chicagosun-times--2020-10-21--Illinois records 15th consecutive day with 2,000 or more new COVID-19 cases  (LIVE UPDATES)

69 more Illinois coronavirus deaths , most in a day since June The coronavirus claimed more lives than it has on any other day in Illinois over the past four months , as public health officials Wednesday attributed 69 additional deaths to COVID-19 .
The previous high was 84 deaths recorded June 17 , as the state was coming down from its initial peak of the pandemic .
More than 2,900 people have died with the virus statewide since then , and Illinois ’ overall pandemic death toll stands at 9,345 with the state facing a “ new wave ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gov .
J.B. Pritzker ’ s health team .
“ These figures represent lives , parents , grandparents , coworkers who will not be with us at Thanksgiving , ” Illinois Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said Tuesday .
“ We have a deadly virus that is still prevalent throughout the state of Illinois .
Let ’ s please get together , band together , because none of us can do this alone .
individualism won ’ t get us through this pandemic.
” 6:11 p.m. CTA to offer PPE vending machines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to keep its patrons stocked with defenses against the coronavirus , the Chicago Transit Authority will install vending machines with personal protective equipment for sale .
The vending machines will contain hand sanitizer , disposable face masks , sanitizing wipes and disposable gloves , the CTA announced Wednesday after the measure was approved by its board .
Six machines , expected to be installed later this year , will contain items that cost between $ 3.75 and $ 10 .
Chicago Century Club founder Xaver Walton wanted to start a bike club amid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changing the narrative surrounding Chicago ’ s marginalized communities .
“ This past summer , I found some people riding bikes , and I did rides with them , and on Thursdays in the month of July and August I started putting together what we will call ‘ unofficial rides ’ with friends , ” Walton said .
“ We were visiting different ice cream shops in the city of Chicago on Thursdays and Black-owned businesses.
” While the group ’ s membership rises by the week , Walton , an educator and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — cycling to the stadiums of Chicago ’ s six major sports teams , for example — with a central topic in mind : empowerment .
“ I started thinking : ‘ OK , this is good — I started getting a lot of people showing up , and then I came up with the idea at the beginning of August to see if people want to try to venture off and do 100-mile rides , ” said Walton , who says the group has 103 members who ’ ve completed 100-mile rides @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people of color buy into it gives me chills.
” Chicago homeowners and business owners struggling to hold onto their property will have to endure not only a $ 94 million property tax increase , but also an annual property tax hike every year forward tied to the rate of inflation .
That was among the unpleasant surprises Wednesday as Mayor Lori Lightfoot ’ s $ 12.8 billion “ pandemic budget ” for 2021 landed like a thud in an otherwise empty City Council chambers .
Lightfoot called the property tax increase “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Some had predicted that this budget would be predicated on hundreds of millions of dollars in new property taxes .
Not so .
And for the average Chicago home valued at $ 250,000 , you will pay just $ 56 additional dollars a year .
That ’ s right , just $ 56 new dollars per year .
“ Chicago aldermen weren ’ t in their seats to show their discontent .
Who knows how they would have reacted to a budget that rivals former Mayor Rahm Emanuel ’ s 2015 plan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million for police and fire pensions and school construction ?
“ During this horrible pandemic , every time that we have shown strength as a city is when we have worked together as partners , making shared sacrifices and facing the challenges head on , together , ” the mayor said in her prepared remarks .
The shutdown forced by COVID-19 wreaked havoc on the economy , creating an $ 800 million gap in this year ’ s budget and a $ 1.2 billion hole in the city ’ s 2021 budget .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ up from BOOM Cameron Pickett is the kind of football player who could easily be overlooked by college recruiters .
He ’ s a junior wide receiver at Brooks , which finished 3-5 in the Public League ’ s Illini Heartland conference last season .
The Eagles don ’ t play any suburban schools , though they did face two of the better city programs ( Taft and Kenwood ) last season .
But for Pickett to get his name out in the COVID-19 era — when summer college camps were canceled and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contact days —he needed some help .
That ’ s where Midwest BOOM Football comes in .
“ Since I go to a smaller profile CPS school , I get an opportunity to play against kids I wouldn ’ t be able to play in the ( high school ) regular season , ” Pickett said .
“ Going with BOOM , it gives me an opportunity to get in more reps and keep perfecting my craft.
” Indeed .
Since the 7-on-7 club ’ s founding nine years ago by three-time college @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BOOM has emerged as the preferred destination for the area ’ s top college prospects .
It offers the chance to compete against — and beat — teams from football hotbeds in the Sun Belt .
10:58 a.m .
Chilly dinner : Indoor dining nixed in south , west suburbs as COVID-19 numbers rise — and temperatures drop Indoor service is being taken off the menu for bars and restaurants across many of Chicago ’ s south and western suburbs as COVID-19 testing positivity rates shoot up statewide .
Gov .
J.B. Pritzker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s latest restrictions on establishments in Will , Kankakee , Kane and DuPage Counties beginning Friday — and warned such “ mitigations ” could be on tap for even more of the metro area if the coronavirus keeps surging past levels not seen in Illinois since mid-May .
“ There is no easy fix for the effects of this virus on our economy and on our public health , but we can and we will manage through this , ” the Democratic governor said during the first of his rebooted daily coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on hold since the end of May , when infection rates were falling from the initial peak of the pandemic and Illinois was entering its third reopening phase .
“ We are seeing a national surge of cases that is affecting every state around us in a dramatic way , and in Illinois we are seeing the numbers go up literally all across the state , ” Pritzker said .
9:22 a.m. How ventilation and air filtration play key roles in preventing COVID-19 ’ s spread indoors How can you know whether going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kids back in classrooms is safe ?
We asked experts how to improve indoor air quality and what questions to ask your boss or school administrator .
“ Often , indoors , people are the source of contaminants , ” says Dr. Shelly Miller , a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder .
Your chances of being infected depend on the size of the room and the number of people in it who might be infected with COVID-19 .
“ When they talk , talk loudly , when they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Miller says .
If you ’ re in a classroom , office or other enclosed space , these aerosols can build up over time .
“ It ’ s like if you ’ re in a smoky bar , ” Miller says .
“ When it opens , there ’ s not a lot of smoke .
But the more people smoke , it becomes a cloudy room .
You can think of virus being released like that.
” The average statewide testing positivity rate climbed to 5.5 % with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmed among 59,077 tests submitted to the Illinois Department of Public Health .
That ’ s as high as it ’ s been since early June , and up from just 3.3 % on Oct. 4 .
9:26 a.m. No easy decisions about school , sports in pandemic , but students need seat at table Let me start with this axiom : Nobody wants teenagers around .
Oh , we tolerate them and even cheer for them at certain times and events .
But do we want them hanging around with pals in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ backyards or basements ?
Now we can add schools to the places where teens aren ’ t wanted .
And there ’ s a simple reason nobody wants them hanging out : They ’ re not kids and they ’ re not adults , but they can cause kid trouble , do adult damage , make foolish decisions and reproduce .
Forget all the good things they can do .
I thought about this because I was particularly moved by a recent letter to the editor in the Sun-Times written by a 16-year-old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a student at Whitney Young .
In the letter , Tova decried the way teens and their opinions and needs are casually dismissed by city and state leaders who make all the plans during a crisis , such as the COVID-19 pandemic .
‘ ‘ Any discussions on schools are held as if those schools are devoid of students , as if the only opinions that matter are those of parents , teachers unions , the school board and the governor , ’ ’ she wrote .

