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Sub debris sign of ‘catastrophic’ end
Coast Guard says five aboard vessel dead near Titanic
By Patrick Whittle,
Holly Ramer
and Lolita C. Baldour
Associated Press
A submersible carrying five
people to the Titanic imploded
near the site of the shipwreck and
killed everyone on board, author-
ities said Thursday, bringing a
tragic end to a saga that included
an urgent around-the-clock search
and a worldwide vigil for the miss-
ing vessel.
The sliver of hope that remained
for finding the five men alive was
wiped away early Thursday, when
the submersible’s 96-hour supply
Gull colony disrupted
by work at demolition site
Juvenile gulls, the darker birds at right, are on the site as multiple adult gulls move about while demolition of a building is completed in the
900 block of North Halsted Street in Chicago on Thursday. A ring-billed gull colony had been there for years. CHICAGOLAND, PAGE 3
Re:SET Chicago, Michelada Fest draw heat
Residents complain as
large concerts set to
kick off in local parks
By Jake Sheridan
and Laura Rodríguez Presa
Chicago Tribune
When superstar musicians take
to the stage in Riis Park starting
Friday, Carlos Arjona will be listen-
ing whether he wants to or not.
The Belmont Cragin resident
didn’t know the three-day Re:SET
Chicago concert series would
be coming to the park across the
street from his house until a friend
told him in late May. He saw no
signs and got no warning.
“It was just dumped on our
neighborhood,” said Arjona, whose
home faces the festival’s stage.
Residents across Belmont
Cragin and Pilsen are sharing
similar frustrations about a lack of
community engagement ahead of
two music festivals scheduled in
their parks this weekend: Re:SET
and the two-day Michelada Fest in
Turn to Parks, Page 6
TODAY’S
WEATHER High
of oxygen was expected to run out
following its Sunday launch and
the Coast Guard announced that
debris had been found roughly
1,600 feet from the Titanic in
North Atlantic waters.
“This was a catastrophic implo-
sion of the vessel,” said Rear Adm.
John Mauger, of the First Coast
Guard District.
After the craft was reported
missing, the U.S. Navy went back
and analyzed its acoustic data
and found an anomaly that was
“consistent with an implosion or
explosion in the general vicinity
of where the Titan submersible
was operating when communica-
Rosalia Mancera protests Harrison Park’s closure on Wednesday. ANTONIO PEREZ/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
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tions were lost,” a senior Navy offi-
cial told The Associated Press on
Thursday.
The official spoke on condition
of anonymity to discuss a sensitive
acoustic detection system.
The Navy passed on that infor-
mation to the Coast Guard, which
continued its search because the
Navy did not consider the data to
be definitive.
OceanGate Expeditions, the
company that owned and oper-
ated the submersible, said in a
statement that all five people in
the vessel, including CEO and pilot
Turn to Titanic, Page 4
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Shutdowns came after
terms of developers’
tax incentives expired
By Talia Soglin
Chicago Tribune
When Walmart shuttered
four Chicago stores in April,
the closures set off a familiar
pattern of dialogue across the
city.
Residents of the majori-
ty-Black and Latino neighbor-
hoods where three of the four
stores were located worried the
closures would make it harder
for them to access afford-
able, fresh food. Elected offi-
cials, including then-Mayor
Lori Lightfoot, slammed the
abrupt nature of the closures,
and questions emerged about
whether Walmart had received
government subsidies for open-
ing stores in the city.
Walmart did not directly
receive any tax incentives for
the Chicago stores it closed. But
two of the stores it shuttered, a
Neighborhood Market grocery
store in Grand Boulevard and
a Supercenter in Chatham that
also included a low-cost health
clinic and a job training acad-
emy, were part of developments
the city subsidized with tax
increment financing dollars.
Public funds for both projects
went to the sites’ developers.
In both cases, the city required
those developers to maintain
certain levels or types of retail
occupancy on their properties.
But those requirements expired
in December. Months later,
Walmart announced it would
close the stores.
Walmart attributed the
closures to the stores losing
Turn to Walmart, Page 4
Eating on the go
New dining and shopping
options will open at Midway
Airport this year as part of
a modernization project.
Business
‘The Bear’ is back
Season 2 of the Chicago-set
show has the Original Beef crew
working to turn the joint into a
fine-dining establishment. Read
the review from the Tribune’s
Nina Metz. A+E
A lighter touch
“Asteroid City” by filmmaker Wes
Anderson is in theaters Friday.
It’s a little sunnier than his last
movies, says Michael Phillips in
his review. A+E
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CHICAGOLAND
Developers demolish facility, home to gulls
Residents, birders
frustrated by
company’s actions
By Vivian La
Chicago Tribune

The squawking of a ring-

billed gull colony could be
heard over the sounds of the
demolition of their home at
the southern point of Goose
Island on Wednesday after-
noon.
Construction work-
ers began demolishing the
former Greyhound main-
tenance facility a month
ago, according to the build-
ing permit. In doing so,
local experts said they were
disrupting a gull colony that
had been there for years.
Jennifer Frank, a bird
enthusiast and resident of
a building looking over the
site, said she had watched
the colony since she moved
in eight years ago.
“They’re my buddies, so
this is devastating,” Frank
said. “I was horrified.”
On Friday evening, Frank
was developing photos she
took of the birds when she
noticed nests on the roof of
the facility. Frank proceeded
to contact the construction
company, Brandenburg Gulls are perched on a railing as a building demolition is completed in the 900 block of Chicago’s North Halsted Street on Wednesday A ring-billed gull colony was
Industrial Service Co., to at the site. JOHN J. KIM/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
alert them of the gull chicks
and received replies about why [gulls] nest on roof- ways they could’ve gone it’s just complete disregard.” birds, Ayyash said. “Gulls sort of get the short
addressing the issue. tops, they’re not safe on the about it but didn’t,” said Greg The developer for the land “The birds that were nest- end of the stick with that
By Tuesday morning, ground.” Neise, a Chicago birder with is Onni Group, a real estate ing in Lake Calumet have because they’re so invasive,”
Frank had photos and Prince said the organiza- the American Birding Asso- company looking to build a dispersed all over the city,” Ayyash said.
videos of dead gulls around tion filed a report with the ciation. “So now we’re in this residential complex, along he said. “The city in general Despite some people
the active demolition site. Illinois Department of Natu- situation where there’s dead with office, retail and hotel doesn’t like them around seeing them as pests, Ayyash
She said her contacts at ral Resources and the U.S. gulls all over the place, and space. tourist areas.” said they play an important
the construction company Fish and Wildlife Service there’s quite a few babies Representatives from There are laws that role in an urban setting that
stopped responding to her. last month, but there was wandering around looking Brandenburg and Onni could protect birds from having many don’t understand.
Annette Prince, director no follow-up after the initial for their parents.” not be reached for comment. their nests removed or killed, “In some ways, they’re our
of Chicago Bird Collision acknowledgment. Neise said that gulls only Amar Ayyash, a national such as the Migratory Bird streets and sanitation crew,”
Monitors, said volunteers When the organization nest until July, so demoli- gull expert from Orland Treaty Act. Ring-billed gulls he said. Gulls eat “anything
went to the site Thursday received a call Saturday from tion could have happened Park, said the city has a long are protected under the act. short of rat poison.”
afternoon to assess the situ- a concerned citizen, Prince before or after the nesting record of destroying gull Violating the act is a felony “They really are not doing
ation and move any juvenile said she was surprised to took place. colonies. offense but Ayyash said the any harm if you stop and
gulls. hear that Brandenburg “I realize that projects The largest ring-billed gull government doesn’t usually think about it, only good,”
“We have to get the babies had started the demolition have to move at a certain colony in Lake Calumet was take action since they’re he said.
out,” she said. “They’re not despite the nests on the roof. pace,” he said. “But it’s not destroyed around 2011 and gulls, which are not endan-
safe from predators, that’s “There’s a couple of other even a matter of oversight, was home to about 60,000 gered. vla@chicagotribune.com

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Chicago Tribune

Two separate juries late

Wednesday found two
men guilty of murder in the
shooting death of a retired
Chicago Fire Department
lieutenant following a
botched carjacking.
Lt. Dwain Williams, 65,
was killed Dec. 3, 2020, as
he was leaving a Southwest
Side popcorn shop, having
just purchased the gourmet
snack for the holidays.
In what began as a rare
triple jury trial, prosecutors
alleged that Dwain Johnson,
Devin Barron and Jaylen
Saulsberry spotted Williams
driving a Jeep decked out
in Christmas decorations
and chose him as a mark to
hijack the vehicle.
But the plan went wrong,
prosecutors said, when
Williams fired back after
the three defendants and a
fourth person, a 15-year-old
boy, approached him with a
gun.
The crew shot and killed
Williams before fleeing,
prosecutors said.
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death,” said Assistant State’s
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week during opening state-
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Search for missing swimmer ends
after body recovered at Foster Beach
By Deanese
Williams-Harris
Chicago Tribune
The search for a 19-year-
old woman who disap-
peared Wednesday evening
while swimming at Foster
Beach ended Thursday
morning after a body was
recovered, officials said.
Shortly after 9:40 a.m.,
the body of an uniden-
tified female was pulled
Dwain P. Williams, a retired Chicago Fire Department
lieutenant, was fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire with
carjackers on Dec. 3, 2020, on West 118th Street. COURTESY
standing trial last week on
murder charges in front of
three separate juries called
for one case — the most in
recent memory, according
to court staff.
The setup allowed the
men charged to present
different defenses, partic-
ularly when their interests
might not align, while ensur-
ing that witnesses didn’t
need to be called for three
separate trials that would
gobble up additional time
on the court’s calendar.
The case took a surprise
turn, though, on Tuesday
when Johnson struck a plea
deal with prosecutors in
exchange for his testimony
against his co-defendants.
Johnson pleaded guilty to
from Foster Beach, author-
ities said. The victim was
pronounced dead at the
scene, Chicago police said.
Detectives were conduct-
ing a death investigation
pending autopsy results.
The body was transferred
to the Cook County medical
examiner’s office for identi-
fication.
A 19-year-old woman was
last seen by a witness strug-
gling to swim to shore before
a reduced charge of aggra-
vated battery with a firearm,
with prosecutors recom-
mending a 30-year sentence.
His jury was dismissed.
Dwain Williams’ family
lined the gallery during
the trial. He spent more
than two decades with the
Chicago Fire Department
after joining in 1992. His
last assignment was at the
city’s Office of Emergency
Management and Commu-
nications.
“He put his whole heart
into the city,” his wife, Karen
Armstrong-Williams, told
the Tribune in 2020 shortly
after his death.
mabuckley@chicagotribune.
com
she became submerged
in the water, police said.
Around 8:30 p.m., dive teams
from Chicago police and the
Chicago Fire Department
responded to a call of a miss-
ing person in the 5200 block
of DuSable Lake Shore Drive
at Foster Beach.
The divers suspended
the search in the evening
and police said they would
continue the search during
daylight hours.
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Titanic
from Page 1
Stockton Rush, “have sadly
been lost.”
The others on board
were two members of a
prominent Pakistani family,
Shahzada Dawood and his
son Suleman Dawood; Brit-
ish adventurer Hamish
Harding; and Titanic expert
Paul-Henri Nargeolet.
“These men were true
explorers who shared a
distinct spirit of adven-
ture, and a deep passion
for exploring and protect-
ing the world’s oceans,”
OceanGate said in a state-
ment. “We grieve the loss of
life and joy they brought to
everyone they knew.”
Rush founded Ocean-
Gate Inc. in 2009 to provide
crewed submersibles for
undersea researchers and
explorers, according to the
company’s website. Ocean-
Gate has been chronicling
the Titanic’s decay and the
underwater ecosystem
around it via yearly voyages
since 2021. The company
has not responded to addi-
tional questions about the
Titan’s voyage this week.
The Coast Guard will
Walmart
from Page 1
“tens of millions of dollars
a year.”
Under the terms of the
original agreements, the
developer of the Grand
Boulevard property that
Walmart anchored was on
the hook to replace the store
with another grocer within
a year if it closed down. In
Chatham, the redevelopment
agreement stipulated at least
70% of the shopping center
be leased or occupied.
The developers remained
in compliance with their
respective agreements while
they were still valid, the city
said. But experts say the store
closures show that cities have
limited tools with which
they can try to influence the
behavior of private compa-
nies, even when they dole
out public funds in hopes of
attracting them. And even
though Walmart did not
breach any agreements, one
alderman described the
retailer’s actions as “disre-
spectful” and “disingenu-
ous” and is co-sponsoring
legislation to tighten the rules
around incentives.
Cities like Chicago use
incentives in hopes of stim-
ulating economic develop-
ment and reversing decades
of disinvestment and poverty.
In 2021, Chicago spent more
than $302 million in TIF
expenditures and netted
more than $1.2 billion in TIF
revenue. Cities use the terms
of redevelopment agree-
ments to try to extract bene-
fits from companies, such as
gaining a commitment from
them that they will stay in a
certain location for a certain
amount of time.
But redevelopment agree-
ments are imperfect tools,
said Rachel Weber, a profes-
sor of urban planning and
policy at the University of
Illinois at Chicago.
“(Companies) shape their
behavior to conform to the
law, but often don’t go the
next mile,” she said. “They
are very much looking at
the terms of these agree-
ments and maybe the kinds
of penalties that could ensue
if they don’t adhere to these
requirements. But once they
have adhered (to the terms of
the agreement), their loca-
tional behavior is in many
ways up for grabs.”
Another problem, Weber
said, is that agreements are
typically signed with the orig-
inal developers of the prop-
erty. “The developers are
very reluctant to write into
their lease terms that their
tenants — their commer-
cial tenants — abide by these
regulations,” she said.
Newly elected Ald.
Lamont Robinson, whose
4th Ward includes one of the
Walmart sites, introduced
legislation in City Coun-
cil Wednesday in hopes of
strengthening the city’s side
of the bargain in redevelop-
ment agreements.
Robinson’s proposed
ordinance would require
the city to approve major
tenants’ leases when they
rent in developments that
have received subsidies,
excluding small businesses.
The ordinance would also
require those tenants to join
redevelopment agreements
as parties and could make
them, along with the prop-
erty’s owner and developer,
liable in the event of defaults,
continue searching for more
signs about what happened
to the Titan.
While the Navy likely
detected the implosion
Sunday through its acous-
tics system, underwater
sounds heard Tuesday
and Wednesday — which
initially gave hope for a
possible rescue — were
probably unrelated to the
submersible. The Navy’s
possible clue was not known
publicly until Thursday,
when The Wall Street Jour-
nal first reported it.
With a search area
covering thousands of
miles — twice the size of
Connecticut and in waters
2 1/2 miles deep — rescuers all
week rushed ships, planes
and other equipment to the
site of the disappearance.
Broadcasters around the
world started newscasts at
the critical hour Thursday
with news of the submers-
ible. The Saudi-owned
satellite channel Al Arabiya
showed a clock on air count-
ing down to their estimate
of when the air could poten-
tially run out.
The White House
thanked the U.S. Coast
Guard, along with Cana-
dian, British and French
The space that housed the former Walmart store at 4720 S. Cottage Grove Ave. in Chicago is available for lease, as seen on May
17. TERRENCE ANTONIO JAMES/CHICAGO TRIBUNE PHOTOS
The former Walmart store at 4720 S. Cottage Grove Ave. in Chicago is seen from across its parking lot on May 17.
he said. Property owners
would be required to notify
the city 180 days before it or
a major tenant plans to vacate
the property.
“We are giving these
corporations very generous
sweeteners to be able to come
into communities like the one
that I represent, and all we’re
asking for is transparency,”
Robinson said. “We’re asking
for them to do the right thing
by taxpayer resources and
the community.”
In 2020, the City Council
passed legislation that set a
framework for the revocation
of certain tax breaks from
companies that don’t meet
their obligations to the city.
Ald. Michael Rodriguez
introduced that legisla-
tion after the botched Hilco
smokestack demolition that
coated his 22nd Ward in a
cloud of dust; community
residents had also called on
Lightfoot to strip Hilco of
$19.7 million in subsidies.
Rodriguez is a co-sponsor
of the proposed TIF reform
legislation, he said.
“I think what Walmart
just did to our city was disre-
spectful, disingenuous and
I think they need to be held
accountable to that,” Rodri-
guez said. “Developers who
are gonna take our tax subsi-
A satellite image shows ships involved in the search for the Titan submersible Thursday
near the location of the wreck of the Titanic in the Atlantic Ocean. MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES
partners who helped in the
search and rescue efforts.
“Our hearts go out to the
families and loved ones of
those who lost their lives on
the Titan. They have been
through a harrowing ordeal
over the past few days, and
we are keeping them in our
thoughts and prayers,” it
said in a statement.
The Titan launched at
dies and up and run after
making promises need to be
held accountable.”
In many developments,
a big-box retailer such as
Walmart is the “bait” for
government incentives,
said Greg LeRoy, executive
director of Good Jobs First, a
policy group that researches
government subsidies. “It’s
the big traffic draw,” he said.
In Grand Boulevard, the
Walmart grocery store was
the retail anchor of a mixed-
use development called the
Shops and Lofts at 47.
The Shops and Lofts,
which opened in 2014, was
financed with about $12.8
million in tax increment
financing assistance in addi-
tion other loans, bonds and
tax credit equity.
Most of the TIF funds were
set aside for the mixed-in-
come housing portion of
the development; about $1.4
million went to the retail
portion. The Shops and Lofts
was developed by Mahog-
any Ventures, a joint venture
of the Skilken Company and
Troy Development.
“We provide the fresh
food, variety of goods and
jobs that people want and in
turn, residents and the city
have provided us with great
support and patronage. We
6 a.m. Sunday and was
reported overdue that after-
noon about 435 miles south
of St. John’s, Newfound-
land. By Thursday, when the
oxygen supply was expected
to run out, there was little
hope of finding the crew
alive.
In 2021 and 2022, at
least 46 people success-
fully traveled on Ocean-
are proud to be a part of
Shops and Lofts,” a then-re-
gional manager for Walmart
said in a statement when the
Shops and Lofts opened.
Even though Walmart
didn’t directly receive city
subsidies, LeRoy said, the
company likely used the
subsidies given to the devel-
oper to “aggressively bargain
down their rents and other
terms of occupancy.” The
company would not say how
much it paid in rent at the
Shops and Lofts.
Walmart, whose lease in
Grand Boulevard does not
expire until late 2034, said it
was working with the prop-
erty owner to find “reuse
options” for the space.
A representative for the
owner of the retail portion
of the Shops and Lofts, Ace 2
Bronzeville, an LLC managed
by Florida-based investment
company Ace Equity Group,
said the investment company
did not know Walmart
planned to vacate the prop-
erty before the company’s
April announcement. Ace
bought the retail portion of
the property in 2020.
The representative said
the company was evaluat-
ing options for the space
and declined to say whether
the future tenant would be a
Gate’s submersible to the
Titanic site, according to
letters the company filed
with a U.S. District Court in
Norfolk, Virginia, that over-
sees matters involving the
shipwreck. But questions
about the submersible’s
safety were raised by former
passengers.
One of the company’s first
customers likened a dive he
grocer.
Robinson said he was in
conversations with grocery
operators interested in the
now-vacant retail space at
the Shops and Lofts.
In Chatham, Walmart
operated a Supercenter in
addition to a health clinic and
the Walmart Academy, a job
training facility, which it said
it intends to donate to the
community. The company
opened both the health clinic
and the Academy in the after-
math of the civil unrest of
2020, in which the Chatham
store was heavily damaged.
That summer, Walmart CEO
Doug McMillon said the
company was committed
to staying in Chicago even
though its stores here were
“in many cases” not profit-
able.
Walmart owns the land
it operated on in Chatham,
which it purchased in 2011.
The company did not provide
details on plans for its other
property in Chatham other
than to say it was looking at
“reuse options.”
As in Grand Boulevard,
Walmart did not directly
receive any tax incentives for
its operations in Chatham.
The developer of the shop-
ping center, however, entered
into a redevelopment agree-
made to the site two years
ago to a suicide mission.
“Imagine a metal tube a
few meters long with a sheet
of metal for a floor. You
can’t stand. You can’t kneel.
Everyone is sitting close to
or on top of each other,” said
Arthur Loibl, a retired busi-
nessman and adventurer
from Germany. “You can’t
be claustrophobic.”
During the 2 1/2-hour
descent and ascent, the
lights were turned off to
conserve energy, he said,
with the only illumination
coming from a fluorescent
glow stick.
The dive was repeatedly
delayed to fix a problem
with the battery and the
balancing weights. In total,
the voyage took 10 1/2 hours.
Nicolai Roterman, a deep-
sea ecologist and lecturer
in marine biology at the
University of Portsmouth,
England, said the disappear-
ance of the Titan highlights
the dangers and unknowns
of deep-sea tourism.
“Even the most reliable
technology can fail, and
therefore accidents will
happen,” Roterman said.
“With the growth in deep-
sea tourism, we must expect
more incidents like this.”
ment with the city in the
mid-2000s in exchange for
public funds and was ulti-
mately approved for about
$24.5 million in TIF dollars.
To date, about $13.5 million
of those funds have been
disbursed, Department of
Planning and Development
Deputy Commissioner Peter
Strazzabosco said.
Had the developer, an
LLC operating under the
name W2005 CMK Realty,
defaulted on the occupancy
requirement while it was still
in place, the city would have
had the right to lien the prop-
erty for the value of the city
funds provided to the devel-
oper, Strazzabosco said. The
city could have also taken the
developer to court to seek the
return of all funding that had
been provided to the devel-
oper up to that point, he said.
The same remedies would
have been available to the city
had the developer defaulted
on the Grand Boulevard
redevelopment agreement.
“More likely outcomes
would have been cures
that were commensurate
with the would-be defaults
themselves and when they
occurred relative to the terms
of the RDAs,” Strazzabosco
said.
Former 21st Ward Ald.
Howard Brookins Jr. fought
hard to bring Walmart, which
faced fierce opposition from
organized labor when it first
tried to expand into Chicago,
when he was in office.
Brookins said he still
believed it had been worth it
to fight to bring Walmart to
Chatham, because it showed
the community it could
attract major retailers.
“They did provide a valu-
able service to the commu-
nity,” Brookins said. “They
just couldn’t make it work,
or they just didn’t make it
work.”
Brookins said any attempt
at legislation to strengthen
TIF agreements from
the city’s side should be
approached with caution.
Retailers who are already
hesitant to go into business in
disinvested areas may simply
choose not to if faced with
additional restrictions from
the city, he said.
“It was just so hard getting
these multinational retail
tenants to come to the South
Side to begin with,” Brook-
ins said. “Any other obstacles
tossed in their way is gonna
make it darned near impos-
sible.”
In April, residents of
Chatham and other South
Side neighborhoods packed
the Walmart Supercen-
ter parking lot just days
before the store was set
to close, looking for final
deals. A Walmart represen-
tative stood watch outside,
ushering Tribune staffers
away from the store’s main
entrance. Chatham resi-
dents lamented the loss
of yet another South Side
grocer.
One shopper said that
when the store closed, she
would travel to the Walmart
Supercenter in Pullman,
about 6 miles southeast of
the Chatham store.
“And then if they take it
away,” she said, “I’m gonna
go to Indiana.”
Chicago Tribune’s A.D. Quig,
Brian J. Rogal and Alice Yin
contributed.
tasoglin@chicagotribune.
com
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Pilsen’s Harrison Park.
The detractors argue event
organizers didn’t seek input
from residents and the festi-
vals don’t benefit the neigh-
borhoods. Some complain
that the music festivals will
block park access, harm the
environment, pump noise
into the air, take away park-
ing spots and limit transit
options.
Meanwhile, festival orga-
nizers say they’ve worked
with the community by
offering free tickets, creating
space for local vendors and
hosting local job fairs to staff
the events. The festivals will
spur spending and highlight
the communities, they say.
The drumbeat of
complaints from resi-
dents has grown across the
city in recent summers as
the large outdoor festivals
take to Chicago parks. Last
week, residents from North
Lawndale and Little Village
argued whether the three-
day rock music festival Riot
Fest should occur in Doug-
lass Park as the Park District’s
Board of Supervisors granted
the festival a permit at a
public meeting last week.
The festival left Humboldt
Park seven years ago because
of neighbor complaints, and
has been dogged by frus-
trated neighbors in Douglass
Park ever since.
Revenue generated from
permits for large events
make up around $10 million
of the Park District’s $372
million annual budget,
according to park officials at
a recent meeting. The Park
District identifies “large-
scale events” as a way to add
revenue while keeping park
program fees affordable and
relying less on property taxes
in its 2023 budget, which
puts money from events
such as Re:SET and Miche-
lada Fest into a general fund.
The festivals don’t add
a huge amount to the Park
District’s budget, said Juanita
Irizarry, executive director
of park advocacy and pres-
ervation nonprofit Friends
of the Park. But even if the
large events aren’t wanted
by communities, the Park
District may feel pressure
to approve festivals because
it has budgeted for revenue
from them, she added.
“The Park District for
many years has been focused
on revenue generation first
without thinking about
who’s bearing the burden,”
Irizarry said. “And then
they tell the community
that if they don’t have these
concerts, they’ll have less
money for programming
as a way to put pressure on
people.”
‘Slap in the face
to us working
families in Pilsen’
In Pilsen, gates were
erected around Harrison
Park on Monday, five days
before the start of Michelada
Fest, a celebration of Mexi-
can food and culture, the
park’s first major music festi-
val of the summer. Nearby
residents say the gates limit
activity in the public park
and inconvenience neighbor-
hood children and families.
On Wednesday morn-
ing, residents gathered to
deliver a letter to the Harri-
son Park supervisor, once
again emphasizing their
opposition to the megafests
that take place in the park,
Ahead of concerts, a dog finds a small patch of grass outside fenced-off Harrison Park on Wednesday.
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saying that the Park District
and festival organizers broke
their promise of being “less
restrictive this year,” by erect-
ing the fences around the
park so early.
Though the park has
not been closed, the gates
prevented normal activities
from taking place, said Clau-
dia Galeno, coordinator of
Women For Green Spaces
who lives close to the park.
“The private use of public
green spaces — which we
pay for and maintain with
our hard-earned tax dollars
— to enrich private busi-
nesses is the ultimate slap in
the face to us working fami-
lies in Pilsen and elsewhere,”
Galeno wrote in the June 21
letter to the supervisor of the
park Tony Gonzales and the
park’s advisory board.
According to organizers,
the fence around the park
had to be erected days in
advance to ensure proper
and safe production for the
event where they expect
at least 5,000 attendees a
day. But even though it was
gated, the doors to enter the
park, including the softball
field, basketball court, play-
ground and field house were
still open to the public, said
Michele Lemons, a spokes-
person for the Park District.
In previous years, the
setup began a day before the
festival, said Fernando Nieto,
a founder of the event.
“But that was too risky,”
he said. “Still, we made sure
that access to the park was
still available.”
To be sure, not every resi-
dent is against the festival.
Michelada Fest organizers
said they expected hundreds
of community members
at their ticket giveaway on
Thursday night.
Miguel Torres, one of the
co-founders of the festi-
val, said that the giveaway
shows their appreciation for
residents of the area and to
ensure they feel welcome at
the festival that was created
for and by Latinos.
“It was not a way to ignore
their concerns,” he said on a
phone call with Tribune. “We
acknowledge their concerns
and have tried to address
them the best way that we
can in several meetings.”
Nieto and Torres, who
also run My House Music
festival at Harrison Park in
August, were both born and
raised in Pilsen. They say
that they began the festivals
to highlight and celebrate
their culture, and to invest
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in the neighborhood and its
people. As ticket prices have
increased to match produc-
tion costs, the number of free
tickets to area residents have
also increased, they said.
“This is still the communi-
ty’s festival,” Nieto said.
General admission tickets
for Michelada Fest are $89
each day, plus taxes and fees.
The weekend ticket is $149.
Musicians Prince Royce,
Natti Natasha, Gerado Ortiz
and Alex Lora Y El Tri are
headlining the festival.
Since its inception in 2018,
the founders have donated
to several local programs,
including Pilsen Athletic
Little League summer
programs.
Galeno, who runs a not-for-
profit that promotes green
spaces in the city and helps
the growth of pollinators in
Pilsen, became concerned
about the festivals last year,
when she realized that
several activities had to be
rescheduled, that her neigh-
bors could not find parking
spaces and the streets were
left full of garbage afterward.
Over the last few months,
Galeno said she’s called
for several meetings with
the organizers, the Harri-
son Park supervisor, Tony
Gonzalez, the advisory board
and the office of Ald. Byron
Sigcho-Lopez, 25th.
“But they ignore our
request. We simply don’t
want the festival here,” she
said.
Lucia Moya, Sigcho-Lo-
pez’s chief of staff, said that
the alderman participated in
several meetings to address
the neighbors’ concerns
while also listening to the
organizers and “trying to find
solutions.” Moya however,
did not clarify if Sigcho-Lo-
pez favored or opposed the
event.
For the first time, there
will be an emergency hotline
for neighbors to report major
inconveniences, a tow truck
available to remove cars
blocking garages and fire
hydrants and cars without
permits parked on restricted
streets.
But “ultimately, the park
makes that decision of allow-
ing the festival or not,” Moya
said.
The president of the
Harrison Advisory Coun-
cil, Tina Iturralde said the
process to approve the festi-
vals is flawed by not survey-
ing the residents that live
in the surrounding areas of
parks where mega festivals
take place.
“We didn’t have a final say
in this, our monthly meet-
ings became a forum for
those discussions,” Iturralde
said. “The Park District has
its process and that process
does not include the park’s
advisory council approval.”
Torres and Nieto said they
are committed to continue
meeting with Galeno and the
group of neighbors that have
voiced their concerns about
the festival at the neighbor-
hood’s park before the My
House Music Festival in
August.
Galeno said that while she
recognizes that the event can
be a sign of success of the
Latino community, the event
should be hosted in an area
where the green spaces in the
city are not compromised.
“The tree roots are very
fragile, so driving trucks
over them is very damaging
to the few tress that they do
have,” said Elsa Anderson, a
professor in an environmen-
tal science program teaching
urban ecology at Northwest-
ern, who joined Galeno to
deliver the letter.
‘Just a nice
warning would be
great’
Community organizer
Warren Williams said he
didn’t hear about Re:SET in
Belmont Cragin’s Riis Park
until he got an advertisement
for tickets in February.
“We started talking about
it with other neighbors, and
no one had known about
it. And that for me was
extremely concerning,” said
Williams, who narrowly
missed a runoff in the 30th
Ward’s aldermanic race.
When he and other
community organizers
knocked on the doors of
homes close to the park,
residents were surprised and
upset to hear the festival was
coming, he said.
The activists met in March
with Re:SET’s organizers
and circulated a petition
that garnered 800 signa-
tures demanding the festival
make commitments to the
community or move, he said.
In early June, they met with
the Park District’s CEO, who
told them it was too late to
move the festival, he added.
Williams predicts the
festival will leave the park
“destroyed” for the rest of
the summer and shared fears
that police will struggle to
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staff the event with Chicago’s
Pride Parade also underway.
The process to permit
large events should involve
more residents, possibly
through mandatory efforts
to publicize events under
consideration with flyers
and public forums, he said. If
residents wanted the festival,
he’d be for it, he added.
“We would have been OK
with it if there was some kind
of community agreement,
or if we just heard about it,”
Williams said.
Re:SET’s community
relations director, George
Herrera, told the Tribune
the festival has engaged the
community and will benefit
Belmont Cragin. The event’s
organizers offered local busi-
nesses discounted vendor
spaces, hosted two local job
fairs to staff the event, would
repair any damage to the
park and are giving away 600
tickets to residents, he said.
He argued the commu-
nity organizers leading the
pushback are operating in
bad faith and unfairly riling
residents up by inaccu-
rately describing the festi-
val’s engagement efforts and
impact.
Re:SET’s organizers had
intended to start publicly
rolling out their community
benefits and engagement
efforts before community
organizers “jumped the gun”
when it was first announced
the festival would come
to Riis Park, he said. The
community groups initially
asked how they might be able
to collaborate with the festi-
val, he added.
“This is what they do.
They put out bad informa-
tion, they want nothing to
happen, they shut everything
down, they want no oppor-
tunity,” said Herrera, who
owns the Festival Cubano
that has previously occurred
in Riis Park and also works
as the community engage-
ment director for the annual,
50,000-attendee Riot Fest in
North Lawndale.
Herrera said he thinks
the city and Park District’s
process for working with
large event organizers should
be more robust, clearer and
consistent. He also agreed
with the proposition some
critics have made that a
portion of the money large
event organizers pay to use
a park should go toward that
park.
“I firmly believe the parks
belong to all of us. This is a
celebration of music, culture
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and bringing family and
friends together,” Herrera
said of Re:SET. “It’s a
win-win for everybody.”
One-day tickets for the
AEG Presents-hosted
Re:SET are $129. Three-day
tickets cost $325. The festival
will feature headliners Steve
Lacy, boygenius and LCD
Soundsystem.
Belmont Cragin’s Ald.
Ruth Cruz, 30th, told the
Tribune she is opposed to
Riis Park hosting the festi-
val, which was initially
approved in the winter with
support from retired Ald.
Ariel Reboyras.
While she’s now focused
on the event running safely
and respectfully, she said
more resident input is
needed before future large
events are permitted.
“I understand there was
no community engagement.
Going forward, I will handle
this event differently,” Cruz
said, adding that she isn’t
opposed to large events or
concerts if the community
supports them.
A better process for
approving large events could
include organizers getting
feedback from residents and
laying out how the festival
will benefit the neighbor-
hood before approval, Cruz
said. She plans to propose
legislation in the City Coun-
cil requiring 2% of ticket
revenue for ticketed large
events in parks to go directly
to the park in which they take
place, she said.
Some large events fit the
scale of a park and gain inter-
est from residents, making
them a good fit for neigh-
borhoods, said Irizarry of
Friends of the Park. But the
festivals can also cause pain
to the neighborhoods, she
added.
Potential festivals need
“real, authentic input” from
communities and a measur-
able amount of revenue that
goes back to the community
before they’re approved, she
added.
Many large festivals,
including Riot Fest, Miche-
lada Fest and Re:SET,
occur in parks in less
wealthy neighborhoods
where people of color live,
Irizarry said. She criticized
the benefits the festivals
currently give to communi-
ties as “crumbs” used to gain
support from a few nonprofit
groups to make it seem like
whole communities support
the events and argued large
events can hurt local busi-
nesses by pulling customers
off sidewalks and inside festi-
val gates.
Arjona, a postal worker,
first saw eighteen-wheelers
moving Re:SET’s equipment
into the park Tuesday. His
daughters thought the trucks
were setting up the small
carnival that sometimes pops
up in the park, he said.
Parking will be a pain this
weekend, he said. It would be
difficult for his older parents
to walk to his house if they
couldn’t find a spot for their
car.
“It’s gonna be loud. It’s
gonna be messy, there’s going
to be trash, people urinating
in the alley,” Arjona said.
“Just a nice warning would
be great.”
When he’s hosting parties
at his house, he tells his
neighbors that it might get
a little loud as a courtesy, he
added.
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EDITORIALS

President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on Thursday. ANDREW HARNIK/AP

Should the US coddle or cudgel India?

Actually, neither approach works.
American foreign policy straddles
two missions — the first is champi-
oning democracy and human rights
around the world and the second is
pursuing in realpolitik fashion what it
needs from other nations. Quite often,
the gap between the two is formidable.
President Joe Biden has encoun-
tered that disconnect several times in
the last 2 1/2 years, most notably with
Saudi Arabia and the abysmal human
rights record amassed by Crown
Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turk-
ish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s
authoritarian leanings, and the Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s
far-right incursions into judicial inde-
pendence.
On Thursday, Biden faced it again,
as he rolled out red carpet treatment
for Narendra Modi during the Indian
prime minister’s state visit to the
White House.
Modi isn’t a dictator, but neither is
he a paragon of democracy. He side-
lines political opponents, as was the
case with Rahul Gandhi, a major rival
of Modi’s who was kicked out of parlia-
ment this spring after a court found
him guilty of criminally defaming the
Modi family name. He relies on inter-
net shutdowns to tamp down protests,
and according to a 2022 State Depart-
ment report, oversees a government
that violently cracks down on religious
minorities, mostly Muslims and Chris-
tians.
And yet, Modi leads a country that’s
pivotal to U.S. global interests right
now, as the Biden administration copes
with the belligerence of Vladimir Putin
and the long game of Chinese Presi-
dent Xi Jinping.
Right now, India is more of a
hindrance than a helper when it
comes to Russia’s ongoing invasion of
Ukraine.
Putin has been able to cushion
the blow of U.S.-led sanctions on the
Kremlin’s energy sector thanks to
India’s voracious appetite for Russian
oil. Since the war began in February
2022, India has dramatically increased
the crude it buys from Russia, which
now amounts to about 2 million barrels
a day,The New York Times reported.
That’s nearly half of India’s overall
oil imports. New Delhi’s purchases
of Russian oil, coupled with China’s
sharp increase in Russian oil imports
following the invasion, have helped the
Kremlin keep cash flowing into its war
machine.
India’s rapidly growing economy
needs ample energy supplies, and
cheap Russian oil satisfies that hunger.
Biden likely won’t have much success
trying to wean India off Russian
energy. He can, however, push Modi
harder to lessen India’s dependence on
Russian military equipment and arms.
Modi’s government gets roughly half of
its military supplies from the Kremlin.
That’s revenue that helps keep Putin’s
brutal and illegal war from flagging.
On Ukraine, India has consistently
maintained neutrality, though that’s
not the way Modi would describe it.
He recently told The Wall Street Jour-
nal that “we are not neutral. We are
on the side of peace. … All countries
should respect international law and
the sovereignty of countries.” If Modi
wanted to back up that easy rhetoric
with action, he would put far more
pressure on Putin — who is the sole
reason why legions of Ukrainian civil-
ians are dying needlessly — to recog-
nize Ukraine’s sovereignty and bring
an end to the conflict.
On the question of China, the U.S.
may have more success with Modi,
whose nation increasingly sees China
as an economic and geopolitical rival.
Relations between the two coun-
tries have been tense for years, in part
because of territorial disputes that led
to a deadly border clash in 2020. Also
rankling New Delhi are the billions
of dollars that Beijing for years has
poured into India’s nuclear archrival,
Pakistan.
The Biden administration sees
India as a formidable counterpoint
to China’s ever-growing economic
might. India has surpassed China as
the world’s most populous nation, and
it makes sense for Washington to shift
more economic focus toward Modi’s
nation of 1.4 billion people. The foun-
dation for that shift is already strong;
the U.S. is India’s biggest trading
partner, with trade between the two
nations hitting a record $191 billion last
year. America is also India’s third larg-
est source of foreign investment.
Turning to India as a counterweight
to China and a stronger partner against
Russian aggression doesn’t have to
mean that the Biden administration
must treat Modi’s checkered human
rights record as if it doesn’t exist. It
does mean, however, that Washing-
ton would be smart to rely on careful,
measured diplomacy in dealing with
Modi, rather than a cudgel.
Modi, meanwhile, should recog-
nize that his vision for India as a
global leader can only happen if India
behaves like a true democracy, rather
than one in name only.
Governments that regard them-
selves as democratic but apply a differ-
ent set of rules to political opponents
and minorities are unlikely to gain
sufficient global credibility to ascend to
the world’s upper tier of leaders. The
U.S. and Biden can and should advise
Modi of that truth, but it would be even
better if he realizes it himself.

ABOUT GEN Z AND GUNS EDITORIAL CARTOON

New polling shows trouble ahead for Republican politi-
cians who continue blocking any attempt at rational restric-
tions on guns: Young conservatives of the kind the GOP
will increasingly need in the future are far more open to
required psychological exams for gun purchasers and other
firearms limits than are their older conservative counter-
parts.
The reason is hardly mysterious: Gen Z — including its
more right-leaning members — have all grown up in a coun-
try drowning in gun violence thanks to older conservatives’
stubborn resistance to even the mildest gun-safety propos-
als…
As Politico reported earlier this month, several recent
polls have confirmed that young conservatives as a whole
don’t share their older counterparts’ stubborn opposi-
tion to gun restrictions. A Harvard poll in the spring found
a majority of young conservatives favored mandatory
psychological examinations as a condition of purchasing
guns.
A separate YouGov poll in March showed millennial and
Gen Z Republicans are open to more gun restrictions gener-
ally and that that support has grown.
As the chairman of the Texas Young Republican Federa-
tion told the website: “There are some concerns from Gen Z
voters specifically, mainly because they’ve had to deal with
it more growing up — it’s become more rampant in society.”
It’s telling that prominent conservatives can acknowl-
edge such a disturbing fact while still maintaining the
party’s unreasonable refusal to even discuss reforms like
limits on high-capacity magazines, red-flag laws and
universal background checks. That’s how thoroughly the
party, and too much of the country, has come to view these
horrors as inevitable.
They aren’t. And the fact many young conservatives, at
least, seem to understand that provides a glimmer of hope
for the future.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Board MIKE LUCKOVICH/ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
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OPINION

Chicago Street Race seating rises above the tree line along Michigan Avenue near Harrison Street on June 16. ANTONIO PEREZ/CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Don’t let ‘C’ in NASCAR stand

for cronyism in Chicago
By Robert Lawson
and Scott Niederjohn
We are free-market economists who
share a passion for car racing.
One of the things we like the most
about racing is that it still embodies the
spirit of free enterprise — unlike the
other major sports.
Almost all racetracks are privately
owned by entrepreneurs trying to
make a buck. The race car teams are
private firms. Sponsors may be wealthy
individuals with a passion for racing,
like comedian David Letterman, or
companies such as Menard’s that see
the marketing value in their associa-
tion with the sport.
However, if the other major sports
can slop up billions of dollars from
the taxpayer trough through publicly
financed stadium deals, for how long
can the two premier racing series in
North America — NASCAR and Indy-
Car — resist the urge to join in the
feeding frenzy? The answer, sadly for
NASCAR at least, is that they can’t.
In July the inaugural Chicago
NASCAR street races will take place.
City leaders, who have inked a three-
year deal with NASCAR, will no doubt
enjoy a week of hobnobbing with driv-
ers and celebrities and enjoying free
tickets to the events.
The costs to the city have not been
well-publicized, which suggests a lack
of government transparency. Still,
news media reports suggest huge and
ill-specified subsidies are involved.
Undoubtedly, city leaders will point
to the intangible “benefits” to the city
of having NASCAR in town. Though
a NASCAR-commissioned report
estimates an economic impact of $113
million, neutral analysts view such
studies as unreliable.
The problem, sports economists
say, is that these impact studies vastly
overcount benefits while obscuring
the costs. The actual net impact, if any
occurs at all, is likely to be a tenth of
that amount.
And what about the local residents
and racing fans? The street course is
laid out in the midst of the city along
DuSable Lake Shore Drive and Mich-
igan Avenue, which will be closed for
days. If you live in this area, well, that’s
just tough for you.
With the sharply limited seating
available on a street circuit compared
with a fixed road course or oval track,
prices are at least two to three times
higher than for normal races. Ticket
resale apps show prices for the June 25
NASCAR race at the Nashville speed-
way starting at $84. Meanwhile, the
cheapest ticket we see right now for
Chicago the following weekend is $269.
Unlike regular racing venues where
you can bring in your own food and
beer, outside food and drink are
banned at the Chicago races. Fans can
count on adding a couple of hundred
extra bucks, given festival prices.
On the NASCAR Cup schedule, the
Chicago street race venue replaces
Road America in Elkhart Lake,
Wisconsin. Did this legendary Ameri-
can racing venue lose out to Chicago in
free- and open-market competition?
No, the privately owned Road Amer-
ica lost this event to a government-sub-
sidized deal. After last year’s race on
July 4 in Wisconsin, NASCAR’s senior
vice president of racing development
and strategy told reporters, “They’ve
(Road America) been great partners.
We’ve seen a great turnout from a fan
perspective as well. We’ve seen some
great racing there.”
So, no, Road America lost because
Chicago politicians subsidized
NASCAR with money that they took
from Chicago residents.
The severe problems facing Chicago
are well-documented, from drugs
and unemployment to crime — itself
illustrated by recent media reports
on NASCAR equipment being stolen
as the course is set up. But Chicago-
ans can rest happy knowing their
leaders will enjoy the weekend party
while pointing to imaginary benefits
from a race that only a tiny fraction of
Chicagoland’s nearly 10 million resi-
dents will see or even care about.
Robert Lawson is an economics
professor and director of the Bridwell
Institute for Economic Freedom at the
SMU Cox School of Business. Scott
Niederjohn is an economics professor
and director of the Free Enterprise
Center at Concordia University in
Wisconsin.

