Questions? Call 1-800-Tribune Monday, July 31, 2023 Breaking news at chicagotribune.com Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting TODAY’S WEATHER High 84 Low 65 Complete Chicagoland forecast on Page 12 $4.00 city and suburbs and elsewhere 176th year No. 212 © Chicago Tribune By Brian J. Rogal | Chicago Tribune Google surprised many last year when it agreed to buy the James R. Thompson Center in the heart of the Loop. The tech giant hasn’t revealed its plans for the Helmut Jahn-designed building, where it plans to open an office by 2026, but that hasn’t stopped speculation that the project may give downtown Chicago a much-needed jolt. “There will likely be a Google effect,” said Elise O’Connor Goodman of commercial real estate firm Transwestern. “Companies tend to go where Google goes.” Google has been credited with sparking the redevelopment of whole neighborhoods when it opens an office. Well-paid workers flock to such areas, including New York’s Meatpacking District, where Google opened more than a decade ago. Google has attracted other tech firms eager to catch the New York neighborhood’s new vibe, sparking new business for nearby restaurants and retail. The Google effect has already worked its magic in Chicago. The Fulton Market neighborhood just west of downtown was largely occupied by food wholesalers and distributors in 2015 when the tech giant planted its Midwest headquarters at 1000 W. Fulton St., a mammoth former cold storage building renovated by developer Sterling Bay. The neighborhood is now one of the nation’s hottest office markets, with new skyscrapers and streets crowded with shoppers and diners. Some hope Google’s future downtown office will also rejuvenate the Loop, where many older office buildings have high vacancy rates and shaky finances. But it’s uncertain whether Google alone can revive the city’s urban core. “Google will help, but the problem is bigger than any one organization can solve,” said Joe Learner, chairman of North American brokerage for Savills, a commercial real estate firm. Google is still formulating how it will use the 1.3 million-squareCan Google help bring downtown revival? The tech giant plans to open an office in the Thompson Center by 2026. Some are hoping the move will rejuvenate the Loop, but the real estate market may have lasting problems. People walk outside the mostly empty Thompson Center on July 19 in Chicago’s Loop. BRIAN CASSELLA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE Associated Press Ukraine brought the war far from the front line into the heart of Russia again Sunday in drone penetrations that Russian authorities said damaged two office buildings a few miles from the Kremlin and a pig breeding complex on the countries’ border. The attacks, which Ukraine didn’t acknowledge in keeping with its security policy, reflected a pattern of more frequent and deeper cross-border strikes the Kyiv government has launched since starting a counteroffensive against Russian forces in June. A precursor and the most dramatic of the strikes happened in May on the Kremlin itself, the seat of power in the capital, Moscow. Sunday’s was the fourth such strike on the capital region this month and the third this week, showing Moscow’s vulnerability as Russia’s war in Ukraine drags into its 18th month. The Russian Defense Ministry said three drones targeted the city in an “attempted terrorist attack by the Kyiv regime.” Air defenses shot down one drone in Odintsovo in the surrounding Moscow region, while two others were jammed and crashed into the Moscow City business district. Photos and video showed that a drone had ripped off part of the facade of a modern skyscraper, Attacks go deep into Russia Drones hit Moscow buildings and shut capital’s airspace North Lawndale mass shooting kills 1, injures 8 Police said the victims, all women, were at a party when a black Jeep approached and people got out and started firing. Chicagoland, Page 3 Heat waves illuminate plight of nation’s poor As climate change worsens heat waves, the poorest Americans suffer the hottest days with the fewest defenses. Nation & World ‘Shift in tone’ for the Cubs as trade deadline nears Their turnaround, winning 10 of their last 12 games, shifted the focus to how they could improve the roster. Chicago Sports By Sam Charles and John Byrne Chicago Tribune Mayor Brandon Johnson is on the clock. He faces an Aug. 12 deadline to select the next leader of the Chicago Police Department from a list of three finalists handed to him earlier this month. If he decides none of the candidates fit the bill — a long shot, but not impossible — he could order the vetting process begin anew. But until the next permanent superintendent is chosen and approved by the City Council, the CPD remains under the direction of Fred Waller, the recently retired chief of patrol whom Johnson asked to lead the department through the city’s historically violent summer months. Waller is once again on the clock, too. A Tribune analysis found that Waller, who retired in 2020 after 34 years with the department, will be paid more than $82,000 for helming the CPD in the early months of the Johnson administration. That figure is a combination of Waller’s prorated city salary — $260,004, the same as former Superintendent David Brown’s — and his monthly pension payments of more than $12,000 that kicked in upon his original exit from CPD. Stepping in pays off for acting police chief Waller receiving both prorated salary, pension Cecilia Rodhe, right, a sculptor and certified expressive art therapist, hugs Dorothy Riles as she shares her painting on July 16. BRIAN CASSELLA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE By Darcel Rockett Chicago Tribune Tangela Jones sketched a sun with many rays, an image to lift her spirits in the morning. Lori Tucker brushed black and red on a canvas, debating whether to paint a mountain. Maria Pike painted a shape transitioning from darkness to light. On a recent Sunday at Pilsen’s Vault Gallerie, Cecilia Rodhe — a sculptor and certified expressive art therapist, as well as the mom of former Bulls center Joakim Noah — encouraged mothers who have lost children to violence to create something that expresses their feelings “What we’re trying to do here is have the moms be seen and heard,” Rodhe said. “These moms have lived the ultimate sacrifice. It’s not a club that anybody wants to be in because this is a very, very painful situation. … It’s a difficult topic. But I’m just so proud of them coming here and wanting to express themselves.” For several years, Rodhe, a resident of Hawaii, has been traveling to places around the world, including Chicago, to conduct such events. The sessions bring mothers together to support one another and Finding creative outlet for moms Rodhe, through Noah’s foundation, offers art therapy for those who have lost children WAR IN UKRAINE GETTY INSIDE Turn to Police, Page 4 Turn to Google, Page 4 Turn to Art, Page 2 Turn to Ukraine, Page 9
grieve. The mothers make a piece of art and then share their reason for creating the image and the feelings behind it. Ladies of the Arc is part of her son’s foundation, Noah’s Arc, a Chicago-based endeavor that centers on nonviolence initiatives. Noah and Rodhe created the nonprofit foundation in 2010. It has been providing sports and arts programming for youths and their families in underserved areas on the city’s South and West sides. This year, Noah launched the One City Basketball League with other violence prevention groups in Chicagoland, equipping it with coaches and coordinators who are trauma-informed experts in conflict resolution. Rodhe said the goal for the ladies’ component is to offer what she considers “one of the biggest violence preventers” — moms. Rodhe is creating a curriculum of “expression from the inside,” where mothers can share the pain of their loss with youths in the league to stop the violence before it begins. “The Ladies of the Arc are our biggest ambassadors in the fights against violence,” Rodhe said. “The kids or young men, when they hear the stories spoken through the art, it’s really then that they realize that they do not want this to happen to their mother. One of the moms said: What about us? Some of the moms are very, very talented and they are natural instructors. My dream moving forward is to do a teachers training weekend and make a master class to teach them ‘expression from the inside,’ so some of the moms can become instructors.” Rodhe said she’s developing the programming and when she’s back in Chicago in October, she will put it in motion. Rodhe said that after a recent sharing session on the South Side with mothers, a teen came into the room where the mothers were creating their art and he listened to their stories. “They spoke directly to him: ‘Be careful, we pray for you guys, and don’t let this happen to your mom,’ ” Rodhe said. “Directly afterward, I asked him, ‘Is this too much? Tell me the truth.’ He said, ‘It’s a lot, but we need to hear this.’ This curriculum is being born out of this unfortunate need.” Tucker is new to the group. The South Shore resident lost her 20-year-old son, Jatonne Sterling, a former Morgan Park High School baseball player, in a shooting death at Clark Atlanta University. Atlanta police said they found Sterling fatally shot in a car near campus, where he was a sophomore on a baseball scholarship, on Feb. 28. “He was killed outside his dorm,” Tucker said. “All I’m trying to figure out is how can I get to the next moment of being OK. I just want to feel better. What does feeling better look like if you don’t have one of the most important people in our lives?” An arrest has been made in the death of her eldest son, and Tucker said she is coping as best she can. When her godsister informed her about the Ladies of the Arc program, she felt like the group was speaking to what she needs. “I was seeking out help, and just trying to find people who understand what I’m going through because my friends don’t know what to say,” Tucker said. “We could be having a great conversation on the phone and I just start crying for a moment and then it’s over, but it’s harder for (my friend) to hear because she doesn’t know how to respond and I have to coach her and tell her, ‘You don’t have to do anything. Just let me get through this.’ But with (the Ladies of the Arc), when I cry, we talk, and it’s OK for our kids to be alive at this table.” Over lunch, the mothers shared stories of their loved ones making their presence known after they’ve gone. They also talked about going to the cemetery, bringing a chair and talking to their child. Dorothy Riles does that for her son, Lamar Drakes, who was killed in June 2021 at age 28. Rewards were posted for leads, but the case remains unsolved. Riles, a Cook County sheriff’s deputy at the Markham Courthouse for 25 years, says it’s hard to go into the city knowing that her child was taken from her while he worked on his car in front of his grandparents’ home at 104th Street and Eggleston Avenue in the Roseland neighborhood. “Even to come here … just to see a paramedic go by, it’s hard,” Riles said. “People who haven’t lost kids, there’s nothing they can tell me. They can help you grieve, but they can’t help your trauma.” Tucker agreed. “When we have children, we make our plans around our children, growing up, getting older, burying us. That plan has changed,” she said. “What do you do? You need help just beyond coping with the loss, coping with the rest of your life. People here know already without words. They know I’m not OK. What does mending my heart look like, if it’s ever going to be mended?’ ” The participants are each other’s best support system, Rodhe said. “We’re providing a platform where it’s a safe place to express your feelings,” she said. “We will have a support group born out of this where we will have a oncea-week call checking in on each other — to have the ladies feeling that they have a group where they belong ... that’s the whole idea of this.” [email protected] Art from Page 1 Accuracy and ethics The Tribune’s editorial code of principles governs professional behavior and journalism standards. Everyone in our newsroom must agree to live up to this code of conduct. Read it at chicagotribune.com/accuracy. Corrections and clarifications: Publishing information quickly and accurately is a central part of the Chicago Tribune’s news responsibility. HOW TO CONTACT US Delivery problem? 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CHICAGOLAND By Rebecca Johnson Chicago Tribune One woman is dead and eight more women were injured in a mass shooting Sunday morning in the North Lawndale neighborhood, according to Chicago police. Police said the women were at a gathering on the 1500 block of South Keeler Avenue when a black Jeep approached them. Multiple people exited the Jeep with guns and began shooting at the group at about 12:51 a.m., police said. A 21-year-old woman was shot in the face and was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition. Police said she was pronounced dead a short time later. A 28-year-old woman was shot eight times in the torso, according to police. She was also transported to Mount Sinai in critical condition. A 33-year-old woman sustained a graze wound to the stomach, and a 28-yearold woman was shot in the right knee. Another woman sustained a graze wound to the right arm. Police said these three women were taken to Mount Sinai in good condition. A 31-year-old woman was shot in the left leg and forearm, and a 30-year-old woman was shot twice in the right shoulder and twice in the right arm. A 24-year-old woman was shot in the right wrist, and a 20-year-old woman was shot in the right thigh. Police said these four women were transported to Stroger Hospital in good condition. Ald. Monique Scott, who represents the 24th Ward in North Lawndale, called the shooting “heartbreaking.” She said police told her the women were at a luau party and that a man yelled “I got you” before he started shooting. She added that some of the victims are from North Lawndale, but police believe that not all of them are. She encouraged anyone involved or affected by the shooting to attend victim services outreach Monday at Deliverance Temple Church, 1457 S. Komensky Ave. “This definitely has to stop in any and all communities,” Scott said. “We live in a world where people are not loving one another and so those are the effects of not being loved or not loving yourself or one another.” Police said no one is in custody and that they are investigating the shooting. “Our hearts are with the family and loved ones of the victim who was killed,” the Police Department said in a statement. “We are also walking alongside those injured in this shooting and those who were present and witnessed this reprehensible act of violence.” rjohnson@chicagotribune. com 1 woman dead, 8 injured in mass shooting Chicago police investigating after shots fired at luau party in North Lawndale By Rebecca Johnson Chicago Tribune An off-duty Chicago firefighter died Sunday morning while swimming in Lake Michigan at 31st Street Beach, according to the Chicago Fire Department. Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt said the firefighter was swimming with his family off the lakefront when he went underwater about 7:30 a.m. Crews quickly located the man and pulled him out of the water before performing advanced life support. He was transported to University of Chicago Medical Center and pronounced dead at 9:07 a.m., according to the Fire Department and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. The Fire Department identified the firefighter as Engineer EMT Wilbert Hayes, 43. Nance-Holt said he’s been on the job since 2009. “The loss of any of our members is a loss for the first responder community and the city as a whole,” NanceHolt said. She added that while the incident happened while the firefighter was off-duty, the Fire Department is conducting “a full investigation to determine the status of this tragic loss.” Firefighters, police officers and paramedics led a procession Sunday afternoon to pay tribute to Hayes while his body was transported to the medical examiner’s office. rjohnson@chicagotribune. com Firefighter dies swimming at beach By Adriana Perez Chicago Tribune The city has begun closing streets and sidewalks across downtown Chicago as Grant Park prepares to host Lollapalooza Thursday through Sunday. The Office of Emergency Management and Communications announced several ongoing and upcoming street and sidewalk closures, advising motorists and pedestrians to take other routes. Most will reopen Aug. 7, the day after the music festival ends. Balbo Drive from Columbus Drive to DuSable Lake Shore Drive is closed and will remain closed until Aug. 13. This closure will extend west to Michigan Avenue beginning at 8 p.m. Monday and continuing until Aug. 7. Jackson Drive from Columbus Drive to DuSable Lake Shore Drive is also closed and will remain closed until Aug. 12. Like the Balbo Drive closure, it will extend west to Michigan Avenue at 8 p.m. Monday, continuing until Aug. 7. The OEMC said the stretch of Columbus Drive between Monroe Street and Roosevelt Road will close at 8 p.m. Monday too. Northbound center lanes on Columbus Drive between 13th Street and Roosevelt Road will also close Monday evening. Columbus Drive will reopen Aug. 7. The Congress Plaza circle will close from Michigan Avenue to Columbus Drive at 8 p.m. Monday and reopen Aug. 7. Monroe Street from Michigan Avenue to DuSable Lake Shore Drive will close Wednesday until the morning of Aug. 7. The OEMC said traffic control aides will be present downtown to help the flow of traffic. 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Waller, Johnson’s office and the Chicago police all declined to provide comment for this story. Pension payments are 75% of the average salary during the officer’s final four years before retirement. Waller, 61, was paid $185,364 per year when he retired in August 2020, according to records from the city’s Department of Human Resources. The salary-pension “double dip” is perfectly legal in Chicago, an income booster other top public officials have enjoyed when they’ve taken on new roles after retirement. But it has come under increased scrutiny in recent years as Chicago and Illinois have struggled with massive unpaid pension liabilities and residents have watched their property tax bills and rents go up to cover the shortfalls. The state General Assembly in 2019 voted to prohibit elected officials who draw pensions through the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund from also collecting salaries for serving in the same positions. Then-Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2017 signed a law preventing retired police officers from accruing credit toward a second pension if they return to the force in a new position while already collecting their first pension. Waller is enjoying his months of simultaneous salary and pension after employing a common bit of Police Department bureaucratic jujitsu upon his retirement. Just before he left CPD, Waller voluntarily returned to the rank of lieutenant, clearing the way for him to rejoin the union that represents CPD lieutenants. The self-demotion — often undertaken by retiring members of the command staff — allowed Waller to sell back unused vacation days and qualify for more retiree health care benefits. Even on an interim basis, Waller’s mid-May hiring was seen by many in CPD as a shrewd maneuver by the freshman mayor. In selecting Waller, a CPD lifer who remained popular among rank-and-file cops as well as supervisors after his 2020 retirement, Johnson extended an olive branch to the city’s police officers after an election in which his previous statements in support of defunding the police were put front and center. At the same time, Waller has provided Johnson a shield from criticism during the hottest months of the year when violent crime spikes. From May 15, the day Johnson was sworn in, through July 25, Chicago recorded 147 killings while another 633 people suffered nonfatal gunshot wounds, according to city data. Those totals are down slightly from the same time period in 2022, when 156 people were killed citywide with another 715 shot and wounded. Violence totals have fallen each year since 2020, though they still far outpace pre-pandemic levels. Shortly after retiring, Waller started working at Monterrey Security, the politically connected private security firm that often hires CPD brass after they leave the department. After he returned to the department, he told reporters that he did not apply to become the next permanent superintendent. T h e C o m m u n i t y Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, a new police oversight body born out of a 2021 city ordinance, presented Johnson earlier this month with the three finalists to become the next head of the CPD. Johnson has until Aug. 12 to make his selection. The three finalists are CPD’s chief of counterterrorism, Larry Snelling; CPD’s chief of constitutional policing and reform, Angel Novalez; and Madison, Wisconsin, police Chief Shon Barnes. Snelling has emerged as the most likely candidate to be chosen by Johnson, favored by a mix of conservative white officials and Black South Siders who campaigned heavily on his behalf. It is unlikely Johnson would select Barnes, the Madison chief. Novalez is considered a potential candidate, as he is well respected by many who know his story of having been shot in the line of duty. But Snelling is the favorite of many within and outside City Hall. Chicago Tribune’s Gregory Royal Pratt contributed. Police from Page 1 foot property. The company has a build-to-suit agreement with a venture led by Chicago developer Michael Reschke, which bought the Thompson Center last summer from the state of Illinois for $105 million and will launch a floor-by-floor gut renovation. “We remain committed to our long-term presence in Chicago and the development of the James R. Thompson Center,” Google spokesperson Alex Joseph said. But before Google even arrives, financial distress may overwhelm the Loop. Three years into a workfrom-home trend that seems permanent, office tenants are shrinking their footprints, driving up vacancy rates. In some cases, they’re negotiating to pay less in rent, or moving to new buildings in Fulton Market. That’s making it difficult for the owners of older, obsolete Loop buildings to keep up with mortgage payments or launch needed renovations, and many will face hard choices: convince banks to restructure their loans, take steep losses by letting lenders take back properties or sell out to new owners. “This is not a problem that is going to solve itself in a short period of time,” Learner said. “We’re going to be having these conversations next year and the year after that.” Downtown looks almost normal on some days, especially the middle of the week when many workers leave their home offices and commute, but empty spaces keep popping up. More than 27% of downtown’s nearly 150 million square feet is now available to rent, up from 24.5% one year ago, according to a Savills report. And with offices still empty on Mondays and Fridays, big users have decided to “right-size” their offices, including insurance firm Aon, which just renewed its lease in the East Loop’s Aon Tower, but is taking just 300,000 square feet, 25% less than it previously used, said Robert Sevim, president of Savills Chicago region. Other companies such as Molson Coors and Antares Capital decided to leave older buildings and occupy about 80,000 square feet each in the West Loop’s new BMO Tower at 320 S. Canal St. “There are going to be some clear winners and some clear losers,” Sevim said of downtown buildings. ”The haves and have-nots will see a wider gap.” Many of Chicago’s bestknown office buildings are teetering on the edge, carrying large debts and at risk of missing loan payments. Aon Center, the 1,136-foot tower at 200 E. Randolph St., was placed on a loan servicers’ watchlist after its owner, 601W Cos., missed a mortgage payment this year and then secured an extension on its loan, according to Trepp, which tracks financially troubled real estate. Even relatively new buildings could be headed for trouble: 300 N. LaSalle St., a 1.3 million-squarefoot tower completed in 2009, also hit the watchlist after law firm Kirkland & Ellis announced in 2021 it was leaving its more-than600,000-square-foot office in 2023 and moving to Salesforce Tower, a new riverfront skyscraper developed by Hines in River North. Another tenant, Boston Consulting Group, will also soon depart for a new Class A Fulton Market office. “As soon as these vacancies take place, the financial picture will look dramatically different,” said Manus Clancy, senior managing director at Trepp. “That could happen to any building as leases come up for renewal.” Google has rebuilt entire neighborhoods, and not just in Chicago. New York’s Meatpacking District became one of the city’s tech centers, filled with restaurants and retail, after Google first began taking space in the industrial area near the Hudson River more than 10 years ago, said Jeffrey LeFrancois, executive director of the Meatpacking District Management Association. Twitter and other tech firms opened offices near Google’s main building at Eighth Avenue close to the river, and Google established other hubs including a new office campus on Pier 57, the historic riverfront tourist attraction. “New York did not have a lot of tech tenants before Google,” he said. “Now they are the big fish in a big sea.” Clancy isn’t sure Google can cure Chicago of its postCOVID hangover. Big Tech firms such as Meta and Amazon are giving up space, not taking it, and the sector doesn’t have the same vibe. “It’s rare one firm can change a city’s trajectory with one lease,” he said. “And right now, office is in the same place shopping malls were five years ago. This is going to be a very painful stretch.” Downtown could see lenders take control of financially troubled properties in the next few years, he added. Brookfield Asset Management fell behind on loan payments and faced a foreclosure lawsuit for 175 W. Jackson Blvd., a 22-story tower completed in 1912, which had a $280 million loan and a rising vacancy rate. A court-appointed receiver will now attempt to sell it. “It was death by a thousand cuts,” Clancy said. Other buildings more than 90 days delinquent on their loans include the old Field Building at 135 S. LaSalle St., which lost its anchor tenant, Bank of America; the Civic Opera Building at 20 N. Wacker Drive; and 216 W. Jackson Blvd., according to Trepp. Savills’ Learner said many buildings, especially older central Loop properties, will need to be financially restructured so the owners have much more manageable mortgage payments and can afford to add modern amenities, or sold off at a loss. Chicago may need an entirely different kind of owner to take charge, he added. Instead of big institutional players, which typically look for big returns, family offices or wealthy individuals such as hair care mogul John Paul DeJoria, who bought the former McDonald’s campus in Oak Brook, may find they can pick up big office buildings at cheap prices and turn them around. “Unlike New York, historically speaking families haven’t been big players in Chicago,” he said. “There is the opportunity now for smart, patient capital to take advantage of the shift in the marketplace.” But families are likely to stay away from functionally obsolete buildings, he added. Like Jose Cuervo’s Beckmann family, whose Agave Holdings purchased 225 W. Washington St., a 28-story tower, in 2022 for nearly $83 million and plans to buy 300 S. Wacker Drive, they’ll probably stick to well-located buildings that just need some extra care. Even if Google comes in and is wildly successful, the city may have to offer more tax abatements or other financial tools to make it worthwhile to take over some failing buildings. Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot launched in 2022 one such initiative, LaSalle Street Reimagined, which aims to transform financial district office space into about 1,000 apartments, including hundreds of affordable units. But such strategies won’t work everywhere, said Rafael Hernandez, principal of The Blackwood Group, part of a team chosen to rehab the 41-story Clark Adams Building at 105 W. Adams St., a 96-year-old building, into hundreds of apartments. It can be converted because it has terraces and setbacks on all sides, giving most of the interior access to natural light and ventilation, a must for renters. “Some of the office buildings downtown have interior layouts that are more of a square,” he said. Tearing down buildings is prohibitively expensive, Learner said, so the Loop may simply end up with a collection of empty, zombielike buildings, no longer able to compete with riverfront or Fulton Market buildings, but not suitable as apartments and too obsolete for offices. “Some are not well suited for any of the above,” he said. Google from Page 1 More than 27% of downtown’s nearly 150 million square feet is now available to rent, up from 24.5% one year ago, according to a Savills report. Artist Hailey Losselyong works alongside others on their pieces during The Mural Movement Viaduct Project on Sunday along South Racine Street near West 16th Street in Pilsen. The initiative, led by the group Connecting4Communities, brought 53 different volunteer artists throughout the week to add their own work to a viaduct that had recently been cleaned and brightened with new lighting. BRIAN CASSELLA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE Brightening up the view By Gloria Casas For Courier-News Sale of synthetic THC products would be banned in Elgin under a proposed ordinance that could receive Elgin City Council approval next month. The measure makes the advertisement, display, sale or delivery of synthetic THC products without a state license unlawful in the city, and anyone who violates it could face fines of $1,000 or more. It would apply only to items that can be consumed. Products containing synthetic THC are called “fake weed” and sold under brand names like Spice, Kronic and Mr. Happy. The ingredients used, like Delta-9 and Delta-8, can be found in hemp and cannabis plants but are chemically manufactured and can be dangerous, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While growing and selling recreational cannabis became legal in Illinois in January 2020, with stringent licensing and operating regulations overseeing both, synthetic THC products aren’t regulated and haven’t been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Despite that, the products are sold vape and smoke shops, convenience stores and gas stations, said Elgin Mayor Dave Kaptain, who asked for the ordinance to be brought to the council. The products are often marketed to children and can be sold to minors, Kaptain said. “They are selling to kids because it falls between the cracks,” he said. “This is a public safety issue. That’s why it’s (the ordinance) here.” Kaptain said he learned of the issue through the Metro West Council of Government, a nonprofit organization that advocates for local governments to take positions on local, state, and national issues, according to its website. The cannabis industry is pushing for the market to be regulated, in part because synthetic THC products offer unfair and unsafe competition and are not taxed like cannabis sales are, proponents say. Councilwoman Tish Powell said she understands the need to keep THC products out of the hands of children but questioned whether the city should be backing a rule change being pushed by the cannabis industry. She also suggested that an age limit, rather than an outright ban, might be a better move. Elgin City Council proposes ban on synthetic THC Mayor Brandon Johnson, center, and Interim Superintendent of Police Fred Waller attend the Graduation and Promotion Ceremony for the Chicago Police Department’s new police recruits and officers on June 5 at Navy Pier. ANTONIO PEREZ/ CHICAGO TRIBUNE Even on an interim basis, Waller’s mid-May hiring was seen by many in CPD as a shrewd maneuver by the freshman mayor. The Thompson Center on July 19 in Chicago’s Loop. 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Allison Haber and Dani, 2, join other members of Wicker Park Lutheran Church in placing Pride flags around the church Sunday after having the flags repeatedly stolen or torn down several times this year. Putting them back in place BRIAN CASSELLA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE Staff report An 18-year-old lllinois man drowned Saturday afternoon at Miller Beach, where high north winds created dangerous rip currents and hampered search efforts. Rayan Mohammed, 18, of Bartlett, Illinois, died as a result of asphyxia from an accidental drowning, according to a release from the Lake County Coroner’s Office. Around 2:40 p.m., Gary Police were notified that a person was missing in Lake Michigan and responded to the Miller Beach area, according to a release from Gary spokesman Cmdr. Samuel Roberts. The man’s uncle told police that he last saw his nephew swimming around 2 p.m. at the beach near Lakeshore Drive and Sullivan Street, the release stated. Multiple agencies with dive teams responded to the scene to search, including the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. High winds, which created three to six-foot waves, made the search difficult. Around 6 p.m., a beachgoer saw a body in the water approximately three quarters of a mile from where the man was last seen, the DNR release said. A recovery was made near Newton Street and Oak Ave, and the victim was pronounced dead on scene, officials said. Teen drowns at Miller Beach By Mike Nolan Daily Southtown State Rep. Bob Rita, D-Blue Island, is suing Tinley Park and Orland Township as well as village and township officials in federal court, alleging his constitutional rights have been denied because he’s been blocked from taking part in or holding community events. The lawsuit was filed Friday and cites a “consistent and systematic campaign” to prevent Rita from taking part in events such as the National Night Out Against Crime, scheduled for Tuesday in Tinley Park. Rita alleged his right of free speech as well as his right to due process under the constitution were violated and had sought an emergency order from a federal judge asking that he be allowed to take part in the National Night Out event, which a judge Friday denied. U.S. District Judge Manish Shah said while Rita had sought to have a table, identifying himself at the National Night Out event, he was not barred from taking part in a public event whatever his capacity. Rita is “allowed to attend the event, speak to his constituents there, and express his views,” Shah wrote in the brief decision, noting a temporary restraining was not warranted. Patrick Walsh, an attorney representing Tinley Park, said Rita was always welcome to attend the event and it was “never the village’s intention to restrain anyone’s speech.” The lawsuit also alleges village officials twice denied applications by Rita to hold shredding events last year in Tinley Park, something he had organized for years. The complaint alleges village officials cited traffic and safety concerns in denying a special event permit for the shred event. Simmering in the background is Rita’s involvement in recent legislation, awaiting the governor’s signature, that would transfer the former Tinley Park Mental Health Center to the Tinley Park-Park District, a site the village has also long coveted for redevelopment. Tinley Park officials had been in talks with the state about gaining ownership of the 285-acre property, northwest of Harlem Avenue and 183rd Street. Rita’s daughter, Ashley Rubino, is Park Board secretary, and the tussle over the state property has centered on political differences between the village and district. Regarding the upcoming National Night Out, Rita, in the lawsuit, said he had an email exchange with Tinley Park police Chief Matthew Walsh, in which Walsh told the legislator he had been approved to participate. The lawsuit cites an email Rita received this week from Walsh reversing course, telling the legislator the National Night Out event is meant to “honor law enforcement and I respectfully request that we refrain from any politics.” Rita says the reversal came following pressure from Mike Glotz, Tinley Park’s mayor, and Paul O’Grady, Orland Township supervisor. They are named as defendants in the lawsuit. He says he was unfairly shut out last year from an Orland Township event, the annual Pet Palooza, which seeks to help the township’s pet pantry, and was denied arranging for a table at the village’s Boo Bash last year because he was “a political group rather than a local business.” The defendants “have wholly failed to justify their denials, or, justified their efforts through false or fabricated excuses,” the lawsuit claims. The denials Rita cites are similar to issues Park District officials said they were experiencing after declaring its interest in the state-owned land. The legislator’s lawsuit doesn’t mention the property nor any family connections to the Park District as reasons for obstacles he cites. This year, for instance, the district was denied a permit to hold its annual Running O’ the Green 8k race on March 5, the same day as the village’s Irish Parade. The district said it had for many years held the race on the same day as the village parade but the race instead took place March 12. Before that the district said it had to find other sources of fuel for district vehicles and de-icing salt for Park District properties after Tinley Park cut off long-standing supply agreements for both products. The Park District canceled its annual July 4 fireworks show after Tinley Park officials opted to hold a display July 3, co-opting an event the Park District had held for decades. The property that would be transferred for $1 to the Park District has considerable environmental issues attached to it, with any plans to redevelop the site carrying costs estimated in the millions to remediate problems such as asbestos and tainted soil. The district anticipates getting state money to help with the cleanup, and there are funds earmarked in this year’s state budget, and envisions uses on part of the property including sports fields and a domed soccer stadium. Park District officials in a letter to the village earlier this year claimed the district was the victim of “retaliation and punishment” because it was also going after the mental health center property. State rep. sues area communities Rita says Tinley Park and Orland Twp. officials violating constitutional rights By Kimberly Fornek For Daily Southtown People struggling to talk to and interact with family members with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia can borrow memory kits from the Oak Lawn Public Library to help. The kits are plastic totes containing games, readaloud books and activities suitable for individuals with varying levels of memory loss or cognitive decline. The library has five kits, each with a different theme residents with Oak Lawn library cards can borrow for three weeks at a time. One has musical bingo, where players