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CCT ADDS PIVEN THEATRE AS NEWEST EDUCATION PARTNER Kids ages six to ten will have a blast taking an island vacation in the heart of the West Loop this winter, with singing, dancing, surfing in front of a green screen wave simulation, learning to walk on beach balls, beach crafts, conch hunts and more.

CHICAGO, November 8, 2017 – Evanston’s Piven Theatre Workshop will establish its first partnership with Chicago Children’s Theatre when it starts offering advanced youth acting classes at Chicago Children’s Theatre, The Station, in January. Piven Theatre Workshop joins a robust list of elite Chicago youth arts education providers helping train young minds, from newborns to age 13, at Chicago Children’s Theatre’s new West Loop home. CCT education partners at The Station already include The Second City, now offering improv classes in the West Loop for kids ages 9 to 13, Old Town School of Folk Music’s Wiggleworms early childhood music education classes, and circus and aerial arts with The Actors Gymnasium. Piven’s arrival in January marks a new chapter in advanced acting classes for kids at Chicago Children’s Theatre. Introductory courses taught by CCT teaching artists now include Intro to Acting, Shake the Stage and Stage Combat for Kids. For parents eager to support their child’s commitment to their theater studies, Introduction to Piven Theater Workshop (grades 3-5) and Piven Theatre Workshop Improvisation and Scene Study (grades 6-8) will

become part of the growing curriculum at The Station. Add CCT’s interactive courses like Teeny Tales, Bubble Jams, Hip Hop 4Totz and Hip Hop 4Kidz, and Chicago Children’s Theatre’s new West Loop home is now a centrally located community hub with the most diverse roster of performing arts classes anywhere in Chicago. Also new this year, CCT is offering its first Beach Party Winter Camp, Tuesday, January 2 through Friday, January 5. This camp is ideal for parents who need a break after the holidays, or need to get back to work, but their kids are still looking for something fun to do on winter break. Kids ages six to ten will have a blast taking an island vacation in the heart of the West Loop this winter, with singing, dancing, surfing in front of a green screen wave simulation, learning to walk on beach balls, beach crafts, conch hunts and more. The price is $375. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with drop off starting at 8:30 a.m. and after care available until 5:30 p.m. for an additional fee. Visit chicagochildrenstheatre.org/wintercamp to register your child. Limited spots available. “Classes at Chicago Children’s Theatre are a blast and a great way for kids

to meet other kids from all over the city, but they also, and importantly, help kids build confidence, overcome fears, learn to solve problems as individuals and as a group, boost imagination and creativity, think fast on their feet, become collaborators and, ultimately, be greater community members,” said Frank Maugeri, Community Programs Artistic Director, Chicago Children’s Theatre. “That’s why we continue to open new doors of opportunity, by forging great partnerships with fine institutions like The Second City, Old Town School of Folk Music, The Actors Gymnasium, The Happiness Club, iCook After School, and now, Piven Theatre Workshop, each tops in their field.” Registration is open for the upcoming, eight-week winter session of camp and classes, January 22-March 17, 2018, at Chicago Children’s Theatre, The Station, 100 S. Racine Street in Chicago’s West Loop. Visit chicagochildrenstheatre.org/winterclasses to view class schedules and sign your children up online, or stop by Chicago Children’s Theatre, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or weekends during show hours to register in person. For more, email education@chicagochildrenstheatre.org or call the education department, (312) 374-8834.

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Thanks to Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly, Chicago Chapter, seniors don’t have to be alone on the holidays. Each year, the organization’s members partake in a special holiday feast complete with all of the trimmings. “It can be hard to be alone, but celebrating Thanksgiving without friends or family somehow feels worse,” said Simone Mitchell-Peterson, chief executive officer of Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly, Chicago Chapter. “That’s why Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly hosts our Thanksgiving parties on Thanksgiving Day–so our elders won’t spend the holiday alone,” she added in a press release. The goal is to ensure seniors 70 years and older are surrounded by love and support during the holiday season, a time of the year when seniors may feel isolated and lonely, said Shayna Courtney, a writer at the organization. “We provide all of our programs, services, events and activities completely free of cost to our members,” said Courtney. “We also deliver meals with all the trimmings and flowers to homebound seniors around the city on Thanksgiving Day,” she continued. “One attribute that makes our organization so unique is that we celebrate Thanksgiving on Thanksgiving Day,” she said. Turkey, complete with all of the trimmings including stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetables, rolls,