What options do Evanston, Arlington Heights have for clinching stadium deals?
David Greising
The Chicago Bears are tearing
down the former Arlington Park
horse track, even while conspic-
uously eyeing possible moves
to places other than Arlington
Heights. Naperville, Waukegan or
even Soldier Field may be in the
running as the Bears’ long-term
future home — or so the team
would like us to think.
Northwestern University has no
such options for its stadium quest.
Evanston’s Big Ten school wants
to transform its Ryan Field foot-
ball stadium into a multipurpose
venue that would offer football
games, plus a regular schedule of
concerts.
The university’s biggest bene-
factors, Pat and Shirley Ryan, have
offered to cover a large chunk of
the construction cost as part of a
landmark $480 million gift to the
school. With the Ryan pledge for a
stadium rebuild in the Northwest-
ern kitty, that makes Northwest-
ern a highly motivated developer.
What these two proposed proj-
ects most have in common is their
reliance on local governments to
make them happen. And what
the local governments need to
keep in mind is that they, not their
would-be coliseum constructors,
have the controlling seat in nego-
tiations.
Northwestern and the Bears
have little bargaining power. Evan-
ston is Northwestern’s only viable
rebuild option: It couldn’t hope to
recruit top Big Ten football talent
with an off-campus gridiron. And
that big Ryan pledge puts momen-
tum behind the project that makes
it unthinkable Northwestern
would walk away.
The Bears, meanwhile, plunked
down $197 million to buy a
326-acre Arlington Heights site
that includes the former racetrack.
The football franchise can paw the
ground and snort, using Naperville
or Waukegan as stalking horses,
but nothing the Bears say or do
should propel Arlington Heights
into offering enticements that
make no economic sense.
So what should Evanston and
Arlington Heights do in each situ-
ation? Make the most of it.
Neighbors around Ryan Field
are hoping a not-in-my-backyard
campaign will prevent the proj-
ect from moving forward. That’s
wishful thinking. The suburb
has amusement taxes to gain,
and Northwestern has a habit of
getting its way with the Evanston
City Council.
But Evanston has leverage and
reasonably could require a binding
community benefits agreement
with the university to build in
some direct benefit for neighbors
affected by the new stadium.
Now is the time for Evanston
to push forward on securing a
payment in lieu of taxes from
Northwestern too.
Northwestern, as a nonprofit
institution, is exempt from real
estate taxes and has resisted
any talk of a pilot program. But
Harvard University, Yale Univer-
sity, Dartmouth College and
other elite schools have worked
Demolition crews hired by the Chicago Bears begin knocking down the
grandstand at the former Arlington International Racecourse on June 16
in Arlington Heights. The Bears are looking at the site for possibly a new
stadium for the team. STACEY WESCOTT/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
out deals with their local taxing
authorities. Harvard made a
$4.4 million pilot payment to
Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the
2021-22 school year, according to
the city, and Boston for years has
obtained similar amounts.
Northwestern in 2015 began
paying $1 million annually toward
services and minor construction
projects in Evanston as part of a
five-year “Good Neighbor” initia-
tive. Large grants have contin-
ued since, for projects deemed to
advance racial equity.
But such grant-making comes
and goes at Northwestern’s discre-
tion — increased, decreased or
abandoned at will. A binding pilot
program would put the city in
charge and obtain far more for
Evanston residents. Boston’s pilot
sets payments at 25% of what
universities and other nonprofits
would pay if their property were
taxed at market rates.
Northwestern owns some of
Evanston’s most valuable lake-
front acreage and neighborhood
tracts too. And the city can use
Cambridge; Hanover, New Hamp-
shire; and New Haven, Connecti-
cut, as models for what it can
achieve from Northwestern, lever-
aging the university’s desire to
rebuild Ryan Field and stage prof-
itable concerts, as an opportunity
to persuade the college to finally
pay its fair share.
There has been talk of a
payment-in-lieu-of-taxes deal for
the Bears’ development in Arling-
ton Heights too. In this case, the
suburb should be very wary.
A pilot in this case would allow
the Bears and partners in the
expected mixed-use development
to negotiate their taxes rather than
just pay based on assessed valu-
ation. But why should Arlington
Heights negotiate against itself
with these for-profit investors?
A more common inducement,
in the form of a standard tax incre-
ment financing district, also has
been discussed.
Neither is needed. The Bears
have put down their money
already. The McCaskey family that
controls the team likely does not
have the resources — much less
the expertise — to put additional
capital at risk for an alternative
project in Naperville or Wauke-
gan. They’re not going anywhere
but Arlington Heights.
The fact that demolition has
begun is a sure tell. And the
economics of the unique former
racetrack site, and its multiuse
development potential, likely
cannot be matched by the other
suitors.
This is a once-in-forever chance
for the McCaskeys. Finally, the
NFL’s only remaining mom-and-
pop franchise has a shot at joining
the club of billionaire owners that
the modern-day NFL has become.
Arlington Heights should see that
the McCaskeys won’t miss that
chance — not for Naperville, not
for Waukegan, not for anywhere
else.
Tax breaks can have their place
in making economic development
happen. In these two cases, Evan-
ston and Arlington Heights should
make the most of their opportu-
nities — just as Northwestern and
the Bears absolutely intend to do.
David Greising is president and
CEO of the Better Government
Association.
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OPINION

Limiting where state laws can be

challenged in Illinois is a power grab

T
By Tyler Michals
he wisdom of allowing
judges to suspend the
enforcement of laws by
issuing temporary injunc-
tions has come under
increased scrutiny in
recent years.
Although these judicial orders come
from just a single judge, they can be
made to apply broadly across the rele-
vant jurisdiction, which can be the
entire country or statewide. The ratio-
nale behind these rulings is to prevent
the implementation of constitution-
ally dubious laws until there’s been an
opportunity for a full evidentiary hear-
ing, or an appeals court has weighed in.
Clever litigants, however, have become
adept at forum-shopping, i.e., bringing
constitutional challenges before judges
who are more likely to give them a favor-
able ruling. The issue has been especially
newsworthy in Illinois, where court
rulings from the past year have put two
high-profile pieces of legislation on ice.
In April a federal judge in the Southern
District of Illinois issued an injunction
halting the state’s ban on assault-style
weapons, which the General Assembly
passed in response to the mass shooting
in Highland Park on July Fourth.
Last December Judge Thomas
Cunnington, a state judge from Kanka-
kee County, ruled that portions of
Illinois’ massive bail reform law, the
SAFE-T Act, violated the state’s constitu-
tion. This came just days before the legis-
lation was set to take effect, placing the
legal landscape into a state of confusion.
The Illinois Supreme Court stepped
in, pausing implementation of the law
until the court had an opportunity to
review the case.
It must be frustrating to Illinois Demo-
crats, who hold supermajorities in both
houses of the state legislature, that a
single judge can thwart their legislative
ambitions. Indeed, these pesky judges
seem to be just about the only thing that
can stop their legislative steamroller.
Under unified control, the Illinois legis-
lature passed more than 500 bills in the
month of May alone.
It’s fair to be skeptical that a trial court
judge anywhere in the state can unilater-
ally nullify a duly enacted law. Legislation
already needs to overcome numerous
roadblocks on its way to passage, includ-
ing institutional opposition, entrenched
interests, media scrutiny, a governor’s
veto and, of course, the voice of the elec-
torate. It’s the political branches that pass
laws, and it’s those branches that must
ultimately be accountable.
But if there is a solution to this issue,
it’s not the one recently enacted in Illi-
nois. A new bill, signed into law by Gov.
J.B. Pritzker and endorsed by Attorney
General Kwame Raoul, limits the venues
available for Illinoisans to challenge the
constitutionality of state laws to just two
counties — Cook, which encompasses
Chicago, and Sangamon, home to the
state Capitol in Springfield.
The stated reason for clogging up the
legal pipelines is to prevent forum shop-
ping, which is to say, stop constitutional
challenges from being heard by down-
state judges who are presumably less
likely to side with the government. The
other proffered rationale is that the move
will conserve resources for the state
attorney general’s office.
However you slice it, though, this is a
clear political power grab.
First, it’s impossible to ignore the fact
that Cook and Sangamon counties are
hospitable venues for the government
relative to the more rural counties that
crisscross the state. Forcing constitu-
tional challenges to emanate from those
counties works to the government’s
advantage, since the record upon which
an appeals court makes its ultimate deci-
sion is based largely on the transcripts of
proceedings at the trial court level.
It is hardly fair that the record for such
cases can be made only in a county where
judges tend be more partial toward the
government’s policies.
Second, the two-county requirement
is not enforced across the board; rather,
it grants certain groups better access to
the legal system than others. The legis-
lature carved out an exception to allow
for constitutional challenges to collec-
tive bargaining disputes to be brought in
any county in Illinois. The upshot is that
public unions, a group favored by the
left-leaning legislature, are permitted to
challenge the constitutionality of laws in
places that ordinary folks cannot.
Third, a majority of Illinoisans don’t
live in either of the two designated coun-
ties. By giving undue influence to just two
of the state’s 102 counties, residents of
the other 100 are denied equal access to
challenge laws they believe are uncon-
stitutional, except potentially at a great
inconvenience and expense to them-
selves. For those who don’t live anywhere
near the state’s power centers, that can be
a considerable barrier to seeking justice.
Yet residents of Cook and Sangamon
counties — and public unions — need not
overcome those same hurdles.
The government may be warranted in
seeking to limit forum shopping, which
can result in a cheap manipulation of the
political process. But by limiting Illinois-
ans’ access to the legal process only to
forums preferred by the government, our
elected officials have engaged in precisely
the same conduct they are purportedly
trying to prevent.
Tyler Michals is a practicing attorney
in Chicago.

ABOVE: The House of Representatives during a legislative session at the Illinois state Capitol in Springfield on May 19. SHANNA MADISON/CHICAGO TRIBUNE

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

Republicans’ focus on Hunter Biden
The GOP is complaining because Hunter Biden pleaded
guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges (and will avoid
prison on a felony gun charge). I want to know how much
taxpayer money and time were wasted investigating Biden
for five years. He is neither in office, nor is he a politician.
He is a regular citizen like every one of us not in politics.
So, is the GOP now recommending jail time for all
misdemeanor charges? Do Republicans have their noses in
all pending court cases now? They ought to be investigated
for this witch hunt and should also be ashamed of them-
selves. I can only hope they will be voted out when their
terms are up.
Wake up, voters, and look at what your representatives
are doing on your dime. They sure aren’t legislating for
you!
— Dean Pritza, Orland Park
Slap on the wrist for Biden’s son
Gun crime in Chicago is beyond horrendous. We have
a president who puts firearm legislation and gun crimes
at the forefront. Yet his son, Hunter, just got a slap on the
wrist for lying on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire-
arms and Explosives’ Form 4473 when purchasing a
firearm. Lying on the form will get you prison time. It’s a
mechanism to control illegal firearm purchases.
Giving Hunter Biden prison time would have been a
great message to potential firearm traffickers and purchas-
ers. Now anyone who lies, purchases a firearm and gets
caught can use the Biden precedent.
If I were a criminal imprisoned for lying on Form 4473
or currently going through the federal system, I would
demand a Biden paper charge.
— Roberto Garcia, Chicago
COVID-19 relief investigations
Bruce K. Roberts of Inverness wrote a letter about the
Department of Justice choosing to use its powers to prose-
cute those who violate federal law (“Department of Justice
powers,” June 13). Obviously, he was criticizing current
charges against former President Donald Trump. That
seems what everyone is jumping on.
Some are talking about why the same effort hasn’t
been made investigating allegations about Hunter Biden,
Hillary Clinton and even Hunter’s father, our current pres-
ident. I’m more concerned about the status of DOJ inves-
tigations into those that committed some $280 billion in
COVID-19 relief fraud and the $123 billion that was wasted
or misspent combating the pandemic. That’s real money
that affects the whole country and every taxpayer, and I
would hope to see justice meted out there.
So what’s the status of those investigations and prosecu-
tions?
— Robert Stasch, Chicago
Millions of dollars for memorial?
Millions of dollars to pay for a Chicago Torture Justice
Memorial? Yes, shame on the city’s dark history of police
brutality and abuse delivered by a few very bad apples.
But a monument? Shame on us. Millions upon millions
of dollars have been paid to victims of these atrocities. If
more needs to go to victims, so be it.
And finally, shame on the new mayor for jumping on this
bandwagon claiming an accomplishment. No, Brandon
Johnson should show us he can deal with Chicago’s gun
problem while continuing to pluck out the bad cop apples.
Johnson’s go-to response — “It’s a problem of disinvest-
ment” — has already worn thin.
— Lindsay Resnick, Chicago
Help the memorial become reality
Letter writer Ethan Middleton’s proposal to create
a memorial to remember the victims of Chicago police
Cmdr. Jon Burge is compelling (“Memorial for Burge
victims,” June 10). He clearly did his research, then docu-
mented valid and compassionate reasons for a memorial.
I hope the Tribune follows up with him to help this
proposal come to be.
— Christine Steffy, McHenry
‘Life’ side of the abortion battle
I read with interest the article about abortion provid-
ers moving more clinics and resources to Illinois and a
few other states where restrictions on abortion are fewer
(“One year post-Roe, a wave of abortion providers in Ill.,”
June 18). I appreciated the quote from Eric Scheidler,
executive director of the Pro-Life Action League, catego-
rizing Illinois as a “land of abortion.”
Unfortunately I think that is becoming quite true.
While the article relays that clinics and other abortion
facilities have experienced violence, I did not see the
other side mentioned. Many crisis pregnancy centers
have also experienced attacks. That side is ramping up
important resources to offer pregnant women in Illinois.
Many centers give support for women, babies and fami-
lies through three full years of parenting and beyond.
Some plans are being laid by pastors of churches in
the South Side of Chicago to begin centers for helping
women sustain their pregnancies. I know of one home
for pregnant and new mothers being developed near
Dundee.
The “life” side of this matter is where a truly long-last-
ing story is emerging.
Let’s have some reports about that as well.
— Al Theis, Tinley Park
Concerns for children across world
Why is there so much concern against allowing abor-
tions when there are thousands of children across the
world who are dying of diseases or starvation? Why don’t
we hear about them from the same people?
I have spent my whole adult life in ministry: Salvation
Army officer, pastor’s wife and after my husband’s death
— ordained minister, nursing home chaplain and finally
as a hospice chaplain for 12 years. At 92 years of age, I am
still active leading a support group of 20 people. I think I
have earned the right to put things into perspective.
— The Rev. Clara S. Thompson, Montgomery, Illinois
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Aurora man gets more than 3 years
for assaulting officers in Capitol riot
By Jason Meisner
Chicago Tribune
An Aurora man who was
an admitted member of the
far-right Proud Boys group
was sentenced Thursday
to more than three years
in federal prison for using
a flagpole to assault offi-
cers trying to hold back the
violent mob that attacked
the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6,
2021, and later bragging
in a text message that he’d
“bonked 2 cops.”
The 37-month sentence
handed to James Robert
Elliott in U.S. District Court
in Washington marked the
stiffest term for any of the
more than three dozen Illi-
noisans charged so far in the
Capitol breach.
Elliott, 25, who also goes
by “Jim Bob,” was charged in
2021 with six counts, includ-
ing civil disorder, assault
of a federal officer, enter-
ing a restricted building
with a dangerous weapon
and carrying out an act of
violence on Capitol grounds.
He pleaded guilty in
November to a single count
of assault, admitting in a plea
agreement that he’d met up
in Washington for a speech
by then-President Donald
Trump and later marched
with fellow Proud Boys on
the Capitol.
In asking for a sentence
of up to 31/2 years behind
bars, federal prosecutors
revealed in a recent court
filing that Elliott’s actions
on Jan. 6 “caught his fellow
Proud Boys’ attention” and
he found himself quickly
nominated for the highest
degree of membership in
the neo-fascist organization.
“PB is calling me lord
Jimbob and (expletive), and
I’m getting nominated for a
4th degree,” Elliott texted to
a friend in 2021, according to
the prosecution filing.
In asking for leniency,
Elliott wrote a letter to
U.S. District Judge Royce
Lamberth saying, “I have
since left the Proud Boys
and I’m doing my best to
continue to move my life in a
positive direction after being
arrested.”
“It was NEVER my inten-
tion to hurt anyone and the
fact that I may have done
just that in the heat of the
ON JUNE 23 ...
In 1763, Josephine, Napoleon
Bonaparte’s consort and
empress of France, was born
in Trois-Ilets, Martinique.
In 1836 Congress approved
the Deposit Act, which
contained a provision for
turning over surplus federal
revenue to the states.
In 1868 Christopher Latham
Sholes, a Wisconsin jour-
nalist and state senator,
received a patent for an
invention he called the
Type-Writer.
In 1892 the Democratic
convention in Chicago
nominated former Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland on
the first ballot.
In 1894 the Duke of Windsor,
who became King Edward
VIII of Britain before his
abdication, was born in
Richmond, England.
In 1927 choreographer and
director Bob Fosse was born
in Chicago.
In 1931 aviators Wiley Post
and Harold Gatty took off
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around the world.
In 1938 Congress created the
Civil Aeronautics Authority,
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moment brings no end of
shame and regret to me,” his
letter stated.
His attorney, James
Welsh, said Elliott was a
naive young man who was
“frustrated and fed up with
what was happening in
America” and went to Wash-
ington to “see his President
speak,” not to harm anyone
or try to overthrow the
government.
“His backpack was full of
medical supplies, not weap-
ons, to assist the injured,”
Welsh wrote.
According to his plea,
Elliott traveled from Aurora
to Washington on the day
before the attack with the
intention to “protest” the
certification of the Electoral
College results from the
2020 presidential election.
On the morning of Jan. 6,
Elliott marched with other
Proud Boys members from
the Washington Monument
to the Capitol grounds while
wearing a ballistic vest, hard-
knuckle gloves and a radio,
and carrying an American
flag with a wooden pole,
according to the plea.
Elliott passed barriers and
crossed into the restricted
area on the west side of
the Capitol, then donned
a helmet, faced the crowd
and thrust the flag in the air,
yelling, “Patriots, what is
your occupation? Ah-ooh!
Ah-ooh! Ah-ooh!” a phrase
inspired by a battle cry from
the movie “300,” according
to the plea.
A few minutes later, as
officers sought to replace
bicycle-rack barriers hold-
ing back the mob, Elliott
“swung his flagpole” at offi-
cers and “then thrust the
flagpole forward into the
police line,” making contact
with one officer, the plea
stated.
Elliott then ran to the base
of some inauguration scaf-
folding, where he repeated
the war cry. He was “repelled
by gas before he was able to
proceed through the scaf-
folding” and did not advance
further toward the Capitol
Building, the plea stated.
Later, Elliott sent text
messages bragging about
how his “rally cry” ener-
gized the crowd, according
to the plea.
“Oh dude wana know one
In 1940 Olympic track star
Wilma Rudolph was born
outside Clarksville, Tenn.
In 1943 conductor and
pianist James Levine was
born in Cincinnati.
In 1947 Congress overrode
the veto of President Harry
Truman and enacted the
Taft-Hartley Act, which
limited some activities of
labor unions.
In 1956 Gamal Abdel Nasser
was elected president of
Egypt.
In 1969 Warren Burger was
sworn as chief justice of the
United States by the man
he was succeeding, Earl
Warren.
In 1972 President Richard
Nixon and his White House
chief of staff, H.R. Halde-
man, discussed a plan to use
the CIA to obstruct the FBI’s
Watergate investigation.
In 1985, all 329 people
aboard an Air India Boeing
747 were killed when the
plane crashed off the Irish
coast, apparently because of
a bomb.
In 1989 the Supreme Court
refused to shut down
the “dial-a-porn” indus-
try, ruling Congress had
gone too far in passing a
law banning all sexually
oriented phone message
services.
In 1992 mob boss John Gotti,
convicted of racketeering
charges, was sentenced in
New York to life in prison.
In 1993 Lorena Bobbitt, of
Prince William County,
Va., sexually mutilated her
husband, John, after he
allegedly raped her.
In 1994 French marines
and Foreign Legionnaires
headed into Rwanda to try
to stem the country’s ethnic
slaughter. Also in 1994 the
United States and Russia
signed agreements in Wash-
more two thing? I bonked 2
cops,” Elliott wrote in one
text, according to the plea.
“Never thought I’d say that
lol.”
Elliott was arrested in
west suburban Batavia on
Dec. 20, 2021. At a deten-
tion hearing in Chicago’s
federal court, prosecutors
said agents found bear spray
in Elliott’s backpack when
executing a search warrant
on his home.
Video footage from the
Capitol riot showed Elliott
carrying the American flag
on a pole emblazoned with a
Greek phrase that translates
to “Come and take them,” a
phrase “commonly used by
individuals and groups as
an anti-government rallying
cry,” Assistant U.S. Attorney
Aaron Bond said at the time.
As the crowd surges
toward police chant-
ing “Four more years!”
and attempting to break
through some metal barri-
ers, Elliott allegedly can be
seen swinging the flagpole
in a downward motion at
police causing at least one
glancing blow on an offi-
cer’s head. Elliott then turns
the flagpole and “thrusts” it
horizontally toward an offi-
cer’s face, Bond said.
“The cops are getting
sprayed, there’s a (expletive)
fight right here!” the person
shooting the video yells.
Elliott was among at least
38 Illinoisans charged so far
in the Capitol breach.
The ongoing investiga-
tion has been described by
prosecutors as the largest
criminal investigation in the
country’s history. To date,
more than 1,000 people from
across the country have been
arrested, including nearly
350 individuals charged
with assaulting or impeding
law enforcement, according
to the most recent figures
from the U.S. Department of
Justice.
Unlike Elliott, most of
those arrested in Illinois
have faced only misde-
meanor charges alleging
they illegally entered the
Capitol, but were not violent
or destructive, and so far
only a handful have faced
any jail time.
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ington on cooperating in
space and economic devel-
opment.
In 1995 Dr. Jonas Salk, devel-
oper of the first vaccine to
halt the crippling rampage
of polio, died in La Jolla,
Calif.; he was 80.
In 1996 Andreas Papan-
dreou, Greece’s first Social-
ist prime minister, died in
Ekali, Greece; he was 77.
In 1997 Betty Shabazz,
the widow of Malcolm X,
died in New York of burns
suffered in a fire set by her
12-year-old grandson; she
was 61.
In 2001 Peru’s fugitive ex-spy
chief Vladimiro Lenin
Montesinos, wanted on
human rights and corrup-
tion charges, was captured
in Venezuela. Also in 2001
Yvonne Dionne, one of three
remaining Dionne quintu-
plets, died; she was 67.
In 2003 the Supreme Court,
in a 5-4 ruling, backed the
University of Michigan
Law School’s consideration
of race in its admissions
policies, effectively uphold-
ing affirmative action. Also
in 2003 Maynard Jackson,
the first African-American
mayor of Atlanta, died in
Washington; he was 65.
In 2005 former Ku Klux
Klansman Edgar Ray Killen
was sentenced to 60 years in
prison for the 1964 Missis-
sippi slayings of three civil
rights workers.
In 2008 Seattle’s Felix
Hernandez hit the first
grand slam by an Ameri-
can League pitcher in 37
years, then departed with
a sprained ankle before he
could qualify for a win in the
Mariners’ 5-2 victory over
the New York Mets.
In 2009 Ed McMahon, tele-
vision pitchman best known
as Johnny Carson’s sidekick
on “The Tonight Show”
died; he was 86.
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Marianne Napoli
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Begin again within the dream. GW
We are always with you.
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Anson, Sr., William E.
William E. Anson, Sr. Vietnam Army Veteran, age 75
of McKinley Park, loving father of William
Jr (Stephanie) Anson. Survived by grand-
child, great-grandchildren, nieces, neph-
ews, great-nieces, great-nephews and
Trooper. Last living member of Anson
generation. Visitation Monday 10am until time of
service 12 Noon at RICHARD J MODELL FUNERAL
HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, 12641 W. 143rd
Street, Homer Glen. Interment 2:30pm at Abraham
Lincoln National Cemetery. Member of Teamsters
Local 705 and active member of The McKinley Park
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Brennan, Owen M. ‘Mike’
Owen M. Brennan “Mike”, age 84, at rest June
18, 2023; Beloved husband of 59 years to the
late Patricia (nee Boland) Brennan; Loving father
of Karen Herron, Mike (Sandy) Brennan, Jayne
(Monte) Seyer, Amy (Mitch) Grubisic, Megan (Todd)
Ahsmann, Maureen (Matt) Borowicz, and Matt (Matt
Hilshorst) Brennan; Cherished grandfather of Erin
(Steve) Ditman, Lauren & Anne Brennan, Colleen &
Kelly Herron, Megan, Abby & Maeve Seyer, Molly &
Nora Grubisic, Paige & Owen Ahsmann, Declan &
Mackenzie Borowicz; Dear son of the late Owen and
the late Mary (nee Mullin) Brennan; Fond brother
to the late Thomas (Breda) Brennan and Maureen
(Thomas) Nyhan; Uncle and brother-in-law to many;
He devoted his life to family, especially his wife
Pat, kids and grandkids, attending every special
moment and sporting event; He will be fondly re-
membered as a seasoned volleyball coach for more
than 40+ years, he was the owner of the National
Championship winning Celtic Force Volleyball Club
and owner of Palos Courts; A graduate of DePaul
University, he had a successful business career
serving as a mentor and leader to many during his
55+ years at Tripp Lite; He served in the U.S. Coast
Guard and as a civic leader as a Chicago Ridge
Village Trustee and in a variety of positions for Our
Lady of the Ridge School; A lover of a good Irish
tune or a toe tapping version of Sweet Caroline, he
appreciated a good card game and sharing a pint
with friends; He enjoyed watching the White Sox,
Blackhawks, the History Channel and his horses,
especially when they won a race; A mentor and
friend to many, his friendly laugh, quick wit and big
heart will be missed by all; Visitation Sunday 3:00
to 9:00 p.m.; Funeral Monday 9:00 a.m. from Curley
Funeral Home, 6116 W. 111th St., Chicago Ridge to
Our Lady of the Woods Church, 10731 W. 131st St.,
Orland Park; Interment Good Shepherd Cemetery;
Mass will be live-streamed; In lieu of flowers,
donations in Owen’s name to Misericordia would
be appreciated; For Funeral info: (708) 422-2700 or
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Greco, Philip P
Greco, Philip P age 67 of Elmhurst, beloved husband
of Kathleen (nee Olinger); lov-
ing father of Jordan (Blake)
Lejcar; cherished grandfa-
ther of Loretta; dear brother
of Patrick Greco, Francine
“Sis” (Bruce Campbell),
Renee Greco; fond uncle of
Patrick Greco Jr (Antoinette),
Carly Greco (Dave Bischoff),
Shannon (Jeff) Rodenberg,
Tara (Andy) Wilhoit, Colin ( Taylor) Murphy, Jeff
(Melissa) Schultz, and Kristen Schultz, also great
uncle to many and friend to all. Phil was the Owner
and President of the Odeum Sports and Expo Center
in Villa Park. Phil was the kindest and most generous
man. His courageous battle with ALS was an inspira-
tion to all!!! Visitation will be held Friday June 23,
2023 at Mary Queen of Heaven Church, 426 N West
Ave, Elmhurst. The funeral mass will be Saturday
June 24, 2023 at 9:30 am at the church. Entombment
will be at Queen of Heaven Mausoleum, Hillside, IL.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Phil’s name
, may be made to the Les Turner ALS Foundation
for research at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
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Janet Keiser nee Lazere, age 71. Loving mother of
Ian Keiser and Ross (Samantha) Keiser.
Proud grandmother of Sloane and Dylan
Keiser. Beloved partner of Bernard
Keiser. Cherished daughter of Leah and
the late Lester Lazere. Devoted sister of
Brenda (Lyman) Burgess and the late Steven Lazere.
Caring aunt of Rabbi Yaakov Burgess and Joshua
Burgess. Also survived by many cousins and lifelong
friends. Service Monday 12PM at Chicago Jewish
Funerals, 8851 Skokie Blvd. (at Niles Center Road)
Skokie. Interment Waldheim Jewish Cemetery. In lieu
of flowers, memorial contributions may be made
to Cancer Research Institute, 29 Broadway, Floor
4, New York, NY 10006 www.cancerresearch.org.
To attend the funeral live stream, please visit our
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Kreger, Donald J.
Donald J. Kreger, age, 84, beloved husband of Victoria
“Vicki” Kreger; loving father
of David (Felicia) Kreger,
Gregory Kreger, Jeremy
(Erin) Kreger, and Michael
(Ashley) Kreger; adored Papa
of Trystan, Sydney, Ronan,
Kane, Violet, and Lucas; de-
voted son of the late Jerome
and the late Bess Kreger;
cherished brother of the late
Elwood “Woody” (late Joan)
Kreger; treasured uncle and friend to
many. Graveside service Monday 11:00
a.m. CT at Shalom Memorial Park, Rand
& Wilke Rds., Arlington Heights.
Don was a one-of-a-kind attorney, who was well
known and sought after for his skills as an outstand-
ing litigator and bond attorney — a rare combina-
tion. He tenaciously and insightfully represented his
municipal and corporate clients for over fifty years
as a partner at some of Chicago’s finest firms. Don’s
unique practice put him in a place to successfully
argue noteworthy cases of first impression before
the State’s highest court, incorporate and represent
numerous units of local government, and structure
complex public financing transactions. His former
partners remember him as a lawyer’s lawyer—a
brilliant mind whose counsel they sought and will
sorely miss. His friends will remember him as a
determined bridge partner or opponent. His fam-
ily will remember him as a devoted father, husband
and provider who loved all sports and would at-
tend his sons’ games at all costs. In lieu of flowers,
contributions may be made to Myasthenia Gravis
Foundation of America, www.myasthenia.org. Info:
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Krozel, Marianne
Marianne Krozel passed away peacefully on June
18 after a brave battle against a long illness. She is
survived by her husband of 56 years Gerald Krozel,
son Jeffrey Krozel (Melissa Calabrese), grand-
children Justin and Hillary Richards, their mother
Lainie Krozel, and sister-in-law Bonita Krozel. She
is preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and
Bernice O’Brock, and son Gregory Krozel. A visita-
tion will be held June 25 from 1-7 p.m. at Modell
Funeral Home, 7710 S. Cass Ave., Darien, Ill. Funeral
services will begin at 9:15 a.m. on June 26, at Modell
Funeral Home, followed by a 10 a.m. Funeral Mass
at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Darien, and
a committal service at Queen of Heaven Catholic
Cemetery in Hillside, Ill. For funeral information:
630-852-3595 or www.modelldarien.com.
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Krysan, James L.
James Krysan, 89, of Oak Park, passed away on June
19. Born in Calmar, IA, he received his PhD from the
Univ. of Illinois and had a career as a scientist for the
USDA in South Dakota, Washington, and Maryland.
He spent the last two decades of retirement living
in Oak Park with his wife Carole. He was an active
member of the Oak Park Photography Club and
showed his work at venues throughout the Chicago
area. He is survived by his beloved wife Carole (nee
Zender), children Maria, Patrick, and Damian, and
grandchildren Victor, Katerina, Sarah, and Mark. A
memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 24,
at 2:00 PM at Peterson-Bassi Chapels, 6938 W North
Ave, Chicago.
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Pacocha, Maria
Maria Pacocha, age 72 of Oak Forest; Loving sister
of John (Susan) Pacocha; Dearest aunt of John
Matthew (Wendy) and Jeffrey Thomas Pacocha.
Mass of Christian burial will be Friday, June 30th at
St. Damian Church, 5250 155th St., Oak Forest at
10:00 a.m. Burial private. Information 773 286-2500
or www.belmontfuneralhome.com
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Roach, Paul D.
Paul D. Roach of Countryside died June 18, 2023 at
age 84. He was the much loved husband of Anne
Cahill. He is survived by Anne and his twin brother
Patrick, his brother Dennis (Robin), and two sisters
Nancy Deisenroth and Judy Watkins. His brother
Michael predeceased him. Paul graduated from
Northwestern University with a degree in engineer-
ing and earned a PhD in physics from the University
of Chicago. Paul spent his entire professional career
at Argonne National Laboratory. Visitation will be
held Sunday, June 25, 2023 from 2 to 5:30 pm at
Hallowell & James Funeral Home, 1025 W. 55th St.,
Countryside. Information: (708) 352-6500 or hjfuner-
als.com
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Selimos, Bonnie
Bonnie Selimos, 79, passed away on Tuesday, June
20, 2023 in Libertyville, IL.
She was born on July 2, 1943
in Chicago, IL to Theodore
and Toula (Gianopoulos)
Zafferas. Bonnie married
Constantine “Dino” Nicholas
Selimos on February 2, 1964.
Bonnie is survived by her
children Nicholas (Bufi)
Selimos and Theodore (Cheri)
Selimos; grandchildren Blake (Greta), Brianna, Alexa,
Zoe, and Nicholas; great-granddaughter Raelyn; and
sister Connie. She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband; and sister Becky.
Visitation will be held from 10am-11am on Saturday,
June 24, 2023 at Lauterburg-Oehler Funeral Home,
2000 East Northwest Highway, Arlington Heights, IL
60004. Service will follow at 11am at the funeral
home. Graveside committal will follow immediately
at Memory Gardens Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in
Bonnie’s name to St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital (stjude.org).
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Swick, Gerard A. ‘Jerry’
Gerard ‘Jerry’ A. Swick, Age 82 of Park Ridge. Dear
son to the late Arthur and Marcella Swick. Loving
brother to Myra Swick. Cherished cousin to Marie
(late Roger) Swiss, Thomas (Eva) Swiss, Nicole
(Rick) Collins, Tim (Sarah) Swiss, Kateri Evans, Greg
(Trisha) Swiss and Gregory T. Swiss. Dear friend of
Marilyn Matusiak. Gerard was a CPA and JD. He was
also a member of ICPAS, AICPA, ABA and ISBA. A
Visitation will be held at Ryan-Parke Funeral Home
on Sunday, June 25 from 3-8 p.m. Funeral Mass
Monday, June 26 at 10 a.m. at Mary Seat of Wisdom
Church (Cumberland at Granville). Burial to follow
at All Saints Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations
can be made to the Swick Family Scholarship Fund
Loyola University of Business Administration (820 N.
Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611).
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BELLMORE SOUTH CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIA-
TION F/K/A BELLMORE SOUTH CONDOMINIUM
ASSOCIATION, INC., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND
NON-RECORDS CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN OWN-
ERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants.
CASE NO: 2023CH00847 Property Address: 2208
W Farwell Ave Apt 2 Chicago, IL 60645 NOTICE
BY PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for
publication having been filed, notice is here-
by given to you, Unknown Heirs and Legatees
of Dikranouhi Artinian, and Unknown Owners

it’s that easy!

Any contract resulting from this
advertisement will be awarded to the lowest
responsive and responsible bidder.
The contractor will be required to furnish
certified copies of any and all Insurance
Policies required in relation to this contract
prior to CTA’s execution.
Chicago Transit Authority hereby notifies all
bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in
regard to any contract entered into pursuant
to this advertisement, Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise will be afforded full
Budget and Management Analyst
(Original & Promotional)
Application Filing Period: June 9, 2023
through June 23, 2023. Examination Date: July
29, 2023. Location: Chicago High School for
Agricultural Sciences (CHAS), 3857 West 111th
Street, Chicago, IL. Scope of Examination:
Knowledge of Budget and Management Analyst
practices. Nature of Position and Duties: Under
direction, performs work in the analysis,
and Non-record Claimants, Defendants in the
above entitled suit, that the said suit has been
commenced in the Chancery Department, Cook
County, Illinois, by the Plaintiff against you and
other Defendants, praying for the foreclosure of
a certain Mortgage conveying the premises de-
scribed as follows, to wit: PARCEL 1: UNIT 2208
- 2, IN THE BELLMORE SOUTH CONDOMINIUM AS
DELINEATED ON A SURVEY OF THE FOLLOWING
DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE: THE SOUTH 1/2 OF
THE EAST 125 FEET OF LOT 30 IN SMITH`S AD-
DITION TO ROGER`S PARK, A SUBDIVISION IN THE
NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 41

Selling an item
opportunity to submit bids in response to
preparation, and administration of the annual NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRIN-
✔ this invitation and will not be discriminated
against on the grounds of race, color, or budget and in the conduct of organization, CIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS,
WHICH SURVEY IS ATTACHED TO THE DECLA-
national origin in consideration for an award. staffing and methods studies. Salary: $80,312.96
per year RATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED NO-
PLEASE NOTE: The right is reserved to

Hiring an employee
VEMBER 4, 1998 AS DOCUMENT NO. 98994540,
accept any bid or any part or parts thereof
✔ or to reject any and all bids.
CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Applications can be submitted online only at
www.districtjobs.org. Additional information
TOGETHER WITH ITS UNDIVIDED PERCENTAGE
INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS, IN COOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: THE EXCLUSIVE
By: Ellen G. McCormack may be found at www.districtjobs.org or call
RIGHT TO USE STORAGE SPACE S 2208 - 2, A
Vice President 312-751-5100.

Celebrating a loved one

LIMITED COMMON ELEMENT AS DELINEATED
Purchasing & Supply Chain
✔ June 23, 2023
6/23/2023 7454975
Mailed, Emailed, Hand delivered or Faxed
Applications Will Not Be Accepted.
ON THE SURVEY ATTACHED TO THE DECLARA-
TION AFORESAID RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO.
98994540. Commonly known as 2208 W Farwell
Resumes Will Not Be Accepted In Place of Ave Apt 2, Chicago, IL 60645 Parcel Number 11-
Application Forms.

Announcing an event
✔ COUNTY OF COOK OFFICE OF THE
CHIEF PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT
OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT NEW
AND REPLACEMENT ELECTRIC MOTORS,
PUMPS, AND AIR COMPRESSORS BID
NO.: 2302-03205
Bid Document:
The Bid document is available for download
at:
31-118-015-1014 and which said Mortgage was
An Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/D
Pub: 6/9 thru 6/23/2023 7446483
made by Dikranouhi Artinian and Jack Joseph
Artinian, Mortgagor(s), to MB Financial Bank,
N.A. , as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office
of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois
as Instrument No.1511042016; And for such
other relief prayed; that summons was duly
issued out of the said Chancery Department,
Cook County, Illinois against you as provided by
law, and that the said suit is now pending. NOW,
THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU, the said above Defen-
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID

✔ https://legacy.cookcountyil.gov/purchasing/
bids/listAllBids.php
Calumet Public School District 132, Calumet
dants, file an answer to the complaint in the said
suit or otherwise make your appearance there-

Schedule
Contact Person:
If you are not able to download the Bid
or if you have other questions, please
contact Angelique Randle, Senior Contract
Negotiator, at (312) 603-4478 or angelique.
randle@cookcountyil.gov
✔ Layout Questions:
Questions can be submitted in writing to the
contact person above until 1:00 PM Local
Time - Chicago on July 5, 2023.
Bid Due Date, Time, and Location:
Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at 10:00 AM Local
Time - Chicago
✔ Review & Submit All Bids must be submitted electronically and
uploaded to https://cookcountyil.bonfirehub.
com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities
following the instructions set forth in the Bid
Solicitation document.
Toni Preckwinkle
President, Cook County Board of
Park, IL 60827 will receive sealed bids for:
in, in the Office of the Clerk, of Chancery Depart-
GYMNASIUM ADDITION
ment, Cook County, Illinois, at the Courthouse, in
CALUMET SCHOOL DISTRICT 132
the City of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, on or
AT CALUMET MIDDLE SCHOOL –
before the 24th day of JULY, 2023, default may
PROJECT # 2021.092
be entered against you at any time after that
ATTN: STEVE CORLEY
day and a decree entered in accordance with
This project involves work at Calumet Middle
the prayer of said complaint. Clerk of the Circuit
School. The work in general includes, but is
not limited to, an addition to the existing
building which will include a gymnasium,
classrooms, multi-purpose rooms, toilet
Court Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A. Ca-
sey B. Hicks; ARDC No.: 6289784 Greg Czaicki;
ARDC No.: 6285993 180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite
2400 Chicago, IL 60601-2704 Phone: 312-782-
rooms, locker rooms, concessions,
9676 Fax: 312-782-4201 Email: ChicagoREDG@
and associated support spaces, and all
Weltman.com Cook #: 31495 WWR#: 22-001389-
associated site, detention, structural, and
1 8120-934084
MEPFP work. Work is to be awarded as a
6/23, 6/30, 7/7/20237454825
single contract. Refer to the Drawings and
Project Manual for the full extent of the
Work.
The Bid Opening will be on Wednesday, July
26, 2023 at 3:00 pm at the District Office, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, IL-
1440 W. Vermont Ave., Calumet Park, IL LINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY
60827. At this time the Bids will be publicly DIVISION PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
opened and read. A Bid Security of 10% of PLAINTIFF, v. ERICK STERDIVANT; UNKNOWN
the Bid is required with the proposal. The OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS; DE-
Contractor must pay the Prevailing Wage FENDANTS. CASE NO.: 2023CH01988 PROPERTY

Self-Service Print and Online Commissioners

Raffi Sarrafian
Rates for all work per Illinois Law.
There will be a Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting
held on Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 9:30
ADDRESS: 7146 SOUTH GREENWOOD ST CHI-
CAGO, IL 60669 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION The
requisite affidavit for publication having been

Display and Classified Ads

Chief Procurement Officer am commencing at the west vestibule at filed, notice is hereby given to you: ERICK STER-
Calumet Middle School, 1440 Vermont Ave., DIVANT UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD
Late Proposals Will Not Be Accepted Calumet Park, IL 60827, to provide additional CLAIMANTS that Plaintiff commenced this case

See Your Options:

June 23, 2023 - 7454505 information about the project, answer in the Circuit Court of Cook County against
questions and tour the building/site. All you and other defendants, for foreclosure of a
prospective bidders are required to attend. certain mortgage lien recorded against the real
estate described as follows: LOT 19 AND 20 IN

Visit: placeanad.tribpub.com
CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed bids will be received for the following
by Chicago Transit Authority through
Electronic Submission to the Bid Office’s
E-Procurement Platform no later than 2:00
P.M. on Thursday, July 6, 2023 to the link
below:
https://transitchicago.bonfirehub.com/
portal/?tab=openOpportunities
Req No: C23FT102897095,
Invitation for Bids (IFB) for Purchase
of Oracle Database Enterprise Edition;
Licensing, Support and Maintenance for a
period of 12 months.
PROPOSAL GUARANTEE: NONE
Questions regarding this Bid must be
submitted via Bonfire no later than 4:30
p.m. (CST) Friday, June 30, 2023. Questions
will not be accepted after this date and time.
For additional information, please contact
Greg Medrano, Procurement Administrator,
gmedrano@transitchicago.com.
Any contract resulting from this
advertisement will be awarded to the lowest
Participation by minority and women-owned
businesses as first level subcontractors or
suppliers is required for a minimum 20% of
the contract amount in accordance with the
Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females
and Persons with Disabilities Act.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any
or all bids, to waive irregularities in the
bidding procedure, or accept Bid(s) that,
in its opinion, will serve the best interest
of the District. Any such decision shall be
considered final. The Owner reserves the
right to set aside a Bid from a Contractor
who, in the Owner’s opinion, does not
exhibit past experience equal to the size and
scope of this project.
The bidder shall have a written sexual
harassment policy in place in full compliance
with Section 2-105 of the Illinois Human
Rights Act.
Copies of the Bid Documents including plans
and specifications may be obtained by Pre-
Qualified Bidders, beginning Wednesday,
June 28, 2023, after 3:00 pm from:
BHFX Digital Imaging – Arlington Heights
80 West Seegers Road
BLOCK 3 IN CORNELL, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF
THE WEST 1/2 OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 38
NORTH, RANGE 14, EAST OF THE THIRD PRIN-
CIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Common Address: 7146 SOUTH GREENWOOD
ST CHICAGO, IL 60669 PIN: 20-26-104-037-0000
Said mortgage was executed by ERICK STERDI-
VANT, as mortgagor(s) and PENTAGON FEDERAL
CREDIT UNIION, as mortgagee, on 3/21/2019
and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of
Deeds of Cook County, Illinois as Document
Number 1910841004. You have been sued.
Read all documents attached to this Summons.
To participate in the case, you MUST file an of-
ficial document with the court within the time
stated on this Summons called an “Appearance”
and a document called an “Answer/Response”.
The Answer/Response is not required in small
claims or eviction cases unless ordered by the
court. If you do not file an Appearance and An-
swer/Response on time, the court my decide
the case without hearing from you, and you
could be held in default and lose the case. After
you fill out the necessary documents, you need
to electronically file (e-file) them with the court.

