chicagotribune--2020-02-29--3rd case of coronavirus confirmed in Illinois, officials announce; Loyola students in Italy told to

3rd case of coronavirus confirmed in Illinois, officials announce; Loyola students in Italy told to return home

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J.B. Pritzker has requested that hospitals across the state implement additional testing to improve surveillance for the virus @ @ @ @ @ was the first state to provide for testing , and the governor had announced Friday @ @ @ @ @ Springfield and Carbondale , in addition to the current state lab in Cook County , @ @ @ @ @ testing next week .

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and public health officials discuss the coronavirus at the Thompson Center on Feb. 28, 2020. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)
A third case of coronavirus has been reported in Illinois, according to the state Department of Public Health.
A test “resulted in presumptive positives for COVID-19,” it was announced Saturday night by the state’s public health department and the Cook County Department of Public Health. The positive test result will have to be confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lab.
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The patient is hospitalized in isolation, and CDC protocols have been implemented, according to officials.
Officials are trying to identify and monitor those who were within contact of the patient to reduce risk of transmission, officials said. The state of Illinois will request a CDC deploy team for assistance.
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A presumptive case of novel coronavirus (2019-CoV) has been identified in suburban Cook County. Final confirmation results from the CDC are pending. pic.twitter.com/AGijxctZrp — Toni Preckwinkle (@ToniPreckwinkle) March 1, 2020
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has requested that hospitals across the state implement additional testing to improve surveillance for the virus, officials said. Illinois was the first state to provide for testing, and the governor had announced Friday that two more labs in Springfield and Carbondale, in addition to the current state lab in Cook County, will be able to provide testing next week.
The two others who were infected with the virus in Illinois have since made a full recovery, officials said.
Symptoms of the virus include mild to severe respiratory illness with fever, cough and difficulty breathing, officials said. The virus has not spread widely in the U.S., and the risk to the public remains low.
The news of the infected person in Illinois comes after the governor for the state of Washington announced a state of emergency Saturday following the first reported death of COVID-19 in the United States.
[ Man in Washington state dies of coronavirus, the first death on US soil; travel warnings issued for Italy and South Korea ]
Also Saturday, saying it was a “very fluid’’ situation, all students studying at Loyola University Chicago’s John Felice Rome Center in Italy have been told they must return home by March 4.
The message, posted on Loyola’s website by a school director, was addressed to students, parents, faculty and staff at the Rome Center.
“With our students' wellbeing at the forefront of our decision-making and the newest directive from the U.S. government, Loyola University Chicago has decided to repatriate students studying in Italy at the JFRC and is asking all JFRC and partner school students to return home by Wednesday, March 4,’’ the director posted.
“Based on evolving U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, students re-entering the U.S. are required to stay in place at home for a 14-day observation period. In the event that any symptoms are noticed, students should seek immediate medical attention.’’
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[ President Trump accuses Democrats of making coronavirus ‘their new hoax’ after criticism of his handling of outbreak ]
The school said it made the decision in part because of recent travel advisory changes put into effect by the U.S. State Department and the CDC.
According to the school, it would “help defray’’ the cost for those in need and realized this is a “disruption’’ in students’ academic semester.
“We are saddened and share your disappointment around this decision,’’ the post said. "This is a very fluid situation. We will do our best to keep everyone updated in the event that there are additional changes.”
Chicago Tribune’s Rosemary Sobol contributed to this report.
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chicagotribune--2020-02-29--4 takeaways from Cubs spring training, including Kris Bryant setting a fast past leading off

“ Those nice , long strides are fun to watch and came up and told me he was a little @ @ @ @ @ OK .
He should ( be ) .
It ’ s a little early .
@ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t get another one of those ( situations ) .
I told him @ @ @ @ @ , stop at third .
You ’ ll be fine.
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MESA, Ariz. —
Here are four takeaways from Cubs camp Saturday:
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1. Kris Bryant’s speed makes a difference at the top of the order.
Manager David Ross joked that he decided on Kris Bryant as his leadoff hitter because he wasn’t sure if Anthony Rizzo could score from first base on a double, as Bryant did Friday against the Padres.
“I’m not trying to knock Rizz,” Ross said. “But it’s a pretty thing when Kris Bryant starts floating around the bases. I don’t care who you are. If you like baseball, watching him run the bases like he did (Friday), scoring from first right out of the chute, being prepared, in spring training, that’s not easy.
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“Those nice, long strides are fun to watch and came up and told me he was a little winded. That’s OK. He should (be). It’s a little early. He said he hoped he didn’t get another one of those (situations). I told him: ‘If you do, stop at third. You’ll be fine.’ “
Cubs leadoff men last season hit .212 with a .294 on-base percentage — last in the National League.
“It just takes out that uncertainty, that experimental spot where who is going to fill that role,” Ross said. “We’ll move everyone up and circle somebody in on the back side.”
2. Brad Wieck believes he can be ready for opening day, and Brandon Morrow is injured — again.
After undergoing a cardiac ablation Monday to prevent a recurrence of an atrial flutter, reliever Brad Wieck believes he has enough time to be ready for the regular-season opener March 26.
“This isn’t going to be the first time I’ve come back from something,” Wieck said.
Wieck, 28, underwent surgery for testicular cancer in January 2019 but was throwing off a mound within two months. The Cubs medical staff assured him that his heart condition wasn’t something to be too worried about but needed to be addressed.
He felt minor discomfort after the procured and said he might resume light throwing as soon as Monday.
“We’ve got to wait for my vein to heal and mash on the gas pedal again,” said Wieck, who hasn’t thrown in 10 days.
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Wieck was grateful that the Cubs treat annual physicals seriously and praised team doctor Stephen Adams for detecting the abnormal heartbeat via an electrocardiogram.
“A lot of people think the physical is eyewash,” Wieck said. “But it’s really nothing like that. They caught that on the EKG and noticed something was up.”
Meanwhile, Brandon Morrow suffered a Grade 1 calf muscle tear that could sideline him for at least two weeks, a source confirmed. Morrow missed nearly a week because of a strained muscle in his right chest.
3. David Ross is encouraging Craig Kimbrel to throw his changeup.
Craig Kimbrel said he has worked on trying to throw a changeup for 12 seasons, and David Ross hopes to see him use the pitch in Cactus League games.
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“As a closer and a guy who has done what he’s done with those two pitches (fastball and curve), it’s hard to sleep at night if you get beat on your third pitch,” Ross said. “There’s a big balance there.
“When you have a little bit a leeway (in spring training games), maybe you gain some confidence in that. ... I’ve encouraged him to throw it more.”
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Kimbrel is scheduled to throw one more bullpen session before making his exhibition debut Tuesday or Wednesday.
Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 21 Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez, Victor Caratini and Kris Bryant stand on the field at Sloan Park. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
4. Jason Heyward is Mr. Right.
Five-time Gold Glove winner Jason Heyward will remain in right field for the majority of the season.
“I’m trying to keep him out of center,” Ross said. “He’s most comfortable out there (in right). He’s one of best right fielders in the game. He’s got the hardware to prove that when he’s right.
“He reads the ball extremely well out of right field. I’m not saying I’m not going to put him in center. But I’m trying to keep him out of there as much as possible. We’ve got a good little competition in center with two guys playing well (Ian Happ and Albert Almora Jr.).”
Heyward made a sliding catch Friday to rob the Padres’ Luis Torrens of an RBI single.


chicagotribune--2020-02-29--Arrest warrant issued for University Village man accused of box-cutter slaying outside Richard’s Bar

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He was later released without being charged , after he claimed self-defense , police @ @ @ @ @ in police reports indicating Paterimos was armed .

An arrest warrant was issued for the suspect in the fatal stabbing of Kenneth Paterimos outside a bar in the West Town neighborhood earlier this month.
The warrant for murder was issued late Thursday, according to head Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. As of Saturday afternoon, it had not yet been served, and Guglielmi said he was unable to offer more details immediately.
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The subject of the warrant, a 30-year-old University Village neighborhood man the Tribune is not naming because he has not been charged, was arrested shortly after the incident but released after claiming self-defense.
About 11:20 p.m. Feb. 21, the 30-year-old man, who was intoxicated, began arguing with the 23-year-old Paterimos inside Richard’s Bar, 491 N. Milwaukee Ave. A bouncer threw the man out, but he then used a box cutter to stab Paterimos in the arm, back and neck when he walked outside minutes later, according to Chicago police.
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Some witnesses told police the man had earlier yelled a homophobic slur at Paterimos, who was bisexual.
An ambulance took Paterimos to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy determined Paterimos, of the city’s South Austin neighborhood on the West Side, died of multiple sharp force injuries, and his death was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Paterimos’ brother allegedly tackled the 30-year-old, who was hospitalized after responding officers placed him into custody and found the weapon, police said. He was later released without being charged, after he claimed self-defense, police said. There was nothing in police reports indicating Paterimos was armed.
Paterimos’ brother Santiago Bueno reacted on Saturday night about the news of the warrant. “You can run on for a long time ... sooner or later God will cut you down,” Bueno said.
[ His brother stumbled back into Richard’s Bar after being stabbed. He had to decide: ‘Do I hold my brother for his last dying breaths … or go find the guy who did this?’ ]
Chicago Tribune reporter Alice Yin contributed to this report.
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chicagotribune--2020-02-29--3 takeaways from White Sox spring training, including Andrew Vaughn feeling ‘pretty cool’ after hitt

3 takeaways from White Sox spring training, including Andrew Vaughn feeling ‘pretty cool’ after hitting his 1st home run

