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A Chicago Fire Depart-mentdiverwhodiedduringa rescue attempt on theSouth Branch of the Chi-cago River was remem-bered Tuesday as a devotedfather who loved being afirefighter and amember ofthemarine anddive team.

JuanBucio,46, a fatheroftwo sons, became separatedfrom his dive partner in thewater Monday night whiletrying to rescue a man whohad fallen off a boat into theriver near Ashland Avenue,fire officials said. Bucio, a15-year veteran who servedon the Fire Department’sdive team for more than adecade, disappeared brieflyin the water, was locatedand thenwas lifted onto theriverbank. He was taken to

Stroger Hospital,where he was pro-nounceddeadabouttwo hours after fire-fighters receivedthe rescue call.

“He was one ofthe best we had,”said Ron Dorneker,chief of the Fire Depart-ment’s dive operations. “Hewas a great partner in thewater. He was a great diver.Ican’t sayenoughabout thisman. I can’t say enoughabout him as a father, afamily man, a friend, aco-worker, a peer, as some-one I swam with. He did

this every day. Hedid this for the citi-zens of Chicago. Helovedwhat he did.”

Fire and policeinvestigators arelooking into the de-tails of what hap-pened to Bucio dur-

ing the rescue attempt, FireDepartment spokesmanLarry Langford said. As ofTuesday afternoon, autopsyresults were pending, theCook County medical ex-aminer’s office said.

While Bucio’s family

Rescuer ‘was one of the best we had’Officials probe what led to CFD diver’sdeath during search for missing boater

ByMadeline Buckley,Peter Nickeas,PatrickM. O’Connelland Tony BriscoeChicago Tribune

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, left, visits the Columbus Drive fire-house Tuesday where CFD diver Juan Bucio was based.

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Turn to Diver, Page 9

Bucio

The large group of teenshad been wandering down-town and along the lakeSunday evening, but policedecided it was time for thegroup to leave.

The teens, numberingmore than 100 and somedeemed “borderline crimi-nal” by police, were firststeeredontoRedLine trains

that ran express from theGold Coast to the SouthSide. Then they werechased from 31st StreetBeach and began runningthrough traffic on KingDrive.

As the teens approached38th Street, eight or 10 ofthem knocked a 15-year-oldboy to the ground.

“I didn’t do nothing,” theboy protested, guarding hisheadwithhis arms as a teen

stood over him and swungleft-right, left-right whileothers kicked his ribs andback,anattackwitnessedbya Tribune reporter. Theykicked his face, theystomped his head. Theyemptied his pockets, theytook his shoes.

Finally a police lieuten-antpulledupandstoodoverthe boy while waiting forhelp.

Chicago police spent

much of Memorial Dayweekend tracking andchas-ing groups of teens throughdowntown for what oftenbegan as “borderline crimi-nal behavior” and some-times ended in vandalismand fights. Officers shutdown beaches and parksearly, and “directed” largegroups of teens towardtrains and buses.

The holiday weekendtrained a spotlight on the

Police Department’s deli-cate strategy of keeping thepeace downtown and alongthe lakefront — areas heavi-ly trafficked by tourists —without resorting to morearrests or other heavy-han-ded tactics.

“I know therewere somequestions about us forcingpeople to get onCTAbuses,and what I can tell you isthis: We didn’t force any-body,” Chicago police Su-

perintendent Eddie John-son said Tuesday. “We di-rected people to differentstops — it’s simply a publicsafety issue.”

But Edwin Yohnka,spokesman for the Ameri-can Civil Liberties Union ofIllinois, said reports of po-lice funneling groups enmasse to express trainswere “incredibly troubling.”

Dozens of teens move down King Drive near 37th Street on Sunday. A Tribune photographer and reporter tracked the crowd that was directed by police toward trains from downtown.

E. JASON WAMBSGANS/CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Holiday policing scrutinized

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Some question downtown officers’ decision to ‘direct’ groups of teens to trainsBy Peter NickeasChicago Tribune

Arecurringquestion longhas loomed over SouthernIllinois University: Shouldthe two-campus system re-main unified or should Car-bondale and Edwardsvilleeach go it alone?

The issue often bubblesto the surface in times ofstrife and has led to at leastfour failed attempts by theIllinois legislature to splitthe schools since the 1970s.

Now, lawmakersareonceagain taking aim at theSouthern IllinoisUniversitysystem on the heels of anintensifying and unusuallypublic battle over how the

central office advocates forand distributes state fund-ing to each campus.

Southern Illinois’ trust-eeshave scheduleda specialmeeting Wednesday to dis-cuss several bills that coulddramatically change howthe university is run. Theoutcome could compel theboard to depart from itspublicly neutral stance.

At issue is how money isdivided between the flag-ship campus in Carbondaleand its sister school inEdwardsville, which re-ceives less funding eventhough it has grown tonearly match Carbondale’senrollment.

“It is difficult towear twodifferent hats,” Ed-wardsville ChancellorRandy Pembrook said. “On

Tensions escalate asSIU ponders splittingMoney distribution,controversial emailadd to campus riftBy Dawn RhodesChicago Tribune

Turn to SIU, Page 7series its tone,managed tokeepher presence some-what in check onTwitter,where her recent historyhad shown a fondness forincendiary right-, intoler-ant- and conspiracy-leaning politics.

But thenBarr pub-lished a racist tweet aboutformerObamaWhiteHouse aideValerie Jar-

In getting into businesswithRoseanneBarr forthe reboot this spring ofher classic sitcom,ABChad to know itwas run-ning alongside an electri-fied fence.

Yetwhile the showaired over the last twomonths, thingsmostlywentwell. The 2018“Roseanne” defied theodds for sitcom remakesandwas a smashhit,earning an almost imme-diate renewal for nextseason.

Itwas able to tacklecontemporary issues fromincome inequality to overtracism and earnmostlypraise fromcritics. Anduntil Tuesday, Barr, thevolatile starwhose blue-collar comedy gave the

rett, and the network—andBarr’s co-workers onthe show— felt the jolt.

“Muslimbrotherhood&planet of the apes had ababy = vj,”wroteBarrovernightTuesday, inresponse to aTwittermention of Jarrett, thefixture in theChicagopower structurewho isAfrican-American and

was born in Iran toAmerican parents.

MiddayTuesday, thenetwork canceled thesecond season of theseries, despite it ending2017-18with the second-largest audience amongscripted shows. The swiftreaction,which came

ABC played with fire, got torchedBarr affiliationinvolves addedlevel of volatility

Steve Johnson

“Roseanne,” starring Roseanne Barr, had been renewed for another season when itwas canceled Tuesday by ABC over Barr’s tweet directed at Valerie Jarrett.

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Diplomats hustleto revive Koreanuclear summit

Chicagoland, Page 4

Madigan allyeyes countyrecorder’s post

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You can’t say PhilipRoth didn’twarn us that the endwas near.Heharboredmuch of his final literaryenergy for novelswith a commontheme:Growing old sucks.

“TheHumbling” is about a 60ishactor. “He’d lost hismagic,” is the firstsentence. The final page is his suicidenote: “The fact is, KonstantinGavrilovich has shot himself.” It’s aline fromAntonChekhov’s play “TheSeagull.”

One novel later, Roth quitwriting—eight years before his death lastweek.

I thought of throwing in the towelonRoth earlier. Just the title of one ofhis later novels— “TheDyingAni-mal”—mademe think: “Whoneedsto read this stuff? I’m living it.”

Upon spotting aRoth novel on abookstore’s “new releases” table, I’dkeep onwalking. Twoor three stepslater, I’dmake aU-turn, read a fewlines and be hooked.

Itwasn’t becauseRoth had re-turned to the anticmood of “TheGreat AmericanNovel,”which positsbaseball’s thirdmajor league. In thebook, one teamowner is Jewish.Helives over the scoreboard, keeping aneye on the business, tailoring theplayers’ uniforms and fending off hisson’s claim that, statistically, buntingis for losers.

“Isaac, please, if de goyim say bunt,let dembunt,” he tells the precocious10-year old.

Roth himselfwas a bright kid froma family that laced its EnglishwithYiddishwords and inflections.Hiscomedic skills dated to silly stunts anddumb jokes practiced as a street-corner boy inNewark,N.J.

Yet hewas hardly trying to befunnywhenhewrote “Everyman.”

It opens at a funeral in a shabbycemetery of an unnamedprotagonistwhodied during his last open-heartsurgery.He is estranged fromhis sonsbecause he left theirmother for ayoungwoman.He lived in a retire-ment home,watching others go offwith theGrimReaper.

“Old age isn’t a battle; old age is amassacre,” he observes.

It’s hard to arguewith his conclu-sion. Sowhydid I keep on readingRoth? It’s a combination ofwhat Isaid—“I’m living it”— and themagicRoth performedwhilewriting fiction.

Theword “fiction”means “nottrue.” Roth’s novel “TheBreast” isobviously fiction because its libidi-nous protagonistmorphs into theobject of his obsession. But someofhis other novels are transformedbyhow skillfully he bounces off thememories and fantasies rattlingaround in our noggins.While labeledfiction, they ring true.

We say: “That son of a gun couldhave beenwriting aboutme.”

I, too,was born in theGreatDe-pression andhad relativeswhoswitched betweenYiddish andEng-lish, sometimes twice in a single sen-tence.

His description of amotherwhooccasionally read a best-seller and afatherwho read the newspaperwasthemirror image ofmy childhood.My father, as he said, liked “cheapnovels.”He loved self-mockery.

I knewwhatRoth feltwhenhewrote in hismemoir, “TheFacts”: “Ithought then that I couldn’t havefound amore exhilarating intellectualarena than theUniversity of Chicagoinwhich to exercisemy freedom to itsutmost.”

Wewere both there in the 1950s,though our paths scarcely crossed.Hewas a graduate assistant. Iwas anundergraduate. Yet his first novel,“LettingGo,” set at the university,wasforme a holy book.

The fictional girl on his armwasvirtually onmy armwhen I readpassages like this one: “Wewalked inthe only direction one canwalk forthe sake of pleasure or diversion orspeculation inChicago— toward thelake.”

Our lives diverged.Hewonbeau-coup literary prizes,married theBritish actressClaire Bloom, andshuttled betweenLondon and theStates. I taught in college towns, lightyears from the delicatessens ofmyyouth and theUniversity of Chicago’sneo-Gothic quadrangles.

But Roth’swriting andmy experi-ence convergedwith his 1995 novel“Sabbath’s Theater.” Its protagonist is“the forgotten puppeteerMickeySabbath, a short, heavyset, white-beardedmanwith unnerving greeneyes and painfully arthritic fingers.”

Myhairwas then gray;my jointsached.His novels becamemyFrom-mer’s, a travel guide to old age’s emo-tionalwhirlpool of regrets and frail-ties. Nowhe’s gone. I can’t tell himthat I, too, ammad that he didn’t get aNobel Prize.

Would that I could call Roth backfor an encore. I’dwrite hima glowingreview, like the one he gave the pro-tagonist of “TheHumbling,” dead byhis ownhand after years of immobi-lizing stage fright:

“Hehadpulled it off, thewell-established stage star, once sowidelyheralded for his force as an actor,whom inhis day peoplewould flockto the theater to see.”

rgrossman@chicagotribune.com

Novelist Philip Roth mixed comedy and drama in his frequent writing about growing old.

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Roth’s fiction about agingwas too real to pass up

Ron Grossman

John Kasshas today off.

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As far as JayReadey knows, nohumanhas ever hiked the entirepath he andhis fellow trailblazersembarked uponTuesday.

For the next twoweeks, theintrepid travelers, as Readey callshis little band of backpackers,willwalk a ring aroundChicago andthe suburbs, staying as close aspossible towoods, lakes, streams,prairie grass, flowers, rock,wild-life— the vast profusion of nature.

They’ll trek through the days,camp at night, fill up on gorp andgranola bars, find bathroomswherever they can andprove thateven in a city as big andhard asChicago, it’s possible to enjoy thespiritual transcendence of a longhike in thewilds.

“You’ve covered 2.9miles,” avoice fromReadey’s belt— aphone app charting the travelers’progress— announced shortlyafter I caught upwith themTues-day.

Only 167moremiles to go.Itwasmidmorning and I’dmet

the trailblazers at 31st StreetBeachwhere sanitationworkerswere collectingMemorial Daylitter.Wewalked past the beachhouse, the boats bobbing in theharbor, some empty bottles andchip bags, until one of the trail-blazers spied amulch path thatled into a prairie preserve.

Soon the intrepid travelerswere roaming across fields ofgreen grass overlooking the bluelake, far enough fromLake ShoreDrive that the chirping birdswerelouder than the cars.

“This,” Readey said, “is exactlywhat theOuterbelt is supposed tobe.”

“Outerbelt” is his term for thering of green space around themetro area,which until nowhasn’t been conceptualized as acontinuous path.

Readey,whodescribes himselfas a community developmentlawyer and social entrepreneur,fell into the concept during longwalkswith his dog in theCookCounty Forest Preserves. Study-ingmaps of the trails, hewon-dered: Could I get to LakeMichi-gan fromhere?

In the sameperiod, shortly

after hismother died, he chancedinto a copy of “Wild,” CherylStrayed’s best-selling book abouthiking the Pacific Crest Trail afterhermother’s death. The bookreinforced his yearning to beoutdoors.

He began gathering informa-tion frommaps of all kinds anddeduced that between bike pathsandnature paths, therewas awalkable “green” ring around thecity.He charted it, then recruitedother nature lovers to join theboard of a nonprofit he namedTheOuterbelt Alliance.

Thewalkwould take hikers notonly through the city’s naturaldiversity, but also through itscultural diversity.With someluck, itwould attract people in allthe neighborhoods it traversed.

But until Tuesday, he’d neverset out towalk it all.

He loadeduphis 30-year-oldJanSport backpack,which heacquired on a freshman initiationhike at YaleUniversity, andmet

his fellow travelers at Bucking-hamFountain a little before 9 a.m.

One of the hikerswas StanleyJackson. The longest hike he’dever takenwas 10miles, inTopangaCanyon, Calif. That’s4milesmore thanhe has everhiked inChicago.

“NoBoy Scout here,” he said.Whenhe told his California

friends hewas hiking theOuter-belt, they said, “That’s hot.”Whenhe told his Chicago friends, theysaid, “That’s crazy.”

Molly Fitzgibbonwas in theintrepid group, too, loaded downwith a 50-pound backpack thatcontained all the essentials, fromduct tape to a two-person tent.

“I didn’t growup in a familythat hiked or camped,” she said,“but I think that you can come tothese activities as an adult.”

Emily Leu,meanwhile, oncehiked 700miles of theAppala-chianTrail, 200 of those on abroken foot.

“Backpacking ismy thing,”

she said.Completing a long trek on

something like theAppalachianTrail is known as a thru-hike, andit’s a term the intrepid travelersapply to their Chicago journey.

“It’s cool to change the defini-tion ofwhat a thru-hike lookslike,” Leu said. “There aremorepaved sections,more people. Butyou’re still hiking. You’re gettingyourself from the beginning to theend on your ownpowerwitheverything youneed on yourback.”

Not quite everything.For better orworse, an urban

thru-hike comeswith someof thetemptations anddemands of cityliving.

“I’m trying to unplug,” Jacksonsaid,meaning hewas trying not toreach for the phone in his pocket,thoughhehadn’t been able toresist a glance.

“The stockmarket’s down 380points,” he said, then added, “forreasons I have decided not to

investigate.”Readey andLeuhad scheduled

a couple ofwork-related phoneappointments during hike time,and in the next twoweeks thetravelerswill rely onUber andLyft to get them to and from thecampgrounds and backyardswhere they’ll sleep.

The ring routewill take themfar south, thenwest, then to thenorthern suburbs and, finally, intwoweeks, back toBuckinghamFountain. For information aboutwhere they’ll be,what they’veseen andhowyoumight jointhem, check out thewebsite:www.outerbelt.org.

OnTuesday, I peeled off at47th Street andwaved goodbye asthe intrepid travelers headedsouth. Their destination: aHydePark cafe, in search of coffee andelectrical outlets.

Nature, for all itswonders,can’t supply everything.

mschmich@chicagotribune.com

They’re hiking a 170-mile trail around Chicago

Mary Schmich

Stanley Jackson, left, and Jay Readey hike behind the South Shore Cultural Center in Chicago on Tuesday as they follow the “Outerbelt.”

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CHICAGOLAND

Alongtimepoliticaloper-ative for Democratic HouseSpeaker Michael Madiganis the early favorite to getappointed Cook County re-corder as the office is aboutto be folded into the countyclerk’s operation in what’sbeen billed as a way to savetaxpayers money by cuttinghigh-paying jobs.

The game of politicalmusical chairs was spurredby a November 2016 refer-endum in which votersopted to merge the officesby the end of 2020. KarenYarbrough, who’s now re-corder of deeds, is unop-posed in November forcounty clerk. If Yarbroughtakes over as clerk in De-cember, there will be twoyears left in her term asrecorder, and the CountyBoard gets to fill the va-cancy.

Eyeing that opportunityis Madigan ally EdwardMoody, a lame-duck countycommissioner from Chi-cago Ridge who has thebacking of board PresidentToni Preckwinkle. Even be-fore Yarbrough won theDemocratic clerk primaryin March, Moody was con-tacting fellowCountyBoardmembers for support, foursources familiar with theefforts told theTribune.

Although political cir-cumstancescouldchange inthecomingmonths, sourcessaid that as of now Moodyhas enough votes to claimthe appointment. If thathappens, a trustedMadigan

lieutenantwouldtakeoverarecorder’s office with about135 jobs — some of whichhave been filled by workerswith strong political ties tothe speaker, according to a2014 Chicago Tribune anal-ysis of the powerful veteranDemocrat’spatronageoper-ation.

On Tuesday, Moody con-firmed he’s “expressed aninterest” in becoming re-corder during the mergertransition. Moody said if heis chosen, his “standard” formaking decisions would be“the best interests of tax-payers.”

“Keep inmind, the entireprocess is going to be open.… We’re not interested infiefdom building,” saidMoody,whoadded that he’swell-situated to oversee thetransition, given he hasgood relationships withcommissioners, YarbroughandPreckwinkle.

Moody and Yarbroughare no strangers to theworld of patronage politics— the practice of publicofficialshiringworkerswhohave helped them get outthe vote during campaigns.

In Moody’s case, holdinggovernment jobs is some-thing of a family traditionthat involves twin brotherFred. Both are longtimeprecinct captains in Madi-gan’s 13th Ward organiza-tion — and longtime countyemployees.

Ed Moody held a$102,000-a-year job work-ing for Chief Judge Timo-thy Evans until he wasappointed to his current$85,000-a-year CountyBoard seat in October 2016.If he gets Yarbrough’s job,his paywould jumpbackupto $105,000.

Fred Moody gets paid

$110,000 a year to work forCircuit Court Clerk Doro-thy Brown. That office alsoemploys Ed Moody’s wife,Vicki, at $49,000 a year.Vicki Moody also makes$31,000 a year as WorthTownship highway com-missioner — a job her hus-band held before she tookover.

As for Yarbrough, heroffice is still being moni-tored by the federal courtsunder the so-called Shak-man decree, which banspublicofficials frommakingpersonnel decisions basedon politics in nearly allcases, including whether tohire, fire or promote some-one.

In April 2017, county In-spector General PatrickBlanchard accusedYarbrough of violating thedecree, pointing to her hir-ing a congressman’s relativewho had volunteered forher Proviso TownshipDemocratic Organization.Blanchard did not name therelative, but the Tribuneconfirmed it was JesseDavis, a nephewofU.S. Rep.Danny Davis. Jesse Davis islistedonpayroll recordsas a$35,000-a-year security of-ficer in the recorder’s office.

According to Blanchard’sreport, Proviso political vol-unteers met on Saturdays,when “a high-ranking offi-cial in the recorder’s officewho also volunteered forthe recorder’s political or-ganization” would an-nounce job openings inYarbrough’s office and en-courage them to apply. Theofficial did that “with thesupport of the recorder ofdeeds,” the inspector gen-eralwrote.

On Tuesday, Yarbroughdisagreed with Blanchard’s

findings and said Daviswent through the requiredprocess that is designed toremove politics from hiringdecisions. Yarbrough saidshe’s not involved in thatprocess, and the hiring was“absolutely not political.”

Yarbrough also said vol-unteers at the townshiporganization asked aboutjobs and were told wherethey could find a list on theinternet. She called Blan-chard’s report “much adoabout nothing.”

If Moody is the newrecorder and Yarbrough isthe newclerk, twoMadiganallies would be in charge ofstreamlining the two officesand eliminating highly paidbut duplicative adminstra-tive jobs. Yarbrough onceserved in the House underMadigan’s leadership and iscurrently vice chairman ofthe Illinois DemocraticParty thatMadigan leads.

The recorder’s office,which keeps property own-ership and lien records andcollects real estate transfertaxes, has 135 employeesand an $11.8million budget.The clerk’s office, whichhas about 263 employeesand a nearly $38 millionbudget, keeps birth, mar-riage and death records,oversees suburban elec-tions, calculates propertytax rates and maintainsCounty Board records andgovernment ethics filings.

Before voters approvedthemerger, the nonpartisanCivic Federation budgetwatchdog group hadpegged the savings of com-bining the offices at$800,000.Last year, retiringClerkDavidOrrestimated itwould bemuchhigher.

“You’ve got $2 millionright off the top,” Orr told

commissioners. That sav-ings, he said, would beachieved by eliminating du-plication of top-level staff,aswell ascombininghumanresources, informationtechnology and communi-cations functions.

That’s backed up by amemo, prepared with thehelp of the nonprofit CivicConsulting Alliance, re-leased this month by Orrand Yarbrough, that showssavings ranging from $1.9million to $3.2million.

The merger won’t occurwithout oversight, however.Michael Shakman, the at-torney who won the land-mark anti-patronage rulingthat bears his name, said heexpects the federal courtmonitor to stay in place inthe recorder’s officethrough the transition —and to oversee recorder’soffice functions even afterthe merger. Shakman alsosaid he could seek a federalcourt monitor to overseethe clerk’s office.

Madigan spokesmanSteve Brown said Tuesdaythat hewas “not aware” of apotential Moody appoint-ment to the recorder’s post.Preckwinkle spokesmanFrank Shuftan said theboard president backsMoody for the job because“as a commissioner, he fullygrasps the workings ofcountygovernmentandwillbe able to work well withKaren Yarbrough as part ofthe office’s transition.”

For Ed Moody, gettingthe recorder job would al-low him to remain on apublic payroll. Democraticcommitteemen named himto theCountyBoard follow-ing the death of longtimeCommissioner Joan Mur-phy. Moody initially said he

intended to run for a fullterm but later changed hismind, citinga serious illnessof a family member and therigors of running a cam-paign for office.

By then, Moody also haddrawn the ire of well-funded foes of the countypop tax.Hehadbeen on theboard only a short timebefore voting in favor ofPreckwinkle’s penny-per-ounce tax on sweetenedbeverages in November2016. The tax was seen asparticularly hard on southsuburban businesses herepresented because popdrinkers could shop in Indi-ana orWill County to avoidthe tax. Last October, hejoined an overwhelmingvote to repeal the short-lived pop tax, and a monthlater announced he wouldnot seek election. That af-forded Moody plenty oftime to line up support forrecorder among his CountyBoard colleagues.

Learning that the hardway was board Commis-sioner John Fritchey, wholost his re-election bid inthe March primary. As theauthor of the merger refer-endum, Fritchey figured hewas the right guy to takeover the recorder’s officeduring the transition, andhe started gauging his sup-port. But Fritchey quicklyfound out Moody had beenworking on it for monthsand likely already had thevotes towin the spot.

“Whoever becomes therecorder, I hope they heedthe strong message sent bythe taxpayer that the pointof this consolidation is effi-ciency and to save taxpayerdollars,” Fritchey said.

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Madigan ally Moody eyes recorder’s postPolitical musicalchairs spurred bymerger of officesBy Hal DardickChicago Tribune

SPRINGFIELD — Law-makers have entered whatcould be the final stages ofnegotiating a budget thatwould limit state spendingto $38.5 billion by cuttingfunding for prisons andhuman services and buyingout some state pensioners,according to budget docu-ments obtained by theTrib-une.

Theplan is theproductofweeks of closed-door nego-tiations between Republi-can and Democratic law-makers, with both sidesstressing in recent days thatthey want to avoid anotherdramatic showdown overthe budget this year.

Theproposal is still beingkept tightly under wraps soas not to upset ongoingtalks, and plans at the Capi-tol can change quickly. Butit could be brought for avote in theSenateasearlyasWednesday, sources said.Lawmakers faceaThursdaydeadline to wrap up andheadhome.

“We’re pretty close,” saidRep. GregHarris, a ChicagoDemocrat and chief budgetnegotiator. “We seem tohave done a lot of workbetween the four caucuses,and there are a coupleissues remaining to be dis-cussed by the leaders.”

Republican Gov. BruceRaunerhaskeptquiet aboutthe negotiations, but hismantra leading up to theend-of-May budget dead-line has been that he wantsto see a balanced budgetwith no new taxes.

The budget blueprint en-visionsspending$5.9billionon human services, $1.8billion on colleges and uni-versities,$1.7billiononpub-lic safety and $1.2 billion ongovernment services, thedocuments show. A new$25 million scholarshipprogram would be createdto encourage students toattend school in Illinois.Universitieswouldbeaskedtomatch it. Early childhoodeducation and K-12 schoolswould get a total of $8.4billion, which represents anincrease of $50 million forearly childhood educationand $350 million for pri-

mary and secondaryschools — the yearly in-crease that was envisionedin a new education fundingformula enacted last year.

The plan lays out spend-ing $20.4 billion on pen-sions, debt payments,Medi-caid and health insurancefor state workers — allexpenses over which law-makers have little control.

It would make $124 mil-lion in cuts at state agencies,including $47 million fromboth the Department ofCorrections and the De-partment of Human Serv-ices. And pension costswould go down by $444million, largely due to twonew “buyout” plans thatwere not explained in theoutline documents.

Sen. Andy Manar, aDemocraticbudgetnegotia-tor from Bunker Hill, saidthebuyoutswouldbeaimedat a small set of workerswho are vested in the pen-sion system but considered“inactive” because theyhave not yet reached retire-ment age.

“It would be a scenariowhere they would deter-mine they’d rather invest

their money, so they wouldbe bought out of the pen-sion system at a reducedrateandtheycouldtakethatamount and go invest itsomewhere else,” Manarsaid.

House Republican leaderJim Durkin said Tuesdaythat budget talks had madeit to “a placewherewe havea framework for us to ac-complish and get our jobsdone by Thursday wherewe live within the require-ments of the governor thatwe have a balanced budget,no new taxes.”

But he cautioned thatthere still was more negoti-ating to be done. “I’m notready to declare victory, butthe process and negotia-tions have gone quite wellover the lastweek,” he said.

At the same time, thespirit of cooperation thatappeared to be driving thebudget talks was on displayon the House floor, whereDemocrats and Republi-cans joined together to ap-prove a second attempt at agundealer licensingbill thatRauner previously vetoed.

The bill would create astate system for licensing

gun dealers, a move sup-porters say is meant topunish problem sellers andprevent firearms traffick-ing. Critics contend its pur-pose is to force smallerbusinesses to close by hit-ting them with hefty fines.Rauner, in his veto of theearlier version of the bill,said it would be harmful tosmall businesses and dolittle for public safety.

The bill cleared theHouse by a vote of 65-49,with collar county Republi-cans joining Democrats insupport,while someDown-state Democrats opposed it.That’s short of the 71-votemajority that would beneeded to override anotherRauner veto. The measuremust go back to the Senatefor another vote if it’s toreach the governor’s desk.

There was a break in thebipartisanship, though,when House lawmakersspent more than an hourdebatinganonbinding reso-lution expressing supportfor adopting a graduatedincome tax in Illinois. Itwasput forward by HouseSpeaker Michael Madigan,as Democratic governor

candidateJ.B.Pritzker cam-paigns on a pledge to re-place the state’s existing flatincome tax with one thatcharges higher rates forpeoplewhomakemore.

Ahead of the vote, Chi-cago Democratic Rep.Robert Martwick left Casiocalculators at Republicans’desks. But it was theDemo-cratswho couldn’tmuster aunified vote, with just 61 of67 Democrats voting to ap-prove the resolution.

The resolution declaresthat “low and middle-classfamilies disproportionatelyshare the burden of fundingthe state’s responsibilities”because of the state’s flattax. It did not, however,propose specific rates thatwould give an idea of whatpeople at different incomelevels would be expected topay under a graduated tax.Republicans blasted Demo-crats for leaving that infor-mation out. Democrats saidthe specific rates should bedebated and decided laterby theGeneral Assembly.

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State budget could cut spending on prisons, social servicesByMonique Garcia,Kim Geigerand Bill LukitschChicago Tribune

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Author and activist Glen-nonDoyle is rallying herlovewarriors in hopes ofreuniting children andmothers separated aftercrossing the border into theUnited States.

“This is not a partisanissue; this is a human is-sue,”Doyle toldmeMon-day night. “Wehave to beable to agree, on a humanlevel, thatmothers andbabies should not be rippedfromeach other.”

Tuesdaymorning,Doyleannounced a campaign toraise enoughmoney tofund two lawyers and twoadvocates for each of the 60children in anArizonadetention center. TheFlor-ence Project, a nonprofitthat offers free legal serv-ices tomen,women andunaccompanied childrendetained by ImmigrationandCustomsEnforcement,will locate and provide thelegal help. Doyle estimatesthe costwill be $350,000.

ByTuesday night, thecampaign had raised $1million.

“There is no such thingas other people’s children,”Doylewrote in a letter toher readersTuesdaymorn-ing. “Wewill fight for thesekids likewe’d fight if theywere our kids. Because theyare.Wewill fight for thesemothers likewe’d fight iftheywere our sisters. Be-cause they are.”

The donations are beingcollected and distributedthroughTogetherRising, acharityDoyle launched in2012 to tackle some of thesocial injustices she dis-cusses onherMomasteryblog.

It’s the latest step inDoyle’s evolution fromablogger andOprahWin-frey-endorsed authorknown andwidely belovedfor her raw, honest tales ofmotherhood, bulimia,addiction, divorce andreconciliation to an activistwho fills stadiums andsocialmedia, imploring herfans to do battle for racialjustice, refugee rights andwomen’s ability to live andworkwithout the threat ofsexual violence.

InDecember 2015, Doylepartneredwith authorsCheryl Strayed, ElizabethGilbert, RobBell andBreneBrown to raise $1millionfor Syrian refugees in 31hours. TogetherRising hasraised $9million since2012, funding housing forfamilies strugglingwithaddiction, amaternitywingin aHaiti hospital, shelterfor LGBTQyouths andmore. Themoney is raisedmostly through “love flashmobs,”which are fundrais-ers that only last a fewhours and are capped at$25 per donor.

Tuesday, Doyle trainedhermob on immigrationpolicies that leave childrenscared and alone in deten-tion centers, thousands ofmiles fromanything oranyone they’ve ever known.

“We’re saying, ‘Todaywegive the kids love, andtomorrowwe give thelawmakers hell,’ ” Doyletoldme. “We’ve got awholecampaign ready.”

At issue is the policy,announced byAttorneyGeneral Jeff Sessions inearlyMay, that calls for theJusticeDepartment tobegin prosecuting everypersonwho crosses thesouthwestern border il-legally, even if somewouldqualify as asylum-seekers.Under that policy, childrenare separated from theirparents and transferred toHealth andHumanServ-ice’s Office of RefugeeResettlementwithin 48hours of crossing the bor-der, according toTheAsso-ciated Press.

“Peoplewho comeacross the border illegallyhave no public defendersupplied to them,”Doylesaid. “It used to be a parentand kid showedup in courtwith no public defender.Now,we’re being told byimmigration lawyers, chil-dren are showing up incourt by themselves.”

The $350,000 she hopedto raiseTuesdaywouldprovide legal counsel to thechildren and try to reunitethemwith their parents,even if, Doyle said, thatmeans they’re returned to

their home countries.Doyle also addressed the

storieswidely circulatingon socialmedia that theUnited States lost track of1,475 immigrant children,inspiring a #Where-AreTheChildren campaignandplans for nationwidemarches in June.

“Each of our contacts inthe unaccompanied childadvocacyworld has as-sured us that the vastma-jority of these children arenot in fact ‘lost,’ ” Doylewrote inTuesday’s letter.

“Sometimes thekids or sponsorsmove and don’tnotify the govern-ment. Sometimesthe kids are in asituation that isn’tsupportive and theyleave.

Tragically, sometimesthe kids are in terriblesituations or trafficked—forced towork instead ofho to school,while theircases are pending. Aftermuch research and out-reach, it is clear that the

communitiesmostprofoundly affectedareNOT in favor ofincreased govern-mental authority(through ICE) overthe children’smo-bility post-deten-tion. Instead, the

best approach is to ensurethat unaccompanied chil-dren have legal advocatesfrom the start of their de-tention—which is, as youwill read about below, ourgoal today.”

If the $350,000 goalwas

surpassed,Doyle said, shewouldworkwith theChi-cago-basedYoungCenterfor ImmigrantChildren’sRights to provide legalcounsel for children atother detention centers.

“Ifmy countrywas rav-agedwith violence andmychildrenwere in constantdanger, I hope I’d have thecourage to dowhatever ittook to get them to safety,”Doylewrote in her letter. “Ihope thatwhenwe gotthere,we’d be cared forinstead of terrorized. And if

Iwere ever separated fromChase, Tish, andAmma, I’dhope that somemothers,somewhere out there,would care enough to getthemback tome.”

“Wedisagree on somanythings,” she toldmeMon-day. “But canwe just say,‘Not this?’Wehave to beable to say ‘not this’ to somethings.Wehave to be ableto say ‘not this’ to rippingbabies from theirmothers’arms.”

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Glennon Doyle turns her love warriors to immigration policy

Heidi StevensBalancing Act

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“Who made that deci-sion?” he said. “How weredecisions made about whowas going to be put on thattrain?”

Holiday weekends aretraditionally more violentthan otherweekends in thesummer, and the PoliceDepartment in recent yearshas turned to using over-time and canceling days offto put more officers on thestreet. This year, 1,300more officers than usualwere deployed.

Many of them were as-signed downtown or de-tailed there from areas asfar away as Morgan Parkand Albany Park once su-pervisors realized theyneeded help. Officers de-scended on beaches andparks south of FullertonAvenue, the downtownarea that includes NorthMichigan Avenue and theSouthLoop.

All four nights of theholiday weekend, these ex-tra patrols kept track ofgroups of teens as theyarrived downtown on theRed Line and made theirway to beaches and parks.Some lingered aroundMichigan Avenue or nearCTA stations. The groupsranged in size from a fewdozen to more than a hun-dred.

“They came down herespecifically to cause prob-lems,” Deputy Chief AlNagode said. “They wererunning in and out of traf-fic, they were confrontingdifferent groups, they wererunning into businessesdoing different activitiesthatwere borderline crimi-nal,mostly nuisance, so theofficers have to work thatfine line of, do we (go) outthere to arrest somebody?”

In one instance, teensdamaged property at a Tar-get store at Roosevelt Roadand Clark Street, policesaid. There were reports ofgunfire near the BottledBlonde bar on Wells Streetlate Saturday, near LaSalleDrive and Ontario Streetearly Sunday and at Chi-cago Avenue and LakeShore Drive early Monday.That night, officers re-ported people runningfrom the sound of gunfireas crowds left North Ave-nueBeach.

“A lotof it is thenuisancethat they’re doing. It’s partof what we get with teens,”Nagode said. “The re-sources itwould takeme tolock up 100 kids who werefighting would be tremen-dous, so we have to miti-gate, stop the problem anddo what’s necessary tomake (everyone) safe.”

Several teens were ar-rested downtown on mis-demeanor reckless con-duct and disorderly con-duct offenses. But for themostpart,policeattemptedto disperse the crowds.Once orders were given tostart clearing beaches andparks, officers directed theteens toward buses andtrain stations. They mostlycomplied as officersopened gates and movedpeople through.

“We’re just not ran-

domly picking an ‘L’ stopand getting them out ofthere,we’re affording theman opportunity to leave thearea,” Nagode said. “Andonce they realize a lot oftimes they will be placedunder arrest if it rises tothat level, a lot of peoplewill thankfully take thatoptionandgetoutof there.”

Such tactics are prefera-ble to making mass arrests,but they still raise red flags,particularly because theteens involved were allblack, said Craig Futter-man, a University of Chi-cago law professor whoworks on civil rights andpolice accountability is-sues. “It’s just as common,at least in my experience,that you have white teen-agers engaging in similarbehavior. … Do we have asimilar response?” he said.“I don’t know what‘borderline criminal’means. It is or it isn’t.”

The police strategy maymake a certain kind ofsense in isolation, butagainst the backdrop of thecity’s long history of dis-criminatory police tactics,it becomes more troubling,he said. “(Police shouldnot) pick on or single outgroups on the basis of racefor selective treatment ordiscriminatory treatment.That’s a problem.”

On Sunday night, thecrowds were broken upafter fights broke out nearthe Red Line station atChicago Avenue, long atrouble spot.

“All theywanna do is actstupid. Puts more pressure

on citizens, more pressureonpolice,morepressureonthe CTA,” said RosannaWallace, a 49-year-old re-tired bus driver who livesnear Chicago Avenue andState Street. “My motherneverwould allowusdownherewithout them.”

Wallace saidmost week-ends downtown there arelarge groups — usually be-tween 100 and 200 kids —whogobackandforth fromthe lakefront to theMcDonald’s atChicagoandState. The shopping centerat Water Tower has had toclose early because ofgroups running throughthe mall and using otherentrances after beingkicked out by police andsecurity.

“It’s chaos,” Wallacesaid. “This atmosphere, itdoesn’t make sense. Theycomeoutof theirneighbor-hoods, ’cause they havenothing to do, to makehavoc here. They’re disre-spectful.They’ll cuss at youin a minute ... acting likethey have no damn hometraining.”

ATribune photographerand reporter tracked ateenage crowd that wassteered onto southboundtrains from downtownSunday evening. The teensexited at 35th Street andtried tomake theirwayeasttoward the lake, only to bemet by more cops. Policeclosed 31st Street Beachand used bike patrols toshut down the pedestrianbridge at 35th Streetaround 9 p.m.

The teens lingered at

35th and King for a fewminutes, then split into twogroups, the smaller onerunning through traffic onKing Drive and betweengrass medians. “There’s agood-sized group in thestreet southbound on Kingat 37th,” apolicedispatchersaid.

At38thStreet, eightor10teens from that group sur-rounded and attacked the15-year-old, whom theyknew from school, accord-ing to police. “It looks likesomebody’s down,weneedan ambo,” a police lieuten-ant said as he walked up tothe boy.

“I can’t feel my ribs,” the15-year-old said. “I can’tfeelmy ribs.”

A friend walked up. Theboy askedwherehe andhisother friends had been. “Itried to fight them all, itwas toomany,” the 15-year-old said.

His groans were pickedup by the lieutenant’s radioand broadcast across thecity. “They jumped this guypretty bad,” the lieutenantsaid. “He’s gonna need theambulance.”

The group who beat the15-year-old ran toward aMariano’s store, while alarger group walked in thestreet down King Drive.The lieutenant walkedtoward the larger group asthe 15-year-old was helpedto his feet and placed intoan SUV.

“I’m in the intersectionof 38 and King where theambulance should come,”the lieutenant told the dis-patcher. “I’m OK, I’m with

a couple people over here,but that group that’s at37th, someof theguyswerea part of it.”

Paramedics parked onKing Drive and walked upin blue pants, blue T-shirtsand orange gloves, tappingthe window of the SUV.They offered to help, butthewomanintheSUVspedoff. The boy arrived atComer Children’s Hospitala short time later.

After theSUVleft, some-one sucker-punched anadult who tended to the15-year-old victim and pro-vided information to thepolice.

The teens continuedwest fromMariano’s to theGreen Line station justsouth of Pershing Road.Confused officers noticed asign that saidno service therest of the night, and theyhad to ask theCTA to run aspecial train to move theteens out of the neighbor-hood.

A boy on the platformthrew a garbage cantoward squad cars below. Asupervisor told officers toput their cars under thestation.

Ald. PatDowell, 3rd, saidshe didn’t know how thelarge crowd of teens endedup in her ward, which hasthe 35th Street Red Linestation on its western bor-der. But she said it was aproblemfor localpoliceatatime they were alreadybusy. “I think my com-mander did not expect tohave 200 young people on35th Street at 10:15 p.m.,”Dowell said. “To then havetomakeacoursecorrectionand deal with that tookaway resources they couldhave been using to addressother needs in the commu-nity.”

Two other aldermensuggested police couldhave taken a harder linedowntown.

Ald. Roderick Sawyer,6th, chairman of the BlackCaucus, said police shouldhave made more arrestsdowntown, if there wascriminal activity, ratherthan sending the trouble-makers to another part ofthe city. “I thinkweneed tosend the message that wewon’t tolerate it anywherein the city of Chicago. Notjust, ‘Wewon’t tolerate thisnear theMagnificentMile,’but we won’t tolerate it inany neighborhood.”

Ald. BrianHopkins, 2nd,whose ward includes partsof the north end of down-town, agreed making morearrests might have beenbetter. “I think that whenyou have people commit-ting assaults, disorderlyconduct, criminal trespassto property when they’reentering the parks afterthey’re closed for thenight,we need to take anotherlook at the tactics andconsider making more ar-rests. … I think the pendu-lum has swung a little toofar in the direction of leni-ency.”

Chicago Tribune’s JohnByrne, Megan Crepeau andJeremyGorner contributed.

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Teens from a large group that was downtown earlier Sunday attack a 15-year-old boy at 38th Street and King Drive in the Bronzeville neighborhood.

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Cops’ response to teens scrutinizedPolicing, from Page 1

Police make a handful of arrests while directing a group of more than 100 teens ontosouthbound CTA Red Line trains at Chicago Avenue and State Street on Sunday.

The teens, after walking down King Drive in Bronzeville and then heading west, areguided toward the CTA Green Line platform at 40th Street and Indiana Avenue.

Australia Landinghamwas just days away fromcelebrating her 50th wed-ding anniversary this Fri-day.

But instead of markingthe milestone with her, herloved ones are nowgrievingafter she was found dead inher home Sunday after-noon, the victim of a homi-cide.

“I can’t even explain toyou what a beautiful flowershe was,” her niece,Marshon Terry, said Tues-day morning, her voiceshaking with emotion asshe drove with her uncle,Walter Landingham, toview the body at the CookCounty morgue. “Just toknow her was to love her.For somebody to brutallyhurt her — we expect thatone day we all have to go,but for them to do that toher?”

Landingham, 82, of the2300blockofSouthHalstedStreet in Chicago Heights,was found unresponsive inher home about 5 p.m.Sunday, Terry said. She waspronounced dead at thescene at 5:45 p.m., author-ities said.

Officials from the CookCounty medical examiner’soffice determined thatLandingham died of multi-ple blunt force injuries andruledherdeathwas ahomi-cide.

In a news release, theChicago Heights Police De-partment said its detectiveswere investigating thedeath with assistance fromthe South Suburban MajorCrimesTask Force.

Terry said her aunt’s 71-year-old husband, Walter,was out running errandsSunday afternoon, and an-other relative who liveswith thecouplewasalsooutof the house. When therelative returned, Terrysaid, she noticed that thetelevision was on veryloudly and the door to thecouple’s bedroomwas openandunlocked.

When she called for heraunt and received no re-sponse, she went to thekitchen and saw her aunt atthe bottom of the stairsleading to the basement,lying in a pool of blood,Terry said.

Investigators have re-vealed little to the family,but Terry said the otherrelative living in the homenoticed that her aunt anduncle’s bedroom was indisarray — something un-usual for the couple. Shesaid the family believes thatLandinghamwas the victimof a robbery.

Now the family is left toplan a funeral, rather than acelebration of the couple’sdecades of devotion to eachother.

“June 1, they would havebeen married 50 years.They’ve been together 60years,” Terry said. “Oh myGod, she was an amazingwoman. This womanwould give you the shirt offher back. After this hap-pened, there had to be 200people grieving outside herhouse.”

The oldest of 14 children,Landingham grew up inChicago Heights andworked for a nearby chemi-cal manufacturer until sheretired in the early 2000s.She loved to cook — espe-cially crackling bread andlasagna — and was a fash-ionable dresser.

“She was always dressedto the nines,” Terry said.

Her relatives said theyhave not yet had an oppor-tunity to begin making fu-neral arrangements butplan to hold a vigilWednes-day evening outside herhome.

“She was the glue thatheld this family together,”Terry said.

Anyone with informa-tion about the death isasked to call ChicagoHeights detectives at 708-756-6422.

Freelance reporter FrankVaisvilas contributed.

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The money battle atSouthern Illinois started inApril when Edwardsvilleleaders appealed to trusteesto recalculatehowtheysplitstate money between thecampuses.

They argued that Ed-wardsville was being rou-tinely underfunded as itsenrollment grew. Officialsasked the board to transfer$5.125million fromCarbon-dale to Edwardsville in the2018-19 school year.

The measure failed in a4-3 vote that fell along thetrustees’ ties to each cam-pus. An eighth trustee ab-stained.

But legislators in theMetro East area outside St.Louis were not satisfied,and they introduced aswath of bills in Springfieldto reorganize the SouthernIllinois system. Some legis-lation seeks to dissolve thesystem, split the campusesand install campus-leveloversight boards. Short ofachieving an SIU divorce,other bills propose an equalstate appropriation and areconstituted board thatevenly represents bothcampuses. That legislationis still pending in theIllinoisHouse.

By historical standards,none of this seemed out ofthe ordinary. But that wasbefore a professor fromCarbondale, KathleenChwalisz, wrote an opinionpiece in The Southern Illi-noisan that quoted emailsfromSouthernIllinoisPres-ident Randy Dunn crudelydismissing the concerns ofCarbondale supporterswho questioned a re-vamped funding formula.

The proposal, Dunnwrote, “is simply to shut upthe bitchers from Carbon-dale who are saying loudlywe shouldn’t even be doingthe$5.125Mat this time,”hewrote in an email that wasobtained by Chwaliszthrough open records laws.

Two Carbondale-arealegislators excoriated Dunnon the House floor andcalled on him to resign. ATuesday editorial in TheSouthern Illinoisan calledon trustees to fireDunn.

“I am, of course, dis-mayed and disappointed bywhat appears to be an ac-tive, deliberate effort toundermine the Carbondalecampus and, by extension,the entire SIU system,”Car-bondale Chancellor CarloMontemagno wrote in hisuniversity blog after theemails were revealed. “Theprocess and lack of trans-parency did not serve us orour colleagues at Ed-wardsville. I must add thatthe disrespect to Carbon-dale’s faculty, staff and com-munity is especially dis-turbing.”

Dunn apologized for hischoice of words but rebut-ted claims of favoritism.

“I think if anyone hasbeendenigrated in this situ-ation, it has been me for

doing my job and workingfor the best interests of allthe campuses in the SIUsystem—which Iwas hiredto do,” Dunn wrote in astatement. “To say that Ihave contempt for myneighbors, colleagues,friends and co-workers isinsulting and is not worthyof being suggested againstsomeone who shares a longhistory with this institu-tion.”

Five former Ed-wardsville chancellors thenwrote an open letter sup-porting independence forthe campus.

The Edwardsville cam-pus “at one time benefitedfrom being part of the SIUSystem but that is no longerthe case,” the letter stated,signedbyNancyBelck,JulieFurst-Bowe, StephenHansen, Vaughn Vandegriftand David Werner. “If theboardof trusteescannot liveup to its fiduciary responsi-bility to the citizens ofIllinois and theuniversity atEdwardsville, it is time for achange.”

Amid the frenzy, the de-bate began to reach abroader audience. A T-shirtemblazoned with “Carbon-dale bitchers” is for sale onEtsy.

Al Bowman, executivedirector of the IllinoisBoard of Higher Education,said that focusing onenrollment to determinestate funding is overly sim-plistic.

“Enrollment providesreally an incompletepictureof an institution’s finances,”Bowman said in an inter-view. “Medicine, law, archi-tecture, certainly the Car-bondale campus has somehigh-cost programs. Ed-wardsvillehasdentistryandsome other high-cost pro-grams, aswell.We think theanalysis needs to be nu-anced enough to take thatkind of thing into account.”

There is precedent fordisbanding university sys-tems, or at least trying to.

A 2014 essay for InsideHigher Ed noted that Uni-versity of Wisconsin-Madi-son and University of Ore-gon both unsuccessfullytried to break from theirschool systems in 2011. TheOregon University Systemeventually dissolved after a2013 state law allowed pub-lic universities to establishtheir own institutionalboards. All seven schools inthat group took advantageand were operating inde-pendently by summer 2015.

In a 2012 paper, theformer chancellor of Uni-versity of California atBerkeley also advocatedsome decentralizing of the10-school system to alloweach campus to set up itsown governing board.

In each of those exam-ples, the move to detachfrom the collective was ini-tiated by a flagship campus.The situation is reversed atSouthern Illinois, wheremany proponents of Ed-wardsville are leading thecharge to go solo and saythat being linked with theflagship is stymyinggrowth.

Hansen, who taught atEdwardsville for years andserved as an interim chan-cellor in 2015-16, pointed tothe severe financial troublesCarbondale experienced

during the state budget cri-sis. Carbondale burnedthrough its cash reservesand those of the medicalschool during that time.The system then orches-trated a loan from Ed-wardsville so Carbondalecould show its operationswere in the black.

“The Edwardsville cam-pus took a very proactiverole in trimming its budgetand facing head-on the fis-cal crisis. Carbondale didnot do so,” Hansen said.“That really aggravated thetrustees, students, facultyand parents at Ed-wardsville. We had done allthe right things for fiscalstability and now we werebeing jeopardized by Car-bondale’s inaction.”

Some at Carbondale, in-cluding the chancellor, ar-gue it is normal for theschools’ ties to ebband flow.A systemoffersmore stabil-ity.

Some also contend Ed-wardsville benefited in itsearlydaysbybeing attachedto themore flush flagship.

“The institutions havelong relied on each otherandmayneed to do so againin the future,” Mon-temagno, the Carbondalechancellor,wrote inhis bloglast month. “As we rebuildCarbondale to a position ofreputational and financialstrength, there may bemany benefits to Ed-wardsville, just as Ed-wardsville may benefit Car-bondale in ways we haven’tanticipated.”

Breaking up a universitycollectivewouldbea labori-ous task. At minimum, offi-cials would need to decidehow each campus absorbsoperations currently doneby the central office, such aslegal services. It also wouldmean determining what todo with the system’s exist-ing debt obligations.

For now, Pembrook saidthose issues are premature.His immediate focus is get-ting more dollars to hiscampus. He also said hesupported a pendingHouseresolution directing thestate higher educationboard to analyze SouthernIllinois’ current structure—more specifically, to scruti-nize the legislation thatpushes for independentcampuses.

“I think SIUE would beopen to seeing what theysay about that,” Pembrooksaid. “If the recommenda-tion comes back as main-

taining the status quo, Ithink there would be majormomentumbehindseparat-ing the campuses.”

Bowman of IBHE saidhis staff is crafting a reportfocusing primarily on themonetary considerations of

separate campuses; less soon rendering an opinionabout SIU’s future.

“We think the govern-ance structure is really apolitical decision, and Ithink the people at theCapitol rightly should ulti-

mately make that decision,but the decisionwill be bestif it’s informed by a clearview of the financial impli-cations,” Bowman said.

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Summit Hill District 161officials are creating a com-mittee to study a proposalby residentswanting to takeover a portion of Lincoln-Way Community HighSchool District 210 to re-openLincoln-WayNorth.

Board President RichardMarron said in a May 23meeting that he will createthepanel of boardmembersto evaluate the process,costs, impacts, benefits andfeasibility of the proposalthatwould convert 161 frombeing just an elementaryand middle school districtto one that includes highschool students.

District resident StephenCook presented the plan tothe board at its May 9meeting, saying he and oth-ers have “deep concerns forfuture financial health ofthecommunity,” their taxes,home values and quality ofeducation, according to theaudio recording of themeeting.

They have researchedthis for the past year, anddiscussed itwith legislators,the Illinois State Board ofEducation, bond dealersand legalcounsel toverify it,he said then.

“This is an opportunityforDistricts 161 and210.Weare confident this is pos-sible,” he said in the audio.

According to Cook’s pre-sentation to the District 161board, which the DailySouthtown obtainedthrough the Freedom ofInformation Act, such amove would lower classsizes and increase opportu-nities for District 161 stu-dents, and ease Lincoln-Way’s financial burdens,lower its debt, give it aninflux of capital, reduce theneed for tax anticipationwarrants and eliminate the“burden of maintaining a

closed building.”The proposalwould have

to be approved in a refer-endum by voters in bothDistrict 161 andDistrict 210,according to the ISBE.

When North was opera-tional, it housed only stu-dents from Summit HillDistrict 161 — about 1,700students — as it takes inparts of Tinley Park, Mo-kena, Frankfort and unin-corporated FrankfortTownship.

District 161 makes up 23percent of Lincoln-Way’sequalized assessed valua-tion, and 24.5 percent of itsstudent enrollment, perCook’s figures.

Since North closed inJune 2016, Summit HillJuniorHigh graduates haveattended Lincoln-Way East,which has more students —a total of 2,916, comparedwith 2,157 at Central and1,898 at West, according toCook’s numbers, which hesaid he obtained from theISBE.

This results in “de-creased opportunities” and“oversized classrooms” atEast,he said inhispresenta-tion.

Since Cook announcedthis plan, Marron said hehas received a lot of feed-back and “everyone said weshould find out more infor-mation.”

At the board’s June 13meeting,heplans toappointa committee of three to fiveboardmembers, so it wouldbe subject to the OpenMeetings Act, and informa-tion presented could beobtained through the Free-domof InformationAct.

He would also have Dis-trict 161 staff and residentsserve as nonvoting advisorymembers.

The committee wouldhave to get board approvalfor any expenses andwouldmake a presentation to thefull board upon its conclu-sion.

Marron said he wants toseparate the work of thecommittee from the board’sregular business of educat-ing students.

Board member GeorgeLeonard cast the only voteopposing the creation of thecommittee, saying he wasconcerned that this effortwould pull staff away fromtheir jobs.

“Iwant tomake sure thattheir job with the districtcomes first. This is on thebackburner.This is not partof our employees’ jobs,” hesaid.

Marron agreed, sayingthat staff would be usedonly to provide availableinformation, and would nothave to attend every meet-ing.

They have to be “cau-tious” about the use ofDistrict 161’s resources, hesaid.

The feasibility study isthe first step. According tothe ISBE, the consolidationand formation of a unitschool district involves sev-eral steps.

Cook told Summit Hillofficials that if the refer-endum were on the spring2019 ballot and passed,North could be reopened infall 2021, according to theaudio of theMay 9meeting.

According to Cook’s pre-sentation, the formationofanew unit district — District161U — would not costadditional tax dollars butwould combine the taxes ofboth districts and maintainhome values.

According to his num-bers, District 161 would beresponsible for 23 percentof Lincoln-Way’s $246.7million debt, or $56.7 mil-lion, which it could afford ifit consolidates.

Lincoln-Way’s boardPresident Joe Kirkeengcalled it an “interestingcon-cept” but said his boardwillnot seriously discuss it untilDistrict 161 officials deter-mine it is feasible for them.

“The ball is in 161’s court.They have to reach consen-sus first. If they think theycan make it work, we willhave something to con-sider,” he said.

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members waited for moreinformation about the cir-cumstances, they said hisdevotion to his job wasunquestioned, according tohis brother-in-law JohnZabojnik.

“He passed away servinghis country and city, and it’stragic,” Zabojnik said. “Ourhearts are broken.”

Thesearch for theman inthe water that promptedthe emergency responsewas expected to resumeWednesday.

Family and friends iden-tified him as Alberto Lopez.Lopez, 28, fell into the riverabout 7:50 p.m. Monday ashewas sittingon theedgeofa 16-foot johnboat, said EdCross, spokesman for theIllinois Department of Na-tural Resources. Anotherboat had passed by andcaused a large wake, Crosssaid.

Lopez was seen fallingoverboard as the boatbounced, said Ramiro Pon-ce, 24, one of twoothermenwhowere on the boat.

“He was in front of meand I saw him fall,” Poncesaid in Spanish. “I didn’teven have time to grab him.We stopped the boat to goback towherehehad fallen.We couldn’t see where hewas. He was drowning andwe couldn’t do anything.”

Two other divers weretaken to Northwestern Me-morial Hospital in goodcondition, according to theFire Department. Theywere treated and released.

Bucio joined the FireDepartment in 2004. Alongtime lifeguard, he hadthe dive team in his sightsandbecameamembera fewyears later. He was a strongswimmer who was adept atdiving,workingontheboatsand from a helicopter,Dorneker said. He had twosons, ages 9 and 7, and couldoften be found at theirballgames and neighbor-hood gatherings, Dornekersaid.

“This is not an easy dayfor us,” he said outside thefirehouse on ColumbusDrivewhere themarineanddive team is based. Fire-fighters hung purple me-morial bunting above thevehicle bays to honorBucio.TheU.S. and city ofChicagoflags outside the buildingflew at half-staff. “This is atragic incident and a verysad day for us.”

Bucio’s fellow dive teammembers described him asa dedicated teammate and“consummate professional”who went the extra mileduring a rescue or in dutiesat the firehouse.

“Juanwas incredible,” Lt.Chris Meziere said. “Juanwas a great diver.Whateveryou needed done, Juan gotit done. … He did it for thepeople of Chicago. … We’reall stunned.”

Mayor Rahm Emanuelvisited the firehouse Tues-day afternoon to offer hiscondolences. Emanuelchoked up as he spoke ofBucio and his two sonsduringabrief appearance in

front of reporters and tele-vision crews.

“It’s important for themto know that their dad is ahero, a Chicago hero,” themayor said. Emanuel saidheplanned tomeetwith thefamily Tuesday night andasked the city to “put theBucio family in theirprayers.”

With the Memorial Dayweekend winding down,the Fire Department re-ceived a call after boaterssaw a person in the waternear Canalport RiverwalkPark in an industrial areanear the Bridgeport neigh-borhood on the South Side,according to Chicago FireCommissioner Jose A. San-tiago.

It’s not clear what timedivers entered the water.Around 8:25 p.m., Buciobecame separated from hispartner. “His partnerturned around, and he wasmissing,” Santiago said. “Itwas that quick.”

A mayday call immedi-atelywent out.

“We have a diver down,start making phone calls,let’s get people in, 10-4?” a

marine unit supervisor saidover his radio.

“You sounded muffled,”an officer answered. “I can’tcopy.”

“Wehave apossible diverdown. Start calling people.Let’s get somepeople in.”

Crews could be seenpulling a person fromaboatonto a gurney as an ambu-

lance waited on the shorenearby around 8:50 p.m.“We got the diver out; he’sgoing to Stroger, critical,” abattalion chief said into hisradio.

Police and fire officialssaid the original incidentwith Lopez also remainsunder investigation.

Bucio is the 13th Chicagofirefighter to die in the lineof duty since 2000, accord-ing to data from the Illinois

Fire Service Institute, andthe first since Daniel Cap-uano fell through an openelevator shaft at a vacantwarehouse in December2015.

Nationally, Bucio is the39th firefighter to die onduty this year, according tothe U.S. Fire Administra-tion, part of the Federal

Emergency ManagementAgency.

From 2004 to 2016, anaverage of 102 firefightersdied annually, which in-cludes those who died of aheart attack or stroke dur-ing nonroutine physical ac-tivity on duty.

Water rescue- or diveteam-related deaths are in-frequent but not uncom-mon, according to nationalstatistics. Prior to Bucio’s

death, nine firefighters diedduring water rescues be-tween 2000 and 2017, ac-cording to theNational FireProtectionAssociation.

But the fatalities of fire-fighters involved in water-related actions, from thesearches for bodies to train-ing, aremore common.

In 2016, several firefight-ers died in water-relatedactivities, according to thefire administration. Onefirefighter died of an arteri-al gas embolism when heran out of air during arecovery operation for thebody of a drowning victim.Another died during waterrescue trainingwhen he felloff a rescue sled beingtowed by a water scooterand suffered a spinal col-umn injury. A third fire-fighter died when he suf-fered a medical emergencyduring a rescue operationon a lakeside dock, accord-ing to the annual reportcompiled by the federaladministration.

Nationwide, the mostcommon cause of deathamong firefighters wasoverexertion, stress or amedical condition (42 per-cent) followed by crashes(25 percent) during 2016,the most recent year forwhich statistics are avail-able, according to the Na-tional Fire Protection Asso-ciation.

The last on-duty fatalityof a Chicago Fire Depart-ment diver was that ofEugene Blackmon, whodied while attempting torecover the bodies of twomen from the Little Calu-metRiver inMay 1998.

Bucio’s death sent shockwaves across the countryand beyond as it came twodays after a diver diedwhileassisting with the recoveryof a crashed plane in Ontar-io, Canada.

Dive Rescue Interna-tional, a Fort Collins, Colo.-based organization thatprovides training andequipment for aquatic pub-lic safety operations, held ameeting to discuss the inci-

dents, according to JustinFox, CEO of the organiza-tion.He also called certifiedtrainers in the Chicago areaso they could express theircondolences in what Foxsays is a tightknit nichewithin the public safetycommunity.

“Water searchandrescueare low-frequency, high-risk events. It’s not themajority of calls firefightersare running on, like vehicleaccidents and fires, but therisk is high in a low-visibil-ity environment,” Fox said.

Bucio’s visibility mayhave been especially chal-lenging given that he wasdiving at night. Rivers arealso more difficult environ-ments for divers comparedwith lakes and ponds, Foxsaid.

“There are all sorts ofchallenges to diving in alake or quarry, but now youhave the (river’s) currentputting stress on the diverhimself,” Fox said.

Bucio worked for theChicago Police Departmentfrom 2000 to 2003. Hejoined the Fire Departmentin 2004 and became of amember of the dive team in2007. He lived in the Clear-ing neighborhood, in the6300 block of West 63rdStreet on the SouthwestSide.

Besides his sons, Bucio issurvived by nine siblings,including a sister who is amember of the ChicagoPolice Department and abrotherwho is amember ofthe Chicago Fire Depart-ment.

There will be a FireDepartment processionwhen Bucio’s body is trans-ported from the medicalexaminer’s office to a funer-al home.

Chicago Tribune’s ElviaMalagon, Patricia Fry,Elyssa Cherney and Rose-mary Sobol contributed.

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Fire and police personnel work Monday night to aid a Chicago Fire Department diver who went missing during a rescue attempt on the South Branch.

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Chicago Fire Department personnel gather early Tuesday outside the Cook County medi-cal examiner’s office to honor fallen marine and dive team member Juan Bucio.

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“It’s important for them to knowthat their dad is a hero, a Chicagohero.”—Mayor Rahm Emanuel, on the two sons of the lateChicago Fire Department diver Juan Bucio

edge of a 16-foot johnboat,said Ed Cross, spokesmanfor the Illinois Departmentof Natural Resources. An-other boat had passed andcaused a large wake, Crosssaid.

Lopez was seen fallingoverboard as the boatbounced, said Ramiro Pon-ce, 24, oneof twoothermenwhowere on the boat.

“He was in front of meand I saw him fall,” Poncesaid in Spanish. “I didn’teven have time to grab him.We stopped the boat to goback towherehehad fallen.We couldn’t see where hewas. He was drowning andwe couldn’t do anything.”

Officials began searchingfor Lopez, but by 8:25 p.m.one of the divers, firefighterJuan Bucio, became sepa-rated from his partner,prompting a mayday call.Bucio, 46, was pulled out ofthe water and taken toStroger Hospital, where hewas pronounced dead.

Officials called off thesearch for Lopez late Mon-day after they weren’t able

Alberto Lopez spentMe-morial Day riding a smallboatwithhis roommateandanother friend along theChicago River before awake caused him to fall offthe boat, prompting asearch that led to the deathof a Chicago Fire Depart-ment diver and the injury oftwo others.

As officials searched theSouth Branch of the rivernear Ashland Avenue onTuesday, his fiancee inMexico was holding outhope for him to be foundsafely.

“Of course, I still havehope that they find him,”Brenda Delgado Salazarsaid in Spanish.

Lopez, 28, fell into theriver about 7:50 p.m. Mon-day as he was sitting on the

to find him usingdivers and sonarequipment, Crosssaid. State conserva-tion officers re-turned to the sceneTuesdaymorning tosearch the riverwith sonar equip-ment. The Chicago FireDepartmentmarineunit re-sponded to the scene tohelp with the second day’sefforts, but the search wassuspended Tuesday after-noon.

Efforts to find Lopezwere expected to continueWednesday, said AnthonyGuglielmi, spokesman forthe Chicago Police Depart-ment.

Lopez did not know howto swim and the men werenot wearing life jackets,Ponce said. The two grewup together in Mexico andshared an apartment inWest Lawn, he said. OnMonday they had comehome from eating seafoodwhen another friend of-fered to take themon a boatride. Ponce said Lopez

looked happy astheydida loopalongtheChicagoRiver.Avideo taken by Pon-ce shows the menlooking at thedowntown build-ings as music playsin the background.

Themenwereenroute toa loading dock on WesternAvenue to headhomewhenLopez fell into the water,Ponce said.

The stretch of the riverwhereLopezdisappeared isan industrial area on thecity’s South Side. Still, vari-ous types of boats frequentthe area, said Rob Hannah,owner of Chicago YachtWorks,2550S.AshlandAve.“More than one wouldthink,” he said.

Boaters typically launchfrom an area near WesternAvenue and then travel up-river. Hannah said hecheckedwith his customersand doesn’t believe Mon-day’s incident involved anyof their boats.

Chicago Yacht Worksstores and services boats,

but owners dock the boatsin harbors for the summerseason,Hannah said.

Lopez had migrated lessthan a year ago fromAguas-calientes, Mexico, to Chi-cago. His fiancee, DelgadoSalazar, said Lopez had losthis job in Mexico and theywere expecting their thirdchild. He tried to get a visato go to the United Statesbut decided to enter thecountry illegally after hisrequestwas denied.

“He went with the hopetobuyusahouseand togivehis children abetter future,”Delgado Salazar said.

The couple spoke on thephone daily, DelgadoSalazar sending him videosof their smallest child as histeeth came in and as hebegan sounding outwords.

In Chicago, Lopez wasable to get work as a sub-contractor putting up dry-wall.MauricioCruz, 32, oneof the owners of VD Interi-ors, a drywall and paintingcompany, said Lopez hadbeen doing work for thecompany for a couple of

months. Lopez had Thurs-day andFriday off for a longMemorialDayweekend.

“He was a pretty goodguy, to be honest,” Cruzsaid. “Hewas young.”

It didn’t appear thatLopezplanned to stay in theU.S. for long. Just last weekhe proposed by phone toDelgado Salazar, and theyhad already settled on hav-ing a December weddingoncehe returned toMexico.

Since the accident, Del-gado Salazar has been call-ing Lopez’s friends in Chi-cago to get updates on thesearcheffort.Shewastryingto figure out TuesdaywhethersheshouldcometotheU.S. to aid in the search.

“Please, don’t stopsearching for him,”DelgadoSalazar said. “I’m askingeveryone to help me praythat he is able to return tous.”

Chicago Tribune’s ElyssaCherney contributed.

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WASHINGTON—Presi-dent Donald Trump lawyerRudy Giuliani said TuesdaythatTrumpwill not agree toan interview with the spe-cial counsel until prose-cutors allow the president’slegal team to review docu-ments related to the FBI’suse of an informant tointeract with members ofTrump’s 2016 campaign.

“We need all the docu-

ments beforewe can decidewhether we are going to doan interview,” Giuliani said,using Trump’s term “spy-

gate” to refer to the FBIactions, which former offi-cials have said were wellwithin bounds.

Giuliani’s latest demandfurther ratcheted up thepressure that Trump andhis lawyers are trying toplace on special counselRobert Mueller’s team ashis investigation into al-leged coordination betweenTrump’s campaign andRussia reaches a key junc-ture.

Earlier Tuesday, Trumplashed out at the “rigged

Russia Witch Hunt” onTwitter, casting Mueller’sprobeaspartisanandsayingit could amount to “MED-DLING” in this year’smidterm elections to thedetriment of Republicans.