CONDUCTED GENERAL LEGAL NOTICES responsive and responsible bidder.

The contractor will be required to furnish
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
p 847.593.3161
To e-file, you must create an account with an
e-filing service provider. For more information,
GOVERNMENT/EDUCATION
HOUSE SALES ANNOUNCEMENTS certified copies of any and all Insurance
Policies required in relation to this contract
f 847.593.3129
arlington@bhfx.net
go to ilcourts.info/efiling. If you cannot e-file,
you can get an exemption that allows you to
prior to CTA’s execution. The documents and plan holders can be file in-person or by mail. You may be charged
Chicago Transit Authority hereby notifies all viewed on the BHFX website. www.bhfx.net filing fees, but if you cannot pay them, you can
Norridge estate sale 6/24/23 Livingston County, IL Land Auction LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in Paper bid documents will be available file an Application for Waiver of Court Fees. It is
4725 Thatcher 9-2 Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 10:00 AM. possible that the court will allow you to attend
220 Acres± (subject to survey) For info, June 23, 2023 regard to any contract entered into pursuant for purchase at cost to Pre-Qualified
Furn, antiques, collectibles, fishing, game used to this advertisement, Disadvantaged Contractors only. the first court date in this case in-person or re-
bats, computers, hshld, garage. 708-638-5084.
contact manager: Kevin Haas (309) 264-7767 CITY OF CHICAGO
Sullivan Auctioneers, a BigIron company Business Enterprise will be afforded full 6/23/23 7454549 motely by video or phone. Contact the Circuit
DEPARTMENT OF PROCUREMENT Court Clerk’s office or visit the Court’s website
www.SullivanAuctioneers.com • IL Lic. opportunity to submit bids in response to
#444000107 (844) 847-2161 SERVICES this invitation and will not be discriminated to find out whether this is possible and, if so,
against on the grounds of race, color, or how to do this. Need help? Call or text Illinois
STUFF WANTED The Respondent must complete and submit
an Electronic Proposal or Response prior to
national origin in consideration for an award.
PLEASE NOTE: The right is reserved to
Court Help at 833-411-1121 or go to ilcourthelp.
gov for information about going to court, includ-
ASSUMED the proposal due date. An electronic accept any bid or any part or parts thereof ing how to fill our and file documents. You can
also get free legal information and legal referrals
proposal or response must be submitted or to reject any and all bids.
BUYING Old Whiskey/Liquor Looking for NAMES through the City of Chicago’s website at CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY at illinoislegalaid.org. All documents referred to
in this Summons can be found at ilcourts.info/
full/sealed vintage bottles and decanters. By: Ellen G. McCormack
www.cityofchicago.org/eprocurement, on or Vice President forms. Other documents may be available from
PAYING TOP DOLLAR!! 773-263-5320
Notice is hereby given, Pursuant to “An before the due date and time stated below. Purchasing & Supply Chain your local Circuit Court Clerk’s office or website.
Act in relation To the use of an Assumed The City’s system will not accept electronic June 23, 2023 ¿Necesita ayuda? Llame o envie un mansaje de
Business Name in the conduct or transaction proposals or responses after the due date and 6/23/2023 7453880 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, texto a Illinois Court Help al 833-411-1121, o
BUYING RECORD ALBUMS! Rock, Jazz & Blues. visite ilcourthelp.gov para obtener información
Also vintage baseball cards! of Business in The State” as amended, that time. Respondent must register for a log-in ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY
a Certification was filed by the Undersigned sobra los casos de la corte y cómo completer y
847-343-1628 account to submit an electronic proposal or DIVISION FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs.
presenter formularios. Unless you file your Ap-
with the County Clerk of Cook County File response. Please allow up to three business UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DANIEL J.
No. Y23010661 on the COOK COUNTY BOARD OF WILLIAMS; MARIA A. WILLIAMS-BELL; WILLIAM pearance and Answer/Response in this case in
days for creation of your log-in account. the office of the clerk of this court by 7/24/2023
Date: June 7, 2023 COMMISSIONERS HEALTH AND P. BUTCHER AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF
Under the Assumed Name of: Paper proposals and responses will not be HOSPITALS COMMITTEE DANIEL J. WILLIAMS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND A JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE OR DECREEE
Buying Selling Vintage Toys / Figures TheeMemoryAstrologer accepted. All Proposals or Responses will be NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant(s). CASE BY DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU
4 N Elmhurst Prospect Heights, IL with the business located at: received for the following: Public Hearing And Committee Meeting NO. 2022CH11548 Property Address: 633 24th FOR THE RELIEF ASKED FOR IN THE PLAINTIFF’S
Turbotoyzcollectibles.com (224) 377-8185 COMPLAINT. David Mazzella 6344319 Robertson
700 East 82nd Street Notice AND AGENDA Ave. Bellwood, IL 60104 Weaver Boyle Calen-
Chicago, Illinois, 60619 Anschutz Schneid Crane & Partners, PLLC Firm
DESCRIPTION: Request for Proposal dar Chancery/Foreclosure Calendar 63 NOTICE
ID: 65582 205 N. Michigan Suite 810 Chicago, IL
The true name and residence Address of (RFP) for Professional Supervisory Cook County Building, Board Room, FOR PUBLICATION The requisite affidavit for
the owner is: Sesheta McNutt 118 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois publication having been filed, notice is hereby 60601 Phone: (561) 241-6901 E-mail: ILmail@
700 East 82nd Street
Control and Data Acquisitions (SCADA) raslg.com File: 23-095559 THIS COMMUNICA-
Wanted: Oriental Rugs Tuesday, June 27, 2023 given you, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF
Any size/Any condition - for cash. Chicago, Illinois, 60619 System Maintenance 1:00 PM DANIEL J. WILLIAMS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND TION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. 8120-934088
***CALL 773-575-8088*** 7447368 6/9, 6/16, 6/23/2023 DEPARTMENT: Department of Water NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS ; , defendants in the 6/23, 6/30, 7/7/20237454832
Management PUBLIC TESTIMONY above entitled cause, that suit has been com-
Notice is hereby given, Pursuant to “An TYPE: Professional Services menced against you and other defendants in
Act in relation To the use of an Assumed Written and live in-person or virtual the Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuit by said
Business Name in the conduct or transaction ELECTRONIC SOLICITATION comment will be accepted, for those plaintiff praying for the foreclosure of a certain
of Business in The State” as amended, that wishing to provide Public Testimony. Three mortgage conveying the premises described
BUSINESSES a Certification was filed by the Undersigned DOCUMENTS CAN BE DOWNLOADED
AND RESPONDED TO FROM THIS URL
minutes per comment, live (in-person or as follows, to wit: LOT 2 IN CUMMING’S AND
with the County Clerk of Cook County File virtually), will be allowed, and written FOREMAN REAL ESTATE CORPORATION 8TH
FOR SALE No. Y23010685 on the ADDRESS: comments will be posted on the meeting ADDITION TO GOLF CLUB SUBDIVISION OF THE
Date: 6/14/23 www.cityofchicago.org/eprocurement page and made a part of the public record. SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 39
Under the Assumed Name of: Jabr Media You can register as a public speaker or NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCI-
with the business located at: NOTICE OF ADDENDUM: Addendum #1 submit written testimony at https://www. PAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.:
Brewery, Distillery, winery Restaurant 7031 1/2 north Sheridan road surveymonkey.com/r/SKTLK83 15-10-317-009-0000 Said property is commonly
2314992164 will be e-mailed to all Respondents on the
Chicago, IL, 60626 known as 633 24th Ave., Bellwood, IL 60104 and
West Coast of Michigan 7 years old brewery The true name and residence Address of RFP Take-Out List
23-2260 which said mortgage(s) was/were made and re-
Tired of the city? Want to raise a family in a the owner is: Jack Braithwaite corded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds as
small town? This is your opportunity. Year 7031 1/2 North Sheridan Road SPECIFICATION NO: 1061649
round Lake Michigan recreational area. Great Sponsored by: DONNA MILLER, ALMA E. Document Number 1906046032 , and for other
water. A+ school 231-499-2164. Small town life. Chicago, IL, 60626 RFQ NO: 8788,1 ANAYA, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, relief; that Summons was duly issued out of the
6/23, 6/30, 7/7/2023 7454979 PROPOSAL OPENING DATE: BRIDGET DEGNEN and BRIDGET GAINER, above Court against you as provided by law and
July 14, 2023 Cook County Board of Commissioners that said suit is now pending. NOW THEREFORE,
unless you, the said above named defendants,
TIME: 4:00 p.m., Central Time
PROPOSED RESOLUTION file your answer to the complaint in the said suit
or otherwise make your appearance therein,
CONTACT: Ann Cortes,
DOGS Senior Procurement Specialist
CALLING FOR A HEARING OF THE HEALTH
AND HOSPITALS COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE
in the Office of the Clerk of the Court at Cook
County on or before JULY 24, 2023, a default
Email: Ann.Cortes@cityofchicago.org MATERNAL HEALTH MORBIDITY AND may be taken against you at any time after that
Pub: 6/23/2023 7454071 MORTALITY RATES IN COOK COUNTY date and a Judgment entered in accordance
with the prayer of said complaint. E-filing is
Lynne M. Turner, Secretary now mandatory for documents in civil cases
Doberman Pincher 2698160398 with limited exemptions. To e-file, you must
Michigan $1500 Males/females Chairman: Deer first create an account with an e-filing service
Gorgeous puppies, AKC, vet checked, DOB April LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
Vice-Chairman: Anaya provider. Visit http://efile.illinoiscourts.gov/ser-
4, text preferred for more info ½ Euro, ½ Am June 23, 2023 Members: Committee of the Whole vice-providers.htm to learn more and to select
CITY OF CHICAGO a service provider. If you need additional help
DEPARTMENT OF PROCUREMENT Detailed information, including the full text or have trouble e-filing, visit www.illinoiscourts.
SERVICES of this item, how to watch live (virtually) and gov/FAQ/gethelp.asp. This communication is an
how to comment on the item, can be found attempt to collect a debt and any information
The Bidder must complete and submit an at https://cook-county.legistar.com/ obtained will be used for that purpose. Diaz An-
Electronic Bid prior to the bid due date. An June 23, 2023 7454826 selmo & Associates, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff
1771 West Diehl Road, Suite 120 Naperville, IL
electronic bid must be submitted through the 60563 Telephone: (630) 453-6960 Facsimile:
City of Chicago’s website at (630) 428-4620 Attorney No. Cook 64727, DuP-
www.cityofchicago.org/eprocurement, on or COOK COUNTY BOARD OF age 293191 Service E-mail: midwestpleadings@
before the due date and time stated below. COMMISSIONERS HEALTH AND dallegal.com 8120-934097
The City’s system will not accept electronic HOSPITALS COMMITTEE PUBLIC 6/23, 6/30, 7/7/20237454836
HEARING AND COMMITTEE MEETING
bids after the due date and time. Bidders
NOTICE AND AGENDA COOK COUNTY
must register for a log-in account to submit BUILDING, BOARD ROOM, 118 NORTH
Gorgeous Goldens 630-710-4373 an electronic bid. Please allow up to three CLARK STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Elburn Il 1500 M/F business days for creation of your log-in TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2023 1:00 PM PUBLIC
AKC Registered Golden Retriever puppies account. Paper bids will not be accepted. All TESTIMONY
Very confident and loving. Ready 7/7/23 Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud Written and live in-person or virtual
Call/Text Melissa. Visit WWW.lvgoldens.com for the following: comment will be accepted, for those
wishing to provide Public Testimony. Three
minutes per comment, live (in-person or
DESCRIPTION: Polyethylene Meter Boxes virtually), will be allowed, and written
(NSG) comments will be posted on the meeting
Labrador 2695678438
DEPARTMENT: DEPARTMENT OF page and made a part of the public record.
South Haven MI 800 Males and Females
AKC Registered - ready to go to their new Water Management You can register as a public speaker or
families! TYPE: COMMODITES submit written testimony at https://www.
surveymonkey.com/r/SKTLK83
ELECTRONIC BID DOCUMENTS CAN 23-2260
BE DOWNLOADED AND PRINTED
FROM URL ADDRESS: Sponsored by: DONNA MILLER, ALMA E.

www.cityofchicago.org/eprocurement
NOTICE OF ADDENDUM: Addendum #1
will be e-mailed to all bidders on the Bid
SELL YOUR
ANAYA, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER,
BRIDGET DEGNEN and BRIDGET GAINER,
Cook County Board of Commissioners
PROPOSED RESOLUTION

HOME
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CALLING FOR A HEARING OF THE HEALTH
SPECIFICATION NO: 1255837 AND HOSPITALS COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE
RFQ NO: 9533 MATERNAL HEALTH MORBIDITY AND
ORIGINAL BID OPENING DATE: MORTALITY RATES IN COOK COUNTY
GARAGE/MOVING GARAGE/MOVING JUNE 22, 2023
Lynne M. Turner, Secretary
REVISED BID OPENING DATE:
SALES SALES JULY 5, 2023, PER ADDENDUM #1 Chairman: Deer
to place your ad, call 312 222 2222
TIME: 11:00 a.m., Central Time Vice-Chairman: Anaya
Members: Committee of the Whole or visit chicagotribune.com/advertiser
Evanston June 24 CONTACT LaKesha Rudd,
1325 Judson 10am-4pm Sr. Procurement Specialist Detailed information, including the full text
Palos Heights June 22, 23, 24 Email: LaKesha.Rudd@cityofchicago.org of this item, how to watch live (virtually) and
High end garage sale, furniture and collectible
dispersal. Items priced $5 to $500. No previews, 12449 S. Melvina Thurs & Fri: 9-2; Sat: 8-12 how to comment on the item, can be found
Pub: 6/23/2023 7454487 at https://cook-county.legistar.com/
no early birds, no holds. Cash only. Something Huge MultiFamily: Housewares, tools, Xmas,
for everyone!!! Halloween, collectables, toys, Lego, Much More! 06/23/2023 7454991
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ABC7 Outlook: FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

Mainly sunny and Day Night Day Night Day Night Day Night Day Night Day Night
hot. Highs in the up-
per 80s and low 90s
away from the lake.
Around 80 degrees
for areas along the High: 85 Low: 66 High: 90 Low: 71 High: 83 Low: 68 High: 73 Low: 62 High: 78 Low: 57 High: 79 Low: 61
lake.
Mostly sunny Partly sunny and hot Clouds and sun with a Breezy and not as warm Clouds giving way to Mostly sunny and
thunderstorm; breezy with a thunderstorm some sun pleasant
Meteorologists Larry Mowry,
Cheryl Scott, Jaisol Martinez, POP: 5% POP: 5% POP: 80% POP: 80% POP: 10% POP: 15%
Tracy Butler and Greg Dutra Winds: NE 6-12 mph Winds: S 6-12 mph Winds: SSW 10-20 mph Winds: NW 10-20 mph Winds: NNE 8-16 mph Winds: NE 3-6 mph

CHICAGO FORECAST Union Grove

Friday Conditions 87/57 Racine
8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 8 p.m. 91/57 77/60
AccuWeather.com UV Index™ Janesville 84/59
91/61 Lake Geneva Twin Lakes Kenosha
2 5 10 10 5 2 0
96/61 86/58 86/56 LAKE MICHIGAN 84/59 QUESTION: The
RealFeel Temperature® 93/58 Friday Larry Mowry
72 81 89 89 86 83 83 Beloit 92/57 90/59 reason why the
Wind from the northeast at 6-12 knots.
91/61 Antioch Waukegan Seas 2 feet or less. Visibility generally sunrise time of 5:15 a.m. has not
Friday Activities 97/62 Woodstock
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Belvidere 86/59 91/58
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number, the greater the need for eye and skin 95/62 Arlingtoon Heights Wind from the east at 6-12 knots. Seas
protection. 0-2 Low, 3-5 Moderate, 6-7 High, less than a foot. Visibility clear to the But the sunset times went from
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on eight weather factors. Golf and Fishing 87/60 75/66 Boating Index: 0-2: Poor; 3-4: Fair; 5-6: Good;
Indexes: 0-2: Poor; 3-4: Fair; 5-6: Good; 7-8: Very 93/59 92/60 Bartlett O’Hare 80/64 7-8: Very Good; 9-10: Excellent. did not change evenly is because
Good; 9-10: Excellent. DeKalb of the tilt of the Earth and the
88/60 86/61 85/66
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CHICAGO ALMANAC 93/60 88/58 78/66
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Plano 87/61 Midway is elliptical. In fact, in the summer
88/59 92/61 85/68 74/64
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Compton 89/666
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94/62 84/62 Valparaiso to uneven changes to sunrise,
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Gary 75 61 82 61 89/63 90/62 89/60 Momence 82/61
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Thursday* 0.00” 0.00” 0.13” Chicago, IL 60601
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w RealFeel Temperatures shown below.
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Low Moderate Absent Moderate 79
9/57 Illinois
Source: National Allergy Bureau Seattle Carbondale 89/64/pc 94/70/s
81/52 Montreall Champaign 88/63/t 92/70/s
Air Quality Index 85/68 Decatur 89/65/pc 92/68/s
Thursday’s reading Billing
gs Moline 91/64/s 92/69/pc
65/54 Toronto Peoria 90/65/s 94/70/pc
Unhealthy sensitive groups
Friday’s forecast
74/65
5 Quincy 89/67/s 94/70/pc
Minneapo
olis Rockford 90/62/s 93/67/pc
Unhealthy sensitive groups 90/73 De
etroiit
64
71/6 Springfield 89/65/s 92/70/pc
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Denver Chicago New York Bloomington 80/62/c 89/69/pc
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73//58 Kenosha 84/59/s 88/67/pc
El Paso La Crosse 94/68/s 92/68/pc
104/78 Madison 89/64/pc 92/66/c
Milwaukee 81/62/s 84/68/pc
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Hou
uston Detroit 71/64/sh 82/67/t
Rise Set Chihuahua Grand Rapids 80/62/c 88/66/pc
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8 Sault Ste. Marie 86/57/s 84/64/s
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Iowa
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Park Ridge
will not
get second
cannabis
dispensary
By Caroline Kubzansky
Pioneer Press
Park Ridge aldermen effec-
tively revoked a permit for
a controversial, previously
approved adult-use cannabis
dispensary Tuesday using a
technical requirement that the
city reauthorize the permit by
midnight.
The dispensary, planned for
10 West Higgins Road, attracted
substantial public pushback
when the city was first approv-
ing a special use permit for the
project.
Property owner Hubert
Cioromski said the construction
delays were due to challenges in
the Illinois cannabis landscape
writ large but that the tenants
had their investors lined up and
anticipated moving forward in
the near future.
He also told council
members that he would be
open to a shorter extension and
suggested 90 days instead of a
year, saying he was eager to get
an operational business in the
space.
“By no stretch of the imag-
ination am I going to wait for
another year (for the business
to open),” he said.
Just two residents, Susan
Kavathas-Annes and Scott
Annes, spoke against the
renewal of the permit June 20.
“This is your chance to
correct the wrong that was
done a year ago,” Kavathas-
Annes said. “Those of you that
voted yes … this is your easy out.
They already haven’t lived up
to their promises. They already
have failed to meet your expec-
tations. Why give them a second
chance?”
The aldermen first voted
to amend a potential permit
renewal to 90 days instead of
another 12 months. To renew
the permit, they also needed to
waive a second reading of the
ordinance so that the applica-
tion could be extended before
midnight on June 21.
Fourth Ward Alderman
Harmony Harrington, who
opposed the dispensary when it
was first up for approval, asked
City Manager Joe Gilmore if it
was typical that the city waive
a second reading on similar
matters.
Gilmore said it was not typi-
cal.
The council acted, in a 3-4
Turn to Dispensary, Page 3
United Airlines app
to send customers
rebooking options
during delays
Associated Press
United Airlines says when
flights are delayed or canceled it
will use its app to send custom-
ers options for rebooking and,
in some cases, vouchers for
meals and hotel rooms.
United said Thursday that
it began testing the service on
its app late last year and found
that it reduced the number of
people waiting in airports lines
to speak to airline agents.
Airlines are under pressure
from the Biden administration
to improve customer service.
The Transportation Depart-
ment said recently it would
begin writing new rules to
require passenger compensa-
tion when the airline causes
delays and cancellations.
United’s chief customer offi-
cer, Linda Jojo, said the new
app features would save time
and reduce stress for travelers
because “we know things don’t
always go as planned.”
So far this year, United has
canceled about 5,400 flights,
or 1.3% of its schedule, which
matches the industrywide
average, according to figures
from FlightAware.com. Nearly
100,000 other United flights
this year have arrived at least
15 minutes late.
BUSINESS
Air travelers make their way toward their flights at Midway Airport on April 19, 2022. ANTONIO PEREZ/CHICAGO TRIBUNE
M Burger and Connie’s Pizza
will come to Midway Airport
New restaurants, retail stores slated to open throughout summer and fall
By Sarah Freishtat
Chicago Tribune
Travelers at Midway Airport
will see new restaurants and
retail stores this summer and fall,
as part of the final stage of a proj-
ect to modernize the smaller of the
city’s airports.
The airport’s large central food
court, located a short distance
past the TSA checkpoint, has been
closed since spring, and travel-
ers will likely see construction in
and around the site in the coming
months. When it reopens, travel-
ers will find new food and retail
brands there and elsewhere in the
airport, as well as brands that are
expanding or reopening, Chicago
Department of Aviation spokes-
man Kevin Bargnes said.
The new concessions are the
latest changes at Midway, which
has seen new food and retail offer-
ings open in recent years as part of
earlier stages of the modernization
program. That includes an over-
haul in 2017 when most existing
bars and restaurants closed, and
notable venues like Potbelly and
McDonald’s left the airport.
Other construction at Midway
included an expansion of the
airport’s security area, over South
Cicero Avenue, that opened in
Wis. Assembly passes sweeping bill to overhaul liquor law
Some Wisconsin beers are on display on Sunday in Milwaukee. MORRY GASH/AP
“Alcohol has a rich history in the state of Wisconsin but it does need to be
regulated. It’s regulated because we’re not selling chocolate milk. We’re not
selling Jolly Good Soda.”
— Rep. Rob Swearingen, the Wisconsin liquor measure’s Republican cosponsor
2020. Parking facilities under-
went work and now include elec-
tric vehicle charging stations, and
elevators were upgraded.
More passengers have likely
noticed the changes in recent
months, as Midway exceeded
pre-pandemic travel levels during
the first four months of the year.
From January through April, 6.4
million travelers passed through
Midway, marking 103% of 2019
levels during the same time
frame.
But the city’s other airport,
O’Hare International Airport,
continues to lag pre-pandemic
levels. About 21.7 million passen-
gers passed through O’Hare in
the first four months of the year,
or 87% of 2019 passenger volumes,
according to data from the
Chicago Department of Aviation.
The latest round of concessions
at Midway will include Connie’s
Pizza, White Sox Bar and Grill,
M Burger and Beecher’s Hand-
made Cheese, all located in the
central food court. A second
Garrett Popcorn Shops location
will open outside the food court,
after the iconic popcorn store first
came to Midway in the past year.
Other restaurants reopening after
construction include Dunkin’ and
Reilly’s Daughter.
Chicago Tribune | Section 2 | Friday, June 23, 2023 1
through the fall.
TRAVELERS Construction on the new
Jan. through April of 2023 concessions has been “a long time
coming,” said CDA Managing
6.4
MIDWAY AIRPORT Deputy Commissioner Elizabeth
Granados-Perez in a statement.
Much of it was scheduled in early
2020, at the start of the COVID-19
pandemic.
MILLION The new concessions will
103% of pre-pandemic include entities run by socially
levels or economically disadvantaged
people as part of the federal
Airport Concession Disad-
O’HARE
INTERNATIONAL vantaged Business Enterprise
program.
21.7
AIRPORT
Last year, new dining and retail
options also moved forward at
O’Hare.
The addition of new dining and
MILLION shopping at both airports comes
87% of pre-pandemic after years in which the COVID-
levels 19 pandemic, stay-at-home
orders and travel restrictions
kept airports largely empty and
many concessions closed. Even as
The central food court will also travelers returned, airport shops
see the addition of Evolve, a new in some cases stayed closed as
retail concept by Hudson, as well concessionaires struggled to hire
as Tumi and MAC/Jo Malone. A back workers.
Hudson location will reopen else- By fall 2021, the Chicago
where in the airport, among other Department of Aviation said the
retail stores. majority of shops at O’Hare and
The retail stores will open Midway Airport had reopened.
throughout the summer, and food
and beverage locations will open sfreishtat@chicagotribune.com
By Scott Bauer
The laws governing Wisconsin’s
multibillion-dollar liquor industry
would be streamlined and updated
under a sweeping measure passed
by the state Assembly on Wednes-
day that’s supported by groups
from the smallest craft brewers to
the largest national brewers, bar
owners and alcohol distributors.
The massive overhaul to the
laws affecting the production,
distribution and sale of alco-
hol passed with broad bipartisan
support. The measure now heads
to the Senate for final approval.
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who
was involved with discussions of
the measure, is expected to sign it
into law.
The proposal would create a new
division within the state Depart-
ment of Revenue, which would be
in charge of overseeing and enforc-
ing the state’s alcohol laws. The
absence of such a unit now has led
to inconsistent enforcement of the
law — and questions over how they
affect new businesses that weren’t
envisioned when the laws were
enacted, supporters of the bill said.
Those who worked on the
measure with Republican legis-
lative leaders say now is the time
to update laws in a state that saw
the birth of beer-giant Miller in
Milwaukee and in recent years has
seen an explosion of craft brew-
ers, like New Glarus Brewing Co.
Turn to Liquor, Page 3
2 Chicago Tribune | Section 2 | Friday, June 23, 2023
Ford’s joint venture to get
$9.2B loan for battery sites
Biden administration money will help finance EV supply plants in Ky., Tenn.
By Jack Ewing and Clifford Krauss
The New York Times
Ford Motor and its battery manufactur-
ing partner will receive a $9.2 billion loan
to build three battery factories in Kentucky
and Tennessee, the Department of Energy
said Thursday. The loan is the single biggest
financial commitment the Biden admin-
istration has made in its effort to build an
electric vehicle manufacturing network in
the United States.
The loan will go to a joint venture created
by Ford and its partner SK On called Blue-
Oval SK that will supply batteries for
electric cars and trucks built by Ford and
Lincoln. The factories, one in Tennessee
and two in Kentucky, will employ 7,500
people and are among the largest such
plants being built by auto and battery
companies across the country, especially
in Southern states.
President Joe Biden aims for half of new
cars sold in the country to be electric by the
end of the decade, up from about 7% in the
first three months of this year. By helping
The Tropicana Las Vegas, built in 1957, could be torn down to make way for a baseball stadium. BRIDGET BENNETT/THE NEW YORK TIMES
A relic of the Las Vegas Strip
A rare midcentury survivor,
Tropicana may fall for sake of
pro baseball stadium complex
By Livia Albeck-Ripka
The New York Times
LAS VEGAS — In 1957, the Tropicana
opened as the most lavish hotel and casino
in Las Vegas, with a cascading 60-foot foun-
tain and shimmering pool that piped Muzak
underwater. The magicians Siegfried and
Roy debuted there; Sean Connery’s James
Bond stayed the night; and the Corleones
of “The Godfather” took over. Feathered
showgirls danced in its Folies Bergere caba-
ret, and the Tropicana became synonymous
with the Strip’s swinging midcentury glory.
But on a recent weekday afternoon, just a
few patrons played flashing slot machines
inside the dimly lit, smoky casino; some
blackjack and roulette tables were closed.
A handful of people drank at the bar.
It has been decades since the heyday
of the Tropicana. And Las Vegas, always
evolving, is finally offering a form of enter-
tainment found in other big cities: major
professional sports teams. Now the faded
resort, one of the city’s oldest casinos,
New braking rules for heavy trucks, buses
By Matthew Daly
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The government will
require heavy trucks and buses to include
automatic emergency braking equipment
within five years, the federal traffic safety
agency said Thursday, estimating it will
prevent nearly 20,000 crashes and save at
least 155 lives a year.
The announcement by the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
follows a similar move last month for all
new passenger cars and light trucks. The
actions represent the traffic safety agency’s
latest efforts to regulate electronic systems
that take on certain tasks that drivers them-
selves have normally handled. NHTSA has
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to finance battery factories, the administra-
tion hopes to ensure that the United States
does not become dependent on China
for batteries and their components. The
administration also hopes the new plants
will help make up for the loss of jobs in
conventional auto manufacturing.
One of the factories will be in Stanton,
Tennessee, north of Memphis, near a large
manufacturing complex Ford is building to
produce electric pickup trucks. The other
two factories are in Glendale, Kentucky,
south of Louisville, and will employ more
people than Kentucky’s coal industry.
Ford is also spending $3.5 billion to
construct a battery factory in Marshall,
Michigan, that will use technology from
Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd.,
a Chinese company known as CATL that
is the world’s largest battery maker. Ford’s
deal with CATL, announced in February,
drew political blowback from some Repub-
lican lawmakers who criticized Ford for
working with a company that has close ties
to the Chinese government.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., also criti-
stands in the way.
Last week, the governor of Nevada
signed a bill agreeing to finance up to $380
million of the $1.5 billion stadium to lure
the Oakland Athletics to a site on the Las
Vegas Strip. The project, which has yet to be
finalized, could mean the demolition of the
Tropicana Las Vegas, as it is now known.
The resort would become another casualty
in a city notorious for imploding the old to
make way for the new.
Las Vegas was once considered taboo
for major sports because of its strong asso-
ciation with gambling on games, which is
now legal in many states. If the A’s move to
the city, the MLB team would follow the
NFL, the NHL, the WNBA and the NCAA
men’s basketball tournament. Last week,
the Golden Knights, the city’s first major
sports franchise, won the Stanley Cup.
While some welcome the city’s ascen-
dance as a pro sports destination, others are
nostalgic for a bygone era when lounge acts
like the Frank Sinatra-led Rat Pack made
Vegas world famous.
Now, all but a handful of the casinos from
that era are gone.
On June 15, Gov. Joe Lombardo of
Nevada, a Republican, signed the bill
approved by the Democratic Legislature
been reluctant in the past to impose such
regulations, saying the technology would
change during the time it took to enact new
rules.
Ann Carlson, the safety agency’s chief
counsel, said Thursday that automatic
emergency braking systems will reduce the
frequency and severity of rear-end crashes,
as well as rollovers and accidents involving
loss of driver control.
The proposed rule applies to new trucks
and buses weighing at least 10,000 pounds
and is expected to become final next year.
The heaviest trucks — those over 26,000
pounds — will be required to install the
braking system three years after the rule
becomes final, while vehicles weighing
10,000 to 26,000 pounds will have until
cized the agreement, which will allow Ford
vehicles using CATL technology to qualify
for federal tax credits.
BlueOval’s loan will come through the
Energy Department’s Loan Programs
Office, which has issued more than $35
billion in loans and loan guarantees for
more than 30 projects in the last 14 years,
according to the department. The office
was created to provide loans to experi-
mental and high-impact projects with flex-
ible financing that private lenders will not
provide.
“This is a big step in having an automaker
bringing the supply chain to the United
States so we have more control over our
future,” said Doug Lewin, president of Stoic
Energy, a consulting firm.
Since Biden was elected, the program has
provided financing to nuclear power plants,
solar and wind projects and domestic
manufacturing of electric vehicle batteries.
The loan office was effectively moribund
during the Trump administration after
making $16 billion in clean-energy loans
when Barack Obama was president.
to allow for the portion of public financ-
ing for the 30,000-seat stadium, inching
the Tropicana closer to its demise. Bally’s
Corp., which owns the hotel and casino, had
already reached a deal with the A’s to assign
9 acres of the 35-acre parcel to the stadium.
In a May memo to staff, the company
said operations at the Tropicana could
cease within the next two years, but that
the site would eventually reopen as a “new
integrated casino hotel resort and baseball
park.” Staff, it added, would lose their jobs.
Soo Kim, chair of Bally’s, said in a text
message that the memo had since been
retracted and that many of the resort’s plans
were still “up in the air.”
The Culinary Workers Union Local
226, which represents tens of thousands
of workers across Nevada, has vowed to
protect employees of the Tropicana.
“The union can help them find work
during the remodel or the rebuild, and
these workers have to be hired back first,”
Ted Pappageorge, the secretary-treasurer
of the union, said in an interview, noting
that the workers’ contract stipulates they
get a severance package. Not all of the casi-
no’s workers, however, are in the union.
“They’re at the whim of the employer,”
Pappageorge said.
2028.
AEB systems use forward-facing cameras
and sensor technologies to detect when a
crash is imminent. The system automat-
ically applies the brakes if the driver has
not done so, or, if needed, applies additional
braking force to supplement the driver’s
actions. The proposed standard would
require the technology to work at speeds
ranging from 6 to 50 mph.
According to NHTSA statistics, there
are about 60,000 rear-end crashes a year
in which a heavy truck or bus is the strik-
ing vehicle.
NHTSA estimates the proposed rule,
once implemented, will prevent more than
19,000 crashes, save 155 lives and prevent
nearly 9,000 injuries annually.
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FDA warns
retailers to
stop selling
e-cigarettes
By Matthew Perrone
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug
Administration on Thursday said it has sent
warning letters to dozens of retailers selling
fruit- and candy-flavored disposable e-cig-
arettes, including the current best-selling
brand, Elf Bar.
It’s the latest attempt by regulators to
crack down on illegal disposable vapes that
have poured into U.S. stores in recent years.
Last month, the FDA issued orders allow-
ing customs officials to seize shipments of
Elf Bar, Esco Bar and two other brands at U.S.
ports. None of the products have received
FDA authorization and they come in flavors
such as cotton candy, which regulators say
can appeal to teenagers.
In the latest action, the FDA said it issued
warnings to 189 convenience stories, vape
shops and other retailers.
The FDA has tried for years to regulate
the multibillion-dollar vaping industry,
but separate data released by government
researchers Thursday shows the launch of
unauthorized e-cigarettes continues.
The Centers for Disease Control Preven-
tion analysis showed the number of e-cig-
arette brands in the U.S. grew from 184 in
early 2020 to 269 by late 2022.
The rise coincided with the growing
popularity of disposable e-cigarettes. The
analysis showed disposables’ share of vaping
sales more than doubled from 24.7% in early
2020 to nearly 52% by late last year.
Elf Bar was the best-selling disposable in
the U.S. and the third-best selling e-cigarette
by late last year. Only the reusable Vuse and
Juul e-cigarettes had higher sales.
The FDA and CDC also cited Elf Bar in a
separate report about thousands of calls to
U.S. poison centers concerning e-cigarettes,
mainly involving children under age 5.
BUSINESS BRIEFING
Turkey jacks up
key rate to 15%
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s central
bank delivered a large interest rate hike
Thursday, signaling a shift toward more
conventional economic policies to counter
sky-high inflation following criticism that
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s approach
has made a cost-of-living crisis worse.
The bank raised its key rate by 6.5 percent-
age points, boosting it to 15%. The increase, a
jump from the current 8.5%, is the first since
March 2021.
It came at the bank’s first interest rate-set-
ting meeting since Erdogan appointed two
internationally respected officials to lead
the Bank and the Finance Ministry and is
an indication Turkey is moving away from
Erdogan’s unorthodox belief that lowering
interest rates fights inflation.
Creditor deal for
Zambia in works
PARIS — Zambia and its government
creditors, including China, have reached a
deal to restructure $6.3 billion in loans, the
French government announced Thursday
on the sidelines of a global finance summit
in Paris.
The agreement covers loans from coun-
tries including France, the U.K., South
Africa, Israel and India as well as China —
Zambia’s biggest creditor at $4.1 billion of
the total. The deal, announced by officials
who spoke anonymously, may provide a
road map for how lenient China may be with
other nations in debt distress.
The International Monetary Fund
approved the deal, meaning it’s going to
allow Zambia to receive more financing from
the institution, the officials said.
Existing home sales
Scale in millions
8
May 2023: 4.3 million
6
4
2
MAY J J A S O N D J F M A MAY
2022 2023
SOURCE: National Association of Realtors TNS
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Liquor
from Page 1
which makes Spotted Cow
and other beers available
for sale only in Wisconsin.
“Alcohol has a rich
history in the state of
Wisconsin, but it does
need to be regulated,” said
the measure’s Republi-
can cosponsor, Rep. Rob
Swearingen. “It’s regulated
because we’re not selling
chocolate milk. We’re not
selling Jolly Good Soda.”
He said the measure
offers good compromises
with all the key members
of the alcohol industry.
“I can tell you that all of
them love some of it and
all of them hate some of
it,” Swearingen said ahead
of the vote. “But at the end
of the day, this is the pack-
age that they themselves,
the stakeholders, put
together.”
Democrats also praised
the measure, which passed
on a bipartisan 90-4 vote.
“It’s a good bill,” said
Democratic Rep. Christine
Sinicki. “It’s a compromise
bill.”
The bill affects every
level of the state’s alco-
hol industry governing
the licensing, producing,
selling and distribution
of beer, wine and liquor.
The so-called three-tier
system, created in the
1930s, has been eyed for
changes for years, but poli-
cymakers and the alcohol
industry have been unable
to reach agreement.
The three-tiered
system was designed to
prevent monopolies, so
the same company could
not produce and sell alco-
hol at the wholesale and
retail levels. But for years
the system has been crit-
icized for not keeping up
with changes in the indus-
try, including the explosion
of small craft breweries
and the rising popularity
of weddings .
The bill would require
venues that provide alco-
hol at special events,
known generally as
wedding barns, to be regu-
lated in a new way. They
could either get a permit
that would allow them to
host events six times a year
or no more than once a
month — or obtain a liquor
license that would allow
them to sell alcohol at as
many events as they wish.
Wedding barn owners
mounted the loudest
objections to the measure,
saying the new require- Work on power line pulls in worries
about wind turbines in Wyoming
ments would be too
expensive and onerous,
and would put them out of
business. Many wedding
barns do not currently By Mead Gruver County adopted an official
have liquor licenses. They Associated Press seal in 2021 that features a
instead contract with wind turbine.
others who bring alcohol RAWLINS, Wyo. — In Yet county officials
to the barns for events. Wyoming, where being recently required wind farms
Assembly Speaker Robin able to hunt, fish and camp to turn off their red warning
Vos, who helped broker in gorgeous and untram- lights except when aircraft
the deal resulting in the meled nature is a way of life, approach, responding to
bill, downplayed concerns worries about spoiled views, public complaints.
of wedding barn owners. killed eagles and disturbed The regulation wasn’t
“I love the wedding big-game animals such as elk retroactive.
barn industry,” Vos said and mule deer have grown But PacifiCorp, which
ahead of the vote. “I think with the spread of wind serves customers in
it’s great that we have turbines in the state. Wyoming, Utah and the
entrepreneurs who do it, State and federal officials Pacific Northwest, retrofit-
but they have to follow the broke ground this week ted its wind turbines in the
law, they have to follow on TransWest Express, a Wind turbines stand at the Montana-Wyoming state line. area with the on-and-off pilot
the rules.” transmission line that will Opposition to wind farms is growing. EMMA H. TOBIN/AP 2022 warning system anyway,
Supporters of the move electricity from the Jones said.
changes say they level $5 billion, 3,000-megawatt, ronmental reviews, there’s dents expressed a range “The companies do try to
the playing field between 600-turbine Chokecherry more skepticism about wind of concerns, from turbine be good neighbors,” Jones
wedding barns, which and Sierra Madre wind farm power than when the proj- blades killing birds to said. “But it is starting to
don’t need a license, and to Southern California, a ects were first proposed 17 construction blasting damag- show and it is reaching a
banquet halls, taverns and place legally mandated to years ago. ing home foundations. point where maybe it’s too
others who must get liquor switch to clean energy. As elsewhere, opposition In neighboring Carbon much.”
licenses to operate. The wind farm will be the to wind farms in Wyoming County, the county commis- In four years, wind gener-
The bill would also country’s biggest yet. correlates with proximity to sion on June 6 held off ation capacity in Wyoming
allow for expanded hours Federal regulators gave homes and cabins: Choke- permitting for a 280-mega- has doubled, adding about
at wineries and would the go-ahead to Trans cherry and Sierra Madre is watt, 79-turbine project 600 turbines — the bulk of
regulate them the same as West in April. The Inter- massive but isolated, and called Two Rivers, after them in the southeast — since
­
craft breweries and distill- national Energy Agency has generated less oppo- hearing from people with 2020, according to the U.S.
eries. It would permit and other experts say wind sition than some others. concerns. Commissioners Geological Survey.
brew pubs to operate power is crucial to attain- But rural property owners told the developers to get Chokecherry and Sierra
stand-alone retail stores ing a carbon-neutral world opposed a 500-megawatt, federal approval first. Madre alone will double
and allow craft breweries by 2050. Developers here 120-turbine wind farm soon The local opposition to a that amount again — and at
to sell products from other estimate they’ll prevent to be built near the Colorado wind farm is a recent devel- least five more wind farms
out-of-state breweries. between 7 and 11 million tons state line. They lost, but the opment in an area that are planned, according to a
The bill would also create of carbon dioxide a year and matter reached the Wyoming previously welcomed the 2022 University of Wyoming
new guidance for contract provide enough carbon-free Supreme Court. economic benefits with few report.
brewing, winemaking and electricity to power 1 million The contentious county questions, Carbon County Wyoming could soon vault
distilling, which is a grow- homes. approval process included Commission Vice Chair from 14th to among the top
ing segment of the indus- But in Wyoming, despite a five-hour public hear- Sue Jones said. Named for five states for wind energy,
try. extensive wildlife studies ing in a packed courtroom its coal reserves that once though wind energy is boom-
The measure also and lengthy federal envi- in Laramie in 2021. Resi- fueled steam engines, Carbon ing elsewhere too.
creates a new state-
wide bartender license.
Currently, bartenders are
licensed by local munic-
ipality, a system that Dispensary “The city simply changed
its mind, it appears, and that’s
AUCTION OF ASSETS OF DEAL GENIUS, LLC
Bid Deadline: July 10, 2023, at 5:00 pm Central Daylight Time
proponents of the change from Page 1 their prerogative,” he said. “It Deal Genius, LLC (“Deal Genius”), a retailer of consumer goods and other
argued is cumbersome. It is what it is.” products, has entered an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors with Moglia
also allows for bars in 14 vote, to maintain the norm However, he said he Advisors (the “Assignee”). The Assignee is operating the business, primarily
southeastern Wisconsin of requiring a second read- isn’t sure he wants to start on-line and through two leased locations, and will sell the assets (the “Assets”) at
public auction in a single lot consisting of, but not limited to, clothes, housewares,
counties to stay open two ing. Since that second read- the special use permitting tools, lawn and garden goods, toys, trade secrets, trademarks, domains, and
to four hours longer than ing would have taken place process over again and said copyrightable information.
the current 2 a.m. limit some time after June 20, the he might sell the property Simultaneously and jointly with the Assignee’s sale of the Assets, the senior
— during the Republican aldermen’s refusal to waive instead. secured creditor of Deal Genius will sell its collateral to enable the purchaser of
National Convention next that step in the process effec- Speaking to the residents’ the Assets to acquire them free and clear of liens discharged by such sale under
Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.
summer in Milwaukee. tively strangled the project. concerns, Cioromski said he
Process Overview
The measure has broad Director of Community also lives in town and is as 1. The Assignee will provide a form asset purchase agreement to interested
support. Its backers Planning and Development invested in the health of the parties who have executed a non-disclosure agreement.
include Anheuser-Busch Drew Awsumb confirmed area as they are. 2. Qualified bids must be received by the Assignee by 5 PM CDT, on July 10,
Companies, the Tavern that the property owner and “I’m as concerned about 2023.
League of Wisconsin, the applicants will need to go what goes there, about viabil- 3. The auction will occur at 10 AM CDT, on July 12, 2023, at 1375 Remington
Road, Suite I, Schaumburg, IL 60173, or at another suitable location as determined
Kwik Trip, Molson Coors through the entire approval ity and security and safety by the Assignee.
Brewing Co., New Glarus process again if they wish to and tax concerns, as every- 4. The winning bidder must be prepared to close and fund the purchase by
Brewing Company, the get re-approved for the busi- body else,” he said. noon CDT, on July 13, 2023.
Wisconsin Craft Beverage ness in that location. The city has approved The Assets are being sold on “AS IS, WHERE IS” basis, without representations
Coalition, the Wisconsin Cioromski later told one other dispensary, slated or warranties of any kind, and not subject to any contingencies.
Grocers Association, and Pioneer Press he wasn’t tied to operate under the name For more information, please contact:
the Wisconsin Wine and up in knots about the effec- Sociale at 1036 West Higgins MOGLIA ADVISORS: Alex Moglia at amoglia@mogliaadvisors.com; or Nate Jones
Spirit Institute. tive revocation of the permit. Road. at njones@mogliaadvisors.com, Phone: (847) 884-8282; Fax: (847) 884-1188
4 Chicago Tribune | Section 2 | Friday, June 23, 2023
House sidesteps Biden impeachment
Hard-right forces
vote in challenge to
Speaker McCarthy
By Lisa Mascaro
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Eager
to impeach President Joe
Biden, hard-right House
Republicans forced a vote
Thursday that sent the mat-
ter to congressional commit-
tees in a clear demonstration
of the challenge that Speaker
Kevin McCarthy faces in
controlling the majority
party.
The ability of a single
lawmaker in the 435-mem-
ber House to drive an im-
peachment resolution this
week caught Republicans
off guard and many of them
viewed it as a distraction
from other priorities.
The measure charges
Biden with “high crimes
and misdemeanors” over his
handling of the U.S. border
with Mexico.
Rep. Lauren Boebert,
backed by allies, was able
to use House rules to force
a snap vote on such a grave
constitutional matter. The
219-208 party-line vote sent
her resolution to commit-
tees for possible consid-
eration, like any other bill.
They are under no obliga-
tion to do anything.
Still, Boebert, R-Colo.,
argued during debate, “The
House is taking historic
action.”
The episode underscores
the hold that the House
conservative flank exerts
over McCarthy, compelling
him to accommodate their
hard-right priorities if he
wants to stay in power.
Conservatives are gear-
ing up for more. The process
Boebert employed is the
same method that Rep. Anna
Paulina Luna, R-Fla., relied
on to force a vote Wednes-
Biden touts US-India ties
during Modi’s state visit
Leader’s record on
rights, democracy
taints ceremonies
By Aamer Madhani,
Colleen Long
and Seung Min Kim
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Presi-
dent Joe Biden on Thursday
pronounced the U.S.-India
relationship never stronger
and rolled out new business
deals with Indian Prime
Minister Narendra Modi as
human rights activists and
American lawmakers ques-
tioned the administration’s
decision to honor the leader
with a pomp-filled state
visit.
In a joint news conference
with Modi, Biden called the
relationship between the
U.S. and India among the
most consequential in the
world and “more dynamic
than at any time in history.”
He underscored how two
of the world’s most power-
ful democracies were coop-
erating on issues such as
the climate, health care
and space, saying that the
U.S.-India economic rela-
tionship was “booming.”
But Modi bristled at a
reporter’s question about
his country’s commitment
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y.,
pleaded not guilty last month
to a 13-count indictment.
J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AP
NATION & WORLD
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., who is pressing for impeachment of President Joe Biden, and Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., a
fellow House Freedom Caucus member, walk Thursday toward the Capitol in Washington. HAIYUN JIANG/THE NEW YORK TIMES
day to censure Democratic
Rep. Adam Schiff over his
investigations into Donald
Trump’s ties to Russia.
“There’s going to be no
end to this,” Schiff said.
“Kevin McCarthy has no
control over his conference,”
Schiff said. “The race to the
extreme is now running the
House of Representatives
and of course it’s doing ter-
rible damage to the institu-
tion.”
During Thursday ’s
debate, Republicans were
admonished multiple times
by the presiding officer to
tone down their remarks.
Democrats argued that
the case against Biden made
a mockery of the seriousness
of impeachment and was
merely an attempt to distract
to democratic values as the
country has seen an erosion
of religious, political and
press freedoms under his
watch.
“Democracy is our spirit,”
Modi, who rarely takes ques-
tions from journalists, said
through an interpreter. “De-
mocracy runs in our veins.
We live democracy and our
ancestors have actually put
words to this concept.”
Yet Modi has faced criti-
cism over legislation amend-
ing the country’s citizenship
law that fast-tracks natural-
ization for some migrants
but excludes Muslims, a rise
in violence against Muslims
and other religious minori-
ties by Hindu nationalists,
and the recent conviction
of India’s top opposition
leader, Rahul Gandhi, for
mocking Modi’s surname.
Nevertheless, later in his
address before Congress,
Modi insisted that in India
“diversity is a natural way of
life.”
“We are home to all faiths
in the world, and we cele-
brate all of them,” added
Modi, in a line that brought
many cheering lawmakers
to their feet.
A group of more than 70
lawmakers wrote to Biden
this week urging him to raise
concerns about the erosion
Santos’ dad, aunt backed $500K bail to keep him out of jail
By Jake Offenhartz
Associated Press
NEW YORK — The two
people who bailed Rep.
George Santos out of federal
custody have been revealed
to be his father and his aunt,
a detail the Republican
lawmaker fought to keep
secret as he faces criminal
charges and swirling ques-
tions about his finances.
Gercino dos Santos and
Elma Preven were named
in a court filing Thurs-
day as the co-signers of
from the twice-impeached
Trump, the former Repub-
lican president now indicted
under the Espionage Act for
hoarding classified docu-
ments.
“Today they’re dishon-
oring this House and dis-
honoring themselves by
bringing to the floor this
ridiculous impeachment
referral resolution,” said
Massachusetts Rep. Jim Mc-
Govern, the top Democrat
on the House Rules Com-
mittee, suggesting Trump
put his allies up to it.
“This body has become
a place where extreme,
outlandish and nutty issues
get debated passionately,
and important ones not at
all,” McGovern said. “In
short, the Republican Party
of religious, press and po-
litical freedoms during the
visit. At least six Democratic
lawmakers —Reps. Rashida
Tlaib of Michigan, Ilhan
Omar of Minnesota, Cori
Bush of Missouri, Jamaal
Bowman and Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez of New York,
and Greg Casar of Texas —
boycotted Modi’s address to
a joint meeting of Congress
because of concerns about
his human rights record.
“When it comes to stand-
ing up for human rights,
actions speak louder than
words,” Bush, Bowman,
Omar and Tlaib said in a
joint statement.
Standing alongside Modi,
Biden emphasized that
press, religious and other
fundamental freedoms
should be at the core of how
both democracies operate.
During their Oval Office
meeting, Biden said, he and
Modi had a “good discussion
about democratic values,”
while Modi said “there’s
absolutely no space for dis-
crimination” when pressed
about his own commitment
on human rights.
The state visit, just the
third of the Biden’s presi-
dency, was certainly a glitzy
affair. Thousands gathered
on the White House South
Lawn for the welcoming
Santos’ $500,000 bond,
which enabled his release
as he awaits trial on federal
charges of fraud, money
laundering and theft of
public funds.
Santos, R-N.Y., had fought
to keep their names secret.
They were revealed after
media organizations peti-
tioned the court for the
records to be unsealed,
citing the right of public
access to court proceedings.
In a court filing earlier this
month, his attorney, Joseph
Murray, said Santos would
is a joke.”
The vote capped days of
maneuvering by McCarthy,
R-Calif., to quell the upris-
ing within his party over a
roll call many did not wish
to take.
A sudden vote to impeach
Biden would have been
politically difficult for GOP
lawmakers and a poten-
tially embarrassing specta-
cle for McCarthy, splitting
his party. In a private meet-
ing Wednesday, McCarthy
encouraged lawmakers to
consider the traditional
process for bringing such
consequential legislation
forward. Boebert had used
what is called a privileged
resolution to force the vote.
In the end, McCarthy
negotiated a deal with her
First lady Jill Biden, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden wave
Thursday from the White House during a state arrival ceremony for Modi. EVAN VUCCI/AP
ceremony, listening to per-
formances by violinist Vibha
Janakiraman and the a cap-
pella group Penn Masala.
Later, Modi told Congress
that “our partnership augurs
well for the future of democ-
racy” as the two countries
expand partnerships in
defense, semiconductor
manufacturing and other
industries. He also cheered
the “samosa caucus”—the
six U.S. House members of
Indian descent — and Vice
President Kamala Harris,
who is Black and of Indian
descent, as examples of the
impact of diaspora.
Biden administration offi-
cials say honoring Modi, the
rather go to jail than subject
his guarantors to the “great
harm” that could come from
public disclosure.
Under the bond agree-
ment, the co-signers did
not have to pay any money
upfront, but they would
be held financially liable
if Santos did not return to
court.
While the identities of
signatories are normally
made public, Murray
pointed to the “media frenzy
and hateful attacks” faced by
Santos as a reason to make
to send the Biden impeach-
ment resolution for
review to the House Judi-
ciary Committee and the
House Homeland Security
Committee, fending off a
vote for some time.
“I think it’s best for every-
body,” McCarthy said.
But conservatives said
more such votes are ahead.
“We are just beginning,”
said Republican Rep. Chip
Roy of Texas, an influential
member of the House Free-
dom Caucus.
Conservatives are lining
up votes, for example, to
impeach Homeland Security
Secretary Alejandro Mayor-
kas and censure Democratic
Rep. Bennie Thompson,
who was the chairman of
the committee investigat-
leader of the conservative
Hindu nationalist Bhara-
tiya Janata Party, is Diplo-
macy 101. The U.S.-India
relationship will be vital
in coming decades as both
sides navigate an ascendant
China and the enormity of
climate change, artificial
intelligence, supply chain
resilience and other issues.
Despite the major deals,
the visit was shadowed by
concerns Modi’s commit-
ment to democratic prin-
ciples laid out by rights
activists and lawmakers.
In 2005, the State Depart-
ment revoked Modi’s visa to
the U.S., citing concerns that,
as chief minister of the state
an exception. Santos told
reporters after his initial
court appearance they
would “never get” infor-
mation about the source of
his bail funds, claiming the
media would “harass them
and make their life misera-
ble.”
But after news organiza-
tions pushed for the filings
to be made public, a federal
judge denied Santos’ request
to keep the information
secret. Santos appealed the
decision. The appeal was
denied Tuesday.
ing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on
the Capitol. It’s part of their
effort to steer control of the
House from the traditional
centers of power, including
the speaker’s office.
“This is what we were
talking about,” said Repub-
lican Rep. Matt Gaetz of
Florida, a leader in the
conservative efforts to block
McCarthy’s rise to speaker.
Boebert said that if the
committees drag their feet,
she would bring her resolu-
tion back to the floor “every
day for the rest of my time
here in Congress,” forcing
a House vote on Biden’s
impeachment.
Rank-and-file Republi-
cans were angry at being
forced into the position of
having to vote on a resolu-
tion to impeach Biden even
though they had not gone
through the traditional
process of an impeachment
inquiry. They resented a
single lawmaker jumping
the queue of priorities.
In one fiery exchange
overheard Wednesday on
the House floor, Rep. Marjo-
rie Taylor Greene, R-Ga.,
laid into Boebert for taking
the Biden impeachment on
her own. Greene has her
own articles of impeach-
ment against the president.
Greene confirmed the
exchange and said of Boe-
bert, “She has a great skill
and talent for making most
people here not like her.”
Boebert declined to
comment about the conver-
sation, only saying it’s “not
middle school.”
Trump was impeached
twice — on corruption and
obstruction charges over
withholding military aid
to Ukraine while seeking
political dirt on Biden, and
later on charges of inciting
the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection
at the Capitol. Both times,
Trump was acquitted by the
GOP-controlled Senate.
of Gujarat, he did not act to
stop communal violence
during 2002 anti-Muslim
riots that left more than
1,000 people dead. An inves-
tigation approved by the
Indian Supreme Court later
absolved Modi, but the stain
has lingered.
Biden and Modi have also
had differences over Russia’s
war in Ukraine. India
abstained from voting on
U.N. resolutions condemn-
ing Russia and has refused
to join the global coali-
tion against Russia. Since
the start of the war, the
Modi government has also
dramatically increased its
purchase of Russian oil.
On Thursday, Santos said
on Twitter that he and his
family had “made peace”
with the decision to unseal
the filing.
“Now I pray that the
judge is correct and no harm
comes to them,” he added.
Santos pleaded not guilty
May 10 to a 13-count indict-
ment charging that he
duped donors, stole from his
campaign, lied to Congress
about being a million-
aire and cheated to collect
unemployment benefits he
didn’t deserve.

