Homemade Pipe Bombs Sent to Obama, Clinton

EXPANDED SPORTS COVERAGE SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE Questions? Call 1-800-Tribune Thursday, October 25, 2018 Breaking news at chicagotribune.com Praise, criticism heard at hearing Public, cops testify as oversight for police force drafted By Dan Hinkel Chicago Tribune For about six hours Wednesday, the rift between police reform advo- cates and some of Chicago’s police was on display in a downtown federal courtroom. Numerous activists spoke of fear and distrust of the city’s officers, and called for a judge to put in place a strict court order designed to bring comprehensive change to the embattled Chicago Police Depart- ment. A half-dozen or so officers and police union officials defended the force, decried street crime and suggested that the forth- coming consent decree would handcuff police and SPENCER PLATT/GETTY lead to more violence. A police bomb-sniffing dog is deployed Wednesday outside the Time Warner Center, which houses CNN studios, in New York City. The public hearing before U.S. District Judge Robert Dow Jr. marked a milestone in the three-year process of bringing judicial oversight to a Police De- Homemade pipe bombs partment with a long his- tory of excessive force, mis- conduct and failed attempts at change. The judge is working toward a final consent de- sent to Obama, Clinton cree that likely would stand as one of the most signifi- cant consequences of white Package also found at CNN in what some politicians call acts of terror Officer Jason Van Dyke’s 2014 shooting of black teen- By Devlin Barrett, IN CHICAGO: Mayor mediately identified dur- ager Laquan McDonald. Mark Berman and Rahm Emanuel says city ing routine mail screening The police officer was con- Cleve R. Wootson Jr. on alert, but no credible procedures as potential ex- victed this month of sec- The Washington Post threats reported. plosive devices and were ond-degree murder and 16 Chicagoland, Page 4 appropriately handled as counts of aggravated bat- WASHINGTON — Au- such,” the Secret Service tery, one for each shot he thorities said Wednesday JOHN KASS: Let’s not said in a statement fired. that they had intercepted forget American liberty as Wednesday. “The pro- Scores of people turned packages containing we hunt down the tectees did not receive the out early in the morning to homemade explosive de- CNN package bomber. Page 2 packages nor were they at enter a lottery for the right vices addressed to former A pipe bomb was addressed to ex-CIA chief John Bren- risk of receiving them.” to speak. Dozens addressed President Barack Obama nan at CNN. He’s an analyst at MSNBC and NBC News. In New York, what “ap- the judge five minutes at a in Washington and former peared to be a live explo- time in a packed ceremonial Secretary of State Hillary sent to public officials, cers rushed to scour in- philanthropist who is a sive device” was located in courtroom on the 25th floor Clinton in New York, former presidents and a coming mail for other po- frequent target of criticism the CNN mailroom, said of the Dirksen U.S. Court- while bombs were also cable news network in tential bombs. from far-right groups. James O’Neill, the New house. Many more are sent to other prominent what politicians called at- The bombs and suspi- The glass-filled devices York City police commis- slated to speak Thursday. Democrats and CNN’s of- tempted terror attacks — cious packages were lo- sent to Clinton and Obama sioner. O’Neill said the On Wednesday, the wide fices in Manhattan. prompted bipartisan con- cated after an explosive were found during screen- device has been removed majority spoke in favor of The explosive devices demnation and set off device was found this ings away from their from the CNN offices. He the decree. They came from and suspicious packages in spasms of unease across week in a mailbox at the homes and did not make it also said the package con- Washington, New York, the country, as security Bedford, N.Y., home of to them, officials said. Turn to Decree, Page 9 California and Florida — and law enforcement offi- George Soros, the liberal “The packages were im- Turn to Bombs, Page 14 Amid abuse crisis, pope calls bishops to suburban retreat Mundelein gathering reflects the CHRIS SWEDA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE pope’s leadership style — Seminary to host his Jesuit background in Alpana Singh hundreds in 2019 particular — to address church challenges ‘comfortable’ back By Angie Leventis “within the context of Lourgos collaborative and prayer- in the host chair Chicago Tribune ful discernment,” said After five seasons away, the Diaz, a former U.S. am- Chicago restaurateur and Pope Francis has bassador to the Vatican. sommelier returns as host