fire during George Floyd protests, feds say

Federal prosecutors have charged a Pilsen man with arson after he was caught on camera setting fire to a Chicago police vehicle while wearing a Joker mask downtown Saturday .
Timothy O ’ Donnell , 31 , is charged in an eight-page , photo-filled criminal complaint .
The feds tied him to the incident through a “ PRETTY ” tattoo seen on the neck of the person wearing the mask .
The feds say O ’ Donnell also admitted being the person who wore the Joker mask after his arrest Tuesday .
O ’ Donnell is now among at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the rioting and looting in Chicago last weekend .
A video of the incident that allegedly involved O ’ Donnell Saturday in the 200 block of North State was given to law enforcement by a witness , according to the complaint .
It allegedly shows O ’ Donnell wearing the Joker mask , holding a lit object and placing it in the gas tank of the CPD vehicle .
Prosecutors said the vehicle burst into flames .
A photograph taken by a witness also shows O ’ Donnell handling the gas tank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ photo , the person alleged to be O ’ Donnell appears to be sitting on the ground , against a lamp post , wearing the Joker mask while the vehicle burns .
A third photograph allegedly shows O ’ Donnell posing in the Joker mask in front of the burning car .
This time , a tattoo that says “ PRETTY ” can be seen on the neck of the person wearing the mask .
Prosecutors say a CPD photo of O ’ Donnell reveals the same tattoo .
A family member of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enforcement Monday he lives in a room in an apartment in the 700 block of 19th Place .
Authorities obtained a search warrant Tuesday and searched the apartment .
The feds say they recovered from a bedroom a Joker mask similar to the one in the photographs , and O ’ Donnell was arrested .
Prosecutors said O ’ Donnell waived his Miranda rights and admitted he was the person wearing the Joker mask in the photos .
The charge against O ’ Donnell follows charges filed Monday in Minnesota against Matthew Lee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Minneapolis , and then Chicago , to loot and riot .
Rupert was arrested in Chicago and will be sent in federal custody back to Minnesota .
Federal prosecutors in Chicago have also charged three people from the south suburbs caught downtown while illegally possessing a firearm .
Brandon Pegues was allegedly caught with a gun after fleeing from officers near 801 S. Financial Place early Sunday .
Amber L. Peltzer was also allegedly caught with a gun after being spotted peering out of the entryway of a bar early Sunday near @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tunstall was allegedly caught with a gun early Saturday in the back of a Jeep in a parking lot at State and Harrison .

Federal prosecutors have charged a Pilsen man with arson after he was caught on camera setting fire to a Chicago police vehicle while wearing a Joker mask downtown Saturday.
Timothy O’Donnell, 31, is charged in an eight-page, photo-filled criminal complaint. The feds tied him to the incident through a “PRETTY” tattoo seen on the neck of the person wearing the mask. The feds say O’Donnell also admitted being the person who wore the Joker mask after his arrest Tuesday.
O’Donnell is now among at least five people facing federal charges in connection with the rioting and looting in Chicago last weekend.
A video of the incident that allegedly involved O’Donnell Saturday in the 200 block of North State was given to law enforcement by a witness, according to the complaint. It allegedly shows O’Donnell wearing the Joker mask, holding a lit object and placing it in the gas tank of the CPD vehicle. Prosecutors said the vehicle burst into flames.
A man alleged to be Timothy O’Donnell reaches toward the gas tank of a Chicago police vehicle Saturday in Chicago. Federal court records
A photograph taken by a witness also shows O’Donnell handling the gas tank, the feds say. In another photo, the person alleged to be O’Donnell appears to be sitting on the ground, against a lamp post, wearing the Joker mask while the vehicle burns.
The man alleged to be Timothy O’Donnell after fire was set to a Chicago Police vehicle Saturday. Federal court records
A third photograph allegedly shows O’Donnell posing in the Joker mask in front of the burning car. This time, a tattoo that says “PRETTY” can be seen on the neck of the person wearing the mask. Prosecutors say a CPD photo of O’Donnell reveals the same tattoo.
Chicago police photo of Timothy O’Donnell. Federal court records
A family member of O’Donnell’s told law enforcement Monday he lives in a room in an apartment in the 700 block of 19th Place. Authorities obtained a search warrant Tuesday and searched the apartment. The feds say they recovered from a bedroom a Joker mask similar to the one in the photographs, and O’Donnell was arrested.
Prosecutors said O’Donnell waived his Miranda rights and admitted he was the person wearing the Joker mask in the photos.
A man in a joker mask, who the feds allege is O’Donnell, is seen after the car is on fire. Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times
The police car that was allegedly set on fire by O’Donnell later became engulfed in flames. Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times
Additional federal charges
The charge against O’Donnell follows charges filed Monday in Minnesota against Matthew Lee Rupert of Galesburg, who allegedly traveled to Minneapolis, and then Chicago, to loot and riot. Rupert was arrested in Chicago and will be sent in federal custody back to Minnesota.
Federal prosecutors in Chicago have also charged three people from the south suburbs caught downtown while illegally possessing a firearm. Brandon Pegues was allegedly caught with a gun after fleeing from officers near 801 S. Financial Place early Sunday. Amber L. Peltzer was also allegedly caught with a gun after being spotted peering out of the entryway of a bar early Sunday near 16th and Michigan. And Kevin D. Tunstall was allegedly caught with a gun early Saturday in the back of a Jeep in a parking lot at State and Harrison.