“ From a physical standpoint , he is doing great , '' Renteria said .
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We ’ re just going to be very mindful and make sure we check @ @ @ @ @ once we get him in there , we have everything humanly possible to make sure @ @ @ @ @ place .
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GLENDALE, Ariz. —
Eloy Jimenez and Luis Robert homered for the White Sox on Saturday in a 7-6 loss to the Rangers at Surprise Stadium.
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Jimenez hit a two-run home run to right-center in the second inning, and Robert added a solo home run to left-center in the fourth. It was the first home run of the spring for both.
Jaycob Brugman added a three-run homer in the eighth inning for the Sox. Blake Swihart hit a walk-off home run off of Bryan Mitchell leading off the ninth to give the Rangers the win.
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Here are three takeaways from Sox camp Saturday.
1. Andrew Vaughn is utilizing a 'quick, simple’ approach at the plate.
Andrew Vaughn hit his first home run of the spring Friday against the Indians at Camelback Ranch.
“It was a pretty cool feeling to get the first one, it was definitely nice,” Vaughn said Saturday. “I’m just trying to feel comfortable in the box, stay within myself and stick to my plan.”
The plan is working. In his first five games, Vaughn is 3-for-7 with a double and the home run. He went 1-for-2 on Saturday against the Rangers.
2019 first round pick Andrew Vaughn rocks his first home run of the spring! #NextSox pic.twitter.com/yYPz4TFTEi — Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) February 28, 2020
“His approach is fantastic,” manager Rick Renteria said. “He has a really good idea of what he wants to do. He can take an at-bat, zone in. His physical approach is really simple. It’s clean, it’s quick. There’s not a whole lot of moving parts. He really understands what his body is capable of doing. He can get to a pitch pretty quickly, but it’s consistent. No panic.”
The Sox selected Vaughn with the third pick in the 2019 draft. He is the 16th-ranked prospect in baseball, according to MLB.com, and said his biggest challenge has been learning how to “go about my business in a right way and be professional.”
Vaughn said catcher James McCann has helped in that department.
“There are so many veteran big-leaguers in here," Vaughn said. "If you just watch them and see how they go about their business, it’s really special.”
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2. A healthy Nicky Delmonico is off to a strong start.
Nicky Delmonico felt he had a couple of options.
The outfielder spent parts of 2019 with the Sox and their Triple-A affiliate in Charlotte, N.C.. He underwent season-ending surgery on his left shoulder in May and was released in June.
“When you get released and you’re injured, you either want to quit or you fight,” Delmonico said Friday. “And I found that fight.”
Delmonico agreed to a minor-league contract with the Sox during the offseason and is a non-roster invitee to spring camp. He has made the most of the opportunity, going 4-for-9 (.444) in his first five Cactus League games.
“It’s just me hungry to get back,” Delmonico said. “I didn’t play for a while, so I’m just excited to be out there and playing.”
Delmonico hit .206 in 21 games with the Sox last season. He has been working on his timing and his direction with hitting coach Frank Menechino, with positive results.
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“Just coming back, being healthy and being part of the team, going out and playing every day, I couldn’t ask for much more,” Delmonico said.
The road to recovery was “difficult” for him.
“Especially during the season, you’re watching baseball while you’re rehabbing,” Delmonico said. “You wish you were out there, but you just have to focus day by day and try to get back to who you were as a player before you got hurt. I did a pretty good job of doing that.
“The thing I love more than anything is being in the clubhouse with the guys. That’s my favorite part about living. Being in here and going to war with your brothers. That’s what I look forward to every day. I worked hard to get back.”
3. Edwin Encarnacion said his back stiffness is ‘nothing to worry about.’
Designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion said he’s “getting better” as he continues to recover from back stiffness.
“It’s nothing to worry about. It’s just (I) want to make sure it’s right,” Encarnacion said Saturday.
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Encarnacion was a late scratch Thursday and has been out since. He said the back issues popped up four or five days ago and did not know how the injury occurred.
“(I) just felt something tight in my back, so I stopped doing what I’m doing so I’ll be right for opening day,” Encarnacion said.
Encarnacion did not play Saturday but was scheduled to take some swings in the cages.
Meanwhile, Renteria said it’s possible catcher Yasmani Grandal might play in a B-game in “three to four days. The All-Star catcher has been recovering from a mild left calf strain.
“From a physical standpoint, he is doing great," Renteria said. "On par with basically being able to do everything. We’re just going to be very mindful and make sure we check everything off to make sure once we get him in there, we have everything humanly possible to make sure we are in a good place.”


chicagotribune--2020-02-29--Family and friends of Jaya Beemon plead for apology after mother’s arrest, resources to solve killin

Family and friends of Jaya Beemon plead for apology after mother’s arrest, resources to solve killing: ‘Please do not fail us again’

Family and friends of an 18-year-old nursing student who was gunned down Tuesday while picking up snacks at a South @ @ @ @ @ at the site she was killed and pleaded for Mayor Lori Lightfoot to devote resources @ @ @ @ @ apologize to the family after police arrested her mother at the hospital .

Nyisha Beemon holds her daughter Justice Beemon, 8, during a news conference Feb, 29, 2020, in front of the grocery store where her daughter Jaya Beemon was shot earlier in the week. (Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)
Family and friends of an 18-year-old nursing student who was gunned down Tuesday while picking up snacks at a South Side convenience store gathered Saturday at the site she was killed and pleaded for Mayor Lori Lightfoot to devote resources to solve the killing and apologize to the family after police arrested her mother at the hospital.
Jaya Beemon was on a date with a fellow nursing student when they stopped at the store at 7901 S. Avalon Ave. in the South Side’s Avalon Park neighborhood, according to Chicago police.
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Dozens surrounded Beemon’s mother, Nyisha Beemon, at the corner of 79th Street and Avalon, where they prayed and offered support to the family. They chanted “Justice for Jaya” and “Stop the killing. Save the babies.”
“Please do not fail us again,” Jaya Beemon’s aunt, Tiana Beemon, said in a plea to Lightfoot and other city and police officials. “Find these killers.”
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Police said two males and a female opened fire on the convenience store around 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, hitting five people.
Jaya Beemon was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center with a wound to the neck. She was pronounced dead there at 6:03 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Beemon, of the 7300 block of South Indiana Avenue, died of a gunshot wound to the neck, and her death was ruled a homicide, the medical examiner’s office said.
Her date was shot in the leg and stabilized at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The three others wounded were a 17-year-old girl shot in the arm, chest and ankle; an 18-year-old woman shot in the back; and a 63-year-old man shot in the leg.
Nyisha Beemon said she was arrested after she collapsed at the hospital when she saw her daughter. She spoke briefly at Saturday’s news conference and said she heard officers making jokes about her daughter’s death while she was in a holding cell.
A spokesman for Chicago police said the department “will be reviewing the circumstances of the arrest,” adding that “we can’t imagine the amount of grief that the family is going through and we extend our deepest condolences.”
Beemon is charged with battery and resisting arrest, both misdemeanors, police said.
Janice Pass, a relative, called Nyisha Beemon’s arrest “hurtful and heartless."
“She was treated like a criminal,” Pass said. “We want an apology to the community.”
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Tiana Beemon said her niece wanted to be a nurse like her aunt and mother. She and her date had spent the afternoon at the Shedd Aquarium.
“This young lady had all the hopes and dreams, all the potential in life,” said Demetrius Nash, another relative.
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chicagotribune--2020-02-29--Beloved WGN meteorologist Tom Skilling to take time off TV for gastric bypass surgery

“ As anyone who ’ s struggled to get weight off and KEEP it off , you realize at some @ @ @ @ @ who need help beyond merely dieting .
I ’ m one of them and reached @ @ @ @ @ that I realized an intervention was a needed .
I ’ m finally taking the @ @ @ @ @ it .
Hand in hand with the surgery goes an overhaul in how , what @ @ @ @ @ You literally enter a new phase of your life when you take this on , @ @ @ @

WGN chief meteorologist Tom Skilling does the weather forecast at the WGN television studios in Chicago in 2013. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)
Tom Skilling will be stepping away from his normal duties for bit as he undergoes a weight-loss procedure, he announced on social media Saturday.
“I hate missing work,” Skilling says in the Facebook post on Saturday afternoon, adding that he was “actually relieved” to get the surgery underway after preparing for nearly half a year for the weight-loss surgery.
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Chief meteorologist for television’s WGN-Ch. 9, Skilling, who is 68, says he expects to be off work for as many as four to six weeks.
“Dear friends----Over the next several weeks, beginning Tuesday, I’m stepping away from my weather duties at WGN to undergo gastric bypass surgery. It takes place Wednesday. I’ll be on air Monday then head off to make preparations for the operation,” Skilling posted.
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“As anyone who’s struggled to get weight off and KEEP it off, you realize at some point there are some people who need help beyond merely dieting. I’m one of them and reached the point some time ago that I realized an intervention was a needed. I’m finally taking the plunge and doing something about it. Hand in hand with the surgery goes an overhaul in how, what and where one eats. You literally enter a new phase of your life when you take this on,” Skilling posted.
“I hate missing work. Suddenly you’re not there---and you leave those who follow your work wondering ‘Where is he? Where did he go?’ I didn’t want anyone wondering for a minute what’s going on without a heads up and some kind of explanation of what’s happening,’’ Skilling posted.
Dear friends----Over the next several weeks, beginning Tuesday, I'm stepping away from my weather duties at WGN to... Posted by Tom Skilling on Saturday, February 29, 2020
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chicagotribune--2020-02-29--Calvin de Haan threw himself into creating a craft beer for charity while recovering from a shoulder

Calvin de Haan threw himself into creating a craft beer for charity while recovering from a shoulder injury. The result is Loud Barn Lager, a tribute to Blackhawks fans.

