Considering energy-efficient upgrades for your commercial property is a worthy investment because it frees up money to support other goals at your organization. While it can take a great deal of effort to get your entire leadership team to embrace this vision, the long-term financial and environmental benefits are well worth the effort. Here are seven ways to improve energy efficiency at your commercial property.

1. Measure Property Energy Consumption

Before you get started, you’ll want to get a sense of where you stand with energy efficiency in your building. Utilize Energy Star’s Portfolio Manager to save energy in your building. The first step is benchmarking where your building currently stands compared to other commercial buildings in America. Energy Star’s online tool provides a valuable reference point for future savings and lets you quickly access your building’s performance level.

Also, consider utilizing The Standard Energy Efficiency Data Platform (SEED). The SEED platform was developed by the U.S. Department of Energy and is a software application that businesses and the government can use to benchmark their energy efficiency. The convenience of the SEED platform is that it gathers data from various sources and runs multiple queries and reports as needed. Using both Energy Star’s Portfolio Manager and the SEED Platform will put your commercial property on track to becoming more energy efficient.

2. Update Garage Doors

Garage doors are notorious for leaking warm air in the winter and cool air in the summer. Don’t let that happen at your commercial building – update your garage door to one that excels in climate control. Look for a door that features polyurethane insulation to assist with temperature regulation. Retrofitting your garage doors to insulate against extreme temperatures is a fantastic way to improve energy efficiency at your commercial property. Another consideration is to improve the garage flooring using epoxy or a cover to provide further insulation.

3. Invest in the Ventilation System

Whether you’re planning to retrofit or do a complete overhaul to your property, make sure you look into your ventilation system. Since your new purpose is energy efficiency, your mission will be to make the building airtight. Whichever ventilation system you decide to pursue, ensure it maintains good air quality without building up moisture.

4. Improve Insulation

Another essential factor to consider in energy efficiency is improving the insulation in your building. Insulation will also contribute to keeping your property airtight and grant you savings in energy. Consider high-performance insulation like cellulose, polyurethane, or fiberglass, as they can be sprayed into existing wall structures, creating an air barrier crucial in preventing energy loss.

You can also consider replacing your windows with newer models that feature double panes, as well as tighter-fitting doors to improve insulation in your property.

5. Purchase Energy Star- Certified Equipment

As you improve your property, ensure you don’t skip out on buying the best when it comes to energy-efficient products. A fantastic guide for all your device needs is Energy Star. This designation provides energy-efficient computers for your workspace, ovens and fryers for your restaurant, refrigerators for your breakroom, or water heaters for your entire property.

Energy Star-certified products, on average, perform 15-30% better than noncertified products in their specific category.

6. Switch to LED Lights

A wise way to save energy in your building, and likewise money, is to make the switch to LED light bulbs. Compared to incandescent and halogen bulbs, LED uses 75-80% less energy, giving off less heat and extending the life span dramatically. This saves LED users on average up to $75 a month. Install motion sensors in bathrooms and infrequently used rooms, as well as timers, to employ other energy-saving tactics.

7. Certify With LEED

As you retrofit your building to improve its efficiency, consider taking it a step further by pursuing certification with LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). The standard is used for rating sustainability in buildings and is applied worldwide. A LEED certification sets itself apart by being cost-effective – saving billions in energy and millions in water, maintenance, and waste savings.

Additionally, a study by the University of California, Berkley, found that pursuing certification with LEED reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 50% and overall energy usage.

Reduce Your Energy Use and Save Money

When you choose to retrofit or update your commercial property, you decide to invest in a future of savings and sustainability. Use any of these seven methods to begin improving energy efficiency at your building today.

Five years ago this month the trucks rolled up our Long Grove driveway. First came the moving vans, separating our furniture into two collections, one group to be placed in storage while construction of our new home was being completed, the other batch to furnish our temporary rental. This was followed by the We’ll-Get-Your-Junk mobile, hauling off the leftovers; rejects that not even Goodwill wanted. We locked up and said goodbye to our “forever home.”

I don’t think the term “Forever Home” existed when we built the house in the early 1990s. We just knew we were set to put down roots and stay somewhere for a long, long, time. It’s not that we had been nomads previously, anything but, but this was where we wanted to raise our children, and where we would reside while life’s passages took hold.

