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In a sunlit room down a whitehallway in St. Bernard Hospitalon Chicago’s South Side,Francine and Rodney Mitchellare waiting.

Their teenage son, Andy, lieson an operating table not faraway, asleep amid the beeps of

monitors, the hiss and thump ofan oxygen machine, and theunmistakable, high-pitched whirof a dental drill. Andy is intel-lectually and physically disabled,not easily able to communicateor control his own body, andthough he has survived and eventhrived under the care of twodedicated parents, routine dentalcare has been difficult to obtain.

Like many people with specialneeds in the U.S., Andy hassuffered with untreated toothdecay. He has been in pain andnow has cavities in 23 teeth,bone loss around his front teeth,and eight teeth that will need tobe extracted before his treat-ment today is over. “He can’treally tell you when somethinghurts,” says his father. “He’ll just

ball up and cry.”The Mitchells knew that

Andy’s teeth needed care butstruggled to find dentists whowere willing or able to help. “Wetried to take him to a neighbor-hood clinic,” Rodney says, “butthey didn’t want to touch him. Alot of dentists won’t touch spe-

Andy Mitchell awakens after oral surgery at St. Bernard Hospital’s dental clinic. His parents previously struggled to find dentists to treat him.

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8 extractions, 23 fillings,

ONE BIG SMILEA South Side dental clinic is serving Chicago’s most vulnerable patients

By Cindy DampierChicago Tribune

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As controversy swells aroundnational Women’s March organ-izers, the local group has decidednot to host a march in January —an event that for the past two yearsdrew hundreds of thousands ofsupporters to Grant Park in con-cert with similar marches acrossthe globe.

While Women’s March Chi-cago organizers cited high costsand limited volunteer hours as themain reasons for nixing the annu-al rally and march, the breakcomes amid splintering within thenational Women’s March leader-ship following accusations of anti-Semitism and scrutiny of its ties toNation of Islam leader LouisFarrakhan.

Marches and rallies are stillplanned for Jan. 19 in Washington,D.C., and dozens of cities nation-wide and internationally, as wellas other parts of Illinois likeRockford, southwest suburbanNew Lenox and northwest subur-ban Woodstock.

Women’s March Chicago lead-ers say they’ll commemorate theanniversary of the original marchwith another activity but haven’treleased any details on the loca-tion or nature of the event.

“There’s no march, there’s norally,” said Sara Kurensky, Wom-en’s March Chicago board mem-ber. “We’re going to provide waysfor people to organize and takeaction in their local communities.”

The announcement elicited arange of reactions on the Women’sMarch Chicago Facebook page.

“This is disappointing,” onemember wrote. “Women continuefighting to be heard in this patron-

ChicagogroupnixesmarchWomen’s protest set forJanuary is idled amid national controversy By Angie Leventis LourgosChicago Tribune

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tigators what she recalled: thepet names, the late-night, hours-long phone calls, him holding herhand and brushing his mouthagainst her neck. Driving her inhis car. Chastising her when shekissed a boy at a party.

Lefkow-Hynes wasn’t sureanything would come of hercomplaint about the teacher,

Laura Lefkow-Hynes had longviewed her teenage relationshipwith her chemistry teacher atLincoln Park High School asmutual, though dysfunctional.

Then, as an adult with adaughter of her own and the#MeToo movement in the news,she began to see it differently.

“Abuse doesn’t always looklike a sexual relationship of somekind. It can be emotional, and itcan be destructive,” said Lefkow-Hynes, 34, who is a lawyer. “Andit can happen to anyone.”

She wrote a letter to ChicagoPublic Schools officials in Octo-ber 2017 to make them aware thatone of their current employeeshad been in an inappropriaterelationship with her during her10th- and 11th-grade years.

And then, sharing journal en-tries, she described to CPS inves-

James Galinksi.But her complaint set in mo-

tion an investigation and now alegal fight that is putting aspotlight on what happened allthose years ago and what type ofdiscipline is appropriate for theteacher.

Dysfunctional relationship,crush or emotional abuse?

Laura Lefkow-Hynes, 34, wrote a letter to Chicago Public Schools

officials in 2017 to tell them a teacher of hers had been in an inappro-

priate relationship with her during her sophomore and junior years.

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CPS moves to fireteacher for conductfrom 18 years agoBy Jennifer SmithRichards and Juan Perez Jr.Chicago Tribune

BETRAYED

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WASHINGTON — PresidentDonald Trump said Tuesdaythat parts of the federal govern-ment will stay closed untilDemocrats agree to more fundsfor a wall along the U.S.-Mexicoborder to deter criminal el-ements. He said he’s open tocalling the wall something elseas long as he ends up with anactual wall.

In a Christmas appearance inthe Oval Office, Trump issued alengthy defense of his desire fora wall, saying it’s the only way tostop drugs and human traffick-

ers from entering the country. Ina nod to the political stakes he’sfacing, Trump said he wants thewall by “election time” in 2020.

The promise of a border wallwas a central component ofTrump’s 2016 presidential cam-paign.

“I can’t tell you when the

President Donald Trump talks to service members Tuesday via a

video conference call from the Oval Office.

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Second child diesU.S. authorities say a second

Guatemalan child has died while

in U.S. custody on the border.

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The other day in the paper, I read awell-written yet highly troubling foodstory about whether to serve turkeyor goose for Christmas dinner.

Surely, either is delicious forThanksgiving. But here’s the thing:

Do I look like Tiny Tim to you?So if you’re hosting a dinner for

Christmas or New Year’s or any otherholiday — and you want to offer yourguests something that says “specialoccasion” — I’ll tell you what to cook.

It never had a beak. Never hadfeathers or ate seeds. But I guaranteeit will knock the itchy woolen socksfrom Martha Stewart’s feet.

I’m talking standing rib roast ofbeef, bone in, cooked outdoors, overhardwood charcoal, served mediumrare using a Weber Smokey Mountaincooker. And if you want to see how it’sdone, go to www.chicagotribune.com/kassroast and watch the video.

For the rub, we used an Italianrecipe from Carolyn Meisner, ofWatch Hill, R.I. She’s the mom of myyoung colleague Wings. He let methink his grandma carried it over fromCalabria many years ago as a wee girl.

If you carefully follow my instruc-tions, your guests will crowd aroundas you begin to carve, salivating likeCro-Magnon men and making noisesthat sound like “Dhondra! Dhondra!”which is what the randy cavemen saidin the forgettable film “Quest forFire.”

Start out with excellent meat. Webought a five-rib roast at Casey’s MeatMarket in Western Springs. EddieMontaldo, a meat cutter recognizedby his colleagues as the master of ribroast, offered these tips:

“What you’re looking for is to makesure that the roast isn’t too high ontop. That means it’s an older animal.You want to make sure that the col-

oring isn’t real dark red, almost pur-ple. That’s an older animal. You wantit red. And you look for the (fat) mar-bling in the meat. You want a younganimal. And this one is going to beexcellent.”

It was. The butchers unhinged therib bones, then tied them back on,making it easier to carve but stillleaving the ribs necessary for flavorand cooking.

Here’s Mrs. Meisner’s deliciousItalian rub, enough for a four-boneroast. If your roast is larger, add morestuff. Remove the leaves from freshrosemary (a little more than one cup)and chop them with a sharp knife.Add eight fat cloves of roughlychopped garlic, the zest of four lem-ons, the juice of one lemon, a half cupof kosher salt and a quarter cup offresh coarsely ground black pepper.Toss into a food processor. Slowlydrizzle in about a half cup of extravirgin olive oil.

Spread the paste all over the roastto form a crust. If you need morepaste, just make some. Allow the roastto sit in a steel or glass pan until atroom temperature, about an hour ortwo. Don’t refrigerate overnight. Thesalt will draw out the juices.

Now prepare the fire with theSmokey Mountain cooker, as pre-scribed by Chicago barbecue masterGary Wiviott in his book “Low &Slow,” which makes an excellent gift.You can also do this roast on a stand-ard Weber kettle, via the indirectmethod.

On the WSM, fill the fire ring at thebase three-quarters full of unlit, lumpwood charcoal (never briquettes). Filla chimney starter with more coals,light the starter, and when the coalsare ashed over, pour them on the firering. I add a small bit of applewood,no more.

Remove the water pan. Keep thebottom vents fully open. A cheap oven

thermometer on the top rack will helpyou measure the temperature. Put theroast directly on the top grill, boneside down and cover at high heat, 400degrees if you can reach it. Continuecooking on high for 20 minutes, bot-tom vents fully open. Then close thebottom vents to one-third open tolower the temperature. Always leavethe top vent fully open.

Cook between 300 to 320 degrees.Figure 18 minutes per pound. Whenwe cooked, it was 25 degrees outside.So if the cooking temperature dropsbelow 300, just add more lit coals.Don’t keep opening the lid to peek.After about two hours (depending onroast size), check the internal meattemperature with an instant-readthermometer. Do not strike bone.

When the meat reaches 128 de-grees (no higher), remove the roastfrom the cooker and let it rest insideyour house for at least 20 minutes.The internal temperature will contin-ue to climb. The roast will be pink andjuicy.

There are no meat drippings withstanding rib roast; you’ll have to makea gravy. And don’t forget the horse-radish sauce: 6 ounces of preparedhorseradish folded into 12 ounces ofunsweetened, whipped heavy cream.A nice cabernet, garlic mashed po-tatoes, grilled asparagus and that’s mytrick.

When I began to slice, Wingscrowded the cutting board, his handsshaking. “Dhondra!” he said. “Dhon-dra!”

Guests don’t say “dhondra” for abird.

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In 2012, I wrote this essayabout my first divorced Christ-mas. Much has changed sincethen; I got remarried, my kidsand I moved again, each of usgrew in different ways. As wedecorated our little pink tree thisyear, I was reminded that themessage here is still relevant,particularly if you find yourselfembarking on a new and differ-ent set of traditions this year, forbetter or for worse.

This is the year I left behindmy marriage — and with it, anyhopes of giving my kids thechildhood I had. Idyllic, nucle-ar, traditional.

This is a startling realization,particularly at the holidays.Because what are the holidays,if not a great, big gluttonous

feast on tradition? And what istradition, if not doing whatyou’ve always done?

This year will not be whatwe've always done. This yearwill be what we’ve never done.I couldn’t be happier. (Actually,I could be happier, and I will behappier, and I deserve to behappier. This is also the yearI’ve shelled out $140 an hourfor a therapist.)

But back to the holidays. Wewill have a pink Christmas tree.

This was my daughter'srequest during one of thoseDivorce Conversations I’llNever Forget. Anyone who’sbeen through a divorce, eventangentially, knows these con-versations. Some are short,some are protracted, some aresoul-crushing, some are hilari-ous.

When I broke the divorcenews to my dear, wise friendBeth over lunch, she put downher fork, looked deep into myeyes and said, “Do you have aCrock-Pot?”

I do have a Crock-Pot, andtold her as much.

She was greatly relieved.

She, too, is a single, full-timeworking mom of two. Sheknows that your sanity oftenhinges on the state of dinner.

The pink tree request grewfrom a more tearful Conversa-tion. It was April, and we hadjust moved from our roomy,memory-filled townhouse to a13th-floor condo with a killerlake view (largely lost on 6- and2-year-olds). They mostlydelighted in their new spot, butit was small and strange andnot the home they'd known alltheir lives.

One evening, a few pagesinto “Horton Hears a Who,” mydaughter turned to me wide-eyed and said, panicked,“Who’s going to put up ourChristmas tree? You don’tknow how!”

I could fake my way throughthis one. (“Of course I knowhow!” Although I didn’t.) Icould become indignant. (“Youthink I can't put up a tree?Have you seen me make threebreakfasts and pack twolunches and check your home-work and throw in a load oflaundry and get ready for work

and curl your hair for pictureday and potty-train yourbrother and start the Crock-Pot, all before 8 a.m.?” Al-though that would be very, verybeside the point.)

Or I could dignify her ques-tion with some honesty.

“Yikes, sweetie. That's agood point. Do you think youcould help me?”

“No!” She was getting moreupset. “It's really hard, anddaddy’s the only one whoknows how!”

“Hmm. I wonder if you’dhelp me shop for a new one.One that’s easier to put up?”

She started to brighten.“Yes! We can get a new one!”“Great,” I grinned, sobbing a

little on the inside at the rangeand intensity of her emotions.“Let’s do it!”

“Can it be pink?”Can it be pink. Yes, it can be

pink! It can be pink leopard-print with a sequins-coveredtrunk and Nicki Minaj perchedon top in place of an angel, ifthat will make your Christmasmerry. It can be all the thingsit's never been because it can't

be all the things it used to be.And that’s just fine. It’s more

than fine. It’s beautiful.Because this year we’re

creating, not re-creating. Thisyear, I finally realized, my kidsdon’t need to live my child-hood. They need to live theirs.

I often seek out little nuggetsof wisdom to get me throughmy more bewildering momentsof this new life. Sometimesthey come from friends (likeBeth). Sometimes they comefrom Nora Ephron or Gandhi.

For my holiday motto, I'madopting the words of MotherTeresa, though I doubt she hadChristmas decor in mind whenshe gave voice to them.

“We cannot do great thingson this Earth, only small thingswith great love.”

And when possible, we cando them in pink.

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Columnist Heidi Stevens in 2012 embraced the idea of a pink Christmas tree, like this one seen in an Omaha, Neb., home, in the midst of her divorce from her husband.

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Dreaming of a pink Christmas

Heidi StevensBalancing Act

Mary Schmichhas the day off


CHICAGOLAND

If you passed by Sabatino’s on Sunday atnoon, when the beloved 49-year-old Italianrestaurant opened for its last day in the OldIrving Park neighborhood, you would haveseen the big sign out front, but surprisinglyno line outside.

The big letter board over Irving ParkRoad, which has marked milestone banquetsfor generations of families celebrating inside,was blank the night before. Overnight itchanged to read like a roadside haiku:“Thank you. For 41 years. Angelo. Enzo.”

Brothers and co-owners Angelo and EnzoPagni are the third set of owners, but thelongest lasting, and the ones who made therestaurant into an institution. They sold toretire. The buyer, GW Properties ownerMitch Goltz, plans to develop the propertyinto a retail, restaurant and residential mix.

There was not a line camped outovernight because that’s just not how you dothings at a place like Sabatino’s, with whitetablecloths and Wednesday lobster nights.Soon after the Pagnis announced in Augustthat the restaurant would close, they had toshut down online reservations when thesystem was slammed with nearly 100requests in an hour. In the months thatfollowed, reservations were taken by phoneonly. The place booked fully a month out,despite desperate requests on social media.

On Sunday at the opening, a few insiderswere already seated, some staying until theplace got mobbed all night.

“We opened the doors a few minutesearlier so people don’t have to stand outside,”said Angelo Pagni. “It was not uncommon inthe last couple of months to have 20, 30, 40people before the doors opened.”

On the last day, you would have seen awhite paper sign taped to one of the browndouble doors, printed with endearinglyextraneous apostrophes: “No walk in’s.Reservation’s only.” That might have de-terred you, but not a few die-hard parties.

“We’re just three little people,” said ElissaGitlow, laughing nervously to Angelo at thedoor right at noon. “No way, right?”

He asked them to wait.“As soon as they announced they were

closing we tried to make a reservation twomonths out,” said Gitlow, waiting withhusband Jason Hecker and their 11-year-oldson Ian Hecker.

Sabatino’s was the last restaurant theyvisited with Gitlow’s grandfather when hevisited Chicago three years before he died at95. “You’re going to make me cry,” she said asshe shared memories.

Angelo returned. “Come on in,” he said.“We didn’t take as many reservations as

we normally would even on a regularSunday,” he said after seating the family inthe back dining room, next to the tablewhere they celebrated Gitlow’s mother’s

75th birthday.“We wanted be able to say goodbye to

people who turned out,” he added. “We triedto make it as nice and smooth as we can,although I know it’s going to be a little bithectic later.”

Meanwhile, his brother had just seated acouple in one of the private booths hidden inthe middle dining room. “Today was a saddrive, much different than it’s been for allthese years,” said Enzo Pagni with a bigsmile. “I’ve been happy always to come towork. Today was just a little bit different, butunfortunately the day is here.”

Tears welled in his eyes. “I’m just thinkingabout all the relationships, all the greatpeople that have come through here, all thegreat employees we’ve had,” he added, hisvoice breaking.

Back at the bar in the front room, KathyStegemann sat at the corner closest to thedoor with friends Debbie Cook and CindyBuckley, each with a big glass of white pinotgrigio wine. When you dined at the bar atSabatino’s a white cloth napkin was placedon the dark wood bar in front of you, servingas a tiny tablecloth.

“We’ve been coming here for 40 years,”said Stegemann. “We didn’t want to misstheir last day, so I called the girls.”

“My family lives on this block,” saidBuckley. “For 40 years we’ve had a blockparty and for 40 years Sabatino’s has sentfood down: mostaccioli, sausage and meat-balls, pizza bread, salad. They’d always say ifyou need more just let us know and we’llbring more down for you.”

And it was free. “It’s a well-kept secret,”she added, laughing. “The neighborhood haschanged, but this block is on like its third andfourth generation of families.”

After a leisurely lunch, the lucky Gitlow-Hecker party, the first through the door, leftwith bags of leftover chicken parmigianawith a side of pesto mostaccioli, plus gnudi,gnudi, the ricotta dumplings like gnocchi.

“When Mom said she wanted to try, Ihonestly didn’t think there was any chanceof us getting in,” said 11-year-old Ian. “I wasalready looking up restaurants that wereclose to here.”

Later on the last night, he was right. Thehouse was packed with piano bar guests

taking the microphone to sing along. Thecrowd around the main bar stood three deep.Each of the three dining rooms sat full, withextra chairs pulled up to overflowing tables.

The last reservation at 8 p.m. for a party ofsix wasn’t seated until after an uncharacter-istic 30-minute wait. By then the shrimp —found in the vermicelli ala Angelo andshrimp Enzo — had long sold out. But thatdidn’t disappoint Nancy Rosman.

“I think we were one of the very firstpeople to make reservations for this night,”said Rosman, with husband Joe Rosman andtheir four adult children. “We were hereseveral months ago, and I think they had justannounced they were closing. My husbandand I came by ourselves last night. Webrought our whole family for tonight.

“We’ve been coming since before ourchildren were born,” she added. “I had plansto travel and delayed them until after thisnight.”

“We’ve been coming here since 1980 or‘81,” said Joe Rosman.

“It feels very Chicago,” Nancy Rosmansaid, “Like some of the things fast disappear-ing from Chicago.”

Though Sunday night was the last night ofservice for Sabatino’s restaurant, the diningrooms will witness one more milestone.

“We’re going to have a little get-togetherwith all the employees and their significantothers,” said Angelo. “We’ll have some food,we’ll have some cocktails and say goodbye.”

But the party will be catered by his son,Angelo Pagni, chef and owner of LittleAngelo’s Pizza in Rosemont. “He wantedhomemade sausage and peppers, somepizzas and roasted chicken,” said son Angelo.What does he think about his father anduncle retiring? “It’s bittersweet. It’s theirwhole life. They worked very hard all theseyears and they deserve to relax and go placesand do things while they still have a lot ofenergy to do so.”

In a stolen quiet moment on the last bignight at Sabatino’s, his father echoed thesentiment. “Right now it’s more bitter thansweet. As time goes on I hope that it was theright decision, but so far I think it is.”

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Guests gather around the piano bar at Sabatino’s on Dec. 23. The Italian-American restaurant closed Sunday after 49 years.

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Sabatino’s says goodbyeFinal dinner serviceseasoned withpatrons’ memoriesBy Louisa ChuChicago Tribune

Brothers and co-owners Enzo and Angelo Pagni at Sabatino’s during their last night in business.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s tax oncigars, chewing tobacco and roll-your-own tobacco is legal and can be addedto the price of those tobacco products,according to a court ruling.

The Illinois Appellate Court over-ruled the Cook County circuit courtlast week in a lawsuit brought by atobacco retailers group against Eman-uel’s 2016 taxes. The group sued on thegrounds state law prohibited newtypes of tobacco taxes, and the city hadpreviously only taxed cigarettes.

But the appeals judges agreed withthe city’s argument that the existingcigarette tax means the additionaltaxes on other tobacco products aren’tconsidered separate new taxes, ac-cording to Law Department spokes-man Bill McCaffrey.

Emanuel’s ordinance includes a 15-cent tax per “little cigar,” raising thecost of a 20-pack of some varieties suchas Swisher Sweets from $5.79 to $8.79.It also imposes a 90-cent tax on largercigars. A $1.80 per ounce tax onsmokeless tobacco can also be im-posed, bumping the price of a 1.2-ounce can from $4.19 to $6.35; and a$6.60-per-ounce tax on roll-your-owntobacco, raising the average price of a“small pouch” from $7.25 to $11.54.

The mayor estimated it would bringin about $6 million annually. The cityplans to start imposing the tax as soonas retailers can be informed about theirresponsibilities to collect it and sendthe proceeds to the city.

Corporation counsel Ed Siskel ap-plauded the court ruling, and said in astatement that the city would “contin-ue to lead the way in discouraging theuse of tobacco and nicotine in all of itsforms, whether its cigarettes, e-ciga-rettes or smokeless tobacco.”

Emanuel had uncharacteristic diffi-culty getting the tax package throughthe City Council, part of an anti-tobacco push that also included raisingthe age to legally buy smokes inChicago to 21.

Aldermen complained it would hurtretailers and further strengthen themarket for illegal tobacco that’s al-ready a problem in many neighbor-hoods, and briefly blocked it fromcoming to a vote on the council floor. Iteventually passed in March 2016 by a35-10 vote.

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Charges are pending against a manaccused of throwing two small dogs offa second-floor balcony in West Townduring a fight with his wife, killing a17-year-old Chihuahua, authoritiessaid.

The second dog ran away and hadnot been found, said Officer JenniferBryk, a Chicago police spokeswoman.

Police said they responded on WestGrand Avenue about 9:10 p.m. Mondayand found the Chihuahua dead.

A 55-year-old woman told police shehad gotten into a fight with herhusband in a vehicle and that heslapped her twice, police said.

“You love those dogs more than youlove me. … I’m going to kill those dogs,”police said the 51-year-old man said asthe argument continued outside thewoman’s home.

The man grabbed the woman’s keys,went inside the home and threw thetwo dogs off a second-floor balcony,police said.

The man remained in custody Tues-day morning, Bryk said.

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‘You lovethose dogsmore thanyou love me’Police: Man throws dogs offbalcony, killing Chihuahua

By Elyssa CherneyChicago Tribune

The Chicago Police Department saysofficers have seized more than 9,600 illegalguns so far this year and the department ison pace to recover about 900 more gunsthan were taken off the city’s streets in 2017.

The department has made a concertedeffort in recent years to find as many illegalguns as possible, and the total has climbedto the point where police SuperintendentEddie Johnson says in a news release thatofficers in 2018 were taking more than oneillegal gun off the street every hour.

The department says the seizures —along with making more than 4,200 arrestson gun-related charges this year — is part of

a strategy that has helped significantlyreduce the number of homicides, robberiesand other violent crimes in 2018.

Most of the guns seized by police havebeen semi-automatic handguns. The de-partment has also collected nearly 200assault-style weapons, including AK-47 andAR-15 rifles.

Just last weekend, police took 49 guns offthe street, according to the department.

Police districts that have seen the highestnumber of gun seizures include Harrisonon the West Side and Deering, Englewoodand Gresham on the South Side. Thosedistricts account for one third of the totalnumber of guns seized this year. They alsohave historically borne the brunt of the

city’s gun violence.The spike in gun seizures comes at a time

when shootings and homicides are downoverall. As of Dec. 1, the city has seen a 16percent decrease in slayings and a 12percent decrease in shootings compared tothe same time last year, according toAnthony Guglielmi, the department’s chiefspokesman.

The numbers from this year and last yearalso represent a sharp decline compared toviolent crime in 2016, when the cityexceeded 700 homicides for the first time innearly two decades.

Chicago Tribune’s Elyssa Cherney contrib-uted.

CPD seizes more than 9K guns in 2018Associated Press


izing patriarchal society.We are not done.”

Some made plans to joinmarches in other cities in-stead.

“Going back to D.C.!”another member wrote.“There’s too much to marchfor!”

Others expressed sup-port for the choice to forgo aJanuary march.

“A lot has come to lightabout national in the lastyear,” one member wrote. “Isupport not marching withthem.”

Leaders of the nationalgroup Women’s March Inc.have come under fire fortheir slowness to condemnthe rhetoric of Farrakhan,whose Chicago-based Na-tion of Islam is consideredan anti-Semitic hate groupby the Southern PovertyLaw Center.

In a February speech,Farrakhan praised Wom-en’s March Inc. co-Presi-dent Tamika Mallory and inthe same address declared“the powerful Jews are myenemy.” The national or-ganization denounced Far-rakhan’s comments inMarch, but many criticizedleaders for not speaking upsooner. Mallory has alsopraised Farrakhan on socialmedia.

Co-founder of the na-tional movement TeresaShook in November calledfor national leaders to stepdown, after having “allowedanti-Semitism, anti-LBGTQIA sentiment andhateful, racist rhetoric tobecome a part of the plat-form by their refusal toseparate themselves fromgroups that espouse theseracist, hateful beliefs,” ac-cording to a social mediapost.

The president of a Wom-en’s March chapter inWashington state earlierthis month announced thegroup would be dissolvingin protest. The Rhode Is-land chapter in May said itwas separating from thenational organization.

The national Women’sMarch group said in awritten statement that itsorganizers reject all formsof bigotry.

“The organization and itsleaders have dedicatedthemselves to liberatingwomen from all forms ofoppression, including anti-Semitism, misogyny, homo-phobia, transphobia, rac-ism, white supremacy,xenophobia and Islamo-phobia,” the statement said.“We look forward tomarching together on Janu-ary 19.”

Women’s March Chicagoorganizers say they are agrassroots group not di-rectly affiliated with Wom-en’s March Inc., thoughpast local marches havebeen held in sync with thenational group and othersimilar marches across thecountry. While the decisionto forgo a January marchwasn’t based on recent con-troversy, Kurensky said theopportunity to further dis-tance the Chicago organiza-tion from national Women’sMarch leaders was a “sidebenefit.”

“That sort of infightingwithin the movement isvery painful. It’s verypainful to watch,” she said.“When a handful of leaders... say something, they arenot speaking for an entire

movement.”Women’s March Chicago

leaders also denouncedanti-Semitism and Farra-khan’s February comments.

Women’s March Chicagoheld a local event in Octo-ber dubbed “March to thePolls,” which was designedto spur midterm electionvoting and attracted some100,000 supporters toGrant Park, according toorganizers. Kurensky saidhosting these marches costsmore than $150,000 andrequires countless volun-teer hours, so the groupdidn’t have the resources tohost a second one so soonafter that.

“If we waited until Janu-ary, what were we waitingfor?” she said. “If the elec-tions weren’t what we werehoping for, what are wemarching for? What wouldbe the purpose for march-ing in January after theelections?”

The first women’smarches followed Presi-dent Donald Trump’s Janu-ary 2017 inauguration andwere attended by millionsaround the globe, fueledlargely by opposition to thenew administration. TheChicago march and rallyunexpectedly shut downparts of the Loop, with aquarter-million participa-nts flooding Grant Park,according to organizers.

In January 2018 — duringthe peak of the #MeToomovement against sexualassault and harassment —an anniversary march andrally in Chicago topped theprevious year’s attendancewith a crowd estimated at300,000, according toWomen’s March Chicago.Hundreds of marchesaround the globe reportedlydrew more than a millionparticipants.

Dana R. Fisher, a profes-sor of sociology at the Uni-versity of Maryland whostudies protests and activ-ism, predicts the upcomingmarches in January won’tattract the large crowds of2017 and 2018, though par-ticipation might hinge onthe Trump administration’sactions leading up to themarches.

She added that the recentconflict over national lead-ership doesn’t help.

“I think it would be aheavy lift without the con-troversy, and with the con-troversy, it just gives anoth-er reason not to march,”said Fisher, author of theforthcoming book “Ameri-can Resistance,” which will

be coming out in mid-2019.“I think in general thenumbers should be down,but I do think there will becommemorations acrossthe country. And I think a

lot of people will want tosupport the new Congressand the blue wave thatbrought them into office.”

To Kurensky, the bigquandary is how to turn

marches and rallies intopolitical action.

“How many Januariesdo we march?” she said.“And what do we do withthat energy after we are

done marching?”

Associated Press contributed.

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Chicagogroupnixesmarch

Demonstrators gather in front of the White House during the national Women’s March on Jan. 20.

SALWAN GEORGES/THE WASHINGTON POST

Women’s March Inc. co-President Tamika Mallory has

praised Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on social

media — a stance that has brought division to the group.

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cial-needs people.” Rodneyalso took Andy, in hiswheelchair, to an openclinic day at the Universityof Illinois at Chicago, one ofthe few places that is knownas a treatment option forpatients with special needs.They left home at 6 a.m., butwhen they arrived, he says,the line was like DisneyWorld — hourslong. Theygave up and went backhome.

Finally, through staff atLa Rabida Children’s Hos-pital, the Mitchells heardabout a dental clinic at St.Bernard.

‘Nowhere elsefor them to go’

Monique Davis, the officemanager for the dentalclinic, steps into the room,and the Mitchells eye hersomewhat warily. Davisbeams – it’s just what shedoes. She spends her daysbustling through the hospi-tal hallways, keeping theclinic on track, but her mainjob, as she sees it, is toreassure and make comfort-able people whose everydaystruggle has honed theirtenacity to a sharp edge.

Her mission is clear: Sheis here to help. “We special-ize in special-needs pa-tients,” she tells the Mitch-ells. “There is nowhere elsefor them to go, so even ifinsurance becomes a prob-lem, we will work with you.We are just a small commu-nity hospital, but we seeeverybody here. We doeverything.” The Mitchellsare quiet, but they nod, ask acouple of questions, relax abit. Davis smiles her hugesmile again. “Don’t worry,”she says. “We’re taking careof him now.”

By many measures, thehospital dental clinic at St.Bernard seems an unlikelyplace of refuge. Situatednear the Dan Ryan Express-way in Englewood, a neigh-borhood which has longbeen used as Chicago short-hand for urban blight andcrime, it’s in a squatty,unassuming brick hospitalbuilding on a quiet street.Police cars come and gooutside the emergencyroom entrance, and a steadystream of visitors and pa-tients make their way pastthe security desk at themain door. The hospitallacks a marquee reputationamong the city’s laudedmedical centers. There is nogroundbreaking medical re-search here.

Instead, there is an un-likely group of people whohave found an unusualsense of purpose aroundfixing teeth. “When I be-came a dentist,” says Dr.Mary Joyce Gomez, direc-tor of the St. Bernard dentalclinic, “I wanted to be apastor, a minister. My momsaid, ‘No, you be a doctor,you can serve people thatway.’ I was thinking, ‘Howcan you really serve peopleby just filling their teeth?’” Ayear and a half ago, Gomezgave up a comfortable pri-vate practice in the Loop tobecome dental director atSt. Bernard because, shesays, she realized she hadfound a place where shecould finally realize thatdream.

‘The haves and have-nots’

The St. Bernard dentalclinic, founded in 2007,treats a patient populationthat is largely insured byMedicaid. Under Gomez’sleadership, the clinic ex-panded its mission. Thoughservices were available forchildren with special needs,she added care for adultswith special needs — agroup that finds dental careextremely hard to access.

“Oral care in the U.S. isreally a story of the havesand have-nots,” says JaneKoppelman, senior man-ager of the Pew CharitableTrust’s dental campaign. “Itis not a problem for thewell-off, but it’s an incred-ible problem for peoplewho are low-income.”

Since 2008, Pew has beenstudying dental health inAmerica, and its researchhas revealed that about 30percent of the U.S. popula-tion has no access to dentalcare. That number is dis-proportionately made up oflow-income Americans.“Dental care,” says Koppel-man, “is out of reach for 125million Americans.” Cost isthe principal barrier, but

access plays a role too:“There are large pockets ofunderserved areas in innercities, rural areas or otherareas where dentists andother health care practitio-ners don’t care to reside orpractice,” says Koppelman.

Though there is littledata on patients with spe-cial needs, specifically, “an-ecdotally,” says Koppelman,“we have seen that the issuefor special-needs popula-tions is particularly acute.”Patients with special needsare often unable to sit in adental chair for routine careor longer procedures, andthus are more apt to needgeneral anesthesia, whichfew dental offices can pro-vide.

In addition, special-needs populations may havea greater barrier to trans-portation and other basicconcerns involved in gettingto a dentist. Among thesubset of dentists who treatpatients with special needs,many treat only children,meaning that even thosepatients who can get caremay age out of access to thatservice.

For patients or caregiverswho have already navigatedso many hurdles, finding awelcome like the one at St.Bernard can seem nearlymiraculous. In a world thatoften answers “no,” the den-tal clinic is a place built on“yes.”

“I teach my staff,” Gomezsays, “we don’t turn anyoneaway.”

Living on hopeShe understands adver-

sity, she says, because shehas had to navigate a fewhurdles of her own to get tothis place. Growing up inthe Philippines, she was thedaughter of a dentist fatherand a mother who doggedlypursued her own educationafter being orphaned.

“She was the one withthe vision,” Gomez says, andher vision for her childrenwas that they would all bedoctors. Her father, she

recalls, “would always teaseme and say, ‘Your feet arelike mine. Maybe you willfollow in my shoes.’” Whenhe died, just before sheturned 18, her mother onlypushed harder to ensureher children’s success. Intime, Gomez’s brother be-came a physicist with adoctorate, her sister a medi-cal doctor, and Gomez adentist.

“I was fine practicing inthe Philippines,” she says,but on a visit to the U.S. tosee her brother in Mary-land, her mother decidedthat America was the placefor Gomez, as well. “Shesaid, you will be successfulhere.” Somewhat reluc-tantly, Gomez agreed to try,and traveled to California totake a bench test that wouldallow her to receive a U.S.license to practice. Hermother, who had planned tocome along to support her,had been diagnosed withcancer and had to remainbehind. “The test was onFriday,” she says. “OnWednesday night, shecalled me and prayed forme. On Thursday night, shedied.”

Determined to go on be-cause it was what hermother wanted, Gomeztook the test the next dayand passed — only to learnthat the program that wouldhave allowed her to receivea license after passing thetest had been discontinued.

She applied for a greencard, intending to go todental school in the U.S.“That was in 2000,” shesays. “And in 2001, 9/11happened. So the greencard that would have takenthree years took nine.” Shewaited, working as a dentalassistant in Maryland fornine years. “By the time Ifinally got the green card,”she says, “I told my hus-band, ‘I’m too old for thisnow!’” Still, she applied andwas accepted at the Uni-versity of Illinois at ChicagoCollege of Dentistry.

A year into the program,she faced another setback:

“I felt a lump and wasdiagnosed with breast can-cer.”

At school, she was ini-tially told she would need toreapply to the dental pro-gram once her treatmentwas finished. “I felt likeeverything crashed in onme,” she says. “I was livingon the hope that there was aplan of me becoming adentist, but now I’m sick, Iam in dental school. Now Ihave student loans. How amI going to pay this? How amI going to pay rent?” In theend, a sympathetic deanrelented and helped herreturn to the program onceshe was well, and she grad-uated in the top of her class.

After graduation, shetook a residency in Peoria,working with low-incomepopulations. “Many of themwere feeling, ‘How am Igoing to lift myself up out ofthis? I have no money. Ihave nothing.’ And we werelike a beacon of hope. Wegave them a little bit ofhope. And all of a sudden,you would see them trans-formed.”

She saw firsthand theimpact dental health has onmany aspects of life: Poordental care is not only thesource of chronic pain thatresults in poor performanceand absenteeism at workand in school, but can be thesource of deterioratinghealth overall. Today, ac-cording to the AmericanDental Association and theSurgeon General, studiessuggest links between oralhealth and diabetes, heartdisease and stroke, and lackof proper dental care hasbeen viewed as part of anongoing public health crisisfor more than a decade.

But Gomez was also in-terested in the psychosocialeffects of better dental care.According to the ADA, 37percent of low-incomeadults in Illinois say that thecondition of their mouth orteeth affects their ability tointerview for a job. “Wewould give them a totalsmile makeover,” she says,

“and all of a sudden, theywould come in smiling,looking up. ‘Hey, I went for ajob interview.’” For Gomez,the effects were revelatory:“I saw a patient populationthat I could touch.”

‘This might be it’Though she settled into a

comfortable routine with aprivate practice in down-town Chicago, Gomez feltthat something was miss-ing. Then, in 2017, she saw ajob posting for a new dentaldirector at St. Bernard. Inher mind, somethingclicked into place. “Some-times people think of den-tistry as just filling teeth,”she says, “or you do it for themoney. But there is some-thing there that you need tofind, something to moveyou. I saw this job, and Ithought, ‘This might be it.’”

Suddenly, she saw herown path in life in a newlight. “All those experi-ences, see how they fall intoplace? Being on the side ofbeing the patient made memore compassionate to thepatients. Being an assistantfor a long time made meunderstand the staff. Iunderstand them whenthey are tired, frustrated —been there, done that. Allthe obstacles and hin-drances make me morethankful, more grateful ev-ery day. So now everythinghas a meaning. We have tocare.”

The more she researchedSt. Bernard, the neighbor-hood, the work to be done,the more strongly she feltabout her mission. Col-leagues questioned the idea,“‘Are you sure you want togo there?’ And even myhusband and my brotherweren’t sure. But they knowme, I am …” she laughs,“kind of stubborn, youknow, in a nice way. I’m like,‘OK, yes, I will considerthat. Thank you for yourinput.’ But my mind is madeup.”

Knowing she would needto put all of her energy into

the work at St. Bernard, shesold her downtown prac-tice. “This is a full-time-plus-100 job,” she says. “Iput everything here — notonly my time, but every-thing, I’m so invested.”

Once at St. Bernard, shebegan recruiting other den-tists, exploring partnershipswith UIC dentists and deal-ing with a patient backlog.She sought out like-mindedyoung dentists like AbbyStern and Chi-Lan Pham,who are starting in publicservice dentistry fresh fromdental school.

“You feel this weight ofbeing the only one who willsee these patients,” saysStern, “of wanting to doyour job well enough thatyou are able to be that forthem.” Stern isn’t sure ev-eryone understands that ur-gency. “My parents are stillsurprised that this is theroute I took,” she says. “Ithink they still think I’mgoing into private practice.It’s just the perception, ‘Ohyou’re going to go to dentalschool, you’re going to makea lot of money, you’re goingto have a comfortable life.’”But, like Gomez, that isn’twhat Stern has in mind: “Iwant to be in public healthfor my career. I want topursue it not for any incomeor status but just to betterthe community. There’s alot of need, and we see itevery day.”

Gomez is intent on meet-ing that need, whether itmeans wearing a crown toturn a kid’s dental visit intoa visit from a tooth-fairyprincess, or spending herday in the operating room,performing multiple extrac-tions and fillings on a 47-year-old patient with spe-cial needs whose anxietywouldn’t allow her to sit stillfor dental X-rays.

The issue of better dentalcare for low-income peopleand patients with specialneeds is a nearly over-whelming problem, but hergoals go beyond meetingthat need. In a communitythat has rarely been af-forded even the basic serv-ices that are readily avail-able elsewhere in Chicago,Gomez believes that she canmake a difference that startswith fixing teeth, and goesmuch further.

“Every day, I see somuch anger in people,” shesays. “When you’re angry,you get anger back. But Itry to impress on our staffthat people come herewith all kinds of otherproblems. Don’t take itpersonally like they aremad at you, but treat themwith care. Because whenyou treat them with care,they will feel it, and whenthey feel it, that changesthe whole thing. They willunderstand that there arestill people out there whocare.”

Her mission — her min-istry — has always beenabout more than fillings androot canals. “It’s not onlythe teeth, it’s the people thatwe can care for. We need tocare for them, give themwhat they need and also alittle bit of hope.”

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Dr. Marc Rosenthal performs oral surgery at St. Bernard Hospital’s dental clinic, which serves a Medicaid and special-needs population. According to a

Pew Charitable Trust campaign that has studied U.S. dental health since 2008, about 30 percent of the U.S. population has no access to dental care.

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Dr. Mary Joyce Gomez gave up a comfortable private practice in the Loop a year and a half ago to become dental director

at St. Bernard. She says she found a place where she could serve people in a meaningful way.


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After interviewingLefkow-Hynes, her motherand Galinski, as well asreviewing her journal en-tries and emails, CPS deter-mined Lefkow-Hynes’ ac-count was credible. Thedistrict removed Galinskifrom Lincoln Park HighSchool earlier this year.

At the time, in May, theTribune had shared find-ings on CPS oversight fail-ures in advance of its “Be-trayed” series, and the dis-trict was overhauling itsstudent-protection policies.Among those changes: re-moving employees fromschools immediately if theywere accused of sexual mis-conduct.

The district suspendedGalinski without pay in Julyand moved to fire him formisconduct the districtfound took place 18 yearsago. He has denied everhaving a romantic relation-ship with his former stu-dent and now is fighting tokeep his job, having filedsuit. The Tribune reviewedhis recent disciplinary his-tory and found no infrac-tions.

“He does acknowledgethis was a student of his andhe knew her and remem-bers who she was. He de-nies (her story of theirrelationship), and it’s beenmischaracterized,” saidGalinski’s attorney, DavidHemenway. “It is importantto point out that none of theallegations involve somesort of sexual relationshipat all.”

Records of the district’sinvestigation show Galinskiacknowledged talking onthe phone with her, email-ing her and driving her inhis car while she was hisstudent, but he denied say-ing romantic things to her,commenting on her appear-ance or touching her. Theinvestigation concludedthat he had done thosethings, too.

District records alsoshow Lefkow-Hynes’mother, U.S. District CourtJudge Joan Lefkow, firstreported concerns to a Lin-coln Park administratorabout the close relationshipin the fall of 2001 and hadeven met with Galinski inperson at a coffee shop todiscuss discomfort abouther daughter’s crush onhim.

Lefkow did not realize atthe time that Galinski haddriven her daughter in hiscar or that she was spend-ing free periods during theschool day in his lab, ac-cording to the CPS inves-tigative records.

“Then, we had more ofan understanding that someboundaries had beencrossed. But even then, hemade it look like (the prob-lem) was her having a crushon him,” Lefkow told theTribune.

Several months later,Lefkow said she spoke toother Lincoln Park admin-istrators, this time moreclearly expressing concernsabout Galinski’s behaviorwith her daughter. She toldthe Tribune that she did notrecall the specifics of theconversation but had ex-pressed “that it was tooclose.”

“She was spending timewith him after class. I didn’tknow how much time. Hon-estly, I didn’t know all ofthis. I just knew that A, shewas deeply, deeply de-pressed, and B, she had anuncommonly intense in-volvement with Galinski,”Lefkow said.

Experts say that intenseteacher-student relation-ships that cross boundaries,even if they’re not sexual,can have lasting harm. Thatis true even if the studenthas a crush on her teacher,said Terri Miller, presidentof the nonprofit SESAME,or Stop Educator SexualAbuse, Misconduct and Ex-ploitation.

“It is up to the adult —solely on the adult — tomaintain the boundariesbetween teacher and stu-dent,” Miller said.

“It’s very common for ...20-plus years to go by be-fore a victim is comingforward to say anything,because they don’t knowwhat their trauma is ini-tially. They feel weird, theyfeel icky, they go to college,they have anxiety problems.They’re trying to put all thisstuff that happened in highschool behind them andthey’re not able to. They goto therapy and finally findthe strength to come for-ward, and here we are, 20years later.”

Galinski told a CPS inves-tigator that he had met withthe girl’s parents at a Car-ibou Coffee back in 2001and they agreed he shouldnot have “any contact out-side of school” with theirdaughter, the investigativerecords show.

“I think things got too far.I never intended for that. Iwas helping out and beingsupportive. I think she mis-read my help as somethingmore,” Galinski told theCPS investigator, accordingto the investigative report.

Galinski told the investi-gator that he was not awareat the time that he wasn’tsupposed to be exchangingphone calls or emails withstudents. He said it was hissecond year of teaching and“he was never trained onappropriate communica-tion with students outsidethe classroom.”

Galinski also told districtinvestigators that no onefrom the school ever talkedto him about his relation-ship with Lefkow-Hynesand he was not disciplined.The administrator who firstheard Lefkow’s concernsabout Galinski still works atLincoln Park. CPS told theTribune that the adminis-trator’s “role in the matter”is being investigated.

“That was very painfulthat the school didn’t takeme seriously or take myparents seriously. It wasvery hard to deal with,”Lefkow-Hynes said. “Thefact that I had a crush onhim does not absolve him ofany liability, or responsibil-ity, for his moral transgres-sion.”

Last year, Lefkow-Hynesfound her high school jour-nals and saw the relation-ship with new eyes.

“I needed to re-report it.Maybe no one would listento me; maybe there hadbeen a cultural shift wherewe believe victims,” shesaid.

She said she wasn’t cer-tain the district would in-vestigate but hoped itwould and then would takeaction. She handed over herjournals, as well as emailsexchanged with Galinski.She copied then-CEO For-rest Claypool, and her lettermade its way to the deputygeneral counsel, who for-warded it to the Law De-partment’s leader, writing,“Must investigate!”

Lefkow-Hynes’ vividlydetailed, contemporaneousjournals in high school —which the Tribune exam-ined for this story — record-

ed the behavior that thedistrict cites as reasons tofire Galinski. She wroteabout the times he had toldher she was attractive,asked her why she was“showing so much leg” andsaying he would “say morebut (didn’t) want to getfired,” according to the CPSinvestigation and the text ofLefkow-Hynes’ journals.

And though he denied

doing so, the district inves-tigation found Galinski alsohad held her hand, calledher “honey” and “sweet-heart,” and talked aboutdating her if only they werethe same age. Galinski wasin his mid-20s at the time ofthe alleged misconduct andnow, at 42, is married andhas three children, accord-ing to public and CPS inves-tigative records.

“Galinski has said overand over that he is not somepervert interested in younggirls. But he has said that ifwe were the same age hewould definitely date me. …He said I was free to callhim whenever,” accordingto an April 17, 2001, journalentry that was among thoseLefkow-Hynes says sheshared with district investi-gators. According to oneentry, Galinski told her thatif she were older or he werein high school, he would “beall over her like stink on amonkey.”

In another entry fromthat time, she wrote:“Times Galinski has said Iwas attractive: three. (Exactwords: ‘You are tall andthin. You are thin, veryattractive. I’d say more but Idon’t want to get fired.’) Isaid, ‘No one tells me that.’He responded, ‘I’m sur-prised that no one compli-ments you.’”

By May 2001, Lefkow-Hynes’ journals recordedGalinski’s concerns thatother students were gossip-ing about them and abouthow he chastised her forkissing a boy at a party,calling it “whoring around.”

The district initiallyplanned to enter into anagreement with Galinski inwhich he would receive a“warning resolution” andagree not to repeat themisconduct, and in return,the district would not disci-pline him further. Galinskihad told CPS investigatorsin a November 2017 inter-view that he “made changesto avoid this type of thingonce (Lefkow-Hynes) leftthe school.”

Galinski told investiga-tors that he does not emailstudents about personalmatters, does not talk tostudents on the phone anddoes not have contact withstudents on social media.He said he underwent an“evolution” after his experi-ence with his former stu-dent.

But soon after the districtdrew up the agreement,schools CEO Janice Jack-son directed its Law De-partment to fire Galinskiinstead. The dismissalcharges note Galinski vio-lated several district poli-cies and that his “conductwas unbecoming an em-ployee.”

Galinski filed a lawsuit inSeptember to try to forcethe district to enforce theagreement that would al-low Galinski to keep teach-ing in CPS. A judge deniedGalinski’s request for sum-mary judgment, whichwould have forced the dis-trict to stop the firing proc-ess. The case is ongoing.

Lefkow-Hynes said thedecision to come forwardand the consequences ofthat decision have beendifficult to experience. Butshe said she hopes CPS, as itmakes changes to respondto its sexual abuse scandal,is putting students first.

“CPS needs to take re-sponsibility for the wrongsthat have been committed,”she said. “It owes me anapology — owes an apologyfor all the students whosereports of abuse were mis-handled, discredited.”

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CPS reviews,moves to fireLPHS teacher Betrayed, from Page 1

After conducting interviews and reviewing entries from Laura Lefkow-Hynes’ journals, as well as emails, Chicago Public

Schools officials determined her account of an inappropriate relationship with a teacher was credible.

JOSE M. OSORIO/CHICAGO TRIBUNE PHOTOS

A journal, opened to an entry from June 4, 2001, describes encounters with chemistry teacher James Galinski.

After Lefkow-Hynes’ allegations about Galinski, he denied

having a romantic relationship with his former student. He

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SUMUR, Indonesia —Panicked residents, policeand soldiers in this remotefishing village clobbered bya devastating weekend tsu-nami ran to higher groundTuesday, shouting “Wateris coming! Water is com-ing!” and reciting versesfrom the Quran as emer-gency messages werebroadcast over mosquespeakers.

It proved to be a falsealarm, but a similar frenzybroke out in TanjungLesung, another tsunami-stricken area located hoursaway, as unsettled sur-vivors of the disaster re-mained traumatized by atragedy that killed morethan 420 people and leftthousands homeless.

Meanwhile, Christmascelebrations were replacedby somber prayers, aschurch leaders called onChristians across Indone-sia, the world’s most popu-lous Muslim nation, to prayfor tsunami victims.

The death toll climbed to429 on Tuesday, with morethan 1,400 people injuredand at least 128 missing,said Sutopo Purwo Nu-

groho, spokesman for In-donesia’s Disaster Miti-gation Agency.

He said more than16,000 people were dis-placed.

Unlike other tsunamisthat have hit disaster-proneIndonesia following largeearthquakes, Saturday’s bigwaves blasted ashore atnight without warning.The eruption of Anak Krak-atau, or Child of Krakatoa, avolcano in the Sunda Strait,is believed to have created alandslide on the volcano’sslope, displacing a largevolume of water thatslammed into the islands ofJava and Sumatra.

People in Sumur village,which has been slow toreceive aid due to roadsbeing cut off, remainedstunned by how quickly thetsunami hit. The beach,located just a few kilome-ters from the tourist islandof Umang near Java’s west-ern tip, is popular for snor-keling and other water ac-tivities.

The tsunami decimatedthe area, ripping housesfrom their foundations andbulldozing concrete build-ings.

Scientists have said thetsunami’s waves were re-

corded in several places atabout 3 feet high, but resi-dents of Sumur insistedthey towered more than 10feet there. They said asoaring white wall of waterroared toward them at highspeeds, ripping trees out ofthe ground by their roots.

“There was no sign of atsunami when we were atthe beach. The sea didn’trecede,” said Tati Hayati,who was enjoying a pleas-ant evening with 10 otherpeople when the disasterhit. “It was calm and brightwith the full moon.”

When she spotted high,fast-moving waves launch-ing toward the shore, sheran to her car and managedto get inside. But shecouldn’t outrun it. She saidthe car was struck by threewaves, breaking out theback window and filling thevehicle with gushing water.

“We were locked inside.The car was swaying in thewaves and we thought wewould all die,” Hayati said.

“We almost could notbreathe and I almost gaveup when I groped the key inthe water and managed toopen the door, and thewater began to recede,” shesaid. “We got out of the carand ran to safety.”

An Indonesian soldier assigned to the rescue and recovery effort surveys the damage

Tuesday in Sumur village. Officials raised the nation’s death toll from the tsunami to 429.

DIMAS ARDIAN/BLOOMBERG NEWS

In Indonesia, tsunamisurvivors remain jittery By Niniek KarminiAssociated Press

ISTANBUL — Turkeysaid Tuesday it is workingwith the United States tocoordinate the withdrawalof American forces but re-mains “determined” toclear U.S.-allied Kurdishfighters from northeasternSyria.

Foreign Minister MevlutCavusoglu told reportersthat “if Turkey says it willenter, it will,” in commentscarried by private DHAnews agency. His com-ments came amid reportsthat Turkey-backed Syrianrebels are getting ready tobegin a military operationin and near the northerntown of Manbij that iscontrolled by Kurdish-ledfighters.

For weeks, Turkey hasbeen threatening to launcha new offensive against theKurdish fighters, who part-nered with the U.S. to drivethe Islamic State group outof much of northern andeastern Syria. Ankara viewsthe Kurdish forces as ter-rorists because of theirlinks to an insurgent groupinside Turkey.

President DonaldTrump announced theplanned withdrawal of U.S.forces after a phone callwith Turkish President Re-cep Tayyip Erdogan earlierthis month.

The minister also saidAnkara and Washingtonhave agreed to complete aroadmap on Manbij untilthe U.S. withdraws. Underthe June deal, Kurdishforces would leave Manbij,in the western Euphratesvalley, but delays have infu-riated Turkey.

A spokesman for Erdo-gan said Monday thatTrump has accepted aninvitation from the Turkishleader to visit the countrynext year, but that a datehasn’t been set.

The White House con-firmed the invitation, add-ing: “While nothing defi-nite is being planned, the

president is open to a po-tential meeting.”

Turkey-backed Syrianopposition fighters havebeen moving to the out-skirts of Manbij and theTurkish army continued todispatch tanks, artilleryand other equipment to theborder and an area admin-istered by Turkey in north-ern Syria, according toTurkish media reports.

Maj. Youssef Hammoud,of the Turkey-backed Syr-ian rebels known as theNational Army, said themilitary operation againstKurdish-led forces innorthern Syria is “near buthas not started yet.”

The Britain-based Syr-ian Observatory for HumanRights, a war monitor, saidTurkey has ordered rebelsit backs to begin a militaryoperation in Manbij “in thecoming hours.”

“It is crucial that the U.S.doesn’t appear as not hav-ing kept its promises,”Cavusoglu said.

He argued that Turkeyhas the “strength to neu-tralize” Islamic State fight-ers on its own and criti-cized France, which haspromised to stay in Syriadespite the U.S. decision.

Cavusoglu warned itwould not benefit France ifit was staying in Syria toprotect the YPG, the mainKurdish militia in Syria.

Erdogan, speaking to re-porters in Ankara, said Tur-

key was taking into accountTrump’s announcement onSyria rather than FrenchPresident Emmanuel Mac-ron’s decision. The futureof the international coali-tion against the IslamicState group, which includesTurkey, the U.S. and France,remains unclear.

The Turkish presidentalso announced that a dele-gation was heading to Mos-cow and that he wouldmeet with Russian Presi-dent Vladimir Putin. Tur-key has been negotiating onbehalf of the Syrian opposi-tion with Russia and Iran,which support the Syriangovernment, as part of ef-forts to end the nearly8-year civil war.

Meanwhile, Israeli war-planes flying over Lebanonfired missiles toward areasnear the Syrian capital ofDamascus late Tuesday,hitting an arms depot andwounding three soldiers,Syrian state media re-ported.

Lebanon’s state-run Na-tional News Agency earlierreported that Israeli war-planes were flying at lowaltitude over parts of south-ern Lebanon.

The Syrian Observatoryfor Human Rights said Is-raeli airstrikes targetedthree positions south ofDamascus that are armsdepots for Lebanon’sHezbollah group and Irani-an forces.

Turkey ‘determined’ todrive out Kurdish forces

Turkish-backed Syrian fighters raise their weapons as

they arrive in the rebel-held border town of Qirata.

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By Zeynep BilginsoyAssociated Press

HOUSTON — An 8-year-old boy from Guatemaladied in government custodyin New Mexico early Tues-day, U.S. immigration au-thorities said, marking thesecond death of an immi-grant child in detention thismonth.

The death came duringan ongoing dispute overborder security and with apartial government shut-down underway over Presi-dent Donald Trump’s re-quest for border wall fund-ing.

U.S. Customs and BorderProtection said the boy —identified by the Guate-malan consul in Phoenix asFelipe Gomez Alonzo — hadshown “signs of potentialillness” on Monday and wastaken with his father to ahospital in Alamogordo,N.M. He was diagnosedwith a cold and a fever,prescribed amoxicillin andibuprofen, and releasedMonday afternoon after be-ing held 90 minutes forobservation, the agencysaid.

The boy was returned tothe hospital Monday eve-ning with nausea andvomiting and died there justafter midnight, CBP said.

CBP has not yet con-firmed when or where thefather and son entered theUnited States or how longthey were detained, sayingonly in its statement thatthe boy had been “previ-ously apprehended” by itsagents.

The agency said thecause of the boy’s death has

not been determined andthat it has notified theDepartment of HomelandSecurity’s inspector generaland the Guatemalan gov-ernment.

A 7-year-old Guatemalangirl died earlier this monthafter being apprehended byborder agents in New Mexi-co. The body of Jakelin Caalwas returned to her family’sremote village Monday forburial Tuesday.

The White House re-ferred questions about thelatest case to the U.S. De-partment of Homeland Se-curity, CBP’s parent agency.CBP officers and the BorderPatrol remain on the jobdespite the shutdown.

According to Guate-mala’s Foreign Ministry, thefather and son entered theU.S. at El Paso, Texas, onDec. 18, then were taken tothe Border Patrol’s Ala-mogordo station Sunday.Alamogordo is about 90miles from El Paso.

CBP typically detains im-migrants for no more than afew days when they crossthe border before eitherreleasing them or turningthem over to U.S. Immigra-tion and Customs Enforce-ment for longer-term de-tention. Agency guidelinessay immigrants generallyshouldn’t be detained formore than 72 hours in CBPholding facilities, which areusually smaller and havefewer services than ICE’sdetention centers.

Parents and children to-gether are almost alwaysreleased quickly due to lim-ited space in ICE’s familydetention facilities.

A CBP spokesman on

Tuesday did not respond toquestions about the min-istry’s statement.

The hospital, the GeraldChampion Regional Medi-cal Center, declined to com-ment, citing privacy regula-tions.

CBP promised “an inde-pendent and thorough re-view of the circumstances.”

The Guatemalan ForeignMinistry called for an inves-tigation “in accordancewith due process.”

Democratic members ofCongress and immigrationadvocates sharply criticizedCBP’s handling of Jakelin’sdeath and questioned

whether border agentscould have prevented it byspotting symptoms of dis-tress or calling for an evacu-ation by air ambulancesooner.

