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Congress OKs virus relief package
House vote sends $1.9T meaure, key victory to Biden
By Alan Fram
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A Congress
riven along party lines approved a
landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19
relief bill Wednesday, as President
Joe Biden and Democrats claimed
a triumph on legislation that
marshals the government’s spend-
ing might against twin pandemic
and economic crises that have
upended a nation.
The House gave final congres-
sional approval to the sweep-
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12th, on Wednesday during a ceremony in the boardroom to honor those lost to COVID-19. ARMANDO L SANCHEZ/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Illinois deaths jumped
27% amid pandemic
2 brutal waves among reasons for one of worst spikes in US
By Joe Mahr
Chicago Tribune
First came a tough spring
surge, when COVID-19 killed
thousands of Illinois residents.
Then, an even more brutal one
in the fall and winter.
Through it all, Illinois
managed to avoid the over-
whelmed hospitals seen in other
states. But a new Tribune analysis
of pandemic deaths shows that
the two waves took an extraor-
dinarily high toll on the state’s
population.
Looking at federal estimates
of excess deaths — how many
more people died than is usually
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The founder of Driehaus Capital
Management and namesake of
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University’s Business School died
Tuesday. Business, Page 4
Tom Skilling’s forecast
Thursday, March 11, 2021
ing package by a near party line
220-211 vote precisely seven
weeks after Biden entered the
White House and four days after
the Senate passed the bill. Republi-
cans in both chambers opposed the
bill unanimously, characterizing it
as bloated, crammed with liberal
policies and heedless of signs the
crises are easing.
“Help is here,” Biden tweeted
moments after the roll call, which
ended with applause from Demo-
cratic lawmakers. Biden said he’d
sign the measure Friday.
expected — Illinois ranked
among the 10 worst states
(including the District of Colum-
bia) for the 10-month period
from March through December.
In Illinois, nearly 111,000
people died from March 1
through Jan. 2, as tallied on a
weekly basis by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
That’s 27% higher than the aver-
age for 2015 through 2019, which
was about 87,000 deaths for the
same 44-week period.
The virus is to blame for most
of these extra deaths, but not all.
For every five known COVID-19
deaths in Illinois, there were two
other deaths that exceeded the
Suicides in ranks leave Chicago cops shaken
Police announce plan
for new senior adviser
on mental health
By Annie Sweeney
Chicago Tribune
With the Chicago Police
Department still reeling from a
pair of suicides in its ranks last
week, police leaders on Wednes-
day announced plans to bring in a
new senior adviser to coordinate
better officer access to mental
health and supportive services.
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CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
Most noticeable to many Amer-
icans are provisions providing up
to $1,400 direct payments this year
to most adults and extending $300
weekly emergency unemployment
benefits into early September. But
the legislation goes far beyond that.
The measure addresses Demo-
crats’ campaign promises and
Biden’s top initial priority of easing
a one-two punch that first hit the
country a year ago. Since then,
many Americans have been rele-
Turn to Congress, Page 9
typical numbers. Some of those
deaths are undiagnosed cases,
researchers have said; others are
likely people who were unwilling
or unable to get critical care for
other serious medical conditions
during the pandemic.
The numbers also support
what many experts had already
noted: The pandemic dispro-
portionately killed Hispanic and
Black Illinoisans, as well as senior
citizens. The data also showed
notable increases in the deaths
of younger adults, tracking with
stories of some essential workers
succumbing to the disease.
Turn to Deaths, Page 7
The announcement came
after two officers died by suicide
within a span of five days, losses
that came just months after a
high-ranking commander also
took his own life.
“It has been one of the most
tragic weeks we’ve had,” Super-
intendent David Brown said in
a telephone interview Wednes-
day as the new position was
announced.
“This is the third officer suicide
since I have been superintendent.
It has been a challenging 11, 12
months for the department, for
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IN CHICAGOLAND: Illinois is in
line for $7.5 billion in federal aid
from the COVID-19 relief package
President Joe Biden is expected
to sign this week. Page 9
„„Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she’s
“very optimistic” about Chicago’s
2021 summer activities. Page 11
IN NATION & WORLD: On March
11, 2020, when the pandemic was
declared, few could foresee the
long road ahead or the many ways
in which they would suffer. Page 12
„„Vaccine rules and unequal
access to doses brings guilt — and
judgment. Page 14
its members, for the officers and
their families. And we are manag-
ing things as best we can.”
The task of improving care
around the sensitive issues will
fall to Alexa James, chief execu-
tive officer of the National Alli-
ance on Mental Illness Chicago, a
community-based mental health
organization. James has already
done mental health training at
the department, including for
its crisis intervention program,
which certifies officers to
respond to mental health emer-
gencies.
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6 feet
apart rule
in schools
cut to 3
New reopening
guidelines issued, with
caveats, for Ill. schools
By Karen Ann Cullotta
Chicago Tribune
The long-standing 6-feet social
distancing rule for Illinois schools
has been halved to 3 feet, part of
loosened guidelines unveiled by
state education and health depart-
ments that say the new rules are
needed for a rapid return to the
classroom.
In a letter posted on the Illi-
nois State Board of Education
website, Superintendent Carmen
Ayala said the revised guidance
for schools “reflects what we have
learned about the transmission
of COVID-19 in school settings,
as more students in Illinois and
across the country have returned
safely to in-person learning during
the 2020-21 school year.”
“This joint guidance supports
the return to in-person instruc-
tion as soon as practicable in each
community,” Ayala said.
Among the easing of COVID-19
restrictions outlined in the 22-page
document is a revised recommen-
dation for social distancing for
in-person learning, which is now
defined as “3 to 6 feet for students
and fully vaccinated staff,” Ayala
said.
“Maintaining 6 feet remains the
safest distance, but schools can
operate at no less than 3 feet in
order to provide in-person learn-
ing,” she said, adding that “Unvac-
cinated staff should maintain 6 feet
social distance as much as possi-
ble because adults remain more
susceptible to infection than chil-
dren.”
Six feet of social distancing
must still be strictly maintained
in situations where face masks are
removed, such as during lunch,
which is considered one of the
higher-risk activities in school.
Otherwise, except for those who
have medical exemptions, face
masks are required at all times, and
the guidance calls for masks of at
least two layers without any vents.
In addition, Ayala said the Illi-
Turn to Distancing, Page 4
The senior adviser of wellness
position she now takes on has
been in the works for months,
well ahead of the recent trage-
dies, officials said.
But the events of last week
served to reemphasize a need.
Brown said he wanted an outside
perspective on officer wellness to
better understand “what we can
do better.”
James will continue to serve
in her role at NAMI, with initial
financial support for the consult-
Turn to Adviser, Page 8
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Strautmanis said the
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residents of those commu-
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Women in Trades, one of the
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from diverse backgrounds
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Presidential Center, and that
ribbon is cut and everybody
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people from the community
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Chicago police Superintendent David Brown, center, enters a news conference to announce updates on a carjacking task force in addition to unveiling a
carjacking landing page on the police department’s website on Wednesday at police headquarters. JOHN J. KIM/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Police website to provide
enhanced carjacking data
As incidents boom, CPD to release
surveillance video, booking photos
By Jeremy Gorner
Chicago Tribune
Chicago police announced
the debut of a new section of the
department’s website Wednes-
day that gives information about
carjackings in the city, including
surveillance video and booking
photos of suspects, as the crime
has skyrocketed early in 2021.
Through March 2, there were
348 carjackings in Chicago, more
than double the tally at the same
time last year and far and away the
most the city has seen during the
same period since at least 2001,
city crime statistics show.
At a news conference Wednes-
day, Chicago police Superinten-
dent David Brown said 44% of the
more than 300 people arrested on
motor vehicle-related charges,
including carjackings, have been
juveniles.
Cook County’s next public
defender is announced
Leader of criminal
justice reform project
picked by Preckwinkle
By Megan Crepeau
Chicago Tribune
The director of a prominent
statewide criminal justice reform
project is Cook County President
Toni Preckwinkle’s selection to be
the county’s next public defender,
records show.
Sharone Mitchell Jr.’s proposed
appointment for a six-year term
will be presented to the county
board for approval at a meeting
Friday, according to the meeting
agenda.
In a statement Wednesday
afternoon, Mitchell said the
selection was “the honor of a life-
time,” and said he wants the public
defender’s office to become “an
engine for progressive systems
change.”
“We can do this through rigor-
ous evaluation of how we make
decisions, how we communicate,
how we train, and how we advo-
cate informed by a movement
that has demanded a revamping
of how we all approach the work,”
he wrote.
In a statement Wednesday,
Preckwinkle hailed Mitchell as
“a nationally recognized thought
leader and policy advocate who
has demonstrated the ability to
lead regional reform efforts work-
ing with a myriad of diverse stake-
holders including the private bar,
legislators, practitioners as well
CHICAGOLAND
“We all need to help our young
people make better choices, and
we need mentors to show them
the way,” Brown said, including
family members, teachers and
others. “A system of support is the
best deterrent. And for those that
do offend, we need real conse-
quences.”
Brown said the new section
of the Chicago Police Depart-
ment website includes informa-
tion on its recently organized
carjacking task force, which
includes Illinois State Police,
the Cook County sheriff’s office
and federal law enforcement.
It allows the public to submit
tips, including video, photos and
other potential evidence, to aid
investigators.
The site has news releases on
recently solved carjackings, book-
ing photos of arrested suspects
and tips to help avoid being the
as community organizations both
large and small.”
The selection means that
current Public Defender Amy
Campanelli was rejected for a
second term. Her appointment
will expire at the end of the
month.
Preckwinkle said she was
tasked with choosing between
two finalists chosen by a selection
committee, and Campanelli was
not one of the two.
In her statement, Preckwinkle
thanked Campanelli for “all she
has done to improve and expand
the provision of justice in Cook
County,” mentioning in particu-
lar the efforts to improve repre-
sentation for immigrant clients
and expand access to attorneys at
police stations.
Cook County State’s Attorney
Kim Foxx released a statement
Wednesday afternoon saying she
was “thrilled” to congratulate
Mitchell.
“While our roles may appear
adversarial by design, we share
a commitment to fight for justice
and fair outcomes,” Foxx’s state-
ment reads. “Amy Campanelli is a
fierce advocate for her clients and
an excellent strategic thinker who
I have enjoyed working with over
the past four years. I wish her the
best of luck in her next endeavor.”
Mitchell was a longtime assis-
tant public defender before
departing for the Illinois Justice
Project, a nonprofit that success-
fully pushed for a recent compre-
hensive justice reform bill, among
other advocacy priorities.
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next victim. Some of these tips
include staying alert; always lock-
ing your car; never leaving your
vehicle idling, running or unat-
tended; keeping track of your
keys; never leaving children unat-
tended in a vehicle; and parking in
a safe spot.
The site also gives tips on how
citizens can provide good, detailed
descriptions of suspects to 911
operators — often a key piece of
evidence for Cook County pros-
ecutors in determining whether
to charge a suspect with charges
related to carjacking or a less seri-
ous crime.
Brendan Deenihan, CPD’s chief
of detectives, said the task force
made a dozen arrests, including 10
for felonies, on Friday and Satur-
day.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart,
whose sheriff’s police participate
in the task force, insisted that such
an operation was not a “one-time
event.” He noted the carjack-
ing problem isn’t just plaguing
Chicago, but also suburban Cook
Sharone Mitchell Jr. called his selection “the honor of a lifetime,” and
said he wants the public defender’s office to become “an engine for
progressive systems change.” BRIAN CASSELLA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
After her appointment in 2015,
Campanelli cut a much more
public figure than many of her
predecessors, becoming well-
known for her energy and fierce
advocacy of indigent clients both
in and out of the courtroom.
She and others sued the city of
Chicago last summer over allega-
tions that they routinely denied
suspects access to phones. She
has been an outspoken advocate
for bond reform and other policy
changes. Campanelli herself
came to the Leighton Criminal
Court Building last year to urge a
judge to speed up pretrial release
for detainees as the COVID-19
pandemic took hold.
But she found herself on the
County, which has many areas
that fall under his department’s
jurisdiction.
“We will be doing this from
here on out,” Dart said at the
news conference. “So the public
can expect they’re going to be
seeing a lot more activity from
a lot more resources on this
specific issue.”
Brown also called the carjack-
ings a “national phenomenon,”
saying there are various reasons
for the spike, including the fact
that more juveniles have been on
the street with time on their hands
because of schools closed by the
COVID-19 pandemic.
He said suspects use the
carjacked vehicles to sell for parts
and to commit other crimes, but
the “No. 1 reason” for carjackings
is joy riding.
“It’s a shame that you’ll hold
a gun to someone’s head just to
joyride,” Brown said. “But that
seems to be what our young
people are doing that we’re
capturing.”
other end of a lawsuit in 2017,
when female assistant public
defenders — her own staffers —
sued her, alleging she and Sheriff
Tom Dart had not done enough to
curb an epidemic of male detain-
ees from exposing themselves,
masturbating and threatening
attorneys in courtroom lockups
and the county jail.
Cook County commissioners in
November approved a $14 million
payout to settle the suit.
Mitchell beat out Campanelli as
well as other prominent contend-
ers for the spot. If approved by
the county board, his term would
begin April 1.
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Fund to
aid access
to small
biz loans
Chicago’s $25 million
program is for women-,
minority-owned firms
By Abdel Jimenez
Chicago Tribune
Chicago announced Wednesday
a $25 million fund to help women-
and minority-owned contrac-
tors access loans from the federal
Paycheck Protection Program and
other small business financing
programs.
The loan assistance program
is part of a broader effort to level
the playing field for women and
people of color in the city’s vendor
program. The city also is looking
at ways to quickly pay vendors
and will require diversity report-
ing from contractors.
The $25 million vendor impact
fund is meant to give women,
minorities, veterans and people
with disabilities preferential
access to affordable financing.
That includes helping city-certi-
fied vendors apply for PPP loans
and other Small Business Admin-
istration loans.
Goldman Sachs and the
Community Reinvestment Fund,
a Minneapolis-based nonprofit
community lender, funded a
combined total of $24 million
and the city provided $1.2 million,
which will be used to provide
technical assistance and help
facilitate the program.
Vendors who seek a PPP loan
must complete an application
with the Community Reinvest-
ment Fund before March 31 and
can apply at www.chicagoimpact-
fund.com. Applicants are urged to
file before March 19 because the
loan program closes at the end of
this month. There is no deadline
to apply for the other SBA loans.
Eligible businesses must have
an active city contract and have
been in business for at least two
years. Preference will be given to
vendors who are located in a qual-
ified investment area of Chicago,
or who have a high number of
employees living in disadvantaged
areas of the city.
In addition, Mayor Lori Light-
foot issued an executive order that
requires contractors to submit
quarterly reports on how often
they use women- and minori-
ty-owned vendors to fulfill their
city contracts. The order also
requires contractors to provide an
annual diversity plan on how they
do business outside their contracts
with vendors owned by women
and people of color.
“This transparency will give us,
for the first time, a glimpse of who
we are doing business with and
whether they share our values of
building an equitable and inclusive
economy,” Lightfoot said at a news
conference Wednesday.
The city also created a working
group to look at ways to improve
payment processes for vendors.
That includes the possibility of
paying vendors upfront, the city
said.
Chicago has a reputation for
slow payments to contractors,
Lightfoot said. The issue dates
back to her days serving as interim
first deputy procurement officer in
2005, she said.
“No small or medium size busi-
ness can afford to carry a debt 60,
90 (days) or longer when they have
to continue meeting payroll and
buying materials to get an existing
job done,” Lightfoot said.
Some of the issues involving
payments could be fixed if the city
hired more accountants and other
workers to process payments, said
Beth Doria, the executive direc-
tor of the Federation of Women
Contractors, a Chicago-based
organization that advocates for
women-owned businesses and
female executives in the construc-
tion industry.
“All of the programs in the world
won’t help them (women- and
minority-owned contractors) if
they aren’t getting paid in a timely
manner,” Doria said.
In some cases, vendors have
reported receiving payments two
years after completing a contract,
Doria said. The issues, she said,
mostly come from delays in getting
final approval from the city when
vendors submit extra costs for a
project.
“It’s not fair because contrac-
tors are working on good faith and
they abide by the contract rules.
Yet, they are the ones being hung
out to dry,” she said.
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4  Chicago Tribune | Section 1 | Thursday, March 11, 2021
Striking Bourbonnais teachers still striving
Educators ‘stepped
up’ fight over salary
increases, benefits
By Karen Ann Cullotta
Chicago Tribune
After a marathon evening
bargaining session failed
to yield a deal, elementary
schoolteachers in Bourbon-
nais were back on the picket
line and schools remained
shuttered Wednesday on
day five of a strike over
salary increases and bene-
fits.
While the seven-hour
bargaining session Tuesday
night between the Bourbon-
nais Education Association
and the School District 53
Board of Education stalled
around midnight, the two
groups are slated to meet
again at 6:30 p.m. Wednes-
day, union officials said.
“The board continues to
push to make cuts to insur-
ance for new teachers and
potentially for current
teachers as well,” associa-
tion President Lauren Lund-
mark said.
“It is unfathomable they
would even be considering
cutting health insurance
during a global pandemic,”
Lundmark said, adding:
“Our educators stepped
up when our community
needed us most. We are the
ones in our buildings work-
ing with students and at
the front of our classrooms
teaching our students in
person.”
Expressing disappoint-
ment that the bargaining
teams were unable to forge
a deal, school officials said
in a statement posted on the
district’s website late Tues-
day, “Unfortunately, we
were unsuccessful and all
schools will remain closed
(Wednesday) due to the
strike.”
While officials said they
were able to make progress
on some aspects of the deal,
a tentative agreement could
not be reached because the
two groups “remain apart
on the amount of the board’s
contribution toward insur-
ance for future employees.”
“The board’s proposal
would put the district’s
benefit package for future
employees more in line with
the market and still higher
than most other area school
districts,” school board offi-
cials said.
The board’s insurance
proposal “will have zero
financial impact on our
current teachers,” officials
said.
But Lundmark said that,
Distancing
from Page 1
nois Department of Public
Health and the U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and
Prevention “no longer
recommend symptom
screenings on the school
grounds, but schools may
continue this practice if
preferred.”
Families of students who
are at “increased risk of
severe illness (including
those with special health
care needs) or who live
with people at increased risk
must be given the option of
remote instruction,” Ayala
said.
“In March of last year is
when we had to make the
difficult decision to suspend
in-person instruction state-
wide. ... One year later, I am
grateful and encouraged to
see us rounding the corner,”
Ayala added.
The Revised Public
Health Guidance for Schools
was prompted by the CDC’s
recently updated guid-
ance that underscores that
schools are “an important
part of community infra-
structure.”
“In-person instruction
promotes learning recov-
ery along with the well-be-
ing of students and families,
and that schools therefore
‘should be the last settings
to close ... and the first to
reopen when they can do so
safely,’ ” Ayala said, referring
to a recent CDC announce-
ment.
Barrington School District
220 Superintendent Brian
Harris said officials at the
pre-K through 12th grade
district were “very happy to
receive the revised guidance
from ISBE.”
“These changes will
allow us to provide full time,
five-days-a-week instruc-
tion for students in our
Araceli Sharper, a Spanish teacher at Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center, is dressed as Wonder Woman during a rally. TERRENCE ANTONIO JAMES/TRIBUNE PHOTOS
Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center physical education teacher
Mindy Gamble leads teachers in a chant as they hold a
community rally in Bourbonnais, Ill., on Tuesday.
in order to reach a deal as
quickly as possible that
would bring students back
into classrooms, educators
offered “to take smaller
district who have selected
to attend in person,” Harris
said, adding that officials
will “continue our distance
learning option for our
students who have chosen
to learn from home.”
“We are highly confident
with the successful miti-
gation efforts that we have
implemented in our schools
that we will continue to
keep all students and staff
healthy while in our build-
ings,” Harris said.
Teachers unions could be
less enthusiastic.
Chicago Teachers Union
Vice President Stacy Davis
Gates tweeted about the
new rules: “To all the critics
who failed to understand
*why* (the union) worked
hard to establish standards
and memorialize guidance
that keeps ppl safe in our
agreement — read how
*flexible* it all becomes
when flouting *guidance*
is NO longer a red state
phenomena.”
The school reopening
agreement between CTU
and Chicago Public Schools
that was reached last month,
narrowly averting a teach-
ers strike, spelled out that
social distancing instruc-
tions should ensure “6-foot
physical distance from
other persons as much as
possible.” The agreement
also said such instructions
should be consistent with
guidance from ISBE and
IDPH, the state agencies
that formulated the new
rules.
CPS released a state-
ment saying it’s exceeding
the latest guidelines: “The
district has a comprehen-
sive health and safety plan
in place, which goes beyond
the measures proposed in
the updated ISBE guidance.
We are evaluating the guid-
ance and will keep school
communities apprised to
any potential changes. We
salary increases and even
made concessions on our
health insurance.”
“We won’t stop fight-
ing for our students and
First-graders stretch their legs during Nicole Almodovar’s class on at Kershaw Elementary
School in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood last week. BRIAN CASSELLA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
will also continue to engage
the joint CTU/CPS health
committee.”
Despite the state modi-
fying the social distancing
requirement, the new guid-
ance indicates that 6 feet
will still be the threshold
for quarantining. In other
words, if a student or staff
member has a confirmed
case of COVID-19, quar-
antine is still required for
anyone who was within 6
feet of that person for a total
of 15 minutes over 24 hours
and isn’t totally vaccinated.
“Districts and schools
should evaluate the burden
this could place on in-per-
son learning when social
distancing of less than 6
feet is employed, as more
students and staff could be
considered close contacts to
a confirmed case,” the guide-
lines state.
Among other highlights of
the new guidelines:
„„In-person instruction
“should be prioritized over

will continue to push for a
contract that’s in the best
interest of students, staff
and community,” Lundmark
said.
The strike was declared
on March 3 after, according
to school board officials, the
union rejected an offer of
9.5% salary increases over
three years for all teachers;
boosts in retirement benefits
and no change in insurance
benefits for current teach-
ers.
The strike arrived after
months of negotiations that
stalled in February, when
the school board declined to
accept a two-year contract
offer proposed by the
union’s bargaining team.
At the time, union offi-
cials said the deal would cost
the school district around
$27,000 less than the first
two years of the board’s
offer.
With the teachers union
asking for 11.25% in salary
increases over three years,
extracurricular activities,
including sports and school
events, to minimize risk of
transmission in schools and
protect in-person learning.”
„„Capacity limits for
schools, including during
lunchtimes and other
“nonacademic” activities
“are now determined by
the space’s ability to accom-
modate social distancing,
and not a set capacity limit
number or percentage. Bus
capacity remains at no more
than 50 people per bus.”
„„Decisions on holding
events outside of schools,
“such as open houses,
registration, prom, gradua-
tion ceremonies, and other
extracurricular events, will
remain at the discretion
of local school boards and
superintendents, in consul-
tation with local public
health departments.” Such
events are still expected
to follow safety protocols
and current distancing
standards.
district officials said last
week that to avoid a strike,
the school board increased
its offer to 9.5% in salary
increases “for all teachers
over three years during a
pandemic.”
But Lundmark said the
school district has a roughly
$10 million reserve fund that
could support the teachers’
proposal.
Teachers are also opposed
to proposed reductions
in some of their benefits,
including a school board
plan that would feature a
“two-tier insurance system,”
with a steep increase in costs
for new hires.
“If a new teacher can be
offered better benefits and
a better salary at a neigh-
boring school district, what
would make them choose
Bourbonnais?” Lundmark
said.
District 53 teachers are
especially disheartened that
the school board is declin-
ing the union’s salary and
At Arlington Heights-
based Township High
School District 214, where
officials announced earlier
this week that they plan to
fully reopen all six district
high schools for daily in-per-
son instruction on April
5, Superintendent David
Schuler was also supportive
of the state’s revised COVID-
19 rules.
“We appreciate the
updated public health guid-
ance from ISBE and IDPH
and are actively looking at
our protocols and proce-
dures to ensure we are
reflective of this revised
public health guidance for
schools,” Schuler said.
Nevertheless, the looser
COVID-19 restrictions for
schools are unlikely to be
welcomed by some educa-
tors, in particular those who
are already anxious about
being back in the classroom.
Kathi Griffin, presi-
dent of the Illinois Educa-
tion Association, the state’s
benefits proposal, Lund-
mark said, given that unlike
many districts across subur-
ban Chicago, Bourbonnais
teachers were back in the
classroom with students for
in-person instruction at the
start of the 2020-21 school
year.
“We’ve been in person
since Day 1, working so hard,
even with all of the restric-
tions,” Lundmark said.
The union, which
represents 167 teach-
ers, speech pathologists,
psychologists and social
workers, has been working
without a contract since the
beginning of the school year,
Lundmark said.
District 53, about 55 miles
southwest of downtown
Chicago, enrolls more than
2,400 students in prekinder-
garten through eighth grade
at five schools.
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com
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largest teachers union,
said while union officials
were not notified by ISBE
or the IDPH prior to Tues-
day’s announcement of the
revised guidance, they were
not entirely surprised.
“We quite honestly antic-
ipated there could be some
changes after the recent
CDC announcement, but
we didn’t know they were
being released until yester-
day,” Griffin said.
While Griffin said she is
glad to see the 3-foot recom-
mendation only applies to
classrooms where a teacher
is fully vaccinated, she said
the caveat underscores
the need to ensure Illinois
educators have access to the
vaccine.
“We have some school
districts that partnered with
their local health depart-
ments, including in Kane
County, to establish vaccine
stations for teachers,” Griffin
said. “But that’s something
I’d love to have seen happen
across the state, especially
in suburban Cook County,
where I’ve heard it can be
very difficult to get a vaccine
appointment.”
Above all, she anticipates
that similar to everything
related to COVID-19, the
revised guidance for Illinois
schools will prompt mixed
reactions from educators.
“For me to tell you every
single educator will be
comfortable ... I can’t do
that, especially those who
have underlying conditions,
and you do have new vari-
ants out there,” Griffin said.
“I think some teachers will
be concerned, and other
teachers can’t wait to see
their kids again.”
Tribune reporter Hannah
Leone contributed.
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com
Twitter @kcullotta

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Chicago Tribune

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Deaths
from Page 1
Here’s more on what the
data shows:
Comparing states
on excess deaths
The CDC has computed
estimates on excess deaths
for all of the states but
one (North Carolina) plus
the District of Columbia.
Those numbers show the
pandemic decimated some
states far more than others.
The hardest hit may not
be a surprise — it’s New
York — because of the
massive number of deaths
there during the first wave.
Even with generally milder
stretches later in 2020, New
York state saw an increase in
deaths of nearly 37% during
the last 10 months of 2020.
Compare that with
Hawaii, which likely bene-
fited from its geography as a
relatively secluded chain of
islands. Deaths there were
less than 2% higher than
average, based on the CDC
estimates.
One way to look at it: If
Illinois had seen a jump in
2020 as bad as New York’s,
another 8,000 Illinoisans
would have died. And if
Illinois had seen a jump as
small as Hawaii’s, another
22,000 Illinoisans would
have lived to see 2021.
Illinois’ 27% boost in
deaths led all its neighbors
by 4 to 9 percentage points.
If Illinois had been able to
lessen its death increase to
the level seen in Wisconsin,
about 7,800 more Illinoisans
would have survived.
One important note: For
some states, the full impact
of the late 2020 surges
wouldn’t be seen until early
2021. That’s because if the
virus turns fatal, deaths
typically occur two to eight
weeks after symptoms
appear. For example, Cali-
fornia ranked 14th in excess
deaths for 2020 — but could
rank worse if January 2021
was added to the mix.
Why did Illinois
rank so high?
Illinois wasn’t a focal
point of most national
media coverage during the
pandemic. The state’s spring
surge was smaller than New
York’s, and as surges peaked
elsewhere in the summer
and fall, attention shifted to
overwhelmed health care
facilities in Texas, Nevada
and other states.
For the most part, cases
in Illinois did not overload
its hospitals as severely. So
how could Illinois’ increase
in deaths rank among the
nation’s worst?
The data suggests it’s
because Illinois, unlike most
places, suffered not one but
two significant waves, and
deaths were still higher than
normal in between.
Illinois was among a
handful of states that were
hit hard in the spring. But
New York got the headlines
as its hospitals quickly filled
up. That first wave was so
devastating that, during one
week in April, New York
City recorded a death toll 71/2
times higher than average.
In Illinois, the spring surge
never reached that level of
despair — the state’s worst
week saw 53% more deaths
than usual. The effects also
were concentrated in the
Chicago area, where some
hospitals came under strain.
And then came the fall,
when Illinois saw an even
deadlier wave, with death
figures from mid-November
to mid-December hovering
between 50% to 60% more
deaths than average. This
surge was broader, across
the entire state, and taxed
hospitals even more, with
many health care workers
approaching the breaking
point.
Even in the summer, what
may have felt like a lull in Illi-
nois was still a deadlier time
than normal for the state.
Not one week saw death
tallies that were below aver-
age. During the “best” week,
in mid-September, Illinois
recorded a death toll that was
7% above average. But in most
weeks, deaths were 10% to
15% higher than average.
That consistency — book-
ended by two sizable surges
— made Illinois compara-
tively deadlier than most
states.
How much of this
was COVID-19?
For sure, many of the
excess deaths appear
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A funeral service for Robert Truevillian, a paramedic with the Chicago Fire Department is held at the Russo’s Hillside Chapels in Hillside on Dec. 28.
ZBIGNIEW BZDAK/ CHICAGO TRIBUNE
ic’s earliest stages when
the deaths may have been
attributed to influenza,
pneumonia, Alzheimer’s
disease or dementia.
Undiagnosed COVID-
19 also could have caused
damage that helped trig-
ger fatal heart attacks and
strokes. But a more common
scenario, doctors have said,
is that people suffering from
chronic health conditions
were afraid of venturing out
or suffered financial hard-
ship that interfered with
their care. Some then died as
they tried to ride out wors-
ening symptoms at home.
Another possibil-
ity is that the health care
people received during the
pandemic was often limited;
think virtual visits versus
showing up in a doctor’s
Jason Perez, 17, and Joshua Perez, 16, push the raspados cart of their grandfather, Guadalupe office. That could have
Perez Alarcon, 61, down 26th Street in a procession from his memorial service in Little Village on affected the quality of care
Nov. 18. BRIAN CASSELLA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE patients received, said Dr.
Shyam Prabhakaran, who
chairs UChicago Medicine’s
neurology department.
“I don’t want to throw
anybody under the bus, or
throw health care under
the bus, because we’ve done
a lot of things right in the
pandemic,” Prabhakaran
said. “But I think the unin-
tended effects of doing most
of the care virtually, for a
long period of time, could
have some real detrimental
effects on health outcomes.”
Excess deaths
vary by age,
ethnicity
It may be no surprise that
the pandemic, in general,
killed more older people
than younger ones.
But death rates among
Floor markers are placed six feet back from a memorial table containing the ashes and personal the elderly are already high,
even without a pandemic. So
effects of Ruben Beltrán, 68, at Symonds-Madison Funeral Home on Nov. 13 in Elgin.
STACEY WESCOTT/CHICAGO TRIBUNE another way to compare the
virus’s impact on different
age groups is to figure out
how much deaths increased
compared with past years’
averages.
Doing that offers a more
surprising picture. While
people 85 and older died
at rates roughly 22% more
than average during the last
10 months of 2020, accord-
ing to CDC estimates, the
increases were even higher
in the next-oldest age groups.
Illinoisans ages 75-84 saw
deaths increase nearly 30%
above average. For those
65-74, the increase was 35%.
Even the middle-aged
saw a bigger jump than the
oldest age group; for exam-
ple, those 25-44 died at rates
32% more than average.
The only age group to see
a drop in deaths was people
under 25, with a slight dip of
Cook County Commissioners Alma Anaya, 7th, left, and Kevin Morrison, 15th, on Wednesday less than 2%. Experts attri-
attend a memorial ceremony for those lost to COVID-19. ARMANDO L SANCHEZ/CHICAGO TRIBUNE bute that to the lockdown
limiting the chance of suffer-
ing a fatal accident.
directly related to the virus. COVID-19 deaths.) scientists also try to calcu- Stark differences also
People caught it and died Taking out the COVID-19 late whether the death toll emerged among racial
from it. It’s a sad but a simple deaths leaves an additional exceeds the likely range of groups.
explanation. 6,880 deaths above the aver- these random fluctuations. For example, Illinois typi-
But it doesn’t explain all of age, based on the CDC’s esti- And the data shows that, cally records roughly 4,700
the deaths. mates, that were not tied to from late March onward, the deaths among Hispanic resi-
During the 10 months the coronavirus. number of non-COVID-19 dents in the last 10 months
from March 1 through Jan. 2 In other words, even deaths in Illinois last year of the year. But last year, the
— again, the data is compiled without the fatalities linked often exceeded this statisti- CDC estimated the figure
on a weekly basis — the CDC to the virus, more Illinois cal threshold. at more than 8,400. That’s
estimates COVID-19 was residents than usual were As the Tribune reported nearly 81% higher than aver-
blamed for 16,887 deaths dying. in August, there are many age, which is roughly double
in Illinois. (Side note: The Of course, it’s normal reasons deaths increased the 41% jump in deaths
official tally from the Illi- for death figures to bounce during the pandemic even among Black residents.
nois Department of Public up and down, from year without a direct connection For non-Hispanic white
Health was 16,674, or 213 to year. In a given week, to the virus. Illinoisans, the jump was still
fewer people, but there are deaths might happen to be Some people likely died notable, but far more modest,
slight differences in how a bit higher than the previ- of undiagnosed COVID-19, at 18% above average.
the two agencies tabulate ous year, or a bit lower. So especially in the pandem- The CDC data doesn’t
allow a more detailed dive
into both race and age.
But researchers who have
looked at such data say it
underscores the divide.
Victoria Udalova, a senior
economist at the U.S. Census
Bureau, was part of a team
that researched racial and
ethnic variations in deaths
during the country’s spring
surge. The racial and ethnic
differences are even more
stark in some age groups,
she said.
“Unfortunately, the
disparities are even greater,”
she said. “And they were
already large as it is.”
Sheldon Jacobson, a
professor of computer
science and engineering at
the University of Illinois, has
also studied excess deaths.
He cautioned that the data
on excess deaths helps high-
light differences but can’t
explain why certain groups
have suffered more. But
Jacobson said he suspects
the differences in deaths
are related to socioeco-
nomic differences that can
put some groups at greater
risk of exposure.
“People who are in jobs
that enable them to work
remotely are much more
protected, and they are not
going to be infected and die
at the same rate,” he said.
A spring study by the
Chicago Metropolitan
Agency for Planning found
people of color were dispro-
portionately represented
among essential workers. The
analysis found Black workers
were most overrepresented
in health care support and
protective services, such as
security guards, and Hispanic
workers in construction and
food service.
What about
2021?
Because of lags in states
providing data to the CDC,
it can be difficult to identify
trends in the early months
of 2021.
The CDC does offer esti-
mates, which take into
account past years’ lags to
calculate the numbers that
the CDC suspects states will
eventually turn in.
As of this week, the CDC
offered estimates through
the week ending Feb. 20.
And in that seven-week
period, the CDC estimates
Illinois will report roughly
17,500 deaths, or about 2,000
more than average. That’s
about 13% more deaths than
is typical for that stretch.
The good news is these
estimates imply that
non-COVID-19 deaths
dropped below average
during this time period
in Illinois. Of course, that
seven-week stretch also saw
the Illinois Department of
Public Health report 3,560
COVID-19 deaths, which
explains why the CDC esti-
mates a higher-than-average
overall death tally for Illinois
in that period.
Researchers say it will
ultimately take months,
if not years, to fully grasp
how many deaths occurred
during the pandemic, and
precisely why.
“I think there’s so much
more than we don’t know,”
Udalova said.
jmahr@chicagotribune.
com
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Illinois in line for $7.5 billion in federal aid
Local bodies to split
additional $6B with
city getting $2B
By Dan Petrella
and Gregory Pratt
Chicago Tribune
The $1.9 trillion coronavi-
rus relief package passed by
the U.S. House Wednesday
will deliver a long-awaited
boost to cash-strapped Illi-
nois, with $7.5 billion in
direct aid to the state and
$6 billion for local govern-
ments — roughly a third of
that going to Chicago.
The aid package, which
President Joe Biden is
expected to sign into law
later this week, is welcome
news for a state that has
borrowed $3.2 billion from
a special Federal Reserve
program to help shore
up its finances during the
pandemic.
The money from the stim-
ulus package comes with
few restrictions on how it
can be spent, although one
constraint is particularly
meaningful in Illinois — the
state won’t be able to put any
of the money toward its $141
billion in unfunded pension
Congress
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gated to hermit-like life-
styles in their homes to avoid
a disease that’s killed more
than 529,000 people — about
the population of Wich-
ita, Kansas — and plunged
the economy to its deep-
est depths since the Great
Depression of the 1930s.
“Today we have a deci-
sion to make of tremen-
dous consequence,” said
House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi, D-Calif., “a decision
that will make a difference
for millions of Americans,
saving lives and livelihoods.”
For Biden and Demo-
crats, the bill is essentially
a canvas on which they’ve
painted their core beliefs —
that government programs
can be a benefit, not a bane,
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liabilities.
“All of the money that’s
coming in is very helpful for
us both to pay back the debts
we had to put on the books
because of COVID-19 and to
help us to stimulate the econ-
omy, to make sure that we’re
bringing back the jobs,” Gov.
J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday
morning in an interview with
WBEZ-FM 91.5.
Passage of the federal aid
package will kick off debate
in Springfield over how the
money will be spent, with
Pritzker and Illinois Comp-
troller Susana Mendoza
among those calling for
the state to pay back the
Fed and pay down other
debts, including the state’s
nearly $5.5 billion backlog of
unpaid bills.
“Before we spend money
on anything else, any stim-
ulus money that comes to
Illinois is earmarked to pay
back money we borrowed
from the Federal Reserve for
the state’s COVID and other
medical expenses during
this pandemic,” Mendoza
wrote in a Tuesday op-ed in
Crain’s Chicago Business.
“Sometimes legislators
hear there’s new money
coming and get excited
to millions of people and
that spending huge sums on
such efforts can be a cure,
not a curse. The measure so
closely tracks Democrats’
priorities that several rank
it with the top achievements
of their careers, and despite
their slender congressional
majorities, there was never
real suspense over its fate.
They were also empow-
ered by three dynamics:
their unfettered control
of the White House and
Congress, polls showing
robust support for Biden’s
approach and a moment
when most voters care
little that the national debt
is soaring toward a strato-
spheric $22 trillion. Neither
party seems much troubled
by surging red ink, either,
except when the other is
using it to finance its prior-
ities, be they Democratic
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That’s why I’ve been so
vocal in warning that, ‘No,
that money is spoken for,’ ”
Mendoza wrote.
But the General Assem-
bly wields the power to
appropriate money, giving
lawmakers a key role in
determining how the federal
funds will be spent.
“I look forward to work-
ing with the Pritzker admin-
istration and our budget
leaders on how to best
appropriate these funds so
they meet the needs of our
most vulnerable communi-
ties,” House Speaker Eman-
uel “Chris” Welch said in a
statement. “While I know
the road to recovery will not
be easy, this bill gives us the
funds necessary to simulta-
neously address this health
and economic crisis.”
Lawmakers who’ve
been helping constituents
navigate the state’s over-
whelmed unemployment
system and other challenges
throughout the pandemic
will have their say about
how best to use the money,
said Democratic state Rep.
Mike Zalewski of Riverside,
chair of the House Revenue
and Finance Committee.
spending or GOP tax cuts.
Rep. Jared Golden of
Maine was the only Demo-
crat to oppose the measure.
He said in a written state-
ment that some of the bill’s
spending wasn’t urgent.
Republicans noted that
they’ve overwhelmingly
supported five previous
relief bills that Congress
has approved since the
pandemic struck a year
ago, when divided govern-
ment under then-President
Donald Trump forced the
parties to negotiate. They
said this one solely reflected
Democratic goals by setting
aside money for family plan-
ning programs and federal
workers who take leave to
cope with COVID-19 and
failing to require that shut-
tered schools accepting aid
reopen their doors.
“If you’re a member of
“It’s going to be incum-
bent upon the legislature to
have a thoughtful process
here and not just cede our
appropriations authority to
those outside the General
Assembly,” Zalewski said.
The beleaguered Depart-
ment of Employment Secu-
rity and elementary and
secondary education are
areas where legislators
may look to use some of the
federal aid, he said.
Lawmakers on both sides
of the aisle have pushed
back on Pritzker’s proposal
to hold state funding for
schools flat in his proposed
$41.6 billion spending plan
for the budget year that
begins July 1. A state law
adopted in 2017 set a goal
of increasing funding for
schools by $350 million
annually for 10 years, a
bench mark also not met in
this year’s budget.
Presented to lawmak-
ers last month, Pritzker’s
budget plan for next year
did not account for any of
the new federal money.
The federal aid package
was approved nearly along
party lines in Congress, with
Republicans objecting to
direct aid to state and local
the swamp, you do pretty
well under this bill. But
for the American people,
it means serious problems
immediately on the hori-
zon,” said House Minority
Leader Kevin McCarthy,
R-Calif., referring to the
added federal borrowing the
measure will force.
A dominant feature of the
628-page bill is initiatives
making it one of the biggest
federal efforts in years to
assist lower- and middle-in-
come families. Included are
expanded tax credits over
the next year for children,
child care and family leave
— some of them credits that
Democrats have signaled
they’d like to make perma-
nent — plus spending for
renters, feeding programs
and people’s utility bills.
Besides the direct
payments and jobless-ben-
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governments, among other checks to taxpayers and
components. GOP lawmak- an extension of additional
ers characterized that part of unemployment benefits,
the bill as a bailout for poorly measures that could provide
managed cities and states an indirect boost to state and
and noted that tax revenues local government coffers
in most places rebounded through additional sales and
much faster than expected income tax revenue.
after plunging last spring as Roughly one-third of the
the pandemic took hold. direct aid to local govern-
That’s been the case in Illi- ments, nearly $2 billion,
nois, where better-than-an- is headed to the city of
ticipated income and sales Chicago. At an unrelated
tax revenue, coupled with news conference Wednes-
borrowing from the Fed, day, Chicago Mayor Lori
is expected to bring the Lightfoot laughed when
current $43.4 billion budget asked about the aid and said,
into balance. “Let’s get the money first.”
Illinois already has been Lightfoot said her expec-
allocated nearly $9.9 billion tation is the money will
in more restricted federal come through specific
aid through previous relief grants with specific require-
legislation, according to the ments and won’t be a “slush
governor’s office. fund” to be used however
Aside from the direct aid the city wants.
in the latest package, Illinois “The devil’s going to be in
and local governments also the details,” Lightfoot said,
are in line to receive billions noting the importance of
of dollars in federal fund- guidance from the Treasury
ing to assist with reopening Department, which also laid
schools, continue coronavi- out rules for spending the
rus vaccination and testing federal coronavirus relief
efforts, and help fund oper- money distributed last year.
ations and payroll at CTA,
Metra and Pace, among dpetrella@chicagotribune.
other purposes. com
The package also includes gpratt@chicagotribune.
another round of stimulus com
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center, which is run by the
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and local governments An Associated Press-
and ailing industries from NORC Center for Public
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There is aid for farmers last week that 70% of Amer-
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and student borrowers, to the virus, including 44%
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10  Chicago Tribune | Section 1 | Thursday, March 11, 2021

