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Call 1-800-Tribune Thursday, December 20, 2018 Breaking news at chicagotribune.com 500 accused priests unnamed State AG report finds extensive abuse, says church yet to ID many By Elvia Malagon licly identified only 185 olic dioceses that govern ades. and moral responsibility to Chicago Tribune clergy with credible allega- parishes across Illinois for The report says Illinois survivors to offer support tions against them. their lack of transparency dioceses “have lost sight of and services, and to take A scathing report from The determination is and flawed investigations. both a key tenet” of policies swift action to remove abu- Attorney General Lisa part of a preliminary report Although the report says laid out by the United States sive clergy,” the report Madigan finds the number made public Wednesday by that “Clergy sexual abuse of Conference of Catholic states. of Catholic priests accused Madigan’s office, which has minors in Illinois is signifi- Bishops as well as “the most In a prepared statement, of sexual abuse against chil- been investigating Catholic cantly more extensive than obvious human need as a Chicago Cardinal Blase Cu- dren in Illinois is much clergy sexual abuse of mi- the Illinois Dioceses previ- result of these abhorrent pich acknowledged that higher than previously ac- nors following revelations ously reported,” it does not acts of abuse: the healing victims of sexual abuse by CHICAGO TRIBUNE knowledged. during the summer of wide- estimate how many of the and reconciliation of sur- Catholic priests continue to Attorney General Lisa Madi- The report said accusa- spread abuse and cover-ups allegations against the 690 vivors.” live with the pain. He said gan’s report was critical of tions have been leveled by Catholic officials in clergy should have been “Long after legal reme- the archdiocese has been the six Catholic dioceses against 690 priests, while Pennsylvania. The report deemed credible. Some of dies have expired, the Cath- that govern Illinois parishes. Catholic officials have pub- was critical of the six Cath- the allegations go back dec- olic Church has the ability Turn to Abuse, Page 10 State sees spate of departures once again Population declines for 5th year as 45K people exit Illinois By Angie Leventis Lourgos Chicago Tribune Mary Miller lived in Illi- nois for all of her 44 years until July, when she and her family left their north sub- urban Wauconda home to resettle in Florida. “It’s taxes. It’s corrup- tion. It’s politics,” she said. “And I don’t mean Republi- cans or Democrats, it’s all of them.” Miller wasn’t alone in her departure from the state. Illinois has declined in population for the fifth year in a row, losing an estimated 45,116 residents from 2017 to 2018, according to the ARMANDO L. SANCHEZ/CHICAGO TRIBUNE latest Census Bureau data Zadette Rosado, left, her partner Casey Handal, and their children stand before a gay pride flag in their backyard in suburban Barrington. released Wednesday. That was a greater drop than the previous year, when Illinois lost about At end of family’s rainbow, theft 40,000 people — as well as its spot as the fifth-most populous state in the nation to Pennsylvania. The drop didn’t surprise of gay pride flag stirs a suburb Miller, who said her par- ents, sibling and in-laws hostile gesture aimed at the only way.” already had moved away Swiping of banner in Barrington fuels openly gay couple in the neigh- Handal went onto the before her, scattering across community’s colorful show of solidarity borhood. Nextdoor social network to the country. “I think the message was quite share her alarm and ask if “It was hard to leave,” she By John Keilman nerving: The rainbow pride flag clear,” she said. “It was sort of the anyone had seen the thief. Her said. “I anticipated dying in Chicago Tribune she and her fiancee flew from intolerant view vs. the inclusive friends were sympathetic, as Illinois. There are good op- their backyard flagpole was liberal view. I think if somebody were neighbors she had never portunities, but I think Casey Handal was hosting a gone, replaced by the Stars and would have just taken the flag met. But what came next was a those opportunities are gingerbread decorating party at Stripes. and not replaced it with any- surprise — an act of solidarity dwindling.” her Barrington home this month Though Handal considers thing, that wouldn’t necessarily that turned a disturbing experi- The Land of Lincoln re- when she glanced out her win- herself a proud American, she have sent quite the same mes- mains the sixth-most popu- dow and noticed something un- saw the uninvited flag swap as a sage. It’s more