Deaths from coronavirus may be on the rise again in Illinois.
Here’s what you need to know about Chicago and the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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8:55 p.m. 69 more Illinois coronavirus deaths, most in a day since June
A staff member of Community Organized Relief Effort’s (CORE) teaches a person how to administer a COVID-19 mouth swab test in the parking lot of Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy in Little Village Thursday afternoon, Oct. 15, 2020 Pat Nabong/Sun-Times
The coronavirus claimed more lives than it has on any other day in Illinois over the past four months, as public health officials Wednesday attributed 69 additional deaths to COVID-19.
The previous high was 84 deaths recorded June 17, as the state was coming down from its initial peak of the pandemic.
More than 2,900 people have died with the virus statewide since then, and Illinois’ overall pandemic death toll stands at 9,345 with the state facing a “new wave” of surging coronavirus cases, according to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s health team.
“These figures represent lives, parents, grandparents, coworkers who will not be with us at Thanksgiving,” Illinois Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said Tuesday. “We have a deadly virus that is still prevalent throughout the state of Illinois. Let’s please get together, band together, because none of us can do this alone. individualism won’t get us through this pandemic.”
6:11 p.m. CTA to offer PPE vending machines at some L stations
In a move to keep its patrons stocked with defenses against the coronavirus, the Chicago Transit Authority will install vending machines with personal protective equipment for sale.
The vending machines will contain hand sanitizer, disposable face masks, sanitizing wipes and disposable gloves, the CTA announced Wednesday after the measure was approved by its board.
Six machines, expected to be installed later this year, will contain items that cost between $3.75 and $10.
Reporter David Struett has the full story.
4:05 p.m. Chicago Century Club cyclists celebrate community, Black-owned businesses
Chicago Century Club founder Xaver Walton wanted to start a bike club amid the COVID-19 pandemic with the purpose of changing the narrative surrounding Chicago’s marginalized communities.
“This past summer, I found some people riding bikes, and I did rides with them, and on Thursdays in the month of July and August I started putting together what we will call ‘unofficial rides’ with friends,” Walton said. “We were visiting different ice cream shops in the city of Chicago on Thursdays and Black-owned businesses.”
While the group’s membership rises by the week, Walton, an educator and AAU basketball coach, curates ride themes — cycling to the stadiums of Chicago’s six major sports teams, for example — with a central topic in mind: empowerment.
“I started thinking: ‘OK, this is good — I started getting a lot of people showing up, and then I came up with the idea at the beginning of August to see if people want to try to venture off and do 100-mile rides,” said Walton, who says the group has 103 members who’ve completed 100-mile rides. “To have seen so many people of color buy into it gives me chills.”
1:28 p.m. Lightfoot’s pandemic budget includes annual increase in property taxes tied to inflation rate
The city of Chicago’s 2021 Budget Overview and 2021 Budget Recommendations city on a desk in the Chicago City Council chambers shortly before Mayor Lori Lightfoot delivers the budget address at City Hall, Wednesday morning, Oct. 21, 2020. Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times
Chicago homeowners and business owners struggling to hold onto their property will have to endure not only a $94 million property tax increase, but also an annual property tax hike every year forward tied to the rate of inflation.
That was among the unpleasant surprises Wednesday as Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s $12.8 billion “pandemic budget” for 2021 landed like a thud in an otherwise empty City Council chambers.
Lightfoot called the property tax increase “modest” in her prepared remarks.
“Some had predicted that this budget would be predicated on hundreds of millions of dollars in new property taxes. Not so. And for the average Chicago home valued at $250,000, you will pay just $56 additional dollars a year. That’s right, just $56 new dollars per year. “
Chicago aldermen weren’t in their seats to show their discontent. Who knows how they would have reacted to a budget that rivals former Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s 2015 plan to raise property taxes by $588 million for police and fire pensions and school construction?
“During this horrible pandemic, every time that we have shown strength as a city is when we have worked together as partners, making shared sacrifices and facing the challenges head on, together,” the mayor said in her prepared remarks.
The shutdown forced by COVID-19 wreaked havoc on the economy, creating an $800 million gap in this year’s budget and a $1.2 billion hole in the city’s 2021 budget.
Read the full story here.
11:35 a.m. Football players get a leg up from BOOM
Cameron Pickett is the kind of football player who could easily be overlooked by college recruiters.
He’s a junior wide receiver at Brooks, which finished 3-5 in the Public League’s Illini Heartland conference last season. The Eagles don’t play any suburban schools, though they did face two of the better city programs (Taft and Kenwood) last season.
But for Pickett to get his name out in the COVID-19 era — when summer college camps were canceled and CPS teams aren’t allowed fall contact days —he needed some help.
That’s where Midwest BOOM Football comes in.
“Since I go to a smaller profile CPS school, I get an opportunity to play against kids I wouldn’t be able to play in the (high school) regular season,” Pickett said. “Going with BOOM, it gives me an opportunity to get in more reps and keep perfecting my craft.”
Indeed. Since the 7-on-7 club’s founding nine years ago by three-time college All-American JR Niklos and Elliott Ivory, BOOM has emerged as the preferred destination for the area’s top college prospects. It offers the chance to compete against — and beat — teams from football hotbeds in the Sun Belt.
Read the full story here.
10:58 a.m. Chilly dinner: Indoor dining nixed in south, west suburbs as COVID-19 numbers rise — and temperatures drop
Inside dining was the norm Tuesday evening at Nando’s Peri-Peri Chicken in Naperville’s city center. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced his public health team’s latest restrictions on establishments in Will, Kankakee, Kane and DuPage counties at a Tuesday afternoon coronavirus briefing. Rich Hein/Sun-Times
Indoor service is being taken off the menu for bars and restaurants across many of Chicago’s south and western suburbs as COVID-19 testing positivity rates shoot up statewide.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday announced his public health team’s latest restrictions on establishments in Will, Kankakee, Kane and DuPage Counties beginning Friday — and warned such “mitigations” could be on tap for even more of the metro area if the coronavirus keeps surging past levels not seen in Illinois since mid-May.
“There is no easy fix for the effects of this virus on our economy and on our public health, but we can and we will manage through this,” the Democratic governor said during the first of his rebooted daily coronavirus briefings. Pritzker had put that practice on hold since the end of May, when infection rates were falling from the initial peak of the pandemic and Illinois was entering its third reopening phase.
“We are seeing a national surge of cases that is affecting every state around us in a dramatic way, and in Illinois we are seeing the numbers go up literally all across the state,” Pritzker said.
Read the full story here.
9:22 a.m. How ventilation and air filtration play key roles in preventing COVID-19’s spread indoors
How can you know whether going back to the office or putting your kids back in classrooms is safe? We asked experts how to improve indoor air quality and what questions to ask your boss or school administrator.
“Often, indoors, people are the source of contaminants,” says Dr. Shelly Miller, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Your chances of being infected depend on the size of the room and the number of people in it who might be infected with COVID-19.
“When they talk, talk loudly, when they breathe, small respiratory aerosols are released,” Miller says.
If you’re in a classroom, office or other enclosed space, these aerosols can build up over time.
“It’s like if you’re in a smoky bar,” Miller says. “When it opens, there’s not a lot of smoke. But the more people smoke, it becomes a cloudy room. You can think of virus being released like that.”
Read the full story here.
New Cases
The average statewide testing positivity rate climbed to 5.5% with the latest 3,714 new cases of the disease confirmed among 59,077 tests submitted to the Illinois Department of Public Health. That’s as high as it’s been since early June, and up from just 3.3% on Oct. 4.
Analysis & Commentary
9:26 a.m. No easy decisions about school, sports in pandemic, but students need seat at table
Let me start with this axiom: Nobody wants teenagers around.
Oh, we tolerate them and even cheer for them at certain times and events.
But do we want them hanging around with pals in our houses, malls, restaurants, backyards or basements?
Not a chance.
Now we can add schools to the places where teens aren’t wanted.
And there’s a simple reason nobody wants them hanging out: They’re not kids and they’re not adults, but they can cause kid trouble, do adult damage, make foolish decisions and reproduce.
And spread viruses.
Forget all the good things they can do.
I thought about this because I was particularly moved by a recent letter to the editor in the Sun-Times written by a 16-year-old girl named Tova Kaplan. She’s a student at Whitney Young.
In the letter, Tova decried the way teens and their opinions and needs are casually dismissed by city and state leaders who make all the plans during a crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘‘Any discussions on schools are held as if those schools are devoid of students, as if the only opinions that matter are those of parents, teachers unions, the school board and the governor,’’ she wrote.
Read the full column here.


chicagosun-times--2020-10-22--Dear Abby: Woman changes diapers without the OK of child’s parents

DEAR ABBY : My sister-in-law “ Brenda ” often takes it upon herself to change a baby ’ s diaper during social gatherings with family .
She never bothers to ask the baby ’ s parents if it ’ s OK to do this , and they never solicit her help .
For years , I found it a bit strange , but never said anything to Brenda or another family member .
Some time ago , my in-laws and immediate family were at my son ’ s baptismal party .
Several babies from my wife ’ s side as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ My wife ’ s relatives aren ’ t well-acquainted with mine .
Before our wedding , neither of our families had ever met the other .
During the festivities , my wife ’ s niece — who was still in diapers — appeared to have a full load in her back side .
Her parents were in another room .
Without informing them of the issue or asking permission , Brenda took it upon herself to change the diaper .
The child ’ s mother walked into the room and began to loudly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consent .
You could see the mother was upset and scared , since she did not know Brenda at all .
After the party ended , my family couldn ’ t understand why the child ’ s mother became so upset .
They thought she was some kind of nut for reacting the way she did .
I fully understand why the mother became upset .
Given the fact that she doesn ’ t know Brenda , and that one must clean the baby ’ s private parts when changing a diaper , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would take this upon herself .
What ’ s your opinion , Abby ?
— STRANGE IN THE EAST DEAR STRANGE : What your sister-in-law did may have been fine with her own family , but for her to have changed the diaper of a child whose parents she didn ’ t know well ( and from whom she didn ’ t have permission ! )
was inappropriate .
I don ’ t fault the mother for being upset .
Rather than blame her for reacting the way she did , it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brenda .
DEAR ABBY : Being bored due to the quarantine , I signed up for Classmates.com to look for old friends .
Moments later I received a response from a male classmate .
We graduated the same year .
I really don ’ t remember him , although he said he remembered me .
Anyway , we started texting and exchanging graduation pictures .
He still lives in our hometown ; I don ’ t .
We have started talking almost every day .
My problem is , we have so many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same make of car and insurance company , I have started getting a creepy feeling .
It freaked me out to the point that I blocked him .
He was always respectful , but for us to have so much in common made my stomach lurch .
Do you think this is possible ?
Or is there a chance he could be stalking me ?
— FREAKED OUT DEAR FREAKED : It could be coincidental that you have so much in common , but I would never advise anyone who had a gut @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to ignore it .
Listen to your intuition and you will never go wrong .
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren , also known as Jeanne Phillips , and was founded by her mother , Pauline Phillips .
Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O .
Box 69440 , Los Angeles , CA 90069 .
For an excellent guide to becoming a better conversationalist and a more sociable person , order “ How to Be Popular.
” Send your name and mailing address , plus check or money order for $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Dear Abby , Popularity Booklet , P.O .
Box 447 , Mount Morris , IL 61054-0447 .
( Shipping and handling are included in the price . )

