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hile driving to his first day on the job, JonathanWhite thought about his dead father and wept.

Then 36 years old, White was going to teachsixth grade at a Chicago public school. It was his

sixth job in 14 years and a rare career choice for a black man,especially him. White has an MBA.

The thought that overwhelmed him that morning was howproud his father would be; how closely this work aligned withthe life of Jonathan R. White Sr., who had died nine monthsearlier.

When White ascended the steps to Room 203 at A.N.

Pritzker School that morning, he carried a measure of personalresolve — an eldest son asserting his father’s legacy. He alsorepresented something broader, more significant — a manwilling to fight the odds to address a crucial need for a greatergood.

“We’re going to have a great year,” he told his 28 homeroomstudents that first day. “But we’ve got to be disciplined. We’vegot to be disciplined.”

An estimated 2 percent of teachers in public schools acrossthe country are African-American men, acwcording to the U.S.Department of Education. About half of students enrolled in

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Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker takescontrol of Illinois state govern-ment Monday with a Capitolpacked full of Democratic law-makers who could help usher hisagenda through Springfield if theystick together.

Total control of the House,Senate and Governor’s Mansion,though, doesn’t always meansmooth sailing for a political party.

Democrats controlled the legis-lature when Pat Quinn was gover-nor. He couldn’t win approval forhis key income tax proposal dur-ing his last year in office and losthis bid for a second full term.Before that, a Democratic Houseimpeached Rod Blagojevich and aDemocratic Senate voted him outof office.

“You can talk to Donald Trumpabout that as well,” Chris Mooney,a University of Illinois Chicagopolitical scientist, said of the Re-publican-controlled Congress thepresident had for his first twoyears in office. “Now he’s com-plaining about Democrats and theborder wall. Well, he had every-body on board a few minutes ago,and he couldn’t get it done then.”

Pritzker’s upcoming inaugura-tion has given hope to Democratsthat they can push forward theirpriorities after four years underRepublican Gov. Bruce Raunermarked by a historic budget im-passe and fights with organizedlabor that went all the way to theU.S. Supreme Court. In an inter-view days before taking office, thebillionaire Hyatt hotels heir sug-

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Withhis body draped in the PuertoRican flag, his emotions strugglingto get through the song titled“Hurricane” and his presencecelebrated all across San Juan,“Hamilton” creator Lin-ManuelMiranda returned to the role ofAlexander Hamilton on Fridaynight on the island of his belovedfather’s birth, revealing strongervocal technique and deeper on-stage emotions, while also raisingsome $15 million toward a Puerto

Rican post-hurricane renaissancein just three weeks of sold-outperformances.

“I just love this island so much,”Miranda said after the show. “AndI want it to be proud of me.”

He needed not worry on thataccount. At a post-show newsconference, a hefty phalanx oflocal media peppered an ex-hausted Miranda with questionson a variety of topics of interest inPuerto Rico, from how to solve thelocal crime problem to the poten-tial for debt forgiveness, and fromthe likely future fiscal policy of theTrump administration to the cam-paign for statehood. Several times,Miranda apologized for havingbeen too busy with a musical and a

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The federal criminal investigationof powerful Chicago Ald. Ed Burke islike a meteor that has slammed intothe 2019 mayoral campaign, sayscandidate Lori Lightfoot.

And the aftershock from that Burkemeteor — a giant, pink, pinstripedmeteor with the feds trailing behind it— threatens those old-school, go-along-get-along Democratic machinecandidacies of those closest to Burke:

Cook County Board President ToniPreckwinkle, Illinois ComptrollerSusana Mendoza, lawyer Gery Chicoand perhaps Bill Daley.

“I think this Burke moment hasreally been a wake-up call for people,”Lightfoot told me in an interview onmy WGN-Plus podcast, “The ChicagoWay.”

“Strangers are stopping me on thestreet, telling me to keep making thecase,” said Lightfoot, a former federalprosecutor. “This meteor that hit isreally waking people up, and we’regoing to keep riding that lane.”

The federal investigation of Burke,the extortion charge against him andthe political dominoes that have sub-sequently fallen have refocused every-thing political in Chicago.

It’s all bad news for Preckwinkle,who has all but shot her big politicalfeet off, first by taking Burke’s cam-paign money (that she since says she’sreturned), then by trying to avoidreporters’ questions about that cushy$100,000 county job Burke’s sonlanded under her administration.

Former Burke aide Chico owesmuch to Burke, but he won’t throwthe old man under the bus.

Not so with Burke protege Men-doza — the preferred mayoral candi-date of outgoing Mayor Rahm Eman-uel’s minions — who is running awayfrom Burke as fast as she can.

Burke? Who?And Daley, though no fan of

Burke’s, comes from the same Chi-cago political firmament where politi-cal muscle and government connec-tions have made fortunes for the pinkprinces of the city.

All of it — the muscle and the oilyclout and connections — are front andcenter now.

Preckwinkle has been hurt by herconnection to Burke, but so has Men-

doza. In a video now circulating,Mendoza is introduced by Burke as acandidate for city clerk in December2010.

“The lady of the hour!” announcesBurke. “The next city clerk of Chi-cago, Susana Mendoza!”

They give each other big hugs.“Ald. Burke,” says Mendoza, “you

are a true champion of mine. He isreally, primarily the reason I’m stand-ing here!”

Of course he is, Susana.When Emanuel dropped out of the

race for mayor, the insiders — Preck-winkle, Chico, Mendoza, Daley —were doing just fine.

Candidates like Lightfoot andformer Chicago Public Schools CEOPaul Vallas had set up their campaignsto run against Emanuel.

Without him, the campaign be-came exactly what a broken Chicagodidn’t need — a popularity contest ofrecognizable clout-heavy person-alities and who got their names in thenews.

But the charge against Burke —with more possible — has refocusedthe mayoral campaign.

Lightfoot says that Chicago hasbeen forced to consider the obvious —the corrupt political culture, whichhas relied upon the government ham-mer to make fortunes at the public’sexpense.

Lightfoot agrees with me thatcandidates who entered the race afterEmanuel decided not to run shouldn’tbe considered.

“Anybody who got into the raceafter Rahm Emanuel bowed out, inmy view, is automatically disquali-fied,” Lightfoot said on “The ChicagoWay.” “Those people who only got inafter Goliath (Rahm) was slain arejust not credible to me.”

Burke is alleged to have used hisleverage at City Hall to shake down acompany that owns Burger Kingrestaurants. A January 2018 Preck-winkle fundraiser at Burke’s homethat was attended by Chico ties manyof these players together.

Preckwinkle has said she returnedthe $116,000 raised at the event andinsists she has done nothing illegal orwrong.

“I won’t have my name dragged

through the mud over the allegedcriminal conduct of Susana Men-doza’s mentor, Gery Chico’s bestfriend and Bill Daley’s longtime politi-cal ally,” she said.

That’s nice, Toni.It’s also ridiculous.“The lie keeps taking different

forms,” Lightfoot said of Preckwinkle.“But again, if you’re a leader … whenyou mess up, you ’fess up and thenyou clean up, all right. ’Fess up. Tell usabout what the real relationship, tellus about the quid pro quo Ed Burkegot and solicited from you in returnfor now what we know is $116,000.”

What I want to know more about iswhat Preckwinkle refuses to discuss:that Tribune story by Gregory Prattabout the $100,000 Cook County jobthat Burke’s son got under Preckwin-kle’s administration.

“He gets this very nice job withbenefits, ostensibly something that’simportant, which is homeland securi-ty, an important job for which he’s notqualified, and then apparently, hecan’t be bothered to show up and dothe work,” Lightfoot said. “And thenquits when he gets questioned. Imean, come on now!”

On Mendoza, Lightfoot said:“In that video, she says, ‘I would

not be standing here today withoutEd Burke.’ And now she doesn’t reallyknow him? If you’re friends, you’refriends, our friends make mistakes.But be honest about it.

“What I’m concerned about withSusana is that she has so many Rahmpeople around her,” Lightfoot said.“Rahm’s media advisers, his politicalstrategists. Is she (Mendoza) theTrojan horse?”

Emanuel’s political crew hasflocked to Mendoza, and Preckwinkleis damaged from many self-inflictedpolitical wounds.

Pay attention, Chicago. The mostimportant mayoral election in dec-ades is less than 45 days away.

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Anthony Clark says he has lostsome friends over his campaignagainst R. Kelly, and he can tick offtheir criticisms by heart:

You don’t know what you’re talkingabout. Why don’t you mind your ownbusiness? The girls wanted it. You’rejust doing this for publicity.

He shrugs it all off. He says heknows what he needs to do, regard-less of what it costs, and what heneeds to do is speak out and helpothers, particularly men, do the same.

“You see the women doing thework in this R. Kelly movement,” hesaid Friday, the day before a protesthe was helping to organize outsideKelly’s Chicago studio. “But the coreof the problem lies within men. Andmen of color. We can’t expect as menfor women to do all the heavy lifting.If we’re going to be true allies, wehave to step up. We have to call atten-tion to it ourselves, because we’recomplicit as men.”

Until recently, a lot of people —black, white, men, women, other —have managed to ignore or dismiss theallegations against Kelly, the R&Bsuperstar.

In the past week, however, theclaims that he has sexually abusedwomen, had sex with underage girlsand held women hostage in a sex culthave been nearly impossible to miss.

The accusations, which Kelly de-nies, aren’t new — Chicago writer JimDeRogatis has been investigatingthem for years — but they’ve come toa crescendo since the airing of theLifetime docuseries “Surviving R.Kelly.”

In the past few days, Chance theRapper and Lady Gaga have apolo-gized for working with Kelly. KimFoxx, the Cook County state’s attor-

ney, held a news conference urgingaccusers to get in touch with heroffice. A Chicago radio stationstopped playing Kelly’s music. Hisestranged daughter called him a“monster.”

On Wednesday night, backers ofthe nationwide #MuteRKelly move-ment, which is led primarily by blackwomen, held a protest outside Kelly’sNear West Side studio, a protest Clarksupported. And he wants to keep thepressure on.

“We’re standing with our womenof color,” he said. “And trying to edu-cate as well.”

Clark, who’s 36, was betweenclasses when I met him Friday at OakPark and River Forest High School,where he’s a special educationteacher. His activism is well-known inOak Park. He appears in Steve James’recent documentary, “America to Me,”and in 2017 he was named “Villager ofthe Year” by the local WednesdayJournal newspaper.

He was also once a student atOPRF, and his time there contributesto the intensity of his desire to holdKelly to account. He recalls seeingKelly in the hallways and at basketballgames in the company of a girl whowould later show up in a sex tape.Clark knew her.

At the time, he says, students werestarstruck, but they were also con-fused: Was it OK for men so old to beinvolved with girls so young?

One of his current goals is to helpstudents understand that the answeris no.

“Our youth are looking at us tocommunicate what’s acceptable andwhat’s not acceptable,” he said.

When we met Friday, he was joinedby Naomi Leach, a current senior, and

Michelle Sanders, who graduatedfrom the school in 2017. They werehelping to prepare for Saturday’sprotest, encouraged by Clark to speakout. But they don’t know many youngmen who have engaged with thetopic.

“We need men to hear these con-versations,” Sanders said.

By talking, listening and helping toorganize Saturday’s protest, Clarkhopes to lead by example, though heunderstands the complexities of beingoutspoken. He knows there are peo-ple convinced that the charges againstKelly are just another way of tearingdown a black man.

“The justice system has margin-alized black people as a whole, and it’sled to an ‘us vs. them’ feeling with thejustice system,” he said. “But we cancall out the justice system and call outour own people as well.”

He also goes out of his way to saythat men, including him, need to lookin the mirror.

“I cannot sit here and tell you that Iam the perfect example of a male orthe perfect example of what a rela-tionship should or should not be,” hesaid.

The outcry over R. Kelly is aboutmany things. It’s about a superstarwho, in Clark’s words, has been “em-boldened and protected while preyingon the most vulnerable.” Kelly’s ac-tions carry a special weight amongAfrican-Americans. But the problemof men preying on women extends farbeyond race and celebrity.

“R. Kelly is a superstar, R. Kelly hasmillions of dollars,” Clark said. “Butthis happens in the homes of everydaypeople, in the relationships of every-day people. Look at the CatholicChurch. Look at Congress.”

Saturday’s protest, he hoped, wouldbe more than protest. It would be alesson in how to speak and how tohelp.

As Clark says, “This is bigger thanR. Kelly.”

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Mayor Rahm Emanuelwill use the even-greater-than-usual crisis of faith inChicago public officials fol-lowing the attempted extor-tion charge against Ald.Edward Burke to try totighten up city rules onwhat outside jobs aldermencan hold and how they caninfluence City Council de-bate on behalf of businessclients.

The mayor doesn’t wantto go as far as other calls forethics reforms that candi-dates looking to succeedhim have pledged in recentdays — including a pro-posed ban on City Councilmembers from all outsideemployment.

Instead, as part of apackage of proposed ethicsreforms he will introduce tothe City Council in upcom-ing weeks, Emanuel wantssimply to expand the typesof jobs aldermen aren’t al-lowed to hold.

Currently, aldermencan’t represent entities whohave matters before the cityin which the city is anadverse party. Emanuel’s or-dinance also would prohibitthem from representinganyone “who has the rightto become an adverseparty,” according to themayor’s office.

That would precludecouncil members from rep-resenting developers andproperty owners in the kindof property tax abatementwork Burke did through hisoutside law firm, accordingto Emanuel’s office. Federalauthorities have allegedBurke withheld a zoningchange for a driveway at aSouthwest Side BurgerKing in his ward whiletrying to get the owners toretain his firm for its taxwork.

It would also stop alder-men from representing cli-ents in some bankruptciesand environmental issues,according to the mayor’soffice.

Emanuel also wants toextend a prohibition oncampaign contributionsfrom people who have busi-ness in front of the council,

to ban such contributions tocity elected officials for sixmonths before the mattercomes up for consideration.Contributions are now out-lawed only for six monthsafterward.

In a move to toughen arule Burke frequently ex-ploited, Emanuel alsowould make it much moredifficult for the powerfulCity Council committeechairmen to oversee debateon requests that come be-fore the council from peo-ple they represent. Burkeoften has participated indiscussions in the FinanceCommittee he chairs, onlyto recuse himself from vot-ing on the matter becausehe had a business conflict ofinterest.

Emanuel’s idea is to allowchairmen to recuse them-selves because of such con-flicts just three times peryear. More than that, andthey would need to eithergive up their chairmanshipsor divest of the financialrelationships that causedthe conflicts. And aldermencouldn’t preside over mat-ters where they would needto recuse themselves fromvotes, as Burke often has.

Aldermen also wouldface much tighter reportingrules to explain such con-flicts on city ethics formsunder the mayor’s package.

As he promised days afterBurke was charged in afederal case that has rockedthe city’s political firma-ment, Emanuel will alsomove to transfer jurisdic-tion over the workers’ com-pensation program to thecity comptroller in the Fi-nance Department. Thatwould allow the city inspec-tor general to launch inves-tigations into the $100 mil-lion-a-year program, a levelof oversight Burke hasblocked while keeping con-trol over workers’ compen-sation within the FinanceCommittee, which he haschaired for decades.

Emanuel also wants torein in so-called aldermanicprivilege, through whichcouncil members have agreat deal of say over zoningissues within their wards.

City departments will berequired to examine theirpolicies to ensure it’s clearthat aldermanic letters ofsupport “are not a pre-condition to any applicantreceiving a permit or license

that should otherwise begranted based on the sub-stantive determination ofthe department.”

In the types of zoningcases such as the BurgerKing situation at the heartof the Burke case, Emanuelwants to require an up-or-down committee votewithin six months, to try toprevent aldermen from try-ing to stall the process whileleaning on the applicants.

Aldermen who object tozoning permits beinggranted will need to do so inwriting, according to themayor’s plan.

The Burke scandal hasdominated the mayoral racefor more than a month sincethe FBI raided Burke’s CityHall and ward offices inNovember.

Burke was released lastweek on a $10,000 un-secured bond. He has yet toenter a plea, but his attor-ney, Charles Sklarsky, saidthe allegations were mer-itless.

While various candidatesrunning to succeed Emanu-el have criticized Burke,calling for him to step downas finance chair or to resignaltogether, Emanuel has

stopped short of ripping thelongtime alderman directly.

A day after Burke wascharged, Emanuel said hewould pursue legislative re-forms but that his actionscouldn’t “replace having amoral and ethical compassthat informs your judgmentof right from wrong, andwhat is appropriate.”

Burke stepped down asFinance Committee chair-man, but in a video on hisward Facebook page said hewould run for a 13th fullterm as alderman.

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Emanuel to propose tighter ethics rulesIssues include jobsthat aldermen can’thold, contributionsBy John ByrneChicago Tribune

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A standing-room-onlycrowd of more than 1,000people packed the Uni-versity of Illinois at ChicagoForum on Saturday morn-ing to watch a Chicagomayoral forum focused ondoing more to improve all ofthe city’s 77 neighborhoods.

Prospective voters in theFeb. 26 election waited inlong lines outside in thesnow to pass through secu-rity and hear 12 mayoralcandidates discuss jobs,economic development, im-migration and policing dur-ing a 90-minute forum dur-ing which organizersbanned candidates fromlaunching any political at-tacks against one another.

And as part of a success-ful bid to prevent loudoutbursts from the capacitycrowd, audience memberswere encouraged to wavegreen placards when theyheard something they likedand red ones when theydidn’t.

As a result, the forum washeavy on mini, one-minutepolicy discussions from thelarge group of candidates,but it broke little newground as the mayoral con-tenders largely repeatedpolicy positions they al-ready had released and dis-cussed in other venues.

The event was hosted byOne Chicago for All Alli-ance, a group of 30 commu-nity organizations, and wasmoderated by Chicago Sun-Times columnist LauraWashington.

There was no discussionof the federal corruptioncharge against embattledveteran Ald. Edward Burkethat dominated the lastmayoral forum. And thistime, Cook County BoardPresident Toni Preckwinkleattended after backing outof the last event.

The liveliest discussionof the UIC forum focusedon improving policing inthe city. Candidates wereasked whether they backedthe pending federal consentdecree to reform the Chi-cago Police Departmentand what they would do to“restore trust, accountabil-ity and fairness” while im-proving “police effective-ness” since just 17 percent ofhomicides resulted in anarrest last year.

Former Chicago PublicSchools CEO Paul Vallassaid 80 percent of the con-sent decree was “commonsense,” such as more train-ing and better equipmentfor officers. He noted thatthe city has 10,000 students,90 percent of them minor-ity, in military academies in

the city and CPD should beworking to recruit officersfrom those programs to hire“the next generation of copsfrom the community.” Healso slammed Mayor RahmEmanuel’s administrationfor allowing the Police De-partment to shrink duringhis tenure.

“Do not underestimate tothe degree this Police De-partment has been de-graded, not filling close to2,000 vacancies, allowingthe detective division to begutted almost in half, goingfrom 1-to-10 to 1-to-30sergeant ratio,” Vallas said.“That’s accountability youcan believe in.”

Moments after Vallassaid CPD needed to hiremore officers to fill vacan-cies and bring detectivesout of retirement, publicpolicy consultant AmaraEnyia was pushing for someof the money in the policebudget to be set aside to

“build stronger institutionsin our neighborhoods first,”including funding blockclubs in the city’s neighbor-hoods hardest hit by vi-olence. And, she said, Chi-cago students aren’t goingto sign up to be cops untilthe department becomeslegitimate in their eyes.

“You cannot build trustwhere there is no relation-ship. You cannot build trustwhere there is no legiti-macy. And you certainlycan’t recruit anyone into adepartment that lacks legit-imacy,” Enyia said. “Imple-menting the consent decreeis a matter of restoringlegitimacy to an institutionthat has the power to deter-mine life and death in thiscity. We have to do it.”

Preckwinkle backed theconsent decree while sayingthe city has “deep-seatedissues with trust” betweenminority communities andthe police. Unlike the other

candidates, she appeared toread from prepared re-marks for most of the event.

“As each of my kids got tobe a teenager, I sat downwith them and had the talk— and it wasn’t about sex, itwas about how you dealwith police on the street,”Preckwinkle said. “You’realways respectful. You ne-ver argue. You keep yourhands where they can seethem. If they take you to thepolice station, call me. Ev-ery black and brown parentI know has had that conver-sation with their kids.White parents don’t havethose conversations.”

Former U.S. CommerceSecretary Bill Daley de-clared the crime challenge“the single biggest issuefacing our city” and calledfor 40 hours of mandatorytraining for all officers inthe first year of the consentdecree. State ComptrollerSusana Mendoza repeated

her childhood story of beingafraid of crime in LittleVillage growing up and saidshe would implement theconsent decree while plac-ing social services in 50schools in the city’s mostcrime-ridden neighbor-hoods.

City Hall veteran GeryChico again threatened tosue Indiana and Wisconsinover their lax gun laws thathe said feed Chicago’scrime, and businessmanWillie Wilson repeated hisplan to hire four policesuperintendents whowould divide the city inquarters. Cook County Cir-cuit Court Clerk DorothyBrown said she would bringin “law enforcement ex-perts to overhaul CPD in itsentirety” while former fed-eral prosecutor Lori Light-foot repeated a frequent lineabout her experience mak-ing her best prepared tohandle the crime problemwithout having to “learn onthe job.”

Bridgeport attorney JohnKozlar repeated a plan torequire 60 percent of offi-cers in any police district tolive in that district. FormerAld. Bob Fioretti deliveredthe closest thing to an attackin the forum, taking a not-so-veiled shot at formerChicago police Superin-tendent Garry McCarthy,who was sitting at the otherend of the stage.

“We need a professionalsuperintendent. That’sbeen the problem,” Fiorettisaid. “That’s always beenthe problem for the last20-plus years. We need tomake sure we have some-one who ensures there isproper training and hiring.”

When it came to his turn,

McCarthy didn’t addressFioretti’s slight. Instead, hesaid the city couldn’t have “alegitimate Police Depart-ment under an illegitimategovernment,” adding that itwas time to “do away withthe Chicago way.” McCar-thy also responded to thestaffing criticisms fromother candidates by sayingthe number of officers andthe detective division are atthe highest they have beenin 10 years, proclaiming“that is not the problem.”

The former top cop drewa wave of green placardsfrom the crowd as he ad-dressed the lack of trustbetween the communitiesand officers, and called onthe department to imple-ment the recommendationsof former President BarackObama’s task force on 21st-century policing that hesaid worked when he ranthe force.

“We need to have a verydifficult discussion aboutrace. We have to talk aboutslavery, black codes, segre-gation, Jim Crow, redlining.That’s what put us in thisposition,” said McCarthy,who has described himselfas a conservative Democrat.“I love it when people talkabout restoring trust, butyou can’t restore somethingyou never had.”

That line drew an audible“Oooooo” from the crowdand more green cards ofpraise from audience mem-bers. But McCarthy didn’tmention one key campaignposition that wouldn’t havegone over so well: He isopposed to the consent de-cree.

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Cook County State’s At-torney Kim Foxx’s officehas been flooded with callssince she personallypleaded for any victims orwitnesses to come forwardwith information about al-leged sexual misconduct byR&B superstar R. Kelly.

What follows could be along road for both accusersand prosecutors given thedelicate nature of investi-gating sex crimes, Kelly’shigh profile and the fact thatmany of the victims may begoing public after a longsilence. The stakes can beeven higher with a celebrityinvolved.

“You have a double-edged sword,” said StevenBlock, former head of thespecial prosecutions bureauof the Cook County state’sattorney’s office. “You’vegot the difficulty of cor-roborating older allegationsbecause certain evidence nolonger exists, and you alsohave … attacks on witnesscredibility because of thetiming of their outcry. …That’s not to say it’s anunprovable case, (but) it’san additional hurdle theprosecutor is going to haveto deal with right out of thegate.”

Foxx’s personal call toaction — even briefly refer-ring to her own backgroundas a sexual assault “sur-vivor” — came amid cascad-ing fallout from a Lifetimedocumentary series, “Sur-viving R. Kelly,” that airedthis month with accusa-tions painting Kelly as amanipulative sexual preda-tor.

The series features sto-ries from women allegingKelly physically, sexuallyand mentally abused them.The singer has long beenaccused of having sexualcontact with underage girls.Cook County prosecutorsindicted Kelly on child por-nography charges for alleg-edly filming himself havingsex with a girl estimated tobe as young as 13, but a juryacquitted him of all chargesin 2008. More recently, hehas been accused of run-ning a hidden “sex cult” ofwomen who are manipu-lated and abused to stayunder his control.

Foxx was “sickened” bythe allegations aired in theseries, she said at a highlyunusual news conference atwhich she pleaded for vic-tims to tell their stories topolice and prosecutors.Without the cooperation ofaccusers, law enforcementcannot build a criminalcase, she said.

Since the announcementTuesday, the prosecutor’s of-fice has been inundated with“dozens and dozens” of calls,spokeswoman Kiera Ellistold the Tribune. The officeis currently working “to vetthe allegations and make adetermination if charges areappropriate based on theevidence,” she said.

But Kelly’s local attorney,Steve Greenberg, blastedFoxx’s call for victims tocome forward as irresponsi-ble.

“It ’s completelybackwards,” he told the

Tribune. “Now you’re invit-ing people who have nevercomplained to reach out,and that’s really no differentthan when they used to trollfor jailhouse snitches. ...That’s how you end up withwrongful convictions andbad evidence.”

Greenberg strongly de-nies any wrongdoing byKelly and said he is confi-dent the singer won’t facecharges.

The state’s attorney’s callto action followed reports

that Kelly is under criminalinvestigation in Georgia. Arepresentative of the FultonCounty district attorney’soffice said the office has nocomment. But a spokesmanfor Gerald Griggs, a lawyerrepresenting parents of agirl who say Kelly has kepther from contacting themsince 2016, confirmed thedistrict attorney’s officereached out to them seekinginformation about wit-nesses.

The state’s attorney’s of-

fice has declined to com-ment on the specific natureof many of the calls it hasreceived but did acknowl-edge that families of twomissing women havereached out with concernsabout their loved ones’ pos-sible contact with Kelly.

But even if authoritieshear from people with cred-ible allegations, prosecutorsstill must weigh severaltricky factors in decidingwhether they can build asuccessful case, according

to experts who spoke gener-ally about sex-crimes pros-ecutions rather than anyspecific investigation of al-legations against Kelly.

Some making accusa-tions against the singer havelikely come forward longafter the alleged abuse tookplace. Supporting evidencecan be tough to find as aresult, said attorney SabraEbersole, who spent fouryears as a prosecutor in theCook County state’s attor-ney’s domestic violence and

sex crimes units.“Generally there’s not go-

ing to be anything thatjuries are looking for interms of physical corrobo-ration,” said Ebersole, now aprivate attorney who repre-sents both victims and de-fendants in sex-crimescases. “The role of theprosecutor then, if theythink they have a crediblecase, is to explain to the jurywhy a person is believabledespite the fact that yearshave passed from the timeof the abuse to the time ofthe outcry, and though it’schallenging, it can be done.”

Defense attorneys usethat time gap to attack thecredibility of the accuser.Kelly’s superstar status alsogives the defense more am-munition to attack an accus-er’s motivations, Block said.

Victims of sexual abusealready face an uphill climbin trying to get people tobelieve them, said CarrieWard, executive director ofthe Illinois CoalitionAgainst Sexual Assault.When a celebrity has beenaccused, it can be even moredifficult.

“The higher the profile —and this is extremely high-profile — the harder it maybe for someone to comeforward,” Ward said. “Itraises the number of peoplewho might doubt your story.You could have a situationwhere someone starts out afan or a groupie who is justreally taken by a star orcelebrity and would do any-thing, feel like they woulddo anything for them. Thatstill doesn’t mean they de-serve to be taken advantageof.”

The allegations that Kellyis running a “sex cult” ofwomen kept captive underhis control could be particu-larly tricky to corroborate.Police on Friday went toKelly’s Trump Tower resi-dence to check out a tip thattwo women were beingheld hostage there but leftafter both women said theywere not there against theirwill.

Greenberg cited that asdefinitive proof that Kellyhas not participated inwrongdoing.

But Ward cautioned thatlaw enforcement shouldstill take such claims seri-ously.

“People who are heldcaptive against their willmight do and say things thatdon’t seem normal, thatdon’t seem like what some-one would do if they’rebeing held against theirwill,” Ward said. “Especiallywhere you have repeatsituations where folks havecome forward. … I certainlydo hope there’s continuedeffort to check up on that.”

If many women comeforward with similar cred-ible allegations againstKelly, that could prove pow-erful for prosecutors. Insome cases, prosecutors cantry to introduce evidence attrial of a defendant’s otheralleged crimes to prove apattern of behavior — muchlike what happened to en-tertainer Bill Cosby.

“If the prosecution canpresent multiple victims,then it’s no longer a ‘he said,she said,’ ” Ebersole said.“It’s a ‘he said, she said, shesaid, she said.’ ”

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Prosecutors flooded with calls about R. KellyBuilding successfulcase will be difficult,experts say

By Megan CrepeauChicago Tribune

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s call to action came amid cascading fallout from a Lifetime documentary series.

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R. Kelly protesters made theirway to the embattled singer’s NearWest Side recording studio Sat-urday morning to amplify the#MuteRKelly movement. And thena few Kelly supporters pulled upamplifying his music.

Following the damning Lifetimedocumentary series “Surviving R.Kelly,” protesters gathered for thesecond time this week outside 219N. Justine St. to share stories ofsurvival, call for an end to the “PiedPiper of R&B’s” career and bringattention to the young women atthe center of his alleged “cult.”

As flurries of snow hit thesidewalks outside of the studio, asmall group of protesters passedaround a megaphone. One colorfulsign raised in the air said: “ ‘Age ain’tnothing but a number.’ Well jail ain’tnothing but a room.”

“I couldn’t stand by and besilent,” said crisis responder DawnValenti through the megaphone.“It’s important for us as survivors tostand up.”

Chants of “R. Kelly, your time isup!” and “Black girls matter!” weredirected at the brick building.

Protester Tebitha Kulikowska,26, of Belmont Cragin, said shecame to the protest to help givevoice to those who don’t have anoutlet.

“I want there to be a future thatgirls can look forward to,” Ku-likowska said. “The documentaryreally opened up my eyes.”

The six-hour documentary —watched by almost 20 millionviewers — covers decades of abuseallegations against the Grammywinner, including the six-year legal

saga that culminated with Kellybeing acquitted of child pornogra-phy charges by a Cook County juryin 2008.

Kelly, who celebrated his 52ndbirthday Tuesday, has long deniedall allegations of sex abuse andrunning a “cult.” But a wave ofbacklash has followed the release ofthe documentary. Kelly is report-edly under criminal investigation inGeorgia, and Cook County State’sAttorney Kim Foxx earlier thisweek asked alleged victims to comeforward.

On Wednesday, a protest washeld outside the studio, and onThursday, a proposal for a Spring-field concert hosted by Kelly wasdenied due to security concerns,while a local radio station bannedhis music. On Friday, Kelly wasordered to allow city buildinginspectors to check out his NearWest Side recording studio afterreports that people were living inthe industrial warehouse space inviolation of city codes.

On Saturday, as protesterschalked messages on the slicksidewalks, Tyler Thompson, 22, ofHyde Park, talked about whatbrought her to the studio.

Thompson said that growing up,she knew people who knew Kelly,and she was invited to his resi-dence. But she never asked hermom if she could go, becauseThompson knew her mom wouldsay no.

“If I didn’t have a mom who putthat fear in me,” Thompson said, “Icould have been one of thosewomen.”

Thompson said she still hasfriends who defend the singer, butshe sees the current moment as aturning point.

“A lot of this wouldn’t happen ifthe documentary wasn’t made,” shesaid. “I will definitely keep comingout if there’s more protests.

“I just hope everyone keeps theirenergy and focus on the women,”she said.

Thompson pointed out herchalked message that sent love toAzriel and Joycelyn, two of the girlsat the center of the Lifetimedocumentary, as two white carsarrived in front of the studio,blasting Kelly’s music.

Signs popped out of the windowswith messages of “forgiveness” forKelly and Bible verses. “R. Kelly We(heart) U,” read one sign.

The supporters and protestersyelled back and forth in a con-tentious shouting match. One sup-porter exited a car with his ownmegaphone and addressed organ-izer Anthony Clark as the crowdattempted to drown out the sup-porter with cries of “Mute R. Kelly.”

By about 11:30 a.m., the whitecars were gone.

“I prayed with them,” Clark said.“I circled up and prayed with thembecause I don’t hate anyone.

“We must be allies in verb form,and the first step is to first holdourselves accountable as individu-als,” Clark said. “We had so manywonderful speakers step up, be-cause again it’s not enough just toact, we have to also educate.”

Clark said there’s a Mondayprotest at Trump Tower in theworks. Police went to Kelly’s resi-dence at the building on Friday on atip that women were being heldhostage but left after finding noevidence of wrongdoing.

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Protesters, supporters rally outside R. Kelly’s studio By Morgan GreeneChicago Tribune


public schools are nonwhite.In Illinois public schools, the

percentage of African-Americanmale teachers is even lower, hover-ing around 1 percent, according toan analysis of 2017 figures, themost recent available from theIllinois State Board of Education.

In Chicago Public Schools,about 665 of 21,000 teachers areblack males; fewer than 375 ofthem work at the elementary level.

Here’s why that matters:A growing body of research

underscores the premise that hav-ing black male teachers can meanmore success at school for stu-dents of color, particularly boys,lowering dropout rates and theachievement gap between blackand white students.

The research also indicates thatblack students with black teachersare suspended less often thanthose with white or Hispanicteachers and that — test scores andother factors being equal — blackstudents are three times morelikely to be assigned to giftedprograms when taught by a blackteacher than a nonblack teacher.

In addition, one study foundthat having at least one blackteacher in elementary school —female or male — reduces by 39percent the probability that verylow-income black boys will dropout.

“I certainly wouldn’t be sur-prised if … male black teachers aremore effective to male black stu-dents,” said Nicholas Papageorge,an assistant professor of econo-mics at Johns Hopkins Universitywho researches and writes aboutteacher diversity. “The more simi-lar a role model is, the moreeffective it could be.”

But recruiting young black mento become teachers — and retain-ing them — is an enormouschallenge, he and other expertsnote. Many of the brightest, mostpromising black male college stu-dents are lured to higher-paying,more stable professions with bet-ter prospects for advancement,experts say.

And black teachers tend to burnout more frequently than theirwhite counterparts.

“I don’t even know who he is,but I already admire him,” Papa-george said of White. “He’s goinginto the trenches. A lot of thesekids need role models.”

Rules, Social Fridaysand hygiene — all on Day 1

That morning after Labor Dayin Room 203, White had arrangeddesks in five clusters and left theroom’s fluorescent ceiling lightsoff, preferring natural light from awall of windows and three tablelamps. The aroma of essential oilswafted through the room. Twonew, cushy chairs were set up in areading nook.

He immediately introduced theclassroom rules, which are postedon the wall and which he wouldrepeatedly drill into his students:Listen when the teacher is talking;follow directions quickly; respectothers, yourself and your class;raise your hand to speak or stand;be safe, honest and kind.

He had the students practiceseveral times quietly pulling outtheir chairs and sitting. He orderedthem to turn off their phones andlater placed the devices in a lockedcabinet next to his desk.

“When I say, ‘Class,’ ” he told thegroup, “You say, ‘Yes.’

“Class,” he called.“Yes,” the students replied.“Class, class,” White said.“Yes, yes,” they said.He explained that he only af-

firms positive behavior. “Thankyou for using your intelligence,” hetold them at one point. “Thank youfor your patience,” he said anothertime.

He was very direct and probingin speaking with students, a traitthat put off student Jah’Elle Smith.

“When I first met him,” sherecalled later, “I did not like him.He gave me an attitude.”

Classmates Malik Newsom andJuliana Clay said he was strict,“but I think we need that for sixthgrade,” Juliana added.

White introduced Social Fri-days, where students earn freetime on the last day of the week byaccruing good behavior points butcan also lose it through badbehavior.

He placed himself on the “hotseat,” allowing students to ask himanything about himself, beforeencouraging others to volunteerfor the spot. “When I was inmiddle school, I was a D student,”he said. “Why? Because I wasbored. I was a daydreamer. I wouldlook out the window and not domy work.”

Then he had them try to arrange

their seating based on their birthmonths, but without speaking.This led to chaos. He told themthat “making mistakes actuallygrows your brain. It’s science.”

And he broached a sensitivetopic.

“I’m not trying to have a pubertyconversation here,” he said, elic-iting groans across the room.“Whatever your method is, youneed to wash your body every day.”

While leading his studentsaround the school’s halls, theypassed a sixth-grade boy sobbingin the stairwell. During a breaklater, the boy walked into White’sempty classroom, sniffling. Theteacher pulled up a chair.

“I know how you feel,” he toldthe boy. “You know what hap-pened to me this year? My daddied. I still miss him. In fact, on myway here today, I cried. It’s goodfor you to cry. It’s healthy.”

He waited for the boy to saysomething.

“It’s going to be OK,” Whitefinally said.

At the end of the day, hedirected the class to stand in linequietly to wait for dismissal. Thenhe huddled with five African-American boys. In a low voice, hetold them that there was only onealpha male in the classroom: him.

“It’s not our classroom yet,” hesaid to the students. “It’s mine fornow.”

After everyone left, Whitewiped sweat from his head andface, saying they’re good kids.They just need some work. He wasplanning to call the parents ofthree or four students.

He said the longer he had thestudents, the tougher it was tokeep their attention. He said helearned he has a lot to learn.

“I just gotta keep working on it,”he said. “There are a lot of gaps inmy practice, and I need to take careof this. “I pulled out all my tricks,”White added. “I am so tired. I amso tired, man.”

In the stairwell, another teacherapproached him.

“One (day) down,” the colleaguesaid, “179 to go.”

Call me ‘Mister’As White does his part to

address the dearth of African-American male teachers atPritzker School, the University ofIllinois at Chicago is attempting tosolve the problem in a broader,systematic way.

Last fall, the universitylaunched its Call Me MISTERprogram, which recruits and trainsmale elementary education majorsof color almost as the schoolrecruits and trains athletes.

The acronym stands for Men-tors Instructing Students TowardEffective Role Models, and each ofthe young men involved — sixLatino, one black — receives fulltuition and room and board, aca-demic and mentoring support andjob placement assistance.

Alfred Tatum, dean of UIC’sCollege of Education, started theprogram, which is affiliated withthe original, national MISTERinitiative based at Clemson Uni-versity.

Tatum called the inauguralgroup “soul models” who “come inyour life and stay in your life. Thisis not just becoming a teacher,” hesaid, adding that the school isplanning to invest about $1 millionin the effort.

“This is becoming a leader.”

A long road toteaching

White loves watches and hatesto be interrupted. He carries aleather-bound journal with an owlon the cover. He is married to akindergarten teacher, and theyhave a 5-year-old daughter.

His head is shaved. He wearsglasses and sports a goatee. He isintrospective, long-winded andconfident, eloquent and candid.He plays bass guitar and is reading“The Color of Money: Black Banksand the Racial Wealth Gap.” Hewrites notes in the margins of thepages.

Born in 1981 in Waukegan,White is the eldest of threebrothers separated by less thanthree years. He took a circuitousand perilous route to teachingsixth grade.

His father was an ordainedminister in the Church of God inChrist, a predominantly black Pen-tecostal denomination, andworked for Allstate, then forMontgomery Ward. His mother,Regina, also heavily involved in thechurch, worked for the LakeCounty Circuit Court clerk.

The family’s life was wovendeeply into their local church. Butin 1988, they moved to Columbus,Ohio, to help a friend start achurch.

The family ran out of money,and for about a month, they were

homeless, White said. He recalledroutinely stopping at a church thatprovided hotel vouchers and bagsof food, and later subsisting on fastfood.

“I will never eat a Whopperagain in my life,” White said. “Welived on those.”

His father found work on thethird shift at a White Castle. Hismother started nursing school.

“I remember that being a prettystressful time for him, having toleave us” to go to work at night,White recalled of his father. “Somehotels were pretty shady. We werebabies … 7, 6, 5 years old.”

They found subsidized housingin an apartment, White recalled,with “a crack house above us … acrack house next door to us,”where children were living insqualor. Despite their own hard-ships, he recalled, his mother andfather bathed and fed neighbors’children and got them ready forschool each day.

“So even in those experiences,”White said, “my curriculumaround serving people was formedby watching my parents do that.”

In first grade, his teacher rec-ommended special education forhim. His parents fought and pre-vailed.

By the time he was in thirdgrade, his family’s life had stabi-lized some. They’d moved toslightly better public housing andthen to a rental house in aworking-class, multiracial neigh-borhood. They got an orange andwhite cat they named Tiny. Hismother started working at a clinic.His father became a school busdriver.

At the second school where heattended third grade, he was theonly black male in his class. Histeacher accused him of stealing apencil — an infraction he said hedidn’t commit — and decided tomake an example of him.

“She did this by making all ofthe students line up along the

perimeter of the room, and withme — only me — and her in themiddle,” White recalled from hisown classroom, nearly three dec-ades later. She pushed over hisdesk, spilling all its contents on thefloor, he said, his voice tightening.

“Oftentimes, when I think ofinstances that inspired me to be ateacher — that put me on thispathway — they’re instanceswhere my own schooling wastraumatic,” White said. “That’s notthe kind of environment that anystudent should be experiencing.”

Despite the sometimes-hard-scrabble existence, White recalls amostly rich childhood of neighbor-hood adventures with buddies ofall races, of Saturdays spent at thelibrary, of the old black-and-whitefilms his father loved, and discus-

sions about history and politics hisfather led.

In 1995 White’s family returnedto Waukegan, where he attendedthe same middle school as hisfather had. At Waukegan HighSchool, he was a cut-up whocompeted in track and field andfootball. His 1.7 GPA knocked himoff the sophomore football teamuntil he raised his grades through 7a.m. study sessions.

He focused, and by the time hegraduated, had brought his GPAup to 3.3. But he scored a 17 out of36 on his ACT, and the only collegethat would accept him was Chi-cago’s North Park University,White said.

He and his brother Tim — whowas 10 months younger but in thesame class as White — enrolledtogether. They were roommates

all four years.He thrived at North Park and

graduated in 2004. But he hadtrouble finding a job, settling forportrait photographer at Sears.Then he moved to a label and decalmanufacturer as a production art-ist, then to a marketing coor-dinator at a Mount Prospect com-pany in 2007.

About a year later, he was fired.“I made too many small mistakes,”he recalled, adding that he haddifficulty navigating the corporateworld. For months, White stood inunemployment lines in Waukegan,“eating humble pie” and “learninga little bit about life,” he said.

He obtained student loans andenrolled in Keller Graduate Schoolof Management’s MBA programwhile he also did freelance graphic

art and design work. He createdhis own business, White FlairDesign.

At church he met a ChicagoPublic Schools teacher, CandiceWest. They married in 2011. Theirdaughter, Morgan, was born in2013.

Candice encouraged him to tryteaching. She said her husbandhad a natural capacity to help hersolve classroom challenges. Hisfather had also suggested it overthe years.

But White resisted, in partbecause he wanted somethingperceived as more respectable andlucrative. He drifted and bounced,at one point working in a stock-room at Bed Bath & Beyond. Hisbusiness was stagnating and hewas uninspired. He studied for andtook the law school entrance

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Jonathan White leads his sixth-grade students back to class after lunch last month at A.N. Pritzker School,

which is known for its gifted program and for integrating the arts into its curriculum.

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White, who earned a master’s degree from the University of Chicago and went through its Urban Teacher

Education Program, works with mentor teacher Heather Chan to organize their classroom in August.

“I knew that I was supposed to be doingsomething more meaningful, and teachingwas that thing. And so I answered the call.”— Jonathan White


exam, but scored lower than hewanted and felt he urgentlyneeded to provide a better life forhis family.

“I finally listened to my wife,”White said. He applied to be aChicago Public Schools substitute.“It was almost as if it acceleratedme,” he said. “I was in touch withso many different people, and Iloved the work. I was very fasci-nated with the craft of teaching.”

He became a teacher assistant atNorth Kenwood/Oakland, a Uni-versity of Chicago charter schoolin his neighborhood, where heheard about the university’s UrbanTeacher Education Program. Heapplied, was accepted, took onmore student loan debt and em-barked on two years of rigoroustraining.

In the spring of 2017, White’sfather retired as a school busdriver and started working as asubstitute teacher in the sameWaukegan school district wherehe had been a student.

About 14 months later, his eldestson — the one who had beentracked for special education andhad floundered with a 1.7 GPA —earned a master’s degree in educa-tion from the University of Chi-cago.

On a recent Sunday afternoon ina coffeehouse near the Kenwoodchurch where he teaches Sundayschool, White spoke of his father’s“ferocious” reading, often by flash-light late at night; his work ethic;his devotion to trying to helppeople in the roughest neighbor-hoods; how he established aWaukegan church.

“My dad was the friendliestperson you’d ever meet,” Whitesaid. “He embodied hospitality. Itwas uncanny. He could overcomeany obstacle and find a way toopen people up. He found a way toconnect.”

But over the decades, his fa-ther’s respiratory system deterio-rated steadily — the result, White

said, of lung damage from nearlydrowning as a boy and pneumoniaas an adult. About six monthsbefore White’s U. of C. graduation,Jonathan White Sr. went intorespiratory arrest and died in thesame hospital where he had beenborn. He was 58.

White still keeps a voicemail onhis phone that his father left him inOctober 2017. He wanted to knowwhat White, then in graduateschool, was learning about howfifth-graders are taught these days.

Being prepared, andbeing spontaneous

A.N. Pritzker School is namedfor the businessman, philan-thropist and alum of what hadbeen Wicker Park School. He alsowas the grandfather of Illinois’incoming governor, J.B. Pritzker.

In CPS vernacular, the buildingis “a neighborhood magnet clusterschool and regional gifted center,”meaning it’s a hybrid of a selectiveenrollment and neighborhoodschool. Students come fromaround the corner and around thecity. One of White’s studentstravels from Hyde Park.

The school, which includesprekindergarten to eighth grade, isknown for its gifted program andfor integrating the arts into itscurriculum. Its student body is 34percent Hispanic, 29 percentwhite and 27 percent black —mirroring Chicago as a whole.Forty-one percent of the school’sstudents come from low-incomefamilies.

It’s situated in gentrifyingWicker Park. Two Chicago Hous-ing Authority towers for subsi-dized senior housing stand di-rectly across the street. Across thealley is an elaborately restoredVictorian mansion on the marketfor $6.5 million.

Shortly after he graduated fromU. of C., White walked intoPritzker School and found Princi-

pal Joenile Albert-Reese in heroffice.

He had been a long-term substi-tute teacher there a few yearsearlier and was highly regarded.Albert-Reese made him an infor-mal offer on the spot to take thefull-time position of a teacher whowas leaving, for a salary of about$57,000. He is contending with “amountain” of student loan debt.

White started clearing, cleaningand organizing Room 203 in lateAugust.

After the first week of class, hesaid he learned the importance ofpreparation but also of beingspontaneous when somethingwasn’t working. He said his biggestchallenge was getting his schoolemail activated, coordinating pay-roll and benefits paperwork anddiscerning the different person-alities in his room.

A few days in, administratorsswapped several students from hisroom to that of his sixth-gradeteaching partner, to more evenlydistribute some of the rowdierkids.

“This group is a very talkativegroup,” White said. “They like tobe social, and so I’m trying to findways to provide them opportuni-ties to be collaborative and at thesame time remain focused on thetask.”

His goal, he said, was to improvehis management of the classroom,“giving them a space to movethrough a process of learning.”

He was very tired. And he wasgetting pushback, particularlyfrom some of the 11 black malestudents in his class, he said.“That’s natural for this age,” Whitesaid. “They’re testing their bound-aries.” Some also may be express-ing resentment for absent fathers,he said, although he believes thatblack males are stigmatized un-fairly with that perception.

“But there is a degree of traumathere, and I will sometimes experi-ence that head-on,” White said. “It

depends on the student I’m get-ting.”

By the time he distributedreport cards in October, the classwas entering the room and work-ing with remarkable calm andquiet. One day the students wroteabout what’s most important inbeing a good friend. Later, theywrote about what it means to bestrong.

To deal with one particularlyrambunctious student, Whitemoved the boy’s desk right upagainst his own, calling it his “Ibelieve in you” desk. White alsoattended the boy’s Saturday foot-ball game.

“I feel like students, especiallyblack and brown students, need toknow you’re all-in for them,”White said, “’cause they can smellthe B.S. A lot of them have beenmishandled by adults for a longtime, and they’ve developed a verycynical perspective on authorityand life in general.”

His “induction coach,” whichUniversity of Chicago provides itsurban teaching graduates for threeyears after they complete theprogram, visited and told him heneeded to step up his pace andfigure out ways to close outlessons.

She also said White “was doingreally well”; that he had clearstructure for students and wasbuilding healthy relationshipswith them, that his intuition forteaching was more like that of aveteran than a rookie.

“I call him a warm demander,”coach Margret Pilat-Chiyeni saidlater. She told him he was “de-manding, but you’re not mean.You’re not disrespectful. You’renot trying to destroy students’self-esteem. ‘It’s not going to be afree-for-all, but, hey, I still like you.I still love you. I see you. I respectyou. We’re in it together.’ ”

The class was reading “JoeyPigza Swallowed the Key,” by JackGantos, a novel about one boy’sstruggle to deal with hyperactivity,to understand figurative language.The students were writing aboutwhat they thought was the mostimportant part of the story.

Now weeks into the new schoolyear, White’s voice had deepened,grown hoarse. He was supposed toattend a meeting to design aneducation plan for a student, buthis substitute didn’t show up andhe missed the meeting.

He made his class wait to bereleased for being unruly a dayearlier. “You took time from meyesterday,” he told them. “Today,I’m taking time from you.”

After they left, White calledover the last remaining student, aboy who’d received a detentionfrom White for disrupting class.

“You’re going to be 13 years old,”he told the student. “You can’t actthis way anymore. I’m not going tolet you act like this anymore.”

The boy protested mildly. Whitewas firm.

“Whoever’s the loudest personin the room, that’s who I’m goingto target,” White said. “That’s howit works.”

He waited a moment.“You good?” White asked. “You

need another minute?”“I’m good,” the boy said.White held the boy’s gaze.“Trust me,” he said. “You’ll be

successful. You may go.”In November, White received

his formal evaluation from Assist-ant Principal Barbara Abdullah-Smith, who gave him “proficient”and “distinguished” grades — es-sentially B’s and A’s — in allcategories.

On his birthday that month,Chalkbeat, the nonprofit newsoutlet that covers schools, re-ported that the number of blackteachers in Chicago PublicSchools declined to 21 percent,while the number of students ofcolor grew to 84 percent, includ-ing 37 percent African-Americanand 47 percent Hispanic.

Statewide, the proportion ofstudents of color is now at 52percent, up from 46 in 2008,according to the report.

Another intriguing nugget: Thenumber of African-Americansstatewide graduating with degreesin education was 1,724 in 2009. In2016, that number was 802.

About the same time, Papa-george, the Johns Hopkins re-searcher, and co-author Seth Ger-shenson, of American University,reported in the National Bureau ofEconomic Research Working Pa-per that black students who hadjust one black teacher by thirdgrade were 13 percent more likelyto enroll in college and those whohad two were 32 percent morelikely.

Grueling parent-teacher night

In mid-November, White man-aged parent-teacher conferencesfor his students and those ofanother sixth-grade teacher who’dtaken an early maternity leave.

It was rigorous. He met with theparents of nearly 50 students in alittle more than five hours.

He dealt with one who spoke ofhis breakup with his child’smother; another who said a boy isdistraught over the death of hisgrandfather. A dad wanted tomake sure his daughter was beingchallenged and is participating. Amom asked White how he liked

her son’s essay on slime.He apologized to one boy’s

parents for calling him a skinnytoothpick. “I’m just saying I’mhuman and I’m tired,” White said.“You’re going to get on my nervessometimes, but we adults canmodel what it’s like to take owner-ship of our mistakes.”

Parents were pleased.“I think he’s a pretty good

teacher,” said Marie Smith, whosedaughter Jah’Elle is in White’shomeroom.

Talia Clay, mother of Juliana,said she appreciated White’s or-ganizational skills and the two-page introduction he distributedto parents in September.

Theresa McBeth, mother ofstudent Malik Newsom, said theyear was going well. “I was gettingcalls all the time last year,” she said.Now, “I’m not getting calls like Idid.” She said White and Malikchallenge each other and thatWhite’s “personality and ap-proach” have yielded respect fromher son. “I think him being a maleteacher makes all the difference,”McBeth said. “Malik can talk withMr. White and does talk with Mr.White.”

Sharing his humanityWhite had spoken before of

grieving the loss of his father.When Thanksgiving drew close,he walked through the room andasked the students what they werelooking forward to.

“I’m not really looking forwardto Thanksgiving,” he told them,“because it’s going to be really hardwithout my father.”

The kids responded. One talkedabout mourning his grandfather;another about losing a favoriteuncle.

“It was a good week to share,”White said later.

At his own family’s Thanksgiv-ing dinners, the tradition was forhis father to lead a discussion ofwhat everyone had accomplishedand what they were thankful for.

This year, White stepped into amodified version of that role.

“I didn’t say that much,” Whiterecalled. “I just said the last timewe were gathered together, it wasmy folks’ party and I just felt likethis was a great opportunity toreflect on where we were.”

“Lots of tears” were shed andanger was expressed by the 15 orso relatives, White recalled.

“We’re all still grieving,” headded. “We’re all at differentplaces in that grieving process.”

‘Teaching was thatthing’

Four days before winter break,students Malik and Juliana saidthey still thought White was strict.And, they said he sometimesdoesn’t acknowledge when theyraise their hands.

They also said White is fun.Malik has taken to Social Fri-

days, when students can watch amovie or play cards or chess at theend of the day.

Juliana likes to hear White’spersonal stories from his child-hood. Two of her favorites in-volved him accidentally swallow-ing a ball bearing while tossing it inthe air, and flipping his bicycleduring an unfortunate launchfrom a makeshift ramp.

Jah’Elle called White “a goodteacher because he’s supportive.”Malik said he thinks that Whitewants his students to do their bestand that “he always helps us.”Juliana said, “Overall, I think he’s apretty cool teacher.”

When White reflected on thefirst 16 weeks of his new career, hesaid he was mentally exhaustedbut that he discovered he couldhandle the unpredictability of thejob better than he had expected.Teaching has to be “one of themost interrupted professions onthe planet,” which he said prob-ably was the most difficult elementof the new job.

He learned that he is impatientwith students but that they arevery thoughtful and insightful. Hesaid it was too early to say exactlyhow his presence would influencethe male black students in hisclass; that the important objectiveis to be consistent and build strongrelationships with all students.

He said the work “requires all ofyou,” will break your heart andmake you feel like you’re notachieving what you set out to do.He said prospective teachers of allraces need to understand thosepitfalls and remind themselves,perhaps every day, why they arehere, that it’s a noble profession, acalling, a mission.

He also said he’s found hislifetime career, finally. He mayleave the classroom and move intoadministration, he said, but wantsto stay in education.

“Even though I switched ca-reers, I knew that I was in thewrong profession,” he said. “Iknew that I was supposed to bedoing something more meaning-ful, and teaching was that thing.And so I answered the call.”

Which might be what his fatherwas trying to tell him all along.

Chicago Tribune’s Jennifer SmithRichards contributed.

[email protected] @TCGregory

Sixth-grade teacher Jonathan White talks with students Lauren Vasquez, from left, Krystiana Goossens and

Surah Bordens after class Sept. 11 at A.N. Pritzker School in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood.


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“Hamilton” has caused astir wherever it has landed,but the scene outside theCentro de Bellas Artes LuisA. Ferré in San Juan stillwas extraordinary.

In one corner of theplaza, high school studentGustavo Rosa was surprisedby his drama teacherMiguel Rosa (no relation)with a ticket to the sold-outshow, even through theyoung man had thought hewas just getting to watch afew celebrity arrivals of thelikes of Shonda Rhimes,Leslie Odom Jr. and JimmyFallon, who had brought his“Tonight Show” to the is-land in honor of “Hamil-ton.” Such was the pro-longed scream and dance ofjoy from the younger Rosathat many of the scores ofsecurity officers watchingthe plaza turned theirheads. “I have been a musi-cal theater student for sevenyears,” Rosa said, jumpingaround. “I have been dyingto see this show.”

At the front of the crowdbarrier was 13-year-old Pa-tricia Schaffer from SanJuan. “I have been obsessedwith ‘Hamilton’ since I wasin sixth grade,” she said,seeming almost too excitedto speak. “This is the high-light of my year.”

Indeed the opening,which commanded a hugeexterior footprint filledwith sponsors, theatergo-ers, gawkers and police offi-cers, seemed like the high-light of everyone’s toughyear here. Even the pro-testers on the plaza arguingfor statehood for the U.S.territory said they were gladMiranda and “Hamilton”were on the island.

“We welcome the musi-cal here because it gives us achance to air our issuesbefore every leading news-paper in America,” said JoseOlmos, who said he was aveteran of the U.S. armedforces and a statehood ac-tivist looking forward toprotesting in front of thedelegation of members ofU.S. Congress expected tosee “Hamilton” in PuertoRico on Sunday night.

“I want to ask them, arethey really living up to thestandards of AlexanderHamilton, a disenfran-chised immigrant, a poorman from the Caribbean?”

Standing next to Olmoswas Dan Santiago, clad in“Hamilton”-like attire.“Puerto Rico should be the51st state,” he said, grinningat the cameras and report-ers looking his way.

Across the plaza was aChicagoan named CarolynKaiser, who had bought aT-shirt for her niece, Zoe,only to find herself thewinner of a raffle in aid ofthe Flamboyan Arts Fund, aphilanthropy dedicated tothe arts in Puerto Rico and amain beneficiary of the de-cision by “Hamilton” pro-ducer Jeffrey Seller to pricesome tickets affordably solocal residents could attend

while dedicating most ofthe best seats as costlyfundraisers.

On Saturday morning,the Flamboyan Arts Fundhad no more tickets avail-able.

“We want to use ourpresence here to restart thearts in Puerto Rico,” Sellersaid in an interview beforethe show. “This night re-minds me of the power oftheater to buoy spirits,change lives and do good.”

The show sold out im-mediately, and many ofthose who traveled from themainland said they spenthundreds of dollars on theirtickets, although some saidthey were glad to be helpingthe recovery after 2017’sHurricane Maria.

Kaiser, though, had spentonly $75 on the T-shirt andhad been flown to the show.“This is, like, the craziestthing that ever happened tome,” she said.

The Puerto Rican “Ham-ilton” is not a dedicatedcompany but the launch ofanother North Americantouring troupe, one headedto San Francisco after threeweeks in the Caribbean.Miranda will not be going

with it — actor JuliusThomas III will step intothe role as the new “Hamil-ton” company will increasethe size of the ticket inven-tory of a stunningly prof-itable theatrical brand, withsit-down productions inNew York, Chicago andLondon. But Miranda,Seller said, intends to per-form every show in SanJuan.

For those who had seenMiranda perform the showon Broadway, the improve-ment in his singing anddancing was notable, a con-sequence, most likely, of hiswork on the movie “MaryPoppins Returns.” And al-though very much the sameshow, of course, the newcompany featured an ex-ceptional performancefrom Donald Webber Jr. inthe role of Aaron Burr.Webber’s cool, laconic ener-gy was a fine foil for Miran-da’s signature warmth.

Still, the story of the nightwas the two-way flow ofemotion from Miranda’s ap-pearance on an islandwhose people have been atthe core of so much of hiswork and now clearly ex-pect Miranda to look after

their interests.On Friday, Miranda’s first

entrance as Hamilton wasgreeted by a prolonged

standing ovation that at firstseemed to threaten the abil-ity of the show to proceed.Even by “Hamilton” stand-ards, it was an extraordi-nary burst of affection for afavorite son, returning atthe peak of his influence.Onlookers wondered if hefelt the obligation that

comes with such adoration.“I couldn’t see anybody,”

Miranda said of the mo-ment, after the show, “but Ifelt my hair move.”

Chris Jones is a Tribunecritic.

[email protected]

‘Hamilton’ star: ‘I just love this island so much’Puerto Rico, from Page 1

Lin-Manuel Miranda waves the flag of Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, after Friday’s performance of his award-winning musical “Hamilton” in San Juan.

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Chicago sisters Jessica Steans-Gail, left, and Sydney Steans-Gail take a photo outside the

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Paul McQue, of Scotland, arrives for opening night in San

Juan wearing novelty socks in tribute to the title character.

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Schmitz describedLambert, 34, as making a“typical trooper move”when he stopped on the leftshoulder to investigate thecrash. “He sees a three-vehicle crash, he positionshis vehicle in the left-handlanes so to save the lives ofthose people in the crash,”Schmitz said. “He wasstruck and lost his life while

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north hit Lambert while hewas outside his police car,Schmitz said. Lambert wasstanding alongside the orig-inal crash when he wasstruck, said Sgt. JacquelineCepeda, a spokeswoman forstate police. “He died pre-venting others from injury,”Cepeda said.

A nurse who was on thescene performed CPR onLambert until paramedicstransported him to Glen-brook Hospital in Glenview.He was pronounced dead at7:24 p.m. Saturday, Schmitzsaid.

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The traffic crash remainsunder investigation, thoughSchmitz said Saturday’ssnowfall could have playeda role. “We lost our trooper,we became weaker. We lostone of our own, one of ourbest. Everybody loved him.”

The last Illinois StatePolice trooper killed whileon duty was Ryan Albin,who died in June 2017 aftera downstate highway crashinvolving a tractor-trailernear a construction zone.

On March 28, 2013,Trooper James Sauter, 28, ofVernon Hills, was killedwhile on duty on I-294 nearNorthbrook. His police carhad been parked on theshoulder of the southboundlanes when the driver of asemitractor-trailerslammed into it, authoritiespreviously said.

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gested Democrats would beunified on big issues hecampaigned on and that hewould make an effort towork with the GOP.

“We won in a big way, notjust in my race, but acrossthe state, on those veryissues,” he said. “So I believethe Democrats stand to-gether on most of thoseissues.”

But Pritzker also faces bigchallenges. Illinois has a $7.4billion pile of unpaid bills.Rebuilding roads andbridges will cost money.Payments for state workerand teacher retirementskeep going up. He’ll have tonegotiate a new contractwith the state’s largest em-ployee union, which en-dorsed him, after it re-mained at an impasse withRauner for years.

And that’s not to mentionunexpected challenges anygovernor faces, such as na-tural disasters and changingpolitical winds.

Addressing some of thoseissues could mean someunpopular decisions, andkeeping Democrats at theCapitol united and voting inthe same direction mightnot always be easy.

Some of Pritzker’s bigplans are sure to invite atleast some controversy.Raising the minimum wagewill upset the business com-munity. Legalizing marijua-na and sports betting willinvite criticism of relying onvice taxes. Fixing roads andbridges could hit people inthe wallet if gas taxes rise topay for it.

And his hope to changethe state’s income tax struc-ture to a federal-style gradu-ated system will invite a warwith Republicans that couldlast until the idea hits theballot no earlier than 2020.

“I want to work withRepublicans to make surethat their voices are heard,”Pritzker said. “Look, are wegoing to disagree on somethings? Of course we are.But I like to say that goodideas can come from any-where.

“The values that we fightfor are really common val-

ues that everybody shares,”he said. “So that’s one of thereasons that, despite the factthat we have supermajori-ties in the House and Senate,we have to have Republicanvoices at the table.”

Pritzker doesn’t havemuch time to settle in. Hisfirst budget proposal is duenext month.

“Here’s the good news forJ.B. Pritzker: After a 22-month campaign, he waselected governor of Illinoisin November,” Democraticpolitical consultant DavidAxelrod said when intro-ducing Pritzker on his pod-cast last week. “And here’sthe bad news: He waselected governor of Illinoisin November, and there area boatload of problems he’sgonna face.”

Quick startPritzker’s inauguration

festivities start with serviceprojects Sunday and a meet-and-greet at Springfield’sOld State Capitol. His Mon-day swearing-in will be apomp-filled event whereother statewide officers willtake the oath, too, includingLt. Gov. Julianna Strattonand Chicago mayoral candi-date and Illinois Comptrol-ler Susana Mendoza.

A fancy party will followthat night. Democrats in theIllinois General Assembly,though, already have beentrying to give Pritzker ahead start.

For starters, Senate Presi-dent John Cullerton heldonto gun control legislationlawmakers approvedmonths ago, keeping thepaperwork off Rauner’sdesk because he had threat-ened a veto. Instead, that billto give the state more over-sight of gun dealers could beamong the first bills thatPritzker gets to sign, lettingthe governor take an earlyvictory lap.

It’s a similar story forlegislation that allows Illi-nois to sell the ThompsonCenter, the state’s head-quarters in the Loop.Rauner craved the opportu-nity to sell the building andeven built the sale price intobudget proposals. Lawmak-

ers approved the bill in May,but Cullerton never sent itto Rauner.

Now, it, too, could end upon Pritzker’s desk. The gov-ernor-elect didn’t saywhether he’d sign that bill,but he did indicate hissupport for selling the build-ing.

“I think that the Thomp-son Center is somethingthat we should be selling,but not just in theory,” hesaid.

He said Rauner didn’twork with Mayor RahmEmanuel to cut a deal.

“There are things youhave to work out with thecity of Chicago,” Pritzkersaid. “The current governor,unwilling to work with themayor of the city of Chicagoto try and work those thingsout. I’m not unwilling, and Ithink we need to look hardat making sure that if we doit that we get the right termsso that we can go out … tothe market and sell.”

Last week, the House andSenate voted to allowPritzker to pay his agencyheads 15 percent more thanRauner was allowed to, arequest by the Democrat inhopes of attracting people tothe jobs. Days later, thegovernor-elect announcedhe will use his own moneyto bolster his top govern-ment aides’ salaries.

Lawmakers also ap-proved a bill allowingPritzker to oust members ofthe Illinois Tollway board.

House Republican leaderJim Durkin got on board as ashow of “good faith.”

It might be in Republi-cans’ best interest to playball with Pritzker on someissues in order to haveinfluence on the outcomesof other big matters. If theydon’t, they might miss out.Democrats’ big majorities inthe House and Senate meanthey can do almost anythingthey want without Republi-can votes.

“I’m going to give thisadministration the benefitof the doubt until I’m prov-en otherwise,” Durkin saidin an interview from hisCapitol office. “But as ofright now, the communica-tions and meetings that I’vehad with this administrationhave been positive. I can saythat there are issues thatwe’ll probably never sup-port, and they know that aswell.”

Pritzker has been an-nouncing the top membersof his administration inbatches since November.His chief of staff will be hiscampaign manager, AnneCaprara. Former stateComptroller Dan Hynes,former state Rep. ChristianMitchell and Chicago ParkDistrict Board ChairmanJesse Ruiz will be deputygovernors. Pritzker’s agencyheads include former Re-publican state Rep. DavidHarris at the Department ofRevenue.

And on Thursday, hepromised to shift some ofhis immense wealth into ablind trust to avoid conflictsof interest, but it’s unclearwhether he will be able tofully wall off his fortunefrom his official duties asIllinois governor.

Democraticfactions

Democrats have 74 law-makers in the Illinois Houseto Republicans’ 44. In theSenate, Democrats have a40-19 advantage.

But not all Democrats arethe same. November’s bluewave midterm electionswept Democrats to victoryin suburban Chicago dis-tricts long held by Republi-cans — places where GOPlosses would have been un-thinkable in previous years.

Those Democrats frommore conservative districtsmight be a little more skit-tish about racking up voting

records supporting a litanyof progressive issues or a taxhike or two that mightthreaten to hit their constit-uents hard. Pritzker mighthave to work harder to wintheir votes, and the millionsof dollars he spent helpingDemocrats in Novembermight help convince themhe’ll be in their corner ifthey go along.

It might not matter in theend if they don’t. Democratshave so many votes inSpringfield now that theycan afford to shed some andstill pass bills to Pritzker.Still, having more lawmak-ers means party leaders likePritzker and House SpeakerMichael Madigan also havemore people to keep trackof, and those lawmakerscould form powerful fac-tions inside the party.

“Factional politics aremuch harder to understand,even if you’re in the middleof it. Who’s on what side?”Mooney said. “Think aboutthe voters. It’s tough for thevoters. They don’t know:What kind of Democrat areyou? A Madigan Democrat?Are you a radical Democrat?Are you a conservativeDemocrat?”

Some small cracks al-ready are showing. StateRep. Marty Moylan, a DesPlaines Democrat, says hewon’t vote to legalize mari-juana. And Democratic stateRep. Anne Stava-Murray ofNaperville didn’t vote forMadigan for speaker.

Still, Madigan has shownan ability to control legisla-tion in Springfield duringhis national record tenure asHouse speaker. On the lastday of the 100th IllinoisHouse, Madigan adjournedby saying lawmakers of bothparties deserved credit forstanding up to Rauner toend the budget impasse.

“We all know that overthe last four years, why, all ofus as members of the legisla-ture have been involved inan epic struggle with theexecutive department,”Madigan said. “What hap-pened, happened.”

Tough choicesThe story of state govern-

ment for years has been itstroubled finances, andPritzker’s proposed solu-tions so far have been shorton specifics.

He wants to move thestate to a graduated incometax, a system that taxespeople at higher rates themore money they make. Buthe’s steadfastly declined tosay what those income taxrates should be, saying theyneed to be negotiated withthe legislature.

Legal marijuana andsports betting could bring insome more money, but bothissues are complicated witha lot of details to sort out.Asked when Illinoisans willbe able to buy legal weed orbet on Chicago Bears games,he pointed to lawmakers’predictions that marijuanacould be available by 2020,but he gave no such predic-tion about gambling expan-sion.

Pritzker is scheduled todeliver a budget to lawmak-ers Feb. 20, six days beforethe Chicago municipal elec-tion that’s likely to stealsome of the political atten-tion away from the newgovernor’s opening monthsin office. Asked if he plans todeliver big proposals in hisfirst budget or instead makemodest changes in his firstyear, Pritzker said he’s “notgoing small.”

He said his administra-tion will have to balanceshort-, medium- and long-term goals.

“But you do all thosethings at once,” he said. “Youbegin those things at thesame time.”

Mooney says that nowthat he’s in office, Pritzkermight have to learn to tellsome people “no” if hewants to dig Illinois out of afinancial hole. Transitioningfrom campaign speeches topolicy particulars is achange all new governorshave to make, he said.

“Up to that point, allthey’d have to say is pleasantthings. Warm, fuzzy things,”Mooney said. “And then,when in office, you have tomake choices.”

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In his office’s most recentquarterly report, CookCounty Inspector GeneralPatrick Blanchard wrotethat the county should belogging when governmentvehicles are used to trans-port Preckwinkle to politi-cal events and she shouldreimburse the county forrelated expenses. ButPreckwinkle, who is run-ning for Chicago mayor,argues that her office enti-tles her to taxpayer-fundedsecurity.

Cook County’s vehiclepolicy prohibits the use ofvehicles for any non-officialcounty business, and theethics code prohibitscounty property or re-sources to be used for politi-cal activity, Blanchard said.

“All government fundsshould be used only forofficial government pur-poses,” Blanchard said in aninterview last week. He alsosaid there needs to be a“better effort to create aprocess to delineate officialbusiness from non-countybusiness, political or other-wise.” Blanchard said thecounty should be reim-bursed for miles and em-ployees’ time on the clockrelated to political activities.

Preckwinkle’s office saysthe vehicle and securitydetail are used “solely forprotection purposes andnot political purposes.”

Preckwinkle spokes-woman Becky Schlikermansaid in a statement thatPreckwinkle is president ofthe county board “24 hoursa day, seven days a week and365 days a year.” She alsosaid that previous boardpresidents have been givenfull use of security detail.

“As part of this office, sheis entitled to protectiveservices. It’s insulting for

anyone to suggest that Pres-ident Preckwinkle, the firstAfrican-American womanelected to this office, wouldbe entitled to less protectionthan the men across the halland the men who havepreviously held this office,”Schlikerman said.

Schlikerman added thatthe president’s office is “incompliance with all policiesrelated to travel and anysuggestion otherwise is in-accurate.”

Elected officials havebeen known to disagreewith the inspector general’sfindings, recommendationsand even the scope of hispower.

Blanchard and then-Re-corder of Deeds KarenYarbrough clashed in April2017 after he found that shehired U.S. Rep. Danny Davis’nephew in violation of a banon political hiring. Shecountered that Blanchard’sreport was “much adoabout nothing.”

When Blanchard investi-gated allegations that anemployee of then-CookCounty Assessor JosephBerrios took property taxexemptions he was ineligi-ble to receive, Berriosbalked, and a legal fightensued over whether theinspector general had theauthority to investigate theassessor’s office. The Illi-nois Supreme Court ulti-mately sided with Blan-chard in December 2016.

The dispute comes asPreckwinkle campaigns tosucceed Rahm Emanuel asChicago’s mayor.

Emanuel does not reim-burse City Hall for anytravel to campaign-relatedevents in Chicago, his ad-ministration confirmed, be-cause “the mayor is themayor wherever he goes inthe city” and requires pro-tection from Chicago policeofficers. Emanuel does,however, have a policy forreimbursing the city forexpenses related to any po-litical trips out of town.

That policy was estab-lished after a 2014 ChicagoTribune report foundEmanuel had used city

funds to pay for trips duringwhich he solicited cam-paign contributions and at-tended political events thatincluded little or no officialcity business. The Tribunedetailed at least 15 suchtaxpayer-funded trips, andEmanuel personally repaidthe city nearly $22,000 inresponse and directed hisstaff to draft travel rules toensure no taxpayer moneywas spent on any “cam-paign-related business.”

In cases where Emanuelmixed government andcampaign business on a trip,the policy calls for the cityto be reimbursed for thepercentage of time on thetrip that was related topolitics. His travel guide-lines, though, did not spellout what the mayor consid-ered campaign business,leaving him wide discretionto deem which travel costshe would cover and whichtaxpayers would pick up,without having to disclosewhat he did on the trips.

Records released by thecounty in response to aTribune request showPreckwinkle has reim-bursed the county just onceas county board president.In that instance, the statepreviously paid her formileage after she attended aDecember 2016 meeting ofpresidential electors inSpringfield, records show.Preckwinkle cut the countya check for $231.92, recordsshow.

Schlikerman said in astatement that Preckwinkle“covers costs when the trav-el is for non-county busi-ness.”

Former federal prose-cutor Lori Lightfoot, who isalso running for mayor, saidPreckwinkle should reim-burse the county for herpolitical expenses.

Mayoral candidate Ama-ra Enyia, a public policyconsultant, echoed Light-foot.

Chicago Tribune’s Bill Ruth-hart contributed.

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In response to criticism ofCook County Board Presi-dent Toni Preckwinkle’smayoral campaign over anad focused on the LaquanMcDonald shooting,McDonald’s great-uncle saidFriday that the family of theslain teenager was not of-fended by the commercial.

During a news conferenceat Grace Memorial BaptistChurch on the West Side, theRev. Marvin Hunter said hedid not know Preckwinklehad taken action to release tothe media the autopsy re-sults on McDonald, who wasshot 16 times by a policeofficer in 2014. But Huntersaid it was “good to learn”there were local officialsconcerned about the family.

“When I saw this par-ticular commercial, I saw itas Toni telling her story(and) she certainly has aright to tell what role sheplayed,” said Hunter, whomPreckwinkle’s campaignquoted praising the candi-date in a news release an-nouncing the new ad.

Hunter said he has al-ways tried not to reduce hisnephew’s death to someoneelse getting a job or winningelected office. But he said hethanks everyone whoworked diligently to pres-

sure local government overthe 2014 shooting.

Many others have taken“ownership” of their role inrevealing the facts behindMcDonald’s case, Hunternoted.

The family did not knowPreckwinkle’s campaign wasmaking the commercial, hesaid, until staff reached outbefore it aired to show himthe video. Hunter said hewas not asked explicitlywhether he was OK with itbut got the sense that Preck-winkle would not have runthe ad without his consent,which he gave. Hunter alsohe said he would vote forPreckwinkle.

Eager to change the sub-ject in the mayoral race afterspending a week talkingabout her relationship withembattled Southwest SideAld. Edward Burke, Preck-winkle released the adWednesday. On Thursdayshe called a news conferenceto address fellow candidateGarry McCarthy, who waspolice superintendent at thetime of the shooting, after hecriticized the ad.

By then, Preckwinklewas facing criticism fromyoung activists and otherswho said she was trying totake too much credit forbringing the allegedMcDonald cover-up tolight. The Rev. Michael

Pfleger, pastor at St. SabinaChurch, criticized Preck-winkle’s ad, saying it disre-spects the contributions ofyoung activists who took tothe streets to bring atten-tion to the McDonald case.

Former federal prose-cutor Lori Lightfoot said ina statement that Preckwin-kle’s use of the McDonaldvideo “proves she is notready to lead.” And policyconsultant Amara Enyia re-leased a statement aboutPreckwinkle’s ad saying no-body should take credit for acommunity-led effort.

But on Friday, Huntersaid he did not agree withthe critics and called onactivists who are passionateabout McDonald’s case tobe at the criminal court-house next week.

Jason Van Dyke, the Chi-cago police officer who shotMcDonald, is scheduled forsentencing. A judge’s rulingalso is expected in a con-spiracy trial against threecurrent and former Chicagopolice officers.

“Let’s not expend anytime as to whether or notToni should be mayor orshould not be mayor,” hesaid. “This is not aboutpolitics. This is about justicefor Laquan.”

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Willis noted the nation’sair traffic control system,for example, is alreadyunderstaffed and saidworkers not getting paid iscausing “incredible stress.”He said that other federalworkers who inspect air-lines and maintenance fa-cilities and certify aircraftmanufacturing are fur-loughed.

“Over time, that’s goingto have a detrimental effecton our ability to maintainthe high standards theAmerican people require,”Willis said.

Willis said that the shut-down also is affecting tran-sit and commuter rail, withgrants being suspended totransit agencies. Ninetypercent of the workforce atthe Federal Transit Admin-istration is on furlough.

CTA spokesman BrianSteele said day-to-day oper-ations at the agency are notaffected, but it is not gettingfederal grant funding to payfor ongoing expenses forconstruction projects.

“If we don’t see a resolu-tion shortly, CTA will needto look at how we utilizeour limited resources,”Steele said.

Steele said the delay isnot sustainable, and theagency hopes to see a reso-lution soon.

President DonaldTrump wants $5.7 billion tobuild a wall on the borderwith Mexico, and he hasthreatened to keep the gov-ernment shut down untilhe gets it. Democrats saythat the wall would be apoor use of federal money,and talks to reopen thegovernment this week havefailed.

TSA workers are consid-ered essential federal em-

The continuing govern-ment shutdown, now thelongest in U.S. history, isstarting to affect airportoperations and has cut theflow of federal money totransit agencies, includingthe CTA.

The shutdown affects800,000 federal workers,including TransportationSecurity Administrationagents at the nation’s air-ports and Federal AviationAdministration air trafficcontrollers and inspectors.Some workers are on fur-lough, while others arerequired to work eventhough they had to misstheir first paycheck Friday.

Among the agencies af-fected by the shutdown isthe CTA, which uses fed-eral funding to pay forconstruction projects likestation renovations.

The shutdown is alreadyaffecting some airport op-erations, though no prob-lems have been reportedyet in Chicago. The TSAhas seen an increase inworkers calling in sick, andMiami International Air-port plans to cut off accessto one of its terminals overthe weekend in order tosend TSA workers to busiercheckpoints.

Chicago’s Aviation De-partment is talking with theTSA and is ready withcontingency plans if theyare needed, spokeswomanLauren Huffman said.

Larry Willis, president ofthe Transportation TradesDepartment of the AFL-CIO, which represents 32unions that cover trans-portation workers, said hethinks the nation’s trans-portation system is cur-rently safe and would notrecommend that peopleavoid flying. But he saidsafety is an “ongoing mis-sion,” and every day the

ployees and had to go towork Friday, though theywere not paid. The percent-age of TSA workers whocalled in sick on Thursdaywas 5.1 percent, comparedto a 3.3 percent unsched-uled absence rate on thesame day last year, TSAspokesman Michael Bilellosaid in a Tweet.

Bilello said the TSA isworking with stakeholdersand industry partners tolook at efforts to consoli-date officers and opera-tions. TSA agents are on thelower end of the federal payscale, earning between$36,000 and $43,000 annu-ally.

Lines at the nation’s air-ports have been normal,Bilello said. On Thursday,99.9 percent of passengerswaited less than 30 min-utes, Bilello said. Securitywait times at O’Hare Inter-national and Midway air-ports are at 15 minutes orless, the city’s Aviation De-partment said.

“We are humbled by theacts of kindness and sup-port from industry and thepublic, who clearly recog-nize and admire our offi-cers’ efforts,” Bilellotweeted. “TSA will contin-ue to conduct the criticalwork necessary to securethe nation’s transportationsystems.”

FAA spokesman GregoryMartin assured the trav-eling public that the na-tion’s airspace system issafe, though air traffic con-trollers and technicians areworking without pay.

“We are allocating FAAresources based on riskassessment to meet all safe-ty critical functions,” Mar-tin said.

Earlier this month, theAir Line Pilots AssociationInternational, which repre-sents 61,000 pilots, sent aletter to Trump urging himto end the shutdown andwarning that it is threat-ening the safe operations ofthe airspace system.

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More than 6 million peo-ple have been sick withinfluenza this season, ac-cording to data releasedFriday by the Centers forDisease Control and Pre-vention, but Illinois num-bers show this season, so far,hasn’t been as severe as lastyear’s.

The CDC estimates be-tween 6.2 million and 7.3million people across thecountry have been infectedwith the flu — defined ashaving a high fever, sorethroat and other symptoms.Of those sickened, between2.9 million and 3.5 millionvisited a doctor, and anestimated 69,000 to 83,500were hospitalized, accord-ing to the CDC’s report.Those numbers are basedon data from about 8.5percent of the U.S. popula-tion, or about 27 millionpeople.

This year, the CDC willtrack the flu during the

course of the season, whichbegan in October. Friday’sreport includes illnessescontracted since the start ofthe season through Jan. 5and will be updated eachweek. In previous years, theCDC has issued such data atthe end of the season. How-ever, the report did notprovide data on pediatricdeaths from influenza,which is another markerthat health officials track.