CBP has said that it tookseveral hours to transportJakelin and her father froma remote Border Patrol fa-cility to a larger station,where her temperature wasmeasured at 105.7 degreesFahrenheit.

Emergency medicaltechnicians had to reviveher twice. She was ulti-mately flown to an El Pasohospital, where she died thenext day.

Large numbers of Guate-malan families have beenarriving in recent weeks inNew Mexico, often in re-mote and dangerous partsof the desert. Jakelin andher father were with 161other people when theywere apprehended in An-telope Wells, about 230miles southwest of Ala-mogordo.

CBP announced new no-tification procedures in re-sponse to Jakelin’s death,which was not revealeduntil several days later.

A spokeswoman for U.S.Rep. Steve Pearce, a Repub-lican whose district along

the U.S.-Mexico border in-cludes Alamogordo, did notrespond to messages Tues-day.

Xochitl Torres Small, aDemocrat who will repre-sent the district starting inJanuary, called for a thor-ough and transparent inves-tigation into the children’sdeaths and more medicalresources along the border.

“This is inexcusable,” shesaid in a statement Tuesday.“Instead of immediatelyacting to keep children andall of us safe along ourborder, this administrationforced a government shut-down over a wall.

U.S. says 2nd child died in custody

Neighbors carry 7-year-old Jakelin Caal’s coffin into her grandparent’s home Monday in San Antonio Secortez, Guatemala.

OLIVER DE ROS/AP

8-year-old Guatemalan boy was treated at a hospital for a cold and fever in N.M.

By Nomaan MerchantAssociated Press


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“I’ll call it whatever theywant, but it’s all the samething,” he told reportersafter participating in a holi-day video conference withrepresentatives from all fivebranches of the militarystationed in Alaska,Bahrain, Guam and Qatar.

Trump argued that drugsand human trafficking canonly be stopped by a wall.

“We can’t do it without abarrier. We can’t do it with-out a wall,” he said. “Theonly way you’re going to doit is to have a physicalbarrier, meaning a wall.And if you don’t have thatthen we’re just not open-ing” the government.

Democrats opposespending money on a wall,preferring instead to pumpthe dollars into fencing,technology and othermeans of controlling accessto the border. Trump ar-gued that Democrats op-pose a wall only because heis for one.

The stalemate over howmuch to spend and how tospend it caused the partialgovernment shutdown thatbegan Saturday following alapse in funding for depart-ments and agencies thatmake up about 25 percentof the government.

Some 800,000 govern-ment workers are affected.Many are on the job butmust wait until after theshutdown to be paid again.

Trump claimed thatmany of these workers“have said to me and com-municated, ‘stay out untilyou get the funding for thewall.’ These federal work-ers want the wall. The onlyone that doesn’t want thewall are the Democrats.”

Trump didn’t say howhe’s hearing from federalworkers, excluding thosehe appointed to their jobsor who work with him inthe White House. But manyrank-and-file workers havegone to social media withstories of the financialhardship they expect toface because of the shut-down, now in its fourth day.

Sen. Chuck Schumer ofNew York and Rep. NancyPelosi of California, theDemocratic leaders of Con-gress, said Trump “wantedthe shutdown, but he seemsnot to know how to get

himself out it.” Trump hadsaid he’d be “proud” to shutdown the government in afight over the wall.

He also had said Mexicowould pay for the wall.Mexico has refused.

Trump followed up on aMonday tweet in which hesaid he “just gave out a 115mile long contract for an-other large section of theWall in Texas.”

Neither the White Housenor the Department ofHomeland Security re-sponded to follow-up ques-tions, despite repeated re-quests. The reference to 115miles was unclear. Trumpmay have been referring to33 miles of construction inthe Rio Grande Valley thatis set to begin in February,part of a total of 84 milesthat Congress funded inMarch, according to theDepartment of HomelandSecurity.

Asked who received thecontract, Trump replied:“Different people, differentpeople.”

He did say he envisions awall so tall, “like a three-story building,” that only anOlympic champion wouldbe able to scale it. He alsocompared Democrats’treatment of him over thewall to their defense ofJames Comey after Trump

fired him as FBI director. “It’s a disgrace what’s

happening in our countrybut, other than that, I wisheverybody a very merryChristmas,” he said.

In his Tuesday messageto members of members ofthe Army, Navy, Air Force,Marines and Coast Guard,Trump said: “I know it’s agreat sacrifice for you to beaway from your families,but I want you to know thatevery American family iseternally grateful to you,and we’re holding you closein our hearts, thoughts andprayers,” Trump said. “Welove what you do and love

your work.” A 7-year-old girl who

talked to Trump on Christ-mas Eve still left out milkand cookies for Santa Clausdespite the presidenttelling her it was “margin-al” for a child of her age tostill believe in the jolly oldelf.

Collman Lloyd ofLexington, S.C., had calledthe NORAD Tracks Santaprogram Monday.

In an interview with thePost and Courier ofCharleston, she said thescientist who answered theNORAD phone asked her ifshe would like to speak to

the president.Six minutes later, Trump

was on the line. “Are youstill a believer in Santa?”Trump asked. When sheresponded, “Yes, sir,” thepresident added, “Becauseat 7, that’s marginal, right?”

Collman later said shedidn’t know what “margin-al” meant and simply an-swered, “Yes, sir.” Trumpclosed by saying, “Well, youjust enjoy yourself.”

Only Trump’s end of theconversation could beheard by reporters, butCollman’s family laterposted video of the call onYouTube.

Trump: Wall money orshutdown will go onShutdown, from Page 1

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Tuesday in Washington. Donations have allowed it stay open during the shutdown.

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CAIRO — Police usedtear gas and fired in the airTuesday to disperse thou-sands of protesters attempt-ing to march on the presi-dential palace to demandthat Omar Bashir, Sudan’spresident of 29 years, stepdown, according to activistsand video clips posted on-line. Organizers say hun-dreds were injured and atleast eight suffered gunshotwounds.

The clips purported to

show crowds of severalhundred each gathering onside roads and headedtoward the palace on thebank of the Blue Nile in theheart of Khartoum. Theysang patriotic songs andchanted “freedom,” “peace-ful, peaceful against thethieves” and “The peoplewant to bring down theregime.” The latter was themost popular slogan of the2010 and 2011 Arab Springrevolts.

One clip showed theseemingly lifeless body of aprotester in Khartoum be-

ing carried and placed in-side a car that drove away.

The protester’s headshowed a gaping woundand the voice of anotherprotester could be heardsaying he was deliberatelyshot by a sniper. Earlierimages circulated by activ-ists showed police sniperson rooftops near the palaceahead of the march.

Another clip purportedto show two other pro-testers suffering gunshotwounds to the head and thelegs as they were beingattended to in a clinic.

There were no reliable cas-ualty figures available.

The march’s organizer,an umbrella of independentprofessional unions, said atleast eight protesters wereshot, three of whom were inserious condition and thathundreds were hurt whenpolice hit them with batonsor used tear gas to dispersethem.

Large numbers of securi-ty forces were deployedacross much of Khartoumon Tuesday in anticipationof the march, with soldiersriding in all-terrain vehi-

cles. Police fired in the air,used tear gas and hit dem-onstrators with batons todisperse them, only for thecrowds to assemble againand try and continue theirmarch in pitched battles.Activists said the fightingcontinued after nightfall.

The protest was called bythe umbrella of independ-ent professional unions andsupported by the country’slargest political parties,Umma and DemocraticUnionist.

The organizers want tosubmit a petition demand-

ing that Bashir, who hasruled since he seized powerin a 1989 military coup, stepdown.

It said late Tuesday that itwould continue to work forthe ouster of Bashir.

Tuesday’s march followsnearly a week of protestsinitially sparked by risingprices and shortages of foodand fuel, but which laterescalated into calls for Ba-shir to go. The Sudaneseleader was in the al-Jazeeraregion south of Khartoumon a previously scheduledvisit Tuesday.

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His plea Tuesday forstronger bonds among peo-ples came as nationalismand a suspicion of migrants

are gaining traction acrossmuch of the globe.

The long war in Syria,famine amid warfare inYemen, social strife in Vene-zuela and Nicaragua, con-flicts in Ukraine and ten-sions on the Korean Penin-sula were among the pope’sconcerns in his Christmasmessage, which he readfrom the central balcony ofSt. Peter’s Basilica.

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mas is that “God is a goodFather and we are all broth-ers and sisters.”

“This truth is the basis ofthe Christian vision of hu-manity,” Francis said in thetraditional papal Urbi etOrbi (“to the city and theworld”) message. Withoutfraternity, he said, “even ourbest plans and projects riskbeing soulless and empty.”He called for that spiritamong individuals of “everynation and culture.”

“Our differences, then,are not a detriment or a

danger; they are a source ofrichness,” Francis said.

Francis prayed that allminorities have their rightto religious freedom re-spected, noting that someChristians were celebratingChristmas “in difficult, ifnot hostile, situations.”

Without specifying reli-gions or countries, Francisprayed for “all those peoplewho experience ideological,cultural and economicforms of colonization andsee their freedom and iden-tity compromised.”

Pope’s Christmas wish: World fraternity

During the papal Urbi et Orbi, Francis said, “This truth is the

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LONDON — For manyBrits, nothing says Christ-mas quite like the queen’sannual broadcast.

After the turkey iscarved, drinks are flowing,presents are stacked andfamilies are gathered, mil-lions tune in Dec. 25 towatch the reigning mon-arch, Queen Elizabeth II.The speech is used by thequeen to reflect on the pastyear and often to convey anoverarching message ofhope to those across thecommonwealth.

But this royal traditiondidn’t start with the queen;the first Christmas Day ad-dress by a reigning monarchdates back to 1932 and wasdelivered by the queen’sgrandfather, King George V.

According to the websiteof the British royal family,George was skeptical at firstof using radio as a means tocommunicate with his peo-ple, yet he was reassuredafter visiting the BBC of-fices. A studio was createdat Buckingham Palace forhim to transmit the speechlive — words carefullycrafted by the writer Rud-yard Kipling.

“I speak now from myhome and from my heart toyou all; to men and womenso cut off by the snows, thedesert or the sea, that onlyvoices out of the air canreach them,” the king be-gan, citing the power oftechnology.

The first broadcast at-tracted an estimated 20million listeners. The kingcontinued to deliver abroadcast until a monthbefore his death in 1936.

Since Elizabeth took thethrone during her corona-tion in 1953, she has deliv-ered her message everyyear, apart from 1969, whena royal documentary wasscheduled to be televised atthe same time.

In 1957 came the firsttelevised broadcast, a his-toric move that some be-lieve helped further hu-manize the royal family andextend the global reach ofthe British monarchy.

The broadcast was live,and according to the Guard-ian, adverse weather condi-tions enabled American po-lice radio transmissions tointerfere with the broad-cast.

It is said that some listen-ers heard a police officersay, “Joe, I’m gonna grab aquick coffee.”

This year, Elizabeth wovepersonal reflections intoher message, offering thecustomary wishes for peaceand saying she hoped shehad attained a measure ofwisdom during her 92years.

“Some cultures believe along life brings wisdom,”Elizabeth said in a pre-recorded message broad-cast Tuesday. “I’d like tothink so. Perhaps part ofthat wisdom is to recognizesome of life’s baffling para-doxes, such as the wayhuman beings have a hugepropensity for good and yeta capacity for evil.”

On a lighter note, thequeen noted that 2018 was abusy year for her family:two weddings, two newbabies and another due nextyear. “It helps to keep agrandmother well occu-pied,” she said.

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JERUSALEM — A dayafter snap elections werecalled in Israel, PrimeMinister Benjamin Netan-yahu emerged as the over-whelming early front-run-ner Tuesday, with rivalspinning their primaryhopes of unseating him ona potential corruption in-dictment.

With Netanyahu hold-ing a commanding lead inthe polls, all eyes are onAttorney General AvichaiMandelblit and whetherhe will decide beforeApril’s elections onwhether to press charges.

The Panels Politics pollin the Maariv dailyshowed Netanyahu’s rul-ing Likud party securing30 seats in the 120-seatparliament and a majorityfor his current right-wing,nationalist bloc. Comingin second at 13 seats wasthe still hypothetical partyheaded by former militarychief Benny Gantz, whohas yet to declare whetherhe is even running.

In Japan: The benchmarkNikkei 225 Stock Averagetumbled 5 percent into abear market as the globalequity rout continued un-abated in the last week ofthe year, with renewedturmoil in Washingtonrattling investors.

Tuesday’s selloff tookits cue from the S&P 500’sworst-ever trading sessionbefore Christmas.

In Israel: Roseanne Barrsaid Monday she will trav-el to Israel in January andhas been invited to ad-dress the parliament. Shesaid her aim is to speakagainst a Palestinian-ledmovement seeking a boy-cott of Israel. ABC can-celed “Roseanne” afterBarr tweeted racist re-marks about ex-Obamaaide Valerie Jarrett.

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Here’s the main reason kids go nuts in December: Their routinesget seriously upended. They just had Thanksgiving break, and be-fore they know it, they get another week with no school. If you’retraveling over the holidays, kids get plucked not only from theirusual schedule but also from their home. Even if you’re stayinghome, your house is rearranged, with a tree where the chair usuallyis and a chair where the toy box used to be and lots of fragile thingsto break everywhere. Weekends are taken over by party-going andbaking and house-decorating, and parents have extra errands to run.

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For much of recorded history, India and China were the mostinfluential civilizations in the world. … Cultural and political reasonsexplain why China has outpaced India economically in the past 40years. But China’s place in the sun will be short-lived. A report fromthe OECD predicts China’s share of global output will peak in 2030.India now outpaces China in economic growth. … China is agingmore rapidly than almost any country in history. Its dependencyratio of retirees to workers could rise to 44 percent by 2050. ... Chi-na’s attempts “to become rich before it becomes gray” partly ex-plains its enormous investment in robotics, biotech and artificialintelligence to address looming problems with labor shortages,elderly care, and healthcare costs.

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One of the most consequen-tial events of the past 40 yearsescaped attention when ithappened on Dec. 22, 1978.Only years later would it be-come evident that China’sdecision at a Communist Partymeeting to allow farmers to sellexcess grain at market priceswould reverberate — would, infact, change the world.

On that day, other thingswere happening: PresidentJimmy Carter’s administrationreported progress on a nucleararms treaty with the SovietUnion. Chicagoans learned thatJohn Wayne Gacy had con-fessed to killing dozens ofyoung men. Meanwhile inBeijing, party officials commit-ted to a new policy of “reformand opening up,” focused onagriculture.

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What did China’s experi-ment with private enterprisemean? Certainly not the rise ofa competing superpower. Thatwould have seemed unimagin-able. Maybe it signaled theemergence of, oh, anotherYugoslavia, a middling stateadding some capitalist spice tocommunism. And yet ...

Ernest Hemingway, in “TheSun Also Rises,” wrote that achange in fortune can happentwo ways — “gradually andthen suddenly.” So it was forthe Chinese economic miracle.In 1972, President RichardNixon’s visit to China startedthe conversation, but the lead-ership of Mao Zedong wasn’tready to move forward. In 1976,China emerged from a disas-trous decadelong interruption,the Cultural Revolution. Twoyears later, Deng Xiaopingendorsed modest reforms tospark economic activity in anoverpopulated country thatcouldn’t feed all its people. Twoyears after that, the govern-ment permitted the creation ofprivately owned factories insome villages near Hong Kongas part of a special economiczone. All interesting, not earth-shattering.

Today those villages are asgood a symbol as any of whatChina has achieved. Where30,000 people once lived, thecity of Shenzhen has a popula-tion of 12.5 million. The region,known as the Pearl River Delta,is China’s original industrialhub. If you own an iPhone,maybe it came from there.Huawei, the tech giant, is basedin Shenzhen.

But that doesn’t scratch thesurface of China’s might. Bei-jing, Shanghai, Chongqing —each is a global business andmanufacturing center with ametro population exceeding 20million people. Then there areChengdu, Xi’an and Tianjian,each larger than New York.

America’s customerand competitor

China’s economy is secondin size only to that of theUnited States. President XiJinping rules as CommunistParty chief, but the countryoperates in hybrid fashion: It’san authoritarian state thatembraces free market princi-ples. China has both billion-aires and political prisoners. Itis a crucial trade and invest-ment partner of the UnitedStates. It also is a growing mili-tary power in the Pacific,bumping up against the U.S.mission to keep the peace. Thatmeans China is both a cus-tomer of the United States anda competitor. Friend but pos-sibly foe. The relationship is

complex and unresolved.The lesson of China’s rise is

that closed-off countries doomthemselves to outsider statusand privation. Think: NorthKorea. Countries that liberalizetheir economies and engagethe world by opening up tocompetition, investment andtrade will become more stableand raise their living standards.Yet that doesn’t necessarilytranslate into a more demo-cratic state. There was a theoryof the immediate post-ColdWar era that when a countryliberalizes the economy, thatleads next to liberalizing itspolitical system. In otherwords, once people gain thefreedom to choose which tele-vision or smartphone to buy,next they’d get to choose theirleader. This pattern played outacross Asia in South Korea,Taiwan, Thailand and else-where.

Why not China too? BecauseChina’s leaders refused. Theymaintained fierce control ofpower, believing that providingjobs, wealth and a certain zoneof personal freedom would beenough to keep citizens satis-fied, and in check. China hasthe internet, a digital economyand more car buyers than anyother country. The lifestyle ofmany Chinese people, espe-cially in urban areas, looksWestern, without democraticrights. In China, the Commu-nist Party retains unchallenged

authority. The government alsocontrols religious practice andcensors the web. Dissent is nottolerated.

Prosperity withoutrights

Will China ever hold freenational elections to choose aleader? In 2001, the year Bei-jing was picked to host a Sum-mer Olympics, the prospect ofdemocracy seemed 20 or 30years into the future. Today,with Xi holding a tighter gripon power than any Chineseleader since Deng, democracyremains a distant idea. Elec-tions are still 30 years away, orlonger.

The rise of China does notpresent an existential threat tothe United States. The twocountries are entwined eco-nomically, dependent on eachother to maintain living stand-ards and therefore motivated toget along. This has always beenthe promise of globalization:Trade brings countries, evendistant countries with conflict-ing political systems, closertogether. The current tariffsquabble between the twocountries looks menacing butat some point will subside.

The biggest risk factors areChina’s lack of democracy andloner status as world power.With its increased wealth andinfluence, China inevitably willassert itself internationally and

seek to protect its positionmilitarily. China’s leadershipoperates unchecked by inde-pendent legislative and judicialbranches of the government.What will stop those leadersfrom overreaching? Whatprevents a cataclysmic Chinesemiscalculation when tensionsinevitably arise over Taiwan ornavigation rights in the SouthChina Sea?

‘Peer competitor’Today China may still be no

match for U.S. overall strength,but it has achieved a significantmilestone in the Pacific: “Chinais no longer a rising power butan arrived great power andpeer competitor to the UnitedStates in the region,” Adm.Philip Davidson, commanderof the United States Indo-Pacific Command, told Con-gress this year. Depending onthe scenario, Davidson warned,“there is no guarantee that theUnited States would win afuture conflict with China.”

It may be China’s destiny tomatch the United States inwealth and firepower. Thoseare not reasons to fear China.They are reasons to engage thecountry today as a partner andchallenge Chinese intentionswhen they appear threatening.Understanding that China is anold country but still an emerg-ing global player is critical toboth aims.

40 years after reforms, China isa U.S. friend — and maybe a foe

Huaibei Normal University students watch coverage of a speech by President Xi Jinping to mark 40 years of China’s reform policy.

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Will China everhold free nationalelections to choosea leader? With XiJinping holding atighter grip thanany leader sinceDeng Xiaoping,democracy remainsa distant idea.


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As a public service, each week Icollect and present online a list ofthe best quips that cross my Twit-ter feed. Readers then vote up awinner in a click poll, and thatwinner appears at the end of mySunday column.

But despite the legendary dis-cernment of the Tribune audi-ence, the winner is seldom mypersonal favorite. So today I amasserting curator’s privilege andoffering, in no particular orderand lightly edited in places, my listof the 40 best tweets that showedup in my feed in the past year.

The writer who appearedmost often in the list of finalistsand earned the coveted title ofFunniest Person on Twitter, 2018happens to be a Chicagoan, An-drew Nadeau. Nadeau, 32, ofLakeview, moved here fromFlorida three years ago and isdevoting himself full time tocomedy writing.

Twitter users will want tofollow him — @AndrewNadeau0— as well as the three runners-up,@SamGrittner, @amishpornstar1and @UnFitz. They will give yousomething to laugh about in 2019.

I don’t engage in gossip at work,but I can tell you who does(@scott_towel)

If a woman looks sad, tell her“You’d be pretty if you smiledmore,” and you won’t see herlooking sad ever again becauseyou will be dead (@JohnLyonTweets)

While at an art museum, askyourself these three questions:What is the artist’s intention?How does the art make you feel?Have you stood in front of the artas long as a smart person would?(@caraweinberger)

Me: I wish I had a nickname.Coworker: You do. (@IamJackBoot)

The horn on the bus goes beepbeep beep / Beep beep beep /Beep beep beep. / The horn on thebus goes beep beep beep / Thedriver’s filled with rage (@UnFitz)

Thoughts and prayers: the airguitar of helping (@Manglewood)

I just changed my organ donorstatus so that now all of my organsgo to Ruth Bader Ginsburg even ifI’m still alive (@DesiJed)

Airline pilot is one of the few jobswhere you can get fired for goingabove and beyond (@SkinnerSteven)

There’s an insane emphasis put ontelling babies what noises animalsmake. They don’t need to knowthat. The only people who need toknow that are blind farmers(@MrDCJackson)

I want to lose weight, but I don’twant to get caught up in one ofthose “eat right and exercise”scams (@SmartassChef )

If a tree falls in the forest and noone hears it, maybe that’s whereyour kid should be practicing thetrumpet (@tracietom)

If Clifford was a Big Red Cat,everyone would be dead (@badbanana)

Always be tolerant of your wife’sflaws because if she didn’t havethem, maybe she could have got-ten a better husband (@CulturedRuffian)

I fall and drown in the lake. Theypull out my body. “It’s so bloatedand grotesque” says one. “He onlyfell in a minute ago” says another(@mrjohndarby)

If someone says they’d “like aword with you,” I can guaranteeit’s way more than one word andyou’re not going to like any ofthem (@MunkMania)

How many boxes of Thin Mintsdo I need to eat before I startseeing results? (@ThePhilFactor)

To maintain a close family bond, Ilike to send my children a “goodmorning” text every day as wegather around the breakfast table(@TuSoonShakur)

Ironing boards are just surfboardsthat gave up their dreams and gotreal jobs (unknown)

When my wife told me to stoppretending to be a flamingo, I justhad to put my foot down(@wildethingy)

To the person who just accusedme of asking too many rhetoricalquestions: How dare you?(@MJMcKean)

If you Google “How do I stopreceiving Pottery Barn catalogs?”the top result is a page with in-structions for faking your owndeath (@ConanOBrien)

If you say “liberry” instead of“library,” we can definitely befriends because I will always feel

like the smart one (@BoomBoomBetty)

Just once, I would love to look mykid in the eyes when he gives me apicture he spent a long time col-oring, and have the nerve to say,“could you make me anotherone...that’s not what I wanted,”just so he can get a sense of whatit feels like to make him dinnerevery night (@effinghandbook)

My mother-in-law likes me somuch she asked if I would takethe family photo this year(@WorstCassie)

I disapprove of what you say, but Iwill defend to the death your rightto say it. Well maybe not to thedeath, I have this thing onWednesday. But I’ll give an accu-rate description of your assailantto the police. Over the phone. I’mnot leaving a name (@IamJackBoot)

I, for one, am a great fan of Romannumeral puns (@IHPower)

Not to brag, but I’ve been told I’ma fine one to talk (@ddsmidt)

I still can’t believe that my seniorclass voted me “least likely to letthings go” (@TweetPotato314)

So, this is hard to say, but: Worces-tershire sauce (@AndrewNadeau0)

Me *waking from surgery* “Howdid it go?” Hospital lawyer: Great!*checks notes nervously* Theonly side effect is you may havefalse memories of having had twolegs. (@wildethingy)

My bad. I thought you said youwere telling me that with confi-dence, not in confidence. Anyway

your wife is pretty angry(@MelvinofYork)

Alcohol is not the answer. Unlessyou’re asking what I’m doingtonight, then it is the answer(@427desi)

One good thing about taking thehigh road — traffic is light thesedays. (@lloydrang)

My wife has this weird way ofstarting every conversation with‘...are you even paying attention!?’(@better_off_dad)

Doctor: Your IQ test results areabysmal Me: Is… is that good?(@SteveSuckington)

Fact: DJs who work at radio sta-tions playing Christmas music fortwo months are not allowed towear belts or shoelaces(@TheAlexNevil)

How does Time Warner not makealarm clocks? (@fro_vo)

If I built a snowman and put a haton him and he came to life Iwould immediately beat him todeath with a shovel(@AndrewNadeau0)

Same Secret Santa gift again thisyear. Co-workers must think Ireally love mouthwash (@kipconlon)

I bet the other two wise men werelike “the gold is from all of us.”(@NotthatAdamWest)

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It’s not the money. It’s therelationships.

With Chicago Ald. EdwardBurke, 14th, walking a federalinvestigation tightrope, his alliesare starting to scram. Have younoticed? The scene of federalagents marching boxes out of apolitician’s office sure takes theshine off a pinky ring.

Under pressure from the me-dia, Chicago mayoral candidatesToni Preckwinkle and SusanaMendoza announced recentlythey would not spend moneyBurke had donated to their cam-paigns. Preckwinkle said she’llgive $12,000 in Burke money totwo nonprofits. Mendoza said shewould give roughly $10,300 of hismoney to the families of fallenpolice officers.

Noble? Not exactly. Returningcampaign donations does notbleach the stain of political bed-fellows suddenly under suspicion.The relationships behind themoney is what matters. In addi-tion to the cash, Burke helped hisfriend Preckwinkle by hosting afundraiser for her at his home.Burke’s wife, Illinois SupremeCourt Justice Anne Burke, andPreckwinkle have worked oncriminal justice issues together.But a private fundraiser at theBurke compound? That’s anoint-ment.

Burke also has a long historywith state Comptroller Mendozaand helped her get established inpolitics. Several years ago, whenMendoza got married, the Burkeshosted the newlyweds for a cere-mony and gathering at theirhome, according to the ChicagoSun-Times. Only intimate friendsdo that for one another.

So Preckwinkle and Mendozasending a few campaign checks tocharity is no sanitizer. Burke hasalways been the hub of trans-actional politics in this city. Nodoubt he’s a kind person and agenerous and loyal friend. He alsohas made a living overlapping hisaldermanic role with his lawpractice, which is best known forwinning tax breaks for wealthy,commercial property owners at

the expense of rank-and-filetaxpayers. Under county AssessorJoe Berrios’ system, that burden-dumping has fallen especiallyhard on minority communities. A2017 Tribune and ProPublicaIllinois investigation unmaskedthe inequities of the county’sproperty tax system and the lawfirms that most benefited. Burke’swas near the top.

He lives in a predominantlyworking-class, Hispanic part ofthe city. But his property is notlike the bungalows on his block.His three-story mini-mansionwith special parking restrictionsis surrounded by tall wrought-iron fencing and guarded by secu-rity.

Preckwinkle, Mendoza andothers who float in Burke’s orbit,and who claim to be progressives,looked the other way on all of thatand accepted his graciousnessand his money when it benefitedtheir political careers. But nowthat he’s under the eye of the feds,

they’ve found their moral com-passes.

“The Burke Effect” — thefriends and allies suddenly press-ing against the wall to move pastand away from him — will be aninteresting spectacle if any federalcase moves forward.

Another thing to watch will behis aldermanic race and whetherhe stays in it. Burke faces fourcandidates in the Feb. 26 election,though it’s not clear they’ll re-main on the ballot. The two withthe most momentum are JoseTorrez, a college adviser, andJaime Guzman, a former legisla-tive aide to U.S. Rep.-elect Jesus“Chuy” Garcia.

Both got in the race long beforefederal agents blanketed Burke’sCity Hall windows with packag-ing paper. Both said they decidedto challenge Burke for what theydescribe as ward neglect — Chi-cago taxpayers on the SouthwestSide underrepresented by Chi-cago royalty.

“(Burke) is marred by scandaland he shows antipathy towardthe ward,” Guzman says.

Torrez says Burke serves onlyfavored constituents. “There aresome he takes care of with tur-keys and Christmas pies,” he said.But for the most part, Torres saysBurke has long been disassociatedfrom the blue-collar people herepresents.

The other two candidatesrunning are less organized andless transparent. Tanya Patinoworked on the campaign of stateRep.-elect Aaron Ortiz, whoousted Burke’s brother, Rep. DanBurke, from his House seat in theMarch 2018 primary.

Candidate Irene Corral man-aged to whip up her signatures ina matter of weeks. Because of thequick turnaround, some ob-servers question whether shemight be tied to Burke’s organiza-tion. The more names on theballot, the easier it would be tosplit the Hispanic vote and propel

Burke to another term.One question is which of those

challengers Garcia will endorse.His spokesman says he isn’t readyto make an announcement. Who-ever gets the endorsement willhave access to union money andorganizational support.

But more impactful to the racewill be the feds. Nothing shakesup Chicago politics like black-suited federal agents storming apolitical office. The squeeze ofBurke’s affiliations won’t be lim-ited to Preckwinkle and Men-doza. Who knows who else couldget caught up in an investigationof Burke — whether it does ordoesn’t lead to any legal action?

For now Chicago gets to watchBurke and his political friendssquirm. Consider it OperationPinky Ring.

Kristen McQueary is a member ofthe Tribune Editorial Board.

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A federal investigation and ‘The Burke Effect’

Ald. Edward Burke, 14th, talks with then-City Clerk Susana Mendoza as the Chicago City Council votes on a water tax in 2016.

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Kristen McQueary


Balance and purposein Springfield

Balance and purpose are twothings I think about every year asI formulate personal goals for thecoming year. Our state repre-sentatives need to have those twowords foremost in their minds aswell come January, when theywill be inaugurated as the 101stGeneral Assembly and vote on thenext speaker of the House andHouse rules. The balance ofpower needs to be returned to thepeople of Illinois, not politicalfigures and parties. Advancing thevoice of the residents of Illinois isthe purpose for being an electedrepresentative, not toeing politi-cal lines for personal advance-ment.

No other state has allowed thebalance of power go so awry. Thathas undermined democracy inIllinois. It is time for new ideas,fresh faces, term limits and limitsto power. Illinois has had thelongest-serving House speaker inhistory, nearly 35 years, and theonly legislative leader in the na-tion to head a state political partyat the same time.

The power of this positionthrough the House rules allowsthe speaker to control whoserves as committee chairs andwhat additional stipends comewith that (there should be noadditional monies given for partof the job for which one waselected); he controls who votesin committees with the ability tosubstitute members at will; hedictates when a bill will be called

for a vote based on his calendarof desired outcomes, and alsowhat bills will or will not bevoted on.

I urge you to contact yourrepresentatives and ask them tovote no to re-electing the currentHouse speaker and vote no tocontinuing with the currentunchecked House rules. Pray thatyour representatives have thecourage and fortitude to do whatis right for the people of Illinois,and will vote for you in Januaryso that the people’s voice will beheard going forward. We need toact boldly to put Illinois on theroad to recovery.

— Jamie Grubich, McHenry

Reality about ChinaNoah Smith’s article on how

China has overtaken the U.S.plays to the old attitudes aboutthe Middle Kingdom (“Get usedto it, America: We’re no longerNo. 1,” Dec. 19). On one hand, it’s awonderful new opportunity. On

the other, it’s a malevolent force.Both about equally wrong. Chinahas been growing economicallyvery rapidly in the past but as Isaw and heard on an extensivetrip to China last year, it has beenin recession for some time. Therecent behavior of worldwidestock markets is a belated reflec-tion of that reality.

Among the top five economicentities on the planet, the U.S.,China, Japan, Germany and Cali-fornia, the Golden State has beenoutgrowing the rest.

And, there is no horizon to itsgrowth anywhere in sight. In thebeginning, it was about siliconchips, then it became software.Now, the change is toward hard-ware. Namely, the reinvention ofthe automobile and the commer-cial applications of space flight.Tesla is the first successful auto-mobile company to be founded inthe U.S. since 1926, and it hasalready reshaped the industryaround the world by making thesmart electric auto the new gold

standard. It’s entirely possiblethat Tesla will become the world’slargest auto company well beforethe end of this century.

Yet that pales in significance tocommercial expansion in spaceled by SpaceX, Boeing and othersbecause it inevitably leads to theexploration, exploitation andcolonization of the solar system,ventures worth quadrillions andcertain to become the singlegreatest economic engine on theplanet. All of it centered in Cali-fornia.

On our last day in Shanghai, mywife and I stood beneath the city’sreplica Big Ben with others in ourgroup and our guide and waitedfor the clock tower to play itstune. “The song it will play,” hesaid, “is ‘The East is Red.’ “ I re-flected a moment on his state-ment, and then I said, “No myfriend. The East is California.”Having lived in Los Angeles fortwo years, the guide didn’t dis-agree.

— Len Robertson, St. Charles

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For all the abundant con-troversies and screw-ups thathave characterized DonaldTrump’s time in office, it is theRussia scandal that will definethis presidency more thananything else. And it may betime to reassess how it’s goingto play out.

I say that because cynicalanalysts like myself haveassumed up until now that thestory will proceed in an al-most orderly fashion. Specialcounsel Robert Mueller willissue more indictments, revealmore wrongdoing by Presi-dent Trump and his associ-ates, and issue some kind offinal report that will stand as akey historical document ex-plaining one of the worstscandals in American history.The president will continue tocall it a witch hunt, and hisparty will stand behind him.They will justify, excuse andexplain away everythingTrump and those around himdid.

No matter what Trump isrevealed to have done, it willbe virtually impossible forhim to be impeached andconvicted, since that wouldrequire the agreement of asignificant number of Repub-licans in the Senate, and theywon’t see it in their intereststo remove him from office.Their own fortunes are toodeeply enmeshed with his,and their constituentswouldn’t stand for it. No mat-ter how bad it gets, from

where they stand, Trumpbeing removed would be evenworse. So Trump will stay inoffice, we’ll have two moreyears of scandal and increas-ingly erratic behavior, and in2020 we’ll have another closeelection as Republican votersonce again rally around theircandidate, no matter howawful he might have provedhimself to be.

That’s what has seemedlike the most plausible pro-gression of events given all thepolitical, institutional andlegal constraints that struc-ture our system, and the inter-ests of everyone involved. Butthere’s something importantto keep in mind about presi-dential scandals. The amountof damage they do is a func-tion of the facts of the case.Nothing could have savedRichard Nixon, given what hewas revealed to have done inWatergate. And no matterhow hard they tried and theresources they threw at theeffort, Republicans couldn’tcreate a major scandal forBarack Obama for the simplereason that he never did any-thing scandalous, except inthe fevered fantasies of con-servatives.

But a president’s ability toweather a scandal is also afunction of the strength hecarries with him. And Trumpcould well get weaker andweaker over the next twoyears.

Just think about how helooks right now. The manwidely regarded as the sanest

of his national security teamjust quit, not long after he gotrid of his attorney general andhad trouble finding anyonewho wanted to be his chief ofstaff. A majority of the publicbelieves he obstructed justice.He just suffered a historicdefeat in the midterm elec-tions. The stock market, pre-viously his favorite metric ofhis success, has been swingingwildly. His former personallawyer, campaign chairman,

deputy campaign chairmanand national security adviserhave all pleaded guilty tocrimes. His administration,his transition, his inaugura-tion, his campaign, his foun-dation and his business are allunder investigation by variousauthorities.

All of that, and whateverelse is on the way, affectsTrump’s ability to withstandthe Russia scandal. We sawjust in the past week how hewas about to make a rationaldecision and put aside hisdream of a border wall inorder to avoid a governmentshutdown, then he was essen-tially forced by a mini-rebel-lion in the right-wing media

to backtrack. The willingnessof figures like Rush Limbaughand Laura Ingraham to attackhim over that issue shows thattheir support is not absolute;he has to keep satisfying themto maintain it. The same istrue of some Republicans inCongress, who were angeredby Defense Secretary JamesMattis’ resignation andTrump’s sudden announce-ment that he’d be pullingtroops out of Syria.

Now consider that theRussia scandal is going toaccelerate in the next coupleof months. Mueller may benearing the end of his work;NBC News reports that heplans to deliver a final reportto the Justice Department bythe end of February, a reportthat will almost certainly bemade public one way or an-other.

We still don’t know exactlywhat the former Trump aideswho have been talking toMueller have told him, andwhat indictments could re-sult. In addition, come Janu-ary, Democrats in the Housewill begin holding their ownhearings on the scandal, likely

uncovering more informationand bringing it before thepublic.

Trump could withstand allof that if he were strong inother ways. If his party wasunified behind him, and if thepublic as a whole thought hewas doing a good job, votersmight decide that whateverthey thought of the big scan-dal, it didn’t change theiroverall view of him. That’show Bill Clinton survivedimpeachment. But everythingelse that’s going wrong re-duces Trump’s ability to dis-miss the Russia scandal.

Now add in the fact thatthere will almost certainly beother scandals on the way. Ifand when Democrats get holdof his tax returns, the chancesthat there will be nothing inthem that is at a minimumappalling and at a maximumcriminal are, given everythingwe know about Trump, ap-proximately 0.0001 percent.

Nothing is guaranteed, ofcourse. But all this suggeststhat as we march towardNovember 2020, Trumpcould be rendered increas-ingly unable to avoid beingdefined by the Russia scandal.And what if, as many econo-mists expect, the economyslows down some time soon?He’ll continue bleeding sup-port, slowly and steadily.

The Washington Post

Paul Waldman is an opinionwriter for The WashingtonPost’s Plum Line blog.

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The Russia scandal will define thenext 2 years of Trump’s presidency

By Paul Waldman

The amount of damage that presidentialscandals do is a function of the facts of the case. But a president’s ability toweather a scandal is also a function of the strength he carries with him.


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Wednesday, December 26, 2018 | Section 2

The first week of December was an exhaust-ing one for investors, even though there wereonly four trading sessions.

It began right after the G-20 Summit, whenthe United States and China announced a 90-day trade war time out. While all current tariffswill remain in place, the U.S. will not raise therate from 10 percent to 25 percent on $200billion worth of Chinese imports, which wasslated to occur Jan. 1. The news was receivedwell and investors pushed up stock indexes.

But the euphoria wore off 24 hours later,after President Trump tweeted that he is a“tariff man,” followed by another in which hequestioned whether a “real deal” with Beijing ispossible. Investors ran for the hills, pushingdown stock indexes by 3 to 4 percent.

Trade tensions between the world’s twolargest economies escalated after the arrest ofHuawei Technologies’ chief financial officerMeng Wanzhou on allegations that she violatedU.S. sanctions against Iran.

All of these events come amid a nagginganxiety about a global growth slowdown. Onesign of that tension was seen in the bond mar-ket.

WARNING: HERE COMES A DISCUS-SION OF THE DREADED INVERTEDYIELD CURVE!

Let’s start with some basics. Typically, itshould cost less to borrow for shorter periodsof time than longer ones. So when you buy a10-year government bond, the interest rate isnormally higher than when you buy a two-year(the difference between those two interest ratesis known as the “spread”).

You get paid more for a longer term because alot can happen in the future, most notably, infla-tion can eat away at your fixed bond payments.Therefore, bond buyers usually demand higherrates to compensate them for the additional riskof holding the asset for a longer time period.

When you plot interest rates on a graph, anormal yield curve will slope up; the steeperthe slope, the more that investors think thatinflation and interest rates will rise in the fu-ture. When investors believe that growth isslowing and that the rate of inflation will betepid in the future, the yield curve flattens out.That’s kind of where we are right now.

But, when short-term rates are higher thanlong-term rates, the curve inverts, meaning thatit slopes down. Here’s the hair-on-fire part:Every U.S. recession for the past 60 years fol-lowed an inverted yield curve, though some-times not until months or even years later.

In early December, the gap between three-and five-year government bond yields droppedbelow zero for the first time since 2007 and thespread between two and ten year bonds, themost important relationship to investors, de-creased to 0.11 percent, the narrowest since2007. That’s not technically inverted, but it gotalready freaked out investors even morefreaked out.

Before you rush to the exit and sell everystock or stock mutual fund that you own, re-member that you are a long-term investor whois not going to fall for the age-old trap of think-ing you can time the market. Instead, remindyourself that you do not need to figure out whenthe next recession is coming, but you do need tohave adequate emergency reserves and a diver-sified portfolio that will allow you to sleep atnight when the eventual slowdown occurs.

Let the so-called experts try to predictwhether current stock valuations are too high,relative to the ability of companies to makemoney in amid a slower growth environment,while you enjoy a stronger batch of eggnog thisholiday season.

Jill Schlesinger, CFP, is a CBS News businessanalyst. A former options trader and CIO of aninvestment advisory firm, she welcomes com-ments and questions at [email protected].

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Tariff jitters andpreparing for

eventual slowdown Geena Davis has spent hercareer playing compli-cated, powerful womenonscreen and workingbehind the scenes to ad-

dress Hollywood’s diversity problems.In 2004, the Oscar-winning actor

founded the Geena Davis Institute onGender in Media, a nonprofit researchorganization that tracks onscreen por-trayals of women and girls. Nearly 15years later, as her industry reckons with#MeToo and Time’s Up, Davis is con-tinuing to advocate for change and tocollect the data showing how far we stillneed to go.

Her latest target: the pitifully lownumbers of onscreen women in science,technology, engineering and mathemat-ics. A recent report published by theGeena Davis Institute, funded by LydaHill Philanthropies, surveyed the past10 years of popular films and TV showsand found some grim numbers: Almost63 percent of fictional characters shownworking in STEM are men, and morethan 71 percent are white.

Davis discusses why fictional rolemodels matter, why she’s generallyavoided public confrontation whenadvocating for diversity and how shepicks her roles these days.

Why did you start the institute,and how did it go from idea to reali-ty?

When my daughter was 2, I sat downto watch kids’ videos with her. I im-mediately noticed there were far moremale characters than female charactersin what we’re showing kids in the 21stcentury! We’re training kids to havegender bias from minute one. I wasappalled.

At first, I didn’t intend to make it mylife’s mission; I just started bringing itup whenever I had a meeting with adirector, producer or studio executive.I’d say, “Have you ever noticed how fewfemale characters there are in moviesmade for kids?” Every single personsaid, “Oh, no, that’s not true anymore.That’s changed.” They would very oftenname a movie with one female charac-ter as proof that gender inequality hadbeen fixed.

They all think it’s not a problem, so Iwanted the data. That’s when I immedi-ately jumped to sponsoring the largestresearch study ever done on genderdifferences in kids’ TV and movies. Theresearch now covers more than a 20-year span. It’s right there in black andwhite. No one ever has any room todoubt that this is accurate information.

What’s the biggest impact you’veseen from your work at the institute?

We were thrilled to find recently that(the percentage of ) family films with afemale lead character has doubled inthe past four years. We have also foundthat for the past four years in a row,family movies starring a female charac-ter have made significantly more profitat the box office.

It’s not only the moral imperativenow, but also the financial end.

With so many diversity problemsin Hollywood, why focus specificallyon onscreen representation of wom-en in STEM?

STEM has been incredibly importantto us from the beginning. When we firststarted looking at gender depictions inkids’ media, one of the big things thatwe looked at was occupations of femalecharacters. Currently in family-rated

films — what we consider G, PG, andPG-13-rated — 81 percent of the jobs areheld by male characters. Whereaswomen are 51 percent of the popula-tion!

So as abysmal as the numbers are inreal life for women, it’s far worse infiction, where they make it up. It’s notlike they can even claim, “Well, we’rehampered by life. We feel we need toreflect reality in fiction.”

The easiest thing in the world is topush beyond reality. Make the presi-dent’s Cabinet half female. Make theboard half intersectional female. But thedefault (in fiction) is worse than reality.

My contention is that because wehave so few real-life role models inevery field, we need fictitious role mod-els. It has the same impact. Seeingsomebody do something in real life isincredibly important, but it can beequally important to see a characteronscreen doing things.

Your recurring role on “Grey’sAnatomy” was a woman in STEM, asurgeon. Do you pick your roles bythinking about what you want torepresent?

I wish I had such a wealth of rolespouring in that I could cherry-pick onesthat would be good role models. That’snot the case. However, ever since“Thelma & Louise,” I do put a lot of

thought into the parts I choose. Thatmovie made me realize how few oppor-tunities we women have to feel empow-ered by and excited about female char-acters.

For men, literally every movie theywatch they can identify with somecharacter and live vicariously throughthem, but it’s actually very rare forwomen.

So what, if any, changes have youseen as a result of #MeToo andTime’s Up?

I think we really are at the beginningphase of a new wave of the women’smovement. It is so freeing for women toknow that now it’s OK to talk about thisstuff, (instead of feeling) like, “Well, Idon’t want people to think I’m difficultto work with” or “I don’t want to causea problem.” ... So many of my peers andfriends are so outspoken about all of thisnow. Think of all the incredible womenleading the way in this space.

I’ve just been quietly doing this pri-vately. I take very private, collegial “Hey,I bet you didn’t realize” kinds of meet-ings. But there’s a whole other level nowof profound outspokenness, which isjust very exciting and I think will createlasting change.

Maria Aspan oversees Money cov-erage for Inc. magazine.

Oscar-winning actor Geena Davis founded the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media,

a nonprofit research organization that tracks onscreen portrayals of women and girls.

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THE DIVERSITYTRACKER

Geena Davis keeps an eyeon Hollywood’s portrayalsof girls and women

By Maria Aspan |

When I first met Variny Yim, she hadjust had her second child and moved acrossthe country to California. But she was stillcommuting to Washington as part of herjob as director of a nonprofit association.

She was considering leaving that job, andthe cross-country commute, to spend moretime with her children, and she asked mefor advice on balancing work and family. Iadvised her to keep one foot in the door.

“I have ... lived your advice,” Variny toldme recently. She quit her job, but over theyears she has taken a series of part-time andconsulting positions and even managed towrite a novel, “The Immigrant Princess.”

That path, she says, “has enabled me tokeep my skill set current while also givingme flexibility to be a full-time mother.”

Taking time off from the workforce isemotionally satisfying and can make econ-omic sense (no child care expenses), but it

comes at a cost, not only in current incomebut also in future earning power and retire-ment savings.

Before you make the move, “understandwhat’s at stake financially for you and beproactive about planning for it,” says Adri-enne Penta, executive director of the Cen-ter for Women & Wealth at Brown Broth-ers Harriman. “It’s important to preserveyour earning power to the extent you can.”

That doesn’t necessarily mean workingpart-time. It can also mean staying in touchwith your network or hiring a babysitter soyou can attend an industry seminar orevent. And don’t sell short any activitiesunrelated to your former career.

“Women don’t give themselves enoughcredit for volunteer activities they’re in-volved in,” says Penta.

One key way to provide for your finan-cial security is to have a spousal IRA. Aworking spouse can contribute up to$6,000 to a spousal IRA in 2019, or $7,000 ifyou’re 50 or older. Spousal IRAs pack a

triple wallop: They help you make up foryears out of the workforce, they provide anindependent pot of money that belongs toyou should anything happen to yourspouse (or your marriage), and they giveyou an opportunity to manage your ownretirement assets.

And if you earn money on the side, you

can save a portion of that for retirement inan IRA or a solo 401(k) or as seed capital tobuild your side gig into a real business.

Janet Bodnar is editor at large at Kip-linger's Personal Finance magazine. Sendyour questions and comments to [email protected].

Stay-at-home moms should stay current

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By Janet Bodnar

2 Chicago Tribune | Business | Section 2 | Wednesday, December 26, 2018

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SOURCE: Inc.

Don’t be negative

Sometimes our work history includes jobs that weren’t a good fit. Maybe you had a toxic boss or perhaps the work environment was unbearable. Don’t bad-mouth your former employer or co-workers. It will make you look petulant and bitter and your prospective employer may worry that you will one day say terrible things about the company.

List what you learned

While you may have detested a previous job, it likely taught you something about your career and where you want to go. Effectively explain-ing what you learned and how you plan to apply it going forward is a great way to shine.

Keep it brief

If asked why you left, explain that you were ready for new challenges and opportunities. If it’s tough to be positive, don’t say a lot. Be succinct, discuss any successes and indicate that you appreciated the chances you had at your last position.

Avoid this job interview gaffe A common part of interviews is a question about former jobs. Many candidates end up saying the wrong thing and it costs them the position. Here’s how to handle this question effectively.

One steep recession and 10 yearslater, Americans are once again buriedin credit card debt.

The latest Federal Reserve figuresshow that there is nearly $1.3 trillion incredit card debt, surpassing the peakreached in 2008. According to Cred-itCards.com, the average balance owedis $5,839 per cardholder.

How will we pay down this debt?There’s an easy fix if you have the self-discipline to stick to a plan. Write downthis month’s minimum payment, andpay double that amount. Make thatsame double-minimum payment everymonth (disregarding the new mini-mums). And don’t charge anotherpenny.

Using this strategy your balance willbe paid off in less than three years.Otherwise, it could take you 30 years topay off your balance using only thestandard minimum monthly payment.

If that’s too draconian for yourbudget, another strategy is the wise useof a balance transfer card. It gives youbreathing room from the high interestrates that make it almost impossible formany people to make a dent in theiroutstanding debt.

If your credit is still good (meaningyou’ve been making at least the min-imum payments on time), you cantransfer your outstanding balance to azero percent card that will give you aslong as 36 months without addinginterest to your balance. That gives youtime to dig out of debt – if you use thebreathing room to make regular pay-ments.

Sadly, most people don’t use thisopportunity wisely. According to a newBalance Transfer Credit Card Reportfrom CompareCards.com, 41 percent ofAmericans have used a balance transfercard in the past, but four in 10 havefailed to pay off the balance during thereduced or free introductory period.

Here are a few things you shouldconsider:■ Interest rate and duration of low rateon transfers. Search for cards with azero percent introductory interest ratethat lasts at least 12 months. Be awarethat zero rates for longer periods cancome with other costs.■ Balance transfer fees. You may becharged as much as 3 percent or moreon the amount you transfer. That addsto your debt burden, so look for a cardthat doesn’t charge a transfer fee.■ Interest rate after introductory pe-riod. The interest rate on any unpaidbalance will jump sharply higher afterthe rate-free period expires. Compare-Cards.com says the average APR jumpsto 19.71 percent, with some as high as26.9 percent. While a range of ratesmust be disclosed, you won’t know yourexact rebound rate until you success-fully apply for the card.■ Maximum transfer amounts. Youmay have more debt than you cantransfer or you may be limited to ashort period of time in which you cantransfer balances from multiple ac-counts. Check for these limitations toplan your overall strategy.

Treat a balance transfer as a windowof opportunity, not an escape hatchfrom debt. Banks pick and chooseamong the balance transfer applica-tions, hoping to build a relationshipwith potential clients. The surveyshows that 69 percent of consumerswith household incomes of $100,000 orhigher have used a balance transfercard at least once, and nearly half havedone so multiple times.

This is the time to review your creditcard debt — before you finish yourholiday shopping. The best Christmaspresent may be a plan to pay down yourdebt. And that’s The Savage Truth.

Terry Savage is a registered invest-ment adviser and the author of fourbest-selling books, including "The SavageTruth on Money." She responds to ques-tions on her blog at TerrySavage.com.

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The Savage Truth

Get seriousabout paying off

credit cards

The U.S. tax code is notoriously com-plicated, and not knowing its quirks andarcana can cost you money, in what youleave on the table or what you pay inpenalties because of faulty assumptions.

This is especially true when it comesto tax-advantaged retirement accounts.

If you use a financial adviser or ac-countant, understand that even he or shemight not be up to speed on the best IRAtax strategies.

It pays to educate yourself, and one ofthe best resources is Ed Slott (IRA-help.com). In many of his articles, hepoints out aspects of the IRA tax codethat are known by very few IRA in-vestors. Here are some of these regula-tions that you should be aware of.

Military death benefits: The tax codeallows beneficiaries of military deathgratuities and Servicemembers’ GroupLife Insurance to contribute these fundsto a Roth IRA or Coverdell EducationSavings Account. (See IRS Publication970.)

This is a very important option forprotection of spouses. According to pro-visions of the HEART Act, beneficiariescan contribute up to $500,000 to a Rothtax free. These regulations apply to ac-tive military personnel who are eligibleto purchase SGLI. These options areavailable to beneficiaries up one yearafter the serviceperson's death.

Contributions can be made to both theRoth IRA and the ESA up to the totalamount of benefits received. Roths havemore tax advantages.

Any withdrawals from a Roth accountup to the amount of the benefits depos-ited would be tax free, even if theamount withdrawn is not considered aqualified distribution. See IRS Publica-tion 590-A for information related toRoth IRAs.

Conversion to Roth IRAs: If you in-herit a plan fund, such as a 401(k), youcan convert the fund to an inheritedRoth IRA, as long as you are a designatedbeneficiary, which means that you werenamed on the company retirement planbeneficiary form. (Non-spouses can’tconvert an inherited IRA to a Roth IRA.A surviving spouse can always move aninherited IRA to his/her own IRA andsubsequently convert to a Roth IRAlater.)

If you do convert to a Roth IRA, theamount you converted would be taxablethe same as any other Roth conversion.Whether you convert to a Roth or aninherited IRA, you must take the firstrequired minimum distribution by theend of the year after the owner's death toensure stretch distributions in the future.

Once per year rollover: Under currentregulations, an IRA owner can only doone rollover from IRA to IRA or RothIRA to Roth IRA within 365 days (not acalendar year). This regulation refers to60-day rollovers where the IRA ownerreceives the IRA proceeds and thencompletes the rollover.

If an individual completes more thanone rollover during the 365-day period,the second rollover is not valid. Underthese circumstances, all the pre-taxfunds are taxable and there is no way you

are allowed to reverse the transaction.However, there is a simple solution:

Do trustee-to-trustee transfers, whichare not considered rollovers. You can dounlimited trustee-to-trustee transferswithin a 365-day period. I recommendthat you only do such transfers, whichwill avoid possible IRS penalties.

The regulations also apply to a surviv-ing spouse. So if a surviving spouse re-ceives more than one IRA as a result of aspouse’s death, he/she should only usetrustee-to-trustee transfers.

Early withdrawal penalties: Earlywithdrawal penalties apply even whenthere is no income earned by the fundsdeposited in the retirement account.Some IRA owners believe that becausethey earned no interest or dividends,there would be no early withdrawalpenalty.

The tax courts have ruled otherwise.Early withdrawals carry a 10 percentpenalty on the amount withdrawn.

IRA contributions for deceased own-ers: Some IRA beneficiaries are underthe impression that if a deceased ownerof an IRA had earned income in the yearof his/her death, the beneficiary couldmake a deposit to the owner’s IRA ac-count by April 15 the year following theowner’s death.

This cannot be done for traditionalIRAs. However, if the deceased ownerdid own SEP accounts or SIMPLE IRAs,then such a contribution is allowable.

Elliot Raphaelson welcomes your ques-tions and comments at [email protected].

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TAXCODETALK

It’s not fun, but it’s important

Elliot Raphaelson

The Savings Game

For millennials, retirement may bemore of a challenge than for prior gen-erations. They are almost certain to livelonger than their parents, so their moneywill have to last longer and clear morehurdles along the way.

For starters, no one really knows whatSocial Security is going to look like in 30or 40 years. No matter how Congressadjusts the system over the next decade,younger workers shouldn’t count onreceiving the same benefits as their par-ents.

“I tell younger investors to plan as ifSocial Security will be nonexistent whenthey retire,” says Ryan Fuchs, a certifiedfinancial planner in Little Rock, Ark. “Idon’t believe that will be the case. But ifthey can create a successful plan withoutit, then any money they do receive will beicing on the cake.”

After paying rent and, for many, stu-dent loans, finding the money to save forretirement might seem like an impossibletask. In a 2017 survey from GOBank-ingRates, more than 60 percent of mil-lennials reported having less than $1,000in a savings account, and 46 percent ofrespondents ages 18 to 24 said they hadnothing saved.

Sixty-six percent of people ages 18 to29 say investing in the stock market isscary or intimidating, according to anAlly Financial survey.

“When we meet with younger clients,we’ll use simple calculations to showwhat saving a few hundred dollars amonth can do for a portfolio when youextend that growth over 40 years,” saysNate Creviston, a CFP in Shaker Heights,Ohio.

If you set aside $200 a month and earnan average annual return of 7 percent,

you’ll have $480,000 after 40 years.Boost contributions every time you get araise, and you’ll have much more thanthat. Eventually, you should aim to save15 percent of income.

Putting aside the question of SocialSecurity, the big difference in the retire-ment outlook between past generationsand millennials is the shift away fromtraditional pensions. Most private em-ployers have moved toward definedcontribution plans, such as 401(k)s.

For millennials, if your employer of-fers a 401(k) plan and will match yourcontributions up to a certain percentageof your pay, take it. It’s the closest you’llcome to getting free money. Even with-out the match, a 401(k) is a strong start-ing point as long as it offers a diversifiedselection of mutual funds that aren’thobbled by exorbitant fees.(Brightscope.com offers a tool that willrank your 401(k) against its peers.)

If you’re self-employed or your em-ployer doesn’t offer a 401(k), your nextbest bet may be a Roth IRA. In 2019, youcan contribute up to $6,000 to a Roth, aslong as your income is less than the IRS’sthresholds. The money isn’t tax-deduct-ible, but as long as you wait until you’re atleast 59 1/2, all withdrawals, includingearnings, will be tax-free, and you canwithdraw contributions at any timewithout paying taxes or penalties.

Brendan Pedersen is a reporter at Kip-linger’s Personal Finance magazine. Sendyour questions and comments to [email protected].

Changing face of retirement saving

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Young workers maynot be able to rely on

Social Security By Brendan Pedersen

3Chicago Tribune | Business | Section 2 | Wednesday, December 26, 2018

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As the year draws to a close, it’sa good opportunity to catch yourbreath and spend a few hours justthinking — and not doing any-thing but thinking — about theyear ahead and where you wantto take your business.

