chicagosuntimes--2020-02-22--Here are 20 quarterback options for the Bears

The Bears will spend the NFL Scouting Combine next week on a fact-finding mission — to learn about prospects , yes , but also about the shape of the offseason scramble for quarterbacks .
By the time they leave Indianapolis , the Bears should have a better idea of where their pursuit of a veteran to pair with Mitch Trubisky stands .
Chatter among agents and executives should bring into focus the cost of quarterbacks through free agency and in the trade market before the league year starts March 18 .
General manager Ryan Pace said last month that Trubisky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actions during the next month will speak louder than those words .
Pace likes to say he operates with a “ no-regrets mindset , ” but the Bears aren ’ t in position to splurge .
They have about $ 26.3 million in projected salary-cap space after accounting for their 51 most expensive contracts , according to Spotrac.com .
The league average is $ 44.4 million .
Just a year ago at the combine , Pace said the Bears expected backup Chase Daniel “ to be a Bear for a long time.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For all Daniel provided in mentorship the last two years , he has started only five times in his 10-year career .
At the least , Pace figures to add a veteran more capable of pushing Trubisky — and taking the starting job outright if he falters .
Below are 20 options the Bears have — some more likely than others : Would Brady dare leave the league ’ s dominant franchise for a warmer climate and a team needing an identity ( the Raiders ?
Chargers ? )
, or is he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to leverage the Patriots into adding offensive weapons ?
Bears ’ fit : Even if the Bears could afford him ( they can ’ t ) , why would he choose to come here ?
Brees announced Tuesday that he plans to return for another season with the Saints .
Now his two backups could head elsewhere .
Bears ’ fit : None .
He ’ s as much a part of New Orleans as etouffee and vomiting in the street .
Rivers already has said he won ’ t return to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moving his large family from Southern California to Florida .
Rivers , who is sixth all-time in passing yards , has been linked to the Buccaneers and Colts .
Warning : His 88.5 passer rating last season was 10 points below his career average .
Bears ’ fit : Remember when coach Matt Nagy said at the end of the season that Trubisky still needs to learn how to read defenses ?
Veteran wile would be an upgrade , though the soft-tossing Rivers is a bad fit in the cold and wind .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ figure to give Prescott the franchise tag and then try to negotiate a long-term deal with the best member of the 2020 free-agent class .
They can ’ t screw this up , can they ?
Bears ’ fit : The Bears don ’ t have the draft capital to trade for him or the money to give him a significant extension .
The 2015 No .
1 overall pick led the NFL with 5,109 passing yards — but also 30 interceptions , prompting LASIK surgery this offseason .
Asked in December if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , coach Bruce Arians said : “ If we can win with this one , we can definitely win with another one , too.
” Bears ’ fit : Winston would cause Nagy to lose whatever hair he has left .
For all of Trubisky ’ s flaws , he has thrown fewer interceptions in his NFL career than Winston did last year alone .
Drafted one spot after Winston , Mariota played his way out of a starting job last season .
Pace once thought highly enough of Mariota to ponder trading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rivals Trubisky and fits well in the Bears ’ offense .
Bears ’ fit : Mariota and Trubisky share the same agency , which probably doesn ’ t want one client taking the other ’ s starting job .
The Dolphins ’ No .
8 overall pick in 2012 re-emerged as the league ’ s Comeback Player of the Year last season .
After taking over for Mariota , he led the NFL with a 117.5 passer rating and got the Titans within one game of the Super Bowl .
He ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pairing Trubisky with a backup who has starting experience .
Bears ’ fit : The Titans figure to give Tannehill the franchise tag .
Bridgewater chose to stick with the Saints a year ago rather than start for his hometown Dolphins .
He then went 5-0 in replacing an injured Brees , including a 36-25 thumping of the Bears .
Bears ’ fit : Bridgewater has NFC North experience , but he hasn ’ t started more than five games since suffering a ghastly knee injury in August 2016 .
Would he sign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ promise him the starting job ?
Has he played well enough for the Bears to renounce Trubisky as the starter ?
Keenum has started at least eight games in each of the last four seasons , all with different teams .
He doesn ’ t figure to make it five .
Bears ’ fit : Keenum sits at the bottom of the tier of free-agent quarterbacks who were legitimate starters last season .
Signing him would allow the Bears to spend their limited funds to bulk up at other offensive positions — but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Signing an RFA often requires giving up draft picks to the player ’ s original team , depending on what tender is placed on him .
Tenders are due by March 18 : The most versatile player in the sport — Hill plays special teams , tight end and quarterback — starred for the Saints in their playoff loss to the Vikings .
Bears ’ fit : Fans dream on him , but the fact remains : He has completed six regular-season passes in his career , and he ’ s about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to cough up a draft pick for that ?
Allen was drafted by the Jaguars and later claimed by the Rams but didn ’ t make his NFL regular-season debut until last season , when he started three games for the Broncos .
Bears ’ fit : He ’ s not good enough to push Trubisky .
ERFAs almost always stay with their original team , who can keep them with merely a one-year , minimum-salary offer .
Starting 12 games for an injured Cam Newton last season , Allen won five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interceptions .
Bears ’ fit : The Panthers figure to bring him back for only $ 585,000 .
If the Raiders somehow land Brady , they have a way out of Carr ’ s deal .
Of the roughly $ 19 million they owe him in 2020 , only $ 2.9 million is guaranteed — and , because of offset language , that would vanish when another team pays him .
Bears ’ fit : Adding him would signal the end of the Trubisky era .
Age , health and solid skills give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trade target .
Khalil Mack certainly would vouch for his friend , whom he considers an elite competitor .
But would the Raiders trade another standout player to the Bears ?
If they don ’ t land Brady , what motivation do the Raiders have to move him at all ?
Newton had foot surgery in December .
He has less than a month to prove his health to teams that would otherwise pursue a quarterback in free agency .
Bears ’ fit : Former MVPs aren ’ t available often , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Since being named the best player in 2015 , though , Newton ’ s passer rating has been 82.64 .
He has one year left at $ 18.6 million but certainly would angle for a longer contact if traded .
The Bengals are set to pick Joe Burrow first and part with Dalton , who has one year and $ 17.5 million left on his contract .
If they can ’ t find a trade partner , they ’ ll likely just release him .
Bears ’ fit : He makes sense @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offensive coordinator Bill Lazor in Cincinnati , where he started 133 games in nine seasons .
He averaged 10 wins through his first five seasons but has only five in the four years since .
Foles signed a four-year , $ 88 million deal last offseason but didn ’ t win a game during an injury-shortened season with the Jaguars .
His contract , which guarantees him $ 45.1 million through the first two years , is an albatross .
Bears ’ fit : Nagy is fond of Foles , whom he coached @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him only makes sense if the Jaguars — who have Gardner Minshew waiting — send the Bears a Day 2 draft pick for their troubles .
Even that would require the Bears to create cap space .
Earlier this month , the Lions refuted a report — and a social-media post by their quarterback ’ s wife — that they were exploring trading Stafford .
His contract makes a move almost impossible anyway .
Bears ’ fit : The Bears can ’ t afford him .
And even if they could , why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ division rival ?
In November 2018 , Smith suffered a compound fracture of his right tibia that led to 17 surgeries and a sepsis scare .
He hasn ’ t played since but said in January he has dreams of returning .
Bears ’ fit : Nagy loves Smith , whom he tutored to the NFL ’ s best passer rating in 2017 .
He would be a perfect fit in Chicago , if he were healthy .
That ’ s a gigantic “ if.
” Flacco started eight games for the Broncos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a neck injury .
Bears ’ fit : The Bears aren ’ t trading for Flacco — even though he and Nagy are proud Delaware alums .
The 2018 No .
10 pick has played for two teams in as many years — and has failed to seize the starting job in either spot .
Bears ’ fit : Rosen isn ’ t the savvy veteran the Bears envision pairing with Trubisky .
WHAT ABOUT THE DRAFT ?
The Bears have no chance to land LSU ’ s Joe Burrow , Alabama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Justin Herbert , quarterbacks who all figure to be drafted in the top 10 in April .
If they use a pick on a quarterback later in the draft , he would join the Bears as their third passer – alongside Trubisky and whichever veteran the team lands in free agency .
Quarterbacks expected to fall into the second round and later include Utah State ’ s Jordan Love , Georgia ’ s Jake Fromm , Washington ’ s Jacob Eason , Colorado ’ s Steven Montez and Oklahoma ’ s Jalen @ @