In Illinois, the most re-cent data (which also goesthrough Jan. 5) shows 163people have been hospital-ized for influenza this sea-son, and one child has died,according to the IllinoisDepartment of PublicHealth. Only child deathsare reported.

The state also tracks peo-ple visiting doctor’s officesand clinics at sites through-out the state to record howmany report influenzalikesymptoms. Typically, at anypoint in the year, about 1.8percent of patients will re-port those symptoms, said

IDPH spokeswoman Mela-ney Arnold. Last week thatnumber was 2.93 percent.

In Illinois, reported in-fluenza illnesses for thisyear are trending far belowlast year, when flulike ill-nesses peaked in mid- to lateDecember with more than 6percent of patients visitingphysicians with thosesymptoms, Arnold said.

The CDC estimates about49 million people were sick-ened with flu last season,deemed the deadliest indecades, including 960,000people who were hospital-ized. And nearly 80,000died, including 180 children,according to the CDC.

Because the season canlast into April and even aslate as May, Arnold and theCDC’s recent report urgepeople to get immunized ifthey haven’t already done so.

The Washington Post con-tributed.

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CDC: Millions sickened with flu this seasonBy Kate ThayerChicago Tribune


PERSPECTIVE

OP-ART JOE FOURNIER

If you can’t stop someone fromdoing something you dislike, you canalways hope he or she will eventuallyoverdo it. Icarus fell out of the sky notbecause he flew but because he disre-garded a warning not to get too closeto the sun.

Donald Trump may not be familiarwith the lesson of that story. He hasraised the real possibility that, deniedfunds by Congress to build his borderwall, he will declare a national emer-gency to do it anyway. On Thursday,he said, “If this doesn’t work out, prob-ably I will do it. I would almost saydefinitely.” On Friday, he backed off,saying he wouldn’t act “right now.”

It would represent new heights ofchutzpah, even for the modern presi-dency and even for Trump. And itmight be enough to cause some Re-publicans on Capitol Hill to rise up inrebellion — lest this tactic become aweapon for a Democratic presidentpursuing liberal ends without theconsent of Congress.

It would probably not be illegal,though, thanks to a 1976 statute calledthe National Emergencies Act. “IfPresident Trump wishes to state thatthe border is in a state of disarray or

exposure such that it constitutes anational emergency under the NEA,he is pretty much free to do so,” writesUniversity of Texas law professorRobert Chesney on the website Law-fare.

The “national emergency” optionsounds like something to be deployedonly rarely and in exceptionally direcircumstances — such as 9/11 or ahuge natural disaster.

In the NEA, Congress gave thepresident considerable authority butplaced firm restrictions on it, with theintention of keeping its use to a min-imum. Things didn’t work out asplanned. The Brennan Center forJustice reports that 58 separate emer-gencies have been declared, and 30remain in effect — several of whichdate to the 20th century. Congress issupposed to regularly review each useof the law, but it never has.

That’s not all. There are 123 lawsgranting the president emergencypowers. What was supposed to be alast resort in urgent crises is nowrolled out whenever it suits the con-venience of the White House, andwhat was supposed to be temporary isoften permanent.

The danger to Trump is not somuch that he would be blocked by thecourts on the ground that using thispower to build a wall would be ex-ceeding his legal authority. It’s that hisdeclaration might finally induce Con-gress to break its habit of tamely sub-mitting to the whims of whoeveroccupies the Oval Office.

Congress was not meant to be ajunior partner in governing. JamesMadison, the chief architect of theConstitution, wrote, “In republicangovernment, the legislative authoritynecessarily predominates.” Under oursystem, “the executive magistracy iscarefully limited, both in the extentand the duration of its power.”

That’s why the power of the pursewas placed with Congress. Presidentsare not supposed to be able to spend anickel without legislative action. Mad-ison feared that if anything, Congresswould grow too powerful. Heshouldn’t have worried. Lawmakershave found that with power comesresponsibility, so they’ve chosen, re-peatedly, to surrender both to theexecutive branch.

Partisan solidarity is one big reason.The framers expected each branch tojealously guard its prerogatives andrepel any encroachment by the others.In our time, though, members of Con-gress are usually more devoted toadvancing the interests of their parties

than of their institution.Only when the opposition party

controls one or both houses can thepresident expect to be rebuffed onimportant issues — as in the case ofTrump’s wall, which the DemocraticHouse refuses to approve. Even Re-publicans who sometimes deplore hismethods and disagree with his policiesseldom vote against him.

But if Trump undertakes to spend$5.7 billion that lawmakers have de-nied him, some GOP members couldrebel. If a Republican president canuse this trick to build a border wall, aDemocratic successor might use it forsome nefarious left-wing purposes.Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., said, “I don’twant the next national emergency tobe that some Democrat president sayswe have to build transgender bath-rooms in every elementary school inAmerica.” And if Trump were to use itfor this project, he would soon think ofothers.

Congress has frequently abdicatedauthority to presidents on the hopethat it would be handled wisely.Thanks to Trump, members mayfinally realize that the only suremethod to prevent emergency powersfrom being abused is to take themaway.

Steve Chapman, a member of the Tribune Editorial Board, blogs atwww.chicagotribune.com/chapman.

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If a Republican presi-dent can use this trickto build a wall, a Dem-ocratic successor mightuse it for some nefari-ous left-wing purposes.

CHANGE OF SUBJECTBy Eric Zorn


Here y’go, Democrats!Illinois and its staggering array

of problems are all yours startingMonday.

In November, you asked votersfor their support, their endorse-ment of your general philosophyof governance, and they gave it toyou, good and hard.

They gave you back the gover-norship, returned Democrats toevery other statewide constitu-tional office and increased Demo-cratic majorities in both cham-bers of the General Assembly tonear-record, ultra-supermajoritylevels. But in the process theytook away something of consider-able political value: an excuse forfailure.

Why are we more than $7billion behind in paying our bills?Why is the state budget always inthe red? Why do we have theworst credit rating and the high-est pension debt in the nation?Why are our unemployment rateand property tax bills consistentlyhigher than the national average?

Why are we one of the fewstates with a regressive flat in-come tax? Why is our publicschool funding formula so out ofwhack, and why is our infrastruc-ture crumbling? Why do over-whelmingly popular proposals toincrease the minimum wage andchange the way political maps aredrawn languish in Springfield?Why are we suffering a steadypopulation drain?

In the past, the party haspointed the finger of sharedblame for inaction at Republicangovernors, Downstate conserva-tives, fragile coalitions requiringbipartisanship and at grandstand-ing “outsider” Democratic gover-nors such as Rod Blagojevich andPat Quinn. That accusation oftenhad some merit. And votersseemed to buy it, seeing that 58.8percent of them cast votes forDemocratic state House candi-dates in November and 54.5 per-cent for Democratic gubernatori-al candidate J.B. Pritzker, whowill be sworn into office Monday.

Now that Democrats have themost comprehensive grip onpower in modern memory — witha 4-3 majority on the Illinois

from moving to opportunity?What moral theory justifies usingtools of exclusion to preventpeople from exercising their rightto vote with their feet?”

He wrote, “No standard moralframework … regards people fromforeign lands as less entitled toexercise their rights — or as in-herently possessing less moralworth — than people lucky tohave been born in the right placeat the right time.”

Trump and many of his allieshave thrown Pelosi’s provocativedeclaration back in Democrats’faces — “The only thing that isimmoral is the politicians to donothing and continue to allowmore innocent people to be sohorribly victimized,’’ Trump saidduring his prime-time speech tothe nation Tuesday — and thus it’sonly served to confuse the highlysymbolic, dismayingly disruptivefight over Trump’s extortionatedemand.

Better now to focus on theimmorality of Trump puttinghundreds of thousands of federalemployees and their familiesthrough the pain and uncertaintyof a partial shutdown in an at-tempt to pay for a dubious solu-tion to a shrinking problem.

Better to talk about the immor-ality of deriding as criminals andthieves desperate families seekingsafety.

Re: TweetsThe winner of this week’s

online reader poll for funniesttweet is “I’m amazed by peoplewho lose weight (with) exercise.When I exercise, nothing hap-pens (because) my DNA stillthinks I’m a European peasant. Soit’s like ‘Oh! Are we running fromthe English again, lass? Dinnae yeworry: we’ll keep ye plump as apartridge to outlast the murder-ous bastards!’” from @La-ComtesseJamie. To receive anemail alert after each new poll isposted, go to chicagotribune.com/newsletters and sign up underChange of Subject.

[email protected] @EricZorn

Speaker Nancy Pelosi to task forconfusing a fraught political issueby referring to a wall on our Mex-ican border as immoral.

On Dec. 6, she said that addi-tional barrier construction asdemanded by President DonaldTrump would be “immoral still,”even if the Mexican governmentpaid for it. On Jan. 3, then, re-sponding to reporters’ questionsabout the partisan standoff overwall funding that has resulted in ashutdown of roughly 25 percentof the federal government, Pelosisaid, “A wall is an immorality. It’snot who we are as a nation.”

She hasn’t elaborated, but it’san interesting philosophical as-sertion. Now, though, it’s one bestsuited for late nights in the dormroom rather than the halls ofCongress.

“Freedom of movement is abasic human right,” arguedGeorge Mason University econo-mist Alex Tabarrock in an At-lantic essay in 2015. “What moraltheory justifies using wire, wall,and weapon to prevent people

based on a set of key metrics: Thepension debt, the state’s creditratings, job and wage growthcompared with similar states,population growth comparedwith similar states, the budgetbottom line, and poverty andcrime rates all come to mind.

Many of these variables aredependent on one another, ofcourse — sound budgeting leadsto better credit ratings leads tomore jobs and higher wages,which leads to a smaller popula-tion exodus, just for instance —and tweaking them upward isbound to cause at least temporarypain in some quarters.

But as of Monday, Democrats,you own the variables as well asthe pain. You alone didn’t breakthe state, but you own it now.

You told us you had the an-swers. Let’s hope you do.

Walls, borders andmorality

Better late than never, I amtaking Democratic U.S. House

Supreme Court as a backstop —the finger of blame (or credit) forthe state of the state will pointsquarely and exclusively at them.

Yes, wrangling majority cau-cuses from diverse parts of thestate can be a problem, but with74 seats in the House (14 morethan is needed to pass a routinebill) and 40 in the Senate (10more), along with a governor whohas signaled a desire to cooperatewith leadership, the Democratshave plenty of room to maneuverlegislatively.

And a national economic reces-sion could thwart even the best-laid plans to pull Illinois out of itsdownward glide.

Republicans will disagree oftenwith the paths Pritzker, HouseSpeaker Michael Madigan andSenate President John Cullertondecide to follow, with the initia-tives they take up and the onesthey table. It’s no secret that Ilean left, and I’ll certainly dis-agree at times myself.

But we should all agree thatDemocrats will succeed or fail

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WHO HAS MORE COMPASSION,DEMOCRATS OR REPUBLICANS?

It’s a common refrain ofAmerican voters: How can yourparty be so heartless?

Democrats want to know howRepublicans can support Presi-dent Donald Trump’s policy ofseparating babies from refugeefamilies. Republicans want toknow how Democrats can sanc-tion abortion. But does eitherparty really care more aboutcompassion?

In my research into the public’ssupport for a variety of govern-ment policies, I ask questionsabout how compassionate some-one is, such as how concerned heor she is about others in need.

These questions are integral tounderstanding how people feelabout who in America deservesgovernment support.

Some people are more compas-sionate than others. But thatdoesn’t break simply along partylines.

I find that Democratic andRepublican Party voters are simi-lar, on average, thus busting upthe cliche of bleeding-heart libe-rals and uncaring conservatives.

Then there are Trump voters.

Beyond partisanstereotypes

Compassion is defined bymany psychology researchers asconcern for others in need and adesire to see others’ welfare im-proved.

The similarity in compassionamong voters of both partiescontrasts with other measures ofpersonality and worldview thatincreasingly divide Republicansand Democrats, such as valuesabout race and morality.

Republicans are not less com-

passionate than Democrats, butmy research also shows that thereis a stark divide between partiesin how relevant an individual’scompassion is to his or her poli-tics.

Public opinion surveys showthat you can predict what kind ofpolicies a more compassionateperson would like, such as moregovernment assistance for thepoor or opposition to the deathpenalty.

But for most political issues,the conclusion for Republicans isthat their compassion does notpredict what policies they favor.Support for more governmentassistance to the poor or sick, oropinions about the death penalty,for example, are unrelated to howcompassionate a Republicanvoter is.

In my work, I find that theprimary policy area where com-passion is consistently correlatedto specific policies for conserva-tives is abortion, where morecompassionate conservatives aremore likely to say they are pro-life.

Democratspredictable

When Democratic voters saythey are compassionate, you canpredict their views on policies.

They’re more supportive ofimmigration, in favor of socialservices to the poor and opposedto capital punishment.

Yet, while Democrats may bemore likely to vote with theirheart, there isn’t evidence thatthey’re more compassionate thanRepublicans in their daily lives.

When it comes to volunteeringor donating money, for example,compassion works the same wayfor Republicans and Democrats:

More compassionate voters ofeither party donate and volunteermore.

The real differenceMy research suggests that

voter attitudes about the role ofcompassion in politics are shapednot only by personal philosophy,but by party leaders.

Political speeches by Republi-can and Democratic leaders varyin the amount of compassionatelanguage they use.

For instance, political leaderscan draw attention to the needs ofothers in their campaignspeeches and speeches on theHouse or Senate floor. They maytalk about the need to care forcertain people in need or implorepeople to “have a heart” for theplight of others. Often, leadersallude to the deserving nature ofthe recipients of governmenthelp, outlining how circum-stances are beyond their control.

Democratic politicians usecompassionate rhetoric muchmore often than their Republicancounterparts and for many moregroups in American society thanRepublican leaders do.

Do citizens respond to suchrhetoric differently depending onwhat party they affiliate with?

When their leaders use com-passionate political language,such as drawing attention toother people’s suffering and un-met needs as well as the worthi-ness of the groups in need, Re-publicans in experiments areactually moved to be more wel-coming to immigrants and tosupport state help for the disa-bled.

This explains how Republicanvoters responded positively toRepublican Sen. Robert Dole’s

campaign for the rights of thedisabled in 1989. It also explainsthe success of presidential candi-date George W. Bush’s “compas-sionate conservatism” in 2000,which one Washington Post col-umnist wrote “won George W.Bush the White House in 2000.”

It also suggests that it’s notnecessarily the public, but theparty leaders, who differ so sig-nificantly in how relevant theybelieve compassion should be topolitics.

Trump supportersthe exception

Despite political rhetoric thatplaces them at opposite ends ofthe spectrum, Republican andDemocratic voters appear to besimilarly compassionate.

Democrats view compassion asa political value while Republi-cans will integrate compassioninto their politics when theirleaders make it part of an explicitmessage.

There is a caveat to this: I askedthese survey questions aboutpersonal feelings of compassionin a 2016 online survey that alsoasked about choice of president.

The survey was conducted afew days after Republican presi-dential primary candidates Sen.Ted Cruz of Texas and Gov. JohnKasich of Ohio had dropped outof the race, making DonaldTrump the only viable Republi-can candidate for the nomination.

In their responses to the sur-vey, a large percentage of Republi-can voters said they would rathervote for someone other thanTrump, even though he was theunofficial nominee at that point.

The Republican voters whodidn’t support Trump were simi-lar to Democrats on the survey

with respect to their answersabout compassion. Their averagescores on the compassion itemswere the same. This is in line withthe other survey data showingthat liberals and conservatives,and Republicans and Democrats,are largely similar in these per-sonality measures of compassion.

But Trump supporters’ an-swers were not in line with thesefindings.

Instead, their average respons-es to the broad compassion ques-tions were significantly lower.These answers showed thatTrump supporters were lower inpersonal compassion.

While a lot of the Republicanvoters in the sample may wellhave gone on to support Trump inthe general election, the surveyrespondents who were earlyadopters of candidate Trumpmight continue to be his moststeadfast supporters today.

We know that public officials’rhetoric can influence publicopinion on political issues. Thisleads to another important ques-tion: Can political messages influ-ence how much people valuecompassion more generally? Oreven how compassionate peopleconsider themselves to be?

The research indicates thatappeals to compassion — if madeby trusted leaders — should workfor voters of both parties.

But it also indicates that if suchmessages are absent, compassionis less likely to be seen as impor-tant in politics and the positionspeople and parties take.

The Conversation

Meri T. Long is a lecturer onAmerican politics at the Universityof Pittsburgh.

THE WASHINGTON POST

By Meri T. Long


PERSPECTIVE

Chicago State’s future is bright

I write in response to the edito-rial (“Chicago State symposium:How to squander a fortune,” Jan.11) about Chicago State University.The editorial perpetuates rheto-ric that CSU “fails to educate”students and has an “egregiouslylow graduation rate.” These state-ments are false, insulting to thethriving student body and harm-ful to past, current and futurestudents’ educational and careerendeavors. The editorial essen-tially argues that CSU does notmatter.

The Tribune’s reliance on“graduation rates” as a metric forsuccess conflates “graduationrates” with degree attainment.The concepts are different. TheU.S. Department of Educationdefines “graduation rates” as thepercentage of first-time, full-timeundergraduates who obtain abachelor’s degree within six yearsfrom the same institution where

they matriculated. This metricfails to consider transfer students,part-time students or studentswho first obtain degrees fromcommunity colleges. The stu-dents not counted constitutemuch of CSU’s population.

CSU’s student body is nontra-ditional. The average student is awoman, often a parent, in her 30swho is a transfer student andworks full time while raising afamily. Most students are work-ing-class Chicagoans who rely onfinancial aid for school. Manycannot afford to attend full time.Often, if students suffer a tempo-rary change in circumstances —such as a financial emergency —they will take time away fromschool. These nontraditionalstudents should be counted. Theyare welcomed at CSU; we under-stand that they provide an impor-tant perspective.

Despite the challenges stu-dents face, CSU graduates hun-dreds every year, while enrollingfewer than 3,000. CSU graduates

more African-Americans thanmost universities in Illinois. CSUgraduates more African-Ameri-cans with STEM backgroundsthan most universities in Illinois.The College of Pharmacy gradu-ates more students of color thanmost schools in the country. Phar-macy school graduates have a 100percent job placement rate.Graduates of the College of Edu-cation account for a large numberof the teachers working in Chi-cago. Many graduates are the firstin their families to earn a degreeand often remain in Chicago toprovide stability in our neighbor-hoods. CSU matters.

For critics concerned aboutCSU’s “graduation rate,” I suggest:■ Lobby Congress to revise thefederal formula for determininggraduation rates, as it ignoresnontraditional students;■ Lobby legislators for funding toestablish a child care center oncampus, as we are the only publicschool without such facilities,creating obstacles for parents.■ Lobby legislators to ensureMAP Grants are fully fundedeach year.

CSU is rising. Its future isbright, the current leadership isstrong and it will continue gradu-

ating successful, independentthinkers.

— Nicholas A. Gowen,chairman, Chicago State Uni-

versity board of trustees

Cheers to Democraticdissenter

Thank God there is one IllinoisHouse Democrat who did notfollow the Michael Madiganpuppet brigade and instead votedagainst his election as speaker.I’m sure Anne Stava-Murray willsuffer his wrath by not beingappointed to committees, havingher bills sent to Hades and notreceiving his gifts. To her im-mense credit, she puts to shameher colleagues who have no in-tention of changing the directionof this state.

Good luck to her. Hopefully,she will take down the ineffectiveU.S. senator, Dick Durbin, in2020.

— Joe Revane, Lombard

Adios, entertainmentdistrict

The controversial LincolnYards “entertainment district” isnow apparently dead (“It’s junk-

yard for Lincoln Yards plan,” Jan.9).

Who, besides Big Music,thought that plopping an indus-trial-sized, monopolistic, globalmusic behemoth into the middleof Lincoln Park (a quaint histori-cal neighborhood in the heart ofthe city) was a good idea?

We are Chicago: blues, gospel,house, jazz, Thomas A. Dorsey,Sam Cooke, Chess Records, Vee-Jay Records, to name just a few.We are music, but this would havebeen the day the music died. So,thank you, Ald. Brian Hopkins,2nd, for saving the music. I justhope it remains saved — after all,this is Chicago.

— Sue Ellen Levins, Chicago

Silence of ‘The Shrieker’

I couldn’t help but notice thatNorthwestern’s men’s basketballteam lost the first game playedafter Emily “The Shrieker” Har-riott was ordered to pipe down.

Silence may be golden, but notin this case. Let the young ladycheer her team as loudly as shewants.

— Steve Metsch, La Grange

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On Monday, J.B. Pritzker willbe sworn in as Illinois’ 43rd gov-ernor. He’ll be surrounded by aDemocratic supermajority legis-lature. He helped build it.

Pritzker spent more than $160million of his own money to winthe keys to the Governor’s Man-sion. But he also shoveled doughinto Democratic organizationsstatewide. He bankrolled get-out-the-vote efforts, mail pieces andcampaign staff. He sent money todozens of Chicago aldermen, theCook County Democratic Party,House and Senate organizations,labor unions, statewide candi-dates, and Democrats in town-ships and counties. He haspatched together his own organi-zation.

As chairman of the DemocraticParty of Illinois, House SpeakerMichael Madigan often gets cred-it for the party’s successes. But itwas Pritzker’s muscle — and ofcourse his checkbook — thatpushed Democrats into histori-cally Republican territories onNov. 6, toppling GOP incumbentsin state and federal races andspraying the state blue. This is hisIllinois now — if he wants it to be.

Will Pritzker eclipse Madigan?

Pritzker will stroll into officewith this friendly legislature hehelped install. That advantagecould elevate him higher eventhan Madigan, the nation’s long-est-serving House speaker. WillPritzker protect his own reputa-tion and be a governor who de-mands performance? Will he usehis leverage to insist on a trulybalanced budget? On pro-growthstrategies to keep residents andemployers from fleeing? On re-forms voters have been clamoringfor, such as fair redistricting mapsand term limits for politicians?

As a businessman, Pritzkerknows high property taxes, gov-ernment debt and political in-stability have been driving popu-lation numbers downward. Resi-dents don’t trust government.They’re giving up. Where Illinoisis shrinking, its Midwesternneighbors are growing.

‘Illinois Exodus’ is swelling

Illinois’ obligations to its pen-sion system continue to squeezespending on education, socialservices and other state programs.The state owes $7.4 billion inunpaid bills. And new U.S. Censusnumbers show the “Illinois Exo-dus” is ramping up. For the fifthstraight year, the state lost moreresidents than it gained. The netreduction means 45,116 fewerIllinoisans from 2017 to 2018.

Only the state of New York lostmore residents.

There are undeniable truths inall these numbers.

The solutions cannot be lim-ited to new revenue raised byexpanded gambling and legaliz-ing recreational marijuana. Em-ployers want deeper workers’compensation reform and proper-ty tax relief. They want spendingcuts. They want less interferencefrom Springfield. They wantlower taxes. And all taxpayers, bethey individuals or businesses,want a state government that isaccountable to the people whosemoney it spends.

In other states,Democrats haveled reforms

Voters rejected a second termfor Gov. Bruce Rauner. But he wasright during his election nightconcession speech when he saidDemocrats in other states havechampioned the pro-growthpolicies Illinois desperatelyneeds. “Let’s realize many stateshave made the exact changes thatwe need to make in Illinois — yes,they have — they have made themin other states on a bipartisanbasis, led by Democrats,” he saidthe evening of Nov. 6.

■ Rhode Island’s DemocraticGov. Gina Raimondo, elected to asecond term in November, re-vamped that state’s pension sys-tem by curbing costly benefitsand offering employees 401(k)-style plans. Raimondo also in-structed state agencies to cutregulations that were onerous toemployers. The result was a 30percent reduction in state regula-tions and 8,000 fewer pages ofrules and codes.■ California Democrats led onredistricting reform. A dozenother states have followed withfairer models that include lesspartisan influence. Illinois votershave been begging for thosechanges from a recalcitrant legis-lature. Unless Pritzker takes aleadership role on that issue, thenext legislative map, drawn in2021 after the 2020 census, likelywill be a repeat exercise in in-cumbent protection and hyper-partisan politicking. Democratsfashioned the last set of maps forstate and federal offices behindclosed doors. They drew incum-bents’ homes, their churches,their friends and their votingbases into each district on a block-by-block basis. It was patentlyundemocratic and self-serving —politicians choosing their constit-uents rather than the other wayaround.

■ Democrats in Arizona joinedwith majority Republicans tochange that state’s constitutionalclause on pensions and curbcostly, annual pay increases forretired workers. Yes, Democratswere on board. Those changeshave stabilized funds in Arizona’spension system. Illinois Demo-crats, by comparison, have al-lowed the unfunded liabilities inthe state pension funds to growfrom about $40 billion to $133billion since they took over bothchambers of the legislature in2003.

Pritzker and public unions

Pritzker will serve as governorof the sixth-largest state with apersonal checkbook and a politi-cal organization Democrats needas much as they covet and insome cases fear. He can answernot to Madigan’s DemocraticParty but instead to the voterswho chose him to replace Rauner.

How to gauge whetherPritzker will operate independ-ently? One big clue will be theway he concludes contract nego-tiations with the American Fed-eration of State, County and Mu-nicipal Employees. Union leadersthink they got Pritzker elected,and therefore he owes them. In

fact, Pritzker’s fiduciary responsi-bility is to all Illinoisans. Highstate and local taxes are discour-aging job growth and driving theexodus. Rauner refused to in-crease labor costs, negotiatingcontracts that froze wages forother unions. Will Pritzker showresolve in his dealings with AF-SCME or will he cave?

After the sweet policypromises, then what?

On inauguration day, Pritzkerwill murmur the sweet policypromises those voters want tohear — more spending on this,more spending on that. He alsoknows, though, that the stategovernment he’ll lead is insolvent,unable to pay its bills as theycome due, and gravely vulnerablein the inevitable next recession,whenever it arrives.

That said, Pritzker enters officewith gigantic advantages. He canleverage his financial and elector-al independence to diminish thepower of the establishmentDemocrats who created, and whoguard, the miserable status quo.There are many.

Pritzker knows that Illinois hasto rescue its finances and gener-ate more jobs. He’s beholden tono one. What will he do with hisclout?

What will J.B. Pritzker dowith his clout?

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Almost as an afterthoughtnear the end of his nationallytelevised address on what hecalls the “border crisis,” Presi-dent Donald Trump remem-bered his black and Hispanicconstituents and what’s goodfor us — as he sees it.

“(A)ll Americans are hurtby uncontrolled illegal migra-tion. It strains public re-sources and drives down jobsand wages,” he said frombehind his Oval Office desk.“Among those hardest hit areAfrican-Americans and His-panic Americans.”

As an African-Americanwho cares about closing in-come gaps between advan-taged and disadvantagedgroups, I appreciated theshoutout, even if it seemed tocontradict his usual sunnyboasts about black and His-panic employment climbingto record highs under hiswatch.

History shows the publictends to turn against immi-grants at times of high unem-

ployment, quite the oppositeof the currently vigorousnational employment rates.

Presidents have a right totoot their own horns duringgood economic times because,heaven knows, they’ll get theblame when things turn sour.

In that spirit, it’s only fair tomention that the upwardtrajectory of black, Hispanicand every other group’s em-ployment rates has continueda climb that began underPresident Barack Obama, sixyears before Trump tookoffice.

With that in mind, Trump’shighlighting unemployedblack and Hispanic workersas victims of illegal immigra-tion unfortunately suggests anew version of an old sneakydivide-and-conquer politicaltactic: Turn one disadvan-taged group against anotherthrough half-truths and ste-reotypes.

While there is little argu-ment that a growing percent-age of low-skilled immigrantsundercuts the job supply andpay for low-skilled Ameri-cans, some researchers alsohave found that an increase inthe labor supply throughimmigration often generatesmore jobs in the long run.

A 2016 University of Penn-sylvania study, for example,

found more jobs generated inhome construction and foodproduction. As Treva Lindsey,an Ohio State associate pro-fessor in women’s gender andsexuality studies, told TheWashington Post, “Simply put,more demand for goods andservices means greater de-mand for those providingthose goods and services.”

Yet, the health of that job-creating engine is hardlyhelped by the fact that800,000 government workers’paychecks are held up by thepartial government shutdown,which was triggered by dead-locked negotiations over thepresident’s proposed borderwall — or, as he put it onChristmas Day, “a wall, afence or whatever they’d liketo call it.”

Whatever. Trump’s insist-ence on a barrier in his pitchto racial and ethnic minoritiessounds better suited to 1919than 2019. During the Indus-trial Age, black leaders such asBooker T. Washington, W.E.B.Du Bois and Marcus Garveyoccasionally spoke out againstimmigration, mainly againstthe preference by too manyindustrialists for immigrantlabor instead of training andemploying native-born blackAmericans.

In war and peace, blacks

often were the “last hired, firstfired,” as an old saying of thecivil rights movement goes,unable to enjoy the benefits oflong-term employment ex-cept as a last resort.

As opportunities in em-ployment, job training andunion membership opened upnationwide, particularly in thecivil rights revolution of the1960s, black leaders found itmade more sense to ally withother ethnic groups to try toexpand opportunities foreveryone. Black Americansdid not invent what is oftencalled “identity politics” to-day. They only found ways toturn it into a tailwind forprogress instead of a head-wind against their aspirations.

You can see the impact ofthat shift in polls such as onetaken by Lake Research Part-ners in 2013, which found that66 percent of African-Ameri-cans favored a pathway tocitizenship for immigrants,including the undocumented,quite the opposite of Trump’shard-line, build-that-wallapproach.

And need I mention thatblack and Hispanic votersoverwhelmingly supportedHillary Clinton over Trump —89 percent of black voters and66 percent of Hispanic voters— and his message to African-

Americans of “What have yougot to lose?” As we have seenunder Trump’s divisive poli-cies, they could lose a sense ofunity as Americans around acommonly shared Americandream of opportunity.

If anything, most voters —minority and otherwise —want to see some sort of com-prehensive immigration re-form that improves bordersecurity and also resolves theunsettled status of law-abid-ing immigrants who alreadyare here with some sort ofpathway to legalization —beginning with the “Dream-ers” who were brought herewithout documents as chil-dren.

That’s the real issue behindthe current border wall stand-off. President Trump hasshown himself to be tone-deafor sadly indifferent to theneed for compromise andconsensus in our very diversecountry on those broaderissues. He apparently prefersto win by division more thanaddition.

Clarence Page, a member of theTribune Editorial Board, blogsat www.chicagotribune.com/pagespage.

[email protected] @cptime

Some researchers have found that an increase in the labor supply through immigration often generates more jobs in the long run.

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Trump’s sly attempt to pit Hispanics,African-Americans against immigrants

Clarence Page

The more the merrier in thepresidential race should be thegeneral rule for a party not inpower and eager to reclaim theWhite House after multiple yearsin the wilderness. However, Idraw the line at self-absorbedbillionaires with no governingexperience who throw theirmoney around on vanity projects.

I’m not talking about PresidentDonald Trump, for now, but prog-ressive moneyman Tom Steyer.

The New York Times reports:“Tom Steyer, the California bil-lionaire who has crusaded forPresident Trump’s impeachment,said on Wednesday that he wouldnot join the pack of Democratsrunning for president in 2020.”Instead, he will continue runningthose impeachment ads. “Under-written by Mr. Steyer’s personalwealth,” the Times report contin-ued, “the impeachment campaignhas bombarded television andcomputer screens around thecountry with ads demanding Mr.Trump’s ouster, and staged pro-impeachment events around thecountry.” He’s spent tens of mil-

lions of dollars already and plansto spend $40 million more.

I don’t share Democratic Sen.Elizabeth Warren’s aversion toself-funded candidates. A candi-date such as former New YorkCity Mayor Michael Bloombergwould add a lot to the 2020 race,has well-thought-out positions onimportant issues and would be

qualified to serve as president.However, I certainly do object

to unqualified dilettantes takingup space and political oxygen. (Infact, put me down as against anypresidential candidate who haszero military or civilian service.)Steyer’s decision not to run there-fore is good for the country andthe Democratic Party. It is also far

from certain that he would havewon many votes.

“Steyer made his vast fortuneas the founder of a hedge fund,and his portfolio of investmentsincluded considerable stakes infossil fuel companies,” The NewYork Times report noted. “As awealthy white man, he could havebeen an awkward cultural matchfor a party increasingly defined bydemands for racial and genderequality, and economic popu-lism.”

However, it is ridiculous, de-plorable even, for him to spendtens of millions of dollars on anutterly useless campaign to im-peach Trump, regardless ofwhether you favor impeachment.Trump either will or won’t beimpeached after the report fromspecial counsel Robert Mueller iscompleted; lawmakers and thepublic won’t be influenced bySteyer’s annoying, ubiquitous ads— featuring himself! — but bywhat’s in the report, Trump’spolitical standing and the reactionof voters.

Steyer’s financial wastefulnessis his own concern, I guess, butthe moral vacuity of spending

money on such an ostentatiousactivity is matched only by Arabsheikhs eating gold. (Really, that’sa thing now.) Imagine the chil-dren who could be educated, thefamilies fed, the shelter and men-tal health services provided to thehomeless, the diseases eradicated,the species saved and the mentorshired for $40 million.

Even if you wanted to spendyour money on politics, why notdo something halfway produc-tive? Register new voters, pro-mote civics education, run a cam-paign to end gerrymandering orfinance media literacy. The pos-sibilities are endless. (It should benoted that Steyer did spend onactivities such as voter turnout,but he chooses to blow tens ofmillions more on his vanity proj-ect.)

Oh, and I have one question forthe environmentalist mogul: Whydid he add to his carbon footprintby flying to Iowa to announce hewasn’t running for president?

The Washington Post

Jennifer Rubin is a WashingtonPost columnist.

Billionaire Tom Steyer’s impeachment ads are a waste of moneyBy Jennifer Rubin

Democratic activist Tom Steyer’s tens of millions in ads will have no

influence on the lawmakers empowered to impeach the president.

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WASHINGTON — Asthe partial governmentshutdown slipped into therecord books Saturday asthe longest ever, membersof Congress were out oftown, no negotiations werescheduled and PresidentDonald Trump tweeted intothe void.

He did not tip his hand onwhether he will moveahead with an emergencydeclaration that could breakthe impasse, free up moneyfor his wall without con-gressional approval andkick off legal challenges anda political storm over theuse of that extraordinarystep. A day earlier, he said hewas not ready to do it “rightnow.”

Lawmakers are due backin Washington this week.

Trump fired off a seriesof tweets pushing backagainst the notion that hedoesn’t have a strategy toend what became the long-est government shutdownin U.S. history when itentered its 22nd day Sat-urday. “Elections have con-sequences!” he declared,meaning the 2016 electionin which “I promised safetyand security” and, as part ofthat, a border wall.

But there was anotherelection, in November, andthe Democrats now controlthe House and they refuseto give Trump money for awall.

Trump threatened anew

that the shutdown couldcontinue indefinitely.

He says he will signlegislation that has beenpassed by Congress to pro-vide back pay for some800,000 federal workerswho aren’t being paid dur-ing the shutdown. Pay-checks were due Friday, butmany workers receivedstubs with zeroes.

Secretary of State MikePompeo, traveling Saturdayin the United Arab Emir-ates, said morale is goodamong U.S. diplomats evenas many work without pay.

“We’re doing our best tomake sure it doesn’t impactour diplomacy,” he said.

Almost half of the StateDepartment employees inthe U.S. and about one-quarter abroad have beenfurloughed during the shut-down. With the exceptionof certain local employeesoverseas, the rest are work-ing without pay, like thosetasked with supportingPompeo’s trip, which hasthus far taken him to Jor-dan, Iraq, Egypt andBahrain, with additionalstops to come.

An emergency declara-tion by Trump could breakthe stalemate by letting himuse existing, unspent mon-ey to build the U.S.-Mexicoborder wall, without needi-ng congressional approval.

Democrats oppose that stepbut may be unable to stop it.Many Republicans are alsowary.

Nevertheless the admin-istration has acceleratedplanning for it. Officialsexplored diverting moneyfrom a range of accounts,including $13.9 billion givento the Army Corps of Engi-neers after last year’s deadlyhurricanes and floods. Thatoption appeared to losesteam following an outcry.

Other possibilities in-cluded tapping asset forfei-ture funds, such as moneyseized from drug kingpins,according to a congres-sional Republican not au-thorized to speak publiclyabout private conversa-tions. The White Housealso was eyeing military

construction money. As polls suggest Trump is

getting most of the blamefor the shutdown, he hasbeen counseled by outsideadvisers to move towarddeclaring a national emer-gency for the “crisis” that hesays exists at the southernborder.

But some in the WhiteHouse are trying to applythe brakes.

Jared Kushner wasamong those opposed to thedeclaration, arguing to hisfather-in-law that pursuinga broader immigration dealwas a better option. A per-son familiar with WhiteHouse thinking said that inmeetings this past week, themessage was that the ad-ministration is in no rushand wants to consider vari-

ous options. Democratic House

Speaker Nancy Pelosi ar-gues that Trump is merelytrying to steer attentionaway from special counselRobert Mueller’s investiga-tion and other White Houseproblems. “This is a bigdiversion, and he’s a masterof diversion,” she said.

Trump has told advisershe believes the fight for thewall, even if he never getsmoney for it, is a politicalwin for him.

Some of the outside ad-visers who want him todeclare a national emer-gency say it could have twobenefits.

First, it would allow himto claim that he was the oneto act to reopen the govern-ment. Second, inevitable le-gal challenges would sendthe matter to court, allow-ing Trump to continue thefight for the wall — andcontinue to excite his sup-porters — while not actuallyclosing the government orimmediately requiring himto start construction.

But while that might endthe standoff and allow Con-gress to move to otherpriorities, some Republi-cans believe such a declara-tion would usurp congres-sional power and could leadfuture Democratic presi-dents to make similarmoves to advance liberalpriorities.

“Most conservativeswant it to be the last resorthe would use,” said Rep.Mark Meadows, R-N.C., aleader of the conservativeHouse Freedom Caucuswho speaks to Trump fre-quently. “But those sameconservatives, I’m sure, ifit’s deployed, would em-brace him as having done allhe could do to negotiatewith Democrats.”

No end in sight to record shutdown

People pass an empty merry-go-round and the closed Smithsonian Natural History Museum on Saturday in Washington.

BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/GETTY-AFP

Trump threatensstalemate couldlast indefinitely

By Jonathan Lemire,Lisa Mascaro, JillColvin and DarleneSupervilleAssociated Press

More shutdown■ Partial government shut-down contagion spreads.Page 33

GORDON, Wis. — Theman suspected of kidnap-ping a Wisconsin teenagerand killing her parents witha shotgun nearly threemonths ago appears to haveled an unremarkable exist-ence until thatfateful night,blending into thestate’s vast north-western forests.

Jake ThomasPatterson grew upin Gordon, asprawling town-ship of 645 peopletucked into thesnowy evergreenforests 35 miles south ofLake Superior. It’s wildcountry; roadside signs ad-monish motorists to sharethe pavement with ATVs.

The few neighbors whoknow Patterson’s family sayhe grew up in a cabin in aremote development that’sa mix of seasonal and year-round homes 10 miles out-side Gordon proper.

Patterson’s high schoolteachers barely remember

the now 21-year-old manwho graduated three yearsago, and say they didn’trealize he still lived in thearea. Jayme Closs, 13, hastold authorities since herescape Thursday that shewas held captive at thatsame remote woodlandcabin after her abduction inOctober from her familyhome in Barron.

Authorities believe Pat-terson went to the Closshome intending to kidnapJayme. But they haven’t

been able to findany connectionbetween him andthe Closs family.

Jayme’s par-ents, James andDenise Closs, weregunned down, andshe was abductedOct. 15.

The girl’sgrandfather,

Robert Naiberg, insistedSaturday that none of themknow him, raising questionsabout how Patterson be-came aware of Jayme.

“He didn’t know Jayme,he didn’t know Denise orJim,” Naiberg said.“(Jayme) don’t know himfrom Adam. (But) he knewwhat he was doing. Wedon’t know if he was stalk-ing her or what. Did he seeher somewhere?”

Investigators say they’vefound no evidence of anyonline conversations be-tween the two.

Patterson’s parents di-vorced in 2008, accordingto online court records.

Neighbor Daphne Ron-ning told the MilwaukeeJournal Sentinel that theparents moved away, butthat Patterson and his olderbrother, Erik, continued tostay in the cabin. She saidshe and her husband oncecaught them siphoning gas.

Another neighbor, Patri-cia Osborne, told the Min-neapolis Star Tribune thatthe brothers often got intotrouble. She said they stolethings and spent time infoster care.

The development wassealed off by police Sat-urday, preventing reportersfrom knocking on neigh-bors’ doors. No telephonelisting could be found forRonning, and Osborne de-clined to comment beforehanging up.

Patterson graduated in2015 from Northwood HighSchool in nearby Minong, asingle building that housespre-kindergarten through12th grade. He was a mem-ber of the school’s quiz bowlteam, competing againstother schools.

The Journal Sentinel re-

ported Saturday that hewrote in a school yearbookabout his plan to join theU.S. Marine Corps follow-ing graduation, but TheAssociated Press has beenunable to confirm if hefollowed through.

Northwood Superin-tendent Jean Serum calledPatterson a “quiet, goodstudent who had wonderfulfriends and a supportiveclass,” but said she had no

real memories of him. Kristin Kasinskas, one of

the neighbors who tookJayme in after her escapelast week, said she wasPatterson’s middle schoolscience teacher. She saidshe didn’t remember any-thing about him except thathe was quiet.

He worked for a day in2016 for the Jennie-O tur-key plant in Barron beforehe quit, saying he was mov-

ing out of the area, accord-ing to Jennie-O PresidentSteve Lykken. It’s unknownwhat he has done for aliving since then. BarronCounty Sheriff ChrisFitzgerald said he was un-employed when officers ar-rested him.

The suspect has no ap-parent online presence.

It appears he has beenliving in the family cabin;property records indicatehis father still owned theplace in October. But he haskept a low profile. Kasinskastold The Star Tribune thatshe didn’t even realize hewas her neighbor.

Patterson has no criminalhistory in Wisconsin, buthis brother has had multiplerun-ins with the law, in-cluding convictions formarijuana possession, bailjumping and sexual assault,online court records show.

Fitzgerald hasn’t saidwhether Jayme was sexu-ally assaulted but said Sat-urday that investigators be-lieve Jake Patterson actedalone.

Despite Erik Patterson’scriminal record, few acrossthe township seem to haveheard of his family.

One of the businessesclosest to the developmentis J&K’s Halfway House Barand Grille. Owner KarenBeeler said she’s run theplace for 22 years and hadnever heard of the familybefore Jake Patterson wasarrested.

“I have no clue who theyare,” she said.

This photo by Jennifer Smith and used as her new Face-

book profile picture, shows Jayme Closs, right, her aunt

Jennifer and Molly the dog after they were reunited.

JENNIFER SMITH PHOTO

Kidnapping, killing suspectlived under the radar in Wis.Girl’s grandfathersays there’s no linkbetween family, man

By Steve Karnowskiand Todd RichmondAssociated Press

Patterson

ST. LOUIS — A massivewinter snowstorm thatblanketed most of Missouriand several other Midweststates was a factor in at leastfive road deaths Saturdayand forced the groundscrew to scramble to clearsnow from Arrowhead Sta-dium in Kansas City aheadof the NFL playoff game.

The storm moved intoKansas and Nebraska fromthe Rockies on Friday, theneast into Missouri, Iowa,Illinois and Indiana, cov-

ering roads and makingdriving dangerous.

Part of Interstate 44 nearSt. Louis was blocked forseveral hours Saturday, andat one point the MissouriState Highway Patrolwarned of traffic delays aslong as eight hours.

In Indiana, the north-bound lanes of Interstate 65were closed for hours Sat-urday after a semi jack-knifed near Lafayette.

The storm was expectedto spread east into theMid-Atlantic region, withbetween 3 and 6 inches of

snow expected in the Wash-ington area, including partsof northern and centralMaryland, by Sunday.

Missouri had gotten theworst of the storm by Sat-urday, with the NationalWeather Service reportingmore than 18 inches inColumbia.

At least five were killed incrashes on slick roadways inKansas and Missouri.

They included a womanand her 14-year-old step-daughter whose car slidinto the path of a semitrailerin Clinton, about 80 miles

southeast of Kansas City, onFriday, the Missouri StateHighway Patrol said.

Another died when hercar slid on U.S. 24 in north-ern Missouri and was hit byan oncoming SUV.

In Kansas, a 62-year-oldman died after his pickupskidded on the KansasTurnpike and hit a concretebarrier, according to thepatrol.

Another crash involvingtwo semitrailers in snowyconditions killed a 41-year-old driver from Mexico, thepatrol said.

Two men strain as they push a car out of a snow pile it was

stuck in after sliding sideways Saturday in Belleville, Ill.

TIM VIZER/AP

Storm leaves at least 5 dead in crashesAssociated Press


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The president was frus-trated. He was at odds withCongress. The regularworkings of governmentdidn’t let him do what hedesperately wanted to do.So he went on nationaltelevision to explain why apublic policy impasseamounted to a nationalemergency allowing him totake extraordinary action.

“My fellow Americans,tonight our country faces agrave danger,” PresidentHarry S. Truman said fromthe White House on April 8,1952. “These are not normaltimes. These are times ofcrisis.”

Truman explained whyhe had just directed hissecretary of commerce toseize control of the coun-try’s steel mills. An ongoingdispute between the com-panies and their workersthreatened to deny U.S.troops the weapons andtanks they needed to fight inthe Korean conflict.

“I would not be faithful tomy responsibilities as presi-dent if I did not use everyeffort to keep this fromhappening,” he argued.

Truman’s actions 67years ago sparked a fieryconstitutional dispute thatrocketed to the SupremeCourt. And now, as Presi-dent Donald Trump consid-ers claiming similar emer-gency powers to build hislong-promised border walldespite lawmakers’ refusalto fund it, scholars arelooking back at Truman’sgambit and the legal prece-dent it created. Suddenly,Youngstown Sheet & TubeCo. v. Sawyer, a great test ofpresidential power, is invogue again.

“Youngstown is the rightplace to look,” constitu-tional scholar Jeffrey Rosensaid. “But a lot has hap-pened since then.”

Trump used a White

House address Tuesday tomake the case that theUnited States is facing asecurity crisis at its south-ern border. Though he hasthreatened to declare a na-tional emergency to buildhis border wall, he did notdo so in his Oval Officespeech. Instead, he de-manded that congressionalleaders provide $5.7 billionhe is seeking and end apartial government shut-down over the spendingimpasse.

Truman’s conflict wasmuch different. In 1950,North Korea had invadedSouth Korea, and Truman,declaring an emergency,had sent troops for what hehoped would be a shortdeployment to defend a U.S.ally. But the Chinese joinedthe North, and the conflictraged on.

At home, Truman strug-gled to keep inflation incheck with a new law thatallowed him wartime wageand price controls over stra-tegic industries. With the

price of steel in check, thecompanies refused to meetworkers’ demands for a payincrease, and by the end of1951, a strike was looming.

Truman wanted to avoiddisrupting the steel supplywhile U.S. troops werefighting, and he had a weap-on to head off the strike.The 1947 Taft-Hartley Actgave the president author-ity, through court order, tosuspend a strike for 80 daysin cases in which nationalsecurity was at risk. ButTruman was a labor ally(Taft-Hartley had passedover his veto), and didn’twant to anger his base.

“His pro-union sympa-thy prevented him takingthe most legally safe route,”said Rosen, who is presidentand CEO of the NationalConstitution Center. “Hewas forced by the polarizedpolitics of the time to makeexceptional claims aboutexecutive authority.”

But first, Truman or-dered the parties before aspecial Wage Stabilization

Board to work out a deal.The board recommended awage increase, but the steelcompanies refused unlessthey were allowed to hikesteel prices. Truman effec-tively accused the industryof trying to profiteer duringan emergency, and afterfurther negotiations col-lapsed and the unions votedto walk out, he went on theair to announce his intent totake over the mills. He hadsigned an executive orderbefore going on camera.

“Our national securityand our chances for peacedepend on our defense pro-duction,” Truman said inthat address. “Our defenseproduction depends onsteel.”

The steel companies re-portedly had lawyers at thedoor of a federal judgewithin an hour of the broad-cast. The arguments andappeals flew up the judicialchain until landing beforethe Supreme Court on May12, 1952.

The government argued

that even though the Con-stitution did not explicitlyempower the president toseize private property, hisrole as commander in chiefgave him authority to do soin times of national emer-gency. The steel companiesargued that not only didTruman lack the power totake over their mills, butalso that Congress had con-sidered granting him suchpowers while debating theTaft-Hartley Act and delib-erately rejected it. Instead,it had approved anothermechanism to protect na-tional security by giving thepresident authority to sus-pend a strike.

Truman lost.By a 6-3 vote, the justices

sided with the steel compa-nies. The “President’spower, if any, to issue theorder must stem either froman act of Congress or fromthe Constitution itself,” Jus-tice Hugo Black wrote inthe majority opinion.

Rosen said the rulinginstantly became “a canon-

ical case of constitutionallaw.”

It was a sharp rebuke,and Truman immediatelyordered the mills returnedto company control, head-ing off a deep constitutionalcrisis. But it didn’t stopfuture presidents from test-ing the limits of their emer-gency powers. During awildcat postal strike in 1970,President Richard Nixondeclared a national emer-gency and deployed theNational Guard to deliverthe mail.

In 1976, Congress tried torein in presidents with theNational Emergencies Act,which placed various limitson how executives coulddeclare emergencies andhow long they would be ineffect. Still, by renewingsome declarations year afteryear, from one adminis-tration to another, presi-dents have managed to usethe power dozens of times.Jimmy Carter’s emergencysanctions against Iran arestill in effect, as are GeorgeW. Bush’s against Zimba-bwe and Barack Obama’sagainst Syria, among about30 others.

Truman was shocked byhis Supreme Court smack-down, in part because hethought his arguments weresound. “The president hasthe power to keep the coun-try from going to hell,” hesaid in response to critics.But more so because thecourt was full of justicesappointed by Democrats,including four Truman hadelevated himself.

Truman would complainabout the case for the rest ofhis life. But his personalpique was mollified a fewweeks after the ruling,Rosen said, when JusticeBlack invited him to a partyat his house with otherjurists.

“Hugo, I don’t much carefor your law, but, by golly,this bourbon is good,” hesaid.

“It’s impossible to imag-ine the Roberts court mak-ing up with Trump like thatif they rule against him,”Rosen said.

Before Trump, there was TrumanBid to take U.S.steel mills landedbefore high courtBy Steve HendrixWashington Post

President Truman was thwarted by the Supreme Court in his bid to take over steel mills during the Korean War.

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HIDALGO, Texas — AsPresident Donald Trumpcontinues to make the casefor his $5.7 billion wall,Texas landowner Eloisa Ca-vazos says she knows first-hand how the project willplay out if the White Housegets its way.

The federal governmenthas started surveying landalong the border in Texasand announced plans tostart construction nextmonth. Rather than surren-der their land, some proper-ty owners are digging in,vowing to reject buyoutoffers and preparing to fightthe administration in court.

“You could give me atrillion dollars and Iwouldn’t take it,” said Ca-vazos, whose land sits alongthe Rio Grande, the riverseparating the U.S. andMexico in Texas. “It’s notabout money.”

Congress in Marchfunded 33 miles of walls andfencing in Texas. The gov-ernment has laid out plansthat would cut across pri-vate land in the Rio GrandeValley. Those in the way

include landowners whohave lived in the valley forgenerations, environmentalgroups and a 19th centurychapel.

Many have hired lawyerswho are preparing to fightthe government if, as ex-pected, it moves to seizetheir land through eminentdomain.

The opposition will in-tensify if Democrats accedeto the Trump administra-tion’s demand to build morethan 215 new miles of wall,including 104 miles in theRio Grande Valley and 55miles near Laredo. Even acompromise solution tobuild “steel slats,” as Trumphas suggested, or morefencing of the kind thatDemocrats have previouslysupported would likely trig-ger more court cases andpushback in Texas.

Legal experts say Trumplikely cannot waive eminentdomain — which requiresthe government to demon-strate a public use for theland and provide landown-ers with compensation — bydeclaring a national emer-gency.

While Trump’s first visitto the border in Texas aspresident came this pastweek, his administration’simmigration crackdownhas been felt here formonths.

Hundreds of the morethan 2,400 children sepa-rated from their parents lastsummer were detained incages at a Border Patrolfacility in McAllen. Three“tender-age” facilities forthe youngest children wereopened in this region.

The president also or-dered soldiers to the borderin response to a wave ofmigrant caravans before theNovember election. Thosetroops had a heavy presencein the Rio Grande Valley,though they have since qui-etly left. A spokeswomanfor the border security mis-sion said they closed theirbase camp along the borderon Dec. 22.

Building in the region is atop priority for the Depart-ment of Homeland Securitybecause it’s the busiest areafor illegal border crossings.More than 23,000 parentsand children were caughtillegally crossing the borderin the Rio Grande Valley inNovember — more thantriple the number from ayear earlier.

Homeland Security offi-cials argue that a wall wouldstop many crossings anddeter Central Americanfamilies from trying to mi-grate north. Many of thosefamilies are seeking asylumbecause of violence in theirhome countries and often

turn themselves in to bor-der agents when they arrivehere.

The number of familieshas surged. DHS said that itdetained 27,518 adults andchildren traveling togetheron the southern border inDecember, a new monthlyhigh.

With part of the $1.6billion Congress approvedin March, U.S. Customs andBorder Protection an-nounced it would build 25miles of wall along theflood-control levee in Hi-dalgo County, well north ofthe Rio Grande.

Congress did not allowconstruction of any ofTrump’s wall prototypes.

But the administration’splans call for a concrete wallto the height of the existinglevee, with 18-foot steelposts on top. CBP wants toclear 150 feet in front of anynew construction for an“enforcement zone” of ac-cess roads, cameras, andlighting.

The government suedthe local Roman Catholicdiocese late last year to gainaccess for its surveyors atthe site of La Lomita chapel,which opened in 1865.

It remains an epicenter ofthe Rio Grande Valley’sCatholic community, host-ing weddings and funerals,as well as an annual PalmSunday procession that

draws 2,000 people. The chapel is a short

distance from the RioGrande. It falls into the areawhere CBP wants to buildits “enforcement zone.”

Father Roy Snipes leadsprayers each Friday for hischapel to be spared. Wear-ing a cowboy hat with hiswhite robe and metal cross,he’s known locally as the“cowboy priest” and some-times takes a boat on the RioGrande to go from his hometo the chapel.

“It would poison the wa-ter,” Snipes said. “It wouldstill be a sacred place, but itwould be a sacred place thatwas desecrated.”

Another likely battleover border wall brews Texas landownerspreparing to fightagainst Trump

By Nomaan MerchantAssociated Press

Roy Snipes, pastor of the La Lomita Chapel, could see part of his church land seized for

Trump’s border wall.

JOHN L. MONE/AP

In most depictions,Joshua trees tower abovethe earth. Feathery-lookinglimbs topped with spikygreen leaves twist skyward,completing the gangly suc-culent’s striking appear-ance.

But now, viral photos ofthese protected trees showa vastly different scene un-folding at Joshua Tree Na-tional Park, about 130 mileseast of Los Angeles.

The trees in the photos

have been felled and arelying on the dusty ground —and Park Service officialssay people are to blame.

Shared widely on socialmedia, the photos havesparked outrage over theplight of national parks thatremain open amid a partialgovernment shutdown,leaving them understaffedand vulnerable to the anticsof unruly visitors.

In the course of theshutdown, conditions atJoshua Tree National Parkhave worsened, promptingPark Service officials to

schedule a temporary clo-sure to “allow park staff toaddress sanitation, safety,and resource protection is-sues in the park that havearisen during the lapse inappropriations.”

The park spans morethan 1,200 square miles,straddling the MojaveDesert and ColoradoDesert, but only eight law-enforcement rangers arepatrolling the landscape inthe shutdown, NationalParks Traveler, a nonprofitdedicated to news aboutnational parks, reported.

Joshua Tree Superin-tendent David Smith toldthe nonprofit that visitorshave been illegally off-road-ing, cutting down trees andspray-painting rocks,among other infractions.

Rand Abbott, a residentof the town of Joshua Tree,has frequented the parksince the 1980s, and saidseeing the damaged treeswas “devastating.”

“The true issue is thatpeople ... think that theyown the park,” the 55-year-old said. “They don’t own it.They’re guests in the park.”

A Joshua tree is silhouetted at the California park where

some of the protected tree have been felled or damaged.

BRAD SUTTON/NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Joshua trees, parks fall victim to shutdownBy Allyson ChiuThe Washington Post


A secret effort to influ-ence the 2017 Senate elec-tion in Alabama used tacticsinspired by Russian disin-formation teams, includingthe creation of fake ac-counts to deliver misleadingmessages on Facebook tohundreds of thousands ofvoters to help elect Demo-crat Doug Jones in thedeeply red state, accordingto a document obtained byThe Washington Post.

But unlike the 2016 presi-dential campaign whenRussians worked to helpelect Donald Trump, thepeople behind the Alabamaeffort — dubbed ProjectBirmingham — wereAmericans. Now Demo-cratic operatives and a re-search firm known to havehad roles in the project aredistancing themselves fromits most controversial tac-tics.

Jones’ narrow upset ofRepublican Roy Moore inall likelihood resulted fromother factors, political ana-lysts say. Moore spent muchof the special-election cam-paign battling reports inThe Post that he had dec-ades earlier made un-wanted sexual advancestoward teenage girls.

Recent revelations aboutProject Birmingham, how-ever, have shocked Demo-crats in Alabama and Wash-ington. And news of theeffort has underscored thewarnings of disinformationexperts who long have saidthat threats to honest, trans-parent political discourse inthe age of social media areas likely to be domestic asforeign.

As the scandal has ex-panded, with calls for fed-eral and state investigationsand Facebook also conduct-ing a review, the tacticsdescribed in the ProjectBirmingham documenthave come under intensescrutiny. Those included a“false flag” effort that gen-erated phony evidence thatautomated Russian ac-counts called bots had sup-ported Moore on Twitterand the creation of a mis-leading Facebook page,aimed at Alabama conser-vatives, that sought toundermine Moore by en-couraging them to vote for arival Republican through awrite-in campaign.

But all those who ac-knowledged playing a rolein Project Birmingham havedenied knowing the fullextent of the activities de-scribed in the document.

Project Birmingham got

its funding from internetbillionaire Reid Hoffman,who emerged as a leadingunderwriter of Democraticcauses after the 2016 elec-tion. While acknowledginghis money ended up payingfor Project Birmingham,Hoffman said he did notknow how his funds wereused until details began toemerge in the New YorkTimes and The Post.

Hoffman gave $750,000to a progressive technologystart-up called AmericanEngagement Technologies— founded by Mikey Dick-erson, a former Obama ad-ministration official — thataimed to help Democrats,according to a person famil-iar with the finances whospoke on the condition ofanonymity. This person saidDickerson used $100,000 ofthat to hire New Knowl-edge, a Texas-based socialmedia research firm, towork in Alabama in supportof Jones during the specialelection in December 2017.

Dickerson, who is bestknown for leading the effortto fix HealthCare.gov — theglitchy portal for PresidentBarack Obama’s signaturehealth-care initiative — saidin a statement to The Postthat he learned of the extentof Project Birmingham onlymonths after it was com-plete, when he received areport on the operation.

That report, he said,came from New Knowl-edge, a company knownmainly for its efforts toinvestigate online disinfor-mation. More recently, itco-authored a report lastmonth on Russian disinfor-mation for the Senate Intel-ligence Committee.

Jonathon Morgan, thechief executive of NewKnowledge, has deniedknowledge of most of theactivities described in theProject Birmingham docu-ment and disputed Dicker-son’s claim that NewKnowledge authored it.

What is known aboutProject Birmingham comesmainly from the 12-pagedocument labeled “ProjectBirmingham Debrief,”which was obtained by ThePost. It is dated Dec. 15, 2017,three days after the Ala-bama vote.

The document describesthe effort as “a digital mes-saging operation to influ-ence the outcome of the ALsenate race” by targeting650,000 likely voters withmessages on social mediaplatforms such as Facebook,while obscuring the fact

that the messages werecoming from an effort back-ing Jones. Jones has said hehad no knowledge of Proj-ect Birmingham and hascalled for a federal investi-gation.

The goal of the effort wasto “radicalize Democrats,suppress unpersuadableRepublicans (“hard Rs”)and faction moderate Re-publicans by advocating forwrite-in candidates,” thedocument states.

The document alsomakes bold but unverifiedclaims about the effects ofthe operation, saying that itprovided the decisive mar-gin in an election decided byfewer than 22,000 voters —moving “enough votes toensure a Doug Jones vic-tory.”

Political analysts ex-pressed skepticism that anyof these tactics affected theelection.

“My initial gut says thatthe alleged disinformationcampaign I’ve read aboutwould not have beenenough to affect this race.Roy Moore is so well knownin Alabama that people hadvery settled opinions aboutwhether they wanted themas their senator before therace even started,” said Uni-versity of Alabama politicalscientist Joseph L. Smith.

Last September, Dicker-son presented what he saidwas a truncated version ofthe Project Birmingham de-brief at a meeting of tech-nology experts in Washing-ton. The 13 attendees wererequired to sign nondisclo-sure agreements.

In the version of thedocument distributed at themeeting, a black rectangleobscured part of a sentencethat would have made clearthe name of the entity thatconducted Project Birming-ham. After weeks of declin-ing to comment, Dickersontold The Post that theredaction was “NK” — forNew Knowledge.

“Prior to presenting the

report in September, I ed-ited New Knowledge’s re-port for length and to redactidentifying information,”Dickerson wrote in hisstatement to The Post.“This was the only firsthandaccount of this kind ofoperation that I knew of, soI presented it to the group toanalyze and discuss.”

Dickerson declined toanswer numerous otherquestions about the cam-paign, including what heknew of Hoffman’s role.

Before Dickerson hadsent his statement to ThePost, Morgan, the NewKnowledge chief, had pub-licly denied writing theProject Birmingham reportor knowing about most ofwhat it describes.

Morgan, in comments toThe Post and in a blog poston the self-publishing siteMedium, acknowledgedconducting some “experi-ments” with disinformationtactics during the Alabamaelection. Those includedcreating a Facebook pagecalled “Alabama Conserva-tive Politics” that sharednews links with its follow-ers. He also said that NewKnowledge spent about$30,000 on targeted Face-book advertising during theAlabama election seasonand that he bought someretweets to test his ability to“lift” social media mes-sages.

Morgan characterizedthe work as a “small, limitedresearch project on Face-book” while speculatingthat Project Birmingham asdescribed in the debriefdocument was a combina-tion of his efforts and thosethat might have been con-ducted by others. He de-scribed the Project Birm-ingham document as“AET’s report” — suggesti-ng it had been a product ofDickerson’s start-up,American EngagementTechnologies.

“I acknowledge workingwith AET, but I don’t recog-

nize the claims they’re mak-ing now,” Morgan said onMedium. “We did not writethe leaked report and wecould not have because itdidn’t reflect our research.The leaked version of thereport made a number ofclaims that did not originatewith us.”

Hoffman also has deniedknowing about the opera-tion in Alabama, though hehas acknowledged provid-ing the money to AET andapologized for his role inhow it was eventually used.

“I find the tactics thathave been recently reportedhighly disturbing,” Hoff-man said in a statement.“For that reason, I am em-barrassed by my failure totrack AET — the organiza-tion I did support — morediligently as it made its owndecisions to perhaps fundprojects that I would re-ject.”

Hoffman’s financial rela-tionship with AET was bro-kered by his political ad-viser, Dmitri Mehlhorn,who heads a group calledInvesting in US that helpsdirect Silicon Valley moneyinto left-leaning politicalcauses.

Mehlhorn said he wasunaware of key detailsabout Project Birmingham,but defended the idea oflearning from the Russiandisinformation operativesat the Internet ResearchAgency, who backed Trumpin the 2016 election and inhis first year in the WhiteHouse, according to U.S.officials.

“The Internet ResearchAgency engaged in many,many tactics, some of whichI think it is appropriate forus to mirror and some ofwhich I think we shoulddisavow. The tactics theyengaged in (that) we need todisavow (include) misinfor-mation and promoting rac-ial hatred,” Mehlhorn said.“The tactics we need tomirror are really good socialmicrotargeting.”

Project Birmingham hadits roots in anger and frus-tration Democrats felt afterlosing the White House andCongress in 2016 — with theassistance, many were con-vinced, of online disinfor-mation peddled by Russiansand U.S. conservatives onsocial media, who pusheddamaging but false informa-tion about Democrat Hilla-ry Clinton’s health, honestyand suitability for office.

One person who ex-pressed a desire to fightback was Dickerson, ac-cording to social media re-searcher Renee DiResta,who met him in January2017 at a conference inChicago. . Dickerson toldher at the time about hisdesire to create a start-up tobattle political disinforma-tion, she said.

“There was a feeling afterthe Trump election thatDemocrats hadn’t pri-oritized tech, that Republi-cans had built this amazingjuggernaut machine,” saidDiResta. “The right wingwas running a meme war,and there were these crazydirty tricks. People wantedto build countermeasures.”

DiResta briefly advisedAET, offering technicalguidance and helping themmeet potential supportersin the months before Hoff-man agreed to fund thecompany.

DiResta, who also ac-cepted a single share in AETand a seat on its board, saidshe became concerned withthe opaqueness of the proj-ect and severed ties with thecompany a few months af-ter joining.

She became research di-rector at New Knowledge inJanuary 2018 but said that,while she had heard of anexperiment in Alabama, shedid not know about thetactics.

As debate continues overwho did what in ProjectBirmingham, The Post wasable to find evidence forseveral claims in the explan-atory document.

The document, for exam-ple, says it “planted the ideathat the Moore campaignwas amplified on social me-dia by a Russian botnet. Wethen tied that botnet to theMoore campaign digital di-rector, making it appear as ifhe had purchased the ac-counts.” Morgan denied anyknowledge of the incidentinvolving Russian bots.

During the campaign,journalists wrote aboutTwitter accounts that ap-peared to be Russian follow-ers of Moore.

Those accounts were lat-er suspended by Twitter.The Post found an archivedversion of a misleadingtweet and also several newsreports and tweets by jour-nalists during the electiondescribing evidence thatRussian bots were support-ing Moore.

Doug Jones, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate from Alabama, posted a narrow upset over Republican Roy Moore in 2017.

JOHN BAZEMORE/AP

Homegrown misinformation

A new document shows that an effort to influence the 2017 Senate election in Alabama

was inspired by Russian disinformation teams. Republican Roy Moore narrowly lost.

BRYNN ANDERSON/AP

Russian-inspired tacticswere used in AlabamaSenate race, report saysBy Craig Timberg, Tony Romm, Aaron C. Davis

and Elizabeth Dwoskin | The Washington Post


WASHINGTON — Abeefed-up White House le-gal team is gearing up toprevent President DonaldTrump’s confidential dis-cussions with top advisersfrom being disclosed toHouse Democratic investi-gators and from being re-vealed in the special coun-sel’s long-awaited report,setting the stage for a poten-tial clash between thebranches of government.

The strategy to assert thepresident’s executive privi-lege on both fronts is beingdeveloped under newly ar-rived White House counselPat Cipollone, who hashired 17 lawyers in recentweeks to help in the effort.

He is coordinating withWhite House lawyer Em-met Flood, who is leadingthe response to specialcounsel Robert Mueller’sreport on his 20-monthinvestigation into Russianinterference in the 2016campaign. Flood is based inWhite House counsel’s of-fice but reports directly toTrump.

Trump aides say WhiteHouse lawyers are focusedon preserving a legal pro-tection routinely invoked bypresidents of both majorparties.

But any effort to fightinvestigators is likely to fur-ther inflame Trump’s rela-tionship with Democraticleaders and could lock theadministration and Con-gress in protracted legalstandoffs that may ulti-mately go to the SupremeCourt.

Of particular concern toDemocrats: whether theWhite House will seek touse executive privilege tokeep private any portions ofMueller’s report that ad-dresses alleged obstructionof justice by the president.

There is a growing sensethat the special counsel’s

investigation could come toculmination soon. SomeTrump advisers thinkMueller could deliver theconfidential report explain-ing his findings to seniorJustice Department offi-cials next month. Under therules authorizing the spe-cial counsel, the attorneygeneral can then decidewhether to share the reportor parts of it with Congressand the public.

Some House leaders havevowed to seek to obtain acopy of Mueller’s findings.But the White House wouldresist the release of detailsdescribing confidential andsensitive communicationsbetween the president andhis senior aides, Trumpadvisers say.

It is unclear whether thespecial counsel’s report willrefer to material that theWhite House views as privi-leged communications ob-tained from interviews withsenior White House offi-cials. Some Trump advisersanticipate that Mueller maysimply write a concise

memo laying out his conclu-sions about the president’sactions.

However, Rudy Giuliani,one of Trump’s personalattorneys, said the presi-dent’s lawyers have madeclear to Justice Departmentofficials that they want tosee Mueller’s completed re-port before the departmentdecides what to share withCongress. Their aim: tohave a chance to arguewhether they believe someparts should remain privateunder executive privilege,Giuliani said.

“At that point, we candecide whether we haveexecutive privilege excep-tions to the report,” Giulianisaid.

If the Justice Depart-ment agrees with the White

House counsel that the re-port or portions of it shouldbe withheld from the pub-lic, the House could try tosubpoena the document,Giuliani said — but theWhite House could then goto court to resist its release.

The legal showdowncould be one of the mostsignificant debates overpresidential executive priv-ilege since President Rich-ard Nixon sought to blockthe release of his WhiteHouse tapes in the Water-gate investigation.

Ronald Weich, an assist-ant attorney general underPresident Barack Obama,said the Mueller report willbe of such “overwhelminginterest” to Congress and tothe public that it is highlylikely the courts would rule

in favor of Congress receiv-ing it, as the Supreme Courtdid in ordering Nixon toturn over his tapes in July1974. Nixon resigned thefollowing month.

Further complicating thecurrent dynamic is a pos-sible change in Justice De-partment oversight of thespecial counsel probe,which Deputy AttorneyGeneral Rod Rosenstein hascontinued to supervise dayto day under MatthewWhitaker, the acting attor-ney general.

Trump’s nominee for thetop post, former AttorneyGeneral William Barr, hascriticized aspects ofMueller’s investigation.Rosenstein is expected toleave the Justice Depart-ment if Barr is confirmed,although the timing of hisdeparture is unclear.

In preparation for thelooming legal battles, Cipol-lone has been beefing up theWhite House counsel’s of-fice, which was down tofewer than 20 lawyers latelast year, compared with 40

to 50 in past administra-tions. Four of the five depu-ties under previous WhiteHouse counsel Donald Mc-Gahn had left the office,The Washington Post re-ported last year.

Since his arrival in De-cember, Cipollone has ex-panded the staff to about 35lawyers, administration of-ficials said, and he aims tobolster the ranks to 40 inthe coming weeks. He alsohired three deputies, allwith extensive experiencein the Justice Departmentand Republican adminis-trations.

Cipollone, a longtime liti-gator who worked briefly inthe 1990s for then-AttorneyGeneral Barr, declined tocomment. But Jay Sekulow,one of Trump’s personalattorneys, said the newWhite House counsel hasquickly assembled a stableof top-notch lawyers.

“It’s almost as if he’sbuilding a law firm within agovernment entity,” Seku-low said.

Under Cippollone’s guid-ance, White House lawyersare preparing a strategy tofend off a blizzard of re-quests expected from con-gressional Democrats, whoare planning to launch in-vestigations into an array oftopics such as Trump’s fi-nances and controversialadministration policies.

Cipollone’s goal, Trumpaides said, is to try to findcommon ground withDemocrats in responding totheir subpoenas when hecan, but to draw a clear linethat would protect the con-fidentiality of the office ofthe presidency.

People who know Cipol-lone describe him as aself-effacing listener whowill work to build relation-ships on Capitol Hill.

Cipollone first metTrump when Fox Newscommentator Laura Ingra-ham, a friend, recom-mended him to help pre-pare the then-candidate forthe 2016 presidential de-bates. He began informallyadvising Trump’s team ofpersonal lawyers in 2018.

Stakes rise as Trump legal team beefs upLawyers eye usingexecutive privilegeon Mueller reportBy Carol D. LeonnigThe Washington Post

White House counsel Pat Cipollone, left, and President Trump’s acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney attend a meeting.

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“At that point, we can decidewhether we have executive privilegeexceptions to the report.”— Rudy Giuliani, one of Trump’s personal attorneys

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PARIS — A powerfulexplosion apparentlycaused by a gas leak blewapart a Paris bakery Sat-urday and devastated thestreet it was on, killingthree people and injuringdozens as it blasted outwindows and overturnednearby cars, French au-thorities said.

Witnesses described thesound of the explosion asdeafening.

Firefighters pulled in-jured victims out from bro-ken windows and evacuat-ed residents and tourists asa fire raged and smokebillowed over Rue de Tre-vise in the 9th arrondisse-ment of central Paris.

Charred debris and bro-ken glass covered the pave-ment around the apart-ment building housing thebakery, which resembled ablackened carcass, andpeople were trapped inside

nearby buildings. Interior Minister

Christophe Castaner paidhomage to the courage ofrescuers, who saved the lifeof one firefighter buriedunder the rubble for 2hours.

The French InteriorMinistry said two firefight-ers and a female Spanishtourist were killed by theblast and about 10 of the 47wounded were in criticalcondition. French author-ities corrected the figure offour dead given earlier byFrance’s interior minister.

Paris prosecutor RemyHeitz said the cause of theblast appeared to be anaccidental gas leak. He saidParis firefighters were al-ready at the scene to inves-tigate a suspected gas leakat the bakery when theexplosion happened about9 a.m.

Paris Mayor Anne Hi-dalgo extended a “messageof affection and solidarity”to the victims. She saidmany residents and touristshad been evacuated fromneighboring buildings andhotels and Paris authoritieswere helping to providethem temporary accom-

modations. Authorities said 200 fire-

fighters and police wereinvolved in the operation. Ahelicopter evacuated thewounded. Silver-helmetedfirefighters and red fire-trucks filled the street andinspected adjoining court-yards.

Pedro Goncalves, an em-ployee at the Hotel Mer-cure opposite the bakery,said he saw firefightersenter the bakery in themorning, but he and hisco-workers “thought may-be it’s a joke, a false alarm,”and they went back towork.

About an hour later, hesaid a blast rocked thesurrounding streets, one sopowerful that he felt awhistling in his ears.

“I heard one big explo-sion and then a lot ofpressure came at me, a lotof black smoke and glass,”he said. “I had just enoughtime to get down and covermyself and protect myhead.”

Goncalves, who wasstruck by shattered glass,had cuts on his head andspots of blood on his sweat-er and undershirt.

Firefighters work the scene after the explosion at a bakery Saturday on a corner in cen-

tral Paris. Authorities said 200 firefighters and police were involved in the operation.

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3 dead, 47 hurt in Parisbakery gas leak explosionFirefighters pullinjured victims outof broken windowsBy Angela Charltonand Sylvie CorbetAssociated Press

WASHINGTON — Pres-ident Donald Trump onSaturday angrily rejected aNew York Times reportthat said the FBI opened aninvestigation in 2017 todetermine whether heworked, knowingly or un-knowingly, on behalf ofRussia.

The report said that inthe days after Trump firedComey as FBI director inMay 2017, the agency beganinvestigating whether thepresident had been work-ing on behalf of Russiaagainst American interests.

The newspaper cited un-identified law enforcementofficials and others familiar

with the investigation.U.S. counterintelligence

investigators attempted toassess whether Trump’s ac-tions constituted a possiblethreat to national security,and agents also tried todetermine whether Trumpwas knowingly working forRussia or had unknowinglycome under Moscow’s in-fluence, the Times re-ported.

Trump has repeatedlydenounced the FBI andJustice Department.

“The corrupt formerleaders of the FBI, almostall fired or forced to leavethe agency for some verybad reasons, opened up an

investigation on me, for noreason & with no proof,after I fired Lyin’ JamesComey, a total sleaze!” thepresident tweeted. “My fir-ing of James B. Comey wasa great day for America. Hewas a Crooked Cop.”

The president also criti-cized familiar targets in-cluding special counselRobert Mueller, who isinvestigating possible tiesbetween the Trump cam-paign and Russia, andDemocrat Hillary Clinton.

Trump concluded Sat-urday by asserting that he’dbeen tougher on Russiathan former U.S. presi-dents.

S. Korea balks at Trump’s pushover more funds for U.S. troops

WASHINGTON —South Korea is resisting aTrump administration de-mand for sharply higherpayments to defray thecost of basing U.S. forceson its territory, raisingfears that President Don-ald Trump might threatena troop drawdown at atime of sensitive di-plomacy on the KoreanPeninsula.

U.S. negotiators havesought a 50 percent in-crease in Seoul’s annualpayment, which last year

was about $830 million, orabout half of the estimatedcost of hosting 28,500 U.S.troops, according to twoU.S. officials familiar withthe discussions.

South Korea is ex-pected to make a counter-offer this month.

The standoff isstraining the alliance asTrump plans a secondsummit with North Kore-an leader Kim Jong Un torenew the U.S. push forelimination of Pyong-yang’s nuclear arsenal.

Former Obama housing chiefCastro enters 2020 campaign

SAN ANTONIO — As-sailing President DonaldTrump for “a crisis ofleadership,” formerObama Cabinet memberJulian Castro joined the2020 presidential raceSaturday as a rush ofDemocrats accelerates.

Castro, 44, could end upbeing the only Latino in acrowded Democraticfield. He was San Anto-nio’s mayor for five yearand U.S. housing secretaryin President Barack Oba-

ma’s second term. He be-came the second Demo-crat to formally enter therace, after former Mary-land Rep. John Delaney.

Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gab-bard and Sen. ElizabethWarren, D-Mass., haveformed exploratory com-mittees. Casto’s first trip asa candidate comes Mon-day to Puerto Rico, wherean outcry has begun as theWhite House considersdiverting disaster fundingto pay for a border wall.

U.S. calls for the formation ofnew government in Venezuela

ABU DHABI, UnitedArab Emirates — The U.S.stepped up its criticism ofVenezuelan leader NicolasMaduro on Saturday withan explicit call for theformation of a new gov-ernment in the SouthAmerican country.

The State Departmentsaid in a statement that itstood behind the head ofVenezuela’s opposition-run congress, JuanGuaido, who said Fridaythat he was prepared to

step into the presidencytemporarily. The state-ment was the latest in aseries of Trump adminis-tration attacks on Maduro,whose inauguration to anew term as presidentThursday has been widelydenounced as illegitimate.

“The people of Venezu-ela deserve to live in free-dom in a democratic soci-ety governed by the rule oflaw,” State Departmentspokesman Robert Pal-ladino said.

Pompeo upbeat on deal with Turkey over Kurds ABU DHABI, United Ar-

ab Emirates — Despite Tur-key’s vows to the contrary,U.S. Secretary of State MikePompeo said Saturday hewas confident the two na-tions can agree on a way toprotect U.S.-allied Kurdishrebels in Syria after Ameri-can troops withdraw fromthe country.

After speaking to Turk-ish Foreign Minister Mev-lut Cavusoglu, Pompeo saidan agreement was a work inprogress but can beachieved in a way thatallows the Turks to defendtheir country while leavingalone Kurds who do notpose a threat.

The top U.S. diplomat

said he was “optimistic”that Kurds who foughtalongside U.S. forcesagainst the Islamic Stategroup in Syria are notthreatened by pledges fromTurkey’s President RecepTayyip Erdogan to launchmilitary operations againstwhat he terms Kurdish“terrorists.”

Hamas probe:Israel tried towiretap groupin Gaza Strip

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip— Gaza’s ruling Hamassaid Saturday that Israeliundercover forces had at-tempted to install equip-ment to monitor the Is-lamic militant group’slandline communicationsnetwork during a botchedmission in November.

The findings of an in-vestigation were an-nounced by the Hamasmilitary wing, QassamBrigades, in a prerecordedTV statement.

Hamas presented sur-veillance footage and pho-tos to back up its claims.

Hamas thwarted an at-tempt to “plant spyingdevices in the Gaza Strip,”a Qassam spokesman saidin the statement.

Israel’s military has notreleased details about theoperation, which wentawry Nov. 11, leading to theheaviest round of cross-border fire, includingHamas rockets and Israeliairstrikes, since a 2014 warbetween the two sides.

Still missing: Police ar-rested 12 people alleged tohave been involved in thekidnapping of an Ameri-can in Costa Rica. Policesay a joint operationcaught nine Costa Ricansuspects Friday; three oth-ers were arrested in Spain.William Sean CreightonKopko was abducted Sept.24, 2018, in Costa Rica. Heis still missing.

In Congo: Presidentialrunner-up Martin Fayuluhas asked a constitutionalcourt to order a recount.He has accused the win-ner, Felix Tshisekedi, of adeal with President Jo-seph Kabila. An officialsaid Fayulu has two op-tions: accept the vote or itis annulled, which wouldkeep Kabila in power untilanother election.

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A fireman clears a roof Saturday in Kruen, Germany. The snowfall has closed roads,

triggered avalanches and cut villages off across southern Germany and much of Austria.

At least 21 weather-related deaths have been reported across Europe in the past 10 days.

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Trump slams report that FBIprobed if he worked for Russia

President DonaldTrump has gone to extraor-dinary lengths to concealdetails of his conversationswith Russian PresidentVladimir Putin, includingon at least one occasiontaking possession of thenotes of his own interpreterand instructing the linguistnot to discuss what hadtranspired with other ad-ministration officials, cur-rent and former U.S. offi-cials said.

Trump did so after ameeting with Putin in 2017in Hamburg that was alsoattended by then-Secretaryof State Rex Tillerson.

U.S. officials learned ofTrump’s actions when aWhite House adviser and asenior State Departmentofficial sought informationfrom the interpreter be-yond a readout shared byTillerson.

The constraints thatTrump imposed are part ofa broader pattern by thepresident of shielding hiscommunications withPutin from public scrutinyand preventing even high-ranking officials in his ownadministration from fullyknowing what he has toldone of the United States’main adversaries.