“ It ’ s just a slow process , that ’ s all .
Part of the grind , ” @ @ @ @ @ ’ ve done it so many times now it ’ s almost become clockwork .
@ @ @ @ @ .
Trying to not think ‘ woe is me ’ and everyone ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ the hardest part .
( But ) doing something like this with T.J. and Goose @ @ @ @ @ venture .
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Blackhawks defenseman Calvin de Haan, right, shares a beer with Goose Island's T.J. Annerino at Goose Island Brewery in Chicago on Feb. 18, 2020. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)
Who knew beer could be part of the process for recovering from a hockey injury?
Blackhawks defenseman Calvin de Haan started a brewery as a business and later had an idea to make a specialty beer for charity. But along the way he found the charity project helped him endure a demoralizing third season-ending right shoulder injury.
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“I’d obviously rather be playing than focusing on this, but it’s been really helping me pass the time and keep my mind focused on other things,” he said. “I’ve (had) three shoulder surgeries in the past three years, so it’s been a grind mentally. It’s keeping me a little bit more occupied, focusing on being a human versus a robot at the rink.”
The beer, Loud Barn Lager, made its public debut Saturday at Goose Island Taproom, about a half-mile from the United Center. It will be sold the night of every Hawks home game in March until supplies run out, and all proceeds benefit the team’s foundation.
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De Haan brought down brewmaster Jamie Maxwell from his company, Ridge Rock Brewing in Carp, Ontario, to work with Goose Island on the beer, though de Haan did plenty of taste testing.
T.J. Annerino, Goose’s Island experiential market director, described the flavor as “easy drinking.”
“They actually took the hop character down a bit right before they brewed it, and it came out very approachable, not crazy bitter,” Annerino said. “I like to think of it as just a good hockey beer.”
Annerino and his team worked with de Haan on the name.
“The reason we picked that (‘Loud Barn Lager’) is it’s a tribute to the Blackhawk fans, the consecutive sellouts, the anthem — it’s an iconic rink to play in,” de Haan said. “I remember coming here as an opposing player and hearing Jim Cornelison belt out the national anthem as loud as he can, the fans are standing up, then you see Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Corey Crawford and you’re like, ‘I gotta play tonight,’ like this is surreal.”
It also was a nod to de Haan’s roots.
“We took some Canadian slang because we’re hillbillies back home and the rink is ‘the barn,’ ” he said.
Three years ago, de Haan and three buddies started the brewery on a lark to fulfill a “pipe dream” and provide a watering hole in their hometown of Carp. They converted an old building that become something of an eyesore but had a quirky history. It had been used as a bank, a pharmacy and a gas station, among other things, but there are legends associated with the building.
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“We have a conference room in the basement that we call the ‘Vault Room,’ ” de Haan said. “But back in the day, the biggest bank heist in Canada, in like the ’30s or something, was planned and executed in that building, like tunneled up underneath into the bank in our small little hillbilly town back home. … No one knows where the money went.”
Now it’s the social venue for the small community, where residents pull up in snowmobiles.
He wanted to set down roots in Chicago and thought establishing a signature charity event — similar to Duncan Keith’s concert and Brent Seabrook’s bowling event — would be a good first step.
Despite starting a brewery and partnering with Goose Island, de Haan doesn’t know much about the brewing process. But, he said, “since I’ve been hurt, I’ve been doing a lot of reading and research on it to try to understand everything. It’s cool. Beer’s a good way to bring people together. That’s kind of how T.J. and I have become buddies.”
They bond over beer and their love of hockey. Annerino plays amateur-league hockey — a defenseman just like de Haan.
Four years ago, when Goose Island had a corporate team, several coworkers attended a game at McFetridge Sports Center on the North Side during which Annerino took a stick to the face, resulting in a split forehead and a trip to the emergency room.
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“They thought it was the coolest thing that they’ve ever seen,” Annerino said of his coworkers.
Annerino now plays at Morgan Park Sports Center. But standing next de Haan behind the taproom’s bar, he blushed at the mention of his own dabbling in hockey.
“Don’t model your game after me,” de Haan joked. “That’s probably not the smart thing to do.”
De Haan has had plenty of such lighthearted moments with Annerino and the Goose Island staff, such as playing video games with brewmasters.
It’s part of his healing process, and de Haan shared his passion for beer with teammates as well.
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“We’re out on the road and he’s like, ‘Hey, let’s go grab a beer here and try all these different beers,’ ” said Drake Caggiula, who calls de Haan a mentor. “So I know he’s definitely into that, and it’s kind of cool to see that he’s doing this for charity.”
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Caggiula and de Haan met last summer at the wedding of Ryan Strome (Hawks teammate Dylan Strome’s brother), and now they live in the same building in Chicago, often riding to the airport and the rink together. And beer was a natural for the Ontario natives — Goose Island’s 312 Urban Wheat Ale is Caggiula’s local favorite.
“He’s great at ‘Call of Duty,’ he’s very outgoing, he’s super easy to talk to,” Caggiula said of de Haan. “He likes to run and mess around and be a little bit quirky. That’s kind of what I’m like too.”
Caggiula and de Haan also have been part of each other’s support systems while each dealt with injuries. Caggiula missed most of November and all of December while in concussion protocol.
“He’s had his shoulder injuries and he’s been out for lengthy periods of time, and he’s been able to help me deal with that and get through that mentally,” Caggiula said. “And (when) he got hurt (in December), we were kind of going through it together.”
De Haan said his recovery from shoulder surgery has been going well (“no complaints”) and he feels good.
“It’s just a slow process, that’s all. Part of the grind,” he said. “I’ve done it so many times now, it’s almost become clockwork. Just trying to stay positive. Trying to not think ‘woe is me’ and everyone’s not out to get you is the hardest part. (But) doing something like this with T.J. and Goose Island has been a cool venture.”


chicagotribune--2020-02-29--Chicago police transit cops shoot man ‘jumping from train to train’ during struggle at Red Line Gran

Chicago police transit cops shoot man ‘jumping from train to train’ during struggle at Red Line Grand stop; video emerges on social media

West also told reporters police were “ aware ” of a video circulating on social media of the shooting .
@ @ @ @ @ that there was additional video from passengers on the train .
Police declined to answer @ @ @ @ @ was confiscated from the man shot .

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Police officers put up crime scene tape at the corner of Grand Avenue and State Street above the CTA Red Line Grand station on Feb. 28, 2020, in Chicago. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
Chicago police shot a man at the CTA’s Grand Red Line station Friday afternoon, authorities said.
The man was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he remains in critical but “stable” condition following surgery, police Deputy Superintendent Barbara West told reporters at a news conference Friday night.
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The shooting happened shortly after 4 p.m. in the subway as officers were calling a 10-1, code for officer in need of assistance. “The whole train stop is gonna be a crime scene,” an officer radioed from the scene after the shooting.
West said two officers assigned to the mass transit unit tried to stop a man who they saw “jumping from train (car) to train (car),” which is a violation of a city ordinance.
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The officers pursued the man from the train and onto the platform, where a struggle ensued when the officers tried to place the man in custody, causing both officers to deploy their tasers on the man.
“At some point” during the brawl, one of the officers discharged their gun, striking the man twice, West said.
Both officers will be restricted from field duties and will be placed on administrative duties pending the outcome of an investigation, West said.
“We are conducting concurrent criminal and administrative investigations into this incident,” West said.
West said she had been in contact with the interim police superintendent, Charlie Beck, and said they were both “extremely concerned” and had “significant questions” about the incident.
West also told reporters police were “aware” of a video circulating on social media of the shooting. She added, however, that there was additional video from passengers on the train. Police declined to answer when asked if a weapon was confiscated from the man shot.
This is the two minutes leading up to the previous video. (Twitter won't let me upload it all at once.) pic.twitter.com/rkWrIfSkpE — The Unaffiliated Critic (@FreeRangeCritic) February 28, 2020
In a series of tweets following the news conference, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she had viewed the “widely shared footage” of the incident and called the video “extremely disturbing” and the actions of the officers “deeply concerning."
“With the strong caveat that one perspective does not depict the entirety of the incident, the video is extremely disturbing and the actions by these officers are deeply concerning,’’ Lightfoot tweeted.
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“Furthermore, to ensure full transparency and accountability, I support Superintendent Beck’s decision to contact the State’s Attorney due to the potential criminal nature of this incident.’’
[ ‘Shoot him’: Viral video appears to show police shooting at Grand Red Line station ]
A woman, who asked not to be identified, said she saw paramedics bring a person on a stretcher up on the Red Line elevator at the corner of Grand Avenue and State Street.
Police quickly set up a perimeter with yellow tape blocking the intersection of Grand and State, tying up downtown traffic. Police also blocked off the 500 block of North State Street. Passersby walked by a throng of reporters and TV cameras as several helicopters buzzed overhead.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability will be investigating the shooting, as is routine.
Trains resumed stopping at the Grand station a little before 11 p.m., according to the CTA.
The shooting comes the same day Chicago police unveiled plans to beef up patrols because of a spike in crime on the CTA’s rail system. The department announced it will add 50 more officers to the unit that patrols the “L,” bringing the total to 250. And, in a first for the department, each transit unit officer will be equipped with tracking devices to better monitor and adjust how they’re deployed.
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The department is also opening a Strategic Decision Support Center in the downtown police district, which for the first time will give police a central location to monitor the system’s 32,000 cameras in real time.
[ How Chicago police will combat CTA crime spike: 50 more cops on ‘L’ patrols, new center for real-time monitoring of surveillance cameras ]


chicagotribune--2020-02-29--Column: White Sox slugger Eloy Jimenez is over the Cubs — even if Cubs fans still aren’t over the tr

Column: White Sox slugger Eloy Jimenez is over the Cubs — even if Cubs fans still aren’t over the trade

This could be an even bigger season for Jimenez , who admittedly felt some pressure last year as the “ @ @ @ @ @ the Sox rebuild .
For that to happen , he needs to stay healthy .
@ @ @ @ @ late April and May after injuring his right ankle trying to climb the outfield fence @ @ @ @ @ July stemming from an outfield collision in Kansas City , Mo .