DEAR ABBY: My sister-in-law “Brenda” often takes it upon herself to change a baby’s diaper during social gatherings with family. She never bothers to ask the baby’s parents if it’s OK to do this, and they never solicit her help. For years, I found it a bit strange, but never said anything to Brenda or another family member.
Some time ago, my in-laws and immediate family were at my son’s baptismal party. Several babies from my wife’s side as well as my own were there. My wife’s relatives aren’t well-acquainted with mine. Before our wedding, neither of our families had ever met the other.
During the festivities, my wife’s niece — who was still in diapers — appeared to have a full load in her back side. Her parents were in another room. Without informing them of the issue or asking permission, Brenda took it upon herself to change the diaper. The child’s mother walked into the room and began to loudly scold Brenda for doing it without her consent. You could see the mother was upset and scared, since she did not know Brenda at all.
After the party ended, my family couldn’t understand why the child’s mother became so upset. They thought she was some kind of nut for reacting the way she did. I fully understand why the mother became upset. Given the fact that she doesn’t know Brenda, and that one must clean the baby’s private parts when changing a diaper, I don’t understand why Brenda would take this upon herself. What’s your opinion, Abby? — STRANGE IN THE EAST
DEAR STRANGE: What your sister-in-law did may have been fine with her own family, but for her to have changed the diaper of a child whose parents she didn’t know well (and from whom she didn’t have permission!) was inappropriate. I don’t fault the mother for being upset. Rather than blame her for reacting the way she did, it’s time someone explains boundaries to Miss Brenda.
DEAR ABBY: Being bored due to the quarantine, I signed up for Classmates.com to look for old friends. Moments later I received a response from a male classmate. We graduated the same year. I really don’t remember him, although he said he remembered me. Anyway, we started texting and exchanging graduation pictures. He still lives in our hometown; I don’t. We have started talking almost every day.
My problem is, we have so many things in common, from family to same make of car and insurance company, I have started getting a creepy feeling. It freaked me out to the point that I blocked him.
He was always respectful, but for us to have so much in common made my stomach lurch. Do you think this is possible? Or is there a chance he could be stalking me? — FREAKED OUT
DEAR FREAKED: It could be coincidental that you have so much in common, but I would never advise anyone who had a gut feeling that something wasn’t right to ignore it. Listen to your intuition and you will never go wrong.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
For an excellent guide to becoming a better conversationalist and a more sociable person, order “How to Be Popular.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds), to: Dear Abby, Popularity Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)


chicagosun-times--2020-10-22--Gay Western square dancing icon William ‘Bill’ Klein dead at 70

Before William “ Bill ” Klein began teaching square dancing in the early 1980s in San Francisco ’ s gay community , it tended to be a razzle-dazzle pastiche of disco and the “ Urban Cowboy ” craze , other dancers say .
But once the Wilmette native started educating them about standardized calls like “ Allemande left ” and “ Spin the Top , ” his expertise helped transform that city ’ s dancers .
“ Bill was a key figure — the first — to teach us what Western square dancing was really all about , ” said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ member of the Western Star Dancers , a San Francisco square dancing club .
Mr. Klein learned square dancing in the Chicago area , and his prowess positioned him at the epicenter of a civil rights movement in a city associated with gay pride and power .
“ After [ anti-gay activist ] Anita Bryant , after the assassination of Harvey Milk ” — a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors who was one of the nation ’ s first openly gay politicians — “ in San Francisco and across the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explosion , ” said Scott Carey , a founding member of the Western Star Dancers .
“ ‘ We ’ re going to make our own choruses , gay softball leagues , gay Olympics , gay theater .
We ’ re going to do our own ’ — and gay square dancing is right in that mix.
” Mr. Klein , 70 , a programmer and expert in COBOL , the foundational computer language , died last month at Evanston Hospital after a fall at his home in Wilmette .
Mr. Klein — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Focus and other companies — was a C-4 level caller , meaning he knew more than 1,000 calls and variations .
Some likened him to a drill sergeant .
But , in those pre-Internet days , he “ was our ‘ Google search , ’ our YouTube video , our social media for all things related to square dancing , ” said Carey , who lives in Hayward , California .
“ The history and the heritage , the dress codes , how to behave at another club ’ s dance or attend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expected etiquette and conventions , where to find square dance resources , how to contact callers — he taught us everything to know.
” “ He helped get square dancing going on the West Coast , ” said Rob Sierzega , president of the Chi-Town Squares , a Chicago LGBTQ Square Dance club .
In Chicago , he “ put together a series of flash cards for us to print out so we could study all the calls.
” Mr. Klein lived for decades with AIDS and experienced complications including blindness , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 20 years ago , he moved back to his family home .
The familiar layout made it easy to navigate .
For a long period , he was able to continue dancing — and working on computers — because he could visualize keyboards and the patterns of square dancing .
Mr. Klein introduced San Francisco dancers to CALLERLAB , the Esperanto of the square dancing world , established in the 1970s to standardize commands , ensuring that square dancers anywhere can swing their partners together .
“ If you learned how to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ same in the United States , Germany or Japan , ” said Dana Schirmer , executive director of Topeka-based CALLERLAB and the International Association of Square Dance Callers .
“ I think of it as being like a Busby Berkeley routine for eight people , ” said Russ King , a member of the Western Star Dancers from El Cerrito , California .
The benefits of Mr. Klein ’ s tutelage were evident when the South Florida Mustangs — billed as the world ’ s first LGBTQ square dancing club — visited San @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up with the Western Star Dancers , a hoedown became a showdown .
“ We were ragtag , ” Carey said , “ and they were fully capable , confident dancers.
” He remembers the Floridians as friendly but intimidating , starting with their look .
“ Boots , of course , ” Carey said .
“ They wore black-and-white : black jeans , black shirts that were like black satin , and all the way down the sleeves was white fringe .
Black hats and kerchiefs around the neck.
” When Mr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We found out that our training worked , ” Carey said .
“ We could have four Western Star people and four South Florida Mustangs in a square , and they were dancing , and we were dancing — and it was exhilarating.
” “ Bill set us on a track where we could dance with anyone who was doing traditional square dancing calls , ” said Larry Brown , another early member of the Western Star Dancers .
“ We were so lucky as a gay community to embrace square dancing early @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It was a welcome alternative to bars and booze and gave us a safe place to meet , dance and socialize.
” Today , there are an estimated 44 gay square-dancing clubs around the world and an International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs .
Members say gay square-dancing clubs have helped blur regimented male and female roles .
“ Bill introduced the idea of all-position dancing by having us learn both roles as soon as possible , ” King said in a 2005 Western Star newsletter .
“ When some dancers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ track of who was dancing what , Bill sternly admonished them : ‘ You will learn the calls by definition .
If you are doing your part correctly , it will not matter if it ’ s a man , a woman or a Hanukkah bush coming at you.
’ ” With “ all-position dancing , we liberated hundreds of women who previously had to wait on the sidelines for the men to invite them to dance , ” according to Brown .
Young Bill ’ s mother , Ruth , was active @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
His father William was general counsel for Playboy Enterprises .
“ The Klein family had the largest Christmas open house in Wilmette , and Hugh Hefner would come with his current girlfriend , ” said Stephen Voysey , a lifelong friend of Mr. Klein .
He went to New Trier High School , where he enjoyed performing in musicals .
He got a degree in linguistics and French at Indiana University , according to his nephew , and a master ’ s in dance education from Northwestern University .
He loved musical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hammerstein or the latest Broadway smash .
“ If something was up for a Tony , ” his nephew said , “ I know he would have the soundtrack.
” Mr. Klein liked science fiction and fantasy novels , including the work of Anne McCaffrey and Piers Anthony .
“ He loved naps , ” his nephew said .
“ Multiple naps every day.
” And , working with cream cheese , cheddar and Worcestershire sauce , “ He made the world ’ s best scrambled eggs , ” he said .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is survived by his niece Elizabeth Ayres .
Funeral arrangements are pending .