If you don’t have a plan, orreally care where you’re headed,then any path will get you there.In that case, just make sure thatyou’re walking down a path andnot a plank.

But the smart entrepreneurknows that even the most rapidlyreactive organizations can’t keepup with the rapid and accelerat-ing rate of change today, whereeach change shortens the intervalbetween changes, and the nextabrupt shift is on top of you be-fore you’ve even dealt with thelast. So, you’ve got to get ahead ofthe curve, anticipate the actionand skate to where the puck isheaded.

I’m not talking about somefoolish New Year’s resolutions oryour desire to definitely get ingreat shape this winter, to read abook a week and clean out theattic, or simply to be a muchbetter person in 2019. I meanthinking strategically about howyou can make the next 12 monthsa lot more valuable and produc-tive for your company.

Not enough entrepreneurs dothis simple exercise. We’ve all gotplenty of explanations and ex-cuses for why this is and, as aresult, too many lose sight of thecritical things they should bedoing and the most importantquestions they should be asking:Why did I get into this business inthe first place? Am I doing anygood and/or making any differ-ence that matters in the long run?Does anyone outside of myfriends, family, investors, andemployees care about what we're

doing? Here are a few hints to get that

conversation with yourself going:

Don’t dwell on the past

While you are thinking ahead, Iwouldn’t waste much time re-flecting on the past 12 monthsbecause there’s nothing you canreally do about them and youought to already know what youdid right and wrong and hope-fully you have learned a lot fromthe experience.

Also, fretting over mistakes andmissed opportunities doesn’treally move anything forward.You can’t build your future onregrets and “shouldas, wouldasand couldas.”

Besides, looking in therearview mirror is distracting. Itmakes it easy to run off the roador smack into something big andugly that could have been easilyavoided if you had been lookingahead. That involves paying at-tention to the outside world and,even more important, to whatyour customers are doing andsaying about their own pressingneeds and their current desires.

Customer expectations areprogressive. If you’re not on top ofthese needs, you’ll soon be at thebottom of your customers’ lists.

And the most important reasonthat you don’t want to get allwrapped up in analyzing the pastis that doing so is almost alwaysan invitation to spend your time

navel gazing, making excuses andbemoaning the bad breaks. Andthat’s not where you need to befocusing your energy as you try toget your business set for the newyear.

Find out what customersare going to want

You need to get out there anduncover what’s going on outsidethe four walls of your business,because that’s where your futurewill be found.

Remember, you will never getstraighter or more useful answersto your questions than the onesyou get directly from your cus-tomers. The truth, with all itswonders and warts, comes from

the consumers and the users ofyour products and services.

They don’t have an agenda(apart from always wanting a lotmore for a lot less), and they’rethe real reason you got into thisbusiness to begin with. Pleasingthem and addressing their needsseems like the obvious thing todo.

When you take the time tolook, think and ask, you might justdiscover that there’s a bigger andbetter opportunity right underyour nose that you’ve been practi-cally tripping over for months oryears without ever noticing.

Ask yourself a few things

If you’re ready to take theplunge, here are a few of the mainquestions to ask yourself. 1. What’s the problem you ini-tially set out to solve?2. Are you trying to solve thesame problem today or doingsomething different?3. Is the problem still importantto your customers and worththeir paying you to solve?4. Are others offering cheaper,quicker or easier solutions to theproblem?5. Are there new, more importantor different problems to besolved?

You’ll notice that all of thesequestions address the customers’problem(s) and not your productsor solutions. This isn’t just a ques-tion of semantics. If you don’tunderstand the pressing prob-lems of your customers, you haveno chance at all of building asuccessful product or service tosolve them.

You can keep building thegreatest software never sold ordiscovering the cure for noknown disease, but you won’t bebuilding a business that will behere at the end of next year.

Howard Tullman is the execu-tive director of the Ed KaplanFamily Institute for Innovationand Tech Entrepreneurship at theIllinois Institute of Technology andwas the longtime CEO of Chicago-based 1871.

Where do you want to go tomorrow? Take a breath andthink about yourbusiness in 2019

AMMENTORP/DREAMSTIME

By Howard Tullman


OBITUARIES

In 1865 James Nason, ofFranklin, Mass., received apatent for a coffee percola-tor.

In 1917, during World WarI, the U.S. government tookover operation of the na-tion’s railroads.

In 1941 Winston Churchillbecame the first British

prime minister to address ajoint meeting of the U.S.Congress.

In 1971, 16 Vietnam Warveterans seized control ofthe Statue of Liberty todramatize their antiwarstand.

In 1987 a bomb exploded ata USO bar in Barcelona,Spain, killing one U.S. sailorand injuring nine others; a

little-known group calledthe Red Army of CatalonianLiberation claimed respon-sibility.

In 1990 Nancy Cruzan, theyoung woman in an irre-versible vegetative statewhose case led to a U.S.Supreme Court decision onthe right to die, died in aMissouri hospital.

In 1993, in Russia, a four-day drama ended as fourmasked kidnappers whohad abducted 11 teenagerslanded their explosives-packed helicopter, freedtheir last hostages and fledwith $10 million in ransom.(The four men were cap-tured the next morning.)

In 1996 6-year-old beautyqueen JonBenet Ramseywas found beaten and stran-gled in the basement of herfamily’s home in Boulder,Colo. (The slaying remainsunsolved.)

In 1998 President Bill Clin-ton, in his weekly radioaddress, urged Congress tolower the blood-alcohollimit for drunken drivingnationwide to .08 percent.

Chicago Daily TribuneON DECEMBER 26 ...

Across more than 33years as a Tribune reporter,Charles Mount developed areputation as a dogged,tenacious reporter whoproduced many exclusivearticles from his years cov-ering the State of Illinoisand the Cook County civiland criminal courts.

“He was hard-nosed andhe was an excellent report-er, with really good contactsthroughout his career,” saidformer Tribune city editorand former assistant man-aging editor Bernie Judge.“He covered the courts inexcellent fashion and al-ways tried to do the job sothe Tribune was first withanything fresh.”

Mount, 78, died of heartfailure on Dec. 18, said hisdaughter Hillary Fiveash.He had been an Elgin resi-dent and previously hadlived in northern California,Crystal Lake and North-brook.

Born Charles KirtleyMount in Cincinnati,Mount was the son of anArmy lieutenant colonel fa-ther and grew up all aroundthe country. He also livedwith his parents when hisfather was posted in Trieste,Italy, in the late 1940s. Hethen moved with his familyin the South Side Roselandneighborhood in 1949.

Mount began high schoolat Fenger High School inRoseland but moved withhis family in early 1956 toFort Knox, Ky., where hegraduated from Fort KnoxHigh School in 1958. At FortKnox High School, heplayed football and baseballand edited the school news-paper.

Mount attended North-western University’s MedillSchool of Journalism,where he earned a bach-elor’s degree in 1962 andserved as the sports editorfor the Daily Northwestern.Mount stayed in Evanstonto earn a master’s degreefrom Medill in 1963, andwhile in school he alsoworked part time as a sportsreporter for the AssociatedPress.

Mount started his Armyservice after earning hismaster’s degree, and aftergoing through basic train-ing, he shifted to serving inthe Army reserves as part ofa special forces group be-fore retiring from a 28-yearArmy career as a lieutenantcolonel.

In May 1964, Mount tooka job as a neighborhoodnews reporter for the Trib-une. In late 1964, Mountbegan covering northwestIndiana for the Tribune’sneighborhood news sec-tions. At the start of 1966,Mount was promoted tocover the North Shore sub-urbs.

“The north suburbanbeat was where he got his

aggressiveness,” Mount’sdaughter said. “He realizedhe wanted to be out on thestreet with the action.”

Mount later covered mil-itary affairs before taking onCook County criminalcourts as his beat in 1973.The first case he coveredwas the high-profile trial ofstable owner Silas Jayne,who was found guilty thatyear of a conspiracy tomurder his half-brother,George Jayne.

“Chuck was an extremelyaggressive and highly accu-rate reporter. He was socompetitive that when hewas the Tribune’s man atthe Cook County CriminalCourts … his daily rivalrywith the Sun-Times report-er also assigned at (the)Criminal Courts, each try-ing to out-scoop the other,became the subject of afeature story in the ChicagoJournalism Review,” re-called retired Tribune re-porter and rewrite manJerry Crimmins. “Chuckwas also a popular andwell-remembered guy withhis fellow reporters.”

On March 31, 1975,Mount used his Army train-ing while on the job whenan 18-year-old who hadbeen charged with armedrobbery tried to escape outthe door of a courtroom inthe Criminal Courts Build-ing and was hit with a flyingtackle in the hallway byMount.

Later in 1975, Mountshifted his beat to coveringthe State of Illinois. He laterworked as a general assign-ment reporter, and in late1978, Mount and a fellowTribune reporter, RonaldKoziol, were among theTribune reporters taskedwith covering the gruesomediscovery of bodies insidethe home of mass murdererJohn Wayne Gacy Jr.

In the late 1980s andearly 1990s, Mount coveredthe Cook County Boardwhile continuing to alsoserve as a general assign-ment reporter. In 1991,Mount and his first wifedivorced and he movedfrom Northbrook to Wheel-

ing, and then to CrystalLake. Mount moved to theTribune’s McHenry Countybureau in 1992, mostly cov-ering McHenry County, in-cluding the execution ofconvicted triple murdererCharles Albanese of SpringGrove in 1995.

Former Tribune reporterDonna Gill noted that thesame attributes that madeMount a success in hisArmy service contributed tohis success in journalism.

“He was as gung-ho asthey come, but he alsogrounded himself in facts,prepared for interviews likehe would prepare for jump-ing out of a plane, andalways had a sense of fairplay,” Gill said. “One can’treally separate the Armyofficer from the newspaperreporter. They were inter-twined.”

After retiring from theTribune in 1998, Mountpurchased a recreationalvehicle and drove aroundthe country, golfing andskiing. He eventuallybought a house in Isleton,Calif., where he enjoyedgolfing, playing tennis andwater skiing, his daughtersaid.

He later began substituteteaching in the Californiatowns of Lodi, Antioch andStockton, she said. And af-ter returning to the Chicagoarea in 2011, Mount settledin Elgin, where he served asan election judge for severalelections and also substitutetaught in Elgin and Burling-ton. Mount also taught atMedill for a time in the1980s and was president ofthe Special Forces Associ-ation Chicago Area Chapter37 from 2014 until 2018.

He was an avid North-western University sportsfan, holding season ticketsfor football and frequentlyattending basketball games.

In addition to his daugh-ter, Mount is survived byanother daughter, KimberlyGrabiner, and three grand-children.

Services were held.

Goldsborough is a freelancereporter.

CHARLES MOUNT 1940-2018

‘Hard-nosed,’ tenaciousformer Tribune reporter

Charles Mount, right, accepts a certificate of appreciation

from the Illinois National Guard from Col. Frank Marchant Jr.

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Age 66, at rest Dec 18. Beloved longtime compan-ion of Ed Montvid; loving daughter of the late Otto and Helen DeFrancisco; dear sister to Kathie Moritz, Jeff, and Jim (Andrea); close cousin, fond aunt, and treasured friend. A celebration of Sue’s life will be held Friday, Dec 28 from 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. at Cooney Funeral Home located at 3918 W. Irving Park Rd. in Chicago. For information please call 773-588-5850 or visit www.cooneyfuneralhome.com to sign the guest register.

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Arthur L. Capra, Age 92. Beloved husband of thelate Dolores (nee Urbanski).Loving father of Susan Capraand Richard (Carol) Capra.Beloved son of the late Johnand Josephine (nee Rogati).Cherished grandfather ofLauren and Courtney Capra.Dear brother of Antoinetteand the late Guido Capra, IdaIzzo and Elodia Lione. Fonduncle of Annette (Ron) Lucas

and many other nieces and nephews.Visitation Wednesday, Dec. 26 from 3 to9:00 p.m. at Cumberland Chapels, 8300W. Lawrence Ave., Norridge. Funeral

Service and Interment the next day will be heldprivately. Memorial donations can be made to theMisericordia Home, 6300 N Ridge, Chicago, IL 60660.Info: 708-456-8300 or www.cumberlandchapels.com.

Capra, Arthur L.


Michael W. Callahan of Elmhurst, age 81. Belovedhusband of Ann, nee Cullen; loving father of Colleen (Ray Geiger), Michael, Jr. (Jennifer), Timothy (Kathi),Patrick (Leticia), Kevin, Sean (Cathy) and Bridget(Peter Ryndak) Callahan; proud grandfather of Michael and Matthew Geiger, Meghan and RyanCallahan, Daniel, Patrick and Katie Callahan, Bianca,Tony and Brisa Callahan, Michael Callahan, Clareand John Callahan and Kathleen, Casey and Michael Ryndak; dear brother of Helen Callahan, Kathleen (Terry) O’Brien, Geraldine (Michael) Rice and the late Tom (late Viola), Mary (late Ed) Ziebell, Patricia (lateJohn) Collins, Daniel (Betty) Callahan and PatrickCallahan. Visitation Friday, December 28, 2018 atAhlgrim Funeral Home, 567 S. Spring Rd., Elmhurst from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral Saturday 10:15 a.m.from the funeral home to Visitation Church for 11:00a.m. Mass. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery.For further info 630-834-3515 or www.ahlgrim.com


Callahan, Michael W.

Carmen J. Cacciottolo, 86 of Palos Park, formerly ofChicago; Beloved Husband of 66 yearsto Concetta (D’Ambrosio); Loving fatherof James, Albert, and Mary Ann (Jerry)Hurckes. Cherished Grandpa of Kristin(Kevin) Jeziorny, Anthony (Meghan),

Connor, Jenna Hurckes, and the late Megan Hurckes.Great-Grandpa to Amelia and Giuliana. Devoted sonof the late James and Angeline (Ruggerio). Lovingbrother of Ann Marie (the late Dominic) Jurasich.Fond brother-in-law of Louis (Shirley), and the lateAnthony D’Ambrosio. Dear Uncle of Walter (Karen)Jurasich. Carmen was a proud Korean War Veteranreceiving three medals for his service to our coun-try. Carmen was a member of the 4th DegreeKnights of Columbus, Holy Family Assembly #2255,Argo Summit American Legion Post #735, and aretired member of the Litho Stripper Union. He willbe dearly missed by his family and friends. Visitationwill be Thursday, December 27th at Orland FuneralHome, located at 9900 West 143rd Street (143rd andSouthwest Highway) from 3 PM to 9 PM. FuneralFriday, December 28th at 9 AM from Orland Funeral

Home to Sacred Heart Church, 8245 West 111thStreet, Palos Hills,10 AM Mass. Internment Queen ofHeaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations tothe Megan Hurckes Scholarship Fund, 7036 West96th Street, Oak Lawn, Illinois 60453 are appreciat-ed. For more information please call (708) 460-7500.

Cacciottolo, Carmen J.


Tom Blizzard, Age 90, WWII US Marine CorpsVeteran, former long-time parishionerof St. Catherine’s in Oak Lawn, passedaway peacefully, surrounded by hisfamily on Wednesday, December 19,2018. Beloved husband of Patricia (nee

Gallagher) for 61 years. Devoted father of Diane(Steve) Lee, Mary (Rick Lally), Linda (Murray) Haas,Tom (Nicki), Bob (Kelly) and Barb (Ken) Pazan. Lovinggrandfather of Kevin and Tim (Ashlyn) Lee, Terrence(Shelby) and Tricia Haas, Tommy and ConnorBlizzard, and Chris (Rene) Pazan; great-grandfatherof Kieran Haas. Dear brother of Ken (Faith) Blizzardand brother-in-law of the late Dan, the late Jim (thelate Shirley), (Phyllis) and the late Ed Gallagher. Fonduncle and great-uncle of many nieces and nephews.In lieu of flowers, dedicate a donation in memoryof Tom to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital athttps://www.stjude.org/donate. Memorial VisitationThursday, December 27, 2018, 4:00 p.m. until 8:00p.m. Memorial Mass Friday, December 28, 2018,family & friends to meet directly at St. AlexanderChurch, 7025 W. 126th St, Palos Heights, Mass 11:30a.m.; Private Interment Abraham Lincoln Cemetery;For Funeral info (708) 422-2700 or www.curleyfu-neralhome.com

Blizzard, Jr., Dale Thomas ‘Tom’


WILLIAM E. BLACK age 85 of Downers Grove. Beloved husband of Charlene A. nee Bell for 63 years. Loving father of Terri (Keith) Nystrom and Melissa (Brian) Ford; Cherished grandfather of Blake Nystrom, Ashley Nystrom (Jimmy) Randall, Max Ford, Elise Ford and Neill Nystrom. William was a Circuit Court Judge in DuPage County for 35 years. He enjoyed water sports, bridge and gadgets. Visitation will be held Friday December 28, 2018 from 9 A.M. until Services 12 P.M. at First United Methodist Church 1032 Maple Avenue Downers Grove, IL. Interment, Bronswood Cemetery, Oak Brook, IL. Memorials to the Kenneth Moy DuPage County Care Center 400 N. County Farm Rd. Wheaton, IL 60187 would be appreciated. For additional information www.toon-funeralhome.com OR 630-968-0408


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Beloved husband of the late Joanne; dear father of Lydia (Jeffrey) Ginex, James (Clarice) and William (Joi); loving grandfather of 9 and great-grandfather of 7. William was a Korean War Army Veteran. Visitation Thursday 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm

at Ridge Funeral Home, 6620 W. Archer Chicago.Funeral Friday 9:15 am from the funeral home to St. Jane De Chantal Church for Mass 10:00 am. Entombment Resurrection Cemetery. For funeral info: 773-586-7900.

Messina, William


Charles “Chuck” Lotnick, age 89, belovedhusband of Hannah, nee Stelzer, for62 wonderful years; loving father ofLester (Lisa) Lotnick and the late RogerLotnick; cherished grandpa of EthanLotnick; devoted son of the late Rose

and Morris Lotnick; treasured uncle and friend ofmany. Chapel service Thursday 10 AM at ShalomMemorial Funeral Home, 1700 W. Rand Road,Arlington Heights. Interment Shalom Memorial ParkIn lieu of flowers, donations may be made to theMichael J. Fox Foundation For Parkinson’s Researchor the Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation (GIRF)in memory of the late Roger Lotnick. For informationand condolences, (847) 255-3520 or shalom2.com

Lotnick, Charles ‘”Chuck”’


Terrence “Terry” Jelinek, age 70, a life-long residentof Naperville, IL passed away peace-fully, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018. Cherishedhusband of Susan Jelinek, nee Traut, for45 years. Beloved father of Michael(Emily) Jelinek, Patrick (Brandee) Jelinek,

and David (Emily) Jelinek. Adored papa of Thomas,Daniel, Ellison, Bradley, Lauren, Benjamin, Rhett,Andrew, and Everly. Brother of Donald Jelinek.Loving uncle of many nieces and nephews. Dearestbrother-in-law of the Traut sisters. Preceeded indeath by his parents, Richard and Theresa Jelinek.Terry was a proud US Naval Veteran. He retiredfrom the Naperville Fire Department as BattalionChief. Past Commander of the American LegionPost #43 and Judd Kendall Post #3873. Memorials:Naperville Responds for Veterans, 210 S. WashingtonSt., Naperville, IL 60540. Visitation: Fri, Dec. 28th4-8 PM at Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home & Cremation

Services, 44 S. Mill St., Naperville, IL 60540. Mass:Sat., Dec. 29th 9:30 AM SS. Peter & Paul Church, 36N. Ellsworth Street, Naperville, IL 60540. Intermentat SS. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Naperville. Info: 630-355-0213 or www.friedrich-jones.com

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Charles A. “Chuck” Goding, age 84, longtimeresident of Elmhurst, cur-rently of Lombard, LongtimeDirector of CorporateCommunications for NalcoChemical Company, formerPresident of the Oak BrookAssociation of Commerceand Industry; founding di-rector of Training, Inc., atraining program for welfarerecipients; former Adjunct

Professor, Lewis University; former member ofElmhurst Zoning and Planning Commission, formerDirector Elmhurst District 205 Foundation, Mayoralappointee to the Historic Preservation Commissionin Elmhurst; past President of Chicago Chapter ofthe Business Professional Advertising Association;beloved husband of Connie for over 61 years; lovingfather of Chuck Jr. (Julie) and Craig (Heather) Godingand Cindi (Dennis) Lockhart; proud grandfather ofBerit Goding, Caleb (Therese) and Noel Goding andAlec Lockhart. Visitation Thursday, December 27,2018, 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with a funeral serviceto be held at 4:00 p.m. at Gibbons Funeral Home,134 South York Road (½ mile North of Saint CharlesRoad), Elmhurst. In lieu of flowers, memorial con-tributions may be made to the American HeartAssociation, 208 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1500,Chicago, IL 60604-1242. For funeral informationplease call 630-832-0018 or www.gibbonsfuneral-home.com

Goding, Charles A. ‘Chuck’


Geraldine M. Glatz 98. (nee Reid). Beloved wife ofthe late John Glatz Sr. Loving mother of John Jr.(Maureen) and Greg (Anita) Glatz, Jane (Dal) Smilieand the late Thomas Glatz. Dear grandmother ofNicholas, John, Therese, and Martin. Great grand-mother of 6. Geraldine is predeceased by 9 siblings.Memorial Visitation Saturday December 29th from10:30 a.m. until time of Memorial Mass 11:30 a.m. atSt. Cajetan Church 2445 West 112th ,Street Chicago.Int. Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted toDonnellan Funeral Home (773) 238-0075 or [email protected]


Glatz, Geraldine M.

Katie Folak, Age 97 nee Wuich. Beloved wife of thelate John Folak. Loving mother of Judith (Paul) Larsen,Shirley (David) Domel and John Folak. Cherishedgrandmother of David (Donna) Domel Jr., Dana (Milo)Szymczak, Amy Wdowiak and John Folak Jr. GreatGrandmother of Christopher, Miah, Bailey, Megan,Ava, Nicholas, Ava, Katie, Lucas, Noah, Brayden andCharlotte. Dear Sister of Anne Wuich, Mary (late Art)Kudla, Tillie (Pat) O’Callahan, Rosie (late Bill) Boykinand the late Maggie (Stanley) Stepkowicz. Fond auntof many nieces and nephews. Visitation Friday Dec.28 from 3 to 9:00 p.m. at Cumberland Chapels, 8300W. Lawrence Ave., Norridge. Funeral Saturday 9:00a.m. from the funeral home to St. Monica Church forMass at 10:00 a.m. Interment St. Adalbert Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be madeto Rainbow Hospice, 1550 Bishop Ct. Suite 145, Mt.Prospect, IL 60056. Funeral Info: 708-456-8300 orwww.cumberlandchapels.com.


Folak, Katie

Estelle Fitzsimmons, age 97 of Oak Lawn. Waspreceded in death by her husband Robert. Lovingmother of Patricia (Richard) Ahlgren, Robert (Lisa)and William (Denise). Proud grandmother of Drakeand Amy. Life Celebration Mass Private. Intermentwill be in Resurrection Cemetery Justice Illinois. Inlieu of flowers donations in Estelle’s name to TheChicago Lighthouse for the Blind at chicagolight-house.org appreciated. For funeral info 847-537-6600 or funerals.pro.


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Samuel David Picazo, 52, of Brownsville, Tx, passed away on December 9,2018 in Colorado Springs, Co. He was a loving father toMaritza Illare Picazo and Paola AndreaJimenez, beloved son of his mother,Elvia Picazo and his father Samuel

Picazo Jr. and caring brother of Richard Picazo. Hejoined the United States Marine Corps in 1985 and served for 25 years. He also served 8 years in theUnited States Army. A visitation will be held at Drake

and Son Funeral Home, 5303 N Western Avenue, Chicago IL 60625, on December 27 from 4-9PM. Funeral Service will be held at the funeral home on December 28 at 10am. Comital private. In lieu of flowers memorials to Semper Fi Fund or Big City Mountaineers appreciated. For more informationcall 773-561-6874.

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Nathan M. Palazzolo, 82, of Palatine. Belovedhusband of Joyce, nee Fiflis for 52 years. Dearfather of Salvatore (Karen) Palazzolo, Natalia (VinceHeard) Palazzolo, and Alessandra (Robert) Kozek.Adored Papou of Cameron and Devin Ransford,Gianna and Nathan Palazzolo, and Riley and QuinnKozek. Visitation Thursday, December 27th, 3 PMto 8 PM, Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 185 ENorthwest Hwy, Palatine. Funeral Mass Friday, 10AM, St. Thomas of Villanova, 1201 E Anderson Road,Palatine. In lieu of flowers, donations to the JuvenileDiabetes Research Foundation at www.jdrf.org/do-nate or March of Dimes at www.marchofdimes.org/giving/support-general.aspx would be appreciated.Interment Elmwood Cemetery. Info 847-359-8020or visit Nathan’s memorial at www.smithcorcoran.com


Palazzolo, Nathan M.

Jean E. Owen, of LaGrange Park; beloved wife of Bill for 57 years; loving mother of Karen (Lance) Ramella, Lisa Owen, & Michael Owen; proud grand-mother of Kaylan & Brynne Ramella; dear sister of Louise Foerster; cherished aunt of Jason Foerster& Kristin Colafranceschi; loved great-aunt & friend of many. Visitation 10 a.m. until time of funeral ser-vice, 11 a.m., on Friday, December 28 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 203 S. Kensington Ave., LaGrange.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Jean’s name to Emmanuel Episcopal Church are appreci-ated. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Hallowell

& James Funeral Home, Countryside. Info: (708) 352-6500 or hjfunerals.com


Owen, Jean E.

Madeleine Mistretta nee Harkins, 95, a native of Chicago. Beloved wife of the late Joseph for 54 years;loving mother of Mark, Philip and Lisa Mistretta (John) Sellen; cherished grandmother of Alex andMichael Semaca and Laura and Peter Mistretta; twin sister of the late Jacqueline (Donald) Seltin;sister of twins, Charles H. (Geraldine) Harkins andMary Therese Harkins. Visitation at Williams-Kampp

Funeral Home, 430 E. Roosevelt Rd., Wheaton from6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Friday, December 28, 2018. Friends and Family are asked to meet at St. John the Baptist Church, 233 Church St., Winfield. Mass at9:45 A.M. Saturday, December 29, 2018. IntermentAssumption Cemetery. Funeral info 630-668-0016or www.williams-kampp.com


Mistretta, Madeleine

U. S. Army Air Force Veteran. Beloved husband of 57years to Violet Jean Methven (nee Givin).Loving father of Christopher (Patricia),Susan (John) Greer, and Heather (Scott)Cielenski. Proud grandpa of Alex,Benjamin, Carly, Austin, Madeline, Gavin,

and Sadie. Cherished great-grandpa of Amelia Jean.Fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. VisitationThursday 3:00-9:00 p.m. at the Robert J. Sheehy &Sons Funeral Home, 9000 W. 151st Street, OrlandPark, IL. Friends and family to gather Friday 9:30a.m. until time of Service 10:30 a.m. at Palos ParkPresbyterian Church, 12312 S 88th Ave, Palos Park,IL. Interment Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.www.sheehyfh.com 708-857-7878

Methven, Donald P.


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Lawrence “Larry” Snodgrass of Batavia died on December 23, 2018. He was born May 9, 1932 in Springfield, IL to Otto and Margaret (Bowe) Snodgrass. He served in the Korean War and worked 40 years at Lucent Technologies. Larry was a 20 year volunteer at the First Division Museum at Cantignyin Wheaton, IL. He is survived by his wife Patricia (Cadagin); his children: Dave, Mike (Linda), and Ann; his grandchildren: Amy, Jack, and Allie Snodgrass,and Maggie and Mitchell Ziem; a sister Pat (Chuck)Montgomery; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation 4–8pm Friday, 12/28/2018 at Moss Funeral Home at 209 S. Batavia Ave, Batavia, IL. Funeral services 11:00am Saturday 12/29/2018 also at Moss with visitation at 10am. Interment will beprivate. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sangamon County Child Advocacy Center, 1001 E. Monroe St, Springfield, IL, 62703.


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Carol A. Shraiberg nee Pastore. Beloved wife ofthe late Kenneth Shraiberg. Loving mother of Sam(Apple) Shraiberg. Dear sister of James (Sue) andRobert Pastore. Contributions to Sisters of CharityBVM would be appreciated. Info at Mural Funeral

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(nee Hoddinott), a resident of Smith Crossing inOrland Park, died peacefully on December 18,2018, with her husband at her side. After marryingJohn Edward Schmidt, an Army veteran and anIBM account executive, she raised 4 children, didover 2000 hours of volunteer service for her localhospital, and traveled the world in retirement. Herparents, Bertram J. and Gladys B. Hoddinott, and hersister, Joan (Joe Lantzy) Eckhardt, preceded her intoeternal life. In addition to John, she is survived bysiblings Bertram (Barbara) Hoddinott, Jr., and CarolynHoddinott, her 4 children, her 6 grandchildren, andher 11 great-grandchildren. Memorial VisitationSaturday, December 29th from 10 a.m. until time ofchapel prayers 11 a.m. at the Kerry Funeral Home &

Cremation Care Center, 7020 W. 127th Street, PalosHeights proceeding to Saint Alexander Church,7025 W. 126th Street, Palos Heights, Memorial Mass11:30 a.m. Interment will be private.


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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOKCOUNTY, ILLINOIS JUVENILE JUSTICE ANDCHILD PROTECTION DEPARTMENT CHILD

PROTECTION DIVISION

IN THE INTEREST OFJaniya Arterberry Johnasia Arterberry

MINOR(S) CHILD(REN) OF Karen Miles (Mother)

JUVENILE NO.: 15JA01131 15JA01132

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, John Arterberry(Father), Unknown (Father), respondents, and to All Whom It May Concern, that onMay 3, 2018, a petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act by KIM FOXX in this courtand that in the courtroom of Judge Nicholas Geanopoulos in the Cook County JuvenileCourt Building, 1100 So. Hamilton Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, ON 01/16/2019, at 10:30AM in CALENDAR 17 COURTROOM K, or as soon thereafter as this case may be heard, a hearing will be held upon the petition toterminate your parental rights and appoint a guardian with power to consent to adoption.

THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS CASE TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TOCONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALLPARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THE PETITION REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS 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 and show 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 CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOISDecember 26, 2018

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS JUVENILE JUSTICE ANDCHILD PROTECTION DEPARTMENT CHILD

PROTECTION DIVISION

IN THE INTEREST OFAayram Gaines

MINOR(S) CHILD(REN) OF Cashea Murray (Mother)

JUVENILE NO.: 18JA00529


NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, Charles Gaines (Father), respondents, and to All Whom It May Concern, that on June 6, 2018, a petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act by KIM FOXX in this court and that in the courtroom of Judge Patrick Murphy in the Cook County Juvenile Court Building, 1100 So. Hamilton Avenue, Chicago, Illinois,ON 01/16/2019,at 3:30 PM in CALENDAR 1COURTROOM A, or as soon thereafter as this case may be heard, an adjudicatory hearing will be held upon the petition to have the minor declared to be a ward of the court and for other relief under the Act.

THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS CASE TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THE PETITION REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD.

UNLESS YOU appear, you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in this case, including the filing of an amended petition or a motion to terminate parental rights.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOKCOUNTY, ILLINOIS JUVENILE JUSTICE ANDAND CHILD PROTECTION DEPARTMENT

JUVENILE JUSTICE DIVISION

IN THE INTEREST OFLakwane J Williams

A MINORNO. 2018JD01982


Notice is given you, Kenneth Williams (Father), respondents, and TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, that on December 9, 2018, a petition was filed under the JuvenileCourt Act by KIM FOXX, STATE’S ATTORNEYOF COOK COUNTY through her assistant State’s Attorney in this court and that inthe courtroom of Judge Stuart Lubin in the Cook County Juvenile Court Building located at 1100 South Hamilton, Chicago, Illinois on 01/09/2019 at 9:00 AM IN CALENDAR 58COURTROOM 11 ,

or as soon thereafter as this case may be heard, an adjudicatory hearing will be held upon the petition to have the minor declared to be a ward of the court and for other reliefunder the Act. The court has authority in this case to take from you the custody andguardianship of the minor.

Unless you appear at the hearing and show cause to the contrary, an order or judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief asked in the petition.

DOROTHY BROWN, CLERK OF COURTDecember 26, 2018

ASSISTANT STATE’S ATTORNEY:B. Pucci E. Bammel

ATTORNEY 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


PROTECTION DIVISION

IN THE INTEREST OFJayden Waszak-Perri

MINOR(S) CHILD(REN) OF Elizabeth Trilla-Waszak (Mother)



NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, Julio Angel (Father), respondents, and to All Whom It May Concern, that on July 30, 2018, a petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act byKIM FOXX in this court and that in thecourtroom of Judge Demetrios Kottarasin the Cook County Juvenile Court Building, 1100 So. Hamilton Avenue, Chicago, Illinois,ON 01/09/2019,at 10:00 AM in CALENDAR 7 COURTROOM G, or as soon thereafter as this case may be heard, an adjudicatoryhearing will be held upon the petition to have the minor declared to be a ward of the court and for other relief under the Act.

THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS CASE TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TOTERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TOCONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALLPARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THE PETITION REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD.


UNLESS YOU appear at the hearing and show cause against the petition, the allegations of the petition may standadmitted as against you and each of you,and an order or judgment entered.




IN THE INTEREST OFJashawn Weaver



Notice is given you, Jashawn Weaver(Minor-Respondent) and CherylWashington (Mother), respondents, andTO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, that on September 28, 2018, a petition was filedunder the Juvenile Court Act by KIM FOXX, STATE’S ATTORNEY OF COOK COUNTY through her assistant State’s Attorney in this court and that in the courtroom of JudgeKristal Royce Rivers in the Cook County5th Municipal Courthouse located at 10220 South 76th Avenue, Bridgeview, Illinois on01/25/2019 at 9:00 AM IN CALENDAR 75COURTROOM 030 ,




ASSISTANT STATE’S ATTORNEY:L. Carlson, E. Sheehan, J. KonstantopoulosATTORNEY FOR: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOISADDRESS: 10220 South 76th AvenueCITY/STATE: Bridgeview, Illinois 60455TELEPHONE NUMBER: (708) 974-6260ATTORNEY NO.: 33182



PROTECTION DIVISION

IN THE INTEREST OFJarod Randolph, Jr.

MINOR(S) CHILD(REN) OF Aviance Loving (Mother)



NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, Jarod Randolph, Sr.(Father), respondents, and to All Whom It May Concern, that on July 12, 2018, a petition was filed under the JuvenileCourt Act by KIM FOXX in this court and that in the courtroom of Judge NicholasGeanopoulos in the Cook County JuvenileCourt Building, 1100 So. Hamilton Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, ON 01/09/2019, at 11:00AM in CALENDAR 17 COURTROOM K, or as soon thereafter as this case may be heard, a hearing will be held upon the petition toterminate your parental rights and appoint a guardian with power to consent to adoption.

THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS CASE TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TOCONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALLPARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THE PETITION REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD.


UNLESS YOU appear at the hearing and show cause against the petition, the allegations of the petition may standadmitted as against you and each of you,and an order or judgment entered.



LEGAL NOTICE SUBMISSIONIn the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. Notice is given to you, Thomas Tavera, Dejan Vojcic, and Anteo Yanga, addresses unknown, that on the 15th day of February, 2019, a Motion for Default Judgement will be presented in the matter of Burda v. Central Square Condo, et al., Case No. 17 CH 006569, before Judge Anna M. Loftus, Courtroom 2410 at 10:00 a.m. Unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the Motion, the Motion will stand and an order of judgement will be entered. You will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of this matter.

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IN THE INTEREST OFNico Johnson



Notice is given you, Maurice Quinn (Father), respondents, and TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, that on October 11, 2018, a petition was filed under the JuvenileCourt Act by KIM FOXX, STATE’S ATTORNEYOF COOK COUNTY through her assistant State’s Attorney in this court and that inthe courtroom of Judge Linda Pauel in the Cook County Juvenile Court Building located at 1100 South Hamilton, Chicago, Illinois on 01/09/2018 at 9:00 AM IN CALENDAR 60COURTROOM 12 ,




ASSISTANT STATE’S ATTORNEY:M. Long, W. Lacy, A. Wright

ATTORNEY FOR: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOISADDRESS: 1100 South HamiltonCITY/STATE: Chicago, Illinois 60612TELEPHONE NUMBER: (312) 433-7000ATTORNEY NO.: 33182


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS JUVENILE JUSTICE ANDCHILD PROTECTION DEPARTMENT CHILD

PROTECTION DIVISION

IN THE INTEREST OFMichael Richmond Jr.

MINOR(S) CHILD(REN) OF Aviance Loving (Mother)



NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, Michael Richmond, Sr. (Father), respondents, and to All Whom It May Concern, that on July 12, 2018, a petition was filed under the Juvenile Court Act by KIM FOXX in this court and that in the courtroom of Judge Nicholas Geanopoulos in the Cook County Juvenile Court Building, 1100 So. Hamilton Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, ON 01/09/2019, at 11:00 AM in CALENDAR 17 COURTROOM K, or as soon thereafter as this case may be heard, a hearing will be held upon the petition to terminate your parental rights and appoint a guardian with power to consent to adoption.

THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS CASE TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION. YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF THE PETITION REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD.

UNLESS YOU appear, you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in this case, including the filing of an amended petition or a motion to terminate parental rights.

UNLESS YOU appear at the hearing and show cause against the petition, the allegations of the petition may stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order or judgment entered.



F18080201 FRDM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION

Freedom Mortgage Corporation Plaintiff, vs. Irina Lelik; Natalia Lelyk aka Nataliia Lelyk; Arthur R. Wojtanowski aka Artur R.Wojtanowski; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants

CASE NO. 18 CH 112091226 Potter Road, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068Lyle Calendar 56Defendants.

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, IrinaLelik, Arthur R. Wojtanowski aka Artur R.Wojtanowski and UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above entitled cause, that suit has been commenced against you and other defendants in the Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuit by said plaintiff prayingfor the foreclosure of a certain mortgageconveying the premises described as follows, to wit:

LOT 25 AND THE NORTH 15 FEET OF LOT 26 IN PETER N. HOFFMAN’S GREATER PARKRIDGESUBDIVISION IN THAT PART OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 21 ANDTHE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 22, LYING NORTH OF THE NORTHERLY LINE OF THE RIGHT-OF WAYOF THE CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERNRAILWAY COMPANY, IN TOWNSHIP 41NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRDPRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE OF SAID COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS ON AUGUST 25, 1924 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 8564763.

P.I.N.: 09-22-310-039-0000

Said property is commonly known as 1226 Potter Road, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068, andwhich said mortgage(s) was/were made byIrina Lelik and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds as Document Number1515649160 and for other relief; thatSummons was duly issued out of the above Court against you as provided by law andthat said suit is now pending.

NOW THEREFORE, unless you, the said above named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office ofthe Clerk of the Court at Cook County on or before January 18, 2019, a default may be taken against you at any time after that date and a Judgment entered in accordance withthe prayer of said complaint. E-filing is nowmandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions. To e-file, you must firstcreate an account with an e-filing serviceprovider. Visit http://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/service-providers.htm to learn more and to select a service provider. If you needadditional help or have trouble e-filing, visit www.illinoiscourts.gov/FAQ/gethelp.asp.

This communication is an attempt to collecta debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Steven C. LindbergANSELMO LINDBERG & ASSOCIATES LLC1771 W. Diehl Rd., Ste 120Naperville, IL 60563-4947630-453-6960 | 866-402-8661 | 630-428-4620 (fax)Attorney No. Cook 58852, DuPage 293191, Kane 031-26104, Peoria 1794, Winnebago 3802, IL [email protected]

THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBTCOLLECTOR.Pub: 12/17, 24/2018, 1/2/2019 6035639

F18060229FTSVT RLM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY,ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB D/B/A Christiana Trust not individually but as trustee for Pretiom Mortgage Acquisition Trust Plaintiff, vs. Unknown Successor Trustees of the MadelineHumpf Trust Agreement dated 10/25/1989;Unknown Beneficiaries of the MadelineHumpf Trust Agreement dated 10/25/1989;Belmont Heights No. 1 CondominiumAssociation; John Lydon aka Jack Lydon Special Representative for Madeline M. Humpf a/k/a Madeline Humpf a/k/aMadeline M. Schneider, deceased; UnknownOwners and Non-Record Claimants

Defendants.

CASE NO. 16 CH 157323161 North Paris Avenue Unit 104, River Grove, Illinois 60171Sullivan Calendar 60NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

The requisite affidavit for publicationhaving been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown Successor Trustees of the Madeline Humpf Trust Agreement Dated10/25/89, Unknown Beneficiaries of the Madeline Humpf Trust Agreement Dated10/25/89, and UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above entitled cause, that suit has been commenced against you and other defendants in the Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuit by said plaintiff prayingfor the foreclosure of a certain mortgageconveying the premises described as follows, to wit:

SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF COOK ANDSTATE OF ILLINOIS: UNIT 104 AS DELINEATED PLAT OFSURVEY OF LOT 1 IN JOSEPH J. PAGANUCCl’S RESUBOIVISION OF LOTS 1 THROUGH 20BOTHINCLUSIVE IN BLOCK 7 IN RIVER GROVE ESTATES; BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTH EASTFRACTIONAL 1/4 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, WHICH PLAT OFSURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT ‘A’ TO DECLARATION OFCONDOMINIUM MADE BY ELMWOOD BUILDERS, INCORPORATED. A CORPORATIONOF ILLINOIS,RECORDED IN l’HE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF DEEDS OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS ASDOCUMENT 19519302; TOGETHER WITHAN UNDIVIDED 4.366 PERCENT INTEREST IN SAID LOT 1 IN JOSEPH J. PAGANUCCl’SRESUBOIVISION AFORESAID {EXCEPT FROM SAID LOT 1 ALL THE PROPERTY ANO SPACECOMPRISING ALL THE UNITS THEREOF ASDEFINED AND SET FORTH IN SAID OECL.ARATION AND PLAT OF SURVEYI IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

P.I.N.: 12-26-207-009-1004

Said property is commonly known as 3161 North Paris Avenue Unit 104, River Grove,Illinois 60171, and which said mortgage(s) was/were made by Madeline M. HumpfA/k/a Madeline Humpf, Trustee of theMadeline Humpf Trust Agreement Dated10/25/89, under the Provisions of a TrustAgreement Dated October 25, 1989 and Madeline M. Humpf A/k/a Madeline Humpf and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds as Document Number0707506010 and for other relief; thatSummons was duly issued out of the above Court against you as provided by law andthat said suit is now pending.





F18100196 WFFIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY,ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff, vs. Suneel Chaudhry aka Suneel K. Chaudhry; 2020 Lincoln Park West Condominium Association; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

CASE NO. 18 CH 137362020 North Lincoln Park West, 37GH, Chicago, Illinois 60614Spratt Calendar 64NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Suneel Chaudhry aka Suneel K. Chaudhry, and UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORDCLAIMANTS, defendants in the above entitled cause, that suit has been commenced against you and other defendants in theCircuit Court for the Judicial Circuit by saidplaintiff praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit:

UNIT NUMBER 37GH IN 2020 LINCOLN PARKWEST CONDOMINIUM, AS DELINEATED ONA SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE:CERTAIN LOTS AND PARTS OF LOTS IN KUHN’S SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST 1/2 OF LOT 7 IN BLOCK 31 IN CANAL TRUSTEES’ SUBDIVISION AND IN JACOB REHM’SSUBDIVISION OF CERTAIN LOTS IN KUHN’SSUBDIVISION AFORESAID, TOGETHER WITHCERTAIN PARTS OF VACATED ALLEYSADJOINING CERTAIN OF SAID LOTS, ALLIN SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPALMERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT ‘D’ TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUMRECORDED AS DOCUMENT 25750S09AMENDMENTS THERETO, TOGETHER WITHITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST INTHE COMMON ELEMENTS, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

P.I.N.: 14-33-208-028-1421 (new); 14-33-208-028-1422 (old)

Said property is commonly known as 2020 North Lincoln Park West, 37GH, Chicago, Illinois 60614, and which said mortgage(s) was/were made by Suneel Chaudhry andrecorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds as Document Number 1526808106 and for other relief; that Summons was dulyissued out of the above Court against you as provided by law and that said suit is nowpending.




THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBTCOLLECTORPub: 12/19, 26/2018, 1/2/2019 6040789

F17120289 SLS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY,ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,as Trustee for Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc. Trust 2006-HE2, Mortgage Pass-ThroughCertificates, Series 2006-HE2 Plaintiff, vs. Lucita A. Zamoras aka Lucita Zamoras; James E. Mescall aka James Mescall; Arcadia PlaceTownhomes Homeowners Association;Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,as Trustee for Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc. Trust 2006-HE2; State of Illinois, Department of Revenue; United States Securities and Exchange Commission; Unknown Ownersand Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

CASE NO. 18 CH 1326824 South Aberdeen Street, Unit 2, Chicago, Illinois 60607Robles Calendar 59

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Lucita A. Zamoras aka Lucita Zamoras, James E.Mescall aka James Mescall, and UNKNOWNOWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS,defendants in the above entitled cause, that suit has been commenced against you andother defendants in the Circuit Court forthe Judicial Circuit by said plaintiff praying for the foreclosure of a certain mortgageconveying the premises described as follows, to wit:

PARCEL 1:(24 SOUTH ABERDEEN STREET, UNIT 2): THATPART OF THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY TAKENAS A TRACT: LOTS 32 TO 37 INCLUSIVE INHAYES SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 2 IN CANAL TRUSTEES SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST HALFAND THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHEASTQUARTER OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 39NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRDPRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, EXCEPT THAT PART OF THE WEST 0.44 FEET OF LOT 32 LYINGSOUTH OF THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH HALF OF LOT 31 IN HAYES SUBDIVISION AFORESAID; SAID PART OF SAID TRACT DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ONTHE SOUTH LINE OF SAID TRACT 263.56 FEET WEST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 59 MINUTES 53 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID TRACT 16.67 FEET;THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST 50.49 FEET TO THENORTH LINE OF THE SOUTH 50.49 FEET OFSAID TRACT; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES59 MINUTES 53 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID LINE 16.67 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST 50.49 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, INCOOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

PARCEL 2: NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PARCEL1 AS CREATED BY DECLARATION OFCOVENANTS, CONDITIONS, RESTRICTIONSAND EASEMENTS RECORDED DCEMBER 17,2003 AS DOCUMENT 0335103049.

P.I.N.: 17-17-201-027-0000

Said property is commonly known as 24 South Aberdeen Street, Unit 2, Chicago, Illinois 60607, and which said mortgage(s) was/were made by Lucita A. Zamoras andJames E. Mescall and recorded in the Officeof the Recorder of Deeds as DocumentNumber 0608241126 and for other relief;that Summons was duly issued out of theabove Court against you as provided by lawand that said suit is now pending.





MANLEY, DEAS, KOCHALSKI LLCOne East Wacker – Suite 1250Chicago, IL 60601

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY,ILLINOIS, NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/AMR. COOPER., Plaintiff, v. PATRICIA CALHOUN, AKA PATRICIA O’REILLY; UNKNOWN OWNERSAND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, Case No. 2018-CH-10818

The requisite affidavit for publicationhaving been filed, notice is hereby given you, Patricia Calhoun, AKA Patricia O’Reilly,Unknown Owners and Non-RecordClaimants, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the CookCounty Judicial Circuit, Cook County, Illinoisby the said plaintiff against you and otherdefendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit:

The West 36 feet in Lot 40 in Koester and Zander’s West Irving Park Subdivision in the North 1/2 of Section 21, Township 40North, Range 13, East of the Third PrincipalMeridian, in Cook County, Illinois.

5144 West Patterson Avenue, Chicago, IL 6064113-21-224-019-0000

Now, therefore, unless you, Patricia Calhoun, AKA Patricia O’Reilly, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, and the said above named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the officeof the Clerk of the Cook County Judicial Circuit, Cook County, Illinois, on or beforeJanuary 11, 2019, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with theprayer of said Complaint.

E-filing is now mandatory for documentsin civil cases with limited exemptions. To e-file, you must first create an account withan e-filing service provider. Visit http://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/service-providers.htm tolearn more and to select a service provider. If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/faq/gethelp.asp or contact the Clerk of thisCourt.

Shanna L. Bacher (6302793)MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLCAttorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL60601Phone: 312-651-6700; Fax: 614-220-5613Atty. No.: 48928 Email: [email protected] number: 18-024266 One of Plaintiff’s AttorneysPub: 12/12, 19, 26/2018 6025177

F18100188 WELLSIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY,ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Plaintiff, vs. Rose Mary Toepper aka Rose M. Toepper aka Rose Toepper; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants.

CASE NO. 18 CH 138051409 South Busse Road, Mt. Prospect, Illinois 60056Simko Calendar 58NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, RoseMary Toepper aka Rose M. Toepper aka Rose Toepper, and UNKNOWN OWNERSand NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, defendants in the above entitled cause, that suit has been commenced against you and other defendants in the Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuit by said plaintiff prayingfor the foreclosure of a certain mortgageconveying the premises described as follows, to wit:

LOT TEN (10), IN ELK RIDGE VILLA UNIT NO. 3, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHWESTQUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 14, AND IN THESOUTHEAST QUARTER (1/4) OF SECTION 15, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF REGISTEREDIN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF TITLESOF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ON AUGUST 30, 1962, AS DOCUMENT NO. 2052946, IN COOKCOUNTY, ILLINOIS.

P.I.N.: 08-15-401-010-0000

Said property is commonly known as 1409 South Busse Road, Mt. Prospect, Illinois60056, and which said mortgage(s) was/were made by Thomas E. Toepper and RoseMary Toepper and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds as DocumentNumber 0527221138 and for other relief; that Summons was duly issued out of theabove Court against you as provided by lawand that said suit is now pending.







IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY,ILLINOIS, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLONFKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEEFOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2007-12T1, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,SERIES 2007-12T1., Plaintiff, v. GREGORY E. SABOURIN, AKA GREGORY SABOURIN; THE 3300 LAKE SHORE DRIVE CONDOMINIUMASSOCIATION; THE BANK OF NEW YORKMELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORKAS SUCCESSOR INDENTURE TRUSTEETO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONALASSOCIATION FOR CWHEQ REVOLVINGHOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2007-B; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, Case No.2018CH13721

The requisite affidavit for publicationhaving been filed, notice is hereby given you, Gregory E. Sabourin, AKA Gregory Sabourin, Unknown Owners and Non-RecordClaimants, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the CookCounty Judicial Circuit, Cook County, Illinoisby the said plaintiff against you and otherdefendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit:

Unit Number 17-C as delineated on thesurvey of the following described parcel of real estate (hereinafter referred to asparcel): The South 100 feet of Lots 36, 37, 38, 39 and the South 100 feet of that part of Lot40 lying West of the West Line of Sheridan Road in Block 3 in Lake Shore Subdivision of Lots 24, 25 and 26 in Pine Grove, in Section 21, Township 40 North, Range 14East of the Third Principal Meridian, in CookCounty, Illinois, which survey is attached asexhibit “A” to declaration made by MichiganAvenue National Bank of Chicago, a National Banking Association, as Trustee under trustagreement dated June 1, 1973, and knownas Trust Number 2371, recorded in the officeof the recorder of deeds of Cook County,Illinois, as Document 22632555, as amended from time to time, together with an undivided percentage interest in the parcel (excepting from the parcel all the propertyand space comprising all of the units thereofas defined and set forth in said declarationand survey) all in Cook County, Illinois.

3300 North Lake Shore Drive Apartment 17C,Chicago, IL 6065714-21-310-055-1048

Now, therefore, unless you, Gregory E.Sabourin, AKA Gregory Sabourin, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, and the said above named defendants, file youranswer to the complaint in said suit orotherwise make your appearance therein, inthe office of the Clerk of the Cook CountyJudicial Circuit, Cook County, Illinois, on orbefore January 11, 2019, default may beentered against you at any time after thatday and a Judgment entered in accordancewith the prayer of said Complaint.


Shara A. Netterstrom (6294499)MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLCAttorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL60601Phone: 312-651-6700; Fax: 614-220-5613Atty. No.: 48928 Email: [email protected] number: 18-032168 One of Plaintiff’s AttorneysPub: 12/12, 12/19 & 12/26/2018 6029038

MANLEY, DEAS, KOCHALSKI LLC ONE

EAST WACKER – SUITE 1250 CHICAGO,

IL 60601

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY,ILLINOIS, U.S. BANK, N.A., SUCCESSORTRUSTEE TO LASALLE BANK NATIONALASSOCIATION, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I TRUST 2006-HE9, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-HE9., Plaintiff, v. DONALD ELY, JR., AKA DONALDA. ELY, JR., AS TRUSTEE OF THE ELY FAMILY TRUST DATED JUNE 10, 2005; UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES OF THE ELY FAMILY TRUST DATED JUNE 10, 2005; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; DONALD ELY, JR., AKA DONALD A. ELY, JR.,Defendants, Case No. 2018CH08537

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown Successor Trustees of the Ely Family Trust dated June 10, 2005, UnknownOwners and Non-Record Claimants, that thesaid suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the Cook County Judicial Circuit,Cook County, Illinois by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgageconveying the premises described as follows, to-wit:

Lot 2 together with the northerly one-half of the vacated alley lying southerly of and adjoining said Lot 2, in L. Kluma’sResubdivision of Lot 29 in Block 2 in Nick Schlosser’s Greater Park Ridge Subdivision in the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 22, Township 41 North, Range12, East of the Third Principal Meridian, a plat of which subdivision was registeredin the Office of the Registrar of Titles ofCook County, Illinois, February 24, 1926, asDocument No. 2913353.

1032 Parkwood Avenue, Park Ridge, IL 6006809-22-323-037-0000

Now, therefore, unless you, UnknownSuccessor Trustees of the Ely Family Trust dated June 10, 2005, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, and the saidabove named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the officeof the Clerk of the Cook County Judicial Circuit, Cook County, Illinois, on or beforeJanuary 18, 2019, default may be enteredagainst you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with theprayer of said Complaint.


Michael A. Phelps (6297416)MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLCAttorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL60601Phone: 312-651-6700; Fax: 614-220-5613Atty. No.: 48928 Email: [email protected] number: 18-019140 One of Plaintiff’s Attorneys


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE IN TRUST, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005-FF4., Plaintiff, v. RIGOBERTO HERRERA, AKA RIGOBERTO G. HERRERA; SILVIA HERRERA; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; RIVER TRAILS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, Defendants, Case No. 2018CH14207

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Rigoberto Herrera, AKA Rigoberto G. Herrera, Silvia Herrera, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the Cook County Judicial Circuit, Cook County, Illinois by the said plaintiff against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit:

Unit 16-305 in River Trails Condominium as delineated on a survey of part of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 24, Township 42 North, Range 11, East of the Third Principal Meridian, which survey is attached as Exhibit “C” to the Declaration of Condominium recorded as Document No. 26873891 together with its undivided percentage interest in common elements in Cook County, Illinois.

831 McIntosh Court Unit 305, Prospect Heights, IL 6007003-24-202-054-1357

Now, therefore, unless you, Rigoberto Herrera, AKA Rigoberto G. Herrera, Silvia Herrera, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, and the said above named defendants, file your answer to the complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the Cook County Judicial Circuit, Cook County, Illinois, on or before January 11, 2019, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint.

E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions. To e-file, you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider. Visit http://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/service-providers.htm to learn more and to select a service provider. If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/faq/gethelp.asp or contact the Clerk of this Court.

Shanna L. Bacher (6302793)MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLCAttorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL 60601Phone: 312-651-6700; Fax: 614-220-5613Atty. No.: 48928 Email: [email protected] number: 18-033663 One of Plaintiff’s AttorneysPub: 12/12, 19, 26/2018 6025182


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY,ILLINOIS, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.., Plaintiff,v. FIKRETA HODZIC; SECIMA HODZIC; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; UNKNOWN OWNERS ANDNON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; TOWN SQUARE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; SEADHODZIC, Defendants, Case No. 2018CH13955

The requisite affidavit for publicationhaving been filed, notice is hereby given you, Fikreta Hodzic, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of the Cook County Judicial Circuit, Cook County, Illinois by the said plaintiff againstyou and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit:

Unit 207 as delineated on a survey of part ofthe South East 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 ofSection 22, Township 41 North, Range 10 East of the Third Principal Meridian, (hereinafter referred to as Parcel 1) which survey is attached as Exhibit “A” to Declaration ofCondominium made by Michigan AvenueNational Bank of Chicago, as Trustee under Trust Agreement ka Number 2528, recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds ofCook County, Illinois, as Document Number23872082 as amended from time to time; together with its undivided percentage interest in said Parcel (excepting from said Parcel all the property and space comprising all the units therefore or as defined and set forth in said Declaration and survey) all inCook County, Illinois.

220 South Roselle Road Apartment 207, Schaumburg, IL 6019307-22-302-005-1031

Now, therefore, unless you, Fikreta Hodzic, Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants, and the said abovenamed defendants, file your answer to the complaint in said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the Cook County Judicial Circuit, Cook County, Illinois, on or beforeJanuary 11, 2019, default may be enteredagainst you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with theprayer of said Complaint.


Shanna L. Bacher (6302793)MANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLCAttorneys for Plaintiff One East Wacker, Suite 1250, Chicago, IL60601Phone: 312-651-6700; Fax: 614-220-5613Atty. No.: 48928 Email: [email protected] number: 18-031745 One of Plaintiff’s AttorneysPub: 12/12, 19, 26/2018 6025167

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR

COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, COUNTY

DEPARTMENT – CHANCERY DIVISION

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,Plaintiff, v.MARIA KWAPIEN AKA MARIA G. KWAPIEN AKA MARIA GRAZYNA KWAPIEN; HOLIDAY LANE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS,Defendant(s).