The Bears will spend the NFL Scouting Combine next week on a fact-finding mission — to learn about prospects, yes, but also about the shape of the offseason scramble for quarterbacks.
By the time they leave Indianapolis, the Bears should have a better idea of where their pursuit of a veteran to pair with Mitch Trubisky stands. Chatter among agents and executives should bring into focus the cost of quarterbacks through free agency and in the trade market before the league year starts March 18.
General manager Ryan Pace said last month that Trubisky was his starter in 2020. His actions during the next month will speak louder than those words.
Pace likes to say he operates with a “no-regrets mindset,” but the Bears aren’t in position to splurge. They have about $26.3 million in projected salary-cap space after accounting for their 51 most expensive contracts, according to Spotrac.com. The league average is $44.4 million.
Just a year ago at the combine, Pace said the Bears expected backup Chase Daniel “to be a Bear for a long time.” That sentiment didn’t hold. For all Daniel provided in mentorship the last two years, he has started only five times in his 10-year career.
At the least, Pace figures to add a veteran more capable of pushing Trubisky — and taking the starting job outright if he falters.
Below are 20 options the Bears have — some more likely than others:
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The Hall of Famers
Tom Brady
Patriots 2000-present
Age during 2020 season: 43
Would Brady dare leave the league’s dominant franchise for a warmer climate and a team needing an identity (the Raiders? Chargers?), or is he using his first trip to free agency to leverage the Patriots into adding offensive weapons?
Bears’ fit: Even if the Bears could afford him (they can’t), why would he choose to come here?
Drew Brees
Chargers 2001-2005, Saints 2006-present
Age: 41
Brees announced Tuesday that he plans to return for another season with the Saints. Now his two backups could head elsewhere.
Bears’ fit: None. He’s as much a part of New Orleans as etouffee and vomiting in the street.
Philip Rivers
Chargers 2004-present
Age: 39
Rivers already has said he won’t return to the only team he has ever known, moving his large family from Southern California to Florida.
Rivers, who is sixth all-time in passing yards, has been linked to the Buccaneers and Colts. Warning: His 88.5 passer rating last season was 10 points below his career average.
Bears’ fit: Remember when coach Matt Nagy said at the end of the season that Trubisky still needs to learn how to read defenses? Veteran wile would be an upgrade, though the soft-tossing Rivers is a bad fit in the cold and wind.
The star in his prime
Dak Prescott
Cowboys 2016-present
Age: 27
The Cowboys figure to give Prescott the franchise tag and then try to negotiate a long-term deal with the best member of the 2020 free-agent class. They can’t screw this up, can they?
Bears’ fit: The Bears don’t have the draft capital to trade for him [were the Cowboys to extend him and then entertain such a thing] or the money to give him a significant extension.
Former first-rounders
Jameis Winston
Buccaneers 2015-present
Age: 26
The 2015 No. 1 overall pick led the NFL with 5,109 passing yards — but also 30 interceptions, prompting LASIK surgery this offseason. Asked in December if the Bucs could win with another quarterback, coach Bruce Arians said: “If we can win with this one, we can definitely win with another one, too.”
Bears’ fit: Winston would cause Nagy to lose whatever hair he has left. For all of Trubisky’s flaws, he has thrown fewer interceptions in his NFL career than Winston did last year alone.
Marcus Mariota
Titans 2015-present
Age: 27
Drafted one spot after Winston, Mariota played his way out of a starting job last season. Pace once thought highly enough of Mariota to ponder trading up to draft him. His athleticism rivals Trubisky and fits well in the Bears’ offense.
Bears’ fit: Mariota and Trubisky share the same agency, which probably doesn’t want one client taking the other’s starting job.
Ryan Tannehill
Dolphins 2012-18, Titans 2019-present
Age: 32
The Dolphins’ No. 8 overall pick in 2012 re-emerged as the league’s Comeback Player of the Year last season. After taking over for Mariota, he led the NFL with a 117.5 passer rating and got the Titans within one game of the Super Bowl. He’s a shining example of the value of pairing Trubisky with a backup who has starting experience.
Bears’ fit: The Titans figure to give Tannehill the franchise tag.
Teddy Bridgewater
Vikings 2014-17, Jets 2018, Saints 2018-present
Age: 28
Bridgewater chose to stick with the Saints a year ago rather than start for his hometown Dolphins. He then went 5-0 in replacing an injured Brees, including a 36-25 thumping of the Bears.
Bears’ fit: Bridgewater has NFC North experience, but he hasn’t started more than five games since suffering a ghastly knee injury in August 2016. Would he sign with a team that didn’t promise him the starting job? Has he played well enough for the Bears to renounce Trubisky as the starter?
A starter, technically
Case Keenum
Texans 2012-14, Rams 2014-16, Vikings 2017, Broncos 2018, Redskins 2019-present
Age: 32
Keenum has started at least eight games in each of the last four seasons, all with different teams. He doesn’t figure to make it five.
Bears’ fit: Keenum sits at the bottom of the tier of free-agent quarterbacks who were legitimate starters last season. Signing him would allow the Bears to spend their limited funds to bulk up at other offensive positions — but he certainly wouldn’t threaten Trubisky.
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Signing an RFA often requires giving up draft picks to the player’s original team, depending on what tender is placed on him. Tenders are due by March 18:
Taysom Hill
Saints 2017-present
Age: 30
The most versatile player in the sport — Hill plays special teams, tight end and quarterback — starred for the Saints in their playoff loss to the Vikings.
Bears’ fit: Fans dream on him, but the fact remains: He has completed six regular-season passes in his career, and he’s about to turn 30. Are the Bears going to cough up a draft pick for that?
Brandon Allen
Broncos 2019-present
Age: 28
Allen was drafted by the Jaguars and later claimed by the Rams but didn’t make his NFL regular-season debut until last season, when he started three games for the Broncos.
Bears’ fit: He’s not good enough to push Trubisky.
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ERFAs almost always stay with their original team, who can keep them with merely a one-year, minimum-salary offer.
Kyle Allen
Panthers 2018-present
Age: 24
Starting 12 games for an injured Cam Newton last season, Allen won five games and threw 19 touchdowns and 16 interceptions.
Bears’ fit: The Panthers figure to bring him back for only $585,000.
TRADE CANDIDATES
Derek Carr
Raiders 2014-present
Age: 29
If the Raiders somehow land Brady, they have a way out of Carr’s deal. Of the roughly $19 million they owe him in 2020, only $2.9 million is guaranteed — and, because of offset language, that would vanish when another team pays him.
Bears’ fit: Adding him would signal the end of the Trubisky era. Age, health and solid skills give Carr the highest floor of any realistic trade target. Khalil Mack certainly would vouch for his friend, whom he considers an elite competitor. Carr even posted a photo of he and Mack on his Instagram account this week. But would the Raiders trade another standout player to the Bears? If they don’t land Brady, what motivation do the Raiders have to move him at all?
Cam Newton
Panthers 2011-present
Age: 31
Newton had foot surgery in December. He has less than a month to prove his health to teams that would otherwise pursue a quarterback in free agency.
Bears’ fit: Former MVPs aren’t available often, and Newton might have another star turn left. Since being named the best player in 2015, though, Newton’s passer rating has been 82.64. He has one year left at $18.6 million but certainly would angle for a longer contact if traded.
Andy Dalton
Bengals 2011-present
Age: 33
The Bengals are set to pick Joe Burrow first and part with Dalton, who has one year and $17.5 million left on his contract. If they can’t find a trade partner, they’ll likely just release him.
Bears’ fit: He makes sense. Dalton worked closely with new Bears offensive coordinator Bill Lazor in Cincinnati, where he started 133 games in nine seasons. He averaged 10 wins through his first five seasons but has only five in the four years since.
Nick Foles
Eagles 2012-14, Rams 2015, Chiefs 2016, Eagles 2017-18, Jaguars 2019-present
Age: 31
Foles signed a four-year, $88 million deal last offseason but didn’t win a game during an injury-shortened season with the Jaguars. His contract, which guarantees him $45.1 million through the first two years, is an albatross.
Bears’ fit: Nagy is fond of Foles, whom he coached in Kansas City. But trading for him only makes sense if the Jaguars — who have Gardner Minshew waiting — send the Bears a Day 2 draft pick for their troubles. Even that would require the Bears to create cap space.
Matthew Stafford
Lions 2011-present
Age: 32
Earlier this month, the Lions refuted a report — and a social-media post by their quarterback’s wife — that they were exploring trading Stafford. His contract makes a move almost impossible anyway.
Bears’ fit: The Bears can’t afford him. And even if they could, why would the Lions ship him to a division rival?
Alex Smith
49ers 2005-12, Chiefs 2013-17, Redskins 2018-present
Age: 36
In November 2018, Smith suffered a compound fracture of his right tibia that led to 17 surgeries and a sepsis scare. He hasn’t played since but said in January he has dreams of returning.
Bears’ fit: Nagy loves Smith, whom he tutored to the NFL’s best passer rating in 2017. He would be a perfect fit in Chicago, if he were healthy. That’s a gigantic “if.”
Joe Flacco
Ravens 2008-18, Broncos 2019
Age: 35
Flacco started eight games for the Broncos last season before going on injured reserve with a neck injury.
Bears’ fit: The Bears aren’t trading for Flacco — even though he and Nagy are proud Delaware alums.
Josh Rosen
Cardinals 2018, Dolphins 2019-present
Age: 23
The 2018 No. 10 pick has played for two teams in as many years — and has failed to seize the starting job in either spot.
Bears’ fit: Rosen isn’t the savvy veteran the Bears envision pairing with Trubisky.
WHAT ABOUT THE DRAFT?
The Bears have no chance to land LSU’s Joe Burrow, Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa or Oregon’s Justin Herbert, quarterbacks who all figure to be drafted in the top 10 in April.
If they use a pick on a quarterback later in the draft, he would join the Bears as their third passer – alongside Trubisky and whichever veteran the team lands in free agency.
Quarterbacks expected to fall into the second round and later include Utah State’s Jordan Love, Georgia’s Jake Fromm, Washington’s Jacob Eason, Colorado’s Steven Montez and Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts.


chicagosuntimes--2020-02-22--East Chicago man charged with arson, battery

An Indiana man is accused of choking his girlfriend , setting her apartment on fire and scalding her son with hot water earlier this month in northwest Indiana .
Frank Oliver , 63 , faces multiple felony charges including aggravated battery , arson and strangulation , according to court documents filed Thursday in the Superior Court of Lake County .
East Chicago officers were dispatched Feb. 2 to the 3500 block of Guthrie Street after someone hung up a 911 call , according to an affidavit .
A woman on the scene told officers her apartment was on fire and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the building , and he was taken to St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago for treatment in police custody .
Earlier , Oliver and the woman got into an argument when she came home late , prosecutors said .
He allegedly choked her , scratched her and pulled her hair before she was able to run out across the courtyard to her mother ’ s apartment to get help .
Her son , who was living with his grandmother , told investigators his mother showed up about 10 a.m. , and he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to leave , prosecutors said .
However , Oliver allegedly came to the door with a pot of hot water and threw it in the son ’ s face , burning 17 % of his body and causing his skin to peel .
Oliver then closed the door .
The woman heard her son screaming and saw smoke coming from apartment , prosecutors said .
She and her sister threw bricks at a window and saw the blaze inside .
Her son was taken to a hospital in Chicago with second-degree burns to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face and chest , prosecutors said .
Fire officials found damage throughout the apartment and deemed it uninhabitable , prosecutors said .
Investigators determined the fire was set intentionally .
Bail for Oliver was set at $ 65,000 , according to court records .
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An Indiana man is accused of choking a girlfriend, setting her home on fire and scalding her son earlier this month in northwest Indiana.
Frank Oliver, 63, faces multiple felony charges including aggravated battery, arson and strangulation, according to court documents filed Thursday in the Superior Court of Lake County.
Authorities were called Feb. 2 to an East Chicago home after someone hung up a 911 call, according to an affidavit. A woman told officers her apartment was on fire and Oliver was inside. Firefighters rescued him from the building, and he was taken to St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago for treatment and put in police custody.
Earlier, Oliver and the woman got into an argument when she came home late, prosecutors said. He allegedly choked, scratched and pulled her hair before she was able to run to her mother’s home for help.
The son accompanied his mother to her apartment to ask Oliver to leave, prosecutors said. Oliver allegedly came to the door with a pot of hot water and threw it in the son’s face, burning 17% of his body. Oliver then shut the door.
The mother heard her son screaming and saw smoke coming from the apartment, prosecutors said. She and her sister threw bricks at a window and noticed a blaze inside.
The son was taken to a hospital in Chicago with second-degree burns to his arm, hands, neck, face and chest, prosecutors said.
The apartment was deemed uninhabitable because of the extensive damage, and it was ruled arson, prosecutors and fire officials said.
Bail for Oliver was set at $65,000, according to court records.
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chicagosuntimes--2020-02-22--Child stabbed in fight at Oak Lawn high school