Before William “Bill” Klein began teaching square dancing in the early 1980s in San Francisco’s gay community, it tended to be a razzle-dazzle pastiche of disco and the “Urban Cowboy” craze, other dancers say.
But once the Wilmette native started educating them about standardized calls like “Allemande left” and “Spin the Top,” his expertise helped transform that city’s dancers.
“Bill was a key figure — the first — to teach us what Western square dancing was really all about,” said his friend Steve Browning, an early member of the Western Star Dancers, a San Francisco square dancing club.
Mr. Klein learned square dancing in the Chicago area, and his prowess positioned him at the epicenter of a civil rights movement in a city associated with gay pride and power.
“After [anti-gay activist] Anita Bryant, after the assassination of Harvey Milk” — a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors who was one of the nation’s first openly gay politicians — “in San Francisco and across the LGBTQ world there was a kind of explosion,” said Scott Carey, a founding member of the Western Star Dancers. “ ‘We’re going to make our own choruses, gay softball leagues, gay Olympics, gay theater. We’re going to do our own’ — and gay square dancing is right in that mix.”
Mr. Klein, 70, a programmer and expert in COBOL, the foundational computer language, died last month at Evanston Hospital after a fall at his home in Wilmette.
Bill Klein (front row, second from left, kneeling, in white shirt and dark vest) at a 1982 graduation of the Western Star Dancers. Mr. Klein taught square dancing to the group. Also among those pictured are Russ King (front row, third from right), Larry Brown (behind King in checked shirt) and Scott Carey (center, in black cowboy hat and white shirt). Steve Browning
Mr. Klein — who worked as a programmer for Micro Focus and other companies — was a C-4 level caller, meaning he knew more than 1,000 calls and variations.
Some likened him to a drill sergeant.
But, in those pre-Internet days, he “was our ‘Google search,’ our YouTube video, our social media for all things related to square dancing,” said Carey, who lives in Hayward, California. “The history and the heritage, the dress codes, how to behave at another club’s dance or attend a regional or national convention, the expected etiquette and conventions, where to find square dance resources, how to contact callers — he taught us everything to know.”
“He helped get square dancing going on the West Coast,” said Rob Sierzega, president of the Chi-Town Squares, a Chicago LGBTQ Square Dance club. In Chicago, he “put together a series of flash cards for us to print out so we could study all the calls.”
Mr. Klein lived for decades with AIDS and experienced complications including blindness, according to his nephew Donald Adamek.
About 20 years ago, he moved back to his family home. The familiar layout made it easy to navigate. For a long period, he was able to continue dancing — and working on computers — because he could visualize keyboards and the patterns of square dancing.
Mr. Klein introduced San Francisco dancers to CALLERLAB, the Esperanto of the square dancing world, established in the 1970s to standardize commands, ensuring that square dancers anywhere can swing their partners together.
“If you learned how to do a do-si-do, it’s the same in the United States, Germany or Japan,” said Dana Schirmer, executive director of Topeka-based CALLERLAB and the International Association of Square Dance Callers.
“I think of it as being like a Busby Berkeley routine for eight people,” said Russ King, a member of the Western Star Dancers from El Cerrito, California.
The benefits of Mr. Klein’s tutelage were evident when the South Florida Mustangs — billed as the world’s first LGBTQ square dancing club — visited San Francisco in 1982. When they met up with the Western Star Dancers, a hoedown became a showdown.
“We were ragtag,” Carey said, “and they were fully capable, confident dancers.”
He remembers the Floridians as friendly but intimidating, starting with their look.
“Boots, of course,” Carey said. “ They wore black-and-white: black jeans, black shirts that were like black satin, and all the way down the sleeves was white fringe. Black hats and kerchiefs around the neck.”
When Mr. Klein started doing the calls, “We found out that our training worked,” Carey said. “We could have four Western Star people and four South Florida Mustangs in a square, and they were dancing, and we were dancing — and it was exhilarating.”
“Bill set us on a track where we could dance with anyone who was doing traditional square dancing calls,” said Larry Brown, another early member of the Western Star Dancers. “We were so lucky as a gay community to embrace square dancing early on as AIDS was starting to spread. It was a welcome alternative to bars and booze and gave us a safe place to meet, dance and socialize.”
Today, there are an estimated 44 gay square-dancing clubs around the world and an International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs.
Members say gay square-dancing clubs have helped blur regimented male and female roles.
“Bill introduced the idea of all-position dancing by having us learn both roles as soon as possible,” King said in a 2005 Western Star newsletter. “When some dancers complained that they couldn’t keep track of who was dancing what, Bill sternly admonished them: ‘You will learn the calls by definition. If you are doing your part correctly, it will not matter if it’s a man, a woman or a Hanukkah bush coming at you.’ ”
With “all-position dancing, we liberated hundreds of women who previously had to wait on the sidelines for the men to invite them to dance,” according to Brown.
Bill Klein with his late sisters Lori (left) and Barbara. Provided
Young Bill’s mother, Ruth, was active in Chicago Episcopal women’s circles. His father William was general counsel for Playboy Enterprises.
Bill Klein in Atlanta at the 2011 convention of the International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs. Rob Sierzega
“The Klein family had the largest Christmas open house in Wilmette, and Hugh Hefner would come with his current girlfriend,” said Stephen Voysey, a lifelong friend of Mr. Klein.
He went to New Trier High School, where he enjoyed performing in musicals. He got a degree in linguistics and French at Indiana University, according to his nephew, and a master’s in dance education from Northwestern University.
He loved musical theater, whether classics by Rodgers and Hammerstein or the latest Broadway smash.
“If something was up for a Tony,” his nephew said, “I know he would have the soundtrack.”
Mr. Klein liked science fiction and fantasy novels, including the work of Anne McCaffrey and Piers Anthony.
“He loved naps,” his nephew said. “Multiple naps every day.”
And, working with cream cheese, cheddar and Worcestershire sauce, “He made the world’s best scrambled eggs,” he said.
In addition to his nephew, Mr. Klein is survived by his niece Elizabeth Ayres. Funeral arrangements are pending.


chicagosun-times--2020-10-22--7 shot Wednesday in Chicago

7 shot Wednesday in Chicago

Seven people were shot Wednesday in Chicago .
In the latest shooting a woman was wounded when she was shot in Washington Park on the South Side .
The woman , 24 , was shot in the arm about 8:20 p.m. as she walked on the sidewalk in the 6200 block of South Michigan Avenue , Chicago police said .
The woman showed up at the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition , police said .
Two people were shot in West Garfield Park , including a 53-year-old man who was left in critical condition .
Someone fired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ block of West Jackson Boulevard , striking the 53-year-old in the abdomen and a 33-year-old man in the foot , police said .
Both men were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital , where the older man was in critical condition and the younger man was in good condition , police said .
About an hour and a half prior a licensed gun owner shot someone who allegedly broke into his home in Albany Park on the Northwest Side .
The 46-year-old man heard what appeared to be someone breaking into his home at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ North Kenneth Avenue , according to police .
He went to investigate and was confronted by a 58-year-old man who doesn ’ t live there .
The homeowner shot the man in the forearm during a scuffle , police said .
The 58-year-old ran away but was later taken into custody and brought to Swedish Covenant Hospital in good condition .
A police source said the 46-year-old has a valid FOID card and concealed-carry license .
A man was shot while riding a bicycle in Englewood on the South Side .
The 58-year-old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ p.m. in the 6900 block of South Justine Street when a dark-colored sedan pulled up and someone inside shot at him , according to police .
He was hit in the left arm and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center , where his condition was stabilized , police said .
Minutes prior , a man was wounded by gunfire in Roseland on the Far South Side .
The 27-year-old was shot in the right leg about 12:50 p.m. in the first block of West 108th Place , police said .
Details @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which hospital he was taken to were not immediately available , police said .
The day ’ s first reported shooting wounded a man in Gresham on the South Side .
The 24-year-old was sitting in a parked car about 11:35 a.m. in the 8400 block of South Throop Street when a white SUV approached and someone inside started shooting , according to police .
He was hit in the forehead and hand and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn , where his condition was stabilized , police said .
Read @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city ’ s homicides .

Seven people were wounded in shootings Wednesday throughout Chicago, including a 24-year-old woman shot in Washington Park on the South Side.
He was walking on a sidewalk about 8:20 p.m. in the 6200 block of South Michigan Avenue when shots rang out, Chicago police said. She showed to the University of Chicago Medical Center with a gunshot wound to her arm. Police said she was listed in fair condition.
At 6:10 p.m., too people were shot in West Garfield Park, including a 53-year-old man who was left in critical condition. Someone fired shots in the 4400 block of West Jackson Boulevard, striking the 53-year-old in the abdomen and a 33-year-old man in the foot, police said. Both were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where the older man was in critical condition and the younger man was in good condition.
About 4:50 p.m., a licensed gun owner shot someone who allegedly broke into his home in Albany Park on the Northwest Side. The 46-year-old man heard what appeared to be someone breaking into his home in the 4800 block of North Kenneth Avenue, according to police. He went to investigate and was confronted by a 58-year-old man who doesn’t live there.
The homeowner shot the man in the forearm during a scuffle, police said. The 58-year-old ran away but was later taken into custody and brought to Swedish Covenant Hospital in good condition. A police source said the 46-year-old has a valid FOID card and concealed-carry license.
About 1:10 p.m. a man was shot while riding a bicycle in Englewood on the South Side. The 58-year-old was riding the bike north in the 6900 block of South Justine Street when a dark-colored sedan pulled up and someone inside shot at him, police said. He was hit in the arm and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where his condition stabilized.
Minutes earlier, a man was wounded by gunfire in Roseland on the Far South Side. The 27-year-old was shot in the right leg about 12:50 p.m. in the first block of West 108th Place, police said. Details about the man’s condition and which hospital he was taken to were not immediately released.
The day’s first reported shooting wounded a man in Gresham on the South Side. The 24-year-old was sitting in a parked car about 11:35 a.m. in the 8400 block of South Throop Street when a white SUV approached and someone inside started shooting, according to police. He was hit in the forehead and hand and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where his condition was stabilized.
On Tuesday, five people were shot in a 24-hour period citywide.
Read more on crime, and track the city’s homicides.


chicagosun-times--2020-10-22--Man crashes, struck by car, on Lake Shore Drive near Lincoln Park

A man crashed and then was struck by a car as he exited his vehicle Wednesday on Lake Shore Drive @ @ @ @ @ North Side .
About 11:20 p.m. the 19-year-old was driving a Hyundai sedan south on @ @ @ @ @ he lost control in the 2400 block of North Lake Shore Drive , and crashed @ @ @ @ @ Chicago police said .
As the man and his passenger got out of the car @ @ @ @ @ a Chevy sedan , police said .
The 19-year-old was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital @ @ @ @ @ said .

A man crashed and then was struck by a car as he exited his vehicle Wednesday on Lake Shore Drive near Lincoln Park on the North Side.
About 11:20 p.m. the 19-year-old was driving a Hyundai sedan south on Lake Shore Drive, when he lost control in the 2400 block of North Lake Shore Drive, and crashed into the median wall, Chicago police said.
As the man and his passenger got out of the car, he was struck by a Chevy sedan, police said.
The 19-year-old was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in fair condition, police said.
Chicago police are investigating.


chicagosun-times--2020-10-21--Man charged with shooting that left man dead, 13-year-old girl critically wounded in Humboldt Park

A West Garfield Park man is facing felony charges in connection with a shooting that left a man dead and @ @ @ @ @ last week in Humboldt Park on the West Side .
James Murphy , 21 , @ @ @ @ @ of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree attempted murder for the Oct. 13 shooting @ @ @ @ @ Murphy allegedly opened fire on the pair from a vehicle as they stood on a @ @ @ @ @ of North Lawndale Avenue , police said .
Raekwon Stafford , 23 , was killed @ @ @ @ @ 13 , was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition .
Murphy was arrested Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ man who allegedly fired the gun , police said .
He is due in bond @ @ @ @ @ on crime , and track the city ’ s homicides .

