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Shabbona muskie-transmitter study tops Go & Show: And ice fishing show, Cook County permits/reservationsDale Bowmanon November 11, 2021 at 12:02 pm

File photo of a sunset at Shabbona Lake. | Dale Bowman

A club meeting with a report on the muskie-transmitter study at Shabbona Lake, an ice-fishing show and the opening day for Forest Preserves of Cook County permits and camping reservations are in this Go & Show.

Tomorrow I hope to see snow flurries or squalls as I am scouting for Illinois’ firearm deer season opening next Friday. Just feels more like deer season when snow is flying, even an early non-sticking snow.

But I digress.

This evening, Nov. 11, I may make the drive to Plano for a topic that strikes my interests, still contemplating.

University of Illinois professor Cory Suski and his graduate student assistant will discuss the muskie-tracking study at Shabbona Lake at the monthly meeting of the Quad County Hawg Hunters chapter of Muskies, Inc. The club meets at 7:30 tonight at the American Legion, 510 E. Dearborn St., Plano, Ill. 60545.

FPCC PERMITS: At 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 15, the Forest Preserves of Cook County opens for 2022 picnic and special event permits–fpdcc.com/permits or (800) 870-3666–and camping reservations–fpdcc.com/camping or (855) 937-2267. Online is highly recommended due to high call volume.

For permits, in-person begins Tuesday, Nov. 16.

Here are the details:

In–Person Sales

Starting Tuesday, November 16 at 8 am, 2022 picnic and event permits can be purchased at the Forest Preserves General Headquarters (536 N Harlem Ave, River Forest, IL 60305) and Dan Ryan Visitor Center (S Western Ave & W 87th St, Chicago, IL 60620).

For camping, in-person begins Monday, Nov. 15.

Here are the details:

In-Person Sales

Camping reservations can be made in person at Camp Bullfrog Lake, Camp Reinberg or Camp Sullivan starting November 15 during office hours (8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday or Saturdays and Sundays when people are camping)II.

ICE-FISHING SHOW: Yes, an ice-fishing show. The inaugural Ice Fishing Swap Meet and Greet is 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14, at the Moose Lodge, 3535 N. Richmond Road, Johnsburg.

Here are the details:

The inaugural ice fishing swap meet and greet hosted by Midwest Angling

Brought to you by

Wet N Wild Outfitters and Vexilar

Buy – Sell and Trade new and used ice fishing equipment

Seminars from local ice fishing pros

Q and A with Our own Trevor James!

Clam Outdoors “photo booth”

Vexilar product display

and more!!!

you dont want to miss this event!

Show specials on guided trips and rentals

Ice fishing is only a few weeks away!

->Sunday, November 14 2021

8:00 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Johnsburg moose lodge

3535 N Richmond Rd, Johnsburg, IL 60051

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Loyal+Order+of+Moose/@42.3785762,-88.2703631,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x22a96e1aa2bc27df?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiGmqiJnI70AhWhRPEDHVyGClgQ_BJ6BAhKEAU

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Blackhawks’ Dylan Strome rejuvenated by ‘new chapter’ under Derek KingBen Popeon November 11, 2021 at 12:30 pm

Dylan Strome sees new opportunity under Blackhawks interim coach Derek King. | Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

King has released both Strome and Adam Gaudette from Jeremy Colliton’s dismantled doghouse. Now both forwards need to prove themselves to their new coach.

October didn’t go well for the Strome family.

On Oct. 15, Rangers forward Ryan Strome — the oldest of the three brothers — came down with COVID-19. On Oct. 22, Flyers prospect forward Matthew Strome — the youngest — was sent down to Reading in the ECHL.

And on Oct. 27, middle brother Dylan Strome was preparing for his third consecutive game for the Blackhawks (after four straight healthy scratches to start the season) when he was abruptly scratched again by then-coach Jeremy Colliton. He didn’t find out until a 3:30 p.m. text on game day that Jonathan Toews, who’d tested out of COVID protocol, would be taking his place.

“You get frustrated when you felt like you were playing good [but] you’re not in the lineup,” Strome said Tuesday. “You miss a week, and then you try to get back into it when it’s your time. It’s never easy. It’s not fun for sure, especially when the team’s losing. The mood in the room isn’t great, and you’re obviously upset you’re not playing.”

Fortunately, November is already going much better.

“It was a tough couple weeks there for the family, but we got through it,” he added. “Now Ryan’s back playing — he scored [Monday]. Matt just got called up to the AHL team [with Lehigh Valley]. And here I am here. So things are looking up. You’ve got to smile and be happy.”

The Hawks’ coaching change from Colliton — who’d long ago completely soured on him — to Derek King has given Strome a new opportunity.