A child was stabbed multiple times during a fight outside a high school Friday in southwest suburban Oak Lawn .
@ @ @ @ @ large fight ” involving about 15 people about 8:50 p.m. in the parking lot of @ @ @ @ @ , 9400 Southwest Highway , Oak Lawn police said in a statement .
One minor @ @ @ @ @ weren ’ t known , was hospitalized with three stab wounds , police said .
@ @ @ @ @ appear to be life-threatening .
It isn ’ t clear whether the child is a @ @ @ @ @ A basketball game was scheduled at the school from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday @ @ @ @ @ on the school ’ s website .
Oak Lawn police are investigating .
Anyone with @ @ @ @ @ asked to call police at 708-499-7721 or the tip line at 708-613-8477 .
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A child was stabbed multiple times during a fight outside a high school Friday in southwest suburban Oak Lawn.
Officers responded to a “large fight” involving about 15 people about 8:50 p.m. in the parking lot of Oak Lawn Community High School, 9400 Southwest Highway, Oak Lawn police said in a statement.
One minor, whose age and gender weren’t known, was hospitalized with three stab wounds, police said. The injuries didn’t appear to be life-threatening.
It isn’t clear whether the child is a student at the school. A basketball game was scheduled at the school from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, according to a calendar on the school’s website.
Oak Lawn police are investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 708-499-7721 or the tip line at 708-613-8477.
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chicagosuntimes--2020-02-22--Sky sign Alexis Prince to training-camp contract

The Sky signed former Baylor star Alexis Prince to a training-camp contract , a source told the Sun-Times on Saturday .
Prince , whom the Mercury picked 29th overall in 2017 , has spent most of the last two seasons playing in Europe and hasn ’ t appeared in a WNBA game since 2018 .
In 20 games — 18 with the Mercury in 2017 and two with the Dream in 2018 — the 6 ’ 2 forward averaged 2.1 points and one rebound .
S She ’ s currently playing for Adana Basket of the Turkish Women ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Jacksonville , Florida , was highly recruited out of high school .
She was the 16th-ranked prospect in the nation when she committed to Baylor in 2011 .
Over her four collegiate seasons , Prince averaged 8.1 points and four rebounds in 136 games .
With the addition of Prince , the Sky have 10 players signed for training camp , but could welcome in as many as 15 .
They ’ re expected to re-sign star point guard Courtney Vandersloot , who has verbally agreed to return , a source said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 8 pick in this year ’ s draft .

The Sky signed former Baylor star Alexis Prince to a training-camp contract, a source told the Sun-Times on Saturday.
Prince, whom the Mercury picked 29th overall in 2017, has spent most of the last two seasons playing in Europe and hasn’t appeared in a WNBA game since 2018. In 20 games — 18 with the Mercury in 2017 and two with the Dream in 2018 — the 6’2 forward averaged 2.1 points and one rebound. S
She’s currently playing for Adana Basket of the Turkish Women’s Basketball League.
Prince, who is from Jacksonville, Florida, was highly recruited out of high school. She was the 16th-ranked prospect in the nation when she committed to Baylor in 2011. Over her four collegiate seasons, Prince averaged 8.1 points and four rebounds in 136 games.
With the addition of Prince, the Sky have 10 players signed for training camp, but could welcome in as many as 15. They’re expected to re-sign star point guard Courtney Vandersloot, who has verbally agreed to return, a source said, and they have the No. 8 pick in this year’s draft.
Training camp opens April 26.


chicagosuntimes--2020-02-22--Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Lisel Mueller dies; Chicagoan was one of nation’s most honored writers

Lisel Mueller fled Germany at 15 and came to America , where she wrote in her poem “ Curriculum Vitae ” : “ In the new language everyone spoke too fast .
Eventually She caught up and more , using her “ new language ” to craft ravishing poems in English that would win her the Pulitzer Prize and many other literary awards .
“ I think it is the poet ’ s job to find the unconscious spring that unites all people , ” she once told the Chicago Sun-Times .
Ms. Mueller , who was living at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of aftereffects of pneumonia , according to her daughter Jenny .
She was 96 .
“ She ’ s a real classic American immigrant success story , ” her daughter said , “ and also the classic story not just of immigrant success , but also of refugee success.
” A teacher , lecturer , critic and author of seven books of poetry , Ms. Mueller won the Pulitzer in 1997 for “ Alive Together : New and Selected Poems.
” Her writing expressed the losses of the immigrant and history , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ domestic life , love and grief .
She was 73 and living in Lake Forest when she won the award .
The announcement came by telegram , she told the Associated Press .
A Western Union operator called to read her the news : “ You were awarded the Pulitzer poetry prize today .
Congratulations.
” Then the operator added , “ It ’ s nice to deliver good news for a change.
” Ms. Mueller said she was stunned and overwhelmed .
“ I had no idea I was in the running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interview .
“ But I will not deny that I enjoy having recognition and have people come to my readings and buy my books and tell me that they really respond to my poetry , ” she told the A.P .
“ I don ’ t want to just put my poetry in the drawer.
” Her work is taught in colleges across the country .
It ’ s a popular choice for teens reciting verse in Poetry Out Loud , a program of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have become increasingly popular objects of study in her native Germany , her daughter said .
Former U.S. poet laureate Rita Dove once praised her in the Washington Post for “ the disingenuous lyric whose darker undertones reverberate long after we have floated on its sunlit surface.
” She was a familiar figure in Chicago book circles .
In 1990 she received the Carl Sandburg Literary Arts Award from Sandburg ’ s daughter , Helga .
She spoke on panels with Studs Terkel , a fan who said after the Pulitzer win : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to win the big one.
” She attended readings by a writer she deeply admired — Illinois Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Brooks — to soak up the beauty of her fellow Pulitzer winner ’ s words .
And her compositions inspired Max Raimi , a violist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra , to write music that was performed by the CSO under the direction of maestro Riccardo Muti .
Her poetry “ hit me between the eyes , ” Raimi said .
Ms. Mueller was dubbed the laureate of Lake Forest .
For decades @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their family on the outskirts of the North Shore suburb — on land then still populated by cows — near Lambs Farm .
She was born Elisabeth Neumann and grew up in Hamburg , where her father ’ s anti-Nazi stance ended his teaching career .
Fritz C. Neumann left Germany and worked at schools in Italy , giving lessons to children who were German Jewish refugees .
Eventually he found work in the Midwest .
She recounted those days in “ Curriculum Vitae ” : My father was busy eluding the monsters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had ears .
I learned the burden of secrets .
In 1939 , she and her mother Ilse and sister Ingeborg fled Germany to join him .
They lived in Winnetka and later in Indiana , where her father taught French and German at what is now the University of Evansville .
Young Lisel attended the university , where she met her future husband Paul Mueller .
“ They were both very romantic and big lovers of the arts , ” their daughter said .
They married in 1943 while he was on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ World War II .
Ms. Mueller was not yet 20 .
“ They loved each other all their lives , ” their daughter said .
His support was crucial to Ms. Mueller ’ s achievements , according to their daughter .
In those days , without any academic appointments , “ She made a career , even though she was a ‘ suburban Illinois housewife , ’ and that does not happen without the support of her husband , ” she said .
He worked as an editor for Commerce Clearing House .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ have contributed to a freshness in her poetry .
“ I totally escaped all those things like ‘ Columbus ’ — you know , ‘ Behind him lay the gray Azores… ’ — that most poets in this country have had to put up with , ” she told the Chicago Daily News in 1976 .
“ So I didn ’ t have that influence to overcome .
You might say I began as a child of my century , with my first introduction coming from Edna St. Vincent Millay , Louise Bogan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ My poems are very personal .
They generally start from a concrete experience , a specific situation , and then they take off to something else , ” she said in a 1976 Sun-Times interview .
“ Years ago , when one of my daughters still had trouble with concepts of time , she made a list headed , ‘ Things I will need in the past.
’ That heading triggered a poem I called ‘ Palindrome.
’ It was about a woman moving backward in time , from death to birth.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Daily News and Poetry magazine ; taught at Elmhurst College , Goddard College and the University of Chicago , and helped found the Chicago Poetry Center .
During the Carter Administration , Ms. Mueller was invited to the White House for a night to honor poetry .
In 2002 , she won the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize .
In 1981 , she received the National Book Award for her collection , “ The Need to Hold Still.
” In 1975 , she was recognized with the Lamont Poetry Selection Award from the Academy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , “ The Private Life.
” Her most recent honor came last year , when she was awarded a federal Order of Merit from her native country .
German Consul General Wolfgang Moessinger pinned the award to her at the ceremony at the Admiral at the Lake , 929 W. Foster .
Ms. Mueller is also survived by her daughter Lucy and one grandchild .
Arrangements are pending .
together with you , when I might have been alive with anyone under the sun , when I might have been Abelard ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pope or a peasant wife with not enough food and not enough love , with my children dead of the plague .
I might have slept in an alcove next to the man with the golden nose , who poked it into the business of stars , I might have been the exemplary Pocahontas or a woman without a name for my husband , exchanged for a mule , I might have been stretched on a totem pole to die on a cliff .
I like to think I might have been Mary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I might have been you .
This poem is endless , the odds against us are endless , our chances of being alive together still we have made it , alive in a time agree it is almost over , might have missed out on being alive together with marvels and follies and longings and lies and wishes and error and humor and mercy and journeys and voices and faces and colors and summers and mornings and knowledge and tears and chance .