Residential Mortgage Foreclosure

Case No. 2018CH14737

Cal No. 59

Property Address:

1115 Holiday Lane, Unit 12 Des Plaines, IL 60018

NOTICE BY PUBLICATIONNOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, this case has been commenced in this Court against you and others, asking for foreclosure of the Mortgage held by the Plaintiff on the property located at 419 Jefferson St.Lockport, IL 60441, more particularly described as:

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTYUNIT NUMBER 1115-12 IN HOLIDAY LANE CONDOMINIUM, AS DELINEATED ON A PLAT OF SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACT OF LAND: THE EAST 900 FEET OF THE NORTH 420.00 FEET OF THE SOUTH 34 ACRES OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST ¼ OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN: TOGETHER WITH THE SOUTH 66.00 FEET OF THE NORTH 245.00 FEET (EXCEPT THE EAST 900.00 FEET THEREOF AND EXCEPT THAT PART THEREOF LYING WEST OF THE EAST LINE OF ILLINOIS ROUTE 83) OF THE SOUTH 34 ACRES OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

PARCEL 1:THAT PART OF A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS THE EAST 900 FEET OF THE NORTH 420 FEET OF THE SOUTH 34 ACRES OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING WEST OF A LINE DRAWN AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE NORTH LINE THEREOF FROM A POINT ON SAID NORTH LINE 727.18 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID TRACT, TOGETHER WITH THE SOUTH 66 FEET OF THE NORTH 245 FEET (EXCEPT THE EAST 900 FEET THEREOF) OF THE SOUTH 34 ACRES OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 24 AND EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE WEST 50FEET OF THE SOUTH 66 FEET OF THE NORTH 245 FEET (AS MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE NORTH LINE THEREOF) IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

PARCEL 2:THE NORTH 210 FEET OF THE WEST 190 FEET OF THAT PART OF A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS THE SOUTH 34 ACRES OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING EAST OF A LINE DRAWN AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID TRACT FROM A POINT ON SAID NORTH LINE 727.18 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID TRACT IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

PARCEL 3:THE NORTH 210 FEET OF THE EAST 226.58 FEET OF THE WEST 416.58 FEET OF THAT PART OF A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS THE SOUTH 34 ACRES OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING EAST OF A LINE DRAWN AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID TRACT FROM A POINT ON SAID NORTH LINE 727.18 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID TRACT IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS THE NORTH 210 FEET OF THE EAST 190 FEET OF THE WEST 606.58 FEET OF THAT PART OF A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS THE SOUTH 34 ACRES OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING EAST OF A LINE DRAWN AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID TRACT FROM A POINT ON THE SAID NORTH LINE 727.18 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID TRACT IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

PARCEL 5:THE NORTH 420 FEET (EXCEPT THE WEST 606.58 FEET THEREOF) OF THAT PART OF A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS THE SOUTH 34 ACRES OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING EAST OF A LINE DRAWN AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID TRACT FROM A POINT ON SAID NORTH LINE 727.18 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID TRACT IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

PARCEL 6:THE SOUTH 210 FEET OF THE NORTH 420 FEET OF THE EAST 190 FEET OF THE WEST 606.58 FEET OF THAT PART OF A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS THE SOUTH 34 ACRES OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING EAST OF A LINE DRAWN AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID TRACT FROM A POINT ON SAID NORTH LINE 727.18 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID TRACT IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

PARCEL 7:THE SOUTH 210 FEET OF THE NORTH 420 FEET OF THE EAST 226.58 FEET OF THE WEST 416.58 FEET OF THAT PART OF A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS THE SOUTH 34 ACRES OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING EAST OF A LINE DRAWN AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID TRACT FROM A POINT ON SAID NORTH LINE 727.18 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID TRACT IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

PARCEL 8:THE SOUTH 210 FEET OF THE NORTH 420 FEET OF THE WEST 190 FEET OF THAT PART OF A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS THE SOUTH 34 ACRES OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, LYING EAST OF A LINE DRAWN AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID TRACT FROM A POINT ON SAID NORTH LINE 727.18 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID TRACT, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS WHICH PLAT OF SURVEY IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT “A” TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED DECEMBER 21, 2004 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 0435645145; TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS.Permanent Index Number: 08-24-102-033-1152Commonly known as: 1115 Holiday Lane, Unit 12, Des Plaines, IL 60018UNLESS YOU FILE your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this cause in the Office of the Circuit Court of Cook County at the Richard J. Daley Center located at 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, IL 60602 on or before January 18, 2019, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT FOR FORECLOSURE.THIS COMMUNICATION IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A.233 S. Wacker Drive, 70th FloorChicago, IL 60606Firm ID: 48947Phone: (312) 566-0040Fax: (312) 566-0041Pub: 12/19, 26/2018, 1/2/2019 6035383

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK ESTANISLAO CARREON CELIA CARREONUNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS ANDPARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEEDNO. 2018COTD007338 FILED November 1, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook DatePremises Sold June 7, 2016 CertificateNo. 14-0009595 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for Special Assessmentof (Municipality) and special assessmentnumber N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 3544 WEST LYNDALE ST, CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 13-35-209-027-0000 This notice is to advise youthat the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period ofredemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27, 28/2018 6030143

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK TAXPAYER OF PROPERTY MANAGER /OCCUPANT CAROLYN SZYMANSKI MAZURRESTORATION UNKNOWN OWNERS,OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTEDGENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007687FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold April5, 2017 Certificate No. 15-0006570 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2015 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property locatedat 3272 WEST FULLERTON AVE, CHICAGO,IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 13-26-428-020-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031943

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK RAY OLAYAN CITY OF CHICAGO, C/O CITYCLERK SHIULKI AUTO TEC INC D/B/A RICH’ESMUFFLER & TIRE CENTER, RA & PRESIDENT: RAY OLAYAN PROPERTY MANAGER / OCCUPANT BYLINE BANK UNKNOWNOWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007686 FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date PremisesSold April 5, 2017 Certificate No. 15-0006295Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2015 (2007 2ND INCLUDED) Sold for Special Assessmentof (Municipality) and special assessmentnumber N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No.N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at THE WEST 25 FEET OF THE EAST 75 FEET OF THE REAL ESTATE C/K/A 3111-3125W DEVON AVE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60659Legal Description or Property Index No. 13-01-101-004-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27, 28/2018 6031906

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK 6458 N CLAREMONT LLC ADRIAN TANASE CLAREMONT COURT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, RA: SUSAN K RABATINEQUALITY MANAGEMENT & RENTALS UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS ANDPARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEEDNO. 2018COTD007374 FILED November 2, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook DatePremises Sold June 8, 2016 CertificateNo. 14-0013625 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for Special Assessmentof (Municipality) and special assessmentnumber N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 6460 N CLAREMONT AVE, UNIT GARDEN N,CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60645 Legal Descriptionor Property Index No. 11-31-312-047-1001This notice is to advise you that the aboveproperty has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption fromthe sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale andmay be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee paysany subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property fromsubsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has beenfiled for a tax deed which will transfer titleand the right to possession of this propertyif redemption is not made on or before April19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602, Courtroom 1704, on May 17,2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at thishearing but your right to redeem will alreadyhave expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSSOF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before April 19, 2019 byapplying to the County Clerk of Cook County,Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk inChicago, Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS:118 N Clark Street, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONALASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEEPurchaser or Assignee. Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27, 28/2018 6030223

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK JAMES V. KNIGHTEN J MORGAN DOROTHY KNIGHTEN OCCUPANT - 4912 W WASHINGTON, 1ST FLOOR OCCUPANT - 4912 W WASHINGTON ST, 2ND FLOOR CITYOF CHICAGO, C/O CITY CLERK CHARMAINE GARDNER NATHANIEL BROOKS JOSEPHINE CHILDRESS MORGAN JOANN KNIGHTEN JOANN BROOKS UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTEDGENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007607FILED November 9, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June8, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0014659 Sold forGeneral Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property locatedat 4912 W WASHINGTON BLVD, CHICAGO,IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 16-09-423-032-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period ofredemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to theexact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter isset for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031217

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK JORDAN PAPER CO JORDAN PAPER BOXCOMPANY, RA: RAYMOND F POLACH JORDAN PAPER BOX COMPANY, JOHN MJORDAN PROPERTY MANAGER / OCCUPANT UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS ANDPARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEEDNO. 2018COTD007637 FILED November 13,2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook DatePremises Sold April 6, 2017 Certificate No. 15-0010133 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2015 Sold for Special Assessmentof (Municipality) and special assessmentnumber N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No.N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 5045-5049 W LAKE ST, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS60644 Legal Description or Property IndexNo. 16-09-403-020-0000 This notice is toadvise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the periodof redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem issubject to increase at 6 month intervalsfrom the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequentlyaccruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with thecounty clerk as to the exact amount youowe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property ifredemption is not made on or before April19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602, Courtroom 1704, on May 17,2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at thishearing but your right to redeem will alreadyhave expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSSOF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before April 19, 2019 byapplying to the County Clerk of Cook County,Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk inChicago, Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS:118 N Clark Street, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONALASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEEPurchaser or Assignee. Dated December 3,2018. Pub: 12/26, 27, 28/2018 6031364

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK LIZZETTE PEREZ CITY OF CHICAGO, C/O CITY CLERK TCF NATIONAL BANK UNKNOWNOWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007635 FILED November 13, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date PremisesSold April 6, 2017 Certificate No. 15-0009919Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2015 Soldfor Special Assessment of (Municipality) andspecial assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 3321 WEST DIVISION ST, CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 16-02-409-002-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter isset for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031354

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK LINDSEY WALZEN, A/K/A LINDSEY WALZEM OCCUPANT KINETIC LOFTS AT RAINBOVILLAGE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION,RA: MELBOURNE JACKSON KINETIC LOFTS AT RAINBO VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, PATRICK WARNEKA, PRESIDENT UNKNOWN OWNERS,OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTEDGENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007373FILED November 2, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June8, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0012929 Sold forGeneral Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at4814 NORTH CLARK ST, UNIT P-47, CHICAGO,IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 14-08-315-058-1091 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6030219

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK JOHN BRUNNER GRACE BRUNNEROCCUPANT CITY OF CHICAGO, C/O CITYCLERK BRENDA WARFIELD UNKNOWNOWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007606 FILED November 9, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date PremisesSold June 8, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0014925 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Soldfor Special Assessment of (Municipality) andspecial assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 3922 WEST MONROE ST, CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 16-14-100-025-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031211

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK FULVIO R GRANDE CITY OF CHICAGO, C/O CITY CLERK RICH GRANDE MARICELLALOSSTUMBO PROPERTY MANAGERUNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS ANDPARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEEDNO. 2018COTD007640 FILED November 13, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook DatePremises Sold April 6, 2017 Certificate No. 15-0010287 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2015 Sold for Special Assessmentof (Municipality) and special assessmentnumber N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No.N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 2704 W WARREN BLVD, CHICAGO, IL LegalDescription or Property Index No. 16-12-421-043-0000 This notice is to advise youthat the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period ofredemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031398

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK 3333 WASH PARTNERS LLC 3333 WASHINGTON PARTNERS, LLC, C/O ILLINOISSECRETARY OF STATE BUSINESS SERVICES 3333 WASHINGTON PARTNERS, LLC, RA: DANIEL R. BRONSON 3333 WASHINGTONPARTNERS, LLC, THOMAS MEIER, A MANAGERUNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS ANDPARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEEDNO. 2018COTD007639 FILED November 13, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook DatePremises Sold April 6, 2017 Certificate No. 15-0010259 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2015 Sold for Special Assessmentof (Municipality) and special assessmentnumber N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No.N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 3311 W WASHINGTON BLVD, CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 16-11-414-007-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to theexact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031379

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK CF IL REO LLC WILLIE DUNMORE CHICAGOTITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE OF TRUST #8002369720 DATED 11.09.2015CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY,TRUSTEE OF TRUST #8002369720 DATED11.09.2015, RA: CT CORPORATION SYSTEMUNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS ANDPARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEEDNO. 2018COTD007638 FILED November 13, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook DatePremises Sold April 6, 2017 Certificate No.15-0010175, 15-0010176, 15-0010177, 15-0010178, 15-0010179, 15-0010180 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2015; 2015;2015; 2015; 2015; 2015 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 4440-4456 W MADISON ST, CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or PropertyIndex No. 16-10-331-020-0000; 16-10-331-021-0000; 16-10-331-022-0000; 16-10-331-023-0000; 16-10-331-024-0000; 16-10-331-025-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031371


TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK MICHAEL GARCIA CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE OF TRUST #83046 DATED 04.25.1983 CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE OF TRUST #83046 DATED 04.25.1983, RA: CT CORPORATION SYSTEM UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007631 FILED November 13, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date PremisesSold April 5, 2017 Certificate No. 15-0007306Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2015 Soldfor Special Assessment of (Municipality) andspecial assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 719 WEST 47TH ST, CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 20-09-100-017-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031305

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK RENEE HODGES PROPERTY MANAGER / OCCUPANT LEON GARRETT MEKAYLA DAVIS UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS ANDPARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEEDNO. 2018COTD007616 FILED November 9, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook DatePremises Sold June 7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0010410 Sold for General Taxes of (year)2014 (2011 2ND INCLUDED) Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 5404-5406 S ASHLAND AVE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60609 Legal Descriptionor Property Index No. 20-07-431-025-0000This notice is to advise you that the aboveproperty has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption fromthe sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale andmay be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee paysany subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property fromsubsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has beenfiled for a tax deed which will transfer titleand the right to possession of this propertyif redemption is not made on or before April19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602, Courtroom 1704, on June 7,2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at thishearing but your right to redeem will alreadyhave expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSSOF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before April 19, 2019 byapplying to the County Clerk of Cook County,Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk inChicago, Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS:118 N Clark Street, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONALASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEEPurchaser or Assignee. Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27, 28/2018 6031274

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK DAWN M JORGENSON OCCUPANT - 2218 W50TH PLACE, 1ST FLOOR OCCUPANT - 2218W 50TH PLACE, 2ND FLOOR UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007341 FILED November 1, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date PremisesSold June 7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0010327 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Soldfor Special Assessment of (Municipality) andspecial assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 2218 WEST 50TH PLACE, CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 20-07-120-037-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6030148

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK GEORGE HELDES CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE OF TRUST #26772 DATED 12/01/1998, TRUSTEE CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE OF TRUST #26772 DATED 12/01/1998, RA: CT CORPORATION SYSTEM REACH FOR THESTARS CHILD CARE ACADEMY UNKNOWNOWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007677 FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date PremisesSold April 4, 2017 Certificate No. 15-0004605Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2015 Soldfor Special Assessment of (Municipality) andspecial assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 4250 S KING DR, CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 20-03-123-033-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031832

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK ODDESSA LOVETT CITY OF CHICAGO, C/O CITY CLERK OCCUPANT - 708 W 61ST PLACE,1ST FLOOR OCCUPANT - 708 W 61ST PLACE, 2ND FLOOR WILLIE DAVIS HELEN HARDING MICHAEL HARDING UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTEDGENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007673FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0010627 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 708 WEST 61ST PL, CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 20-16-315-051-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031720

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY,TRUSTEE OF TRUST #8002367209 DATED02.10.2015 WPDG LLC CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE OFTRUST #8002367209 DATED 02.10.2015, RA: CT CORPORATION SYSTEM CITY OF CHICAGO, C/O CITY CLERK LEGACY REALESTATE VENTURES, LLC, C/O ILLINOIS SECRETARY OF STATE BUSINESS SERVICES LEGACY REAL ESTATE VENTURES, LLC,RA: THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS ANDPARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEEDNO. 2018COTD007680 FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook DatePremises Sold April 4, 2017 Certificate No.15-0004707, 15-0004708 Sold for GeneralTaxes of (year) 2015; 2015 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 5320-5322 S PRAIRIE AVE,CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or PropertyIndex No. 20-10-311-022-0000; 20-10-311-023-0000 This notice is to advise youthat the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period ofredemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27, 28/2018 6031855

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK KEDAR CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE OF TRUST #8002367209DATED 02.10.2015 CHICAGO TITLE LANDTRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE OF TRUST #8002367209 DATED 02.10.2015, RA: CT CORPORATION SYSTEM PROPERTY MANAGER LEGACY REAL ESTATE VENTURES,LLC LEGACY REAL ESTATE VENTURES, LLC, C/O ILLINOIS SECRETARY OF STATE BUSINESSSERVICES KEVIN A. STERLING, ESQ., THESTERLING LAW OFFICE, LLC UNKNOWNOWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007679 FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date PremisesSold April 4, 2017 Certificate No. 15-0004694Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2015 Soldfor Special Assessment of (Municipality) andspecial assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 5234 S PRAIRIE AVE, CHICAGO , IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 20-10-304-046-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031849

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK GEORGE DRIVER, JR CITY OF CHICAGO, C/O CITY CLERK OCCUPANT UNKNOWNOWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007366 FILED November 2, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date PremisesSold June 7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0011082 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Soldfor Special Assessment of (Municipality) andspecial assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 6601 S CARPENTER ST, CHICAGO,IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 20-20-227-044-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6030170

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK MAHALIA ANN JOHNSON OCCUPANT MARQUETTE BANK, TRUSTEE OF TRUST #16575 DATED 03.27.2003 CITY OF CHICAGO,C/O CITY CLERK LAWRENCE SKROBOT KEITH L. JOHNSON SECURED EQUITY FINANCIAL,LLC, RA: MICHAEL BABLO SECURED EQUITY FINANCIAL, LLC, ARIEL MATTHEWCROWLEY, A MANAGER UNKNOWN OWNERS,OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTEDGENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007612FILED November 9, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0010979 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 2008 WEST 68TH PL, CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 20-19-316-041-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031248

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK CORNELIUS NORWOOD MOGUL PROPERTIES, INC., RA: STEVEN C. DOLINS MOGUL PROPERTIES, INC., CORNELIUS NORWOOD, PRESIDENT OCCUPANT ZSANAE LOCKETT UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS ANDPARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEEDNO. 2018COTD007365 FILED November 2, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook DatePremises Sold June 7, 2016 CertificateNo. 14-0010863 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for Special Assessmentof (Municipality) and special assessmentnumber N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No.N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 5802 S WOLCOTT AVE, CHICAGO, IL LegalDescription or Property Index No. 20-18-225-011-0000 This notice is to advise youthat the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period ofredemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27, 28/2018 6030165

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK PIVOT URBAN LLC PIVOT URBAN, LLC, RA & MANAGER: CLAUDE JONES CITY OF CHICAGO, C/O CITY CLERK SUSIE LEE MADISON CYNTHIA BAKER OCCUPANT - 5629 S THROOP ST, 2ND FLR OCCUPANT - 5629 S THROOP ST, 1ST FLR UNKNOWNOWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007632 FILED November 13, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date PremisesSold April 5, 2017 Certificate No. 15-0007398Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2015 Soldfor Special Assessment of (Municipality) andspecial assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 5629 S THROOP ST, CHICAGO, ILLegal Description or Property Index No. 20-17-114-012-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to theexact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031316

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK MARY HENDERSON OCCUPANT CITY OF CHICAGO, C/O CITY CLERK CAMBRIDGE APARTMENTS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, RA: DAVID SUGAR CAMBRIDGE APARTMENTSCONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, PRESIDENT:THERESA GRIFFIN UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTEDGENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007653FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June6, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0007080 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 2200 EAST 70TH PLACE UNIT 206 CHICAGO, IL 60649 Legal Descriptionor Property Index No. 20-24-425-008-1016This notice is to advise you that the aboveproperty has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption fromthe sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale andmay be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee paysany subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property fromsubsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has beenfiled for a tax deed which will transfer titleand the right to possession of this propertyif redemption is not made on or before April19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602, Courtroom 1704, on May 17,2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at thishearing but your right to redeem will alreadyhave expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSSOF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before April 19, 2019 byapplying to the County Clerk of Cook County,Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk inChicago, Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS:118 N Clark Street, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONALASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEEPurchaser or Assignee. Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27, 28/2018 6031456

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK DURHAM COBBETTE GRP THE DURHAMCOBETTE GROUP, LLC, RA: CRUMP REALTY GROUP, INC. THE DURHAM COBETTE GROUP, LLC, MANAGER: NIKKI CRUMP OCCUPANT1552-54 E. 65TH PLACE CONDOMINIUMASSOCIATION, RA: PAUL HOUILLON 1552-54 E. 65TH PLACE CONDOMINIUMASSOCIATION, JOLIANNE BEUNTINGCHIKA NWACHUKEU UNKNOWN OWNERS,OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTEDGENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007652FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June6, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0006980 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at1554 EAST 65TH PLACE, UNIT 1E, CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 20-23-219-053-1002 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031431

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK TANYA GUIDER TANYA WHEELER A/K/A TANYA GUIDER UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTEDGENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007681FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold April4, 2017 Certificate No. 15-0004966 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2015 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 6362 S INGLESIDE AVE, CHICAGO,IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 20-23-104-051-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031863

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK POLLY BALLARD CHICAGO TITLE LANDTRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE OF TRUST #127194 DATED 02.01.2001 CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE OF TRUST #127194 DATED 02.01.2001,RA: CT CORPORATION SYSTEM CITY OF CHICAGO, C/O CITY CLERK OCCUPANTAMERICAN GENERAL FINANCE, INC., RA: C T CORPORATION SYSTEM AMERICANGENERAL FINANCE, INC., VINCENTCIUFFETELLI ARTHUR BALLARD UNKNOWNOWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007367 FILED November 2, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date PremisesSold June 7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0011216 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 (1998 1ST INCLUDED) Sold for Special Assessmentof (Municipality) and special assessmentnumber N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No.N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 7051 S PRINCETON AVE, CHICAGO, IL LegalDescription or Property Index No. 20-21-421-007-0000 This notice is to advise youthat the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period ofredemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6030176

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK MURRAY, MAMIE OCCUPANT NATHAN W MURRAY JR KENNETH MURRAY CITY OF CHICAGO, C/O CITY CLERK MARQUETTEBANK UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007371 FILEDNovember 2, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June 7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0011310 Sold for GeneralTaxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property locatedat 1422 WEST 72ND PLACE, CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 20-29-112-018-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6030199

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK RANDOLPH JARMON JR OCCUPANTRANDOLPH JARMON, JR SEBERIA FITE UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS ANDPARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEEDNO. 2018COTD007370 FILED November 2,2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook DatePremises Sold June 7, 2016 CertificateNo. 14-0011288 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for Special Assessmentof (Municipality) and special assessmentnumber N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No.N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 106WEST 77TH ST, CHICAGO, IL Legal Descriptionor Property Index No. 20-28-412-039-0000This notice is to advise you that the aboveproperty has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption fromthe sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale andmay be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee paysany subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property fromsubsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has beenfiled for a tax deed which will transfer titleand the right to possession of this propertyif redemption is not made on or before April19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in theCircuit Court of this county in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602, Courtroom 1704, on May 17,2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at thishearing but your right to redeem will alreadyhave expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSSOF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before April 19, 2019 byapplying to the County Clerk of Cook County,Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk inChicago, Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS:118 N Clark Street, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONALASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEEPurchaser or Assignee. Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27, 28/2018 6030192

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK J LITTLE ROYALTY INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC SERIES B, RA: ERIC FELDMAN & ASSOC PC ROYALTY INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC SERIES B, TAHIR HAFEEZ TWINETTESTERLING OCCUPANT UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTEDGENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007368FILED November 2, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0011230 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 7251 S UNION AVE, CHICAGO, ILLegal Description or Property Index No. 20-28-110-017-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6030184

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK RUTH PINES JACKSON CITY OF CHICAGO, C/O CITY CLERK CITY OF CHICAGO, C/OCORPORATION COUNSEL RUTH PINES GANC LLC, C/O GREG BINGHAM (REGISTERED AGENT AND MEMBER) UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTEDGENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007655FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June6, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0007226 Sold forGeneral Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 1304 E 73RD ST CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 20-26-213-018-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031469

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK JOHN KAVOURIS NICK KAV CHICAGO TITLELAND TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE OF TRUST #123006-04 DATED 05.29.1997 CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE OF TRUST #123006-04 DATED 05.29.1997, RA: CTCORPORATION SYSTEM RITEWAY-HUGGINSCONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC., LARRYHUGGINS, PRESIDENT OCCUPANT RITEWAY-HUGGINS CONSTRUCTION UNKNOWNOWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007971 FILED November 28, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date PremisesSold April 5, 2017 Certificate No. 15-0005399Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2015 Soldfor Special Assessment of (Municipality) andspecial assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 1030 EAST 87TH ST, CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 20-35-318-029-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6032022

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK TRUCK PARTS COMPANY OCCUPANT CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY.TRUSTEE OF TRUST #71-82102 DATED JULY 10, 1987 CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUSTCOMPANY. TRUSTEE OF TRUST #71-82102 DATED JULY 10, 1987, RA: CT CORPORATIONSYSTEM UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTSAND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007633 FILEDNovember 13, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold April 5, 2017Certificate No. 15-0008111, 15-0008112 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2015; 2015 Soldfor Special Assessment of (Municipality) andspecial assessment number N/A WarrantNo. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTYHAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at THE EASTERLY 25 FEETOF THE SOUTHWESTERLY 50 FEET OF THEREAL ESTATE C/K/A 8623 S VINCENNES AVECHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60620 Legal Descriptionor Property Index No. 20-33-315-004-0000;20-33-315-007-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period ofredemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to theexact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031338

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK DEPAUL BUILDERS CITY OF CHICAGO, C/O CITY CLERK CHATHAM 8700 LLC,RA & MANAGER: MUHAMMAD HOWARDCHATHAM 8700 LLC PROPERTY MANAGER UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS ANDPARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEEDNO. 2018COTD007972 FILED November 28, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook DatePremises Sold April 5, 2017 Certificate No. 15-0008104 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2015 Sold for Special Assessmentof (Municipality) and special assessmentnumber N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No.N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 8500 S STEWART AVE, CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 20-33-305-037-0000 This notice is to advise youthat the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period ofredemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6032028


TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK SAMI IMSIAH SAMI IMSAIH CITY OFCHICAGO, C/O CITY CLERK AKRAM KHALIL ZANAYED E320, LP, RA: DAVID RAY E320, LP, C/O ILLINOIS SECRETARY OF STATE7847-53 S. ESSEX AVE. LLC, C/O ILLINOIS SECRETARY OF STATE 7847 ESSEX, LLC, RA: BRIAN MANNING ROSA INVESTMENTSINCORPORATED, RA: AKRAM ZANAYED ROSA INVESTMENTS INCORPORATED, C/OILLINOIS SECRETARY OF STATE SHARON KIRKPATRICK, ESQ. UNKNOWN OWNERS,OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTEDGENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007683FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold April5, 2017 Certificate No. 15-0005535 Sold forGeneral Taxes of (year) 2015 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 7847 S ESSEX AVE, CHICAGO, ILLegal Description or Property Index No. 21-30-327-020-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031883

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK W & E WITKOWSKI CITY OF CHICAGO, C/OCITY CLERK HARRIET LINDSAY CHASE TAYLOR OCCUPANT JEANETTE WHITEHEADCHRISTIANA TRUST AS CUSTODIAN FOR GSRAN-Z, LLC, C/O WILLIAM D. BERNETT CHRISTIANA TRUST AS CUSTODIAN FOR GSRAN-Z, LLC UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTEDGENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007656FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0007694 Sold forGeneral Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 2607 E 76TH ST CHICAGO, IL 60649Legal Description or Property Index No. 21-30-311-003-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031473

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK CTLTC 008002370185 CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE UNDERTRUST NO. 8002370185 DATED JANUARY12, 2016 CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST NO. 8002370185 DATED JANUARY 12, 2016, RA: CT CORPORATION SYSTEM BROTHERS REACHING OUT TO HELP EACH RECOVER, INC., RA: RICHARD SIMMONS OCCUPANT- 8605 S STONY ISLAND AVE OCCUPANT - 8601 S STONY ISLAND AVE RICKETTE’S WORLD FAMOUS CHICKEN, FISH & BBQ GUS RICKETTE UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007682 FILEDNovember 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold April 5, 2017 Certificate No. 15-0005452 Sold for GeneralTaxes of (year) 2015 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property locatedat 8601 S STONY ISLAND AVE. CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 20-36-324-001-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27, 28/2018 6031871

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK JOSE AND NINFA MOLINA STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES , BUREAU OF COLLECTIONS SERGIO MOLINA JOSE MOLINA OCCUPANT - 8238 S SOUTHSHORE DR UNIT 1 OCCUPANT - 8238 S SOUTH SHORE DR UNIT 2 UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007660FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0007868 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property locatedat 8238 S SOUTH SHORE DR CHICAGO, ILLegal Description or Property Index No. 21-31-232-038-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27, 28/2018 6031522

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK T K KLAWITTER TERESA KAY KLAWITTER DANISHA LYONS DANIELLE LEWIS PERKINSPARRIE OCCUPANT UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTEDGENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007659FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0007782 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 8020 S MANISTEE AVE, CHICAGO,IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 21-31-114-029-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031503

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK AHARVEST ENTERPRISE CITY OF CHICAGO,C/O CITY CLERK HEIRS OF CHERYLSIMMS MILELE NURU IRREVOCABLETRUST CONSUELO ROBERTA MILLER, ESQ. TRUSTEES OF THE MILELE NURU TRUST, C/O LAW OFFICE OF CONSUELO R. MILLER, LTD. UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS ANDPARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEEDNO. 2018COTD007658 FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook DatePremises Sold June 7, 2016 CertificateNo. 14-0007739 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for Special Assessmentof (Municipality) and special assessmentnumber N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No.N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 3024 E CHELTENHAM PL, CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 21-30-411-021-0000 This notice is to advise youthat the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period ofredemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031497

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK LONZELL JONES JR KIMBERLY JONES BRIANJONES OCCUPANT - 7860 S COLES AVE UNIT 1 OCCUPANT - 7860 COLES AVE UNIT2 OCCUPANT - 7860 S COLES AVE UNIT 3 ESTATE OF LONZELL JONES JR, C/O LONZELL JONES III ESTATE OF LONZELL JONES, JR., C/OPHILLIP J. BERNSTEIN (ATTY FOR LONZELL JONES, III) UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007657 FILEDNovember 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June 7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0007738 Sold for GeneralTaxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 7860 S COLES AVE CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 21-30-411-014-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27, 28/2018 6031486

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK RICHARD L HARRIS RICHARD HARRIS DORISSANFORD OCCUPANT MICHAEL WILLIAMS DESMOND PETERSON UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTEDGENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007662FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0008098 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property locatedat 8842 S WABASH AVE CHICAGO, IL 60619 Legal Description or Property Index No. 25-03-106-039-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031637

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK GEORGE KONONELOS FIRST MIDWEST BANK, TRUSTEE OF TRUST #9156 DATED 11.16.2011 OCCUPANT LAWRENCE MALYSA SHARON MALYSA CHRISTOPHER BRANSONDANIEL WAUTERS UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTEDGENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007675FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold April4, 2017 Certificate No. 15-0004532 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2015 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 2847 EVERETT ST, BLUE ISLAND,IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 24-36-112-039-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031808

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK UST NAT. BANK 2 SOUTHSIDE CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC., RA & PRESIDENT:ENDA M NEVIN VILLAGE OF OAK LAWN, VILLAGE CLERK COUNTRYSIDE BANK UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS ANDPARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEEDNO. 2018COTD007674 FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook DatePremises Sold April 4, 2017 Certificate No. 15-0004366 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2015 Sold for Special Assessmentof (Municipality) and special assessmentnumber N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No.N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 10100 S KILDARE AVE, OAK LAWN, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 24-10-409-051-0000 This notice is to advise youthat the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period ofredemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031799

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK CLAUDINE G THEODULE BEST FLOW SEWER AND DRAIN, LLC, RA: EVENS THEODULE BESTFLOW SEWER AND DRAIN, LLC, C/O ILLINOIS SECRETARY OF STATE EVENS THEODULE,MANAGER OF, BEST FLOW SEWER ANDDRAIN, LLC EVENS THEODULE OCCUPANT JESSICA BATTLE CANDICE BATTLE UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007684 FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date PremisesSold April 5, 2017 Certificate No. 15-0005639Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2015 Soldfor Special Assessment of (Municipality) andspecial assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 8511 S SAGINAW AVE, CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 21-31-321-005-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031890

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK ALICA T FOSTER, TRUSTEE OF THE ALICIA T.FOSTER REVOCABLE TRUST HELEN SMITH SHARON HOLIDAY OCCUPANT UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007664 FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date PremisesSold June 7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0008267 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Soldfor Special Assessment of (Municipality) andspecial assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 9616 S JEFFERY AVE, CHICAGO,IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 25-12-106-045-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031654

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK VERNON F WARD 609-07 HINSDALE BANK& TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE OF TRUST#74-4232 DATED 08.03.2009 OCCUPANTJOHNNA ROBINSON UNKNOWN OWNERS,OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTEDGENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007665FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0008239 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at10146 S EBERHART AVE, CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 25-10-408-036-0000 This notice is to advise youthat the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period ofredemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27, 28/2018 6031659

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK PEGGY JACKSON PARIS JACKSON OCCUPANTUNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS ANDPARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEEDNO. 2018COTD007372 FILED November 2, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook DatePremises Sold June 7, 2016 CertificateNo. 14-0012011 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for Special Assessmentof (Municipality) and special assessmentnumber N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 10153 S WINSTON AVE, CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 25-08-309-019-0000 This notice is to advise youthat the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period ofredemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27, 28/2018 6030213

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK ANNIE M COLLINS CITY OF CHICAGO,C/O CITY CLERK CITY OF CHICAGO, C/OCORPORATION COUNSEL MONIQUECOLLINS AMY E. ORLANDO, ESQ, MONAHAN LAW GROUP, LLC UNKNOWN OWNERS,OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTEDGENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007663FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0008141 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 640 E 90TH ST CHICAGO, IL 60619 Legal Description or Property Index No. 25-03-222-037-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031643

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK DELORES DANIEL OCCUPANT ESTATE OF ANDREW COLLINS UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTEDGENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007669FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0008315 Sold forGeneral Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at9634 S OGLESBY AVE CHICAGO, IL 60617 Legal Description or Property Index No. 25-12-231-031-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27, 28/2018 6031689

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK RAMONA A IRONS OCCUPANT LINDA GREEN UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS ANDPARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEEDNO. 2018COTD007668 FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook DatePremises Sold June 7, 2016 CertificateNo. 14-0008305 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for Special Assessmentof (Municipality) and special assessmentnumber N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No.N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 9725 S CRANDON AVE, CHICAGO, IL LegalDescription or Property Index No. 25-12-223-006-0000 This notice is to advise youthat the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period ofredemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031684

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK GARY O ALVERANGA GARY ALVERANGA OCCUPANT CITY OF CHICAGO, C/O CITYCLERK UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTSAND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007667 FILEDNovember 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June 7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0008303 Sold for GeneralTaxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at9753 S BRENNAN AVE CHICAGO, IL 60617 Legal Description or Property Index No. 25-12-222-019-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period ofredemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to theexact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031678

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK JERRY LEE SELECT FUNDING, LLC, RA &MANAGER: DAVID GOLDBERG CITY OFCHICAGO, C/O CITY CLERK OCCUPANTTERRY RIVERS UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTEDGENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007666FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0008279 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 2138 EAST 97TH ST, CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 25-12-206-039-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on June 7, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031667

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK CHARLES DAVIS SHIRLEY DAVIS ISIAH DAVIS OCCUPANT ARIELLE DAVIS UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007609 FILED November 9, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date PremisesSold June 7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0012330 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Soldfor Special Assessment of (Municipality) andspecial assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 11433 S DAVOL ST, CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 25-19-228-001-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031231

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK DONALD G SHANNON ALMEDIA SHANNON OCCUPANT UNKNOWN OWNERS,OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTEDGENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007610FILED November 9, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0012159 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEENSOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Propertylocated at 66 WEST 105TH ST, CHICAGO, IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 25-16-209-053-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27, 28/2018 6031236

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK REGINA CHRISTOPHER RICHARDCHRISTOPHER STATE OF ILLINOIS, C/O ATTORNEY GENERAL ILLINOIS HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES, COLLECTIONS ANDRECOVERY UNIT CONTIMORTGAGE CORP., ROBERT DAVIS, PRESIDENT UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007337 FILED November 1, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date PremisesSold June 7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0008388 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 (2012 1ST INCLUDED) Sold for Special Assessmentof (Municipality) and special assessmentnumber N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No.N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 10520 S EDBROOKE AVE, CHICAGO, IL LegalDescription or Property Index No. 25-15-120-047-0000 This notice is to advise youthat the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period ofredemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TOREDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018.Pub: 12/26, 27, 28/2018 6030134

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK CHARLES MCKINNEY IRMA MCKINNEY ANTOINE MCKINNEY OCCUPANT U.S. BANKNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BNC MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-2MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,SERIES 2007-2 UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTEDGENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007670FILED November 14, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June7, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0008378 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at10406 S INDIANA AVE CHICAGO, IL 60628 Legal Description or Property Index No. 25-15-112-027-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6031698


TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK VERA SCOTT TASSAH GUNN OCCUPANT EQUITY ONE, INC. AS SERVICER FORNOMURA HOME EQUITY LOAN, INC., LOAN TRUST SERIES 2006-FM1 CERTIFICATES 2006-FM1, RA: C T CORPORATION SYSTEMEQUITY ONE, INC. AS SERVICER FORNOMURA HOME EQUITY LOAN, INC., LOAN TRUST SERIES 2006-FM1 CERTIFICATES 2006-FM1, C/O ILLINOIS SECRETARY OFSTATE BUSINESS SERVICES NOMURA HOMEEQUITY LOAN, INC., LOAN TRUST SERIES 2006-FM1 CERTIFICATES 2006-FM1 TREVONGUNN UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007331 FILEDNovember 1, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June 3, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0000470 Sold for GeneralTaxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property locatedat 22157 MERRILL AVE, SAUK VILLAGE, ILLegal Description or Property Index No. 32-25-413-001-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increasedif the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1,LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6030002

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK SUBURBAN PROP GRP LLC OCCUPANT SUBURBAN PROPERTIES GROUP, LLC, RA: RITA A FARRELL SUBURBAN PROPERTIESGROUP, LLC, ROBERT BOCK, MANAGER JOHN BRUSH UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTSAND PARTIES INTERESTED GENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007333 FILEDNovember 1, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June 3, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0000543 Sold for GeneralTaxes of (year) 2014 Sold for SpecialAssessment of (Municipality) and special assessment number N/A Warrant No. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property locatedat 614 ANDOVER ST, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLegal Description or Property Index No. 32-30-108-005-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6030022

TO: DAVID D. ORR, COOK COUNTY CLERK NICOLE H RANDLE OCCUPANT SYLVIA RODRIGUEZ MIRIAM URQUIZO DANNY HAMMOND UNKNOWN OWNERS, OCCUPANTS AND PARTIES INTERESTEDGENERALLY TAX DEED NO. 2018COTD007332FILED November 1, 2018 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold June3, 2016 Certificate No. 14-0000535 Soldfor General Taxes of (year) 2014 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) andspecial assessment number N/A WarrantNo. N/A Inst. No. N/A THIS PROPERTYHAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 27 WEST 29TH ST,SOUTH CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS 60411 Legal Description or Property Index No. 32-29-420-039-0000 This notice is to adviseyou that the above property has been soldfor delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on April 19, 2019. The amount to redeem is subjectto increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruingtaxes or special assessments to redeem theproperty from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed whichwill transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before April 19, 2019. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of thiscounty in the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois, 60602,Courtroom 1704, on May 17, 2019 at 9:30 am. You may be present at this hearingbut your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OFPROPERTY Redemption can be made at anytime on or before April 19, 2019 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago,Illinois. For further information contact the County Clerk. ADDRESS: 118 N ClarkStreet, Room 434, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 FNA 2018-1, LLC, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE Purchaser or Assignee.Dated December 3, 2018. Pub: 12/26, 27,28/2018 6030012

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The idea, two days before Christmas,

was to mimic the dancing in the

beloved scene from “A Charlie

Brown Christmas.”

So when Bears linebacker Danny

Trevathan snared the football off

the hands of 49ers wide receiver

Marquise Goodwin for his second

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directed his defensive teammates to the end zone to start

the Bears’ latest coordinated celebration attempt.

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to do, so they settled on the fallback of posing for

photographers instead.

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Akiem Hicks admits “I wasn’t letting that thing go”after scoring on a 1-yard plunge against the Giants.

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After an Anthony Miller TD against the Vikings onNov. 18, the Bears row the boat in the end zone.

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The video, posted onsocial media on Feb.22, went viral.

It showed DerrickRose in a nondescriptCleveland State gym,moving gingerly andshooting close-rangefloaters. Unemployedafter the Jazz waivedhim following a tradewith the Cavaliers, Rose had asingle rebounder working withhim.

Some viewed the video asinspirational, a player who ex-perienced a meteoric rise fol-lowed by an injury-ravaged fallstill working at his craft. Manymore viewed it as the ultimatefall from grace, a player justtrying to hang on and possiblywithout another NBA home.

It’s hard to believeonly 10 months havepassed since then.

Rose returnsWednesday to theUnited Center — thescene of his greatestglories — with coachTom Thibodeau andthe Timberwolves asone of the favorites to

win the NBA’s Sixth Man of theYear award. It would mark thesecond time in league history aformer most valuable playerreinvented his career to win thataward. Bill Walton (1977-78MVP and 1985-86 Sixth Manwinner) was the first; JamesHarden took the opposite route,winning Sixth Man in 2011-12

Rose reinvents self— and his careerOnce a league MVP in starring for Bulls, he’s in line for 6th Man of Year with Wolves

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DALLAS— Collegefootball fanswere intro-duced to theperform-ance-en-hancingdrug os-tarine afterClemsontouched

down here in advance of Sat-urday’s Cotton Bowl.

On Wednesday we expect togain literacy in the concept of“B” sampling.

If you need a post-Christ-mas catch-up, here it is: Clem-son coach Dabo Swinney an-nounced Monday that three ofhis players had failed NCAAdrug tests. Two are backups:

offensive lineman Zach Giellaand tight end Braden Galloway.

The other is an absolutestud: defensive tackle DexterLawrence.

Pro Football Focus ranked50 2019 NFL draft prospectsfrom the four playoff teams —Alabama, Clemson, NotreDame and Oklahoma. The350-pound Lawrence was No. 3after Alabama linemen Quin-nen Williams and Jonah

Defensive standout Dexter Lawrence, who has failed a drug test, reactsto a play in Clemson’s victory over Pitt in the ACC title game.

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Big belatedgift could bewaiting forNotre DameStar Clemson DT iffyafter failing drug test

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Cotton Bowl

Saturday in Arlington, Texas

No. 2 Clemson (13-0) vs. No. 3 Notre Dame (12-0), 3 p.m., ESPN

Orange Bowl

Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla.

No. 1 Alabama (13-0) vs. No. 4Oklahoma (12-1), 7 p.m., ESPN

National championship game

7 p.m. Jan. 7 in Santa Clara,Calif., ESPN

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The Bears defense performs a Motown-themed celebration after a touchdown in Detroit on Nov. 22.

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Crossword

ACROSS1 “Phooey!”5 Gritty residue9 As __ asmolasses

13 Climbing plants15 Musketeers orStooges

16 Dwindle17 Entertainer Shore18 Abode20 Sullivan &Bradley

21 __ moment;instant ofrealization

23 Very rich24 Officialambassador

26 Take a load off27 Dozing29 Unwanted nasalgrowths

32 Carried33 Like pleasantlywarm weather

35 Common streetname

37 Smell38 Scoundrel39 Soft cheese40 Pooch’s foot41 Locations42 Ran fast43 Grab45 Children

46 Word fromScrooge

47 Belly button48 Graceful antelope51 Pupil’s place52 St. Joan of __55 Say again58 Revolving part ina machine

60 Part of the leg61 Passed away62 Hillside63 Soap lather64 Kill65 Barrymore orCarey

DOWN1 Hitchhiker’s hope2 Ardent3 Hollywood4 Eel’s home5 Alley cat6 Wrath7 Fleur-de-__8 Strenuous;backbreaking

9 __ palms; sign ofanxiety, perhaps

10 Terra firma11 __ in a bluemoon; rarely

12 Dandelion orcrabgrass

14 Used a razor19 Small lacy mat

22 1950s teen dance25 __-do-well; bum27 Perched upon28 Malt shop orders29 Advantage30 Drip coffeemaker’sforerunner

31 Moreunderhanded

33 The one and theother

34 Years lived36 Pharmacyorders, for short

38 Burton & Nixon

39 Source of woe41 No longer fresh42 Amazon andMississippi

44 Lessens45 Spring month47 Impoverished48 Annoys49 Waiter’s offering50 “The __ Piper ofHamelin”

53 Lariat54 Rowing team56 Feel miserable57 Actress Leoni59 Past one’s prime

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TOP OF THE SECOND

Whew! I reacquiredmy Baseball Hall ofFame vote just in time.I need to save the Hallfrom its first unani-mous selection.

Mariano Rivera …come on. Has anyoneeven looked at hisstats? He has zero shutouts — and thesame number of complete games. Heposted a 5.94 career ERA as a startingpitcher. He has only 82 wins. I mean,Doug Fister has more — and he’s stillactive!

Thankfully some of the top minds inthe sport get it. Michael Needhamtweeted this, generously including twoformer Chicago players for the purposesof this column: “Mariano Rivera is tiedwith Robin Ventura for career winsabove replacement. He pitched 24% ofthe innings Greg Maddux pitched in hiscareer. The notion he’s a unanimousHall of Famer is insane.”

Who is Michael Needham? He ischief of staff for Florida Sen. MarcoRubio, a man well-versed enough infootball to know it’s important for guyslike Robbie Gould to “hit a 3 pt kick.”

The Rivera debate erupted because ofthe bravery of Bill Ballou, who writesfor the Telegram of Worcester, Mass. It’sthe heart of Yankee country, but Ballouput aside his biases to pen a long col-umn explaining why he declined to votefor Rivera. He called the save baseball’s“lowest-hanging fruit on the game’sstatistical tree.”

Take that, holds!My ballot, to be revealed in January,

had six checked boxes. Ballou voted forno one.

Uh-oh. With Ballou declining to mailin a blank ballot, Rivera’s election stillcould be unanimous.

Which means the Hall needs mywisdom more than ever.

Sorry, Mariano, next time try makingmore than 13 All-Star teams and win-ning five World Series.

That’s fewer rings than former Yan-kees second baseman Jerry Colemanhas. And do you see him in the Hall ofFame?

— Teddy Greenstein

BASEBALL HALL OF FAME

Unanimous: Dumbto oppose Rivera

Stop the romanticism. Rip off the amber-hued glasses. Forget the nostalgia, thetraditionalism, the notion that collegefootball is somehow different.

It’s not.It’s a business. It’s just that players

haven’t treated it as such.Until now.If Michigan linebacker Devin Bush Jr.

wants to skip the Peach Bowl and get readyfor the NFL draft? He should. If MichiganState cornerback Justin Layne wants toskip the Redbox Bowl and do the same? Heshould too.

You can hate it. You can wish everyeligible and healthy player available wouldsuit up for whatever bowl game your teammakes. You can pine for the era when thoseplayers did suit up.

You know, like in 2015, the year beforerunning backs Christian McCaffrey of Stan-ford and Leonard Fournette of LSU skippedtheir bowl games and set off weeks of hand-wringing about the demise of the teamethos, sportsmanship, sacrifice and integrity.

But none of that will change the factmany of the best college football playerswill no longer be taking part in collegefootball bowl games.

The question is: Why?Actually, we know why. Bush and Layne

and Michigan defensive end Rashan Garyand Michigan running back Karan Higdonand West Virginia quarterback Will Grierand at least 13 other future pros have madethe choice because of money.

The better question might be: Why now?When McCaffrey and Fournette chose

to skip their bowl games two years ago, itwas the second year of the College FootballPlayoff. And even then, the bowl gamesalready felt diminished.

McCaffrey weighed the risk of injuryagainst glory in the Sun Bowl and chose toprotect himself. Because, really, does theSun Bowl matter?

To its organizers and sponsors, yes. Tothe folks who earn by working the stadiumand grounds, obviously. To the schools thatget a payout? Sure. To the coaches whocrave the extra month of practice and thechance to meet a clause in their contract

that gives them a bonus for making a bowlgame? Of course.

But do games like that matter to theplayers? To the fans? To the students whoattend the schools and have little hope ofmaking it to the game?

No.At least not in places like Stanford and

LSU — or Michigan and Michigan State.That isn’t to say fans of those programs

won’t tune in when their teams play. Or thata few more casual football fans won’t either.

But remember, there are 39 bowl gamesthis season. And I’d bet you can’t name 10of them. Because you don’t care. So whyshould the players care when they have thechance to get drafted?

It’s a business decision. Just as it’s abusiness decision for the NCAA to allow somany bowl games in the first place.

Though I wonder how much longer itwill make for good business. The model isbroken. Players, students and fans want toparticipate and watch when something isat stake.

Expanding the playoff would cure this,at least in part. But not by merely addingfour more teams. The NCAA needs tofollow its own model and create a 24-teamplayoff, as it has in the Football Champi-onship Subdivision.

And if you're worried about the bulk ofthe 129 FBS teams that would never sniff aplayoff appearance? Well, there are 125FCS teams, and most of them don’t makethe playoff either.

If that's too harsh, the NCAA could softenthe landing by keeping some of the lower-tier bowls for schools such as Eastern Mich-igan and UAB and Appalachian State, all ofwhom made bowl games this year.

Or even create a second playoff, kind oflike the NIT in basketball. All it wouldrequire is for the NCAA to admit it has afairer, more interesting system in place inevery other sport it oversees, then use it inthe one place it doesn’t.

Now, would this stop the movement ofplayers skipping postseason games to pre-pare for the NFL draft? Not likely. Even ifthe NCAA did expand to 24 playoff teams,the players who wind up in a lower-tierbowl would still see it as a consolation andact accordingly if they have a chance at theNFL.

Michigan State coach Mark Dantoniosaid he was disappointed over Layne’sdecision to skip the Redbox Bowl on Mon-day against Oregon.

“Everybody these days has a differentphilosophy on how these things are work-ing out,” he said last week. “My philosophyis you finish — you finish the season, andthat includes bowl games and playoffgames. Other people feel differently. Itdoesn’t mean I’m right and they’re wrong.It’s just a difference of philosophy.”

But, all due respect, Layne’s decisiondoesn’t represent a different philosophy. Itrepresents the same one that has propelledcollege football for decades: money. This iswhy college football in its current formexists.

Layne was just late to the party. Towhich I say: Welcome.

Maybe now that he is here, along withthe rest of those skipping their bowl games,the forces that created the system will feelmotivated to fix it.

This notion that college football’s regularseason matters more than any other is thenarrative that props up the antiquated andoutdated bowl model. It’s a false narrative.

What matters in the regular season iswhen highly ranked teams face off or rivalprograms compete. Because if your teamloses twice — and most teams do — thenthe intrigue fades fast.

It wouldn’t with a real playoff. Moreteams would have a chance. Which meansmore of the best players would compete inthe postseason.

They need a reason to take a chance atgetting injured. Until they get one, expectmore heartfelt goodbyes.

COMMENTARY

Make bowls matter: Thenstars might want to playBy Shawn WindsorDetroit Free Press

Michigan linebacker Devin Bush Jr. is

among more than a dozen top college

players choosing to sit out bowl games.

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before MVP last season.At 22, Rose became the youngest MVP

in league history after the 2010-11 seasonwith the Bulls, in which he averaged 25points and 7.7 assists for a 62-win team. Sotrailblazing is nothing new for the No. 1pick in 2008 after the Bulls struck draft-lottery gold to select the hometown prod-uct of Simeon High School.

Whether he wins the award or not,Rose’s resurgence is a testament to tough-ness. Like his ability to overcome fourknee surgeries, Rose’s commitment is asmuch mental as it is physical.

And to see the peace Rose has withwhere his career is, not to mention to hearteammates talk about the joy he exudes inplaying, was the most compelling aspect ofthe Bulls’ trip to Minnesota last month.

“Thibs believed in me. He gave me achance,” Rose said that night. “That’s all Ineeded — one more chance.”

Rose, who missed the last game with asore left ankle and is listed as questionablefor Wednesday’s game, is averaging 18.5points and 4.6 assists in 29.2 minutes. He’sshooting 48.5 percent, second only to his48.9 percent mark during his second sea-son with the Bulls. And his 3-point per-centage of 46.9 obliterates his career bestof 34 percent.

In many ways, he has reinvented hisgame.

While there are still daring dashes tothe basket and jaw-dropping displays ofathleticism around the rim, Rose no long-er plays nonstop with the ferocity thatdefined his Bulls career. He picks hisspots. He keeps defenses honest with3-point shooting.

Once mocked by critics for this, helistens to his body. And it’s paying divi-dends for the Timberwolves.

“He’s just calm,” longtime Bulls andcurrent Timberwolves teammate TajGibson said before the Bulls-Timber-wolves game last month. “He’s comfort-able being around people who are familiarwith him, people who are going to let himplay his game, understand when he’sfeeling right and when he’s not feelingright.

“The way he’s getting ready for thegame as far as working out, monitoring hisbody, taking care of himself, he’s a totallydifferent person. Every game, it’s like he’sin a new form. He’s born again. And itshows.”

Rose has played at the United Centeronly once since the Bulls traded him to theKnicks in June 2016, a transaction thatshook Rose deeply. Rose posted 15 pointsand 11 assists in a Knicks victory in No-vember 2016.

Rose sat courtside as a fan with his sonduring a Bulls-Celtics playoff game,walked out of the building that night withBulls Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and has a

strong enough relationship with manage-ment that he occasionally has used theAdvocate Center for offseason workouts.

Rose drew a nice ovation when shownon the scoreboard the day he took in theBulls-Celtics game. For all he has enduredto not only persevere but prosper, he de-serves another.

Layups: The Bulls upgraded Zach LaVineto questionable for Wednesday's gameagainst his former team. Thursday marksthe front end of the two- to four-weektimeline the Bulls gave after LaVinesprained his right ankle on Dec. 13 inMexico City. … In his annual ChristmasDay interview with David Schuster on theBulls’ flagship station, WSCR-AM 670,executive vice president John Paxsonpraised Jabari Parker as an “outstandingoffensive player” who “is a really goodperson.” The Bulls are shopping Parker,who has fallen out of coach Jim Boylen’srotation. “Now that Bobby (Portis) is out,Jabari will probably get an opportunity toplay some more,” Paxson said. “All Jim isasking, especially on the defensive end, iscompete.” … Despite the Bulls’ 9-25 record,Paxson reiterated to Schuster his refusalto sit veterans for draft-lottery positioning.The team did that with Robin Lopez andJustin Holiday last season. Both are tradecandidates before the Feb. 7 deadline.

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Rose reinvents self, careerJohnson, from Page 1

The Timberwolves’ Derrick Rose shoots

the ball against the Pistons’ Langston

Galloway last week in Minneapolis.

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The Generation Z QB

Trent Dilfer has been headcoach for the Elite 11 national highschool quarterback competitionsince 2011, and even in that shortperiod the quality of playerscoming through the program hasdrastically improved.

“We’ve always had our handfulof clearly the best,” said Dilfer, aformer first-round NFL draft pickand Super Bowl-winning quarter-back with the Ravens. “Onethrough three, one through fivebasically have been the sameevery year. You just know they’regoing to make it. But five through50 is 50 percent better now than itwas when I started.”

Generation Z quarterbackswho grew up with personalcoaches, 7-on-7 spring leaguesand all they ever wanted to knowabout two-deep coverage onYouTube have taken over collegefootball. Combined with offensiveinnovation that many of theseyoung quarterbacks have seensince middle school, the passinggame has reached new heightsthis season.

With 25 bowls and the nationalchampionship game to play, inter-ceptions are at an all-time low(0.82 per team per game) and thefrequency of passes resulting in atouchdown (5.48 percent) is at anall-time high. FBS quarterbacksare completing passes at a near-record percentage (59.9) whileyards per attempt (7.41) is the bestit has ever been.

The current passing efficiencyrating for all of FBS is 134.99,which would break the mark of

133.83 set in 2012.The latest statistical surge has

been led by the quarterbacks whowill play in the Orange Bowlsemifinal Saturday, when No. 1Alabama faces No. 4 Oklahoma.Both Heisman Trophy winnerKyler Murray (205.72) of Okla-homa and Alabama’s Tua Tagov-ailoa (202.30) are on pace to breakthe passing efficiency recordOklahoma’s Baker Mayfield(198.92) set last season.

The quarterbacks in the CottonBowl have also done their part.No. 2 Clemson, led by freshmanTrevor Lawrence (154.02 rating),faces No. 3 Notre Dame andquarterback Ian Book (162.50rating).

Murray, Tagovailoa andLawrence were five-star talentswho fall into Dilfer’s “clearly thebest” category. But polishedpassers are being churned out as ifby a factory.

“They have had ‘Outlier’ repsfrom doing all this stuff,” saidformer UCLA coach and quarter-back Rick Neuheisel, referring toMalcolm Gladwell’s book thattheorized 10,000 hours of prac-tice is necessary to become anexpert in a field.

Or as Dilfer puts it: “They’vehad more opportunity to be thequarterback.”

Oliver Luck was the quarter-back at West Virginia before theHouston Oilers drafted him in thesecond round in 1982. Growing upin Cleveland, football was playedduring football season.

“As soon as the season was over,that football would gather dustbecause you were more thanlikely involved in other sports,”

said Luck, now commissioner ofthe XFL.

By the time his son was in highschool in Houston, spring prac-tice was common and 7-on-7 — apared-down version of footballwith no linemen or tackling, justquarterbacks, receivers and de-fensive backs — was growing.Andrew Luck was a two-timeHeisman runner-up at Stanfordand the first pick in the 2012 NFLdraft by the Colts. He didn’tdabble in private coaches until hewas preparing for the draft.

“I don’t know what the numberis, but if I threw 5,000 passes(combining practices, games andworkouts) in my high schoolcareer, I bet Andrew threw50,000 and today’s kids mightthrow 100,000,” Oliver Luck said.“A significant increase in thenumber and the quality of therepetitions. That’s just the phys-ical part.”