As a result, U.S. officialssaid there is no detailedrecord, even in classifiedfiles, of Trump’s face-to-face interactions with theRussian leader at five loca-tions over the past twoyears.

Such a gap would beunusual in any presidency,let alone one that Russiasought to install throughwhat U.S. intelligenceagencies have described asa campaign of election in-terference.

Special counsel RobertMueller is thought to be in

the final stages of an inves-tigation that has focusedlargely on whether Trumpor his associates conspiredwith Russia during the2016 presidential cam-paign.

Trump’s secrecy sur-rounding Putin “is not onlyunusual by historical stand-ards, it is outrageous,” saidStrobe Talbott, a formerdeputy secretary of statenow at the Brookings Insti-tution, who participated inmore than a dozen meet-ings between President BillClinton and then-RussianPresident Boris Yeltsin inthe 1990s. “It handicaps theU.S. government — the ex-perts and advisers and Cab-inet officers who are thereto serve (the president) —and it certainly gives Putinmuch more scope to ma-nipulate Trump.”

A White House spokes-man disputed that charac-terization and said that theTrump administration hassought to “improve therelationship with Russia”after the Obama adminis-tration’s “flawed ‘reset’ pol-icy.”

Trump allies said thepresident thinks the pres-ence of subordinates im-pairs his ability to establisha rapport with Putin, andthat his desire for secrecymay also be driven byembarrassing leaks that oc-curred early in his presi-dency.

Still, Rep. Eliot Engel,

D-N.Y., the chairman of theHouse Foreign AffairsCommittee, said in an inter-view that his panel willform an investigative sub-committee whose targetswill include seeking StateDepartment records ofTrump’s encounters withPutin, including a closed-door meeting with the Rus-sian leader in Helsinki lastsummer.

“It’s been several monthssince Helsinki, and we stilldon’t know what went onin that meeting,” Engelsaid. “It’s appalling.”

The concerns have beencompounded by actionsTrump has taken that areseen as favorable to theKremlin.

He has dismissed Rus-sia’s election interferenceas a “hoax,” suggested thatRussia was entitled to an-nex Crimea, repeatedly at-tacked NATO allies, re-sisted efforts to imposesanctions on Moscow, andbegun to pull U.S. forces outof Syria — a move thatcritics see as effectivelyceding ground to Russia.

At the same time,Trump’s decision to fireComey and other attemptsto contain the ongoing Rus-sia investigation led thebureau in May 2017 tolaunch a counterintelli-gence investigation intowhether he was seeking tohelp Russia and if so, why, astep first reported by theNew York Times.

Trump shielded detailsof meetings with Putin

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have met, but officials

say there’s no detailed record of some encounters.

MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/GETTY-AFP

He’s said to havekept them privateeven from aidesBy Greg MillerThe Washington Post

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OBITUARIES

In 1733 James Oglethorpeand some 120 English colo-nists arrived at Charleston,S.C., while en route to settlein present-day Georgia.

In 1794 President GeorgeWashington approved ameasure adding two starsand two stripes to theAmerican flag, following theadmission of Vermont andKentucky to the union. (Thenumber of stripes was laterreduced to the original 13.)

In 1832 author Horatio Al-ger was born in Massachu-setts.

In 1941 acclaimed novelistJames Joyce, whose “Ulys-

ses” ranks among the bestworks of the 20th century,died in Zurich; he was 58.Also in 1941, a new lawwent into effect grantingPuerto Ricans U.S. birth-right citizenship.

In 1966 Robert Weaver be-came the first black Cabinetmember as he was ap-pointed secretary of Hous-ing and Urban Developmentby President Lyndon John-son.

In 1968 country singerJohnny Cash performedand recorded a pair ofshows at Folsom State Pris-on in California; materialfrom the concerts was re-leased as an album by Co-lumbia Records under the

title “Johnny Cash at FolsomPrison,” which proved a hit.

In 1990 L. Douglas Wilder,of Virginia, became the na-tion’s first elected African-American governor as hetook the oath of office inRichmond.

In 1999 Chicago Bullssuperstar Michael Jordanannounced his retirementfrom basketball. (He re-turned to the NBA in 2001.)

In 2000 Microsoft chair-man Bill Gates steppedaside as chief executive andpromoted company presi-dent Steve Ballmer to theposition.

In 2012 More than 30 peo-ple were killed after theCosta Concordia cruise ship,carrying more than 4,200passengers and crew, struckrocks off Tuscany, Italy.

In 2017 the U.S. Depart-ment of Justice, after a13-month investigation, is-sued a scathing report de-scribing a broken ChicagoPolice Department fallingwoefully short on nearlyevery level, resulting in sys-tematic abuse of citizens,widespread distrust and acrisis of public safety.

In 2018 a false alarm thatwarned of a ballistic missileheaded for Hawaii sent theislands into a panic for 38harrowing minutes until of-ficials said the cellphonealert was a mistake; a coupleof weeks later authoritiessaid an employee misunder-stood a drill and believedthat a ballistic missile hadactually been fired.

Chicago Daily TribuneON JANUARY 13 ...

Thomas Klutznick was adeveloper and entrepre-neur who helped usher inthe concept of verticalmixed-use development inprojects including Chi-cago’s Water Tower Placethat blended retail, residen-tial and a luxury hotel in ahigh rise.

With Water Tower Placeand other mixed-use hotelprojects, Klutznick changedthe look of downtown Chi-cago’s northern gateway, ac-cording to Maria Zec, gen-eral manager of the Penin-sula Chicago hotel, 108 E.Superior St.

“He definitely helpedtransform this part of Mich-igan Avenue,” said Zec, whois also regional vice presi-dent of The Peninsula Ho-tels group. “Between us andthe Ritz-Carlton and FourSeasons. … Tom built allthree luxury hotels.”

Klutznick, 79, died ofcomplications from demen-tia Jan. 4 in assisted living inEvanston, according to hisdaughter Karen. He lived inWoody Creek, outside As-pen, Colo., for many yearsbut returned to the Chicagoarea in 2008.

Klutznick was also in-volved in developing officestructures in Chicago, in-cluding 515 North StateStreet and 333 West WackerDrive.

Projects outside Chicagoincluded Copley Place inBoston, One Logan Squarein Philadelphia, City CenterDenver, Houston’s FirstCity Tower in Houston andprojects in Los Angeles,Cleveland, Reston, Va., andin Seattle, where he wasinvolved in the restorationof the Olympic Hotel.

Klutznick was born in1939 in Omaha, Neb., andsoon moved to Chicagowith his family. His father,Philip, who died in 1999,had been a federal housingadministrator during WorldWar II and came to the areawith the idea of building atown for returning veteransand other young families.

The town was Park For-est and that was wherePhilip Klutznick raised hisfamily, passing along whatJim Klutznick, Thomas’brother, agreed could becalled the “developer gene.”

“We were all sort of bornin the dirt,” Jim Klutznicksaid, who also has been indevelopment work for most

of his life. “Any of us whoended up in developmentgot it from Dad.”

After graduating fromOberlin College in Ohio in1961 and working with areal estate firm in Chicago,Klutznick joined his fatherin building the shoppingcenters Oak Brook Mall andRiver Oaks, his brother said.After a long apprenticeshipin the real estate business,Klutznick succeeded his fa-ther in the mid-1970s aschairman and chief execu-tive officer of Urban Invest-ment and DevelopmentCompany.

Klutznick and his fatherworked together on WaterTower Place, 835 N. Michi-gan Ave., which opened inthe mid-1970s. The devel-opment includes retailstores and shops, condo-miniums and the Ritz-Carl-ton hotel. For developerKenneth Himmel, then inhis mid-20s, it was a re-markable introduction tomixed-use development.

“Tom was my mentor,”said Himmel, who went onto work on development ofCopley Place in Boston andis now president and CEOof Related Urban, the devel-oper of the Hudson Yardsproject in New York. “Tomreally took us through allthat complicated mixed useand really taught us thebusiness.”

Klutznick, Himmel said,was able to embrace greatplanning, design and archi-tecture, had a firm under-standing of finance andbudgeting and the ability tomanage a diverse group ofpeople. “Aligning the stars,”Himmel called Klutznick’sability to assemble a team oftop professionals from vari-ous disciplines.

“You’ve got to be the

ultimate orchestra leader,and he was,” Himmel said.“That’s what I learned fromTom.”

Chicago developer JohnBuck said Klutznick was agenerous mentor whoshared his knowledge andexperience and was morethan fair in his dealings.

Buck was putting to-gether the project that be-came 200 S. Wacker Driveand needed an equity part-ner. A lender suggested heget in touch with Klutznick.After hearing details,Klutznick assured Buckthey would come up with aworkable structure for ajoint venture, put up 95percent of the equity andstill made Buck and hisgroup 50-50 partners.

“He knew I was a novice.He educated me and thatwas important,” Buck said.“More important, we struckup a (lasting) friendship.”

In 1982 Klutznick be-came managing partner ofMiller-Klutznick-Davis-Gray Co., a real estate firmwith properties includingtwo premier resort compa-nies, Pebble Beach Co. inCalifornia and Aspen SkiingCo. in Colorado. He played aleading role in the planningand development of TheInn and Links at SpanishBay at Pebble Beach and theLittle Nell hotel in Aspen,his daughter said.

In 1991, he formed Chi-cago-based Thomas J.Klutznick Co. The firm’sprojects included a full-block retail and hotel com-plex on North MichiganAvenue between ChicagoAvenue and Superior Streetthat opened in 1997 andnow includes the PeninsulaChicago hotel. The retailportion of the developmentincluded Tiffany & Co., Ba-nana Republic, PotteryBarn, Polo Ralph Laurenand American Girl.

Himmel describedKlutznick as a visionarywho brought big projects tolife and brought othersalong with him. “This mantook me to the top of amountain,” said Himmel.“He was a remarkable.”

In addition to his daugh-ter, Klutznick is survived byanother daughter, Kather-ine; sons John and Daniel; asister, Bettylu Saltzman; an-other brother, Robert; andtwo grandsons.

His two marriages endedin divorce.

Plans for a memorialservice are pending.

THOMAS KLUTZNICK 1939-2019

Water Tower Place developershaped N. Michigan Avenue

Thomas Klutznick, shown

around 1983, was known as

a visionary and a mentor.

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Robert Paul Abate passed away on December 5th,2018 after a long illness. Hewas surrounded by fam-ily members and lovingcaregivers.Robert was born in Oak Park,

Illinois on January 16, 1929.The only child of Paul andRose Freundt Abate, he wasraised in Melrose Park, IL. Hewas a graduate from DePaulUniversity and received his

MBA from the University of Chicago.After college he embarked on his lifelong career in

banking. He worked at the American National Bankas a Group Vice President. While there he served atthe Office of Education at the requests of PresidentsJohnson and Nixon, helping to organize the StudentLoan Program.

He acquired control of the Elgin National Bank in1973. He was also at the same time, the Chairmanof the Elgin State Bank, The Plum Grove Bank ofRolling Meadows, IL and the First National Bank ofMarengo, Il. Until his retirement in 2011, he dividedhis time between homes in Lake Bluff, IL and LaQuinta, CA. The last year and a half of his life wasspent at his home in Spokane, WA.For many years an avid golfer, he was a member of

Bob O’ Link Golf Club in Highland Park, IL, La QuintaCounty Club and The Quarry in La Quinta, CA. Hewas a voracious reader, reading up to three to fourbooks a week. He loved crossword puzzles andmovie trivia. He was known to write handwrittennotes to friends and family sharing articles in thenews he thought they would appreciate. He was aman’s man and was a mentor to many.

Robert is survived by his wife, Sonja, son MarkAbate (Gloria) of Greer, SC, stepchildren; Robin Blackof Palm Desert, CA, Ray Black of Indio, CA, RhondaBlack of Spokane, WA, and granddaughter LaurenAlbright (John) of Palatine, IL.The family would like to acknowledge his caregiv-

ers and doctors who were so attentive and kind,giving him wonderful care during his last years.Services were private at his request.Remembrances

in his honor may be made to Catholic Charities andthe Salvation Army.

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12/19/1918-12/22/2006IN MEMORIAM ON YOUR 100TH BIRTHDAY

Dad, you took great pleasure in seeing your familyenjoy your efforts. You were such a good dad and

husband, good to your parents and aunt and uncle-You were by far the best of all of us. You protectedand provided and we still benefit from your caring

efforts every day.The most beautiful prayer I have for you is thatthe Lord lifts up his countenance upon you, and

smiles-probably because you just told him a goofyjoke.

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In Memoriam

Jody Baty, nee Licht. Age 66, of Park Ridge. Passedaway peacefully on January10, 2019 from complicationsof a ruptured aneurysm inher brain. Born March 9,1952, graduate of York HighSchool (1970), University ofIllinois at Urbana-Champaign,Northeastern IllinoisUniversity, and St. XavierUniversity; biologist, swimcoach, science teacher at

Emerson Middle School in Park Ridge. Jody had abeautiful and ready smile. She was an enthusiasticlearner, an energetic teacher, a lover of adventure,astronomy, and life. Beloved wife of William Baty.Loving mother of Jill (Ian Pearse) Baty, and KarinBaty. Adored grandmother of three. Dear sister ofJohn (Joanne Renna) Licht, Priscilla Licht, Jennifer(Vicki Sliger) Hamilton, Jeffrey Hamilton (Carol) Licht,Nancy Breed, Richard Breed, and David (Paula) Baty.Dear cousin and aunt to many. Preceded in deathby her mother, Elizabeth Licht, father, Herbert Licht,and step-mother, Ruth Breed Licht.A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday,February 9, 2019, 10 a.m., at First United MethodistChurch of Park Ridge, 418 W. Touhy Ave., Park Ridge.In lieu of flowers, please consider donations toDoctors Without Borders, www.doctorswithoutbor-ders.org or The Nature Conservancy, www.nature.org/en-us, appreciated. Arrangements entrusted toRyan-Parke Funeral Home, www.ryan-parke.com.

Baty, Jody


Phyllis Jane Bangart nee Wentland, 82, quietlypassed away on January 1, 2019. Phyllis was thecherished mother of Laura, Jill (Robert) Moore andCynthia. James, her loving husband of 53 years, andson, Steven, preceded Phyllis in death. Her funeral service will be at St. David’s Episcopal Church inGlenview on January 19, 2019, at 11 AM. An ex-tended obituary may be viewed at www.cremation-society.com


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Connie Acosta, formerly of Clinton Ave in Berwynand 23rd St in Chicago leftthis world and her lovingfamily on December 24, 2018in Wenatchee, Washington.Connie was 90 and wasmarried nearly 69 years toher husband Louie who sur-vives her. Connie was bornat home on Jefferson Streetin Chicago on January 25,1928, the year before the

Wall Street Crash of 1929, and grew up during theGreat Depression and World War II. Growing up onthe south side near 47th Street and Wentworth, shegraduated from St. Cecilia Grammar School. As ayoung woman, she enjoyed going to dances withher sister Esther especially at the elaborate andfamous Aragon and Trianon Ballrooms. Part of the“pioneering” Mexican-American families of Chicago,she was a member of St. Francis of Assisi CatholicChurch on Roosevelt Road. A devout Catholic al-ways dependent on God, Connie also had a greatlove and devotion to St. Anthony, the patron saint oflost articles. She always encouraged her family toask St. Anthony to pray for them when somethingwent missing. Connie married her loving husbandLouie on January 22, 1950 at St. Francis. Together,they produced a family of four children: Hope,Richard (Rick), Martha, and Louis (Louie Jr.) Primarilya homemaker, she also worked outside of the homeas a school bus driver for 22 years with Diversey BusService. She was proud of her professional drivingability as she cared for students with special needs.Connie and Louie left Berwyn for Las Cruces, NewMexico and spent 12 warm sunny years there be-fore moving near their son two and a half years ago.One of Connie’s favorite foods was potatoes. Sheloved them cooked in every way, and was famousin her family for her enchiladas filled with cheese,onion, and potatoes. A hard worker and handyaround the house, she helped her husband Louiewith special projects, and especially enjoyed yardwork and being outside. However, everyone knewto keep their fine china out of her reach since sheseemed to have the uncanny ability to accidentlycause breakage. She had good rhythm and lovedto dance with her kids, pursing her lips and keepingtime to the beat of all kinds of music including BigBand and disco. As a friend and good neighbor, shehelped her neighbors with their dying mothers asshe had done for her own mother in own her homefor many years. Her priority in life was her familyand she would do all she could for her kids andfamily. She is survived by her husband Louie cur-rently of Wenatchee, Washington, daughter Hope ofArlington,Texas, son Rick of Wenatchee,Washington,and daughter Martha of Chicago, Illinois. Also leftbehind are four grandchildren, eight great grand-children, three great-great grandchildren, and manynephews and nieces. She was preceded in deathby her parents, an infant daughter at birth, her sonLouie Jr., and her siblings. A Funeral Mass will beheld at St. Paul Church, 2127 W. 22nd Pl. in Chicagoon Friday, January 18th at 10:00 am with intermentat St. Mary’s Cemetery. A luncheon hosted by thefamily will follow.

Acosta, Connie


Dr. Thomas Brian Owley, age 53, died on December19, 2018, at Loyola UniversityMedical Center. He foughtvaliantly for his life, but wasunable to overcome medicalchallenges associated withIPF.Dr. Owley attended theUniversity of Illinois atChampaign and Chicago,where he earned degrees inmedicine and psychiatry. He

specialized in the study and treatment of childhoodautism. In recent years, he treated and helped ado-lescents and American veterans with psychologicalissues. Dr. Owley was a distinguished physicianwith a myriad of accomplishments in medicine andpublishing. His fellow colleagues were among hisdearest friends.In addition to his medical career, Tom enjoyed trav-eling the world and experiencing different cultures.He was an accomplished guitarist, recording andtouring with a local Chicago band. Because of theseand other pastimes, he made many additional closefriendships.Tom will be greatly missed by all who knew andloved him. In a selfless act of kindness, as an organdonor, Tom continues to help others.Thomas “Tommy” Owley was preceded in deathby his father, John Owley and a cousin, Rick Butler.He is survived by his mother, Carol, nee Nelson,(Walt) Thyng, a brother Steven (Judith) Owley, asister Katherine (James) Hepp, fond nephews, Peter,Jackson and a niece Amanda; an aunt Jane, neeNelson, Butler and a cousin Patti (Scott) Haiduck. Inaddition, he is survived by many friends he consid-ered family, especially Chance Ramirez and SonyaOwley, and one uncle, several aunts and cousinsliving in Wisconsin.Please visit and contribute to Tom’s memorialpage at www.legacy.com as well as Conley FuneralHome’s Facebook page and website, www.conley-care.com.A celebration and remembrance of Tom will takeplace at a later date.

Brian Owley, Dr. Thomas


Betty Lou Bird, nee Neumann; Former loving wife ofthe late Robert; Beloved mother of Ann Yacullo, Tara(Spero) Pavlopoulos, and Mary (Patrick) May;Proud grandma of Alexa and Joanna Pavlopoulos,and Nicole Yacullo; Visitation Monday, 3:00 p.m.until time of Chapel Service 7:00 p.m. at Curley

Funeral Home, 6116 W. 111th Street. IntermentPrivate; For Funeral info 708-422-2700, or www.curleyfuneralhome.com.


Bird, Betty L.

Paul M. Bersani, 60, passed away at his home onJanuary 9, 2019. He was bornto Joseph and Gloria Bersaniin Chicago on February 28,1958. Paul grew up in a largeIrish-Italian family and hadeight siblings, including histwin Gloria.In 1987 he met the love ofhis life, Barbara Peterson, inChicago and they were mar-ried December 31, 1989 in

Sunriver, OR. They moved to Vancouver, WA in 1992where they started their family.He was very proud of his Italian heritage and couldoften be found cooking or making pasta “gravy” forhis family and friends. Paul was an avid hockey fanand played goalie until he was 50. He loved theChicago Blackhawks and the Chicago Cubs., andattended Game 3 of the historical World Series withhis son.He was best known for welcoming his family andfriends into his home for meals, always toasting toLa Familia.Paul is survived by his wife of 29 years, BarbaraBersani, son Stephen (Rudi); daughter, Anna; andgrandson Grayson. He is also survived by hissiblings Patty (Ted), Christine (Rich), Elaine (Fred),Joseph (Brenda), Gloria (Dean), Michael (Sharon),Tony (Tammy), Margaret (Jim), and 50+ nieces andnephews.A funeral mass will be held on Wednesday, January30, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church,Vancouver WA. A reception will follow immedi-ately after. A memorial will also be held February9, 2019 10:00 a.m. at St. Thecla, 6725 W. Devon Ave.Chicago, IL 60631.

Bersani, Paul M.


Jacqueline Bejna nee Grimaldi, age 57, of Darien, Illinois, passed away on January 10, 2019 at her home after a courageous battle with lung disease.She was the beloved wife of Jim Bejna and motherof Jimmy and Jessie Bejna. Jackie was born in Cicero, IL May 15, 1961 and grew up in Elmhurst, IL. She was the daughter of Anthony Grimaldi and the lateCarole Grimaldi. Jackie was a dedicated wife andmother who worked tirelessly to provide a beauti-ful home and life for her whole family. Besidesher husband, Jim, Jackie leaves her son, JimmyBejna, daughter Jessie Bejna and grandson JamesBryant. Jackie also leaves behind her beloved father Anthony Grimaldi, sister Sandy Acanfora, nieces,Nichole Gehman and Michelle Darrah-Pace, as wellas numerous close friends and family members.Jackie was an incredible person who was dedicatedto her family and friends and loved spending time with them. She also enjoyed gardening, decoratingand creating a loving safe haven for her family. Shewas extremely generous and did all she could to help those around her. Visitation Monday 9:00 AMuntil prayers at 10:45AM at Modell Funeral Home

7710 S. Cass Avenue, Darien, to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church Mass 11:30 AM. Interment private. Inlieu of flowers donations may be made to the COPDFoundation @ www.copdfoundation.org. For funeralinfo: 630-852-3595 or www.modelldarien.com


Bejna, Jacqueline

Louise A. Baumstark, 72, of Buffalo Grove, at restJanuary 7, 2019. Loving mother of Jim (Bridget)Baumstark. Proud grandmother of Matthew andMaggie Baumstark. Sister of Ellen (Bob) Hansen.Aunt of Brandon and Kirstin. Beloved daughter ofthe late Robert and Dolores Werderitch. VisitationThursday January 17, 4-8 p.m. at the N.H. Scott &

Hanekamp Funeral Home, 1240 Waukegan Rd.Glenview. Family and friends will meet for funeralmass, 10 a.m. Friday January 18 , at Our Lady ofPerpetual Help Church, 1775 Grove St. Glenview.Interment private All Saints Cemetery. In lieu offlowers memorials may be made to Bernie’s BookBank, 917 N. Shore Dr., Lake Bluff, IL 60044.91917 N


Baumstark, Louise A.

Pittsford: Died peacefully on January 10, 2019 atthe age of 82. Susan wasborn September 15, 1936to Irwin ‘Duke’ and Maizelle(Edwards) Haviland inChicago, IL and predeceasedin death by her parents.Susan was married to herloving, devoted husband,Thomas H. Casey, MD, inChicago, IL in 1958. She wasa graduate of Northwestern

University Passavant School of Nursing. She wasthe teacher and loving parent of Maureen A. (Don)Novak, MD of Gainesville, FL, and Kevin J. (Janet)Casey, MD of Pittsford, NY. She is survived by herhusband Thomas; children, Maureen and Kevin;grandchildren, Colleen A. (Kays) Gutman, MD andTommy Gutman of Atlanta, GA, Allison M. Kays, PhDand Ryan Martin of Atlanta, GA, Bridget A. Caseyof New York, NY, Andrew S. Kays of Indianapolis,IN, Patrick T. Casey of Santa Monica, CA, and greatgrandchild, Theodore T. Gutman of Atlanta, GA.Susan always had a quiet pride in her family, herMayflower ancestry and her DAR membership.

Services will be held privately for the family. In lieuof flowers, donations may be made in Susan’s honorto the American Heart Association, PO Box 417005,Boston, MA 02247 or a charity of your choice. Toshare a memory of Susan or send a condolence tothe family visit www.anthonychapels.com.

Casey, J. Suzanne ‘Susan’


Karen Regina Minetz Carollo went to the lord on January 9th, 2019. She was born on June 26th, 1942in Chicago, IL to Stephen and Helen Minetz. She is survived by her children, Dawn Payne (Husband Robert), Donald Carollo (Wife Johnnie), Dominic Carollo (Wife Michele), and Daren Carollo. She is also survived by her Grandchildren (Who called herGG and Graham) Marlene, Savana, Briana, Jordan, Natalie, Sara, Dominic, and Jack and her great grand-children Rylee and Cooper. Also, her brother Robert Minetz (Wife Jill). She translated a love of travel into a 20 year plus career at American Airlines. Her constant laugh was extremely infectious. We do notthink she ever shook a hand because she always insisted on a hug. A visitation will be held at 10am at Corpus Christi Church in Carol Stream, Illinois. There will be a fu-neral service immediately following the visitation. In Lieu of flowers, please consideration a donationto her favorite theatre, 42nd Street Moon, PO Box 426470 San Francisco, CA 94124


Carollo, Karen Regina Minetz

Donald Frederick Buhle, Sr. of Glen Ellyn passedaway valiantly on January 9, 2019 after several medical challenges. Don was born on April 27, 1937 in Chicago to GeorgeHenry Buhle and Josephine Verna (née Eikel) Buhleand was a brother to George, Shirley and PatriciaBuhle. In addition to his parents and siblings, Donwas preceded in death by his wife of 57 years MaryAnn in 2017, as well as their daughter Nancy in 2016.After graduating from Rich East High School in ParkForest in 1955, Don served in the US Army from1957-59 as part of the Military Police. He met thelove of his life Mary Ann Gergel, and Don and MaryAnn were married on October 1st, 1960.Don worked for many years at Illinois Bell andAmeritech Cellular and later in life became a suc-cessful real estate broker. Don was awarded theAT&T Vail Medal in 1961 after climbing through atangle of downed power lines to pull an accidentvictim from his car and successfully administeringCPR.Don and Mary Ann had four children: Nancy, Leslie,Donald and Gary. They are survived by their daugh-ter Leslie (Johnson), her husband Brad and theirchildren Henry and William; their son Donald, his wife Cathy and their children Anna and Eric; theirson Gary, his wife Michelle and their twins Amelia and Natalie; their son-in-law Dave Weinstein, hiswife Penny and their children David (Kate), Danny(Caitlyn), Matthew and Nicole as well as one great-grandchild Jackson (Danny and Caitlyn). Don was a loyal husband, incredible father, amazing grandpa and good friend. He lived a full and happy life, centered around his family and work. His greatoptimism and good cheer inspired everyone he met.Don and Mary Ann are greatly missed by their family and many, many friends. Also, the Family appreciates so many kind thoughtsand prayers, and in Don’s memory, suggests that allseniors and military veterans remember to request the appropriate recognition and discount every-where it could possibly apply!


Buhle Sr., Donald F.

It is with great sadness the family of Kevin PatrickBryant announces his pass-ing on Wednesday, January 9,2019, at the age of 38. Kevinjoins his Grandpa Jack withwhom he shared a specialbond. Kevin will be foreverremembered by his wife,Kristin, his parents, Bethand Fritz Kroeger and Joyand Paul Bryant, his broth-ers Matt (Jennifer) and Kevin

(Sue), his Grandmother Rose Alice and his playfuland enormous dog, Egon. Kevin will also be lovinglyremembered by his nephews and nieces, Maddie,Jack, Henry, Ellie and Will, and Aunt Beverly andUncle Ward and many cousins.Kevin was born on May 2, 1980 and grew up inLake Forest, IL. He attended Westminster School inConnecticut and Skidmore College in New York. Hetreasured the countless good times with his friendsand held special memories from his time spent inschool.Kevin was athletic and a star player on the hockeyrink and the lacrosse field. He found great joy in histeammates, never wanting to leave the locker roomand always engaging in good natured banter.Kevin brought smiles to everyone in the room andalways shared himself generously. He mastered theart of storytelling and could hold the attention ofany room. Kevin had an engaging personality andwas a natural salesman, both contributors to hisprofessional success. He will be remembered forhis big loving heart, his warm smile and his conta-gious laughter.A Celebration of Kevin’s life will be held on Saturday,February 2, 2019, at Knollwood Country Club in LakeForest from 4-7pm.Memorial donations in memory of Kevin can bemade to the animal rescue association of yourchoice.

Bryant, Kevin Patrick



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Marvin Cohen, 88, beloved husband of the lateJacqueline Cohen (neeNixon); devoted father ofthe late Michelle (ThomasKissel) Cohen-Kissel; cher-ished “honorary” father ofLori Anderson; dear brotherof the late Frieda (late FredIsaacson) Cohen-Isaacson;treasured brother-in-law ofShirley (late Jaime) Saponar;proud uncle and great-uncle

of many. Marvin was honored to servein the U.S. Army. He touched many stu-dents’ lives as a beloved math teacherat Von Steuben High School. Funeral ser-

vice Monday, Jan. 14, 10:30 AM, at Weinstein & Piser

Funeral Home, 111 Skokie Blvd, Wilmette. IntermentWestlawn. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributionsmay be made to Disabled American Veterans, www.dav.org. For info: 847-256-5700.

Cohen, Marvin


Robert Alan Coe, age 81, beloved and adored hus-band of Roberta Coe; loving father ofMark (Shari) Coe, Chad (Jill) Coe andJamie Coe; cherished grandfather ofJustin, Geoffrey, Breana (fiancé Jay),Jordan and Zachary Coe, Taylor, Brendan,

Ashley and Alec Wise, friend Zulie; dear brother ofBarbara (Gerald) Saperstein and brother-in-law ofRandye (Steve) Martin; favorite uncle of Mindy, Cary(Michelle) and Meredith; caring step-father of Jeff,Howard (Ali), and Ed Wise; step-grandfather of Jesse,Brandon and Nicholas; step-great grandfather toLuna; Chapel service Tuesday, January 15, 2:30 PM atShalom Memorial Funeral Home, 1700 W. Rand Road,Arlington Heights. Interment at Shalom MemorialPark. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made toKeshet at www. keshet.org. For information andcondolences: 847-255-3520 or www.shalom2.com

Coe, Robert Alan


John Anthony Cebuhar, age 68, passed away onSaturday, December 15,2018. One of four sons,John was born at WoodlawnHospital in Chicago, IL onFebruary 11, 1950, to thelate Charles “Ky” & BettyCebuhar (nee Brennan). In1976, while working for theCity of Philadelphia, he wasinvolved in the significantundertaking of coordinat-

ing the numerous volunteers working to make thecelebration of our nation’s bicentennial a success.In 1985, as a student attending Governors StateUniversity, John received the Student Laureate ofthe Lincoln Academy of Illinois, presented by thengovernor Thompson. In 1986 he received a BA withhigh honors and in 1999 the Community ServiceAward “in recognition of his countless outreach andadvocacy efforts on behalf of people with HIV andAIDS”. Then in 2005, he earned a Master of HealthScience in Addictions Studies. Throughout his pro-fessional life, he worked in government and for non-profit organizations on behalf of people strugglingwith addictions and HIV disease. Upon retirement,he continued his advocacy by helping family andfriends obtain much needed social services. Hewas always there for someone in need. John is sur-vived by his partner of almost 30 years, Kevin Hall,and a significant extended family who all feel thetremendous loss of such a loving, giving and com-passionate man. Donations to the Center on Halstedare encouraged.Memorial visitation Friday February 8, 2019 at 9:00a.m. until time of Memorial Service at 10:00 a.m. atOld St. Patrick’s Church, 700 West Adams, Chicago,IL. Interment private. Arrangements entrusted tothe Robert J. Sheehy and Sons Funeral Home. www.sheehyfh.com 708-857-7878

Cebuhar, John Anthony


Champ W. Davis, Jr., 78, recognized by ChicagoMagazine as an “Illinois SuperLawyer,” died Wednesday athome in Oak Brook. Bornin Springfield, Illinois, Mr.Davis attended the Universityof Illinois, earning a BS inGeneral Engineering andhis JD at the College of Law,where he served on the LawReview and was admittedto the Order of the Coif. He

was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.After moving to Chicago, he joined the law firm ofChadwell & Kayser, where he was a partner andhead of the Litigation Group, until 1990, when heco-founded the Davis McGrath law firm. Involvedwith many legal issues and matters, Mr. Davis wasappointed in 2010, Chair of the Full Hearing Boardof the ARDC (Attorney Registration & DisciplinaryCommission of the Illinois Supreme Court). Forhis long history of dedicated service in the IllinoisBar Association, he was recognized by the ChicagoDaily Law Bulletin as a “Leading Lawyer” in Illinoisin the fields of commercial litigation and computerand technology law. From 1992-2012, he taughtNegotiations as an adjunct professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, receiving accolades from thestudent reviews and faculty alike. A resident of OakBrook since 1986, he unselfishly volunteered histime, effort, and expertise. The past eight years, heserved as the village’s Zoning Board Chairman. Mr.Davis is survived by his wife, Janet, and their threechildren, Champ III (Lisa), Craig, and Jill (Evan Brown).He is also fondly remembered by five grandchildren,Champ IV, Clara and Lucy Davis, and Austin andTyler Brown. BOTH the Visitation, Thursday, January17, (3:00-8:00 PM) and the Memorial Service, Friday,January 18th, (10:00-11:00 AM), will be held at theElmhurst First Congregational, UCC, 235 Kenilworth,Elmhurst. In lieu of flowers, memorial donationsmay be made to the Elmhurst First CongregationalChurch, where Champ served faithfully as a trusteeand chairman of the church endowment commit-tee. Arrangements by Ahlgrim Funeral Home. Info630-834-3515 or www.ahlgrim.com.

Davis Jr., Champ W.


Thomas William Conklin, age 80, of Lawrence, MIpassed peacefully fromthis life on New Year’s Day2019, with family by his side.Thomas was born March1, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois,a son of Clarence Robertand Ellen Pauline (Gleason)Conklin.He received his BA degreefrom Yale University in 1960and his JD degree from

University of Chicago in 1963. Duringthe Vietnam War, he completed basictraining with the U.S. Air Force and thenjoined the U.S. Navy, achieving rank of

lieutenant while serving as an officer in the JudgeAdvocate General’s Corps until his honorable dis-charge in 1969. He practiced law from his admit-tance to the Illinois Bar in 1964, when he joined hisfather’s law firm in Chicago, until his retirementfrom the bar in 2012, while practicing in partner-ship with his son, Tom, Jr. in Chicago, IL. During hislong career, he had numerous legal partnershipsin Chicago. He was primarily a defense attorneyand trial lawyer involved in local, state, district andfederal cases. Although he tried many high profilecases, perhaps the most lasting result of his careerwas sharing of his knowledge and experience bymentoring those willing to apply the energy andmethods needed to achieve results in accordancewith his high legal and ethical standards. In 2007,he was selected by his peers to be named an IllinoisSuper Lawyer.Thomas always had an appreciation for the beautyand diversity of living things, especially plants. Hishobby interest developed into a second professionas he studied and became an ISA Certified Arboristand a Michigan Certified Nurseryman. When hepurchased Walnut Hill Farm in southwest Michiganin 1997, with his landscape architect partner, JoyceLatta of LaGrange, IL, it was with the intention togrow roses hardy enough to survive Michigan win-ters without protection. They held seminars, work-shops, and tours of their many display gardens toteach others about roses, herbs, and woody plants.Thomas was a member of the American RoseSociety for 48 years, an ARS accredited Rose Judgein the Great Lakes District, a Consulting Rosariansince 2002, was awarded the designation of MasterConsulting Rosarian in 2015 for his many years ofservice, and served as President of the local ARSaffiliate, the Southwest Michigan Celebration ofRoses.At a very young age, Thomas found solace in thewritten word. He had a special appreciation for theclassics, poetry, and works of a religious nature. Heused his vast collection as reference when he taughtcomparative religion classes. He was a Christianbeliever who practiced those principles daily. Hewas a member of the First Congregational Churchin Bangor, MI, a member and was married in 2008,at the First Congregational Church in Kalamazoo,MI. He also attended services at the Family GospelChurch in Bangor, MI.Thomas loved all types of music, collecting varioustypes of recording media, attending live perfor-mances, and supporting artists in the recordingtheir performances. Although he always had appre-ciated fine art, it wasn’t until his later years when hereceived a gift of a drawing class at the KalamazooInstitute of Arts from his wife, that he was finallyable to develop his artistic creativity. He enjoyedinteracting with the artist/instructors and other stu-dents as he learned to create with various media.Thomas believed in truth, kindness to one another,and equitable treatment of women. He was a lov-ing generous person, an uncommon man who wasmaking lasting friendships until the very end. Heled a life rich in his association and interaction withpeople and beautiful things of this world.Thomas was preceded in death by his parents;a sister, Adrienne Stephens; and a step brother,Robert Burkoff. On June 7, 2008, he was unitedin marriage to Joyce E. Latta of LaGrange, IL, whosurvives. Also surviving, 2 children, Thomas W. (AvaZacharuk) Conklin, Jr. of Park Ridge, IL and SarahConklin of Kansas City, MO; 2 grandchildren, OliviaAlicia Conklin and Charles Thomas Conklin; a sister,Melissa Pedersen of Arlington Heights, IL; in-lawsAlice Zacharuk of Arlington Heights, IL, and Jack(Dawn) Zacharuk of Machesney Park, IL.Private cremation and ceremony has taken place.Memorials may be directed to the KalamazooInstitute of Arts Kirk Newman Art School ScholarshipFund (www.kiarts.org) and the Rose Arbor HospiceResidence, a division of Hospice Care of SouthwestMichigan (www.hospiceswmi.org).

Conklin, Thomas William


Donald V. Giannini, age 87. Beloved husband of thelate Arlene Giannini nee Foss;loving father of Stacy (Victor)Damato, Wendy (Kenny)Brewer, and Scott (Debby)Giannini; beloved son ofthe late Giuseppe and RoseGiannini nee Saravo; fondgrandfather Rosanna (Eddie),Nick, Arlena, Katie (Greg),and Alex; great grandfatherof Domenico. Visitation

Sunday January 13, 2019 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00p.m. at Cumberland Chapels 8300 W. Lawrence Ave.Norridge, IL 60706. Funeral Services begin Mondayat the funeral home at 8:30 a.m. and will proceed toOur Lady Mother of the Church for 9:30 a.m. Mass.Entombment to follow at All Saints Mausoleum.For more info www.cumberlandchapels.com or708-456-8300.

Giannini, Donald V.


Mary C. Gaston-Gray (neé Deluce), age 61, late ofLansing. Beloved wife of Steve; devoted mother ofJames; proud grandmother; loving sister of Darlene,Issac, August, and the late Augustina; kind auntof Joshua, Loretta “Reda”, Jonathan “Jonny”, and Jessica “Princess”. Mary was a security officer atG4S. Services and Interment private. Arrangementsentrusted to Thornridge Funeral Home (Janusz Family

Funeral Service). (708)841-2300 or www.thornridge-funeralhomes.com


Gaston-Gray, Mary C.

Patrick Roy Gannon, 76 of Itasca. Beloved husbandof Diane nee Hoffmann. Loving father ofPatrick M. Gannon, Kerry (Rocky) Sainatoand Colleen (Don) Butler. Cherishedgrandfather of Lindsey, Brynn, Shannon,Kassidy and Nicholas. Dearest great-

grandfather of Autumn. Fond brother of Corinne(the late Raymond) Flemm. Memorial Visitation,Sunday January 13, 2019 2-5 PM, with a MemorialFuneral Service at 4 PM at Humes Funeral Home, 320W. Lake St., Addison (2 Mi. W. of Rt. 83, 2 Mi. E. of Rt.53). Interment private. For info, www.HumesFH.comor 630.628.8808.

Gannon, Patrick Roy


Joseph Paul Fisher, 94, of Chicago, Illinois, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 8, 2019.He was born February 27, 1924, in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Paul G. and Marie Fisher. He is survived by his beloved wife of 69 years, Helen Schwarzl Fisher; his son Mark Fisher (Laura Fisher); his son Paul Fisher (Danah Fisher); his daughter Janet Fisher (companion, Fabrice Baumgartner); his grandchildren Charles Fisher (fiancee, Catherine Napier); Daniel Fisher (KristinHarris); and Gabriel Fisher (Jamie Ellerbe Fisher) andmany nieces and nephews. He was a graduate ofthe University of Notre Dame and the University ofPittsburgh School of Law and was Deputy GeneralCounsel of Aluminum Company of America before retiring in 1989. He was naval officer who served in the Pacific theater of World War II and a civic leaderin his long-time hometown of Moon Township,Pennsylvania. In his own words, he wished to beremembered as “a man filled with gratitude to Godfor a long and happy life, sustained by the love of my wife and children to the end.” A private intermentwill be at Holy Angels Mausoleum, Resurrection Cemetery, Moon Township.


Fisher, Joseph Paul

Mary Dolores Falato-Funk, 84, formerly of ArlingtonHeights was born March 5,1934 in Chicago to Ralphand Josephine Tassone andpassed away peacefully onJanuary 11, 2019 surroundedby her loving family. Doloreswas the beloved wife of thelate Nicholas J. Funk andformer wife of the late JamesF. Falato II; loving mother ofJoAnne (David) Cederberg,

James Falato III, Ralph (Donna) Falato, Robert(Lora) Falato, Vincent Falato, Steven Falato, Juliana(Edward) Schulte and MaryBeth Funk Elfering (Gary);cherished grandmother of Brittany Cederberg,Jennifer (Salvatore) Licata, and Michael Cederberg;Angella, James IV, Thomas, Noelle, and AnthonyFalato; Bryan (Margaret) Falato, Keith (fiancé LaurenDelehoy) Falato, Scott and Paige Falato; Joseph,Gina, and Francesca Falato; Victoria, Samuel,Mariana, Vincent, Marchella, and Giada Falato;Kristen and Kaitlyn Elfering; great-grandmother ofCarson, John and Benjamin Falato and loving sisterof the late Therese Anne Ragano. Beloved by all whoknew her for her kindness, warmth, and compas-sion. Dolores will be truly missed by all. Visitationwill be Sunday, January 13, 2019 from 2:00 PM to8:00 PM at Lauterburg & Oehler Funeral Home,2000 E. Northwest Highway, Arlington Heights andMonday, January 14, 2019 at St. Edna Church, 2525N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights from9:00 AM until the time of the funeral mass at 10:00AM. Interment All Saints Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,contributions to ALS Foundation, Chicago Chapter,220 W. Huron Street, #4003, Chicago, IL 60654 ap-preciated. Funeral info 847-253- 5423 or lauterbur-goehler.com.

Falato-Funk, Mary Dolores


Shirley Beatrice Duchen, nee Hurwitz, age 100.Beloved wife of the late Samuel J.Duchen. Loving mother of Jerry (the lateGail) Duchen and Tina (Alan) Marcus.Cherished grandmother of Melissa(Brian) Wightman and Jolie (Brad)

Friedman. Proud great-grandmother of Benji, Myla,Devin and Bryn. Dear sister of the late RichardHurwitz. Cherished sister-in-law of the late AudreyDixton. Treasured aunt of Cindy Hausfield (the lateRichard) and the late Alan Hurwitz. Service Monday,10 AM Westlawn Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel,7801 W. Montrose, Norridge with interment to fol-low. The family thanks her loving caregivers Heidiand Lulu. We would be lost without them. In lieuof flowers, memorials in her memory may bemade to the Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org.Arrangements by Chicago Jewish Funerals – BuffaloGrove - 847.229.8822, www.cjfinfo.com.

Duchen, Shirley Beatrice



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Dr. Tong Soo Kim, of Chicago, passed away at homeon January 5, 2019, at age 89. Dr. Kim was loving husband to Dr. Gemma Yoonsim Kang; father of Albert (Miriam) and Hermann (Margaret); grandfa-ther to Max, Henry, Miles, Robyn, and Zoey. He wasborn in Seoul, Korea. He moved to Chicago in 1951,when the Korean War interrupted his undergraduatestudies at Seoul National University. He continuedhis studies at The Illinois Institute of Technology(IIT), where he earned a Ph.D. in mechanical engi-neering. He worked for many years in the field of heat transfer research at IIT and the Borg WarnerCorporation’s Research Center in Des Plaines, IL. He was a deeply intellectual man, who read widely andenjoyed debate in the areas of politics, economics, and multiple branches of science, especially the sci-ences of the mind and the brain. He loved music anddevotedly attended performances of the ChicagoSymphony Orchestra and Lyric Opera. He was a great appreciator of nature’s beauty and was luckyenough to travel to many beautiful places in the world, always with a camera. In addition to his im-mediate family, Dr. Kim is survived by a brother andfour sisters, along with many nieces and nephews. Aprivate family farewell service was held. A gathering to celebrate his life will be held in summer, 2019.


Kim, Tong Soo

Beverly D. Kanz, age 91, devoted wife of Vernon G.Kanz for 70 years. Loving mother of Jeffrey B. Kanzand Tracey (Steven) Pekala. Much loved “Mumu” toher grandchildren Katherine, Madeline, Patrick andBrian Pekala. Her spirit will be honored by her familyand friend through her memories, her laughter andpassion for life. Memorial Mass Friday, January 18,2019 at 10:00am at St. Norbert Church, 1809 WaltersAvenue, Northbrook. In lieu of flowers contributionsmay be made to Northshore University HealthcareFoundation, Hospice Fund, 103 University Pl., Ste450, Evanston, IL 60201,www.foundation.northsore.org/donate. Funeral info: John E. Maloney FuneralHome (773)764-1617


Kanz, Beverly D.

age 95, Veteran WWII, Army. Loving husband of the late Dorothy S., nee Wlezen. Beloved father of Cynthia M. (the late John L.) Haberkorn and Judy M. (Bob) Burns. Fond grandfather of Holly, Kevin and Kyle. Dear brother of the late Edward

(late Ann), Adam (late Julia) and Stephanie (late Stanley) Groszek. Uncle of many nieces and neph-ews. Family and friends will be received at Conboy-Westchester Funeral Home, 10501 Cermak Rd, Westchester Sunday 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Funeral Prayers Monday, 9:15 a.m. to Divine Providence Church Mass 10:00 a.m. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials to your fa-vorite charity. 708-562-5900.

Kadziela, Frank A.


Carole Huybrecht died Dec 23, 2018 in Green Bay,WI. She was employed at the National Safety Council in Chicago for forty-two years as a Program Coordinator in the Community and AgriculturalSafety department until her retirement.Missed by her sister-in-law, Jean Huybrecht, two nephews and families: Jeffrey and JenniferHuybrecht of Maple Grove, MN, and Matthew and Melissa Huybrecht of Richfield, MN.She has been reunited with her parents, Alden andDelia (Selen) Huybrecht, her brother, William “Bill”Huybrecht, and friend who passed on before her.A private service will be held in January in Green BayWI. Full obituary at www.cotterfuneralhome.comMemorials to the Wisconsin Humane Society Green Bay Campus at https://bayareahumanesociety.com/.


Huybrecht , Carole

Ed Hunt, 73, of Chandler, AZ, formerly of Chicago,passed December 12, 2018. He will be remembered for his kindness, advocacy, wisdom and wit. A memorial will be held in Chicago mid-May. Please consider a donation in Ed’s name to the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/chandler-az/edmund-hunt-8086949


Hunt, Edmund B.

Claire Brophy Hall, 58 of Chicago was born February17, 1960 to James andBarbara (nee Cook) Brophyand passed away January 7,2019. Claire was the belovedwife of Mark J. Hall; dear step-mother of 4 and step-grand-mother of 2; loving sister ofBarbara (Thomas) Haravon,Mary Alice Brophy, James(Gail) Brophy and Michael(Marili McFawn) Brophy and

cherished aunt of 9 nieces and nephews. Memorialvisitation will be Saturday, January 19, 2019 from10:00 AM until the time of the Memorial Mass at11:00 AM at St. Mary Parish, 10 N. Buffalo GroveRoad, Buffalo Grove. Interment will be in St. MaryChurch Cemetery. Funeral info 847-253-5423 orlauterburgoehler.com

Hall, Claire Brophy


William Gudgeon 100, beloved husband of the late Louise, loving father of Julie (Jeff) Arfsten, Donna (Mike) Roman, the late Mary Ellen Koutney, grandfather of 10, great grandfather of 9, brother of the late Frank, Robert and Margaret Finlayson.

Visitation is 4-8 PM Friday January 18, 2019 at the Kristan Funeral Home PC 219 West Maple Ave. (2 blocks west of Rt. 45 on Rt. 176) Mundelein. Funeral mass is 10 AM Saturday at Santa Maria del Popolo Chapel 116 N. Lake St. (Route 45) Mundelein. Interment Ascension Cemetery, Libertyville. In lieu of flowers memorials to the St. Vincent de Paul Society 116 N. Lake St. Mundelein, IL 60060. For information visit www.kristanfuneralhome.com or call 847-566-8020.

Gudgeon, William



R. Conrad Leslie passed away on December 25th.He was 95 years old. Conradis survived by his belovedwife of 70 years, Cynthia; histhree children: Bruce, Lyndaand Elizabeth; and threegrandchildren: Molly, Chrissyand Jeffrey.Conrad’s financial career inChicago spanned five de-cades and he was a memberof the Chicago Board of Trade

for over 40 years. He embraced commodity futurestrading and was affiliated with five NYSE memberfirms, for which he issued an early morning marketnewsletter. “Les” was internationally recognized inthe agri-business world and his monthly crop esti-mate report of American corn, soy beans and wheatproduction during the growing season was greatlyanticipated throughout the business community. Heauthored three books on the stock market, two ofwhich were written in the last five years of his life.Conrad was very proud of his service as a B-24 pilotin the European theater during WWII. He flew 35missions and was awarded the Distinguished FlyingCross and Air Medal with 3 Clusters. After the war,he returned to and graduated from Miami Universityin Oxford, Ohio where he was a member of theBeta Theta Pi fraternity. Conrad was originally fromXenia, Ohio.A private memorial will be held by the family. Inlieu of flowers, the family suggests a contributionto the Leslie/Messenger Scholarship Fund at MiamiUniversity or a charity of your choice.

Leslie, R. Conrad


Carol R. La Ha, age 72, of No. Aurora, IL, passed awayon December 17th, 2018.Beloved mother of CaroleRussell(Paul) of Brookfield, IL.and Michele Pieniazek(Scott)of Lombard, IL. Dear Sisterto James Cahill(Sandra)and preceded in deathby her brother, DanielCahill(Joanne). Proud grand-mother to Paul, Christopher,Daniel(Stephanie), and

Thomas Russell, Ethan and Aidan Pieniazek.Cherished daughter to the late James and EleanorCahill. Loving aunt and loyal friend of many. Retiredfrom Walgreens. Her smile and selfless heart of goldwill be lovingly remembered by all who knew her.Memorial Visitation will be held at St. Louise deMarillac(1144 Harrison Ave., LaGrange Park, IL60526), Saturday, January 19th, 2019, at 9:30am.Followed by a Memorial Service at 10:00am.Interment will follow the service at Queen of HeavenCemetery(1400 S. Wolf Rd., Hillside, IL 60162).In lieu of flowers, please send donations to:The Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. 2121 K StreetNW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20037 or https://www.lupus.org/illinois/home.

La Ha, Carol Ruth


Louise A. Kuzin, of Berwyn, beloved wife of the lateLeonard; loving mother of Norine (Emil) Radtke,Gary (fiancée Carol), Cynthia (Scott) Collins andthe late Mary (Ted) Charnstrom; dear grandmotherof Marshall Radtke, Margaret Carrico, WendyWickman, Emil Radtke, Jr., Holli Worden, Krista Finkand Corey Collins; cherished great grandmother of7 and great great grandmother of one; fond sisterof Lucille (George) Weidner. Funeral Wednesday 9:00a.m. from Linhart Funeral Home, 6820 W. CermakRd., Berwyn to St. Odilo Church. Mass 9:30 a.m.Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. VisitationTuesday 3 to 8 p.m. Info at www.linhartfuneralhome.com or (708) 749-2255


Kuzin, Louise A.

Patrick G. King, resident of Lake Forest, passed awayon January 10, 2019 at age 51. He is survived by hisfour cherished children, Shane, Colin, Molly and RileyKing and their mom, Beth, of Vernon Hills. Belovedson of Therese King and the late John. Loving brother to Gerry (Brian) Micheli, Jim (Wendy) King, John King, Maura King, Noreen (Robert) Suing, andTherese (Lou) Nohos. Caring uncle to Tess Micheli;Kelsey, Daniel and Kori King; Ryan, John, Steven andDaniel King; Sean King; Kate Suing; and Abby andJohn Nohos. Devoted nephew, cousin, friend andcolleague to many.An avid fan of watersports, motorcycles and fastcars, his driving was outpaced only by his wit. Hewas a talented trial attorney, graduate of John Marshall Law School and former partner with Ulmer & Berne and Neal Gerber.Visitation will be Tuesday Jan. 15 from 9:30 AM until services at 12 Noon at McMurrough Funeral Chapel,101 Park Place Libertyville(Rt 176,1 Block East ofMilwaukee Ave). Interment will follow at AscensionCemetery. Information 847 362 2626 sign guestbookat libertyvillefuneralhcme.com.


King, Patrick G.

Paul A. Loos, 81, passed away peacefully onSaturday, Jan.5, 2019. Devoted father ofPaul Jr., (Dawn Marie), Debbie (Steven)English, John (Jackie), Dana (Ralph)Tufano, and Jeremy. Cherished grandfa-ther of Jonathan, Ryan, Derek, Tanner,

Dalany and Gianna. Dear brother of Stephen (Belen).Fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. MemorialVisitation, Sat., Jan. 19,2019 at 10:00 a.m. until timeof Mass 11:00 a.m. at St. Luke Catholic Church, 7600W. Lake St., River Forest. (847)823-5122 or [email protected]

Loos, Paul A.


Bernice J. Lipse (nee Cehovick), age 88. Belovedwife of the late Louis A. Lipse. Loving mother ofBrian (Linda), Nancy (Don) Nauheimer and the latePhyllis A. Lipse. Devoted grandmother of David and Michael Nauheimer, Stephanie (Richard) Conley and Michael Fiore, great grandmother of Gavin and Eli.Dear sister of Frances Stuth and preceded in deathby nine siblings. Funeral Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 9:15 a.m. from the Richard-Midway Funeral Home

5749 Archer Ave. (corner of Lorel) to Our Lady of the Snows Church for a 10:00 a.m. Mass. IntermentResurrection Cemetery. Visitation Monday from 3 to 9 p.m. www.richardmidwayfh.com

773-767-1840


Lipse, Bernice J.

Glenna M. Linder nee McKillip, 92, of Riverside, IL atrest January 10, 2019, beloved wife of 51 years of thelate William Dyer Linder; devoted mother of WilliamGlenn and Curtis Arthur (Nancy); dearest sister ofthe late William David (Carol) McKillip and sister-in-law of the late Arthur and Gail Gerken; dear auntof many; fond cousin of Virginia Scott Heinemann.A lifelong resident of Riverside (Shenstone andLawton Roads), she attended Riverside BrookfieldHigh School (Class of 1944), was an active member(and former Deacon) of the Riverside PresbyterianChurch and The Frederick Law Olmsted Society, andspent countless hours playing bridge and doublestennis as “Big Red” at the Riverside Swim Club, forwhich she was among the founding members. Aftergraduating from Blackburn College, she attendedthe Katharine Gibbs secretarial school and workedat the Western Electric Company Hawthorne Worksin Cicero. She later attended Triton College, earninga degree in criminal justice, which she applied inher 34-year career at Carson Pirie Scott & Co. as anundercover detective, where she assisted in innu-merable shoplifting pinches. With her ever-presentcamera and adventurous spirit, she traveled exten-sively through North/South America, Europe, Asia,Australia/New Zealand, and Africa with husband Bill,and later with sons Bill and Curtis and dear Riversidefriends, and snapped the fateful photo in Tanzania ofCurtis meeting “her Nancy” to be. An avid autographcollector, among her fondest memories of celebrityencounters was drinking with Errol Flynn and meet-ing Joe Louis. The family thanks the dear staff ofCaledonia Senior Living/The Scottish Home for theirloving care. Family and friends are invited to visit onMonday, January 14, 2019 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. atIvins/Moravecek Funeral Home, 80 E. Burlington St.,Riverside, 708-447-2261 or www.ivinsfh.com.


LINDER, GLENNA M.

Marilyn Ruth Lind, nee Hepburn, age 86, ofStreamwood, formerly of Hoffman Estates. Belovedwife of the late Bruce Clement Lind. Devoted mother of Kristin (Mark) Huston, Steven (Sharon)Lind and Marjorie (Bill) Wright. Caring grandmotherof Melissa, Bradley, Colleen, Will and Ian. Born November 18, 1932 in Galesburg, Illinois to the late Robert & Ruth Hepburn, Marilyn passed away peacefully on January 5, 2019 in Elk Grove Village.Marilyn was a teacher with District 211, active with and chairman of the Hoffman Estates Historical SitesCommission and enjoyed her time at the Instituteof Continued Learning at Roosevelt University. She was a gifted artist and loved playing the piano. Inlieu of flowers, donations may be made to the FieldMuseum of Natural History, 1400 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605, the Art Institute of Chicago, 111S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603 or if you wouldlike to do a good deed in her name. All services areprivate.


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Anna M. Mamak, age 96, Beloved wife of the lateEdward. Loving mother of John (Peggy) Mamakand Carol ( Late Patrick) Kinsella; Proud grandmaof Robert Beuck, Amanda (Charles) Prohaska, Brian(Alysia) Kinsella and Andrea (Erik) Lacny; Cherishedgreat-grandma of Bob, Chaz, Zach, Ailey, Patrick,Greysen and Harper. Devoted sister of Adele Koza;Also loved by many nieces and nephews. FuneralWednesday 9:30am from the Brady-Gill Funeral

Home, 16600 S. Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park, to St.George Church, Mass 10:00am. Interment HolyCross Cemetery; Visitation Tuesday 5-8pm. Inlieu of flowers, donations to the American LungAssociation, 55 W. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601most appreciated. (708) 614-9900 or www.bradygill.com


Mamak, Anna M.

Rose Maio (nee Cherne), age 96. Passed away peace-fully in her home on Friday,January 11, 2019. Rose wasborn to Lawrence and LeahCherne on September 1, 1922on Chicago’s Southeast Side.She was the wife of WilliamJ. Maio also of the SoutheastSide who preceded her indeath after 65 years of mar-riage. Upon her retirementfrom General Mills, Bill and

Rose moved to Merritt Island, Florida where theylived for 22 years before moving to Addison, Illinoisto be near their family.Rose is survived by her sons: William J. (Gail) MaioJr. and Alan L. (late Rosemary) Maio; grandchildren:Kimberly (Dean) Siebert, William Maio, Alan Dominic(Cheryl) Maio, Lisa (Tony) Lesina, and Julie (Tony)DeCarlo; great grandchildren: Andrew, Elizabeth,William, Eva, Anthony, Julia, Emily, Madison,Gabriella, Vincent and her sister Ann.Rose was preceded in death by her parents, brotherLawrence, and sisters Lorraine, Leah, and Bertha.Visitation and Funeral Services Tuesday, January15, 2019 from 10:30 am until time of prayers at11:30 am at the Elmwood Chapel 11200 S. EwingAve. Chicago to Church of the Annunciata. Mass ofChristian Burial 12:00 noon. Interment Holy CrossCemetery, Calumet City, IL. For more information773-731-2749 or www.elmwoodchapel.com

Maio, Rose


Heather McCallister, 57, of Chicago, passed awayJanuary 4, 2019. She gradu-ated from Southern IllinoisUniversity and earned aMaster’s degree from LoyolaUniversity. Heather was anadministrator at UIC for 22years and served as advisorto Tau Sigma, the transferstudents’ honorary society.She lovingly cared for hermother, Jane, 99, a founding

member of Congress of Racial Equality. She is alsosurvived by her husband, Norman Watkins, her sis-ters Susie McCallister and Julie Howell, and nieceLaurel and nephews Rowan and Austin. Memorialservice Saturday, March 30, 10:30am, LakeviewPresbyterian Church, 716 W. Addison St, Chicago, IL60613. Memorials preferred to The Night Ministry,thenightministry.org or to Sarah’s Circle, sarahs-circle.org. Arrangements by Cremation Society of

Illinois, 773-281-5058 or www.cremation-society.com.

McCallister, Heather C.


Gene Marco nee Burnstein, 97. Beloved wife of thelate Jerome A. Marco. Loving mother ofSusan (Jeffrey) Berman, Debra (Jerry)Brody and David (Laura “Rocky”) Marco.Proud “Nana Genie” of Todd (Michelle)Brody, Kimberly (Aaron) Walsh, Trevor

(Jennifer) Brody, Taryn (Brett) Stein, Garrett Marcoand Charlotte Marco. Cherished great grandmotherof Tyler, Mason, Kaya, Cole, Lily, Liv and Adeline.Dear sister of Florence (the late Barnard) Wittertand Delores (the late Bernard) Gordon and sister-in-law of Phyllis (the late Edward) Marco. ServiceMonday 12 noon at Chicago Jewish Funerals, 8851Skokie Blvd., (at Niles Center Road), Skokie. She wasa lover of everything that involved the arts, includ-ing painting, poetry, gardening, music and mostof all she loved her family. Interment Oak Woods.Memorials to the Susan G. Komen, 8765 W. HigginsRd., #401, Chicago, IL 60631, www.komenchicago.org or the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. MichiganAvenue, Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601, www.alz.orgwould be appreciated. Arrangements by Chicago

Jewish Funerals - Skokie Chapel, 847.229.8822,www.cjfinfo.com

Marco, Gene



With faith in the Resurrection

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was born into Eternal Life

at 3:13 pm on Sunday January 6, 2019

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Phone: 847-685-1002

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Phone: 773-714-7143

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COMMITTAL

FOLLOWED BY THE

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At Mary Hill Catholic Cemetery8600 N. Milwaukee Ave.

Niles, Il 60714

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Mr. Alphonse Khen Nguyễn,

his children, and grandchildrenThe devoted mother of 15 successful children

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Nhũ danh MARIA

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Maryhill Catholic Cemetery8600 N Milwaukee Ave,

Niles, IL 60714

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R.I.P

Malena G. Sutton (nee Garro) 93, January 10th.Beloved wife of James B.Sutton. Loving mother ofJohn P. (Dana), Robert J.(Stephanie) and James E.(Ann Marie Sanderlin) Sutton.Dear grandmother Romas(Elizabeth) Sutton, Emma,Otoño, Maïa, JosephineMalena Sutton. Great-grandmother of 3. Sister ofthe late Diofanto Garro. Aunt

of many nieces and nephews. Former Ministerof Care at the University of Chicago Hospital.Visitation Monday 3:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m. at Donnellan

Funeral Home 10525 S. Western Ave. and Tuesdayfrom 10:00 a.m. until time of Mass 11:00 a.m. atSt. Thomas the Apostle Church 5472 S. KimbarkChicago. Int. All Saints Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,memorials may be made to the American CancerSociety 225 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, Il. 60601. Info(773) 238-0075 or sign guestbook at www.donnel-lanfuneralhome.com.

Sutton, Malena G.


Susler, EugeneEugene Susler, 92, beloved husband ofthe late Delphene “Dell”; loving father ofLarry (Leslie) and Dr. Steven (Caroline);cherished grandfather of Sarah andRachel; dear brother of the late Eleanor;treasured uncle, cousin and friend ofmany. Chapel service Tuesday 10 AM

at Shalom Memorial Funeral Home, 1700 W.Rand Road, Arlington Heights. Interment ShalomMemorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations maybe made to the charity of your choice. For infor-mation and condolences, (847) 255-3520 or www.shalom2.com


Evelyn A. “Bunny” Stolfa, nee Wertz, 94, resident ofThe Danish Home of Chicago.Beloved wife of the late FrankR. Stolfa. Loving mother ofEllen Frances (Kenn Rowe)Stolfa and the late Robert LeoStolfa. Proud grandmother ofRobert Rowe. Dear sister ofthe late Kathryn Wertz, thelate Rosemary Wertz, thelate William Wertz, the lateBernadette Peters and the

late Helen Isenbeck. Dear aunt of many nieces andnephews. Graduate of Saint Scholastica High SchoolClass of 1941. Visitation Thursday, January 17, 2019from 3 until 9 PM at the M J Suerth Funeral Home,6754 N. Northwest Highway, Chicago. FuneralFriday with prayers at the funeral home at 11:00AM, proceeding to Immaculate Conception Church,Harlem and Talcott Avenues, Chicago. Mass 11:30AM. In Lieu of flowers memorials to The DanishHome of Chicago, 5656 N. Newcastle Ave., Chicago,IL 60631 appreciated. Interment Private. For furtherinformation 773-631-1240 or www.suerth.com.

Stolfa, Evelyn A. ‘”Bunny”’


Friedrich Spiess, 82, dear son of the late Magdalenaand Friedrich Spiess. Beloved husband of the lateElfriede Spiess. Loving father of Susannah (GregoryMork) Spiess and Anita (Nicholas Vlahos) Spiess.Devoted grandfather of Elayna, Eric and Paul.Adored brother of Erika Michel. Visitation Sunday,January 13th, 3 PM to 8 PM, Smith-Corcoran Funeral

Home, 6150 N Cicero Ave., Chicago. Funeral serviceMonday, January 14th, 10 AM at the funeral home.Interment St. Luke’s Cemetery. Info 773-736-3833 orvisit Friedrich’s memorial at www.smithcorcoran.com


Spiess, Friedrich

Frank Soltis, age 95, World War II Naval Aviator; beloved husband of 60 years to the late Evelyn nee Pustelnik; loving father of Thomas and MarilynSoltis. Services will be held at a later date.


Soltis, Frank

Florence D. Sims, nee Dubec, age 99 of Oak Park.Beloved wife of the lateEugene, dear sister of thelate Harold (late Ruth) Dubec,fond aunt of Ross and HaroldJr. (Alyce) Dubec, great auntand great-great aunt of many.Visitation Monday, January14th, 10:00am-1:00pm atKuratko-Nosek Funeral Home,2447 S. DesPlaines Avenue,North Riverside. Cremation

Private. Online condolences may be offered tothe family at www.KuratkoNosek.com. Info: (708)447-2500

Sims, Florence D.


Robert E. Schoen,72, of Glenview, passed awayDecember 1, 2018. Beloved husbandfor 48 years of Nicole “Niki“ Schoennee Bouxsein, loving father of Rebecca“Becky“ (Lee) Williamson; cherishedgrandfather of Nathan, Ava and Nick

Williamson. Mr. Schoen was a retired attorney forDeutsche Credit Corp. where he served as SeniorVice President, Secretary and General Counsel.Robert was a US Army veteran who served duringVietnam. Memorial visitation will be held, Saturday,January 19, 2019 from 10am until time of funeralmass at 11am at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church,1775 Grove St. (at Church St.) Glenview. In lieu offlowers memorials may be made to BenedictineSisters of Chicago, 7430 N. Ridge Blvd, Chicago, IL,60645. Funeral information 847-998-1020.

Schoen, Robert E.



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Joanna Bernadine Vanni, 87, of Oak Park passedaway on Tuesday, January8, 2019. She was born tothe late Frank and Mary(Breckenridge) Kirchgessnerand preceded in death byher loving husband Steno,her daughter Sylvia Candela,and siblings, Fr. JuliusKirchgessner, Gene Elbert,Albert Kirchgessner, Isabeland Anna Belle Kirchgessner.

Joanna is survived by her children Paul Vanni, BillVanni (Lori), Jim Vanni (Julie), and Jane Vanni-Noone(Kevin); and her cherished grandchildren Chrissy(Ben), Stanley, and Aidan. Visitation Monday, January14th, 3 p.m. until 8 p.m., at Drechsler, Brown, &Williams Funeral Home, 203 S. Marion St., Oak Park.Prayers Tuesday, January 15th, 9:15 a.m. from thefuneral home to St. Catherine/St. Lucy, 38 N. AustinBlvd., Oak Park for a Mass at 10 a.m. IntermentQueen of Heaven Cemetery. Funeral info: 708-383-3191 or drechslerbrownwilliams.com

Vanni, Joanna B.


Catherine Ann Valesh, formerly of Glendale Heights,Beloved wife of the late George Valesh Jr., Devotedmother of George III (Pamela), Michael (Sharon),Edward (Sandra), Richard (Cathie), and Robert(Jeanne) Valesh; Dear sister of the late Margaret (thelate William) Murtha, Leonard (Maria) Gassmann Jr.,and the late Evelyn (the late Raymond) Nykle; Deargrandmother of Gary, Richard, Joseph, Brian, Ryanand Leah Valesh, Carrie Zaccaria, Karen Raymond,Kimberly and Keni Lemay, and great grandmother of8. Funeral Monday, family and friends are asked togather 9:45 a.m at Salerno’s Rosedale Chapels 450 W.Lake St. Roselle Rd. (3/4 mile west of Bloomingdale/Roselle Rd.) to St. Isidore Church. Mass 10:45 a.m.Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. VisitationSunday 3:00-9:00 p.m. For info 630-889-1700 orwww.salernofuneralhomes.com


Valesh, Catherine Ann

Lillian May Tyler, “Lim”, nee Olsen. Born: February21, 1920. Died: January 10,2019.Lim was the beloved wifefor 65 years of Oliver K. Tyler(d. 2009), loving daughter ofLawrence Edward Olsen andLillian Carlson Olsen.Lim was the loving mother ofDenis J. Tyler (Darla), ChristinePredick (Paul), KarenChristianson (Kenneth) and

Barbara Huecksteadt (David, deceased). She wasthe proud grandmother of Danielle Tyler (JeremyIzzard), Joel Tyler, Katharine Predick (TaliesinSutton), Daniel Predick (Jasmine Moisides), ErikChristianson, Britta Christianson, Peter Huecksteadt(Kristen), and Elizabeth Huecksteadt. Lim alsowelcomed her great-grandchildren, Damon Tyler,Minerva Predick-Sutton, Calliope Predick-Sutton,Linus Predick-Sutton and Alexis Dowd. Lillian waspreceeded in death by two sisters; Laura Briggs,and Ileane Sundberg and one brother, Lawrence E.Olsen, Jr.She was born in Chicago Lying-In Hospital and raisedin Woodlawn, Chicago. Her parents moved the fam-ily to Beverly where Lim went to Morgan Park H.S.,graduating in 1937. Lim and Ollie met while bothwere working for United Air Lines.Lim married Oliver King Tyler (d. 2009) on August21, 1943 in Charlotte, N.C. while Ollie was in flighttraining for the Army Air Corp. Lim and Ollie raisedtheir children in Hinsdale, IL. Lim had many lifelongfriends from her High School Thalia Sorority.Lim had a friendly, happy nature that attractedfriends and made her a pleasure to have in com-pany. She was beloved by her caretakers at ChurchCreek before her death.Interment at Clarendon Hills Cemetery. Memorialservice private. Arrangements by Adams-Winterfield

& Sullivan Funeral Home, Downer Grove. 630-968-1000 or www.adamswinterfieldsullivan.com

Tyler , Lillian May


March 24, 1930 - October 24, 2018Irving G. Thomas of Valparaiso formerly of Bass Lake and Chicago, passed away at home with his loving family close at hand. He was born in Indianapolisto Harvey & Mary (Parks) Thomas. He served hiscountry in the U.S. Marine Reserve before his ser-vice in Germany with the U.S. Army’s First AtomicArtillery battalion. His education after Thomas CarrHowe High School, where he played basketballand baseball, included a B.S. degree in EconomicStatistics from Indiana University and an MBAin Marketing from the University of Chicago. OnSeptember 3, 1955 he married Patricia L. Gray whosurvives along with their children: Melanie Nadar(Donald), Jeffrey (Stephanie), Cathlene and Leslie,grandchildren: Devin, Caitlin, Bradley (Irene), Wesley,Alexandra (Marco), Ramon, Jessie, great-grand-daughter, Mila and dear friend for 85 years, RobertCorya. He was preceded in death by his sister, JoanCannaday. His career began with 20 years at World Book – Childcraft International as AdministrativeStatistical Manager and culminated as Director ofthe Office of International Publishing for the Journalof the American Medical Association (JAMA). He was a lecturer in statistics at Roosevelt Universityand served on the Oak Park, IL “Committee for Tomorrow’s Schools” and the “Citizens Action Committee” that was instrumental in leading OakPark to being named “All American City” in 1976.In retirement, he delivered Meals on Wheels and served as treasurer of “Friends of the Starke CountyPublic Library System” and helped to disperse agenerous Lilly Foundation grant to the library. A memorial service will be held in March.Information is available at Moeller Funeral Home,219-462-0535. No flowers please, donations may bemade to V.F.W., Doctors Without Borders, or a char-ity of your choice.


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Janice Weiss, nee Schneider, 88, passed away onJanuary 4, 2019, and her beloved hus-band Bob Weiss, 90, passed away onJanuary 6, 2019.They had just celebratedtheir 69th anniversary on January 1.Theywere the devoted parents of Barbara

(Lonny) Fleischer and the late Ron Weiss; the caringin-laws of Kathy Weiss; the cherished grandparentsof Jeff, Marc, and Julie Fleischer, Daniel (Carey)Weiss, Michael Weiss, Allison (Jonathan) Goldstein,and Jon (Danielle) Weiss; proud great-grandparentsof Madison, Jaina, Xayla, Leyora, and Shayna; dearsister and brother-in-law of Burt (Sharron Rivlin)Schneider and Howard (Iris) Schneider; and lovingbrother and sister-in-law of Mickey (Sue) Weiss andSandy Weiss. They will be deeply missed by all whoknew them. A funeral service will be held Weds,Jan 16, 1 PM at Weinstein & Piser Funeral Home,111 Skokie Blvd, Wilmette. Interment Memorial ParkCemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributionsmay be made to Great Vest Side, www.greatvest-side.org, or the Kellogg Cancer Center, https://foundation.northshore.org/donatekellogg. For info:847-256-5700.

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96, was peacefully taken to heaven on December24, 2018. He is survivedby his loving wife Ila (NeeWeigand), his children BonnieTurczynski, Judi Spuris, RobinStarnes, and Randal (Terri);his stepchildren Brad Huotari(Cathy), Cindy LaBuy, HeidiSykora (Tom). He was theadored grandfather, great-grandfather and great-greatgrandfather of many. Art was

a World War II veteran having served in the CoastGuard Marching Band, Dance Band and Symphonyorchestra playing trumpet and French horn. He wasa member of the Chicago Federation of Musiciansfor more than 70 years. He had a passion for mu-sic, which was handed down from his grandfatherJan Meyroos who played viola with the ChicagoSymphony under the direction of Theodore Thomasand his grandmother Emily Meyroos who played thepiano in the silent movie theaters in Chicago.After the war he was employed by Kemper Insuranceas an Officer, managing the Special Risk andCommercial Casualty Underwriting Departments.He retired in 1989 after 42 years. During retirementhe continued to play trumpet with 5 local bands,including the Highland Park Pops.A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, January26, 2019 at 10 am at the Presbyterian Church ofPalatine, 800 E Palatine Rd, Palatine, IL 60074.

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Reunited with her husband, Edward SaturdayDecember 29, 2018 at the age of 101. Mother of Edward Jr., Marianne (Thomas Brady) and Phillip Walsh (Caryn May). Grandmother of LaurenElizabeth Brady (Michael Seward) and Theodore Brady (Meredith Riemersma). Great-grandmother ofJane and Thomas Seward. Further survived by manyother fond relatives and friends. Memorial Gathering Saturday January 19, 2019at ALEXIAN VILLAGE CHAPEL 9301 W. 76th Street Milwaukee, WI 53223 from 10-11 AM. Mass at 11AM. Krause Funeral Home 7001 W. Brown Deer Rd.Milwaukee, WI 53223 414-354-9400


Walsh, AnnAlice Pirie Wirtz, 87, known to her close friends

as “Ittie”,died peacefully ather home in Winnetka onDecember 8, 2018 followinga courageous battle withlung cancer. She was sur-rounded by her children, andwith her dear dog Molly byher side. Born on March 24,1931, to Alice Quarles Pirieand John Thomas Pirie II ofWinnetka, Mrs. Wirtz gradu-

ated from the North Shore Country Day School in1949 and Finch College in 1953. She was the widowof the late William W. Wirtz, former President of theChicago Blackhawks and Wirtz Corporation. Herfirst husband was the late Homer Hargrave, Jr. Mrs.Wirtz is survived by her three children, Charles PirieHargrave (Kathy Laughlin) of Wilmette,William ArthurHargrave (Christina Louise Cox) of Chicago and AliceQuarles Hargrave of Chicago, widow of Jean-BriceWallon; her eight grandchildren, Sara, Charles, Katie,Jennifer, Ezra, Gabriel, Joseph and Deshler; hergreat-grandchild Malcolm; and her brother WilliamQuarles Pirie of Minocqua, Wisconsin. Alice will beremembered most of all for her two passions ... herartistic creations and her sense of civic responsibil-ity. In 1972, she became conservator of The ThorneRooms at The Art Institute of Chicago, a position sheheld for 14 years. Her lifelong love of miniatureswas certainly enriched by her mother-in-law, silentfilm actress Colleen Moore Hargrave (dear friend ofNarcissa Thorne) who created The Colleen MooreFairy Castle. Alice created exquisite shell-enrobedmirrors, each unique and reminiscent of 18th and19th century decorative arts which she also col-lected along with English antiques. Many of theseexotic shells were collected by Alice from remoteislands in the Bahamas while on trips with herhusband, Bill, aboard the Blackhawk. Alice’s involve-ment in the community was manifested in her civicwork. She served as President of The Junior Leagueof Chicago, President of the Women’s Board of theAnn and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital (for-merly Children’s Memorial Hospital), and volunteerfor The Crusade of Mercy. Always a proud alumnaof North Shore Country Day School in Winnetka,she volunteered as Archivist of the school’s history,which included reconnecting alumni from acrossthe country. Most recently, Alice dedicated herselfto the John T. Pirie School in Chicago, a well-respect-ed school within The Chicago Public School System,named for her great grandfather, John T. Pirie, found-er of Carson Pirie Scott & Company. The departmentstore (founded in 1854) survived the Chicago Fireand resided for over a century in its landmark storedesigned by Louis Sullivan. Most important to Alice’smany friends, family and the neighbors who love herwas her extreme kindness and thoughtfulness. Sheshared her award-winning roses with anyone inneed of a special pick-me-up and gifted countlesshomegrown raspberries and jam. Her hand-writtennotes of thanks, sympathy or congratulations wereall infused with love. Visitation, Thursday, December20, 2018 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Donnellan Family

Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie Boulevard at OldOrchard Road Skokie, Illinois 60077. A Celebration ofher Life will be held on Wednesday, January 16, 2019at 10:30 a.m. at Christ Church 784 Sheridan Road,Winnetka, IL 60093.In lieu of flowers donations canbe made to Rush University Medical Center’s LungCancer Research Fund, c/o Kevin R. Gray, 1201 W.Harrison St., Suite 300 Chicago, IL 60607 or TheJohn T. Pirie Fine Arts and Academic Center 650 East85th Street, Chicago, IL 60619. Info www.donnel-lanfuneral.com or (847) 675-1990.

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In its 126-year history, Sears grew tobecome the country’s biggest retailerand outlasted Chicago competitors likeCarson Pirie Scott, Montgomery Wardand Wieboldt’s. Its future now hinges ona bankruptcy auction scheduled to startMonday.

Edward Lampert, chairman and for-mer CEO of Hoffman Estates-basedSears Holdings Corp., is trying to buy theretailer with a plan to keep it in businessand keep up to 50,000 workers em-ployed. Lampert’s hedge fund, ESLInvestments, sweetened its offer forSears this week, bringing the total valueof its proposal to more than $5 billion.

But some of Sears’ creditors areskeptical of ESL, and it’s not yet knownhow the hedge fund’s proposal stacks upagainst other offers for the company’sassets.

If Lampert’s plan fails, Sears couldface liquidation — the end of the road foran iconic American company, at least asconsumers know it.

Mondayholds thefate of aretail giantLiquidation, Lampert’s bidand what’s next for Sears

By Lauren ZumbachChicago Tribune

Turn to Sears, Page 2

LouAnne Ooton’s 86-year-old motherlives up on a hill in West Chicago. There’sa winding sidewalk that leads to asubstantial driveway, all of which be-come treacherous when the snow falls.

Ooton and her husband live nearbyand used to shovel the snow. But now herhusband is recovering from a heartattack, she’s not interested in doing itherself, and it’s too much to ask of afriend. Shoveling snow is a youngperson’s game, she said.

“I’m 61,” Ooton said. “It doesn’t meanI’m ready for the grave, but the idea ofpicking up a shovel, that heavy (snow), inmy peer group is just not very appealinganymore.”

So instead of reaching for the shovelwhen a late November snowstormdumped more than 7 inches of snow,Ooton reached for her smartphone.On-demand snow removal is gainingpopularity in the Chicago area, asresidents increasingly turn to apps tooutsource daily tasks.

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Regardless of whether Sears survives,the company’s impact remains — espe-cially in the Chicago area — in buildings,businesses and brands that may longoutlast the stores themselves. Page 2

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Sears’ legacy lives on

To Chicago, it will always be Sears Tower

Sears Centre Arena The Sears Centre

Arena, an 11,000-seat ven-ue, opened in 2006 in theHoffman Estates businesspark where the retailerbuilt its corporate head-quarters. The arena, builton the site of the formerPoplar Creek Music Thea-ter, was developed byMinneapolis-based RyanCos. in partnership withSears, which supplied 35acres and paid $10 millionfor naming rights. Rockband Duran Duran chris-tened the new indoor en-tertainment venue, whichhas since been home toeverything from minorleague hockey games tomonster truck events. TheNBA G League’s WindyCity Bulls are among themost prominent currenttenants.

In October, Sears signeda $1.8 million, three-yearextension that could keepits name on the arenathrough 2022, perhapsoutlasting the retailer it-self. Sears paid its mostrecent $600,000 annualinstallment, due in ad-vance, in September. Hoff-man Estates took over theSears Centre in 2009.

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For more than century, Sears has been a Chicago

business icon and the place where America shopped,

evolving from a mail order catalog to a department store

chain anchoring malls across the country.

Now facing the possibility of liquidation — a

bankruptcy judge is expected to decide the retailer’s fate

in the coming weeks after Chairman Edward Lampert

raised his bid to keep the company in business — Sears

may soon be relegated to the history books.