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appetizers, desserts and sparkling cider, are all on the menu for the feast. Every year, Courtney said, Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly, Chicago Chapter invites more than 500 elders to three parties on Thanksgiving Day on Chicago’s North, South, and West Sides. The organization has been hosting the Thanksgiving event for 57 years and it wouldn’t be the same without the help of volunteers and donors, she added. “We are fortunate that many of our donors continue to give generously over time but, of course, amounts raised vary year to year,” Courtney stated. “Donors, particularly younger donors, give in different ways today than they have in the past, so we offer a lot of options for those looking to give to the elders we serve,” she said. “Donors can give through the mail, online at our secure CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

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ensuring the integrity of the vote. When most people think about threats to election integrity, security and fraud are the Election Day 2017 seems to have gone primary concerns. For example, were the smoothly. ballots or the election totals hacked? Were There were few contests of major conseballot boxes stuffed? Were there ballots cast by quence and turnout was low – with Virginia people who were not eligible to vote? the most notable exception. Election integrity Michael Byrne However, there is another threat to election – the extent to which the outcome of the election matches the will of the voters – was not an issue in the integrity that has received increasing attention from election officials and researchers like me over the past dozen or so news. years: voting system usability. That is, does what actually Things could, however, be different in 2018. Concern gets recorded on to the ballots accurately reflect the will of the over election integrity could become amplified if turnout is voters? high and margins close. Given the stakes in the 2018 midAll the security in the world means little if ballots are terms – now less than a year away – and other concerns such inaccurate. as widespread reports about Russian hacking, now is the But how could what’s on the ballots themselves be wrong? time when election officials must begin the critical work of

Good design is critical Incorrect ballots happen when the ballot itself is badly designed and that poor design leads voters to make errors. While concerns about voter fraud are mostly unfounded, major elections – including one U.S. presidential election – have almost certainly been decided by poor ballot design. In 2000, Palm Beach County, Florida deployed a now-infamous “butterfly ballot” with a two-column design that caused thousands of likely Al Gore voters to either cast a vote for Pat Buchanan or cast an invalid ballot. In that same election, Duval County, Florida saw over 20,000 votes in a highly Democratic county thrown out because the presidential race was split across the front and back of the ballot, and voters voted on both sides. Either one of these poorly designed ballots alone would have tipped the state of Florida, and thus the presidency, as CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

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Gore lost Florida by fewer than 400 votes. Similarly, a combination of poor screen layout and an unsophisticated computer touchscreen interface likely turned the outcome of a U.S. congressional race in Sarasota, Florida in 2006. Even apparently well-designed paper ballots are not immune to problems. Thousands of ballots were contested in the 2008 Minnesota Senate race, many of them thrown out because voters attempted to correct mistakes on their ballots rather than making the effort to get a new one. Whether these errors determined the result is unclear, but the state and the candidates spent substantial time and money sorting out the outcome. The point is that even well-designed paper ballots can produce error rates of about 1 to 2 percent, which is larger than the margin of victory in many elections. It is highly unlikely that deliberate bad design is what occurred in any of these historic

cases. Bad design usually results from a lack of understanding of good design, not ill intent. For example, in Palm Beach County in 2000, the poor ballot was actually designed by a Democrat, certainly not someone trying to defeat Gore. Rather, the problem is that good design is difficult and requires deep understanding of how people interact with technology. There are academic disciplines devoted to studying how to make things usable, as well as active research in many corporate and government labs. Historically, little of this work has centered on voting, but the 2000 presidential election served as a catalyst for change on many fronts. Spending too fast? Wanting to avoid a repeat of the problems in the 2000 presidential election, Congress in 2002 passed the Help America Vote Act, which not only created the federal Election Assistance Commission to set standards, but allocated billions of dollars for local jurisdictions to purchase new voting