chicagosun-times--2020-06-03--Dear Abby: Should we say ‘sir’ or ‘madam’ when gender is unclear?

DEAR ABBY : My 13-year-old son and I recently had a discussion that maybe you can help clarify .
We are seeing more about trans people these days , and I ’ m not sure how to address them .
I don ’ t want to offend anyone , but when you see a large male wearing pants , shirt , etc .
but has pink hair and makeup , should I say “ sir ” or “ madam ” ?
My son says I should ask what pronoun they would like to be referred by , but I am @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way to find out .
I know this is also intertwined with sexual preference , but it still doesn ’ t mean it is clear-cut .
What ’ s the most polite way to handle this ?
— CONFUSED IN THE SOUTH DEAR CONFUSED : You are confusing “ preference ” with “ orientation.
” Preference implies that one ’ s sexuality is a choice rather than something that is wired into our brains .
People do not choose to be gay , straight or gender dysphoric .
Gender identity is about who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who you LOVE .
As to how you should refer to or address a large male wearing a shirt and pants while sporting pink hair and full makeup , I agree with your son .
It makes sense to ask the person , who , I am sure , is fully aware that their appearance is “ different.
” Asking the person ’ s name may also provide a clue .
DEAR ABBY : All my life I have followed orders .
I haven ’ t been able to determine my own path @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did what my mother told me .
When I was old enough , I joined the Marines , and I did as they said .
After I separated from the service , I did what my social group expected .
After I had a child , I did what a parent should do to protect and provide .
That took the next 35 years of my life .
I am 60 now , retired , and the master of my ship .
Without “ orders , ” I don ’ t know where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ am adrift .
They say find a passion , do what makes you happy .
But I am not passionate about anything .
I like many things but feel no passion .
Being alive makes me truly happy .
I love every day God gives me .
But what to do with these days eludes me .
What shall I do ?
Can you help me ?
— FOLLOWING ORDERS IN THE EAST DEAR FOLLOWING : Ralph Waldo Emerson said : “ The purpose of life is not to be happy .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ honorable , to be compassionate , to have it make some difference that you lived and lived well.
” Perhaps if you concentrate more on doing just one thing a day for someone else , you will discover the passion you are looking for .
I can ’ t promise it will work , but it may be a step in the right direction .
DEAR ABBY : I live in New England , where it is very gray during the winter .
I was inspired by the bright colors of a local @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I feel happier with all the lovely colors , but my neighbors feel I am being culturally insensitive because I am not Mexican .
I disagree .
I think I ’ m being appreciative .
What do you think ?
— APPRECIATING IN NEW ENGLAND DEAR APPRECIATING : I ’ m glad you asked .
I think you have certain neighbors who should mind their own business and keep their criticism to themselves .
I also think that you adopted the color scheme you did as a compliment .
Dear Abby is written @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .
What teens need to know about sex , drugs , AIDS and getting along with peers and parents is in “ What Every Teen Should Know.
” Send your name and mailing address , plus check or money order for $ 8 ( U.S. funds ) , to : Dear Abby , Teen Booklet , P.O .
Box 447 , Mount Morris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ handling are included in the price . )