Whether or not Sears survives, the company’s legacy is

set to live on — especially in the Chicago area — in

buildings, businesses and brands that may long outlast

the stores themselves.

Willis (Sears) Tower: There is no greater

monument to the scale ofSears at its height than the1,451-foot, 110-story towerit erected in Chicago.When Sears Tower openedin 1973, it was the world’stallest building, a title itheld until 1996. Sears occu-pied less than 20 percent ofthe distinctive tubularsteel building at 233 S.Wacker Drive, but its namebecame synonymous withthe iconic symbol of Chi-cago’s brawny skyline.

The retailer left itsnamesake home in 1992,moving its corporate head-quarters to a sprawlingsuburban campus in Hoff-man Estates and selling thetower two years later. In2009, the name of thebuilding was changed toWillis Tower as part of thedeal for the London-basedinsurance firm to leaseoffice space there. But formany Chicagoans, thename change didn’t take,and the city’s tallest build-ing will always be knownas Sears Tower.

Allstate Insurance Allstate was founded

during the depths of theGreat Depression in 1931 asa wholly owned subsidiaryof Sears, and it grew into aninsurance giant. Its inau-gural mission was to pro-vide mail-order car insur-ance, with its name bor-rowed from a Sears prod-uct, the Allstateautomobile tire. In 1993,Sears sold more than $2billion worth of shares inNorthbrook-based Allstate— then the largest initialpublic offering of a U.S.company — as part of itsexit from the financialservices business. Twoyears later, Sears com-pleted the spinoff, sellingits remaining stake in All-state to Sears shareholders.

Discover Financial Services

Competing with Visa,Mastercard and AmericanExpress for space in con-sumers’ wallets, the Dis-cover card launched na-tionally with a Super Bowlad in January 1986.

The Discover card wasinitially part of Sears’ sub-sidiary Dean Witter Finan-cial Services, a brokeragehouse the retailer boughtin 1981. Sears spun off thesubsidiary in 1993, and itmerged with Morgan Stan-ley four years later. River-woods-based Discover Fi-nancial Services spun offas an independent publiclytraded company in 2007.

WLS-AM 890Sears became a broad-

casting pioneer when itlaunched WLS, one of thefirst Chicago radio stations,in 1924. The call lettersstood for “World’s LargestStore,” a moniker Searsearned from its massiveheadquarters and mail-or-der plant in Chicago’sHoman Square neighbor-hood, where the radio stu-dios were initially located.Catering to the rural cus-tomer base of the Searscatalog, early program of-ferings included “NationalBarn Dance,” which be-came a long-running stapleon the station and an influ-ential force in country mu-sic. Sears sold WLS toPrairie Farmer magazine in1928, but the legacy callletters have enduredthrough multiple ownersand formats. Atlanta-basedCumulus Media is the sta-tion’s current owner.

Sears kit homes While not nearly as im-

posing as its eponymoustower, Sears’ mail-order kithomes leave another archi-tectural legacy dotting thelandscape. Between theearly 1900s and 1942, Searssold thousands of thehomes, which buyers or-dered from a catalog andbuilt themselves — with thehelp of a 75-page instruc-tional manual, detailedblueprints and, if necessary,a hired construction pro-fessional of their choice.Models such as the Bar-rington, Lexington, Kismetand Solace cost severalthousand dollars and ar-rived via rail car in severalthousand pieces. Hundredsof completed Sears kithomes remain standing inthe Chicago area. Searsbriefly re-entered the homesales market with the pur-chase of residential realestate firm ColdwellBanker in 1981, which itsold along with other non-retail assets in 1993.

Craftsman toolsWhile Sears has created

a number of signaturebrands including Kenmoreand DieHard, Craftsmantools have already found anew home. In 2017, StanleyBlack & Decker bought theCraftsman brand fromSears for about $900 mil-lion in a deal that allowedboth companies to makeand sell their own tool linesunder the same name.Sears purchased the Crafts-man name for a reported$500 from a competing toolcompany, launching thebrand in 1927.

Allstate, Craftsman, WLS-AM — retailer’slegacy lives on, whatever happens

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Sears Centre Arena was developed by Ryan Cos. with Sears, which supplied 35 acres and paid $10 million for naming rights.

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Here’s what you need toknow ahead of the bank-ruptcy auction on Monday.

Q: Sears used to be thecountry’s biggest retailer.What happened?

A: Online shopping ispart of the story, but Sears’challenges go back decades.It was slow to react to newcompetition from discountchains and specialty storesand to changes in shoppinghabits, including a shiftaway from suburban shop-ping malls. Lampert wasaccused of focusing on cost-cutting at the expense ofinvesting in stores. He in-sisted the company wasworking to turn itself into asmaller but profitable re-tailer. As time went on,Sears kept shrinking — clos-ing hundreds of stores andgetting rid of more than 60percent of its employees inless than three years. But italso continued losing mon-ey, racking up more than $11billion in losses since 2011.

Q: The companyplanned to reorganize inbankruptcy. Why is it nowat risk of shutting down?

A: It’s possible ESL won’temerge as the winning bid-der, and it’s not clearwhether the company hasany other offers from buy-ers who want to save, ratherthan liquidate, Sears. Anattorney representing Searscreditors told the U.S. Bank-ruptcy Court at a hearingTuesday in New York that itcontinues to have “signifi-cant concerns” about ESL’sbid. The concerns creditorshave about ESL’s bid have todeal, in part, with financialdealings between Lampert,ESL and Sears. The cred-itors say those transactions“may be part of an extendedpattern of conduct thatserved to benefit certain(insider) equity holders,”according to court filings.ESL denied those allega-tions.

Q: What are the poten-tial outcomes?

A: Lampert’s ESL hassaid it will strive to keepSears in business if it winsthe bid. But even if thecompany liquidates, theSears Home Services busi-ness or brands like Ken-more and DieHard couldlive on. ESL also has said itwould bid on some pieces of

the business individually.It’s also possible that some-one could buy Sears’ intel-lectual property and try tobring the brand back onlineor in bricks-and-mortarstores.

Q: Will more storesclose?

A: Sears has alreadyclosed or announced plansto close 262 Sears andKmart stores by late March.Lampert’s ESL has said itwants to buy the remaining425 stores in the bank-ruptcy auction, though itcould change its bid ordecide to close more storesafter buying the company. IfLampert’s push to keep thecompany alive fails, the fateof the stores will dependwho ends up buying Sears’assets.

Q: What will happen toSears’ employees?

A: If Lampert wins thebankruptcy auction andkeeps Sears in business, hisfund has said it expects toemploy up to 50,000 people.If Sears goes out of business,those jobs would disappear.The company said it had68,000 employees, includ-ing 32,000 full-time work-ers, when it filed for bank-ruptcy in October.

Q: If there’s a chance tokeep stores open andworkers on the job, whywouldn’t the court auto-matically choose that op-tion?

A: Bankruptcy courtswould generally rather notliquidate a company thathas a chance of succeedingafter exiting bankruptcy.But the priority is recover-ing as much of the moneythe company owes as pos-sible, and the judge coulddecide it would be better tosell the remaining assetsimmediately to pay back thecompany’s lenders.

Q: What happens next? A: Sears will aim to notify

the Bankruptcy Court of theauction results by Wednes-day, according to a timelineapproved by the court.Other parties have eightdays to challenge the out-come in court. Ultimately, ajudge has to approve thesale of Sears’ assets, a deci-sion expected in the comingweeks.

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Lincoln Yards Only days into the new

year, Sterling Bay’s devel-opment is headed towardsweeping changes that willdrastically alter the lookand feel of one of the bold-est mixed-use projects everdrawn up on the city’sNorth Side.

After years of buyingformerly industrial land onthe river along LincolnPark and Bucktown, Ster-ling Bay has been seekingcity zoning approval tobuild more than 12 millionsquare feet of office andresidential high-rises,retail, a 20,000-seat soccerstadium and other enter-tainment venues.

On Tuesday, Ald. BrianHopkins, 2nd, made thebombshell announcementthat he’s forcing SterlingBay to remove plans for thestadium, where a UnitedSoccer League teamowned by Cubs ownerTom Ricketts was sup-posed to play, and severallive entertainment venuesthat Live Nation Entertain-ment was to run. Hopkinssaid he rejected thoseaspects of Sterling Bay’splan because of neighbors’concerns about trafficcongestion.

Hopkins wants thestadium to be replaced byopen recreational spaceand the entertainmentdistrict to be split intorestaurants, theaters andother smaller venues.

Before Sterling Bay canbreak ground on its $5billion to $6 billion visionfor the vacant land be-tween North and Websteravenues, the developer alsowill need to allay concernsabout the project’s impacton nearby businesses,schools, public transporta-tion, roads and bridges.Other remaining points ofpotential conflict include:the amount of park spaceSterling Bay will provideon the site; heights of thetallest buildings, whichcould rise more than 50stories; and the proposeduse of public funds tocreate new infrastructurein an already traffic-choked area of the city.

The city is consideringcreating $800 million intax increment financingthat could be used to helpfund a relocated Metrastation, new roads andbridges and other infra-structure in and aroundLincoln Yards. City offi-cials have argued that thefinancing — in which Ster-ling Bay would pay forinfrastructure up front, asit’s built in phases, and bereimbursed later — offers away to build much-neededimprovements the cityotherwise can’t afford.

Hopkins said he’s push-ing the city to include thecreation of a 24-acre, $200million public park alongthe river near LincolnYards — a project alsochampioned by AldermenMichele Smith and ScottWaguespack, who repre-sent the nearby 43rd and32nd wards — as part ofany public funding pack-age.

The 78Related Midwest was

thinking big when it drewup plans for its riversidesite connecting the SouthLoop and Chinatown, andwhen it named the devel-opment — which the de-veloper says will be largeenough to become Chi-cago’s 78th communityarea.

The 62-acre site gainednational attention after theTribune reported thatAmazon officials made asecond visit there in Au-gust, as the company con-sidered sites for what itcalled HQ2. It was one ofthe few sites reported to

receive a follow-up visitfrom Amazon.

Although Chicago lostout on HQ2 — which ulti-mately was split into largeoffices in New York andArlington, Va., rather thanan actual second head-quarters — Related Mid-west gained a seal of ap-proval of sorts. Site selec-tion experts predict othercorporations will use Ama-zon’s already vetted list ofpotential cities and sites fortheir own office searches.

Related Midwest iscarrying on with plans tobuild 13 million square feetof office, residential, hotel,retail, restaurant and en-tertainment space along ahalf-mile of the ChicagoRiver south of the Loop.The estimated cost is $7billion. The developerplans to set aside about 3acres of the site for theplanned University ofIllinois-led DiscoveryPartners Institute innova-tion center.

Related Midwest likelywill need a big office ten-ant to commit before con-struction will start on oneor more of the skyscrapersenvisioned on the site.

Zoning was approved bythe City Council in Decem-ber.

Tribune TowerThe Chicago Tribune

moved out of the news-paper’s 93-year home onMichigan Avenue in June,heading south of the riverto Prudential Plaza.

Los Angeles-based CIMGroup and Chicago’sGolub & Co., which boughtTribune Tower in 2016,unveiled a dramatic plan inApril to build a 1,422-foot-tall skyscraper just east ofthe site. The skyscraperwould be part of a two-phase redevelopment thatalready has begun to con-vert the historic tower into163 residential condomini-ums and retail space.

The thin skyscraper,designed by Adrian Smith+ Gordon Gill Architecture,would have a 200-roomhotel, 439 rental apart-ments and 125 condos. Thetower would be just 29 feetlower than the city’s tallest,Willis Tower.

Ald. Brendan Reilly,42nd, has yet to weigh inon the project’s fate. Theskyscraper, if approved bythe city and built, wouldtake a prominent place onChicago’s skyline — andcommand attention nearsome of the city’s top tour-ist destinations, includingNavy Pier and MillenniumPark.

BurnhamLakefront

More than a year ago, agroup led by FarpointDevelopment and Draperand Kramer disclosedplans for up to 14 millionsquare feet of residentialand office buildings onland near McCormickPlace that includes the49-acre former MichaelReese Hospital site.

The group is working tofinalize a developmentagreement with the city,and to move forward on aproject that would fill a gapof unused space along LakeShore Drive between thecity’s massive conventioncenter and South Sideneighborhoods.

The developers’ plancontinues to evolve, withthe focus possibly shiftingto making the site a desti-nation for medical labs,offices and research, Far-point principal Scott Good-man said.

Burnham Lakefront, asthe development is nowcalled, could bring a parkand pedestrian walkwayover Lake Shore Drive,connecting it to the lake.Other infrastructure, in-

cluding a 31st Street Metrastation, also is proposed.

Chicago Spire siteA decade after work

stopped on the ChicagoSpire, the site’s new ownertook the wraps off its vi-sion for the 2.2-acre parcel.Related Midwest in Mayunveiled plans for residen-tial towers of 1,100 and 850feet tall,designed by OneWorld Trade Center archi-tect David Childs ofSkidmore, Owings & Mer-rill’s New York office.

Plans for 400 LakeShore Drive, as it’s nowcalled, renewed hopes forsomething dramatic on thesite.

But in October, Ald.Reilly announced he wasrejecting Related Mid-west’s proposal. He citedconcerns from neighborsabout traffic, security alongthe riverwalk, the height ofthe podium on which thetowers would be built anda proposed hotel in a por-tion of one of the towers.

In a message to constitu-ents, Reilly said RelatedMidwest had not ad-equately addressed “majorconcerns” about the pro-posal. Reilly’s move doesn’tend plans for the project,but it sent the developerback to the drawing board.

The zoning setback alsoputs on hold the long-discussed DuSable Park ona 3.3-acre peninsula justacross Lake Shore Drive, aswell as riverwalk exten-sions.

The River District After years of planning,

broadcast company Trib-une Media’s plan to buildmore offices, a hotel andmore than 4,000 residen-tial units along the riverwas approved by the CityCouncil in October.

The 37-acre site runsbetween Chicago andGrand avenues along theriver, and it includes theFreedom Center facilitywhere the Chicago Trib-une and other newspapersare printed.

The newspaper’s parentcompany has said it has alease for the FreedomCenter that runs until2023, with two options toextend the lease 10 yearseach, and has no plans tomove the printing facility.Tribune Media said itplans development phasesnorth and south of theprinting facility early on,and it’s unclear how thebroadcast company even-tually plans to redevelopthe middle portion.

Furthest along is aphase, in a joint venturewith Riverside Investment& Development, whereoffices and apartments areplanned on 7 acres on thenorth end of the site.

The River District in-cludes a path for the city’splanned new public transitroute between the NorthSide and Ogilvie Trans-portation Center to passthrough. The route wouldhelp move tens of thou-sands of new residents andworkers that new devel-opments along the river,including the River Districtand Lincoln Yards, wouldbring to areas north of theLoop.

Tribune Media’s site isone of several likely to betransformed in a 760-acreformerly industrial corri-dor along the NorthBranch of the river. A con-struction boom has beenanticipated since theEmanuel’s administrationin 2017 finalized majorland-use changes to allownonmanufacturing func-tions such as apartmenttowers and hotels to bebuilt in the corridor.

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Sterling Bay now plans to create 20.9 acres of publicly accessible space, up from 13.4 acres.

STERLING BAY/SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL RENDERING

How will Chicago look after 2019?

Two of the boldest realestate developments pro-posed in decades are chug-ging toward big changes asdevelopers grapple withthe critical role of publictransportation in Chicago’sgrowth.

As a result of neighbors’concerns about access tothe Lincoln Yards’ site onthe city’s Chicago NorthSide, developer Sterling Bayon Tuesday said it willremove a 20,000-seat soc-cer stadium and severalLive Nation Entertainmentvenues from its blueprintsfor the more than $5 billionmixed-use development en-visioned along the ChicagoRiver. Ald. Brian Hopkins,2nd, had said he wouldn’tsupport those features.

Before that dust settled,3rd Ward Ald. Pat Dowellon Thursday announcedher opposition to RelatedMidwest’s plan to build anew CTA Red Line stationat Clark and 15th streets tosupport The 78, a proposed$7 billion mixed-use devel-opment on the river be-tween the South Loop andChinatown.

“What strikes me here isthat transit gets pushbackfrom both ends,” saidDePaul University trans-portation professor JoeSchwieterman, director ofthe school’s Chaddick In-stitute for MetropolitanDevelopment. “At LincolnYards, there’s a need formassively more transit.Here (along The 78), theneighborhood is pushingfor the status quo.”

Outgoing Mayor RahmEmanuel has pushed toencourage transit-orienteddevelopment along trainstations and, more recently,on the city’s busiest buslines.

Schwieterman de-scribed resistance to a RedLine station at 15th andClark as “a real head-scratcher.”

“You either push transit-oriented development in

the city or you don’t,”Schwieterman said.

Public transportation is amajor contributor to jobgrowth and property valuesin the Chicago area, ac-cording to the Metropoli-tan Planning Council.

Half of the new jobscreated between 2005 and2015 were located within ahalf-mile of a CTA or Metrastation, according to theChicago-based public pol-icy group. More than 85percent of commercial con-struction in the seven-county area occurredwithin a half-mile of a trainstation, according to astudy by the group.

Commercial propertysales in Chicago the pastfive years also werestrongly influenced byproximity to train stations.

Office buildings within ahalf-mile of train stationssold for an average of $252per square foot, comparedwith $209 for buildingsfarther out, the group said,using data from CoStarGroup. Apartment build-ings along train stationssold for an average of$195,513 per unit, com-pared with $122,061 out-side the half-mile ring.

Plans by Related Mid-west and Sterling Bay eachwould create about 13 mil-lion square feet of office,residential, hotel, restau-rant, retail and entertain-ment space.

Sterling Bay and the cityare working to gain approv-al for as much as $900million in tax-incrementfinancing to build a newMetra train station on theLincoln Yards site, addbridges across the river andmake other improvements.

TIF funding was ap-proved Friday by the city’sJoint Review Board, ad-vancing it to the Communi-ty Development Commis-sion.

The city also proposescreating a route on whichbuses or trains would runfrom Lincoln Yards andother formerly industrialsites along the North

Branch of the river todowntown train stations.

But with those projectsyears away, many neigh-bors urged Hopkins to pre-vent large sports and enter-tainment events at LincolnYards.

South of the Loop, Dow-ell said she opposed theRed Line station because ofconcerns by neighborsabout proximity to existinghomes, as well as construc-tion staging that wouldeliminate or reduce accessto nearby Cotton Tail Park.

After Dowell’s an-nouncement, Related Mid-west said it plans to movethe station away from CTA-owned land and onto its62-acre riverside site westof Clark.

The revised plan movesthe station out of Dowell’sward, and into Ald. DannySolis’ 25th Ward. The JointReview Board on Fridayapproved $700 million inTIF funding to cover theRed Line station and otherupgrades near The 78.

Red Line trains alreadyrun beneath Related Mid-west’s site, between the sub-terranean Roosevelt stationand the above-ground Cer-mak station in Chinatown.

It’s unclear whetherDowell and neighbors willback Related Midwest’s re-vised plan.

“It’s a little too early forme to say,” Dowell saidFriday. “I have to see howthis new option lays outand the impact it wouldhave east of Clark Street.”

Josh Ellis, a Metropoli-tan Planning Council vicepresident who lives in theSouth Loop, said he be-lieves neighbors are opento a Red Line compromise.

“We haven’t really an-swered what the best way isto meet current and futuretransit needs in the neigh-borhood,” Ellis said. “Wehope that’s the discussionwe move forward with.There’s more developmentcoming, and we have tomeet the needs of thosedevelopments and theneighborhood.”

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AT&T Inc 30.87 +1.04Alibaba Group Hldg 151.32 +11.57Alphabet Inc C 1057.19 -13.52Alphabet Inc A 1064.47 -13.60Amazon.com Inc 1640.56 +65.17Anheuser-Busch InBev 73.73 +4.64Apple Inc 152.29 +4.03Bank of America 26.03 +.45Berkshire Hath A 293980.00 +1480.00Berkshire Hath B 196.29 +1.09Boeing Co 352.90 +25.82Chevron Corp 112.54 +1.72China Mobile Ltd 51.05 +1.82Cisco Syst 43.49 +.57Citigroup 56.69 +1.56CocaCola Co 47.34 -.23Comcast Corp A 35.63 -.18Disney 112.65 +3.04Exxon Mobil Corp 71.72 +.57Facebook Inc 143.80 +5.85FEMSA 93.35 +3.95HSBC Holdings PLC 41.42 -.19Home Depot 179.41 +5.79Intel Corp 48.93 +1.71JPMorgan Chase & Co 99.91 -.78Johnson & Johnson 129.75 +1.92MasterCard Inc 195.90 +6.47McDonalds Corp 182.37 +4.09Merck & Co 74.90 -1.37Microsoft Corp 102.80 +.87Netflix Inc 337.59 +40.02Novartis AG 87.77 +1.88Oracle Corp 48.29 +1.58PepsiCo 108.16 -2.32Pfizer Inc 42.88 -.12Procter & Gamble 91.77 -.72Royal Dutch Shell B 62.16 -.06Royal Dutch Shell A 60.54 -.01Taiwan Semicon 36.61 +1.64Toyota Mot 125.07 +5.34Unilever NV 53.56 -.37Unilever PLC 52.40 -.32Unitedhealth Group 247.67 +8.05Verizon Comm 58.02 +2.26Visa Inc 138.06 +4.41WalMart Strs 94.84 +1.40Wells Fargo & Co 47.87 -.08

Adv Micro Dev 20.27 +1.27Apple Inc 152.29 +4.03Micron Tech 36.01 +3.31Microsoft Corp 102.80 +.87Caesars Entertain 8.71 +1.67Sirius XM Hldgs Inc 6.07 -.10Roku Inc 39.57 +5.84Intel Corp 48.93 +1.71Bed Bath &Beynd 15.23 +3.28Cisco Syst 43.49 +.57Comcast Corp A 35.63 -.18Facebook Inc 143.80 +5.85Nvidia Corporation 148.83 +12.64

Alps Alerian MLP 9.62 +.18Barc iPath Vix ST 39.31 -4.63iShs China Large Cap 40.39 +1.01iShs Emerg Mkts 40.73 +1.04iShares EAFE ETF 61.03 +1.12iShs iBoxx HY CpBd 83.89 +1.50Invesco QQQ Trust 160.69 +4.46ProShs UltPro ShtQQQ 14.50 -1.25SPDR S&P500 ETF Tr 258.98 +6.59SPDR Lehman HY Bd 34.83 +.72SPDR Financial 24.50 +.24US Oil Fund LP 10.90 +.72VanE Vect Gld Miners 21.08 -.22

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Boeing Co 200,406 352.90 s+25.82

McDonalds Corp 140,590 182.37 s +4.09

AbbVie Inc 132,837 88.31 t -.76

Abbott Labs 121,766 69.33 s +1.22

Caterpillar Inc 77,953 132.10 s +3.95

Walgreen Boots Alli 67,654 71.71 s +2.14

CME Group 61,536 180.55 t -4.13

Mondelez Intl 61,395 42.23 s +1.39

Kraft Heinz Co 55,618 45.61 s +1.12

Deere Co 50,423 158.28 s +6.60

Exelon Corp 44,279 45.79 s +1.17

ITW 43,236 130.31 s +3.13

Baxter Intl 35,552 66.81 s +.31

Allstate Corp 28,743 83.45 s +.78

Equity Residential 24,888 67.55 s +2.99

Arch Dan Mid 24,197 43.16 s +1.45

United Contl Hldgs 21,816 80.07 t -2.61

Ventas Inc 21,430 60.12 s +2.52

Discover Fin Svcs 21,011 62.54 s +1.25

Motorola Solutions 18,965 116.00 s +.44

Nthn Trust Cp 18,962 85.65 s +.90

Ulta Salon Cosmetics 16,851 284.11 s+29.08

Grainger WW 16,023 284.50 s +5.37

Gallagher AJ 13,351 72.70 s +.38

CNA Financial 12,132 44.70 t -.11

CDW Corp 12,087 80.59 s +2.71

Dover Corp 11,393 77.86 s +4.90

ConAgra Brands Inc 10,494 21.61 t -.25

IDEX Corp 10,475 136.56 s +7.21

TransUnion 10,399 56.12 t -.09

CBOE Global Markets 10,254 91.39 t -6.97

CF Industries 10,247 44.40 s +.44

NiSource Inc 9,757 26.39 s +.85

Equity Lifesty Prop 8,902 99.19 s +3.80

Zebra Tech 8,780 163.20 s+10.23

Packaging Corp Am 8,610 91.12 s +4.95

LKQ Corporation 8,375 26.32 s +2.49

US Foods Holding 7,290 33.55 s +.79

GrubHub Inc 7,123 78.54 s +2.74

Ingredion Inc 6,855 96.96 s +2.92

CDK Global Inc 6,443 50.04 s +.96

Old Republic 6,355 21.00 s +.36

Hill-Rom Hldgs 6,249 92.89 s +5.05

Jones Lang LaSalle 6,174 135.51 s +8.12

Middleby Corp 6,143 110.00 s +5.98

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USG Corp 6,012 43.02 s +.04

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Morningstar Inc 4,645 108.90 s +.39

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Kemper Corp 4,600 71.06 s +4.14

Brunswick Corp 4,233 48.81 s +2.17

Tribune Media Co A 4,002 45.62 s +.27

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Teleph Data 3,879 36.73 s +1.82

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Stericycle Inc 3,582 39.54 s +1.99

MB Financial 3,516 41.74 s +.51

Paylocity Hldg 3,300 62.52 s +1.84

TreeHouse Foods 3,200 57.16 s +4.62

US Cellular 3,074 58.17 s +3.04

Navistar Intl 3,011 30.45 s +3.29

RLI Corp 3,007 67.61 t -.86

Hyatt Hotels Corp 2,920 68.28 s +1.10

Adtalem Global Educ 2,782 47.37 t -.84

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Stepan Co 1,766 78.45 s +2.95

Horace Mann 1,595 38.97 s +1.03

Hub Group Inc 1,397 41.57 s +4.50

AAR Corp 1,388 39.55 s +1.98

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Knowles Corp 1,229 13.63 s +1.25

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Coeur Mining 979 4.92 s +.08

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Enova Intl Inc 763 22.27 s +1.78

SP Plus Corp 756 33.25 s +3.35

Century Aluminum 751 8.57 s +.19

Echo Global Logis 644 22.56 s +1.69

Heidrick & Struggles 633 33.44 s +1.59

SunCoke Energy Inc 633 9.79 s +.97

ANI Pharma 627 53.00 s +4.18

Global Brass Copper 624 28.12 s +2.53

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lets people with their ownshovels or snowblowers an-swer snow-removal re-quests that come in throughthe app, has about 10,000users in the Chicago area.There are others, too, in-cluding a San Diego-basedapp called Lawn Love,which launched its snow-removal service in Chicagoon Friday.

The apps — not all ofwhich are profitable — beton repeat customers. If theyneed their driveway plowedin the winter, maybe they’llneed their yard mowed inthe summer.

Stacy Sobut used Plowz& Mowz last winter to hiresomeone to dig out the16-car garage at her Back ofthe Yards condo building.

“It was a huge snow,” shesaid. “Usually we can plowthrough it (with our cars),but I’m like, ‘There’s abso-lutely no way.’ ”

She was pleased with theresults. Sobut, who declinedto give her age, is thetreasurer of the condoboard and liked how the appallows users to pay onlywhen they use it. Vendorsshe used in the past re-quired annual fees, regard-less of how much snowcame down. Her neighbor-hood didn’t get enoughsnow to need plowing whenthat storm blew through inNovember, but she had theapp pulled up in case it did.

“I was already plugging itin to see the cost,” she said.

The apps are tapping intothe needs of different play-ers. There’s the consumer,who needs to hire someoneto come plow or shovel anddoesn’t know who to call.There’s the gig economyworker, who owns a shovel,has some spare time andwants to make an extra buck.

And there’s the snow-plow driver, looking for away to pick up extra jobsand make a route moreefficient. Those folks can’tmake money unless they’reworking, said Dan Lopez,operations manager of Syra-cuse, N.Y.-based Plowz &Mowz. But if they play theircards right, they can rake itin, Lopez said.

“There’s a reason whylandscapers and our part-ners call snow ‘white gold.’”he said. “They get superamped because they knowthere’s money to be made.”

The apps are free todownload. Their pricingstructures vary, and they allwork a little differently.

With Plowz & Mowz,users plug in the size oftheir driveway, how muchsnow has fallen and whenthey want it plowed — assoon as possible or tomor-row morning before work,for example. The snowplow operators answer therequest and text a picture tothe homeowner when thejob is done.

Lawn Love pairs vettedcontractors with home-owners, and pricing is“deeply discounted” if userssign up for recurring serv-ice, CEO Jeremy Yama-guchi said. The app usessatellite images and other

software to map out a prop-erty and determine pricing.

Shovler incorporatessnow depth, property size,temperature, shoveler avail-ability and more into itspricing, founder DanielMiller said. Users put inrequests to get their side-walks or driveways shov-eled, and the people whohave registered as shovelersthrough the app answer therequests.

In the last storm, theaverage cost for clearing adriveway with a two-garageand a sidewalk was about$50 throughout the Chicagoarea, Miller said. The shov-elers also take home tips.

The last shoveling jobDemetrius Leatherwoodcompleted through the apppaid about $75, he said. TheRoseland resident, who hashis own shovel andsnowblower, answers re-quests within a 15-mile ra-dius. They vary from shov-eling sidewalks that flankhouses to salting drivewaysand clearing off snow-cov-ered cars.

Leatherwood, 28, alsodrives for Uber and deliversfood via DoorDash. With a2-year-old and a 4-year-old,the flexibility is essential, hesaid.

“You can just cut off theapp when you’re done andgo straight toward the daycare to get your kids,”Leatherwood said.

Shovler is one of the fewon-demand apps ValerieWilliams, 60, of the WestPullman neighborhood,uses. She downloaded theapp in November in searchof someone to shovel andsalt the walkways aroundthe apartment building sheand her husband own andlive in. She used it to haveher 79-year-old mother’swalkway and drive in Har-vey shoveled too.

Last year, Williams paid aneighbor $40 to do theshoveling at her apartment,and he didn’t do a good job,she said. The people shehired through Shovler did afine job, she said, and shedidn’t have to find someoneherself.

“The app made thatmuch easier,” Williams said.“I don’t want to take the riskof a tenant or someoneslipping and falling becausethe snow isn’t shoveled.”

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why landscapersand our partnerscall snow ‘whitegold.’ They getsuper amped because theyknow there’smoney to bemade.”— Dan Lopez, operationsmanager of Syracuse,N.Y.-based Plowz & Mowz

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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT HOUSING AUTHORITY OF COOK COUNTY

DEPARTMENT OF PROCUREMENTSERVICES

Bids will be received by the Housing

Authority of Cook County (HACC) on the

date and time (Central Standard Time) stated

for the specific Bid listed below at 175 West

Jackson Boulevard, Suite 350, Chicago,

Illinois, 60604:

Project Name: Demolition of 1033 Berkeley,

Ford Heights, Illinois

Solicitation Number: 2018-100-051

Pre-Bid/Site Visit:

January 4, 2019 @ 10:00 a.m. CS

1055 Berkeley, Ford Heights, Illinois

Bid Due Date:

January 25, 2019 Time: 2:00 p.m. CST

Contact Person:

Deborah O’Donnell, Procurement Manager

Telephone Number:

(312) 542-4725

e-mail address: [email protected]

The IFB Package may be downloaded by

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Bids that are not properly submitted

will be considered non-responsive and

be disqualified from consideration. Bids

submitted late will not be accepted. The

Authority reserves the right to reject any or

all Bids if deemed in the best interest of the

Housing Authority of Cook County.

Richard J. Monocchio,

Executive Director

LEGALNOTICES

LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT HOUSING AUTHORITY OF COOK COUNTY

DEPARTMENT OF PROCUREMENTSERVICES

Proposals will be received by the Housing

Authority of Cook County (HACC) on the

date and time (Central Standard Time) stated

for the specific Request for Proposal (RFP)

listed below at 175 West Jackson Boulevard,

Suite 350, Chicago, Illinois, 60604:

Project Name: Utility Allowance Study

Specification Number: 2018-100-055

Questions Deadline: January 15, 2019

Time: 2:00 P.M.

Proposal Due Date: January 28, 2019

Time: 2:00 P.M.

Contact Person: Deborah O’Donnell

Telephone Number: (312) 542-4725

E-mail Address: do’[email protected]

The RFP Package may be downloaded by

registering on our website which lists a

complete list of all current bid opportunities

with the HACC:

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Proposals that are not properly submitted

will be considered non-responsive and be

disqualified from consideration. Proposals

submitted late will not be accepted. The

Authority reserves the right to reject any or

all Proposals if deemed in the best interest

of the Housing Authority of Cook County.

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NOTIFICATION OF SALE OF LIENED ASSET PURSUANT TO ILLINOIS UNIFORM

COMMERCIAL CODE §9-610PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Schwartz &

Kanyock, LLC (“S&K”), as agent for James

Janousek (“Janousek”), will sell at public

sale a $5,735,038.68 promissory note

dated November 1, 2015 (the “Note”) from

The Slotky Group to the Michael B. Slotky

Revocable Trust (the “MBS Trust”) to the

highest qualified bidder under §9-610 of

the Illinois Uniform Commercial Code (the

“Sale”). The sale shall take place at 2:00

p.m. on January 23, 2019 (the “Sale Date”) at

S&K’s office, located at 33 N. Dearborn, Suite

2330, Chicago, IL 60602.

Judgment creditor James Janousek

(“Janousek”) holds a judgment against

Michael B. Slotky (“Slotky”) and the Estate

of Burton A. Slotky, Deceased (“Estate”) in

Janousek v. Slotky, et. al, Cook County Circuit

Court No. 09 CH 22216 (the “Litigation”).

The Court in the Litigation has ruled that (1)

the MBS Trust is Slotky’s self-settled trust,

(2) the MBS Trust’s assets are subject to

execution in the Litigation, and (3) S&K, as

Janousek’s counsel, shall sell the Note at a

public foreclosure sale under §9-610(a) of

Illinois’ Uniform Commercial Code, with the

proceeds to be applied against Janousek’s

judgment in the Litigation.

Janousek holds a perfected citation lien in

and to all of the MBS Trust’s assets, including

the Note.

THE NOTE WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS,

WHERE IS” BASIS AND WITHOUT ANY

REPRESENTATION, WARRANTIES OR

COVENANTS OF ANY NATURE AND NONE

SHALL BE IMPLIED.

The Sale will be conducted as an “open-

cry” auction, with all bids to be given orally

at the Sale. The Note will be sold to the

highest bidder at the Sale. An accepted bid

price by anyone other than Janousek must

be paid by certified funds to the order of

the “Schwartz & Kanyock, LLC IOLTA” with

payment received by the end of business

on the Sale Date. Janousek has the right

to credit bid any or all of his judgment in

the Litigation (which judgment, including

unpaid principal, accrued interest and fees,

currently aggregates $15,942,862.16 as

of the date of this notice, with $3,404.03

in interest accruing each day thereafter)

without any deposit. S&K has the right to

postpone, continue or cancel the Sale in its

sole discretion and without further notice,

except as announced at the Sale Date.

S&K reserves the right to establish bidding

procedures at the Sale in addition to and

consistent with this Notice and with the

January 2, 2019 turnover order entered in

the Litigation authorizing this UCC sale.

Upon completion of the Sale, S&K shall file

a report of the Sale in the Litigation. Any

party may move to approve the Sale. Upon

approval of the Sale, S&K shall furnish an

accounting of the unpaid indebtedness due

and owing to Janousek to the judgment

debtors in the Litigation.

Parties interested in bidding or receiving

additional information about the Note, the

Note’s obligor or the Sale should contact

Andrew R. Schwartz at Schwartz & Kanyock,

LLC, 33 N. Dearborn, Suite 2330, Chicago, IL

60602 (Tel.: (312) 441-1040) (E-mail: andy@

schwartz-lawyer.com).

METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO

PUBLIC NOTICE

As a requirement to receive low interest

loans from the Illinois Environmental

Protection Agency (IEPA) Water Pollution

Control Loan Fund, public notice is hereby

given that the IEPA has provided the

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of

Greater Chicago (MWRDGC) with a notice

of intent to issue a categorical exclusion

from the environmental review process

for Contract 18-144-3M Mainstream TARP

Pumps Rehabilitation.

The purpose of this project is to completely

overhaul TARP Pumps 1 and 3 in the South

Pump House, and Pump 5 in the North

Pump House of the Mainstream Pumping

Station, including the associated motors

and discharge cone valves and actuators, in

order to restore capacity and reliability. The

complete overhaul of the pump and motor

involves the furnishing and installing of

new parts, refurbishing existing salvageable

parts, replacing motor exciter panels, and

upgrading pump control components.

The site of construction is located at 6100

South River Road, Hodgkins, IL 60525.

The purpose of this notice is to receive

public comments on the proposed project.

The public has ten (10) days to comment

on the proposed project. Comments can

be sent to Catherine A. O’Connor, Director

of Engineering, MWRDGC, 100 East Erie

Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611 or to Mr. Bill

Jankousky, IEPA, Infrastructure Financial

Assistance Section, P.O. Box 19276,

Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276.

Additional information and access to

planning documents can be found at

MWRDGC offices at 111 East Erie Street,

Chicago, Illinois. Please contact Mr. Louis

Storino at (312) 751-3167, or louis.storino@

mwrd.org, for an appointment.

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The economy’s humming, the jobmarket’s soaring, you are achievingmore than ever at work and the only

thing you can think about is how you’re goingto study for finals.

“It’s on my mind from when I wake upuntil I go to bed,” says Peter, who doesn’twant his last name used because his managerdoesn’t know he’s gone back to school.“I do everything I need to do at work, butI’m always switching screens back to mydiscussion groups and to my academic work.”

Peter, a resident of Chicago’s RoscoeVillage neighborhood, says he has the addedpressure of keeping the work on his MBA asecret from his employer. “Most places wantyou to go back to school but I work for asmall firm and when I interviewed, they madeit a point to tell me the last three people inmy position left for a new job as soon as theyfinished their MBA,” Peter says. “I wasn’tabout to tell them that I was already onesemester into my program. I wanted the job.”

Peter says he thinks he probably would havebeen hired anyway, “but it’s nice that peoplethink I’m very committed to the job, which Iam, I guess, in a way,” he says.

But Peter says he’s seen enough people getburned by past employers to know he neededto keep working on advancing his academicexperience. “People say the MBA is dying,that’s it’s no longer necessary, but tell thatto two of my good friends who were passedover for promotions when their company hiredMBAs with no experience whatsoever in theirfield,” he says. “I’m not letting that happen tome.”

‘Face in the crowd’Los Angeles resident Martin Harper gets

it. A few years ago, he felt like he reachedhis potential at work and was “surrounded bypeople with MBAs and these graduate degreesin finance and marketing, and there I was withmy bachelor’s degree in political science,”says Harper. “My manager agreed at the time

but he said he couldn’t kick in any moneytoward degrees for employees, and I had morethan enough student loans at the time.”

Harper decided to begin the slow-but-steadyprocess of obtaining a degree in marketingand taking a series of classes in graphicdesign. “I can be a one-man band now,” saysHarper. “Bad economy, good economy — itdoesn’t matter. I work independently now butI’m always looking for new work. I’m about200 percent more hirable than I was five yearsago. Back then, I was one of many, just a facein the crowd. Maybe to some extent, I still amtoday, but it’s a better crowd, that’s for sure.”

Company cashIf you’d like to go back to school, check

with your boss and your HR department.There’s a good chance your company isoffering money to those employees who wantto further their education. “The job market isso tight right now that companies don’t wantto lose employees,” says Dawn O’Brien, acareer consultant in San Jose, California. “Ifyou’re already employed and want to go backto school, get some or all of that money fromyour employer. If you’re looking for a job andwant to go back to school, negotiate a tuition-assistance package before you agree to takethe job.”

O’Brien says she’s seeing more employersnot only pay for their employees to workfor advanced degrees but also offer leave ofabsences to some of their top workers so thatthey can spend a semester or two focusedentirely on their studies. “Most times, youhave to sign an agreement that you’ll workthree to five years once your degree is finishedor you’ll need to pay back the money thatyour company paid out to your school, butthat’s not an issue for most people,” O’Briensays. “And when people find a reason to leavebefore their time is up, the feeling is usuallymutual with their employer so it’s easier tonegotiate a payback agreement, which isusually nothing at all.”

Now or then? Is there ever agood time to go back to school?

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Chicago, IL [email protected]

Personal Assistant 5149131

CLUNE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - Busy executive seek-ing a personal assistant. Must be personable, friendly and have great communication skills. Must have a good computer skill Hours are 20-30Hrs Weekly. Salary is $30.50/hr. applicant should apply to [email protected]

Downers Grove, IL Apply Online

Business Process Principal Consultant

ARIBA, INC. - Business Process Principal Consultant for Ariba, Inc. (Downers Grove, IL & var clnt sites ntwd) to lead fnctnl scope definition & design for Ariba Supply Chain Collabora-tion sltn. Bach in Comp Sci, Eng, Bus Admin, or rltd fld & 7 yrs of exp. Will accpt Master’s & 5 yrs of exp. Exp must invlv 5 yrs of implementing SAP ERP for the fllwing fnctns: Basic Planning & Forecasting (MM, PP); Demand & supply planning; S&OP, Demand Mngmt, MRP; & Reorder Point Planning; Sup-plier managed inventory management (MM); Direct Materi-als Procurement (MM); Quality management (QM); & Ware-house & Transportation Mngmt (EWM/ LES); ERP integration via middleware & direct connect; B2B cmnctn standards & tech; working w/ “Big 5” consulting firm or comparable firm in systems implementation, process re-engineering or rltd discipline in crdntn role; & coordinating large scale projects. 70% trvl reqd to var clnt sites ntnwd. To apply rspd to Req ID 200230 at http://www.careersatsap.com.

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Chicago, IL Please Fax Resume to 312-236-9846

CPA Accountant (Full Time) 5140709

BURTON R. KAPLAN,LLC - Loop CPA Firm. Tax & audit Exp.

Chicago, IL Apply by mail

Advisory Manager, Corporate & Business Strategy (Mult. Pos.)

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS ADVISORY SERVICES LLC - Advisory Manager, Corporate & Business Strategy (Mult. Pos.), PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services LLC, Chicago, IL. Provide strategy, mgmt, tech. & risk consulting services to help clients anticipate & address complex bus. challenges. Req. Bach’s deg or foreign equiv. in Bus Admin, Info. Systms or rel. + 5 yrs post-bach’s prog. rel. work exp.; OR a Master’s deg or foreign equiv. in Bus Admin, Info. Systms or rel. + 3 yrs rel. work exp. Travel req. up to 80%. Apply by mail, referencing Job Code IL1925, Attn: HR SSC/Talent Management, 4040 W. Boy Scout Blvd, Tampa, FL 33607.

Northbrook, IL Apply Online

Advisor, Specialty Reporting Strategy

CAREMARK - Advisor, Specialty Reporting Strategy at Care-mark’s Northbrook, IL facility: The Advisor, Specialty Reporting Strategy will be responsible for designing and implementing robust analytic and reporting solutions to support identified needs. A Master’s degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, Analytics, or a related analytical field with two years of project leadership experience with cross-functional teams. The role also requires two years of experience building Tab-leau dashboards to create dynamic visualizations that provide insights to the business; experience utilizing statistical soft-ware to conduct data profiling on large data sets; experience using SQL to pull and manipulate data from a relational data warehouse; experience with creating PPT presentations for non-technical audiences and executive leadership; and expe-rience troubleshooting data issues and collaborating with IT to resolve them in a timely manner. Caremark will accept a Bachelor’s degree and five years of experience in lieu of a Master’s degree and two years of experience. Apply at http://jobs.cvshealth.com, Requisition 918512BR. Must Apply by 03/14/2019.

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Lincolnshire, IL Apply by Mail

IT Sys’s Admin II 5147904

ALIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC - Alight Solutions LLC seeks IT Sys’s Admin II in Lincolnshire, IL. Incls but not limited to maintaining lrg scale Srvr infrastructure (8000) utilizing highly customized Alight Solutions tools. Must have Bachelor’s or equiv in CS, or rel field + 6 yrs exp managing IT infrastructure or rel field. Exp managing lrg scale srvr infrastructure. Demonstrated knowl of VMWare VRA, VRO, CMP, & rel automation technologies. Exp standardizing IT processes, incl familiarity w/change mgmt process, situation mgmt process. Exp working w/automation tools & implementing Infrastructure as Code (IAC). Demon-strated knowl of srvr virtualization, incl but not limited to P2V, V2V, VMTurbo, VMWare ESXi host infrastructure. Exp designing & implementing IaaS & PaaS in AWS cloud. Exp w/cloud auto-mation tools & scripting. Exp supporting Cisco UCS chassis & blade srvrs. Exp supporting HP rack mount & blade srvrs as well as chassis infrastructure. Exp troubleshooting Windows 2008, 2012, 2016 servers, SUSE & Redhat Linux srvr OS. Em-ployer will accept any amount of exp w/req’d skills. To apply, send resume to Alight Solutions LLC, Box AD-CTR-0119, 220 W 42nd St, 12th Flr, NY, NY 10036 & ref. Job # R-5318.

Munster, IN [email protected]

Electrical Project Engineers 5149449

MILLIES ENGINEERING GROUP - is seeking motivated and experienced Electrical Engineers (5 years minimum with BS – PE license preferred) to design systems serving a variety of facilities such as schools and hospitals. The applicant should have experience designing power distribution, low voltage systems, lighting design, as well as have skills with cost es-timating and specification writing, excellent communication skills and field experience. AutoCAD and REVIT proficiency is preferred. We offer competitive compensation and excel-lent benefits. Opportunities for advancement are available for motivated individuals. Please send your resume to [email protected].

Chicago, IL Apply by Mail

Computer Analysts & Test Engineer 5149131

ZENSAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - has openings in Chicago, IL. All positions may be assigned to various, unanticipated sites throughout the US. Job Code US184 Test Engineer (Techni-cal Specialist): analysis sessions, test & development. Job Code US185: Computer Programmer/Analyst (Monitoring): enhancements/bugs & related issues. Job Code: US186 Com-puter Systems Analyst (Data Services): document, review & testing. Job Code US187 Computer Systems Analyst (Proj-ects/Deliverables): design, support & req. review. Mail resume to: Prasun Maharatna, 2107 North First Street, Suite 100, San Jose, CA 95131. Include job code/s & full job title/s of interest + recruitment source in cover letter. EOE

Schaumburg, IL Apply Online

Application Design Engineer (Multiple Positions)

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC. - seeks Application Design Engineer (Multiple Positions) in Schaumburg, IL. Operate com-puter-assisted engineering or design software or equipment to perform engineering tasks. Prepare technical drawings, specs of electr systems, or topo maps to ensure installation & operations con to standards & customer rqmts. 30% dmstc trvl to visit cstmrs. Req. Mstr’s dgre in Elec Engrg, Indstrl At-mtn, or rltd & 3 yrs experience in prgrmng & thrmdynmcs in the HVAC&R & pumping technologies. To apply, submit resume to http://www.schneider-electric.us/sites/us/en/company/careers/jobs-with-us/jobs-with-us.page ref. #0050PL. EOE.

ENGINEERING >>

Chicago, IL [email protected]

Math Teacher 5140043

THE CHICAGO WALDORF SCHOOL - seeks a Mathematics Teacher for its Chicago, IL location to teach maths to middle and high school children according to Waldorf pedagogy; rele-vant education/experience required. Please forward resumes to Chicago Waldorf School, Attention: Leukos Goodwin, 5200 N Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL 60640 or email to Leukos Goodwin at [email protected]

EDUCATION >>

Whether they’re offering advice,complaining about their jobs orcommenting on the very essence

of working, our sources had a lot to say in2018. Here’s a look back at some of ourfavorite quotes:

Zzzz in the morning“I’m grinding it out with guys in their

20s who don’t know the word ‘sleep.’They’re sending emails at three in themorning with new ideas. I have no ideasat three in the morning. I’ve already beenasleep for three or four hours.”

— Peter Baros, a 42-year-old copywriterin Morristown, New Jersey, on the futility ofkeeping up with his younger, “always on”co-workers

Parent trap“I was thinking about having my

6-year-old daughter leave my out-of-the-office voicemail message, something like‘leave my daddy alone and figure it outyourself.’”

— Sam Trenton, a databaseadministrator in Oakland, California,explaining a possible strategy to keep hisco-workers from contacting him when he’son vacation

Be like Mike?“You would have thought I was stepping

in for Michael Jordan or something. I lastedabout six months. The pressure of tryingto be myself and trying to be the guy whoretired — it was too much. And I tried. I’dshow up with muffins every Monday —like, good muffins, the kind that are the sizeof grapefruits. Nothing. People would takeone, nod ‘thanks’ and walk away.”

— PR specialist Greg Leona on hisfutile attempt to replace a beloved, retiringemployee at a Boston university

Money talks“In large corporations, all the good

feelings in the world can’t make up fora loss of revenue or overspending in acertain area. If you look deep enough, everyemployee-retention decision that doesn’tdirectly relate to performance comes downto dollars.”

— Tina Boswell, a career adviser andformer analyst with the U.S. Departmentof Labor, on why even long-term, “cost-effective” employees aren’t spared duringcompany layoffs

Slap happy“Our chairs are so close that if I stretch

while yawning, I can hit Jacy in the face ifI’m not careful.”

— Hayden Frye, an associatewith Keybridge Communications inWashington, D.C., on his close proximityto co-worker Jacy Gomez

Shotgun roastmaster“It was classic, like an anti-TED Talk.”— Brian Chadwick, a software

developer in Madison, Wisconsin, on aformer CEO’s tirade against his company,his employees and his clients during awintery drive to Milwaukee from Chicago

Hold the hug“Some guys just say ‘OK, then’ and

leave it at that. Some guys come in fora hug. I’m like ‘seriously? I’m not yourgrandma.’ And then other guys offer thisweird handshake like they’re afraid totouch a girl or they think they’re going tobreak my hand. It’s awkward.”

— Jenna Rios, a San Franciscoaccountant on how certain male clientsapproach her when meeting for the firsttime

Big thoughts, small skills“I’d say 50 years ago, there wasn’t a

manager in this country that couldn’t geton his hands and knees and fix whateverneeded to be fixed, but that changed inthe ’90s. Managers became the visionguys. They became the people with theMBAs who thought of new ways tosolve problems without having any realexperience with those problems in the firstplace.”

— Career coach Christine Emmanuelon the limited job knowledge of some oftoday’s managers.

Ghost in the machine“I don’t need to check in all the time

but if you’re a contract worker, you betterbe visible. I don’t want people lookingaround saying ‘Where’s Casey?’ Out ofsight, out of mind, you know?”

— Casey White, a medical equipmentservice tech in Colorado Springs,Colorado, on why he occasionally visitsthe companies who set him up with repairappointments, whether he needs to or not

— Marco Buscaglia, Careers

Say it again: A look backat some of memorablequotes from 2018

Chicago, IL Apply Online

Director, Strategy and Performance Management

E*TRADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION - E*TRADE Financial Corporation currently has openings in our Chicago, IL loca-tion and various, unanticipated sites throughout the U.S. for a Director, Strategy and Performance Management position to work closely with the Executive office on defining and driving the strategic agenda of the company, and identifying opera-tional and organizational improvements across all functions. Must be available to work on projects at various, unanticipat-ed sites throughout the United States. Apply at https://www.etradecareers.com/ and search for Job ID: 10515. EOE.

FINANCE >>

Bellwood, IL [email protected]

Technician 5135487

INTRAACTION - seeking a Technician with good soldering skills to assemble and test electro-optical components used in laser systems. Small company in near west suburb with ex-cellent benefits. Send resume to [email protected].


Sr. Software Development Engineer 5148219

AETNA - Sr. Software Development Engineer w/ Aetna in Chi-cago, IL. Resp for design, dev, & deploy engr solutions to supp the DART prod for HDMS. Rqmts: Bach deg in Comp Sci, Comp Apps or rel. Min 5 yrs of IT exp in blding Data Warehouses using Informatica PowerCenter. Exp must incl working w/ bus reqs gathering & analy; Informatica tools incl IDQ, PowerEx-change for SAS, PowerExchange for Mainframe, Netezza, & Data Gov. Exp must incl End-to-End SDLC & Source Control Systs; implem exp w/ Informatica integration using web ser-vices & WSDL & REST; & admin & supp of Salesforce.com incl managing users, profiles & roles, custom of objs & validations. Must have exp w/ Netezza and/or Oracle dbs; Control-M/Au-tosys; Shell Scripting in Linux/Unix enviro; IBM Infosphere Data Replic; & SAS prog. Apply at www.aetna.com Req #56518BR. AA/EOE M/F/D/V. We conduct pre-employment drug & back-ground screening.

Hoffman Estates, IL Apply Online

Software Engineer III 5147890

CDK GLOBAL, LLC - CDK Global, LLC seeks a Software Engi-neer III at our Hoffman Estates, IL location to perform design, dvlpt., testing, documentation, code review, & analysis of s/w apps. Bach’s deg. in Comp. Sci., or rel. field plus 5 yrs. of rel. exp. Empl. will accept a master’s deg. plus 2 yrs. of exp. - 2 yrs. of exp. must incl.: Agile, Scrum, & Kanban s/w dvlpt. method-ologies; Angular.js; .NET Framework; Object Orientation; ASP.NET; MVC; Web API; REST; JSON; JSHint; SONAR; Karma; HTTP/HTTPS; Bootstrap; CSS; SQL Server; & SaaS products & servic-es. To apply, respond to req. 52153 at https://jobs.cdkglobal.com/; or mail resume referencing req. 52153 to CDK Global, LLC, 1950 Hassell Rd., #1A-124B, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169.

Westmont, IL [email protected]

Senior Engineer - Combustion Solver 5149838

GAMMA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC - Research, develop and test mathematical models of fluid and thermal system models in engine and powertrain systems, including fluid and ther-modynamics with viscious and inviscid flow dynamics, heat transfer, thermophysical properties of gases and liquids. PhD in Mechanical engineering or Chemical Engineering

Go ahead,apply.The worst they could say is no.

Buffalo Grove, IL Apply online

Advisor, Application Development (RxClaim) 5139949

CAREMARK - Advisor, Application Development (RxClaim) at Caremark’s Buffalo Grove, IL facility: The Advisor, Application Development (RxClaim) will be responsible and accountable for the quality and cohesion of solution architecture compo-nents within PBM and RxClaim application, and their confor-mance to approved CVS Caremark IT standards and alignment with the future state specialty system. A Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Engineering, Computer Science, Informa-tion Systems, IT, or closely related technical field and 5 years of experience in application development and SDLC, including 5 years of experience leading concurrent technical projects and utilizing Synon/Cool 2E, RPG,CL, and IBM iSeries required. If no degree or an unrelated degree, will accept 7 years of experience in application development and SDLC, leading concurrent technical projects, and utilizing Synon/Cool 2E, RPG,CL, and IBM iSeries. Apply at http://jobs.cvshealth.com, Requisition 919285BR. Must Apply by 03/02/2019.

HEALTHCARE >>

Skokie, IL Call 847-677-4401

Seasonal Positions

MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY LANDSCAPING NEEDED. - 9900 Gross Point Rd. Accep. Application call 847-677-4401 for apt. bwtn hrs. of 11-3pm Mon-Fri Legal Documents are required EOE M/F/D/V ( positions are for males and females)

Chicago, IL email resume

Principal Software Engineer III 5083400

SCIENTIFIC GAMES - Resp for working within the GDK orga-nization on the video rendering & tools team to support com-pelling game exps for casino products incl contributing to the dvlpmt of a s/w gaming platform & gaming apps. REQS: Bach deg in Comr Sci & Engg or rel field (or Foreign Equiv), +5 yrs of progressively resp exp in in job offered or as Principal S/w Engr II / Project Lead-Product / Tech Lead. Must have 5 yrs of exp (can be gained concurrently w/ above exp) in design-ing & dvlping s/w using: N-Tier apps using ASP.Net, Windows Srvc, SQL Server, C#.Net, MVC, REST & SOAP Web Srvcs; Multi-Threading apps & Test driven dvlpmt. Must have 2 yrs of exp (can be gained concurrently w/ above exp) in: C#; Unity; utilize G2S protocols & understanding of GLI (Gaming Laboratories International) Standards in design & dvlpmt of apps. Req Drug test, Bg check. Employer will accept any suitable combo of edu, training or exp. Qualif. applicants email resume to: Bally Gaming, Inc. at [email protected], ref Job #0258. EEO.

GENERAL >>


Head Statistical Model Management

BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. - seeks Head Statistical Model Management US in Chicago, IL to lead development and maintenance of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing models and metrics. Requires Bachelor’s or foreign educa-tion equivalent in CS, Stats, CS & Stats or Econometrics and 6 years’ experience as Statistician or Model Manager w/in AML or financial crime. To apply, visit www.bmocm.com/about-us/careers; the Job ID is: 1800027559


Joliet Area Community Hospice (JACH) provides compassionate palliative and end-of-life care; supports families and caregivers; and offers bereavement services to

loved ones and the community regardless of ability to pay. We are the community’s not-for-profit, State licensed and Medicare/Medicaid certified hospice. Since 1982, we

have been privileged to serve over 30,000 individuals in eight counties: Will, Grundy, Kendall, Livingston, and LaSalle along with parts of Cook, DuPage and Kankakee.

We’re Growing!We’re Hiring!

Joliet Area Community Hospice is hiring upper level personnel for our growing

hospice and palliative care organization. The following positions are available.

Please visit joliethospice.org under the Employment tab for requirements and to apply.

Director Clinical Services Chief Operating Officer Human Resources Leader

This position coordinates and oversees all

direct and indirect patient services provided

by clinical staff. It also provides assistance in

assessment, planning and implementation

of patient care to clinical staff as needed.

Position assures compliance with all local,

state and federal laws regarding licensure

and certification of clinical staff.

The Chief Operating Officer will oversee

various departments including IT,

Facilities, and Business Development.

The Chief Operating Officer will assist in

coordinating and developing various

programs such as Palliative Care, Quality

and Compliance.

The Human Resources Leader will form a

strategic partnership with Leadership and

all employees within the organization. This

position will oversee the development and

implementation of a variety of strategic

HR programs in the areas of Talent

Development, Performance Management,

and Organizational Development.

JACH offers a full benefit package which includesmedical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off and a 401K with companymatch. EOE.

JACH Administrative office is located at 250Water Stone Circle, Joliet, IL 60431

9 to 5

2 not-so-smoothcareer moves

Here are two career managementmistakes to avoid, along withsuggestions to help:

1. Ignore industry changesThink you can get by on the knowledge

and skills you gained 10 — or even five —years ago? Think again. If you don’t stay ontop of evolving industry trends and practices,you’ll quickly render yourself obsolete.Employers value workers who help theirorganizations stay ahead of the competition.They want employees who are aware ofrelevant industry issues — especially thosewho can lead the change.

What to do: Make sure that your skills arecurrent and you’re always paying attentionto what’s happening in your industry. Startby subscribing to relevant newsletters andfollowing experts on LinkedIn and Twitter.Attend industry conferences so you canstay in the know, learn about cutting-edgedevelopments and bring innovations backto your team. Also ask your manager aboutcareer development programs.

2. Don’t network — everYou may think of yourself as shy and

a bit introverted, but if you don’t interactwith others on the job, you’ll have difficultyeffectively handling career management.Even if you’re the office’s most productiveemployee, you need your colleagues ifyou’re going to advance professionally. Yourco-workers and friends can introduce youto new ideas, help you keep up on what’shappening in your company and industry, andeven alert you to a job opening that wouldrepresent the next step on your career path.

What to do: Leave your desk andnetwork. Join a professional association andattend meetings and mixers. Socialize withco-workers when you can, at lunch or atafter-hours get-togethers. Do what you can toput yourself in the path of people who couldone day help propel your career forward,whether or not they work in your field. Seekout colleagues you’re in frequent contact withby email and phone but never see. Ask themto share lunch or coffee with you, and showthat you take an interest in who they are andnot just what they do. You’ll become a betterteam player.


Applications Developer 2

CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC. - has mltpl openings for Applica-tions Developer 2 in Chicago, IL. Employee may also work @ various unanticipated locs. Condct sftwr spcfc design & real-iztin; anlyz user needs &sftwr reqrmnts to detrmn feasibilty of dsgn wthn time &cost cnstraints; coordinate sftwr systm in-stlltion & monitr eqpmnt functng to ensure specifctn are met; prfm testing/deplymnt & release mngmnt, and/or techncl & fnctnl app management of packge based solutns, incld’g SAP or ORACLE; build solutions and maintn/optmze/improv client apps and systms; cntrbute to business techncl blueprint and respctve Sftwr Pckge Core Modules. Reqs bach + 2 yrs exp. In lieu of bach, combo of edu/training/exp of 3 yrs of study towards US bach plus 3 yrs IT exp. To apply, go tohttps://capgemini.taleo.net/careersection/1/jobsearch.ftl [ref Job title and Job # 040190].


Advisory Senior Consultant

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP - Advisory Senior Consultant for Deloitte & Touche LLP in Chicago, IL to identify & evalu-ate complex bus. & technology risks, internal controls that mitigate risks, & related opportunities for internal control im-provement. Requires: Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Comp. Sci., IS, Eng., Math, Mgmt., Deci. Sci., Risk Mgmt., or related field (willing to accept foreign education equivalent) & 18 mths. of IT risk mgmt. exp. Position requires 60% travel. To apply, visit https://jobs2.deloitte.com/us/en/ and enter XS-FH19FA1218CHI1 in the “Search jobs” field. No calls please. “Deloitte” means Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries. Deloitte LLP & its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY >>

Chicago, IL Apply by Email

Sr AngularJS/.Net Developer

ARROWSTREAM, INC. - Sr AngularJS/.Net Developer; Chica-go, IL. Responsible for designing & developing software appli-cations SaaS platform. Req’s Bach or frgn equiv in IT, Comput-er Sci, or Info Systems & 4 yrs rlvnt exp in full stack Developer role. To apply, visit https://arrowstream.hiringthing.com/


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AON RISK SERVICES, INC. OF MARYLAND - Incls but not limited to engaging in program change in accordance w/change mgmt plan to control scope, quality, schedule, cost, & contracts. Must have Bachelor’s or equiv in Eng’g (any), Technology or rel field + 8 yrs exp in softw dvlpmt lifecycle processes, technl architecture review of multi-tier apps, or rel exp. Must have exp: 1) working w/bus. & IT colleagues to gath-er & review app req’mts; 2) prep’g resource plan incl people, infrastructure & liaison w/other groups in order to fulfill proj-ect req’ts; 3) analyzing & assessing project scope, identifying technl solutions, & dvlpg estimates & deliverables; 4) softw dvlpmt lifecycle methodology; 5) leading technl review of app code; 6) technl architecture design & review of multi-tier apps; & 7) prep’g project status reports for exec leadership. Employer will accept any amount of prof’l exp w/req’d skills. To apply, send resume to Aon Risk Services, Inc. of Maryland, Box SK-CHTR-1218, 220 W 42nd St, 12th Flr, NY, NY 10036 & ref. Job # 2018-27370.

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MCDONALD’S CORPORATION - Req. Master in MIS., Comp. Engg., Statistics, Appl. Math., or rel. +2 yrs. (or Bach. + 5 yrs.) exp. Use exp/w data anal., modeling tech., (R/SAS, Microstrat-egy, Tableau), econometric modeling, large datasets, relational databases & dsgn, mthds to analyze sales & restaurant ops. performance. F/T. McDonald’s Corporation. Chicago, IL. Email resume to [email protected] and ref. job 6125. Principals only. No calls/agents/visa sponsorship.


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DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP - Deloitte Consulting LLP seeks a Consultant, Strategy & Analytics, Analytics & Cognitive in Chicago, IL & various unanticipated Deloitte office locations & client sites nationally to: Function as an integrator between business needs and performance management technology solutions and create data management solutions to meet clients’ business needs. Reqts: Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), CIS, MIS or a related field. One year of experience as a Consul-tant, Technology Lead, or a position in a related occupation. 80% travel required. To apply, visit https://jobs2.deloitte.com/us/en. Enter XGGS19FC0119CHI2 in the “Search jobs” field. “Deloitte” means Deloitte LLP & its subsidiaries. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP & its subsidiaries. Deloitte LLP & its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers.

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B: Benefits: Not sure you shouldaccept a job because of pay that’slower than you expected? Keep in mindthat your salary isn’t the only form ofcompensation. Don’t overlook uniquebenefits like onsite daycare, flexible hoursor tuition reimbursement. Still, moneytalks. Don’t be fooled into thinking thatbringing your dog to work is worth takinga job that pays you $7,000 less than theplace across the street.

C: Coordination: You need to research,network, improve and educate. Findinga job isn’t about singular things, like theperfect resume or a strong interview. It’sabout all of the aspects of your job searchworking well together. Make sure you payattention to all facets of your quest for anew career.

D: Directions:Want to be on time foryour interview? Then get clear directionsto your interview location. Getting loston the way doesn’t make for casual pre-interview conversation. It only reflects onyour lack of preparation and your minor-league professionalism.

E: Eye contact: If you’re interviewingfor a job, it’s essential to maintain eyecontact at all times. OK, don’t be creepy.If your interviewer takes a phone call,don’t stare her down. But when you’retalking, eye contact shows that you’repaying attention and are actively engagedwith your interviewer. Ask any recruiter: Ajob prospect who glances out the windowevery 20 seconds expresses a lack ofinterest in the position.

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G: Goals: You can deny the touchy-feely aspects of goal-setting all you wantbut it’s important to have a blueprint foryour life. Set short-term and long-termgoals. Where do you want to be in one,two, five and 10 years in terms of salary,responsibilities and position? Use youranswers as a roadmap for your currentand future job searches.

H: Handshake:When you meet withprospective employers or interviews, offera firm handshake. It may seem cornybut your handshake is indicative of yourconfidence and initiative. Don’t offer a limphand when someone extends his or herhand to you. Be assertive, be professionaland give a handshake that would makeyour grandfather proud.

I: Individualized:While you may havean overall strategy you use when lookingfor a new job, it’s important to changehow you approach certain employers.Tinker with your resume, change up yourinterview answers and make the smalladjustments that may directly appeal to apotential employer.

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online. If you attend meet-ups with othersin your field, you’ll encounter mentors andpeers who can help advise you on careerstrategies. You also may be able to takeclasses and seminars through the group,which will help strengthen your skills.

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N: Networking: Yes, the cliché istrue — it is who you know. Create a list ofpeople who can help you find a job, findthem on LinkedIn and make a connection.Remember not to ask your contacts for ajob directly. Instead, ask them if they haveany advice or suggestions about your jobsearch.

O: Organize:When you interview fora job, have any relevant documents withyou in case your interviewer needs moreinformation. She finds your work withHabitat for Humanity interesting? Well,here’s a letter of recommendation fromthe organization’s local liaison.

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Q: Questions: Always come preparedwith a list of questions about thecompany, the job and the potential foradvancement. Don’t ask about vacationtime or how long employees get for lunch.

R: Resume: It should summarize yourexperience and illustrate why you arean ideal candidate for the position. Readit over, send it to others to check andcontinually revise it until it reflects theperfect summary of your past, presentand potential.

S: Savings: It pays to have a savingsaccount set up in case you find yourselfout of work unexpectedly. Even apaycheck or two worth of savings canhelp you bridge the financial gap until youfind a part-time job or begin collectingunemployment.

T: Thank you: Never overlook athank-you letter — both an email anda handwritten, snail-mailed note. Thedigital-print, one-two combinationreaffirms your interest in the job andshows potential employers a level ofprofessionalism they’ll appreciate in acandidate.

U: Update: Update your resume, evenif you’re working full time and adore yourjob. You never know when your situationmay change. Update it and any onlineprofiles when you score a major victoryat work as well. You’ll describe youraccomplishment in more vivid terms whenit’s fresh in your mind.

V: Volunteer:Whether you’re workingor not, find a way to help others with oneof your obvious or hidden talents. You’llmake new contacts, sharpen your skillsand — most importantly — do your part tomake the world a better place.

W: Whining: Don’t do it if you’re out ofa job. Your friends and family membersknow you’re out of work. If you wantto discuss it with them, fine, but don’tsit there and complain. That goes foronline as well. Whiny people online?Insufferable.

X: Xenophile: According to thedictionary, a xenophile is someone whoembraces other cultures. Apply thisphilosophy to your working life. Find waysto appreciate companies, employees,methods and styles of work that aren’t inyour comfort zone. You may find out somesurprising things about yourself.

Y: Yawn: Get more sleep. Not justbefore an interview, either. There’s a tonof information on sleep so there’s noexcuse for not knowing its drawbacks andbenefits. Get more sleep each and everynight. You’ll be healthier, more alert andless irritable.

Z: Zeal: Find a line of work that givesyou a reason to get up each morning —something you’re passionate about. Don’tsettle for something you absolutely hatewhen you can do something you truly love.You can also find something you like, andthen slowly shape your career until youend up doing something you love. But let’sface it, “liking” a job is a great place to endup. There’s a balance between enjoyingwhat you do and being able to pay thebills. Find your sweet spot.

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The penultimate completion of Mitch Trubisky’s second season was an absolute dart. Corner route. Between two defenders. Just as he was being hit. Fired into Allen Robinson’smitts with conviction. Twenty-five-yard gain.

This was the throw that pushed the Bears into field-goal range in the closing seconds of aplayoff game. This was the completion Chicago could have spent this past week celebratingand lionizing. This was the pass coach Matt Nagy would have pointed to as evidence of whathe’d emphasized three days before the game — that a quarterback’s legacy is ultimately definedby his performance in the postseason.

“I don’t think it’s a stat thing as much,” Nagy had said. “What people remember are thecomebacks, making big plays at the right time.”

If only Cody Parkey had been able to squeeze a 43-yard field goal into the 18 1⁄2-foot spacebetween the north end-zone uprights at Soldier Field.

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eliminating certain pre-snap coveragechecks based on formations compared tochanging on the fly in Ryan’s scheme.

“Vince began to erode the things thatmade us unique,’’ Fencik said. “But wewanted to prove we were great withoutBuddy. Vince inherited a tough position,not unlike the guy replacing Vic. Theexpectations are to maintain it or take it to the next level, and the tricky part is thedynamics and personalities. It’s avulnerable situation until you see results.’’

The Bears expect positive results in 2019from a defense expected to return at least10 regulars from the NFL’s stingiest unit.But as coach Matt Nagy expressed after the team’s crushing 16-15 playoff loss to theEagles, every season introduces a change inchemistry. Seasons are like snowflakes —no two are alike.

A guy who survived that scrutiny offeredsome advice for Pagano, a man with whomTobin can relate.

“You’ve got to be yourself because yougot hired based on your ability to do the joband if you do something different than VicFangio, that’s OK,’’ said Tobin, the Bearsdefensive coordinator from 1986-92. “Beyourself. Do what got you there in the firstplace. If that’s the same system the Bearsfan, great, but if it isn’t, that’s fine too.’’

Asked how hot his seat was from dayone, Tobin chuckled.

“I’m not sure I felt all that muchpressure because Mike turned it over tome,’’ he said. “Whoever replaces a guy likeVic or a guy like Buddy has to know he hasthe full support of the head coach. Thattakes away any anxiety. I loved Chicago.’’

Even when the feeling wasn’t alwaysmutual.

David Haugh is a special contributor to theChicago Tribune and co-host of the “Mullyand Haugh Show” weekdays from 5-9 a.m.on WSCR-AM-670.

Vince Tobin, the man the Bears pickedto replace Buddy Ryan, the franchise’smost beloved assistant coach ever, walkedinto his first meeting in 1986 as the team’snew defensive coordinator andimmediately made an adjustment.

Linebacker Otis Wilson had his feetpropped up on the lectern where Tobinplanned to stand.

“I said, ‘Otis, get your damn feet off mylectern,’ ’’ Tobin, 75, recalled in a phoneinterview from his home in Arizona. “Thatwas Otis’ way of testing me. I knew I’d betested because I wasn’t Buddy. But he tookhis feet down and listened. Mike Singletarywas a big help in that transition. It was aunique situation.’’

It parallels the reality facing newly hiredChuck Pagano, who replaces Vic Fangio —the Bears’ popular and successful defensivecoordinator who left Wednesday to becomethe Broncos head coach. Designingdefenses is one thing. But managingpersonalities of accomplished playersperhaps poses a greater challenge that willdetermine whether the Bears 2019 defensecan duplicate its 2018 dominance.

In 1986, weeks after the Bears wonSuper Bowl XX and carried Ryan off thefield at the Louisiana Superdome, theyfaced the same daunting prospect. TheEagles hired Ryan as head coach, andthen-Bears coach Mike Ditka wasted notime in hiring Tobin, whose brother, Bill,was the Bears director of player personnel.

Vince Tobin was the defensivecoordinator of the Philadelphia Stars of the now-defunct USFL — one of hiscoaching proteges was an earnest youngstaffer named Fangio — and turned downthe chance to follow coach Jim Mora to the Saints when Ditka called. For a Bearsdefense among the NFL’s all-time leadersin charisma, going from the bombasticRyan to the serious Tobin was likeswitching from hard rock to classicalmusic. Even Ryan criticized Tobin’s hiring.

“We were very different. Buddy ran adifferent ship,’’ Tobin acknowledged. “ButMike never once said, ‘You have to do thisor that.’ He never looked over my shoulder.I had total autonomy and alwaysappreciated that. The main thing for thecoordinator who replaces Vic is to beyourself. You have to remember you’veproven you can coach. You can’t worryabout the coach you followed, no matter

how good he was. I couldn’t stand up thereand think, ‘Well, Buddy set all the recordsand now it’s my job.’ There is no way Icould have done my job that way.’’

Confident in his ability and footballintellect, Tobin switched from the Bears’legendary “46 defense” that featured fourdown linemen to a 3-4 scheme he used inthe USFL. Tobin’s weekly game planscalled for fewer blitzes and more structure,perhaps the biggest adjustment for a groupas aggressive as the ’85 defense. Hisphilosophy dictated the Bears take fewerchances than they did under Ryan, whichdidn’t always sit well with players judgingTobin as critically as fans and media did.

“One of the first things I said was, ‘Iknow you guys loved Buddy, but Buddy leftyou,’ ’’ Tobin said. “ ‘It wasn’t me that hadanything to do with that. We can lamentthat for a long time or we can pull together.’We pulled together. … Whoever comes infor the Bears now after Vic has to be thesame way. It wasn’t the coordinator thatnecessarily made them good. It was thetalent.’’

Talent prevailed in 1986, when the Bearswent 14-2 with a defense that enjoyed abetter year statistically under Tobin. The

Bears again dominated, giving up only 187points — 11 fewer than they did in ’85. Theyheld 10 of 16 regular-season opponents to10 points or fewer. They held opponents toan average of 258.1 yards per game with 62sacks — only two fewer than in ’85.

Bears history suggests the defenseimproved in 1986, but Wilson tells adifferent story, demonstrating howacceptance of Tobin came slowly.

“If Buddy stayed we would have wontwo Super Bowls in a row,’’ Wilson said onWSCR-AM 670. “We went from a dominatingdefense to just an all-right defense. All theaggressiveness was gone. The systemchanged the way we played football. Wehad enough pride that we weren’t going tolet it fall apart. We struggled to play theway we play as people. You play withsomebody who says we’re going to ‘bend,don’t break.’ Well, I can’t play gettingpunched in my face and then react.’’

Tobin’s system was more paint-by-numbers compared to Ryan’s abstractapproach, and former Bears safety GaryFencik recalled how Pro Bowl-caliberplayers used to such free expressionresisted. Fencik cited how limited the secondary became, for instance, by

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Where have all the black coaches gone?To the unemployment line, at least in the

NFL. Five of the eight coaches fired over —and since — the last season were black, andso far none of them has been rehired as ahead coach in the league.

That leaves two African-Americancoaches still standing among 32 NFLteams. And in a league in which more thantwo-thirds of players are black, that’s notnearly enough.

The news Wednesday that the Broncoshired Vic Fangio as coach and the Jetsnamed Adam Gase means six of the eightteams looking for coaches found their man.

And so far none of the new hires is aminority — although multiple reportsFriday indicated the Dolphins are targetingPatriots defensive play-caller Brian Flores,who is black, to be their coach.

That’s not a new problem in the NFL, ofcourse. It’s also one the league addressedwith the Rooney Rule, which ensuresteams interview minority candidates forany head-coach and other front-officeopenings.

The rule was a step forward, and for along time it seemed to be working. To makesure, the NFL just last month announcedchanges to strengthen it.

The changes were hailed as a breakthroughat the time by former Giants linebackerHarry Carson, executive director of theFritz Pollard Alliance, which promotesdiversity in NFL coaching and executiveranks. They came after a season in whichseven coaches were replaced — and onlyone of the replacements was black.

“After last season’s hiring cycle,something had to be done,” Carson said.“These enhancements should strengthenthe rule and ensure that it applies asintended and truly gives candidates of color a fair chance.”

So far, not so good. Teams might beinterviewing minority candidates but —lately, at least — they’re not hiring them.

And if last year was a step back from truediversity, this year has started even worse.

Of the last 13 coaching hires in the NFLover two seasons, the only minority hirewas Steve Wilks — and the Cardinals firedhim after just one season. The only twoblack coaches left in the NFL — which atits peak in 2011 had eight — are theChargers’ Anthony Lynn and Steelers’Mike Tomlin.

“I liked it better when there was eightand not just two,” said Richard Lapchick,director of the Institute for Diversity andEthics in Sport at Central Florida. “But I dothink there is a cyclical nature to this andthat may be part of it.”

Lapchick, who authors annual reportson the level of diversity in all the majorprofessional leagues, said the NFLexperienced a similar dip in the hiring ofblack coaches after the 2011 season into2014. Then the hiring picked up again tothe point in the last two years when therewere eight coaches of color — includingPanthers coach Ron Rivera, who is Hispanic.

Lapchick is hoping this dip also might beshort-lived while others believe promisingblack coaches might get more opportunitiesif the Rooney Rule were expanded toinclude coordinator positions too.

“Am I concerned there are (two)coaches of color?” Lapchick asked. “Ofcourse, and if I hadn’t just gone through itin my head looking at 2011 and the threeyears after that I would have been deeplydiscouraged by what I saw at the end ofthis season.”

Just why the number of minorities isdown depends on whom you’re talking to,though it’s certainly not for a lack ofqualified candidates. Almost all NFL teamhave black coaches on their staffs whopotentially could run things just as well asany of the coaches hired this postseason.

It doesn’t help that a few of the morerecent hires are head-scratching choices, atleast to those outside the organizations.

The Cardinals reached into the collegeranks to name Kliff Kingsbury as their newcoach. That was unusual becauseKingsbury had a losing record at TexasTech and never has coached in the NFL.

And the Buccaneers hired formerCardinals coach Bruce Arians, 66, who iscoming out of a one-year retirement to takethe job.

Diversity is one of the NFL’s strengths.But right now, there’s not nearly enough ofit among head coaches.

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In latest coaching carousel,NFL takes a step backBy Tim Dahlberg | Associated Press

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faces the Patriots on Sunday, is one of two

black coaches left in the NFL. The Steelers’

Mike Tomlin is the other.

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Inheriting this Bears defense is akin to pulling on a pair of jeans and finding a crisp $100 bill in the front pocket. ■ And another hundo in the back. ■ So here you go, Chuck Pagano. Here are four Pro Bowlers (three All-Pros), part of the NFL’s third-ranked defense in 2018. No teamtook the ball away more. No team was scored upon less. ■ And now, no new coordinator faces higher expectations in 2019. ■ Pagano, 58, was hiredFriday to replace respected coordinator Vic Fangio, whom the Broncos hired as head coach. Exactly what Pagano will accomplish with this loadeddefense remains to be seen. But the evidence from his recent history shows checkered results on the field and many loyal players who vouch for hisenergetic, dedicated, aggressive style. ■ Here is a rundown of Pagano’s only year as an NFL defensive coordinator and the six he coached the Coltsbefore spending 2018 away from the sideline. From his battle with leukemia in 2012 to the Colts’ run to the 2014 AFC championship game to theirswift downfall, Pagano joins the Bears with a lot to prove.

RavensDefensive coordinator (2011)

2011 | 12-4 | Lost AFC championship gamePagano’s path: Pagano was promoted from defensive backs coachin mid-January, saying at his introductory news conference: “Let’sgo out and wreak havoc.” In joining an illustrious line of Ravensdefensive coordinators that includes Marvin Lewis and Rex Ryan,Pagano inherited three future Hall of Famers in linebackers Ray Lewis and Terrell Suggs and safety Ed Reed. No wonder his only year as an NFL D-coordinator produced such terrificleague rankings. The Ravens’ 48 sacks were third-most in the NFL,up from 27 sacks (27th) the year before. Suggs was named NFLDefensive Player of the Year, and Pagano left after the season tobecome the Colts head coachQuote of note: “I wish I could be with him the rest of my life. I likehim, man. He knows football and he knows people. He treats mewith the utmost respect, and I do the same with him.” — Cornerback Lardarius Webb on Pagano after he took the Colts job

ColtsHead coach (2012-17)

2012 | 11-5 | Lost wild-card roundPagano’s path: Pagano arrived in Indy following the previousyear’s infamous “Suck for Luck” campaign and 2-14 record. No. 1draft pick Andrew Luck took over as quarterback, completing theColts’ transition from Peyton Manning. Pagano brought a 3-4 basefront and began the conversion from a 4-3. His first season took aharrowing turn in late September, though, when he was diagnosedwith an acute form of leukemia. He returned Week 17 after interimcoach Bruce Arians, the offensive coordinator, guided the Colts to nine wins in 12 games. Pagano’s illness affected him deeply,crystallizing his perspective on mortality and a fighting spirit.Quote of note: “We’re a team of misfits who’ve come togetheraround one big cause. And that’s our leader, who gives us inspirationand hope and makes us understand it’s much bigger than us.” — Punter Pat McAfee

2013 | 11-5 | Lost divisional roundPagano’s path: The Colts’ second year under Pagano meantcontinuity in the 3-4 and his aggressive, blitzing style. But aftergiving up 44 points in a playoff win over the Chiefs and 43 in aseason-ending loss to the Patriots, questions festered about thedefense’s consistency, athleticism and supply of playmakers.Mathis was outstanding, as usual, with 19½ sacks. And insidelinebacker Jerrell Freeman had a breakout season with 5½ sacksand six forced fumbles. Vontae Davis showed potential as a shutdowncorner but was still a focal point for the consistency questions. Quote of note: “It’s not the level of play any of those guys or thecoaches expect.” — Pagano after the Colts surrendered 234 yardsand six touchdowns on the ground in the playoff loss to the Patriots

2014 | 11-5 | Lost AFC championship gamePagano’s path: The Colts won the AFC South for the secondstraight year after repeating their 6-0 record against divisionopponents. Then they won two playoff games. But the Patriotsended their season again, exposing the defense’s personnelshortcomings. Their D-line was bullied in the 45-7 defeat. The Colts gave up 177 rushing yards — a beatdown similar to the2013 playoffs. “If you can’t dominate the line of scrimmage, you’regoing to have a long, hard day,” Pagano said afterward. WithoutMathis (Achilles injury), the Colts lacked a consistent pass rush.