The information age has been aboon to quarterback devel-opment. What iPhone-dependentteens might lack in interpersonalskills, they often make up for inability to absorb information.

“So a student-athlete comes inand he’s like: ‘I get what two-highsafeties look like, I get whatone-high safeties look like andthat paints a picture for me.’They’re learning that in the sixthgrade. Eighth grade,” said Pac-12Networks analyst Yogi Roth, whoworks with Dilfer on Elite 11 andwas part of Pete Carroll’s USCstaff from 2005 to ’09.

Dilfer called Tagovailoa, theMVP of the 2016 Elite 11 competi-tion, an “incredible learner, may-be the best I’ve been around.”

“He was awful at a handful ofthings when I saw him in May,”Dilfer said. “I gave him a task list.When I saw him in June, he was

the best at all the things he oncewas the worst at.”

Murray was part of the 2014Elite 11 class and exemplifiesanother part of the evolution ofquarterback play at the collegelevel: Great athletes are morefrequently playing quarterbackand being developed as passers,even if they don’t have what hasalways been thought of as proto-typical NFL measurements.

Murray is listed at 5-foot-10and 195 pounds, has tailbackspeed and already has signed acontract to play baseball for theOakland Athletics.

“It’s almost a democratizationof the position,” Luck said. “In asense you don’t have to be the6-foot-4 tall, accurate passer.”

Then there are the X’s and O’s.Dilfer recalls the famous quoteoften attributed to the late Texascoach and wishbone innovatorDarrell Royal: “Three things canhappen when you pass the ball,and two of them are bad.”

“No longer are bad thingshappening when you’re throwingit 6 yards from the line of scrim-mage, the million different waysthey throw it now,” Dilfer said.

The ball often doesn’t travel farin the modern passing game,which decreases the frequency ofincomplete passes and intercep-tions. The ball is coming outquicker, too, and there are morerun-pass options for quarterbacksthan ever. Neuheisel says it alladds up to an attack that has leftdefenses behind.

“If you’re doing it in littleleague, you’re the quarterback,”Dilfer said. “You have to controlthe team. You’re having to readthe defense. You’re having toknow what your plays are. You’rehaving to execute a play. That’sbeing a quarterback.”

It will be a delicious quarterback matchup when Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray (1) squares off against Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa in the Orange Bowl.

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Oklahoma-Alabama game likely to provehow good passing offenses have becomeBy Ralph D. RussoAssociated Press

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Williams. PFF hailed Lawrencefor his run-stopping prowess and“ability to push the pocket and getafter the quarterback.”

Swinney came clean on thedirty sample, declining to dowhat other coaches surely wouldhave — hide the news of thesuspensions until kickoff.

“The best thing,” he said, “is tojust be transparent.”

The details, though, are cloudy.Swinney insisted the “three

great young men have not inten-tionally done anything to jeopar-dize their opportunity or thisteam.”

Clemson received a letter fromthe NCAA, according to Swinney,that the players “had a slither, atrace, of some substance calledostarine. I have no idea whatostarine is, but I have becomealmost an expert in it. I would bewilling to bet there’s a likelihoodthat, if they tested all of us rightnow, we might all have a slither, atrace, a fraction. All right?

“This particular substance cancome from anything. And thesethree players have no clue howthis got into their system. In fact

they thought it was a joke when Icalled them.”

Some body-building websiteshail the benefits of ingestingostarine to increase strength,build endurance, aid in the heal-ing process and lose body fat.

Knicks guard Allonzo Trierlost half a season at Arizona aftertesting positive for ostarine. Hislawyer said he, too, had “trace”amounts in his system.

Lawrence is a spectacularplayer on a line with two otherstarters, Christian Wilkins andClelin Ferrell, who were namedfirst-team AP All-Americans.Lawrence tallied 44 tackles, 7½for a loss, while performing theoften burdensome task of takingon two blockers.

Notre Dame’s rushing attack,which ranks 48th nationally,would figure to get a sizableboost with Lawrence relegated tocheerleading. For what it’s worth,news of Lawrence’s likely sus-pension did not alter the bettingline, which is Clemson by 13.

Swinney said results of the “B”sample will be known Wednes-day or Thursday. Clean sampleswould clear the players for Sat-urday’s College Football Playoff

semifinal.Yahoo Sports reported that the

players’ chances of being rein-stated are “slim and none.”

Swinney said all three playerswill have legal representation andthat “we’re just kind of at themercy of the process.”

Ostarine, he contended, “couldcome from hair products. It couldcome from a cream. It could

come from protein. It could comefrom a product that you order orbuy online that you think there’snothing wrong with. It could beanything.”

In this case, here’s what’s notdebatable: Testing positive forostarine is a big deal.

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Big belated gift may bewaiting for Notre DameGreenstein, from Page 1

Dexter Lawrence, right, sacks Pitt’s Kenny Pickett during Clemson’svictory Dec. 1 in the ACC championship game.

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Eastern Illinois might as wellchange its team color to purplenext season. Coach Adam Cush-ing’s football staff will have aserious Northwestern flavor.

The former NU offensive linecoach put it like this: “All thecoaches joining us believe in thesame things we did at North-western: We’re here to serve theplayers and take them to wherethey cannot take themselves. I’llput my own spin on it, but PatFitzgerald has been a pretty darngood model.”

Cushing, 38, a Chicago nativewho played at Mount Carmeland the University of Chicago,said he will run a no-huddlespread offense and adapt it to thetalent.

“Some years we threw it toAustin Carr a million times, andothers we gave it to JustinJackson a million times,” Cush-ing said.

At least six former NU staffmembers or players will joinCushing as assistant coaches orin the strength and conditioningdepartment.

— Chris Bowers goes fromNorthwestern’s director of play-er personnel to EIU’s defensivecoordinator. Bowers, whohelped build the roster that wonthe Big Ten West in 2018,coached defense at DefianceCollege in Ohio, Concord Uni-versity in West Virginia andValparaiso before taking an off-the-field job in Evanston.

— Former All-Big Ten defen-sive lineman Deonte Gibsonbecomes EIU’s D-line coach.Gibson registered 15 sacks forNorthwestern, then served as agraduate assistant. He decom-mitted from Pittsburgh on theday Cushing’s oldest daughter,Abby, was born — days after Pittfired Dave Wannstedt.

— Mark Philmore, whocaught 163 passes for 1,768 yardsat Northwestern, will coachEIU’s receivers. The formerDayton assistant also coachedfootball in Poland and India.Cushing called him “a fast riserin the profession.”

— Onetime NU graduate as-sistant John Kuceyeski will beoffensive coordinator. The for-mer Cornell and Iowa Stateassistant grew up around North-western, where father Randyand uncle Ron Kuceyeski played.Randy coached at LibertyvilleHigh School for 34 years andwon the 2004 Class 7A state title.

— Glenbrook South alumnusChris Batti will coach EIU’squarterbacks. He was an internand graduate assistant at North-western for four seasons underFitzgerald before joining Har-vard and Fordham.

— Former NU graduate assist-ant Neal Renna will coach EIU’ssafeties, and the Lockport nativewill recruit Chicago’s south sub-urbs.

Cushing also is eyeing JoeOrozco, a strength and condi-tioning specialist for Northwest-ern.

Former EIU linebacker AdamGristick will coach that position,running backs coach JaydenEverett comes over from CentralMichigan and Benny Boyd willcoach cornerbacks, the positionhe played at Aurora University.

Meanwhile, Fitzgerald is look-ing for a new player personnelguru and offensive line coach.

“Anytime you have staffchanges, you get excited forthose who are departing,”Fitzgerald said. “You hope theyget an opportunity, when they’vebeen off the field, to get on thefield, like Chris will. And Adam,I’m ecstatic for his opportunity.

“But once you see their tail-lights, you have to look at theposition, and I have to alwayshave a mindset of: How can Ifind a way to make it better?That’s how I have approachedevery change.”

Two of Fitzgerald’s last threehires — running backs coach LouAyeni and linebackers coachTim McGarigle — played atNorthwestern.

Three former NU playerslikely will be considered for theO-line vacancy: Northern Illi-nois offensive line coach JoeTripodi, Dayton offensive coor-dinator Austin King and Yaleoffensive line coach Al Netter.Arkansas offensive line coachKurt Anderson also will beconsidered.

“If the interest in Adam’s job isany indication of the interestthat will be in Chris’ job, it willtake time to work through every-thing,” Fitzgerald said.

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The defense has 27 interceptions, 36takeaways overall and six touchdowns,giving the players ample opportunities toshow off their skills at celebrating. From acoordinated dance to pantomiming a sym-phony and a wedding-bouquet toss, theBears have injected a bit of showmanshipinto their 11-4 season.

The celebration planning began inearnest after cornerback Kyle Fuller had hisfirst two of seven interceptions in the Oct. 14game against the Dolphins. After he re-turned the second one 35 yards, he sat onsafety Adrian Amos’ back in the end zonepretending to read a paper while safetyEddie Jackson mimicked shining his shoes.

The majority of the Bears’ celebrationsare the brainchildren of those four startingdefensive backs.

“When we make plays, we want to enjoythem,” Fuller said. “Having that mindset, itwas like, ‘OK, let’s get some celebrationsready for when we make plays.’ ”

The Bears float ideas in a group textmessage and vote on the best one.

Amukamara got the idea for the bouquettoss — in which he tossed the football overhis head to teammates and JonathanBullard caught it — from a TV news spot inwhich they asked fans for suggestions.ESPN’s Mina Kimes called the CharlieBrown scene “my dream NFL team celebra-tion” on Twitter on Saturday, though it’sunclear if that was the inspiration forSunday’s idea.

Amukamara, who also came up withmimicking Double Dutch jump rope as wellas the dancing Motown celebration inDetroit that remains the most popular, has aset of informal rules.

“I try to think, ‘What is somethingeverybody will get easy or somethingeverybody will relate to?’ ” Amukamarasaid. “The millennial dances, not everyonegets those, just a certain crowd. That’s why Icome up with what I do. … It’s a consensus,majority rules. If everyone agrees with it,then it’s in. If not, then we have to come upwith something better.”

Some of the ideas get nixed.Amos admits he has had a few rejected,

though he wouldn’t share details. NFL rulesprohibit celebrations that could be deemedoffensive, including those involving violence,though a great one for baseball fans was theSeahawks in late October re-enacting theNolan Ryan-Robin Ventura fight.

“Some of my suggestions get vetoed, asPrince said,” Amos said. “You don’t want tooffend anybody with what you do. … Princeis real particular about that.”

Everybody, it seems, has an opinionabout what works.

Amos came up with the celebration forJackson’s pick-six in Detroit, where Jack-son directed a “mat drill” that included adown-up players might do in warm-ups.Defensive end Akiem Hicks announcedthat week he didn’t like the celebrationbecause it was too tiring.

“I let Eddie take the blame since Akiemwas mad at him,” Amos said.

True to their personalities, Amukamaraand Jackson have been the stars of severalthis year, including Amukamara as the leadsinger for the Motown dance. He took joy inthe #BearsSingToAnything movement onTwitter, when fans added various songs asthe soundtrack to their dance.

“If it’s your idea, you get to do it,”Amukamara said. “But it’s not like everyoneelse is champing at the bit to do it. I enjoytrying to go viral and my social mediablowing up, so I don’t mind it at all.”

The Bears say they don’t practice thecelebrations much, if at all; hence theCharlie Brown mix-up. They ran throughthe Motown dance during a walk-through.That resulted in not all of the players gettingthe dance right, a popular topic of good-natured ribbing after the game.

“If you go back and look at the video, youcan see how bad of a dancer Roquan Smithis,” Hicks said the week after the victory.“Just take a look. You’ll be entertained.(Khalil) Mack was in the corner too. A lot ofguys with no rhythm. Myth busting.”

The offense hasn’t had as many pre-planned celebrations. Anthony Miller re-vived an old Steve Smith celebration ofrowing a boat against the Vikings, andteammates jumped in to join him.

He said he has some up his sleeve.“The best is yet to come,” Miller said. “I

have plenty lined up.”Amukamara promised the Bears defense

would have a better one cued up for nexttime too.

“We have (at least) two more games,” hesaid. “So we’ll think of something.”

Here’s a look at the Bears’ top 10celebrations this season.

10. Tarik Cohen’s backflipWhen: Sept. 30 in a 48-10 victory over theBuccaneers.What: After Cohen caught a 9-yard touch-down pass from quarterback Mitch Tru-bisky in the second quarter, he landed aclean backflip in the end zone with centerCody Whitehair watching intently.

9. Amukamara’s Double Dutch When: Nov. 11 in a 34-22 victory over theLions.What: After Amukamara intercepted Lionsquarterback Matthew Stafford, severalBears players pretended to swing jumpropes before Amukamara hopped in themiddle to skip quickly back and forth overthe imaginary obstacles. He explained thebit on Twitter afterward for those withoutmuch jump-roping experience.

8. Fuller’s shoeshineWhen: Oct. 14 in a 31-28 overtime loss to theDolphins.What: After Fuller intercepted Dolphinsquarterback Brock Osweiler a second time,he sat on Amos’ back in the end zonepretending to read a newspaper whileJackson shined his shoes. Amos creditedthis one for starting the barrage of defensivecelebrations.

7. Hicks running with the ballWhen: Dec. 2 in a 30-27 overtime loss to theGiants.What: After Hicks scored on a 1-yard run ona play called “Freezer Left,” he grasped thefootball with both hands and wouldn’t let goas he ran past teammates who slapped hishelmet and back with glee. “I wasn’t lettingthat thing go,” he said of the ball used on hisfirst career carry.

6. Bradley Sowell’s danceWhen: Dec. 9 in a 15-6 victory over the Rams.What: This one gets points for a cutebackstory, even if the dancing wasn’tprofessional quality. After Sowell, a 312-pound offensive lineman, caught a 2-yardtouchdown pass from Trubisky, he wiggledhis legs and pushed his arms out in front ofhim. It was a dance he practiced with hisdaughters, something they settled on whenhe couldn’t figure out how to do the Floss.

5. Amukamara’s bouquet tossWhen: Dec. 9 in a 15-6 victory over the Rams.What: After Smith’s interception — the firstof four by the Bears — Amukamara stoodwith his back to his teammates and tossedthe football over his head like a weddingbouquet. Bullard caught it, though Amossaid there was supposed to be more to thecelebration if a different player had caughtit. Kudos for a celebration with which mostsingle ladies can identify.

4. Miller’s boat rowingWhen: Nov. 18 in a 25-20 victory over theVikings.What: Miller honored former Pantherswide receiver Steve Smith after catching an18-yard touchdown pass from Trubisky. Hesat in the end zone pretending to row a boatbefore several of his teammates jumped into join him. Smith had done the celebrationto mock a Vikings scandal in 2005, and itwas a great nod to history by Miller.

3. Cohen’s Thanksgiving napWhen: Nov. 22 in a 23-16 victory over theLions.What: Cohen caught a 14-yard touchdownpass from Chase Daniel and then curled upin the end zone next to the football for a nap.The celebration was timely because it wason Thanksgiving. Cohen said afterward, “Icaught the ‘Itis’ after I ate my Thanksgivingplate.”

2. Jackson’s symphonyWhen: Nov. 18 in a 25-20 victory over theVikings.What: After Jackson’s pick-six againstVikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, heturned into the conductor of a symphonywith his teammates playing instruments.Well, some of them. Some thought theywere a choir, though that confusion madeit all the more comical. Jackson, for hispart, looked quite steady conducting themusic and took a professional bow after-ward.

1. Amukamara’s Motown showWhen: Nov. 22 in a 23-16 victory over theLions.What: The celebration that set off a BearsTwitter movement came after Fuller inter-cepted Stafford’s pass in the end zone with 1minute, 7 seconds to play. Amukamara usedthe football as a microphone to mimicsinging while his teammates did a shufflingdance behind him. Safety Deon Bushsprinted in with his back to the camera,acting like a crazed fan. TV camerascaptured it perfectly, and fans had funsyncing the dance to various songs. Themoment had Bears fans reminiscing aboutthe 1985 Bears and “The Super BowlShuffle.”

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Danny Trevathan (59) celebrates with Prince Amukamara after Trevathan’s interception in the fourth quarter against the 49ers.

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Prince Amukamara (20) follows an interception with a Double Dutch jump-rope routine.

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Barring ties in Week 17 — and there aresome wild scenarios should certain gamesend in draws Sunday — the road to theplayoffs is quite straight in the NFC. Thepath to a first-round bye in the AFC has abunch of curves in it.

Already in are the NFC’s division win-ners: The Cowboys (East), Saints (South),Bears (North) and Rams (West). AFCdivisions clinched belong to the Patriots inthe East and, well, nobody else. But thereare clear leaders.

The Seahawks own an NFC wild card,and the Chargers have one in the AFC,though they can still win the AFC West.

“You either believe in something or youdon’t,” says coach Pete Carroll, whose 9-6Seahawks made the postseason in what wasconsidered a rebuilding year. “I think juststaying the course and knowing we’re on tosomething. Believing in the history. ... Welook like a team that we have seen before,and that’s powerful.”

Most powerful so far have been theSaints, with the league’s best record at 13-2,and a dynamic offense led by Drew Brees.They have home-field advantage through-out the conference playoffs. The Rams(12-3) get the other opening-round bye ifthey beat the 49ers on Sundayseed.

In the AFC, seeding is more muddled.Any of four teams could be the top orsecond seed.

The simplest route is if the Chiefs (11-4)and Patriots (10-5), currently the top two inthe conference, win Sunday. But if theChiefs lose at home to the Raiders and theChargers (11-4) win at Denver, the Chargersmove into the top spot.

The Texans (10-5) also could wind up No.1 in the AFC with losses by the Chiefs,Patriots and Chargers. The Patriots wouldget the first seed with a victory and losses bythe Chiefs and Chargers.

The AFC North, not surprisingly, hascome down to the Ravens vs. Steelers.Except the Ravens (9-6) host the Browns,while the Steelers (8-6-1) must beat thevisiting Bengals and hope the Browns beator tie the Ravens. Neither the Ravens northe Steelers can be a wild card — unless theSteelers tie, then the Colts and Titans alsotie. Then the Steelers are in.

Extra points: Safety D.J. Swearinger,released by the Redskins after he criticizedthe team, was signed by the Cardinals.Swearinger was reportedly critical of thelack of aggressive play-calling in the Red-skins’ 25-16 loss to the Titans on Saturday.Swearinger rejoins the Cardinals afterplaying 20 games for them in 2015-16.

NFL NOTES

NFC’s picture clear; AFC looking fuzzyAssociated Press


SCOREBOARD

CUBS SCHEDULE

Home games at Sloan Park, Mesa, Ariz.

Sat., Feb. 23 vs. Brewers, 2:05Sun., Feb 24 at Giants, 2:05Mon. Feb 25 (SS) at Dodgers, 2:05

(SS) vs. Padres, 2:05Tue., Feb 26 vs. D’backs, 2:05Wed., Feb 27 at Rangers, 2:05Thu., Feb 28 vs. Athletics, 2:05Fri., Mar 1 at D’backs, 2:10Sat., Mar 2 vs. Brewers, 2:05 Sun., Mar 3 vs. White Sox, 2:05Mon., Mar 4 at Reds (SS), 2:05Tue., Mar 5 at Angels, 2:10Wed., Mar 6 vs. Royals, 2:05Thu., Mar 7 vs. Rockies, 2:05Fri., Mar 8 at Mariners, 7:40Sat., Mar 9 (SS) vs. Angels, 2:05

(SS) at Giants, 2:05Sun., Mar 10 at Brewers, 3:05Tue., Mar 12 vs. Reds (SS), 9:05Wed., Mar 13 at Athletics, 3:05Thu., Mar 14 vs. Rangers (SS), 3:05Fri, Mar. 15 at White Sox, 3:05Sat., Mar 16 at D’backs, 3:10Sun., Mar 17 vs. Rockies, 3:05Tue., Mar 19 (SS) vs. Mariners (SS), 3:05

(SS) at Royals, 8:05Wed., Mar 20 vs. Dodgers, 9:05Thu., Mar 21 vs. Giants, 3:05Fri., Mar 22 (SS) vs. Rangers, 3:05

(SS) at Indians, 8:05Sat., Mar 23 at Rockies, 8:40Sun., Mar 24 at Padres, 2:10Mon., Mar 25 vs. Red Sox, 8:05Tue., Mar 26 vs. Red Sox, 2:05Regular-season openerThu., Mar 28: at Rangers

WHITE SOX SCHEDULE

Home games at Camelback Ranch, Glendale, Ariz.

Sat., Feb 23 (SS) vs. Dodgers, 2:05(SS) at Athletics, 2:05

Sun., Feb 24 at Padres, 2:10Mon., Feb 25 at Giants, 2:05Tue., Feb 26 vs. Royals (SS), 2:05Wed., Feb. 27 vs. Reds, 2:05Thu., Feb 28 at Mariners, 2:10Fri., Mar 1 at Rangers, 2:05Sat., Mar 2 vs. Rockies, 2:05Sun., Mar 3 at Cubs, 2:05Mon., Mar 4 vs. Angels, 2:05Tue., Mar 5 (SS) vs. Padres (SS), 2:05

(SS) at Indians, 2:05Thu., Mar 7 vs. Brewers, 2:05 Fri., Mar 8 at Angels, 2:10Sat., Mar 9 at Rangers, 2:05 Sun., Mar 10 vs. Athletics (SS), 3:05Mon., Mar 11 at Brewers, 3:05Tue., Mar 12 (SS) vs. Mariners, 3:05

(SS) at Royals, 3:05 Wed., Mar 13 at Dodgers, 9:05Fri., Mar 15 vs. Cubs, 3:05Sat., Mar 16 vs. Dodgers, 3:05 Sun., Mar 17 at D-backs (SS), 3:10Mon., Mar 18 vs. Giants, 3:05Tue., Mar 19 at Reds, 8:05Wed., Mar 20 vs. vs. D’backs, 3:05Thu., Mar 21 vs. Rangers (SS), 3:05Fri., Mar 22 at Angels (SS), 3:10 Sat., Mar 23 at Dodgers, 2:05Sun., Mar 24 vs. Indians, 2:05Mon., Mar 25 at D’backs*, TBD Tue., Mar 26 at D’backs*, TBD

*-at Chase Field

Regular-season openerThu., Mar 28: at Royals, TBD

BASEBALL

NBAWEDNESDAY

at Bulls off Minnesotaat Orlando 4 Phoenixat Detroit 5 WashingtonIndiana 8 at Atlantaat Miami off Torontoat Brooklyn 2 Charlotteat Memphis 101⁄2 Clevelandat Dallas 21⁄2 New Orleansat San Antonio 3 Denverat L.A. Clippers 5 Sacramento

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Boise St 21⁄2 Boston Coll.Georgia Tech 51⁄2 MinnesotaCalifornia 1 TCU

WEDNESDAY Temple 31⁄2 DukeMiami 3 WisconsinVanderbilt 4 BaylorAuburn 31⁄2 PurdueSyracuse 1 W. VirginiaWash. St 3 Iowa StArkansas St 11⁄2 NevadaMichigan 61⁄2 FloridaS. Carolina 5 Virginia

SATURDAYAlabama 14 OklahomaClemson 121⁄2 Notre Dame

MONDAY DEC.31Cincinnati 51⁄2 Virginia TechStanford 51⁄2 PittsburghOregon 21⁄2 Michigan StMissouri 8 Oklahoma StUtah 7 NorthwesternTexas A&M 7 NC State

TUESDAY JAN. 1Miss. St 7 IowaPenn St 61⁄2 KentuckyLSU 71⁄2 UCFOhio State 7 WashingtonGeorgia 121⁄2 Texas

NFLWEEK 17 SUNDAYat Minnesota 5 Bearsat N.Y. Giants 61⁄2 Dallasat Kansas City 131⁄2 Oaklandat New Orleans off Carolinaat New England 131⁄2 NY JetsPhiladelphia 61⁄2 at Washingtonat Green Bay 71⁄2 Detroitat Houston 7 Jacksonvilleat Baltimore 6 Clevelandat Tampa Bay 1 Atlantaat Buffalo 31⁄2 MiamiIndianapolis off at Tennesseeat Pittsburgh 141⁄2 CincinnatiL.A. Chargers 61⁄2 at Denverat Seattle off Arizonaat L.A. Rams 10 San Fran.

LATEST LINE

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WED SERVPRO Dallas Boston Coll. (7-5) vs. Boise St (10-3) 12:30WED Quick Lane Detroit Minnesota (6-6) vs. Ga. Tech (7-5) 4:15 WED Cheez-It Phoenix California (7-5) vs. TCU (6-6) 8 THU Independence Shreveport, La. Temple (8-4) vs. Duke (7-5) 12:30 THU Pinstripe Bronx, N.Y. Miami (7-5) vs. Wisconsin (7-5) 4:15 THU Texas Houston Baylor (6-6) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6) 8 FRI Music City Nashville Purdue (6-6) vs. Auburn (7-5) 12:30 FRI Camping WorldOrlando W. Virginia (8-3) vs. Syracuse (9-3) 4:15 FRI Alamo San Antonio Iowa St (8-4) vs. Wash. St (10-2) 8 SAT Peach Atlanta Florida (9-3) vs. Michigan (10-2) 11* SAT Belk Charlotte, N.C. S. Carolina (7-5) vs. Virginia (7-5) 11* SAT Arizona Tucson, Ariz. Ark. St (8-4) vs. Nevada (7-5) 12:15 SAT Cotton Arlington, Tex. Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Clemson (13-0) 3 SAT Orange Miami Gar., Fla. Oklahoma (12-1) vs. Alabama (13-0) 7 D31 Military Annapolis, Md. Cincinnati (10-2) vs. Va. Tech (6-6) 11* D31 Sun El Paso, Tex Stanford (8-4) vs. Pittsburgh (7-6) 1 D31 Redbox Santa Clara, Calif. Michigan St (7-5) vs. Oregon (8-4) 2 D31 Liberty Memphis, Tenn. Missouri (8-4) vs. Oklahoma St (6-6) 2:45 D31 Holiday San Diego Northwestern (8-5) vs. Utah (9-4) 6 D31 Gator Jacksonville, Fla. NC St (9-3) vs. Texas A&M (8-4) 6:30 J1 Outback Tampa, Fla. Mississippi St (8-4) vs. Iowa (8-4) 11* J1 Citrus Orlando Kentucky (9-3) vs. Penn St (9-3) noon J1 Fiesta Glendale, Ariz. LSU (9-3) vs. UCF (12-0) noon J1 Rose Pasadena, Calif. Wash. (10-3) vs. Ohio St (12-1) 4 J1 Sugar New Orleans Texas (9-4) vs. Georgia (11-2) 7:45 J7 CFP Final Santa Clara, Calif. Cotton vs. Orange winners 7

OTHER BOWLS

J19 Shrine St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West 2 J19 Collegiate Pasadena, Calif. American vs. National 3 J26 Senior Mobile, Ala. North vs. South 1:30

DATE BOWL SITE RESULT

D15 Celebration Atlanta NC A&T 24, Alcorn St. 22 D15 Cure Orlando Tulane 41, La.-Lafayette 24

D15 New Mexico Albuquerque Utah State 52, N. Texas13

D15 Las Vegas Vegas Fresno St. 31, Arizona St. 20

D15 Camellia Montgomery, Ala. Ga. Southern 23, E. Michigan 21

D15 New Orleans New Orleans Appalachian State 45, MTSU 13

D18 Boca Raton Boca Raton, Fla. UAB 37, N. Illinois 13

D19 Frisco Frisco, Texas Ohio 27, San Diegso State 0

D20 Gasparilla St. Petersburg Marshall 38, USF 20

D22 Birmingham Birmingham, Ala. Wake Forest 37, Memphis 34 D22 Armed Forces Fort Worth, Tex Army 70, Houston 14D22 Dollar General Mobile, Ala. Troy 42, Buffalo 32D22 Hawaii Honolulu La Tech 31, Hawaii 14

FCS CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday, Jan. 5 at Toyota Stadium; Frisco, TexasNorth Dakota State (14-0) vs. Eastern Washington (12-2), 11 a.m.

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NBA

6:30 p.m. Raptors at Heat NBA TV

7 p.m. Timberwolves at Bulls NBCSCH, WSCR-AM 670

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12:30 p.m. First Responder Bowl: Boston College vs. Boise St.ESPN

4:15 p.m. Quick Lane Bowl: Minnesota vs. Georgia TechESPN

8 p.m. Cheez-It Bowl: California vs. TCU ESPN

PREMIER LEAGUE SOCCER

6:25 a.m. Fulham vs. Woverhampton NBCSN

8:55 a.m. Liverpool vs. Newcastle United NBCSN

11:10 a.m. Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Arsenal NBCSN

1:25 p.m. Watford vs. Chelsea NBCSN

WEDNESDAY ON TV/RADIO

JANUARYDec. 30-Jan. 5: Women’s tennis, WTA,

Shenzhen (China) Open Dec. 30-Jan. 6: Men’s and women’s tennis, ATP World Tour/WTA, Brisbane (Australia) International

Dec. 31-Jan. 1: Ski jumping, Men’s WorldCup, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

Dec. 31-Jan. 5: Men’s tennis, ATP WorldTour, Tata Open Maharashtra, Pune, India

Dec. 31-Jan. 5: Men’s tennis, ATP WorldTour, Qatar ExxonMobil Open, Doha,Qatar

Dec. 31-Jan. 6: Women’s tennis, WTA,ASB Classic, Auckland, New Zealand

1: College football, Outback Bowl,Tampa, Fla.

1: College football, Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz.

1: College football, Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla.

1: College football, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.

1: College football, Sugar Bowl, New Orleans

1: Ice hockey, NHL Winter Classic, Boston at Chicago, Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Ind.

1: Cross-country skiing, Stage WorldCup, Val Mustair, Switzerland.

1: Men’s and women’s skiing, city event,Oslo, Norway.

2-3: Cross-country skiing, Stage WorldCup, Oberstdorf, Germany.

3-6: Men’s golf, PGA Tour, Men’s golf,PGA Tour, Sentry Tournament ofChampions, Kapalua, Hawaii

4: Ski jumping, Men’s World Cup, Innsbruck, Austria.

4-6: Bobsleigh and Skeleton, World Cup,Altenberg, Germany.

5: College football, NCAA Division FCSchampionship game, Frisco, Texas.

5: Pro Basketball, NBA 10-day contractscan be signed.

5: Motorcycle, AMA Supercross, Anaheim, Calif.

5: Women’s skiing, World Cup alpine,slalom, Zagreb, Croatia.

5-6: Pro football, NFL Wild Card playoffs. 5-6: Cross-country skiing, Stage World

Cup, Val di Fiemme, Italy. 5-6: Men’s skiing, World Cup nordic combined, Otepaa, Estonia.

5-6: Short Track Speedskating, U.S. Championships, Kearns, Utah.

5-6: Luge, World Cup, Koenigssee, Germany.

5-7: Short Track Speedskating, European Championships, Dordrecht,Netherlands.

6: Ski jumping, Men’s World Cup,Bischofshofen, Austria.

6: Auto racing, IMSA SportsCar, Roar Before The Rolex 24 At Daytona, Daytona Beach, Fla.

6: Men’s skiing, World Cup alpine,slalom, Zagreb, Croatia.

6-12: Men’s and women’s tennis, ATPWorld Tour/WTA, Sydney International

7: College football, College FootballChampionship, Santa Clara, Calif.

7-12: Men’s tennis, ATP World Tour, ASBClassic, Auckland, New Zealand

7-12: Women’s tennis, WTA, Hobart(Australia) International

8: Women’s skiing, World Cup alpine,slalom, Flachau, Austria.

8-9: Snowboarding, World Cup, parallelslalom, team parallel slalom, Bad Gastein, Austria.

10: Pro Basketball, NBA contracts guaranteed for rest of season.

10-13: Men’s golf, PGA Tour, Sony Open,Honolulu

10-13: Biathlon, World Cup, Oberhof,

Germany. 10-27: Team Handball, Men’s World

Championships, various sites, Denmark and Germany.

11: Major League Baseball, Salary arbitration figures exchanged.

11-13: Speedskating, European Championships, Collalbo, Italy.

11-13: Bobsleigh and Skeleton, WorldCup, Koenigssee, Germany.

11-13: Men’s skiing, World Cup nordiccombined, Val di Fiemme, Italy.

12: Motorcycle, AMA Supercross, Glendale, Ariz.

12: Freestyle skiing, World Cup,slopestyle, Font Romeu, France.

12: Snowboarding, World Cup,slopestyle, Kreishberg, Austria.

12-13: Pro football, NFL Divisional playoffs.

12-13: Ski jumping, Women’s World Cup,Sapporo, Japan.

12-13: Ski jumping, Women’s World Cup,Val di Fiemme, Italy.

12-13: Women’s skiing, World Cup alpine,downhill, Super G, St. Anton, Austria.

12-13: Cross-country skiing, World Cup,Dresden, Germany.

12-13: Men’s skiing, World Cup alpine, giant slalom and slalom, Adelboden,Switzerland.

12-13: Luge, World Cup, Sigulda, Latvia. 13-16: Men’s golf, PGA Web.com, The

Bahamas Great Exuma Classic, Great Exuma, Bahamas.

14-27: Men’s and women’s tennis, ITF/Tennis Australia, Australian Open,Melbourne

15: Pro Basketball, Last day to sign NBAtwo-way contracts.

15: Women’s skiing, World Cup alpine,giant slalom, Kronplatz, Italy.

15-20: Cycling, UCI WorldTour, Australia. 16-19: Men’s golf, European PGA,

Abu Dhabi (UAE) Championship. 16-20: Biathlon, World Cup, Ruhpolding,

Germany. 17-19: Men’s golf, PGA Champions Tour,

Mitsubishi Electric Championship, Ka’upulehu-Kona, Hawaii.

17-20: Men’s golf, PGA Tour, Desert Challenge, La Quinta, Calif.

17-20: Women’s golf, LPGA Tour, Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

18-19: Snowboarding, World Cup,slopestyle, halfpipe, Laax, Switzerland.

18-20: Ski jumping, Women’s World Cup, Zao, Japan.

18-20: Men’s skiing, World Cup alpine,combined, downhill, slalom, Wengen, Switzerland.

18-20: Men’s skiing, World Cup nordiccombined, Chaux-Neuve, France.

18-20: Bobsleigh and Skeleton, WorldCup, Innsbruck, Austria.

18-27: Figure Skating, U.S. Champi on-ships, Detroit.19: College football, East-West Shrine

Classic, St. Petersburg, Fla. 19: College football, NFLPA Collegiate

Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. 19: Motorcycle, AMA Supercross,

Anaheim, Calif.19: Snowboarding, World Cup, parallel

giant slalom, Rogla, Slovenia. 19-20: Ski jumping, Men’s World Cup,

Za kopane, Poland.19-20: Women’s skiing, World Cup

alpine, downhill, Super G, Cortinad’Ampezzo, Italy.

19-20: Cross-country skiing, World Cup,Otepaa, Estonia.

20: Pro football, AFC and NFC Championship Games.

SPORTS CALENDAR

NHL

WORLD RANKINGSRK. GOLFER COUNTRY AVG

1. Brooks Koepka U.S. 9.922. Justin Rose England 9.913. Dustin Johnson U.S. 8.634. Justin Thomas U.S. 8.215. B. DeChambeau U.S. 7.086. Jon Rahm Spain 6.717. Francesco Molinari Italy 6.208. Rory McIlroy N. Ireland 6.189. Rickie Fowler U.S. 5.69

10. Tony Finau U.S. 5.6811. Xander Schauffele U.S. 5.6312. Tommy Fleetwood England 5.5513. Tiger Woods U.S. 5.4814. Jason Day Australia 5.4815. Patrick Reed U.S. 5.1416. Jordan Spieth U.S. 4.8617. Bubba Watson U.S. 4.8118. Patrick Cantlay U.S. 4.6619. Alex Noren Sweden 4.4720. Marc Leishman Australia 4.4721. Webb Simpson U.S. 4.4422. Paul Casey England 4.1223. Sergio Garcia Spain 3.8224. Tyrrell Hatton England 3.8225. Henrik Stenson Sweden 3.7826. Louis Oosthuizen S. Africa 3.7627. Hideki Matsuyama Japan 3.6828. Cameron Smith Australia 3.6029. Rafa Cabrera Bello Spain 3.5930. Keegan Bradley U.S. 3.4831. Gary Woodland U.S. 3.4332. Phil Mickelson U.S. 3.3933. Kyle Stanley U.S. 3.3234. Matt Kuchar U.S. 3.3235. Eddie Pepperrell England 3.0836. Billy Horschel U.S. 3.0437. Kevin Kisner U.S. 3.0038. K. Aphibarnrat Thailand 3.0039. Ian Poulter England 2.8840. M. Fitzpatrick England 2.87

41. Adam Scott Australia 2.8642. Haotong Li CHN 2.8043. Thorbjorn Olesen Denmark 2.7544. Matt Wallace England 2.5845. Lucas Bjerregaard Denmark 2.5246. Kevin Na U.S. 2.5147. Satoshi Kodaira Japan 2.50

GOLF

FOOTBALL

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUEArizona: Placed OL Korey Cunningham on injured reserve. Released S Fish Smithsonfrom the practice squad. Claimed S D.J. Swearinger off waivers from Washington.

TRANSACTIONS

The Lakers lost LeBron James in the thirdquarter to a strained left groin but went out andbeat the two-time defending champions withouthim Tuesday night, getting King James’ 17 points,13 rebounds and five assists before the injury in asurprising 127-101 rout of the Warriors.

James grabbed at his left groin area with 7:51left in the third after slipping under the Warriors’basket while trying for a loose ball. He tried tostretch it out before leaving on his own out thetunnel for the locker room. ■ James Harden scored 41 points, and theRockets beat the Thunder 113-109 for theirseventh win in their last eight games. Harden hasscored 30 points or more in a career-high sevengames in a row. ... Kyrie Irving hit back-to-back3-pointers in overtime for six of his 40 points, andthe Celtics rallied for a 121-114 win over the 76ers.Irving, who forced the OT on a jump shot with 20seconds left in regulation, also pulled down 10rebounds. ... Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30points and 14 rebounds in his Christmas debut,and the Bucks celebrated their return to theholiday schedule by beating the Knicks 109-95.Brook Lopez scored 20 points for the Bucks, whoplayed on Christmas for the first time since 1977.Malcolm Brogdon finished with 17 points for theBucks, who bounced back from a loss to Miamion Saturday to win for the fifth time in six games.

— Associated Press

NBA

Injury to Jamesdoesn’t stop Lakers

James Harden scored 41 points and lead the

Rockets over the Thunder 113-109.

BOB LEVEY/GETTY

NBA

AP MEN’S TOP 25RK, TEAM W-L PTS PRV

1. Duke (35) 11-1 1529 22. Michigan (9) 12-0 1472 43. Tennessee (12) 10-1 1471 34. Virginia (4) 11-0 1427 55. Kansas (4) 10-1 1386 16. Nevada 12-0 1316 67. Gonzaga 11-2 1199 88. Michigan St. 10-2 1146 109. Florida St. 11-1 1061 1110. Virginia Tech 10-1 924 1311. Texas Tech 10-1 845 1212. Auburn 10-2 770 713. Ohio St. 11-1 737 1514. North Carolina 8-3 678 915. Wisconsin 10-2 673 1616. Kentucky 9-2 664 1917. Arizona St. 9-2 626 1818. Marquette 10-2 538 2019. Mississippi St. 11-1 518 1720. N.C. State 11-1 292 —21. Buffalo 11-1 279 1422. Houston 12-0 274 2123. Indiana 11-2 247 2224. Iowa 10-2 178 2325. Oklahoma 11-1 163 —

USA TODAY MEN’S TOP 25RK, TEAM W-L PTS LW

1. Virginia (10) 11-0 757 32. Duke (9) 11-1 755 23. Tennessee (7) 10-1 734 44. Michigan (4) 12-0 722 55. Kansas (2) 10-1 670 16. Nevada 12-0 659 67. Michigan State 10-2 587 88. Gonzaga 11-2 576 99. Florida State 11-1 508 12

10. Virginia Tech 10-1 475 1311. Auburn 10-2 418 711. Ohio State 11-1 418 1413. Texas Tech 10-1 391 1114. North Carolina 8-3 334 1015. Kentucky 9-2 331 1816. Wisconsin 10-2 288 1717. Arizona State 9-2 278 1917. Mississippi State 11-1 278 1619. Houston 12-0 203 2020. Marquette 10-2 167 2321. Iowa 10-2 128 2122. Buffalo 11-1 117 1523. Nebraska 10-2 113 2224. N.C. State 11-1 112 —25. Indiana 11-2 90 —

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

NFC NORTH W L T PCT PF PA

y-BEARS 11 4 0 .733 397 273Minnesota 8 6 1 .567 350 317Green Bay 6 8 1 .433 376 369Detroit 5 10 0 .333 293 360

NFC EAST W L T PCT PF PA

y-Dallas 9 6 0 .600 303 289Philadelphia 8 7 0 .533 343 348Washington 7 8 0 .467 281 335N.Y. Giants 5 10 0 .333 334 376

NFC SOUTH W L T PCT PF PA

y-NewOrleans

13 2 0 .867 490 320

Atlanta 6 9 0 .400 380 391Carolina 6 9 0 .400 343 368Tampa Bay 5 10 0 .333 364 430

NFC WEST W L T PCT PF PA

y-L.A. Rams 12 3 0 .800 479 352x-Seattle 9 6 0 .600 401 323San Francisco 4 11 0 .267 310 387Arizona 3 12 0 .200 201 398

AFC NORTH W L T PCT PF PA

Baltimore 9 6 0 .600 363 263Pittsburgh 8 6 1 .567 412 347Cleveland 7 7 1 .500 335 366Cincinnati 6 9 0 .400 355 439

AFC EAST W L T PCT PF PA

y-NewEngland

10 5 0 .667 398 322

Miami 7 8 0 .467 302 391Buffalo 5 10 0 .333 227 357N.Y. Jets 4 11 0 .267 330 403

AFC SOUTH W L T PCT PF PA

x-Houston 10 5 0 .667 382 313Indianapolis 9 6 0 .600 400 327Tennessee 9 6 0 .600 293 270Jacksonville 5 10 0 .333 242 296

AFC WEST W L T PCT PF PA

x-Kansas City 11 4 0 .733 530 418x-L.A.Chargers

11 4 0 .733 405 320

Denver 6 9 0 .400 320 326Oakland 4 11 0 .267 287 432

x-clinched playoffs y-clinched division

SUNDAY’S SCHEDULEBears at Minnesota, 3:25 Miami at Buffalo, noonAtlanta at Tampa Bay, noonJacksonville at Houston, noonDallas at N.Y. Giants, noonDetroit at Green Bay, noonN.Y. Jets at New England, noonCarolina at New Orleans, noonArizona at Seattle, 3:25 L.A. Chargers at Denver, 3:25 Oakland at Kansas City, 3:25 San Francisco at L.A. Rams, 3:25 Philadelphia at Washington, 3:25 Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 3:25 Cleveland at Baltimore, 3:25 Indianapolis at Tennessee, 7:20

NFL

AP WOMEN’S TOP 25RK, TEAM W-L PTS LW

1. UConn (31) 11-0 775 12. Notre Dame 11-1 740 23. Louisville 12-0 714 34. Maryland 11-0 647 55. Oregon 11-1 642 76. Stanford 9-1 618 87. Baylor 8-1 588 68. Mississippi St. 11-1 584 49. N.C. State 12-0 524 10

10. Tennessee 9-1 493 911. Oregon St. 9-2 446 1112. Minnesota 11-0 399 1313. Texas 9-2 394 1214. California 9-1 377 1415. Syracuse 11-2 332 1516. Iowa 9-2 302 1617. Arizona St. 9-2 241 1718. Kentucky 12-1 233 1819. DePaul 9-3 194 2020. Gonzaga 11-1 163 2121. Michigan St. 10-1 152 2222. Marquette 9-3 142 1923. Texas A&M 10-2 127 2324. Miami 11-2 79 2425. South Carolina 7-4 59 25

USA TODAY WOMEN’S TOP 25RK, TEAM W-L PTS LW

1. UConn (31) 11-0 775 12. Notre Dame 11-1 740 23. Louisville 12-0 714 34. Maryland 11-0 647 55. Oregon 11-1 642 76. Stanford 9-1 618 87. Baylor 8-1 588 68. Mississippi St. 11-1 584 49. N.C. State 12-0 524 10

10. Tennessee 9-1 493 911. Oregon St. 9-2 446 1112. Minnesota 11-0 399 1313. Texas 9-2 394 1214. California 9-1 377 1415. Syracuse 11-2 332 1516. Iowa 9-2 302 1617. Arizona St. 9-2 241 1718. Kentucky 12-1 233 1819. DePaul 9-3 194 2020. Gonzaga 11-1 163 2121. Michigan St. 10-1 152 2222. Marquette 9-3 142 1923. Texas A&M 10-2 127 2324. Miami 11-2 79 2425. South Carolina 7-4 59 25

TEAM WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE

CALENDAR

@MIN3:25

FOX-32,AM-780

MIN7

NBCSCH,AM-670

@WSH6

WGN-9,AM-670

@TOR5

NBCSCH,AM-670

MIN7:30

NBCSCH,AM-720

@COL8

NBCSCH,AM-720

BOSNoon

NBC-5,AM-720

MEN

TUESDAY’S RESULTSWESTBucknell 97, UNLV 72 Colorado 68, Charlotte 53 Hawaii 68, Rhode Island 60 Indiana St. vs. TCU at Honolulu, Hawaii,late THURSDAY’S SCHEDULEMIDWESTUMKC at Creighton, 7 FRIDAY’S SCHEDULEEASTDelaware at Hofstra, 6 Drexel at Northeastern, 6 SOUTHKennesaw St. at Georgia Tech, 3 NC A&T at East Carolina, 6 Loyola (Md.) at NC State, 6 IUPUI at N. Kentucky, 6 Towson at Elon, 6 Md.-Eastern Shore at Virginia Tech, 6 James Madison at William & Mary, 6 Louisiana-Monroe at LSU, 7 MIDWESTDetroit at Youngstown St., 1 S. Dakota St. at W. Illinois, 4:30 Albany (NY) at Kent St., 6 Ill.-Chicago at Wright St., 6 Oakland at Cleveland St., 6 Southern U. at Marquette, 7 Purdue Fort Wayne at North Dakota, 7 Denver at Nebraska-Omaha, 7:30 South Dakota at N. Dakota St., 8 St. John’s at Seton Hall, 7:30

WOMEN

THURSDAY’ SCHEDULESOUTHSE Louisiana at LSU, 6:30 FRIDAY’S SCHEDULEMIDWESTYale vs. Saint Louis at Boca Raton, Fla.,1:30 Ohio St. at Purdue, 3Youngstown St. at Detroit, 4 Purdue Fort Wayne at N. Dakota St., 5 Denver at Nebraska-Omaha, 5 Michigan at Nebraska, 6Chicago St. at Bradley, 6Wright St. at IUPUI, 6Cleveland St. at Oakland, 6 S. Dakota St. at W. Illinois, 7 Green Bay at Milwaukee, 7N. Kentucky at Ill.-Chicago, 7 Indiana at Illinois, 7Wisconsin at Minnesota, 8

RAIDERS 27, BRONCOS 14

LATE MONDAYDenver 0 0 7 7 — 14Oakland 7 10 0 10 — 27

First quarter A: 53,850. Oak: D.Harris 99 punt return (Carlsonkick), 10:10. Second quarterOak: Martin 24 run (Carlson kick), 7:56. Oak: FG Carlson 43, :19. Third quarterDen: Hamilton 7 pass from Keenum (Mc-Manus kick), 4:36. Fourth quarterOak: Richard 3 run (Carlson kick), 12:16. Den: Sutton 19 pass from Keenum (Mc-Manus kick), 7:31. Oak: FG Carlson 45, 4:38. TEAM STATS DEN OAK

First downs 19 16Total net yards 300 273Rushes-yards 24-100 30-114Passing 200 159Punt returns 0-0 2-106Kickoff returns 5-116 2-46Int. returns 0-0 2-23Comp-att-int 23-37-2 19-26-0Sacked-yds lost 1-2 1-8Punts 6-51.0 5-45.0Fumbles-lost 1-0 1-0Penalties-yards 11-91 6-50Possession time 29:52 30:08Rushing: Den, Lindsay 10-46, Booker 3-21.Oak, Martin 21-107.Passing: Den, Keenum 23-37-2-202. Oak,Carr 19-26-0-167. Receiving: Den, Sutton 6-65, Hamilton 6-40, Patrick 3-44. Oak, J.Nelson 7-75, Rich-ard 4-40, Cook 2-20.

CENTRAL W L Pct GB

Fort Wayne 9 8 .529 —WINDY CITY 9 12 .429 2Canton 7 10 .412 2Grand Rapids 7 12 .368 3Wisconsin 3 15 .167 61⁄2

THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE Capital City at Westchester, 6 Grand Rapids at Canton, 6 Maine at Greensboro, 6 Lakeland at Raptors, 6:30 Santa Cruz at Iowa, 7 Texas at Rio Grande Valley, 7 Memphis at South Bay, 9 FRIDAY’S SCHEDULEWindy City at Oklahoma City, 7 Delaware at Fort Wayne, 6 Lakeland at Erie, 6 Long Island at Wisconsin, 7 Santa Cruz at Iowa, 7Austin at Salt Lake City, 8 Agua Caliente at Stockton, 9 SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE Maine at Raptors, 1Delaware at Erie, 6Long Island at Capital City, 6 Canton at Oklahoma City, 7 Grand Rapids at Wisconsin, 7 Northern Arizona at South Bay, 7 Rio Grande Valley at Texas, 7:30 Memphis at Stockton, 9

NBA GLEAGUE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

ATLANTIC GP W L OT PTS GF GA HOME AWAY DIV

Tampa Bay 37 28 7 2 58 154 106 15-4-0 13-3-2 10-2-0Toronto 37 25 10 2 52 140 103 12-5-1 13-5-1 6-4-2Buffalo 37 21 11 5 47 111 105 12-4-2 9-7-3 7-4-2Boston 37 20 13 4 44 105 96 13-4-0 7-9-4 9-6-1Montreal 37 19 13 5 43 115 117 10-7-2 9-6-3 5-4-4Florida 35 15 14 6 36 115 125 7-5-4 8-9-2 7-2-3Detroit 38 15 17 6 36 109 126 8-9-3 7-8-3 4-7-3Ottawa 37 15 18 4 34 118 144 11-6-3 4-12-1 6-8-2

METROPOLI-TAN

GP W L OT PTS GF GA HOME AWAY DIV

Washington 35 22 10 3 47 129 103 11-5-2 11-5-1 7-3-1Columbus 36 21 12 3 45 117 109 10-7-2 11-5-1 7-4-1Pittsburgh 36 18 12 6 42 119 110 10-7-2 8-5-4 6-5-1N.Y. Islanders 35 18 13 4 40 101 98 8-5-3 10-8-1 10-3-1N.Y. Rangers 35 15 14 6 36 102 115 11-4-4 4-10-2 2-4-2Carolina 35 15 15 5 35 90 103 9-7-4 6-8-1 3-4-2Philadelphia 35 15 16 4 34 104 125 7-8-2 8-8-2 4-4-1New Jersey 35 12 16 7 31 102 125 9-4-4 3-12-3 4-6-1

WESTERN CONFERENCE

CENTRAL GP W L OT PTS GF GA HOME AWAY DIV

Winnipeg 36 24 10 2 50 128 101 13-4-2 11-6-0 7-4-0Nashville 37 22 13 2 46 111 95 14-5-0 8-8-2 6-3-0Colorado 37 19 12 6 44 129 115 8-5-3 11-7-3 4-4-2Dallas 37 18 16 3 39 99 102 11-5-1 7-11-2 2-4-1Minnesota 35 17 15 3 37 103 99 10-6-3 7-9-0 6-3-1St. Louis 34 14 16 4 32 96 114 8-9-2 6-7-2 5-6-3Chicago 39 13 20 6 32 111 145 7-8-4 6-12-2 7-4-2

PACIFIC GP W L OT PTS GF GA HOME AWAY DIV

Calgary 37 22 12 3 47 127 103 11-4-3 11-8-0 6-5-0San Jose 38 19 12 7 45 124 115 11-4-4 8-8-3 5-2-3Vegas 39 20 15 4 44 117 112 11-3-3 9-12-1 7-3-2Anaheim 38 19 14 5 43 95 109 10-4-5 9-10-0 5-3-2Edmonton 36 18 15 3 39 102 111 10-6-1 8-9-2 4-4-1Vancouver 39 17 18 4 38 117 125 9-9-1 8-9-3 4-5-1Arizona 36 16 18 2 34 93 101 7-10-1 9-8-1 4-3-1Los Angeles 37 14 20 3 31 86 112 8-10-1 6-10-2 6-5-1

Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each divisionand two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. through Tuesday

THURSDAY’S SCHEDULEMinnesota at Blackhawks, 7:30New Jersey at Boston, 6Columbus at N.Y. Rangers, 6Detroit at Pittsburgh, 6Carolina at Washington, 6Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 6:30Buffalo at St. Louis, 7Dallas at Nashville, 7Calgary at Winnipeg, 7Vancouver at Edmonton, 8Colorado at Vegas, 9Arizona at Los Angeles, 9:30Anaheim at San Jose, 9:30

FRIDAY’S SCHEDULEMontreal at Florida, 6Ottawa at N.Y. Islanders, 6Toronto at Columbus, 6

SUNDAY’S RESULTSFlorida 6, Blackhawks 3

Columbus 3, New Jersey 0Carolina 5, Boston 3Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Rangers 2 (SO)Toronto 5, Detroit 4 (OT)N.Y. Islanders 3, Dallas 1Los Angeles 4, Vegas 3 (OT)Arizona 4, San Jose 3 (SO)

CALENDAR

Jan. 1: Winter Classic, Boston at Chi-cago, Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend,Ind. Jan. 25: All-Star Skills Competition, SanJose, Calif. Jan. 26: All-Star Game, San Jose, Calif. Feb. 23: Stadium Series, Pittsburgh atPhiladelphia, Lincoln Financial Field. April 6: Last day of regular season. April 10: Stanley Cup playoffs begin.

EASTERN CONFERENCE

ATLANTIC W L PCT GB L10 STK HOME AWAY CONF

Toronto 25 10 .714 — 5-5 L-1 13-4 12-6 15-6Philadelphia 22 13 .629 3 5-5 L-1 16-3 6-10 17-11Boston 20 13 .606 4 7-3 W-2 11-5 9-8 15-7Brooklyn 16 19 .457 9 8-2 W-1 8-11 8-8 12-8New York 9 26 .257 16 1-9 L-5 4-12 5-14 6-21

SOUTHEAST W L PCT GB L10 STK HOME AWAY CONF

Charlotte 16 16 .500 — 5-5 L-1 12-7 4-9 15-10Miami 16 16 .500 — 7-3 W-5 7-9 9-7 7-12Orlando 14 18 .438 2 4-6 L-3 8-10 6-8 9-9Washington 13 21 .382 4 3-7 L-1 9-6 4-15 7-12Atlanta 9 23 .281 7 4-6 W-3 5-9 4-14 7-14

CENTRAL W L PCT GB L10 STK HOME AWAY CONF

Milwaukee 23 10 .697 — 7-3 W-1 14-3 9-7 15-5Indiana 22 12 .647 11⁄2 8-2 W-2 12-5 10-7 16-5Detroit 15 16 .484 7 2-8 L-2 10-8 5-8 11-13Chicago 9 25 .265 141⁄2 4-6 W-2 5-12 4-13 6-14Cleveland 8 26 .235 151⁄2 3-7 L-3 5-13 3-13 7-18

WESTERN CONFERENCE

SOUTHWEST W L PCT GB L10 STK HOME AWAY CONF

Houston 18 15 .545 — 7-3 W-2 11-5 7-10 11-11San Antonio 18 16 .529 1⁄2 7-3 L-1 13-5 5-11 14-11Memphis 17 16 .515 1 3-7 W-1 9-6 8-10 12-11Dallas 15 17 .469 21⁄2 3-7 L-6 13-3 2-14 8-14New Orleans 15 19 .441 31⁄2 3-7 L-4 11-5 4-14 8-11

NORTHWEST W L PCT GB L10 STK HOME AWAY CONF

Denver 21 10 .677 — 7-3 L-1 13-3 8-7 13-5Oklahoma City 21 12 .636 1 5-5 L-2 12-4 9-8 11-10Portland 19 15 .559 31⁄2 6-4 L-1 13-5 6-10 11-12Utah 17 18 .486 6 5-5 W-1 7-7 10-11 12-12Minnesota 15 18 .455 7 4-6 W-1 12-5 3-13 8-14

PACIFIC W L PCT GB L10 STK HOME AWAY CONF

Golden State 23 12 .657 — 7-3 L-1 15-4 8-8 13-8L.A. Lakers 20 14 .588 21⁄2 5-5 W-1 12-5 8-9 14-9L.A. Clippers 19 14 .576 3 3-7 L-1 11-4 8-10 14-10Sacramento 18 15 .545 4 6-4 W-2 9-7 9-8 11-12Phoenix 8 26 .235 141⁄2 4-6 L-2 5-11 3-15 5-15

through Tuesday

TUESDAY’S RESULTSMilwaukee 109, New York 95Houston 113, Oklahoma City 109Boston 121, Philadelphia 114 (OT)L.A. Lakers 127, Golden State 101Utah 117, Portland 96

WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULEMinnesota at Bulls, 7Phoenix at Orlando, 6Washington at Detroit, 6 Charlotte at Brooklyn, 6:30 Indiana at Atlanta, 6:30 Toronto at Miami, 6:30 Cleveland at Memphis, 7Denver at San Antonio, 7:30 New Orleans at Dallas, 7:30 Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 9:30

THURSDAY’S SCHEDULEBoston at Houston, 7New York at Milwaukee, 7L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 9

Philadelphia at Utah, 9:30Portland at Golden State, 9:30

FRIDAY’S SCHEDULEBulls at Washington, 6 Brooklyn at Charlotte, 6Detroit at Indiana, 6Toronto at Orlando, 6Atlanta at Minnesota, 7Cleveland at Miami, 7Dallas at New Orleans, 7Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 8San Antonio at Denver, 8L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 9:30

CALENDAR

Jan. 5: 10-day contracts can be signed. Jan. 10: All contracts guaranteed for restof season. Feb. 7: Trade deadline, 2 p.m. Feb. 17: NBA All-Star Game,

Charlotte, N.C.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Michigan will have atleast three players sit out the Peach Bowl, thelatest in a trend sweeping college football. Theseventh-ranked Wolverines will be withoutstarting defensive end Rashan Gary, startinglinebacker and Big Ten defensive player of theyear Devin Bush Jr. and their top rusher, KaranHigdon, when they play No. 10 Florida onSaturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The con-sensus among coach Jim Harbaugh and theplayers is that they approve of it. “That was theirdecision and we respect it,” Harbaugh said.“That’s the decision for them to make.” None ofthe three players are with the team this week inAtlanta. Instead, they are elsewhere, training forthe upcoming NFL combine, with Higdon alsopreparing for the Senior Bowl next month inMobile, Ala. Defensive end Chase Winovich,another NFL draft prospect, has said he will playin the Peach Bowl this weekend. He has practicedwith the team this month.