DEAR ABBY: My 13-year-old son and I recently had a discussion that maybe you can help clarify. We are seeing more about trans people these days, and I’m not sure how to address them.
I don’t want to offend anyone, but when you see a large male wearing pants, shirt, etc. but has pink hair and makeup, should I say “sir” or “madam”? My son says I should ask what pronoun they would like to be referred by, but I am not sure that’s a polite way to find out. I know this is also intertwined with sexual preference, but it still doesn’t mean it is clear-cut. What’s the most polite way to handle this? — CONFUSED IN THE SOUTH
DEAR CONFUSED: You are confusing “preference” with “orientation.” Preference implies that one’s sexuality is a choice rather than something that is wired into our brains. People do not choose to be gay, straight or gender dysphoric. Gender identity is about who you ARE. Sexual orientation is about who you LOVE.
As to how you should refer to or address a large male wearing a shirt and pants while sporting pink hair and full makeup, I agree with your son. It makes sense to ask the person, who, I am sure, is fully aware that their appearance is “different.” Asking the person’s name may also provide a clue.
DEAR ABBY: All my life I have followed orders. I haven’t been able to determine my own path. When I was young, I did what my mother told me. When I was old enough, I joined the Marines, and I did as they said. After I separated from the service, I did what my social group expected. After I had a child, I did what a parent should do to protect and provide. That took the next 35 years of my life.
I am 60 now, retired, and the master of my ship. Without “orders,” I don’t know where to go from here, and I am adrift. They say find a passion, do what makes you happy. But I am not passionate about anything. I like many things but feel no passion.
Being alive makes me truly happy. I love every day God gives me. But what to do with these days eludes me. What shall I do? Can you help me? — FOLLOWING ORDERS IN THE EAST
DEAR FOLLOWING: Ralph Waldo Emerson said: “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you lived and lived well.” Perhaps if you concentrate more on doing just one thing a day for someone else, you will discover the passion you are looking for. I can’t promise it will work, but it may be a step in the right direction.
DEAR ABBY: I live in New England, where it is very gray during the winter. I was inspired by the bright colors of a local Mexican restaurant to redecorate my house. I feel happier with all the lovely colors, but my neighbors feel I am being culturally insensitive because I am not Mexican. I disagree. I think I’m being appreciative. What do you think? — APPRECIATING IN NEW ENGLAND
DEAR APPRECIATING: I’m glad you asked. I think you have certain neighbors who should mind their own business and keep their criticism to themselves. I also think that you adopted the color scheme you did as a compliment.
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.
What teens need to know about sex, drugs, AIDS and getting along with peers and parents is in “What Every Teen Should Know.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds), to: Dear Abby, Teen Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)


chicagosun-times--2020-06-03--CTA service resumes, bypassing stops in the Loop

CTA will resume rail and bus service Wednesday morning , but trains and buses will continue to bypass stops in @ @ @ @ @ expected to resume at 5 a.m. , according to a statement from the transit authority @ @ @ @ @ at Jackson Boulevard , Clark and Lake Streets , State and Lake Streets , Lake @ @ @ @ @ and Chicago Avenue .
Bus routes will also be rerouted in the downtown area , @ @ @ @ @ bridge closures , officials said .
Passengers are able to see the latest alerts about @ @ @ @ @

CTA will resume rail and bus service Wednesday morning, but trains and buses will continue to bypass stops in the Loop.
Service is expected to resume at 5 a.m., according to a statement from the transit authority. Trains will bypass stations at Jackson Boulevard, Clark and Lake Streets, State and Lake Streets, Lake Street, Grand Avenue, and Chicago Avenue.
Bus routes will also be rerouted in the downtown area, due to local street and bridge closures, officials said.
Passengers are able to see the latest alerts about transit service at transitchicago.com.