In NYC race to ‘repurpose the pain’
1 of Central Park 5
seeking office in the
city that jailed him
By Bobby Caina Calvan
Associated Press
NEW YORK — Outside
a Harlem subway station,
Yusef Salaam, a candi-
date for New York City
Council, hurriedly greeted
voters streaming out along
Malcolm X Boulevard. For
some, no introductions were
necessary. They knew his
face, his name and his life
story.
But to the unfamiliar,
Salaam needed only to
introduce himself as one of
the Central Park Five — one
of the Black or Brown teen-
agers, ages 14 to 16, wrongly
accused, convicted and
imprisoned for the rape and
beating of a white woman
jogging in Central Park on
April 19, 1989.
Now 49, Salaam is hoping
to join the power structure
of a city that once worked to
put him behind bars.
“I’ve often said that those
who have been close to the
pain should have a seat at the
table,” Salaam said during an
interview at his campaign
office.
Salaam is one of three
candidates in a competi-
tive Democratic primary
Tuesday that is almost
certain to decide who will
represent a Harlem district
unlikely to elect a Republi-
can in November’s general
election. With early voting
already begun, he faces two
seasoned political veter-
ans: New York Assembly
members Al Taylor, 65, and
Inez Dickens, 73, who previ-
ously represented Harlem
on the City Council.
The incumbent, demo-
cratic socialist Kristin Rich-
ard Jordan, dropped out of
the race in May following a
rocky first term.
Now known to some
as the “Exonerated Five,”
Salaam and the four others
— Antron McCray, Kevin
Richardson, Raymond
Santana and Korey Wise —
Pat Smith sees what he can salvage Thursday after a tornado struck his diner the night before
in Matador, Texas. He was in the cafe at the time. ANNIE RICE/LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL
At least 4 dead after twister
barrels through Texas town
By Ken Miller
and Sarah Brumfield
Associated Press
A line of severe storms
produced what a meteorol-
ogist calls a rare combina-
tion of multiple tornadoes,
hurricane-force winds and
softball-size hail in West
Texas, killing at least four
people, injuring nine and
causing significant damage
around the town of Mata-
dor, a meteorologist said
Thursday.
The storms produced
strong winds that swept
across Texas, from the Pan-
handle to Houston, causing
damage north of the city, ac-
cording to weather officials.
Gov. Greg Abbott on
Thursday added six coun-
ties in the region to a disas-
ter declaration first issued
June 16 and amended
three times in response to
severe weather. His state-
ment said the declaration
will help state authorities
respond swiftly to devas-
tated communities.
About 8 p.m. Wednesday,
a super cell developed near
Amarillo before striking
the small town of Matador,
said senior forecaster Matt
Ziebell with the National
Weather Service in Lub-
New York City Council candidate Yusef Salaam, left, and his campaign manager Jordan Wright talk to campaign volunteers while
canvassing May 24 in Harlem in New York. Salaam is one of three candidates in a Democratic primary. MARY ALTAFFER/AP
served between five and 12
years in prison for the 1989
rape before a reexamina-
tion of the case led to their
convictions being vacated
in 2002.
DNA evidence linked
another man, a serial rapist,
to the attack.
The city ultimately agreed
in a legal settlement to pay
the exonerated men $41
million.
Salaam, who was arrested
at age 15, served nearly seven
years behind bars.
“When people look at me
and they know my story,
they resonate with it,” said
Salaam, the father of 10 chil-
dren. “But now here we are
34 years later, and I’m able
to use that platform that I
have and repurpose the pain,
help people as we climb out
of despair.”
Those pain points are
many in a district that has
some of the city’s most
entrenched poverty and
highest rent burdens.
Poverty in Central Har-
bock. He called it “certainly
rare to see all at the same
time — killer tornadoes,
hurricane-force winds and
softball-sized hail.”
The damage was concen-
trated on a 1-mile stretch
with businesses and homes
demolished along the west
side of Matador, a town
where “everybody knows
everybody,” said Brandon
Moore, Matador’s water
superintendent, who is also
a volunteer firefighter.
“It was supposed to
move east of us and within
a five-minute timespan, it
all changed and switched
directions and came
straight through Matador,”
Moore said. “We probably
had about two minutes of
warning to get everybody
together and get to safety.
There’s a few people that
didn’t make it out of the
house, but we did rescue
several people and they
made it out alright.”
The city is getting lots of
help from people arriving
from outside the commu-
nity, he said.
“Everybody in the world
is offering to come help,
which is good,” Moore said.
“We’re trying to clean up
the mess now and go from
there.”
lem is about 10 points higher
than the citywide rate of
18%, according to data com-
piled by New York Univer-
sity’s Furman Center. More
than a fourth of Harlem’s
residents spend more than
half of their income on rent.
And the district has some
of the city’s highest rates of
homelessness for children.
Salaam said he’s eager
to address those crises and
more.
But his opponents say he
doesn’t know enough about
how local government
works to do so.
“No one should go
through what my opponent
went through, especially
as a child. Years later, after
he returns to New York,
Harlem is in crisis. We don’t
have time for a freshman to
learn the job, learn the issues
and relearn the community
he left behind for Stock-
bridge, Georgia,” Dickens
said, referring to Salaam’s
decision to leave the city
after his release from prison.
The storm produced 109
mph winds at Jayton in ad-
dition to hail more than 4
inches wide, Ziebell said,
and the weather service re-
ported a 97 mph wind gust
— the strongest ever re-
corded at Bush Interconti-
nental Airport in Houston
since data collection began
there in 1969. The previous
record there was 82 mph
during Hurricane Ike in
2008.
Much of the wind
damage near Houston —
downed trees, power lines
and fences — happened
north of the city.
Wednesday “was defi-
nitely a rare combination
of high-end wind shear and
storms of extreme instabil-
ity,” Ziebell said..
In Harris County, which
includes Houston, almost
two dozen cooling centers
were opened as nearly
90,000 customers remained
without power. Thurs-
day’s advisory warned the
heat index could reach 109
degrees .
Wednesday’s tornado
outbreak came six days
after a tornado left three
people dead and more than
100 injured in Perryton in
the northern Texas Panhan-
dle.
He returned to New York in
December.
Taylor knows that
Salaam’s celebrity is an
advantage in the race.
“I think that folks will
identify with him and the
horrendous scenario that
he and his colleagues under-
went for a number of years in
a prison system that treated
him unfairly and unjustly,”
Taylor said.
“But his is one of a thou-
sand in this city that we are
aware of,” Taylor added. “It’s
the Black reality.”
Harlem voter Raynard
Gadson, 40, is cognizant of
that factor.
“As a Black man myself,
I know exactly what’s at
stake,” Gadson said. “I don’t
think there’s anybody more
passionate about challeng-
ing systemic issues on the
local level in the name of
justice because of what he
went through,” he said of
Salaam.
During a recent debate
televised by Spectrum
WAR IN UKRAINE
Russian officials say missiles
strike key bridge to Crimea
By Susie Blann
Associated Press
KYIV, Ukraine —
Russia-appointed officials
in Crimea said that a bridge
between the Moscow-an-
nexed peninsula and
Russia-occupied areas in
southern Ukraine was hit by
missiles Thursday, threat-
ening a key supply link to
Russian forces amid the
early stages of a Ukrainian
counteroffensive.
The Russian military
has relied on the Chon-
gar bridge as the principal
connection to its forces in
the Kherson region, part
of which is controlled by
Moscow. Vladimir Saldo,
the Moscow-appointed
Kherson governor, said
the bridge was hit by air-
launched, U.K.-supplied
Storm Shadow missiles.
Ukrainian authorities,
who usually refrain from
commenting on specific
attacks, didn’t directly claim
responsibility for the strike.
Russia-appointed offi-
cials in Crimea said that
while it could take weeks
to fully repair the bridge,
traffic could continue on
one lane and noted that
two other crossings are
also available. But despite
attempts to downplay the
damage, the attack has hurt
Russian military logistics
at a time when Ukranian
forces are probing Russian
defenses in the initial stages
of a long-expected counter-
offensive.
Ukrainian authorities
have said that for the war
to end, Russia must with-
draw from Crimea, which
it illegally annexed in 2014,
as well as from the areas
that Moscow seized since
launching the full-scale in-
vasion 16 months ago.
Russian Defense Minis-
ter Sergei Shoigu warned
this week that Ukraine was
planning to use U.S.-made
HIMARS and U.K.-pro-
vided Storm Shadow
missiles to attack Russian
Chicago Tribune | Section 2 | Friday, June 23, 2023 5
News, Salaam repeat-
edly mentioned his arrest,
prompting Taylor to exclaim
that he, too, had been
arrested: At age 16, he was
caught carrying a machete
— a charge later dismissed
by a judge willing to give him
a second chance.
“We all want affordable
housing, we all want safe
streets, we all want smarter
policing, we all want jobs,
we all need education,”
Salaam said of the candi-
dates’ common goals. What
he offers, he said, is a new
voice that can speak about
his community’s struggles.
“I have no track record
in politics,” he conceded. “I
have a great track record in
the 34 years of the Central
Park jogger case in fight-
ing for freedom, justice and
equality.”
All three have received
key endorsements.
Black activist Cornel West
has backed Salaam. Dickens
has the backing of New York
City Mayor Eric Adams and
Medical workers attend to a cat Thursday at a Kyiv residential
building following an explosion and fire, believed to be gas-
related, that killed two people. SERGEI SUPINSKY/GETTY-AFP
territory, including Crimea.
He warned that use of those
missiles against targets
outside the combat zone
would “trigger immedi-
ate strikes on the deci-
sion-making centers on the
territory of Ukraine.”
But Thursday, Shoigu
sought to downplay the
importance of West-sup-
plied advanced weapons
as he reported to President
Vladimir Putin during a
session of Russia’s Security
Council.
“We understand that the
quantity that will be deliv-
ered in 2023 and that has
already been delivered will
not significantly affect the
course of hostilities,” Shoigu
said.
Shoigu declared that Rus-
sian forces have success-
fully fended off Ukrainian
attempts to break through
Russian defenses as part
of a counteroffensive that
began earlier this month.
He claimed that Ukrainian
troops are now regrouping
after suffering heavy losses,
noting that “the enemy still
has forces to continue offen-
sive operations.”
Shoigu said the Russian
military is forming addi-
tional reserves after draw-
ing an additional 166,000
volunteer soldiers this year,
after 300,000 reservists
former New York U.S. Rep.
Charlie Rangel. Taylor is
supported by the Carpen-
ter’s Union.
At a campaign rally for
Dickens, Rangel recounted
that Salaam had called to
say he was entering the
race. Rangel then quipped
that Salaam had a “foreign
name.” Salaam responded
pointedly on social media.
“I am a son of Harlem
named Yusef Salaam. I
went to prison because my
name is Yusef Salaam,” he
tweeted. “I am proud to be
named Yusef Salaam. I am
born here, raised here & of
here — but even if I wasn’t,
we all belong in New York
City.”
Rangel and Salaam
later talked and resolved
the matter, according to a
spokesperson for the Dick-
ens campaign.
Unlikely is an apology
from Donald Trump, who
in 1989 placed newspaper
ads before the group went
on trial with the blaring
headline, “Bring back the
death penalty.” The ads did
not mention any of the five,
but Salaam said the context
made it clear.
When asked by a reporter
in 2019 if he would ever
apologize, Trump said there
were “people on both sides”
of the matter.
“They admitted their
guilt,” Trump had said, of
the Central Park Five, refer-
ring to confessions that the
five later said were coerced.
“Some of the prosecutors,”
Trump added “think the city
should never have settled
that case. So, we’ll leave it at
that.”
When Trump appeared
in a Manhattan court in
April on charges of falsify-
ing business records, Salaam
mocked him with his own ad
on social media that visually
mimicked Trump’s from
long ago.
“Over 30 years ago,
Donald Trump took out
full page ads calling for my
execution,” Salaam tweeted
above the ad, headlined:
“Bring Back Justice & Fair-
ness.”
were mobilized on Putin’s
order in the fall.
Neither Putin nor Shoigu
made any mention of the
attack on the Chongar
bridge in their televised
comments at the start of a
security meeting.
In the opening days of
Russia’s February 2022
invasion, Russian troops
from Crimea pushed north
and quickly captured the
entire Kherson province.
Ukraine reclaimed the city
of Kherson and other areas
on the west bank of the
Dnieper that bisects the
province during its coun-
teroffensive in the fall.
Russia has continued to
hold onto the east bank. The
destruction of an upriver
dam this month caused
dozens of deaths and exten-
sive flooding on both sides.
Ukrainian commanders
say it also got in the way
of some of their plans for
taking Russian positions in
the area in the counterof-
fensive’s initial stages.
Addressing the overall
progress of the counterof-
fensive in Ukraine’s south
and east, Prime Minister
Denys Shmyhal said Thurs-
day that Ukraine’s army
had advanced more than 4
miles and retaken territory
that included eight villages
during the last two weeks.
6 Chicago Tribune | Section 2 | Friday, June 23, 2023
WAR IN UKRAINE
For POWs, a grim battle to survive
Ukrainian captives
freed in swaps detail
appalling conditions
By Carlotta Gall
The New York Times
ODESA, Ukraine — Shot
through the jaw and tongue
by a sniper’s bullet last year
in the last days of the grind-
ing siege at the Azovstal steel
plant in Ukraine, Senior Sgt.
Maksym Kushnir could not
eat or talk, and could barely
breathe.
But when he hobbled out
of a bunker last May with
hundreds of other wounded
Ukrainian soldiers in a
surrender negotiated with
Russian forces, there was no
medical help or any sign of
the Red Cross workers they
had been promised.
Instead, Kushnir, nine
years a soldier and a poet
since childhood, said he was
taken on a two-day bus jour-
ney into Russian-controlled
territory and left on a bed to
die, with his jaw shattered
and gangrene spreading
across his tongue.
“I thought it was the end,”
he said. “For the first three
to four days, they did not do
anything. They expected me
to die on my own.”
That Kushnir survived
and returned home to tell
the tale is one of the success
stories of the war.
Even as the two sides are
locked in full-scale conflict,
Ukrainian and Russian offi-
cials have been exchanging
hundreds of prisoners of
war almost weekly.
Yet the prisoner ex-
changes have also revealed
a grim reality.
Ukrainian soldiers have
come home with tales
of appalling suffering in
Russian captivity — execu-
tions and deaths, beatings
and electric shocks, a lack of
health care and near-starva-
tion rations.
Ukraine allows the Inter-
national Committee of the
Red Cross access to the
Russian prisoners of war it
is holding, an indication that
Russia had means to destroy dam, clues show
Drone footage seems
to portray rigged car
parked on structure
By Mstyslav Chernov
and Lori Hinnant
Associated Press
BERISLAV, Ukraine
— Russia had the means,
motive and opportunity to
bring down a Ukrainian dam
that collapsed earlier this
month while under Russian
control, according to drone
photos and information
obtained by The Associated
Press.
Two officials said Russian
troops were stationed in
a crucial area inside the
Kakhovka Dam where the
Ukrainians say the explo-
sion that destroyed it was
centered.
Images taken from above
also appear to show an
explosives-laden car atop
the structure. It’s not clear
the car ever exploded and
any such bomb would not
have been powerful enough
to bring down the dam, but
Ukrainian officials say the
photos show the Russians’
intent to rig it, and that they
had the access and control
to do so.
The dam’s destruction led
to deadly flooding, endan-
gered crops in the world’s
breadbasket, threatened
drinking water supplies for
thousands and unleashed an
environmental catastrophe.
Ukrainian commanders
say it also scuppered some
of their plans to take Russian
positions in a counteroffen-
sive that is now in its early
stages.
Each side has accused the
other of destroying the dam,
but the various Russian alle-
gations — that it was hit by
a missile or taken down by
explosives — fail to account
for a blast so strong that it
registered on seismic moni-
tors in the region.
Russia has benefited from
the timing of the massive
flooding that followed the
explosion — though areas
it occupies also experi-
enced a deluge and the
Ukrainian ex-POW Maksim Kolesnikov, freed in a prisoner swap, recalls the Russian beatings during an interview in Kyiv. DANIEL BEREHULAK/THE NEW YORK TIMES
it is meeting its obligations
under international conven-
tions of war.
Russia does not.
It restricts outside moni-
toring and has confirmed
the identities of only some
of those it is holding.
“It’s a classic abusive
relationship,” said Olek-
sandra Romantsova of the
Center for Civil Liber-
ties, a Ukrainian organiza-
tion that was awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize last year,
summing up the treatment
of Ukrainian prisoners.
It is unclear how many
Ukrainian soldiers are
POWs or missing in action.
Russia has provided only
partial lists of those it is
holding, and Ukraine does
not release any numbers.
But human rights organi-
zations say there are at least
8,000 to 10,000 prisoners,
A car loaded with what appears to be explosives sits atop the dam May 28. The dam collapsed June 6. UKRAINIAN MILITARY
consequences may have
been more extensive than
expected.
In the region around the
dam, the Dnieper River
forms the front line between
Russian and Ukrainian
forces, with Russian forces
in control of the dam itself.
Two Ukrainian com-
manders who had been in
the area but at different lo-
cations said the rising wa-
ters quickly swamped their
positions and Russian ones
and destroyed equipment,
forcing them to start all
over again with their plan-
ning and leaving them fac-
ing a much larger distance
to cover, all in mud.
One spoke on condition of
anonymity in order to reveal
more frankly the extent of
the problems caused by the
rising waters.
“It’s a regular practice,
to mine (places) before
a retreat,” said the other,
Illia Zelinskyi, commander
of Bugskiy Gard. “In this
context, their actions were
and Ukrainian officials did
not dispute those figures.
Among the POWs are
500 medical personnel and
hundreds of female soldiers
and wounded, said Andriy
Kryvtsov, chair of Military
Medics of Ukraine. He said
61 military medics remained
in captivity and called for
their release.
Former prisoners and
human rights groups say
Ukrainian captives, includ-
ing the wounded and preg-
nant female soldiers, have
been subjected to relentless
beatings.
Maksym Kolesnikov, 45,
was among more than 70
Ukrainian soldiers and four
civilians who were captured
in the days just after the
Russian invasion in Febru-
ary 2022, when Russian
troops overran his base near
the town of Hostomel, north
to disrupt some of our
supply chains as well as
complicate a crossing of the
Dnieper for us.”
In recent weeks, Ukraine’s
armed forces have reported
limited gains in the begin-
nings of a counteroffensive
to take back territory seized
by the Russians since their
invasion in February 2022.
Russian President Vlad-
imir Putin indirectly
acknowledged the advan-
tage to his forces last week,
although he maintained
Russia’s denials of respon-
sibility.
“This may sound weird,
but nonetheless. Unfortu-
nately, this disrupted their
counteroffensive in that
area,” he said.
Speaking before a meet-
ing of military correspon-
dents, he explained his
use of the word “unfortu-
nately” with bravado: “It
would have been better if
they had attacked there,” he
said. “Better for us, because
it would have ended very
of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital.
The men were taken for
interrogation to a filtration
camp in a disused factory,
where their commander
was beaten within earshot
of the unit.
The Russian network of
filtration camps, where mili-
tary and civilian Ukrainians
are screened and interro-
gated, have been criticized
for violations of human
rights.
After a few days, Kole-
snikov and his fellow detain-
ees were moved to a Russian
prison in the Bryansk region,
near the Ukraine border.
There, they were beaten.
“I was kneed in the face,”
he said.
The beatings continued
daily for a month.
The guards used rubber
truncheons, plastic piping,
wooden rulers and knotted
badly for them, attacking
there.”
In the days leading up to
the dam’s destruction June
6, Ukrainian military drone
videos showed dozens of
Russian soldiers encamped
on a bank of the Dnieper,
relaxed as they walked back
and forth to the dam with
no cover — suggesting their
confidence in their control
of the area and especially
the dam, which was strate-
gically crucial.
Photos from drone foot-
age dated May 28 showed
a car parked on the dam,
its roof neatly cut open to
reveal enormous barrels,
one with what appears to
be a land mine attached to
the lid and a cable running
toward the Russian-held
side of the river.
It’s not clear any car bomb
ever went off.
A satellite image in June
shows a fuzzy object on top
of the dam that could be the
vehicle — but it was taken at
such a distance and resolu-
pieces of rope, or just kicked
prisoners, he said.
Prisoners nicknamed
one group of guards “the
electricians” because they
tormented prisoners with
electric shocks.
He said he suffers from
a compressed spine from
malnutrition, and hip and
knee injuries from the
prolonged beatings.
Meanwhile, Kushnir, with
his broken jaw and gangre-
nous tongue, could not lie
down and sat with his head
in his arms for several days
without painkillers or anti-
biotics.
Eventually, he was moved
to another hospital where
doctors amputated his
tongue and wired his jaw
closed.
At the end of last June,
Kushnir and other wounded
men from Azovstal were
tion as to make it impossible
to know for sure.
A Ukrainian special forces
communications official
said the drone photos are
evidence the dam was
rigged.
He said he believed
the purpose of the car
was twofold: to stop any
Ukrainian advance on the
dam and to potentially
amplify the planned explo-
sion originating in the
machine room. Even if the
car exploded, it would not
have been sufficient to bring
down the dam.
The official spoke on
condition of anonymity
to preserve operational
secrecy.
Kakhovka is one of a
series of Soviet-era dams
along the Dnieper River
that were built to withstand
enormous force, amount-
ing to thousands of pounds
of explosives. They were
constructed in the wake of
the infamous World War
II “Dambusters” raids that
loaded onto buses and
driven to the front line to be
exchanged.
Back in Ukraine, he has
been through multiple oper-
ations and spent months
learning to talk again by
exercising the scar tissue at
the back of his throat.
His surgeon, Dr. Vasyl
Rybak, head of the depart-
ment of rehabilitation and
reconstructive surgery at a
hospital in Odesa, took bone
from his hip to reconstruct
his jaw, but when that did
not work, he inserted a tita-
nium jaw, created at a 3D
printing lab in the city of
Dnipro.
Next, Rybak plans to learn
from pioneers in India how
to create a new tongue for
his patient from muscle
tissue in his chest.
“He’s a hero,” he said of
Kushnir. “They all are.”
destroyed German dams.
Taking out the Mohne
dam in 1943, for instance,
required five 4.5-ton,
specially made “bounc-
ing bombs,” according to
the Imperial War Museum
archives, that were designed
to be dropped from airplanes
and skip along the water’s
surface before striking the
target.
Ukraine is not believed to
possess any single missile
with that kind of power.
Sidharth Kaushal, a
researcher with the London-
based Royal United Services
Institute, said the Ukraini-
ans are not believed to have
any missiles with a payload
greater than about 1,100
pounds.
Nor does it seem credible
that Ukrainian commandos
could have sneaked in thou-
sands of pounds of explo-
sives to blow the dam, which
was completely controlled
inside and out by Russian
soldiers for months.
As recently as the day
before the structure’s
collapse, Russians had set
up a firing position inside
the dam’s machine room,
where Ukrhydroenergo,
the agency that runs the dam
system, said the explosion
originated.
Ukrainian President Volo-
dymyr Zelenskyy said as
early as October 2022 that
the dam was mined.
Zelinskyi confirmed that
the explosion seemed to
come from the area where
the machine room is located.
He and an American official
familiar with the intelli-
gence both confirmed that
Russian forces had been
ensconced there for some
time.
The American offi-
cial spoke on condition of
anonymity.
The Institute for the
Study of War, an Amer-
ican think tank that has
monitored Russian actions
in Ukraine since the war
began, has assessed that “the
balance of evidence, reason-
ing, and rhetoric suggests
that the Russians deliber-
ately damaged the dam.”
 Chicago Tribune | Section 2 | Friday, June 23, 2023  7

NEWS BRIEFING

Supreme Court rules

against Navajo Nation
in water rights dispute
From news services
WASHINGTON — The
Supreme Court ruled
against the Navajo Nation
on Thursday in a dispute
involving water from the
drought-stricken Colorado
River.
States that draw water
from the river — Arizona,
Nevada and Colorado — and
water districts in California
that are also involved in the
case had urged the court to
decide for them, which the
justices did in a 5-4 ruling.
Colorado had argued that
siding with the Navajo
Nation would undermine
existing agreements and
disrupt the management of
the river.
The Biden administra-
tion had said that if the court
were to come down in favor
of the Navajo Nation, the
federal government could
face lawsuits from many
other tribes.
Lawyers for the Navajo
Nation had characterized
the tribe’s request as modest,
saying they simply were
seeking an assessment of
the tribe’s water needs and
a plan to meet them.
The facts of the case go
back to treaties that the tribe
and the federal government
signed in 1849 and 1868.
The second treaty estab-
lished the reservation as the
tribe’s “permanent home” —
a promise the Navajo Nation
says includes a sufficient
supply of water. In 2003
the tribe sued the federal
government, arguing it had
failed to consider or protect
the Navajo Nation’s water
rights to the lower portion
of the Colorado River.
Writing for a majority
made up of conservative
justices, Justice Brett Kava-
naugh explained that “the
Navajos contend that the
treaty requires the United
States to take affirmative
steps to secure water for the
Navajos — for example, by
assessing the Tribe’s water
needs, developing a plan to
secure the needed water,
and potentially building
pipelines, pumps, wells, or
other water infrastructure.”
But, Kavanaugh said, “In
light of the treaty’s text and
history, we conclude that the
treaty does not require the
United States to take those
affirmative steps.”
A federal trial court
initially dismissed the
lawsuit, but an appeals court
allowed it to go forward. The
Supreme Court’s decision
reverses that ruling from the
appeals court.
GOP presidential run:
Former Texas congressman
Will Hurd, a onetime CIA
officer and fierce critic of
Donald Trump, announced
Thursday that he’s running
for president, hoping to
build momentum as a more
moderate alternative to the
Republican front-runner.
Hurd, 45, served three
terms in the House through
January 2021, becoming
the chamber’s only Black
Republican during his final
two years in office.
“We need common
sense,” said Hurd, who
made the announcement
on “CBS Mornings,” adding,
“I believe the Republican
Party can be the party of the
future, not the past.”
The ex-congressman
has visited Iowa and New
Hampshire in recent
months. Trump’s recent
indictment on federal felony
charges for mishandling
classified documents could
potentially open the way for
critics like Hurd to gain trac-
tion in the primary.
Detained US reporter: A killed in the worst riot at a
Moscow court Thursday
ruled that Wall Street Jour-
nal reporter Evan Gersh-
kovich must remain in jail
on espionage charges until
at least late August, rejecting
the American journalist’s
appeal to be released.
The U.S. citizen was
Hajj pilgrimage: Muslim pilgrims pray Thursday in front of the Kaaba, a large cube-shaped building at the Grand Mosque in
Saudi Arabia. The faithful are converging on Mecca for the first full pilgrimage after three years when the COVID-19 pandemic
curbed the scale of one of Islam’s holiest rites. For pilgrims, it is the ultimate spiritual moment of their lives. AMR NABIL/AP
arrested in late March
while on a reporting trip.
A Moscow court ruled
last month to keep him in
custody until Aug. 30, but
his lawyers had challenged
the decision.
Gershkovich, 31, looked
tense and paced inside a
glass defendant’s cage while
waiting for the hearing to
begin at the Moscow City
Court.
While waiting for the
judge, Gershkovich smiled
and chatted with his parents,
who were present. U.S.
Ambassador Lynne Tracy
also attended.
Honduras prison riot:
Authorities in Honduras
began to hand over to rela-
tives the hacked, burned
corpses of 46 women
women’s prison in recent
memory.
Some of the bodies were
so badly burned they need
genetic testing or dental
studies to be identified,
said Yuri Mora, the spokes-
man for Honduras’ national
police investigation agency.
The picture that began
to emerge of Tuesday’s
violence at the women’s
prison in Tamara, Hondu-
ras, was one of a care-
fully planned massacre
of supposed rival gang
members by inmates
belonging to the notorious
Barrio 18 street gang.
The carnage has led to
calls for change to the coun-
try’s prison system and even
talk of whether Honduras
should emulate the dras-
tic zero-tolerance, no-priv-
ileges prisons set up in
neighboring El Salvador by
President Nayib Bukele.
Wyo. abortion pills: Abor-
tion pills will remain legal
in Wyoming for now, after
a judge ruled Thursday that
the state’s first-in-the-na-
tion law to ban them won’t
take effect July 1 as planned
while a lawsuit proceeds.
Attorneys for the state
of Wyoming failed to show
that the ban wouldn’t harm
the plaintiffs before their
lawsuit is resolved, Teton
County Judge Melissa
Owens ruled after hearing
arguments from both sides.
Meanwhile, those plaintiffs
“have clearly showed prob-
able success on the merits,”
Owens said.
While other states have
instituted de facto bans on
the medication by broadly
prohibiting abortion, only
Wyoming has specifically
banned abortion pills.
The U.S. Supreme Court
ruled in April that access to
one of the two pills, mifepri-
stone, may continue while
litigants seek to overturn the
Food and Drug Administra-
tion’s approval of it.
Wyoming’s abortion pill
ban is being challenged
by four women, two of
them obstetricians, and
two nonprofit organiza-
tions. One of the groups,
Wellspring Health Access,
opened as the state’s first
full-service abortion clinic
in years in April.
The plaintiffs are also
suing to stop a near-total
ban on abortion enacted in
Wyoming in March. Owens
has suspended that law,
too, and combined the two
lawsuits.
Kesha-Dr. Luke deal: Pop
star Kesha and producer
Dr. Luke have settled nearly
a decade of suits and coun-
tersuits over her accusation
that he drugged and raped
her and his claim that she
made it up and defamed
him, they announced Thurs-
day, with the singer saying
that “only God knows what
happened that night.”
Dr. Luke said he was
“absolutely certain that
nothing happened. I never
drugged or assaulted her.”
Terms of the deal were
not immediately disclosed,
as both she and he revealed
on Instagram that they had
agreed to “a resolution” of
the case and to a statement
from each of them. Messages
seeking comment were sent
to their attorneys.
The deal averts a trial that
had been scheduled for this
summer.
The court clash between
the multiplatinum-selling
singer and the Grammy-
nominated producer has
been playing out since 2014
and looming over both of
their careers.