Lisel Mueller fled Germany at 15 and came to America, where she wrote in her poem “Curriculum Vitae”:
“In the new language everyone spoke too fast. Eventually
I caught up with them.”
She caught up and more, using her “new language” to craft ravishing poems in English that would win her the Pulitzer Prize and many other literary awards.
“I think it is the poet’s job to find the unconscious spring that unites all people,” she once told the Chicago Sun-Times.
Ms. Mueller, who was living at the Admiral at the Lake retirement community, died Friday of aftereffects of pneumonia, according to her daughter Jenny. She was 96.
“She’s a classic American immigrant success story,” her daughter said, “and also the classic story not just of immigrant success but also of refugee contribution to this country’s culture.”
Poet Lisel Mueller. Sun-Times files
A teacher, lecturer, critic and author of six books of poetry, Ms. Mueller earned the Pulitzer in 1997 for “Alive Together: New and Selected Poems.”
Her writing expressed the losses of the immigrant and history, and the beauty of the natural world, domestic life, love and grief.
She was 73 and living in Lake Forest when she won the award. The announcement came by telegram, she told the Associated Press. A Western Union operator called to read her the news: “You were awarded the Pulitzer poetry prize today. Congratulations.” Then the operator added, “It’s nice to deliver good news for a change.”
Ms. Mueller said she was stunned and overwhelmed. “I had no idea I was in the running,” she said in a Sun-Times interview.
“But I will not deny that I enjoy having recognition and have people come to my readings and buy my books and tell me that they really respond to my poetry,” she told the AP. “I don’t want to just put my poetry in the drawer.”
Her work is taught in colleges across the country. It’s a popular choice for teens who recite verse in Poetry Out Loud, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. Her life and work also have become increasingly popular objects of study in her native Germany, her daughter said.
Former U.S. poet laureate Rita Dove — another Pulitzer winner — once praised her in The Washington Post for “the disingenuous lyric whose darker undertones reverberate long after we have floated on its sunlit surface.”
She was a familiar figure in Chicago book circles. In 1990, she received the Carl Sandburg Literary Arts Award from Sandburg’s daughter, Helga. She spoke on panels with Studs Terkel, a fan who said after the Pulitzer win: “I was wondering when she was going to win the big one.”
She attended readings by a writer she deeply admired — Illinois Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Brooks — to soak up the beauty of her fellow Pulitzer winner’s words.
And her compositions inspired Max Raimi, a violist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, to write music that was performed by the CSO under the direction of maestro Riccardo Muti. Her poetry “hit me between the eyes,” Raimi said.
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Lisel Mueller. Sun-Times files
Ms. Mueller was dubbed the laureate of Lake Forest. For decades, she and her husband Paul raised their family on the outskirts of the North Shore suburb, near land still populated by cows.
She was born Elisabeth Neumann and grew up in Hamburg, where her father’s anti-Nazi stance ended his teaching career. Fritz C. Neumann left Germany and worked at schools in France and Italy, giving lessons to German Jewish children who’d faced persecution in German schools. Eventually, he found work in the Midwest.
She recounted those days in “Curriculum Vitae”:
My father was busy eluding the monsters. My mother
told me the walls had ears. I learned the burden of secrets.
In 1939, she and her mother Ilse and sister Ingeborg fled Germany to join him. They lived in Winnetka and later in Indiana, where her father taught French and German at what is now the University of Evansville.
Young Lisel attended the university, where she met her future husband Paul Mueller. “They were both very romantic and big lovers of the arts,” their daughter said. They married in 1943 while he was on leave from serving in the Army in World War II. Ms. Mueller was not yet 20.
“They loved each other all their lives,” their daughter said.
His support was crucial to Ms. Mueller’s achievements, according to their daughter. In those days, without any academic appointments, “She made a career, even though she was a ‘suburban Illinois housewife,’ and that does not happen without the support of her husband,” she said. He worked as an editor for Commerce Clearing House.
Ms. Mueller said being an immigrant may have contributed to a freshness in her poetry. “I totally escaped all those things like ‘Columbus’ — you know, ‘Behind him lay the gray Azores…’ — that most poets in this country have had to put up with,” she told the Chicago Daily News in 1976. “So I didn’t have that influence to overcome. You might say I began as a child of my century, with my first introduction coming from Edna St. Vincent Millay, Louise Bogan, Eliot and Wallace Stevens.”
“My poems are very personal. They generally start from a concrete experience, a specific situation, and then they take off to something else,” she said in a 1976 Sun-Times interview. “Years ago, when one of my daughters still had trouble with concepts of time, she made a list headed, ‘Things I will need in the past.’ That heading triggered a poem I called ‘Palindrome.’ It was about a woman moving backward in time, from death to birth.”
She wrote literary criticism for the Chicago Daily News and Poetry magazine; taught at Elmhurst College, Goddard College, the University of Chicago and Warren Wilson College; and helped found the Chicago Poetry Center. During the Carter administration, Ms. Mueller was invited to the White House for a night to honor poetry.
In 2002, she won the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. In 1981, she received the National Book Award for her collection, “The Need to Hold Still.” In 1975, she was recognized with the Lamont Poetry Selection Award from the Academy of American Poets for her second book, “The Private Life.”
Her most recent honor came last year, when she was awarded a federal Order of Merit from her native country. German Consul General Wolfgang Moessinger pinned the award to her at the ceremony at the Admiral at the Lake, 929 W. Foster.
Ms. Mueller is also survived by her daughter Lucy and one grandchild. Arrangements are pending.
Read the namesake poem from Lisel Mueller’s Pulitzer-winning collection:
“Alive Together”
Speaking of marvels, I am alive
together with you, when I might have been
alive with anyone under the sun,
when I might have been Abelard’s woman
or the whore of a Renaissance pope
or a peasant wife with not enough food
and not enough love, with my children
dead of the plague. I might have slept
in an alcove next to the man
with the golden nose, who poked it
into the business of stars,
or sewn a starry flag
for a general with wooden teeth.
I might have been the exemplary Pocahontas
or a woman without a name
weeping in Master’s bed
for my husband, exchanged for a mule,
my daughter, lost in a drunken bet.
I might have been stretched on a totem pole
to appease a vindictive god
or left, a useless girl-child,
to die on a cliff. I like to think
I might have been Mary Shelley
in love with a wrongheaded angel,
or Mary’s friend, I might have been you.
This poem is endless, the odds against us are endless,
our chances of being alive together
statistically nonexistent;
still we have made it, alive in a time
when rationalists in square hats
and hatless Jehovah’s Witnesses
agree it is almost over,
alive with our lively children
who–but for endless ifs–
might have missed out on being alive
together with marvels and follies
and longings and lies and wishes
and error and humor and mercy
and journeys and voices and faces
and colors and summers and mornings
and knowledge and tears and chance.
— Lisel Mueller


chicagosuntimes--2020-02-22--High school basketball scores: Curie vs. Oak Forest, Benet heads to Stevenson and Lyons takes on Riv

High school basketball scores: Curie vs. Oak Forest, Benet heads to Stevenson and Lyons takes on Riverside-Brookfield

Blagojevich credits Pritzker ’ s rebuke to ‘ Toilet Gate ’ and says ‘ I wish he would show a @ @ @ @ @ Blagojevich , freshly freed from federal prison this week , had some biting words for @ @ @ @ @ contributor in an interview with NBC5 Chicago ’ s political reporter Mary Ann Ahern .

Chicagoans are brutal critics when our city is on the screen. One wrong intersection or misplaced neighborhood, and we turn up our noses. ‘The Fugitive,’ now celebrating its 30th anniversary, gets it right.


chicagosuntimes--2020-02-22--Man missing from Little Village for months: police

Chicago police are asking for help locating a 53-year-old man who has been missing from Little Village on the Southwest @ @ @ @ @ Molina-Rodriguez was last seen Nov. 15 in the 3100 block of South Kedzie Avenue , @ @ @ @ @ alert from Chicago police .
Molina-Rodriguez is 5-foot-9 , 180 pounds , with brown eyes @ @ @ @ @ has a light-brown complexion , police said .
Anyone with information about his location is @ @ @ @ @ detectives at 312-747-8380 .

Chicago police are asking for help locating a 53-year-old man who has been missing from Little Village on the Southwest Side for months.
Rainell Molina-Rodriguez, who also goes by Reynell, Juan Rios and Jose Rivera, was last seen Nov. 15 in the 3100 block of South Kedzie Avenue, according to a missing persons alert from Chicago police.
Molina-Rodriguez is 5-foot-9, 180 pounds, with brown eyes, gray hair, and has a light-brown complexion, police said.
Anyone with information about his location is asked to contact Area Central detectives at 312-747-8380.


chicagosuntimes--2020-02-22--Man killed in roll-over car crash in Iroquois County

A 42-year-old man was killed in a roll-over crash early Saturday in Iroquois County .
About 1:05 a.m. , Gary @ @ @ @ @ was driving a Toyota south on Old Route 45 , when he veered off the @ @ @ @ @ the car rolled over , according to preliminary information from Illinois State Police .
He @ @ @ @ @ scene by the Iroquois County coroner , state police said .
Illinois State police continue @ @ @ @ @ the crash .

A 42-year-old man was killed in a roll-over crash early Saturday in Iroquois County.
About 1:05 a.m., Gary Kleinert, of Chebanse, was driving a Toyota south on Old Route 45, when he veered off the road at 3000N Road and the car rolled over, according to preliminary information from Illinois State Police.
He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Iroquois County coroner, state police said.
Illinois State police continue to investigate the cause of the crash.


chicagosuntimes--2020-02-22--Teen, 17, missing from Wrightwood

Teen, 17, missing from Wrightwood

A 17-year-old boy has been reported missing from Wrightwood on the Southwest Side .
Keon Brown was last seen Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ South Campbell Avenue , according to a missing persons alert from Chicago police .
Brown @ @ @ @ @ , with brown eyes , black hair and has a medium-brown complexion , police said @ @ @ @ @ asked to call Area Central detectives at 312-747-8380 .

A 17-year-old boy has been reported missing from Wrightwood on the Southwest Side.
Keon Brown was last seen Tuesday in the 8100 block of South Campbell Avenue, according to a missing persons alert from Chicago police.
Brown is 6-foot-3 and 160 pounds with brown eyes, black hair and a medium-brown complexion, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Area Central detectives at 312-747-8380.


chicagosuntimes--2020-02-23--Dear Abby: Couple give the cold shoulder to their son’s fiancee

DEAR ABBY : I am very lucky to have wonderful in-laws .
I have been married to their son for five years and together for 10 .
We have one child .
My in-laws are divorced but friendly , and my husband has one brother .
My question revolves around my brother-in-law ’ s new fiancee , “ Tami.
” They dated only a short time prior to getting engaged .
My in-laws were very slow to warm up to me and hard to get to know .
It took almost four years for me to become close to them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I am deeply involved with the family .
My mother-in-law and I talk almost every day , and my father-in-law shows a lot of affection toward me .
I have received all the family heirlooms and am the “ daughter my mother-in-law never had.
” It is apparent that Tami feels less welcomed , and it makes me sad .
The difference in the way family members interact with us is striking , and I can ’ t imagine that it makes her feel good .
The family doesn ’ t intend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s just the way they are .
I have tried hard to involve Tami , but she isn ’ t local .
The family is very spread out , but my in-laws visit us frequently due to the grandchild .
My question is , how can I help her feel welcomed and comfortable in a slow-to-warm-up family ?
Should I offer some of the heirlooms prior to their wedding ?
Is there anything else I can do , aside from maintain a good relationship on my end ?
— SHARING GOOD @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is entirely possible that Tami has taken the cold shoulder she has received personally .
She is lucky to have you as an ally .
If you haven ’ t already , it would be a kindness to have a private chat with her and share what you have written to me about your in-laws ’ family dynamics .
Although you are well-intentioned , at this point , you would be jumping the gun to give her any of the heirlooms .
Once she and your brother-in-law are married , and she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ask your mother-in-law if she would mind your doing so .
DEAR ABBY : My mother passed away six years ago .
I have two older brothers and a father in my immediate family .
There was a rift between my brothers and me several years ago .
I made clear to them in a letter how badly they had hurt me .
Instead of apologizing , they choose to no longer have a relationship with me .
Dad refuses to get involved .
He says his kids are adults , and we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he admitted he was verbally abusive to my mom while I was growing up .
I remember it well from my childhood .
I believe my brothers mimicked his behavior with me while I was growing up and as adults .
I resent my dad for not helping to resolve this issue .
He was an angry and insecure person while I was growing up and took things out on Mom .
What ’ s the best way for me to address this with him instead of harboring resentment and avoiding a relationship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NEW JERSEY DEAR WITHOUT FAMILY : What exactly do you expect your father to do at this point ?
Order your brothers to apologize ?
He is neither willing nor capable of doing it , as he has made clear .
Accept that this is the way things are and keep a cordial relationship with your father if you can .
It would also be healthy for you to concentrate on maintaining relationships with people who treat you well and who make you feel accepted and valued .
And recognize that THOSE people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the dysfunctional one into which you were born .
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren , also known as Jeanne Phillips , and was founded by her mother , Pauline Phillips .
Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O .
Box 69440 , Los Angeles , CA 90069 .
What teens need to know about sex , drugs , AIDS and getting along with peers and parents is in “ What Every Teen Should Know.
” Send your name and mailing address , plus check or money order for $ 8 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dear Abby , Teen Booklet , P.O .
Box 447 , Mount Morris , IL 61054-0447 .
( Shipping and handling are included in the price . )