2015 | 8-8 | Missed playoffsPagano’s path: In the final year of Pagano’s first contract, the Coltsplummeted from their perch as a Super Bowl contender. Losingconsecutive December games to the Steelers and Jaguars by 35 points each made Pagano’s tenuous future the top storyline of the final few weeks. He ended up signing a four-year extension,though he lasted only two. Pagano fired offensive coordinator PepHamilton after a Week 8 loss, and he fired defensive coordinatorGreg Manusky after the season. Five other assistants were let go, including current Bears safeties coach Roy Anderson. Quote of note: “Game ball to a guy (who gave) his mind, body and soul, literally, put it on the line, everything he got and then some. We love you.”— Mathis after the season amid speculation Pagano could be fired

2016 | 8-8 | Missed playoffsPagano’s path: Year 5 under Pagano and general manager Ryan Grigson was another step back. The Colts’ change todefensive coordinator Ted Monachino didn’t help. Their 6,126 yards allowed were the franchise’s most since moving toIndianapolis. The pass rush was inconsistent. The back end didn’tcontest enough passes. They cut starting cornerback AntonioCromartie and linebacker Sio Moore after a Week 4 loss to theJaguars, reinforcing questions about the quality of the roster.Grigson was fired after the season.

2017 | 4-12 | Missed playoffsPagano’s path: Another huge regression cost Pagano his job, the decision made by first-year GM Chris Ballard. Look at thedefensive rankings, and it’s impossible to blame the final recordentirely on Luck’s seasonlong absence due to a shoulder injury. In six seasons, Pagano’s defenses never finished in the top 10. TheColts were 0-9 against AFC stalwarts the Patriots and Steelers. Quote of note: “He’s a players’ coach, and you dream of having acoach like that. He’s special.”— Receiver T.Y. Hilton after Pagano’s final game

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Five days after missing a field-goalattempt that would have pushed the Bearsinto the second round of the NFC playoffs,Bears kicker Cody Parkey made anappearance on NBC’s “Today” show. In afive-minute interview Friday morning withhosts Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb andCraig Melvin, Parkey discussed his failed43-yard kick, the support he received fromteammates afterward and his approach toprocessing the disappointment.

“I’ll continue to keep my head heldhigh,” Parkey said. “Because football iswhat I do. It’s not who I am.”

Predictably, Parkey’s appearance becamea lightning rod for those who saw the veterankicker as a noble pro owning up to his errorand those wondering just what he was tryingto accomplish by reliving the “DoubleDoink” in the national spotlight.

Wiederer: Forgive me, Rich, if I seem a bitout of sorts. I still have no idea what Parkeywas trying to accomplish with that.

The idea of making a morning-showappearance so soon after such a devastatingloss felt incredibly tone-deaf to me. Weweren’t even a week removed from theBears’ 16-15 loss to the Eagles that abruptlydemolished their legitimate Super Bowlhopes. That’s far too early to be taking a“handling failure well” victory lap.

How about just handling failure well?

Campbell: Each second of Parkey’sappearance was more unbelievable andastonishing than the last.

Let’s make one thing clear: The Bearsdid nothing to facilitate this national TVappearance. This was an independent,look-at-me move arranged by Parkey andhis representatives. Parkey was not alone inlosing last Sunday’s game. But the other 42 players who played in that mega-failureseem to have a much better clue about the deference and humility appropriatefollowing such a colossal disappointment.

Let’s make a second point clear: Sorry,Savannah, you weren’t in that postgamelocker room like we were. Parkey did notanswer every question. He sat slumped athis locker and was more than happy to getout of Dodge when a team PR representativecut off his interview.

Then on Monday during the Bears’ finalmedia session of the year, Parkey wasnowhere to be found.

Wiederer: The folks at “Today,” with fullagreement from Parkey and his camp, justtook one of the more devastating momentsin Chicago sports history and drowned it inVelveeta.

Guthrie’s take? She praised Parkey as “theclassiest of class acts.” “They have MVPs,”Guthrie added later. “I think they shouldhave MHPs. Most Honorable Player.”

Still, under all that thick and gooeycheese, there’s a sharp torment, a deepemptiness that won’t soon go away. And it’snot only Bears fans feeling it. Many didtheir jobs better than Parkey, who had oneprimary responsibility. To make kicks.

Yet to my knowledge, Parkey is the onlyone who has made an appearance on amorning show. What was the point?

Campbell: I was shocked Guthrie didn’thand him a blue participation ribbon.“Congrats, Cody, you played in the playoffs!Even scored nine of your team’s 15 points!”

I was similarly surprised the Bearsdidn’t precede his TV appearance with atransaction requiring him to be introducedas a former Bears kicker. Just give it time, Isuppose.

Lest our discussion be misconstrued asone big meatball take, we can wholeheartedlyacknowledge there can be grace in failure.Sports not only entertain us, they do teachlife lessons about handling adversity,teamwork and commitment. To that point,I give Parkey’s teammates, the ones whopublicly supported him, my nominationsfor MHT.

Instead of exalting Parkey, rememberwe’re talking about professional sports here.It’s big business with sky-high stakes. Jobsthat depend on other people doing theirs.

On the elevated stage of pro sports, youknow what other life lessons there are?The importance of dependability andreliability. In many run-of-the-mill jobsthat aren’t guaranteed $9 million likeParkey is, it’s about much more thanshowing up and trying hard. It’s aboutmore than saying, “Aw, shucks, I’ll get ’emnext time.’ It’s about performing well incompetitive circumstances. About beingdependable and reliable.

It’s about: Do. Your. Job.

Wiederer: I know our audience is smartenough not to misconstrue this discussionas mean-spirited contempt. Think of itmore as constructive criticism. And again,to be clear, I applaud Parkey for being ableto process his failure with a certain amountof grace and resolve. He didn’t blame thesnap or the hold or the wind or even thegive of the goalposts. He didn’t blame thelinemen who helped allow his kick to betipped. He owned up to his misfire. And hispush to move forward rather than wallowin disappointment or self-pity is admirable.To some extent.

I just think many people have an issuewith the odd self-congratulatory vibe of anappearance like Friday morning’s. Tenmonths ago, the Bears guaranteed Parkey$9 million to do his job. Sunday’s season-ending miss wasn’t his first stumble. It washis 11th missed kick in 17 games and thesixth to hit the upright.

“As a kicker, you live for those moments,”Parkey said.

As a kicker, you also have to live with theresults.

Campbell: If Parkey had gotten that fieldgoal through the uprights, the Bears wouldhave flown to Los Angeles on Friday. If hehadn’t missed wide right in overtimeagainst the Dolphins, the Rams orCowboys would have flown to Chicago,and there would be playoff football atSoldier Field this weekend.

Instead, it will be at least nine monthsuntil Parkey has a chance to answer hisseasonlong failures with an in-gameperformance. Friday’s TV spectacle is oneof several reasons his redemption storysimply can’t be set in Chicago.

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REAL TALK

‘Today’ means no tomorrow Our guys agree that Parkey’s morning-show appearance has to be the final frame of kicker’s career in Chicago

By Rich Campbell and Dan Wiederer Chicago Tribune

Kickin’ and screamin’

If any of the 100 amateur kickerswas going to nail a 43-yard field goalSaturday during the Goose IslandBeer Co.’s marketing stunt, ZachLaszkiewicz, above, seemed like the best bet.

The 23-year-old special educationassistant from Westchester was akicker at Fenwick High School andwas first in line when he arrived atthe brewery at 7 a.m. — six hoursbefore kickoff for the outdoor event.

Laszkiewicz was determined notto follow in the missteps of Bearskicker Cody Parkey, whose tipped43-yard field-goal attempt six days earlier hit the left upright andcrossbar before falling into the endzone — a “double doink,” as it hasbeen labeled — to doom the Bears ina 16-15 playoff loss to the Eagles.

But Parkey’s miss also inspiredSaturday’s “Field-goal Challenge.”

With a moderate snow falling,Laszkiewicz — wearing a Fenwickpractice jersey — took four stepsback from the football, lined up theangle with his hand and took twomore steps to his left. He then ran upto the football, planted and — just asa random onlooker yelled “doink” —ate some icy artificial turf.

“I just flipped on my (butt). I didterrible,” Laszkiewicz said. “I fell andI didn’t make it even over the fence.

“I know I can make the kick. I justslipped.”

Laszkiewicz wouldn’t be the onlycontestant to end up on his rear on asnowy Saturday in Chicago.

None of them had both the distanceand accuracy to put the ball over achain-link fence and through amakeshift goal post erected in thestreet outside the brewery. A handfulcame close, though.

Goose Island had offered anyonewho made the 43-yard attempt aprize of airfare, hotel and tickets toany regular-season NFL game nextseason. If any contestant had madethe attempt, he or she would havehad a chance to break the NFLrecord with a 65-yard try.

Goose Island announced plans todonate $20,000 to Lurie Children’sHospital, which company officialssaid is Parkey’s charity of choice.

Story by Phil Thompson Photos by John J. KimChicago Tribune

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Alas …Still don’t minimize the impor-

tance of that final Bears drive, ofthat clutch Trubisky completion toRobinson with 44 seconds left. Hadlast Sunday’s season-ending one-point loss to the Eagles ended with adiscombobulated four-and-out oran ill-advised sack or a brutalTrubisky interception, the youngquarterback would have beenblasted for the next six months,stalked through the offseason byquestions about his ability andcomposure.

Instead? Trubisky offered evi-dence in a pressure-packed point ofa huge game that he could rise tomeet the moment. And late Sundaynight and into Monday, it wasevident in his teammates’ eyes justhow important that was.

“It was fun to be out there withhim,” Robinson said. “To see himhandle his first playoff game wascool. This is what we all preparedfor and this is what we’re all herefor. … So for him to be able to makeplays when we needed it was funand exciting.”

Added guard Kyle Long: “If we’vegot the ball and we’ve got a chanceto win, I know we’re going to godown the field and handle ourbusiness. And that starts with No.10. … He’s a leader and he’s a heck ofa football player. He’s the guy youwant in your huddle in that situation.”

Nagy was in full agreement.“Those are the moments you live

for,” the coach said. “He did every-thing that we asked him to do. Hemade big throws with the big-timeopportunities that he had.”

‘I’ve come a long way’Still, as Trubisky trudged off

Soldier Field, he left with thestadium scoreboard giving himplenty to file away for the offseason.Specifically, the Bears quarterbackshould have made sure the glowing“15” hovering above him wasburned into his psyche. As in 15points. As in not nearly enough. Notin a playoff game certainly. But notin most NFL games played in thispinball era either.

Only 15 times in 256 regular-season games this season did a teamwin when scoring 16 points orfewer. Trubisky and the Bears did itthree times.

Relying on a defense so heavily, asthe Bears did all season, can bedangerous. Borderline recklessreally.

Eventually, there will be gameslike last Sunday’s when the defen-sive life raft doesn’t inflate. EddieJackson was on the sideline with asprained ankle and couldn’t save theBears the way he had in Detroit onThanksgiving or against the Vikingsfour nights earlier.

Khalil Mack didn’t get a sack orforce a turnover against the Eagles.

Kyle Fuller failed to add to theseven-interception total he postedduring the regular season.

The two takeaways the Bears didforce with picks by Roquan Smithand Adrian Amos? The offenseconverted those into only threepoints.

Not nearly enough.Maybe those are the three words

that should be bolded and under-lined in the comments section ofTrubisky’s 2018 report card, remind-ers that the quarterback’s growth inYear 2, while encouraging, couldn’tbreak the Bears’ long, long droughtwithout a playoff victory.

“I feel like I’ve come a long way,”Trubisky said. “But I also feel likeI’m just getting started. There’s a lotI can improve on. … I’m hungrierthan ever.”

In need of moreTrubisky must understand he is

still the linchpin of the Bears’ SuperBowl hopes. A trip to Atlanta nextmonth is off the table. And if theBears have serious aspirations ofparticipating in Super Bowl LIVnext winter in Miami Gardens, Fla.,their offense will need to make amajor leap forward in 2019. Whichmeans the starting quarterback willneed to make monumental leapsforward too.

For as brilliant as that final-drivethrow to Robinson was last Sunday,for as special as the back-to-backcompletions of 34 and 22 yards on atouchdown drive two possessionsearlier were, it’s hard to shake thevisions of Trubisky’s playoff struggles.

Remember the throw to Robinsonin the second quarter that AvonteMaddox cut in front of and caught?Sure, a replay review showed Mad-dox bobbled the ball and never gothis left foot down in bounds. Thus apotentially costly Trubisky turnoverbecame a relatively harmless incom-pletion. Still, it was an errant throwthat just can’t happen.

And what about the Cutler-esqueforce into the end zone on firstdown later in the first half? Justbecause Eagles safety Tre Sullivanhandled that sure pick as if it were acatfish covered in Crisco shouldn’tlet Trubisky off the hook for aninexcusable decision.

Through three quarters of aplayoff game, the Bears offense had241 total yards and six points. Theirquarterback had failed to provide aspark.

“That’s how it was with ouroffense,” Trubisky acknowledged.“Sometimes we were rolling and inrhythm. And other times we weren’t.”

Trubisky deserves credit for per-severing past a rough start, forshowing an ability to work throughhis struggles enough to turn an uglyperformance into something morepleasant. That’s not somethingmany Bears quarterbacks have beenable to do consistently. But eventu-ally a higher standard must be set.

Seven times in Trubisky’s 15starts this season, the Bears offensefailed to reach 20 points. That won’tcut it. Much more is needed if therest of the league is to see the Bearsas a complete team and not just afeisty opponent with a scary defense.

Growth chartOverall, Trubisky’s strong finish

against the Eagles meant some-thing. His aplomb throughout thefourth quarter left a lasting impres-sion on teammates.

“When you go back and see theprogress he made throughout thewhole season, he’s done an unbeliev-able job for a young quarterback,”center Cody Whitehair said. “Wesee that his ceiling is really high.”

Throughout the Bears lockerroom, such sentiments are preva-lent. There’s a belief that Trubiskyhas all the tools to become a star —the talent, the work ethic, theconfidence, the humility, the aura.

When training camp began, be-fore anyone had any clue the 2018season would turn into a rocket shipto the playoffs, the conversationcentered around whether Trubiskycould be a decidedly better quarter-back in late December than he wasin mid-July. That bar, for most objec-tive observers, was cleared. Easily.

Trubisky posted a 66.6 comple-tion percentage and a 95.4 rating. Hehad four 300-yard passing gamesand showed he could be a signifi-cant threat as a runner.

Little by little, he grew morecomfortable in a new system. Tru-bisky sharpened his timing andrapport with a large cast of passcatchers. He grew to better under-stand the wide array of looks fromopposing defenses.

Nagy also praised the quarter-back’s improvement with his next-play mentality and overall vision.

As an inconsistent quarterback ina major media market, Trubiskyrode a roller coaster with impres-sive equanimity.

The cacophony of criticism andpraise never affected him much. Heremained immersed in the grindand obsessed with his pursuit ofimprovement.

Still, Chicago heads for Tru-bisky’s third season still divided onwhat carries more weight. ShouldTrubisky’s second-season successesbe held up as proof that he’sascending into a star? Or were hisoccasional struggles, sometimesquite pronounced, a warning that hisinconsistency might be permanent?

This trial was always going totake longer than a frustrated foot-ball city wanted it to. For now, it’s ahung jury.

Trubisky, meanwhile, heads intothis offseason with two realities tobalance. His fourth-quarter con-tributions against the Eagles werereassuring and clutch.

Said Nagy: “In big-time situa-tions, how did you respond? I knowthis: I want him on my side.”

But the Bears are left as specta-tors for the second weekend of theNFL playoffs and beyond. So thoselate contributions must also fileback into that important three-word review: Not nearly enough.

Trubisky understands that aswell as anyone.

“I’m going to do a lot of self-reflecting and make sure I get betterfrom this,” he promised.

The demands in 2019 will onlybecome greater.

[email protected] @danwiederer

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remaining on top. Yes, going from worst to first may

be easier than going from first to first.That’s what veteran wide receiver

Allen Robinson says, and he watchedfrom a distance this season as theJaguars team he came from crashed,completing the worst-to-first-to-worst circuit in the AFC South.

Plenty of factors give the Bearsconfidence they’re just gettingstarted on the kind of sustained runthat has eluded them since the MikeDitka era: a dominating defense, afoundation of young players, aninnovative coach and a second-yearquarterback they believe is poisedfor much bigger things in 2019.

“First to first is harder to do,”Robinson said. “It’s tough because alot of things vary from season toseason. Coming back here nextseason is going to be twice as hard.

“There is no way we can expect toend up in the same spot that we leftoff. It’s going to take a lot of work. It’stough to get back to that position. Tohave success in the league, the betteryou play, the better you have to play.”

The NFL sells the idea of parityand brings facts to back it up. In 15 ofthe last 16 seasons, at least one teamhas won its division after finishinglast or tied for last the year before.Each year since 1990, a span of 29years, at least four new teams havequalified for the playoffs. There were eight new qualifiers in 2017 and seven this season. That’s a greatway to sell hope, but that turnover isprecisely why the biggest obstacle isremaining competitive.

The Bears and Texans pulled offworst-to-first moves this season,bringing the number to 25 teams inthe last 16 seasons. Of the previous 23teams, only six reached the playoffsthe next season. More teams (six)returned to last place the year afterfinishing first than defended theirdivision titles (four).

Those are eye-opening figuresabout the difficulty of being in theplayoff mix on a regular basis. Thereare the Patriots, who have won theAFC East a record 10 consecutiveyears, and there is everyone else.

Besides the Patriots, 12 teams havequalified for the postseason at leastfive times in the last 10 years: thePackers (eight); Seahawks (seven);Steelers, Saints, Chiefs, Colts, Ravensand Bengals (six each); Broncos,Falcons, Eagles and Texans (five each).

The common thread for many ofthose teams is a franchise quarterback.Because Mitch Trubisky can pick upthe same playbook this offseason andnot have to go back to ground level,the Bears are confident he canelevate his game.

Trubisky showed real signs ofgrowth throughout the season anddid a better job of protecting the ballat the end of the season. He wassharp in the fourth quarter of the16-15 wild-card loss to the Eagles.The moment wasn’t too big, as it wasagainst the Packers in the seasonopener at Lambeau Field.

The Bears hired Matt Nagy ascoach because they believed hecould bring out the best in Trubisky,and with the skill-position playersalso picking up where they left off,it’s reasonable to expect improvementin Year 2 of the offense.

How much better the Bears can getis the question. The Jaguars backslidthis year for a variety of reasons, anda big one was quarterback BlakeBortles, who was benched during theseason. The Jaguars also have a stoutdefense, but the Bears appear in a muchbetter place for offensive growth.

Of the four teams over the last 16seasons to go from worst to first andthen repeat as division champions,the 2013-14 Panthers are the mostrecent. They’re an anomaly becausethey won the NFC South in 2013 at12-4 and then defended that title at7-8-1, becoming the fourth team toreach the playoffs with a losingrecord.

The Texans went 10-6 to win theAFC South in 2011 and repeated thenext year at 12-4. The Broncos wonthe AFC West in 2011 at 8-8 withTim Tebow at quarterback, thenrepeated at 13-3 after the arrival ofPeyton Manning. The fourth team towin back-to-back division titles aftera last-place finish is the 2005-06 Bears.

What those Lovie Smith teamscouldn’t do was remain a consistentfactor. The Bears went 7-9, 9-7 and7-9 the next three seasons, plaguedby offensive inconsistency and adefense that had a lull between thedeparture of coordinator Ron Riveraafter the 2006 season and the arrivalof Rod Marinelli in 2009.

The 2010 Bears, who reached theNFC championship game, didn’t pulla worst-to-first move, but it’ssignificant to note they couldn’tsustain success either. Again,quarterback play was topsy-turvy,and by then the defense was aging.

What bodes well for the Bears isthey have the kind of game-changingtalent on defense — with outsidelinebacker Khalil Mack, defensivelinemen Akiem Hicks and EddieGoldman, cornerback Kyle Fuller,free safety Eddie Jackson and insidelinebackers Danny Trevathan andRoquan Smith — that they shouldadjust nicely to a new coordinator.

The offensive line was solid andshould get better under HarryHiestand. Robinson should be betteranother year removed from ACLinjury, and receiver Anthony Millerhad a promising rookie season.

The schedule will be moredemanding, but it’s impossible to sayhow it will play out. The salary capremains in good shape. The Bearshad an overdue run of good health in2018, and that’s a wild card everyyeart.

The Bears won’t sneak up onanyone in 2019, but they alsoshouldn’t fade away. Robinson isright. Finishing first and stayingthere can be more difficult than onethinks. Now the Bears have to proveparity will not turn them from thisyear’s darling into next year’s outcast.

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One of the indelible images from the 2018 season was receiverTaylor Gabriel (18) joining in the partyafter safety Eddie Jackson’s pick-6 against the Vikings.


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9D Chicago Tribune | Chicago Sports | Section 3 | Sunday, January 13, 2019

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — TomBrady typically shrugs off anymention of records or milestoneshe sets.

But even he had to chuckle atthe one he and Chargers quarter-back Philip Rivers will mark whenthey meet in Sunday’s divisionalplayoffs.

Brady, who will be 41 years and163 days old, and Rivers, at 37years and 36 days old, will com-bine to be the oldest pair ofquarterbacks to face each other inan NFL playoff game, breaking themark Brady held with PeytonManning.

“Nice,” Brady said of the im-pending footnote. “Nice and old.”

Sunday will be just the fourthplayoff meeting between the teams,with the Patriots holding a 2-1 edge.

Rivers enters Sunday with a 1-7record against the Patriots, includ-ing 0-4 in games in Foxboroughand 0-2 in the playoffs. Riversearned his lone victory against thePats during the 2008 regularseason, when the Chargers werestill in San Diego. Brady wassidelined for that game by a knee

injury and Matt Cassel started inhis place.

Brady is 7-0 as a starter againstRivers.

The Patriots (11-5), who cap-tured their 10th straight AFC Easttitle this season, will be seekingtheir eighth consecutive trip to theAFC title game.

The Chargers (13-4) haven’teven been to the conference titlegame since losing 21-12 to thePatriots during the 2007 season.

Rivers played in that game justdays removed from tearing theACL in his right knee. He limpedhis way through it while beingintercepted twice and failing tothrow a touchdown pass.

It’s become the toughness brand

for a quarterback who hasn’tmissed a game since becoming theChargers’ starter in 2006.

Rivers, who led his team to fivewins in its last six regular-seasongames and a road win against theRavens in the wild-card round lastweek, said he’s tried to keep pastshortcomings against the Patriotsout of his mind this week.

“It’s not something you thinkabout a whole lot,” he said. “Itexists and it’s there but again, andI mean this, I don’t feel that I’mplaying Tom. Certainly, it’s a TomBrady-led team and we know howthings work with the quarterbackand the head coach that have therecord attached to it. We’ve got aheck of a challenge.”

It will also be a chance to earn asignature win for second-yearChargers coach Anthony Lynn,who has steered the team throughits relocation and a season thatincluded a game in London.

To have another chance at thisstage of his career to notch aplayoff win against a Patriots teamthat has been the standard in theconference is an opportunity notlost on Rivers.

“Fired up to have a shot,” Riverssaid.

Old story for Brady, Rivers By Kyle HightowerAssociated Press

SAM FARMER’S AFC PICKChargers at Patriots

12:05 p.m. Sunday, CBS-2

The Chargers haven’t lost a game outside Los

Angeles this season, and they’vewon in five time zones. They canget to Tom Brady with fourrushers, and they should win ifthey don’t have a letdown.Chargers 27, Patriots 21.

NEW ORLEANS — Sean Pay-ton dismisses the premise thatthe Eagles could derive extramotivation from the widespreadperception that the Saints ran upthe score on them when theymet in November.

“My question would be: We’reall playing hard in these divi-sional playoff games, right?” theSaints coach began, referring toSunday’s rematch in the divi-sional round of the NFC playoffs.“Are you going to play harder”because of a perceived slight?

Still, Payton expects a morecompetitive affair than theSaints’ 48-7 blowout Nov. 18,which gave the Eagles the dubi-ous distinction of becoming thefirst reigning Super Bowl cham-pion to lose by that wide amargin in the following regularseason.

The Eagles (10-7) appeared tobe sinking fast when their loss inNew Orleans dropped them to4-6. But they’ve rallied to win sixof seven since, including a roadvictory against the Rams thathelped the Saints (13-3) capturethe conference’s top seed.

“They’ve kind of been in aplayoff role really going back tothose games, needing to win toget in,” Payton noted. “So it’simpressive.”

Now the Eagles, who openedas 10-point underdogs this week,can ruin the Saints’ Super Bowldreams with a second straightroad upset.

“We’re looking forward to it,”Eagles tight end Zach Ertz said.“We’re a completely differentteam than we were seven weeksago. I don’t think the team thatshowed up on that Sunday is

even remotely close to the teamthat we are right now.”

Such a lopsided loss in NewOrleans could have resulted infinger-pointing and a fracturedlocker room, Ertz suggested.Instead, Ertz said, “It was arallying point for our season.”

The Eagles survived lastweek’s wild-card round with a16-15 victory in which quarter-back Nick Foles — who’s wonfour straight starts since takingover for injured starter CarsonWentz — engineered a latescoring drive capped by afourth-down touchdown pass.And that only stood up afterBears kicker Cody Parkey’s“double-doink” miss on a field-goal attempt that hit both theupright and crossbar in the finalseconds.

The Eagles likely will needmore offense in the Superdome,where the Saints averaged 37points in Drew Brees’ sevenhome starts before the record-setting QB got a rest day duringthe club’s anti-climactic regular-season finale.

“I assume they’ll come in asmotivated as ever. Just like we’regoing to come in as motivated asever,” Brees said. “Just two reallygood teams about to play in aplayoff game.”

Eagles well aware what Saints can doBy Greg BeachamAssociated Press

SAM FARMER’S NFC PICKEagles at Saints

3:40 p.m. Sunday, FOX-32

The Eagles have defiedlogic before, so an

upset is possible. But the Saintsare trending up defensively, theyshould be able to run the ball,and the Superdome is a reallytough place to play. Saints 30, Eagles 24.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — TheChiefs’ defense had heard thechorus of critics all season long,the ones that claimed their sieve-like line and shaky backfieldwould undermine young super-star Patrick Mahomes and costthem a chance to chase their firstSuper Bowl appearance in decades.

Well, that defense is a bigreason the Chiefs are one stepaway.

With persistent snow turningArrowhead Stadium into a winterwonderland, the Chiefs success-fully shut down Andrew Luck andthe potent Colts on Saturday.

Mahomes and their own high-powered offense took care of therest, rolling to a 31-13 divisionalround victory to end 25 years ofplayoff frustration.

“We’re such a different team,”said Mahomes, who threw for 278yards and ran for a score. “We havesuch young players. We have suchconfidence we’re going to win

every single game.” Damien Williams plowed

through snow and muck for 129yards and another score, andTyreek Hill had 72 yards receivingand a touchdown run as the Chiefsbeat the Colts for the first time infive playoff meetings to earn theirfirst AFC title game appearancesince January 1994.

Meanwhile, Luck was held to203 yards passing for the Colts,while Marlon Mack was a non-factor on the ground. He had 46yards rushing before leaving latein the fourth quarter with a hipinjury.

The AFC West champions willplay the winner of Sunday’s gamebetween the Chargers and Patri-ots next weekend for a spot in theSuper Bowl in Atlanta.

“We wanted to light up the city,”Chiefs defensive tackle ChrisJones said.

“We didn’t want to take theroad down memory lane.”

The Chiefs set out to changehistory from the opening minutes,when they forced a three-and-outand then waltzed right over aColts defense that nearly shut outthe Texans a week ago. Mahomesand Co. scored on their first threepossessions, then again just before

halftime to take a 24-7 lead. If there was any question

whether this would be the Chiefs’day, it was answered when Coltskicker Adam Vinatieri missed a23-yard field-goal try off the up-right just before halftime. It wasthe first time in 22 postseasonattempts that he’d missed fromthat close.

Not that the Chiefs thoughtthey had it wrapped up. They’vehad bigger playoff meltdownsagainst the Colts.

There was the 10-7 loss inwhich Lin Elliott missed threefield goals when the Chiefs werethe No. 1 seed, and the loss atArrowhead Stadium in 2003 inwhich nobody punted. Five yearsago, they blew a 38-10 second-halflead against Luck and the Colts tospoil Andy Reid’s first season withthe team.

But not this time. Even when the Colts caught a

break and Sammy Watkins fum-bled late in the third quarter, theywere quick to give it back. DeeFord stripped Luck, and fellowlinebacker Justin Houstonplopped on the ball, ruining an-other red-zone opportunity.

The party in the stands alreadyhad begun.

Chiefs linebacker Justin Houson (50) celebrates with Derrick Nnadi after recovering a third-quarter fumble.

DAVID EULITT/GETTY

CHIEFS 31, COLTS 13

A winter classic Chiefs’ snowy win eases their playoff frustrationas Mahomes leads wayBy Dave SkrettaAssociated Press

NFL PLAYOFFS

LOS ANGELES — C.J. Ander-son rushed for 123 yards and twotouchdowns, and Todd Gurleyrushed for 115 more yards andanother score in the Rams’ firstplayoff victory in 14 years, a30-22 win over the Cowboys onSaturday night.

Gurley and Anderson puni-shed the Cowboys’ normallysturdy run defense and sent thesecond-seeded Rams to the NFCchampionship game for the firsttime in 17 years. The Ramsracked up a franchise playoff-record 273 yards on the ground— also the most ever allowed inthe postseason by the Cowboys,who were playing in their NFL-record 63rd postseason game.

The long-struggling Ramshad won only one postseasongame since their last trip to theSuper Bowl in February 2002,but 32-year-old coach Sean Mc-Vay has added his first playoffvictory to his spectacular two-season franchise turnaround.

Ezekiel Elliott rushed for atouchdown and Amari Coopercaught an early scoring pass forthe Cowboys, who still haven’twon a playoff game on the roadin 26 years. After winning theNFC East and beating the Sea-hawks last week, the Cowboyslost in the divisional playoff

round for the sixth consecutivetime and fell short of its first tripto the NFC championship gamesince January 1993.

Next weekend, the Rams willface the winner of the otherdivisional playoff game in NewOrleans between the top-seededSaints and the defending SuperBowl champion Eagles.

The Rams are one win awayfrom another Super Bowl tripafter McVay’s high-flying, inven-tive offense largely kept it on theground, methodically punishingthe Cowboys with their runningback tandem.

“It’s scary,” Anderson said.“We’ve got two different styles,and we can keep teams offbalance.”

The hadn’t allowed two 100-yard rushers in a playoff gamesince the NFL-AFL merger.

Dak Prescott passed for 266yards and rushed for a score with2:11 to play, but the Cowboyscouldn’t climb out after fallinginto a 23-7 hole midway throughthe third quarter. Elliott man-aged just 47 yards on 20 carriesas Dallas lost for just the secondtime in its last 10 games.

Jared Goff passed for 186yards and spent much of thenight handing off, but the ganglyquarterback improbably scram-bled 11 yards for a first downwith 1:51 to play, essentiallywrapping up his first playoffvictory.

Gurley and Anderson becamethe fourth set of teammates inNFL history to rush for 100 yardsapiece in a postseason game.

RAMS 30, COWBOYS 22

Rams run it up,trample CowboysAnderson, Gurley bothable to top 100 yards in double-barrel attack

C.J. Anderson finds some daylight on his way to a 123-yard night asthe Rams put up some historic numbers in the rushing game.

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By Greg BeachamAssociated Press

10 Chicago Tribune | Chicago Sports | Section 3 | Sunday, January 13, 2019 D

SCOREBOARD

2018-19 DIV. I BOWL GLANCE

ALL STAR 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 24D15 New Mexico Albuquerque Utah State 52, N. Texas13D15 Las Vegas Vegas Fresno St. 31, Arizona St. 20D15 Camellia Montgomery, Ala. Ga. Southern 23, E. Michigan 21D15 New Orleans New Orleans Appalachian State 45, MTSU 13D18 Boca Raton Boca Raton, Fla. UAB 37, N. Illinois 13D19 Frisco Frisco, Texas Ohio 27, San Diego State 0D20 Gasparilla St. Petersburg Marshall 38, USF 20D21 Bahamas Nassau Florida International 35, Toledo 32D21 Famous Idaho Boise BYU 49, Western Michigan 18D22 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 14D26 SERVPRO Dallas Boston Coll. vs. Boise State, ccd.D26 Quick Lane Detroit Minnesota 34, Ga. Tech 10D26 Cheez-It Phoenix TCU 10, California 7 (OT)D27 Independence Shreveport, La. Duke 56, Temple 27D27 Pinstripe Bronx, N.Y. Wisconsin 35, Miami 3D27 Texas Houston Baylor 45, Vanderbilt 38D28 Music City Nashville Auburn 63, Purdue 14D28 Camping WorldOrlando Syracuse 34, W. Virginia 18D28 Alamo San Antonio Wash. St. 28, Iowa St. 26 D29 Peach Atlanta Florida 41, Michigan 15D29 Belk Charlotte, N.C. Virginia 28, S. Carolina 0D29 Arizona Tucson, Ariz. Nevada 16, Ark. State 13D29 Cotton Arlington, Tex. Clemson 30, Notre Dame 3D29 Orange Miami Gar., Fla. Alabama 45, Oklahoma 34 D31 Military Annapolis, Md. Cincinnati 35, Virginia Tech 31D31 Sun El Paso, Tex Stanford 14, Pittsburgh 13D31 Redbox Santa Clara, Calif. Oregon 7, Michigan State 6D31 Liberty Memphis, Tenn. Oklahoma State 38, Missouri 33D31 Holiday San Diego Northwestern 31, Utah 20D31 Gator Jacksonville, Fla. Texas A&M 52, NC State 13 J1 Outback Tampa, Fla. Iowa 27, Mississippi State 22J1 Citrus Orlando Kentucky 27, Penn State 24J1 Fiesta Glendale, Ariz. LSU 40, UCF 32J1 Rose Pasadena, Calif Ohio State 28, Washington 23J1 Sugar New Orleans Texas 28, Georgia 21J7 CFP Final Santa Clara, Calif. Clemson 44, Alabama 16

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

NBApregame.com SUNDAYat New York Off PhiladelphiaToronto 61⁄2 at Washingtonat Atlanta Off MilwaukeeHouston 51⁄2 at OrlandoGolden State 51⁄2 at Dallasat Denver 41⁄2 Portlandat LA Lakers 91⁄2 Cleveland

COLLEGE BASKETBALLSUNDAY

at Creighton 1 Villanovaat Xavier 1 ButlerMichigan St 5 at Penn Stat Dayton 101⁄2 UMassat UCF 181⁄2 East Carolinaat N. Iowa Pk Drakeat Rhode Island 6 George MasonMemphis 10 at Tulaneat Michigan 121⁄2 Northwesternat Oregon 51⁄2 USCat Oregon St 3 UCLAat S. Carolina Off Missouri

NHLSUNDAY

Nashville -120 at Carolina +110at Winnipeg -190 Anaheim +175at Columbus Off NY Rangers OffTampa Bay -150 at NY Islanders+140at Vancouver -111 Florida +101at Calgary -254 Arizona +224

NFLPLAYOFFS SUNDAYat New England 4 L.A. Chargersat New Orleans 8 Philadelphia

LATEST LINE

POSTSEASON SCHEDULEDIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS

SaturdayKansas City 31, Indianapolis 13LA Rams 30, Dallas 22

SundayLA Chargers (13-4)at New England (11-5), 12:05 (CBS-2)

Philadelphia (10-7)at New Orleans (13-3), 3:40 (FOX-32)

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPSSunday, Jan. 20NFC: TBD, 2:05 (FOX-32) AFC: TBD, 5:40 (CBS-2)

PRO BOWLSunday, Jan. 27At Orlando, Fla.AFC vs. NFC, 2 (ABC-7/ESPN)

SUPER BOWL LIIISunday, Feb. 3 in AtlantaAFC champ vs. NFC champ, 5:30 (CBS-2)

CALENDARFeb. 26-March 4: NFL combine, Indianapolis.

March 13: League year and free agency begin.

NFL

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUECLUB W T L GF GA PTS

Liverpool 18 3 1 50 10 57Man City 16 2 3 56 17 50Tottenham 16 0 5 46 21 48Chelsea 14 5 3 40 17 47Arsenal 12 5 5 46 32 41Man United 11 5 5 43 32 38Watford 9 5 8 32 32 32Leicester 9 4 9 26 25 31West Ham 9 4 9 30 32 31Wolverhampton 8 5 8 23 25 29Everton 7 6 8 31 31 27Bournemouth 8 3 10 31 40 27Brighton 7 5 10 24 30 26Crystal Palace 6 4 12 20 28 22Burnley 6 3 13 23 43 21Southampton 4 7 11 23 39 19Cardiff 5 4 13 19 41 19Newcastle 4 6 12 16 31 18Fulham 3 5 14 20 49 14Huddersfield 2 5 15 13 37 11SATURDAY’S RESULTSWest Ham 1, Arsenal 0Burnley 2, Fulham 1Cardiff 0, Huddersfield 0Crystal Palace 1, Watford 2Brighton 0, Liverpool 1Leicester 1, Southampton 2Chelsea 2, Newcastle 1SUNDAY’S SCHEDULEEverton vs. Bournemouth, 8:15 a.m.Tottenham vs. Man United, 10:30 a.m.

SOCCER

NBA

8:30 p.m. Cavaliers at Lakers NBA TV

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

11 a.m. Villanova at Creighton FOX-32

11 a.m. Butler at Xavier CBSSN

2:30 p.m. Massachusetts at Dayton NBCSN

3 p.m. East Carolina at Central Florida ESPNU

3 p.m. Drake at Northern Iowa NBCSCH

3:30 p.m. Michigan State at Penn State CBS-2

4:30 p.m. George Mason at Rhode Island NBCSN

5 p.m. Memphis at Tulane ESPNU

6:30 p.m. Northwestern at Michigan BTN, WGN-AM 720

7 p.m. USC at Oregon ESPNU

9 p.m. UCLA at Oregon State FS1

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

11 a.m. Cincinnati at Central Florida ESPNU

Noon South Florida at UConn ESPN

Noon Providence at Seton Hall FS2

1 p.m. Alabama at Texas A&M ESPNU

1 p.m. Duquesne at George Mason CBSSN

2 p.m. Rutgers at Nebraska BTN

2 p.m. Tennessee at Georgia ESPN

3 p.m. Fordham at Saint Louis CBSSN

4 p.m. Purdue at Northwestern BTN

NFL PLAYOFFS

Noon Chargers at Patriots CBS-2, WSCR-AM 670

3:30 p.m. Eagles at Saints FOX-32, WSCR-AM 670

GOLF

1 p.m. The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic Golf Channel

5 p.m. Sony Open Golf Channel

NHL

5 p.m. Rangers at Blue Jackets NHL Network

PREMIER LEAGUE SOCCER

8:10 a.m. Everton vs. Bournemouth NBCSN

10:25 a.m. Tottenham Hotspur vs. Manchester United NBCSN

TENNIS

6 p.m. Australian Open ESPN2

2 a.m.(Mon.)

Austalian Open ESPN2

COLLEGE WRESTLING

Noon Iowa at Minnesota BTN

SUNDAY ON TV/RADIO

WESTERN CONFERENCE

CENTRAL W L OL SOL PT GF GA

G. Rapids 21 12 3 4 49 124 120WOLVES 22 13 3 1 48 141 115Texas 21 11 3 2 47 136 111Iowa 20 12 4 3 47 132 114Milwaukee 19 15 5 1 44 105 113San Antonio 20 18 1 0 41 105 110Rockford 16 16 3 5 40 92 115Manitoba 15 18 2 1 33 89 1142 pts for a win, 1 for an OT/shootout loss

SATURDAY’S RESULTSTucson 3, Wolves 2Rochester 5, Toronto 1 Charlotte 5, WB/Scranton 3 Grand Rapids 5, Belleville 2 Hartford 4, Bridgeport 2 Laval 6, Manitoba 5 (SO) Utica 3, Syracuse 2 Binghamton 5, Cleveland 4 Hershey 3, Lehigh Valley 0 Providence 4, Springfield 3 Texas 4, Iowa 2San Antonio 4, Rockford 3San Diego 5, Milwaukee 2Stockton 6, Ontario 5Bakersfield 2, Colorado 0

AHL

SYDNEY INTERNATIONALAt Olympic Park Tennis Centre Sydney; hard-outdoorMen’s SemifinalsAlex de Minaur d.#4 Gilles Simon, 6-3, 6-2.

Men’s ChampionshipAlex de Minaur d.#8 Andreas Seppi, 7-5, 7-6 (5).

Women’s Championship#5 Petra Kvitova d.Ashleigh Barty, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (3).

WTA HOBART INTERNATIONAL Final at The Domain Tennis Centre Hobart, Australia; hard-outdoorSofia Kenin d.Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, 6-3, 6-0.

ATP TOUR ASB CLASSICFinal at ASB Tennis Arena Auckland, New Zealand; hard-outdoorTennys Sandgren d.Cameron Norrie, 6-4, 6-2.

TENNIS

PGA TOUR - SONY OPEN 3rd of 4 rds at Waialae CC Honolulu Yardage: 7,044; Par: 70 192 (-18)Matt Kuchar 63-63-66194 (-16)Andrew Putnam 62-65-67196 (-14)Keith Mitchell 68-65-63Chez Reavie 65-65-66199 (-11)Bryson DeChambeau 69-67-63Corey Conners 68-67-64Davis Love III 67-68-64Charles Howell III 69-66-64Dominic Bozzelli 71-64-64Brian Stuard 66-69-64Hudson Swafford 65-67-67Ted Potter 66-65-68Marc Leishman 67-64-68200 (-10)Brandt Snedeker 66-69-65Sungjae Im 71-64-65Roger Sloan 69-65-66Stewart Cink 68-62-70201 (-9)Hideki Matsuyama 69-67-65Emiliano Grillo 70-68-63Sebastian Munoz 68-65-68202 (-8)Sung Kang 70-67-65Patton Kizzire 67-68-67Justin Thomas 67-68-67Abraham Ancer 68-66-68Patrick Reed 68-66-68Julian Etulain 67-67-68203 (-7)Harris English 68-68-67Matt Jones 67-69-67Dylan Frittelli 67-69-67

Rory Sabbatini 68-67-68Scott Langley 70-67-66Joel Dahmen 67-70-66Scott Piercy 71-66-66J.T. Poston 68-66-69Cameron Smith 66-68-69Alex Prugh 73-65-65Keegan Bradley 68-65-70Stephan Jaeger 69-69-65Shugo Imahira 65-67-71204 (-6)Ryan Armour 72-64-68Brian Gay 67-69-68Chase Wright 69-68-67Russell Knox 68-67-69Jim Knous 66-69-69Tyler Duncan 72-66-66Scott Brown 68-66-70Ian Poulter 69-69-66205 (-5)Adam Svensson 61-74-70Sam Saunders 68-69-68Kyle Stanley 73-64-68Wes Roach 67-68-70Michael Thompson 66-69-70Hank Lebioda 70-67-68Ryan Blaum 68-66-71Jimmy Walker 69-69-67206 (-4)Jose de Jesus Rodriguez 66-70-70Danny Lee 70-66-70Y.E. Yang 68-68-70Fabian Gomez 70-67-69Jim Herman 69-68-69Kevin Kisner 69-69-68Brice Garnett 70-68-68207 (-3)Anirban Lahiri 68-68-71Johnson Wagner 68-69-70Brandon Harkins 71-66-70Carlos Ortiz 68-69-70Rikuya Hoshino 66-72-69

GOLF

NHL

FOOTBALLNATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUECleveland: Named Freddie Kitchens coach.Miami: Signed QB Jake Rudock to a re-serve/futures contract.

HOCKEYNATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEArizona: Assigned F Michael Bunting toTucson (AHL).New Jersey: Activated G MackenzieBlackwood and F Marcus Johanssonfrom injured reserve. Assigned G CamJohnson to Binghamton (AHL).

TRANSACTIONS

CHIEFS 31, COLTS 13

Indianapolis 0 7 0 6 — 13Kansas City 14 10 0 7 — 31

First quarter A: 76,765. KC: Dam.Williams 10 run (Butker kick),10:05. KC: Hill 36 run (Butker kick), 6:28.Second quarterKC: FG Butker 39, 12:13. Ind: Pascal 0 blocked punt return(Vinatieri kick), 5:56. KC: Mahomes 4 run (Butker kick), 1:40.Fourth quarterInd: Hilton 29 pass from Luck (kickfailed), 5:31. KC: Dar.Williams 6 run (Butker kick),2:23.

TEAM STATS IND KC

First downs 15 29Total net yards 263 433Rushes-yards 14-87 33-180Passing 176 253Punt returns 0-0 5-6Kickoff returns 4-80 2-39Int. returns 0-0 0-0Comp-att-int 19-36-0 27-41-0Sacked-yds lost 3-27 4-25Punts 7-48.3 4-27.5Fumbles-lost 1-1 3-1Penalties-yards 10-70 6-54Possession time 20:11 39:49

Rushing: Ind, Mack 9-46, Hines 3-24,Luck 2-17. KC, Dam.Williams 25-129, Hill1-36, Dar.Williams 3-9, Mahomes 3-8,Watkins 1-(minus 2). Passing: Ind, Luck 19-36-0-203. KC, Ma-homes 27-41-0-278. Receiving: Ind, Ebron 5-51, Rogers 5-30,Hilton 4-60, Inman 4-55, Pascal 1-7. KC,Hill 8-72, Kelce 7-108, Watkins 6-62,Dam.Williams 5-25, Dieter 1-11. Missed field goals: Ind, Vinatieri 23

Femi Olujobi scored 27 points in his New Yorkhomecoming and DePaul pulled away from No.24 St. John’s, beating the Red Storm 79-71 onSaturday for its first win over a ranked team inalmost three years.

Paul Reed added 18 points and 10 rebounds forthe Blue Demons (10-5, 2-2), who snapped a17-game skid against ranked opponents thatdated to a victory over No. 11 Providence inFebruary 2016. Star guard Shamorie Ponds satout with a lower back strain for St. John’s (14-3,2-3 Big East), which dropped its second straightsince moving into the Top 25 for the first time infour years.

Olujobi, from nearby Long Island, was a forceinside, shooting 11 of 19 in 34 minutes. Max Strushad 14 points and 12 rebounds and Eli Cainscored 14 for DePaul.

Loyola 67, Illinois State 64: Marques Townesscored 21 points to help the Ramblers hold off theRedbirds despite going the final six minuteswithout a field goal. Loyola (10-7, 3-1 MissouriValley) compensated for the 0-for-6 drought bymaking 6 of 6 from the free-throw line in the finaltwo minutes at Gentile Arena. Zach Copeland’s3-pointer drew ISU (9-8, 2-2) within 65-64 with15 seconds left, but Loyola’s Clayton Custer (13points) made two free throws and a few secondslater grabbed the rebound of Copeland’s missed3. Malik Yarbrough had 19 points and 10rebounds and Keyshawn Evans scored 16 for theRedbirds.

UIC 73, Cleveland State 56: Tarkus Fergusonscored 18 points and made six 3-pointers, helpingthe Flames tie a school record with 17 3s in theirHorizon League victory at Credit Union 1 Arena.Marcus Ottey added 15 points for the Flames (9-9,3-2). Tyree Appleby led the Vikings (5-14, 0-6)with 23 points.

Notre Dame 69, Boston College 66: PrentissHubb hit a pair of free throws with 2.6 secondsleft as the Irish, who got zero points from theirbench, held off the Eagles in South Bend, Ind.Hubb finished with a career-high 16 points andJohn Mooney had a career-high 27 points and 12rebounds for Notre Dame (11-5, 1-2 ACC), whichwent the final 4:15 without a field goal. KyBowman had 24 points and 16 rebounds for BC(9-6, 0-3).

Big Ten: Luka Garza scored 16 points, Tyler Cookhad 15 points with eight rebounds and Iowa (14-3,3-3) rolled past No. 16 Ohio State 72-62 in IowaCity, handing the Buckeyes (12-4, 2-3) their thirdstraight loss. … Amir Coffey scored 29 points asMinnesota (13-3, 3-2 Big Ten) defeated Rutgers88-70 in Minneapolis. Myles Johnson and GeoBaker scored 13 points each for the ScarletKnights (8-7, 1-4).

Top 25 highlights: Cam Reddish hit a 3-pointerwith 0.8 seconds left to lift No. 1 Duke past No. 13Florida State 80-78 in Tallahassee, Fla. Reddishfinished with 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting forthe Blue Devils (14-1, 3-0 ACC), who won theirninth straight. Mfiondu Kabengele tied a career-high with 24 points for the Seminoles (13-3, 1-2).… Roy Williams suffered his worst home loss in 16seasons with North Carolina as Louisvillestunned the No. 12 Tar Heels 83-62 in ChapelHill, N.C. Steven Enoch had season highs of 17points and 11 rebounds and Dwayne Suttonadded 17 and 10 for the Cardinals (11-5, 2-1 ACC).North Carolina (12-4, 2-1) shot 35 percent,including 3 of 22 on 3-pointers. … MarkusHoward scored 26 points to lead No. 21Marquette past Seton Hall 70-66 in Milwaukee.The Golden Eagles (14-3, 3-1 Big East) stayedundefeated in 12 games at the new Fiserv Forum.

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Olujobi, DePaulupend St. John’sAssociated Press

NBA

HOW AP MEN’S TOP 25 FARED1. Duke (14-1) beat No. 13 Florida State 80-78. Next: vs. Syracuse, Monday.2. Michigan (16-0) did not play. beat Illinois 79-69; Next: vs. Northwestern, Sunday. 3. Tennessee (14-1) beat Florida 78-67. Next: vs. Arkansas, Tuesday. 4. Virginia (15-0) beat Clemson 63-43. Next: vs. No. 9 Virginia Tech, Tuesday. 5. Gonzaga (16-2) beat San Francisco 96-83. Next: vs. Loyola Marymount, Thursday.6. Michigan State (14-2) did not play. Next: at Penn State, Sunday. 7. Kansas (14-2) beat Baylor 73-68. Next: vs. Texas, Monday. 8. Texas Tech (15-1) beat Texas 68-62. Next: vs. No. 20 Iowa State, Wednesday. 9. Virginia Tech (14-1) did not play. Next: at No. 4 Virginia, Tuesday.

10. Nevada (16-1) beat Fresno State 74-64. Next: at Boise State, Tuesday.11. Auburn (12-3) beat Georgia 93-78. Next: at Texas A&M, Wednesday. 12. North Carolina (12-4) lost to Louisville 83-62. Next: vs. Notre Dame, Tuesday. 13. Florida State (13-3) lost to No. 1 Duke 80-78. Next: at Pittsburgh, Monday. 14. Mississippi State (12-3) lost to Mississippi 81-77. Next: vs. Florida, Tuesday. 15. N.C. State (14-2) beat Pittsburgh 86-80. Next: at Wake Forest, Tuesday.16. Ohio State (12-4) lost to Iowa 72-62. Next: vs. Maryland, Friday. 17. Houston (16-1) beat Wichita State 79-70. Next: at SMU, Wednesday. 18. Kentucky (12-3) beat Vanderbilt 56-47. Next: at Georgia, Tuesday. 19. Buffalo (15-1) beat Miami (Ohio) 88-64. Next: at Western Michigan, Tuesday. 20. Iowa State (12-4) lost to Kansas St. 58-57. Next: at No. 8 Texas Tech, Wednesday.21. Marquette (14-3) beat Seton Hall 70-66. Next: at Georgetown, Tuesday.22. Indiana (12-4) did not play. Next: vs. Nebraska, Monday. 23. Oklahoma (13-3) beat No. 25 TCU 76-74. Next: vs. Kansas State, Wednesday.24. St. John’s (14-3) lost to DePaul 79-71. Next: vs. Creighton, Wednesday.25. TCU (12-3) lost to No. 23 Oklahoma 76-74. Next: vs. West Virginia, Tuesday.

HOW AP WOMEN’S TOP 25 FARED1. Notre Dame (15-1) did not play. Next: vs. Wake Forest, Sunday. 2. Louisville (14-1) did not play. Next: vs. Georgia Tech, Sunday. 3. UConn (13-1) did not play. Next: vs. South Florida, Sunday. 4. Baylor (13-1) beat TCU. 79-55 Next: at Kansas, Wednesday. 5. Oregon (14-1) did not play. Next: at UCLA, Sunday. 6. Stanford (13-1) did not play. Next: at Arizona, Sunday. 7. Mississippi State (15-1) did not play. Next: at Auburn, Monday. 8. N.C. State (16-0) did not play. Next: at Virginia, Sunday 9. Maryland (15-1) beat Michigan 83-69. Next: at No. 23 Michigan State, Thursday.

10. Oregon State (13-2) did not play. Next: at Southern Cal, Sunday. 11. Texas (14-2) beat No. 20 Iowa State 64-62. Next: at Kansas State, Wednesday. 12. Syracuse (13-2) did not play. Next: vs. North Carolina, Sunday. 13. Tennessee (12-3) did not play. Next: at Georgia, Sunday. 14. Gonzaga (16-1) beat Portland 97-71. Next: at BYU, Thursday. 15. Marquette (13-3) did not play. Next: at Georgetown, Sunday. 16. Kentucky (15-2) did not play. Next: vs. Mississippi, Sunday. 17. Iowa (11-4) did not play. Next: at No. 18 Minnesota, Monday. 18. Minnesota (12-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. 17 Iowa, Monday. 19. Arizona State (11-4) did not play. Next: vs. No. 24 California, Sunday.20. Iowa State (13-3) lost to No. 11 Texas 64-62. Next: at West Virginia, Wednesday.21. South Carolina (11-4) did not play. Next: at LSU, Sunday. 22. Florida State (14-1) did not play. Next: vs. Clemson, Sunday. 23. Michigan State (12-3) did not play. Next: at Ohio State, Monday. 24. California (10-4) did not play. Next: at No. 19 Arizona State, Sunday.25. Indiana (14-2) did not play. Next: at Wisconsin, Sunday.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL W L Pct GB

Fort Wayne 13 11 .542 —WINDY CITY 14 13 .519 1⁄2Grand Rapids 10 13 .435 21⁄2Canton 9 14 .391 31⁄2Wisconsin 4 20 .167 9

SATURDAY’S RESULTSGreensboro 120, Windy City 96Capital City 114, Long Island 106Northern Arizona 106, Maine 99Canton 122, South Bay 115 (OT)Memphis 120, Texas 103Rio Grande Valley 97, Santa Cruz 96

NBA G LEAGUE

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

MENMIDWESTBowling Green 97, C. Michigan 87 (OT) California Baptist 77, Chicago State 75 Detroit 93, Milwaukee 84E. Michigan 95, Kent State 61Ill.-Chicago 73, Cleveland State 56 Indiana State 72, Evansville 66 (OT) Loyola 67, Illinois State 64 Minnesota 88, Rutgers 70Murray State 85, SE Missouri 67N. Illinois 73, Akron 56North Dakota 71, W. Illinois 65 Notre Dame 69, Boston College 66 Oakland 90, Green Bay 78Ohio 70, Ball State 52Toledo 85, W. Michigan 77Valparaiso 65, S. Illinois 61Youngstown State 82, IUPUI 76EASTBoston U. 75, Navy 69 Colgate 91, Lehigh 78 Duquesne 85, Saint Joseph’s 84 Georgetown 96, Providence 90 (2 OT) Holy Cross 77, Lafayette 70 Oklahoma State 85, West Virginia 77 Princeton 62, Penn 53 Richmond 76, George Washington 56 St. Bonaventure 71, Fordham 64 Temple 82, South Florida 80 (OT) SOUTHDavidson 64, VCU 57 Jacksonville St. 90, SIU-Edwardsville 54 Louisiana Tech 73, Middle Tennessee 56Miami 76, Wake Forest 65Southern Miss. 73, UAB 68Texas A&M 81, Alabama 80SOUTHWESTSMU 77, Tulsa 57Troy 90, Arkansas State 85 (OT)WESTAir Force 62, San Diego State 48Boise State 87, San Jose State 64Colorado State 91, New Mexico 76Pepperdine 76, San Diego 71Utah State 71, Wyoming 55

WOMENMIDWESTAkron 74, Bowling Green 71Buffalo 66, Miami (Ohio) 59Cent. Michigan 89, N. Illinois 66 E. Michigan 64, W. Michigan 61Green Bay 60, Youngstown State 42 Kent State 58, Toledo 47Memphis 71, Wichita State 50Milwaukee 59, Cleveland State 53Murray State 64, SE Missouri 59Ohio 90, Ball State 75S. Dakota State 68, Oral Roberts 55 S. Dakota 69, Purdue Fort Wayne 51 Texas 64, Iowa State 62EAST American U. 61, Army 51 Boston U. 58, Lehigh 45 Davidson 77, Rhode Island 67

George Washington 46, Dayton 45 Holy Cross 78, Loyola (Md.) 60 Navy 62, Colgate 49 Penn State 62, Illinois 48SOUTHFurman 65, W. Carolina 55Old Dominion 95, FIU 68SIU-Edwardsville 51, Jacksonville St. 47 Tulsa 75, E. Carolina 55UAB 71, S. Miss. 60Wright State 61, N. Kentucky 55SOUTHWESTHouston 78, Temple 65Oklahoma State 65, Texas Tech 57Rice 76, UTEP 42

WESTBoise State 99, San Jose State 68BYU 74, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 73California Baptist 89, Chicago State 52 Fresno State 79, Nevada 63Gonzaga 97, Portland 72Hawaii 65, UC Davis 60New Mexico 70, Colorado State 58New Mexico State 61, CS Bakersfield 59 Pacific 79, San Diego 47Pepperdine 69, San Francisco 50 San Diego State 69, Air Force 61Santa Clara 83, Loyola Marymount 75 UC Irvine 65, CS Northridge 61Utah State 50, Wyoming 42

TEAM SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

CALENDAR

@LAL 9:30

WGN-9,AM-670

@DEN 8

NBCSCH,AM-670

MIA 7

WGN-9,AM-670

@NJ6

NBCSCH,AM-720

@NYR6

NBCSCH,AM-720

RAMS 30, COWBOYS 22

Dallas 7 0 8 7 — 22L.A. Rams 3 17 3 7 — 30

First quarter A: 77,187. LAR: FG Zuerlein 25, 9:44. Dal: Cooper 29 pass from Prescott (Ma-her kick), 6:03. Second quarterLAR: FG Zuerlein 23, 13:40. LAR: Anderson 1 run (Zuerlein kick),7:00. LAR: Gurley 35 run (Zuerlein kick), 3:27. Third quarterLAR: FG Zuerlein 44, 10:03. Dal: Elliott 1 run (Cooper pass fromPrescott), 5:20. Fourth quarterLAR: Anderson 1 run (Zuerlein kick),7:16. Dal: Prescott 1 run (Maher kick), 2:11.

TEAM STATS DAL LA

First downs 19 30Total net yards 308 459Rushes-yards 22-50 48-273Passing 258 186Punt returns 0-0 3-29Kickoff returns 3-60 0-0Int. returns 0-0 0-0Comp-att-int 20-32-0 15-28-0Sacked-yds lost 1-8 0-0Punts 4-41.3 1-29.0Fumbles-lost 1-0 1-0Penalties-yards 4-26 4-41Possession time 23:47 36:13

Rushing: Dal, Elliott 20-47, Prescott 2-3.LA, Anderson 23-123, Gurley 16-115, Goff6-12, R.Woods 1-9, Reynolds 1-9, Cooks1-5. Passing: Dal, Prescott 20-32-0-266. LA,Goff 15-28-0-186. Receiving: Dal, Gallup 6-119, Cooper 6-65, Elliott 2-19, Jarwin 2-17, Schultz 1-20,Beasley 1-15, N.Brown 1-13, Austin 1-(mi-nus 2). LA, R.Woods 6-69, Cooks 4-65,Higbee 2-30, Gurley 2-3, Reynolds 1-19. Missed field goals: LA, Zuerlein 63

EASTERN CONFERENCE

ATLANTIC GP W L OT PTS GF GA HOME AWAY DIV

Tampa Bay 45 35 8 2 72 188 128 19-4-0 16-4-2 12-2-0Toronto 44 28 14 2 58 158 122 13-9-1 15-5-1 6-5-2Boston 45 26 15 4 56 131 116 16-6-0 10-9-4 12-6-1Montreal 46 24 17 5 53 138 139 12-9-2 12-8-3 7-5-4Buffalo 45 23 16 6 52 131 130 14-6-3 9-10-3 8-6-3Florida 43 17 18 8 42 137 155 8-6-5 9-12-3 8-4-3Detroit 47 17 23 7 41 133 160 9-12-4 8-11-3 4-8-4Ottawa* 45 17 23 5 39 142 174 11-9-4 6-14-1 6-8-2METRO GP W L OT PTS GF GA HOME AWAY DIV

Washington 44 27 12 5 59 154 128 13-6-3 14-6-2 9-3-2Pittsburgh* 44 25 13 6 56 159 127 13-8-2 12-5-4 7-5-1Columbus 44 26 15 3 55 141 134 12-8-2 14-7-1 9-5-1N.Y. Islanders 43 24 15 4 52 129 116 10-7-3 14-8-1 11-5-1Carolina 44 21 18 5 47 117 127 12-7-4 9-11-1 7-6-2N.Y. Rangers 44 18 19 7 43 121 150 11-6-5 7-13-2 3-6-3New Jersey 44 17 20 7 41 128 148 12-5-4 5-15-3 6-6-1Philadelphia 45 16 23 6 38 123 160 8-10-3 8-13-3 4-8-1

WESTERN CONFERENCE

CENTRAL GP W L OT PTS GF GA HOME AWAY DIV

Winnipeg 44 28 14 2 58 152 125 16-6-2 12-8-0 9-6-0Nashville 46 27 15 4 58 142 116 15-7-0 12-8-4 7-4-0Dallas 46 23 19 4 50 121 122 14-6-2 9-13-2 4-6-1Colorado 45 20 17 8 48 151 144 9-6-5 11-11-3 4-5-3Minnesota 44 22 19 3 47 124 125 11-8-3 11-11-0 8-4-1St. Louis 43 19 20 4 42 121 134 11-13-2 8-7-2 6-7-3Chicago 47 16 22 9 41 137 171 8-10-6 8-12-3 9-4-4

PACIFIC GP W L OT PTS GF GA HOME AWAY DIV

Calgary 46 29 13 4 62 166 132 14-4-4 15-9-0 7-5-1Vegas 48 28 16 4 60 146 127 15-4-3 13-12-1 11-4-2San Jose* 46 26 13 7 59 163 140 15-4-4 11-9-3 10-3-3Anaheim 45 19 18 8 46 109 136 10-7-8 9-11-0 5-6-3Edmonton* 44 21 20 3 45 124 141 11-9-1 10-11-2 6-8-1Vancouver 46 20 21 5 45 131 147 9-9-2 11-12-3 6-5-2Arizona* 43 19 21 3 41 112 121 8-12-2 11-9-1 6-6-1Los Angeles* 45 17 25 3 37 100 134 10-13-1 7-12-2 8-8-1

Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each divisionand two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. *- late game not included

SATURDAY’S RESULTSVegas 4, Blackhawks 3 (OT)New Jersey 3, Philadelphia 2 N.Y. Rangers 2, N.Y. Islanders 1Montreal 3, Colorado 0Boston 3, Toronto 2Tampa Bay 5, Buffalo 3Columbus 2, Washington 1 (OT)Detroit 5, Minnesota 2St. Louis 3, Dallas 1Arizona at Edmonton, lateOttawa at San Jose, latePittsburgh at Los Angeles, late

SUNDAY’S SCHEDULENashville at Carolina, 11:30 a.m.N.Y. Rangers at Columbus, 5 Anaheim at Winnipeg, 5 Florida at Vancouver, 6 Tampa Bay at N.Y. Islanders, 6 Arizona at Calgary, 8:30

MONDAY’S SCHEDULE Blackhawks at New Jersey, 6 Colorado at Toronto, 6 Minnesota at Philadelphia, 6St. Louis at Washington, 6Montreal at Boston, 6:30 Buffalo at Edmonton, 8

EASTERN CONFERENCE

ATLANTIC W L PCT GB L10 STK HOME AWAY CONF

Toronto 32 12 .727 — 7-3 W-4 18-4 14-8 21-7Philadelphia 27 16 .628 41⁄2 6-4 L-2 18-4 9-12 18-13Boston 25 17 .595 6 6-4 L-2 15-5 10-12 17-9Brooklyn 21 23 .477 11 6-4 L-1 11-11 10-12 15-12New York 10 32 .238 21 1-9 L-3 4-13 6-19 6-23

SOUTHEAST W L PCT GB L10 STK HOME AWAY CONF

Miami 21 20 .512 — 6-4 W-2 11-12 10-8 11-14Charlotte 19 22 .463 2 3-7 L-3 14-8 5-14 17-12Orlando 18 24 .429 31⁄2 4-6 W-1 11-11 7-13 13-10Washington 18 25 .419 4 5-5 W-2 13-7 5-18 11-16Atlanta 13 29 .310 81⁄2 4-6 W-1 7-10 6-19 10-20

CENTRAL W L PCT GB L10 STK HOME AWAY CONF

Milwaukee 29 12 .707 — 7-3 L-1 19-4 10-8 19-7Indiana 28 14 .667 11⁄2 8-2 W-1 14-5 14-9 22-7Detroit 18 23 .439 11 3-7 W-1 11-10 7-13 12-16Chicago 10 33 .233 20 2-8 L-7 5-16 5-17 7-18Cleveland 8 35 .186 22 0-10 L-12 5-17 3-18 7-22

WESTERN CONFERENCE

SOUTHWEST W L PCT GB L10 STK HOME AWAY CONF

Houston 24 17 .585 — 8-2 W-1 15-6 9-11 15-12San Antonio 25 19 .568 1⁄2 7-3 L-1 18-5 7-14 18-14Dallas 20 22 .476 41⁄2 5-5 W-2 16-4 4-18 12-17New Orleans 20 23 .465 5 5-5 L-1 15-6 5-17 11-14Memphis 19 23 .452 51⁄2 3-7 L-1 11-9 8-14 13-14

NORTHWEST W L PCT GB L10 STK HOME AWAY CONF

Denver 28 13 .683 — 7-3 L-1 17-3 11-10 17-8Oklahoma City 26 16 .619 21⁄2 5-5 W-1 14-6 12-10 16-13Portland 26 17 .605 3 7-3 W-4 18-7 8-10 14-14Utah 23 21 .523 61⁄2 7-3 W-3 11-8 12-13 13-12Minnesota 21 22 .488 8 6-4 W-1 15-7 6-15 11-16

PACIFIC W L PCT GB L10 STK HOME AWAY CONF

Golden State 28 14 .667 — 7-3 W-3 17-6 11-8 16-10L.A. Clippers 24 18 .571 4 5-5 L-2 14-7 10-11 17-12L.A. Lakers 23 20 .535 51⁄2 4-6 L-1 14-8 9-12 16-14Sacramento 21 21 .500 7 4-6 W-2 12-10 9-11 12-18Phoenix 11 33 .250 18 2-8 W-1 7-17 4-16 7-20

through Saturday

SATURDAY’S RESULTSUtah 110, Bulls 102Detroit 109, L.A. Clippers 104Miami 112, Memphis 108Orlando 105, Boston 103Okla. City 122, San Antonio 112Minnesota 110, New Orl. 106Phoenix 102, Denver 93Sacramento 104, Charlotte 97

SUNDAY’S SCHEDULE Philadelphia at New York, noonToronto at Washington, noon Milwaukee at Atlanta, 2:30 Houston at Orlando, 5 Golden State at Dallas, 6 Portland at Denver, 7 Cleveland at L.A. Lakers, 8:30

MONDAY’S SCHEDULEBoston at Brooklyn, 6:30 Memphis at Houston, 7 Charlotte at San Antonio, 7:30 Detroit at Utah, 8 Portland at Sacramento, 9 New Orl. at L.A. Clippers, 9:30

TUESDAY’S SCHEDULEBulls at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 Minnesota at Philadelphia, 6 Phoenix at Indiana, 6Oklahoma City at Atlanta, 6:30 Miami at Milwaukee, 7 Golden State at Denver, 8

FRIDAY’S RESULTS Golden State 146, Bulls 109Atlanta 123, Philadelphia 121Washington 113, Milw. 106 Toronto 122, Brooklyn 105 Indiana 121, New York 106Houston 141, Cleveland 113 Dallas 119, Minnesota 115Portland 127, Charlotte 96 Utah 113, L.A. Lakers 95

CALENDARFeb. 7: Trade deadline, 3Feb. 16: 3-point, slam dunk con-tests, Charlotte, N.C.Feb. 17:NBA All-Star Game, Char-lotte, N.C. March 1:Playoff eligibility waiverdeadline. April 10: Regular season ends.April 13: Playoffs begin. May 14: Draft lottery, Chicago.May 14-19: Draft combine, Chi-cago.May 30: NBA Finals begin.

WARRIORS 146, BULLS 110LATE FRIDAY

BULLS MN FG-A FT-A REB A PF PTS

Hutchison 29:27 3-7 0-0 1-6 0 1 6Markkanen 25:47 3-8 2-2 0-5 0 0 8Carter Jr. 17:16 2-5 0-0 2-5 1 4 4Dunn 24:34 2-9 1-2 0-0 5 5 6LaVine 26:30 10-16 6-7 1-4 0 3 29Arcidiacono 24:47 2-4 4-4 0-1 3 2 10Selden 21:18 1-6 1-1 0-2 3 2 3Harrison 17:51 1-2 4-4 0-1 2 0 6Portis 16:58 4-7 7-8 1-4 1 0 17Blakeney 13:26 4-7 3-4 0-0 1 1 12Lopez 13:20 2-4 0-0 0-1 0 2 5Felicio 8:46 1-3 2-2 0-0 0 1 4TOTALS 35-78 30-34 5-29 16 21 110Pcts: FG .449, FT .882. 3-pointers: 9-20, .450 (LaVine3-5, Arcidiacono 2-3, Blakeney 1-1, Dunn 1-1, Lopez1-1, Portis 1-1, Felicio 0-1, Hutchison 0-1, Selden 0-2,Markkanen 0-4). Team rebs: 6. Team turnovers: 13(16 PTS). Blocks: 1 (Harrison). Turnovers: 13(LaVine 5, Harrison 3, Carter Jr. 2, Dunn, Hutchison,Portis). Steals: 9 (Dunn 2, Harrison 2, Portis 2, Cart-er Jr., Hutchison, Selden). Technical fouls: CarterJr., 7:53 third; Portis, 7:32 third.

GOLDENSTATE

MN FG-A FT-A REB A PF PTS

Durant 28:14 7-11 6-6 0-4 4 1 22Green 20:40 0-1 2-2 1-7 6 4 2Looney 22:43 4-6 0-1 3-7 5 4 8Curry 27:12 10-16 3-3 2-5 8 0 28Thompson 25:16 10-18 3-4 0-2 1 2 30Jerebko 20:48 2-4 3-4 0-4 3 2 8McKinnie 20:19 1-3 2-2 2-8 0 5 4Cook 20:15 7-11 0-0 2-5 4 2 15Iguodala 18:46 1-3 0-0 0-4 2 2 3Bell 14:31 6-10 1-1 0-1 2 0 13Derrickson 12:00 4-8 1-2 1-1 0 3 10Livingston 9:16 1-1 1-1 0-1 1 2 3TOTALS 53-92 22-26 11-49 36 27 146Pcts: FG .576, FT .846. 3-pointers: 18-39, .462(Thompson 7-11, Curry 5-11, Durant 2-3, Iguodala1-2, Jerebko 1-3, Cook 1-4, Derrickson 1-4, McKinnie0-1). Team rebs: 6. Team turnovers: 12 (14 PTS).Blocks: 8 (Bell 2, Looney 2, Durant, Green, Iguo-dala, McKinnie). Turnovers: 12 (Curry 4, McKinnie2, Bell, Cook, Derrickson, Durant, Jerebko, Living-ston). Steals: 6 (Iguodala 2, Thompson 2, Durant,Looney). Technical fouls: Durant, 7:32 third.

BULLS 17 38 21 33 — 109Golden State 43 33 40 30 — 146

A: 19,596. Officials: Nick Buchert, Tony Brothers,C.J. Washington

GOLDEN KNIGHTS 4, BLACKHAWKS 3 (OT)

Vegas 0 2 1 1—4BLACKHAWKS 2 1 0 0—3

FIRST PERIOD: 1, BLACKHAWKS, DeBrincat 22(Kahun), 4:36. 2, BLACKHAWKS, Kane 25 (Gustafs-son, Toews), 15:20 (pp). Penalties: Lindberg, VGK,(high sticking), 14:16; Anisimov, CHI, (hooking),16:36. SECOND PERIOD: 3, Vegas, Tuch 15 (Schmidt, Pa-cioretty), 1:34. 4, BLACKHAWKS, DeBrincat 23(Gustafsson, Kane), 7:22 (pp). 5, Vegas, Carpenter4 (Lindberg, Merrill), 19:06. Penalties: Theodore,VGK, (tripping), 2:49; Merrill, VGK, major (highsticking), 4:58; Murphy, CHI, (holding), 13:13.THIRD PERIOD: 6, Vegas, Stastny 6 (Pacioretty,Tuch), 15:56. Penalties: None. OVERTIME: 7, Vegas, Theodore 5 (Pirri), 1:19. Pen-alties: None. SHOTS ON GOAL:

Vegas 11 10 12 1—34BLACKHAWKS 10 8 5 0—23

POWER PLAYS: Vegas 0-of-2; BLACKHAWKS 2-of-4.Goalies: Vegas, Fleury 25-11-4 (23 shots-20 saves).BLACKHAWKS, Delia 3-1-2 (34-30). Referees: JeanHebert, Brian Pochmara. Linesmen: Scott Cherrey,Michel Cormier.

AUTO RACING: Joe Gibbs Racing says co-founder J.D. Gibbs, the eldest son of team ownerand Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs,has died. He was 49. The team announced J.D.Gibbs’ death on Saturday, saying he passed fromcomplications following a long battle with adegenerative neurological disease. It was re-vealed in 2015 that he was dealing with“conditions related to brain function.” He wasserving as president of JGR at the time.

BASEBALL: Wil Myers is moving back to therebuilding Padres’ crowded outfield, indicatingthat the team likely is still in the market for a thirdbaseman. Myers said the decision to switchpositions again was made during a recentdiscussion with general manager A.J. Preller andmanager Andy Green. Myers played outfield in2015 after being acquired in a three-team trade.He then played first base for two seasons beforemaking way for Eric Hosmer last year. He startedout in the outfield in 2018, was slowed by anotherinjury and then was moved to third base late inthe season.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: All-American ChristianWilkins tossed doughnuts and showed off avictory cigar. On a chilly, overcast morning,Clemson celebrated its second national footballtitle in three seasons before thousands of roaringfans. Spectators stood seven or eight deep alongthe parade route in Clemson, S.C. Wilkins rodewith a box of doughnuts, throwing some to thecrowd along the way. ... Alabama cornerbackSaivion Smith is entering the NFL draft. Smithannounced his decision Saturday on Twitter,becoming the fifth Crimson Tide non-senior toturn pro this week. Smith had 60 tackles, threeinterceptions and eight tackles for loss.

SOCCER: Cristiano Ronaldo was among severalregular players who didn’t start though defend-ing champion Juventus nevertheless eased intothe quarterfinals of the Italian Cup. Juventus,which achieved the league and cup double thelast four seasons, won at Bologna 2-0 and willnext face Atalanta or Cagliari.

— Edited from news services

IN BRIEF

Now that’s deep-6

By Jimmy Greenfield | Chicago Tribune

The Golden Knights played their firstgame in franchise history just 15 monthsago, so perhaps it wasn’t too embarrassingthat the Blackhawks never had beatenthem in five meetings entering their gameSaturday night at the United Center.

On the other hand ...The Golden Knights played their first

game in franchise history just 15 monthsago, so it’s pretty embarrassing the Black-hawks never had beaten them.

At no moment during those five previ-ous meetings were the Hawks the betterteam. The Golden Knights arrived lastseason fully formed en route to anappearance in the Stanley Cup Final andafter a slow start this season are again oneof the top teams in the league.

The Hawks blew a two-goal lead, andShea Theodore scored 1 minute, 19 secondsinto overtime to give the Golden Knights a4-3 victory Saturday night at the UnitedCenter and keep them perfect in six triesagainst the Hawks.

A tying goal for the Knights by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare with 6:58 remainingwas wiped out when it was ruled Belle-mare had kicked the puck into the net. ButPaul Stastny’s tally at the 4:04 markcounted and got the game to overtime.

“It’s happened a bunch this year wherewe’ve gotten into tight games and forwhatever reason we sit back,” Patrick Kanesaid. “The way we were playing the firsttwo periods, that was fun hockey. That’sthe way we need to play, so why stop nomatter what the score?”

Alex DeBrincat had a pair of goals, andKane scored his 25th of the season for theHawks.

The Golden Knights dominated thosefirst five meetings, winning every one inregulation and outscoring the Hawks26-14, including an 8-3 drubbing Nov. 27 atthe United Center.

The Hawks took a 2-0 lead after the first.DeBrincat’s 22nd goal after some niftystick work put the Hawks ahead 1-0 with15:24 left in the first. It was the fourthstraight game with a goal for DeBrincat,who couldn’t explain why the Hawksweren’t the same team in the third period.

“I just think late in the third period wekinda — we’re praying,” he said. “We’vegotta keep working and not let them score.”

Praying?“We were sitting back on our heels,

playing defense,” DeBrincat said. “We werenot going on offense. We’re just trying tostay alive, I guess. We need to attack them,and if they don’t get any momentum, it’shard for them to win.”

A few minutes later, Patrick Kane had agoal wiped off by video replay after officialsruled Brandon Saad had been offside. Butthat only delayed Kane, whose power-playgoal with 4:40 left in the first gave the

Hawks a 2-0 lead.After the Knights’ Alex Tuch made it 2-1,

DeBrincat’s second of the game restoredthe two-goal lead on the back end of afour-minute power play. Kane foundDeBrincat for a one-timer that easily beatgoalie Marc-Andre Fleury. The Knights’Ryan Carpenter scored with 54 secondsleft in the second to cut the Hawks’ lead to3-2.

Erik Gustafsson assisted on both power-play goals to give him his own eight-gamepoint streak, just two shy of Pierre Pilote’steam record for defensemen.

“We’ve closed out games, so it shouldn’tbe totally foreign,” Hawks coach JeremyColliton said. “But we did take our foot offthe gas a little bit, and you’re at the mercy ofa bounce.”

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GOLDEN KNIGHTS 4, BLACKHAWKS 3 (OT)

After a half-dozen triesagainst Golden Knights,Hawks still have yet to win

A shot by Ryan Carpenter sails past Blackhawks goalie Collin Delia, above, in the second

period. Dylan Strome gets turned around as he is surrounded by three Golden Knights.

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SALT LAKE CITY — Tom Thibodeauwas a taskmaster. Fred Hoiberg was alow-key players’ coach.

On what side of the scale does JimBoylen fall? Tough to say.

After the Warriors obliterated his Bullson Friday night, Boylen alternated be-tween old-school and new-school, toughguy and sympathetic soul.

At times he expressed compassion,saying: “I’m just trying to support our guys— we have a young group. Of coursenobody likes getting their butt kicked, butwe’ll take the good moments and build onthem and take the bad moments and learnfrom them.”

He also was critical of his players forallowing Klay Thompson to drain three3-pointeres in the game’s first 70 seconds,saying: “I don’t know if we were watchingthem, if we were in awe, fearful … we werea little too respectful.”

And then asked if there would be some“boots to asses” reactions from him, Boylenreplied: “Yeah, well, we’ve had some bootsto asses and will continue to have that.We’ll handle that in practice.”

Maybe coaches don’t have to pick a lane.There was only one Pat Riley. There wasonly one Phil Jackson.

The Bulls took the floor Saturday nightagainst the Jazz having lost six straightgames, four by double digits. They played itclose most of the game but still lost 110-102as Donovan Mitchell torched the Bulls for34 points. Five Bulls scored in doublefigures, but no one topped Zach LaVine’s21 points on 7-for-21 shooting.

One night earlier in Oakland, Calif., theywere run off the court. The Warriors led43-17 after one, the largest first-quarterdeficit for a Bulls team in franchise history.

“We definitely didn’t come out with anedge,” rookie forward Wendell Carter Jr.said, “and didn’t execute our game plan ondefense.”

Boylen expressed pride that the Bulls“won” the second quarter, outscoring theNBA champions 38-33.

“I think you’ve got to talk about that,”Boylen said. “Win the next moment. Breakit down. Try to win two of four quarters,three of four quarters.”

The play that typified the Bulls’ lacklus-ter effort came in the third quarter: Withthe Warriors leading 110-70, StephenCurry was left all alone at the top of the key.He was so open, you half-wondered if theBulls had five players on the court.

Curry misfired and immediately hustledto the corner to retrieve the ball. Carterthen chased after Curry, who dished,retreated to the 3-point line, received theball and hit the shot.