Our kids were barely beyond the toddler stage when we moved in. Twenty-six years later, in our last family photograph at that house, our nuclear family was supplemented by a wife, a fiance, and our first two grandchildren. The photo was taken on a sunny August afternoon and I like to think all our dazzling smiles were thinking of the wonderful times in that house, as well as the future ahead.

That house saw so much. Celebrations–birthdays, anniversaries, proms, election victories. Tragedies–the deaths of my father and sister. An important victory–Barb’s success against melanoma. And more pets than I can count on one hand.

The house changed over time as well. A small addition for the sake of a big piano. A foosball table that migrated from our over-the-garage bonus room to a finally finished basement, where our offspring and their friends could hang out. A remodeled en-suite bathroom that we enjoyed; a remodeled kitchen that we never got the benefit of.

But I admit that I grew restless after twenty-five-plus years. I grew tired of running the same 5K routes. The long slog to and from the tollway became more than I was willing to endure on a daily commute. And our neighborhood friends were leaving for their own downsizers, or for a home in the permanent sun of Florida or Arizona.

If you are a long-time reader of this blog and its predecessor, you know the process of convincing Barb, finding/building a new home, and selling the old one, was complex and not always straightforward. But we persevered.

And now our “forever home” is five years in the rearview mirror. But like the sign says, “Memories in the mirror are closer than they seem“–and worth cherishing.”

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Hello, my fellow creepies! It’s time to start the spooky season off right and watch some horror movies! Enjoy this free offer of attending a virtual advance screening of THERE’S SOMEONE INSIDE YOUR HOUSE on Monday, October 4th (official release is October 6th on Netflix) in the comfort of your own home.

Based on Stephanie Perkins’ NYT best-selling novel of the same title, the story follows a girl who moves from Hawaii to her grandmother’s place in Nebraska to finish her high school education. Her focus on graduating is thwarted by a killer terrorizing her classmates while wearing a life-like mask of their own faces. Directed by Patrick Brice (Creep), produced by James Wan (Malignant, The Conjuring) and Shawn Levy (Stranger Things), and written by Henry Gayden (Shazam!).

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THERE’S SOMEONE INSIDE YOUR HOUSE (L to R) SARAH DUGDALE as KATIE KOONS in THERE’S SOMEONE INSIDE YOUR HOUSE. Cr. © 2021 Netflix, Inc.

Drury Lane opens its doors with the premiere of Forever Plaid, an Off-Broadway musical revue written by Stuart Ross. First performed in 1989, this now internationally performed musical features a boy band from the ’50s who were on their way to a concert performance. 

Tragically killed before they could perform, the boys of Plaid believed this was their big break into show business. 

The musical starts with a heavenly, The Book of Morman opening, as they come on stage. Then, the four boys discuss their fortunes of an afterlife performance, as if they never left. Finally, a curtain opens, and a magically time warp brings the boys of Plaid back to perform all of the songs they loved. Keeping up with the time warp theme, The Plaid asked an audience member, “What year is it?” Then pulled out their hand sanitizer. The boy group of Bryan Eng (Sparky), Michael Ferraro(Francis), Yando Lopez(Jinx), and A.D. Weaver (Smudge) four-part barbershop quartet harmony was delightful and authentic to the 50’s style of singing.

As they sing, they reminisce about their lives, bringing up the old days of the Ed Sullivan Show, displaying several of the past performers who visited. We also get a glance into each boy’s life, missed loves, and what groups or performers started their love of music.   

Hearing those old songs like “Three Coins in the Fountain, Love is a Many-Splendored Thing and Perfidia;” seem timeless as the boys brought back audience members to the childhood. 

He was returning to Drury Lane Theatre after his performance in Rock of Ages; Michael Ferraro (Francis), leader of the group of four in their feasible attempt to explain how they lost their chance of fame. His vocals weren’t as solid as the others; however, he carried his lead and perfectly harmonized within the group. 

Making his Drury Lane debut, Bryan Eng (Sparky), with his Elvis haircut, is one of Chicago’s bright stars. He’s performed at theaters such as Lookingglass Theatre and the Marriott Theatre. A graduate of Northwestern University, Eng does a great job vocalizing that 50’s sound. We also get a taste of this multifaceted actor and musician as he shared his talent on the piano.   