listen to music on a DVD and cover pictures of the instruments they hear on their card. The kit called “Golden Oldies” is filled with photos, cards and DVDs of actors and music from the 1950s to the 1970s. The kit named “In the Garden” was designed with people who like to garden, or used to garden, in mind. It includes a matching game with different types of flowers, small bottles of scents, such as rose, honeysuckle and cut grass, and a jigsaw puzzle of Monet’s garden. But the puzzle has only 63 pieces, so it would not frustrate someone with mild cognitive loss. “The kits are meant to be enjoyable and engaging, so the person has a positive experience with the materials,” said Meghan Moran, assistant department head of customer services. Some of the games can keep a person with dementia busy, while their caregiver tends to another task for a brief period of time. One kit has laminated pictures of flowers with holes to thread a colored red cord through. It’s a tool to improve dexterity and might appeal to someone who used to crochet or knit, Moran said. Several of the kits have Aquapaints, which have invisible pictures on white cards. When someone dips a paintbrush in water and “paints” on the card, the image and colors appear. “The person does not have to worry about staying within the lines,” Moran said. There’s also a board with laces, zippers, snaps and other fasteners for practice or merely to occupy a person’s attention. Some people in the late stages of dementia “fidget” a lot, she said. “Sometimes, it’s agitation.” So Moran included tactile toys a person can manipulate, like moving a marble through a maze in a gel-filled pad. Instructions and ideas on how to use each component are in the totes. Moran says the kits have been well received. Since March, when the kits became available for circulation, 23 have been checked out. Sensory toys and activities for dementia patients are sold online, but they cost upward of $15 each, and there is no guarantee a particular game will interest the buyer’s loved one. By borrowing the totes from the library, caregivers can see what puzzles or activities their family member enjoys at no cost. Moran assembled the contents for the kits based on her research of aging and cognitive decline, and with input from Rush University Medical Center. “My department does a lot of programs for seniors,” Moran said. The library applied for and received a three-year grant from Age Options, a nonprofit agency that works to improve services for older people in suburban Cook County. The grant the Oak Lawn library received funds about $7,500 a year for materials and services for people age 60 and older. The first year, the money had to be used for technology-based materials and programs. The Oak Lawn Library bought Chromebooks reserved for its older patrons and Wi-Fi hot spots that provide users internet access. The second and third year grants are to be used to address social isolation among seniors, Moran said. She looked at what other organizations were doing and saw some had memory kits they lent to seniors and caregivers. The Orland Park Public Library, for example, has offered bags, called caregiver kits, filled with games and activities for individuals with dementia since 2021. One of the objectives in the Orland Park Library’s 2021 strategic plan was to add more programming and services for people with dementia and their caregivers. Toward that goal, the library is partnering with the Alzheimer’s Association to offer an Early Stage Memory Loss Support Group and hosts a caregiver support group. At a community outreach event, the Oak Lawn Library staff had a table next to a group from the Alzheimer’s Association and Rush University. The association was partnering with hospitals across the country to conduct a two-year clinical trial of risk factors for cognitive function, called U.S. Pointer. “They were there to recruit people for the study,” Moran said. “We told them we do programs for people 60 and older and we would welcome any input they have. They were excited about the memory kits.” Moran had begun to purchase materials for the kits. How many items to put in the totes was partly a monetary decision, and wanting them to be light enough to be easily carried. She sent the list of materials to Rush personnel involved in the Pointer study for them to provide feedback. An associate professor from the Rush Institute for Healthy Aging also came to talk to the library staff about cognitive decline and the purpose of the materials in the kits. Personnel from Rush suggested adding bilingual materials and kits for people who are just beginning to show signs of cognitive decline. Moran is exploring those ideas. The library continues to offer separate craft projects for seniors, such as a birdhouse to paint. Kimberly Fornek is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown. OAK LAWN Library’s kits aim to help people with dementia connect with loved ones GARY, INDIANA An activity board with laces, fasteners and a zipper can provide dexterity therapy for a person experiencing cognitive decline. KIMBERLY FORNEK/DAILY SOUTHTOWN By Steve Sadin For News-Sun Greeting a single mother and her child or children when they arrive at Staben House is a 30-day supply of essentials like soap and toothpaste, as well as bedding which often includes a handmade quilt. As the formerly homeless family transitions out of Staben House — a group home operated by Waukegan Township — into an apartment of their own within six months, they take the linens and quilt with them. “It’s always clean when they move in,” Staben House program director Loretta Pable said. “It helps get them started when they get their own apartment. It makes the adjustment a little easier.” The refreshed conditions at Staben House were on display at the onetime large single-family home built in 1930 during an open house Friday in Waukegan, courtesy of a portion of a grant from the state’s Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Waukegan Township Supervisor Marc Jones said the $2 million grant was facilitated by state Sen. Adriane Johnson, D-Buffalo Grove. The funds were used to refurbish Staben House, the Eddie Washington Center for men and the Patricia Jones Center for seniors. “After 20 years of being a place where women and children got a hand up, Staben House got a well deserved face-lift which will last for many years to come,” Jones said. Pable said the money was used to replace the roof, refresh the masonry, build a new driveway, do needed plumbing work and remodel the four bathrooms. With some funds still available, she looked at what was accomplished and knew what had to come next. “The new things looked great, so then we said, ‘Let’s paint,’ ” she said. After women arrive at Staben House with their children, Pable said the mothers must find work — assistance is offered — and be fully employed within 30 days for at least 35 hours a week. They are also required to save 85% of their earnings. Chores are also required of all residents, as they live together as a community. She said there are currently four families there, as two recently transitioned to their own apartments. The four children there range in age from 7 months to 3 years. Staben House celebrates state-funded face-lift WAUKEGAN Chicago Tribune | Section 1 | Monday, July 31, 2023 5
EDITORIALS MIKELUCKOVICH/THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION ABOUT BIDENOMICS AND RED STATES EDITORIAL CARTOON The economy President Joe Biden likes to brag about is powered by Republican states. Economic warning signs abound. Inflation is cooling off, but it remains elevated. Our massive national debt means inflation won’t retreat permanently into the night. Credit card debt has hit a record, nearing $1 trillion. Banks are tightening lending standards. The inversion between the yields of two- and 10-year treasuries reached a four-decade high this month. That’s perhaps the most accurate historical indicator that a recession is coming within the next two years. But running for reelection demands economic happy talk. So Biden is left looking for data points to convince you things are humming along. One such statistic is earnings, which jumped an average of 5.4% between the first quarters of last year and this year. President Biden wants to claim credit for this improvement. ... But just look at where the majority of that income growth is happening. Wages grew by just 2.6% in New York and 2.9% in California. Contrast that with Florida, which had a 9.1% increase, and Texas, a 7.7% increase. Other red states, such as North Dakota and Nebraska, also topped the list. Hawaii, a very blue state did well, with an 8% increase. But that’s largely attributable to tourism rebounding after prolonged coronavirus restrictions. Nevada, which is a lean blue state, saw a 9.1% increase in part for a similar reason. Results by individual sectors of the economy offer an even more vivid contrast. Florida and Texas both outperformed California and New York in manufacturing, finance, information, retail and professional services. Unsurprisingly, both red states significantly outpaced their blue counterparts in construction. If he wants to oversee a vibrant economy, President Biden should recognize that California and other blue states offer a cautionary tale to avoid, not an example to follow. Florida and Texas offer the opposite. Las Vegas Review-Journal Editorial Board United Airlines and American Airlines jets on Sept. 9, 2021, at O’Hare International Airport. BRIAN CASSELLA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE I f you frequently take American Airlines to New York City, you might have noticed a change for the worse. Whereas Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport used to have a flight to LaGuardia Airport nearly every hour, from early morning to late evening, these days the schedule has some big gaps. There’s no longer a flight between about 10:30 in the morning and 1:30 in the afternoon, and the last American jet for LaGuardia now typically leaves the gate at 7 p.m., which is bad news for travelers hoping to have dinner at home before leaving for a meeting. That particular city pairing is just one example of what some bloggers and close watchers of the airline industry now are calling an “unnoticed pullback” from Chicago by American, which increasingly is favoring its hubs in Charlotte, North Carolina; Miami; and Dallas/Fort Worth, even the growth city of Austin, Texas, especially when it comes to international flying. You can’t fly on American nonstop from Chicago to Tokyo; Tel Aviv, Israel; or Shanghai, and outside of flights to London, where it works with British Airways, the roster of European nonstops on American “metal” from Chicago now pales in comparison with flights offered by United Airlines in its home city. And it pales in terms of what American was offerings before: The number of seats offered each month by American in Chicago is down, says airline industry blog Cranky Flier, some 20% to 25% from its peak, notwithstanding the much-reported boom in air travel. So what’s going on? American clearly is looking at huge competition in Chicago on many of these routes, limiting its yields. No comparable competition exists at airports such as DFW and Charlotte, and so a pullback makes some business sense. But Chicago’s Department of Aviation has to work to limit these reductions. It is not good for this airport or this city. For years, Chicago travelers have enjoyed the unique pleasure of being a hub city — at O’Hare and Midway airports — for three of the country’s four largest airlines: United, Southwest and American. That has not always brought travelers reduced fares, since airline ticket pricing is a complex business, but in general, more competition helps consumers. And, of course, all of this choice has afforded the city a rich array of nonstop destinations, not to mention the chance for the tourism industry to seduce some international connecting passengers into stopping over in downtown, not that the city ever has made much effort in that regard. (By contrast, connecting passengers on Turkish Airlines can get a free tour of Istanbul during their layovers, a boon for local merchants who get buses of free-spending customers arriving on their doorsteps.) Until at least 2030, when the new “global terminal” is scheduled for completion, O’Hare is hampered by a lack of immigration and customs facilities anywhere outside of Terminal 5. We’ve always found that terminal reasonably efficient for arriving international passengers and better than many of its competitors, but the terminal is no longer just for international flights but also for Delta and Southwest domestic flights, among others, making it very crowded and unpleasant this summer. It also has lost some of the old allure of dedicated international excitement with so much space going to more quotidian trips. More seriously, O’Hare’s arrangement also forces United and American (and some of their codeshare partners) to shuttle empty planes from Terminal 5 to Terminal 1 or 3, where they can meet their departing passengers coming from domestic flights. That process is cumbersome, very expensive and time-consuming: It can take an hour to perform each time, and it has, and clearly does, act as a disincentive to the addition of new international service from American and United. For example, when United added a flight to Shannon, Ireland, this summer, it picked one of the few cities where travelers could clear U.S. customs and immigration at their city of origin and thus the plane could arrive and leave O’Hare (or go somewhere else) from the same gate. That was no coincidence. The situation at O’Hare has rightly been described as the most backward and outdated process at any airport in the country, and we’re stuck with it for at least seven more years. The massive overhaul of O’Hare is of course designed to correct this problem, eventually, as the old Terminal 2 becomes a kind of unifying bridge between United in Terminal 1 and American in Terminal 3, funneling international passengers into grand new facilities. But that idea, and its huge $12.1 billion cost, is predicated on American still having enough international flights from Terminal 3 to make the so-called global terminal the logical solution. When the plans were first floated during the Rahm Emanuel administration, no one seriously doubted they would. Now it is looking more and more dicey. We don’t doubt American’s commitment to a lot of future direct service in Chicago, as the airline has said, but this unnoticed pullback business is an issue that the city’s aviation bosses have to look at before 2030, assuming construction goes on time, which could not be said of O’Hare’s notorious Airport Transit System debacle, whose renovation was millions of dollars over budget and behind schedule. Chicago has been very nice to Delta, offering the one airline without a huge Chicago presence a nicer setup in Terminal 5, and improvements have come to Midway too. But Chicagoans need American’s international reach, and it cannot sit back and watch all those wide-bodied AA planes move to Charlotte or Austin. Not with so much terminal renovation money already committed. The O’Hare duopoly between United and American might have its drawbacks, but an international United monopoly with only secondtier competition would be much worse. O’Hare’s new global terminal can’t come fast enough Par Ridder General Manager Mitch Pugh Executive Editor DIRECTORS OF CONTENT Chris Jones, Editorial Page Editor Amanda Kaschube, Sports and Audience Todd Panagopoulos, Visuals Founded June 10, 1847 Phil Jurik, Managing Editor 6 Chicago Tribune | Section 1 | Monday, July 31, 2023
OPINION What will it take to bring back the CTA? The indispensable public transportation system has been in crisis since the COVID-19 pandemic descended on our city. I ride the CTA daily, sometimes several times a day. Ridership has been up in recent months, and there have been some improvements, but the service remains substandard. The bus tracker is frequently inaccurate. Safety issues persist as the system is plagued by crime. One morning predawn last week, I had to duck as a group of unruly young women threatened a CTA employee, then jumped the turnstiles at a Red Line subway stop. What are agency leaders doing about it? They could start by getting on their buses and trains. When it comes to using the system, many of the agency’s top executives are missing in action. Eight members of the CTA’s top brass, among the agency’s highest paid officials, “used their unlimited work cards to swipe onto the system on less than 50 days each in all of 2021 and 2022,” Block Club Chicago reported on July 14. One executive never used her pass in a two-year period, according to a Block Club analysis of CTA records. In May, the news site revealed that the agency’s boss, President Dorval R. Carter Jr., “used his work card on 12 days” in all of 2021 and 2022,” with only one swipe recorded in 2021.” If you want to run a railroad, you should be on it. These fat-cat elites are far removed from the real life of public transportation. The biggies are too busy, their matters too important, to bother with the CTA. They have no clue about what it’s like to search for safety on a train car as the thieves and miscreants prey on riders. They don’t face the fear of standing in a bus shelter, alone at night, waiting for the ghost bus that never comes. Many CTA muckety-mucks earn six-figure salaries. Many CTA passengers are working-class, essential workers who must rely on the broken system to get to their jobs. Back in May, CTA spokesperson Brian Steele told Block Club that the agency’s log of swipes from Carter’s card is “not a full reflection” of his use of the system. “Like a lot of CTA employees, from field personnel to executives, President Carter often does not use his card to gain entry to rail stations or board buses,” Steele said in a statement. “Some of the time, CTA employees do not tap their ID cards on the card readers, as field personnel recognize them and open gates on their behalf or let them on a bus. Or, staff enter facilities through work entrances.” Yeah, right. Carter has led the agency since 2015. In late 2021, as Chicago was emerging from the pandemic, the board unanimously voted to give Carter a 33% pay raise to reward him for his leadership, boosting Carter’s salary to $350,000. At that time, CTA board Chairman Lester Barclay “touted Carter’s work before and during the COVID19 pandemic,” the Chicago Tribune reported. “Running a transit agency during normal times is a herculean task,” he was quoted as saying. “Doing so during a global pandemic was nothing short of remarkable.” Now, transit advocates and elected officials are fed up. Commuters Take Action, an advocacy group led by transit riders, has repeatedly called on Carter to resign. Last year, aldermen blasted Carter for failing to appear at Chicago City Council meetings. (Maybe he missed his bus.) “If you’re running the CTA, you should be riding it,” Ald. Andre Vasquez, 40th, said in response to the Block Club report. “You got to understand the experience of Chicagoans who must use it every day to get to their jobs and around the city. … Setting that expectation starts at the top with the president.” Mayor Brandon Johnson could have a lot to say in the matter. During the 2023 mayoral runoff campaign, I interviewed Johnson at an event hosted by Block Club. I asked Johnson if he would change “leadership at the top of the CTA” if elected. “There is a leadership problem there,” Johnson said in March. “Under my leadership, here’s what I expect: People to be compassionate, collaborative and competent. And if you can’t demonstrate those very basic fundamental traits of a leader, then we will have to look elsewhere to find that.” Carter is still in charge. Johnson likes to tout the fact that he rides the CTA, often from his home in the Austin community. “Great ride on the Green Line this morning,” Johnson tweeted on July 21. “One of the many lines and routes serving people, so that people can better serve and enjoy our city. I’m committed to our commuters and transit workers, and to making public transit safe, efficient and reliable to keep Chicago moving.” The tweet includes photos of a smiling Johnson walking through a station turnstile, flanked by several police officers. Laura Washington is a political commentator and longtime Chicago journalist. Her columns appear in the Tribune each Monday. Write to her at [email protected]. CTA leaders far removed from realities of mass transit People exit a CTA subway station along North State Street in Chicago’s Loop on May 16. BRIAN CASSELLA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE Pilot misrepresents facts Regarding Capt. Jason Ambrosi’s op-ed “Raising the retirement age for pilots puts America’s aviation safety at risk” (July 25): Shame on Ambrosi for his misrepresentation of facts regarding the mandatory retirement age of airline pilots. He is correct in that flying has never been safer than it is today, but what escapes him is that the unprecedented safety record he cites was achieved after 2007, when the maximum age for airline pilots was increased from 60 to 65 years, a change that the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) also opposed for identical reasons. Ambrosi cites a 1979 crash in Chicago as supporting evidence, yet the National Transportation Safety Board attributed this tragedy to maintenance malpractice, not the experienced pilots onboard. Indeed, he chooses to ignore the seminal airline accident that precipitated a wholesale restructuring of pilot duty and rest limits: the 2009 crash of a commuter plane outside Buffalo, New York, in which the leading cause was a lack of competence by an inexperienced flight crew. Yet, Ambrosi does not cite a single accident in the airline industry in which an increased pilot age was determined to be a factor — because there are none! Likewise, he does not bring any meaningful statistical evidence that shows a pilot, fully qualified and competent to fly at age 64 and 11 months, should suddenly be incapable of doing so the following month. If he were to cite facts, he’d note that the overwhelming causes of pilot incapacitation events are foodborne illnesses and laser strikes. The rigorous training requirements and medical screenings that the ALPA helped create are working. What renders those requirements ineffective after age 65? Finally, Ambrosi states that pilots older than 65 cannot fly outside of the U.S., yet other nations have raised the age or have plans to do so. But this is outside of ALPA’s purview. ALPA’s sole job is to represent its membership fairly and equally. In this instance, it is failing to do so. I applaud ALPA’s stance on maintaining pilot training and experience requirements and a full crew complement on the flight deck at all times. However, Ambrosi’s assertion that pilots older than 64 are inherently incompetent and dangerous is riddled with age-based prejudice and scant evidence. It does a disservice to the most experienced and distinguished pilots now serving in the industry — pilots the flying public needs today more than ever. — William Shivell, San Diego, California Industry’s pilot shortage The recent op-ed by Jason Ambrosi makes no sense. Ambrosi cites no evidence in support of his proposition. Indeed, what Ambrosi cites contradicts his thesis: specifically, Federal Aviation Administration reviews of “accidents that were, in part, the result of pilot inexperience and inadequate training.” Yet older pilots by definition would seem to have greater experience and more training, not less. As improving health care and demographics dictate that the population of the country is on average getting older, Americans today lead longer, healthier lives, with many of us working into our 70s, if not beyond. And with smaller younger generations coming up behind the baby boomers and the military, which has historically been a feeder source and training ground for pilots, shrinking in size over the past 50 years, the country’s constantly troubled airline industry is already experiencing pilot shortages. To continue to thrive, the country needs experienced, well-trained pilots to stay in the job longer, not bail out earlier. As a union leader, Ambrosi understandably has a vested interest in seeing that his union’s members may retire with full benefits earlier, rather than later, in life. But let’s not confuse the financial self-interest of labor union members with the issue of public safety or service to the public. — David L. Applegate, Huntley Proposal for pilots a good idea In his op-ed, Jason Ambrosi states he is against raising the retirement age of pilots. He cites no research on why he believes more experienced pilots 65 and older would be unsafe. The American population is living longer and working longer. Why should pilots be different? Older pilots are responsible, experienced pilots. More pilots, especially more experienced pilots, would help airlines improve on-time service. It doesn’t take scientific research to understand that. Readers should urge politicians to vote for raising the mandatory retirement age for pilots. — Dan Morton, Buffalo Grove Edgewater plan for migrants While I don’t blame the Edgewater residents questioning their tax dollars going from their use to the use of housing migrants in the Broadway Armory, I have to question their sincerity (“Edgewater residents raise alarm over shelter plans,” July 28). How many of those residents proudly thumped their chests over Chicago being a sanctuary city, never really believing they’d actually have to provide sanctuary? How many voted Democrat and will continue to vote Democrat in 2024? How many of those Edgewater residents refuse to hold President Joe Biden accountable for creating the humanitarian and ecological crisis at the southern border? — Bruce R. Hovanec, Chicago Immigrants a part of our history What’s with all the Edgewater residents shown in the newspaper who are all anxious over the prospect of the neighborhood receiving a share of the immigrants who’ve ended up in Chicago? The only known non-Indigenous Chicago settler was Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, a person of mixed race who came here from the Caribbean, a fur trader in those days of discovery. Everyone else not a Native American came from beyond our borders. All the faces in the foreground in the Tribune photo indicate those residents’ predecessors arrived from Europe or Russia. The fact of the matter is that our great Southwest, including Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and the southern half of California, was part of Mexico until a treaty made it part of the U.S., which is why so many cities in California bear a Spanish name, for example. So why all the fuss in Edgewater? Just because the newcomers speak Spanish instead of some European dialect? Lean our nation’s history. Spanish speakers in uniform have bled and died on our communal behalf since at least as early as World War I. Get real, people! Wake up and act like you know the reality of our nation and its history. Spanish speakers already make up part of our City Council and run or help carry out the mission of some of our city bureaus, our Fire Department and our Police Department. They also pay taxes. These critics’ abysmal ignorance is showing. — Ted Z. Manuel, Chicago VOICE OF THE PEOPLE For online-exclusive letters, go to www.chicagotribune. com/letters. Email your letter submissions, 400 words or less, to [email protected]. Include your full name, address and phone number. Laura Washington An airliner passes over Cicero Avenue as it lands at Midway Airport on June 13 in Chicago. ANTONIO PEREZ/CHICAGO TRIBUNE Chicago Tribune | Section 1 | Monday, July 31, 2023 7
OPINION By Michael J. Elliott The Chicago Bears made headlines last year with an ambitious plan to construct a stateof-the-art football stadium on the site of the former Arlington Park racetrack, but this project is now a facing a major hurdle because of property tax issues. Seeking more affordable and predictable property taxes, the Bears approached Springfield and the village of Arlington Heights for tax relief. Their request, however, is facing opposition, principally from local school districts. Complicating matters further, the property was recently reassessed by the county, resulting in a sixfold increase in the tax assessment. As a result, the Bears have been reconsidering their options, including demolishing the Arlington Park buildings to save on tax property taxes, and building the stadium elsewhere where taxes promise to be predictably lower. Throughout this ongoing drama and the ensuing debates, it has become evident to me that taxpayers will end up with the short end of the stick in this situation — regardless of where the Bears stadium is built — because of a loophole in the state property tax cap law. Here’s why: Last year, the Arlington Park racecourse owners paid approximately $2.8 million in property taxes. This was a win for taxpayers. If the racetrack had not contributed such a significant amount, Arlington Heights residents would have been forced to pay an additional $2.8 million in taxes themselves. This year, the assessment of Arlington Park is expected to triple and the tax bill is expected to be about $7.8 million. Another win for taxpayers. Unfortunately, this victory will be short-lived as the Bears are moving forward rapidly with the demolition of Arlington Park, and once the buildings are demolished, this should result in a considerable reduction in the Bears’ tax obligations. Once the buildings have been razed, the taxes for Arlington Park could fall to about $2.4 million (based on the current land assessment and most recent equalized tax rates). This would be a loss for local taxpayers as they would be burdened with an additional $5.4 million in taxes (subtracting $2.4 million from $7.8 million) if and when the Bears realize a $5.4 million tax reduction. You may think that Arlington Heights residents will enjoy a decrease in their property taxes once the new stadium is built and the stadium owners are subject to a multimillion-dollar tax bill. Unfortunately, that will not be the case because of a loophole in the property tax cap laws. Property taxes on new buildings do not reduce the tax burden of local residents; instead, taxes levied on new buildings are paid to local taxing bodies and do not bring down local tax rates. So, under the current law, taxpayers lose out when old buildings are demolished and do not reap any tax benefits when new buildings are constructed. This is unfair to taxpayers. Given that much of the taxes from Arlington Park go to the school districts, it is understandable why the school districts would oppose the property tax relief sought by the Bears. But the additional tax revenue the Bears stadium would contribute should be a pure windfall for the school districts as a new stadium is not likely to generate a single additional student for the local schools. In the Bears stadium debate, our elected officials face an important question: Whose interests should they prioritize? Should they protect the school districts that stand to receive a multimillion-dollar tax windfall without having to provide additional educational services, or should they consider the welfare of the broader community that would stand to benefit from the prestige, jobs and related business opportunities a new stadium would bring? No matter what happens with the Bears stadium, our legislature should intelligently tighten the property tax loophole for new property, allowing hardworking taxpayers to experience property tax relief when new buildings are erected in their communities. The existence of this loophole is one reason we have seen our property taxes grow so much as old buildings in our gentrifying county are demolished and new ones are built in their place. Furthermore, it is essential to recognize the detrimental effect this situation has on ongoing efforts to attract new businesses and stimulate new development in Cook County. Many businesspeople and developers perceive Cook County as a challenging place to do business, and this ongoing saga only threatens to reinforce that perception. Michael J. Elliott is an attorney who helps property owners reduce their property taxes. Tax loophole should be closed so residents benefit from Bears stadium Crews work to demolish the main grandstand of the former Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights on July 14. TRENT SPRAGUE/CHICAGO TRIBUNE By Nubia Willman “A bus left Texas 12 hours ago.” I received this message on Aug. 30 from a colleague sounding the alarm that Chicago was hours away from receiving people bused by the state of Texas. As director of the Office of New Americans who sat in the mayor’s office, I led the city’s immigration policy. That day, local government and community leaders activated plans tentatively set just a few weeks earlier, plans crafted with the caveat of not knowing when or if Texas would ever send a bus. By activating that response plan, a massive government operation sprung to life — one that required not just shelter but also staffing, food, medical care, legal support, donation coordination and intragovernmental collaboration. Over the next eight months, the city fine-tuned this operation as buses continued to arrive in Chicago, sometimes five a day. Each bus has been filled with people in desperate need of help. As we near the one-year anniversary of an ongoing, multimillion-dollar operation, it is necessary to identify the bold action that must be taken to ensure Chicago remains a welcoming city. This is the moment to create a long-term, sustainable resettlement infrastructure that supports newly arrived people who are displaced, regardless of their background. Initially, the city’s emergency response focused on providing temporary shelter and necessities. City staffers from all departments volunteered to conduct intakes and welcome people at Union Station, and they worked until early morning hours at city shelters. Community organizations and civic leaders also stepped up, collecting donations, providing emergency resources and advocating for new arrivals. The question from community leaders and city workers was never “Why are we doing this?” but “How can we do this?” How can we deliver resources and support new arrivals with dignity and respect? The vast majority of those leaders remain with the city, continuing this difficult work. As people continued to arrive, it became apparent that to stabilize the operation, resettlement support, which allows people to leave the shelters and be self-sufficient, had to be part of the equation. Generally, city governments do not play a role in resettlement. When someone is federally classified as a refugee, they enter the country connected to a sponsor or agency that provides support, such as housing assistance and cultural acclimation. Chicago has many wonderful resettlement agencies, but their work is limited by federal funding restrictions. More commonly, displaced immigrants who arrive without refugee status are left to figure out how to survive, dependent on whatever network of support they can create, with a lucky few potentially accessing some resources. The traditional resettlement support local government provides is passive, compounding an immigrant experience that is difficult and unsafe. One may then ask: How is it we are a welcoming city? Since Mayor Harold Washington, Chicago’s welcoming approach has focused on protecting residents from federal immigration enforcement. Mayor Lori Lightfoot expanded that work through the Office of New Americans, which was established by Rahm Emanuel’s administration. The office focuses on making city services, policies and resources accessible to residents; it partnered with community advocates to create the Welcoming City Ordinance, which prohibits cooperation with federal immigration authorities. However, the influx of buses demanded that our city government be innovative. As part of the initial operation, the city implemented a 30-day stay at the shelter and, in coordination with local community partners and the state, provided short-term rental assistance and legal support. These resources are evidence that local governments can play a part in resettlement efforts to stabilize new arrivals. To create a longterm and successful operation, government officials, including at the state and federal level, must collaborate with community leaders to build a bold, forward-thinking infrastructure that supports people who are newly arrived in the city because of displacement. This infrastructure should stabilize new arrivals quickly by providing short-term respite care and basic resources to allow people to begin their new lives, and it should be attuned to their diverse needs. Creating this infrastructure is especially urgent as climate change, an underlying factor causing migration to the southern border, continues to worsen. Whether we act or not, Chicago will feel the impact of residents from other countries and residents of U.S. coastal cities and border towns seeking help and safety. It benefits everyone to prepare. The city’s initial new arrival operation provides a blueprint that can be expanded, resourced and repurposed into a long-term strategy to welcome and support displaced people of all backgrounds. If Chicago officials act now, they will guarantee that our city remains a welcoming one. I urge fellow residents and local leaders to follow the example of the Chicago leaders that fateful August day. Rather than questioning why we should proactively prepare to help displaced people, let us ask how we can create a system that embraces everyone with dignity and respect. Nubia Willman is the former chief engagement officer and director of the Office of New Americans for Mayor Lori Lightfoot. How to ensure Chicago remains a welcoming city for displaced people Rogers Elementary School teacher Erin Armstrong, center, waves as a CTA bus leaves the High Ridge YMCA shelter to transfer migrants to Daley College on June 13 in Chicago. ARMANDO L. SANCHEZ/CHICAGO TRIBUNE In the Bears stadium debate, our elected officials face an important question: Whose interests should they prioritize? 8 Chicago Tribune | Section 1 | Monday, July 31, 2023