Carter’s perspective?“Ain’t gonna lie,” he said, “him being that

wide open, I thought it was nothing butnet. He missed it and I saw him coming. Ithought: What the heck? He went like hewas going to cut, so I was going with him. Iturn around and he’s already shooting.Man. Steph is on a whole ‘nother planet.”

The Warriors missed 39 shots andrebounded 11 of them. The Bulls missed 43shots and tracked down just five.

Was a “boots to ass” response war-ranted?

Boylen on Saturday returned to SaltLake City, where hoops fans called him“Jimmy Ball” after he led the University ofUtah to the NCAA tournament in 2009.

“I think people in Utah liked mypassion,” he said.

Forward Will Clyburn, who now playsprofessionally in Moscow, thrived underBoylen, calling him both a “hard-nosedcoach” and a “loving guy” off the court.

“He really loves the game, so when stuffwas not going right, emotionally, he wouldreally get into it and push you,” he said. “Hewould say some stuff to you where you’deither crack or keep going.”

That meshes with the narrative thatformed after Boylen was hired. Withindays, some Bulls threatened to blow off aSunday practice following a franchise-worst 56-point loss to the Celtics.

Boylen responded by forming a leader-ship committee to give players a voice.

Asked Saturday how he has changedsince Utah fired him in 2011, Boylen replied:“Maturity. I think I’m a better communica-tor than I was then. I’m a little more patient,more tolerant. And hopefully wiser.”

Boylen is signed through next season.ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Sat-urday that $1 million of Boylen’s $1.6 millionsalary for the 2019-20 season is guaranteed,leaving the Bulls flexibility if they want toconduct a search after the season.

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The Bulls’ Jim Boylen was the coach at the

University of Utah from 2007-11.

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JAZZ 110, BULLS 102

Coach reflectsas he comesback to UtahBoylen believes he’s matured,is becoming more tolerant

By Teddy Greenstein | Chicago Tribune

BLACKHAWKS AND BULLS

When new players have arrived viatrade or from Rockford, Blackhawks coachJeremy Colliton’s style has been to workthem into the lineup immediately.

That wasn’t the case with defensemanSlater Koekkoek, whom the Hawks ac-quired Friday in a trade that sent Jan Ruttato the Lightning and also swapped late-round draft picks.

Koekkoek (pronounced “Koo Koo”) waswith the team Saturday for the morningskate wearing No. 68 but wasn’t scheduledto play against the Golden Knights.

There simply isn’t a spot for him at themoment. The Hawks have been happywith their current blend of veteran andyoung blue liners: Duncan Keith, BrentSeabrook, Connor Murphy, Erik Gustafs-

son, Henri Jokiharju and Carl Dahlstrom.Koekkoek, 24, has been trying to figure

out where he fits in with the Hawks. Hehad not been able to crack the Lightning’slineup and was with their AHL team whenhe learned of the trade.

“In my head, I have some ideas, butultimately it’s up to the coach and what hethinks,” Koekkoek said. “I’m just here towork hard until I get my opportunity andthen do what I can out there.”

Colliton spoke highly of Koekkoek’sskating skills and said it’s not necessary forhim to be overly physical.

“He can compete for a role,” Collitonsaid. “We’ll see how that plays out. We canwatch all the tape you want, but when youget him, here that’s when we’re going toreally evaluate him.”

With Koekkoek and Brandon Davidson,

the Hawks are carrying eight defensemenand will have another in the mix whenGustav Forsling (upper torso) comes offinjured reserve. The most likely scenariowould be sending Forsling and Davidson toRockford. Davidson already has clearedwaivers and Forsling is exempt.

Young guest stars: The Hawks invited9-year-old Colman Kuzniar to join them onthe ice for morning practice to fulfill hiswish to practice with his favorite team.Kuzniar, who has common variableimmune deficiency, was able to shoot andscore on Cam Ward and spent time talkingwith his favorite player, Jonathan Toews.

“(Toews) just wanted me to beat him in afaceoff,” Kuzniar said. “Which I did.”

The Hawks worked with Make-A-WishIllinois to help Kuzniar’s dream come true.

BLACKHAWKS NOTES

Koekkoek waiting to see where he will fit in By Jimmy Greenfield | Chicago Tribune


Looking across the ice, the hockey fanlights up at the sight of his hero in front ofhim.

Then the hero digs his skates into the ice,lowers his shoulder and lights up the fanstraight into the boards.

That’s not a video game or a fantasy. It’s aroutine that plays out on rinks across theNHL when rookies first take the ice againsttheir heroes.

“There’s different instances of playingagainst LA and getting hit by Rob Blake andthinking, ‘Why is he hitting you?’ ” Black-hawks forward Chris Kunitz recalled. “Youthink: ‘Oh, my God, he’s just doing his job. Ifyou want to be in the lineup, that’s whatyou’ve got to go do.’

“Those are the moments that make youforget being a fan and move on to being aplayer.”

It’s hard to forget your first love, though.Hawks coach Jeremy Colliton remembersgoing up against Jaromir Jagr and PeterForsberg during his 57-game NHL careerand understands what some of the youngHawks are going through now.

“That’s part of the transition when youget to the league,” Colliton said. “You end upplaying against guys who you grew upwatching or you’ve been idolizing, and itcan be a challenge. There’s some excite-ment you get out of it too. You can use it in apositive way and get energy out of it. It’simportant not to show too much respect.But everyone goes through it.”

Dylan Strome went through it in his firstNHL game in 2016 with the Coyotes.Growing up near Toronto, Strome washeavily invested in the rivalry between hisMaple Leafs and the hated Senators. DionPhaneuf was with the Leafs when Stromewas growing up but had joined the Senatorsby the time Strome made his debut in Ottawa.

Strome, 21, has still never played againstthe Leafs and has been eyeing a March 13game in Toronto since he joined the Hawksa couple of months ago.

“It’s pretty cool to play against the guysthat you’re watching growing up,” Stromesaid. “You try not to get starstruck andrealize you’re in the same league as theseguys. At one point you were one of the topplayers in the league you were in before, soI’m sure younger guys were thinking of youas that type of player. It kind of goes both

ways. It takes getting used to.”Young player have to get used to being

around not only opposing players, but alsotheir own teammates.

“I remember walking into a locker roomand riding a bike and Paul Kariya walks byand says some little comment to me becauseI’m wearing my college shirt,” Kunitz said.“That wasn’t on the ice but kind of thatrealization like, ‘Oh, my God.’ Even though Iwas a little bit older, you’re still a fan of thegame and players that are in it. It took me alittle while to figure out that it’s a job and it’snot just a glorified (way) of watching otherpeople play the game.

“Once you figure that out, then try tomake a place for yourself and try to earn ajob every single day. And when you do that,you forget about being a fan or being a child

watching these guys play. Until you realizethat, you don’t really put yourself in a greatspot to have success.”

Sharing the joy with friends and familymembers who will never come close toplaying in an NHL game is also part of theexperience for a young player. Hawksforward Drake Caggiula remembers hisbrother’s reaction when Caggiula playedagainst Sidney Crosby for the first time.

“My brother’s got like five jerseys ofCrosby’s in his closet,” Caggiula said. “Mybrother’s texting me before and after thegame: ‘How was it?’ It is a pretty cool feelingthe first time you play against these bigsuperstars that have been around the leaguefor a while and done some pretty big things.Eventually it wears off and you get used toplaying regular hockey against them.”

And then something unexpected hap-pens. You get traded and you get a chance toplay with your heroes. Caggiula, 24, was ahuge Hawks fan and grew up near Torontowatching video highlights of Patrick Kaneon YouTube before heading to the base-ment to try to copy Kane’s moves. Caggiulasays he even chose to play college hockey atNorth Dakota because Jonathan Toewswent there.

Has he had a chance to share this withKane and Toews?

“No, I won’t tell them,” Caggiula said.“Maybe down the road. That’s something Imay keep to myself for a little while.”

Well, unless it appears in the paper.

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BLACKHAWKS

Starstruck moments normalGetting used to playingagainst boyhood heroes ispart of life in the NHL

By Jimmy Greenfield | Chicago Tribune

The Blackhawks’ Drake Caggiula, right, says he went to North Dakota to play college hockey because Jonathan Toews, left, went there.

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Broadway announced somestunning financial results over theholidays: “Wicked” pulled in $3.4 million in a single week; $2.6 million thawed the ice at“Frozen”; $3.7 million circledback to “The Lion King”; an eye-popping $4 million happened in a

single New York week of “Hamil-ton.” These are profit margins of300 to 400 percent or more.

You didn’t even need to be amusical: Aaron Sorkin’s newdramatization of “To Kill aMockingbird” took in $1.7 million.In a week. Atticus Finch wouldhave fallen off his porch.

The post-Christmas periodlong has been prime time onBroadway. But this year’s resultsstill turned heads. The cumulativegross was close to $58 million — if every week sold like that, andthey do not, Broadway would be a $3 billion industry. And theytold you there was no money in

the theater.Why those huge numbers?

Fewer and fewer people nowwork between Christmas andNew Year (this is true throughoutthe developed world, if you’retalking about those with the abil-ity to fly to New York), so every-one wants to see shows at thesame time. And producers havebecome far more sophisticated atraising ticket prices according todemand — they are no longersqueamish about charging whatthe market will stand on a peaknight, because such drastic

Over the holidays “Frozen” pulled in $2.6 million in a single week.

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When a show’s a Broadway hit, saysActors’ Equity, pay the tryout folks

Chris JonesTribune theater critic

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra

concertmaster Robert Chen in

his home Monday.

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The last time Chicago Sym-phony Orchestra concertmasterRobert Chen played his home-town — Taipei, Taiwan — in 2013,the stakes were rather high.

Music director Riccardo Mutiabruptly had bowed out of theorchestra’s 2013 Asia tour due toemergency hernia surgery. Thatmeant the CSO had lost amarquee attraction and needed

to rethink the expedition at the eleventh hour.So CSO management hit on an ingenious idea:

Ask Chen to step up as violin soloist in the citywhere he was born and spent the first 10 years of hislife. The question was whether he would – andwhether he could.

The episode plays on Chen’s mind as he pre-pares to return to Taipei, where the CSO will

launch its forthcoming Asia tour on Jan. 19.“There was some last-minute scrambling

to get other people to come and play theconcerts, and they had to change the

program,” recalls Chen of a “stressful”turn of events for musicians and ad-ministrators.

Martha Gilmer, then a CSO execu-tive, made the pitch to Chen.

“Obviously, when Muti canceled,there was a lot of disappointment,”recalls Gilmer, currently chiefexecutive officer of the San DiegoSymphony.

“So we were looking at whatwould make these concerts veryspecial. And Robert being a native

INTOTHEFRAYCSO concertmaster Robert Chenand friends are heading to Asia

HowardReich

On Music

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2 Chicago Tribune | Arts+Entertainment | Section 4 | Sunday, January 13, 2019

Believe me when I tell you that one ofthe great works of television art — yes, art— over the last two years is the Netflixadaptation of “A Series of UnfortunateEvents,” 13 alliteratively titled volumes ofsuspense, adventure, terror, love, obsession,satire, absurdity and vocabulary lessonswritten by Daniel Handler under the nameLemony Snicket. (Snicket is also the story’snarrator, and a quasi-character just outsideit, driven like the Ancient Mariner to relatehis tale.) The third and final season beganstreaming on New Year’s Day.

The series concerns the Baudelaireorphans — Violet (who invents things),Klaus (who reads and retains a great deal)and Sunny (a baby with a talent for biting)— and the menacing Count Olaf, whosegreat dream is to separate them from theirinheritance, and throughout the seriesassumes disguises only the children seethrough. Horrible things happen, mostly.The first three novels were adapted for thebig screen in 2004, with Jim Carrey as Olaf.It was a disappointment to this fan of thebooks and, I assume, others as no furtherfilms arrived to continue the tale.

It turns out the series was just waitingfor the age of streaming television. Wherethe film compressed three books into lessthan two hours, the television version,which began in 2017 and stars Neil PatrickHarris, has adapted each at two-part fea-ture length, filling out and refining thenovels’ mythology. Most important, it hasBarry Sonnenfeld (“Get Shorty,” “Men inBlack,” “The Tick,” “Pushing Daisies”) asshowrunner, executive producer and pri-mary director, not to mention Handlerwriting the screenplays. It feels definitiveand looks fantastic.

Both Sonnenfeld and Handler wereoriginally involved in the movie; both werelet go from it. Sonnenfeld, with whom Ispoke recently by phone from Telluride,Colo., where he has a home, calls theirhistory bringing the novels to the screen a“series of unfortunate events that endedwell.” The series, he says, has been “thebest experience I’ve ever had working inthe film or television business.”

Q: Where does your history with ‘ASeries of Unfortunate Events’ begin?

I had read the books to my daughter,Chloe, when she was a kid, and at somepoint she moved on and I didn’t. I wouldsay the second half of the series I readwithout her. What attracted me to thebooks was that they posit that children arecapable and smart, and all adults, whetherthey mean well or are villains, are equallyineffectual and horrible — which couldhave described my parents. They meantwell, but they were horrible.

Q: Tell me about working with DanielHandler.

Daniel’s really funny and really dry; wehave a similar dark sense of humor. He hasa much bigger vocabulary than I do. Weboth felt the movie was more overpro-duced [relative to] what we wanted to doon the show. I went to Netflix and said, “Iwant to shoot this show entirely on thestage; I want everything to be controlled,from the skies, to the colors, to the water.”We didn’t want a huge, loud production;we wanted something that was much moreintimate. It’s dry, it’s flat. The comedy isnever meant to be jokey so much as allow-

ing the audience to find the joke. We don’ttry to sugarcoat things — people die in theshow. This isn’t to say good or bad, but it’sthe opposite of a Disney show. It’s notbright, it’s not colorful, it’s not sing-songy,it’s not happy. It’s dark, it’s dreary. Thepalette is very restricted.

The other thing we wanted was thatLemony should be an onscreen narrator. Ithought the character was not served wellby the movie — which was basically JudeLaw at a typewriter. [Our Lemony] wouldnever be in the same chronological time asthe action, but he was telling the story andcould be physically in the scenes. That wasa huge plus. And even though I had workedwith [Patrick] Warburton on “The Tick”and “Men in Black II” and “Big Trouble,”he was actually Daniel’s idea for Lemony.He brings so much to the show emotionallyand tonally; he can say really funny thingswithout you ever thinking, “This guy’strying to be funny.”

Q: But that character is also so sad.He’s so wounded.

He’s incredibly sad, he’s incrediblywounded, and one of the things that makesme cry every time I see the third season isthe resolution of Warburton’s character.We don’t want to give that away, but I willsay it so bookends the three seasons — itwas not in the books, but it feels like it wasalways supposed to be that way. I thinkwhat we’ve managed to do, while stillremaining mysterious and subtle and neverspoon-feeding information, is to fill out alot of questions that were never resolved inthe books, and resolve them in an organicway that feels like, “I remember that.”

Without becoming overly commercial orwrapping everything up, I think our endingultimately is more satisfying.

Q: How did you settle on Neil PatrickHarris for Count Olaf?

Neil was also Daniel’s idea. What’s funnyabout that is soon after I had the meetingwith Netflix — I hadn’t been hired yet, but Ifelt the meeting went very well — my wifeand child and I were having Thanksgivingwith Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos inManhattan, and among the guests wereNeil and his husband, David Burtka, andtheir kids. And I sat opposite Neil, and Isaid, “Hey, Neil, we’ve never met and Ithink you’d be great in a show I can’t tellyou anything about because I don’t have thejob yet, but if I get the job I’d love for you tobe ... the guy.” And then I got the job and wewere discussing who would play Olaf andDaniel said, “What about Neil Patrick Har-ris?” I said, “Perfect, I’ve recently met himand offered him the job.”

He’s extraordinary. Not only is he playingCount Olaf, but he’s playing Count Olafplaying Shirley, Captain Sham, whatever —and he’s brilliant, and so funny and smart.He wore a different cologne as each charac-ter; you always knew when he was comingonstage ’cause you could smell the over-cologned Neil Patrick Harris as the stagedoor opened.

Q: What about him made you feel hewas right?

Part of it was that he feels equally athome in television, in movies and onstage;he could be stylized, he could be big, but hewould always be real — real and theatricalat the same time is hard to find. And Olaf’scharacter is all over the place; he’s got to bereally mean and really funny, and sort of afailure, but a threat. The first episode weever did, “The Bad Beginning,” there’s ascene early on where Olaf slaps Klausacross the face; we did several takes andNeil kept trying to show remorse. I said,“Neil, we’ve got to do one where there’s noremorse.” And Neil said, “Well I feel badabout that, I just hit the kid.” I said, “Olaf isa buffoon, but our heroes are only as heroicas our villain is villainous, and this is one ofthe few chances we have to say to the audi-ence, and to the Baudelaire kids, this guy’sdangerous.”

Q: Was it hard casting the Baudelairechildren?

Yes and no. I had worked with MalinaWeissman on a movie called “Nine Lives,”and she totally got my direction, which is

always, “Flatter, faster.” I find if actors talkreally quickly, it doesn’t give them time toact, and I hate to watch acting onscreen. Infact, my wife always has to sit to my rightand hold my right arm down so I can’twave at the screen to make them talk faster.I only got through half an episode of “MadMen,” ’cause I couldn’t believe they wereallowed to talk so slowly. So Malina waseasy, because I knew she could be flat andfast and not like a kid actor.

What’s really hard is to find male actorsbecause there seem to be fewer boys whowant to go into acting, and often when theydo they want to sort of overact. We had areally hard time finding Klaus; Louis Hynesput himself on tape in London — he’sBritish. He had never acted before, exceptan occasional school play or something,and we flew him from London to L.A. andworked with Malina and Louis for about anhour and decided at the very last minute —we were heavily into building sets — thathe was our guy. And then Sunny was hard;we interviewed a lot of twins, but they justdidn’t look right. And Presley [Smith] hadthe right look and the right personality. Wetook a chance and decided we’d go withone baby, which is always hard to do, andshe turned out great.

Q: She turned into a good little ac-tress.

I know! In the third season she’s sayingwords. When she says to Mr. Poe [the in-competent executor of the Baudelaireestate, played by K. Todd Freeman], “Idespise you,” it’s just … fantastic.

Q: The show is very stylized but veryhuman and emotional at the same time;can you talk about the relationship ofsomething that looks quite unreal andfantastic and at the same time gets rightto matters of the heart?

I think it’s specific to my personality. Ormy tone. Whether it was “Pushing Daisies”or “Addams Family” or “Men in Black,” Ilove to create specific worlds, yet not let theviewer feel they’re outside of the world; Ilike to invite them in. This sounds techni-cal, but I think the fact that I use very wideangle lenses makes a really big difference.On the one hand, wide angle lenses arevery stylized, but it also means the camerais near the actor. I think the audience feelsthey’re there in the scene and thereforemore emotionally engaged. It’s the oppo-site of what, for instance, Tony and RidleyScott do, and did; they always use very,very, very long lenses, telephoto lenses, andtheir shows are very beautiful. But some-how the audience unconsciously knowsthey’re far away, that they’re observing thescene as opposed to participating in it.

Q: Do you have a picture of your audi-ence?

Netflix gives us no information. I haveno idea who’s watching the show. I have noidea what percentage of the people watch-ing the show have read the books. I had noidea if we should have more action, ormore comedy, or they all love Mr. Poe, weneed more of that — no idea. They’re fan-tastic to work with, they were so support-ive and so great, but they just don’t give thefilmmakers any information about howwell the show’s doing, not doing, who’swatching.

Q: Is it freeing in any way not to haveto think about that?

No. I’m a commercial director — I wantto please the audience. I want to pleasethem on my terms, but if I knew that 80percent of the audience said, “We wantmore action,” we would have found a way.If everyone had said, “We want more Pres-ley” — well, of course they’d want morePresley. It’s not a bad thing to know whoyour audience is.

Usman Ally, Neil Patrick Harris and Lucy Punch in “A Series of Unfortunate Events.”

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A work of television artWhy is Netflix’s ‘A Seriesof Unfortunate Events’superior to the movie?We ask Barry SonnenfeldBy Robert LloydLos Angeles Times

Director Barry Sonnenfeld, left, Louis Hynes (in back) and Neil Patrick Harris on set.

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Actors who undergo major transforma-tions are a staple of award-season chatter,and this year is no exception. We’ve heard agreat deal of it already: Did you recognizeTilda Swinton under all that old-manmakeup? How did Rami Malek manage tospeak coherently while sporting such largefake teeth? Just how many pounds didChristian Bale put on to play a certain cal-culating politician? And so on.

But no matter how talented an actor is,they never go it alone. Among those whohelp them physically embody their charac-ters are often prosthetic and makeup art-ists, hair stylists, vocal coaches and, ofcourse, directors.

In honor of the Golden Globe Awards,which air Sunday night on NBC, here’s acloser look at how several nominated ac-tors — plus a couple others — transformedfor the big screen.

John C. Reilly, “Stan & Ollie”In getting ready to play Oliver Hardy,

half of the world’s most famous comedyduo, Reilly referred to one of the funny-man’s nicknames: Babe.

“He was called Babe because he lookedlike a chubby little baby from the time hewas a chubby little baby to the time he wasa grown man,” Reilly said. “I got inspired bythe name and said, ‘Let’s look at what somefat babies look like.’ ”

So he donned a fat suit, carrying weightas a baby’s body does, and Oscar-winningmakeup artist Mark Coulier used prosthet-ics to turn his features into Hardy’s. It tookthree hours for Reilly to transform eachmorning, and another to take it all off at theend of the day.

“Mark was such a great painter, Icouldn’t tell where my skin was and wherethe piece was unless I felt it,” the actor said.

Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born”As his own director, Cooper had the

benefit of being able to portray JacksonMaine exactly as he saw fit. That includedgrowing out his hair and beard; hiringOscar-winning makeup artist Ve Neill togive him spray tans, darken his beard andmake his eyes bloodshot for drunk scenes,as she told Vulture; and working with vocalcoach Tim Monich to perfect the country-rocker’s gravelly voice and twangy, not “toocountry” accent.

“It hurt my esophagus. I would have painfor the first couple of months,” Cooper toldThe Washington Post in the fall. “It’s notonly lowering your voice, it’s speakingdifferent rhythmically.”

Charlize Theron, “Tully”Theron has transformed before, most

memorably for her Oscar-winning turn in

2003’s “Monster.” For “Tully,” in which sheportrays a beleaguered mother of threeyoung children, Theron turned to potatochips — which she had in her car, in herkitchen, in her trailer, even in her bathroom— to help her gain close to 50 pounds.

“What they say about ‘what you eat iswho you are’ is so true, because I ate like aperson who just didn’t move, and I felt likethat,” she said on “The Ellen Show” inApril. “I was lethargic and tired all the time,and that was a hard thing to break. Becauseit’s more mental than it is almost physical.”

Rosamund Pike, “A Private War”Pike, an English actress, spent a year

preparing for her role as late war corre-spondent Marie Colvin in “A Private War.”She worked with a dialect coach to dropher voice an octave and adopt a Long Islandaccent, according to director MatthewHeineman, and spent months with a dancecoach to learn how to move and carry her-self as Marie did — holding tension in herneck and splaying her hands when shegesticulated, for example.

Designer Denise Kum helped with Pike’smakeup, hair and prosthetics.

“It was remarkable to see how (Pike)turned into this woman who didn’t obvi-ously look or sound at all like her,” Hei-neman said, later adding: “I was very as-

tounded and blown away by Ros’ perform-ance.”

Christian Bale, “Vice”Bale frequently changes his weight to

play different characters — as TrevorReznik in “The Machinist,” he shrank tojust 120 pounds. But to play Dick Cheney in“Vice,” Bale instead gained 40 pounds, by“eating a lot of pies” and, according to arecent piece published in The New YorkTimes, wore fleshy prosthetics createdusing an identical mold of his head. Aftermakeup, the actor bore features such as theformer vice president’s nose, his chin dim-ple and deep creases running from his noseto his jowls.

“He put on the suit, walked into theoffice with all of us, and everybody justdied,” prosthetics and makeup effect de-signer Greg Cannom told the Times. “I wasjust shocked. He looked just like him.”

Margot Robbie, “Mary Queen of Scots”How do you make such a modern beauty

look like a smallpox-suffering Queen Eliza-beth I? A prosthetic nose and boils, an arrayof wigs and a whole bunch of makeup.“Mary Queen of Scots” features at least fivestages of the 16th-century monarch’s evolu-tion — what British makeup artist JennyShircore called her “fresh and pretty stage”

to her balding, pancake makeup stage. ForShircore to accomplish the latter, Robbiewould sit in the makeup chair for threehours.

“Jealousy and fear between the twowomen was about power, and they wereboth very aware of each other’s beauty,”Shircore told The Post in December, refer-ring to the queen’s rivalry with her cousinMary. “When Elizabeth was losing herbeauty because of the smallpox scarring,she harnessed what was left with makeup.”

Nicole Kidman, “Destroyer”In “Destroyer,” Kidman plays a Los An-

geles police detective who went under-cover with a criminal gang years ago but isnow, as director Karyn Kusama told VanityFair, a “middle-aged woman with a pastthat she wears on her face.” This translatedto makeup that displayed the effects of sundamage, sleep deprivation, stress and anger.

Kidman doesn’t undergo extensivetransformations as often as some of herpeers do, according to Kusama, who addedthat the actress would rather be on the setthan in the makeup chair. So they kept themakeup application process short, but stillended up with a character who looks as ifshe “wears her ugliness on the outside, allthat smallness and bitterness.”

Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody”What stands out most about Malek’s

version of Freddie Mercury might be hislarge teeth. Makeup, hair and prostheticsdesigner Jan Sewell had originally asked ateeth specialist to create a prosthetic setcomparableto the Queen frontman’s, ac-cording to Variety, but that overwhelmedMalek’s face. So it was scaled down.

The actor’s jawline was already as strongas Mercury’s, Sewell told the trade outlet,but his eyes were too far apart. So theytacked on a prosthetic nose that “pulledRami’s eyes together” and finished thelooks with fake mustaches and wigs.

Tilda Swinton, “Suspiria”Remember Mark Coulier, the makeup

artist from “Stan & Ollie?” He’s back.Swinton and director Luca Guadagnino

long denied rumors that she was actuallyLutz Ebersdorf, an “actor” who had beenphotographed in full costume and makeupduring “Suspiria’s” production, and whomthey both insisted played the elderly malepsychoanalyst Dr. Josef Klemperer, one ofthe only men in the film.

But in October, Swinton came clean tothe New York Times about Lutz’s trueidentity, and Coulier revealed how he madeSwinton and her “very feminine bonestructure” seem more masculine. Theycommitted to the bit.

“She had this nice, weighty set of geni-talia,” Coulier said. “She managed to get itout on set on a couple of occasions.”

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Awards season is full ofprestige roles for veteranactors with big names —but just scratch below thesurface of many of thisyear’s lineup and you’lldiscover great perform-ances from the newer,younger set. In films like“Wildlife,” “Vox Lux,”“Leave No Trace” and“Eighth Grade,” adolescentactors go up against someof Hollywood’s best andbrightest — and truly giveus hope for cinema’s future.Here are four leading lightswho are ready for theirclose-ups:

Elsie Fisher (Kayla,“Eighth Grade”)

Age: 15 now; 14 whenfilming

Working next to giants:“I was a really big fan ofBo’s [Burnham, director-writer] comedy before thefilm,” says the California-born actress. “But after thefirst audition, we jumpedinto the script and therewas an immediate friend-ship between us.”

Directing the director:

“Directors need to treatteenagers like people. Youdon’t have to pander tothem when you’re workingwith them — just be re-spectful. They’re just kids,people who don’t pay taxesyet.”

Playing myself: “Kaylawas totally relatable for me;she’s portrayed in a waythat allows you to empa-thize with her actions. She’sa confused teenager — and Iknow I’m a confused teen-ager — so it’s hard not torelate to her. Eighth gradewas especially tough for mein my life; my social life wasreally awkward that year,and I was considering stop-ping acting, but it’s muchbetter now.”

Thomasin Harcourt Mc-Kenzie (Tom, “Leave NoTrace”)


Name game: OriginallyMcKenzie’s character wasnamed Caroline, but direc-tor Debra Granik changedit. “It happened during therehearsal period, or maybeeven a week into filming,”says the New Zealand-bornMcKenzie. “I feel like Tom

suits the character a lotbetter than Caroline; it’sgender-neutral and fittedher personality.”

Directing the director:“Because teenagers areyounger than directors,their opinions or ideasaren’t always taken seri-ously. Debra treated me asher equal, but in general,teenagers are treated likekids on a set. “

Learning experience:At one point in the film,McKenzie’s characterworks with a beehive,which the actress loved.“Listening to their buzzingand the warmth they gen-erate from the hive wasincredible. And the smell ofthe hive — the whole thingfor me was calming andempowering as well, hold-ing these tiny beings thatcould band together andkill me if they wanted orfelt the need to.”

Ed Oxenbould (Joe,“Wildlife”)


Working next to giants:Oxenbould struggled not tobe intimidated by actorsJake Gyllenhaal and CareyMulligan or director PaulDano. “I had to figure out a

way to deal with that,” saysthe Australian actor. “It’soverwhelming. But theymake you feel so relaxed —you never feel like they’rein a different realm.They’re so grounded.”

Directing the director:“So often you get dialoguefor [young people] that’srigid and unnatural. Isometimes help directorson set and say, ‘We don’t saythat anymore.’ Paul handledeverything with so muchconfidence and passion — Inever felt nervous.”

Playing myself: “Insome ways, Joe is like me;he’s a quiet, passionatecharacter, a keen observer. Ihave experienced some of

what he’s experiencingwhen his parents are fight-ing — but not the same wayJoe does. I’m from a loudfamily that really likes tovoice their opinions!”

Raffey Cassidy (Celeste/Albertine, “Vox Lux”)

Age: 17 now, 16 whenfilming

Working next to giants:Despite having co-starsthat included Natalie Port-man, Jude Law and WillemDafoe, Cassidy, who’s fromEngland, swears she wasn’tintimidated. “You say, ‘Oh,my God, I’m going to workwith Natalie Portman to-day,’ and then when youmeet them, you forget

about it — they’re normalpeople.”

Directing the director:“All the directors I’veworked with have had[portraying teens] com-pletely right. [“Vox Lux”director Brady Corbet] hadpreviously been an actor, sothe way he gave direction —he knew how to make sureI completely understood.”

Mentor moment: “Ilearned things from every-one; I ask a lot of questionson the set. I find it reallyinteresting to learn whateveryone else has to do onthe set; everyone in theirdifferent professions addedto my knowledge of how afilm set works.”

These teens carrya movie as easilyas an iPhoneBy Randee DawnLos Angeles Times

Elsie Fisher’s tips for directors who work with teens: “Treat teenagers like people. You don’t have to pander to them.”

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Ed Oxenbould appears in “Wildlife” by Paul Dano.

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Nazanin Boniadi haswhat may be the juiciestrole — make that roles — ofher career in “Counter-part,” a science-fiction-infused espionage thrillernow in its second season onStarz.

The drama, co-starringOscar-winner J.K. Sim-mons, relies on a boldpremise: an alternate ver-sion of the world was cre-ated in the waning days ofthe Cold War.

Now covert operativestravel between “Prime” and“Alpha” worlds through aportal in — where else? —Berlin. (Think of it as “TheSpy Who Came in From theCold” meets “SlidingDoors.”) Boniadi playsClare, a particularly zealousagent who sneaks acrossthe border and — spoileralert — assumes her dop-pelganger’s identity.

Despite its outre con-cept, the series, created byJustin Marks, is rich with“metaphors and allegoriesof what’s going on today,”says Boniadi, who is excitedby its sociopolitical themes.

Born in Iran after therevolution but raised inLondon, Boniadi is also anactivist who’s fought tobring attention to humanrights abuses in her nativecountry through work withthe Center for HumanRights in Iran, AmnestyInternational USA and theCouncil on Foreign Rela-tions.

“I always say as an actoryou get to portray the hu-man condition,” she says,“but as an activist you get tochange the human condi-tion.”

“Homeland,” in whichshe played a hijab-wearing

CIA analyst who challengesthe agency’s latent Islama-phobia, “was the first time Igot to talk about currentaffairs and foreign policy inconnection to my work.” Inaddition to “Counterpart,”she’ll soon be seen withDev Patel and Armie Ham-mer in “Hotel Mumbai,” agripping account of the2008 terror attack on theTaj Hotel in Mumbai, andin Jay Roach’s untitled filmabout Roger Ailes. Thefollowing is an edited tran-script.

Q: Clare is such anintriguing, layered char-acter. What’s it like toplay her?

A: I’m Middle Eastern;the last thing I want to do isplay a villain. It’s such acliche.

I auditioned for this roleand it was open to all eth-nicities. My initial conver-sation with Justin was,“Please don’t change thename.” I don’t want her toall of a sudden be named“Fatima.” And he said, “Ihave no intention of doingthat. There are people wholook like you whose namesare Clare.” She is a multi-faceted woman indoctri-nated to do bad things. AndI love the idea that if youcan learn to hate, surely youcan also learn to love. Sothat’s really her journey inSeason 2: Can she shedherself of this brainwashingand indoctrination? Canshe find out who she reallyis? Essentially she’s leavinga cult.

Q: So is the colorblindnature of the part a de-parture for you?

A: I found myself beingat the top of producers’ andstudios’ list for MiddleEastern roles, which is a

beautiful position to be in,but it does cage you in as anactor. Most Caucasianactors, they don’t lead withtheir ethnicity; they’re justplaying a human being. Sowith minority actors, it is astruggle.

Q: The fate of the “Ho-tel Mumbai” film wasuncertain for a time fol-lowing the collapse ofThe Weinstein Co. Thatmust have been frustrat-ing for you.

A: People don’t realize,when someone does some-thing truly horrible, thereare direct victims but thereare also peripheral victimswho suffered in the sensethat they lost their careers,they had their films tankbecause of this. It’s reallylivelihoods at stake — col-lateral damage.

Q: How do you strikethe balance betweenpaying your bills andbearing the burden of

representation?A: I had the blessing and

privilege of being on“Homeland.” The showgets criticized for variousthings, but I found howthey treated my characterto be very delicate. Iwanted to make sure that,after that, I went intosomething that was equallylayered.

I had to audition for“Counterpart” while onlocation in Australia shoot-ing “Hotel Mumbai.” I had

my reservations culturallyabout what was involvedwith the role. There was anudity clause, there waskissing a woman for thefirst time. And immediatelythe first thing my mindwent to was, “What will thePersian community think?”But then I realized, this iswhat I do for a living. NowI look back and I think Ican’t imagine havingturned this job down. Iwould have kicked myselfevery day. It really is themost therapeutic role.

Q: How so?A: I think it’s very self-

explanatory. Hopefully,people will just understandsometimes there are per-sonal traumas that youdon’t ever talk about publi-cly, but you pour it intoyour work. There arethings that have happenedin my personal life that Idon’t feel comfortablepublicly discussing, but Ifound a way to through thisshow and this role — it’scatharsis. There’s a trajec-tory for this character thatmirrors mine. I’ve neverbeen an assassin or a terror-ist, but this idea of sheddingindoctrination and findingout who you are, for me, is astrong one. It has beenextremely therapeutic forme to be able to put it outinto the world through myart as opposed to openlydiscussing it.

Q: Are you referring toyour past experiencewith Scientology? (Bo-niadi reportedly left theorganization.)

A: I’d rather not say.Some things we just talkabout through art.

Born in Iran,actress/activistavoids clichesNazanin Boniadi plays spy travelingbetween parallel worlds in ‘Counterpart’

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Actress and activist Nazanin Boniad stars in sci-fi espionage thriller “Counterpart.”

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“Most Caucasianactors don’t leadwith their ethnic-ity; they’re justplaying a humanbeing. So withminority actors,it is a struggle.”— Nazanin Boniadi

Vanessa Redgrave hascrafted an impressivecareer since beginning as atheater actress in the1960s. Redgrave, 81, hasstarred in everything frommassive blockbusters like“Mission: Impossible” toperiod dramas like “How-ards End,” accumulatingOscars, Emmys and Gold-en Globes along the way.She continues to performon the stage (she’s cur-rently in “The Inheritance”in London) and is inter-ested in projects that giveher the opportunity towork with “intelligent”directors, a trait she con-siders of highest impor-tance in her collaborators.

Here Redgrave looksback on some of her mostpivotal projects.

“The Aspern Papers,”Juliana Bordereau(2018). “I first cameacross this story when myfather (Michael Redgrave)wrote a play (in 1959, basedon the novel). I thought itwas a terrific play, and thenI convinced some WestEnd producers to do itwith me, and I got Christo-pher Reeve to play theAmerican writer. ... Joely(Richardson, VanessaRedgrave’s daughter) gotme involved with thisproduction, which wasdirected by Julian Landais,and I was so interestedbecause I’d played MissTina in two theater pro-ductions. So I fell for it, andI’m very glad I did.”

“Atonement,” OlderBriony (2007). “IanMcEwan is a great writer,and it’s a great novel. And,as always, the director wasimportant. Saoirse Ronanplayed the younger versionof my character and she’s asuperb actress. Joe Wright

is an extremely remarkabledirector and young man. Itwas exciting working withhim. ... There’s a lot more tothe work of a director — atleast the great ones — thanmost people who love filmthink.”

“Mission: Impossible,”Max (1996). “The reason Iwanted to be part of this isvery simple and can beanswered in one sentence:It showed a British villain.That’s what made me reallywant to do it.”

“Howards End,” RuthWilcox (1992). “It’s one ofthe best novels in the Eng-lish language that has everbeen written. That was thefirst thing. It wasn’t the firsttime I worked with JamesIvory — the first time was‘The Bostonians’ — and he’sa very intelligent director. Iprize intelligence. It’s very

rare.”

“Julia,” Julia (1977). “Itreasure the days I spentwith (director) Fred (Zin-nemann), both before andduring and after we madethis film. ... I will tell youabout his words to me andJane Fonda the eveningbefore we shot our scene inthe cafe. ... Fred told bothJane and me to make asmany cuts in our individualtexts as we could. The nextmorning, we gave Fred ourcuts, which the script su-pervisor made notes of. Asfar as I remember, Fredaccepted both Jane’s andmy cuts. Then we filmedthe scene — very little dis-cussion. In his final editwith Walter Murch, Fredcut the scene to somethinglike the barest minimum.All this was — and still is —for me, a master class infilmmaking.”

VanessaRedgrave’spivotalprojectsBy Emily ZemlerLos Angeles Times

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“There’s a lot more to the work of adirector — at least the great ones —than most people who love filmthink.”

Along with her businessand creative partner,Panos Spentzos, LindsayLohan has been workingto build her own “brand”of hotels and clubs inGreece — notably theLohan Nightclub inAthens and Lohan BeachHouse in Rhodes. For thislatest launch on the islandof Mykonos, she andSpentzos hire a bunch of“ambassadors” from theStates who will tend toguests on the beach, whichmeans getting them to buydrinks and spend lots ofmoney. They’re a bunch ofspirited, hard-drinkinghard bodies, and it’s up toLindsay to keep them inline. Will she? (Can she?)They are: Aristotle, Billy,Brent, Gabi, Jonitta, Jules,May, Mike and Sara. Theywon’t all last the summer.

Both hotel/club andshow are set in Mykonos,the program explains,because Lohan — now 32— was physically assaultedhere by her ex-boyfriendthree years ago: “Insteadof getting angry, I said I’mgoing to own this beachsomeday,” she says, “be-cause I want everyone tofeel safe.”

This is Lohan’s secondunscripted series — thefirst, “Lindsay,” aired onOWN back in 2014. (“Liv-ing Lohan,” which airedon E! in 2008, focused onmom, Dina, and her otherchildren.)

There are lots of rea-sons to want both club and“Lindsay Lohan’s BeachClub” to succeed, but thisis a review, not listicle, solet’s settle for just one. Asuccess, conceivably,means Lohan can finallysay goodbye to all that —all the baggage and trou-bles, the tabloids and paps,and the assorted creepswho have made a livingsponging off of her. Theyjust drift away, and disap-pear forever, leaving Lind-

say alone with her hotelbalance sheets. Soundsboring but beats the alter-native. Besides, we’re sickof being Lindsay voyeurs,right? Time for us to moveon, too.

Now, the review part:The show’s not very good.It’s dull, derivative andpeopled with a cast shrewdenough to know exactlywhere the camera is andhow to perform for it. “Micdrop! Mic drop!” says onecast member to another ina made-for-and-by TVput-down. The bodies arewell-tanned and gleaming,the booze is flowing. Yoususpect — no, you know —the hookups are coming.It’s a tawdry bit of theHamptons splattered on abeach in Greece.

But in that dullness maybe both cloud and silverlining. Lohan in fact is theresident adult here — thesparkly-attired kindergar-ten teacher in a flowingGreek chiton who standsbestride the unruly tod-dlers. “They’re represent-ing the Lohan BeachHouse,” she glowers atpilot’s end, “so get ready!”It’s an unintentionallyfunny line because every-one — Lohan included —knows the roles have been

reversed. It’s like “FreakyFriday: The Greek BeachHouse” edition.

Nevertheless, she makesa game effort to do herKardashian best in thepilot. She frequently al-ludes to the “Lohanbrand,” as if the “VIP”hosts are expected to hawka line of Lohan hair-careproducts along with themai tais.

Meanwhile, Lohannever lifts a drink herself —she’s insisted in interviewsin recent years that she’smaintained her sobriety.She also scolds a host forwearing a bra at their firstmeeting, which sets up thisline: “When you meet yourboss, don’t show up in abra. It’s not appropriate.It’s like me going to meetSteven Spielberg in a braand wet hair with wetbikini shorts. It’s impos-sible!”

In fact, it is possible andmaybe once even hap-pened. But that’s the dis-tant past — thank goodness— and this the present,maybe future. Lohan ashotelier and kindergartenteacher and reality TVshow boss appears seriousthis time, and finally readyto grow up. Here’s hopinganyway.

Lohan playing the grownupin reality show ‘Beach Club’By Verne GayTribune News Service

Lindsay Lohan is a hotelier and kindergarten teacher

supervising hard-drinking hard bodies in “Beach Club.”

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son, as it were, we felt had a veryspecial sentiment.”

Chen remembers his response.“I said, ‘OK, fine, I’ll step up

and do it, take one for the team. …I’ll pull it out of my library andpractice little bit and give it awhirl.’”

When the big moment came,“It felt a little bit like a dream,”says Chen, 49. “It was a goodresponse, very enthusiastic. Theyfelt like I’m one of them,” he adds,referring to the Taiwanese audi-ence.

“It was a connection to yourown people.”

Or, as Gilmer puts it, “I can’timagine how proud it must havebeen for him to stand with hisorchestra at that moment. … Ithink it was a golden moment.”

Chen returned to Taiwan dur-ing the CSO’s Asia tour with Mutiin 2016. This time around, if allgoes as planned, Chen and theorchestra will play tour-openingconcerts with their music direc-tor in Taipei, the second (Jan. 20)featuring Rimsky-Korsakov’s“Scheherezade.” Muti and theorchestra played the piece majes-tically last September in Orches-tra Hall, the extensive solo pas-sages for violin placing Chen in aspotlight he’ll reclaim when themusicians return to Taipei.

Chen’s “first solo told thestory,” I wrote in my review of theCSO performance, “the sweetnessof his tone, tautness of his vibratoand sweep of his phrases avoidingsentimentality.”

As Chen and the orchestra getready to head to Taiwan, though,stress will be coming from anoth-er source: international politics.At the start of the New Year, Chi-nese President Xi Jinping as-serted in a speech that Taiwan’sunification with China was “agreat trend of history” andwarned that “we make no prom-ise to abandon the use of force” tomake it happen.

To which Taiwanese presidentTsai Ing-wen responded defiantlya few days later: “It is impossiblefor me or, in my view, any respon-sible politician in Taiwan to ac-cept President Xi Jingping’srecent remarks without betrayingthe trust and the will of the peo-ple of Taiwan,” she said in a brief-ing to foreign reporters.

Into the fray go Chen and theCSO, in a tour that will venturefrom Taiwan to China and thenJapan.

“It’s crazy, the politics of it allnow, but we’re cultural ambas-sadors in a sense,” observes Chen.

“We’re not there to discusswhether Xi is right or whetherTrump is right,” he adds, refer-encing the ongoing trade battlebetween the two powers. “It’ssilly. It’s like watching a fight on aplayground a little bit: It alwaysstarts with something that isseemingly inconsequential.”

If any force can amelioratestruggles among nations, it’smusic, especially when delivered

at the level the CSO long hasepitomized.

For Chen, the return to Taiwanwill be personal, too, evokingmemories of a picturesque child-hood on the other side of theworld.

“Life was pretty idyllic,” hesays of his youth in Taipei. “Wehad a nice little house in the hillsand two dogs, a little goldfishpond, some fruit trees in thebackyard. … I remember enjoyingbeing in school. It was fun, andthere was a rice paddy that wasright adjacent to the school. Wewould go in there and hunt forfrogs and bugs and things of thatnature.”

Chen began keyboard profi-ciency classes at age 6, and whenhe was 7, “I came home, and aviolin was waiting for me,” hesays. “Maybe it had something to

do with the fact that my sistersplayed piano, and there was onepiano in the house, so they fig-ured it might be easier to divvy upthe practice time” if someoneplayed fiddle.

Like most youngsters, Chen“much preferred going outside – Iwanted to go to the swimmingpool or play ball in the field orhang out in the neighborhoodwith the kids,” he says. “Practic-ing was not so high up on thetotem pole.”

Still, he believes he learned alot from a “very strict” violinteacher in Taipei, and when thefamily moved to Los Angeles in1979, when Chen was 10, he con-tinued his studies, working withviolinist Robert Lipsett and takingpart in Jascha Heifetz’s masterclasses. Chen went on to earnbachelor’s and master’s degrees

from the Juilliard School, wherehe was a student of Dorothy De-Lay and Masao Kawasaki.

“He’s an excellent violinist,”says violinist Samuel Magad, who

shared the concertmaster postwith Chen beginning in 1999.

Magad retired from the orches-tra in 2007, after a 48-year run,and since then, “I’ve heard him,and he sounds beautiful. It’s reallya pleasure to hear him. I know hecontinues in the tradition of theChicago Symphony, which is allwe try to do.”

Married to violinist Laura ParkChen and father of two teenagersnow studying music on the EastCoast, Robert Chen has a particu-lar goal for the upcoming tour.

“Whenever you go on tour to aplace that’s not home, one’s desireis always to bring something tothe public, to express somethingthat touches them in a specificway,” says Chen.

“And it’s something that theywill take away from that experi-ence. It’s about giving. The moreyou give, the more you get inreturn. That’s how it should befor a musician. So that’s what I’mhoping to get from this trip.”

During two Tokyo concerts,the CSO will perform Verdi’sRequiem Mass, a Muti specialty.

“It’s a work that he’s very fondof – it’s his daily bread, almost,”says Chen.

“It will be a great honor to go toAsia again with maestro Muti. I’mnot sure if we will do it again.Given his tenure will finish in2022, it might be the last time thatwe go there with this music direc-tor.

“There should be some kind ofmeaning in that.”

Howard Reich is a Tribune critic.

[email protected] @howardreich

ReichContinued from Page 1

Chicago Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Robert Chen, pictured in his home on Monday, was born and spent the first years of his life in Taipei.

E. JASON WAMBSGANS/CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Chen performs beside conductor Riccardo Muti, right, during a Chicago

Symphony Orchestra concert at Symphony Center.

CHRIS SWEDA/TRIBUNE 2013

CSO’s Asia TourFollowing is the itinerary for the

CSO’s Asia Tour:

■ Jan. 19: National Concert Hall,

Taipei, Taiwan: Brahms Sym-

phonies Nos. 1 and 2.

■ Jan. 20: National Concert Hall,

Taipei, Taiwan: Tchaikovsky Sym-

phony No. 5; Rimsky-Korsakov

“Scheherazade.”

■ Jan. 22: Oriental Arts Centre,

Shanghai, China: Brahms Sym-


■ Jan. 23: Oriental Arts Centre,

Shanghai, China: Tchaikovsky

Symphony No. 5; Rimsky-Kor-

sakov “Scheherazade.”

■ Jan. 25: National Centre for the

Performing Arts, Beijing, China:

Brahms Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2.

■ Jan. 26: National Centre for the

Performing Arts, Beijing, China:

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5;

Rimsky-Korsakov “Scheherazade.”

■ Jan. 30: Tokyo Bunka Kaikan,

Tokyo, Japan: Brahms Sym-


■ Jan. 31: Tokyo Bunka Kaikan,

Tokyo, Japan: Verdi Requiem

Mass.

■ Feb. 2: Tokyo Bunka Kaikan,

Tokyo, Japan: Verdi Requiem

Mass.

■ Feb. 3: Tokyo Bunka Kaikan,

Tokyo, Japan: Tchaikovsky Sym-

phony No. 5; Rimsky-Korsakov

“Scheherazade.”

■ Feb. 4: Festival Hall, Osaka,

Japan: Brahms Symphonies Nos. 1

and 2.

variance in price is no longer sofervently resisted by the likes ofyou and me. The same issues arein play if you want to fly fromChicago to Florida on AmericanAirlines on Dec. 26. Like theaters,airlines don’t significantly changetheir capacity. They just charge asmall fortune for the availableseats. And their payroll costsdon’t change either. Cha-ching!

But no sooner had the Broad-way producers popped the cham-pagne corks than the party-poop-ers at Actors Equity Associationannounced that they wanted theirmembers, the people who per-form those shows, to get a biggerpiece of the action. Securing morecompensation and better benefitsfor its members is a union’s job, ofcourse, but the demands, accom-panied by a do-not-work — orstrike — notice, were not about anincrease in weekly wages butactors getting a foot into the so-called royalty pool and snagging ashare of the profits.

Equity wasn’t referring to thecurrent cast members of theaforementioned Broadwayshows, which are not threatenedby industrial action (yet), but theactors who develop new projectsthrough so-called labs, or work-shops. Broadway shows do notjust suddenly happen — they areshaped and honed over months,sometimes years, through a vari-ety of small-scale stagings andtryouts, often in Chicago. Actorscrave those gigs because they getin on the ground floor and a showmight run for years. But they arepoorly compensated — labs payonly about $1,000 a week, a figurethat has gone unchanged since2007 and is no longer a livingwage in New York City, especiallyif you don’t work every week.

Consider: There you are, toil-ing away on the very early stages

of a hot new musical, freely givingof your ideas that someone at theback of the house may well betyping into a laptop. You walkaway with a thousand bucks forhelping a show that eventuallymakes hundreds of millions ofdollars. Then they move on tosomeone else but keep some ofyour ideas. You’re miffed everytime you read the grosses. Equitythis week came up with a cutetagline for its campaign:#NotALabRat.

“Hamilton” has changed muchon Broadway — and it has been akey player in this issue, too. Backin 2016, the original cast of the hitmusical, performers who saidthey had contributed to the finalcreative product during pre-Broadway productions, de-manded a share of the profits — acollective royalty or “point,”putting them in the same catego-ry as authors, composers, direc-tors and designers. They won outand, shortly afterwards, DisneyTheatricals announced a similardeal for actors who have helpedthem develop “Frozen.”

Of course, most shows thathave labs aren’t on the level of a“Wicked” or a “Frozen.” Manywill never see Broadway at all —or, if they do, their arrival willcome at substantial risk to theirinvestors. Actors don’t have to riskthose losses — they get their$1,000 a week, after all. So how isit fair that they should reap apiece of the profits? And if toomany people are in that royaltypool, then the returns to investors,the people risking cold, hard cash,becomes dissipated, meaning thatinvesting in Broadway is an evenriskier proposition, putting a chillon commercial creativity.

The dispute will settle soon, Isuspect, labs being too importantto the Broadway process for theirexistence to be threatened. Butthe most interesting issue hereinvolves the transition of actorsfrom non-exempt hourly workers,in essence, to entrepreneurs.

Is this a good thing for theseAmerican workers?

It’s complicated. In many in-dustries, unions fight against thetransition to the so-called gig

economy, where workers havefewer workplace protections andtheir compensation is tied tocompanies doing well, and, eventhen, hardly rises at the rate oftheir bonus-snagging managers.During the “Hamilton” issue,Equity supported those castmembers, but the union was in atough spot contractually, since itscontracts historically have foughtfor better wages, not investments.For years and with the exceptionof major stars, Equity has cam-paigned for increased weeklypaychecks and railed against anysuch attempt to tie that compen-sation to a show’s fiscal perform-ance. And you can see why.

But here’s the thing. Never hasthe truism that you can’t make aliving in the theater, but you canmake a killing, been more true.

These are boom times forBroadway hits (people still havemoney to spend on tickets) and,in some cases, the big winners aremaking such massive amounts ofmoney over such a long time thatit all feels unfair. Shows like“Wicked” appear to be able to runfor decades — such is the newpower of their brands, and theirability to attract both new cus-tomers and repeat business.

Equity, though, has to protectits members who have rent to paywhether or not their new show isever likely to be in the black. If thelabs become entirely linked tofuture profits, a lot of actors willbe working for free. And as anyworker who fume while theircompany makes what seem liketerrible decisions well knows,there is nothing more galling thatbeing a passive human entitywhen your livelihood is tied toprofit. And to someone else’slousy choices.

So. Actors would probably beill-advised to nix their guaranteedweekly minimum salaries; theydo not have enough control overkey decisions that affect profit-ability, which is rarer than it ap-pears. A hybrid of wages and a

piece of the action is the idealoutcome for them. In the case ofthese blockbusters — a selectgroup — fairness clearly demandsthat everyone involved in theircreation gets a share of the mas-sive overages. I’d argue that thetime for more profit-sharing onBroadway has come. Actors whobrought in millions in a weekdeserve a Christmas bonus, bethey “lab rats” or not.

Of course you don’t know inadvance what will be a hit. If youdid, we’d all have one. If actorswant a share of the spoils fromthe hits, they’ll have to take somerisks with their time on the flops.It’s only fair. Broadway is lookingmore and more like a slot mach-ine with a progressive jackpot.Actors deserve far more than theyget, but they also will have toexamine their personal tolerancefor risk.

Chris Jones is a Tribune critic.

[email protected]

JonesContinued from Page 1

In a week, Aaron Sorkin’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” took in $1.7 million.

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Actress returns to writing

Despite the towering success of “BlackPanther” and “The Walking Dead,” DanaiGurira, the actress, is steadfastly holdingonto her alternate identity: Danai Gurira,the writer.

Gurira, whose plays grapple with cul-tural identity and her heritage as a Zimba-bwean and an American, recently openedher 2012 “The Convert” at London’sYoung Vic, with “Black Panther” co-starLetitia Wright in the lead role. The play,which Gurira calls “something I deeplyneeded,” is set in colonial Zimbabwe in1896 and reflects on the period solely fromthe African perspective, with no whitecharacters on the stage. In this version,directed by Ola Ince, the story unfolds inthe round with sparse, stylized sets thatbring even greater drama to the narrative.

That’s just one of several Gurira playsonstage around the world. Her 2015 “Fa-miliar” played at Chicago’s Steppenwolf,and another production of “Familiar” willopen Jan. 26 at San Diego’s Old Globe.

Gurira remains busy in Hollywood too.Her “Black Panther” character, Okoye, islikely to return in next year’s “Avengers:Endgame,” and she is adapting Chima-manda Ngozi Adichie’s “Americanah” intoa miniseries starring Lupita Nyong’o. Theplaywright, actress and now GoodwillAmbassador for UN Women took a fewdays to fly in for the opening of “TheConvert” in London, where she sat downto talk. The following is an edited tran-script.

Q: Have your plays been performed inLondon?

A: This play has been done at the Gate,which also did “Eclipsed” — which Letitiawas in as the lead role. I didn’t work withher too much with “Eclipsed.” I came in fora few days for that one, but I couldn’t getback to watch a performance. So I got toknow her a little bit then, but not as muchas I did during “Black Panther.” At thispoint, we have a shorthand with each otherfor many things.

Q: What was driving you when youwrote “The Convert”?

A: Where is the history of my peopletold from our perspective on the screen oron the stage? Where is our experience ofthe colonial impact and assault? And whowould I have been if I’d been born 150years ago, and what journey would I havetrekked?

A lot of those questions were at the fore.I grew up in a British colony, in Zimbabwe,when it was a young ex-colony. It was verymuch a British schooling system, and I wastaught very little about the land I was livingon.

I left Zimbabwe and came to the UnitedStates for university, and in liberal artscolleges, you’re allowed to start thinkingabout, “Who are my people? Who am I?What’s our history?” And start to reallyexplore that in a way that’s necessary foryour own journey. And I think it’s evennecessary for the Brits, quite honestly.Their history doesn’t seem to involve thosewho were colonized, in how it’s assessed.So it is exciting for me to see this play per-formed in front of a British audience.

Q: Do you write plays to offer newperspectives?

A: I guess they are new, but for me,they’re just me. They’re perspectives frommy people, who are often the ones margin-

alized and underrepresented or misrepre-sented. So it really is about, “Can I exploreanother angle of humanity that hasn’tbeen represented?” It’s the other-izedperspective. That’s what I do. People say,“Oh, it’s political.” But it’s not political. It’smy people. It gets other-ized, and that’sthe thing I’m aiming to obliterate. Or, atleast, to provoke another understanding.

Q: Are you writing new plays?A: Right now, I’ve been focused on

writing for the screen. I’ve been veryinvolved in the plays I already have cre-ated. I’ve been involved in their variousproductions. I’m constantly connected toproductions, but in terms of writing, mywriting right now is for the screen. Butthat doesn’t mean it’s not going to be forthe stage as well. It’s just not what I’mdoing right now, which is an importantstep for me because I’ve had a burden onmy heart for a long time to put these typesof characters on the screen.

Q: How are you feeling about theappreciation for “Black Panther” andhow those characters that werebrought to the screen?

A: It’s been deeply nourishing. Andmore so than we could have been antici-pated or expected. We definitely put allour heart and soul into it. We were seekingthe most authentic, the most truthful, themost alive, the most connected version ofthe story we could all tell. And the beautywas that was a collective perspective. Itwas deeply rooted in Ryan (Coogler), butit wasn’t just Ryan. It was all of us. He putaround him an amazing team that en-hanced that core that he brought. Wewere able to work as a great unit. AndMarvel was great in embracing that wewere coming in with this whole otherperspective and deep desire to say manythings in an African language. They al-

lowed us to feel like collaborators, as, ofcourse, did Ryan. So as a result, we all feela collective ownership, which is reallyspecial.

Q: Does that make the SAG nomina-tion for outstanding performance by acast even more validating?

Yeah. It’s beautiful. It’s really cool. I justsaw that list of all of us and I was like,“That’s really beautiful.”

Q: Before “Black Panther,” do youthink there had been a depiction ofAfrica in a film that’s as positive andprogressive?

A: I don’t think so. I really don’t thinkso. That’s what drove me to start writing.Like, “This cannot be the way my peopleare portrayed in a cinematic form.” Forme, it was theater at the time — that’s mymedium. It was really that dearth. Everytime I saw a film — and not all — therewere many interpretations of the conti-nent I found really disturbing and limitedand from a perspective that wasn’t ours.To all the ways in which “Black Panther”counters that just by telling an excellentstory excellently was deeply heartening.And I think it was a first.

Q: Can that help change representa-tion in Hollywood?

A: Let me take out my crystal ball! Butone can hope this is about climate and notweather. That’s what I keep saying. It’sabout a shift that’s happening becausethat’s how it should be. There has been anopenness that has prevailed around thesetypes of stories being told, absolutely.We’ve seen some higher ups in this indus-try speak really powerfully around howyou do what makes sense, and that meansyou tell a variety of stories from a varietyof perspectives and you tell them withauthenticity.

Danai Gurira’s striking play “The Convert” explores whether faith has a cost — and if so, when is that cost too much?

CHRISTOPHER L. PROCTOR/FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES 2018

For ‘Black Panther’star Danai Gurira,now is the right time

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perfect time to plot your next vacation. Better

yet, vacations.

We’re here to help. Check out our list of Midwest get-

aways for 2019: Nine for ’19.

Most of the destinations are within a six-hour drive of

Chicago. All of them are worth a visit, especially this year.

Take a look. See what you like. And start making plans

while there’s still plenty of blank space in the calendar.

By Lori Rackl | Chicago Tribune

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Counterclockwise from top: Gateway Arch National Park in

St. Louis. Shinola Hotel in Detroit. Iowa State Fair in Des

Moines. Tall Ship Celebration in Bay City, Mich. The Milwau-

kee Bucks. Pablo Center in Eau Claire, Wis. Dana-Thomas

House in Springfield. The Citizens Trust in Columbus, Ohio.

Capitol building in St. Paul, Minn.

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for ’19Our picks for where to go

in the Midwest in 2019

9St. Paul, Minn.

Minneapolis got all thelove in 2018, thanks to thatlittle sporting event knownas the Super Bowl, but the“other” twin city’s gotgame too, especially in thecoming weeks. Bundle upfor the 133rd installment ofthe Saint Paul WinterCarnival, Jan. 24 to Feb. 3,when hardy Minnesotanssay whatevs to finger-tingling temps and take theparty outdoors with pa-rades, fireworks, ice barsand snow sculptures. Thefestival’s key events usuallytake place in Rice Park, butongoing renovations meanthe shindig has migratedthis year to Kellogg MallPark overlooking the Mis-sissippi River. The hottestnew attraction in the capi-tal city (whose Capitol gota major makeover not longago) is Keg and Case West7th Market, a culinary/

retail bonanza that openedin the fall on the historicgrounds of Schmidt Brew-ery. Food options rangefrom small-batch icecream and 50-plus flavorsof cotton candy to thefine-dining concept InBloom, where all of thedishes — duck hearts,pheasant, trout, mush-rooms — are cooked over awood fire. The Bell Muse-um — part planetarium,part natural history institu-tion — moved into its newhome on the University ofMinnesota’s St. Paul cam-pus last summer, and aftera yearlong renovation, theMinnesota Museum ofAmerican Art — aka “theM” — came back in biggerand better digs as of De-cember. A kicky $250million soccer stadium,Allianz Field, onboardsthis spring.

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Recently, I was on a massivecruise ship with 3,000 passengersblitzing the great ports of theMediterranean — and having lotsof fun. No, I’m not suddenly aban-doning my independent travelprinciples and becoming a hugeproponent of cruising. But I amimpressed by the economy, effi-ciency and popularity of this kindof travel ... and, to be honest, Ienjoy cruising.

I’m the first to admit that cruis-ing doesn’t appeal to everyone.For some, it’s anti-travel. Forothers, it’s the perfect vacation.

On our ship, I met people whoseemed to be having a great time... most of them veterans of manycruises. I also met lots of budget-conscious travelers who told methat a cruise (which includestransportation, lodging and foodfor one discounted price) is awonderful value.

The per-day base cost for main-stream cruises beats independenttravel by a mile. For a weeklongEuropean cruise, a couple can payas little as $100 per person pernight — that’s less than most hotelrooms in London or Paris. To linkall the places on your own — withhotels, rail passes, boat tickets,taxi transfers, restaurants and soon — would add up fast. And youcan’t beat the convenience andefficiency of sleeping while youtravel to your next destination.

There are some negatives.There’s no denying that the cruis-ing industry contributes to water,air and marine-noise pollution —but technology and consumerpressure are helping a bit. Envi-ronmental responsibility is such ahot topic that all the large cruiselines have website sections whereyou can evaluate their efforts.(Just keep in mind that this info isalso intended to help market theircruises.)

And what about the impact onlocal economies and communi-ties? Cruising can trample townswith sightseers who leave almostno money (since they eat, sleepand buy their tours onboard). On

the other hand, most of thosecommunities view cruise ships asan economic boost — which ex-plains why so many ports areinvesting in cruise-worthy piersand terminals.

Then there are issues of econo-mic justice. Critics point out thatthe industry is built on rich tour-ists being served by crew mem-bers from poor countries. But I’vetalked to many people who workon cruise ships, and they’ve toldme that the income they earn on a

ship is far more than any employ-ment prospects they have backhome. And the remarkable loyaltyof numerous crew members(working many, many years forthe same cruise line) says a lotabout this working arrangement.

There’s also diversity to thisstyle of travel. Cruising can ac-commodate a family with vastlydifferent travel philosophies. It’spossible for mom to go to themuseum, dad to lie by the pool,Sally to go snorkeling, Bobby to go

shopping, grandma and grandpato take in a show ... and then all ofthem can have dinner togetherand swap stories about theirperfect days. (Or, if they’re gettingon each other’s nerves, there’splenty of room on a big ship tospread out.)

Cruising is especially popularamong retirees, particularly thosewith limited mobility. Cruisingrescues you from packing up yourbags and huffing to the trainstation every other day. Once onland, accessibility for wheelchairsand walkers can vary dramatically— though most cruise lines offerexcursions specifically designedfor those who don’t get aroundwell.

And yet, I still have reserva-tions. Just as people trying tolearn a language will do better byimmersing themselves in thatculture than by sitting in a class-room for a few hours, I believethat travelers in search of engag-ing, broadening experiencesshould eat, sleep and live Europe.Good or bad, cruising insulatesyou from Europe. If the taxi driv-ers in Naples are getting a littletoo pushy, you can simply retreatto the comfort of 24-hour roomservice, American sports on theTV and a boatload of people whospeak English. It’s fun — but is it

Europe?Cruising might not be for ev-

eryone. But neither is my style oftravel. And at least cruising getspeople (who might otherwise stayhome) out interacting with theworld. Frankly, many of the peo-ple I met on my last cruise wereenjoying (and benefiting from)the chance to broaden their per-spective through travel … even iftethered to a big floating chunk ofAmerica.

Let’s face it: Americans havethe shortest vacations in the richworld. Some choose to dedicatetheir valuable time off to all-inclusive, resort-style vacations inFlorida, Hawaii, the Caribbean orMexico: swimming pools, song-and-dance shows, shopping andall-you-can-eat buffets. Cruisinglets you toggle back and forthbetween the floating American-style resort each evening and adifferent European adventureeach day. If you know how to useyour time on shore smartly, it canbe the best of both worlds. Bonvoyage!

Rick Steves (www.ricksteves.com)writes European travel guidebooksand hosts travel shows on publictelevision and public radio. Emailhim at [email protected] andfollow his blog on Facebook.

Weighing pros and cons of taking a cruise

Cruising might not be for everyone, but it’s an economical, efficient and popular mode of travel.

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Cruise staff prepares quality dishes, but the food still pales compared

with meals you can get in port, lovingly prepared with local recipes.

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“Friends from College”star Jae Suh Park is basedout of Los Angeles, whereshe resides with her hus-band, actor Randall Park,and their daughter, Ruby.But she also spends a lot oftime in New York City,where her Netflix series isfilmed. “I would say thatNew York is the seventhfriend in the show,” saysPark, who portrays Mari-anne. “The energy of thecity is so inspiring. I can’thelp but bring it into myrole on the show.”

An edited version of ourconversation follows.

Q: When I interviewedyour husband, Randallsaid Kauai was his favor-ite destination, becausethat’s where you honey-mooned. What wouldyou pick?

A: Well, it’s still inHawaii. But now with our6-year-old in tow, I wouldsay Oahu. I think it’s a littlemore kid-friendly.

Q: To someone whowas going there for thefirst time, what wouldyou recommend thatthey do during theirvisit?

A: Go to Leonard’s Bak-ery immediately uponarrival for a coffee andmalasada (Portuguesedoughnuts). Go to theAloha Stadium Swap Meetto bring back kitschythings for your friends andthe Ala Moana Center totake advantage of theHawaii sales tax. And, ofcourse, relax on the beach.The water in Hawaii isalways so clear and just theright temperature.

Q: What was the firsttrip you took as a child?

A: The first trip I re-member as a child was ourimmigration to the UnitedStates from South Korea. Iwas 6 and I rememberbeing really sad and crying,because we were leavingmy grandmother, andbeing on the plane forwhat felt like forever. I wasthe same age as my daugh-ter is now. I’m not surewhat I understood or whatI was able to process at thetime, but I guess it turnedout OK. My daughterwouldn’t be here if I didn’ttake that trip.

Q: Where are yourfavorite weekend get-aways?

A: I really enjoy going tothe Solvang, Santa Barbaraand Ojai area. It’s just soquaint. It’s not too far of adrive and I love the restau-rants, shops and the winetasting there.

Q: Where is the mostromantic destination?

A: Well, I’d have to sayKauai. We honeymoonedat the Grand Hyatt thereand they have these amaz-ing giant lagoons, whichare very romantic. Also,there’s something aboutthat slight humidity in theair and ocean breeze that

makes my husband lookextra sexy.

Q: Do you prefer tostay in town or go awayfor the holidays?

A: I don’t really go awayfor the holidays. The holi-days are the best times ofthe year in LA. It feels likehalf of LA goes home, sothe streets feel empty andthere’s very little traffic.No traffic in LA is theChristmas miracle.

Q: What is your besttravel memory?

A: One of the best mem-ories I have is when Itraveled to Osaka, Japan,in college. I was cast in atheater production of anoriginal Japanese play.Our group performed theplay in English at ourcollege and at a college inOsaka. Their group per-formed it in Japanese attheir college and ours. Wehosted them in our coun-try as they hosted us intheirs. It was just thecoolest experience, al-though I think they got theshort end of the stick asour college was in Davis,Calif. No dig on Davis but,you know, not the mostexciting town.

For more from the reporter,visit www.jaehakim.com.

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Hawaii:Romanticand goodfor kids By Jae-Ha KimTribune Content Agency

ASHLEY FRANGIE QA: Hertz and Auto Eu-

rope should be falling allover themselves to helpyou with a refund. If yourAuto Europe confirmationsaid “INSURANCE OP-TIONAL,” then the insur-ance should have beenoptional. Instead, Hertz hityou with a charge forCDW and “theft protec-tion.” (What is that andwhy is it mandatory? Whoknows?)

Worse, the car rentalcompany had you over abarrel, since you’d prepaidfor your car. I think carrental companies and theiragents need a realitycheck. How the heck canyou charge someone $213for a rental and then $510in “mandatory” insurance?

The paper trail of corre-spondence between you,Hertz and Auto Europe,your agent, is even morefrustrating. At one point, it

appears you’re in an onlinechat with Auto Europe. Inone memorable exchangewith Hertz, a representa-tive declares, “Silvia, weare showing that the CDWand TP are mandatory inGermany unless you have aletter from your insurancecompany stating that rent-al cars in Germany arecovered. Did you have thisletter? All reservationswith Dollar/Thrifty inGermany have this re-quirement.”

You ask why the re-quirement wasn’t dis-closed. Then Hertz says,“The charges are valid.”Your reaction is priceless:“Am I talking to a bot?” Itwouldn’t surprise me if youwere. If Dollar, which isowned by Hertz, requiresinsurance and theft protec-tion for its vehicles — andit’s well within its rights todo so — then it must say so.

Upfront. Quoting $213 butcharging $723 is wrong.

I publish the names,numbers and email ad-dresses for the Hertz andDollar customer-serviceexecutives on my con-sumer-advocacy site:www.elliott.org/company-contacts/hertz/. I alsohave the contact informa-tion for the Auto Europeexecutive contacts:www.elliott.org/company-contacts/auto-europe/.

I contacted Auto Europeabout your case. The com-pany agreed to refund yourinsurance charges.

Christopher Elliott is theombudsman for NationalGeographic Traveler maga-zine and the author of“How to Be the World’sSmartest Traveler.” You canread more travel tips on hisblog, elliott.org, or emailhim at [email protected].

TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER

Billed for insurance thatwas presented as optional

By Christopher ElliottKing Features

I rented a Dollar car at Frankfurt airport through Auto

Europe. When I made the reservation, Auto Europe immedi-

ately charged me $213, and I received a voucher for the six-

day rental. On the first page of the voucher, highlighted in

blue were the words: “INSURANCE OPTIONAL.”

After a 14-hour flight from California to Germany, I ar-

rived at the Dollar counter in Frankfurt, which was closed. A

sign directed me to the Hertz counter next to it. I presented

my voucher, but a Hertz employee told me that I could not

rent the car without purchasing a collision-damage waiver

(CDW) and theft insurance from Hertz.

Initially, I refused because the Chase Sapphire Visa card I

use to pay for rental covers CDW and theft worldwide. But

Hertz would not rent me the car. I told them I had rented

cars all over the world, from South Africa to Costa Rica,

without problems, but they did not budge. I was forced to

accept the insurance.

I could not walk away because I had already prepaid for

the rental. The extra insurance cost 246 euros and the theft

protection cost 106 euros. After taxes, that came to $510 on

top of the initial rental charge.

I’ve asked Hertz and Auto Europe for a refund, but they

won’t budge. Can you help?

— Silvia Restelli, San Jose, Calif.


The canada, or canyon, in El Charco del Ingenio protected area. The number of species of plants and birds there has skyrocketed in recent years.

MIGUEL VIQUEZ/AP PHOTO 2016

SAN MIGUEL DEALLENDE, Mexico —Imagine a botanical garden,and acres of carefully de-signed, highly manicured,delicately pruned “zoos forplants” may come to mind.But at El Charco del Inge-nio, a botanical garden andnatural protected area incentral Mexico, the sprawl-ing scrubland has beenallowed to return to itsunencumbered, wilderroots.

The approximately 160-acre property, acquiredfrom several different fam-ilies, had been overgrazedfor hundreds of years, ac-cording to Mario ArturoHernandez Pena, the park’sdirector.

“Thirty years ago, peoplesaid the only thing thatgrows here is stones,” Her-nandez said. But by limitingaccess, protecting the soilfrom runoff, pruning treesand controlling unwantedspecies, the land has blos-somed, he said.

In 1991, when El Charcofirst opened, volunteersand staff had identifiedabout 183 species of plantsand about 130 species ofbirds. Those numbersexploded to about 600 and186 in 2007 and 2014, re-spectively.

“We’re just helping na-ture,” he said.

El Charco is easily acces-sible from touristy down-town San Miguel de Allen-de. It’s a few minutes by caror a longer, uphill jaunt byfoot. The park hosts about50,000 visitors each year.About 70 percent are Mexi-cans and, of those, about 35percent are students, whichis exactly how Hernandezand the board of directorslike it.

“It’s an educationalenvironment, not a parkwhere you can have a pic-nic,” explained NaomiZerriffi, the only non-Mexi-can on the seven-memberboard of directors.

Even so, the high touristseason of Novemberthrough February is the

park’s busiest time of year,Hernandez said.

“We’re working with theUniversity of Guanajuatoon a study of the capacity ofintake. We’re discussinghow much is too much,” hesaid. “We can pack thisplace with people ... butthen its natural structure,which we guard as a treas-ure, would be highly af-fected.”

In addition to its biodi-

versity, El Charco is cultur-ally and historically signifi-cant. Its name combinestwo Spanish words, “elcharco,” or “puddle,” and“ingenio,” or “mill.” Theyrefer to the ancient flow ofwater in the canyon, whichoriginated in a naturalspring, long since dried up,and the remains of an an-cient mill or waterwheel,likely used to grind grain,which shows up on a map

of San Miguel from 1580. Today’s visitors also can

see the remains of an18th-century bridge, theruins of a 19th-centuryhacienda and a still-intactdam built in 1902. Thereare workshops andclasses, guided tours inSpanish and English,bird-watching excursions,a sweat lodge and full-moon ceremonies, as wellas an annual spring

equinox concert and sum-mer festival in July.

El Charco, a nonprofitorganization, receives nogovernment funding, andthe bulk of its annualbudget is drawn frommemberships and fees,Hernandez said. About 20percent comes from privatedonations. In addition toHernandez and the boardof directors, the park is runby a team of 24 full-time

staff, including an environ-mental engineer and twobiologists, and 10 volunteertour guides.

Andrew Goodell, a vol-unteer and engineeringgeologist, said groups ofstudents, ranging fromprekindergarten to post-doctoral, have toured thepark.

“I want to give them anappreciation for nature andtheir heritage,” he said. “Iwant to show them whatthe land has looked like inthe past, what the names ofthings are and what they’vebeen used for.”

Hernandez’s intentionsare even broader.

“We can have a muchlarger impact if we focusnot just on environmentaleducation but on culturalchange,” he said. “We canjust have tourists runningthrough here and takingoff, but if people leave herethinking about their actionsand their impacts, that’sreal.”

WILD RETURN At botanical garden in central Mexico, natural species blossom again after overgrazing

By Kim CurtisAssociated Press

El Charco del Ingenio Director Mario Arturo Hernandez Pena leads a tour of the botanical garden, which opened in 1991.

KIM CURTIS/AP PHOTOS

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If you’re like me, you love theSunday Travel section — and theSunday Life + Style section.Starting next week, we’re givingyou more of what you love aboutboth in a supersized new broad-sheet section we’re calling Life +Travel.

Each week, you’ll find a dy-namic, modern cover highlight-ing the week’s best stories inLifestyles, Travel, Style, Re-lationships and Home design.Inside, you’ll find a colorfulsection filled with the storiesand columns that bring you backweek after week, including AskAmy, Heidi Stevens, Rick Steves,Miss Manners, Answer Angeland Candid Candace.

We’re rearranging things a bitto put stories and sections to-gether in a manner that reflectsthe way we live. Travel, whetherit’s to a nearby Midwest destina-tion or a cruise to an exotic lo-cale, is part of the fabric of ourlives. The Life + Travel section isdesigned to help you navigateyour life, whether it’s booking

New Life + Travel section coming Sunday

Here are some of the moreinteresting events, deals, websitesand other travel tidbits that havecome across our desk recently:■ Car buffs will want to motorover to Motor City for the NorthAmerican International AutoShow, open to the public Jan.19-27 at the Cobo Center in De-troit. Hundreds of new-modelcars and trucks will be on displayalong with prototypes. www.naias.com■ The popular getaway spotBrown County, Ind., is promotingwinter fun with Winter in theWoods on Jan. 18-21. Activitiesinclude a wellness retreat, visitsto wineries and breweries, winterhiking and an outing to viewbirds. www.winterinthewoods.com■ The 132nd annual Suicide SkiHill Ski Jumping Tournamentwill be Jan. 22 at the IshpemingSki Club in Negaunee, Mich. A3.1-mile Nordic race will be heldbefore the ski jumping, whichbegins with trial runs at 6 p.m.tinyurl.com/yboqhakl

■ Who says carnivals are forwarm weather only? Winterval2019 will be Jan. 26 in downtownFort Wayne, Ind., offering out-door activities, such as ice carvingand rugby, and indoor fun, too,like building bird feeders at theBotanical Conservatory and danc-ing to live music in an adults-onlyheated tent. tinyurl.com/yco5kys7■ The McHenry County Histori-cal Society and Museum displaysquilts from its collection Jan. 4-31at the Woodstock Opera House inWoodstock. Nine quilts from the1870s through 1940s will be ondisplay. tinyurl.com/ya77znxx■ The Betty Brinn Children’sMuseum in Milwaukee has a newexhibit that’s dedicated to STEM(science, technology, engineeringand math) education. Innova-tions, Inc. is part of the museum’sHome Town exhibit and includesa kid-sized research and devel-opment office that has childrenexplore the influence of scienceand math on our everyday lives. Italso shows how scientists, engi-neers, designers and others worktogether to develop innovativeproducts. tinyurl.com/y7dhyxde

■ Winterfest will be celebratedJan. 26 to Feb. 3 in Lake Geneva,Wis. Among the activities will bethe National Snow SculptingChampionship, live music andentertainment, human dog sledraces, a wine pairing dinner andmuch more. www.visitlakegeneva.com/winterfest■ The Kickapoo Valley Reserve inLa Farge, Wis., hosts hikes toexplore ice formations in thereserve on Jan. 19 and 26 and Feb.

2 and 9. Expect steep, slipperyand strenuous hiking. Regis-tration is at tinyurl.com/y8swygeu, and info on the iceformations and reserve trails is attinyurl.com/y9mx7gdo.■ Winter Jam, billed as Christianmusic’s largest annual tour, willbe Jan. 25 at the Wells FargoArena in Des Moines. Headliningwill be Newsboys United, a bandthat has four Grammy nomina-tions in its three-decade career.

tinyurl.com/yaprul4c■ The 2019 Wisconsin StateSnowshoe Championship Racewill be held during PhillipsFlurry, Jan. 26 in Phillips, Wis.There will be 3.1- and 6.2-milecourses for teams and individuals,and the action is for both com-petitive and noncompetitivesnowshoers. www.phillipsflurry.com■ Traverse City Escape packagesare available from participatinglodgings in the Traverse City,Mich., area at tinyurl.com/y9k9lwgm.■ The Michigan tourism folkshave advice on where you can gofat-tire biking in their state thiswinter at tinyurl.com/yatx4e9v.

Deals and websites listed here havebeen checked for availability as ofpress time. Listings are not en-dorsements. Send tips at least amonth in advance to [email protected].

Phil Marty is a freelancer.

NEWS TO USEBy Phil MartyChicago Tribune

The North American International Auto Show kicks off Jan. 19 in Detroit.

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Can you take a vacation fromyour cellphone? A growing num-ber of hotels will help you findout.

Some resorts are offering perks,like snorkeling tours and s’mores,to guests who manage to give uptheir phones for a few hours.Some have phone-free hours attheir pools; others are banningdistracting devices from publicplaces altogether.

Hotels that limit cellphone userisk losing valuable exposure onInstagram or Facebook. But theysay the policies reflect their mis-sion of promoting wellness andrelaxation. And, of course, they

hope that happily unpluggedguests will return for future visits.

“Everyone wants to be able todisconnect. They just need a littlecourage,” said Lisa Checchio,Wyndham Hotels’ chief market-ing officer.

People’s inability to disconnectis an increasingly serious issue.Wyndham knew it had a problemwhen hotel managers requestedmore beach chairs to accommo-date all the people who would sitin them and stare at their phones.It discovered that the averageresort guest was bringing threedevices and checking them onceevery 12 minutes — or roughly 80times a day.

On Oct. 1, Wyndham Grand’sfive U.S. resorts began offeringprime spots by the pool, freesnacks and the chance to winreturn visits when guests puttheir phone in a soft, lockedpouch. The phones stay with theguests, but only hotel staff canunlock the pouches.

Wyndham says 250 peoplehave used the pouches so far atresorts in Florida and Texas. Theprogram will be found at moreWyndham hotels this year.