After sitting and snacking on press-box candy in seven of 12 games under Colliton this season, Strome has not only played but played his much-preferred center position in both games so far under King. He received 13:45 of ice time versus the Predators and 11:16 versus the Penguins.

“It feels good — [like] a breath of fresh air,” Strome said. “He likes me as a player. He likes the way I try to control the puck… He seems like a nice guy. He played for a long time, so he’s got the hockey mind. It’s good to have him here.”

Adam Gaudette has been similarly released by King from Colliton’s now-dismantled doghouse. He, too, reappeared Tuesday against the Penguins.

“I’m still waiting for a bigger role,” Gaudette said Wednesday. “I know I can do it, but it’s just a matter of earning trust with the coaches… I want to be out there, I want to be relied on, and it’s been a while since I’ve had that feeling.”

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Adam Gaudette has also received a new opportunity under Derek King.

The injuries to MacKenzie Entwistle and now Brandon Hagel, who the Hawks said Wednesday will miss two weeks with a shoulder injury, likely guarantee Strome and Gaudette will stay in the lineup through the Hawks’ upcoming western road trip.

During that time, however, they’ll both need to fully develop their new relationships with King and prove they’re capable of fixing the flaws in their games that made Colliton lose patience.

Strome, in particular, is entering a make-or-break stretch.

His defensive play has never been great. He ranked last among Hawks forwards last season by allowing 1.03 opponent shot attempts per minute at even strength, and that average has increased to 1.14 this season. Lately, his offensive production hasn’t been much better. He has just one point — an assist — in seven appearances, and he didn’t record any shots on goal Sunday or Tuesday.

His misuse and distrust under Colliton almost certainly affected his mental readiness, which provides a valid excuse for his struggles then. But that excuse no longer applies.

“He’s got to get used to working without a puck,” King said. “When he does have the puck, he can make some stuff happen. But when you don’t have it is when we need everybody to start working harder.”

“Here’s his new chapter. We’ll see what he does with it.”

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Chicago Bulls: Zach LaVine has the dunk of the seasonVincent Pariseon November 11, 2021 at 12:00 pm

The Chicago Bulls continue to put up impressive win after win. The latest came in Wednesday night’s win over the Dallas Mavericks. Each team went into the game with a record of 7-3 and was looking to build on it. The Bulls prevailed to get that 8-3 record thanks to a 117-107 victory. There were […] Chicago Bulls: Zach LaVine has the dunk of the season – Da Windy City – Da Windy City – A Chicago Sports Site – Bears, Bulls, Cubs, White Sox, Blackhawks, Fighting Illini & MoreRead More

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‘The Souvenir: Part II’: A beautiful movie about the process of making a movieRichard Roeperon November 11, 2021 at 11:30 am

The film school student played by Honor Swinton Byrne (left) interacts with her mom (played by Byrne’s real-life mother, Tilda Swinton) in “The Souvenir: Part II.” | A24

Like the original, sequel makes the most of the very real mother-daughter dynamic.

In a remarkable happenstance, we’ve had four impressive and quite different releases in 2021 in which the grown children of famous actors have played the grown children of those famous actors — and the offspring have all turned in beautiful work.

Dylan Penn played Sean Penn’s daughter in the gritty period-piece drama “Flag Day,” Margaret Qualley delivered Emmy-level work as the lead in the Netflix series “Maid,” with her real-life mother Andie MacDowell as her mom — and even though “Val” was a documentary about the life and times of Val Kilmer, it’s Val’s son Jack who voices his father’s writings and in its own way, that’s a true performance.

Now comes “The Souvenir: Part II,” with Honor Swinton Byrne reprising her role as Julie Harte from the 2019 original, and the great Tilda Swinton playing her real-life daughter’s mother, Rosalind, and though there’s much more to this surreal and beautiful story about loss and healing than this particular relationship, it’s a marvel to behold the layered, nuanced, impeccably timed dynamic between the two actors. The body language, the little asides, the small compliments, the saying of one thing when you mean something quite the opposite, the realness of their interactions … if you eavesdropped on their lives for two minutes, you’d instantly know they were mother and daughter.

Joanna Hogg’s semi-autobiographical film picks up as Julie is still in deep grief over the sudden death of her boyfriend, Anthony (Tom Burke, whose spectacular performance in “The Souvenir” hovers over this story), a charismatic bounder killed by a heroin overdose. In some quietly moving early scenes, we see Julie slowly healing while holed up in the country estate of her parents (Tilda Swinton and James Spencer Ashworth), a place that looks like a watercolor painting come to life, and visiting Anthony’s parents (Barbara Peirson and James Dodd), who are clearly broken by their son’s death and are eternally grateful to Julie for seeing them.

