A+E Music’s biggest night brings GRAMMYS an attention-grabbing red carpet and powerful women NOTABLES in the spotlight. PHOTOS BY GETTY D Questions? Call 1-800-Tribune Monday, February 11, 2019 Breaking news at chicagotribune.com Border talks stall; shutdown looms were a secondary issue in the down in talks made it unlikely that get there.” Dems want to limit migrant detentions; impasse that developed over the lawmakers will be able to finalize The stalemate left the path GOP won’t budge on enforcement weekend, according to officials in an agreement on Monday, as forward to keeping the govern- both parties. they’d hope to do so it could pass ment open unclear. By Erica Werner talks aimed at averting that out- Instead, after looking promis- the House and Senate before There were some behind-the- and Damian Paletta come broke down in a dispute ing for days, the delicate negotia- Friday night’s deadline. scenes efforts to salvage the talks The Washington Post over immigration enforcement, tions collapsed over Democrats’ “I think the talks are stalled Sunday evening, but it was uncer- lawmakers and aides said Sunday. insistence on limiting the number right now,” Senate Appropriations tain whether they would be suc- WASHINGTON — The nation President Donald Trump’s bor- of unauthorized immigrants who Chairman Richard Shelby of Ala- cessful. faces the real possibility of anoth- der wall demands, which precipi- can be detained by the U.S. bama, the lead Republican negoti- The Homeland Security De- er government shutdown at the tated the record-long 35-day shut- Immigration and Customs En- ator, said on Fox News Sunday. end of the week, after bipartisan down that ended late last month, forcement agency. The break- “I’m not confident we’re going to Turn to Border, Page 11 Does that Rx work for women? State registry aims to boost info, inclusion for clinical studies By Cindy Dampier Chicago Tribune You’ve marched in the Women’s March, cheered for women in Congress, grappled with the wide-ranging implica- tions of the #MeToo move- ment, talked with your kids (of both genders) about sexual harassment. Wait — did you forget to sign up for a medical study? In the new pantheon of Women’s Causes We Care About, inclusion in medical research has often ranked ARMANDO L. SANCHEZ/CHICAGO TRIBUNE somewhere below concern about the number of stalls in Bully Life Animal Services owner Garrett Mercado interacts with a dog at a Sunday benefit. Last month 31 dogs died in a fire at Bully Life. public restrooms. That’s in spite of the fact that, unlike a long wait for the bathroom at Soldier Field, leaving women out of medical studies can have serious, far-reaching effects on After fatal kennel fire, health for both sexes. “This isn’t just a women’s health issue,” says Nicole Woitowich, director of the Illi- nois Women’s Health Registry and associate director of the views on owner mixed Women’s Health Research In- stitute at Northwestern Uni- versity, “it’s an everybody’s Some credit him for trying to save animals, others appalled at conditions health issue.” Yet, women’s participation By John Keilman most incorrigible animals there Vets USA, referring to the “Dog on the property. The dead in medical research studies Chicago Tribune when foster homes fizzled out Whisperer” of TV fame. “Cesar weren’t housed in the kennel continues to lag, creating a or adoptions unraveled. Bully Millan doesn’t have what Gar- itself, fire officials said, but were scientific data gap that has an When troubled dogs ap- Life’s owner and head trainer, rett has in his pinkie. I’ve had trapped, mostly in cages, inside impact on development of new peared to have reached the end Garrett Mercado, seemed to some dogs that were unplace- the small, two-story brick build- medicines and treatment pro- of the line, rescue organizations have a way with dogs from able and now live in happy ing where the fire broke out. tocols, as well as accurate had one last place to turn: Bully tough circumstances, and by homes.” While investigators have yet assessment of current treat- Life Animal Services, a ram- some accounts, he rarely turned But last month, an early to release the cause of the blaze, ments. “We can’t keep claiming shackle kennel on the outskirts down a request. morning fire at the business the circumstances have pro- we are doing rigorous science,” of West Chicago. “You know Cesar Millan?” claimed the lives of 31 dogs — says Woitowich, “if we are The groups brought their said Peter Cangelosi of Pets and about half of the animals living Turn to Kennel, Page 4 excluding important biological variables.” Luckily, participating in re- search studies just got a little easier for women in Illinois. Woitowich and a group of like-minded scientists and