Resorts offerperks forhandingover phonesBy Dee-Ann Durbin Associated Press

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Eau Claire, Wis.A bit of a Brooklyn-Austin-

Portland vibe flows through thisuniversity town at the confluenceof the Eau Claire and Chippewarivers. Hometown hero JustinVernon, of indie folk band BonIver fame, helps up the cool quo-tient of this outdoorsy city 90miles east of Minneapolis. TheGrammy winner is part owner ofthe 30-room Oxbow Hotel, a hotspot for jazz sessions, vinyl-spin-ning DJs and tasty food in itsLakely restaurant, where a popu-lar pick is the Scandinavian“koldtbord,” a customizable appe-tizer tray offering Wisco cheese,sausage, sauerkraut and pickledbeets. The downtown hotel alsomakes a good jumping-off pointto explore the area’s bike trailsand waterways. Vernon is a co-founder of the summer musicfestival Eaux Claires, whereChance the Rapper and Wilcorounded out the talent in 2017.Last year, organizers kept thelineup a secret until the day of thefest — an experiment that report-edly didn’t go over well. EauxClaires is taking a break in 2019 toregroup but promises to be backwith a vengeance in 2020. Untilthen, the city has no shortage ofother events to keep festivalgoersoccupied. Another draw: It wel-comed an impressive new artsand performance venue, PabloCenter, in the fall. Pablo’s inaugu-ral season lineup includes danceproductions, family-friendlyperformances, and music and filmevents, and admission to thecenter’s multiple art galleries isfree.

DetroitMotor City didn’t just land on

this list; it also merited a spot ontravel guidebook publisherFodor’s Go List for 2019, rubbingelbows with the likes of Berlinand Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Ever the fighter, Detroit emergedfrom the largest municipal bank-ruptcy in U.S. history and hasbeen rebuilding at a feverishly fastclip. Old buildings are findingnew life, especially in the form ofboutique hotels, like the brand-new, buzzy Shinola Hotel as wellas Element Detroit at the Met-ropolitan and The Siren. TheSiren transformed the once-decaying Wurlitzer Building intoa hip place to stay and play — itsmillennial pink Candy Bar cock-tail lounge is just one example ofthe city’s white-hot food and bevscene. Nearby, construction crewsare turning the site of the formerHudson’s flagship departmentstore into what will be the tallestbuilding in the state, reaching 912feet. The riverfront keeps ongetting better; Atwater Beach, a“beachfront” park with a floatingcafe barge, is slated to open thissummer. Ghosts of Detroit’s glorydays continue to be resurrected;the art deco Willis Show Barrecently returned as an upscalecabaret and cocktail joint after a40-year hiatus.

Columbus, OhioA youthful, entrepreneurial

energy has fueled a lot of changesin Ohio’s capital, a fashion designhub (you read that right) brim-

ming with creative restaurants,craft breweries, distilleries andsmall-batch coffee roasters. Epi-cures will want to bring theirappetite and check out new-comers Ambrose & Eve and thevegetarian eatery Comune, aswell as the tasting menu-onlyVeritas, which moved about ayear ago from suburban Delawareto downtown Columbus. That’swhere it shares a swanky space ina former bank with the innovativecocktail lounge, The CitizensTrust. The region’s 40-plus brew-eries recently added a sour beerbar to the roster with SeventhSon’s sister brewery, Antiques onHigh. Wake up inside a breweryat the new DogHouse hotel, a32-room property that’s part ofBrewDog’s Ohio campus, about15 miles from downtown. Comingin 2019: The historic Budd Dairybuilding in Italian Village willbecome a food hall and incubatorfor up-and-coming chefs. ItalianVillage is also where you’ll findthe original location of Fox in theSnow, one of the best cafes in theMidwest. The husband-and-wifeteam of Jeff Excell and LaurenCulley — she’s a crazy-good baker— dish up custard-filled dough-nuts, elevated egg sandwichesand artful cups of joe in an airy,renovated garage. Columbus alsoadded a major new attraction lastfall with the National VeteransMemorial and Museum. Situatedon the banks of the Scioto River,the architectural stunner of abuilding is an $82 million tributeto servicemen and women fromall branches of the military.

St. LouisThe city’s iconic Gateway Arch

and its recently revampedgrounds got a well-deservedupgrade to national park status in2018. If you’ve never visited thislandmark or it’s been a while,time to go. The landscape aroundEero Saarinen’s soaring tribute towestward expansion is moreaccessible and attractive thanever, and the overhauled under-ground museum exploring Lewisand Clark, life as a pioneer andthe nation’s growth, is straight-upfascinating — and free. Alsodowntown, the Soldiers Memori-al Military Museum reopenedshortly before Veterans Day fol-lowing a $30 million face-lift. The

much-anticipated St. LouisAquarium at Union Station plansto make a splash this fall. Enter-tainment options abound in theGrand Center Arts District, whereyou can bed down in the newAngad Arts Hotel, a boutiqueproperty that aims to matchguest-room colors with travelers’moods — red for passion, blue fortranquility, etc. For a memorabledinner, indulge in the veggie-centric, Midwest-proud menu atVicia, a sleek restaurant that’sbeen getting rave reviews since itopened in 2017 in the tech-heavyCortex District.

Illinois’ Frank LloydWright Trail

Fill up the tank for a road tripbuilt around some of the famedarchitect’s greatest hits on a jour-ney spanning from Rockford, acity on the rise, down to the statecapital of Springfield. Illinoisintroduced its Frank LloydWright Trail last spring, a yearafter Wisconsin rolled out its ownversion. The Prairie State’s itera-tion consists of 13 Wright sitesopen to the public, including hishome and studio in Oak Park, abank in Dwight, a chapel inBelvidere and a farmhouse inHampshire. Visit the state’s tour-ism website, EnjoyIllinois.com, tofind self-guided itinerariespegged to the trail, like a 110-miletrip from Chicago to Rockford,where you can tour the onlybuilding the prolific Wright everdesigned for a client with a disa-bility. While you’re in town, getsome coffee at Rockford Roasting,

food at Social Urban Bar &Restaurant and beer at PrairieStreet Brewing Co., on the banksof the Rock River. On the south-ern end of the trail in Springfieldis the stunning (and free) Dana-Thomas House, a showcase ofWright-designed furniture —more than 100 original pieces —and an even bigger inventory ofhis art glass windows, doors andlight fixtures. Another abodeworth visiting in the capital: therecently restored Governor’sMansion, open daily for publictours 1-4 p.m.

Great Lakes BayRegion

A collection of half a dozencommunities, this something-for-everyone playground is tuckedaway by a Lake Huron bay, wherethe thumb meets the rest of theMichigan mitten. In July, thepopular Tall Ship Celebrationreturns to Bay City for the firsttime since 2016. If tall ships don’tfloat your boat, Bay City boastskiller antique shopping too. Con-tinue your retail therapy inFrankenmuth, or “Little Bavaria,”home to what’s billed as theworld’s largest Christmas storeand a famed cheese purveyor thatrelocated to a bigger address lastsummer. The town of Midland isupping its game with the debut ofan LPGA tournament in the sum-mer and the recent addition of thecountry’s longest canopy walk inWhiting Forest of Dow Gardens.Opened last fall during primeleaf-peeping season, the quarter-mile-long, ADA-accessible cano-

py walk hovers as high as 40 feetin the air, giving visitors vistas ofpine trees, ponds and orchards.

MilwaukeeBrew City has plenty of reasons

to raise a glass in 2019, includingthe upcoming relaunch of Ameri-ca’s Black Holocaust Museum in abrand-new building inBronzeville. A lynching survivornamed James Cameron openedthe original museum in 1984, butfinancial woes forced it to close itsdoors in 2008. Meanwhile, theMilwaukee Bucks are settling intotheir new address at Fiserv Fo-rum, a multipurpose arena thatswung into action last summer.Potawatomi Hotel & Casino isbetting more guests will head itsway with the arrival of a newhotel tower this summer, and theIntercontinental Hotel is morph-ing into the artsy Saint Kate, com-plete with performance space, agallery and an artist-in-residenceprogram just like its sister proper-ty, the historic Pfister. The foodhall trend shows no signs of slow-ing its roll. The East Side’s sleeknew Crossroads Collective fea-tures barbecue, crepes, tacos andscoops of homegrown Scratch IceCream, and more than 20 localvendors are on tap to populate 3rdStreet Market Hall when its doorsopen this fall. In a positive devel-opment for Sherman Park, aneighborhood that made nationalnews in 2016 as the site of violentunrest following a fatal policeshooting, an old bank has beenturned into a cozy, creative hubfor small businesses run by peopleof color. The growing list of ten-ants at Sherman Phoenix includespainting and yoga studios as wellas purveyors hawking buffalowings, gourmet popcorn andwhat are said to be the tastiestspring rolls in MKE.

Des Moines, IowaSkateboarding is on a roll; the

fast-growing sport makes itsOlympic debut in Tokyo in 2020.Des Moines is ahead of the curve,breaking ground on what will bethe largest skate park in the Mid-west when it launches downtownin 2019. In other sporting news,Drake University will host thefirst and second rounds of theNCAA March Madness basketballtournament. Moving on fromsports to spirits and suds: A his-toric train car barn in West DesMoines has been repurposed intoa sprawling food and beveragehall. The Foundry features 50-plus beers on tap, a rotating rosterof food trucks and a distillery bythe co-founder of Templeton Rye.Hopheads should download thenew “Brew Moines” beer pass-port app for deals at breweriesand taprooms in greater DesMoines. If you’re swinging byIowa’s capital May through Octo-ber, don’t miss the SaturdayDowntown Farmers’ Market,whose nearly 300 vendors drawcrowds as big as 25,000. Thatturnout seems downright inti-mate compared with the million-plus folks who flock to the ever-popular Iowa State Fair, Aug. 8-18.Whenever you visit, overnight atthe recently refurbished Renais-sance Savery Hotel, an 11-storystructure that reigned as Iowa’sfirst skyscraper when it opened in1919.

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An arm of Midland’s new canopy walk overlooks a pond in Whiting Forest in Michigan. The quarter-mile-long, ADA-accessible canopy walk hovers as high as 40 feet in the air.

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FORK IN THE ROAD

Maybe your most recent imageof Buffalo comes from late 2017,when the Bills looked like theywere playing the Colts inside anoverpacked snow globe.

Ever since Johnny Carsonmade a running gag of Buffalo’sBlizzard of ’77, the city has beenfamous for its winter precipita-tion. But while lake-effect snowdoes pile up sometimes (particu-larly in the southern suburbs), theflip side is friendly locals whohappily band together to dig anewcomer’s car out in winter —or show off its glistening LakeErie waterfront in summer.

I experienced both duringthree years in the city, and I re-cently returned with my mom tovisit friends. I discovered thatBuffalo now is a hot spot year-round. The sports-loving cityembraces cold with activitiessuch as outdoor ice skating andcurling, and it celebrates summerwith unique boat-up recreationvenues.

Its history of all-year friendli-ness goes back well over a cen-tury. From immigrants to vision-aries, open-hearted Buffalo hasalways welcomed workaday folksand ambitious leaders to itscramped Victorian rowhousesand handsome turn-of-the-cen-tury mansions.

These days, immigrants stillbring their traditions and skills toBuffalo’s historic spaces. Case inpoint: James Beard Award-nomi-nated chef Victor Parra Gonzalezruns one restaurant in Buffaloand another in Mexico.

Silo CityBuffalo’s workaday ethic runs

straight into its cultural and artis-tic flair in an unlikely spot: SiloCity. The cluster of massive grainelevators stands on a gravelly lotalong the once-overpollutedBuffalo River. Owner Rick Smith,a metal magnate, tried to start anethanol business on the propertybefore giving it over to high-minded events like art exhibitionsand poetry readings.

Today, it’s creative enough thatthe visual artist Nick Cave isbasing himself there for a year-long Buffalo residency. This sum-mer, Smith opened Duende, a barand restaurant on the site. Al-though it wasn’t yet open for theday when I came by, staffersinvited me in anyway. On my wayout, chef Doug Peck hollered atme to come back for the veganeggplant wings. Next time.

Across the Buffalo River is a setof grain elevators with a differentvibe, as evidenced by the half-dozen silos painted ultramarinelike a six-pack of Labatt Blue.RiverWorks has a lot going on. Inthe warmer months, the complex

is a boat-up brewery and restau-rant that people can approach bywater; powerboats, kayaks andkitschy floating tiki bars nowdock along the recently cleaned-up river.

A fresh zip-line course op-erates in the warmer months, andmatchups in roller derby, icehockey and martial arts happen atdifferent times of the year acrossthe venue, with its slightly macho,sports-bar vibe.

Even the scents are a fun time,since General Mills still producescereal in a nearby grain elevator.Sniff the air and decide whetherthey’re making Cheerios, LuckyCharms or Honey Nut Chex thatday.

Local favesThe antithesis to chowing

down on all those chicken wingsmight be Buffalo’s ethereal newvegan cafe Root and Bloom. Themacrame art of the ’70s meetsmillennial pink walls in thedreamy, plant-filled interiorspace. (Another portion of therestaurant is even greener: It’s alight-strung back patio open onlyin the warmer months.)

Married duo Sarah Sendlebeck

and James Ernst opened Root andBloom in May, in what was acheesemonger’s and then achocolatier’s shop. En route to afriend’s place, I stopped in forto-go pastries, including autum-nal apple-chai turnovers thatwere spicy and so flaky I couldn’tfathom how they didn’t includebutter. Good thing I didn’t plan tosit: Long before any reasonabledinner hour, every table was full.

It’s an unusual but seasonallybrilliant spread for a restaurateur:Chef Gonzalez’s Buffalo spot, LasPuertas, recently got him nomi-nated for a James Beard Awardfor his next-level Mexican cui-sine. The space, in a former homeon Buffalo’s diverse West Side, ismostly white and stark, yet thewelcome is familial. The food is asinventive as you’d imagine from achef who had worked at Montre-al’s famous Au Pied de Cochon.

Mom and I met a friend therefor dinner. Although we all under-stood what to expect from “fall-spice brined chicken” and“brown-butter-roasted squash,”we didn’t grasp in advance whatcamote tetelas were. They were akind of sweet-potato pastry with asoft almond crust, it turned out,and the phrase “mezcal-laced

coconut cream” told us all weneeded to know about how dec-adent they’d be.

Guidebook mustsThe new Buffalo Wing Trail,

established in the spring, includes12 classic spots for gnawing onBuffalo’s immortal gift to the foodgods.

My pick is Duff’s, where Presi-dent Barack Obama once atewhile in town, and an older Buf-falo gal saw fit to tell him exactlywhat she thought: “You’re a hottiewith a smokin’ little body.” (I’msure he passed that on toMichelle.) Although Obama hadswooped into the Duff’s nearestthe airport, Mom and I visited theoriginal Sheridan Drive location.We sat under a 1946 black-and-white image showing when theplace was the Sheridan Patio, aweed-edged stand for hamburg-ers and hot dogs.

The Erie Canal that brought inBuffalo’s heyday was deridedearly in its existence as New YorkGov. DeWitt Clinton’s “big ditch.”Big Ditch Brewing swims in thathistory from its roaring down-town brewery. A huge muralextols “Strength, Pride, Ambition:

The Spirit of the Erie Canal” onone wall. After launching in 2014,Big Ditch quickly won the TapNY cup for Best Craft Brewery inNew York state, and the taproombecame a must-stop.

Over Cinnamon Apple ales andchicken wings there, I caught upwith a local friend who had beeninvolved in developing the WingTrail. Although we couldn’t nec-essarily single out the HayburnerIPA that Big Ditch mixes into thehot sauce, this expert wing-gnawer pronounced them ashaving a good “sauce to crispratio.”

Where to stay, playThe facts on the Hotel at the

Lafayette: The masterwork of thecountry’s first certified femalearchitect, Louise BlanchardBethune, was restored to its ArtModerne glory as one of Buffalo’sfirst comeback-hotel projects.The building now hosts a brew-ery, lofts, shops, restaurants andcountless weddings. ActressVanessa Williams made one of itssuites into a bridal when shestayed there not long ago after herwedding ceremony in downtownBuffalo.

My fresh opinion: The brightnew space occupied by the coffeeshop and all-day cafe Public Es-presso + Coffee has made thehotel one of the most energizedspots in town. Inhale the richscent of the beans roasted and theEnglish muffins baked on-site,and prepare, as I did, to get in line.

Buffalo’s former Little Italybusiness strip, Hertel Avenue, hasbeen diversifying lately, withCaribbean and Middle Easternimmigrants opening restaurants,and trendy ice cream and tacojoints setting up shop. Jumbledantique shops sit alongside priceydesigner-run home furniturestores, and classic dive bars nearsleek cocktail lounges.

Our ramble was pepped up byfresh public art along the avenue.But our best new find had to bePastry by Camille, a bakery from aGallic-accented French chef whotold us he’d married a Buffalo-nian. We could taste the freshcultural representation he’dbrought to the avenue with spicy-sweet creations like wasabi me-ringue.

Patrons prepare to split dishes at Buffalo’s new vegan cafe, Room and Bloom. Married duo Sarah Sendlebeck and James Ernst opened the eatery in May.

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Cold Buffalo is a food hot spotSports-loving city is a year-rounddining destinationBy Lynn Freehill-MayeThe Washington Post

Public Espresso + Coffee’s Vlad sandwich, with egg, bacon and ched-

dar, is a staple at the Hotel at the Lafayette, but prepare to get in line.

The wings at Duff’s Famous Wings are a classic on the new Buffalo

Wing Trail. The dish is said to have originated in Buffalo.

Owner and James Beard Award-nominated chef Victor Parra Gonzalez prepares camote tetelas at Las Puer-

tas in Buffalo. The tetelas include sweet potato puree, coconut cream and salsa matcha.

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Dear Amy: I am a 57-year-old man datinga 49-year-old woman. We’ve been to-gether for over a year. She is beautiful,smart, sexy and tons of fun. However, shenever puts her phone down.

No matter what we are doing, she istexting and answering texts from herteenage children. This goes on no matterhow serious or inconsequential the issue.She will sit in a dark movie theater andtext her son about where his shoes are, oranswer questions that could definitelywait until she isn’t busy.

Her reply is that she has three kids andhas to be available to them always, nomatter what. She literally has rolled overin bed, grabbed her phone and answeredquestions about family birthdays, etc.

To make it even more complicated, sheplays online games and thinks nothing ofwhipping out her phone in a nice restau-rant as I sit there so humiliated whilewaitresses look at me with pity.

She says I am old-fashioned and thatthis is normal behavior. Is it?

— Old-fashioned Guy

Dear Old-fashioned: Let’s grant yourgal her obsession with her teenage kids’shoes. If she is an involved mom and notat home because she is with you, then I’dsay yes, she should get a pass to commu-nicate with them, even though she seemsto do so to a ridiculous degree. (But notexting in the movie theater, Mom!)

Now, why is she playing Candy Crushat the dinner table? Do you confront herabout her rudeness? And if not, why not?

You are a fellow adult. You have feel-ings. You don’t like being ignored, dis-counted and then told that your feelingsare less important than her online gamingor that you are “old-fashioned” becauseyou don’t like being ignored. Frankly, shedoesn’t seem that into you. If she were,she would be paying more attention toyou when she was physically with you.

Enjoy this relationship for what it is,while it lasts. I hope ultimately you willchoose to be with someone who makesyou feel wanted, important and worth it.

Dear Amy: This seems petty, and it’s alittle embarrassing, but every afternoon Igo to my public library to pick out books,do a little work and just in general enjoythe atmosphere. This library is lovely and

historic. I’ve been visiting it my entire life.Lately there is a group of children who

come to the library after school (andsometimes on weekends). They seem likenice enough kids, but they are given ac-cess to a (monitored) computer, and theyplay a game that has verbal prompts andvarious noises. Amy, it is like nails on ablackboard. I literally cannot stand it.

I don’t want to discourage these kidsfrom coming to the library, but is thereanything I can do?

— Library Lover

Dear Lover: All of our libraries arechanging as they transition from beingsilent places where the books stood sen-try to being places that are more likecommunity centers. I applaud thesechanges, even though I know it’s a toughadjustment (I’m writing this column inmy own local library).

A library is the perfect place for kids togather, and I hope you will keep this inmind as you cope with the annoyance.

Ask your librarian if there are desig-nated quiet times or quiet spaces wheresilence will rule. Bring along some head-phones to wear. With noise-cancelingheadphones, you will only hear the soundof your own breath. This might be agame-changer for you.

Dear Amy: I was very moved by theletter from “Hurt and Sad,” who wasupset when friends didn’t extend condo-lences after her father’s death.

I want you to know that this particularline really got to me: “Showing up as awitness to someone else’s loss is a vitalexpression of our own humanity.”

I’ve cut it out and put it in my wallet.Thank you.

— Grateful

Dear Grateful: I wrote that line, and yeteven I need to remember that doing thehard work of “witnessing” is profoundand important.

No one ever knows what to say or doafter a loss. And so starting with “I don’treally know what to say” is both honestand acceptable.

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If you’re like me, you love the SundayLife + Style section — and the SundayTravel section. Starting next week,we’re giving you more of what you loveabout both in a supersized new broad-sheet section we’re calling Life + Travel.

Each week you’ll find a dynamic,modern cover highlighting the week’sbest stories in Lifestyles, Travel, Style,Relationships and Home design. Insideyou’ll find a colorful section filled withthe stories and columns that bring youback week after week, including AskAmy, Heidi Stevens, Rick Steves, MissManners, Answer Angel and CandidCandace.

We’re rearranging things a bit to putstories and sections together in a man-ner that reflects the way we live. Travel,whether it’s to a nearby Midwest desti-nation or a cruise to an exotic locale, ispart of the fabricof our lives. TheLife + Travelsection is de-signed to helpyou navigateyour life,whether it’sbooking yournext trip,finding newthings to dowith the kidsor shoppingwith confi-dence. It’salso a placefor story-telling andexploringimportantissues thathave an impact on our lives and our city,from health care and education to #Me-Too and internet security.

Our Books coverage is moving to itsprevious home in the Sunday A&Esection. The weekly best-seller list canbe found in Saturday A&E and online atchicagotribune.com.

We’re making A&E easier for you tofind inside the Sunday paper, and we’retucking Puzzle Island behind the Com-ics section. You’ll still be able to pull itout and work on all your favorite puz-zles at your leisure.

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Thank you, Cody Parkey,for teaching my kids, in onefailed field goal attempt,pretty much everything I wantthem to learn about sports.

My son plays flag footballand baseball. My daughter is agymnast. I spend a whole lotof money and time on theseendeavors, and I wouldn’thave it any other way, becausetheir teams provide them somuch joy and, more to thepoint, so many of the mo-ments and lessons I wantthem to carry through life.

Show up for your people,and show up on time. Begrateful for your spot — some-one else would love to have it.Finish what you start, evenwhen it stops being fun. Don’tgloat. Don’t taunt. Cheer onyour teammates, even when(especially when) they per-form better than you. Learnfrom your mistakes. Try not tokeep making the same ones.

A judge handing out awardsat one of my daughter’s debatecompetitions once told theparticipants, “Don’t let thewins go to your head or thelosses go to your heart.” Wetry to apply that to their sportstoo.

Later, I hope, my kids willrely on these lessons in abunch of endeavors that havenothing to do with athletics:college, friendships, marriage,careers.

I take my son to a lot ofgames — professional andcollege. (My daughter mostlydeclines our invitations.)Before your game Sunday, infact, my son and I drove up toEvanston to watch Northwest-ern basketball play Illinois.Always a few Cubs games. Aminor league game here andthere. College football when

we can get tickets. We haven’tbeen to a Bears game yet,although I did take him toBears training camp in Bour-bonnais.

I’m always on the lookoutfor lessons there too. See that?Even the best guys in theleague strike out sometimes.That kind of thing.

On Sunday, we all watchedwith bated breath as theBears’ future hung in thebalance. Your 43-yard field-goal attempt goes in, yourteam’s one step closer to theSuper Bowl. You don’t knockit through, season’s over.

We all know what hap-pened.

And then you walked offthe field and handled ques-tions with grace. (“One of theworst feelings in the world,”you said. “Continue to putthings in perspective. Contin-ue to just put my best footforward and sleep at nightknowing I did everything inmy power this week to gomake that kick, and for what-ever reason, it hit the crossbar

and the upright, and I stillcouldn’t do it. I feel terrible.”)

And then you woke up thenext morning. Because lifereally does march on, evenafter crushing disappoint-ments. That’s a tough thing toteach kids in the abstract. Yourreal-life example helps.

Some fans have acted likejerks. There are lessons theretoo.

I showed my kids a coupleof the cruel tweets. I askedthem how they thought itwould feel, after a so-so per-formance, if people piled onand called them names andthreatened them. I told themhow I would feel if people didthat to me every time I made amistake at work.

We talked about how proathletes — despite giant pay-checks and enviable endorse-ments and the (fickle) adora-tion of millions — are humansfirst. And no game is groundsfor threatening or abusing afellow human.

(I also showed them thetweets saying your team’s

offense didn’t do you anyfavors by putting up only 15points the rest of the game —9 of which you scored. A nicereminder that every momentof a game counts, not just thefinal moment.)

I realize all of this, if you’reeven seeing it, is cold comfort.Who wants to be a teachingmoment instead of a SuperBowl champ? Nobody.

But as long as I’m raisingsports-obsessed kids, I’mgoing to be searching deepand wide for the instructionswe can glean from the tri-umphs and defeats and all thelayers therein.

You handed us a book ofthem last Sunday — mostly, Iguess, by being human.

Thank you for that.

Join the Heidi Stevens Balanc-ing Act Facebook group, whereshe hosts live chats everyWednesday at noon. This weekshe’ll be joined by Smart Dat-ing Academy founder BelaGandhi to talk about datingand relating better in 2019.

Cody Parkey, thanks for life lesson Grace you showed in crushing momentwas a gift to my kids

Bears kicker Cody Parkey walks off after his field goal attempt in the final seconds of last week-

end’s playoff game against the Eagles at Soldier Field hit the goalpost, ending the team’s season.


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Bright and early Jan. 1,there was a new reality toface.

Marie Kondo was inyour living room.

For the past four years or

so, Kondo, a professionalorganizer from Japan, hasbeen on the march. Shepenned two publishingjuggernaut books thatoccupied slots 1 and 2 on

The New York Times best-seller list, simultaneously.She was named one ofTime magazine’s 100 MostInfluential People. An oddlist of almost-relevant ce-

lebrities professed theirlove for her. She arrived atcultural phenom status bytelling people how to cleanup.

Now, Netflix has deliv-

ered Kondo and her Kon-Mari method to our digitaldoorsteps, dropping aneight-episode season of“Tidying Up With MarieKondo” on Jan. 1.

It’s a U.S. version of herreality show, which followsalong as she visits messy,cluttered houses and makesthem neat again, all whilemaintaining a perfect,omnipresent smile and herpreternaturally crisp, trade-mark bangs.

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Some ring in the newyear with Champagne atmidnight. Others wait aweek and partake in “Di-vorce Day.”

The day — which comesacross like a made-up, fauxholiday to celebrate theending of once-joyousnuptials — actually refersto the first post-holidaysMonday when law firmsreceive a spike in newdivorce filings.

Kimberly Cook, a part-ner at Chicago law firmSchiller DuCanto & Fleck,said she returned fromvacation Monday andalready had four inquiriesabout setting up meetingsthat week.

“There’s a surge on thisday,” she said, “whichcomes from people havinga sense of urgency.”

The uptick continuesthrough the rest of Janu-ary, Cook said, largely dueto the hope of a clean, freshstart in the new year.

“People have this re-newed sense of not havinga repeat of the last coupleof years,” she said. “A lot oftimes the holidays and the

end of the year was some-body’s last straw. Thedecision to file at this timeusually is due to resolvingto take the relationship andlife in a new direction; it’ssimilar to the surge in gymmemberships. It’s signify-ing that you can’t live likethis another year.”

Cook calls January the“hangover month,” sayingthat between Thanksgivingand New Year’s, there’soften one last binge onfamily time or even onelast attempt at saving amarriage. But when therubber meets the road, shesaid, “you wake up and youfeel sick, like, ‘I can’t dothis anymore, and I’ve gotto do something about it.’”

If you find your mar-riage lacking the ring-ting-tingle that once was, Cookoffers a few thinkingpoints before deciding tosign or serve those papers.

Don’t rush. Divorce iscertainly a serious decisionthat shouldn’t be takenlightly. If you haven’t triedmarriage or couples coun-seling (and assumingyou’re not in a domesticviolence situation), con-sider meeting with some-body. There are no guaran-tees it will work, but whenyou settle on filing fordivorce, it needs to be adecision you’ve thoughtthrough.

Explore the process. Itdoesn’t hurt to meet with alawyer, ask questions andknow your options. Get afeel for your legal rightsbefore throwing down thegauntlet. Do your home-work and research, espe-cially when kids are in-volved. People are betteroff taking a step back andunderstanding how theprocess works, Cook said.And laws can change, soget informed about howthe current rules will affectyour specific situation.

Keep the kids in mind.Don’t suffer through anunhappy relationship forthe sake of the kids — theypick up on things andmodel certain behaviors,but they’re also resilient.Parents will often stay inrelationships for 15 or 20years “for the kids,” andlater (the kids) tell you, “Iwould have been OK,”Cook said.

Be shocked, but takeaction. If you get servedwith divorce papers at thebeginning of the year, don’tput your head in the sand— meet with someoneright away. It can be shell-shocking, but stuffing thepapers in a drawer won’tmake the situation go away.

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Divorce Day bringssurge in filings, buttry to stay clear-eyed

She definitely timed itright — January is whenmany of us think abouthow we manage our stuff,having accumulated moreof it during the precedingholiday season. Clutter isalso a legitimate source ofstress, and the stress epi-demic is currently rollingalong at breakneck pace.Any potential relief — like asupernaturally calm neat-ness guru — is almost irre-sistible.

Princeton scientistshave shown that clutteredenvironments have animpact on the brain’s abil-ity to focus, and affectworking memory. AtUCLA, research on familylife showed that the stresshormones of mothersspiked whenever they hadto deal with the family’spossessions. Yale research-ers documented a spike inbrain activity that points togenuine psychological painwhen people are asked topart with possessions — inhoarders, it’s akin to thepain of drug withdrawal.

Yet Kondo falls short inaddressing the psycholo-gical implications of clut-ter, even though there isdefinitely cause to examine

some of the behavior dem-onstrated on her show. Theborderline-unlikable cou-ple in the first episode sparin an uncomfortable way,while the ever-smilingKondo urges them to talkto their clothes. How abouttalking to a therapist?Cleaning up, while it hasgreat psychological ben-efits, is unlikely to solveunderlying issues — theunexamined mound oftrashy possessions ishardly worth throwing outsince the angst is still pilingup.

Kondo’s almost android-like persona doesn’t allowfor confrontation: She’s setto perma-soothe. Her besteffort at getting people tounderstand their problemwith clutter is to forcethem to pile all of theirclothes, for instance, in oneplace, look at it, then startsorting. She doesn’t judge,but stands back and waitsfor a revelation to hit.

Not making us feel badabout our messes is a hugepart of her appeal and hitsat the basic truth that noone can learn our lessonsfor us. What doesn’t seemnecessary is the pseudo-ritual she’s concocted to go

along with cleaning, whichinvolves holding each itemto see if it brings you azing! of joy (Kondo is ather most animated whendescribing this zing), thenthanking each holey sockand sprung-elastic bathingsuit before consigningthem to rapidly fillinggarbage bags.

I’m all for gratitude, andI get the notion of revis-iting the memory of thegreat concert you went toas you are bidding fondfarewell to the raggedconcert T-shirt. Applyingthat to every item you ownseems like a little bit ofmagical thinking that isbound to ring false whenyou’re looking at your 25thpair of pilled, black under-wear. And it’s likely tomake your cleanup takeseven times longer than itneeds to.

Kondo’s theories also hita snag when it comes toher main sorting criteria.“Does this item spark joy?”is an OK question to ask,but there’s also “does thisitem replicate the 2,000other Christmas nutcrack-ers in our rumpus room?”and “does this item repre-sent the tipping point intoinsanity?”

Kondo nods at the ideathat we’d all be better offwith less stuff, but she’smost intent on building ina way to let ourselves offthe hook when we hang onto too much — leaving us towonder whether some ofher subjects are headed fora serious relapse into clut-ter. (I’d bet on it.)

Bottom line: Mindlesslysurrounding ourselveswith more stuff is bad. Butyou don’t need Kondo tobreak the habit and getyour place cleaned up. Ifyou want to watch hertiptoe around messyhouses as a way to easeinto a cleanup of your own,I won’t deny you. Episode3 features an adorablefamily relocating fromMichigan to California,and delivers enough ofKondo’s system to give youthe idea.

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To get started, here’s all you reallyneed to knowBreak down the task. Kondo’s real magic is in creating abasic order to do things in. Pick one category of stuff at atime, look at what you have, and start sorting.

“Do I use this item, and/or do I love it?” are still thebest criteria for choosing what to keep and what to get ridof. You can skip thanking your old socks if you want to.

You don’t need to feel guilty about accumulating things,or getting rid of them. Let all that, and the stuff, go. It’shealthy on every front. If you notice some other issuescropping up as you clean, consider tackling those with atherapist.

Organizing is not hard. Group things by categories, andmake sure the most-used items are stored in the most-accessible places, close to where you use them. Giveeverything a home it can always be returned to.

Any Gap employee can fold a T-shirt. Kondo’s “origami-like” folding has been much discussed, but any foldingstyle that works for you is good. Just choose a method,and stick to it.

Maintaining a house is everyone’s job. Make yourfamily the owners of the organizational system, not justthe beneficiaries — participation and understanding arekey.

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Monday‘VAN GOGH FOR ALL’

Experience the unusual perspective ofVan Gogh’s famous bedroom in thisinteractive exhibit, which encouragesvisitors to step into life-size dioramascreated from his paintings. The travelingexhibit, designed by the Highland Park-based Dolores Kohl Education Founda-tion, is on display downtown throughJan. 25. At Water Tower Place (secondfloor), 835 N. Michigan Ave. Free.vangogh4all.org/visit/

TuesdayLEGOLAND LITTLE PLAYTIMES

Calling all little ones! Tuesday morningis your time to rule the Legoland roost:The playground/store opens early exclu-sively for toddlers and parents. Activitiesinclude storytime, open play and, ofcourse, workshops with Duplo blocks. 10a.m. to noon Tuesday (repeating Jan. 22)at Legoland Discovery Center at Wood-field, 601 N. Martingale Road, Schaum-burg. $10-$12. tinyurl.com/y798ed7y

Wednesday‘NOISES OFF’

If you and your kids loved the recentset-busting tour of “The Play That GoesWrong,” then you owe it to yourself tosee the apex of meta-theatrical farce:Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off.” One of thefunniest plays ever written, it depicts onetech rehearsal and two runs of a strug-gling company’s attempt to perform“Nothing On,” the kind of ribald comedythat involves slamming doors and folksrunning about in their underwear. ThePlayhouse’s clever twist on Act 2 invitesaudiences backstage to watch. There’sno recommended minimum age for thisrisque farce; The Playhouse encouragesfamilies to choose what’s best for them.(For perspective: It was written in 1982,when the definition of “risque” wasmuch tamer; junior-high kids see racierstuff in Taylor Swift videos.) Runsthrough March 31 at Windy City Play-house, 3014 W. Irving Park Road. $45-$85; $10 discount for students with ID.tinyurl.com/y7nssrxg

ThursdayCHICAGO INTERNATIONALPUPPET THEATER FESTIVAL

In 2015, Blair Thomas announced hisdetermination to “redefine what theword ‘puppetry’ means to audiences” —

an ambitious goal he accomplished byfounding the biennial Chicago Interna-tional Puppet Theater Festival. Right onschedule, the fest returns for its thirditeration, an 11-day celebration of allforms of puppetry. Not every show issuitable for younger kids, but the sched-ule clearly indicates “family friendly” forthe shows that are. That includes theheadliner, Ibex Puppetry’s “Ajijaak onTurtle Island,” running Thursdaythrough Sunday ($30-$40), and BorjaYtuquepintas’ hourlong “Jojo,” about anorphaned orangutan, showing Fridayand Saturday ($15-$20). The fest runsthrough Jan. 27. tinyurl.com/y8shry5b

FridayJUICEBOX: DUKE OTHERWISE

One of the city’s best free programs forfamilies, Juicebox spices up its winter/spring lineup with a few acts it hasn’tbooked before, including this Madison-based troubadour. A pro with a guitar(and tap shoes too), the much-laudedDuke Otherwise writes whimsical tunessuch as “What Kind of Hairdo Do YouDo?” and “Don’t Say What Daddy Says.”

As with all Juicebox events, the perform-ance takes place twice: 11 a.m. Friday atthe Chicago Cultural Center (PrestonBradley Hall), 78 E. Washington St.; and11 a.m. Saturday at Garfield Park Conser-vatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave. Free.tinyurl.com/z6gjq9p

Saturday‘DANIEL TIGER’SNEIGHBORHOOD: A GRR-IFICEXHIBIT’

The award-winning PBS Kids show forpreschoolers (and, notably, the firstspinoff of “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood”)follows the adventures of 4-year-oldDaniel Tiger and his friends, who areowls, cats and humans. The timelessthemes of both “Neighborhood” showscome to interactive life in this touringexhibit, which opens Saturday at theDuPage Children’s Museum, 301 N.Washington St., Naperville. $12.tinyurl.com/y8dbblu3

‘TOO HOT TO HANDEL: THEJAZZ-GOSPEL MESSIAH’

Scoop up the kids and the grandparents

too — this ebullient concert truly is en-tertainment for all ages. An annual Chi-cago tradition for Martin Luther KingDay weekend, Handel’s famous “Messi-ah” gets transformed into a blend oforatorio, jazz and gospel for a joyouslyinteractive, everybody-clap-your-handsexperience. The soloists and 150-mem-ber choir, singing famous numbers suchas “And the Glory of the Lord” and theiconic “Hallelujah” Chorus, get helpfrom more than 50 musicians and, occa-sionally, from the audience. 7:30 p.m.Saturday & 3 p.m. Sunday at the Audito-rium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive.$29-$79. tinyurl.com/yadyg8te

SundayCHICAGO SINFONIETTA’S MLKTRIBUTE CONCERT

This Chicago gem — a thoroughly multi-cultural orchestra dedicated to promot-ing diversity — performs its annual trib-ute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Selec-tions range from Beethoven to JamesLee III’s “Come Unto Me”; guest per-formers include Waubonsie High SchoolMosaic Choir and orator KennethWoods, who weaves excerpts of King’sspeeches into the music. The concertwill be performed twice: 3 p.m. Sundayat Wentz Concert Hall at North CentralCollege, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville;and 7:30 p.m. Monday (MLK Day) atSymphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave.$10-$62. tinyurl.com/y7gsylwo

LUNAPALOOZA

It’s an eclipse party! Unlike the solar-eclipse frenzy we experienced two sum-mers ago, this total lunar eclipse is amuch more chill event — both literally(it’s a winter night, after all) and figura-tively, because you won’t need to drive toa narrow swath of the state to see it. Youcould just look up from your backyard,but going to the Adler brings lots ofperks, including pros staffing telescopesfor viewing and complimentary hotcocoa. Or head indoors to enjoy a lotmore moon-related programming, in-cluding a glow-in-the-dark pajama partyin the planetarium’s Family Zone. It’ll bea late night, sure, but tomorrow’s a na-tional holiday — thanks for great timing,Universe! 8 p.m. till midnight (the eclipseitself begins at 9:34 a.m.) at the AdlerPlanetarium, 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive.Free to gather outside with telescopes;$12, $8 for kids, for indoor programming.tinyurl.com/ybsd2oxj

Web Behrens is a freelance reporter.

DEMYSTIFIED

Experts from the Forest Preserves of Cook County help separate truth from tall tales inthis presentation. Will bird parents abandon a baby if a person touches it? Do bats gettangled in human hair? Come find out! 1 p.m. at Trailside Museum of Natural History,738 Thatcher Ave., River Forest. Free. tinyurl.com/yah9yzse

FOREST PRESERVES OF COOK COUNTY

‘LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS, OH MY!’ WILDLIFE MYTHS

A week of things to do with the kidsBy Web Behrens | Chicago Tribune

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The first time I voluntarily gaveup alcohol for a few weeks afterNew Year’s was in 2009, yearsbefore “Dry January” beganshowing up on Google Trendsand appearing in countless newsstories.

Back then, taking a break fromdrinking while continuing my dayjob of writing about bars andnightlife was a struggle. Manypeople didn’t understand I wasdoing it by choice — they assumedI must have been worried aboutalcoholism or was seriously ill —and wanted to discuss my choice.

A decade later, the idea of atemporary absence from alcoholisn’t such a shocking idea. Theconcept of “Dry January” is fea-tured in media all over the world,complete with eye-roll-worthyportmanteaus like “Drynuary” or“the dryathlon.”

Of course, tell people you’regiving up alcohol, and you’ll get alot of questions and what couldpolitely be called “feedback.” Ifyou’ve ever thought about givingup alcohol for a period of time,whether in January or anothermonth, here are things I’velearned.

You don’t have to turn into ahermit.

At first it may seem weird to goto a bar when you have no inten-tion of drinking alcohol. But thetruth is, it’s easier to go out andhave fun with friends than everbefore, because bars are aboutmuch more than drinking: Videogames, trivia nights, bingo andkaraoke offer ways to socializewhen one or more members of agroup aren’t tippling.

Your drink choices are widerthan ever.

After years of offering non-drinkers a choice of iced tea, Cokeor water, restaurants have startedputting more nonalcoholic op-tions on the table. More mixolo-gists are showing their creativityand crafting housemade sodas,which offer interesting and un-usual flavors without with thepreservatives and chemicalsfound in big brands. Others are

bringing back shrubs, the savoryblends of vinegar and herbs orfruit that can be mixed into cock-tails or served straight with car-bonated water.

There are benefits for yourwallet as well as your health.

Do the math: A glass of winecan have 135 to 200 calories,depending on the sugar and alco-hol levels, while a pint of craftbeer — not a low-cal, low-carbMichelob Ultra — can be about250 if it’s 6 or 6.5 percent ABV. Goout to happy hour, have twodrinks and that’s a significantchunk of your suggested dailycaloric intake. Just watch out thatyour nonalcoholic replacement

isn’t as bad as the booze: A can ofSan Pellegrino sparkling fruitjuice or an Ale-8-One Ginger Aleis a calorie-laden sugar bomb.

And a soda or nonalcoholicdrink is far cheaper than booze.Who wouldn’t want to be richerand healthier?

You don’t have to explain whyyou’re not drinking.

I’ll be honest: I’ve lied aboutparticipating in Dry January. If Iwas out and turned down a beeror a shot, I’d say that I was thedesignated driver or on medi-cation — sometimes it’s easier notto mention Dry January, becausea week or so in, I’m tired of ex-plaining why I’ve given up alco-

hol. But there’s no reason thatyour decision not to drink is any-one’s business. (Please don’t bethat person who tries to press adrink into someone’s hand afterthey’ve said, “No, thank you.”)

But there’s an easy way to wardoff questions: Have somethingnearby —a pint glass of nonalco-holic beer, a rocks glass of sodawater with a lime on the edge, asparkling house soda — so whenasked if you need a beverage, youcan say, “I’m good, thanks.”

It’s OK if you slip up — orchoose to cheat.

Above everything else, remem-ber that this is just a personaldecision — the fate of the world

does not rest in your decision toabstain from booze. It’s OK toparticipate in the Champagnetoast at a friend’s baby shower orhave a bloody mary at a going-away brunch. Enjoy it, and startagain the next day.

If you stay dry for only 19 or 27days in Dry January, guess what:You still win. Research from theUniversity of Sussex in Englandhas shown that Dry Januaryparticipants were drinking morewisely six months later, whetheror not they completed the wholemonth. And if you want to golonger than Dry January? That’sgreat too. Like I said, it’s easierthan ever to have a good timewithout booze.

Dry January’s easier than you might thinkHere’s to taking a break from boozeBy Fritz HahnThe Washington Post

There are lots of side-positives to not drinking for a whole month. Think of all the calories you’re forgoing, and the cash that’ll stay in your wallet.

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To call John Marshall the Babe Ruth ofAmerican constitutional law is an under-statement. He didn’t just master the game,he made it up. In his new biography ofMarshall, Richard Brookhiser summarizesthe chief justice’s triumph thus: “He gavethe office what its first occupant, John Jay,had complained it lacked: dignity” and“instilled his dignity into his Court.”

Brookhiser is an editor at National Re-view and an indefatigable chronicler of thefounding generation. He has producedstudies of George Washington,Alexander Hamilton, JamesMadison and GouverneurMorris. He is, however, not alawyer, and in “John Marshall:The Man Who Made theSupreme Court,” his focus is onpolitics, not law: “I keep myeye, as Marshall always did, onthe politics that surroundedhim.” It’s an understandable,but regrettable, lapse. Mar-shall’s great talent was his legalcreativity, which takes hardwork for a layperson or lawyerto appreciate. Brookhiser alsounderestimates the chaos anddanger of the politics that hedoes highlight. Perhaps for thatreason, he doesn’t give Mar-shall his full due.

“John Marshall” is, to besure, entertaining and instruc-tive — worthy to be set besideits author’s earlier works. It would be idealreading for a student contemplating lawschool. And in addition to the pleasure ofits prose, it may, one hopes, whet appetitesfor an even deeper look at the career of“the Great Chief Justice.”

Marshall lacked the self-creating fire of aWashington, the scattershot genius of aJefferson and the inner demons of a Ham-ilton. He rose thanks to a knack for being inthe right place at the right time. He servedin the Continental Army under Washing-ton at Valley Forge; succeeded at the Vir-ginia bar; took on a diplomatic mission thatmade him a national hero; was elected toCongress, then appointed secretary of stateby John Adams; and after Adams lost theWhite House to Thomas Jefferson, Mar-

shall served as chief justice for 34 yearsuntil his death in 1835.

Over those decades, he united the courtinto a powerful institution, largely on thestrength of opinions he wrote. His land-mark rulings are at best eloquent and usu-ally persuasive. In McCulloch v. Maryland,he laid out the contours of Congress’ com-merce power; in Burr v. United States, heblunted the law of treason as a tool to puni-sh political enemies; in Dartmouth Collegev. Woodward, he anchored the constitu-tional underpinnings of contract law; inJohnson v. M’Intosh, Cherokee Nation v.Georgia and Worcester v. Georgia, he gave

birth to the entire field of fed-eral Indian law.

But his most importantcreation is the doctrine ofMarbury v. Madison — the ideathat the Supreme Court has thepower and the duty to invali-date acts of Congress that itfinds in conflict with the Con-stitution. That result was by nomeans inevitable; to reach it,Marshall had to navigate atreacherous political land-scape. If Brookhiser aims toreveal the politics surroundingMarshall’s career, he disap-points somewhat at this point.A fuller political profile of theMarshall years would give thereader more of the scope of hisunlikely triumph.

Consider Brookhiser’s briefsummary of America’s firstconstitutional crisis, the Alien

and Sedition Acts controversy. Adams’Federalists, he writes, “struck at enemies athome with laws allowing the president todeport aliens he deemed dangerous andthe federal courts to prosecute libels on thefederal government.” This understatesboth the sweep and the aim of the acts.They were, in fact, essentially part of anattempted coup by the Federalist Party.Faced with almost certain defeat in 1800,the Federalists tried to shut down criticismof their leaders. The acts didn’t aim at libelson the “federal government” — they madeit a crime to criticize the president or Con-gress. But they pointedly did not outlawcriticism of the vice president — who wasJefferson, the certain challenger to Adamsin 1800. The acts also put in place sweeping

restrictions on immigrants. They wereaccompanied by a clumsy attempt to takecontrol of the Electoral College away fromthe states and put it into Federalist hands.

After passage of the laws, as many as 20Jeffersonian newspaper editors were pros-ecuted, and many were jailed; one memberof Congress, Rep. Matthew Lyon of Ver-mont, was convicted of sedition. The at-tempt backfired: Jefferson and his support-ers swept the elections in 1800, and theFederalists faded into history.

But before they exited, the lame-duckFederalist Congress installed dozens ofloyalists on the bench. In fact, they createdan entirely new layer of “circuit courts” fullof partisans — and they installed Marshallas chief justice.

As soon as he took office, Jefferson — adistant cousin whom Marshall despised —sought to neuter the court and rid himselfof Marshall.

Marshall headed off those efforts

through his response in Marbury v. Madi-son. Federalist William Marbury had beenapproved as a justice of the peace by theoutgoing Federalist Congress but wasbarred from the bench by Jefferson. Mar-bury sought an order from Marshall requir-ing Jefferson to allow him to serve. If theSupreme Court ruled against Marbury, itwould be admitting that Jefferson’s parti-san purge was lawful. If it ruled againstJefferson, the new president would glee-fully tear up the order. There was no clearlaw that gave the court the power to issueorders to the president, and Marshall hadno means of enforcing such an order. TheJeffersonian Congress could accuse Mar-shall of overreaching — and impeach him.But the chief justice proved too wily forJefferson and Congress. In his opinion, heexplained that Jefferson had lawlesslydeprived Marbury of his property, in fact,his job — and in 18th-century politicalterms, that was the essence of tyranny. But

An incompletelook at legal giant

Marshall bio focuses on politics over lawBy Garrett EppsSpecial to The Washington Post

John Marshall was U.S. chief justice for 34 years starting in 1801. His ruling in Marbury v.

Madison established Supreme Court review of the constitutionality of acts of Congress.

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Wit — it’s not just for dinner partybanter anymore. In his new book, “Wit’sEnd,” journalist James Geary argues thatwit is a necessaryquality of mindfor navigating ourcomplicatedworld.

“Wit is es-sential to makingjokes and makingquips, but it’s alsoessential to allkinds of cre-ativity,” Gearysays.

One of the keysto wit, he says, isfinding connec-tions betweenseemingly dispa-rate or even con-tradictory ideas.“Wit involvesbeing alert to howthings can be interrelated.”

Geary says being witty is within any-one’s grasp. Here are some of Geary’s tipsfor sharpening your tongue — and yourmind.

Deliberately misunderstand people Our brains are so good at correctly

interpreting common phrases, it happensautomatically without us noticing. But ifyou listen closely, you’ll find that languageis often very vague. Exploit ambiguity forsituational comedy: Next time someonestruggling with a large box asks for ahand, respond by clapping. “I try not todo that one too often, because it annoyspeople,” Geary says.

Practice making punsPuns are a great way to train your mind

to make unlikely connections, Geary says.Try getting a few friends together andthen take turns making puns around aparticular category. For instance, if youstart with “animals,” you might say, “Let

me otter here” or “I’m a little horse.” Thejokes don’t have to be good, but they haveto come quickly. If you hesitate, you’reout. “Practicing puns has a lasting effectbecause it trains your brain to be stayingalert to these kind of hidden correspond-ences — in words, but also in life,” Gearysays.

Quiet your inner criticA key to being witty is to let your mind

play, to free-associate without judgment,Geary says. For example, when AbrahamLincoln got a letter asking him to suspendthe sentence of a man who was about tobe hanged, the president famouslyquipped, “If I don’t suspend it tonight, theman will surely be suspended tomorrow.”To make this joke, Lincoln had to let hismind wander to a different meaning ofsuspend, even though it was seemingly

irrelevant to the matter at hand. “It’simportant not to be critical at the begin-ning, because that’s how the ideas arise,”Geary says.

Shut down humor snobsSilly wordplay abounds in all kinds of

classic literature. Shakespeare’s plays arefull of puns and James Joyce’s “FinnegansWake” is “a 600-plus-page novel made upalmost entirely of macaronic (mixed-language) puns,” Geary notes. So if yourfamily complains about all your terriblenew jokes, simply explain that you’reworking your way up to writing the greatAmerican novel.

Buy Geary’s book“Read it from cover to cover. That’s the

most important thing,” he says. “No, I’mkidding, of course. But not really.”

‘Wit’s End’author

offers tipsMisunderstandings,puns train the brainBy Sadie DingfelderThe Washington Post

James Geary, journalist and author of “Wit’s End,” likes to juggle ideas as well as balls.

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‘Wit’s End’By James Geary,Norton, 128 pages,$23.95

instead of ordering Jefferson to return it,Marshall invalidated the statute that gavethe Supreme Court jurisdiction over thecase. Thus, Marshall could issue no order,and no order could be defied. In this envi-ronment, the purge fizzled.

Marshall’s move in Marbury was bril-liant and uniquely influential. Its doctrinethat federal courts can invalidate acts ofCongress has, for good or ill, been law eversince.

But Brookhiser’s account misses thefireworks: “The law and the Constitutiondisagreed,” he writes. “Either the lawwould have to be overruled, or the Consti-tution ignored.” But Marbury wasn’t aneasy case; it was more like a magic trick. Infact, Marshall invented the supposed con-flict between law and Constitution so thathe could assert his authority without los-ing it.

Brookhiser brings to vivid life the gaudyfacts and seamy characters behind suchgreat cases as Dartmouth College andMcCulloch. And he summarizes the onearea where Marshall’s legal creativity waslacking — the law of American slavery. Hecites historian Paul Finkelman’s recentfinding that Marshall owned many moreslaves than had been thought: at least 130,in his home and on his country plantations.In his 2018 book, “Supreme Injustice,”Finkelman also reported that, in sevensuits brought by slaves seeking freedomunder the law, Marshall never sided withthe slaves. Brookhiser confines his narra-tive to Marshall’s decision in a case con-cerning the Antelope, a slave ship seized bythe Coast Guard in 1825 — long after Con-gress outlawed the trans-Atlantic slavetrade.

Deciding the fate of the human cargo,the most creative legal mind in Americanhistory turned to stone. He could easilyhave read federal statutes to require thatall the slaves be transported to Africa andfreed. But because some of the “owners”had title to the slaves under Spanish law,Marshall wrote, they could reclaim them.Brookhiser mournfully notes that Marshallsometimes “smuggled the language ofnature and of rights into constitutionallaw,” but didn’t do so here. “Africans mightnot be protected by it, but contracts were.”

Marshall’s reluctance to confront slav-ery clouds his legal legacy more than hisadmirers like to admit: Two decades afterhis death, his successor, Roger B. Taney,issued a decision that echoed Marshall’srespect for slave “property” rights. In thatdecision, for only the second time in his-tory, the Supreme Court used the Marburydoctrine to invalidate an act of Congress.That case was the disastrous Dred Scott v.Sandford.

Garrett Epps teaches constitutional law atthe University of Baltimore School of Lawand is the Supreme Court correspondent forthe Atlantic.

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I want every reader to pledge to do oneof the most pleasurable things possible:take a flier on a book.

By definition, to “take a flier” is to take arisk. If there wasn’t the potential for disas-ter, it wouldn’t be taking a flier. We primar-ily use the term when referring to financialinvestment, a category where every lastchoice seems like taking a flier these days.

Recently, thanks to a Christmas giftcertificate from my brother and sister-in-law to Logan Square’s City Lit Books, I hadthe chance to take a flier on a book for thefirst time in a long time, and boy was it fun.

First some ground rules: This is almostcertainly best done in an independentlyowned, neighborhood bookstore. By de-sign, chain stores are seeking to cater to asmany people as possible, which makestaking a flier significantly harder. Similarly,Amazon’s algorithms aggregate the booksother people have purchased the most,hardly a way to find something off thebeaten path.

The book must be entirely unfamiliar toyou prior to laying eyes on it in the store.You should not know anything about thebook or the author prior to your first en-counter with the book. Your initial expo-

sure must come from a place of total igno-rance.

To start the process, take a slow walkthrough the store. At first, you’re just look-ing for some books that catch your eye. Itcould be the title or cover that draws youin. At a well-arranged independent, youmight find yourself attracted to a themedtable. Make sure to survey the entire store.Don’t fixate on your usual favored genres.Maybe you’ve never read a graphic novelbefore, but something grabs you as youperuse. Go with that impulse.

No judgment! You are reacting purely oninstinct, alert for that little internal ooohthat signals interest coming from yourprimitive, yet possibly wise, lizard brain.

Next, gather the candidates — no fewerthan three, no more than five. Too fewmeans you weren’t sufficiently open to theoooh. Too many risks turning the processinto a lottery.

Candidates identified, you can lookmore closely at each book, title, descrip-tion, endorsements and author bio. Afterthat initial inspection of each book, you canread exactly one page of the text and nomore. Line the books up. Reflect on each ofthem, and then make your choice.

In my case, I was captured by a noveltitled “Listen to the Marriage” by John JayOsborn. I was first drawn in by its glossycover among a sea of matte finishes. I’dnever heard of Osborn, but when I went tothe bio in back, I found that he’d written

“The Paper Chase” when in law school(later turned into the classic film), and hasbeen writing and practicing law ever since,including a long stint as a law professor atthe University of San Francisco.

Intrigued, I declared it the winner.(Do the bookstore workers a favor, and

put the others back where you foundthem.)

Here’s the next most important step.When you get the book home, do not readit right away, and resist digging for anyadditional information about it. Put itsomewhere where you see it every so often,waiting for you. Let your curiosity continueto be piqued until you can stand it no more.It’s entirely possible the book will disap-point. You took a flier, after all, but remem-ber how much fun the whole process hasbeen anticipating an encounter with theunknown.If the book turns out to be good,consider it a bonus.

Readers: If you take a flier on a book, tell usabout it. Write us at [email protected], and let us know what book you chose,why and what you thought of it when youread it. Your comments may be featured in afuture Biblioracle column.

John Warner is the author of “Why TheyCan’t Write: Killing the Five-ParagraphEssay and Other Necessities.”

Twitter @Biblioracle

Want to spice up your reading?

Book recommendationsfrom the BiblioracleJohn Warner tells you what to read

based on the last five books you’ve read.

1. “Sing, Unburied, Sing” by Jesmyn

Ward

2. “Enlightenment Now: The Case

for Reason, Science, Humanism and

Progress” by Steven Pinker

3. “The Map That Changed the

World: William Smith and the Birth

of Modern Geology” by Simon Win-

chester

4. “Warlock Holmes: My Grave Ritu-

al” by G.S. Denning

5. “A God in Ruins” by Kate Atkinson

— Janet C., Lemont

A little mystery, a little mysteriousness,

maybe even a little metaphysics in this

mix. Janet seems to want something

that’s going to make her think while

giving a nice dose of good, old narra-

tive pleasure. This adds up to “The

Rebel Angels” by Robertson Davies.

1. “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua

Achebe

2. “Midaq Alley” by Najib Mahfuz

3. “The Deerslayer” by James Feni-

more Cooper

4. “Little Novels of Sicily” by Gio-

vanni Verga

5. “Crime and Punishment” by Fyo-

dor Dostoyevsky

— Lynn B., DeKalb

Lynn says she’s not afraid of a chal-

lenge, and I’m taking her at her word

by recommending the utterly one-of-

a-kind, 946-page “Shantaram” by

Gregory David Roberts.

1. “Night of Miracles” by Elizabeth

Berg

2. “Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee

3. “Before We Were Yours” by Lisa

Wingate

4. “The Great Alone” by Kristin Han-

nah

5. “Mudbound” by Hillary Jordan

— Nancy V., Cary, Ill.

I’m thinking that “Possession” by A.S.

Byatt has just the right amount of

thematic heft and narrative propulsion

for Nancy.

Get a reading from theBiblioracleSend a list of the last five books you’ve

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Dear Miss Manners: Ihosted a dinner at myhome for some closefriends, and one texted theday before to let me knowthat she would not be ableto attend; however, herhusband would still be ableto make it. They had takenit upon themselves toinvite a friend of theirsnamed Bert in her place. Ihad met Bert on prioroccasions and have alwaysbeen appalled at his rudemanners.

While I can simplyremove myself from hispresence at their gather-ings, I would not have thesame option at my owntable. I certainly would notwant to subject my gueststo his belligerent attitude.

The fact is, he is notwelcome in my home. Iwas in a very difficult situ-ation, since my friends hadalready issued the invita-tion. I couldn’t use theexcuse that I wouldn’thave room at the table, asthe wife would be absentand Bert would be occupy-ing her spot. I told her thatI didn’t mean to be offen-sive, however, I needed tobe able to trust that Bertwould refrain from beingrude to me and to myguests. She was takenaback, as she insists that heis “a sweet guy.”

In the end, the husbandand Bert did not show up,and my friend is quiteoffended. I’m sure that Icould have handled itbetter, but I’m at a loss asto what could have beensaid. Whenever anyone hastried to discuss the topicwith her, she completelydenies it and is very in-sulted. How could I havepolitely conveyed that it is

not appropriate to invitesomeone else to my home,especially someone that Idon’t even like?

Gentle reader: The spe-cific problem you men-tioned is simpler to answerthan the general problemyou propose. Rather thanexact a pledge for Bert’sbehavior, you could haveapologized but explainedthat Bert is not among theguests you invite to yourhome.

This creates a problemfor the friend who violatedthis rule by inviting him,but not for you. And whilethe answer may upset her,Miss Manners notes thatyour less direct approachhad the same effect. Lessextreme situations requireless direct answers, with aless guaranteed result:“You know how Bert is anacquired taste, and whilewe should definitely gettogether, my other guestsare very sensitive and willnot get his sense of hu-mor.”

Dear Miss Manners: Ona small-boat river cruisemy husband and I bookedin Europe, the vast major-ity of our fellow travelerswere enjoying the oppor-tunity to explore the localcultures, foods and cus-toms.

But unfortunately, oneof them spent most of thetime setting passive-ag-gressive traps for the crewof the boat.

This person wouldplace an order for an ex-otic favorite drink fromback home, then berate thebartender when the pre-sentation did not match allthe details from the home-town bar. When the bar-tender offered to alter thedrink to meet expecta-tions, the response was,“You obviously don’t knowwhat you’re doing; justtake it away.” Similar de-meaning comments weredirected to the chef, thecabin attendant and the

local guides. The senior crew mem-

bers did their best to stepin to take the worst of theabuse. Fellow travelerswere embarrassed by thebehavior and wanted tomitigate the situation. Atvarious times, we pulledthe crew members aside tooffer our apologies. Wewanted to confront theaggressive passenger, butno one could devise a po-lite way to intervene. If weencounter a similar situa-tion in the future, whatwould Miss Manners sug-gest?

Gentle reader: No societycan function without anagreed-upon code of eti-quette, but the problems ofnot having one becomeapparent more quicklyamong those thrown to-gether in close proximityfor an extended period oftime.

Who, then, enforces therules? Both the crew andthe other passengers actedcorrectly, but it was notenough. Such efforts hav-ing failed, it was time forthe captain (or some otherofficer in a recognizedposition of authority) tospeak with the unrulypassenger.

Any sensible captainwould be happier orderingpassengers into lifeboatsand may feel hesitant tointervene, rememberingthat the charges are alsopaying clients. But such isthe burden of command.Judgment must be exer-cised in determining whensuch an extreme step be-comes necessary, but MissManners trusts the captainto act before a full-fledgedmutiny occurs.

To send a question to theMiss Manners team ofJudith Martin, NicholasIvor Martin and JacobinaMartin, go to missmanners.com or write them c/oUniversal Uclick, 1130Walnut St., Kansas City,MO 64106.

Unwelcome substitute guestcauses dilemma for hostess

Judith MartinMiss Manners

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Vichy Catalan water originally turned myhead in Barcelona. It was a warm day of wan-dering, and I needed something cold, so Ipopped into a bodega and the tessellated canwith a resealable red top caught my eye. Clean,cute and functional, plus the fizzy, chilly and,most notably, salty contents satisfied.

Turns out Vichy Catalan contains 27 miner-als (including sodium, bicarbonates, sulfatesand potassium) that occur naturally in thesprings from which it, er, springs. Its incred-ibly high mineral content comes in at 3,000parts per million of totally dissolved solids,known as TDS. (In comparison, Perrier con-tains less than one-sixth of that, at 475 ppmTDS, and San Pellegrino about one-third atabout 1,100 ppm.) Harvested since 1818 inGirona, Spain, it is now the most popularsparkling water in that country.

Starting from an aquifer called Puig de lesAnimes, where the water lives at 140 degreesFahrenheit, Vichy Catalan passes throughnatural springs in Caldes de Malavella. A doc-tor, Modest Furesty Roca, purchased thesprings in 1881 and opened a plant to bottle thewaters in 1890. The accompanying “healthspa” opened in 1898. Now known as the VichyCatalan Hotel Balneario, it offers, among otherspa treatments, a thermal pool where you canbathe in the 93-degree water.

Vichy Catalan claims many health benefitsfrom soaking in and consuming its mineralrich water. But I like it because it tastes sogood. Super bubbly and flavorful, the water is adelightful thirst quencher on its own andmakes a very successful mixer in cocktails,both with or without alcohol. Just like the rolesalt plays as a flavor enhancer in cooking, itcan boost flavor in beverages as well.

I tried a fernet and soda highball, typically adigestive drink for those with a high tolerancefor bitterness — it becomes rich and roundwhen made with the salty mineral water. Thecomplex minty, fruity and herbal flavors thatare usually buried in the amaro’s bitternessunfurl.

I also played with the Greyhound, usually asimple mix of vodka and grapefruit juice.Subbing the botanical notes of gin for vodkaand topping the drink with Vichy refresh andlighten the cocktail. Since salt tempers bitter-ness, I added a dash or two of Angostura bit-ters to restore the balance, and named it Pom-elo.

Finally I mixed a salad in a glass, a Vichycucumber mojito, a drink that could easily beserved with or without rum for a fresh aperitifI call a Pepino.

Lisa Futterman is a freelance writer.

Vichy Catalan water offersflavorful versatility in drinksBy Lisa FuttermanChicago Tribune

Vichy Catalan can be used as a mixerin drinks.

E. JASON WAMBSGANS/CHICAGO TRIBUNE;SHANNON KINSELLA/FOOD STYLING

PomeloMakes: 1 drink

1 1⁄2 ounces gin, optional

2 ounces pink grapefruit juice

1 to 2 dashes Angostura bitters

2 ounces Vichy Catalan water

To a tall glass filled with ice, add gin ifusing, juice and bitters. Top withsparkling mineral water, such as Vichy.Garnish with grapefruit zest or a smallwheel or wedge. Serve at once.

PepinoMakes: 1 drink

2 thick slices cucumber

6 fresh mint or basil leaves

1 ounce fresh lime juice

1 tablespoon agave syrup

1 1⁄2 ounces white rum, optional

4 ounces chilled Vichy Catalan Water

Muddle the cucumber, mint and limejuice in a cocktail shaker. Add agaveand rum if using, plus ice, and shakeuntil well chilled. Strain into a tallglass over fresh ice, and top withsparkling mineral water, such as Vichy.Garnish with a fresh cucumber slice,lime wedge and herb sprig, if you like.

I tried to make Singa-pore noodles one night,only to realize I had no ricenoodles in the house. And,yes, I could have venturedout to get some; but attimes I can be lazy. So outwent the noodles, and incame rice. The substitutionworked perfectly.

Stir-frying is easy, if youhead to the stove witheverything prepped. Sincethe cooking happens reallyfast, there isn’t enoughtime to prep as you stir-fry.It’s all about timing andlayering ingredients intothe pan to get the rightcolors, textures and flavors.

When making fried rice,it’s always better to useleftover rice. But if youdon’t have it in your fridge,don’t let that stop you frommaking this recipe. Justmake a pot of rice whileyou prep the rest of theingredients.

Kary Osmond is a Canadianrecipe developer and formertelevision host of the cook-ing show “Best RecipesEver.”

Distributed by TribuneContent Agency

Singapore ricePrep: 15 minutes Cook: 30 minutes

Makes: 2 to 3 servings

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 cup diced onion

1 cup diced sweet red pepper

2 teaspoons minced garlic

2 teaspoons minced ginger

Salt

1⁄2 pound extra firm tofu, cut into 1⁄2-inch cubes (about 1cup)

1 tablespoon curry powder

1⁄2 cup water

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 teaspoon sugar

3 cups cooked white rice, see method

1 green onion, finely sliced

1⁄4 cup minced cilantro, optional

1. Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add onion,red pepper, garlic, ginger and a pinch of salt. Cook,stirring often until the onion starts to soften, about 3minutes.

2. Add tofu and curry powder; cook and stir untileverything is coated in curry powder, 1 to 2 minutes.

3. Add water, stirring up any bits stuck to the bottom ofthe pan. Allow mixture to bubble away until the waterhas evaporated, about 5 minutes.

4. Stir in soy sauce, sugar and cooked rice. Cook, stirring,until rice is warmed through and everything is coated inthe curry mixture, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.Finish with a pinch of salt, green onion and cilantro.

Rice: In a saucepan over high heat, bring 1 cup long grainwhite rice, 1 1⁄2 cups water and a pinch of salt to a boil,about 1 minute. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmeruntil rice is tender and no liquid remains, 12-15 minutes.Makes: 3 cups

Nutrition information per serving (for 3 servings):375 calories, 10 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol,56 g carbohydrates, 6 g sugar, 14 g protein, 360 mgsodium, 3 g fiber

This Singapore rice recipe was created using what was on hand in the fridge and pantry.

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Across1 Nursery furnishing5 Biological duplicate10 Masterpieces14 Hidden hazards19 Queen of Olympus20 Wild West movie21 Natural balm22 Shakespearean

teen23 As well25 Romantic song for

dancing27 Restricts28 All fired up30 Skiing category31 Brewpub

designation32 Respectful address33 Darken or lighten,

say34 Whispered

summons37 Rocky Mountains

line44 June honorees48 Turn to compost49 Entice50 Tiny wood

fragments52 The Simpsons

barkeep53 Girl in Wonderland55 Parks it57 Shakespearean

monarch58 “It matters to me”60 Coffeehouse orders62 Water carrier64 High-tech marker65 Did nothing66 Sushi seaweed67 Blow one’s top69 Exasperating71 Overrun (with)73 Closest friends

77 Oklahoma city78 Unsettle80 Finnish telecom

giant81 Orange juice

material83 Metallic bar84 Kitchen vessel87 Personal quirks88 Thinly spread91 March master92 “I __ the opinion

that …”94 Branch of Islam96 Having unpaid bills97 Blunder98 Strikes out101 Finish with103 Periodical, for short104 Thought-provoking106 Plant in traditional

Chinese medicine108 Violin pins109 Dumbo’s wing111 Book jacket blurb112 Partakes of114 Tampa neighbor,

familiarly117 Cope with change119 Collapsible

headgear124 Continuously126 Hobby store buy128 East Asian

peninsula129 Planetarium roof130 Common

computer typeface131 Tiny quantity132 Nautical poles133 Lose traction134 Because of135 Unlikely, as odds

Down1 In vogue

2 City near Lake Tahoe

3 Neighbor of Pakistan

4 Mismatch5 Minting process6 After the buzzer7 Vertical

transportation giant

8 It means “recent”9 Name on the cover

of A Farewell to Arms

10 Patio appliance11 Couture monthly12 Secure at a pier13 Create seams14 Without question15 Frolicked16 “Both” prefix17 End of some

hammers18 Ticked off24 Tango move26 Public Citizen

cofounder29 Lends a hand34 British baby buggy35 Sing singly36 Simple drawing of

a person38 Apartment ad abbr.39 Allergy treatment

injector40 Garb41 Contended (for)42 Russian royal name43 Throw off course45 E-tail membership

plan46 The Sound of Music

song47 Began, as a lawn49 Greenish blue51 Kimono fabric

54 Puff-snack brand56 Reject rudely59 Body of precedents61 Rotisserie rod63 Orlando-area park68 Polynesian

carvings70 Workout counts71 Embossed72 Don’t think about74 Typical Everest

guide75 More abundant

76 House of cards and wheels

79 Slightly82 “Once __ a

midnight dreary …”85 Mystical warning86 Two-year-olds89 Impediment to

progress90 Baker’s supply93 Financial advisor

descriptor95 Commotion

99 Long-legged wader100 Shears sound102 Shakespearean

general105 Kitchen implement107 Became irate108 Book before

Proverbs110 Mythical lifter113 Artist known as

Jean or Hans114 Upscale retail

chain

115 Former Corvette roof option

116 Prefix for legal117 Riotously118 Moore of films119 Yellow canine of

comics120 Mulch material121 Flag down122 Prefix for virus123 Be abundant125 Bag tags127 Tulsa sch.

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figure10 Epic14 Booty15 Speak one’s mind16 Scarp17 A Reagan classic20 Classified items21 Sour22 UFO pilot, possibly23 ___ Smile Be Your …24 Bookmaker’s

establishment26 Inuit29 French impressionist30 Superb31 Sisters of Charity

founder32 Kennedy arrival35 1971 TV movie39 Implant40 Like honey41 Teutonic one42 Fury43 Pine kind45 Tropical growths

48 Combatants49 Love affair50 Scheme51 Besides54 Swanson’s swan song58 Villa d’___59 Main artery60 Mimicked61 Editor’s Rex62 Perkins role63 Highland toppers

Down1 Napoleonic residence2 Campus figure3 Brick carriers4 Giant great5 Sauce staple6 Britten composition7 Altercation8 ___, due, tre9 Sun. talk10 Reviles11 L.A. Law character12 Onlooker13 Pain18 Article19 Split requisite

23 Mortgage24 Historic Ross25 ___ Rhythm26 Diner sign27 London area28 Was aware of29 Prevent31 Brogue and blucher32 Blackout33 Transmitted34 Deuce beater36 Snub37 Kind of dancer38 Sayer and Gorcey42 Mistreated43 Aussie marsupials44 Hawaii’s state bird45 More vile46 Entertain47 Emcee Hall48 Galway’s instrument50 Computer outlet51 Spanish appetizer52 City near Provo53 Gambler’s concern55 Chit56 Anaconda57 Tub Last week’s answers appear on the last page of Puzzle Island © 2019 Creators News Service.

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Sudoku Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box in bold borders contains every digit 1 to 9.

Level:

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Across1 It’s usually spotted

in a game7 Prolong painfully14 Pablo’s putting-off

word20 Heat-sensitive

patch21 1982 Toto hit22 Twist

counterclockwise, as a nut

23 Defeat decisively in an annual Nathan’s contest?

25 Hardly modest26 Hardly quick27 Steamed

dumplings, e.g.28 Oft-mispunctuated

word30 Plane angle symbol31 Alley Oop’s love33 Diplomacy35 Tribute with bent

elbows37 Best-liked, in texts40 Flabbergast41 One in line for

what’s left42 For instance43 Whale-tale captain46 Cutlery causing

boo-boos?49 Cell dead spot

indicator51 European capital52 Many misses53 Ripped55 Super56 __ fu57 Amer. fliers58 Ripped off60 Handle change62 Actress Peeples63 Bird on LSU’s seal65 Is for all66 Apply, as butter68 41-Across, often69 Explore à la an

aging Captain Kirk?

72 Director Lee73 “Enough already!”77 Vague opening?78 98, but not 98.682 Bird hunted to

extinction by the Maori

83 Easygoing sort85 The boy well-

known in meteorology?

87 California roll ingredient

88 Bat head?90 Cardiff’s country92 Galileo’s birthplace93 Give __

94 Last-__: desperate95 Greening up97 Roleo official?99 Actress Sommer100 Revival prefix101 Some reddish deer103 Place to stay

when you’re out, ironically

104 Many retirees: Abbr.

105 Against a thing, at law

107 Utah national park108 Bury110 Eager kids’ plea112 Heady quaff114 War zone

excavation116 GI no-show120 Achieve success122 Farm workers’

coffee setup near a fence post?

125 “We can’t hear you!”

126 Consequence of only getting close?

127 “Enough already!”128 “The Communist

Manifesto” co-author

129 Sign off on130 Govt. securities

Down1 Conks out2 Verbal3 Con __: musical

tempo4 Halved5 Japanese 7-Down6 Dies in this puzzle?7 See 5-Down8 Pitchers Darling

and Guidry9 Quick-witted10 Pilot feeder11 Palindromic celeb12 Not suitable13 First presidential

swinger, golf-wise14 Org. with minors15 Critical ticker

valve16 Where even

termites were welcome, presumably

17 One who sniffs out good investments?

18 Tree house19 “Dragonwyck”

novelist Seton24 Criticize to death29 Astronomer’s aid32 Kentucky __, event

before the Derby34 Trim, as a pic

36 Painfully off-pitch Jewish diva?

37 Get all misty38 “__ woman wishes

to be no one’s enemy (and) ... refuses to be anyone’s victim”: Angelou

39 Like some memes41 Kind of tea42 “Because I __!”44 OB/GYN test45 Set off47 Into shenanigans48 “The Gift of the

Magi” gift50 Support wear54 Comic-Con

attendee58 Sampling from

Quaid’s vineyard?59 Dig deeply61 Sleeping bag site64 Lab __67 Ax to grind69 Verdi opera based

on a Shakespeare tragedy

70 TripAdvisor rival71 Einstein73 Photoshop fodder74 Outspoken75 Carpet made from

corn husks?76 Beach in a classic

bossa nova hit78 If all else fails79 Ends80 Misjudgment81 Smartphone

options84 Pollen-packing

petal pusher86 Surreal ending?89 Dentist’s directive91 Mumbai wrap93 Designer Klein96 It’s played secretly

under the table98 Secretly102 More than irk106 Celebrate wildly107 Cause of temporary

weight loss?108 101 course109 1:1, for one110 NASCAR’s

Yarborough111 Elvis’ middle name113 Moon goddess115 Coup target117 Power eponym118 “The Grapes of

Wrath” character119 Rents121 Defib settings123 Big name in ATMs124 Radiation source

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“Sweet Notes”

“But is it Art?”

This week’s Jumble

NORMAN THOMAS: OUR FAULTS: To

us much has been given; of us much

is required. With all our faults, it is our

strength in support of the freedom

our forefathers loved which has saved

mankind from subjection to totalitarian

power.

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Today’s birthday (Jan. 13): Refine your personal mission this year. Carefully get your ducks in a row. It’s all for family, love and romance. Winter financial hurdles resolve with a coordinated partnership. Summer brings introspec-tion and style changes as your personal star rises. Envision perfection, and plot the steps to take.

Aries (March 21-April 19): Today is a 7. Stay focused. A hidden danger could arise. Make sure structures are solid. Don’t fall for a trick. Disorga-nization and chaos could distract. Watch your feet.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): 5. Illusions swirl and mislead. Handle your responsibilities on time, and lay low. Avoid miscom-munications, controversy or provoking jealousies.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): 7. Disagreements, irri-tations and misunderstand-ings are to be expected. Enforce your own rules. Choose words carefully. Postpone travel, and wait for better conditions.

Cancer (June 21-July 22): 7. Weigh the pros and

cons before choosing. Postpone major decisions or purchases. Cost over-runs could require budget adjustment. Slow to avoid do-overs. Stay diplomatic.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): 8. Delays or traffic could frustrate your travels. Inter-ruptions could distract and frustrate. Keep your agreements and deadlines, despite breakdowns. Favor substance over symbolism.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): 6. Chaos or unexpected expenses could roil your shared financial accounts. Proceed with caution. All is not as it appears. Rules get enforced. Avoid overspend-ing or overindulging.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): 7. Avoid provoking an argument with your part-ner. Old assumptions get challenged. You could clash with authority. Do what’s right, even when nobody’s looking.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): 6. Things may not go as planned with your work and health. Hold yourself to high standards, and stifle rebellious tendencies. Get expert support when needed.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): 7. Romantic foundations may seem shaky. Avoid provoking any jealousies. You’re gaining points as well as experi-ence. Stick to basics. Emo-tional creativity works.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): 6. Clean a domestic mess. Repair infrastruc-tures. Things could get expensive. Avoid outbursts that could return to haunt you. Maintain patience and a sense of humor.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): 7. Watch your mouth; harsh words could fall out, and then apologies. Tempers may be especially short; avoid tromping on anyone’s sensitivities. Use diplomacy and tact.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): 8. Confusion, disorga-nization and chaos could get expensive. Watch the budget. Monitor cash flow carefully. Proceed with caution. You’re in the eye of the storm.

— Nancy Black, Tribune Content Agency

Horoscopes

Q.1—Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold:

♠ 9 5 4 3 2 ♥ Q 10 6 3 ♦ 5 ♣ J 8 6West North East South

1♦ 1♥ 3♦* ?

*Pre-emptive

What call would you make?

Q.2—North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold:

♠ J 7 3 ♥ Q 9 6 4 ♦ Q 8 3 2 ♣ 5 2Partner opens 1D and right-hand opponent passes. What

call would you make?

Q.3—East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold:

♠ Q 7 6 3 ♥ K 8 6 ♦ 9 ♣ A K 9 4 3Partner opens 1C and right-hand opponent passes. What

call would you make?

Q.4—Both vulnerable, as South, you hold:

♠ K 9 8 6 ♥ A 8 4 ♦ A K Q J 5 ♣ JNorth East South West

1♣ 2♣* ?

*5-5 in the majors, usually weak

What call would you make?

Look for answers on Monday.

— Bob [email protected]

Bridge

This game challenges you to fi nd as many words as you can, as quickly as you can, in one master word.

LOBULES (LOB-yools): Small lobes.

Can you fi nd 18 or more words in LOBULES?

Average mark: 14 wordsTime limit: 25 minutes

Here are the rules:

1. Words must be four or more letters. 2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of an “s,” such as “bats” and “cats,” are not used. 3. Use only one form of a verb — either “pose” or “posed,” not both. 4. Proper nouns and slang terms are not used.

Answers to the word

game:

lobe; lose; louse; lues; bell; blues; blouse; bole; boll; bull; sell; slob; sloe; slub; slue; sole; soluble; soul

Word Game

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Q: Guests brought a honkin’big decoration for your house.They love it; you hate it. Howdo you tell them this isn’t goingto work for your home?

A: In this situation, your guestsare at the top of the hierarchywhen it comes to how you lendcourtesy, which is an awareness ofhow your words, actions andbehaviors affect those around you.

Thank your guests for theirgenerosity, and for thinking of you

and your family. While yourguests are still visiting your house,display the decoration proudly —hiding it would be discourteous,and your guests are the mostimportant people in your lifewhen they’re visiting. Once theguests leave, remove the decora-tion if it truly is abhorrent.

Before you make a decision onputting the decoration away orkeeping it out, factor in the gift’sdecorative quality and your rela-tionship with the gift giver — thegift represents both. If you stilldecide to remove it from display,

go ahead. Bring it out at specialtimes to most fully appreciate thedecoration and its deeper mean-ing.

If the guests return and askabout it, say that the decorationhas special meaning because ofyour friendship but that it’s a bitinconsistent with your decorativetheme.