November trial set in Wisconsin in fatal Kenosha shooting

By Dan Hinkel
Chicago Tribune
Kyle Rittenhouse is
tentatively set to stand trial
in Wisconsin in Novem-
ber for fatally shooting two
men and wounding a third
during protests in Kenosha
last summer.
Prosecutors and Ritten-
house’s lawyer, Mark
Richards, agreed at a brief
online hearing Wednesday
morning they could not go
forward with the trial on a
murder charge and other
counts on the original
date of March 29. Kenosha
County Assistant District
Attorney Thomas Binger
cited ongoing DNA testing
and “logistics with regard
to the eventual jury,” among
other issues.
Judge Bruce Schro-
eder set a new trial date of
Nov. 1. Trials, however, are
routinely delayed and it’s not
clear whether the case will
go forward then.
Schroeder asked Ritten-
house, 18, if he objected to
the delay. The teen, appear-
ing by video next to his attor-
ney, removed his mask to
say, “No, your honor.”
Rittenhouse remains free
on $2 million bail.
The teen’s pretrial free-
dom has sparked repeated
controversies. Most recent,
prosecutors tried unsuc-
cessfully to persuade the
judge to issue an arrest
warrant and increase the
teen’s bond amount because
he had failed to inform the
courts of where he’s living as
he awaits trial.
That came weeks after
prosecutors took issue with
Rittenhouse visiting a south-
ern Wisconsin bar after his
arraignment in a T-shirt
reading “Free as (exple-
tive).” Cameras captured
the teen flashing hand signs
appropriated by white
supremacist groups, and
a group of men serenaded
Rittenhouse with a song
purportedly favored by an
extremist group.
Schroeder ordered that
Rittenhouse “shall not
knowingly have contact
with any person or group
of persons known to harm,
threaten, harass or menace
others on the basis of their
race, beliefs on the subject
of religion, color, national
origin, or gender.” The teen’s
lawyers have said he has no
ties to extremist groups.
Rittenhouse shot the men
with an AR-15-style rifle
during chaotic demonstra-
tions that followed white
police Officer Rusten Shes-
key shooting Jacob Blake,
who is Black, several times
in the back at close range.
Rittenhouse killed
Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and
Anthony Huber, 26. A third
man, Gaige Grosskreutz,
who prosecutors have said
was armed with a handgun,
survived. Rittenhouse’s
lawyers have argued he shot
all the men in self-defense.
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Pandemic changed life a year ago
Weary world looks
back, casts hopeful
eye on the future
By Michelle R. Smith
and Andrew Meldrum
Associated Press
No one has been
untouched.
Not the Michigan woman
who awakened one morn-
ing, her wife dead by her
side. Not the domestic
worker in Mozambique, her
livelihood threatened by the
virus. Not the North Caro-
lina mother who struggled
to keep her business and
her family going amid rising
anti-Asian ugliness. Not the
sixth grader, exiled from the
classroom in the blink of an
eye.
It happened a year ago.
“I expected to go back
after that week,” said Dare-
lyn Maldonado, now 12. “I
didn’t think that it would
take years.”
On March 11, 2020, when
the World Health Organiza-
tion declared a pandemic,
few could foresee the long
road ahead or the many ways
in which they would suffer
— the deaths and agonies of
millions, the ruined econo-
mies, the disrupted lives and
near-universal loneliness
and isolation.
A year later, some are
dreaming of a return to
normal, thanks to vaccines
that seemed to materialize
as if by magic. Others live
in places where the magic
seems to be reserved for
wealthier worlds.
At the same time, people
are looking back at where
they were when they first
understood how drastically
life would change.
On March 11, 2020,
confirmed cases of COVID-
19 stood at 125,000, and
Biden ready to sell public
on benefits of relief plan
White House looks
to build momentum
for future initiatives
By Jonathan Lemire
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Final
congressional approval of
the $1.9 trillion COVID relief
bill Wednesday represents
an undeniable victory for
President Joe Biden — and
one the White House knows
it needs to sell to the public.
The White House is
poised to begin an ambi-
tious campaign that will
showcase the bill’s contents
to people while looking to
build momentum for the
next, perhaps thornier, parts
of the president’s ambitious
agenda.
Animating the public rela-
tions outreach is a determi-
nation to avoid repeating the
mistakes from more than a
decade earlier, when Presi-
dent Barack Obama’s admin-
istration did not fully educate
the public about the benefits
of its own economic recov-
ery plan.
“We didn’t adequately
explain what we had done.
Barack was so modest, he
didn’t want to take, as he
said, a ‘victory lap,’ ” Biden,
who was Obama’s vice pres-
ident, said this week. “I kept
saying, ‘Tell people what we
Former first lady Michelle
Obama in Atlanta in 2019.
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Maggie Sedidi, left, rejoices after receiving a COVID-19 shot from a staffer March 5 in Soweto, South Africa. She is optimistic: “By
next year, or maybe the year after, I really do hope that people will be able to begin returning to normal life.” THEMBA HADEBE/AP
reported deaths stood at
fewer than 5,000. Today,
more than 117 million people
are confirmed to have been
infected, and according to
Johns Hopkins University,
more than 2.6 million people
have died.
On that day, Italy closed
shops and restaurants after
locking down in the face
of 10,000 reported infec-
tions. The NBA suspended
its season, and Tom Hanks,
filming a movie in Australia,
announced he was infected.
On that evening, President
Donald Trump addressed
the nation from the Oval
Office, announcing restric-
tions on travel from Europe
that set off a trans-Atlantic
did.’ He said, ‘We don’t have
time. I’m not going to take a
victory lap.’ And we paid a
price for it, ironically, for that
humility.”
Biden will make the first
prime-time address of his
presidency Thursday to
mark the one-year anniver-
sary of the COVID-19 lock-
downs. He also will use the
moment to pitch toward the
future and how prospects
will be improved by the
nearly $2 trillion aid package,
which he will sign into law
Friday at the White House.
“Help is here — and
brighter days lie ahead,”
Biden tweeted shortly after
the House vote. In a state-
ment, he added, “This legis-
lation is about giving the
backbone of this nation —
the essential workers, the
working people who built
this country, the people who
keep this country going — a
fighting chance.”
Expect an uptick in travel
by the president, first lady
Jill Biden, Vice President
Kamala Harris and her
husband, Doug Emhoff, as
well as Cabinet secretar-
ies and other surrogates,
according to the memo by
deputy chief of staff Jen
O’Malley Dillon. The docu-
ment circulated among
West Wing senior staff
members Wednesday and
was obtained by The Asso-
Hooked on knitting, Michelle Obama mulling retirement
By Darlene Superville
Associated Press
WA S H I N G T O N —
Michelle Obama is knitting
and thinking about retiring
from public life.
The former first lady says
in a new People magazine
interview that she picked
up knitting needles to pass
time during the coronavirus
pandemic. And now she’s
hooked.
“Knitting is a forever prop-
osition,” she said. “You don’t
master knitting, because once
scramble. Airports flooded
with unmasked crowds in
the days that followed. Soon,
they were empty.
And that, for much of the
world, was just the begin-
ning.
Today, thanks to her
vaccination, Maggie Sedidi,
59, is optimistic: “By next
year, or maybe the year after,
I really do hope that people
will be able to begin return-
ing to normal life.”
But it is a hard-earned
optimism.
Sedidi, a nurse at Soweto’s
Chris Hani Baragwanath
hospital, the largest hospi-
tal in South Africa and the
entire continent, recalls she
was devastated when the
ciated Press.
“He will be hitting the
road, the vice president
will be hitting the road, the
first lady will be hitting the
road,” said White House
press secretary Jen Psaki,
adding that the administra-
tion would also make offi-
cials available for local news
interviews and other virtual
events from Washington.
A blitz of interviews and
events with more than 400
mayors and governors,
including Republicans, will
begin in earnest next week;
the local officials will discuss
what the plan means for their
communities. There also will
be an effort to plainly spell
out the benefits of the plan
and how it could affect each
American.
O’Malley Dillon wrote
that “the distillation of our
message to the American
people in the coming weeks”
is that the country “can be
confident in knowing that
the help they need will be
there for them: to make it
through financial difficulties,
to get vaccinated so they can
see their loved ones again,
and to safely send their kids
back to school and get back
to work themselves.”
There will also be an effort
to produce a steady stream of
vaccination headlines, with
the nation’s economic recov-
ery intrinsically linked to
you make a scarf, there’s the
blanket. And once you do the
blanket, you’ve got to do the
hat, the socks.”
She’s working on her first
sweater for her husband,
former President Barack
Obama.
The former first lady
also talks about how the
pandemic helped her and
her husband reclaim “stolen
moments” with Malia, 22,
and Sasha, 19, who both
returned home from college
to quarantine with their
parents at the family homes
first cases appeared there
last March.
And she recalls being
terrified when she got
COVID-19. Her manager fell
ill at the same time and died.
South Africa has had by
far Africa’s worst experience
with the virus. The country
of 60 million people has
had more than 1.5 million
confirmed cases, including
more than 51,000 deaths.
“You can imagine, I was
really, really frightened.
I had all the symptoms,
except dying,” she said.
Her recuperation period
was lengthy.
“I had shortness of breath
and tightness of the chest. It
lasted for six months,” she
President Joe Biden, seen speaking Wednesday after the House passed his $1.9 trillion
coronavirus relief plan, is scheduled to give his first prime-time address to the nation Thursday
to mark one year of lockdowns amid the pandemic. DOUG MILLS/THE NEW YORK TIMES
inoculating Americans and
getting them back to work.
Many working in Biden’s
West Wing are veterans of
the Obama administration
and they acknowledge that
not enough was done to sell
the 2009 recovery act — to
the public or to Congress,
with whom the White House
had a shaky relationship —
and highlight how it helped
stabilize a battered economy
during the Great Recession.
“I was here during that
period of time,” said Psaki,
“and I would say that any
of my colleagues at the time
would say that we didn’t
do enough to explain to
the American people what
the benefits were of the
rescue plan, and we didn’t
do enough to do it in terms
in Washington and Martha’s
Vineyard in Massachusetts.
She also discusses what
she says is the “low-grade
depression” she experi-
enced during the pandemic
lockdowns and after George
Floyd’s killing by Minneapo-
lis police May 25, along with
her shift away from high-im-
pact exercise and what she
wants out of retirement.
Mrs. Obama, whose exer-
cise workouts went viral
during her time as first lady,
said she taught herself to be
a better lap swimmer during
said. “I didn’t think it would
ever go away.”
Latoria Glenn-Carr and
her wife of six years, Tyei-
sha, were diagnosed Oct.
29 at a hospital emergency
room near their home
outside Detroit. Despite
Latoria’s qualms, they were
sent home.
Tyeisha, 43, died in bed
next to her wife three days
later.
One month later, COVID-
19 killed Glenn-Carr’s
mother too.
In quiet times, in prayer,
Glenn-Carr thinks she
should have pushed for the
hospital to keep Tyeisha, or
should have taken her to a
different hospital. She is
that people would be talking
about at their dinner tables.”
The Obama bill faced
headwinds because it
followed the bailout of the
banks, engineered under
President George W. Bush,
and came as the economy
remained stagnant. This
time, economic forecasts
project a robust recovery by
year’s end and Biden should
be able point to concrete job
growth.
The White House has
repeatedly pointed to poll-
ing that suggests that the
relief bill enjoys broad
support among Democratic
and Republican voters,
even though not one GOP
lawmaker signed on to
support it.
Republicans, who have
quarantine “because I’m
finding in my old age that the
high-impact stuff I used to do
doesn’t work.”
Now that Malia and Sasha
are independent, young
adults, Mrs. Obama, 57, said
she enjoys that their conver-
sations have become more
“peer-oriented.”
“I’ve been telling my
daughters I’m moving toward
retirement right now,” she
said, adding that she’s choos-
ing her projects and chasing
summer.
Her new Netflix chil-
also angry at America’s lead-
ers — in particular, Trump,
who she believes was more
worried about the economy
than people’s lives.
“If he was more empa-
thetic to the issues and
concerned about people,
in general, he would have
taken it more seriously,” she
said. “And because of that,
500,000 people are dead.”
She joined a survivor’s
group for people who lost
loved ones to COVID-19.
They meet weekly on Zoom,
text each other and help
with the grieving process.
Glenn-Carr knows she will
dread birthdays and Moth-
er’s Days that will go uncel-
ebrated.
“Nothing goes back to the
way it was,” she said.
Life pivoted for Maldo-
nado last March during her
library class. She recalls
sitting at a table with her
close friends, talking with
the teacher about COVID-
19. The teacher told them
their school in Pawtucket,
Rhode Island, would be
shutting down — briefly,
she said.
In the 12 months since,
she has lived in limbo and
online.
Where she once awak-
ened excited to go to school,
she now struggles with-
out the give-and-take that
comes with sitting in a class-
room.
But Darelyn lives with
the worry that someone she
loves could die. There’s also
the frustration of having to
give up softball and so much
else that brings her joy.
A year from now, she
pictures herself doing all
the things she missed in this
pandemic year.
“Playing outside with
friends, playing softball,” she
said. “Being with the people
that I love most.”
largely turned their atten-
tion to culture war issues,
believe there will be oppor-
tunities to better push back
when the White House
moves on to more polarizing
issues such as immigration,
voting rights legislation and
a potentially massive infra-
structure and jobs bill that
could also include climate
change measures.
In Obama’s first term, it
was the rollout of the Afford-
able Care Act, which came
after the economic rescue
package, that truly galva-
nized Republican opposi-
tion.
The Obama White House
secured its passage, but then
the Democratic Party took a
big hit in the midterm elec-
tions.
dren’s food show, “Waffles +
Mochi,” premieres Tuesday,
and tentative plans call for
groundbreaking to begin in
August on the Obama Presi-
dential Center in Chicago.
“Barack and I never want
to experience winter again,”
Mrs. Obama said. “We’re
building the foundation for
somebody else to continue
the work so we can retire
and be with each other, and
Barack can golf too much,
and I can tease him about
golfing too much because he’s
got nothing else to do.”

GOP fundraising raises Trump ire
Ex-president tries to
steer donations from
party to own PAC
By Annie Karni
and Maggie Haberman
The New York Times
WASHINGTON — It was
a familiar play by Donald
Trump: lashing out at his
enemies and trying to raise
money from it.
The former president this
week escalated a standoff
over the Republican Party’s
financial future, blasting
party leaders and urging his
backers to send donations
to his new political action
committee — not to the insti-
tutional groups that tradi-
tionally control the GOP’s
coffers.
“No more money for
RINOS,” he said in a state-
ment released Monday by
his bare-bones post-pres-
idential office, referring to
Republicans In Name Only.
He directed donors to his
own website instead.
The move against his
own party is the latest sign
that Trump is trying to wrest
control of the low-dollar
online fundraising jugger-
naut he helped create,
diverting it from Republican
fundraising groups toward
his own committee, which
has virtually no restrictions
on how the money can be
spent.
Last week, Trump sent
cease-and-desist letters
— which appear to have
little legal standing — to
the Republican National
Committee, the National
Republican Congressio-
nal Committee and the
National Republican Sena-
torial Committee, warning
them not to appeal to donors
using his name and image.
The jockeying comes as
the party struggles to chart
its path forward after losing
the House, the Senate and
the White House during
Trump’s tenure, with
moderate party leaders
pushing the party to move
beyond the divisive former
president while much of the
GOP base remains behind
him.
Roberta Jacobson, President Joe Biden’s coordinator for the southern border, addresses
border issues during a press briefing Wednesday at the White House. ANDREW HARNIK/AP
GOP attacks Biden team as
US sees rise in kids at border
By Ben Fox
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The
number of migrant chil-
dren and families seeking
to cross the U.S.-Mexico
border has surged to levels
not seen since before the
coronavirus pandemic, a
challenge for President Joe
Biden as he works to undo
the restrictive immigration
policies of his predecessor.
Statistics released
Wednesday by U.S. Customs
and Border Protection
showed the number of chil-
dren and families increased
by more than 100% between
January and February. Kids
crossing by themselves rose
60% to more than 9,400,
forcing the government to
look for new places to hold
them temporarily.
The surge has been
seized on by Republi-
cans and former President
Donald Trump as a line of
attack on Biden, though
his administration is turn-
ing back nearly all single
adults, who make up the
majority of border-crossers,
under a public health order
imposed at the start of the
pandemic.
The Biden administration
is temporarily holding chil-
dren and families, mostly
from Central America, in
Former President Trump’s plan is to stockpile as much money as he can so he can remain a force in politics and help candidates
challenging dissident Republicans, aides said. The GOP is pushing to retake power in 2022. ERIN SCHAFF/THE NEW YORK TIMES
Who controls a majority
of donors’ cash is set to be a
contested point of dispute as
Republicans try to regroup
and take back power in the
2022 midterm elections.
What’s more, Trump’s
advisers believe the future
of party fundraising is in
low-dollar contributions,
not the class of major donors
who have mostly signaled
that they want distance from
him after his monthslong
push falsely claiming that
the Nov. 3 election had been
stolen, which led to the Jan.
6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Trump’s maneuvering is
born partly out of his anger
toward Republican leaders
he feels were disloyal when
they edged away from him
after Jan. 6.
Trump is also being
encouraged by people like
Dick Morris, the notorious
political consultant known
for flipping between the
parties, who has been meet-
ing with him in New York
and encouraging him to take
government and private
facilities for several days
while it evaluates claims
for asylum or determines
if they have any other legal
right to stay in the country.
It is a challenge for an
administration that has
been working to restore
an asylum system largely
dismantled under Trump
and likely to face increas-
ing pressure.
Factors driving the
increase include wide-
spread hunger in Central
America due to recent
hurricanes, the economic
upheaval of the pandemic
and more fundamental
social problems dating back
years.
Republicans have argued
that migrants are drawn
by incentives such as the
immigration bill backed
by Biden and many Demo-
crats that would offer a path
to citizenship for millions of
people illegally in the coun-
try.
“We’re seeing a surge of
unaccompanied children
coming across the border.
Why? Joe Biden promised
amnesty,” Sen. Ted Cruz,
R-Texas, said in a tweet.
There were nearly 29,000
families or unaccompanied
minors combined in Febru-
ary. The last time it was
higher was in October 2019.
on the party he once led.
Republican fundraising
groups have pushed back
against the former presi-
dent.
In a letter Monday
responding to the cease-
and-desist request by
Trump’s committee, Justin
Riemer, chief counsel for
the RNC, stated, “The RNC,
of course, has every right
to refer to public figures
as it engages in core, First
Amendment-protected
political speech, and it will
continue to do so in pursuit
of those common goals.”
But in a sign of the delicate
dance between Trump and a
Republican Party fearful of
alienating its most popu-
lar figure, Riemer also said
that the RNC had not and
would not make fundrais-
ing appeals using Trump’s
name or likeness without
his approval.
On Tuesday night, Trump
released a second statement
walking back his earlier
attacks on the Republican
The total number of
people encountered by
Customs and Border
Protection was up 28%
from January, but many
of them are migrants who
were recently turned back
and are trying again.
Biden officials have faced
mounting questions about
the temporary detention of
migrant families, an issue
that the two previous pres-
idents had to deal with
because of the instability in
the region. The new admin-
istration is seeking to craft a
softer approach.
Roberta Jacobson,
Biden’s senior official for
southwest border affairs
and a former U.S. ambas-
sador to Mexico, said the
administration is asking
Congress for $4 billion for
targeted aid to nonprofit
and community organiza-
tions in Honduras, El Salva-
dor and Guatemala to try to
ease some of the conditions
that cause people to flee
their homelands.
“Only by addressing
those root causes can we
break the cycle of desper-
ation and provide hope for
families who clearly would
prefer to stay in their coun-
tries and provide a better
future for their children,”
she told reporters at the
White House.
committees.
“I fully support the
Republican Party and
important GOP Commit-
tees, but I do not support
RINOs and fools, and it is not
their right to use my likeness
or image to raise funds,” he
said. But even as he tried to
clarify that he supported his
party, he gave another plug
for his own group.
“If you donate to our Save
America PAC at Donald-
JTrump.com, you are
helping the America First
movement and doing it
right,” he said.
For now, aides said,
Trump’s plan is to stock-
pile money so he can
remain a force in politics
and help candidates chal-
lenging dissident Republi-
cans like Rep. Liz Cheney of
Wyoming, who supported
impeaching him this year.
Trump, along with
the national party, raised
roughly $250 million
between Election Day and
President Joe Biden’s inau-
Senate confirms Biden pick
Garland as attorney general
By Katie Benner
The New York Times
WASHINGTON — The
Senate voted to confirm
Merrick Garland on
Wednesday to serve as
attorney general, giving
the former prosecutor and
federal judge the task of
leading the Justice Depart-
ment at a time when the
nation faces domestic
extremist threats and a reck-
oning over civil rights.
Garland was confirmed
70-30, with 20 Republi-
cans joining Democrats
in supporting him. He is
expected to be sworn in
Thursday at the Justice
Department.
Garland has vowed to
restore public faith in a
department embroiled in
political controversy under
former President Donald
Trump, who sought both
to undermine federal law
enforcement when it scru-
tinized him and his associ-
ates and to wield its power to
benefit him personally and
politically.
At his confirmation hear-
ing, Garland, 68, said that
becoming attorney general
would “be the culmination
of a career I have dedicated
to ensuring that the laws of
our country are fairly and
faithfully enforced and the
rights of all Americans are
protected.”
Garland has amassed
decades of credentials in
the law. He clerked for the
Supreme Court Justice
William Brennan Jr., worked
for years as a federal prose-
cutor and led major inves-
tigations into the 1995
Oklahoma City bombing
and others before being
confirmed to the District of
Columbia Court of Appeals
in 1997.
After Antonin Scalia’s
death, Garland was chosen
by President Barack Obama
in 2016 to join the high court
only to see his nomination
held up for eight months
in an audacious political
maneuver by Sen. Mitch
Chicago Tribune | Section 1 | Thursday, March 11, 2021  13
guration. More than $60
million of that went to a
new PAC. That committee
and the former president’s
campaign committee were
both converted to linked
political action committees.
Trump’s aides said this
week that they had not yet
started to send fundraising
solicitations since he left
office, but planned to do so
in the coming days.
Some Republican strat-
egists noted that less than
a decade ago, Sen. Mitt
Romney of Utah, the party’s
2012 presidential nominee,
was the biggest fundraising
name in GOP politics. Now
he barely recognizes his
party.
The strategists played
down the threat Trump
poses to Republican fund-
raising.
“The donors that are
unique to him who would be
affected by that message are
people who wouldn’t have
donated in the first place,”
said Josh Holmes, a political
Twenty Senate Republicans joined Democrats in the 70-
30 vote Wednesday to confirm Judge Merrick Garland as
attorney general. STEFANI REYNOLDS/THE NEW YORK TIMES
McConnell, R-Ky., majority
leader at the time. The move
ultimately allowed Trump to
choose his own nominee to
fill the seat.
But on Wednesday,
McConnell cast a vote to
confirm Garland, saying he
did so because of “his long
reputation as a straight
shooter and a legal expert”
and that his “left-of-center
perspective” was still within
the legal mainstream.
Department employees
have said that Garland’s
performance at his confir-
mation hearing, a largely
amicable affair, made them
hopeful that he would
restore honor to the agency
and lift up its 115,000-person
workforce demoralized in
the Trump era.
Restoring trust inside
and outside the Justice
Department will be key, as
Garland will oversee politi-
cally charged investigations,
including a federal tax fraud
inquiry into President Joe
Biden’s son Hunter and a
special counsel inquiry into
the Russia investigation.
The department will also
be involved in civil and crim-
inal cases related to issues
that have bitterly divided the
adviser to Senate Minority
Leader Mitch McConnell.
Holmes also said that as
the Biden administration
rolled out new policies like
a nearly $2 trillion relief bill,
Republicans would coalesce
in opposition and develop
new fundraising constitu-
encies.
“In midterms, you raise
a lot of money out of oppo-
sition to an administration
and policy,” Holmes said.
“In presidential years, it
becomes more of a face and
name of each of the parties.
We’re naturally entering a
different era of fundraising.”
Trump aides were split
over whether the RNC
should have received the
threatening letter at all.
Ronna McDaniel, the
group’s chairwoman, won
her job in large part because
of Trump’s support. Some
of his aides told her that
Trump had not known
that she received one of the
threatening letters.
There have historically
been tensions between
some of Trump’s advisers
and RNC officials.
But in a phone call with
McDaniel over the week-
end to smooth over the
relationship, Trump played
down any intent to directly
target the RNC or prevent
it from reaching its donors.
The takeaway from an over-
all pleasant conversation,
people familiar with the call
said, was that Trump was
still supportive of Republi-
can donors’ giving money to
the RNC and that he did not
plan to stand in the way.
The RNC is planning to
hold part of its spring fund-
raising gala at Mar-a-Lago,
Trump’s private club in Palm
Beach, Florida. That plan
was in the works before the
cease-and-desist letters.
The Four Seasons in
Palm Beach, which is host-
ing the rest of the gala, had
social distancing and space
requirements that would
not allow for the 350 people
who wanted to attend the
Saturday night reception
where Trump is scheduled
to speak. The hotel also
expressed concerns about
hosting Trump.
country, including systemic
racism, policing, LGBTQ
rights and other civil liber-
ties matters.
Garland will also confront
the rise of domestic extrem-
ism as law enforcement offi-
cials continue investigating
the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S.
Capitol.
Also Wednesday, the
Senate confirmed Ohio
Rep. Marcia Fudge to head
the Department of Housing
and Urban Development
and North Carolina regula-
tor Michael Regan to lead
the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency.
Fudge will lead the hous-
ing agency just as Congress
has passed new benefits for
renters and homeowners
who have suffered economic
losses amid the pandemic.
Regan, who has served as
North Carolina’s top envi-
ronmental regulator since
2017, will help lead Biden’s
efforts to address climate
change and advocate for
environmental justice, two
of the administration’s top
priorities. He is the first
Black man to run the EPA.
The Associated Press
contributed.
14  Chicago Tribune | Section 1 | Thursday, March 11, 2021
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
Vaccine rollout dredges up emotions
States’ rules, unequal
access to doses bring
guilt — and judgment
By Candice Choi
Associated Press
NEW YORK — Before
posting a selfie with her
COVID-19 vaccination card
on Twitter, Aditi Juneja
debated whether to include
an explanation for why she
was eligible for a shot.
“The first draft of the
tweet had an explanation,”
says Juneja, 30, a lawyer in
New York City.
After some thought, she
decided to leave out that her
body mass index is consid-
ered obese, putting her at
higher risk of serious illness
if infected. A friend who
disclosed the same reason
on social media was greeted
with hateful comments, and
Juneja wanted to avoid that.
The rollout of COVID-19
vaccines in the U.S. is offer-
ing hope that the pandemic
that has upended life around
the world will finally draw
to an end.
But as distribution
widens, varying eligibility
rules and unequal access
to the coveted doses are
also breeding guilt, envy
and judgment among those
who’ve had their doses —
particularly the seemingly
young and healthy — and
the millions still anxiously
awaiting their turn.
Adding to the
second-guessing about who
should be getting shots is the
scattershot feel of the roll-
out, and the sense that some
might be gaming the system.
Faced with a patchwork
of confusing scheduling
systems, many who aren’t as
technically savvy or socially
connected have been left
waiting even as new swaths
of people become eligible.
The envy and moral judg-
ments about whether others
deserve to be prioritized are
understandable and could
reflect anxieties about
being able to get vaccines
for ourselves or our loved
Volunteer duty at sites pays off with a shot
By Terry Tang
and Manuel Valdes
Associated Press
SEATTLE — When Seat-
tle’s largest health care
system got a mandate from
Washington state to create a
mass COVID-19 vaccination
site, organizers knew that
gathering enough volun-
teers would be almost as
crucial as the vaccine itself.
“We could not do this
without volunteers,” said
Renee Rassilyer-Bomers,
chief quality officer for
Swedish Health Services
and head of its vaccina-
tion site at Seattle Univer-
sity. “The sheer volume and
number of folks that we
wanted to be able to serve
and bring in requires 320
individuals each day.”
As states ramp up vacci-
nation distribution in the
fight against the coronavi-
rus, volunteers are needed
to do everything from direct
traffic to check people in
so vaccination sites run
smoothly. In return for
their work, they’re often
given a shot. Many people
who don’t yet qualify for a
vaccine — including those
who are young and healthy
— have been volunteering
in hopes of getting a dose
they otherwise may not
receive for months. Large
vaccination clinics across
the country have seen thou-
sands trying to nab limited
numbers of volunteer shifts.
It’s raised questions at
a time when supplies are
limited and some Ameri-
cans have struggled to get
vaccinated even if they are
eligible. But medical ethi-
cists say volunteers are key
to the public health effort
and there’s nothing wrong
with them wanting protec-
tion from the virus.
Ben Dudden, 35, of
Roanoke, Virginia, volun-
teered at a mass vaccination
clinic in the nearby city of
Salem on a day off from his
part-time job at the Roanoke
Pinball Museum. His wife,
a nurse practitioner who
was administering doses,
encouraged him to volun-
This image shows part of a Feb. 24 Instagram post by musician Jeff Klein holding his COVID-19 vaccination card. Klein, 44, of Austin, Texas, notes he was given a
shot as a volunteer at a mass vaccination hub. “I definitely mentioned it on purpose, because I didn’t want people to get the wrong idea,” he says. JEFF KLEIN
ones, says Nancy Berlinger,
a bioethicist with the Hast-
ings Center.
“There’s the fear of miss-
ing out, or fear of missing out
on behalf of your parents,”
she says.
Stereotypes about what
illness looks are also feeding
into doubts about people’s
eligibility, even though the
reason a person got a shot
won’t always be obvious.
In other cases, Berlinger
says judgments could
reflect entrenched biases
about smoking and obesity,
compared with conditions
that society might deem
more “virtuous,” such as
cancer.
Even though a mass vacci-
nation campaign is bound
to have imperfections,
Berlinger noted the goal is
to prioritize people based on
medical evidence on who’s
most at risk if infected.
Volunteer Pete Graham, left, directs others to a screening station Feb. 26 at a vaccination site in Seattle. TED S. WARREN/AP
teer in case he could get
vaccinated.
He spent that January day
helping people fill out ques-
tionnaires, not knowing if he
might get the coveted dose.
“It wasn’t an official thing
like, ‘Everybody who needs
a vaccine come this way.’ I
kind of had to ask,” Dudden
said.
He got what he was
hoping for and still wants to
volunteer again.
At the Seattle vaccina-
tion clinic, Swedish Health
Services considers volun-
teers part of the state’s Phase
1 vaccination group. About
5,000 have been inoculated,
and about 1,000 of them
have come back to work
again, Rassilyer-Bomer said.
During their shifts, volun-
teers are handed colored
vests matched to their
skill level and experience.
The majority wear orange
for general tasks, which
includes sanitizing clip-
boards, asking people to fill
out forms, taking tempera-
tures and monitoring the
newly vaccinated to ensure
no dangerous side effects.
But the uneven rollout
and varying rules across the
country have some ques-
tioning decisions by local
officials.
In New Jersey, software
developer Mike Lyncheski,
58, was surprised when
he learned in January that
smokers of any age were
eligible, since he knew older
people at the time who were
still waiting for shots.
“It didn’t seem like there
was medical rationale for
it,” says Lyncheski, who isn’t
yet eligible for the vaccines.
He noted there’s no way
to confirm that people are
smokers, leaving the door
open for cheating.
The suspicions are fueled
by reports of line jumpers or
those stretching the defini-
tions for eligibility.
In New York, a Soul Cycle
instructor got vaccinated
after teachers became eligi-
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Some may question
whether it’s fair for volun-
teers to get to the front of the
line for what’s often clerical
work.
Nancy Berlinger, a bioeth-
icist at the Hastings Center,
a research institute in Garri-
son, New York, said the
bottom line is that volun-
teers are interacting with
the public and there’s noth-
ble in January, the Daily
Beast reported, and later
apologized for her “terri-
ble error” in judgment.
In Florida, two women
wore bonnets and glasses
to disguise themselves as
elderly in hopes of scor-
ing shots. Hospital board
members, trustees and
donors have gotten shots
early on, raising complaints
about unfair access.
It’s why some feel obli-
gated to explain why they
were able to get the vaccine.
In an Instagram post, Jeff
Klein held up his vaccina-
tion card and noted he was
given a shot as a volunteer at
a mass vaccination hub.
“I definitely mentioned
it on purpose, because I
didn’t want people to get the
wrong idea,” says Klein, 44,
a musician in Austin, Texas.
As she waited for a shot
in Jacksonville, Florida,
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ing wrong with them want-
ing protection.
They also go through
training and other obliga-
tions.
“There would be easier
ways to game the system,”
Berlinger said. “If that was
really your goal, this could
take more work I think than
some other routes I can
think of.”
Amanda Billy, 33, said it
could be frustrating seeing
people her age in other
states posting about getting
vaccinated. She understood
that state rollouts vary, but
felt anxious because she has
a medical condition that
makes COVID-19 “very real
and scary.”
“I’m just happy for them
that they got it. But also, I
want it,” she said in an inter-
view before getting her first
shot.
Others are finding they
are opening themselves up
to criticism when sharing
news that they got a shot.
Public figures in particu-
lar might become targets of
second-guessing by strang-
ers.
In New York, local TV
news co-host Jamie Stelter
posted a photo of herself
after getting the first shot
earlier this month. Many
While many volunteer
shifts are several hours
on weekdays, Berlinger
said that doesn’t necessar-
ily mean only people of a
certain class or demographic
can sacrifice that much time.
“That could apply to
students, it could apply
to people who are unem-
ployed, people who are
retired. It could be people
who are family caregivers,”
Berlinger said.
On a chilly January night
in suburban Phoenix, retiree
Lou Ann Lovell, 67, got the
Pfizer vaccine after volun-
teering from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
at a state-run site at State
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Farm Stadium, where the
Arizona Cardinals play.
Her daughter persuaded
her and other relatives to
volunteer.
Lovell committed before
realizing those 65 and
older would be eligible for
vaccines days later.
Still, she’s glad she did.
“For the first time, I felt I
was part of something that
was really important and
big,” said Lovell, who has
since volunteered a second
replies were positive, but
others noted that she didn’t
look old enough or that she
must “have connections.”
Afterward, Stelter’s
co-host Pat Kiernan
weighed in and tweeted
that the “you don’t look that
sick to me” commentary
she received was “evidence
of the hell that COVID has
placed us in.”
For Juneja, the decision
to get a shot after becoming
eligible wasn’t easy, given
the struggles she knew
others were having secur-
ing appointments because
of technology, language or
other barriers. But she real-
ized it wouldn’t help for her
to refrain from getting vacci-
nated.
“It’s not like with other
types of things where I could
give my spot to someone else
who I think is more in need,”
she says.
time and hopes to do it a
third. “You stand there and
see all these headlights and
people are just continually
pouring in there.”
The stadium and another
state-run site in metro Phoe-
nix require a combined
3,900 volunteers a week.
HandsOn Greater Phoe-
nix, a nonprofit handling
online volunteer recruit-
ment, opens 1,400 to 2,000
spots a few times a week,
and interest hasn’t waned,
CEO Rhonda Oliver said.
Between 10,000 and 15,000
people try to sign up every
time new spots open, she
said.
Volunteers who have
nabbed shifts say they
shouldn’t be lumped in with
those who believe they’re
entitled to a vaccine.
In the Seattle area, three
King County hospitals came
under fire last month after
revelations that donors,
board members and some
hospital volunteers used
their connections to get
shots. The King County
Council approved a measure
calling on state lawmakers
and Gov. Jay Inslee to make
it illegal to grant special
access to the vaccine.
Berlinger said there’s a
clear delineation between
a connected official and a
volunteer at a vaccine clinic
getting a shot.
“The volunteers we’re
talking about at registra-
tion centers are people who
are part of the public health
effort. They are perform-
ing a crucial role,” Berlinger
said. “It’s easier to help
people who already have
privilege. The thing about
COVID is we have to push
away from that, and we have
to say, ‘No, we must allocate
vaccine and vaccination.’ ”
Lovell, the retired volun-
teer in Arizona, said critics
should target the healthy
20-somethings she saw
trying to get the vaccine the
night she volunteered.
“If you want to volunteer,
volunteer and work,” she
said. “If you say, ‘I don’t want
to do that,’ then wait until
your number comes up.”
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NEWS BRIEFING

Attorneys in Chauvin’s
trial probe potential
jurors’ views on police
From news services another witness.
But he maintained he
MINNEAPOLIS — Attor- would be able to set aside
neys in the trial of a former any ideas about the inher-
Minneapolis police officer ent honesty of an officer
charged in George Floyd’s and evaluate each witness
death probed potential on their own.
jurors Wednesday about The second, a man who
their attitudes toward police, works in information tech-
trying to determine whether nology security, marked
they’re more inclined to “strongly agree” on a
believe testimony from law question about whether
enforcement over evidence he believes police in his
from other witnesses to the community make him feel
fatal confrontation. safe.
Judge Peter Cahill seated “In my community, I think
two more jurors to go with when there is suspicious
the three picked Tuesday activity, the police will stop
on the first day of jury selec- by, they will ask a question,”
tion for the trial of Derek he said. “I think that sense
Chauvin on second-degree of community is all we want
murder and manslaughter right. We want to live in a
charges. It’s been a grinding community where we feel
process during which attor- safe regardless of race, color Remembering imam in pandemic: Ignoring coronavirus protocols as Iraq deals with a new wave of infections, Shiite
neys ask prospective jurors and gender.” worshippers carry a symbolic coffin Wednesday at the golden-domed shrine of Imam Musa al-Kadhim in Baghdad during the
one by one whether they annual commemoration of his death. Al-Kadhim, the seventh imam, died at the end of the eighth century. HADI MIZBAN/AP
could keep an open mind, US budget deficit: The U.S.
what they think of the crim- government’s budget defi-
inal justice system and racial cit through February hit an Last year’s deficit, also focuses on regional unity nearby. The bombs were Over the past year, the situ-
justice issues, how they all-time high of $1.05 tril- driven higher by virus relief in confronting China and rendered safe, and no one ation has been compounded
resolve conflicts and much lion for the first five months packages, was a record $3.1 North Korea. was hurt. by a severe economic crisis
more. of this budget year, as spend- trillion. The video, released Tues- and the spread of corona-
The first juror picked ing to deal with the corona- New video of bomber: The day, shows a person in a gray virus in the country, where
Wednesday, a man who virus pandemic surged at a Seoul to pay more to US: FBI has released new video hooded sweatshirt, a face medical facilities have been
works in sales management pace far above an increase in Striking a delicate balance, showing someone placing mask and gloves appearing hard hit by a devastating war
and grew up in a mostly tax revenue. the United States and South two pipe bombs outside the to place one of the explo- that left large parts of Syria
white part of central Minne- The Treasury Depart- Korea have agreed that offices of the Republican sives under a bench outside destroyed.
sota, acknowledged saying ment reported Wednesday Seoul will pay 13.9% more and Democratic national the DNC and separately
on his written questionnaire that the October through this year for hosting Ameri- committees the night before shows the person walking in China, Russia to partner:
that he had a “very favor- February deficit was 68% can troops as part of a multi- the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. an alley near the RNC before China and Russia said they
able” opinion of the Black larger than the $624.5 billion year deal crafted to keep Capitol. the bomb was placed there. will build a lunar research
Lives Matter movement and deficit recorded during the Seoul’s share of the overall The explosive devices station, possibly on the
a “somewhat unfavorable” same period last year. cost within historical norms, were placed outside the Toll on Syria’s children: moon’s surface, marking the
impression of the Blue Lives It easily surpassed the officials said Wednesday. two buildings between 7:30 Syria’s 10-year-long civil start of a new era in space
Matter countermovement in previous five-month deficit The deal, which had p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Jan. 5 and war has killed or wounded cooperation between the
favor of police, yet “some- of $652 billion set in 2010 been announced this week were located by law enforce- almost 12,000 children and countries.
what agreed” that police when the government was but without financial ment the next day. left millions out of school in A statement posted
don’t get the respect they spending to try to lift the details, ends a long stale- U.S. Capitol Police and what could have repercus- Wednesday on the website
deserve. He said he agrees country out of the deep mate that had strained rela- agents from the FBI and the sions for years to come in the of the China National
that there are bad police recession caused by the tions between allies after Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, country, the U.N. children’s Space Administration said
officers. 2008 financial crisis. the Trump administra- Firearms and Explosives agency said Wednesday. the International Lunar
“Are there good ones? Yes. The Congressional tion demanded a fivefold were called to the Republi- The statistics were released Research Station would
So I don’t think it’s right to Budget Office has projected increase in Seoul’s contri- can National Committee’s in a UNICEF report ahead also be open to use by other
completely blame the that the deficit for the butions. office around 12:45 p.m. Jan. of the 10th anniversary of countries, but gave no time-
entire organization,” he told budget year that ends Sept. President Joe Biden’s 6. About 30 minutes later, as Syria’s conflict that began in line for its construction.
the court under question- 30 will be $2.3 trillion. willingness to quickly the agents and bomb tech- mid-March 2011. The war China drew heavily on
ing from prosecutor Steve However, that estimate does accept smaller increases nicians were still investi- has killed nearly a half-mil- Russian expertise in the
Schleicher. not include the cost of Pres- is cast by the State Depart- gating at the RNC, another lion people, wounded more early years of its space
He also said he would be ident Joe Biden’s $1.9 tril- ment as evidence that the call came in for a similar than a million and displaced program, but has largely
more inclined to believe lion COVID relief measure, Biden administration wants explosive device found at half the country’s popula- forged its own path since
an officer, all things being which cleared Congress to repair relations with the Democratic National tion, including more than 5 launching its first crewed
equal, over the word of Wednesday. key allies in East Asia as it Committee headquarters million as refugees. mission in 2003.