Giuliani had said thatTrump has done nothingimproper and is eager totalk toMueller.

On Tuesday, though, hesaid, he doesn’t want tomake a call on whetherTrump will sit down for aninterview“until theydecidewhether they are going to

give us the documents ornot.”

Under pressure from theWhite House and congres-sional Republicans, the Jus-tice Department last weekheld an unusual pair ofbriefings for lawmakers onthe FBI’s use of the inform-ant, whom Trump has re-peatedly cast as a “spy”implanted in his campaign.

There is no evidence tosuggest that the source wasinserted into the campaign,as the president has sug-gested, but he did seek out

and meet several campaignadvisers.

Asked why Trump hasspent so much time attack-ing the Mueller probe, Giu-liani said the tactic is work-ing.

“As an effective politi-cian, you’re not going to dosomething that you don’tthink isworking,” he said.

“Spygate — that’s thereason—he’s not just ratch-eted it up for no reason,”Giuliani said. “Hebelieves itis working, and he is genu-inely upset about it.

Giuliani: Mueller interview off table until demand met

Rudy Giuliani says “weneed” documents relatedto FBI use of an informant.

TASOS KATOPODIS/GETTY

By Josh Dawsey

and JohnWagner

TheWashington Post

WASHINGTON — Onlydays after declaring a trucein a looming tradewarwithChina, the Trump adminis-tration on Tuesday resur-rected tariffs as it preparesto send another high-leveldelegation to Beijing fortalks thisweekend.

The administration hasveered back and forth be-tween conciliatory and an-tagonistic moves in its deal-ings with China, partly re-flecting Trump’s negotiat-ing style but also clashingviews inside the WhiteHouse and what many ana-lysts see as a lack of acoherent strategy and clearset of goals on trade policy.

A White House state-ment Tuesday said it wouldannounce by June 15 a finallist of $50 billion of Chineseimports that would be sub-ject to 25 percent tariffs.The duties would targetChinese goods containing“industrially significant

technology,” the statementsaid, and will be imposed“shortly thereafter.”

Additionally, the WhiteHouse stated that by June30 it would make publicspecific investment and re-lated export-control mea-sures aimed at restrictingChina’s access to importantU.S. technology, and thatthese would take effect alsosoon after.

The proposed tariffs andinvestment restrictionshave been in the workssince earlier this year andare in response to theTrump administration’sfindings that Chinese poli-cies have pressured U.S.firms to give up theirtechnology secrets to dobusiness in China and thatin some cases Americanfirms have been victimizedby outright theft of intel-lectual property.

A spokesperson for Chi-na’s Ministry of Commercein Beijing expressed sur-prise at the White Housestatement, saying it was

contrary to recent an-nouncements by both sidesafter high-level talks inWashington earlier thismonth. Regardless, thespokesperson said, Chinahasconfidencethat itwouldbe able to defend the coun-try’s core interests.

A little more than a weekago, Treasury SecretarySteven Mnuchin said thattheplanned tariffswouldbesuspended in the wake ofChina’s pledge to buy bil-lions of dollars more ofAmerican products, specif-ically U.S. farm goods andenergy resources such asliquefied natural gas.

Mnuchin’s public re-marks May 20 that “we’re

putting the trade war onhold,” plus Trump’s recentmove to ease up on severepenalties against Chinesetelecom giant ZTE, drewimmediate fire fromTrump’s supporters, whocriticized the president forgoing back on his promiseto get tough on China andbring real reform to tradepolicy.

It was unclear whethertheWhiteHouse issued thestatement in response to thebacklash, or meant to en-hance its leverage in on-going talks with a tradingpartner, a familiar tack bythe administration. Com-merce Secretary WilburRoss is scheduled to lead a

delegation to Beijing fortalks Saturday throughMonday with a Chineseteam headed by Vice Pre-mier LiuHe.

Liu,ChinesePresidentXiJinping’s top economic ad-viser, has met with seniorTrump administration offi-cialson three separateocca-sions since February astrade tensions beganmounting this year. In earlyMarch, Trump announcedtariffs on steel and alumi-num from China and othercountries, andamonth laterU.S. Trade RepresentativeRobert Lighthizer releasedan initial list of hundreds ofChinese imports valued atnearly$50billion that could

be hit with 25 percenttariffs.

Dozens of U.S. firms andbusiness groups, as well aslawmakers, have sought torestrain the White Housefrom slapping massive tar-iffs thatcould triggera tradewar and end up hurtingAmerican consumers, com-panies and the broadereconomy.

“China’s trade practicesraise serious concerns, butjob-killing tariffs aren’t theanswer,” Matthew Shay,president of the NationalRetail Federation, saidshortly after the WhiteHouse issued thestatement.

Others pressing for sig-nificant tariffs againstChina argue that tough pu-nitiveaction isneededtogetChina to change. Butwheremost everybody agrees,hard-liners and those pre-ferring a softer approachalike, is that the Trumpadministration has not ar-ticulated or implemented aunified strategy of what itwants from China and howitwill achieve those goals.

“It’s not simply a matterof blowing hot and coldfrom week to week, butthere are serious internalcontradictions in theTrump administration’sChina trade policy,” saidAlan Tonelson, the founderof RealityChek, a blog oneconomic and national se-curity policy, and longtimeanalyst on manufacturingand trade.

don.lee@latimes.com

Tariff threatrevived daysafter truceWhite House says it will announce 25%levy on ‘significant technology’ in June

By Don Lee

Washington Bureau

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross will lead a U.S. delegation to China this weekend.

EVAN VUCCI/AP

WASHINGTON — TheTrump administrationmoved on multiple frontsTuesday to prepare for apossible nuclear summitwith North Korean leaderKim Jong Un in Singaporenext month, as U.S. di-plomats scrambled torevivethe meeting that Trumphad publicly scrapped lastweek.

Most importantly, theWhiteHouse said Secretaryof State Mike Pompeo willtravel to New York City onWednesday to sit downwith Gen. Kim Yong Chol,considered Kim Jong Un’sclosest aide. The formerintelligence chief, whoPompeomet during his twovisits to Pyongyang, pre-sumably can speak directlyabout whether North Ko-rea’s leader is serious aboutnuclear disarmament.

OtherU.S. teamshuddledwith North Korean officialsin Singapore andplanned tomeet in the DemilitarizedZone between the two Ko-reas in a push to assemblethe complex logistics andstill-unformed agenda of amajor arms control summit,which is tentatively back onthe calendar for June 12.

Pompeo’s meeting inNew York could produce afinal decision in the WhiteHouse as to whether KimJongUnwill ultimately giveup his nuclear arsenal andwhether the still-stalledsummit can proceed. Pom-peo was known to harbordoubts about Kim’s inten-

tionsafterhis secondvisit toPyongyang.

“I think how that meet-ing goes (inNewYork), thatwill be the deciding factoron whether this summitmoves forward,” saidSuzanneDiMaggio, a fellowat New America, a non-partisan think tank, whohelped facilitate the admin-istration’s first contactswithNorthKorea last year.

“He is an unsavory inter-locutor but he is also ahighly credible one,”DiMaggio said of Gen. Kim.“Whatever he says, he isspeaking forKimJongUn.”

South Korean newsagency Yonhap reportedthat Gen. Kim would fly toNew York on Wednesdayafter discussions with Chi-nese officials in Beijing.

China is North Korea’s big-gest trading partner andpolitical ally.

Gen. Kim is vice chair-manof theCentralCommit-tee of theWorkers’ Party ofKorea and is in charge ofrelations with South Korea.One of numerous NorthKorean officials blacklistedby the U.S. Treasury, herequired State Departmentpermission to travel to NewYork and is the most seniorNorth Korean official tovisit the United States innearly twodecades.

When Gen. Kim headedNorth Korea’s military in-telligence, he was accusedof orchestrating attacks onSouth Korean targets, in-cluding the March 2010torpedoingofaSouthKoreawarship that killed 46 sea-

men, as well as the Novem-ber 2014 cyberattack ofSony Pictures and the re-lease of hacked emails.

Following those inci-dents, the Obama adminis-tration imposed personalsanctions on Gen. Kim in2010 and 2015. His careerclearlydidn’t suffer sinceheaccompanied Kim to sum-mits with leaders of Chinaand South Korea, andheaded North Korea’s dele-gation to the closing cere-mony of the 2018Pyeongchang WinterOlympics in South Korea —wherehe sat close to IvankaTrump, the president’sdaughter and adviser.

Trump praised the latestsigns of diplomatic prog-ress. “We have put a greatteam together for our talks

with North Korea,” hetweeted.

“We’ve seen tremendousamounts of progress”toward the summit, saidHeather Nauert, the StateDepartment spokeswoman.“It is pretty remarkablewhere we are, given wherewewere a year ago.”

SarahHuckabeeSanders,the White House spokes-woman, also expressed op-timism about a nuclearsummit, saying “we expectit to take place.”

Joe Hagin, deputyWhiteHouse chief of staff, led a“pre-advance” team in Sin-gapore on Tuesday to coor-dinate logistics and securi-ty.Hagin also flew to Singa-pore twoweeks ago, but thecounterpart North Koreanteam didn’t show up for the

planned meetings, accord-ing to theWhiteHouse.

A separate U.S. dele-gation will meet later thisweek with North Koreanenvoys in the demilitarizedzone that separates NorthKorea and SouthKorea.

Last Thursday, Trumpwrote a public letter to KimJong Un pulling out of theJune 12 summit, blamingwhat Trump called“tremendous anger andopen hostility” fromPyong-yang but leaving the dooropen to future talks — aletter theWhiteHouse nowcredits with creating newmomentum for a sit-down.

The“NorthKoreanshavebeen engaging” since theMay 24 letter, Sanders saidin a statement Tuesday.“The United States contin-ues to actively prepare forPresident Trump’s ex-pected summit with leaderKim in Singapore

Meanwhile, an intelli-gence assessment compiledby theCIA and described toNBC News by three U.S.officials concludes that theKim regime is not preparedto let go of its nucleararsenal, a finding at oddswith some of Trump’s re-cent claims. “Everybodyknows they are not going todenuclearize,” one of theofficials said.

But North Korea is will-ing to offer a number ofconcessions, includingopening a hamburger fran-chise in Pyongyang, accord-ing to the CIA report. Thebizarre offer indicates Kimis eager to convey a placat-ing message to Trump,whose love of fast food iswell documented.

Eli Stokols is a special corre-spondent.

tracy.wilkinson@latimes.com

Pompeo to meet with top Kim aideSession comesas U.S., N. Koreaaim for summitBy Eli Stokols and

TracyWilkinson

Washington Bureau

North Korean Gen. Kim Yong Chol, center, is to meet in New York on Wednesday with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

AP

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CAGUAS, Puerto Rico —At least 4,645 people diedas a result of HurricaneMaria and its devastationacrossPuertoRico lastyear,according to a new Har-vard study released Tues-day, an estimate that farexceeds the official govern-ment death toll, whichstands at 64.

The study, published inthe New England Journalof Medicine, found thathealth care disruption forthe elderly and the loss ofbasic utility services for thechronically ill had signifi-cant impacts across theU.S.territory, which wasthrown into chaos after theSeptember hurricanewiped out the electricalgrid and had widespreadeffects on infrastructure.Some communities werecut off forweeks amid roadclosures and communica-tions failures.

Researchers in theUnited States and PuertoRico, led by scientists at theHarvard T.H. Chan Schoolof Public Health and BethIsrael Deaconess MedicalCenter, calculated the

number of deaths by sur-veying nearly 3,300 ran-domly chosen householdsacross the island and com-paring the estimated post-hurricane death rate to themortality rate for the yearbefore. Their surveys indi-cated that the mortalityrate was 14.3 deaths per1,000 residents from Sept.20 through Dec. 31, 2017, a62 percent increase in themortality rate compared to2016, or 4,645 “excessdeaths.”

“Our results indicatethat theofficial deathcountof 64 is a substantial under-estimate of the true burdenof mortality after Hurri-cane Maria,” the authorswrote.

The official death esti-mateshavedrawncriticismfromexperts and local resi-dents, and the new studycriticized Puerto Rico’smethods for counting thedead — and its lack oftransparency in sharing in-formation— as detrimentalto planning for future natu-ral disasters. The authorscalled for patients, commu-nities and doctors to devel-op contingency plans fornatural disasters.

Maria caused $90 billionin damage, making it thethird-costliest tropical cy-

clone in the United Statessince 1900, the researcherssaid.

More than eight monthsafter HurricaneMaria dev-astated Puerto Rico, theisland’s slow recovery hasbeen marked by a persist-ent lackofwater, a falteringpower grid and a lack ofessential services — all ofwhich have imperiled thelivesofmanyresidentswhohave been struggling to getback on their feet, espe-cially the infirm and thosein remote areas, some ofwhich were the hardest hitin September.

Counting the dead insuch natural disasters isalways a difficult task, evenunder ideal circumstances;in Puerto Rico it was ham-pered by numerous sys-temic failures andwhat theHarvard researchers foundwas a complex method forcertifying the deaths in SanJuan. The researchersnoted that the Centers forDisease Control and Pre-vention says that deathscanbedirectlyattributed tostorms like Maria if theyare causedby forces relatedto the event, from flyingdebris to loss of medicalservices; in Puerto Ricosuch deaths continued formonths.

The Harvard study puts the death toll far higher than the official count of 64.

CARLOS GIUSTI/AP

Study says Maria killed4,645 in Puerto RicoBy Arelis R.Hernandez andLaurieMcGinleyTheWashington Post

ATLANTA — PerriChandler got dressed up tocelebrate Stacey Abrams’success in Georgia’s Demo-cratic gubernatorial pri-mary lastweekbydonningablack T-shirt that read“Elect Black Women.” Itwas a defiant statement at atime when liberals are hav-ing a heated internal debateabout whether a focus on“identity politics” is drivingsome white voters to sup-port Donald Trump andcandidates who mirror hisstyle and policies.

Chandler is not having it.“People who complain

about identity politics don’tlove their identity as muchasblackwomen love theirs,”says the 35-year-old Atlantaresident who works as adiversity facilitator for theAnti-Defamation League.“There is struggle and lovein that identity because his-torically and presently, wecontinue to be overlooked.But still we thrive and wesucceed on levels that areseldomacknowledged.”

Abrams beat her primaryopponent — Stacey Evans,who iswhite—by53points,a victory that was cele-brated by black womenacross the country. Hun-dreds in the grow-ing community ofindependentpolit-ical organizers de-scended on Geor-gia to help herwinthe initial leg ofher quest to be-come the firstblack female gov-ernor in the na-tion’s history.

Women won big in pri-mary elections across thecountry lastweek, includingin Texas, where LupeValdez, who is openly les-bian and Latina, won theDemocratic gubernatorialprimary.

Abrams’ campaign, inparticular, has come to sym-

bolize a moment of reckon-ing for black women, whofor the past decade havebeen the most loyal Demo-cratic voters but have notfelt appreciatedby thepartyor the politicians who havebenefited from their sup-port. In Abrams, they see a

chance to elevatethemselves to oneof the country’shighest politicaloffices, becausemany of themidentify with herbiography.

The daughter ofworking-poor par-ents, Abrams wasvaledictorian of

her high school, went on tograduate from SpelmanCollege, apremierpredomi-nantly black women’s col-lege, and later earned a lawdegree fromYale.

While working as a law-yer and launching a smallbusiness, she managed tofind time to write eight

romance novels under thenom de plume of SelenaMontgomery. Abrams roseto the rank of minorityleader in the GeorgiaHouse, the first African-American to do so and thefirst woman to becomeleader in either chamber ofthe state legislature.Brown-skinned and full-figured,Abrams wears her hair innatural twists.

“She is a black womandoing this fully inher black-ness,” said Christina Greer,apolitical-scienceprofessorat Fordham University. “Ithink for a lot of blackwomen, it doesmean some-thing that she has naturalhair. They can tell theirdaughters that they can besuccessful, and even anelected official, and nothave to change their naturalhair.”

Blackwomendidn’twalkaway from Abrams whenshe wrote an essay forFortune acknowledging

that, despite her financialsuccess, she was strugglingto repay $200,000 in backtaxes, student loans andcredit card debt.

“I suspect my situationwill soundfamiliar tootherswho are the first in theirfamilies toearnrealmoney,”Abrams wrote in the essay,saying sheamassed thedebtwhile pursuing advanceddegrees and helping outfinancially strapped familymemberswhohad fallen onhard times. She also citedhistoric wealth gaps forAfrican-Americans andwomen.

“The difficulty of catch-ing up and moving forwardisn’t all in your head,” shewrote. “Systemicbiases, leg-acy barriers, and currentexplosions of inequalityconspire to underminewealth generation amongminorities, and especiallywomen in these communi-ties. But, as with all obsta-cles, our obligation is to

acknowledge they exist andthen fight like hell to cir-cumvent them.”

Greer said that Abrams isan avatar for “a lot of blackwomen who live and workin this country.”

Out of 159 counties inGeorgia, Abrams won allbut six, meaning manywhite women found kin-ship with the Abrams cam-paign as well. Ilyse Hogue,president of the abortionrights group NARAL,helped knock on doors forthe campaign the weekendbefore the election. Shepraised Abrams for skirtingthe playbook and running acampaign on her ownterms.

“The script of how yourun for political office hasbeendetermined foreons inthis country by white menwho still want to come inand tell awoman likeStaceywhat to do,” Hogue said.“And she said, ‘No, thankyou, I know my state, I

knowmypeople.’ ”Abramshasstumpedona

progressive platform tobring Medicaid expansionto Georgia, boost spendingfor public education andgrow the state economyoutside of theAtlantametroregion. Shealso is a champi-on for the rights of immi-grants and LGBTQ people.In the general election, sheis banking on rebuildingand mobilizing a coalitionof voters of color, women,young people and whiteprogressives to take backthe governor’s mansionfromRepublicanswhohaveheld it for nearly 16 years.

Alicia Garza, co-founderof Care to Action, the politi-cal organization of the Na-tional Domestic WorkersAlliance, also hit the streetsto rally voters for Abrams.“Stacey Abrams is the fu-ture of the DemocraticParty. Black women havebeen showing up for theparty for more than 50years, and now it’s time forthe party to reflect it’sstrongest and most loyalbase,” saidGarza, a leader inBlack Lives Matter move-ment. “It’s not just aboutrepresentation; it’s abouther experiences as a blackwoman and how she usesthose experiences to solveproblems for all of us.”

Chandler’s friend, Shan-non Gaggero, also sportedan “Elect Black Women”T-shirt at Abrams’s victoryparty.

“As awhiteperson, it’s onus to educate people whythey should support her,”said Gaggero, a 36-year-oldcommunity organizer andAtlanta native. “This is notabout identity politics. ...She is the most qualifiedperson for the job, and howdare you overlook her be-cause she is black.”

The fact that Abrams isseeking to claim this elec-toral prize in the South alsois significant. The majorityof African-Americans in thecountry, 55 percent, live inthe South, according to the2010 Census. In her victoryspeech, Abrams called her-self “a proud daughter ofthe South.”

Ga. governor hopeful wins on her termsBlack womencelebrate Abrams’victory in primaryBy VanessaWilliamsTheWashington Post

Community organizer Shannon Gaggero, left, and Perri Chandler, a diversity facilitator for the Anti-Defamation League,attend a victory party for Stacey Abrams last week in Atlanta. Abrams won the Democratic primary for governor.

VANESSA WILLIAMS/WASHINGTON POST

Abrams

WASHINGTON — U.S.ally SaudiArabia continuedto torture, execute and dis-criminate against minorityShiite Muslims last year,according to the State De-partment, but the Trumpadministration followedthe Obama administrationand has granted the Sunni-ruled kingdom an exemp-tion from sanctions nor-mally placed on countrieswith bad records on reli-gious freedom.

Secretary of State MikePompeounveiled theannu-al report on internationalreligious liberty on Tues-day, the first issued by theTrump administration. Hecalled religious freedom,which is akey concern for asignificant portion of Presi-dentDonaldTrump’s polit-ical base, the administra-tion’s toppriority inhumanrights.

The issue becomestricky when key allies orstrategic partners such asSaudi Arabia and Chinarestrict faith practices, es-pecially of minority popu-lations.

“Religious freedom de-serves to be a front-burnerissue,” Pompeo said.“Knowthatweareworkingin countries around theworld to ensure that reli-gious freedom remains thecase, and where it is not,that it becomes so.”

Pompeo and SamBrownback, the U.S. am-bassador-at-large for inter-national religious freedom,announced plans to invitewhat they called “like-minded” foreign ministersto a July 25-26 conferenceto discuss religious libertyand persecution.

It will be firstministeriallevel conference that Pom-peo, an evangelical Chris-tian, will host. He said that

was intentional to show-case the importance heattaches to the issue.

Brownback would notsay if Saudi Arabia will beinvited, saying the list ofattendees would be madepublic later, but said hewasencouragedbyrecentSaudireforms. Saudi Arabia hasbeen granted an exemptionfrom sanctions since atleast 2011 for reasons ofnational security.

The report denouncedegregious repression inNorth Korea, including thekilling or disappearance ofnearly 200 people last year,and the existence of whatBrownback called “gulag”camps that hold 80,000 to120,000 “political pris-oners,” some jailed for reli-gious reasons.

China continued to im-prison members of reli-gious minorities, includingFalun Gong and UighurMuslims, and many die incustody, the report said.Hundreds of thousands ofUighur Muslims were putin “re-education camps”and are subject to “invasivesurveillance,” the reportsaid. Beijing considersmany of the Uighurs to beextremists.

Like Saudi Arabia, Chinawas designated a “countryof particular concern.” Un-like Saudi Arabia, China isunder sanctions that theadministration renewed inDecember, including a banon U.S. exports to China of

crime control and surveil-lance equipment.

The continued exemp-tion for Saudi Arabia is“particularly troublesome,”said Sarah Margon, Wash-ington director of HumanRights Watch. Few of therecently announced re-forms, shenoted,havebeenenacted.

“Religious freedom isunquestionably an impor-tant issue but it is not anuncontroversial one,” Mar-gon said, “especially giventhis administration’s his-tory of using language thatis intolerant and discrimi-natory.”

At least in public, Trumphas minimized U.S. con-cerns about human rightsabuses inhismeetingswithautocrats, including Phil-ippine President RodrigoDuterte andEgyptian Pres-ident Abdel Fattah el-Sissi.State Department pro-grams on women’s rights,reproductive rights andsimilar issues have beenscrapped or marginalizedsinceTrump took office.

Brownback denied thatthe administrationwas ele-vating religious freedom tothe exclusion of other hu-man rights concerns.

“This is a foundationalhuman right,” Brownbacksaid. “Youdo religious free-dom and a whole series ofbetter human rights comeout of it.”

tracy.wilkinson@latimes.com

Religious freedom reportslams Saudi Arabia, ChinaState Dept. callsissue a top priorityin human rightsBy TracyWilkinsonWashington Bureau

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the administrationis working to protect religious liberty around the world.

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WASHINGTON — TheSupremeCourt has refused— for now — to block anArkansas abortion law thatcould preventmostwomenthere from ending theirearly pregnancies withmedication.

The justices, withoutcomment or dissent, re-fused to hear an appealfrom the Planned Parent-hood Federation, whichsaid the state’s law, if putinto effect, would leavemost women without ac-cess to a doctor who canprovide medication thatwill bring about an abor-tion.

The case is not over,however. It returns now toa district court judge, whocould put the law on holdagain. And while the movewas a setback for PlannedParenthood, the lack ofdissents from the liberaljustices suggests the court’saction was based more onprocedure than substance.

The dispute almost cer-tainly will return to theSupreme Court after thelower court judges rule onthe constitutionality of theArkansas law. But Tues-day’s action shows againthat the high court is noteager to take up disputesover abortion regulations.

Two years ago, theSupreme Court by a 5-3vote struck down a Texaslaw that imposed strictregulations on abortionclinics that had causedmost of them to close. Themajority, including JusticeAnthony Kennedy, con-cluded the Texas law im-posed “an undue burden”on women seeking abor-tions under the guise ofprotecting their health andsafety.

Lawyers for PlannedParenthood had hoped the

high court would quicklyblock the Arkansas lawbecause, they said, it is“strikingly similar” to theTexasmeasure.

In their appeal, they toldthe justices that the restric-tion on drug-induced abor-tions was “enacted suppos-edly to protect women’shealth (but) is medicallyunnecessary. If allowed totake effect, it would makeArkansas the only state toeffectively ban medicationabortion, a commonmethod of early abortionthathasbeen safelyusedbyover two million Americanwomen since its approvalin 2000. It would also leaveonly one remaining abor-tion provider in the entirestate of more than 53,000squaremiles.”

At issue is a provision ina 2015 law that requires adoctor who prescribes ordispenses an “abortion-in-ducing drug shall have asigned contractwith a phy-sicianwhoagrees tohandlecomplications.”

State legislators saidthese contract relation-ships are needed to makesure women receive emer-gency care if they en-counter complications, in-cluding excessive bleeding.

Abortion-rights advo-cates argued this legal re-striction isunnecessaryas amatter of medical safety.They said complications

are rare, and in such cir-cumstances, it is best for apatient to go immediatelyto an emergency room, notto seek out a second doctorwho may be many milesaway.Further,PlannedPar-enthood’s lawyers say thisrestriction works to outlawsuch abortions entirely.They say other physiciansin the state have refused toenter into contracts withabortion providers. Theysaid the law would forcethe closure of its abortionproviders in Little Rockand Fayetteville, both ofwhich rely on medication.A privately run facility inLittle Rock would remainin business and providesurgical abortions.

Arkansas Attorney Gen-eral Leslie Rutledge urgedthe court to turn down theappeal. She said her state’slaw differs from the Texasmeasure. It does not re-quire abortion doctors tohave “admitting privileges”at a nearby hospital, asTexas had required, butinstead says theymust havea working agreement withanother doctor who canhandle emergencies.

On Tuesday, in responseto the high court’s action,she urged the 8th CircuitCourt to allow the state lawto go into effect immedi-ately.

david.savage@latimes.com

Justices refuse to blockArk. abortion restrictionsHigh court declinesto consider PlannedParenthood appeal

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge urged the 8thCircuit Court to allow the state law to go into effect.

KELLY P. KISSEL/AP

By David G. SavageWashington Bureau

WASHINGTON—Pres-ident Donald Trump andDemocratic critics tradedoutraged and sometimesfalse accusations about im-migration Tuesday as thedebate over “lost” childrenand the practice of separat-ing families caught cross-ing the border illegally re-ached a newboiling point.

False charges flew onboth sides. The WhiteHouse wrongly blamedDemocrats for forcing hisadministration to separatechildren from parents. Li-beral activists tried to high-light the issue by tweetingphotos of young people insteel cages that actuallywere taken during theObama administration.Others seized on reportsthe government had “lost”more than 1,000 children,though thatwasn’t true.

It all comes before themidterm elections as Re-publicans and Democratstry to rally core voters bypointing fingers. Trumpwon the presidency prom-ising to build a wall alongthe Southern border andend illegal immigration,and the White House be-lieves stressing the sameissues will drive voters tothe polls and help the GOPhang on to their majoritiesin the Senate andHouse.

The White House is“really beating the immi-grationdrumin the lead-upto themidterm elections asa rallying cry and as a wayofmobilizing voter supportfor Trump and the candi-dates that he chooses,” saidDoris Meissner, a seniorfellow at the non-partisanMigration Policy Instituteand a commissioner of theU.S. ImmigrationandNatu-ralization Service in theClinton administration. “Itdoes seem to provoke aratcheting up across theboard.”

During a White Houseconference call Tuesday,senior adviser StephenMiller contended the “thecurrent immigration andborder crisis” is “the exclu-siveproduct of loopholes infederal immigration lawthat Democrats refuse toclose.”

That was after Trump litup social media over theweekend by falsely claim-ing there was a “horriblelaw” that separates chil-dren from their parentsafter they cross the borderillegally. He said previouslythat “we have to break upfamilies” at the border be-cause “the Democrats gaveus that law.”

But there’s no law man-dating that parentsmust beseparated from their chil-dren, and it’s not a policyDemocrats have pushed or

can change alone as theminority in Congress. Thetactic’s increased use isbeing driven by Trump’sadministration, which re-cently announced a new“zero-tolerance policy” inwhich itwill press criminalcharges against all peoplecrossing the border il-legally. More children areexpected to be separatedfrom their parents as aresult.

A Customs and BorderProtection official told law-makers last week that 658children had been sepa-rated from their parents atthe border from May 6 toMay 19 as the parents facecharges.

Congress is headingtoward an immigrationshowdown in theHouse, asRepublican moderatesforce aJunevoteon legisla-tion to protect young so-calledDreamer immigrantsandbeefupbordersecurity.

Also making the roundson social media over theholiday weekend: Allega-tions that children placedin custody have been “lost”by federal authorities,which officials say isn’t thecase.

Officials also said Tues-day they are planningmorethorough screening of bothminor children and theirsponsors, including afingerprint backgroundcheck of every sponsor.

President Donald Trump tweeted a false claim about a “horrible” immigration law.

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Trump, critics trade angrycharges on immigrationBy Jill ColvinAssociated Press

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WASHINGTON—Pres-ident Donald Trump haswarned Congress that hewon’t sign a foot-tall, $1trillion-plus government-wide spending bill like theone he did in March. Hismessage to lawmakers inboth parties: Get your acttogether.

After a brief governmentshutdown earlier this year,Democrats and Republi-cansnowagreeon theneedfor budgeting day-to-dayoperations of governmentthe old-fashioned way.That means weeks of opendebate and amendmentsthat empower rank-and-file lawmakers, rather thanconcentrating power in thehands of a few leadersmeeting in secret.

But even the most opti-mistic predictions are foronly a handful of the 12annual spending bills tomake it into law by Oct. 1,the start of the new budgetyear. The rest may getbundled into a single mas-sivemeasure yet again.

The worst-case scenar-io? A government shut-down just a month beforeElection Day, Nov. 6, asRepublicans and Demo-crats fight for control of theHouse and possibly theSenate. Trump is agitatingfor more money for hislong-promised border wallwithMexico.

“Weneedthewall.We’regoing to have it all. Andagain, that wall has started.We got $1.6 billion. Wecomeupagain (in) Septem-ber,” Trump said in a cam-paign-style event in Michi-gan lastmonth. “Ifwedon’tget border security, we’ll

have no choice. We’ll closedown the country becauseweneed border security.”

At stake is the fundingfor daily operations of gov-ernment agencies. Abudget deal this year re-versed spending cuts thataffected military readinessand put a crimp on domes-tic agencies. A $1.3 trillionspending bill sweptthrough Congress inMarch, though Trump en-tertained last-minute sec-ond thoughts about themeasure and promised hewould not sign a repeat.

The demise of the annu-al appropriations processtook root after Republicanstookover theHouse in 2011and is part of a broaderbreakdown on Capitol Hill.The yearly bills need bipar-tisan support to advance,which has grated on teaparty lawmakers. GOPleaders such as HouseSpeaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis.,and his predecessor asspeaker, Ohio RepublicanJohn Boehner, have pre-ferred to focus on otherpriorities.

Ryan did throw hisweight behind the two-year budget pact this yearthat set an overall spendinglimit of $1.3 trillion for both2018and2019, citinganeedto boost the Pentagon.

That, in theory, makes iteasier to get the appropria-tions process backon track.But in the GOP-controlledHouse, where Democraticvotes are generally neededto pass the bills, Democratsare complaining that Re-publicans have short-changed domestic agencies

such as the Department ofHealth and Human Serv-ices and theEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.

That’s not the case in theSenate, where the newchairman of the SenateAppropriations Commit-tee, Alabama RepublicanRichard Shelby, expressesdetermination to get thesystemworking again. Sen-ate Democratic leaderChuck Schumer of NewYork is on board, as isMajorityLeaderMitchMc-Connell, R-Ky.

“We want this to work,”said Sen. Patrick Leahy,D-Vt., who criticized theGOP-controlled House forcontinuing to pack legisla-tionwith “poison pills.”

Obstacles remain, how-ever. For starters, floor de-bates could lead to votes oncontentious issues such asimmigration, the borderwall, gun control and oth-ers that some lawmakersmight hope to avoid.

Trump is prone tothreatening governmentshutdowns on Twitter orwhen he riffs in public, andthen backing off when billsare delivered to him.

In the House, a familiarproblemawaits.

Many conservative Re-publicans won’t vote forsome bills because theythink they spend too muchmoney. That means Demo-cratic votes are amust.

ButmanyDemocrats areupset over unrelated policyadd-ons pushed by theGOP, and they won’t votefor the spending bills un-less those provisions areremoved.

Anothermassivespendingmeasure?Trump says hewon’t accept one,but problems loom

Like his predecessor, Speaker Paul Ryan has preferred tofocus on priorities other than the appropriations process.

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AGRA, India — India’smost famous poet, Rabin-dranath Tagore, once wrotethat the TajMahal stood onthe banks of the YamunaRiver “like a teardrop sus-pended on the cheek oftime.”

One wonders whetherthe late Nobel laureatecould have found a lyricaldescription of the latestthreat facing the grandwhite-marble monument:millions of defecating in-sects.

Excrement from mos-quito-like bugs breeding inthe heavily polluted riverhas stained parts of the 17thcentury mausoleum green,while the footsteps andpalms of thousands of dailyvisitors have darkened thestone floors and intricatelypatterned walls of a struc-ture long regarded as thepinnacle of Mughal archi-tecture.

India’s Supreme Courtthis month blasted the ar-chaeological agency thatoversees the monument forfailing to protect it andsuggested that outside ex-perts be brought in to takeover restoration efforts.During a hearing, one jus-tice barked at a governmentattorney: “Perhaps you donot care.”

But insect slime is onlyone of the problems facingthe monument, built by theemperor Shah Jahan tohouse the remains of hisfavorite wife after she diedwhile giving birth to their14th child in 1631. Today theTaj Mahal appears less atestament to eternal lovethan a symbol of India’svery earthly environmentaltroubles.

The once mighty Ya-muna — after beingdammed upstream to pro-vide electricity for the re-gion surrounding India’scapital, New Delhi — nowruns low and thick with

trash and untreated waste,and blooms with insect-attracting algae.

Auto emissions, deforest-ationandcropburninghavecontributed to heavy smogthat experts say hasdimmed the tomb’s pearlyexterior to a jaundiced yel-low. The number of carsregistered in the city ofAgra, where the Taj Mahalis situated about 110 milessouth of New Delhi, hasmushroomed from about40,000 in 1985 tomore than1million.

“The Taj Mahal has ne-ver looked as fatigued, paleandsickas itdoesnow,” saidBrij Khandelwal, a journal-ist andenvironmental activ-ist inAgra.

Since the 1970s, Indianauthorities have issued ruleafter rule aimed at protect-ing the country’s mostpopular and lucrative tour-ist attraction, which drawsmore than 7 million visitorsa year, 90 percent of themdomestic tourists. Theyhave banished coal-pow-

ered factories fromthearea,banned gasoline-poweredvehicles near the monu-ment and distributed cook-ing fuel to reduce poorfamilies’ reliance on dirtierheat sources such as woodand cowdung.

Butmany of the rules areflouted. And as the areasurroundingNewDelhi hasbecome one of the fastestgrowing urban agglomera-tions in the world, theenvironmental challengeshavemultiplied.

Standing on the westbank of the Yamuna about amile upstream from the TajMahal, Khandelwal lookedout over a nearly dry river-bed filledwith detritus.

He walked over to aderelict sewage treatmentplant whose windows werebroken and watched a pipedeliver effluent directly intothe riverbed, foaming withchemicals as it cascadeddown.

“Most of the problemsemanate fromthisdryriver-bed,” Khandelwal said.

“The original ambience ofthe TajMahal was based onthe river — not just foraestheticdelightbutalso forits survival.”

Like a beautician tryingto smooth out wrinkles onan aging movie star, theArchaeological Survey ofIndia, the agency that over-sees the monument, hasspent the last three yearsapplyingmudpacks towhit-en the walls and minarets.But the grime simply re-turns.

“It’s terrible,” lamentedManoj Sharma, 45, who hasled tours of the tomb formore than a decade.

Pointing to a section ofthe north wall overlookingthe river, Sharma said thatworkers had recently ap-plied the clay mixtureknown as fuller’s earth, tra-ditionally used as a bleach-ing agent to absorb oil andgrease from sheep’swool.

But just weeks later, adark goo, believed to befrom the insects, againcoated flowers carved into

themarble.The Supreme Court ex-

pressed impatience withthe prolonged cleanup ef-fort, which has shroudedparts of the tomb in scaf-folding for days and weeksat a time. With workerspreparing tobegin themud-pack treatment on thecloudlike dome of the mau-soleum, the Fodor’s travelguide suggested that visi-tors avoid the TajMahal fora year.

“Unless your dream TajMahal visit involves beingphotographed standing infront of a mud-caked andbe-scaffolded dome, maybegive it until 2019 at theearliest,” the guidebook ad-vised.

From a distance, the TajMahal still enchants: On arecent weekday, throngs ofselfie-snapping visitorsbraved 105-degree heat tomarvel at the stately crypt,flanked by soaringminaretsandwide lawns.

But up close the monu-ment shows signs of stress.

Cracks in the marble havebeenpatchedwith off-colorcement that experts sayexpand and contract withthe heat, furtherweakeningthe stone. The green lawnshave grownpatchy.

In March, pieces of redsandstone that were beingheld in place by a rustyclamp fell from the cornerof one of the gates to thecomplex, although no onewas injured. A few weekslater, two sandstone pillarsdecorating the gates weretoppled in highwinds.

“The Taj is getting weak,and it has been going on forsome time,” said MahatimSingh, a member of theTourismGuild of Agra. “Werequire extra manpowerand extra technology toovercome these problems.”

But the archaeologicalagency has been reluctantto cede control over themonument or invite inter-national experts.Anofficial,who requested anonymitybecause he wasn’t author-ized to speak to the press,said the agency was beingblamed for bigger environ-mental problems.

“Some of it they don’thave much control over,”said Divay Gupta, principaldirector for architecture atthe nonprofit Indian Na-tional Trust for Art andCultural Heritage. “Butwhile what they have donehas been effective to acertain degree, all of themethods have been sort ofknee-jerk, and there is nopreventive action.”

The agency plans thisyear to impose a three-hourlimit on visitors touring thegrounds in a bid to reducecrowds. But Gupta said the42-acre complex could takeinmore visitors— anddrawmore revenue to pay forupkeep — if the site werebettermanaged.

Khandelwal, the activist,said the monument wasfacing an emergency. “TheTaj Mahal represents ourglorious past and our com-posite culture — it’s not justany tourist site,” he said. “Itmust be saved at any cost.”

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Taj Mahal’s foes: Pollution and bug poopMonument avictim of India’senvironmental illsBy Shashank BengaliLos Angeles Times

The Taj Mahal, built in the 17th century, is reflected in water pooled in a polluted ditch on the banks of the Yamuna river inAgra. India’s Supreme Court has criticized the agency that oversees the monument for failing to protect it from damage.

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despite Barr deleting andapologizing for the tweet,suggested the entertain-mentworld continuesdown apath of diminishedtolerance for themisdeedsof even its biggestmoney-makers.

“Roseanne’s Twitterstatement is abhorrent,repugnant and inconsistentwith our values, andwehave decided to cancel hershow,”ChanningDungey,ABC’s entertainment presi-dent, said in a statement.

The decisionwas backedby her boss,WaltDisneyCompanyCEORobert Iger,despite the cancellationleaving a big hole inABC’sschedule for next year.Hetweeted, “Therewas onlyone thing to do here, andthatwas the right thing.”

EvenBarr’s talent agencyhad enough. ICM, assertingthat it has “core values,”announced in a letter toemployees that it had firedits client, Barr, over her“disgraceful and unaccept-able tweet.”

As for Jarrett, the 62-year-oldChicago lawyer,whohad been an aide toMayorsHaroldWashing-ton andRichardM.Daleybefore becoming amain-stay amongObama’s advis-ers,was silent duringmuchofTuesday.

But perhaps shewaswaiting to talk because sheknew shewould be a panel-ist at anMSNBC townhallforum taping in the after-noon titled, of all things,“EverydayRacism inAmerica.”

There, Jarrett saidABChaddone the right thing byending the show. “First ofall, I thinkwehave to turnit into a teachingmoment,”she said. “I’m fine. I’mworried about all the peo-ple out therewhodon’thave a circle of friends andfollowers coming to their

defense.”Jarrett reported that Iger

called her ahead of time totell her hewould not toler-ate such remarks.

“Hewantedme to knowbefore hemade it publicthat hewas canceling theshow,” she said.

In this era of #MeToorepercussions, even run-away success is proving noinsulation.NBCandCBSfired star anchorsMattLauer andCharlie Rose,respectively, after sexualmisconduct allegations.The same thing happenedto JeffreyTambor, amulti-ple Emmywinner and starof Amazon’s “Transparent”series. The pressure onABCdidn’t just come in theformof an outcry onTwit-ter,which shared screen-shots of Barr’s deletedtweetwidely. It came frominside the house.

Even before the net-work’s announcement,African-American comedi-anWanda Sykes, awriteron “Roseanne” this year,announced to herTwitterfollowers that she quit.EmmaKenney,whoplayedRoseanne’s granddaughter,said shewas about to quitwhen she learned of thecancellation. She calledBarr’s tweet “racist” and“inexcusable.”

SaraGilbert,whoplayedBarr’s daughterDarleneandwas an executive pro-ducer, said, “This is incred-ibly sad anddifficult for allof us, aswe’ve created ashow thatwe believe in, areproud of, and that audienc-es love—one that is sepa-rate and apart from theopinions andwords of onecastmember.”

Gilbert also suggestedBarr hadmore than onetweet to answer for: “Rose-anne’s recent commentsaboutValerie Jarrett, andsomuchmore, are abhor-rent.”

It’s the “somuchmore”

that suggests everybodywhoparticipated in thisenterprise knew itmightend badly. The argumentfor doing it anyway is thatmaybe it’s a positive influ-ence onBarr and that theshow is able to get acrossmessages of tolerance andof understanding a segmentof American society thatTV rarely treatswith empa-thy.

Indeed, one of the things

thatmade the tale of Rose-anneConner’sworking-class family in a fictionalChicago suburb potentwasitswillingness to grapplewith contemporary politics,especially in addressing theConners’ tenuous grasp onthemiddle class.

Roseanne drove anUber,while husbandDan (JohnGoodman) sawauniondrywalling job lost to acontractor usingworkers inthis country illegally.

“Our cast, crew,writersandproduction staff strivedfor inclusiveness,withnumerous storylines de-signed to reflect inclusive-ness,” said “Roseanne”actorMichael Fishman inhis tweet lamenting theshow’s suddendemise.

The showwas also cannyenough to tackle head-onsomeof the controversysurrounding its star. Barr’ssupport ofDonaldTrumpduring the 2016 presi-dential electionwas a pop-ulist turn from themoreleft-seemingRoseanneduring the show’s first run,twodecades ago. The new“Roseanne”made the lead

character’s support ofTrump into a plot point inthe sitcom’s first episodeback on the air twomonthsago.

Later in the year, anepisode hadBarr’s charac-ter voice racist fears aboutnewMuslimneighborsbefore getting a “comeup-pance” that ABCwas care-ful tomake known thatBarr herself had insistedupon.

But knowingwhat youought to do to keep yourbusiness going and beingable to restrain yourself inthemiddle of the night aretwo separate challenges.

Barr has a history ofpushing far-fetched con-spiracy theories onTwitter,including the laughable andrepeatedly debunked no-tion that topDemocratswere running a child sexring out of aD.C.-area pizzaparlor.

The tweet that finallyforced the hand of thosewhowould apologize forBarr asmerely iconoclasticor controversial followed athread sayingWikiLeakshad released alleged evi-

dence of theObama admin-istration spying onFrenchpresidential candidates.

“Jarrett helpedhide alot,” said oneTwitter user.

And thatwas all it tookto inspire Barr to bring up“Planet of theApes.”

In apologizing in thelight ofmorning, Barr dugherself an even deeperhole: She said shewas“truly sorry for the bad jokeabout (Jarrett’s) politicsandher looks”—whichimplies that she still sawvalidity in the physicalcomparison.

She also said, as she hasin the past duringTwittercontroversy, that shewasleaving the digital publish-ing platform.

Not long after, shelearned she’ll be leavingother things too: a hit TVshow, a network, an im-probable comeback and, inall likelihood, any hope of amainstreamcareer. Rose-anneBarr asked for acomeuppance, and she gotone.

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But knowingwhat you oughtto do to keepyour businessgoing and beingable to restrainyourself in themiddle of thenight are twoseparate chal-lenges.

JERUSALEM — Pal-estinian militants bom-barded southern Israelwithdozens of rockets and mor-tar shells Tuesday, whileIsraeliwarplanesstruck tar-gets throughout the GazaStrip in the largest flare-upof violence between thesides since a 2014war.

The Israeli military saidmost of the projectiles wereintercepted, but three sol-diers were wounded, rais-ing the chances of furtherIsraeli retaliation. Onemor-tar shell landed near akindergarten.

The burst of violencefollows weeks of mass Pal-estinian protests along theGaza border with Israel.Over 110 Palestinians, manyof them unarmed pro-testers, have been killed byIsraeli gunfire in that time.Israel says it holds Gaza’sHamas rulers responsiblefor the bloodshed.

“Israel will exact a heavyprice from those who seekto harm it, and we seeHamas as responsible forpreventing such attacks,”

Israeli PrimeMinister Ben-jaminNetanyahu said.

Israel and Hamas arebitter enemies and havefought three wars since theIslamic group seized con-trol of Gaza in 2007.

The last war in 2014 wasespecially devastating, withover 2,000 Palestinianskilled, including hundredsof civilians, andwidespreaddamage inflicted on Gaza’sinfrastructure in 50 days offighting. Seventy-two peo-plewerekilledontheIsraeliside.

Tuesday’s violencebore astriking resemblance to therun-up to past wars. In theearly morning, Palestinianmilitants fired over twodozen mortar rounds intosouthern Israel, includingthe shell that landed nearthe kindergarten.

TheIsraelimilitarysaid itcarried out over 35airstrikes on seven sitesacross Gaza, including anunfinished tunnel near thesouthern city of Rafah thatcrossed under the borderinto Egypt and from thereinto Israeli territory. NoPalestinian casualties werereported.

Palestinianmilitants con-tinued to fire additionalbarrages toward southernIsrael, setting off air raidsirens in the area through-

out the day and into theevening.

Brig. Gen. RonenManelis, the chief militaryspokesman, threatenedtougher action and said itwasup toHamas to stop thesituation fromescalating.

“These strikes will con-tinue to intensify as long asnecessary if this fire contin-ues,” he told reporters.

Hamas and the smallerIslamic Jihad militantgroup issued a joint state-ment Tuesday, claimingshared responsibility for fir-ing rockets and projectilesagainst Israel.

They said Israel “beganthis round of escalation” bytargeting their installationsin the past two days, killingfour militants. It was thefirst time the armedwing ofHamas has claimed respon-sibility for rocket attacksout of Gaza since the 2014war.

The United States con-demned the attacks out ofGaza and called for anurgent meeting of the U.N.Security Council. U.S. Am-bassador Nikki Haley saidthe Security Council“should be outraged andrespond.”

The EU’s foreign policychief, Federica Mogherini,called forahalt to therocketandmortar fire.

Palestinian militants hitIsrael, drawing responseWarplanes strikeGaza as chances ofescalation riseBy Josef FedermanAssociated Press

A line of flames is seen over the Gaza Strip on Wednesday when Palestinian militants firedmortar rounds into southern Israel, including a shell that landed near a kindergarten.

HATEM MOUSSA/AP

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LIEGE, Belgium — Aknife-wielding prison in-mate on a 48-hour leavestabbed two police officersTuesday in thecityofLiege,seized their service weap-ons and shot them and abystander to death beforebeing mowed down by agroupof officers, setting offamajor terror investigationinto the country’s mostsavage assault since 2016suicide attacks.

Prime Minister CharlesMichel acknowledged theassailant, who had alengthy criminal recordthat included theft, assaultand drug offenses, had ap-peared in three reports on

radicalism but was stillallowed to takea leave fromprison.

Tuesday’s attack hap-pened outside a cafe in theeastern city of Liege whenthe assailant crept up onthe two female officersfrom behind and stabbedthem repeatedly beforeshooting them.

The attacker then shotand killed a 22-year-oldteacher in a vehicle thatwas leaving a parking lotoutside a nearby highschool, authorities said. Hethen took two womenhostage inside the schoolbefore confronting policemassed outside.

“He came out firing atpolice,wounding a numberof them, notably in the legs.Hewas shot dead,” a prose-cutor’s spokesman said,adding that the hostagesescapedunharmed.

Police Chief ChristianBeaupere identified theslain officers as 45-year-oldLucile Garcia and 53-year-old SorayaBelkacemi.

Belgian media identifiedthe suspect as BenjaminHerman, a Belgian nationalborn in 1982.

Authorities were also in-vestigating the slaying onMonday of an old acquaint-ance of the assailant andsaid there could be a link.

EmbattledMo. governor sayshewill resign amid scandals

Missouri Gov. Eric Gre-itens announced Tuesdaythat he will resign amidexplosive personal andpolitical scandals thatmarred his once-promis-ing public career andthreatened to drag downthe Republican Party inthemidtermelections.

In a brief and defiantstatement at the gover-nor’s office, Greitens saidhis resignation would beeffective at 5 p.m. Friday.“I am not perfect, but Ihavenot brokenany laws,”

he said.Understate law,Lt.Gov.

Mike Parson, also a Re-publican, will take over asgovernorandserveout theremainder of the term,which ends in 2020.

Greitens has faced alle-gations that he initiatedunwanted sexual contactwith a woman whoworked as his hairdresserand improperly used acharity donor list. Statelawmakers called a specialsession thismonth to con-sider impeachment.

Hungary looks to constitutionalrevisions to bar immigrants

BUDAPEST, Hungary—TheHungarian govern-ment proposed constitu-tional amendments and anew law Tuesday that areintended to prevent Hun-gary “from becoming animmigrant country” byfurther tightening its poli-cies on accepting refugeesand asylum-seekers.

The law submitted toParliament would make ita criminal offense punish-able by up to a year inprison to promote or fa-

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The constitutionalamendments put forwardadd language saying that“foreign populations can-not be settled inHungary”and would place morelimitsonasylumeligibility.

Classes resume atTexas schoolwhere gunmankilled 10 people

SANTA FE, Texas —Classes resumed Tuesdayat Santa Fe High School,less than twoweeksafter astudent shot 10 people todeath in an art classroomin the nation’s deadliestschool attack since themassacre in Parkland, Fla.

Students at the schoolnear Houston weregreeted by more than 20law enforcement vehiclesand supporters holdingsigns saying “Santa FeStrong” and “United We

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Students lined up infront of the school’s mainentrance, which was theonly approved entrance.They were not allowed tocarry backpacks or largepurses and were requiredto show an ID beforeentering.

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More than 25,000poweroutages were reported inAlabama, many caused by

trees rooted in soggy soilfalling across utility lines.

But while forecasterssaidthesubtropicaldepres-sion could dump as muchas 6 inches of rain inland,few major problems werereported.

Subtropical storm Al-berto rolled ashore Mon-day afternoon in the Flor-

ida Panhandle and thenweakened overnight to adepression, but forecastersstill warned of dangerouscurrents.

In Cuba, flooding dam-aged an oil refinery andcaused crude oil to spillinto Cienfuegos Bay as Al-berto’s remnantscontinuedto drench the island.

U.S.: At least 50killed in strikeagainst leadersofTaliban

WASHINGTON — AU.S. rocket artillery strikelastweekonagatheringofTaliban leaders in south-ern Afghanistan killed atleast 50 of them, a U.S.military official said Tues-day.

The May 24 rocket ar-tillery attack in the MusaQala district of Helmandprovince targeted aknown meeting place forhigh-level Taliban leadersandwas announcedby theU.S.military lastweek, butwithout a public estimateof the numbers killed, theofficial said.

Meanwhile, Afghan of-ficials said Tuesday thatgovernment forces mis-takenly killed nine people,most of them civilians,during a raid on ahouse ineastern Nangarhar prov-ince, which has been abase for the Islamic Stategroup and othermilitants.

The raid, which tookplace late Monday night,also wounded eight othercivilians.

Stephen Beal, who wasarrested on suspicion ofhaving explosives after ablast killed his ex-girl-friend, Ildiko Krajnyak, atherdayspaMay15 inAlisoViejo, Calif., has walkedfree after federal prose-cutors said Tuesday thatthey had dropped thecharge against him. Beal, amodel-rocket hobbyist,was released Sunday.

Portuguese lawmakerson Tuesday narrowly re-jected a proposal to makethe nation one of only ahandful in the world thatallow euthanasia and doc-tor-assisted suicide. Eu-thanasia — when a doctorkills patients at their re-quest — is legal in Bel-gium, Canada, Colombia,Luxembourg and theNetherlands.

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Police officers speak to parents of students at a high school where a gunman sought byauthorities for killing three people took hostages before engaging in a shootout that lefthim dead Tuesday. The gunman had been on a 48-hour leave from prison.

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In Belgium, inmate on leavekills 3, setting off terror probe

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Illinois state employeeMark Janus, a socialworker,sued to overturn a state law requiring that he pay theAmericanFederation of State, County andMunicipalEmployees a fee to represent him, even thoughhe objectstomany of its positions and activities. “For years (AF-SCME) supported candidateswhoput Illinois into itscurrent budget and pensionmess,” Janus complained in a2016 opinion piece. ... Government labor leadersworryabout losing these fees because theirmembership hasbeen steadily declining for a decade. …The decline couldaccelerate (if theU.S. SupremeCourt rules for Janus).Sara Steffens, secretary-treasurer of theCommunicationsWorkers of America,which represents 60,000NewJer-sey public-sectorworkers, told anAFL-CIO conventionlast fall that only 54 percent of hermembers say that theywould keep paying fees if theywere no longermandatory.TheCaliforniaTeachersAssociation estimates that itcould lose up to 40percent of its nearly 300,000mem-bers, according to the blogEducation IntelligenceAgency.

StevenMalanga, City Journal

Earlier this year,Marriott’swebsite and appswereblocked inChina for aweek after the hotelier listedTai-wan andTibet as separate countries on itswebsite. Beforethat, the company had fired anhourlyworker after heliked a tweet calling forTibetan independence.DeltaAirLines also listedTaiwan as a country on itswebsite, draw-ing ire fromBeijing; it quickly fixed the “error.” (The con-spiracy-mindedmay also note that the carrier recentlystopped servingTaipei, towhich it had flown for dec-ades.) And the clothing companyGap apologized andwithdrewa shirt that featured amap ofChina— sansTaiwan. The shirt, by theway,was only on sale inCanada.In the late1990s and early 2000s, Beijing spoke often of its“peaceful rise.” In theXi Jinping era, that bit of propagan-da has been retired. Give the regime credit for honesty:The newChina looks evermore assertive,willing to puni-sh not only the democratic choicesmade by foreign na-tions, but even the sartorial decisions of foreigners.

EthanEpstein, TheWeekly Standard

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYINGSCOTT STANTIS

WhenCongresswas debating federal tax reformlast year,NewYorkGov. AndrewCuomo took um-brage at onemajor component under consideration.“NewYorkwill be destroyed,” hewarned, by limits onthe deductibility of state and local tax (SALT) pay-ments.

His complaint cut no icewith federal lawmakers,whoput a ceiling of $10,000 on the annual amountthat can be deducted. That restrictionwill have amodest effect in low-tax states but a large one inNewYork,where 40percent of filers exceeded that amountin 2015. The effect is also painful in suchhigh-taxstates asConnecticut, NewJersey, California and,ahem, Illinois.

That effect, we should mention, is a feature, nota bug. It forces taxpayers in these places to bear thefull burden of the decisionsmade by their lawmakers— rather than force taxpayers inmore frugal places toeffectively subsidize affluent citizens of the high-taxstates. A near-doubling of the standard deduction,coupledwith lower federal tax rates,makes the newlimit irrelevant formostmiddle-incomehouseholdsnationwide.

Limiting the SALTdeduction puts pressure on stateand local officials to reduce the tax burden they’veimposed. Smallwonder thatmany of themdon’t likeit.When the limitation proposal gained traction inNovember,wewrote that politicians in high-tax statesused the SALTdeduction to excuse the high taxesthey impose: Sure, we’re gouging you, but you canwriteoff our taxes on your federal tax return. Illinois polswouldn’t need to fight so hard to retain the deductionif property taxes— and last year’s 32 percent rise inthe personal income tax rate—weren’t so high in thefirst place. So credit GOP tax reform for forcing thisissue:Why are Illinois taxes so high?Howabout ad-dressing that problem instead of reaching for thedeductionBand-Aid?

But Cuomo is not easily discouraged. NewYork

respondedwith an ingenious change: allowing taxpay-ers tomake payments to nonprofit groups controlledby local governments and deduct themas charitablecontributions.

The governor took great pride in thisworkaround.“Wepassed the first-in-the-country tax reformwherewe changed our tax code to actually avoid the penaltyof the federal government,” he boasted. Lawmakers inother heavy-taxing states have considered the sameploy.

But onMay 23, the IRSpoured coldwater on theidea. “Despite these state efforts to circumvent thenew statutory limit on state and local tax deductions,”the agency said, “taxpayers should bemindful thatfederal law controls the proper characterization ofpayments for federal income tax purposes.”

The IRSnotice brings us to a question often attrib-uted toAbrahamLincoln: “Howmany legs does a doghave if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling the tail a legdoesn’tmake it a leg.” Similarly, converting propertytax payments to “charitable contributions” doesn’tchange their true nature. As JaredWalczak, an analystat theTaxFoundation, said, “The IRS is neither fooledby nor particularly flummoxed by recharacterizationof federal tax liability.”

But if you think that’s the end of that, think again.The day after the IRSput out theword, the IllinoisSenate voted 51-1 to approve a bill sponsored by JulieMorrison,D-Deerfield, adopting the samebogustactic. Itwas left to JimOberweis, R-SugarGrove, thelone senator voting “no,” to state the obvious: “There isnoway the federal government is going to allow statesto pull a fast one like that, to find a trickyway aroundthe deduction limits.”

What lawmakers in Illinois —andNewYork, andother states that feel put-upon— should be doinginstead is findingways to trim spending and taxes sotheir constituentswon’t be so affected by the change.

It’s been nice forcing people in lower-tax states tohelp pull our overloadedwagon. But that ride is over.

The IRS won’t let lawmakers in states like Illinois work around lower tax deductions. That’s not a bad thing.

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Why Illinois pols shouldswitch to lower SALT

Oneplace tomeet and discuss the significance of Rose-anneBarr being fired for a racist tweetwould have been thelocal coffee shop—but not Starbucks. All 8,000 company-owned locations closedTuesday afternoon for racial sensi-tivity training.

Do those two events—Barr is punishedwhile Starbucksreassesses— constitute progress in the struggle againstdiscrimination?Or are they signs of the depths of bigotryandhate inAmerica?Many lattes could be sipped over sucha conversation.

Barr, a comedianwith a long history of controversy, hadher television showcanceled byABCafter shemade a vilecomment on socialmedia aboutValerie Jarrett, a formeradviser to President BarackObama fromChicago. As part ofa strange political rant, Barr said Jarrettwas the offspring ofthe “MuslimBrotherhood&Planet of theApes.” ABCPresi-dentChanningDungey reacted quickly: “Roseanne’s Twit-ter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistentwithour values, andwehave decided to cancel her show.”

Coincidentally, the networkmade its announcement justbefore Starbucks shut to provide its 175,000 employeeswithseveral hours of anti-bias training. The company scheduledthe programafter twoAfrican-Americanmenwere arrestedfor trespassing at a Philadelphia Starbucks inApril becausethey hadn’t purchased any items. The twowerewaiting fora third person to arrive for a businessmeeting.

Corporations exist to make profits, not change theworld, so the response to controversy generally is to hope itfades quickly. Typically, the goal of any response is to pro-tect the brand’s reputation andnot lose customers. Some-times, though, events blowup in away that puts a high-profile company at the center of a big social and politicalmoment,which iswhat happenedwithABCand Starbucks:Both companies took decisive actions to combat allegationsof racism at a timewhen broader issues of discrimination,including racism and sexism, are galvanizing and dividingthe country.

Whynow?Police using excessive force against African-Americans led to national anthemprotests atNFLgames.PresidentDonaldTrump’s criticismof the anthemproteststhen spurred a larger demonstration by players. Trump’sremarks, true to his history of tone-deaf and equivocal re-marks about race, provide an opening for hatemongers toseek legitimacy. Afterwhite supremacists rioted inChar-lottesville, Va., last summer, the president didn’t adequatelyrepudiate thewrongdoers, giving bigots the impression theymight have a friend in theWhiteHouse. All ofwhich con-tributes to raw racial tension.

The link between the era of Trump and Barr’s TV showis direct. Her show, a reboot of “Roseanne,” theworking-class comedy set in a fictional Illinois town,was a slice oflife fromTrump’s America. Barr is aTrump supporter andso is her character. OnTwitter, Barr has promoted conspira-cy theories that put her in the company of bigots and ex-tremists.

ABCwaswilling to absorb some controversy to air “Rose-anne,”whichwas due to return for a second season this fall.But Barr’s tweetwas inexcusable. The company stepped upand fired one of its stars. Starbucks also did the right thinginmaking a high-profile commitment to training its em-ployees to guard against “unconscious bias.”

Back to our coffeehouse debate:Hate and intolerancewill always exist, but a society that resolves to combat dis-crimination ismoving in the right direction. ABCand Star-bucks deserve plaudits. Itwill be an exquisite irony if, by theend ofTrump’s problematic time in office, America hastakenmany bold steps to be a fairer nation.

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In the first place, gross.TheChicago ParkDistrict,

in conjunctionwith a recre-ation company based inMi-ami, recently applied for apermit to anchor a “floatinginflatablewater sports park”in LakeMichigan, just offMontrose Beach on the city’sNorth Side.

The proposed colorful,aquatic playground of smallslides and other obstaclesmight fit in near the heavilycommercializedNavy Pier,say.

But it would be a jarring fitatMontrose Beach,with thepark’s grand sweep of sand,its panoramic lake vistas andits adjacent dunes and birdsanctuary.

“PlanViewOption 1” in theapplication on filewith theIllinois Department ofNatu-ral Resources shows thenetwork of blowup equip-ment connected to spell out“Chicago” to those flying

overhead,whichwould bringaWisconsinDells level oftackiness to a relatively un-spoiled part of the lakefront.

Even the other setup op-tions shown in the proposalwould be a visual blight dur-ing the summermonths.

In the second place, whoa.Only in the last several

days, over the holidayweek-end, did the “AquaXZone”proposal come to the atten-tion of a variety of concernedcitizens and groups, includingFriends of the Parks, ProtectOur Parks, theChicagoOrni-thological Society, the Lin-coln ParkAdvisory Council,Edgewater EnvironmentalSustainability Project and theLakeside AreaNeighborsAssociation. Representativesof each group I spoke toTuesday expressed theirdismay at the idea but cau-tioned that the newswas toofresh for them to offer anofficial position.

Even the aldermanwascaught unaware, with JamesCappelman,whose 46thWard includes the site, post-ing to Facebook late Tuesdaymorning, “I learned about theproposedwater park atMon-trose Beach at the same time

constituents did.”AMay 16 cover letter from

theU.S. ArmyCorps of Engi-neers on the ParkDistrict’sapplication opened a 20-daypublic comment period onthe project and noted, “A lackof responsewill be inter-preted asmeaning that youhave no objections to theproject as described.”

That comment periodexpires June 5, aweek fromTuesday. The comment periodon the Illinois Department ofNatural Resources applica-tion,whichwas initially filedinMarch 2017 and repostedon the Saturday ofMemorialDayweekend, expires June 25,leaving activists very littletime tomobilize.

Their objections aremorethan aesthetic. They toldmetheyworry about the effect ofall the necessary concretelake-bottom anchors on themovement of sand that sus-tains the nearby dunes and ishome to nesting species ofplants.

Theyworry about theadditional traffic at a beachthat is already very crowdedonwarmdays andwhat thatwillmean to the area’s ecol-ogy.

Similar concerns beat backseveral proposals to build asimulated surfingwave poolat the same beach in recentyears, and late Tuesday itseemed as if they’d defeatedthis plan aswell.

And look, I don’t know.Maybe theworries about thewater park are overblown.Andmaybemost peoplewilldisagreewithmy view thatthis proposal is gross.

Last summer, south subur-banWhiting opened a com-mercial floating playgroundin LakeMichigan that usesequipment from the samecompany featured in theChicago ParkDistrict propos-al, and it provedmore popu-lar than officials expected.

Nearly 21,000 customers,more than two-thirds of themfrom Illinois, patronized theWhiting attraction, accordingto local newspaper reports. Itis a public-private partner-ship that charges $20 perperson per hour.

Nomatterwhat you thinkof the proposal, it wasmajor— a project thatwouldchange an important part ofChicago’s treasured frontyard.

And as such it needed a full

public hearing, not an abbre-viated comment period an-nounced in poorly publicizeddocuments.

“It’s not unusual for theParkDistrict to try tomoveforward on projectswithoutinforming us ormany others,”said Friends of the ParksExecutiveDirector JuanitaIrizarry, who said she onlylearned about the proposalFriday.

TheChicago ParkDistrictsaid Tuesday that thewaterpark “is no longer being con-sidered for the 2018 beachseason,” then added in a lateremail that “the proposal canbe considered in the future atanyChicago area beach.”

But anger and concernraged all day on socialmediaand finally, late in the after-noon, officials sent out anoth-er statement: “Effective im-mediately, and going forward,the ParkDistrictwill no long-er consider an inflatablewater park atMontroseBeach.”

Finally, thanks. But do keepus posted next time, ParkDistrict.

ericzorn@gmail.comTwitter@EricZorn

A poorly publicized proposal for a floating water park like this one in Whiting was withdrawn after the Chicago Park District faced community protest.

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Cold water thrown on plans to put aninflatable park in Lake Michigan

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You can tell that PresidentDonald Trumphas turnedagainst his own immigrationpolicieswhen he tries to blamethemonDemocrats.

“Put pressure on theDemo-crats,” he tweeted Saturday, “toend the horrible law that sepa-rates children from (their) par-ents once they cross the Borderinto theU.S.”

Nice try, sir. But as expertsquickly pointed out, there is nolaw that specifically requires thegovernment to separate childrenfrom their parents unless theparents are violating a law.

Immigrantswho showup atthe borderwithout docu-mentation to seek asylum frompolitical violence and otherthreats are not breaking a law. Yetfor that simple act, which hasbeen routine in the past,migrantswithout documentationwill bereferred for prosecution andseparation of parents from theirchildren under a new “zero toler-ance” policy declared byTrump’sattorney general, Jeff Sessions,even if they’re desperately seek-ing refugee status.

“If you are smuggling a child,thenwewill prosecute you and

that childwill be separated fromyou, probably, as required bylaw,” Sessions declared inspeeches in Scottsdale, Ariz., andSanDiego onMay 7. “If you don’twant your child separated thendon’t bring them across the bor-der illegally. It’s not our fault thatsomebody does that.”

Of course, it’s not the child’sfault either. Yet children inevi-tably are punished by the trau-matizing experience of suddenlybeing ripped out of their parents’hands and transported far fromwherever their parents are beingheld.

“Separating parents and chil-dren is your administration’schoice,” theAmericanCivil Lib-ertiesUnion responded toTrump in a tweet of its own.“Hundreds of kids as young as 18months are in danger of sufferinglifelong trauma.Wewon’t let youshift the blame or use families asbargaining chips for yourwall.#EndFamilySeparation”

As those cruel realities emergein dreary headlines, it is nowon-der that the president, who hasdemonized immigrants since thefirst day of his campaign, sud-denly doesn’twant to brag abouthis own administration’s immi-gration policy.

To paraphrase his stunningobservation about another issue,health care, as Republican at-tempts to repeal and replaceObamacare failed, who knewimmigration reform could be so

complicated?Adding to his headaches are

other headlines about immigra-tion calamities, some ofwhichactually are holdovers frompre-vious administrations.