ON JULY 31 … In 1498 Christopher Columbus reached the island of Trinidad on his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere. In 1556 Inigo de Onez Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, died in Rome. (He would be canonized in 1622 as St. Ignatius of Loyola.) In 1777 the Marquis de Lafayette, a 19-year-old French nobleman, was given the rank of major general in the American Continental Army. In 1790 the U.S. government issued its first patent, to Samuel Hopkins, of Vermont, for a process to produce potash and pearl ash. In 1792 the cornerstone of the U.S. Mint, the first building erected by the federal government for public use, was laid in Philadelphia by David Rittenhouse, the Mint’s first director. In 1875 Andrew Johnson, the 17th president, died in Carter Station, Tenn.; he was 66. In 1877 Thomas Edison took out a patent leading to the development of the phonograph. In 1912 Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman was born in New York. In 1919 Germany’s Weimar Constitution was adopted by the republic’s National Assembly. In 1930 the radio character “The Shadow” made his debut as narrator of the “Detective Story Hour” on CBS Radio. In 1945 Pierre Laval, premier of the pro-Nazi Vichy government, surrendered to U.S. authorities in Austria; he was turned over to France, which tried and executed him. In 1948 New York International Airport at Idlewild Field (now Kennedy International Airport) was dedicated by President Harry Truman and New York Gov. Thomas Dewey. In 1953 Sen. Robert A. Taft, R-Ohio, known as “Mr. Republican” for his conservative philosophy, died in New York; he was 63. In 1964 the U.S. Ranger 7 spacecraft sent to Earth the first close-up pictures of the moon. In 1969 Pope Paul VI began a trip to Africa, becoming the first Roman Catholic pontiff to visit that continent. In 1971 the Apollo 15 astronauts took a 6 1/2-hour ride on the moon in an electric cart. In 1972 Democratic vice presidential nominee Thomas Eagleton withdrew from the ticket, saying he feared his past psychiatric treatment would divide the party. In 1973 a Delta Air Lines jet crashed in heavy fog at Boston’s Logan International Airport, killing all except one of the 89 people aboard. In 1974 Watergate figure John Ehrlichman was sentenced to 20 months in prison for his role in the break-in of the office of Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist. In 1979 a federal judge in Florida sentenced former law student Ted Bundy to death for the murders of two college sorority members. In 1981 a seven-week Major League Baseball strike ended when players and team owners reached agreement on the issue of freeagent compensation. Also in 1981 Panamanian leader Gen. Omar Torrijos Herrera was killed in a plane crash. In 1984 the gold medal for men’s team gymnastics was won by the U.S. at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in a major upset of the Chinese. In 1987 Iranian pilgrims and riot police clashed in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi government blamed Iranians for the resulting 400 deaths. In 1991 President George H.W. Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty in Moscow. In 1993 Belgium’s King Baudouin I died; he was 62. (He would be succeeded by his brother, Prince Albert.) In 1999 Chicago authorities said as many as 46 more residents had died as a result of a relentless heat wave. In 2000 the Republican National Convention opened in Philadelphia, with George W. Bush’s name put into nomination for president. Also in 2000 North and South Korea agreed to reopen border liaison offices and reconnect a railway linking their capitals. Lottery numbers For yesterday’s numbers and recent drawings, go to chicagotribune.com/lottery or use your mobile device to scan the code above. IQ-Quarter, located 4.5 miles from the Kremlin. When the drone hit, sparks, flames and smoke spewed from the building, with debris falling on the sidewalk and street. Windows were blown out, and metal window frames were mangled. A security guard was injured, Russia’s state news agency Tass reported, citing emergency officials. Russia’s Ria-Novosti news agency reported the building’s tenants included government agencies. Flights were temporarily suspended at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport, and the airspace over Moscow and the outlying regions was temporarily closed. President Vladimir Putin was in his hometown of St. Petersburg at the time of the attempted attacks for meetings with African leaders and a naval celebration, his spokesman said. Ukrainian officials didn’t acknowledge the attacks, but President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address: “Gradually, the war is returning to the territory of Russia — to its symbolic centers and military bases, and this is an inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process.” A Ukrainian air force spokesman said the Russian people were seeing the consequences of Russia’s war in Ukraine. “All of the people who think the war ‘doesn’t concern them’ — it’s already touching them,” spokesperson Yurii Ihnat told journalists Sunday. “There’s already a certain mood in Russia: that something is flying in, and loudly,” he said. “There’s no discussion of peace or calm in the Russian interior any more. They got what they wanted.” Ihnat also referenced an early Sunday drone attack on Crimea, the Ukrainian territory that Russia occupied and illegally annexed in 2014. The Russian Defense Ministry announced it had shot down 16 Ukrainian drones and neutralized eight others through electronic jamming. No casualties were reported. Zelenskyy has vowed to take back all land Russian forces have occupied, including Crimea, and his efforts have been strengthened by the receipt and deployment of increasingly advanced Western weapons. Russia has also blamed Ukrainian forces for attacking border areas, and on Sunday, the governor of one such region, Bryansk, said a Ukrainian strike damaged a pig breeding complex and injured three people. In Ukraine, the air force reported Sunday it had destroyed four Russian drones above the Kherson and Dnipropetrovsk regions. Meanwhile, a Russian missile strike late Saturday killed two people and wounded 20 in the city of Sumy in northeast Ukraine. A four-story vocational college building was hit, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said. While the attacks continued on the war front, so did the war of words. Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council, issued his latest nuclear war threat in a Telegram post Sunday. In it, he claimed Russian forces were preventing a nuclear war. He contended that if Ukraine, with NATO countries’ support, succeeded in its counteroffensive, including if “they seized part of our land,” then Russia would “go for the use of nuclear weapons.” Western leaders have repeatedly warned of the dangers of making such statements. African leaders have left two days of meetings with Putin with little to show for their requests to resume a deal that kept grain flowing from Ukraine and to find a path to end the war there. The presidents of Egypt and South Africa were among the most outspoken on the need to resume the grain deal. “We would like the Black Sea initiative to be implemented and that the Black Sea should be open,” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said. “We are not here to plead for donations for the African continent.” Also Sunday, it was announced that Saudi Arabia will host a Ukrainian-organized peace summit in early August seeking to find a way to start negotiations over Russia’s war on the country. One official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Russia is not invited. Ukraine from Page 1 Crane workers remove debris from a damaged skyscraper in Moscow’s business district after a reported drone strike Sunday. AP Chicago Tribune | Section 1 | Monday, July 31, 2023 9 Every life story deserves to be told. Share your loved one’s story at placeanad.chicagotribune.com Joan age 93 passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 26, 2023. She was born in Minneapolis on March 8, 1930 to the late Alma and George Glynn, preceded in death by her loving husband of 62 years Patrick and sister Mary. Joan is survived by four children: James (Patricia); Patricia (Michael) Garvey; Judith Bowe; and Paula (David) Ladley. Proud Nana of eight grandchildren: Ryan, Colin, Brendan and Aidan Bowe; Taylor Salisbury and Delaney Broyles; and Trey and George Ladley; and great grandchildren John and Glynn Salisbury. She was active in the Loyola Academy and Regina Dominican Mothers Clubs, the Women’s Club of Wilmette and for 36 years led Ladies Three Estate Sales. Joan was well known for her impeccable taste, style and charm. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Info: donnellanfuneral.com or (847)675-1990. g p Bowe, Joan Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries Paul O. Bersch 90, of Volo at rest July 26, 2023. Born September 23, 1932 in Chicago, to Otto and Gladys Bersch. Paul was a veteran of the United States Army, and a union brick layer, who enjoyed wood working, blue moons and pinochle. Most of all he was proud of his family; Raising his two daughters, Jeanetta (Kyle) Mellor and Ryanne Bersch. Grandfather to Maddux , Knox, Sierra and Kash. As well as his sister Barbra (Ron) Everett, and nieces and nephews. For information, please contact the Justen Funeral Home at 815-385-2400. Bersch, Paul O. Sign Guestbook at chicagotribune.com/obituaries Death Notices July 8, 1924 - July 31, 2005 Dad it was 18 years ago today that you were taken from us. We will never forget all the happiness and joy that you brought to all of our lives. Now that Mom, the love of your life is with you in Heaven, you have your dance partner back. You are both in our thoughts and prayers each and every day. Our lives go on but they will never be the same without you. We miss you both. 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10 Chicago Tribune | Section 1 | Monday, July 31, 2023 LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT July 31, 2023 CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PROCUREMENT SERVICES The Bidder must complete and submit an Electronic Bid prior to the bid due date. An electronic bid must be submitted through the City of Chicago’s website at www.cityofchicago.org/eprocurement, on or before the due date and time stated below. The City’s system will not accept electronic bids after the due date and time. Bidders must register for a log-in account to submit an electronic bid. Please allow up to three (3) business days for creation of your log-in account. A bidder who does not submit a bid for this Specification prior to the Bid due date may be found non-responsive and its Bid rejected. All Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud for the following: DESCRIPTION: Valve Operating Tools and Hydrant Keys DEPARTMENT: DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT TYPE: Commodities ELECTRONIC BID DOCUMENTS CAN BE DOWNLOADED AND RESPONDED TO FROM THIS URL ADDRESS: www.cityofchicago.org/eprocurement SPECIFICATION NO: 1255706 RFQ NO: 9636 BID/PROPOSAL OPENING DATE: AUGUST 25, 2023 TIME: 11:00 a.m., Central Time Questions Due: AUGUST 18, 2023 PRE-BID SUBMMITAL CALL: AUGUST 11, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., Central Time All Attendees must pre-register to participate on the conference call. Interested Attendees must email Kenya Bonner at Kenya. Harrison-Bonner @cityofchicago.org. Email Subject Must Read: Pre-bid Submittal for Valve Operating Tools and Hydrant Keys Conference call confirmation and instructions will be emailed to attendees. CONTACT: Kenya Harrison-Bonner, Senior Procurement Specialist EMAIL: [email protected] Pub: 7/31/2023 7472903 LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT July 31, 2023 CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PROCUREMENT SERVICES The Bidder must complete and submit an Electronic Bid prior to the bid due date. An electronic bid must be submitted through the City of Chicago’s website at www.cityofchicago.org/eprocurement, on or before the due date and time stated below. The City’s system will not accept electronic bids after the due date and time. Bidders must register for a log-in account to submit an electronic bid. Please allow up to three business days for creation of your log-in account. Paper bids will not be accepted. All Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud for the following: Notice of Addendum: Addendum 2 will be e-mailed to all bidders on the Bid Opportunity Take-Out List DESCRIPTION: 1212857: Montrose Harbor Bridges and Underpass Improvement (eProcurement) BID DOCUMENT CAN BE DOWNLOADED AND PRINTED FROM URL ADDRESS: www.cityofchicago.org/eprocurement SPECIFICATION NO: 1212857 RFQ NO: 9589,2 ESTIMATE BETWEEN: $10,000,001.00 and $50,000,000.00 BID DEPOSIT: 5% of the Total Base Bid BID/PROPOSAL OPENING DATE: August 24,2023 ORIGINAL/PROPOSAL OPENING DATE: July 31,2023 CONTACT: Stacy Stewart, Senior Procurement Specialist Email: [email protected] Bid Bond: Bids requiring a bid deposit must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, provided by a surety company authorized to do business in the United States, and made payable to the City of Chicago. A scanned copy of the bid bond must be attached to the online bid submission, with the original bond to be received by DPS within 3 business days of the bid opening. This is required of all bidders, not just the apparent low bidder. Any late Bids received after announced date and time, for the opening of Bids, will not be accepted. Pub: 7/31/2023 7473803 LEGAL NOTICES GOVERNMENT/EDUCATION Purebred English Bulldogs 563-590-5239 Dubuque Iowa 2200 Males Beautiful Purebred English Bulldogs; AKC registered parents; Dewormed; Dewclaws removed; vaccinated. Norwegian Elkound puppies 815-739-9590 Sublette, Il 700 females Norwegian Elkhound pups. Both parents are AKC reg. 4 females available. This breed is great with kids and other pets. 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TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000278 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/08/2021 Certificate No. 18-0001297 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 240 BROOKDALE LN PALATINE IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 02-35- 304-019-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469683 The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago will be accepting applications for the following classification(s): Desktop Analyst (Original & Promotional) Application Filing Period: July 21, 2023 through August 4, 2023. Examination Date: August 26, 2023. Location: Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences (CHAS), 3857 West 111th Street, Chicago, IL. Scope of Examination: Knowledge of Desktop Analyst practices. Nature of Position and Duties: Under supervision, configures and installs software; maintains and troubleshoots software and hardware; and maintains related documentation in accordance with core end-user technology standards. Salary: $80,312.96 per year Applications Analyst (Original & Promotional) Application Filing Period: July 28, 2023 through August 11, 2023. Examination Date: September 16, 2023. Location: Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences (CHAS), 3857 West 111th Street, Chicago, IL. Scope of Examination: Knowledge of Applications Analyst practices. Nature of Position and Duties: Under direction, develops, creates, and modifies general computer applications or specialized utility programs to meet user needs. Salary: $80,312.96 per year Facilities Administrator (Original) Application Filing Period: July 28, 2023 through August 11, 2023. Examination Date: September 15 & 16, 2023. Location: MWRD Main Office Building Annex, 111 East Erie, Chicago, IL. Scope of Examination: Knowledge of Facilities Administrator practices. Nature of Position and Duties: Under direction, is responsible for supervision of building services and services at the Main Office Complex as well as District-wide fleet management, records management, mail services, and printing services. Salary: $109,195.06 per year Applications can be submitted online only at www.districtjobs.org. Additional information may be found at www.districtjobs.org or call 312-751-5100. Mailed, Emailed, Hand delivered or Faxed Applications Will Not Be Accepted. Resumes Will Not Be Accepted In Place of Application Forms. An Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/D Pub: 7/21 thru 8/4/2023 7468096 CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY REQUEST FOR INFORMATION NOTICE OF TIME EXTENSION AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Notice is hereby given that the opening date heretofore advertised as Friday, August 11, 2023 has been extended to Friday, August 25, 2023 no later than 3:30 P.M. for the following items: Req.: C23OP102945376, Request for Information (RFI) for CTA Electricity Supply, Including Renewable Energy Resources. Question due date has been extended from July 11, 2023 to Friday, August 4, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. Questions regarding this Bid must be submitted via Bonfire no later than 4:30 p.m. (CST). Questions will not be accepted after this date and time. For additional information, please contact Patrick McKenna, Sr. Procurement Administrator, pmckenna@transitchicago. com. Chicago Transit Authority hereby gives notice that it will affirmatively ensure that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise will be afforded full opportunity to submit responses to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color or national origin in consideration for an award. PLEASE NOTE: The right is reserved to accept any proposal or to reject any and all proposals. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY By: Ellen G. McCormack Vice President Purchasing & Supply Chain July 31, 2023 7/31/2023 7473814 CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE OF TIME EXTENSION Notice is hereby given that the opening date heretofore advertised as Friday, August 4, 2023 has been extended to Wednesday, August 30, 2023 no later than 2:00 P.M. for the following items Req No.: C23FT102890324, Invitation for Bids (IFB) to Furnish and Deliver Two (2) Diesel Engine Powered Rail Car Movers. PROPOSAL GUARANTEE: NONE For additional information, please contact Molly Cate, Sr. Procurement Administrator, [email protected]. 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 opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. PLEASE NOTE: The right is reserved to accept any bid or any part or parts thereof or to reject any and all bids. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY By: Ellen G. McCormack Vice President Purchasing & Supply Chain July 31, 2023 7/31/2023 7473822 The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago will be accepting applications for the following classification(s): Associate Electrical Engineer (Original & Promotional) Application Filing Period: July 28, 2023 through to be announced. Examination Date: To be announced. Location: To be announced. Scope of Examination: Knowledge of Associate Electrical Engineer practices. Nature of Position and Duties: Under general supervision, performs ordinary electrical engineering work in connection with electrical design, construction, maintenance, and operations. Salary: $88,148.32 per year Applications can be submitted online only at www.districtjobs.org. Additional information may be found at www.districtjobs.org or call 312-751-5100. Mailed, Emailed, Hand delivered or Faxed Applications Will Not Be Accepted. Resumes Will Not Be Accepted In Place of Application Forms. An Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/D Pub: 7/28 thru 8/11/2023 7471934 LEGAL NOTICES GOVERNMENT/EDUCATION SELL YOUR HOME to place your ad, call 312 222 2222 or visit chicagotribune.com/advertiser TO: OCCUPANT; JUANITA NOLAN; LOIS WEBB; CHARLES SESSOM; ARTHUR SMITH; Village of Maywood; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000284 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/08/2021 Certificate No. 18-0001360 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 147 S 11TH AVE MAYWOOD IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 15-10-234-021-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469689 TO: OCCUPANT; EQUITY TRUST COMPANY CUSTODIAN FBO 200208707 IRA; EQUITY TRUST COMPANY; Village of Stone Park; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000282 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/08/2021 Certificate No. 18- 0001338 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 1551 N MANNHEIM RD STONE PARK IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 15-04-300-009- 0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469688 TO: OCCUPANT; SHERIDAN BAZAAR ACE HARDWARE, INC.; FMV RL II, LLC; ASSISTANT CORPORATION COUNSEL FOR CITY OF CHICAGO; ACE HARDWARE; Illinois Department of Revenue; Illinois Attorney General; UPTOWN AVE HARDWARE; FMV RL II, LLC; City of Chicago; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000319 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/10/2021 Certificate No. 18- 0004236 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 4654 N. BROADWAY STREET CHICAGO IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 14-17-208- 001-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469796 TO: OCCUPANT; WESTERN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, INC.; NORMANDY GROOP LTD INC; NATALIA GARNOVSKA; IRYNA BRYLINSKA; IGOR MONASTYRSKYY; NAZAR VASIL; HANNA BABKOWSKI A/K/A HANNA HAGER; JOHN CALE A/K/A JOHN CALI; JOHN HAGER; HEARTLAND RECYCLING, L.L.C.; Village of Arlington Heights; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000277 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/05/2021 Certificate No. 18-0000939 and 18-0000940 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 1104 S MITCHELL AVE ARLINGTON HEIGHTS IL AND 1104 S CHESTNUT AVE ARLINGTON HEIGHTS IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 08-09-209-001-0000 and 08-09-210-001-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469676 TO: OCCUPANT; ALFONSO MENDEZ; JOSE GONZALEZ; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000300 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/09/2021 Certificate No. 18-0003186 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 4059 S FRANCISCO AVE CHICAGO IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 19-01-120-019-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469713 TO: OCCUPANT; M & F MASONRY, INC; ROBERT MALEC; Village of Lyons; M & F MASONRY, INC; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000281 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/05/2021 Certificate No. 18-0001088 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 8244 44TH ST LYONS IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 18-02-404-017-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469677 TO: OCCUPANT; HIGINIO BETANCOURT, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED MARCH 31, 2014 AND KNOWN AS THE 2041 WEST DIVISION PARKING SPACES LAND TRUST; JOSEPH BETANCOURT; BETANCOURT REALTY NETWORK INC. ; THE PAIN CENTER OF ILLINOIS LTD. F/K/A THE PAIN CENTER OF ILLINOIS INC.; HIGINIO BETANCOURT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED MARCH 31, 2014 AND KNOWN AS THE 2041 WEST DIVISION PARKING SPACES LAND TRUST; 2041 WEST DIVISION CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000323 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/10/2021 Certificate No. 18-0005038 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 2041 W DIVISION ST CHICAGO IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 17-06-303-051-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469800 TO: OCCUPANT; JOSE AGUAYZA; MANUEL SINCHI; LIGAYA CUETO; LOVELL CUETO; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000321 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/10/2021 Certificate No. 18- 0004574 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 3843 W GRAND AVE CHICAGO IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 16-02-127-009- 0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469799 TO: OCCUPANT; UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES AND LEGATEES OF VIOLA STEVENS; BOBBY RAY STEVENS; BELINDA SAXON; CASTADARR BANE STEVENS; ELECIA STEVENS-MARKULIS; CHRISTOPHER STEVENS; TERRY MERCADO; KIMBERLY WINSTON; MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC; NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC DBA CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; U.S. Attorney General; U.S. District Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; ERIK SAXON; CARMEN STEVENS; RAPHAEL STEVENS; TIERRA MERCADO; MONIQUE STEVENS; RAY STEVENS; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000306 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/09/2021 Certificate No. 18- 0003488 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 5528 S MAY ST CHICAGO IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 20-17-200-026-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469751 TO: OCCUPANT; CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, ASTRUSTEE UNDERTRUST AGREEMENT DATED AUGUST 28, 2014 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 8002365808; SHARILYN BANKS; City of Chicago; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000293 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/08/2021 Certificate No. 18-0002347 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 5218 S CALUMET AVE CHICAGO IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 20-10-305-060-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469704 TO: OCCUPANT; VERONICA JAIMES; ALEJANDRO MORELOS; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., NOMINEE FOR STEARNS LENDING LLC; NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC; REYNA MORALES A/K/A REYNA MACEDO; DANIEL JAIMES; GUILLERMO JAIMES; GUARANTEED RATE, INC., AS SUCCESSOR TO STEARNS LENDING, LLC; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000302 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/09/2021 Certificate No. 18-0003264 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 3243 W 61ST ST CHICAGO IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 19-14-419-007-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469717 TO: OCCUPANT; CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO OXFORD BANK & TRUST, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED MAY 2, 2005 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 1285; JOSEPH KAWA; HEAVY DUTY TOWING & RECOVERY INC.; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000301 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/09/2021 Certificate No. 18- 0003202 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 4237 S KILPATRICK AVE CHICAGO IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 19-03-105-014- 0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469715 TO: OCCUPANT; CINQUE CULLAR; LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC; IVRY HALL; NORVELL BATIE; COREY CULLAR; LYNN BATIE; City of Chicago; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000311 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/09/2021 Certificate No. 18-0003834 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 8559 S EGGLESTON AVE CHICAGO IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 20-33-305-110-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469769 TO: OCCUPANT; 8457 ADA STREET, LLC; SHAKENYA BROWN; STATE BANK OF TEXAS F/K/A SEAWAY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY F/K/A FIRST SUBURBAN NATIONAL BANK; RENT COLLECTOR OR PROPERTY MANAGER; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000310 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/09/2021 Certificate No. 18-0003797 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 8457-59 S ADA ST/1314-16 W. 85TH STREET CHICAGO IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 20-32- 312-019-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469767 TO: OCCUPANT; OCCUPANT UNIT 1; OCCUPANT UNIT 2; BROWN AND BLACK EQUITIES LLC; MICHAEL LOFTIN UNIT 1; OCCUPANT EATMAN UNIT 2; OCCUPANT HICKS UNIT 2; OCCUPANT RAINEY UNIT 2; OCCUPANT MARTIN UNIT 2; TAVETTA EATMAN UNIT 2; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000308 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/09/2021 Certificate No. 18-0003654 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 6849 S SANGAMON ST CHICAGO IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 20-20-413-018-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469755 TO: OCCUPANT; JAMES JOHNSON; PATRICIA JOHNSON; CITIMORTGAGE, INC., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CITIFINANCIAL MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. F/K/A FORD CONSUMER FINANCE COMPANY, INC.; LATRAVIA JOHNSON; SANOVIA CHAVERS; YOLANDA HOWELL; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000307 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/09/2021 Certificate No. 18- 0003551 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 6139 S DAMEN AVE CHICAGO IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 20-18-416-015- 0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469754
Chicago Tribune | Section 1 | Monday, July 31, 2023 11 Selling Your Car? placeanad.chicagotribune.com reach your buyers at The right place to advertise your Merchandise, Pets, Auto, Real Estate, Tag Sales & Flea Markets, Vacation Property, Wanted to Buy Items and more! placeanad.chicagotribune.com TO: OCCUPANT; NICOLE MOUM; JAY MOUM; TAMEKA IRWIN; THERESA IRWIN; KATHERINE IRWIN; KAMEISHA IRWIN; KALEAH IRWIN; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000296 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/09/2021 Certificate No. 18- 0002820 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 514 E 87TH PL CHICAGO IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 25-03-201-031-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469709 TO: OCCUPANT; EDWARD TRABENDA; CURTIS PROPERTIES INC.; City of Chicago; LAMONT HILL; CURTIS MOORE; ANTOINE JOHNSON; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000292 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/09/2021 Certificate No. 18- 0002811 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 9216 S UNIVERSITY AVE CHICAGO IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 25-02-313-023- 0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469708 TO: OCCUPANT; JOHN BAKER; SANDRA BAKER; RACHEL BELL; City of Chicago; Illinois Department of Revenue; Illinois Attorney General; CAMERON MOORE; ROBIN BAKER; NANETTE BAKER; GANI AREGBESOLA; SHAKIRA BROWN; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000294 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/09/2021 Certificate No. 18-0002802 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 9020 S DOBSON AVE CHICAGO IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 25-02- 115-031-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469706 TO: OCCUPANT; LAUREL DAMES; SIGNCO, INC.; LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY; LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY A/KA THE LAMAR COMPANY, L.L.C. D/B/A LAMAR ADVERTISING OF ILLINOIS, L.L.C.; LAUREL DAMES D&D ACCTG; Village of Bridgeview; SIGNCO, INC.; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000280 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/08/2021 Certificate No. 18- 0001299 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 9059 S 77TH AVE BRIDGEVIEW IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 23-01-300-027- 0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469685 TO: OCCUPANT; YOWIE INVESTMENTS, LLC; GREENSIDE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC; KIONNA HAWKINS; YAKAIRI VIVIANS; SANDER LADD; ALMERTHA LADD; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000315 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/10/2021 Certificate No. 18-0004066 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 11735 S MORGAN ST CHICAGO IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 25-20-416-013-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469790 TO: OCCUPANT; BENJAMIN MUNOZ; TINA WILSON; City of Chicago; STAR PARKER; ELIZABETH WILLIFORD; BUFORD WILLIFORD; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000324 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/09/2021 Certificate No. 18- 0003951 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 318 W 108TH PL CHICAGO IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 25-16-407-028-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469787 TO: OCCUPANT; YVONNE HYDE; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; U.S. Attorney General; U.S. District Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; HILBERT HYDE; KISHAY DAVIS; MARCUS RYAN; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000313 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/09/2021 Certificate No. 18-0003883 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 8932 S WINCHESTER AVE CHICAGO IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 25-06-207-098-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469786 TO: OCCUPANT; JUNOUS MAXWELL; UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES AND LEGATEES OF JUNOUS MAXWELL; JULIE MAXWELL; SUZAN BELL-MAXWELL; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000312 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/09/2021 Certificate No. 18-0003864 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 9305 S LASALLE ST CHICAGO IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 25-04-409-040-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469782 TO: OCCUPANT; MANUEL GUERRERO; BENEDICTO TINAJERO; MARIA TINAJERO; JOSE TINAJERO; GLORIA ORTIZ; MARYANN BELLA; City of Blue Island; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000274 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/05/2021 Certificate No. 18-0000840 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 1817 BURR OAK AVE BLUE ISLAND IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 25-31-203-005-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469672 TO: OCCUPANT; LEOVARDO CAMPOS; A BUENO; RUDY ANTONIO MENDEZ; EVERADO ANTONIO CONTRERAS; JOSE CAMPOS; VILLAGE OF CALUMET PARK; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000273 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/05/2021 Certificate No. 18-0000830 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 12504 S WOOD ST CALUMET PARK IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 25-30-413-027-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469667 TO: OCCUPANT; HOWARD GADDIS; MARSHEL BROWN; JAMES DRIVER; PAMELA BROWN; JAZMINE DRIVER; JASMINE WILLIAMS; ERMA ECKFORD; VILLAGE OF CALUMET PARK; JARISHA ECKFORD; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000272 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/05/2021 Certificate No. 18-0000809 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 12342 S GREEN ST CALUMET PARK IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 25-29-406-053-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469661 TO: OCCUPANT; ISANTHES, LLC; KENNETH JACKSON; LORENZO WILLIAMS; DARRYL DAVIS; DARRYL DAVIS JR; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000317 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/10/2021 Certificate No. 18-0004074 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 11442 S EGGLESTON AVE CHICAGO IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 25-21-130-025-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469793 TO: OCCUPANT; TERESITA SAINZ; LUIS SAINZ; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION; FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION; DARWIN WILLIAMS; CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS; CRISPIN MONCADA; Village of Midlothian; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000269 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/05/2021 Certificate No. 18-0000665 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 15032 HAMLIN AVE MIDLOTHIAN IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 28-11-320-033-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469653 TO: OCCUPANT; CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO NORTH STAR TRUST COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO LAKESIDE BANK UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 25, 1987 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 10-1295; JOSE CACCIATORE & CO; JOS. CACCIATORE & CO. F/K/A JOSEPH CACCIATORE & CO., INC.; Village of Orland Park; Illinois Department of Transportation; Illinois Attorney General; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000279 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/05/2021 Certificate No. 18-0001250 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 15901 118TH AVE ORLAND PARK IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 27-19-101-002-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469680 TO: OCCUPANT; MAYRA AMEZCUA; THOMAS PIERRO; M & A HAND CAR WASH; 9333 SOUTH LLC; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000295 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/09/2021 Certificate No. 18-0003009 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 9325 S SOUTH CHICAGO AVE CHICAGO IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 26-06-418-002-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469712 TO: OCCUPANT; LUIS SALCEDO; JOSE SALCEDO; MANNY’S AUTO GARAGE LLC; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000297 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/09/2021 Certificate No. 18- 0002980 and 18-0002981 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 9631 S EWING AVE CHICAGO IL AND 9637 S EWING AVE CHICAGO IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 26- 05-316-010-0000 and 26-05-316-011-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469710 TO: OCCUPANT; OCCUPANT, UNIT 1; OCCUPANT, UNIT 2; OCCUPANT, UNIT 3; TRANQUILA PATE A/K/A TRANQUILLA PATE; SIMONE JONES; GN BANK F/K/A ILLINOIS SERVICE FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO; City of Calumet City; DAMON JARRETT; RHONDA LEWIS; NIYAH LEWIS; BOBBY JEFFERSON; KHARI LEWIS; BRIANNA HARRIS; SHAVONE HARRIS; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000287 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/08/2021 Certificate No. 18-0001891 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 301 CRANDON AVE CALUMET CITY IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 29-12- 202-018-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469695 TO: OCCUPANT; CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDERTRUST AGREEMENT DATED APRIL 18, 2018 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 8002377771; LARRY DULANEY; United State of America; U.S. Attorney General; MANDY MILLER; DEWAYNE PERRIAN; LARRY RILEY; Village of Riverdale; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000286 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/08/2021 Certificate No. 18-0001704 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 65 W 146TH ST RIVERDALE IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 29-04-426-032-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469693 TO: OCCUPANT; SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO MARY L. REHMEYER, AS TRUSTEE OF THE REHMEYER FAMILYTRUST DATED JULY 15, 1998; JAMES CONNELL; KYLE CONNELL; JAMES REHMEYER; JACQUELINE CZYZNIKIEWICZ; SANDRA CZYZNIKIEWICZ; ALLIE CZYZNIKIEWICZ; ROY REHMEYER; MARY REHMEYER; CITY OF OAK FOREST; JAMES CZYZNIKIEWICZ; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000271 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/05/2021 Certificate No. 18-0000723 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 15401 CICERO AVE OAK FOREST IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 28-15-117-008-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469658 TO: OCCUPANT; ZITLALY PEREZ; W C MEDIA, INC.; TOWN AND COUNTRY BANK; UNIVERSAL PROPERTIES OF ILLINOIS, INC.; PUBLIC STORAGE; SILVER STALLION RANCH, LLC; WILLIAM MALKUSIAK; City of Markham; PUBLIC STORAGE; CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY A/K/A CSC; HEARTLAND BANK AND TRUST COMPANY; PUBLIC STORAGE MANAGEMENT, INC.; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000270 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/05/2021 Certificate No. 18- 0000690 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 15171 SACRAMENTO AVE MARKHAM IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 28-13-101- 009-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469654 TO: OCCUPANT; DEBRA BUSH; FRANCES WOODARD; ADRIAN MARTINEZ; JOSE GARCIA; City of Chicago Heights; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000268 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/05/2021 Certificate No. 18-0000135 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 401 15TH ST CHICAGO HEIGHTS IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 32-19-405-023-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469650 TO: OCCUPANT; 1 PM GROUP LLC; BROWN TORO CO; City of Calumet City; VILLAGE OF SOUTH HOLLAND; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000290 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/08/2021 Certificate No. 18-0002097 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 520 HARRISON AVE CALUMET CITY IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 30-08-304-028-0000 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469699 TO: OCCUPANT; DEBORAH WATSON; CONCORD COMMONS ASSOCIATION; Illinois Department of Employment Security; Illinois Attorney General; DDC AND ASSOCIATES, INC.; City of Calumet City; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023COTD000288 FILED: 05/15/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of Cook Date Premises Sold 11/08/2021 Certificate No. 18-0002033 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2018 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 1463 RING RD., UNIT #10 CALUMET CITY IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 29-24-200-034-1010 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 11/15/2023. The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before 11/15/2023. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county, in the the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Courtroom 1704 Chicago, Illinois 12/06/2023 at 9:30 a.m. You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time. YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY Redemption can be made at any time on or before 11/15/2023 by applying to the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, at the Office of the County Clerk in Chicago, Illinois. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE COUNTY CLERK ADDRESS: 118 N. Clark Street, Room 434 Chicago, IL 60602 TELEPHONE: (312) 603-5645 American Tax Lien, LLC, Purchaser or Assignee. Dated this 17th day of July, 2023. 7/28, 7/29, 7/31/20237469698