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16  Chicago Tribune | Section 1 | Thursday, March 11, 2021
We’ll skip England and Princess of the Woke
John Kass
We’ve always wanted to visit
England and sample the delicious
savory pies, good rare English
beef with horseradish. And go to
the theater, tour London and the
countryside and historical sites.
Most of all, I’d hoped we’d
immerse ourselves in the absolute
wonders of “the beautiful game”
— that they call football and we
call soccer — the way it’s played
in the greatest sports league in
the world, the English Premier
League.
But now? I don’t think it’s such
a good idea.
It’s this Meghan Markle busi-
ness.
After Pope Oprah crowned
Markle as the Princess of the
Woke, the wokists of Britain have
gone bonkers. They’re hellbent
on using Markle as their avatar to
tear down the British monarchy
that has connected the people to
their past for some 1,200 years.
Some see the monarchy as
repressive and wasteful. Some see
it as the vanishing thread binding
a diverse nation. Some see it as a
fairy tale sold to tourists.
Throughout the Markle hyste-
ria, I’ve been thinking of the proud
94-year-old woman, Queen Eliza-
beth II, trying to protect the monar-
chy, to hold on against the many
idiocies committed by her family.
Macy’s is closing its flagship in Water Tower Place, creating a huge vacancy on the Magnificent Mile during an
already challenging time for retail landlords. BRIAN CASSELLA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
A Target on Mag Mile is
miles from ‘embarrassing’
Heidi Stevens
I love the idea of Target
anchoring Water Tower Place,
filling the space — part of it,
anyway — that Macy’s is vacat-
ing.
I love the idea of families
making a pilgrimage to the
vaunted American Girl Doll
store, maybe even shelling out
the money for a doll, and then
ducking next door to buy eight
doll outfits for the price of one
tiny AG tutu.
I love the idea of North Mich-
igan Avenue, already popu-
lated almost entirely by chains,
including a chain that fits into
far more people’s budgets than
nearby Coach or Tiffany or
Rolex or Ralph Lauren. I love
the idea of all that square foot-
age being filled with stuff that’s
useful (school supplies, laundry
detergent, groceries) and afford-
able (throw pillows that cost
$22, instead of $200).
Cook County Treasurer Maria
Pappas called the idea “embar-
rassing.”
“How embarrassing is this to
the city?” she said during a WGN
radio interview. “I’m trying to
figure out what is magnificent
on the Magnificent Mile about
Target. It’s disgusting. I’m like,
what are you thinking, Brook-
field?”
Brookfield Properties owns
Water Tower Place.
“You don’t put Target next to
TRIBUNE VOICES Commentary and analysis from Tribune columnists and staff
As an American, I’m not a big
fan of royalty. Particularly our
own American royals, the most
powerful royals in the world:
Grand Duke Jeff Bezos
(Amazon), Grand Duke Bill Gates
(Microsoft), His Highness Sergey
Brin (Google), Grand Duke Jack
Dorsey (Twitter) and Grand Duke
Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook).
They and others like them have
the power to tell us and the rest
of the world what to read, how to
search and best order thoughts,
and how to properly express
those thoughts.
In the old days, a king like
Longshanks might take your
tongue or your head if you
persisted in aggravating him.
And if you’ve seen “Braveheart,”
you know kings could take your
bowels too.
But our Big Tech royals don’t
bother about our bowels. They
can take minds. And if that’s not
absolute power, what is?
Yet as a thoroughly modern
American, I stubbornly cling to
the ye olde fiction that we may
still speak our minds in our own
country. Therefore, it follows that
a visit to England now is out of the
question. Who wants to end up on
the stake burning next to British
television host Piers Morgan?
Not me.
Morgan, a co-host of “Good
Morning Britain,” made a terrible
political mistake when discuss-
ing that Oprah interview with
Markle and Prince Harry that I
refused to watch.
I was busy drinking Hendrick’s
martinis with habanero garlic
Gucci, Louis Vuitton and every-
thing else on Oak Street,” Pappas
said. “It’s a no-no. It demeans
the quality of Michigan Avenue.”
Demeaning how? Demeaning
to whom? What’s embarrass-
ing about an affordable store
among a sea of high-end retail-
ers? Do $19 handbags upset the
moral order? Is there some-
thing off-putting, a little déclassé
about folks who wear $14 Target
leggings mingling with folks
who pay $98 at the nearby Lulu-
lemon?
The Magnificent Mile isn’t a
museum or a cathedral, meant to
be quietly revered. It’s a shop-
ping district. And it’s a shopping
district that belongs to all of us.
I agree with Pappas on one
point. Brookfield, she said in the
radio interview, is “so desperate
they would take anybody who
would give them a dollar to get
into the building.”
That sounds about right,
during a pandemic that has shut-
tered bricks-and-mortar stores
up and down Michigan Avenue
and all across the country. Twen-
ty-five percent of U.S. malls are
expected to close in the next
five years, according to CNBC,
with more people working from
home and shopping online —
behaviors that are expected to
continue post-pandemic.
High-end malls, CNBC
reports, aren’t immune from
pandemic pressure. Saks Fifth
Avenue is being evicted from
Bal Harbour Shops in Miami for
failing to pay its rent since last
March.
Meanwhile, over at embar-
rassing Target, sales are through
the roof. The store’s holiday
Piers Morgan speaks Wednesday outside his London home as he walks his
daughter Elise to school. Morgan left “Good Morning Britain” after making
controversial comments about Meghan Markle. JONATHAN BRADY/AP
olives while binge-watching
“Bosch.” To waste my brain cells
watching Oprah, a billionaire
entertainer sitting in a beautiful
villa interviewing multimillion-
aire royals about their feelings
just wasn’t my cup of tea.
You’d have to pry my eyes open
with eyelid locks, as was done to
Alex in “A Clockwork Orange,” to
get me to watch. Sorry.
But I’ve been reading about it
and learned that before meet-
ing Prince Harry and marrying
into the family business, i.e., “The
Firm” and becoming Duchess of
Sussex, Markle was a star of the
TV show “Suits.” You’d have to
use the lid locks on me for that
one too. I’ll stick with a proper
martini.
In the Oprah interview, Markle
quarter and sales grew by more
than $15 billion, according to
Associated Press, exceeding the
company’s annual sales growth
for the past 11 years combined.
Online sales, AP reports, soared
118%. Customer traffic in stores
rose 3.7%, and average dollars
spent rose 15%.
When Target moves into a block
of mom-and-pop shops, chang-
ing the personality of a neighbor-
hood and making it harder for
local businesses to thrive, that’s
a far less appealing move. When
they pave over a natural area in
the suburbs and build a Target a
few miles from another Target,
that’s a blow to the area. When
Target shutters stores in Morgan
Park and Chatham, leaving those
communities underserved, that’s
a mistake.
But Target taking over an
existing space — a space already
occupied and surrounded by
national chains — and filling it
with the usual Target accouter-
ments strikes me as a win-win-
win. Residents who live nearby
don’t have to leave their neigh-
borhood for a Target run, tour-
ists and other shoppers get a
place where their money goes
a little further and the mall gets
the rare tenant who’s raking in
dough, even during a pandemic.
Sounds pretty magnificent to
me.
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told of alleged racism in the royal
family. Markle is the daughter
of a Black mother and a white
father. She said many things, with
feeling, but what was striking,
besides the allegations of racism,
was that she said she’d been
driven to thoughts of suicide and
the royal family didn’t care.
Suicide is no joke. If you’ve lost
a loved one or a friend, you know
it’s no joke.
Still, some did not find her
claims believable. On his program
the next day, Piers Morgan
summed up her interview this
way:
“I’m sorry,” said Morgan. “I
don’t believe a word she says. I
wouldn’t believe her if she read
me a weather report.”
He got into an argument with
A store for commoners
in an uncommon place?
What’s next? Tourists?!?
Rex W. Huppke
As you have likely heard, we
in the upper crust of Chicago
society are perturbed —
PERTURBED, I TELL YOU!
— by news that a retail store
known as “Target” could move
into Water Tower Place on the
Magnificent Mile.
To think an establishment that
sells … this is difficult to even type
… “affordable clothing and other
merchandise” … oh dear, where’s
my fainting couch? … could come
and dirty up our beautiful stretch
of Michigan Avenue. Why, it’s just
too much to imagine.
What would come next? Tour-
ists? I shudder at the thought.
Cook County Treasurer Maria
Pappas knows exactly how I and
my fellow elites feel. She spoke
about in on WGN-AM 720 on
Friday: “How embarrassing is this
to the city? I’m trying to figure
out what is magnificent on the
Magnificent Mile about Target.
It’s disgusting.”
Disgusting, indeed. Imagine
the bargain-hunting riffraff such
an establishment might attract.
Next thing you know we’ll have
out-of-state commoners trudg-
ing around the neighborhood
looking to buy off-brand T-shirts
or chewing gum or materials for
their methamphetamine labs.
When my neighbor, E.
Normous Networthington, told
me Target was one of the compa-
nies that contacted the owners
of Water Tower Place about the
space Macy’s is vacating, I had
no clue what he was talking
about.
I rushed home and yelled to
the butler, “Thurbert! What is a
Target?”
I assumed it was either an
upscale purveyor of rifle scopes
suitable for high-end African
expeditions or an indoor facility
where well-heeled folks like me
can hunt poor people for sport.
When Thurbert told me it’s a
quotidian retail store frequented
by average American families I
spat my mimosa on our bichon
frise, causing her to upchuck on
the Shih Tzu, a scene so upsetting
my wife, Marie Antoinette, had
to cancel her afternoon pilates-
and-tea.
As Pappas, who lives near
Water Tower Place, put it in her
radio interview: “You don’t put
Target next to Gucci, Louis Vuit-
ton and everything else on Oak
Street. It’s a no-no. It demeans the
quality of Michigan Avenue.”
IT’S A NO-NO, YOU
ILL-MANNERED PEASANTS!
a co-host, the weather fore-
caster Alex Beresford, who said
Morgan’s behavior was “diabol-
ical.”
That’s what you get for not
believing weathercasters. Morgan
walked off the set. But that wasn’t
his great sin.
His great sin was not believ-
ing what Markle said during her
Oprah interview. Markle became
upset, and reportedly called the
network to complain. Morgan
was told to apologize. He refused
and lost his job. He’s now busy
recasting himself as a Churchil-
lian figure.
What’s frightening is that the
entire sordid business of hurt
feelings and outrage is being
“monitored” by the proper U.K.
authority: Ofcom, which regu-
lates it all. If you go to its website,
you’ll see what the organization
is about.
“We make sure people get the
best from their broadband, home
phone and mobile services, as
well as keeping an eye on TV and
radio” the Ofcom site explains,
rather clinically. And that “view-
ers and listeners are protected
from harmful or offensive mate-
rial on TV, radio and on-demand.”
Is that reassuring, or chilling?
We once hoped to visit London
during Christmas, to attend
Boxing Day matches and have a
proper English Christmas dinner
at Simpson’s in the Strand.
But England will have to wait.
It’s the only prudent thing to do.
jskass@chicagotribune.com
Twitter @John_Kass
I know it’s hard for people who
are not incredibly successful and
beautiful to understand, but you
don’t just plunk a Target down in
a neighborhood as exclusive and
fabulous as ours.
Think about the unique and
remarkable shops that populate
our Magnificent Mile.
At the corner of Chicago and
Michigan avenues, you have
the lovely boutique pharmacy
called Walgreens (pronounced
“WOWL-GRAHNS,” not to be
confused with that bland chain
pharmacy, Walgreens).
You can visit our exclusive and
elegant coffee shop, Starbucks,
which exists only on the Magnifi-
cent Mile and nowhere else.
We even have one of the few
Disney stores in the world! I
asked Thurbert to run to the
Google machine and find out
how rare it is to find a Disney
store.
He said, “There are about
300 Disney stores in the world,
including a number of Illinois
locations in Aurora, Gurnee,
Rosemont, Schaumburg and …”
I fired Thurbert and had him
fed to the lions in the Lincoln
Park Zoo lion pavilion that bears
my family’s name.
Insolence, like Target stores,
cannot be tolerated.
I’m sure Treasurer Pappas
and other community members
will agree when I say we cannot
allow a company like Target to
come in, create jobs, pay taxes
and sully the neighborhood like
some bargain-bin bordello. What
do they think this is, Lincoln
Park?
The whole thing, as Pappas
said, is disgusting. My poor, dear
Marie Antoinette has already had
to move up to two Xanax-and-
green-tea smoothies a day just
to face the possibility of a nearby
Target.
To make her feel better, I’m
going to race down to the Cheese-
cake Factory — did I mention we
are home to the one high-end
bakery that makes all the world’s
cheesecakes? — and get an order
of Tex Mex Eggrolls and a Maca-
roni and Cheese Burger. I’m
confident there’s nowhere else in
America one can obtain such fine,
high-end fare!
(Thank goodness Thurbert’s
not around to backcheck me on
that.)
rhuppke@chicagotribune.com
Dahleen Glanton
has today off
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Asian culture counsel. In other jurisdictions,

and ‘cham-ah’
Regarding the op-ed “My
anxiety about being Asian in
America has morphed into fear”
by Sharon Kim Soldati (March
8): I find the recent attacks
against Asian Americans and all
racist attacks to be disgusting
and heartbreaking and the abso-
lute antithesis to what America
stands for.
I want to be very reveren-
tial to Soldati’s Korean culture,
but I am moved to respectfully
take issue with “cham-ah,”
which means “to endure.” The
author explains that if someone
mistreated her, she was told not
to make a fuss: cham-ah. Even
today, she said, she will rarely
speak out if someone throws out
a slur. She thinks, “Is it really
worth it? It could be so much
Jason Gonzales, a challenger to then-Speaker Mike Madigan, campaigns in front of a polling place at Kennedy worse.” Cham-ah.
High School in Chicago in 2016. CHICAGO TRIBUNE I, too, am an immigrant, the
son of Holocaust survivors.
children are forced to appear
in Immigration Court without
counsel.
I represented a boy from
Kenya, a boy from Somalia, a
girl from Guinea and siblings
from Mexico, all of whom were
without their parents and had
suffered extreme atrocities.
In each instance, the proceed-
ings took years, and there was a
total lack of transparency in the
process.
The delays took a real
emotional toll on my young
clients, some of whom were
detained for a time in Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement
facilities. After years of delayed
justice, my clients won the relief
they were seeking. We all cried
with relief.
Like Franklin, my memories
of what I experienced in Immi-
gration Court remain with me,
and I am forever changed by the
stories of my clients.

The Chicago Way

Growing up in Ohio, I did not — Kristi Nelson, attorney,
look or feel that different from Chicago
my neighborhood friends, other
than my parents spoke with an
accent and my dad was the only A compromise

of manipulating ballots
While numerous debates have
unfolded across the country
on voter suppression, election
fraud and ballot manipulation, a
few hyperlocal examples can be
found right here, in Chicago.
These are not ballots-in-
dumpsters headline grabbers.
But they are examples of how
experienced insiders, often
incumbents, stave off competi-
tion and limit voter choice. The
courts ruled in one such case this
week:
Madigan and fake
candidates
On Monday, former House
Speaker Michael Madigan won
a court ruling in a civil case
accusing him of vote fraud.
Madigan’s challenger in 2016,
Jason Gonzales, filed a lawsuit
after Madigan’s allies helped
two fake candidates get on the
ballot. Those candidates, Grasi-
ella Rodriguez and Joe Barboza,
were there to split the Hispanic
vote and ensure the Irish Madi-
gan would be reelected to his
Southwest Side seat. Not that he
needed the help. But it was an
election trick Gonzales took to
the courts.
The U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals ruled against Gonzales,
saying in essence it’s up to voters
to make discerning choices, not
the courts to find fraud where
legal routes were followed to get
candidates, however insincere,
on the ballot.
We’re not lawyers. But we’re
glad Gonzales stuck with his
case as it wound through the
courts. His suit forced Madi-
gan to submit to being deposed
under oath. During that depo-
sition, Madigan said “I don’t
recall,” “I don’t remember,”
“I don’t know” and “I have no
memory” more than 100 times
to questions about his political
operation.
Illegal? No. But his failure to
answer questions reveals the
questionable nature of the tricks
his operatives employed. He
lawyered his way out of answer-
ing questions rather than just ...
answer them.
The mysterious
math
In 2019, Madigan’s ally,
Chicago Ald. Marty Quinn, 13th,
faced an unwelcome challenge
for his City Council seat. Madi-
gan’s organization went full
throttle against David Krupa to
get him kicked off the ballot. But
they made mistakes.
Quinn’s campaign workers,
in trying to invalidate Krupa’s
signatures to get on the ballot,
revisited the homes of those
voters and collected revocations
from them. But Krupa collected
1,729 signatures total to get on
the ballot. Quinn’s goofs went
door to door and collected 2,796
signatures from voters invalidat-
ing their signatures. For those of
you keeping score at home, that’s
a mysterious 1,067 “extra” revo-
cations.
Fuzzy math indeed. A grand
jury investigation was opened.
From an editorial at the time:
“Tribune reporters Ray Long
and Gregory Pratt went back to
the Southwest Side neighbor-
hood and collected stories from
voters who said they’d been
hounded by Quinn supporters
to sign Krupa revocations. One
city worker said Quinn repre-
sentatives came to his door eight
times in a week and left five
voicemails. ... A woman said she
was hectored by Quinn’s people
while exiting her car. She signed.
Another voter said a ward heeler
visited her multiple times and,
when she refused to sign, yelled
until he was red in the face.”
Why can’t incumbents just
run? Run on their records? Face
voters? Prove up? Instead, they
bully.
Paper clip court
As we wrote recently, three
candidates running for trustee
in the village of Norridge got
removed from the April munici-
pal ballot because their signature
papers weren’t bound together
with a paper clip. The first ruling
came from a local electoral
board made up of the ruling
party in town, their opponents. A
clear conflict of interest.
We’re sorry to report Cook
County Circuit Court Judge
Patrick Stanton agreed with the
local electoral board and ruled
against the trio appearing on the
ballot due to a missing fastener
of their paperwork.
The examples here, as we
said, don’t amount to national
headlines on voter suppression,
vote fraud or ballot manipula-
tions. But it’s clear the actions of
insiders often violate the spirit
of free and fair elections. The
tactics taken are antidemocratic.
They’re manipulative. They rob
voters of choice.
Wonder why so few people
run for office? This is why.
dad on the block with numbers
tattooed on his arm. Back then,
for many years, no one spoke
about the Holocaust. That
changed in the late 1970s when
the first of the deniers climbed
out from under their rocks. Dad
then realized that if he didn’t
speak up, if he didn’t tell his
story, who would?
And speak up he did; through
subsequent years, to count-
less classrooms, libraries, civic
organizations. Always telling
his story while also speaking
out against hate and prejudice.
Always emphasizing the impor-
tance of being an upstander,
never a bystander. Dad is gone
now, but to this day, my brother
and I tell our parents’ story and
continue to speak out against
hate and prejudice.,
Soldati ends her op-ed by
stating, “It is time to speak up
about anti-Asian hate crimes.” I
wholeheartedly agree.
— Ron Coppel, Schaumburg
‘I represented a boy
from Kenya ...’
Stephen Franklin’s op-ed
“What I watched in Chicago’s
immigration court” (March 5)
really resonated with me and
mirrored my experiences as a
pro bono lawyer for women and
children seeking immigration
relief. Thanks to legal service
providers like the National
Immigrant Justice Center, chil-
dren appearing in Immigration
Court in Chicago have access to
free legal representation, even
though there is no legal right to
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on Jeep Cherokee
I own a Jeep Cherokee. My
previous vehicle was a Jeep
Grand Cherokee.
I am trying to understand the
issue of the Cherokee Nation’s
concerns regarding the use of
the name Cherokee for auto-
mobiles. I do appreciate those
concerns, and I have the deep-
est respect for their history and
suffering.
Perhaps Jeep and the Chero-
kee Nation could collaborate to
create (and sell) a commemora-
tive Trail of Tears emblem to be
mounted onto all Jeep Cher-
okees as a way to honor that
sad event? The design could be
similar to the “Trailhawk” and
“Trackhawk” emblems used by
Jeep.
— Victor Vukovich, Aurora
Applause for
a love letter
I really enjoyed Jenni-
fer Rosner’s love letter to her
mother (“Just a note to say
‘Hello Mom,’ ” Feb. 20). It made
my day in this difficult time. I
come from a long line of senders
of cards and clipper of articles
that everyone needs to read.
A family joke is a minimum of
three cards for special occa-
sions: one happy, one sappy and
one with money in it.
I recently was able to send a
“Congratulations on Your New
Car” card I had stashed away for
years. I think Rosner’s mother
would approve.
— Anne Chambers, Chicago

ABOUT JOE VS. JOE EDITORIAL CARTOON

West Virginia’s Joe Manchin set some hearts

aflutter over the weekend when he went on the
TV talk shows to say he’s open to reforming the
Senate filibuster by at least making it more diffi-
cult to conduct one. One presumes he has in mind
the climactic scene in “Mr. Smith Goes to Wash-
ington” when Jimmy Stewart successfully held
the floor of the U.S. Senate all by himself causing
his guilt-ridden nemesis to eventually confess
wrongdoing.
Senate filibusters aren’t conducted like
around-the-clock marathons anymore, and that
was a movie. It was, for lack of a better word,
fake. We feel obligated to remind Sen. Manchin
of this because there seems to be a fiction that
the filibuster makes the U.S. Senate a better, more
honest, less corruptible place. Oh, if only it were
so. That Sen. Manchin has such extraordinary
power in his hands — the ability to set Senate
rules — is bad enough.
The 73-year-old Democrat was last reelected
to office in 2018 with a total of 290,510 votes.
Joe Biden won more than 81 million votes just
four months ago. Yet it’s Manchin who seems in
control of the nation’s agenda.
... If Americans don’t like the Biden agenda,
they can always dump members of Congress who
supported it by means of the ballot box. With the
filibuster, they’ll never get the chance. The Senate
will block everything. Nobody wins. Not the
Democrats, not the Republicans and certainly not
the American people ...
The Baltimore Sun Editorial Board

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18  Chicago Tribune | Section 1 | Thursday, March 11, 2021
This June 29, 1967, photo shows the mangled car that actress Jayne Mansfield died in after colliding with a truck outside of New Orleans. Safety advocates say similar deaths
annually could be prevented by underride guards on the side and front of new tractor-trailers. AP
Car collisions with big rigs
don’t have to be so deadly
Steve Chapman
Anytime I’m driving down the high-
way behind a semitruck, I look for the
horizontal metal bar that spans the
space underneath the trailer. It makes
me feel a bit safer. And it reminds me
of Jayne Mansfield.
She was a well-known film actress
who died in a traffic accident in Loui-
siana in 1967. Her car rear-ended an
18-wheeler and slid underneath. The
top of the car was demolished, killing
Mansfield and the driver. The coroner
reported that the upper portion of
her skull “was severed,” though it was
widely believed she had been decap-
itated.
The wreck had another notable
consequence: those bars on truck
trailers, known as underride guards.
Most drivers probably take them for
granted, if they notice them at all.
Those used in 1967, though, were not
much use, and it took the horrific
death of a celebrity to bring better
ones into operation.
Mansfield’s accident spurred
federal highway officials to propose a
new requirement. But trucking inter-
OP-ART JOE FOURNIER
OPINION
ests managed to block action, arguing
that it was “fundamentally unfair to
place all of the onus on the innocent
party, the truck, to protect the driver
of the impacting vehicle.” A new
mandate had to wait until 1996. Since
then, these bars have become a ubiqui-
tous feature of the highway landscape,
a mundane innovation that has saved
many lives.
But similar accidents and deaths
continue to happen. That’s because
the underride guards are required
only in the rear — and in many crashes,
cars slide underneath the side or front
of these trailers.
A group of families of people killed
hopes to spare other Americans from
unnecessary deaths in such accidents.
Among them is Marianne Karth, who
lost two daughters when their car was
knocked under a semitrailer. With
Lois Durso-Hawkins, whose daughter
died in another underride accident,
she and her husband, Jerry Karth,
founded STOP Underrides, which
is part of a coalition of safety groups
lobbying Congress to enhance protec-
tions.
The STOP Underrides Act, spon-
sored by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand,
D-N.Y., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla.,
would require underride guards on
the side and front of new tractor-trail-
ers and other large trucks. (Illinois
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth
is a co-sponsor.) These devices would
address what the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration refers
to as the “geometrical mismatch”
between tractor-trailers and lower-
slung passenger vehicles. The bill
also would stiffen standards on rear
guards.
The Insurance Institute for High-
way Safety has carried out test crashes
that dramatize the danger. Videos of
those in which a car slams into the
side of an 18-wheeler without a side
guard are hard to watch. The under-
side of the trailer slices through the
windshield of the car before smash-
ing the heads of the test dummies.
Air bags and seat belts are no help.
In the crashes with trucks equipped
with guards, by contrast, the passen-
ger compartment and its occupants
remain intact.
Federal data shows that between
1994 and 2018, more than 6,000 car
occupants died in underride accidents
with large trucks. Additional guards
could mean the difference between
life and death, or between serious
injury and none, for hundreds each
year.
So, who could oppose the idea? The
American Trucking Associations.
Dan Horvath, vice president for safety
policy, told me that the guards would
be an expensive burden that would
divert investment from better safety
improvements and possibly cause
trucks to get hung up at railroad cross-
ings.
But the advocates have made a huge
concession on the cost issue by limit-
ing the rule to new vehicles, dropping
plans to cover those already on the
road. Aftermarket side guards cost
less than $3,000, and building them
into new trailers would undoubtedly
reduce that figure. Keep in mind that
a new rig typically goes for between
$125,000 and $175,000.
As for the alleged practical draw-
backs, side underride guards have
long been required in European Union
countries, without noticeably hamper-
ing the trucking industry. The Global-
ist magazine reports that trucks carry
a larger share of freight in Europe than
they do here — but have a lower rate of
fatal accidents.
Anytime a car and a 40-ton semi
collide, the car will inevitably get the
worst of the exchange. That’s a phys-
ical reality. But deaths from under-
rides happen even though they are
easily preventable. That’s a political
failure.
Steve Chapman, a member of the Tri-
bune Editorial Board, blogs at www.
chicagotribune.com/chapman.
schapman@chicagotribune.com
Twitter @SteveChapman13

Gig workers, take note: This legislation
would hurt the self-employed
By Joanne Cleaver
It was July 1982, in a humid
garden apartment in Evanston. I
was the 24-year-old mother of a
10-month old baby, starting my
freelance writing career along
with my family.
A big deadline loomed. I
needed to interview an advertis-
ing agency vice president. I had
scheduled the appointment for
my baby’s naptime.
She slept. He postponed.
She woke. He called.
The baby opened her mouth
to wail. “Hold on,” I said to the
bigwig’s secretary.
I plopped the baby in the play-
pen next to the wood desk that
held my Smith-Corona electric
typewriter. Babbling small talk
into the phone, I stretched the
cord to its max and nabbed a box
of Cheerios from the kitchen
counter.
Still chattering, I poured the
entire box of cereal over the
baby’s head. She held up her
little hands in glee. It was rain-
ing Cheerios! For the next 45
minutes, I interviewed the exec-
utive while my baby played in her
cereal sandbox.
As we finished, he said, “Can
I ask you a personal question?
You’re working from home, right?
Can you tell me how you do it?
My wife wants to do what you
do.”
Since then, my career has
evolved: now, my main work is as
a career consultant, researcher
and author. But one thing has
remained constant: like that exec-
utive’s wife, people want to know
how to make a go of self-employ-
ment.
Now, Congress is considering
legislation that will push self-em-
ployment nearly out of reach,
just when Americans need more
career options, not fewer.
The Protecting the Right to
Organize Act, or PRO Act, passed
Tuesday by the House, is one
of two bills that, together, are
specifically designed to suffocate
self-employment of all sorts. The
Senate must not only reject this
badly flawed legislation but must
go further to encourage self-em-
ployment as a powerful force in
the post-COVID-19 recovery.
Both proposed laws are based
on California’s badly flawed
Assembly Bill 5, that has shut
down tens of thousands of free-
lance careers in that state, from
translators to editors to actors.
The Worker Flexibility and
Small Business Protection Act
and the PRO Act are both writ-
ten specifically to force work-
ers and companies to default to
employee-employer relation-
ships. Self-employed profession-
als must prove that they are not
employees, instead of the current
practice of declaring themselves
as independent workers or small
businesses and being believed
that they are what they say they
are. A raft of additional conditions
and penalties directly undermine
principles of successful self-em-
ployment.
Zombies, murder hornets and UFOs: Year of COVID-19 has prepared us for anything
By Tricia Bishop
They’re not locusts, but they
might as well be. Billions of
beady-eyed cicadas digging their
way out of the soil in 15 Eastern
states this spring — after 17 years
of tunneling around underground
— definitely feels like a bibli-
cal-type plague on the horizon. A
plague on top of the plague we’re
already in, that is.
The insects aren’t even the only
thing we have to worry about
emerging from the ground after
this long, bleak pandemic winter
of our discontent. The walking
dead are also making a comeback,
or so we’re told. Nostradamus,
that 16th century French astrol-
oger who made predictions in
poem form for fun, prophesied
a zombie apocalypse in 2021,
according to those who are in the
know about this sort of thing (aka:
internet posters).
That explains why the Zombie
Preparedness guide developed by
the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention is making the
rounds again online. Yes, you read
that right — “again.” It turns out
there’s been a Zombie Prepared-
ness page on the CDC site since at
least 2011.
The self-described “tongue-in-
cheek campaign” (which includes
such helpful advice as “pick a
OPINION
Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appear at a Feb. 5 news conference regarding the PRO Act . SARAH SILBIGER/GETTY
For instance, companies
would be prohibited from hiring
contractors for functions inte-
gral to the companies’ missions.
So, that means that a software
company could not hire a special-
ized software developer, designer,
tester or consultant, because the
contractor and client would not
be allowed to be in the same field.
Likewise, a self-employed actor
could not be hired by a theater
company. A freelance guitar
player could not have a contract
to perform at a club … unless the
club hired that player as an actual
employee, for the duration of the
performance.
This is absurd and directly
contradicts the advantages of
self-employment that so many
rightly desire: the freedom to
work with clients you choose,
under conditions and for pay
negotiated with that client.
In California, tens of thou-
sands of traditionally self-em-
ployed creatives, journalists
and others were effectively shut
down. Subsequent modifications
slightly eased some of the restric-
tions for some affected profes-
sions. But, the proposed federal
law is as restrictive as the original
California law.
This “default employer”
perspective is framed by unions,
who wrote much of the Califor-
nia law and whom congressio-
nal Democrats apparently feel
they must placate. California’s
law was intended to target ride-
Workers disconnect hoses from a canister of murder hornets vacuumed
from a tree on Oct. 24 in Blaine, Washington. ELAINE THOMPSON/AP
meeting place for your family to
regroup in case zombies invade
your home”) got some attention
when it debuted a decade ago, but
its time is clearly right now.
Whether it’s murder hornets,
mask mandates, pantless office
meetings (until Jeffrey Toobin
ruined that) or hundreds of
people storming the U.S. Capitol
on a belief that Satan-worship-
ping pedophiles were undermin-
ing Donald Trump’s presidency,
there has never been a more
surreal year in modern American
share companies — Uber, Lyft
and their clones — and others
whose entire business model is
grounded in offering on-demand
work to contractors. This busi-
ness model has its problems, but
it’s an overreach in the extreme to
essentially ban contract work as
retaliation against these work-for-
hire platforms.
It’s throwing a basketball
against a badminton racket:
a purposefully destructive
response to an issue that requires
nuance.
Just when working caregiv-
ers need more options than ever;
just when the nearly and newly
retired need to earn extra money
to firm their retirement secu-
rity; just as COVID-19-crushed
workers seek for new ways to
apply their skills to right their
family finances — now, with all of
the economic trauma reverber-
ating through American fami-
lies, is not the time to shut down
this proven route to economic
stability.
First, the Senate must roundly
reject both acts. Then, Congress
should seize the opportunity to
take a deeper look at the power
and potential of self-employment
as a sustainable route to family
economic security.
The self-employed want wider
opportunities and Congress
should give it to them. Here’s
how:
„„First, give the Small Business
Administration an attitude adjust-
ment and a new directive to invest
history.
Since the first COVID-19 lock-
downs one year ago, we have
been hit with one unbelievable
scenario after another. We don’t
even flinch at news of the weird,
anymore.
Swarms of insects are set to
invade the outdoors, you say?
The one place where it’s solidly
safe to socialize? Of course they
are! Actual locusts have been
wreaking havoc in some Afri-
can countries, destroying crops
and livelihoods for months now.
Chicago Tribune | Section 1 | Thursday, March 11, 2021  19
in self-employment, not dismiss
it. The SBA’s primary yardstick for
success, as it amply articulates, is
that companies have employees.
The SBA counts self-employment
as beneath it because the self-em-
ployed support mainly their own
families. Why isn’t this celebrated,
not scorned? Start by elevating
self-employment as a policy prior-
ity. Develop and apply metrics that
track the progress of self-employ-
ment and find out what economic
incentives, tools and investments
can grow self-employment.
„„Incentivize state and metro
economic development agencies
to reorient economic develop-
ment around workers, not around
companies. This revolution is
already underway, driven by the
neck-snapping pivot to virtual
work forced by the pandemic.
Identify and invest in broadband
for all and measure the specific
contributions of professionals who
enrich small communities with
their income as well as their pres-
ence. Could self-employment as
an economic development imper-
ative keep professionals from flee-
ing Illinois? Why not try?
„„Integrate caregiving incen-
tives, child care subsidies and
other family supports with struc-
tures that encourage self-employ-
ment. Simplify and strengthen
modes of self-funding retirement
through self-employment. Tear
down barriers that discourage
older workers from transition to
self-employment as the last, best
phase of their careers.
Crunching cicadas beneath your
feet is nothing compared to that.
Shuttered schools? Yawn.
Ballpark seats populated with
cardboard cutouts? Shrug.
Donning plastic face shields
and hazmat suits to take a flight?
Yeah, yeah.
Capacity limits at Target?
People brawling over toilet
paper? Virtual funerals, weddings
and divorces? Monoliths appear-
ing and disappearing in scenic
locales? The Pentagon releas-
ing video footage of UFOs? A
“firenado” in California? Mystery
seeds mailed from China? The
return of the “Christmas star”
after nearly 800 years?
Been there, done that.
In the past year, we’ve weath-
ered targeted attacks on the U.S.
mail and our democratic election
system; watched a white Minne-
apolis police officer slowly choke
the life out of a Black man on
video; seen our U.S. Capitol over-
taken by face-painted conspiracy
theorists; and, most tragically,
endured the COVID-19 deaths of
more than half a million people
in this country and five times that
number worldwide.
What’s a zombie apocalypse
after all that?
This past 52 weeks has tough-
ened us. We don’t scare as easily
anymore, nor are we as shocked
Women, especially, need
self-employment as a deliberate
career stage. Now, with millions
of women trying to restart their
careers in the post-pandemic
economic recovery, employers
and women are eager to forge
new, hybrid working arrange-
ments. Stifling self-employment
shuts down women’s options
and hurts families’ and women’s
chances for lifelong economic
independence.
That Cheerios-covered baby is
the most recent young mom I’ve
coached in the joys and stresses
of designing self-employment
and family around each other.
She’s all grown up now and
has four young children of her
own. She uses self-employment
as a key career strategy transi-
tion among staff teaching jobs,
self-employment as an educa-
tional consultant and authoring
her own books. (She has a good
career coach.)
Please, Washington, invest
in the self-employment of my
daughter and millions of her
peers, as well as my self-employ-
ment and that of millions of other
baby boomers. Don’t force us into
the false choice of our families
or our careers, our babies or our
livelihoods.
Joanne Cleaver is a career
consultant and trainer, and
author of “The Career Lattice”
(McGraw Professional, 2012).
She lives in Charlotte, North
Carolina.
or rattled by small things. We’ve
been through big things, and we
now know we can roll with a lot
more than we ever though possi-
ble.
We’ve collectively become
more resilient over the past year,
even in the face of death, adapting
to survive and occasionally even
thrive. Take the Kenyan startup
(aptly named The Bug Picture)
that began harvesting the swarm-
ing locusts as protein rich farm
feed. Or the thousands who took
to the streets to protest police
brutality and secure real reforms
in state legislatures. Or the first
person to come up with the coro-
navirus pinata. Or the restaurants
that turned their parking lots into
fresh food markets. Or the rain-
bow makers who splashed colors
in their windows to brighten the
view for others.
It’s been a year unlike any
other. Getting to today, with three
vaccines in circulation and case
counts falling, is an achievement.
Take a moment to remember that.
Then plan your zombie evacu-
ation route. If the past year has
taught us anything, it’s that you
never know what’s possible.
Tribune Content Agency
Tricia Bishop is The Baltimore
Sun’s opinion editor.
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BUSINESS
Outcome Health merges with Ohio-based company
visits a year. co-founders stepped down amid Chicago tech success story when
Former executives face federal criminal PatientPoint executives, federal fraud allegations. it secured major funding and
charges for alleged $1 billion fraud scheme including founder and CEO Mike Outcome Health, launched in rose to a $5.5 billion valuation.
Collette, will lead the company. 2006 while its founders, former Two years later, federal prosecu-
By Robert Channick day, were not disclosed. Neither Outcome Health CEO CEO Rishi Shah and former tors charged Shah, Agarwal and
Chicago Tribune The newly formed PatientPoint Matt McNally nor Chief Oper- President Shradha Agarwal, two other executives in connec-
Health Technologies will provide ating Officer Nandini Ramani were students at Northwestern tion with an alleged fraud scheme
Outcome Health, whose former tech-enabled “engagement solu- will remain with the company, University, delivers pharmaceu- to obtain about $1 billion from
executives are facing federal tions” aimed at creating more PatientPoint said. tical ads to patients on screens clients, lenders and investors.
criminal charges for an alleged $1 effective doctor-patient interac- McNally, a former advertising it places in doctors’ offices. The Shah and Agarwal pleaded not
billion fraud scheme, is merging tions during visits to health care executive with Publicis Health, screens, free to doctors, show guilty in December 2019. A jury
with a Cincinnati-based company providers, the company said in was named CEO of Outcome educational programming, and trial is set for Feb. 22, 2022, in
and taking on a new name. a news release. The combined Health in 2018, with a mission to Outcome Health makes money Chicago federal court.
Terms of Outcome’s deal with companies will reach 150,000 restore the company’s credibil- off the ads.
PatientPoint, announced Tues- providers and 750 million patient ity and advertiser base after its In 2017, Outcome became a rchannick@chicagotribune.com

Breeze Airways “We thank her for her efforts in spearheading the launch of NewsNation
set to launch as and we wish her success in whatever she does next.”
JetBlue founder — Nexstar spokesman Gary Weitman in an email, about Jennifer Lyons, shown left, vice president
of news at NewsNation, who has resigned
wins federal
approval
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The U.S.

Transportation Department
has granted approval for a new
airline led by David Neeleman,
who started JetBlue Airways
two decades ago.
Breeze Aviation Group has
up to one year to begin flights
using up to 22 planes, the
company said Wednesday.
According to an application
submitted last year, Breeze
plans to fly to “neglected,
forgotten markets” using
smaller planes to reduce costs.
Company representatives said
that many parts of the country
have seen air service decline
as big airlines focus on major
airports.
Neeleman, 61, co-founded
Morris Air, which was sold to
Southwest Airlines in 1993.
In 1998, he started New York-
based JetBlue and served as
its CEO until 2007, then left to
found Brazilian airline Azul,
where he remains chairman
after stepping down as CEO in
2017.
A company filing in Septem-
ber reported that Neeleman
owns 36% of Breeze and is its
CEO.
Breeze Airways plans to start The NewsNation studio in Chicago is pictured ahead of its September 2020 launch. The Chicago-based cable network’s vice president of news, Jennifer
service using 118-seat Embraer Lyons, told the company Tuesday she is leaving her position. ABEL URIBE/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
jets that it will lease from Azul

A world of bad news

and aircraft-leasing compa-
nies. Breeze said it has agreed to
buy 60 Airbus 220-300 planes,
which hold 130 to 160 passen-

continues for NewsNation

gers.
Breeze will be headquartered
in Darien, Connecticut, while
flight operations will be based
in Salt Lake City. Maintenance
work will be done in Islip, New
York, and at an Embraer facility
in Nashville, Tennessee, accord-
ing to the filing.
Breeze Airways plans to start
service using 118-seat Embraer
jets, shown, and has agreed to
buy 60 Airbus 220-300 planes.
BREEZE AVIATION GROUP
Jennifer Lyons, VP of news at the struggling Chicago-based cable news network, has quit
By Robert Channick
Chicago Tribune
The exodus at NewsNation continued Tues-
day with the resignation of Jennifer Lyons, vice
president of news, who helped launch the
struggling cable network.
Lyons, the former news director at
WGN-Ch. 9 who was promoted last year to
oversee the transformation of WGN America
into a prime-time cable news operation, told
Dallas-based owner Nexstar Media Group of
her decision Tuesday.
“We thank her for her efforts in spearhead-
ing the launch of NewsNation and we wish her
success in whatever she does next,” Nexstar
spokesman Gary Weitman said in an email.
Lyons did not respond to a request for
comment.
Perry Sook, chairman and CEO of Nexstar,
held a staff meeting at the NewsNation studios
in Chicago Tuesday afternoon in the wake of
Lyons’ resignation, Weitman said.
Lyons is the latest and highest-profile news
executive to resign at NewsNation, which
launched in September as a nightly news-
cast that pledged to deliver unbiased report-
ing, looking to lure viewers away from cable
news giants CNN, MSNBC and Fox News. It
has failed to deliver on both counts, with low
ratings and growing criticism that its program-
ming is drifting to the right of the political
spectrum.
Last month, Sandy Pudar, another WGN-TV
newsroom veteran, abruptly resigned as news
director at NewsNation — one day after it was
revealed in news reports that former Fox News
executive and Trump White House communi-
cations director Bill Shine had signed on as a
consultant to NewsNation.
NewsNation Managing Editor Richard
Maginn resigned last week.
The loss of Lyons, a respected Chicago TV
Turn to Lyons, Page 3

COVID-19 has left scars on the job

market, damage may be permanent
By Paul Wiseman
and Alexandra Olson
Associated Press
Esther Montanez’s houseclean-
ing job at the Hilton Back Bay in
Boston was a lifeline for her, a
31-year-old single mother with a
5-year-old son.
The pay was steady and solid
— enough to pay her bills and still
have money left over to sock away
for a savings account for her child.
Montanez liked her co-workers
and felt pride in her work.
But when the viral pandemic
slammed violently into the U.S.
economy a year ago, igniting a
devastating recession, it swept
away her job, along with many
tens of millions of others. Since
then, in desperation, Montanez
has siphoned away money from
her son’s savings to help meet
expenses. At Christmas, she
turned to charities to provide pres-
ents for him. For now, she’s getting
by on unemployment aid and, for
the first time, has applied for food
stamps.
“The truth is, I want my job
back,’’ said Montanez, who has
banded with her former colleagues
and worked through their union to
press the hotel to reinstate their
jobs.
Getting it back could prove
a struggle for her, along with
millions of other unemployed
people around the world. Even
as vaccines increasingly prom-
ise a return to something close
to normal life, the coronavi-
rus seems sure to leave perma-
nent scars on the job market. At
least 30% of the U.S. jobs lost to
the pandemic aren’t expected to
come back — a sizable proportion
of them at employers that require
face-to-face contact with consum-
ers: Hotels, restaurants, retailers,
entertainment venues.
The threat to workers in those
occupations, many of them
low-wage earners, marks a sharp
reversal from the 2008-2009 Great
Recession, when middle- and
higher-wage construction, factory,
office and financial services work-
ers bore the brunt of job losses.
No one knows exactly what the
job market will look like when the
virus finally ends its rampage.
Will consumers feel confident
enough to return in significant
numbers to restaurants, bars,
movie theaters and shops, allow-
ing those decimated businesses to
employ as many people as they did Hotel housekeeper Esther Montanez is seen March 5 outside the Hilton
before? Back Bay in Boston. Montanez refuses to give up hope of returning to her
cleaning job at the hotel, which she held for six years until being furloughed
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Scars unemployment of around 23%’’ in

from Page 1
How much will white-collar
professionals continue to work
from home, leaving downtown
business districts all but empty
during the week?
Will business travel fully
rebound now that companies have
seen the ease with which co-work-
ers can collaborate on video plat-
forms at far less cost?
“Jobs are changing — indus-
tries are changing,’’ said Loretta
Penn, chair of the Virginia Ready
Initiative, which helps workers
develop new skills and find new
jobs. “We’re creating a new normal
every day.’’
The habits that people have
grown accustomed to in the
pandemic — working, shopping,
eating and enjoying entertain-
ment from home — could prove
permanent for many. Though
these trends predated the virus,
the pandemic accelerated them.
Depending on how widely such
habits stick, demand for waiters,
cashiers, front-desk clerks and
ticket takers may never regain its
previous highs.
The consultancy McKinsey
& Co. estimates that the United
States will lose 4.3 million jobs in
customer and food service in the
next decade.
In a study, José María Barrero of
Mexico’s ITAM Business School,
Nick Bloom of Stanford University
and Steven Davis of the University
of Chicago concluded that 32% to
42% of COVID-induced layoffs
will be permanent.
The U.S. Labor Department, too,
has tried to estimate the pandem-
ic’s likely impact on the job market.
Before taking the pandemic into
account, the department last year
projected that U.S. jobs would
grow 3.7% between 2019 and 2019.
Last month, it estimated that if
the outbreak’s lasting economic
effects were limited mainly to
increased work from home, job
growth over the 10 years would
slow to 2.9%.
But if the pandemic exerts a
deeper, longer-lasting impact —
with many consumers going less
frequently to restaurants, movie
theaters and shopping centers —
job growth would slow to just 1.9%,
the department predicted. In that
worst-case scenario, the depart-
ment estimated, employment
would tumble 13% for waiters and
waitresses, 14% for bartenders,
16% for fast food cooks and 22%
for hotel desk clerks.
The coronavirus recession has
been especially cruel, victimiz-
ing people at the bottom of the
pay scale. Lael Brainard, one of
the Federal Reserve’s governors,
said last month that the poorest
25% of American workers were
facing “Depression-era rates of
mid-January — nearly quadruple
the national jobless rate.
The Fed also reported last
month that employment in the
lowest-paid jobs was running
20% below pre-pandemic levels.
For the highest-paying jobs, by
contrast, the shortfall was just 5%.
Services workers had long been
thought to be safe from the threats
that menaced factory employ-
ment: Foreign competition and
automation. But more and more,
as employers have sought to save
money in a time of uncertainty and
to promote social distancing in the
workplace, machines are reaching
beyond the factory floor and into
retail, restaurants and hotels.
Tamura Jamison, for instance,
came back to a changed job when
she was recalled to work in June
as a front desk agent at the Paris
Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, owned
by Caesars Entertainment. Her
hours were cut from 40 to about
32 a week, resulting in a pay cut of
about $700 a month.
Just 26 of 45 workers on her
team were brought back. Exist-
ing self-service kiosks used to be
optional for guests checking in. No
longer, Now, agents must direct
guests to the kiosks and intervene
only if needed. That means fewer
commissions for room upgrades;
guests can request them on their
own.
As a union shop steward,
Jamison knows that her missing
colleagues won’t likely be recalled.
“At this point,” she said, “they
have to move on with their lives.”
Jamison wonders whether the
front desk operation will eventu-
ally be eliminated altogether, the
jobs lost to automation. Guests, she
notes, will soon have keys on their
smartphones, allowing them to go
directly to their rooms.
“This is the start of a new Vegas,”
Jamison said. “The front desk
doesn’t really have to be there.
There are ways to eliminate our
jobs.”
Automation
poses threat
In a study out last month, Stefa-
nia Albanesi of the University of
Pittsburgh and Jiyeon Kim of the
Korea Development Institute
warned that in a world still fear-
ful of the virus or of other health
threats, many companies could
replace employees with machines
rather than redesign workspaces
to facilitate social distancing and
reduce the threat of infection.
The services occupations that
have absorbed the biggest job
losses, they say, “have high suscep-
tibility to automation.’’ That “raises
the prospect that as the economy
recovers, at least some of the jobs
lost may not be reinstated.’’
Few places have been hurt
more ruinously by the pandemic
than Las Vegas, whose economy
is powered by out-of-town visi-
tors and live entertainment. Until
12 months ago, Sharon Beza was
among 283,000 workers in the
city’s tourism and hospitality
field. She had worked as a cock-
tail waitress at Eastside Cannery
hotel-casino from the time it
opened in 2008 to the day she was
furloughed a year ago. Over the
summer, her job was eliminated.
Now a part-time cashier at an
Albertsons grocery store, Beza
is still seeking full-time work in
the restaurant industry, which
employed her for 37 years. She’s
holding out hope that Las Vegas
will rebound and tourists will
return to restaurants, hotels and
casinos. But it may be impossible,
she knows, for laid-off workers
like her to land jobs that offer the
kinds of solid wages, tips and bene-
fits they used to enjoy.
Global economic
problem
In Europe, government jobs
programs have prevented a devas-
tating spike in unemployment.
Unemployment in January was
8.1%, up only modestly from 7.4% a
year earlier. Yet an economic reck-
oning has begun, with companies
in the worst-hit sectors envision-
ing years of reduced demand.
Consider commercial airlines.
Lufthansa’s workforce shrank
from 138,000 to 110,000 in 2020.
British Airways plans to cut 12,000
jobs from its 42,000-strong work-
force. UK-based regional airline
Flybe took 2,000 jobs with it when
it collapsed a year ago.
Germany’s hotel and restau-
rant association says that despite
government support to help main-
tain payrolls, employment sank
from 2.45 million pre-pandemic
to 2.09 million. Holger Schaefer,
a labor economist at the German
Economic Institute in Cologne,
suggested that behavioral changes
— more digital meetings, for exam-
ple, and less business travel —
would result in permanent job
losses in some companies.
By contrast, some other sectors
of the economy should benefit
from pent-up demand once the
virus is defeated. Schaefer is opti-
mistic about restaurants, for one.
“There is a fundamental
demand for such services,” he said.
“I can’t imagine that when every-
one is vaccinated and it’s safe, that
there will still be problems in that
area.”
Around the world in the Chinese
city of Xuzhou, northwest of
Shanghai, Guan Li, a convenience
store owner, said he hired four
out-of-work relatives but had to
lay them off after sales fell by half.
Now, he and his wife run the shop
themselves.
“People just don’t want to buy,”
he said. Guan, who is close to 60,
and his wife plan to retire because
the shop’s income may no longer
cover their costs. Owners of two
similar shops nearby also plan to
close, he said.
In Egypt, Mohammed Gamal
used to earn a decent living work-
ing six days a week at a café in Giza,
twin city of Cairo. But pandemic
restrictions and dwindling busi-
ness shrank his workweek and
slashed his income by more than
half. It didn’t help when the
government banned “sheesha,’’
the hookah water pipe that’s popu-
lar across the Middle East and is a
major moneymaker for cafes.
In mid-2020, he sent his wife
and two children back to his
parents’ house in Beni Mazar,
south of Cairo. Now, he shares a
room with a friend to save on rent.
“I just work three days a week,
and this is not enough even for a
single person,” said Gamal, 31.
In Mexico City, Gerardo
González, wearing a suit, a black
mask and a plastic face shield,
waited recently on the side-
walk outside the delivery service
Didi. He had hoped to find work
a month after he lost his job at a
bakery where he did cleaning and
displayed merchandise,
He’s applied for jobs at five
companies.
“I can’t get anything,” said
González, 51, who supports his
wife and two young children. To
meet his family’s expenses, he’s
burned through his savings.
“We hope that with the vaccine,
things will start going back to
normal,” he said.
Melinda Harmon lost a job she
loved as a bartender at Milwau-
kee’s Fiserv Forum last year.
First, she found work as a health
care aide for $9.25 an hour. Even
after receiving a raise to $10, she
struggled to support her two
sons. Frustrated, she resigned
and took on a new job as a secu-
rity guard for $12 an hour. She’s
been switching off lights to save
money for electricity and has
had to delay haircuts for her two
beloved Pomeranians.
Yet she remains optimistic that
the Fiserv Forum will reopen and
that she will one day be mixing
drinks for Bucks fans again.
“I do believe things will go
back,” said Harmon, 39.
In New York, Bill Zanker is also
envisioning a comeback after being
forced to close his luxury gym, Grit
Bxng. He’s raising money to launch
an at-home fitness business in the
fall, which will mean eventually
hiring to support an online busi-
ness, including customer service
and supply specialists.
Still, Zanker is hopeful that his
Manhattan gym, known for its
cocktail bar and backed by billion-
aire Tony Robbins and others, will
eventually come roaring back.
Before the pandemic forced its
closure, Zanker said, classes would
be booked for the entire week
within two hours each Monday
morning. With the bar typically
packed, he had been on the verge
of opening a second location.
“There is so much pent-up
demand,” Zanker said. “People
after class are going to want to
hang out and socialize. It’s like
after Prohibition: Party like there’s
no tomorrow.”
However things shake out, the
pandemic disruption to the job
market will likely require millions
of workers to find new careers.
Reviewing the job outlook in eight
major economies, McKinsey esti-
mated that 100 million workers — 1
in 16 — will need to change occu-
pations by 2030. In the United
States, McKinsey concluded,
workers who will need retrain-
ing are most likely to have a lost
low-income job and to be Black,
Hispanic or female.
“You can take people in these
unskilled positions and teach
them,’’ said Susan Lund, an author
of the consultancy’s report on the
jobs of the future. But in the United
States, she said, “the problem is,
we have not scaled it up. We do not
a have a national program to do it.’’
The U.S. spends a fraction of
what other rich countries do on
programs that are designed to help
workers make career transitions.
And a bewildering web of employ-
ment and training programs often
leaves workers confused. The
programs tend to focus on helping
laid-off factory workers — not the
unemployed chefs and sales clerks
who are likely to be most in need in
the pandemic’s aftermath.
“We make people jump through
insane hoops just to get advice on
getting a new job,” said Anne-
lies Goger, who studies training
programs as a fellow at the Brook-
ings Institution. “We make it
extremely challenging.’
In a paper last year, David Autor
and Elisabeth Reynolds of the
Massachusetts Institute of Tech-
nology warned that dwindling
demand for low-paid workers
without college degrees won’t
coincide with job opportunities
for “these same workers in middle-
paid jobs...
“Those displaced may suffer
significant hardship as they seek
new work, potentially in occupa-
tions where they have no experi-
ence or training,” they wrote.
Wiseman reported from Wash-
ington, Olson from New York. The
AP’s David McHugh in Frankfurt,
Germany; Frances D’Emilio and
Maria Grazia Murru in Rome; Joe
McDonald and Yu Bing in Beijing;
Zen Soo in Hong Kong; Chen Si in
Shanghai; Sam Magdy in Cairo;
Sam Metz in Carson City, Nevada;
and Fabiola Sánchez in Mexico
City also contributed.