Leading that pack are revela-tions by theDepartment ofHealth andHuman Services,which is responsible for refugeeresettlement, that the govern-ment has lost track of almost1,500 immigrant children. Itturns out thatmost of themwereprocessed during a sudden surgein unaccompaniedminors at thesouthwestern border in 2014 andplacedwith familymembers andother sponsorswho alreadywereresidents theUnited States.Mostof the children came fromHon-duras, El Salvador andGuate-mala, andwere fleeing drugcartels, gang violence and domes-tic abuse, according to govern-ment data.

But, asHHSofficials testifiedbefore a Senate subcommittee inApril, efforts to followup on thestatus of those resettled childrenhave been stymied by the reluc-tance of sponsoring families toreturn government phone calls.Not surprisingly,many of thosefamilies include other relativesliving in theU.S. illegallywho arevery reluctant to talk to govern-ment officials, especially duringTrump’s presidency.

Nowonder. This is the presi-dentwho campaigned by de-scribingMexican immigrants as

“rapists,”murderers and drugdealers, adding as an after-thought that, “Some, I presume,are good people.” During a recentroundtable, he accusedmigrantchildren crossing the border ofbeing “not innocent.”

He continues to conflate vi-olent criminalswith immigra-tion, frequently invoking theMS-13 gang to justify harsh de-portation policies. The real num-bers are less alarming. For exam-ple, fromOctober 2011 to June2017, U.S. Customs andBorderProtection officials apprehendedaround 5,000 individuals theysaid had ties to gangs, actingChief Carla Provost testified inJune 2017. Of those 5,000, 159 ofthemwere unaccompaniedmi-nors, and just 56were confirmedto have ties toMS-13.

MaybeTrump could learn

fromhis legal counsel and spindoctor RudyGiuliani.When hewasNewYork’smayor, he usedto boast in speeches about thecontributions that immigrantsliving in the city illegally hadmade in generating commerceand bringing depressed neigh-borhoods back from the brink.

But, as long as this presidentthinks he canwinmore votes bybashing immigrants than helpingthem,we probably can expectmore policies fromhis adminis-tration that hewants to run awayfrom later.

Clarence Page, amember of theTribune Editorial Board, blogs atwww.chicagotribune.com/pagespage.

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Trump’s immigration policy:Up the cruelty, dodge the blame

The “zero tolerance” policy to separate migrant families at the U.S.border isn’t a law, but it is enforced by the Trump administration.

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PERSPECTIVE

PrincipleNo.1:Don’t burn flags.In 1989, the SupremeCourt ruled that

a communist agitator (no, really) namedGregoryLee Johnsonhad aFirstAmendment right to burn a flag in pro-test outside theRepublicanNationalConvention. The SupremeCourtwasright. Johnsonwas not. Burning flags isan incredibly stupidmode of speech,and you should refrain from it.

Good free speech tries to expressideas and achieve somepositive changewith them.Andpositive change doesnot include “sending people I dislikeinto a hoppingmad rage for the sheerjoy ofwatching their spittle fly.”

Astute readersmay suspect that I amtalking about conservative studentswhoinvite “trigger the libs” speakers tocampus. Yes, I am—alongwith thespeakers themselves. This sort ofspeech is notmerely awaste of time; it isnotmerely beneath the dignity ofadults; it is also completely counterpro-ductive.

Peoplewho are actually fond of thething you are insulting—whether it’stheAmerican flag, feminismor some-thing else— take only onemessage fromyour speech: The speaker is a jerk.Mostpeople do notwant to associate them-selveswith jerks or the things thosejerks support. Andpeoplewho justdon’t care oneway or another—whichis to say, yourmost fertile huntingground for new supporters—will lookat you spewing a streamof insults andthink, “I guess I’ll go listen to someonewho actually has something to say.”

So congratulations, your brave standagainst ... whatever ... justmade it lesslikely that any of the things you’re forwill ever happen.

This also applies to protest that isn’tsimply pure provocation, like refusing tostand for the national anthem in orderto protest police brutality. It’s going tostrikemany people as disrespectful, ifyou yourself are anAmerican. You caninsist all youwant that you’re not disre-specting the anthem, but others are stillgoing to see it thatway.

PrincipleNo. 2:Don’t preach to the choir (too

much).Weall need affirmation, to vent our

frustrations and seek reinforcementfrom like-minded companions. Theappropriate space for this is the privacyof your ownhome, or a bar. It’s not thepublic square.

Don’t give yet another speech abouthow right you are andhowdumbyouropponents are. Don’twrite that article.Don’t send that tweet. Don’t.

PrincipleNo. 3:Don’t confuse your enjoyment

with your effectiveness.When Iwas in college, Iwent to a lot

of protests for various left-wing causes.I enjoyed thema lot. Chanting in groupsis fun, especiallywhen those groupsinclude your friends. I got to feel impor-tant, part of something that reallymat-tered.

Over time, I noticed that itmostlyseemed to be effective at building strongnetworks of peoplewho liked to standout in the sun and chant. Tangible ac-tion seemed to occur elsewhere.

That’s not to say that protest neverworks. But it is seductively easy to con-fuse holding a signwith actually havingaccomplished something. Sowhileprotest can build solidarity for positivechange, it can also become a substitutefor said change. This illusion is particu-larly damagingwhen your protest issomething that is actuallyworkingagainst your goals, like flag-burning.

PrincipleNo. 4:Don’t start talking if you aren’t

ready for people to talk back.Oneof the laziest,most destructive

ideas inmodern debate is some versionof “It’s time formen to stop talking andlisten towomen about sexism in theworkplace.”

That’s just one example of a commonphenomenon: people saying thatweneed a “national conversation” aboutgender, or race, or someother issue—and thenmaking it clear that their ideaof a “conversation” is that they get todeliver a stiff lecture,while the folks onthe other side alternate between listen-ing raptly and apologizing profusely.

Return to your dictionary and reac-quaint yourselfwith themeaning of theword “conversation.”

If you can’t handle hearing “I dis-agree,” then you are the onewho shouldstop talking. If you open yourmouth,prepare to be criticized, often forcefully.

PrincipleNo. 5:Always explore the optionof ig-

noringprovocative speech.Despitemy best efforts, a lot of peo-

ple are going to burn flags, actual orrhetorical. Because their highest joy isseeing their opponents turn an exoticshade of purple, theywill try to do thisas ostentatiously as possible. Quite soon,youwill find yourself conferringwithlike-minded friends, all of themanx-iously saying, “What arewe going to doabout it?”

Have you tried “nothing”?When itcomes to responding to peoplewho aretrying to provoke you, not respondingshould always be your first resort, notyour last.

And that applies even to peoplewhoaren’t being pointlessly provocative butare stillmaking you plentymad. Look, Igetwhy conservatives think peopleshould stand for the national anthem.Butwhat societal calamity do you reallyimaginewould befall America if you justdecided to ignore it? A nation that isn’tstrong enough towithstand a little quietnonpatriotism isn’t a nation that de-serves to live.

PrincipleNo. 6:Don’t go looking for reasons to get

mad.I happened to be talking recently to a

doctorwho specializes in addiction, andhe noted the similarities between peo-plewho spend their days cruising the

internet, looking for things to bemadabout, and stimulant addicts. Both ofthemare seeking a quick adrenalinerush. Both of themare doing somethingthat’s literally unhealthy (adrenaline, akey part of your “fight or flight” reflex,takes a long-term toll on your body).

But oh, rage is intoxicating. It sup-presses your anxieties and your pettyconcerns so that you can focus every-thing on themain threat. And some-times rage is necessary to combat somedire threat. But really, not nearly asoften as rageful people think. Rage isonly good for fighting, never good forboring old democratic tasks such asachieving consensus and compromise.Also, it doesn’t do great things for yourjudgment.

Butmore broadly than that, ragemakes a really poor substitute for theingredients of a good life: joy,meaning,love. Unfortunately, rage is quicker andmore reliable than those things. You canget angry in an instant; you need yearsto build a greatmarriage. It’s easy, in themoment, to always opt for the quick fixandnever get around to the things thatmake us happier, better people.

PrincipleNo. 7:Don’t engagewith anything for the

purposes ofmindlessly dismissing it.The retweet of a political opponent

with the single remark “LOL”... TheFacebook post that begins “I literallycan’t understandhowanyone couldbelieve” ... The blog post that consists ofsaying “Can you believe someone actu-ally said this?” ... This juvenilia is be-neath you. For your own sake, eschew it.

However, if you had an actual rebut-tal, you’d presumablymake it.

PrincipleNo. 8:Read charitably. Speak charitably.Twoof theworst features of academ-

icwriting arewild overcitation andabundant restatements of the obvious.This combination is not simply someodd quirk of the academicmind; aca-demics arewriting in a defensivecrouch, trying toward off all possiblecriticisms that could ever bemade oftheirwork.

Alas,most of us cannotwrite or speakfor an audience composedmostly of afewdozen other peoplewho are gettingpaid towade through acres of barrendefensive verbiage. Sowehave somethings unsaid and othersmoderatelyambiguous.

Which in turnmeans that amotivat-ed lunatic can go into your essay aboutreformingAmtrak and comeout theother end saying, “So,what you reallymean is,Hitlerwas right?”

Are you a lunatic?No?Thendon’t dothis. Assume that the speaker is a goodpersonwho, just like you,wants goodthings for theworld. Seek to understandthe speaker’smotives and thinking, notcondemn them.Your aim should alwaysbe to pass BryanCaplan’s “ideologicalTuring test”— to be able to state youropponents’ argument so charitably thattheywould believe that one of their ownwas speaking. Onlywhen you reallyunderstand an argument can you really

reject it, or persuade others to.

PrincipleNo. 9Never go full-frontal jerk on the

internet.In the early years of blogging, awhole

lot of people— includingme—madethe samemistake: Theywrote a lengthyscreed about how someonewas a totalidiotwho knewnothing about sometopic ... only to discover that they hadmisread the purported idiot, ormisun-derstood one of the central facts.

This is a terrible position to be in. Ifyouwrite, “Here’swhere I thinkX iswrong,” thenwhenX replies, “Actually,I think you’vemisreadme,” it’s not tooembarrassing to respond, “Ah!Now Iunderstand the source of our disagree-ment. Thank you!”

On the other hand, if you attack themas hapless half-wits of notoriously lowmoral character, and then it turns outyoumade amistake ... well, nowyouhave an ugly dilemma. You can continueto insist that you’re right, inwhich case,everyone, including you,will know thatyou’vemade a royal fool of yourself. Oryou can deliver an abject, grovelingapology, inwhich case, youwill stillhavemade a fool of yourself, but youwill have at least proved you’re capableof reform.

The bestway to avoid this situation isnot to go full jerk in the first place.Morebroadly:Never choose any tacticwhichwill, in the event of failure, tempt you tocling to amistake rather than issue ahumiliating apology.Which brings ushome round the bend to:

PrincipleNo.10:Prepare tobewrong.If you’re going to speak, you’re going

tomakemistakes. If youwrite on theinternet, thosemistakeswill be aroundto haunt you for decades. If you don’twant to have to dealwith yourmistakes,you’d better stay home and arguewiththewalls.

The rest of us need a procedure foracknowledgingwe’vemade amistake.That procedure starts by recognizingthat everyonemakesmistakes, and thathavingmade one is not some cata-strophic stain thatmust be hidden fromthe rest of humanity at all costs.Mis-takes are howyou learn stuff. Not ourfavoriteway of learning, to be sure, butalas, one of themost effective.

So prepare tomakemistakes andacknowledge that you’vemade them.Apologize to anyone you’ve accidentallyslandered, insulted or offended. Resolveto nevermake thatmistake again. Thenmove onward in your journey of discov-ery so that you can find outwhat yournextmistakewill be.

Andwhile you should always striveto avoid error, try not toworry about ittoomuch. The rest of us are on exactlythe same voyage as you, andhey,maybewe’ll discover something great bymis-take, likeAmerica.

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MeganMcArdle is aWashingtonPostcolumnist.

Before opening your mouth, here are

10 RULES FORFREE SPEECH

ByMeganMcArdle

If youwrite a column about athletes kneeling during the national anthem, you can expect to find yourself rapidlymired in debates about free speech. Be-cause speech is (we lightheartedly hope) nuanced and complex, therewill always be an element of “I know itwhen I see it” in placing cases into “protected” or

“unprotected” categories.Whichmeanswe could spend the rest of our lives arguing about justwhat free speechmeans—and, frankly,we probablywill.Whatwe ought to be able to agree on is someprinciples formaking free speech better. And in that spirit, I’ll go first.

Stephen Weil protests Monday at a Memorial Day event at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial along the Chicago Riverwalk.

JOSE M. OSORIO/CHICAGO TRIBUNE

21Chicago Tribune | Section 1 | Wednesday, May 30, 2018

PERSPECTIVE

ThenextmayorWe live in an urban era, and I

want Chicago to stand out as oneof the great cities rising in power,potential and even population. Arecent article in the Tribunereporting thatHouston contin-ues to gain ground onChicago’sposition as the third-largest cityin the country hurtmy urbanego. The population declinemustbe addressed and reversed. Ihope themayoral racewill pickup on this issue andmake it frontand center. I am looking for amayoral candidatewho cansound the beckoning call anddrawpeople back to our belovedcity.

What I am looking for in acandidate is not just a policywonk, but a leaderwho can re-mind us of the beauty and splen-dor of our city. Yes, Iwant clearpaths toward addressing thefinancial chaos, educationaldisparities, and law enforcementreform, but good policywillremain theoretical without a

leaderwho canmotivate andunite Chicagoans around ourcommon love for the city.Whatwe desperately need is amasterpainter to showus the fullmag-nificence of our city.

We need a leaderwho remindsuswhywe love living here.Weneed a leader to tell the rest oftheworld thatwe are not crazyfor loving it here. I hope the nextmayor of Chicago has the char-isma, intellect andwinsomenessto show thewatchingworld thatsomething historic andmonu-mental is happening here.We arethe Land of Lincoln and the landof Obama.We are the soil fromwhich hope and belief in a betterday grows.Where is the candi-datewho embodies our historicidentity?

I feel as though all of the can-didates formayor know theproblems of our city all toowell.This is needed in a goodmayor,butwhat about the visionary sideof leading a city? Do any of themayoral candidates have theability to pull on our heartstrings

andmotivate us not by anger, butby our love for the city? I do notjustwant a candidate to simplycapturemy vote, but to capturemy imagination.

—SullivanCurtin, Chicago

Raising prosperityIt is time for Cardinal Blase

Cupich “tomove beyond thestale ideological rhetoric” ofcalling thosewho have beensuccessful in a free economyguilty of “greed.” Entrepreneurshave providedwell-paying jobsand unheard of prosperity tobillions around theworld, with-out ever stealing a penny. Theymerely committed the grievoussin of providing valuable goodsand services to thosewho freelypurchased them for the benefit ofthemselves and their families.

The cardinal bemoans the factthat “inequality” is increasing. Ifprosperity leads to proportionateincreases in income, “inequality”also increases, but everyone isactually better off. Let’s say twopeoplemake, respectively,$40,000 and $100,000 per year. Afew years later, a rising economyhas doubled both their incomesin real, noninflated terms.Mostpeoplewhose real incomes have

gone from$40,000 to $80,000would be pleased and grateful fortheir good fortune andwouldn’tmind if their neighborswere alsobetter off, but the cardinal cansee only the “gap,”which has alsodoubled. Didn’t envy used to beone of the deadly sins?

Neither economic nor politicalaction alone can create a justsociety. A culture of truth, justiceand fairness is a prior require-ment (see: theDecalogue). A freeeconomy alone does not createsuch a culture, but it is the best atcreatingmaterial prosperity, notthe highest good, perhaps, but areal and important good none-theless.

Economic dirigisme stiflesgrowth andmakes everybodypoorer. Is that reallywhat the leftwants?Welcome toCaracas,Your Eminence.

—WilliamWhite, Lombard

Dangerous drivingAs someonewho enjoys riding

a bicycle, I found it unfortunatethat cyclists’ deaths have gone upby 34.8 percent, as reported byMaryWisniewski inMonday’sTribune. It is also disconcertingtowitness cyclistswho are totallyirresponsible and oblivious to

potential hazards.For example, Iwitnessed a

young adult speeding downLawrenceAvenuewith no handson the handlebars because hewas totally engagedwith hisphone and not cognizant of hissurroundings.

I shouted, “You shouldn’t bedoing that! If you hit a pothole,you’re finished!”

He quickly respondedwith ashort rant that included an ob-scene expletive.

Since hewas notwearing ahelmet, his foolhardy antic pro-foundly increased his chances ofbeing thrown fromhis bike andhitting his head on the pavementcausing serious injury or death.Even something as common as adriver opening his car doorwould have sent him reeling.

Pedestrians and other bicy-clists need to express their con-cern to these reckless individualsin a vocally virtuousmanner thatthey are putting their lives atrisk. In addition, the police needto ticket them for violating provi-sions of the ChicagoMunicipalCode, since cyclists are requiredto obey common-sense regula-tions designed to protect themfromharm.

—Larry Vigon, Chicago

For online exclusive letters go towww.chicagotribune.com/letters.Send letters by email to ctc-TribLetter@chicagotribune.com or to Voiceof the People, Chicago Tribune, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611.Include your name, address and phone number.

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

Bettywas lying on a gurney in ahospital corridor. Shewas elderly,frail and shiveringwith cold.More than that, shewas fright-ened and completely alone.

I took her temperature—a lowtemperature being a sign of sepsisin the elderly—but itwasn’textreme. She’d been admittedwith chest pain and she clutchedher chest, starfishing her hand.Betty’s heartwasn’t diseased butitwas brokennonetheless:Herhusbandhad died a fewweeksearlier of a heart attack. I suspectshe hadn’t been eating andwaswithout homeheating.

I didn’t do anythingmedicalfor Betty, though increasinglynursing requires such expertise:Nurses are cheap doctors. I care-

fully tucked a blanket aroundher.Her skinwas paper-thin and shehad bruises at different stagespatterning her arms like latesummer roses. I foundher a sand-wich,madeher a cup of tea andheld her hand as she toldmeabout her husband, Stan.What aprivilege to hold a person’s handat theirmost defenseless andextrememoments of life. To be anurse.

Yet nursing remains themostundervalued of all professions. Ifhowa society treats itsmost vul-nerable is ameasure of its hu-manity, then any nursewill tellyou that humanity is in trouble.

It seems that in bothBritainand theUnited States, care hasbecome a dirtyword. Compassionand kindness are not career goalsbut slogans to earn likes on Insta-

gram.Our cultures promote isola-tionismandnarcissism.Wehaveabandoned empathy and commu-nity alongwith it.

Whileworking as a resuscita-tion nurse, Iwas called to thehospital cafewhere amanwas incardiac arrest. Visitors and pa-tients aroundus continued drink-ing their tea; some recorded theevent on their phones. Anotherday, awoman, clearly homeless,was lying in the entrance to thehospital bleeding and crying.People—hospital staff included— stepped aroundher.

A clear symptomof the prob-lem is how the nursing professionitself is in crisis.With an agingpopulation,we needmore andmore nurses, but applications aredown. People are leaving theprofession and retiring faster than

they can be replaced. Even ifwecould recruit enough youngerpeople—people not expecting anexecutive salary for a first job,peoplewho arewilling to dealwith the blood and bones of us—anewnurse cannot replace onewith 40 years’ experience.

America has 3million nurses.That is not enough. TheU.S.Bureau of Labor Statistics esti-mates therewill bemore than 1million vacancies for registerednurses by 2024. This is twice asbad as theworst previous nursingshortage. If there is no nationaland international strategy to buildaworkforce of nurses,wewillwitness—very soon—crippledhealth care systems across theworld.

Betty, after awhile, stoppedshivering somuch. She sat up

straighter as she heldmyhand.She thankedme and said I hadsaved her life. Of course, I haddone no such thing, but I hadgiven her something important:dignity, peace, care.What greatergift is there?

Hospitals are full of patientslike Betty. Any one of usmight belike her one day, dependent onreceiving care froma stranger. Or,wewill nurse a loved one. And atthat time,wewill understand thatthe only things thatmatter in theend are the qualities that unitehumanity, ones that are almostbut not quite forgotten: compas-sion and kindness.

TribuneContentAgency

ChristieWatson, a nurse for 20years, is also a novelist.

Health care is in short supply. Ask any nurseBy ChristieWatson

One of the first patientswhocame to our family planningclinic, newly opened in 1969,sought help after she andherboyfriendhadhitchhiked 500miles fromBillings,Mont., toColorado to terminate a preg-nancy. Coloradowas one of thefive stateswhere abortions couldbe legally obtained. They hadheard aboutColorado throughhisolder sister andwere able toborrowenoughmoney for theprocedure but not enough for abus ticket. Shewas 17, unmarried,and so desperate to return homebefore anyonemissed her that shedid not stay for her follow-upappointment.Now she came to usfor follow-up care, aswell as birthcontrol.

Although Iwas themother offive children and a graduate of theDukeUniversity School ofNurs-ing andhad taught in twonursingschools, I knew little about abor-tion. Our patientwas afraid to goto her family doctor because shewas not surewhatwas legal orillegal. Andneitherwas I. But Idid knowwe could not prescribeher birth control— itwas againstthe law for anyone under 18.

At the time, therewere eightOB/GYNs in town.None of themwould provide birth control to anunmarriedwoman; somewouldn’t provide it to anyone.Condoms, referred to as “sex-inciting devices” in theMontanaConstitution, had to be dispensedby a pharmacist. Abortion, obvi-ously,was forbidden inmostplaces.Muchhas changed sincethe 1960s, but two things havenot:womenwanting to end theirpregnancies, and peoplewantingto stop them.

For three decades, Iworked asa nurse practitioner and directorof PlannedParenthood clinicsacrossMontana. Imarcheddoz-ens of times forwomen’s rights,counseled hundreds ofwomenabout their options, housed atleast 10 pregnant girlswhohadbeen kicked out of their homesand accompanied them to thedelivery room. Someof themkept

their babies; others chose adop-tion. The hardest timeswerewhenwehad to informwomenthat certain tests had comebackpositive, that they needed to visita physician for a biopsy. Throughand long aftermy retirement in2001, there have been politicalattempts to control theworkwedid.With the recent announce-ment that PresidentDonaldTrump is reviving a rule to denyfederal TitleX family planningfunds to organizations that pro-vide abortions ormake abortionreferrals, the battle continues.

In 1970,wewere able to ex-pand our clinical services thanksto a grant underTitleX,whichprovides funding for contracep-tion, breast and pelvic exams,breast and cervical cancer screen-ings, education and counseling,among other things.We followedthe regulations scrupulously, eventhough somemadeno sense.Wecould teach teenage boys and girlsabout reproduction and sexuallytransmitted diseases, butwecouldn’t provide themwithmedi-cal services or contraceptives.Wewere required to performaPapsmear on everywomanwho cameto us for the pill, which ledmany

of our patients to believe thatbirth controlmust somehowbelinked to cancer.

After theU.S. SupremeCourtruled in 1973 thatwomenhad aright to obtain an abortionwher-ever they lived, the board of ourfamily planning clinic consideredopening an abortion clinic. Thedeciding factorwas geography: Ittakes twodays to drive acrossMontana, the fourth-largest state.Wewantedwomen to be able toaccess the services they needed.Thus began the fundraising toopen four clinics across the state.

We adjusted to every regula-tion andmade every accommoda-tion forwhatwe could andcouldn’t say.We strictly dividedthe clinics so that not a penny ofTitleXwas ever spent on abor-tion activities: two phone lines,twodifferent staffs, two account-ing systems. Itwasn’t easy, and itwasn’t cost-effective. Butwefollowed the rules.

Twoof our clinicswere burneddown. Patients and staffmemberswere harassed. TheFBI advisedthe physicians andme towearbulletproof vests. The doctorsdid, but I did not. If I lived in aplacewhere I could be shot be-

cause Iwas providing care to ourpatients, so be it.

Wewent to courtmany times.Onememorable instance: Abor-tion opponents claimed thatbecause our clinics received statefunds, everythingwedidwasopen to the public, and theywanted our patients’ records.Wewon that one.

And of course, therewere thepicketers, five or six a day, everyday. Somepicketed our homes.BeforeRoe v.Wade, they picketedus for providing birth control.After, itwas for abortion. I nevercould get angry at them.They hadtheir beliefs, and theywerewill-ing to stand outside in subzeroweather to protest. I don’t knowthat I could do that. I certainlydidn’twant them to harass ourpatients. But they could harassme. Thatwas their right, and Ididn’t resent them for it.We eventreated someof their familymembers—more than once,peoplewhopicketed later cameinwith their pregnant daughtersfor abortions.Wenever chastisedthem for it.

Iwas never stopped by picket-erswhile out in public, but Icertainlywas—and am still—

stopped by former patientswhowant to say thank you. Iwas atCostco recently, and awomanapproachedme. “Youprobablydon’t rememberme,” she said. It’sa commonoccurrence forme andother people inmy line ofwork.

I had hoped the political con-versation around abortionwouldfade. I had hoped that peoplewhowere firmly against abortioncould take comfort in knowingthat theywould never be forcedto have one. But our politicianshave never let it fade. And yetwomen still want andneed abor-tions. In a perfectworld, no onewould need one. Birth controlwould be perfect, financeswouldbe perfect. But that’s not how it is.

It’s hard to knowwhatwillhappen to clinics, or thewomenwho rely on them,with this newregulation. There aren’tmanyphysicianswho arewilling toprovide abortions— they don’twant to be picketed—and com-munity health centers don’t pro-vide abortions.Wealthywomenwill always be able to secureabortions at private clinics thatdon’t receiveTitleX funds. Butwhat about thewomenwhodon’thave the resources or the know-how,who can’t travel long dis-tances? Long ago, almost everytownhad someonewhowouldperformabortions. In one smallMontana city, everyone knewwho itwas: a local beautician.BeforeRoe,manywomen tried toself-induce abortions—with coathangers, crochet hooks, knittingneedles, lye soap—and theywillgo back to that if they can’t accessthemedical care they need. Adesperate 17-year-oldmight beable to hitchhike 500miles to geta safe, legal abortion, but a poorpregnantwoman already strug-gling to feed her familywon’tmake that journey—notwhen aback-alley abortion is somuchcloser.

TheWashingtonPost

JoanFinn-McCracken is a formerteacher and nurse practitioner. Shewas a director of PlannedParent-hood clinics for 32 years.

Despite decades of protests and regulations,women still need access to safe abortions

By Joan Finn-McCracken

Protesters who want to deny federal funding to abortion clinics will only reduce access to safe abortions.

BRENNAN LINSLEY/AP

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For thenearly 110-year-old flower andgifting business, the pending move ofroughly 200 jobs from Downers Groveto the city signalednot only a newspace,but the beginning of a pivotal year.

Despite buying Internet flower firmProFlowers and its sister gifting brandssuch as Shari’s Berries and PersonalCreations for $430 million in 2014, thedeal hasn’tworked out as planned.

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Under CEO John Walden, FTD will move its headquarters from Downers Grove to a new 40,000-square-foot space in the Loop.

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Eric Philips, manager of Dilly Lily said thecompany doesn’t do business with FTD.“Their designs are kind of generic and itdoesn’t give our florists an opportunityto showcase their talents.”KRISTAN LIEB/FOR THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE

“Technology will be the vehicle that changes the business. It will be theheart of the business, servicing consumers or organizing our supply chain.”— JohnWalden, FTD Cos. CEO

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share. I think it comes down to a couple offactors. First, there’s a perception that alllight beers are the same and that they’re allkind of a sea of sameness.And I think lightbeer has lost occasions. You seewine andspirits infringe upon those occasions thatwere traditionally for light beer.

Q:Arewine and spirits the biggerthreat than the rise of craft andMexi-can imports?

A:The need (for lower-alcohol,moreaccessible beverages) is still there and Ithink there’s been some trade-up to thingsthat are seen asmore premium.That’sdefinitely driving part of the declinewiththeAmerican light lager segment.

Fewerpeople aredrinkingAmerican light beers than theyused to, but there’s some reason forhopeat theMillerCoorsheadquarterson SouthWackerDrive inChicago.

Thoughthe threepowerhouse lightbeers—top-sellingBudLight,CoorsLightandMillerLite—haveall experienceddecliningsalesin recent years,Miller Lite has gainedmarket share for 14 straight fiscal quarters in the premium light beer segment. Andaccording toNielsen data for the four-week period endingMay 19, Miller Lite’s sales volume was up 2.4 percent, compared with declines of morethan 2 percent for bothBudLight andCoors Light.

Anup Shah, vice president of theMiller family of brands, believesMiller Lite’s recent success ismore than just a blip.“We think it’s a signof better things to come.…We’re trying to get around flat (this year) andbuild apathback to growth,” said Shah,

whowas recently promoted to his position.

Q:How importantisMiller Lite forMillerCoors achiev-ing its goal of gettingback to sales growth?

A:Crucial. If youlook at theMiller fam-ily,we’re about 30 per-cent of the volumeofthe company. Themathdoesn’twork if youcan’t getMiller healthy and I thinkwe’reon that path right now.

Q:What are the challenges facingAmerican light beer?

A:Those three brands (BudLight, CoorsLight andMiller Lite) are still 35 percent oftotal volume. So they’re still the lion’s

THE LIFE OF LIGHT BEERMiller Lite exec sees room for growth in flagging light beer industryBy Greg Trotter | Chicago Tribune

According to Nielsen data for the four-week period ending May 19, Miller Lite’ssales volume was up 2.4 percent.

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TheChicagoTribune is extendingto June 22 the deadline fornominations for our annual TopWorkplaces special report, inwhichwe explore howorganizations createand sustain a positive andproductiveculture.We’ll also compile this year’slist of TopWorkplaces inChicago. Butwe can't do itwithout you, the peoplewho knowandwork at these greatcompanies.

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Tronc has acquired The Virginian-Pilot newspaper from Landmark MediaEnterprises for $34 million, the Chi-cago-based newspaper chain an-nouncedTuesday.

The deal adds the Norfolk-basednewspaper— the largest inVirginia— tothe Tronc portfolio, alongwith specialtypublications and a printing plant. Tronchas longownedthenearbyDailyPress inNewportNews, Va.

“The inclusion of The Virginian-Pilotfurther strengthens our presence in theregion and renews our commitment toour longstanding traditionof journalisticexcellence,” said JustinDearborn, Troncchairman andCEO, in a news release.

Founded in 1865, The Virginian-Pilotis a Pulitzer Prize-winning daily news-paper with a Sunday circulation of132,000 as of last year, according toTronc, which is also acquiring 460,000square feet of real estate, including thenewspaper’s Norfolk headquarters andprinting facilities inVirginia Beach.

“In order tomost effectively continueits important work, The Virginian-Pilotmust have the benefit of the resources ofa large organization,” Rusty Friddell,executive vice president and generalcounsel of Landmark Media Enter-prises, said in the news releases.

Nancy Meyer, Tronc’s regional man-ager, will oversee integration efforts ofthe acquisition, working with localleaders at both the Virginian-Pilot andDaily Press, the company said. FormerTronc parent company, Tribune Co.(now Tribune Media), bought the DailyPress for $200 million in 1986. In 2014,Tribune Co. bought the Capital inAnnapolis and the Carroll CountyTimes, both ofMaryland, for nearly $30million from Landmark, expanding thereach of the company's Baltimore Sun.

Troncalsoowns theChicagoTribune,Los Angeles Times, New York DailyNewsandothermajordailynewspapers.

In February, Tronc agreed to sell theLos Angeles Times and San DiegoUnion-Tribune to biotech billionaire Pat-rick Soon-Shiong for $500million, and inApril newly formed investor group Mc-CormickMedia said it would acquire theentire 25 percent stake of former Troncchairman Michael Ferro for $208.6 mil-lion.Neither deal has closed.

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Tronc buysVirginian-PilotBy Robert ChannickChicago Tribune

The $34M deal adds the Norfolk-basednewspaper to the Chicago-based chain.

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A Falcon 9 rocket liftedoff perfectly from pad 4E atVandenberg Air Force Baseon March 30, carrying aloftsatellites for Iridium Com-munications Inc. Videofrom the vehicle flipped on2 minutes and 35 secondslater, just in time for web-cast viewers to witness thefirst stage falling to Earthand the second stage lightup. “That’s gorgeous,” saidMichael Hammersely, theSpaceXnarrator.

The rocket was 90 mileshigh and the Earth’s curva-ture was coming into focuswhen Hammersley deliv-ered a buzzkill: “A quickreminder,” he said. Videowill be cut “due to restric-tions placed on us by theNational Oceanic and At-mosphericAdministration.”

The reason? Paperwork.SpaceX ultimately re-

ceived a commercial licensefrom NOAA’s remote-sens-ingoffice,but theregulatoryframework that requiressuch permits hasn’t beenupdated indecades.Theredtape was emblematic ofhow rules governing 20thcentury space travel aren’twell suited for the 21stcentury. That may be aboutto change.

In a bid to fully commer-cialize space, PresidentDonald Trump last yearconvened the first NationalSpace Council in a genera-tion. Now, he’s followed upon recommendations thepanel issued in February byordering the aerospace bu-reaucracy to remake itself,withat least tworevolutionsin mind: one in informationtechnology and the other inspaceflight itself. Lastweek,Trump signed his secondSpace Policy Directive, de-signed to bring governmentoversight of space travel up

to date.When in 1989 President

George H.W. Bush assem-bled the previous NationalSpace Council, the SovietUnion was still a thing andregulators needed to con-sider only big, expensivespacecraft that launchedpe-riodically andwere typicallyunder federal contracts.Large space industry partic-ipants such as NorthropGrumman Corp., LockheedMartin and Boeing haveworked with the govern-ment for decades and devel-oped infrastructure neces-sary to complywith existinglaws and regulations.

But in 2018, there aremanymore players. Dozensof space startups that don’thave the resources of theirmassive brethren are push-ing the Trump adminis-tration for relief. Alongsidethe industry giants, upstartssuch as Jeff Bezos’s BlueOrigin, Relativity Space,VOX Space and the 3.1-million-pound-heavy-weight-in-the-room,SpaceX, now also sit on aNational Space Council ad-visory panel.

“We just hope this direc-tive translates into actionquickly,” said Yotam Ariel,chief executive officer ofBluefield Technologies, astart-up backed by the ven-ture capital firm Un-shackled Ventures. “We’reone of many, many startupsseeking commercial accessto space right now, so thesooner regulations can besimplified, the better.”

Trump’s order mandatesa broad review of a systemthat requires companiesundergo months of paper-work, and often hire teamsof lawyers, to receive neces-sary permits and licenses.In the case of the SpaceXlaunch inMarch, the rule inquestion was a throwback.A law on “remote-sensing,”

such as broadcasting pic-tures of the Earth fromaltitude, had been put inplace in 1992 to protectagainst foreignsnooping.Toget past it, there are lots offorms to fill out.

The administration’snew directive is pushingtwo specific agencies tomodernize, and many oth-ers to weigh in. The U.S.Department of Transporta-tion is required to planbefore February 2019 a newsystem for managing bothlaunch and re-entry — thelatter of which didn’t existas a regular category (in acommercial context) untilElon Musk showed hisrockets can be recovered.

“When these rules werewritten, there was nevereven a thought of re-entry,”saidEricStallmer,presidentof the Commercial Space-flight Federation. Trump’snew “rules and regulationswere really required, andwell overdue.”

The text of the directive,which was released lastweek, calls for a “reorgani-zation of theDepartment ofCommerce.” The depart-ment, which includesNOAA, will take on newrules for remote sensing.Trump’s order gives Secre-taryWilbur Ross 30 days toplan a “one-stop shop” forcommercial space flightcompanies, and requireshim to consolidate spacepolicy assets under his of-fice, to theextentallowedbylaw.

The department an-nounced that Ross wouldproposeCongress establish a“Space Policy AdvancingCommercial Enterprise”(SPACE) Administration,drawing into one office ac-tivities currentlyoverseenbyother Commerce agencies.Commerce is alsodirected toreview regulations for the1992 Land Remote SensingPolicyAct, and revoke, reviseor rewrite them in line withTrump’s newpolicy.

Trump’s directive also

addresses the availability ofspace radio spectrum andhow thatwill be divided up,and gives the NationalSpace Council 180 days toturn in a report about com-mercial-space industry ex-port licensing.

While the agencies seektoclear thenational launch-pad, companies, mean-

while, are figuring out howto execute their goals in theheavens.

“Nowis the time for swiftand bold action,” SpaceXPresident and Chief Op-erating Officer GwynneShotwell told the NationalSpace Council in October.“A permanent presence onthe moon and American

bootson thesurfaceofMarsare not impossible, and theyare not long-termgoals.”

Space industry:Lift off red tapeInTrump administration overhaul,companies eager for simplified rulesBy Eric RostonBloomberg News

SpaceX, whose Falcon 9rocket is seen lifting off,joins other companies on aNational Space Counciladvisory panel.BILL INGALLS/NASA

Q:ButMiller Lite isn’tdeclining asmuchasBudLight andCoorsLightlately.Why is that?

A: If you look back, atabout 2013, (Miller Litewas) declining at about 7percent year over year. Itwas a pretty dire situationfor the brand. Itwas in freefall.Wemade a couple ofkey decisions. Onewas torelaunch the iconicMillerLite packaging. Thenwereally focused on talkingabout the beer andwhatmade the beer distinct,which is the duality oflightness and taste. …Andlast, the competitiveworkthatwe’ve done, usingBudLight as a competitive foil,has reallyworked.We feelencouraged by themomen-

tumandhopefullywithsome goodweather,we’llstart to see better trendsthroughout the summer.

Q:WouldMiller Liteconsider targetingup-and-comers likeModeloorMichelobUltra incompetitive advertising?

A: I think strategicallyright now the source ofvolume is still BudLight andthat’swherewe’re going tofocus in the near term. Rightnow, BudLight’s about 20percent of the totalmarketnationally. It’s a little smallerinChicago. They’re shed-ding (sales volume) at about5 or 6 percent year over year,which is about 1.7millionbarrels. …That being said, Ithink you’ll see us look atopening the competitiveframe of reference in the

future.

Q:Towhat doyouattributeMiller Lite’srecent uptick in sales?

A:TheAnupShah effectis one (laughing).No,you’re starting to see ourconsistency and the ap-proachwe’ve taken interms of focusing on theproduct superiority.

Q:And someof theoff-premise growth ishappening indollarstores?

A:We’ve had a very goodyear at dollar stores, ingeneral. It’s definitely hav-ing an effect.We see dollarstores becoming a biggerand bigger chain for us.

Q:Who is the coreMiller Lite drinker?

A:Our core tends toskew in theGreat Lakescentral region.We target25-to-35-year-oldmales.That’s kind of our sweetspot. In somemarkets, ourcore is aging and a littleolder than that.

Q:Withmarketing, areyou trying to broaden thatcore base for the brand?

A:We’ve broadened ourreach in ourmedia target-ing to reach not justmales,21 to 34 years old, butadults, 21 to 34.We’re try-ing to increase our reachwithwomen, an importantdemographic that’s beenalienated by beer in gen-eral. Themessaging aroundlow-calorie, great tasteresonateswellwith them.

Q:What kindof change

are youbringing to themarketing strategy forMiller Lite?

A: I thinkwhat youwillsee is an evolution ap-proach, rather than a revo-lution. If you look at a lot ofthe thingswe’re doing, Ithink it’sworking hard. Ithinkwhat you’ll see us dois be a little bolder across acouple dimensions. There’sroom to continue to pushthe competitivemessaging.I thinkwe can do a betterjob of recruitment of Latinodrinkers.

Q:Has the growthofcraft beers andMexicanimports changed themarketing strategy forMiller Lite?

A: So craft beer is stilljust 11 percent of the totalbeer segment. …Weknow

the perceptions of qualityhave shifted. It hasn’tchangedwhatwedo.Wethinkwe’re still the best(lower-alcohol) light lagerandwe’re going to focus onthatmessage.

Q:WouldMiller Liteever branch into flavorslike theBudLightOrange?

A:Never.

Q:Whynot?A:Our principle around

this is that line extensionserode the equity inwhat it’sknown for. The approachthat BudLight has takenhas questionedwhether it’sreally a beer anymore.

This interview has beenedited for length and clarity.

gtrotter@chicagotribune.com

Still room for growth in flagging light beer industryBeer, from Page 1

3Chicago Tribune | Business | Section 2 | Wednesday, May 30, 2018

WASHINGTON — Fed-eral antitrust regulatorshave granted agribusinessgiants Bayer andMonsantopermission to merge afterthe two companies agreedto spin off $9 billion worthof assets, the largest suchsaleofcorporateassetseverrequired by the Depart-ment of Justice.

Under the proposed set-tlement filed Tuesday,Bayer will sell its seed andherbicide businesses to athird party, the Germanchemical companyBASF. Italso will sell its emergingdigital farming business aswell as a range of intel-lectual property and R&Dprojects.

The targeted spinoffs areaimed at preventing Bayerand Monsanto from usingtheir combined controlover seeds and seed treat-ments to raise the price ofagricultural products tofarmers and consumers,Justice Department offi-cials said. Just six compa-nies, including Bayer andMonsanto,havehistoricallydominated the global tradein seeds and agrochemi-cals.

The deal had receivedapproval from regulators inthe European Union, Rus-sia and Brazil, making theU.S. approval one of the lastmajor hurdles.

“Receipt of the DOJ’sapproval brings us close toour goal of creating a lead-ing company in agricul-ture,” Bayer chief executiveWerner Baumann said in astatement.

U.S. antitrust officials in-vestigated the Bayer-Mon-santo deal for more than ayear, ultimately concludingthat it could result in in-creased costs for the coun-try’s agricultural sector.

“America’s farm systemis of critical importance toour economy, our food sys-tem and our way of life,”Makan Delrahim, the Jus-tice Department’s top an-

titrustenforcer, toldreport-ersTuesday. “America’s far-mers rely on head-to-headcompetition betweenBayer andMonsanto.”

In addition to eliminat-ing a direct competitor insome lines of business, thedeal as proposed wouldhave led to Bayer gaininganti-competitive leverageinothermarkets, accordingto the JusticeDepartment.

By merging with Mon-santo, regulators found,Bayer would become ama-jor supplier of corn seeds.After the merger, Bayer,whichalso sells akey insec-ticide to corn farmers,would have an incentive toraise the price of the treat-ment knowing that farmerswould have fewer choicesof seed suppliers, the gov-ernment alleged.

Such concerns havegrownmoreprominentas aresult of a string of megamergers in the agriculturalindustry. Regulators lastyear signed off on mergersbetween DuPont and DowChemical, aswell asChem-China and Syngenta, con-centrating global agro-chemical research andsales in the hands of fivecompanies.

The Monsanto-Bayermerger will further shrinkthat number to four, raisingquestions about the futureof agricultural innovation.Economists at the U.S. De-partment of Agriculture

said in a 2017 report thatfurther mergers could dis-incentivize new researchanddevelopment.

Bayer has defended thedeal as the surest way toincrease agricultural pro-ductivity as the world’spopulation grows, citingMonsanto’s advantage inplant genetics and Bayer’sportfolio of pesticides andother chemicals.

“Farmers will benefitfromarangeofnew,superi-or solutions aimed at help-ing to advance the nextgeneration of farming andto address someof society’smost pressing challenges,”the company says on awebsite advocating for thesettlement.

The landmark settle-ment, if approved by ajudge, would be a majorvictory for Delrahim, wholast summer was con-firmed asPresidentDonaldTrump’s assistant attorneygeneral for antitrust issues.Delrahim has argued thatselling off assets is a moreeffective way to resolveanticompetitive mergersthan forcing companies toabide by requirements thatmust be reviewed by regu-lators on an ongoing basis.

The chief executives ofboth companies traveled toWashington over theEaster holiday to be briefedabout the government’sconcerns with the deal, thegovernment said.

After settlement, U.S. regulatorsOK merger of Bayer, MonsantoBy Brian Fung andCaitlin DeweyTheWashington Post

Under a proposed settlement, Bayer agreed to sell itsseed and herbicide businesses, among other assets.

PATRIK STOLLARZ/GETTY-AFP

NEW YORK — Revela-tions that an Amazon Echosmart speaker inadvert-ently sent a family’s privateconversation to an ac-quaintancehighlightssomeunexpected risks of newvoice-enabled technolo-gies.

According to Amazon,the fault was an “unlikely”series of inadvertent vocalcues that triggered thespeaker, caused it to beginrecording and then led it tointerpret subsequent con-versation as a “send mes-sage” request.

There’s no way to elimi-nate these sorts of privacyrisks short of unpluggingentirely. But you can min-imize the odds of unpleas-ant privacy surprises withthese tips:

Kill the mic: Most smartspeakers have a physicalbutton to disable themicrophone, so a privateconversation can’t be re-corded to begin with. Youcan hit that when you’re

having sensitive conversa-tions. The button on theEcho will turn red; otherdeviceshavesimilarcues. Itdoesn’t make sense to keepthe mic disabled through-out the day, though. If theEcho can’t hear you, itwon’t be able to order youmore toilet paper or playsmooth jazz.

Limit the mic: Disablingthe microphone isn’t prac-tical on a smartphone, butyou can limit what appshave access to it. Go to thesettings and turn off micaccess to all but essentialapps such as voice record-ers or video conferencing.

About that camera:Facebook CEO MarkZuckerberg famously putsa piece of tape over hislaptop’s camera to preventspying if anyone were tohack his device. Buy your-self a roll. Or use bandages.If youhaveahome-securitycamera that’s connected tothe internet, turn the cam-era to thewall when you’rehome. Just remember toturn it back before youleave, or you defeat the

point of having a securitycamera.

Block the signals: Forsmartphones and othergadgets you carrywith you,a “Faraday bag” that blockselectromagnetic waves canhelp prevent unwantedspying. The good ones willblock cellular and othersignals, meaning privacy-compromising informationsuch as your locationwon’tleak out either. Just re-member, your phone won’tget anycallswhile it’s in thebag; that’s thewhole point.

Be informed: Apple, Sam-sung and other tech com-panies have worked overthe years to ensure thattheir productswork “out ofthe box,” without usershaving to pore throughlengthy manuals and op-erating instructions. Thedownside is that users areoften unaware of all thethings their gadgets can do,good or bad. Checking rep-utableonlinereviews,how-to guides and even instruc-tional videos will help youget the most out of newtechnologies.

Amazon’s Echo devices are convenient, but at the potential expense of user privacy.

ELAINE THOMPSON/AP 2017

Avoiding echoes ofAmazon’s privacy slipBy Barbara Ortutayand Anick JesdanunAssociated Press

Brendan Bush used tobuy just about everythingfromBonobos, includinghisswim trunks and the suit hewore to hiswedding.

But about a year ago, hestopped. The clothing com-panyannounced ithadbeenacquired by Walmart for$310 million — and Bushhasn’tgiven itacentsince. Ithasn’t been an easy boycott— he has yet to find areplacement for his Bono-bos jeans, which are nowcovered in holes — butBush, 38, who works at atechnology company inBurlington, Vt., says he willnot support abrand thathascome under fire for itsbusiness practices.

“I don’t begrudge a com-pany for selling itself, butthere’s something particu-larly egregious about theWalmart deal,” he said. “Idon’t like theway they treattheir employees or howthey’ve put smaller retailersout of business. It’s not acompany I want to sup-port.”

As Walmart aggressivelybuys upscale niche brands,analysts say it’s facing anuphill battle to win overyounger, more affluentshoppers across the coun-try. Although traffic at Wal-mart.comisgrowingrapidly— 34 percent since last year— the company’s forays intohigher-end online brandshave been less successful.

Online traffic to Bono-bos.com, which Walmartacquired last June, has fall-en 12 percent in the pastyear, according to the mostrecent data available fromComScore, ananalytics firmbased inReston.

The number of monthlyvisits to other sites recentlybought byWalmart has alsofallen from a year ago:They’re down 7 percent atoutdoors goods site Moose-

Jaw.com and 8 percent atModCloth.com, accordingto ComScore data. (Bothbrands now also sell onWalmart’s Jet.com.)

Walmart, which has be-come the world’s largestretailer by promising rock-bottom prices, has madesweeping efforts in recentyears to move beyond itsno-frills image. It spent $3.3billion buying Jet.com inlate 2016 in hopes of win-ning over the site’s moreaffluent, big-city shoppers.It also brought on Jetfounder Marc Lore — whopreviously started Dia-pers.com and Soap.com —and put him in charge of itsonline operations. (His paypackage last year: $10.1 mil-lion.)

“If you think about Wal-mart’s existing market, it’stotally tapped out,” saidPaula Rosenblum, manag-ing partner of the retailadvisory company RSR Re-search. “They need to findnew customers, which is

exactly why they bought agroup of chains that don’thave the Walmart name onit.”

Monthly traffic to Jet-.com has fallen 15 percentfrom a year ago and 32percent since its $3.3 billiontakeover by Walmart inSeptember 2016. That mea-surehas longbeen away forcompanies to gauge theirreach and visibility.

David Echegoyen, chiefcustomer officer for Jet-.com, said the company isincreasing its focus on “ur-ban and affluent” shoppers.The declining traffic num-bers, he said, were a reflec-tion of that shift in focus.

“That’s a vanity metricfor the outside world; it’snot what we’re focused on,”Echegoyen said. “We’remore focused on the qualityof traffic than the quantity.”

The idea, executives saidat the time, was to build acollection of higher-endbrands that would fallunder the Jet umbrella. The

company acquired specialtysites in quick succession:ShoeBuy in January;Moosejaw in February;ModCloth in March; andBonobos in June.

It seemed like awinningstrategy: “The Jet cus-tomer demographic—mil-lennial, urban, higher-in-come — aligns well withthe demographics of Mod-Cloth and Bonobos,” Wal-mart spokesman RandyHargrove told Business In-sider last year.

But analysts saywell-to-do 20- and 30-somethingsin large cities also tend tobe sensitive to Walmart’sbusiness practices. Thecompany has long been atarget of labor advocacygroups who say its lowwages push some workersto turn to food stamps andother public programs tomake ends meet. Walmartthis year raised its startinghourlywage to $11 from$9,but it still lags behindcompetitors like Target

(where theminimumwageis $12 an hour) and Costco($13 an hour).

“Walmart bought Jet be-cause they were the bestthing they could acquire atthe time, but I’m not surethey have the skills to navi-gate this new reality ofincreased competition andsocially conscious custom-ers,” said Milton Pedraza,chief executive of theLuxu-ry Institute, a New York-based market research andconsulting firm. “You canbuy the website. You canbuy the talent. But there’sstill that basic cultureclash.”

Last year,Walmart rolledback its health coverage forworkers at Bonobos, Mod-Cloth and other acquisi-tions, resulting in higherout-of-pocket premiumsand deductibles for work-ers. ModCloth’s formerchief executive, MattKaness, left Walmart inMarch, seven months afterselling his company to the

Bentonville, Ark.-based re-tailer.

“In case there was anyquestion that this was thesameoldWalmart, thecom-pany quickly went and cutworkers’ benefits,” said DanSchlademan, co-director ofOUR Walmart, a nonprofitgroup that advocates forhigher wages. “Walmart istrying to hide behind thesenew brands — ModCloth,Bonobos—but it’s clear thattheir labor practices havenot changed.”

As a result, some long-time Bonobos customersare scouring eBay for Bono-bos shirts to avoid spendingmoney directly at Walmart,while others say they’veasked local tailors to recre-ate pants that are starting tofall apart.

When Walmart boughtJet in 2016,many hailed thedeal as transformative. Thehope was that the companywould help jump-startWal-mart’s e-commerce ambi-tions.

But earlier this year,Wal-mart chief executive DougMcMillon said Jet’s appealmay bemore limited.

“Walmart is just a reallywell-known brand for valuethroughout the country,”McMillon said in a Febru-ary call with analysts.“When you get into Okla-homa,Texas and themiddleof the country, it just makesa lotof sense to invest in thatbrand rather than investingto introduce a brand that’sless familiar.”

A year ago, though, Wal-mart and Jet executives hadbig plans for Bonobos. Al-though Walmart didn’tseemlikeanatural fit for thetrendy menswear company,executives said they werehopeful that customerswould see beyond thebrand’s association withWalmart.

“If you fell in love withBonobos, it was becauseyou’d discovered a newbrand that felt cool,” saidKateNewlin, a retail brand-ing consultant. “But nowthat’s gone. It’s no longeryour discovery; it’s Wal-mart’s.”

Not clicking with consumersWalmart’s forayinto higher endis losing ground

Some shoppers opt to go without Bonobos and its shirts because they object to Walmart’s ownership.

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By Abha BhattaraiTheWashington Post

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Central time on May 31, 2018, Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company (“Secured Party”), as

secured creditor, will offer to sell, at a public sale conducted in accordance with the Uniform

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(“Debtor”): all equipment, inventory, customer lists, general intangibles, goodwill, including:

Offsite Equipment: Janitorial Closets, Kitchen and Laundry and Dish Washers; Warehouse

Equipment: Crown Electric Fork Lift Model No. 20WRTT5 with Charger Serial No. 1A131824,

Allis Chalmus Fork Lift Electric Model No. FFT25-24 - Serial No. 62832, Mitsubishi Fork Lift

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The Assets to be sold DO NOT include deposit accounts, accounts for the benefit of

the Debtor, account receivables, cash or funds on account for or owed to Debtor,

rights to payment evidenced by chattel paper or an instrument, rights of the Debtor in

connection with that certain lawsuit (i)pending in the Circuit Court of Cook County,

Illinois captioned Janzimar LLC v United Building Maintenance, et al Case No 17 L-06798and (ii) pending in the Norther District of Illinois, Eastern Division captioned JanzimarLLC v Whole Foods Market Group, et al Case No 17 CV -08783, the rights to which will

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Party and Debtor has defaulted under the terms of the relevant loan documents. The bid price

must be paid in certified check or cashier’s check payable to the order of Secured Party. Ten

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Party may retain the initial deposit and, at the Secured Party’s option, sell to the next highest

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without certified or cashier’s check. The Secured Party reserves the right (i) within 3 business

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2017 annual report, thecompany said its outsideaccounting firm had em-phasized it had “substantialdoubt”about thecompany’sability to remain anongoingconcern.

Still,Walden,who servedas CEO of British retailerHome Retail Group beforebeing hired by FTD inMarch 2017, is optmistic.“This is not a companythat’s teetering,” he said.

FTD, like its rivals, sells

pre-designed floral ar-rangements directly to con-sumers online. Since itsbeginning in 1910, FTD hasrelied on its member-flor-ists to fulfill its orders, andthen FTD takes a cut of thesales revenue. It also op-

erates floral distributioncenters.

Walden described FTD’smodel as “the Internet be-fore the Internet.” Now, hesaid, FTD’s technology sys-tems are outdated, makingit less competitive.

“Technology creates newleaders, so it’s just a lack ofinvestment over many,many years,” he said.

While FTD was aimingto grow by acquiring othergifting businesses, it ne-glected its bread and butter— flowers— as competitors,includingsomenewcomers,nipped at its heels, saidLinda BoltonWeiser, a sen-ior analyst at D.A. Davidson&Co.

Floral delivery startups,such as BUQS.com, Ur-banStems and Flowersfor-Dreams.com, amongothers,began offering modern flo-ral arrangements at lowerprices, disrupting the mar-ket.

“Established companieshave long-ingrained prac-tices and it’s harder forthem as large companies toquickly pivot and change,”saidAnyaCohen, retail ana-lyst at market research firmIBISWorld. “These smallercompanies have more mo-bility in terms of being ableto follow the demands andinterest fromconsumers.”

Meanwhile, FTD’s mainrival remains 1-800-Flow-ers. Last year that company,which also owns Harry &David and Moose MunchGourmet Popcorn, reportedrevenue of $1.2 billion inrevenue, up 1.5 percentfrom the prior year. Incomerose slightly, to $486.9 mil-lion, according to regula-tory filings.

Flowers represent only afraction of FTD’s business.The bulk of its revenuescome from its gift-relatedproduct business, such asspecialty foods,wine,cham-pagne and personalizedgifts like monogrammedkitchen supplies and jew-elry.

Walden, who was per-ceivedby industrywatchersto be the surge of energy

FTD needed become moreagile, said after taking thereins thatheplanned todoafull reviewof thecompany’soperations and develop afive-year turnaroundplan.

“It seems that FTD hasfocused on short-termprof-it objectives to such a de-gree that it compromised itsinvestments incustomerex-periences, marketing,technology and other capa-bilities required for a con-temporary digital business,”Walden wrote in a 2017letter to shareholders. “Ibelieve that this approachhas constrained FTD’sgrowth.”

In short, Walden said,the strategy of acquiringmore gifting brands insteadof modernizing the busi-ness didn’t work. Over thenext five years, FTD willspend roughly $40 millionto hire tech talent, improvecustomer service and or-ganize its supply chain, hesaid during a recent inter-view.

“Technology will be thevehicle that changes thebusiness,”he said. ”Itwill bethe heart of the business,servicing consumers or or-ganizing our supply chain.”

The improvement plan,he said, will be a process oftrial, error and learning. Acase in point: the companylaunched a newmobile appand website for Valentine’sDay, developing in sixmonths what might previ-ously have taken 18months.However, it didn’t yield thesuccess that had beenhoped for: Its Valentine’sDay offering, selling a com-bination of two-doizenroses and chocolates for$79.99 fell flat,Walden said.

More competitors forFTD means florists havemore partners from whichto choose.

Eric Phillips, manager of

Dilly Lily in Lincoln Park,said the company has neverdone business with FTD.“Their designs are kind ofgeneric and it doesn’t giveour florists an opportunityto showcase their talents,”he said. “Wire services,” headded, “have a bum rap inthe florist industry.” Thecompany uses the B BrooksFine Flowers network.

Even though the FTD’sstartup rivals, which areprivately held, have lessthan 1 percent of the floralmarket share, they aregrowing, industry analystsnote.

“They are disruptive,”said IBISWorld’s Cohen.“Historically these largercompanies were really theonly players in onlineflower space. With strongmarketing campaignsthey’ve taken consumers,leading topressure for reve-nue gains.”

1-800-Flowers holds 30.2percent of the online flowerbusiness while FTD’s shareofonline floralorders is24.8percent, according to IBIS-World.

Even though the numberof bricks-and-mortar flor-ists has shrunk and thattrend is expected to contin-ue, the floral industry atlarge is growing. “The mac-roeconomic climate hasbeen beneficial for discre-tionary things like flowers,”Cohen said. But intensecompetition within the in-dustry has made it moredifficult for companies toclaim bigger portion of thepie.

Therein lies FTD’s greatchallenge: holding back thecompetitionwhile it spendstens of millions of dollarsreinventing itself.

“When you’re trying tofix a challenged businessand restore its growth, youhave to have the courage toinvest,” Walden said. “Andyouhave to take a less-than-stellar financial perform-ance if you believe (that) inthe long term, it’s right forthe company.”

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Investments and headquarter move on horizonFTD, from Page 1 “Historically these larger companies were really the only players in online

flower space. With strong marketing campaigns they’ve taken consumers,leading to pressure for revenue gains.”— Anya Cohen, retail analyst at market research firm IBISWorld

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OBITUARIES

In 1854 the territories ofNebraska and Kansas wereestablished.

In 1883 12 people weretrampled to death when arumor that the recentlyopened Brooklyn Bridgewas in imminent danger ofcollapsing triggered a stam-pede.

In 1935 Babe Ruth playedhis finalmajor league game,finishing his baseball careerin aBostonBraves uniform.

In 1937 10 people werekilled when police fired onsteelworkers demon-strating near the RepublicSteel plant in South Chi-cago.

In 1958 unidentified sol-

diers killed inWorldWar IIand the Korean conflictwere buried at ArlingtonNational Cemetery.

In 1981 the president ofBangladesh, Ziaur Rahman,was assassinated in a failedmilitary coup.

In 1982 Spain becameNATO’s 16thmember.

In 1995, in a letter to U.N.Secretary General BoutrosBoutros-Ghali, BosnianSerb leader RadovanKaradzic demanded guar-antees of no further NATOair attacks and de factorecognition of a self-styledSerb state.

In 2003 the U.N. SecurityCouncil unanimously au-thorized the deployment ofa French-led international

force in northeasternCongo, the scene of ethnicfighting.

In 2004 ousted HaitianPresident Jean-BertrandAristide left Jamaica forSouth Africa, saying itwould be his “temporaryhome”until he could returntoHaiti.

In 2005 American teen-agerNataleeHolloway, dur-ing a visit to Aruba, was lastseen leaving a bar withthree young men beforedisappearing; her fate re-mains unknown.

In 2015 former MarylandGov. Martin O'Malley en-tered the Democratic presi-dential race in a longshotchallenge to Hillary Rod-ham Clinton for the 2016nomination.

ChicagoDaily TribuneON MAY 30 ...

Bill Gold, who designedmore than 2,000 movieposters, from “Casablanca”and “My Fair Lady” to“Dirty Harry,” “The Exor-cist” and “Goodfellas,”mak-ing him one of the filmworld’s leading image-mak-ers, died May 20 at ahospital in Greenwich,Conn.Hewas 97.

He had complicationsfrom dementia, said hiswife, SusanGold.

Although Gold workedmostly in New York, hisartistry throughout a seven-decade career helped shapethemystique of Hollywood.The first poster he de-signed, after joining theWarner Bros. art depart-ment,was for “YankeeDoo-dle Dandy” (1942), starringJames Cagney. His secondjobwas “Casablanca.”

Gold later worked onmany of Clint Eastwood’sprojects and came out ofretirement in 2011 to pro-duce the poster for “J.Edgar,” starring LeonardoDiCaprio as FBI Director J.EdgarHoover.

“The first imageyouhaveof many of your favoritefilms,” Eastwood wrote inthe introduction to a 2010collection of Gold’s posters,“is probably a Bill Goldcreation.”

The poster is a humblebut crucial piece of adver-tising that helps define amoviegoer’s mental imageof a film. Gold’s job was toentice people into theatersby capturing a film’s mes-sage in a single image and afewwords—without givingaway toomuch of the plot.

When he was asked in1942 todesign theposter for“Casablanca,” a film ofwartime intrigue starringHumphrey Bogart and Ing-ridBergman, themoviewasstill in production. Withoutseeing a single scene, Goldpainted a montage of itsstars, with Bogart in front,wearing a trenchcoat andfedora. He wrote the word“Casablanca” in a flowing,sign-painter’s script acrossthe bottom.

Still, the executives atWarner Bros. weren’t quitesatisfied. “They thought itwas too static, they wantedmore action,” Gold toldBritain’s Guardian news-paper in 2013. “I didn’t havetime to change it much, so Ijust stuck Bogey’s hand inthe front and put a gun in it— and they liked that.”

It scarcely mattered thatBogart’s character, RickBlaine, did not carry a gunformost of the film.

“Even if it wasn’t exactlythe way the movie was,”Gold said in 2010, “you hadto come up with somethingthatmarketed it and led theaudience to believe thattheywanted to see it.”

His poster remains anindelible symbol of “Casa-blanca,” which won Oscarsfor best picture, directorand screenplay. From“Casablanca,” Gold — andthe designers who laterworked for him — went onto create posters for suchfilms as “A StreetcarNamedDesire” (1951), “TheSearchers” (1956), “CoolHand Luke” (1967), “FunnyGirl” (1968), “Bullitt”(1968), “A Clockwork Or-ange” (1971), “Deliverance”(1972), “The Sting” (1973),“Blazing Saddles” (1974),“On Golden Pond” (1981)and “Mystic River” (2003).

“Gold approached everysingle movie as a chance toadvance the storytelling,”Michael Bierut, a graphicdesign critic, told The Hol-lywood Reporter in 2011. “Astatic image, in theory, can’tpossibly have the samepower as a 90-minute film,yet he could somehow en-capsulate theadventureyouare going to have in 90minutes.”

For “The Sting,” a De-pression-era caper moviefrom 1973 starring PaulNewman and Robert Red-ford, Gold borrowed thestyle of illustrator J.C.Leyendecker, who createdthe “Arrow Collar Man”advertisements of the early20thcentury andmanycov-ers for The Saturday Eve-ning Post.

Gold created a muchdarkermood for “TheExor-cist.” Told by the studio thathe could not use religiousimagery or a picture ofLinda Blair — the actresswho played a girl possessedby demons — Gold chose astill photo of actorMax vonSydow silhouetted beneatha lamppost.The starkblack-and-white image of vonSydow, who portrays apriest in the movie, becamean enduring symbol ofWilliamFriedkin’s film.

When Gold designed theposter for Eastwood’s Os-car-winning 1992 film “Un-forgiven,” about an aginggunfighter seeking a lastmeasure of justice, heshowed Eastwood from therear, wearing a long coat

and broad-brimmed hat,holding a pistol behind hisback. The image piecedtogether a gun from onephotograph, thehands froma second and Eastwood’shead, turned to the left,fromanother.

Over the years, Gold’sstyle varied to suit theproject and changing tech-nologies and artistic tastes.He began as an illustrator,then switched primarily tophotography and endedwith computer graphics.

Yet one thing remainedconsistent: Gold’s name al-most never appeared on hiswork. Even as movie post-ers became collectors’items, he was largely un-known outside his profes-sion.

He finally emerged fromthe shadows in 2010, withthe publication of a 16-pound, $650 limited editionbook, “Bill Gold: Post-erWorks,”withan introduc-tion byEastwood.

William Gold was bornJan.3, 1921, inBrooklyn,N.Y.His fatherwas an insurancesalesman. He began draw-ing — and going to themovies—atanearlyageandstudied illustration at NewYork’s Pratt Institute.

During World War II, hemade training films whileserving in the Army AirForces before returning toWarner Bros. He lived inHollywood from 1959 to1962, then moved back toNewYork,whereheformeda company devoted to filmprojects.

“He loved movies,” hiswife said in an interview. “Itwasn’t like advertising a canof peas. Every movie isdifferent. You can’t do thesame thing twice.”

His first marriage, toPearl Tamases, ended indivorce. Survivors also in-clude two children from hisfirst marriage and twograndchildren.

Gold kept a camera withhim at all times, photo-graphing images that some-times ended up in movieposters. One of his finalprojects, for Eastwood’s“MysticRiver,” included theupside-down images ofthree men reflected in rip-plingwater— a photographtaken nearGold’s house.

He retired in 2004, butseveral years later receiveda call from Eastwood, thendirecting “J. Edgar.”

“Hi, this is Clint,” East-wood said to Gold. “Wouldyouhaveonemoreposter inyou?”

BILL GOLD 1921-2018

Designer of more than2,000 movie postersByMatt SchudelTheWashington Post

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Gloria J. Banich, nee Shegenda, age 83, of OakBrook, Illinois, passed awaycomfortably and peace-fully at home surroundedby family and friends onSaturday, May 26, 2018. Shewas an incredibly graceful,strong, and loving soul whois undoubtedly dancing inheaven. Beloved wife of 60years to her late guardian-angel-on-earth, Dr. Francis

E. Banich; devoted and loving mother of Carolyn(David) Schanzer, Fran Banich, and James (Aveen,M.D.) Banich, M.D.; cherished grandmother ofJessica and Nicholas Schanzer, Madeline, Luke,Claire, and James Banich; adoring sister of the lateJames T. Sygenda (the late LaVerne), dear sister-in-law of Terence (the late Mimi) Banich and thelate Mary Ann (John) Ovnik; fond aunt of the lateJames Sygenda, Susan (John) Benson, Julie (Mike)McCormick, Kim Sygenda, John Ovnik, Anne Marie(Eric) Leader, Paul (Grace) Ovnik, Terence (Katherine)Banich, Robert Banich, and Douglas (Danielle)Banich. Gloria was a professional dancer before hermarriage to Frank and was a lifetime ballet enthusi-ast. She was also a very devoted volunteer, servingthe St. Anne’s Hospital Auxiliary (President), OakBrook District 53 School Board, Butler School PTA,Illinois Club for Catholic Women, Ronald McDonaldHouse at Loyola (Founding Board Member), LoyolaStritch School of Medicine (President’s Council andAward Dinner Chairwoman) and ICCW PresentationBall (Chairwoman). Visitation May 31st from 4:00PM to 8:00 PM at Sullivan Funeral Home, 60 SouthGrant St. Hinsdale, IL. Funeral Mass June 1st at10:00 AM at Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church,1 S. 314 Summit Ave. Oakbrook Terrace. IntermentResurrection Cemetery, Justice, IL. In lieu of flow-ers, memorials to Ascension of Our Lord CatholicChurch or Salt Creek Ballet, 95 East Chicago Ave.,Westmont, IL 60559, www.saltcreekballet.org ap-preciated. 630-323-0275 or www.sullivanfuneral-homehinsdale.com

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Edward W. Asmus Jr. age 90 formerly of PalosHeights. Beloved Husband of Helen Maenee Schilke. Fond Father of EdwardW. (Ronda Haskell) Asmus III, Alicia C.(Andrew) Shillington. Grandfather ofGrant Shillington. Brother of Robert

C. (Nancy) Asmus. Uncle of Jeffrey (Sally) Asmus& Susan (Bart Whaley) Kowalewski. VisitationThursday, May 30th from 3 until 8 p.m. at the KerryFuneral Home & Cremation Care Center, 7020 W.127th Street, Palos Heights, Il. Lying-in-state Friday,June 1st. 9 a.m. until time of service 10 a.m. at TheEvangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd,7800 W. McCarthy Road, Palos Heights, Il. Intermentwith Military Honors Friday, June 1st 12:30 pmarrive at Visitors Center 12:15 pm at AbrahamLincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Illinois. In Lieuof Flowers Memorials to The Evangelical LutheranChurch of the Good Shepherd would be appreci-ated. www.kerryfh.com ~ (708) 361.4235 ~ www.facebook.com/kerryfuneral

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Anglet and Margaret Gresak; fond uncle and cousinof many. Family and friends will be received atthe Conboy-Westchester Funeral Home, 10501 W.Cermak Rd., Westchester (2 blks West of MannheimRd.) on Friday, June 1, 2018 from 4:00 to 8:00p.m. Funeral Saturday 9:45 a.m. from the funeralhome to St. Domitilla Church for 10:30 a.m. Mass.Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu offlowers, memorials to Mercy Home for Boys & Girls,1140 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607 would beappreciated. For further info 708-F-U-N-E-R-A-L.