— Robert A. Shutt, etiquetteeducator

A: For the givers: Never ask ifthe recipient is using and enjoy-ing the gift. Let it be.

For the recipients: Graciouslyaccept the gift and move on. Youdo not have to place the gift inyour home or hang it the momentyour guest arrives at your houseagain.

Remember the thought behindthe gift. The giver took the time topick out something she thoughtyou would enjoy.

Most may find this surprising,but it is a nice gesture to write athank-you note for receiving agift. This is where you can focusyour thoughts and gratitude: onthe guest’s action and intentions.

Yes, that’s right, write a thank-younote for the hostess gift!

— Lisa Richey, manners andetiquette expert

[email protected] @christenadot_

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As we enter 2019, homedesign experts already havesome predictions for thenew year.

The home remodelingand design platform Houzzrecently released its annualforecast, derived from con-versations with industry

experts as well as trendsspotted among its 40 mil-lion monthly users. It offersa snapshot of what wemight see in stores, livingrooms and Instagram feedsthis year.

We chatted with Houzzeditor and writer MitchellParker and asked him to diginto this year’s projections.So before you pick up that

paintbrush, take a look atthe colors and styles thepros say will be big in 2019.

The backsplash as afocal point. In 2019, homedesign professionals expectto see more full-heightbacksplashes that seam-lessly stretch from thecounter to the ceiling —behind floating shelves and

range hoods — for a cleanand cohesive look. Thisdramatic statement cancreate the illusion of addi-tional surface area.

Dark and moody colorsthroughout the home.Although Living Coral maybe Pantone’s pick for colorof the year, Houzz predictshomeowners will lean

toward darker and moodiercolors, such as navy andforest green, in the newyear. Color experts say it isa reaction to white andbright hues that dominatedthe design world for thepast several years. Parkeralso suspects that visualsocial networks such asHouzz and Instagram mayhave helped people gradu-

ally become more comfort-able with the idea of ex-perimenting with richerand darker colors. “If youtell somebody, ‘Paint yourwalls dark blue or black,’people might imagine theAddams family house,”Parker said. But when theysee a photo of the designand how these colors createa warm and serene setting,

Best design bets of new yearBy Megan McDonoughThe Washington Post

A full-height backsplash can be a stylish focal point or a dramatic accent in a kitchen. The backsplash can add to the illusion of additional surface area.

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they are much more likelyto have the confidence totry it.

Destination tubs. Bub-ble bath fans, rejoice. Asbathrooms shift from pri-vate, utilitarian spaces toopen, spalike environ-ments, homeowners arefocused on the accou-trements, including free-standing tubs. According toHouzz’s 2018 BathroomTrends Study, 80 percentof home remodelers wereplanning to upgrade theirbathtubs. A soaking tubwas the most popularoption and received 69percent of the vote (a 7percent boost from the2017 findings). To achievethe look, bath aficionados

are “stealing space fromhall and bedroom closets”to expand the size of theroom, Parker says, andcreating built-in nooks tokeep the tub out of thefootpath of the shower, sinkand toilet.

“Tuxedo” kitchens. Al-though white kitchens havelong reigned supreme,professionals are seeing areturn to black in kitchencabinets, range hoods andisland accents. The colorcan be edgy, chic and sur-prisingly practical for par-ents. “If you’ve got a housewith dogs and kids, scuffmarks on white kitchencabinets are going to be abig problem. Black painthides a lot more,” Parker

says. Expect to see a lotmore “tuxedo” kitchenscontrasting black withwhite walls, backsplashesand marble countertops.

Glass-and-steel roomdividers. Thanks to thepopularity of open floorplans, statement-makingpartitions will continue toflourish in the new year.Thin metal-and-glass doorsand walls offer the illusionof open space while stillproviding privacy, light andnoise mitigation. The divid-ers can also be used to addvisual interest and providedefinition to a room, with-out making it feel crampedor closed off.

Free-standing dining

benches. Custom, built-inbenching, while popularand convenient, can beexpensive. Homeownersare instead opting forpadded furniture benchesas an affordable alternative.The multifunctional piecesare great for small breakfastnooks, providing flexibleseating and in some caseshidden storage.

Board-and-batten ac-cents. The modern farm-house style will continue toflourish in 2019 and spreadto the exterior of the home,Houzz experts say. Thewhite siding delivers a“homey look” and canprovide texture and inter-est to an otherwise flatfacade.

Kitchens that open tothe outdoors. Fans ofentertaining and cookingmay want to considerexpanding their kitchenarea to the outdoors.Homeowners in warmerclimates are transformingpatios into extra seatingareas, with durable rugs,cushions and fabrics.Expect to see morekitchens completely opento decks and patios viacollapsible doors andwindow walls.

Wood vanities. Houzzexperts saw a resurgenceof unpainted woodenvanities in 2018, and theypredict it will be amplifiedin 2019, with a turn towardreclaimed and light wood.

Visible grain and knots canadd texture and visualinterest to a space andwork well in crisp, cleanwhite bathrooms.

A four-wall accent col-or. Forget the accent wall;2019 is all about the accentroom. Homeowners areopting to paint all thewalls — even the trim andmolding — in one room adramatic color. “Typically,I see this trend happeningin smaller, somewhatprivate rooms, such asbedrooms, home offices,studies and media rooms— places where you wanta comforting and relaxingvibe,” Parker says. Popularcolor choices include navyand forest green.

Dark and moody paint colors are gaining traction throughout the home.

ALEXANDRA CRAFTON/HOUZZ

Glass-and-steel room dividers are becoming more popular,

thanks to open floor plans.

JOURS & NUITS/HOUZZ

As self-care routines become even more popular in 2019,

the bathtub will follow the trend.

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Your aunt or neighborgave you a lovely plant as aholiday gift. Now what?

Some common giftplants are small specimensof shrubs or even trees, andhomeowners often wonderif they can be plantedoutdoors in the garden. “Idon’t recommend it,” saidSharon Yiesla, plantknowledge specialist at theMorton Arboretum inLisle. “They’re very un-likely to survive.”

The warm environmentinside a house is more likethe tropics than Chicago,which is why most plantssold as gifts are tropical orsubtropical species thatcan’t survive cold tempera-tures. Even familiarspecies, such as azaleas orhydrangeas, are usually notwinter-hardy varieties.

“The species and variet-ies sold as florist plants arechosen for how they willperform as short-term,indoor plants, not as out-door plants,” Yiesla said.

Is it worth keeping themas houseplants? It depends.

Some popular plants forgifts, such as a Christmascactus, make fine house-plants. However, floweringshrubs may have beenmanipulated to make thembloom during the holidays,rather than at their usualflowering time. “It will bedifficult or impossible foryou to duplicate that treat-ment and make thembloom again,” Yiesla said.

Here is advice fromYiesla for what to do withcommon woody gift plants:

Norfolk Island pine:This tropical tree (Aurau-caria heterophylla), from anisland in the South Pacific,is not actually a pine andwill not survive outdoors.“You can keep it for a whileas a houseplant,” Yieslasaid. “However, it wants tobecome a very tall tree, and

there’s no way to controlits growth.” When theplant gets too large, discardit.

Poinsettia: The “flow-ers” of this subtropicalshrub (Euphorbia pulcher-rima), which is native toMexico, are actually leavesthat change color in re-sponse to changes in daylength. Growers manipu-late poinsettias in dark-ened greenhouses to makethem turn color for Christ-mas. “You can keep a poin-settia as a houseplant, butgetting it to ‘rebloom’ iscomplicated and a lot ofwork,” Yiesla said. “It’s notworth it for me.” She com-posts her poinsettias afterthe holidays.

Gardenia: “This is agarden shrub in the South,but it won’t survive herewith our cold winters,”Yiesla said. You can keepgardenia (Gardenia jasmi-noides) as a green house-plant, but it is unlikely tobloom again.

Hydrangea: Althoughsome species of hydrangeaare hardy summer-flower-ing shrubs in Chicago, theones sold as gift plants arenot. They are usually ten-der varieties of bigleafhydrangea (Hydrangeamacrophylla). “If you plantthem outdoors, their rootsmight survive here, but the

cold would kill the stemsand flower buds each win-ter,” she said. “Most likelythe plant would neverbloom.”

Azalea: Azaleas are atype of rhododendronshrub (Rhododendron).Only a few rhododendronvarieties, and scarcely anyazaleas, are winter-hardyin the Chicago area. “Evenif they could survive aChicago winter, they can’ttolerate our alkaline soil,”Yiesla said.

If you decide to keep agift plant as a houseplant,remove the wrapping fromthe pot and make surewater can drain freely. Thepot should never stand inwater, which would keepthe soil too wet and mightlead to root rot or fungusgnats.

Water the houseplantsattentively to keep the soilmoist but not wet. “Checkthe soil often, and waterwhenever the top inch orso of the soil is dry,” Yieslasaid.

For tree and plant advice,contact the Arboretum’sPlant Clinic (630-719-2424or [email protected]).

Beth Botts is a staff writerat the Morton Arboretum inLisle (www.mortonarb.org).

How to handle plant thatyou got as a holiday giftBy Beth BottsChicago Tribune

Florists' azaleas are lovely, but like other shrubs sold as

gift plants, they are unlikely to survive if planted outdoors.

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Heating bills are loominglarge. Check out these fivetips to quickly cut yourenergy costs without sacri-ficing comfort.

1. Stop leaksDrafty rooms suck (the

heat out of your home).Single-pane, older windowswithout reliable stormwindows can lose heatquickly, so use plastic sheet-ing — like the 3M WindowKit— to seal them. If draftsare coming in around theframe, fill those with caulk-ing.

Sealing leaks aroundwindows and doors willinstantly raise the comfortlevel in the room and savemoney, said Keri Murschell,director of product andbusiness innovation forNRG Energy. Your frontdoor can be a big culprit, soadd weather stripping. Heatgets pulled from attics andescapes out the front, some-thing she discovered at herhome after an energy audit.

Matt Sundeen, storemanager at Lowe’s WickerPark location in Chicago,said light switches can bean unseen source of cold air.Products like White FoamOutlet Switch Weather-strips fit behind the wallplate to prevent drafts.

While you’re at it, giveyour water heater a hug bywrapping it in an insulationblanket. “Cold basementsmake water heaters workharder, increasing everydayenergy use,” Sundeen said.“It’s cheap and a quick, easyway to cut back on yourheating bill,” he said.

2. Get smartSmart thermostats, like

the Nest Learning Thermo-stat and Ecobee, can reduceheating bills by learningyour schedule and pro-gramming temperaturesaround your activity.

Murschell said she likesbeing able to access herthermostat on her phonewhen she’s away, so if sheforgets to turn it downbefore leaving for vacation— or wants to raise the heatbefore she returns — shecan do so remotely.

“It also gives you reportson how you’re doing, whatyour energy history is likeand other insights intoenergy that people haven’ttraditionally had to thinkabout,” she said.

Although smart thermo-stats are still pricey, manyutilities are offering rebatesto homeowners who wantone, and some even installthe devices if purchasedthrough the utility.

If you want to measure

your total energy consump-tion, a professionally in-stalled home energy moni-toring system, like Sense,will monitor all your elec-tricity use and give youchoices of how and when touse energy smartly.

3. Turn down thetemps

The U.S. Energy Depart-ment says setting yourthermostat to 68 degreeswhen you’re at home and

active and then lowering itwhen you sleep saves mon-ey. Lowering the thermo-stat 7-10 degrees for eighthours daily from its normalsetting can save as much as10 percent a year, on aver-age, depending on whereyou live.

4. Heat just asmall space

Work from home, butdon’t want to heat thewhole house all day? Con-sider a single-room spaceheater. New space heaterscan be much more stylish —and many are program-mable, which means theyuse less energy. Sundeensays an attractive option isthe Lasko 1,500-Watt Ce-

ramic Tower Electric SpaceHeater, which has a seven-hour auto-off timer. Freak-ing out because you left thehouse with the space heat-er running? Relax. Use asmart plug like iHome toturn it off with your phoneand you won’t have toworry about burning downthe house.

5. Layer upNow that you’ve saved

money on heating bills,splurge on a beautifulcardigan or gorgeousthrow. Sure it’s an old-fashioned way to staywarm, but you get a twofer,being both stylish andpractical. Check out thefashionable sweaters fromX[D1] and X. Or find asnuggle buddy, and investin an heirloom-qualitythrow from Imperial Yarn,whose all-American blan-kets are woven using fiberfrom America-raised sheepand alpaca.

Debbie Carlson is a freelancewriter.

5 quick ways to reduce your heating billsBy Debbie CarlsonChicago Tribune

Lasko’s Ceramic Tower

electric space heater is a

stylish and effective way to

heat a single room.

LASKO

Two popular smart thermostats are the Ecobee 4 and the

Nest Learning Thermostat.

ECOBEE/NEST

Wearing layers is an easy way to save on heating costs.

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Winter is here, and for manyof us, that means a lot of qualitytime spent around the diningroom table. It’s the perfectplace to share good meals andconversation with friends andfamily.

Interior designer and stylistGinny Macdonald’s cozy, retro-inspired dining room caughtour eye on Instagram. Thestandout space looks warm andinviting — a perfect place toswap stories and laughs withguests around the holidays.

“My main inspiration for thisroom, and the house in general,was heavily taken from havinggrown up in the U.K.,” saidMacdonald, of Ginny Macdon-ald Design.

The designer, who lives inLos Angeles, incorporated amix of vintage furnishings andcontemporary accents to createa curated look.

While the dining table andEames chairs are new andspeak to a midcentury era, mostof the other pieces of furnitureare flea market finds, she said.

Want to get the look? Trythese tips.■ For dining room chairs, don’tbe afraid to mix and matchstyles. “Start off by selecting themain pieces, whether it be thedining table or the chairs,”Macdonald advised. “If youchoose a modern dining table,then look for vintage chairs,and vice versa.” To “add a layerof eclecticism,” she mixed twomodern Eames armchairs withher beloved vintage bentwooddining chairs.■ An 8-by-10-foot striped mat-tress ticking woven cotton rugfrom Dash and Albert comple-ments Macdonald’s dark andmoody walls, painted Farrow &Ball’s Stiffkey Blue.■ Macdonald was planning toswap out the art deco-inspiredlight fixture that came with thehouse, but she decided to keepit after receiving compliments.She also used a round brass trayto add color and shine againstthe stark white table. “It notonly breaks up all the negativespace but allows you to corralwater glasses and snacks.”

By Megan McDonoughThe Washington Post

A retro-inspired dining room by interior designer and stylist Ginny Macdonald.

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How to create a retro-inspired dining room

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Have you ever rushed to getready in the morning, only to feelthe defeat of finding absolutelynothing pretty enough to wear forthe day? No high heels seem tomatch an outfit perfectly, and thebutton on a favorite pair of jeansjust so happens to not close all theway like it used to.

While our clothes are supposedto make us feel great, we manageto clutter our closets with materi-als that become more of a painthan a way to conquer the day. Butwhen we invest time to organizeour closets and shop in a way thatrepresents who we are, we em-phasize a life of self-love and self-care. The moment we start reor-ganizing what we have in a waythat benefits our style needs, weset ourselves up to spend lessmoney shopping and actually puton the clothes we’ve purchased sowe get our money’s worth.

If you’re ready to spend less andmaximize what you have, here’show to make the most of what’salready in your closet.

Actually wear the clothesyou’re buying.

Your money is so valuable! Ifyou’ve bought something to hangin your closet, wear it. If you’veworn a certain outfit multipletimes before and feel like it’s bor-ing, spice things up and find new,creative ways to style it. Tryputting an old leather belt aroundyour waist or accompanying itwith that cute bomber jackethiding in the back of your closet.

Clothes are more diverse thanwe think, and when we make aneffort to restyle every so often, itwill look like we bought a com-pletely new outfit. Maybe if you’vetypically dressed down a blouse,dress it up with a statement neck-lace and simple blazer to make itfit the occasion you need it for.When it comes to fashion, cre-ativity speaks volumes. Be a trend-setter, and try to curate a new lookthat no one else has ever seenbefore.

Pinterest can also help withstyling tips and beauty looks. Re-create the look, and rock what youhave! Your bank account and yourwallet will thank you.

Declutter your closet to re-duce waste.

Cleaning out your closet shouldbe a year-round thing. Go throughyour closet according to what maystill fit and what may not fit any-more. Compile the clothes into asimple garbage bag or two, andmake a trip to your local SalvationArmy or thrift store to donate.

Donating accessories, clothesor shoes allows for the items to berecycled and repurposed forothers who may need them morethan we do. Decluttering is such ahealthy habit for your mentalhealth, as well, because studieshave shown that people whodeclutter their rooms or any homespaces typically experience less

stress and anxiety, more innerpeace and self-confidence.

As decluttering produces somany positive health benefits, ourold things can also help others inneed. What better way to declut-ter than to do it through an ave-nue that helps the communityaround you?

Shop for today, not tomorrow.Sometimes shopping can lead

us to many (if not hundreds of )purchases that go something likethis: “Oh, wow, a denim romper!This looks just like the one I sawthat blogger wear on Instagram.This isn’t my size, but maybe if Ilose two dress sizes, it’ll fit me! I’lltake it.”

Red flag! Instead of spendingyour money on outfits that don’tactually fit, utilize those dollars toinvest in pieces that do; that way,in a few months, when you see theoutfit in your closet, it remindsyou how beautiful you are in thesize you are today.

Your closet should always be ahappy space that reflects a pos-itive affirmation; not a negativereminder of all the things you’re

not. By shopping for the fit or sizeyou are today, you are empower-ing yourself to embrace whatmama gave you and wear clothesthat will make you feel enough;because, guess what, you are. If,later on, you find that you’ve lostweight, then treat yourself bysimply buying new clothes whenthe time comes. This helps toavoid unnecessary clutter in thecloset.

Maximizing the wardrobe in your closet

If you’re frustrated with the inside of your closet, a few simple tips might help with attitude and organization.

DREAMSTIME

Where’s Ellen? Answer Angel columnist Ellen

Warren is taking the day off.

By Aramide EsubiTribune Content Agency

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Fashion, fashion, fashion.What now? An avoidable pratfallinto America’s racist history.

A display of expensivetchotchkes in the windows ofPrada’s Soho boutique in down-town New York included onestyle that recalled a Golliwog, the19th-century blackface characterwith big round eyes and large redlips. The thing also resembledthe title character from “LittleBlack Sambo,” a children’s bookof the same era. Either way, theconnotations were unequivocallyracist.

After complaints from thepublic, the Prada Group issuedan apology, dismantled the dis-play and announced that it wouldpull the offending $550 charmfrom circulation. “They are imag-inary creatures not intended tohave any reference to the realworld and certainly not black-face. Prada Group never had theintention of offending anyoneand we abhor all forms of racismand racist imagery,” the companysaid in a statement.

When it comes to the subjectsof race, ethnicity and diversity,the fashion industry’s ability toconfound and enrage seems tohave no bounds. It has demon-strated a limited capacity to learnfrom its mistakes even as compa-nies become more global.

In November, Domenico Dol-ce and Stefano Gabbana werescheduled to host a fashion ex-travaganza in China, but theevent was canceled after thedesigners mounted an onlinepromotional campaign thatplayed into cliches and stereo-types about Chinese food anddocile Asian women — theyfeatured a model struggling to eatspaghetti with chopsticks, forexample. The designers apolo-gized, but as serial offenders onsubjects ranging from gay parent-ing to sexual harassment, theirapology fell on deaf ears.

“The spread of fashion acrossthe world has perhaps becometoo easy and careless,” wroteveteran fashion columnist SuzyMenkes in her Conde Nast Inter-national column assessing the

controversy.The list of companies that have

insulted whole religions, ethnicgroups and races is long. Chanelscrawled a verse from the Quranacross the bodice of a dress.Dutch label Viktor & Rolf coveredwhite models in black body andface paint, creating a look thatcalled to mind a high-fashionminstrel show. Even Americandesigner Marc Jacobs caused astir when he incorporated fakedreadlocks on white models in aNew York runway show.

Fashion companies aren’t justselling gadgets. They are sellingpersonal identity, intimate fan-tasies and even self-esteem. Andas fashion companies have be-come ever more international,with their products reachingwildly diverse audiences, thesebrands still struggle to informthemselves in a deep and consid-ered way about the customs andsensibilities of the countries inwhich they are doing business.

Prada has been making key-chain figurines for years. In Octo-ber, the company introduced the

collection called Pradamalia —fantasy charms that are vaguelyakin to cartoon robots. Taken as agroup, the characters are a kooky,silly mix.

The Soho store windows, how-ever, were dominated by oneparticular charm — the one thatlooked like a red-mouthed mon-key. That image has a particular,painful resonance in this country.And it stopped Chinyere Ezie inher tracks. Ezie, a staff attorney atthe Center for ConstitutionalRights, was returning from a tripto Washington; she’d visited theNational Museum of AfricanAmerican History and Cultureand been deeply moved by theexperience. “It’s a heavy space.Our history in this country isheavy,” says Ezie, who is black.

Ezie had gotten off the subwayat Prince Street, suitcase in hand,and then passed the Prada storewindows. What she saw re-minded her of the racist propa-ganda she’d just viewed in themuseum. “I felt enraged. I feltflabbergasted. I felt confused,”she says.

Ezie juxtaposed her picturesfrom the Prada store with histori-cal images of Sambo and sharedthem on Twitter and her Face-book page. “I didn’t want to haveto grieve in silence,” she says. “Ididn’t want to have to swallowthis bitter pill of racism alone.”

Her post made its way throughthe social media biosphere, stir-ring outrage along the way, until itreached the doorstep of PradaGroup in Milan.

Fashion companies are fluentin the language of marketing.Designers are savants of the visualarts. But both often lack the abil-ity to see beyond the surface —beyond the sales pitch and thecolor palette — to get at the com-plex humanity of people. A de-signer can be deeply moved byone individual’s story yet able tooverlook or ignore the story of anentire population. And designers,for as much as they travel aroundthe globe, are often still deeplyrooted in their own culture. Theycontinue to see everything fromtheir own singular point of view.To some degree, that is their job.

They digest a bounty of inspira-tion. And they create somethingpersonal and proprietary.

That’s an explanation, howev-er, not an excuse. “I don’t cutthem slack” because they’re anItalian company, Ezie says.“There are black people every-where. They’re a multinationalbrand. That tells me they don’thave black people in their board-room.” Globalism demands allow-ing more voices — more diversevoices — into the creative processand into the decision-makingequation.

Ezie, the spark that started thefire over Prada, has yet to hearfrom anyone at headquarters. Butshe is clear about how the com-pany could begin to makeamends. “Take a step back,” sheadvises, “and reckon with whattheir company looks like and ifdiversity is embraced.”

“And since this is not blackfaceon some college campus, butblackface at $550 (a charm) —divest the profits,” she says. “Do-nate the proceeds to an organiza-tion committed to racial justice.”

COMMENTARY

Fashion world vexed by racist imageryBy Robin GivhanThe Washington Post

Critics said some of Prada’s Pradamalia fantasy charms evoked the racist imagery of blackface characters from the 19th century.

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If you needed to create150 costumes reflective ofthe early 18th-centuryBritish court, where wouldyou begin? The Britishcostume designer SandyPowell, a three-time Oscarwinner (“Shakespeare inLove,” “The Aviator,” “TheYoung Victoria”), foundinspiration in a couple ofunlikely sources: thriftstores and eBay.

Yorgos Lanthimos’ “TheFavourite” — a quirky,perverse and thoroughlyenjoyable historical come-dy/drama — takes placeduring the 1702-14 reign ofQueen Anne. Played byOlivia Colman, the mon-arch is in frail health andspends much time in herbedroom, dressed in anightgown and robe. Tomake that robe, said Powellin a telephone interview, “Ibought a couple of bedcovers — they’re calledcandlewick — from eBay.”The robe is reversible;sometimes she wears thedark side out, sometimesthe white.

And Abigail, a characterplayed by Emma Stone,begins her court career atthe humblest level: as aservant in the kitchen.She’s wearing a dark-bluedress, like all the otherkitchen staff, made ofdenim. “I wanted it to looklike they were wearingworkwear,” said Powell. “Iused jeans that we boughtfrom thrift stores and cutthose up and turned theminto the bodices and themen’s waistcoats of thekitchen staff, and theskirts.”

Powell was drawn to theproject because of its un-usual time period (it’s rareto find a film set in theearly 1700s), and the op-portunity to dress a trio offemale leading roles (Col-man, Stone and RachelWeisz). Knowing thatdirector Lanthimos wasn’tgoing for strict historical

accuracy, she enjoyedfinding unusual sources forfabrics. The garmentscreated for the film fo-cused on the correctearly-18th century silhou-ette — “it was such a good,interesting sculpturalperiod for fashion.”

A well-off woman inQueen Anne’s court, Pow-ell explained, would wear achemise next to her skin,and over that a “bum roll”that ties around the hipsand “gives the skirt thatpuffy bit.” Then comes apetticoat, then a skirt, anda corset, and a gown thatgoes on like a jacket, anddrapes over the skirt.

All of these layers couldbe hellishly uncomfortableif rendered in the sort ofheavy brocade that comesto mind when you thinkabout the period, but Pow-ell created nearly all of thedresses from light cottonfabrics. “You have to thinkabout comfort, there’s a lotof action in these dresses,”she said.

At the same time thatPowell and her crew werecreating costumes for “TheFavourite,” the designerhad another very differentproject going on, she wasfinishing work on “MaryPoppins Returns.”

Few of us know pre-cisely how Queen Annemight have dressed; gen-erations of us, however,know and love Julie An-drews’ depiction of “Mary

Poppins,” and the sensibledark raincoat and pertcherry-trimmed hat inwhich she descends fromthe sky. Powell’s challengefor the new film, in whichthe magical nanny isplayed by Emily Blunt, wasto create a look that wasfresh but still recognizablyMary Poppins.

“I was lucky, because1934, silhouette-wise, isnot a million miles awayfrom the Edwardian lookof the original,” Powellsaid. For Blunt’s initialoutfit as Mary Poppins,Powell created anotherbelted coat, of a similarlength to the original, butits blue is more vivid and itfeatures a cape detail overthe shoulders, “to give a bitof movement when she isflying.” The hat is red, buthas a similar silhouette tothe one Andrews wore.

It’s the lot of a costumedesigner to create an arrayof intricately detailed,meticulously thought-outgarments and then neversee them again; Powell,recognizing this, says shedoesn’t get sentimentalabout the costumes shecreates, and doesn’t havefavorites. One slight excep-tion: She did re-create forherself, in a different color,a gown made for CateBlanchett’s KatharineHepburn in “The Aviator,”and wore it to that year’sAcademy Awards ceremo-ny.

Bed covers, thrifted jeansmake for royal costumes By Moira MacdonaldThe Seattle Times

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The Children’s Research Fund hosted its 60th annu-al signature fundraising benefit, the Children’s Ball, atthe Hilton Chicago with more than 1,100 guests inattendance. Presented by Boeing Co., the Dec. 1 black-tie gala raised a record-breaking $3.8 million to benefitpediatric medical research at the Stanley Manne Chil-dren’s Research Institute at the Ann & Robert H. LurieChildren’s Hospital of Chicago.

Themed “I’m In,” the event began with a receptionwhere attendees were serenaded by former Lurie Chil-dren’s patient Matthew Jazwinski and his jazz quartet,Mateyko. The Becca Kaufman Orchestra played asguests entered the International Ballroom, where ashort program included remarks from co-chairs TrishRooney, Christopher Keogh, and Holly and MatthewMaloney; Lurie Children’s President and CEO PatrickMagoon; Dr. Thomas Shanley, Department of Pediat-rics chairman, president and chief research officer ofthe Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute; andDonna Drescher, Children’s Research Fund chair.

Highlights from the evening included a touchingdance performance by Ava Blaser and her sister EmmaBlaser. Ava was diagnosed with Wilms tumor, a form ofchildhood cancer, at 3 years old. Throughout her treat-ments, dance has been Ava’s escape. She even appearedon “The Ellen Degeneres Show” and has won competi-tions while undergoing chemo treatments.

Dr. Shanley presented a video spotlighting the insti-tute’s research. It featured sisters Zinnia Jones, 13, andLainee Jones, 12, who were treated at Lurie Children’sfor beta thalassemia, a rare genetic blood disorder. Inthe video, the children’s doctor, Alexis Thompson,called their treatments “a breakthrough trial that re-sulted in life-sustaining therapy for many children.”

Over the last several years, the Children’s ResearchFund has helped support scientists of the Manne Re-search Institute by more than doubling the number ofclinical trials open to children.

Freelance writer Candace Jordan is involved in manyorganizations, including some whose events she covers.

$3.8 million to benefitcancer research for kids

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Kori and David Burland, and Matt and Nicole Salisbury

Paul and Lauren Lendman,

and Nancy and Tony Blood

Jim Malackowski, Maya Malackowski, 15,

and Kristi Stathis

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C Sunday, January 13, 2019 | Section 7

When the government shuts itsdoors because of a funding brou-haha that pits the White Houseagainst Capitol Hill, who gets hithardest among people needing ahome mortgage? The latest ver-sion of federal breakdown madeone fact painfully clear: It alldepends on the type of loan you

seek and where you’re located.Worst hit, of course, have been

the thousands of federal employ-ees who’ve been furloughed, goneunpaid and had no assurancesabout when the financial uncer-tainty might end.

But what about others? Here’sa quick overview:

If you’d been hoping to buy orrefinance a house during the pastcouple of weeks with a conven-tional loan — a mortgage eligiblefor purchase by dominant in-vestors Fannie Mae and FreddieMac — your application or closingprobably sailed through with fewif any hitches, according to PeteMills, a senior vice president for

the Mortgage Bankers Associ-ation.

Though Fannie and Freddieoperate under federal govern-ment conservatorship and usefederal guarantees, they are notgovernment agencies, and they’veconducted business as usual. Tothe extent that they’ve beentouched by the shutdown — suchas through the nonavailability oftax return transcripts the IRSroutinely provides lenders toverify applicants’ incomes — bothcompanies have adopted work-arounds to keep the loans flow-ing.

The situation has been starklydifferent for prospective buyers

who live in the small towns andexurbs surrounding virtually allmajor cities. Many of them are inthe process of financing homeswith mortgages backed by theU.S. Department of Agriculture(USDA), which offers exception-ally attractive terms — zero-downpayments and favorable interestrates. But for these borrowers, theshutdown has been a nightmare.The USDA loan program, whichhas provided well over 100,000home mortgages per year re-cently, has been in total lock-down. Scheduled loan closingshave been put on hold, and nonew applications are being proc-essed.

“It breaks my heart” to seewhat this has been doing to small-town buyers, says one lender whospecializes in USDA loans. Notonly have closings been post-poned indefinitely, but somebuyers are facing potentiallydeal-killing deadlines in theirpurchase contracts, according toHelga James, president andowner of Barr Group Mortgage,based in Gulf Shores, Ala. “I’mafraid that the sellers will notextend contracts, and buyerscould be out money (they’vespent) on inspections and ap-praisals and have to start the

Federal shutdown creating home mortgage victims

Kenneth R. HarneyThe Nation’s Housing

Turn to Victims, Page 3

What’s your house worth? To

whom? When, and how?

The moving parts that go into

the estimated value of a house are

legendary. Factors from the obvi-

ous (location, size and condition)

to those only in the eye of the

beholder — that the stained glass

is just like grandma’s — play into

the ultimate validation of value:

the sale price.

As the 2019 home-selling sea-son opens, sellers and buyers havemore valuation tools than ever atthe ready. But confusion is grow-ing along with the number andtype of tools. While automatedvaluation models (AVMs) areused often, real estate profession-als agree that only an experi-enced, well-informed appraiseror agent can craft a compellingcase to support a sale price thatwill be accepted by a lender.

AVMs are computer algo-

rithms — i.e., formulas — thatestimate the value of a housebased on millions of pieces ofdata. AVMs draw informationabout recently sold houses similarto the house in question; pricetrends in that neighborhood; andother factors available from pub-lic sources, such as building per-mits. When a listing website

offers to give you an instant esti-mate of your home’s value, it isoffering data generated by anAVM.

AVMs sound coldly indifferent,but they do deliver differentresults depending on how theyare designed, say executives at thecompanies that design and sellthem.

Different AVMs are designedto deliver different types of valu-ations. And therein lies confusion.

Consumers don’t realize thatthere’s an AVM for nearly anypurpose, which explains whydifferent algorithms serve updifferent results, said Ann Regan,an executive product managerwith real estate analytic firm

CoreLogic. “The scores presentedto consumers are not the sameversion that is being used bylenders to make decisions,” shesaid. “The consumer-facingAVMs are designed for consumermarketing purposes.”

For instance, more accuratemodels used by lenders do notinclude outliers — properties thatsold for extremely high or lowprices and that consequentlywould skew the averages and thecomparable sales for a particularhouse, like yours. But modelsused by consumer websites, suchas brokers’ sites and nationallisting sites, scoop in as much“sold” data as possible whenconcocting a valuation, becausethen they can claim to include allavailable data. That’s true, saidRegan, but it’s more accurate toweed out misleading data.

AVMs used by lenders sendalong “confidence scores” thatindicate how firm the estimate is.That is a factor typically not in-cluded alongside consumerAVMs, she added.

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Q: We put in a bid on a1920s home for $275,000.I called my insurancecompany to get a quote,and they told me it wouldcost around $1,800 ayear. My parents payonly $800 a year for theirhomeowners insurancepolicy, and their home isworth over $500,000.

How do insurancecompanies charge forhomeowners insurancepolicies? Is it based onthe age of the home?

A: The age of the homeis only one part of thepuzzle when it comes tohow insurance companiesdetermine what you willpay for your homeownersinsurance premium.

And, we’re not reallysurprised that you’re con-fused over the way premi-ums get priced. When Samdeals with homeownersinsurance companies, he isalso typically somewhatconfused and puzzled.

But let’s start by talkingabout the characteristicsan insurance company willevaluate when pricing yourinsurance policy: thehome’s size, the materialswith which it’s built, thelocation, the age and thetype of property (condo vs.single-family home). Inaddition, you might “earn”a discount off the policy ifyou buy your homeownersinsurance policy and autoinsurance policy togetheror if you install an alarmsystem.

Let’s start with size. Ifyour parents’ home istwice as big as your home,you’d expect your parents’homeowners insurancepolicy to cost roughlydouble what yours mightcost. But there are otherconsiderations, like thecost to reconstruct thehome if it is totally de-stroyed.

Let’s say your parents’

home burns down and sodoes yours. Your home is2,000 square feet and yourparents’ home is 4,000square feet. The insurancecompany might look at itscharts or computer modelsand figure out that it willcost about $200 per squarefoot to rebuild each ofthese homes. So, the insur-ance company would haveto shell out $400,000 torebuild your home and$800,000 to rebuild yourparents’ home.

But if one of the homeshas top of the line finishesand the other is in lousyshape, the cost differentialto rebuild might be evengreater and it might evenbe more than the marketvalue of the property.

That’s why insurancecompanies look at the age,type of construction, thefinishes, the amenities,location (because the costto rebuild might be greaterin one location than anoth-er due to local buildingcodes and extremeweather hazards) and amultitude of other factorsto come up with a number.

Say your home is in aremote area, and gettingsupplies and contractors tothat remote area is costly;we’d expect your home-owners insurance pre-mium to be higher than ifthe insurance companyhad to rebuild the sameproperty in a lower-costarea where supplies and

tradespeople are readilyavailable.

Insurance companiesmay also look at your creditscore, credit history andpast claims history to de-termine pricing. Still, youneed to make sure you’rebuying the proper type ofinsurance and amount ofcoverage so that you canbuild should catastrophestrike.

Some insurance policieswill indicate that the policycovers “replacement cost,”but you need to know whatthe limitations are on theamount they will pay. Theymay pay only up to theinsurance limit. In somecases they may cover a tadover the insurance limit;and in others, the insur-ance company will paywhatever it takes to rebuildyour home. Each one ofthese policy limits mightcost different amounts.

Your parents’ policy mayhave one type of coverage,and your policy might bebetter than your parents’policy. And then there’s thebundling with other cov-erages, such as sump pumpand backup sewer, inflationendorsements, and myriadother coverages.

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Why some home insurancepremiums are much higherBy Ilyce Glink andSamuel J. TamkinChicago Tribune

There are several characteristics an insurance company

will evaluate when pricing your insurance policy.

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Q. I purchased a con-dominium three monthsago. After three monthsof quiet, apparently dueto the above tenantsbeing out of the country,we have started to hearsignificant sound trans-mission coming from theunit above, which has oldparquet flooring withoutsound insulation. Wecomplained to manage-ment about the noise andthe tenants put downarea carpets that muffledsome of the sound. Butwe can still hear muchnoise due to heavy walk-ing and a child that runsthroughout the unit. Isthere anything in condo-minium law that wouldapply to this noise situa-tion?

A. Sound transmissionin condominium buildingsfrom time to time is anissue, especially dependingon the construction of thebuilding. For example, loftbuildings may have soundtransmission issues be-tween units due to theoriginal construction of thebuilding, but even newerconstruction buildingscould have sound trans-mission issues when floor-ing in a unit does not con-tain sound dampeninginsulation.

As a part of the analysisregarding legal rights andremedies, the cause of thesound transmission mustbe determined. If the noiseis being caused by unrea-sonably loud people in aunit, condominium decla-rations and by-laws con-tain a provision that pro-hibits noxious and offen-sive activities and grantsthe condominium associ-ation the right to levy fines

and evict a tenant for sucha violation of the associ-ation governing docu-ments.

However, if the conductof the unit occupants isreasonable and not theunderlying cause of thesound transmission, thenthe board of directors hasno basis to levy fines orevict a tenant. If the build-ing construction is actuallythe culprit, the partiesinvolved should communi-cate with each other anddiscuss remedial measuresthat can be implementedto mitigate the soundtransmission, which mayinclude installing soundinsulation under the floor-ing or in the ceiling of theunit that is sensitive to thesound transmissions.

Q. I live in a self-man-aged condominium asso-ciation and the garden-level unit owner hasreported to the boardthat water is entering hisunit through the founda-tion, although no crackshave been identified inthe foundation. Whatobligations does theassociation have to ad-dress this issue if thecause of the water infil-tration cannot be easilydetermined?

A. Pursuant to Section18.4(a) of the Condomini-um Act, the board of direc-tors has a legal obligationto maintain, repair andreplace the common el-ements. It is the legal obli-gation of the board toensure the common el-ements do not allow waterinfiltration into a unit,whether the source is fromthe roof, exterior walls orthe foundation.

The board needs toretain an appropriate con-sultant to investigate thefoundation, which mayinclude water testing, todetermine the source ofthe water infiltration. As acommon expense, theboard must repair thefoundation to prevent the

water infiltration into theunit.

Q. I am the owner oftwo units in a condomin-ium association withthree units. There areonly two directors serv-ing on the board. As weare preparing our annualreport for the IllinoisSecretary of State, thereport requires the re-porting of three officerpositions: president,secretary and treasurer.Can one person legallyserve in multiple officerpositions?

A. A single director mayserve in more than oneofficer position. For exam-ple, a single board membercould be both the presi-dent and the treasurer.

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whole process over again,”James told me.

Matt Leyrer, a seniorloan officer with NorthernMortgage — which op-erates in multiple states inthe Midwest as well asConnecticut, Massachu-setts, Florida and Cali-fornia — says some USDAborrowers potentiallycould be left homelessfrom the shutdown. Iftheir purchase contractcontingency deadlinesaren’t met, and they’vealready canceled theirrental lease, they couldforfeit their good-faithdeposit and end up withno home at all. “Theycould lose everything,” hetold me.

If you applied for aFederal Housing Adminis-tration (FHA) or Veterans(VA) loan, the odds areyou’ve had no major prob-lems so far. The Depart-ment of Veterans Affairshas kept its home-loanprogram functioning dur-ing the shutdown. Lenderssay a small percentage ofVA applicants who’veneeded to obtain replace-ment discharge docu-mentation required for aVA certificate of eligibilityhave experienced delays,but otherwise there havebeen no unusual holdups.FHA loan applicationshave seen delays becauseof limited staff and back-logs of cases, according tolenders, but the impact has

not been significant.One source of problems

that borrowers might nothave anticipated duringthe shutdown: Some self-employed homebuyers orothers who are seeking a“jumbo”-sized mortgagethat can’t be sold toFannie, Freddie or FHAhave found themselvessubject to hyperconserva-tive underwriting stand-ards.

Paul Skeens, presidentof Colonial MortgageGroup based in Waldorf,Md., says some big banksand investors who nor-mally fund jumbo loanshave balked at loan appli-cations that are not pris-tine, such as those lackingstandard IRS Form 4506-Ttax transcripts or verifica-tions of employment. Thisis despite the fact thatFannie and Freddie haveadopted easy work-arounds to problems likethose.

“It can be a hassle” forborrowers with out-of-theordinary income profilesor any sort of special situa-tions or quirks in theirapplications when majorsources of funding decideto avoid taking on extraunderwriting risks duringa federal shutdown,Skeens said.

Bottom line: Shutdownshave mortgage victims —some people simply getinconvenienced, othersface personal disasters.The longer the shutdown,the more widespread thelikely pain.

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While a South Side resi-dent in the mid-1970s, Alibought the estate for areported$400,000, andalthough he latermoved to LosAngeles and thento Arizona, hecontinued to usethe estate as aretreat. The estate,located on a bendin the river inBerrien Springs,Mich., has a four-bedroom,3,960-square-foot CapeCod-style main house andseven other buildings onthe property, including acarriage house, a combinedoffice and gym buildingwith a boxing ring, a bathhouse, two climate-con-trolled garages and twooriginal barns.

Lonnie Ali, who nowlives in Arizona, first listedthe estate in June for $2.895million. She technically wasasking $2,895,037, whichwas an overly specific num-ber that was a nod to Ali’s37 knockouts in his career.

Over the past six months,listing agent Tim Mitchellof Cressy & Everett RealEstate told Elite Street,there was no shortage ofinterest in the property,including from a car collec-tor in Barrington and pos-sible buyers from Indonesiaand Dubai. Ultimately,however, the buyer was theNew York City-basedTurken Foundation, a non-

profit educational founda-tion that was established in2014 by Turkey’s two majorfoundations.

“I think the buyers kindof fell in love with the loca-tion and the nostalgia,”Mitchell said. “I don’t knowthat they know yet whatthey’re going to do with it.Lonnie Ali was one of thebest sellers I ever workedwith, and she was very

happy with theoutcome, and Iwas, too.”

Other featureson the propertyinclude fully amile of river front-age, a full-sportbasketball court,an outdoorkitchen withappliances and

grills under a barreledrooftop, a pergola, a gazebo,a fire pit, gardens and awaterfall rock garden.

Midcentury modernhouse in Lake Forestdesigned by architectRoy Binkley sells for$1.45 million: A four-bedroom, 3,962-square-footmidcentury modern housein Lake Forest sold Jan. 2for $1.45 million.

The one-story house wasdesigned by architect RoyBinkley (1910-1994) andbuilt in 1961. It was built fororthodontist Glenn Jack-son, who used local artisanson the project, listing agentMarina Carney of Griffith,Grant & Lackie told EliteStreet.

The house has fourbaths, four fireplaces and anew Bulthaup kitchen withGaggenau ovens and aSub-Zero refrigerator. Thearchitectural details in-clude tongue-and-grooveblack walnut walls and

views of a ravine.“The best part was that

the people who (sold it)loved it enough not tochange it a lot, and wherethey did change it, theymade the changes thatwould have been consistentwith the overarching archi-tectural theme,” Carneysaid.

The sellers paid $1.49million for the house in2006. They first listed it inOctober for $1.5 million andfound a buyer the followingmonth. Public records donot yet identify the buyer.

Lake Forest mansiononce owned by Bulls’ BenWallace for sale at $1.6

million: A six-bedroom,6,983-square-foot FrenchProvincial-style mansion inLake Forest that formerChicago Bulls forward-center Ben Wallace hadowned from 2006 until2010 was listed in Novem-ber for $2.2 million, andsince that time it has under-gone five price cuts andnow is available for $1.6million.

Built in 2005, the stoneand slate mansion is “inneed of TLC,” according tolisting remarks from agentLoralee Van Vleet of Cold-well Banker. Wallacebought the mansion in2006 for $3 million andsold it in 2010 for $2.06

million, losing almost $1million.

The mansion is situatedon a 1.74-acre secluded“flag lot,” which has a longdriveway extending northfrom Old Mill Road. Thetwo-story home has sevenbaths, eight fireplaces, atwo-story foyer, a kitchenwith a fireplace and a but-ler’s pantry, a cherry-pan-eled library and a recentlyredone lower level with awine cellar, fireplace, recroom and sports bar. Out-side on the property are apool and spa, a bluestonepatio, an outdoor fireplaceand a large gas grill.

“The interior finishes areincredible quality and the

kitchen opens into a full,open living room and a veryfamily-friendly entertainingtype of home,” Van Vleettold Elite Street. “The back-yard has a … pool and a hottub in it, and it’s all en-closed with a wrought-ironfence. It really is a secludedhaven in the midst of LakeForest.”

The property is beingsold as-is. Just east of themansion is a house thatChicago Bears guard KyleLong owned from 2014until 2018.

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cutter properties, such as condominiumsin a building or similar houses in a subdi-vision. Such properties often are suffi-ciently similar that a homeowner mightwonder if it’s a waste of money to get areal, live appraiser at all.

Several key federal regulators nowagree. In November, the Federal DepositInsurance Corp. (FDIC) and two otheragencies proposed that AVMs be usedinstead of on-the-ground appraisals forsome types of houses. If approved, lendersfor some types of houses with sales pricesof $400,000 or less would accept a com-puter validation of the sale price instead ofthe current standard, which is an appraisalcompleted by a human. There is an excep-tion: The rule would not apply to loans forhouses that would be federally insured,such as through the Veterans Adminis-tration, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or theFederal Housing Administration.

That’s a big loophole, considering thatjust Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac togetherown or insure at least 46 percent of resi-dential mortgages.

Still, that AVMs would be officiallyaccepted at all has sent a shiver down thecollective spine of property appraisers.

“The appraiser is the only entity in thetransaction that is impartial and inde-pendent,” said James Murrett, presidentof the Chicago-based Appraisal Institute, aprofessional association for appraisers. “Ican see the use of an AVM for a very low-risk situation, where an appraisal wasrecently done and the homeowner is look-ing for, say, an increase in the line of credit.But if it’s a new purchase, you need some-one who can analyze that individual prop-erty.”

Simple statistics can deliver a ballparkestimate of value, but the nuances of con-dition, location and local preference fine-tune value, he said.

Professional eyeTake the sprawling, brick midcentury

ranch at 9657 Kedvale Ave. in Skokie. Itwas originally listed at $599,000.

Initially, listing agent Sohail Salahuddinthought the updated ranch would merit astretch price, given its location in the leafynorthern quadrant of the suburb and itspopular one-floor layout. Split-levelhouses, he noted, are less popular thesedays and generally are valued lower than ahouse built at the same time with a tradi-tional one- or two-floor design.

But the Kedvale property didn’t drawinterest, and its owners are now asking$549,000. That’s more in line with recent

sales and with the preferences of youngbuyers, Salahuddin said.

Homeowners are often distracted byvaluations that bob up and down withmonthly market trends. But when it’s timeto actually put the house on the market,they drill down to the factors that actuallydetermine reasonable asking prices. “Oncethey are selling, people look at the factsabout the market,” said Salahuddin. “Oncethey are serious about selling, they’re in adifferent frame of mind.”

AVMs against humanityThe AVM-as-hobby is largely due to

Zillow, the Seattle-based real estate listingsupersite that came about because itsfounders were annoyed by how hard it wasto dig up publicly available property saledata.

Zillow has injected more transparencyinto its value estimates. Now, house hunt-ers can click on “Zestimate history anddetails,” which appears below the valueestimate. Clicking reveals the logic behindan estimate: the comparable properties, taxassessments and recently sold propertiesthat the company’s model used to arrive atthe value estimate.

And, it’s important to bear in mind thatthe Zestimate is more a range of likelyvalues than a single bull’s-eye, explainedEmily Heffter, director of communications,reputation management, for Zillow and itschief Zestimate wrangler.

“It’s a starting point; it’s not an apprais-al,” she said. “It’s a computer, and we

haven’t been in your home. We haven’tseen your new kitchen.”

Not yet. In its never-ending mission toquantify every aspect of homeownership,Zillow now includes estimates of the im-pact of nearby highways, air quality andother environmental factors in its valu-ations. Soon, it will be “adding new tech-nology that looks at the photos of a homeand can see what types of counters youhave,” she said.

As computers shape home value expec-tations, some listing sites are trying tosatisfy consumers’ appetite for data andalso placate agents and brokers who wantto use their pricing skills to win listings.

In the hot seat is Realtor.com, the na-tional listing site that licenses its brandfrom the Chicago-based National Associ-ation of Realtors, but that is actually ownedby Move, Inc. Move, Inc., in turn, is ownedby News Corp., the media company ownedby Rupert Murdoch.

Move, Inc. uses a CoreLogic AVM, ex-plained Todd Callow, senior director ofproduct management, and adds to theresults, equipping agents with additionaldata.

Consumers can read between the linesof any AVM, he said, by also looking atmetrics not captured by an AVM: howlong a house has been on the market (thelonger on the market, the less likely it isthat the house is worth what the ownersare asking) and accuracy of the listing.

Any listing is only as accurate as theagent completing the listing form for herlocal multiple listing service. An error inthe property description — for instance,mislabeling a fireplace as gas when it iswoodburning, or “accidentally” counting acloset-free room as a bedroom — cantouch off a cascade of misinformation asthe error affects automated valuations.

After all, square footage doesn’t tellanything about layout, which determineshow well the space is organized. Somemultiple listing services like MRED, theservice that covers much of the city ofChicago, require room dimensions thatcan help with evaluating space use. Othersdo not.

And, adds Callow, homeowners have achance before they put their houses on themarket to ensure that the data that willsoon flow into AVMs is accurate. Zillowand Realtor.com both allow homeownersto “claim” their homes and update thedata.

Just know that when you do, the listingservices capture that activity as a signalthat your house will soon be for sale … andthat information will soon be available toagents who just might want to help.

Joanne Cleaver is a freelance writer.

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Q: I had a flat on myGrand Cherokee lastweek that couldn’t befixed. I was getting closeto needing a new set oftires, so I had all fourreplaced. I also had afour-wheel alignment,after reading about thisin your column. I noticedthat while driving on thehighway, my Jeep pullsslightly to the right. Myboyfriend and his buddysaid that is done on pur-pose so that if a driverfalls asleep, the car willveer to the right and notinto oncoming traffic. Isthat the reason, or do Ineed to take my Jeepback in for a redo?

— P.P., Rockford, Ill.A: Your vehicle is

pulling while yourboyfriend and his buddyare pulling your leg. Doesthe pulling problem seemmore likely to happen on acertain road more thanothers? That road mayhave a greater crown thanothers. Most roads, espe-cially in flat terrain asfound in Illinois, arecrowned at the center andslant to the outer edges toremove water from theroad. That typically causessome vehicles to pullslightly to the right. Take itback for a redo. A goodalignment technician canadjust the steering systemto compensate for crown-ed roads.

Q: I have a 2014 NissanAltima. At 65,000 miles,it would not start. Thestarter would go throughits cycle, but the enginewould not run, althoughit sounded as if it wastrying. I had to finallygive up and call a tow

truck. My shop finallygot it started but did nottell me how. At 76,000miles, it did it again. Onthe internet, I foundothers have had the sameproblem. One guy postedthat he applied thebrake, opened the accel-erator about 3/4 and hisengine cranked right up.I did this, and it worked.My Nissan dealer and theshop manager said theyhad never heard of theproblem before. Withouta fault code, there appar-ently is not much thedealer can do. Any sug-gestions?

— W.H., Waycross, Ga.A: As vehicles rely more

on computers and thesensors that report tothem, tracking down aproblem, especially anintermittent problemwithout a trouble code,becomes increasinglydifficult.

Your no-start problemmay be a faulty brake lightswitch that fails intermit-tently as you press thepedal and then the start/stop switch. It may be dueto a weak fuel pump, or itmay be a faulty camshaftposition sensor. Or it maybe something else. Yourshop may have to spendconsiderable time chasingit down.

Q: I have a 2010 FordExpedition with 104,000miles. I keep it well main-tained and have the frontend aligned at each oilchange. Recently I havenoticed a vibration thatappears to be in the frontend when I reach 60mph. Do you know whatcould be wrong?

— J.F., Oakland Park, Fla.A: A vibration that only

occurs at a specific speed isusually caused by wheelimbalance. If you feel thevibration in the steeringwheel, it usually indicates afront wheel problem. Ifyou feel it in the seat ofyour pants, it usually indi-cates a rear wheel prob-lem.

Checking alignment atevery oil change is prob-ably unnecessary. Saveyour money, and spend iton getting your wheelsre-balanced.

Send questions along withname and town to Motor-mouth, Rides, ChicagoTribune, 160 N. StetsonAve., Third Floor, Chicago,IL 60601 or [email protected].

A Grand Cherokee is pulling to the right on the highway,even after a four-wheel alignment.

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No, cars don’t veer right onpurpose to avoid crashes

Bob WeberMotormouth

The best thing about theNissan Kicks is the price.For about $22,000, thesubcompact crossovercomes well-equipped withadvanced driver assistancesystems and convenienttechnology. The worstthing about the NissanKicks is it is not a verygood car.

There are no kicks withthe Kicks. It makes mebetter appreciate the Nis-san Juke, its odd prede-cessor. The Juke was atleast different. It’s OK thatit’s dull — so is just aboutevery other small cross-over, even with its two-toned roof like the ToyotaCH-R. Kicks is more aboutthe destination than thejourney. But the journey inthe Kicks is loud, harshand priced accordingly.

“Why is it so bumpy?”my 11-year old asked on aweekend road trip. It felt asif a spring coil or strut inthe front suspension wasready to quit. It picks upwhatever the road isputting down, and takes ina lot of road and windnoise while doing so. Wethought a window wascracked it was so loud onthe highway.

The continuously vari-able transmission doesn’tsteer us away from com-plaining either. Althoughmuch improved, it droneson when cold and at heavi-er throttle and when thepowertrain is cold. In

normal around-town driv-ing, it’s fine. It helpedreturn an impressive 33mpg at an average speed of46 mph. But the gas stationwill still be a familiar sightdue to the tiny 10.8-gallonfuel tank.

Once you get beyondthat stuff, there’s a lot tolike about the Kicks.

With its short over-hangs, two-toned roof andaggressive body cladding, itlooks like a cross between aToyota C-HR and HyundaiKona. Unlike the C-HR orJuke, it has normal doorhandles (on the door, notwedged in the windowframe). But the Kicks ispriced at least $1,500 lessthan the competition.

The small engine has

something to do with thesmall price. But the 125-horsepower four-cylinderprovides a bit of kick be-cause the Kicks onlyweighs 2,672 pounds (inSR trim). That’s really allthere is to say about per-formance — it’ll get youthere.

The interior of the topSR trim surprises for thisprice. Leather steeringwheel and shift knob,orange stitching and seatpattern to match the or-ange roof and a very simpleinterface combine for anattractive, minimalist cab-in. The circular outer ventsare kinda cool too. Mostimportant for the targetedurban consumer is theadvanced driver assistancesystems, including thesubtle-but-effective blindspot warning that appearson the side mirrors, 360-degree split-screen backupcamera and easy to usesteering wheel controls toaccess vehicle info. The7-inch color touch screen issmall but effective. An-droid Auto and AppleCarPlay come standard onSR trim.

Rear legroom is tight,but the cargo volume withthe seats up is near tops inthe class. It is easy to get inand out of, but it is not toohigh off the ground, evenfor our pup wary of thelovely remote start func-tion.

There are smoother,quieter small crossovers,but not with the interiorappointments at this price.

The 2018 Nissan Kicks SR crossover offers a loud, harsh ride but a well-equipped interior.

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Get no kicks in this crossoverBy Robert DufferChicago Tribune

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Dilbert By Scott Adams Baby Blues By Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott

Zits By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman

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Classic Peanuts By Charles Schulz

Dustin By Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker The Lockhorns

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Mutts By Patrick McDonnell

The Middletons By Ralph Dunagin and Dana Summers

Prickly City By Scott Stantis

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2COVER STORY

Roughly halfwaythrough “Green Book,”about one of the unlikeliestfriendships of the civilrights era, Jamaican pianoprodigy Don Shirley (Ma-hershala Ali), explains tohis Italian-American driverand companion, Frank“Tony Lip” Vallelonga(Viggo Mortensen), thatthough he’s found successplaying popular music, hewas trained for the classi-cal stage.

“Trained?” says Val-lelonga. “What are you, aseal? People love what youdo. Anyone can sound likeBeethoven or Joe Pan orthem other guys you said.But your music, what youdo, only you can do that.”

“Thank you, Tony,”Shirley says patiently. “Butnot everyone can playChopin, not like I can.”

The scene, one of thefilm’s most poignant in-sights into the musician’sconflicted feelings abouthis identity and legacy, wasnot always written thatway.

“Dr. Shirley used to justsay, ‘Thank you, Tony,’ andthat’s it, that’s the scene,”recalled Ali over lunch inLos Feliz, Calif. “Thatscene always ate at me. Itjust didn’t ring true to meas a black person. It felt likewhat I would call a ‘TVmoment.’ ”

After watching NinaSimone’s Netflix documen-tary “What Happened,Miss Simone?” Ali was ableto pinpoint just what it wasthat bugged him about thescene and brought it todirector Peter Farrelly.

“I spoke at length withhim about Nina Simone inthat, as much as we loveand appreciate her music,

she didn’t become who shewanted to become, shebecame who she was al-lowed to become,” he saidof the legendary dive-barchanteuse, who’d originallyhad designs on being aclassical pianist.

“And Don Shirley wasthe same way.”

“Green Book,” which isnow playing nationwide, isalready being floated as apotential best picture no-minee.

Ali’s portrayal of theemotionally torturedShirley is all but guaran-teed to earn him a support-ing actor nod.

If so, it would mark hissecond Academy Awardnomination, after a break-out turn in Barry Jenkins’dazzling “Moonlight,” forwhich he took home the

trophy in 2016. But awards consider-

ation, though appreciated,couldn’t be less of a drivingforce for the actor.

“For me, it’s about thediversity of my experienceas an actor,” he said. “I’mjust constantly looking forsomething that feels appro-priate for me at the time. Idon’t ever want to dosomething I’ve alreadydone. I’m not interested inthat at all.”

Though Farrelly callshim an “unbelievable ac-tor,” the director was hesi-tant to cast Ali because ofthe tonal difference be-tween the outwardly pow-erful drug-dealer Juan in“Moonlight” and the moredelicate, internal restraintof Shirley.

“He was such an impos-

ing figure in ‘Moonlight,’ ”Farrelly said. “He was bigand strong and really aforce. And Dr. Shirley isnot that. I thought maybeMahershala might be toobig a figure for this film,but when I met him, andhe talked about who thisguy was, he quickly be-came him. It was such animpressive performance.”

“This is going to soundlike B.S., but it was anhonor and a pleasure(working with Ali),”Mortensen said. “For me,the foundation of goodacting is always good re-acting. I’m looking at hisface and there are all theseincredible, minute, beauti-ful reactions. Like, so pre-cise, his work. It was reallydifficult to keep a straightface because he was so

hilarious and getting per-fect timing.”

The painstaking per-formances of the two leadselevate the film’s fairlysimple premise: In 1962,Shirley, a distinguishedpianist, prepares to embarkon a concert tour that willtake him through the DeepSouth.

He knows he needs tohire some muscle, which iswhere Lip comes in, a racistbouncer who just lost hisjob at Manhattan’s Copaca-bana nightclub.

(The title “Green Book”came from “The NegroMotorist Green-Book,”Victor Hugo Green’s guidefor African-Americans tofind safe accommodationsin segregated Southerntowns.)

Ali was immediately sold

on the opportunity to playa character as dynamic andrich in texture as Shirley.

“Don Shirley was excep-tional ... I haven’t seen himon film,” he said. “Theopportunity to step into theshoes of a man with thatmuch complexity — whospoke eight languages, wasa piano prodigy, had afflu-ence and was successfuland connected — eventhough he’s in an environ-ment that limits his free-dom, I think that he hasmore power than any otherblack character that I’vepersonally seen in a pre-civil-rights-era film orstory.”

Though it only makessense that conversationsabout race dominate thepress run for “Green Book,”Ali says it’s a nagging pointof discussion no matterwhat project he’s promot-ing.

“When I go and do thesepress junkets ... I alwaysspend a good 30 percent to40 percent of the timetalking about race,” he said.“You spend so much timeas a black artist speakingabout the black experiencethat it’s almost like thewriters are conditioned tospeak to me on thoseterms. Which is cool, butthey still don’t necessarilyreserve enough space toreally get into the nuancesof the work.”

But Ali says that Holly-wood is much more opento diverse stories and story-tellers now than in therecent past.

“I think Hollywood isalways ready to embrace anew vein, a new anythingthat’s going to help expandstorytelling that is alsoeconomically beneficial,”he said. “If Hollywood ismaking money off of some-thing, then they want tofigure out ways to tap intothat. And for us, the pos-itive thing is that we get totell our stories how wewant to tell them.”

Mahershala Ali has gotten critical acclaim for his portrayal of Jamaican pianist Don Shirley in “Green Book.”

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Channeling the pain of black artists Mahershala Ali

sees Hollywood’schanging attitude

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Dear Answer Angel

Ellen: You wrote recentlyabout how to pare downyour travel luggage, buthow about reducing theamount of stuff I carryaround in my purse? I amtired of carrying a shoulderbag that seems to get heavi-er by the day. And, specif-ically, can you point me to anotebook I can carryaround in any size purse —including a small eveningbag. I find myself wantingto write down a name,phone number, movie orbook recommendation andhave nothing to write on.But all the notebooks I seein stores, even the “small”ones, are bigger than I needor want.

— Ashley B.

Dear Ashley: Let meanswer your second ques-tion first since I’ve got asolution. Moleskine makesa teensy notebook in thesoft-cover Volant series —only 2.5 by 4.25 inches. Itfits in the palm of yourhand so it will fit in eventhe smallest of eveningbags or pockets. They’reexpensive — $5.95 for twoon Amazon. There’s alsothe hardcover MoleskineClassic Portfolio evenslightly smaller (2.5 by 4)and more expensive (ama-zon.com, two for $8.69).Also on amazon.com is thecheaper but slightly largertop-bound (not side-boundlike the Moleskine’s)Portage Field TacticalSized Notebook. It’s 2.8 by4.6 inches but well pricedat three for $3.99. Manynotebooks online boast of asmall size, but they’re 3.5by 5.5 and that isn’t all that

small after all. Also, there’salways the index card op-tion, but I can’t seem tolocate them after I writedown crucial info.

On to the much tougherissue of reducing the stuffin your purse. Long ago, Iactually set up a scale andweighed women’s pursesfor a column I wrote(trib.in/2PdAncN), and itwas mind-boggling. Onewoman’s purse weighed13.3 pounds (including thelaptop), and the averagepurse weight was 6 pounds.That’s way too much. Icame up with some sug-gestions then on how to put

your purse on a diet, whichstill work:

Consider the emptyweight of the purse beforeyou buy it. All the fancyhardware and heavyleather add weight.

Miniaturize: A smallnotebook instead of that bigone (see above); a smallerwater bottle; travel-sizeeverything; one lipstickinstead of four (I pleadguilty.)

Be brutal: Dump out thecontents often and take outwhat you don’t need. Ifyou’re going shopping atlunchtime, don’t haularound your snacks or

laptop. Do you really needto carry around all thosekeys or three pacifiers, dogtreats or your kid’s toytruck?

Dear Answer Angel

Ellen: I have an unusualquestion: Our son hates thetaste of mint, and has al-ways used a fruit-flavoredkids’ toothpaste. But nowhe’s getting older, and Ithink it’s kind of goofy forhim to be using toothpastewith a smiling watermelonon the front! (Although he’snever been made fun of atsummer camp or sleep-overs.) I would like to know

if there’s a toothpaste thatis less minty than most, or ifthere are toothpastes youand your readers can rec-ommend.

— Barbara V.

Dear Barbara: How aboutCleure’s cinnamon, lemon-lime or cranberry. They’re$9 each at Cleure.com.Tanner’s Tasty Paste ChaCha Chocolate is $6.99(amazon.com). There’seven bacon-flavored tooth-paste by Mr. Bacon (fun-slurp.com, $6.95). Also, Dr.Brite Berrylicious (phar-maca.com, $7.99). And,Schmidt’s Natural Deodor-

ant Tooth & Mouth Pastecomes in Vanilla Chai andCoconut & Lime(iHerb.com, $5.99).

Angelic Readers 1 For Kathy F. who doesn’t

like pantyhose but needs todo something to concealher varicose veins whenshe wears her new greendress, Gayle F. writes, “I’vehad very good luck withSally Hansen AirbrushLegs. Used it numeroustimes and it does not comeoff on your clothes yetwashes off easily with soapand water. You can get it atWalgreens, Walmart etc.”Debbie D. suggests thigh-high hosiery. “They’regreat! They have patternsand various colors to makemy legs look so much bet-ter; the veins and discolora-tion aren’t visible. Hopethis suggestion helps oth-ers.”

Angelic Readers 2For reader Mary McI.,

who was looking for awarm winter coat, Dani S.sent along a photo of herand her friend Christine C.looking toasty in Lands’End long coats (Land-sEnd.com) on duty in achilly elementary schoolparking lot. “They come inall different levels ofwarmth and have manydifferent styles and colors.It is lightweight, and I cansquish it into my locker.They are durable; I’ve hadmine for five years. Theyare priced well. It is easierto be smiling and welcom-ing when we are warm andtoasty. Believe me thesecoats have been put to thetest.”

Send your questions,rants, tips, favorite finds —on style, shopping, makeup,fashion and beauty — [email protected].

What’s in your handbag? Too much stuff

Large handbags can be quite stylish, or overcrowded with stuff you don’t need to lug around.

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4THE GOODS

Classic leopard prints never really go out of style, butthis season, a menagerie of animal prints, from tiger tocheetah to snakeskin, ruled fashion’s runways.

How to get the look? There are endless options. Fastfashion powerhouse Zara created the perfect New Year’sEve outfit in a chic, long, knit skirt covered in leopard-print sequins shown with a fitted black sweater. Alexan-der Wang went sleek ’80s with his studded leopard-printankle boots, and Dolce & Gabbana put a fun twist on thetrend with its furry tiger-print Mary Janes.

On the home front, designers embraced the trend,creating animal print accessories from pillows to rugs,often abstracting the pattern and adding bold colors.

Here are some of our favorite looks.

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5FASHION

The day of the official release ofFear of God’s sixth collection,label founder Jerry Lorenzo stoodthoughtfully in his downtown LosAngeles showroom gazing at thepieces he’d made, quickly pointingto boots and pants that he wantedhis team to take to New YorkFashion Week.

The new collection, which willdrop at retailers worldwide andonline in December and early2019, features 100 looks for menand women made up of denimpieces, oversize coats and theplaid Henley Lorenzo was wear-ing, partnered with sweatpantsfrom his more accessible Es-sentials line. Lorenzo has alwaysviewed himself as the core cus-tomer for Fear of God, which hestarted in 2013 with a handful ofhoodies and uniquely tailoredT-shirts to fill what he saw wereholes in the market.

“I kind of wanted to tell thisstory of, I guess, where I’ve beenand kind of where I’m at now,”Lorenzo said of the sixth collec-tion. “My personal style is kind ofmaturing a little bit, and there’ssome pieces that I wanted towear, so in order to do that, you’vegot to make them.”

Lorenzo’s inspirations fromsports are evident in Fear of God’snew collection, which includes apair of work pants ($1,295) withbuttons on the side that look liketear-away pants used as basketballwarmups. Each collection Lo-renzo does has a story, and thisone is the creator’s influencesfrom living in the Midwest, work-ing blue-collar jobs and believingin an eternal God.

Buyer Sara Merabet was shop-ping the showroom for RSVPGallery that day and thought themessage was clear. “You can defi-nitely see the Americana andworkwear inspiration and Jerry’spersonal storytelling in this col-lection,” she said.

Lorenzo, 41, is self-taught andderives his knowledge of fashion

from years working in retail, notfrom internships at major fashionhouses. He doesn’t sketch hislooks but conceptually moderniz-es vintage pieces.

In the sixth collection, amonghis favorite pieces are blue shorts($495) inspired by a pair worn forphysical training in the Army. Theshorts were given the Fear of Godtreatment by being remastered ina Japanese nylon fabric. Anothergem is the revival of prairie ghostcamouflage. Lorenzo’s team stum-bled upon the print while vintageshopping and thought it was per-fect for the more rustic collection.

Lorenzo made a few pieces forformer NFL quarterback ColinKaepernick to wear for his GQCitizen of the Year feature lastyear. Fear of God has also workedwith Justin Bieber, Kanye Westand Jay-Z to make their tour mer-chandise, and crafted KendrickLamar’s Bruce Lee-inspired track-suit for the Damn. Tour. The list ofthe label’s celebrity clientele islengthy and includes Janet Jack-son, Michael B. Jordan, Big Sean,Ellen DeGeneres, Dave East andLorenzo’s personal highlight,Beyonce.

Instead of chasing aroundinfluencers to work with, Lorenzosees more value in letting thebrand grow organically. And it’s

hard to beat knowing Beyoncewore your first collection ther-mals. “Everything else,” he said,“is the gas that you put back in thetank on some of these long daysduring the process.”

Part of the process that needsendurance is the ongoing battlefor diversity in the fashion world.For Fear of God’s fifth collection,Lorenzo, a black designer andbusinessman, was conscious ofthe need for representation,understanding that his 8-year-oldson, Jerry III, should see peoplewho look like him. Lorenzo ad-mits he compromised part of thestoryline then to make his son thepriority but says there was noundermining the vision for thesixth collection.

However, upon the campaign’srelease, there were a few ques-tions on social media about thelack of diversity with model Mag-gie Maurer and Academy Award-winning actor and rock star JaredLeto, who are white, as the face ofthe collection. Lorenzo had asimple reply: “I’m the representa-tion.”

Filmmaker Lane Stewart hasbeen with Lorenzo as he hasembraced his role as a black manin the fashion industry. “I’m reallyproud to have seen and witnessedhis growth over the years,” he

said. “I think from the beginning,he hesitated to call himself adesigner, but I think it’s clear nowthat his ideas are so boundlessthat it makes sense that they’recoming together now so clearly.”

“I feel like if we wouldn’t haveput this collection out, we couldhave easily just faded into thesunset, and kids would be overus,” Lorenzo said. “They were

already kinda not looking for usafter a year and a half of us notputting a collection out; they werekinda onto the next. So you caneither fight to stay on top of theirradar, or you can fall back andtrust and believe in your abilitiesand your craft, and then comeback with something worthy ofbeing celebrated outside of thehype.”

Jerry Lorenzo tellsstory through clothes

By Victoria HernandezLos Angeles Times

Jerry Lorenzo, creative director of fashion line Fear of God, put the

focus on his own life story for his soon-to-be-released sixth collection.

RICARDO DEARATANHA/LOS ANGELES TIMES PHOTOS

Lorenzo inspects clothing in his downtown Los Angeles showroom.

His new collection features 100 looks for men and women.

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Actress Lindsay Price says her first trip to Mauisurprised her because she felt so comfortable. “Itwas less the surrounding and more the people,” shesays. “Being mixed growing up, I never really felt likeI fit in anywhere. But when I went there for the firsttime, I felt completely at home. The people are of alldifferent Asian cultures and mixes. They are Ameri-can. They are Hawaiian. And the Hawaiian culture isall about family. Ohana. I just got it. Also, I learned Iam a hapa — half Asian, half white. They have aword for what I am. I was like, ‘Yeah. This is myplace.’ ” Price, 41, is one of the stars of the ABC series“Splitting Up Together.” She resides with her hus-band, celebrity chef Curtis Stone, and their childrenin Los Angeles.

An edited version of our conversation follows.

Q: What is your favorite vacation destination?A: So far it has been Mallorca, Spain. Other than

getting married there and obviously having dreamymemories of the island, there is something magicalabout the sea-meets-the-countryside vibe there. Ithas fairy-tale villages, and there is an artists’ havensoul to the island that resonates with me perfectly.It’s chic, old-world Europe. The first thing you mustdo is visit the little town of Valldemossa. Walk thecobblestone streets and absorb the culture a bit.Follow the steps of Frederic Chopin, who lived thereand wrote, (and maybe) gain some inspiration your-self.

Q: What was the first trip you took as a child?A: It was in an RV with my family (going) from

Los Angeles to the Grand Canyon, Yosemite and thesequoias and Mount Zion. Setting out onto the openroad with my family with nothing to do but exploreand share an adventure was the single joyous thingfor me as a kid. Honestly, California alone has someof the most incredible nature and landscape in theworld.

Q: What is the most important thing you’velearned from your travels?

A: Perspective. It is so important to see the worldfrom outside your own perspective. Travel is the bestway to gain empathy for others, to understand your

position in the world and have gratitude for your life.There is so much wonder to be seen. I feel it con-nects me to those that I love. I feel there is nothinglike a new shared experience between loved ones.Each time I take a trip, I don’t feel that travel is asmuch of an escape as it is a return to my true self.

Q: Do you ever spend time away from homeduring the holidays?

A: The best holiday trip I ever took was last year.We rented a cabin in Mammoth Mountain for 10days. My dream of being snowed in came true. Wehad all the people we loved in one place, and no onecould leave! (laughs) It was a winter wonderland —lots of fireplace talks and laughs, fuzzy slippers and

hot chocolate. It was an absolute dream.

Q: What’s on your travel bucket list?A: I’m dying to see the Northern Lights, maybe in

one of those incredible glass-ceiling hotels. Also, Ihave not explored Italy and France like I need to. Ithink I might be French deep down. I need to knowfor sure.

Q: What would be a dream trip?A: A long stay in the Italian countryside. Also, I

would love to ski the Swiss Alps, or maybe Courche-vel.

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Around two dozen traders sit in an open-layoutsecond floor of a building in suburban Philadelphia.Surrounded by computer monitors, loud conversa-tion and ringing phones, the energy on this tradingfloor is high, and the commodity is blingy.

At the headquarters of Govberg, they’re not deal-ing in diamonds or gold but pre-owned luxurywatches, of which the company sells about $200million worth a year.

Some 100 miles northeast, 23-year-old ChristianZeron sits in his parents’ dining room in suburbanNew Jersey looking at around 30 pre-owned vintagewatches. In a few days, he’ll put them up for sale onhis company’s website, theoandharris.com, whichsells $2 million in watches annually.

Govberg, in the watch business for 35 years, andTheo & Harris, founded only three years ago, are partof the thriving pre-owned luxury watch business.Along with dozens of other companies, they are thecore of an industry that has exploded over the pastfew years.

Even though watches have been disappearingfrom people’s wrists with the spread of mobilephones, luxury watches remain a popular statussymbol. In fact, sales have crept up slightly in the lasttwo years.

The pre-owned business allows shoppers to get agood deal on modern watches like Rolex Submariner,while also offering a large selection of vintage pieceslike an early 20th-century Cartier Tank.

Danny Govberg, the founder of Govberg’s globalwatch operation WatchBox, compared the rise ofpre-owned watches to the “quartz revolution” nearlyfive decades ago.

“Pre-owned watches are coming out of drawers sofast and furious now that I’ve never seen anythinglike it,” Govberg said in an interview in the compa-ny’s headquarters in Bala Cynwyd, just outside Phila-delphia. “It’s a real disruption coming to our indus-try.”

Zeron, of Theo & Harris, uses video to offer histhoughts on the industry, and regularly gets hun-dreds of thousands of views for his four weeklyYouTube posts.

“Social media is where it took off,” he said, sittingin his parents’ living room with Anna Griffin whowas his first employee and a fellow student at SetonHall University in New Jersey. “We don’t have aretail store — there was no actual foot traffic. It wasall social buzz.”

The young entrepreneur, who founded the com-pany with $10,000 in saved-up birthday money whenhe was a college sophomore, has a larger-than-lifepersona on social media, with a no-holds-barredapproach to roasting iconic brands such as Breitling.

A watch enthusiast can spend hours on web fo-rums, debating the differences between the variousiterations of a $4,500 Tudor Black Bay (“I love thedomed crystal but I’d be interested to see it 1mmthicker,” says one member on RolexForums.com ofthe latest “Fifty-Eight” release.)

The explosive growth of pre-owned watch saleshas deeper roots than social media, however. There’san emotional and intellectual appeal to owning amechanical device that could have 300 small piecesinside.

“Nothing that anyone consumes is very interestinganymore,” said Zeron, sporting a 1980s 18-karat gold

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date.Take the ubiquitous iPhone — easily replaceable,

Zeron notes.“If your vintage Omega breaks, that’s it. It’s over.

You will never get another one like it,” he said. Then, there is the sheer volume and variety on

offer, with supply flowing out of people’s drawers.“If you went into an IWC boutique, they may have

50, 60, 70, 80 watches to choose from,” Govberg said.“But in the pre-owned space of IWC, you may have900 watches to choose from.”

Bottom line: A pre-owned luxury watch in greatcondition is usually a third of the price of a new one.

Watch geeks drive booming trade in pre-owned pieces

By Amir BibawyAssociated Press

Christian Zeron, right, of Theo & Harris, sells $2 million in watches annually on his company’s website.

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deciding what to do about it,” he muses

aloud. He trades places with his com-

edy partner Martin Short on the couch. Nope,

no good. “Sit on the chair,” Short orders in

mock exasperation, pointing. “Then go out the

door and close it behind you.”

Their close friends have

been familiar with Martin and

Short’s quippy, witty, friendly-

fire banter for ages. But during

the past seven years, the con-

summate entertainers and dear

friends of 35 years have taken

their act on the road for live

audiences all over the country.

The performance—which

combines both showmen’s comedic as well as

musical talents—also spawned the Emmy-

nominated 2018 Netflix special Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life.

The 2018 tour was so successful, they’re

doing it again, with fresh material atop more

of their greatest hits. The 2019 Now You See

Them, Soon You Won’t Tour just hit the road.

“We absolutely love doing it and we want

the audience to say that this was one of the

best shows they’ve ever seen,” says Martin, 73,

clearly not joking.

FRIENDSHIP IS BORN

Their professional relationship dates back to

1985, when they filmed the comedy Western

¡Three Amigos! (1986). Though they had never

met before, there was a Saturday Night Live connection—Martin had guest-hosted several

times in the 1970s; Short was a cast member

in the 1984–85 season.

“When you’re making movies, you’re in

this intense world for two and a half months

and often never see each other again,” says

Short, 68. “In this case, I made a conscious

decision that, no, I didn’t want to lose this

guy.” By his count, they’ve shared roughly

850,000 dinners, uncountable laughs—and

one particularly memorable game

of Scrabble. (Short slipped Martin

a hilarious, desperate note that

mentioned his wife and what he

was willing to do “for a Q or an

E,” recalls Martin.) There have

been family vacations together and

quality time in Short’s cottage in

Canada with his three kids and his

actress wife, Nancy Dolman (who

died of ovarian cancer in 2010).

They co-starred in two more hit

movies together, 1991’s Father of the Bride and its 1995 sequel.

Their big comedy show-on-the-

road was hatched after Martin and

Short closed the Just for Laughs

Festival in Chicago in 2011. Short,

in fact, was already touring with a

successful one-man show. Martin

was playing bluegrass, recording and

performing, but admits his act didn’t

have anywhere near “the polish” of

Short’s show. So they teamed up.

ROWING UP FUNNY

Their backgrounds are a study

in contrast. Martin, the son of a

housewife and a taciturn real-estate

STEVE MARTIN MARTIN SHORT

salesman/aspiring actor, moved from Waco, Texas, to Southern

California when he was a kid. As a youngster, he found his escape

by listening to and watching comedy acts such as Laurel and Hardy.

“I was not born funny, but I was born to love comedy,” he

says. His first job was selling guidebooks at nearby Disneyland,

then working at Merlin’s Magic Shop. Soon after he moved

out at age 18, he did four comedy shows a day for $2 a pop at

Knott’s Berry Farm in L.A. “I had the experi-

ence of learning how to fix jokes and change

things that didn’t work,” he says. “I wouldn’t call

it encouragement, but I was learning.”

In time, his five-minute show morphed into

a legendary stand-up comedy act. Wearing a

white suit to better stand out onstage, he used

his physicality and brazenly glib attitude to

craft characters from King Tut to the zany

“Wild and Crazy Guy” with a prop arrow

through his head. His 1977 comedy al-

bum, Let’s Get Small, sold more than 1 million

copies. At the height of his stand-up career in

the early 1980s, he played to sold-out crowds

who screamed for him like a rock star.

Short, meanwhile, grew up the youngest of

five siblings in the suburbs of Hamilton, On-

tario. “Everyone was funny,” he says. He had

grand plans to be a doctor, but while a senior at

McMaster University in 1972, he landed a role

in a local production of Godspell with other

future comedy stars Gilda Radner and

Andrea Martin, actor Victor Gerber

and Paul Shaffer, who’d become

David Letterman’s band

leader. Soon he was in the

improv group SCTV, which

led to the cult-hit Canadian

comedy series SCTV, which led

to Saturday Night Live.

In the 1980s and 1990s, the two

both made the switch to films.

STEVE MARTIN

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MARTIN SHORT

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ESSONS LEARNED

Today, Martin talks about his

movie career in the past tense. “I

lost interest in movies at exactly

the same time that movies lost

interest in me,” he says. His last

live-action role was alongside Jack

Black and Owen Wilson in the

2011 comedy The Big Year. “If I were going to do movies the same

way I used to do movies, I was the

star. And now there are new stars. I

don’t want to do cameos.”

Short notes that he turned

down the Jeff Daniels role in

1994’s Dumb and Dumber. “They

were really offering lots of money,

but I couldn’t get through the

script,” he explains. “Not because I

didn’t think it was funny, but it was

grosser than anything I had ever

done. It wasn’t my cup of tea.”

For Martin, breaking from

movies also means spending more

time at his New York City home

with his wife of 11 years, writer

Anne Stringfield, and their 6-year-

old daughter (he prefers to keep

her, and her name, out of the spot-

light). “I have a child and doing

a movie represents three months

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