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Most stocks climb higher
as inflation worries ease
Technology companies give back some gains from rally earlier this week
By Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga
Associated Press
A benign reading on inflation helped
spur stocks on Wall Street broadly higher
Wednesday, sending the Dow Jones Indus-
trial Average to an all-time high.
The S&P 500 rose 0.6%, led by gains in
energy and financial stocks. Technology
companies fell, giving back some of their
gains from a big rally a day earlier. The tech-
heavy Nasdaq posted a small loss after an
early gain faded.
A key measure of inflation at the
consumer level came in lower than
expected last month, helping to calm inves-
tors who had worried that prices could rise
too quickly as the economy recovers.
Treasury yields fell broadly following the
report, including the benchmark 10-year
Treasury note, which influences interest
rates on mortgages and other consumer
loans.
Bond yields rose sharply over the past
month due to expectations for faster growth
and the inflation that could follow. The fall
Logan DeWitt with his wife, Mckenzie, and daughter Elizabeth sit on the steps leading to their home Monday in Kansas City, Kansas. Their
financial situation during the pandemic was complicated with Elizabeth’s birth nine months ago and a job loss. CHARLIE RIEDEL/AP
Virus hurt many financially
New poll finds 4 out of 10
Americans still hurting from
the pandemic and its effects
By Ken Sweet and Emily Swanson
Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Roughly 4 in 10
Americans say they’re still feeling the finan-
cial impact of the loss of a job or income
within their household as the economic
recovery remains uneven one year into the
coronavirus pandemic.
A new poll by Associated Press-NORC
Center for Public Affairs Research provides
further evidence that the pandemic has
been devastating for some Americans,
while leaving others virtually unscathed or
even in better shape when it comes to their
finances. The outcome often depended
on the type of job a person had and their
income level before the pandemic.
The pandemic has particularly hurt
Black and Latino households, as well as
younger Americans, some of whom are now
going through the second major economic
crisis of their adult lives.
“I just felt like we were already in a
harder position, so (the pandemic) kind of
Lyons
from Page 1
news veteran who recruited the on-air
talent and assembled 150 newsroom staff-
ers at NewsNation, and coordinated the
network’s launch, will leave a major hole
to fill.
During the search for her replacement,
Blake Russell, Nexstar’s executive vice
president of station operations and content
development, will oversee NewsNation,
along with members of the local content
development team, Weitman said.
Nexstar bought WGN America in 2019 as
part of its $4.1 billion acquisition of Chica-
go-based Tribune Media — the former
broadcast parent of Tribune Publishing
— with plans to turn the former home of
“Bozo’s Circus” into a prime-time cable
news network.
The network rebranded as NewsNation,
formerly the name of its three-hour prime-
time news block, and expanded its news
programming March 1.
NewsNation reaches 75 million homes.
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in bond prices attracted investors reluctant
to pay high prices for stocks, especially tech
stocks that looked most expensive.
“It’s clear that investors expect there to
be a bump in inflation in the short term,
but the long-term view is pretty benign,”
said Katie Nixon, chief investment officer
at Northern Trust Wealth Management.
The S&P 500 rose 23.37 points to 3,898.81.
The Dow gained 464.28 points, or 1.5%, to
32,297.02, thanks partly to a 6.4% jump in
Boeing. The Dow’s previous all-time high
was about two weeks ago.
The Nasdaq slipped 4.99 points, or less
than 0.1%, to 13,068.83. The index had been
1.6% higher in the early going. It jumped
3.7% on Tuesday and is now about 7.3%
below the all-time high it reached Feb. 12.
Traders also bid up shares in smaller
companies, extending the Russell 2000’s
winning streak to a fourth day. The index
picked up 40.62 points, or 1.8%, to 2,285.68.
The Labor Department said Wednes-
day that U.S. consumer prices increased
0.4% in February, the biggest increase in
six months. However, a closely watched
threw us even more under the dirt,” said
Kennard Taylor, a 20-year-old Black college
student at Jackson College. Taylor lost his
job as a server in the campus cafeteria in
the first weeks of the pandemic and strug-
gled to make rent and car payments while
continuing his studies. He had to move back
in with his family.
The poll shows that about half of Amer-
icans say they have experienced at least
one form of household income loss during
the pandemic, including 25% who experi-
enced a household layoff and 31% who say
someone in the household was scheduled
for fewer hours. Overall, 44% said their
household experienced income loss from
the pandemic that is still having an impact
on their finances.
The poll results are consistent with
recent economic data. Roughly 745,000
Americans filed for unemployment benefits
the week of Feb. 22, according to the Labor
Department, and roughly 18 million Amer-
icans remain on the unemployment rolls.
Thirty percent of Americans say their
current household income is lower than it
was when the pandemic began, while 16%
say it is higher and 53% say there’s been no
change. About half of those who experi-
enced any form of household income loss
After six months as a cable news network, it
has barely made a dent in the ratings.
The network ranked 87th among all cable
networks in prime-time during the week
of Feb. 22, with an average of 65,000 view-
ers watching its newscasts, according to
Nielsen. Fox News was the top-rated cable
network in prime-time with an average of
2.5 million viewers, followed by MSNBC at
2 million viewers and CNN at 1.3 million.
NewsNation’s prime-time ratings are less
than a fourth of what they were in January
2020, when an average of 265,000 view-
ers tuned into WGN America each night to
watch reruns of such shows as “Last Man
Standing” and “Blue Bloods,” according to
Nielsen.
Some critics contend NewsNation has
failed to live up to its mission of delivering
unbiased news. In September, WGN Amer-
ica executives had high hopes that a one-on-
one interview with then-President Donald
Trump, conducted at the White House by
co-anchor Joe Donlon, would catapult the
nascent cable newscast into the big time.
Instead, it was panned as a “softball” inter-
Chicago Tribune | Section 2 | Thursday, March 11, 2021  3
measure called core inflation, which
excludes food and energy prices, posted a
much smaller 0.1% gain. The rise for core
inflation was also below economists’ expec-
tations.
The latest report on inflation, along with
the Federal Reserve promising to keep
interest rates low, has helped ease concerns
over the recent rise in bond yields, Nixon
said.
“Investors are coming around to the view
that it’s not a bad backdrop for risk assets,”
she said.
Markets have benefited from calmer
bond trading the last few days. The yield
on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.52%
on Wednesday. It hit 1.60% late last week,
which led to a sell-off in stocks.
Investors are also betting the latest $1.9
trillion in government stimulus will help
lift the U.S. economy out of its coronavi-
rus-induced malaise. The House approved
the sweeping pandemic relief package
over Republican opposition on Wednes-
day, sending it to President Joe Biden to be
signed into law.
during the pandemic say their current
household income is lower than it was.
Logan DeWitt, 30, kept his job with
the government through the pandemic
because he could work remotely. But his
wife, a childcare worker, lost her’s and
after months of searching for a new one has
returned to school. Their financial situation
was further complicated by the fact their
first child was born in the early months of
the pandemic.
“We had plans to get a house. Had to
scrap that idea, and we consolidated down
to just one car. We do a lot of cooking from
home and buying in bulk,” DeWitt said.
About 1 in 10 Americans say they couldn’t
make a housing payment in the last month
because of the pandemic, and roughly as
many say that of a credit card bill. Overall,
about a quarter of Americans say they’ve
been unable to pay one or more bills in the
last month.
Thirty-eight percent of Hispanics and
29% of Black Americans have experienced
a layoff in their household at some point
during the past year, compared with 21%
of white Americans.
Forty percent of Americans under 30
report lower income now, compared to
March 2020.
view by critics and failed to boost NewsNa-
tion’s ratings.
The interview came about in part because
NewsNation network head Sean Compton
had a working relationship with Trump.
From 2004 to 2008, he produced a daily
90-second radio commentary from Trump
carried by hundreds of stations when
Compton was vice president of program-
ming for Clear Channel Broadcasting.
Donlon was shifted off the prime-time
newscast to a one-hour solo gig called “The
Donlon Report” at 6 p.m. as part of the
recent programming shake-up. Veteran TV
anchor Ashleigh Banfield was also added
March 1 with a 9 p.m. news/talk show titled
“Banfield.”
WGN America started as a TV super-
station in 1978 by uploading WGN-Ch. 9’s
local programming to satellite and beaming
“The Andy Griffith Show,” Cubs baseball
and Chicago news to distant cable provid-
ers. In 2008, the channel changed its name
from Superstation WGN to WGN America.
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Homebound
kids help to
drive surge
in Lego sales
Associated Press
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Sales of
Lego sets surged last year as more children
stayed home during pandemic lockdowns —
and parents bought the colorful plastic brick
toys to keep them entertained through days
of isolation.
The privately-held Danish company said
its net profit rose 19% to $1.6 billion as sales
jumped 21% and it grew its presence in its 12
largest markets.
Lego, which on top of its sets also earns
money from video game apps, seems to be
one of the businesses — like online retail-
ers and technology companies — that were
well placed to earn money from the massive
disruptions in society worldwide during the
pandemic.
Chief Executive Niels Christiansen said
that the “super strong results” were thanks
to strategic investments made years ago to
move more sales online.
“This is not COVID-related. This was an
evolution that started a while ago,” he said.
“In 2020, we began to see the benefits of
these, especially in e-commerce and prod-
uct innovation.”
He declined to say how much of the
company sales were online but noted that
there had been 250 million clicks on the
group’s web page.
Consumer sales grew by double digits in
all regions, with especially strong growth in
China, the Americas, Western Europe and
Asia Pacific.
The push to online sales helped offset
disruption to business from the pandemic
restrictions.
“We had factories that had been forcefully
shut down and shops closed ... some have
reopened, others are still closed,” Chris-
tiansen said. The enforced closing of manu-
facturing sites were chiefly in Mexico and
China.
BUSINESS BRIEFING
GE, Irish firm
strike $30B deal
General Electric is combining its aircraft
leasing business with Ireland’s AerCap
Holdings in a deal valued at more than
$30 billion, a big step in what has become
a six-year odyssey to reshape the one-time
sprawling, global conglomerate.
By pushing GE Capital Aviation Services,
or GCAS, into a separate business, GE is
essentially closing the books on GE Capital,
the financial wing of of General Electric that
nearly sank the entire company during the
2008 financial crisis.
GE’s Capital Aviation Services and AerCap
are two of the biggest aircraft leasers in the
world with more than 2,500 aircraft between
them. The companies lease commercial
aircraft to hundreds of airlines around the
world.
Facebook moves
to dismiss suits
Facebook has asked a court to dismiss
state and federal antitrust lawsuits that
accuse it of abusing its market power in
social networking to crush smaller compet-
itors.
The social media giant said Wednesday
that the complaints “do not credibly claim”
that its conduct harmed either consumers
or market competition.
The antitrust suits, filed in December by
the Federal Trade Commission and 48 states,
are seeking remedies that could include a
forced spinoff of the social network’s popu-
lar Instagram and WhatsApp services.
The FTC suit asserts Facebook engaged
in a “systematic strategy” to eliminate its
competition, including by purchasing rivals
Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014.
Consumer Price Index
In February, the consumer price index
increased 0.4 percent.
CPI ONE-MONTH PERCENT CHANGE
Seasonally adjusted
0.6
0.4
0.2
-0.2 February:
0.4%
-0.4
-0.6
-0.8
FEB. FEB.
’20 ’21
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics TNS
4  Chicago Tribune | Section 2 | Thursday, March 11, 2021 

OBITUARIES

RICHARD DRIEHAUS 1942-2021

Chicago philanthropist
and investment manager
Death Notices Havey, Thomas William
Thomas William Havey, age 98 died Sunday March 7,
2021. Tom, a lifelong Chicago
Bolger, Dolores resident was born on June
Dolores Bolger (nee Siwicki), 86, of Bensenville
21, 1922. He lived in Fort
passed away peacefully on March 9, 2021. She will
By Jessica Villagomez be missed dearly.
Lauderdale, Florida for the
past 16 years. The two most
and Chris Jones Dolores is survived by her loving son Phillip (Peggy)
important relationships in
Chicago Tribune Bolger. Her grandchild: Joseph (Jen) Koth; Great
his life were with God and
Grandchildren Brandon, Jace, Mason, and Mila.
Family. He liked sports with
Richard Driehaus, the She is preceded by her dearest daughter Candace
an emphasis on baseball
founder of Chicago’s Drie- Bolger and her dear three brothers; Donald, Richard,
and golf. He liked restaurants
and Walter.
haus Capital Manage- and the communication that came in a relaxed
A visitation will be held at Geils Funeral Home 180
ment and namesake of the S. York Rd Bensenville, IL 60106 on Friday March
atmosphere. He liked to work hard and celebrate
Driehaus Museum and 12, 2021 from 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM. A funeral service
often. He graduated from Loyola University Chicago
DePaul University’s Busi- will be held the following day on Saturday March
and in 1948 established the CPA firm, Thomas W.
Havey & Co. which evolved into one of the largest
ness School, died Tues- 13, 2021 at 9:00 AM with a short mass starting at
accounting firms in the Chicago area. Predeceased
day, according to Driehaus 10:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, please consider send-
by his wife of 58 years (1946-2004), Catherine
Private Equity. He was 78. ing donations to the Special Olympics. Arrangement
(nee Kennedy). Survived by their seven children,
“I was fortunate to begin handled by Geils Funeral Home. For information,
Kathleen (John) Fuchs , Jim (Charlotte), Mike (Eileen),
my career with Richard please call: (630) 766-3232.
Tom (Annabelle), Ed (Trish), Dr. Robert (Rita), Joseph
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20 years ago,” Eli Boufis, Philanthropist Richard Driehaus speaks at The Metropolitan (Gloria), 15 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchil-
co-founder and execu- Club in the Willis Tower in 2017. Bowman, Alice M. dren. Also, survived by dear companion, Michele
tive principal of Driehaus MICHAEL TERCHA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE Alice M Bowman (nee Donoghue) beloved wife of Gill. All of these individuals loved Thomas Havey. He
Private Equity, said in a David Sr., loving mother of David Jr. (Diana), Mary gave of himself and helped others as a volunteer
and supporter for various charities/organizations
statement. “There was no of the remarkable commit- parties at his lakeside (William) Schweinhagen, William (Jeri), Thomas
including: Catholic Charities of Chicago (Board
better role model in invest- ments he made to DePaul mansion in Lake Geneva, (Jennifer), grandmother of 10, great grandmother
Member/President), Society of Jesus (Development
ing than Richard Driehaus. University and the larger Wisconsin, were legend- of 6, sister of, William, Arlene Gannon, Thomas, the
Board), Loyola University (Citizen Board Chairman),
He worked tirelessly for his business community,” he ary affairs, often compared late Timothy Jr., daughter of the late Timothy and
St Vincent DePaul Society (Board Member) and,
Blanche, aunt of several, best friend of Theresa
investors, in part, because of said. to scenes from “The Great Aincham. Visitation is Friday, March 12th, 2021 as a result of the Irish blood within him (not
his Horatio Alger-like story. Driehaus was most Gatsby.” from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Kristan Funeral Home 100%), served as the 86th President of the Irish
Like everything else in his known for his various char- Among the treasured at 219 W. Maple Ave, Mundelein, IL 60060. In lieu of Fellowship Club of Chicago. Due to COVID restric-
life, Richard earned his place itable contributions across traditions were A-list head- flowers memorials to the American Cancer Society tions Mass will be limited to family and livestreamed
among the most successful Chicago, including his line entertainers (Diana or the charity of their choice. For information visit from Old St Pat’s Catholic Church at 12:30PM
onSaturday,March13,2021. https://livestream.com/
fund managers.” commitment to preserv- Ross in 2019, and before www.kristanfuneralhome.com or call 847-566-8020.
oldstpats/thomashaveyfuneralmass
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Interment will be private at All Saints Cemetery and
in Chicago and was an He established the Richard Boys, Jay Leno and Martin Mausoleum, 700 N River Road, DesPlaines, Illinois,
alumnus of DePaul Univer- H. Driehaus Foundation in Short), a speech from Drie- Carleton, Robert Charles
Robert Charles Carleton, 71, of Elgin, passed away 60016. In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be
sity, first started his career 1983 and provided mone- haus discussing the value on February 25, 2021. Carleton was an adoring made to Big Shoulders Fund (benefitting Catholic
in 1968 working in institu- tary support to several arts of his humble origins, food father and grandfather, a beloved sibling and son, Education) 212 W. Van Buren Suite 900 Chicago,
tional trading at A.G. Becker. and cultural organizations, stations galore and a conclu- and a treasured mentor and friend. Carleton’s 60607 and/or Misericordia 6300 N. Ridge Ave
He then worked at various including Boys and Girls sionary fireworks display kindness, creativity, and quirky sense of humor Chicago, 60607. Funeral Info: Blake Lamb Funeral
brokerage firms before he Hope, Boys & Girls Clubs that attracted hundreds if will be remembered by all who love him. Carleton Home, (708) 636-1193.
founded Driehaus Capital and the Old Town School of not thousands of gawkers was born in Parma Heights, Ohio, attended Padua Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries
Management LLC in 1982. Folk Music, to name a few. from uninvited boats deftly Franciscan High School, and graduated from the
A. Gabriel Esteban, pres- Through its arts and stationed on the lake. University of Akron with a degree in Theatre. As a Katsiavelos, Panagiota
world-class professional mime, Carleton performed
ident of DePaul University, culture giving, Driehaus The 1,000-strong parties and taught for almost 50 years. He was featured at
Panagiota Katsiavelos, 92, Born in St. Basil,
expressed his condolences Foundation has been one of attracted a who’s who of Tripoli, Greece; Beloved wife of the
the first International Pantomime Festival in China. late Demetre; Devoted mother of
in a statement Wednesday, the most important funders Chicago philanthropy, Carleton was also a flight attendant for United Constandina Katsiavelos (partner, Wade
referring to Driehaus as of Chicago theater and culture and media circles Airlines, beginning in 1972, and was one of the first Heern) and Harry (Georgia); Cherished
an “inspirational member dance for decades, especially and would officially open male flight attendants in the country. Most recently, YiaYia of Demetri, Annie, and the late
of the DePaul University low-budget arts organiza- with a grand entrance from Carleton founded the Unicorn Mime Ensemble of Paige; Preceded in death by 6 brothers and 2 sisters.
community who devoted so tions that bigger founda- Driehaus and his beloved Elgin, where his artistic legacy will live on with a Panagiota will be sadly missed by everyone that
much of his life’s focus to the tions overlooked. Among offspring, usually with Drie- new generation of mimes. Carleton is survived by came to know her. Visitation Thursday, March 11,
university and our students.” its many grantees were the haus driving one of his fleet his daughter Jessica Carleton (Andy Leinbach), his 2021 at Colonial Wojciechowski Funeral Home 8025
grandson Theodore Carleton Leinbach, his brother
“His inquisitive mind, UrbanTheatre Company, of vintage automobiles. Fred Carleton, his brother-in-law Bruce Pickford, his
W. Golf Rd. Niles, IL. from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friends
relentless determination, Storycatchers Theatre and Typically, the parties had and relatives are asked to please meet Friday morn-
ex-wife & friend Gail Sikevitz, and his stepmother ing at Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Chapel 2905
and unquenchable desire House Theatre of Chicago. eccentric themes (such as Darlene Carleton. Carleton was predeceased by N. Thatcher Rd. River Grove, IL. (located in Elmwood
to learn led him to unpar- In 2020, Driehaus gave 007) and employed rafts of his dear sisters Joan Terry and Rosemary Pickford, Cemetery) for 10 a.m. Funeral service. Interment in
alleled levels of success in more than $2.3 million in costumed Chicago actors and his parents Charles and Rosemary Carleton Elmwood Cemetery. Due to Covid-19 restrictions
the investment manage- general operating funds and entertainers, many of (née Hogan). To keep everyone safe and healthy, everyone attending must wear a mask and practice
ment industry, which in turn to arts and culture organi- whom performed stunts, the chapel service and interment are private. In social distancing. Arrangements by NICHOLAS M.
spurred his outsized effect zations, also operating as songs and tricks. On one lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be PISHOS FUNERAL DIRECTOR, LTD., Info: 847-581-0536
on countless individuals and a delivery pipeline for the memorable occasion, an made to the Community Crisis Center in Elgin (IL) or www.colonialfuneral.com
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organizations as a philan- MacArthur Foundation, actor could be seen zip Greenpeace www.greenpeace.org, or the American
thropist. In 2012, DePaul which has long sent money lining across the expansive Heart Association www.heart.org. To attend the
was very proud to rename to Driehaus for further divi- and gorgeously manicured funeral live stream, Sunday 3 PM, please visit our
its College of Commerce the sion and distribution to Driehaus grounds dressed as website. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals -
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Keck, Thomas Lewis ‘Tom’

Oak Brook----Thomas Lewis Keck (Tom), age 83,
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February 27th, 2021. He
Guglio, Frank D. was born on Oct 30th, 1937
Frank D. Guiglio, 89, U.S. Army Veteran, was born in Chicago, IL (Hyde Park) to
ON MARCH 11 ... In 1965 Rev. James Reeb, a Also in 2004 the Califor- in Chicago, IL, and passed on March 5, Alice and William S. Keck.
white minister from Boston, nia Supreme Court halted 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Tom graduated from St.
In 1810, Emperor Napoleon died after being beaten by same-sex weddings in San Frank was the dear son of the late Frank Ignatius High School in
of France was married by whites during civil rights Francisco, but only so it & Ann Guiglio; devoted husband of the Chicago, and after service
proxy to Archduchess Marie disturbances in Selma, Ala. could take the time to decide late Marion “Malie” Guiglio; loving father in the Army, he went on to
Louise of Austria. (Their whether they were legal. of Natalie (David) Laatz, Frank (Danielle) Guiglio Jr., receive his MS in Higher
church wedding was April In 1976 President Rich- In 2006 former Serb leader Judy (Jim) Partacz, and Susie (John) Hand; ador- Mathematics from the University of
Oklahoma-Tulsa. He moved to Alaska
2.) ard Nixon acknowledged Slobodan Milosevic was ing grandfather of Adam, Frank (Shawna), Marleta
in 1960 and began teaching high
he ordered the CIA to try found dead of a heart attack (Gary), Jenny (Jeff), Jackie (John), Gabby, and Amelia;
most adoring great-grandfather of Frank Julian, school math in the towns of Kodiak
In 1861 the Confederate to keep Marxist Salvador in his prison cell in the Neth- Juliana, Marchella, Santino, Brady, Cody, Keira, and and Cordova, Alaska. Tom discovered that many of
convention in Montgomery, Allende from becoming erlands, abruptly ending his Nora; unforgettable uncle; caring cousin; and fond his students made more money fishing during the
Ala., adopted a constitution. president of Chile in 1970. four-year U.N. war crimes friend of many. Services are private. summers, than he did teaching, and he decided to
trial for orchestrating a Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries become a commercial fishermen. He built a cabin
In 1888 the “Blizzard of ’88” In 1993 Janet Reno was decade of conflict that had in a remote area of Uyak Bay, Kodiak, and founded
struck the northeastern unanimously confirmed by killed a quarter of a million a successful commercial fishing business named
United States, resulting in the Senate to be attorney people; he was 64. Greenbanks, which he managed from 1961-1986.
Greenbanks was one of the largest fishing opera-
about 400 deaths. general.
In 2011 a 9.0-magnitude Honor a tions of its type in Alaska. After selling Greenbanks,
he turned his attention to developing his painting
German forces In 1995 Gerry Adams, leader earthquake struck in the
In 1938
entered Austria. of the IRA-allied Sinn Fein Pacific Ocean off north- Loved One with and general contracting business, Keck & Co, in
Elmhurst IL. Tom took great pride in restoring homes
party, arrived in the United eastern Japan, spawning
In 1941 President Franklin States for a St. Patrick’s Day tsunami waves that deves- a Death Notice in to their original grandeur, earning praise and loyalty
from customers spanning DuPage, Lake, Will and
Roosevelt signed into law visit. tated the area around Sendai
Chicago Tribune
Cook counties. His eye for detail and color matching
the Lend-Lease Bill, provid- and sparking a nuclear crisis was exceptional. In his spare time, he channeled his
ing war supplies to countries In 1997 rock star Paul McCa- after damaging and knock- drive into the creation of stain glass art and the cul-
tivation of a horticultural paradise at his Oak Brook
fighting the Axis. rtney was knighted by ing out cooling systems at It’s a final farewell; a sign of love home. Over many years, Tom imported ornamental
Queen Elizabeth II. nuclear reactors in nearby
In 1942, as Japanese forces Fukushima prefecture. At and respect; an homage to a loved grasses, seeds and trees from around the world
and laboriously churned dirt, planted and pruned
continued to advance in the In 2002 two columns of least 18,000 were killed. one’s life. Placing a Death Notice to create a spectacular floral sanctuary. Without
Pacific during World War light soared skyward from shows you care. fail, he could name every tree, plant and bird that
II, Gen. Douglas MacAr- ground zero in New York In 2012 Army Staff Sgt. flourished on his property. His garden was enjoyed
thur left the Philippines for as a temporary memorial Robert Bales allegedly left The Death Notice by all--including the deer -- to his great chagrin! In
Australia, vowing: “I shall to the victims of the Sept. 11 his base in southern Afghan- addition to gardening, Tom loved travel, reading,
return.” (He kept that prom- attacks. istan and shot 16 Afghan Package includes: telling colorful stories, politics, and lively debate
with friends.
ise nearly three years later.) civilians to death in the • Print listing in the Tom was preceded in death by his parents, and his
In 2004, 10 bombs exploded Panjwai district of Kanda- Chicago Tribune two brothers, Bill Keck and John Keck. He leaves
In 1959 the Lorraine Hans- in quick succession across har province. behind his wife, Jan Berg Keck (nee Rauch); six step
berry drama “A Raisin in the the commuter rail network • Online notice with children including Peter (Martha), John (Shannon),
Sun” opened at New York’s in Madrid, killing 191 people In 2013 former Detroit guestbook on Patty, James (Carmen), Matthew (Veronika), Kristin;
Ethel Barrymore Theater. and wounding more than Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick 15 grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
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2,000 in a terrorist attack. was convicted of two dozen Thomas Keck’s funeral will take place Saturday,
federal charges of corrup- March 13th at 10am at Visitation Catholic Church,
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McKay, Sally A.
Sally A. McKay, 86, of Chicago, passed away March
8, 2021. Devoted daughter of the late Russell, Sr.
and Agnes McKay; loyal sister of the late Russell
McKay, Jr., Donald McKay, and Robert McKay; be-
loved aunt of eleven nieces and nephews and nine
great-nieces and nephews. Sally was an administra-
tive professional for the Archdiocese of Chicago for
many years. Visitation, Sat. Mar. 13, 9-10 am with a
funeral Mass at 10 am at St. Bonaventure Oratory,
1641 W Diversey Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60614. Interment
Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, IL. In lieu of flowers,
please make donations to: Little Sisters of the Poor
www.littlesistersofthepoorchicago.org Info: 773-
472-6300 www.lakeviewfuneralhome.com
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Musch, Marilyn J.
Marilyn J. Musch nee Berlinn, age 88; loving mother
of Cheryl (Walter Olhava) Musch, Daniel (Elizabeth)
Musch, Lynn (Rand) Gustafson, and Ellen (Kevin)
Pasch; cherished grandmother of Kaitlyn, Ryan,
Claire, Ava, Jason, Ben, Sarah, and Scott; dear sis-
ter of Robert, Sue, Michael, Sharon, David and the
late Ina. Funeral Saturday. 8:45 A.M. from Modell
Funeral Home, 7710 S. Cass Ave., Darien to Holy
Trinity Church. Mass 9:30 A.M. Int. Clarendon Hills
Cemetery. Visitation Fri. 3 – 8 P.M. Due to COVID
restrictions, please sign up to attend the visitation
by visiting Marilyn’s obituary at www.modelldarien.
com. For funeral info: 630-852-3595.
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Peska, Lillian H.
Lillian H. Peska (nee Kutzendorfer), 93, passed
peacefully to heaven on
March 5, 2021 at her home
in Park Ridge, IL. She was
born in Chicago on August
13, 1927 to the late Bohumil
and Emily Kutzendorfer
(nee Masek). While attend-
ing Chicago schools, Lillian
became an accomplished
flutist and was active in the
Czech organization Sokol Chicago. After marry-
ing the late Richard Peska, the couple lived in Oak
Park, IL and raised their daughters Sandra (Robert)
Bosy, Donna (Mel) Alexander, and Carolyn (Marty)
Mueller. Lillian was a secretary at Murray & Houha
law office, involved in Irving School PTA, and played
on the Oak Park YMCA volleyball team. The fam-
ily later moved to Park Ridge, IL where Lillian was a
secretary at American Medical Technologists, IHSA
volleyball official, active at Mary Seat of Wisdom
Church, avid bridge player, and a member of many
clubs including most recently 20th Century Club
of Park Ridge. Cherished grandmother of Scott
(Poomani) Bosy, Ross Bosy, Melissa (Brian) Swanson
(nee Alexander), Rick Alexander, Lauren Mueller, and
the late Christine Mueller. Dear great-grandmother
of Aubrey and Ben Swanson. Visitation Saturday,
March 13 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Nelson Funeral
Home, 820 Talcott Road, Park Ridge. A funeral
mass will follow at Noon at Mary Seat of Wisdom
Church, 920 Granville Ave, Park Ridge. Due to Covid
concerns, social distancing rules will be observed
and masks required. Interment St. Michael the
Archangel Cemetery, immediate family only. A cel-
ebration of Lillian’s life will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, please consider memorial dona-
tions to Mary Seat of Wisdom Church, 20th Century
Club of Park Ridge, American Heart Association or
American Cancer Society.
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Popovich, Helen
Helen Popovich (née Dejanovich), age 96, lifetime
resident of South Chicago, passed away on March
10, 2021. She is preceded in death by her parents,
Ciro and Boja Dejanovich; and siblings: Sophie (late
Joseph) Voich, Angela (late Peter) Channic, Daniel
(late Dorothy) Dejanoich, Marianne (late Ronald)
Weeks, Anne (late Kenneth) Waggoner. Beloved aunt
to Dara (Kenneth) Valin, Dana (George) Maragos,
Daniel Dejanovich and David (Amy) Dejanovich.
Funeral service will be held on Friday, March 12 at
10am at the St. George Serbian Orthodox Church
of Schererville. Interment Cedar Park Cemetery,
Calumet Park, IL. Visitation will take place at the
church on Friday from 9am until time of service.
Helen retired from Ill. Slag and Balast Co. She was
a loving and dedicated daughter, skilled baker, and
enthusiastic reader and generous friend. Member
of St. Simeon Mirotochivi Serbian Orthodox Church,
Chicago and the Circle of Serbian Sisters (KSS).
Lincoln Ridge Funeral Home 219-322-6616
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Rubenstein, Anita R.
Anita R. Rubenstein nee Zevin, 90 years. Beloved
wife of the late Hiamen.
Loving mother of Howard
(Tamara) Rubenstein of
Saraland, AL and Barbara
(James) Yong of LaGrange,
IL. Devoted grandmother of
Kelby (Jessica) of St Joseph,
MI, Jennifer (Rudy) Galfi of
Palo Alto, CA, Stephanie Yong
of Chicago, IL and Jameson
Yong of LaGrange, IL. Proud
great grandmother of Alexandra Joye
of St Joseph, MI. Dear sister of David
(Esther) and Daniel. Anita is preceded
in death by her parents, Isadore and
Sylvia Zevin and her grandson, Cody
Rubenstein. Her memory will be cherished by many
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
To keep everyone safe and healthy, the funeral
service will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations
can be made to the Yong Family Camp Fund at
the West Suburban Temple Har Zion www.wsthz.
org/payment.php, the Cody Rubenstein Memorial
Scholarship Fund (c/o Howard Rubenstein, 3820
Traveler Drive, Saraland, AL 36571) or the American
Diabetes Society www.diabetes.org/donate would
be appreciated. To attend the funeral live stream,
which will take place on Thursday, March 11, 2021
at 1:30 pm, please visit our website. Arrangements
by Chicago Jewish Funerals - Buffalo Grove Chapel,
847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com
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Schwartz, Myrna K.
Myrna Schwartz, nee Kessler, 92. Beloved wife of the
late Edwin; devoted mother of Jeffrey
(Kathleen) Schwartz and Lynn (Michael)
Froy; cherished grandmother of Brent
Schwartz, Jennifer (Michael) Glicksberg,
Rachel (Tyler) Lacy and Hannah Froy;
proud great-grandmother of Payton Lacy. Due to
the current health situation, services are private but
can be found streaming on the Weinstein & Piser
Funeral Home Facebook page Friday, March 12 at 10
AM. Memorial contributions may be made to Jewish
Theological Seminary, www.jtsa.edu, or the Arnold
Rissman Family Kol Ami Museum Fund at North
Suburban Synagogue Beth El, www.nssbethel.org.
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Siwek, Judith M.
We celebrate the life of Judith M. Siwek, nee
Anderson who passed away
peacefully on Tuesday, sur-
rounded by her loving family.
She was the beloved wife of
Leonard. Cherished Mother
of Sharon Siwek, Dr. Michael
Siwek and Joseph (Marisol)
Siwek. Loving Grandmother
of Lucas and soon to be Liana
Judith Siwek. Dear Sister of
Joan Anderson, George (late Jaynee)Schade and
the late James(late Katherine) Schade. She will be
lovingly remembered by her many nieces, neph-
ews . Judith was a great mother and a fabulous
friend. She personified sweetness, fun, kindness
and love. She was a devoted member of St. Rene
Goupil Altar and Rosary Society, the Seniors Club,
the Mothers Club and many Civic organizations in
the community. She was deeply loved and will be
dearly missed. May her pure and gentle soul rest in
peace. Visitation is Friday from 4 PM until 8 PM at
Foran Funeral Home, 7300 W. Archer Ave.(55th street
just west of Harlem). Visitation at the funeral home
on Saturday from 8:30 AM until time of prayers
at 9:30 AM. Mass 10 AM at St. Rene Goupil Church.
Entombment Resurrection Cemetery. Due to the
Covid restrictions, 50 people are allowed in the
funeral home at one time. Everyone must wear a
face mask and practice social distancing. No food or
beverages are permitted. Thank you for your coop-
eration. Please share your thoughts and memories
of Judith on her personal tribute website at www.
foranfuneralhome.com, for those unable to attend,
the mass for Judith, will be uploaded to the website
by 1pm on Saturday.
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Snow, Richard
Richard Snow, age 88. Beloved husband of Elaine
nee Helfer. Loving father of
Robert and Howard. Dear
father-in-law of Shari nee
Goldman and the late Sari
nee Rubin. Proud grandfather
of Danielle (fiancé Eli), Emily,
Max and Jillian. Fond brother-
in-law of Jacqueline (the late
Stewart) Balter and Steven
(Amy) Helfer. A graduate of
Northwestern, Richard was
devoted to the practice of law for 57
years. He was passionate about classical
music and musical theatre. To keep ev-
eryone safe and healthy, the interment
service and the shiva will be private.
To attend the funeral live stream Friday 1PM (CT),
please visit our website. In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to the charity of your
choice. Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals -
Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com
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Strey, Diane Marie
Diane Marie Strey, 87, of Glenview, peacefully passed
away surrounded by her loving family on February
25, 2021. Preceded in death by her beloved husband
of 61 yrs, Thomas, and her parents, Edwin and Marie
Steinmetz. Survivors include her loving children,
Cathy, William, David and Karen (David Rappaport),
and grandchildren, Melissa, Leah, Rachel, Dawson
and Griffin. Diane had a full and wonderful life lov-
ing real estate, Christian Science church, golf, bridge
club, boating, family and many, many friends. An
online zoom celebration of life will be held Saturday,
March 13, 2021 at 10am. For information please
contact Karen at rappaportk@gmail.com.
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Vollinger, Jo Ellen I.
Jo Ellen I. Vollinger, nee Swanek, Age 79, passed
away on March 7, 2021. Beloved wife of the late
Frederick T. Vollinger. Loving mother of Frederick
(Linda) Vollinger. Dear grandmother of Lauren
Vollinger, Allison (Philip) Mortens, Andrew Vollinger
and Elizabeth Vollinger. Cherished daughter of the
late Nell (nee Synak) and the late Joseph Swanek.
Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Also sur-
vived by relatives and friends.
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REFRAIN FROM BRINGING FOOD OR BEVERAGE INTO
THE FUNERAL HOME.
Visitation, Friday, March 12, 2021, 4:00PM to 8:00PM
at Damar-Kaminski Funeral Home & Crematorium,
7861 South 88th Avenue, Justice, Illinois with a
7:00PM Service and Time of Remembrance to be
held at the funeral home. Private Interment at Saint
Mary Cemetery, Evergreen Park, Illinois.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to any
of the following organizations: 100 Club of Illinois,
www.100clubil.org, RE;ACT 4 Ryan, www.reac-
t4ryan.com or Tunnel to Towers Foundation, https://
tunnel2towers.org/
For more information, 708-496-0200 or www.ka-
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Woods, Peter J.
It is with great sadness that we announce the
passing of Peter Joseph Woods follow-
ing a lengthy illness. He was born on
January 20, 1941 in Chicago, IL to Mary
and Patrick Woods, Irish immigrants.
He is survived by his loving wife of 50
years, Virginia Hogan; His cherished children, Patrick
(Patricia Duhig), Peter (Marlie Nava), James (Holly
Brutlag), and Brigid (Jeffrey) Broderick; beloved
grandchildren, Gavin, Maeve, Caitlin, Connor, J.P.,
Ryan, Katie, and Declan. Dearest brother of Mary
(the late Walter) Neel, James Woods, the late Patricia
(the late Robert) McArthur, and the late John (the
late Mary Glynn) Woods. He also leaves many loving
nieces, nephews, and friends. Peter was an alumnus
of Mt. Carmel H.S. (Class of 1959), De Paul University,
and De Paul University College of Law. U.S. Navy
Veteran of Vietnam War. He was a former Chicago
Police Officer, Ogle Co. States Attorney, and Hearing
Judge for the Illinois Department of Employment
Security. The Woods Family extends our heartfelt
gratitude to Seasons Hospice for the wonderful care
and attention given to our Beloved Peter. Funeral
Mass will be offered on Saturday, March 13th at
Most Holy Redeemer Church, 9525 S. Lawndale
Ave., Evergreen Park, IL 60805 at 10:30am. Due to
Covid-19, attendance will be limited to immediate
family only. Livestream of Funeral Mass will be avail-
able beginning at 10:30am using the link:
https://www.asimplestreaming.com/pwoods
A celebration of Peter’s life for family and friends
will be planned for future date. In lieu of flowers,
memorials to Misericordia, 6300 N. Ridge Ave., #
6273A, Chicago, IL 60660 are most appreciated. For
Info: 708-636-5500
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Wrenn, Peter J.
Peter J. Wrenn, of Oak Park, died peacefully at home
on February 27, 2021. He was 85. Peter was born
in Chicago on February 10, 1936. The youngest of
three brothers, he grew up in a close-knit com-
munity of Irish immigrants in Rogers Park. During
his junior year at Loyola Academy, a friend asked
Peter to fill in for him on a date—a common practice
at the time. That night, Peter met Joan Schneider,
whom he would marry in 1958. Peter and Joan were HONOR THE
life
deeply involved in the Cana Conference of Chicago
in the early years of their marriage. They raised
their four children in Oak Park and St. Giles Parish,
where Peter served on the parish council. Peter
was a staunch believer in the power of education.
He started his studies at Regis University in Denver,
Colorado, and completed his degree in finance at
Loyola University. He later earned an MBA at the
&
memories
University of Chicago. He was deliberate about in-
stilling the value of education in both his children
and his grandchildren. He began his career at Ford
Motor Company before taking a role at the family
business, Hudson Precision Products Company, a
machining company he saw through decades of
technological advancements and passed down
to his two sons. He won several machining in-
dustry awards, including the Merit Award and the OF YOUR LOVED ONE
Gold Micrometer from the Precision Machined
Products Association and the Winzeler Award from
the Technology and Manufacturing Association.
In 1983, President Reagan appointed him to the
National Advisory Council on Vocational Education
in Washington, D.C. Peter was a dedicated philan-
thropist who served on the boards of the Arthur J.
Schmitt Foundation, the Daniel Murphy Foundation,
Villa St. Benedict, and Trinity High School, and
was a trustee of both Benedictine and Dominican
Universities. Peter loved fishing, tennis, scuba div-
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people. His spirit was irrepressible, his well of advice
ran deep, and his sense of humor was one of a kind.
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Robert John (Rhonda), as well as twelve grandchil-
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John, sister-in-law Pat, and cousins Tom and Anne,
Gloria, and Sr. Anna Wrenn. The family would like
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particularly Lyn for their encouragement, care, and
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or misericordia.com). A private funeral Mass will
take place at St. Giles Church on Saturday, March
13. A recording of the service will be available via
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Megan Telfer has more than 300 pieces of vintage Pyrex at her Texas home. Her interest was piqued when her grandmother gave her mother a Pyrex mixing bowl. MEGAN TELFER
Pyrex and patterned daisies
Midcentury cookware is fab again,
for the nostalgia and the profits
By Tracee M. Herbaugh
Associated Press
If you want to freshen
up your kitchen, look no
further than Grandma’s old
casserole dishes.
Vintage kitchenware
is back in style — pieces
from the mid-20th century
painted with flowers,
bright colors and specific
functions, such as brack-
eted chip and dip bowls
or four-piece refrigerator
storage sets.
“I’ve always been an old
soul and loved anything
old,” said Megan Telfer, a
collector of vintage dishes,
salt and pepper shakers,
cookie jars and “a little
bit of everything.” The
26-year-old parole officer
from the Dallas area said
her hobby started with
family.
Her grandmother gave
her mother a green and
white Pyrex “Spring Blos-
som” mixing bowl. “That’s
when my interest was
piqued,” Telfer said.
Three years later, she has
more than 300 pieces of
vintage Pyrex, displayed on
three large bookcases. Her
5-year-old daughter has
some vintage Pyrex, too.
“We don’t use 90% of it,”
Telfer said. “I display it.”
Some collectors buy
vintage dishware to try
to resell it at a profit,
while others are in it for
When decorating, avoid these designer don’ts
By Cathy Hobbs
Tribune News Service
Ready to decorate?
Whether starting from
scratch or swapping out
the old and bringing in the
new, there are some pitfalls
to avoid.
Here are suggestions
that are near the top of the
decorator don’ts list.
Artificial dried flowers:
These instantly feel dated
and old-fashioned in a
modern decor scheme.
nostalgia.
“It reminds them of
their mothers, aunts,
grandmothers,” said Hope
Chudy, owner of Down-
stairs at Felton Antiques in
Waltham, Massachusetts.
A year of pandemic lock-
downs has led to a surge
in home cooking and time
spent hanging out in the
kitchen. Vintage cookware
fits right into that homey,
old-fashioned vibe.
There are lustrous chili
bowls with handles, and
casserole dishes set on top
of brass candle warmers.
These are durable dishes,
often smaller than modern
serving pieces, that can
go from freezer to oven to
table. But collectors usually
acquire them for enjoy-
ment, not utility.
“It really sets your
kitchen apart from others,”
said Victoria Aude, an inte-
rior designer in Canton,
Massachusetts. “It’s not an
item you can just buy off
the shelf at Bloomingda-
le’s.”
The old dishes are also
nice accents when deco-
rating a room, said Atlanta-​
based interior designer
Beth Halpern Brown.
“They can add that quick
pop of color,” she said. “You
can decorate a wall with
them, or put one on display
and change the space.”
Corning first released a
Pyrex dish in 1915. By the
Instead, opt for artificial
palm leaves, grasses or
succulents.
Bookshelves crowded with
books: Yes, they are called
bookshelves for a reason,
but they can also be used to
showcase beautiful acces-
sories. Leave some shelves
empty for a more minimal-
ist look.
Two-tone: This was a
common trend in kitchen
design for a while. If look-
ing to achieve a modern,
HOMES
Vintage pieces of Pyrex sets, including “Cinderella” bowls and refrigerator dishes in the Pink
Gooseberry pattern, manufactured in the 1950s and 1960s. LAUREN MCCULLOUGH
1930s, Anchor Hocking
Glass Corp. released its
competitor brand Fire-
King. But it’s the kitchen-
ware made between 1950
and 1980 that seem to be
most popular right now.
Jo Adinolfi, a 62-year-
old nurse from Shelton,
Connecticut, collects Pyrex
mixing bowls and stack-
able refrigerator sets, what
collectors affectionately
call “fridgies.” She started
collecting and selling about
10 years ago and owns
more than 2,000 pieces.
The mid-20th century
glass bowls and casse-
role dishes from brands
like Fire-King and Pyrex
sleek look, instead mix in
interesting materials.
The wall of tiny things:
Instead of a wall of frames
or mirrors of various sizes,
go big and bold to better
help anchor a space.
Wall-to-wall carpeting:
Most homeowners simply
prefer hardwood flooring.
The overworked workspace:
Clear the clutter and opt for
a workspace in which work
can be tucked away.
haven’t changed, but their
prices have.
“The more people
that collect, the higher
the demand is, the more
people are trying to source
the right goods to be able
to feed that request,”
said Stan Savellis, 42, of
Sydney, Australia, who has
collected vintage kitch-
enware since his teenage
years and runs the online
store That Retro Piece.
Television and social
media have also gener-
ated interest. Series like
“WandaVision,” “Firefly
Lane,” “The Marvelous
Mrs. Maisel” and “Mad
Men“ all highlight midcen-
Framed posters: Don’t
frame an inexpensive
poster and use it for art.
Don’t think you can afford
a canvas? Instead opt for
an affordable wall hanging
or framed photograph you
print yourself.
Acrylic and plastic: Not
only do these materials
often crack, they also tend
to look milky over time. Opt
for an item that is consid-
ered “indoor/outdoor.”
These pieces are durable
and won’t break the bank.
Chicago Tribune | Section 2 | Thursday, March 11, 2021  7
tury kitchens and kitchen-
ware.
And then there’s social
media, too, said Vicki
Matranga, the design
programs coordinator for
the International House-
wares Association and
author of the book “Amer-
ica at Home: A Celebra-
tion of Twentieth-Century
Housewares.”
“With everyone at home
now, you can look at collec-
tions on Facebook or Insta-
gram,” she said.
In pre-pandemic days,
vintage collectors would
meet up at swaps. Now,
people are buying and sell-
ing on eBay, Etsy, Facebook
Artificial palms create a modern look and are an alternative to
artificial flowers, which instantly feel dated. TNS
“It really sets your
kitchen apart from
others. It’s not an
item you can just
buy off the shelf at
Bloomingdale’s.”
— interior designer
Victoria Aude
and other websites.
The rarest pieces have
sold for thousands of
dollars, such as the 1959
“Lucky in Love” covered
casserole dish that Good-
will sold for $5,994 in 2017.
Still, some enthusiasts
simply like the vintage look
and sentimentality.
“It goes with my house,”
said Ashley Linder, 37, of
Lake Jackson, Texas.
Linder’s vintage collec-
tion includes can openers
from the 1950s, and they
still work. “Fortunately, I
have the space to display
most of it, though some are
seasonal use,” she said.
One of her most trea-
sured finds was a Pyrex
“Pink Daisy 045” casserole
dish on eBay. It was in great
condition, still in the box.
“You don’t come across
a lot of pink pieces in the
box,” she said.
She paid $300 for it and
messaged the seller in
hopes of finding out how
it was so well preserved.
“The lady had bought an
old farmhouse in Nebraska,
and it was left there,” she
said. “It’s an investment.”
8  Chicago Tribune | Section 2 | Thursday, March 11, 2021