A West Garfield Park man is facing felony charges in connection with a shooting that left a man dead and a teenage girl critically wounded last week in Humboldt Park on the West Side.
James Murphy, 21, was charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree attempted murder for the Oct. 13 shooting, Chicago police said.
James Murphy Chicago police
Murphy allegedly opened fire on the pair from a vehicle as they stood on a porch in the 900 block of North Lawndale Avenue, police said. Raekwon Stafford, 23, was killed, while the girl, 13, was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.
Murphy was arrested Tuesday after being identified as the man who allegedly fired the gun, police said.
He is due in bond court Thursday.
Read more on crime, and track the city’s homicides.


chicagosun-times--2020-10-21--Brandon Lowe homers twice as Rays even World Series with 6-4 win in Game 2

ARLINGTON , Texas — Brandon Lowe busted out early and Tampa Bay ’ s bullpen hung on late .
Lowe shook loose from his extended postseason slump with two opposite-field home runs , and Tampa Bay held off Los Angeles 6-4 on Wednesday night to square the World Series at one game apiece .
“ Yeah , those felt really good , ” said Lowe , a 2019 All-Star who led the Rays with 14 homers and 37 RBIs this season .
“ It felt great to kind of get back and contribute to the team .
You know , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the past month — it felt really good to get back and actually start doing stuff again.
” Blake Snell struck out nine in 4 2/3 innings for the Rays and didn ’ t allow a hit until Chris Taylor ’ s two-run homer trimmed it to 5-2 in the fifth .
The Dodgers threatened to complete a big comeback in the eighth , but Tampa Bay ’ s relievers held firm .
Lowe and Joey Wendle each drove in three runs for the Rays .
Nick Anderson got four outs for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ save when he struck out Taylor , the only batter he faced .
Left-hander Aaron Loup also did a nice job , throwing a called third strike past Cody Bellinger with a runner on second to end the eighth before retiring the first two hitters in the ninth .
After an off day , Game 3 in the best-of-seven Series matches two big-game pitchers starting on extra rest Friday night .
Charlie Morton gets the ball for Tampa Bay against Walker Buehler .
Lowe hit an opposite-field solo homer to left-center in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American League champion Rays ahead for the first time at this neutral-site World Series with their 27th home run of the postseason , matching a major league record .
The second baseman was hitting .107 this postseason , and in an even worse 4-for-48 slide ( .083 ) the past 13 games since the start of the AL Division Series .
“ Sometimes guys , you ’ ve got to allow them to go through some tough patches , and he ’ s been in one , ” Rays manager Kevin Cash said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a little while , but he can get as hot as anybody in baseball.
” By the time he went deep again in the fifth , his second opposite-field shot of the game and the entire season — with a runner on against Dustin May , already the fourth Dodgers pitcher — it was 5-0 .
Will Smith and NLCS MVP Corey Seager also homered for the Dodgers .
Seager ’ s solo shot in the eighth was his seventh homer and 16th RBI , extended the franchise records he had already set @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most homers by a shortstop in any MLB postseason .
Snell already had all his strikeouts when he walked Kiké Hernández with two outs in the fifth before Taylor , the No .
9 batter , homered on his 80th pitch .
The Rays ace was out of the game two batters later , after Mookie Betts walked and Seager singled .
“ He was outstanding , ” Cash said .
“ The slider from my vantage looked like it was a really good weapon for him .
He was awesome .
Gave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ got out of the jam with a strikeout of Justin Turner .
The Dodgers knew it would be primarily a bullpen game using various arms , instead of bringing back Buehler on short rest after ace lefty Clayton Kershaw threw six strong innings in their 8-3 win Tuesday night in Game 1 .
Four of the first five LA pitchers allowed runs , with Dylan Floro keeping a clean slate after benefiting from a nice defensive play and a replay review that ended the second .
The Dodgers were the first team to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ innings of a World Series game since the Oakland Athletics against Cincinnati in Game 3 of the 1990 World Series .
Gonsolin , the rookie right-hander who started , allowed Lowe ’ s first homer and was done after 1 1/3 innings .
That was the shortest start in a World Series game since San Francisco ’ s Jake Peavy was done after giving up five runs in 1 1-/ innings in a 10-0 loss at Kansas City in Game 6 of the 2014 World Series .
Snell threw only 10 pitches in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Betts and Turner .
After 11 of his first 15 pitches in the second inning were balls , among two walks and a strikeout , the 2018 Al Cy Young Award winner retired the next 10 batters until the walk to Hernández in the fifth .
The left-hander was attacking with breaking pitches in the strike zone , not his usual pattern , since the Dodgers don ’ t often chase .
But Los Angeles didn ’ t get many bats on the ball against him .
But less than a week after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Snell out of Game 6 of the ALCS after four innings , he still hasn ’ t completed six innings in a game since July 2019 .
Smith homered for Los Angeles in the sixth off Anderson .
A bobble by Hernández at second base proved costly , taking away a potential inning-ending double play in the fourth before the Dodgers changed pitchers again and gave up two runs .
With one out and Randy Arozarena at first , Ji-Man Choi hit a grounder to Hernández , and by time the second baseman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Seager ’ s relay throw was late .
Manuel Margot then greeted May , the third reliever , with a single before Wendle ’ s two-run double into the right-center gap for a 3-0 lead .
Rays : Morton faces the first time since the 2017 World Series , when he pitched the final four innings for the Astros in Game 7 .
Morton also pitched in Game 4 that Series , when he limited LA to one run and three hits while striking out seven over 6 1/3 innings — a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ five-run ninth .
Dodgers : Buehler ’ s only previous World Series start was Game 3 against Boston in 2018 , when he threw seven scoreless innings in the only game the Dodgers won against Betts and the Red Sox in that Series .

ARLINGTON, Texas — Brandon Lowe busted out early and Tampa Bay’s bullpen hung on late.
Rays and Dodgers, tied in Texas.
Lowe shook loose from his extended postseason slump with two opposite-field home runs, and Tampa Bay held off Los Angeles 6-4 on Wednesday night to square the World Series at one game apiece.
“Yeah, those felt really good,” said Lowe, a 2019 All-Star who led the Rays with 14 homers and 37 RBIs this season. “It felt great to kind of get back and contribute to the team. You know, they’ve been doing so well for the past month — it felt really good to get back and actually start doing stuff again.”
Blake Snell struck out nine in 4 2/3 innings for the Rays and didn’t allow a hit until Chris Taylor’s two-run homer trimmed it to 5-2 in the fifth. The Dodgers threatened to complete a big comeback in the eighth, but Tampa Bay’s relievers held firm.
Lowe and Joey Wendle each drove in three runs for the Rays.
Nick Anderson got four outs for the win. Diego Castillo earned the save when he struck out Taylor, the only batter he faced.
Left-hander Aaron Loup also did a nice job, throwing a called third strike past Cody Bellinger with a runner on second to end the eighth before retiring the first two hitters in the ninth.
After an off day, Game 3 in the best-of-seven Series matches two big-game pitchers starting on extra rest Friday night. Charlie Morton gets the ball for Tampa Bay against Walker Buehler.
Lowe hit an opposite-field solo homer to left-center in the first off Tony Gonsolin, putting the American League champion Rays ahead for the first time at this neutral-site World Series with their 27th home run of the postseason, matching a major league record. The second baseman was hitting .107 this postseason, and in an even worse 4-for-48 slide (.083) the past 13 games since the start of the AL Division Series.
“Sometimes guys, you’ve got to allow them to go through some tough patches, and he’s been in one,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “He will go quiet for a little while, but he can get as hot as anybody in baseball.”
By the time he went deep again in the fifth, his second opposite-field shot of the game and the entire season — with a runner on against Dustin May, already the fourth Dodgers pitcher — it was 5-0.
Will Smith and NLCS MVP Corey Seager also homered for the Dodgers. Seager’s solo shot in the eighth was his seventh homer and 16th RBI, extended the franchise records he had already set this postseason. Those are also the most homers by a shortstop in any MLB postseason.
Snell already had all his strikeouts when he walked Kiké Hernández with two outs in the fifth before Taylor, the No. 9 batter, homered on his 80th pitch. The Rays ace was out of the game two batters later, after Mookie Betts walked and Seager singled.
“He was outstanding,” Cash said. “The slider from my vantage looked like it was a really good weapon for him. He was awesome. Gave us everything that we needed.”
Anderson got out of the jam with a strikeout of Justin Turner.
The Dodgers knew it would be primarily a bullpen game using various arms, instead of bringing back Buehler on short rest after ace lefty Clayton Kershaw threw six strong innings in their 8-3 win Tuesday night in Game 1.
Four of the first five LA pitchers allowed runs, with Dylan Floro keeping a clean slate after benefiting from a nice defensive play and a replay review that ended the second. The Dodgers were the first team to use four pitchers within the first four innings of a World Series game since the Oakland Athletics against Cincinnati in Game 3 of the 1990 World Series.
Gonsolin, the rookie right-hander who started, allowed Lowe’s first homer and was done after 1 1/3 innings. That was the shortest start in a World Series game since San Francisco’s Jake Peavy was done after giving up five runs in 1 1-/ innings in a 10-0 loss at Kansas City in Game 6 of the 2014 World Series.
Snell threw only 10 pitches in a 1-2-3 first that included strikeouts of Betts and Turner. After 11 of his first 15 pitches in the second inning were balls, among two walks and a strikeout, the 2018 Al Cy Young Award winner retired the next 10 batters until the walk to Hernández in the fifth.
The left-hander was attacking with breaking pitches in the strike zone, not his usual pattern, since the Dodgers don’t often chase. But Los Angeles didn’t get many bats on the ball against him. But less than a week after an aggressive hook by Cash to take Snell out of Game 6 of the ALCS after four innings, he still hasn’t completed six innings in a game since July 2019.
Smith homered for Los Angeles in the sixth off Anderson.
A bobble by Hernández at second base proved costly, taking away a potential inning-ending double play in the fourth before the Dodgers changed pitchers again and gave up two runs.
With one out and Randy Arozarena at first, Ji-Man Choi hit a grounder to Hernández, and by time the second baseman gathered the ball to get the force, Seager’s relay throw was late. Manuel Margot then greeted May, the third reliever, with a single before Wendle’s two-run double into the right-center gap for a 3-0 lead.
Wendle added a sacrifice fly in the sixth.
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Rays: Morton faces the first time since the 2017 World Series, when he pitched the final four innings for the Astros in Game 7. Morton also pitched in Game 4 that Series, when he limited LA to one run and three hits while striking out seven over 6 1/3 innings — a game the Dodgers won 6-2 after a five-run ninth.
Dodgers: Buehler’s only previous World Series start was Game 3 against Boston in 2018, when he threw seven scoreless innings in the only game the Dodgers won against Betts and the Red Sox in that Series.