GOLF: Don’t be surprised to hear these words atthe Sony Open: “Now on the tee, from Slovakia,Rory Sabbatini.” The South African-born Sabba-tini last week became an official citizen ofSlovakia, according to Slovak newspapers SMEand Novy Cas. Sabbatini’s wife, Martina Sto-fanikova, is from Slovakia. The Slovak GolfAssociation says it is sending proof of citizenshipto the International Golf Federation, whichwould allow the 42-year-old Sabbatini to playunder the Slovak flag. It also would make himeligible to play for the Eastern European countryin the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Sabbatini is No.203 in the world ranking. The Olympics takes nomore than two players from each country — fourif they are among the top 15 — until the field sizeis at 60 players. Currently, the No. 60 player in theOlympic ranking is Daan Huizing, who is No. 340in the world ranking. “I believe that I will besuccessful for Slovak golf and will be a source ofinspiration for Slovak youth,” Sabbatini said.Rastislav Antal, vice president of the Slovak GolfAssociation, said he was proud that Slovakia willhave its first PGA Tour player. Sabbatini is fullyexempt after finishing 97th in the FedEx Cup lastyear. “We believe that Rory will be able to achievesuccessful results for Slovak golf and can raise theinterest of our public and our children to becomeactively interested in golfing,” Antal said.

ALSO: Anton Shipulin, a world biathlon champi-on at the heart of Russia’s doping scandal,announced his retirement. Shipulin, 31, said at anews conference in Moscow that he decided toretire after he was barred from the WinterOlympics earlier this year. He is one of scores ofRussian athletes banned from competing forbeing part of Russia’s state-sponsored dopingprogram at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.Shipulin won a gold medal in Sochi’s biathlonrelay race. Shipulin, like many other Russianathletes, has vehemently denied the accusations.He said Tuesday it’s “better to leave now thanwin spots far from the pedestal” and blamed “thepolitical climate” for his poor results. Shipulin’slast race will be in Germany later this week. TheRussian national team was barred from the 2018Pyeongchang Winter Games in February. TheInternational Olympic Committee issued invita-tions for 168 Russians who competed under theOlympic flag as “Olympic Athletes from Russia.”

— Edited from news services

IN BRIEF

5The Bears’ 14-9 win over the 49ers

exemplified the winning formula

they are riding to the playoffs: great

defense and sufficient offense.

Here are five observations from

rewatching the game on a combina-

tion of the Fox telecast and the

coaches’ video available through the

NFL Game Pass subscription service.

1. Mitch Trubisky found comfortand rhythm throwing shortpasses against the 49ers’ zonedefense.

Credit Trubisky, coach Matt Nagyand the offensive coaches for adjust-ing their approach in the second halfafter recognizing the 49ers wereplaying more zone than the Bearsexpected.

“We had to dink and dunk a littlebit to move the ball down the field,”Trubisky said. “They were bailingout, playing zones. They wanted totake away the deep ball and theexplosive plays, and they did a goodjob of that. So we knew they were atough defense and we had to spreadthem out. Dink and dunk. Take whatthey gave us. Create a rhythm firstand second down, stay out of thirddown and get the run game going alittle bit.”

This wasn’t the first — or evensecond — time this season we’veheard Trubisky explain how a de-fense played more zone than theBears expected from watching previ-ous games.

A defensive coordinator’s decisionto play zone is based on severalfactors, including what coverage suitshis personnel in the matchup againstthe Bears, the defense’s fear of theBears’ run-pass option game or Tru-bisky running against man-to-man,the score and situation of the game,etc.

But as that decision relates todefending specifically against Tru-bisky, the second-year quarterback isproving his ability and willingness tomethodically bite off short comple-tions that require relatively easyreads and throws.

I don’t think zoning the Bears outis the best way to defend against himand a receiving corps that has talentbut isn’t grouped among the best inthe league.

The Bears don’t consistentlystretch the field. Yes, Allen Rob-inson’s diving 43-yard catch in thefirst half was an absolute gem. But itwas his longest of the season, anoutlier. Taylor Gabriel, the split endwhose speed is supposed to be thatvertical threat, hasn’t had a receptionof more than 22 yards since Oct. 14against the Dolphins.

To the point, Trubisky took a sackin the second half on second-and-7when the 49ers played man-to-manand all four receivers ran routes atleast 10 yards beyond the line ofscrimmage. No one was open, soTrubisky went down.

With Trubisky intent on throwingquickly and short, he commanded hisfootwork and threw with great tim-ing. He completed several accuratethrows with a linebacker or defensiveback nearby. The key was being ontime and in rhythm with the receiv-er’s break.

The Bears achieved their goal ofstaying out of long third downs in thesecond half. Of their six third downsafter halftime, only one was longerthan 5 yards.

Trubisky was 5 of 6 for 37 yards onthose six third downs, convertingthree. That third-down performanceequates to winning football.

A few other statistical nuggetsfrom the dink-and-dunk game: Onthe Bears’ 12-play, 90-yard touch-down drive on their first possessionof the second half, Trubisky was 7 of 7for only 49 yards. The longest com-pletion was 10 yards on third-and-2,and that was the only third down onthe drive.

On throws that traveled betweenzero and 10 yards beyond the line ofscrimmage, Trubisky was a perfect 15of 15 for 110 yards and a touchdownwith a 119.4 passer rating, accordingto NFL Next Gen Stats.

Trubisky averaged 6.5 air yards perthrow, his third-shortest average ofthe season. His only shorter averageswere in Week 1 against the Packers(6.0) and Week 2 against the Sea-hawks (6.3).

2. Trubisky’s trust in Robinson wasevident with the game on the line.

If Trubisky can’t trust his $14million-a-year receiver against athird-round rookie cornerback mak-ing his first NFL start, who can hetrust, right?

Still, it’s noteworthy that the con-nection between Trubisky and Rob-inson continues to mature and solidi-

fy near the end of their first seasontogether. On two third downs as theBears tried to melt the final 7minutes, 37 seconds off the clock,Trubisky completed passes to Rob-inson against single coverage byrookie Tarvarius Moore.

“At the end, you’re thinking play-makers, not plays,” Trubisky said.“When you have the matchup youwant and you have a guy like Allen onthe outside, who you have that trustin, you let them work a little bit andput the ball in a spot where only hecan go grab it. So he separates andmakes great plays for this offense.”

With 3:25 remaining, the Bearshad third-and-4 from their 43-yardline. Robinson was alone againstMoore to the left of the formation.Robinson won an outside release, ran5 yards, then opened up his rightshoulder to the sideline. That allowedTrubisky to place a catchable throwlow and away from Moore. Quarter-backs have to be able to completethrows when the receiver isn’t wideopen, and that was great execution byTrubisky and Robinson.

Three plays later, Trubisky wentback to Robinson on third-and-3 inman coverage against Moore. Rob-inson’s shiftiness at the snap jukedMoore into a hard step toward thesideline, from which Robinson wonleverage for his slant route. Trubiskyhit him in stride for what should havebeen a victory-clinching first down,but Robinson allowed Moore topunch the ball out from behind.

Robinson’s lapse in situationalawareness notwithstanding, thosetwo plays were good examples of theBears winning with superior person-nel and execution in decisive situa-tions.

3. Danny Trevathan’s interceptionwas a great example of the teamdefense concept that has madeplayers and coordinator Vic Fan-gio proud all season.

His fourth-quarter pick stoppedthe 49ers at the Bears 14-yard line,protecting the Bears’ 14-9 lead. It wasa decisive play made possible byseveral players doing the little thingsright.

Outside linebacker Khalil Mackjammed receiver Marquise Goodwinimmediately after the snap. Thatdisrupted the timing of Goodwin’srelease and the depth of his dragroute.

Up front, Jonathan Bullard con-

tested the throw by getting his handup. Most notably, he kept his hand upeven as he was falling to the ground.Fox had a good replay angle of howBullard’s swat would have been inGoodwin’s vision as he looked backfor the throw.

Meanwhile, Trevathan did a fan-tastic job of sagging off Pro Bowl tightend George Kittle. He was in man-to-man coverage, and no one would’veblamed him if he had stayed onKittle’s hip as Kittle ran a short outroute. But Trevathan saw Goodwinand the throw in his peripheral visionand worked back toward the middleof the field. What a terrific read.

Trevathan’s presence got Goodwinto alter his stride. I have no doubt hewas cognizant of the hit Trevathanwas positioned to put on him.

Finally, Trevathan’s reflexes catch-ing the deflected pass were superb. Itcompleted a game-changing play —with a couple of assists from histeammates.

4. Roquan Smith disguised theblitz on which he recorded his fifthsack of the season.

On second-and-9 from the 49ers34 in the third quarter, Smith wasmotionless before the snap. He gaveaway nothing on the designed blitz,which was particularly important asPro Bowl fullback Kyle Juszczyk ranthe other way on a pass route throughthe same gap Smith blitzed. Theypractically brushed shoulders.

Had Smith taken a step or twobefore the snap, maybe Juszcyzkwould’ve chipped him or the linewould’ve adjusted on the play-actionpass. Instead, Smith got a free run atquarterback Nick Mullens, effec-tively ending the drive.

At another point, Smith blitzed buttook two premature steps before thesnap. The 49ers easily picked up hisrush. Overall this season, though,Smith has done fairly well beingpatient and not antsy before heblitzes.

“It was a great call by Coach Vic,”Smith said. “I saw the line blockdown, and I knew once he faked it,the quarterback was going to bethere. I messed up because I didn’tcelebrate.”

Smith laughed when it waspointed out that celebrating doesn’tseem to be his style. This has provedto be the case as Smith has modestlyascended to third on the team sacklist behind Mack (12½) and AkiemHicks (six). For the record, BrianUrlacher had eight sacks as a rookiein 2000.

5. Trubisky is at risk of injury anytime he runs.

Yes, I can hear John Fox saying,“It’s all a risk.” And I’m not sayingTrubisky shouldn’t run. In fact, bothof his runs in the span of threefourth-quarter snaps gained firstdowns (but the first was nullified byoffsetting penalties). Both plays, how-ever, were reminders that Trubiskyisn’t protected from physical harm bythe rules or by play design.

On the third-and-5 that endedwith the skirmish on the Bearssideline, Trubisky scrambled for thefirst down. He could’ve run out ofbounds, but he wanted to stay in andkeep the clock moving with about5:30 remaining.

Defensive back Marcell Harris wasegregiously late with his hit afterTrubisky slid with good, protectivetechnique. Harris was even later thanVikings safety Harrison Smith was onthe play that injured Trubisky on Nov.18.

“I wasn’t going out for him,” Harrissaid after the game. “I felt like I laidup on him.”

He lies worse than he plays,apparently.

On the ensuing fourth-and-inches,Trubisky took a heavy, legal hit fromlinebacker Fred Warner on a quarter-back sneak. Trubisky lunged head-first for the line to gain and got it, buthe was exposed to dangerous contactin the process.

Such is the risk of a quarterbacksneak, which Nagy has proved he willcall. It makes sense with a quarter-back as athletic as Trubisky, but thereis risk. Fortunately, Trubisky got upfrom both hits and appeared OK.

[email protected] @Rich_Campbell

Mitch Trubisky is taken down on a late hit by 49ers defensive back Marcell Harris (36) in the fourth quarter Sunday.


OBSERVATIONSFROM REWATCHING

BEARS-49ERS

By Rich CampbellChicago Tribune

1. Saints 13-2 (1). The NFC playoffs will gothrough the Superdome.

2. Bears 11-4 (4). Mitch Trubisky has thrown19 touchdown passes in home games and five inroad games. That’s an interesting disparity evenwhen factoring two road games he missed.

3. Chargers 11-4 (2). Blew a chance to make arun at the top seed in the AFC with a home lossto the Ravens as the offense showed littlepunch.

4. Chiefs 11-4 (3). Relied on rookies CharvariusWard and Tremon Smith at cornerback in aSunday night loss in Seattle. There’s little reasonto trust this defense in the playoffs.

5. Rams 12-3 (6). They got a get-right game inArizona against the lowly Cardinals but need tobeat the 49ers to secure the No. 2 seed.

6. Patriots 10-5 (8). No Josh Gordon, noproblem? Well, maybe. Patriots have proved theycan remain laser focused and overcome a lot, butit seems like it has been 12 months of obstacles.

7. Ravens 9-6 (9). Timing and wording of theteam’s release regarding coach John Harbaughwas curious. Almost as interesting ascombination of defense and a stout ground game.

8. Seahawks 9-6 (14). The rebuild hashappened pretty quickly, and now coach PeteCarroll has a contract extension carrying himthrough 2021.

9. Texans 10-5 (5). They were closing in on afirst-round bye and then lost in the closingmoments in Philadelphia. Will it be the same ol’disappointing Texans in the playoffs?

10. Colts 9-6 (10). GM Chris Ballard deservescredit with coach Frank Reich for theimpressive second-half run. Only 13 players areholdovers from before Ballard arrived.

11. Cowboys 9-6 (11). Locked into No. 4 butplaying for real against Giants. “We don’t wantto, if we can, go into the playoffs with danglingparticiples — loose ends,” Jerry Jones said.

12. Titans 9-6 (12). They’ve won four straightgames, the NFL’s longest current streak. Theywill need a fifth to get into the playoffs.

13. Vikings 8-6-1 (13). The defense is playingpretty well. With a chance to reach the playoffs,it’s time for Kirk Cousins to be the missing linkthe Vikings have been banking on.

14. Steelers 8-6-1 (7). If it wasn’t for thePanthers’ second-half collapse, this would bethe most disappointing fade by any team asthey’ve dropped four of five.

15. Eagles 8-7 (15). Nick Foles is up to hismagic again, but they need the Bears to beat theVikings to sneak into the postseason.

16. Browns 7-7-1 (16). Pretty easy to puttogether a case that quarterback BakerMayfield is the offensive rookie of the year.

17. Packers 6-8-1 (20). Davante Adams needstwo catches in the season finale and 134receiving yards to set franchise records. The bethere is Aaron Rodgers gives him a shot.

18. Falcons 6-9 (24). Season finale against theBucs gives them a chance to finish with athree-game winning streak, but this season hasbeen defined by more lows.

19. Dolphins 7-8 (17). Injuries have beencrippling, but it’s worth wondering how muchtalent there was for coach Adam Gase at thestart of Year 3.

20. Broncos 6-9 (18). With John Elway’squick trigger and Bowlen family membersdrawing battle lines over the team’s future, howattractive will this coaching opening be?

21. Bengals 6-9 (22). They will occupy lastplace in the AFC North for the first time since2010. That has been the benefit of being in thesame division with the Browns.

22. Panthers 6-9 (19). Christian McCaffreyeclipsed Matt Forte’s single-season record forreceptions by an RB, but Ron Rivera wants tofind a way to lighten his workload next season.

23. Giants 5-10 (21). You feel like this teamcould be poised to be a threat next season, asfive of the 10 losses have been by five points orfewer. But then you get to the quarterback issue.

24. Bills 5-10 (23). LeSean McCoy didn’t startagainst the Patriots because of a “situation”with coach Sean McDermott. That’s likely thekind of “situation” that leads to a roster move.

25. Redskins 7-8 (25). Pro Bowl alternate D.J.Swearinger ripped defensive coordinator GregManusky after Saturday’s loss to the Titans. OnMonday, Swearinger was released.

26. Lions 5-10 (26). Matt Patricia took over ateam that had a winning record last season andcould wind up with a top-five pick.

27. Jets. 4-11 (28). Todd Bowles isn’t leavingwithout a fight. Distraught, Bowles said: “Ithought we were playing two teams. I thought wewere playing the Packers and the striped shirts.”

28. Buccaneers 5-10 (27). Lovie Smith wasfired after a 6-10 season, and the best the Bucscan finish this season under Dirk Koetter is …6-10.

29. Jaguars 5-10 (30). Blake Bortles came offthe bench to spark a victory over the Dolphins.

30. 49ers 4-11 (29). They ought to prioritizere-signing free-agent kicker Robbie Gould inthe offseason as he’s their best offensiveweapon.

31. Raiders 4-11 (31). The hard-core fansoccupying the Black Hole deserved the win asthe Raiders toppled the rival Broncos in whatmight have been their final game in Oakland.

32. Cardinals 3-12 (32). They would lock upthe No. 1 pick with a loss to the Seahawks. TheCardinals haven’t owned the No. 1 pick since1958, when they played in Chicago.

Power rankingsBy Brad Biggs

Last week’s ranking in parentheses


NFL

This is our 2018 edition of Save the Seats, the

annual Tribune feature we’ve run since 2005

with ticket reservations for Tribune readers for

New Year’s Eve.

And yes, New Year’s Eve falls on a Monday this year.

You, dear reader, wise as you are in the Ways of Entertain-

ment, know full well that Monday night is not exactly a big

cultural night out. But

don’t, don’t, give up and

just head to the bar for

your Eve — we have

other options. Re-

served just for you.

If at this late date

you’re still in need of a ticket or two for New Year’s Eve,

the Tribune has a bunch reserved at concerts, parties and

performances on Dec. 31, some with multiple performance

times to choose from. Many are for shows that are other-

wise sold out. And they’re yours for the buying if you’re

one of the first to call.

On to the shows.

ZaniesIf you’ve never laughed in the new year at Zanies, make

this the year. The Zanies Comedy Clubs in Chicago, Rose-mont and St. Charles all are reserving tickets for Tribunereaders, and the late shows all include party favors and aChampagne toast. Pat McGann (recently on “The LateShow with Stephen Colbert”) headlines on Wells Street.Michael Palascak (recently on James Corden’s show) leadsin Rosemont. And World Series of Comedy winner Landrydoes the honors in St. Charles.

Claim your seats: Four seats for all shows at all clubs, at7:30 p.m. ($30 per) and 10:30 p.m. ($40 per). For ZaniesChicago, 1548 N. Wells St., call 312-337-4027. For Zanies inRosemont, 5437 Park Place, call 847-813-0484. For Zanies inSt. Charles, 4051 E. Main St., call 630-524-0001.

HERE’S HOW THIS WORKS1. Check out the shows on offer.The theaters and other venues areholding tickets for their Dec. 31 per-formances in the Tribune’s name, andTribune readers who call and requestthem when the box office or ticketline opens Wednesday morning canbuy them at face value. Sorry, this isnot a promotion, contest or giveaway— the tickets are not free.

2. Check prices and showtimes,have your credit card handy and callthe phone numbers included here. In

some cases, they’re not the usual boxoffice numbers, and sorry, sales are byphone only; no online sales for thisone. When you talk to the show’srepresentative, identify yourself as aTribune subscriber and request theSave the Seats tickets.

3. If the tickets on offer are stillunclaimed, you can buy them. Com-plete the transaction and you’re allset. In most cases, the tickets will beheld for you at the will-call window.

Consider this the fine print: We’ve

made every effort to ensure thatshowtimes and prices are correct, butsome shows also add ticket fees andlast-minute changes can occur. Verifyall relevant information when book-ing your seats. If you call a box officebefore it opens and leave a message,do not assume that you have claimedthe tickets. The Tribune made thereservations, but participation and allsales arrangements are up to thevenues. The Tribune is in no wayassociated with these shows; they’rejust included in our feature.

“Gaslight District” on the Second City e.t.c. Stage.

TIMOTHY M. SCHMIDT PHOTO

“The Woman in Black” at the Royal George Theatre.

ROGER MASTROIANNI PHOTO

Singer/songwriter Avery Sunshine plays City Winery.

LANSTU PHOTO

SAVE THE SEATS 2018

Blue Man Group continues its long run at the Briar Street Theatre.

BLUE MAN GROUP/LINDSEY BEST

We have tickets for New Year’sEve comedy, music and theater

— all for Tribune readersBy Doug George | Chicago Tribune

Save the TablesTurn to Food & Dining for

our feature for New Year’s

Eve restaurant reservations.

Turn to Seats, Page 2

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Nov. 30 – Jan. 6

SAVE WHEN YOU BUY TICKETS ONLINE

Centennial Wheel ticket included with each Fifth Third BankWinter WonderFest ticket purchase at navypier.org

To gather the best classicalconcerts of 2018, I asked Johnvon Rhein, the Tribune’s recentlyretired classical music critic, toexcerpt reviews of five perform-ances he covered through June.

Then I commented on five Ireviewed, starting in July.

And the top concerts were:

Manfred Honeck conducts theChicago Symphony Orchestra,

Orchestra Hall, Jan. 25. “Ho-neck offered a superlative readingof the Mahler, a symphony theCSO has played countless timessince the early Georg Solti years,but perhaps never with suchblazing commitment as one heard

on this occasion. Mahler’s 75-minute journey from darkness tolight was plotted so firmly, itssprawling structure filled withsuch deep emotional feeling, such

YEAR IN REVIEW CLASSICAL PERFORMANCES

‘Cendrillon,’‘Babi Yar’singularlypresentedBy Howard ReichChicago Tribune

Magic overflowed in the Lyric Opera’s staging of “Cendrillon.”

BRIAN CASSELLA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Turn to Classical, Page 4

The most memorable jazzperformances of 2018:

Amir ElSaffar, OrchestraHall, Feb. 9. Musical lan-guages intertwined whenformer Chicago trumpeter andbandleader ElSaffar led hisRivers of Sound Orchestra inits Orchestra Hall debut. Formore than a decade, ElSaffarhas been studying the music ofhis Iraqi heritage and imbuingit with jazz syntax. But el-ements of blues, classical andother idioms also emerged inthis concert, as Western and

non-Western sounds em-braced one another. Yet for allthe far-flung instruments onstage, the music proved astexturally transparent as it washarmonically complex, asintricately conceived as it wasfreely improvised.

“Porgy and Bess,” Uni-versity of Michigan’s HillAuditorium, Feb. 17. Per-formances of George Gersh-win’s masterpiece are not rare,but one as complete as thishasn’t happened since thecomposer penned the piece, in1935. Because the University of

YEAR IN REVIEW JAZZ PERFORMANCES

Bridgewater, Jamalamong top-tier showsBy Howard ReichChicago Tribune

Turn to Jazz, Page 3

2 Chicago Tribune | Arts+Entertainment | Section 4 | Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Dear Amy: My boyfriendis extremely discerning,and I am not. When hecooks something, it’s afterhe’s watched 50 YouTubevideos and read up on thehistory of the dish so thathe knows the back story ofevery aspect of it.

I enjoy cooking, but Ikeep it simple. Everything“Boyfriend” does has to bethe best, the fanciest, themost gourmet, and whilehe’s never said anythinginsulting (it is purely in hisdemeanor), I can feel himlook down on the simplerway I do things.

This happens witheverything. When wewatch a movie, I don’tanalyze it as much as hedoes. When we drink cof-fee, I can’t taste the differ-ence in acidity as well as hedoes. I’m basically OK withthings that are ... mediocre.

I love this man verymuch, but I constantly feelout of my league. Some-times I can let go and justlearn from him because hedoes know so much, butmost times it makes mefeel inadequate. It seemshe’s never admiring orlearning from me.

It has gotten to the pointwhere I don’t want toshare things with himbecause he overpowerseverything. I’ll cook on myown when he’s not here.I’ll listen to my subpar,repetitive (yes, I know!)pop music when I’m driv-ing alone.

His family members arenot mean or intentionallycondescending, and often Iget “enlightened” to bettertechniques, and I alwaysfeel slighted and unneces-sary. What can I do tomake the relationshipseem more balanced? Am Ijust out of my league?

— Middlin’

Dear Middlin’: If your guywere only an obsessivecook, I’d suggest that yousit back and enjoy his ex-pertise. But, according toyou, his demand for “excel-lence” applies to ALLthings.

In some respects, I feelsorry for the guy. He willnever know the exquisitejoy of a ballpark hot dog,topped with sauerkrautand bright yellow mustard.He will never “get” thesteering wheel-thumpingecstasy of a great KatyPerry hook. He’s missing alot of miracles that evenyou deride as “mediocre.”Stop stooping to his level.There is beauty in thequotidian. It is exhaustingto have to be educatedabout everything.

The key sentence inyour question is: “It hasgotten to the point where Idon’t want to share thingswith him because he over-powers everything.”

That’s not a middlin’problem. That’s a big one.Many successful coupleshave different tastes. Butuntil you both stop seeingyour taste as “wrong,” Idon’t see much long-termhope for this relationship.

Ask him to reflect on hisbehavior. Can he laughabout his obsessiveness?Can your Mr. Darcy learnto truly love you as youare? You should find out.

Dear Amy: My wife hadan affair that began twoyears after we married andcontinued (on and off ) for20 years (which is when Ifound out about it). Shesaid she wouldn’t see thisman again, and she hasn’t.I just found out that theyhave regular phone con-versations — sometimes onher birthday, other timesmore often.

She says there is nothingwrong since they are nowjust friends. I say that acontinued relationshipwith this man is justwrong. What do you think?

— Troubled

Dear Troubled: I agree. Isuppose that comparedwith 20 years of infidelity,you’re “supposed” to feelthat an annual phone callisn’t so egregious. Yet youfind this hurtful — and onthis point, your feelingsshould carry greaterweight than hers.

The best “take” on this isthe book “Not ‘JustFriends’: Rebuilding Trustand Recovering Your Sani-ty After Infidelity,” byresearcher and therapistShirley P Glass, with JeanCoppock Staeheli (2004,Atria Books).

This would provideinsight into your feelings.Share it with your wife.

Dear Amy: In your re-sponse to “WonderingGrand,” you said: “If yousent the check with a noteaddressed to both HE andhis wife ...” To HE?

I see and hear the mis-use of objective pronouns(“from Bob and I”) everyday, but I honestly ex-pected better from some-one as articulate as you.

— Upset!

Dear Upset!: I am some-what flattered by yourshock at my mistake. I onlywish it had been caughtbefore publishing. Many,many readers wrote in togently (or not so gently)correct me. Thank you all!

Copyright 2018 by AmyDickinson

Distributed by TribuneContent Agency

Discerning boyfriend is no Mr. Darcy

ASK AMYBy Amy [email protected] Twitter @askingamy

Peter Jackson has useddigital wizardry to conjureJ.R.R. Tolkien’s MiddleEarth and King Kong’s1930s New York, but he hasnow — in perhaps his mostacclaimed film — em-ployed all his technicalpowers to bring to life theWestern Front of the firstWorld War.

Jackson’s “They ShallNot Grow Old” is the 57-year-old filmmaker’s firstdocumentary. He assem-bled the film, commis-sioned by Britain’s Im-perial War Museum tocoincide with the centena-ry of the Armistice, frommore than 100 hours offootage from the front and600 hours of audio inter-views conducted in the1960s with survivingBritish soldiers.

In the course of thefive-year project, Jacksonrestored the heavily dam-aged, grainy footage, col-orized it, stabilized theframe rates and transferredthe film into 3D. Alongwith adding battle soundeffects, he even employedexpert lip readers to recre-ate the unheard dialogue.

With the kind of tech-nology usually employedon a big-budget spectacle,the fog of time lifted fromthe footage, revealing thesoldiers anew.

“The people on the filmbecame human beingsagain. Their humanityjumps out at you,” Jacksonsaid in an interview. “Theirfaces and the subtle waythey move and their ex-pressions, you just realizeyou’re seeing these peoplefor the first time in 100years.”

“They Shall Not GrowOld,” which takes its namefrom the Laurence Binyonpoem “For the Fallen,” hasalready played in the U.K.,where it earned Jacksonthe best reviews of hiscareer. “The effect is elec-

The simple, uncloudedlucidity of “They Shall NotGrow Old” offers a smallwindow into the GreatWar. Jackson hopes itinspires young people tolearn about WWI andarchivists around theworld to make similarrestorations of historicalfilm. It’s also the firstworthwhile 3D film insome time.

“They Shall Not GrowOld” is, in some ways, acharacteristically Jacksonfilm, with the notableexception that he wasn’tthere to shoot any of it. Notthat he minded.

“I don’t actually likebeing on set, particularly. Ialways regard that as beingan arduous chore,” he says.“So in a way I was quitehappy to skip over theshooting part of it. Theboys on the Western Fronta hundred years ago did allthe hard work filming it,and I was able to gostraight to the part I likethe most.”

Dec. 26 birthdays: TVhost John Walsh is 73.Humorist David Sedaris is62. Singer Chris Daughtryis 39. Actress Beth Behrs is33. Actor Kit Harington is32.

trifying,” wrote TheGuardian. “The faces areunforgettable.”

Fathom Events willscreen the film nationwideDec. 27 before a moretraditional release fromWarner Bros. beginningJan. 11.

For Jackson, it’s theculmination of a passionproject, one undertaken inpart as a tribute to the NewZealand filmmaker’sgrandfather, who fought inthe war. The first threeyears of the project, editedat Jackson’s postproduc-tion facility, Park RoadPost, weren’t spent cuttinganything together butsifting through the materi-al and cleaning it up.

“We were just listening,listening, listening, makingnotes and finding what thisfilm was going to be,” hesays.

Startled by the clearnessof the restoration, Jacksonopted to impress as little aspossible on the film. Theonly narration is that of thesoldiers recounting theirexperiences; even datesand locations of battleshave been withheld tocapture the view of the warfrom those in the trenches.“They only saw what wasright in front of their eyes,”says Jackson.

Filmmaker Peter Jackson restored heavily damaged war

footage, colorized it and transferred the film into 3D.

ALBERTO E. RODRIGUEZ/GETTY

Peter Jackson brings WWIto life in his 1st documentaryBy Jake CoyleAssociated Press

CELEBRITIES

“Holiday Inn”

The Irving Berlin song“White Christmas,” as sungby Bing Crosby, made itsfirst appearance in the 1942film “Holiday Inn.” Thatmovie made the leap to thestage in 2014 and it’s now inits local premiere at theMarriott. The story followsJim Hardy (MichaelMahler), a songwriter-singer tired of entertainingwho decides to buy a farmin Connecticut — and theshow manages to squeezein a whole year of holidays,from Valentine’s Day to theFourth of July to, yes, NewYear’s Eve, all in one musi-cal.

Claim your seats: Eighttickets (at $60 per) for the 8p.m. show at the MarriottTheatre, 10 Marriott Drive,Lincolnshire. Call 847-634-0200.

iO Chicago

The improv masters inthe Clybourn Corridor haveno fewer than four differ-ent shows on Dec. 31. “YourRelationship NYE Edition”is 8 p.m. in the MissionTheater. “NYE: The Impro-vised Musical” is 8 p.m. inthe Del Close Theater.Then Comedy Dance Chi-cago takes over the Missionroom for “Interactive NewYear’s Eve” at 10:30 p.m.And “NYE CelebrationWith Virgin Daiquiri &Guests” is in the Del Closeat 10:30 p.m.

Claim your seats: 10tickets (all $25 per) for eachshow at iO Chicago, 1501 N.Kingsbury St. Call 312-929-2401.

Neo-Futurist New Year’s

Eve Party

The Neo’s New Year’sEve VIP evening beginswith “Burning Bluebeard”and concludes at midnightwith “The InfiniteWrench” — two shows forthe price of one at the Neo-Futurist Theater. “BurningBluebeard” is a joint pro-duction with the Ruffians, aplay inspired by Chicago’sIroquois Theatre Fire in1903 and told by six soot-smeared clown performers

who have returned fromthe ashes and want to re-perform their Christmaspantomime. “Wrench” isthe Neo’s late-night flag-ship show that takes upwhere “Too Much Light”left off, and will concludewith a Champagne toast atmidnight with the cast.Plus dinner, drinks and“Poems While You Wait.”

Claim your seats: Fourtickets (at $75 each) for theparty beginning at 7 p.m. atthe Neo-Futurist Theater,5153 N. Ashland Ave. Call773-878-4557.

Blue Man Group

Blue Man Group is alongtime Chicago favoritefor New Year’s Eve — thisyear with a newly revisedshow, with new scenes,new instruments andnewly awkward interac-tions with the audience. Asin past years, the Blue Menwill have four shows onNew Year’s Eve for differ-ent ages; all include a dis-tinctly Blue Man take on“Auld Lang Syne.”

Claim your seats: Fourtickets (at $99 per) for eachshow (1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m.and 10 p.m.) at the BriarStreet Theatre, 3133 N. Hal-sted St. Call 773-348-4000.

Chicago Magic Lounge

The New Year’s Eveshow at Chicago MagicLounge is headlined bymagician and mind readerMark Toland, plus TrentJames, Ryan Plunkett (inthe 654 Club) and band theDot. Plus all the bar-frontand tableside close-upmagic this ritzy place hasquickly become famous for— the Magic Loungeopened earlier this year.Wear your cocktail attireand show up at the laun-dromat.

Claim your seats: Sixmain floor tickets (at $65each) for the event begin-

ning at 9 p.m. and closing aslate as 2 a.m. in 2019, at theChicago Magic Lounge,5050 N. Clark St. Call 312-366-4500.

City Winery

The NYE headliner atCity Winery is soul, R&Band gospel singer and song-writer Avery Sunshine, sheof the soul hit single “CallMy Name.” Tickets includea sparkling wine toast.

Claim your seats: Fourtickets (at $68 each) for boththe 7:30 p.m. and 11 p.m.shows at City Winery Chi-cago, 1200 W. Randolph St.Call 312-733-9463.

Black Ensemble New

Year’s Eve Celebration

This annual bash goes allnight until 1 a.m. at theBlack Ensemble Theater.Expect performances bythe musical stars of BlackEnsemble Theater, plusdancing, food and Cham-pagne.

Claim your seats: 12tickets (at $125 per or the$200 couples rate) for theevent beginning 8 p.m. at theBlack Ensemble CulturalCenter, 4450 N. Clark St.Call 773-769-4451.

Second City

Pick your poison, SecondCity has seats reserved atall three of its legendarystages on Wells Street:“Algorithm Nation or, TheStatic Quo” is the 107threvue on the Mainstage,“Gaslight District” is on thee.t.c. Stage, and the holiday-themed show “The Good,The Bad, and The UglySweater” is in the UP Com-edy Club. All three areoffering their Laughs andLibations tickets for the lateshows, which include adrink package, party favorsand a midnight Champagnetoast.

Claim your seats: 10tickets for each 7 p.m. show

(at $53.25 each) and ten forthe 10 p.m. shows ($105.25each) in Piper’s Alley, 1616N. Wells St. Call 312-337-3992.

“The Woman in Black”

“The Woman in Black”is an old-school gothicghost story, adapted fromthe novel by Susan Hillabout a young lawyer sentto a remote English houseto deal with a dead wom-an’s affairs. Chicago’s showis directed by Robin Her-ford, who made this title ahit in London’s West Endyears ago, and stars AdamWesley Brown and BradleyArmacost. According to theTribune’s Chris Jones, “thisis most certainly the scari-est show in town.”

Claim your seats: Eighttickets (at $69 per, sold inpairs) for the 7:30 p.m. showat the Royal George Theatre,1641 N. Halsted St. Call312-988-9000.

New Philharmonic New

Year’s Eve Spectacular

The New Philharmonicin Glen Ellyn rings in theNew Year with a concertwith guest artists sopranoAlisa Jordheim and bari-tone Corey Crider, con-ducted by the New Philhar-monic’s Kirk Muspratt.Expect selections from theStrauss family, Bellini,Mascagni and Tchaikovsky,and hits by Rodgers andHammerstein. Includes acelebratory toast.

Claim your seats: Sixtickets (at $67 per, sold inpairs) for the 9 p.m. per-formance at the McAninchArts Center, 425 FawellBlvd., Glen Ellyn. Call 630-942-4000.

Metro and Smartbar

Metro and Smartbar arejoining forces for NewYear’s Eve 2018 with STU-DIO 3730, an all-buildingNew Year’s Eve party withDJs and drag queens andwork by installation artists.Music from Michael Ser-afini, Garrett David, ShaunJ. Wright and others.

Claim your seats: Sixtickets (at $35 per) for theevent starting at 9 p.m. atMetro/Smartbar, 3730 N.Clark St. Call 773-549-4140ext. 231.

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The New Philharmonic celebrates New Year’s Eve in Glen Ellyn with selections from the Strauss family and Bellini.

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Ruth E. Carter wasn’tsupposed to be an Oscar-nominated costume de-signer. At least, that’s notwhat she envisioned as achild growing up in Spring-field, Mass. Back then shesaw everything in the artsas a hobby, things “innercity” kids did in their sum-mer programs to pass thetime.

“While you were gettingcoached or tutored formath and science, they alsohad a black music programwhere all the percussionswould be laid out on ablanket in the grass andeveryone would comearound and we’d have thiswhole drum session wherethe music just played andplayed and played andplayed,” Carter recalls,sitting in her Mid-City LosAngeles home. “And therewas a few of us who lovedthe whole idea of perform-ance. We would, to the beat,recite poetry and we weredoing African dance. I didenough of that to know thatI enjoyed it.”

When she’d go home,her older brothers “had artgoing on,” leaving behindcharcoal pencils and paperthat she’d take and try herhand at copying. “But Inever thought of any of thatas a career.”

Fast-forward some 40years and the 58-year-old isone of the Hollywood’smost consistently em-ployed costume designers,working with Spike Lee,Ava DuVernay and StevenSpielberg. And, as awardsseason kicks into full gear,Carter is already an Oscarfavorite for her designs inRyan Coogler’s “BlackPanther.”

If she receives an Oscarnomination in January, itwould mark her third invi-tation to the show follow-ing nominations for Lee’s“Malcolm X” biopic andSpielberg’s slave shipdrama “Amistad.”

The road hasn’t beeneasy, she admits. Despiteher immense success, thefield of costume design isn’tthe most inclusive. Whenasked to name the blackcostume designers whowere working when sheentered Hollywood, shecan remember just one:Palmer Brown who de-signed for TV’s “FamilyMatters,” “Gimme a Break!”and “A Different World.”

Long before she foundher current success, Carterwent to Hampton Uni-versity to become a teacher.She changed her major totheater arts and instantly

reverted to “that girl wholoved to recite poetry andperform.” She remembersauditioning and not gettingcast in a play but beingasked by the instructor todo the costumes.

That was the start, shesaid, noting that it allowedher to further explore herchildhood infatuation withdrawing. She went to thelibrary to read up on whatmaking costumes entailedand, taking a textbookapproach, went to the localJoann’s Fabrics, boughtmaterials with a smallbudget and made many ofthe clothes for the produc-tion.

“Once I did that, itcaught on like wildfire,” shesaid. “By my senior year, Iwas the costume designeron campus.”

After graduation, sheinterned at a local theatercompany in her hometownfor a season. It was unpaidand she had to live off offood stamps, but it camewith an apartment. Shenext found a job at theSanta Fe Opera, “living alife of hand sewing andimmersing into all of thecraft work,” she said. Shequickly realized she didn’twant to be a stitcher.

When a relative invitedher to move to Los Angelesand pursue a career inHollywood, Carter said,“the film part of that kindof went in one ear and outthe other because I waslike, ‘I’m going to be a thea-ter designer.’ The wholeidea of it just didn’t haveany impact because I hadn’texperienced it.”

After she settled in LA,she picked up a newspaperand saw a picture of the fullstaff of the Los AngelesTheatre Center alongsidean article about the then-new center. She appliedand was hired, talkingherself into a leadershiprole as “more or less a de-sign assistant to the design-ers that came in.”

That’s how she metnoted choreographer OtisSallid who, in 1986, wasstaging his “A Night forDancing” at LATC.

“I sat watching thisperformance and (thought)they could use a costumedesigner,” Carter said.

She talked to Sallid andbecame the show’s costumedesigner, for free. When itreturned to its home inSouth LA at the Lula Wash-

ington Dance Theater, sheremained on board as Hol-lywood types continuedfrequenting the production.One night, her longtimefriend, casting directorRobi Reed, brought SpikeLee to see the performance.Afterward, Lee, who hadfinished shooting “She’sGotta Have It” by then buthad not released it, gave heradvice:

“He said to go to USC orUCLA and sign up in thefilm department to volun-teer on a student thesisproject,” she said. “I did andbefore long I was on the setof a student project. I justremember thinking how it’sjust so much different thantheater.”

Still, she stayed at LATC,all the while receivingpostcards from Lee withimages from “She’s GottaHave It” on one side and amessage on the other.

“Missed you at thescreening. What’s up?”they’d read.

Then Lee’s film screenedat the Cannes Film Festivalto critical acclaim.

“I was floored whenRobi called me and said hewon (an award).

Months later, he called,Carter said, mimicking Leeover the phone. “ ‘Hello,this is the man of yourdreams.’ I was, like, ‘Denzel(Washington)?’ ”

Lee asked her to do thecostumes for his next mov-ie, 1988’s “School Daze.”That film, about fraternitylife on the campus of a

historically black college,launched a decadeslongrelationship between thetwo.

After “School Daze,” shedesigned the costumes forKeenen Ivory Wayans’ “I’mGonna Git You Sucka”followed by “bouncing backand forth between NewYork and Los Angeles doing2½ films every year for 10years,” she said.

During that time, sheslowly began to develop herown style of working —melding the hyper-indieapproach of the East Coastwith the more lax energy ofthe West Coast — which gother noticed.

The awards recognitionfor “Malcolm X” and“Amistad” established heras an expert in period de-tail, but playing a centralrole in this year’s block-buster “Black Panther” hasput Carter on a whole newlevel. In addition to receiv-ing the Costume DesignersGuild’s Career Achieve-ment Award at the top ofthe coming year, her Af-rofuturistic designs havemade her a front-runner foranother Academy Awardnomination.

“I don’t know what shedoes in private and how shedoes it, but when I walkedin that warehouse for‘Black Panther,’ I was mind-blown because there wassuch thought, detail andorganization,” Angela Bas-sett, who starred as QueenRamonda, said. “It was as ifshe’s a costume ninja.”

Ruth E. Carter is the noted costume designer of “Black Panther,” the “Dolemite” reboot, many Spike Lee movies and much more.

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Costume royalty, awards or no‘Black Panther’designer madename for herselfBy Tre’vell AndersonLos Angeles Times

Danai Gurira, left, and the other Dora Milaje warriors in "Black Panther" wore split-toed

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Michigan is creating per-formance and critical edi-tions of all Gershwin’sscores, it was the first topresent a concert reading of“Porgy” with every noteGershwin wrote (the operahad been cut on openingnight and ever since). Theperformance proved reve-latory, “Porgy and Bess”standing as a still moredetailed and profoundwork than previouslyunderstood.

Chucho Valdes and Gon-

zalo Rubalcaba, Orches-

tra Hall, Feb. 23. Twogiants of Afro-Cuban pia-nism shared a stage andshowed everyone whatbrilliant improvisation andcollaboration are all about.Though they representeddistinct generations, Valdesand Rubalcaba met eachother halfway, Valdes’ ArtTatum-like hyper-virtuosityanswered by Rubalcaba’smore modern, edgier key-board wizardry. The marvelwas in how these two musi-cians listened and respond-ed to one another, creatinga music that was still great-er than the sum of its parts.

Johnny O’Neal, Winter’s

Jazz Club, March 31. Finejazz pianists who sing alittle and accomplished

singers who play somepiano are not hard to find.But musicians who do bothat an equally high level, asNat King Cole once did,represent an endangeredspecies. With this perform-ance, O’Neal proved that hebelongs to that elite group,thanks to the majesty of hisbaritone and the acuity ofhis pianism.

Willie Pickens tribute,

Studebaker Theater,

April 18. On the day Pick-ens — an eminent Chicagopianist — would haveturned 87, several top musi-cians from across the cityand the country paidhomage to their late men-tor, friend and role model.Beautifully organized byPickens’ daughter, pianistBethany Pickens, the eventfeatured indelible perform-ances by pianist Stu Katz,saxophonist Donald Harri-son, trumpeters OrbertDavis and Marquis Hill andmany more. Said pianistBenny Green in a pre-recorded video, “Like everypianist watching this, I playthe same instrument asWillie Pickens, but not aswell.”

Paul Marinaro and the

Chicago Jazz Orchestra,

Studebaker Theater,

May 12. It takes a measureof gumption for a contem-porary singer to performthe repertoire of one ofFrank Sinatra’s greatestalbums, “Sinatra at the

Sands.” But that’s whatChicago vocalist Marinarodid, in the company of JeffLindberg’s mighty CJO.This wasn’t a mere imita-tion, however, Marinarosinging the music his way,that luxuriant baritone andsingular interpretationsmaking these songs utterlyhis own.

Dee Dee Bridgewater,

Orchestra Hall, June 1.

Everyone knows thatBridgewater can sing justabout anything persua-sively, and she underscoredthe point in music from her

recent album, “Memphis …Yes, I’m Ready.” The songswere all about soul, andBridgewater offered softlypurring lines at some mo-ments, fire and brimstoneat others. Though battlingan inexcusably over-rever-berant sound system, thesinger triumphed by virtueof how deeply she dug intothis repertoire and howexpressively she movedabout the stage.

Orbert Davis’ Chicago

Jazz Philharmonic, June

14, Pritzker Pavilion in

Millennium Park. As our

country has become in-creasingly polarized, Chi-cago trumpeter Davis daredto suggest an alternative:respect for everyone’s cul-ture and faith. He did sothrough the world pre-miere of his “Chicago Im-migrant Stories” suite,which proved that Chinese,Indian, West African andall-American jazz canspeak the same language,when musicians are soinclined. For those whosomehow missed Davis’message, Chicago culturalcommissioner Mark Kellyspelled it out. “How timely

that is,” he told the crowd,“as literally, at our border,children are being sepa-rated from their parents.”

Tony Bennett, Ravinia

Festival, Sept. 8. Hard tobelieve, but at 92 Bennettmaintained the exaltedstandards that listenershave come to expect fromhim. He painted dark tonesin “Boulevard of BrokenDreams,” made a prayer ofDuke Ellington’s “Solitude,”explored the ache of love in“But Beautiful” and con-veyed innocence and won-der in “The Way You LookTonight.” It was an extraor-dinary feat and a testamentto Bennett’s apparentlyageless art.

Ahmad Jamal, Oct. 12,

Orchestra Hall. LikeBennett, pianist Jamalseems to defy the passageof time. His performance inthe city that launched hisinternational career was asmelodically buoyant andrhythmically volatile as hiswork on his breakthroughalbum, “Ahmad Jamal atthe Pershing: But Not forMe.” Sixty years had passedsince Jamal released thatrecording, but he somehowhas maintained the fire ofyouth, while gathering thewisdom of the ages.

Howard Reich is a Tribunecritic.

[email protected] @howardreich

Ahmad Jamal, shown at Orchestra Hall, is still fiery at age 88.


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In Warner Bros.’ “Aqua-man,” the titular comic booksuperhero, Arthur Curry(Jason Momoa), seeks tounite the world while hisvillainous half-brother, KingOrm (Patrick Wilson), cru-sades to keep it divided. Fortoo long, Orm rants, theoceans have suffered at thehands of humans aboveland whose rampant pollu-tion keeps killing the seasand its kingdoms below.The only answer, accordingto Orm, is war.

He’s a tylosaur-ridingvillain stirring up alarmingcurrents of xenophobicmania across Atlantis, aself-serious tyrant in anover-the-top spectacle ofwinking, wanton silliness.He is, rather successfully,rallying the ocean’s formi-dable armed forces towardconflict.

And, reminiscent ofMichael B. Jordan’s multi-layered “Black Panther”villain Erik Killmongerfrom earlier this year, Ormisn’t completely wrong,filmmakers say. Well, notabout everything.

When a very real floatingpatch of garbage has takenup an estimated 79,000metric tons of real estate inthe Pacific Ocean and over-fishing, oil spills and globalwarming are just some of

the man-made disastersharming the Earth’s oceans,you can’t totally blame a seaking for wanting to fightback.

“I loved how he was areal foil to Arthur, and hisinitial reasons for goingafter the surface worldseemed completely val-idated,” said Wilson, whofills Orm’s fish-faced maskwith a sense of pomp andgrandiosity befitting thecharacter’s comic bookorigins in the James Wan-directed tale.

After all, we are terribleto the oceans, Wilson says,“and you’d be hard-pressedto find someone who didn’tagree with that. So I knewthat people would get it.Even if they didn’t like him,they would understandhim.”

That environmentalstreak was important tothread into “Aquaman,” saysWan, who shares a storycredit with Geoff Johns and

Will Beall on the film(scripted by David LeslieJohnson-McGoldrick andBeall) which is now playingnationwide. The filmmakercredits his upbringing inAustralia with keeping theeco-friendly messaging onhis mind.

“Australians are veryenvironmentally con-scious,” he said. “We care alot about our land, and Ithink a lot of that stemmedfrom the first people ofAustralia and how the landmeans so much to them. It’ssomething that is sacredand that you should treatwith respect, and Austral-ians, we sort of grow upwith that mentality.”

“I think King Orm isright in that us surface-dwellers have no respectfor the planet…. I kind offeel bad for him becausehe’s not wrong in that re-spect,” Wan added. “But itmakes the character moreinteresting; he’s not a one-

dimensional villain. He’scoming from the right place;he’s trying to protect theplanet.”

Amber Heard’s Mera, anAtlantean superheroine inher own right, plays anintegral role in expressingthe deeper real-world con-cerns of “Aquaman.”

It’s Mera who sees Ormmisleading the ocean king-doms toward conflict, defy-ing her own father, KingNereus, to stop it. And it isMera who embraces thehalf-human, half-AtlanteanAquaman, urging him toaccept the responsibility ofunifying his two worlds,rather than stand by andwatch them destroy eachother.

Heard says she neverconsidered herself the typeof actor to star in a super-hero blockbuster franchisewhen first approached byZack Snyder to introduceMera in “Justice League,”but she found power anddepth in her characterrooted in the comics. Theactress praises “Aquaman”for retaining the sociallyconscious themes that bringreal-world issues to mind,for those who seek them.

“It makes this surrealworld — this hyper-reality— grounded, and makes itrelevant to us,” she said.“King Orm, for instance, isjustifying wanting to startthis world war and refer-encing reasons that give youpause and make you think,‘Well, actually, we are poi-soning our waters anddumping plastics and trash

into the ocean at an acceler-ated speed, and it is poison-ing our animals, our waters,our food, our friends, our-selves.’

“The climate is actuallychanging, and it is affectinghow life on this planet lives.Even though he plays thevillain, you can’t help butagree with his reasoning.”

More parallels to today’spolitical climate can befound in Orm’s desire toMake the Ocean GreatAgain, the filmmakers say.Those themes are alsothere for people to find, butthey aren’t overbearing,Momoa says.

“That’s one of the reallycool things that James andthe producers put into it,”said the Hawaiian-bornactor, whose portrayal ofthe DC Comics superheroalso marks a watershedmoment for Pacific Island-er representation in Holly-wood. “It says its own stuffwithout being unbearableor being preachy.”

Still, it’s no accident thatthe undersea metropolis ofAtlantis, where citizensopenly display their hatredfor the outsider Arthur,boasts a fortified borderwall.

“Here’s the thing,” Wansaid. “My movie doesn’ttake place on another plan-et. Or another dimension.This is not Middle-earth.This is real Earth, and[Orm] strongly believes thatAtlantis is the greatestcountry in this world — notAmerica, not China, notEngland, not whatever. It is

Atlantis, and so there isdefinitely a lot that can beread into that.”

The Texas-born Heard’sown activism has involvedraising awareness of immi-gration issues and the fam-ily separation crisis.

“There are elements thatremind you of what’s cul-turally relevant for us in theUnited States, especiallyright now, when Arthurcomes to Atlantis and isexperiencing this world forthe first time,” Heard said.“It was always somethingthat I respected and likedand encouraged to be there.I remember hearing myselfsay, ‘I hope that doesn’t gettaken out.’”

In the lead-up to the“Aquaman” release, Wilsonsaid, he was asked aboutthe film’s messaging byjournalists from across theworld whose readings ofthe film reflect the politicalclimates in their respectivecountries.

“Of course, people aregoing to look at the xeno-phobia and nationalism ofthe Atlanteans in a differentlight because of the currentclimate. And that’s okay,”Wilson said.

“If you can be a part ofthat conversation and ...raise some questionsthrough this device of a bigsuperhero movie — ormake a child of mixed racemaybe feel a little morecomfortable with who theyare — then we’ve suc-ceeded.”

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Jason Momoa, left, playing Aquaman, seeks to unite the world while his half-brother, King Orm (Patrick Wilson), crusades to save the oceans from careless surface dwellers.

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finely observed tint andtexture, that you werereminded of the compos-er’s oft-repeated dictumthat every symphony is aworld.” – John von Rhein

Kevin Puts’ and MarkCampbell’s “ElizabethCree,” Chicago OperaTheater, StudebakerTheater, Feb. 10. “Exu-berantly staged and bril-liantly performed by a14-member ensemble ofaccomplished singing ac-tors, this courtroomthriller/Gothic whodunit

follows its titular anti-heroine through a series oftightly bound episodes that[mix] stylized shocks andgallows humor with Hitch-cockian glee. … Puts’ variedand evocative score, Camp-bell’s taut libretto andDavid Schweizer’s sure-footed staging mesh like awell-oiled clockwork tosustain the darkening at-mosphere and to propel thestory to its devastatingconclusion.” – J.v.R.

Pierre-Laurent Aimard,University of Chicago’sLogan Center, March 6.“The masterly Frenchpianist divided his recitalbetween Beethoven’s Opus106 and a selection of piano

pieces by the great Hungar-ian modernist GyorgyLigeti that pose formidabletechnical and intellectualdemands of their own. Itwas in every respect a tri-umphant conclusion to thisseason’s University of Chi-cago Presents Ligeti Series,built around the participa-tion of Aimard, Ligeti’spreferred interpreter of hiskeyboard works.” – J.v.R.

Amy Beth Kirsten’s“Savior,” world premiereby MusicNOW, HarrisTheater for Music andDance, April 2. “With‘Savior,’ the latest in a seriesof multimedia worksKirsten calls ‘composedtheater,’ the Illinois-born

composer has fashioned aningenious, absorbing andquietly powerful retellingof the life and death ofJoan of Arc that succeedsremarkably well on itsunique, genre-meldingterms …. ‘Savior’ proved tobe a splendid addition toMusicNOW’s 20th anni-versary season.” – J.v.R.

Third Coast Baroque andVivica Genaux performVivaldi in NorthwesternUniversity’s Galvin Reci-tal Hall, April 7. “TheVenetian baroque masterwrote dozens of operasthat are seldom heardbeyond recordings, so thesix Vivaldi arias Genauxpresented made refreshingdiscoveries. … Written todisplay the virtuosity ofsome of the leading cas-tratos and mezzos of theItalian baroque, thesepieces explode with rapid-fire vocal pyrotechnics —dizzying leaps and de-scents, dazzling scales,arpeggios and the like —demanding the utmostcoloratura agility, precisionand brilliance that theFairbanks, Alaska-bornsinger summons withease.” – J.v.R.

Leonard Bernstein’s“Mass,” Ravinia Festi-val, July 28. To mark thisyear’s Bernstein centenni-al, the Ravinia Festival tooka huge risk in reviving oneof the maestro’s most con-troversial, difficult-to-stageworks, “Mass.” The gambitpaid off, thanks to thecombined forces of theChicago Symphony Or-chestra, Chicago Chil-dren’s Choir, HighlandPark High School March-ing Band and the ensembleVocality – nearly 300 peo-ple under the direction ofconductor Marin Alsop.These musicians made acompelling case for“Mass,” reveling in its

populist spirit but alsohandling its musical eclec-ticism with aplomb. Alsopcleverly updated the pieceby empowering membersof the Street Chorus to readself-composed letters ad-dressing issues of our day.In all, a tour de force. —Howard Reich

“Considering MatthewShepard,” Sept. 12, Rav-inia Festival. The long-awaited Chicago-areapremiere of this oratorio, aprofound contemplation onthe 1998 murder of gaycollege student Shepard,proved to be not only one ofthe most moving perform-ances of the year but alsoone of the most hopeful.For composer-conductorCraig Hella Johnson re-fused to turn his master-piece into a call for revenge,instead writing serenelymelodic, thoroughly acces-sible music that radiatedhope and yearning. Thepiece, performed by thechoral ensemble Conspir-are, did not flinch fromconjuring the horror ofShepard’s execution; but italso used the occasion toappeal to humanity’s betterangels. An eloquent testi-mony to the consequencesof hate, with a poetic re-sponse. — H.R.

Chicago Symphony Or-chestra in Shostako-vich’s Symphony No. 13,“Babi Yar,” OrchestraHall, Sept. 21. CSO musicdirector Riccardo Mutimade a bold statement bylaunching the orchestra’ssubscription season with“Babi Yar.” It’s a terrifyingevocation of the Nazis’massacre of 33,771 Jewsoutside Kiev on Sept. 29and 30, 1941, with 100,000Jews and others later mur-dered there by Germantroops and their collabora-tors. The work “will remaineternal not only because it’s

a great piece of music,”Muti told the audience,“but because it’s a deepwarning, a document that’simportant for us and thenext generation that ...every form of dictatorshipshould be banned. ... It’sabout time that we findpeace in this tragic world.”— H.R.