chicagosun-times--2020-06-03--Solace of Mazonia: Disappearing to ponder George Floyd’s death, meaning to our kids, protests, rioti

Solace of Mazonia: Disappearing to ponder George Floyd’s death, meaning to our kids, protests, rioting

Glowing nearly orange in the reddish sunrise , a doe grazed by a wood lot as I barreled down Essex Road .
I wanted to ascribe meaning to the deer .
When I need to sort things out , I disappear .
On Monday , it was to the North Unit of Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area in Will County .
I needed to sort out George Floyd ’ s death at the hands of Minneapolis police , our children ’ s reactions , whether we should join the protests and fears brought on by the protests and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an overgrown path dotted with deer and raccoon tracks baked into the dried mud .
It took a half-hour to reach the spot I wanted to fish because I stopped to cast at every opening in vegetation on the way .
At one , I ticked off red-winged blackbirds , who went into attack mode .
It reminded me of my single days at Waveland Golf Course ( now Sydney R. Marovitz GC ) , where one hole was notorious for dive-bombing red-winged blackbirds .
Over the years , the shoreline vegetation at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 200 lakes and ponds from reclaimed strip pits — has become even more overgrown .
Some regulars keep knives or machetes for opening access in the shoreline vegetation .
I generally use earlier openings or stomp down an opening for myself .
Even with the side stops , I finally outwalked the last dried boot print and set up at a submerged duck-blind landing .
My rubber boots came in handy because the water was still higher than normal .
A couple of years ago , I started wearing high rubber boots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notorious ticks .
The first catch , a small largemouth bass on a popper , came at 6:45 a.m. June 1 is the latest I ’ ve caught a topwater fish in many years .
Then came green sunfish , bluegills and more largemouth .
After an hour , I bushwhacked to another spot .
Common carp splashed and spawned all around .
While packing down an access point , I slipped down the straight drop of a strip pit but came away with no worse than a water-filled right boot .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fish suspended tight to the shore drop .
I caught the best largemouth , a 3-pound common carp and the two best bluegills from a mess of them on a mix of spinners or a tungsten jig and crawler pieces .
At 8:30 a.m. , my wife interrupted my escape to say our second son ’ s car was dead .
Real life — mundane and profound — awaited .
The Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant has its buoys back on southern Lake Michigan .
Waterfowl-blind drawings , the wildest social event in Illinois @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources .
# BlackBirdersWeek runs through Friday .
Corina Newsome started the week in reaction to the harassment of black birder Christian Cooper in Central Park in New York .
As bereft of basic human empathy as a winter weasel is of brown .

Glowing nearly orange in the reddish sunrise, a doe grazed by a wood lot as I barreled down Essex Road. I wanted to ascribe meaning to the deer.
When I need to sort things out, I disappear. On Monday, it was to the North Unit of Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area in Will County.
I needed to sort out George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police, our children’s reactions, whether we should join the protests and fears brought on by the protests and the tangential rioting.
I moseyed in on an overgrown path dotted with deer and raccoon tracks baked into the dried mud.
It took a half-hour to reach the spot I wanted to fish because I stopped to cast at every opening in vegetation on the way. At one, I ticked off red-winged blackbirds, who went into attack mode. It reminded me of my single days at Waveland Golf Course (now Sydney R. Marovitz GC), where one hole was notorious for dive-bombing red-winged blackbirds.
Over the years, the shoreline vegetation at Mazonia — the North Unit has more than 200 lakes and ponds from reclaimed strip pits — has become even more overgrown. Some regulars keep knives or machetes for opening access in the shoreline vegetation. I generally use earlier openings or stomp down an opening for myself.
Fishing an opening in the overgrown shoreline vegetation at the 200-plus lakes at Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area. Dale Bowman
Even with the side stops, I finally outwalked the last dried boot print and set up at a submerged duck-blind landing.
My rubber boots came in handy because the water was still higher than normal. A couple of years ago, I started wearing high rubber boots at Mazonia to help ward off its notorious ticks.
The first catch, a small largemouth bass on a popper, came at 6:45 a.m. June 1 is the latest I’ve caught my first topwater fish in many years. Then came green sunfish, bluegills and more largemouth.
After an hour, I bushwhacked to another spot. Common carp splashed and spawned all around. While packing down an access point, I slipped down the straight drop of a strip pit but came away with no worse than a water-filled right boot.
The move was a good choice, as the fish suspended tight to the shore drop. I caught the best largemouth, a 3-pound common carp and the two best bluegills from a mess of them on a mix of spinners or a tungsten jig and crawler pieces.
At 8:30 a.m., my wife interrupted my escape to say our second son’s car was dead. Real life — mundane and profound — awaited.
It was time.
Buoys
The Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant has its buoys back on southern Lake Michigan.
Illinois hunting
Waterfowl-blind drawings, the wildest social event in Illinois outdoors, have been pushed to August by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
The waiting crowd for the waterfowl blind draw in 2019 at Rice Lake SFWA. Dale Bowman
Wild things
#BlackBirdersWeek runs through Friday. Corina Newsome started the week in reaction to the harassment of black birder Christian Cooper in Central Park in New York.
Stray cast
As bereft of basic human empathy as a winter weasel is of brown.