chicagosun-times--2020-10-21--Horoscope for Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020

Horoscope for Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions until after 11 p.m. Chicago time .
The moon is in Capricorn .
Today you feel upbeat and energetic , particularly when dealing with parents , teachers , bosses or the police — anyone in a position of authority .
You might use your influence with them to help a third party or improve a situation , especially if you have strong feelings about it .
Today you might be involved with others on matters related to politics , religion or racial issues .
You might even be involved in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media ?
You have strong feelings about issues today , which is why you might try to convince others to agree with you .
This is a pretty good day to discuss inheritances , banking issues and insurance matters because on the whole , you feel upbeat and positive .
However , you might be insistent about something or vice versa , someone else might be equally as insistent .
Easy does it .
Be accommodating with others because the moon is still opposite your sign .
First , it is lined up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with others happy and more light-hearted .
Then it lines up with Pluto , which makes everything quite intense .
( You get the picture . )
Your involvement with groups will be successful today because people are happy to work together .
You also want to introduce improvements to your health , the way you do your work , or your job itself .
Trust in your ability to make these improvements because this is possible .
Flirtations , romantic connections , social outings plus playful activities with kids will be upbeat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elated dealing with others , especially related to the arts , the entertainment world and your kids .
Be patient with errors and delays due to Mercury retrograde .
Relations with family members will be excellent today .
This is the kind of day where you will get what you give , especially in terms of kindness , friendship and nurturing support .
However , you will also have strong feelings about family matters , perhaps a female relative .
You will be convincing talking to others today because the moon is lined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ house of communications .
Initially , your optimism will attract people to you .
However , soon you will want to drive your point home in a persuasive manner .
( Watch out world . )
Today you are focused on financial matters , cash flow and earnings .
You might have some excellent money-making ideas .
You might see ways to boost your income or make money on the side .
Some of you will see new uses for something that you already own .
( Clever you . )
The moon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Jupiter and Pluto .
In one way , this makes you feel happy and upbeat ; but in another way , it makes you intense and determined .
Think about ways that you can improve your appearance because this is possible today .
Ideas ?
It ’ s curious because you have strong feelings but you ’ re keeping them to yourself .
Possibly , they are so hidden , you are not even consciously aware of them .
This could be why you are so convincing in your conversations with others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enjoy the company of friends , clubs , groups and organizations .
You might want to make plans for the future or set goals .
Someone , and it could be you , has big ideas about how to improve things .
If Your Birthday Is Today Actor Bob Odenkirk ( 1962 ) shares your birthday .
Friends and family appreciate your witty conversation and your loyalty .
You are winding up things you began nine years ago by letting go of what is no longer relevant and moving on to something new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this as a time of loss .
Au contraire .
You are lightening your load to make room for new beginnings !

Moon Alert
There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions until after 11 p.m. Chicago time. The moon is in Capricorn.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today you feel upbeat and energetic, particularly when dealing with parents, teachers, bosses or the police — anyone in a position of authority. You might use your influence with them to help a third party or improve a situation, especially if you have strong feelings about it.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today you might be involved with others on matters related to politics, religion or racial issues. You might even be involved in the news or be more vocal on social media? You have strong feelings about issues today, which is why you might try to convince others to agree with you.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
This is a pretty good day to discuss inheritances, banking issues and insurance matters because on the whole, you feel upbeat and positive. However, you might be insistent about something or vice versa, someone else might be equally as insistent. Easy does it.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Be accommodating with others because the moon is still opposite your sign. First, it is lined up with Jupiter, which makes your relations with others happy and more light-hearted. Then it lines up with Pluto, which makes everything quite intense. (You get the picture.)
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Your involvement with groups will be successful today because people are happy to work together. You also want to introduce improvements to your health, the way you do your work, or your job itself. Trust in your ability to make these improvements because this is possible.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Flirtations, romantic connections, social outings plus playful activities with kids will be upbeat and lively today! You will feel elated dealing with others, especially related to the arts, the entertainment world and your kids. Be patient with errors and delays due to Mercury retrograde.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Relations with family members will be excellent today. This is the kind of day where you will get what you give, especially in terms of kindness, friendship and nurturing support. However, you will also have strong feelings about family matters, perhaps a female relative.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
You will be convincing talking to others today because the moon is lined up with Jupiter and Pluto in your house of communications. Initially, your optimism will attract people to you. However, soon you will want to drive your point home in a persuasive manner. (Watch out world.)
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today you are focused on financial matters, cash flow and earnings. You might have some excellent money-making ideas. You might see ways to boost your income or make money on the side. Some of you will see new uses for something that you already own. (Clever you.)
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
The moon is still in your sign lined up with Jupiter and Pluto. In one way, this makes you feel happy and upbeat; but in another way, it makes you intense and determined. Think about ways that you can improve your appearance because this is possible today. Ideas?
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
It’s curious because you have strong feelings but you’re keeping them to yourself. Possibly, they are so hidden, you are not even consciously aware of them. This could be why you are so convincing in your conversations with others.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
This is a good day to enjoy the company of friends, clubs, groups and organizations. You might want to make plans for the future or set goals. Someone, and it could be you, has big ideas about how to improve things.
If Your Birthday Is Today
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chicagosun-times--2020-10-21--Waukegan police say shooting that killed Black teen was in self-defense; protesters question it

The fatal police shooting of a young Black man in Waukegan on Tuesday night is provoking questions and outrage about @ @ @ @ @ authorities said the officer who fired feared for his life .
Black Lives Matter Lake @ @ @ @ @ peaceful protest Thursday starting from the location where a 19-year-old was shot .
The situation @ @ @ @ @ when a Waukegan officer fired into a vehicle in self-defense after the driver started reversing @ @ @ @ @ it , police Cmdr .
Edgar Navarro said Wednesday .
The officer is Hispanic and @ @ @ @ @ force .
The driver , a Black woman in her 20s from Waukegan , suffered @ @ @ @ @ to recover , officials said .
The shooting has been turned over to Illinois State @ @ @ @ @ findings will be given to Lake County State ’ s Attorney Michael Nerheim .
For @ @ @ @ @ read the Daily Herald .

The fatal police shooting of a young Black man in Waukegan on Tuesday night is provoking questions and outrage about whether it was justified although authorities said the officer who fired feared for his life.
Black Lives Matter Lake County Chapter representatives plan a peaceful protest Thursday starting from the location where a 19-year-old was shot.
The situation unfolded shortly before midnight Tuesday when a Waukegan officer fired into a vehicle in self-defense after the driver started reversing as the officer walked toward it, police Cmdr. Edgar Navarro said Wednesday. The officer is Hispanic and a 5-year veteran of the force.
The driver, a Black woman in her 20s from Waukegan, suffered serious injuries but is expected to recover, officials said.
The shooting has been turned over to Illinois State Police to investigate and their findings will be given to Lake County State’s Attorney Michael Nerheim.
For more on this story, read the Daily Herald.


chicagosun-times--2020-10-21--Off-duty cop carjacked at gunpoint in Calumet Heights

An off-duty Chicago police officer was carjacked at gunpoint Wednesday in Calumet Heights on the South Side , according to @ @ @ @ @ p.m. , someone approached the officer with a gun in the 1600 block of East @ @ @ @ @ Kia , Chicago police said .
The officer handed her things over , and the @ @ @ @ @ and drove away , police said .
No one is in custody as Area Two @ @ @ @ @ on crime , and track the city ’ s homicides .