Mayoral candidates women’s health advocates are working to create more inclu- sion in research through the Illinois Women’s Health Regis- talk transportation try, an online, smartphone- compatible tool that allows after Rahm Emanuel in May will women to access information have to decide how to expand the CTA, cope with increasing Turn to Medical, Page 6 road congestion and tackle issues posed by new technology, like self-driving cars and electric scooters. Mary Wisniewski This column discussed some Getting Around candidates’ views last Septem- Hawks are in ber, but many more candidates No red light cameras — or have since jumped into the race. seventh heaven fewer. Lower CTA fares for low- Because the nonpartisan election The Blackhawks beat the Red income riders. More rules for is on Feb. 26, just two weeks Wings 5-2 for a seventh ride-share. away, it seemed like a good time straight win behind Cam Ward Candidates for Chicago mayor to revisit the issue. and Dominik Kahun. They have plenty of opinions about The following are responses JOSE M. OSORIO/CHICAGO TRIBUNE 2016 will try to make it eight in a how to improve transportation. The candidates had a wide range of opinions on bike lanes, from mak- row Tuesday against the Whoever takes over as mayor Turn to Wisniewski, Page 6 ing them a low priority to adding at least 100 miles of new bikeways. Bruins. Sports Chicago Weather Center: Complete $2.50 city and suburbs, $3.00 elsewhere High Low Tom Skilling’s forecast 32 31 forecast on back page of A+E section 171st year No. 42 © Chicago Tribune 2 Chicago Tribune | Section 1 | Monday, February 11, 2019 BOB BROWN/AP Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, from left, Attorney General Mark Herring and Gov. Ralph Northam, in December 2017. Blackface a symptom of THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS: ‘A DECADE-BY-DECADE HISTORY’ larger, complicated issue The Blackhawks, one of the NHL’s “Original Six,” have been building a going to allow blackface to become blackface is so offensive is because it’s storied legacy since their founding in our #MeToo movement of the 21st a reminder of slavery, a racial stereo- 1926. The Hawks have produced century? type created in minstrel shows to dozens of standout stars, from Hall Are we going to make this the entertain white people. More impor- of Fame goaltender Mike Karakas in single issue that defines our level of tantly, it was an attempt to codify the ’30s to Bobby “The Golden Jet” endurance, our goals as African- blacks as a lazy, worthless, dim-witted Hull in the ’60s to current team Dahleen Glanton American people and our vision of specimens, lower than a human be- captain Jonathan Toews, who has what America should be in the fu- ing, thus relegating them to a perma- led the team to a remarkable three championships since ture? nent underclass. 2010. This comprehensive collection includes archival Everybody is talking about black- Are we going to allow a few politi- The Democratic Party, which has photos, original reporting, player profiles, timelines, stat- face now. It’s about time. cians and celebrities who made the promoted itself as the champion for istics, and more—all curated by the Tribune’s sports de- Maybe white people will learn horrible mistake of wearing blackface African-American causes since the partment from the newspaper’s vast archives. Available at once and for all that it’s a bad idea to to a party force us to set an agenda civil rights era, is in a real pickle over chicagotribune.com/hawkshistory, and wherever books are make your face darker as part of a that appeases everyone in the short what’s going on in Virginia. If the sold. costume. It is racist, and it always has term but does nothing to further our Democratic governor is forced to been. important causes in the long term? resign over blackface, Democratic Lt. CHICAGO TRIBUNE’S UNSCRIPTED This offensive idea that many Can we afford to start digging deep Gov. Justin Fairfax is next in line. But PRESENTS JACOB TOBIA white people have come up with to into every white person’s past to try he’s battling #MeToo allegations, Come meet writer, producer and author Jacob Tobia. paint their face black or brown for to figure out whether they might have having been accused of two sexual From interviewing former U.S. Presidents to working with Halloween, a dance contest or practi- put shoe polish or dark makeup on assaults. That would put Herring up queer and trans youth, Jacob helps others embrace the cally any other event where they their faces at one time or another in next, and he has acknowledged a bout full complexity of gender and their own truth, even when decided a darker skin tone would the past because they thought it was with blackface, too.