equipment. Unfortunately, these purchases preceded the relevant science. Despite the fact that systems like punch cards, lever voting machines and paper ballots had been in use for decades, there had been almost zero research on how usable these systems were prior to 2005. Computer voting systems purchased with Help America Vote Act money were deployed in the early 2000s with no idea whether they were better or worse than the technologies they replaced. We have since learned that paper ballots were the best legacy technology, as paper ballots are generally superior to lever machines and punch cards. Unfortunately, most computer voting systems are also worse than paper in terms of error rate. Many jurisdictions that switched from paper to computers likely made things worse for the voters. Most commercial computer voting systems also suffer from many well-documented security flaws, which are compounded in many cases

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donation portal (www.littlebrotherschicago. org), by phone, set up an automatic monthly gift, or support our efforts in other ways,” she stated. “Donors can also make cash gifts, credit card gifts, or stock gifts,” Courtney continued. “We also work with other groups like Amazon Smile. This year, we will offer (for the fourth year in a row) a crowd-funding opportunity on GivingTuesday on November 28,” she said. “And, of course, the minute Thanksgiving is over, we begin working toward our Christmas Day celebrations one month later!” Courtney said the organization offers a host of other programs and activities year around in addition to the the holiday parties. From home visits, to outings, to over-night getaways for seniors and other programs, the activities give members a chance to socialize and be around familiar faces. According to a study conducted by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), 18 percent of seniors live alone, while 43 percent report feeling lonely on a regular basis. Researchers of the study also learned that people 60-years-old and older who reported feeling lonely saw a 45 percent increase in their risk for death. Isolated elders also had a 59 percent greater risk of mental and physical decline than their more social counterparts. Mitchell-Peterson emphasizes that Thanksgiving at Little Brothers isn’t just about the food, it’s about friendship. “Our mission is to alleviate isolation and loneliness among the elderly,” she said in a press release. “So on Thanksgiving, we don’t just serve dinner—we create an experience of celebration and friendship,” Mitchell-Peterson stated.

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two percent pay-raises. The Village of Glenwood Special Meeting The Village of Glenwood board member, Notice and Agenda from the meeting in question Trustee Adam Winston, recently filed a Request is signed by Mayor Gardiner and reads “Posted for Review with the Public Access Bureau and Distributed: September 12, 2017.” arguing that the Open Meeting Act (OMA) was Winston claims he did not receive the notice violated during a special meeting on Sept. 14. of the special meeting until the morning of Sept. The Public Access Bureau is part of the 13. Illinois Attorney Generals office and was “I think it is totally established to help them covering their people obtain public tracks,” Winston said. documents and access “You can’t have a special public meetings. A meeting and then not Request for Review do your due diligence should be submitted to make sure people are if a person believes aware of it.” that a public body has The Public Access improperly denied Bureau concluded that the a FOIA request, or Village of Glenwood Board that a public body of Trustees violated the has violated the OMA OMA by failing to provide in the way that it a full 48-hours notice for conducted, or failed the special meeting. to conduct, a public According to a notice The board of trustees of the Village of Glenwood held a special meeting, according to meeting on Sept. 14, 2017 at the Glenwood Village Hall (pictured) sent to Mayor Gardiner and that was in violation of the Open Meeting Act, according to a notice the Village of Glenwood the Illinois Attorney from the Illinois Attorney Generals Office. Photo Credit: Citizen File Board of Trustees from Generals office. Winston said that Photo the Office of the Attorney the required 48-hours General for the State of public notice was not given before having the Illinois, Lisa Madigan, the Public Access Bureau also special meeting and believes it is because the requested that the Board remedy its violation of the Village of Glenwood Mayor, Ronald Gardiner, OMA by reconsidering and holding another vote on wanted to push certain raises through as quietly the budget approved during its improperly -noticed as possible. September 14, 2017, special meeting, “For it to be jabbed through without any “It just leaves a very bad taste in my mouth regard, it just seems kind of self-serving,” about how there is just a lack of regard for the Winston said. “It doesn’t serve the interest of the public,”said Winston. public.” Going forward, Winston hopes that more “My concern is that these raises came after attention can be brought to small communities like a pretty heated election where you typically don’t the Village of Glenwood who pay a great deal of taxes have a fire department campaigning against an to maintain their neighborhoods. opponent,” said Winston. Calls for a response from Mayor Gardiner were Trustee Winston was one of three board made, but went unreturned by the Citizen’s members who voted against the proposed above deadline.