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Eloy Jimenez has a few bats on display in a room back home in the Dominican Republic, reminders of special occasions from his brief professional career.
Two of the bats are from his appearances in the MLB Futures Game in 2016 and ’17. Another is the one he used to hit his first major-league grand slam last season. And one is split in half.
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That broken bat, the one he snapped while hitting a game-winning home run against the Cubs in June, might be the most special of the bunch.
“It was my first homer at Wrigley Field and my first homer with a broken bat,” Jimenez said. “So why not?”
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Jimenez, 23, said he’s over the Cubs, who in July 2017 sent him and Dylan Cease to the White Sox for Jose Quintana in the biggest crosstown deal in decades. Quintana has been effective for the Cubs for the most part, but the deal will be thrown in the Cubs’ faces for years to come if Jimenez builds on a strong rookie season.
White Sox left fielder Eloy Jimenez hits a two-run homer in the ninth inning against the Cubs on June 18, 2019, at Wrigley Field. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
Jimenez is in a very good spot now, starting in left field for a Sox team that expects to contend and feeling more comfortable after ceding the spotlight this spring to rookie Luis Robert.
Although he admits being dealt in 2017 hurt, Jimenez declared, “I’m at home” on the South Side.
But even if he’s truly over the Cubs, Jimenez still enjoys giving their fans a chance to see him succeed. He hit 31 home runs in 122 games as a rookie, so it would have been hard to ignore him.
This could be an even bigger season for Jimenez, who admittedly felt some pressure last year as the “next big thing” of the Sox rebuild. For that to happen, he needs to stay healthy. He missed three weeks in late April and May after injuring his right ankle trying to climb the outfield fence and another 10 days in July stemming from an outfield collision in Kansas City, Mo.
It was no secret the Cubs felt Jimenez was expendable because of his defensive issues and the possibility he eventually would turn into a designated hitter, which the National League doesn’t have yet.
Manager Rick Renteria kept in Jimenez in close games most of the time last season instead of lifting him late for defensive purposes, letting the rookie feel his way around. The fact the Sox were out of contention the entire second half made that easier for Renteria, but if the Sox are as good as advertised in 2020, the late-inning decisions will be closely scrutinized.
Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 91 Injured White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez goofs off in the dugout before a game on May 15, 2022, at Guaranteed Rate Field. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
“We did it a couple times but not an inordinate amount,” Renteria said. “I would like not to have to do that, to be honest. Every player should take pride in being able to play on both sides of the baseball.
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“It offers you (an advantage), especially on the offensive side, being able to keep him in, just in case something gets out of whack. You still have him available to you. I still try to win ballgames in nine innings. I don’t think too much about extra innings.”
Jimenez said he had too much on his mind last year, which affected his defense much of the season.
“I didn’t play very good,” he said. “But in the last month you could see I can do everything. For me, this year is going to be huge.”
Jimenez made a nice, sliding grab against the Giants on Wednesday at Camelback Ranch and has been getting in a lot of innings early in the Cactus League season, a sign he’s serious about improving defensively. The Sox don’t need him to be a Gold Glover. But they do need Jimenez on the field, which means avoiding crashing into walls or colliding with Robert while trying to man left field.
Jimenez said he’s not out to prove anyone wrong and seemingly has accepted the notion that his critics aren’t going to change their minds, no matter what he does.
“I just focus on my job and let people think it,” he said.
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Cubs left fielder Kyle Schwarber was in Jimenez’s shoes a few years ago, especially after some miscues in the 2015 National League Championship Series against the Mets. But he has made significant strides through hard work and repetition and has one of the better arms among regular left fielders.
Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 78 White Sox starting pitcher Dylan Cease warms up in right field before a game against the Reds at Goodyear Ballpark on Feb. 23, 2020. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)
There’s no doubt Jimenez will put in the same effort — he arrives at the Sox facility at 5:30 a.m. daily to start his workout routine — and can avoid being sentenced to the DH role until he’s good and ready.
He already has proved the ability to develop into an elite power hitter, which is why the Sox acquired him. Whether it was premature for Jimenez to say he could hit 50 home runs, as he did this spring, is debatable. Either way, you have to like his confidence.
“Someone asked me, and I said, ‘Why not?’ ” he said. “I don’t feel there’s any pressure on me because I know I can do it. It doesn’t need to happen this year, but I know it’s going to come with the work I put into it. The more I learn, the easier it will be.”
It would’ve been easier on many Cubs fans if the front office had traded Jimenez to the Pirates or Padres or any other team so that they wouldn’t have to see him or hear his name when hanging out with friends and family who root for the Sox.
Maybe if he were playing somewhere besides the South Side, Cubs fans eventually would forget he was once theirs. But that, obviously, is not the case.
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“They know who I am,” he said.


chicagotribune--2020-02-28--Ask Amy: Excited attendee wants to wear wedding dress

I am torn about attending the wedding .
She was a very close friend at one point and I honor @ @ @ @ @ , but we are not close like we used to be and attending the wedding @ @ @ @ @ more .
In addition , it is an out-of-state wedding so the cost of attending @ @ @ @ @ like to spend .

Dear Amy: This summer, my husband and I will be attending his brother's wedding overseas.
It's going to be an expensive trip, with a two-day celebration and a black-tie dress code.
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I am a full-time grad student. I also work. Most of my paycheck goes to covering my expenses. My husband's income also goes toward our bills.
While we're getting a little bit of cash from my in-laws to help cover the cost of the wedding, we'll still spend quite a bit of our own money.
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I am very excited about going, even with the cost. However, I have a question about how I can save money on attire.
Two years ago, my husband and I got married in a very small ceremony with our immediate family -- his brother was not able to attend. I went with a very nontraditional look -- a blue gown that I got off the sale rack. It's a gorgeous dress, but not one that people would naturally assume to be a wedding gown.
I was wondering if I could wear it to this wedding in order to save money.
It feels tacky and I worry that the rest of the family will recognize the dress and feel like I'm trying to "show up the bride."
My other thought was to get the dress's hem altered or even make it into a fancy jumpsuit.
I want to be as respectful as possible to the newlyweds, while also refraining from spending a significant chunk of my savings on an outfit I'll likely never wear again. What is the best course of action to take here?
— Wedding Woes
Dear Woes: You could research the cost of renting a gown (most I looked at seemed fairly expensive).
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Otherwise, I'm saying a qualified yes to the dress -- with some modification. If you could wear it "as is" and not feel tacky, you should -- but it doesn't sound as if you can.
If you can afford to have the dress altered, I vote no to the pantsuit idea and suggest having a floor-length skirt made. You can then pair it with any variety of tops (borrowed, or bought second-hand). Skirts are extremely versatile, and you would likely wear it again.
Dear Amy: I have a friend from high school. We spent our entire college career as roommates. Throughout college I considered her to be my sister and we became very close. I would often invite her out when I was going out with other friends, and she has had several meals at my parents' house.
After college we grew apart and the communication lessened.
I expressed several times to her that I would like to speak more often, but she brushed it off and even said, "That's life as an adult. I don't really talk to anyone anymore."
This friend's wedding is coming up in June and she did not ask me to be a bridesmaid. I felt hurt and angry about this, but respect her choice.
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I am torn about attending the wedding. She was a very close friend at one point and I honor that time we had together, but we are not close like we used to be and attending the wedding may only hurt my feelings more. In addition, it is an out-of-state wedding so the cost of attending is more than I would like to spend.
Am I a bad person if I do not attend the wedding? Is our future friendship compromised if I do not go?
— Conflicted
Dear Conflicted: Here's more "life as an adult": Relationships wax and wane. You were not asked to be in this wedding because she does not feel that close to you, but she is doing the polite thing and honoring your former closeness by inviting you to witness this important event.
Attending the wedding might (possibly) bring you back into one another's orbit -- but probably not. If your feelings are going to be hurt, then don't attend.
Understand that if you don't attend, your friendship will be over, but it sounds as if it has been over for some time now. Staying home does not make you a "bad person."
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Dear Amy: Just like "M", My husband and I never wanted kids and I'm bored by monologues about children.
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There's nothing wrong with her, me, or others who feel the same.
I do exactly what you suggest -- politely listen for about one minute, and then head back to my office.
— No Kids for Me
Dear No Kids: Being polite is not such a heavy lift.
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chicagotribune--2020-02-28--Developer’s plan to tear down Stonebridge estate landmarks has Lake Bluff residents concerned

The debate began after Roanoke Group , which owns the Stonebridge property at 136 Green Bay Road in Lake Bluff @ @ @ @ @ demolishing the manor and carriage houses at the site that date back to 1916 , @ @ @ @ @ , designated as landmarks by the village years ago .

The manor house (pictured) within the Stonebridge estate in Lake Bluff dates back to 1916, according to the village. (Courtesy of Lake Bluff)
A proposal to raze buildings at an old estate in Lake Bluff to make room for 98 new single-family homes is drawing concerns from some neighbors who would like to see the property preserved.
The debate began after Roanoke Group, which owns the Stonebridge property at 136 Green Bay Road in Lake Bluff, requested earlier this winter demolishing the manor and carriage houses at the site that date back to 1916, as well as landscaping elements, designated as landmarks by the village years ago.
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Peter Kyte, managing partner of the Roanoke Group, has said work to restore both buildings at the site would be too expensive to carry out, estimating that a restoration effort could cost between $15 million to $20 million.
After some previous development plans did not come to fruition, the group believes demolishing the landmarks and building the new single-family homes is the most viable redevelopment option, he said.
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“We now have a plan that is feasible even in this real estate market and we look forward to working with the village to get it approved,” Kyte said.
But a group of neighbors have been urging Lake Bluff officials to deny the demolition request and preserve the property.
“This is not a building that is so far gone that demolition is the only option,” said resident Kate Briand, who toured the Stonebridge estate recently with members of the village’s historic preservation commission.
According to village documents, the manor and carriage houses at the estate in western Lake Bluff were designed by prominent local architect Howard Van Doren Shaw in 1916.
The property has faced uncertainties since 2005, when the manor and carriage houses received landmark status from the village in addition to elements of the estate’s landscaping. The manor and carriage house have been vacant for more than a decade.
Glen Cole, assistant to the village administrator in Lake Bluff, said officials authorized a planned residential development in 2006 for a previous ownership group. The conditions included a commitment to preserve the manor and carriage houses.
He said village officials likely wouldn’t authorize a demolition permit now unless they receive amendments to the existing conditions, including the preservation requirement.
During a meeting in early February, village board members unanimously agreed to extend their review of Roanoke Group’s demolition request by 30 days. Under village code, Lake Bluff has 120 days to act on a demolition request of a landmark but can extend it by a month.
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Cole said the historic preservation commission also will revisit the issue at a future meeting, but added that a date hasn’t been set.
While the future of the Stonebridge property remains uncertain, the extension affords neighbors more time to respond to the demolition request.
“We are going to end up with two holes in the ground and empty lots,” resident Matthew Kerouac said recently. “We don’t have the temerity or the guts to save a Van Doren Shaw house? It’s frustrating.”
Daniel I. Dorfman is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.


chicagotribune--2020-02-28--Photos: C2E2 2020 at McCormick Place

Photos: C2E2 2020 at McCormick Place

C2E2 goer Grace Ruddell , 23 , of Indiana , dressed as Hawks from `` My Hero Academia '' opens @ @ @ @ @ of the first day of the annual event at McCormick Place , Friday , Feb @ @ @ @ @ .
( Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune )

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chicagotribune--2020-03-01--Man, 19, shot after firing at police; two officers injured, authorities say

A 19-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the leg was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition , @ @ @ @ @ spokesman Larry Langford .
An officer with a knee injury was stabilized at Rush University @ @ @ @ @ was taken to Rush with an injured hand .