Q&A

Browning on evergreens is
likely from deer nibbling them
By Tim Johnson
For the Chicago Tribune

Q: What has happened

to my 5-plus-year-old
evergreens in the back-
yard? I just noticed that
the bottoms have turned
brown.”
— Benjamin Shapiro,
Glencoe
A: The evergreens in
your photo are arborvitae
and show classic signs of
damage from deer eating
the foliage. It’s easy to see
the browse line, which is as
high as the deer can reach
to feed.
Arborvitae (Thuja) and
yews (Taxus) happen to If you can’t wait for trees and shrubs such as redbud to bloom, cut some branches and force
be favorites of deer to eat them indoors for a head start on springtime. MORTON ARBORETUM

Impatient for spring blooms?

in the home garden. Many
neighborhoods in the
North Shore area will have
deer passing through at
times, searching for food
throughout the year. The
closer a resident lives to
a forest preserve or other
green space — and the
higher the deer population
is — the more likely it is
that they will sustain deer
damage in their garden.
The recent extended
period of snow cover
may have caused deer to
more aggressively search
home gardens for food.
This would help explain
why you have not had this
extent of damage since you
installed the plants.
The plants in your
photo have been heav-
ily browsed, though it
appears there is still some
green foliage left on the
browsed portions. The
plants should slowly fill
back in over the next three
years or so — yews and
arborvitae tend to be slow
in growing back after a
heavy browse or pruning.
Yews will resprout from
dormant buds on branches
without any live foliage,
whereas arborvitae gener-
ally will not. If the garden
bed is partially shaded, it
will take more time for the
plants to fill back in.
Evergreens, like these arborvitae in a reader’s yard, can show
signs of damage from deer eating the foliage. CHICAGO
BOTANIC GARDEN
Hold off on pruning any
dead wood until later in
summer, when you can be
sure that a branch is dead
and not leafing out again.
It will be important to
prevent any further deer
browsing this spring and
in subsequent years as the
plants recover, or you may
completely lose the foliage
on the bottom portion of
the trees.
There are repellents that
can be sprayed on plants
to prevent deer browsing.
These products need to be
sprayed when tempera-
tures are 40 degrees Fahr-
enheit and above, and will
need to be reapplied after
being washed off with rain.
You will get the best
results by using netting or
chicken wire to exclude
the deer from feeding
on the plants. Twist-ties
can be used to attach the
netting. It’s best to install
the netting in late fall,
before damage begins to
occur, and then remove
the netting once spring
has settled in and there are
other food sources for the
deer.
Monitor the netting to
make sure no birds get
tangled in it over winter.
I would suggest putting
netting on your arborvi-
tae now to protect them
against further feeding
damage this spring.
For more plant advice,
contact the Plant Infor-
mation Service at the
Chicago Botanic Garden
at plantinfo@chicagobo-
tanic.org. Tim Johnson is
senior director of horti-
culture at the Chicago
Botanic Garden.
Branches of
early-budding trees
can be encouraged
to flower inside
By Beth Botts
For the Chicago Tribune
In a few weeks, the
first flowers will appear
on trees and shrubs, and
spring will be here for
sure. Can’t wait that long?
Try forcing branches into
bloom to bring some early
cheer indoors.
“It’s an easy way to get
a head start on spring-
time,” said Julie Janoski,
Plant Clinic manager at
The Morton Arboretum
in Lisle. “Look for trees or
shrubs in your garden that
you can force.”
If “forcing” sounds
harsh, think of it as
“encouraging.” The plants
have been dormant all
winter. By providing
warmth and water, you’re
imitating the changes that
are soon to come outdoors.
That will encourage the
branches to wake up and
bloom early.
Of course, they can only
bloom if they have flower
buds. The shrub and tree
species that can be forced
are those that developed
buds last summer or fall
to be ready to bloom in
early spring. They include
cherry, plum, magnolia,
lilac, pussy willow, crab
apple, Cornelian-cherry
dogwood, forsythia, flow-
ering quince, redbud,
serviceberry and witch
hazel.
If you’re still pruning
— the dormant prun-
ing season lasts until
mid-March — you can save
branches of spring-bloom-
ing species to force. Don’t
bother saving branches
from shrubs that flower
later in the year, such
as panicle hydrangea or
butterfly bush; they won’t
have flower buds yet.
Whatever plant you
choose, look for branches
with plenty of buds. “Be
sure you keep the plant’s
form in mind when you’re
cutting them,” Janoski
said. “Don’t disfigure
a plant just to gather
branches for forcing.”
When you bring the
branches indoors, give
each stem’s end a fresh,
clean cut with sharp prun-
ers and immediately place
it in warm water. Keep
the container of water
and branches in a dimly
lit place that is no warmer
than 60 degrees until the
buds begin to open. It may
take a couple of weeks.
“Once the buds start
opening, you can arrange
them in a vase for display,”
Janoski said. “Use them
just like any kind of cut
flowers. You can make a
lovely arrangement by
including other spring
flowers, such as daffodils
or tulips.”
Keep the arrangement
in a relatively cool place,
away from heating vents
or radiators. Every few
days, change the water
and give the stems a fresh
cut. By the time the forced
branches have lost their
blooms, spring will have
arrived outdoors.
For tree and plant advice,
contact the Plant Clinic at
The Morton Arboretum
(mortonarb.org/plan-
tadvice or plantclinic@
mortonarb.org). Beth
Botts is a staff writer at
the Arboretum.

ASK THE BUILDER

Why is smoke billowing from new fireplace?

By Tim Carter
Tribune Content Agency

Q: I really need your

help. I just moved into
my new home and have
a smoking full masonry
fireplace. It’s 55 inches
wide and has an arched
opening that’s 33.5 inches
at the peak of the arch. It
looks like regular brick
mortar was used with
the firebrick. For what-
ever reason, it has two
flues and a damper on
each one. It smokes like
an old steam locomotive,
sending clouds of chok-
ing smoke into the house.
Cracking a window helps
but doesn’t solve the
problem. Should there
only be one flue? Should
I only open one damper?
What’s wrong?
A: When I opened this
email and saw the reader’s
fireplace photo, I exhaled
a heavy sigh. I was flooded
with a range of emotions.
Frustration, sorrow, mild
anger and sympathy were
at the top of the list. It
breaks my heart to get bad
news like this knowing that
it’s so easy to build things,
even fireplaces, that work The builder neglected to follow simple, readily available instructions from the Brick Industry Association on how to build a proper fireplace. TIM CARTER/TNS
perfectly. The science of
how fireplaces and chim- repairs and talk intelli- pamphlets for decades that into the house. of ordinary brick mortar the firebrick usually ends
neys work has been known gently with contractors, show exactly how to build The shape and size of the inside fireplace fireboxes. up no wider than 1/16 inch.
for hundreds of years. but may also prove to be a a residential wood-burn- firebox is critical, but what It’s a mistake, plain and With the wet fireclay
I want to take this oppor- springboard for those who ing fireplace that will never you don’t see above the fire- simple. The firebrick on the edge of a firebrick,
tunity once again to plead might want to work with smoke. Not only do these box is even more import- used in a firebox is special the mason then presses
the case for you to lobby their hands in a rewarding pamphlets cover the sizing ant. The shape and size of refractory brick meant for it against another brick,
your local school board lifelong vocation. We must requirements, but they also the throat of the fireplace high temperatures. It’s and the fireclay creates a
to bring back vocational have new young people go into great detail about as well as the design of the quite possible the tempera- fireproof bond. This fire-
training in both grade entering the trades each how to size the flue prop- smoke shelf is of the utmost ture in a roaring fire could clay is not much different
school and high school. In year. This is just common erly and match it to the importance to ensure all exceed 1,000 degrees in from the clay my daugh-
my opinion, it should be sense. Let’s expose the height of the chimney. the smoke and hot gases go certain situations. Normal ter uses to make pottery.
mandatory, and all boys and trades to children and allow It’s important to realize up the chimney rather than brick mortar is not made to She fires this clay in a kiln
girls should be exposed to them to see how rewarding the size and shape of the roll into the room. withstand this temperature that reaches temperatures
the same learning mate- it is to absorb this valuable firebox are directly related What’s sad about all this swing from room tempera- in excess of 2,100 F. It will
rial each year as they move knowledge. to the width and height of is that just about anybody ture to four-digit tempera- easily withstand thousands
through the 12 grades. We Let’s roll up our sleeves the opening to the fireplace. with moderate hand-eye tures. of fires over decades of use
need to expose students to and deal with what should You can’t just guess, as this skills can build a nonsmok- Fireclay is the best thing without crumbling, as ordi-
the ways in which houses have happened as this fire- mason did. As crazy as this ing fireplace using the to use to create thin joints nary brick mortar will.
work — and the right way place was built. I’m sorry sounds, the mason created easy-to-understand infor- between the firebrick. Fire- I’ve created a special
to build and repair things — to say that the fireplace is a firebox that had two short mation available for free clay is a special fine clay page on AsktheBuilder.
because they’re all going to the absolute worst job I’ve stub walls that projected from the BIA. It’s madden- you mix with water to the com that shares all the BIA
need a roof over their heads ever seen in my career. It back into the firebox, then ing that anyone would have consistency of a thick gravy. information with you. Just
as they grow older. was destined to fail from the two walls went off at a smoking fireplace when Skilled masons carefully type this exact URL into
The vocational train- the get-go. 45-degree angles to meet at you think about how the dip the edge of a firebrick your browser so you can
ing not only will help give The Brick Industry a hard 90-degree corner in technical drawings, specs, in this to apply the perfect have a nonsmoking fire-
young people the confi- Association, or BIA, has the rear of the firebox. It’s etc., are all readily available. amount of fireclay to each place: GO.askthebuilder.
dence to make minor published clear and concise no wonder smoke billowed Let’s talk about the use brick. The joint between com/fireplace .
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TREASURES

Overbed table a workhorse item

likely used daily for many years
Philadelphia
furniture company
also manufactured
railroad seating
By Helaine Fendelman
and Joe Rosson
A roofing inspection is a critical part of long-term home maintenance. DREAMSTIME Tribune News Service

HOME REMEDIES Q: I went to an auction

not long ago and could

Keep this checklist in mind not stop myself from

buying this piece, even
though there was some

before a roof inspection

By Paul F.P. Pogue
Angie’s List
It’s a good idea to get
your roof inspected at
least once every few years.
Experts say the most
ideal time is during either
spring or fall. This allows
a professional to assess
the problems caused by
the previous season and
prepare for the upcoming
changes in weather.
Regular inspections
also allow your contrac-
tor to catch small prob-
lems before they become
big problems. And where
roofing is concerned, big
problems can become very
expensive if not caught
before they start leaking.
Roofing pros see their
schedules begin to fill up
early in the spring, so it’s a
good idea to call someone
sooner rather than later.
Expect to pay around $200
for this service.
What to expect
from a roofing
inspection
A roof inspection can be
done in a single day. Here
are elements a reputa-
ble roofing professional
should always address:
„„Overall appearance of
the roof, both exterior and
interior.
„„Going into the attic to
look for moisture or mold
and check for proper insu-
lation and ventilation.
„„Evidence of ceiling
cracks and leaks.
„„Condition of fascia,
gutters and drains,
skylights, chimneys and
vents.
„„Curled, broken or miss-
ing shingles.
„„Areas where water may
collect, like roof valleys.
„„Damaged or missing
flashing points.
Your region will affect
your inspector’s areas
of emphasis. Areas with
frequent storms need to
be inspected for potential
blow-off and roof strength.
More humid climates call
for an emphasis on poten-
tial moisture damage.
The inspector should
provide you with a written
report within seven days
that includes both photos
and written descriptions of
their findings, the overall
condition of the roof and
itemized recommenda-
tions for potential repairs.
When hiring a roofing
inspector, make sure they
have experience with your
particular type of roof.
Different roofing materials
can call for very differ-
ent qualifications. Make
sure they hold the proper
license, bonding and insur-
ance to work in your area.
Insurance is always vital,
but it’s particularly import-
ant with professionals who
work on jobs where there’s
a fall risk.
Don’t be afraid to ask for
written proof of licens-
ing and insurance, and to
check it yourself. A repu-
table professional will
always welcome such scru-
tiny of their qualifications.
Performing a
self-inspection
You can also perform a
self-inspection in between
professional inspections
to gauge the condition of
your roof. If you do this,
invest in high-quality fall
protection equipment so
you can stay safe while on
the roof.
Look for these elements
while self-inspecting:
„„Integrity of shingles
and flashing around pipes,
chimneys and vents. Pay
attention to soft spots and
missing, broken or worn
shingles.
„„The quality of the
gutter system. It should be
attached properly and free
of debris.
„„Your home’s interior.
Closely inspect top-floor
walls and ceilings for leaks
or stains. Check the attic
for wet spots or rotting
wood.
damage to the finish. It is
marked “Hale & Kilburn,
Philadelphia” on an oval
tag. Any thoughts on my
purchase?
A: Today, when we see a
piece of furniture such as
this one, we cannot help
but think “hospital.” Every
hospital room across
America seems to have a
modern version of one of
these for serving meals to
bed-bound patients.
But when this partic-
ular example was new,
we think it had a more
elegant purpose. Yes, it is
still useful for the nonam-
bulatory, but when it was
new at the turn of the 20th
century it was probably
used for serving madame
breakfast in bed — or
perhaps when the lady of
the house wanted to dash
off a few notes while still
in her boudoir.
Yes, there was a time
when these overbed tables
tended to bring to mind
maids and butlers rather
than nurses and doctors.
They can be extremely
useful and practical, but
they seldom fit in modern
homes where space can be
a premium.
Hale and Kilburn was
founded in Philadelphia
in 1873 by inventor and
industrialist Henry Hale
and Cheney Kilburn. They
began making parlor and
other household furniture
including folding beds and
water coolers.
By the time the
This piece was probably a daily workhorse. TNS
company relocated within
the city they had started
manufacturing seating
for railroads, trolleys and
subways. They had even
developed a so-called
walkover seat that could
be rotated to face the way
in which the train, subway
or trolley was traveling.
The company was sold
in 1911 to J.P. Morgan
and again in 1920 to the
American Motor Body
Company, which made
closed car bodies for
Ford, Hudson, Chalm-
ers and Maxwell auto-
mobiles. Looking at this
piece, we see it was made
from oak and stylistically
it looks very much like
other pieces of utilitarian
furniture made at the turn
of the 20th century, and
we do see a bit of very late
Victorian Eastlake influ-
ence.
As far as the finish goes,
we recommend you try
cleaning it gently with
mild soap and water.
Then, you might try
rubbing it down with
a little bit of lemon oil
and see how you like the
results. But please, no
sandpaper and no harsh
refinishing!
This piece was a work-
horse. It was probably
used daily for many years,
and it has earned its scars
as a badge of honor.
As for the mone-
tary value, we feel it
has a insurance value of
between $150 and $200 —
just as it is.
Helaine Fendelman and
Joe Rosson have written
a number of books on
antiques. Do you have an
item you’d like to know
more about? Contact
them at Joe Rosson, 2504
Seymour Ave., Knoxville,
TN 37917, or email them at
treasures@knology.net. If
you’d like your question to
be considered for their col-
umn, include a high-reso-
lution photo of the subject,
which must be in focus,
with your inquiry.

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BIG TEN BASKETBALL

Passion
fueling
Wildcats’
superstar
A tireless work ethic
helped Pulliam develop
into one of NU’s best ever
By Andrew Golden
Chicago Tribune

It started in a gym with her dad,

a ball, a hoop and two chairs on the
elbows.
Lindsey Pulliam’s father, Onzilo,
knew if his daughter wanted to
play college and pro basketball,
she had to change her shooting
form. So Lindsey — then a middle
schooler — and Onzilo focused on
two things: shooting the ball over
her head, where no one could get
it, and perfecting a pull-up jump
shot.
They repeated the same move-
ments over and over again for
years.
Lindsey zipped around the
chairs, curling and catching the
ball at the free-throw line before
putting up her new shot. She
dashed back outside, snagging a
pass from her dad and hoisting
another shot from the midrange
wing.
“I can remember like yesterday,”
Onzilo said. “I just said, ‘Lindsey, if
you can come off the screen, double
stagger anywhere you want on the
floor and be able to get a shot off …
there’s no girl in the country that
can guard you unless you let her.’ “
It wasn’t easy to change her
shot. Her dad said one time early
in the process, Lindsey came
home from a workout and told her
mom, “I hate this man.” But Lind-
sey became a gym rat, constantly
pushing to go practice without

It’s time to
Turn to Pulliam, Page 4 Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman watches a game against North Carolina A&T in an empty arena on Nov. 25 in Champaign. HOLLY HART/AP

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Big Ten Women’s Tournament
(5) Northwestern vs.
(4) Michigan
12:30 p.m. Thursday, FS2
Inside: NU women cruise to 67-42
win Wednesday, ousting Illinois.
Page 5

turn the page

Northwestern guard Lindsey Pulliam
shoots a jumper against Illinois at
Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston.
CHRIS SWEDA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
In an open letter, Whitman rips the Big Ten for not naming Illinois co-champions —
but it’s a rule he voted for twice. Now the Illini must move on to bigger March goals.
INDIANAPOLIS — Athletic UP NEXT vote to decide the championship
director Josh Whitman doused Big Ten Men’s Tournament based on winning percentage
more fuel onto the tinder pile (2) Illinois vs. Rutgers/Indiana won’t do Illinois many favors
of perceived slights Illinois has 5:30 p.m. Friday, BTN down the road. It also unneces-
been collecting by publishing an sarily cast the Big Ten — which
open letter Tuesday, ripping the saw discord in the fall among
Big Ten for not naming the Illini Shannon Ryan focused on process and timing athletic directors, chancellors,
men’s basketball team regu- On Illinois that we lost sight of the bigger presidents, coaches, fans and
lar-season co-champions with picture. Illinois is left to pick up Commissioner Kevin Warren —
Michigan. student-athletes. We talk about the pieces.” in a negative light again.
“As a conference, we talk about doing the right thing. I have Whitman made some fair Should Michigan be punished
being values-based in our deci- seen my colleagues do it time points, but airing his grievances for being shut down by the state
sion-making,” Whitman wrote. and again. Yet in this instance, against his fellow athletic direc-
“We talk about prioritizing our we failed to act. We became so tors for sticking with a prior Turn to Ryan, Page 5

Fisk’s arrival 40 years ago was a turning point in Sox history

“It’s a great day for Chicago
and White Sox baseball.”
That was how David Condon
opened his In the Wake of the
News column 40 years ago Tues-
day, quoting new White Sox
President Eddie Einhorn.
March 9, 1981, was indeed a
great day for the Sox, who held
a news conference to announce
an agreement to sign catcher
Carlton Fisk, the first superstar
acquisition of the new owner-
ship group headed by Einhorn
and Jerry Reinsdorf.
Fisk, a 33-year-old All-Star
with the Boston Red Sox, was
declared a free agent on Feb. 12
that year because of a technical-
ity after Red Sox management
failed to mail him his contract
Paul Sullivan
In the Wake of the News
by the mandated Dec. 20 dead-
line. No one at the time believed
the White Sox would be in
the running to sign a player of
Fisk’s caliber, not after the just-
ended Bill Veeck ownership era
that created the rent-a-player
concept — acquiring players in
their walk year with no intention
of re-signing them.
But not only did the Sox
pursue Fisk, they reeled him
in with a five-year, $2.9 million
deal, shocking Red Sox nation
and the entire baseball world.
Einhorn, a successful TV exec-
utive before buying the White
Sox, later told Sports Illustrated
that stealing Fisk from Boston
was like “stealing Acapulco cliff
diving from ABC.”
Fisk was a son of New
England, born in Vermont and
a resident of New Hampshire
at the time. He already was
acknowledged as a living legend
in Boston for his game-winning
home run in Game 6 of the 1975
World Series, one of the greatest
moments in Series history.
How could he possibly leave?
Carlton Fisk returns to a joyous White Sox dugout after a grand slam in 1981.
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Sullivan
from Page 1
“It was my hope to
finish my career with
the Red Sox,” Fisk said
at his introductory news
conference in Chicago.
“Under the circumstance,
I hope to finish it with
this team. My wife and
I made a very difficult
potential decision to play
for the White Sox.”
The word “poten-
tial” stuck out like a sore
thumb. Fisk had an oral
agreement with the
White Sox and agreed
to the news conference
before the contract was
completed. The deal
wasn’t actually signed
until March 18 after
secret negotiations nearly
scuttled things.
“For the last week,
the delay was basically
over technicalities,” Fisk
said March 18 after the
actual signing. “But it
went on day and night.
Now I’m happy that the
negotiations are over,
and Chicago is, well, my
town.’’
The Red Sox’s loss was
the beginning of a brand-
new era for the White
Sox and their rookie
owners, who let the base-
ball world know they
were in it to win it.
By the end of
March, the White Sox
also landed slugging
outfielder Greg “The
Bull” Luzinski from the
Philadelphia Phillies,
Lauri Markkanen goes to the basket against the Warriors’ Kevon Looney at the United Center. ARMANDO L. SANCHEZ/CHICAGO TRIBUNE another gamble that paid
off handsomely in the
coming years.
BULLS At the Fisk news
conference, Reinsdorf
72 in a ceremony in 1997.
A bitter ending
couldn’t spoil the beauti-
ful beginning.
News that Fisk had
agreed to sign was
greeted at White Sox
camp in Sarasota, Fla.,
like the second coming.
“We got Carlton Fisk?”
La Russa said. “Oh, boy,
it’s hard to think of a
guy in either league
who could help our club
more.”
The only thing Fisk
changed was his uniform
and his number. White
Sox pitcher Ken Kravec
wore No. 27, so Fisk
simply transposed it and
went with 72 in Chicago.
“They offered me 9
or 39 or 63, or anything
higher,” Fisk said. “I’m
taking No. 72. It was my
rookie year, 1972, and
the year my son (Casey)
was born. And it’s my old
Boston number back-
wards.
“Am I the highest-sal-
aried No. 72 in baseball?
I’m the only salaried No.
72 in baseball.”’
The 1981 White Sox
had a young manager in
the 36-year-old La Russa,
a rotation filled with
promising left-handers
Steve Trout, Ross
Baumgarten and Britt
Burns and a bullpen that
included LaMarr Hoyt
and closer Ed Farmer,
who ran the kangaroo
court and fined La Russa
$20 for wearing a jacket
promoting a popular rock
station.
With popular broad-
caster Harry Caray still
in his prime and teamed
up with Jimmy Pier-

What’s ahead, from trade

and Einhorn were intro- sall, along with organ-
duced by White Sox vice ist Nancy Faust rocking
president Lauren Ong the crowd at Comiskey
Fadil as “the Sunshine Park with the traditional

deadline to playoff chances

By Jamal Collier
Chicago Tribune
Well, that went better than expected.
The first half of the Bulls season, that
is. The team went 16-18, its best record
at the break in four years. The Bulls
have an All-Star, their roster suddenly
looks exciting and ascending and they
play a highly competitive and fun style
under new coach Billy Donovan. Yet
they have a nearly identical roster to
last season.
This has been the most encouraging
half-season of Bulls basketball in recent
memory, and the second half promises
more games at a fast and furious pace.
Here are five questions for the Bulls
heading into the second half.
1. Can Zach LaVine keep it up?
The first half of the season served as
the backdrop for LaVine’s breakout.
He became a first-time All-Star for
good reason, averaging 28.7 points, 5.2
rebounds and 5.1 assists while shoot-
ing 52.5% from the field, 43.5% from
3-point range and a 65.3% true shoot-
ing percentage — all career highs. Play-
ers and coaches around the league
continue to rave about him.
He has raised his game on both ends
of the floor and lifted the Bulls into
playoff contention — despite injuries
to the frontcourt, inconsistent play
from still-developing prospects and a
roster with a talent gap. LaVine’s first
half was the kind of performance that
could solidify his future in Chicago —
or at least force the Bulls to reimagine
what they perceived his ceiling to be.
The biggest reason to watch the Bulls
these days is LaVine. It will be worth
watching in the second half to see if he
can keep it up — or what else he’s capa-
ble of.
2. How will the Bulls handle the trade
deadline?
Executive vice president Artu-
ras Karnisovas predicted an “inter-
esting” trade deadline with so many
teams bunched together in the Eastern
Conference, where 21/2 games separate
fourth place from 10th. What he did not
reveal, however, is whether he sees the
Bulls, who entered the break in ninth,
as buyers or sellers.
The next couple of weeks until the
March 25 deadline will play a big role in
his decision, but the Bulls already have
been the subject of a few rumors. They
have “registered interest” in center
Andre Drummond, according to The
Athletic, which reported the Cleveland
Cavaliers have fielded exploratory calls
about the big man.
Drummond, 27, puts up gaudy
stats — 17.5 points and 13.5 rebounds
per game — but with poor efficiency,
converting less than half (47.4%) of
his 15.2 field-goal attempts per game,
virtually all of which are at or near the
rim. His 50% true shooting percent-
age ranks 88th among centers. His best
skill is defensive rebounding, in which
the Bulls already rank 10th in the NBA
(Drummond’s Cavs are 27th).
The Bulls can take on Drummond’s
large salary easily, considering his
and Otto Porter Jr.’s are nearly identi-
cal. Porter has been valuable when on
the floor, but he has played in only 45
games in the equivalent of two seasons
since the Bulls acquired him at the 2019
deadline. With an expiring contract at
the end of the season, it makes sense to
look to move on from Porter if possible.
But the Cavs likely would also be seek-
ing a draft pick in return for Drummond.
If the seller’s market is bare, perhaps
the Bulls could make some of their
veterans available for a strong return.
Karnisovas reportedly has told teams
Thad Young is not available in a trade,
according to the Ringer, but if Young
continues to be highly sought after,
the Bulls might be able to pounce for
an inflated return.
3. How will Lauri Markkanen play in
his return?
Perhaps no player had more to prove
coming into this season than Mark-
kanen, who was entering the final
year of his contract and coming off
the worst season of his career. At the
midway point, there’s an argument that
the forward still has the most to prove.
When on the court, he has lived up to
expectations. In 14 games this season,
Markkanen has averaging career-high
19.1 points per game while shooting
51.4% from the field and 39.6% from 3.
Boys,” a reference to a
film featuring George
Burns and Walter
Matthau as a couple of
cranky, old comedians
who once made up a
But he has not played since spraining famous vaudeville act.
the AC joint in his right shoulder Feb. Einhorn was the more
5 and has missed 20 games. talkative one, while Rein-
The Bulls have learned to live with- sdorf was seen as a finan-
out him. But when Markkanen gets cial wizard.
back on the court in the second half, Reinsdorf said at the
he still needs to prove he can stay news conference that
healthy, produce at a high level and do manager Tony La Russa
so consistently. reacted to the signing by
saying, “You’ve just made
4. What else can the Bulls get out of me a great manager,”
Coby White? adding Fisk would be the
White’s first season in the starting new face of the franchise.
lineup, learning to run an NBA offense “Carlton is the symbol
as a starting point guard, has produced of the image this team
mixed results. wants to project,” Reins-
His evolution as a passer and shot dorf said. “Fisk is the new
creator needs work, but White has image of the White Sox.
thrived lately playing off the ball more We’re going to plaster his
frequently, which has generated more kisser all over town. He’s
catch-and-shoot opportunities. He’s a leader. He’s the image
averaging 16.2 points and five assists we’re looking for.”
— along with 5.1 rebounds, which is While the length of
strong for his position. the deal was seen as a
He turned 21 at the end of Febru- risk, Fisk said he was far
ary, and there are many reasons to be from finished. The White
encouraged that he will be a produc- Sox weren’t worried
tive NBA player. But there’s also little he would regress in his
to suggest he’s ready to be the polished mid-30s, and even if he
playmaker and lead guard the Bulls did, so what?
need. LaVine’s strides in that area and “Fisk will be well-paid,
Donovan’s system have taken some of but I don’t think it will be
the pressure off White, but whether he a foolish deal,” Reinsdorf
will continue taking steps forward is said. “How many years
worth monitoring. he has left is a matter of
conjecture. But if in three
5. Will the Bulls return to the years he does what we
playoffs? anticipate he’ll do, then it
Playoff basketball has become a will be worth paying him
rarity in Chicago in recent years. The for five years.”
Bulls have missed the playoffs in three Fisk, of course, wound
straight seasons and four of the last five. up playing until age 45,
They haven’t made it out of the first when the White Sox
round since 2015. released him in Cleve-
The Bulls team are young with a land in 1993 shortly after
lot of room to grow, and the Eastern he broke the major-
Conference is wide open for playoff league record for most
positioning after the top three teams. games caught. When the
An unexpected team could wind up White Sox refused to let
securing one of the top six seeds, avoid- him enter the clubhouse
ing the play-in tournament. The biggest to wish his former team-
gift of the first half is that it allowed mates good luck in the ‘93
Bulls fans broken by years of stagna- playoffs, his relationship
tion to dream once again. with the organization
Let’s see if the Bulls can bring playoff became strained. Despite
basketball back to the United Center the feud, Reinsdorf
for the first time since 2017. agreed to retire Fisk’s No.
“Na, Na, Hey, Hey, Good
Bye” anthem, Chicago
definitely was SoxTown
in ‘81, at least until a play-
ers strike in mid-June
stopped the team’s
momentum.
The White Sox were
31-22 before the strike but
went 23-30 in the second
half to fall out of conten-
tion.
Still, Fisk instantly
became a fan favorite on
the South Side, and the
bedsheet “Pitch to Fisk
at Your Own Risk” was
frequently draped over
the left-field wall at old
Comiskey Park. The 1983
White Sox, led by Fisk,
Harold Baines and rookie
Ron Kittle, won the
American League West —
the Sox’s first title since
1959 — before falling to
the Baltimore Orioles
in the American League
Championship Series.
When sports networks
were forced to rerun
classic games during
the early part of the
pandemic, NBC Sports
Chicago aired a replay
of the White Sox’s 1981
opener at Fenway Park
in which Fisk hit the
game-winning home run
in his return to Boston.
It was a storybook start
to the 1981 season, and a
turning point in White
Sox history.
There’s no arguing
the rebirth of the White
Sox franchise began
when Fisk arrived. It’s
bittersweet to see him
frequently honored at
Fenway Park with video-
board tributes and Fisk
waving to the cheer-
ing crowd from a suite,
knowing he’s rarely seen
— much less honored —
at Sox Park in Chicago.
Maybe the 40-year
anniversary and the
return of fans to the
South Side will fix that
problem. We can only
hope.