premeditated this Turn to Barrington, Page 10 Turn to Population, Page 10 Man charged in President orders U.S. connection with deaths of 2 cops withdrawal from Syria Two felony weapons Trump says ISIS his party’s lawmakers who charges were filed against called his action rash and Edward Brown, 24, who has lost, moves to dangerous. was being chased by two bring troops home The U.S. began airstrikes cops before they were in Syria in 2014, and ground fatally struck by a train. By Lolita C. Baldor, troops moved in the follow- Chicagoland, Page 4 Robert Burns ing year to battle the Islam- and Matthew Lee ic State, or ISIS, and train Associated Press Syrian rebels in a country torn apart by civil war. Bears remain in WASHINGTON — Pres- Trump abruptly declared ident Donald Trump is their mission accom- the hunt for a pulling all 2,000 U.S. troops plished in a tweet. out of Syria, officials an- “We have defeated ISIS first-round bye nounced Wednesday as the in Syria, my only reason for Matt Nagy has his priorities president declared victory being there during the straight when he says a over the Islamic State, con- Trump Presidency,” he said first-round bye is the next DELIL SOULEIMAN/GETTY-AFP 2017 tradicting his own experts’ as Vice President Mike goal to pursue, writes Brad A U.S. convoy motors along near the village of Yalanli in northern Syria. Some GOP and assessments and sparking Biggs. Chicago Sports military leaders question President Donald Trump’s troop withdrawal order Wednesday. surprise and outrage from Turn to Syria, Page 13 Chicago Weather Center: Complete $2.50 city and suburbs, $3.00 elsewhere High Low Tom Skilling’s forecast 47 29 forecast on back page of A+E section 171st year No. 354 © Chicago Tribune SAVE WHEN YOU BUY TICKETS ONLINE Centennial Wheel ticket included with each Fifth Third Bank Nov. 30 – Jan. 6 Winter WonderFest ticket purchase at navypier.org 2 Chicago Tribune | Section 1 | Thursday, December 20, 2018 BRIAN CASSELLA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE John Kass Mayoral race latecomers should get out of the way The common definition of insanity accommodate the rather large heads as she ran for state comptroller. VINTAGE PHOTOS OF CHICAGO is doing the same thing over and over of Ald. Ed Burke and House Speaker They offer solutions and grand again, and by this, Chicago is certifi- Mike Madigan, who will be in there plans now, but where were those The @vintagetribune Instagram, a beloved photography able in the race for mayor. often telling her what to do. grand plans before September, when account produced by the photo editors of the Chicago But don’t worry, I offer a solution to The latecomers also include Rich Rahm pulled the plug? Tribune, has been mining the newspaper’s vast archives. ease the craziness. Daley’s former chief of staff and They were nowhere. These are the images that would have been posted had This involves the pre-Rahmulan school board president, Gery Chico. Chico disagrees with me. Instagram existed in, say, 1932 — the offbeat, gritty, candidates and the post-Rahmulan If you don’t like what you’re read- “In 2011 when I ran against Eman- funny, rare, everyday images captured in the moments candidates. ing, then please just go to sleep or uel, there was nobody with me,” that happened between the events that make up the The post-Rahmulans, who didn’t smoke a bong, because this is what is Chico said during a taping of an up- city’s official biography. This book is an unexpected, have the guts to challenge Mayor happening to Chicago. coming episode of my podcast, “The inspired portrait, told through the lenses of the countless Rahm Emanuel, are all about personal I called former federal prosecutor Chicago Way,” on WGN Plus. “No photographers from the city’s hometown paper. Get a ambition, not love for Chicago. Lori Lightfoot, one of the earliest Preckwinkle, no Daley — in fact the copy at store.chicagotribune.com/books. And I think it’s best for Chicago candidates to announce a run against Daleys helped Emanuel. Preckwin- that the post-Rahmulans just take a Rahm. She was disgusted when the kle? I don’t know where she was.” walk and go. Shoo. Scat. apparatchiks jumped in, after Emanu- But the pre-Rahmulan candidates HOW THE NEWSPAPER GETS PRINTED Because with some 20 mayoral el succumbed to a case of Laquan had the guts to challenge Rahm di- Visit the Tribune’s Freedom Center for a two and half candidates, taxpayers can see nothing McDonald Videoitis. rectly, and risk his wrath and his hour tour of the printing presses, press plates and enor- but chaos ahead: a snake pit of candi- “They were so brave, weren’t oppo-research team. mous paper rolls, and get a taste of the Tribune’s history.