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Boating Index 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 8 p.m. LAKE MICHIGAN Fishing Index 2 4 8 8 4 2 0 POP: 0% POP: 0% POP: 5% POP: 40% POP: 40% POP: 25% 70 80 88 88 85 79 79 4 4 666 6 5 81/66 80/67 82/63 81/55 82/57 81/56 82/55 82/58 82/58 81/57 81/57 81/56 81/57 83/58 82/56 83/58 82/56 82/58 82/56 81/57 80/55 81/53 81/55 81/54 82/56 80/62 81/55 82/57 81/57 82/58 82/59 84/63 84/65 84/65 84/61 83/59 83/60 82/58 82/58 84/58 83/58 83/54 83/57 82/58 81/57 8 81/63 4/59 83/58 84/59 83/62 82/57 82/57 83/61 80/64 87/64 85/65 87/63 88/56 89/58 89/56 89/55 90/58 91/58 88/57 88/57 88/55 90/57 89/59 88/57 90/58 89/56 90/57 89/56 86/57 86/55 86/53 88/55 86/55 88/55 85/62 87/55 89/57 88/57 88/58 88/59 89/63 89/65 89/63 89/60 89/59 89/60 91/57 90/58 89/58 89/59 89/55 91/57 87/58 88/57 89/63 90/59 90/58 90/59 90/62 89/57 90/57 91/61 85/63 Sunday Temperatures Monday Conditions Monday Activities Local Temperatures Normal high 84 Low 68 High 80 Good Moderate Normal low 67 Record high 102 (1916) Record low 50 (1984) SSW 6-12 mph ENE 6-12 mph SSE 7-14 mph S 6-12 mph NNE 7-14 mph NNE 8-16 mph MONDAY Mainly sunny and comfortable. 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Tue. Shown is Monday’s weather. Temperatures are Monday’s highs and Monday night’s lows with high and low RealFeel Temperatures shown below. Forecasts and graphics, except for the WLS-TV/ABC7 Chicago content, provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2023 Sunday Precipitation 84 65 84 66 86 69 89 69 83 67 84 68 66666 6 6 6666666 Monday Tuesday Wind from the west-northwest at 6-12 knots becoming east. Seas 2 feet or less. Visibility generally unrestricted. Water temperature: 76. Wind from the north-northeast at 6-12 knots. Seas less than a foot. Visibility generally unrestricted. Water temperature: 79. Golfing Index ABC7 Outlook: QUESTION: What are the average temperatures in August and do we start losing daylight? ANSWER: The average high temperature on Aug. 1 is 84 degrees Fahrenheit and the average low is 67 degrees. That average high only drops a bit by the end of the month to 80 degrees on Aug. 31. The average low drops to 63 degrees. We start to lose daylight in August. The sunrise goes from 5:45 a.m. on Aug. 1 to 6:16 a.m. on Aug. 31. You’ll likely notice it more in the evening with the sunset going from 8:10 p.m. on the fist of the month, to 7:27 p.m. by the end of the month. In total, the Chicago area loses about 1 hour and 15 minutes of daylight in August. Jaisol Martinez Do you have a weather question for the ABC 7 team? Submit them at abc7chicago.com/weather or send them to: Ask ABC 7 Weather Team 190 N. State Street Chicago, IL 60601 The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low, 3-5 Moderate, 6-7 High, 8-10 Very High, 11+ Extreme. The patented AccuWeather.com RealFeel Temperature is an exclusive index of effective temperature based on eight weather factors. Golf and Fishing Indexes: 0-2: Poor; 3-4: Fair; 5-6: Good; 7-8: Very Good; 9-10: Excellent. 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INSIDE ARTS&LIVING Plus Ask Amy, TV, comics and puzzles NATION & WORLD By Sam Mednick Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger — Thousands of people backing the coup in Niger marched through the streets of the capital denouncing France, the country’s former colonial power, waving Russian flags, and setting a door at the French Embassy ablaze on Sunday before the army broke up the crowd. Demonstrators in Niger are openly resentful of France, and Russia is seen by some as a powerful alternative. The nature of Russia’s involvement in the rallies, if any, isn’t clear but some protesters have carried Russian flags, along with signs reading “Down with France” and supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian mercenary group Wagner is operating in neighboring Mali, and under Putin, Russia has expanded its influence in West Africa. The new junta’s leaders have not said whether they intend to ally themselves with Moscow or stick with Niger’s Western partners. F r e n c h P r e s i d e n t Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that attacks on France and its interests would not be tolerated and anyone who attacks French citizens will see an immediate response. Niger, a French colony until 1960, had been seen as the West’s last reliable partner battling jihadists in Africa’s Sahel region. France has 1,500 soldiers in the country who conduct joint operations with the Nigeriens. The United States and other European countries have helped train the nation’s troops. At an emergency meeting Sunday, the West African bloc known as ECOWAS said it was suspending relations with Niger and authorized the use of force if President Mohamed Bazoum is not reinstated within a week. The African Union has issued its own 15-day ultimatum to the junta in Niger to reinstall the democratically elected government. Shortly after the ECOWAS meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, Chadian President Mahamat Deby arrived in Niger to lead mediation efforts, according to the Chad state radio station. ECOWAS has struggled to make a definitive impact on the region’s political crises in the past, but Bazoum was democratically elected two years ago in Niger’s first peaceful transfer of power since independence from France in 1960. Members of the Niger military announced Wednesday that they had deposed Bazoum and on Friday named Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani as the country’s new leader, adding Niger to a growing list of military regimes in West Africa’s Sahel region. Some leaders of the mutiny said they overthrew Bazoum because he wasn’t able to secure the nation against growing jihadi violence. But some analysts and Nigeriens say that was a pretext for a takeover driven by internal power struggles. “We couldn’t expect a coup in Niger because there’s no social, political or security situation that would justify that the military take the power,” Prof. Amad Hassane Boubacar, who teaches at the University of Niamey, told The Associated Press. He said Bazoum wanted to replace the head of the presidential guard, Tchiani. Tchiani, who also goes by Omar, was loyal to Bazoum’s predecessor, and that sparked the problems, Boubacar said. Niger’s dire security situation is not as bad as that in neighboring Burkina Faso or Mali, which have also been battling an Islamic insurgency linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. Last year, Niger was the only one of the three to see a decline in violence, according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project. Some taking part in Sunday’s rally warned outside bodies to stay away. “I would like also to say to the European Union, African Union and ECOWAS, please, please stay out of our business,” Oumar Barou Moussa said at the demonstration. “It’s time for us ... to work for ourselves. It’s time for us to talk about our freedom and liberty.” Niger has the most at stake of any country in the Sahel if it turns away from the West, given the millions of dollars of military assistance it has received from abroad. On Saturday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the continued security and economic cooperation with the U.S. hinges on the release of Bazoum — who remains under house arrest — and “the immediate restoration of the democratic order in Niger.” Macron said he had spoken to Bazoum and his predecessor Sunday. On Saturday France suspended all development and financial aid to Niger. The 15-nation ECOWAS bloc has unsuccessfully tried to restore democracies in nations where the military took power in recent years. Four nations are run by military regimes in West and Central Africa, where there have been nine successful or attempted coups since 2020. While the bloc has struggled to have much impact, the measures placed against Niger on Sunday show the gravity of the situation, said Andrew Lebovich, a research fellow with the Clingendael Institute. “The strenuous measures they have put in place or threatened to put in place show not only how seriously they are taking this crisis, but also the urgency the regional body and larger international community feel in trying to force a return to normal that will likely prove elusive,” Lebovich said. The response from the bloc toward Niger differs from how it dealt with recent coups in Mali and Burkina Faso, which did not involve the threat of force from the bloc if constitutional rule isn’t reinstated. Niger sees unrest, pro-Russia rise Supporters of Niger’s coup march Sunday in Niamey. The sign reads: “Down with France, long live Putin.” SAM MEDNICK/AP West African bloc urges end to coup, vows armed reply By Jesse Bedayn Associated Press DENVER — As Denver neared triple-digit temperatures, Ben Gallegos sat shirtless on his porch swatting flies off his legs and spritzing himself with a misting fan to try to get through the heat. Gallegos, like many in the nation’s poorest neighborhoods, doesn’t have air conditioning. The 68-year-old covers his windows with mattress foam to insulate against the heat and sleeps in the concrete basement. He knows high temperatures can cause heat stroke and death, and his lung condition makes him more susceptible. But the retired brick layer, who survives on about $1,000 a month largely from Social Security, says air conditioning is out of reach. “Take me about 12 years to save up for something like that,” he said. “If it’s hard to breathe, I’ll get down to emergency.” As climate change fans hotter and longer heat waves, breaking record temperatures across the U.S. and leaving dozens dead, the poorest Americans suffer the hottest days with the fewest defenses. Air conditioning, once a luxury, is now a matter of survival. As Phoenix weathered its 27th consecutive day above 110 degrees Wednesday, the nine who died indoors didn’t have functioning air conditioning, or it was turned off. Last year, all 86 heat-related deaths indoors were in uncooled environments. “To explain it fairly simply: Heat kills,” said Kristie Ebi, a University of Washington professor who researches heat and health. “Once the heat wave starts, mortality starts in about 24 hours.” It’s the poorest and people of color, from Kansas City to Detroit to New York City and beyond, who are far more likely to face grueling heat without air conditioning, according to a Boston University analysis of 115 U.S. metro areas. “The temperature differences ... between lower-income neighborhoods, neighborhoods of color and their wealthier, whiter counterparts have pretty severe consequences,” said Cate Mingoya-LaFortune of Groundwork USA, an environmental justice organization. “There are these really big consequences like death. ... But there’s also ambient misery.” Some have window units that can offer respite, but “in the dead of heat, it don’t do nothing,” said Melody Clark, who stopped Friday to get food at a nonprofit in Kansas City, Kansas, as temperatures soared to 101, and high humidity made it feel like 109. When the central air conditioning at her rental house went on the fritz, her landlord installed a window unit. But it doesn’t do much during the day. So the 45-year-old wets her hair, cooks outside on a propane grill and keeps the lights off indoors. She’s taken the bus to the library to cool off. At night she flips the box unit on, hauling her bed into the room where it’s located to sleep. As far as her two teenagers, she said: “We aren’t dying in the heat. ... They don’t complain.” While billions in federal funding have been allocated to subsidize utility costs and the installation of cooling systems, experts say they often only support a fraction of the most vulnerable families and some still require prohibitive upfront costs. President Joe Biden announced steps Thursday to defend against extreme heat, highlighting the expansion of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which funnels money through states to help poorer households pay utility bills. While the program is critical, said Michelle Graff, who studies the subsidy at Cleveland State University, only about 16% of the nation’s eligible population is reached. Nearly half of states don’t offer the federal dollars for summer cooling. “So people are engaging in coping mechanisms, like they’re turning on their air conditioners later and leaving their homes hotter,” Graff said. As temps rise, so does the cost of cooling. And temperatures are already hotter in America’s low-income neighborhoods like Gallegos’ Denver suburb of Globeville, where people live along stretches of asphalt that hold heat like a cast-iron skillet. Surface temperatures there can be roughly 8 degrees hotter than in Denver’s wealthier neighborhoods, where a sea of vegetation cools the area, according to the environmental advocacy group American Forests. This disparity plays out nationwide. Researchers at the University of San Diego analyzed 1,056 counties and in over 70%, the poorest areas and those with higher Black, Hispanic and Asian populations were significantly hotter. About one in 10 U.S. households have no air conditioning, a disparity compounded for marginalized groups, according to a study by the Brookings Institution. Heat waves illuminate plight of nation’s poorest Ben Gallegos sits on the porch at his home, which has no AC, with his dog, Coca Smiles, as the high temperature soars toward triple digits Thursday in north Denver. DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/AP Record temps leave most vulnerable to suffer without AC Associated Press HELSINKI — Denmark’s foreign minister said Sunday the government will seek to make it illegal to desecrate the Quran or other religious holy books in front of foreign embassies in the Nordic country. Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said in an interview with the Danish public broadcaster DR that the burning of holy scriptures “only serves the purpose of creating division in a world that actually needs unity.” “That is why we have decided in the government that we will look at how, in very special situations, we can put an end to mockery of other countries, which is in direct conflict with Danish interests and the safety of the Danes,” he said. A recent string of public Quran desecrations by a handful of anti-Islam activists in Denmark and neighboring Sweden have sparked angry demonstrations in Muslim countries. Løkke Rasmussen said the Cabinet of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is determined to find “a legal tool” to prohibit such acts without compromising freedom of expression, but he acknowledged that would not be easy. “There must be room for religious criticism, and we have no thoughts of reintroducing a blasphemy clause,” he told DR. “But when you stand up in front of a foreign embassy and burn a Quran or burn the Torah scroll in front of the Israeli embassy, it serves no other purpose than to mock.” In Sweden, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Sunday on Instagram that his government is analyzing the legal situation regarding desecration of the Quran and other holy books, given the animosity such acts are stirring up against Sweden. “We are in the most serious security policy situation since the Second World War,” Kristersson said. Denmark aims to prevent burning of holy books A woman holds a copy of the Quran on Sunday outside the Swedish Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. 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By Lolita C. Baldor Associated Pres PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. — Not long ago, Marine Col. Jennifer Nash, a combat engineer with war deployments under her belt, made a vow to fellow officers as they headed to a dinner in Atlanta: She would get two new recruiting contacts by the end of the evening. She admits recruiting is not the job that she or other Marines had in mind when they enlisted. But after stints as a recruiter and senior officer at the Eastern recruiting command, she has become emblematic of the Corps’ tradition of putting its best, battle-tested Marines on enlistment duty. They get results. Marine leaders say they will make their recruiting goal this year, while the active-duty Army, Navy and Air Force all expect to fall short. The services have struggled in the tight job market to compete with higher-paying businesses for the dwindling number of young people who can meet the military’s physical, mental and moral standards. On that night, Nash achieved her own goal. She had gotten the valet at the hotel and the hostess at the restaurant to provide their phone numbers and to consider a Marine career. Nash’s boss, Brig. Gen. Walker Field, who heads the Eastern recruiting region, says the Corps has historically put an emphasis on selecting top-performing Marines to fill recruiting jobs. He says that has been a key to the Marines’ recruiting success, along with efforts to increase the number of recruiters, extend those who do well and speed their return to high schools, where in-person recruiting stopped during the COVID19 pandemic. He said his recruiters — who cover the territory between Canada and Puerto Rico and as far west as Mississippi — will meet their mission and expect to have 30% of their 2024 goal when they start the next fiscal year, Oct. 1. More broadly, Marine officials say they expect the Corps to achieve its recruiting target of more than 33,000. Last year, the Navy, Air Force and Marines had to eat into their pools of delayed entry applicants to make their goals. The Marines will avoid that this year. “That would be a great ending,” said Field on a recent steamy day at South Carolina’s Parris Island, the Marine recruit training station along the Atlantic Coast. “I’m bearish for not only concluding FY23 on a strong footing, but also how we set the conditions for FY24.” The Marine Corps may get some help from its small size. The Army, for example, has a recruiting goal of 65,000 this year, which is nearly double the Corps’, and expects to fall substantially short of that. Air Force and Navy officials say they will also miss their goals, although the Space Force, which is the smallest service and does its recruiting within Air Force stations, is expected to meet its goal of about 500 recruits. Sitting in the shadow of Parris Island’s replica of the Iwo Jima monument, Field said his biggest challenge is that a number of Marine hopefuls cannot pass the military’s academic test, the Armed Services Voluntary Aptitude Battery. That is a widespread problem, but the Army recently set up a program that targets recruits who score below 30 on the test and provides schooling for several weeks to help them pass. Already more than 8,800 recruits have successfully gone through the classes, raised their scores and moved on to basic training. The Navy is taking another route with a pilot program that allows up to 20% of their recruits to score below 30 on the test, as long as they meet specific standards for their chosen naval job. Marine leaders, however, do not take those lowest scoring recruits and have no plans for any type of formal improvement program like the Army’s. Field said the Marines are repositioning recruiting stations, moving them around based on where population totals have increased in the latest census. More important, he said, the Corps maintains its focus on choosing the right recruiters, encouraging successful ones to stay in the job and increasing the number of Marine reservists tapped for recruit duties from the current 31 to 96 by the end of next year. Nash, who until last month was assistant chief of staff for the Eastern region, said Marines are hand-selected for recruiting command jobs. Many three- and four-star Marines, including former Defense Secretary James Mattis, will cite their years doing enlistment duty. “We put our best and brightest in those positions,” said Nash, adding that those chosen for recruiting posts have a proven track record of success in previous assignments and have demonstrated critical leadership skills. “That’s why they got selected, because they were above their peers.” She acknowledged that the first time she was picked for a recruiting job she was “voluntold.” But now, recounting her sales pitch in Atlanta, her rapid fire pitch comes without taking a breath. “I say, ‘Hey, ever thought about being Marine? We’re a bunch of Marines. And, you know, I think you potentially could be a good Marine. You ever thought about it?’ And usually you get, ‘Yeah, I thought about it.’ And I’m, like, ‘What’s holding you back? Would you like to learn more about your opportunities?’ ‘Absolutely.’ ‘OK. Mind giving me your name and phone number? I’ll have one of my recruiters give you a phone call.’ ” The Marines have resisted increasing bonuses to attract recruits — something the other services have found helpful. Gen. Eric Smith, the acting Marine Corps commandant, got some ribbing for his response when he was asked about bonuses during a naval conference in February. “Your bonus is you get to call yourself a Marine,” he said. “That’s your bonus, right? There’s no dollar amount that goes with that.” Field, Nash and others also say the Corps prefers to give a lot of recruits a few thousand dollars, rather than increasing the amount and giving money to far fewer people. Field said that getting Marine recruiters in uniform back into high schools this year, after several years of COVID-19 restrictions, has been a key driver. There, young people line up to compete in pull-up contests, vying for a free T-shirt if they can do 20. And recruiters say many are drawn to the cachet of being a Marine. “If you told me you’ll give me $10 million worth of advertising and I can do something with it, or you’ll give me 10 great-looking Marines in a Marine uniform — what’s going to get the most value? Give me those 10 Marines and give me a day,” Nash said. “We’ll go out and we’ll get more out of that, I think, than $10 million in advertising.” Marines look to meet their mission U.S. Marine Corps recruits train with weighted ammo cans during a physical training exercise June 28 at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, S.C. The Marine Corps expects to reach its recruiting goal this year. STEPHEN B. MORTON/AP Recruiting for Corps sees gains, but other services struggling Associated Press CAIRO — Palestinian factions met Sunday in Egypt to discuss reconciliation efforts as violence in the occupied West Bank surged between Israel and Palestinian militants. In Lebanon, fighting raged Sunday in the nation’s largest Palestinian refugee camp near the southern port city of Sidon, killing at least five people and wounding seven, Palestinian officials said. The main Palestinian groups, Hamas and Fatah, have been split since 2007 and repeated reconciliation attempts having failed, so expectations for the one-day meeting in Egypt were low. Participants at the closed-door meeting gave no indication of what was discussed. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who initiated the session in the Egyptian city of el-Alamein on the Mediterranean Sea, said at its conclusion only that the meeting was a “first and significant step” in efforts to end the long-running division. It came amid soaring violence in the West Bank, where Abbas and his Fatah group are based and exert limited self-rule. Israel has been staging near-nightly raids in Palestinian areas of the territory in what it says is an attempt to stamp out militancy, especially in areas where Abbas’ security forces have less of a foothold. Those raids have led to some of the worst fighting in nearly two decades in the West Bank. Palestinians also say the Israeli raids undermine their own security forces and weaken their leadership. The meeting in Egypt was chaired by Abbas, presenting the aging and longtime Palestinian leader with a chance to portray an image of control and statesmanship to both Palestinians and the international community at a time when he is deeply unpopular at home and his room for maneuver is constrained by the Israeli incursions. The meeting was attended by other Palestinian leaders, including Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas, the militant group that rules the Gaza Strip. Fatah and Hamas have been rivals since Hamas violently routed forces loyal to Abbas in Gaza in 2007, taking over the impoverished coastal enclave. Israel and Egypt have imposed a blockade on the territory. For Hamas, joining the meeting was an opportunity to show Gazans that it is making an effort to mend the rift. Another key group playing a central role in the fighting with Israel, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, boycotted the gathering to protest the detentions by the Palestinian Authority of its members, said to the group’s leader, Ziyad al-Nakhala. In the Gaza Strip, several thousand people briefly took to the streets Sunday to protest chronic power outages and difficult living conditions, providing a rare public show of discontent with the territory’s Hamas government. Hamas security forces quickly dispersed the gatherings. Marches took place in Gaza City, the southern town of Khan Younis and other locations, chanting “what a shame” and in one place burning Hamas flags, before police moved in and broke up the protests. In Lebanon, Palestinian officials, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said fighting broke out after an unknown gunman tried to kill Islamist militant Mahmoud Khalil, killing a companion of his instead. Later, Islamist militants shot and killed a Palestinian military general from the Fatah group and three escorts as they walked in a parking lot, another Palestinian official told AP. Ein el-Hilweh is notorious for its lawlessness and violence is not uncommon. The U.N. says about 55,000 people live in the camp, which was established in 1948 to house Palestinians displaced by Israeli forces during Israel’s founding. On Sunday, factions fired assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers and lobbed hand grenades in the camp as ambulances zoomed through narrow streets to take the wounded to the hospital. Palestinian factions meet as violence rises in the region Palestinians in the town of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on Sunday protest against the territory’s chronic power outages and difficult living conditions under Hamas rule. AP By Anwarullah Khan and Riaz Khan Associated Press KHAR, Pakistan — Local police said a suicide bomber at a political rally on Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan killed at least 44 people and wounded nearly 200 in a Sunday attack, which a senior leader said wanted to weaken Pakistani Islamists. The Bajur district near the Afghan border was a stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban — a close ally of Afghanistan’s Taliban government — before the Pakistani army drove the militants out of the area. Supporters of hardline Pakistani cleric and political party leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman, whose Jamiat Ulema Islam generally supports regional Islamists, were meeting in Bajur on Sunday in a hall close to a market outside the district capital. Party officials said Rehman was not at the rally but organizers added tents because so many supporters showed up, and party volunteers with batons were helping to control the crowd. Officials were announcing the arrival of Abdul Rasheed, a leader of the Jamiat Ulema Islam party, when the bomb went off in one of Pakistan’s bloodiest attacks in recent years. “There was dust and smoke around, and I was under some injured people from where I could hardly stand up, only to see chaos and some scattered limbs,” said Adam Khan, 45, who was knocked to the ground by the blast around 4 p.m. and hit by splinters in his leg and hands. The Pakistan Taliban, or TTP, said in a statement sent to The Associated Press that the bombing was aimed at setting Islamists against each other. Zabiullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Afghan Taliban, said on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, that “such crimes cannot be justified in any way.” The Afghan Taliban’s seizure of power in Afghanistan in mid-August 2021 emboldened the TTP. They unilaterally ended a cease-fire agreement with the Pakistani government in November, and have stepped up attacks across the country. The bombing came hours before the arrival of Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Islamabad, where he was to participate in an event to mark a decade of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, or CPEC, a package under which Beijing has invested billions of dollars in Pakistan. Recently China has helped Pakistan avoid a default on sovereign payments. But some Chinese nationals also have been targeted by militants in northwestern Pakistan and elsewhere. Feroz Jamal, the provincial information minister, told The Associated Press that so far 44 people had been “martyred” and nearly 200 wounded in the blast. The bombing was one of the four worst attacks in the northwest since 2014, when 147 people, mostly schoolchildren, were killed in a Taliban attack on an armyrun school in Peshawar. In January, 74 people were killed in a bombing at a mosque in Peshawar. In February, more than 100 people, mostly police, died in a bombing at a mosque inside a high-security compound housing Peshawar police headquarters. Explosion at Pakistan rally kills 44, wounds nearly 200 People transport a victim of a powerful blast Sunday after arriving at a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan. The bomb went off at a political rally for a cleric. MUHAMMAD SAJJAD/AP 2 Chicago Tribune | Section 2 | Monday, July 31, 2023
From news services TAIPEI, Taiwan — China accused the United States of turning Taiwan into an “ammunition depot” after the White House announced a $345 million military aid package for Taipei, and the self-ruled island said Sunday it tracked six Chinese navy ships in waters off its shores. China’s Taiwan Affairs Office issued a statement late Saturday opposing the military aid to Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory. “No matter how much of the ordinary people’s taxpayer money the ... Taiwanese separatist forces spend, no matter how many U.S. weapons, it will not shake our resolve to solve the Taiwan problem. Or shake our firm will to realize the reunification of our motherland,” said Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office. “Their actions are turning Taiwan into a powder keg and ammunition depot, aggravating the threat of war in the Taiwan Strait,” the statement said. China’s People’s Liberation Army has increased its military maneuvers in recent years aimed at Taiwan, sending fighter jets and warships to circle the island. On Sunday, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said it tracked six Chinese navy ships near the island. Taiwan’s ruling administration, led by the Democratic Progressive Party, has stepped up its weapons purchases from the U.S. as part of a deterrence strategy against a Chinese invasion. China and Taiwan split amid civil war in 1949, and Taiwan has never been governed by China’s ruling Communist Party. Unlike previous military purchases, the latest batch of aid is part of a presidential authority approved by the U.S. Congress last year to draw weapons from current U.S. military stockpiles — so Taiwan will not have to wait for military production and sales. While Taiwan has purchased $19 billion worth of weaponry, much of it has yet to be delivered to Taiwan. Washington will send man-portable air defense systems, intelligence and surveillance capabilities, firearms and missiles to Taiwan. Indiana shooting: A mass shooting at a large party in Indiana early Sunday morning left one person dead, police said. A hospital said 19 people were being treated for injuries at its facility. Muncie police responded to multiple reports of gunfire on the city’s east side just after 1 a.m., The Star Press reported. Police said in a news release that there was no active threat to the community and that “multiple” victims were injured, including some critically. “Due to the number of victims and nature of the incident, multiple agencies were contacted to assist,” Muncie Deputy Police Chief Melissa Criswell said in a statement sent to The Star Press. Many police officers from the nearby town of Eaton were among those who provided assistance, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. Eaton Police Chief Jay Turner called the incident a “mass shooting.” Police did not say how many people were injured, but officials at Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie told The Associated Press that 19 victims were treated in their emergency department for injuries related to the shooting, and 13 remained at the hospital in stabilized condition Sunday morning. Criswell said some victims sustained critical injuries and were transferred by medical helicopter to other facilities. Delaware County Coroner Gavin Greene identified the man who died as 30-year-old Joseph E. Bonner III, The Star Press reported. Egypt shooting: A shooting Sunday at a heavily fortified security facility in the restive part of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula killed at least four police officers, including a senior officer, two security and health officials said. At least 21 other forces were wounded in the shooting at the National Security headquarters in el-Arish, the capital city of North Sinai province, they said. A list of casualties obtained by The Associated Press showed that some forces suffered from gunshots and others faced breathing difficulties from tear gas that was fired inside the facility. There were eight officers among the wounded, the list showed. The circumstances surrounding the shooting were not immediately clear, and there was no immediate comment from the Interior Ministry, which oversees police forces. North Sinai is the scene of a yearslong battle against an insurgency led by Islamist militants who have carried out scores of attacks, mainly targeting security forces and Christians. Trump suit dismissed: A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit Donald Trump filed against CNN. Trump claimed in the lawsuit that references in news articles or by the network’s hosts to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election as “the Big Lie” were tantamount to comparing him to Adolf Hitler. The former U.S. president had been seeking punitive damages of $475 million. U.S. District Judge Raag Singhal said Friday in his ruling that Trump’s defamation claims failed because the references were opinions and not factual statements. The judge says it’s a stretch to believe that, in viewers’ minds, that phrase would connect Trump’s efforts challenging the 2020 election results with Nazi propaganda. 2 supermoons in August: The cosmos is offering up a double feature in August: a pair of supermoons culminating in a rare blue moon. Catch the first show Tuesday evening as the full moon rises in the southeast, appearing slightly brighter and bigger than normal. That’s because it will be closer than usual, just 222,159 miles away, thus the supermoon label. The moon will be even closer the night of Aug. 30 — 222,043 miles. Because it’s the second full moon in the same month, it will be a blue moon. “Warm summer nights are the ideal time to watch the full moon rise in the eastern sky within minutes of sunset. And it happens twice in August,” said retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak. The last time two full supermoons graced the sky in the same month was in 2018. It won’t happen again until 2037, according to Italian astronomer Gianluca Masi, founder of the Virtual Telescope Project. Masi will provide a live webcast of Tuesday evening’s supermoon, as it rises over the Coliseum in Rome. “My plans are to capture the beauty of this ... hopefully bringing the emotion of the show to our viewers,” Masi said in an email. This year’s first supermoon was in July. The fourth and last will be in September. The two in August will be closer than either of those. Binoculars or telescopes can enhance the experience, Espenak said, revealing such features as lunar maria — the dark plains formed by ancient volcanic lava flows — and rays emanating from lunar craters. NEWS BRIEFING China says US military aid to Taiwan makes island a ‘powder keg’ A woman in Brazil dances Sunday during the Black Women’s March against racism, violence and oppression. The procession at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro drew thousands of women who sought to celebrate African history and demand more government support for marginalized women of color. BRUNA PRADO/AP Chicago Tribune | Section 2 | Monday, July 31, 2023 3 Shop now at chicagotribune.com/bullsbook or call (866) 545-3534 Chicago Bulls: A Decade-by-Decade History Relive the magic of fifty incredible years, six championships and perhaps the greatest player of all time.