DEAR ABBY: I am very lucky to have wonderful in-laws. I have been married to their son for five years and together for 10. We have one child. My in-laws are divorced but friendly, and my husband has one brother.
My question revolves around my brother-in-law’s new fiancee, “Tami.” They dated only a short time prior to getting engaged. My in-laws were very slow to warm up to me and hard to get to know. It took almost four years for me to become close to them and feel comfortable.
At this point, I am deeply involved with the family. My mother-in-law and I talk almost every day, and my father-in-law shows a lot of affection toward me. I have received all the family heirlooms and am the “daughter my mother-in-law never had.”
It is apparent that Tami feels less welcomed, and it makes me sad. The difference in the way family members interact with us is striking, and I can’t imagine that it makes her feel good. The family doesn’t intend this. Knowing them takes time. It’s just the way they are.
I have tried hard to involve Tami, but she isn’t local. The family is very spread out, but my in-laws visit us frequently due to the grandchild. My question is, how can I help her feel welcomed and comfortable in a slow-to-warm-up family? Should I offer some of the heirlooms prior to their wedding? Is there anything else I can do, aside from maintain a good relationship on my end? — SHARING GOOD WILL IN THE MIDWEST
DEAR SHARING: It is entirely possible that Tami has taken the cold shoulder she has received personally. She is lucky to have you as an ally. If you haven’t already, it would be a kindness to have a private chat with her and share what you have written to me about your in-laws’ family dynamics.
Although you are well-intentioned, at this point, you would be jumping the gun to give her any of the heirlooms. Once she and your brother-in-law are married, and she has been accepted into the family, ask your mother-in-law if she would mind your doing so.
DEAR ABBY: My mother passed away six years ago. I have two older brothers and a father in my immediate family. There was a rift between my brothers and me several years ago. I made clear to them in a letter how badly they had hurt me. Instead of apologizing, they choose to no longer have a relationship with me.
Dad refuses to get involved. He says his kids are adults, and we should work it out. Recently, he admitted he was verbally abusive to my mom while I was growing up. I remember it well from my childhood. I believe my brothers mimicked his behavior with me while I was growing up and as adults.
I resent my dad for not helping to resolve this issue. He was an angry and insecure person while I was growing up and took things out on Mom. What’s the best way for me to address this with him instead of harboring resentment and avoiding a relationship with him? — WITHOUT FAMILY IN NEW JERSEY
DEAR WITHOUT FAMILY: What exactly do you expect your father to do at this point? Order your brothers to apologize? He is neither willing nor capable of doing it, as he has made clear.
Accept that this is the way things are and keep a cordial relationship with your father if you can. It would also be healthy for you to concentrate on maintaining relationships with people who treat you well and who make you feel accepted and valued. And recognize that THOSE people are your “family” rather than the dysfunctional one into which you were born.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
What teens need to know about sex, drugs, AIDS and getting along with peers and parents is in “What Every Teen Should Know.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds), to: Dear Abby, Teen Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)


chicagosuntimes--2020-02-23--Chicago outdoors: Hamlet, cedar waxwing, backyard buck/trail cam,  and big saugeye

Notes come from all around Chicago outdoors .
Dr. Elizabeth Pector photographed this cedar waxwing , the American Birding Association ’ s Bird of the Year , in a suburban hawthorn .
I think waxwings are hard to photograph , so I particularly enjoyed her series .
WOTW , the celebration of wild stories and photos around Chicago outdoors , runs most weeks in the special two-page outdoors section in the Sun-Times Sports Saturday .
Send nominations to @ BowmanOutside on Twitter or Instagram , to Dale Bowman on Facebook or email BowmanOutside @ gmail.com .
Wednesday , Feb. 26 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Midewin , ” Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Welcome Center , Wilmington , begins 7 p.m. , registration required at ( 815 ) 423-6370 or SM.FS.Midewin_RSVP @ usda.gov .
Monday , Feb. 24 , to Friday , Feb. 28 : Illinois residents only , click here for more information “ I keep having run ins with a buck ( s ) at my house in Barrington .
Bought a trail cam and got some pics .
Also , coyotes , does , foxes , and some unidentifiable creatures this month.
” George Lobb @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never too late for submissions , plus I have a weakness for trail cam photos .
It ’ s special to see the growth of trail cams from a hunting tool to general use to see what is wild around us .
9-10.88 : Pounds-ounces of Illinois-record saugeye , caught by Dan Murphy on Dec. 7 , 2001 , from Evergreen Lake .
( In 2018 , a survey of Evergreen produced one nearly a pound heavier . )
“ A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hath fed of that worm .
”

Notes come from all around Chicago outdoors.
WILD OF THE WEEK
Dr. Elizabeth Pector photographed this cedar waxwing, the American Birding Association’s Bird of the Year, in a suburban hawthorn. I think waxwings are hard to photograph, so I particularly enjoyed her series.
WOTW, the celebration of wild stories and photos around Chicago outdoors, runs most weeks in the special two-page outdoors section in the Sun-Times Sports Saturday. Send nominations to @BowmanOutside on Twitter or Instagram, to Dale Bowman on Facebook or email BowmanOutside@gmail.com.
WILD TIMES
HUNTER SAFETY
March 7-8: Bridgeview, (708) 594-1818.
March 21-22: Elgin, hsmagno48@gmail.com
DUCKS UNLIMITED
Friday, Feb. 28: Chain O’Lakes dinner, Maravela’s, Fox Lake. Contact Vicki Mandurano, (847) 553-7565.
SHOWTIME
Saturday, Feb. 29: Salmon Unlimited Swap Meet, River Park Moose Lodge, River Grove
Saturday, Feb. 29, to Next Sunday, March 1: Chicago Dive & Travel Expo, Chicago Marriott O’Hare
FISH GATHERING
Wednesday, February 26: Andrew Ragas, “Bass Fishing in Northern Wisconsin,” Walleyes Unlimited, Gurnee American Legion, 7 p.m.
U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY
Monday, Feb 24: About Boating Safely, La Grange, Terrie Welge, twelge@lths.net
Saturday, Feb. 29: About Boating Safely, Chicago, Dan O’Connell, cgaux.doc@gmail.com
OUTDOOR FILMS
Wednesday, Feb. 26: YETI film tour, Thalia Hall, Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
MIDEWIN LECTURE SERIES
Wednesday, Feb. 26: Greg DuBois, “Bird Life of Midewin,” Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Welcome Center, Wilmington, begins 7 p.m., registration required at (815) 423-6370 or SM.FS.Midewin_RSVP@usda.gov.
SHEDD FREE DAYS
Monday, Feb. 24, to Friday, Feb. 28: Illinois residents only, click here for more information
DALE’S MAILBAG
A trail cam photo of a buck in the suburbs. Provided by George Lobb
“I keep having run ins with a buck(s) at my house in Barrington. Bought a trail cam and got some pics. Also, coyotes, does, foxes, and some unidentifiable creatures this month.” George Lobb in January
A: It’s never too late for submissions, plus I have a weakness for trail cam photos. It’s special to see the growth of trail cams from a hunting tool to general use to see what is wild around us.
BIG NUMBER
9-10.88: Pounds-ounces of Illinois-record saugeye, caught by Dan Murphy on Dec. 7, 2001, from Evergreen Lake. (In 2018, a survey of Evergreen produced one nearly a pound heavier.)
LAST WORD
“A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king, and eat of the fish that hath fed of that worm.”
Hamlet, in William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” Act 4, Scene 3


chicagosuntimes--2020-02-23--Man charged with Elgin hit-and-run

Man charged with Elgin hit-and-run

A man has been charged with a hit-and-run crash that injured another driver last year in northwest suburban Elgin .
Scott M. Brown , 42 , is charged with a felony count of failure to report an accident with injuries for the Dec. 2 , 2019 , crash at Summit Street and Preston Avenue in Elgin , according to a statement from the Kane County state ’ s attorney ’ s office .
He also faces a misdemeanor count of driving an uninsured vehicle .
Brown , who lives in Elgin , was driving a Chevrolet Tahoe that morning when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , injuring the other driver , prosecutors said .
Brown drove away without stopping or reporting the crash .
Elgin police were notified seven weeks later that Brown had reported his SUV damaged in a crash on Dec. 6 , prosecutors said .
Further investigation revealed the damage was caused in the Dec. 2 crash .
Brown remains free on $ 1,000 bail and is due back in court March 11 , according to the state ’ s attorney ’ s office .
Read more on crime , and track the city ’ @ @ @

A man has been charged with a hit-and-run crash that injured another driver last year in northwest suburban Elgin.
Scott M. Brown, 42, is charged with a felony count of failure to report an accident with injuries for the Dec. 2, 2019, crash at Summit Street and Preston Avenue in Elgin, according to a statement from the Kane County state’s attorney’ s office. He also faces a misdemeanor count of driving an uninsured vehicle.
Scott Brown Kane County state’s attorney’s office
Brown was driving a Chevrolet Tahoe that morning when it hit another vehicle in the intersection, injuring the other driver, prosecutors said. Brown didn’t stop or report the crash.
Elgin police were notified seven weeks later that Brown reported his SUV was damaged in a Dec. 6 crash, prosecutors said. An investigation revealed it was a Dec. 2 crash.
Brown remains free on $1,000 bail and is due back in court March 11, according to the state’s attorney’s office.
Read more on crime, and track the city’s homicides.


chicagosuntimes--2020-02-23--Catalytic converters stolen from parked vehicles in Little Village: police

Police are warning Little Village residents about a string of catalytic converter thefts this month .
In each case , @ @ @ @ @ parked vehicles , Chicago police said in a community alert .
• Between 11 p.m. @ @ @ @ @ Feb. 19 in the 3200 block of South Avers Avenue ; • About 5 a.m. @ @ @ @ @ block of South Hamlin Avenue ; • About 6 a.m. Feb. 19 in the 3000 @ @ @ @ @ ; and • About 3 a.m. Feb. 20 in the 2200 block of South Hamlin @ @ @ @ @ was available .
Anyone with information is asked to call Area Central detectives at 312-747-8380 @ @ @ @ @ , and track the city ’ s homicides .