An off-duty Chicago police officer was carjacked at gunpoint Wednesday in Calumet Heights on the South Side, according to police sources.
About 8 p.m., someone approached the officer with a gun in the 1600 block of East 95th Street and demanded her Kia, Chicago police said.
The officer handed her things over, and the carjacker got into her Kia and drove away, police said.
No one is in custody as Area Two detectives investigate.
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chicagosun-times--2020-10-21--Family of man killed during traffic stop conducted by state police dispute official version of his s

Family of man killed during traffic stop conducted by state police dispute official version of his shooting death

Attorneys representing family members of Darren Green Jr. argued Wednesday that Green was not shot during a struggle over a gun with state troopers earlier this month following a traffic stop in south suburban Harvey , but rather was the victim of excessive force who was shot by police in the head .
On Oct. 7 Green was a passenger in an SUV that was pulled over at 147th and Halsted about 12:30 a.m. A dashcam video released by state police shows two troopers pulling over the vehicle and asking the female driver why she didn ’ t have her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Green was shot when his gun went off during a struggle that happened inside the car , according to state police .
At a news conference Wednesday , Andre Grant , a lawyer representing Green ’ s family , argued there was no struggle for the gun .
Grant said the video shows a trooper on the driver ’ s side lean into the car and briefly emerge with the gun in his hand before again leaning into the car , which seconds later jolts forward and crashes into a bus stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video the officer take the gun out of the car , he has possession of the gun and what he was supposed to do was secure the weapon , that ’ s the first thing you ’ re taught , secure that weapon , instead of doing that , he went back into the car , ” Grant said .
“ What we know for certain is there is no struggle over the gun ; Darren Green Jr. was shot in the back of his head , ” said Grant , who filed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on behalf of family members .
A spokeswoman for the Cook County medical examiner ’ s office said Green was shot in the head but could not immediately confirm he was shot in the back of the head .
The state police issued a statement Wednesday : “ The Division of Internal Investigation is committed to transparency as they investigate all officer involved shootings .
... To respect the integrity of this ongoing investigation , the Illinois State Police can not comment further at this time.
” Green , who was from Chicago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a son to be born in January , his attorneys said .
Grant said he has no confidence that state police can effectively investigate its own troopers and said he sent letters to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Cook County State ’ s Attorney Kim Foxx requesting independent investigations .
A spokeswoman for Foxx said her office reviews all police shootings but couldn ’ t comment further .
A spokeswoman for Raoul didn ’ t immediately respond .
“ I want justice for my son , ” said Green ’ s father @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unjust , and this is a constant thing that ’ s going on with these young Black males out here .
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Attorneys representing family members of Darren Green Jr. argued Wednesday that Green was not shot during a struggle over a gun with state troopers earlier this month following a traffic stop in south suburban Harvey, but rather was the victim of excessive force who was shot by police in the head.
On Oct. 7 Green was a passenger in an SUV that was pulled over at 147th and Halsted about 12:30 a.m. A dashcam video released by state police shows two troopers pulling over the vehicle and asking the female driver why she didn’t have her headlights on.
A short time later, Green was shot when his gun went off during a struggle that happened inside the car, according to state police.
At a news conference Wednesday, Andre Grant, a lawyer representing Green’s family, argued there was no struggle for the gun. Grant said the video shows a trooper on the driver’s side lean into the car and briefly emerge with the gun in his hand before again leaning into the car, which seconds later jolts forward and crashes into a bus stop.
“We can see on the video the officer take the gun out of the car, he has possession of the gun and what he was supposed to do was secure the weapon, that’s the first thing you’re taught, secure that weapon, instead of doing that, he went back into the car,” Grant said.
“What we know for certain is there is no struggle over the gun; Darren Green Jr. was shot in the back of his head,” said Grant, who filed a wrongful death suit in Cook County on behalf of family members.
A spokeswoman for the Cook County medical examiner’s office said Green was shot in the head but could not immediately confirm he was shot in the back of the head.
The state police issued a statement Wednesday: “The Division of Internal Investigation is committed to transparency as they investigate all officer involved shootings. ... To respect the integrity of this ongoing investigation, the Illinois State Police cannot comment further at this time.”
Green, who was from Chicago, had two children and was expecting a son to be born in January, his attorneys said.
Grant said he has no confidence that state police can effectively investigate its own troopers and said he sent letters to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx requesting independent investigations.
A spokeswoman for Foxx said her office reviews all police shootings but couldn’t comment further. A spokeswoman for Raoul didn’t immediately respond.
“I want justice for my son,” said Green’s father, Darren Green Sr. “ This is unjust, and this is a constant thing that’s going on with these young Black males out here.”
Donna Jones, the mother of Darren Green Jr., in blue, embraces a family member after a press conference Wednesday at the Parkway Ballroom in Bronzeville. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times


chicagosun-times--2020-10-22--The simple math of ‘excess mortality’ — this pandemic kills

Just how deadly is COVID-19 ?
The answer to that question should guide every decision our nation makes as to how to keep ourselves and others safe , yet it has proven maddeningly difficult to nail down and agree upon .
In part , the problem has been one of science .
Estimated mortality rates from COVID-19 have been revised , up and down , as scientists and health professionals have collected and analyzed new data and devised better medical treatments .
The problem has also been one of politics .
From the very beginning , there has been desire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right and most obviously President Trump , to downplay the deadliness of the virus .
They have found it more expedient to denigrate the science of the disease than to take the bold measures required — actions derided by anti-government conservatives and libertarians — to slow and contain the spread of the disease .
The basic argument made by those who seek to minimize the dangers of COVID-19 is that most people killed by the virus are quite old and already quite sick and on the verge of death anyway .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus were to jump out of a plane and his parachute failed to open , the skeptics joke , some liberal doctor would record the cause of death as COVID-19 .
Given this disagreement and doubt , it ’ s important to stress that there is , in fact , an emerging gold standard for measuring the deadliness of COVID-19 — something researchers call “ excess deaths.
” And by that sturdy standard , according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control , the virus actually is more deadly than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s a profoundly important message , from what traditionally has been one of our nation ’ s most trusted research institutions , at a time when rates of COVID-19 are surging again in the United States , including in Illinois .
State public health officials on Wednesday warned of a “ new wave ” of coronavirus cases and attributed an additional 69 deaths to COVID-19 — the most in a single day since June 17 .
From Jan. 26 through Oct. 3 , the CDC study found , the coronavirus caused nearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ That number includes not only deaths directly caused by the virus , but also about 100,000 indirectly related .
The CDC study attempted to count “ excess mortality ” in the United States , which is the total number of lives lost over and above historically expected levels — normal circumstances .
By doing so , the CDC effectively ruled out people who would have died anyway .
There would have been no big jump in the total numbers of deaths this year , compared to same period last year , had doctors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thousands of “ normal ” deaths as being due to COVID-19 .
Using this approach , the CDC study counted not only deaths officially attributed to the coronavirus , but also deaths that were misclassified or overlooked altogether .
Many of the deaths likely were of people who put off going to the hospital for fear of contracting the virus , or who received poorer medical care because of the pandemic ’ s crunch on the health care system .
The CDC study confirms one widely accepted fact , that the coronavirus has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Hispanics experienced an excess mortality rate of 54 % , while Black people saw a 33 % increase , but the increase for white people was just 12 % .
Less expected , the study also found that the virus is not as benign for younger Americans as generally believed .
While the coronavirus has mostly killed older Americans , the increase in excess deaths was highest — 26.5 % — among Americans ages 25 to 44 .
Hard facts such as these should motivate all of us to double down on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — wearing face masks , respecting social distancing and avoiding crowds .
They should encourage us , here in Illinois , to support Gov .
J.B. Pritzker ’ s renewal this week of COVID-19 restrictions in parts of the state , including Chicago ’ s south and west suburbs , that have seen rising positive testing rates .
The sad reality , though , as shown in a new national poll , is that Americans have lost trust “ across the board ” in the people and institutions informing them about the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump is trusted by the American people the very least — just 16 % — according to the poll by the Associated Press and others .
But even the CDC , after months of being bashed and politically pressured by the president , is rated as highly trusted by only 36 % of Americans .
Among Trump ’ s many deplorable acts , that may be among his most damaging — sowing unwarranted doubt in the integrity of the institutions , such as the CDC , that our nation must depend on most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s no denying the simple math of the CDC ’ s study .
This pandemic kills .

Just how deadly is COVID-19?
The answer to that question should guide every decision our nation makes as to how to keep ourselves and others safe, yet it has proven maddeningly difficult to nail down and agree upon.
In part, the problem has been one of science. Estimated mortality rates from COVID-19 have been revised, up and down, as scientists and health professionals have collected and analyzed new data and devised better medical treatments.
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The problem has also been one of politics. From the very beginning, there has been desire by many political leaders, mostly on the right and most obviously President Trump, to downplay the deadliness of the virus. They have found it more expedient to denigrate the science of the disease than to take the bold measures required — actions derided by anti-government conservatives and libertarians — to slow and contain the spread of the disease.
The basic argument made by those who seek to minimize the dangers of COVID-19 is that most people killed by the virus are quite old and already quite sick and on the verge of death anyway. And if a younger person who has the virus were to jump out of a plane and his parachute failed to open, the skeptics joke, some liberal doctor would record the cause of death as COVID-19.
Given this disagreement and doubt, it’s important to stress that there is, in fact, an emerging gold standard for measuring the deadliness of COVID-19 — something researchers call “excess deaths.” And by that sturdy standard, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control, the virus actually is more deadly than most news reports would suggest.
That’s a profoundly important message, from what traditionally has been one of our nation’s most trusted research institutions, at a time when rates of COVID-19 are surging again in the United States, including in Illinois. State public health officials on Wednesday warned of a “new wave” of coronavirus cases and attributed an additional 69 deaths to COVID-19 — the most in a single day since June 17.
From Jan. 26 through Oct. 3, the CDC study found, the coronavirus caused nearly 300,000 deaths in the United States. That number includes not only deaths directly caused by the virus, but also about 100,000 indirectly related.
The CDC study attempted to count “excess mortality” in the United States, which is the total number of lives lost over and above historically expected levels — normal circumstances. By doing so, the CDC effectively ruled out people who would have died anyway. There would have been no big jump in the total numbers of deaths this year, compared to same period last year, had doctors and coroners just been reclassifying tens of thousands of “normal” deaths as being due to COVID-19.
Using this approach, the CDC study counted not only deaths officially attributed to the coronavirus, but also deaths that were misclassified or overlooked altogether. Many of the deaths likely were of people who put off going to the hospital for fear of contracting the virus, or who received poorer medical care because of the pandemic’s crunch on the health care system.
The CDC study confirms one widely accepted fact, that the coronavirus has been particularly lethal for people of color. Hispanics experienced an excess mortality rate of 54%, while Black people saw a 33% increase, but the increase for white people was just 12%.
Less expected, the study also found that the virus is not as benign for younger Americans as generally believed. While the coronavirus has mostly killed older Americans, the increase in excess deaths was highest — 26.5% — among Americans ages 25 to 44.
Hard facts such as these should motivate all of us to double down on the basics of protection against the virus — wearing face masks, respecting social distancing and avoiding crowds. They should encourage us, here in Illinois, to support Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s renewal this week of COVID-19 restrictions in parts of the state, including Chicago’s south and west suburbs, that have seen rising positive testing rates.
The sad reality, though, as shown in a new national poll, is that Americans have lost trust “across the board” in the people and institutions informing them about the coronavirus — and that includes the CDC.
Trump is trusted by the American people the very least — just 16% — according to the poll by the Associated Press and others. But even the CDC, after months of being bashed and politically pressured by the president, is rated as highly trusted by only 36% of Americans.
Among Trump’s many deplorable acts, that may be among his most damaging — sowing unwarranted doubt in the integrity of the institutions, such as the CDC, that our nation must depend on most in times of crisis.
But there’s no denying the simple math of the CDC’s study. This pandemic kills.
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chicagosun-times--2020-10-22--Chicago Park District employee charged with sex assault of woman with special needs