Also making his Drury Lane debut is A.D. Weaver as Smudge. His Facebook page features a practice scene of Forever Plaid, so visit and enjoy. https://www.facebook.com/adrian.weaver.52

His tenor and baritone voice truly completes this quartet and brings a rich tone to “Sixteen Tons,” a song Merle Travis wrote about a coal miner.

Last but surely not least is Yando Lopez as Jinx, who is returning to Drury. You could hear his impeccable male soprano voice in each ballad, and his rendition of Johnny Ray’s 1951 version of “Cry” brought the audience to its feet. 

This fictional quartet combines groups such as The Four Aces, The Four Freshmen, Canadian quartet, The Four Lads, and the Beatles; provided 90 minutes of oldies but goodies. The show doesn’t seem to have any message or meaning; however, the audience can vaguely walk away with the sense that life can drastically change and we should enjoy the moments before our history as read. 

Missing from Drury Lane was the usual groupies that would dress to the occasion and the after-party, which always provided the audience a nice light meal and a chance to visit the performers. As most theaters seem to be leaning toward, Drury did have a mask mandate. Hopefully other theaters will follow the proof of vaccination requirement to protect the theater from going dark again.   

Let’s Play Recommend Forever Plaid. 

Drury Lane Theatre 

Forever Plaid

Written and Originally Directed and Choreographed by Stuart Ross  

Musical Continuity Supervision and Arrangements by James Raitt

Originally Produced by Gene Wolsk

Directed and Choreographed by Paul Stancato

With Music Direction by Valerie Maze

September 17 – November 7, 2021

Announcing its re-opening, Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire brings to its stage; THE WORLD GOES ROUND. Of course, you can’t have a meaningful conversation about musicals without mentioning one of American’s most incredible songwriting teams of Kander and Ebb. This fantastic duo featured Kander, who wrote the scores for 15 musicals with lyricist Edd. Known for their great songs, like Cabaret (1966), And All That Jazz, and Chicago (1975), their legendary stage musicals scored several movies, including Martin Scorsese’s New York, New York.

The cast of five featured some sensational voices. Allison E. Blackwell started the evening serenading us with her beautiful voice singing, “The World Goes Around.” Blackwell, who made her Broadway debut in the Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, has been in several significant roles as Aretha Franklin (A Night With Janis Joplin) and the Broadway cast for Disney’s The Lion King. She is also an accomplished operatic singer performing with orchestras such as The Boston Pops, The Philly Pops, The New York Pops, The Atlanta Symphony, and The Houston Symphony. 

Another powerful voice blessed us by the name of Meghan Murphy. Murphy, known as “Big Red,” thrilled the audience with “And All That Jazz and has an impressive vocal range. However, we loved the 50’s house-wife look as she nailed the acting and singing, “The Grass Is Always Greener.” Rounding out the ladies is Amanda Rose. Rose is a Broadway and Off-Bradway regular, has performances with National tours of Wicked, Dr. Doolittle, Oklahoma, and The Man That Would Be King. 

Byrd and Earley completed the team of five with style. Earley, who started his career at the age of ten as Kurt in The Sound Of Music, is also a Jeff Award winner for this role as Balladeer in Assassins. In addition, he has solid and impressive vocals, which he displayed while singing “Kiss Of The Spider Woman” and I Don’t Remember You.”

Add the style of Champlain, Fred Astaire, with a twist of Sammy Davis Jr, and you get the fashion and grace of Joseph Anthony Byrd, who danced his way into our hearts. His Kander and Ebb version of Mr. Cellophane was delighted, and he almost stole the show with his witty and comical performance of “Sara Lee.” His vocals weren’t as sharp compared to Blackwell, Murphy, and Earley, but it worked. 

The 90-minute performance struggled somewhat with being either a play or a musical; however, their harmony and vocals make this musical worthy of your attention. 

Let’s Play Recommends; THE WORLD GOES ROUND, a musical revue featuring the songs of Kander and Ebb.

