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Call 1-800-Tribune Tuesday, February 12, 2019 Breaking news at chicagotribune.com Petition challenges Van Dyke sentence Attorney general, special prosecutors appeal to state Supreme Court, law, no matter who the why this is happening.” defendant and no mat- While the sentence ini- seeking harsher term for former cop convicted in McDonald slaying ter who the victim.” tially prompted the de- In response, Van fense to back off promises By Megan Crepeau McDonald. lines, and note that a significantly Dyke’s attorneys said to appeal Van Dyke’s con- Chicago Tribune Their petition, filed Monday, longer sentence would be justifi- the prosecutors’ moti- viction, Blagg said the does not explicitly target the able under state law. vations were plainly prosecutors’ petition 3 Special prosecutors and the length of the 6 ⁄4-year sentence, “I recognize that a trial judge’s political. forced their hand, and a Illinois attorney general’s office which many activists criticized as discretion in sentencing is to be “This case has come notice of appeal was filed want the state’s highest court to lenient. But Kane County State’s given great deference,” Raoul said to represent all the Van Dyke Friday. order a resentencing for Jason Van Attorney Joseph McMahon, ap- at a news conference Monday. wrongs, perceived “Jason and his family Dyke, a move that if granted could pointed to handle the Van Dyke “However, it is in the interest of wrongs, of the Chicago Police very much want to put this behind result in a much harsher prison case, and Attorney General justice that we do all within our Department, and it’s fallen upon them,” she said. “He has expressed term for the former Chicago Kwame Raoul argue that Judge power to make sure that such Jason Van Dyke as a person,” that he doesn’t want a new trial, he police officer convicted in the Vincent Gaughan sentenced Van exercise in discretion be applied attorney Jennifer Blagg said. “So slaying of 17-year-old Laquan Dyke under improper legal guide- consistent with the mandates of what he represents politically is Turn to Van Dyke, Page 6 Lawmakers reach deal on border security Negotiators agree ‘in principle’ to avoid another shutdown By Andrew Taylor and Alan Fram Associated Press WASHINGTON — Congres- sional negotiators announced an agreement late Monday to pre- vent a government shutdown and finance construction of new bar- riers along the U.S.-Mexico bor- der, overcoming a late-stage hang-up over immigration en- forcement issues that had threat- ened to scuttle the talks. Republicans were desperate to avoid another bruising shutdown. They tentatively agreed to far less money for President Donald Trump’s border wall than the White House’s $5.7 billion wish list, settling for a figure of about $1.4 billion, according to a senior E. JASON WAMBSGANS/CHICAGO TRIBUNE congressional aide. City officials shut down the northbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive at Randolph Street on Monday to repair two cracked steel beams that “We reached an agreement in support the roadway as it approaches the bridge near the Chicago River. principle,” said Senate Appro- priations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., appearing with a bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers who con- Beam cracks force closure curred. “Our staffs are just working out the details,” said House Appro- priations Committee Chairwom- an Nita Lowey, D-N.Y. of Lake Shore Drive bridge Details won’t be officially re- leased until Tuesday, but the pact Weather swings cited; city expects roadway came in time to alleviate any threat of a second partial govern- shutdown to last through Tuesday night ment shutdown this weekend. Shelby had earlier pulled the By Mary Wisniewski hopes it will be open again in plug on the talks over Democratic and Liam Ford time for Tuesday evening’s rush demands to limit immigrant de- Chicago Tribune hour. The northbound stretch tentions by federal authorities, of the Lake Shore Drive Bridge but Democrats yielded ground on Northbound Lake Shore usually handles about 60,000 that issue in a fresh round of talks Drive near the Chicago River is vehicles a day. on Monday. expected to stay closed until at “What we’re seeing is an Asked if Trump would back least Tuesday evening due to unexpected amount of corro- the deal, Shelby said, “We believe two cracked steel beams that sion that we believe was exacer- from our dealings with them and support the roadway, author- bated by the extreme cold the latitude they’ve given us, they ities said. temperatures,” Scheinfeld said. will support it. We certainly hope The damage was caused in She said the city will work so.” part by the extreme swings in around the