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Call 1-800-Tribune Thursday, January 24, 2019 Breaking news at chicagotribune.com State of Union rests on impasse Trump signals he will do address after government shutdown ends By Felicia Sonmez and Seung Min Kim The Washington Post WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pel- osi on Wednesday re- scinded her invitation to President Donald Trump to deliver the State of the Union in the House next JOSE LUIS MAGANA/AP week — denying him a House Speaker Nancy national platform for the Pelosi said earlier that the annual speech in a stand- invite is off until the gov- off between the two most ernment reopens. powerful figures in the nation. ■ House Democrats are The cancellation, part prepared to support in- of an escalating and at creased spending on times personal feud be- border security if Presi- tween the newly elected dent Donald Trump Democratic speaker and agrees to reopen the gov- the Republican president, ernment first, lawmakers ZBIGNIEW BZDAK/CHICAGO TRIBUNE illustrates the extent of the and aides said Wednes- After avoiding questions about Ald. Ed Burke’s son, mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle gave a statement Wednesday. dysfunction that has day. The exact figure was gripped Washington and not yet determined, but America’s body politic lawmakers said it would amid the longest federal be higher than the levels government shutdown in supported in the past. U.S. history. Nation & World, Page 10 Preckwinkle, Burke The imbroglio also underscores the extent of the enmity that has devel- oped between Trump and ernment closures worsens Pelosi, neither of whom while voters in numerous met before son’s job appears ready to retreat in recent polls heap blame their standoff over the primarily on Trump and to expand Chi- president’s demand for Republicans for the im- Cook Co. board president cago programs Records money to fund part of his passe. acknowledges alderman’s kin that help small promised wall along the The sparring has now businesses in mi- show what U.S.-Mexico border. led to the effective cancel- got $100K offer after meeting nority communi- FBI seized Pelosi and other Demo- lation of a decades-old ties. cratic leaders appear in- tradition in which presi- By Gregory Pratt under investiga- “I had a meet- In the raid on Ald. creasingly confident of dents aimed to unify the Chicago Tribune tion for miscon- ing with Ed Edward Burke’s their position in the fight duct by the Cook Burke,” Preck- office, agents seized as the impact of the gov- Turn to Feud, Page 12 Cook County Board County sheriff’s Burke Jr. winkle said. “He folders naming a President Toni Preckwin- office where he shared with me high-powered City kle said Wednesday that worked for allegedly mak- that his son was looking for Hall lobbyist, infor- she spoke with longtime ing inappropriate sexual a new opportunity.” mation about tax- Ald. Edward Burke about a comments to co-workers. Preckwinkle did not ex- increment financing job for his son before her Preckwinkle, who for plain what the meeting was districts and docu- administration hired him weeks has avoided ques- about but said she gave ments pertaining to to a nearly $100,000 per tions about hiring Burke Burke Jr.’s resume to the the mega real-estate year job. Jr., made the statement at Homeland Security and deal over the Old At the time Preckwin- an afternoon news confer- Emergency Management Main Post Office, kle’s administration hired ence where her mayoral according to records. him, Edward Burke Jr. was campaign unveiled a plan Turn to Job, Page 9 Chicagoland, Page 4 CHICAGO SPORTS Tempered JOSE M. OSORIO/CHICAGO TRIBUNE enthusiasm Several adults were pulled from schools pending investi- gations, said CPS Inspector General Nicholas Schuler. The excitement Mitch Trubisky feels for his BETRAYED first Pro Bowl appear- ance this week doesn’t change the fact the Ax falls amid sexual Bears’ first-round playoff loss to the Eagles just 18 days ago misconduct probe is still an open wound. 6 CPS employees fired and 4 substitute ■ Despite SoxFest fan convention this week- teachers are barred from classroom end and spring train- ing around the corner, RICH SAAL/STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER By Juan Perez Jr. campus after getting swept Manny Machado’s Gov. J.B. Pritzker, with environmental advocates Wednesday in Springfield, holds an Chicago Tribune up in the IG’s investiga- free-agency-in-limbo executive order he signed committing Illinois to the U.S. Climate Alliance. tions, Schuler said. The IG captures attention. Six Chicago Public has opened nearly 140 in- Schools employees have quiries in a little more than been fired and four substi- three months, encompass- Pritzker commits state tute teachers blocked ing a range of allegations from the classroom as a that also have spurred a TOM SKILLING’S result of sexual miscon- handful of law enforce- duct investigations ment investigations and FORECAST to climate change fight launched by the CPS in- criminal charges. High: 21 Study shows extreme weather convincing more people spector general since Oc- Officials would not Low: -8 tober, according to new name the six terminated By Tony Briscoe draw the United States solar energy across the statistics presented employees. Schuler said Chicago Weather Chicago Tribune from the pact. state. Wednesday to the school they included three secu- Center: Complete By joining the coalition, As of 2016, Illinois has district’s board. rity guards, one coach, a forecast on back page Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has pledged Illi- already reduced its carbon Thirty-three additional special education class- of A+E section Pritzker signed an execu- nois will reduce its green- footprint by more than 16 adults were pulled from room assistant and a tive order Wednesday to house gas emissions by 26 percent, according to state working in schools pend- teacher. $2.50 city and suburbs, join the United States Cli- to 28 percent by 2025 emissions data from the ing the outcome of their CPS officials also dis- $3.00 elsewhere, mate Alliance, aligning compared to 2005 levels. U.S. Energy Information investigations, CPS In- closed Wednesday that a 171st year No. 24 © himself with 17 other gov- Pritzker said Illinois is on Administration. spector General Nicholas separate investigative Chicago Tribune ernors who have commit- track to get 25 percent of However, the country Schuler said. team devoted to student- ted their states to reduce its power from renewable as a whole is still not on A dozen teachers, eight on-student misconduct carbon emissions consis- sources, referring to a re- track to meet the Paris security guards, five ven- cases has fielded scores of tent with the Paris Agree- quirement by the Future Agreement’s end goal of dor employees and four additional complaints ment after President Don- Energy Jobs Act, the bill bus workers rank among ald Trump vowed to with- that resulted in a boom in Turn to Climate, Page 9 the personnel pulled from Turn to Betrayed, Page 9 Don’t let hidden fees surprise you. 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Corrections and clarifications: Publishing information Will mayor hopefuls fall quickly and accurately is a central part of the Chicago Tribune’s news responsibility. deeper in Burke mess? ■ An article in Wednesday’s Food & Dining section pre- viewing Chicago Restaurant Week misstated the price of a four-course dinner at City Mouse. It is $48. ■ An op-ed on Monday about the State of the Union address erroneously indicated that John Adams served Which of these post-Rahmulan ago, she took care of him with a March 15. The same day, the radio two terms as president. He served one term. candidates for mayor of Chicago $100,000-a-year job for his son. station reports, Mendoza received ■ A story in Friday’s On The Town section about Stephen —Toni Preckwinkle, Susana Mendoza Preckwinkle is now finally, and $45,200 from “companies whose Malkmus had several factual errors. Stephen Malkmus or Gery Chico — will show up the quite sheepishly, admitting that she board members are investors in a firm had been working on his new record for two to three most on federal tape in the investiga- talked to Burke about that cushy founded by Solis’ sister Patti Doyle years.