Police work the scene where a 19-year-old man was shot by police after firing at two officers near West 21st Street and South California Avenue on March 1, 2020, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago police say they shot and wounded a man Sunday afternoon after a brief exchange of gunfire near a busy stretch of the Little Village neighborhood on the city’s West Side.
Shots fired at CPD officers during an encounter. Officers return fire, striking an offender. 2728 W 21ST STREET. PIO en route and additional information will follow. #CPDMediaCar pic.twitter.com/K2UaMjHENS — Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) March 1, 2020
At the scene, Chief of Patrol Fred Waller told reporters that police began following the suspect about 3 p.m. near West 21st Street and South Washtenaw Avenue. The man appeared to be carrying a gun, Waller said.
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“He was walking in a suspicious manner, holding his side. Officers thought he had a weapon, which he did. The weapon was recovered,” Waller said.
Police involved shooting on California Ave. https://t.co/zyYobQpn1I — Will Lee (@MidnoirCowboy) March 2, 2020
Police began chasing after the man, who Waller said fired “numerous rounds” at officers. Officers returned fire and struck the suspect twice, once in the shoulder and once in the leg, according to police.
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The man continued to flee on foot but was found a short time later hiding near a home in the 2100 block of South California Avenue, Waller said. Officers began using their medical training and their first aid kits to stabilize the man before an ambulance arrived.
No officers were injured in the gunfire, according to police.
The man was in critical but stable condition at an area hospital, Waller said.
The man has an extensive criminal background, Waller said.
Traffic along South California Avenue, between the Pink Line station and Cermak Road, was shut down for several hours as detectives and evidence technicians retraced the path of the shooting.
According to Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford, a 19-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the leg was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition.
The shooting comes two days after a man was shot by police at a Red Line station.
Two officers assigned to the mass transit unit tried to stop the man, whom they saw “jumping from train (car) to train (car),” which is a violation of a city ordinance, Deputy Superintendent Barbara West said at a Friday night news conference.
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Chief of Patrol Fred Waller talks with members of the press at the scene where a 19-year-old man was shot by police after firing at two officers near West 21st Street and South California Avenue on March 1, 2020, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Video of the struggle at the Grand Avenue Red Line station quickly went viral after it appeared to show the officers struggle to handcuff a man while one of them repeatedly yelled “stop resisting” and then “shoot him.”
Mayor Lori Lightfoot called the video “extremely disturbing.” Cook County prosecutors on Sunday dropped criminal charges against the man, who remained hospitalized Sunday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Chicago Tribune’s Morgan Greene contributed.


chicagotribune--2020-03-01--White Sox ace Lucas Giolito throws his 1st live batting-practice session as he recovers from a muscl

White Sox ace Lucas Giolito throws his 1st live batting-practice session as he recovers from a muscle strain in the rib-cage area

“ He was telling me the way I was sequencing pitches to him , it was easier for him to @ @ @ @ @ ball , which makes sense because I wasn ’ t trying to sequence pitches , @ @ @ @ @ I was just trying to trying to throw to locations .
We ’ ll see @ @ @ @ @ next .
I believe a game soon , and we ’ ll continue to work @ @ @ @ @ as well .
”

GLENDALE, Ariz. — White Sox ace Lucas Giolito had a brief conversation with Yasmani Grandal after the two squared off Sunday in batting practice.
“I was saying I’m happy that he is on our team because he was barreling up my heater the whole time,” Giolito said with a laugh.
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Grandal hit a couple of Giolito pitches to the wall, one to right field and the other to right-center.
“He was telling me the way I was sequencing pitches to him, it was easier for him to get the barrel to the ball, which makes sense because I wasn’t trying to sequence pitches,” Giolito said. “I was just trying to trying to throw to locations. We’ll see what the schedule calls for next. I believe a game soon, and we’ll continue to work once we enter game situations as well.”
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Lucas Giolito on the mound. Yasmani Grandal up to bat. pic.twitter.com/FM7nLek7TG — LaMond Pope (@lamondpope) March 1, 2020
Giolito faced Grandal and James McCann on Sunday as he continues to rebound from a muscle strain in the rib-cage area. It was his first time facing hitters this spring.
“I was happy with where my fastball was,” Giolito said. “Was throwing it where I wanted for the most part. Changeup was pretty solid, slider, curveball, threw a couple curves in the strike zone I was happy with. That’s all I want to take away from (the) first live (session) is seeing hitters in the box and staying in the strike zone.”
Giolito threw 15 pitches from the windup and, after a break, 15 more from the stretch.
“I felt comfortable,” he said. “I wasn’t really trying to sequence anything. Just trying to work on pitches to locations that I feel like I need to focus on. And I was right around where I wanted to be for the most part. It was a good experience.”
Sox manager Rick Renteria said Giolito had good location on his fastball and his changeup looked good.
“He’s been champing at the bit (to face batters),” Renteria said. “We’re always erring on the side of caution. Just trying to get him enough (work) to put us where we need when we start the season. As (pitching coach Don Cooper) says, ‘Happy, healthy and climbing.’ ”
Giolito had a breakout season in 2019, finishing in the top 10 in the American League in several categories, including ERA (fifth, 3.41) and strikeouts (seventh, 228).
He had a bad case of the flu that caused him to miss SoxFest in late January. While ramping back up leading up to camp, he felt soreness in his rib-cage area.
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Giolito threw a couple of bullpen sessions before Sunday’s live setting.
“I’m happy with the health,” he said. “My arm feels really good. Body feels really good. I felt pretty in sync with my mechanics. A couple of things to harp on, but it was a good day. Solid.”
Renteria said a Cactus League start might not be far off.
“It’s coming up,” Renteria said. “Give it a few days. I’d say somewhere later on in the week. Probably likely soon.”
Giolito, fellow starter Gio Gonzalez (sore left shoulder) and reliever Jace Fry (sore back) were among the pitchers in various stages of throwing Sunday. Gonzalez and Fry threw bullpen sessions.
“The guys are looking good,” Renteria said.
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Giolito said there’s enough time to be ready for the start of the season in late March.
“Oh, yeah, we’re progressing along nicely,” he said. “Once we start getting into game situations, then start building up more and more.”


chicagotribune--2020-03-01--‘He knows how to keep it light.’ As Joe Maddon prepares to return to Mesa to face the Cubs, his Ange

‘He knows how to keep it light.’ As Joe Maddon prepares to return to Mesa to face the Cubs, his Angels players are buying in to his blend of work and fun.

“ This was home for him for a long time , ” said second baseman Tommy La Stella , who @ @ @ @ @ the Angels one year ahead of Maddon .
“ He ’ s back home and @ @ @ @ @ , and now he ’ s bringing back the alumni .
I know he was @ @ @ @ @ .
I see him enjoying it .
”

TEMPE, Ariz. — Some of the workout equipment resides in a tent behind the right-field fence.
A batter practices bunting off a machine from close distance with a door-sized backstop in the right-field corner.
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Slogans, once printed on T-shirts, now are painted on a clubhouse wall.
Welcome to Joe Maddon’s new spring training home with the Angels. And his present and past associates couldn’t be happier that the former Cubs manager has returned to his baseball roots.
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“This was home for him for a long time,” said second baseman Tommy La Stella, who went from the Cubs to the Angels one year ahead of Maddon. “He’s back home and around all the familiar faces, and now he’s bringing back the alumni. I know he was really looking forward to that. I see him enjoying it.”
Maddon, 66, is scheduled to return Monday with the Angels to Sloan Park in Mesa, the Cubs’ spring training home, where his knack for orchestrating work and fun was on display the last five springs.
While embracing the changes under Maddon’s successor, David Ross, several Cubs players said they’re looking forward to Maddon’s return to Mesa.
“Coming into camp, you knew things were going to be different,” left fielder Kyle Schwarber said. “It’s part of the game. It’s going to be nice to have (Maddon) over here and see everyone again.”
Some Cubs supporters couldn’t wait until Monday to see Maddon. John and Laurie Rizzo, the parents of Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo, watched their son play Friday night in Peoria against the Padres before traveling to Scottsdale to watch Maddon’s Angels face the Giants on Saturday.
Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 170 Cubs manager Joe Maddon wears a smile on his face prior to a game against the Reds at Wrigley Field on Sept. 17, 2019. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
Accompanying Maddon to the Angels were former Cubs coaches Brian Butterfield and John Mallee (after a two-year stint with the Phillies) and popular conditioning coach Tim Buss, who was named quality assurance coach.
Buss brought the same humor he displayed during spring training workouts with the Cubs during his five seasons with Maddon.
“He’s hilarious,” Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons said. “He brings the light energy every day. If you’re not in a good mood, he’ll do his absolute best to change that. He’s a character.”
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But while Maddon still is keeping things light, followers have observed he is intent on making the Angels competitive again. He employs many of the methods he learned coming up through the Angels system from Preston Gomez, Marcel Lachemann and Bob Clear, whose replica jersey he wore during one spring training workout.
“He had a big impact on a lot of the people here for a long time,” La Stella said, “so him coming back here, as much as it was a big deal for him, it was a big deal for a lot of people who have been here.”
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Simmons, a four-time Gold Glove winner, likes the culture Maddon brought that trickles down to coaches such as Butterfield, who coached Hall of Fame shortstop Derek Jeter in the Yankees organization.
“He’s business, but at the same time, he incorporates a little laughter in there,” Simmons said. “Sometimes you’re taking him very seriously, and he’ll start talking about something and (you’re) wondering, ‘What is he talking about?’
“Then you realize he’s messing around. He can be very business-oriented, but he knows how to keep it light. That’s the vibe they’ve brought — go to work but have fun.”
Cubs infielder David Bote appreciated the way Maddon defended his players. Bote said the Angels were a good landing spot for Maddon.
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At the same time, Bote and other players viewed the transition to Ross as seamless because of the attachment to the players Ross and his coaches have.
“They’re so invested in us and have shown as much passion for us as (Maddon) did,” Bote said. “It’s cool because (President) Theo Epstein and (general manager) Jed Hoyer are hiring guys who care.
“It makes that transition seamless because they show they care. You can trust them. That’s the most important thing, that trust and their intentions are with us in mind, and vice versa.”