clock to erect sev- Trump traveled to El Paso, weather, said Rebekah Schein- eral steel support towers to Texas, for a campaign-style rally feld, commissioner of the Chi- support the 33-year-old bridge Monday night focused on immi- cago Department of Trans- so the city can safely reopen it gration and border issues. portation. The drive was closed while it makes permanent re- TERRENCE ANTONIO JAMES/CHICAGO TRIBUNE He has been adamant that northbound at Randolph Street pairs. Congress approve money for a starting about 11:15 a.m. Mon- The city also found some CHICAGO DRIVERS FEEL CONGESTION: A new report says wall along the Mexican border, day. The incident tied up traffic damage on eastbound Wacker Chicago drivers lose 138 hours a year to traffic backups, through the Monday evening third-worst in nation. The city is considered to be more congested Turn to Deal, Page 9 rush hour. Scheinfeld said she Turn to Bridge, Page 7 than New York City or Los Angeles. Page 6 Officially, girls now can be Boy Scouts Can work their way to Eagle Scouts, the highest rank in Boy Scouts. Eagle designation via The move comes a year after Scouts BSA program girls from first to fifth grade were allowed to join Cub Scouts. Al- By Robert McCoppin ready, all-girl Scouts BSA troops Chicago Tribune have sprung up in Antioch, Deer- field, Round Lake, Lake Villa and Seventeen-year-old Morgan Wilmette and elsewhere in the Holmes has been able to participa- suburbs and around the country, te in Boy Scouts activities for a few where scouting attracts about 2.4 years, but she was never allowed to million youths. JOSE M. OSORIO/CHICAGO TRIBUNE become a full-fledged member of “I’m loving it,” Morgan said. “I the program. finally get to wear the uniform That changed this month when now.” Chicago street renamed the Boy Scouts of America began Six middle school girls have accepting girls from fifth grade joined Morgan in Troop 48 in Lake CHRIS SWEDA/CHICAGO TRIBUNE Michelle Duster, center, great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells, through high school into a newly Forest. Many are also involved in A girl wears a Troop 48 neckerchief is embraced by Ald. Sophia King, 4th, as Mayor Rahm Eman- named program called Scouts BSA, Girl Scouts of the USA, and like while attending a Scouts BSA uel looks on during a ceremony Monday to unveil the renam- which allows girls the opportuni- meeting at the American Legion ing of Congress Parkway to Ida B. Wells Drive. Page 5 ties boys have, including becoming Turn to Scouts, Page 7 Hall in Lake Forest last week. Chicago Weather Center: Complete $2.50 city and suburbs, $3.00 elsewhere High Low Tom Skilling’s forecast 35 18 forecast on back page of A+E section 171st year No. 43 © Chicago Tribune 2 Chicago Tribune | Section 1 | Tuesday, February 12, 2019 To our readers America, the kidnapper: ‘Likely In Sunday’s comics section, the “Non Sequitur” car- toon by Wiley Miller contained a vulgar message that thousands’ of children still separated was hidden in an illustration. Andrews McMeel Syndication, which distributes the cartoon, apologized Monday for missing the offensive wording in its editing process. “If we had discovered it, we would not have distributed the cartoon without it being removed,” the statement said. “We apologize to Non Sequitur’s clients and readers for our oversight.” Miller, in a statement, said he had prepared the car- toon with the vulgar message several weeks ago, in- Rex W. Huppke tended to remove the message before the cartoon was distributed but neglected to do so. However, in a Twit- America is a kidnapper. ter post Sunday, the cartoonist wrote: “Some of my It became one in late sharp-eyed readers have spotted a little Easter egg from 2017 and early 2018, when Leonardo Bear-Vinci. Can you find it?” the government began The Chicago Tribune considers this a breach of trust quietly separating families with our readers and will halt publication of the “Non — asylum seekers and Sequitur” cartoon. The Tribune’s comic pages are pre- migrants who entered the pared in advance, so readers may see “Non Sequitur” country illegally — at our cartoons for one more week. southern border, a test run for a soon-to-be-open — Bruce Dold, publisher & editor-in-chief policy of taking children from their parents. Our country became a kidnapper in plain sight MEET JACOB TOBIA MARCH 12 last April, when then- Attorney General Jeff Come meet writer, producer and author Jacob Tobia. Sessions announced the From interviewing former U.S. Presidents to working with Trump administration’s queer and trans youth, Jacob helps others embrace the zero-tolerance policy at the full complexity of gender and their own truth, even when border, breaking up fam- GREGORY BULL/AP that truth is messy.