When Julie returns to film school, she decides to scrap the working-class drama she’s been working on and create a romanticized, unstructured version of her time with Anthony. We also drop in on the shooting of an ambitious, period-piece musical lensed by the ridiculous egomaniac Patrick (a hilarious Richard Ayoade), who compares himself to Scorsese and responds to compliments by barking, “That’s marvelously generic.”

Much of “The Souvenir: Part II” is about the collaborative process of creating a movie, and how filmmakers can use their art to tell their stories — not as the stories happened, but how they wished or imagined they could have happened. Late in the film, writer-director Hogg makes the audacious choice to essentially show us Julie’s movie not as it is in the “reality” of the story, but how it occupies her mind, her dreams, her emotions, her heart. It skirts the line of art-house pretentiousness and perhaps crosses over a time or two, but it’s also strange and beautiful and haunting and original — like this movie itself.

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Man killed in Lake View shootoutSun-Times Wireon November 11, 2021 at 10:53 am

A man was killed in a shooting November 10, 2021 in Lake View. | Adobe Stock Photo

A 25-year-old man fatally shot in the neck in the 2900 block of North Wolcott Avenue.

A 25-year-old man was killed in a shootout late Wednesday in Lake View on the North Side.

A 44-year-old man was sitting in the steps of his home about 11:15 p.m. in the 2900 block of North Wolcott Avenue, when he heard a loud noise coming from the street, Chicago police said.

The man walked towards the noise and saw two males under a vehicle, police said.

The males crawled out from beneath the vehicle and pulled out their handguns before firing shots, police said.

The man pulled out his own gun and fired shots back, according to police.

He struck one of the suspects, 25, in the neck, police said. He was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. His name hasn’t been released.

The other male suspect fled the scene, police said.

The 44-year-old wasn’t injured and refused help from paramedics, according to police.

Area Three detectives are investigating.

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Fresh off season’s biggest win, Illinois State seeks to keep momentum going with visit to North Dakotaon November 11, 2021 at 11:30 am

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Fresh off season’s biggest win, Illinois State seeks to keep momentum going with visit to North Dakota

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Chris Stapleton wins big at CMA Awards; Luke Combs is entertainer of the yearAndrew Dalton | Associated Presson November 11, 2021 at 5:12 am

Luke Combs (left) accepts the award for entertainer of the year as presenter Alan Jackson looks on at the 55th annual CMA Awards on Wednesday night at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. | AP

Stapleton won song of the year and single of the year for “Starting Over” and took album of the year for his record of the same name.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Chris Stapleton was the big winner with six trophies and Luke Combs won the biggest prize with entertainer of the year at the 55th annual Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday night.

Stapleton won song of the year and single of the year for “Starting Over” and took album of the year for his record of the same name. And he walked away with two more trophies as a producer on the single and album.

He then won male vocalist of the year for the fifth time and it appeared he would sweep the night before Combs ended the show by winning entertainer of the year.

“I don’t deserve to win it,” an emotional Combs said, “but I’m sure as hell glad that I did.”

Stapleton came into the night the top nominee along with Eric Church, who was shut out.

Along with Stapleton and Church, Combs beat out Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert, who opened the ABC telecast with a medley of her hits, including “Kerosene,” “Mama’s Broken Heart” and “Gunpowder & Lead.”

It was a night of big emotions for many winners.

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Chris Stapleton accepts the award for male vocalist of the year at the 55th annual CMA Awards.

The Brothers Osborne won vocal duo of the year for the fourth time. Lead singer T.J. Osborne, who came out as gay this year, appeared to be holding back tears as he accepted.

“It’s been a roller coaster of a year, especially for me emotionally, and for you all to support me, it’s been incredible,” he said from the stage.

Allen was openly tearful as he became the second Black performer to win new artist of the year.

“I want to thank my father who’s no longer with us for introducing me to country music,” Allen said.

He recalled spending the last of his money to be able to see pioneering Black country artist Charley Pride at the CMAs in 2016, then getting to perform with Pride on last year’s show. Pride died of COVID-19 a month later.

Darius Rucker in 2009 was the first Black artist to win the award.

The ceremony represents a return to normal for the show. It’s back in front of an audience at its usual home after last year’s ceremony was held at a crowd-free Music City Center because of the coronavirus pandemic.

“We’re following all the health protocols to keep everyone safe,” Bryan said during his opening. “And we’re all vaccinated,” he said, “or not,” asking the awkwardly laughing audience, “anyone?”

In awards announced before the show Wednesday, “half of my hometown” by Kelsea Ballerini featuring Kenny Chesney won musical event of the year and music video of the year.