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8 Chicago Tribune | Section 2 | Friday, June 23, 2023
 
A 2-wheeled fix for commuter blues
20% of residents in
Branson, Mo., live in
motels or homeless
By Richard Fausset
The New York Times

BRANSON, Mo — Chris-
tie Schubert fired up her
new motor scooter —
Taiwanese-made, with mod
midcentury Italian lines —
and zoomed off to work on
a Friday night in Branson,
the ultraconservative tour-
ist destination in the Ozarks
that touts itself as one of
the most “patriotic cities in
America.”
It was here, amid the
brassy country music variety
shows with their tributes to
the troops and salutes to the
flag, that Schubert, 43, once
blazed a path of excess and
poor choices. Eventually,
she was evicted, her car was
repossessed, and she found
herself living at first in the
woods, and later in one of
the old motels around the
city’s gaudy entertainment
strip.
By some estimates, close
to 20% of the people living
in Branson are homeless or Christie Schubert, a musical revue theater worker, gets on her scooter that Elevate Branson helped her buy in Branson, Mo. CHASE CASTOR/THE NEW YORK TIMES
staying in motels. They are
workers and drifters, service interrelated transportation But quality affordable ers, getting around can be tiny house community for job at Crazy Craig’s Cheeky
industry strivers and worn- and housing challenges. housing has been scarce. difficult. low-wage workers. “Behind Monkey Bar.
down honky-tonkers, some Such problems are shared The Branson Housing There is a limited down- all that, though, we have this “I’ve got an old car that’s
struggling with addiction, by many rural communities, Authority runs one 40-unit town tourist trolley, and really struggling population about to blow up on me at
some raising children under but in Branson, they have property for older adults and ride-share companies, but that’s serving these tourists. any point,” he said.
trying circumstances. been exacerbated by the disabled people. the latter can drain the pock- The city government, The workers are co-sign-
These days, Schubert, unique characteristics of a Locals say developers are ets of the working poor. Stallings said, can be averse ers on their scooter loans
who is recovering from place that Homer Simpson less interested in building Plans for the construction to confronting its toughest along with Elevate Branson,
drug addiction, has a new once described — at least housing for low-wage work- of a monorail or a gondola challenges, in part because making payments of about
job as an usher at the Clay according to Bart — as “like ers than custom vacation on the strip, to move tour- doing so would work against $160 per month toward
Cooper Theater, home to a Vegas, if it were run by Ned homes. Much of the afford- ists and workers alike, have Branson’s squeaky-clean eventually owning the vehi-
star-spangled musical revue. Flanders.” able housing that exists is a never materialized. image. cles outright.
And, miraculously, she In the 1980s and ’90s, long way from the jobs on The scooter idea was City officials declined to The nonprofit pays for
has the new scooter, a Branson, a city of about the strip. hatched by Elevate Bran- speak for this article. scooter training, insur-
model called a SYM Fiddle, 13,000 close to the Arkansas “You can find affordabil- son’s executive director, Stallings first heard about ance, maintenance, repairs,
the benefits of which she border, erupted as a kind of ity, but then you’re 5, 10, Bryan Stallings, 56, who a scooter program for the a helmet and motorcycle
described in the most Bran- country miracle, attracting 15, 20, 30 miles away from came to Branson in 1987 poor in Memphis, Tennes- jacket. At about $5 per day,
son-like of terms. aging and beloved musical your job,” said Jonas Arjes, to run a karaoke record- see, where a nonprofit called Stallings said, it is a rela-
“It feels like freedom,” she acts like Roy Clark, Mickey interim head of the local ing studio. Later, he had a MyCityRides has put more tive bargain, particularly
said. Gilley and Mel Tillis, who set chamber of commerce and religious awakening and than 450 working people on compared with a round-trip
Schubert is barely getting up theaters that drew heart- visitors bureau. founded Elevate Branson wheels. His fledgling proj- Uber ride.
by on her paycheck, but land fans by the busloads. That leaves many of the with his wife, Amy. ect in Branson, an extension On that Friday in May,
she was able to finance her Restaurants and T-shirt workers who power Bran- “A lot of tourists, a lot of of the Memphis project, had Schubert emerged from her
scooter with no money shops followed, as did son with a tough choice. Midwesterners, come to fewer than 20 participants motel, stubbed out a ciga-
down and no credit check opulent biblical dramas, a They can live on the out- Branson to celebrate Amer- as of early June. rette and cranked up her
as part of a new program Ripley’s Believe It or Not! skirts, with long commutes. ica, the American way of Early adopting locals are engine.
launched by a nonprofit museum, a Donald Trump- Or they can live in town, in life and Christian values,” already seeing benefits. Ryan Not long after, she reached
group, Elevate Branson, that themed gift store and plen- the motels. said Stallings, who plans Booth, 31, a scooter owner the theater parking lot, on
seeks to alleviate the city’s tiful low-paying jobs. But even for motel dwell- to soon build the city’s first who lives 15 miles from his time for her 5 p.m. shift.

Offering new hope after gang life

Pastors minister
to Salvadoran men
amid crackdown
By Maria Teresa
Hernandez
Associated Press

SAN SALVADOR, El
Salvador — The smell of
pineapple bread fills the
kitchen of “Vida Libre,” or
“free life,” a gang rehabilita-
tion program founded in El
Salvador by American pastor
Kenton Moody in 2021.
The trust that Moody puts
in former gang members is
not widely shared. Thou-
sands of lives have been
destroyed in this Central
American country after
decades of gang violence.
Over the past year, Pres-
ident Nayib Bukele’s secu-
rity forces have cracked
down harshly on gangs,
arresting more than 68,000
people suspected of crim-
inal involvement, though
human rights groups say
innocent people are also
being detained.
Ministries like Moody’s
are caught in the middle.
Dozens of men who were
part of evangelical rehabil- Children greet pastor Kenton Moody on May 3 at the Hosanna School in Santa Ana, El Salvador, in an area once controlled by gangs. SALVADOR MELENDEZ/AP
itation ministries were also
arrested and taken back to changing day by day, I can Many Salvadorans were dered: How can I truly help? sion and rehabilitation takes nonviolent lifestyle.
prison. Of the 38 members prove that I’m different,” he forced to internalize unwrit- “A church is the basis for time, Espinoza said. Some Evangelical-Pentecos-
of Vida Libre, 10 have been said. ten rules, such as avoid- supporting people to get say they want to leave, but tal congregations offer re-
detained by the government. The first of the big gangs ing enemy neighborhoods, ahead,” he said. he asks them to be patient. sources for transformation
Inside the Vida Libre were born far from El Salva- dressing according to gang His evangelical church, Others knock on his door — and expect converts to
complex, in the impov- dor. standards and paying extor- “La Puerta Abierta,” or to talk and, once in his office, stay away from crime, alco-
erished city of Santa Ana, To flee the country’s civil tion demands to survive. “open door,” is a cornerstone they just cry. hol and drugs.
Moody frequently hugs the war, half a million Salva- Last year, after a surge for social projects funded Not all evangelical “These organizations ad-
young men under his care dorans migrated to the in gang violence, Bukele mostly by U.S. donors. churches in El Salvador dress what they believe to
and assigns them chores. United States in the 1980s. issued an emergency decree Vida Libre, one of the open their doors to gang be the root causes of gang
On a recent day, Angel and The majority settled in Los that suspended certain civil church’s programs, takes in members, but in most affiliation and participa-
Kevin sprinkled sugar over Angeles and there, after liberties, including access to minors who are nearing the marginalized communities tion: poverty, weak schools
pastries in the bakery. Sal- joining Mexican criminal a lawyer and the right to be end of their prison sentence. there are pastors willing to and unemployment,”
vador replaced light bulbs in groups, the Mara Salvatru- informed of the reason for Its goal is to provide an take the risk. Brenneman said.
the barnyard. Moody asked cha 13, or MS-13, and Barrio an arrest. adequate transition to soci- “Within the evangelical In the last two decades,
that they be identified by 18 gangs were formed. About 5,000 people were ety, said Allan Espinoza, tradition, the worst sinner three Salvadoran presidents
their first names for their In the 1990s, the U.S. de- released after the govern- who leads the project. provides the Holy Spirit have imposed strict mea-
safety. ported 4,000 gang members ment failed to link them to The stigma of prison with the biggest opportunity sures to fight gangs. The two
Andy, 29, who crafts to El Salvador. The govern- criminal groups, according makes it difficult for ex-con- to demonstrate the power prior to Bukele failed in the
wooden key chains to sell, ment estimates the current to official records. victs to resume their studies of the Gospel and Jesus long term.
said a gang recruited him number of gang members is Moody founded Vida Li- or find employment. Vida to transform people,” said Brenneman said, “The
when he was 12. He joined as high as 76,000. bre after visiting a juvenile Libre offers workshops in Robert Brenneman, profes- crisis is larger than the gangs
Moody’s program two years After arriving in El Salva- prison where gang mem- agriculture, carpentry, auto- sor of criminal justice and … Salvadoran leaders have
ago after almost a decade in dor, MS-13 took control of bers from a nearby commu- motive painting and baking. sociology at Goshen College been able to scapegoat the
prison. over roughly half the terri- nity were jailed for burying Participants rise at 5 a.m. in Indiana. gangs and direct attention
“Maybe humanity sees tory and Barrio 18 most of a woman alive. Fearing they to attend a service, and they He spent years in Central away from the inequality
me as someone bad, but I the rest. A few spots were might return to gang life read the Bible daily. Break- America studying gang that drives so much of the
hope that with my attitudes considered neutral. upon their release, he won- ing the rules leads to expul- youth who wanted a stable, violence.”

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International affair
CUBS
Palatine native Tauchman excited about
making his 2nd appearance in England
By Meghan Montemurro
Chicago Tribune
Hours before the New York
Yankees’ flight departed for
England to play in the first
London Series in 2019, outfielder
Mike Tauchman was leaving the
Triple-A team hotel in Scranton,
Pa., when his phone rang.
The Yankees’ game was already
underway, a home finale before
embarking on the overseas trip,
when Tauchman was told to head
back to the hotel and pack his
stuff. The Yankees were putting
Giancarlo Stanton on the injured
list and needed Tauchman to
get to New York before the team
departed postgame for London
ahead of the inaugural two-game
series against the Boston Red Sox.
Tauchman, a Palatine native,
quickly called his wife, Eileen, who
caught a flight from Chicago to join
him on the trip.
Reflecting on his 2019 experi-
NBA DRAFT
Wembanyama goes No. 1
with massive expectations
By Brian Mahoney
Associated Press
NEW YORK — Victor Wemban-
yama was the presumed No. 1 pick
for months, the rare certainty in
an NBA draft process that’s often
a guessing game.
Yet as the clock above the stage
he was facing ticked all the way
down to zero, butterflies set in.
“Longest five minutes of my life,”
Wembanyama said.
The Spurs are confident he will
be worth the wait.
The Spurs took the 19-year-old
from France who arrives with
enormous expectations to become
basketball’s newest sensation on
Thursday night, triggering chants
of “Wemby! Wemby” from a group
Chicago’s best sports section, as judged by the Associated Press Sports Editors
ence ahead of his return trip with
the Cubs for a two-game series
versus the Cardinals on Saturday
and Sunday at London Stadium,
Tauchman laughed at the first
memory that popped in his head:
a record heat wave. London Stadi-
um’s recorded temperature at first
pitch was 92 degrees for the series
opener.
Fortunately the weather cooled
off for the second game, sitting at
75 degrees as it got underway.
“It felt like 1,000 degrees,”
Tauchman, laughing, told the
Tribune. “In that (soccer) stadium
where they don’t have any wind
on purpose, you’re just baking in
there. But it was really cool, the
crowds were awesome. And that
was my first time in Europe.”
More than 59,000 fans packed
London Stadium for each game,
which memorably featured lots of
scoring. The Yankees and Red Sox
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of Spurs fans waving signs from the
first row of seats in Barclays Center
in Brooklyn.
Wembanyama comes with far
more height and hype than most
No. 1 picks. Listed at 7-foot-4, he
dominated his French league in
his final season there, leading all
players in scoring, rebounding and
blocked shots.
Now he makes the move to the
NBA, perhaps as the best prospect
since LeBron James came out of
high school in 2003. Wembanyama
brings a package of skills that seem
perfect for the modern NBA and
too vast for one player, with the
size of a center and the shooting
and ballhandling ability of a guard.
He teared up as he left the stage
with his Spurs cap on and hugged
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his siblings, then joked afterward
after how quickly he was handed a
white-and-black No. 1 jersey with
his name already on the back.
“Someone knew this was
happening somehow,” he said.
Just about everyone did.
Wembanyama was the center
of attention throughout the draft
process and sat in the middle of the
green room — for the short time
he was there, anyway. He smiled
for young fans who screamed
“Victor!” as he walked around
the arena, even encouraging one
to throw him a basketball that he
signed and tossed back up into the
stands.
The Hornets took Alabama
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For Cubs fans who made trek overseas,
London Series exciting, bittersweet
By Meghan Montemurro
Chicago Tribune
LONDON — For longtime Cubs
fan Marci Watts, the London
Series represented the perfect
55th wedding anniversary gift for
her parents, who are diehard St.
Louis Cardinals fans.
The teams’ rivalry and a trip to
London created the perfect union
for the family’s split allegiance.
Watts grew up in the Peoria
area, which is well known for
its divided fan support between
the Cubs and Cardinals. Her best
friend was a Cubs fan and despite
her parents, Wayne and Sharen
Cinotto, supporting the Cardi-
nals, Watts gravitated toward the
lovable losers and fell in love with
Wrigley Field when making trips
to the city with her friend’s family
during the 1970s.
“It’s become a family tradition
to argue about them,” Watts told
the Tribune on Thursday from
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the team’s fan rally at Horse and
Guardsman pub. “I didn’t even
realize until I was older, in my
teens, that I was doing something
that was interesting, shall we say.”
However, those travel plans
in 2020 fell through when the
pandemic caused the cancel-
ation of the series. Watts, 56 of
Mount Prospect, again made
arrangements with her parents
when Major League Baseball
announced last year the Cubs
and Cardinals would finally play
a two-game series this weekend
at London Stadium, where West
Ham United’s Premier League
field has again been transformed
into a temporary baseball field.
Unfortunately, Watts’ parents,
both 80, were unable to make
the trip to London because her
mother became sick and is being
cared for by her father.
“I’m blessed because they still
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combined for 55 hits, 50 runs and 10 homers
during the two games.
“Hopefully we can give them another
show,” said Tauchman, who struck out in
two pinch-hit appearances during the series.
The Cubs-Cardinals matchups — featur-
ing Saturday starter Justin Steele and
Sunday starter Marcus Stroman — likely
won’t repeat those offensive numbers. Major
League Baseball moved back the fence at the
stadium, which originally was built for the
2012 Olympics and is now the home turf of
the Premier League’s West Ham United.
The 16-foot-high center-field wall is now
7 feet deeper at 392 feet, though it still would
be one of the shortest among big-league ball-
parks, while the power alleys added 5 feet to
reach 387. Down the line remains 330 feet.
The dimensions were adjusted because
of seat restructuring in the stadium, not to
combat the high scoring. The dugouts also
have been repositioned and foul territory
reduced.
“When you’re out at home plate and
you’re looking (out), it looks like you’re in
a totally different ballpark than you were in
2019,” Major League Baseball’s official field
consultant, Murray Cook, told the Associ-
ated Press. “The new dugouts and the new
seating configuration kind of pitch out like
they would typically down the foul line,
whereas in 2019 they were more a straight
line behind home plate.”
The Cubs and Cardinals were initially
supposed to play in London in June 2020
when the pandemic forced the cancellation.
“It’s one of the premier rivalries in the
game,” Tauchman said. “Over there (in the
U.K.), that’s something they can relate to
because of the nature of the football clubs
they follow and how passionate they are
with that. It’s exciting and cool to get to
experience the attempt to grow the game
a little more internationally and do some
different things.”
The Cubs left for England after Wednes-
day’s afternoon series finale in Pittsburgh.
Stroman gifted the team with Nintendo
Switches to help pass time on the flight and
potentially build team camaraderie. Mario
Kart was expected to be the go-to game.
Jameson Taillon said last week that he had
already been using his Nintendo Switch to
take on pitching coach Tommy Hottovy and
bullpen coach Chris Young in online battles
that have generated some friendly trash talk.
One of the biggest challenges of the Cubs’
trip will be navigating the physical grind of
playing two games overseas.
They get two off days, including a work-
out Friday, before Saturday’s series opener.
However, the Cubs get only Monday off
before beginning a seven-game homestand.
Their return flight Sunday will have them
landing in Chicago around midnight.
Tauchman learned from the 2019 London
trip that the most important part of body
recovery with this type of turnaround is
being well-rested in the seven to 10 days
leading up to it.
“The simple thing is sleep and hydration
because it’s tough,” Tauchman said. “But
we’ll be fine.
“Everybody in here has at least a dozen
stories playing on a couple hours of sleep,
but it’s worth it. It’s worth the experience.”
Most of the Cubs clubhouse already
understands what the hoopla around a
marquee event entails after they played in
the Field of Dreams game last year in Iowa.
The London Series will take that one-day
event to another level. Manager David Ross
pointed to the time change — London is six
hours ahead of Chicago — as one factor that
has been on his radar. He anticipates adjust-
ing plans as needed.
“I don’t have to play in the games, and
some days I’m tired when we get home from
the West Coast on an off day and you want to
bang BP and cancel this or cancel that,” Ross
said. “We’ll try to err on the side of checking
in with guys, seeing how they’re feeling and
try to balance as best we can.”
The Field of Dreams game and London
Series are reminders of the importance to
take in the moment during the grind of the
long season.
“It’s a really cool venue and experience
with the fans and your family and how cool
that is, it’s great for baseball,” Ross said. “You
want to obviously see the city and what’s
different, but there’s also work to do at some
point and I think our guys are professional
enough to enjoy the moment and also they’ll
be ready to play when it comes time to play
those games.”
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freshman forward Brandon Miller with the
No. 2 pick.
Scoot Henderson of the G League Ignite,
whose bling-filled jacket stood in sharp
contrast to Wembanyama’s solid green look,
was the No. 3 pick by the Trail Blazers.
It was during a two-game series between
teams featuring Wembanyama and Henderson
last October in Las Vegas that Wembanyama
solidified himself as the main man in this draft,
scoring 37 and 36 points in front of scouts and
some future opponents. His highlights, such
as a follow dunk of his own missed 3-pointer,
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wanted me to come,” Watts said as she
teared up. “They said it’s a once-in-a-life-
time thing and I had to go for them so that’s
what I did. It’s bittersweet because I’m
excited to be here, it’s great to see every-
thing, but it’s hard because they were
supposed to be with me. I was going to do
it for their 58th wedding anniversary this
year.
“Being a Cubs fan is a special and differ-
ent thing. I don’t think you can say the
same thing for the Cardinals. I’ve watched
my parents with Cardinals fans and it’s not
the same. There’s a camaraderie that we
have that’s completely different.”
Cubs fans packed the pub Thursday
afternoon as the festivities kicked off
the lead-up to Saturday’s series opener
at London Stadium. The radio broad-
cast team of play-by-play announcer Pat
Hughes, analyst Ron Coomer and broad-
caster Zach Zaidman led the program-
ming, which included visits with chairman
Tom Ricketts and pitcher Hayden Wesne-
ski.
At one point, Cubs fans near the front
started chanting, “Stroman! Stroman!”
directed toward Ricketts in regard to a
contract extension for ace Marcus Stro-
man. He told the crowd to send those
requests to president of baseball opera-
tions Jed Hoyer. The Stroman contract
talk again came up during a break from 670
The Score’s live broadcast when a Cubs fan
asked Ricketts about the pitcher’s future
in Chicago.
“Obviously he’s having a great season,”
Ricketts said. “He’s really been an inte-
gral part of the chemistry of the team.
Ultimately where that goes next year is in
Jed’s court, I really mean that. So we’ll see
where that ends up. It’s too early to spec-
ulate on that.”
The Cubs (36-38) come into the London
Series having won 10 of their last 12 games
and sit 3 1/2 games back of first-place
Cincinnati in the National League Central.
During a brief fan Q+A, Ricketts was asked
whether the Cubs will be buyers or sellers
as the Aug. 1 trade deadline approaches.
“Obviously we’re buyers right now,”
Ricketts said, prompting cheers. “Things
can come off the rails, but I don’t think they
will. I think what we have is a core that can
compete for the division and compete for
the playoffs and now it’s finding the miss-
ing parts to add to it.
“I think Jed had a really good offsea-
son. We came into this year thinking we’d
be contending for our division. ... All the
credit to (manager David Ross) and the
players for coming together.”
Greg, 57, and Jenny Galanos, 58, of
Fox River Grove, saw the Cubs’ series in
London as the perfect opportunity to come
across the pond and will be at Saturday’s
game. Both were born and raised Cubs
became can’t-miss content for basketball fans
during the past season.
Wembanyama is the Spurs’ third No. 1
pick and the first since Tim Duncan in 1997,
which led to a stretch of five NBA champion-
ships through 2014 before they struggled in
recent seasons. He became the first interna-
tional player drafted No. 1 without playing any
college basketball since Andrea Bargnani in
2006 and ended a run of 13 straight years where
a college freshman went first. Blake Griffin,
a sophomore in 2010, was the last No. 1 who
wasn’t a one-and-done.
Henderson was originally considered the
likely No. 2 pick before Miller passed him after
his outstanding season for the Crimson Tide.
But the 19-year-old believes the two years he
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Sisters Monica Wilson, left, and Amber Wilson came to London with Amber’s son Benjamin to
watch the Cubs play in the London Series.
fans; Jenny’s father served as a strong
influence on her fandom while Greg was
surrounded by Cubs fans growing up on
the northwest side.
“They were on TV all the time too so it
was easy to embrace them,” Greg Galanos
said. “They’re a global brand, honestly.
Everyone in the U.S. watches them because
they’d been on (WGN) around the coun-
try. So everywhere we go, we’ve been to
games all over the country, there’s always
Cubs fans. It’s not shocking they’re here
internationally. We’ve met people here
that are born and raised here and they’re
Cubs fans.”
The Cubs’ roots in Des Moines, Iowa,
span more than four decades as the site
of their Triple-A affiliation, and in the
process have helped spawn more fans.
That’s how sisters Monica, 46, and Amber
Wilson, 44, became devoted followers
of the Cubs. Their grandmother would
always have the Cubs’ 1:20 p.m. games on
during their summer visits.
“It always was part of my childhood
having the I-Cubs games to go to and the
Cubs on TV,” Monica Wilson said. “It was
so natural for me to be a Cubs fan. They
were so accessible through the broad-
casts.”
Although Monica Wilson and Amber
Wilson have since moved to Baltimore and
Houston, respectively, their fandom hasn’t
wavered, which now includes Amber’s
11-year-old son Benjamin, who also made
the trip to London. Benjamin’s first Cubs
game memorably was at Wrigley during
the 2016 World Series title season. He can’t
wait to watch his favorite pitcher, Stroman,
in person on an international stage Sunday.
They were originally supposed to make the
journey three years ago before the summer
series was called off.
Amber Wilson recalled how she would
played in the NBA’s minor league has him more
ready for NBA success.
“I’m the most prepared player in the draft.
That’s what I say,” Henderson said. “The fact
that I went there for two years just taught me so
much. On the court, as well, but a lot of things
off the court.”
Draft history was made with the Nos. 4 and
5 picks. Twins Amen and Ausar Thompson of
Overtime Elite became the first brothers to be
selected in the top 10 of the same draft, with
Amen going to the Rockets and Ausar follow-
ing to the Pistons.
“Means a lot to my family,” Amen Thomp-
son said. “We were going to be happy whoever
went first. For us to go back-to-back, be the first
twins to go back-to-back in the top five means
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listen to Cubs radio broadcasts with Benja-
min when he was young to help him fall
asleep. Benjamin had a chance to take a
photo with Hughes and Hall of Famer
Ryne Sandberg, who stopped by Thurs-
day’s event.
“I think MLB understands how loyal
we are, even if you’re in third place in
the National League Central this year, it
doesn’t matter,” Amber Wilson said. “You
buy the tickets even if you don’t know how
good they’re going to be. It doesn’t matter
because it’s the Cubs.”
Michelle Peterson, 56 of Glen Ellyn,
wasn’t surprised to see the pub packed.
“Because Cubs fans are the best fans,
right?”
Her husband Tom, 59, daughter Elise,
21, and Andrew Bylsma, 21 of Lombard,
weren’t missing out on a chance to see
their beloved Cubs play in an international
game. Born in Minnesota, Tom Peterson
initially supported the Twins until he
moved to the Chicago area around 8 years
old.
He didn’t need to look far if he needed
any convincing to change allegiance.
Cubs pitcher Milt Pappas was his fami-
ly’s new next-door neighbor — the former
All-Star’s driveway served as the street’s
elementary school bus stop.
“So, you’ve got to become a Cubs fan,”
Tom Peterson said with a grin. “It was the
classic story of coming home from school
to catch the last couple innings.”
The Petersons’ group initially planned
to only walk by the pub to check out the
hoopla from outside before continuing on
to more touristy sites in London. Those
plans quickly changed.
“This only happens once in my lifetime
likely,” Tom Peterson said. “Buckingham
Palace is not going anywhere. Big Ben will
be there.”
a lot.”
Anthony Black of Arkansas was taken sixth
by the Magic, ending the run of three straight
players who hadn’t gone to college. But then it
was right back to the international ranks when
the Pacers picked Bilal Coulibaly, Wemban-
yama’s teammate with Boulogne-Levallois
Metropolitans 92 whose stock soared in the
postseason as the team reached the finals in
the Pro A League. The Pacers dealt Coulibaly’s
rights to Washington for Houston forward
Jarace Walker, who was taken at No. 8.
The Nos. 10 and 12 picks were also swapped,
with the Mavericks taking Kentucky guard
Cason Wallace and dealing his rights to the
Thunder, who had taken Duke big man Dereck
Lively II.
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The Cubs are in London. Finally.

Initially scheduled to play the St. Louis Cardinals in the
London Series in 2020, the rescheduled games will take
place Saturday and Sunday at London Stadium.
Here’s what to know about the London Series, including
how — and what time — to watch the games.

Why were the games delayed 3 years?

One word: COVID.
The pandemic forced the cancellation of the series in the
shortened 2020 baseball season.
When the games were first announced in 2019, Anthony
Rizzo and Kris Bryant were photoshopped as Paul McCart-
ney and George Harrison on the iconic “Abbey Road” cover
to promote the London games. But Bryzzo is now gone, as is
former Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, who had the John
Lennon spot in the photo, retired after last season.

Have the Cubs played abroad before?

The Cubs are playing internationally for the second time.
They opened the 2000 season in Tokyo for two games
versus the New York Mets — the first regular-season games
outside North America. The Cubs won the first game 5-3 in
front of 55,000 at the Tokyo Dome on March 29, then lost
the next day 5-1.
That trip marked the end of extended absence for the
Cubs, who had been in the United States for a week and most
had not been home since mid-February at spring training.
“I know everybody in the clubhouse is ready to get home,”
then-manager Don Baylor said.
The Cubs also traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico — a U.S.
territory — to play a three-game series against the Montreal
Expos in 2003.

What’s the history of the series?

The weekend set will be the second time regular-season
MLB games will be played in the United Kingdom’s capital.
The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees played in the
inaugural series in 2019 at London Stadium. The Yankees
won both high-scoring games: 17-13 on June 29 and 12-8 on
June 30. The teams combined for 10 home runs.
Then-Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of
Sussex, attended the first game.
“Y.M.C.A.” and “Sweet Caroline” were both played during
the game, as per traditions at Yankee Stadium and Fenway
Park.
MLB plans to stage games in London in 2024 and 2026 —
with Paris being eyed as a host city in 2025.

Is London ready this time around?

White Sox starting pitcher Michael Kopech throws during the first inning Wednesday against the Rangers. QUINN HARRIS /AP
The fences were pushed back at London Stadium — but
MLB says that’s not due to 2019 slugfests. RANGERS 6, WHITE SOX 3 LATE WEDNESDAY

‘Little bit embarrassed’

The center-field wall will be 392 feet from the plate, 7
feet deeper than four years ago, as part of changes from seat
restructuring.
Even with the increase, the center-field fence would be
among the shortest in the majors. The 16-foot wall in center
field is back; it slopes down on both sides to 8 feet around
the rest of the outfield.
Down each line will be 330 feet — same as last time — but
the seating adjustments will bring fans closer to the field.
The Cubs will have the home dugout down the third-base
line for both games.
The artificial turf is from Montreal — the 2019 turf was
donated to the Farnham Park national baseball and softball
complex outside London — and the clay is again from Slip-
pery Rock, Pa.
London Stadium in 2021 upgraded to an LED lighting
system. Previously, the stadium lights were covered in
chicken wire to protect them from flying baseballs.
The venue was built for the 2012 Olympics and was
designed for minimal wind. It’s often still called Olympic
Stadium. Capacity is 62,500 for West Ham games.
Going to the games?
There are still tickets available for both games, starting at
about $116.85 on Saturday and down to $76.02 on Sunday.
Several “local” food options from Chicago and St. Louis
will be at London Stadium, including the London Series
Boomstick Hot Dog and Chilli Nachos, the St. Louis Donut
Burger, Cardinals and Cubs Dogs and Chicago Cheesy Bris-
ket Sandwich. Sorry, deep-dish pizza, better luck next time.
For London fans without tickets to the game, Trafalgar
Square is the place to be. The Square is being turned into
baseball central — including the game on three giant screens,
free of charge.
How to watch the games States-side
First pitch Saturday is slated for 6:10 p.m. in London,
which is 12:10 p.m. in Chicago. For Sunday, it’s 3:10 p.m. local
time and 9:10 a.m. in Chicago.
Justin Steele will start Saturday’s game for the Cubs, with
Marcus Stroman getting the nod Sunday.
Both games will get the national TV treatment: FOX on
Saturday and ESPN on Sunday.
See you then for high tea!
Associated Press contributed.
Another short start for Kopech
who left after only four innings
By LaMond Pope
Chicago Tribune
Michael Kopech didn’t allow a hit until there were two
outs in the third inning.
After the fourth inning, he was out of the game.
A high pitch count factored in manager Pedro Grifol’s
decision to make a pitching change for the fifth in the 6-3
loss to the Texas Rangers in front of 18,963 on Wednesday
at Guaranteed Rate Field.
“He’s thrown a lot,” Grifol said. “He had to work hard in
those four innings (throwing 86 pitches). I just decided it’s
one of those games where I’m going to give him a break.
Instead of running him up to 100-105 (pitches). He wanted
to go back out. He was good. Strong. But it was one of those
games I’m going to give him a break today. He’s got six days
of rest. Regroup and get back after it.”
Kopech allowed three runs on four hits with five strike-
outs and three walks in his shortest outing of the season in
terms of innings and pitches.
“If we didn’t have a day off tomorrow and if we didn’t
have some length back there (available in the bullpen),
I probably would have let him go back out,” Grifol said.
“But he’s thrown a lot. He’s made every start but one and
(the one) wasn’t a full five days (of rest), just gave him a
couple of days extra (off, prior to a May 19 start against
Kansas City).
“I think all these guys at some point need a little bit of
a break. Today was a good day since we had a couple of
long guys back there, we felt we could cover the game and
actually give him a break. Today was a good day to do that.”
Jonah Heim hit a three-run homer in the fifth against
reliever Jimmy Lambert, making it 6-1, and the Sox couldn’t
climb out of the hole.
The Sox got four hitless relief innings from Touki
Toussaint in his debut with the team, but they could only
produce four hits while dropping the series finale to the
American League West-leading Rangers. Coupled with
Minnesota’s extra-innings win against Boston, the Sox are
5 1/2 games out of first in the AL Central.
The Sox lost two of three in the series and eight of 11
overall.
It’s the second straight start Kopech didn’t make it
through five innings after allowing one run on six hits in 4
1/3 innings (102 pitches) on Friday at Seattle.
“I feel all right,” Kopech said. “And more so, to be frank, a
little bit embarrassed about how I’ve been pitching. I know
what this team needs and I know I’ve been not giving that.
To not be getting more than five innings per start, especially
in my last few, it’s embarrassing to say the least.
“I’ll be better.”
Kopech said he understood Wednesday’s decision from
a larger perspective.
“There’s a bigger thought process to this season,” said
Kopech, who is 3-6 with a 4.06 ERA in 15 starts. “I can
appreciate what he has to say, keeping me resting and
everything. As a competitor I wanted it (but) as a part of
this team, I knew I didn’t have it today. So, I did understand
the move. Just wanted to be better. He saw a bigger picture
and I can appreciate that.
“I didn’t have it today. He saw that. To be able to go out
there and do what I needed to do to go deeper and help the
team win, to be honest we are looking for wins right now.
To not be in a position to do my best to help the team win is
a tough pill to swallow. I’ve got a few days before the next
one and prepare for that one with a little bit extra rest. He
made note of that.”
The Sox suffered a setback before the first pitch when
catcher Yasmani Grandal was scratched with right knee
soreness. He’s day to day. Grifol said Grandal slipped doing
his pregame work.
“He probably could have gone but it’s risky when you’ve
got two (catchers) and one guy comes out in the first or
second inning,” Grifol said. “We decided to go ahead and
give him the day.”
Kopech is already looking ahead to his next day on the
mound.
“The idea today was to throw strikes and get ahead and
(I) did a really poor job of that,” Kopech said. “And I know
that (the Rangers) are a good team. I needed to put myself
in good leverage and I gave them a lot of leverage today
and wasn’t able to do what I need to do. The next one I’ll
be better.”

MLB

Ex-scouts file age discrimination suit

Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa receives a bouquet from a
Japanese woman during the opening ceremony of the game
against the Mets in Tokyo on March 29, 2000. AFP
Associated Press
Seventeen former Major League Baseball scouts who
say they were discriminated against because of their age
sued the league, its teams and Commissioner Rob Manfred
on Wednesday.
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Denver.
The former scouts allege violations of the federal Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 along with laws
in 11 states and New York City.
The plaintiffs are headed by former Cubs scout James
S. “Jim” Benedict, who was terminated in 2020. They seek
class-action certification.
The scouts, ranging from age 55 to 71, allege they were
discriminated against from 2020-22. They say MLB and
the teams “have acted to prevent the reemployment of
older scouts or refused the reemployment of older scouts.”
They also say an MLB provision that offsets scouts’ sala-
ries when they sign with a new team — but are still being
paid by a previous team from which they’ve been fired — is
discriminatory.
MLB said in a statement it looks “forward to refuting
these claims in court” but would not comment on pend-
ing litigation.
The former scouts also allege MLB in 2015 ended a list-
ing of scouts eligible for employment, the decision to end
the MLB Scouting Bureau in 2018 was discriminatory
and MLB used analytics and the coronavirus pandemic as
pretexts to eliminate older scouts.
“This lawsuit is about age discrimination within a sport
that supposedly values history, tradition and putting the
best possible product on the field,” lawyer Mitchell C.
Abeita, of Kilgore & Kilgore, said in a statement.
The former scouts allege violations of laws in Alabama,
Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts,
Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Utah.
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BASEBALL

American League National League

EAST W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY
Tampa Bay 52 26 .667 — — 4-6 L-1 32-9 20-17
Baltimore 45 28 .616 4½ +5 6-4 L-1 22-13 23-15
New York 41 34 .547 9½ — 4-6 L-1 23-18 18-16
Toronto 41 35 .539 10 ½ 5-5 W-2 19-13 22-22
Boston 39 37 .513 12 2½ 6-4 L-2 21-18 18-19
EAST W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY
Atlanta 48 26 .649 — — 8-2 W-8 24-15 24-11
Miami 43 33 .566 6 +1 6-4 W-1 23-15 20-18
Philadelphia 38 36 .514 10 3 7-3 L-2 19-13 19-23
New York 34 40 .459 14 7 4-6 L-2 17-15 17-25
Washington 28 46 .378 20 13 2-8 L-1 13-27 15-19

CENTRAL W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY
Minnesota 38 38 .500 — — 5-5 W-2 23-19 15-19
Cleveland 36 38 .486 1 4½ 6-4 W-4 19-17 17-21
Detroit 32 41 .438 4½ 8 6-4 W-1 17-19 15-22
Chicago 32 44 .421 6 9½ 3-7 L-1 18-19 14-25
Kansas City 21 54 .280 16½ 20 3-7 W-1 10-28 11-26
CENTRAL W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY
Cincinnati 40 35 .533 — — 10-0 W-11 20-18 20-17
Milwaukee 38 36 .514 1½ 3 4-6 L-1 22-18 16-18
Chicago 36 38 .486 3½ 5 8-2 W-3 20-17 16-21
Pittsburgh 34 40 .459 5½ 7 0-10 L-10 18-19 16-21
St. Louis 31 44 .413 9 10½ 4-6 L-1 13-21 18-23

WEST W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY
Texas 46 28 .622 — — 5-5 W-1 24-13 22-15
Houston 41 34 .547 5½ — 4-6 W-2 22-19 19-15
Los Angeles 41 35 .539 6 ½ 6-4 L-2 20-16 21-19
Seattle 36 37 .493 9½ 4 5-5 W-1 21-17 15-20
Oakland 19 58 .247 28½ 23 2-8 L-8 9-29 10-29
WEST W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY
Arizona 46 30 .605 — — 5-5 W-2 23-18 23-12
San Francisco 42 33 .560 3½ +½ 9-1 L-1 21-18 21-15
Los Angeles 41 33 .554 4 — 5-5 W-2 22-14 19-19
San Diego 36 39 .480 9½ 5½ 5-5 W-1 19-20 17-19
Colorado 29 48 .377 17½ 13½ 2-8 L-8 16-19 13-29