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Maria Ckuj (nee Borowik) passed peacefully fromthis mortal realm on 22 May, 2018. Born in Munich,Germany to Wasilij and Helga W Borowik, she emi-grated to the US as a young girl, ultimately settling inChicago, IL. She attended Waller (Lincoln Park) HighSchool, graduating in 1966. Maria married her high-school sweetheart, John-Peter, on 13 May, 1972. Asa sassy young woman of the swinging seventies,she loved her job at the Prudential building, listeningto Beatles records, and walking through the streetsof downtown Chicago in crochet hot pants. She wassoon gifted with two of the most beautiful and dy-namic daughters in the world, Erica J (Robert) Miller,and Susan D Litz (nee Ckuj.) When not shuttlingthem between school, dance class, music lessons,cheerleading practice, or art camp, she could befound sewing Halloween costumes, volunteering forsuch glamorous occasions as Bingo, Hot Dog Day,and Mandatory Lice Inspection, or doting over thenumerous stray friends and neighborhood urchinsthat would find their way to her dinner table on anygiven Spaghetti Wednesday. Maria loved spendingtime with her friends and puttering around in hergarden. She spent hours digging through dusty thriftshops, antique stores, and flea markets, and watch-ing cooking shows or BBC comedies on PBS. Shewas kind and nurturing to all and sundry, and alwaysmade sure everyone under her roof was well-fed,happy, and safe.She is survived by her delightfully eccentric family,troublemaker friends, esteemed colleagues, gener-ous neighbors, a veritable jungle of houseplants,and adoring fans worldwide. Please join us as wecelebrate Maria’s life this Thursday, 31 May, 2018 onwhat would have been her 70th birthday. Viewingwill commence from 12-6:30, followed by a memo-rial ceremony from 6:30-7, at Cooney Funeral Homelocated at 3918 W Irving Park Road in Chicago.Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries

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Karen A. Cimaroli (nee Mager) age 69. Belovedwife of Leon. Devoted mother of Wendy (Joseph)Bartelment, Renee (John) Rodriguez and Michelle(John) Luburic. Loving grandmother of Brittney,Morgan, Alexander, Gabriella, Luka and Isabella.Cherished aunt of Natasha and her siblings. Dearsister of Denise Wdowikowski. Many years ofservice with Amos Alonzo Stagg and Carl SandburgHigh Schools. Visitation Thursday 3-9 PM at thePalos-Gaidas Funeral Home, 11028 SouthwestHwy. (7700W) Palos Hills. Funeral Friday, 10 30 AMservice at the funeral home. Interment FairmountWillow Hills Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, pleasemake donations to American Lung Assn. at lung.org.Express your thoughts and memories in the onlineGuest Book at www.palosgaidasfh.com (708) 9744410

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Cimaroli, Karen A.

Sondra Virginia “Sandy” Bozin passed away on May16, 2018, at the age of 75.Born the eldest child ofGottfried and VirginiaBorgardt in Chicago, ILSondra spend most of her lifein Rolling Meadows and thesurrounding area. She was agraduate of Arlington HeightsHigh School and RavenswoodHospital Medical CenterCollege of Nursing.

A wake will be held at 3:00 – 8:00 pm, on June 1,2018 at Meadows Funeral Home, 3615 KirchoffRoad, Rolling Meadows, IL, 60008.There will be visitation starting at 10:00 am untilthe Memorial Service at 11 am, on June 2, 2018 atThe Community Church of Rolling Meadows, 2720Kirchoff Road, Rolling Meadows, IL, 60008, whichwill be followed by a Graveside service at St. JohnsCemetery in Arlington Heights.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to theCommunity Church of Rolling Meadows.Info (847)253-0224 or www.Meadowsfh.com

Bozin, Sondra Virginia ‘Sandy’

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age 95 of Highland Park, at peace in Christ May 25,2018. Beloved wife of the late Edward E. Sr., Lovingfather of the late Debra Bogert-Cimmarusti, CindyBogert-Gharidini and Eddie (Lisa), Jr. Fond grand-mother of Kirsten, Kevin, Michael, Nicole, Robin,Angela,Tommy, the late Christian andAnthony.Greatgrandmother of Tommy, Tiffany, Emily and Elijah.great great grandmother of Daelin and Kyleigh. Dearsister of the late Catherine “Kick” Rexford, MildredBonamarte, Florence Zimmer, Alida Hall, LoraineRogan, Herbert :Lefty” Zimmer and Eleanor Brown.Memorial Visitation Sunday, June 3, 2018 from 4:00pm until service 7:30 pm at SEGUIN & SYMONDSFUNERAL HOME, 858 Sheridan Rd., Highwood.Inurnment Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery,Elwood, IL For more information 847-432-3878Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries

Bogert, Grace Frances

Rudolph William Bernath, 82, of Glenview, passedaway May 28, 2018. Beloved husbandfor 18 years of Elizabeth Bernath andthe late Therese Bernath; loving fatherof John (Late Joyce) Bernath, Elizabeth“Betty” (Robert) Jackson, Barbara

(Michael) Foley, Bonnie Chatel and Tina (Dave) Yurik;cherished grandfather of John and Emily Bernath,Anna and Rachel Jackson, Grace and Jack Foley,Amanda Chatel, Mary, David, Anne Marie and JohnYurik; dear brother of Robert (Peggy) Bernath.Rudy was a graduate of Lane Tech High School,

Wright Junior College and the University of Chicago.He was a veteran of the US Army. Rudy was anactive member of the American Chemical Societyfor over 50 years, The Chicago Chemist Club, andthe Illinois State Geological Survey. He was also veryactive with the First Catholic Slovak Union servingas Regional Director, District Vice President andBranch Vice President. He enjoyed photography,golf, classical music, travel, and fine dining withfamily and friends.Visitation will be held Thursday, May 31, 2018 from3 to 9 pm at N.H. Scott & Hanekamp Funeral Home,1240 Waukegan Road, Glenview (just south of LakeAve. on west side). Funeral mass will be held Friday,June 1 at 11:30 am at Our Lady of Perpetual HelpChurch, 1775 Grove St., Glenview. Entombment AllSaints Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials maybe made to Sr. Paulanne’s Needy Family Fund, C/OOLPH, 1775 Grove St., Glenview, IL 60025. Funeralinformation 847-998-1020.

Bernath, Rudolph William

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Lois Goldstein Coff, age 91. Beloved wife of thelate Morris; loving mother of Jill Janows(Joshua Rubenstein); Pamela (Phillip)Picchietti, Amy (David) Foosaner, andstepmother of Larry (Elisheva) Coff,David Coff and Russell (Leslie) Coff; cher-

ished grandmother of Andrew and the late Brianand the late Jeffrey Picchietti, Adam and MarissaFoosaner, Ben Rubenstein, Samantha, Jordan,Aharon, Summer and Isabel Coff; devoted daughterof the late Jacob and Minnie Goldstein; dear sisterof the late Charlotte (the late Berton) Becker. Chapelservice Wednesday, May 30, 12:15pm, at ShalomMemorial Funeral Home, 1700 West Rand Road,Arlington Heights. Interment Shalom MemorialPark. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made toAssistance in Healthcare, 2520 Elisha Avenue, ZionIL 60099. For information and condolences: (847)255-3520 or www.shalom2.com

Coff, Lois

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Marjorie D. Clingan, age 79, beloved wife of SteveClingan; loving mother ofDave (Julie), Doug (Beth),Rob and Greg Clingan; deargrandmother of Caroline,Nick, Sarah and Robert; lov-ing sister of Dorothy (the lateNorman) Wacholz, Dolores“Sunny” Dirkman and the lateLeo (Marcy) Dirkman and thelate Lollie (Leonard) Schleis;very devoted aunt to many

nieces and nephews.Marge was born in Francis Creek Wisconsin theyoungest child of John and Caroline Dirkman andgraduated from Mishicot High in 1956. As a teenag-er, she struck out for Chicago where she worked atseveral secretarial jobs before becoming secretaryto the President at Fuller Smith and Ross advertisingAgency.Shemarried Steve in 1964 and they lived in Evanstonwhere she was President of Evanston NewcomersClub and started her family. They raised their foursons in Northfield where they attended St Philip theApostle School followed by Loyola Academy.Margewasmost known for her kind and lovingways.She opened her heart and home to all. She hostedAFS students for a full year each. From Belgiumcame Damien, from Liberia came George, fromAustralia-Ruby, Finland- Pasi and from Germany-Andreas. To all of them, she was “Mom”and they allcame back bringing their families with them.Marge was involved in all the activities at her Parishand schools, most recently tutoring at OLPH School.She was a past President of theWomens’ Guild at StPhilip and single handedly sold the ad space for theParish annual directory for over 35 years.Aid for Women and Meals on Wheels were passionsfor her.Marge loved playing tennis and platform tennis atSunset Ridge Country Club where she led her chil-dren and grandchildren to play the sport.The Winneta Village Follies occupied Marge’s“leisure” time. She produced shows and directednumbers with Steve-most memorably “TheBickerson’s”series which attained dubious fame.She came forward in her last year in poor health todo one more stint as President of the theatre group.Her last years involved an ongoing battle againstLeukemia where she defied the odds on several oc-casions. She still was able to do the “Light the Night”walk as recently as 2016.She cherished her grandchildren more than any-thing in the world. Every birthday, graduation orsporting event-she was always there. But she wasthat way for everybody. Her support and love wereboundless. We all will miss her every day.Visitation Friday June 1, 2018, 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.at Donnellan Family Funeral Home, 10045 SkokieBlvd. at Old Orchard Road, Skokie, IL 60077.Visitation Saturday, June 2, 2018, 9:30 a.m. until timeof the Funeral Mass 11:00 a.m. at Saint Philip theApostle Church, 1962 Old Willow Road, Northfield,IL 60093.Interment Sacred Heart Cemetery.In lieu of flowers,memorial gifts may be made to theLeukemia & Lymphoma Society, 954 W. WashingtonBlvd #305, Chicago, IL 60607.Info: 847 675-1990 or www.donnellanfuneral.com.

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Ann Marie Clemons nee Cmelka. Loving wife for63 years of Hunter. Dear mother of Scott, Sandra(Tom) Flynn, Susan (Wayne) Tysiak. Fond grand-mother of Nicolas Tysiak, Kristine Flynn, DylanTysiak. Loving daughter of the late Walter andMarie. Beloved grandmother of her faithful caninecompanion Butch. Funeral Saturday 9:30AM fromSmith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 6150 N. Cicero Ave.,Chicago to Queen of All Saints Basilica for Mass at10:00AM. Visitation at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Homefrom 3:00-8:00PM on Friday, June 1st. Intermentprivate. Memorial donations to the AmericanHeart Association would be appreciated. Info 773-736-3833 or visit Ann Marie’s memorial at www.smithcorcoran.com

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Guy R. Franzese, 97 years of age, at rest May 26,2018. Army Air Corp veteran of WW 2.Loving husband of the late Arline, neeMiller. Dear father of Lynn (Jack) Bush,Guy (Wendy), Paula Dzik (Michael G.) andthe late John M. Franzese. Grandfather

of Peter (Claudia), Abby, Martin (Sofie), Rachel,Michael and Austin. Great-grandfather of Annabel,Lucas and Lilly Bush. An avid musky fisherman andbuilder of over 100 custom homes and apartmentbuildings in the western suburbs. Services areFriday, June 1, 2018, 8:45 am at Adolf Funeral Home,Ltd., 7000 S. Madison St., Willowbrook to St. Johnof the Cross Church. Mass 9:45 am. EntombmentQueen of Heaven Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday,May 31st from 3:00 pm until 9:00 pm. In lieu of flow-ers, donations preferred to Honor Flight ofChicago at www.honorflightchicago.org. Info at:630-325-2300 or www.adolfservices.com.

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Samuel H. Frankel, 84, born and raised in Chicago,currently of Danville, CA; beloved hus-band of the late Sandra; loving fatherof Micah, Richard (Kari), and Steven(Rachel); devoted grandfather of Ariana,Amy, Hannah, Naomi, Zachary, Jacob,

Sarah, Eliana; caring brother-in-law of Jerome(Janet) Altman; dear uncle of Eileen (the late Robert)Altman; cousin and friend of many. Chapel service2:30 PM Thursday at ShalomMemorial Park, 1700W.Rand Rd, Arlington Heights. In lieu of flowers, dona-tions to Kol Emeth Synagogue (kolemethskokie.org).For Info or to leave condolences: 847-255-3520 orwww.shalom2.com

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Marcia J. Eichler, 76, passed away Monday, May 28,2018. She was born December 30, 1941 in Geneseo,IL and was a lifelong resident of Chicago. Marciawas a former grand officer of the Order of theEastern Star and was a member for over fifty years.She is survived by her son David Eichler.Graveside service will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, May31, 2018 at Lakeside Cemetery in Libertyville, 500W. Lake Street, Libertyville, IL. Memorial donationsmay be made to OES of Illinois, P.O. Box 317 Macon,Illinois, 62544. Arrangements by Burnett-DaneFuneral Home, For Info: (847) 362-3009 or pleasesign the guestbook at www.burnettdane.com.Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries

Eichler, Marcia J.

(nee Delaney). Beloved wife of the late Albert H.Dahlke. Loving mother of Kathleen (Dave) Kobak,Michael, John (Mary), Maureen (Bill) Harton, Robert(Maciej Szumny), Colleen (Brian) Foley, and EileenO’Neill. Dearest grandmother of Kathleen, Jennifer,A.J., Traci, Jessie, Shauna, Michael, John, Conor,Ellen, Neil, Brett, Adam, Tyler, Meghan, Daniel,Grace, Moira and Emily. Cherished great grand-mother of Aidan, Devin, Freya, Hadley, Eoin, Finola,Eamonn, Conor, Peter, Charlie, Leo, Baby Modrow,and Baby Suchomski. Dearest sister of the lateJames (Catherine) Delaney, the late Jeanne (thelate Leo) Wagner, and the late Robert (the late Joan)Delaney. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews.Fond mother-in-law of Mary Ellen Dahlke. Specialgratitude is extended to Deborah Conterez and theentire staff at Harbor Light Hospice who cared forKay with love and devotion, to Sr. Lawrence Puishys,SSC, Kay’s guardian angel, and the compassionateand competent staff at Mother Theresa Home inLemont. Visitation Thursday 4:00-9:00 p.m. FuneralFriday 9:15 a.m. from the Robert J. Sheehy & SonsFuneral Home, 9000 W. 151st Street, Orland Park,IL, to St. Francis of Assisi Church, Mass 10:00 a.m.Interment Private. In lieu of flowers, donationsmade to Sisters of St. Casimir, 2601 W. MarquetteRd. Chicago, IL 60629; Diocese of Joliet CatholicEducation Foundation, Diocese of Joliet, 16555Weber Road, Crest Hill, IL 60403; or toyoucaring.com/loveonleo would be appreciated.www.sheehyfh.com 708-857-7878

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Dahlke, Kathryn Grace ‘’Kay’’

MIDDLETON-Matthew J. Cullen, Sr., age 66, passedaway on Saturday, May 26,2018 at the UW-Hospital inMadison. He was born onAugust 27, 1951, in Chicago,Ill., the son of Matthew andLaVerne (McGough) Cullen.He was united in marriage toKathleen A. Paris in August1993 in Madison. Matt wasa Senior Business Analyst forFirstData Corp., and designed

state Medicaid Systems across the United States.He attended National College of Education, Chicago,and completed his Bachelors and Masters degreesat Concordia University. Matt was one of the firstfull-time firefighter-paramedics in Grayslake, Illinois,where he served as a fire officer from 1980 to 1993.The lives of many Grayslake residents were saveddue to his medical skills. He took great pride inteaching Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)classes to physicians, nurses and paramedics.Matt’s hobbies were sailing, model trains, banjo,fiction writing, and cooking for and entertainingcrowds of family and friends. His greatest joy washis family; wife, Kathleen Paris; sons, MatthewCullen and William Cullen (Caryn); daughters,Julia Bresette (Robert), Catherine Davis (Kyle) andMeaghan Sass-Council (Cris); sisters, Judith Cullenand Ellen Marie Gueny and grandchildren, Robbie,Lily, Alice and June Bresette, Emmelyn, Gillian,and Leecy Cullen, Laurel Cullen, and Evelyn andMargaret Davis. Matt was preceded in death by hisparents, Matthew and LaVerne Cullen and his firstwife, Jacqueline Cross Cullen. A Life Celebrationwill be held at GUNDERSON WEST FUNERAL &CREMATION CARE, 7435 University Ave., Middletonat 2:30 P.M. on Sunday, June 3, 2018. Visitationwill be held at the funeral home on Sunday from 1P.M. until the time of the Life Celebration. In lieu offlowers, memorials may be made to the AmericanFamily Children’s Hospital. Online condolences maybe made at www.gundersonfh.com.

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Sandra “Sandy” Grande nee: Abrignani; Belovedwife of Ralph; Loving daughter of the late Sam andJosephine Abrignani; Dear sister of the late MichaelAbrignani; Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews.Visitation and Funeral Thursday, May 31, 2018 at St.Vincent Ferrer Church, River Forest from 9:00 a.m.until mass beginning at 10:00 a.m. Interment Mt.Carmel Cemetery. Arrangement by Ralph MasseyFuneral Director. For info 773-889-1700.

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Grande, Sandra “Sandy:

Pearl A. Grabowski, nee Paprocki, age 97, passedaway on May 29th surrounded by her loving fam-ily. Pearl was the beloved wife of the late Casimir“Casey”; loving mother of Roger (Mary Ann),Thomas(the late Anjuta), Joan (Robert) Burnell, and Marianne(Vincent Hillery) Grabowski; dearest daughter of thelate Pelagia and Thomas Paprocki; cherished grand-mother of Roger Jr. (the late Misako) Grabowski,Sarah (Michael) Harte, Julia Grabowski and Paul(Melissa Ruiz) Grabowski, Elizabeth (Scott) Wilson,Alina, Melania, and Luiza Hillery; great grandmotherof Robert, Sayaka, Asami, Kevin, Rosemary, Casey,Louie, and Ellie; dear sister of Theresa (the lateAlex) Provenzano, and the late Thomas Paprocki,Anne O’Hallen, Melania Ledger, and Henry Paprocki;fond aunt of many. Pearl was a charter memberof St. Francis Borgia Church, and she was activein their Women’s Club and Golden Club. In lieu offlowers, donations to: St. Francis Borgia Parish orSt. Jude Children’s Research Hospital would beappreciated. Visitation Friday from 3:00 p.m. until9:00 p.m. at Cumberland Chapels 8300 W. LawrenceAve., Norridge, IL. Funeral services will begin at9:00 a.m. on Saturday, at the funeral home, and willthen proceed to St. Francis Borgia Church for Massat 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at St. AdalbertCemetery. Info www.cumberlandchapels.com or708-456-8300.

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Grabowski, Pearl A.

James E Gleason, 89, WWII Army Veteran, passedaway peacefully surrounded by his lov-ing family on May 27th, 2018. Jim issurvived by his beloved wife of 64 years,Lorraine, his children, James Jr. (Teresa),John (Sue), Mary McKee (Tom), Marty,

Ann Ball (the late Jeff). He is the proud Grandfatherof 14 and Great-Grandfather of 4. Jim spent 20 yearsof his career at Barber-Greene in Aurora, IL, thenfounded his own business, Process Technology Co,a construction equipment manufacturing company.Jim and Lorraine spent their winters in Sarasota,FL with many friends they made in the Weybridgecommunity. They have called Vernon Hills homefor over 30 years and Jim will be missed by hiswonderful neighbors. A funeral Mass will be a 10a.m. Thursday, May 31 at St. Joseph Catholic church,121 East Maple, Libertyville, Illinois. Visitation willbe at the church from 9:15 until the start of Mass.In lieu of flowers donations may be made to SloanKettering(giving.mskcc.org). Funeral arrangementsby McMurrough Funeral Chapel (847) 362-2626.Guestbook at libertyvillefuneralhome.com

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E.T. Gholson of Chicago, husband of Lillian, lovingfather of Susan (Brian) DunneWestern Springs, IL, and Greg(Kathy) Gholson Berkley, CA,and proud grandfather ofHannah, Jack, Wesley andEli, and sister Thelma (Bob)Johnson Fairfield, IL passedaway on May 25th. E.T. wasborn in Eldorado, IL to AlvaAustin and Thelma Blanche(Rhine) Gholson on Dec. 8,

1925 and named with the initials of his paternalgrandfather. He was raised on the Gholson farm,graduated Eldorado high school as valedictorian, andcontinued his education at University of Michigan.E.T. received his B.B.A. degree after serving in theU.S. Army in Germany at the end of World War II. Hemarried Lillian Slobodzian in 1955 and worked atMartini & Rossi in Sales and Public Relations untilRetirement. E.T. will be fondly remembered by hisfamily and many friends as a loving husband andfather, Southern Illinois farmer, Michigan Alumni,WWII veteran, great joke teller and a very kindman who could make a friend anywhere. Despitehis many talents, he will not be remembered as achef! A funeral will be held Thursday, May 31, at12 PM at the Johnson and Vaughn Funeral Home inFairfield, with interment to follow in Rhine Cemeterynear Eldorado, IL. A visitation will be held from 10AM until the time of service at the funeral home. Amemorial will also be held in Chicago at a date tobe announced.

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Diane B. Gerrmann, age 75, of Crest Hill, IL, a formerlongtime resident of Oak Park, IL, passed away onMay 27, 2018. Diane was born in Chicago on August20, 1942 to the late Raymond and Mary Trapp. Shewas raised in Downers Grove, IL and graduatedfrom Downers Grove High School (now DownersGrove North) in 1961. She married Theodore “Ted”Gerrmann in 1964. They moved to Oak Park in 1967.Diane worked for Laborer’s Pension and WelfareFund in Westchester for 25 years before her re-tirement in 2016. She is survived by her children;Kimberly (Phil) Devitt, Kathleen (Robert) DeCianniand Sheila (Casey) Montgomery, her grandchildren:Christopher Devitt, Samantha (Brendan) Bowman,Megan (fiancé Eric Borsche) and Max DeCianni,and Cameron and Christian Montgomery. She isalso survived by her great-grandchildren; Olivia andKnox Bowman and her nephews; George (Shirlee)and Theodore (Caryn) Obis. She was preceded indeath by her husband Theodore E. Gerrmann whopassed away in 1999. Visitation Thursday May 31,2018 from 3 to 9 p.m. at Drechsler, Brown &WilliamsFuneral Home, 203 S. Marion St. Oak Park whereservices will be held on Friday at 10 a.m. IntermentConcordia Cemetery, Forest Park, IL. In lieu of flow-ers, donations to: Kindred Hospice Foundation (kin-dredhealthcare.com/our-services/hospice/hospice-foundation/donate) are appreciated. Funeral info:drechslerbrownwilliams.com or 708-383-3191Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries

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Tania “Tina” Nicko, age 89, of Geneva, formally ofChicago, passed away, May 27th, 2018.Loving mother of Maryann (Patrick)McNally; dear grandmother of Kathyand Lauren. Preceded in death by herhusband; Myroslav “Myron”Nicko, and

her parents; Ivan and Marina (Nee Konoval) Lobiak.Dedicated employee for 15 years at SelfrelianceUAFCU. Visitation Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Muzyka& Son Funeral Home, 5776 W. Lawrence Ave. from11:00 a.m. until time of Funeral Service at 1:00p.m. Interment Elmwood Cemetery. For more info,please call (773) 545-3800 or visit www.muzykafu-neralhome.com.

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Julie Mazur (nee Pytel), age 97. Beloved wife of thelate Walter; dearest daughter of the late Ludwigand Sophie Pytel; loving sister of the late Emily,Dorothy, Adam, Josephine, Bernice, Joseph, Stanley,Frank, Rose and John; cherished aunt of Carolyn,Juliette, Michael, Jeffery, Adam and other niecesand nephews; adored great aunt of Alyssa andAllison, among others. Visitation Wednesday 3-8pmat Blake-Lamb Funeral Home, 5015 Lincoln Avenue(Rt 53- ½ mile south of Ogden-Rt 34) and Thursday10am until time of Funeral Mass at 11am, at TheSacred Heart Chapel at Villa St. Benedict, 1920Maple Avenue, Lisle. Entombment ResurrectionCemetery and Mausoleum. Please visit www.blake-lambfuneralhome.com or call 630-964-9392 formore information.Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries

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Mary Elizabeth “Lily” Macken, nee McCann; belovedwife of the late Patrick “Joe” Macken; loving daugh-ter of the late Anthony and Elizabeth (nee Snee)McCann; also survived by many loving cousins andfriends. Lily was active with the Mayo Associationof Chicago and she was a big supporter of AnimalRights and Welfare, especially PAWS of Chicago.Visitation Friday, June 1, 2018, 10:00 AM until timeof Service, 11:30 AM at Blake-Lamb Funeral Home,4727 W. 103rd St., Oak Lawn, IL. Interment Private,London, England. In lieu of flowers, memorials toPAWS Chicago or an Animal Welfare Charity of yourchoice will be appreciated. Info. 708-636-1193 orwww.blakelamboaklawn.com.

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Macken, Mary Elizabeth ‘Lily’

Retired C.F.D District Chief; beloved husband ofMary nee Fucherino; loving father ofJennifer (Wayne) Bebinger, Martin Lt.C.P.D. (Marie), Maribeth and James Sgt.C.P.D. (Colleen), cherished grandfatherof James, Michael, Patrick, Martin, Fiona,

Tristan, Sean,Maeve and the lateAidan; dear brotherof Maureen Ret. C.F.D., Rita (Michael) Swift, the lateMartin, late John (late Nancy), late Rosemary (lateEugene “Lefty” Ret, C.F.D) Waliczek, late Helen (John“Sean”) Gardiner; caring brother-in-law of Lillian(Richard) Skrezyna, the late Carmella (late John)Kubat and the late Rose Bertucci; fond uncle ofmany nieces and nephews. Visitation Thursday from3 to 9p.m. at Dalcamo Funeral Home, 470 W. 26thStreet. Funeral Friday 9:15 a.m. from the FuneralHome to St. Maurice Church 3615 S. Hoyne Ave.,Chicago for Mass 10 a.m. Interment Holy SepulchreCemetery. Funeral Info 312-842-8681 orwww.dalcamoluneralhome.com.

Loughney , James ‘Red’

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Marjorie C. Lewe, wife of the late John C. Jr.; motherof Kathleen (Steven) Feary, John C. III (Peggy),Timothy Lewe (Kristine Komperda) and MarjoryLewe (Earl) Brady; grandma of 9; great grandmaof 5; fond sister of Yvonne Faster and the late RitaRutz and late Donald LeClerc. Visitation Thursday, 4to 8:00 p.m. at Ivins/Moravecek Funeral Home 80 E.Burlington St, please meet at St. Mary Church forMass at 10:00 a.m. Interment Clarendon Hills. 708-447-2261 or www.moravecek.com.

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LEWE, MARJORIE C.

Age 66. Beloved father of Jacqueline (Steve)Shimanski. Loving grandfa-ther of John and Alex. Dearbrother of Louis, Jack, andthe late Michael. Fond uncleof James M. Devoted son ofthe late Rose nee Rago andthe late James A. Dearestcousin and friend of many.Jim was a proud union mem-ber 1979 - 2004, Secretary/Treasurer of Laborers’ Local

1of Chicago, Delegate to Laborers’ District Counciland Sergeant at Arms of Chicago Building TradesCouncil. Visitation: Wednesday, May 30, 2018 - 2pmto 8pm, at the Original Rago Brothers Funeral Home,Jack LaRocco - Director. 624 N. Western Ave. (atErie St.) Chicago, IL 60612. Funeral: Thursday 9amto Holy Rosary Church. Mass: 10am. Internment:Private. 773-276-7800

LaRocco, James H.

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Gary Stephen Kozdron. US Army 173rd AirborneVeteran Vietnam War. Beloved hus-band of Czesia nee Kuras. Lovingfather of Julie (Chris Taylor) Kozdron,Rebecca (Justin) Dumcum and BarbaraKozdron. Proud Papa of Jameson. Dear

brother of JoAnne (Ed) Carrico, Ellen (Bill) Larsenand Kenneth (Carol) Kozdron. Fond uncle of manynieces and nephews. Visitation Thursday, May 31,2018 from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm at OLSON BURKESULLIVAN Funeral and Cremation Center, 6471 NNorthwest Hwy Chicago, Funeral Friday, June 1,2018 from the funeral home to St. Monica Church5136 N Nottingham Ave, Chicago for Mass at 10:00a.m. . Interment Private. In lieu of flowers, memo-rial donations to CurePSP.org, va.org, or SpecialOlympics soill.org would be appreciated. For info:773-774-3333

Kozdron, Gary Stephen

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Donna Kay Gregory, nee Tinberg, 70, of New Lenox,passed away May 27, 2018. Loving mother ofWendy (Joseph) Ford and James (Caryn) Gregory;cherished grandmother of Taylor and NicholasFord and William, Nichole and Jayden Gregory; de-voted daughter of the late Carl and Viola Tinberg,nee Obermeyer; dearest sister of twin, Diane(Terry) Mark, Larry (Mary) Tinberg and the late JackTinberg and sister in law of Marilyn (the late Robert)Herrndobler; fond aunt of many nieces and neph-ews; dear former wife of William (Darlene) Gregory.Service and interment private. Share a tribute atwww.anellofuneralandcremation.com.Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries

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Mary Virginia Russell, 83, of Countryside. Belovedmother of Elizabeth (Kris) Kowal, Michael (Kimko)Russell, Marie (David, Sr.) Tapia and Peggy (Robert)Keeler. Loving grandmother of Robert (Kelly) Keeler,Joseph (Vanessa) Keeler, Thomas Tapia and DavidTapia, Jr. Dear sister of James (Janina) Loftus andthe late Thomas (Cathy) Loftus. Memorial Visitation9:30am until time of Memorial Mass 11:30am Sat.,June 2, 2018 at St. Francis Xavier Church, 124 N.Spring Ave., LaGrange. In lieu of flowers, memorialcontributions to Mercy Housing Lakefront (www.mercyhousing.org/lakefront-donate) appreci-ated. Mary was a Registered Nurse since 1955.Her family was the most important part of herlife. Arrangements entrusted to Hallowell & JamesFuneral Home at 708/352-6500 or www.hjfunerals.comSign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries

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Clare J. Raska, age 96 of Bartlett. Beloved wife of thelate Edward E. Loving motherof Donna DePaul, Mariann(Charlie) Boston, Jan (David)Dolber, Maryellen (Wayne)Koester, Patti Kessler andEdward (Lisa) Raska. Proudgrandmother of 10. Greatgrandmother of 6. Dear sisterof Irene Salek. Family andfriends to gather Friday, June1st for visitation 11AM until

time of Funeral Mass 12:00PM at St. Peter DamianChurch 131 S. Crest Ave, Bartlett. Interment will beprivate. Arrangements by DuPage Cremations, Ltd.and Memorial Chapel (630) 293-5200.

Raska, Clare J.

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Mary Catherine Poland;Passed away peacefully onMay 25, 2018. Mary grew upin the South Shore neighbor-hood and graduated fromAquinas Dominican HighSchool in 1958. Mary beganworking as a teller at FirstChicago Bank in 1962 andretired 42 years later as theirVice-President of Technology.Mary was the cherisheddaughter of the late Martin

and Mary (nee O’Shea) Poland; Beloved friend ofthe late Raymond Hoffman; Funeral Thursday, May31, 2018 10:00 am. Mass at St. John Fisher Church,10234 S. Washtenaw Ave., Chicago, IL 60655;Interment St. Mary Cemetery; In lieu of flowers, do-nations to Adrian Dominican Sisters, 1257 E. SienaHeights Drive, Adrian, MI 49221 would be greatly ap-preciated; Arrangement Entrusted to Curley FuneralHome; For Funeral Info 708-422-2700, or www.cur-leyfuneralhome.com

Poland, Mary Catherine

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Paula Pfeffer, PhD, née Freedman, beloved wife ofSam for over 65 years, loving mother ofBeth Fraum Cooper (Harold), Cara Galperand Diana Martin (Carlos); grandmotherof Briana, Sara, Ari, Nicolé, Zachary,Adam, Dianarose and Carolynn; aunt of

Jomarie Fredricks (Steve Shamash) and Daryl Reif;sister to the late Edward Freedman; sister in lawto Marilyn Fredricks; cousin, friend, neighbor andcolleague to many; mentored by Dr. June Sochen.Author of “A Philip Randolph, Pioneer of the CivilRights Movement” and former professor of historyat Loyola University of Chicago. We miss you Paula.Following a private family interment, a MemorialService Supper and Shiva will be held Thursday, 3:00PM at Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah, 3220Big Tree Lane,Wilmette. In lieu of flowers, donationsmay be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation forParkinson’s Research or JourneyCare Hospice. Forinformation and condolences: Shalom MemorialFuneral Home (847) 255-3520 or www.shalom2.com

Pfeffer, Paula

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Camille Ossey, (nee Villano), age 80, at rest May 27,2018. Beloved wife of the late George; loving motherof Rosanne (Bob) Pulia, Gina Marino, Georgianna(Mark) Jablonski, Deneen (Tom) Heneghan andGeorge (Jeannine) Ossey; devoted grandmother ofmany; fond aunt of nieces and nephews. VisitationThursday May 31, 2018 from 10:30-11:30 A.M. atSt. Joan of Arc Church 820 Division, Lisle, followedby a Funeral Mass at 11:30 A.M. Interment Queenof Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorialsmay be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast CancerFoundation 213 W. Institute Pl., Suite 302, Chicago,IL 60610. Arrangements entrusted to Anthony P.Cappetta & Son Funeral Services. Info 630-707-0130Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries

Ossey, Camille

Felicia Ann Opyd, age 74, of LaGrange. Belovedwife of the late RonaldOpyd. Loving mother ofBrian (Chantal). Devotedgrandmother of Madeline.Loving daughter of the lateAnna and the late Joseph.Dear sister-in-law of AliceLepper and the late Thomas(Joan). Also survived by manynieces, nephews, and cous-ins. Felicia loved to travel.

She also studied genealogy, building a family tree ofover 1,300 people. Felicia spent many afternoons inthe garden with her dog, Sammy. Visitation 3 to 9pmThursday, May 31, 2018 at Hallowell & James FuneralHome, 1025 W. 55th St., Countryside. Meet at the fu-neral home 9:15am Friday, June 1st for prayers andprocession to St. Francis Xavier Church, LaGrangefor 10am Mass. Interment Resurrection Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made toAmerican Cancer Society. For Info: (708) 352-6500or hjfunerals.com

Opyd, Felicia Ann

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Margaret Toth, age 101. The interment for MargaretToth was May 29, 2018 at Mt. Emblem Cemetery.Arrangements entrusted to Peterson-Bassi Chapels773.637.4441Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries

Toth, Margaret

Mary Barbara Thoman (nee. Mc Neff) passed awayMay 8, 2018 in St. Louis, MO.. Barbara, as she wasknown, and her sister Patricia were educated inCatholic schools. Barbara attended NorthwesternUniversity after which she worked for the ChicagoSun-Times. Barbara later worked as a buyer for SaksFifth Avenue. In 1955 she married Gordon Thoman(d. 2013) and they eventually settled in Lake Forest,Illinois where they raised their four children all ofwhom survive her. Sarah (Steven) Mann of EastNorwalk, CT, Paula (Thomas) Herman of Kirkwood,MO, Julia (John) Lynch of Clinton, NY and David(Lisa) of Hudson, FLA. Barbara will be missed byher grandchildren Peter, Nicholas, Philip and ClaireHerman. Mathew, Frances and Amy Lynch. Barbaraspent many hours working in her garden, takinggreat pride in the design and enjoying the lovelyflowers, when they bloomed in the spring, makingeclectic pieces of pottery and experimenting withglazes. Barbara enjoyed a good mystery and wasalways willing to share a good book with a friend.She was also a great mom to all of the family’s felinepets. Showering themwith much love and attention.In her later years Barbara made new friends whenshe swam regularly at the Lake Forest Health andFitness Center. Services will be held at St. Patrick’sChurch June 2nd at 11am. Internment immediatelyto follow at Ascension Cemetery in Libertyville.Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries

Thoman, Mary Barbara

John Edward “Ed” Steele, age 84, U.S. Army KoreanWar Veteran. Beloved husband for55 years to Anne, nee Bobbe. Lovingfather of John Steele, Ruth (Eric) Bassand Ellen Steele. Cherished grandfatherof Heather, Rachael, Jordan, Justin and

Cailyn. Fond brother of James (Nancy) Steele. Dearuncle of many nieces and nephews. Retired fore-man from Illinois Bell/AT&T after 33 years of service.Known as “Mr. Fix-it” at All Saints Lutheran Church.Visitation Friday 3-8 p.m. at Colonial Chapel, 15525S. 73rd Ave. (155th/Wheeler Dr. & Harlem) OrlandPark, IL. Visitation continues Saturday at All SaintsLutheran Church, 13350 S. LaGrange Rd., OrlandPark, IL 60462 from 10:00 a.m. until time of FuneralService 11:00 a.m. Private Interment with MilitaryHonors at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery,Elwood, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials to All SaintsLutheran Church are appreciated. Express yourthoughts and condolences at colonialchapel.com708-532-5400

Steele, John Edward ‘Ed’

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Anastasios (Tasos) Filandros Sguros, age 58, ofAthens, Greece, passed away on Friday,May 25, 2018. Beloved husband of GloriaSguros; cherished father of Filandrosand Anna Sguros; devoted son of thelate Filandros and Anna Sguros; dear

brother of Nikolaos (Haroula) Sguros and DespinaSguros and brother-in-law to Erlinda (Juanito)Angeles. Uncle to the late Nikolaos Zaharopoulos,Katerina Zaharapoulos, Filandros Sguros, and AnnaSguros and great uncle to Haroula Bellou. Tasos wasa graduate of Northeastern University with degreesin Accounting and Business Management. On March25th, 1988, he married Gloria Marcos. Tasos was apartner at his family owned Greek Islands restau-rant where he showcased his talents for makingpeople feel warm and welcome. Along with hispassion for caring for people, he enjoyed going onlong nature walks, learning about world history, andtraveling with his wife. All who touched Tasos’ lifeare invited to attend the Visitation Wednesday, May30, 2018 from 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm at Smith~CorcoranFuneral Home, 6150 N. Cicero Ave., Chicago, IL. It’shere that we will reminisce, grieve and celebratethe life of Tasos. Friends and family will meet forFuneral Service on Thursday, May 31, 2018, at10:30 am at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church,2727 W. Winona Ave., Chicago, IL 60625. IntermentMemorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements by JohnG. Adinamis Funeral Directors, Ltd. For information773-736-3833.

Sguros, Anastasios Filandros ‘Tasos’

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David Ernest Schnulle, age 51, of Lyons. Longtimecompanion of Victoria “Tori” Angelini, loving sonof Gerald E. and Jacqueline (nee Bathon) Schnulle,dear brother of Suzanne (Harry) Murphy andGerald Schnulle Jr., cherished uncle of Zacharyand Garrett Schnulle and Grace Aixin Murphy.Visitation Thursday, May 31, 3:00pm to 9:00pm,Service 8:00pm at Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside. FuneralSaturday, June 2, Visitation 8:30am until time ofFuneral Mass 9:00am at Immaculate ConceptionCatholic Church in Tamaroa, IL. Interment St.Charles Cemetery, DuBois, IL. Online condolencesmay be offered to the family at www.KuratkoNosek.com. Info: (708) 447-2500.

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Schnulle, David Ernest

(nee Collins) Born to Eternal Life on Saturday,May 26,2018 at the age of 79. Beloved wife of the late EgonSchnoor. Loving mother of Karen (Doug) Wahlert,Jeff (Laura) Schnoor, Marlana (Iram) Sanchez andHeidi (Shawn) Mazur.

Proud grandmother of Stefanie, Thomas, Nicholas,Benjamin, Matthew, and Preston. Great grandmoth-er to Gabrielle.

Also survived by sisters, sisters-in-law, nieces, neph-ews, and other relatives and friends.

Rosemarie was also was preceded in death by twobrothers and three sisters.

Committal services to be held Thursday, May 31,2018 at 10AM at Highland Memorial Park in thecemetery chapel (33100 N Hunt Club Rd, Libertyville,IL 60048). Becker Ritter Funeral Home of Brookfield,WI serving the family. Sympathy expressions may bemade at www.beckerritter.com.Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries

Schnoor, Rose Marie

John S. Zajecka, age 90, of Glenview, IL and for-merly of La Grange Park.Loving father of Cathy (Dr.Peter) Sotherland and Dr.John (Sandy) Zajecka.Proudgrandfather of Becki andJenni Sotherland; Emily, Alexaand Michael Zajecka. Formerhusband of Martha Zajeckanee Skach. John was instru-mental in the renownedHawthorn Studies Project

that improved employee and industryconditions around the world, as part ofhis many achievements during severaldecadeswithWestern Electric. Johnwas

also active in community service work in Berwynand Cicero for needy families. John brought joy toeveryone he encountered through his self-taughtharmonica performances, his unwavering respectfor his friends, and his love for his cherished fam-ily. Visitation Thursday, May 31, 2018, 3:00 p.m. to9:00 p.m. at Donnellan Family Funeral Home, 10045Skokie Boulevard, at Old Orchard Road, Skokie, IL60077. Funeral Mass Friday, June 1, 2018, 11:00 a.m.at Saint Francis Xavier Church, 912 Linden Avenue(9th & Linden) Wilmette, IL 60091. Graveside Serviceat Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL. In lieu offlowers, the family requests that donations be madeto Rush University Medical Center for the Woman’sBoard Depression Treatment & Research Center.Please send memorial gifts to Rush UniversityMedical Center, 1201 West Harrison St., Suite 300,Chicago, Illinois 60607 or visit http://rush.convio.net/jzajecka. Info: www.donnellanfuneral.com or(847) 675-1990.

Zajecka, John S.

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Eloise Yehl, age 91, of Lisle, Illinois, passed awayMay 24, 2018. Services will be Thursday, May 31st,Visitation 9:00 A.M., Funeral 10:00 A.M., Reception11:00 A.M. at Floral Hills Funeral Home.Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries

Yehl, Eloise

(nee McCann). Linda was born June 6, 1951 to Peterand Mary McCann. She grew up in Chicago and wasmarried to Michael in 1973. Together, they raisedtheir family in Oak Lawn. Linda or “Lin” as she wasaffectionately called was adored by her childrenCarla (Rick) Zavala and Michael II (Diana) Walker.Linda loved her children and her grandchildrenmore than anything. Julia, Anabella, Sofia, MichaelIII, Layla (and any future grand babies) now have aloving and feisty angel to watch over them always.Linda was the kindest soul who welcomed anyonewith open arms. Her thoughtfulness, kindness, andwarm hugs will be missed dearly as well as herquick wit and zest for life. She would drop anythingto help her family or friends and never expectedanything in return. She forgave openly and lovedunconditionally. Her presence made anything fun.Lin was always quick to drop in on her grandkidsjust because she wanted to hug, kiss and spoil herbabies. She loved and she was loved. In additionto her husband, children and grand babies, Lindais missed by her siblings: Peter, Cynthia (William)Fitzgerald, Diane (late David) Pigott, Patrick (JoJo)and Timothy. She is the fond sister in law of: Patricia(late William) Fahey, Kenneth, Sheila (Mike) Gallus,and Dean (Nancy)Walker. She was a wonderful auntto many nieces and nephews who will miss taking afamily photo on the stairs during the holidays. Linda,Lin, Mom, Ma, Gramma...we love you to the moonand back and as high as the sky. We miss you, loveyou, and will keep you in our hearts until we meetagain. Visitation Thursday, May 31st from 3 until 8p.m. Chapel prayers Friday, June 1st, 9:30 a.m. atthe Kerry Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center,7020 W. 127th Street, Palos Heights proceeding toSaint Alexander Church, Mass 10:00 a.m. IntermentHoly Sepulchre Cemetery. As in keeping with hergiving spirit, contributions to the Leukemia andLymphoma Society, 954 W. Washington Blvd., Suite305, Chicago, IL 60607 would be appreciated as thisorganization was close to Linda’s heart because ofher ownmother. www.kerryfh.com ~ (708) 361.4235~ www.facebook.com/kerryfuneral

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Walker, Linda Mary

Laura Virgilio nee Masellis age 90 of Niles. Belovedwife to the late Giuseppe “Joe” Virgilio for 65 years.Loving mother of Vito (Marilyn) and Joe (late Peggy)Virgilio. Cherished Nani of Joe (Courtney), Vito(Alicia), Matthew (Kristen) and Michael Virgilio andGina (Kirby) Jednachowski. Great grandma of Joey,Nick, Olivia, Anthony, Brielle and Ava. Dear sisterof the late Nicola (late Teresa) Masellis. Loving aunt,cousin, and friend to many.Visitation Friday June 1st from 3-8 pm at KolssakFuneral Home, 189 S Milwaukee Ave (2 BlocksSouth of Dundee Road) Wheeling and will continue10:00 am on Saturday at St. John Brebeuf CatholicChurch, 8307 N Harlem Ave., Niles followed by an11:00 am Funeral Mass. Entombment to follow atAll Saints Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations toNorthpointe Resources www.northpointeresources.org will be greatly appreciated. For more informa-tion 847.537.6600 or www.funerals.pro

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Virgilio, Laura

Siegbert Veit, age 94 7/8, passed away May 28thsurrounded by his loving family. Dearest& devoted husband of 70 yrs. to Ruth,nee Koch; Beloved father of Barry (Julie)Veit, Debra (Loren) Hutter; Proud Papato Rachel (Daniel) Zien, Aaron (Tiffany)

Veit, Rebecca (Brad) Kosner, Emily (Josh) Zadikoff,Jason (Marla) Veit, and Matthew (Jori) Hutter; Greatgrandfather to 9; Preceded in death by his parents,Adolf & Selma, and sister Merry Veit. Funeral ser-vice: Friday, June 1st at 10:00 am at Weinstein &Piser Funeral Home, 111 Skokie Blvd, Wilmette, IL.Interment to follow at Jewish Oakridge Cemetery,Hillside, IL. Donations to ORT America, 3701Commercial Ave., Northbrook, IL 60062. For info:847-256-5700.

Veit, Siegbert “Sigi”

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOKCOUNTY, ILLINOIS JUVENILE JUSTICE ANDAND CHILD PROTECTION DEPARTMENT

JUVENILE JUSTICE DIVISION

IN THE INTEREST OFDavonte Jackson

A MINORNO. 2018JD00469

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

Notice is given you, Raymond Jackson(Father), respondents, and TO ALL WHOMIT MAY CONCERN, that on March 18,2018, a petition was filed under the JuvenileCourt Act by KIM FOXX, STATE’S ATTORNEYOF COOK COUNTY through her assistantState’s Attorney in this court and that in thecourtroom of Judge Kristal Royce Riversin the Cook County Juvenile Court Buildinglocated at 1100 South Hamilton, Chicago,Illinois, ON 06/12/2018 at 9:00 AM INCALENDAR 56 COURTROOM 10,

or as soon thereafter as this case may beheard, an adjudicatory hearing will be heldupon the petition to have the minor declaredto be a ward of the court and for other reliefunder the Act. The court has authority inthis case to take from you the custody andguardianship of the minor.

Unless you appear at the hearing and showcause to the contrary, an order or judgmentby default may be entered against you forthe relief asked in the petition.

DOROTHY BROWN, CLERK OF COURTMay 30, 2018

ASSISTANT STATE’S ATTORNEY:M. Patton, R. WiggersATTORNEY FOR:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOISADDRESS: 1100 SOUTH HAMILTONCITY/STATE: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60612TELEPHONE NUMBER: (312) 433-7000ATTORNEY NO.: 33182

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT,COOK COUNTY OF ILLINOIS

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOKCOUNTY, ILLINOIS JUVENILE JUSTICE ANDCHILD PROTECTION DEPARTMENT CHILD

PROTECTION DIVISION

IN THE INTEREST OFBrian Amaro

MINOR(S) CHILD(REN) OF ClarissaMcknight (Mother)

JUVENILE NO.: 13JA00252

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, Brian Amaro(Father), respondents, and to All Whom ItMay Concern, that on December 20, 2017,a petition was filed under the Juvenile CourtAct by KIM FOXX in this court and that inthe courtroom of Judge Maxwell Griffinin the Cook County Juvenile Court Building,1100 So. Hamilton Avenue, Chicago, Illinois,ON 06/19/2018, at 10:00 AM in CALENDAR10 COURTROOM J, or as soon thereafter asthis case may be heard, a hearing will beheld upon the petition to terminate yourparental rights and appoint a guardian withpower to consent to adoption.

THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THISCASE TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODYAND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TOTERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS ANDTO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TOCONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALLPARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THEPETITION REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OFYOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS ANDAPPOINTMENTOF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENTTOADOPTION,YOUMAY LOSEALL PARENTALRIGHTS TO THE CHILD.

UNLESS YOU appear, you will not be entitledto further written notices or publicationnotices of the proceedings in this case,including the filing of an amended petitionor a motion to terminate parental rights.

UNLESS YOU appear at the hearing andshow cause against the petition, theallegations of the petition may standadmitted as against you and each of you,and an order or judgment entered.

DOROTHY BROWN, CLERK OF THE CIRCUITCOURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOISMay 30, 2018

LEGAL NOTICESGOVERNMENT/EDUCATION

Notice is hereby given, Pursuant to “An Actin relation To the use of an Assumed Business

Name in the conduct or transaction ofBusiness in The State” as amended, that aCertification was filed by the Undersignedwith the County Clerk of Cook County

File No.D18154419 on theDate: MAY 8, 2018

Under the Assumed Name of: VEGA’SCONSTRUCTION

with the business located at:2245 S CENTRAL PARK AVE APT 1

CHICAGO , IL, 60623The true name and residence Address ofthe owner is:MICHAEL VEGA ESQUIVEL

2245 S CENTRAL PARK AVE APT 1CHICAGO , IL, 60623

Notice is hereby given, Pursuant to “An Actin relation To the use of an Assumed Business

Name in the conduct or transaction ofBusiness in The State” as amended, that aCertification was filed by the Undersignedwith the County Clerk of Cook County

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOKCOUNTY, ILLINOIS JUVENILE JUSTICE ANDCHILD PROTECTION DEPARTMENT CHILD

PROTECTION DIVISION

IN THE INTEREST OFTomika Harris Tammy Harris

MINOR(S) CHILD(REN) OF Kyeisha Harris(Mother) AKA Kyeisha Harris AKAKyeisha Harris

JUVENILE NO.: 17JA00011 17JA00010

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, Unknown (Father),respondents, and to All Whom It MayConcern, that on April 3, 2018, a petitionwas filed under the Juvenile Court Actby KIM FOXX in this court and that inthe courtroom of Judge John Huff in theCook County Juvenile Court Building, 1100So. Hamilton Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, ON06/19/2018, at 11:00 AM in CALENDAR 14COURTROOM N, or as soon thereafter as thiscase may be heard, a hearing will be heldupon the petition to terminate your parentalrights and appoint a guardian with power toconsent to adoption.

THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THISCASE TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODYAND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TOTERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS ANDTO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TOCONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALLPARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THEPETITION REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OFYOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS ANDAPPOINTMENTOF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENTTOADOPTION,YOUMAY LOSEALL PARENTALRIGHTS TO THE CHILD.

UNLESS YOU appear, you will not be entitledto further written notices or publicationnotices of the proceedings in this case,including the filing of an amended petitionor a motion to terminate parental rights.

UNLESS YOU appear at the hearing andshow cause against the petition, theallegations of the petition may standadmitted as against you and each of you,and an order or judgment entered.

DOROTHY BROWN, CLERK OF THE CIRCUITCOURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOISMay 30, 2018

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOKCOUNTY, ILLINOIS JUVENILE JUSTICE ANDCHILD PROTECTION DEPARTMENT CHILD

PROTECTION DIVISION

IN THE INTEREST OFKeshawn Porter

MINOR(S) CHILD(REN) OF Tina Porter(Mother)

JUVENILE NO.: 17JA01272

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, Johnathan Nathaniel(Father), AKA Jjohnathan Nathans ,respondents, and to All Whom It MayConcern, that on December 5, 2017, apetition was filed under the Juvenile CourtAct by KIM FOXX in this court and that inthe courtroom of Judge Richard Stevensin the Cook County Juvenile Court Building,1100 So. Hamilton Avenue, Chicago, Illinois,ON 06/19/2018,at 9:30 AM in CALENDAR 6COURTROOM F, or as soon thereafter as thiscase may be heard, an adjudicatory hearingwill be held upon the petition to have theminor declared to be a ward of the courtand for other relief under the Act.

THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THISCASE TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODYAND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TOTERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS ANDTO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TOCONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALLPARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THEPETITION REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OFYOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS ANDAPPOINTMENTOF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENTTOADOPTION,YOUMAY LOSEALL PARENTALRIGHTS TO THE CHILD.

UNLESS YOU appear, you will not be entitledto further written notices or publicationnotices of the proceedings in this case,including the filing of an amended petitionor a motion to terminate parental rights.

UNLESS YOU appear at the hearing andshow cause against the petition, theallegations of the petition may standadmitted as against you and each of you,and an order or judgment entered.

DOROTHY BROWN, CLERK OF THE CIRCUITCOURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOISMay 30, 3018

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOKCOUNTY, ILLINOIS JUVENILE JUSTICE ANDCHILD PROTECTION DEPARTMENT CHILD

PROTECTION DIVISION

IN THE INTEREST OFJohnathan Nettles AKA Jonathan Nettles

MINOR(S) CHILD(REN) OF Tasha Lofton(Mother)

JUVENILE NO.: 16JA00998

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, Unknown (Father),respondents, and to All Whom It MayConcern, that on January 23, 2018, apetition was filed under the Juvenile CourtAct by KIM FOXX in this court and that inthe courtroom of Judge John Huff in theCook County Juvenile Court Building, 1100So. Hamilton Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, ON06/19/2018, at 9:30 AM in CALENDAR 14COURTROOM N, or as soon thereafter as thiscase may be heard, a hearing will be heldupon the petition to terminate your parentalrights and appoint a guardian with power toconsent to adoption.

THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THISCASE TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODYAND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TOTERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS ANDTO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TOCONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALLPARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THEPETITION REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OFYOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS ANDAPPOINTMENTOF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENTTOADOPTION,YOUMAY LOSEALL PARENTALRIGHTS TO THE CHILD.

UNLESS YOU appear, you will not be entitledto further written notices or publicationnotices of the proceedings in this case,including the filing of an amended petitionor a motion to terminate parental rights.

UNLESS YOU appear at the hearing andshow cause against the petition, theallegations of the petition may standadmitted as against you and each of you,and an order or judgment entered.

DOROTHY BROWN, CLERK OF THE CIRCUITCOURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOISMay 30, 2018

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOKCOUNTY, ILLINOIS JUVENILE JUSTICE ANDCHILD PROTECTION DEPARTMENT CHILD

PROTECTION DIVISION

IN THE INTEREST OFDontrell Raggs

MINOR(S) CHILD(REN) OF Tina Porter(Mother)

JUVENILE NO.: 17JA01277

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, Michael Rich(Father), respondents, and to All Whom ItMay Concern, that on December 5, 2017,a petition was filed under the Juvenile CourtAct by KIM FOXX in this court and that inthe courtroom of Judge Richard Stevensin the Cook County Juvenile Court Building,1100 So. Hamilton Avenue, Chicago, Illinois,ON 06/19/2018,at 9:30 AM in CALENDAR 6COURTROOM F, or as soon thereafter as thiscase may be heard, an adjudicatory hearingwill be held upon the petition to have theminor declared to be a ward of the courtand for other relief under the Act.

THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THISCASE TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODYAND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TOTERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS ANDTO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TOCONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALLPARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THEPETITION REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OFYOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS ANDAPPOINTMENTOF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENTTOADOPTION,YOUMAY LOSEALL PARENTALRIGHTS TO THE CHILD.

UNLESS YOU appear, you will not be entitledto further written notices or publicationnotices of the proceedings in this case,including the filing of an amended petitionor a motion to terminate parental rights.

UNLESS YOU appear at the hearing andshow cause against the petition, theallegations of the petition may standadmitted as against you and each of you,and an order or judgment entered.

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divisionThe NL Central is top heavy. The AL Central is bottom heavy.

Bad news for the Cubs (and the other contenders in the NLCentral)? Maybe not. Because the Centrals are squaring off ininterleague play this season, the Brewers, Cubs, Cardinals andPirates have a distinct scheduling advantage: a bunch of gamesagainst the Tigers, Twins, Royals and White Sox. After they’redone beating up on each other in the NL Central, interleagueplay has a chance to tip the scales in the wild-card race. Threeplayoff teams from the NL Central? It just might happen.

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TheNational LeagueCentralhas four teams above .500 andbattling for first place. TheAmericanLeagueCentral has fourteams below .500 andwas ledenteringTuesday by an Indiansclub only two games above .500.

TheALCentral had a combinedrundifferential ofminus-172, comparedwith plus-81for theNLCentral.

The bottom line?One division rules,while the other stinks.The disparity couldn’t bemore obvious after the

first twomonths, and the fact they’re playing eachother this season in interleague playmakes it onlymore glaring.

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Upon further review,MajorLeagueBaseball is as confusedabout the slide rule as theNFL isaboutwhat constitutes a catch.

Cubs first basemanAnthonyRizzo foundhimself caught in themiddle of the conundrumafterTuesday’s official league reviewconcludedRizzo’s hard slide intoPirates catcherEliasDiaz at home

plateMonday should have been called interference. And, sorry,JoeMaddon, itwas illegal—by the letter of baseball law.

The day-after ruling, howevermoot, only underscoredhowbadlyCommissionerRobManfred needs to introduce commonsense into the equation. Trying to protect catchers tomake thegame safer hasmade it harder to recognize interference, andreversing an umpire’s call 24 hours later— to no avail—will onlyincrease the confusion and inconsistency similar towhat oftencreeps intoNFLSundays.What’s next, EdHochuli-likeexplanations of replay reviews fromumpires?

Rizzo’s all-out slidecrosses the foul line

David HaughIn the Wake of the News

OPENING SHOT | Steve Rosenbloom

The Choice (and remember, death is not an option):What’s a legal slide or what’s a legal catch? More, Page 2

Turn to Haugh, Page 2

AL’s weakness could be strengthfor NL squads in wild-card race

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Booed by Pirates fans angry over his controversial slide in Monday’s game, Anthony Rizzo homers tospark a three-run, seventh-inning rally as the Cubs make it two in a row in Pittsburgh. Page 3

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■ Indians 7, White Sox 3: Giolito hit hard again, but no walks viewed as sign of progress. Page 3

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Somebody finally got it right.But as if thatwasn’t bad enough, the

choke by umpires and replay officialsMonday set upRizzo as a target. If theyweren’t going to punishRizzo and theCubs, then the Pirateswould exact somerevenge, the thinkingwas. EverybodyexpectedRizzo to get drilledwhenhebatted in the ninth. That he didn’t take apitch in the ribs perhapswas a pitcher’sfailure, so expectations for futureretaliation remained—expectations thatcould have been tampeddown if theumpires or replay officials had interpretedthe league’s own rule correctly.

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I don’t believeAnthonyRizzo is a dirtyplayer. But I do believe he got awaywith anillegal play that looked dirtywhenhis slidelow-bridgedPirates catcherEliasDiaz infront of homeplateMonday.

I believe the umpires should have calleda double play on theCubs in the eighthinning afterDiaz threw the ball down theright-field line.

I believeDiaz had a right to feel angryabout getting clippedwhile in a vulnerableposition inwhichhe felt he had rulebookprotection.

I believeRizzo had a right to feel hemade a good baseball play to help his team.

I believeCubsmanager JoeMaddon isrightwhenhe saysRizzo executed aperfect slide to break up the double play,and I believe PiratesmanagerClintHurdlewhenhe says it’s “open season” on catchers.

BlameMLB. For all of this conflictingnonsense, blameMLBbecauseMLBchoked in interpreting its own rule in thefirst instance and again afterwatching video.

The rule in question is the one known asthe “Buster Posey rule,”whichwas createdafter theGiants catcher suffered aseason-ending injurywhile vulnerable atthe plate. The applicable part of the rulereads like this:

“A runner attempting to scoremay notdeviate fromhis direct pathway to the platein order to initiate contactwith the catcher(or other player covering homeplate). If, inthe judgment of the umpire, a runnerattempting to score initiates contactwiththe catcher (or other player covering homeplate) in such amanner, the umpire shalldeclare the runner out (even if the playercovering homeplate loses possession of theball).”

Rizzo deviated fromhis direct path tothe plate to initiate contactwith thecatcher. Period. Paragraph.

OnChrisGimenez’s bases-loadedgroundball, Pirates shortstop SeanRodriguez threwhome,whereDiaz taggedthe plate and then stepped out to fire tofirst to complete the double play, butRizzo’s slide leveled him. Replays clearlyshowRizzo started about a foot in foulterritory and endedup a couple of feet infair territory. For that reason, Rizzo’s actionshould have caused the umpires to rule adouble play and send the runners back tosecond and third.

But no. The umps choked, and then

MLB’s replaywonks chokedwhen theyruled the play safe and counted the runs.

Diazwas angry because hewas injured.Rizzowas angry because he slid hard andwasmade out to be the bad guy.Hurdlewas angry because he had the rule but notthe call on his side.Maddonwas angry thathis player broke up an attempted doubleplay theway it always has been taught andwas under scrutiny for it. This is newschool versus old school. The “Posey rule”was supposed to settle that argument, andfailing that, replaywas supposed to correctit. The rule failed. Replay gagged.Heck of adouble play,MLB.

OnTuesday, someone fromMLBofficestold theCubs andPirates that indeedRizzoshould have been called for interference.

MLB’s integrity slides againSteve Rosenbloom

Anthony Rizzo clips the ankle of Pirates catcher Elias Diaz while sliding into the plate.

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Will Tarik Cohen be thethird-down back thisseason?

Paul P., LasVegas

Good question. BennyCunninghamprimarily handled that role last seasonandwas pretty solid.He caught 20passes for 240 yards (12.0 average) andtwo touchdowns. Cohenwasmakingthe leap fromanFCS college programandhad a lot on his plate as a runningback andwide receiver and on specialteams. If theBears had rushedCoheninto the third-downback role, theyrisked exposing the quarterback to a hit.The first priority for a third-downbackismastering the pass-blockingassignments.Now thatCohen is in hissecond year, that is absolutely a role hecould earn. Running backs coachCharles London saidCohen’s height(5-foot-6) is not an issue in terms of passblocking. “Not at all,” London said. “He’sa thick-built guy.He’s got a thick upperbody.He’s got a thick lower body.Heunderstands pass protections.”

I’ll never understand why DontrelleInman was let loose and not JoshBellamy. A quick look at his stat-istics reveals a superb receiver.

Barry T.,Houston

Inman’s contract expired, and theBearschose not to pursue him.The 29-year-old remains a free agent, so that’sprobably an indication he’s not quite theplaymaker you recall from last season.I’mnot knocking Inman, but the realityis in a good offense, he’s aNo. 4 orNo. 5option.When you talk aboutwidereceivers that far down the depth chart,you generally need to get quality specialteams production out of them. Bellamyis faster and a better option on specialteams. Youhave to consider the totalpicture andnot just a few statistics. TheBears have twowide receivers now thatare pretty good on special teams inBellamy andBennie Fowler.

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Cohen built for3rd-down role?

changed. So train players to adapt.“That’s howyou should teach your kids

to slide to break up a double play at homeplate,”Maddon said.

That’s debatable in this day and age.Rule 6.01 (i) states: “A runner attempting

to scoremay not deviate fromhis directpathway to the plate in order to initiatecontactwith the catcher or otherwiseinitiate an avoidable collision.”

Replays and photos clearly illustrateRizzo deviated off course by sliding to thefair side of the baseline tomake contactwithDiaz—hardly the direct pathwayfrom third to homedescribed in the rule. Aday later, league officials agreed.Diaz didwhat the league advises catchers in thepost-Posey rule to do bymoving off thebaseline into fair territory and openingaccess to the plate.He positionedhimselfto create a direct pathway.

It is understandablewhy a competitorsuch asRizzowouldmake that choice tobreak up the double play, just as coachessuch asMaddon teach players in theminors—he knows only oneway to play. Itis just as undeniable that the rulewasdesigned to eliminate such contact,whichin this case occurred several feet in front ofthe batter’s box.

Perhaps therewas a time in baseball notthat long agowhen a slide as aggressive asRizzo’swould have been applauded andaccepted as part of the game. Like it or not,we no longer live in that time.

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“There’s nothingwrongwith that play,”Maddon insistedTuesday to reporters atPNCPark. “It’s almost like a doctor readinganMRI, youmight get twodifferentopinions. … I totally, 100 percent disagreewith the (MLB) interpretation of that rule.”

WhatRizzo did in breaking that ruleepitomizedwhy theCubs love their leader.

Rizzo didwhat he thoughtwasnecessary tomake awinning play, slidinghard enough intoDiaz in front of homeplate to causeDiaz’s throw to sail into rightfield and the catcher’s knee to buckle. Tworuns scored in theCubs’ eventual 7-0 victory.PiratesmanagerClintHurdle erupted, andRizzo emerged having to defendhimselffor a slide that straddled baseball’s linebetween smart hustle and dirty play.

Whether itwas orwasn’t dirty dependson interpretation likely based ongeography. TheCubs and their fansconsidered the play a testament toRizzo’stenacity, so clean that theCubsmanageracted offended that the Pirates asked for areview and surprisingly has attackedanybodywhose opinion differedwith his.ThePirates and their fansmaintainedRizzowent too far, figuratively and literally,with talk of retaliation reportedly thesource of an argument in the homedugout.

The truth lies in themiddle,where itusually resides.

Rizzo isn’t a dirty player.He is athrowback to a different era, a credibleexample of a consummate professional,someone as influential off the field as he is

on it. Rizzo’s brand of leadership sharpenstheCubs’ edge, his bravado occasionallybringing him to the top of the dugout toshare his opinionswith opponents. Butthat hardlymakesRizzo right in a rulesinterpretation.

Imagine how theCubswould haveinterpreted the rule if it had beenPiratesinfielder SeanRodriguez going out of thebasepath and catcherWillsonContrerassprawling in pain on the infield grass.Something tellsme this argumentwouldhave taken on a different tone.