Frankie Leo Bennett, center, with Kelcy Taylor, Quinn Simmons, Isabel Cecilia García, Nataki Rennie, Nicky Mendelsohn, Maddison Denault, David Lipschutz and Sarah Patin in “The SpongeBob Musical” by Kokandy Productions. EVAN HANOVER PHOTOS ARTS & LIVING By Emily McClanathan For the Chicago Tribune If you only look at their fall shows, Kokandy Productions seems to have a penchant for serial killers lately. Last year’s revival of “Sweeney Todd” won six Non-Equity Jeff Awards, and come September, Patrick Bateman of “American Psycho” will stalk his victims in the basement of the Chopin Theatre. Bookended by these musical murder sprees is a summer bill on the opposite end of the spectrum: a goofy, family-friendly adventure under the sea, where the would-be villain is a campy crustacean with an inferiority complex. JD Caudill directs a vibrant new production of Nickelodeon’s “The SpongeBob Musical,” a show that premiered at Chicago’s Nederlander Theatre (then the Oriental) in 2016 before opening on Broadway in 2017. Based on the long-running animated series by Stephen Hillenburg, the musical features original songs by an eye-popping list of artists, including Sara Bareilles, John Legend, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Lady A, Plain White T’s and many more. The score also includes songs by David Bowie and Tom Kenny, who voices SpongeBob onscreen. This Frankenstein-like musical approach works surprisingly well, although the runtime would benefit from a few cuts. The diverse genres of the composers are often apparent, but together they achieve a cohesive sound that reflects the upbeat optimism of the source material. Frankie Leo Bennett charms in the titular role at Kokandy, with a megawatt smile and youthful energy that never flags during the 2.5-hour show. When a volcano threatens to destroy their hometown, SpongeBob and his friends, the lovably clueless Patrick Star (Isabel Cecilia García) and sciencewhiz squirrel Sandy Cheeks (Sarah Patin), team up to save Bikini Bottom. With the doomsday clock relentlessly ticking, the rest of the town tears itself apart as some sea creatures try to exploit the situation and others target vulnerable scapegoats. It’s a classic disaster-response scenario that rings true post-2020 — there’s even a brief quarantine subplot — but the commentary is couched in a show that never takes itself too seriously. Among the hilarious supporting roles is the antagonist, Sheldon J. Plankton (Parker Guidry), who is consumed by envy of his more REVIEW NICKELODEON’S ‘THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL’ ★★★ Fun just oozes from show Quinn Simmons, from left, David Lipschultz, Fia Hunter, Shane Roberie, Sydney Genco, Jennifer Ledesma, Kelcy Taylor, Tommy Bullington, Nataki Rennie and Nicky Mendelsohn in “The SpongeBob Musical.” Turn to ‘SpongeBob’, Page 5 Amy Kim, left, and Parker Guidry in “The SpongeBob Musical.” By Bob Gendron Chicago Tribune What happens when one of the world’s biggest pop stars turns Chicago Theatre into the equivalent of a large living room? Sad hour, happy hour, profuse sharing, respectfulness and a few surprises — all courtesy of Ed Sheeran, who Friday played the sold-out venue the evening before headlining Soldier Field Saturday. Cognizant of the disparity, Sheeran immediately addressed the contrasts between the two settings. The British singer-songwriter explained how the muted nature of his new “- (Subtract)” album doesn’t lend itself to stadium atmospheres. Yet he wanted to perform it live. His solution: Booking a handful of relatively intimate gigs around the high-spectacle performances that would allow him a proper platform to delve into the grief-ridden, strippeddown material. The Soldier Field concert, in turn, was part of his “+ - = ÷ x (Mathematics)” stadium tour. As for starting a nearly two-and-a-half-hour concert on a downcast note? Sheeran did just that, working track-bytrack through the “- (Subtract)” fare in the same order as the LP. He received assistance for the mini-set from a five-piece string section, a backing quintet and challenging circumstances he recently faced. Sheeran framed nearly every song with recollections, stories and observations; cumulatively, he spent almost 40 minutes just talking. The personal approach marked the vocalist’s first area appearance in almost five years — an eternity in the pop sphere, which Sheeran practically cornered. Even if you think that you’ve never heard Sheeran, you probably have — in a store, via social media, on the radio, on a restaurant patio, in a television show. He’s ubiquitous. In the past decade, he smashed numerous streaming records, established a new tour-sales gross milestone and won Grammy Awards. He appeared in “Game of Thrones,” “The Simpsons,” “Bridget Jones’s Baby” and the Beatles-centric film “Yesterday.” The pervasiveness extends to the wide-ranging music of peers who seemingly (and in REVIEW Sheeran opens Chicago shows with winning uncoolness The British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran opened two nights in Chicago with a Turn to Sheeran, Page 5 concert at the Chicago Theatre on Friday. BOB GENDRON/CHICAGO TRIBUNE 4 Chicago Tribune | Section 2 | Monday, July 31, 2023
Dear Amy: My partner of four years has a group of college friends. With every reunion, I have done my best to be kind, to participate, to be funny and inquire about their lives. It’s hard for me to engage with many of the members of his friend group. They don’t understand my humor, I am rarely asked questions about how I am doing or what I am up to, and I find that the majority of their conversations are satirical put-downs of other people from college. I’m a realistic person; I don’t need to be liked by everyone, simply because I, myself, do not like everyone. That being said, I love my partner. He makes a notable effort with my numerous friends and family, winning approvals and gaining acceptance with each encounter. I don’t understand why I haven’t had the same experience with his friends and family members. The people in his life don’t seem to reflect the man that I know, and it is upsetting to me that I may never fit into some parts of his life as well as he fits into mine. I’ve talked to him about this many times. He seems to want to be supportive, but completely lacks the ability to understand how I feel. I feel lonely and worthless in my efforts to make things better. The more effort I put into trying to make these people like me, the more it feels like I’m not myself. Of course, I have considered just not going to any of his gatherings, but I want to support my partner just as he supports me. I feel I am losing no matter what decision I make, and I am asking for some guidance on how to handle this. — Unsure Dear Unsure: There is one sure way not to “lose” in this dynamic, and that is not to care quite so much and not to try so very hard to befriend people who are not your primary connections and who might also be jerks. If you don’t enjoy these friend reunions, then you could either skip them altogether or show up to say hello and make your exit when you’re ready to leave. Your boyfriend can’t necessarily change the way you feel. Changing how you feel is within your power, and this power is accessed by changing your behavior. Ease up. Liberate yourself from the need to impress, amuse or befriend these people. Conserve your energy. You may see that if you spend less energy, others will spend more. There are ways your boyfriend could be more generous toward you by drawing you in, but when he is with his obnoxious friends, some of their attitudes may rub off on him. Dear Amy: I am married to my awesome husband, and I’m incredibly blessed to have wonderful in-laws who live in a different state. For holidays, we send gifts and cards. I usually purchase the gifts and cards, it’s my wheelhouse — I love gift-giving. My issue is that my husband hates writing cards. He says he has a hard time finding words. I give him ideas, but sometimes the card sits for a week before he decides to write on it. It drives me a little batty since that means the cards are late. Is it OK if I write the cards? I feel like since they are his parents, especially Mother’s and Father’s Day cards should be written by him (I do sign them). What do you think? — Generous Giver Dear Generous: If your “love language” is giving gifts (it obviously is), then go ahead and do it, take responsibility for it and write the cards in your own voice: “Thank you for being such a great dad! We hope you have a wonderful day. Much love always …” (and you and he can sign). If your husband feels so uncomfortable writing a sentence or two on a card, then he should make sure to call his folks on these occasions. Dear Amy: “Devastated” was trying to cope with his wife’s drunken rages. I was surprised and disappointed that you didn’t recommend Al-anon for him! Attending Al-anon meetings absolutely saved my sanity in a similar situation. — Upset Dear Upset: In my response, I did recommend Al-anon. Readers have notified me that some newspapers edited out that line, and I’m upset, too. Copyright 2023 by Amy Dickinson Distributed by Tribune Content Agency Partner wonders how to make connection ASK AMY By Amy Dickinson [email protected] Twitter@askingamy successful fast-food rival, Eugene H. Krabs (Tommy Bullington). One of the ensemble’s tallest actors plays this tiny schemer, a casting choice that makes the jokes about the character’s size even funnier. Guidry stalks around in thigh-high boots and a matching green trench coat (designed by Jakob Abderhalden) as Plankton hatches evil plans with his wife, a computer named Karen (Amy Yesom Kim). Playing Squidward Q. Tentacles, Quinn Rigg nails the gangly gait and exaggerated frown of SpongeBob’s grumpy neighbor. In one of the funnier side plots, the lonely clarinetist longs to realize his dreams of a life on the stage. Meanwhile, Patrick inadvertently becomes the cultlike leader of a school of salmon, culminating in his apotheosis during “Super Sea Star Savior,” Yolanda Adams’ gospel anthem that blends “Jesus Christ Superstar” vibes with puns about Patrick’s species and surname. Throughout the show, Foley artist and green-wigged fish Ele Matelan augments the comedic antics with live sound effects, such as Squidward’s squishy walk. The production team captures the vivid aesthetic of the TV series with a palette of neon colors, pastels and metallics. Rather than literally mimicking the cartoons, Abderhalden evokes each character’s look through quirky clothing choices such as a pink onesie for Patrick and steel-blue slacks and a mustard top for Squidward. Keith Ryan’s wigs come in pink, blue, green and rainbow, complemented by Sydney Genco’s wacky makeup designs, which include glow-in-the-dark green eyeshadow for Plankton and Karen and blue lipstick for Squidward. Several characters, including news anchor Perch Perkins (Genco), look like provincial cousins of the decadent Capitol residents in the “Hunger Games” films. Jenna Schoppe’s playful, versatile choreography has Patrick’s school of salmon acolytes moving like synchronized swimmers, while the backup dancers in Squidward’s showbiz dream sequence break into a tap routine. There’s even an interpretive dance featuring dozens of fluorescent yellow sponges. Under the musical direction of Bryan McCaffrey, this cast of strong singers can fill the intimate venue with a wall of sound. I was especially impressed by the rich harmonies in “Tomorrow Is,” the first-act finale by The Flaming Lips with echoes of “One Day More” from “Les Misérables.” It’s a zany ride, but “The SpongeBob Musical” is an uplifting show about never giving up, finding your inner strength and working together as a community for the greater good. Sure, it’s geared toward kids, but not exclusively so. Given the Barbie mania that’s currently sweeping across cinemas, adults are ready for some light summer fare, too — so if your Barbenheimer double bill ends on a note of existential dread, why not get a pick-me-up from this talented young cast? Emily McClanathan is a freelance critic. When: Through Sept. 3 Where: Kokandy Productions at the Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St. Running time: 2 hours, 30 minutes Tickets: $40 at kokandyproductions.com ‘SpongeBob’ from Page 4 Sarah Patin and Frankie Leo Bennett, and cast, in “The SpongeBob Musical” by Kokandy Productions. EVAN HANOVER From news services Nineteen years after saying “yes,” Michelle Yeoh has finally said “I do”: The Oscar winner has wed her longtime fiancé Jean Todt. The “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star, 60, wed the former Ferrari and Peugeot racing director, 77, Thursday in Geneva, according to former Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa, who shared the couple’s wedding program on Instagram. The program recapped the high-profile pair’s love story and revealed a few details about their big day. “We met in Shanghai on 4th June 2004,” the program said. “On 26th July 2004, J.T proposed to marry M.Y and she said YES! Today after 6992 days on 27th July 2023 in Geneva, surrounded by loving family and friends, we are so happy to celebrate this special moment together!” Massa’s photos showed Yeoh adorned in a few wedding looks, including a sheer blouse and tasseled cream skirt, and a champagne-hued bodice gown. “Happy marriage #JeanTodt & #michelle yeoh love you so much,” Massa captioned the post. Yeoh has not yet posted about the nuptials. Todt, a retired French racing executive, serves as the United Nations’ special envoy for road safety. Alda’s ‘M-A-S-H’ items sell for $125K: The combat boots and dog tags Alan Alda wore while playing the wisecracking surgeon Hawkeye on the beloved television series “M-A-S-H” sold at auction Friday for $125,000. Alda held onto the boots and dog tags for more than 40 years after the show ended but decided to sell them through Heritage Auctions in Dallas to raise money for his center dedicated to helping scientists and doctors communicate better. The buyer’s name wasn’t released. Alda, 87, said he wore the boots and dog tags for the 11-season run of the show. He said auctioning off the dog tags and boots now made sense. “I saw this as a chance to put them to work again,” he said. The boots and dog tags, given to him by the costume department, “made an impression on me every day that we shot the show,” said Alda, who won five Emmys for his work on the sitcom. Emmy Awards postponed: The 75th Emmy Awards are the latest production to be put on pause due to the Hollywood strikes and will not air as planned in September. A person familiar with the postponement plans but not authorized to speak publicly pending an official announcement confirmed the delay Friday. No information about a new date was immediately available. The Emmy Awards were scheduled to be broadcast Sept. 18 on Fox. Rules laid out by SAG-AFTRA say stars cannot campaign for the Emmys or attend awards shows while on strike. Writers are also not permitted to work on awards shows until the strike ends. July 31 birthdays: Actor Don Murray is 94. Guitarist Kenny Burrell is 92. Actor Susan Flannery is 84. Actor Geraldine Chaplin is 79. Actor Michael Biehn is 67. Actor Wesley Snipes is 61. Musician Fatboy Slim is 60. Author J.K. Rowling is 58. Actor Dean Cain is 57. Singer Zac Brown is 45. Actor B.J. Novak is 44. Rapper Lil Uzi Vert is 29. Actor Rico Rodriguez is 25. CELEBRITIES Yeoh marries longtime fiancé Todt Michelle Yeoh, seen March 12 at the Oscars, and Jean Todt were wed Thursday in Geneva. CHRIS PIZZELLO/AP many cases, rightly) believe his commercial magic rubs off on everything he touches. Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Camila Cabello, The Weeknd, Eminem, BTS, One Direction, Justin Bieber, Rita Ora, J Balvin, Lil Baby, Burna Boy, Aitch — all have collaborated with the 32-year-old singer-producer in some way. Sheeran’s reach now stretches into nearly every genre aside from heavy metal, and recent reports suggest that might soon change. If Sheeran is to be taken at face value, that career could have come to a crashing halt earlier this year. As the subject of a high-profile copyright-infringement trial that claimed his tune “Thinking Out Loud” copied parts of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On,” the hitmaker claimed he would quit the business if he lost the case. Sheeran prevailed. The recent victory followed other plagiarism lawsuits that witnessed Sheeran settle (2017) and win (2022). In a gregarious mood Friday, he mentioned meeting with lawyers and the spring 2023 trial. Yet Sheeran devoted a majority of his conversations to dealing with the loss of his best friend and the anxiety that surrounded a cancerous tumor found in his wife months into her pregnancy. The relatability, approachability and hope he conveyed in his dialogues went a long way toward understanding his appeal. Dressed in a black T-shirt and black pants, his red hair slightly tousled and feet tucked into a pair of yellow Air Jordans, Sheeran looked more like a high school gym teacher than a global phenomenon. His disposition — unpretentious, mellow, sincere, with a dash of dry English humor — underscored his seeming normalcy. Sheeran never boasted or vogued; he refrained from irony, praised contemporaries and credited his parents for setting a good example. By traditional rock ‘n’ roll standards, he bordered on anti-cool. Besides, in an era of incessant posts and instantaneous access to content, what musician says with utter seriousness that he trusts an audience to put away its phones and self-police as he plays three brand-new unreleased tunes — including the first-ever public rendition of “Blue?” Amid that sequence, Sheeran, who revealed the songs will be on an autumn-themed album tentatively scheduled for release later this year, pulled off his boldest moves of the night. They coincided with the singer’s request for fans to sit down and stay calm for a majority of the encore. That unusual ask received an equally unusual, obedient response. The crowd’s courteous behavior followed on the heels of similar decorum during the “- (Subtract)” portion wherein a pin drop could shatter the breathless quiet. The sound of silence lingered: An emergency-vehicle siren outside the building arose as the lone intrusion to “The Parting Glass,” a traditional Irish-Scottish song Sheeran delivered sans amplification or microphone. Armed with an acoustic guitar and looping pedal, and flying solo for more than half the concert, Sheeran got people to pause and listen — and be present. The polite tenor matched the overall mildness and tenderness of the music. Basic and minimalist, it didn’t demand much even when broadened with chamber accents or light grooves. Verses and choruses adhered to time-honored patterns; structures tilted in familiar and straightforward directions; lyrics embraced rhymed couplets but steered clear of irony, metaphor and symbolism. Uncomplicated, accessible, melodic, somewhat repetitive and bland: Sheeran served comfort food for an age daunted by social strife, political malfeasance and climate change. Impending dread be damned. Sheeran’s folk-pop gave bear hugs (“Shivers”), presided over first dances (“Thinking Out Loud”), located soft landings (“Colourblind”) and portrayed idyllic scenarios (“Perfect”). Though Sheeran flirted with dark places and pained emotions with the introspective “- (Subtract)” selections, his warm deliveries and ballad-heavy arrangements belied deepseated doubt or danger. He sang with intact pitch and consistency, but would’ve benefited from adding more edginess, soul and personality to his range. At times, Sheeran’s tattooed arms appeared to exhibit more color than his vocal tones. He could stand to channel less David Gray and James Blunt — two vanilla English artists he cited when discussing a favorite subject, albums — and more Elton John, Van Morrison and Dusty Springfield, heroes he referenced in song narratives. Sheeran ventured closer to the spirit of the latter legends during a boisterous instance that witnessed him slap the guitar strings, layer vocals and push the pace until it grew swollen (“Bloodstream”) — as well as amid a contemplative moment where he unpacked youthful innocence with evocative detail, vulnerability and joy (“Castle on the Hill”). If mass swooning and sing-a-longs are measures of success, Sheeran can comfortably bask in the afterglow. Bob Gendron is a freelance critic. Sheeran from Page 4 Armed with an acoustic guitar and looping pedal, and flying solo for more than half the concert, Sheeran got people to pause and listen — and be present. Chicago Tribune | Section 2 | Monday, July 31, 2023 5
By Jake Coyle Associated Press In the massive movie weekend of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” there were many winners. Greta Gerwig, who made history for female directors. Christopher Nolan, who set a non-Batman career high. Movie theaters, more crowded than anytime post-pandemic. Lovers of unlikely double features. The color pink. Matchbox Twenty. But one of the most important triumphs in the moviegoing monsoon of “Barbenheimer” was originality. Here are two movies that are neither sequels nor reboots pushing the box office to highs not seen in years. “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” became a meme because of their worldsapart differences, but they are each indelibly the work of those filmmakers. “Barbie,” based on the Mattel doll, had some extremely well-known intellectual property going for it. And the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the atomic bomb comes from no small moment in history. Nolan is himself a brand too. But Hollywood’s biggest zeitgeist in years was propelled by two movies without a roman numeral, a Jedi or a superhero in sight. At the same time, some of the most dependable franchises in movies, from Marvel to “Fast and the Furious,” are no longer leading the pack. The movie business may be shifting. Audiences are showing a renewed taste for something fresh. “Barbenheimer” could, just maybe, be a turning point. “I’ve always joked that if there’s a tornado movie that works that the next year there will be three tornado movies. There’s an internal prejudice to doing what works,” says Richard Gelfond, IMAX chief executive. “I’m hopeful that these movies (that) were original by noted filmmakers will convince studios to lean into that direction rather than doing what’s safe. “The numbers don’t lie.” And the numbers are eye-popping. The total box office in U.S. and Canadian theaters on the films’ opening weekend was more than $300 million, the fourth highest ever. Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” grossed $162 million domestically, the best opening of the year. Universal’s “Oppenheimer” took in $82.4 million. Those results nearly doubled expectations and astonished Hollywood. In the wake of “Barbenheimer,” many are hoping Hollywood will draw a lesson other than greenlighting more toy adaptations and the inevitable “Barbie” sequel. “Everyone came out this weekend for two ORIGINAL, smart, quality movies,” wrote Clare Binns, managing director of indie distributor Picturehouse, on Twitter. “It’s what audiences want. Reboots, superheroes and films with bloated budgets that often cover a lack of ideas — time to take stock. No algorithms this weekend.” Lately, some of the movies’ biggest franchises have shown signs of wear and tear. “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” has failed to ignite in theaters. In four weeks, it has made $335 million worldwide with a budget more than double that of “Barbie,” which cost $145 million. The 10th “Fast and the Furious” movie, “Fast X,” was a dud domestically, though international sales have been robust. In three days, “Barbie” surpassed its total North American haul of $145.9 million. The seventh “Mission: Impossible” film, “Dead Reckoning — Part One,” fell shy of expectations before getting blown away by “Barbenheimer.” It declined 64% in its second weekend. Meanwhile, recent Marvel films and DC movies haven’t approached the kinds of grosses once assured of comic-book adaptations. Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” with $843 million worldwide, has been a big seller, but movies like “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and “The Flash” have fallen well shy of expectations. The nostalgia business isn’t going anywhere, nor is Hollywood’s dependence on remakes and sequels. In last year’s top 10 films at the box office, one movie was a reboot (“The Batman”) and the rest were sequels. But such overdependence on more-of-thesame was sure to run out of steam one day — and this year’s best performers are coming from some new places. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” ($1.3 billion worldwide) isn’t anyone’s idea of cutting-edge cinema, but it reflects Hollywood’s new embrace of the gaming industry. The year’s second biggest hit, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” ($375.2 million domestically) is yet one more “SpiderMan” movie. But it and its predecessor, “Into the Spider-Verse,” are hellbent on upending comic-book convention and expanding the notion of who can be a superhero. Originality can be riskier for studios, but the payoff can be immense — just ask James Cameron. His franchise “Avatar” reached $2.3 billion with “Avatar: The Way of Water,” a futuristic, sci-fi epic that essentially created its own IP. What else is working? Movies that appeal to audiences that have historically been underserved. “Creed III,” starring Michael B. Jordan, blew past expectations in March and ended up with more than $275 million globally on a $75 million budget. “Sound of Freedom,” from the faithbased distributor Angel Studios, has made $124 million in three weeks. And of course, horror remains the easiest money. “Insidious: The Red Door” is just the latest in long, bloody line of low-budget, high-performance Blumhouse titles. It has made $156 million worldwide on a $16 million budget. “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” are expected to play strongly for weeks. They’ve reminded everyone of the limitless cultural potency of the movies. When stars, marketing muscle and filmmaking vision collide, anything can happen. Whether that momentum will dissipate in the waning weeks of the summer will be left up to a series of releases — “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” “Haunted Mansion,” “Gran Turismo,” “Strays,” “Blue Beetle” — that may struggle to keep the spark alive. Meanwhile, the ongoing strike by actors and screenwriters has begun to play havoc with the fall movie schedule. Since the pandemic, studios and theater owners have tried various ways to bring back moviegoers to cinemas. But it could be that what moviegoers are most craving is the chance to see something new. Mark Harris, author of the Hollywood history “Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood,” believes a developing shift has “become undeniable.” “I wrote that an unexpected big hit is much more disruptive to the Hollywood system than a big flop is,” Harris wrote on Twitter. “That’s where we are: TWO surprise smashes that suggest you get people back to the movies by giving them what they haven’t seen, not what they have.” Theater audiences send Hollywood message Box-office success of ‘Barbenheimer’ shows moviegoers craving originality Advertisements for “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” are seen July 20 at an AMC Theater in Los Angeles. CHRIS PIZZELLO/AP By Meredith Blake Los Angeles Times In 2017, filmmaker Laura McGann read a story in the Irish Times about a fatal accident involving Alessia Zecchini, an unusually gifted freediver from Italy, and Stephen Keenan, a well-regarded safety diver, at the Blue Hole near Dahab, Egypt — a notoriously dangerous submarine sinkhole nicknamed the “divers’ cemetery.” Even though the Irish filmmaker didn’t know a thing about freediving — “At one point I googled ‘What is freediving,’ ” McGann said — she was immediately intrigued by the “incredible images of people behaving more like seals or dolphins, just holding their breath underwater, swimming endlessly.” What started as a trip down the YouTube rabbit hole became a six-year filmmaking journey resulting in “The Deepest Breath,” a gripping documentary, now streaming on Netflix, that tells a tale of underwater tragedy. Using a trove of archival video, photos and audio recordings, “The Deepest Breath” follows Keenan and Zecchini on separate journeys to the top of the freediving world. In the sport, athletes descend hundreds of feet below the surface of the ocean using a single breath, no oxygen tanks and little equipment other than a rope. Zecchini fell in love with the sport as a precocious child and was a formidable international contender by her early 20s. After traveling the world, Keenan, originally from Dublin, found his calling as a highly trusted safety diver accompanying athletes on their ascent and intervening if they blacked out or otherwise needed assistance. Their paths crossed at a competition in 2017 where Zecchini, with guidance from Keenan, set a world diving record of 104 meters. An intense connection was immediately apparent. They started training together, became romantically involved and set their sights on an ambitious new goal: In July 2017, Zecchini was attempting to freedive to an arch 180 feet underwater at the Blue Hole, then swim through it — an extremely dangerous feat only one woman, the legendary Natalia Molchanova, had previously accomplished — when disaster struck. “Their connection with the sea and what led them together — that story I found compelling in a really deep way,” McGann said. This interview with McGann has been edited for clarity and length. Q: How did you get Stephen and Alessia’s friends and family involved in the documentary? A: It was a very slow process. I was intensely aware that the family and Alessia had just been through a massive tragedy and would be grieving for a long time afterwards. This photographer Daan Verhoeven posted this beautiful photo essay all about Stephen (online). I reached out to him initially. He then put me in touch with another friend, and it was really straight into the freediving world (from there). I thought I wouldn’t talk to Stephen’s family for a long time. But it’s such a small community that Peter, Stephen’s dad, actually ended up getting in touch with me. We chatted for about an hour and immediately he was on board. Then the rest of the community and Alessia came on board because Peter had given us his blessing. Q: How did you gather all the archival video and audio recordings in the film? A: It’s hard to make a documentary about somebody when they’re not there to tell you (their story) themselves. When I met Peter for coffee, at the end of our conversation, he put a little pen drive on the table, said, “Look, there’s some interviews with Stephen on that.” Peter had asked (a friend) Mícheál Holmes, he said, to record some interviews with him. Mícheál was a radio producer. He ended up doing about 12 interviews with Stephen, and there’s about 14 hours of audio. I went home that day and started to listen to the audio. It was enchanting. The detail that he gave — he just remembered everything. He absolutely had me hooked. That’s when I realized that because we have this record, we could make a film. Peter also had 24 DV tapes from when Stephen was traveling. He gave me those too. After that it was trying to interview everybody and seeing what (footage) was available. And time and time again, we were absolutely flabbergasted by the generosity of the freediving community with their footage and the fact that they had filmed absolutely everything. Q: What was your approach to re-creations? A: We’d researched for a year before we shot any of the interviews, so we really knew the story we were going to tell. It was just about trying to find the archive. Once there was no stone left unturned, we identified the gaps (in the footage). There were never any full scenes that weren’t covered at the time (they happened). It was only a shot here or there. Q: How did that filmmaking process work? A: A lot of the time we filmed with a freediving cinematographer named Julie Gautier. I was on the surface of the water, holding on to a noodle. We’d have Julie with her camera and a number of safety divers — five or six — and the freedivers. And they’d go down, get the shot at about 30 meters. Come back up, show me the shot on the surface. Q: So you re-created some of the accident in Dahab with Alessia? A: We didn’t re-create the accident. We went out to the Blue Hole and Alessia just dove down a little bit. Because the arch is so deep, it’s not something that freedivers try to do anymore. In order to get some shots of her under what looked like the arch, we went to the cenote in Mexico. It’s much shallower — just two meters. Q: Still, that must have been intense for Alessia to be back there, reliving that moment. A: Alessia has held Stephen in her heart in a really unique way. She has leaned in to everything that he said to her during their time together about diving, about her ability, about believing in herself. Alessia dives in the sea and feels connected to Stephen when she does. Q: At the beginning of the film, there’s a stunning sequence of Alessia diving during a competition. Why did you open the documentary this way? A: There was no point in starting the story anywhere unless the audience understands what freediving is and what the stakes are. And the only way to understand what freediving is without going freediving yourself is to be with a diver and watch them and spend the time with them — the crucial piece is the time — as they descend, and you know they’re holding their breath the whole journey. And it’s getting darker and darker than you ever imagined it possibly could. And they go for longer than you ever imagined that a person possibly could. And then they have to turn around and come back up. You’re under no doubt as to what is going on here. Q: How did you decide to structure the narrative the way you did — following Stephen and Alessia’s journeys in tandem and only revealing at the end, that she survived the accident and he did not? A: It goes back to the start when I met Peter and he passed me the pen drive. That was the piece that we (thought we) would never be able to get — Stephen telling his own story. I thought, this is an opportunity to tell the story in the moment, to not be looking back having other people tell you about this man who had an accident. You’re actually with him on his journey. I thought that was key to elevating this into something much more cinematic and immersive. I’m telling Alessia’s story as well, so we have to also treat Alessia in the same way, using (archival) video, because if you have Alessia there and not Stephen, you already know something that they didn’t know in that moment. ‘Deepest Breath’ dives into appeal of deep waters Alessia Zecchini, left, and Stephen Keenan are seen in the gripping documentary “The Deepest Breath.” NETFLIX 6 Chicago Tribune | Section 2 | Monday, July 31, 2023
By Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times “Praise Petey,” is a generally amusing, vaguely satirical show about a girl who inherits a cult. Created by “SNL” head writer Anna Drezen, the show recently premiered on Freeform. Although television animation is currently in flux, with shows being canceled or whole platforms getting out of the business, “adult animation” remains a concern and is something of a novel move for the network, though its theme — young woman growing up in a complicated world — is right in its wheelhouse. Petey, played by Annie Murphy, is a New York “It” girl, a sweet but practically helpless person who has a job as a “senior assistant editorial assistant at the biggest fashion magazine in Midtown,” a rich mother (Christine Baranski), and is engaged to Brian, literally a block of wood who/which is regarded in the context of the show as a catch. (They break up when Petey discovers a splinter in her best friend’s lip.) The sudden loss of her job, her apartment, her fiancé and her best friend brings on an existential crisis, at which point Petey’s mother produces a “VHS tape I’ve been hiding from you.” In it, the father she never knew she had (Stephen Root) introduces her to the town and cult he has founded and which, having apparently passed on, he has left in her keeping. With nothing to keep her in Manhattan, Petey boards a bus to New Utopia, North Carolina, at which point culturally educated minds will turn quickly to “Schitt’s Creek,” the show that made Murphy a star; this impression will only strengthen when the first person she encounters, Bandit (John Cho), is a tall, dark, beardy hunk on the line of “Schitt’s Creek’s” Mutt. The two don’t get along at all — and so begins the series’ rom-com subplot. It has been a year since Petey’s father died, and after meeting Bandit — who grew up in the cult, left and has come back to dismantle it — Petey makes her way to town. She finds the population restless and rudderless and on the edge of ruin awaiting the prophesied return of the Great Daughter. There are the familiar cultish features — multiple wives for the leader, an apocalyptic cosmology that has the elected riding a comet to “space paradise,” which echoes the famous Heaven’s Gate cult. It’s a theme of the series that Petey was a self-deprecating mouse who has spent eight years as an assistant assistant, and nearly overnight becomes the person to whom everyone looks to for answers, whose will is their command — albeit her stated goal is to “de-weirdy” New Utopia and “(uncult) the cult from the inside.” She is guided away from this by Mae Mae (Amy Hill), her father’s true-believing old right hand, who has been running the show, if apparently not very well, and needs Petey’s presence in order to fulfill a prophecy. The Freeform audience is liable to have watched a lot of cult documentaries and docudramas in their relatively short lives because, you know, there are a lot of them out there. But a comedy about cults, as opposed to a cult comedy, is a rarer thing. Indeed, apart from “Praise Petey,” and perhaps “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” I couldn’t think of or find a single one, perhaps because, although their beliefs and practices can seem silly, their realworld effects often are not. Those Heaven’s Gate people all killed themselves, presumably to get to space paradise. It isn’t an isolated incident. Which makes “Praise Petey” a little edgy, or creepy, but also a trifle unbalanced, given the job of making New Utopia somewhat appealing to the viewer and finding something charming in its members’ deluded self-abasement. But if the cultists are essentially harmless, they are also crippled — when Petey tries to set them free they panic. This is framed as an error on her part, and in the way of culture-clash, fishout-of-water stories, Petey will have as much to learn as to teach. How to watch: Tuesdays on Freeform TV REVIEW ‘Praise Petey’ brings Murphy back in another odd little town Annie Murphy voices Petey, a newly minted cult leader in Freeform’s animated series “Praise Petey.” FREEFORM All times Eastern. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide. American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes Peacock Stephen Amell (Heels) narrates this documentary that follows Cody Rhodes’ journey away from the WWE starting in 2016 as well as his triumphant return. Son of a Critch The CW,8p.m. In “Cello, I Must Be Going,” Mark (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) fears becomingasocial pariah when he is forced to learn to play the cello, but when the instrument is taken by a gang of bullies, Fox (Sophia Powers) comes to his rescue. Pop (Malcolm McDowell) and Sister Rose (Nora McLellan) takeastroll down memory lane when it is revealed they used to be an item. Stars on Mars FOX, 8 p.m. In the new episode “Solar Flare,” the nine remaining celebronauts need to repair solar panels damaged by a series of solar flares. American Ninja Warrior NBC,8p.m. The semifinals continue in Los Angeles, where the competing ninjas face up to six challenging obstacles and race head-to-head for a spot in the national finals. Run the Burbs The CW, 8:30 p.m. New Series Starring Kim’s Convenience’s Andrew Phung as Andrew Pham, a stay-at-home dad of two, this Canadian sitcom features a young Vietnamese family as they navigate the stresses of everyday suburban life. In the pilot episode, titled “Blockbuster,” Andrew asks an elusive neighbor to perform as the surprise guest at a block party, while Camille (Rakhee Morzaria) attempts to get her hands on the right permit. Crime Scene Kitchen FOX, 9 p.m. In the new episode “The Quarterfinals: A Sticky Situation,” the teams must construct their most complicated cake yet, chosen by guest judge chef Richard Blais. The Great American Recipe PBS, 9 p.m. See how the home cooks put it all on the plate in their last chance to impress before next week’s finale. From carne asada tacos to corn chaat to chicken chapli, the cooks prepare dishes inspired by a close friend and recipes that changed their lives. Rewind the ’90s Nat Geo, beginning at 9 p.m. New Series In this 10-episode series, celebrities, eyewitnesses and pop-culture pundits relive the most memorable moments of the 1990s, the decade that ushered in the new millennium. From Y2K to “Weird Al” Yankovic, Tupac to Titanic and Madonna to the Macarena, Rewind the ’90s explores the forces that shaped this remarkable decade. Two episodes air Mondays beginning tonight, leading off with “The Decade’s Greatest Rivalries,” which delves into the arrival of the 24-hour news cycle in the ’90s. With it came a booming tabloid industry hungry for scandals and strife, and the decade became famous for its high-profile divorces, fighting figure skaters and feuding rappers and the first presidential impeachment in more than 100 years. That is followed by “Comedy Rebellion,” which shows how the decade not only revitalized old icons but also gave rise to bold new voices in comedy. Bump The CW, 9:30 p.m. Season Premiere In the first episode of Season 2, titled “Daddy Sleepover,” Oly (Nathalie Morris) and Santi (Carlos Sanson Jr.) try to balance the parental load after Matias (Ricardo Scheihing Vasquez) and Angie’s (Claudia Karvan) breakup. Cruel Summer Freeform, 10 p.m. In “Endgame,” as timelines collide, the shocking truth is revealed. 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SUBSCRIBE TO TV WEEKLY 1-855-524-6304 I tvweekly.com/bestof From the editors of TV Weekly and tvinsider.com MONDAY July 31, 2023 Newlywed Nightmare (2023, Suspense) Yoshi Sudarso, Sarah Borne LMN, 6 p.m. Despicable Me (2010, Children) Steve Carell, Jason Segel Nick, 7 p.m. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989, Action) Mel Gibson, Danny Glover BET, 7 p.m. The Avengers (2012, Action) Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans FX, 7 p.m. Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018, Action) Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly TNT, 7:30 p.m. Grumpy Old Men (1993, Comedy) Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau POP,8p.m. Love at First Lie (2023, Suspense) Lexie Stevenson, Greg Kriek LMN, 8 p.m. Star Trek Into Darkness (2013, Science fiction) Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto AMC,8p.m. The Italian Job (2003, Crime drama) Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron Paramount, 8 p.m. The Royal Nanny (2022, Romance-comedy) Rachel Skarsten, Dan Jeannotte Hallmark, 8 p.m. Her Fiance’s Double Life (2023, Suspense) Olivia Buckle, Jonathan Stoddard LMN, 10 p.m. Dredd (2012, Action) Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby AMC, 11 p.m. Enough (2002, Suspense) Jennifer Lopez, Billy Campbell VH1, 11 p.m. MOVIES YOU’LL LOVE ‘Despicable Me’ UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND ILLUMINATION ENTERTAINMENT PIER 21 FILMS ‘Run the Burbs’ What to watch Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) TCM, 7:45 a.m. This terrific and suspenseful 1955 drama from Best Director Oscar nominee John Sturges was one of the earliest “Revisionist Westerns,” tweaking elements of the traditional Western genre and even adding in compelling elements of film noir to boot. CATCH ACLASSIC TURNER ENTERTAINMENT CO. Taking place shortly after World War II in the isolated Southwest town of its title, the film finds Black Rock receiving its first outside visitor in many years when onearmed veteran John Macreedy (Best Actor Oscar nominee Spencer Tracy) arrives and tries to visit an Asian American war hero’s family. Quiet about his agenda, Macreedy is received with suspicion by the unusually jumpy locals, and when his few innocuous questions begin to scrape away at the town’s shared, dark secret, he may not live to catch the train out. Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine also star. Chicago Tribune | Section 2 | Monday, July 31, 2023 7 Crossword ACROSS 1 Narrow cut 5 Drinks slowly 9 Hobo’s attire 13 Generous one 15 Pliers or wrench 16 Make eyes at 17 “I Got __”; Jim Croce song 18 Complete; utter 20 Little goat 21 Start of the yr. 23 Prolonged attacks 24 Wed on the run 26 Chicken producer 27 Declare not guilty 29 Winner 32 Butter-making device 33 Wading bird 35 Acknowledge applause 37 Yellowish wood 38 “__ My Way”; film for Bing 39 Disparaging remark 40 Made a lap 41 Do a blacksmith’s job 42 Pantyhose color 43 Punctuation mark 45 Edgar or Candice 46 Conclusion 47 Cuban dance 48 Latch, as a seat belt 51 Solemn vow 52 “Mazel __!”; “Congratulations!” 55 Mishaps 58 Burning 60 “__ she blows!” 61 Look for 62 Opposite of everybody 63 “Auld Lang __” 64 Rock back and forth 65 __ about; approximately DOWN 1 Pierre’s place: abbr. 2 Actress Anderson 3 Not good enough 4 Welling or Bergeron 5 Gem 6 Debtor’s note 7 Kettle 8 Greatly reducing prices 9 Gopher or squirrel 10 All keyed up 11 Elmer’s product 12 Gels 14 Come back to a club 19 Dorothy, to Em 22 Is __ to; probably will 25 Wait in hiding 27 Doesn’t just sit there 28 Low-priced 29 Weathercock 30 Duty 31 Cheek coloring 33 Firewood measure 34 Oil drilling apparatus 36 Songbird 38 Virtue 39 Many a Croatian 41 Gave a monetary penalty to 42 Lament 44 Accept one’s pension 45 Abbott or Collyer 47 Dangerous 48 Jazz pianist Waller 49 Like overused muscles 50 CT or MRI 53 TV’s “Deal __ Deal” 54 Swerve 56 Just purchased 57 Sri Lankan export 59 Egg __ yong Solutions 7/31/23 By Jacqueline E. 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Today’sbirthday (July 31):Career victories come naturally this year.Making domestic changes and upgrades this summer inspires an autumn flurry of communications and networking.Winter brings exciting professional opportunities and creative projects, before springtime beckons exploration, investigation and discovery. Aries (March 21-April19): Today is an 8. New professional doors or markets appear to be opening. Grab an opportunity for a fun and lucrative project. Advance to realize your plans. Taurus (April 20-May 20): 9. Explore new cultures, flavors and philosophies. Discover opportunities or treasure hiding underneath a change. Monitor news and conditions. Gemini(May 21-June 20): 8. Energize efforts contributing to joint accounts. Study money and review resources. Share the load to advance. Collaborate with your partner for common gain. Cancer (June 21-July 22): 9. Ally forces. Together you can get farther, faster and with more fun. Romantic connections develop naturally. Share a mutual attraction. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): 9. Physical action gets results. Get supportfrom friends. Build to fulfill a long-term dream.Envision beautiful results. Get out in nature and move your body. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): 8. Give in to creative impulses for delightful results. A playful attitude can lead to unexpected solutions. Practice your arts, hobbies and passions. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): 8. Nurture yourself and family with home comforts and diversions. Beautify your spaces. Fill with delicious flavors and fragrances. Relax together and enjoy the connection. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): 8. You’re especially brilliant and creative. Write and sketch your ideas. Articulate your vision to take it to the next level. Network and collaborate with talented friends. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): 9. Keep up the good work. Lucrative opportunities are worth pursuing. Quick action can net an extra prize. Long-lasting gain is possible. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan.19): 9. Pursue personal passions. Your confidence is contagious. Savor your favorite activities, views and people. Use your energy wisely to contribute to growth. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): 7. Peaceful privacy suits your mood and leads to productivity. Enjoy your secret sanctuary. Strategize and prepare for what’s ahead. Complete one phase and begin another. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): 8. Keep developing team strategies. Connectionwith friends feeds your spirit. Don’t take anyone for granted. Discuss shared dreams, possibilities and options. — Nancy Black, Tribune ContentAgency GrandAvenue By Mike Thompson Baby Blues By Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott Zits By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman Mr. Boffo By Joe Martin Frazz By Jef Mallett Horoscopes TheArgyle Sweater By Scott Hilburn Bridge Bliss By Harry Bliss Classic Peanuts By Charles Schulz Pickles By Brian Crane DickTracy By Shelley Pleger and Mike Curtis Animal Crackers By Mike Osbun PricklyCity By Scott Stantis Here are the answers to the weekly quiz: Q.1—Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ 10 7 4 ♥ A ♦ 6 ♣ A Q J 1087 6 4 As dealer, what call would you make? A.1—Many would open 5C, but how can partner know what to do with a good hand and2or 3 low hearts? Open 1C. Q.2—North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ Q 10 ♥ K J 7 4 ♦ K 10964 ♣ 9 7 Partner opens 1C and right-hand opponent passes. What call would you make? A.2—Charles Goren would have bid 1D without a second thought. Many modern players, however, will bid 1H. Neither is wrong. We like 1H. Q.3—East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ K ♥ K Q 10 7 5 ♦ J 9 7 6 ♣ 762 East South West North 1♠ Pass 2♠ Pass Pass ? What call would you make? A.3—We hate to sell out at the 2 level, but it is too dangerous to bid with this hand. Pass. Q.4—Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ Q974 ♥ 5 4 ♦ A Q 10 ♣ A 1076 South West North East 1♣ 1♠ Pass Pass ? What call would you make? A.4—You would be forced to bid again with spade shortness, but with 3 or more spades, you are free to pass, which is what you should do. Pass. — Bob Jones Tribune ContentAgency Want more comics? Go to chicagotribune.com/comics 8 Chicago Tribune | Section 2 | Monday, July 31, 2023
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. By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek. © 2023 Tribune Content Agency, LLC. All rights reserved. PlayJumble.com Sudoku By The Mepham Group © 2023. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. All rights reserved. 7/31 Answer here Saturday’s answers Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box in bold borders contains every digit1 to 9. Saturday’s solutions Dustin By Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker For Better or forWorse By Lynn Johnston Blondie By Dean Young and John Marshall Hägar the Horrible By Chris Browne Mutts By Patrick McDonnell Crossword 7/31 Across 1 Matriarch of the Three Bears 5 Grocery shopper’s aid 9 Private supply 14 “Right away” letters 15 Mideast leader 16 Catchall option on a survey 17 At a __ for words 18 Regarding 19 With 4-Down, small dog from Tibet 20 Bank customer, e.g. 23 24 horas 24 Disco __ of “The Simpsons” 25 Has lunch on a blanket, say 28 Colorful and fuzzy street art 31 More expansive 32 Southeast Asian language 33Mani-__: spa treatments 35 “For sure” 36 Innovative concept 40 Cat coat 43 Calf-length skirts 44 Raspberry shade 47 “The way things are ... ” 49 Big-time letdown 53 Shares a tweet on Instagram, say 55 Pull the plug on 56 Ode title words 57 “I’ll tell you the rest another time,” and what can be said about the starts of 20-, 28-, 36-, and 49-Across 60 Vietnam’s capital 62 Comfort 63 Shape of many a car logo 64 Houston MLB player 65 Squeezes (out) 66 How-to presentation 67 Cereal eater’s utensil 68 Hissed “Hey!” 69 Etch or sketch Down 1 Affliction 2 Preferring to be alone 3 Cosmetic applied with a wand 4 See 19-Across 5 Makeshift shelter 6 “Haven’t the foggiest” 7 Lightsaber wielders who are enemies of the Jedi 8 Scout unit selling cookies 9 Unsolved crime 10 Home of the Acropolis and the Parthenon 11 Donation recipient 12 Father and son 13 Time studied in history class 21 PC connection port 22 Really steamed 26 Average grade 27 Graduating gp. 29 Persona __ grata 30 Represent inaccurately 34 Hands out 37 Something left out 38 Photogenic expanse 39 “Woof!” 40 Few and __ between 41 Function 42 Verbally attack 45 Dine atafriend’s 46 Elementary school shoebox project 48 “My Neighbor __”: Studio Ghibli film 50 Consume 51 Insured investments: Abbr. 52 “Stay out of trouble” 54 Dream state 58 Thousand __: Ventura County city 59 Sondheim’s “Sweeney __” 60 Gives birth to 61 Egyptian snake By Jolie L’Heureux & Alexander Liebeskind. Edited by Patti Varol and Joyce Nichols Lewis. © 2023 Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Saturday’s solution WuMo By Mikael Wulff and Anders Morgenthaler Sherman’s Lagoon By Jim Toomey BrewsterRockit: Space Guy! By Tim Rickard Broom-Hilda By Russell Myers TriviaBits JumbleCrossword By David L. Hoyt. What was the subject ofErnest Hemingway’s “Death in the Afternoon”? A) Boxing B) Bullfighting C) Emergency medicine D) Fishing Saturday’s answer: Baba ghanoush is a Middle Eastern dip made from eggplant. © 2023 Leslie Elman. Distributed by Creators.com Want more PUZZLES? Go to chicagotribune .com/games Chicago Tribune | Section 2 | Monday, July 31, 2023 9
BONUS PUZZLE PAGE An extra array of word games, search and Jumble. Want more? Play online at PlayJumble.com Scan QR code to play online. TV CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 How the West __ Won 4 Actress Brewster 9 Carney or Linkletter 12 __ Age; hit animated film 13 Sports and news broadcasting executive __ Arledge 14 __ whiz! 15 P.S.I. __ U; short-lived Connie Sellecca drama series 16 __ times; days of yore 17 Suffix for heir or host 18 I __ of Jeannie 20 Singer Tennille and others 22 Of Kings __ 26 __ Phillips, once of Dateline NBC 27 OPQ followers 28 One Day __ Time 29 Objective 32 Foot warmers 35 CBS Evening News anchor 39 Huge horned beast, for short 40 Smidgens 42 And so forth: abbr. 43 Actor Matt __ 47 Premium movie channel 48 Warsaws nation: abbr. 49 Bird on __; Goldie Hawn movie 50 Flow back 51 __ Life to Live 52 The Wonder __ 53 __ Vegas DOWN 1 Into the __; Emile Hirsch film written & directed by Sean Penn 2 Hondas __ Legend 3 Number of children in the house on The Waltons 4 On time 5 E-mail provider for millions 6 Children of a Lesser __ 7 180 from WSW 8 First extra inning 9 __ of S.H.I.E.L.D. 10 Refuse to comply 11 Actress Harper 19 Commercials 21 ...__ the ramparts we watched... 23 Rump __; cut of beef 24 __ of Old Smoky 25 War and __; movie for Audrey Hepburn and Henry Fonda 29 Mr. Kutcher 30 Frozen eave dripping 31 Night to watch football, during the football season: abbr. 33 Actor Kevin and his family 34 __-mo; playing back of a section of video at a slower speed 36 NBC morning show 37 Role on I Love Lucy 38 __ Dabba Doo! 39 __ Men; Forest Whitaker movie 41 Cries 44 Sense of wonderment 45 Actress Farrow 46 Hockey great Bobby __ by Jacqueline E. Mathews Solution to Last Weeks Puzzle ©2016 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved. KIDNEWS FUN & GAMES BOGGLE R By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek INSTRUCTIONS: Find as many words as you can by linking letters up, down, side-to-side and diagonally, writing words on a blank sheet of paper. You may only use each letter box once within a single word. Play with a friend and compare word finds, crossing out common words. R YOUR BOGGLE RATING R BOGGLE POINT SCALE B G P H E A M I U W O O G L S K 5-3-21 Answers to Saturday's Boggle BrainBusters: CROW WREN ROBIN CRANE EAGLE R BOGGLE is a trademark of Hasbro, Inc. 2021 Hasbro, Inc. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All Rights Reserved. 3 letters = 1 point 4 letters = 2 points 5 letters = 3 points 6 letters = 4 points 7 letters = 6 points 8 letters = 10 points 9+ letters = 15 points 151+ = Champ 101-150 = Expert 61 -100 = Pro 31 - 60 = Gamer 21 - 30 = Rookie 11 - 20 = Amateur 0 - 10 = Try again www.bogglebrainbusters.com We put special brain-busting words into the grid of letters. Can you find them? Find AT LEAST FIVE WORDS RELATED TO MATH in the grid of letters. Boggle BrainBusters Bonus R ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ : sr et suBni ar Bel ggoBs yadno Mot sr e wsnA EDI VI D REB MUN SUNI M TI GI D MUS Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit from 1 to 9. For strategies on solving Sudoku, visit sudoku.org.uk. © 2018 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All rights reserved. 11/5/18 Level 1 2 3 4 SUDOKU JUMBLE Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon. 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. DOFOL CULYK WYOLSL TNIKET ©2017 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved. Check out the new, free JUST JUMBLE app “ ” - Print answer here: ARROW WORDS ©2022 Knight Features. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. Fill in the grid using the clues provided in the direction of the arrows. When complete, unscramble the letters in the circles to reveal a mystery word. 3/27/22 ) worr o mot sr e wsnA( EN KITT LY SLOW CKY LU OD FLO Jumbles: up set locksmith the customers, more get To Answer: -OSK” KEY a—“ WORD SEARCH 10 Chicago Tribune | Section 2 | Monday, July 31, 2023
CHICAGO SPORTS Chicago’s best sports section, as judged by the Associated Press Sports Editors By Phil Thompson Chicago Tribune The Blackhawks reached a two-year, $4.5 million contract extension with Philipp Kurashev last weekend through an arbitration ruling, establishing the forward as likely the last major roster piece heading into the 2023- 24 season. The Hawks and Kurashev, who played out a one-year, $750,000 contract last season, reportedly were about $1 million apart, and Kurashev sought arbitration. He was awarded $2.25 million annually, and because it was the player who elected for arbitration, the Hawks got to choose the two-year term. The contract fits the Hawks’ window for evaluating the first iteration of their rebuilt roster. According to CapFriendly. com, only nine players on the active roster have contracts that extend beyond next season, and that list includes some core players: forwards Kurashev, Connor Bedard (who signed for three years and $13.35 million on July 17), Taylor Hall, Andreas Athanasiou and Ryan Donato; defensemen Seth Jones, Connor Murphy and Wyatt Kaiser; and goalie Arvid Söderblom. Forward Lukas Reichel and defenseman Alex Vlasic are due to be restricted free agents next summer, but they’re high in the Hawks pipeline and expected to play their way into long-term contracts this season. Here’s a breakdown of what the Hawks lineup could look like now that the Kurashev matter is settled. First line Left wing:Taylor Hall Center: Connor Bedard Right wing: Taylor Raddysh What to know: You could say this line is, um, “Taylor-made” for Bedard’s development. Hall is the built-in mentor on and off the ice, and the 2017-18 Hart Trophy winner has said he feels he has something to prove after the Bruins traded him to Chicago. Bedard had a monster junior season with the Regina Pats, putting up 71 goals and 71 assists, but during the draft he shied away from broadcasting personal benchmarks. “Right now it’s more just having BLACKHAWKS Kurashev’s new contract plugs in final roster puzzle piece Blackhawks center Philipp Kurashev takes a shot against the Golden Turn to Hawks, Page 2 Knights on Dec. 15 at the United Center. CHRIS SWEDA /CHICAGO TRIBUNE By LaMond Pope Chicago Tribune Michael Kopech began the second inning of Sunday’s game against the Guardians by walking Oscar Gonzalez. The White Sox starter retired the next two batters, but walked the following two to load the bases for Andrés Giménez. Kopech threw four straight balls, bringing home a run. He avoided any more trouble, striking out José Ramírez to end the inning. Kopech later described his outing in the 5-0 loss as “pretty pathetic” as he continues his search for consistency. “I’ve been trying to bounce back from outings all year and haven’t been consistent,” Kopech said. “Today was not an exception to that. I’m trying to figure things out and (I’m) not doing a great job putting this team in a good position to win. There’s a lot to assess and a lot to figure out.” The right-hander allowed three runs on four hits with two strikeouts and five walks in five innings. He didn’t walk any batters after the second inning, but gave up solo home runs to Steven Kwan and Ramírez in the fifth. Kopech exited after throwing 93 pitches. “I’ve got to just find a groove to take one good inning to the next,” Kopech said. “That starts one pitch at a time. Right now when a pitch gets away from me I’m looking to fight myself back into it instead of just trusting the stuff.” Kopech walked at least five batters in a game for the fifth time this season. “I think his first pitch strikes were 8 out of 23, and his 2-out-of-3 GUARDIANS 5, WHITE SOX 0 The fall of the wild Kopech searching for consistency after issuing 5 free passes in loss to Guardians White Sox starting pitcher Michael Kopech reacts after walking a batter to load the bases during the second inning Sunday against the Guardians at Guaranteed Rate Field. EILEEN T. MESLAR/CHICAGO TRIBUNE Turn to Sox, Page 3 By Meghan Montemurro Chicago Tribune ST. LOUIS — Kyle Hendricks couldn’t help but laugh after his postgame media availability ended Sunday. As much as the Cubs have tried to ignore the inevitable questions surrounding the trade deadline the last couple of weeks, their inconsistencies and a brutal May performance had them trending toward a third consecutive season as sellers. Their turnaround, winning 10 of their last 12 games, successfully shifted the focus onto how they would improve the roster rather than what the Cubs’ most valuable assets could net in return. “I do appreciate that, the shift in tone,” Hendricks said, smiling, of the trade deadline seller-turnedbuyer questions. So when they ended their series Sunday in St. Louis with a 3-0 loss to halt their season-high eightgame winning streak, the Cubs could still appreciate what they accomplished over the last two weeks and the opportunity that lies ahead over the next two months. They stepped up to deliver the wins and the movement up the standings that President Jed Hoyer and the front office needed to see to shift the organization’s direction leading into Tuesday’s 5 p.m. trade deadline. “Honestly, the mental lift will come in the next couple days when it’s over,” Hendricks said. “It’s been talked about for a long time and as much as you try and block it out, we have been doing a great job with it and focusing on what we do here, but to not have get these questions in another couple days and just questions about how the team is doing, how you’re feeling, how it’s going — that’s what we want to focus on. “It’ll be much easier to tune out the noise after another two days, but we love where we’re at. We know exactly what we’ve got in here and we’re super excited where we’re headed.” The Cubs don’t have much room under the competitive balance tax (CBT) — just under $4.9 million left, according to Cot’s Contracts at Baseball Prospectus — to acquire upgrades. Chairman Tom Ricketts told the Tribune in January that they must be strategic when they go over the CBT threshold because of the penalties that are accrued for repeat offenders: “So there will be times I’m sure in the near future where we’ll go over. But we’ll always keep in mind that there’s a balance there you have to always look to manage.” A team that has clawed its way back into the playoff race, largely thanks to the roll they’ve been on the last two weeks, typically isn’t the type that gets an upper-tier in-season roster investment to go CARDINALS 3, CUBS 0 Sudden ‘shift in tone’ for the Cubs Team turns focus to adding, not selling, at the trade deadline Turn to Cubs, Page 3 Chicago Tribune | Section 3 | Monday, July 31, 2023 1
Team Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday CUBS CIN 7:05 p.m. | Marquee CIN 7:05 p.m. | Marquee CIN 7:05 p.m. | Marquee CIN 7:05 p.m. | Marquee ATL 1:20 p.m. | Marquee SOX @TEX 7:05 p.m. | NBCSCH @TEX 7:05 p.m. | NBCSCH @TEX 1:05 p.m. | NBCSCH @CLE 6:10 p.m. | NBCSCH FIRE Puebla (Leagues Cup) 7:30 p.m. | Apple TV+ RED STARS Next game Saturday vs. HOU SKY @DAL 7 p.m. | Ion a good rest of the summer and training and getting better and ... trying to have a good camp and make the team,” Bedard said. “If all that goes well, then start setting some goals.” Second line Left wing:Lukas Reichel Center:Andreas Athanasiou Right wing:Tyler Johnson What to know: Kurashev and Reichel showed a lot of chemistry in limited time together last season (and both speak German), but both are likely to start off at left wing. However, don’t be surprised if Reichel gets a look on the top line with Hall and Bedard during camp. If Reichel builds on his abilities as a facilitator and jells with Bedard early, plans could change. Reichel also will get a look at center, which Rockford IceHogs coach Anders Sorensen said Reichel “for sure” can play. Sorensen said Reichel needs to work on faceoffs “and just handling the rigors of the down-low play in the NHL. … With his ability to create and play off the rush, that would do well for him.” Both Johnson and Athanasiou played center and right wing, but late last season Hawks coaches favored Athanasiou in the middle. Still, expect some shuffling here. Third line Left wing: Philipp Kurashev Center: Jason Dickinson Right wing:Ryan Donato What to know: Donato signed a two-year, $4 million contract on July 1 after spending the last two seasons with the Kraken. General manager Kyle Davidson liked his ability to play all three forward spots in case of injuries. Donato finished last season in Seattle as a fourth-line center, but the Hawks love Dickinson in the middle. He finished fourth on the team in assists. Kurashev was shut down in late March with a shoulder injury. Coach Luke Richardson said in March that Kurashev “has to get a little bit more fire in his desire in certain things. He does get a little bit revved up sometimes, but he needs it a little more consistently and a little more fire in shooting that puck.” Fourth line Left wing: Nick Foligno Center: Colin Blackwell Right wing:Corey Perry What to know: Between Foligno and Perry — and their hard-nosed reps — this should be one of the most entertaining fourth lines. You could pencil in Cole Guttman in place of Blackwell. The Hawks like each skater’s work ethic, and both should have recovered from injuries (shoulder for Guttman, hernia for Blackwell) by training camp, but Blackwell is heavier and more experienced. Foligno announced himself as a designated headhunter should any goons target Bedard — “My kids have asked me about Bedard about 1,000 times” — and Perry’s no slouch in that area either. Reese Johnson often served in that role, so it brings his future into question. He and fellow fourth-liner MacKenzie Entwistle become restricted free agents after this season. First defensive pairing Left: Kevin Korchinski Right: Seth Jones What to know: Korchinski had a great year helping drive the Seattle Thunderbirds to the Western Hockey League championship, so he probably has learned as much as he can there and Canadian Hockey League rules prohibit him from playing in the AHL. It wouldn’t hurt to have Jones, another offensive defenseman, start to guide Korchinski, but Davidson wants to see how Korchinski handles camp: “Hopefully he has a good summer where he continues to build his body, continues to grow into his frame and he’s ready for that full pro hockey season.” Second pairing Left:Alex Vlasic Right:Connor Murphy What to know: Vlasic spent the majority of his NHL ice time last season with Murphy, and it makes sense for him to continue training under the veteran. The emergence of Vlasic, Isaak Phillips and Wyatt Kaiser spelled the end of the line for Caleb Jones, Seth’s brother, who didn’t receive a qualifying offer from the Hawks and became an unrestricted free agent. “It was an extremely difficult decision on Caleb,” Davidson said. “We’re likely going to give a look to some of our younger defensemen, give them the opportunity to fight it out in training camp. … And it’s a key time in Caleb’s career. Being in and out of the lineup, I’m not sure that necessarily helps him.” Third pairing Left: Jarred Tinordi Right:Nikita Zaitsev What to know: Tinordi is a former waiver claim the Hawks love to boast about. They signed him to an additional year for $1.25 million in April. Tinordi relishes his reputation for toughness: “You’d like to think so, right? I just tried to play my game.” Zaitsev, who turns 32 on Oct. 29, is likely playing out his last season in Chicago. His trade to the Hawks in February was a salary-cap move ($4.5 million cap hit) for the Senators, and young players such as Kaiser and Phillips are waiting in the wings. Goalies Starter:Petr Mrázek Backup:Arvid Söderblom What to know: The 31-year-old Mrázek will play out the last year of his contract ($3.8 million cap hit) before becoming an unrestricted free agent. Söderblom signed a two-year, $1.925 million contract in May. He had some clunkers among last season’s 15 outings, but he told the Tribune he learned not to let setbacks affect him. “Of course there’s going to be losses, there’s going to be bad goals,” he said. “But as long as you have the mindset that you’re doing your best, you’re there 100% mentally and you’re focused on doing a good job, then I don’t think there’s anything you can regret, honestly.” Hawks from Page 1 Blackhawks left wing Lukas Reichel (27) passes the puck against the Canadiens in 2022 at the United Center. JOHN J. KIM/CHICAGO TRIBUNE Kraken center Ryan Donato during a game on Jan. 21 in Seattle. LINDSEY WASSON/AP Blackhawks goaltender Arvid Söderblom keeps his eyes on the puck on Dec. 9 at the United Center. JOHN J. KIM/CHICAGO TRIBUNE Associated Press Kahleah Copper scored 24 points on 9-of-11 shooting, Marina Mabrey hit four 3-pointers and finished with 23 points and the Chicago Sky beat the Phoenix Mercury 104-85 Sunday. Courtney Williams made 9 of 13 from the field, scored 19 points and had nine assists and Alanna Smith added 10 points for Chicago (10-15). Robyn Parks, a 31-year-old rookie who went undrafted out of VCU in 2014, hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 points — both career highs. Mabrey and Copper hit back-to-back 3-pointers to cap a 9-0 run that made it 20-8 midway through the first quarter. Phoenix, which led for just 43 seconds, twice trimmed its deficit to six points but got no closer. Williams hit a 3-pointer that made it 64-53 with 8:34 left in the third quarter and the Sky led by double figures the rest of the way. Diana Taurasi, who missed the Mercury’s last three games (quad/toe), hit five 3-pointers and scored 24 points. The 41-year-old three-time WNBA champion is just 47 points shy of 10,000 for her illustrious career, which includes 14 All-WNBA selections (10 first team) and two Finals MVPs (2009, 2014). Tina Thompson (7,488), Tamika Catchings (7,380) and Tina Charles (7,115) are the only other players to score at least 7,000 career points. Chicago scored 32 points off 16 Phoenix turnovers. Michaela Onyenwere scored 18 points and Megan Gustafson added 17 and eight rebounds for the Mercury (6-18), who have lost three consecutive games. SKY 104, MERCURY 85 Copper scores 24, Mabrey adds 23 in Sky win 2 Chicago Tribune | Section 3 | Monday, July 31, 2023