chicagotribune--2020-03-01--Spread of coronavirus prompts U. of I. to join Loyola in calling for students studying in Italy to r

Spread of coronavirus prompts U. of I. to join Loyola in calling for students studying in Italy to return home

“ There aren ’ t as many tourists , and more and more people are wearing masks , ” she @ @ @ @ @ supermarkets are selling out of masks and hand sanitizer , and my roommates and I @ @ @ @ @ cleaning supplies for at least the next few weeks .
… I ’ d be @ @ @ @ @ wasn ’ t a little concerned about the recent outbreak of the coronavirus , but @ @ @ @ @ can to stay safe and healthy .
”

Men take part in a Friday prayer on May 15, 2020 at the Tahara mosque in Marseille southern France, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, as France eases lockdown measures. (Clement Mahoudeau/Getty-AFP)
Amid the growing concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students studying abroad in Italy have been asked to leave as soon as possible, said Grace Palmeri, who is in Florence this semester.
The university stated in a Saturday post, “The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is requiring all of our students studying in Italy to depart at the earliest opportunity. You may return to the U.S., your home country, or travel elsewhere.”
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In Illinois, the state Department of Public Health confirmed a third case of coronavirus Saturday. Two others infected with the virus have since made a full recovery, officials said.
The Illinois news came after the governor of the state of Washington announced a state of emergency following the first reported death of COVID-19 in the United States.
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Grace Palmeri, 20, of Aurora, in Florence, Italy, where she is studying abroad as a student from the University of Illinois. (Hannah Stanton)
U. of I. joins other area schools in cautioning students who are abroad.
Students at Loyola University Chicago’s John Felice Rome Center in Italy were told they must return home by March 4. The message, posted on Loyola’s website by a school director, was addressed to students, parents, faculty and staff at the Rome Center.
“With our students’ wellbeing at the forefront of our decision-making and the newest directive from the U.S. government, Loyola University Chicago has decided to repatriate students studying in Italy at the JFRC and is asking all JFRC and partner school students to return home by Wednesday, March 4,’’ the director posted.
Northwestern University officials said one of their students was studying abroad in Florence as part of a program out of Syracuse University in New York. The Northwestern student is returning to the United States to complete her coursework, said Sara Tully, director of the Global Learning Office at Northwestern.
The University of Chicago temporarily closed its campus in Hong Kong and its center in Beijing, with programming postponed or relocated, and the university has moved a spring program to London that was originally based in Hong Kong. The coronavirus epidemic originated in Wuhan, China, and has sickened tens of thousands globally.
Last week, Palmeri, 20, recounted her experience in Florence before the announcement.
“There aren’t as many tourists, and more and more people are wearing masks,” she said. “The local supermarkets are selling out of masks and hand sanitizer, and my roommates and I have stocked up on all cleaning supplies for at least the next few weeks. … I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little concerned about the recent outbreak of the coronavirus, but I am doing everything I can to stay safe and healthy.”
Initially, Palmeri and her roommates had no intent to return to the United States until her program ends as scheduled in late May. Now, she is worried about what courses and school credits will transfer.
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“Lorenzo de’ Medici (the partner institute) is allowing us to take some courses online,” Palmeri said Sunday. “It hasn’t blown over and I’m getting a little more anxious because of the travel warnings. As sad as I am to leave Italy, I want the coronavirus talk to end and to be safe and healthy, even if that means at home.”
Chicago Tribune’s Paige Fry and Angie Leventis Lourgos contributed.


chicagotribune--2020-03-01--Prosecutors drop charges against man wounded by Chicago police during struggle at Red Line station

In a statement Sunday , Schmidt said , “ The Roman Family is pleased with the decision of the State @ @ @ @ @ the Chicago Police ’ s Department ’ s decision to dismiss all charges .
At @ @ @ @ @ the Roman family , have been reunited and are enjoying time with Ariel as he @ @ @ @ @ about the incident that took place and is fully committed to cooperating with the various @ @ @ @ @ City of Chicago for all of their prayers and support and request for privacy during @ @ @ @ @ ”

Police officers put up crime scene tape at the corner of Grand Avenue and State Street above the CTA Red Line Grand station on Feb. 28, 2020, in Chicago. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
Cook County prosecutors on Sunday dropped criminal charges against the man wounded by Chicago police during a struggle with two officers at a CTA Red Line station on Friday.
Video of the struggle at the Grand Avenue Red Line station quickly went viral after it appeared to show the officers struggle to handcuff a man while one of them repeatedly yelled “stop resisting” and then “shoot him."
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot called the video that captured two Chicago officers trying to subdue the man “extremely disturbing,”
On Sunday, a judge quickly approved the Cook County state’s attorney office request to drop all charges against Ariel Roman, who remained hospitalized at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
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No details of the case were discussed.
Family members of Roman retained attorney Gloria Schmidt to represent them, Schmidt told the Tribune on Saturday. Schmidt said the man, 33, was shot in the buttocks area and in the abdomen, has already had one surgery but will likely need multiple operations.
In a statement Sunday, Schmidt said, “The Roman Family is pleased with the decision of the State Attorney’s Office and the Chicago Police’s Department’s decision to dismiss all charges. At this time my clients, the Roman family, have been reunited and are enjoying time with Ariel as he recuperates. He remembers everything about the incident that took place and is fully committed to cooperating with the various investigations. They thank the City of Chicago for all of their prayers and support and request for privacy during this very difficult time.”
The shooting happened shortly after 4 p.m. Friday as afternoon rush hour was underway at the busy subway station at 521 N. State St., just outside the Loop. Two officers assigned to the mass transit unit tried to stop a man whom they saw “jumping from train (car) to train (car),” which is a violation of a city ordinance, Deputy Superintendent Barbara West said at a Friday night news conference.
The officers chased the man from the train and onto the platform, and then struggled to take him into custody, West said. Both officers deployed their Tasers on the man, she said. “At some point” during the brawl, one of the officers discharged their gun, striking the man twice, West said.
In a statement released Sunday, police said interim Superintendent Charlie Beck asked Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx to drop the resisting arrest and narcotics charges that had been lodged by police against the defendant.
“We are cooperating fully with the independent use of force investigation by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability and the underlying criminal review being conducted at our request by the Cook County State’s Attorney and the FBI,” the statement said.


chicagotribune--2020-03-01--37-degree lake doesn’t deter those in polar plunge: ‘It’s like a roller coaster, you automatically g

37-degree lake doesn’t deter those in polar plunge: ‘It’s like a roller coaster, you automatically go numb’

According to organizers , the event brought 4,800 participants to the lakefront and into the chilly waters .
Observers lined @ @ @ @ @ Beach by 10 a.m. , with many onlookers dressed for the sudden sunshine in beanies @ @ @ @ @ .
Temperatures on the shoreline reached 56 degrees , said Jake Petr , a meteorologist @ @ @ @ @ .
The mild temperature was a result of southwestern winds bringing moisture into the area @ @ @ @

Thousands of participants dove face-first into Lake Michigan on Sunday morning as part of the 20th annual Chicago Polar Plunge fundraiser for Special Olympics Chicago.
According to organizers, the event brought 4,800 participants to the lakefront and into the chilly waters. Observers lined the shore of North Avenue Beach by 10 a.m., with many onlookers dressed for the sudden sunshine in beanies, sunglasses and thin jackets. Temperatures on the shoreline reached 56 degrees, said Jake Petr, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. The mild temperature was a result of southwestern winds bringing moisture into the area, Petr said.
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But none of that did much to warm the lake, which was a cool 37 degrees, he said.
Undeterred, hundreds of participants lined up along the shore and waited for the icy event, spurred on by enthusiastic announcers yelling, “Let’s get ready to plunge!”
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One of the first to take the plunge was “Today Show” host Al Roker, who submerged into the water with the tunes of the Shannon Rovers Irish Pipe Band playing in the background. Band members planted themselves at the edge of the beach, as the first brave souls jumped into the water.
The plunge raises money for Special Olympics Chicago, an organization that works with more than 7,500 Special Olympians across the city. The event first was held in 2001 and it serves as the organization’s biggest annual fundraiser. So far, more than $2 million has been raised, said Maura Bruton, a representative of the organization.
Groups of people in costumes including giraffe suits, tutus and even a sub sandwich dunked into the water along with several shirtless men. Participants screamed as they emerged from the water and ran toward volunteers who handed out branded towels.
“I can’t feel my legs, and it’s great,” said Michelle MaCourtney, of Lincoln Park, as she ran along the shoreline.
Shoes were mandatory attire for participants. However, during the plunge, many participants lost parts of their costumes, with several lone sneakers and leis littering the edge of the water.
“This is the first time I’ve plunged,” said Manuel Medina, of Cicero. “It’s a Chicago staple and I felt like I had to check it out.”
Medina signed up just three days ago and raised the minimum $200 to participate.
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“It’s like getting hit by a bus, but it’s oddly refreshing,” he said. “I dunked face first. If I do it next year, I’ll do a costume.”
Hayley Karn, of Yorkville, was in full costume: a bright fuchsia tutu, striped rainbow knee-high socks and white Crocs. Karn shivered and wrapped a towel around herself as water dripped down her glasses.
“I’m freezing,” Karn said. “There’s ice in my shoes. This is so much colder than I thought.”
The experience of choosing to submerge herself in freezing water was worth it, said Lisette Beltran, of Midlothian.
“It’s my second year doing it and I keep it up because it’s for a great cause,” she said. “It’s like a roller coaster, you automatically go numb. But it’s really exciting to see so many people come together for the Special Olympics.”
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chicagotribune--2020-03-01--A hopeful sign for the Cubs’ Marquee Sports Network? YouTube TV will carry Sinclair’s regional sport

A hopeful sign for the Cubs’ Marquee Sports Network? YouTube TV will carry Sinclair’s regional sports networks while talks continue.