You can argue the rulesMajor LeagueBaseball implemented to protect catchersduring plays at the plate— theBusterPosey rule—go too far and soften a gameold-school playersmiss. They do, andworse, too often the umpires’ decisiondepends on an individual interpretation.But even bad rulesmust be followed inprofessional sports, and ample evidenceshowedRizzo didn’t nomatter howwellMaddon lobbied postgameorwhenhe gotcarried awayTuesday in an interviewonWSCR-AMcalling any discussion that itwas an illegal slide “insane rhetoric.”

As the league declared a fewhours later,such rhetoricwasn’t so insane. As anannoyedMaddonbemoaned, the gamehas

Going by the book, Rizzo’s slide crosses foul lineHaugh, from Page 1 “I totally, 100 percent

disagree with the (MLB)interpretation of that rule.”— Joe Maddon

PITTSBURGH — Cubs manager JoeMaddon isn’t backing off his contentionthat Anthony Rizzo’s slide was legal evenafter Major League Baseball chief baseballofficer JoeTorre informed him that Rizzo’saction should have been ruled interference.

“With all due respect, I totally, 100percent, disagreewith the interpretation ofthe rule, and hopefully at the end of theseason that can be somewhat fixed,”Maddon said Tuesday after learning fromTorre that the umpires erred in judginglegal Rizzo’s slide that hooked the rightankle of Pirates catcher Elias Diaz and ledto a two-run throwing errorMonday.

“Don’t penalize Anthony for doing therightbaseball thinghehasbeen taught todofrom the time he was a kid, and all of asudden something thrown into themix theday after is interpreted as being wrong butnot the day of. It’s kind of incongruent. I dobelieve I’m right.”

Maddon said he was told Rizzo’s slidewas clean but not legal.

The controversy consumed Piratesman-ager Clint Hurdle so much that he neverconsidered whether the fine assessed forhis ejection after the replay would bewaived.

“Iwantedto figureouthowIwassooff inmy evaluation watching the video,” saidHurdle, who appreciated hearing of theinterference ruling from MLB. “If I’m off,just walk me through it, coach me throughit. Teachme.”

Tyler’s tale: In an attempt to curb hiswildness,TylerChatwood’s alterationsdur-ing Tuesday’s bullpen session featured himtaking the ball out of his glove quicker andshortening his stride.

But Chatwood will not work out of thestretch position, asMaddonhad suggested.

“I’ve done this for eight years now,” saidChatwood,who is scheduled to start Fridayagainst theMets. “It’s justamatterof feelinggood, and I felt good (during my bullpensession).Now it’s taking it intomy game.”

Alzolay concern: Adbert Alzolay, theCubs’ top pitching prospect, left his start atTriple-A Iowa after four hitless inningsagainstNewOrleansbecauseof a grade 1 latstrain. Alzolay will be re-evaluated in a fewdays.

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TheCentral imbalance likelywill affect thewild-card races,withNLCentral contendersfacing theTigers, Royals andWhite SoxwhileNLEastcontenders face theYankees andRed Sox, the two best teams in themajors.

FormerCubs pitcher SteveTrachsel envisioned such ascenariowhenhe voted “no” oninterleague play on a unionquestionnaire after the 1996season. Trachselwas obviously intheminority, and interleague playwas implemented in 1997.

But he continued to rail againstthe inherent unfairness of pittingteams fromone solid divisionagainst one underachievingdivision.

“I think it’s detracting from theWorld Series,” Trachsel said inJune 1997 before the inauguralCubs-Sox interleague game. “Andlet’s say theAmericanLeagueCentral happens to be aweakdivision and theALEast is astrong division. Then it’s adisadvantage to some (NL) teamsthat are fighting for awild card.”

It has happened before, and it’shappening again.

Of course, no one knewbeforethis season that theNLCentralwould be as strong as it has been.

TheBrewerswere in arebuilding phase, in spite of theircompetitive 2017 season.When IaskedmanagerCraigCounsell inlateApril atWrigley Field howtheBrewers hadmanaged tofast-forward their rebuild, hesmiled and said, “Iwish itwasgoing faster.”

But now theBrewers areleading theNLCentral, thanks toa dominant bullpen and a lineupthat immediately improvedwiththe additions of LorenzoCain andChristianYelich.

Fast enough for you, Craig?ThePirates shed two veterans

in starting pitcherGerrit Cole andoutfielderAndrewMcCutchen,and everyone assumed theywerestarting a rebuild aswell. But theyhave surprised the experts andevenmanaged to get under theskin of theCubs, still consideredthe team to beat in the division.

Is theNLCentral better thananyone expected?

“A little bit,” Cubs third

basemanKris Bryant said. “ThePirates are hanging in there.They’re always a tough team. Theyplay us tough. And obviously wesee the Brewers and the Cardinals.Yeah, it seems to be shaping up alittle bit different than peoplethought.

“But all themore fun.Morecompetition,more competitivebaseball … itmakes itmoreinteresting. Certainly itwould benice for us to be the best team inthe division and separate ourselves.But I guesswe’remaking it a littlemore interesting so far.”

In theALCentral, the heavilyfavored Indians are playingsub-.500 ball against teamsoutside their division. They’re 4-6against theALEast and 22-23against theALWest. The biggestissue is a bullpen thatwent fromone of the best to one of theworstin one offseason.

But they still figure to run awayfrom the pack. Recall that last yearthe Indianswere 31-31 on June 15butwent 71-29 the rest of theway—a .710winning percentage— tobreeze to theALCentral title.

They had played only 16 gamesagainst division rivals heading

intoTuesday night’s game againstthe Sox, going 11-5. Thatmeansthey’ll probably feast on a diet ofthe Sox, Tigers andRoyals for thefinal fourmonths.

Bon appetit, Terry Francona.The Sox are in the early phase

of their rebuild, and losses such asMonday’s error-filled collapsemake it appear they’re evenfurther away than their fansexpected inYear 2.

But generalmanagerRickHahn recently said themajor-league team’s failureswon’t deter them from theprocess of developing talent,which is the key to any rebuild,assuming they’ve collectedtalented prospects to beginwith.

“Froma big-picture standpoint,nothing that has happeneduphere has in anyway slowed ourprogress as an organization orderailed in anywaywherewe’reheaded,”Hahn said.

The Sox can point to the recentsuccess of theBrewers, BravesandPhillies, three teams thatseemingly have turned the cornerin their rebuilds after a fewdifficult seasons. Braves catcherTyler Flowers said the Sox players

need to focus on their owndevelopmentwhile dealingwiththe constant losing.

“There are a lot of good playersover there,” Flowers said. “Youhave to focus on the teambut alsomake sure you’re taking care ofyourself,making sure you’re asprepared as you can be day in andday out.

“That applies off the field aswell, especiallywhen you’redeveloping young talent, bringingup young talentmaybe a littlesooner than expected or soonerthanwhat’s typical. There is a lotof advice anddirection thatplayers that have had even just afewyears in the league cancontribute to those (younger)guys beingmore prepared.”

By the time the rebuild clicks,perhaps the Indianswill be on thedownside and theALCentralcould be one of the strongerdivisions.

As the four-teamNLCentralrace suggests, the only certaintyin baseball is nothing lastsforever.

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THE BOX SCORECUBS AB R H BI SO AVG

Zobrist 2b-lf 5 2 2 2 1 .281Schwarber lf 5 1 2 2 2 .257Cishek p 0 0 0 0 0 .500Duensing p 0 0 0 0 0 .000Morrow p 0 0 0 0 0 —Bryant 3b 5 0 1 0 2 .287Rizzo 1b 3 1 2 1 0 .236Contreras c 2 1 1 0 0 .272Happ cf 4 1 1 1 0 .244Edwards p 0 0 0 0 0 —c-Baez ph-2b 1 0 0 0 1 .268Russell ss 5 0 0 0 0 .259Heyward rf 5 1 3 1 0 .238Lester p 3 1 2 1 1 .182b-Almora ph-cf 2 0 0 0 0 .319TOTALS 40 8 14 8 7

PITTSBURGH AB R H BI SO AVG

Harrison 2b 5 1 1 0 1 .277Meadows rf 5 2 3 1 1 .439Marte cf 5 1 3 3 0 .309Bell 1b 5 0 2 1 2 .254Freese 3b 4 0 1 0 2 .247e-Dickerson ph 1 0 0 0 0 .309Rodriguez lf 4 0 0 0 0 .176Diaz c 4 1 1 1 0 .299Mercer ss 4 0 1 0 0 .250Kingham p 1 0 0 0 1 .000Glasnow p 0 0 0 0 0 .000a-Moran ph 1 0 0 0 1 .262Santana p 0 0 0 0 0 —Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 .000Feliz p 0 0 0 0 0 —Vazquez p 0 0 0 0 0 —d-Frazier ph 1 1 1 0 0 .234TOTALS 40 6 13 6 8

CUBS 000 021 320— 8 14 0Pittsburgh 210 010 002— 6 13 0

a-struck out for Glasnow in the 6th. b-out on field-er’s choice for Lester in the 7th. c-struck out for Ed-wards in the 8th. d-singled for Vazquez in the 9th.e-popped out for Freese in the 9th. LOB: Cubs 11,Pittsburgh 8. 2B: Zobrist (6), Schwarber (7), Rizzo(6), Happ (7), Heyward (4), Meadows (3), Marte 2(7), Mercer (11). HR: Zobrist (3), off Kingham; Rizzo(8), off Santana; Schwarber (10), off Feliz; Diaz (3),off Lester; Meadows (4), off Lester. RBIs: Zobrist 2(15), Schwarber 2 (23), Rizzo (37), Happ (18), Hey-ward (20), Lester (3), Meadows (7), Marte 3 (23),Bell (29), Diaz (9). CS: Heyward (1). Runners left inscoring position: Cubs 5 (Schwarber, Contreras,Happ 2, Russell); Pittsburgh 4 (Bell, Diaz, Moran,Dickerson). RISP: Cubs 3 for 10; Pittsburgh 4 for 10.DP: Pittsburgh 1 (Diaz, Mercer).CUBS IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Lester,W, 5-2 6 8 4 4 0 6 2.71Edwards, H, 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.88Cishek 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.85Duensing 1⁄3 2 2 2 0 0 1.59Morrow, S, 12-13 2⁄3 2 0 0 0 1 1.00

PITTSBURGH IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Kingham 52⁄3 8 3 3 2 4 3.75Glasnow, H, 1 1⁄3 0 0 0 1 1 4.82Santana, L, 2-1 2⁄3 4 3 3 0 1 3.57Rodriguez 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 2.18Feliz 1 2 2 2 1 1 5.87Vazquez 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.38Inherited runners-scored:Morrow2-2, Glasnow1-0,Rodriguez 1-0. HBP: Kingham (Contreras), Lester(Kingham), Feliz (Contreras). Umpires: H, MarkCarlson; 1B, Pat Hoberg; 2B, Gerry Davis; 3B, BillWelke. Time: 3:03. A: 11,475 (38,362).

HOW THEY SCOREDPIRATES FIRST: Harrison struck out. Meadowsdoubled. Marte doubled, scoring Meadows. Bellsingled, scoring Marte. Freese reached on fielder’schoice, Bell out at second. S. Rodriguez flied out.Two runs. Pirates 2-0.PIRATES SECOND: Diaz homered. Mercer flied out.Kingham hit by pitch. Harrison struck out. Mead-ows flied out. One run. Pirates 3-0.CUBS FIFTH: Heyward flied out. Lester singled. Zo-brist homered, scoring Lester. Schwarber doubled.Bryant popped out. Contreras popped out. Tworuns. Pirates 3-2.PIRATES FIFTH: Meadows homered. Martegrounded out. Bell struck out. Freese struck out.One run. Pirates 4-2.CUBS SIXTH: Happ flied out. Russell grounded out.Heywarddoubled. Lester singled, scoringHeyward.Zobristwalked, Lester to second. Schwarber struckout. One run. Pirates 4-3.CUBS SEVENTH: Santana pitching. Bryant struckout. Rizzo homered. Contreras singled. Happdoubled, scoring Contreras. Russell flied out. Hey-ward singled, scoring Happ. R. Rodriguez pitching.Almora Jr. reaches on fielder’s choice, Heyward outat second. Three runs. Cubs 6-4.CUBS EIGHTH: Feliz pitching. Zobrist doubled.Schwarber homered, scoring Zobrist. Bryant linedout. Rizzo walked. Contreras hit by pitch. EdwardsJr. struck out. Russell lined out. Two runs. Cubs 8-4.PIRATES NINTH: Duensing pitching. Mercer fliedout. Frazier singled. Harrison singled, Frazier tosecond.Morrowpitching.Meadowssingled, Frazierto third, Harrison to second. Marte singled, scoringFrazier and Harrison, Meadows to second. Bellstruck out. Dickerson popped out. Two runs. Cubs8-6.

THE BOX SCOREWHITE SOX AB R H BI SO AVG

Moncada 2b 4 0 1 0 1 .241Sanchez 3b 4 0 1 0 0 .280Abreu 1b 4 0 0 0 1 .302Palka rf 4 2 2 1 1 .289Skole dh 2 0 0 0 0 .400b-J.Rondon ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 .250Anderson ss 4 0 1 1 2 .242Engel cf 3 1 0 0 2 .216Tilson lf 1 0 1 0 0 .364a-Thompson ph-lf 2 0 1 1 1 .138Narvaez c 3 0 0 0 1 .176TOTALS 32 3 7 3 9

CLEVELAND AB R H BI SO AVG

Lindor ss 5 0 2 1 0 .300Brantley lf 4 2 3 2 0 .343Ramirez 3b 4 2 2 2 1 .296Encarnacion dh 4 0 1 0 2 .228Alonso 1b 4 0 1 1 1 .243Cabrera rf 3 0 0 0 0 .161Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 .209Kipnis 2b 4 1 2 1 0 .197Perez c 4 1 2 0 1 .147Allen cf-rf 4 1 2 0 0 .254TOTALS 37 7 15 7 5

WHITE SOX 010 000 002— 3 7 0Cleveland 201 020 11x— 7 15 0

a-struck out for Tilson in the 7th. b-lined out for Skolein the 9th. LOB:White Sox 6, Cleveland 6. 2B:Palka (5),Ramirez (17), Perez (1), Allen (2). 3B: Sanchez (6). HR:Palka (5), off Beliveau; Brantley (9), off Giolito; Ramir-ez (16), off Giolito; Kipnis (3), off Beck.RBIs:Palka (17),Anderson (20), Thompson (5), Lindor (30), Brantley 2(36), Ramirez 2 (39), Alonso (32), Kipnis (22). SB: An-derson (12), Lindor (6). Runners left in scoring posi-tion:White Sox 4 (Abreu, Palka, Narvaez 2); Cleveland3 (Lindor, Alonso 2). RISP: White Sox 2 for 10; Cleve-land5 for12.Runnersmovedup:Skole, Sanchez,Allen.LIDP: Brantley. GIDP: Sanchez, Narvaez, Cabrera. DP:White Sox 2 (Anderson, Abreu), (Abreu, Anderson);Cleveland 2 (Kipnis, Lindor, Alonso), (Lindor, Kipnis,Alonso).WHITE SOX IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Giolito, L, 3-6 6 9 5 5 0 3 7.53Bummer 1⁄3 4 1 1 0 1 3.44B.Rondon 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 4.76Beck 1 2 1 1 0 0 4.57

CLEVELAND IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Clevinger,W, 4-2 62⁄3 4 1 1 2 7 3.14Olson 1 1 0 0 1 1 5.87Otero 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 6.30Beliveau 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.50McAllister 1 1 1 1 1 1 6.23Beliveau pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. Inherited run-ners-scored: B.Rondon 3-0, Olson 1-0, Otero 1-0. Um-pires: H, Mike Muchlinski; 1B, Tim Timmons; 2B, RobDrake; 3B,MikeWinters.Time: 2:58.A: 30,441(35,225).

HOW THEY SCOREDINDIANSFIRST:Lindorgroundedout. Brantley singled.J. Ramirezdoubled, scoringBrantley. Encarnacionsin-gled, J. Ramirez to third. Alonso singled, scoring J. Ra-mirez, Encarnacion to second. Cabrera grounded intodouble play, Alonso out at second. Two runs. Indians2-0.WHITE SOX SECOND: Palka doubled, Skole groundedout, Palka to third. Anderson singled, scoring Palka.Anderson stole second. Engel flied out. Tilsonwalked.Narvaez struck out. One run. Indians 2-1.INDIANS THIRD: Lindor fouled out. Brantley homered.J. Ramirez grounded out. Encarnacion groudned out.One run. Indians 3-1.INDIANS FIFTH:G. Allen doubled. Lindor singled, scor-ing G. Allen. Lindor stole second. Brantley lined intodoubleplay, Lindoroutat second. J. Ramirezhomered.Encarnacion struck out. Two runs. Indians 5-1.INDIANS SEVENTH: Bummer pitching. Perez singled.G.Allensingled,Perez tosecond. Lindor singled,Perezto third, G. Allen to second. Brantley singled, scoringPerez, G. Allen to third, Lindor to second. J. Ramirezstruck out. B. Rondon pitching. Encarnacion struckout. Alonso popped out. One run. Indians 6-1.INDIANSEIGHTH:Beckpitching. Davis fliedout. Kipnishomered. Perez doubled. G. Allen grounded out, Perezto third. Lindor lined out. One run. Indians 7-1.WHITE SOXNINTH: Beliveau pitching. Palka homered.McAllister pitching. J. Rondon lined out. Andersonstruck out. Engel walked. Engel to second on defen-sive indifference. Thompson singled, scoring Engel.Narvaez grounded out. One run. Indians 7-3.

CUBS 8, PIRATES 6 INDIANS 7, WHITE SOX 3

CLEVELAND — Lucas Gi-olito joggedout onto the field forthe bottom of the first inningTuesday night before the Indi-ans outfielders were halfway totheir dugout, gently hoppingover the foul line like a gazelle.

After carefully sculpting themound with his right foot, Gi-olito began his warmup tosses,launching a wild one with hissecond delivery that escaped theglove of catcher Omar Narvaezand skipped toward the paddedbackstop.

It took 13 pitches before theIndians took a lead on JoseRamirez’s opposite-field RBIdouble, and 16 pitches beforeNarvaez and the Sox infielderssurrounded Giolito for the firstmound visit.

After Yonder Alonso singledhome the second run of theinning on the next pitch, pitch-ing coach Don Cooper strolledout for the mound visit No. 2.Giolito got out of the inningwitha double-play grounder, but theIndians were off and running ontheir way to a 7-3 victory thatdroppedtheSox20gamesbelow.500 at 16-36.

The question posed to man-ager Rick Renteria before thegamewaswhether thiswas a bigstart for Giolito, who carried a7.53 earned-run average into thegame, the highest of any major-leaguer with a minimum of 10starts.

“They’re all big starts for‘Gio,’ ” Renteria replied with asmile, adding they expected himto have a “nice” outing.

“And then we’ll deal withwhatever it is that occurs duringor after,” he said.

It was a cryptic response thatbelied the smile, suggestingRenteria’s patience with Gioli-to’s string of inconsistent startsfinallywas running out.

Giolito subsequently allowedfive runs on nine hits over sixinnings, but walked no one. Onthis team, during this season,that qualifies as progress.

Giolitowasn’t overly satisfied,saying he needed to “do a betterjob keeping the team in thegame,” and admitting he “leftway too many fastballs over themiddle of the plate.”

But Renteria gave the outing athumbs up, literally, when askedif itwas step forward forGiolito.

“Absolutely,” he said.Maybe, but it will take a few

more steps forward to get backto where he was at the end of2017.

Only two years ago Giolitowas ranked theNo. 3 prospect inbaseball behind Corey Seagerand Byron Buxton, according toESPN. Now he’s trying to hangonto a spot in the rotation forbaseball’sworst team.

As Giolito took the moundTuesday, Sox left-hander CarlosRodon was getting ready tomake his third rehab start forTriple-A Charlotte, playing 400miles east of Progressive Field inAllentown, Pa.

Rodon tossed five shutoutinnings against Lehigh Valley,allowing three hits while strik-ingouteight.Hewill returnsoonto his old spot in the rotation,perhaps as early as Sunday

against theBrewers at SoxPark.Someone has to go, though

Giolito’s six-inning stint likelyassured himof a reprieve.

Either way, it can be a shorttrip from prospect to suspect,and after allowing seven runs in1 1⁄3 innings in his last startagainst the Orioles, Giolito’s stardimmed considerably. Renteriasaid afterwardGiolitowould “goback to the drawing board with‘Coopy,’ ” as if the 23-year-oldpitcher and the veteran coachwere starting all over again.

Giolito said he made no me-chanical adjustments during theweek.

“I’m not really thinking aboutmechanicsoranythingwhenI’mpitching,” he said. “I’m just outthere competing right now.”

Giolito settled down afterbeing hit hard in the first, untilMichael Brantley homered inthe third to give the Indians a 3-1lead. Ramirez’s solo shot in thetwo-run fifth made it 5-1.Rent-eria brought him back to startthe sixth, and he threw a 1-2-3inning to endhis night.

RenteriagreetedGiolito in thedugout and gave him a big hug.There is no shortage of hugs onthis team, despite the constantlosing.

“Nobody likes being wherewe’re at,” Renteria said. “Thefans don’t. We don’t. But we doeverything we can to put our-selves in a better position on adaily basis.”

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Giolito still seekssome consistencyYoung right-handernot where he needsto be, despite progressBy Paul SullivanChicago Tribune

PITTSBURGH —After agitat-ing Pirates fans with a slide thatMajor League Baseball ruled in-terference a day later, AnthonyRizzo provided another source ofirritation for them thatwas timelyandpleasing to theCubs.

Rizzo’s game-tying home runsparked a three-run rally in theseventh inning that helped theCubs earn an 8-6 comeback vic-tory that further annoyed thePirates and their fans.

“He can reach Jake Arrietastatus,”manager JoeMaddon saidofRizzo’s villain role inPittsburghcompared to Arrieta, who hit twobatters during the Cubs’ 2015National League wild-card tri-umph at PNCPark.

“It’s not impossible.”After being booed loudly in

pregame introductions andbeforeeach at-bat, Rizzo ripped a homerun off Edgar Santana that ener-gized an offense that had toovercome a 3-0 deficit after twoinnings. The home run occurredabout six hours after MLB saidRizzo’s slideMonday that clippedthe leg of catcher Elias Diazshould have resulted in inter-ference rather than two runs thathelped theCubs to a 7-0 victory.

“It feels good to (hit the ho-mer),” said Rizzo, who trottedaround the bases at a brisk pace.“You have to cancel the outsidenoise at all times — good or bad.You have a job to do. You have tobe super focused and locked in.”

Rizzo was booed relentlesslyuntil his at-bat in the eighth,whena 3-0 pitch from reliever MichaelFeliz nearly hit him in the foot.

“The fans here always will giveit to you,’ Rizzo said. “We’ve hadsome fun times playing the Pi-rates. I’mnot too surprised.”

Nor is Rizzo’s lastest surge asurprise to the Cubs. He has an11-game hitting streak and isbatting .308 with six doubles andseven home runs in May afterbatting .149 in his first 18 games ofthe season.

Rizzo has 14 RBIs in his last 11games, and his 28 RBIs in May

lead the majors. They are thesecond-most he has collected in amonth, trailing only his 30 inAugust 2017. The last Cubs playerto drive in at least 28 runs in Maywas Alfonso Soriano, who had 29inMay 2008.

“He’s starting to look like Riz,”Maddon said.

Rizzo added he wouldn’t alterhis aggressive style in the wake ofTuesday’s reviewof his slide.

“I don’t think I’m going tochange theway I’mgoing to breakup a double play,” Rizzo said.

Willson Contreras didn’t losehis poise after aFeliz pitchhit himin the left shoulder in the eighth,the second time he was hit in thegame. It came just after Rizzo hadwalked on the throwat his foot.

Contreras clapped and lookedatFeliz briefly ashe jogged to first.

“I was crowding the plate,”Contreras said. “I justmade a signto (Feliz), but I didn’t take it asintentional.”

Said Maddon: “My God, do Ilove him. That’s another compo-nent that makes him the bestcatcher in baseball.”

One of Maddon’s biggest deci-sions paid off when he allowedstarting pitcher Jon Lester to batwith two outs in the sixth whiletrailing4-2.Lester singled to scoreJasonHeyward.

“I figured where I was at withmy pitches ... (Maddon) would letme hit,” Lester said. “If he didn’t,there would have been a prettygood argument in the dugout.”

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Anthony Rizzo lays into a pitch from the Pirates’ Edgar Santana and drives it for a solo homer in the seventh.

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Rizzo’s rollingHomers in victory,ups May RBI total tomajor-league-best 28ByMark GonzalesChicago Tribune

Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzosmiles after drawing a walk in theeighth inning Tuesday night.

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BASEBALL

ANGELS 9, TIGERS 2LOS ANGELES AB R H BI SO AVG

Cozart 3b 5 0 1 0 0 .232Trout cf 4 0 1 0 1 .302Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 .161Upton lf 4 0 0 0 3 .246Pujols dh 5 1 3 0 2 .256Simmons ss 4 1 1 0 0 .335Valbuena 1b 5 3 3 3 0 .234Kinsler 2b 3 3 3 3 0 .195Maldonado c 4 1 2 3 0 .258Calhoun rf 3 0 0 0 0 .151TOTALS 37 9 14 9 6

DETROIT AB R H BI SO AVG

Martin cf 5 0 1 0 0 .249Castellanos rf 5 0 1 0 3 .319Candelario 3b 3 1 1 1 0 .274Martinez dh 4 0 2 0 1 .252Hicks 1b 4 0 1 0 1 .278McCann c 4 0 1 0 0 .266Jones lf 3 1 1 1 1 .237Iglesias ss 4 0 1 0 0 .251Kozma 2b 4 0 1 0 1 .194TOTALS 36 2 10 2 7

Los Angeles 040 101 030— 9 14 0Detroit 000 011 000— 2 10 1

E: Iglesias (4). LOB: Los Angeles 6, De-troit 9. 2B: Cozart (12), Trout (13), Kinsler(8), Martin (9), Castellanos (15). HR:Kinsler (3), off Fulmer; Valbuena (5), offFulmer; Valbuena (6), off Farmer;Maldo-nado (3), off Farmer; Jones (4), off Tro-peano; Candelario (8), off Tropeano.RBIs: Valbuena 3 (18), Kinsler 3 (9), Mal-donado 3 (18), Candelario (21), Jones(12).CS: Iglesias (3).Runners left in scor-ing position: Los Angeles 1 (Trout); De-troit 6 (Castellanos 2,McCann 2, Iglesias2). RISP: Los Angeles 5 for 8; Detroit 1 for7. Runners moved up: Hicks. GIDP:Cozart, Simmons.DP:Detroit 2 (Iglesias,Kozma, Hicks), (Iglesias, Kozma, Hicks).LOS ANGELES IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Trpeano,W, 3-3 51⁄3 7 2 2 0 5 3.80Ramirez 1 1 0 0 1 0 3.26Alvarez 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 2.28Anderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.45Parker 1 2 0 0 0 2 2.81

DETROIT IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Fulmer, L, 2-4 31⁄3 6 5 5 4 1 4.60Lewicki 32⁄3 3 1 0 1 2 3.68Farmer 1 4 3 3 0 1 6.75Saupold 1 1 0 0 0 2 2.66Inherited runners-scored: Ramirez 1-0,Lewicki 2-0. HBP: Anderson (Cande-lario).Umpires:H,GregGibson;1B, DougEddings; 2B, Marty Foster; 3B, Mark Rip-perger. Time: 3:25. A: 17,397 (41,297).

NATIONALS 3, ORIOLES 2WASHINGTON AB R H BI SO AVG

Turner ss 5 0 1 0 2 .268Harper rf 5 1 3 1 0 .238Rendon 3b 5 0 0 0 3 .262Adams dh 4 0 1 0 1 .273Reynolds 1b 4 2 2 1 1 .417Soto lf 3 0 3 0 0 .393Taylor cf 3 0 1 0 0 .201Difo 2b 4 0 1 1 1 .264Severino c 4 0 0 0 1 .218TOTALS 37 3 12 3 9

BALTIMORE AB R H BI SO AVG

Schoop 2b 4 0 0 0 1 .236Jones cf 4 0 2 1 0 .282Machado ss 4 1 2 1 1 .326Davis 1b 4 0 0 0 2 .153Trumbo rf 4 0 2 0 0 .310Alvarez dh 3 0 0 0 1 .190Mancini ph-dh 0 0 0 0 0 .235Rickard lf 4 0 2 0 1 .286Sisco c 2 1 0 0 1 .217Gentry ph 1 0 0 0 1 .214Peterson 3b 2 0 1 0 0 .193Susac ph 1 0 0 0 1 .120TOTALS 33 2 9 2 9

Washington 110 100 000— 3 12 0Baltimore 100 010 000— 2 9 0

2B: Adams (6), Jones (14). HR: Harper(17), off Bundy; Reynolds (6), off Bundy;Machado (16), off Hellickson. RBIs:Harper (39), Reynolds (8), Difo (15),Jones (26), Machado (45). SB: Soto (1),Taylor 2 (13). Runners left in scoring po-sition:Washington 5 (Turner 2, Severino3); Baltimore 1 (Susac). RISP: Washing-ton 1 for 12; Baltimore 1 for 4. Runnersmoved up: Taylor, Severino. GIDP: Ad-ams, Taylor, Schoop, Alvarez. DP:Wash-ington 2 (Difo, Rendon, Reynolds), (Turn-er, Difo, Reynolds); Baltimore 2(Machado, Schoop, Davis), (Davis,Machado, Bundy).WASHINGTON IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Hellicksn,W, 2-05 6 2 2 0 3 2.30Miller, H, 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 0.00Solis, H, 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 4.05Kintzler, H, 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.86Doolttle, S, 12-131 1 0 0 0 2 1.85

BALTIMORE IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Bundy, L, 3-7 6 11 3 3 0 6 4.46Scott 1 0 0 0 0 1 4.40Givens 1 1 0 0 2 1 3.58Brach 1 0 0 0 0 1 3.43HBP: Hellickson 2 (Peterson,Sisco),Doolittle (Mancini). Time: 3:14. A: 13,935(45,971).

YANKEES 6, ASTROS 5 (10)HOUSTON AB R H BI SO AVG

Springer rf 5 0 1 0 1 .287Bregman ss-3b 4 1 1 0 0 .266Altuve 2b 4 1 2 0 1 .332Gurriel 3b-1b 5 0 1 1 2 .281Gattis dh 3 2 1 2 1 .236Davis 1b 4 1 1 0 0 .229Marisnick cf 1 0 0 0 1 .152Gonzalez lf-ss 5 0 2 2 2 .226Stassi c 5 0 1 0 1 .294Kemp cf-lf 3 0 0 0 1 .303TOTALS 39 5 10 5 10

NEW YORK AB R H BI SO AVG

Gardner lf 5 2 4 3 1 .256Judge rf 4 1 2 1 1 .288Bird 1b 5 0 1 0 3 .250Stanton dh 5 0 1 0 1 .245Sanchez c 5 0 0 0 3 .208Gregorius ss 5 0 2 0 2 .241Hicks cf 5 0 0 0 3 .230Andujar 3b 4 3 2 0 1 .297Torres 2b 5 0 2 2 2 .321TOTALS 43 6 14 6 17

Houston 010 220 000 0— 5 10 0New York 110 010 002 1— 6 14 5

Two outs when winning run scored. E:Sabathia (1), Sanchez (3), Andujar (3),Torres 2 (7). LOB: Houston 10, New York10. 2B: Gonzalez (7), Stassi (7), Judge(12), Bird (1), Andujar 2 (17). HR: Gattis(7), off Sabathia; Gardner (3), off Mor-ton; Judge (15), off Morton; Gardner (4),off Devenski. RBIs: Gurriel (16), Gattis 2(24), Gonzalez 2 (27), Gardner 3 (18),Judge (40), Torres 2 (26). SB: Bregman(6), Gurriel (1). SF:Gattis. Runners left inscoring position: Houston 7 (Springer 2,Davis 2, Gonzalez, Kemp, Marisnick);New York 5 (Bird 2, Stanton, Sanchez 2).RISP: Houston 3 for 17; New York 3 for 9.DP: New York 1 (Judge, Bird).HOUSTON IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Morton 6 8 3 3 1 10 2.26Sipp 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.48Smith, H, 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.71Rondon, H, 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1.80Devenski,BS, 1-3 1 3 2 2 1 3 2.08Peacock, L, 1-3 2⁄3 2 1 1 0 1 2.91

NEW YORK IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Sabathia 5 8 5 3 2 4 3.73Holder 2 1 0 0 0 1 2.95Robertson 1 1 0 0 0 2 4.38Betances 1 0 0 0 2 2 4.30Chapman,W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1.21Sipp pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. WP:Sabathia, Chapman.PB:Stassi (3).Time:3:47. A: 45,458 (54,251).

RED SOX 8, BLUE JAYS 3TORONTO AB R H BI SO AVG

Granderson lf 4 0 1 1 0 .242Pillar cf 5 0 0 0 4 .271Solarte ss 4 0 0 0 0 .257Smoak 1b 4 1 1 1 1 .249Hernandez rf 3 0 0 0 0 .247Martin 3b 3 1 1 0 0 .165Morales dh 3 1 2 0 0 .193Travis 2b 4 0 1 0 0 .185Maile c 3 0 0 0 2 .267a-Smith Jr. ph 1 0 1 0 0 .300TOTALS 34 3 7 2 7

BOSTON AB R H BI SO AVG

Benintendi lf 5 0 1 1 0 .289Bogaerts ss 4 2 2 1 1 .283Moreland 1b 4 1 1 1 0 .315Martinez dh 4 0 2 1 1 .323Devers 3b 4 1 1 0 1 .239Pedroia 2b 4 0 1 0 0 .091Holt rf 3 2 1 0 1 .329Leon c 4 2 3 3 0 .254Bradley Jr. cf 3 0 1 1 0 .187TOTALS 35 8 13 8 4

Toronto 000 100 200— 3 7 0Boston 210 101 12x— 8 13 2

a-singled forMaile in the 9th. E: Porcello(3),Devers (12).LOB:Toronto9,Boston6.2B: Morales (4), Benintendi (14), More-land (12), Martinez 2 (14), Leon 2 (3).HR:Smoak (8), off Porcello; Bogaerts (8), offBiagini; Leon (2), off Barnes. RBIs:Granderson (16), Smoak (29), Benintendi(38), Bogaerts (28), Moreland (27), Mar-tinez (45), Leon 3 (8), Bradley Jr. (11). SB:Holt (2).Runners left in scoring position:Toronto5 (Pillar 2, Solarte 2, Travis); Bos-ton 3 (Bogaerts, Pedroia 2). RISP: To-ronto 3 for 10; Boston 4 for 13. Runnersmoved up: Leon. GIDP: Benintendi,Moreland. DP: Toronto 2 (Loup, Solarte,Smoak), (Travis, Solarte, Smoak).TORONTO IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Estrada, L, 2-6 32⁄3 7 4 4 0 1 5.68Loup 11⁄3 0 0 0 1 1 2.82Biagini 1 4 2 2 1 1 8.41Clippard 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.33Barnes 1 1 2 2 0 1 4.19

BOSTON IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Porcello,W, 7-2 62⁄3 5 3 2 2 5 3.65Kelly, H, 10 11⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 1.73Velazquez 1⁄3 2 0 0 0 0 2.12Kimbrel, S, 17-19 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 2.25Biagini pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.HBP: Porcello 2 (Solarte,Martin), Kelly(Hernandez), Barnes (Holt). WP:Estrada. Time: 2:59. A: 33,380 (37,731).

ROCKIES 11, GIANTS 4SAN FRANCISCO AB R H BI SO AVG

Hernandez cf 4 0 0 0 0 .310Posey c 4 1 1 1 1 .294McCutchen rf 4 0 2 0 1 .242Longoria 3b 4 2 2 2 0 .263Belt 1b 4 0 2 0 1 .316Williamson lf 4 1 2 0 0 .263Crawford ss 4 0 0 0 1 .305Tomlinson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 .219Blanco ph 1 0 0 0 0 .246Samardzija p 0 0 0 0 0 .111Rodriguez p 2 0 1 1 1 .500Jackson ph 1 0 1 0 0 .252Blach p 0 0 0 0 0 .050Sandoval ph 1 0 1 0 0 .256TOTALS 36 4 12 4 5

COLORADO AB R H BI SO AVG

Blackmon cf 5 2 1 0 1 .273Parra lf 5 2 2 1 1 .278Arenado 3b 5 1 2 2 0 .321Gonzalez rf 5 1 2 1 1 .256Story ss 4 0 1 1 0 .240Desmond 1b 5 2 2 1 1 .189McMahon 2b 5 0 1 0 1 .209Iannetta c 3 1 2 2 1 .231Freeland p 3 1 1 0 1 .125Dahl ph 1 1 1 2 0 .278TOTALS 41 11 15 10 7

San Francisco 000 012 010— 4 12 4Colorado 200 310 41x— 11 15 0

E: Belt (5), Tomlinson 3 (5). LOB: SanFrancisco 6, Colorado 8. 2B:Williamson 2(2), Rodriguez (1), Blackmon (6), Parra(8), Arenado 2 (12), Desmond (8), McMa-hon (3), Iannetta (7), Freeland (1). 3B:Story (4). HR: Posey (3), off Freeland;Longoria (9), off Freeland; Longoria (10),off Shaw; Dahl (4), off Gearrin. RBIs:Posey (17), Longoria 2 (29), Rodriguez(1), Parra (15), Arenado 2 (31), Gonzalez(19), Story (39), Desmond (28), Iannetta2 (14), Dahl 2 (13). SB: McCutchen (4),Gonzalez (3). SF: Iannetta.SAN FRANCISCOIP H R ER BB SO ERA

Samardzija, L, 1-4 1 3 2 2 0 1 6.56Rodriguez 31⁄3 5 4 1 1 4 2.70Smith 12⁄3 1 0 0 0 1 1.50Gearrin 1 4 4 4 0 0 4.76Blach 1 2 1 1 0 1 4.96

COLORADO IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Freeland,W, 5-5 51⁄3 8 3 3 0 3 3.43Oberg, H, 1 2⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 6.17Dunn, H, 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 6.14Shaw 1 1 1 1 0 2 5.93Pounders 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.35Inherited runners-scored: Smith 1-1.Time: 3:17. A: 27,348 (50,398).

CARDINALS 6, BREWERS 1ST. LOUIS AB R H BI SO AVG

Carpenter 1b 3 1 1 2 1 .223Gyorko 3b 5 0 2 2 1 .292Pham cf 5 0 0 0 2 .271Ozuna lf 3 0 0 0 1 .260Bader rf 4 1 3 1 0 .274Munoz ss 4 1 1 0 1 .286Wong 2b 2 1 0 0 0 .175Pena c 4 2 3 1 1 .266Wacha p 2 0 0 0 1 .053Martinez ph 1 0 0 0 0 .305TOTALS 33 6 10 6 8

MILWAUKEE AB R H BI SO AVG

Cain cf 4 0 0 0 2 .283Yelich rf 3 0 0 0 1 .305Aguilar 1b 3 0 0 0 1 .308Shaw 3b 4 0 0 0 1 .255Braun lf 3 0 0 0 1 .239Perez 2b 4 0 1 0 1 .252Pina c 4 1 0 0 1 .211Saladino ss 0 0 0 0 0 .311Sogard ph-ss 2 0 1 0 0 .114Davies p 0 0 0 0 0 .000Santana ph 1 0 0 0 0 .255Villar ph 1 0 1 1 0 .280Jennings p 0 0 0 0 0 .667Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 .000TOTALS 29 1 3 1 8

St. Louis 040 100 010— 6 10 1Milwaukee 000 000 100— 1 3 1

E: Carpenter (3), Pina (2). LOB: St. Louis6, Milwaukee 6. 2B: Villar (5). HR: Bader(4), off Davies; Carpenter (7), off Davies;Pena (2), off Jennings. RBIs: Carpenter 2(21), Gyorko 2 (17), Bader (8), Pena (4),Villar (17). S: Wacha, Davies. Runnersleft in scoring position: St. Louis 4 (Gy-orko, Ozuna, Wacha 2); Milwaukee 3(Cain 3). RISP: St. Louis 2 for 10; Milwau-kee 2 for 5. Runners moved up: Pham,Munoz, Perez. GIDP: Pham 2, Munoz,Aguilar. DP: St. Louis 1 (Munoz, Wong,Carpenter); Milwaukee 3 (Shaw, Perez,Aguilar), (Sogard, Perez, Aguilar),(Shaw, Perez, Aguilar).ST. LOUIS IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Wacha,W, 6-1 62⁄3 2 1 1 4 3 2.71Tuivailala 1⁄3 1 0 0 0 1 2.13Hicks 2 0 0 0 0 4 1.63

MILWAUKEE IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Davies, L, 2-5 5 8 5 5 3 4 5.23Logan 1 1 0 0 0 1 4.91Barnes 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.57Jennings 1 1 1 1 0 1 2.45Williams 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.70HBP: Davies (Wong). Time: 2:41. A:40,982 (41,900).

DIAMONDBACKS 5, REDS 2CINCINNATI AB R H BI SO AVG

Blandino ss 4 1 1 0 2 .267Barnhart c 3 0 0 0 1 .261Votto 1b 4 0 2 0 1 .287Gennett 2b 4 0 1 1 0 .345Suarez 3b 3 1 1 1 0 .294Schebler rf 3 0 0 0 1 .237Duvall lf 4 0 0 0 2 .180Castillo p 2 0 0 0 2 .190a-Lorenzen ph 1 0 0 0 1 .000Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 .000Garrett p 0 0 0 0 0 .000c-Winker ph 1 0 0 0 0 .245Hamilton cf 3 0 2 0 0 .213TOTALS 32 2 7 2 10

ARIZONA AB R H BI SO AVG

Dyson cf 3 2 1 0 0 .185Marte 2b 4 1 1 1 0 .221Lamb 3b 1 1 0 1 0 .234Descalso 1b 4 1 2 2 1 .254Peralta lf 4 0 0 0 1 .257Owings rf 3 0 0 0 1 .179Avila c 2 0 0 0 1 .120Ahmed ss 3 0 0 0 1 .207Godley p 2 0 0 0 2 .105Hirano p 0 0 0 0 0 —b-Brito ph 1 0 0 0 0 .143Bradley p 0 0 0 0 0 —Boxberger p 0 0 0 0 0 —TOTALS 27 5 4 4 7

Cincinnati 100 001 000— 2 7 1Arizona 202 010 00x— 5 4 1

a-struck out for Castillo in the 6th. b-grounded out for Hirano in the 7th. c-grounded out for Garrett in the 9th. E:Blandino (4), Descalso (4). LOB: Cincin-nati 6, Arizona 3. 2B: Blandino (3), Marte(7).HR:Suarez (10), off Godley; Descalso(6), off Castillo. RBIs: Gennett (38),Suarez (42), Marte (13), Lamb (10),Descalso 2 (24).SF:Lamb.Runners left inscoring position: Cincinnati 3 (Blandino,Suarez, Schebler). RISP: Cincinnati 1 for6; Arizona 0 for 2.DP: Cincinnati 1; Arizo-na 3.CINCINNATI IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Castillo, L, 4-5 5 4 5 4 3 6 5.49Hernandez 2 0 0 0 0 1 2.50Garrett 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.05

ARIZONA IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Godley,W, 5-4 6 6 2 2 2 7 4.38Hirano, H, 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 1.85Bradley, H, 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.73Bxbrgr, S, 13-14 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.80HBP: Godley (Schebler). WP: Castillo.Time: 2:40. A: 20,046 (48,519).

RAYS 4, ATHLETICS 3TAMPA BAY AB R H BI SO AVG

Miller 1b 4 0 1 0 3 .243Cron dh 4 1 2 1 0 .268Wendle 2b 4 1 1 1 0 .283Ramos c 4 1 1 1 1 .308Duffy 3b 4 0 3 0 0 .314Smith cf 4 0 0 0 2 .289Robertson ss 3 1 2 1 1 .268Gomez rf 3 0 0 0 0 .190Field lf 3 0 0 0 2 .253TOTALS 33 4 10 4 9

OAKLAND AB R H BI SO AVG

Semien ss 4 0 0 0 1 .268Chapman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 .231Lowrie dh 4 0 2 1 1 .307Canha cf 4 0 0 0 2 .234Pinder lf-2b 4 0 0 0 2 .252Olson 1b 4 1 1 0 1 .240Piscotty rf 3 1 1 0 2 .229Barreto 2b 1 0 0 0 0 .000a-Joyce ph-lf 2 0 0 1 1 .203Maxwell c 4 1 0 1 2 .167TOTALS 34 3 5 3 12

Tampa Bay 003 000 001— 4 10 3Oakland 001 000 002— 3 5 1

a-struck out for Barreto in the 7th. E:Miller (2), Robertson (4), Gomez (1), Bar-reto (1). LOB: Tampa Bay 4, Oakland 7.2B: Lowrie (14), Piscotty (11). HR: Cron(12), off Gossett;Wendle (2), off Gossett;Ramos (7), off Gossett; Robertson (6),off Dull. RBIs: Cron (31), Wendle (14),Ramos (26), Robertson (17), Lowrie (39),Maxwell (4), Joyce (10). CS: Duffy (3).Runners left in scoring position: TampaBay1(Ramos);Oakland5 (Canha, Pinder2, Olson, Barreto). RISP: Tampa Bay 0 for2; Oakland 0 for 9. Runners moved up:Wendle, Canha, Joyce, Maxwell. GIDP:Smith. DP: Oakland 1 (Gossett, Semien,Olson).TAMPA BAY IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Snell,W, 7-3 52⁄3 2 1 0 2 7 2.56Venters, H, 3 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 1.00Schultz, H, 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0.00Roe, H, 12 1 1 0 0 1 2 4.19Romo, S, 1-4 1 2 2 2 0 0 6.33

OAKLAND IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Gossett, L, 0-3 5 8 3 3 2 3 6.05Pagan 2 0 0 0 0 4 4.05Dull 2 2 1 1 0 2 5.79Inherited runners-scored: Venters 1-0.WP: Snell. Umpires: H, Lance Barksdale;1B, Scott Barry; 2B, Carlos Torres; 3B,PaulNauert.Time: 2:55.A: 7,521(46,765).

RECENT 6-HIT GAMESHITTER DATE TM OPP AB

George Springer 5/7/18 HOU OAK 6AndrewMcCutchen 4/7/18 SFG LAD 7Anthony Rendon 4/30/17WSNNYM 6Brandon Crawford* 8/8/16 SFG MIA 8Chase Utley 7/6/16 LAD BAL 7Wilmer Flores 7/3/16NYM CHC 6C.J. Cron 7/2/16 LAA BOS 6Charlie Blackmon 4/4/14 COL ARI 6Alex Rios 7/9/13CHW DET 6Jean Segura 5/28/13 MIL MIN 7Adrian Gonzalez 8/11/09 SDP MIL 6Freddy Sanchez 5/25/09 PIT CHC 6Ian Kinsler 4/15/09 TEX BAL 6Skip Schumaker 7/26/08 STLNYM 7Johnny Damon 6/7/08 NYY KCR 6Willie Harris 7/21/07 ATL STL 6Chone Figgins 6/18/07 LAA HOU 6Raul Ibanez 9/22/04 SEA ANA 6Joe Randa 9/9/04 KCR DET 7Omar Vizquel 8/31/04 CLE NYY 7Carlos Pena 5/27/04 DET KCR 6Alfonso Soriano 5/8/04 TEX DET 6Frank Catalanotto 5/1/04 TORCHW 6Nomar Garciaparra 6/21/03 BOS PHI 6Shawn Green 5/23/02 LAD MIL 6Damion Easley 8/8/01 DET TEX 6Paul Lo Duca 5/28/01 LAD COL 6Edgardo Alfonzo 8/30/99NYM HOU 6Cal Ripken 6/13/99 BAL ATL 6Garret Anderson 9/27/96 CAL TEX 7Gerald Williams 5/1/96 NYY BAL 8Lance Johnson 9/23/95CHW MIN 6Andres Galarraga 7/3/95 COL HOU 6Mike Benjamin 6/14/95 SFG CHC 7Rondell White 6/11/95MON SFG 7Kevin Reimer 8/24/93 MIL OAK 6Tony Gwynn 8/4/93 SDP SFG 7Sammy Sosa 7/2/93 CHC COL 6Carlos Baerga 4/11/92 CLE BOS 9Kirby Puckett 5/23/91 MIN TEX 7Wally Backman 4/27/90 PIT SDP 6Kirby Puckett 8/30/87 MIN MIL 6Kevin Seitzer 8/2/87 KCR BOS 6Joe Lefebvre 9/13/82 SDP LAD 8Jerry Remy 9/3/81 BOS SEA 10Jorge Orta 6/15/80 CLE MIN 6Gene Richards 7/26/77 SDPMON 7Jose Cardenal 5/2/76 CHC SFG 7Rennie Stennett* 9/16/75 PIT CHC 7Bill Madlock 7/26/75 CHCNYM 6John Briggs 8/4/73 MIL CLE 6Willie Davis 5/24/73 LADNYM 9Don Kessinger 6/17/71 CHC STL 6Felix Millan 7/6/70 ATL SFG 6Cesar Gutierrez* 6/21/70 DET CLE 7Jim Northrup 8/28/69 DET OAK 6Bob Oliver 5/4/69 KCR CAL 6Joe Morgan 7/8/65 HOU MLN 6*-7 hits baseball-reference.com

PHILLIES 6, DODGERS 1PHILADELPHIA AB R H BI SO AVG

C.Hernandez 2b 2 2 2 0 0 .269Florimon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 .263Franco 3b 4 0 2 1 1 .263Herrera cf 5 0 1 2 0 .328Santana 1b 4 0 1 1 1 .215Altherr rf 4 0 1 0 2 .194Williams lf 5 1 1 1 1 .229Kingery ss 5 1 1 0 1 .222Alfaro c 4 1 2 1 1 .254Arrieta p 3 0 0 0 3 .118Neris p 0 0 0 0 0 .000Hunter p 0 0 0 0 0 —Hoskins ph 1 1 1 0 0 .233TOTALS 38 6 12 6 10

LOS ANGELES AB R H BI SO AVG

Muncy 1b 4 1 2 0 0 .256Turner 3b 4 0 2 1 0 .275Bellinger cf 3 0 0 0 2 .230Kemp lf 4 0 2 0 0 .341Taylor ss 4 0 1 0 2 .243Puig rf 3 0 0 0 1 .225Forsythe 2b 4 0 1 0 1 .200Barnes c 4 0 1 0 1 .202Maeda p 0 0 0 0 0 .125Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 .000Valera ph 1 0 0 0 0 .000Cingrani p 0 0 0 0 0 —Utley ph 1 0 0 0 0 .216Baez p 0 0 0 0 0 .000Fields p 0 0 0 0 0 —Pederson ph 1 0 0 0 0 .246Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 —K.Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0 0 .210TOTALS 34 1 9 1 7

Philadelphia 030 001 002— 6 12 0Los Angeles 000 000 010— 1 9 0

LOB: Phi 10, LAD 8. 2B: C.Hernandez (9),Santana (13), Kingery (11), Alfaro 2 (5),Hoskins (14), Muncy (6). HR: Williams(5), off Maeda. RBIs:Herrera 2 (32), San-tana (33), Williams (13), Alfaro (11),Franco (32), Turner (8). SB: C.Hernandez(10).PHILADELPHIA IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Arrieta,W, 5-2 7 6 0 0 2 5 2.16Neris 1⁄3 3 1 1 0 1 4.87Hunter, H, 8 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 4.85Ramos 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.90LOS ANGELES IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Maeda, L, 4-4 12⁄3 3 2 2 1 2 3.61Alexander 11⁄3 2 1 1 1 0 4.05Goeddel 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.69Cingrani 1 1 0 0 0 1 5.59Baez 1 2 1 1 1 2 3.65Fields 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.10Hudson 2 4 2 2 1 2 6.35

PADRES 9, MARLINS 5MIAMI AB R H BI SO AVG

Dietrich lf 4 1 1 0 2 .255Realmuto c 4 1 1 1 1 .321Bour 1b 4 1 2 0 2 .248Anderson 3b 4 1 2 1 1 .284Garcia p 0 0 0 0 0 .000Riddle ss 4 1 1 1 1 .083Shuck rf 3 0 1 1 0 .213Conley p 0 0 0 0 0 —Guerrero p 0 0 0 0 0 —Rojas 3b 1 0 1 0 0 .267Brinson cf 4 0 1 0 1 .157Rivera 2b 3 0 0 0 1 .190Straily p 2 0 0 0 0 .100Maybin rf 2 0 0 0 0 .248TOTALS 35 5 10 4 9

SAN DIEGO AB R H BI SO AVG

Jankowski lf-rf 4 1 1 0 1 .322Spangenberg 3b 4 2 2 0 1 .193Hosmer 1b 4 2 3 1 0 .266Pirela 2b 3 2 0 0 1 .273Lopez c 3 1 1 2 1 .170Reyes rf 3 1 1 2 1 .189Cimber p 0 0 0 0 0 .000Hand p 0 0 0 0 0 .000Villanueva ph 1 0 1 2 0 .242Makita p 0 0 0 0 0 —Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 —Galvis ss 4 0 0 0 1 .236Margot cf 4 0 1 0 0 .204Ross p 1 0 0 0 0 .095Stammen p 0 0 0 0 0 —Szczur lf 2 0 0 0 2 .203TOTALS 33 9 10 7 8

Miami 000 103 001— 5 10 2San Diego 300 002 04x— 9 10 0

LOB:Miami 4, San Diego 3. 2B: Bour (4),Shuck (1),Hosmer (17).3B:Realmuto (2).HR: Riddle (1), off Makita; Reyes (3), offStraily. RBIs: Realmuto (18), Anderson(24), Riddle (1), Shuck (2), Hosmer (21),Lopez 2 (8), Reyes 2 (5), Villanueva 2(33). S: Ross. Runners left in scoring po-sition:Miami 2; San Diego 2. .MIAMI IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Straily, L, 2-1 52⁄3 7 5 4 0 4 3.69Conley 11⁄3 0 0 0 0 3 0.00Guerrero 0 2 4 3 2 0 5.40Garcia 1 1 0 0 0 1 4.12

SAN DIEGO IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Ross 51⁄3 6 3 3 1 4 3.29Stammen,W,3-0 2⁄3 2 1 1 0 1 2.02Cimber, H, 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 3.14Hand, H, 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1.93Makita 0 2 1 1 0 0 6.55Yates 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.95Guerrero pitched to 4 batters in the 8th.

WHITE SOX STATISTICSBATTERS AVG OBP AB R HSkole .400 .571 5 2 2Tilson .364 .385 11 1 4Abreu .302 .362 202 28 61Palka .289 .310 97 12 28Sanchez .280 .316 193 18 54J.Rondon .250 .294 32 7 8Anderson .242 .305 186 28 45Moncada .241 .325 174 24 42Engel .216 .284 134 16 29Narvaez .176 .282 74 3 13Thompson .137 .171 73 11 10Gonzalez .000 .000 6 0 0TOTALS .247 .311 1775 208 438BATTERS 2B 3B HR RBI BB SOSkole 0 0 1 1 2 1Tilson 0 0 0 1 1 1Abreu 19 0 9 31 14 39Palka 5 3 5 17 3 24Sanchez 8 6 2 23 7 40J.Rondon 2 0 3 6 2 9Anderson 4 1 11 20 17 46Moncada 11 1 7 19 22 68Engel 3 2 1 10 12 37Narvaez 5 0 0 2 11 20Thompson 2 0 3 5 3 26Gonzalez 0 0 0 0 0 3TOTALS 81 16 63 203 148 483PITCHERS W L ERA IP HFry 0 0 0.82 11.0 5Lopez 1 3 2.93 61.1 45Jones 2 1 3.26 19.1 16Bummer 0 1 3.44 18.1 26Covey 1 1 3.63 17.1 18Volstad 0 3 4.00 27.0 32Avilan 1 0 4.20 15.0 18Shields 1 5 4.54 69.1 57Beck 0 0 4.57 21.2 22Soria 0 2 4.67 17.1 22B.Rondon 2 3 4.76 17.0 16Santiago 1 2 4.87 44.1 45Giolito 3 6 7.53 55.0 56TOTALS 16 36 5.04 459.0 460PITCHERS R ER HR BB SOFry 2 1 0 3 13Lopez 24 20 7 26 42Jones 7 7 2 9 22Bummer 11 7 0 6 21Covey 10 7 0 7 14Volstad 12 12 3 6 20Avilan 10 7 1 7 18Shields 35 35 4 30 45Beck 11 11 5 11 16Soria 11 9 2 4 20B.Rondon 11 9 0 8 23Santiago 25 24 10 22 40Giolito 48 46 8 37 30TOTALS 284 257 57 223 378

through Tuesday

CUBS STATISTICSBATTERS AVG OBP AB R HGimenez .400 .400 5 0 2La Stella .339 .423 62 10 21Almora Jr. .319 .369 144 29 46Bryant .287 .401 181 31 52Zobrist .281 .374 128 23 36Contreras .272 .360 173 19 47Baez .268 .299 194 32 52Russell .259 .339 162 24 42Schwarber .257 .382 148 26 38Happ .244 .360 127 21 31Heyward .238 .317 122 19 29Rizzo .236 .347 165 24 39TOTALS .262 .345 1804 271 472BATTERS 2B 3B HR RBI BB SOGimenez 0 0 0 0 0 1La Stella 2 0 0 12 9 8Almora Jr. 10 1 2 13 12 27Bryant 16 2 8 27 26 38Zobrist 6 1 3 15 19 17Contreras 14 4 4 20 17 35Baez 9 5 13 42 6 46Russell 10 1 2 14 19 38Schwarber 7 1 10 23 30 43Happ 7 1 8 18 22 59Heyward 4 3 2 20 14 16Rizzo 6 0 8 37 21 24TOTALS 9 19 60 257 202 419PITCHERS W L ERA IP HRosario 1 0 0.00 4.1 1Morrow 0 0 1.00 18.0 12Duensing 1 0 1.59 17.0 11Strop 3 0 1.59 22.2 17Cishek 1 0 1.85 24.1 15Lester 5 2 2.71 63.0 54Edwards 2 1 2.88 25.0 18Wilson 1 1 3.00 21.0 13Hendricks 4 3 3.16 62.2 51Chatwood 3 4 4.10 48.1 40Montgomery 1 1 4.35 31.0 29Quintana 5 4 4.78 52.2 51Farrell 1 2 6.75 6.2 10TOTALS 29 22 3.36 466.2 379PITCHERS R ER HR BB SORosario 0 0 0 3 5Morrow 2 2 0 6 20Duensing 3 3 0 11 12Strop 4 4 1 6 21Cishek 6 5 0 13 25Lester 23 19 8 22 54Edwards 8 8 2 12 40Wilson 7 7 2 17 24Hendricks 24 22 10 13 51Chatwood 23 22 2 45 44Montgomery 15 15 2 10 20Quintana 31 28 8 27 51Farrell 8 5 3 1 10TOTALS 192 174 48 220 452

through Tuesday

NATIONAL LEAGUEEAST W L PCT GB L10 STR HOME AWAYAtlanta 32 22 .593 — 5-5 W-1 13-10 19-12Washington 31 22 .585 1⁄2 7-3 W-5 12-14 19-8Philadelphia 30 22 .577 1 5-5 W-1 19-9 11-13New York 26 26 .500 5 3-7 L-1 12-13 14-13Miami 20 34 .370 12 3-7 L-1 10-18 10-16

CENTRAL W L PCT GB L10 STR HOME AWAYMilwaukee 35 21 .625 — 7-3 L-1 17-11 18-10Chicago 29 22 .569 31⁄2 6-4 W-3 15-11 14-11St. Louis 29 23 .558 4 5-5 W-1 15-11 14-12Pittsburgh 28 26 .519 6 2-8 L-4 16-13 12-13Cincinnati 19 37 .339 16 3-7 L-3 9-19 10-18

WEST W L PCT GB L10 STR HOME AWAYColorado 30 25 .545 — 5-5 W-3 11-12 19-13Arizona 28 26 .519 11⁄2 3-7 W-2 16-12 12-14Los Angeles 25 29 .463 41⁄2 7-3 L-1 13-16 12-13San Francisco 25 30 .455 5 3-7 L-3 14-10 11-20San Diego 23 33 .411 71⁄2 5-5 W-1 12-19 11-14

through Tuesday

TUESDAY’S RESULTSCLEVELAND 7,White Sox 3Cubs 8, PITTSBURGH 6BOSTON 8, Toronto 3Washington 3, BALTIMORE 2St. Louis 6, MILWAUKEE 1L.A. Angels 9, DETROIT 2N.Y. YANKEES 6, Houston 5 (10)ATLANTA 7, N.Y. Mets 6COLORADO 11, San Francisco 4ARIZONA 5, Cincinnati 2KANSAS CITY 2, Minnesota 1 (14)Tampa Bay 4, OAKLAND 3SAN DIEGO 9, Miami 5Philadelphia 6, L.A. DODGERS 1Texas 9, SEATTLE 5THURSDAY’S SCHEDULECubs at N.Y. Mets, 6:10L.A. Angels at Detroit, 12:10Tampa Bay at Oakland, 2:35N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 6:05Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 6:15Washington at Atlanta, 6:35

Philadelphia at L.A. Dodgers, 6:35Cleveland at Minnesota, 7:10Boston at Houston, 7:10Miami at San Diego, 8:10Texas at Seattle, 9:10MONDAY’S RESULTSCubs 7, PITTSBURGH 0CLEVELAND 9,White Sox 6Houston 5, N.Y. YANKEES 1BOSTON 8, Toronto 3Washington 6, BALTIMORE 0DETROIT 9, L.A. Angels 3G1: ATLANTA 4, N.Y. Mets 3G2: N.Y. Mets 8, ATLANTA 5MILWAUKEE 8, St. Louis 3Miami 7, SAN DIEGO 2SEATTLE 2, Texas 1Tampa Bay 1, OAKLAND 0 (13)ARIZONA 12, Cincinnati 5Minnesota 8, KANSAS CITY 5COLORADO 6, San Francisco 5 (10)L.A. DODGERS 5, PHILADELPHIA 4

home team in CAPS

RESULTS, SCHEDULE

PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPSNATIONAL LEAGUE 2018 TEAM 2017 VS OPPTEAM PITCHER TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERACubs Hendricks (R) 4-3 3.16 4-6 1-1 17.2 2.55Pit Musgrove (R) 6:05p 1-0 0.00 1-0 0-0 0.0 0.00StL Reyes (R) 0-0 0.00 0-0 0-0 0.0 0.00Mil Guerra (R) 12:10p 3-3 2.98 5-4 0-0 2.1 11.57Cin Romano (R) 2-6 5.73 4-7 0-1 4.0 13.50Ari Corbin (L) 2:40p 5-1 2.47 6-5 1-1 13.1 2.03NY Vargas (L) 1-3 10.62 1-4 0-0 0.0 0.00Atl Teheran (R) 6:35p 4-2 4.20 8-3 1-2 30.1 3.26SF Holland (L) 2-6 4.73 3-7 0-1 4.0 13.50Col Gray (R) 7:40p 5-6 5.25 5-6 0-0 3.0 0.00Phi Eflin (R) 1-1 3.27 2-2 0-0 7.0 2.57LA Stripling (R) 9:10p 2-1 1.74 2-3 0-0 2.1 11.57Mia Urena (R) 0-7 4.69 0-11 0-0 0.0 0.00SD Richard (L) 9:10p 3-6 4.97 4-7 0-1 7.0 6.43

AMERICAN LEAGUE 2018 TEAM 2017 VS OPPTEAM PITCHER TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERA

Sox Lopez (R) 1-3 2.93 3-7 0-1 6.0 1.50Cle Kluber (R) 12:10p 7-2 2.17 7-4 3-0 33.1 2.70Tor Gaviglio (R) 2-0 2.30 1-1 0-0 0.0 0.00Bos Rodriguez (L) 12:05p 5-1 4.02 9-1 0-0 12.1 3.65Hou Keuchel (L) 3-6 3.39 5-6 2-1 17.2 2.04NY Severino (R) 5:35p 7-1 2.28 10-1 0-2 16.1 7.16LA Ohtani (R) 4-1 3.35 6-1 0-0 0.0 0.00Det Fiers (R) 6:10p 4-3 4.78 5-4 2-1 16.0 6.19Min Romero (R) 2-1 1.88 2-3 0-0 0.0 0.00KC Keller (R) 7:15p 1-1 2.01 0-0 0-0 0.0 0.00TB Eovaldi (R) 0-0 0.00 0-0 0-0 0.0 0.00Oak Manaea (L) 9:05p 5-5 3.34 6-5 1-0 7.0 2.57Tex Moore (L) 1-5 7.99 3-6 0-0 0.0 0.00Sea Paxton (L) 9:10p 4-1 3.10 7-4 1-2 15.1 5.28

INTERLEAGUE 2018 TEAM 2017 VS OPPTEAM PITCHER TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERA

Was Scherzer (R) 8-1 2.13 9-2 0-0 8.0 2.25Bal Hess (R) 6:05p 2-1 4.15 2-1 0-0 0.0 0.00

Team rec: Team’s record in games started by today’s pitcher. Vs. Opp: Pitcher’srecord versus this opponent, 2017 statistics.