BASEBALL By Meghan Montemurro and LaMond Pope Chicago Tribune The Cubs return to Wrigley Field riding high. Although a 3-0 loss Sunday at Busch Stadium snapped an eightgame winning streak, the Cubs put themselves in a position to buy ahead of Tuesday’s 5 p.m. CT trade deadline. The White Sox have been in selling mode. Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo López are Angels. Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly are Dodgers. Kendall Graveman is with the Astros. How will the roster look after Tuesday’s trade deadline? Every Monday throughout the season, Tribune baseball writers will provide an update on what happened — and what’s ahead for the Cubs and Sox. Nick Madrigal producing plus-defense at third base: It didn’t take long into his first game off the injured list Saturday to show why Madrigal statistically rates as one of the better defensive third basemen in the majors this year. Madrigal made two great plays in Saturday’s win against the Cardinals. One required a diving stop into foul territory before popping up to deliver an on-target one-hop throw to get the runner at first. In the other, he got to a ball glove-side toward the hole that manager David Ross thought was an even tougher play. “For him to solidify that left side and the defense he’s played, it’s definitely above what anybody expected,” Ross said Sunday. It’s a testament to Madrigal’s commitment to his position change, starting with the work he put in the offseason which included time with bench coach Andy Green in Arizona before spring training. “You see how much more comfortable he’s gotten throughout the season,” Ross said. “... Part of our identity is good team defense and we pitching and defense, those things go hand-in-hand. The more we can solidify those types of guys around the field, the better off we’re going to be.” Advanced metrics have backed up the eye test on Madrigal’s defensive work. His 8 Outs Above Average (OAA) are tied for eighth-best among the 39 qualified third baseman in the big leagues this season while his success rate is the highest. Conversely, Patrick Wisdom’s minus-6 OAA is tied for secondworst at the position. With the focus on the future, what’s next for Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet? As the recent trades have indicated, the Sox are looking ahead. They have some openings in their rotation. And pitcher Garrett Crochet would like to be considered for a starting role in the future. “That will be a conversation I need to have with (general manager) Rick (Hahn) and (manager) Pedro (Grifol) as well,” Crochet said Saturday. “I was hoping to get a little bit of an innings base under my belt this year. So then I could do that a little bit easier. “At the end of the day, I feel like that sort of routine is a better routine for me based on the bumps and bruises that have been happening to me. I feel like I have the stuff to fulfill that role. I just want the opportunity to do it.” The team’s first-round pick in 2020, Crochet has made 69 relief appearances in three seasons. He missed 2022 after undergoing Tommy John surgery. Crochet has appeared in 10 games in 2023. He is currently on the injured list with left shoulder inflammation. There was a pause in his recent rehab assignment because of what Crochet said was a “little muscle strain in my shoulder.” “I’m just going to take a few weeks off throwing,” he said. “I just want to take this comeback slow and don’t want to rush anything. I still plan to pitch at some point at the end of the year.” Pitching coach Ethan Katz said Crochet has the stuff, but the first goal is to make sure he’s healthy. “He has a very nice pitch mix,” Katz said Sunday. “There’s some things that we want to be more efficient with the pitches. If that’s the route we’re looking to go, he’s going to have to be a little more efficient. “But the stuff is there. The ability to get guys out in the big leagues is there. But there’s still some stuff we need to do to make sure he’s able to go out there and go five, six, seven innings, whatever the case may be starting and help develop him that way.” Week ahead: Cubs The last year has brought “a lot of growing pains” for right-hander Hayden Wesneski as he approaches the one-year mark of coming into the organization. “It’s been a long year, I will say — I forgot it’d been a year,” Wesneski said Sunday of his trade to the Cubs. “Man, I’ve learned a lot being in the big leagues, just learning from older guys.” Wesneski was recalled to start Friday in a piggyback role with Drew Smyly. He made the most of three starts at Triple-A Iowa where he specifically focused on tinkering with his sinker and throwing it to his glove side. He specifically looked at better utilizing his pitch versus lefties by throwing a sinker to their front hip or seeing what happens when he throws one away. He said he didn’t throw his changeup as much as he wanted, but felt he made progress on finding things that can help him better navigate lefties who have hit him too often this year. “I was just trying different things that I can’t necessarily test out here and fail,” Wesneski said. “It’s OK to fail in Iowa and try, ‘OK, that didn’t work or hey that did work, it didn’t work out in my favor.’ ... I had at-bats I could try it on.” Ross said Sunday that Wesneski will be in the bullpen and his role will be defined as they move forward. Monday: vs. Reds, 7:05 p.m. Marquee Tuesday: vs. Reds, 7:05 p.m. Marquee Wednesday: vs. Reds, 7:05 p.m. Marquee Thursday: vs. Reds, 7:05 p.m. Marquee Friday: vs. Braves, 1:20 p.m. Marquee Saturday: vs. Braves, 1:20 p.m. Marquee Sunday: vs. Braves, 1:20 p.m. Marquee Week ahead: White Sox All eyes are on Tuesday’s trade deadline. The Sox have been active already. “I’m certainly not going to lie, the idea where we’re at this point where guys like (Lucas) Giolito and (Renaldo) López who we acquired back in ‘16 when we kicked off the rebuild in earnest are logically the guys that make sense to move, given their contract status, there’s an element of real deep disappointment that we’re at this point right now, that there wasn’t more postseason victories along the way as part of their tenure with the White Sox,” Hahn said Wednesday. “But in terms of that, frankly, we have a job to do right now. I’ll have time come Aug. 2 to have a drink and a cigar if I want to wallow in disappointment, do it then. But now is not the time. Now is the time to continue to improve the future of this organization.” Hahn said after Friday’s moves that while it was tough to predict if there would be any more activity, the Sox would continue talking to teams, “and if there’s something that makes sense, we’ll pull the trigger.” Monday: off Tuesday: at Rangers, 7:05 p.m., NBCSCH Wednesday: at Rangers, 7:05 p.m., NBCSCH Thursday: at Rangers, 1:05 p.m., NBCSCH Friday: at Guardians, 6:10 p.m., NBCSCH Saturday: at Guardians, 6:10 p.m., NBCSCH Sunday: at Guardians, 11:05 a.m., Peacock CHICAGO BASEBALL REPORT What will deadline bring for Sox, Cubs? White Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet works out before a game against the Marlins on June 9 at Guaranteed Rate Field. JOHN J. KIM/CHICAGO TRIBUNE over the CBT. The Cubs still have avenues to address roster weaknesses that can help their playoff push, particularly in two areas: the bullpen and a corner infielder with some pop. Their bullpen has become more cohesive in the last few weeks through Julian Merryweather, Mark Leiter Jr. and Adbert Alzolay stabilizing the late-game high-leverage situations. Their heavy workloads and lack of postseason experience are factors the Cubs must consider. Merryweather has already exceeded last year’s combined innings with the Blue Jays and in the minors. His 46 innings for the Cubs represent his most at any level since 2017 between Double A and Triple A in Cleveland’s organization as a starter. Leiter has pitched in more games through the first four months than he did all season with the Cubs last year and is 24 innings away from exceeding his big-league innings total from 2022, which largely came in less high-leverage opportunities. Alzolay has adjusted well to the closer role but didn’t pitch much last year because of a shoulder injury. Trading for at least one and ideally two veteran relievers would help alleviate potential usage concerns and provide Ross with more experienced options over the final two months. The lineup is top-heavy and overall lacks consistent power, an issue that has existed since the end of last season. First base and third base are the clear spots the Cubs can improve through a trade. Ross has been using Bellinger at first base more frequently against righties to allow Mike Tauchman to slot into the leadoff spot as their center fielder. That has helped the Cubs’ run-scoring potential the last couple of weeks. But the right-handed power options are bleak in the corner infield positions. Trey Mancini’s struggles have reduced him to a platoonplayer role, and even when he starts against lefties, manager David Ross has often lifted him for a pinch-hitter versus a righthanded reliever, as he did Sunday. The Cubs’ .680 OPS from first basemen ranks 27th in the majors and they rank last with minus-0.6 Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Although Patrick Wisdom’s 18 home runs lead the Cubs, the strikeouts remain a problem and his defense has taken a step back. Ross has tried to find good matchups based on his swing profile, but Wisdom could lose more playing time if they find a right-handed power upgrade to complement Nick Madrigal’s hit tool. The Cubs playing meaningful games in August and September is the type of short- and long-term goal the franchise needed to experience this year. “Does it feel good when the front office gets a piece? Of course. Every team would say that, every player would say that,” Ross said this weekend. “I don’t pretend to not think that pieces help when every team probably has areas they want to improve and when you get to do that, that’s great. “The tough part about the trade deadline is trying to continue to see the positives and the wins and things you need to do. Looking ahead and worrying about the other stuff is out of your control.” Cubs from Page 1 Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks throws during the first inning Sunday against the Cardinals in St. Louis. JEFF ROBERSON/AP (strikes to a batter) was 7 out of 18, and that’s just a difficult way to try to navigate through a lineup like that one,” manager Pedro Grifol said. Kopech is 4-10 with a 4.49 ERA in 20 starts. Grifol’s conversations with Kopech have been about remaining positive. “Sometimes when you battle through some adversity like this, you forget about the successes that you’ve had in this game, at this level. I’m not talking about he’s had some success in the minor leagues, he’s had it here (in the majors) against some really good teams,” Grifol said. “So my conversations with him are always on the positive side. Go out there and have some fun. “You’ve prepared yourself. Just go out there and enjoy that and compete. Compete your ass off there and don’t lose that edge. On the mechanical side and mental side, that’s (pitching coach) Ethan (Katz) and (bullpen coach Curt Hasler) that have it consistently with him. They do a good job of preparing for the game. He’s just got to go out there and really enjoy pitching and not put so much pressure on himself.” Grifol continued: “We’ve all seen him go out there and just have a lot of fun and be electric. So we’ve got to get him to that point. He’s an important piece moving forward and we’ve got to get him to that point consistently.” Before the game, Katz discussed Kopech’s continued development. “It’s been a developmental year, but it’s a developmental time for everybody in the big leagues,” Katz said. “Everybody’s trying to develop, evolve, whether you’re Lance Lynn adding pitches and doing stuff like that or Michael Kopech. There’s things that pop up every single day that you can learn from, and there’s a lot of steps that he is learning from. “His routine’s gotten better and better. The way he goes about his business is better and better. So it’s just constantly trying to teach him and get him to understand everything he needs to do and understanding hitters more. He’s doing a great job with all that.” Kopech said he’s trying to remain even-keeled. “Try not to get too high or too low,” he said. “Still remember that it’s a game we get to play for a living. Still very grateful to be out on the field. Unfortunately I’m just not getting the results I need right now.” With Sunday’s loss in front of 28,096 at Guaranteed Rate Field, the Sox split the four-game series with the Guardians. Ramírez homered twice. He hit the solo home run in the fifth against Kopech and a two-run homer in the seventh against Declan Cronin. A 36th-round selection in the 2019 draft, Cronin allowed two runs on one hit with one walk in two innings in his big-league debut. Edgar Navarro also made his major-league debut, allowing two hits and striking out two in a scoreless inning. The evaluation will continue as the Sox look toward the future. “There are guys in there competing for a job next year,” Grifol said. “Everybody is getting evaluated here.” Sox from Page 1 White Sox pitching coach Ethan Katz comes out to talk to starter Michael Kopech after he walked a batter to load the bases during the second inning Sunday at Guaranteed Rate Field. EILEEN T. 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BASEBALL BOX SCORES AROUND THE HORN RESULTS, SCHEDULE AMERICAN LEAGUE SUNDAY’S RESULTS L.A. Angels 3, Toronto 2 (10) Cleveland 5, Chicago White Sox 0 Kansas City 2, Minnesota 1 Miami 8, Detroit 6 Tampa Bay 8, Houston 2 Colorado 2, Oakland 0 Seattle 4, Arizona 0 San Diego 5, Texas 3 San Francisco 4, Boston 3 (11) Baltimore 9, N.Y. Yankees 3 TUESDAY’S GAMES Detroit at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m. Baltimore at Toronto, 6:07 p.m. L.A. Angels at Atlanta, 6:20 p.m. Minnesota at St. Louis, 6:45 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Texas, 7:05 p.m. Cleveland at Houston, 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m. Boston at Seattle, 8:40 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m. SATURDAY’S RESULTS Toronto 6, L.A. Angels 1 Detroit 5, Miami 0 Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland 2 San Francisco 3, Boston 2 Houston 17, Tampa Bay 4 Kansas City 10, Minnesota 7 N.Y. Yankees 8, Baltimore 3 Arizona 4, Seattle 3 Oakland 11, Colorado 3 San Diego 4, Texas 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE SUNDAY’S RESULTS Atlanta 8, Milwaukee 6 N.Y. Mets 5, Washington 2 St. Louis 3, Chicago Cubs 0 Miami 8, Detroit 6 Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 4 (10) Colorado 2, Oakland 0 Cincinnati 9, L.A. Dodgers 0 Seattle 4, Arizona 0 San Diego 5, Texas 3 San Francisco 4, Boston 3 (11) TUESDAY’S GAMES Philadelphia at Miami, 5:40 p.m. Detroit at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Washington, 6:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Atlanta, 6:20 p.m. Minnesota at St. Louis, 6:45 p.m. Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 7:40 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 8:45 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m. SATURDAY’S RESULTS Detroit 5, Miami 0 Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis 1 San Francisco 3, Boston 2 Atlanta 11, Milwaukee 5 Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia 6 Washington 11, N.Y. Mets 6 Arizona 4, Seattle 3 Oakland 11, Colorado 3 San Diego 4, Texas 0 L.A. Dodgers 3, Cincinnati 2 THIS DATE IN BASEBALL JULY 31 1930: Lou Gehrig drove in eight runs with a grand slam and two doubles, and the New York Yankees outlasted the Boston Red Sox 14-13. 1932: Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium opened and Lefty Grove and the Philadelphia A’s beat the Indians 1-0 before 76,979 fans. 1934: The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds 8-6 in 18 innings at Cincinnati as Dizzy Dean and Tony Freitas both went the distance. 1954: Joe Adcock hit four home runs and a double to lead the Milwaukee Braves to a 15-7 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field. Adcock’s 18 total bases set a major league record at the time. Adcock homered in the second inning off Don Newcombe, doubled in the third and homered in the fifth off Erv Palica. He connected off Pete Wojey in the seventh and off Johnny Podres in the ninth. Adcock saw only seven pitches and his double off the left-center field fence just missed going out by inches. 1961: The All-Star Game ended in a 1-1 tie at Fenway Park because of heavy rain. 1981: The second baseball strike ended after 42 days. 1990: Nolan Ryan, 43, won his 300th game, reaching the milestone in his second try, as the Texas Rangers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-3. 2002: Mike Mussina became the second pitcher in major league history to give up six doubles in one inning, during the New York Yankees’ 17-6 loss to Texas. Hall of Famer Lefty Grove allowed that many with Boston in 1934 against Washington. 2003: John Smoltz broke his own record as the fastest pitcher to record 40 saves by pitching a scoreless ninth in Atlanta’s 7-4 win over Houston. Last year, he got his 40th save on Aug. 8, en route to breaking the NL record with 55. 2007: The New York Yankees tied a franchise record by hitting eight home runs, including two by Hideki Matsui, in a 16-3 rout of the Chicago White Sox. New York last hit eight homers in a game in a doubleheader opener at the Philadelphia Athletics on June 28, 1939. CLEVELAND 5, CHI. WHITE SOX 0 Cleveland AB R H BI SO AVG Kwan lf 4 1 2 1 0 .278 Gimenez 2b 3 1 0 1 2 .237 Ramirez 3b 4 2 2 3 1 .292 J.Naylor dh 4 0 1 0 0 .308 Bell 1b 4 0 0 0 0 .233 Fry 1b 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Gonzalez rf 2 1 0 0 0 .200 Straw cf 1 0 0 0 0 .235 Brennan cf-rf 4 0 1 0 0 .262 Arias ss 4 0 1 0 0 .195 Gallagher c 3 0 0 0 1 .139 TOTALS 33 5 7 5 4 Chicago AB R H BI SO AVG Anderson ss 4 0 1 0 1 .245 Moncada 3b 4 0 1 0 0 .229 Robert Jr. cf 4 0 1 0 0 .269 Vaughn 1b 4 0 1 0 1 .247 Benintendi lf 4 0 0 0 0 .281 Burger dh 3 0 0 0 2 .214 Colas rf 2 0 0 0 0 .216 Andrus 2b 3 0 0 0 1 .208 Zavala c 1 0 0 0 0 .154 a-Sheets ph 1 0 0 0 0 .215 Grandal c 0 0 0 0 0 .251 TOTALS 30 0 4 0 5 Cleveland 010 020 200 5 7 1 Chicago 000 000 000 0 4 1 a-flied out for Zavala in the 8th. E: Brennan (1), Cronin (1). LOB: Cleveland 7, Chicago 6. 2B: Kwan (26), Robert Jr. (29). HR: Kwan (5), off Kopech; Ramirez (17), off Kopech; Ramirez (18), off Cronin. RBIs: Gimenez (40), Kwan (37), Ramirez 3 (63). Runners left in scoring position: Cleveland 5 (Ramirez 4, Bell); Chicago 3 (Vaughn 2, Burger). RISP: Cleveland 0 for 4; Chicago 0 for 5. Runners moved up: Robert Jr.. GIDP: Arias, Benintendi. DP: Cleveland 1 (Gimenez, Arias, Bell); Chicago 2 (Andrus, Vaughn; Anderson, Andrus, Vaughn). CLEVELAND IP H R ER BB SO ERA Civale, W, 5-2 6 3 0 0 2 4 2.34 De Los Santos 1 0 0 0 1 1 2.45 Stephan 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.18 Clase 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.96 CHICAGO IP H R ER BB SO ERA Kopech, L, 4-10 5 4 3 3 5 2 4.49 Cronin 2 1 2 2 1 0 9.00 Peralta 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 Navarro 1 2 0 0 0 2 0.00 WP: Kopech. Umpires: Home, Todd Tichenor; First, Tony Randazzo; Second, Alex Tosi; Third, Brian Knight. T: 2:21. A: 28,096 (40,241). TAMPA BAY 8, HOUSTON 2 Tampa Bay AB R H BI SO AVG Diaz 1b 3 1 2 1 0 .315 Franco ss 4 2 1 0 0 .267 B.Lowe 2b 5 2 3 3 2 .226 Paredes 3b 4 0 0 0 2 .254 Raley lf 5 1 1 1 1 .268 H.Ramirez dh 5 0 2 0 1 .284 J.Lowe rf 4 0 2 3 0 .271 Siri cf 4 1 1 0 1 .226 Pinto c 4 1 0 0 1 .111 TOTALS 38 8 12 8 8 Houston AB R H BI SO AVG Altuve 2b 4 1 3 0 1 .277 Kessinger 2b 1 0 0 0 0 .214 Pena ss 4 1 2 0 0 .240 Tucker rf 3 0 1 1 0 .299 a-Julks ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 .251 Bregman 3b 4 0 1 1 1 .254 Alvarez dh 4 0 1 0 1 .286 J.Abreu 1b 4 0 0 0 1 .245 McCormick lf-rf4 0 1 0 1 .285 Dubon cf 4 0 1 0 0 .263 Maldonado c 4 0 0 0 2 .169 TOTALS 37 2 10 2 7 Tampa Bay 400 202 000 812 1 Houston 000 020 000 210 1 a-lined out for Tucker in the 8th. E: Littell (1), J.Abreu (5). LOB: Tampa Bay 8, Houston 8. 2B: J.Lowe (20), Diaz (21), Tucker (26). HR: B.Lowe (13), off Maton. RBIs: Raley (40), J.Lowe 3 (55), Diaz (51), B.Lowe 3 (40), Tucker (70), Bregman (69). CS: H.Ramirez (3). Runners left in scoring position: Tampa Bay 4 (Siri, Raley 2, Pinto); Houston 4 (McCormick 2, Maldonado, Alvarez). RISP: Tampa Bay 4 for 16; Houston 1 for 6. Runners moved up: Bregman, J.Abreu. GIDP: Paredes. DP: Houston 2 (Maldonado, Altuve, Maldonado; Pena, Kessinger, J.Abreu). TAMPA BAY IP H R ER BB SO ERA Littell, W, 1-2 5 8 2 2 0 4 4.39 E.Ramirez, H, 1 3 2 0 0 0 2 0.00 Adam 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.51 HOUSTON IP H R ER BB SO ERA Bielak, L, 5-6 5 8 6 3 3 4 3.74 Maton 2 3 2 2 1 2 3.24 Graveman 1 1 0 0 1 1 0.00 Montero 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.00 Umpires: Home, Derek Thomas; First, Brennan Miller; Second, Mark Carlson; Third, Tripp Gibson. T: 2:39. A: 40,357 (41,000). ST. LOUIS 3, CHICAGO CUBS 0 Chicago AB R H BI SO AVG Hoerner 2b 4 0 0 0 0 .273 Suzuki rf 4 0 0 0 1 .252 Bellinger cf-1b 4 0 1 0 0 .314 Gomes dh 4 0 2 0 0 .278 Swanson ss 4 0 0 0 3 .263 Morel lf 3 0 1 0 2 .282 Mancini 1b 2 0 0 0 0 .235 a-Tauchman ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 .269 Amaya c 3 0 1 0 0 .253 Madrigal 3b 3 0 0 0 0 .278 TOTALS 32 0 5 0 6 St. Louis AB R H BI SO AVG Nootbaar cf-rf 4 1 1 0 1 .273 Goldschmidt dh4 0 1 1 0 .280 Arenado 3b 4 0 0 0 1 .279 O’Neill lf 3 0 1 1 0 .254 Burleson 1b 3 0 1 0 0 .239 Walker rf 3 1 1 0 0 .268 Carlson cf 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Motter 2b 3 1 1 0 0 .158 Knizner c 3 0 2 1 0 .246 DeJong ss 3 0 0 0 0 .233 TOTALS 30 3 8 3 2 Chicago 000 000 000 0 5 0 St. Louis 120 000 00x 3 8 0 a-grounded out for Mancini in the 7th. LOB: Chicago 5, St. Louis 5. 2B: Gomes (9), Nootbaar (14), Burleson (13). RBIs: O’Neill (10), Knizner (24), Goldschmidt (56). SB: Walker (5). Runners left in scoring position: Chicago 2 (Swanson, Amaya); St. Louis 2 (Knizner, Arenado). RISP: Chicago 0 for 3; St. Louis 4 for 12. Runners moved up: Walker. GIDP: Burleson. DP: Chicago 1 (Hoerner, Swanson, Bellinger). CHICAGO IP H R ER BB SO ERA Hendricks, L, 4-5 7 8 3 3 1 2 3.49 Fulmer 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.21 ST. LOUIS IP H R ER BB SO ERA Matz, W, 2-7 6 4 0 0 0 2 4.06 Gallegos, H, 15 2 0 0 0 0 2 3.60 Romero, S, 1-3 1 1 0 0 0 2 3.92 Umpires: Home, Dan Merzel; First, Ryan Additon; Second, Will Little; Third, Lance Barksdale. T: 2:03. A: 43,670 (44,494). PITTSBURGH 6, PHILADELPHIA 4 Philadelphia AB R H BI SO AVG Schwarber lf 3 1 0 0 3 .183 1-Marsh pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Castellanos rf 5 0 1 0 2 .273 Harper dh 2 1 1 1 1 .291 Bohm 1b 5 1 3 3 1 .284 Turner ss 5 0 1 0 2 .242 Sosa 3b 5 0 1 0 4 .250 Harrison 2b 3 0 0 0 0 .204 Stubbs c 3 1 0 0 0 .203 Rojas cf 3 0 1 0 1 .348 TOTALS 34 4 8 4 14 Pittsburgh AB R H BI SO AVG Joe 1b 5 2 2 0 0 .242 Reynolds lf 4 1 2 2 1 .258 McCutchen dh 3 0 0 0 1 .257 Davis rf 4 0 0 0 1 .238 Triolo 3b 5 2 2 0 1 .266 Palacios cf 5 1 3 2 1 .252 Peguero ss 2 0 0 0 1 .240 b-Choi ph 1 0 0 0 0 .205 Williams ss 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Gonzales 2b 2 0 0 1 0 .222 Hedges c 1 0 0 0 0 .180 a-Rodriguez ph-c2 0 0 0 2 .222 TOTALS 34 6 9 5 8 Philadelphia 000 200 200 0 4 8 2 Pittsburgh 000 002 110 2 6 9 1 No outs when winning run scored. a-struck out for Hedges in the 7th. b-grounded out for Peguero in the 8th. 1-ran for Schwarber in the 9th. E: Turner (13), Rojas (1), Triolo (3). LOB: Philadelphia 9, Pittsburgh 10. 2B: Turner (21), Palacios (8). HR: Bohm (10), off Hill; Reynolds (12), off Dominguez; Palacios (2), off Vasquez. RBIs: Bohm 3 (65), Harper (31), Reynolds 2 (49), Gonzales (13), Palacios 2 (15). SF: Gonzales. S: Rojas. Runners left in scoring position: Philadelphia 3 (Sosa, Rojas, Turner); Pittsburgh 5 (Davis, Gonzales 2, Triolo, Rodriguez). RISP: Philadelphia 4 for 12; Pittsburgh 2 for 13. GIDP: Castellanos, Bohm, Joe, Hedges. DP: Philadelphia 2 (Turner, Harrison, Bohm; Sosa, Harrison, Bohm); Pittsburgh 3 (Triolo, Gonzales, Joe; Triolo, Gonzales, Joe; Gonzales, Rodriguez, Davis, Rodriguez, Davis). PHILADELPHIAIP H R ER BB SO ERA Sanchez 5 0 0 0 2 3 2.66 Dominguez, BS, 0-51/3 3 2 2 1 0 4.76 Hoffman 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 2.57 Soto, H, 16 1 1 1 0 0 2 4.24 Marte, BS, 2-3 1 2 1 1 0 1 5.10 Kimbrel 1 1 0 0 0 1 3.20 Vasquez, L, 2-1 0 1 2 1 0 0 2.27 PITTSBURGH IP H R ER BB SO ERA Hill 5 5 2 2 3 7 4.76 Moreta 1 0 0 0 0 1 3.50 Hernandez 1/3 0 2 2 2 0 3.82 Mlodzinski 12/3 2 0 0 0 3 1.86 Bednar 1 0 0 0 1 2 1.27 Perdomo, W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3.74 Inherited runners-scored: Hoffman 2-0, Mlodzinski 2-2. HBP: Hill (Harrison), Sanchez 3 (Peguero,Hedges,Gonzales), Kimbrel (Reynolds). WP: Sanchez. Umpires: Home, Edwin Jimenez; First, Pat Hoberg; Second, Nestor Ceja; Third, Brian O’Nora. T: 3:00. A: 34,515 (38,753). N.Y. METS 5, WASHINGTON 2 Washington AB R H BI SO AVG Abrams ss 3 1 2 0 0 .256 Candelario 3b 3 0 1 0 1 .258 Meneses dh 4 0 0 0 3 .278 Ruiz c 4 0 1 0 0 .245 Garcia 2b 3 0 0 0 1 .266 c-Thomas ph 1 0 0 0 1 .285 Do.Smith 1b 4 0 1 0 2 .265 Dickerson rf 2 0 0 0 0 .248 a-S.Garrett ph-rf 1 1 0 0 0 .261 Vargas lf 4 0 1 1 2 .266 Call cf 3 0 0 0 1 .210 TOTALS 32 2 6 1 11 New York AB R H BI SO AVG Nimmo cf 4 1 1 0 1 .256 Lindor ss 4 2 3 1 0 .236 McNeil rf-2b 4 1 1 1 0 .252 Alonso 1b 3 0 1 2 1 .218 Vogelbach dh 5 1 1 0 1 .226 Canha lf-rf 3 0 1 0 1 .245 Baty 3b 3 0 1 0 0 .231 Narvaez c 3 0 0 1 2 .200 Mendick 2b 3 0 2 0 0 .176 b-Pham ph-lf 1 0 0 0 1 .268 TOTALS 33 5 11 5 7 Washington 100 000 100 2 6 0 New York 103 100 00x 511 1 a-reached on error for Dickerson in the 7th. b-struck out for Mendick in the 8th. c-struck out for Garcia in the 9th. E: Nimmo (2). LOB: Washington 6, New York 12. 2B: Lindor (23), Mendick (2). 3B: McNeil (2). HR: Lindor (21), off Williams. RBIs: Vargas (15), Alonso 2 (75), McNeil (34), Narvaez (5), Lindor (65). SB: Candelario (6), Abrams 3 (24). SF: Alonso, Narvaez. Runners left in scoring position: Washington 3 (Ruiz 2, Garcia); New York 6 (Narvaez, Canha, Mendick, McNeil, Vogelbach 2). RISP: Washington 1 for 8; New York 3 for 13. Runners moved up: Ruiz, Nimmo. GIDP: Garcia, Call. DP: New York 2 (Baty, Lindor, Alonso; Lindor, Mendick, Alonso). WASHINGTON IP H R ER BB SO ERA Williams, L, 5-6 4 7 5 5 4 2 4.72 La Sorsa 2 1 0 0 0 2 7.45 Willingham 1 1 0 0 1 2 9.90 Abbott 1 2 0 0 1 1 5.40 NEW YORK IP H R ER BB SO ERA Verlander, W, 6-551/3 5 1 1 1 5 3.15 Peterson 2 1 1 0 0 2 5.92 Ottavino, H, 12 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 3.35 Raley, S, 3-5 1 0 0 0 1 3 2.37 Inherited runners-scored: Peterson 1-0, Ottavino 1-0. HBP: Peterson (Abrams). Umpires: Home, Vic Carapazza; First, Emil Jimenez; Second, Adam Hamari; Third, Nick Mahrley. T: 2:33. A: 33,861 (42,136). MIAMI 8, DETROIT 6 Detroit AB R H BI SO AVG Vierling lf 4 1 2 0 0 .272 Ibanez 2b 3 0 2 0 0 .241 a-McKinstry ph-3b 2 0 0 0 0 .238 Torkelson 1b 5 1 1 1 1 .229 Greene cf 4 1 1 0 1 .307 Baez ss 5 2 2 1 0 .225 Rogers c 5 1 1 0 1 .215 M.Cabrera dh 3 0 1 2 0 .251 1-Baddoo pr-dh1 0 0 0 1 .209 Carpenter rf 3 0 1 2 2 .258 Short 3b-2b 3 0 0 0 2 .220 TOTALS 38 6 11 6 8 Miami AB R H BI SO AVG Arraez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 .377 De La Cruz lf 5 0 0 0 4 .267 Cooper dh 4 1 1 2 1 .258 Berti ss 4 1 2 0 1 .299 Wendle ss 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Garcia rf 4 1 2 1 0 .205 Gurriel 1b 4 1 2 1 0 .268 Segura 3b 4 2 2 1 0 .222 Fortes c 4 1 1 1 0 .214 Hampson cf 4 1 3 2 0 .275 TOTALS 37 8 13 8 6 Detroit 004 000 200 611 2 Miami 000 041 21x 813 1 a-flied out for Ibanez in the 6th. 1-ran for M.Cabrera in the 7th. E: McKinstry (7), Short (4), Arraez (3). LOB: Detroit 10, Miami 6. 2B: Ibanez (17), M.Cabrera (12), Greene (13), Rogers (9), Fortes (4), Hampson (10). 3B: Garcia (1). HR: Cooper (13), off Holton; Segura (3), off Cisnero. RBIs: Torkelson (59), Baez (48), M.Cabrera 2 (17), Carpenter 2 (35), Gurriel (20), Fortes (20), Hampson 2 (12), Garcia (9), Cooper 2 (46), Segura (21). Runners left in scoring position: Detroit 6 (Torkelson, Short 2, Carpenter, Vierling 2); Miami 3 (Fortes, De La Cruz 2). RISP: Detroit 4 for 16; Miami 4 for 9. Runners moved up: M.Cabrera, Baez, Arraez. GIDP: Torkelson, Garcia. DP: Detroit 1 (Torkelson, Baez, Torkelson); Miami 1 (Berti, Arraez, Gurriel). DETROIT IP H R ER BB SO ERA Skubal 42/3 6 4 4 0 4 4.57 White 11/3 2 1 0 0 0 5.18 Holton, L, 0-2, BS, 0-1 1 3 2 2 0 1 1.99 Cisnero 1 2 1 1 1 1 3.98 MIAMI IP H R ER BB SO ERA Luzardo 42/3 7 4 4 3 3 3.38 Soriano 11/3 1 0 0 1 2 1.98 Puk, BS, 15-21 1/3 3 2 2 1 1 5.08 Lopez, W, 1-0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Scott, H, 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.90 Robertson, S, 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Inherited runners-scored: White 1-0, Soriano 1-0, Lopez 2-0. WP: Lopez. Umpires: Home, Carlos Torres; First, Ron Kulpa; Second, Cory Blaser; Third, Jansen Visconti. T: 2:55. A: 18,207 (37,446). TODAY’S PITCHING COMPARISON INTERLEAGUE 2023 2022 VS OPP LAST 3 STARTS TM PITCHERS TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERA W-L IP ERA LAA Canning (R) 6-4 4.46 10-6 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-1 13.1 5.40 Atl Morton (R) 6:20p 10-8 3.57 11-9 0-0 6.0 0.00 1-2 16.1 4.41 AMERICAN LEAGUE 2023 2023 VS OPP LAST 3 STARTS TM PITCHERS TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERA W-L IP ERA TB Glasnow (R) 4-3 3.36 6-5 0-0 0.0 0.00 2-0 20.0 1.80 NYY German (R) 6:05p 5-7 4.78 9-10 0-1 10.2 2.53 0-2 18.0 6.00 Bal Gibson (R) 9-6 4.68 12-10 1-0 7.0 1.29 0-0 17.1 5.19 Tor Bassitt (R) 6:07p 10-5 3.91 13-9 0-1 3.0 24.00 2-0 17.0 2.12 Cle Syndergaard (R) 1-4 7.16 4-8 0-0 0.0 0.00 0-1 14.0 10.93 Hou France (R) 7:10p 6-3 2.87 8-6 1-0 6.2 4.05 2-0 18.1 1.47 Bos Pivetta (R) 7-5 4.11 4-4 1-0 5.1 6.75 2-1 15.1 8.22 Sea Kirby (R) 8:40p 9-8 3.49 11-9 1-0 6.2 1.35 1-1 16.0 6.19 NATIONAL LEAGUE 2023 2023 VS OPP LAST 3 STARTS TM PITCHERS TIME W-L ERA REC W-L IP ERA W-L IP ERA Phi Walker (R) 11-4 4.06 15-6 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-1 16.2 4.32 Mia Cabrera (R) 5:40p 5-6 4.74 8-8 0-0 5.0 3.60 0-2 11.0 7.36 Mil Burnes (R) 9-6 3.46 12-9 0-0 0.0 0.00 2-1 20.0 0.90 Was Irvin (R) 6:05p 3-5 4.96 6-9 0-0 0.0 0.00 1-0 15.2 6.32 Cin Abbott (L) 6-2 1.90 8-2 0-0 0.0 0.00 2-1 20.0 0.90 ChC Stroman (R) 7:05p 10-7 3.51 12-10 2-0 11.0 1.64 1-1 13.0 8.31 SD Lugo (R) 4-5 3.62 6-9 1-0 7.0 1.29 1-1 18.1 4.42 Col Gomber (L) 7:40p 8-8 5.83 11-10 0-2 10.0 9.00 1-1 18.0 3.00 Ari Nelson (R) 6-5 4.97 9-12 1-0 11.2 3.86 1-0 18.2 3.86 SF Cobb (R) 8:45p 6-3 2.97 14-5 1-0 7.1 0.00 0-1 16.1 3.31 TEAM REC: Team’s Record in games started by today’s pitcher. VS OPP: Pitcher’s record versus this opponent. AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS through Saturday’s games BATTING AVERAGE G AB H R AVG. Bichette Tor 105 447 142 50 .318 Y.Díaz TB 89 336 106 61 .315 Yoshida Bos 91 352 110 54 .313 J.Naylor Cle 95 357 110 41 .308 Merrifield Tor 97 358 109 48 .304 Ohtani LAA 104 391 118 81 .302 Tucker Hou 104 378 113 58 .299 J.Ramírez Cle 102 404 118 67 .292 Hays Bal 93 342 99 47 .289 Turner Bos 100 382 110 65 .288 Home Runs: Ohtani, Los Angeles, 39; Robert Jr., Chicago, 29; Burger, Chicago, 25; Devers, Boston, 25; A.García, Texas, 25; Judge, New York, 20; Siri, Tampa Bay, 20; Paredes, Tampa Bay, 20; Jung, Texas, 20; 7 tied at 18. Runs Batted In: A.García, Texas, 84; Ohtani, Los Angeles, 81; J.Naylor, Cleveland, 79; Devers, Boston, 76; Heim, Texas, 70; Tucker, Houston, 70; Bregman, Houston, 69; Turner, Boston, 68; Guerrero Jr., Toronto, 66; Semien, Texas, 64. Pitching: McClanahan, Tampa Bay, 11-1; Eovaldi, Texas, 11-3; Eflin, Tampa Bay, 11-6; Kremer, Baltimore, 10-4; Bassitt, Toronto, 10-5; Cole, New York, 9-2; Gilbert, Seattle, 9-5; Ohtani, Los Angeles, 9-5; Gibson, Baltimore, 9-6; Ryan, Minnesota, 9-7. NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS through Saturday’s games BATTING AVERAGE G AB H R AVG. Arraez Mia 100 387 146 42 .377 Acuña Jr. Atl 103 412 138 93 .335 Freeman LAD 104 414 136 89 .329 Stott Phi 98 386 118 51 .306 K.Marte Ari 98 378 112 71 .296 Yelich Mil 102 388 111 75 .286 L.Thomas Was 104 417 119 69 .285 Carroll Ari 100 358 102 76 .285 Friedl Cin 84 302 86 40 .285 Bohm Phi 92 345 98 45 .284 Home Runs: Olson, Atlanta, 35; Alonso, New York, 30; Muncy, Los Angeles, 27; Betts, Los Angeles, 27; Schwarber, Philadelphia, 27; J.Martinez, Los Angeles, 25; Soler, Miami, 24; Albies, Atlanta, 24; Riley, Atlanta, 24; Acuña Jr., Atlanta, 24. Runs Batted In: Olson, Atlanta, 88; Arenado, St. Louis, 77; J.Martinez, Los Angeles, 75; Alonso, New York, 75; Albies, Atlanta, 74; Freeman, Los Angeles, 73; Muncy, Los Angeles, 70; C.Walker, Arizona, 68; Betts, Los Angeles, 68; 4 tied at 65. Pitching: Strider, Atlanta, 11-3; Steele, Chicago, 11-3; T.Walker, Philadelphia, 11-4; Gallen, Arizona, 11-5; Musgrove, San Diego, 10-3; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 10-4; Stroman, Chicago, 10-7; Morton, Atlanta, 10-8; Scherzer, Texas, 9-4; M.Kelly, Arizona, 9-4. BALTIMORE 9, N.Y. YANKEES 3 New York AB R H BI SO AVG Bauers rf 5 1 2 2 3 .230 Torres 2b 5 0 1 0 1 .258 Stanton dh 4 1 1 0 3 .202 Rizzo 1b 5 0 0 0 5 .244 Kiner-Falefa 3b4 0 1 0 2 .257 Bader cf 3 1 2 1 0 .260 Allen lf 3 0 0 0 1 .167 Volpe ss 3 0 1 0 1 .209 Higashioka c 4 0 1 0 2 .229 TOTALS 36 3 9 3 18 Baltimore AB R H BI SO AVG Rutschman dh 4 2 3 1 0 .272 Henderson ss 5 2 2 1 1 .241 Santander rf 4 1 1 1 1 .256 O’Hearn 1b 5 1 2 3 2 .304 Hays cf-lf 3 1 0 0 1 .287 Frazier lf-2b 4 1 1 3 1 .239 Urias 3b 4 0 1 0 2 .253 Westburg 2b 3 1 1 0 1 .253 McKenna cf 1 0 1 0 0 .268 McCann c 3 0 0 0 3 .195 TOTALS 36 9 12 9 12 New York 001 110 000 3 9 0 Baltimore 700 200 00x 912 1 E: Henderson (9). LOB: New York 10, Baltimore 7. 2B: Torres (14), Bauers (13), Volpe (13), Santander (27), O’Hearn (13), Henderson (14). HR: Bauers (8), off Kremer; Frazier (13), off Severino. RBIs: Bauers 2 (21), Bader (33), Santander (58), O’Hearn 3 (36), Frazier 3 (49), Rutschman (47), Henderson (44). SB: Westburg (2), McCann (2). SF: Bader. Runners left in scoring position: New York 6 (Kiner-Falefa, Torres 3, Higashioka 2); Baltimore 3 (O’Hearn 2, Rutschman). RISP: New York 2 for 11; Baltimore 5 for 10. Runners moved up: Henderson. NEW YORK IP H R ER BB SO ERA Severino, L, 2-5 31/3 10 9 9 2 5 7.49 Marinaccio 22/3 0 0 0 0 4 4.08 Abreu 2 2 0 0 1 3 3.89 BALTIMORE IP H R ER BB SO ERA Kremer 4 7 3 3 2 7 4.66 Baumann, W, 8-0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3.48 Fujinami 2 1 0 0 1 4 4.26 Coulombe 1 0 0 0 0 3 3.00 Cano 1 0 0 0 0 3 1.76 Inherited runners-scored: Marinaccio 1-0, Baumann 1-1. HBP: Marinaccio (McCann). WP: Severino, Baumann. Umpires: Home, Phil Cuzzi; First, Mark Ripperger; Second, Shane Livensparger; Third, Dan Bellino. T: 3:04. A: 37,429 (45,971). Braves: Matt Olson says it’s no mystery why he’s leading the majors in RBIs. In the Braves’ powerful lineup, Olson is often hitting with runners on base. Olson drove in five runs with two homers, including a go-ahead, two-run blast in the eighth, and the Braves beat the Brewers 8-6 on Sunday in Atlanta to cap their sweep of the highscoring series. Olson has 35 homers, the most in the NL, and 88 RBIs, the most in the majors. The Braves scored 29 runs in the threegame sweep in the matchup of NL division leaders. “There’s always dudes on base,” Olson said. “I feel like I’m rarely taking at-bats with the bases empty.” The only player in the majors with more homers than Olson is Shohei Ohtani, with 39. Ohtani will bring the Angels into Atlanta for a series beginning Monday night. With the sweep, the Braves won five of six against the Brewers in the last two weeks, including two of three in Milwaukee on July 21-23. “You know you’re probably not shutting them out,” said Brewers left fielder Christian Yelich, who had a homer and drove in two runs but described the series as “a tough three days.” Yelich said a “backand-forth game” is likely against the Braves. Sure enough, the Brewers lost despite holding leads of 1-0, 3-2 and 6-5. “To keep roaring back, it’s a testament to how tough these guys are,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. The Braves lead the Marlins by 11 1/2 games in the NL East. The Brewers are a half-game back of the Reds in the NL Central. Orioles: Adam Frazier hit a three-run HR as part of a seven-run first and the Orioles went on to a 9-3 victory over the visiting Yankees. The Orioles led 6-0 before they even made an out against Luis Severino (2-5), and they took two of three in the weekend series. The win kept the Orioles 1 1/2 games ahead of the Rays atop the AL East. The Yankees are 3 1/2 behind the last playoff spot in the AL. Severino allowed nine runs and 10 hits in 3 1/3 innings as his ERA rose to 7.49. Orioles starter Dean Kremer couldn’t make it through five innings, so Mike Baumann (8-0) was credited with the win. Anthony Rizzo had five of the Yankees’ 18 strikeouts at the plate. Rays: Brandon Lowe hit a two-run HR and drove in three, Josh Lowe capped a four-run first with a threerun double and the Rays beat the host Astros 8-2. The Rays got to starter Brandon Bielak (5-6) for four runs in the first, with Yandy Díaz scoring on a fielding error by José Abreu before Josh Lowe hit his three-run double. Bielak allowed six runs — three earned — on eight hits with four strikeouts in five innings. Zack Littell (1-2), making his fourth start of the season, yielded two runs on eight hits with four strikeouts in a career-high five innings. Royals: Freddy Fermin hit a HRr, Maikel Garcia had an RBI double, Ryan Yarbrough gave up one run over seven innings and the Royals completed a sweep of the Twins with a 3-2 win. Yarbrough (4-5) had his best start of the season going seven innings, allowing one earned run and giving up seven hits while fanning five. Kenta Maeda (2-6) went five innings and gave up two earned runs on four hits and struck out seven. It’s the first time in over a month that the Twins lost a game he started. Carlos Hernandez shut down the visiting Twins in the ninth for the first save of his career. American League EAST W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY Baltimore 63 41 .606 — — 6-4 L-1 31-21 32-20 Tampa Bay 64 44 .593 1 +4 4-6 W-1 37-19 27-25 Toronto 59 47 .557 5 — 6-4 L-1 29-21 30-26 Boston 56 48 .538 7 2 6-4 L-1 30-23 26-25 New York 55 49 .529 8 3 5-5 W-1 32-24 23-25 CENTRAL W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY Minnesota 54 53 .505 — — 4-6 L-5 30-24 24-29 Cleveland 53 53 .500 ½ 6 6-4 W-1 28-24 25-29 Detroit 47 59 .443 6½ 12 3-7 L-1 22-30 25-29 Chicago 43 64 .402 11 16½ 3-7 L-1 23-29 20-35 Kansas City 32 75 .299 22 27½ 4-6 W-3 18-36 14-39 WEST W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY Texas 60 45 .571 — — 4-6 L-2 34-20 26-25 Houston 59 47 .557 1½ — 6-4 L-1 28-25 31-22 Los Angeles 55 51 .519 5½ 4 7-3 W-1 29-23 26-28 Seattle 54 51 .514 6 4½ 7-3 W-1 29-25 25-26 Oakland 30 77 .280 31 29½ 4-6 L-1 15-39 15-38 National League EAST W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY Atlanta 67 36 .650 — — 6-4 W-3 35-19 32-17 Miami 57 49 .538 11½ — 4-6 W-1 33-21 24-28 Philadelphia 56 49 .533 12 ½ 4-6 L-2 28-20 28-29 New York 50 55 .476 18 6½ 5-5 W-1 26-23 24-32 Washington 44 62 .415 24½ 13 6-4 L-1 20-33 24-29 CENTRAL W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY Cincinnati 58 49 .542 — — 7-3 W-1 28-26 30-23 Milwaukee 57 49 .538 ½ — 4-6 L-3 29-24 28-25 Chicago 53 52 .505 4 3½ 8-2 L-1 27-26 26-26 Pittsburgh 47 58 .448 10 9½ 6-4 W-2 25-27 22-31 St. Louis 47 60 .439 11 10½ 3-7 W-1 23-29 24-31 WEST W L PCT GB WCGB L10 STR HOME AWAY Los Angeles 59 45 .567 — — 4-6 L-1 31-20 28-25 San Francisco 57 48 .543 2½ +½ 3-7 W-1 29-23 28-25 Arizona 56 50 .528 4 1 2-8 L-1 28-28 28-22 San Diego 51 54 .486 8½ 5½ 6-4 W-2 28-25 23-29 Colorado 41 64 .390 18½ 15½ 4-6 W-1 24-28 17-36 SAN FRANCISCO 4, BOSTON 3 Boston AB R H BI SO AVG Refsnyder lf 5 0 1 0 1 .272 Turner 1b-2b 5 1 1 2 0 .287 Devers 3b 4 0 1 0 1 .261 Duvall cf 3 1 1 1 0 .261 Chang ss 1 0 0 0 1 .161 Yoshida dh 5 0 0 0 3 .308 Arroyo 2b-ss 3 0 1 0 1 .245 Wong c 2 0 0 0 2 .250 Verdugo rf 4 0 1 0 0 .272 Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 .299 b-Casas ph-1b 3 0 1 0 0 .253 Alfaro c 1 0 0 0 0 .118 e-Duran ph-cf 2 1 1 0 0 .315 TOTALS 39 3 8 3 9 San FranciscoAB R H BI SO AVG Slater lf 1 0 0 0 1 .288 a-Ystrzmski ph-rf1 0 1 0 0 .233 Pederson lf 4 0 1 1 0 .245 Flores 1b 5 0 2 1 1 .300 Luciano dh 2 0 0 0 1 .273 d-Wade Jr. ph-dh1 0 0 0 0 .268 Davis 3b 5 0 0 0 1 .258 Conforto rf-lf-rf 3 2 1 0 0 .241 Matos cf 4 0 2 0 0 .264 Sabol c 2 0 1 0 1 .252 c-Bailey ph-c 3 1 0 1 0 .254 Schmitt 2b 4 1 1 1 1 .208 B.Crawford ss 5 0 2 0 0 .212 TOTALS 40 4 11 4 6 Boston 000 000 120 00 3 8 1 San Francisco 010 010 010 01 4 11 0 No outs when winning run scored. a-doubled for Slater in the 3rd. b-popped out for Reyes in the 5th. c-flied out for Sabol in the 6th. d-grounded out for Luciano in the 7th. e-doubled for Alfaro in the 8th. E: Devers (13). LOB: Boston 9, San Francisco 14. 2B: Devers (23), Duran (31), Yastrzemski (17), Matos (6). HR: Duvall (9), off Stripling; Turner (17), off Ty.Rogers. RBIs: Duvall (29), Turner 2 (70), Schmitt (25), Flores (34), Bailey (31), Pederson (37). Runners left in scoring position: Boston 3 (Chang, Yoshida, Verdugo); San Francisco 5 (Bailey 2, Davis 2, Schmitt). RISP: Boston 1 for 11; San Francisco 4 for 18. Runners moved up: Refsnyder, Flores, Pederson, Bailey. LIDP: B.Crawford. GIDP: Turner, Wade Jr.. DP: Boston 2 (Duvall, Arroyo, Duvall; Casas, Arroyo); San Francisco 2 (B.Crawford, Schmitt, Flores; Matos, Schmitt, Matos). BOSTON IP H R ER BB SO ERA Bernardino 1 1 1 1 1 2 2.50 Schreiber 2 1 0 0 0 2 2.18 Murphy 31/3 4 1 0 0 1 1.59 Winckowski 12/3 3 1 1 0 1 2.95 Bleier 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.73 Martin 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.62 Llovera, L, 1-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.69 SAN FRANCISCOIP H R ER BB SO ERA Alexander 12/3 0 0 0 0 1 3.23 Stripling 41/3 4 1 1 0 3 5.52 Ta.Rogers, H, 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 2.72 Ty.Rogers, BS, 2-7 1 2 2 2 1 1 2.52 Doval 1 1 0 0 0 1 2.62 Beck, W, 2-0 2 0 0 0 1 3 2.94 Inherited runners-scored: Schreiber 3-1, Winckowski 1-0. IBB: off Beck (Devers), off Martin (Wade Jr.), off Martin (Conforto). HBP: Bernardino 2 (Conforto,Matos), Stripling (Alfaro), Llovera (Schmitt). Umpires: Home, Manny Gonzalez; First, Adrian Johnson; Second, Quinn Wolcott; Third, Junior Valentine. T: 3:13. A: 37,026 (41,915). 4 Chicago Tribune | Section 3 | Monday, July 31, 2023