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by lack of a paper record. Unfortunately, even paper is not an ideal technology. Paper ballots are a poor choice for accessibility. They are particularly challenging for voters with visual and motor impairments. Paper ballots are also logistically difficult for election administrators, especially in large jurisdictions that have to deal with many ballot styles and multiple languages. The good news is that it is possible to design computer interfaces that are superior to paper. This requires careful design by usability experts and a commitment to multiple cycles of usability testing during the design process. While the systems that were available for election officials to purchase in the early 2000s did not meet this standard, careful design and usability testing of voting systems is now starting to happen.

In fact, it is local election officials who are leading the way. In Los Angeles County – the most populous county in the U.S. – the county clerk came to the conclusion that none of the commercially available systems met the needs of his voters and the county embarked on an ambitious multi-year design process. Information used in the design of LA County’s voting system was gathered from many stakeholders. A professional design firm was contracted, with oversight from a technical group made up of experts from many relevant disciplines, including usability, security, election administration and technology policy. While this system is computer-based, the computer produces a paper record that voters can verify before casting their vote.

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The county clerk in Travis County, Texas – with input from usability experts – is also leading an effort to design a voting system with even more sophisticated security mechanisms. While these efforts are an important start, differences in local election laws, customs and budgets means that it is unlikely that a “one size fits all” system will be developed that would be effective everywhere. Voting is much more complicated than it appears on the surface. There are over 3,000 counties in the U.S., and each one is unique. What is critical is that each jurisdiction treat usability as an essential concern and seek out expertise to protect election integrity. Michael Byrne is a Professor of Psychology and of Computer Science at Rice University.

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Steve Phillipos, President of Chevrolet of Homewood, and Ja’Mal Green, founder of Majostee Allstars, stood in front of the new Chevrolet Sonic that will be given away on Dec. 24 to film a promotional video about the third annual holiday car give away.

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Chevrolet of Homewood held a press conference on Nov. 13 to announce their third annual car giveaway. The dealership will be giving away a brand new Chevrolet Sonic to a deserving member of the community. “Chevrolet of Homewood in conjunction with the great people that live around us are going to give away this brand new car to a family that needs it,” said Steve Phillipos, President of Chevrolet of Homewood. To enter the contest, applicants must submit 200 words or less explaining why winning a Chevrolet Sonic would have an impact on their life. Stories can be submitted at homewoodchevycares.com. Phillipos encouraged people to enter for themselves, someone they know, or a complete stranger that they believe would benefit from winning car. “It’s important to bless others when you’re in a position or not. When you bless people that’s how you get your blessings,” said Ja’Mal Green, founder of Majostee Allstars Majostee Allstars will also be giving away a few prizes to finalists in the competition, according to Green. “If you know somebody, a neighbor, a friend, someone you go to church with,

somebody you saw on the street, take 5 minutes and write their story,” said Phillipos. The deadline to submit a story is Dec. 17. Starting on Dec. 18, Phillipos along with Ja’Mal Green and the Mayor of Homewood, Rich Hofeld will be reading the submissions and choosing a winner. It’s not just the car, it’s going to change someones life,” said Phillipos. The car will be officially given to the winner on the morning of Dec. 24. Coincidentally, the last two winners were families that had children with cancer and needed a reliable vehicle to get back and forth to doctors appointments. “We are not just looking for children with cancer,” said Phillipos. The previous winners not only received a new car but in addition an anonymous staff member of Homewood Chevy covered the tax and title fee’s for the families so they were able to accept the car without worry, according to Phillipos. “If I were to give away a car to somebody and then ask them for $1700 in taxes they couldn’t go on with it, and I know that,” said Phillipos The car will be officially given to the winner on the morning of Dec. 24. For more information and to enter the contest visit homewoodchevycares.com.