We have agreed to a temporary extension !
FOX Regional Sports Networks and YES Network are still available on YouTube @ @ @ @ @ reach an agreement .
We ’ ll be sure to share an update as soon @ @ @ @ @ on a potential resolution/timeline .
More to come !

Here’s a bit of good news in YouTube TV’s regional sports network negotiations with Sinclair Broadcast Group, the Cubs’ partner in Marquee Sports Network.
After saying Thursday it would yank more than 20 Sinclair-owned RSNs over the weekend because negotiations over carriage fees were at an impasse, YouTube TV backed off.
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The subscription streaming service, which operates under the aegis of Google parent Alphabet, said it agreed to a temporary extension of its carriage arrangement while it continues to negotiate with Sinclair.
We have agreed to a temporary extension! FOX Regional Sports Networks and YES Network are still available on YouTube TV while we work to reach an agreement. We’ll be sure to share an update as soon as we have more info on a potential resolution/timeline. More to come! — TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) March 1, 2020
YouTube TV hasn’t picked up Marquee, so it is not available on the service despite the detente. But Marquee’s future carriage is tied to YouTube TV and Sinclair coming to terms on the Fox Regional Sports Networks that Sinclair purchased from Disney last year and the YES Network, in which Sinclair also has a stake.
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The extension fuels hope that the standoff that led YouTube TV to announce it was dropping the Sinclair channels — which hold local TV rights to more than 40 MLB, NBA and NHL teams — was more a bargaining ploy than a shift in philosophy against supporting the cost of carrying RSNs.
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While negotiations still could go either way, the latter stance would not have boded well for Marquee.
We purchase rights from Sinclair to distribute content to you. Despite our best efforts, we’ve been unable to reach an agreement with Sinclair. As a result, we will no longer offer FOX Regional Sports Networks, including YES Network, beginning February 29th. — YouTube TV (@YouTubeTV) February 27, 2020
Marquee, which launched last month, will be the exclusive home of the roughly 150 regular-season games the Cubs control within the team’s multistate TV market, as designated by Major League Baseball.
Like most cable networks, Marquee makes its money through carriage fees that TV service providers pay monthly on the basis of all the homes to which it is made available and through advertising based on the number of viewers it actually attracts.
That dual revenue stream stands to be negatively affected by services with which the channel cannot reach carriage agreements.
The biggest holdouts, less than four weeks before opening day March 26, are Comcast’s Xfinity and Dish Network (along with Dish’s streaming service, Sling), which serve more than half of the homes in the Cubs market.
Negotiations continue. Comcast has been quiet, but Dish, which dropped the Sinclair RSNs last year, has been publicly adamant in its rejection of the traditional regional sports network business model, citing the financial burden it places on non-fans to subsidize the channels.
Marquee’s agreements with AT&T’s DirecTV, U-Verse and AT&T TV Now, along with streamer Hulu + Live TV, give Xfinity and Dish customers alternatives to access the channel. YouTube TV including the channel would further help Marquee.


chicagotribune--2020-03-01--Girls basketball notes: Halle Douglass reminisces after final game at Lake Forest

“ It ’ s been the best thing I ’ ve been a part of , ” Douglass said .
@ @ @ @ @ letting go is going to be so hard .
I ’ m just so happy @ @ @ @ @ .
I wouldn ’ t have had the success I had these past four years @ @ @ @ @ coaches and having my dad on the bench this year .
He gets me more @ @ @ @ @ know , so when I ’ m having an off game or messing up , @ @ @ @ @ to me and tell me what to fix .

Halle Douglass’ four years of varsity basketball can easily be measured by personal statistics and milestones.
The Lake Forest star point guard left a lasting imprint on the program. The 6-foot-2 Wisconsin recruit will graduate as the Scouts’ all-time leader in points (1,814), rebounds (897), assists (630), steals (352) and blocked shots (220).
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But after compiling 19 points, nine rebounds, four assists and four blocks in a 49-35 loss to Fremd in the Class 4A Palatine Sectional final on Thursday, Douglass wasn’t concerned about any personal accomplishments.
Douglass led the Scouts to three regional titles, a sectional championship and 98 victories. In the four years before she arrived, the Scouts won 44 games, according to coach Kyle Wilhelm.
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After the loss to Fremd, Douglass focused on the relationships she built with her coaches and teammates. Her father, Billy Douglass, was an assistant coach this season.
“It’s been the best thing I’ve been a part of,” Douglass said. “That’s why letting go is going to be so hard. I’m just so happy to have the best teammates. I wouldn’t have had the success I had these past four years without my teammates, my coaches and having my dad on the bench this year. He gets me more than any other person I know, so when I’m having an off game or messing up, he knows how to talk to me and tell me what to fix.
“Coach (Wilhelm) has just been awesome as a coach. He understands me and how I play, always puts me in the right position to benefit myself and the team. I’m so thankful to have such a great coach like him. He got us moving and got us so much momentum over the past few years. He really pushed me and the team to new levels. I’m so happy to raise the bar for the future of Lake Forest basketball.”
Douglass, a two-time North Suburban Conference Player of the Year, led the Scouts to a victory against top-seeded Hersey in the sectional semifinal. Her leadership will aid the development of junior Finola Summerville, junior guard Molly Fisher and freshman guards Bella Ranallo and Rachel Kaus throughout the remainder of their careers.
“Halle put up stats, but on top of it, we won,” Wilhelm said. “When you have everything, she’s a special player.
“There had not been a girls basketball team in our school that had played in a sectional final, but we’ve done it two years in a row. The experiences (the returning players) have had along the way, from the Montini Christmas Tournament, the win over Benet, the tough scheduling and types of environments they have played in, they will remember forever.”
Wildcats claim 4A regional: Libertyville’s stunning run finally came to an end Feb. 24 in a Palatine Sectional semifinal.
The Wildcats won 23 consecutive games from December through February, and they won the 4A Lake Zurich Regional title on Feb. 20. The streak ended with a 55-49 loss to Fremd.
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Libertyville (27-5) had not lost since Dec. 10 against Montini, and the Wildcats won a second straight North Suburban Conference championship along the way.
Libertyville coach Greg Pedersen said his seniors — Margaret Buchert, Lydia Crow, Abigail Frea and Brooke Bair — were a special group. Buchert led the Wildcats by averaging 11.7 points, 3.4 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game. Crow, a three-time regional champion, averaged 9.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.6 assists.
“This has been a special group of kids, especially the seniors,” Pedersen said. “The seniors have done so much, within the conference and the playoffs.”
Junior guard Lauren Huber, freshman forward Emily Fisher and junior guard Marianna Morrissey will form the foundation of next year’s team. Huber averaged 10.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.4 steals, while Fisher averaged 9.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.4 steals.
“It was a great run,” Fisher said. “We were a good, hard-working team, and sometimes it doesn’t go your way. I think this year was very special with all the seniors. With so many leaving, it’s going to impact us, but we’re going to come back and hopefully go further.”
Bob Narang is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.
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chicagotribune--2020-03-01--Explore: Shootings by CCL holders in Illinois since concealed carry law went into effect in 2014.

More than 315,000 Illinois residents have a concealed carry license , about 2.5 % of the state ’ s adult @ @ @ @ @ does not keep records on when these license holders fire their weapons , how often @ @ @ @ @ if they wound or kill someone .
The Tribune combed through police files , court @ @ @ @ @ compile its own list .
We found at least 71 incidents involving CCL holders and @ @ @ @ @ .

More than 315,000 Illinois residents have a concealed carry license, about 2.5% of the state’s adult population. But the state does not keep records on when these license holders fire their weapons, how often they do it, or if they wound or kill someone. The Tribune combed through police files, court records and news reports to compile its own list. We found at least 71 incidents involving CCL holders and shootings or threats through February.


chicagotribune--2020-03-01--Man and woman killed, third person injured in apparent domestic-related shooting in West Chatham

Officers were called to the 8300 block of South LaSalle Street in West Chatham about 6:45 a.m. , according to @ @ @ @ @ double homicide investigation .
Police said a man and a woman died as a result @ @ @ @ @ and a third person , a 40-year-old man , was being treated for a gunshot @ @ @ @

A man and a woman have been identified after Chicago police said they were killed at a home on the South Side as a third person, who also fired a weapon, was shot, authorities said.
Officers were called to the 8300 block of South LaSalle Street in West Chatham about 6:45 a.m., according to a police statement on the double homicide investigation. Police said a man and a woman died as a result of their gunshot wounds, and a third person, a 40-year-old man, also was being treated for a gunshot wound.
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The woman and the 28-year-old man were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where they later were pronounced dead. The people killed were identified as Takeyla Sims, 34, of the 2400 block of West 62nd Street and Michael Lee, 28, of the 8200 block of South LaSalle Street, the medical examiner’s office said Monday.
The 40-year-old was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where officials said he was in good condition. Officer Michael Carroll, a spokesman for Chicago police, said the 40-year-old was in police custody.
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The gunfight began as a physical fight, “involving numerous people,” authorities said. The 40-year-old man pulled a handgun, hitting a 28-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman. After he was shot, the 28-year-old man — who lived in the residence — pulled his own handgun and shot the 40-year-old, hitting him in the arm, police said.
Additional information, including how many people were at the residence when they fight broke out and what led to the fatal dispute, was not immediately available. The case remains under investigation, police said.
The 40-year-old had not been charged as of Monday morning.
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chicagotribune--2020-03-01--Nick Kwiatkoski: 4 things to know about the Bears inside linebacker

Kwiatkoski , hanging in the middle of the field , saw the throw coming and broke left , taking the @ @ @ @ @ he dived to the ground at the Lions 29-yard line .
He popped up and @ @ @ @ @ give the Bears the ball at the 25 .
Three plays later , the Bears @ @ @ @ @ on the way to a 20-13 victory over the Lions .