A judge on Thursday kept in place a no-bail order for a Chicago Park District employee who allegedly was caught on camera sexually assaulting a woman with special needs whom he knew from his job .
Ernesto Alonso allegedly assaulted the woman Aug. 3 at the home she shares with her mother , who had cameras installed after becoming suspicious of Alonso , Cook County prosecutors said Thursday .
A park district spokesman said Thursday that Alonso is on an “ emergency suspension ” from his job , pending the outcome of an investigation .
In the video , Alonso @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a shower after the assault , and she can be heard calling him “ Ernie , ” prosecutors said .
The judge and prosecutors noted that the woman ’ s attacker can be seen wearing a park district shirt in the video .
After seeing footage of the attack , the woman ’ s mother took her to Saint Anthony Hospital , and the woman told a nurse about the assault .
According to prosecutors , a recent evaluation determined the woman ’ s mental capacity to be that of a 3-year-old .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ special recreation program at Harrison Park run by the park district as part of the Special Olympics , prosecutors said .
The woman has attended the program for many years .
On Fridays , employees , including Alonso , visited participants ’ homes and left gifts outside for them .
On one occasion , Alonso entered the woman ’ s apartment when her mother wasn ’ t home , and that prompted the mother to install the cameras , prosecutors said .
The woman ’ s mother identified Alonso as the person seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alonso as a person that she knew .

A judge on Thursday kept in place a no-bail order for a Chicago Park District employee who allegedly was caught on camera sexually assaulting a woman with special needs whom he knew from his job.
Ernesto Alonso allegedly assaulted the woman Aug. 3 at the home she shares with her mother, who had cameras installed after becoming suspicious of Alonso, Cook County prosecutors said Thursday.
A park district spokesman said Thursday that Alonso is on an “emergency suspension” from his job, pending the outcome of an investigation.
In the video, Alonso is heard telling the woman to take a shower after the assault, and she can be heard calling him “Ernie,” prosecutors said.
The judge and prosecutors noted that the woman’s attacker can be seen wearing a park district shirt in the video.
After seeing footage of the attack, the woman’s mother took her to Saint Anthony Hospital, and the woman told a nurse about the assault.
According to prosecutors, a recent evaluation determined the woman’s mental capacity to be that of a 3-year-old.
Alonso worked as a coach in a special recreation program at Harrison Park run by the park district as part of the Special Olympics, prosecutors said. The woman has attended the program for many years.
On Fridays, employees, including Alonso, visited participants’ homes and left gifts outside for them. On one occasion, Alonso entered the woman’s apartment when her mother wasn’t home, and that prompted the mother to install the cameras, prosecutors said.
The woman’s mother identified Alonso as the person seen in the video. The woman identified Alonso as a person that she knew.


chicagosun-times--2020-10-22--Man fatally shot in Back of the Yards

Man fatally shot in Back of the Yards

A 24-year-old man died Wednesday after being shot a day earlier in Back of the Yards .
He was found @ @ @ @ @ seat of a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head about 2:41 a.m. Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ South Hermitage Avenue , Chicago police said .
He was taken to Stroger Hospital in @ @ @ @ @ , identified as Misael Alvarez , died at the hospital at 3:49 p.m. the next @ @ @ @ @ medical examiner ’ s office said .
He lived in Back of the Yards .
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Area One detectives are investigating .
Read more on crime , and track the @ @ @ @ @

A 24-year-old man died Wednesday after being shot a day earlier in Back of the Yards.
He was found in the driver’s seat of a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head about 2:41 a.m. Tuesday in the 4600 block of South Hermitage Avenue, Chicago police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.
The man, identified as Misael Alvarez, died at the hospital at 3:49 p.m. the next day, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. He lived in Back of the Yards.
No arrests have been reported. Area One detectives are investigating.
Read more on crime, and track the city’s homicides.


chicagosun-times--2020-10-22--CPS refusing to allow teachers union to inspect schools, bargain over reopening, complaint says

The Chicago Teachers Union is accusing city officials of illegally refusing to bargain over school reopening conditions during the coronavirus pandemic as a return to classrooms for some students is expected next month .
The union ’ s claim comes in its third unfair labor practice complaint this academic year and also alleges Chicago Public Schools officials have canceled several scheduled appointments for a union-hired inspector to visit school buildings and conduct air quality checks .
“ CPS today formally told us that it is going to refuse to bargain with us over the decision as to when and how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said CTU deputy general counsel Thad Goodchild .
“ That decision is a mandatory subject of bargaining under Illinois law .
“ Their position is absurd , ” he said .
Goodchild pointed to an “ identical , parallel situation ” in August at Western Illinois University , where the faculty union alleged the university refused to bargain the terms of its reopening .
The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board , which will review the CTU ’ s case , sided with the union at WIU .
The CTU in its complaint is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resume good-faith bargaining .
If an injunction is granted , CPS would be ordered to reach an agreement with the union on several issues before it can proceed with any reopening plans .
Schools officials confirmed last week their plans to bring preschoolers and some special education students back to classrooms as early as November .
The CTU ’ s stance is that there are countless health and safety factors that go into a reopening decision , while CPS views the issue more narrowly and one that falls under its sole discretion .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the union , bargaining could put any planned reopening on hold for weeks as the two sides work through their differences .
“ Because CPS has refused to engage us in good faith since this summer , yeah , we ’ re further behind than we could be , ” Goodchild said .
“ But Boston and L.A. , most prominently , have reached agreements with their teachers unions .
And frankly , we don ’ t have to reinvent the wheel .
We can draw from those agreements .
We just need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it.
” CPS officials did not immediately respond to a request to comment .
Arnie Rivera , CPS ’ chief operating officer , said at a news conference last week that the district is inspecting ventilation systems and air quality at all schools before any students return .

The Chicago Teachers Union is accusing city officials of illegally refusing to bargain over school reopening conditions during the coronavirus pandemic as a return to classrooms for some students is expected next month.
The union’s claim comes in its third unfair labor practice complaint this academic year and also alleges Chicago Public Schools officials have canceled several scheduled appointments for a union-hired inspector to visit school buildings and conduct air quality checks.
“CPS today formally told us that it is going to refuse to bargain with us over the decision as to when and how to safely resume in-person instruction,” said CTU deputy general counsel Thad Goodchild. “That decision is a mandatory subject of bargaining under Illinois law.
“Their position is absurd,” he said.
Goodchild pointed to an “identical, parallel situation” in August at Western Illinois University, where the faculty union alleged the university refused to bargain the terms of its reopening. The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, which will review the CTU’s case, sided with the union at WIU.
The CTU in its complaint is seeking injunctive relief to force CPS to resume good-faith bargaining. If an injunction is granted, CPS would be ordered to reach an agreement with the union on several issues before it can proceed with any reopening plans. Schools officials confirmed last week their plans to bring preschoolers and some special education students back to classrooms as early as November.
The CTU’s stance is that there are countless health and safety factors that go into a reopening decision, while CPS views the issue more narrowly and one that falls under its sole discretion.
If the labor relations board agrees with the union, bargaining could put any planned reopening on hold for weeks as the two sides work through their differences.
“Because CPS has refused to engage us in good faith since this summer, yeah, we’re further behind than we could be,” Goodchild said. “But Boston and L.A., most prominently, have reached agreements with their teachers unions. And frankly, we don’t have to reinvent the wheel. We can draw from those agreements. We just need a willing partner in CPS to do it.”
The CTU’s contract does require workplace inspections if the union believes it’s being told to work in unsafe conditions, but it says those should be done by CPS and reviewed together with the CTU. The contract does not give the CTU rights to its own inspections.
CPS spokeswoman Emily Bolton said in an emailed statement that it’s the union, not the district, that is refusing to discuss a reopening plan.
“We are disheartened that CTU continues to obstruct and mislead the public about the necessary planning measures needed to prepare for a potential return to safe in-person learning,” Bolton said.
CPS has contracted third-party environmental hygienists to conduct air quality inspections and will make their findings public once they’re completed and before any in-person learning takes place, Bolton said. She added that it’s false that CPS has refused to negotiate and accused the union of “seeking the power to veto a potential decision” to return to classrooms.