SPRING TRAINING
Adam Eaton is bringing a different approach at the plate in his second tenure with the White Sox. ARMANDO L. SANCHEZ/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Smooth transition
WHITE SOX
Eaton is hitting it
off — on his back
foot, not front — in
his return to Sox
By LaMond Pope
Chicago Tribune
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Adam
Eaton was hit by a pitch in his first
Cactus League plate appearance
March 1 against the Los Angeles
Angels.
But his next time at the plate,
the White Sox right fielder did the
hitting, singling to left field.
Traded from the Sox to the
Washington Nationals in Decem-
ber 2016, Eaton has made the
smooth transition back to the
team this spring after signing a
one-year deal as a free agent.
At the plate, he’s continuing
his transition from a front-foot
hitter to a back-foot hitter. It’s an
approach he picked up during his
time with the Nationals.
“Once I had my injury in ‘17 (a
torn left ACL), I was able to sit
back and say I have time to work
on things,” he said. “One was body
maintenance and corrective exer-
cises. I had neck problems and
different things. I want to be more
CUBS
Vargas among players trying to catch Ross’ eye
In 2nd season, manager
more involved with
construction of roster
By Meghan Montemurro
Chicago Tribune
MESA, Ariz. — For Ilde-
maro Vargas, the Cubs second
base competition is more than a
two-man battle.
The 29-year-old switch hitter is
not conceding the starting job to
Nico Hoerner or David Bote, but
he also knows he can be an asset
off the bench. Winning a bench
spot is likely Vargas’ best path to
making the team. Although he
is on the 40-man roster, Vargas
is out of minor-league options.
The Cubs could try to sneak him
through waivers and have him
as depth at the alternate site or
Triple A if he isn’t on the open-
ing-day roster.
Vargas isn’t dwelling on the
possibility of starting at second
base versus filling a bench role.
“It’s too early to talk about
that or determine that,” he said
Wednesday through an inter-
preter. “I’m just here to help the
team, do whatever is needed
to win. It’s great that there’s an
opportunity for that, but the team
knows I’m here to help them win,
do whatever it takes, and it doesn’t
matter where I end up.”
The Cubs have a good idea of
Vargas’ skill set and versatility
after he spent the final month
of the 2020 season with them
following a waiver claim. The
recent signing of veteran infielder
Eric Sogard to a minor-league
deal is a threat to Vargas secur-
ing a role with the Cubs. Through
six Cactus League games, Vargas
is 7-for-15 with two doubles and
three RBIs.
of a back-foot hitter, I want to stay
on my back side longer, see the ball
better and deeper. A more refined,
long-term solution as a hitter.
“It’s very difficult to hit on
your front side your whole career
because as you age, you need that
extra ball and a half to see it in the
zone.”
Drills this spring with Sox
hitting coach Frank Menechino
and assistant hitting coach Howie
Clark have been helpful.
“My hands are slowing down,
getting older, so (I’ve) got to
give myself more time and more
space,” Eaton said. “How you do
that is stay behind the baseball.
You see your front foot out and
allow your hands to work. It also
creates a little more power if you
can help it. Stay inside the ball.”
Menechino said Eaton has a
good idea about his swing, work
and routine.
“He’s really knowledgeable
about what works for him and
what doesn’t work for him,” he
said.
Eaton added: “(I) used to be
very front foot, be athletic, barrel
to the baseball, and now I kind of
have to refine that and I can’t rely
on that nearly as much as I used to.
Put my body in a better position.
Helps me put the barrel on the ball
more consistently and efficiently
Cubs second baseman Ildemaro Vargas warms up before a spring training game against the Los Angeles
Dodgers on March 4 in Phoenix. ROSS D. FRANKLIN/AP
Cubs manager David Ross
doesn’t put a lot of stock into
Cactus League statistics, though.
He believes camp is about watch-
ing how players carry themselves
when they have a good or bad
spring.
Job security of course creates
variances in the way a player can
approach camp. Someone like Kris
Bryant or Anthony Rizzo knows
he’s going to be in the opening-day
lineup and play nearly every day.
Their spring performances aren’t
going to affect that.
But for a player fighting to make
the team or earn a starting spot,
how he acts on and off the field
matters more.
“Everybody is in different
scenarios,” Ross said. “And so you
kind of watch with a different eye
for each person.”
Year 2 at the helm has featured
Ross having a more involved role
in the roster construction conver-
sations. Ross said Wednesday he
visits President Jed Hoyer’s office
nearly every day or at least talks
and hopefully hit the ball a little
farther.”
Eaton’s teammates in the
outfield — center fielder Luis
Robert and left fielder Eloy
Jimenez — have been known to hit
some tape-measure home runs.
“One thing that stands out is
just how big (they are). They’re
huge, they’re massive human
beings,” Eaton said. “And what
they can do with how big they are
is impressive.”
Robert is 6-foot-2, 220 pounds,
while Jimenez stands 6-4 and
weighs 240 pounds.
“Robert runs like a deer,” Eaton
said. “He’s an extremely intelligent
player that goes out and just wants
to have fun and play every day.
“Eloy’s the same way, jokes and
enjoys the game itself. One thing
I took away from (Monday’s)
game (against the Los Angeles
Dodgers), he hit a 14-hopper to
the second baseman and ran it
out hard. It seems like those guys
come ready to play every day and
want to get better, and you can’t
ask more than that.”
Jimenez is entering his third
big-league season, Robert his
second.
Eaton is starting his 10th season
and has a career .282/.360/.416
slash line. He slashed
.320/.433/.560 with two home
with him on the phone almost daily.
Ross said those ongoing conver-
sations extend to other front-of-
fice personnel, including senior
vice president of player personnel
Jason McLeod, assistant general
managers Randy Bush and Jeff
Greenberg and assistant GM and
VP of pitching Craig Breslow as
well as some Cubs coaches.
“There’s a lot of input from all
areas, but I would say the differ-
ences, like me and Jed are talking
about roster construction a lot
more than I probably did last
year,” Ross said. “And then that
feels empowering to me and it’s
very rewarding to have those
conversations with him and be on
the same page with him.”
Ross’ perspective on what
he values in bench players can
provide insight to whom the
Cubs might break camp with in
reserve roles. He doesn’t view it
strictly as the number of players
at certain positions. So if the Cubs
opt to carry an extra arm and go
with a four-man bench, the eval-
Chicago Tribune | Section 3 | Thursday, March 11, 2021  3
runs and six RBIs during the 2019
World Series for the Nationals,
who beat the Houston Astros in
seven games.
Sox manager Tony La Russa
said the younger players have
been receptive to Eaton.
“Our guys really want to learn,”
La Russa said Tuesday. “Adam’s
influence on the offensive side,
the defensive side, the team thing,
especially now with the recent
World Series championship,
dealing with the expectations and
pressures of having to win. He’s
a very intelligent and articulate
guy. He’s been a great student of
the game.
“I’ve had several conversations
with him and have been very
impressed with how he breaks
things down. The ideal mentor.”
Eaton said the outfield as a
whole has displayed a willingness
to learn.
“These guys want to get better,”
he said. “They’re like sponges
out there. It shows how good
our outfield core can be. (Adam)
Engel, same thing, he’s unbeliev-
able out there, does everything
he’s asked to do, wants to learn.
“Goes for the four of us. We
can’t ask for more when guys
come ready to learn and pick up
on things and get better, not set in
their ways. It speaks volume.”
uations and decisions wouldn’t
center solely on, say, going with
two outfielders and one infielder
(or vice versa).
The National League losing the
designated hitter also changes the
bench dynamic. If Hoerner opens
the season as the second baseman,
Bote profiles as the Cubs’ go-to
pinch hitter when the regulars
are in the lineup. It’s setting up a
decision that might come down
to Vargas or Sogard among the
infielders in camp.
“Now when you have the
pitcher batting again, there’s
going to be definite moments
where you need to have a real bat
on the bench and maybe the posi-
tion is not quite as important,”
Ross said, “because you under-
stand there’s going to be guys that
you’re going to use primarily for
that role and get them starts here
and there, but that’s going to be
the role — especially what kind
of team we already have, a lot of
veteran players. I don’t look at it
position-wise.”
CACTUS LEAGUE
REPORT
Thursday’s games
Cubs at Rockies, 2:10 p.m.:
Kyle Hendricks vs. Dereck
Rodriguez.
White Sox at Reds,
7:05 p.m.: Reynaldo Lopez
vs. Tyler Mahle.
Forecast: Mostly sunny with a high
of 66.
Lynn lending a hand
New White Sox starter Lance
Lynn watched some of Michael
Kopech’s first Cactus League
outing Tuesday against the San
Diego Padres and liked what he
saw.
“When you see a guy with that
kind of stuff and he’s filling up the
strike zone, attacking hitters, that’s
awesome,” Lynn said.
Kopech struck out one in a
perfect fourth inning. Seven of his
nine pitches were strikes, and he
reached 99 mph on the radar gun.
Though the long-term plan is for
Kopech to start, he’s adapting to his
new role out of the pen. Lynn, who
began his career in St. Louis as a
reliever in 2011, is willing to teach
Kopech the ropes.
“Getting to know him a little bit,
I know he’s been through some
things with the (Tommy John)
surgery and everything like that,”
Lynn said. “He’s in a good spot
physically and mentally and he’s
really taken ahold of the oppor-
tunities here. He’s a good kid and
really wants to be successful.
“I’m looking forward to being
able to help him along the way if he
needs it. He’s locked in right now,
so kind of going to keep letting him
do his thing.”
Cubs ‘voice’ signs off
Cubs fans will be hearing a new
voice introducing players at Wrig-
ley Field this season.
Public address announcer
Andrew Belleson announced via
Twitter on Tuesday night he is
leaving his position after 10 years
to pursue a sports broadcasting
career before he gets too old. He
said he wants to focus 100% on
achieving that goal.
In a statement he shared on
Twitter, Belleson thanked the
Cubs for taking a chance on him
when he was 24 and said he will
be forever indebted to the team he
grew up rooting for.
“Please know I gave my ALL
each and every game. Nearly 800
of them in a row,” Belleson wrote.
“I sure hope that came through to
you when you were at the ballpark.
Moreover, I can’t thank Cubs fans,
the GREATEST in the WORLD,
for allowing me to serve as ‘The
Voice of Wrigley Field’ for as long
as I did. Fortunate doesn’t even
begin to describe it. It was more of
an honor than you’ll ever know.”
Texas hold ‘em
It was a good bet Texas would
be the first state to allow a full
complement of fans into ball-
parks. And sure enough, as Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to open
businesses at 100% of capacity took
effect Wednesday, Texas Rangers
President and COO Neil Leibman
announced the team hopes to open
to a full house for its April 5 home
opener at Globe Life Field.
The Rangers would become
the first professional sports team
to have a full stadium since the
pandemic shut down sports one
year ago this week.
Masks will be required inside
the ballpark, though the state no
longer is mandating them. Rang-
ers officials said a “three-strike”
policy would be in effect, meaning
two warnings about mask-wear-
ing will be given before any action
is taken.
All in the family
Outfielder Yoelqui Cespedes is
among the White Sox prospects
participating in a minicamp in
Glendale, Ariz.
Cespedes signed in January for
a $2.05 million bonus and is rated
the top international prospect,
according to MLB.com.
Sox manager Tony La Russa gave
a positive report Tuesday after
watching Cespedes in a “B” game
against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
“He’s also been involved in a lot
of these batting practices when
other guys are busy doing things,”
La Russa said. “Guys from the
minicamp are taking those swings,
and they haven’t been a picnic. He’s
hung in there and you can tell he’s
got loads of talent.”
Cespedes, 23, is the younger half-
brother of major-league outfielder
Yoenis Cespedes, who remains
unsigned. Yoenis had a showcase
last week, and the Sox were one of
11 teams in attendance.
Meghan Montemurro, LaMond
Pope, Paul Sullivan
4  Chicago Tribune | Section 3 | Thursday, March 11, 2021
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
BIG TEN TOURNAMENT NORTHWESTERN 67, ILLINOIS 42
Wildcats use big 2nd quarter to rout Illini
By Andrew Golden
Chicago Tribune
As the second quarter came to a
close, Illinois walked off the floor
experiencing deja vu.
For the second straight day at
the Big Ten women’s basketball
tournament, Illinois was part of a
matchup in which a team didn’t
make a field goal for an entire quar-
ter. But Wednesday, the Illini were
on the wrong end of the drought.
The Illini went 0-for-11 from the
field in the second quarter against
Northwestern, scoring only two
points off free throws. The Wild-
cats outscored them 20-2 to lead
38-8 at halftime.
It was a drastic change from
Pulliam
from Page 1
having to be asked.
“We talked about how the
pull-up is kind of a lost art (or)
had been like a lost art in women’s
basketball,” she said. “We really
keyed in on that, and obviously
that’s changed my career.”
Certain basketball players have
their bread-and-butter moves.
Candace Parker uses her post
fadeaway jumper, and Diana
Taurasi hits her pull-up 3-pointer.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar rose with
his sky hook, and Allen Iverson
employed his crossover for years.
Add Pulliam’s deceptive
midrange jumper to that list.
Her signature shot, mixed with
her other elite skills, has helped
her become one of the greatest
basketball players in Northwest-
ern history. Pulliam was chosen for
her third consecutive All-Big Ten
team Monday, making the second
team after two years as a first-team
selection. She led the Wildcats last
season to their first Big Ten cham-
pionship since 1990.
After scoring a game-high 21
points in fifth-seeded Northwest-
ern’s 67-42 rout of Illinois in the
Big Ten Tournament on Wednes-
day in Indianapolis, Pulliam needs
23 more to become the third NU
women’s basketball player to reach
2,000, joining Anucha Browne and
Nia Coffey.
“Coming in, I knew I wanted
to leave here as one of the great-
est ever to come through the
program,” Pulliam said. “I think
I’ve done that for the most part.”
A tireless work ethic
From age 6, Pulliam played in
a developmental league near her
hometown of Silver Spring, Md.,
in the Washington suburbs. It was
a mix of boys and girls learning the
fundamentals of basketball.
It was in that league that Susan
Pulliam distinctly remembers the
first time she realized how good
her daughter was.
Lindsey was playing a 3-on-3
game with five boys in the league
and had the ball with a defender
guarding her — so she put him on
skates.
“His dad is a friend of ours. We
laugh about it to this day,” Susan
said. “She crossed him up and shot
in his face. Of course, he was horri-
fied. At that point (Onzilo and I)
looked at each other and said, ‘OK,
what is happening here?’ “
It didn’t take long for others to
notice her talent too.
By the time she was 10, Lind-
sey’s coach in the developmental
league pulled her parents aside. He
told them as much as he enjoyed
having Lindsey in the league, it was
time for her to step up to a more
competitive league.
“He paused and looked at us,”
Susan said, “and he said, ‘I’m tell-
ing you, this girl will play Division
I basketball on a scholarship. You
just need to put her at the next
level.’ “
Onzilo was hesitant about letting
Lindsey take the next step to AAU
ball. He wanted her to continue to
focus on the fundamentals. But he
decided to let her play to see where
she stacked up against girls her age.
By the time the Pulliams started
to look for a team, most of them
had already set their rosters. But
the Maryland Flames gave Lind-
sey a chance to try out, and it was
evident early on that she could
compete with the best of the best.
“The coach was hesitant because
I’m sure he had all the kids that he
had already committed to,” Onzilo
said. “And finally one of the assis-
tant coaches said, ‘Do you want to
play against her? Or do you want
her to play with you?’ And that’s
how she started AAU.”
Ronald James coached Pulliam
in AAU ball for three years start-
ing the summer before ninth grade.
When he met her, Pulliam already
had plenty of confidence in her
jump shot that came from constant
work in the gym.
“One of the things that Lind-
sey was always good at was being
Tuesday against Wisconsin, when
the Illinois defense forced the
Badgers to shoot 0-for-18 from the
field in the first quarter as the Illini
led 24-2.
The Illini attempted a come-
back in the second half Wednes-
day, but it was too little, too late as
Northwestern cruised to a 67-42
second-round victory at Bankers
Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Illinois was held in single digits
for three out of the four quarters.
“We felt like we got into our
offensive flow a little bit,” Illini
coach Nancy Fahey said. “I know
that we won the third quarter, but
there was a lot more basketball
that had to be played in the first
and second.”
Northwestern guard Lindsey Pulliam celebrates with teammates and students after beating Illinois 75-58 to clinch at least a share of the Big Ten
championship in 2020, at Welsh-Ryan Arena. JOHN J. KIM/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Northwestern guard Lindsey Pulliam (10) and Indiana forward Mackenzie
Holmes (54) fight for a loose ball. BRIAN CASSELLA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
determined to improve her game
in any aspect of it,” James said.
“So she spent hours and hours
and hours on doing the things she
liked to do most in the game and in
developing the type of player she
wanted to be.”
Milton Kimbrough, an assistant
coach at Our Lady of Good Counsel
High School, said Pulliam was the
consummate teammate, holding
her peers to a high standard and
leading by example by putting in
extra work. Kimbrough, now the
head coach, said her work ethic
was developed at home with her
parents.
Susan Pulliam said she and her
husband told Lindsey from the
jump that if her grades dropped,
she couldn’t play. But that was
never an issue — Pulliam was a
consistent honor roll student in
high school.
On the court, she said she models
her game after Kobe Bryant and
also tries to mirror his work ethic
in everything she does.
Pulliam has a routine of getting
up early to shoot and then work-
ing out with a coach before prac-
tice. After practice, if she’s really
feeling it, she might take shots at
night. When the lights are off and
the cameras put away, Pulliam has
been seen putting up shots after a
win or a loss.
“My coaches and my athletic
trainer will tell you I’m in the gym
too much,” Pulliam joked. “I’m
never really satisfied with my
performances, so I feel like there’s
always something that you can
improve on.”
An 11-hour drive
The work ethic, leadership
ability and skills that Pulliam’s
high school coaches raved about
earned her a 95 scouting grade by
ESPN’s recruiting services, and the
colleges came calling.
She had offers from top programs
in the ACC and Big Ten, among
others, but initially there was one
criterion for the schools she would
Northwestern defeated Illinois
twice in the regular season — a
blowout 23-point victory Jan. 21
and a tight five-point battle Feb.
24 in Champaign. But NU coach
Joe McKeown had never beaten a
team three times in a season since
taking over the program in 2008.
The Illini came into Wednes-
day’s matchup with momen-
tum after winning their last two
games, including a dominant 67-42
victory over Wisconsin in which
they asserted themselves defen-
sively. But Northwestern’s bliz-
zard defense kept Illinois at bay
for most of the game.
“We came out ready to play the
first quarter, and that turned into
the second quarter,” McKeown
consider: They had to be at the most
a six-hour drive from home.
Pulliam set her sights on George-
town. It was close to home, she had
built a rapport with the coaches
and, quite frankly, she was tired of
the recruiting process and wanted
to focus on her senior year.
But her parents persuaded her
to visit Northwestern — about an
11-hour drive from their hometown
in Maryland. She told her parents
there was no way she would go to
Chicago.
That was, until she saw the
campus and met the team. She
immediately felt the family envi-
ronment she was looking for, and
Northwestern matched the rigor
she was looking for academically.
Pulliam was on her visit with
her eventual NU teammate Jordan
Hamilton, who committed to the
Wildcats on the Sunday after the
visit. But Pulliam wasn’t fully sold
about the distance until her mom
intervened and gave her the final
push.
“I said, ‘Well, let’s do this. Look
on your computer and pick a game
you want to go watch and let’s see
what kind of flights you can get,’
“ Susan said. “She came running
in our room and she’s like, ‘Oh, my
gosh, Southwest has a direct flight
for $49.’
“I was like, ‘OK, so what do you
think? You think Daddy and I are
gonna come to your games?’ “
In Pulliam’s words, she wanted
to change a program and make
an immediate impact. She waited
until the day before signing day to
commit to the Wildcats.
As she stepped on Northwest-
ern’s campus for the first time as a
member of the team, Pulliam had a
few goals: change the program, be
a leader, win a championship and
make it to the NCAA Tournament.
A star is born
Northwestern coach Joe McKe-
own made one of his goals for Pull-
iam and his program particularly
clear when she came on her visit:
said. “Our defense was tremen-
dous and just gave us momentum.
We were looking for it coming into
this tournament.”
Lindsey Pulliam finished with
a team-high 21 points, and her last
shot gave her 1,977 points to move
her into third all-time in North-
western history.
“It means a lot,” Pulliam said.
“Coming into Northwestern, I
knew I wanted to leave as one of
the greatest to come through the
program. Just to know that I’m
doing things like that is really
special to me, and I’ve got a lot
more work to do.”
Pulliam will have to keep her
hot hand going against Michigan
on Thursday. The Wildcats lost to
beating Maryland.
The first two years weren’t
successful; the Wildcats lost by
three and 15. But on New Year’s
Eve last season, the two saw their
goal come to fruition. The Wildcats
dominated the Terrapins 81-58 — a
special moment for the guard from
Maryland.
“They’re a great team, great
program,” McKeown said. “To see
her in that game and to be able to
take her out because we were up
by 20 … she’s still beaming from
that one.”
That’s one of McKeown’s favor-
ite memories with Pulliam, but it
wasn’t always picture perfect for
the Wildcats during Pulliam’s first
couple of years in Evanston. The
Wildcats graduated four seniors
the year before she arrived, most
notably Coffey, a top-five WNBA
draft pick, and Ashley Deary.
On an individual level, Pulliam
didn’t skip a beat transitioning to
the college game. She led the team
with 15 points per game as a fresh-
man. But the Northwestern roster
was extremely inexperienced, and
the Wildcats went 12-20, including
4-12 in conference play.
“It made us a strong team,” Pull-
iam said. “We learned how to fight
through adversity, and I think
you learn a lot from losses. … That
kind of gave us that experience to
understand what Big Ten play is
like and what it takes to win in a
Power Five conference.”
They came up just short of the
NCAA Tournament in Pulliam’s
sophomore season, but they took
advantage of a trip to the WNIT
final. They lost to Arizona, giving
the team a collective chip on its
shoulder to make it to the big dance
the next season.
The team chemistry on and off
the court was noticeable by her
third season. Northwestern went
26-4 and earned a share of the Big
Ten regular-season title, but the
COVID-19 pandemic stopped the
Wildcats from getting a shot in the
NCAA Tournament.
Pulliam said she thinks about
last year’s team all the time. She
said McKeown will bring it up
sometimes too. She thinks they
would’ve made a deep run and
said a lot of other teams knew how
talented they were.
“In my eyes, we could have gone
all the way,” Pulliam said. “For
sure, we could have made it to the
Sweet 16, and I think we could’ve
even gone further.”
Through the ups and downs,
Pulliam’s steady scoring never
wavered. She averaged 16.5 points
as a sophomore, 18.8 as a junior and
is averaging 16.2 this season.
She’s known to get hot during
stretches of a game — and her
the Wolverines twice this season,
including Saturday. Northwest-
ern will have to find a way to limit
Naz Hillmon, the Big Ten Player
of the Year who scored 45 points
combined in the first two match-
ups.
They also will have a chip on
their shoulder knowing Michigan
knocked them out of the Big Ten
Tournament last year.
“Most of the players on our team
were part of that game last year, so
it was frustrating,” McKeown said.
“The game we just played Satur-
day, too, was a terrific game. We’ve
just got to be able to play better
defensively on their front lines.
We do remember last year, and that
was a tough game.”
teammates know exactly what to
do in those scenarios.
“Feed her the ball,” junior guard
Veronica Burton said after a victory
earlier this season against Wiscon-
sin. “When she’s on fire, you’ve got
to find the hot hand. She’s able to
get off some very difficult shots.
… When we can find her and get
her open, that’s definitely a goal of
mine as a point guard.”
One last dance
The Pulliams frequently made
the trip to see Lindsey’s games, just
as they promised. But COVID-19
restrictions have made it much
more difficult for them to watch
games live this season.
“For me, it’s been disappoint-
ing,” Onzilo said. “It’s been tough
knowing the finality of her college
career is coming and not being
able to enjoy it from a very close
perspective.”
Susan joked that she was like
a stalker while trying to find out
from the university if they could
attend senior day in person. North-
western was able to make accom-
modations for Pulliam’s parents
and two siblings to watch at Welsh-
Ryan Arena.
It was an emotional night for
her parents, who said they are
extremely proud of what she
has accomplished on and off the
court. Most notably, Pulliam has
made Northwestern an attractive
destination for incoming recruits
— especially young girls in the D.C.
area.
“Her impact, you’re going to
see (that) long beyond her grad-
uation,” McKeown said. “You see
what she’s been able to do to attract
other players here just by her pres-
ence and the way she’s played, the
way she has handled herself.”
But Pulliam’s final chapter
hasn’t been written yet.
She has one more chance this
week to bring home a Big Ten
Tournament title. And with the
Wildcats projected as a No. 7 seed,
she appears certain to complete
her final goal for her Northwest-
ern career: playing in the NCAA
Tournament.
For her career, she has scored
1,977 points, started all 119 games
she has played in, won 73 games in
four seasons and countless honors
in the Big Ten and across the coun-
try — but no number can properly
measure her significance to North-
western.
“You can’t even break down
how much she’s meant to North-
western,” McKeown said. “To
our program, to our team, to our
school, to our athletic depart-
ment too. It goes way beyond just
women’s basketball.”
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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Ryan rule change to fester.

from Page 1
health department for a COVID-
19 issue and not fitting in all of its
regular-season games? No. Should
Illinois be punished for managing
to play all of its games, including a
win against Michigan in their only
meeting? Of course not.
A co-championship isn’t a bad
idea, and Illinois was right to
take a shot at appealing for a rule
change.
But the rule had been set that
the Big Ten champion would be
determined by winning percent-
age. And Whitman twice affirmed
this rule, according to a source
with knowledge of the confer-
ence discussions on this topic.
In November, during a meeting
of the Big Ten Conference Admin-
istrators Council, which includes
the athletic directors and senior
women administrators, a 14-0
vote determined both basketball
championships would be decided
by winning percentage. It followed
the track the Big Ten set at the
end of the football season, which
allowed Ohio State to compete in
the conference title game.
The council met again Feb.
26 to reaffirm its vote, under-
standing feelings might have
changed during an unpredict-
able pandemic basketball season.
Whitman and his colleagues were
unanimous again to stick with the
ruling, the source said.
It wasn’t until Illinois saw its
title chances fading that Whitman
more vehemently appealed to the
Big Ten and requested another
meeting be held. To their credit,
the conference and his colleagues
listened to Whitman’s pleas.
This time, Illinois was outnum-
bered and didn’t have enough
traction to have a formal vote.
Whitman didn’t respond imme-
diately to a question posed through
the Illinois sports information
department about the voting totals.
Instead of accepting this and
moving on to bigger goals — the
Big Ten Tournament and NCAA
Tournament championships —
Whitman whipped the Illini fan
base into a frenzy and called out
his colleagues.
Part of sports is going along
with the rules, however much
they don’t suit your team.
The Big Ten should have been
more clear and vocal publicly
about its Feb. 26 decision instead
of allowing the possibility of a
In his letter, Whitman left out
that he was in favor of the rule
until it was clear it wouldn’t favor
the Illini, dramatically charac-
terizing his school as a victim of a
grave inequity.
“This is a decision that will reso-
nate with our program for gener-
ations,” he wrote. “As part of my
argument, I focused on the rarity
that is the chance to compete and
win a Big Ten title in men’s basket-
ball. Schools go decades without
that distinction. ... (T)his decision
matters. History matters in college
athletics, and this is an outcome
that will forever live in infamy
amongst the Illini family.”
Airing his complaint publicly
accomplishes two things. One, it
continues to fire up a team that,
despite being destined for a No. 1
seed in the NCAA Tournament,
thrives off feeling slighted. And
two, it encourages more criticism
of the conference office under
Warren, revealing another case of
one of its schools not being on the
same page and feeling comfortable
to publicly criticize the conference.
Warren came under intense
fire when the Big Ten initially
suspended the football season
before conference chancellors
and presidents voted to resume
play as they bent to demanding
parents, players and fans who
wanted a fall season.
Football season felt like a
mutiny. Nebraska threatened to
leave the conference. Players’
families filed lawsuits. Athletic
directors expressed confusion
and frustration.
And now there’s drama during
the basketball season, all created
by Illinois.
Unlike football, the earlier
unanimous votes showed the
conference was moving to a more
cohesive phase. Holding three
meetings about a vote, one at the
behest of an upset athletic direc-
tor, signals more solidarity.
Whitman said he reached a
“breaking point” Monday when
he learned Michigan would
remain the outright champion.
His arguments surely will play
well in Champaign but will come
off as sour grapes nationally.
Illinois players have talked boldly
and clearly about their intentions to
win the Big Ten Tournament and
the national championship. Those
are realistic, inspiring goals.
Coach Brad Underwood took
the right tone last month when
asked about the tough schedul-
ing hand Illinois had been dealt.
The Illini crammed in makeup
games late in the season and had
to end the regular season with
three straight road games against
ranked opponents.
And guess what? They won all
of them.
“Who cares?” Underwood
said. “Line ‘em up. I’m so tired of
talking about scheduling. Bring
them on. It doesn’t matter who
we play. This league’s a monster.
Next! Who’s next?
“This team is going to have to
fight. We’re going to have to play.
We could sit and make excuses
(about how) the three games
canceled were road games. I don’t
care. Let’s go.”
It’s a message Whitman should
have echoed.
There also can be psychological
benefits for top teams to motivate
themselves with perceived slights.
Every March, a top-seeded team
claims, absurdly, “Nobody believes
in us. It’s us against the world.” Minnesota’s Jamal Mashburn Jr., left, puts up a shot against
Five-star recruits often claim Northwestern’s Robbie Beran on Wednesday. DARRON CUMMINGS/AP
everyone doubted them. Michael
Jordan famously — and constantly BIG TEN TOURNAMENT
— fed off imagined slights. MINNESOTA 51, NORTHWESTERN 46
From Ayo Dosunmu losing out
to Luka Garza as Big Ten Player
of the Year, to Trent Frazier not
being named a national defensive
Wildcats shut out
down stretch in loss
player of the year candidate, to
Underwood not being named a
national coach of the year finalist,
Illinois is intent on feeding off
these so-called insults. Associated Press 12 rebounds and Brandon John-
Whitman’s letter didn’t earn son snared 10 boards for Minne-
him fans across the Big Ten, but it INDIANAPOLIS — Tre sota.
might add to the Illini’s edge this Williams scored 14 points and After a slow start, Northwest-
postseason. Will the ends justify Jamal Mashburn Jr. added 11, ern gradually whittled its way
the means? and Minnesota snapped a seven- back and took its first lead at
“Every time we are slighted, game skid with a 51-46 win over 40-38 on Miller Kopp’s jumper
every time we are disrespected, Northwestern in the first round with 7:02 left. Kopp led North-
use each instance as an excuse of the Big Ten Tournament on western with nine points.
to sharpen your axe,” Whitman Wednesday. Both Gach made a 3-pointer
wrote, addressing the team. “And The Golden Gophers advance and a jump shot and Mashburn
when we accomplish our goals, to take on fifth-seeded and ninth- made a layup and a jumper as
we’ll use that razor-sharp axe to ranked Ohio State on Thursday. Minnesota (14-14) built a 16-2
cut down the nets.” Minnesota pulled out the win advantage.
The Illini are headed for a No. 1 despite shooting 36.7% (18 of 49) Despite missing 23 of 31 shots
NCAA Tournament seed. They will and making just 10 of 24 (41.7%) in the half, Northwestern (9-15)
be a popular pick among analysts from the foul line. outscored Minnesota 11-6 in the
and fans to win the national title. Down the stretch, however, last 4:16 of the half to reduce its
Dosunmu is on the verge of the Wildcats didn’t help their deficit to 27-20 at halftime.
becoming a household name and cause. After taking a 46-39 lead Minnesota entered the tour-
is widely recognized as one of the with 4:20 to go, they never scored nament as the 13th seed and the
best college players in the country. again. Wildcats were No. 12. North-
Whitman got his frustra- Despite a 3-for-10 shooting western finished the conference
tions off his chest. Now he needs effort, Minnesota’s Marcus Carr season 6-13 and the Gophers
to turn the page and focus on drained back-to-back fadeaway were 6-14. Northwestern won
winning more memorable titles. jumpers and 2 of 3 foul shots in a 67-59 in Minneapolis in the lone
Who will remember a second- 90-second span, and the Gophers regular-season meeting.
place Big Ten finish if Illinois led 49-46 with 72 seconds left. The Gophers improved to 6-2
players are holding up first-place Carr finished with 10 points, against Northwestern in Big Ten
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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame photographer
Andrew Bernstein takes you inside the extraordinary
return of professional basketball’s 2020 season.

EVERY TUESDAY

SCOREBOARD
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC W L PCT GB
Philadelphia 24 12 .667 —
Brooklyn 24 13 .649 1/2
Boston 19 17 .528 5
New York 19 18 .514 5 1/2
Toronto 17 19 .472 7
SOUTHEAST W L PCT GB
Miami 18 18 .500 —
Charlotte 17 18 .486 1/2
Atlanta 16 20 .444 2
Washington 14 21 .400 31/2
Orlando 13 23 .361 5
CENTRAL W L PCT GB
Milwaukee 22 14 .611 —
Chicago 16 18 .471 5
Indiana 16 19 .457 5 1/2
Cleveland 14 22 .389 8
Detroit 10 26 .278 12
WESTERN CONFERENCE
SOUTHWEST W L PCT GB
San Antonio 18 15 .545 —
Dallas 19 16 .543 —
Memphis 17 16 .515 1
New Orleans 15 21 .417 41/2
Houston 11 23 .324 71/2
NORTHWEST W L PCT GB
Utah 27 9 .750 —
Portland 21 14 .600 5 1/2
Denver 21 15 .583 6
Oklahoma City 15 21 .417 12
Minnesota 7 29 .194 20
PACIFIC W L PCT GB
Phoenix 24 11 .686 —
L.A. Lakers 24 13 .649 1
L.A. Clippers 24 14 .632 1 1/2
Golden State 19 18 .514 6
Sacramento 14 22 .389 10 1/2
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
Memphis 127, Washington 112
Dallas 115, San Antonio 104
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Detroit at Charlotte, 6p.m.
Atlanta at Toronto, 6:30p.m.
Boston at Brooklyn, 6:30p.m.
Minnesota at New Orleans, 7p.m.
New York at Milwaukee, 7p.m.
Orlando at Miami, 7p.m.
Philadelphia at Chicago, 7p.m.
Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8p.m.
Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 9p.m.
Houston at Sacramento, 9p.m.
Phoenix at Portland, 9p.m.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
SATURDAY’S GAMES
EAST
Stony Brook at Delaware, noon
Monmouth (NJ) at Robert Morris, noon
Albany (NY) at Maine, noon
Holy Cross at Lehigh, noon
Rhode Island at Villanova, noon
Colgate at Lafayette, 2:30p.m.
Fordham at Bucknell, ppd.
SOUTH
Morehead St. at Presbyterian, noon
Furman at ETSU, noon
Davidson at Stetson, noon
Charleston So. at Kennesaw St., noon
Lamar at McNeese St., noon
Richmond at Elon, noon
Wofford at Samford, noon
The Citadel at W. Carolina, noon
Delaware St. at SC State, 12:30p.m.
Mercer at VMI, 12:30p.m.
Northwestern St. at SE Louisiana, 6p.m.
William & Mary at James Madison, ppd.
MIDWEST
Valparaiso at Butler, noon
North Dakota at W. Illinois, noon
N. Iowa at S. Illinois, noon
San Diego at Drake, 1p.m.
Missouri St. at South Dakota, 1p.m.
Youngstown St. at S. Dakota St., 2p.m.
Illinois St. at N. Dakota St., 2:30p.m.
SOUTHWEST
Nicholls at Sam Houston St., noon
Grambling St. vs. Prairie View
at Arlington, Texas, 3p.m.
Tarleton St. at Dixie State, 8p.m.
WEST
UC Davis at Weber St. , 2p.m.
S. Utah (0-2) at Cal Poly, 2:05p.m.
E. Washington at Idaho St., 5:05p.m.
Idaho at N. Arizona, ppd.
SUNDAY’S GAMES
EAST
Duquesne at Wagner, noon
LIU at Sacred Heart, noon
Bryant at Merrimack College, noon
SOUTH
E. Illinois at Tennessee St., 1p.m.
Jacksonville St. at UT Martin, 1p.m.
Murray St. at Tennessee Tech , 1:30p.m.
MVSU at Jackson St., 2p.m.
MIDWEST
Austin Peay at SE Missouri, 2p.m.
MLB: SPRING TRAINING
AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct.
Kansas City 8 3 .727
Detroit
Los Angeles
6 3 .667
5 4 .556
Minnesota 5 4 .556
New York
Toronto
5 4 .556
5 4 .556
Cleveland 6 5 .545
Texas 4 4 .500
Boston 4 5 .444
Oakland 4 5 .444
Tampa Bay 4 5 .444
Baltimore
Seattle
3 6 .333
2 4 .333
Houston 2 5 .286
Chicago 1 6 .143
NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct.
Miami 4 1 .800
Chicago
Colorado
6 3 .667
6 3 .667
Los Angeles 6 3 .667
Milwaukee
New York
6 4 .600
4 3 .571
Washington 4 3 .571
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
5 4 .556
4 5 .444
Philadelphia 4 5 .444
San Francisco 3 4 .429
Arizona
San Diego
4 6 .400
4 6 .400
St. Louis 2 4 .333
Cincinnati 2 7 .222
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
Washington 3, St. Louis 2
Baltimore 4, Toronto 3
Minnesota 6, Tampa Bay 2
Philadelphia 6, Detroit 4
Boston 5, Atlanta 3
L.A. Angels 4, Cleveland 2
Kansas City 9, Cincinnati 3
San Francisco 7, Chicago Cubs 6
Oakland 9, Milwaukee 1
Texas 17, Seattle 5
Colorado 7, San Diego 5
Houston 4, Miami 4
N.Y Yankees 6, Pittsburgh 5
L.A. Dodgers 3, Arizona 2
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Washington vs. Miami,12:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh, 12:05 p.m.
Boston vs. Minnesota, 12:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Atlanta, 12:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Philadelphia, 12:05
p.m.
Detroit vs. Toronto, 12:07 p.m.
Oakland vs. Texas, 2:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. San Diego, 2:10 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado, 2:10 p.m.
San Francisco vs. L.A. Angels, 2:10 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Houston, 5:05 p.m.
Chi. White Sox vs. Cincinnati, 7:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. L.A. Dodgers, 7:05 p.m.
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Tampa Bay vs. Boston, 12:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Pittsburgh, 12:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Baltimore, 12:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. Minnesota, 12:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Detroit, 12:05 p.m.
Miami vs. N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Cleveland, 2:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Texas, 2:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Chicago Cubs, 2:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Oakland, 2:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. San Francisco, 2:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. L.A. Angels, 2:10 p.m.
Houston vs. St. Louis, 5:05 p.m.
NHL
EAST GP W L OT PTS GF GA
N.Y. Islanders 26 16 6 4 36 75 57
Washington 25 15 6 4 34 84 80
Pittsburgh 25 15 9 1 31 81 77
Boston 23 13 6 4 30 66 56
Philadelphia 23 13 7 3 29 76 73
N.Y. Rangers 24 10 11 3 23 68 67
New Jersey 22 8 11 3 19 55 71
Buffalo 24 6 14 4 16 56 80
CENTRAL GP W L OT PTS GF GA
Tampa Bay 24 18 4 2 38 87 51
Carolina 25 18 6 1 37 88 66
Florida 25 16 5 4 36 84 72
Chicago 27 13 9 5 31 83 86
Columbus 27 10 12 5 25 71 89
Nashville 26 11 14 1 23 63 85
Dallas 21 8 8 5 21 62 55
Detroit 27 7 16 4 18 57 91
WEST GP W L OT PTS GF GA
Vegas 23 16 6 1 33 73 51
St. Louis 26 14 8 4 32 83 82
Minnesota 24 15 8 1 31 75 63
Colorado 23 13 8 2 28 70 58
Arizona 25 12 10 3 27 68 75
Los Angeles 24 10 8 6 26 73 71
Anaheim 26 8 12 6 22 61 81
San Jose 23 9 11 3 21 66 88
NORTH GP W L OT PTS GF GA
Toronto 27 18 7 2 38 93 67
Edmonton 28 17 11 0 34 93 83
Winnipeg 25 16 8 1 33 83 72
Montreal 24 11 6 7 29 79 68
Vancouver 29 12 15 2 26 83 94
Calgary 26 11 12 3 25 71 80
Ottawa 29 9 19 1 19 77 115
NOTE: Two points for a win, one
point for overtime loss. The top four
teams in each division will qualify for
playoffs under this season’s temporary
realignment.
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
Minnesota 4, Vegas 3
Edmonton 7, Ottawa 1
Arizona at Colorado, late
Los Angeles at Anaheim, late
Montreal at Vancouver, late
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Florida at Columbus, 6p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Boston, 6p.m.
Nashville at Carolina, 6p.m.
New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 6p.m.
Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 6p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 6p.m.
Winnipeg at Toronto, 6p.m.
Tampa Bay at Detroit, 6:30p.m.
Chicago at Dallas, 7:30p.m.
Montreal at Calgary, 8p.m.
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Arizona at Minnesota, 7p.m.
Vegas at St. Louis, 7p.m.
Los Angeles at Colorado, 8p.m.
Ottawa at Edmonton, 8p.m.
San Jose at Anaheim, 9p.m.
SATURDAY’S GAMES
N.Y. Rangers at Boston, noon
Dallas at Columbus, 4p.m.
Chicago at Florida, 6p.m.
Montreal at Calgary, 6p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 6p.m.
Nashville at Tampa Bay, 6p.m.
Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 6p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 6p.m.
Winnipeg at Toronto, 6p.m.
Vegas at St. Louis, 7p.m.
Edmonton at Vancouver, 9p.m.
San Jose at Anaheim, 9p.m.
TUESDAY’S RESULTS
Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 2
Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 4(SO)
Dallas 6, Chicago 1
Winnipeg 4, Toronto 3
Florida 4, Columbus 2
N.Y. Islanders 2, Boston 1(SO)
Washington 5, New Jersey 4(OT)
Carolina 3, Nashville 2(OT)
Tampa Bay 4, Detroit 3(OT)
TENNIS
ATP CHILE OPEN
Wednesday at Club Deportivo Universi-
dad Catolica; outdoors-red clay.
Men’s Singles, Round of 16
#4 Laslo Djere d.
Pedro Sousa, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3.
Facundo Bagnis, d.
#5Frances Tiafoe, 7-6(3), 7-6(2).
#8Federico Delbonis d.
Andrej Martin, 6-0, 6-3.
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune d.
#2Benoit Paire, 6-2, 6-3.
WTA ABIERTO DE GUADALAJARA
Wednesday at Panamerican Tennis
Cnter; Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico;
outdoors-hard
Women’sSingles, Round of 16
Elizabeth Cocciaretto d.
#1 Nadia Podoroska, 7-5, 7-5.
#2Marie Bouzkova d.
Mihaela Buzarnescu, 6-3, 6-2.
#4Sara Sorribes Tormo d.
Leonie Kung, 6-3, 6-3.
Lauren Davis d.
#6Danka Kovinic, 6-2, 6-2.
Eugenie Bouchard d.
#8Kaja Juvan, 6-4, 6-3.
Astra Sharma d.
#7 Leylah Annie Fernandez, 6-4,6-4.
ATP MARSEILLE OPEN
Wednesday at Palais des Sports;
Marseille, France; indoors-hard
Men’s Singles, Round of 32
Egor Gerasimov d.
Yannick Hanfmann, 6-2, 6-0.
Cameron Norrie d.
Constant Lestienne, 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-3.
Men’s Singles, Round of 16
#3Karen Khachanov d.
Mackenzie McDonald, 7-6(4), 6-4.
#5 Jannik Sinner d. Hugo Gaston, 6-4, 6-1.
Matthew Ebden d.
Emil Ruusuvuori, 6-2, 6-2.
ATP EXXON MOBIL OPEN
Wednesday at Khalifa International
Tennis and Squash Complex; Doha,
Qatar; outdoors-hard
Men’s Singles, Round of 16
#1Dominic Thiem d.
Aslan Karatsev, 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-2.
#2Roger Federer d.
Daniel Evans, 7-6(8), 3-6, 7-5.
#4 Denis Shapovalov d.
Vasek Pospisil, 7-5, 6-4.
#5Roberto Bautista Agut d.
Alexander Bublik, 6-4, 6-3.
Taylor Fritz d.
#6David Goffin, 6-1, 5-7, 7-6(9).
Nikoloz Basilashvili d.
Malek Jaziri, 6-2, 6-2.
Andrey Rublev d. Richard Gasquet, wlkvr.
Marton Fucsovics d.
Lloyd Harris, 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-2.
SOCCER
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
CLUB GP W D L GF GA PTS
Man City 29 21 5 3 61 21 68
Man United
Leicester
28 15 9 4 55
28 16 5 7 48
32
32
54
53
Chelsea 28 14 8 6 44 25 50
West Ham
Everton
27 14 6 7 42
27 14 4 9 39
31
35
48
46
Tottenham 27 13 6 8 46 28 45
Liverpool 28 12 7 9 47 36 43
Aston Villa
Arsenal
26 12 4 10 38
27 11 5 11 35
27
28
40
38
Leeds 27 11 2 14 43 46 35
Wolverhampton 28 9 8 11 28
Crystal Palace 28 9 7 12 30
37
47
35
34
Southampton 28 9 6 13 35 49 33
Burnley
Newcastle
28 7 9 12 20
27 7 6 14 27
36
44
30
27
Brighton 27 5 11 11 27 35 26
Fulham 28 5 11 12 22 33 26
West Brom 28 3 9 16 20
Sheffield United 28 4 2 22 16
56
45
18
14
WEDNESDAY’S RESULT
Man City 5, Southampton 2
FRIDAY’S MATCH
Newcastle vs. Aston Villa, 2p.m.
SATURDAY’S MATCHES
Leeds vs. Chelsea, 6:30a.m.
Crystal Palace vs. West Brom, 9a.m.
Everton vs. Burnley, 11:30a.m.
Fulham vs. Man City, 2p.m.
SUNDAY’S MATCHES
Southampton vs. Brighton, 6a.m.
Leicester vs. Sheffield United, 8a.m.
Arsenal vs. Tottenham, 10:30a.m.
Man United vs. West Ham, 1:15p.m.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
WEDNESDAY MEN’S SCORES
TOP 25
#25Oklahoma vs. Iowa St., late
EAST
Colgate 105, Bucknell 75
Fairfield 79, Monmouth (NJ) 60
Georgetown 68, Marquette 49
Iona 55, Siena 52
Loyola (Md.) 67, Army 63
Rice 72, Marshall 68
SOUTH
Duke 70, Louisville 56
Jackson St. 74, Ark.-Pine Bluff 62
Miami 67, Clemson 64
New Orleans 80, SE Louisiana 63
N. Carolina 101, Notre Dame 59
Syracuse 89, NC State 68
Vanderbilt 79, Texas A&M 68
MIDWEST
Butler 70, Xavier 69, OT
Minnesota 51, Northwestern 46
SOUTHWEST
Kansas St. 71, TCU 50
UTSA 72, Charlotte 62
WEST
Arizona St. 64, Washington St. 59
Fresno St. 85, New Mexico 77
Montana 69, Idaho 64
N. Arizona 77, Portland St. 66
N. Colorado 90, Sacramento St. 83 Hideki Matsuyama, seen above during a practice round Wednesday, shot 63 in the first round
UNLV 80, Air Force 52
of The Players last year before the tournament was suspended. CHRIS O’MEARA/AP
Utah 98, Washington 95
Wyoming 111, San Jose St. 80
NCAA AUTOMATIC BIDS
Morehead St.: Ohio Valley Conference
Loyola (Ill.): Missouri Valley Conference
GOLF
Finally, wait over
Winthrop: Big South Conference
Liberty: Atlantic Sun Conference
Cleveland State: Horizon League
Drexel: Colonial Athletic Conference
Appalachian St.: Sun Belt Conference
UNC-Greensboro: Southern Conference
Gonzaga: West Coast Conference
for another shot
Oral Roberts: Summit League
Mt. St. Mary’s: Northeast Conference.
WEDNESDAY WOMEN’S SCORES
TOP 25
No. 20Florida St. 51, Tulane 47
EAST
Buffalo 73, Kent St. 66
Marist 63, Siena 55
Rider 62, Quinnipiac 50 Year after virus halted Players, don’t feel so good that you need to manage it
and get around in a couple under par. That’s
elite field excited to be back
SOUTH the challenge for me right now.”
Alabama St. 85, Texas Southern 69
Davidson 69, St. Bonaventure 61 The struggle isn’t his alone. Rickie Fowler
FAU 72, UAB 66 By Doug Ferguson has gone more than two years without
FIU 85, Southern Miss. 75
Geo. Washington 62, George Mason 56
Associated Press winning and has dropped to No. 70 in the
Jacksonville 55, Kennesaw St. 52 world, with no guarantee he will get in
Louisiana Tech 50, Marshall 48
UNC-Wilmington 60, Charleston 47
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Hideki the WGC Match Play in two weeks or the
Matsuyama made a 25-foot eagle putt on Masters next month.
MIDWEST his final hole of the first round at The Play- Justin Thomas hasn’t had a dream start to
Bowling Green 63, E. Michigan 47
Cent. Michigan 83, N. Illinois 69 ers Championship and earned a spot in the his year, starting with a barely audible anti-
Nebraska 72, Minnesota 61 record book as the ninth player to post a 63 gay slur he muttered to himself at Kapa-
Northwestern 67, Illinois 42
Ohio 61, Ball St. 59
at the TPC Sawgrass. lua that was heard by enough TV viewers
And then it was gone. that it led to one sponsor dropping him and
SOUTHWEST
Abilene Christian 81, Incarnate Word 70
The opening round last year wasn’t another giving him a public reprimand. And
Houston Baptist 74, McNeese St. 60 complete because eight players failed to then with a chance in Phoenix, he learned
Old Dominion 71, North Texas 66 finish before dark. The entire tournament his grandfather — his dad’s father, a PGA
WEST wasn’t complete because of the COVID-19 professional — had died.
Hawaii 81, CS Bakersfield 67 pandemic that wiped out the final three “I’m doing OK. I have definitely been
New Mexico St. 56, Seattle 46
UC Davis 61, Cal St.-Fullerton 54
rounds at Sawgrass and the following three better,” he said. “But at the same time, it’s a
months in golf. good opportunity for me to try to grow and
NCAA AUTOMATIC BIDS
Belmont: Ohio Valley Conference Now it’s about starting over. The defend- learn and get stronger because of it. I think
NC State: Atlantic Coast Conference ing champion is still Rory McIlroy, who won it’s kind of put a lot of things into perspec-
So. Carolina: Southeastern Conference
Stanford: Pac-12 Conference
in 2019 and who began last year with a 72, tive, and unfortunately for my golf, it’s taken
Troy: Sun Belt Conference leaving him nine shots behind. On Thurs- a toll on that a little bit, and I haven’t been
Mercer: Southern Conference day, everyone is back to even. and I’m not playing as well as I’d like.”
UConn: Big East Conference
Wright State: Horizon League “I think I feel a bit better about that than On the upswing are a pair of first-time
South Dakota: Summit League Hideki does,” McIlroy said. “If I felt for major champions, Bryson DeChambeau
BYU: West Coast Conference
anyone last year because of all this, it was and Collin Morikawa, who approach the
GOLF Hideki. That was obviously a hell of an game in vastly different manners. Mori-
PGA FEDEXCUP LEADERS
opening round.” kawa, the consummate iron player, was
Through March 7 So much has changed in a year since PGA flawless at times in winning his first
POINTS Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan held a World Golf Championship two weeks ago.
1, Bryson DeChambeau, 1,375. 2,
Patrick Cantlay, 1,234. 3, Viktor news conference — media sitting shoul- DeChambeau had another must-see week
Hovland, 1,204. 4, Xander Schauffele, der-to-shoulder, no one wearing masks — at Bay Hill by trying to drive a par 5 and
1,110. 5, Dustin Johnson, 1,105. 6, Harris
English, 1,000. 7, Tony Finau, 980. 8,
to announce the tour was shutting down. winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Brooks Koepka, 960. 9, Max Homa, 909. That goes beyond the weekly testing for the The Players marks a milestone on the
10, Justin Thomas, 897.
SCORING AVERAGE
coronavirus and masks required for what is PGA Tour as it relates to the COVID-19
1, Dustin Johnson, 69.321. 2, Bryson now limited attendance outside the ropes. pandemic. This was the first of the cancel-
DeChambeau, 69.518. 3, Tony Finau, McIlroy was No. 1 in the world at The lations that led to a dozen tournaments on
69.635. 4(tie), Joaquin Niemann and
Xander Schauffele, 69.697. 6, Webb Players last year and building momentum the schedule that were not played.
Simpson, 69.738. 7, Russell Henley, toward the Masters, his missing leg of the It has been two years since McIlroy won.
69.779. 8, Justin Thomas, 69.794. 9,
Patrick Cantlay, 69.842. 10, Viktor
career Grand Slam. He had seven consecu- He has played 42 times around the world
Hovland, 69.864. tive top-5 finishes around the world, includ- since then, yet he still feels like he has a title
DRIVING DISTANCE
1, Bryson DeChambeau, 323.5. 2, Rory
ing a World Golf Championship title. to defend this week.
McIlroy, 319.8. 3, Wyndham Clark, He returns to Sawgrass at No. 11, out of “There’s been no one else’s name added
318.6. 4, Cameron Champ, 318.0. 5, the top 10 for the first time in three years. to the trophy after mine, so I guess I still
Dustin Johnson, 314.9. 6, Matthew
Wolff, 314.6. 7, Luke List, 313.6. 8, Will And after another pedestrian finish at the am,” McIlroy said. “Yeah, it’s hard when
Gordon, 312.7. 9, Joaquin Niemann, Arnold Palmer Invitational last week, he’s you’re so far removed from that win. It was
312.4. 10, Dylan Frittelli, 311.4.
DRIVING ACCURACY PERCENTAGE
starting to search for answers. two years ago, and a lot has happened since.
1, Abraham Ancer, 72.50%. 2, Kevin “The good golf is in there, and I feel capa- I’ll still try to rekindle those feelings and
Kisner, 72.32%. 3, Brendon Todd,
72.20%. 4, Webb Simpson, 71.63%. 5,
ble of going out and shooting good scores memories from two years ago, and hope-
Jim Furyk, 71.43%. 6, Ryan Armour, any week that I play on any golf course that fully that gives me the spark that I need to
70.92%. 7, Brian Stuard, 70.31%. 8, I play,” he said. “But it’s the days where you get my game in shape.”
Joohyung Kim, 70.24%. 9, Satoshi
Kodaira, 69.96%. 10, Matt Kuchar,
69.82%.
GREENS IN REGULATION PERCENTAGE
1, Matthew NeSmith, 75.26%. 2, Stew-
art Cink, 74.38%. 3, Jim Furyk, 73.96%.
4, Collin Morikawa, 73.61%. 5, Cameron
Percy, 73.49%.
IN BRIEF
More KU fallout: Long resigns as AD
ODDS
NBA
SP O/U THURSDAY
at Charlotte Off Off Detroit
News services NFL: The NFL salary cap will be $182.5
at Brooklyn 21/2 2341/2 Boston million per team in the upcoming season, a
at Toronto Off Off Atlanta Kansas athletic director Jeff Long drop of 8% from 2020. The league’s loss of
at Miami
at Chicago
Off Off Orlando
Off Off Philadelphia resigned Wednesday, less than two days revenues due to the pandemic caused the
at New Orleans 81/2 239 Minn. after the school mutually parted with Les first decrease in the cap since 2011, which
at Milwaukee 11 2221/2
at Okla. City Off Off
New York
Dallas
Miles amid sexual misconduct allegations followed an uncapped season.
at La Clippers Off Off Golden St. dating to the football coach’s time at LSU.
at Sacramento Off Off
at Portland Off Off
Houston
Phoenix
Kurt Watson will serve as the interim AD. NHL: Joel Eriksson Ek had his second career
Long’s dismissal after three years came two-goal game to help lead the host Wild to
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
SP THURSDAY
a day after he vowed to lead the search for a 4-3 victory over the West Division-leading
Toledo 8 Ball St. Miles’ successor, a move that drew signifi- Golden Knights. Kaapo Kahkonen stopped
Ohio 11/2 Kent St. cant backlash from Kansas alumni. 24 shots to win his eighth consecutive start
Buffalo
Akron
8 Miami (OH)
1 Bowling Green It was Long who had hired Miles, his for the Wild, extending his franchise rookie
Maryland 11/2 Michigan St. friend of more than 30 years. record despite surrendering a hat trick to
Rutgers 2 Indiana
Virginia 5 Syracuse
Dylan Coghlan for the first three goals of
Georgia Tech 9 Miami Baseball: Reds 1B Joey Votto, 37, will be his career.
Temple 2 USF
Tulsa 3 Tulane
out indefinitiely after testing positive for
UCF 51/2 East Carolina COVID-19 at spring training. Soccer: Paris Saint-Germain played to a 1-1
Seton Hall 11/2 St. John’s draw with visiting Barcelona to reach the
College basketball: The NCAA announced quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Kentucky 21/2 Mississippi St
Missouri 51/2 Georgia
Mississippi 7 South Carolina that a team needs only five healthy players PSG advanced 5-2 on aggregate. In other
WVU
Texas Tech
21/2 Oklahoma St.
11/2 Texas
to compete at the upcoming NCAA Tour- second-leg action, Liverpool beat host
S. Utah 51/2 N. Colorado nament. ... Freshman Mark Williams set Leipzig 2-0 and advanced 4-0 on aggregate.
Mont. St.
E. Wash.
2
121/2
Idaho St.
N. Arizona
season highs with 23 points and 19 rebounds
UC Santa Barbara 131/2 Long Beach St. to help 10th-seeded Duke ease past seventh- WNBA: Former league MVP and four-time
CS Bakersfield 31/2 UC Davis seeded Louisville 70-56 and advance to the league champ Maya Moore announced
UC Irvine
UC Riverside
141/2
5
Cal Poly
Hawaii quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament in on “Good Morning America” that she will
UCLA 5 Oregon St. Greensboro, N.C. The Blue Devils (13-11) not be returning to the court next season.
San Diego St.
Boise St.
15
4
Wyoming
Nevada
will play No. 15 Florida State, the No. 2 seed. Moore, 31, last played in the WNBA during
St. Peter’s 51/2 Rider the 2018 season, before announcing in
Marist
Seattle U
PK Niagara
1 California Baptist
NBA: Luka Doncic had 22 points, 12 February 2019 that she would be taking
New Mexico St. 10 UT Rio Gr. Valley rebounds and 12 assists in his 33rd some time away from basketball to focus on
NHL
triple-double, Kristaps Porzingis had 28 family and “ministry dreams that have been
THURSDAY points and 14 rebounds and the host Maver- stirring in my heart for many years.” For
at Phila. -113 Wash. +103 icks beat the Spurs 115-104. Doncic, in just the next year and a half, she worked for the
Florida
at Toronto
-130 at Columbus +120
-177 Winnipeg +165 his third season, moved into a tie with successful release of Jonathan Irons from
at Carolina -220 Nashville +200 Bob Cousy for 11th place on the all-time prison, a man from her childhood home
at NY Islanders -210 New Jersey +190
Pittsburgh -185 at Buffalo +170
triple-doubles list. Before the game, Spurs state of Missouri who had been convicted of
at Boston -185 Ny Rangers +170 coach Gregg Popovich announced that the burglary and assault with a deadly weapon
Tampa Bay
at Dallas
-330 at Detroit
-140 Chicago
+300
+130
team and seven-time All-Star F/C LaMar- in 1998 when he was 16 years old. Last
at Calgary -116 Montreal +106 cus Aldridge, 35, agreed to seek opportuni- March, the conviction was vacated. Moore
—Pregame.com ties for him play elsewhere. and Irons, 41, married last summer.
8  Chicago Tribune | Section 3 | Thursday, March 11, 2021