Marriott Theatre 

The World Goes Round

Terry James, Executive Producer 

Aaron Thielen, Artistic Director 

Peter Blair, Associated Producer

Peter Marston Sullivan, Associated Artistic Director

Music by John Kander

Lyrics by Fred Ebb

September 15th-November 7th

Ghoulish greetings from Count Gregula! Guess vhat? The beast time of year for fear is here once again! This scare season is already lurking to be a vast improvement over 2020 because most of the previously established haunted happenings including some brand new ominous offerings are scheduled to be open in 2021. Several fang-tastic fears and fall frights are already getting going this macabre month of September. Vonderful!

Keep scrolling this putrid post to view my annual deadly directory of a select few Chicagoland haunted happenings that offer some sinister scares, heinous horrors and terror treats. Be sure to check each individual site for exact times and dates of operation. I have each listing creepily categorized for your perusing pleasure. So, pick a place and have some fiendish fun getting frightened!

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13th Floor Chicago

Returning for an eerie eighth season of scares in Chicagoland, 13th Floor Chicago vill debut a new location vith two fiendishly fresh haunted attractions in forty-thousand square feet of fang-tastic fun at 5050 River Road in Schiller Park this fall. Near the Rosemont entertainment district, the new site vill feature two all-new shows: Bad Blood and Spirit of Halloween. Admission into both shows is included in one ticket purchase. The new location vill also feature a carnival-like midvay of games, photo opportunities, food and beverages.

The haunting season at 13th Floor Chicago vill run on select dates from September 24 until November 13, 2021. It is recommended for ages 12 and up. Tickets are on sale now. Check out 13th Floor Chicago on Facebook and Instagram. For additional info and to purchase tickets, go HERE.

The Old Joliet Haunted Prison

The innovators of national haunted attractions, 13th Floor Entertainment Group, vill reanimate the historic old prison outside of Chicago this fiendish fall vith the debut of The Old Joliet Haunted Prison. Opening to the public on September 25, 2021. This new ominous offering vill be Chicagoland’s first and only haunted house inside an actual abandoned prison.

Originally built as a vomen’s prison in 1896, The Old Joliet Haunted Prison is located in the annex building at 401 Woodruff Road in Joliet, Illinois. The famed, long-abandoned prison has been referenced in numerous television, film, literature and songs. The prison closed in 2002, but is purportedly haunted vith real spooky specters. This fang-tastic fall, the grounds and interior of the prison vill be transformed into a breathtaking haunted house vith two attractions, The Forsaken and Ghost Chamber, for the price of one ticket. Check out the Haunted Prison on Facebook and Instagram. For additional info and to purchase tickets, go HERE.

Evil Intentions Haunted House

In Elgin’s industrial section stands the abandoned home of Elgin Casket Company. This once proud building has been vitness to murder, grisly discoveries, cult activities, and unexplained occurrences, and a dark legacy has emerged from its sordid history. Evil Intentions Haunted House now takes up residence at this completely unique location and nothing else is like it in the state of Illinois. Be truly terrorized at this multi-level 55,000 square foot paranormal hot spot. The horrific haunt offers a hex-perience you vill never forget and macabre memories that vill give you nightmares for years to come.

Located at 900 Grace Street in Elgin, Illinois. Parking is free in the adjacent lot across the street. Evil Intentions Haunted House opens to the public for shows beginning on September 24, 2021, and runs on select dates through October 31, 2021. General admission tickets are $35 per person. VIP tickets are also available for $50 per person. To purchase tickets in advance, click HERE.

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Bengtson’s Pumpkin Fest

Bengtson Farm is a family owned and operated Pumpkin Festival that has served the Homer Glen area for over 38 years. The pumpkin festival is located just 40 minutes outside of Chicago. Enjoy attractions like Tractor Town, Barnyard Dance Cow Coaster, Free Selfie Booth, Gemstone Mining Sluice, Pumpkin Chucker, Pig Races, Animals & Petting Zoo, Train Rides (2), 90′ Mega Fun Slides, Frog Hopper, Pumpkins, Twirling Honey Pots, Happy Swing, Bengtsonville Kids Village, The Milking Cows, Jimmy Cracked Corn Box, Fun Barn, Haunted Barn and Pony Rides. Unlimited rides are included for all guests of the farm. Some rides have minimum height requirements. Vhen hungry be sure to visit their Eats and Treats that includes classic carnival food, a variety of food trucks and much more.