BOX SCORES TODAY’S PITCHING COMPARISON

ATLANTA 5, PHILADELPHIA 1 (10)
Atlanta AB R H BI SO AVG
Acuna Jr. rf 5 1 1 0 1 .324
Albies 2b 5 0 1 0 1 .267
Riley 3b 4 1 2 2 1 .262
Ozuna dh 4 1 1 2 0 .241
Olson 1b 4 0 0 0 2 .230
d’Arnaud c 3 0 0 0 2 .252
Rosario lf 2 0 0 0 1 .269
a-Pillar ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 .263
c-Murphy ph 1 0 0 0 1 .286
Hilliard lf 0 1 0 0 0 .246
Arcia ss 4 0 0 0 2 .333
Harris II cf 4 1 2 1 0 .254
TOTALS 37 5 7 5 11 Minnesota AB R H BI SO AVG
Philadelphia AB R H BI SO AVG
Schwarber lf 5 0 0 0 3 .187
Turner ss 2 0 0 0 1 .243
Castellanos rf 4 0 0 0 3 .311
Harper dh 3 0 0 0 0 .296
Realmuto c 4 1 0 0 1 .257
Stott 2b 4 0 1 0 1 .295
Bohm 3b 3 0 1 1 0 .264
Clemens 1b 4 0 0 0 0 .232
Marsh cf 2 0 2 0 0 .269
b-Pache ph-cf 1 0 0 0 1 .324
TOTALS 32 1 4 1 10 E: Hill (1), Garcia (4). LOB: Arizona
Atlanta 000 000 000 5 5 7 0
Philadelphia 000 000 000 1 1 4 0
a-grounded out for Rosario in the
7th. b-struck out for Marsh in the 8th.
c-struck out for Pillar in the 9th. LOB:
Atlanta 7, Philadelphia 7. 2B: Albies (14),
Harris II (9). HR: Ozuna (14), off Marte.
RBIs: Harris II (21), Riley 2 (37), Ozuna 2
(32), Bohm (46). SB: Turner (13), Harris II
(8), Acuna Jr. (32). SF: Bohm.
Runners left in scoring position:
Atlanta 4(Arcia, Ozuna 2, d’Arnaud);
Philadelphia 3(Schwarber 2, Real-
muto). RISP: Atlanta 3for 13; Philadel-
phia 1for 4. Runners moved up: Acuna
Jr., Arcia. GIDP: Castellanos.
DP: Atlanta 1(Riley, Albies, Olson).
ATLANTA IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Elder 7 3 0 0 2 6 2.40
Minter 1 0 0 0 0 3 5.19
Iglesias, W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4.12
Anderson 1 1 1 0 1 0 3.26
PHILADELPHIA IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Nola 6 2 0 0 2 5 4.38
Soto 1 0 0 0 1 1 4.71
Alvarado 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.33
Kimbrel 1 0 0 0 0 3 4.34
Marte, L, 0-1 1 4 5 4 0 2 8.64
IBB: off Alvarado (Riley). HBP: Elder
(Turner). PB: Realmuto (3).
Umpires: Home, Ramon De Jesus; First,
Lance Barrett; Second, Alex MacKay;
Third, Alfonso Marquez.
Time: 2:57. A: 39,570(42,901).
SAN DIEGO 10, SAN FRANCISCO 0
San Diego AB R H BI SO AVG
Kim ss 3 2 1 1 0 .251
Tatis Jr. rf 4 1 0 0 0 .281
Soto lf 3 2 2 0 1 .268
Odor 2b-3b 1 0 0 0 1 .216
Machado 3b 4 2 2 3 0 .258
a-Carpenter 1b 0 0 0 0 0 .178
Sanchez c 5 2 3 3 1 .214
Crnnwth 2b-1b-2b
5 1 1 1 0 .211
Cruz dh 3 0 1 2 1 .235
Dixon 1b-lf 4 0 0 0 2 .190
Grisham cf 4 0 1 0 0 .204
TOTALS 36 10 11 10 6 Sanchez rf 4 0 0 0 0 .265
San Francisco AB R H BI SO AVG
Slater lf
Matos rf
4 0 0 0 2
4 0 0 0 1
.404
.259
Estrada 2b 4 0 0 0 3 .282
Davis 3b 3 0 0 0 0
Conforto dh 3 0 0 0 3
.282
.228
Pederson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 .266
Schmitt ss 3 0 0 0 2 .256
Bailey c 2 0 2 0 0 .318
Sabol c 1 0 0 0 1 .256
Villar 1b-p 3 0 1 0 1 .159
Johnson cf 3 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 30 0 3 0 14
.163
San Diego 303 130 000 10 11 0
San Francisco 000 000 000 0 3 0
a-walked for Machado in the 9th.
LOB: San Diego 5, San Francisco 3.
2B: Machado (11), Cruz (5).
HR: Sanchez (7), off Wood; Machado
(9), off Wood; Kim (6), off Junis.
RBIs: Sanchez 3 (18), Machado 3 (32),
Kim (22), Cronenworth (26), Cruz 2 (20).
Runners left in scoring position: San
Diego 2(Cronenworth, Kim); San Fran-
cisco 2(Slater, Johnson). RISP: San
Diego 5for 10; San Francisco 0for 2.
GIDP: Cronenworth, Tatis Jr.. DP: San
Francisco 2(Estrada, Schmitt, Villar;
Estrada, Schmitt, Pederson).
SAN DIEGO IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Snell, W, 4-6
Garcia
6 3 0 0 0 11 3.22
1 0 0 0 0 2 5.73
Kerr 2 0 0 0 0 1 3.60
SAN FRANCISCO IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Wood, L, 2-2
Junis
31/3 4 6 6 4 2 5.17
32/3 7 4 4 0 3 4.84
Manaea
Villar
1 0 0 0 1 1 5.72
1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Pitches-Strikes: Snell 97-57; García
10-8; Kerr 17-12; Wood 76-49; Junis
62-46; Manaea 12-6; Villar 8-4.
Batters Faced: Snell 21; García 3; Kerr
6; Wood 18; Junis 18; Manaea 3; Villar 3.
WP: Snell. Umpires: Home, Junior
Valentine; First, Jose Navas; Second,
Manny Gonzalez; Third, Quinn Wolcott.
Time: 2:19. A: 38,638(41,915).
AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS
through Wednesday’s games
BATTING AVERAGE G AB H R AVG.
Hays Bal 67 248 80 40 .323
Bichette Tor
Yoshida Bos
75 319 101 38 .317
66 257 78 39 .304
Y.Díaz TB 63 241 73 47 .303
Verdugo Bos
Taveras Tex
71
60
284 86 51 .303
214 64 37 .299
Merrifield Tor 68 248 74 30 .298
J.Ramírez Cle 70 279 82 43 .294
Ohtani LAA 74 284 83 49 .292
Arozarena TB 73 257 75 46 .292
Home Runs: Ohtani, Los Angeles,
24; Judge, New York, 19; Robert Jr.,
Chicago, 18; Alvarez, Houston, 17;
Devers, Boston, 17; Burger, Chicago, 16;
A.García, Texas, 16; Trout, Los Angeles,
15; Jung, Texas, 15; 3 tied at 14.
RBIs: A.García, Texas, 58; Devers,
Boston, 58; Ohtani, Los Angeles, 58;
Alvarez, Houston, 55; J.Naylor, Cleve-
land, 55; Heim, Texas, 54; Semien,
Texas, 54; Arozarena, Tampa Bay, 50;
Paredes, Tampa Bay, 49; Bichette,
Toronto, 46.
Pitching: McClanahan, Tampa Bay,
11-1; Eovaldi, Texas, 9-3; Cole, New
York, 8-1; Kremer, Baltimore, 8-3; Eflin,
Tampa Bay, 8-3; Ryan, Minnesota, 8-4;
Gibson, Baltimore, 8-4; Javier, Houston,
7-1; Gausman, Toronto, 7-3; M.Pérez,
Texas, 7-3.
MINNESOTA 6, BOSTON 0
Boston AB R H BI SO AVG
Ja.Duran cf 4 0 0 0 2 .286
Turner dh 4 0 1 0 0 .284
Yoshida lf 4 0 0 0 0 .304
Devers 3b 3 0 1 0 0 .238
Duvall rf 3 0 0 0 2 .300
Casas 1b 3 0 0 0 2 .216
Wong c 3 0 0 0 3 .238
D.Hamilton ss 3 0 1 0 0 .333
Reyes 2b 1 0 0 0 0 .303
Hernandez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 .224
TOTALS 30 0 3 0 9 TOTALS 28 1 3 1 7 KC Greinke (R) 1-7 4.81 3-12 0-0 4.0 4.50 0-2 14.1 7.53
Julien 2b 1 0 0 0 1 .255
a-Solano ph-1b
1 0 0 0 0 .277
Correa ss 4 1 1 1 0 .216
Kirilloff 1b 1 0 0 0 1 .262
b-Farmer ph-2b
2 1 0 0 0 .262
Buxton dh 4 2 2 2 0 .215
Kepler rf 4 0 1 0 1 .201
Lewis 3b 4 0 2 1 0 .319
Jeffers c 4 1 2 0 1 .255
Castro lf 4 1 1 0 0 .248
Taylor cf 4 0 1 2 1 .223
TOTALS 33 6 10 6 5
Boston 000 000 000 0 3 0
Minnesota 221 010 00x 6 10 0
a-walked for Julien in the 2nd. b-flied
out for Kirilloff in the 2nd. LOB: Boston
3, Minnesota 6. 2B: Taylor (9), Jeffers
(7). HR: Correa (10), off Garza; Buxton
(12), off Garza; Buxton (13), off Walter.
RBIs: Correa (36), Buxton 2(27), Taylor
2(24), Lewis (12). SB: Lewis (1).
Runners left in scoring position:
Boston 0; Minnesota 2(Castro, Taylor).
RISP: Boston 0for 0; Minnesota 2for 8.
Runners moved up: Buxton, Kepler. DP:
Boston 1(D.Hamilton, Ja.Duran, Devers,
Ja.Duran).
BOSTON IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Garza, L, 0-2 1 4 3 3 0 2 5.14
Walter 62/3 6 3 3 3 2 4.05
Jacques 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 2.08
MINNESOTA IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Ryan, W, 8-4 9 3 0 0 0 9 2.98
Inherited runners-scored: Walter 1-1,
Jacques 1-0. Umpires: Home, Chris
Guccione; First, Edwin Moscoso;
Second, Nate Tomlinson; Third, David
Rackley. T: 2:15. A: 28,553(38,544).
MIAMI 6, PITTSBURGH 4
Pittsburgh AB R H BI SO AVG
Hayes 3b 4 1 2 1 1 .259
McCutchen dh 3 0 0 0 2 .260
Joe lf-rf 4 1 1 0 2 .248
Santana 1b 4 1 1 1 2 .227
Castro ss-2b 4 0 0 0 1 .247
Suwinski cf-lf 4 0 0 0 4 .221
H.Davis rf 2 1 1 1 1 .167
Marcano ss 0 0 0 0 0 .238
a-Delay ph 1 0 0 0 0 .282
Bae 2b-cf 3 0 0 0 2 .250
Hedges c 3 0 0 0 0 .165
TOTALS 32 4 5 3 15 Hernandez ss-cf 3 0 0 0 1 .226
Miami AB R H BI SO AVG
Arraez 2b 3 1 1 0 0 .397
Soler dh 4 1 1 0 2 .252
De La Cruz lf 4 1 1 2 1 .274
Cooper 1b 4 2 3 3 0
Berti 3b 4 0 2 0 0
.238
.278
Wendle ss 3 0 1 1 1 .255
Fortes c 4 0 0 0 1 .243
J.Davis cf 3 1 1 0 0
TOTALS 33 6 10 6 5
.278
Pittsburgh 000 200 020 4 5 0
Miami 010 000 05x 6 10 2
a-grounded out for Marcano in the 9th.
E: Fortes (9), Wendle (2). LOB: Pitts-
burgh 3, Miami 5. 2B: Santana (17),
Hayes (16), Cooper (8), J.Davis (4).
HR: H.Davis (1), off Nardi; Hayes (5), off
Nardi; Cooper (9), off Mlodzinski.
RBIs: Santana (35), H.Davis (1), Hayes
(31), Wendle (8), De La Cruz 2 (41),
Cooper 3 (33). SF: Wendle.
Runners left in scoring position: Pitts-
burgh 1(Joe); Miami 0. RISP: Pittsburgh
0for 2; Miami 4for 5. Runners moved
up: Sanchez. GIDP: Hedges. DP: Miami
1(Wendle, Arraez, Cooper).
PITTSBURGH IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Keller
Moreta
7 5 1 1 0 5 3.45
0 2 3 3 1 0 3.82
Mlodzinski, L, 0-1, 1 3 2 2 0 0 5.79
BS, 0-1
MIAMI IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Garrett 7 3 2 1 0 13 3.64
Nardi
Brazoban, W, 2-1
2/3 2 2 2 1 1 2.78
1/3 0 0 0 0 0 3.65
Puk, S, 10-11 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.08
Moreta pitched to 3batters in the 8th
Inherited runners-scored: Mlodz
inski 3-3, Brazoban 1-0.
HBP: Garrett (H.Davis).
Umpires: Home, Edwin Jimenez; First,
Alex Tosi; Second, Todd Tichenor;
Third, Tony Randazzo.
Time: 2:16. A: 8,261(37,446).
NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS
through Wednesday’s games
BATTING AVERAGE G AB H R AVG.
Arraez Mia 69 264 105 31 .398
Acuña Jr. Atl
Freeman LAD 74
74 299 97 64 .324
294 95 60 .323
Castellanos Phi 72 283 88 44 .311
Carroll Ari
Stott Phi
73
70
262 78 57 .298
285 84 31 .295
L.Thomas Was 72 287 84 50 .293
W.Smith LAD 54 188 55 34 .293
Meneses Was 69 281 82 29 .292
K.Marte Ari 70 270 78 53 .289
Home Runs: Alonso, New York, 23;
Soler, Miami, 21; Olson, Atlanta, 21;
Schwarber, Philadelphia, 20; Muncy,
Los Angeles, 18; Betts, Los Angeles,
17; Albies, Atlanta, 17; J.Martinez, Los
Angeles, 16; Carroll, Arizona, 16; 6 tied
at 15.
RBIs: Albies, Atlanta, 53; Olson, Atlanta,
52; Alonso, New York, 51; Lindor,
New York, 51; Arenado, St. Louis, 50;
C.Walker, Arizona, 49; J.Martinez, Los
Angeles, 48; Freeman, Los Angeles, 47;
3 tied at 46.
Pitching: Gallen, Arizona, 9-2; M.Kelly,
Arizona, 9-3; Stroman, Chicago, 9-4;
Kershaw, Los Angeles, 9-4; Gibaut,
Cincinnati, 8-1; Strider, Atlanta,
8-2; Keller, Pittsburgh, 8-3; Wacha,
San Diego, 7-2; Steele, Chicago, 7-2;
T.Walker, Philadelphia, 7-3.
Strikesout: Strider, Atlanta, 136; Keller,
Pittsburgh, 108; Gallen, Arizona, 104;
Kershaw, Los Angeles, 103; Greene,
Cincinnati, 100; Aa.Nola, Philadelphia,
98; Wheeler, Philadelphia, 98; M.Kelly,
Arizona, 96; Webb, San Francisco, 96;
Gore, Washington, 95.
CLEVELAND 6, OAKLAND 1
Oakland AB R H BI SO AVG
Ruiz cf 4 0 0 0 1 .266
Diaz ss-3b 3 0 1 1 0 .218
Noda 1b 3 0 0 0 2 .236
Perez c 4 0 0 0 0 .243
Rooker rf 3 0 0 0 1 .247
Peterson 2b 4 0 0 0 1 .213
Bride 3b 1 0 1 0 0 .222
a-Wade ph-ss 1 0 1 0 0 .200
Langeliers dh 3 0 0 0 2 .199
Kemp lf 2 1 0 0 0 .179
Cleveland AB R H BI SO AVG
Kwan lf 3 1 1 0 0 .264
Rosario ss 3 0 0 1 0 .255
Ramirez 3b 3 0 1 1 1 .294
J.Naylor dh 4 0 0 0 2 .290
Bell 1b 4 1 1 1 0 .233
Fry 1b 0 0 0 0 0 .240
Gimenez 2b 4 1 1 0 1 .241
Arias rf 2 1 0 0 2 .202
Straw cf 3 1 2 1 1 .242
Gallagher c 2 1 0 0 2 .134
TOTALS 28 6 6 4 9
Oakland 000 010 000 1 3 0
Cleveland 000 020 04x 6 6 0
a-singled for Bride in the 7th. LOB:
Oakland 5, Cleveland 3. 3B: Straw (3).
HR: Bell (7), off Sears. RBIs: Diaz (12),
Bell (32), Straw (12), Rosario (21),
Ramirez (45). SB: Gimenez (8). CS:
Ramirez (4), Kwan (2). SF: Diaz.
Runners left in scoring position:
Oakland 2(Langeliers 2); Cleveland 3
(Gimenez 2, Gallagher). RISP: Oakland
0for 2; Cleveland 2for 6. Runners
moved up: Ruiz. LIDP: Kemp. DP:
Oakland 1(Perez, Peterson, Perez);
Cleveland 1(Rosario, Bell, Rosario).
OAKLAND IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Sears, L, 1-5 7 4 2 2 1 8 4.10
Rios 1 2 4 4 4 1
36.00
CLEVELAND IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Allen 4 2 0 0 3 5 3.68
Sandlin, W, 3-3 2 0 1 1 1 1 3.29
De Los Santos, H, 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 2.90
Morgan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.72
WP: Rios(2).
Umpires: Home, Cory Blaser; First,
Carlos Torres; Second, Jeremy Riggs;
Third, Brock Ballou.
Time: 2:28. A: 23,969(34,788).
LATE WEDENSDAY: LATE WEDNESDAY: Boston at Chi. White Sox, 3:10p.m.
MINNESOTA 5, BOSTON 4 (10)
Boston AB R H BI SO AVG
Ja.Duran cf-lf-cf
5 0 0 0 3 .292
Verdugo rf 5 1 2 0 0 .303
Turner dh 4 2 2 2 0 .284
Devers 3b 5 0 1 1 3 .237
Yoshida lf 3 0 1 0 0 .308
1-Hamilton ss 0 1 0 0 0 ---
c-Duvall ph 0 0 0 0 0 .313
2-Reyes pr-ss 0 0 0 0 0 .308
Casas 1b 5 0 2 1 1 .219
Arroyo 2b 4 0 2 0 1 .264
McGuire c 1 0 0 0 0 .267
a-Wong ph-c 2 0 0 0 1 .242
b-Refsnyder lf 1 0 0 0 1 .277
TOTALS 38 4 10 4 11 Texas 6, Chi. White Sox 3
Minnesota AB R H BI SO AVG
Julien 2b 3 1 2 0 0 .258
Farmer 2b 2 0 1 1 0 .266
Kirilloff 1b 4 0 1 0 1 .264
Correa ss 4 0 0 1 1 .215
Buxton dh 4 1 1 0 2
Kepler rf 4 1 2 2 2
.210
.200
Lewis 3b
Gallo lf
4 1 1 0 0
2 0 0 0 2
.308
.185
Castro lf 2 1 0 0 0 .248
Vazquez c 3 0 1 1 0
Taylor cf 3 0 0 0 1
.227
.222
TOTALS 35 5 9 5 9 TOTALS 29 3 4 3 4 elected Thursday to start
Boston
Minnesota
101 010 010 0 4 10 0
021 001 000 1 5 9 2
One out when winning run scored.
a-grounded out for McGuire in the 6th.
b-pinch hit for Hernandez in the 9th.
c-intentionally walked for Hamilton in
the 10th. 1-ran for Yoshida in the 8th.
2-ran for Duvall in the 10th.
E: Taylor (2), Kirilloff (2).
LOB: Boston 9, Minnesota 5. 2B: Devers
(17), Casas (11), Buxton (10), Julien (7),
Lewis (2). 3B: Verdugo (4).
HR: Turner (11), off Gray; Kepler (9), off
Whitlock. RBIs: Devers (58), Turner 2
(40), Casas (25), Kepler 2 (21), Vazquez
(16), Correa (35), Farmer (16).
SB: Turner (4), Hamilton (1). CS: Arroyo
(1). S: Taylor.
Runners left in scoring position: Boston
6(Casas, Yoshida 2, Hernandez 2,
Wong); Minnesota 2(Correa, Taylor).
RISP: Boston 3for 15; Minnesota 2for
6. Runners moved up: Casas, Kirilloff,
Correa.
BOSTON IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Whitlock 7 8 4 4 0 6 4.50
Martin 1 0 0 0 0 2 1.99
Jansen 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.92
Ort, L, 1-1 1/3 1 1 0 1 0 6.00
MINNESOTA IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Gray 5 6 3 3 2 5 2.56
Stewart
Jax, H, 9
1 2 0 0 0 2 0.78
1 1 0 0 0 0 3.38
Jh.Duran, BS, 9-11
2 1 1 1 1 2 1.55
Moran, W, 1-2 1 0 0 0 1 2 4.45
IBB: off Moran (Duvall), off Ort
(Vazquez). WP: Whitlock.
Umpires: HP, David Rackley; 1B, Chris
Guccione; 2B, Edwin Moscoso; 3B,
Nate Tomlinson. Time: 2:53. A: 23,912
ALL STAR STARTER FINALISTS
TOP OVERALL VOTE-GETTERS
AL: Shohei Ohtani, DH, LAA 2,646,307
NL: Ronald Acuña Jr., OF, Atl 3,082,600
The All-Star starters will be revealed on
June 29 at 7 p.m.
AMERICAN LEAGUE FINALISTS
C: Adley Rutschman, Baltimore
C: Jonah Heim, Texas
1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Toronto
1B: Yandy Díaz, Tampa Bay
2B: Marcus Semien, Texas
2B: Whit Merrifield, Toronto
3B: Josh Jung, Texas
3B: Matt Chapman, Toronto
SS: Bo Bichette, Toronto
SS: Corey Seager, Texas
OF: Aaron Judge, N.Y. Yankees
OF: Mike Trout, L.A. Angels
OF: Randy Arozarena, Tampa Bay
OF: Yordan Alvarez, Houston
OF: Kevin Kiermaier, Toronto
OF: Adolis García, Texas
NATIONAL LEAGUE FINALISTS
C: Sean Murphy, Atlanta
C: Will Smith, L.A. Dodgers
1B: Freddie Freeman, L.A. Dodgers
1B: Matt Olson, Atlanta
2B: Luis Arraez, Miami
2B: Ozzie Albies, Atlanta
3B: Nolan Arenado, St. Louis
3B: Austin Riley, Atlanta
SS: Orlando Arcia, Atlanta
SS: Francisco Lindor, N.Y. Mets
DH: J.D. Martinez, L.A. Dodgers
DH: Bryce Harper, Philadelphia
OF: Mookie Betts, L.A. Dodgers
OF: Corbin Carroll, Arizona
OF: Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Arizona
OF: Michael Harris II, Atlanta
ARIZONA 5, WASHINGTON 3
Arizona AB R H BI SO AVG
Perdomo 2b 3 1 2 0 0 .297
Marte dh 5 1 1 3 1 .289
Carroll rf 4 2 1 0 0 .298
Walker 1b 4 0 1 0 0 .271
Gurriel Jr. lf 3 0 2 0 0 .280
Rivera 3b 3 0 0 1 2 .316
A.Thomas cf 4 1 0 0 2 .215
Ahmed ss 4 0 0 0 3 .228
C.Kelly c 4 0 2 0 0 .190
TOTALS 34 5 9 4 8 TM PITCHERS TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERA W-L IP ERA
Washington AB R H BI SO AVG
L.Thomas rf 4 1 2 1 1 .293
Garcia 2b 4 0 0 0 0 .279
Candelario 3b 3 0 0 0 1 .253
Garrett lf 4 0 0 0 1 .254
K.Ruiz dh 4 1 3 0 0 .240
Chavis 1b 4 0 0 0 1 .244
R.Adams c 4 1 3 2 1 .304
Hill cf 4 0 1 0 1 .286
Abrams ss 4 0 0 0 3 .228
TOTALS 35 3 9 3 9
Arizona 100 100 300 5 9 0
Washington 001 000 002 3 9 2
6, Washington 6. 2B: K.Ruiz (10). HR:
Marte (12), off Weems; L.Thomas (12),
off Henry; R.Adams (3), off Manti-
ply. RBIs: Rivera (20), Marte 3(37),
L.Thomas (37), R.Adams 2(9). SB:
Carroll (22). SF: Rivera.
Runners left in scoring position:
Arizona 0; Washington 2(Hill, Abrams).
RISP: Arizona 2for 4; Washington 1for
5. GIDP: Marte, Candelario. DP: Arizona
1(Ahmed, Perdomo, Walker); Washing-
ton 2(Garcia, Abrams, Chavis; Garcia,
Abrams, Chavis).
ARIZONA IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Henry, W, 4-1 62/3 7 1 1 1 5 4.31
Castro 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 3.56
Chafin 1 0 0 0 0 2 2.73
Mantiply 1/3 2 2 2 0 1 5.27
McGough, S, 5-8 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 2.50
WASHINGTON IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Irvin, L, 1-4 6 5 2 1 1 6 4.71
Weems 1 1 3 0 1 0 1.74
Abbott 2 3 0 0 0 2 1.00
Inherited runners-scored: Castro 1-0.
HBP: Irvin (Gurriel Jr.). Umpires: Home,
Doug Eddings; First, Mike Estabrook;
Second, Brian Walsh; Third, Erich
Bacchus. T: 2:33. A: 13,251(41,376).
TEXAS 6, CHI. WHITE SOX 3
Texas AB R H BI SO AVG
Semien 2b 5 1 1 0 0 .276
Seager ss 4 0 0 0 1 .358
Lowe 1b 2 1 1 1 0 .273
Garcia rf 4 1 1 0 2 .263
Jung 3b 4 0 0 0 4 .275
Heim c 4 2 2 3 0 .276
Duran dh 4 1 2 2 1 .310
Jankowski lf 2 0 0 0 1 .298
J.Smith lf 0 0 0 0 0 .204
Taveras cf 4 0 0 0 1 .299
TOTALS 33 6 7 6 10
White Sox AB R H BI SO AVG
Benintendi lf 4 0 0 0 1 .272
Vaughn 1b 4 1 1 1 1 .241
Robert Jr. cf 3 1 1 0 0 .263
Jimenez dh 3 0 1 1 0 .253
Burger 3b 4 0 0 0 0
Frazier rf 3 1 1 0 0
.230
.204
a-Sheets ph 1 0 0 0 1 .232
Andrus ss 3 0 0 0 0 .206
Remillard 2b 2 0 0 0 0
Zavala c 2 0 0 1 1
.294
.147
Texas 001 230 000 6 7 1
Chi. White Sox 100 001 100 3 4 0
a-struck out for Frazier in the 9th.
E: Seager (6). LOB: Texas 6, Chicago 4.
2B: Lowe (19), Jimenez (8), Frazier (1).
HR: Duran (9), off Kopech; Heim (10),
off Lambert; Vaughn (11), off Perez.
RBIs: Lowe (41), Duran 2 (30), Heim
3 (54), Jimenez (30), Vaughn (44),
Zavala (11). SB: Duran (4). SF: Zavala.
S: Remillard.
Runners left in scoring position: Texas
3(Garcia 2, Jankowski); Chicago 2
(Benintendi, Burger).
RISP: Texas 2for 5; Chicago 0for 5.
Runners moved up: Zavala. GIDP:
Taveras, Jimenez. DP: Texas 1(Seager,
Semien, Lowe); Chicago 1(Remillard,
Andrus, Vaughn).
TEXAS IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Perez, W, 7-3 7 4 3 2 2 2 4.38
Sborz, H, 8 11/3 0 0 0 0 1 2.70
W.Smith 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 2.83
WHITE SOX IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Kopech, L, 3-6 4 4 3 3 3 5 4.06
Lambert
Toussaint
1 3 3 3 1 1 6.85
4 0 0 0 2 4 0.00
Pitches-Strikes: Pérez 100-59; Sborz
15-8; W Smith 7-4; Kopech 86-46;
Lambert 30-20; Toussaint 49-29.
HBP: Sborz (Robert Jr.). WP: Kopech.
Umpires: Home, Clint Vondrak; First,
John Libka; Second, James Hoye; Third,
D.J. Reyburn. T: 2:26. A: 18,963(40,241).
ON THIS DATE
JUNE 23
1993: Seattle OF Jay Buhner hits for the
cycle in the Mariners’ 8 - 7, 14-inning
win over the Athletics. He is the first
Mariner player to ever hit for the cycle..
2003: Stealing second base at Pacific
Bell Park in the 11th inning, Barry
Bonds becomes the first player to hit
500 home runs and steal 500 bases in
his career. The Giants’ left fielder may
not only be the charter member of the
500-500 club, many believe, including
him, he will most likely be its only
member, as no one else may ever reach
this plateau.
2008: Felix Hernandez hit the first
grand slam by an American League
pitcher in 37 years, then departed
with a sprained ankle before he could
qualify for a win in Seattle’s 5-2 victory
over the New York Mets. The shot to
right-center off Johan Santana was the
first home run by a pitcher in Mariners
history, and the first slam by an AL
hurler since Cleveland’s Steve Dunning
went deep against Oakland’s Diego
Segui on May 11, 1971.
2013: David Wright homered, tripled
and matched a Mets record with four
extra-base hits to back Matt Harvey’s
splendid start in a lopsided 8-0 victory
over Philadelphia. Wright went 4 for
5 with two of New York’s season-high
seven doubles.
2020: After the Players Association rati-
fied proposed COVID-19 safety proto-
cols, an abbreviated 60-game season
will begin July 23rd or 24th.
INTERLEAGUE 2023 2022 VS OPP LAST 3 STARTS
TM PITCHERS TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERA W-L IP ERA
Mil Miley (L) 4-2 3.28 6-3 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-1 11.2 6.17
Cle Bieber (R) 6:10p 5-4 3.50 6-9 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-1 20.0 2.70
LAA Sandoval (L) 4-6 4.08 5-8 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-2 15.1 6.46
Col Freeland (L) 7:40p 4-8 4.48 5-10 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-2 16.1 5.51
Hou France (R) 2-2 3.42 3-5 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-1 20.1 2.66
LAD Sheehan (R) 9:10p 0-0 0.00 0-1 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-0 6.0 0.00
AMERICAN LEAGUE 2023 2022 VS OPP LAST 3 STARTS
TB Eflin (R) 5:40p 8-3 3.26 10-3 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-2 17.1 3.12
Min Maeda (R.) 0-4 9.00 0-4 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-3 11.0 12.27
Det Wentz (L.) 5:40p 1-7 6.82 5-8 0-1 6.0 3.00 0-2 15.0 4.80
Sea Gilbert (R) 4-4 4.31 6-8 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-1 15.1 5.28
Bal Gibson (R) 6:05p 8-4 3.94 9-6 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-1 17.1 4.15
Tex Dunning (R) 6-1 2.78 4-4 1-0 3.1 5.40 2-0 16.2 4.86
NYY Schmidt (R) 6:05p 2-6 4.65 4-11 0-1 5.0 9.00 0-1 16.0 3.38
Oak Kaprielian (R) 2-6 6.38 2-8 0-0 6.0 1.50 2-0 17.1 2.60
Tor Bassitt (R) 6:07p 7-5 4.16 8-7 1-0 8.0 2.25 1-1 14.2 7.98
Bos Bello (R) 4-4 3.49 7-4 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-1 20.0 2.70
ChW Giolito (R) 7:10p 5-4 3.54 6-9 1-0 6.0 1.50 1-0 18.0 1.50
NATIONAL LEAGUE 2023 2022 VS OPP LAST 3 STARTS
TM PITCHERS TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERA W-L IP ERA
Atl Smith-Shawver (R) 1-0 2.02 2-0 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-0 11.0 2.45
Cin Weaver (R) 5:40p 1-2 6.47 6-5 0-0 1.0 0.00 0-0 13.1 10.13
Pit Ortiz (R) 1-3 4.30 2-5 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-1 12.0 4.50
Mia Luzardo (L) 5:40p 6-5 4.09 10-5 0-0 0.0 0.00 2-1 17.0 4.24
NYM Senga (R) 6-4 3.53 8-5 1-0 7.0 0.00 1-1 16.1 3.86
Phi Walker (R) 6:05p 7-3 4.31 10-5 0-1 4.0 6.75 3-0 20.0 0.45
Was Corbin (L) 4-8 4.89 7-8 0-1 5.1 3.38 0-3 17.0 4.76
SD Musgrove (R) 8:40p 5-2 4.22 6-4 0-0 6.0 1.50 2-0 17.0 3.18
Ari Davies (R) 1-3 7.10 4-3 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-2 13.1 9.45
SF Webb (R) 9:15p 6-6 3.11 7-8 0-0 7.0 1.29 2-0 19.1 4.19
TEAM REC: Team’s Record in games started by today’s pitcher.
VS OPP: Pitcher’s record versus this opponent.
RESULTS, SCHEDULE
AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE
THURSDAY’S RESULTS THURSDAY’S RESULTS
Minnesota 6, Boston 0 Arizona 5, Washington 3
Cleveland 6, Oakland 1 Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 1 (10)
Kansas City 6, Tampa Bay 5 San Diego 10, San Francisco 0
Seattle 10, N.Y. Yankees 2 Miami 6, Pittsburgh 4
SATURDAY’S GAMES SATURDAY’S GAMES
Seattle at Baltimore, 3:05p.m. Chi. Cubs at St. Louis, 12:10p.m.
Texas at N.Y. Yankees, 3:05p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 3:05p.m.
Oakland at Toronto, 3:07p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 3:05p.m.
Atlanta at Cincinnati, 3:10p.m.
Kansas City at Tampa Bay, 3:10p.m. Milwaukee at Cleveland, 3:10p.m.
Milwaukee at Cleveland, 3:10p.m. Pittsburgh at Miami, 3:10p.m.
Houston at L.A. Dodgers, 6:15p.m. Houston at L.A. Dodgers, 6:15p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 6:15p.m. Washington at San Diego, 7:40p.m.
L.A. Angels at Colorado, 8:10p.m. L.A. Angels at Colorado, 8:10p.m.
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
Toronto 6, Miami 3 Toronto 6, Miami 3
Tampa Bay 7, Baltimore 2 Cincinnati 5, Colorado 3
Detroit 9, Kansas City 4 Chi. Cubs 8, Pittsburgh 3
Houston 10, N.Y. Mets 8 Arizona 5, Milwaukee 1
N.Y. Yankees 4, Seattle 2 Houston 10, N.Y. Mets 8
Cleveland 7, Oakland 6 Washington 3, St. Louis 0
Minnesota 5, Boston 4 (10) L.A. Dodgers 2, L.A. Angels 0
San Francisco 4, San Diego 2
L.A. Dodgers 2, L.A. Angels 0 Atlanta at Philadelphia, ppd.
AROUND THE HORN
„ MLB: Two-way star third straight decision, strik-
Shohei Ohtani of the Angels ing out 11 and allowing three
and Braves outfielder singles in six innings.
Ronald Acuña Jr. were „ Guardians: Josh Bell
homered off an “Ohio” sign
in the July 11 All-Star Game beyond the left-field wall
at Seattle’s Safeco Field. and Myles Straw hit an RBI
Ohtani led the AL with triple, leading the Guardians
2,646,307 votes and make to a 6-1 win and three-game
his third straight All-Star sweep of the Athletics.
start at designated hitter. „ Diamondbacks: Ketel
He also was the American Marte hit a three-run homer
League’s starting pitcher in over the Nationals’ bullpen
2021. Acuña led all players in right field, leading the
with 3,082,600 ballots and Diamondbacks to a 5-3 win
was elected to start for the Thursday. Tommy Henry
fourth time. (4-1) earned his first win
„ Nationals: Nationals since May 31.
manager Dave Martinez was „ Braves: Marcell Ozuna
ejected in the fifth inning of hit a two-run homer to cap
Thursday’s game against a five-run 10th, and the
the Diamondbacks, then Braves beat the Phillies 5-1
kicked dirt near the plate Thursday for their eighth
and crouched in response straight win.
to being tossed by crew „ Rays: Rays ace Shane
chief Doug Eddings. “I’m McClanahan left Thursday
going to protect my play- night against the Royals
ers, and that’s all there is to because of mid-back tight-
it,” Martinez said after the ness. Soon after reliever
Nationals’ 5-3 loss. Kevin Kelly started warm-
„ Twins: Former American ing up in the bullpen, Rays
League Cy Young Award manager Kevin Cash and a
winner Dallas Keuchel has trainer went to the mound
agreed to a minor league with two outs in the fourth
contract with the Twins. and the game tied at 2. After
The 35-year-old left-hander a discussion, McClanahan
was 2-9 with a 9.20 ERA in left the field.
14 starts last year with the „ Yankees: Aaron Judge
White Sox, Diamondbacks is getting closer to resum-
and Rangers. He was ing baseball activities, and
released by the Rangers on Giancarlo Stanton is moving
Sept. 4 and had been a free back into the outfield on
agent. ... Joe Ryan pitched a occasion for the Yankees. On
three-hitter for the Twins’ the same day Willie Calhoun
first complete-game shutout became the latest Yankees
in five years, Byron Buxton outfielder to land on the
became the first player in injured list, the slumping
at least nine seasons to hit a Stanton played the field for
pair of 460-foot home runs the first time since return-
in a game and the Twins beat ing June 1 from a strained
the Red Sox 6-0 Thursday. left hamstring.
Ryan (8-4) pitched his first „ Pirates: The Pirates
complete game in 47 big placed outfielder Bryan
league starts, striking out Reynolds on the 10-day
nine and walking none. injured list Thursday retro-
„ Padres: Manny Machado active to Tuesday because
and Gary Sánchez hit three- of lower back inflamma-
run homers and the Padres tion. Reynolds last played
beat the Giants 10-0 to end on Sunday. He’s hitting .279
the Giants’ 10-game winning with eight homers and 40
streak. Blake Snell won his RBIs.
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SCOREBOARD
NBA COLLEGE BASEBALL SOCCER GOLF

2023 DRAFT SELECTIONS
Draft: Thursday at Barclays Center,
Brooklyn, N.Y.
FIRST ROUND
1. SA: Victor Wembanyama, C, France
2. Char: Brandon Miller, SF, Alabama
3. Por: Scott Henderson, PG, GL Ignite
4. Hou: Amen Thompson, PG, Team OTE
5. Det: Ausar Thompson, SG, Team OTE
6. Orl: Anthony Black, SG, Arkansas
7. Was: Bilal Coulibaly, SF, France
8. Ind: Jarace Walker, PF, Houston
9. Utah: Taylor Hendricks, PF, UCF
10. OkC: Cason Wallace, PG, Kentucky
11. Orl: Jett Howard, SG, Michigan
12. Dal: Dereck Lively II, C, Duke
13. Tor: Gradey Dick, SG, Kansas
14. NO: Jordan Hawkins, SG, UConn
15. Atl: Kobe Bufkin, PG, Michigan
16. Utah: Keyonte George, SG, Baylor
17. LAL: Jalen Hood-Schifino, PG, Indiana
18. Mia: Jaime Jaquez Jr, SF, UCLA
19. GS: Brandin Podziemski, G, Santa Clara
20. Hou: Cam Whitmore, SF, Villanova
21. Brk: Noah Clowney, F, Alabama
22. Brk: Dariq Whitehead, G/F, Duke
23. Por: Kris Murray, PF, Iowa
24. Sac: Olivier-Maxence Prosper,
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
At Charles Schwab Field, Omaha, Neb.
(Double Elimination, x-if necessary)
Thursday’s result
G14: #5 LSU 2, #1 Wake Forest 0 (11)
LSU advanced to title game
Wednesday’s results
G11: #2 Florida 3, TCU 2,
Florida advanced tot title series
G12: #5 LSU 5, #1 Wake Forest 2
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-3)
Florida (53-15) vs. LSU (52-16)
Saturday: Game 1, 2 p.m.
Sunday: Game 2, 6 p.m.
x-Monday: Game 3, 6 p.m.
WNBA
EAST W L Pct GB
Connecticut 11 3 .786 —
New York 7 3 .700 2
Washington 8 4 .667 2
Atlanta 5 6 .455 41/2
Chicago 5 8 .385 51/2
Indiana
WEST
4 7 .364 51/2
W L Pct GB
MLS
EASTERN W L T PT GF GA
Cincinnati 13 1 4 43 30 16
Nashville 10 4 5 35 28 14
New England 9 3 6 33 31 22
Philadelphia 9 5 4 31 30 19
Atlanta 7 4 8 29 37 31
Columbus 8 6 4 28 36 26
Orlando City 7 5 6 27 25 22
CF Montréal 8 9 1 25 20 27
D.C. United 6 8 5 23 26 26
Charlotte FC 6 8 5 23 27 35
Chicago 4 6 8 20 24 28
New York City FC 4 7 8 20 20 25
N.Y. Red Bulls 4 6 8 20 13 18
Toronto FC 3 6 10 19 17 24
Inter Miami CF 5 12 0 15 16 24
WESTERN W L T PT GF GA
Los Angeles FC 9 3 5 32 26 16
Saint Louis City SC 9 7 2 29 35 23
Seattle 8 7 4 28 24 18
Houston 8 7 3 27 24 22
San Jose 7 6 6 27 22 24
FC Dallas 7 7 5 26 21 22
Real Salt Lake 7 7 5 26 23 29
Austin FC 6 8 4 22 21 27
Vancouver 5 5 7 22 27 21
Portland 5 8 6 21 21 26
KPMG WOMEN’S PGA
CHAMPIONSHIP
1st of 4 rounds, Lower Course, Spring-
field, N.J., 6,621 yards; Par: 71
Lee-Anne Pace 34-32—66 -5
Brooke Henderson 32-35—67 -4
Xiyu Lin 33-34—67 -4
Ruoning Yin 34-33—67 -4
Wichanee Meechai 34-34—68 -3
Celine Borge 34-35—69 -2
Ayaka Furue 35-34—69 -2
Esther Henseleit 34-35—69 -2
Leona Maguire 34-35—69 -2
Yuka Saso 35-34—69 -2
Jenny Shin 33-36—69 -2
Celine Boutier 34-36—70 -1
Allisen Corpuz 35-35—70 -1
Grace Kim 35-35—70 -1
Alexa Pano 34-36—70 -1
Rose Zhang 36-34—70 -1
Hye Jin Choi 35-36—71 E
Daniela Darquea 37-34—71 E
Perrine Delacour 34-37—71 E Kristaps Porzingis was part of a three-team deal that sent
Ally Ewing 33-38—71 E him to the Celtics and Marcus Smart to the Grizzlies.
Linn Grant 33-38—71 E
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Eun-Hee Ji 35-36—71 E
Ariya Jutanugarn 33-38—71 E
Nanna Koerstz Madsen 35-36—71 E
Jeongeun Lee6 36-35—71 E
NBA

Paul, Smart,
F, Marquette Sporting KC 5 9 6 21 23 29 Morgane Metraux 35-36—71 E
Las Vegas 11 1 .917 —
25. Mem: Marcus Sasser, PG, Houston Minnesota United 5 7 5 20 15 22 Annie Park 36-35—71 E
Dallas 6 6 .500 5
26. Ind: Ben Sheppard, SF, Belmont LA Galaxy 3 9 5 14 16 29 Mel Reid 36-35—71 E
Los Angeles 5 7 .417 6
27. Char: Nick Smith Jr, PG, Arkansas Colorado 2 9 7 13 14 27 Paula Reto 35-36—71 E
Minnesota 4 9 .308 71/2
28. Utah: Brice Sensabaugh, SF, Ohio State Three points for win, one point for tie. Marissa Steen 33-38—71 E
Seattle 3 8 .273 7½