chicagosun-times--2020-06-03--3 wounded, 1 critically, in shooting in Englewood

Three men were wounded , one critically , Wednesday in a shooting in Englewood on the South Side .
About @ @ @ @ @ 43 , 41 and 39 , were standing on the front porch or a residence @ @ @ @ @ South Green Street , when someone fired shots at them , Chicago police said .
@ @ @ @ @ the chest and is in critical condition , police said .
The 41-year-old was struck @ @ @ @ @ the 39-year-old was struck in the back , and they both are in good condition @ @ @ @ @ taken to University of Chicago Hospital .
Read more on crime , and track the @ @ @ @ @

Three men were wounded, one critically, Wednesday in a shooting in Englewood on the South Side.
About 1:10 a.m. the men, 43, 41 and 39, were standing on the front porch or a residence in the 7300 block of South Green Street, when someone fired shots at them, Chicago police said.
The 43-year-old was struck in the chest and is in critical condition, police said. The 41-year-old was struck in the right leg, the 39-year-old was struck in the back, and they both are in good condition.
All three men were taken to University of Chicago Hospital.
Area One detectives are investigating.
Read more on crime, and track the city’s homicides.


chicagosun-times--2020-06-03--28 shot, 2 fatally, Tuesday in Chicago

28 shot, 2 fatally, Tuesday in Chicago

Twenty-eight people were shot , two of them fatally , Tuesday in Chicago .
Both of the day ’ s fatal shootings occurred at 1:05 p.m. — one in South Shore on the South Side and the other in Humboldt Park on the West Side .
In South Shore , a 26-year-old man was shot to death in the 2000 block of East 70th Street .
He was sitting in a car about when someone in another vehicle got out and fired shots , police said .
The man was hit in the chest and pronounced dead on the scene @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Humboldt Park shooting .
He was driving in the 3300 block of West Chicago Avenue when someone pulled alongside in a vehicle and opened fire , police said .
The man was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene .
In the day ’ s latest shooting , a 29-year-old man was wounded in Gresham on the South Side .
He was standing outside about 11:05 p.m. in the 8500 block of South Carpenter Avenue when he heard gunshots and felt pain , police said .
He was struck @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn for treatment in fair condition .
The man told officers he did not see where the shots came from , police said .
A 20-year-old woman was shot in Rogers Park on the North Side .
About 9:35 p.m. she was standing on the sidewalk in the 1700 block of West Greenleaf Avenue when a male fired shots at her , police said .
She was taken in good condition to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston with a gunshot wound to her left hip .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a shooting in South Chicago on the South Side .
The were standing on the sidewalk about 9:30 p.m. in the 8400 block of South Colfax Avenue when someone approached and fired shots at them , police said .
One male was struck in the back and is in critical condition at the University of Chicago Medical Center , police said .
The second was struck twice in the back , the third was struck in right leg and the fourth was struck in the right arm .
They were all taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A man was shot Wednesday in the Heart of Chicago on the South Side .
About 8:30 p.m. the 22-year-old was a passenger in a vehicle in the 2100 block of West Cermak Road when a group of males began throwing bottles at the vehicle he was in , police said .
Someone fired shots and struck the man in the head , police said .
His friend drove him to Mt .
Sinai Hospital , where he was in critical condition .
Earlier in the evening , a woman was critically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a gunfight in Humboldt Park on the West Side .
The woman , 22 , was walking with two people about 7:20 p.m. in the 2500 block of West Division Avenue when someone in a silver Chrysler Caravan began to exchange gunfire with a male on foot , police said .
The woman was struck in the abdomen by a stray bullet , police said .
She was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition .
Three people were wounded in a shooting in Logan Square on the Northwest Side .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the 2700 block of West Wabansia Avenue when someone in a white SUV pulled up and opened fire , police said .
One male was shot in the thigh and taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition , police said .
Another was shot in the hand and taken to St. Mary ’ s Hospital in good condition .
A third male tried to pull out a gun and accidentally shot himself in the groin , police said .
He was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition .
Fifteen other people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 22 people were shot , two of them fatally , in Chicago .
This is a developing story , check back for updates .
Read more on crime , and track the city ’ s homicides .