NATIONAL SPORTS REPORT

SPORTS SHORTS

Rangers’ plan: First to full-capacity
The Rangers are on track to become the first
team in Major League Baseball or any major
U.S.-based sports league to have a full-capacity
crowd since the coronavirus pandemic started
altering the sports landscape a year ago. On the
same day Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s order took effect allow-
ing businesses in the state to operate at 100% capacity,
Rangers CEO Neil Leibman said Wednesday that the team
hopes to be at that for the April 5 opener against the Blue
Jays. “We’re very confident we won’t be a super-spreader
event,” Leibman said. The pandemic could still alter the
team’s intent to host a capacity crowd at the 40,518-seat
Globe Life Field. Local officials are still able to impose
“mitigation strategies,” such as reduced capacity, if virus
hospitalizations exceed 15% of all hospital capacity in their
region over certain periods. The Rangers will require fans
to wear masks for games, unless they’re actively eating and
drinking at their seats, as was the case for the postseason
major league games played at their $1.2 billion stadium
in Arlington, Texas, in October. MLB allowed about 28%
capacity at the retractable-roof stadium for the NLCS and
World Series that were played there exclusively.
Edelman pens open letter to Leonard
Julian Edelman has been very open
about his Jewish faith over the years.
He’s also used his own platform to try
to educate others. That was seen last
summer when the Patriots receiver
posted a video in response to DeSean
Jackson posting a quote attributed to
Adolf Hitler on his Instagram page.
Edelman offered to meet and help educate Jackson on
anti-Semitism. On Wednesday, Edelman posted an open
letter to Heat center Meyers Leonard on social media.
Meyers recently was video taped using an anti-Semitic
slur during a video game livestream. “... I get the sense that
you didn’t use that word out of hate, more out of ignorance.
... That’s what makes it so destructive,” Edelman wrote.
“When someone intends to be hateful, it’s usually met with
great resistance. Casual ignorance is harder to combat and
has greater reach. Hate is like a virus. Even accidentally, it
can rapidly spread. I’m down in Miami fairly often. Let’s
do a Shabbat dinner with some friends I’ll show you a fun
time.” The NBA is investigating the Leonard incident, and
the 29-year-old has since apologized on social media.
After year-long layoff, Federer wins
After more than a year out, Roger
Federer started his 24th season on
tour with a win. It was far from easy
for the former world No. 1, though, as
he was pushed hard by Dan Evans at the
Qatar Open in Doha before winning the
second-round match 7-6 (8), 3-6, 7-5 on
Wednesday. It was Federer’s first match
in 405 days after having knee surgery following the 2020
Australian Open. “Feels good to be back,” Federer said.
“I’m happy to be standing here regardless of if I won or
lost. But obviously winning feels better.” Playing for nearly
2 1/2 hours tested the 39-year-old Swiss player’s stamina
following his long break. Federer said he used Evans as a
training partner as he prepared for his comeback, playing
more than 20 sets against the Brit in the previous weeks. “It
has been a long and tough road for me. I enjoyed it though,”
the 20-time Grand Slam champ said. “It has been a huge
challenge of mine in my tennis career and to come back
at my age is not something that is very simple.” Federer
will play Nikoloz Basilashvili in the quarterfinals after
the Georgian beat Malek Jaziri 6-2, 6-2. —News services

Virus proves a game-changer

In last year, COVID-19 greatly
altered way we all play, watch,
cheer — and some of those
new ways may be here to stay
By Eddie Pells
Associated Press

It’s the predictable rhythm of sports that

draws us in.
Not so much the results of the games
themselves as the steady cadence of the
seasons — the cutting down of nets and
hoisting of trophies, the pregame hype and
postgame deconstructions, the trade talk
and injury crises that envelop each passing
year with the regularity of an atomic clock.
So, when two NBA basketball teams were
hastily sent back to their locker rooms, not
to return, after pregame introductions on
March 11, 2020, and, then, a day later, when
two college basketball teams walked off the
floor at halftime and also didn’t come back
— “Game Ppd, pandemic” — it was a shock
to the system.
It was one thing for the still-nascent
collection of COVID-19 numbers, the inter-
views with lawmakers and the warnings
from Dr. Anthony Fauci to overtake CNN,
Fox News and MSNBC.
Quite another for all those updates to find
their way onto ESPN.
It was a sign that the steadily stream-
ing loop of games we play, and watch —
games that have been played amid crisis,
in the aftermath of catastrophe and that
even resumed less than a week after the
9/11 terrorist attacks — could no longer
be taken for granted. For the first time in
anyone’s memory, sports were as much at
the mercy of an uncontrolled, unpredictable
and ever-changing health crisis as any other
segment of life.
A year after the worldwide coronavirus
pandemic stopped all the games in their
tracks, the aftershocks are still being felt
across every sector.
It’s true in the pros and colleges, where
leagues and conferences found them-
selves scrambling to figure out how to
resume in bubbles, pods and cohorts. Once
jam-packed, stadiums are now being used as
mass vaccination venues or, in cases where
they’ve reopened their gates to significant
numbers of fans, scapegoated as potential
superspreader sites. The goal of it all is a
return to something resembling “normal,”
to get back to providing the masses with the
programming they sorely missed while still
accounting for the high risk the players take
for the sake of our round-the-clock enter-
tainment (and, yes, their millions in salaries
and profit).
It’s also true at the grassroots, where little
leagues, swim teams, gymnastics camps and
running clubs all went dark, leaving the very
existence of their businesses, to say nothing
of the sports they fortify from the ground
all the way to the elite and Olympic levels,
up in the air.
And at the outdoor playgrounds and
courts and courses, which were shuttered,
roped off and padlocked for weeks, some-
times months, before slowly gaining cachet
as a new, somewhat safer haven for millions
of restless citizens shut in by government
mandate, or fear, or concern, or some combi-
nation of the three.
Some of what was lost, or stopped, has
come back over the ensuing 12 months,
with the rapid development of a vaccine
and a sometimes-begrudging acceptance
of mask-wearing and social distancing
becoming norms that are now being relaxed
in certain parts of the U.S. In many cases,
lessons learned in sports have been applied
to society in general, and helped make things
better. The NFL, for instance, offered a veri-
table instruction manual for bringing large
groups back into the workplace. (You must
have resources, however.)
But the sporting life at all these levels does
not look the same, and some of it might never
look “normal” again.
“Urinals, water fountains and hot dog
stands where someone hands you food
directly; buying game programs and taking
ticket stubs home; athletes signing auto-
graphs and passing a pen back to you,” said
sports marketing guru Joe Favorito, spelling
out just a short list on how the fan experi-
ence has changed for good.
Said media expert Dennis Deninger: “We
Fans leave the Kings’ arena on March 11, 2020, after a game against the Pelicans was postponed at the last minute due to the coronavirus. AP FILE
will never return to the old model of sending
commentators, analysts and producers to
every game that is going to be broadcast.” It
will save money but come at a cost, he said:
“The broadcast product cannot help but be
diminished if those who we as fans count on
to be our eyes and ears at an event are not
there.”
Indeed, we as sports journalists have
become comfortable forgoing the locker
rooms for interviews via Zoom. The whole
concept of “access” will generate debate
for what’s left of the media when the world
regains its health and sports discovers its
new normal.
The prospect of sports without reporters
or fans in the stands went from a far-flung
germ of an idea to an everyday reality. I
worked on a story a year ago this week that
never saw the light of day. Topic: What
would the NCAA Tournament look like
without fans? There was no NCAA Tourna-
ment. There will be one this year, albeit in
front of 25% capacity crowds and with the
entire three weeks’ worth of games packed
into one city, Indianapolis.
One takeaway that is as relevant today as
it was a year ago came from the esteemed
media commentator Bob Thompson of Syra-
cuse: A big part of the show IS the fans —
the crying flute players, the painted chests,
the cheerleaders. Without all that, he said,
sports wouldn’t feel quite the same, the
TV program wouldn’t be as fun, maybe the
popcorn wouldn’t taste as good, even if the
games did go on as planned.
How right he was.
To be sure, LeBron James, Tom Brady
and the Dodgers may have won titles even
had the seasons not been contested amid
the pandemic-altered sports landscape that
underscored the 2020-21 sports calendar.
The championships were as richly deserved
as any they’ve collected, maybe even more
so given the new protocols and hurdles that
had to be cleared to get to kickoff or first
pitch, or even the next day’s practice.
But a shortened season, or a playoff series
in a bubble, or a game played on the road
against the backdrop of piped-in crowd
noise and completely empty stands is . just
that. Not normal. Not what we’re used to.
Not quite the “real thing.”
The International Olympic Committee is
holding out hope that its 2020 Games, now
planned for the summer of 2021, might bring
a semblance of normalcy back to sports and
the world in general. Like or dislike the lead-
ers who run that enterprise, there might not
be a return as badly needed as this one.
To be sure, the billionaires will still get
theirs whether the games go on or not. But
the thousands of athletes who make up the
backbone of the Olympics, and the smaller,
grassroots organizations that fund their
training — some of them multimillion-dol-
lar operations, but many more just ma-and-
pop-sized nonprofits — cannot survive much
longer without the revenue and spotlight
afforded by this global sports extravaganza.
For all its warts and conflicts of interest,
college sports, and college football specifi-
cally, also helps underwrite many members
of those Olympic teams, to say nothing
of the dreams of thousands of amateur
athletes — fencers and rowers and swim-
mers and even football and basketball play-
ers — whose last chance at glory will come
not as a highly paid professional, but on
campus. Last week, the perennial football
powerhouse at the University of Alabama
boldly stated it intended to play all its foot-
ball games during the 2021 season in front
of 100% capacity crowds. There’s much
money to be made by allowing folks to
watch the Tide roll in person. Is this good?
Bad? You be the judge.
“Business and education, for example, will
never be able to fully wean themselves from
the convenient technological tricks they’ve
learned over the last year,” Thompson said in
a follow-up email last week. “But sports are
another matter. Close physical proximity of
the players is a fundamental property of the
games, packing in crowds is built into the
architecture and economies of the venues
that present those games, and the behavior
of viewers who watch them on TV never
changed that much in the first place.”
And when we’re not shuffling into the
stands or watching on TV? Simply playing
the games we love has become a much differ-
ent enterprise, as well.
At first, we were warned that it might
not be safe even to pass someone while
running on an outdoor trail, lest the drop-
lets from a passerby’s deep breath or cough
be trapped into your own airstream and lead
to a COVID-19 case.
Golf courses closed. Tennis courts were
padlocked. Parents took their kids to play-
grounds, only to find them cordoned off with
yellow crime-scene tape.
All those lockdowns ended up feeling
like mere hiccups in the grand scheme of
things. Using proper hygiene — keep the
flag in, trade a fist bump for a handshake —
golf turned out to be the perfect social-dis-
tancing sport. There were nearly 60 million
more rounds played in 2020 — an increase
of 14 percent over the previous year — across
America and golf pros spoke of seeing
members back at their clubs who they hadn’t
seen in years.
There were more hikers, more campers —
anyone try to buy a mountain bike in 2020?
These were signs that people were find-
ing more ways to make their own outdoor
fun, albeit with a steady dose of caution and
social distancing attached.
But not all the numbers spiked. An esti-
mated 6,000 gyms and fitness facilities
shuttered as they, along with so many other
businesses, asked the government for help,
while also trying to come up with new, safe
models to stay relevant — and open.
A survey by The Aspen Institute found
kids were spending about 6 1/2 hours less per
week playing sports during the pandemic
than they had before. Participation in youth
leagues suffered — especially in low-in-
come areas where virus-fighting resources
weren’t as readily available — as parents
weighed the risks of putting their kids in
crowded hockey rinks or dugouts versus
the need for some socialization, some exer-
cise and, yes, a chance for their children
to hear a different adult voice beseeching
them for action.
To survive, all the leagues and camps
weren’t that far removed from the NBAs and
NFLs and MLBs in this way: They had to
rethink their way of doing business, leaning
into hand washing, sanitizer, thermometers,
contact tracing and, ultimately, not taking so
much for granted.
“A huge paradigm shift,” youth-sports
expert Bill Kerig called it. “If you think about
it, going back a year and a half, there wasn’t a
single youth or amateur sports organization
that would have asked all its athletes every
day: ‘How do you feel?”’
But if sports taught us anything over this
last harrowing year of COVID-19, it’s that,
whether we’re on an NFL gridiron or tossing
a ball in our own backyard, we need to keep
asking each other that question.
And listening to the answers.
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A+E & DINING

Founder Jonathan Kinkley, left, and co-curator Tim Lapetino stand in the “Nom Nom: 40 Years of Pac-Man Design and History” exhibition at Chicago Gamespace on Feb. 28. The collection, at 2418
West Bloomingdale Avenue, is only open eight hours a week and on Saturdays and Sundays. ERIN HOOLEY/CHICAGO TRIBUNE PHOTOS

Pioneer of posterity
Is Pac-Man art? Is Pong
part of history? If they are,
Chicago Gamespace wants
to be their museum
By Christopher Borrelli
Chicago Tribune
On weekend nights, off Western
Avenue in Logan Square, on a street
so thin it appears squeezed alongside
the elevated 606 trail, a curious thing
happens: The cubed glass installed
in the ground-floor windows of the
Bloomingdale Arts Building blinks
to life, pixelate then chomp, gather-
ing into a weekly tribute to Pac-Man.
Jonathan Kinkley, who worked with a
designer in San Francisco to coordinate
the animation, imagines the windows
eventually becoming a playable video
game, controlled by anyone who
happens to walk past.
But right now, the window is an
advertisement for the history behind it.
Chicago Gamespace opened here
last fall, and if you’ve noticed it, you
might have wondered, uh, well — what
An Atari console is playable at Chicago Gamespace on Feb. 28, in Chicago.
is it? For the record, you’re not looking
at a retro-minded video game arcade,
and you’re certainly not seeing a speak-
easy barcade. Kinkley might suggest
it’s a museum or an art gallery of sorts
— the walls are traditional art-space
white — but to call Chicago Gamespace
a museum of video games, or even an
art gallery devoted to the aesthetics
and philosophy of digital play, would
be to stretch the definition of both
museum and gallery.
It’s not quite either.
But it is something, and that some-
thing is charming, and someday when
video games get a proper institution
dedicated to the history and art of the
medium, we may look back on a place
like Chicago Gamespace as a pioneer
of posterity. For now — it’s all a bit hard
to see.
As Kinkley led me into “the perma-
nent collection” on the second floor,
he said that he pictures Gamespace
eventually becoming to Chicago what
the Strong National Museum of Play
became to Rochester — a large, popular
institution centered on the pop culture
of everyday games, presented with an
academic rigor, light hand and serious
intent. And as he explained all of this,
dear reader, I fear I made a journalis-
tic faux pas: For a moment, I burst out
laughing.
I know.
And he knew.
Of course he did: His day job is exec-
utive director of philanthropy for the
Art Institute of Chicago. “No, no, you
should absolutely laugh,” Kinkley said
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Motor Row Brewing could

not survive the pandemic
2 Lagunitas alums
hope their wine-
beer hybrids will
flourish in its place
By Josh Noel
Chicago Tribune

Sydney Charles and Celeste M. Cooper in a scene from “Duchess! Motor Row Brewing is no
Duchess! Duchess!” by Steppenwolf Theatre. STEPPENWOLF THEATRE more, felled by the COVID-19
pandemic.
IN PERFORMANCE In its place will be ambitious
twin brewing concepts: Duneyrr,

Play seems to travel whose arcane name reflects its

unusual pursuit of creating wild
ales and beer-wine hybrids, and

inside Meghan’s head Moderne Dune, which will tread

By Chris Jones
Chicago Tribune
When Steppenwolf slated
Vivian J.O. Barnes’ “Duch-
ess! Duchess! Duchess!” for its
virtual “Steppenwolf NOW”
season, the theater had no idea
an exiled Harry and Meghan
were about to shoot an accusa-
tory, double-thrusting cannon-
ball into the heart of the British
monarchy, attacking both the
personal conduct of their own
families and the creaking insti-
tution itself.
So the timing of a pull-no-
punches play that imagines
the nightmares of a young and
vibrant Black woman, about to
marry into royalty and fearful of
being asked to dump her sneak-
ers and be “less cocoa” and
“more beige” is, in the assumed
Turn to Duchess, Page 4
a far more accessible path with a
focus on lagers and IPAs.
The new concepts, at 2337
S. Michigan Ave. in the South
Loop, will be run by veteran
Lagunitas brewer Tyler Davis
and his partner Katie O’Hern,
who helped run the Chicago
taprooms for Lagunitas and
Ballast Point.
Duneyrr (pronounced “dune-
yer”) has had small amounts of
beer in the market since Septem-
ber, contract brewed at Motor
Row. Moderne Dune has yet to
Katie O’Hern and Tyler Davis plan to open a twin concept brewery in the
space formerly occupied by Motor Row Brewing.
TERRENCE ANTONIO JAMES/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
launch. from Motor Row founder Bob
As Duneyrr began brewing at Lassandrello.
Motor Row last summer, Motor The deal is expected to close
Row’s business had become next week. Davis hopes to have
paralyzed by the COVID-19 the Duneyrr and Moderne Dune
pandemic. Duneyrr eventu- taproom open by early May, plus
ally negotiated to take over the sidewalk patio seating for about
operation, buying the brewing
equipment and leasing the space Turn to Brewery, Page 3
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CELEBRITIES
TCM lines up stars for virtual fest
From news services
TCM said Wednesday
that the 12th installment of
its Turner Classic Movies
Festival will run on both its
cable channel and the HBO
Max streaming service.
The festival begins
May 6 with a 60th anni-
versary screening of “West
Side Story” with new
interviews from stars Rita
Moreno, George Chakiris
and Russ Tamblyn. Over
the course of the four
days, there will be tributes
to people such as Danny
Glover and Ali MacGraw,
new introductions to films
from directors such as
Rob Reiner and Mira Nair,
and spotlights on films
that have been forgot-
ten or overlooked, such
as Denzel Washington’s
“Antwone Fisher” and
“They Won’t Believe Me”
from 1947. More than 80
films, programs and events
will be shown throughout
the festival.
“We’re thrilled to
expand this year’s virtual
festival across two plat-
forms — linear and stream-
ing. Our approach gives
fans even more movies,
stars and unique presenta-
tions to choose from,” said
Pola Changnon, head of
TCM, in a statement. “The
breadth of this festival will
offer interest for every
kind of classic movie fan
— whether they’re new to
this world or card-carrying
cinephiles!”
King remixes hit to
promote vaccine: Singer/
songwriter Carole King
took to social media to
offer a remix of one of her
iconic hits, “It’s Too Late.”
After getting the
COVID-19 vaccine, the
79-year-old posted a video
in which she turns the 1971
soft rock favorite into a
ditty urging people to do
the same.
“It’s not too late, baby/
it’s not too late/ And you
really are gonna make it,”
she melodically bellowed
as she stroked the piano
Assault
allegations
put festival
on hold
By Doug George
Chicago Tribune
Young Chicago Authors
has announced its popu-
lar annual Louder Than a
Bomb festival and all activ-
ities will be put on hold
following a shake-up in
leadership and allegations
of sexual assault tied to the
program.
A statement issued
Monday from interim
executive director Deme-
trius Amparan announced
the creation of a 90-day
“Safe Space” plan at YCA
to pause programming,
open dialogue and reassess
the state of the embattled
youth organization.
Additionally, Chicago
Public Schools has
suspended its partnership
with the organization.
It’s a difficult moment
for Young Chicago Authors,
an almost 30-year-old
nonprofit devoted to
CHICAGOLAND
THEATRE
DIRECTORY
CHICAGOLAND
THEATRE DIRECTORY
Danny Glover will be among those honored during the Turner
Classic Movies Festival, which begins May 6. AP 2019
keys. “You’re gonna be so
strong and healthy/ when
it’s your turn, just take it/
Don’t be too late, baby/
Don’t hesitate.”
In her caption, King
thanked Dolly Parton, who
revamped her 1974 classic
“Jolene” while getting her
COVID-19 shot, for the
inspiration.
Ferrera to return for
series finale: America
Ferrera is returning to
reprise her role as Amy for
the series finale of NBC’s
“Superstore,” which is
ending its six-season run
with an hourlong farewell
March 25.
The star, who departed
her leading role in the
second episode of the sixth
season, had been with the
show since it premiered in
2015, serving as an execu-
tive producer and directing
multiple episodes.
Queen Latifah’s
‘Equalizer’ renewed: After
only four episodes on
promoting poetry and
creative writing for teens
and young adults. Alle-
gations of sexual assault
date back to 2013, with the
charge being taken up on
social media and elsewhere
that YCA leadership failed
to do enough in response to
complaints.
As previously reported
in the Tribune, Amparan is
an alumnus of the program
and was appointed late last
week after longtime artistic
director Kevin Coval was
fired and executive director
Rebecca Hunter resigned.
“Right now, I’m focused
on being as transparent as
I possibly can,” Amparan
said in a Tribune interview.
“This now is about trying
to create a conversation. ...
We’re taking all of this very
seriously.”
Louder Than a Bomb is
the best-known event put
on by YCA, which in a typi-
cal year has participants
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air, “The Equalizer” —
starring Queen Latifah
— has been renewed for
a second season at CBS,
the network announced
Tuesday.
“ ‘The Equalizer’ has
proven more than equal to
the task of engaging view-
ers and racking up wins on
Sunday night,” CBS Enter-
tainment chief Kelly Kahl
said. “We’re extremely
proud to see this outstand-
ing broadcast drama, led
by Queen Latifah, punch
through the competitive
landscape and return for a
second season.”
March 11 birthdays: TV
journalist Sam Donald-
son is 87. Singer Bobby
McFerrin is 71. Recording
executive Jimmy Iovine is
68. Singer Cheryl Lynn is
64. Actor Alex Kingston is
58. Singer Lisa Loeb is 53.
Actor Terrence Howard is
52. Singer LeToya Luck-
ett is 40. TV personality
Melissa Rycroft is 38. Actor
Jodie Comer is 28.
The Louder Than a Bomb poetry competition put on by Young Chicago Authors at the Auditorium Theatre in 2017. YCA
between the ages of 13-24
involved in its creative
writing programs. Most of
those participants are of
high-school age and most
have come from Chicago
Public Schools; teaching
artists have visited CPS
classrooms and partici-
pants also would come the
YCA headquarters at 1180
N. Milwaukee Ave.
Louder Than a Bomb
is a poetry slam-style
competition dating back
two decades; this year it
would have begun March
13 as a virtual event with
60 teams and about 500
high schoolers participat-
ing (some coming from
suburban schools as well as
CPS; there also is a separate
college-age Louder Than a
Bomb). It had been slated
to be a poetry festival this
year, dropping the competi-
tive element, and according
to Monday’s announce-
ment will be held later in
the spring.
Amparan said that no
allegations of sexual assault
tied to YCA involved a
minor, and no incident
took place at the YCA or
during a YCA program.
Rather the incidents, he
Girlfriend doesn’t want to hang with nudes
Dear Readers: Every
year during this time I step
away from my column to
work on other creative
projects. I hope you enjoy
these (edited) “Best Of”
Q&As from 10 years ago.
Today’s topic is: the male
gaze.
I’ll be back with fresh
columns in two weeks.
Dear Amy: I’m a 25-year-
old woman. I’m in a great
long-term relationship
with a very nice 27-year-
old guy.
Last month he moved
into a loft apartment with
two other guys, who have
been living there for a few
years. His roommates are
generally very gracious
and creative people.
The problem is the
decoration in the loft. It’s
full of images of naked
or almost-naked women.
Some are fine art prints,
but others are just raunchy
pornography, including a
headless female manne-
quin wearing nothing but
lingerie.
I don’t feel comfortable
hanging out there with
so many women being
displayed like that.
I asked the girlfriend
of one of the roommates
what she thought of the
mannequin, and she said it
was funny.
My boyfriend has told
me he does not want to
upset the new apple cart
by demanding that they
change the apartment
around. I don’t want to
come off as a demand-
ing prude by saying they
should redecorate their
place, so what should I do?
— Grossed-out Girlfriend
Dear Girlfriend: Like
you, I wouldn’t want to
hang out in a porn palace,
but your boyfriend isn’t
said, involved an adult who
had been a YCA educator.
The Monday statement
said an alleged incident in
2013 “did not involve a YCA
student and the organiza-
tion immediately severed
ties with him. However,
in the eyes of our commu-
nity and a group of staff
members at that time, YCA
was not transparent about
the process and failed to do
enough to ensure the safety
of YCA participants in
subsequent years. Many in
the YCA community want
to understand how this
person could be allowed
to work at other youth arts
organizations after being
dismissed at YCA.”
Chicago Public Schools
also launched its own
investigation into whether
any CPS students in the
program had been harmed.
The CPS inspector general
office on Tuesday said only
that “the district is deeply
concerned by these trou-
bling allegations and we
are contacting principals,
families and students who
have been involved with
the program to make them
aware of the allegations and
available support,” accord-
ASK AMY
By Amy Dickinson
askamy@amydickinson.com Twitter @askingamy
willing to represent your
point of view to his room-
mates. Your only other
option is to react to this
decor yourself. You can
assume they’d be happy
to explain their choices to
someone who is willing to
challenge them.
When you get to know
them better, say: “OK. I’m
dying to know. What’s
with all the nudes?” If they
say they “love the human
form,” you can tell them
you’ve got a vintage center-
fold of Burt Reynolds
you’d be happy to pres-
ent to them. Otherwise, if
you can’t adjust to this, I
suggest you steer clear.
Dear Amy: I am a
65-year-old woman.
My significant other is a
self-professed “boob” man.
He recently booked a
trip to a topless resort. I
can’t imagine enjoying
a week of sitting around
topless with a bunch of
hard bodies while he ogles.
He thinks I am being
unreasonable and not
taking his priorities into
consideration. I think he is
being unfair to think that
would be a fun time for me.
Am I being unreasonable?
— Saggy 65
Dear Saggy: You’re not
being unreasonable. If your
guy absolutely must go on
a boob-watching trip, and
you aren’t interested, then
don’t go. One advantage of
being a “significant other”
is that occasionally you get
to be “other” and go your
own way.
If you are happy being
with someone with this
diverting hobby, then — by
all means — tell him you
will be awaiting his return.
Dear Amy: You answered
a letter from a woman
ing to an emailed statement
from a spokesperson. “The
district is not aware of any
prior complaints involving
the program but given the
nature of allegations, we
are suspending our part-
nership with the organiza-
tion.”
Coval, 45, had been the
artistic director of YCA
for more than a decade
and helped found Louder
Than a Bomb in 2001; its
participants over the years
have included Chance the
Rapper, Jamila Woods and
Noname. Coval told the
Tribune late last week that
he had hired an attorney to
fight his dismissal by the
YCA board of directors.
Additionally, executive
director Rebecca Hunter
resigned Thursday. Hunter,
who had been with the
organization since 2011,
had previously announced
plans to leave in June.
In setting up the “Safe
Space” plan, the YCA state-
ment first acknowledged an
“open letter” by a woman
alleging the 2013 assault.
The YCA will cooperate
with the CPS investigation,
Amparan said, adding that
next on the 90-day plan
(“Distraught”) who said
her husband was addicted
to pornography. You’ve
said (among other things)
that pornography “desen-
sitizes” people to actual
physical encounters.
I, like millions of older
men, view porn online, and
I’m not desensitized.
I’m frustrated because
my wife, like millions
of other wives, has let
herself go and is no longer
interested in sex. Maybe
Distraught needs to try to
wear something sexy to get
her husband interested.
We know our wives
are not 20, 30 or even 40
anymore, but we still love
them. We’ve put on weight
and don’t look the same as
we did 30 or 40 years ago,
either, but we still want to
be intimate with our wives.
I’ve been married for
almost 40 years. We have
not been intimate in more
than 15 years.
I have bought my wife
many sexy teddies and
other lingerie, only to be
told that she didn’t like
wearing that kind of stuff.
I bought her plus-size
teddies, but she won’t wear
them. She never wears
anything even slightly sexy.
— Frustrated in the South
Dear Frustrated: The
idea of plus-size teddies
does not thrill every plus-
size woman. Maybe your
wife would like to be
thought beautiful, sexy
and desirable in flannel.
Only one thing is certain:
Sexy lingerie won’t fix this.
You’ll have to try to find
another way to communi-
cate.
Copyright 2021 by Amy
Dickinson
Distributed by Tribune
Content Agency
was a March 16 town hall-
style open meeting. More
information about the town
hall and YCA’s invitation
for anyone else who wishes
to come forward with
information or experiences
can be found at youngchi-
cagoauthors.org/about/
yca-safe-space.
The site also details a
checklist of initiatives,
including mandatory train-
ing for all YCA staff and
finding external partners
for the organization.
Amparan said one of his
two daughters was a YCA
member who would have
participated in Louder
Than a Bomb and that he
was “committed to ensur-
ing we bring in the proper
resources and external
partners to ensure our
young people and their
adult coaches have what
they need to feel cared for.
Too often the burden of
restoring communities that
were disregarded falls upon
the shoulders of Black and
Brown people who expe-
rience the effects of that
harm.”
dgeorge@
chicagotribune.com