Located at 13341 W 151st St in Homer Glen, Illinois. Bengtson’s Pumpkin Fest is ADA-accessible, mostly outdoors and stroller friendly. Free parking in adjacent parking lot. Discounted veekday admission. Free to children 2 years and younger. The pumpkin farm opened to the public on September 25, 2020 and runs on select dates through November 1, 2020. Tickets starting at $13.99, depending upon date. Purchase tickets online by clicking HERE.

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A good friend gave me the plaque which I proudly hang by my front door because, for me, I truly believe that a pup can make life so much better. Why?

Because dogs are loyal. Dogs are not judgemental. Dogs could care less about your politics. Dogs merely want to love their families. That’s why I make it a point to support various charities that benefit our four-legged friends.

As to my own dog, Sydney, she’s been a Godsend and I mean that literally. She has saved my life and maybe some of those who live on my block. It was Sydney who discovered that I had left a burner ON, barely ON, but enough to fill my kitchen full of gas. Thank goodness I don’t smoke because even an ignition from a lighter could have exploded the house killing me and maybe a neighbor or two.

While staying at a hotel, during my recent 2021 road trip to Maine and back, it was Sydney who growled and barked in the middle of the night that thwarted the robbery of my auto. The thieves attempted to cut the alarm wire – missed – and cut the harness wire to my headlights. I was forced to limit my driving to daylight hours during the course of the next two days before I could get the matter addressed by my local VOLVO dealer.

But what I enjoy the most about Sydney is she’s always willing to serve as an advocate for the various charities I am involved in. When the Community Adult Day Center, where I serve as a volunteer board member hosted a day of Elvis for the clients, Syd was there for PET THERAPY and allowed herself to be the recipient of, “You Ain’t Nothing But A Hound Dog,” from none other than Mr. E-IMPERSONATOR.

It brought a bit of laughter to all who witnessed it, and that’s always something RICH for the SOUL.

And on Sunday, September 26, Syd will be at BARKAPALOOZA, at Lisle Community Park from 10-2p, manning a KISSING BOOTH from 12N-2p. Syd thought it best that she be groomed and her nails done for the occasion and I found that admirable and arranged Suds & Tails to do their magic making her smell super sweet and giving her a bit of style with a cravat so she could be that “lady in RED.”

If you’re looking for a friend, a protector, and a partner in crime providing it gets you into the mood to GO DO GOOD, then consider supporting your local humane society with a contribution and maybe making your home complete because as my plaque notes:

What happened on the border is worse than slavery, she perversely claims.

The sale of a slave family in Virginia. According to Maxine Watters, they didn’t have it as bad as the illegal aliens who were turned back at the southern border by horsemen.

Rep. Maxine Waters, the California Democrat, insisted that what happened on the southern border–horsemen blocking Haitian illegal aliens from entering America–was “worse than what we witnessed in slavery.” Can she really mean it? Is she that stupid?

Let us remember that speaking or writing “misinformation”–as determined by some invisible Judge of Wokeness–is cause for getting banned from Facebook, Twitter and other Orwellian social media.

It was enough to get a president of the United States expelled, someone elected by the people, no matter whom he is. Alleged misinformation was enough to get the New York Post silenced on Twitter. And that was for reporting what has turned out to be true about Hunter Biden’s laptop.

Now comes Waters with speech that is so wrong, so contrary to fact and so dangerous. Yet she remains on social media. So do the others, such as President Joe Biden and his press secretary Jen Psaki for similar nonsense.

Worse than slavery? First, the preponderance of evidence does not prove that anyone was getting whipped, and certainly not like slaves were whipped. To equate the two is to debase the suffering of millions of enslaved men, women and children.

From the first to arrive in America in 1619 to the almost 4 million held as slaves in 1860. To the uncounted number who died horrible deaths as they were shipped to America. To the mothers and fathers who saw their children sold off. To the ones who risked all to run to freedom, including those who didn’t make it. To the the shackled or physically tortured for the slightest offense. To the many who died working the fields. To the lynched.

Just as bad is her silence and absence of concern about thousands of men, women and children before her very eyes who huddled under a bridge to escape the scorching son. About the children who have been abandoned, including the toddler who discovered next to his infant sibling in the high weeds where she was left by….? About Americans who will become infected with Covid and die because of the mess that Biden has created on the border. Her view of suffering is selective and lopsided.