Nick Kwiatkoski started eight games at inside linebacker for the Chicago Bears in 2019 and proved to be a valuable player filling in for the injured Roquan Smith and Danny Trevathan on a unit that ranked fourth in scoring defense and eighth overall.
Here are four things to know about Kwiatkoski, who could interest from other teams this offseason.
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1. Nick Kwiatkoski grew up about 8 miles from Mike Ditka’s hometown.
Kwiatkoski was born May 26, 1993, in Bethel Park, Pa., about 10 miles southwest of Pittsburgh and 8 miles south of Carnegie, Pa., the hometown of a certain coach and Hall of Famer named Mike Ditka.
A safety and receiver in high school, Kwiatkoski was a three-star safety recruit, according to 247 Sports’ composite rankings, and had three college offers. He chose West Virginia and redshirted his freshman year before making the transition to linebacker, developing into a three-year starter and a first-team All-Big 12 selection as a senior.
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West Virginia linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski tackles TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin during a Nov. 2, 2013 game in Fort Worth, Texas. (Richard Rodriguez / McClatchy-Tribune)
General manager Ryan Pace, in his second draft with the Bears in 2016, moved up four slots in the fourth round to pick Kwiatkoski, making him the fifth player out of Bethel Park High to make the NFL, according to Pro Football Reference.
“The No. 1 trait when you’re looking for a linebacker is instincts,” Pace said then. “You can’t coach that. He just reacts so quickly and he attacks downhill. He’s making tackles near the line of scrimmage. I think instincts transfer to whatever level you’re playing at.”
Here was the Tribune’s scouting report on Kwiatkoski after the draft:
Upside: With the Bears looking for smart, tough players who have an unrelenting passion for the game, Kwiatkoski is a terrific fit. His physicality is obvious on tape.
Downside: Kwiatkoski still might be a bit undersized for the next level and will need to add strength quickly to hold up. He figures to be a backup out of the gate behind Danny Trevathan and Jerrell Freeman.
2. Nick Kwiatkoski made the most of his opportunities in his contract year.
Kwiatkoski’s rookie contract is up — so he’ll be an unrestricted free agent when the new league year begins March 18. He gave the Bears and other NFL teams plenty of highlight tape to evaluate.
Kwiatkoski, 26, played in all 16 games in 2019 and started eight, finishing with 76 tackles — fourth on the team behind fellow inside linebacker Roquan Smith (101) and safeties Kyle Fuller (82) and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (78). Kwiatkoski also had three sacks, eight tackles for a loss, an interception and a safety.
Bears inside linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski (44) tackles Vikings running back Mike Boone in the end zone for a safety on Dec. 29, 2019, in Minneapolis. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)
In Week 4, Kwiatkoski was a surprise starter against the Vikings after Roquan Smith was a late scratch because of what the team called “personal reasons.” Kwiatkoski made a team-high nine tackles, including a third-quarter strip-sack of quarterback Kirk Cousins. The Bears won 16-6 to improve to 3-1.
“He prepares like a pro,” Danny Trevathan said after the win. “That's something you respect. It's the guys that work their tail off like that. There's no falloff, no letdown. Nick works his tail off and he works like he’s a starter every week.”
In Week 10, Trevathan went down with a gruesome left elbow injury on the Lions’ second drive of the game, and the Bears called on Kwiatkoski again. And he delivered. Again.
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In the third quarter of a one-touchdown game, Lions quarterback Jeff Driskel was staring down target Kenny Golladay, who was being blanketed by cornerback Kyle Fuller a few yards off the line of scrimmage on a third-and-2 play.
Kwiatkoski, hanging in the middle of the field, saw the throw coming and broke left, taking the pass in his gut as he dived to the ground at the Lions 29-yard line. He popped up and scrambled 4 more yards to give the Bears the ball at the 25. Three plays later, the Bears scored their third straight touchdown on the way to a 20-13 victory over the Lions.
It was Kwiatkoski’s first career interception, and he finished with nine tackles and a fourth-quarter sack.
Bears linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski (with ball) celebrates with Roquan Smith (58) after Kwiatkoski's interception against the Lions on Nov. 10, 2019, at Soldier Field. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
“Just reading the quarterback,” Kwiatkoski said. “He kind of had his eyes on the receiver. I didn’t know really what route he was running out there. I had my eyes on the backfield, so it was just seeing him and then release to the ball.”
Trevathan, 30, missed the rest of the season, and Kwiatkoski started the remaining seven games.
“As a linebacker room, we prepare like we’re playing, every last one of us — (and) as a defense really,” Kwiatkoski said. “Things happen through the course of a season, the course of a game, and you have to be ready for it.”
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3. Nick Kwiatkoski is ‘White Nick.’
Making that Week 4 win against the Vikings more satisfying for the Bears was the fact they were missing six starters, including defensive standouts Roquan Smith and Akiem Hicks.
Besides his third-quarter strip-sack of Kirk Cousins, Kwiatkoski’s vicious blitz left running back Dalvin Cook on his behind, forcing Cousins to step up into the waiting arms of defensive lineman Nick Williams — who was filling in for Hicks — for a sack. Kwiatkoski and Williams totaled three sacks in the game.
Bears linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski sacks Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, forcing a fumble during a Sept. 29, 2019, at Soldier Field. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)
In a jubilant postgame locker room, with the defense celebrating a six-sack performance in which they forced three fumbles and almost recorded their first shutout since 2010, Khalil Mack praised the collective effort.
“You've got too many guys (stepping up),” Mack said. “We've got White Nick, Black Nick. Oh, man! ... There are so many guys stepping in there and doing their job and doing it at a high level.”
4. Nick Kwiatoski earned praise from an unlikely source: Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
In the lead-up to the Week 15 game against the Packers in Green Bay, quarterback Aaron Rodgers singled out a Bears defensive player as one he feared.
It wasn’t Khalil Mack. Nor Akiem Hicks, Eddie Jackson or Kyle Fuller.
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Rodgers named Kwiatkoski — though only by his jersey number, 44.
“Well, 44 I’ve always thought is a really solid player,” Rodgers said. “I don’t want to butcher his last name, but he rocked me a couple years ago. I know where 44’s at most of the time when he’s in the game. I have a lot of respect for him.”
Kwiatkoski sacked Rodgers for an 11-yard loss in the fourth quarter of the Packers’ 21-13 victory.
Sources: Chicago Tribune reports, Pro Football Reference, 247 Sports, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


chicagotribune--2020-02-29--Boys swimming notes: Deerfield diver Zayne Danielwicz overcomes illness to place 4th at state

“ I can ’ t tell him all these things because he ’ s sick .
I just say , @ @ @ @ @ do it , ’ ” Foerch said .
“ If he was healthy , I @ @ @ @ @ , so I was nervous about that .
But he ’ s so tough .
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Highland Park's Tobe Obochi, seen here swimming the 100-yard freestyle at the sectional meet, earned two state medals on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (Mark Kodiak Ukena / Pioneer Press)
There’s never a good time for an athlete to come down with an illness, but for Deerfield diver Zayne Danielwicz, the timing could not have been worse.
The Warriors junior won the diving title at the Highland Park Sectional, and the night before the state meet, he got so sick he had to go to the hospital.
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Danielwicz checked out Friday morning, headed to Evanston and managed to qualify for Saturday’s finals. He found the strength to place fourth at the state meet, finishing with a score of 484.00.
Deerfield's Zayne Danielwicz competes in the diving finals at the boys swimming state meet Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (Michael Schmidt / Pioneer Press)
“For him to even be here is amazing,” Deerfield coach Doug Foerch said. “It’s crazy that he could dive that well with all of that.”
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Foerch said he had to adjust how he coached Danielwicz at the state meet due to his illness.
“I can’t tell him all these things because he’s sick. I just say, ‘Go up there and do it,’” Foerch said. “If he was healthy, I can get him to concentrate, so I was nervous about that. But he’s so tough.”
Danielwicz has placed in the top six at the state meet three years in a row. He earned all 11 of Deerfield’s points at the state meet.
Obochi sprints to 2 medals: Highland Park swimmers have been earning medals at the state meet since the 1940s, but Giants coach Tim Sirois said senior Tobe Obochi stands out even in a decorated program.
“He’s by far the best we’ve ever had,” Sirios said. “He’s the school record-holder in multiple events.”
Obochi placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (20.75 seconds) and 10th in the 100 free (46.90) on Saturday at Evanston.
Obochi graduates as the Giants’ record-holder in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 breaststroke. He credited the program’s culture for his development.
“The training atmosphere we have and the great pool we have helps me swim fast,” Obochi said. “I wanted to set an example for our team this year, be a leader.”
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Fathallah reps Mustangs: Mundelein won a sectional title the first time in program history, and the Mustangs’ special season wrapped up Saturday at the state meet.
Sophomore Omar Fathallah qualified for Saturday’s finals, where he earned medals in the 50 and 100 free. Fathallah placed ninth in the 100 free (46.53) and 12th in the 50 free (21.34).
Coach Rahul Sethna said he expects the experience of competing at the state meet to carry over for a youthful Mundelein team that graduates only one state competitor, Parker Geary.
“It’s all juniors and sophomores, and we are pretty young,” Sethna said. “We have a lot of guys here to get experience and surround Omar in relays and hope to take another step next year.”
Fathallah said the Mustangs reached a team goal by winning the sectional meet.
“We knew it would be pretty hard to get, and as a team we pushed through,” Fathallah said. “We showed perseverance together, through all of it.”
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Patriots relay takes 5th: Stevenson advanced one relay team to Saturday’s finals: the 200 medley relay.
Seniors AJ Corollo, Jake Kim and Jack Zhang and sophomore Josh Song placed fifth with a time of 1:33.38. Song also placed eighth in the 100 butterfly (49.96).
Sophomore diver Jack White finished sixth with 457.90 points.
As a team, Stevenson finished 11th at the state meet with 34 points.
Scouts back on the scoreboard: Lake Forest traditionally has had a strong boys swimming program, but the Scouts had not earned any points at the state meet in the last three seasons.
That changed Saturday, when Scouts junior Colin Kingsley earned a point by finishing 12th in the 500 freestyle (4:42.33).
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“He did a really, really good job to stay within himself,” coach Cindy Dell said. “It’s a positive experience and will only give him more experience going into next year.”
Jon J. Kerr is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.
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