5 new breakfast foods worth real pants
You’ll want to get
out of the house
for these Chicago
restaurant picks
By Louisa Chu
Chicago Tribune
Nearly one year into our
extended work-from-home
dining experience, five
restaurants in Chicago are
making new breakfast food
worth getting you out of the
house — and possibly into
real pants.
Each offers coffee unless
otherwise noted, one with
sweetened condensed milk
and another with some-
thing a little stronger than
CBD.
Kasama
Genie Kwon and Tim
Flores have been working
on a breakfast sandwich for
a while.
“We just wanted a
no-bull---- breakfast sand-
wich,” Kwon said, laughing.
The critically acclaimed
chefs and owners of
Kasama in the East
Ukrainian Village neigh-
borhood of Chicago opened
their modern Filipino
restaurant and bakery last
July. They’ve become best
known for stunning sweet
and savory pastries, and
even an Italian beef combo,
but added a big and bold
longganisa-and-egg sand-
wich to the menu last week.
“It’s just a sausage, egg
and cheese sandwich,”
Flores said. “Nothing crazy,
just like a Croissan’wich.”
It’s actually nothing
like the fast-food crois-
sant sandwich — in the
best possible way. Kasama
makes its own longgan-
isa, which even the most
dedicated Filipina mom
might find obsessive, and
bakes the eggs as a souffle.
The cheese, though, is just
American, and the bread
is Martin’s Famous Potato
Rolls.
They tried better cheese
and their own brioche, of
Brewery
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30 people with COVID-19
restrictions. He’s optimis-
tic that the combination of
warm weather, vaccines
and pent-up demand
for socializing will bring
people to the taproom.
“I’m extremely opti-
mistic,” Davis said. “With
things hopefully loosening
up and COVID hopefully
subsiding, I think there will
be a new wave and new
burst in (people going out)
and wanting to experience
something new.”
That newness comes at
the expense of Motor Row,
which launched in 2015, a
zealous time in Chicago’s
beer industry as new brew-
eries seemed to be opening
every few months.
Motor Row started with
a goal of selling beer across
the city but struggled to
find its footing in distribu-
tion.
But, Lassandrello said,
Motor Row carved out a
niche serving business
travelers at its taproom
from nearby McCormick
Place, hosting private
events and making beer for
local outlets, including the
Connie’s Pizza chain and
the Big Onion Hospitality
group.
Such a niche existence
wasn’t what Lassandrello
and his son Frank, who
was Motor Row’s brewer,
had envisioned, but it
was enough to stay afloat.
Taproom sales and sales to
those few bars and restau-
rants became about 90% of
the business. Both avenues
were decimated by the
COVID-19 pandemic.
“For us it was a triple
barrel: restaurants not
buying, McCormick Place
not having any events, and
we weren’t allowed or
able to have people in the
taproom,” Lassabdrello
said. “Those sources of
revenue all dried up.”
The breweries with
The breakfast sandwich that’s available at Kasama restaurant in Chicago. JOSE M. OSORIO/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE PHOTOS
course, but simply chose
what works best.
“And that way, we can
use better meat and better
eggs,” Kwon said.
Order the longganisa,
egg and cheese sandwich
all day until sold out. And
in breaking breakfast news,
Kasama just added an even
newer breakfast sandwich
with hash browns, egg and
cheese. 1001 N. Winchester
Ave., 773-697-3790, kasa-
machicago.com
Wake-N-Bakery
“Get sconed” has been
the tagline at Wake-N-Bak-
ery, which hints at not only
the house-baked scones but
also the fact that you might
get stoned off their Delta 8
infusion. Delta-8-THC is a
legal hemp derivative avail-
able outside of cannabis
dispensaries.
Duneyrr’s Nysno Rose is a wine-beer hybrid. TERRENCE ANTONIO JAMES/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
distribution already locked
in at chain stores — espe-
cially grocery stores
and big-box retailers —
turned out to be reason-
ably well-positioned for
the pandemic. Those like
Motor Row depending on
“on-premises” sales were
not.
“We had nowhere to go,”
Lassandrello said.
Motor Row reopened
its taproom from June
to October, when indoor
eating and drinking were
allowed in Chicago. Few
people came out. When
indoor dining was shut
down again in October, it
spelled the end.
“We tried to keep the
ship afloat as long as we
possibly could, but with
the second shutdown it
DINING
Owner Brianna Banks
opened early last year but
didn’t add what’s known
to many as “weed light”
until August. Diners must
be 21 or older to order any
of the Delta 8-infused food
or drinks because they are
psychoactive.
Check their Instagram
for Delta 8 and non-intox-
icating CBD-infused and
uninfused specials, includ-
ing Pot-Tarts and thin-crust
whole pizzas — because
cold pizza has got to be one
of the best breakfasts ever.
3508 N. Broadway, 773-857-
1059, wakenbakery.net
Paulie Gee’s
Wicker Park
If you celebrated
National Pizza Day on Feb.
9 at the grand opening of
Paulie Gee’s Wicker Park,
was clear there was no way
to dig out of this,” Lassen-
drello said.
Motor Row joins a hand-
ful of Chicago breweries
that have closed at least in
part due to the pandemic,
including Argus Brewery
on the city’s far South Side,
which closed in April 2020,
and Blue Nose Brewing of
Hodgkins, which said in
December it would close
“when the beer runs out.”
Faced with Motor Row’s
closure, Lassendrello
decided to pivot from
brewery owner to land-
lord and began seeking a
tenant to operate a differ-
ent brewery in the space.
A commercial real estate
broker connected Lassen-
drello with Davis, who
began making Duneyrr
then I don’t need to tell you
it makes some of the best
slices in the city.
Among the sausage and
giardiniera — plus specials
like pizza inspired by the
Cuban sandwich — you
might have missed their
breakfast sandwiches.
Owner and pizzaiolo
Derrick Tung, who created
the exquisite Detroit-style
Logan Squares pizza at his
Paulie Gee’s Logan Square
location, has transformed
the former Bonci space.
Walk up and grab break-
fast sandwiches, including
one made with bacon jam,
egg, cheese and sriracha
aioli, but Fridays through
Sundays only, from 8 a.m.
to noon. No coffee, but
there are plenty of options
nearby.
Otherwise, they’re open
Mondays through Thurs-
days from 4 to 9 p.m. for
beer in the space under
contract — meaning Motor
Row technically made the
beer — in July.
By October, they agreed
that Davis and O’Hern
would take over the brew-
ery and open a taproom on
the building’s first floor.
Lassendrello will continue
to operate private-event
spaces on the building’s
second and third floors.
Davis and O’Hern
launched Duneyrr in late
2019 as Tethered Vines
at Pilot Project, a Logan
Square incubator for
startup breweries. Unable
to trademark the name,
they changed it to Duneyrr,
a stag character in Norse
mythology.
Davis said the name
Duneyrr is meant to reflect
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Tim Flores and Genie Kwon show their breakfast sandwich at
Kasama restaurant in Chicago on March 2.
pizza by the slice or whole
pies. 1566 N. Damen Ave.,
773-661-6793, pauliegee.
com/wicker-park
Delicious Pho
Hidden inside the
Seafood City center, next
to the Filipino megamar-
ket in the North Mayfair
neighborhood, there’s a
quiet mall with small stalls
and one restaurant that just
opened last week.
Delicious Pho does
indeed offer pho, the Viet-
namese noodle soup, which
was traditionally a break-
fast dish. Owner Trang
Tung said the house-fa-
vorite pho so far has been
their pho dac biet, with thin
slices of beef brisket and
meatballs.
The menu also includes
grilled lemongrass pork
chops with broken rice and
a sunny fried egg, as well
as banh mi and cafe da, the
strong Vietnamese coffee
with sweetened condensed
milk, hot or iced. Order by
phone or in person for now.
“something starting anew,”
which is what he considers
the beers he makes with
wine ingredients (includ-
ing grapes and wine yeast)
as well as traditional beer
ingredients (such as grains
and brewers yeast).
The process includes
fermenting the ingredi-
ents together, sometimes in
stainless steel and some-
times in oak, to create a
hybrid of wine and beer
that is more recognizable
as beer.
Some of those beers are
also fermented with wild
yeast, which puts them at
an intersection of natural
wine (generally defined as
organic grapes fermented
with wild yeast) and what
are known as “wild ales” in
the beer world.
Online ordering is planned
but not yet available. 5033
N. Elston St., 773-302-1672,
deliciousphochicago.com
Steingold’s Deli
Steingold’s is back. The
Jewish-inspired deli closed
its original location last
year and just reopened
Wednesday next to the
Music Box Theatre on the
Southport Corridor in the
Lakeview neighborhood.
Namesake Aaron Stein-
gold, co-owner with wife
Elizabeth Abowd, was
trying to keep the reopen-
ing quiet this week, to give
them time to train in the
new space. They still sold
out of food on opening day
and had to close early, a
good problem they’ve had
since first opening in 2017.
Get house-boiled and
baked everything bagels,
pastrami breakfast sand-
wiches or even bagel dogs,
made with duck fat dogs
by The Duck Inn. 3737 N.
Southport Ave., 773-661-
2469, steingoldsdeli.com
“I want to create some-
thing new but also some-
thing relatable to the
natural wine drinkers and
craft beer drinkers,” Davis
said.
He knows it’s a pursuit
that will bewilder some,
which is why he’s also
launching Moderne Dune,
a brand focusing on lagers
and IPAs. He wants to
get experimental there
too, including double
dry-hopped lagers (a tech-
nique typically used on
IPAs) and innovative tech-
niques to extract maximum
hop character.
Davis said he’ll also make
classic styles of both lagers
and IPAs.
Duneyrr beers, which
are brightly colored due
to the wine grapes, will be
packaged in clear 750- and
500-milliliter bottles and
16-ounce cans. Moderne
Dune beers will be pack-
aged in 16-ounce cans.
Before Lagunitas, Davis
also spent time brewing
at Revolution Brewing,
Lake Bluff Brewing and
the iconic north suburban
brewpub Mickey Finn’s.
His time at Lagunitas,
which is one of the nation’s
largest craft breweries and
was a forerunner in hoppy
beer, was particularly infor-
mative, he said.
“It taught me a lot of
process efficiency, hop
utilization and working
with a lab to do consistent
beers efficiently,” he said.
Davis eyes quick growth
for the brands, includ-
ing two more taprooms in
different parts of the city
within five years.Among
those excited for the launch
is his landlord, who has
high hopes for the brewery
that will replace his own.
“I’m excited about Tyler
getting in here,” Lassan-
drello said. “I think his
timing is right for the
reopening of the world,
hopefully.”
jbnoel@chicagotribune.
com
4  Chicago Tribune | Section 4 | Thursday, March 11, 2021
Old Town School union demanding seats
By Steve Johnson
Chicago Tribune
The teachers union at Chica-
go’s Old Town School of Folk
Music wants seats on the organi-
zation’s board, and it wants the
city to know that its demand has
the backing of some prominent
figures in local music, including
Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy.
Amid ongoing negotiations for
its first contract with the 64-year-
old school, the union held a Zoom
news conference Wednesday to
explain the teachers’ demands
and share the list of supporters.
The letter to the school’s
administration invokes the
“pro-worker legacies” of folk
musicians Woody Guthrie and
Ella Jenkins and “affirm(s) that
the lifeblood of The Old Town
School is its faculty.”
In addition to Tweedy and his
musician son Spencer, the signers
include the group The Flat Five,
Martyrs’ owner Ray Quinn, Old
Town co-founder Frank Hamil-
ton and Sen Morimoto, a musi-
cian and program director at the
Hideout.
Boosting the teachers’ voices
Gamespace
from Page 1
brushing off my rudeness, “but
the Strong started small, and I am
using a good model — and I am
going to get there.”
Behind Gamespace’s brick
facade, here’s what I found: As
you enter, you are standing in
an apartment loft doubling as a
mutable exhibition space. When
Gamespace opened in Septem-
ber, it held a show on the art of
the role-playing game Cyberpunk
2077; this summer, it will pres-
ent the work of Jordan Mech-
ner, the conceptual artist behind
the Prince of Persia franchise.
Right now, through spring, it
has a history of Pac-Man. You’re
greeted by original Pac-Man and
Ms. Pac-Man arcade machines.
Video footage of the game’s
creators and the early ‘80s
Pac-Man phenomenon play in
a loop. There’s a goofy photo of
someone in a Pac-Man costume
outside the old Franklin Park
headquarters of Midway, the
Chicago game company (now
defunct) that introduced the
Japanese game to North Amer-
ica. There’s an old copy of Time
magazine on the exploding popu-
larity of the video game, there are
original Atari joysticks, there’s the
Atari 2600 home adaptation of
Pac-Man, playing properly on an
old thick tube TV.
There’s a turntable spin-
ning the terrible novelty song
“Pac-Man Fever,” and there are
newspaper articles on Pac-Man,
and Pac-Man cereal, and strange
alternative Pac-Man designs.
The second floor, a gear switch,
is a walk-through of early game
history, told via wall text, a scatter
of original “artifacts” (a vintage
Super Pong Tele-Games console
from Sears) and several (play-
able) classics, some running off of
gaming consoles, some running
off of laptops.
As of right now, that’s about it.
Gamespace is only open eight
hours a week, on Saturday and
Sunday afternoons. Kinkley
met me there on a Friday. So
the pew-ah, pew-ah, pew-ah of
lock-step Space Invaders cut the
silence. Before I could say the line
between man cave and museum
appeared thin here, Kinkley
noted Gamespace (to help pay
the bills) also doubles five days a
week as an Airbnb — indeed, an
exhibit is folded up and a midcen-
tury Murphy bed folds out of
the wall. And yet, despite this,
by limiting hours (and only 40
people a day), Gamespace is sold
out most weekends.
Because, to say it again, there’s
something here.
“I have confidence in Jona-
than,” said Tanner Woodford,
director of the Design Museum of
Chicago and a friend of Kinkley.
“His heart is in it, he wants to ask
the big questions about how to
do it right, he wants to include
Duchess
from Page 1
parlance of the British aristoc-
racy, pretty jolly good.
“Duchess! Duchess! Duchess!,”
which lasts for about 30 minutes
and was shot in individual
spaces and then edited together,
begins with a Black woman,
played by Sydney Charles, prac-
ticing how to articulate “nice to
meet you.”
It’s apparently a regular drill,
for we quickly discover that
Charles’ formalized, otherwise
unnamed Duchess is, in fact, the
more experienced of the two
characters taking tea together.
in the school’s operation “has
been a linchpin of our organizing
since day one,” said Chris Walz, a
member of the committee that’s
been bargaining with the school
for over a year and the president
of the 2-year-old union, the Inter-
national Federation of Teachers
Local 909.
“We wanted to say there are
other entities, other organiza-
tions, other people who share our
view that seats on the board are
the right way to go,” Walz said.
But if the goal is shared gover-
nance, seats on the board might
not be the right way to go, said
Old Town CEO Jim Newcomb,
when asked Wednesday about
the news conference.
Board independence is import-
ant to not-for-profits, he said,
and that includes not having staff
members sit on the board. The
union wants four voting seats on a
board that has over 30 members,
Walz said.
“They want more formal
shared governance, and that’s
what we have to work through
in negotiations,” said Newcomb.
“They’re not trying to be jerky ...
We’re working through things.”
13-year-old Weslee Pounders, with his family, from left, 9-year-old William,
Ryan and Gleezel, plays a Pac-Man pinball machine at Chicago Gamespace
Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Chicago. ERIN HOOLEY/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
historical context, he wants to
make it approachable. And it will
be a guy like this who figures out
how to exhibit video games in a
gallery. It won’t be the Art Insti-
tute. There’s kind of an admirable
scrappiness to it.”
Certainly, there’s a nascent
something present when the
subject itself is so rich it gener-
ates competing ideas on the best
way to show it. Indeed, Game-
space only came about because
Kinkley stepped down last year
from another Chicago group, the
Video Game Art Gallery which he
co-founded in 2013. He still sits
on its board and remains friendly
with VGA. But he left the staff,
he said, partly because running a
nonprofit and keeping a sepa-
rate day job was difficult, partly
because he had differing ideas
about how video games could be
shown. He preferred “the nimble-
ness” of a private gallery that
“allowed more focus on the stuff I
always loved about games.” Asked
to elaborate on those differences:
He explained he wanted a gallery
that would start with an embrace
of popular history (Pac-Man), and
VGA is devoted more to “the fine
art side of things.”
About a decade ago, Kinkley
met Chaz Evans, VGA director of
exhibitions, at University of Illi-
nois at Chicago, where they were
students of art history. Evans is
now a lecturer on new media
and game design at Northwest-
ern University. “We would have
these really excited conversations
about what a public space (for a
formal exhibition of video games)
might look like,” he recalled.
“We predicted there would be
a new public venue somewhere
that would do it right, and so we
created VGA.”
By the time they met, video
games — which had originated
somewhat as a byproduct of
mid-20th century university
computer labs and military
combat simulations — had been
attracting serious scholarship
for years, generating their own
literary journals and intellectu-
als and popular college courses;
And it’s her job to instruct a
younger Black woman, played
in spirited fashion by Celeste
M. Cooper, on the protocols and
requisite behaviors that will make
up her new life, being as she is
about to marry into a royal family
in a week’s time.
(You’re intentionally put in
mind of what can be known as
the British “Firm,” of course,
although, unlike such royal-
themed works as “The Crown” or
“King Charles III,” Barnes stays at
a safe metaphorical distance and
avoids geographic specificity.)
That said, the younger char-
acter begins with talk of her
paparazzi nightmares, occasion
for her mentor to lead breathing
The executive said he was
caught “flat-footed” by the union
news conference because last
week the bargaining process was
joined by a professional mediator,
and the next scheduled issue is
the teacher evaluation process.
“My first response was a little
annoyance, but honestly, no, I
don’t think this is going to hurt
our relationship,” Newcomb said.
“I’m glad the artists and people
in the music community support
our faculty.”
Walz said that adding faculty
to the board is key to the union
goals.
“We see this as an absolute
necessity … in order to form a true
and complete partnership with
the administration and the board
of directors,” he said.
Walz pointed to controversial
past decisions where teachers did
not have formal input, including
the construction of the pricey
new headquarters buildings in
Lincoln Square, opened in 1998,
and a 2018 board decision to sell
off the school’s traditional home
on Armitage Avenue in Lincoln
Park.
After much uproar and protest
DePaul University, which has
one of the nation’s leading game
design departments, now offers
classes on ethics, literacy and
the architecture in video games.
As students, Evans and Kinkley
noted the rise of the hipster
barcade trend spreading coast
to coast. (Picture retro vide
game arcades, plus craft beer
and billiards.) They also noticed
barcades offered little room for
new games or ideas. Gallop-
ing Ghost Arcade in Brookfield
(which is not a barcade) launched
in 2010 and bills itself as the
largest video game arcade in the
world, but though the machines
may be cultural relics, the space is
not a museum.
So VGA began in its own space,
in the loft beside where Game-
space sits now.
For seven years, it exhibited
— in its own gallery, and others,
including Gallery 400 at UIC
— shows about fine-art games,
the use of sound in games, the
history of new media in Chicago,
the aesthetics of game violence.
It’s all smart and intriguing stuff.
Even after the VGA became a
mostly online group last year,
the ambition was evident: They
continued with a virtual exhibit
on memoir in games, then last
fall, showed a game against the
catwalk of the Hyde Park Art
Center. Allison Peters Quinn,
director of exhibitions there,
said games probably fall “into
the category of video art.” She’s
hopeful for the promise about
the medium as a topic for serious
art spaces, but “the trick is either
getting the right equipment,
environment or game format to
actually get the public to play.”
The catwalk piece was meant to
be interactive, but the pandemic
and technical issues forced them
into something closer to a passive,
repeating video installation.
But then again, how else do you
present playable art?
Evans liked the idea of a video
game gallery serving as “a support
structure for artists creating
works that made experimental
choices” — aka an art gallery. But
lessons.
“Remember,” she says fatalisti-
cally, acting almost like a brain-
washed victim of a dangerous
cult, “you’re a lucky girl.”
At that point, you start to
wonder who here knows more
than the other — assuming there
are actually two people at all.
Wholly unsympathetic to
royalty and assumptive of a
baked-in racism and dangerous
dysfunction, “Duchess! Duch-
ess! Duchess!” is not a complex
dissection of individuation versus
societal service or a subtle look
at the process of the inevitable
subjugation of self, born of enter-
ing a repressive institution for
one you also love. There is only so
in the Old Town community, the
board in March 2019 reversed
course on that sale, instead
agreeing to maximize the space’s
potential as a teaching facility.
If teachers had been involved
from the start, said Walz, “it may
have been that better solutions
would have been reached first.”
The school’s faculty voted to
unionize in January 2019, and the
negotiations for an initial contract
started in October of that year.
Teaching makes up the great
bulk of the school’s revenue, with
concerts supplying only about
20 % in non-pandemic times,
Newcomb said.
The CEO praised his teachers
for their nimble response during
the pandemic, which saw the
school quickly pivot to an online
teaching model for more than
600 classes.
This has resulted, he said, in
2020 revenue being down only
about 30 % versus 2019.
Newcomb said he is hope-
ful that the two sides can reach
agreement in the coming months,
although “the big ones” such
as compensation, benefits and
governance remain.
what of the commercial, more
recognizable blip-blap-bloops
of gaming? What of the long
history? Tim Lapetino, a Chicago
author of books on game history
who helped curate the Pac-Man
show (and has a book on Pac-Man
coming in July), notes Chicago’s
cred as a longtime nexus for the
gaming industry — home to such
fabled companies as Midway
and Williams, and current ones
like NetherRealm (keeper of
Mortal Kombat). “People might
not think of Chicago in game
history but starting with juke-
boxes and pinball, it’s always
been this huge undercurrent.
That all of that history is rarely
tapped by Chicago itself is strange
to me. It makes so much sense
for Chicago to have a museum (of
video games) since Chicago has
a unique, legitimate claim to that
story.”
Not everyone is convinced.
Ian Bogost, chair of the media
studies department at Geor-
gia Institute of Technology, is
perhaps the closest thing that
video games has to a Susan
Sontag — a theorizing, provoca-
tive intellectual with somewhat
mainstream reach. (He’s a regu-
lar contributor to the Atlantic.)
He says “the bigger aspirations”
for placing video games in an art
setting “remains a little unclear
to me. I think it sounds fantas-
tic, but I want more clarity — for
instance, why do people want to
do this? I’m not sure the ques-
tion has been answered yet.
(Being a game designer himself )
I have pieces in collections but
the relationship between games
and exhibition right now is like
the old tension between folk
art and fine art.” He mentions
a Route 66 road sign. “People
like nostalgia, but if all you do is
celebrate objects in a worshippy
way, it doesn’t open up space for
new creation. That needs to be
worked out. (Showing games in
galleries) may be an acute under-
standing of what fine art came
to mean in the 20th century”
— think Warhol and Duchamp
— “but just putting objects in an
institution doesn’t elevate them
to fine-art status. You might say
it’s a way to increase the appre-
ciation of games. But video
games are already powerful and
meaningful and all those people
playing Fortnite don’t need the
encouragement to appreciate
games.”
He detects distinct self-con-
sciousness in the urge to institu-
tionalize games.
A desire for validation.
It isn’t so different from the
now-aging arguments around a
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — or
those arguments against includ-
ing mainstream commercial
culture in any traditionally rever-
ential museum space. Why this,
but not this? The distinction is
rarely clear. Mass-market consid-
erations seem to be one line in the
sand. For instance, the Museum
much you can do in a half-hour
with one scene and the dominant
certitude of one big idea, espe-
cially with actors working with
cameras in different spaces (they
handle that very well under the
direction of Weyni Mengesha).
No need for Piers Morgan to
hop on a flight: If you are not on
Team Meghan 100%, this likely
will not be your play.
But Barnes, who is still finish-
ing graduate school in playwrit-
ing, certainly is adept at conjuring
a radicalized feeling of dread and
pending calamity and collision.
It as if she got an advance tran-
script of the Oprah interview
and went from there, sympathet-
ically imagining a journey far
“I see it as in everyone’s best
interest to get to a fair contract,
and I hope it is a multiyear
contract,” said Newcomb. “What
the teachers are really inter-
ested in is participation in deci-
sion-making, and there are really
good ways to get there.”
But the union’s public letter
Wednesday said “there is a gap
between the school’s published
commitment to ‘constant collab-
oration’ and ‘cultural democracy’
and the actual practice and culti-
vation of those values.”
“We have every confidence”
in being able to achieve a good
contract, said Walz, but his side
sees board representation as a
critical component.
“The administration is aware
of what we’re asking and so is the
board,” said the union president.
“It’s a big issue. It would require
a change of philosophy and a
change of perspective …
“What we are trying to do is get
them to that point and show the
validity of this.”
sajohnson@chicagotribune.com
Twitter @StevenKJohnson
of Contemporary Art Chicago has
a big exhibit this summer focused
on the history of graphic novel-
ists and serious-minded personal
cartoonists in Chicago. (Think
Chris Ware.) But you won’t find
any superheroes in it. For Spider-
Man, you need the new exhibit
on Marvel at the more fami-
ly-themed Museum of Science
and Industry. And yet, the subject,
and sometimes the ambitions, are
quite the same.
“This all feels like a hangover
from the endless deconstruc-
tion of high and low art,” Evans
said. “Some video games are pop
culture objects, some are fine art,
and some are both. But then, inev-
itably, a new kind of object comes
along and, at first, it shocks.”
There are already several
museums and art galleries
around the world devoted to
video gaming, but a gold standard
doesn’t exist yet. Arguably the
first major exhibit to consider the
importance of video games, “The
Art of Video Games,” opened at
the Smithsonian American Art
Museum a decade ago. But Evans
described it as a bore — video
game history as “told by a series
of press releases.”
“There no easy answers here,”
said Woodford, whose Design
Museum hosted a 2017 exhibi-
tion on play, with an emphasis on
video games. “I mean, in a practi-
cal sense, you don’t clean a paint-
ing hanging in a museum after
someone looks at it. And espe-
cially in a time of COVID, that’s
a hard question to work through
these days.”
Back at Gamespace, Kinkley
led me by a display of the class-
room classic Oregon Trail, he
pointed to a playable Doom. He
mentioned that he wants to start a
research library soon.
“I need to be patient,” he said,
looking tired, then as if repeat-
ing a mantra, added: “Accessibil-
ity is key. Meet people halfway.”
Lapetino, the Pac-Man historian,
nodded.
He had come along on the
tour. He said there’s plenty of
agreement that video games are
an art, and so naturally a smart
museum should happen. “We
have museums for graphic design,
for the moving image. And here
is an ecosystem of design, art and
advertising that at least financially
is bigger than Hollywood now. I
don’t know about you, but that
sounds worth a museum, right?”
Chicago Gamespace, 2418 W.
Bloomingdale Ave., is open
Saturdays and Sundays, 1 p.m.
to 5 p.m. (by reservation only).
Admission is $5. Children under
12 are free; Chicagogamespace.
com. (Or if you prefer to stay
the night, those reservations are
found at Airbnb.com. Search
“Logan Square Video Game
Loft.” At last check, it was $55 a
night.)
cborrelli@chicagotribune.com
inside Meghan’s head, even as she
decided she had to blow every-
thing up for own sanity, maybe
too belatedly for her own good.
Barnes didn’t know what her
inspiration was about to say to
the world this past weekend, of
course. And in my book, an appar-
ent ability to predict the future
is a very fine quality in a young
playwright.
”Duchess! Duchess! Duchess!”
streams though Aug. 31 as part
of Steppenwolf NOW; www.
steppenwolf.org.
Chris Jones is a Tribune critic.
cjones5@chicagotribune.com
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his relationship with Eric (George Salazar).
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and Cheyenne’s (Nichole Sakura) plan to MOVIES
to watch YOU’LL LOVE
boost the scores creates new and bigger
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convince Sandra (Kaliko Kauahi) and other
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THURSDAY ‘Cold Courage’

Grey’s Anatomy
ABC, 8 p.m.  New Episodes
March 11, 2021 In “Helplessly Hoping,” after nearly three
BERNARD WALSH, AMC
months off the air, one of TV’s top dramas
All times Central. Start times can vary based returns tonight for its spring premiere.
on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on Genera+ion ‘Field of Dreams’
your on-screen guide. HBO Max  New Series Call Me Kat UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS INC.
This half-hour dramedy follows a diverse
Cold Courage group of high school students exploring
FOX, 8 p.m.
In “Moving In,” with her own love life heating
My Cousin Vinny (1992,
Comedy) Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei
AMC+  New Series modern sexuality in their conservative
up, cat cafe owner Kat (Mayim Bialik) has to Paramount, 6 p.m.
Based on the award-winning and bestselling community.
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novels from Finnish journalist Pekka Pratt) about the skeleton she discovered
Hiltunen, this drama follows two women Station 19 in her boyfriend Daniel’s (Lamorne Morris)
Danica McKellar, Kavan Smith
Hallmark, 6 p.m.
(portrayed by Pihla Viitala and Sofia Pekkari) ABC, 7 p.m.  New Episodes closet while helping them move in together.
as they collide during a series of murders In “Train in Vain,” after a powerful and Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000,
in present-day London. As they are drawn
together through a clandestine group called
shocking winter finale, the firefighter drama Last Man Standing Action) Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie
returns for its spring premiere. Grey Sloan FOX, 8:30 p.m. SYFY, 6:30 p.m.
the Studio, they seek to right the wrongs Memorial surgeon Andrew DeLuca (Giacomo
of the powerful, influential and corrupt In the new episode “Granny Nanny,” Vanessa Girl in the Basement (2021, Crime
Gianniotti) is like a dog with a bone when he (Nancy Travis) refuses to believe that she drama) Stefanie Scott, Judd Nelson
— starting with a dangerous, charismatic believes in something. That has never been
politician (John Simm) looking to put the needs to slow down, going above and beyond LMN, 7 p.m.
more true than on tonight’s Station 19, the in her grandma responsibilities.
“Great” back into Great Britain. The first first half of a tension-filled crossover with Hancock (2008, Action) Will Smith,
three episodes debut today, with subsequent Charlize Theron AMC, 7 p.m.
episodes released every Thursday.
Grey’s Anatomy, as DeLuca and his protective
older sister, Carina (Stefania Spampinato),
A Million Little Things
ABC, 9 p.m.  New Episodes Kingsman: The Golden Circle
try to stop a child sex trafficker. (2017, Action) Colin Firth, Julianne
BattleBots: In “Non-Essential,” the drama returns with Moore FX, 7 p.m.
Bounty Hunters Hell’s Kitchen Boston heading into a COVID lockdown,
Rome (Romany Malco) realizing his movie Rio (2011, Children) Anne
discovery+ FOX, 7 p.m. may have to halt production, Maggie (Allison Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg Nick,
In each episode, challengers compete for In the new episode “There’s Something Miller) being forced to return home early 7 p.m.
the right to become a Bounty Hunter and About Marc,” the eight remaining chefs from Oxford and Eddie’s (David Giuntoli)
cook various types of burgers, finding their The Bourne Supremacy (2004,
fight a Legend. The prize: a unique place in delayed back surgery perhaps speeding up Action) Matt Damon, Franka
BattleBots history and the major share of a additional ingredients in a massive deck of his painkiller abuse. Potente BBC America, 7 p.m.
$25,000 cash prize payout in every episode. cards.
Clarice I, Robot (2004, Science fiction) Will
My Beautiful Stutter Superstore CBS, 9 p.m. Smith, Bridget Moynahan SYFY,
discovery+ NBC, 7 p.m. 9 p.m.
In the new episode “Get Right With God,”
This documentary follows five kids ages 9 to In “Customer Satisfaction,” when Jeff Clarice (Rebecca Breeds) experiences intense Legion (2010, Horror) Paul Bettany,
18 who stutter, whose lives are transformed (Michael Bunin) returns to push customer- hallucinations after she is drugged and Lucas Black AMC, 9 p.m.
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Reframed: Classic Films in a new light — includes Woman of the Year 10 p.m.
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Horoscopes Dilbert By Scott Adams

Today’s birthday (March 11): Imagine and

envision perfection this year. Disciplined
planning and preparation can realize your
wildest dreams. Manage career tangles this
spring, before home and family delights light
up the summer. Clarifying misunderstandings
patiently next winter allows for a professional growth spurt.
Aries (March 21-April 19): Today is a 7. Review priorities.
Some worries are well founded. Avoid travel, noise or
crowds. Find a peaceful spot for contemplation.
Taurus (April 20-May 20): 8. Take advantage of a brilliant
idea with your team. Discuss, coordinate and sort resources.
Wait for developments. Diplomacy works better than force.
Gemini (May 21-June 20): 8. Focus on practical priorities Baby Blues By Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott
at work. Monitor conditions with a professional challenge.
Don’t force things. Wait and prepare.
Cancer (June 21-July 22): 7. A barrier still blocks the road.
Adapt your educational exploration to current conditions.
Discoveries and revelations abound.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): 8. Maintain a philosophical attitude
about money. Revise plans and budgets for unforeseen
expenses with shared accounts. Support each other to save
resources and raise profits.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): 8. Have extra patience with your
partner. Tempers could flare. Avoid automatic reactions. Pas-
sions could run high. Listen to intuition. Share compassion.
Romance could spark, too.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): 7. Focus on your work, health and en-
ergy. Slow around sharp corners. Patiently navigate obstacles Zits By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman (Zits is on vacation until March 22. Please enjoy this strip from 2017.)
or roadblocks. Don’t push into a brick wall. Nurture yourself.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): 7. Enjoy the game without taking
expensive risks. Relax and wait, rather than pressing for
something that’s not ready to happen.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): 7. Home improvement has
your attention. Fix something before it breaks. Clean messes.
Make upgrades for family support. Patience serves you well.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): 8. Your creativity is on the rise.
Writing or publishing projects can flower. Prepare carefully.
Don’t push if the timing isn’t right. Listening goes farther
than speaking.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): 9. Begin an especially profitable
phase. Plug any financial leaks. Replace broken equipment.
Stay in communication to keep things flowing.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): 9. Pursue a personal passion. Mr. Boffo By Joe Martin
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The Argyle Sweater By Scott Hilburn

Frazz By Jef Mallett

Bliss By Harry Bliss Classic Peanuts By Charles Schulz

Pickles By Brian Crane

Bridge
Both vulnerable, South deals
North
♠ Q98753
♥A Dick Tracy By Joe Staton and Mike Curtis
♦ J8
West ♣K984 East
♠ A J 10 2 ♠6
♥ 10 9 8 2 ♥ KQ63
♦ 10 5 ♦ K743
♣652 South ♣ J 10 7 3
♠ K4
♥ J754
♦ AQ962
♣AQ
Today’s deal is from a duplicate pairs game in Australia.
South was Australian expert Paul Lavings.
Lavings won the opening heart lead in dummy, perforce,
and led a low spade to his king, winning the trick! He led a
Animal Crackers By Mike Osbun
spade back toward dummy and played low from dummy
when West played
The bidding: the 10. He “knew”
that the ace was in
South West North East the East hand and
1NT Pass 2♥* Pass he was hoping it was
2♠ Pass 4♠ All pass now singleton. He
was gob-smacked
*Transfer to spades
when East showed
Opening lead: Ten of ♥ out. Had West cap-
tured the king with
the ace at trick two, Lavings would have led a spade toward
the dummy later and played the nine if West followed with
the two. This would have been a routine safety play guaran-
teeing only two trump losers. West now seemed certain of
taking three spade tricks but Lavings did not give up.
West shifted to the 10 of diamonds after winning with Prickly City By Scott Stantis
the 10 of spades. This went to the jack, king, and ace. Lavings
ruffed a heart in dummy, cashed the eight of diamonds, and
crossed back to his hand with the queen of clubs. West and
dummy both discarded clubs on the queen of diamonds.
Lavings ruffed another heart in dummy, reducing dummy
to the same trump length as West, and led a club back to his
ace.
In this three-card ending, dummy had the queen-nine of
spades and the king of clubs. Lavings led the nine of dia-
monds and West could do no better than to take one spade
trick no matter how he defended. Despite West’s brilliant
play, Lavings made five for an excellent score.

— Bob Jones
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Dustin By Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker

Sudoku 3/11

For Better or for Worse By Lynn Johnston

Complete the grid

so each row, column
and 3-by-3 box in
bold borders contains
Blondie By Dean Young and John Marshall every digit 1 to 9.

Wednesday’s
solutions
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Jumble
Unscramble the four Jumbles, one letter per square, to
form four words. Then arrange the circled letters to form
the surprise answer, as suggested by this cartoon.
Hägar the Horrible By Chris Browne

Mutts By Patrick McDonnell

Answer here

Wednesday’s answers

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek. © 2021 Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
All rights reserved. PlayJumble.com

WuMo By Mikael Wulff and Anders Morgenthaler Crossword 3/11

Sherman’s Lagoon By Jim Toomey

Brewster Rockit: Space Guy! By Tim Rickard

Across 40 Campbell’s concoction 11 Roomba pickup

1 John follower 43 Spotted 12 Term of affection
5 Whack, biblically 44 Breeze (through) 13 Gush on stage
10 Behold, to Cicero 45 Vegas rollers 18 Diamond VIPs
Broom-Hilda By Russell Myers 14 Young Adult novel by 47 Ping-Pong table need 21 Freedom, in Swahili
Carl Hiaasen about an 49 Messy one 22 Chi.-based flier
owl habitat 51 Goat’s cry 23 Some Balkans
15 Wore 52 Braying beast 28 “Mazel __!”
16 Devise, with “up” 55 Trig. function 29 Quads on roads
17 Blue-green 57 “I can take __!” 30 Breakout stars?
19 Garage occupant 59 Team at a drug bust 32 Surprise attack
20 Meeting of powerful 64 Green on a weather 34 Cinematographer
nations map Nykvist
22 One looking at a lot of 65 Largest portion 36 Sermon subject
tickets 68 Miranda __ of 38 Curved sabers
24 Berliner’s “Blimey!” “Homeland” 39 Butter __
25 School contest 69 “Solutions and Other 41 Jersey type
Trivia Bits Jumble Crossword 26 “It’s __ good”
27 2016 US Open champ
Problems” writer Brosh
70 Wheelhouse
42 “On the Floor” singer
46 Put away
Which crea- Wawrinka 71 Retreat 48 Stein’s partner
ture transmits 31 Possessive pronoun 72 Blind parts 50 Makes illegal
trypanosomia- 33 Landlocked Asian 73 Old autocrat 52 LeBron’s hometown
sis, or sleeping country 53 Do lutzes, say
sickness, to 35 Native Nebraskan Down 54 Vaudeville fare
humans? 37 Carpenter’s tool 1 “Got it!” 56 Ability
A) Bat 2 __ au vin 58 Percussion pair
B) Cobra Wednesday’s solution 3 Compassionate but 60 One in a sailor’s
C) Rat strict approach repertoire
D) Tsetse fly 4 Put on 61 Beverage nut
Wednes- 5 Carpet type 62 Make mittens, say
day’s answer: 6 “All Rise” actress 63 Exploits
New Orleans Helgenberger 66 Irish actor Stephen
musician Troy 7 “Got it” 67 Mr. Potato Head
Andrews is 8 Island kingdom whose piece
better known capital is Nuku’alofa
as Trombone 9 “Romanian
Shorty. Rhapsodies” composer Want more PUZZLES?
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THURSDAY, MARCH 11 NORMAL HIGH: 45° NORMAL LOW: 28° RECORD HIGH: 74° (1990) RECORD LOW: 3° (1979)

Mild air shifts off to the east; cooler air ahead

LOCAL FORECAST NATIONAL FORECAST After a very windy and
-10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s
almost record breaking mild
Wednesday, a cold front will
move through the Chicago
Seattle Spokane 40s area early Thursday bringing
HIGH LOW 54/33 52/27 In
nternational Falls a wind shift to the NW and
43/9
9
Wednesday’s lowest:: Bismarcck gradual cool-down to our
60 36
Concord
Steady or 50s -10° at Stanley, Idaho 45/19 63/48 area. Ahead of the cold front
rising at night Portland
59/34 Green Bay 40s
Albany 50s we experienced strong
Billings 64/44 Boston
50/31 1 southerly winds gusting over
■ A cold front moves SE Boisse Rapid City
45/24
Minneapolis
46/25 49/29 Detroit Buff
ffalo
f
65/51 60s
through the area during 54/27
Chicago 63/335 62/35
40 mph during the day into
the early morning hours New York the evening hours
Des Moines 60/36 30s Pittsburgh 66/56
preceded and Reno Cheyenne 56/32 Wednesday – highest gust
Cleveland 65/48
accompanied by 44/23 40s 37/22 Omaha 64/39 60s reported was 52mph at
showers. Salt La
ake City 56/33
San 43/30
St . Louis Indianapolis Washington Valparaiso. We almost tied
■ Rain, t-storms possible 65/45 66/41
during the forenoon
Fra
ancisco
Las Vegas
Denver Kansas s City
Louisville
50s 76/58
70s the all time record high for
mainly south and east of
544/41
50s 49/30 63/4
42
70/52
the date – the O’Hare
54/440 Charlotte
the city. Mostly cloudy
Wiichita
75/52 thermometer topping out at
Los Angeles 60/4
46
elsewhere. 56
6/42 Albuquerque Little Rock Nashville 69 degrees just one degree
■ Highest temps around
Phoenix 64/36 75/63 76/61 Atlanta shy of the record high of 70
66/511 Oklahoma City
sunrise, holding into the 60s 7 1/5
56 Birmingham
74/50 degrees set back in 1955. We
50-55 degree range during San Diego Jackson 77/53 did set a record however, for
58/48 82/60 70s the warmest low temp ever
the daytime hours. W/NW Dallas
81/66 80s 70s
winds 12-22 mph. El Paso for March 10 – the low of 57
75/52
■ Clearing skies from the Orlando degrees was 5 degrees
north overnight. Houston
New 80s 79/58 warmer than the previous
Orleans
80/67 record high/low of 52 set
79/64
(Precipitation at 7 a.m. CDT)
Miami back in 1876. Cold will slowly
Wedn nesday’s highest: 76/69
SNOW RAIN 94° at Zapata, Texas
seep into our area from the
north the next few days.
FRIDAY, MARCH 12 SATURDAY, MARCH 13 SUNDAY, MARCH 14 MONDAY, MARCH 15 TUESDAY, MARCH 16 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17

HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW

52 32 45 33 45 35 39 33 43 32 48 33
Steady or Steady or Steady or Steady or Steady or Steady or
rising at night rising at night rising at night rising at night rising at night rising at night
Partly sunny and cooler. Partly sunny and highs in Cloudy with periods of light Cloudy and cold with some Cloudy skies and some light St. Patrick's Day. A sunny
Highs in the lower 50s the mid 40s – again cooler rain likely. Highs 40-45. Rain light snow likely, possibly snow early then precipita- start but increasing
inland but closer to 40 at the lakefront. Light likely at night, possibly mixed with rain. Highs in tion moves off to the east cloudiness from the west
degrees right along the easterly winds. An increase mixed with a little snow far the mid to upper 30s. and south. Becoming partly during the day. Highs
lakefront due to easterly and lowering of clouds at north. SE winds. Chance of snow or a sunny in the afternoon. 45-50. Clouds thicken and
winds 8-15 mph. Partly night. snow/rain mix at night. Highs low to mid 40s. Skies lower overnight. Southerly
cloudy overnight. Easterly winds. clear overnight. Light winds. winds.

Chicago Chicago Chicago

Chicago Chicago Chicago

NOTE: Predicted high/low temps on Tribune weather page are chronological—the “high” refers to maximum reading expected during day and “low” is the minimum reading
ng expected the following night.

ASK TOM CHICAGO DIGEST

Dear Tom,
We used to hear about
Heavy rain Ohio Valley/Winter storm W-NW of Chicago WEDNESDAY TEMPERATURES
LOCATION HI LO LOCATION HI LO
Aurora 67 51 Midway 69 55
WEDNESDAY’S HIGH TEMPS AND PEAK WIND GUSTS WINTER STORM ■ We have Winter Storm Warnings/
seeding clouds to produce Gary 66 56 O’Hare 69 57
Mid 60s to lower 70s Area wide Wind Advisory Winter Storm Watch Advisories ongoing into Thursday
rain, but little is said about it Kankakee 69 53 Romeoville 71 54
Chicago (O’Hare) high: 69° in effect Friday-Sunday in effect from NE Colorado and SE Lakefront 67 56 Valparaiso 68 48
anymore. Why? 30 33 Wyoming through South Dakota Lansing 68 54 Waukegan 69 55
for SE Wyoming into
—Allen Westmore, Rockford into Minnesota. CHICAGO PRECIPITATION
66° 67° 32 41 Western Nebraska and
PERIOD 2021 NORMAL
Dear Allen, 46 NE Colorado calling for
67° 69° 4-7” Wed. (through 6 p.m.) Trace 0.07"
Cloud seeding is, and 70° 33 35 39 heavy snow Month to date Trace 0.77"
always has been, 69° 5-7”” Year to date 3.20" 4.29"
65° 66° 40 45 1 to 2 feet of snow possible 6-14”
controversial. It involves in Wyoming and Nebraska; CHICAGO SNOWFALL
68° 69° 35 4535 Chicago
adding certain particles to 41 52 2 to 3 feet in NE Colorado.
PERIOD O’HARE MIDWAY

clouds with the purpose of 72° 66° 38 Wed. (through 6 p.m.) 0.0" 0.0"
70° 62° Winter Storm Watch Season to date 47.0" 55.5"
altering cloud 68° 477 Valparaiso, Ind. 51 Friday-Sunday Normal to date 31.9" 33.1"
development. In Russia, SOURCE: Frank Wachowski
■ Chicago record high: 70° (1955) Downstate: Champaign 60 Decatur51 Danville 51
clouds are seeded to LAKE MICHIGAN CONDITIONS
suppress hail formation. THURSDAY AFTERNOON-FRIDAY A.M. Upper-level Area of divergence aloft
THURSDAY FRIDAY

Cloud seeding does not As cold front settles south, heavy (30,000-ft.)
DIVERGENCE
and convergence below leads to
Wind WNW 15-25 kts. N 12-20 kts.
ALOFT Waves 3-6 feet 2-4 feet
create rain; instead, it rains form along the Ohio River Valley jet stream heavy rains and thunderstorms Mon. shore/crib water temps 43°/40°
Chicago
encourages a cloud on the Upper-level 30,000-ft jet stream splits, H Upper-level 30,000-ft jet U.S. SNOW COVER
verge of producing rain to MP 1-2”
leaving an area of DIVERGENCE ALOFT. The cold front 140 stream 140 and 120 mph MAR. 10 2021 2020
produce more rain than it RAINS
moves slowly south at the surface with a low-level jet Area covered by snow 16.4% 20.0%
might otherwise produce. at 3,000-ft creating CONVERGENCE AT LOW LEVELS Low-level 40 - 50 mph out Average snow depth 3.1" 3.3"
120 MPH of the south
Some atmospheric resulting in band of t-storms/heavy 1 to 2-inch rains. TRACKING THE COLD
LOW-LEVEL JET
scientists feel evidence SOURCES: Frank Wachowski, National Weather Service archives
SINCE OCT. 1 O’HARE MIDWAY
PAUL DAILEY, THOMAS VALLE / WGN-TV Sub-32° highs 27 days 26 days
that seeding works is very Subzero lows 3 days 2 days
thin. Besides, in a drought,
CHICAGO AIR QUALITY
the clouds that produce MIDWEST CITIES OTHER U.S. CITIES WORLD CITIES
Wednesday’s reading Moderate
rain aren't around to seed THURS./FRI. FC HI LO FC HI LO THURS./FRI. FC HI LO FC HI LO THURS./FRI. FC HI LO FC HI LO THURS./FRI. FC HI LO FC HI LO THURSDAY FC HI LO THURSDAY FC HI LO
Thursday’s forecast Moderate
Illinois Abilene sh 80 62 pc 81 63 Fairbanks sh -1 -22 pc -3-24 Palm Beach pc 77 69 pc 78 67 Acapulco su 85 71 Kyiv pc 37 26
in the first place. Carbondale ts 68 49 sh 61 46 Albany pc 64 44 su 54 25 Fargo pc 45 18 su 43 29 Palm Springs pc 62 44 sh 63 46 Algiers su 68 42 Lima pc 80 69 Critical pollutant Particulates
Champaign ts 60 36 cl 59 38 Albuquerque pc 64 36 pc 63 35 Flagstaff ss 34 19 sn 31 18 Philadelphia pc 71 56 pc 67 37 Amsterdam sh 51 40 Lisbon sh 64 54
Thorny legal issues arise Decatur sh 59 38 cl 59 41 Amarillo pc 73 48 ts 70 47 Fort Myers pc 82 59 su 83 59 Phoenix pc 66 51 sh 61 46 Ankara rn 50 26 London sh 51 41 THURSDAY RISE/SET TIMES
Moline su 57 33 cl 57 36 Anchorage sh 17 3 su 16 -3 Fort Smith ts 72 61 ts 73 61 Pittsburgh sh 65 48 pc 60 30 Athens sh 54 39 Madrid pc 64 42
with cloud seeding that Peoria sh 58 35 cl 58 38 Asheville pc 70 46 pc 74 51 Fresno cl 56 41 pc 61 40 Portland, ME pc 56 45 su 54 28 Auckland pc 73 60 Manila sh 89 77 Sun 6:08 a.m. 5:52 p.m.
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has led many states to ban Rockford su 55 31 pc 55 28 Atlanta pc 74 50 pc 77 53 Great Falls pc 47 26 su 52 25 Providence pc 65 51 pc 62 31 Bangkok pc 94 79 Monterrey pc 87 62
Moon 5:54 a.m. 4:07 p.m.
Springfield rn 56 38 cl 60 42 Atlantic City pc 57 49 sh 60 38 Harrisburg pc 75 55 pc 66 35 Raleigh pc 75 53 pc 78 52 Barbados pc 83 76 Montreal sh 49 37
the process. Sterling su 55 30 cl 56 31 Austin sh 81 66 sh 83 65 Hartford pc 65 52 pc 63 31 Rapid City pc 45 24 pc 47 28 Barcelona pc 62 51 Moscow su 15 -4
Baltimore pc 74 57 sh 69 40 Helena pc 45 23 su 48 23 Reno cl 44 23 su 51 22 Beijing sh 55 43 Munich sh 59 40
Indiana Billings pc 46 25 su 54 27 Beirut rn 69 57 Nairobi su 85 56
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Bloomington ts 64 43 cl 61 40
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Birmingham pc
Bismarck pc
77
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53
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80
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Houston
Int'l Falls
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Berlin
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Boise
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Mar 13 Mar 21 Mar 28 Apr 4
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Chicago, IL 60618 South Bend sh 60 33 pc 53 27
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Panama City pc
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Buenos Aires cl
Cairo pc
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Prague sh
Rio de Janeiro ts
52
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PLANET RISE SET
Kenosha su 55 32 pc 53 27 Charlstn SC pc 67 53 su 69 55 Lincoln pc 58 32 sh 57 39 Santa Fe pc 56 29 pc 57 30 Cancun pc 82 73 Riyadh pc 88 68 Mercury 5:12 a.m. 3:32 p.m.
La Crosse pc 53 30 su 48 24 Charlstn WV pc 71 54 sh 61 38 Little Rock sh 75 63 sh 76 61 Savannah pc 72 52 pc 77 53 Caracas pc 78 62 Rome pc 60 49
WGN-TV meteorologists Mark Madison pc 53 30 pc 49 24 Chattanooga pc 75 53 cl 78 56 Los Angeles sh 56 42 pc 59 42 Seattle su 54 33 pc 56 35 Casablanca su 67 47 Santiago pc 84 56
Venus 6:09 a.m. 5:31 p.m.
Milwaukee su 54 32 pc 50 26 Cheyenne cl 37 22 ss 32 25 Louisville sh 70 52 sh 64 44 Shreveport cl 81 64 sh 83 62 Copenhagen rs 45 37 Seoul sh 54 35 Mars 9:10 a.m. 12:12 a.m.
Carroll, Steve Kahn, Richard Wausau pc 47 28 su 40 21 Cincinnati ts 69 46 sh 61 37 Macon pc 78 48 pc 81 50 Sioux Falls pc 48 26 pc 53 30 Dublin sh 46 40 Singapore ts 87 76
Cleveland rn 64 39 pc 51 30 Memphis sh 74 64 sh 77 63 Spokane su 52 27 su 55 29 Edmonton pc 36 24 Sofia ss 37 21 Jupiter 4:55 a.m. 3:03 p.m.
Koeneman, Paul Merzlock and Michigan Colo. Spgs pc 46 28 pc 45 29 Miami pc 76 69 pc 78 69 St. Louis ts 65 45 rn 60 45 Frankfurt rn 53 40 Stockholm sn 35 31 Saturn 4:27 a.m. 2:15 p.m.
Detroit rn 63 35 pc 57 26
Paul Dailey, plus Bill Snyder Grand Rapids pc 57 32 pc 49 22
Columbia MO rn 56 43 rn 57 44 Minneapolis pc 49 29 su 45 29 Syracuse sh 67 36 pc 54 23 Geneva rn 60 37 Sydney ts 78 68
Columbia SC pc 77 51 pc 82 54 Mobile pc 75 56 pc 76 55 Tallahassee su 77 51 su 81 53 Guadalajara su 89 48 Taipei cl 74 63 BEST VIEWING TIME DIRECTION
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Montgomery pc 79 48 pc 81 52 Tampa pc 83 59 su 84 59
St. Ste. Marie rs 49 27 pc 31 17 Concord pc 63 48 su 56 25 Nashville cl 76 61 sh 71 53 Topeka su 64 41 rn 53 42 Helsinki ss 32 27 Tokyo sh 63 52 Mercury Not visible
Traverse City pc 53 34 pc 38 22 Crps Christi pc 79 68 pc 79 67 Hong Kong pc 78 68 Toronto sh 60 32
New Orleans pc 79 64 pc 78 61 Tucson pc 69 43 sh 64 40 Venus Not visible
Hear Demetrius Iowa Dallas sh 81 66 ts 78 64 New York pc 66 56 pc 65 36 Tulsa ts 70 54 ts 70 60 Istanbul rn 44 37 Trinidad pc 84 73
Ames pc 55 30 pc 56 34 Daytona Bch. pc 75 56 pc 76 55 Norfolk pc 74 54 cl 72 47 Washington pc 76 58 sh 68 42 Jerusalem cl 67 46 Vancouver pc 51 37 Mars 7:00 p.m. 55° SW
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Duluth
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