Jules Massenet’s “Cen-drillon” at Lyric Opera,Dec. 1. Everything at LyricOpera this season hadsomething to recommendit, but “Cendrillon” stood ina class by itself. A produc-tion first presented at SantaFe Opera — and sub-sequently presentedaround the world — fit likea glove on the Civic OperaHouse stage. From its wick-edly amusing costumes andhilariously satiric acting tothe magical lighting andsuperb singing (especiallyAlice Coote in the trouserrole of Prince Charming),this “Cendrillon” breathednew life into Massenet’sbeguiling score. — H.R.

Grossman Ensemble atthe University of Chi-cago’s Logan Center forthe Arts, Dec. 7. Expecta-tions ran high for the debutof the Grossman Ensemble,13 musicians who will serveas house band for the Chi-cago Center for Contempo-rary Composition at the U.of C. By presenting fourworld premieres — eachintroduced by the com-poser in a brisk, intermis-sionless concert — theGrossman Ensemble reaf-firmed that new music canbe every bit as engaging,provocative and enlighten-ing as time-honoredmasterpieces. — H.R.

Howard Reich is a Tribunecritic.

[email protected] @howardreich

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Univ 66 Jesús Mi marido tiene familia Amar a muerte Noticias (N)

AE Live PD: Rewind \ (8:05) Live PD: Rewind Live PD: Rewind \ Storage

AMC ÷ National-European (8:15) National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (PG-13,’89) ›››

ANIM The Vet Life \ The Vet Life \ The Vet Life \ Vet Life ◊

BBCA Doctor Who \ Doctor Who \ Doctor Who \ Dr. Who ◊

BET ÷Madea’s Witness Why Did I Get Married? (PG-13,’07) ›› Tyler Perry. ◊

BIGTEN ÷Wisconsin The B1G The B1G The B1G Wisconsin The B1G

BRAVO Housewives/NJ Housewives/NJ Housewives-Atlanta Watch What

CLTV News at 7 News (N) News at 8 News (N) Chic.Best Weekend Politics

CNBC Deal or No Deal \ Deal or No Deal (N) \ Deal or No Deal \ Deal or No ◊

CNN Anderson Cooper 360 (N) CNN Special Report \ CNN Tonight (N) AC 360 ◊

COM South Park South Park South Park South Park South Park South Park South Park ◊

DISC Border Live \ Border Live: “Border Live 12.26.18.” (N) (Live) \ Border ◊

DISN Raven Raven Coop Stuck Bunk’d \ Bunk’d \ Raven

E! Fifty Shades of Grey (R,’15) ›› Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan. \ Fifty Shades of Grey ›› ◊

ESPN ÷ Football (N) Scores (N) College Football: Cheez-It Bowl -- California vs TCU. (N) (Live) \ ◊

ESPN2 Boxing \ Boxing Boxing From Feb. 10, 1990. SportCtr (N)

FNC Tucker Carlson (N) Hannity (N) \ The Ingraham Angle (N) Fox News

FOOD Guy’s Grocery Games Guy’s Grocery Games (N) Guy’s Grocery Games Grocery ◊

FREE ÷ (6) The Lion King (G) ››› Wreck-It Ralph (PG,’12) ››› Voices of John C. Reilly. 700 Club ◊

FX Now You See Me 2 (PG-13,’16) ›› Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo. \ Now You ◊

HALL The Christmas Cottage (NR,’17) Merritt Patterson. Most Wonderful Time of Year ◊

HGTV Property Brothers \ Property Brothers (N) \ House (N) Hunt Intl (N) Property ◊

HIST Vikings \ Vikings: “Hell.” (N) (9:01) National Treasure National ◊

HLN Forensic Forensic Forensic Forensic Forensic Forensic Forensic

IFC ÷My Cousin My Cousin Vinny (R,’92) ››› Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei. \ Fleabag

LIFE Secretariat (PG,’10) ››› Diane Lane. The story of the 1973 Triple Crown winner. Marley ◊

MSNBC All In With Chris Hayes Rachel Maddow Show (N) The Last Word (N) 11th Hour (N)

MTV Catfish: The TV Show \ Catfish: The TV Show (N) Catfish: The TV Show \ Catfish ◊

NBCSCH NBA Basketball: Minnesota Timberwolves at Chicago Bulls. (N) (Live) Chicago Bulls (N)

NICK SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob Friends \ Friends \ Friends \

OVATION ÷ (6) Angels & Demons (PG-13,’09) ›› Tom Hanks. Bruno Mars: Just the Way Point Brk. ◊

OWN Four Weddings \ Four Weddings: “... And Sorority Sisters.” \ Weddings ◊

OXY NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: LA ◊

PARMT ÷ (5:05) Jurassic Park ››› The Lost World: Jurassic Park (PG-13,’97) ›› Jeff Goldblum. \ ◊

SYFY ÷ (5:30) The Fifth Element Colombiana (PG-13,’11) ›› Zoe Saldana. \ Skyfall ◊

TBS Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Full Frontal Full ◊

TCM Smokey and the Bandit (PG,’77) ››› Burt Reynolds. Deliverance (R,’72) ›››› Jon Voight. ◊

TLC My 600-Lb. Life: “Rena & Lee’s Story.” \ Lost in Transition (N) My 600-Lb ◊

TLN Camp Meeting Diane The Three Life Today Exalted Humanit ◊

TNT The Intern (PG-13,’15) ›› Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway. \ Horrible Bosses 2 (R) ›› ◊

TOON Gumball Gumball Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Burgers Burgers Family Guy

TRAV Mysteries-Museum (N) Egypt’s Ten Greatest Discoveries \ (Part 1 of 2) Islands (N)

TVL Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Two Men Two Men King

USA ÷ Harry Potter (7:48) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Mod Fam ◊

VH1 Notorious (R,’09) ›› Angela Bassett, Derek Luke. \ Training Day (’01) ››› ◊

WE Monster-in-Law (PG-13,’05) ›› Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda. \ Monster-in-Law (’05) ›› ◊

WGN America Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man

HBO ÷ (6:30) The Book of Eli (R,’10) ›› \ The Shop REAL Sports Gumbel Pacific ◊

HBO2 ÷ Thrones (7:34) Game of Thrones Maze Runner: The Death Cure (PG-13,’18) ›› \ ◊

MAX Kong: Skull Island (PG-13,’17) ››› Tom Hiddleston. The Hitman’s Bodyguard (R,’17) ›› ◊

SHO ÷ (6:15) The Bridges of Madison County When Harry Met Sally... (R,’89) ›››› American ◊

STARZ ÷ The Chronicles of Riddick Fail State (NR,’18) \ Last House on Left ◊

STZENC ÷ (6:01) The Saint (’97) ›› Juno (PG-13,’07) ››› Ellen Page. The Wedding Planner ◊

MOVIES

BROADCAST

CABLE

PREMIUM

WATCH THIS: WEDNESDAY“Fleabag” (10 p.m., IFC):Phoebe Waller-Bridge adapt-ed her own one-woman stageshow into this series in whichshe plays an abrasive butvulnerable woman strugglingto navigate the complexitiesof singles life in London. Theseries premiere finds Fleabaghaving a tough day that seesher breaking up with boy-friend Harry (Hugh Sinclair)and enduring a tense visitwith her father (Bill Paterson)and his new wife (Olivia Col-man).

“The 41st Annual Kennedy Center Honors” (7 p.m., CBS): The creative team ofthe Broadway musical blockbuster “Hamilton” — writer and star Lin-Manuel Mi-randa, director Thomas Kail, choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler and music di-rector Alex Lacamoire — receive unique recognition of their work as “trailblazingcreators of a transformative work that defies category” during this year’s telecastfrom the Kennedy Center Opera House stage.

“Smokey and the Bandit” (7 p.m., TCM): It’s not “Doctor Zhivago,” but as faras car-chase comedies are concerned, they don’t get any better than this, which iswhy TCM leads off tonight’s memorial tribute to the late Burt Reynolds with thisrunway blockbuster. A legendary driver (Reynolds) and Sheriff Buford T. Justice(Jackie Gleason) play highway cat-and-mouse in this fun 1977 hit, directed by long-time Reynolds associate Hal Needham (“The Cannonball Run”).

“Guy’s Grocery Games” (8 p.m., 11 p.m., Food): Four veggie enthusiasts demon-strate how nutrient-rich beans and leafy greens pack way more protein than manypeople realize as they compete in three vegetable-inspired rounds in the newepisode “Clash of the Vegetarians.” One round tasks them with transforming ameat dish into a vegetarian equivalent, with a diner-style order wheel determiningwhich dinner each contestant must make. Guy takes away their grocery carts be-fore they go shopping for their guilty-pleasure dishes. Judges Richard Blais, Dam-aris Phillips and Aarti Sequeira decide who wins.

“Mysterious Islands” (10:30 p.m., 1:30 a.m., TRAVEL): In the new episode“Georgia’s Island of the Geechee People,” host Kellee Edwards journeys to SapeloIsland off Georgia’s coast to explore the chilling past of this area. Although Sapelois surrounded by destinations that are overrun by tourists, it’s home to the Geecheepeople, who must struggle to maintain their unique culture. But something eerieseems to be lending its assistance: For more than a century, those who have triedto develop the island have met untimely deaths.

TALK SHOWS

“The Tonight Show” (10:30 p.m., Antenna): Actor Carol Reiner; actress RaquelWelch.*“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (10:34 p.m., NBC): Singer JenniferLopez; comic Robert Klein; J Balvin performs.*“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (10:35 p.m., CBS): Singer GarthBrooks; actor Tim Meadows.*“Jimmy Kimmel Live” (10:35 p.m., ABC): Celebrity guests and comedy skits.*

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Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Discovery’s “The LastAlaskans” remains TV’spurest and most respectfulexample of what realitytelevision might have beenif the genre had a soul. Inour comparably mild win-ter chill and shortened dayshere in the Lower 48, Ioften find myself thinkingof the handful of Alaskaresidents who, as part of a1980 congressional act, gotto keep their cabins withinthe 19.2 million acres of theArctic National WildlifeRefuge in the far northeast-ern part of the state.

In its fourth season (cur-rently airing Sundaynights), “The LastAlaskans” continues itsintimate, ongoing portraitof these hardy few, who aredetermined to persevere inthe refuge for as long asthey (or their heirs) canmaintain this intense yetpeaceful lifestyle. Thesubjects of the series areseparated from one anotherby dozens and even hun-dreds of miles. They showup after the floodwatersand insects retreat eachSeptember, intending tolive through the winter andwork their trap lines, col-lecting furs to sell nextspring. No electricity, nointernet or phone. No me-dia, besides a faintly heardnightly radio show thatrelays messages to thoseliving remotely.

Each season has fol-lowed a set story arc, andit’s somehow surprising tosee the episodes are asfresh and uninterrupted aswhen the show’s camerasfirst came along: The resi-dents arrive by boat orsmall airplane, open uptheir cabins, wash away thesummer mold and setabout making repairs whilethe weather is still on theirside. The primary goalduring the hasty fall seasonis to hunt and fish as muchas possible, hoping to killenough moose or caribou

to eat for the next fivemonths (brains and all),and, in the case of Tyler andAshley Selden, catchenough salmon to feedtheir sled dogs all winter.

If “The Last Alaskans”were required to meet atypical viewer’s (and net-work executive’s) standardsfor reality-TV action, itwould fail miserably. Thehunters often come backempty-handed. The fam-ilies never argue. Wintercomes and they hunkerdown in between monoto-nous excursions along thetrap lines. It’s hard to tellone episode from the next.

Heimo Korth, who haslived in the refuge since the1970s, acts as the consis-tent, narrative center of theshow, explaining the circleof life as it pertains to na-ture and hunting, as he’sdone probably 100 times.Tyler Selden, too, has heldforth an equal number oftimes about the gratifica-tion of living in the refuge.

Do they repeat them-selves because the produc-ers keep asking them to? Oris there not much else todiscuss, given that “TheLast Alaskans” steers farclear of politics and otherhot-button issues? Wouldthe show be even better ifthe subjects weren’t tasked

with explaining their everymove?

It’s an interestingthought, because as a workof ASMR (autonomoussensory meridian re-sponse), “The LastAlaskans” is both visuallyand aurally addictive. Thefootage is vividly presentedin high-definition, usingthe latest tricks of thetrade: aerial drone camerascapture the vastness of therefuge in a way a wide-screen vista cannot quiteachieve; the crew haslearned to hang just overthe shoulder of its subjectswithout ruining theirhunts. Slow-motion is usedto both enhance the beautyand admit that there’srarely enough going on tofill a one-hour reality show.The sounds, when no-body’s talking, are mostlywind and water.

It is deeply calming. Theroutines are arduous yetsimple: Wake, work, eat,ponder, sleep. Television,which so often seeks toenhance the noise andanxiety part of our modernlives, is so rarely this cozy.

It’s nothing but respectand, for many viewers,envy. To be far away from itall, to live with such quiet.Imagine: all that time andspace to just think.

‘The Last Alaskans’ remainsa compelling reality showBy Hank StueverThe Washington Post

Scott Nelson sets a trap in “The Last Alaskans.”

DISCOVERY CHANNEL

‘AQUAMAN’ K

PG-13

What it’s about: Theoceangoing DC Comicscharacter gets his ownfilm, straddling life onthe surface and turmoilin the undersea king-dom of Atlantis.

The kid attractor factor: The big, bold,bright aquatic adven-ture will be a draw forkids.

Violence: Fighting,shooting, stabbing,destruction, etc., butnothing too gory.

Language: Some swear-ing/strong language.

Sexuality: A prolongedkiss.

Drugs: Strong beer.

Parents advisory: Thisis a fun spectacle thatwill please the wholefamily, but it’s too scaryfor younger kids.

‘BUMBLEBEE’

PG-13

What it’s about: Thecuddliest Transformerof all, Bumblebee, getshis own ’80s-set originstory.

The kid attractor factor: The young stars,comedy and actionspectacle will draw kidsand teens.

Violence: Severalaction/fight scenesbetween Bumblebeeand the Decepticons.

Language: None.

Sexuality: Some flir-tation.

Drugs: None.

Parents advisory: Thisis family-friendly and afun Transformers flickthat will appeal to allages — just too violentfor the youngest kids.

‘SPIDER-MAN:

INTO THE

SPIDER-VERSE’

PG

What it’s about: Aneye-popping animatedfilm featuring newestSpider-Man MilesMorales and all of theother Spider-peoplefrom the otheruniverses.

The kid attractor factor: The character, aswell as the incredibleand beautiful animation.

Violence: Some actionscenes featuring chas-ing, beating, explosions,shooting, etc.

Language: No strongswear words but somemature language.

Sexuality: None.

Drugs: None.

Parents advisory: Prob-ably too scary for theyoungest ones.

Jason Momoa, left, and Amber Heard in a scene from “Aquaman.”

WARNER BROS. PICTURES

PARENTS GUIDEAdvice about films kids may want to see — whatever the rating — in theaters or opening soon

By Katie Walsh | Tribune News Service


Today’s birthday (Dec. 26): Your connec-tions open valuable doors this year. Leadwith dedication and focused action. Lovesparkles and twinkles spontaneously. Per-sonal accomplishments flower thiswinter,before shared finances take newdirections.

A romantic partnership blossoms next summer, leading to apersonal shift. Savor and nurture your friendships.Aries (March 21-April 19): Today is a 7.Health, fitness andyour physical labors have your attention. Research optionsand ideas. You can find the facts you’re looking for.Taurus (April 20-May 20): 7. Savor love, relaxation and fam-ily time. Romance can blossom. You’re especially attractive.Good news comes from far away.Make sweet connections.Gemini (May 21-June 20): 8. Sink into domestic comforts.Enjoy home-cookedmeals and relaxing pastimes togetherwith family and friends. Fill your housewith laughter,musicand candlelight.Cancer (June 21-July 22): 8. Put your thoughts intowords.Express your views and feelings. Practice your arts andmu-sic. Yourmuses sing to you. Create awork of beauty.Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): 8. There’s potentiallymoremoneycoming in. Your head is full of profitable ideas. Friends orfamily help youmake an important connection. Reach out.Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): 9. Someone’s saying nice thingsabout you. Keep using your strengths and talents for good.Provide leadership to forward a passion project.Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): 6. Youmay find ananswer in adream.Find apeaceful place for contemplation.Natural connectionsinspire.Meditate and recharge. Breathe and rest deeply.Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): 8. Group participation producessatisfying results. Coordinate, communicate and organizeyour efforts. Pull together for a common cause. Deepenfriendships and alliances. Exceed expectations.Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): 7. A professional assignmenthas your focus. Stay flexiblewith shifting circumstances.Prepare for an inspection or test. Strengthen infrastructure.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): 8. Plan your itinerary andschedule. Prepare for an educational journey.Make reserva-tions and arrangements. Drawuponhidden resources. Allowextra time for connections.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): 7. Align prioritieswith your part-ner on shared finances. Strategize for common goals. Followthrough on your side of the bargain.Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): 8. Pay extra attention to yourpartner. Take care of each other. Both learn and teach. Youcan be especially persuasive. Share your heart.

— Nancy Black, Tribune Content Agency

Dilbert By Scott Adams

Baby Blues By Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott

Zits By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman

Mr. Boffo By Joe Martin

Frazz By Jef Mallett

Horoscopes

The Argyle Sweater By Scott Hilburn

Bridge

Bliss By Harry Bliss Classic Peanuts By Charles Schulz

Pickles By Brian Crane

Dick Tracy By Joe Staton and Mike Curtis

Animal Crackers By Mike Osbun

Prickly City By Scott Stantis

Neither vulnerable, South deals

North♠ A 9 6♥ A Q 4♦ 7 5 4♣ 9 8 5 4

West East♠ J 10 7 5 ♠ Q 8 4♥ 8 7 5 3 ♥ 10 9 2♦ 9 2 ♦ K J 6♣A Q 6 ♣ J 10 3 2

South♠ K 3 2♥ K J 6♦ A Q 10 8 3♣K 7

Weare indebted toMatthewGranovetter, editor andpublisher of the excellent BridgeTodaymagazine, fortoday’s deal.

The correct play in three no trump is to go after the dia-mond suit. A double finesse is called for,meaning declarerfirst leads a lowdiamond fromdummy to his 10.Win or lose,declarer then crosses back to dummy and leads a diamondto his queen. This is a high-percentage play and, on this deal,

would produce 10tricks. Somethinghappened, however,on theway to thiseasy overtrick.

Southwon theopening heart leadin dummy and led

a lowdiamond. Instead of playing low, East played his kingof diamonds. Therewas no technical reason formaking thisplay on this deal, although theremight have been had part-ner led a lowheart, indicating strength in the heart suit. If so,Eastmight havewanted to grab the lead to return partner’ssuit before partner’s possible ace of heartswas knocked out.

The play of the king had the psychological effect ofmaking South think that East startedwith shortness indiamonds. Therewould be no point, in that case, of return-ing to dummy for another diamond play. South justwonwith his ace, cashed the queen of diamonds, and led anotherdiamond. East grabbed thiswith his jack and returned a lowclub, allowing the defense to take four club tricks and defeatthe contract. Granovetter says that he has seen this ployworkmany times, though it is hard to explainwhy.

— Bob [email protected]

The bidding:

South West North East

1NT Pass 3NT All pass

Opening lead: Eight of♥


JumbleUnscramble the four Jumbles, one letter per square, toform fourwords. Then arrange the circled letters to formthe surprise answer, as suggested by this cartoon.

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek. © 2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC.All rights reserved.

Sudoku

By The Mepham Group

© 2018. Distributed by

Tribune Content Agency,

LLC. All rights reserved.

12/26

Answerhere

Tuesday’s answers

Complete the gridso each row, columnand 3-by-3 box inbold borders containsevery digit 1 to 9.

Tuesday’ssolutions

Crossword 12/26

Across1 CampusVIP5 __ East, Chicago-basedpizza chain

10Remove politely, asone’s hat

14 Entreat15 “__Mio”16Malevolence17 Bullied19Word processor

command20WorldGolfHall of

FamerAoki21UsedTurboTax,

perhaps23 Breakfast fare27ActorMineo28Take to a newplanter29 “12Years a Slave”

director Steve or“Bullitt” star Steve (notthe sameperson)

33 Farewell that is bid34 Pumps and platforms36 Sorbonne article

37 Black-plumed pondswimmer

38 See 54-Across39 “__ glad to!”40Hung. neighbor41Gives the heave-ho42Rebuke43 Stirring up, as

resentment45 Solid alcohol46Circle segment47Commoners49LikeDagwood’swife52Ottawa-basedflying gp.53Material flaws54What’s hidden at the

ends of 17-, 23-, 29-, 43-and 47-Across—if allare in, say, 38-Across

60 “Fantastic Beasts”actorMiller

61 Twitter troublemaker62 “Off theCourt”

autobiographerArthur63 __ andmeans64Gumbopods65Cameo stone

Down1Name2Throwwildly, say3 Fourthword in the“StarWars” intro

4 Part of four statenames

5Attacks6 Fashion designerMizrahi

7Unacceptable8WorldCup cry9Grows old

10Arnaz-Ball productioncompany

11 Racecourse shape12Dave Brubeck classic

“Take __”13 Took off18 Exquisite trinket22Webhelp pgs.23 Skirmish24Escorted to the exit25Melodic passage26Auden, Blake or

Coleridge29Tough crowds30 “Why I Live at the

P.O.” authorWelty31 As awhole32Acupuncture tool34Tough going35Crude shelter38Any one of Bach’s

Brandenburgs39Most sparsely

populatedEur. country41Owl or osprey42Odds and ends44 “Dust in theWind”

band45 Stone chips47Richardwho played

“TheWiz” in 197848Citywest of Daytona

Beach49Make, as beer50OscarwinnerMinnelli51Nashville venue55Mork’s planet56Vientiane language57Org.with admirals58 Far from forward59 Jinx

By David Poole. Edited by RichNorris and Joyce Nichols Lewis.© 2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

Tuesday’s solution

Dustin By Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker

For Better or for Worse By Lynn Johnston

Blondie By Dean Young and John Marshall

Hägar the Horrible By Chris Browne

Mutts By Patrick McDonnell

WuMo By Mikael Wulff and Anders Morgenthaler

Sherman’s Lagoon By Jim Toomey

Brewster Rockit: Space Guy! By Tim Rickard

Broom-Hilda By Russell Myers

JumbleCrosswordTriviaBits

By David L. Hoyt.

Tradition saysthatBoxingDay,observedonDec. 26, is a timetodowhat?A)Challenge your

enemies to afight

B) Fly kitesC)Give gifts to

charityD)Throwout

the boxes andwrapping fromChristmas gifts

Tuesday’s answer:Vulcan is theRomangodof fireand volcanoes.© 2018 Leslie Elman.Dist. by Creators.com

C Wednesday, December 26, 2018 | Section 5

HEALTH & FAMILY

A Chicago woman took toFacebook earlier this month todescribe, in graphic detail, how aman she knows tried to rape her,naming him and including hisphoto in a post that was sharedmore than 1,000 times in a matterof days.

The move represents a grow-ing trend in the #MeToo move-ment, which experts say hasempowered survivors to sharetheir stories of sexual assault ormisconduct, even outing theirattackers by name on social me-dia. But while the move can becathartic, it’s not without conse-quences.

Although sharing personalstories about sexual assault is notnew, forums like Facebook andTwitter have made the practiceeasier and more wide-reaching.Rape survivor advocates say thatin the year-plus since the mod-ern-day #MeToo movementbegan, they’ve seen even morevictims — who often want toavoid reporting assaults to policeout of fear or mistrust of the sys-tem — use social media to sharetheir stories. In doing so, sur-vivors often want to warn othersabout their alleged attackers, orfind vindication and healing aftercourts have failed them.

But because public accusationscan lead to defamation lawsuits,damage pending criminal pros-

ecutions, or emotionally harmsurvivors if they face public back-lash, advocates educate survivorson the risks, said Sarah Layden,director of programs and publicpolicy at Resilience, the Chicagononprofit formerly known asRape Victim Advocates. Despitethe cons, many survivors stillwant to come forward and oftenfind the experience rewarding,she said.

“When you have systems thatoftentimes don’t provide thespace or accountability for heal-ing, for many survivors, speakingout (on social media) is their wayto accountability,” Layden said.“For many survivors, it’s a very,very validating experience.”

The Resilience organizationoffers workshops for those whoare thinking of sharing theirstories publicly, so they can “do sofrom an emotionally safe place,”she said. These sessions go overlegal ramifications, she said, andprepare survivors for potentialemotional consequences.

The Dec. 5 Facebook post fromthe Chicago woman, who couldnot be reached by the Tribune,was met with hundreds of com-ments, both positive and negative.The man she accused could alsonot be reached by the Tribune. Inher post, the woman said shewanted to warn others about theman — something Layden sayscan be a strong motivator forsurvivors to publicly name attack-ers.

“If they put people on noticethat this person is harmful, that’staking that control back,” she said.

While Twitter doesn’t specif-ically address accusing someoneof a crime in its standards policy,there are ways to report offensivecontent, which the company thenevaluates and decides whether ornot to remove. There are alsoguidelines for users on how tolabel content as graphic.

Facebook, similarly, has waysfor users to report posts and thenevaluates them, but in the wake ofthe #MeToo movement, the com-pany revised its bullying policy,making exceptions to allow forvictims of sexual misconduct toshare their experiences even ifthey use explicit language oraccuse their attackers by name.Such content is often labeled asgraphic. “We try to create a safeenvironment,” a Facebookspokeswoman said in a statement.

Adrienne Massanari, associateprofessor of communication atthe University of Illinois at Chi-cago, said social media companiestry to err on the side of freespeech and rely on users to reportquestionable content.

And with these forums, it’simportant for users to understandthe reach of their posts. Whilesurvivors have always had to dealwith ridicule or people not believ-ing them, social media puts thaton a “very large scale,” she said.

The reach of social media canbe good in these cases, initiatingconversations about sexual vi-olence and pointing out problemsin the justice system, “but it’s avery morally and ethically am-

biguous area,” she said.Many don’t realize that social

media accusations, even if theyare true, can open up the survivorto legal troubles, said DeborahTuerkheimer, a NorthwesternUniversity law professor who hasresearched sexual violence lawsand the trend she calls “unofficialreporting.”

“I don’t think people havebegun to grapple with the impli-cations of this new world,” shesaid, adding that the trend seemsto be filling a void in a justicesystem that often fails victims ofthese crimes.

When someone makes anallegation publicly, the accusercould be sued for defamation,Tuerkheimer said. And while thetruth is the ultimate defense andwould win such a lawsuit, “alongthe way, there’s a huge litigationcost,” she said. “There’s financialcost and psychological cost” tofighting a case, even if the sur-vivor prevails.

When a survivor has also re-ported an assault to police, asocial media retelling of the crimecould harm prosecutors’ case,depending on how detailed it is,Tuerkheimer said. If a slightdetail differs from testimony incourt, it could actually help thesuspect’s case, she said.

As this trend becomes morepopular, Tuerkheimer said, law-suits are already emerging. “Asthis movement continues to un-fold and we see more of this infor-mal reporting, we are also goingto see more of this pushback inthe form of these kinds of law-suits.”

In October, writer and film-maker Stephen Elliott sued NewYork-based writer Moira Done-gan in federal court for defama-tion for including his name on awidely circulated list that accuseddozens of men working in mediaof rape, harassment or othermisconduct. Donegan revealedearly this year that she was theauthor of the Google spreadsheetthat went viral in the aftermath ofallegations against Hollywoodproducer Harvey Weinstein.Elliott also is suing 30 “JaneDoes” who contributed to the list,according to the complaint. Hesays the allegations made againsthim are false and have causedhim harm.

In a piece Donegan penned forNew York Magazine’s The Cut, inwhich she revealed herself as thecreator of the “S----- Media Men”list, she said she hoped to createan alternative space to reportmisconduct because so manyofficial avenues fail victims,whether it be the courts or hu-man resources departments, andshe didn’t realize it would go viraland be so far-reaching.

Tuerkheimer said she’s notsurprised survivors are motivatedby a fear of or dissatisfaction withofficial reporting channels, andthe trend shows the system needswork.

“It’s understandable to me thatthis would seem like the onlyoption,” she said. “I hope we canget to a place where these sys-tems don’t fail survivors.”

[email protected] Twitter @knthayer

Empowered by the #MeToo movement, sexual assault survivors are sharing their stories on social media. However, experts say there could be legal and emotional consequences.

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Sharing sex assault stories?Survivors are accusing attackers on socialmedia, but there could be repercussionsBy Kate ThayerChicago Tribune

Scottsdale, Ariz., couple MattJacobi and Nick Caprio wanted tobuy their niece a birthday gift thatwould serve as a nod to her flowergirl duties at their upcomingwedding.

They bought a couple of BarbieWedding sets — Barbie, Ken, twoflower girls, a cake — and

swapped out Barbie to create aKen, Ken, two flower girls, cakeset.

Jacobi snapped a photo of thenewly assembled set and posted iton Instagram with a message toMattel, Barbie’s maker: “HappyHolidays. We had a difficult timefinding a same sex wedding set to

give to my niece for her 8th birth-day. She and her little sister areflower girls in our upcoming Maywedding. We thought it would bespecial to give her somethingwith a little meaning behind it.What a bummer you don’t makeone with two grooms. Anyway,we had to get creative and make a

couple purchases. I hope ourcustom gift inspires you to make a#GayWedding set!”

Mattel contacted the coupleand set up a January meeting,according to CNN.

Now Care2, an online petition

Gay couple make same-sex Barbie Wedding set

Heidi StevensBalancing Act

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She used to buy meeggnog; I never had to ask.It’d show up in the fridgethis time of year, I’d drinkabout half, and in mid-January she’d shrug andthrow the rest away.

In a hundred thousandways like that, we will missher.

My wife was as lovely asa jar of honey. We would betogether almost 40 years:four kids, seven dogs, ham-sters, cats, dozens of schoolcarnival fish.

The house was alwaystoo small, socks every-where. She seemed self-conscious about it, in asuburb full of showplaces.She’d have been proud of itthis past week though —bursting with friends andfamily, glowing withcandlelight. A cozy place.Smelled of coffee andcornbread. And socks.

Home.Posh made it a home,

and now she’s gone. OnNov. 30, the cancer finallystole her.

It was back and forth fora while, her life extendedby the rock star oncologistshe grew to love probablymore than she loved me.Lynda Roman is her name,and for a while togetherthey kicked cancer’s be-hind.

There were monthswhen it looked as thoughthe cancer might even backdown. Cancer may be themost insidious force innature; the worst word

we’ll ever know. It defiesmedicine, poisons, ioniz-ing radiation, love, hate,anger, courage and theefforts of her amazingcaregivers: Kathy, Randi,Lori and so many others.

For a while, they stayedahead of it, till the endo-metrial cancer finally won.She fought it valiantly,despite losing her mom inFebruary, a son in March.

Apparently, anguishplays favorites. Damn thispast year and the too-easyexplanations.

So sew the curtainsshut, kill the lights. Mourn.

That’s our first inclina-tion, but like many firstinclinations, it would bewrong. Better that we turnour faces to the sun andfeel Posh and Christopherin its warming rays.

Better that we post herphotos, fix her favoritebaked macaroni and thatfamed chicken chili I oncetold you about, the one Iinitially scoffed at andgrew to love.

Sort of like she did withme, I suppose.

Things weren’t alwaysgreat. We could argue for

three weeks about thecolor of a $10 bathroomrug. If I rooted for theCubs, she rooted for theCardinals. It was a con-tentious little relationship.No wonder it lasted only40 years.

Thing is, we shared aremarkable fertility. Wecould make a baby withjust a glance. She was 44when she had her lastchild.

Her given name wasCatherine. I called her“Posh” in this column and“sir” in real life. As in,“Yessir, I’ll replace thatlight bulb,” or “Yessir, I’dlike some French onionsoup.”

I was the joker, becausethat’s the only way I had towin over this golden girl somany years ago — withflowers and quips, wryasides, Irish pluck.

That can grow old, Iguess, and I think shewould’ve preferred a lifewith someone more likeher, a guy with money andno-nonsense Italian moxie.

So, for a while, the kidskept us together. Then,oddly enough, the cancer

brought us closer. In herlast weeks, we’d holdhands in bed while shestirred uncomfortably allnight.

Now, as they say, lifegoes on. But does it ever?The girls and I will cleansome closets. The little guyand I will try to find ourfooting without the wom-an who worried over ourevery meal. Right now, Ican cook maybe threethings. And last year, thelittle guy took a class.

I give us two weeks.Yet it’s not our stomachs

that pain us. It’s the quietin the house, the hollow-ness, the echoes of hervoice. Indeed, the little guyand I are like empty-nest-ers. We miss how she’dsplash her car keys on thecounter when she arrivedhome, the way she’d rattlethe drawers looking forjust the right servingspoon.

Yeah, we miss you, baby.In those hundred thousandlittle ways.

One step at a time we’llgo on, because we owe thatto each other, and to myson’s two bright and beau-tiful sisters, and theirsturdy boyfriends, whohave stayed so strong for usall.

In addition to that, wehave you.

If there is one thing thisawful disease can’t con-quer, it’s you. Like rippleson a pond, what affects oneof us, affects us all.

Please don’t come at uswith grieving eyes. Be-cause even on the darkestdays, Posh managed thatsly Mona Lisa smile. Andso will we.

So long, dear girl.

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The smiles left behind

Chris Erskine and his wife, Catherine (known as Posh inhis column) were together almost 40 years. She died ofcancer Nov. 30.

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and activism site, is tryingto collect 10,000 signaturesto show Mattel that a same-sex Barbie Wedding setwould find a consumeraudience.

“What better way toteach kids that families areformed all kinds of waysthan through the toys theyplay with,” the petitionreads.

Would 10,000 signaturessway Mattel? Who knows.Maybe it’s already planningto do the right, inclusivething.

The company has arelatively strong history ofcreating dolls that reflect achild’s world: Becky, theschool photographer dollwho uses a wheelchair;Barbie modeled afterAmerican fencer IbtihajMuhammad, who wears ahijab; Curvy Barbie; Inspir-ing Women Barbies, whichincluded artist Frida Kahloand mathematician Kather-ine Johnson. (Frightfullythin Frida Kahlo and Kath-erine Johnson, I have topoint out, but Frida Kahlo

and Katherine Johnson,nonetheless.)

Same-sex Barbie Wed-ding set seems right inMattel’s wheelhouse.Hopefully, Jacobi andCaprio leave their Januarymeeting with a commit-ment from the company toget it in the works.

But consumer supportcan’t hurt. Too often wecontact companies andorganizations and electedofficials only when we’reupset about something. Toooften we only let themknow what we’re againstand forget to tell them whatwe’re for.

If you’re for kids havingthe option of playing withtoys that reflect the fullspectrum of how love andfamily look in the worldaround them, maybe youwant to let Mattel know.

Join the Heidi Stevens’Balancing Act Facebookgroup, where she hosts livechats Wednesdays at noon.The chats continue Jan. 9.

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An Instagram post by Matt Jacobi urges Mattel to make asame-sex Barbie Wedding set.

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For older teenagers andyoung adults, the extractionof wisdom teeth is a painfulrite of passage. A new studysuggests that it’s probablymade more perilous by thenarcotic pain pills thatpatients frequently carryhome after the commonsurgical procedure.

The study offers newevidence of how readily —and innocently — a poten-tially fatal addiction toopioids can take hold. It alsoshows how important it isthat dentists rethink theirapproach to treating theirpatients’ postoperativediscomfort.

In a group of about15,000 people whose firstprescriptions for opioidpainkillers came from adentist or dental surgeon,researchers found thatabout 7 percent filled anoth-er opioid prescription 90 to365 days later.

And in the year aftertheir dental procedures,nearly 6 percent of patientswho left their dentist’soffice with a prescriptionfor opioids had a “healthcare encounter” — a hospi-talization or trip to theemergency room, a physi-cian consultation or a ses-sion with an addictionspecialist — in which adiagnosis of opioid abusewas documented.

That’s more than 10times the rate at which acomparison group of pa-tients who did not receiveprescriptions for opioidpainkillers got that diagnos-is. Patients in both groupswere 16 to 25 years old, andall were treated by dentistsin 2015. Researchers thenwere able to track the pa-tients for at least a year.

Compared with thestudy’s boys and youngmen, girls and young wom-en were more likely to con-tinue using narcotic painrelievers after getting theirwisdom teeth out, and theywere much more likely toabuse the drugs.

The typical prescriptioncapable of setting suchhavoc into motion was apack of about 20 pills of anopioid narcotic such asOxyContin, Vicodin orPercocet.

Published recently in thejournal JAMA InternalMedicine, the researchcomes as opioid drugs arekilling 115 Americans a day.Although fatalities are alsocaused by street drugs suchas heroin and, increasingly,synthetic opioids such asfentanyl, as many as 80percent of those addicted toheroin say they started byabusing medications thatwere prescribed for legiti-mate purposes.

That in turn has calledattention to the medicalprofession’s prescribingpractices and its role in thepublic health crisis. In 2016,as the epidemic of overdosedeaths continued its steeprise, those in the medicaland dental professionsprescribed enough pain-killers to medicate everyAmerican daily for close toa month.

Although many of thepills are prescribed to man-age the agony of patients

with excruciating pain,physicians and dentists stillprescribe opioids to pa-tients whose pain could betreated more safely, and justas effectively, with non-narcotic drugs.

The new study also callsinto question the wisdom ofroutinely extracting wis-dom teeth, which tend topush through rearmostgums in late adolescence orearly adulthood, oftencrowding other teeth orbecoming impacted.

Study author Alan R.Schroeder, a Stanford Uni-versity pediatrician with aninterest in “safely doingless,” said the benefits ofwisdom-tooth extractionhave not been rigorouslystudied or demonstrated.Nor, he said, have its risks.

Studying the risk ofopioid addiction or abuse,at least, seemed like a goodplace to start, he said.

The surgical removal ofwisdom teeth comes with

such potential downsides asdry sockets, gum pain andnerve damage, and risksassociated with the anes-thesia used during thoseprocedures.

And then there are thedrugs. Dental surgeonshave been among the mostliberal prescribers of opioidpainkillers, and they’re alsoheavy prescribers of antibi-otics. Those medicationscan come with side effects,and over-prescription isbelieved to foster the rise ofantibiotic-resistant infec-tions.

Schroeder said thedearth of research aboutwisdom-tooth extractionmakes its frequency hard tojudge. And that, in turn,forced Schroeder and hisco-authors to make anassumption in their study.

Dental insurance data-bases are scarce, and manywisdom tooth extractionsare paid for out-of-pocket.But given the age of most of

the patients leaving a den-tist’s office with an opioidprescription, Schroeder andhis co-authors figured thatthe most likely cause waswisdom-tooth surgery (athird-molar extraction indental parlance). The au-thors’ conclusion that opi-ate abuse is a possible riskof wisdom-tooth removalrests on this assumption.

But when you considerhow many young peoplehave their wisdom teethremoved, and how rou-tinely dentists send theirpatients home with pre-scriptions for narcotic painrelief, the implications arepretty alarming.

An unpublished 1999study by the AmericanDental Association cited bythe authors estimated thatthere are about 5 millionsuch extractions a year. By2009, another study hadconcluded that dentistswere the leading source ofopioid prescriptions for

children and adolescentsages 10 to 19, accounting forclose to one-third of opioidprescriptions in this agegroup.

The American DentalAssociation promised thatits members will reducetheir opioid prescribing. Ina statement released inMarch, association Presi-dent Joseph P. Crowleycalled on dentists to “dou-ble down on their efforts”to write fewer prescriptionsfor opioids to treat dentalpain, to lower the doses thatare prescribed and to short-en the duration of prescrip-tions — all measures knownto reduce addiction risk.

“The dental professiondeserves credit for trying totackle this,” Schroeder said.

“It’s easy to point thefinger at dentists — overtime, they have contributeda fair amount of the opioidexposure. But they reallyhave made efforts to limitthat in recent years.”

An insidious gateway Wisdom teeth surgeryputs some on path to opioid abuse

By Melissa HealyLos Angeles Times

Teens and young adults who are prescribed opioids for dental procedures may be at increased risk for subsequent opioid use and abuse, a new study suggests.

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Q: The discs and ver-tebrae in my spine aredegenerating and caus-ing me severe pain. Istarted taking CBD oil afew months ago.

Once it had time tobuild up in my system,the pain relief was mi-raculous. Sadly, I re-cently did a home drugtest, and it was positivefor THC. I need to talk tomy doctor because Ihave no idea how toaddress this. It’s legal tobuy CBD oil over-the-counter in my state, butthere’s no way to provethat it is the source ofany THC in my test.

A: Cannabidiol (CBD)oil is legal in many statesbecause it does not makepeople euphoric. It is notsupposed to have anytetrahydrocannabinol(THC) in it. This is thecompound that produces amarijuana high.

The Food and DrugAdministration has ap-proved one purified formof CBD as a prescriptionanticonvulsant medi-cation, Epidiolex. Re-search on CBD oil suggestssome benefit against painand inflammation (Mol-ecules, October 2018).

Unfortunately, not allCBD manufacturers areable to remove all traces ofTHC. One study foundthat some people testedpositive for THC aftertaking CBD oil (Journal ofPain Research, online, Feb.12, 2016).

Q: You recently wrotethat drinking Coca-Colacould help free a piece ofmeat stuck in the swal-lowing tube. This stuffunclogs sink traps, so Iguess it is plausible thatit might dislodge meat.

A zillion years ago, Iworked at a veterinary

office. On Saturdays,after we finished withdog baths, we were toldto pour a liter bottle ofCoke down the bathtubdrain and let it sit untilMonday morning. Thatbathtub always drainedbeautifully!

I would like to pointout that we have teethfor the purpose of chew-ing food before swallow-ing it. There are no teethinside the digestive tractpast the mouth. So slowdown and chew yourfood well before swal-lowing, and it shouldn’tget stuck.

A: A reader told us that alarge piece of meat gotstuck while he was swal-lowing it. A swig of coldCoca-Cola freed it. To oursurprise we found refer-ence to this approach inthe medical literature(Gastroenterology Re-search and Practice, online,Nov. 18, 2013).

This remedy is not ap-propriate if the person hastrouble breathing. TheHeimlich maneuver and acall to 911 are critical insuch cases.

Food should always bechewed thoroughly. If theCoke remedy doesn’t work,emergency medical treat-ment is necessary.

Q: My brother has hadworsening Dupuytren’scontracture for the past10 years. But in the pastmonth he has seen amaz-ing improvement. He cannow open his handsnearly all the way.

He attributes thischange to the turmericcapsules he started tak-ing for knee pain. He saidhe felt a change happen-ing in his hands withinthree days of the firstpill. Have you ever heardof this?

A: We had never heardof turmeric helpingDupuytren’s contracture.This condition results froma thickening and tighten-ing of connective tissue inthe palm of the hand. Fre-quently the fourth or fifthfingers may curl in towardthe palm, making it hard toput on gloves.

Turmeric has anti-in-flammatory activity. Thatmay explain why it can behelpful for knee pain(Journal of MedicinalFood, May 2018) as well aswhy your brother hasfound it helpful forDupuytren’s contracture.

In their column, Joe andTeresa Graedon answerletters from readers. Sendquestions to them via www.peoplespharmacy.com.

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If you have heart failure,a flu shot can truly be alifesaver, researchers re-port.

A study of patients inDenmark who were re-cently diagnosed withheart failure found that aflu shot cut their risk ofpremature death by 18percent, compared withnot getting a shot.

Annual flu shots alsoreduced patients’ risk ofdying from any cause orfrom cardiovascular dis-ease by 19 percent, thestudy found.

“Patients with heartfailure are at high risk forillness and death, andstudies have suggestedthat infection with in-fluenza can substantiallyincrease the risk for hospi-talizations and death inthese patients,” said Dr.Gregg Fonarow, a cardiolo-gist in Los Angeles.

Heart failure means theheart no longer pumpsblood efficiently. Thecondition will likely in-crease over the next 10years as the populationages, and for those people,flu can be serious ordeadly, the researcherssaid.

These new findings addto the evidence suggestingthat annual flu shots maybe of great benefit to pa-tients with heart failureand help to reinforce cur-rent recommendations forannual vaccination, saidFonarow, director of thecardiomyopathy center atthe University of Cali-fornia at Los Angeles. Hedidn’t work on the study.

A New York City physi-cian agreed. “This studyincreases the evidence thata flu shot may be lifesav-ing,” said Dr. Marc Siegel, aprofessor of medicine atNYU Langone MedicalCenter.

Flu knocks down yourimmune system andstresses your body, in-

creasing the risk of pneu-monia, bronchitis andheart trouble, said Siegel,who wasn’t involved in thenew research.

Blood clots are morelikely to form because offlu, and that can lead to aheart attack, Siegel said.“Since flu shots decreasethe severity of flu, theydirectly reduce the risk ofheart attack,” he explained.

Flu vaccination alsoreduces the odds thatemphysema, asthma orother chronic conditionswill flare up, Siegel added.

Having your shot inSeptember and October,before flu season starts,offers more protectionthan waiting until Novem-ber or December, the re-searchers found. But it’snever too late.

The study, publishedonline in December in thejournal Circulation, wasled by Daniel Modin of theUniversity of Copenhagen.He and his colleaguesgathered 12 years of dataon more than 134,000Danes recently diagnosedwith heart failure. Vaccina-tion rates varied from 16percent in 2003 to 52 per-cent in 2015, with a high of54 percent in 2009.

“Recent studies haveindicated that the in-fluenza vaccination cov-erage of patients with

heart failure is inade-quate,” Modin said in ajournal news release. “Ihope that our study canassist in making physiciansand cardiologists who carefor patients with heartfailure aware of how im-portant influenza vaccina-tion is for their patients.”

Frequency matters, too.Compared with consistentannual flu vaccination, anoccasional annual flu shotoffered less protectionfrom any cause of death ordeath from heart diseaseand stroke, the researchteam found.

Flu vaccination “may beregarded as a standardtreatment in heart failuresimilar to medications,”Modin added.

In a normal flu season,40,000 Americans diefrom the flu. Last winterwas severe, with 80,000dying, according the U.S.Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention.

The CDC says everyone6 months and older shouldget a flu vaccination everyyear. And if you do get theflu, antiviral medicationssuch as Tamiflu (os-eltamivir phosphate) orXofluza (baloxavir mar-boxil) can make it milder.The earlier you take thesedrugs, the more effectivethey will be, the agencyadvises.

For those with heart failure,flu shot may be a lifesaverBy Steven Reinberg

HealthDay

Risk of early death dropped among people recently diag-nosed with heart failure who got a flu shot, a study showed.

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Things your phone prob-ably reminds you about:Your mother’s birthday.Your kid’s doctor appoint-ment. That thing Beyoncesaid on Twitter. The newepisode of “TheRomanoffs.” Email. Newsheadlines.

Now, thanks to scientistsat Northwestern Universi-ty’s Center on Bio-Inte-grated Electronics, yourphone can also tell youexactly how much sunlightyour body has absorbedtoday, based on what you’rewearing, what the weatheris and where you are phys-ically located on the globe.

Oh, by the way — it’stime to reapply sunscreen.

This useful info comescourtesy of a tiny sensordeveloped by Northwest-ern researchers John A.Rogers and Dr. Steve Xuthat can stick to your skinor clip onto your hat. “It’ssmaller than a dime, thin-ner than a credit card,” saysXu, “and you can stick it orclip it anywhere, whichallows people to customizeit.”

His favorite application?Using the sensor as nail art.(Scientists love the finger-nail as a vehicle for a wear-able device, he says, be-cause it’s stable, durableand can stand up to adhe-sives.) The sensor is sosmall, Xu says, “I oftenforget I’m wearing it.” Yet itpacks a lot of power anddata-gathering ability: Itcan accurately measureUVA and UVB radiation, aswell as light exposure, runson solar power without abattery and never needsrecharging.

Getting rid of the need tocharge not only makes iteasier to use, Xu says, “itallows the device to be evensmaller, and cheaper tomake.” It’s also virtuallyindestructible — in the lab,students dropped it intoboiling water and simu-lated running it through awashing machine but werenot able to break it.

The accompanyingphone app allows users toenter information aboutsunscreen applied, clothingand activities (such aswhether you’re in or out ofthe water). “It’s really aplatform technology,” Xusays, “that can measurelight extremely accuratelyin a novel way.”

That’s important, hesays, because sun exposureis the No. 1 contributor toskin cancer, which hasbecome a growing, globalepidemic. “One in fiveAmericans will have skincancer in their lifetimes,and that’s really prettyscary. But if you think aboutwhen we’re outside enjoy-ing ourselves, we are justguessing about how muchsun exposure we are get-ting, and it’s inconsistentwith how much sunscreenwe put on. Usually, youdon’t know until the nextday, when you get red withsunburn, that you got toomuch sun.”

And every sunburn in-creases the chance of skincancer. “All of that,” Xusays, “translates to an in-creased lifetime risk.”

The increasing, ubiqui-tous need for better protec-tion from UV radiation iswhy there is a consumerversion of the sensor, calledMy Skin Track UV, that wasdeveloped with cosmetics

giant L’Oreal. It launched in November

at the Apple store. You canstick it on your kid, or your-self, and get a phone alertthat will warn you beforesoaking up the sun on yourwinter break vacationcrosses the line into sun-burn territory. (Whichmeans you can also sparethe rest of us back homethat sympathetic cringe weget at the sight of your

neon-red skin. Ow.)But Xu says the device’s

next version has otherapplications that derma-tologists like him are ex-cited about: “Light is one ofthe world’s oldest medi-cines,” he says, “and we useit to treat diseases.” Theseinclude skin diseases, sea-sonal affective disorder andjaundice in infants.

The new sensor is able toaccurately measure light

exposure that patients aregetting from light therapy,so that it can be adjustedfor greatest benefit. And itwill allow doctors to care-fully track sun exposure forskin cancer survivors.

“A lot of the things thatwe do are driven by theproblems we see in ourpatients,” says Xu, “and as adermatologist, I live andbreathe skin cancer.” Xu iscurrently testing the sensor

with skin cancer patients tofurther explore its clinicalpossibilities and practicaluse. It’s all about findingthe best intersections oftech and medicine, he said.

“How do we connectcool technology to reallymeaningful problems thathave impact for people?That’s the recipe for whatwe do.”

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save your skinResearchers release a next-wave UVsensor that may stave off sunburn

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New UV sensors developed by Northwestern University scientists are so tiny, they can even be worn as fingernail art.

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Most change is hard. Usheringin a new year, not so much. Afresh start feels good. So does alook back at the best of 2018. Forus, we think of time spent withfamily, our food and adventuretravels with friends, a great gar-dening season, many great beerand wine discoveries, and a comfynew reading chair. Blessed and

grateful.We also find gratitude in

friends who like to keep thingscasual. My favorite parties centeron easy-to-prepare food, a modestvariety of beverage choices andplenty of conversation. No longerdo I feel the need to pull out allthe stops on New Year’s Eve withlobster dinners or classic Frenchdishes and expensive wines. I’drather spend the time withfriends and family, and eliminatethe kitchen intimidation.

This year, our brewpub dininginspires our New Year’s Eve cook-ing. Some of our favorite spotssuch as Band of Bohemia in Chi-

Keep New Year’scasual with spaetzle

Forget fancy New Year’s Eve menus. This baked spaetzle can be made shortly before guests arrive.

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JeanMarie BrownsonDinner at Home

CRAVING: Cheese

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Welcome back to our annual Save-the-

Tables story, a tradition that I’ve been

doing, with only two interruptions, since

1994.

Here’s how it works. I’ve arranged forrestaurants in the city and suburbs toreserve a table (or two or more) for NewYear’s Eve under my name. StartingWednesday, readers can call thoserestaurants, ask for the “Phil Vettel” tableand claim that reservation for their veryown.

First caller wins. But because I have201 participating restaurants, that’s a lotof winners.

To clarify: These are not free dinners.They’re not even discounted dinners.These are full-freight, batteries-not-included evenings. The only thing you get(assuming you’re the first caller) is areservation that would be almost impos-sible to snag at this late date.

Looking for a four-star night out? I’vegot tables at Acadia, George Trois, Next,Spiaggia and Topolobampo. Glam? Blvdand Tao are on board. If you love views,I’ve got Gibsons Italia, NoMI Kitchenand the Signature Room.

If you want intimacy, try Brindille,Geja’s Cafe or Temporis. If you preferyour celebrations big and noisy, I’ve gotthe parties at Crystal Garden, Joy Dis-trict, LondonHouse and Motel Bar.

Are cocktails your focus? The Aviary,Mordecai and Violet Hour are here. Su-per casual? Pick a Beatrix; any Beatrix.

I’ve got the newest restaurants intown: Avli Taverna, Bar Ramone,Funkenhausen, Taureaux Tavern, Twain,Virtue and Yugen. I’ve got enough steak-houses to start my own ranch.

All just a phone call or email away.And now, the fine print: Unless other-

wise noted, prices are per person and donot include beverage, tax or tip. Menuand prices are subject to change. If you’rereading this at 6 a.m., operators are prob-ably not standing by. Do not assume thatyou’re the first caller until a live persontells you so. Participating restaurantshave sole discretion in determining thefirst caller. Some restaurants, you’ll note,can be contacted only by email.

Have your credit card ready when youcall; in most cases, a credit-card deposit,or even full prepayment, will be required.

Best of luck.

SAVE THE TABLES

Your reservation is ready

On New Year’s Eve, Blvd will have a prix-fixe, family-style menu for $125, including a DJ, midnight toast and “surprises.”


Ask for the Phil Vetteltable at 201 restaurants.If you’re first, you’re in.

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cago, Greenbush Brewing inSawyer, Mich., Evil Twin Breweryin Denmark, Local Brewing Co. inSan Francisco, Torst in Brooklyn,N.Y., and Deschutes Brewery inPortland, Ore., serve great foodalong with their inventive beer.Oh, we’ve happily sampled ales,radlers, IPAs and porters with thelikes of charcuterie trays, loadedand truffled french fries, spicytacos, juicy burgers, and unctuousmac and cheese. Sauerkraut ballsanyone? Seems this crusty friedand tangy fritter is having a mo-ment. And we love them. Espe-cially with a cold pilsner.

At home, I tried my hand atfrying perfectly round and crispysauerkraut balls flavored with dillpickles and smoked ham. To keepthem round, they need to be quitebready and starchy. I prefer lightand tender, so I flatten the ballsbefore cooking to make thickfritters. This has an added bonus:They fry in minimal oil ratherthan a deep fryer. They reheatwell, too, in a hot pan. Serve thefritters as a side to grilled porkchops or smoked sausage, or as anappetizer with the smoked pa-prika and dill dip that follows.

Some variation of macaroniand cheese features prominentlyon nearly every one of our favor-ite brewpubs. We especially en-joyed the baked spaetzle andcheese at Liter House in India-napolis, where they serve con-temporary versions of classicGerman comfort food. Reminis-cent of the hot crocks of kasespat-zle we discovered when visitingrelatives in Germany, this is com-

fort food for all ages.Spaetzle, a ragged-shaped egg

pasta, lends a toothsome, interest-ing texture to the dish. My rela-tives make their own spaetzle forthe dish, but I’m happy to use aboxed version. Small pasta shapescan replace the spaetzle, or youcan use small egg noodles.

The cooked spaetzle gets lay-ered with vegetables, bacon and abuttery cheese such as Gruyere or

Emmenthaler. Liter House addsroasted butternut to the dish for asweet and colorful element. Isaute store-bought peeled andchunked butternut with an onionto save some time, but you’ll needto cut the butternut small so it istender in the final dish. Otheroptions include thin round slicesof small carrots or parsnip. Tinycauliflower florets taste greathere, too, as do roasted red pep-

pers. You can assemble the dishan hour or so before guests arriveand then bake it shortly beforeserving so it is hot and the cheesemelty.

As for beverages, guests canbring their own beer discoveries,and we’ll tote a growler or two toour favorite local breweries forfill-ups. Other offerings to go withour beer sampling party includehot links of smoked sausage, such

as smoked Thuringer or vealbratwurst, and a tray of slicedsalamis and sharp cheese withassorted mustards.

As for formal pairing of thebeers with the food — we’ll justtry them all instead. And wel-come a new year with friends.

Cheesy bakedspaetzle withbutternut andbaconPrep: 30 minutes

Cook: 50 minutes

Makes: 4 to 6 servings

8 ounces Swiss Gruyere orEmmentaler cheese, with rindremoved

4 to 6 thick slices (about 6ounces) smoky bacon, diced

1 medium onion, diced

1 ½ cups (about 6 ounces) peeledbutternut squash, cut into ½-inchpieces

Salt

¼ cup whipping cream, optional

1 package (8 or 9 ounces)spaetzle or small orecchiette orpasta shells

4 cups arugula

Freshly ground black pepper

Small parsley leaves

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees.Generously butter an 8-by-8-inchbaking dish. Shred the cheese onthe largest holes of a four-sidedbox grater. You’ll have about 2 ½loosely packed cups.

2. Put bacon into a large nonstickskillet set over medium heat.Cook, stirring often, until baconstarts to crisp and brown, about10 minutes. Use a slotted spoon totransfer crisp bacon to a plate.Add onion and butternut to thebacon drippings. Cook, stirringoften, until vegetables start tosoften, 8 to 10 minutes. Seasonwith ¼ teaspoon salt, and stir incream if using. Remove from heat.

3. Meanwhile, heat a large pot ofwell-salted water to the boil. Addthe spaetzle (or pasta) and boil,stirring often, until al dente (still abit toothsome to the bite), 10 to12 minutes. (Always checksuggested cooking time onpackage.) Drain well.

4. Arrange one-third of thecooked spaetzle in the butteredbaking dish. Top with half of theonion mixture, half of the arugula,half of the crisp bacon and agenerous sprinkling of pepper. Topwith one-third of the cheese. Topwith half of the remainingspaetzle, all the remaining onionmixture and arugula. Top withpepper and half of the remainingcheese. Layer on the remainingspaetzle bacon and cheese.

5. Bake in the center of the ovenuntil everything is hot and melty,about 20 minutes. Serve hot,sprinkled with small parsleyleaves.

Nutrition information perserving (for 6 servings): 361calories, 18 g fat, 10 g saturatedfat, 51 mg cholesterol, 33 gcarbohydrates, 3 g sugar, 18 gprotein, 248 mg sodium, 3 g fiber

Crispy sauerkraut-ham frittersPrep: 25 minutes Chill: 1 hour Cook: 20 minutes Makes: about 20

Look for refrigerated sauerkraut — it has a much better texture than canned. Always rinse sauerkraut verywell in a colander under cool running water, then drain it well.