In a year when the major categories are dominated by male nominees, Gabby Barrett was the night’s most nominated woman with four nods, but the “American Idol” alum was shut out.

The CMAs are always heavy on performances and this year was no exception, with more songs than awards.

Church was surrounded by flames on the stage as he belted out “Heart on Fire” early in the show. Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde then took the stage for a duet of “Never Wanted to Be That Girl.”

Underwood and Jason Aldean dueted on their current hit “If I Didn’t Love You” and real-life friends Kane Brown and Chris Young will sang their hit duet “Famous Friends,” which was nominated in three categories but failed to take an award.

In winning album of the year, Stapleton beat nominees including Morgan Wallen, who was caught earlier this year yelling a racial slur. The CMA Board of Directors disqualified Wallen from individual awards, but he could still win for his work.

Wallen, who was not in attendance, got the biggest cheer by far of all the album nominees from the arena crowd.

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Will Smith book tour arrives in Chicago; actor talks domestic abuse, fatherhood and longing for approvalClare Spauldingon November 11, 2021 at 4:57 am

Actor Will Smith makes his entrance on stage at the Chicago Theatre on Wednesday night as part of his five-city book tour promoting his just-published memoir. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times, Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Smith was joined by co-author Mark Manson at the Chicago Theatre on Wednesday night, part of a five-city tour in support of his just-released memoir.

Chicago welcomed actor Will Smith with cheers and a standing ovation as he took the stage at the Chicago Theatre on Wednesday night.

An evening of rapping and cracking the not-so-occasional joke, Smith presented his memoir “Will” (released Tuesday), which travels the arc of Smith’s life largely chronologically, with each chapter titled a particular emotion prevalent in that season. It starts with the fear that defined much of Smith’s childhood, detailing how his father abused his mother.

“Within everything that I have done since then — the awards and accolades, the spotlights and the attention, the characters and the laughs — there has been a subtle string of apologies to my mother for my inaction that day,” Smith read Wednesday, from the opening chapters of the book. “For failing her in that moment. For failing to stand up to my father. For being a coward.”

The Chicago stop is part of a five-city book tour that started in Philadelphia earlier this week and ends in London on Nov. 18. A different guest joins Smith at each stop for “An Evening of Stories With Friends.”

Sitting in the leather chair across from Smith in Chicago on Wednesday was his memoir co-author Mark Manson, the best-selling writer of “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F***.”

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Actor Will Smith and author Mark Manson talk about their new book, “Will,” on Wednesday night at the Chicago Theatre.

Smith took a relaxed posture Wednesday, responding to audience members who called out to him and joking about using his “big-boy voice” after suffering from a voice crack. At Manson’s prompting, Smith walked through the pivotal life events he describes in the memoir, from his constant yearning for approval to navigating fatherhood as “the undisputed biggest movie star in the world,” as Smith dubbed himself in his book. “I was killing it; I was winning at everything. And winning, to me, meant everything else in my life should be perfect and everyone around me should be happy,” Smith writes. “But it wasn’t, and they weren’t.”

On stage, Smith shared the story of his daughter Willow, who was on tour with Justin Bieber by the time she turned 10. After a show in Ireland, Willow told her father she had fun, but she was done being on tour. But it wasn’t until Willow shaved her head in the middle of the night — eliminating her ability to “Whip My Hair” — that Smith understood what his daughter meant.

“It shook me to my core,” Smith said. “As strange as it sounds, I, like, discovered feelings in that moment.”

Among Smith’s latest ventures is the feature film “King Richard,” a biopic about howVenus and Serena Williams came to rule the world of tennis. Smith plays the sisters’ father and coach; a trailer for the movie kicked off Wednesday’s event. Demi Singleton and Saniyya Sidney, who play the Williams sisters in the movie, were in the audience.. The movie releases later this month.

The Windy City is referenced a handful of times throughout the 432-page book, mostly among brief references to cities Smith filmed in or kept track of for box-office sales. About halfway through the book, Smith does recount how songwriting inspiration struck as he sat waiting for a delayed flight at O’Hare Airport.

Smith was already deep into “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and entering the movie industry. In the airport, everything inside Smith told him he was done writing music; but listening to a track mixed by DJ Jazzy Jeff was all it took to launch a “pure stream of consciousness” resulting in the song “Summertime.” He didn’t change one word from that writing moment at O’Hare, Smith writes in the book. “I must have looked crazy in that airport lounge. I had that face that musicians get when a track is bangin’.”

Smith knew he had to record the song that day. He left the airport and recorded it in Chicago.

He closed out Wednesday night’s event rapping “Summertime,” the hit he wrote in Chicago — with DJ Jazzy Jeff accompanying him on stage.

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