Police are warning Little Village residents about a string of catalytic converter thefts this month.
In each case, someone removed the converters from parked vehicles, Chicago police said in a community alert.
The thefts happened:
Between 11 p.m. Feb. 18 and 9 a.m. Feb. 19 in the 3200 block of South Avers Avenue;
About 5 a.m. Feb. 19 in the 2600 block of South Hamlin Avenue;
About 6 a.m. Feb. 19 in the 3000 block of South Harding Avenue; and
About 3 a.m. Feb. 20 in the 2200 block of South Hamlin Avenue.
No suspect description was available.
Anyone with information is asked to call Area Central detectives at 312-747-8380.
Read more on crime, and track the city’s homicides.


chicagosuntimes--2020-02-23--Burglars hit mailboxes in Uptown, near Lathrop Homes: police

Police are warning residents about mail and package thefts this month in Uptown and near the Lathrop Homes housing development @ @ @ @ @ In each case , two suspects broke into mailboxes at large residential complexes and took @ @ @ @ @ according to a community alert from Chicago police .
• At 3:38 a.m. Feb. 7 @ @ @ @ @ West Leland Avenue ; • Between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. Feb. 11 in the @ @ @ @ @ Street ; and • About 3 a.m. Feb. 14 in the 1700 block of West @ @ @ @ @ suspects were described as two males , police said .
They were seen using a @ @ @ @ @ white SUV .
Anyone with information is asked to call Area North detectives at 312-744-8263 @ @ @ @ @ , and track the city ’ s homicides .

Police are warning residents about mail and package thefts this month in Uptown and near the Lathrop Homes housing development on the North Side.
In each case, two suspects broke into mailboxes at large residential complexes and took packages and other mail, according to a community alert from Chicago police.
The burglaries happened:
At 3:38 a.m. Feb. 7 in the 1000 block of West Leland Avenue;
Between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. Feb. 11 in the 1700 block of West Altgeld Street; and
About 3 a.m. Feb. 14 in the 1700 block of West Terra Cotta Place.
The suspects were described as two males, police said. They were seen using a dark four-door sedan and a white SUV.
Anyone with information is asked to call Area North detectives at 312-744-8263.
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chicagosuntimes--2020-02-23--Woman shot while riding in vehicle in McKinley Park

A 23-year-old woman was shot Sunday while riding in a vehicle in McKinley Park on the Southwest Side .
The @ @ @ @ @ seat about 12:55 a.m. when someone fired shots from the sidewalk in the 3200 block @ @ @ @ @ Chicago police said .
She was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition with a @ @ @ @ @ of her face , police said .
No one is in custody as Area Central @ @ @ @ @ on crime , and track the city ’ s homicides .

A 23-year-old woman was shot Sunday while riding in a vehicle in McKinley Park on the Southwest Side.
The woman was in the back seat about 12:55 a.m. when someone fired shots from the sidewalk in the 3200 block of South Hamilton Avenue, Chicago police said.
She was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition with a gunshot wound to the side of her face, police said.
No one is in custody as Area Central detectives investigate.
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chicagosuntimes--2020-02-23--Man critically injured in Englewood hit-and-run: police

A 59-year-old man was critically injured when he was hit by a vehicle Saturday in Englewood on the South Side @ @ @ @ @ a southbound white sedan about 10:25 p.m. in the 5900 block of South Ashland Avenue @ @ @ @ @ The man was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition .
@ @ @ @ @ and left the area after hitting him , police said .
The Chicago police Major @ @ @ @ @ detectives are investigating .
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A 59-year-old man was critically injured when he was hit by a vehicle Saturday in Englewood on the South Side.
He was struck by a southbound white sedan about 10:25 p.m. in the 5900 block of South Ashland Avenue, Chicago police said. The man was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
The sedan did not stop and left the area after hitting him, police said.
The Chicago police Major Accidents Unit and Area South detectives are investigating.
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chicagosuntimes--2020-02-23--Chicago cop hit by SUV during Garfield Park traffic stop, woman arrested: police

A woman was arrested Saturday after she hit a Chicago police officer with an SUV while trying to flee a @ @ @ @ @ on the West Side .
Officers in an unmarked car tried to pull over the @ @ @ @ @ p.m. in the 100 block of South Pulaski Road , Chicago police said .
When @ @ @ @ @ , the woman sped off , hitting the officer .
The officer was hospitalized with @ @ @ @ @ said .
He was in good condition .
The woman , 25 , was taken @ @ @ @ @ police said .
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A woman was arrested Saturday after she hit a Chicago police officer with an SUV while trying to flee a traffic stop in Garfield Park on the West Side.
Officers in an unmarked car tried to pull over the Jeep Grand Cherokee about 8:10 p.m. in the 100 block of South Pulaski Road, Chicago police said. When one officer approached the Jeep, the woman sped off, hitting the officer.
The officer was hospitalized with a foot injury, police said. He was in good condition.
The woman, 25, was taken into custody without incident, police said.
Charges are pending.
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chicagosuntimes--2020-02-22--Fans heckling Astros in spring opener get signs stolen

WEST PALM BEACH , Fla. — Fans hoping to heckle the sign-stealing Houston Astros at their spring opener were met with quite the coincidence .
They got their signs stolen .
In the Astros ’ first spring training game since their sign-stealing scandal rocked baseball , some fans brought signs jeering Houston , and ballpark personnel confiscated them before the exhibition opener against the World Series champion Washington Nationals on Saturday night .
In a Series rematch , the Nats got hearty cheers , while everyone in an Astros jersey — including the mascot , Orbit — was booed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in MLB ’ s probe .
Two men in Nationals gear sitting behind the Astros dugout briefly held up crudely drawn signs just before first pitch .
One read : “ You see my hate ?
” in large block letters .
And another said : “ Houston ” with an asterisk below it , suggesting the Astros ’ 2017 World Series title should be permanently blemished because of the cheating .
The men didn ’ t get to show off their signs for long .
A woman who worked for the ballpark @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They didn ’ t argue with the woman , but they did look confused as she walked away with them folded in her arms .
The Astros and Nationals share a spring training complex .
Houston was designated the home team Saturday .
Matthew Silliman , who held one of the signs , said he didn ’ t know they were forbidden .
He drove to the game from Tampa Bay and said he ’ s been waiting to let the Astros know what he thinks of them .
“ I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s wrong , ” he said .
“ They ’ re cheaters.
” Commissioner Rob Manfred concluded last month the Astros violated rules by using a television camera to steal catchers ’ signs during their run to the 2017 World Series title and again in the 2018 season .
Manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were suspended for one season and then fired by the team , but players were not disciplined .
Fans booed loudly every time the public address announcer said “ Astros , ” and fans behind Houston @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carlos Correa and Lance McCullers Jr. as they stood on the dugout steps before the game .
A few fans banged on their metal seats , attempting to mimic the banging on a trash can the Astros used to relay stolen signs to hitters .
One fan in a Nationals jersey yelled : “ Hey Altuve , are you scared to play tonight ?
” Others screamed “ you suck !
” and “ cheaters !
” About a half-dozen fans wore shirts that read “ bang foul poles , not trash cans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s decisive home run for Washington in Game 7 of last year ’ s World Series .
First-year Houston manager Dusty Baker said he didn ’ t think the reception was “ too bad ” and said his team will have to get used to it .
“ You ’ ll probably get the same reception most places you go , especially the first go-round , ” he said .
“ So , you ’ ve just got to put your big-boy pants on and then just try to shut it out and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shall pass.
” Washington ace Max Scherzer , who started Game 7 to help the Nationals to their first title , also started Saturday and pitched two scoreless innings .
He was asked if he thought Saturday night ’ s game would be more dramatic considering what ’ s going on with the Astros .
“ Maybe , I don ’ t know , ” he said .
“ We won the World Series , so it wasn ’ t like I have a vendetta to hold .
So , for me over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ move forward and get ready for our season.
” Scherzer was a bit disappointed that none of Houston ’ s starters played Saturday when he allowed one hit and struck out two .
“ You want to face the best , ” Scherzer said .
“ They ’ re a great lineup but I get it , it ’ s early in the spring you ’ re not going to see them.
” And while Silliman didn ’ t get to keep his signs , he said it wouldn ’ t stop him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Oh yeah , ” he said .
“ They ’ re going to get it all.
” He didn ’ t have long .
The game was delayed because of rain after two innings and canceled about 90 minutes later when rain continued .

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Fans hoping to heckle the sign-stealing Houston Astros at their spring opener were met with quite the coincidence.
They got their signs stolen.
In the Astros’ first spring training game since their sign-stealing scandal rocked baseball, some fans brought signs jeering Houston, and ballpark personnel confiscated them before the exhibition opener against the World Series champion Washington Nationals on Saturday night.
In a Series rematch, the Nats got hearty cheers, while everyone in an Astros jersey — including the mascot, Orbit — was booed. Houston did not use any players implicated in MLB’s probe.
Two men in Nationals gear sitting behind the Astros dugout briefly held up crudely drawn signs just before first pitch. One read: “You see my hate?” in large block letters. And another said: “Houston” with an asterisk below it, suggesting the Astros’ 2017 World Series title should be permanently blemished because of the cheating.
The men didn’t get to show off their signs for long. A woman who worked for the ballpark quickly approached to take the signs. They didn’t argue with the woman, but they did look confused as she walked away with them folded in her arms.
The Astros and Nationals share a spring training complex. Houston was designated the home team Saturday.
Matthew Silliman, who held one of the signs, said he didn’t know they were forbidden. He drove to the game from Tampa Bay and said he’s been waiting to let the Astros know what he thinks of them.
“I’m a big Nats fan and it’s wrong,” he said. “They’re cheaters.”
Commissioner Rob Manfred concluded last month the Astros violated rules by using a television camera to steal catchers’ signs during their run to the 2017 World Series title and again in the 2018 season. Manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were suspended for one season and then fired by the team, but players were not disciplined.
Fans booed loudly every time the public address announcer said “Astros,” and fans behind Houston’s dugout heckled Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and Lance McCullers Jr. as they stood on the dugout steps before the game. A few fans banged on their metal seats, attempting to mimic the banging on a trash can the Astros used to relay stolen signs to hitters.
One fan in a Nationals jersey yelled: “Hey Altuve, are you scared to play tonight?” Others screamed “you suck!” and “cheaters!”
About a half-dozen fans wore shirts that read “bang foul poles, not trash cans” in reference to Howie Kendrick’s decisive home run for Washington in Game 7 of last year’s World Series.
First-year Houston manager Dusty Baker said he didn’t think the reception was “too bad” and said his team will have to get used to it.
“You’ll probably get the same reception most places you go, especially the first go-round,” he said. “So, you’ve just got to put your big-boy pants on and then just try to shut it out and just play baseball and realize this too shall pass.”
Washington ace Max Scherzer, who started Game 7 to help the Nationals to their first title, also started Saturday and pitched two scoreless innings. He was asked if he thought Saturday night’s game would be more dramatic considering what’s going on with the Astros.
“Maybe, I don’t know,” he said. “We won the World Series, so it wasn’t like I have a vendetta to hold. So, for me over here we’re just trying to move forward and get ready for our season.”
Scherzer was a bit disappointed that none of Houston’s starters played Saturday when he allowed one hit and struck out two.
“You want to face the best,” Scherzer said. “They’re a great lineup but I get it, it’s early in the spring you’re not going to see them.”
And while Silliman didn’t get to keep his signs, he said it wouldn’t stop him from heckling the Astros with his voice.
“Oh yeah,” he said. “They’re going to get it all.”
He didn’t have long. The game was delayed because of rain after two innings and canceled about 90 minutes later when rain continued.


