Questions? Call 1-800-Tribune Tuesday, March 12, 2019 Breaking news at chicagotribune.com “It almost doesn’t matter what the intent was. And, you know, we can take them at their word that it wasn’t intentional. Max 8s under The effect was, to some.” — State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, regarding a debate response scrutiny after Ethiopia crash Boeing says no reason to pull jets from sky after Ethiopia crash By Elias Meseret and Yidnek Kirubel Associated Press HEJERE, Ethiopia — Airlines in Ethiopia, China, Indonesia and elsewhere grounded the Boeing 737 Max 8 jetliner Mon- day after the second devastating crash of one of the planes in five GETTY-AFP months. But Boeing said it had Women mourn during a memori- no reason to pull the popular al ceremony for the seven crew aircraft from the skies. members who died in the Ethi- As the East African country opian Airlines crash. mourned the 157 victims of the Ethiopian Airlines plane that that smoke was coming from the went down in clear weather rear of the plane before it hit the shortly after takeoff Sunday, in- ground. vestigators found the jetliner’s “Before falling down, the two flight recorders at the crash plane rotated two times in the ANTONIO PEREZ/CHICAGO TRIBUNE site outside the capital of Addis air, and it had some smoke Ababa. coming from the back, then it hit An airline official, however, the ground and exploded,” Tam- said one of the recorders was rat Abera said. “When the vil- partially damaged and “we will lagers and I arrived at the site, see what we can retrieve from there was nothing except some it.” The official spoke on condi- burning and flesh.” tion of anonymity for lack of Ethiopian authorities are authorization to speak to the leading the investigation into the media. A witness to the crash said Turn to Crash, Page 9 Why CSO musicians, management are stuck Strike was called Sunday over pensions and salary, and what can actually be afforded By Howard Reich maintain the orchestra’s univer- Chicago Tribune sally recognized world-class stature. Two issues above all precipi- “There’s no denying that a tated the strike that the Chicago pension is an expensive benefit,” Symphony Orchestra called on said Stephen Lester, CSO bassist Sunday evening: pensions and and chair of the musicians’ salary. negotiating committee, speaking Both sides — musicians and by phone Monday morning from JOSE M. OSORIO/CHICAGO TRIBUNE management — agree on at least the Symphony Center picket Mayoral candidates Lori Lightfoot, top, and Toni Preckwinkle, above, are finalists in an April 2 runoff. that much. line. “However, we feel that if it The Chicago Symphony Or- had been properly funded in the chestra Association, which man- first place, it wouldn’t have been ages the ensemble, has proposed nearly as expensive as they’re changing the musicians’ pension claiming it is. And also that the from a traditional, defined-bene- pension benefit is the best in- fit plan to a direct contribution vestment they can make in the LGBTQ answer plan of the kind that many future of the orchestra.” corporations and nonprofits be- On Friday evening, CSOA gan adopting several decades President Jeff Alexander wrote ago. in an email to the musicians that Management argues that re- the institution’s pension obliga- quirements for funding the mu- tions came to $803,000 two sicians’ pensions have become years ago, have risen to $3.8 a ‘dog whistle’? increasingly onerous. The musi- million this year, will reach $5 cians say their long-held pension some kind of dog whistle,” Light- structure must be preserved to Turn to CSO, Page 7 Preckwinkle defends her ‘admiration’ foot said. response, but Lightfoot has questions When Preckwinkle was asked about the debate exchange and By John Byrne they admired about the other and whether she was directing a “dog Chicago Tribune the county’s leader applauded whistle” toward conservative her opponent’s openness about voters, she told reporters Mon- Attorney Lori Lightfoot on her sexual orientation. day, “That’s ridiculous. I’ve al- Monday questioned why Cook Lightfoot wondered aloud ways been a strong supporter of County Board President Toni whether Preckwinkle’s response the LGBTQ community, I have Preckwinkle brought up her sex- was “blowing a dog whistle” to members of that community on ual orientation in response to a conservative voters in a cam- my staff in my campaign and my question in last week’s Chicago paign where both candidates government office.” mayoral debate. have been negative about each Preckwinkle’s initial com- Lightfoot, a former federal other. ments came near the end of the prosecutor who is openly gay, “Well, look, coming in the NBC 5-Telemundo debate was asked about Preckwinkle’s context of a clear strategy to be as Thursday when moderator Carol answer to a question in which negative against me as possible, I both candidates were asked what can only hope she wasn’t blowing Turn to Debate, Page 5 JOSE M. OSORIO/CHICAGO TRIBUNE Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians union Watchdog: Cop’s shooting of picket outside Orchestra Hall in Chicago on Monday. disabled teen was unjustified CHICAGO SPORTS SPRING TRAINING 90-day suspension advised; Police Board to decide ing but stop short of firing him. “This is incredibly troubling,” For Cubs, World The hype is real, By Jeremy Gorner days without pay. said Gabriel Hardy, who repre- Chicago Tribune The proposed punishment sents Hayes in a pending federal Series-or-bust the pressure isn’t drew outrage from the teen’s lawsuit against the city and David Haugh: Urgency in Paul Sullivan: Top prospect The city’s police oversight lawyer, as well as from an attor- Muhammad. Arizona creates reality that Eloy Jimenez is struggling agency has found that a Chicago ney for another Chicago police Attorney Torreya Hamilton, Joe Maddon’s squad is on the this spring, but no one in police sergeant unjustifiably used sergeant who alleged in a lawsuit who represents Sgt. Isaac Lamb- verge of now or never. White Sox camp is worried. deadly force when he shot an last week that he was “dumped” ert in the separate whistleblower unarmed teen with mental disa- from the detective bureau after lawsuit against the city, agreed bilities in an off-duty incident in refusing to list Muhammad on that the recommended puni- 2017. police reports as the victim in the shment fell short. Tom Skilling’s forecast High 50 Low 42 The Civilian Office of Police incident. “I don’t want this guy on the Chicago Weather Center: Complete forecast on back page of A+E Accountability concluded that The attorney for Ricardo street with a gun, because he shot Sgt. Khalil Muhammad acted in “Ricky” Hayes, the 18-year-old at Ricardo Hayes for no reason,” an “objectively unreasonable” wounded in the 2017 shooting, she said. $2.50 city and suburbs, $3.00 elsewhere fashion yet initially recom- questioned how COPA could find 171st year No. 71 © Chicago Tribune mended only a suspension of 90 Muhammad at fault in the shoot- Turn to COPA,Page5 2 Chicago Tribune | Section 1 | Tuesday, March 12, 2019 U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT A photo shows a scene from a tour of the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, on Aug. 9, 2018. 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