SOCCER FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP GROUP A GP W D L GF GA PT x-Switzerland 3 1 2 0 2 0 5 x-Norway 3 1 1 1 6 1 4 New Zealand 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 Philippines 3 1 0 2 1 8 3 x-advance to round of 16 Sunday’s results Switzerland 0, New Zealand 0 Norway 6, Philippines 0 GROUP B GP W D L GF GA PT Nigeria 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 Canada 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 Australia 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 Ireland 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 Monday’s matches Canada vs. Australia, 5 a.m. Ireland vs. Nigeria, 5 a.m. GROUP C GP W D L GF GA PT Spain 2 2 0 0 8 0 6 Japan 2 2 0 0 7 0 6 Costa Rica 2 0 0 2 0 5 0 Zambia 2 0 0 2 0 10 0 Monday’s matches Japan vs. Spain, 2 a.m. Costa Rica vs. Zambia, 2 a.m. GROUP E GP W D L GF GA PT United States 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 Netherlands 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 Portugal 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 Vietnam 2 0 0 2 0 5 0 Tuesday’s matches Portugal vs. U.S., 2 a.m. Vietnam vs. Netherlands, 2 a.m. GROUP D GP W D L GF GA PT England 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 Denmark 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 China 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 Haiti 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 Friday July 28 England 1, Denmark0 China 1, Haiti 0 Tuesday’s matches China vs. England, 6 a.m. Haiti vs. Denmark, 6 a.m. GROUP G GP W D L GF GA PT Sweden 2 2 0 0 7 1 6 Italy 2 1 0 1 1 5 3 South Africa 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 Argentina 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 Saturday’s result Sweden 5, Italy 0 Wednesday’s match Argentina vs. Sweden, 2 a.m. South Africa vs. Italy, 2 a.m. GROUP F GP W D L GF GA PT France 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 Jamaica 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 Brazil 2 1 0 1 5 2 3 Panama 2 0 0 2 0 5 0 Saturday’s results France 2, Brazil 1 Jamaica 1, Panama 0 Wednesday’s matches Panama vs. France, 5 a.m. Jamaica vs. Brazil, 5 a.m. GROUP H GP W D L GF GA PT Colombia 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 Germany 2 1 0 1 7 2 3 Morocco 2 1 0 1 1 6 3 South Korea 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 Sunday’s results Morocco 1, South Korea 0 Colombia 2, Germany 1 Thursday, Aug. 3 South Korea vs. Germany, 5 a.m. Morocco vs. Colombia, 5 a.m. TENNIS ATP ATLANTA OPEN Sunday at Atlanta Station, Atlanta, outdoors, hardcourt MEN’S SINGLES, CHAMPIONSHIP #1 Taylor Fritz d. Aleksandar Vukic, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4. LATE SATURDAY, SEMIFINALS Aleksandar Vukic d. #7 Ugo Humbert, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5. ATP CROATIA OPEN UMAG Sunday at ITC Stella Maris, Umag, Croatia, outdoors, Red clay MEN’S SINGLES, CHAMPIONSHIP Alexei Popyrin d. #6 Stan Wawrinka, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4. HAMBURG EUROPEAN OPEN Sunday at Am Rothenbaum Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Hamburg, Germany, outdoors, Red clay MEN’S SINGLES, CHAMPIONSHIP #4 Alexander Zverev d. Laslo Djere, 7-5, 6-3. WTA LADIES OPEN LAUSANNE Sunday at Stade-Lausanne Tennis Club, Lausanne, Switzerland, outdoors, Red clay WOMEN’S SINGLES, CHAMPIONSHIP #2 Elisabetta Cocciaretto d. Clara Burel, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. WTA BNP PARIBAS WARSAW OPEN Sunday at Legia Tenis & Golf Center, Warsaw, Poland, outdoors, hardcourt WOMEN’S SINGLES, FINAL #1 Iga Swiatek d. Laura Siegemund, 6-0, 6-1. LATE SATURDAY, SEMIFINALS #1 Iga Swiatek d. Yanina Wickmayer, 6-1, 7-6 (6). AUTO RACING NASCAR CUP SERIES COOK OUT 400 Sunday’s race results at Richmond Raceway, Richmond, Va. Lap length: 0.75 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (26) Chris Buescher, Ford, 400 laps, 49 points. 2. (3) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 400, 49. 3. (2) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 400, 39. 4. (23) Joey Logano, Ford, 400, 34. 5. (11) Ryan Preece, Ford, 400, 41. 6. (13) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 400, 43. 7. (10) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 400, 33. 8. (24) Aric Almirola, Ford, 400, 32. 9. (17) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 400, 28. 10. (8) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 400, 33. 11. (20) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 400, 26. 12. (5) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 400, 41. 13. (4) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 400, 31. 14. (25) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 400, 23. 15. (7) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 400, 25. 16. (1) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 400, 39. 17. (9) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 400, 20. 18. (15) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 400, 19. 19. (14) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 400, 18. 20. (29) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 399, 17. 21. (6) William Byron, Chevrolet, 399, 20. 22. (18) Michael McDowell, Ford, 399, 15. 23. (27) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, 399, 14. 24. (19) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 399, 13. 25. (16) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 399, 12. 26. (30) Austin Cindric, Ford, 399, 11. 27. (36) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 399, 10. 28. (12) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 398, 9. 29. (32) Ryan Newman, Ford, 398, 8. 30. (28) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 398, 7. 31. (22) Harrison Burton, Ford, 397, 6. 32. (31) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 397, 5. 33. (33) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, 396, 4. 34. (34) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 396, 3. 35. (35) JJ Yeley, Ford, 396, 0. 36. (21) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 395, 1. RACE STATISTICS Average Speed of Winner: 98.779 mph. Time: 3 hours, 2 minutes, 13 seconds. Margin of Victory: .549 seconds. Caution Flags: 3 for 21 laps. Lead Changes: 18 among 8 drivers. Lap Leaders: T.Reddick 0-78; B.Wallace 79-122; D.Hamlin 123-128; M.McDowell 129-137; B.Wallace 138-173; T.Reddick 174-175; D.Hamlin 176-180; M.Truex 181; B.Keselowski 182-233; T.Reddick 234; B.Keselowski 235-284; D.Hamlin 285-292; M.Truex 293-304; C.Buescher 305-339; R.Blaney 340-341; M.Truex 342-346; C.Buescher 347-392; D.Hamlin 393; C.Buescher 394-400 Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): B.Keselowski, 2 times for 102 laps; C.Buescher, 3 times for 88 laps; T.Reddick, 3 times for 81 laps; B.Wallace, 2 times for 80 laps; D.Hamlin, 4 times for 20 laps; M.Truex, 3 times for 18 laps; M.McDowell, 1 time for 9 laps; R.Blaney, 1 time for 2 laps. Wins: W.Byron, 4; M.Truex, 3; K.Busch, 3; D.Hamlin, 2; K.Larson, 2; C.Bell, 1; R.Chastain, 1; R.Blaney, 1; J.Logano, 1; T.Reddick, 1; R.Stenhouse, 1; S.Van Gisbergen, 1. Top 16 in Points: 1. M.Truex, 711; 2. W.Byron, 681; 3. D.Hamlin, 656; 4. C.Bell, 636; 5. R.Chastain, 613; 6. K.Busch, 609; 7. K.Larson, 601; 8. K.Harvick, 601; 9. R.Blaney, 591; 10. J.Logano, 575; 11. T.Reddick, 563; 12. B.Keselowski, 560; 13. C.Buescher, 549; 14. R.Stenhouse, 494; 15. B.Wallace, 465; 16. M.McDowell, 455. MLS EASTERN W L T PT GF GA Cincinnati 15 2 6 51 39 25 New England 12 4 7 43 42 28 Philadelphia 12 7 4 40 39 26 Nashville 11 8 5 38 31 22 Orlando City 10 6 7 37 34 28 Columbus 10 7 6 36 45 33 Atlanta 9 7 8 35 42 39 Chicago 8 7 8 32 31 31 D.C. United 8 10 6 30 32 34 CF Montréal 9 12 2 29 22 32 N.Y. Red Bulls 6 9 8 26 22 26 Charlotte FC 6 9 8 26 30 40 New York City FC 5 8 11 26 25 30 Toronto FC 3 11 10 19 18 33 Inter Miami CF 5 14 3 18 22 36 WESTERN W L TPTS GF GA Saint Louis City SC13 8 2 41 43 27 Los Angeles FC 10 6 7 37 34 25 Real Salt Lake 10 7 7 37 35 34 Seattle 10 8 6 36 29 23 Austin FC 9 9 5 32 32 32 San Jose 8 7 8 32 28 29 Vancouver 8 7 7 31 38 32 FC Dallas 8 9 6 30 25 26 Houston 8 10 5 29 26 31 Minnesota United 7 8 7 28 26 30 Sporting KC 6 11 8 26 31 36 Portland 6 9 8 26 26 33 LA Galaxy 5 10 7 22 25 37 Colorado 3 10 10 19 16 30 SUNDAY, AUG. 20 Cincinnati at Columbus, 6:30 p.m. Charlotte FC at Miami, 6:30 p.m. D.C. United at N.Y. Red Bulls, 6:30 p.m. Minnesota at New York City FC, 6:30 p.m. FC Dallas at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m. CF Montréal at Toronto FC, 6:30 p.m. Orlando City at Chicago, 7:30 p.m. Portland at Houston, 7:30 p.m. New England at Nashville, 7:30 p.m. Austin FC at St. Louis City SC, 8:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at LA Galaxy, 9:30 p.m. Colorado at Los Angeles FC, 9:30 p.m. Atlanta at Seattle, 9:30 p.m. San Jose at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m. LEAGUES CUP SUNDAY’S RESULTS Atlas 1, Toronto FC 0 N.Y. Red Bulls 2, Atletico San Luis 1 Queretaro 1, Tijuana 0 Vancouver 2, LA Galaxy 1 Monterrey 4, Seattle FC 2 San Jose vs. Tigres UANL, late SATURDAY’S RESULTS Cruz Azul 1, Atlanta United 1 (Cruz Azul wins 5-4 on penalty kicks) Pumas UNAM 3, D.C. United 0 Charlotte FC 4, Necaxa 1 Orlando City 3, Santos 2 Juarez 3, Austin FC 1 WNBA EAST W L Pct GB New York 19 6 .760 — Connecticut 18 7 .720 1 Atlanta 14 11 .560 5 Washington 12 13 .480 7 Chicago 10 15 .400 9 Indiana 6 19 .240 13 WEST W L Pct GB Las Vegas 23 2 .920 — Dallas 14 11 .560 9 Minnesota 13 13 .500 10½ Los Angeles 9 16 .360 14 Phoenix 6 18 .250 16½ Seattle 6 19 .240 17 SUNDAY’S RESULTS Minnesota 87, Connecticut 83 Atlanta 80, Washington 73 Chicago 104, Phoenix 85 Seattle 85, Indiana 62 New York 87, Los Angeles 79 Las Vegas 104, Dallas 91 MONDAY’S GAMES No games scheduled TUESDAY’S GAMES Minnesota at Connecticut, 6 p.m. Phoenix at Indiana, 6 p.m. Atlanta at Las Vegas, 9 p.m. New York at Los Angeles, 9 p.m. WEDNESDAY’S GAME Dallas at Seattle, 9:30 p.m. THURSDAY’S GAME Atlanta at Phoenix, 9 p.m. SATURDAY’S RESULTS No games scheduled. NWSL CLUB W L T PT GF GA North Carolina 8 5 2 26 21 13 Portland 7 4 4 25 34 21 Gotham FC 7 4 4 25 17 14 OL Reign 7 5 3 24 23 18 Washington 6 3 6 24 22 21 San Diego 6 6 3 21 21 18 Louisville 4 4 7 19 19 16 Orlando 6 8 1 19 15 21 Houston 4 5 6 18 10 12 Angel City 4 6 5 17 18 23 Chicago 5 9 1 16 19 33 Kansas City 5 10 0 15 17 26 FRIDAY, AUG. 18 OL Reign at Kansas City, 8 p.m. NWSL CHALLENGE CUP EAST GP W D L GF GA PT North Carolina 5 3 2 0 15 3 11 Gotham FC 4 2 1 1 7 6 7 Washington 5 2 0 3 9 13 6 Orlando 4 0 1 3 4 13 1 Saturday’s result North Carolina 5, Orlando 0 Friday’s result Washington 4, Gotham FC 2 CENTRAL GP W D L GF GA PT Louisville 5 4 0 1 10 3 12 Kansas City 5 3 1 1 11 4 10 Houston 5 2 0 3 1 8 6 Chicago 5 0 1 4 0 10 1 Saturday’s results Kansas City 0, Chicago 0 Houston 1, Louisville 0 WEST GP W D L GF GA PT OL Reign 5 4 1 0 7 0 13 Angel City 5 2 1 2 6 7 7 Portland 5 2 0 3 8 7 6 San Diego 5 1 0 4 3 10 3 Saturday’s result Angel City 2, Portland 1 Friday’s result OL Reign 1, San Diego 0 NFL PRESEASON HALL OF FAME GAME Thursday, Aug. 3 Cleveland N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m., NBC (Canton, Ohio) WEEK 1 Thursday, Aug. 10 Houston at New England, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Seattle, 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11 Green Bay at Cincinnati, 6 p.m. Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Detroit, 6 p.m. Atlanta at Miami, 6 p.m. Washington at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m. Denver at Arizona, 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12 Tennessee at Chicago, noon Indianapolis at Buffalo, noon N.Y. Jets at Carolina, 3 p.m. Jacksonville at Dallas, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Baltimore, 6 p.m. L.A. Chargers at L.A. Rams, 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13 Kansas City at New Orleans, noon San Francisco at Las Vegas, 3 p.m. WEEK 2 Thursday, Aug. 17 Cleveland at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18 Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 6 p.m. Cincinnati at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 Jacksonville at Detroit, noon Miami at Houston, 3 p.m. Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m. Chicago at Indianapolis, 6 p.m. Tampa Bay at N.Y. Jets, 6:30 p.m. Tennessee at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Kansas City at Arizona, 7 p.m. New England at Green Bay, 7 p.m. Denver at San Francisco, 7:30 p.m. Las Vegas at L.A. Rams, 8 p.m. Dallas at Seattle, 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20 New Orleans at L.A. Chargers, 6:05 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21 Baltimore at Washington, 7 p.m(ESPN). WEEK 3 Thursday, Aug. 24 Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. Indianapolis at Philadelphia, 7 p.m(Prime Video) Friday, Aug. 25 Detroit at Carolina, 7 p.m(CBS) New England at Tennessee, 7:15 p.m. L.A. Chargers at San Francisco, 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 Seattle at Green Bay, noon Cleveland at Kansas City, noon Arizona at Minnesota, noon Buffalo at Chicago, noon N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 5 p.m. Cincinnati at Washington, 5:05 p.m. Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m. Miami at Jacksonville, 6 p.m. Las Vegas at Dallas, 7 p.m. L.A. Rams at Denver, 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27 Houston at New Orleans, 7 p.m(Fox) NFL CALENDAR UPCOMING DATES Aug. 3: Hall of Fame Game, N.Y. Jets vs. Cleveland, Canton, Ohio. Aug. 8: If a drafted rookie has not signed with his club by this date, he cannot be traded to any other club in 2023 and may sign a player contract only with the drafting club until the day of the Draft in the 2024 League Year. Aug. 10-13: First Preseason Weekend Aug. 29: Clubs must reduce rosters to a maximum of 53 players on the Active/ Inactive List. Aug. 30: Claiming period for players placed on waivers at the final roster reduction will expire at noon. Sept. 7, 10-11: Kickoff Weekend. Oct. 1: NFL International Game at Wembley Stadium . (London, United Kingdom) Atlanta vs. Jacksonville Oct. 8: NFL International Game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London, United Kingdom) Jacksonville vs. Buffalo Oct. 15: NFL International Game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London, United Kingdom) Baltimore vs. Tennessee SCOREBOARD Chris Buescher celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup race at Richmond Raceway on Sunday. With the victory, Buescher earned a playoff berth. SEAN GARDNER/GETTY By Hank Kurz Jr. Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Chris Buescher pulled away on a restart with three laps to go to win at Richmond Raceway on Sunday and snag one of the final spots in NASCAR’s playoff field. Buescher led 88 laps and was ahead by nearly six seconds when a caution came out with under 10 laps to go. That erased his lead over Virginia native Denny Hamlin, who was booed by his hometown crowd in pre-race. But Hamlin got a poor final restart and Buescher easily pulled away for his first Cup Series win of the season, third of his career. “I knew that last restart was going to be tough, but I knew we had the speed in this thing,” Buescher said. He and RFK Racing teammate Brad Keselowski led a combined 190 of the 400 laps in their Fords. Keselowski, now a part owner of the team, led 102 laps on the 0.75- mile oval. Buescher started 26th and had to drive the field for the win that locked him into the 16-driver playoff field with four races remaining in the regular season. Buescher became the 13th race winner this year and there are three playoff spots up for grabs over the next month. It was the 139th Cup win for primary team owner Jack Roush, second since Keselowski joined the ownership group. Ford now has 723 wins in NASCAR’s top Cup Series. “Everybody at RFK Racing has worked so hard to get us to this point,” Buescher said. Hamlin, winner last week at Pocono, finished second in a Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. Kyle Busch was third in a Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, followed by the Fords of Joey Logano from Team Penske and Ryan Preece of Stewart-Haas Racing. “One win is good, but you get three or four or five and then you feel a lot better,” Keselowski said. “It sure beats not having any at all, but we want to keep going. It’s nice to have one car locked in the playoffs. We need to get both cars locked in the playoffs. We have a good points gap, but we want wins and this is where we need to be.” Keselowski, despite being winless this season, is still mathematically in contention for the playoffs. The race was slowed just three times by caution flags, with the final yellow sending the leaders to pit road for four tires with eight laps to go. When the green flag was shown again, Buescher used the inside line to pull away for his third career victory. Hamlin’s bid for the victory ended on the second lap of the final sprint when he drove in too deep in the first turn and slid up the track. He finished 0.549-seconds behind Buescher. “I got a bad restart,” Hamlin said. “I had to recover too much ground from what I lost on the frontstretch. Almost got to the outside, and then in turn four, almost got to the outside again, and then in turn one I was like ‘I’m just going to ship it in there and try to get to the outside one more time’ and I just carried way too much speed and locked up the left front tires.” The series moves to Michigan where Kevin Harvick, winless so far in this his final season, is the defending champion. NASCAR Buescher wins at Richmond News services Lee Hodges shot a 67 in the final round on Sunday for a wire-to-wire title at the 3M Open and his first PGA Tour victory, setting tournament records with a 260 and a seven-stroke win. The 28-year-old Hodges, who started the day with a five-stroke lead on J.T. Poston, was up by three entering the par-5 last hole on his 65th career start. After Poston’s go-for-broke approach yielded a triple bogey, Hodges tapped in a short putt for his third birdie of the round. Poston shot a 69 to drop into a three-way tie for second place with Martin Laird and Kevin Streelman. Dylan Wu shot a 64 to match Keith Mitchell for fifth at 16 under. Tony Finau, the defending champion and highest-ranked player at 10th in the FedEx Cup standings participating in this field, shot a 70 to land in a threeway tie for seventh. Hodges shot a 63 on Thursday, a 64 on Friday and a 66 on Saturday to take a commanding lead into the final round at the TPC Twin Cities course in Blaine on a former sod farm in suburban Minneapolis. He had two eagles and two bogeys on Sunday. Germany’s Alex Cejka prevailed over Ireland’s Padraig Harrington on the second playoff hole to win the Senior British Open at Royal Porthcawl in Bridgend, Wales. The 52-year-old Cejka birdied the second extra hole to claim his third senior major title after he and Harrington had finished tied on 5-over par following a final round played in miserable wet and windy conditions. Harrington, 51, who also finished runner-up to Darren Clarke last year, narrowly missed an eagle putt on the first extra hole and could only make par when the players returned to the 18th after duffing a chip from the back of the green. NFL: The Vikings and DE Danielle Hunter agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $20 million. The 28-year-old threetime Pro Bowler will receive $17 million guaranteed and can earn $3 million in incentives. IN BRIEF Hodges cruises, earns 1st PGA Tour victory ODDS MLB MONDAY American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at NY Yankees off Tampa Bay off at Toronto -144 Baltimore +122 at Houston off Cleveland off Boston -125 at Seattle +106 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at Miami off Philadelphia off Milwaukee -196 at Washington+164 at Chicago Cubs off Cincinnati off San Diego -183 at Colorado +155 at San Franciscooff Arizona off Interleague FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at Atlanta -250 LA Angels +205 For the latest odds, go to FanDuel Sportsbook, https://sportsbook. fanduel.com/ GOLF 36TH SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 4th of 4 rounds, Royal Porthcawl GC, Bridgend, U.K., 7,003 yards; Par: 71 (x-won on second playoff hole) x-Alex Cejka 68-71-74-76—289 +5 Padraig Harrington75-68-71-75—289 +5 Vijay Singh 69-72-73-77—291 +7 Michael Jonzon 74-72-71-75—292 +8 Phillip Archer 73-70-71-79—293 +9 Phillip Price 72-72-73-76—293 +9 Richard Green 72-73-71-78—294 +10 Jerry Kelly 73-71-71-79—294 +10 Bernhard Langer 73-69-75-77—294 +10 Euan Mcintosh 74-71-72-77—294 +10 Steven Alker 70-68-76-81—295 +11 Anders Hansen 72-69-77-77—295 +11 Y.E. Yang 71-72-81-71—295 +11 K.J. Choi 75-72-71-78—296 +12 Ken Duke 71-73-74-78—296 +12 Tom Gillis 70-74-73-79—296 +12 John Kemp 74-71-77-74—296 +12 Jeev M. Singh 69-77-71-79—296 +12 Mario Tiziani 68-75-73-80—296 +12 Glen Day 76-71-73-77—297 +13 Bradley Dredge 71-72-74-80—297 +13 Thongchai Jaidee 73-70-74-80—297 +13 Paul Lawrie 70-71-75-81—297 +13 Gary Orr 71-72-77-77—297 +13 Emanuele Canonica72-70-77-79—298 +14 Joakim Haeggman74-71-74-79—298 +14 Keith Horne 70-72-78-78—298 +14 Miguel A. Jimenez 66-76-83-73—298 +14 Simon Khan 73-71-73-81—298 +14 Santiago Luna 75-67-83-73—298 +14 David McKenzie 76-70-76-76—298 +14 Jarmo Sandelin 70-73-76-79—298 +14 Darren Clarke 73-74-73-79—299 +15 Clark Dennis 72-72-75-80—299 +15 Hiroyuki Fujita 75-72-75-77—299 +15 Ricardo Gonzalez 73-73-75-78—299 +15 Greig Hutcheon 72-68-75-84—299 +15 James Kingston 74-72-79-74—299 +15 J-F Remesy 72-71-79-77—299 +15 Tim Weinhart 76-71-79-73—299 +15 Stuart Appleby 73-72-80-75—300 +16 Paul Broadhurst 70-71-78-81—300 +16 Michael Campbell 77-69-75-79—300 +16 Niclas Fasth 75-71-77-77—300 +16 Doug McGuigan 75-69-76-80—300 +16 Paul Streeter 73-71-75-81—300 +16 Steen Tinning 72-70-78-80—300 +16 Andre Bossert 74-73-79-75—301 +17 Grant Hamerton 73-74-76-78—301 +17 Michael Muehr 72-72-79-78—301 +17 Rod Pampling 72-74-80-75—301 +17 Tim Petrovic 74-72-75-80—301 +17 Notah Begay 76-71-76-79—302 +18 Shane Bertsch 73-69-78-82—302 +18 Rob Labritz 74-71-86-71—302 +18 Mauricio Molina 72-74-73-83—302 +18 Harrison Frazar 73-72-76-82—303 +19 Damian Mooney 73-74-75-81—303 +19 Timothy O’Neal 72-72-81-78—303 +19 Ken Tanigawa 73-72-75-83—303 +19 David Branshaw 73-72-76-83—304 +20 Roger Chapman 77-70-75-82—304 +20 Peter Fowler 73-72-84-75—304 +20 Scott Parel 72-73-84-75—304 +20 Christian Cevaer 73-74-78-80—305 +21 David Gilford 74-73-78-80—305 +21 Michele Reale 70-75-79-81—305 +21 Colin Montgomerie 72-70-76-88—306 +22 Patrik Sjoland 73-71-75-89—308 +24 Rich Beem 75-71-79-84—309 +25 PAST SENIOR OPEN WINNERS x-won by playoff 2023: x-Alex Cejka 2022: Darren Clarke 2021: Stephen Dodd 2020: No tournament due to COVID-19 2019: Bernhard Langer 2018: Miguel Angel Jimenez 2017: Bernhard Langer 2016: Paul Broadhurst 2015: Marco Dawson 2014: Bernhard Langer 2013: x-Mark Wiebe 2012: Fred Couples 2011: Russ Cochran 2010: Bernhard Langer 2009: Loren Roberts 2008: x-Bruce Vaughan 2007: Tom Watson 2006: x-Loren Roberts 2005: x-Tom Watson 2004: Pete Oakley 2003: x-Tom Watson 2002: Noboru Sugai 2001: x-Ian Stanley 2000: Christy O’Connor Jr 1999: Christy O’Connor Jr 1998: x-Brian Huggett 1997: x-Gary Player 1996: Brian Barnes 1995: x-Brian Barnes 1994: Tom Wargo 1993: Bob Charles 1992: John Fourie 1991: Bobby Verwey 1990: Gary Player 1989: Bob Charles 1988: Gary Player 1987: Neil Coles LPGA EVIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 4th of 4 rounds, Evian Resort Golf Club, Evian-les-Bains, France, 6,527 yards; Par: 71 $1,000,000 -14 Celine Boutier 66-69-67-68—270 $585,967 -8 Brooke Henderson 69-70-67-70—276 $283,278 -7 Celine Borge 67-72-70-68—277 Nasa Hataoka 70-67-68-72—277 A Lim Kim 67-74-67-69—277 Gaby Lopez 69-68-72-68—277 Yuka Saso 67-69-71-70—277 $158,805 -6 Gemma Dryburgh 70-70-69-69—278 $122,100 -5 Megan Khang 70-73-70-66—279 Su Ji Kim 67-74-71-67—279 Nelly Korda 70-73-64-72—279 Atthaya Thitikul 69-75-70-65—279 Rose Zhang 69-71-71-68—279 $95,922 -4 Esther Henseleit 67-73-73-67—280 Jennifer Kupcho 68-75-71-66—280 $81,808 -3 Linn Grant 69-71-70-71—281 Stephanie Kyriacou 74-71-68-68—281 Minjee Lee 69-71-66-75—281 Morgane Metraux 70-75-68-68—281 $65,045 -2 Ashleigh Buhai 72-72-68-70—282 Eun-Hee Ji 67-75-70-70—282 Hyo Joo Kim 71-72-67-72—282 Jin Young Ko 70-70-73-69—282 Alison Lee 66-71-71-74—282 Anna Nordqvist 72-70-68-72—282 Min Ji Park 69-75-72-66—282 Angel Yin 67-76-66-73—282 $47,560 -1 Jodi Ewart Shadoff 69-75-69-70—283 Johanna Gustavsson 70-75-67-71—283 Wei-Ling Hsu 69-73-68-73—283 Moriya Jutanugarn 71-74-72-66—283 Ariya Jutanugarn 70-73-73-67—283 Sarah Kemp 73-73-68-69—283 Ryann O’Toole 70-74-68-71—283 Sarah Schmelzel 72-73-69-69—283 $35,610 E Peiyun Chien 68-71-74-71—284 In Gee Chun 72-72-72-68—284 Ayaka Furue 69-76-70-69—284 Georgia Hall 71-73-68-72—284 Wichanee Meechai 66-76-74-68—284 Amy Yang 72-71-75-66—284 $27,910 +1 Aditi Ashok 71-72-74-68—285 Leona Maguire 70-73-67-75—285 Hae-Ran Ryu 67-71-76-71—285 Linnea Strom 73-72-70-70—285 Albane Valenzuela 69-74-71-71—285 Lilia Vu 71-70-68-76—285 $22,649 +2 Hye Jin Choi 72-73-72-69—286 Daniela Darquea 70-74-75-67—286 Mi Hyang Lee 70-76-71-69—286 Patty Tavatanakit 69-67-74-76—286 Miyuu Yamashita 70-75-67-74—286 $20,530 +3 Minami Katsu 74-69-72-72—287 $18,607 +4 Allisen Corpuz 71-73-71-73—288 Pauline Roussin 73-73-71-71—288 Jiyai Shin 72-74-75-67—288 Jenny Shin 72-73-73-70—288 Elizabeth Szokol 73-72-70-73—288 $16,363 +5 Hinako Shibuno 72-72-69-76—289 Angela Stanford 69-75-75-70—289 $14,758 +6 Karis Davidson 73-72-70-75—290 Cheyenne Knight 71-75-75-69—290 Lydia Ko 66-76-71-77—290 Min Lee 74-70-67-79—290 Yan Liu 72-72-73-73—290 Stephanie Meadow 69-76-76-69—290 Sung Hyun Park 72-70-72-76—290 $13,472 +7 Paula Reto 64-75-72-80—291 $13,153 +8 Pernilla Lindberg 68-72-74-78—292 $12,834 +15 Emma Talley 73-73-81-72—299 PAST EVIAN WINNERS x-won by playoff 2023: Céline Boutier 2022: Brooke Henderson 2021: x-Minjee Lee 2020: Cancelled due to COVID-19 2019: Ko Jin-young 2018: Angela Stanford 3M OPEN 4th of 4 rounds, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minn., 7,431 yards; Par 71 Lee Hodges 63-64-66-67—260 -24 Martin Laird 68-68-67-64—267 -17 J.T. Poston 66-66-66-69—267 -17 Kevin Streelman 64-68-69-66—267 -17 Keith Mitchell 68-66-67-67—268 -16 Dylan Wu 70-67-67-64—268 -16 Aaron Baddeley 69-66-65-69—269 -15 Tony Finau 66-66-67-70—269 -15 Sam Ryder 70-66-65-68—269 -15 Cameron Davis 68-67-70-65—270 -14 Emiliano Grillo 65-68-71-66—270 -14 Sam Stevens 69-69-66-66—270 -14 Zac Blair 69-66-72-64—271 -13 Nick Hardy 65-70-67-69—271 -13 Garrick Higgo 68-69-68-66—271 -13 Billy Horschel 66-67-68-70—271 -13 Beau Hossler 68-69-72-62—271 -13 Alex Noren 71-66-68-66—271 -13 Callum Tarren 66-68-70-67—271 -13 Tyson Alexander 69-67-68-68—272 -12 Jason Dufner 69-68-69-66—272 -12 Tyler Duncan 64-67-71-70—272 -12 Ben Griffin 68-69-67-68—272 -12 Tom Hoge 68-69-68-67—272 -12 Aaron Rai 69-68-67-68—272 -12 Matti Schmid 68-70-66-68—272 -12 Doug Ghim 74-63-67-69—273 -11 Chesson Hadley 71-66-66-70—273 -11 Seonghyeon Kim 71-64-70-68—273 -11 Eric Cole 70-66-68-70—274 -10 Kramer Hickok 68-69-71-66—274 -10 Mackenzie Hughes69-68-69-68—274 -10 Stephan Jaeger 71-66-71-66—274 -10 Hideki Matsuyama 64-70-73-67—274 -10 Max McGreevy 68-69-69-68—274 -10 Doc Redman 66-71-72-65—274 -10 Stewart Cink 74-63-67-71—275 -9 Adam Long 70-65-72-68—275 -9 Patrick Rodgers 69-67-69-70—275 -9 J.J. Spaun 66-68-71-70—275 -9 Adam Svensson 66-69-73-67—275 -9 Kevin Yu 70-66-67-72—275 -9 MJ Daffue 68-69-70-69—276 -8 Paul Haley 70-68-70-68—276 -8 Matt Kuchar 67-69-70-70—276 -8 David Lipsky 69-64-70-73—276 -8 Justin Lower 67-71-71-67—276 -8 Justin Suh 65-72-70-69—276 -8 Matt Wallace 71-66-70-69—276 -8 Peter Kuest 71-66-70-70—277 -7 Trey Mullinax 72-66-72-67—277 -7 Vincent Norrman 66-70-73-68—277 -7 Brice Garnett 71-67-70-70—278 -6 Russell Knox 70-67-72-69—278 -6 Chad Ramey 70-68-69-71—278 -6 Brandt Snedeker 64-68-72-74—278 -6 Ryan Gerard 69-68-70-72—279 -5 Nate Lashley 68-70-73-68—279 -5 Grayson Murray 68-67-71-73—279 -5 Henrik Norlander 67-71-69-72—279 -5 Brandon Wu 71-65-73-70—279 -5 Frankie Capan 68-68-73-71—280 -4 James Hahn 69-68-72-71—280 -4 Ludvig Aberg 72-64-73-72—281 -3 Kevin Chappell 69-68-75-69—281 -3 Trevor Cone 66-71-71-73—281 -3 Kaito Onishi 71-67-71-72—281 -3 Matthias Schwab 67-71-72-71—281 -3 Seung-Yul Noh 69-69-74-70—282 -2 C.T. Pan 68-70-75-71—284 E Ben Taylor 70-68-76-71—285 +1 Jim Herman 69-69-77-76—291 +7 Augusto Nunez 66-71-81-73—291 +7 Chicago Tribune | Section 3 | Monday, July 31, 2023 5
By Anne M. Peterson Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Megan Rapinoe is adjusting to her new role at the Women’s World Cup, even if it means she’s not on the field as much as she’d like to be. The outspoken 38-year-old known for her eclectic hair colors and the iconic victory pose she struck at the 2019 World Cup is the oldest player on the United States team. She already announced that her fourth World Cup would be her last. “Ultimately, we’re at the World Cup. This is where everybody wants to be, whether you’re playing 90 minutes, whether you’re a game changer, whatever,” she said Sunday. “I think it’s a lot similar to what I thought it would be — bringing all the experience that I can, all the experience that I have, and ultimately being ready whenever my number is called up.” Rapinoe has played limited minutes so far, coming in as a substitute in the 3-0 victory over Vietnam in the tournament opener, which was her 200th career appearance for the team. She was available but didn’t play in the disappointing 1-1 draw with the Netherlands on Thursday in Wellington. U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski made just one substitution in the match, bringing in midfielder Rose Lavelle after the first half. “I think all of us on the bench, it’s like we think we should be on the field as much as the players on the field believe that they should be on the field,” Rapinoe said. “Every player on the field that starts the game thinks that they should play 90 minutes, and every player who doesn’t, who is a sub, thinks that they should be on at some point.” The U.S. has won the last two World Cups, but the players find themselves in a more precarious position as they chase an unprecedented third consecutive title. The Americans need at least a draw going into the final group match against Portugal on Tuesday at Eden Park in Auckland. The Americans top Group E, even on points with the Netherlands, but hold the edge because of goal difference. Portugal, which beat Vietnam, could send the U.S. home early with a win over the Americans. “We’re unsatisfied with the way we played, but we know there are areas that we can be better and I think there’s some really simple fixes we can do to put ourselves in a better position to have more joy on the ball, especially in the final third,” Rapinoe said. At the 2019 World Cup in France, Rapinoe scored six goals, including a penalty in a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands in the final. She also finished with three assists and claimed both the Golden Boot and the Golden Ball for the best overall player. Rapinoe, who’s engaged to former WNBA star Sue Bird, has been a leader on and off the field. She made headlines during the 2019 tournament when she said she wouldn’t visit the White House if the U.S. won. Her decision was based on her disdain for then-President Donald Trump, and the team did not go to the White House after winning its second World Cup. And in the midst of a dispute with U.S. Soccer over equal pay with the men’s national team, Rapinoe helped the women hold firm on their position. “I just think back to 2019 in particular. We didn’t really talk about it a lot as a group but we were like, ‘Well, we have to win. This is kind of like a must-win World Cup for us.’ And I think it did give us confidence,” she said. “It pressured us, but I think we also knew that we could handle it and it was almost a mandatory upping of our level to be able to match everything that we were saying off the field. I think in so many ways we were betting on ourselves.” Rapinoe has won two Women’s World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal with the U.S. She also took home the Ballon d’Or and the Best FIFA Women’s Player awards — the game’s top individual honors — for her play in 2019. As a fierce advocate for social justice issues, including gender equity and LGBTQ rights, she was awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by President Joe Biden last year. The team also won a new contract that pays the players the same as their male counterparts. At this World Cup, she’s passing that legacy on to younger generation. Fourteen of the U.S. players are playing in their first World Cup. In 2019, Carli Lloyd was in a similar role of a player who was also something of a coach who led by example. Rapinoe is doing that now. “Still every day in training I’m like, ‘I’m gonna try to bust your ass,’ and that makes them better, that makes me better,” she said. “That makes the whole team better. So I think it’s been really rewarding. And I think ultimately, and I think that this gets lost, but I get to play in another World Cup.” Milestones: Morocco made history in multiple ways during its 1-0 victory over South Korea on Sunday in Adelaide, Australia. Defender Nouhaila Benzina became the first player to wear a Hijab in a World Cup game at the senior level, and her teammate Ibtissam Jraïdi scored the Atlas Lionesses’ first World Cup goal. The Moroccans scored in the 6th minute and were able to make it stand up for the remainder of the match. After a lopsided 6-0 loss against Germany, the victory keeps No. 72-ranked Morocco in contention to advance to the knockout stage of the tournament. Sunday’s other matches: New Zealand outshot Switzerland but failed to break a 0-0 tie in Dunedin, New Zealand. The draw gave Swiss the Group A win and moved them into the knockout round. The Football Ferns were eliminated from the tournament. New Zealand is the first host country to be eliminated in group play in Women’s World Cup history. ... In other Group A action, Sophie Roman Haug’s three goals kick-started Norway’s dormant offense and sparked a 6-0 win over the Philippines in Auckland, New Zealand, that moved the Norweigians to the knockout stage. The Philippines’ debut run in the tournament came to an end. ... Linda Caicedo put Colombia on course for an upset and Manuela Vanegas clinched the 2-1 win in the seventh minute of stoppage time against two-time champion Germany in Syndey. Both teams are still in the running for the knockout stage. WOMEN’S WORLD CUP Rapinoe’s new role: Role model At 38, U.S. great Megan Rapinoe is playing in her final World Cup. “It’s been really rewarding,” Rapinoe said of the experience. ANDREW CORNAGA/AP Despite less time on the field, US great still leads by example By Schuyler Dixon Associated Press The Rangers acquired three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer in a blockbuster trade with the Mets, an all-in move for the surprise AL West leaders. Both teams announced the deal Sunday after news of the agreement broke Saturday night. Manager Bruce Bochy said Scherzer will make his Rangers debut Thursday when he starts at home against the White Sox. “It’s great. We’re pumped about it. We’re getting an experienced guy with a tremendous resume,” Bochy said in San Diego before the Rangers played the Padres. He said the message to his players is: “Hey, we mean business. We’re here to win. And it’s always a great message when a team does something like this.” The trade netted the Mets one of Rangers’ top prospects in infielder Luisangel Acuña, the younger brother of Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. The Mets said he will be optioned to Double-A Binghamton. Scherzer waived his no-trade clause to complete the deal, and the Mets will send cash to the Rangers. The pitcher also agreed to opt in on the final year of his contract in 2024 at $43.3 million, according to reports that said the Mets were paying about $35 million of the remaining $58 million on the right-hander’s contract. “Obviously, Max’s pedigree is a future Hall of Fame pitcher and the winner that he is is a perfect fit for what we need right now. You can never have enough starting pitching and to add someone of Max’s caliber is a great addition to our club,” Rangers GM Chris Young said. “We landed the player we feel like is going to help us get where we want to.” The 39-year-old Scherzer joins another former Mets ace in Texas: injured righthander Jacob deGrom. However, the two-time Cy Young Award winner had Tommy John surgery last month that could sideline him through the end of next season. The Mets, one of baseball’s biggest disappointments, unloaded Scherzer just days after sending closer David Robertson to the Marlins for two minor leaguers Thursday. The Mets began the season with the highest payroll in baseball at a record $355 million but started Sunday 18 games behind the first-place Braves in the NL East and seven games back in the wild-card race with a string of teams to catch. “We just couldn’t get the consistency clicking,” general manager Billy Eppler said. The Rangers have emerged from six consecutive losing seasons to lead the AL West all but one day in Bochy’s first season in charge. Bochy won three World Series championships from 2010-14 as manager of the Giants. The Rangers made the first notable move of this trading season by getting once-dominant closer Aroldis Chapman from the Royals in June. Chapman has stayed in a setup role with Will Smith handling most of the closing duties. On Sunday, the Rangers added lefthanded starter Jordan Montgomery and right-handed reliever Chris Stratton from the Cardinals Scherzer (9-4) was leading the Mets in wins but had his highest ERA (4.01) since 2011 with the Tigers. The eight-time All-Star started Friday at home against the Nationals, allowing one run over seven innings in a 5-1 Mets victory. With 210 career wins, Scherzer is third among active pitchers behind Verlander and the Royals’ Zack Greinke. BASEBALL Rangers make big statement with deal for Scherzer SHORTS Boutier claims 1st LPGA major title Céline Boutier carded a final round of 3-under 68 to win the Évian Championship by six shots for her first major title on Sunday in Évian-les-Bains, France. The 29-year-old Boutier finished at 14-under 270 overall. She’s the first Frenchwoman to win the tournament, which became a major in 2013. “It has been my biggest dream since I started watching golf,” Boutier said. “This tournament has always been very special to me, even just watching as a teenager and just to be able to hold this trophy is pretty unbelievable.” Boutier is the third woman from France to win a major, following Patricia Meunier-Lebouc at the 2004 Kraft Nabisco Championship and Catherine Lacoste, who was an amateur when she captured the 1967 U.S. Women’s Amateur. Boutier, who had never finished better than 29th in six previous appearances at the tournament, was six shots clear of second-place Brooke Henderson, who was 8 under after her final round of 70. Boutier took a three-shot lead into the final round and eased any worries she may have had with two birdies to start and another on the fifth hole. Colts RB Taylor wants to be traded Colts running back Jonathan Taylor has requested a trade, NFL Network first reported Saturday night. Taylor, the 2021 NFL rushing champ, has been seeking a contract extension before his rookie contract expires at the end of this season and he’s been one of several running backs to publicly air their grievances throughout the offseason. The news of Taylor’s trade request came shortly after he met with team owner Jim Irsay for nearly an hour. “It was just a good conversation and, you know, hopeful going forward,” Irsay told reporters after practice. “We’re looking forward to a great season, hoping that Jonathan’s a big part of that.” Taylor, who was placed on the physically unable to perform list Tuesday, topped the 2,000-yard mark twice in college at Wisconsin and rushed for 2,980 yards and 29 TDs in his first two NFL seasons. He was a unanimous All-Pro selection in 2021, when he led the league with 2,171 total yards and tied for the league lead in total TDs with 20. Last year, he rushed for 861 yards despite missing six games with an ankle injury that required offseason surgery. Verstappen wins 8th F1 race in row Defending Formula One champion Max Verstappen enters the midseason break in unstoppable form, after winning the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday for an eighth straight win and 10th overall of a crushingly dominant season. Despite starting sixth, he finished 22.3 seconds ahead of teammate Sergio Perez to give Red Bull an easy 1-2. It moved Verstappen closer to a third straight world title and his own F1 record of 15 wins from last year. Verstappen is 125 points ahead of Perez after 12 races, and his next target is matching Sebastian Vettel’s F1 record of nine straight wins when the season resumes Aug. 27. Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc finished in third, with Lewis Hamilton in fourth for Mercedes ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso. Red Bull extended its record to 13 straight wins, including the final race of last season. After the break there will be 10 races left, but most of the competition for places will be behind Verstappen. Alonso is one point ahead of Hamilton in third overall, with Leclerc and George Russell of Mercedes level and 49 points back of Hamilton. —AP NATIONAL SPORTS REPORT 6 Chicago Tribune | Section 3 | Monday, July 31, 2023