chicagosuntimes--2020-02-23--Cubs pitching notes: Jon Lester to make spring debut Tuesday; flu sidelines Jose Quintana

GLENDALE , Ariz. – After rookie Adbert Alzolay ’ s start Monday against the Mariners , the big boys of the rotation start getting their turns : Jon Lester starting Tuesday at home against the Rockies with Kyle Hendricks starting at home the next day against the Royals .
Left-hander Jose Quintana had his live batting practice session scratched Sunday because of a flu bug going around camp , and when he resumes pitching is a matter day-to-day evaluation and lots of fluids .
All the starters except Yu Darvish – and now possibly Quintana – are scheduled for one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they ’ re going earlier in the Cactus League schedule than recent seasons .
“ It ’ s really about managing the workload early , ” pitching coach Tommy Hottovy said .
Darvish is expected to throw a live BP Monday , simulating roughly 15- and 10-pitch innings with a rest in between , then be scheduled for his spring debut .
Once-dominating Cubs closer Brandon Morrow has made no promises about when – or even if – he can return to the mound to help the Cubs ’ bullpen this season as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contract .
But even after the setback in recent days with what the team calls a “ mild strain ” near his right collarbone , the right-hander remains optimistic after initial strength tests that it ’ s just a minor “ tweak ” of some kind and he can resume throwing in a few days .
And even it pushes an already slow-and-steady buildup process into a May season debut – or later – Morrow recalls a 2017 season for the Dodgers that started like that .
“ I had a pretty successful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team in June , ” he said of the breakout , 2.06-ERA season as an ace setup man for a World Series team ( which included four scoreless appearances against the Cubs in the playoffs ) .
“ Different circumstances , but… ” To be clear , the Cubs aren ’ t relying on Morrow at this point .
And “ bumps in the road , ” are expected along the way , Hottovy said .
“ But getting Brandon Morrow at any time during the year is beneficial to us , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s Opening Day , or it ’ s mid-June or it ’ s September.
” Notes : Closer Craig Kimbrel is expected to throw his first live batting practice session of the spring Monday , on a program for veteran relievers in camp that should have him in a game about a week later .
The goal is eight or nine game appearances or simulations before breaking camp , Hottovy said .
... Hottovy said the club might eventually use minor-league games late in camp to get some relievers the requisite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the new-for-2020 rule requiring relievers to face at least three batters .
The rule takes effect March 12 .

GLENDALE, Ariz. — After rookie Adbert Alzolay’s start Monday against the Mariners, the big boys of the rotation get their turns: Jon Lester starts Tuesday at home against the Rockies, and Kyle Hendricks starts at home Wednesday against the Royals.
Left-hander Jose Quintana had his live batting-practice session scratched Sunday because of a flu bug going around camp. When he resumes pitching is a matter of day-to-day evaluation and lots of fluids.
All the starters except Yu Darvish — and now possibly Quintana — are scheduled for one inning each in their first starts because they’re going earlier in the Cactus League schedule than recent seasons.
“It’s really about managing the workload early,” pitching coach Tommy Hottovy said.
Darvish is expected to throw live BP on Monday, simulating roughly 15- and 10-pitch innings with a rest in between, then be scheduled for his spring debut.
Cubs, Morrow optimistic
Once-dominating Cubs closer Brandon Morrow has made no promises about when or if he can return to the mound to help the bullpen this season after joining the team on a minor-league contract.
But even after the recent setback with what the team called a “mild strain” near his right collarbone, the right-hander remains optimistic after initial strength tests that it’s just a minor “tweak” and he can resume throwing in a few days.
Even if it pushes an already slow-and-steady build-up into a season debut in May or later, Morrow recalls a similar start in 2017 with the Dodgers.
“I had a pretty successful year the last time I joined a team in June,” he said of his breakout season as a setup man for a World Series team (which included four scoreless appearances against the Cubs in the playoffs). “Different circumstances, but …”
To be clear, the Cubs aren’t relying on Morrow. And “bumps in the road” are expected along the way, Hottovy said.
“But getting Brandon Morrow at any time during the year is beneficial to us,” Hottovy added, “whether it’s Opening Day, or it’s mid-June or it’s September.”
This and that
Closer Craig Kimbrel is expected to throw his first live BP of the spring Monday on a program for veteran relievers that should have him in a game about a week later. The goal is eight or nine game appearances or simulations before breaking camp, Hottovy said.
• Hottovy said the club might eventually use minor-league games late in camp to get some relievers the requisite back-to-back days of appearances to avoid the new rule requiring relievers to face at least three batters. The rule takes effect March 12.


chicagosuntimes--2020-02-23--Woman falls through ice trying to save dog in Jackson Park lagoon

A woman was stuck in frigid water more than 15 minutes Sunday after she fell through ice while trying to @ @ @ @ @ had fallen into a lagoon in Jackson Park on the South Side .
The woman @ @ @ @ @ the ice just after 4 p.m. in the East Lagoon , Chicago fire officials said @ @ @ @ @ dog , which had fallen in moments earlier .
Though the dog was able to @ @ @ @ @ lagoon , the woman was stuck in the water for about 16 minutes until the @ @ @ @ @ fire officials said .
She was pulled out about two minutes after emergency crews arrived @ @ @ @ @ to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition , fire officials said .
@ @ @ @ @ care of the Chicago Police Department , fire officials said .

A woman was stuck in frigid water more than 15 minutes Sunday after she fell through ice while trying to rescue her dog, which had fallen into a lagoon in Jackson Park on the South Side.
The woman, 27, went through the ice just after 4 p.m. in the East Lagoon, Chicago fire officials said. She was chasing her dog, which had fallen in moments earlier.
Though the dog was able to get itself out of the lagoon, the woman was stuck in the water for about 16 minutes until the Chicago Fire Department arrived, fire officials said. She was pulled out about two minutes after emergency crews arrived.
The woman was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition, fire officials said.
The dog is in the care of the Chicago Police Department, fire officials said.


chicagosuntimes--2020-02-23--With trade deadline looming, depleted Wolves beat IceHogs

The Wolves survived a battle of attrition for an important win Sunday .
But Vegas still has time to deplete the roster even more .
A day before the NHL trade deadline , the Wolves were without multiple key cogs but still beat the Rockford IceHogs 5-1 .
Keegan Kolesar ( right knee ) hasn ’ t played since Jan. 31 , and Gage Quinney , Zach Whitecloud and Nicolas Roy are up with the Golden Knights .
Lucas Elvenes ( upper body ) , Cody Glass ( right knee ) , Jimmy Schuldt ( undisclosed ) and Valentin Zykov @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Patrick Brown was recalled to Vegas after Roy left Saturday ’ s Golden Knights game with an injury .
To help fill out the roster , the Wolves signed ECHL forwards Dan DeSalvo , Cam Maclise and Shawn St-Amant to player tryout contracts .
And Wolves coach Rocky Thompson made clear his expectations of the three players .
“ Hard work , ” Thompson said .
“ Just hard work .
They ’ re all good players .
They ’ ve all played in the league before , so they ’ ve been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they ’ ve actually had success at this level .
They ’ re getting another opportunity to do that .
“ The way the injuries are , it ’ s an audition to see if they can stay.
” For one day anyway , the Wolves had more than enough .
Brandon Pirri and Paul Cotter scored twice , Dylan Coghla added a goal , and the Wolves snapped a three-game winless streak despite being out-shot 31-22 .
The victory also enabled the Wolves ( 26-24-3-2 , 57 points ) to take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Central Division ’ s last playoff spot .
Unfortunately for the Wolves , there ’ s another threat to the roster looming .
Monday is the NHL deadline , and parent-club Vegas is once again a contender for the Stanley Cup looking to get over the top .
By placing Alex Tuch on long-term injured reserve and sending Cody Eakin to Winnipeg , the Golden Knights created enough room under the salary cap to make a move that could involve their prospects .
That could affect the Wolves , who were dinged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was dealt to the Senators for Mark Stone .
As for this year , Thompson quipped he ’ ll be watching Twitter to keep up with any developments , and said the team ’ s bus will be leaving their Hoffman Estates training facility for Tuesday ’ s game in Iowa a little later than normal in case a move is made Monday .
In his position , Thompson said the best thing he can do is wait and see .
When reminded how different his team could look in 24 hours , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plenty in the last week .
“ That ’ s just the way it is , ” he said .
“ Used to that .
”

The Wolves overcame attrition and earned an important win Sunday. But Vegas still has time to deplete the roster even more.
A day before the NHL trade deadline, the Wolves were without many key players but still beat the Rockford IceHogs 5-1 at Allstate Arena. Keegan Kolesar (right knee) hasn’t played since Jan. 31, and Gage Quinney, Zach Whitecloud and Nicolas Roy are up with the Golden Knights.
Lucas Elvenes (upper body), Cody Glass (right knee), Jimmy Schuldt (upper body) and Valentin Zykov (illness) were unavailable, and Patrick Brown was recalled to Vegas after Roy left Saturday’s Golden Knights game with an injury.
To help fill out the roster, the Wolves signed ECHL forwards
Dan DeSalvo, Cam Maclise and Shawn St-Amant to player-tryout contracts.
But for one day anyway, the Wolves had more than enough to beat an IceHogs team playing for the third consecutive day.
Brandon Pirri and Paul Cotter scored twice, Dylan Coghlan added a goal and the Wolves snapped a two-game winless streak despite being outshot 31-22. The victory enabled the Wolves (26-24-3-2, 57 points) to take a two-point lead over the IceHogs for the Central Division’s final playoff spot.
“It shows that we were ready,” said Cotter, who hadn’t scored since Dec. 28. “Coach [Rocky Thompson] kind of came in and said some of us younger guys that don’t have so much ice in the normal season, it’s time to step up.”
Another threat is looming to the roster.
Monday is the NHL trade deadline, and parent-club Vegas is once again a contender for the Stanley Cup. By placing Alex Tuch on long-term injured reserve and sending Cody Eakin to Winnipeg, the Golden Knights created enough room under the cap to make a move that could involve their prospects.
That could affect the Wolves, who were dinged last year when standout defenseman Erik Brannstrom was dealt to the Senators for Mark Stone. As for this year, Thompson quipped he’ll be watching Twitter to keep up with any developments and said the team’s bus will be leaving their Hoffman Estates training facility for the game Tuesday in Iowa a little later than normal in case a move is made Monday.
In his position, Thompson said the best thing he can do is wait and see. When reminded how different his team could look in 24 hours, Thompson said it already has changed plenty in the last week, which is part of life in the AHL.
“That’s just the way it is,” he said. “Used to that.”
Cotter, in his first professional season, will be going through his first deadline. He could see teammates departing in deals to help Vegas, but not the Wolves.
“You can’t really control things you can’t control,” Cotter said. “If anything happens, it’s for a reason, and I’m sure that if anybody leaves, we’re definitely going to miss them, but it’s a good opportunity for them to move on and get better. Hopefully there’s no moves, but I think we’re going hot right now. We’ve got to keep it going.”