called Catholic bishops The announcement of of “Check, Please!” A+E nationwide to gather for the spiritual retreat a historic seven-day spir- comes in the wake of a itual retreat at horrifying grand jury re- LOU FOGLIA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE Mundelein Seminary in port in August that docu- The Rev. Chris Butler of Chicago Embassy Church says clergy rely on a housing tax suburban Chicago in mented bishops and break. He and other local pastors are fighting in federal court to keep that break. Saudi prince calls January as church hier- other Roman Catholic archy grapple with the Church leaders in Penn- Khashoggi killing ongoing clergy sex abuse sylvania covering up the Clergy who call Chicago home scandal. sexual abuse of children a ‘heinous’ crime As chancellor of the by hundreds of priests The prince warned against seminary, Archdiocese of and other clergy over fear loss of housing tax credit driving a wedge between Chicago Cardinal Blase roughly seven decades. the kingdom and Turkey. Cupich — now in Rome Shortly after its re- Freedom From bassy Church, his small break, after a judge in Nation & World, Page 10 for a monthlong meeting lease, Illinois Attorney Pentecostal congregation Wisconsin ruled last year of global church leaders General Lisa Madigan Religion lawsuit on the South Side. that the decades-old min- — will serve as host of the announced plans to meet may kill provision Like many faith lead- isterial housing allow- gathering, which could with Catholic Church ers, he receives a tax-free ance violates the separa- include some 300 bish- leaders throughout the By Angie Leventis housing allowance for tion of church and state. To run or not to ops from across the U.S. state to examine the local Lourgos clergy, which he consid- Oral arguments in the Loyola University Chi- ties of about a half-dozen Chicago Tribune ers critical to his ministry case — which is being run is question cago theology professor clergy members named as well as the church’s followed closely by clergy Miguel Diaz called the in the grand jury report. The Rev. Chris Butler survival. across the country — be- facing Trubisky retreat “historically sig- In a 2002 letter included often uses his home to Now Butler and other gan in Chicago on QB’s legs have been music nificant for American in the report, one victim host Bible studies or pa- local pastors are fighting Wednesday. to Bears’ ears — as long as Catholics.” storal counseling for in federal court in Chi- he doesn’t forget the guys The concept of the Turn to Bishops, Page 9 members of Chicago Em- cago to keep that tax Turn to Clergy, Page 7 downfield. Chicago Sports Chicago Weather Center: Complete $2.50 city and suburbs, $3.00 elsewhere High Low Tom Skilling’s forecast 54 42 forecast on back page of A+E section 171st year No. 298 © Chicago Tribune 2 Chicago Tribune | Section 1 | Thursday, October 25, 2018 KEVIN HAGEN/AP Officials say a package that prompted an evacuation of CNN's New York offices is believed to contain a pipe bomb. John Kass Goal isn’t to forget liberty as we hunt down bomber There is a proper American re- New York had been the target of ued attacks on the media,” Zucker ACCURACY AND ETHICS sponse to the pipe bombs sent to terror before but that wouldn’t said. “The president, and especially Margaret Holt prominent Democrats: change the way we live. the White House press secretary, , standards editor Find who is responsible, send them “This is the world we live in,” Cuo- should understand their words mat- The Tribune’s editorial code of principles governs to federal prison and throw away the mo said at a news conference. “We ter. Thus far, they have shown no professional behavior and journalism standards. Every- key. Expose their political network, if will not allow those terrorist thugs to comprehension of that.” one in our newsroom must agree to live up to this code of any, and let the American people have change the way we live our lives. Trump called the bomber “despica- conduct. Read it at chicagotribune.com/accuracy. the whole story. They fail, unless we allow them to ble” and unleashed federal investiga- But there is also a predictable re- win, and we will not allow them to tors. Corrections and clarifications: Publishing information sponse, the blame game. The goal? To win, not today, not ever.” But he has long infuriated journal- quickly and accurately is a central part of the Chicago silence speech and score points But hasn’t terrorism already ists, particularly CNN, for referring to Tribune’s news responsibility. against political foes. changed our lives? If you doubt it, if them as the “enemy of the people.” You could see it on Twitter, the you’re in a city, then look up.

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