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Call 1-800-Tribune Monday, October 29, 2018 Breaking news at chicagotribune.com Victims named, details emerge Neighbors say Pittsburgh synagogue shooting CHICAGO suspect showed few signs of hate-filled vitriol VIGIL On Sunday By Avi Selk, Mark Berman “They showed his photo, and hundreds of and Joel Achenbach my stomach just dropped,” said people gathered at The Washington Post Kerri Owens, who has lived next Federal Plaza in door to Bowers for two years, Chicago for a PITTSBURGH — The man recalling the moment she saw his candlelight vigil for who told authorities he just picture on the news. “I was sick to the 11 people killed wanted “to kill Jews” shortly after my stomach knowing he had been in a Pittsburgh a grisly mass shooting in a Pitts- on the other side of the wall from synagogue and the burgh synagogue was described me.” two people killed Sunday as a loner who showed Investigators on Sunday fin- Wednesday in a few outward signs of the vitriol he ished searching Bowers’ home as grocery store in displayed in a trail of hate-filled they continued sorting through Kentucky. online rants. the only public clues of the hate he Chicagoland, Neighbors knew Robert Bow- seems to have harbored: online Page 3 ers as a truck driver who rarely screeds written under Bowers’ hosted visitors but exchanged name that hinted at a radical turn pleasantries as he came and went over the last year. from his first-floor apartment in a U.S. Attorney Scott Brady in Barbara Goodman complex in Pittsburgh’s suburban Pittsburgh said Sunday night that and her son Ravi South Baldwin neighborhood. His federal prosecutors intend to pur- Goodman, 6, at- unremarkable facade made the sue the death penalty against tend a vigil on role authorities say he played in Bowers, according to the Associ- Sunday in Chicago. the massacre that left 11 dead all BRIAN CASSELLA/ CHICAGO TRIBUNE the more chilling, they said. Turn to Synagogue, Page 9 BEARS 24, JETS 10 GOVERNOR’S RACE Wealth of clues THE ISSUES led police to bomb suspect Prosecutors who charged Nov. 6 vote Cesar Sayoc with five federal crimes Friday say the fervent supporter of may affect President Donald Trump unwittingly left behind a wealth of clues, affording immigrant them a critical break in a coast-to-coast investiga- tion into pipe bomb mail- community ings that spread fear of U.S. sets policy, but top election-season violence. Nation & World, Page 8 state official has pull By Elvia Malagon and Rick Pearson ACA shoppers Chicago Tribune may face some As Jocelyn Aranda was grow- ing up on Chicago’s Southwest hard decisions Side, her belief in the power of Insurance shoppers likely voting was forged while she will have several choices watched relatives working long for individual health hour for low wages who didn’t coverage this fall, howev- feel empowered to speak up for er there’s no guarantee themselves because they weren’t they will cover certain U.S. citizens. doctors or prescriptions. That experience is what Nation & World, Page 8 spurred Aranda, 19, to spend the past three months knocking on doors in the Little Village neigh- borhood, registering students at local high schools to vote and trying to galvanize potential vot- ers at community events in ad- vance of the Nov. 6 midterm election. At the top of the ticket, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner is trying to fend off a vigorous challenge from Democrat J.B. Pritzker — a race in which the outcome could have ramifications on Illinois’ immigrant community. Aranda, who says she recently became a naturalized citizen, wants the next governor to under- stand the immigrant community and shepherd policy and legisla- DAVID J. PHILLIP/AP tion to improve their lives. “I want them to take action,” Price too good said Aranda, a fellow at Enlace Chicago, a Little Village-based as Red Sox win community group whose organ- izers have been critical of World Series Rauner’s stance on immigration. After dominating the “I want them to stick to their regular season, the Red words and what they believe in.” Sox won their fourth CHRIS SWEDA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE While the nation’s immigration World Series champi- Bears running back Tarik Cohen returns a kick in the third quarter against the Jets on Sunday. policy is set at the federal level, onship in 15 years, beating experts and activists say Illinois’ the Dodgers 5-1 in Game 5 next governor will have the power Sunday night behind the BACKS IN BUSINESS to shape public opinion and the pitching of David Price, state’s response to President Don- above, and Steve Pearce’s The Bears took care of the injured, struggling Jets on Sunday. Running back Tarik Cohen scored on a 70- ald Trump’s continued calls for two home runs. yard pass play; running back Jordan Howard pounded in a touchdown and rushed for 81 yards; and Mitch Chicago Sports Trubisky threw for a touchdown with a nice back-shoulder pass to Anthony Miller. Chicago Sports. Turn to Governor, Page 4 ‘Report card’ on CTA bus service gives mostly C’s and D’s routes, rating them on speed, bus report to be a call for action to ride-sharing services like Uber Of all 50 wards, only the 19th “bunching” and delays. Not many improve bus service. Poor bus and low gas prices as factors on the Far Southwest Side, with made the honor roll. service tends to have a dispropor- behind the drop. relatively low bus ridership and The report by the Active tionate impact on lower-income The alliance set ambitious just eight routes, scored an A. The Transportation Alliance, an advo- riders and people of color, he benchmarks for earning an A, crowded 2nd Ward, which in- cacy group for transit riders, said. with average bus speeds of more cludes parts of the Near North bicyclists and pedestrians, gave “Policy makers, elected offi- than 13 mph. Only 1 in 20 buses Side and has 26 bus routes with Mary Wisniewski mostly C’s and D’s to wards and cials, the City Council and the on high-frequency routes could nearly 17,496 daily rides, got an F. Getting Around routes, only one A and even a few mayor’s office should be working “bunch,” or arrive one immedi- Buses going through the ward F’s. Alliance members say the with the CTA and (the Chicago ately after another. Waits on crawl along at about 6 mph, and Chicagoans know that a CTA problem is increased congestion Department of Transportation) to low-frequency routes could not almost 15 percent of buses are bus ride can be slow and frustrat- and a failure to give buses priority give buses more priority on all be more than a minute beyond bunched, the report said. ing, especially during rush hour over cars on most streets, which is streets, but especially on those what was listed on the bus sched- The areas with the most riders or when there is construction. contributing to a decline in rider- busy corridors,” Whitehead said. ule. tended to get the lowest grades. A new report has given letter ship. Bus ridership has declined in The alliance looked at CTA The alliance recommends more grades to bus service in all 50 Alliance spokesman Kyle the city by 21 percent since 2012. data from weekdays in May, be- wards and on some of the busiest Whitehead said he wants the The CTA has cited the growth of tween 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Turn to Wisniewski, Page 7 Chicago Weather Center: Complete $2.50 city and suburbs, $3.00 elsewhere Tom Skilling’s forecast High 57 Low 46 forecast on back page of A+E section 171st year No. 302 © Chicago Tribune 2 Chicago Tribune | Section 1 | Monday, October 29, 2018 NATHAN CONGLETON/NBC Host Megyn Kelly talks on her NBC show earlier this month. The network announced Friday that the show was canceled. 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