chicagosuntimes--2020-02-23--Season to forget rolls on as Northwestern gets rolled by Minnesota

EVANSTON , Ill. ( AP ) — Coach Richard Pitino is sharing a message about his team — the Minnesota Gophers are still alive .
Daniel Oturu had 22 points and 12 rebounds and Minnesota beat Northwestern 83-57 on Sunday .
Marcus Carr added 18 points and Gabe Kalscheur and Payton Willis had 14 apiece for the Gophers ( 13-13 , 7-9 ) , who snapped a three-game losing streak .
“ The season ’ s not over .
It ’ s been pronounced over for some reason , but it ’ s not over , ” Pitino said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ you got great wins right in front of you — opportunities , I should say.
” Pete Nance led last-place Northwestern ( 6-20 , 1-15 ) with 11 points .
Ryan Young added 10 points for the Wildcats , who have lost 11 straight .
Oturu , one of the top big men in the Big Ten , blocked three shots and shot 3 for 5 from 3-point range in addition to his 15th double-double this season .
The 6-foot-10 sophomore entered Sunday as the second-leading scorer in the league with 19.6 points @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 11.4 per game .
Oturu ’ s one-handed dunk gave the Gophers a 55-34 lead with 13:21 remaining .
His career-high third 3-pointer extended the margin to 61-38 .
“ I was just wide open so I just kept shooting , ” Oturu said about his 3s .
The Gophers halted their offensive woes , shooting 48.4 % from the field and made 14 of 30 from beyond the arc .
Minnesota entered Sunday shooting 41.5 % overall and 31.3 % from 3-point range .
“ I didn ’ t do anything different @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ This is a league where everybody is pronounced dead at some point and everybody wants to blow everything up at some point , everybody .
It doesn ’ t matter who you are , nobody ’ s immune to it.
” Northwestern went 38.7 % from the field and 16.7 % on 3s and was outrebounded 48-29 .
“ I ’ m certainly disappointed in how we played , ” said Northwestern coach Chris Collins , whose team is the youngest in the Big Ten .
“ Our staff take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do a better job of having our guys ready .
It ’ s that point of the season where you need to be ready to play and compete at a high level and you ’ re not going to be able to be competitive if you give up 83 points.
” The Gophers ended the first half on a 7-0 run for a 44-28 lead .
Oturu had 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting and eight rebounds .
Northwestern didn ’ t score for the final 2:42 before halftime .
“ Ball goes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot easier for everybody and then confidence builds , ” Pitino said .
“ We have a young team .
Nobody likes to hear it , but we do .
So when they see that ball go in , I think we ’ re pretty good.
” Minnesota also beat the Wildcats 77-68 at home on Jan. 5 when Northwestern had just seven scholarship players available due to injury .
Minnesota : The Gophers ’ hopes of reaching the NCAA Tournament remain dim after losing three of their last four .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Northwestern : The Wildcats are headed for their second consecutive last-place finish in the Big Ten .
They haven ’ t won since Jan. 11 against Nebraska .
HE SAID IT Oturu echoed Pitino ’ s message that the .500-Gophers could finish the regular season strong .
“ We got ta come into every game with a mentality of we ’ re playing for something , ” Oturu said .
“ The season ’ s not over.
” Isaiah Ihnen missed the game for Minnesota after injuring his wrist Saturday in practice @

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Coach Richard Pitino is sharing a message about his team — the Minnesota Gophers are still alive.
Daniel Oturu had 22 points and 12 rebounds and Minnesota beat Northwestern 83-57 on Sunday.
Marcus Carr added 18 points and Gabe Kalscheur and Payton Willis had 14 apiece for the Gophers (13-13, 7-9), who snapped a three-game losing streak.
“The season’s not over. It’s been pronounced over for some reason, but it’s not over,” Pitino said. “The beauty of our league is you got great wins right in front of you — opportunities, I should say.”
Pete Nance led last-place Northwestern (6-20, 1-15) with 11 points. Ryan Young added 10 points for the Wildcats, who have lost 11 straight.
Oturu, one of the top big men in the Big Ten, blocked three shots and shot 3 for 5 from 3-point range in addition to his 15th double-double this season.
The 6-foot-10 sophomore entered Sunday as the second-leading scorer in the league with 19.6 points per game and the top rebounder with 11.4 per game.
Oturu’s one-handed dunk gave the Gophers a 55-34 lead with 13:21 remaining. His career-high third 3-pointer extended the margin to 61-38.
“I was just wide open so I just kept shooting,” Oturu said about his 3s.
Willis’ 3 gave Minnesota its biggest lead at 78-49.
The Gophers halted their offensive woes, shooting 48.4% from the field and made 14 of 30 from beyond the arc. Minnesota entered Sunday shooting 41.5% overall and 31.3% from 3-point range.
“I didn’t do anything different, stayed the course,” Pitino said. “This is a league where everybody is pronounced dead at some point and everybody wants to blow everything up at some point, everybody. It doesn’t matter who you are, nobody’s immune to it.”
Northwestern went 38.7% from the field and 16.7% on 3s and was outrebounded 48-29.
“I’m certainly disappointed in how we played,” said Northwestern coach Chris Collins, whose team is the youngest in the Big Ten. “Our staff take full responsibility for it. I have to do a better job of having our guys ready. It’s that point of the season where you need to be ready to play and compete at a high level and you’re not going to be able to be competitive if you give up 83 points.”
The Gophers ended the first half on a 7-0 run for a 44-28 lead. Oturu had 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting and eight rebounds. Northwestern didn’t score for the final 2:42 before halftime.
“Ball goes in the basket — it’s a lot easier for everybody and then confidence builds,” Pitino said. “We have a young team. Nobody likes to hear it, but we do. So when they see that ball go in, I think we’re pretty good.”
Minnesota also beat the Wildcats 77-68 at home on Jan. 5 when Northwestern had just seven scholarship players available due to injury.
BIG PICTURE
Minnesota: The Gophers’ hopes of reaching the NCAA Tournament remain dim after losing three of their last four. They’re just 2-8 on the road.
Northwestern: The Wildcats are headed for their second consecutive last-place finish in the Big Ten. They haven’t won since Jan. 11 against Nebraska.
HE SAID IT
Oturu echoed Pitino’s message that the .500-Gophers could finish the regular season strong.
“We gotta come into every game with a mentality of we’re playing for something,” Oturu said. “The season’s not over.”
INJURY UPDATE
Isaiah Ihnen missed the game for Minnesota after injuring his wrist Saturday in practice.
UP NEXT
Minnesota hosts No. 7 Maryland on Wednesday.
Northwestern hosts Illinois on Thursday.


chicagosuntimes--2020-02-23--White Sox defeat Reds in Cactus League opener

Dylan Cease looked sharp with three strikeouts over two scoreless innings , catcher Seby Zavala homered to right-center field against Alex Powers and had two RBI , and Leury Garcia , Tim Anderson , Nick Madrigal and Danny Mendick each drove in a run in the White Sox ’ Cactus League opener Sunday .
Three unearned runs in a four-run ninth put this one away .
Aside from catcher Yasmani Grandal and designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion , manager Rick Renteria played what could be his Opening Day lineup for the first half of the game .
Anderson , Yoan Moncada @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Eloy Jimenez and Luis Robert were a combined 1-for-15 at the plate .
Top second base prospect Madrigal made an error on a ground ball ranging to his left and one-hopped a relay on a potential double play ball .
Left fielder Eloy Jimenez , demonstrating more authority in left field — he ’ s not a rookie any more — emphatically called off Tim Anderson on a pop-up behind shortstop .
Catcher James McCann threw out Shogo Akiyama to end the Reds ’ fourth inning ( second baseman Leury Garcia on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ off the fifth and scored the first run of the game on Garcia ’ s single .
Prospects Matt Foster ( two scoreless innings ) and Tyler Johnson ( perfect ninth with two strikeouts ) looked crisp in their first Cactus League appearances , and 2019 bullpen contributor Jose Ruiz turned in two scoreless innings despite allowing two walks , helping his cause with a good stop on a sharp comebacker turned into a rundown out between third and home .
Sox at Dodgers , Glendale , 2:05 p.m. , NBCSCH , Monday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Also scheduled to pitch : Evan Marshall , Jacob Lindgren , Codi Heuer , Adalberto Mejia , Ian Hamilton .

SOX 7, REDS 2
Off to a good start
Dylan Cease looked sharp with three strikeouts in two scoreless innings, catcher Seby Zavala homered to right-center field and had two RBI and Leury Garcia, Tim Anderson, Nick Madrigal and Danny Mendick each drove in a run in the White Sox’ Cactus League opener Sunday. Three unearned runs in a four-run ninth put this one away. Aside from catcher Yasmani Grandal and designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion sitting out, manager Rick Renteria played what might be his Opening Day lineup for the first half of the game. Anderson, Yoan Moncada, Jose Abreu, Nomar Mazara, Eloy Jimenez and Luis Robert were a combined 1-for-15.
In the field
Top second-base prospect Madrigal made an error on a ground ball ranging to his left and one-hopped a relay on a potential double-play ball. Jimenez, demonstrating more authority in left field — he’s not a rookie anymore — emphatically called off Anderson on a pop-up behind shortstop. Catcher James McCann threw out Shogo Akiyama to end the Reds’ fourth inning (second baseman Garcia made a quick tag), then doubled leading off the fifth and scored the first run of the game on a single by Garcia.
Pen-manship
Prospects Matt Foster (two scoreless innings) and Tyler Johnson (perfect ninth with two strikeouts) looked crisp in their first Cactus League appearances, and 2019 bullpen contributor Jose Ruiz turned in two scoreless innings despite allowing two walks. He helped his own cause with a good stop on a sharp comebacker that turned into a rundown out between third and home.
On deck
Sox at Dodgers, Glendale, 2:05 p.m. Monday, NBCSCH, Alex McRae vs. Ross Stripling. Also scheduled to pitch are Evan Marshall, Jacob Lindgren, Codi Heuer, Adalberto Mejia and Ian Hamilton.