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Financial Literacy Program Free for Local Classrooms Local students are getting a free education in how to manage their money. NorthStar Credit Union is working with Banzai, a national award-winning financial literacy program, to make the curriculum available to 2 high schools in District 204 completely free. “Banzai is a web-based financial literacy program. Kids have their own bank accounts, and they work through assignments that are based on real life,” Morgan Vandagriff, co-founder of Banzai, said. “But because NorthStar Credit Union is sponsoring it, local schools get it for free. More than ever, it’s important that kids develop sound financial skills to prepare them for the real world. NorthStar Credit Union realizes that, and they’re doing something about it.” NorthStar Credit Union has offered time, money, industry experience, and a variety of credit union resources to help local schools teach personal finance in the classroom. Students using the program are exposed to real-life scenarios where they learn to pay bills and balance a budget – but it’s not always easy. Students must learn to manage unexpected expenses such as parking tickets, interest charges and overdraft fees. The educational program also introduces students to auto loans, bank statements, entertainment costs, savings and more. Banzai is an interactive, online program supplemented by printed workbooks which aligns with state curriculum requirements for personal finance education. It has become the largest program of its kind, servicing more than 30,000 teachers and available in all 50 states. Teachers interested in using the Banzai program can visit northstarcu.teachbanzai.com or call 888-8-BANZAI.

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Antibiotics – You Don’t Always Need Them SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) recently recognized U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week, November 13-19, 2017, to help decrease the misuse of antibiotics and protect people from the dangers of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Antibiotics do NOT cure viral infections such as colds, flu, most sore throats, most coughs and bronchitis, many sinus infections, and many ear infections. According to the CDC, each year in the United States at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, and at least 23,000 people die as a direct result of these infections. THE HUGH M. HEFNER FOUNDATION IS NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2018 HMH FIRST AMENDMENT AWARDS

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NOVEMBER 22 2017

SuburbanTimes

GIVE THANKS THIS SEASON IN YOUR FIRST HOME!

Have you dreamed of hosting the holidays? When you own your own home, you can relax and settle in for the season. You can set your first table and invite the family pets. When you’re in your own space, your inspiration has no limits. The first holiday in your home is a special time, so we have the tools and the resources to help you get there.

AWARDED HIGHEST IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

ENJOY FREE ATMS WITH

TOTAL ACCESS CHECKING! Only $100 required to open.

Use any ATM nationwide and we’ll refund the fee!1 For a limited time

GET $100!

directly deposited into your new account when you open a new Total Access Checking Account by 12/31/17 and enroll in e-statements and we receive a direct deposit by 1/31/18.2

wintrustmortgage.com

YOU CAN COUNT ON US. We’re proud to have been named JD Power & Associates’ 2017 “Highest Customer Satisfaction with Retail Banking in the Midwest.” The recognition assures we’ve got the right focus: our customers and communities. You can count on us. We’ve got the award to prove it.

All approvals are subject to underwriting guidelines. Programs, rates, terms and conditions are subject to change at any time. Wintrust Mortgage is a division of Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A., a Wintrust Community Bank, NMLS# 449042. Wintrust Community Bank received the highest numerical score among retail banks in the Midwest in the J.D. Power 2017 Retail Banking Satisfaction Study, based on 78,886 total responses from 19 companies measuring experiences and perceptions of customers, surveyed April 2016-February 2017. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. 1. The bank does not charge its customers a monthly card usage fee. No transaction charge at any ATM in the Allpoint, MoneyPass, or Sum surcharge-free networks. Other banks outside the network may impose ATM surcharges at their machines. Surcharge fees assessed by owners of other ATMs outside the network will be reimbursed. Reimbursement does not include the 1.10% International Service fee charged for certain foreign transactions conducted outside the continental United States. 2. Limit one per customer. Employees of Wintrust Financial Corp. and its subsidiaries are ineligible. $100 deposit bonus is IRS 1099-INT reportable. $100 deposit bonus applies only to new Total Access Checking customers. $100 deposit bonus will be deposited into Total Access Checking account by 3/1/18.