Can Waters be that blind or ignorant of her own history? Or does she know better and is just determined to stoke the fires of racial hatred incinerating America? Doesn’t matter which. What she has done is so far beyond “misinformation” that the censors would have to create a new descriptive. Lies, falsifications, distortions or fabrications don’t seem to capture the staggering depth of hatred that she has invoked,

How to stop her from continuing in this same kind of deceitfulness? Should she resign? Should she be censored by her congressional colleagues? Should her remarks be disavowed and condemned by progressives? (Fat chance of that.) Should she, like so many conservatives whose voices have been silenced by the tech-autocrats, be banned from social media?

Silencing her would be wrong, just as the voices of conservatives are routinely silenced. Even loons have a right to speak. Silencing her would only strengthen her standing among the many who think she’s right, even smart. More important, it reveals what a moron she truly is.

Only condemnation from her side of the political landscape will address the damage that she has done to the commonweal. But from them, only silence. Just as the person who knowing supplies an arsonist with gasoline, those progressives are equally guilty and disgusting.

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Jordan Miles (91) and Jason Johnson (8) helped lead Eastern Illinois to a 28-14 win. (photo courtesy EIU Athletics)

A momentum-swinging, game-changing play by Eastern Illinois’ defense sparked the Panthers to a 28-14 victory Saturday at Tennessee Tech to open the Ohio Valley Conference schedule.

Trailing 21-14, TTU appeared on the verge of tying the game when quarterback Drew Martin fumbled on a scramble inside the EIU 10-yard line.  

Panther defensive back Bryce Dewberry scooped up the loose ball and weaved his way for a school-record 90-yard touchdown. The TD thwarted Tennessee Tech and catapulted the Panthers to victory.

The win was the first of the season for EIU (1-4) but allowed the Panthers to open OVC play with a 1-0 record. Tennessee Tech fell to 0-4 overall and 0-1 in the league.

Here are three things Prairie State Pigskin learned about the EIU victory:

Big plays continue to decide games

Eastern fell behind early when Martin connected with Quinton Cross on a 62-yard touchdown pass.

The Panther defense delivered at key moments.

After Eastern scored its first touchdown to pull within a point, freshman safety Kaelin Drakeford intercepted a Martin pass with 1:11 remaining in the half. That led to EIU’s second touchdown and a successful two-point conversion to take a 14-7 lead.

“It wasn’t pretty,” third-year EIU head coach Adam Cushing said. “When you play as hard as you can for as long as you possibly can, the bounces go your way.”

2. EIU’s ‘next man up’ philosophy produced two TDs

With key receivers sidelined by injuries, the Panthers may have discovered a new go-to target.

Freshman DeAirious Smith caught a pair of touchdowns from quarterback Otto Kuhns.

“I’m so proud of DeAirious,” Cushing said. “He showed what he’s capable of today.”

Smith had six catches for 109 yards.

3. Defensive pressure always makes things easier

Cushing said one of the keys to the win was EIU’s pressure on Martin, who made the start for TTU in place of the injured Willie Miller.

“Our defensive line was in the backfield,” Cushing said. “Our defensive line was getting in his (Martin’s) face and making him make rushed decisions.”

Defensive lineman Jordan Miles said, “That felt extraordinary. I was just looking forward to our defensive line getting pressure back there and containing him (Martin).”

Punter Logen Neidhardt again turned in a solid performance. The transfer pinned TTU inside its 10-yard line in the second quarter.

On a TTU third-down play, Dewberry helped force the Golden Eagles to punt from their 1-yard line, giving EIU good field position. 

EIU forced two turnovers on the final two Tennessee Tech possessions of the game. Miles forced two fumbles in the victory.

News & notes

Linebacker Jason Johnson led the defense with 16 tackles and a fumble recovery . . . Miles had four tackles with two sacks, both forcing fumbles . . . Tim Varga added two more sacks for EIU’s defense . . . Receiver Arron Foulkes scored on a 24-yard jet sweep run . . . Harrison Bey-Buie led Eastern with a career-high 79 yards on 19 carries . . . Kuhns was 15-for-26 for 183 yards and two touchdowns. He threw one interception but was not sacked.

What’s next

Eastern travels to Murray State Saturday, Oct. 2 for another OVC game.