AMERICAN LEAGUEEAST W L PCT GB L10 STR HOME AWAYBoston 38 17 .691 — 8-2 W-2 19-8 19-9New York 34 17 .667 2 6-4 W-1 21-9 13-8Tampa Bay 27 26 .509 10 6-4 W-4 11-13 16-13Toronto 25 30 .455 13 3-7 L-2 12-17 13-13Baltimore 17 38 .309 21 3-7 L-4 10-15 7-23

CENTRAL W L PCT GB L10 STR HOME AWAYCleveland 28 25 .528 — 7-3 W-4 17-11 11-14Detroit 24 30 .444 41⁄2 4-6 L-1 15-12 9-18Minnesota 22 28 .440 41⁄2 4-6 L-1 11-12 11-16Kansas City 19 36 .345 10 5-5 W-1 8-19 11-17Chicago 16 36 .308 111⁄2 4-6 L-3 8-18 8-18

WEST W L PCT GB L10 STR HOME AWAYHouston 35 21 .625 — 6-4 L-1 16-11 19-10Seattle 33 21 .611 1 8-2 L-1 16-11 17-10Los Angeles 30 25 .545 41⁄2 5-5 W-1 12-17 18-8Oakland 28 27 .509 61⁄2 5-5 L-2 14-14 14-13Texas 23 34 .404 121⁄2 5-5 W-1 11-19 12-15

through Tuesday

HOME RUNSTrout, LA 18Betts, BOS 17Martinez, BOS 17Gallo, TEX 15Machado, BAL 15Ramirez, CLE 15RUNSBetts, BOS 52Trout, LA 46Springer, HOU 42Lindor, CLE 41Judge, NY 39RBIMachado, BAL 44Martinez, BOS 44Judge, NY 39Davis, OAK 38Lowrie, OAK 38HITSAltuve, HOU 74Segura, SEA 69Machado, BAL 68Betts, BOS 66Lindor, CLE 65Simmons, LA 65

DOUBLESPillar, TOR 20Abreu, CHI 19Betts, BOS 19TRIPLESBenintendi, BOS 5Sanchez, CHI 5STOLEN BASESGordon, SEA 16Betts, BOS 13PITCHINGMorton, HOU 7-0Severino, NY 7-1Verlandr, HOU 7-2Kluber, CLE 7-2Happ, TOR 7-3ERAVerlandr, HOU 1.11Morton, HOU 2.04Cole, HOU 2.05Kluber, CLE 2.17Severino, NY 2.28STRIKEOUTSCole, HOU 109Sale, BOS 104through Monday

AL LEADERSBATTING G AB R H BA

Betts, BOS 48 184 52 66 .359Simmons, LA 52 193 31 65 .337Brantley, CLE 42 174 26 58 .333Altuve, HOU 55 225 32 74 .329Segura, SEA 50 213 36 69 .324MMachado, BAL 54 211 29 68 .322Castellanos, DET 50 199 28 64 .322JMartinez, BOS 51 197 34 63 .320Ramos, TB 41 155 15 48 .310Abreu ChW 50 198 28 61 .308

BRAVES 7, METS 6NEW YORK AB R H BI SO AVG

Nimmo rf-lf 3 2 2 1 0 .271Cabrera 2b 5 2 2 3 1 .315J.Bautista lf 3 0 1 1 2 .220Rhame p 0 0 0 0 0 —Guillorme ph 1 0 0 0 0 .258G.Bautista p 0 0 0 0 0 —Conforto cf 4 0 1 0 1 .242Mesoraco c 4 0 0 0 1 .231Gonzalez 1b 4 1 1 1 0 .255Reyes 3b 4 0 0 0 1 .147Matz p 2 0 1 0 1 .125Sewald p 0 0 0 0 0 .000Evans ph 1 0 0 0 1 .111Blevins p 0 0 0 0 0 .000Bruce rf 1 0 0 0 0 .227Rosario ss 4 1 2 0 0 .259TOTALS 36 6 10 6 8

ATLANTA AB R H BI SO AVG

Inciarte cf 3 0 1 2 0 .258Albies 2b 5 0 1 0 1 .274Freeman 1b 4 1 1 0 0 .332Markakis rf 5 0 1 1 1 .338Flowers c 4 1 1 0 0 .286Camargo 3b 5 2 2 1 1 .230Culberson lf 3 2 2 1 0 .226Swanson ss 3 0 2 0 0 .268Sanchez p 1 0 0 0 1 .000Flaherty ph 1 0 0 0 1 .277Wisler p 1 0 0 0 0 .000Tucker ph 1 1 0 1 0 .263Winkler p 0 0 0 0 0 .000TOTALS 36 7 11 6 5

New York 102 111 000— 6 10 0Atlanta 000 200 131— 7 11 1

One out when winning run scored. E:Sanchez (1). LOB:NewYork 7, Atlanta10.2B: Nimmo (5), J.Bautista (3), Matz (1),Markakis (16), Flowers (2), Swanson (11).3B: Inciarte (2). HR: Cabrera (9), offSanchez; Gonzalez (6), off Sanchez; Ca-brera (10), off Wisler; Camargo (3), offG.Bautista. RBIs: Nimmo (9), Cabrera 3(34), J.Bautista (7), Gonzalez (22), Incia-rte 2 (21), Markakis (38), Camargo (14),Culberson (5), Tucker (20). SB: Nimmo 2(5).Runners left in scoringposition:NewYork 5 ; Atlanta 7.RISP:NewYork1for10;Atlanta 3 for 13. DP: Atlanta 1 (Camargo,Albies, Freeman).NEW YORK IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Matz 3 1 0 0 2 2 3.55Sewald 2 3 2 1 1 2 3.82Blevins 12⁄3 2 1 1 1 0 5.56Rhame, BS, 1-2 11⁄3 4 3 3 1 1 6.35GBautista, L,0-1 1⁄3 1 1 1 0 0 10.12ATLANTA IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Sanchez 4 5 4 4 2 2 3.00Wisler 4 4 2 2 0 4 4.37Winkler,W, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0.81

NL LEADERSBATTING G AB R H BA

Gennett, CIN 54 206 28 71 .345Kemp, LA 52 164 18 56 .341Markakis, ATL 54 216 33 73 .338FFreeman, ATL 54 205 35 68 .332OHerrera, PHI 51 189 25 62 .328Arenado, COL 50 184 32 59 .321Belt, SF 51 187 31 59 .316Cabrera, NY 51 200 30 63 .315Dickerson, PIT 50 191 23 59 .309SMarte, PIT 45 175 32 54 .309

HOME RUNSHarper, WAS 17Albies, ATL 14Villanueva, SD 14Baez, CHI 13Shaw, MIL 13RUNSAlbies, ATL 48Blackmon, COL 43Hernandez, PHI 38Pham, STL 38RBIBaez, CHI 42Suarez, CIN 42Freeman, ATL 40Harper, WAS 39Story, COL 39Gennett, CIN 38Markakis, ATL 38HITSMarkakis, ATL 73Gennett, CIN 71Freeman, ATL 68Albies, ATL 64Cabrera, NY 63Herrera, PHI 62

DOUBLESHosmer, SD 17Bryant, CHI 16Longoria, SF 16Markakis, ATL 16TRIPLESBaez, CHI 5STOLEN BASESInciarte, ATL 18Turner, WAS 14MTaylor, WAS 13Cain, MIL 11PITCHINGScherzer, WAS 8-1Mikolas, STL 6-0ERAdeGrom, NY 1.52Gonzlz, WAS 2.10Scherzer,WAS2.13Arrieta, PHI 2.16STRIKEOUTSScherzer, WAS 108Corbin, ARI 88deGrom, NY 85Strasburg, WAS 83through Tuesday

NEWYORK—GleyberTorresmade up for an awful day in thefield, delivering a walk-off RBIsingle with two outs in the 10thinning as the Yankees came backto beat theAstros 6-5 onTuesdaynight.

Itwas likeGame4of theALCSall over again — the Astros’bullpen imploding against theBronxBombers.

Trailing 5-3 in the ninth in-ning, the Yankees staged anothercomebackasBrettGardnerdeliv-ered a game-tying two-run ho-mer off Chris Devenski with oneout. It was Gardner’s second

Charlie Morton struck out 10Yankees for the second time thisseason, but this time he gave upthree runs. Morton had allowedone run against them April 30 inHouston.

Sabathia gave up five runs(three earned) on eight hits infive innings.The37-year-old leftywalked two and struck out four.

AaronJudge launchedhis 15thhomer of the year, a solo shot toright leading off the fifth.

Gardner also belted a leadoffhomer before his game-tyingblast. It was his sixth careermultiple-homer game.

Aroldis Chapman pitched ascoreless 10th and got thewin.

homer of the game.An inning later, Miguel Andu-

jar drilled a double into theleft-field corner before Torreslined the game-winning RBI sin-gle off Brad Peacock. Andujarhad walked before Gardner’sgame-tying blast.

But the Yankees put on anembarrassing defensive display,committing a season-high fiveerrors.Theculprits:Torres (two),CC Sabathia, Gary Sanchez andAndujar. Torres has three errorsin his last two games.

The Astros, on the other hand,came in with 16 errors on theseason—tiedfor thefewest in themajors. TheYankees have 37.

YANKEES 6, ASTROS 5

Gardner hits pair, Torres walks it offNews services

1956: Mickey Mantle hit a homer thatcamewithin a foot-and-a-half of leavingYankeeStadiumonMay30. It hit the faceof the upper deck in right field, 370 feetfrom home plate and 117 feet in the air.Mantle became first player to hit 20 ho-mers by the end of May , with Yankeesbeating the Washington Senators 4-3.1977: Cleveland's Dennis Eckersleypitched a 1-0 no-hitter against Angels.1982: Baltimore's Cal Ripken Jr. beganhis record consecutive games streak bystarting at third base against the To-ronto Blue Jays.

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ROYALS 2, TWINS 1 (13)MINNESOTA AB R H BI SO AVG

B.Dozier 2b 5 0 0 0 0 .237Rosario lf 7 0 3 0 0 .302Sano 1b 6 0 1 1 1 .198E.Escobar 3b 4 0 0 0 2 .257Kepler rf 4 0 0 0 2 .253Grossman dh 4 0 0 0 2 .219Garver c 3 0 1 0 2 .2391-Buxton pr-cf 2 0 0 0 1 .156Adrianza ss 5 1 2 0 0 .223LaMarre cf 3 0 0 0 1 .289a-Morrison ph 1 0 0 0 0 .195Wilson c 2 0 0 0 0 .133TOTALS 46 1 7 1 11

KANSAS CITY AB R H BI SO AVG

Jay cf 5 1 2 0 1 .307Merrifield 2b 5 0 1 0 2 .286Moustakas 3b 6 0 2 0 1 .277Perez dh 5 0 0 0 1 .241Soler rf 5 0 0 1 3 .264H.Dozier 1b 6 0 1 0 2 .240Gordon lf 6 0 1 0 3 .278A.Escobar ss 6 1 2 1 0 .231Butera c 5 0 0 0 0 .169TOTALS 49 2 9 2 13

Minn. 001 000 000 000 00— 1 7 0K.C. 000 000 010 000 01— 2 9 0

Two outs when winning run scored. a-lined out for LaMarre in the 9th. 1-ran forGarver in the 9th. LOB: Minnesota 13,Kansas City 10. 2B: Moustakas (13),H.Dozier (4). HR: A.Escobar (2), off Rog-ers. RBIs: Sano (17), Soler (23), A.Esco-bar (14). S: Adrianza. Runners left inscoring position:Minnesota 6 (B.Dozier,E.Escobar, Grossman 2, Buxton 2); Kan-sas City 6 (Merrifield, Moustakas,H.Dozier, Gordon 3). RISP: Minnesota 2for 7; Kansas City 0 for 9.Runnersmovedup: E.Escobar, Morrison, A.Escobar. DP:Minnesota1 (E.Escobar, B.Dozier, Sano).MINNESOTA IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Gibson 7 5 0 0 1 8 3.57Reed, BS, 2-2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2.60Hildenberger 2 1 0 0 0 1 3.00Magill 31⁄3 0 0 0 1 2 1.53Rogers, L, 1-2 1⁄3 1 1 1 0 0 5.85

KANSAS CITY IP H R ER BB SO ERA

Duffy 6 4 1 1 4 4 5.71McCarthy 1 1 0 0 0 2 2.82Flynn 1 1 0 0 1 0 4.05Herrera 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.87Adam 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.79Barlow,W, 1-0 4 0 0 0 1 5 2.35HBP: Reed (Perez), Adam (E.Escobar).WP: Flynn. PB: Garver (3). Time: 4:12. A:20,533 (37,903).

■ Extra innings: Shohei Ohtani will startWednesday against the Tigers, his first appearance on themound sinceMay 20. ... A day after his aggressive slide that hurt Elias Diaz drew arebuke fromMLB,AnthonyRizzo homered anddoubled to help theCubs down thePirates 8-6. ... Giants RHPJeff Samardzija left an 11-4 loss to theRockies after one inning because oftightness in his pitching shoulder. ... AstrosCBrianMcCann, in a 1-for-26 slide that has droppedhis batting average to .219,went on theDLbecause of soreness in his right knee.

■ Braves: Johan Camargo hit awalk-off homer after the Braveshad rallied from two four-rundeficits tostuntheMets7-6. It theBraves’ secondwalk-off homer intwo days against their NL Eastrival. Ender Inciarte’s two-runtriple in the eighth tied it 6-6.■ Mets: RHP Noah Syndergaardwent on the DLwith a sore rightindex finger. Syndergaard (4-1,3.06) has 76 strikeouts in 64 2⁄3

innings. ... LHP Steven Matzexitedhis start against theBravesafter three innings with discom-fort in his left middle finger afterthrowing three scoreless innings.X-rays were negative, but therewas no immediate word if theproblemmight affectMatz's nextscheduled start.

■ Cardinals: Michael Wacha(6-1) pitched two-hit ball for 6 2⁄3

inningsandHarrisonBader,MattCarpenter and Francisco Penahomered to beat the NLCentral-leadingBrewers 6-1.■ Indians: Michael Brantleywent 3-for-4 with a home run toextend his hitting streak to 18games as the Indians beat theWhite Sox 7-3. ... MLB and theIndians denied a report from aDominican Republic news outletclaiming that 3B Jose Ramirezwould be suspended 80 gamesfor using a banned substance.Ramirez tweeted that the rumorwas “fake news.” ... LHP AndrewMiller visited a specialist in NewYork to have his injured left kneeexamined.

■ Red Sox: Sandy Leon hit ahome run and doubled twice inan 8-3 win over the Blue Jays.Xander Bogaerts also homered,and J.D. Martinez had two of theRed Sox’s six doubles. The RedSoxwon for the eighth time in 10games to maintain the bestrecord in themajors at 38-17.RickPorcello (7-2)allowedtwoearnedruns on five hits in 6 2⁄3 innings.■ Nationals: Bryce Harper hithis NL-leading 17th home run,MarkReynolds added a solo shotand the Nationals beat the Ori-oles 3-2 to extend their roadwinning streak to nine games.Harper finished with three hits,and 19-year-old rookie Juan Sotohad his first three-hit game. TheNats havewon five in a row.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLNATIONAL LEAGUE WEDNESDAYCubs -122 at Pittsburgh +112St. Louis -117 at Milwaukee +107at Arizona -193 Cincinnati +178at Atlanta off New York offat Colorado -175 San Fran. +163at San Diego -124 Miami +114at Los Angeles-170 Philadelphia +158AMERICAN LEAGUE WEDNESDAYat Cleveland -290 White Sox +260at Boston -183 Toronto +168at New York -165 Houston +155at Detroit off Los Angeles offMinnesota -133 at Kansas City +123at Oakland -173 Tampa Bay +161at Seattle -227 Texas +207INTERLEAGUE WEDNESDAYWashington -223 at Baltimore +203

NBA FINALSGAME 1 THURSDAYat Golden State 12 ClevelandODDS TO WIN SERIESGolden State -1000 Cleveland +600

NHL FINALSGAME 2 WEDNESDAYat Vegas -149 Washington +139source: pregame.com; vegasinsider

LATEST LINE

CALDER CUP FINALSTORONTO vs. TEXASSaturday: at Toronto, 3Sunday: at Toronto, 3June 5: at Texas, 7June 7: at Texas, 7x-June 9: at Texas, 7x-June 12: at Toronto, 6x-June 14: at Toronto, 6

(best-of-7; x-if necessary;home team in CAPS)

AHL PLAYOFFS

MLB

Noon Blue Jays at Red Sox MLBN

12:10 p.m.White Sox at Indians NBCSCH, WGN-AM 720

3 p.m. Reds at Diamondbacks MLBN

5:30 p.m. Astros at Yankees ESPN

6:05 p.m. Cubs at Pirates NBCSCH, WSCR-AM 670

MEN’S GOLF NCAA TOURNAMENT

3 p.m. Team match play final Golf Channel

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3:30 a.m.Thu.

Italian Open Golf Channel

NHL STANLEY CUP FINAL

7 p.m. G2, Capitals at Golden Knights NBCSN

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6:30 p.m. Fire at Union WRTO-AM 1200

TENNIS

1 p.m. French Open Tennis Channel

TUESDAY ON TV/RADIO

STANLEY CUP FINALSVEGAS 1, WASHINGTON 0GAME 1: VEGAS 6-4Wednesday: at Vegas, 7Saturday: at Washington, 7Monday: at Washington, 7x-June 7: at Vegas, 7x-June 10: at Washington, 7x-June 13: at Vegas, 7

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary;home team in CAPS)

STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

NCAA DIV. I REGIONALSDouble Elimination; x-if necessaryAt Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, N.C.Friday’s scheduleG1: N.C. A&T (32-23) at

North Carolina (38-18), 1G2: Purdue (37-19) vs. Houston (36-23), 6At Doak Field at Dail ParkRaleigh, N.C.Friday's scheduleG1: Auburn (39-21) vs.

Northeastern (36-19), 1G2: Army (36-22) at N.C. State (40-16), 6At Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair StadiumGreenville, N.C.Friday's scheduleG1: South Carolina (33-24) vs.

Ohio State (36-22), 1G2: UNC Wilmington (37-21) atEast Carolina (43-16), 6At Doug Kingsmore StadiumClemson, S.C.Friday's scheduleG1: Vanderbilt (31-25) vs.

St. John's (39-15), 11 a.m.G2: Morehead State (37-24) at

Clemson (45-14), 5At Springs Brooks StadiumConway, S.C.Friday's scheduleG1: UConn (35-20-1) vs.

Washington (30-23), 11 a.m.G2: LIU Brooklyn (31-24) at

Coastal Carolina (42-17), 5At Foley Field, Athens, Ga.Friday's scheduleG1: Duke (40-15) vs. Troy (41-19), 1G2: Campbell (35-24) at

Georgia (37-19), 6:30At Dick Howser StadiumTallahassee, Fla.Friday's scheduleG1: Mississippi State (31-25) vs.

Oklahoma (36-23), 11 a.m.G2: Samford (36-24) at

Florida State (43-17), 6At Alfred A. McKethan StadiumGainesville, Fla.Friday's scheduleG1: Jacksonville (39-19) vs.

Florida Atlantic(40-17), 11 a.m.G2: Columbia (20-28) at

Florida (42-17), 5:30At Melching Field at Conrad ParkDeLand, Fla.Friday's scheduleG1: South Florida (35-20) vs.

Oklahoma State (29-24), noonG2: Hartford (26-29) at Stetson (45-11), 6At Siebert Field; MinneapolisFriday's scheduleG1: UCLA (36-19) vs. Gonzaga (32-22), 1G2: Canisius (35-20) at

Minnesota (41-13), 7At Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze FieldOxford, Miss.Friday's scheduleG1: Tennessee Tech (48-9) vs.

Missouri State (39-15), 2G2: Saint Louis (38-18) at

Mississippi (46-15), 6:30At Baum Stadium at George Cole FieldFayetteville, Ark.Friday's scheduleG1: Oral Roberts (38-18) at

Arkansas (39-18), 2G2: Southern Miss. (43-16) vs.

Dallas Baptist (40-19), 7At Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, TexasFriday's scheduleG1: New Mexico State (40-20) at

Texas Tech (39-17), 1G2: Louisville (43-17) vs.

Kent State (39-16), 6At UFCU Disch-Falk FieldAustin, TexasFriday's scheduleG1: Indiana (38-17) vs.

Texas A&M (39-20), 4G2: Texas Southern (27-26)

at Texas (37-20), 8At Goss Stadium at Coleman FieldCorvallis, Ore.Friday's scheduleG1: LSU (37-25) vs.

San Diego State (39-19), 3G2: Northwestern State (37-22) at

Oregon State (44-10-1),9:30At Klein Field at Sunken DiamondStanford, Calif.Friday's scheduleG1: Baylor (36-19) vs.

Cal State Fullerton (32-23), 4G2: Wright State (39-15)

at Stanford (44-10), 9

COLLEGE BASEBALL

WORLD SERIESASA Hall of Fame Stadium; Okla. CityDouble Elimination; x-if necessaryThursday’s scheduleG1: Oregon (52-8) vs. Ariz St (48-11), 11*G2: Okla. (55-3) vs. Wash. (49-8), 1:30G3: Florida (55-9) vs. Georgia (48-11), 6G4: UCLA (56-5) vs. Fla St. (52-11), 8:30Friday’s scheduleG5: G1winner vs. G2 winner, 6G6: G3 winner vs. G4 winner, 8:30Saturday’s scheduleG7: G1 loser vs. G2 loser, 11*G8: G3 loser vs. G4 loser, 1:30G9: G6 loser vs. G7 winner, 6G10: G5 loser vs. G8 winner, 8:30Sunday’s scheduleG11: G5 winner vs. G9 winner, noonG12: G6 winner vs. G10 winner, 2:30x-G13: G5 winner vs. G9 loser, 6x-G14: G6 winner vs. G10 loser, 8:30NOTE: If onlyoneGisnecessary, itwill beplayed at 6 p.m. *-a.m.CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-3)Monday, June 4: Teams TBD, 6 p.m.Tuesday, June 5: Teams TBD, 7x-Wednesday, June 6: Teams TBD, 7:30

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

BASEBALLAMERICAN LEAGUECleveland: Selected the contract of LHPJeff Beliveau from Columbus (IL). Op-tioned RHP Adam Plutko to Columbus(IL). Sent RF Brandon Guyer on a rehabassignment to Columbus.Houston: Placed C Brian McCann on the10-dayDL.Selected thecontractofCTimFederowicz from Fresno (PCL).Minnesota: Sent RHP Ervin Santana on arehab assignment to Fort Myers (FSL).New York: Sent Rhp Adam Warren On ARehab Assignment To Trenton (El).Tampa Bay: Sent RHP Yonny Chirinos ona rehab assignment to Durham (IL).Texas: Activated RHP Ricardo Rodriguezfrom 60-day DL and optioned him toRound Rock (PCL). DesignatedOF Eliezer.Toronto: Snt SS Aledmys Diaz on a rehabassignment to New Hampshire (EL).NATIONAL LEAGUECubs: Sent 1B Efren Navarro outright toIowa (PCL).Arizona: Sent RHP Shelby Miller on a re-hab assignment to Visalia (CAL).Atlanta: Activiated RHP Anibal Sanchezfrom 10-day DL. Optioned RHP LucasSims to Gwinnett (IL). Returned LHPMax Fried to Gwinnett.Cincinnati: Recalled from RHP JesusReyes from Pensacola (SL). OptionedRHP Tanner Rainey to Louisville (IL).LosAngeles:RecalledINF/OFBreyvicValerafrom Oklahoma City (PCL). Optioned RHPBrock Stewart to Oklahoma City.New Yorks: Placed RHP Noah Synder-gaard on the 10-day DL, retroactive toMay 26. Optioned LHP P.J. Conlon to LasVegas (PCL).Philadelphia: Sent SS J.P. Crawford on arehab assignment to Clearwater (FSL).San Diego: Optioned LHP Tyler Webb toEl Paso (PCL).San Francisco: Sent RHP Derek Law on arehab assignment to Sacramento (PCL).

FOOTBALLNATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUEIndianapolis: Signed CB Channing Strib-ling. Placed S Michael Cirino on thewaived-injured list.ALLIANCE OF AMERICAN FOOTBALLAAF: San Diego will be league’s sixthfranchise.

HOCKEYNATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEAnaheim: Signed C Antoine Morand to athree-year entry-level contract.

SOCCERMAJOR LEAGUE SOCCERMLS: Added FC Cincinnati for next season.

TENNISInternational Tennis Federation:BannedUkraine’s Dmytro Badanov for life andfined him $100,000 by an independenthearing officer after being found guiltyof tennis match fixing.

COLLEGEBuffalo:Women’s basketball coach FelishaLegette-Jack agreed to 5-year extensionthrough the 2023 season.Kentucky: Dismissed junior S MarcusWalker following his arrest on chargesof trafficking cocaine and marijuana.Northwestern: Added graduate transferP Jake Collins to football program.

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GOLDEN STATE VS. CLEVELANDThursday: at Golden State, 8Sunday: at Golden State, 7June 6: at Cleveland, 8June 8: at Cleveland, 8x-June 11: at Golden State, 8x-June 14: at Cleveland, 8x-June 17: at Golden State, 7

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

NBA FINALS

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCEREASTERN W L T PTS GF GA

Atlanta 8 3 1 25 26 16Columbus 7 3 4 24 18 10N.Y. City FC 7 3 3 24 26 19N.Y. Red Bulls 7 3 1 22 26 12Orlando City 6 5 1 19 22 20New England 5 4 3 18 21 18Philadelphia 4 5 3 15 12 15FIRE 4 6 2 14 17 21Toronto FC 3 7 1 10 14 20Montreal 3 10 0 9 14 29D.C. United 2 5 3 9 14 18WESTERN W L T PTS GF GA

Kansas City 7 2 4 25 24 13Los Angeles FC 6 3 3 21 24 19Portland 6 3 2 20 19 17FC Dallas 5 1 5 20 17 11Houston 5 3 3 18 26 18Vancouver 4 5 5 17 19 27LA Galaxy 5 6 1 16 16 19Minnesota 5 7 1 16 16 22Real Salt Lake 5 6 1 16 15 25San Jose 2 7 3 9 18 23Seattle 2 6 2 8 7 12Colorado 2 7 2 8 13 20Note: 3 points for victory, 1 point for tie.

WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULEFire at Philadelphia, 6:30Atlanta United FC at New England, 6:30Houston at Real Salt Lake, 8:30FC Dallas at LA Galaxy, 9:30

NATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCERCLUB W L T PTS GF GA

North Carolina 8 0 2 26 19 9Seattle 5 2 2 17 13 8Orlando 4 3 3 15 16 13Portland 4 3 3 15 14 12Houston 3 4 4 13 12 16RED STARS 2 3 6 12 14 16Utah 2 2 5 11 7 7Washington 2 6 2 8 10 15Sky Blue FC 0 7 1 1 5 14WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULENorth Carolina at Portland, 9:30SATURDAY’S SCHEDULERed Stars at Washington, 2:30Utah at Sky Blue, 6

SOCCER

MIDWEST LEAGUEEASTERN W L PCT. GB

Bowling Green (Rays) 33 18 .647 —Lansing (Blue Jays) 33 19 .635 1⁄2W Michigan (Tigers) 27 24 .529 6Dayton (Reds) 26 24 .520 61⁄2Fort Wayne (Padres) 23 28 .451 10South Bend (Cubs) 22 28 .440 101⁄2Lake County (Indians) 21 31 .404 121⁄2Gr Lakes (Dodgers) 18 32 .360 141⁄2WESTERN W L PCT. GB

Quad Cities (Astros) 30 22 .577 —Clinton (Mariners) 28 23 .549 1⁄2Kane Co (D’backs) 26 23 .531 21⁄2Peoria (Cardinals) 26 24 .520 3Ced Rapids (Twins) 24 25 .490 41⁄2Beloit (Athletics) 22 29 .458 6Wisconsin (Brewers) 23 29 .442 7Burlington (Angels) 22 28 .440 7TUESDAY’S RESULTSG1 Peoria 2, Burlington 1G2 Peoria 7, Burlington 2G1 Beloit 3, Kane County 1G2 Kane County 5, Beloit 1Dayton 2, West Michigan 1Bowling Green 7, Fort Wayne 5Lansing 10, Lake County 1Great Lakes 12, South Bend 4Quad Cities 4, Clinton 2Cedar Rapids 6, Wisonsin 5

FRONTIER LEAGUEEAST W L PCT. GB

Lake Erie 10 5 .667 —Washington 9 7 .562 11⁄2Traverse City 8 8 .500 3Windy City 7 7 .500 21⁄2Joliet 6 10 .375 5Schaumburg 5 10 .333 5WEST W L PCT. GB

River City 9 5 .643 —Evansville 8 7 .533 11⁄2Florence 8 7 .533 11⁄2Southern Illinois 8 7 .533 11⁄2Gateway 7 8 .467 21⁄2Normal 6 9 .400 31⁄2

TUESDAY’S RESULTSRiver City at Gateway, lateJoliet 2, Washington 1Traverse City 5, Lake Erie 4Normal at Southern Illinois, ppd.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATIONNORTH W L PCT. GB

St. Paul 7 3 .700 —Winnipeg 6 4 .600 1Gary Southshore 6 5 .545 2Fargo-Moorhead 6 5 .545 2Sioux Falls 3 7 .300 4Chicago 1 10 .100 7SOUTH W L PCT. GB

Sioux City 9 3 .750 —Kansas City 7 4 .636 11⁄2Wichita 6 4 .600 2Lincoln 6 6 .500 3Cleburne 5 5 .600 3Texas 1 10 .091 71⁄2TUESDAY’S RESULTSWinnipeg 6, Lincoln 4Sioux Falls 5, Fargo-Moorhead 3Cleburne at Wichita, ppd.St. Paul 3, Texas 0Kansas City 7, Sioux City 6Gary Southshore 6, Chicago Dogs 3

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Northwestern fans knew they wouldmiss Bryant McIntosh, who seeminglyhandled the ball on everyNUpossessionthe last four seasons.

McIntosh assisted on a school-record700 baskets. His 701st was to beceremonial, handing theball to incomingpoint guard JordanLathon.

But Friday, the stunning news camedown that Lathon needs to look else-where because the university has re-voked its offer of admission.

Lathon declined to reply to a text, andNU coach Chris Collins is staying mum.Sources say the school’s decisionwasnotrelated to academics. Whatever thecause, those close to Lathon continue tovouch for his character, saying he didnothingwrong.

Several schools reportedly have of-fered the Kansas City-area native ascholarship since Friday, includingDePaul, Louisville, Oklahoma State, OleMiss andOregon State.

The NU administration’s decisionleaves the basketball program in a weird

The returnees are Ash, VicLaw, Dererk Pardon, AnthonyGaines, Barret Benson andAaron Falzon, assuming hisknees and hips hold up. Law issaid to be feeling good aftersurgery to address his lungcapacity.

The versatile A.J. Turner satout last season after transfer-ring from Boston College. Grad

transfer Ryan Taylor comes from Ev-ansville with a stroke that produced 21.2points per game on 42.1 percent 3-pointshooting.

Collins loves incoming freshmanMillerKopp,havingcalledhim“a ruggedwingwho can shoot the (heck) out of it.”

Fellow forwardPeteNancemight lackpolish, but with a 247Sports.com com-posite ranking of 83rd, he is among thehighest-rated recruits in school history.

The NBA is veering away fromtraditional point guards, with playerssuch as LeBron James, James HardenandBenSimmons ranking in the top fivein assists per game.

Collins envisioned having Lathon runthe show. Instead he figures to use thesummer to design an offense short onlittle guys.

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spot: It has no establishedpointguard.

Matt Mooney, a fifth-yeargraduate transfer from SouthDakota, committed to TexasTech over the Wildcats. IsiahBrown transferred to GrandCanyon after an erratic sopho-more season.

Senior-to-be JordanAshwillget a shot to earn major min-utes, but he has averaged less than oneassist per game in his career andunderwent offseason surgery to repair apartly torn quadriceps.

There’s a remote chance that RyanGreer, a point guard at Massachusettspower Northfield Mount Hermon, willreclassify from the 2019 class, sign withtheWildcats and be eligible in the fall. Athree-starprospectwhomNorthwesternoffered four weeks ago, Greer wasspotted on campus Tuesday wearing ahard hat for a tour ofWelsh-RyanArena,which is in the finalphasesof renovation.

Northwestern has two scholarships tooffer for the 2018-19 season, but they arelikely to go unclaimed. If that happens,Collins will have to construct an offensewithout a true point.

The roster is talented, experiencedand 10 deep even after the departures ofMcIntosh, Scottie Lindsey and GavinSkelly.

Northwestern coach Chris Collins could be facing a season in which his team is forced to operate without a true point guard.

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NORTHWESTERN BASKETBALL

Point is: NU lacking oneWith Lathon out of picture,Collins might need to buildoffense around his big guysBy Teddy GreensteinChicago Tribune

Lathon

Veteran wide receiver Brandon Marshall hasindicated on social media that he’s joining theSeahawks.

Marshall posted a series of pictures onInstagram on Tuesday decked out in a greenSeahawks jersey, one captioned “Let’s go,” andanotherwithMarshall sayinghe’s alwayswantedto play before Seattle’s fans.

A person with knowledge of the deal told APthat Marshall’s contract is expected to befinalized in the coming days.

Marshall played in five games with the Giantslast season andwashamperedby an ankle injury.

Marshall played with the Bears from 2012-14and made 279 receptions and scored 31 touch-downs in three seasons, including a franchise-record 118 catches in 2012.■ ChargersQBPhilipRiverswouldwelcome thereturn ofTEAntonioGates following the seriousknee injury suffered by Hunter Henry. Riversendorsed the idea of re-signing Gates, who is afreeagentafterplayingall 15 seasonsofhis careerfor theChargers.

COLLEGES: Tennessee F Admiral Schofield, aformer star at Zion-Benton, is among thosepulling his name out of the NBA draft andreturning to school. Schofield, who will returnfor his senior season, averaged 13.9 points and6.4rebounds last season for the Volunteers. Otherplayers pulling out of the draft and returning toschool include Northern Illinois G EugeneGerman,MichiganStateFNickWardandIowaGIsaiah Moss. ... Owen Hamilton, a 7-foot centerwhoaveraged 1.9points last seasonasa freshmanat NIU, is transferring toWisconsin. ... VillanovaG Donte DiVincenzo, the Final Four’s mostoutstanding player, is staying in the NBA draft. ...Former Maryland player Cliff Tucker, 29, waskilled in a West Texas van accident that left twoother passengers dead. ... Northwestern addedgraduate transfer P Jake Collins, who was athree-time All-Conference USA punter at West-ernKentucky.

NBA: AP reported the 76ers and coach BrettBrown agreed to a three-year contract extensionthat runs through the 2021-2022 season. Brownhad one year left on his contract. The Sixerswon52games this seasonandbeat theHeat in the firstroundof theplayoffsbefore theywereeliminatedin the conference semifinals by theCeltics.

ALSO: MLS added Cincinnati in its latest roundof expansion, rewarding a city that has setattendance records during three seasons ofUnited Soccer League play and has a stadiumdeal in place. ... Kentucky Derby and Preaknesswinner Justify completed a half-mile workout atChurchill Downs in preparation for his TripleCrown bid. The 3-year-old colt covered thedistance in 46.80 seconds with trainer BobBaffert and co-owner Elliott Walden of WinStarFarm looking on.

IN BRIEF NFL

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EASTERN W L PCT GB

Connecticut 3 0 1.000 —Washington 4 1 .800 —Atlanta 2 2 .500 11⁄2SKY 2 2 .500 11⁄2New York 1 2 .333 2Indiana 0 5 .000 41⁄2WESTERN W L PCT GB

Seattle 4 1 .800 —Los Angeles 3 1 .750 1⁄2Phoenix 2 2 .500 11⁄2Minnesota 2 3 .400 2Dallas 2 3 .400 2Las Vegas 0 3 .000 3

TUESDAY’S RESULTSMinnesota 76, Atlanta 74New York 94, Dallas 89Seattle 81, Washington 77

WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULEWashington at Phoenix, 9

THURSDAY’S SCHEDULELas Vegas at Seattle, 9

WNBA

Tuesday at Stade Roland Garros:Men’s First Round Singles#3 Marin Cilic d.James Duckworth, 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 (4)#5 Juan Martin Del Potro d.Nicolas Mahut, 1-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4#6 Kevin Anderson d.Paolo Lorenzi, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4Jurgen Zopp d.#14 JackSock, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3#16 Kyle Edmund d.Alex De Minaur, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3#18 Fabio Fognini d.Pablo Andujar, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1#24 Denis Shapovalov d.John Millman, 7-5, 6-4, 6-2

Steve Johnson d.#25 Adrian Mannarino, 7-6 (1), 6-2, 6-2Sergiy Stakhovsky d.#28 Feliciano Lopez, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2Maximilian Marterer d.Ryan Harrison, 6-1, 6-3, 7-5Ruben Bemelmans, d.Yuki Bhambri, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1Mischa Zverev d.Florian Mayer, 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (3)Pablo Cuevas d. Aljaz Bedene, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2Hubert Hurkacz d.Tennys Sandgren, 6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3Jan-Lennard Struff d.Evgeny Donskoy, 6-1, 6-3, 6-0Elias Ymer d. Dudi Sela, 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-1Marton Fucsovics d.Vasek Pospisil, 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (5)Women’s First Round Singles#3 Garbine Muguruza d.Svetlana Kuznetsova, 7-6 (0), 6-2#7 Caroline Garcia d.Ying-Ying Duan, 6-1, 6-0#11 Julia Goerges d.Dominika Cibulkova, 6-4, 5-7, 6-0#12 Angelique Kerber d.Mona Barthel, 6-2, 6-3#17 Ashleigh Barty d.Natalia Vikhlyantseva, 6-3, 6-1#18 Kiki Bertens d.Aryna Sabalenka, 6-2, 6-1#24 Daria Gavrilova d.Sorana Cirstea, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3

#27 Shuai Zhang d.Kristina Kucova, 6-0, 7-5

#28 Maria Sharapova d.Richel Hogenkamp, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3

#30 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova d.Polona Hercog, 6-4, 7-6 (1)

Taylor Townsend d. M. Georges, 6-4, 6-2Bethanie Mattek-Sands d.Johanna Larsson, 6-4, 6-3

Ana Bogdan d.Marketa Vondrousova, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4

Aliaksandra Sasnovich d.Denisa Allertova, 6-4, 6-3

Irina Begu d.Anna-Karolina Schmiedlova, 6-4, 5-7, 9-7

ShuaiPengd.AleksandraKrunic, 6-3, 6-4Fiona Ferro d. Carina Witthoeft, 6-4, 6-2SamanthaStosurd.Y.Wickmayer, 6-2, 6-4Alison Van Uytvanck d. I. Wallace, 6-1, 6-0SerenaWilliams d. K. Pliskova, 7-6 (4), 6-4

WEDNESDAY’S SHOW COURTCourt Philippe Chatrier#1 Simona Halep vs. Alison RiskeGeorgina Garcia Perez vs.#2 Caroline Wozniacki

#15 Lucas Pouille vs. Cameron Nor-rie#19 Kei Nishikori vs. Benoit PaireCourt Suzanne Lenglen#8 David Goffin vs. Corentin MoutetJaume Antoni Munar Clar vs.#20 Novak Djokovic

#32 Alize Cornet vs. Pauline ParmentierViktoria Kuzmova vs. #4 Elina SvitolinaCourt 1#8 Petra Kvitova vs.Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino

Dusan Lajovic vs. #2 Alexander Zverev#14 Daria Kasatkina vs. Kirsten FlipkensMartin Klizan vs. #32 Gael MonfilsCourt 3Ekaterina Makarova vs.#26 Barbora Strycova

#13 Roberto Bautista-Agut vs.Santiago Giraldo

Karen Khachanov vs.Guillermo Garcia-Lopez

TENNIS: 122ND FRENCH OPEN

WORLD GOLF RANKINGRANK, PLAYER CNTRY AVG

1. Justin Thomas USA 9.102. Dustin Johnson USA 8.903. Justin Rose ENG 8.394. Jon Rahm ESP 7.915. Jordan Spieth USA 7.896. Rory McIlroy NIR 7.057. Rickie Fowler USA 6.868. Jason Day AUS 6.729. Brooks Koepka USA 6.1410. Hideki Matsuyama JPN 5.7211. Tommy Fleetwood ENG 5.3112. Paul Casey ENG 5.3013. Patrick Reed USA 5.2114. Sergio Garcia ESP 5.0015. Henrik Stenson SWE 4.9316. Marc Leishman AUS 4.9017. Alex Noren SWE 4.8418. Bubba Watson USA 4.5619. Phil Mickelson USA 4.5020. Francesco Molinari ITA 4.2821. Webb Simpson USA 4.1822. Tyrrell Hatton ENG 4.0323. Matt Kuchar USA 3.8824. Xander Schauffele USA 3.8225. Rafael Cabrera Bello ESP 3.7926. Brian Harman USA 3.6627. Ian Poulter ENG 3.6228. Pat Perez USA 3.5529. Kevin Kisner USA 3.5530. Kiradech Aphibarnrat THA 3.3731. Branden Grace SAF 3.3332. Satoshi Kodaira JPN 3.2933. Louis Oosthuizen SAF 3.2534. Charley Hoffman USA 3.2035. Tony Finau USA 3.0636. Patrick Cantlay USA 3.0437. Matthew Fitzpatrick ENG 2.8738. Bryson DeChambeau USA 2.7739. Gary Woodland USA 2.7540. Daniel Berger USA 2.7441. Ross Fisher ENG 2.7242. Cameron Smith AUS 2.7043. Charl Schwartzel SAF 2.6744. Adam Hadwin CAN 2.5445. Siwoo Kim KOR 2.5246. Haotong Li CHN 2.5147. Alexander Levy FRA 2.5048. Brendan Steele USA 2.4449. Kyle Stanley USA 2.4450. Kevin Chappell USA 2.42

LPGA SCHEDULEMay 31-June 3: U.S. Women’s Open,Shoal Creek (Ala.) G&CCJune 8-10:ShopRite LPGAClassic, Stock-tonSeaviewHotel andGC,Galloway,N.J.June 14-17:Meijer LPGA Classic, Blythe-field CC, Grand Rapids, Mich.June 22-24: Walmart NW ArkansasChampionship, Pinnacle CC, Rogers,Ark.June 28-July 1: KPMG Women’s PGAChampionship, Kemper Lakes GC,Olympia Fields, Ill.

GOLF

NTRA 3YO THOROUGHBRED POLLThe Three Year-Old Thoroughred Poll,conducted by the National Thorough-bred Racing Association, . Rankingsbased on the votes of sports and thor-oughbred racing media representativeswith first place votes in parentheses,record through May 28, total points andprevious rank (Sex: C-colt, F-filly):RK. HORSE S ST-1-2-3 PTS LW

1. Justify (35) C 5-5-0-0 350 12. Good Magic C 4-1-1-1 302 23. Audible C 3-2-0-1 261 34. Bravazo C 5-2-1-0 201 45. Monomoy Girl F 3-3-0-0 141 56. Bolt D’Oro C 3-1-1-0 113 77. My Boy Jack C 5-2-0-2 110 68. Tenfold C 4-2-0-1 66 89. Vino Rosso C 4-1-0-1 53 —10. Analyze It C 1-1-0-0 52 —Others: Hofburg 51, MagnumMoon 49,Instilled Regard 46, Blended Citizen 23,AxMan17, Mitole 16, Mendelssohn14,McKinzie 14, Midnight Bisou 13, WonderGadot 9, Red Ruby 6,Maraud 6, Lone Sailor4, Flameaway 4, Noble Indy 3, Kanthaka1.

HORSE RACING

LATE MONDAY:GOLDEN KNIGHTS 6, CAPITALS 4Washington 2 1 1—4Vegas 2 1 3—61ST: 1, Vegas,Miller 3 (Haula), 7:15 (pp).2, Washington, Connolly 5 (Kempny,Burakovsky), 14:41.3, Washington, Backstrom 5 (Vrana,Oshie), 15:23.4, Vegas, Karlsson 7 (Engelland, Smith),18:19.2ND: 5, Vegas, Smith 3 (Engelland,Marchessault), 3:21.6, Washington, Carlson 4 (Oshie,Backstrom), 8:29.3RD: 7,Washington,Wilson 4 (Ovechkin,Kuznetsov), 1:10.8, Vegas, Reaves 2, 2:41.9, Vegas, Nosek 2 (Theodore), 9:44.10, Vegas, Nosek 3 (Perron), 19:57.TEAM SHOTS PPWashington 10 8 10—28 0-1Vegas 11 14 9—34 1-1Goalies:: Was, Holtby 12-7 (33 shots-28saves). Vegas, Fleury 13-3 (28-24).A: 18,575. T: 2:44.

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NHL AND NBA TENNIS

PARIS — For all that haschanged in the 16months sinceSerenaWilliamslastplayed inaGrand Slam tournament — sheis nowmarried andamother—somuchwas familiar aboutherat the French Open on Tues-day.

Therewas the fashion state-ment— this time in the formofa black bodysuitwith a red belt— the big serves that provided13 aces and the returns thateventually produced threeconsecutive breaks of serve.

And therewas the victory.Competing as a mother for

the first time at a major, nearlynine months since giving birthto her daughter, AlexisOlympia,andthendealingwithpostpartum complications,Williams edged 70th-rankedKristyna Pliskova of the CzechRepublic 7-6 (4), 6-4 at RolandGarros.

“I’m definitely here to com-pete and do the best that I can,(but) I’m not putting any pres-sure on myself as I normallydo,”Williams said.

The 36-year-old Americanhadnot played in one of tennis’biggest tournaments sincewinningtheAustralianOpeninJanuary 2017 for her 23rdGrand Slam title, breaking a tiewith Steffi Graf for the most inthe professional era.

Williams, the world foundout later, was pregnant at thetime. Her baby was born Sept.1; Williams married Redditco-founder Alexis Ohanian inNovember.

The firstmatchofher come-back was in doubles alongsideher older sister, Venus, for theU.S. Fed Cup team in February.Serena entered two tourna-ments the next month andplayed singles, going 2-2. Anabsence of more than twomonths followed, until Tues-day in Paris.

Williams, who has spenthundreds of weeks ranked No.1, is currently No. 451 andunseeded at the French Open.She faces 17th-seeded AshBarty of Australia next.

“She’s a genuine champion,”Barty said. “What she’s done tobe able to get back is a prettyamazing thing.”

Williams appeared to havetrouble reading Pliskova’sserves early on. Pliskova, a leftywhose twin sister KarolinaupsetWilliams in the 2016U.S.Open semifinals, hit 15 aces,more than Williams had andthe most against Williamssince at least 2008, accordingto theWTA.

There were other blips ofthe sort to be expected fromsomeone who hasn’t playedlately — Williams double-faulted seven times and made25 unforced errors.

But she is not simply skilled.She is smart too and figuredthings out.

OtherDay 3 results includedRafael Nadal finishing off arain-interrupted victory as hebegins his try for a record-extending 11th French Opentitle; Maria Sharapova, a two-time champion in Paris, beingpushed to three sets in a winover Richel Hogenkamp; and2016 champion GarbineMuguruza, who beat Williamsin the 2016 final at RolandGarros, defeating SvetlanaKuznetsova, another pastchampion.

Serena Williams clenches herfist after winning a pointagainst Kristyna Pliskova onTuesday in Paris.

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FRENCH OPEN

SerenaenjoysmajormomentLeft unseeded afterlong layoff, Williamsscores 1st-round winBy Howard FendrichAssociated Press

The odds are longer than aStephen Curry 3-pointer, KevinDurant’s wingspan or DraymondGreen’s catalog of technical fouls.

LeBron James and the Cava-liers are being given little — or no— chance of winning their fourthstraight NBA Finals matchupagainst the Warriors, who havebeen installed by Las Vegas book-makers as 12-point favorites towin Thursday’s Game 1, the larg-est spread in a finals game since1991, according to ESPN Stats &Information.

Cavs coach Tyronn Lue isn’tblinking.

“We’re all focusedonwinning achampionship,” Lue said Tuesdaybefore the team flew toCalifornia.“We played our best basketballgoing into the playoffs.

“We’ve gotten better and betterthroughout the course of theplayoffs. We know what we havehere andwhatwe’re trying to do.”

Cavs versus Warriors, Part IV:an expected conclusion to anunpredictable season.

LuesaidAll-Star forwardKevinLove remains in concussion pro-tocol and his status for the seriesopener is in question. Love sat outthe Cavs’ Game 7win at in Bostonon Sunday after he and Celticsrookie forward Jayson Tatum ac-cidentally banged heads duringthe openingminutes of Game 6 oftheEasternConference finals.

Love was replaced in the start-ing lineup by veteran Jeff Green,who stepped up and scored 19points as theCavs completed theircomeback after trailing 2-0 and3-2 in the series.

Love is expected back duringthe finals, and Lue needs hisexperience against the Warriors,who rallied to win the WesternConference finals by taking Game7 on the road.

“They’ve been tested, we’vebeen tested,” Lue said. “They’vebeen to Game 7s, we’ve been toGame 7s. We’ve won champi-onships and they’ve won champi-onships, so they understand whatit takes.”

Lue will count on four playerswho have been around since theCavs first met theWarriors in the2015 finals. Andbecause theywona championship in 2016 together,the core four of James, Love, J.R.Smith and Tristan Thompsonshare something special.

“This is a bond that can’t bebroken,” Lue said. “Even whenthey’re struggling, I just have abelief that when we need thoseguys and we call on those guys,they’ll be ready and they’ll pro-duce.

“You’ve seen it the last threeyears — those guys rise to theoccasion.”

NBA FINALS

Status as underdognot worrying CavsLue believes his players will ‘rise to the occasion’

LeBron James will be leading the Cavaliers against Stephen Curry andthe Warriors in the NBA Finals for the fourth consecutive season.

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By TomWithersAssociated Press

GAME 1Cavaliers at Warriors8 p.m. Thursday, ABC-7

LAS VEGAS — Marc-AndreFleury and Braden Holtby havebeen two of the hottest goaltend-ers during the postseason.

Their duel between the pipeslookedmore like survival inGame1 of the Stanley Cup Final as theGolden Knights outlasted theCapitals 6-4.

Fleury came into the serieswith a 1.68 goals-against averagefor Vegas with Holtby not farbehind at 2.04.

Giving up nine goals betweenthem seemed unlikely, but that’sexactly what happened Mondaynight as both goalies werescreened relentlessly, caught out

of position at times and left out todry on occasion by defensementrying tokeepupwith twoswarm-ing offenses.

For theCapitals, scoringagainstthe Golden Knights was takingadvantage of their defenders fail-ing to clog the slots and Fleurymaking his ownmistakes.

Brett Connolly’s redirect thatwent through defenseman ColinMiller’s legs in the first periodcaught Fleury overcommitting onMichal Kempny’s shot from thepoint.

Less than a minute later, Nick-las Backstrom backhanded a shotpast Fleury, who couldn’t recoverafter sprawling to his right withT.J.Oshie comingaround thebackof the goal.

Fleury didn’t stand a chanceagainst John Carlson, who scoredan easy backhander after a beauti-ful feed fromOshie,whowrapped

a pass around defenseman SheaTheodore across the slot. Andwhile Tom Wilson got credit forthe Capitals’ fourth goal, the puckslid into the net after Fleurykicked it in himself after gettingcaught under his skate.

“Obviously it’s not what wasexpected of both of us, or what Iwant,” said Fleury, who improvedto 13-3 in the postseason. “It’s notgoing to go perfect every night.You just have got to brush it off,forget about it and try to stop thenext one.”

Fleury stopped 24 shots andnowhas allowed four goals in fourgames in a single postseason forthe first time — and he has givenup at least four goals five times in15 postseason games against theCapitals.

Holtby made 28 saves, butGame 1 was the second time hehad allowed five goals this post-

season (The Knights got theirsixth goal on an empty-netter byTomasNosek).

“For me, I thought my puck-handling was not great,” Holtbysaid. “I wasn’t recognizing thetype of forecheck they were hav-ing, and I made the wrong deci-siononafewoccasions.That’s justsomethingthatyougoback,watchthe video, see where there’s de-faults at times to get thepuckbackin our team’s hands.”

Rebounds have continued tohaunt Holtby, who fell to 12-7 inthe playoffs.

Both goalies and their defenseshave little time to turn thingsaround. Game 2 is Wednesdaynight.

Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby is sprawled on the ice Monday night. He allowed five goals in a game for the second time this postseason.

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STANLEY CUP FINAL

Goalies take a beatingKnights’ Fleury, Caps’Holtby look to reboundafter rough Game 1Associated Press

GAME 2Capitals at Golden Knights7 p.m. Wednesday, NBCSN

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eNEWSPAPERBONUSCOVERAGE

NEW YORK — There is usually anotherguest at the table when Gary Bettman andwife Shelli go out to dinner with othercouples during the StanleyCupplayoffs.

Friends accept the glowof theTV screensetupsoBettmancankeepaneyeongames,ready to go from enjoying a nice meal torunning a multibillion-dollar business andback again. The commissioner of a leaguewith 24 teams in the U.S. and seven inCanada doesn’t put work on hold for life orvice versa.

“They all blend together because I’mnever off,” Bettman said. “It’s all part ofwhat I do andwho I am.”

For 25 years, Bettman has overseen thegrowth of the NHL from $437 million inannual revenue to nearly $5 billion, guidingthe league into and out of work stoppagesandexpandinghockey’s reach toplaces thatnever seemed a fit.

The Stanley Cup Final beganMonday inLas Vegas, where Bettman had a guidinghand in the expansion that yielded theGolden Knights and led to the mostsuccessful inaugural season in sports his-tory —which continued with their 6-4 winover the Capitals in Game 1. When he wasthere inNovember 2016 for theunveiling ofthe team name, Bettman was booed by thecrowd and could not have cared less.

“No, no, keep the booing,” he told thecrowd. “That proves you’re now an NHLcity.”

Once perhaps an unlikely leader for agamewith its roots north of the border, the65-year-old lawyer from Queens who gothis start in the NBA has become one of themost powerful and long-lasting influencesin professional sports. More than twodecades into the job, Bettman still feelsenergized by the thrill of work — and thesugar supplied by dark chocolate MilkyWay candy bars doesn’t hurt.

He isn’t going anywhere either.“I think he’s the best that we could do,”

said Jeremy Jacobs, the Bruins owner andboard of governors chairman. “I mean,

there are things thatmight irritate you fromtime to time about him. But you knowwhere his heart and soul are — he’s alwaysinterested in the game, the improvement ofthe game.”

It hasn’t always been pretty. Bettmanhashad a role in three lockouts and therelocation of five franchises, has repeatedlydenied any link between head injuries andthe degenerative brain disease CTE andrecently refused to allowNHLplayers to goto theOlympics after doing so five times.

Confident in his decisions and willing toaccept the ramifications to his reputationand legacy, Bettman has earned respect —sometimes begrudged — and made someenemies while serving longer than theother three current major sports commis-sioners combined.

“He’s a force, sohe’snot going to roll overbecause somebody thinks it’s a good idea,”said John Collins, a former NHL chiefoperating officer. “He’s very principled andhe sticks up for his principles. And thoseprinciples could be business principles orthey could be just kind of moral principlesand he’ll fight for that. That’s the way helives his life, and that’s the way he runs theleague.”

Part of Bettman’s work involves keeping31 ownership groups and markets on thesame page. Former Maple Leaf Sports &Entertainment President and CEORichardPeddie said Bettman bringing almost everyowner into the league has its benefits.

“They’re all there because Gary ulti-mately blessed them, so I think they alwayshave some kind of IOUs,” Peddie said. “Idon’t mean that in a disingenuous or unfairway. But he was the gatekeeper, so he hasthat going for him.”

Bettman, who was NBA general counselunder then-CommissionerDavid Stern anda senior vicepresident before starting at theNHL on Feb. 1, 1993, orchestrates things insuchaway that there’s rarelypublicdissent.Capitals owner Ted Leonsis has watchedhow Bettman builds a united front amongowners.

“He’ll pre-brief and sell some of the keyowners, if you will, and he back-channels

and he’ll call and brief every ownerpersonally on a subject so that when youcome to the meeting, you’re briefed, you’veasked your questions,” Leonsis said. “Be-cause he puts in the work and he has thedata and his competence is not questionedin any way, he’s able to land the planes, ifyouwill, with efficiency.”

Bettmanacknowledges someeventsdur-ing his tenure were not of his making. Tothis day, he insists moving the QuebecNordiques to Colorado and the originalWinnipeg Jets to Arizona had to be done,and that the 2004-05 lockout that wipedout an entire season was necessary toensure the long-termhealth of the league.

“There are things I wish might not havehappened,” Bettman said. “Work stoppagesare a goodexample.The fact is I knewwhatwe needed, and we had to get it. And if ittook a long time to ultimately convince theplayers association that this was in every-body’s best interest, I wish it could’vehappened sooner, but it didn’t.”

Some inhockey can’t forgiveBettman forthe lockouts, most recently in 2012-13.There are others suchasPeddiewhowouldrather consider thempart of a body ofworkthat includes overseeing expansion into theSunBelt.

“It’s putting hockey where it hasn’ttraditionally been,” Deputy CommissionerBill Daly said. “That’s proven successful.His legacy of having franchises there andputting hockey in nontraditional marketsand making it relevant in nontraditionalmarkets kind of exceeds the businesssuccess of the teams.”

The deaths of enforcers Derek Boogaardand Bob Probert brought CTE to theforefront, and the NHL is facing a federallawsuit frommore than 100 former playerswho allege it had the resources to betterprevent head trauma, failed to properlywarn players of such risks and promotedviolent play. In a July 31, 2015, deposition,Bettman said, “There’s no medical orscientific certainty that concussions lead toCTE.”

Bettman said the NHL was a leader inconcussion studies, testing and solutions as

far back as the 1990s. He also said hebelieves the lawsuit has nomerit.

“People can embrace that position,understand it, dismiss it — that’ll beindividual opinions,” he said. “But I have todowhat I have to do on behalf of the game,and it starts with player safety being apriority.”

Bettman is paid more than $9 millionannually andwith that is willing to take thebrunt of responsibility for the NHL’s good,badandugly.Hedoesn’t have toomany fansin the players association, but owners lineup behind him based on his work in raisingfranchise values, negotiatingU.S. andCana-dian TV deals and steering the sportthrough trouble.

“The league is lucky to have had him aslong as they’ve had,” said Collins, whoworked under Bettman for nine years.“That role foranysport isareally toughone,and it’s really tough when you’re in it for along time because it’s inevitable that youcollect a lot of dents.”

The dents don’t keep Bettman up atnight, but heworks somuch that he’ll sleepat most 6 1⁄2 hours on the weekend andoftenmuch less.Whenhereturnedhomeat2 a.m. from a playoff game this spring, hewalked 13-year-old golden doodle Lola and4-year-oldTeddybefore bed, slept less thanthree hours and postponed working outwith a trainer to leave the house at 6:15 foran 8 a.m. television appearance.

“I don’t get a lot of sleep and I don’t needa lot of sleep,” Bettman said in his officeoverlooking Sixth Avenue that has atable-top hockey game, books of the sport’shistory and plenty of family photos. “Thereare probably certain days where people inmy family will think I have narcolepsy,because if I sit down I might fall asleep forfive or 10 minutes. But what I do isenergizing, so that keeps me going. And Ieat a lot of candy.”

Bettman is under contract through 2022and shows no signs of slowing down.

“What if God forbid I get hit by a bus?”Bettman said. “Well, I’ve built an organiza-tion that, if needbe, I’d hope they’dmissmesomewhat, but if need be could carry on.”

How long will veteran NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman stay on with the league? Bettman hasn’t disclosed anything specific but says, “What I do is energizing, so that keeps me going.”

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Bettman 25 years into jobwith no signs of leavingBy StephenWhynoAssociated Press

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FIREBAUGH, Calif. — Few people haveexperienced Wyoming football like JerryHill has.

He’s from there, still lives there, playedfor the university and, at 78, still attendssome games atWarMemorial Stadium.

He was a Baltimore Colts fullback until1970, winning a Super Bowl. Since heretired, only four players from the Uni-versity of Wyoming logged more NFLgames.

So when is the last time Hill remembersWyoming footballbeingasexcitingas itwasthe last two years with Josh Allen atquarterback?

“Well,” Hill replied, “I thought JimmyWaldenwas pretty entertaining.”

Walden was Wyoming’s quarterback in1958 and ’59.

That is the program-jolting panacheAllen brought to theWyomingCowboys.

Allen didn’t annihilate the school’srecord books; he played 27 games. Otherquarterbacks whipped the ball around theSkyline and Western Athletic Conferenceswith abandon over three or four seasons,but no Wyoming quarterback has thrownanNFLpass.

The Bills last month made Allen thehighest Wyoming draft choice in NFLhistory. They traded up to select him at No.7, the latest in a sequence of overachievingmoments that tookAllenoff the family farmin tiny Firebaugh, Calif., through zeroscholarship offers out of high school tomodest Reedley College and a solitaryDivision I opening.

In itself, Wyoming’s scholarship didn’tguarantee much. The Cowboys’ lack of atrack record was another challenge Allenhad to conquer onhis long-shot odyssey.

“It was something I always wanted,”Allen said at his introductory news confer-ence. “To say that I was sitting there,knowing it was going to happen, I couldn’tsay that. Itwasa long road, a long journey infront ofme. It was very frustrating at times,but in the end I’m sitting here.”

Although Wyoming has a reasonableNFL registry for a non-power conferencethat must recruit to a small town such asLaramie, the program’s history providedzilch to forecast Allen’s future.

“When you go out and dowhat he did inhis career at Wyoming, yes, there werepeoplewhobelieved inhim,”Bears receiverand favorite Wyoming target Tanner Gen-try said. “But I guarantee there were morepeoplewhodidn’t.”

Wyoming has boasted two all-confer-ence quarterbacks, Paul Toscano in 1967and Randy Welniak in 1988, and onenational passing leader, Josh Wallwork in1996.Nonewasdrafted.The loneWyomingproducts to have thrown an NFL pass arerunning backs Jim Kiick in the early 1970sand JimCrawford in 1963.

Just one Wyoming player, former BillsguardConradDobler,hasstartedmore thansixNFLseasons.Allen’s rookiecontractwillbe four years with a team option for a fifthseason.

If Allen can channel in theNFL the sameupstart spirit he displayed in Laramie, thenperhaps he can accomplish a first for theBills—ashehas forFirebaugh,Reedley andWyoming.

“I want to be the quarterback (who)brings theSuperBowltoBuffalo,”Allensaidrecently on his family’s farm in Firebaugh.“With all the success that’s happened there,it’s never been done.

“Iwant to be that guy. To be talked aboutlike Jim Kelly one day would be fantastic.To know I helped a city accomplish itsdreamofwinningaSuperBowl—hopefullymultiple— that’swhy I play the game.

“I want to be regarded as one of the bestto ever play; to do that, you’ve got to winSuper Bowls. And to solidify your legacywithin a city, notmanypeople can say that.”

That sure supersedes being compared toJimmyWalden.

A repetitive, rah-rah talking point aboutKellywas thatheplayedquarterbackwithalinebacker’smentality.SuperBowlsornot,aquarterbackwho approaches the game likea special-teamer likely would go over wellinWesternNewYork.

“He’s got that Steve Tasker, Bill Batesmentality, that work ethic where they gaveit all they got,” saidErnieRodriguez, Allen’soffensive coordinator at Reedley. “He justhappens to be blessed with a frickin’rocket.”

FromWentz he cameWyoming offensive coordinator and

quarterbacks coach Brent Vigen has heldfutureNFL stardom inhis hands.

Vigen came to Laramie with head coachCraig Bohl from FCS North Dakota State,where their quarterback was CarsonWentz, another late-physical bloomer withno big-school offers out of high schoolwhoattended a university with no previousNFL-QBpedigree.

Wentz started two seasons at NorthDakotaStateandproved tantalizingenoughfor the Eagles to draft at No. 2 in 2016. HewasenjoyinganMVP-caliber season for theeventual Super Bowl champions until a leftknee injury felled him.

Wentz measured 6-foot-5 1⁄4 and 237poundswith a 10-inch hand size at hisNFLscouting combine two years ago. Allenchecked in at 6-4 7⁄8, 237 pounds, 10 1⁄8

inches.“Their physical comparisons are obvi-

ous, but the numbers are numbers,” saidVigen,whorecruitedboth. “Theybothhavea great desire to compete at the highestlevel. They both go about their business thesameway.

“Carson obviously has excelled to greatheights in his first two years. Time will tellfor Josh, but I certainly like the track thathe’s on.”

Gentry spent 2017 working with lastyear’s No. 2 draft choice, Bears quarterbackMitchell Trubisky. Admittedly biased andwith a brief glimpse of the NFL so far,Gentry insisted Allen has what it takes toexcel at the next level.

“He can do whatever he wants,” Gentrysaid. “He has every single tool you need tobe the best quarterback in the league, and Iknowhewon’t stop until he gets there.”

Gentry was a senior during Allen’s firstfull season as Wyoming’s starter. Allen ledthe Mountain West Conference in touch-down passes and total yards, helping theschool notch its first victory over a rankedopponentsince2002—andthendid itagainwhile goingundefeatedathome for the firsttime in 20 years.

Gentry caught 72 passes and led theMountain West with 1,326 yards and 14touchdowns. One TD in particular madehim laugh when he was asked to relay aquintessential Allenmoment.

Allen threw for 334 yards and fourtouchdowns in a 69-66, triple-overtime lossto UNLV. Three of the strikes were toGentry, the first coming 64 seconds beforehalftime.

Allen delivered Vigen’s play call to therest of the offense but then took Gentryaside for special instructions.

“Hebasically tellsme to scratchwhat theplay call was supposed to be and run a goroute,” Gentry said.

Gentry bolted up the right seam. Allennestled into the pocket and, from his own46-yard line, threw a perfect pass to Gentryat the goal line. UNLV cornerback DariusMouton had tight coverage as they leaped,but Gentry snagged the ball with his righthand and pinned it to his armpit for the48-yard touchdown.

“That’s what I loved about him — thegunslinger mentality,” Gentry said. “Hewanted to make big plays and knew hecould do it.”

Allen decided after his strong 2016

season to enter the NFL draft. He met inFirebaugh with agent Tom Condon of thepowerful Creative Artists Agency anddecided tomake the leap.

Allen’s decision didn’t last until the nextmorning. He felt queasy about informingBohl andVigen,which alertedAllen that hewasn’tmaking the right choice.

The 2017 season at Wyoming wasn’t askind. TheCowboys lost four all-conferenceplayers, including Gentry, No. 2 receiverJacobHollister, career rushing leader BrianHill and centerChaseRoullier.

Allen missed two games with a shoulderinjury and his numbers plummeted as botha passer — 3,203 yards to 1,812, 28touchdowns to 16—andrunner—523yardsto 204, seven TDs to five. His total-offenseaveragewent from266.1 yards to 183.3yardsper game.

“Last year, his problem was beinggun-shy,” Hill said, “because the offensivelinecouldn’tkeepanybodyoutof thepocketand he didn’t have his receivers from theyear before.

“Josh was overwhelmed, but if Buffalocangethimthreeor fourseconds(persnap)he’ll do reallywell.”

LeavingLaramieAllenhadoneseasonofeligibility left and

could have returned to Wyoming for 2018.But there’s only somuch a quarterback canaccomplish in Laramie.

He signedwith four CAA agents, includ-ing Condon and Todd France, whosepersonal firmwaspurchasedbyBills ownerTerry Pegula in 2011. When Pegula had todivest himself from the business to pur-chase the club in 2014, France reacquiredhis firm and eventuallymoved toCAA.

France also represents Bills quarterbackAJ McCarron and former Bills quarter-backs EJ Manuel and Cardale Jones.Condon represents quarterbacks DrewBrees,Matt Ryan, EliManning, Alex Smith,Matthew Stafford and Sam Bradford andhandledPeytonManning.

Lastyear’s seventhdraftchoice,Chargersreceiver Mike Williams, signed a fullyguaranteed four-year, $19.75 million con-tract. Allen can expect that plus inflation,with an additional premium for being aquarterback.

Money, though, seems secondary toAllen and his family. Even with thehardships his parents have endured withagriculture the last seven years, Joel Allenscoffed at the idea that his son’s imminentwealth could save the family farm.

Before the draft Allen Ranch was able to

secure financing to stay afloat.JoshAllen’sbusiness is football and, from

the moment NFL Commissioner RogerGoodell called the quarterback’s name theenterprise is Buffalo.

“Tears were flowing everywhere at thedraft because we all knowwhat kind of kidhe is, how hard he works, how polite andrespectful he is,” his uncle, ToddAllen, said.“He’s the total package.

“I never dreamed anyone I know couldthrow it over 80 yards in the air. I just can’tbelieve how it all turned out.”

Now that Josh Allen is in the NFL, hemust reconcile being a teamplayerwith hisdesire to take over the Bills offense. He hasneeded to wait his turn at multiple stepsalong the way before getting his shot. Aslower roll seems to have helped hisdevelopment so far.

“He’s not satisfied with just making aroster,”Rodriguezsaid. “Hewants tobeTheMan. That’s the key.”

McCarron is entering his fifth NFLseason. He started four games for theBengals, once in the playoffs. NathanPeterman returns to Buffalo after makingtwo starts last year as a rookie.

Allen has been deferential but isn’tbashful about hismission.

“They drafted me to play, drafted me tobe their quarterback, hopefully, for the next15-plus years,” Allen said. “I’m not going tobe pressuringmyself— and I don’t think I’llbe pressured bymy coaches— to get on thefield right away.

“I have to learn behind AJ, behind Nate.I’m not expecting it to be pretty right away,butwhenIdogetmyshotI’mgoingtomakesure I’m prepared and (I) trust my coachesand teammates.”

Allen already has taken a shine toWestern New York. It fits with the smalltowns he has known.

A substantial difference — beyond themoney — is that unlike Firebaugh, Reedleyor Laramie, playing football in Buffaloprovides an actual chance to win thechampionship.

Whataheadythought.Whether thisyearornext,Allen expects tobeoneof theNFL’s32 starting quarterbacks alongside guyssuch as Aaron Rodgers, Cam Newton, BenRoethlisberger andRussellWilson.

The name thatmakes him savor the idea,though, is his favorite: Patriots legend TomBrady.

“Now I get to play him twice a year,”Allen said.

He stopped formoment, unable to stifle agrin.

“And beat him twice a year.”

Humble beginnings don’tlimit Allen’s pro potentialBy Tim GrahamBuffalo News

Bills draft pick Josh Allen, chosen No. 7 overall, will at some point become the first Wyoming quarterback to ever throw a pass in the NFL.

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W ith public trust in themedia taking ahit amid constant accusations of“fake news,”many news outlets findthemselves on the defensive on a

daily basis. But there is one publication that continuesto revel inmade-up stories andwas in fact thriving onfake news long before a sitting presidentmade theputdown one of hismany catchphrases.

TheOnion— the long-standingChi-cago-based satirical publication of note— is celebrating its 30th anniversary thisyear. Throughout the past three dec-ades, its storiesmay not have ever beenreal, but the comedy certainly has,withpieces covering everything from thesilly (“AreaBabyDoesn’tHaveAnyFriends”) to the social (“Artist StarvingFor aReason”) to the seriously satirical(a storywith the headline “ ‘NoWayToPreventThis,’ SaysOnlyNationWhereThis RegularlyHappens” is rerun everytime amass shooting happens).