Twenty-eight people were shot, two of them fatally, Tuesday in Chicago.
Both of the day’s fatal shootings occurred at 1:05 p.m. — one in South Shore on the South Side and the other in Humboldt Park on the West Side.
In South Shore, a 26-year-old man was shot to death in the 2000 block of East 70th Street.
He was sitting in a car about when someone in another vehicle got out and fired shots, police said. The man was hit in the chest and pronounced dead on the scene.
A 27-year-old man was killed in the Humboldt Park shooting.
He was driving in the 3300 block of West Chicago Avenue when someone pulled alongside in a vehicle and opened fire, police said. The man was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene.
In the day’s latest shooting, a 29-year-old man was wounded in Gresham on the South Side.
He was standing outside about 11:05 p.m. in the 8500 block of South Carpenter Avenue when he heard gunshots and felt pain, police said. He was struck in the back and leg, and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn for treatment in fair condition.
The man told officers he did not see where the shots came from, police said.
A 20-year-old woman was shot in Rogers Park on the North Side.
About 9:35 p.m. she was standing on the sidewalk in the 1700 block of West Greenleaf Avenue when a male fired shots at her, police said. She was taken in good condition to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston with a gunshot wound to her left hip.
Minutes earlier, four males were wounded in a shooting in South Chicago on the South Side.
The were standing on the sidewalk about 9:30 p.m. in the 8400 block of South Colfax Avenue when someone approached and fired shots at them, police said.
One male was struck in the back and is in critical condition at the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said. The second was struck twice in the back, the third was struck in right leg and the fourth was struck in the right arm. They were all taken to the same hospital in good condition.
A man was shot Wednesday in the Heart of Chicago on the South Side.
About 8:30 p.m. the 22-year-old was a passenger in a vehicle in the 2100 block of West Cermak Road when a group of males began throwing bottles at the vehicle he was in, police said.
Someone fired shots and struck the man in the head, police said. His friend drove him to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was in critical condition.
Earlier in the evening, a woman was critically wounded after being caught in the crossfire of a gunfight in Humboldt Park on the West Side.
The woman, 22, was walking with two people about 7:20 p.m. in the 2500 block of West Division Avenue when someone in a silver Chrysler Caravan began to exchange gunfire with a male on foot, police said.
The woman was struck in the abdomen by a stray bullet, police said. She was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.
Three people were wounded in a shooting in Logan Square on the Northwest Side.
The three males were outside about 6:10 p.m. in the 2700 block of West Wabansia Avenue when someone in a white SUV pulled up and opened fire, police said.
One male was shot in the thigh and taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said. Another was shot in the hand and taken to St. Mary’s Hospital in good condition.
A third male tried to pull out a gun and accidentally shot himself in the groin, police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.
Fifteen other people were wounded in shootings citywide.
Monday, 22 people were shot, two of them fatally, in Chicago.
This is a developing story, check back for updates.
Read more on crime, and track the city’s homicides.