Porzingis dealt
29. Ind: Julian Strawther, SF, Gonzaga Jasmine Suwannapura 35-36—71 E
Phoenix 2 9 .182 8½
30. LAC: Kobe Brown, PF, Missouri. SATURDAY’S MATCHES Samantha Wagner 36-35—71 E
CF Montréal at Charlotte FC, 6:30p.m. Jaravee Boonchant 38-34—72 +1
SECOND ROUND THURSDAY’S RESULTS
Nashville at Columbus, 6:30p.m. Carlota Ciganda 36-36—72 +1
Connecticut 89, Minnesota 68
31. Detroit Cincinnati at D.C. United, 6:30p.m. Gemma Dryburgh 38-34—72 +1
Washington 80, Chicago 59
32. Indiana Toronto FC at New England, 6:30p.m. Nasa Hataoka 37-35—72 +1
Indiana at Seattle, late
33. San Antonio Atlanta at N.Y. Red bulls, 6:30p.m. Gina Kim 37-35—72 +1
34. Charlotte
35. Boston
FRIDAY’S GAMES Miami at Philadelphia, 6:30p.m.
Houston at Austin FC, 7:30p.m.
Jin Young Ko
Minjee Lee
36-36—72 +1
35-37—72 +1 Associated Press for 3-pointers (911) and
36. Orlando
New York at Atlanta, 6:30p.m.
Dallas at Los Angeles, 9p.m. Chicago at Sporting KC, 7:30p.m. Stacy Lewis 34-38—72 +1 assists (2,700). His depar-
37. Oklahoma City
38. Sacramento
LA Galaxy at Colorado, 8:30p.m. Linnea Strom
Charlotte Thomas
34-38—72 +1
36-36—72 +1
The Wizards have ture leaves the Celtics
39. Charlotte
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Indiana at Las Vegas, 8p.m.
Minnesota at Real Salt Lake, 8:30p.m.
Vancouver at Los Angeles FC, 9:30p.m. Lilia Vu 36-36—72 +1 agreed to trade center with Derrick White and
40. Denver Phoenix at Seattle, 8p.m. New York City FC at Portland, 9:30p.m. Marina Alex
Ashleigh Buhai
36-37—73 +2
37-36—73 +2
Kristaps Porzingis to the reigning Sixth Man of the
41. Charlotte
42. Washington USFL FOOTBALL
St. Louis City SC at San Jose, 9:30p.m.
Orlando City at Seattle, 9:30p.m. Matilda Castren 36-37—73 +2 Celtics as part of a three- Year Malcolm Brogdon as
43. Portland Steph. Connelly Eiswerth 37-36—73 +2 team trade that also the top two candidates to
44. San Antonio
45. Memphis
PLAYOFFS SATURDAY, JULY 1
New England at Cincinnati, 6:30p.m.
Mina Harigae
Sei Young Kim
36-37—73 +2
37-36—73 +2 includes Marcus Smart replace Smart.
46. Atlanta
SATURDAY’S PLAYOFF SEMIFINAL
Pittsburgh (4-6) vs. Michigan (4-6), N.Y. Red Bulls at Columbus, 6:30p.m. In-Kyung Kim 38-35—73 +2 heading to the Grizzlies. Smart brings much
47. L.A. Lakers
48. L.A. Clippers
in Canton, Ohio, 7p.m. (NBC) Austin FC at Miami, 6:30p.m. Cheyenne Knight
Jennifer Kupcho
39-34—73 +2
37-36—73 +2
The trade comes with needed experience to a
49. Cleveland
SUNDAY’S PLAYOFF SEMIFINAL
Birmingham (8-2) vs. New Orleans (7-3)
New York City FC at CF Montréal, 6:30 p.m.
Chicago at Orlando City, 6:30p.m. Stephanie Meadow 35-38—73 +2 Porzingis accepting his young Grizzlies team that
50. Oklahoma City in Birmingham, Ala., 6p.m. (FOX) Real Salt Lake at Toronto FC, 6:30p.m. Sung Hyun Park
Gabriela Ruffels
34-39—73 +2
38-35—73 +2
player option for next needs help at point guard
51. Brooklyn
52. Phoenix USFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Los Angeles FC at FC Dallas, 7:30p.m.
Vancouver at Sporting KC, 7:30p.m. Madelene Sagstrom 35-38—73 +2 season. following the announce-
53. Minnesota Saturday, July 1, 7 p.m. Portland at Minnesota, 7:30p.m. Jennifer Song 35-38—73 +2 The deal also includes ment of Ja Morant’s
54. Sacramento
55. Indiana
Division winners, Canton, Ohio, (NBC) D.C. United at Nashville, 7:30p.m.
Colorado at St. Louis City SC, 7:30p.m.
Jing Yan
Amy Yang
36-37—73 +2
36-37—73 +2 the Grizzlies acquiring 25-game suspension for
56. Memphis USFL SEASON AWARDS LA Galaxy at San Jose, 9:30p.m. Angel Yin 37-36—73 +2 Smart, the 2022 Defensive next season.
57. Washington
58. Milwaukee
Coach of the Year: Skip Holtz, Birmingham Houston at Seattle, 9:30p.m. Aditi Ashok
In Gee Chun
37-37—74 +3
33-41—74 +3
Player of the Year, from Smart also brings post-
Forfeited picks: Chicago, Philadelphia
Assistant Coach Year: Jarren Horton,
Pittsburgh defensive coordinator. SUNDAY, JULY 2 Karis Davidson 37-37—74 +3 the Celtics in exchange season experience to the
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 3p.m. Allison Emery
Dana Fall
36-38—74 +3
38-36—74 +3
for first-round draft picks Grizzlies, who have won
FIRST OVERALL DRAFT PICKS USFL SEASON TEAM STATISTICS
YR TM PLAYER SCHOOL OFF. YARDAGE YPG PASS RUN WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS Maria Fassi 35-39—74 +3 in 2023 and 2024. ESPN only one playoff series
2023 SA Victor Wembanyama France Birmingham 332.6 217.0 115.6 New York City FC 2, Atlanta 2 Soo Bin Joo 37-37—74 +3 reported the Wizards despite finishing second
2022 Orl Paolo Banchero Duke New Orleans 315.4 225.8 89.6 Cincinnati 3, Toronto FC 0
CF Montréal 1, Nashville 0
Moriya Jutanugarn
Haeji Kang
36-38—74 +3
37-37—74 +3 are also receiving guard in the West the past two
2021
2020
Det Cade Cunningham Okla. St.
Min Anthony Edwards Georgia
New Jersey 296.2 162.0 134.2
Houston 290.5 174.0 116.5 Charlotte FC 2, N.Y. Red Bulls 2 Cristie Kerr 36-38—74 +3 Tyus Jones from the Griz- seasons.
2019 NOP Zion Williamson Duke Philadelphia 290.3 213.3 77.0 Philadelphia 2, Orlando City 2 Megan Khang
Christina Kim
34-40—74 +3
38-36—74 +3
zlies, and forwards Mike The Celtics reached the
2018 Phx Deandre Ayton Arizona Michigan
Memphis
267.1 181.4 85.7
258.3 172.4 85.9
Houston 4, San Jose 1
Real Salt Lake 3, Saint Louis City SC 1 Lydia Ko 36-38—74 +3 Muscala and Danilo Galli- NBA Finals in 2022, but
2017 Phi Markelle Fultz Wash.
2016 Phi Ben Simmons LSU Pittsburgh 242.6 143.7 98.9 Austin FC 3, FC Dallas 0 Min Lee
Lucy Li
38-36—74 +3
38-36—74 +3
nari and a second-round were unable to make it
2015 Min Karl-Anthony Towns Kentucky Vancouver at Colorado ppd.
Sporting KC 2, LA Galaxy 2, tie Pernilla Lindberg 34-40—74 +3 pick this year from the back this season despite
2014
2013
Cle Andrew Wiggins Kansas
Cle Anthony Bennett UNLV
DEF. YARDAGE YPG PASS RUN
Los Angeles FC 1, Seattle 0 Yuna Nishimura 37-37—74 +3 Celtics. their talented tandem of
2012 NOH Anthony Davis Kentucky
Pittsburgh 257.4 174.1 83.3
New Orleans 272.2 181.3 90.9
Chicago 2, Portland 1.
New England at Minnesota ppd.
Anna Nordqvist
Emily Pedersen
37-37—74 +3
38-36—74 +3 The Celtics add the Jayson Tatum and Jaylen
2011
2010
Cle Kyrie Irving
Was John Wall
Duke
Kentucky
New Jersey 275.6 177.7 97.9 Pornanong Phatlum 34-40—74 +3 7-foot-3 Porzingis after Brown.
2009 LAC Blake Griffin Oklahoma
Houston
Michigan
287.4 205.3 82.1
289.2 186.2 103.0
Mao Saigo
Sarah Schmelzel
34-40—74 +3
35-39—74 +3
they lost in seven games
NWSL
2008 Chi Derrick Rose Memphis Memphis 293.3 191.0 102.3 CLUB W L T PT GF GA Gabriella Then 36-38—74 +3 to the Heat in the East- Paul traded to Warriors,
2007 Por Greg Oden OhioState
2006 Tor Andrea Bargnani Italy
Philadelphia 308.9 183.0 125.9
Birmingham 309.0 191.0 118.0 Washington 6 1 5 23 18 12
Albane Valenzuela
Xiaowen Yin
39-35—74 +3
36-38—74 +3
ern Conference finals. Poole sent to Wizards:
2005 Mil Andrew Bogut Utah Portland 6 2 4 22 29 16 Porzingis is coming off Chris Paul’s pursuit of
2004
2003
Orl Dwight Howard
Cle LeBron James
SW Atl HS
StVncntHS
DEF. STATS SK INT FF-RC PD SF North Carolina 6 4 2 20 18 11
OL Reign 6 4 2 20 19 14
PGA TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP a solid season in Wash- an NBA championship is
2002 Hou Yao Ming China New Orealsn 28 12 8-5 47 0 San Diego 6 4 2 20 18 13
1st of 4 rounds, TPC River Highlands,
Cromwell, Conn., 6,852 yards; Par: 70 ington in which he aver- taking him to the Warriors,
2001
2000
Was Kwame Brown
NJ Kenyon Martin
GlynnAcad.
Cincinnati
New Jersey
Pittsburgh
25 5
24 13
10-7 41
8-7 53
0
0
Gotham FC
Houston
5 4 3 18 13 12
4 3 5 17 10 10
Denny McCarthy 30-30—60 -10 aged a career-high 23.2 after they agreed to the
1999 Chi Elton Brand Duke Memphis 24 12 8-7 44 1 Louisville 3 3 6 15 15 12
Keegan Bradley
Adam Scott
33-29—62 -8
31-31—62 -8
points per game along framework of a trade
1998 LAC Michael Olowokandi UPacific Michigan
Birmingham
24 7
19 6
12-8 30
8-7 47
0
0
Orlando 4 7 1 13 10 19 Scottie Scheffler 32-31—63 -7 with 8.4 rebounds. Most on Thursday that will
1997 SA Tim Duncan Wake Frst Angel City 3 6 3 12 16 22
1996 Phi Allen Iverson G’town Houston 19 5 10-6 35 0 Chicago 3 8 1 10 16 31
Eric Cole 32-32—64 -6 importantly, he stayed send Jordan Poole to the
Shane Lowry 30-34—64 -6
1995 GSW Joe Smith Maryland Philadelphia 17 7 7-8 37 0 Kansas City 3 9 0 9 13 23 Chez Reavie 33-31—64 -6 healthy enough to play in Wizards.
1994
1993
Mil Glenn Robinson
Orl Chris Webber
Purdue
Michigan Off 1st 3rd 4th Penalty
Three points for win, one point for tie. Zac Blair 32-33—65 -5 66 games, his most since The trade also includes
1992 Orl Shaquille O’Neal LSU TM PLAYS DN DN% M-A PN YDS FRIDAY’S MATCH
Patrick Cantlay
Cameron Davis
33-32—65 -5
32-33—65 -5 2016-17 when he was with a package of draft capital.
1991
1990
Char Larry Johnson UNLV
NJ Derrick Coleman Syracuse
Bir 537 189
Hou 576 175
51.0 2-3 49 404
46.3 3-8 56 463
Washington at Portland, 9:30p.m. Sungjae Im 31-34—65 -5 the Knicks. The Wizards agreed to
1989 Sac Pervis Ellison Louisville N.O. 613 197 44.0 7-11 54 445 SATURDAY’S MATCHES
Kelly Kraft
Kevin Streelman
33-32—65 -5
31-34—65 -5
Porzingis’ departure acquire Paul from the Suns
1988 LAC Danny Manning Kansas Phi 585 176 43.7 4-9 69 569 Kansas City at Orlando, 6p.m. Brendon Todd 34-31—65 -5 completes a swift breakup last week, in the deal that
1987 SA David Robinson U.S. Navy Louisville at North Carolina, 6p.m.
1986 Cle Brad Daugherty UNC
Mich 560 165
N.J. 497 150
38.3 6-12 60 477
36.6 4-11 70 582 OL Reign at San Diego, 9p.m.
Kevin Yu 36-29—65 -5 of the Wizards’ core after sent Beal from the Wizards
Chesson Hadley 33-33—66 -4
1985 NY Patrick Ewing G’town Mem 578 156 29.8 13-23 35 291 Brian Harman 34-32—66 -4 they agreed to trade Brad- to the Suns.
1984
1983
Hou Hakeem Olajuwon Houston
Hou Ralph Sampson Virginia
Pit 553 147 29.7 3-10 65 544 SUNDAY’S MATCHES
Chicago at Gotham FC, 4:30p.m.
Stephan Jaeger 31-35—66 -4 ley Beal to the Suns, and Paul had two of his title-
1982 LAL James Worthy UNC TENNIS Houston at Angel City, 7p.m.
Seonghyeon Kim
Min Woo Lee
32-34—66 -4
33-33—66 -4 Kyle Kuzma declined his hope seasons thwarted by
1981
1980
Dal Mark Aguirre DePaul
GSW Joe Barry Carroll Purdue ATP TERRA WORTMANN OPEN SATURDAY, JULY 1
Luke List 32-34—66 -4 option. the Warriors.
1979 LAL Magic Johnson Mich St. Thursday at Gerry Weber Stadium, Louisville at OL Reign, 2:30p.m.
J.T. Poston
Chad Ramey
33-33—66 -4
35-31—66 -4
The Wizards have In 2018, Paul and the
1978 Por Mychal Thompson Minnesota Halle, Germany, outdoors, grass Orlando at Washington, 6p.m. Patrick Rodgers 34-32—66 -4 missed the playoffs the Rockets had a 3-2 series
1977 Mil Kent Benson Indiana MEN’S SINGLES, ROUND OF 16 Houston at North Carolina, 6:30p.m.
1976 Hou John Lucas Maryland #3 Andrey Rublev d. Yannick Hanfmann, San Diego at Chicago, 7p.m.
Greyson Sigg 34-32—66 -4 past two seasons and are lead in the Western
Ben Taylor 33-33—66 -4
1975 Atl David Thompson NC State 7-6(6), 6-3. Kansas City at Portland, 9p.m. Sahith Theegala 33-33—66 -4 now clearly in a rebuild- Conference finals before
1974
1973
Por Bill Walton
Phi Doug Collins
UCLA
Illinois St.
#4Jannik Sinner d. Lorenzo Sonego,
6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4. SUNDAY, JULY 2
Ludvig Aberg 34-33—67 -3 ing mode under new team he got hurt, missed the
1972 Por LaRue Martin Loyola Chi Tallon Griekspoor d. #6Hubert Hurkacz, Angel City at Gotham FC, 4:30p.m.
Corey Conners
Austin Eckroat
35-32—67 -3
33-34—67 -3 president Michael Winger. final two games and the
1971
1970
Cle Austin Carr
Det Bob Lanier
Notre Dame
St. Bonav.
6-3, 1-6, 7-6(8).
Alexander Bublik d. Jan-Lennard Struff,
CONCACAF GOLD CUP Matt Fitzpatrick 35-32—67 -3 Smart has played in Warriors prevailed — on
PRELIMINARY ROUNDS
1969 Mil Kareem Abdul-Jabbar UCLA 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3. At Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Emiliano Grillo
Lucas Herbert
34-33—67 -3
33-34—67 -3
Boston all nine of his the way to the NBA title.
1968 SDR Elvin Hayes Houston
ATP CINCH CHAMPIONSHIPS
Top two nations in each group advance Lee Hodges 31-36—67 -3 NBA seasons, was its And in 2019, the
1967 Det Jimmy Walker Providence
1966 NY Cazzie Russell Michigan Thursday at The Queen’s Club, London,
GROUP A GP W D L GF GA PT Viktor Hovland 34-33—67 -3 longest-tenured player and Warriors beat Paul and the
Patton Kizzire 31-36—67 -3
1965 SFW Fred Hetzel Davidson outdoors, grass Jamaica
Trinidad
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andrew Landry 34-33—67 -3 one of the strongest pres- Rockets again, that time in
MEN’S SINGLES, ROUND OF 16
1964
1963
NY Jim Barnes
NY Art Heyman
UTEP
Duke #1Carlos Alcaraz d. Jiri Lehecka, U.S. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ben Martin 33-34—67 -3 ences in the locker room. the West semifinals before
1962 ChiZ Bill McGill Utah 6-2, 6-3. St. Kitts & Nevis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saturday, in Chicago
Andrew Novak
Andrew Putnam
34-33—67 -3
32-35—67 -3 He also ranks fourth on ultimately falling to the
1961
1960
ChiP Walt Bellamy Indiana
Cin Oscar Robertson Cincinnati
Adrian Mannarino d. #3Taylor Fritz,
6-4, 7-6(7). U.S. vs. Jamaica, 8:30p.m. Jon Rahm 33-34—67 -3 the franchise’s career lists Raptors in the NBA Finals.
Sunday, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Aaron Rai 34-33—67 -3
1959 Cin Bob Boozer Kansas St. #7 Alex de Minaur d. Diego Schwartzman,
Trinidad & Tobago vs. St. Kitts & Nevis, Callum Tarren 33-34—67 -3
1958 MinL Elgin Baylor SeattleU 6-2, 6-2.
2:30p.m. Davis Thompson 33-34—67 -3
1957 Cin Hot Rod Hundley WestVa. Grigor Dimitrov d.
Cameron Young 33-34—67 -3
1956 Roch Si Green Duquesne #8Francisco Cerundolo, 6-3, 7-5.
1955 StLH Dick Ricketts Duquesne GROUP B GP W D L GF GA PT Byeong Hun An
Sam Bennett
35-33—68 -2
33-35—68 -2
IN BRIEF
WTA ROTHESAY CLASSIC

White’s homer sends

1954 BalB Frank Selvy Furman Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OF BIRMINGHAM Wyndham Clark 33-35—68 -2
1953 PhiW Ernie Beck Penn Haiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thursday at Edgbaston Priory Club, Jason Dufner 35-33—68 -2
1952 MilH Mark Workman West Va. Honduras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Birmingham, U.K., outsoors, grass Tom Hoge 34-34—68 -2
1951 BalB Gene Melchiorre Bradley Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WOMEN’S SINGLES, ROUND OF 16 Zach Johnson 32-36—68 -2

Tigers to CWS finals

1950 Bos Chuck Share Bowl. Grn Sunday in Houston (NRG)
#1Barbora Krejcikova d. Michael Kim 36-32—68 -2
1949 Prov Howie Shannon Kansas St Haiti vs. Qatar, 5p.m.
Tereza Martincova, 6-4, 6-4. Russell Knox 35-33—68 -2
1948 Prov Andy Tonkovich Marshall Mexico vs. Honduras, 7p.m.
#2Jelena Ostapenko d. Venus Williams, David Lipsky 36-32—68 -2
1947 Pit Clifton McNeeley UTEP Thursday, June 29, in Glendale, Ariz.
6-3, 5-7, 6-3. Adam Long 34-34—68 -2
Qatar vs. Honduras, 6:45p.m. Max McGreevy 35-33—68 -2
#4Anastasia Potapova d.
NHL Catherine McNally, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(0).
Haiti vs. Mexico, 9p.m. Rory McIlroy 33-35—68 -2
Magdalena Frech d. #8Sorana Cirstea,
GROUP C GP W D L GF GA PT
Matthew NeSmith 33-35—68 -2 News services Golf: Denny McCarthy
2023 DRAFT ORDER
Event: June 28-29, at Bridgestone Arena
6-3, 6-7(1), 6-4.
Rebecca Marino d. Emina Bektas, Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Palmer
Xander Schauffele
34-34—68 -2
34-34—68 -2 came inches from shoot-
in Nashville, Tenn. 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(1). El Salvador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Adam Schenk 33-35—68 -2 Tommy White hit ing a 59, settling for a
ROUND 1
1. Chicago 2. Anaheim WTA BETT1OPEN
Martinique
Panama
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0
0
Brett Stegmaier
Justin Suh
36-32—68 -2
33-35—68 -2
Camden Minacci’s first 10-under 60 on Thursday
3. Columbus 4. San Jose Thursday at Am Rothenbaum Rot-Weiss Monday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Andrew Svoboda 35-33—68 -2 pitch into the left-field for the lowest round of his
5. Montreal
7. Philadelphia
6. Arizona
8. Washington
Tennis Club, Berlin, outdoors, grass El Salvador vs. Martinique, 5:30p.m. Kevin Tway 33-35—68 -2 seats for a two-run homer PGA Tour career at the
WOMEN’S SINGLES, ROUND OF 16 Costa Rica vs. Panama, 7:30p.m. Brandon Wu 34-34—68 -2
9. Detroit 10. St. Louis Veronika Kudermetova d. Dylan Wu 34-34—68 -2 in the 11th inning, giving Travelers Championship.
11. Vancouver 12. Arizona #1Aryna Sabalenka, 6-2, 7-6(2). GROUP D GP W D L GF GA PT LSU a 2-0 walk-off victory Keegan Bradley and Adam
13. Buffalo 14. Pittsburgh BMW INTERATIONAL OPEN
15. Nashville 16. Calgary
Ekaterina Alexandrova d. #5 Coco Gauff,
6-4, 6-0.
Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Suspended 1st of 4 rounds at The over No. 1 national seed Scott also made runs at
17. Detroit 18. Winnipeg #6Maria Sakkari d.
Cuba 0 0 0 0 0
Guadeloupe 0 0 0 0 0
0
0
0
0
Golfclub Munchen Eichenried, Munich, Wake Forest on Thursday golf’s magic number — on
19. Chicago
21. Minnesota
20. Seattle
22. Philadelphia
Aliaksandra Sasnovich, 6-2, 6-1.
Marketa Vondrousova d. Jule Niemeier,
Guatemala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7,284 yards, Par 72 (a-amateur)
Leaderboard SC H
night and clinching a spot a course where Jim Furyk
23. N.Y. Rangers 24. Nashville 6-3, 6-5, retired.
Tuesday in Toronto
Canada vs. Guadeloupe, 6p.m.
1. Adrien Saddier   -6 F in the College World Series set the PGA Tour record
25. St. Louis
27. Colorado
26. San Jose
28. Toronto VENETO OPEN INTERNAZIONALI Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
2. Edoardo Molinari   -6
3. Rikyuya Hoshino   -6
F
F
finals. with a 58 in 2016 — but
29. St. Louis 30. Carolina Thursday at Tennis Club Gaiba, Gaiba, Guatemala vs. Cuba, 7:45p.m.
4. Romain Langasque   -5 F The win sends the faltered late. Each shot 62.
31; Montreal 32. Vegas Italy, outdoors, grass U.S. MEN’S SCHEDULE (4-1-2)
Wednesday, Jan. 25: Serbia 2, U.S. 1
5. Marc Hammer   -5 F Tigers (52-16) to the best-
WOMEN’S SINGLES, ROUND OF 16
#3Ysaline Bonaventure d. Saturday, Jan. 28: U.S. 0, Colombia 0
6. Thomas Rosenmueller   -5
7. Maximilia Keiffer   -5
F
F of-three CWS champion- NHL: NHL teams won’t
AUTO RACING Nuria Brancaccio, 6-2, 6-2. a-Friday, March 24: U.S. 7, Grenada 1 8. Matthieu Pavon   -5 F ship series against Florida have special jerseys for
a-Mon., March 27: U.S. 1, El Salvador 0
NASCAR CUP SERIES
#7Lucrezia Stefanini d.
Evgeniya Rodina, 6-2, 6-4. Wednesday, April 19: U.S. 1, Mexico 1
9. Daan Huizing   -5 17
beginning Saturday night pregame warmups during
P MANUFACTURER PTS PB W Ashlyn Krueger d. Katie Swan, a-Thursday, June 15: U.S. 3, Mexico 0 COMPLETED FIRST ROUND in a rematch of the 2017 themed nights next season,
1 Chevrolet 602 -- 9 6-3, 4-6, 5-5, retired.
Robin Montgomery d. Laura Pigossi,
a-Sunday, June 18: U.S. 2, Canada 0
b-Sat.: vs. Jamaica in Chicago, 9:30 p.m.
Adrien Saddier
Eduardo Molinari
35-31—66
32-34—66
-6
-6
All-SEC final that the the result of a handful of
2 Toyota
3 Ford
563 -39 5
546 -56 2 6-0, 6-7(3), 6-0. b-Wednesday, June 28: vs. St. Kitts and Rikuya Hoshino 34-32—66 -6 Gators won for their first players refusing to wear
ODDS
Nevis at St. Louis, 9:30 p.m.
b-Sunday, July 2: vs. Trinidad and
Romain Langasque 35-32—67 -5 national title. rainbow-colored Pride
DRIVER POINTS ST W T5 T10 PT
Tobago at Charlotte, N.C., 7 p.m.
Marc Hammer
Thomas Rosemueller
32-35—67
35-32—67
-5
-5 LSU became the first jerseys this past season.
Martin Truex Jr
William Byron
16 2 5 8 525
16 3 7 9 512
MLB FRIDAY Friday, Sept. 8: TBA Maximilian Kieffer 36-31—67 -5 team to hand Wake Forest
American League Tuesday, Sept. 12: TBA
Ryan Blaney 16 1 4 9 501 FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Saturday, Oct. 14: vs. Germany at East
Matthieu Pavon
Jayden Schaper
33-34—67
33-35—68
-5
-4
(54-12) consecutive losses College football: Deion
Ross Chastain
Kevin Harvick
16 0 5 7 501
16 0 4 7 500
at Tampa Bay -245 Kansas City +200 Hartford, Connecticut, 3 p.m. Niklas Norgaard 32-36—68 -4 this season. The Tigers had Sanders is scheduled to
Kyle Busch 16 3 5 9 496
Minnesota
Seattle
-142 at Detroit +120
-115 at Baltimore -105
Tuesday, Oct. 17: vs. Ghana at Nash-
ville, Tenn., 8:30 p.m.
Aaron Cockerill
Hurly Long
32-36—68
35-33—68
-4
-4
won 5-2 on Wednesday to undergo surgery Friday
Christopher Bell 16 1 5 9 493 at NY Yankees -125 Texas +105 a-Friday, Nov. 17: TBA Tom Mckibbin 34-34—68 -4 set up a second bracket for a blood clot in each leg,
Denny Hamlin
Joey Logano
16 1 4 6 462
16 1 5 8 444
at Toronto
Boston
-304 Oakland +245
-124 at Chi Wh. Sox +106
a-Tuesday, Nov. 21: TBA
a-CONCACAF Nations League; b-Gold Cup
Gavin Green 36-32—68 -4 final. the University of Colorado
Kyle Larson 16 2 6 7 440 National League
Scott Jamieson
Adrian Meronk
36-32—68
32-36—68
-4
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6 Chicago Tribune | Section 3 | Friday, June 23, 2023
 
NATIONAL SPORTS REPORT
SHORTS

TE Lewis awaits call for 18th season
Well before sunrise at a posh rental
home in Mexico, Marcedes Lewis is
working out. He’s running sprints, lift-
ing weights, jumping boxes, hitting
heavy bags. It’s how he starts his days,
even on vacation. It’s also how the
now-39-year-old Lewis stays ready
for a phone call he believes is coming,
one that will get him back in the NFL for what would be
a record-setting 18th season. The free-agent tight end
anxiously awaits a chance to join a new team. He hopes it
happens before training camps open next month but also
understands it could take an unforeseen injury somewhere
for him to strike a deal. “I get the business side of it,” Lewis
said. “My agent is in talks with a handful of teams, but it’s
just small talk. I guess teams are trying to figure out their
rosters and what they need. But if you just look at my film
from the last three years, there’s no decline in what I’m
able to do. I’m the best blocking tight end out there.” Last
year, Lewis tied the Cowboys’ Jason Witten and Chiefs’
Tony Gonzalez for the most seasons by a tight end in NFL
history. One more would leave him alone atop the list.
UConn’s Hurley cashes in on title
UConn men’s basketball coach Dan
Hurley has cashed in on the Huskies
national championship, agreeing to a
new six-year, $32.1 million contract,
the school announced Thursday. The
deal, which runs through 2029, will
pay Hurley an average of $5.35 million
per season and includes incentives that
could push his compensation higher, the school said. The
school originally said the deal was worth $31.5 million, but
said later that it had miscalculated the value. The contract
replaces a package signed in 2018 when Hurley was hired
that paid him about $3 million per season. “I am thrilled to
have Dan Hurley leading our men’s basketball program,”
David Benedict, the school’s director of athletics, said.
“The work he and his staff have done over the past five
years in rebuilding our program, which culminated in
the Huskies once again reaching the pinnacle of college
basketball, has been nothing short of remarkable.” The
50-year-old Hurley is 104-55 at UConn, a program he took
over in March 2018 following three losing seasons and the
firing of former coach Kevin Ollie amid NCAA violations.
Manfred regrets decision on Astros
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred
says if he could do it over again, he may
not have granted immunity to Astros
players while investigating the team’s
sign-stealing scandal. Manfred oversaw
Major League Baseball’s investigation
that confirmed the Astros stole signs
with banned electronics en route to a
2017 World Series title. Manager A.J. Hinch and GM Jeff
Luhnow were fired in the fallout, as was ex-Astros bench
coach Alex Cora from his managerial job with the Red Sox.
Astros players, though, were granted immunity during the
probe — a decision that peeved players and fans alike when
MLB’s report and discipline were issued in January 2020.
During an interview with Time magazine, Manfred said it
was “maybe not my best decision ever.” “I’m not sure that I
would have approached it with giving players immunity,”
he said. “Once we gave players immunity, it puts you in a
box as to what exactly you were going to do in terms of
punishment. I might have gone about the investigative
process without that grant of immunity and see where it
takes us.” —Associated Press

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Suspension and
penalties for Wade
By Aaron Beard
Associated Press

Former LSU and current McNeese State men’s basket-

ball coach Will Wade received a two-year show-cause
penalty and a 10-game suspension Thursday for multi-
ple rules violations, ending a slow-moving case originally
rooted in a federal corruption investigation into the sport.
The ruling came from a panel of the Independent
Accountability Resolution Process (IARP). It deter-
mined Wade failed to report potential violations, as well
as making payments to the ex-fiancée of a former player
— who he had coached before arriving at LSU in 2017 — to
prevent the disclosure of potential violations.
Additionally, the panel found Wade failed to cooper-
ate with the investigation running from December 2018
to August 2021, specifically by delaying full production
of requested records and knowingly providing false or
misleading information. While Wade’s case grew from
the federal corruption probe, chief panel member Bruce
Meyerson said the majority of allegations brought in this
case were unrelated — and ultimately no violation was
determined from an oft-cited FBI wiretap involving Wade.
LSU fired Wade in March 2022 and he was hired by
McNeese State earlier this year.
Wade’s show-cause penalty through June 2025 means
Wade cannot perform any off-campus recruiting activities
during April and summer evaluation periods. There are
also additional recruiting restrictions against Wade, who
was determined to have committed three Level I violations
— considered a severe breach of conduct — that include
the rule governing overall head-coach responsibility for
conduct within a program.
The case also included violations tied to the Tigers’ foot-
ball program and the school had self-imposed penalties for
both sports, though the panel added three years of proba-
tion to begin this fall after the expiration of a school proba-
tion term already in place. Meyerson, a retired appeals
court judge, said in a Zoom call with reporters that the
panel sought to avoid imposing penalties hitting LSU
athletes uninvolved in cases from years earlier.
The federal corruption investigation became public in
September 2017. The cases that grew from that eventu-
ally entangled numerous schools, then notably touched
Wade after 2019 reports about leaked wiretap excerpts
that captured him speaking with someone convicted of
Rose Zhang smiles as she practices on the driving range ahead of the PGA Championship on Wednesday in Springfield, N.J. funneling illegal payments to the families of recruits.
SETH WENIG/AP In transcripts of the phone call, Wade discussed present-
ing a “strong” offer to an apparent third party who repre-
WOMEN’S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP sented then-LSU player Javonte Smart. Meyerson said the
panel didn’t find sufficient evidence beyond the excerpt

Her approach to stardom

Zhang seeking to follow
win in debut with a major
By Tom Canavan
Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — After stun-
ning women’s golf by winning in her
first event as professional, Rose Zhang
will try to take the next big step when
she goes for her first major victory in
the Women’s PGA Championship at
Baltusrol.
And it’s been just a month in the
making for the 20-year-old Califor-
nian, who many believed was going to
be the next big celebrity in her sport,
similar to when Annika Sorenstam and
Lorena Ochoa returned in a two-year
span ending in 2010.
Zhang has gone from winning
her second straight NCAA individ-
ual title to turning professional and
then living up to all the hype by
winning the Mizuho Americas Open
earlier this month. It made her the first
LPGA Tour winner in a pro debut in
72 years.
What followed was whirlwind of
national television appearances, phone
and in-person interviews, endorse-
ment offers and then back to Stanford
for a study week and finals, including a
tough computer science test, in which
all she wanted was to get a passing
grade. She passed.
After some rest at home and little
work on her game, Zhang returned to
work on Thursday, when she began
to go against a field that includes all
11 LPGA Tour winners this year in the
second major in women’s golf.
Zhang opened with a 70, four strokes
behind Lee-Anne Pace, who made a
two-putt birdie on the final hole in
fading daylight for a 5-under 66 and
the first-round lead.
While that might intimidate some,
not Zhang. Walking up the micro-
phone on Wednesday, there was a wide
smile on her face. When the questions
followed, she was personable, humble,
thoughtful and composed, a breathe of
fresh air for any athlete.
“Biggest adjustment, I will say that I
haven’t been able to work on my game
as much as I was able to before as an
amateur,” Zhang said. “There’s a lot
more obligations that you have to do
as a professional. You have a lot more
press interviews, conferences, and it
does take a lot out of you and a lot out
of your time and energy. Therefore, I
haven’t been able to grind like I usually
have been.”
Grinding for Zhang was going
out on the range and smashing balls
around for four hours. She hasn’t
done that recently because she was
tired after a long college season and
then the move into the pro ranks.
This week is more fine tuning for the
fourth women’s event in New Jersey
in seven weeks.
Other than handling the demands
on her time, Zhang believes she has
not changed much. She credits that to
her family and friends, who have not
changed in their approach to her.
Socially, she is getting more tweets,
including one from Warriors guard
Steph Curry, one of her role models
growing up. It left her speechless.
Golf is something she handles with
ease, and winning her first event only
added to her confidence as she readies
for her first major as a pro.
“It was more just validation for
myself to say that, hey, I can compete
at the highest level, and as long as I do
what I need to, as long as I perform as
well as I can, I’ll be able to be in conten-
tion week in and week out,” she said.
World No. 1 Jin Young Ko of South
Korea and fellow 2023 multiple
winner Lilia Vu, who won the Chev-
ron Championship — this year’s first of
five majors — headline the field.
U.S. Solheim Cup captain Stacy
Lewis said Zhang has to be considered
for the 12-player team going to Spain to
face Europe in September.
“I had her on my radar just more for
2024 because I knew it would be hard
for her to win because that was the only
way she was going to have a chance to
play for ’23 was for her to win,” Lewis
said. “So I’ve been following her, and
now obviously we’re following things
a little bit more closely. But like every-
body else, she can still go earn her
spot.”
The Solheim Cup is usually played
every two years, but it is being
switched to even-numbered years next
year so as not to conflict with the Ryder
Cup.
Fame not important
without ID card
Defending champion In Gee Chun
had a hard time getting in the locker
room at Baltusrol on Wednesday.
The 28-year-old South Korean put
her LPGA identification badge in her
bag Tuesday night and her caddie took
it when they arrived at the course.
“I’m trying to get into the locker
room, and the security person said
you can’t get in there,” Chun said. “I
showed them another -- a (money) clip,
and she said: ‘You need extra credential
card.’ But I’m sure I’m player.”
Chun said another locker room
person came out and identified her.
“Oh, she’s the defending champion,
so she can get in. Come in,” Chun said,
with a slight smile.
alone to conclude a violation. NCAA vice president of
hearing operations Derrick Crawford said investigators
were unable to obtain a full version of the wiretap.
“The NCAA made a number of efforts to obtain that
piece of evidence from the federal government and they
turned us down,” Crawford said.
In a statement posted to its athletics site, McNeese State
said the penalty would replace a five-game suspension
and one-year show-cause penalty it had imposed after
Wade’s hiring.
“We accept and respect today’s decision by the IARP in
regards to Coach Wade,” athletics director Heath Schroyer
said. “We are all happy this is finally behind us and we have
clarity moving forward. We have been proactive from the
beginning in respecting the NCAA’s process and in regards
to protecting the integrity of our institution. That will not
change moving forward.
“The enthusiasm around this program is at an all-time
high and we are all excited about the future of McNeese
Basketball with (Wade) leading the way.”
LSU president William F. Tate IV and athletics director
Scott Woodward issued a joint statement, saying they were
“pleased that our current men’s basketball student-ath-
letes will not be punished for the acts of others” and that
the panel accepted self-imposed football penalties.
“We are grateful to the members of the panel for their
time and fairness,” they said. “LSU is now moving forward
along with our passionate fans supporting our current
coaches and student-athletes in both men’s basketball
and football.”
The panel’s ruling included a fine for both the men’s
basketball and football programs in addition to probation,
vacated records and the self-imposed penalties.
An independent infractions panel handed a two-year show-
cause penalty and a 10-game suspension to former LSU and
current McNeese State men’s basketball coach Will Wade
on Thursday. MICHAEL WOODS/AP
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Jeremy Allen White as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto and Ayo Edebiri as Sydney Adamu, watching as the sign for the Original Beef of Chicagoland comes down in “The Bear.” CHUCK HODES/FX PHOTOS

REVIEW ‘THE BEAR’ ★★★§

From Italian beef joint to fine

dining … what could go wrong?
By Nina Metz
Chicago Tribune
Last we saw “The Bear’s”
sad-eyed proprietor, one Carmen
“Carmy” Berzatto, he’d discovered
loads of cash his brother had squir-
reled away before taking his own
life. And there was a note: “I love
you, dude. Let it rip.”
When it premiered last year,
the show grabbed audiences by
the collar and shouted in our faces
and generated all kinds of sweaty,
grease-splattered, slice-of-life
drama inside a Chicago Italian beef
sandwich shop. Now the gang is
gutting the old joint to turn it into
a fine dining establishment. What
could go wrong?
Carmy and Sydney, his partner
in all matters culinary, are teaming
up with the rest of the kitchen staff
to transform the Original Beef of
Chicagoland, a longtime neigh-
borhood staple, into something
entirely new.
In its first season, “The Bear”
proved that original ideas — if
treated with care and skill — still
have the power to draw sizable
audiences, even as industry trends
would prefer serving up yet more
regurgitated intellectual property
White, from left, Abby Elliott and Edebiri in “The Bear.”
instead.
There’s nothing high concept
about the series, from creator
Christopher Storer and co-show-
runner Joanna Calo. It’s defined
by its intensity and charm and
warmth, despite the clashing
personalities within. Anchored by
a pair of salt-of-the-earth perfor-
mances from Jeremy Allen White
and Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear” is
about the stuff of life — mundane,
stressful, exhilarating — and all of
that remains true in its 10-episode
return as the group struggles to
figure out, yet again, how to work
together and surmount daunting
odds and build something.
Season 2 opens with Carmy
(White) and Sydney (Edebiri)
watching the sign for the Original
Beef of Chicagoland come down.
There’s no turning back. They look
nervous. With good reason! Would
it surprise you that the project
descends into utter chaos?
Carmy’s idea of working out a
budget amounts to jotting down
estimates on an empty pizza box,
so his sister Natalie (Abby Elliott,
in an expanded role this season) is
roped in as project manager. The
place will be getting a face-lift.
No, scratch that. It needs a total
gut remodel once they discover all
kinds of problems hidden in the
walls and ceilings.
That requires more money —
hundreds of thousands more — so
they hit up the only person who has
that kind of dough and a soft spot
for the Berzatto way: Uncle Jimmy
(Oliver Platt), whose connections
and source of income may or may
not have some less-than-savory
sources. The show has always been
coy about that, except to hint that
Jimmy does business the Chicago
way. That doesn’t stop Carmy, who
makes his earnest pitch: “I love this
place. I love this city. I want to start
our first business here. I want it to
be a real business. An honest busi-
ness. With honest partners.”
Turn to ‘The Bear’, Page 2