And as part of its 30th anniversary,the company is rebranding its annualcomedy festival—whichhas run for thepast four yearswith the comically con-fusing title The 26thAnnual ComedyFestival— to themuchmore straightfor-wardOnionComedy andArts Festival.

“I don’t thinkwedid ourselves anyfavorswith the original nameof thefestival,” saysKyleRyan, editor at largeforTheA.V. Club (a subsidiary ofOnionInc.) and a producer of the fest. “It justmadewaymore sense to rebrand it andemphasize theOnion’s presence inChicago.”

That presencewill be felt across thecity for five days (Wednesday to Sun-day) as shows take up residence in ven-ues ranging fromThaliaHall toTheAnnoyance to SecondCity’sUPCome-dyClub.

At last year’s fest, PattonOswalt re-corded an epic set at theAthenaeumwhere he discussed the untimely deathof hiswifeMichelleMcNamara. Thisyear the biggest showof the festwill beheadlinerDavidCross kicking off hisinternational “OhComeOn” tour Fri-

day at theChicagoTheatre. Crosswasoriginally scheduled to be interviewedfor this article, but after aNewYorkTimes interviewwith the cast of “Ar-restedDevelopment” lastweek drewbacklash against itsmale leads (includ-ingCross), Cross took aTwitter hiatusand a representative reached out to say“we are holding off on interviews at thistime.”

“Itwas not a good look for the guys inthat interview,” saysRyan. “But they areall good folks and they’ll come awayfrom thatwith a little bit better under-standing of how that comes across. Butfor us, it doesn’t really affect us. … I’mjust a big fan of his comedy, so that’swhat I’ve been focused on.”

The festival features a range of per-

Bob Odenkirk will beplaying the fest.

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By Zach Freeman | Chicago Tribune

Turn to Onion, Page 3

NEWNAME,SAMEGAMEOnion Comedy and Arts Festivalaims for funny business frenzybut will take what it can get

+ARTS+ENTERTAINMENTAE

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On the newNBCdrama“Reverie,” Jessica Luplays theCEOof a virtual reality com-pany that offers a service thatmore or less functions as avacation from real life. “Peoplecan fully customize their expe-rience to theirwildest dreamsor desires,which are so lifelikeand realistic that someusersdon’twant to leave—andthat’s the problem,” Lu said. “Ifthey stay in too long, theirphysical bodieswill start toshut down.And that’swhenwe as a company enlist thehelp of a former hostage nego-tiatorwho goes into theseusers’ reveries and convincesthem to leave their virtualfantasyworlds before it’s toolate.”

The technology in real life isadvancing so rapidly, she said,“so of course it seems reallyscary. But I do think it can beuseful andhelp us. Iwent toSundance last year and spent alot of time at theNewFrontierpavilion, and something thatstood out tomewas this com-panionVRexperience to the(sequel to) ‘An InconvenientTruth’ that placed the audi-ence right in themiddle ofmelting polar ice caps. It reallyfelt like Iwas there and gaveme a different perspective.”

A Schaumburg native andColumbiaCollege alum, Lu isprobably knownbest from theMTVhigh school comedy“Awkward,”where she playedthe behatted and bespectacledMing.When asked to share aworstmoment for this columnshe took a deep breath andsaid: “OK, herewe go. This is acringey experience that hap-pened tomewhen I firstmoved toLA about 10 yearsago.”

My worst moment ...“Itwill take you forever to

get anywhere inLA, I quicklyrealized. And on this particularday, I had four auditions and ofcourse theywere located in thefour opposite corners of thecity. So I hadmymom,whomoved out herewithme, driveme so Iwouldn’t have toworryabout feedingmeters or timingorwhatever.

“I should alsomention, Ialways get super nervous be-foremeetings. To the point

Schaumburg native Jessica Lustars in NBC’s new “Reverie.”

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JessicaLu onparkingbattleBy NinaMetzChicago Tribune

Turn to Worst, Page 4Nik Stewart, a fashionmodel

from theCayman Islands,wonthe first season of “Caribbean'sNextTopModel” in 2013 andnow she’s set her sights onwin-ning “MasterChef.”

“I’m a very competitive personall around, so I feel like anythingI do, I’m always competing, evenif it’s againstmyself,” said Stew-art, who lives inChicago’sUp-townneighborhood.

Stewart, SouthLoop residentJuliaDanno andMidwesternUniversity dental student FarhanMomin compete for the$250,000prizewith 40 otherhome cooks on Season 9 of“MasterChef,”which is sched-uled to premiere at 7 p.m.Wednesday onFox.

After years of individual com-petition, the new season featuresa twist: JudgesGordonRamsay,Aaron Sanchez and JoeBas-tianich eachhand out eightaprons to castmates theywill

mentor throughout the contest.The home cooks battle for aplace in the top 24 onWednes-day’s two-hour premiere. Therest of the auditions are sched-uled to air nextweek.

Momin,who grewup inGeor-gia, attendedEmoryUniversityandnow lives inDownersGrove,said he has been aRamsay fanfor years.

“That’smy guy. In college,myfriends and Iwouldwatch all ofhis shows onYouTube andwher-everwe could find clips,” saidMomin, 25. “We all had our ownversion of the accent, andwe’djust yell at each other in ourapartment.”

Momin’s signature dish is anihari sandwich, a take on aclassic Pakistani curry,which is

on themenu at his family’s TavaIndianBistro inGeorgia.Momin,a first-generationAmerican, saidhewas raised in the restaurantbusiness but decided to studydentistry because itwould pro-vide amore stable lifestyle.

He said if hewins the prizemoney, hewould give half to hisparents for their retirement fund.

Stewart, 29, said shewould usethemoney to go to cookingschool. Danno, 43, said shewouldexplore her roots and the culi-nary scene in Italy anddonatesomeof thewinnings to St. JudeChildren’s ResearchHospital.

Danno, a salesmanager for astone company, said her familydidn’t support her pursuing acooking careerwhen shewasgrowing up inNorthRiverside,but she decided to just go for herdream.

“The experience I’ve had thusfar, it’s just been amazing. I’mglad I finally did it,” Danno said.

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Meet the 3 Chicago-area ‘MasterChef’ hopefulsBy Tracy SwartzChicago Tribune

Sales manager Julia Danno, left, dental student Farhan Momin andmodel Nik Stewart are competing on Season 9 of “MasterChef.”

JULIA DANNO, FARHAN MOMIN, ZANE PETTY PHOTOS

As alwayswith this intelli-gently programmed festival—whichwill run Sept. 29-30 atmultipleHydePark locations—underlying themes andmessageswill drive the pro-ceedings.Page 3

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Dear Amy: I have a son,“Brendan,” but I didn’tmeet himuntil just beforehis ninth birthday.Hismother raised himas if Inever existed.Hewas toldthat anothermanwas hisfather. Oncewemet andhebegan visitingme regularly,I realized that she hadbasically “flipped thescript” and that all of herproblems, and all of thebad things she had done inher life,were assigned tome: Iwas the abuser. Iwasthe personwho sleptaround. Iwas the badstudent.

Mybest qualitieswereassigned to her. This narra-tive is diabolical. It hurtmeto hearmy son tellmethese things, but I followedthe advice I read about notspeaking negatively abouther in front of him.

Once he turned 15 andmore fabricationswereinvented, he questionedme, and I finally told himthe truth.During that time,Imoved several statesaway.He visitedme in thesummer.

He stopped visiting at16.He does not acknowl-edge his baby brother orsister.He calls them “yourchildren.”Hismotherwillnot acknowledgemeormychildren to him.

He is graduating fromhigh school, and Iwill notbe invited.Wehardly evertalk on the phone anymore.

I’mnot surewhat to do.Should I justwait for himto figure outwho is theliar?

—DevastatedDad

Dear Devastated: Youneed to understand that inaddition to hismother’sgas lighting, your (morerecent) family systemwillhave affected your son’sattitude toward you.

Your son is being raisedby a toxic liar.He had a fewyears of closenesswithyou, and then youmovedandnowyouhave otherpeople in your life. Anyteenagerwould have ques-tions aboutwhere he fits inyour life, and this teenagerhas extreme challenges.

Oneway for you to be agreat fatherwould be foryou to look at thingsthroughhis eyes, andunderstand that if he isalignedwith hismother,then he really has nochoice but to reject you.Helives in a householdwhererejecting you is required.

Send your son a letterand a gift for his gradua-tion. Include pictures ofhis siblings (maybe the twolittle ones canhold signssaying, “Congratulations,Brendan!”), and tell himthatwith these youngchildren around, you real-ize howmuch youmissedby not being in his lifewhenhewas a little boy.

Basically, be the open-hearted, proud and lovingdad youwant him to have.Down the road, if you twohave a decent relationship,various truthswill be re-vealed over time. Your goalshould be to stay in his lifeuntil he can start tomakesomedecisions onhis own.

Dear Amy: A familymem-ber is gettingmarried. Thebride and groomdecidedthey do notwant childrenat thewedding or recep-tion.However, they havemade no provisions forbaby-sitting for the severalout-of-town relativeswhohave young children.

They have also not of-fered to help those rela-tives find a baby sitter. Sothose relatives have chosento stay home andnot at-tend thewedding.

Howshould this havebeenhandled?

—ConcernedAunt

Dear Aunt: Out-of-townfamilymembers couldhave brought along theirown competent baby sit-ters towatch the kids atthe hotelwhile the adultswere at thewedding andreception.

If all the parents sharedthe expense, itwould keepthe cost down.

Dear Amy: I have justattendedmy secondwed-ding in a rowwhere thecouplewasmarried by arecently “ordained by theinternet in 10minutes”officiant.

Withwedding seasonuponus, I’d like to offerthis reminder:When thebride enters, all stand. Thecongregation iswelcomedand then should be askedto “Please be seated.”

In bothweddings, theynever said this, and as aresult the congregationstood for thewhole time.Therewere octogenarianswith badhips, short peoplewho couldn’t see, etc.

Usually these officiantsare inexperienced and aresoworried about their ownperformance that they areoblivious to the crowdbefore them. Please printthis friendly reminder.

—Still Standing

Dear Standing: Iattended an overly longevent recently, andwhenone speaker said, “Inclosing ...” everyone burstinto applause. Thank youfor thiswedding tip.

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ASK AMYBy Amy Dickinsonaskamy@amydickinson.com Twitter@askingamy

Severalwomen accusedMorganFreemanof sexualharassment or inappropriate behavior in aCNNre-port publishedThursday, and the actor andhis lawyerhave respondedwith a series of denials and de-manded a retraction.

The report detailed a “pattern of inappropriatebehavior by Freemanon set,while promoting hismovies and at his production companyRevelationsEntertainment.” CNNspokewith 16 people for thepiece: eightwomenwho said theywere subjected tosuch behavior fromFreeman and eightwho said theywitnessed it. All spoke anonymously, exceptCNNreporterChloeMelas,who co-authored the piece.

OnTuesday, Freeman’s lawyerRobertM. Schwartzreleased a 10-page letter addressed toCNNPresidentJeff Zucker that demanded the outlet retract the story.

“No onewho readCNN’s article aboutMr. Free-manwas told that itwas the product ofmaliciousintent, falsehoods, (sleight of hand), an absence ofeditorial control, and journalisticmalpractice,” theletter stated.

“At aminimum,CNN immediately needs to issue aretraction and apologize toMr. Freeman through thesame channels, andwith the same level of attention,that it used to unjustly attack himonMay 24,” theletter added.

—TheWashingtonPost

CELEBRITIESTribune news services

Morgan Freeman is fighting back against charges ofharassment made by multiple women in a CNN report.

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Freeman demandsCNN retraction

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Timberlake visitswounded fan:Pop starJustinTimberlakemade asurprise visit to aTexasschool shooting survivor asshe recovers fromherwounds in a hospital. SarahSalazarwas among themore than twodozeninjured in theMay18 at-tack at Santa FeHighSchool.Hermother, SoniaLopez-Puentes, shared onFacebook a photo thatshowsTimberlakewearingamedical gown and rubbergloves as he poses next to asmiling Salazar.

Prince’s retreat for sale:Aprivate retreat is up forauction in theTurks andCaicos Islands that’s be-lieved to be the only re-maining property inPrince’s real estate portfo-lio. ANewYork auctionhouse is taking sealed bidson the 5.7-acre property,which is surrounded bywater on three sides. TheStarTribune says the prop-erty includes twoprivatebeaches, amarina and along,winding drivewaypainted purple. Princebought the property in 2011for $13million.

K-pop tops Billboard:The SouthKorean boybandBTS is now the firstK-pop group to reachNo.1on theBillboardTop 200.“LoveYourself: Tear” sold135,000units for theweekendingMay 24, as talliedbyNielsenMusic. Accord-ing toBillboard, “LoveYourself: Tear” is also thefirst primarily foreignlanguage album to top thecharts since IlDivo’s “An-cora” in 2006.

May 30 birthdays: ActorColmMeaney is 65. SingerWynonna Judd is 54. Gui-tarist TomMorello is 54.Singer-actress IdinaMen-zel is 47. SingerCeeLoGreen is 44.

The SecondCity is offering a two-fer ofwhat it calls “diverse newvoices” for thestretch of June 6-9. The comedymainstaywill host the fifth annual BobCurry Fel-lowship Showcase, featuring 16 emergingcomedians, and the fourth annual BreakOutComedyFestival,hosted by comicGodfrey of ComedyCentral andVH1,withSecondCity alumDavid Pompeii andspecial guest AzharUsman.

TheCurry showcase is the culminationof a 10-week intensive training programforwhich its 16 attendeesmust audition(June 6). According to the SecondCity,more than 250 applicants tried out for thisyear’s showcase. This year’s fellows in-cludeAngelaAlise, TrumaneAlston,DamianAnaya, AaronBranch,MenakaDelekar, JillianEbanks, GeorgeElrod,SteveHan,MayaHaughton, Jarid Igbal,AsiaMartin, JuliaMorales, YazminRamos, Ana Silva,MaxThomas andShadeeVossonghi. The showwill be di-

rected by SecondCity co-artistic directorMattHovde.

The fourth annual BreakOutComedyFestival (June 7-9)will followwith a line-up of sketch and improv performers fromaround the country. CalvinEvans andAlexKuminwill performJune 7. On June 8-9,performerswill includePaul Elia, AdamMamawala andKerryCodett, Carol Zoc-coli andMaxDesolhn. BobCurry fellowswill round out the roster.

All programmingwill take place at theSecondCity’s Chicago campus in Piper’sAlley;www.secondcity.com.

Second Cityoffering two-ferof new voicesBy KTHawbakerChicago Tribune

Godfrey will co-host the Second City’sfourth annual Break Out Comedy Festival.

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FranzFerdinand at ParkWest, Lizzo at theBottomLounge, CHVRCHES atMetro, ParquetCourts atThaliaHall andCarlyRaeJepsen at ParkWest areamong 51 Lollapaloozaaftershows announcedTuesday.

The five days of concertsat 16 venues feature dozensof the 180 acts scheduled toplay the festival Aug. 2-6 inGrant Park. Tickets go onsale at 10 a.m. Friday viaDo312.com.

Here’s a list of the after-shows:

July 31Metro:QuinnXCII

Aug. 1BottomLounge:LanyConcord:TychoHouseofBlues:Billie

EilishMetro:CHVRCHESMid: Shiba SanParkWest:FranzFerdi-

nandReggies:MadisonBeerSchubas:Terror JrThaliaHall:Rebelution

Aug. 2BottomLounge:Dermot

KennedyChopShop: Space JesusEmptyBottle: Slaves (UK)LincolnHall:TheWom-

batsLoganSquare: Petit Bis-

cuitMid:KayzoNoizuParkWest: Junglewith

SuperorganismReggies:Gang of YouthsSchubas:TylerChildersSubterranean: Cuco

ThaliaHall:ParquetCourts

Vic:Highly SuspectSmartBar:Virgil Abloh

Aug. 3BottomLounge:ABoogie

wit daHoodieChopShop:Brownies and

LemonadeHouseofBlues:Catfish

and theBottlemenLincolnHall:GoldLink

withRicWilsonLoganSquare:RuskoMetro:HoundmouthMid:MalaaParkWest:CarlyRae

JepsenReggies:BasementSchubas:AndersonEastSubterranean:AR IZO

NAThaliaHall:Tank and the

BangaswithDurandJones

Vic:DuaLipa

Aug. 4BottomLounge:Lizzo

ChopShop:Autograf +Goldfish

Concord:Walk theMoonEmptyBottle:Post Ani-

malHouseofBlues:Manches-

terOrchestrawithRat-boys

LincolnHall:CigarettesAfter Sex

LoganSquare:HippieSabotage

Mid:ZomboyReggies: SabrinaClaudioSchubas:TheVaccines

with theRegrettesSubterranean:RexOr-

angeCountyThaliaHall:AlinaBarazVic:GretaVanFleet

Aug. 5Concord: IlleniumMid:What SoNot +Troy-

boi

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Dozens of Lollapalooza actsto be featured in aftershowsBy Greg KotChicago Tribune

Rapper-singer Lizzo will be at the Bottom Lounge Aug. 4.

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At first glance, the lineupfor the 12th annualHydePark Jazz Festival suggestsa bulging array of stylesandmusical idioms.

For any event that fea-tures singerDeeAlexanderand saxophonist RaviColtrane, vibraphonistThaddeusTukes and theKenwoodAcademy JazzBand, harpist BrandeeYounger and pianist andMacArthur Fellow JasonMoran clearly encom-passes awide swath ofartistic territory.

But as alwayswith thisintelligently programmedfestival—whichwill runSept. 29-30 atmultipleHyde Park locations—underlying themes andmessageswill drive theproceedings.

“With this year’s festival,I continued to think aboutyoung people,” saysKateDumbleton, the event’sartistic director, whowithher colleagues on the festi-val’s programming com-mittee indeed has cast aspotlight on risingmusi-cians fromChicago andbeyond.

Tukeswith pianist Alex-is Lombre, bassistHannahMarks’HeartlandTrio,saxophonist Lenard Simp-son’s trio, saxophonistJenna Przybysz’s quartetand pianist Julius Tucker’strio (all on Sept. 29) areup-and-coming artistsstepping to the fore.

In addition, “We’refeaturingwomen band-leaders,” addsDumbleton,as the festival did last year.“There’s awoman band-leader on every stage, otherthan theOriental Institute,(where)we only have oneshow.”

In a jazzworld domi-nated to this day bymen,then, Chicagoanswill beable to hear sets featuring

drummerAllisonMillerleading her BoomTicBoomensemble, singerJoanCollaso and the LarryHanks Ensemble, pianistJoAnnDaugherty&Friends, and singerMaggieBrown’s newVisionEn-semble (all on Sept. 29),amongmany others.

The festival alsowillhonor threemajor Chicagopianistswho died last year:JohnWright (with a jamsession led byChicagopianistMiguel de la Cernaon Sept. 30) andWilliePickens andMuhal Rich-ardAbrams (with a soloperformance by pianistJasonMoran on Sept. 30).

Of special note: saxo-phonist Ravi Coltranewilllead a quartet in a reflec-tion onmusic of hismother, Alice Coltrane.

That booking seemedappropriate, saysDumble-ton, becausewe live in “areally complicated time.There is something aboutthe transcendence of thismusic, themusicianswhotake things higher, thatbrings us out of thetrenches a little bit.”

All of thismade possibleby support from severalinstitutions, nonemoreintegral to the proceedingsthan theUniversity ofChicago and its LoganCenter for theArts, saysDumbleton.

Following is an anno-tated guide to the fest, withcommentary fromDumb-leton andme. All events arefree, except for the JasonMoran performance onSept. 30; for the completeschedule, visitwww.hyde-parkjazzfestival.org.

Sept. 29Isaiah Collier & The Cho-sen Few, 1:30 p.m.,Wag-ner Stage on theMidway.The action on theMidwaybegins by celebratingyouth, in the formofChi-cago saxophonist Collier.He has beenmaking a deepimpression on listenerssince hismidteens, playingtheHyde Park fest andother forums to strikingeffect.

Thaddeus Tukes & Alex-is Lombre Duo, 3 p.m.,Augustana LutheranChurch ofHyde Park. Anewvenue has joined thefestival’s lineup, taking theplace of theDuSableMuse-umofAfricanAmericanHistory, “which is not ableto join us this year,” saysDumbleton. Augustana’s200-seat sanctuarywillhost the youthful duo ofvibraphonist Tukes andpianist Lombre.

Brandee Younger,4:30p.m.,Hyde ParkUnionChurch.Harpist-scholarYoungermay become theMVPof this year’s festival,appearing in several con-texts, including a talk on“Transcendence: AGlimpse into the Life andLegacy of Alice Coltrane”(1 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Lo-ganCenter ScreeningRoom) and an appearancewithRavi Coltrane (11 p.m.at RockefellerMemorialChapel). For theHyde ParkUnionChurch perform-ance, she’ll lead a trio.

Kris Davis, 5 p.m., LoganCenter Penthouse. PianistDavis has been a dynamicforce at the keyboard, aprolific figure in the re-cording studio and amuch-admired collaboratorwithinnovators such as JohnZorn, Craig Taborn,TyshawnSorey, Eric RevisandMaryHalvorson,among others.

Ryan Cohan’s “Origina-tions,” 5:30 p.m., LoganCenter PerformanceHall.Pianist Cohan stands asone of this city’smost ac-

complished jazz compos-ers, especially in long-formworks.His “Originations,”commissioned byChamberMusic America, is scoredfor a 10-piece chamber jazzensemble, exploresMiddleEastern influences andembraces improvisationaltechniques.

Allison Miller’s Boom TicBoom, 6:15 p.m.,WagnerStage. DrummerMillerpresided over an edgy.charismatic set during lastyear’s Chicago Jazz Festi-val, themusic notable forthe ingenuity of the band’sarrangements, the explo-sive quality ofMyraMelford’s pianism and thewarm lyricismof clarinetistBenGoldberg’s solos. Atorrential downpour, how-ever, left Dumbleton andothers “heartbrokenwhenitwas effectively rainedout.” SoMiller’s BoomTicBoomwill have anothershot at the great outdoors.

Mike Reed’s “The CityWas Yellow: The ChicagoSuite,” 7:30 p.m., LoganPerformanceHall. Reed’swork as drummer, band-leader, owner of theCon-stellation arts center andchampion of innovativemusicians has been a boonto the city’s arts scene. Inhis latest venture, “He’sbeenworking on differentarrangements of (music by)Chicago composers: NicoleMitchell, FredAnderson,Ari Brown, Jeff Parker,”saysDumbleton. “Andhe’sputting it together in thiscontext for a septet.” Thiswillmark the first timeReedwill perform the

emerging suite inChicago.

Ravi Coltrane withBrandee Younger, 11 p.m.,RockefellerMemorialChapel. SaxophonistColtrane never has tradedon the legend of his parents— saxophonist JohnColtrane and pianist/harp-ist AliceColtrane— andonly occasionally has ad-dressed theirwork directly.Thatmakes this occasionsignificant, for hewill leada quartet (with harpistYounger) in a reflection onAliceColtrane’s aesthetic.

Sept. 30John “Poppy” Wright’sPool Party Jam, 2 p.m.,Wagner Stage. BelovedChicago pianistWright,who died inDecember atage 83, famously held anannual soiree at his homeas away of thanking fansand friends for their sup-port. PianistMiguel de laCernawill conveneChi-cagomusicians to recallthat tradition and remem-berWright’s contributions.

Kenwood Academy JazzBand, 3 p.m.,WagnerStage. The pride of theHyde Park/Kenwood com-munity— and all of Chi-cago, really—will drawfrom its extensive reper-toire and, one hopes, fromits celebrated collaborationwith pianist JasonMoran,“Looks of a Lot.”

Dee Alexander Presents“What Color Is Love?The Music of Terry Cal-lier,” 6 p.m.,Wagner Stage.Chicago singer-conceptu-

alist Alexanderwill presenther latest venture, anhomage toChicago singer-songwriter TerryCallier,who died in 2012 at age 67.Callier intertwinedAfricanchant, jazz improvisation,blues-inspiredmelody andfolklike instrumentation insingularways. FewChi-cago performers are betterpositioned to honor hiscross-genremethods thanAlexander.

Jason Moran CelebratingWillie Pickens and MuhalRichard Abrams, 8:15 p.m.,LoganCenter PerformanceHall; $15 ticket required.Over the years, pianistMoran has developed pro-found tieswithmusic inChicago, thanks in part tohis long-running— andongoing— collaborationwith theKenwoodAcade-my Jazz Band (commis-sioned by SymphonyCen-ter). Sowhen the festivaldecided to honorChicagopiano giantswho died lastyear,Moranwas the topchoice. “He has such adeep and extraordinarilybeautiful reverence forseniormusicians,” saysDumbleton. “Andhe had areal relationshipwithMuhal and a real relation-shipwithWillie.” The $15ticket price helps defraythe cost of an event “thatwe frankly don’t have thebudget for,” addsDumble-ton,who nonethelesswasdetermined to honor twogiants in amost fittingway.

HowardReich is a Tribunecritic.

hreich@chicagotribune.com

Big-timeswinging inHyde ParkJazz fest will include singer Alexander,Moran on piano, Coltrane on saxophone

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Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane will lead a quartet (with harpist Brandee Younger) at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel on Sept. 29.

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formers frommediumsincluding stand-up, sketchandpodcasting. And or-ganizers areworking tohighlight local talent.“We’re a proudlyMidwest-ern company, so itmakessense to try to be a biggerpart ofwhat’s happeningaroundhere,” saysRyan.

To that end, twounique(andparticularly popular)Chicago showcases—“Late Late Breakfast”(which is also celebratingits fifth year) and “HelltrapNightmare”—will appearat theHideout on Saturdayas part of the festival.

“Wedo like havingsomething stranger and alittle … I don’twant to saytheword ‘edgier’ but that’sall that’s coming tomindright now— for someofthe smaller stuff,” saysRyan. “Those shows justkind ofworked out.”Though the two shows arevastly different fromeachother, together they dem-onstrate the vibrancy,

creativity and devil-may-care playfulness of theChicago comedy scene.

“Late Late Breakfast”(which originated inChi-cago but also holds regularshows inNewYork andLosAngeles) presents alineup of comedianswhoeach get fourminutes todeliver their bestmaterial,butmust also simulta-neously complete one of astunning and ever-chang-ing array of challenges(“Just really organizedchaos,” producer LizMaupin calls it). “HelltrapNightmare”mixesmuchdarker comedic themeswith raucous noisemusic(“Iwas thinking ofmakingbarf bags andhandingthemout to everyone be-fore the show,” says creatorSarah Sherman. “That’swhat the show is.”).

Bothwomen are excitedfor their shows to join thefestival for the first timealongsidemuchbiggerindustry names, includingBobOdenkirk, ChrisGeth-ard and JohnHodgman.

“I love theOnion for itsabsurdity and Iwoulddefinitely call our showabsurd,”Maupin says. “Itwill be a good chance toget a newcrowd in. … It ismy favorite thing to seesomeone (in the audience)whohas never seen ourshowbefore.”

“We are all really ex-cited,” says Sherman. “TheOnion is the historicalgreat political/social/cultural/satire voice, so it’scool to be a part of a festi-val represented by thatvoice because I like tothink that ‘Helltrap’ is acommentary on the night-mare that is theworld thatwe live in now.”

TheOnionComedy andArts Festival runsWednes-day to Sunday at varioustimes and locations;more atwww.onioncomedyfest.com.

Zach Freeman is a freelancewriter.

ctc-arts@chicagotribune.comTwitter@ZachRunsChicago

Danny Maupin, left, Liz Maupin and Tyler Jackson, of “Late Late Breakfast,” will perform.

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where I’mphysically ill. Likeclockwork, 15minutes before eachappointment,without getting toographic, I have to be in the bath-room.And of course it’s 100 per-centmental, because as soon asthemeeting is done, I’m fine. Butbecause I had somanymeetingsthat day, though, itwasn’t going togo away. The nauseawas buildingwith eachmeeting.

“So it’s the end of the day andI’m going tomy last audition.Mymom is driving around looking forstreet parking andwe find a spot,but thisman cuts us off and stealsit. The spotwas big enough fortwo cars, sowedidn’t honk or doanything,we’re just like, ‘OKwow,whatever,’ andwewait for him tostraighten out his car sowe canalso park. But this guy parks in themiddle andwe’re somad! Somad!Like,what is he doing? Sowedrive past him andwe give himthe nastiest stink-eye. Andmymommay ormay not have calledhimaname. (Laughs)

“OK,we’re circling the block,circling and circling and circling. Ikid you not,wewere circling for30minutes because it’s hard tofind parking inLA. And everytimewepass this guy, he hasn’tmoved, he’s in his car, he’s notgoing anywhere. Andwewerelike, ‘Dude,we still see you’ andgave himadirty look every timewedrove past him.Maybe hewassaving a spot for a friend? Itmadeno sense. So finallymymomwaslike, ‘I’m just going to drop you offat the gate and I’ll keep looking fora spot.’

“So I’m going intomy lastmeet-ing of the day annoyed about thisstupid, unnecessarily stressfulparking situation that just hap-pened, and also the nausea istaking over again so I’m like, ‘OK,calmdown.That parking guydoesn’tmatter.’ I’mdoing a

mantra: ‘This is your last auditionof the day, you’re in the home-stretch, you can go home and eatice creamand you’re fine!’ So I’msigned in, I’mmeditating, I’m theonly one in thiswaiting room. It’seerily quiet— there’s no one elseon the sign-in sheet, there’s noone else coming in. They finallycome and getme 30minutes aftermy appointment time,which is along time for your anxiety tobuild up!

“So Iwalk in and the castingdirector says, ‘Hi Jessica, this isso-and-so, our director for theepisode…’ and it’s the guywehadbeen giving the stink-eye to andhexing for the last hour, basically.I think all the blood drained frommyhead. I slowly started to real-ize that Iwas in thewaiting roomfor so long because hewas prob-ably telling the casting directorwhat happened to himout on thestreet, how these twoAsian ladieskept stalking himand giving himdirty looks.

“Imean, I don’t think he real-ized that hewas parked in twospots and that he stole it fromus.I think he just thought thatwewere rude aswe kept circling andgiving himdirty looks. So he’skind of smirking atme and thecasting director’s notmaking eyecontact and Iwas like, ohmyGod.You knowwhen youwalk into aroomand you just know theywere talking about you?

“I definitely feel like I blackedout for a second. But then Iwasable to centermyself: ‘I’m alreadyhere, this already happened. I’mgoing to saymyone line and thengohome and eat ice cream.’ So Ididn’tmention anything about it.Andmost importantly I didn’t cry,because Iwas justmortified. Isaidmyone line— Iwas audi-tioning for something likeBrides-maidNo. 4 orwhatever itwas—andhe gaveme a note and I did itagain, and then I left.

“When I got back in the car Itoldmymomand she said, ‘Youknowwhat, as soon as I droppedyou off I just had a feeling thatmaybe thatwas the situation, thathewas a producer or something.’I had a paper bag in the car and Ijust vomited into it! And then Iwas like, ‘All right, let’s go home.’Itwas awful.Awful!”

What happened next …“I didn’t know thiswas sup-

posed to be a director sessionbecause itwas literally only oneline; but because therewas noone else there that day, I thinkthat rolewasmine. And then ...nope! This casting office casts alot of TV shows that are verylong-running and I used to becalled in several times for differ-ent shows. But they’ve nevercalledme again.

“Thinking about it nowandreplaying it for years, I feel like if Iwere calmer— if itwas the only

audition that day— Imight havebeen able to comebackwithsomething like, ‘Oooh,mymom isnot happywith you,’ andmade ajoke out of it. Just tomove on. ButIwasn’t quippy. In themoment Iwas so panicked, Iwas new to thecity and every auditionwas lifeand death. But you knowwhat’sfunny?He should have justparked on the lot. Butmaybe hewanted to be like common folkandpark on the street.”

The takeaway …“Since that audition, I’ve real-

ized that everyone inLA is some-one.Now if someone is textingwhile driving on the freeway andalmost runsme off the road, Inever honk and I never screamatthem.My friends always say,‘Whydidn’t you honk?’ and I’mlike, ‘No! That could be StevenSpielberg!’ I just got so scared bywhat happened at that auditionthat I neverwant to react like,

‘Didn’t you see that you almostkilledme?’

“When ‘Awkward’was onMTV, I never got recognizedwhen Iwas out because I look sodifferent fromMing inmy reallife— she had the glasses, the hat,high school. But the thing thatwould always giveme awaywasmy voice. So if someone sawmecomplaining about a bad day, theymight be like, ‘Wow, shewasreally angry about something’ or‘She had an attitude.’ Theymightnever seeme again and that’stheir story ofme: ‘I sawJessicaLu at Jewel-Osco, she couldn’tfind tinymarshmallows and shewas on a rampage!’

“But the bigger lesson is to staypresent. There’s going to be ev-eryday annoyances like parking ortraffic, but youhave to let thosethings slide off you.”

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Jessica Lu, center, stars with Sarah Shahi and Dennis Haysbert in “Reverie,” which premieres Wednesday.

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Acaptivating romanticcomedy thatwaswildlypopular in 17th centuryItaly but soon fell fromgrace and remained un-touched for centuries isabout to have a raremod-ern revival, courtesy ofHaymarketOperaCom-pany.

Rescuingworthy ifnearly forgotten dramaticworks fromdusty libraryshelves and breathing his-torically informed life intothemhas, of course, beenthe definingmission of theChicago group since itsdebut seven years ago.

But its performances thiscomingweekend and earlynextweek of AntonioCes-ti’s “L’Orontea” at theStudebakerTheater indowntownChicago prom-ise to lendmomentumasAmerica’smost active earlyopera company ramps upfor its 10th anniversary in2021.

The show,which is saidtomark only the second orthirdNorthAmericanrevival of Cesti’s 1656 opera(sources differ in that re-gard), fills a valuable gapbetween the stageworks ofClaudioMonteverdi andthose of Cesti’s older con-temporary, FrancescoCav-alli.

As amatter of fact, Cav-alli’s 1640 opera “LaDi-done” is the subject ofHaymarket’s third annualsummer opera course, akind of earlymusic bootcamp for young singers.The course,which runsJune 9-16,will culminate ina semistaged performanceby the participants, accom-panied bymembers of theHaymarketOperaOrches-tra, at 1 p.m. June 16 inGanzHall, RooseveltUni-versity, 430 S.MichiganAve.; admission is $10.

The celebrated counter-tenorDrewMinter,whodoubles as co-stage directorand castmember in“L’Orontea,” calls it “theultimate 17th century sit-com” because of itsmistak-en identities and romanticentanglements, also “be-cause people say one thingonemoment, then turnaround and say something

completely different thenext.”

One of the originalmem-bers of Chicago’sNewberryConsort and a seasonedveteran of period opera,Minterwill portray thedrag role of Aristea, thelustymother of the oppor-tunistic Alidoro (ScottBrunscheen), a painterwhose charmsprove irre-sistible to no fewer thanfourwomen in the court ofthe fictitiousEgyptianQueenOrontea (EmilyFons), including themon-archherself.

Disguises, intrigues andsubplots involving kid-nappers and pirates—dramatic conceits typical ofthe genre—drive the nar-rative to its happy conclu-sionwhile givingmodernaudiences characterswhose flaws and inconsis-tencies they can relate to,according toMinter.

“The characters areincredibly human and thesituations are not unfamil-iar to regular operagoers,”he says, citing the seamlessamalgamof drama andcomedy in the libretto ofGiacintoAndreaCicognini,themost successful Italiandramatist of the 17th cen-tury.

Haymarketwill fold theopera’s three acts into two,observing onlyminor cuts,for a running time of threehours, including intermis-sion.

TheheroineOrontea is

struck dumbby love im-mediately after vowing shewill nevermarry. Formostof the opera she remainstorn betweenher emotionsas awoman andher duty asa queen, pouring out herfeelings in languid ariososand rhythmic recitativewedded to the cadences ofspoken Italian.

“Really quick changes ofmusical character and dec-lamation happen all thetime in this opera,”Minterobserves. “I think this iswhatmakes it ideally suitedtomodern audiencemem-berswith attention deficitsyndrome,” he says,with agrin.

“L”Orontea” is basically asingers’ opera,with a smallensemble of strings andcontinuo supporting thevoices.Haymarketwill fielda five-member pit orchestrawhosemembers include thecompany’smusic director,CraigTrompeter, playingbass violin, also Jeri-LouZike andMartinDavidsplaying violin,with theorboandharpsichord complet-ing the continuo group.

“I don’t knowwhy thisopera gets so fewperform-ances, becauseCesti’smusicis really beautiful,” saysTrompeter,whohappenedupon the opera (in the 1973edition byWilliamHolmes)while rummaging throughthe stacks at theUniversityof Chicagomusic library.It’s not the first timehismusicological sleuthing has

paid off for local fans ofearly operas that time for-got.

TheHaymarket castincludesDavidGovertsenas the drunken servantGelone, RyanDeRyke asthe court philosopherCre-onte, andNathalie ColasandAddieHamilton ascurrent and former ladiesofOrontea’s court. Round-ing out the roster areKim-berly Jones asOrontea’spageTibrino andDanielBubeck as the courtierCorindo. SarahEdgarshares the stage directionwithMinter.HaymarketregularMeriemBahridesigned and supervisedthe period-informed cos-tumes.

If recent history is anyindicator, seventh seasonsaremake-or-breakmo-ments forChicago earlymusic groups. “Either youmove forward or you fallbehind,” observes Zike,who serves as the compa-ny’s orchestramanager andconcertmaster. She andTrompeter both performedwith the now-defunctperiod ensembleBaroqueBand.

Haymarket is surviving,and indeed thriving, byplaying it smart on both theorganizational and artisticfronts.

“We aremoving forwardandwe are in a good spot,”Zike says. “Our seven-member board is healthyand strong.Wehave dedi-

cated boardmemberswhounderstand our artisticvision and our niche inChicagomusic. Everyonehas that sense of ‘can do.’ ”

Buoyed by increasedticket sales and contrib-utions, and a $20,000 grantfromOperaAmerica,Hay-market raised $50,000fromabenefit event inApril. KarenFishman, theretired former executivedirector ofMusic of theBaroque, is advising theboard as it sets prioritiesand goals going into thecompany’s 10th anniversa-ry.

The 2018-19Haymarketseason is to include twoinfrequently stagedbaroque operas—Handel’s“Serse” (“Xerxes”) andTelemann’s even rarer“Orpheus,” also a spring2019 collaborationwith theacclaimedBritish counter-tenor IestynDavies in aconcert of Bach cantatas.

“We see newpeoplebuying ticketswhoweren’tin our database previously,whichmeans our devel-opment efforts arework-ing,” Zike reports. “I can’tsay enough about the freshspiritwe are seeing insideHaymarket and among ouraudiencemembers andpatrons.”

HaymarketOperaCom-pany’s production of Anto-nio Cesti’s “L’Orontea”opens at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,with repeat performances at5 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, at the StudebakerTheater, 410 S.MichiganAve.; $30-$85;www.haymarketopera.org

Sharps and flatsTheChicago a cappella

choral ensemble Bella Vocenext seasonwillmergewith the period-instrumentgroupArsAntigua to createa “new” period band calledtheBellaVoce Sinfonia.The latterwill joinwith theparent organizationwhenit performs choral-orches-tral repertory and, in futureseasons, newmusic, ac-cording to artistic directorAndrewLewis.

The sinfoniawillmakeits debutwithBella Voce’s2018-19 season-openingperformances of Bach’sMass in Bminor,Nov. 3 atChicago’s St. JamesCathe-dral andNov. 4 at St. Luke’sEpiscopal Church inEv-anston.

The 2018-19 seasonwillcontinuewith aChristmasprogramof BenjaminBrit-ten’s “ACeremony ofCar-ols” andworks forwomen’svoices, Dec. 14 at Chicago’sFourth PresbyterianChurch andDec. 15 at St.ProcopiusAbbey inLisle.

Old andnew representa-tions of theTudor choraltradition, by JohnTavernerandGabriel Jackson, re-spectively,will be pre-sentedMarch 2 at FourthPresbyterian andMarch 3at St. Luke’s. Bella Voce andits sinfoniawill concludethe seasonwithVivaldi’s“Gloria” and anthems byPurcell andHandel. DatesareMay 18, at a venue to beannounced; andMay 19 atSt. Luke’s. For furtherinformation, visitwww.bellavoce.org.

RoderickCox, associateconductor of theMinne-sotaOrchestra, has re-ceived the 2018 SirGeorgSolti ConductingAwardfrom the Solti Foundation.Cox, 31,was a recipient of a2017 Solti FoundationCareerAssistanceAward.TheMacon, Ga., nativewaspromoted fromassistant toassociate inMinnesota in2016.Hehas amaster ofmusic degree in conduct-ing fromNorthwestern.Hewillmake podiumdebutsnext seasonwith theLosAngeles Philharmonic andHoustonGrandOpera.

John vonRhein is a Tribunecritic.

jvonrhein@chicagotribune.com

Haymarket unearths a gem

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Emily Fons, who plays Queen Orontea, during a Haymarket Opera rehearsal of Cesti’s “L’Orontea,” which opens Saturday.

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Bennett Fisher’s newplay “Damascus” is setmostly on Interstate 94.

The rolling location is anairport shuttle van thatnormally plies its trade attheMinneapolis-St. Paulairport. But on this day, boththe van and its driver,Has-san (Terence Sims) findthemselves commandeeredby a very tense youngmannamedLloyd (SamHub-bard)whodesperatelyneeds to get toChicago so,he says, he can catch a flightatO’Hare.

For awhile, the rideseems credible— theweather is frigid and,whendelays hit, it can sometimesmake sense for stranded

passengers to hit the road.Plus, the guy has some cashandHassan, likemanyother immigrant profes-sional drivers, has beenhitby the ride-sharing revolu-tion that puts amateursbehind thewheel.

But loquacious guysappearing out of the dark-ness andmaking strangerequests of hardworkingdrivers do not usually bodewell.

The fundamental chal-lenge of Fisher’s thriller—which is a bit like amoralversion of “Hellcab”— isthat these two charactersremain locked together in avan for prettymuch theentire play. They do runinto various charactersalong theirway (thesefolks,most “Fargo” types,

arewryly played byEleniPappageorge), but thisshowmostly is a two-hander. And a two-handerinmotion, at that.

It’s hard to believe thatHassanwould notmake ajudicious exit into the snowat somepoint, or summonsomehelp, or something.The build is just not there.Fisher clearlywants us towonder for awhilewhich

of these twomen ismoredangerous to the other, butyou intuit very quickly thathe alsowants tomake usthink about our percep-tions and assumptions.

That’s a very valuable thingto ask—and, for the record,Sims’ performance is richand empathetic—but, inthis case, it does not en-hance the tension of a two-

character piece, especiallysinceHubbard is creepy asall get out from the begin-ning.

DirectorCodyEstle is atthe helmof a cool visualproduction; Jeff Kmiec’sset,mostly the van, lookslike something out ofStephenKing and the light-ing by JohnKelly is simi-larly exceptional.

But Iwish the play hadlet go of someof its thrillermotifs, which requiremoresubversion of expectationand some actual surprise, infavor of exploringHassan’sSomali-American characterinmore depth. One of thegreat injustices of the tech-nological revolution intransportation is the loss ofincome for driverswho aregetting a leg up in theiradopted land, and nowarebeing forced towork longerandharder, and take risksevery single day.

Chris Jones is a Tribunecritic.

cjones5@chicagotribune.com

Shuttle driver takes bumpyride with creepy passengerBy Chris JonesChicago Tribune

Terence Sims, left, and Sam Hubbard in “Damascus,” writ-ten by Bennett Fisher and directed by Cody Estle.

CLARK BENDER PHOTO

When: Through June 23

Where: Strawdog Theatre,1802 W. Berenice Ave.

Running time: 1 hour, 35minutes

Tickets: $35-$40 at 773-644-1380 or www.strawdog.org

IN PERFORMANCE ‘Damascus’ ★★

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“TheAmericans” (9 p.m., 10:32 p.m., FX): This taut ColdWar spy drama has seenits ratings steadily dwindle since the dizzying highs of its first season, but it hasremained a favorite of critics and TV industry peers throughout its run, garnering57 awards nominations and 12wins, including the prestigious Peabody Award fortelevision excellence. The series wraps tonight with a series finale called “START.”

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Logan Square residentMollyCurrey ismanythings: a public relationsprofessional (executive vicepresident ofDKC’sChicagooffice), a breast cancersurvivor, amother of two(Susie, 15, andCharlie, 11),significant other and theowner of JohnnyRay, a1930FordModel Ahot rod.She ismost proud of thelast three, but it’s JohnnyRay thatwill be in the na-tional spotlight soon thankstoDiscoveryChannel’s newshow, “Sticker Shock”—theweekly series touted as“ ‘AntiquesRoadshow’ forcars,” Currey said.

“People are coming infromallwalks of lifewiththeir cars— frombeaters tobeautifully, finely donevehicles— talking abouttheir stories, their passionfor their cars,where theyfound them, how theyrestored themand in theend they have these folks

who evaluate the cars andtalk aboutwhat theywouldgo for if theywerewillingto sell it someday,” Curreysaid. “Somepeople find outthat they have a car that isworthmore than they everimagined, other peoplearen’t as happy. But that’sthe fun of this. The realityis if it’s a $300 car or a$300,000 car, the story andthe emotion and connec-tion that youhavewiththat vehicle is somuchmore important than theactual value of the car onthe street— forme, atleast.”

Currey grewupwithJohnnyRay inCedarburg,Wis., the oldest of threechildren and the only girl.Raywas her father, GuyMorter’s, creation—andthrough the years he fi-nessed the vehicle to in-clude specs like aChevy350 small-blockV-8 enginewith 300horsepower, anoriginal steel body, Vegacross steering, a customroll cage and automatic

transmission. AndwhenCurrey is at thewheel, shelooks like the carwasmadefor her.

“I enjoy standing outversus fitting in, always,”she said. “I’ve always feltthatway… forme I neverwanted towalk like every-one else. Iwas empoweredto bemyownperson anddo things that really speaktome versuswanting tokind of follow alongwitheverybody else.”

Currey has been stand-ing out since her youth— in2002, she became the firstwoman to race a truck upPikes Peak in theHillClimb, and before that shewas an off-road race cardriver and 1998 championin theWomen’s LightBuggyCIORAWorldChampionship and Sports-manClassChampionship.Andnow,Currey andherpartner JimJacoby arestanding out by living in arenovated church (built in1888).

“Our story is unique and

I’m very proud ofmy fam-ily andwhere I come fromand to be able to continuethat onwithmy family andmykids and live in a homethat really showswho I amanddrive a car that reallyembodiesmy love for carsandwho I am—my style—I’m livingmybest life,which I’m really excitedabout,” Currey said.

Hers is a style that shedescribes as “eclecticpunk” and JohnnyRaypersonifies that style. She’sownedhim for five years, amove thatwas predicatedby her father downsizingthe number of cool cars inhisWisconsin garage—and a roof that needed tobe fixed. Since then, Cur-rey has driven JohnnyRayto and fromworkwhen theChicagoweather permits.She smiles recollectingdriving him into localgarages, the sound of theengine setting off caralarms. Currey said it’s funto have a car that has a coolfactor on parwith a high-

end sports car—not theprice factor, but the coolfactor.

“I get such a kick out ofowning Johnny, but alsobringing him into the city,”she said. “The city of Chi-cago is just so full of history...my offices are on the 35thfloor of the Jewelers Build-ing downtown,which isalso a historic buildingwithAlCapone in the 1920s,1930s. Andhaving that caris another extension of thathistory, so it’s kind of fun.”

If youmiss JohnnyRayandCurrey on the series,keep an eye out for themonthe streets of Logan Squarethis summer. Currey atteststo taking JohnnyRay outoften during thewarmermonths but hasn’t reallyfound aChicago car showtomake Johnny a regular.In the future she said shewould like to start her owncar showcalled “Rats andRoyalty”— a show thatwould feature vehicles thatare less-than-perfect andthose that are detailed to

perfection.“You’ve got to live your

life andhold on to thethings that you’re passion-ate about and tell yourstories … andhopefullythey endup inspiring peo-ple, and that’smy goal,”Currey said. “The car issomething special tomeandmy family. It’smyhopethat itwill stay in the fam-ily. I always talk aboutpeoplewho live their style— living your style is aboutthe clothes youwear, thehome you live in, the caryou drive— if you can get toa placewhere all of that isclicking and youdon’t haveto be anything other thanyourself, you’re hopefullytruly happy, and that’swhere I am right now, andit’s really cool.”

Currey and JohnnyRaywill be a part of theWednes-day episode of “StickerShock.” Tune in to find outJohnnyRay’s trueworth.

drockett@chicagotribune.comTwitter@DarcelTribune

‘Sticker Shock’ to feature Chicagoan’s 1930 Ford Model A hot rodBy Darcel RockettChicago Tribune

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JumbleUnscramble the four Jumbles, one letter per square, toform fourwords. Then arrange the circled letters to formthe surprise answer, as suggested by this cartoon.

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HEALTH&FAMILY

Cancer is sneaky. It hides. It disguisesitself. It stays silent as it grows and invadesother tissues. Evading detection, cancerdoes its deadlywork as thewindowofopportunity to destroy it gradually closes.This yearmore than 1.7millionAmeri-cans are expected to receive a cancer diag-nosis, andmore than 600,000 are expectedto die of the disease, according to theNa-tional Cancer Institute.Experts say the key to reducingmortal-ity is early detection. Generally, the soonercancers are discovered, the easier they areto treat.New research promises to revolutionizeearly detection and improve survival. Liq-uid biopsies,which examine blood andother body fluids for tiny particles ofDNAand other byproducts shed by tumors,mayeventually be used to screen individualsbefore symptoms arise. Improvements inmagnetic resonance imaging, known asMRI, already help radiologists find smallertumors than ever before, and scientistsworkingwith a powerful newmicroscopethat “senses” changes at the genetic levelhope to catch cancer at its very inception.

Cancers thatevadedetectionWhenHeatherGoff of Austin, Texas,began to feel ill in 2009, she knew some-thingwaswrong. The seemingly healthy30-year-old had “really strange headaches”and felt “very flu-like.”Over the next fouryears, Goff experienced night sweats,weight loss, unrelenting itching, a reccur-ring skin rash and frequent infections. Butbecause shewas young andher blood testsweren’twildly abnormal, her doctorsdidn’t suspect a serious illness.Finally, in 2013, Goff landed in an emer-

gency room, nearly suffocating from fluidin her lungs. After doctors drained the fluidand examinedher airway and lungs, theydiscovered a large tumor in her chest anddetermined she hadHodgkin lymphoma, ablood cancer that starts in the lymphnodes. Caught early, the disease is “one ofthemost curable forms of cancer,” accord-ing to theLeukemia&LymphomaSociety.But inGoff’s case,without early treatment,shewas given just twoweeks to live.

Finding blood cancerBlood cancers include leukemia, lym-phoma andmyeloma. Symptoms ofteninvolve enlarged lymphnodes,whichmaybe attributed to an infection, or slightlyabnormal blood test results, which “maynot be enough of a red flag to (indicate)something’swrong in the bonemarrow,”where blood cells are produced, saysDr.GwenNichols, chiefmedical officer of theLeukemia&LymphomaSociety.A patientwith persistent blood testirregularities or prolonged lymphnodeenlargement should see a hematologistwho ismore likely to spot these signs ofcancer,Nichols says.Patientswith lymphoma should also betested for their subtype. Recent break-throughs in targeted therapies— 18 newblood cancer drugswere approved by theFDA last year alone—offermore effectivetreatments. “Wehave somany targetedtreatments thatwork in one subtype oflymphomabut not in another, that it’smuchmore critical to get the diagnosisright,”Nichols says.

Better lung cancerdetectionLung cancer— the leading cause ofcancer death in theU.S.— is another trickymalignancy to find. Only 25 percent of

patients presentwith early stage disease,saysDr. Jyoti Patel, a lung cancer specialistat theUniversity of Chicago.According to Patel, for those at high risk,an annual low-doseCT scan reducesmor-tality by 20percent. But “it’s probablymore underutilized than any other screen-ing test.” (High-risk patients include thosebetween the ages of 55 and 74with amin-imum30-year, pack-a-day history of smok-ingwhohave quitwithin the last 15 years.)Another emerging detectionmethod isfluorescence bronchoscopy. By inserting athin tube (a bronchoscope) down thethroat and into the lungs, doctors canexamine themusing a fluorescent lightattached to the top of the scope. The lightmakes cancer cells— including early stagelesions— stand out, helping doctors iden-tify them.

Newdetection toolsfor ovarian cancerBecause ovarian cancer usually reachesan advanced stage before it is discovered, itcausesmore deaths than any othermalig-nancy of the female reproductive system.Most ovarian cancer starts in the fallopi-an tubes (the eggs’ pathway from the ova-ries to the uterus). To catch it early, Dr.Shohreh Shahabi, chief of gynecologiconcology atNorthwesternMedicine, isexperimentingwith a procedure known asuterine lavage. The procedurewashes theuteruswith saline,which is then analyzedfor biomarkers—DNA fragments andother byproducts shed by tumors— todetermine if cancer is present.Other promising research employs apowerful newmicroscope to spot cancer atits earliest stage—before a tumor hasdeveloped. ThePartialWave Spectro-scopicmicroscope, developed by professorVadimBackman ofNorthwesternUni-versity, detects changes in chromatin (the

bundle of geneticmaterial and protein thatmakes up chromosomes), alerting doctorsto a possiblemalignancy. Shahabi iswork-ingwithBackman to test this technologyin ovarian cancer. Backmanhopes thisapproachwill eventually provide a simple,low-cost and effectivemethod for detect-ing all cancers.While better detection is on the horizon,prevention is still crucial. “The bestway toprevent” ovarian cancer, saysDr. KaraLongRoche, a gynecologic oncologist atMemorial SloanKettering inNewYorkCity, “is to understand your family history.”She says patients should ask their gynecol-ogists if genetic testing,which canhelpdetermine risk, is right for them.

Is early detection in sight?More effective drugs are improvingcancer treatment and better diagnosticmethods are not far off. Together theseadvances promise to change the cancerlandscape. Researchers expectmany ofthese tests to be available to the generalpublicwithin five to 10 years.

Ahappy endingWhenHeatherGoff finally received herHodgkin lymphomadiagnosis, her doctorssaid shewould diewithinweekswithouttreatment. Shewas alsowarned that thetreatment couldmake her infertile.ButGoff did get treatment, and todayshe is a happy, healthymom,with a 2½-year-old daughter. “The amazing thing is Isurvived,” she says. And “a year later amiracle happened and I had a baby.”Goff’s diseasewasn’t caught until itsfinal stage, but shewas lucky.With earlydetection, other patientsmay not need todepend on luck.

ClaireAltschuler is a freelancer.

Heather Goff sits with her 21⁄2-year-old daughter, Ava, four years after being treated for Hodgkin lymphoma. She had been given just two weeks to live at the time of her diagnosis.

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RacingagainstcancerNew efforts seek to savelives with early detection

By Claire AltschulerChicago Tribune

“Life of the Party” is amovie about amomwhofinds out her husband isleaving her for an icy realestate agent anddecides, inresponse, to enroll in theuniversitywhere herdaughter is a senior, hopingto earn the college degreeshe abandoned in favor ofmarriage all those years ago.It’smoderately funny,with hokeydialogue and a fairly predictable plot.

I loved it.My friendWendy and Isaw itwith our 12-year-olddaughters, and I’mnotexaggeratingwhen I say itfelt, aswewerewatching,revolutionary.MelissaMcCarthy playsDeanna, the dotingmomofMaddie (MollyGordon),

and this delightful thing takes place be-tween them throughout themovie. It’s athing that is altogether absent inmost

movies involvingmoms anddaughters.I keptwaiting for someone or something tosabotage this rare andprecious thing Iwaswitnessing, but nothing ever did.The thingwas affection. Genuine,unwavering affection, unsullied by snark,unblemished by anger.Herewere amomanddaughterwho,unlike, say themomanddaughter in“Ladybird,” embraced each other’s quirks,supported each other during travails andtrulywanted the best for each other.Like a lot of the actualmoms anddaugh-

ters I know. Like none of themoms anddaughters I see inmovies.That same genuine affection iswoventhroughoutMaddie’s other relationships,aswell. She andher friends appear to trulyenjoy one another’s company.Herboyfriend is a total sweetheartwho ishappywhen she’s happy and gets alongwith her friends and cheers her on at grad-uation.This is notwhat I’mused towatching on

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Health officials hoping tostem the opioid crisismightwant to pay attention towhat doctors eat for lunch.

Anew research letterreports that doctorswhoreceived freemeals andother kinds of paymentsfrompharmaceutical com-panies tended to prescribemore opioid painkillers totheir patients over thecourse of a year.Mean-while, doctorswhodidn’tget such freebies cut backon their opioid prescrip-tions.

The findingwas reportedrecently in the journalJAMAInternalMedicine.

A team led byDr. ScottHadland of BostonMedicalCenter’sGraykenCenter forAddiction examinedMedi-care data and found that369,139 physicians pre-scribed an opioid painkillerat least 10 times in 2015under one of the insuranceprogram’s PartDplans.

Then they consulted theCenters forMedicare&Medicaid Services’ OpenPayments database andfound that 25,767 (or 7percent) of these samedoctors received “opioid-related payments” fromdrug companies in 2014.

The payments addedupto just over $9million,according to the report.

For doctors on the re-ceiving end of this largesse,paymentsmost often camein the formof food. Thecompanies bought 97,020meals at a total cost of $1.8million, and themedianvalue of these breakfasts,lunches anddinnerswas$13. (Thatmeans half of themeals costmore than thisamount, andhalf cost less.)

Themost expensivecategory for the drug com-

panieswas “speaking feesand/or honoraria.” Thesefundswent to only 3,115recipients, but the pay-mentswereworth a com-bined $6.2million,Hadlandandhis colleagues found.

In addition, 1,862 physi-cians received $730,824worth of travel, 360 doctorswere paid $290,395 inconsulting fees, and 3,011clinicians got $79,660 infunds related to education.

None of the $9millionwas used to fundmedicalresearch, the study authors

noted.The physicianswho

received these paymentsprescribed opioid pain-killers an average of 539times in 2015. That figurewas higher than the averagefor 2014.

By contrast, the doctorswhodid not receive pay-ments frompharmaceuticalcompanies prescribedopioids an average of 134times in 2015. That figurewas lower than in 2014.

Themoremeals a doctorwas treated to in 2014, the

more opioid prescriptionshe or shewrote in 2015.After controlling for otherfactors, the researcherscalculated that for eachadditionalmeal over thecourse of the year, the num-ber of opioid prescriptionsrose by 0.7 percent.

The findings don’t provethat payments to doctorsprompted them towritemore prescriptions forpainkillers at a timewhenmost of their colleagueswere cutting back. It’spossible that doctorswho

weremore inclined toprescribe opioid painkillersin the first placewere alsomore likely to be hired bydrugmakers to givespeeches, consult onmedi-cal issues or performotherservices.

Still, the link betweendrug company paymentsand opioid prescriptionsdeserves further scrutiny inlight of the nation’s opioidepidemic, the study authorswrote.

TheCenters forDiseaseControl andPrevention

estimates that 115Ameri-cans die eachday as a resultof an opioid overdose, andthe road to addiction typi-cally startswith a legiti-mately prescribed pain-killer.

“Our findings suggestthatmanufacturers shouldconsider a voluntary de-crease or complete cessa-tion ofmarketing to physi-cians,” they concluded.“Federal and state govern-ments should also considerlegal limits on the numberand amount of payments.”

Did doctor freebies fuel opioid epidemic?Prescriptions roseas drug companiesfooted food, travelBy Karen KaplanLos Angeles Times

Researchers found that physicians who received free meals and other payments from drug firms tended to prescribe more opioid painkillers to patients.

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a big screen. Girls and theirmomshate each other.Girls and their friendsscheme against one anoth-er. Girls’ boyfriends aretoxic.

Towatch an entiremov-iewith a youngwoman atthe centerwhomnoone isabusing/resenting/seethingwith anger towardwasrefreshing inways thatmore thanmade up for themediocrity of the plot/dialogue/sight gags.

I hope “Life of the Party”is not the last of its kind.

The age gap betweenmoms anddaughtersshrinks a littlewith eachgeneration.Not in actual

years, per se. But certainlyin interests.We listen to thesamemusic.We go to con-certs together.Webinge-watch the same shows.Weshop at the same stores.(Once our daughters out-growJustice.)

It follows thatwe’d liketo head to themovies andwatch our stories reflectedon the screen—andnotjust the complicated, heart-breaking, tension-filledstories. The ones inwhichwe get along.

I also think there’s valuein showing girls and youngwomenwhat it looks like tohave friends and boyfriendswho respect and adore you.Even in a goofy comedy.

Iworry that girls get so

used to seeing femalecharacterswho aremis-treated, resented andgenerally the object ofsomeone’smisplaced angerthatwhen that dynamicpops up in real life, they feela bit resigned to acceptingit.

There’s power in findingart that examines and re-flects life’s complexitiesand cruelties, difficultiesand disappointments. Butevery once in awhile, it’slovely towatch a youngwoman, even a fictionalone, bask in their absence.

“Life of the Party: Gradu-ate School,” anyone?

hstevens@chicagotribune.comTwitter@heidistevens13

Characters played by Melissa McCarthy, left, and Molly Gordon in “Life of the Party” showsomething unusual: unwavering affection, unsullied by snark, unblemished by anger.

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Mom-daughter film couldspark a quiet revolutionStevens, from Page 1

As I’ve noted in the past,mywife and I have amixedmarriage. She’s Italian, I’mIrish.Whenwe fight, it’slike aHells Angels induc-tion.

Imean,we don’t argueoften. Twice an hour,max.In between, there’s a sim-mering tension. Think of usas a steel elevator cableready to snap.Boooooooing… boom.

As an Italian, Poshhailsfromadistinguished line ofcultural reference points—painters, sculptors, philo-sophers, singers, popes.

We Irish?We’remorelike a cult. Quick, nameoneIrish painter. Seewhat Imean? Sure, there are a fewnotable Irishwriters and agolfer or two.Most of ourhistory,we’ve been pushedaround, by theVikings, the

Packers, theNormans and—worst of all— by eachother.

Like a lot of bullied eth-nic groups, someof usbecameprizefighters. Butwe can all throwapunch,or at the very least, a round-house quip.We are alsoslaves to the very thingswelove themost— family,friends, soccermatches anda cold pint or two.

We cry at everything butespeciallywhen the bar-tender bellows: “Last call!”

Big hearts, the Irish.Me,I’ve actually got two tickers,one inmy chest and one inmy liver.WhenDr. Stevechecks them, he has to usetwo stethoscopes.Myhearts don’t beat, theybongo, jangle and clink.Sounds like a bored kidkicking a beer bottle downthe street.

In fact, there’s that sortof rattle and a clang to ourentire cul-de-sac, and that’smostly on us. Kids pound-ing baseballs or shootinghoops ormomscreaming atthe dogs. As I’m alwaystelling Posh, you don’t haveto be artful to be visceral.

Live, love andmove on.“Live from the heart,” I

tell her.Or inmy case, both

hearts andmultiplespleens.

As I’ve also noted,Dr.Steve is a brilliant doctor.He doesn’t giveme thestandard blood pressuremeasurements or choles-terol counts.What he givesme areVegas odds, the onlymath I understand.

For instance, Dr. Stevesays: “I give 20-1 youmakeit to the end of the year;30-1 you finish out thedecade.”

Tome, that’s just goodmedicine.My life is like agiant prop bet. I’m 3-1 justto finish out this sentence.

Wehave Irish kids.Beautiful kids, eyes like bigsteaming bowls of noodles.They are parrots, they areleprechauns. Smart as theyneed to be ... witty andresourceful. Proud to re-port that every one of themcan beat you at pool orpoker, especially the daugh-ters,who’ve been conningmen their entire lives, start-ingwithme from themo-

ment theywere born.You can tellwe have

Irish kids, because thereare soccer cones lining thecurb in front of our house.They placed them there asa caution to passing driversthat our puppy-wolf,WhiteFang, can reach into thestreet on his chain, so theybest slowdown.

If you ka-thunkedWhiteFangwith your Lexus, it’dleave a big divot-dent.White Fangwould be fine,especially if youhit her inthe noggin’, which is filledwith iron, heavy as a can-non ball.

Seriously, she’s dumberthan a bag of socks, butbarkswith a nice Irishbrogue.No one needs toworry toomuch about oursweet, savvy puppyWhiteFang.

Yet, consider those or-ange soccer cones liningthe curb.

Now, a non-Irish kidmight simply shorten upthe chain so the giantwolfpuppy—big as a hippo—couldn’t reach all thewayinto the street. Butwhat’sthe fun in that,when you

can sprinkle orange soccercones everywhere, confus-ing the local constable andthe street sweeper, even thegardeners.

Theymust think thatwe’re protecting a parkingplace. Like those peoplewho claim imminent do-main over public spots onbusy streets.We are notthose people. Sure,wemight steal your tireswhileyou are visiting our neigh-bors. Butwewould neverput cones in the street as ifwe owned the street.We’rebetter than that.

But you’d look at thishouse,which I’ve designedto look like a little Irishcottage,with peonies ev-erywhere andwhiffle balls

in the flowers fromwhenthe little guy last took bat-ting practice, and you’dthink: “It’s not such a badhouse, really. All it needs ispaint and a littlemortarbetween the bricks.Maybea roof.With a little TLC,that shack could almost betheAmericanDream.”

Yet, it’s a Renaissancesmile, this house— sly andpretty on the outside and alittle troubledwithin. It’salso full of con artists, leap-ing leprechauns and dogsthatmight bewolves.

Like your house, really.Aren’twe all just a littleodd?

chris.erskine@latimes.comTwitter@erskinetimes

Our house is a Renaissance smile— sly, fetching and a little troubled

Oh, look!The whiffle balls are in bloom in the family garden.

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Chris ErskineThe Middle Ages

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Q: I had to sharemyownexperience of get-ting rid of amigraine byputting freezing cold onthe roof of themouth. Iwokeupwith amigraine.Normally, I take suma-triptan and thepain goesawaywithin anhourorso.

Mybloodpressurewas alreadyhigh, so Ithought I’d try a small icecubeheld on the roof ofmymouth. Sumatriptandoes raisemybloodpres-sure.

Within about threeminutes, themigrainewasnoticeably less in-tense.Within fivemin-utes, I couldnot detect itanymore.

Since I dohomemoni-toring ofmybloodpres-sure, I candocumentthatmy systolic anddiastolic bloodpressurealsowent down signifi-cantlywithin about halfanhour. I don’t know ifthatwas a side effect ofgetting rid of themi-graine, but I sure amgrateful.

A:Wehave heard frommany readers that induc-ing “brain freeze” at thestart of amigraine oftencan stop the headache.This can be accomplishedwith ice cream, amilk-shake, a slush drink or aniced-coffee concoction likea Frappuccino.

There is some science tosupport this remedy.

A fewyears ago, re-searchers fromHarvardandNUIGalway reportedthat drinking icewaterthrough a straw alteredblood flow in the brain,creating a brain-freezeheadache. The body’sresponsewas to dilateblood vessels to rewarmthe palate.

Researchers think thatmigrainesmay be triggeredby changes in blood flow.In addition, studies haveshown thatmigraines arerelated to temperature

regulation. Peoplewith aspecific type of TRPM8cold receptor aremoresusceptible tomigraines(BioRxiv, online, Jan. 19).

Q: I have restless legsyndromeandminorneuropathy inmy leftfoot. Iwas taking ropini-role to treat it.

A lady inmychurchgroup suggested soap. Iwas skeptical.However, Ibought a packof laven-der soap and ameshbagtoput it in.

Imissed the instruc-tions onputting it underthebottomsheet, so I sathere inmyreclinerwithsoapbetweenmy footand right leg. I broughtthebag tobedwithmeand sleptwith it.WOW! Iwokeup fromthebestsleep I have gotten in along time.Myneuropa-thy ismuch less intense. Ican’t speak for others,but itworks forme.Asix-packof soap costs$1.97, and ameshbag at$2 is super affordable.