2 large baking potatoes,about 1 pound total

1 cup well-drainedrefrigerated freshsauerkraut, about 6 ounces

1 cup finely choppedsmoked ham, about 4ounces

¼ cup diced drained dillpickle

3 green onions, finelychopped, about ½ cup

1 tablespoon minced freshdill or ½ teaspoon dried dill

1 egg, lightly beaten

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

¾ teaspoon salt

¼ cup each: flour, fine drybreadcrumbs

Cooking:

About ½ cup drybreadcrumbs

Grapeseed or sunflower oilfor frying

Smoky mustard dill dip, seerecipe

1. Pierce potatoes in several places. Microwave on high (100 percent power),turning once or twice, until tender when pierced with a fork, about 8minutes. Let cool completely.

2. Put drained sauerkraut, ham, pickle, onions, dill, egg, mustard and saltinto a large bowl. Mix well. Cut potatoes in half, then use a spoon to scoopthe soft flesh into the bowl. Mash potatoes roughly with a fork. Mix well. Addflour and ¼ cup breadcrumbs; mix gently until incorporated.

3. Shape 2 tablespoons of the mixture into a ball. Place on a nonstick bakingsheet. Repeat to use the rest of the mixture. Refrigerate until cold, at least 1hour or up to a day.

4. Shortly before cooking, heat oven to 200 degrees. Pour ½ cupbreadcrumbs into a shallow dish. Roll each ball in the crumbs to coat themon all sides.

5. To cook, pour enough oil into a large nonstick skillet to reach a depth ofabout ¼ inch. Heat over medium until hot enough to smell but not at allsmoking. Reduce heat to low. Add a single, uncrowded layer of the coatedballs. Cook, turning frequently with tongs or a slotted spoon (I use silicontongs so I can be gentle with my turning), until beautifully golden and crispon all sides, 7 to 8 minutes. Adjust the heat under the pan to keep the ballsfrom getting too dark.

6. Transfer fritters carefully to a paper-towel-lined tray. Set in the ovenwhile you cook the remaining balls. Transfer finished fritters to a platter;serve hot with the dipping sauce.

Nutrition information per fritter: 52 calories, 3 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 9mg cholesterol, 6 g carbohydrates, 0 g sugar, 2 g protein, 194 mg sodium, 1 gfiber

Smoky mustard dill dip: Mix 1⁄3 cup mayonnaise, ¼ cup sour cream, 1 ½teaspoons Dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon hot smoked paprika and 1 tablespoonchopped fresh dill. Makes: about ½ cup. This dip also goes well with crispypretzels or the warm bready German-style pretzels sold in the freezer case.

Crusty and tangy sauerkraut and ham fritters, flavored with dill pickles, are inspired by brewpub dining. They fry in minimal oil, not a deep fryer.


Keep itcasualBrownson, from Page 1

When I brought a wedge ofcheese for lunch a few years ago,Monica Eng, my “Chewing”podcast co-host, took a knife tothe tip. Our recollections diverge,but my gentle suggestion on howto slice the cheese, with no lung-ing for the knife as she’s alleged,was met with wild accusations offromage snobbery.

That particular cheese shouldhave been cut like super skinnypie slices.

The importance of slicingcheese correctly matterswhether you’re offering a singleeconomical wedge at work orserving an expensive party plat-ter at home. You experienceflavors from rind to paste as thecheesemaker intended. Plus, it’sa useful conversation starter inthis entertaining season, for sure.

Knowing how to slice cheesecan help you build a bettercheese board, whether yourbudget is high or low. While Ilived in Paris down the boulevardfrom Marie-Anne Cantin, thequeen of cheese, I could onlyafford to window-shop, salivat-ing at her displays. But evencheese presentation styleschange. Do the old rules of in-cluding one cow’s milk, onegoat’s milk and one sheep’s milkcheese even apply anymore? Ivisited Lydia Burns, senior man-ager of procurement at PastoralArtisan Cheese, Bread & Wine,

for a lesson at the flagship shop inLakeview to find out.

First, I had to apologize forinvoking the childish idiom asso-ciated with our topic. Ironically,many of us grew up with plastic-wrapped Kraft Singles, so wenever knew “cut the cheese”referenced the sulfurous smellreleased when slicing into somedairy products.

“I’ve worked in cheese about13 years, so I’m used to it,” saidBurns laughing. She teachesclasses on cheese now, but wasraised by a vegetarian mom whotopped pizza with Cracker Barrelextra sharp cheddar and moz-zarella only.

As for the three-milk rule?That’s the first cheese mythBurns busted. “I go by flavor,” shesaid. “Have some range ofthings.” For Friendsgiving, Burnsbrought an Epoisses and Barber’scheddar. Both are made fromcow’s milk, but the former isnotoriously pungent, soft andFrench; the latter is firm, agedand made by the oldest cheddarproducer in the world, just out-side Cheddar, England.

I asked Burns to assemble twocheese boards — one high endand one low — with crowd-pleas-ing, comparable flavors, and todemonstrate common cuts weshould know.

For the pricier board ($68), shechose the coveted Harbisoncheese by Jasper Hill in Vermont($20.99 for a whole-round, 9-ounce piece), the fuzzy-rinded

1605 manchego by Finca SierraLa Solana in Spain ($10.50 forone-third pound), and the dram-atic Stilton blue by Colston Bas-sett in the United Kingdom($10.25 for one-third pound).

Accompaniments included ajar of Bee Seasonal Marmeleiroorganic Brazilian quince blossomhoney ($5.99 for 4 ounces), co-coa-dusted almonds ($22.98 perpound), cornichons ($10.99 perpound), Beaufor whole-grainmustard ($2.99 for 7-ounce jar)and sliced baguette ($2.99 for awhole loaf ).

For our so-called low-endboard ($32), Burns selected asilky Camembert by Ferme deJouvence in France ($11.99 for awhole-round, 10-ounce piece),the manchego-style Campo deMontalban from Spain ($8.99 forone-half pound) and the localGlacier Penta Creme blue by CarrValley in Wisconsin ($6.50 forone-half pound).

She added the baguette, mus-tard and almonds as accompani-ments, too, plus sliced plummembrillo paste by Mitica fromSpain ($8.99 for a 10-ounce pack-age) and picholine olives ($10.99per pound).

“I see too many people cut allthe rind off their cheese, whichmakes no sense because that’spart of the experience,” Burnssaid. “Plus, their cheeseboardslook like they’re filled withpeeled potatoes.” A bit of rindhelps identify each cheese.

You can see in detail how to

slice the cheeses and how theboards are built in the photos andvideos.

But what about a cheese boardfor the broke millennial shoppingsomewhere like Aldi? Go forcheddar. “Cheddar is like thepizza of cheese,” Burns said.“There’s really great cheddar, andthere’s not so great cheddar, butit’s all cheddar, and it’s still usu-ally tasty enough. It melts, youcan cook with it, you can eat it onits own. It’s just kind of like theworkhorse.”

One thing to avoid: containersof cubed cheeses, which usuallycontain preservatives. “It’s goingto taste better if you go to theextra effort of cutting your owncheese, and it’s really easy andquick, Burns said, adding, “Itshould be a block. Just give it alittle bit of a scrape, and it should

be fine.” Even the cheesemongersat Pastoral will lightly scrapecheese to remove any lingeringflavor from plastic wrap.

Add baguette, cornichons(which are just mini gherkinpickles), spiced almonds andmaybe some pepper jelly, andyou’re good to go.

But remember: How you cutthe cheese can impress yourfriends.

“There’s a little bit of a stigmaagainst cubes in the cheese shopworld,” said Burns. “I slice it ormake kind of rustic crumbles thatresemble cubes, but I don’t go fullon cheese cube, usually.”

Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread& Wine, 2947 N. Broadway, 773-472-4781, pastoralartisan.com

[email protected] @louisachu

Build a board for your budgetBy Louisa ChuChicago Tribune

CRAVING: Cheese

Cheese boards don’t have to be overly expensive. For $32, you canserve three cheeses plus cocoa-dusted almonds, olives and plum paste.

LOUISA CHU/CHICAGO TRIBUNE

3C Chicago Tribune | Food & Dining | Section 6 | Wednesday, December 26, 2018

I ruined all my futurepotential for joy that firsttime I tasted Roquefortwith Canadian ice wine.

I was on a trip with athen-partner in his homeregion of Niagara-on-the-Lake, a wine-growing areajust outside of Toronto,enjoying some time amongthe vines. I was a novice,with zero knowledge ofwine fundamentals, so thetasting room attendantshowed me the light. Want-ing to expose me to thewonders of nectarlike icewine, she carved a nugget ofsalty, funky Roquefort andchanged the course of mylife.

I took a sip of syrupy,near-cloying wine, followedby a nibble of the creamycheese. Though, individu-ally, the wine and cheesefelt like short, jagged burstsof an incomplete musicalscore, together, the strong,sharp flavors of the cheeseand the luscious fruitinessof the wine felt like a sym-phony. It was harmony.

I’ve held on to that mem-ory for a decade now — ithas guided my approach topairing wine with food. Ilearned that lightningdoesn’t strike the sameplace twice, and perfectionis a fool’s errand.

When it comes to foodand wine pairings, few holdthe imagination or drivesales quite like dramaticcheese plates surroundedby bottles of wine. CreamyCamemberts, funkyepoisses, sharp Vermontcheddar and grassymanchego represent anatlas of flavor on a plate —why not indulge with somevino while you’re at it?Unfortunately, a myth pre-vails that there’s a perfect

solution to pairing eachcheese with a specific vi-nous suitor.

Question for you: Whenwas the last time you werehanging out by a party’scheese plate, talking withfriends and other partygo-ers about how great thepairings were? Do youremember what you wereeven eating or drinking?Was there a quiz at the endof the party?

I hope the answer to allthese questions is “Oh my,no.” Because what a boringfete!

Just like that old conven-tion of pairing red wineswith meat, whites with fish,most rules governingcheese pairings are tire-some and keep you in a box.Stop worrying, start drink-ing.

But I suppose you camehere for actual tips, not atreatise. I’ll oblige.

The first and last lesson

I’ve picked up about wineand food pairings is tothrow out the tasting notes.There are so many otherfactors in a wine that makethem suitable for foodpairings, and knowing thata Beaujolais Villages winetastes like cranberries, blackpepper and violets is lessuseful than knowing aboutits texture (weight, mineral-ity, tannins), acidity level,alcohol level and sweetness.

A great wine balances allof these elements, and assuch, often makes a greatfood partner — that in-cludes cheese. Wines thattend toward weighty, oaky,tannic and boozy are oftenjust too much for food, andcertainly overpower theoften subtle flavors ofcheese.

When I’m planning tohave friends over for drinksand cheese, I tend to stockup on cool-climate wines,whites and reds. I avoid big,

bruisy wines, which gener-ally hail from warmer re-gions and tend towardover-ripeness, low acidityand higher alcohol levels.Wines like Aussie shiraz,Argentine malbec and Napacabernet have their place,sure, particularly thosenights I want to channel myinner Olivia Pope or amdigging into a giant steak,but for brunch, book club ora casual hang, light andnimble wines do the trick.

Easygoing Sicilian frap-pato and cool-climate LoireValley cabernet francs aremy go-to reds, mainly be-cause both express softertannins and higher acidity.They’re lively and tendtoward funky, a nice foil forgrassy or stinky cheeses.

France’s Loire Valley andBeaujolais regions producesome of the country’s bestdrink-me-now wines. Inrecent years, the general“vin de table” (table wine)

or “vin de France” designa-tions have modernizedbeyond old associationswith plonk. You’ll findmany wines now carryingthese on their label insteadof vineyard or appellationdesignations — some con-temporary winemakers feelboxed in by traditionalmethods governed by ap-pellation d'origine con-trolee certification. Thetrade-off for eschewingAOC strictures is greatercontrol for the winemaker.

These wines range from$15 to $30 — reasonableand not outrageous — andthey pack a lot of flavor forthe price. Producers I rec-ommend include LaBoutanche, whose winesfeature cheeky updates onthe critter labels of yester-year, and Domaine Cather-ine et Pierre Breton, one ofthe Loire’s masters of mind-blowing and complex cab-ernet franc. Though the

big-name wines of theBurgundy, Bordeaux andRhone regions still get a lotof love from grocery storesand volume retailers, winesfrom the Loire Valley havebeen taking over more shelfspace, especially in better-curated wine shops, wheresmall-production winemak-ers often land.

For frappato, try Marche-se Montefusco ($15), a niceintroduction to Sicily’sfood-friendly indigenousgrape. Sicily is a great re-gion to explore value-driv-en, small-production wines,and this frappato — full ofaromatic berry flavors andsoft, smooth tannins — is noexception.

When it comes to whitewines, I tend to turn tocool-climate U.S. regions. Ihead south from big-nameregions Napa and Sonomafor Santa Barbara’s fresh,apple-forward chardon-nays, which don’t often seethe oak treatment so com-mon in Napa. The winesthere have a tendencytoward freshness and vi-brancy, with relativelycommon apple and pearflavors. Apples go withcheese, right? Seek outnames like Qupe, Au BonClimat and Ojai Vineyard,which have strong nationaldistribution.

Over in the east, NewYork state’s cool FingerLakes region producesexcellent and electric ries-ling, a far cry from thesweeter blue German bot-tles of the ’80s. Producers tolook out for include pio-neers Hermann J. Wiemer,Red Tail Ridge and Dr.Konstantin Frank, which allgrow and bottle estate fruit,with a hands-on and per-sonal approach to theirvineyard practices.

Of course, if all else fails,you can’t go wrong withpairing cheese withsparkling wine. Life’s aparty — stop fretting thesmall stuff.

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Easy-drinking bottles go with cheese

Frappato and riesling are two grapes that pair well with a variety of cheeses. From Sicily, try Marchese Montefusco

Frappato, left. From the Finger Lakes, try Dr. Konstantin Frank Riesling.


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5:30 p.m. Shanghai-in-spired New Year’s menu,$175. 1639 S. Wabash Ave.,312-360-9500.

The Albert. Table forfour at 6 and 8:30 p.m.Seven-course tasting menu,$165; five-course menu,$125. Optional wine pair-ing, $55. 228 E. Ontario St.,312-471-3883.

Alinea. Table for two at8:30 p.m. Multi-sensory, 16-to 18-course menu with“experimental moments,”$425. 1723 N. Halsted St.;email table request to [email protected].

Arun’s Thai Restau-rant. Table for up to four at7:30 p.m. 12-course tastingand glass of Champagne,$150. 4156 N. Kedzie Ave.,773-539-1909.

The Aviary. Table fortwo at 9:15 p.m. Celebratoryfive-course cocktail experi-ence with food and mid-night Champagne toast,$245. 955 W. Fulton Mar-ket; email table request [email protected].

Boka. Table for four at6:15 p.m. Five-coursemenu, $130 (plus auto-matic 20 percent gratuity).1729 N. Halsted St., 312-337-6070.

Brindille. Table for twoat 9 p.m. Eight-coursetasting menu, $175, winepairing $100; five-coursemenu, $125, wine pairing,$60. Regular menu alsoavailable. 534 N. Clark St.,312-595-1616.

Crystal Gardens.TwoVIP tables for four at 9 p.m.Phil Stefani signature foodstations, 20 bars, two bot-tles Champagne per table,party favors, DJ, midnighttoast. $864.30 per table.Navy Pier, 700 E. GrandAve.; call Jon Landan, 312-560-4422.

George Trois. Table fortwo or four at 8 p.m. 12-course menu, $205; winepairings available. 64 GreenBay Road, Winnetka; 847-562-6105.

Hubbard Inn. Saving aclub-level, six-seat tablewith open-bar package,bottle of vodka, two bottlesChampagne, passed horsd’oeuvres, VIP entry, mid-night toast, complimentaryhappy hour on Dec. 30 andcomplimentary New Year’sDay brunch. Tables starts at$2,000. 110 W. Hubbard St.,312-222-1331.

Entente. Table for 2 at8:30 p.m. Eight-coursemenu, $145, $260 withwine pairings (includes taxand service). 3056 N. Lin-coln Ave., 872-206-8553.

Joy District. Four tick-ets for 9 p.m. party; onetable for four. Tickets, $150,include premium bar pack-age, passed hors d’oeuvres,nightclub access, DJ andmidnight toast. Table, $500,includes bottle of vodka,bottle of Champagne andhors d’oeuvres. 112 W.Hubbard St., 312-955-0399.

LondonHouse Chi-cago. Two sets of two tick-ets for each of the hotel’sNew Year’s Eve parties(doors open 8:30 p.m.).Juliette Ballroom party($175) includes four-houropen bar, passed horsd’oeuvres, Champagnetoast and midnight break-fast buffet. Second party, atLH on 21 ($150), includesfour-hour open bar, passedhors d’oeuvres 8:30-10 p.m.and Champagne toast. 85 E.Wacker Drive, 312-253-2317.

Next. Table for two at9:15 p.m. RetrospectiveAlinea menu and Cham-pagne toast at midnight,$385. 953 W. Fulton Mar-ket; email table request [email protected].

Signature Room. Tablefor two at 8 p.m. Five-course menu, $225. Livemusic, midnight balloondrop. 875 N. Michigan Ave.,312-787-9596.

Spiaggia. Table for twoat 6:30 p.m. Featuring an8-course menu ($250,optional wine pairing $140)and a 10-course menu($300, optional wine pair-ing $175). 980 N. MichiganAve., 312-280-2750.

Topolobampo. Table fortwo at 8:30 p.m. Tastingmenu, $140. Live mariachi,Champagne toast. 445 N.Clark St. 312-661-1434.

Terrace 16. Table fortwo at 5 and 9 p.m. First

seating will feature a multi-course menu, $145; thesecond-seating menu, $185,includes Champagne toastat midnight. 401 N. WabashAve., 312-588-8600.

Yugen. Table for four at5 and 9 p.m. Mari Kat-sumura’s seven-coursetasting menu, $275; bever-age pairing, $175. 652 W.Randolph St., 312-265-1008.

$75-$15020 East. Table for two at

7:30 p.m. Regular menuplus specials. Talbott Hotel,20 E. Delaware Place, 312-397-3633.

210 Live. Table for twoand four at 6:45 and 7:15p.m. Buffet dinner, openbar until 9 p.m., live music,midnight bubbly toast,$150. 210 Green Bay Road,Highwood, 847-433-0304.

III Forks. Table for twoat 7:30 p.m. and table forfour at 8:30 p.m. Special a lacarte menu; featured en-tree of filet mignon andlobster tail, $80. 180 N.Field Blvd., 312-938-4303.

Acanto. Table for two at6 p.m. and table for four at8:30 p.m. Four-coursemenu, $95; optional winepairing $55. 18 S. MichiganAve., 312-578-0763.

Ada St. Two tickets forthe Guilty Pleasures partybeginning 9 p.m., featuringpassed hors d’oeuvres,welcome cocktail, mid-night toast and more. 1664N. Ada St., 773-697-7069.

Artango Bar andSteakhouse. Table for fourat 7:30 p.m. and table fortwo at 9 p.m. Four-coursemenu, $75 (early seating)and $105 (late seating).Also saving two drink-package tickets, $35, for10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.4767 N. Lincoln Ave., 872-208-7441.

Band of Bohemia. Tablefor four at 8:30 p.m. Seven-course tasting menu, $145.4710 N. Ravenswood Ave.,773-271-4710.

Baptiste & Bottle. Tablefor two at 6 p.m.; table fortwo at 8 p.m. Four-coursetasting menu, $78. 101 E.Erie St., 312-667-6793.

Bar Biscay. Table forfour at 10 p.m. Four-coursemenu, $75. Optional drinkpairings, $25. 1450 W. Chi-cago Ave., 312-455-8900.

Bellemore. Table fortwo at 8 and 9 p.m. Five-course menu, $95; winepairings available for $50or $75. 564 W. RandolphSt., 312-667-0104.

Benny’s Chop House.Table for two to six, 4-11p.m. Regular menu plusspecials; live music; Cham-pagne toast at midnight.

Bistronomic. Table fortwo at 6:30 p.m. and tablefor four at 9 p.m. Earlyseating features four-course tasting menu, $85(optional wine pairing$30); late seating featuresfive-course menu, $105(optional wine pairing$30). 840 N. Wabash Ave.,312-944-8400.

Blvd. Table for four at8:45 p.m. Prix-fixe family-style menu, $125, includesDJ, midnight toast, othersurprises. 817 W. Lake St.,312-526-3116.

Booth One. Dinner for

two at 5 and 9 p.m. Earlyseating features a five-course menu and live jazz,$65; late seating features afive-course menu, discoparty and Champagnetoast, $105. AmbassadorChicago, 1301 N. StateParkway, 312-649-0535.

Cafe Robey. Table fortwo at 7 and 9 p.m. Five-course menu, $75; optionalwine pairing, $35. 1616 N.Milwaukee Ave., 872-315-3084.

Carnivale. Table forfour at 7:30 p.m. “GreatestShowman” party includesprix-fixe menu, $85. Enter-tainment includes ringmas-ter, trapeze artist, BeardedChampagne Lady, DJ andmore. 702 W. Fulton St.312-850-5005.

Chicago Chop House.Table for two at 5:30 p.m.,table for four at 6 p.m.Regular steakhouse menu.60 W. Ontario St., 312-552-7729.

City Mouse. Table fortwo at 8 and 9 p.m.; tablefor four at 8:30 p.m. Three-course menu, $80; optionalbeverage pairing, $40.Midnight toast. 311 N. Mor-gan St., 312-764-1908.

Circa. Table for four at 7p.m. Prix-fixe menu, $85,including glass of Cham-pagne; optional wine pair-ing, $40. The Gwen Hotel,521 N. Rush St., 312-645-

1500.Coda di Volpe. Table for

two at 6 p.m. and table forfour at 8:30 p.m. Four-course menu, $90 at 6 p.m.,and $100 at 8:30 p.m.; winepairing, $45. Late seatingincludes Champagne toast.3335 N. Southport Ave.,773-687-8568.

Daisies. Table for four at7:30 p.m. Four-coursemenu, $75; optional winepairing, $35. 2523 N. Mil-waukee Ave., 773-661-1671.

The Dearborn. Tablefor two at 7:30 and 8:30p.m.; table for four at 8:30p.m. Four-course menu,$98; regular menu and a lacarte specials also available.145 N. Dearborn St., 312-384-1242.

The Duck Inn. Table fortwo to four at 7:30 p.m.Six-course tasting menu,$115; drink pairings avail-able. Signature rotisserieduck and classic bar snacksalso available. 2701 S. Elea-nor St., 312-724-8811.

Duck Duck Goat. Tablefor two at 6 p.m. Family-style Chinese menu, $85(includes tax and gratuity).857 W. Fulton Market,312-902-3825.

Dusek’s Board & Beer.Table for two at 9:30 p.m.Seven-course menu, withmidnight toast, $85; wineand beer pairings available.1227 W. 18th St., 312-526-

3851.Dutch & Doc’s. Table

for two or four at 6, 8 and10 p.m. Three-coursemenu, $75; regular menuavailable. 3600 N. Clark St.,773-360-0207.

Eden. Table for two at 8p.m. Five course tastingmenus (one vegetarian),$120; optional wine pair-ing, $30. 1748 W. Lake St.,312-366-2294.

80 Proof. Two ticketsfor New Year’s Eve celebra-tion; doors open 9 p.m.Specialty food and drinkpackage, Champagne toastand DJ music, $90. 1500 N.Wells St., 773-966-0404.

Ella Elli. Saving its loveseat bar stools (two peopleper love seat). Four seatsfor two at 6:30 and 9 p.m.Five-course menu, $95.1349 W. Cornelia Ave.,773-935-3552.

Entente. Table for twoat 8:30 p.m. Eight-coursedinner, $145. 3056 N. Lin-coln Ave., 872-206-8553.

Fat Rice. Table for fourat 8 p.m., table for two at 10p.m. Classique hip-hopdinner features French-inspired menu with twists,$100. A la carte and luxuryupgrades (caviar, Cham-pagne, wine) available.2957 W. Diversey Ave.,773-661-9170.

Filini Restaurant. Tablefor four at 7 p.m. Five-

course menu, $85. Radis-son Blu Aqua Chicago, 221N. Columbus Drive, 312-477-0234.

Forbidden Root. Tablefor two at 8 p.m. Open bar,buffet, photo booth, giftbags and more, $80. 1746W. Chicago Ave., 312-929-2202.

Formento’s. Table forfour at 7 p.m. Four-coursemenu, $79. 925 W. Ran-dolph St., 312-690-7295.

Found. Table for four at9 p.m. Midnight in Havanaparty features five-coursemenu for $75. Early-bird,three-course menu, $50,available 5-6 p.m. 1631Chicago Ave., Evanston,847-868-8945.

Geja’s Cafe. Table fortwo or four at 5, 7:30 and 10p.m. Four-course fonduedinner with live guitarmusic. 5 p.m. seating, $95,and 7:30 p.m. seating, $115,includes glass of Cham-pagne; 10 p.m. seating,$130, includes bottle (oneper couple) of Piper Heid-sieck. 340 W. ArmitageAve., 773-281-9101.

Gemini. Table for four at7 and 9:30 p.m. Four-course menu, $90, includesChampagne toast. 2075 N.Lincoln Ave., 773-525-2522.

Gibsons Bar & Steak-house. Table for four at 6, 8and 10:30 p.m. Regularmenu featured. 1028 N.Rush St., 312-266-8999.

Gibsons Bar & Steak-house Oak Brook. Tablefor four at 7:30 p.m. Regu-lar menu featured. 2105 S.Spring Road, Oak Brook,630-954-000.

Gibsons Italia. Table fortwo at 8 p.m. Regular menuwith New Year’s Eve spe-cials. 233 N. Canal St., 312-414-1100.

GT Prime. Table forfour at 7 p.m. Regularmenu. 707 N. Wells St.,312-600-6305.

The Heritage. Table fortwo at 7:30 p.m.; table forfour at 8:30 p.m. Prix-fixemenu, $75; optional caviarservice ($60) and beveragepairing ($30) available.7403 W. Madison St., ForestPark, 708-435-4937.

Heritage Restaurant &Caviar Bar. Table for fourat 7 and 9 p.m. Three-course menu, $75. 2700 W.Chicago Ave., 773-661-9577.

Hugo’s Frog Bar & FishHouse. Table for four at5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.Regular menu featured.1024 N. Rush St., 312-640-0999.

Hugo’s Frog Bar & FishHouse Naperville. Tableof four at 7 p.m. Regularmenu featured. 55 S. MainSt., Naperville, 630-548-3764.

Imperial Lamian. Tablefor four at 5, 7 and 9 p.m.Regular menu, with spe-cials. 6 W. Hubbard St.,312-595-9440.

Joe’s Seafood, PrimeSteak and Stone Crab.Table for four at 11 p.m.Regular menu plus mid-night toast. 60 E. GrandAve., 312-379-5637.

The Kennison. Tablefor two at 7 and 8 p.m.Four-course menu, $75(wine pairing, $35); five-course menu, $90 (winepairing, $40). 1800 N. Lin-coln Ave., 312-981-7070.

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A table is set for a Shanghai-themed New Year’s Eve dinner at Acadia, the two-Michelin-starred restaurant helmed by chef Ryan McCaskey.

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A table for two or four awaits at George Trois in Winnetka, which will serve a 12-course

menu for $205. Wine pairings also are available.


Order off the regular menu at Michael Jordan’s Restaurant in Oak Brook for New Year’s.

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Kurah Mediterra-nean. Table for two at 9p.m. Three-course menuwith passed desserts, $149includes tax and gratuity.1335 S. Michigan Ave.; callChris Kimpel at 312-624-8611.

Lawry’s the PrimeRib. Tables for two to fourat 5 and 7 p.m. Regularmenu; live jazz singers.100 E. Ontario St., 312-787-5000.

Le Colonial. Table forfour at 8:30 p.m. Le Co-lonial’s last NYE before itmoves around the cornerin February. Three-courseVietnamese menu, $75.937 N. Rush St., 312-255-0088.

Michael Jordan’sRestaurant. Table for upto six at 7:30 p.m. Regularmenu. 1225 W. 22nd St.,Oak Brook; 630-828-2932.

Michael Jordan’sSteak House. Table forfour at 7 p.m. Four-coursetasting menu (includingthe 23-layer chocolatecake), $110. 505 N. Michi-gan Ave., 312-321-8823.

Momotaro. Table forfour at 7 and 9:30 p.m.Regular menu plus spe-cials. 820 W. Lake St.,312-733-4818.

Monteverde. Table forfour at 6:30 p.m., table fortwo at 9:30 p.m., two barseats at 9:30 p.m. Earlyseating features four-course menu, $110 (winepairing, $35); late seatingfeatures five-course menu,$125 (wine pairing, $40).Live music; midnighttoast. 1020 W. Madison St.,312-888-3041.

Mordecai. Table fortwo at 6 p.m. Four-coursedinner, $85. 3632 N. ClarkSt., 773-269-5410.

Nacional 27. Table forfour at 7 p.m. UnlimitedBrazilian menu and prose-cco toast, $99. 325 W.Huron St., 312-664-2727.

Osteria Via Stato.Table for four at 8 p.m.Four-course Italian menu,$75. 620 N. State St., 312-642-8450.

Perry’s Steakhouse &Grille. Table for four at9:30 p.m. Special three-course dinner, followed bymidnight toast in Bar 79,$79.95. (Three-coursedinner before 5:30 p.m.,$59.95.) 5 Oakbrook Cen-ter, Oak Brook, 630-571-1808.

Prime & Provisions.Table for four at 7:45 p.m.Regular menu with spe-cials; complimentaryamuse on arrival, midnighttoast. 222 N. LaSalle St.,312-726-7777.

Proxi. Table for two at8:30. Globally inspired,family-style menu, $80.565 W. Randolph St., 312-466-1950.

Restaurant Michael.Table for four or six at 8p.m. Three-course menu,$94. 64 Green Bay Road,Winnetka, 847-441-3100.

River Roast. Table forfour at 7 p.m. A la cartemenu of favorites such asprime rib roast and roastedduck. Music by JamiahRodgers blues band 8 p.m.to midnight. 315 N. LaSalleSt., 312-822-0100.

Roister. Table for two at7:45 p.m. Regular a la cartemenu. 951 W. Fulton Mar-ket; email table request [email protected] ($40 depositrequired).

Roka Akor. Table forfour at 6 p.m. Five-coursetasting menu, $138. 456 N.Clark St., 312-477-7652.

Santo Cielo. Table forup to four at 5, 6 and 9 p.m.Early seatings feature afour-course menu, $55;

optional wine pairing, $30.Complimentary glass ofsparkling wine. Late seat-ing includes four-coursemenu, $75; optional winepairing, $105, party favorsand midnight toast. 123Water St., Naperville,630-323-0700.

Saranello’s. Table forfour at 8 p.m. Four-coursemenu, $79.95. DJ, dancefloor and Champagnetoast. 601 N. MilwaukeeAve., Wheeling, 847-777-6878.

Sepia. Table for two at 6p.m. Four-course menu,$90; optional wine pair-ings, $65. 123 N. JeffersonSt., 312-441-1920.

Signature Room. Tablefor two at 6 p.m. Three-course menu, $125. 875 N.Michigan Ave., 312-787-9596.

Steadfast. Table forfour at 5:30 and 8 p.m.Early seating featuresfive-course tasting menu,$65 (wine pairing, $60);late seating features 10-course tasting menu, $110(wine pairing, $90). 120 W.Monroe St., 312-801-8899.

Steak 48. Table for twoat 8 and 9 p.m. Regularmenu; midnight toast. 615N. Wabash Ave., 312-266-4848.

Swift & Sons. Table fortwo at 7 and 9 p.m. Regularmenu. 1000 W. FultonMarket, 312-733-9420.

Tao. Table for four tosix at 4 and 4:30 p.m. A lacarte menu. 632 N. Dear-born St., [email protected] and refer-ence this article to claimtable.

Tavern on Rush. Tablefor four at 6 p.m. Regularmenu plus specials. Partyfavors, midnight toast. 1031N. Rush St., 312-664-9600.

Temporis. Table fortwo at 6 p.m. Ten-coursetasting menu, $150. 933 N.Ashland Ave., 773-697-4961.

Tied House. Two tablesfor four at 8 p.m. Tastingmenu, $95; regular menualso available. 3157 N.Southport Ave., 773-697-4632.

Tiny Goat. Table fortwo at 8 p.m. for StephanieIzard’s new pop-up.Multi-course menu ofIzard’s favorite dishes of2018, $125. 820 W. Ran-dolph St. (second floor).Reservations via Tock; toclaim table, call 312-600-9601, ext. 203.

Walton Street Kitchen& Bar. Table for four at 6and 9 p.m. Five-coursemenu, $90 (6 p.m. seating)and $110 (9 p.m. seating).912 N. State St., 773-570-3525.

Wildfire. Table for twoat 5:45, 6:45, 8:45 and 9:45p.m. Regular menu plusspecials. 159 W. Erie St.,312-787-9000.

$74 and less312 Chicago. Table for

four at 8:30 p.m. Four-course menu, $60. 136 N.LaSalle St., 312-696-2420.

A Toda Madre. Tablefor up to four at 5, 6 and 9p.m. Regular menu withspecials, and complimenta-ry shot of mezcal. 499Main St., Glen Ellyn, 630-474-0969.

Aba. Two tables for two,and two tables for up tofour at 6 and 8 p.m. A lacart menu with specials;midnight toast. 302 N.Green St., 773-645-1400.

Anker. Table for twoand table for four at 7:30p.m. A la carte menu withspecials. 1576 N. Milwau-kee Ave., 773-904-1121.

Antico Posto. Twotables for up to four at 7p.m. Regular menu withspecials. 118 OakbrookCenter, Oak Brook, 630-586-9200.

Arami. Table for two at7 p.m. Regular menu avail-able. 1829 W. Chicago Ave.,312-243-1535.

Avli Taverna. Table forfour at 6:30 and 9 p.m.Four-course menu, $55;optional beverage pairing,$35. 1335 W. WrightwoodAve., 773-857-5577.

Bar Ramone. Twotables for two, and twotables for up to four at 6and 8 p.m. A la carte menuwith specials; midnighttoast. 441 N. Clark St.,312-985-6909.

Bar Roma. Table forfour at 7 p.m. and table fortwo at 8:30 p.m. Regularmenu plus specials. 5101 N.Clark St., 773-942-7572.

The Barn Steakhouse.Table for four at 9 p.m.Regular menu with spe-cials. 1016 Church St. (rearentrance), Evanston, 847-868-8041.

Beacon Tavern. Tablefor two at 6 p.m. and tablefor four at 8:30 p.m. Regu-lar menu, plus specials. 405N. Wabash Ave., 312-955-4226.

Beatrix. Two tables forup to four guests at 6 and 8p.m. A la carte specials,midnight toast. 519 N.Clark St., 312-284-1377.

Beatrix Streeterville.Two tables for up to fourguests at 6 and 8 p.m. A lacarte specials, midnighttoast. 671 N. St. Clair St.,312-642-0001.

Beatrix Fulton Mar-ket. Two tables for up tofour at 6 and 8 p.m. A lacarte specials, midnighttoast. 834 W. Fulton Mar-ket, 312-733-0370.

Bernie’s Lunch & Sup-per. Table for four at 6:30p.m. Three-course menu,$65. 660 N. Orleans St.,312-624-9892.

Bien Trucha. Table forup to four at 5, 6 and 9 p.m.Regular menu with spe-cials, and complimentary

shot of mezcal. 410 W.State St., Geneva, 630-232-2665.

Big Bowl. Two tablesfor four at 6 p.m. and twotables for four at 8 p.m.Regular menu and spe-cials. 215 Parkway Drive,Lincolnshire, 847-808-8880.

Bite Cafe. Table for twoat 8:30 p.m., table for fourat 9 p.m. A la carte menufrom new executive chefMarcos Munoz. BYOB.1039 N. Western Ave.,773-395-2483.

Bobby’s. Two tables forfour at 5, 7, 9 and 10 p.m. atthe Lincoln Park andDeerfield locations. Regu-lar menu with specials,Champagne toast at mid-night; 5 p.m. reservationincludes take-home bottleof prosecco. 2518 N. Lin-coln Ave., 773-799-8555;695 Deerfield Road, Deer-field, 847-607-9104.

Brickhouse. Two tick-ets for the New Year’sparty; doors open 9 p.m.Specialty food and drinkpackage, bubbly toast andDJ music. 3647 N. ClarkSt., 773-377-4770.

The Bristol. Table fortwo at 7 p.m. Four-coursemenu of classic dishes,$69. 2152 W. Damen Ave.,773-862-5555.

Broken Barrel Bar.Table for two and four at 5p.m. Regular menu; kidseat free. 2548 N. SouthportAve., 773-327-4900.

Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba!Table for four at 7 p.m.Regular tapas menu pluschef specials; midnightcava toast. 2024 N. HalstedSt., 773-935-5000.

Cafe Lucci. Two tablesfor four at 5, 7, 9 and 10p.m. Regular menu withspecials, Champagne toastat midnight; 5 p.m. reser-vation includes take-homebottle of prosecco. 609 N.Milwaukee Ave., Glenview,847-729-2268.

Cafe Spiaggia. Tablefor two at 6:30 p.m. Regu-lar menu. 980 N. MichiganAve., 312-280-2750.

Cantina Laredo. Tablefor four at 7:30 p.m.; tablefor two at 8:30 p.m. Three-course menu, $65 (cocktailpairing, $15.99); regularmenu also available. 508 N.State St., 312-955-0014.

City Winery Chicago.Table for two to four at 7and 9 p.m. Regular menuwith food and drink spe-cials. DJ music in diningroom; Avery Sunshineperforms two shows inconcert venue (separateticket required). 1200 W.Randolph St., 312-733-9463.

Cochon Volant Bras-serie. Table for four at7:45 p.m. Regular menuplus specials. 100 W. Mon-roe St., 312-754-6560.

Bellemore’s stunning West Loop dining room will be the scene of a five-course dinner.

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At Portsmith in the Dana Hotel, order from the regular menu while sipping free bubbly.

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Commonwealth Tav-ern. Four tickets for 8 p.m.party. Appetizer buffet,open bar, party favors,midnight toast. 2000 W.Roscoe St., 773-697-7965.

Connie’s Pizza. Tablefor four at 5:45 and 8 p.m.Regular menu. 2373 S.Archer Ave., 312-326-3443.

Davanti Enoteca. Tablefor four at 7 p.m. Regularmenu with specials. 1359W. Taylor St., 312-226-5550.

The Dawson. Table fortwo at 6 p.m. and table forfour at 8:30 p.m. Regularmenu with specials; up-stairs dance party begins at10 p.m. 730 W. Grand Ave.,312-243-8955.

DMK Burger Bar. Twotickets for Best of Chicagocelebration, featuringbuffet dinner, fireworksview and midnight count-down, $45. Doors open 7p.m. Navy Pier, 600 E.Grand Ave., 312-624-8017.

Dos Urban Cantina.Table for two and four at 6and 9 p.m. Four-coursemenu, $60, includes glassof sparkling wine. 2829 W.Armitage Ave., 773-661-6452.

Drawl Southern Cook-house & Whiskey Bar.Table for two at 5 and 8p.m. Regular menu withspecials. 2423 N. Clark St.,773-687-8111.

Ema. Table for two at 6p.m.; two tables for up tofour guests at 6 and 8 p.m.Regular menu with a lacarte specials. 74 W. IllinoisSt., 312-527-5586.

Etta. Table for four at 7p.m. Multi-course, family-style menu, $65. 1840 W.North Ave., 312-757-4444.

Firefly Kitchen. Tablefor four at 7 p.m. Regularmenu, plus food and cock-tail specials. DJ music;midnight toast. 111 GreenBay Road, Wilmette, 224-408-2494.

Fish Bar. Table for twoat 6 p.m. Four-course menuand bubbly toast, $55. 2956N. Sheffield Ave., 773-687-8177.

Fisk & Co. Table for twoat 7 and 9 p.m. Regularmenu. 225 N. Wabash Ave.,312-236-9300.

Flight Club. Table forfour at 8 p.m. Regularmenu plus specials. 111. W.Wacker Drive, 312-284-2474, ext. 623.

The Florentine. Tablefor two at 7 p.m. Regularmenu with specials. 151 W.Adams St., 312-660-8866.

Francesca’s on Chest-nut. Table for four at 7 p.m.Regular menu plus spe-cials. 312-482-8800.

Frasca. Table for four at7 and 8 p.m. Special a lacarte menu. 3358 N.Paulina St., 773-248-5222.

Free Rein. Table for twoor four at 6:15 and 8:15 p.m.Regular menu. 224 N.Michigan Ave., 312-334-6700.

Funkenhausen. Tablefor four at 8 p.m. Regularmenu plus specials. 1709W. Chicago Ave., 312-929-4727.

Fulton MarketKitchen. Table for four at7:45 p.m. Five-coursemenu, $75. 311 N. Sanga-mon St., 312-733-6900.

The Gage. Table for twoat 6 p.m. and table for fourat 8:30 p.m. Regular menuwith specials. 24 S. Michi-gan Ave., 312-372-4243.

Girl & the Goat. Tablefor two at 8 p.m. Regularmenu. 809 W. RandolphSt., 312-492-6262.

GT Fish & Oyster.Table for four at 7 p.m.Regular menu. 531 N. WellsSt., 312-929-3501.

HaiSous. Two seats atthe chef’s counter at 5:30p.m. Four-course tastingmenu, $65; optional cock-tail and wine pairing, $35.1800 S. Carpenter St. 312-702-1303.

The Hampton Social.Table for four at 8 p.m. atthe city and suburbanlocations. Regular menuwith specials. 353 W. Hub-bard St., 312-464-0500; 164E. Grand Ave., 312-414-1861; 705 Village CenterDrive, Burr Ridge, 630-219-0009.

Incontro A Tavola.Table for two at 8 p.m.;table for four at 8:30 p.m.The first seating features afour-course dinner for two,$69 per person; the 8:30seating features the regularmenu. 100 W. HigginsRoad, South Barrington,847-836-1700.

L. Woods Tap & PineLodge. Four tables for upto four guests each at 9 and9:30 p.m. Three-coursemenu, $20.19. 7110 N. Lin-coln Ave., Lincolnwood,847-677-3350.

Le Sud. Table for four at7:30 p.m.; table for two at8:30 p.m. Regular menuplus specials. 2301 W.Roscoe St.. 773-857-1985.

Locanda. Table for twoand table for four at 7 and 8p.m. Regular menu plusspecials. 201 E. WaltonPlace, 312-397-8800.

The Loyalist. Table fortwo at 7 p.m. Special menu,$65, includes choice ofprime rib or whole loup demer, and sides. 177 N. AdaSt., 773-913-3774.

Luxbar. Table for four at6, 8 and 10 p.m. Regularmenu featured. 18 E. Belle-vue Place, 312-642-3400.

MAD Social. Table for

two at 5 and 7 p.m. Regularmenu plus specials. 1140 W.Madison St., 312-243-2097.

Merchant. Table forfour at 7 and 8 p.m. Five-course dinner, $50; optionalwine and cocktail pairing,$25; a la carte menu alsoavailable. 3137 W. LoganBlvd., 773-687-8822.

mfk. Table for four at 10p.m. Four-course, family-style menu, $65. 432 W.Diversey Parkway, 773-857-2540.

Mity Nice Bar & Grill.Two tables for up to four at6 p.m., four tables for up tofour at 6:30 p.m. Regularmenu. 835 N. MichiganAve., 312-335-4745.

Mon Ami Gabi. Tablefor four at 7 p.m. Regularmenu plus specials; Cham-pagne toast. 2300 N. Lin-coln Park West, 773-348-8886.

Motel Bar. Two ticketsfor NYE celebration; doorsopen 9 p.m. Appetizers,drink package, Champagnetoast and DJ music. 600 W.Chicago Ave., 312-786-5525.

Mott St. Table for fourat 8 p.m. 10-item tastingmenu, $55; 15-item menu(including whole fish), $75.Tasting menus for two ormore; regular menu alsoavailable. 1401 N. AshlandAve., 773-687-9977.

Naoki. Table for four at 7p.m. A la carte menu withJapanese specialties. 2300N. Lincoln Park West, 773-868-0002.

Nico Osteria. Table forfour at 6 p.m.; table for twoat 8:30 p.m. Regular menu.1015 N. Rush St., 312-944-7100.

Nonnina. Table for fourat 5 p.m. Regular menuwith specials. 340 N. ClarkSt. 312-822-0077.

Octavio. Table for six at8:30 p.m. Regular dinnermenu. 5310 N. Clark St.,773-293-1223.

Piccolo Sogno. Table forfour at 6:30 p.m. Regularmenu plus specials. 464 N.Halsted St., 312-421-0077.

Portsmith. Table fortwo and four at 8 p.m.Regular menu plus specials;complimentary glass ofChampagne. 660 N. State

St., 312-202-6050.Prairie Grass Cafe.

Table for four at 6 p.m. atPrairie Grass, which alwayscloses early on New Year’sEve (last reservation is 7:30p.m.). Regular menu fea-tured. 601 Skokie Blvd.,Northbrook, 847-205-4433.

The Press Room. Tablefor two at 7 p.m. Regularmenu. 1134 W. WashingtonSt., 331-240-1914.

The Promontory. Tablefor four at 9:30. Four-course menu and midnighttoast, $60; optional winepairing, $25. 5311 S. LakePark Ave., 312-801-2100.

The Publican. Twotables for two and one tablefor four at 6:30 p.m., andtwo tables for two and onetable for four at 9:30 p.m.Family-style sharing menu,$65; a la carte menu alsoavailable. 837 W. FultonMarket, 312-773-9555.

The Purple Pig. Tablefor four at 9 p.m. Regularmenu, plus specials (in-cluding a bone marrow andcaviar dish) and $20 winesand Champagne by theglass. 500 N. Michigan Ave.,312-464-1744.

Quartino. Table for fourat 7, 7:30, 8 and 8:30 p.m.Regular menu featured. 626N. State St., 312-698-5000.

Quiubo. Table for up tofour at 5, 6 and 9 p.m. Regu-lar menu with specials, andcomplimentary shot ofmezcal. 120 Water St.,Naperville, 331-702-2711.

Rack House Kitchen &Tavern. Three tables of upto six at 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 p.m.Regular menu plus specials.222 E. Algonquin Road,Arlington Heights, 847-640-7225.

Remington’s. Table forfour at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m.Special a la carte menu. 20N. Michigan Ave., 312-782-6000.

Siena Tavern. Table forfour at 7:15 p.m. Regularmenu with specials. 51 W.Kinzie St., 312-592-1322.

Somerset. Table for twoat 7 and 9:30 p.m. Regularmenu with specials. 1112 N.State St., 312-586-2150.

Split-Rail. Table for fourat 7 p.m. Regular dinner

menu, plus list of all-wom-en winemakers. 2500 W.Chicago Ave., 773-697-4413.

State and Lake Chi-cago Tavern. Table for twoand table for four at 4 and 9p.m. Regular menu withspecials. 201 N. State St.,312-239-9400.

Staytion Market & Bar.Table for two at 5:30, 6:30and 7:30 p.m. Special a lacarte menu. 1 W. WackerDrive, 312-372-7200.

Stefani Prime. Table forfour at 5 and 8 p.m. Regularmenu plus specials. 6755 N.Cicero Ave., Lincolnwood,847-696-6755.

Stella Barra Pizzeria.Table for four at 7 p.m.Regular menu plus spe-cials. 1954 N. Halsted St.,773-634-4101.

Summer House SantaMonica. Table for four at 7p.m. Regular menu plusspecials. 1954 N. HalstedSt., 773-634-4100.

Sunda New Asian. Twotables for two to four at 6, 7and 9 p.m. Regular menuplus specials. 110 W. IllinoisSt., 312-644-0500.

Tanta. Table for four at7 p.m.; table for two at 8p.m. Special a la cartemenu, and regular menu,featured. 118 W. GrandAve., 312-222-9700.

Taureaux Tavern.Table for four at 7:45 p.m.French-inspired, a la cartedinner menu. 155 W. VanBuren St., 312-624-8778.

Texas de Brazil. Tablefor up to four at 9:30 p.m. atChicago and Schaumburglocations. Regular rodizio-style menu. 210 E. IllinoisSt., 312-595-0913; 5 Wood-field Mall, 847-413-1600.

Three Embers. Twotables for two and twotables for four at 8 p.m.;table for eight (chef’s table)at 8 p.m. Four-coursemenu, $59; overnight pack-ages available. LincolnshireMarriott Resort, 10 Marri-ott Drive, Lincolnshire,847-634-0100.

Timothy O’Toole’sPub. Two tickets to annualNYE party, 10 p.m. In-cludes choice of sparkling-wine split or Champagne

of Beers tall boy, otherdrink specials and partyfavors. $15. 622 N. Fair-banks Court, 312-642-0700.

Tuscany on Taylor.Table for four at 6 and 8:30p.m. and table for six at 6and 6:30 p.m. Regularmenu with specials, partyfavors, midnight toast. 1014W. Taylor St., 312-829-1990.

Tuscany Oak Brook.Table for four at 6 and 8:30p.m. and table for six at 6and 6:30 p.m. Regularmenu with specials, livemusic, party favors, mid-night toast. 1415 W. 22ndSt., Oak Brook, 630-990-1993.

Tuscany Wheeling.Table for four at 6 and 8:30p.m. and table for six at 6and 6:30 p.m. Regularmenu with specials, livemusic, party favors, mid-night toast. 550 N. Milwau-kee Ave., Wheeling, 847-465-9988.

Twain. Table for two at 6p.m., table for four at 9 p.m.Regular menu; midnightChampagne toast. 2445 N.Milwaukee Ave., 773-697-8463.

Union Full Board. Twotables for two to four at 8p.m. Choice of three-course($45) or four-course ($55)menus, including Detroit-style pizza and Italian com-fort food. 3473 N. Clark St.,224-322-0100.

The Village, ItalianVillage. Table for four at7:30 p.m. Regular menuplus specials. 71 W. MonroeSt., 312-332-7005.

The Violet Hour. Tablefor up to four people at 6p.m. Tickets, $15 each,include Champagne slushyor New Year’s Eve punch; ala carte food and beverageoptions available. 1520 N.Damen Ave., 773-252-1500.

Virtue. Table for twoand four at 8 p.m. Regularmenu with specials. 1462 E.53rd St., 773-947-8831.

Zaza’s Tavola. Table forfour at 8 p.m. Regularmenu; live entertainment.5047 Shoreline Drive, LakeBarrington, 847-381-1333.

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Bar Ramone, the new wine bar in River North, is offering an a la carte menu with a midnight toast.

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Chocolate and orangeoften arrive together at aholiday party in the form ofchocolate-dipped, candiedorange peels. Although Iam enamored with theflavor duo, I almost alwayswish the treat were moreabout the citrus and lessabout the sugar, as the rindis typically boiled untilsticky-sweet in a concen-trated sugar syrup.

The accompanying reci-pe is my wish come true. Itcaptures the pure essenceof the chocolate-orangepairing with enough sugarto temper the citrus rind’sbitterness without drown-ing out its flavor. Cutting awhole orange or two intovery thin wheels using amandoline and baking the

slices at a low temperature— dehydrating them, really— turns them into crisp,almost-stained-glassrounds of concentratedorange flavor. The sprinkleof confectioners’ sugar thatdissolves into the fruit as it

cooks offsets the intensityof the peel without makingit markedly sweet.

The orange crisps arethen dipped in meltedchocolate and chilled untilthe coating has set. Theymake a lovely holiday gift

layered in a box or jar andwrapped with a ribbon — ifyou can resist keepingthem all to yourself.

Ellie Krieger is a registereddietitian, nutritionist andcookbook author.

Chocolate-dipped orange crispsPrep: 10 minutes

Cook: 2 hours

Makes: 8 servings (makes 24 pieces)

In testing, we found it easier and safer to use 2 oranges toget the 24 slices. The dipped crisps need to be refrigeratedfor at least 30 minutes, and up to 2 weeks, before serving.Store in an airtight container (layered between pieces ofwax paper).

1 large or 2 medium navel oranges, well scrubbed

2 tablespoons powdered sugar

5 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped

1. Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven;heat to 200 degrees. Line two baking sheets withparchment paper.

2. Use a mandoline to cut the oranges into 24 very thinslices. Discard any pits (sometimes found even in naveloranges), then arrange the orange slices on the bakingsheets in a single layer. Sprinkle them with the sugar. Bake(upper and lower racks) until the slices are dried and crisp,about 2 hours, rotating the baking sheets from top tobottom and front to back after 1 hour. Cool completely.Transfer orange slices to a board. Line the baking sheetswith wax paper.

3. Place the chocolate in a small microwave-safe bowl.Microwave on high in 30-second intervals, stirring aftereach time, until the chocolate is just melted and smooth.Dip the orange slices in chocolate to coat them halfway,returning them to the wax paper-lined baking sheets oncethey are dipped. (Tip the bowl as needed to get coverageonce the chocolate level gets low.) Refrigerate until set,about 30 minutes.

Nutrition information per piece: 35 calories, 2 g fat, 1 gsaturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 5 g carbohydrates, 3 gsugar, 0 g protein, 0 mg sodium, 0 g fiber

By Ellie KriegerThe Washington Post

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“This was the moststupid article I ever read!Who doesn’t know how tomake a good sandwich?Da?”

Apparently, “Da” is Rus-sian for “Am I right, folks?”

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And we’ll set the bar evenlower than that lowly sand-wich. My friends, for yourdelectation, I give youcheese toast.

Why you need to learn this

In a dozen years, Ihaven’t played this card,but by God, I’m playing ittoday. Why do you need tolearn this? Because I saidso, that’s why.

The steps you take

Did you even know thatcheese toast is a thing? Ididn’t. My mother nevermade it. And I guess I neverwent to a Sizzler steak-house, where their cheesetoast seems to be as muchof a draw as their bloodybeef.

In fact, the first I everencountered those twowords together, “cheese”and “toast,” was just a fewmonths back, in the kitchenof my colleague, chef Be-linda Brooks, who does avery delicious version of itfor the bread basket at TheDining Room at Kendall

College.Ever since that happy

introduction, I’ve beenobsessed.

Think of cheese toast asan open-faced grilledcheese, only better. While

grilled cheese is prettymuch just bread andcheese, cheese toast com-bines grated cheese withadditional fat, like butter or— and I know this soundsgross — mayonnaise, along

with other flavoring ingre-dients.

Some poor souls sear itin a dry saute pan, facedown, like a grilled cheeseor a mob hit. I prefer broil-ing face up, just for a coupleof minutes, until the cheesemelts and turns a gloriousGeorge Hamilton brown. Ialso toast my bread a bitbeforehand because I like alittle crunch to comple-ment the luscious goo.Other folks eschew thisstep, preferring theircheese toast’s under-carriage to be soft and

yielding. You choose.Chef Brooks’ upscale

cheese toast starts fromscratch and is more like acracker than a grilledcheese. As such, the chilleddough is stiff as an Arcticwind. You have to literallypound it maniacally with arolling pin, flattening it to athin disc, before rolling itthin with a pasta machine.

Got it? Now, go make ussome cheese toast.

James P. DeWan is a culinary instructor atKendall College in Chicago.

Cheese toastPrep: 30 minutes, plus resting

Bake: 12 to 15 minutes

Makes: about 60 crackers

The recipe is adapted from chef Belinda Brooks,assistant professor of culinary arts at Kendall College inChicago.

Topping:

6 ounces Parmesan, shredded

3 ounces cheddar, shredded

2 teaspoons onion powder

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper

½ teaspoon salt

Dough:

4 cups flour, plus more for dusting

1 tablespoon salt

¼ teaspoon baking powder

1⁄2 cup milk, plus more as needed

1⁄2 cup buttermilk

1 stick (4 tablespoons) butter, melted, cooled

2 whole eggs, beaten with a tablespoon of water, for eggwash

1. For the topping, pulse all the ingredients in a foodprocessor until coarsely but evenly ground. If not usingright away, cover and refrigerate up to 1 week. Makes: 2 ½ cups.

2. For the dough, combine flour, salt and baking powderin the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook. Mixon low to combine ingredients, about 1 minute.

3. Combine ½ cup milk, the buttermilk and meltedbutter in a separate bowl.

4. Turn off mixer; add liquid ingredients. Mix on low tocombine, scraping sides as needed, about 2 minutes.Increase to second speed, and mix until just combined,about 1 minute. If dough does not come together, addmore milk, 1 tablespoon at a time. Remove dough frombowl, divide into 4 pieces and roll into balls. Wrap inplastic wrap; allow dough to rest, 30 minutes.

5. Unwrap one dough ball and place on the counter.Flatten with a rolling pin or the palm of your hand to athickness of less than an inch; divide it into 2 pieces ofrelatively even size. Pass one piece of dough through apasta roller on its widest setting. Be patient, as thedough may still be pretty stiff. Letter fold the dough (foldone side one-third over, then do the same with the otherside); rotate dough 90 degrees and pass it through thepasta roller again to make smoother sides. If dough issticking, dust lightly with flour between rolls. Continuerolling at increasingly smaller settings until dough is verythin, 1 or 2 settings before the smallest setting. (Differentpasta machines have different numbering systems.) Laythe rolled dough onto a parchment-covered cookiesheet. Repeat with remaining dough.

6. When dough strips are on cookie sheets, dock themheavily with a fork, then brush with egg wash. Sprinkleevenly with the cheese topping.

7. Cut into triangles with a pizza cutter. Bake in a375-degree oven until brown and crisp, 12 to 15 minutes.Cool to room temperature and serve.

Nutrition information per crackers: 66 calories, 3 g fat,2 g saturated fat, 11 mg cholesterol, 7 g carbohydrates, 0 gsugar, 3 g protein, 200 mg sodium, 0 g fiber

Cheese toasts are made with a cracker dough and a mix of cheeses on top.

/ZBIGNIEW BZDAK/CHICAGO TRIBUNE; SHANNON KINSELLA/FOOD STYLING

For party pizazz,try cheese toast

Chef’s fancy baked versionwill add crunch to holidays

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