REVIEW ‘ASTEROID CITY’ ★★★

Love, loss, storytelling and aliens collide in the desert

By Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune
Wes Anderson’s latest mirage,
“Asteroid City,” carries a lighter
and literally sunnier spirit than
usual for this filmmaker, whose
sense of whimsy can sometimes
curdle into, well, a bit of a load.
Shooting in Spain, creating a
drolly imagined Eisenhower-era
desert town out of both practi-
cal and digital design elements,
the big-sky, open-air setting of
“Asteroid City” does something
to Anderson’s fiercely hermetic
and controlled aesthetic. Coming
off the suffocating elaborations of
his previous picture, “The French
Dispatch,” this movie amounts
to a similar risk with greater
rewards.
Director Anderson and his
frequent co-writer Roman
Coppola set their tale(s) in 1955.
In black-and-white, and a boxy
aspect ratio, we’re presented
first with a “Playhouse 90″-type
A grieiving war photographer (Jason Schwartzman, left) discusses sensitive family issues with his father-in-law
(Tom Hanks) in “Asteroid City.” FOCUS FEATURES
TV program, hosted by Bryan
Cranston in Rod Serlingesque
tones. Tonight’s play, he tells us,
is “Asteroid City,” in his words
“an imaginary drama created
expressly for this broadcast. The
characters are fictional, the text
hypothetical, the events an apoc-
ryphal fabrication — but together
they present an authentic account
of the inner workings of a modern
theatrical production.”
So: It’s a play, written by a
Wyoming-bred variation on
Tennessee Williams or William
Inge, played by Edward Norton.
It’s also the story of the people
staging this televised world
premiere, under the creative sway
of Actors Studio-style methods
of psychological exploration and
performance techniques. Adrien
Brody plays the director. Jason
Schwartzman plays the leading
actor, insecure about his progress
in the role; Scarlett Johansson
plays the nominal female lead.
(Anderson movies never quite
do well enough by the women on
screen.)
The scenes from “Asteroid
City,” the play, unfold as a big,
bright movie in widescreen color.
(The cinematographer of “Aster-
oid City” is Robert D. Yeoman; the
splendid production design came
from Adam Stockhausen, who
won an Oscar for Anderson’s “The
Grand Budapest Hotel.”) The
town of Asteroid City, somewhere
in the American Southwest, hits
the screen like a study in Formica,
pastels, motor courts and atomic
bombs going off in the distance.
Turn to ‘Asteroid City’, Page 2
2 Chicago Tribune | Section 4 | Friday, June 23, 2023
CELEBRITIES
Bynes’ psychiatric hold extended
From news services
Amanda Bynes’ latest
psychiatric hold has been
extended amid concerns
for her mental state.
The actor, 37, who is
known for roles in the
films “She’s the Man”
and “Easy A,” will remain
under the care of doctors
for at least another week
after she was detained
last weekend for a mental
health evaluation, insiders
familiar with the situation
told TMZ Thursday.
The Los Angeles Police
Department on Saturday
took Bynes into custody
following a call for a
woman in distress, though
she reportedly looked calm
when spotted with author-
ities. Earlier this week,
she was confirmed to have
been placed on a 5150
psychiatric hold.
The hold, which can last
as long as 72 hours, was
initiated after authorities
determined Bynes was a
danger to herself or others,
according to the outlet.
Doctors will spend the
extended time focused on
Bynes’ treatment, includ-
ing medications and ther-
apy, sources told the outlet.
Though it’s unknown
whether Bynes ceased
taking her medication
prior to the latest incident,
she reliably kept up with
it while under a nearly
decadelong conservator-
ship, which a judge termi-
nated in March 2022.
5 artists selected for
Kennedy Center Honors:
A quartet of famed musi-
cians — including a trail-
blazing rapper, an opera
performer, a “Stayin’ Alive”
crooner and a singer of
iconic love songs (turned
beloved Twitter queen)
— and a legendary come-
dian are among this year’s
Kennedy Center honorees.
The 46th class
announced Wednesday
includes hip-hop star and
actor Queen Latifah, the
last surviving member
of the Bee Gees Barry
‘The Bear’
from Page 1
Conservatively, it would
take six months to open.
Carmy promises to be
ready in three. If the busi-
ness fails, Jimmy is blunt:
He’ll sell the place out from
under them.
I say “them,” but that
only pertains to Carmy and
Natalie. This is their family
legacy. As the show subtly
notes, neither Sydney
nor anyone else breaking
their backs here — dirt-
bag extraordinaire Richie
(Ebon Moss-Bachrach),
recently promoted sous
chef Tina (Liza Colón-
Zayas), the goofball handy-
man (Matty Matheson)
— has an ownership stake.
And there’s no discussion
of profit-sharing. That
begins to dawn on Sydney
as she visits various restau-
rateurs around the city,
seeking their advice, while
Carmy is off in the wind
somewhere. She’s putting a
‘Asteroid City’
from Page 1
Each year brings the
Junior Stargazer/Space
Cadet convention, where
children compete for the
best new inventions of
the jet-pack or functional
ray-gun variety. One of this
year’s winning inventors,
Woodrow (Jake Ryan), has
three sisters (Ella, Gracie
and Willan Faris) and
one remote father, a war
photographer (Schwartz-
man) whose wife died
three weeks ago. He has not
told his children the news
because, as he eventually,
reluctantly admits: “The
time was never right.”
The convention gathers
both townspeople (Steve
Carell plays the friendly
motel manager, owner of a
martini-dispensing vend-
ing machine) and visitors
alike. The most conspicu-
ously glamorous guest is
the Kim Novak-ian/Mari-
lyn Monroe-vian movie star
portrayed by Johansson.
In the black-and-white
theater sequences, the
same actors play the actors
behind the roles. Much
more goes on, chiefly an
Amanda Bynes is under doctors’ care for treatment including
medications and therapy. JASON MERRITT/GETTY 2011
Gibb, hit-maker Dionne
Warwick, “America’s
soprano” Renee Fleming,
and actor and comedian
Billy Crystal, all of whom
are being recognized
by the John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing
Arts for their artistic influ-
ences on American culture
and lifetime achievements.
The group will be
inducted Dec. 3 at the
Kennedy Center in
Washington, D.C., with
a traditional gala cele-
bration, which will be
hosted for the third time
by global superstar and
2017 honoree Gloria Este-
fan. The event, which will
air on CBS and stream
on Paramount+, will also
recognize five decades of
hip-hop.
Kennedy Center Pres-
ident Deborah F. Rutter
called this year’s inductees
“an extraordinary mix of
individuals who have rede-
fined their art forms and
demonstrated remarkable
tenacity and authenticity
in becoming an original.”
lot on the line and feels like
she’s shouldering most of
this alone. She’s not wrong.
One of the primary
changes this season is to
scatter the core ensem-
ble off in separate direc-
tions. Carmy is trying to
attempt some semblance
of a personal life and starts
seeing an old flame who
is an ER resident. (A chef
opening a restaurant and an
ER doctor still in her resi-
dency might just be the two
professions with the least
amount of free time to hook
up, but details, schmee-
tails.) That means Carmy
is distracted and Sidney is
left on her own. She gets a
terrific episode where she
makes her way through the
city and its architectural
signposts become inspi-
ration for the kind of food
she wants to make. But we
don’t see her in meaningful
conversation with Carmy
about her fears and doubts,
despite her prominent role
in this venture.
Actually, there are a lot
alien visitation that leads to
a military and government
lockdown. Tom Hanks
plays the gruff father-in-
law of the Schwartzman
character; Tilda Swin-
ton handles the role of an
astronomer who says, in
a cleverly dodgy line: “I
never had children. Some-
times I wonder if I wish I
should have.”
The narrative may defy
easy recaps, but it’s easier
to swing with it in the
watching. On first view-
ing, a central limitation
relates to Schwartzman,
for whom the leading role
was conceived and writ-
ten. He does not easily
suggest James Dean-brand
brooding charisma. Nor,
in this all-star ensemble
of deadpan ringers, can he
easily capture glimmers
of interior feeling behind
the orderly Anderson
facade of the characters.
Johansson can do it; Jeffrey
Wright can do it (he plays
a buttoned-down general);
new to this director, Hanks
can do it. But it is not easy,
and without those glim-
mers, there’s just not
enough.
Anderson has acknowl-
edged that he and co-writer
Hammer, wife reach
divorce settlement: Armie
Hammer has reached a
divorce agreement with
his wife, Elizabeth Cham-
bers, nearly three years
after she filed to end their
marriage.
Hammer’s attorney filed
documents in Los Angeles
Superior Court on Tuesday
informing a judge that the
actor and Chambers have
come to terms over child
custody, child support,
spousal support and divi-
sion of assets. A judge will
need to sign off on the
proposed agreement and
declare the two divorced.
June 23 birthdays: Actor
Ted Shackelford is 77.
Musician Randy Jack-
son is 67. Actor Frances
McDormand is 66. Singer
Chico DeBarge is 57. Actor
Selma Blair is 51. Actor
Joel Edgerton is 49. Singer
KT Tunstall is 48. Actor
Emmanuelle Vaugier is 47.
Singer Jason Mraz is 46.
Actor Melissa Rauch is 43.
Singer Duffy is 39.
of conversations missing.
Carmy and Sydney were
burnt out on the gastron-
omy arms race. Carmy
acknowledges this when
Sydney asks about the
time he was head chef at
a restaurant that earned
three stars. “The first 10
seconds felt like a sort of
panic, because I knew I
had to keep them. I had
to retain them. Your brain
does this weird thing
where it just bypasses any
sense of joy and just, like,
attaches itself to dread.”
An anxiety that might
be describing the show
itself and its initial flush of
success.
As a pair, Carmy and
Sydney found real fulfill-
ment in making affordable
food better at the grimy
little sandwich spot. Now
they’re just abandoning
that? Why? I’d like to hear
some of their thought
process, because the
assumption that fine dining
is the apex doesn’t really
fly, not after the themes
Scarlett Johansson plays a famous actress visiting the Junior Stargazer convention in the 1955-
set “Asteroid City,” co-written and directed by Wes Anderson. FOCUS FEATURES
Coppola thought a lot
about early Sam Shepard
when they began writing
“Asteroid City.” This was
after they got hemmed
in by their original idea
of making a movie about
a play set in an Automat.
Does the Asteroid City/
Manhattan contrast, the
story’s central tension
between cinematic and
theatrical mythmaking,
rhyme in interesting ways?
Yes. Sometimes. Other
Venting wife makes for awkward moments
Dear Readers: Like you,
I’m often curious about
what happens to the
advice I offer once it
leaves my desk, and so I’ve
asked readers to send in
“updates” to let all of us
know how my advice was
received, if it was followed,
and how things turned out.
The responses have
flowed in, and I’m inter-
ested and often gratified
to learn what impact this
experience has had on
readers.
This year I celebrate my
20th year of writing this
column. Publishing these
updates reminds me that
we have been through a lot
over these past decades.
Some of these updates read
like postcards from old
friends, and I’m happy to
share them.
To refresh all of our
memories, I’m running the
original Q&A, followed by
the update.
Dear Amy: My husband
and I have become friends
with another couple and
have gotten together with
them several times, either
at one another’s homes or
by going out.
Each time, over the
course of the evening, the
wife begins trying to pick
a fight with her husband.
She speaks to him in a
belittling manner and
points out what she sees
as his shortcomings, and
though he ignores her, she
doesn’t stop.
As you can imagine, this
makes for an intensely
uncomfortable time for
my husband and me, to the
point where we no longer
want to socialize with
them as a couple.
My husband thinks we
should just continue to
ignore her venting. I want
to tell her either that we
explored in the first season.
One of “The Bear’s”
strengths is its fascination
with the world of work.
Still, when Carmy initially
interviewed Sydney for the
job, he asked: Why here?
She told him: It’s my dad’s
favorite spot. We get to
meet Sydney’s father this
season (played by Chica-
goan Robert Townsend)
and he’s skeptical about
their ambitions, but appar-
ently has no commentary
about his favorite Italian
beef place disappearing for
good.
Carmy has other plans
for the rest of the staff. He
sends Tina and fellow cook
Ebraheim (the stoic Edwin
Lee Gibson) to culinary
school to sharpen their
skills, but the show more
or less abandons the latter,
who remains enigmatic and
underserved by the narra-
tive.
Pastry chef Marcus
(Lionel Boyce) learns
more about the art of
dessert-making during a
times, it’s more a case of
two ideas separated by two,
maybe three time zones,
conversing somewhat
awkwardly.
What I like about
“Asteroid City” is its sheer
visual beauty, spiced with
sweetness, and occasional
dashes of real feeling. The
quick-time banter keeps
the movie moving, espe-
cially when delivered by
superbly equipped actors
such as Johansson and
ASK AMY
By Amy Dickinson
askamy@amydickinson.com Twitter@askingamy
now charge for couples
therapy or that if she’s
going to continue in that
vein, she’ll have to go home
(or we will, if we’re out
together). I’d like to get
your thoughts about how
to handle this.
— At a Loss for Words
Dear At a Loss for Words:
This social dynamic
sounds like your own
unfortunate staging of a
living room production of
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia
Woolf?” so I’m going to
refer to this couple as
“Martha” and “George.”
Martha is creating an
uncomfortable situation
for everyone at the table.
Why would you ignore it?
She’s not shy about belit-
tling her partner in public,
so maybe you should be
less shy about reacting
honestly to it.
Because this is a pattern
with a clear perpetrator,
you should call her out.
Before agreeing to see
them again, one — or
both — of you should
tell Martha, “We enjoy
spending time with both of
you, but Martha, the way
you speak to George when
we’re together makes us
very uncomfortable. We
are bewildered by it and
feel bad for him.”
If alcohol seems to be
a factor in her rage, you
should also bring this up.
Ideally, your husband
would try to speak with
George privately to check
in and ask how he feels
about this verbal abuse,
and the relationship over-
all. Men often seem to
find this difficult (your
husband obviously does),
but they must find ways to
discuss their relationships
and support one another.
(Published in September
2022)
sojourn to Copenhagen
(we see him using twee-
zers, the very thing Richie
used to zing Carmy for!)
and there’s a wonderful
scene between him and his
mentor, played by “Guard-
ian of the Galaxy’s” Will
Poulter, as they parcel out
dough and quietly share
their kitchen origin stories.
Richie, who is going
through a midlife crisis,
spends a week at an
upscale restaurant in town,
and it’s a sequence that
emulates “The Menu”
but somehow misses all
of the movie’s satire. The
term of art for Richie’s
apprenticeship is stage
(pronounced stahj) and he
emerges a new man. Now
he has a purpose! He gets
it. Is this believable? Not
for a minute. But Moss-
Bachrach plays Richie with
such abrasive affection that
it’s a potent fantasy.
All of this is a build up to
The Bear’s opening night
— which bookends the
show’s memorably frenzied
Hope Davis, who share a
tasty overlapping exchange
outside a communal
shower. This too feels
different for Anderson:
He’s discovering the value
of the rhythmic change-up,
and he’s trying some new
things here, establishing a
compositional pattern and
then playing with it, to keep
us amused and slightly
off-guard.
There are moments in
“Asteroid City” when the
Update from “At a Loss for
Words”
Dear Amy: In your answer
was one of your funni-
est lines ever (the “Who’s
Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
reference).
As with most problems,
I think we know what we
should do to solve them,
but it is nice/good to get
affirmation. Your advice
to sharpen my point (if a
gentle rebuff didn’t work)
and your example of what
to say was very helpful.
I’m the kind of person
that thinks of the right
things to say two hours
after the conversation is
over! I also appreciate how
your loyal readers give
advice, too.
You frequently tell letter
writers that some things
are none of their busi-
ness. I use this unsolic-
ited advice often, saying to
myself, “What would Amy
say?” when I feel like being
a buttinski.
— Still at A Loss
Dear Still: When I face my
own dilemmas, I some-
times write myself a letter.
(I’m a lot smarter on
paper.)
I have found this to be an
extremely effective way to
handle my own problems. I
ask myself, honestly, what
I would advise a reader to
do, and then I try to be as
brave as I often encour-
age readers to be. (I guess
this is my own version of
“What would Amy say?”)
This can help to clarify
options, including, of
course, the option of
choosing not to be a
buttinski.
Copyright 2023 by Amy
Dickinson
Distributed by Tribune
Content Agency
one-take scene from the
first season — but before
we can get there, we flash
back to a Berzatto family
Christmas, when the family
was still somewhat intact.
You can see where Carmy
got his taste for chaos and
dysfunction: The Fight-
ing Berzattos. Every-
one is talking over one
another — it’s like a Robert
Altman film on coke — and
the episode is filled with
cameos, with the return of
Jon Bernthal and the addi-
tion of several other recog-
nizable names.
The show’s priorities are
mostly outside the kitchen
in Season 2. That doesn’t
always make for a perfect-
ly-balanced story. But “The
Bear” remains as absorb-
ing as ever, with a visual
language that is in love with
food, and in love with the
city itself.
Where to watch: Hulu
Nina Metz is a Tribune critic.
nmetz@chicagotribune.com
play-within-a-play-with-
in-a-movie strategy recalls
a line spoken by Matt
Dillon’s town mechanic
character: “Everything’s
connected but nothing’s
working.” Then, voilà:
an unaccountably funny
highway shootout comes
and goes, in a flash. Or else
it’s a glancing moment
of connection between
two characters at odds,
or at a remove. For all the
acknowledged reference
points at work here, from
Billy Wilder’s “Ace in the
Hole” to Wim Wenders’
“Paris, Texas,” Ander-
son keeps inventing and
detailing new unrealities
to explore. They don’t all
satisfy, certainly not the
same way, but they’re his,
and nobody else’s. And this
is his best movie since “The
Grand Budapest Hotel.”
Michael Phillips is a Tribune
critic.
mjphillips@chicagotribune.
com
Twitter @phillipstribune
MPA rating: PG-13 (for brief
graphic nudity, smoking, and
some suggestive material)
Running time: 1:45
How to watch: In theaters
 Chicago Tribune | Section 4 | Friday, June 23, 2023  3

REVIEW ‘NO HARD FEELINGS’ ★★★

A raunchy comedy that’s funny, and also kind of sweet

By Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune

I don’t want to oversell “No

Hard Feelings.” I don’t want to
undersell it, either.
It’s enjoyable and generates a
lot of laughs, some cheap, some
clever. It’s gratifying to see Jenni-
fer Lawrence run a comedy with
an android co-star, in this case,
Andrew Barth Feldman, one of
a handful of Broadway actors on
view here. The cast buoys mate-
rial that, in the wrong hands,
could’ve curdled in a minute.
This may sound like stating the
obvious, but after the recent,
indifferent glut of superhero
sequels that aren’t super, I’ll take
a modestly scaled, reasonably
humane R-rated comedy that lets
Lawrence be funny.
She plays Maddie, a tragicomic
case of an Uber driver without a
car who bartends on the side. It’s
summer season on Long Island,
New York, where Maddie has
lived her entire life. She’s in her
early 30s and needs money, fast,
to prevent a foreclosure on the
modest house in lovely, beachy,
gallingly expensive Montauk left
to her by her late mother.
Score! Literally! Maddie
answers a Craigslist ad run by
a pair of fond, nervous helicop-
ter parents (Matthew Broderick
and Laura Benanti, wonderfully
contained in their interplay).
They’re concerned about their
socially anxious, temperamen-
tally isolated 19-year-old Prince-
ton-bound son, Percy (Feldman).
He needs a summer to remember,
or at least one to launch him less Jennifer Lawrence, left, and Andrew Barth Feldman in a scene from “No Hard Feelings.” MACALL POLAY
fearfully into his college years.
The parents are looking for some John Phillips, and while the ings,” though as the trailer indi- doesn’t like the idea of rich jerks timing and a kind of take-it-or-
nice woman in her early 20s to script could’ve used another cates, we’re more often in the stinking up her house.) There’s a leave-it confidence that energizes
“date” him. Maddie’s a decade side character or two — Natalie realm of broad, loud slapstick, hint, at least, of a socioeconomic a formulaic comedy. Plus she
older than that, but close enough. Morales and Scott MacArthur though with less meanness than context in the square-off between knows how to treat the quieter,
The mark, Percy, is not knock around, entertainingly, usual. The centerpiece, I suppose Montauk townies dealing with sadder bits for low-keyed but
supposed to find out about this as Maddie’s friends and confi- you’d call it, involves a skin- the usual entitled summerfolk, legitimate stakes. I hate to end
plan even as it’s unfolding. It’s dants — the story’s essentially a ny-dipping sequence. Maddie though only a hint. this review by quoting a terrible
meant to be a naturally occur- two-character sex farce with a pushes Percy into it; at this point You don’t go to “No Hard Feel- Adam Sandler romcom, but with
ring event. So Maddie — who will side of sweetness. Percy’s fragile in the story, she’s losing patience ings” for a searing indictment of Lawrence and Feldman at the
get a car out of the deal — visits emotional state and history of and might be losing her house the way we live today; Montauk, wheel, “No Hard Feelings” makes
Percy at the animal shelter where being bullied is taken just seri- and a car. Clothes are stolen while its charm now threatened by it easy to just go with it.
he works with dogs. She goes in ously enough to give the movie they’re in the water; this leads to a super-wealthy gentrification,
for the seductive kill, all legs and some glue. The pandemic goes nude scene that feels both calcu- is no different than a lot of nice, Michael Phillips is a Tribune critic.
purring come-ons and husky unmentioned, but with so many latedly outlandish and worth the scenic, untenably expensive mjphillips@chicagotribune.com
insinuations. When they meet, Percys finding their way through calculation. places in America. Whatever. Twitter @phillipstribune
Percy’s holding a dachshund; these past few years, no mention Does the story logically hang This relaxed, agreeable comedy,
Feldman has a wonderful way of is needed. together? No. Maddie could prob- filmed near but not in Montauk, MPA rating: R (for sexual content,
looking like a whippet himself, all Maddie’s own story, hing- ably make at least half the money works because the stars make it language, some graphic nudity and
wide eyes and narrow experience. ing on a father she never knew, she needs by Vrbo-ing her house work, and the premise — a little brief drug use)
Director Gene Stupnitsky underpins the sincerity sneaking for the summer. (The script deals hoary — doesn’t sweat the logic Running time: 1:40
wrote “No Hard Feelings” with around inside “No Hard Feel- with this by having her say she part. Lawrence has fantastic How to watch: In theaters
4 Chicago Tribune | Section 4 | Friday, June 23, 2023
 
REVIEW ‘ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME’

Britney Spears songs in an ill-shaped musical

By Chris Jones
New York Daily News

NEW YORK — To use the

Britney Spears catalog as the
material for a musical preach-
ing feminist enlightenment is, to
put it mildly, a stretch. The now
reclusive pop star’s heavily sexu-
alized and self-objectifying body
of work includes such fodder as
“Baby One More Time,” (“hit me
baby ...”), “Make Me” (“I just want
you to make me move ...”) and, of
course, the inimitable “Oops! I
Did It Again,” wherein the singer
declared she was “not that inno-
cent.”
To no one’s surprise.
Sure, there has been the more
recent #FreeBritney move-
ment on social media and the
long-troubled star, who is in her
40s, now is reasonably viewed
as a victim of exploitation by
family, the music industry and the
entire aughts decade. Most things
Spears, though, remain shrouded
in mystery. The ideal jukebox
Britney Spears show would imag-
ine a star, or a fictional surrogate
thereof, who came with great
talent, neediness, complexity and
vulnerability, riding on a knife
edge of victimhood and ironic
power, influencing the millions
of impressionable teenagers who
followed her music from around
the globe for good and ill and
defining her moment.
The truly awful “Once Upon a
One More Time,” which opened
on Broadway Thursday night at
the Marquis Theatre with direc-
tion and choreography by Keone
and Mari Madrid and David
Leveaux as creative consultant, is
not that musical. Aisha Jackson and company in “Once Upon a One More Time” at the Marquis Theatre in New York. MATTHEW MURPHY
Instead, it tries to cash in on the
 
 
repetitive fashion of the moral- Narrator, who comes with an wherein a little girl is reading narrative cohesion and there “Circus” that the show really
istic musical moment and use authoritarian British accent, now a fairy tale, but that comes and is nothing in the plot to make delivers a worthy snapshot of
Spears’ songs as a way to critique a Broadway signal for evil. He’s goes and arrives again without you even remotely look forward a Spears concert, or at least the
and deconstruct “problematic” played by the typically brilliant cohesion. It’s never clear how all to Act 2. The only actor on the wild spectacle I remember seeing
fairy tales. The show, written by Adam Godley, last seen on Broad- these fictional characters know stage whose work makes even years ago. Buyer beware.
Jon Hartmere, has a plot very, way in “The Lehman Trilogy” each other (they seem to have the remotest sense is Jennifer The rest of this summer dud is
very much akin to “Bad Cinder- and who here just has to stand a club) nor in what world they Simard, who is often funny as just a pale and pandering white-
ella,” another disaster that trashed and bark commands like some operate and under what rules. Cinderella’s sardonic Stepmother, wash. The most inventive idea
a beloved fairy tale, and to the Orwellian interloper ruining tea It’s not even clear why The Little the humor flowing entirely from at the Marquis Theatre is the
current multi-artist jukebox show parties at the American Girl store. Mermaid is losing and finding the performer’s top-drawer little photo booths available in
“& Juliette,” which looks like It goes on for two acts, god help her voice. There are people with comedic skills, not the book. the lobby that allows fans to put
“Sweeney Todd” in comparison to us, and it is painful to watch. weird clutches of authority: the When you are trapped in one themselves in their own Britney
the other two attractions. “Once So is most of the show, which Narrator can trap princesses in of these shows, the mind and story. Any of them surely would
Upon a One More Time” takes stars Briga Heelan as Cinderella not so happy ever after, appar- heart usually go to the possibility be better than this one.
an apparent cue from #FreeBrit- and Justin Guarini as a Prince ently, and a hipster Original Fairy of just enjoying the big musical
ney except that we’re watching a Charming with a lot to learn. The Godmother (Brooke Dillman) is numbers. Alas, if Spears comes At the Marquis Theatre,
show about the emancipation of plot, frankly, is nearly impossible powered by Betty Friedan’s “The to this show, she will not find her 210 W. 46th St., New York;
Snow White, the Little Mermaid to understand, which is absurd Feminine Mystique” (she may formidable vocal skills honored onemoretimemusical.com
and Sleeping Beauty, as led by that given the facile nature of the even be Betty Friedan). as she surely would wish. The
dangerous radical Cinderella. musical’s themes. There seems to It’s all utterly bereft of any singing is mediocre and often Chris Jones is a Tribune critic.
The antagonist here is the be a semblance of an outer frame, requisite grounding reality or strained. It’s only in the number cjones5@chicagotribune.com

REVIEW ‘SWAGGER’ ★★★

Will these seniors see their hoop dreams deferred?

By Nina Metz
Chicago Tribune

As a genre, sports dramas are

wonderfully malleable and serve
as a backdrop for all kinds of
storytelling that isn’t about athlet-
ics. They’re metaphors for what
it means to navigate through life.
The pressures can be especially
stark for young phenoms who are
shouldering all kinds of expec-
tations, and “Swagger,” on Apple
TV+, looks at what it means to
be a kid with the potential to go
all the way to the pros. Initially
following a group of 14-year-
old elite basketball players, the
show’s second season catches up
with the boys in their senior year
of high school, when their hopes
for college recruitment are on the
line.
Loosely inspired by the child-
hood of NBA player Kevin
Durant, the Durant stand-in is
Jace Carson (Isaiah Hill, quietly
charismatic), a star player in
his final year at a ritzy, predom-
inantly white prep school.
Everyone is banking that Jace
and his teammates will end the
season as national champs under
the watchful eye of Coach Ike
(O’Shea Jackson Jr., whose acting
career kicked off with the biopic
“Straight Outta Compton” play-
ing his father, Ice Cube).
Coach Ike had his own hoop Isaiah Hill stars as a high school basketball phenom in Season 2 of “Swagger.” APPLE TV+
dreams dashed early on, only to
become a much-needed, steady- Coach Ike’s lack of pedigree. scores just how much these boys That loyalty is important, telling is concerned. “This is my
ing presence for these boys in The tension borne from those are learning, on the spot, what because there’s an unspoken grown man era,” Jace tells his
their club basketball days. So intra-community class issues are it means to live your truth. And subtext about the private school mother (Shinelle Azoroh) and
it’s fitting that he would guide among the season’s more inter- how precarious their dreams may they’re attending. I’d wager the that’s an overarching theme this
them through their final year of esting developments, and Jones actually be. school recruited these basketball season: Of turning 18 and putting
high school. He sees these kids is terrific and deeply nuanced as a Created by Reggie Rock Bythe- stars because the wealthy want to aside childish concerns (or
as human beings, not just dollar man who has bought into the idea wood, one of the show’s produc- be able to say: I (or my kid) went dumping the boozy contents of
signs, which isn’t to say his own that respectability politics are the ers is Brian Grazer, whose credits to school with that NBA star. I a red Solo cup down the kitchen
daddy issues don’t occasionally key to advancing his (or any other include “Friday Night Lights,” and know that NBA star. These white drain at a party) because the
cloud his judgment. Black person’s) career. there are some important similar- parents want proximity, but it’s stakes are just too high.
But there are so many outside Meanwhile, the boys are faced ities between the two, particularly conditional — the minute some- It’s an absorbing ride. And by
interests at work. Too many of with an incident from their past in their rich approach to ensemble thing goes wrong and the boys the time the boys are attending
the adults orbiting these boys that threatens their collective storytelling and allowing quieter prove to be more complicated off their end-of-year senior banquet,
have a vested interest in their future. It’s a narrative treated moments of uncertainty to play the court, those same adults are where they announce their
success as players, from the with real sensitivity, of kids who out. The dynamic between Jace ready to turn their backs on them. college plans, I was taken aback
sneaker company rep (Tristan felt they had to protect one of and his teammates occasionally The kids know they are both of by the protective pride I felt in
Wilds) who strategically wields their own because the adults in reminded me of another show, this world and not, and there’s real these fictional characters.
his clout because he cares about their lives couldn’t — or wouldn’t. namely the early seasons of “The grace in the way they juggle that. As basketball diaries go, this
Jace, but also wants to cement a The way this secret eventually Chi” and its tender portrait of Only a few members of the one reads deep.
relationship with him before the comes to light, on TikTok no less friendship among boys. “We are cast have the kind of height that
kid becomes a hot NBA property, — first it’s denial, then one person brothers,” the Swagger teammates makes them look like credible Where to watch: Apple TV+
to the school’s elegantly dressed takes the blame, then his friends chant before games and it’s not NBA prospects (Hill is nowhere
athletic director (Orlando Jones) all step up, “Spartacus”-style — is just lip service, there’s real love near Durant’s 6’10”), but that Nina Metz is a Tribune critic.
who looks down his nose at full of complexity that under- there. doesn’t matter as far as the story- nmetz@chicagotribune.com
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Dominion: Prequel to the Beginning, which really isn’t too good. This Jon Voight POP, 7 p.m.
one is a bit more understated in its horror
Exorcist & The Exorcist III and exploration of evil, and Stellan Skars- Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018,
MOVIES!, beginning at 7 p.m. gard is especially impressive as a younger Suspense) Benicio del Toro, Josh
With the classic 1973 chiller The Exorcist version of Father Merrin, Max von Sydow’s Brolin FXM, 8:30 p.m.
turning 50 later this year, and a new direct character in the original Exorcist, in a story XXX: State of the Union (2005,
sequel to it being released in October, it’s that takes place nearly 30 years before the Action) Ice Cube, Willem Dafoe
a good time to revisit a couple of other events of that film. Following Dominion is WARNER BROS. SYFY, 9 p.m.
entries in that horror franchise, and you The Exorcist III (pictured), a 1990 film
can do so during the Friday Night Frights written and directed by William Peter Blatty, an interesting entry in the franchise and is Rudy (1993, Drama) Sean Astin,
lineup on MOVIES! this evening. Up first is author of the novel The Exorcist, who based certainly better than 1977’s Exorcist II: The Ned Beatty POP, 9:30 p.m.
2005’s Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist. this movie on his 1983 book Legion. George Heretic (the events of which this production 27 Dresses (2008, Romance-com-
This film’s history is a bit confusing; it had C. Scott leads the cast as a police detective ignores). Blatty does maintain an effectively edy) Katherine Heigl, James Mars-
been completed by director Paul Schrader investigating a series of murders that ulti- eerie atmosphere throughout Exorcist III, den CMT, 10 p.m.
before being retooled by the studio into mately seem connected to the demon that which also boasts one of the greatest jump-
Exorcist: The Beginning, under the hand of originally possessed young Regan in the scares in movie history; even if you’ve seen
director Renny Harlin. That was released in first movie. Jason Miller reprises his role as it and know when it’s coming, it can still get
2004 and not very well received. Dominion Damien Karras from The Exorcist. The film is you. From the editors of
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Robert Downey Jr., left, anchors the eco-friendly series “Downey’s Dream Cars.” MAX

Downey intertwines activism,

introspection in ‘Dream Cars’
By Krysta Fauria
Associated Press
Robert Downey Jr.
knows he has amassed
an impressive collection
of classic cars — one he
self-deprecatingly refers to
as artifacts of his success.
Despite his expectations
of what the “accouter-
ments are supposed to be”
when one reaches a certain
level of fame and wealth,
trophies — it turns out for
the actor — are not all they
are cracked up to be.
It’s that dissatisfac-
tion that helped to inspire
“Downey’s Dream Cars,”
his latest project now
streaming on Max.
“The cash and prizes,
it’s never been what moti-
vated me. So, I shouldn’t
be surprised that it’s still
not,” Downey said at the
show’s recent premiere,
held at the Petersen Auto-
motive Museum in Los
Angeles.
While “Downey’s
Dream Cars” is very much
a show for gearheads,
it isn’t restricted to that
audience. Downey exper-
iments with genre in a
kind of eco-friendly “Pimp
My Ride” that is also part
memoir and a documentary
about the latest advance-
ments in clean technology.
“That was certainly the
idea, was to try to innovate priories in recent years,
a little bit in this kind of specifically as they relate to
storytelling,” he said. the future of the planet.
In each episode, Downey Susan Downey, a
relinquishes control of his producer who frequently
prized possessions, letting collaborates with her
experts modify his clas- husband, shares his By Jacqueline E. Mathews. © 2023 Tribune Content Agency, LLC. All rights reserved.
6/23/23
sic cars to be more envi- commitment to envi-
ronmentally sustainable ronmental activism and ACROSS 48 Shocked Solutions
by making them electric, worked as an executive 1 Actress Loretta 51 Cereal grain
converting them to run on producer for the show. 5 Cutting tools 52 Flood preventer
biodiesel fuel or even affix- Although she said 9 Prissy 55 Actress Cox
13 Bike part 58 Qom resident
ing them with mushroom they both feel a personal
15 __ the air; 60 Watched
leather. responsibility in the fight undecided 61 Film part
Downey hopes it will be against climate change, she 16 Not bananas 62 Goes on and
a glimpse into the future of praised her husband for his 17 Game venue on
sustainability and espouses efforts to hold corporations 18 Dwelling 63 Insolence
optimism by featuring accountable. 20 Afternoon social 64 __-fry; wok dish
what’s attainable now as “It’s not to absolve the 21 Do drugs 65 “__ Land Is Your
well as what technological everyday person of any 23 Instructed Land”
progress promises. responsibility they have, 24 Beer
It is indeed a show about but really recognizing, 26 “El __”; Charlton DOWN
cars and technology, but to make the significant Heston film 1 Quarrel
in it, Downey conveys changes, they have to oper- 27 Terror 2 “If I __ a Rich
a surprising amount of ate at a much higher level,” 29 Pulsates Man”
tenderness and introspec- she said. 32 Finishes last 3 Starry-eyed
tion. It’s a window into The actor has in recent 33 Singer Mariah 4 Pantyhose
the ways he has grown years become widely 35 Suffix for origin shade
from very public struggles associated with his activ- or assassin 5 More certain 22 Salon offering 44 Oscars &
with drug addiction that ism, particularly after he 37 Gobbles up 6 Make fun of 25 Grows old Emmys
informed his image for founded FootPrint Coali- 38 Ran fast 7 Madison’s place: 27 Little biter 45 Farrow or Sara
years before “Iron Man” tion, a venture capital fund 39 Deli salad abbr. 28 Wanders 47 Vestibule
and the Marvel Cinematic that invests in climate tech- 40 “What Kind of 8 Was a tattletale 29 Koala’s home 48 Large spades
Universe came calling. nology and artificial intel- Fool __?” 9 Sham; artificial 30 “Hogwash!” 49 Spanish
He exhibits a self-aware- ligence. 41 __ Midler 10 Used the 31 No longer fresh romantic painter
ness of the “machismo” In the series, Downey 42 Serving spoon doorbell 33 Alley strays 50 Pink & purple
​​
cinematic influences and bemoans society’s ineffi- 43 Piano practice 11 About 25 34 Play division 53 “Nay” voter
capitalistic values that ciency and lack of collec- exercises millimeters 36 Farm femmes 54 Feel the loss of
prompted him to build tive will in making progress 45 Donnybrooks 12 Bump into 38 Goes into 56 “To be or __ to
such a collection. Through- on these fronts, a frustra- 46 Pale 14 Giggles & again be…”
out the show, Downey tion that contributed to his 47 “Nothing could guffaws 39 Realtor’s delight 57 Actor Wallach
be __ than to be 19 Milk-processing 41 Explosion 59 One not to be
weaves in reflections on decisions to create both the
in Carolina…” site 42 Pod legume trusted
his life, family and shifting company and the series.
6 Chicago Tribune | Section 4 | Friday, June 23, 2023
 
Grand Avenue By Mike Thompson
Horoscopes
Today’s birthday (June 23): Share this year
with beloved friends. Do the research to
guide your exploration. Renovations prepare
for family fun this autumn. Support friends
to adapt around winter changes. Spring-
time domestic changes require adjustment,
before your career takes off next summer.
Aries (March 21-April 19): Today is a 9. Prioritize your work,
health and energy despite unreliable conditions. Focus on
what you know works. Steadily practice healthy routines for
growing strength and ease.
Taurus (April 20-May 20): 8. Romantic barriers abound, but
it’s nothing you can’t handle. Love works in unusual ways.
Growth and expansion are possible. Insight comes gradually. Baby Blues By Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott
Gemini (May 21-June 20): 7. Your home is your family sanc-
tuary. Adjust to unexpected conditions. Clean messes and
make repairs. Discover the perfect solution.
Cancer (June 21-July 22): 8. Engage with a challenging
intellectual puzzle. Adapt around chaos or confusion. Do the
homework, and rely on basic facts.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): 9. Strategize for financial growth with
steady, achievable goals. Maintain momentum despite dis-
tractions. Doors previously closed are opening.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): 9. Build strong foundations with a
personal project. A surprising development inspires action.
Follow the rules. Reconnect with a sense of purpose or dream.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): 7. You’re sensitive to noise or chaos.
If something seems too good to be true, it probably is. Adapt
practical plans. Unplug and recharge. Zits By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): 8. Teamwork provides vital sup-
port. Follow instructions carefully to advance. Adapt and
coordinate to manage structural breakdowns. Don’t take
anything for granted. Collaborate with friends.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): 8. Organize for efficiency
around unstable professional situations. There’s room for ex-
pansion. Build and grow from strong basic structures. Push
to keep deadlines and agreements.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): 7. Complications could deviate
your exploration. Expect delays. Use your good sense. Study
the remaining options. It all works out.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): 8. Buy, sell and trade. Prioritize ba-
sics. Pull together to overcome a temporary challenge. Discuss
shared finances. Strategize to store provisions for the future.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): 9. Connect around a challenge Mr. Boffo By Joe Martin
with your partner. Strategize and collaborate for ease and
efficiency. Creativity and romance blossom.

— Nancy Black, Tribune Content Agency

The Argyle Sweater By Scott Hilburn

(Argyle Sweater is on vacation this week. Please
enjoy this panel from 2017.)

Frazz By Jef Mallett

Classic Peanuts By Charles Schulz

Bliss By Harry Bliss

Pickles By Brian Crane

Bridge
North-South vulnerable, South deals
North
♠ K Q 10 5 3 Dick Tracy By Shelley Pleger and Mike Curtis
♥ KJ8
♦ J 10 3
♣A9
West East
♠ 74 ♠8
♥ Q974 ♥ A 10 6 5 3 2
♦ Q8 ♦ 964
♣KQJ84 ♣762
South
♠ AJ962
♥ Void
♦ AK752
♣ 10 5 3
Today’s deal is from the USA Team Trials, played last
month in Schaumburg, Illinois. Winners will represent the
Animal Crackers By Mike Osbun
USA in Morocco at the coming World Championships. The
auction is unknown to us, so we offer the plausible auction
above. Both tables reached slam in spades and both Wests
led the king of clubs to dummy’s ace.
At one table, declarer drew trumps and eventually took
the diamond finesse
The bidding: for an unlucky down
South West North East one. At the other
table, South was
1♠ Pass 2NT* Pass Peter Weichsel, one
4♦** Pass 5♣ Pass of America’s greatest
5♥ Pass 6♠ All pass players over the past
*Game-forcing spade raise 50-plus years. After
winning the ace
**Good 5-card side suit of clubs, Weichsel
Opening lead: King of ♣ led a low heart
from the dummy, Prickly City By Scott Stantis
putting East under tremendous pressure. Might declarer
have the singleton queen? You might think that ducking
the ace should be easy after South’s five-heart cue bid, but
remember that the given auction is our creation. The actual
auction might have been different. East rose with his ace and
that was all Weichsel needed. He ruffed and drew trumps in
two rounds, ending in dummy. He cashed the king of hearts,
discarding a club from hand, and ruffed the jack of hearts.
Weichsel then cashed one high diamond before exiting with
the 10 of clubs.
West won with his jack, but he had to yield a ruff-sluff.
Weichsel shed a diamond from dummy and ruffed in his
hand. Making six! Very thoughtful play.

— Bob Jones, Tribune Content Agency

 Chicago Tribune | Section 4 | Friday, June 23, 2023 7

 
Dustin By Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker
Sudoku 6/23

For Better or for Worse By Lynn Johnston

Complete the grid

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

Thursday’s
solutions
By The Mepham Group
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Tribune Content Agency,
LLC. All rights reserved.

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

Mutts By Patrick McDonnell

Answer here

Thursday’s answers

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek. © 2023 Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
All rights reserved. PlayJumble.com

WuMo By Mikael Wulff and Anders Morgenthaler

Crossword 6/23

Sherman’s Lagoon By Jim Toomey

Brewster Rockit: Space Guy! By Tim Rickard

Across 40 Minor matter 10 RuPaul’s competition

1 Noisy toy 41 “Delish!” 11 South Asian festival of
7 Went fast 44 SLR setting lights
11 Oroville structure 46 Halloumi, e.g. 12 Tree favored by giraffes
Broom-Hilda By Russell Myers 14 Legends on the road 48 Québec chum 13 Bottom-dwelling fish
15 Depilatory brand 51 Early Beatle Sutcliffe 18 __ double take
16 Post-op area 52 Got bronze? 23 Cranks (up)
17 Beatles song with the 53 Window part 25 Spots
lyric “Sunday morning 54 Froyo choice 26 Extremely beautiful,
creeping like a nun” 56 Subject of many June perhaps
19 Fistful of bills parades 27 Corpus __: prosecutor’s
20 “It’s all untrue!” 58 “Awesome!” concern
21 Possess 59 Exercise aftermath 29 Nutrition fig.
22 Coup de __ 63 Cap 30 Sideburn neighbor
24 Remorseful 64 Freedoms protected 31 Michael of “SNL”
28 Nobelist Wiesel by the Equality Act, 36 Actor Hawke
29 Epicurious.com and an apt title for this 39 Tour vehicle, quaintly
offering puzzle? 41 Osaka currency
Trivia Bits Jumble Crossword 32 Lucille Clifton’s 68 “__ say!” 42 Exploit
“Homage to My Hips,” 69 Pouty face 43 __ school
Dry ice is the for one 70 Backup squads 44 Satellite signal
solid form of 33 Lab container 71 “¿__ pasa?” 45 Leaves the larval stage
which chemi- 34 Bright bloom 72 Cheek 47 Ties up
cal compound? 35 Gymnast Simone 73 Attend without a 48 Quilting technique
A) Carbon 37 “Rules __ rules” partner 49 Henner of “Taxi”
dioxide 38 Hesitant sound 50 Warming up the car,
B) Carbon mon- Down say
oxide Thursday’s solution 1 Bounces back 55 ASAP kin
C) Ethylene 2 Berry that’s a 57 Trees with many
glycol superfood streets named after
D) Propane 3 Truculent behavior, them
Thursday’s an- informally 60 Rosalind of 2020’s
swer: The SAT 4 Seafarer’s choice “Mulan”
was devised by during a storm 61 Web page standard
Carl Bingham, 5 On the __ 62 Petro-Canada rival
a psychology 6 Finnish conductor 65 Indian state known for
professor at __-Pekka Salonen white-sand beaches
Princeton. 7 Some Arctic Cats 66 First member of
8 Prepared for a close-up SCOTUS to officiate a
By Luke Schreiber. Edited by Patti
© 2023 Leslie Elman.
Distributed by Varol and Joyce Nichols Lewis.
shot same-sex wedding
Creators.com By David L. Hoyt. © 2023 Tribune Content Agency, LLC. 9 German article 67 Manga artist Junji
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TV CROSSWORD JUMBLE
by Jacqueline E. Mathews
THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Unscramble these four Jumbles,

one letter to each square,
to form four ordinary words.

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GYOGS

CLAJAK

SOBPHI
Now arrange the circled letters
to form the surprise answer, as
suggested by the above cartoon.

Print your
answer here:
tory liked her — CUSHY JOB (A M d )
Answer: The quality control person at the cushion fac-
Jumbles: UDDER SOGGY JACKAL BISHOP

ARROW WORDS
(Answers tomorrow)
ACROSS 49 Growing older
1 Conway or Allen 50 “Tic __ Dough”; game show of
4 Actress Turner and others old Fill in the grid using the clues provided in the direction of the arrows. When complete, unscramble
9 Felix or Stimpy 51 ...FDR, __, DDE, JFK, LBJ...
12 Actress and director Lupino 52 Below, to a poet the letters in the circles to reveal a mystery word.
13 Bumbling 53 BPOE member
14 Montgomery’s state: abbr.
15 “__-Stop”; movie for Liam DOWN
Neeson 1 Turner or Fey
16 Caffè __; Starbucks order 2 Kelly Clarkson, Carrie
17 Actor Gulager Underwood, Jordin Sparks, etc.
18 Excuse 3 __-depressive; bipolar
20 Fireplace residue 4 Frasier’s ex
22 “CBS Evening News with __” 5 Actress Ortiz
26 Submerged sandbank 6 Butterfly catcher’s need
27 Linear measurements: abbr. 7 Likely
28 Actor Brynner 8 Commit robbery
29 Scotsman’s cap 9 Stored away, as in a computer
32 Vote into office 10 Actress Kirstie and her family
35 Drama series for Don Johnson 11 Greek letters
39 Not smashed 19 Derek and Diddley
40 Lucy and Ricky’s landlady 21 Stallone, to friends
42 “__ Life to Live” 23 __ with; treated without
43 “__ Steel”; Henry Cavill sci-fi film seriousness
47 Not too long __; recently 24 __ Zahn
48 __ person; apiece 25 Burstyn or Pompeo
Solution to Last Week’s Puzzle
29 Steak choices
30 Adopted brother on “Little House
on the Prairie”
31 Name for a Stooge
33 AB followers
34 “Sesame Street” fan, often
36 “The Suze __ Show”
37 “10 Things __ About You”; Heath
Ledger movie
38 “Boston __”; series that starred
James Spader and William
Shatner
39 Tenth-grader, for short
41 __ up; throw in jail
44 “Men of a Certain __”
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46 Canadian province in which Alex
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