A:Muscle cramps andrestless leg syndrome(RLS) are both conditionsinvolving the connectionsbetweenmuscles andnerves.We suspect that thefragrance inmany soaps(limonene) stimulatesspecializedTRP channels.This effect causes theoveractive nerves to relax.

Not everyonewill bene-

fit as you did, butmanyreaders have found thesoap remedyhelpful.

Q:DoesCelebrexneedtobe taken everyday towork?Canyou take it asyouwould take ibupro-fen,meaning as neededwhenyouare experi-encingpain?

I have gotten conflict-ing answers frommydoctor andmypharma-cist. One says that itneeds to build up in yoursystemvia a daily dose tobe effective, and theother says take it onlywhenyou’re hurting. Idon’twant to take such apowerful drugdaily if itis not necessary.

A:Celecoxib (Celebrex)can be used for acute pain,such as after an accident orsurgery. The analgesiceffect usually kicks inwithin an hour.

For peoplewith osteoar-thritis pain, the recom-mendeddose is either 100mg twice a day or 200mgonce a day.

We see no reasonwhyyou couldn’t takeCelebrexwhen you experience pain.This approachmight re-duce the risk of side ef-fects.

In their column, Joe andTeresaGraedon answerletters from readers. Sendquestions to themviawww.peoplespharmacy.com.

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Ice cube melts away migraineBy Joe Graedonand Teresa GraedonKing Features Syndicate

Many readers have reported that inducing “brain freeze”at the start of a migraine often can stop the headache.

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Feelingmore anxiousthese days?You’ve gotplenty of company.

A new survey from theAmericanPsychiatricAssociation reveals that39 percent of Americansfeelmore anxious nowthan they did a year ago.That’smore than doublethe 19 percent of Ameri-canswho feel less anxiousnow than at this time lastyear. (Another 39 percentof survey respondents saidtheir anxiety level is aboutthe same, and 3 percentweren’t sure.)

Worries about safetytopped the list of anxieties,with 36 percent of Ameri-cans describing them-selves as extremely anx-ious about “keepingmy-self ormy family safe.”About 31 percent said theywere “somewhat anxious”on this score.

Financial fearswereclose behind. Theprospect of paying billsand other expensesmade35 percent of survey re-spondents feel extremelyanxious, and 32 percentsaid itmade them some-what anxious.

And then therewereconcerns about health.The 28 percent of Ameri-canswho reported beingextremely anxious abouttheirmedical conditionwere joined by 39 percentwho said theywere some-what anxious about it.

All this angst contrib-uted to a 5-point increasein the country’s “nationalanxiety score,” the psychi-atry group reported inMay in conjunctionwithits annualmeeting inNewYorkCity. Themetric,which ismeasured on ascale from0 to 100, rosefrom46 in 2017 to 51 in2018.

There seems to beplenty of anxiety to goaround.

TheAPAnoted thatanxietywas up among

men andwomen, amongpeople of various racialand ethnic groups, andamong adults of all ages.

Generationally speaking,themost anxiousAmeri-cans aremillennials, thesurvey found. But in thepast year, anxiety increasedmore for baby boomersthan formillennials or formembers ofGenerationX.

America suffers fromananxiety gender gap, ac-cording to the poll. Amongadults younger than 50,38 percent ofmen and57 percent ofwomen saidthey had becomemoreanxious in the past year.Theywere joined by24percent ofmen and39 percent ofwomen ages50 and older.

People of color scored 11points higher on the anxi-ety scale thanwhiteAmericans, theAPA said.

The contentious politi-cal climate is a significantsource of anxiety for amajority of Americans, thesurvey found.One in 5respondents said theywereextremely anxious about“the impact of politics on

mydaily life,” and 36 per-cent said theywere some-what anxious about it.

And anxiety seems tofollowAmericanswherev-er they go. Relationshipswith family, friends andco-workersmade 20per-cent of respondents feelextremely anxious and 27percent of them feel some-what anxious.

These findings are basedon a nationally representa-tive sample of 1,004 adults,who answered questionsabout anxiety during lateMarch. Their responseswere comparedwith re-sults froma similar surveyconducted inApril 2017.The poll’smargin of erroris 3.1 percentage points.

“Increased stress andanxiety can significantlyimpactmany aspects ofpeople’s lives,”Dr. AnitaEverett, president of theAmericanPsychiatricAssociation, said in a state-ment.Her prescription forreducing stress includesregular exercise, relax-ation, healthy eating andtimewith friends andfamily.

Maybe we’re living in theUnited States of AnxietyBy Karen KaplanLos Angeles Times

A psychiatry group’s survey found that millennials consti-tute the most anxious generation of Americans.

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The campaign by publichealth advocates againstsugar-sweetened sodasmayhave had an unin-tended consequence: Teensare drinkingmore sugar-sweetened sports drinks.

Drinks shown in adver-tisements being consumedby impossibly fit athletesandnamed for fruits likemango, kiwi, and black-berry are aggressivelymarketed to teens. Thepackaging and adsmakethem look like a healthyalternative to sugary sodas,widely blamed for contrib-uting to obesity, diabetes,tooth decay and other ills.

Now, researchers atHarvardUniversity havefound a small but signifi-cant increase in theweeklyconsumption of high-carbohydrate sports drinksamong teens. The study,which appeared earlier inMay in the journal Pediat-rics, analyzed national datafrom the 2010NationalYouthPhysical Activity andNutrition Survey and the2015YouthRisk andBe-havior Survey. The re-searchers focused on teensbecause they’remore likelythan younger kids to buytheir ownbeverages.

In 2015,more than 57percent of the 22,000-plushigh school students sur-veyed reported having atleast one sports drink inthe priorweek, up from56percent in 2010.

Conversely, between2007 and 2015, there hasbeen a 7.6 percent drop inthe number of youths re-porting they drank onesoda in the priorweek,according to data from theCenters forDiseaseCon-trol andPreventionYouthRiskBehavior SurveillanceSystem.

TheHarvard study alsofound that 31 percent ofteens consumedbetweenone and three sports drinksin the previousweek, andabout 12 percent reportedhaving four to six suchdrinks.

Teenswhoplayed onone ormore sports teamswere likely to consumeoneormore sports drinks eachday.

Sowere teenswhowatchedmore than twohours of television,whichresearchers saidwas a

“worrisome reflection ofthe association betweenTVviewing, commercial adver-tisements, and obesity.”

Boysweremore likelythan girls to guzzle thedrinks,whileHispanic and

black youths consumedmore sports drinks thanwhite children, researchersfound.

But experts in nutritionwarn that the average child— certainly not one parked

in front of aTV—doesn’tneed a sports drink that isloadedwith electrolytesand carbohydrates, flavors,and sweeteners.

“The better option iswater or unsweetened

beverages,” saidNyreeDardarian, a licensed dieti-tian and director of theCenter for IntegratedNu-trition andPerformance atDrexelUniversity in Phila-delphia. There is no pur-pose to consuming all thecarbohydrates in sportsdrinks unless you are com-peting in a high-intensitygame, not at a high schoolsoccer or softball practice,she said.

A 20-ounce bottle oforangeGatorade has a hefty34 grams of sugar, 36 gramsof carbs, and 140 calories.Consume twoormoresports drinks eachweekand over a year it can trans-late into extra pounds, saidDardarian.

“Don’t drink your calo-ries,” saidDardarian. Amore positivemessagewould be to eat the calories.Water and an orangewouldprovide 100 percent of therecommendeddietary

allowance for vitaminC forkids ages 4 to 18, plus fiber,she said.

Healthier options forkids include flavoringwa-ter by squeezing fresh fruitinto it, adding a splash offruit juice, or drinkingflavored seltzers, she said.

The same advice appliesfor adults. Rehydratingafter a yoga classwith afresh-pressed juice adds200 ormore unneededcalories to your diet, shesaid.

There are occasionswhere having a sportsdrink is appropriate, Dard-arian said. A cyclist plan-ning a 100-mile ride or akid in a day-long soccertournamentmightwant touse sports drinks to stayhydrated.

“If the child is onlyplaying 20minutes or rotat-ing into the game, they justneedwater,”Dardariansaid.

Teens may opt for sports drinks too muchAnti-soda effortscould be havingunintended impactByMari A. SchaeferPhilly.com

According to a recent Harvard study, teenagers who played on one or more sports teams were likely to consume one or more sports drinks each day.Much like soda, the drinks can be loaded with sugar. Said one licensed dietitian: “The better option is water or unsweetened beverages.”

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Although somewomenmay try acupuncture hop-ing itwill help themcon-ceive, new research sug-gests itwon’t.

The study comparedoutcomes formore than800Australian andNewZealandwomenwhounderwent either real or“sham” acupuncture alongwith their in vitro fertiliza-tion treatments.

Thewomen ranged inage from 18 to 42 andunderwent IVF cyclesusing fresh embryos, ac-cording to anAustralianteam led byCaroline Smithof theNICMHealthRe-search Institute atWesternSydneyUniversity.

In the shamacupuncturegroup, needleswere placedaway from true acupunc-ture points.

The study found that livebirthrates really didn’tdiffer,whether awomangot the real or the shamacupuncture.

Live birthrateswere18.3 percent in the real

acupuncture group and17.8 percent for thosewhogot the fake treatment— astatistically insignificantdifference, researcherssaid.

However, Smith saidfurther studymight still beneeded, especiallywhenlooking at outcomes forwomenwho received acu-puncturemore frequently.

And she said that thepowerful placebo effect ofacupuncture can’t be ig-nored.

“Some studies suggestreproductive outcomesmay be improvedwhenacupuncture is comparedwith no treatment,” Smithnoted in a university newsrelease.

TwoU.S. experts said theancient therapymight haveother benefits forwomenundergoing fertility treat-ments, particularly anxietyand stress, aswell as thebloating andnausea associ-atedwith fertility drugs.

“I believe that anymethod that promotesrelaxation and lowers thestress levels of patientsundergoing fertility treat-

ment is blessed—whetherit is acupuncture,massage,physical and sexual activity(whenpermitted) or seeinga professional to discussand treat anxiety andstress,” saidDr. TomerSinger.He directs endocri-nology and infertility atLenoxHillHospital inNewYorkCity.

Singer also noted thatacupuncturemayhelpwomendeal “with bloatingandnausea,which aresometimes associatedwithfertility drugs.”

Dr. AvnerHershlag, chiefofNorthwellHealth Fertil-ity inManhasset, N.Y., saidthe jurymight still be outon acupuncture’s role inboosting fertility.

The live birthrates in thenew studywere too lowandthe study groups differed in“many importantways,”Hershlag said.

“At this point, acupunc-ture’s validity andhow itrelates to female physiologyis still unknown,” he said.

The findingswere pub-lished inMay in the Journalof theAmericanMedicalAssociation.

Study discovers no proofacupuncture boosts fertilityBy E.J. MundellHealthDay

Birthrates for women who got acupuncture were about the same as for those who didn’t.GETTY

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WASHINGTON—Fortoday, there are no doctor’svisits. No long afternoonswith nothing to do.Nostruggles over bathing—ornot.

At theNationalGalleryof Art inWashington,D.C.,a group of older adults—some inwheelchairs, somewithAlzheimer’s— andtheir caregivers sit in asemicircle around a haunt-ing portrait of awoman inwhite.

“Take a deep breath,”said LorenaBradford, headof accessible programs attheNationalGallery, stand-ing before “TheRepentantMagdalen” byGeorges deLaTour.

“Now, let your eyeswan-der all over the painting.Take it all in.What do youthink is going on?”

“I think she looks sad,”saidMarie Fanning, 75, ofAlexandria, Va., anAlzhei-mer’s patient.

“Yes, she looks sad,” saidBradford.

“This is such a gift,” BillFanning, 77,Marie’s hus-band and caregiver, said ofthe outing.

Across the country, com-munity groups, hospitals,government agencies andnonprofits are doingmoreto support at least someofthe estimated 42millionpeoplewho are the primarycaregivers of adults andchildrenwhohave disabili-ties, are recovering fromsurgeries and illnesses, orare copingwithAlzhei-mer’s and other chronicdiseases. TheNationalGallery’s program is part ofthe trend focusing on thehealth,well-being andeducation of caregivers.

“Weknow that involve-mentwith art improveswell-being. In our ownresearch for personswith

dementia,we see a reduc-tion in apathy. For care-givers,we see less isolationand a reduction in stress,”saidCarolynHalpin-Healy,executive director of theArts&Minds program forcaregivers and patients attheMetropolitanMuseumofArt inNewYork.

She co-founded theprogramwithColumbiaUniversity neurologistJamesNoble in 2010 at theHarlemStudioMuseum inNewYork. The JustUsprogram inWashington is aspinoff. Othermuseumshave similar programs.

A newbipartisan lawsigned byPresidentDonaldTrump in January callsfor a national strategy toaddress the needs of care-givers. The lawwill requiretheDepartment ofHealthandHumanServices to setup an advisory counciland develop a blueprintfor government action onfinancial, workplace,respite care and other

caregiver issues.At the same time, 42

states have passed lawsrequiring hospitals andother nursing facilities toprovide training for care-giverswhoperformmedi-cal tasks, and to recordthemas the “caregiver”whenpatients are admittedor released fromhospitalsor nursing facilities. Instateswithout that law—Alabama, Florida, Georgia,Idaho, SouthCarolina,SouthDakota, Vermont andWisconsin (Kansas’ lawtakes effect in July)—pa-tients can be dismissedfrom the hospitalwithoutfamilymembers being toldor briefed fully onwhatcare the patient needs.

TheCAREAct is “morethan just a law,” saidElaineRyan, AARPvice presidentof state advocacy and strat-egy. “It’s a change in thepractice of health care.”

Caregivers are almosttwo timesmore likely tohave emotional and phys-

ical problems, and threetimesmore likely to haveproductivity problems atwork, according to a 2015study by JohnsHopkins.Themore intense the care,the greater the effects, thestudy said.

Dr. EricColeman, agerontologistwho receivedaMacArthur “geniusaward” grant in 2012, cre-ated theCareTransitionsInterventionmodel (CTI).The national programbased at theUniversity ofColorado inDenver trainscoaches to help caregiverstransition their patient tohome care. The coaches areusually socialworkers,nurses or others hired byhospitals and other facili-ties towork directlywithcaregivers.

Coaches talk to the care-giver before patients aredischarged fromahospital.Then they have a one-hourcoaching session at thepatient’s home, and threefollow-upphone calls.

Studies have shown thathaving transition coachescan drop readmission tohospitals by 20 to 50 per-cent, Coleman said.

Even if a caregiver iswith the patientwhendoctors give instructions,themedical talk can goright over their heads, hesaid. “We tell people thatfor the next 24 to 48hours,here are key things youneed to do. Thenwe followup at home.”

Caregivers domore thanmakemeals; they performmedical tasks like givingmedicine, taking bloodpressure, changing band-ages andmore. Yet theyreceive virtually no train-ing, Coleman said.

“I’m a physician, andwhen I take care ofmymom, I have an endlessloop inmyhead” of theto-do list, he said.

A study byAARP foundthat 46 percent of familycaregivers performmedi-cal/nursing tasks, 78 per-

cent of family caregiversmanagemedications and53 percent of family care-givers serve as care coor-dinators. Themajority saidthey received no training.

Caregivers are “the back-bone of our health system,”saidDr. Alan Stevens, agerontologistwho trainscaregivers in partnershipwithBaylor Scott&White,the largest nonprofit hospi-tal company inTexas, and agroup of aging agenciesacross the state.

“If caregivers go away,wehave a problem. It’simportant to better under-stand their needs—and tohelp them.”

InVirginia, theBayAreaCouncil onAging and aconsortiumof four othergroups and five hospitalsare training caregivercoaches using theCTIprogram.The key tosuccessful coaching ofcaregivers is to take train-ing to the homes of care-givers and patients, saidKathyVesley, of theBayAreaCouncil onAging inFredericksburg, Va.

The consortiumhas seen26,000patients and care-givers over the past twoyears and readmission tothe hospitals fell from23.4 to 9 percent, she said.Coaches helpwith food,medicine and video train-ing for how to domedicalprocedures andhelp solveissues like how to get pa-tients to doctor’s appoint-ments.

Caregivers need a littlefun and relaxation, saidJasonResendez, executivedirector of theLatinosAgainst Alzheimer’s Coali-tion.

In LA, Latino groupspartnered on a play per-formed in Spanish about asonwho is hismother’scaregiver. Itwas a comedy.And inChicago, the LatinoAlzheimer’s andMemoryDisordersAlliance holdscaregiver training—andfree salsa dancing classes.

“It’s not just about trans-lation; it’s not just abouthanding out pamphlets,” hesaid.

A new focus on support for caregiversShift leads toextra training,more programsByMindy Fettermanand Lynne ShallcrossKaiser Health

Marie Fanning, left, who has Alzheimer’s disease, and her husband, Bill, attend the Just Us program at the NationalGallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The program offers discussions of artwork for adults with memory loss and caregivers.

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Warmcheese. Fresh herbs. I scanmenus for the combination and order itevery time— in salads,with vegetables,over pasta, on grilled breads.

Burrata on grilled toastwith kalepesto and cherry tomatoes set themoodat a recent ladies lunch.Wood-oven-

fired pizza toppedwith fresh basil andbuffalomozzarella started our night outwith the couples group. Recent spring-time travels in Spain had us encounter-ing allmanner of Spanish cheese andfresh rosemary, thyme, oregano andparsley.

The cheese itself need not bewarmto suffice, but it shouldn’t be cold either.Nearly all cheese hasmaximum flavorand aroma at room temperature. Samefor the herbs. Use themat room tem-perature, orwarm them simplywith theheat of the food they accompany.

The first recipe, inspired by a dish Ienjoyed at Ariete inCoconutGrove,Fla., pairs room-temperature burrata

with a braise of hamand greens. InFebruary, the restaurant served itwithbraisedBrussels sprouts. In spring, Ilike to use tender dandelion greens, theseason’s first snap peas and a shower ofthe garden’s firstmint and chives.

Serve the dish as a simplemaincourse at brunch accompanied bywarmbrioche rolls. Or, substitute a diskof a soft, ripenedFrench-style goat’scheese known as bucheron (I like theMontchevre brand fromWisconsin) fora shared appetizerwith slicedFrenchbread before a dinner of grilled steakand thinly sliced fried potatoes.

I’d happilymake ameal of the secondrecipe: cheese turnovers toppedwith

salsa verde, the Italian green condimentmadewith fresh parsley and briny ca-pers. To that end, I keep a container ofthe salsa in a jar inmy fridge and a free-zer container filledwith the cheese-and-herb-filled turnovers in the freezer.

I admit thatmaking turnovers re-quires kitchen time andpatience, butthese turnovers can be baked from theirfrozen state. So, on rainy spring days, Imake a batch or two to have onhand tobake into golden crispy goodness asneeded (or craved).

For the filling, I like to use no-salt-added farmer cheese. Like a pressed

Cheese turnovers have cream cheese in the dough, plus a filling of farmer cheese with fresh arugula, ramps and dill. Eat them freshly prepared, or freeze them for a later treat.ABEL URIBE/CHICAGO TRIBUNE; SHANNON KINSELLA/FOOD STYLING

A happy springtime unionWarm cheese meets fresh herbs in combination that works with many dishes

JeanMarie BrownsonDinner at Home

Turn to Brownson, Page 7

Dressing up for dinner hasbecome an almost quaint notion,and strict dress codes devolvedinto fingers-crossed “suggestedattire” decades ago. But thereremain dining rooms that em-brace glamour, that provide, torecall a years-ago recommenda-tion request a youngwomanposed, “a placewhere I canwearmy taffeta dress.”

Blvd is such a place.Not quite ayear old, Blvd (pronounce it“boulevard”) takes its stylishinspiration from 1950sHolly-wood, specifically Sunset Boule-vard.

“People back thenwent out formore than just a greatmeal,” saidco-ownerKaraCallero. “Great

food is a benchmark for restau-rant success inChicago today, butwe alsowanted to captivate peo-plewhen theywalk in the door.”

Capturing glamour of a bygoneera is trickywhenmany of thosewith firsthand knowledge of thatbygone era have,well, gone bye.But thanks to celluloid, this is anera aswell-archived as any.

The design is byKarenHeroldof StudioKCreative,whohasproduced sumptuous interiors forMaple&Ash,GTPrime andBellemore. At Blvd,Herold hascombined art deco lines, opulentaccents andmetallic finishes in anenvironment thatmakesmewantto reach formy tux.

Anunassuming entrance andnarrowhallway open to a dining

REVIEW Blvd ★★

Blvd takes its stylish inspiration from 1950s Hollywood, specifically Sunset Boulevard.BRIAN CASSELLA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Glamour-filled Blvdready for its close-upBy Phil VettelChicago Tribune

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roomworthy of aHolly-wood set. A sweepingcurved staircase pulls yourgaze upward; one half-expects to seeNormaDesmond, slowly descend-ing. On themain level,there are oversize, half-circle booths, some tuckedinto shimmering alcoves.Gorgeous chandeliers glowgently; recessed ceilingfixtures fill the roomwithindividual spotlights. Tablespacing is generous, noiselevels aremanageable andeverything gleams.

The trappingswouldmatter far lesswithoutgood food (thoughBlvdwould be a great cocktaildestination evenwith be-low-average grub), butexecutive chef JohnnyBesch,who cooked forLaurentGras at L2O (andhad been chef at BistroBordeaux before landinghere), is up to the chal-lenge.

Besch captures the feel-ing of golden-age luxurydiningwithout taking thestyle too literally. Themenuoffers oversize steaks, ashellfish-rich seafoodtower and caviar service—all capably rendered, albeitat star-struck prices—butthere are jewels to be had ifyou knowwhere to look.

A few classics sparkleunderBesch’s creativeliberties.His shrimp cock-tail is a thoroughlymoderndeconstruction, presentingthe familiar flavors in theformof horseradish pannacotta, spiced-tomato gas-trique and lemon confit, allsupporting hefty prawns.Steak tartare arrives pre-mixed and spread on sour-dough squares, accented bybone-marrowbutter andan eye-opening Srirachaaioli.

Mussels in beer brothsounds pedestrian andindeedmight have been ifBeschhadn’t applied a joltof Calabrian chile oil andnuggets of house-madeboar chorizo. I also appre-ciated the presentation;Besch arranged the in-shellmussels in tiered circles.“Toomany places cookmussels and dump them ina bowl,” he said. “If you justpause and take the time ...”

The cauliflower dishwas

a revelation, not just for theperfect texture of themulti-colored heirloom-cauli-flower pieces, but also fortheThai-inspired broth,the yogurt-honey base,brightmicro-cilantro andpickled Fresno chiles— andyet all those sweet, salty,bitter, spicy andumamiflavors didn’t overwhelmthe cauliflower. An as-tounding dish.

Entrees are solid overall.Stars include the halibut, a

beautiful piece of fish abovea slightly spicy kimchibroth, topped by awafer-thin “umami butter crou-ton,” a brittle sourdoughplank bakedwithmush-room-infused butter; andthe especially flavorful legof lamb,withmushroomsandwilted greens. A port-fig reduction graces theduck breast,whose crispedskin is contrasted by softpackets of cabbage-wrapped leg-thighmeat.

Salmonwith lardons-studded lentils gets a surf-and-turf accent fromachicken liver sauce that’s asauce chasseurwithchicken andduck offal.Cavatelli pasta is bolsteredwith coffee-rubbed lambshoulder, and accentedwithAleppopeppers andoil-cured olives. Neitherdishwows, but they’resolid.

There are somemassivesteaks, ranging froma 12-

ounce filet to a 2-pound,dry-aged porterhouse (thelatter clearly intended fortwo ormore), but I’d directyou to the cleverly con-ceived “minute steak,” an8-ounce strip servedwithpommes sablees. (A classicminute steakwould begriddled cube steak, so thisis quite the upgrade.)

No retro-spirited restau-rantwould be completewithout an over-the-topdessert, andhere that

would be theHoliday hot-fudge brownie sundae, anorgy of vanilla, banana,chocolate and strawberryice cream, hot fudge,brownie bites, pretzelshards andmore; it’ll keep atable of four busy, and full.

If you’re a quality-over-quantity diner, check outthe sticky toffee pudding,servedwith dulce de lecheice creamand a plank ofmalt brittle. And for sheerretro value alone, choosethemini-maltmilkshakes,served in two tinymilkbottles, delivered in amini-ature bottle carrier. Theshakes hark back to a timewhendailymilk deliverywas a given.

The lounge, immediatelyadjacent to themain room(separated by an etagerefilledwith elegantstemware and vintagecrystal decanters), is a niceplace to enjoy a drink, andBlvd’s cocktail program isstrong. There’s a good-sizelist of American andEuro-peanwines, augmented by20 glass pours and a quartetof Coravin-preserved luxu-rywines in 3- and 6-ouncepours.

Upstairs, theCham-pagneRoom (with its ownbar, linedwithChampagnebottles) is designed forprivate events but also usedfor overflow seating. Iwould decline anotheropportunity to dine in thisroom; it’s crowded, farnoisier and, duringmydinner here, Iwas sand-wiched between a table ofsix peoplewho could notsit still and another atwhich twowomen,meet-ing presumably for the firsttime in ages, stood inchesfrommy armandhad aprolonged conversation.Did Imention that thisroomhas its ownbar?

Phil Vettel is a Tribunecritic.

pvettel@chicagotribune.comTwitter@PhilVettel

BlvdtakeshighroadBlvd, from Page 1

Executive chef Johnny Besch cooked at L2O and Bistro Bordeaux before moving to Blvd.

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Cauliflower with Thai-inspired broth, yogurt-honey base, micro-cilantro and Fresno chiles.Mussels in beer broth with Calabrian chile oil and boar chorizo.

Blvd817 W. Lake St.312-526-3116blvdchicago.com

Tribune rating: ★★

Open: Dinner daily

Prices: Entrees $24-$39,steaks $39-$68

Noise: Conversation-friendly (main dining room),conversation-challenged(upstairs room)

Other: Valet parking

Ratings key: ★★★★ out-standing; ★★★excellent;★★ very good; ★ good; nostars, unsatisfactory. Thereviewer makes every effortto remain anonymous.Meals are paid for by theTribune.

Halibut in kimchi broth comes with baby bok choy and is topped bya sourdough crouton baked with mushroom-infused butter. Mini malts are served in little milk bottles.

Bring your appetite: TheChicagoTribuneFoodBowl, a brandnewcelebra-tion of food and communi-ty, is coming.

For threeweeks thisAugust, theTribune’s Food&Dining section is throw-ing a citywide party, andyou’re invited. The newfestival,modeled aftersister publication’s LosAngelesTimes FoodBowl,aims to host 100 tastings,dinners, tours, panel dis-cussions and other eventsinChicago.

A community-drivenaffair, the FoodBowl is nowtaking event applicationsfrom restaurants, chefs,food-makers, sommeliersand tour operators for theirevent ideas to get in on theaction.Want to share yourlove of seasonal producewith the community? Leada farmermeet-and-greet.Want to showoff little-knownChinatown spots?Consider leading a tour.The sky’s the limit, withFoodBowl culminating in amarqueeNightMarket,whichwill take over theLakefrontGreen at Theateron theLake for three nightsof lakeside dining andimbibingwith local chefsand beverage pros.

FoodBowl encouragescommunity leaders fromChicago’s 77 neighbor-hoods to reach outwithideas and proposals forshowing off the city’s div-erse and engaging food

scene, fromcritically ac-claimed restaurants to deepdives into international andimmigrant cuisines. Thegoal? Ignite conversationsanddialogue that go be-yond sit-downdinners androundabout tastings.Havean idea for a thought-leaderpanel? Submit that too.Formore details, go towww.ctfoodbowl.com.The deadline to apply isThursday,May 31.

For now, keep checkingour coverage,whichwillhighlight chefs and listwhere to eat andwhat’s instore for this year’s fest.

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Chicago Food Bowlis seeking event ideas

Chef Brian Jupiter, of Fron-tier, at the Chicago TribuneFood Bowl launch event.

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By Joseph HernandezChicago Tribune

While I appreciate the finerdetails ofmaking pastry, I leavethose to the experts.When Icook at home, Iwant dessert tolook and taste fabulous—but itmust also be easy to throw to-gether. As a rule, if it can be de-scribed as “rustic,” it is right upmy alley.

A galette,which is essentiallyan open-face pie, is the ultimateshowcase of howgood that canbe. You don’t have to concernyourselfwith decorative preci-sion because imperfection addsto a galette’s appeal. There is nopie plate needed to contain it intoa round because it is formed andbaked right on a parchment-linedbaking sheet.

Galettes are also inherentlybetter for you than a typical dou-ble-crust fruit pie because theyinvolve just one pastry envel-oping a bounty of seasonal fruit,rather than a top and a bottom.

This recipe takes the health-fulness of the crust further—without giving up any tender,flaky texture—byusingwhole-grain pastry flour that lends asubtly earthy flavor and softtexture. Olive oil stands in forsomeof the usual butter.

The berry filling is sweetenedjust enoughwith honey to punc-tuate the inherent sweetness ofthe fruit, and a splash of balsamicvinegar adds a deep, jammy fla-vor dimension.

Ellie Krieger is a freelancer and aregistered dietitian, nutritionistand cookbook author.

Mixed berry galettePrep: 45 minutes Bake: 40 minutes Makes: 6 servings

1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour1⁄8 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon olive oil

1⁄4 cup honey, or more as needed1⁄2 stick (4 tablespoons) cold, unsalted butter, cut into small pieces3 tablespoons ice water4 cups mixed berries, cut as needed (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries,

blackberries)1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar2 tablespoons cornstarch

1Combine the flourand salt in a food

processor; pulse toblend. Drizzle in the oiland 1 tablespoonhoney; add the butter.Pulse about 12 times,until the butter is thesize of small pebbles.Add the ice water;pulse 3 to 5 times, justuntil incorporated.

2 Transfer the doughto a piece of wax

paper, cover with asecond piece of waxpaper. Roll (on top ofthe paper) to create a9-inch round of doughthat is even inthickness. Slide onto abaking sheet; refrigerate 1 hour or up to 2 days.

3Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Combine the berries with the remaining 3tablespoons honey (or more as needed) and the vinegar in a mixing bowl.

Sprinkle with the cornstarch; toss until evenly coated.

4Remove the top piece of wax paper from the dough. Carefully invert thedough round onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper; remove the

remaining piece of paper (stuck to the dough). If the dough cracks, use yourfingers to patch it up.

5Mound the berries at the center of the dough, leaving a 2-inch margin aroundthe edges. Fold that border of dough toward the center of the filling, partially

covering the filling.

6Bake (middle rack), 10 minutes; reduce temperature to 350 degrees. Bakeuntil the berries are tender and the crust is golden brown, 30 minutes. Cool

completely on the baking sheet before serving.

Nutrition information per serving: 260 calories, 11 g fat, 5 g saturated fat, 20mg cholesterol, 39 g carbohydrates, 17 g sugar, 3 g protein, 50 mg sodium, 6 gfiber

Ultimateshowcase ofrustic pastryBy Ellie KriegerTheWashington Post

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If you like to refer to zinfandelas theAmericanwine, as yourightly could, nowmight be a goodtime to start tasting through somebottles to find a fewof your favor-ites in time for that quintessen-tially American holiday, the Fourthof July. Plenty of tasting timeahead. Plenty of retasting timeahead too. You’llwant tomakesure that your preferences aredialed inwhen you pull out this

red in honor of the red,white andblue.

Sure, zinfandel can be a bigbruiser of awine, andmaybe youdon’t automatically think of thatkind ofwinewhen it comes towarm-weather drinking, but hey—youdo it forAmerica, am I right?The grape varietywe call zinfan-delwas not born here, but throughthe generations, it has become asAmerican as jelly doughnuts (akaBerliners) andhot dogs (aka frank-furters). Iwouldn’t drink zinfandelwith either of those fully assimilat-ed foods, but Iwould drink itwithhamburgers (and anyHamburgerswhohappen to be in town) or justabout anymeat from the grill,braisedmeats, roasted duck, pizzaormeaty pasta dishes.

Iwould also drink itwith great

attention to pacing, asmany zin-fandels can approach or evenexceed 15 percent alcohol. This is apotent redwine, dry and usuallyfull of ripe fruit and spicy blackpepper.Notes of plumcan bejoined by blackberry, cherry, rasp-berry, anise, raisins, clove andchocolate, plus awhiff of toast,smoke or vanilla fromoak aging.Medium- to full-bodied, zinfandelis not awimpywine in anyway.

Believed to have originated inCroatia,where it is known as bothcrljenak kastelanski and tribidrag,zinfandel came to theUnitedStates in the 19th century and isnowone ofCalifornia’smostwidely planted red grape varieties.

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Zinfandels to consider for summer grilling: Michael David Earthquake, from left, Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springsand Dashe Cellars. Zinfandel is one of California’s most widely planted red grape varieties.

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4 Chicago Tribune | Food & Dining | Section 6 | Wednesday, May 30, 2018 C

Art in barsmay sound like afunny idea— shouldn’t art be inmuseums or on thewalls of fancymanors? But in a number ofplaces inChicago, you can get ashot of something visual alongwith your beer andwhiskey.

Itmakes good sense business-wise. Artwork canmake guestsfeel comfortable, stay longer anddrinkmore, says ElizabethWeiner, owner of an eponymousart gallery inNewYorkCity. She’salso an art consultantwhoseclients include resorts, hospitals,museums and luxury hotels, suchas the Four SeasonsHotel Chi-cago,whichhasmuch fine art ondisplay.

“Youdon’t have to hang allthatmuch, but youhave to havesome ‘wow’moments,”Weinersaid. “Less ismore plus ‘wow’momentsmakes for a good collec-tion.”

And there arewowmoments tobe had,whether it’s an entirewallat TheCoveLounge turned into alively and somewhat surrealmu-ral ofHydePark life that stars agiant portrait of BarackObama, ora statue of youngElvis captured infull performance that greets pa-trons entering the InnerTownPub in theUkrainianVillageneighborhood, or the sophis-ticatedmeeting of fashion andsafari in photographs byDavidKent in the cozy bar at the FourSeason’s Allium in theGoldCoast.There’s enough creative, inter-esting and often beautifulworkout there to turn an ordinary pubcrawl into an art lover’s gallerystroll. Not only can you get upclose andpersonalwith the art,you can do itwith beer orwhiskeyorDiet Coke in hand.

“In bars, you can touch the art,”saysAlisonGass, director of theUniversity of Chicago’s SmartMuseumofArt,with a laugh,when asked about the differencesbetween art in bars and art in

museums.Gasswas sitting inTheCove

Lounge, themural featuringObama (and saxophonist VonFreeman) stretching out behindher. Art in bars also differs fromart inmuseums, she said, in thatbar art can come as a surprisewhereasmuseumgoers come at itwith a certainmindset. Art in barsis also a backdrop andnot a focus,she added, but art can “set amoodand bring people in.”

“Art in bars can give you aflavor ofwhat the bar is,” she said.“It can be chic and fancy, or hipandnew, or deeply rooted to itsplace,which is verymuchwhatthismural behindme is about.”

Whatmakes for good art inbars?There’s no oneway to lookat it, Gass said, and opinions candiffer.

“I think good bar art should befunny because if it’s too serious, Idon’t think itmixeswellwithalcohol,” saidAnyaChatterjee,whowas tending bar at theOldTownAleHouse, anOldTownneighborhood bar known for itsportraits of locals and celebritiesranging fromRogerEbert toGildaRadner. You’ll find plenty ofwowmoments behind the bar,where sharp, satirical paintingstake aim at various public figures,including formerGov. RodBlago-jevichwith his prison jumpsuitpulled down and,most famously,a naked SarahPalin painted dur-ing her unsuccessful Republicanvice presidential run in 2008.

“Whatmakes good bar art isgood art,” saysMichelle Fire,whoseBigChicks bar and adjoin-ingTweet restaurant inUptownoffer art ofmuseumquality— andquantity— to patrons. “If the artis fabulous, it’s a pleasure to lookat, nomatterwhere it’s at,whether it’s at amuseumor abar.”

Fire,whohas been collectingfor decades, divides her collectionbetween the two spaces accord-ing to theme.

“On theBigChicks side, it’s

images that relate to conceptsaboutwomen,” she said. “So, evenif you see a picture of a nakedman, it’s a nakedmanmaking astatement aboutwhat he thinkswomen are about. On the otherside, on theTweet side, I’ve reallycurated it to bemore of a rural orurban interior/exterior land-scape. …Basically, not everyonewants to look at naked pictureswhen eating brunch. I’m trying tobe respectful. Bars are different.People aremuchmore forgiving.”

Tressa Smeltzer, a longtimebartender atGalleryCabaret,speaks of variety andhavingmorethan one artist on display. The artchangesmonthly on the southwall of theBucktownbar’s collec-

tion. “I like itwhen there’s atheme andpeople are telling astory, and sometimes just havingbright colors is enough.”

Smeltzer, an artist herself,sometimes hangs herwork up attheGalleryCabaret. She doesn’talways identify it as hers, andwhen she asks peoplewhat theythink of it, not all customers likeit. She’sOKwith that.

“The point in doing art is youwant a reaction. Youwant toconnectwith people,” Smeltzersaid. “Even the terrible art or thedisturbing art is good on onelevel.”

Asked about “bad” art, Fire saidthatwasn’t for her to decide. Butshe did note she’s become “much

more forgiving” since her artschool days.

“In the soul of everybody is theability to create,” she said, addingthat art can elevate people’s livesandmake them feel special.

“Youdon’t have to be living onLake ShoreDrive in a penthouseto have a collection andhavethree people a year see it,” Firesaid. “Allwe have to share is hereandnow.This is it. This is allwe’ve got.Wemight aswell begenerous in ourmoment, gener-ous and grateful. I can enjoy thisartwork, and I do, butwhy nothave everybody enjoy it?”

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Lisette Model’s photograph “Coney Island Bather” hangs at Big Chicks, 5024 N. Sheridan Road, which dis-plays the art collection of owner Michelle Fire.

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The Cove Lounge features a lively mural of Hyde Park life, including animage of former President Barack Obama.

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CRAVING: BARS

Artworks setthe mood atChicago barsInformal galleries offer ‘wow’ momentsBy Bill DaleyChicago Tribune

A statue of Elvis greets patronsentering the Inner Town Pub inUkrainian Village.

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Because I don’t do a criticalreviewof the food I eat at therestaurants I suggest to you, itallowsme to offer advice andcounsel to a newplace if I think ithas potential but needs some timetomature.When I return to see ifhas grown, it eithermakes the cutor it doesn’t.

For example, Iwent to a beauti-ful new restaurant in a great loca-tion and found everythingwrong.Imean everything— includingthe host, slightly frozenmuffins,cold food andweak,warmcoffee.I asked to speak to themanager,introducedmyself and told herwhat Iwitnessed and experi-enced.

Shewas grateful that I caredenough to help, took notes andthankedme. Iwill go back and seewhat has changed. I hope for thesake of the restaurant and thestaff that it lives up to its promise.Of course I’ll share itwith you if itdoes.

In themeantime, thismonth’sterrific threewill not disappoint.One is a new spot for aChicagorestaurant veteran, the other abold cafe in Portage Park and thethird a place I had passed by oftenuntil finally trying it based onword-of-mouth praise.

Enjoy!

InterurbanBoathouseChefChristineMcCabe has

comeout of the alley and into abright and inviting place. Letmeexplain. After years ofworking inhigh-end kitchens,McCabe in2012 opened awalk-upwindowselling pastries, sandwiches andsoup in the alley off ArmitageStreet atHalsted Street. I’mnotkidding.

Many times I double-parked,risking irate drivers and a ticket,to get her version of Pop-Tarts ora flakymorning bun.

Finally inMarch, in a sit-downrestaurant right next to theNorthBranch of theChicagoRiver,witha nautical theme that stems from

her love of sailing, and amenuthat hits every craving,McCabefoundher home at last. I askedherwhy themenuwas so broadfor all threemeals, and she hadthe perfect response: “I lovemaking all these things!”

Could I pass up a sweet potatobakedwith yogurt, pecans,roasted apple andmaple?Howabout the blueberry pancakesthat are a cross between thefluffy type and a crepe andhavereal lemon curd on top?Did youthink I could resist the Japaneseshredded vegetable pancakewithan egg on top anddrizzledwith aglorious hoisin barbecue sauce?

No, no andno.Did I leavewith her Pop-

Tarts-style pastry?Yes, yes and yes.

Of note: Breakfast served until5 p.m., Sundays all day, free park-ing lot (steps from the lot butaccessible from front door), fullservice, full bar, catering.

Find it: 1438W.CortlandAve.,773-698-7739, interurbanchicago.com.

Hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m.Monday toThursday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Fridayand Saturday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.Sunday.

FrunchroomI could eat here every day

because the food is so good andbecause themenu is so varied

that it feels like an around-the-world cruise.

But Iwas here for breakfast, solet’s start there.

When youwalk through thedoor of Frunchroom inPortagePark, you already know it isn’t justa long narrowcafewith standardfare. The artwork, the colors, thebrightness and thewarmwel-come set it apart right away.

Seating is on both sides of theroom, and the counter is at the farend. Pick up amenu in the boxright next to the entrance andthen look at the chalkboard overthe counter so you don’tmiss thehouse-made charcuterie, smokedfishes or cheese choices.

Weordered five things fromthe daily selection,which filledthewooden board and includedtrout salad, chicken livermousse,finocchiona and chorizo,whichwere salami-style slices, andpastrami-smoked salmon. Theaccompanimentswere stone-groundmustard, pickled radishes,peppers and slightly spicy apri-cots, homemade creamcheeseand toast.

We also ordered the egg sand-wich on a soft square roll, whichwas filledwith spinach, feta, vinetomatoes and salsa verde and anegg.

As if thatwasn’t enough, thepolenta triangles on pestowithricotta and freshEnglish peas putus over the top.

In the interest of full disclo-sure,we did share a caramelmilkshake—becauseZarlengo’s!

The locallymade gelato is fea-tured in the drink.

Of note: Fast-casual, breakfastsandwiches served until 11 a.m.,metered street parking, BYOB(with house-made bloodymarymix and orange juice available).

Find it: 4042N.MilwaukeeAve.,773-853-2160, frunchroomchicago.com.

Hours: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday toFriday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdayand Sunday.

Coffee JointOnce again, a place I’ve passed

way too often during thewinter,when it opened, called tomebecause I hadheard peoplespeak of this Irving Park “coffeeshop” using superlatives.

Located on a cornerwithwindow seating andhigh-toptables along thewall, CoffeeJoint had an inviting feel, espe-cially after the barista looked upimmediately andwelcomedme.

I ordered a latte, the lox sand-wich and themozzarella andbasil sandwich. Therewas onlyone empty seat in the frontwin-dowby the door, and as soon ashe noticed I use a cane, thebarista cameout frombehind thecounter, secured an unused chairand setmeup at the far end ofthe counterwheremy foodwasbeingmade.

It’s called the hospitality in-

dustry for a reason, andhe em-bodied it.

Iwatchedhimcraft (aword Irarely use) the latte.His care andtiming and focuswas almost Zen.The proof is thatmydrinkwasheavenly anddeeply satisfying.

Watchingmy sandwichesbeingmade gaveme that samefeeling.

High-quality breadwas a goodstart. The surprisewas that themozzarellawasn’t justmoz-zarella, itwas burrata,whichjoinedwith the toasted breadand basil, softened and requiredtotal attention.

Good creamcheese, freshsmoked salmon, tomatoes andcapers hit the spot.

I asked the barista to cut eachin half andwrap the other halvesto go,which he didwith glee.“Oh, for later?”

You bet.

Of note:Fast-casual,meteredstreet parking.

Find it: 2059W. Irving ParkRoad, 773-629-1725, coffeejoint.com.

Hours: 7 a.m.-6 p.m.Monday toFriday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdayand Sunday.

Ina Pinkney, akaThe BreakfastQueen, owned iconicWest Loopbreakfast spot Ina’s formore than30 years and nowwrites “Break-fastwith Ina”monthly for Food&Dining.

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The menu at Portage Park’s Frunchroom includes an egg breakfastsandwich, with spinach, feta, mighty vine tomato and salsa verde.

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5C Chicago Tribune | Food & Dining | Section 6 | Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Onone of the firstwarmdays inChicago this spring,if youhad strolled by theoutdoor tables atQuartino,youwould have seen pizzassliced andpastas twirled.

If you’d ventured inside,youmight also have spottedfounding chef and partnerJohnColetta,who openedthe Italian restaurant on theNearNorth Side 13 yearsago, leading theway to theupstairs balcony since itwasbathed in rare spring sun-light.

But it seemed almost toowarm for his trim sport coatand impeccably polishedshoes, and I asked tomoveback inside to the quiet bar.I needed to better hearwhyhe’dwritten his newcook-book, “Risotto&Beyond:100Authentic ItalianRiceRecipes forAntipasti,Soups, Salads, Risotti, One-DishMeals, andDesserts.”Published inMarch byRizzoli USA, the beautifulhardcoverwas co-writtenwithNancyRossRyan andMonicaKassRogers.

“Rice really doesn’t get itsdue,” saidColetta. Partialproof of that claim could behis first book: “250TrueItalian PastaDishes: EasyandAuthentic Recipes,”released nine years ago.

“Whenwe think of Ital-ian rice, the first thing thatcomes to everyone’smind isrisotto,” he added. “Whatev-er happened to a frittatawith rice?Whatever hap-pened to rice croquettes?Whatever happened to ricesalad?Rice gelato?Whataboutwhenwe take achicken breast and fill itwith rice then roast it?What about all thosewon-derful dishes that are ap-proachable and accessible?”

Personally, I thinkmak-ing risotto,with its longstirring time, is one of thegreatest pleasures in cook-ing, and kind of hate so-called quick and easy reci-pes, butColetta ismuchmore understanding.

“The common risottotechnique is a very labori-ous process,” he said. “Firstyoumake the sofrito, thenyou toast the rice, then youmoisten itwithwine andthen you begin slowly add-ing a little bit of broth. Youcook, you stir, and then 18 to20minutes later, the ricedish is ready.

“That’s very difficult athomebecause it’s one singleperson in the kitchenmostof the time. It’s very chal-lenging.

“In ‘Risotto&Beyond,’I’ve put together a prepara-tion for risotto-making, orjust rice cooking,where youcan boil the rice. You takethe rice, you put it into a potwith three times theamount of liquid and then itsimmers slowly. In 10min-utes, it’s ready. All of thatattention can then be uti-lized to prepare otherthings.Wewant people tospend their time celebratingtheir friends, their families.”

SaidColetta, “You canhave a great rice experiencewith a soup,with saffronand shrimp. It can be spec-tacular and doesn’t requireanymore effort.” Indeed,the cover recipe is rice soupwith shrimp and leeks(minestra di riso con gam-beretti e porri), a crus-tacean-crowned goldenbowl filledwith plump, softgrains.

While the chefmay beforgivingwhen it comes toyour technique, his knowl-edge of rice is precise.

“Whenpeople thinkabout Italian rice, the firstword that comes tomind isarborio,” saidColetta. “Ar-borio is probably themostplentiful, themost bounti-ful; I believe up until 1945, itwas the only rice grain thatwas being produced in Italy.Today,we have a total of 145different species of rice, andeach onehas a specific,purposed usage.

“So if I’mmaking aseafood risotto, Iwouldreach for vialone nano. If Iwasmaking a soup, Iwouldreach for arborio. If Iwasmaking awonderful porcinirisotto, Iwould reach forcarnaroli. Each one of theserice species lends itself to aspecific style of cookery.

“It sounds like it’smadeup, but it isn’t,” he saidlaughing. “Risottomadewith arborio isn’t terrible,but its purpose is bettersuited for a soup.”

While I’ll always cravedeep-fried arancini, themost surprising recipes inColetta’s bookwere thestunning rice salads.Noth-ing like cold buffet-bar pastasalads, themolded creationsstand as centerpieces thatcelebrate the grain.

“Most everyone in north-ern Italy, Iwant to say atleast once aweek in thesummertime, is going tohave a rice saladwith grilledor roasted vegetables,” saidColetta. “If you’re in spring-time, it’s going to be aspara-gus andmaybe some favabeans andpeas.”

They’re eaten at roomtemperaturewith vegeta-bles thatmay bemarinated,or dressed simplywith freshlemon, herbs, a drizzle ofsuperior extra-virgin olive,freshly ground sea salt andblack pepper, saidColetta.

“All of a sudden, an ordi-nary experience becomesextraordinary.”

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Rice salad with freshbrook trout and asparagusPrep: 1 hour

Cook: 25 minutes

Makes: 8 to 10 servings

From “Risotto & Beyond”(Rizzoli, $37.50) by JohnColetta.

For the rice:1 ¼ cups vialone nano

or superfino rice4 tablespoons (½

stick) unsaltedbutter, cubed

½ teaspoon finelyground sea salt

6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oilFinely grated zest of 4 lemons

8 asparagus spears, woody stems and paperyscales discarded, blanched and very thinly cuton the bias to make 1 ½ cups

½ teaspoon finely ground sea salt½ teaspoon finely ground white pepper

For the trout:3 ½ tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 pound boneless, skinless trout fillets, cut into2-inch pieces

2 ounces (¼ cup) dry Italian white wineSea salt and finely ground white pepperFor the asparagus relish:

9 asparagus spears, woody stems and paperyscales discarded, blanched and cut into 1-inchpieces

3 ½ tablespoons extra-virgin olive oilFinely grated zest of 4 lemonsFinely ground sea salt and white pepper

1Make the rice: In a medium heavy-gauge saucepanor pot over medium heat, combine 4 ¼ cups water,

the rice, butter and salt. Stir until the water comes to aboil. Reduce the heat to maintain a simmer, stirringuntil the rice is tender but not mushy and hasabsorbed almost all of the liquid. This should takeabout 16 minutes from the simmering stage.

2Remove the pot from the heat. Stir in the olive oil,lemon zest and asparagus. Season with the salt

and pepper. Transfer the rice salad mixture to a2-quart round mold (or bowl) you have sprayed withnonstick cooking spray or bushed with olive oil.Smooth the top and press down lightly. Set aside.

3Make the trout: Meanwhile, in a large heavy-gaugenonstick skillet over medium heat, warm the olive

oil. Being careful not to crowd the pan, add the troutpieces in batches, increase the heat to high and sautefor 1 to 2 minutes, turning once. As each batch is fried,remove to a paper towel-lined plate and keep warm.Once all of the trout is fried, lower the heat, put in thewhite wine, place all of the fish back in the pan andcook for 1 minute more. Remove from the heat. Seasonwith salt and pepper.

4Make the asparagus relish: In a small bowl,combine the asparagus, olive oil and lemon zest

and toss. Season with salt and pepper.

5Unmold the rice salad mixture onto a large, roundplatter. Arrange the trout and the asparagus relish

over the mound.

Note: Asparagus spears have paperlike scales. Forbest texture, remove these with a paring knife anddiscard.

Nutrition information per serving (for 10 servings):323 calories, 25 g fat, 6 g saturated fat, 38 mgcholesterol, 13 g carbohydrates, 1 g sugar, 11 g protein,307 mg sodium, 2 g fiber

Rice salads, a staple in Italy but not well-known in the U.S., get plenty of attention in John Coletta’s book “Risotto &Beyond.” This version is made from asparagus-studded rice, molded and topped with trout and asparagus relish.

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Catch JohnColettaat Lit FestJohnColettawill demonstraterecipes from “Risotto&Be-yond” at Printers RowLitFest, 2:45-3:15 p.m. June 9 onthe Food&Dining stage atJonesCollege PrepHighSchool. Details to come atprintersrowlitfest.org.

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There’s no better balm to asweltering hot summer day than aboozy slushie. It’s the perfectmarriage of childhood trips to thecorner store Iceemachine andyour adult imbibing sensibilities.

Boozy slushies have gone be-yondhangover-inducing sugarbombs-plus-alcohol towell-crafted summertime favorites.Roséwine and classic cocktailslike negronis have been trans-formed into icier versions ofthemselves, and summer is all thebetter for it.

Here are eight boozy slushiesyou should have on your radarthis summer.

1. You can turn any cocktail on theArbellamenu into a frozen de-light: Using liquid nitrogen, bar-tenderswill freeze your drink atthe point of service. Popularslushies include the Smokey theBear,madewith habenero-in-fusedmezcal, aperitivo, lemonand yellowChartreuse, and theFunkyChicken, a sweet, spicy andsour cocktailwithMexican lol-lipop infused-rye, lemonpuree,beer andTajin powder. The baralso serves a frozenmimosa,“frinot grigio,” “friesling,” froséand a frozenmargarita. 112W.GrandAve., 312-846-6654,arbellachicago.com

2.As a kid, itwas always a treat:Do you rememberwhen youopenedup your lunchbox andfound aCapri Sun in all itsmetal-lic-pouch glory?BarSiena iscreating its version of that child-hood staple in theNo. 2,madewithEffen vodka, Luxardo bit-ters, elderflower liqueur, lemonand chamomile, garnishedwith abasil leaf and served in a plasticpouch. 832W.Randolph St., 312-492-7775,barsiena.com

3. Lovers of Italian ice can buya pouch of lemon zest or straw-berry-kiwi Italian ice at theBomboBar’swalk-upwindowandupgradewith a can of BabeRoséBubbles. Just don’t gowalk-ing aroundwith your boozy bev,because open-container laws arestill a thing. Chill out at therestaurant’s sidewalk cafe instead.832W.Randolph St., 312-967-7000,bombobar.com

4. Aday by the lakewould surelybemade betterwith a frozenslushie in hand, and luckily,ShoreClubhas a couple of vari-eties to choose from. FroséAllDay ismadewithHangar 1 vodka,rosé andpeach puree. The clum-sily namedFrozignonBlanc ismadewithNobilo sauvignonblanc, lemongrass-infused vodka,fresh citrus and dehydrated kiwi.TheCold Fashioned comeswithOld Forester bourbon, fresh cit-rus, angostura and orange bitters.1603N. LakeshoreDrive, 312-635-8058, shoreclubchi.com

5.Whenyou can’t be bothered tobe entirely outside, the retract-able roof atOctavioCantina&Kitchenhas you covered, litera-

lly. Sit at the expansive bar or inone of the boothswhile sippingthe restaurant’s frozen cocktails.TheMezcal Firing Squad ismadewithBanhezmezcal, Angosturabitters andhouse-madehibiscusgrenadine, and is garnishedwitha limewheel. ThePlayaBlancaMargarita ismadewithLibelulaTequila, Combier triple sec, co-conut creme and lime, and isgarnishedwith a blood orangecrisp. 5310N. Clark St., 773-293-1223,mrgchicago.com/restaurant/octavio

6. If you’re not feeling frozenwine or cocktails, head over toUrbanbelly for the frozenKirinIchiban beer that’s popular inJapan, served in a pint glasswith

a foamy, soft serve-like top, or theFrosé, heremadewith rosé ciderfromMichigan-basedVirtueCider, toppedwith awatermelonwedge and a gummybear. 1542N.DamenAve., 773-904-8606,urbanbellychicago.com

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I’ll admit thatwhen Iwas firstintroduced to awhiskey highball,Iwas confused as towhy fancycharacters onTVmade it a bigdeal. Imean, it’s just awhiskeysoda right?

But as I learnedmore about thedrink, I found out that the Japa-nese havemade a ritual out ofcrafting this simple cocktail,executing each stepwith nearlyscientific care andprecision. Thequality of the icematters, thewhiskymatters (the Japanesespelling of “whisky” is the sameas the Scottish spelling, not theAmerican “whiskey”), the tech-niquematters, the temperaturematters.

Sowhat is a highball exactly?Traditionally, the drink ismadewith an alcoholic spirit and anonalcoholicmixer, and the bestknownversion pairswhiskey andsodawater.

The Japanese style is called“mizuwari,” according to criti-cally acclaimedmixologist JuliaMomose,who is opening a Japa-nese-style bar calledBarKumikoinChicago’sWest Loop. You startwith a glass filledwith ice— thecolder the initial vessel, the better,tomaximize carbonation. Afterthe glass becomes frosted, theoriginal ice and anywater thathasmelted are discarded to avoiddilution.New ice— large chunksor a spear— is added, then thewhisky. Sodawater is pouredcarefully between glass and ice(not on top of the ice), and using abar spoon, the bartender lifts theice ever so slightly to allow thewhisky and soda tomix. Too largea stir risks releasing carbonation.A littlemore soda is added to fillthe glass. The result is a delicatelyrefreshing concoction,with bub-bles that dance on your tongueand an earthiness that groundsyou.

Suntory, a Japanesewhiskycompany, has taken the highball astep further, streamlining theprocesswith a finely tunedmach-ine. Introduced to theAmerican

market in the last fewyears, thehighballmachines have grown inpopularity, saidGardnerDunn,SuntoryWhisky brand ambas-sador. Chicago only had one atthe start of 2017, but 10 restau-rants and bars around townnowtake advantage of themachine’sefficiency.

“Whenpeople check it out andtaste it, they’re like, ‘Iwant one ofthose inmy garage,’” he saidwitha laugh. “I’m really not thatcheesy, and I’mnot just some guyon an infomercial, but tasting isbelieving.”

Themachine startswith 3gallons of filteredwater that is thesamepHaswater in Japan, so itdoesn’t over-freeze and breakcopper pipes containing a refrig-erant. Thewater is cooled,mak-ing an ice bank that creates aboutan inch of ice around all the tub-ing in themachine.

A filtration systemoutside ofthemachine takes inwater,whichis super-carbonated and chilled asit travels through the tubing.SuntoryTokiwhisky is pumpedin and chilled through anothertube. It’s imperative to keep theliquids as cold as possible tomaintain carbonation.

When the lever is pulled, themachine is calibrated tomix therightmeasurements ofwhiskyand carbonatedwater as it dis-penses. Suntory typically recom-mends a ratio of one partwhiskyto three parts soda.

The carbonation of a highballmade by themachine is audiblydifferent fromother soda drinks—bubbles crackle and popnearthe surface, lightly splashing yourface as you bring the glass towardyou for a sip. Dunn said thatwhilenormal soda guns deliver a 4.5carbonation rate and luxurybrandFevertree tonicwater has a5.5 carbonation rate, themachineallows thewater to clock in at awhopping 7.5 carbonation rate.This is only possible because ofthemachine’s coolingmecha-nism,which allows the bubbles tobe sustained for longer.

Themachine is certainly afinancial commitment at $5,000,

not including installation, butthosewhohave paid the ticketprice say it’swellworth the seem-ingly high upfront cost. PanHom-pluem, owner of Lowcountry, aseafood boil restaurant inWrig-leyville and the SouthLoop, saidhewas skeptical of themachineuntil he tried it himself, saying itblewhimaway.

“It took (the highball) to anoth-er level,” he said. “The bubbles,the carbonation, it justmade iteasy to drink and elevated theproduct. I knew right away it fitwellwithmy food.”

Lowcountry uses themachinefor a number of drinks on itsmenu, both as a blendedwhiskyhighball and for the highly car-bonated sodawater.Hompluemsaid that once customers areintroduced to the drink, it is com-mon for them to order anotherround or two simply because itpairswellwith the spicy seafoodboils that his restaurant serves

anddoesn’tweigh guests down,as drinking a beerwould.

This concept of a “whiskyChampagne” being a lighter,bubblier and lower-calorie re-sponse to beer is exactlywhatAtsushi “Highball Charlie”Takeuchiwanted to bring toyounger drinkers in Japan and,now, theUnited States. Takeuchisaidmany Japanese people have alow tolerance for alcohol, so thehighball needed to be both re-freshing and easy to drink.

Highly skilled bartenders inJapan elevated the highball, hon-oring thewhiskywith a focus onice, temperature, carbonation andratio, he said. Sowhenhe and theSuntory teamwere creating themachine, hemade sure that thesekey elementswere not forgotten.

The company’s traveling teamsevaluate potential clients, deter-mining if thewhisky brand iscompatiblewith the restaurant orbar’s concept and even if the baris simply physically big enough tohandle themachine. Suntory alsorequires bars to have the correctkind of ice and glassware to servethe beverage.

Themachine can also be usedwith otherwhiskeys. Longman&Eagle dispenses JimBeamwhiskey rather thanToki, focusedas it is onAmerican-stylewhiskeys.

“It’s quality rather than quan-tity,”Dunn said. “Wewant to havequalitymachines pumping qual-ity highballs out there.”

At the recently shutteredPrairie School, the highballwasthe linchpin of the beverage pro-gram: FrankLloydWright, fromwhom the bar takes its inspira-tion,was greatly influenced by

the Japanese, saidKristinaMagro, head bartender.

“The reasonwhywe enjoy thehighball somuch is the beautifulsimplicity of it,” she said. “We’renot trying to over-complicate it.It’s simple and clean, and thespiritswe choose shine.”

Magro said other restaurantslikeMomotaro put a spin on thedrink by using aromatics andother elements to customize it. Asthe highballmachine becomesmore popular inChicago, shepredictsmore restaurantswillfollowMomotaro’s lead to differ-entiate amongproducts.

Anna Shin, generalmanager ofMomotaro, said one of the perksof having themachine is the “su-per clean, super carbonated”water. Currently, the highball isgarnishedwith sage and tanger-ine peel to create an herbaceousand citrusy quality to the drink,but the garnishes change sea-sonally.

The aforementionedMomose,whohas studied and executes theJapanese highballmethod regu-larly, said she sees themachine asamiddle ground—not quite tothe quality that a personwouldget fromamore ritualistic high-ball, but there is consistency.However, she doesn’t see it everreplacing the bartender.

“There’s something about thatmomentwhen the bartender ismaking the drink in front of you,there’s time for questions, forstories, that ismissedwith themachine,” she said. “With themachine, the ice goes in, and forthemost part, people are turningtheir back to fill it, and thenthey’re ready for payment tofinish the transaction. It’s a differ-ent flowof servicewhen you’rechilling a glass andmaintainingeye contact and doing thewholethingwithout looking down.”

Momose said she thinks peopletrying a highball for the first timeshould seek out a bartender expe-rience, and then, “once they fall inlovewith it,” they’ll understandthat a highballmachine can deliv-er a delicious drink. She believesthat this is part of breathing newlife into popularizing the highball.

“I think themachines areamazing, but I think it’s impor-tant that people,whether they’reusing amachine ormaking itfrom scratch, still care and areaware and knowwhy each thingis happening and give a greatexperience every time,” she said.

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Whiskey highballsmade in Japanesedevice cause a stir

Making a Japanese highball by hand can be a ritual.

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Suntory’s highball machine isbecoming more popular atrestaurants and bars in Chicago.

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cottage cheese, this spreadable, softcheese ismilky and creamy; it re-mindsme of France’s fromage blanc.Add chopped fresh herbs (freshwildramps if you can find themat yourlocal farmersmarket) and a bit ofgarlic, and the fillingwill keep in therefrigerator for several days. By theway, leftover fillingmakes a greatspread for bread.

The dough for the turnovers con-tains butter and creamcheese (morecheese!) for an easy toworkwith,slightly rich, forgiving dough. Evenrerolled scraps from this dough yieldtender turnovers. The dough can bemade in advance and refrigerated forseveral days. Then, roll out and shapethe turnovers at your leisure.

Serve the turnoverswarm from theovenwith the salsa condiment fordunking. The briny relish also tastesgreat served over grilled fish, stirredinto cookedpasta or as the dressingfor a saladwith grilled vegetables.

Burrata, the mozzarella that’s filled with cream, makes a creamy, rich companion to sauteed sugar snappeas and dandelion greens. Serve the simple main course at brunch accompanied by warm brioche rolls.

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Burrata with braised ham and peasPrep: 20 minutes Cook: 10 minutes Makes: 4 servings

This is the perfect place to use dribbles from that bottle ofexpensive balsamic vinegar hidden in the back of the cabinet.Or, use a balsamic glaze in tiny amounts.

1 ball of burrata cheese, about 8 ounces, or one 1 ¼-inchthick disc (6 ounces) goat-milk bucheron cheese

2 to 3 tablespoons fruity olive oil1⁄2 small yellow onion, finely chopped1 piece (4 ounces) smoked ham (or pancetta or

prosciutto), diced, about 1 cup4 ounces (about 1 cup) small sugar snap peas, stringed, cut

in half if large1⁄2 bunch fresh dandelion greens, about 2 ounces, stems

trimmed off, roughly chopped, about 1 packed cup (orsubstitute baby spinach or baby kale)

1 small clove garlic, crushedSalt, freshly ground black pepper to taste

1-2 tablespoons each, chopped fresh: mint, chivesDrizzles of expensive balsamic vinegar or balsamic glaze

1Put cheese on a large serving platter, and keep covered untilcheese is at room temperature.

2Heat a large skillet over medium heat until hot. Add oil andonion. Saute until onion is golden, about 3 minutes. Add

ham and peas; cook 2 minutes. Stir in greens; cook until wilted,about 2 minutes. Add garlic; cook 30 seconds. Stir in salt andpepper to taste. Remove from heat.

3Nestle the ham and greens mixture around the cheese.Sprinkle everything with the herbs. Add a drizzle of the

balsamic if desired. Serve right away.

Nutrition information per serving: 312 calories, 23 g fat, 10 gsaturated fat, 55 mg cholesterol, 6 g carbohydrates, 2 g sugar, 16g protein, 569 mg sodium, 1 g fiber

Golden baked turnovers withfarmer cheese and salsa verdePrep: 1 hour Chill: 1 hour or more Bake: 20 minutes

Makes: 36 small turnovers

You will have leftover filling; keep it refrigerated to serve on toast, ordollop onto a hot pizza or pasta.

Cream cheese dough:1 1⁄2 cups flour

1⁄2 teaspoon salt1 stick (1⁄2 cup) unsalted butter, very cold, cut into small pieces4 ounces light cream cheese, very cold, cut into small pieces¼ cup half-and-half or whole milk

Cheese filling:16 ounces soft farmer cheese (no salt added)1 cup baby arugula leaves, finely chopped4 fresh ramps, small wild leeks or slender green onions, trimmed,

chopped, about ¼ cup2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill fronds1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepperFlour

1 egg, beatenGreen olive and lemon Italian-style salsa verde, see recipe

1For the dough, put the flour and salt into a food processor; mix well.Add the cold butter and cream cheese. Pulse until the mixture

resembles small bits. Drizzle in the half-and-half. Pulse to gently moistenthe flour until the mixture gathers into a ball. (Alternatively, use a pastryblender or two knives to cut the butter and cream cheese into the flour.Stir in the half-and-half with a fork.) Place on a floured work surface,gather into a ball and flatten with your hands into a thick disk. Wrap inplastic; refrigerate at least 1 hour (or up to a couple of days).

2 For the filling, put the cheese into a bowl; stir to lighten it. Stir in thearugula, ramps (or the substitute), dill, salt and pepper. Mix well;

refrigerate up to several days. Use cold.

3On a lightly floured work surface, use a floured rolling pin to gentlyroll the dough out to a sheet that is about 1⁄8-inch thick. Use a

floured 3-inch biscuit cutter to cut out rounds. Very gently reroll thescraps to cut out a total of 36 rounds.

4Moisten the edge of each round with some of the beaten egg. Set a 11⁄2-teaspoon dollop of the filling in the center of each round. Fold the

round into a half-moon shape; crimp the edges together to completelyenclose the filling. Use the tines of a fork to make a decorative edge atthe seam. Pierce the top of each half-moon with the fork.

5Place the filled half-moons on a parchment-lined baking sheet. (Ifworking ahead, you can cover the baking sheet with plastic wrap and

freeze up to a couple of weeks. Bake frozen.)

6Heat oven to 400 degrees. Brush the tops with some of theremaining egg. Bake until golden, about 20 minutes (5 to 10 minutes

longer if baking from frozen). Serve warm with salsa verde for spooningover.

Nutrition information per turnover: 62 calories, 4 g fat, 2 g saturatedfat, 14 mg cholesterol, 5 g carbohydrates, 0 g sugar, 2 g protein, 85 mgsodium, 0 g fiber

Green olive and lemon Italian-style salsa verdePrep: 10 minutes

Mix 1⁄4 cup very thinly sliced fresh ramps (or tender green onions), 1⁄4 cupfinely chopped flat-leaf parsley and 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil ina small bowl. Grate the zest from a lemon into the bowl. Stir in 1⁄4 cupfinely chopped manzanilla or pitted Castelvetrano olives, 1 tablespoondrained capers and 1⁄4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Just before serving,squeeze in 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Makes: ¾ cup

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