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17 WEATHER 5- a 'L "fJAL February 13, 2002 7 An edition of "i- j-ago's Souths the southern suburbs OLYMPICS American takes third in men's figure skating Tim Goebel remains the only U.S. hopeful for a medal after Todd Eldredge's botched effort CI, C6 Newsstand: 50 cents Partly cloudy skies and continued cool temperatures. Full report, Back Page 3324 3 6 SECTIONS, 52 PAGES www.thetimesonline.com Widow: Jailed daughter 'has to be sick' iri nlfllllili, ((Ms 'S wm else, anybody else." After the shooting, the family moved out of its Hammond home at 5547 Walter St. and has been staying with Lancaster's sister and brother-in-law in Crestwood, El. The morning her husband was shot while sleeping on the couch Lancaster was next to him but on the floor.

"It was eight kids and two adults, and nobody saw or heard anything. Somebody had to see something," she said. "I was sleeping, I didn't even hear the damn gun go oft See WIDOW, Back Page Mother of 8 supports 13 -year-old charged with husband's death. BY MEGGEN LINDSAY Times Staff Writer HAMMOND With her husband dead and her daughter in jail charged with his murder, Janell Lancaster is left to pick up the pieces of a family's life gone horribly wrong. She spent Monday at the funeral of Tony Tan, her common law husband of more than 20 years, before stopping at the Lake County Juvenile Detention Center in Crown Point to visit her 13-year-old daughter, who police say shot her father while he was sleeping Feb.

2. As a mother and now a widow, Lancaster, 39, is torn and nearly suffocated by anger and grief but said she needs to stay strong for her seven other children, ages 8 to 16. "I'm taking it one minute at a time," she said in a whisper, wiping back tears. "This stuff happens to other people; it don't happen to you. You know? It happens to a neighbor; it happens to somebody mrmm NATALIE BATTAGLIA THE TIMES Janell Lancaster talks Tuesday about the death of her husband, Tony Tan, and their 13-year-old daughter who Is charged with his murder.

OKHKSGIKSCD. Plan would cut from popular program that started in 1994 TODAY III THE TIMES What you'll find in your newspaper Sacrificed renewal IrtSWul llwimll i i 'Rings 'Mind' lead pack 'Lord of the Rings' leads Academy Award field Tv. COPS funding CHICAGO COOK COUNTY: $67.8 million over the past three years SPRINGFIELD SANGAMON COUNTY: $3.1 million over the past five years PEORIA: $4.9 million over the past five years BLOOMINGTOW NORMAL $3.5 million over the past five years UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS: $4.4 million over the past five years ROCKFORD: $2 -million over the past five years SOURCES: U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin's office, Justice Department By The Associated Press WASHINGTON President Bush's proposal to eliminate several grant programs that provided more than $257 million to help law enforcement in Illinois is raising concerns among the state's congressional delegation and police.

Under the plan, next year's budget for the Justice Department's Community Oriented Policing Services' public safety and community policing grants would be cut to $126 million from $560 million. "Based on the budget proposal, some of our programs are not slated to be around," said Gilbert Moore, a spokesman for COPS. A Justice Department spokesman said a new program would give police more flexibility with federal grants. Moore said affected programs include ones that have proved popular in Illinois since COPS began under President Clinton's adniinistration in 1994: See GRANT, All MOULIN ROUGE with 13 nominations. For a list of nominations see A7 1 .1 G0SF0RD PARK LORD OF THE (J) RINGS i'f '-) tej ill A BEAUTIFUl MIND 'I' IN THE BEDROOM rn r- 1 The Times sold to Lee Enterprises STATE O'Malley campaign enlists homeschoolers GOP candidate claims help of home-schooling families.

A8 FOOD ii- il in Mary Junck CEO of Lee Enterprises i ASHES TO ASHES: St. Thomas More School second-grader Corbin Plessas, 9, watches as palms are burned Tuesday In preparation of today's Ash Wednesday Masses at the school's church In Munster. Religious leaders say holy season is time for Christians to renew their relationship with God rnn. i Iowa-based corporation also gets 15 other papers in $694 million deal. BY ANDREA HOLECEK Times Business Writer In a deal valued at nearly $700 million, Lee Enterprises announced Tuesday it will, acquire The Times and the 15 other daily newspapers owned by Howard Publications.

The sale ends Howard's association with Northwest Indiana that began in 1962. It will not, Lee executives stressed Tuesday, end The Times' commitment to the aggressive reporting of local news. The sale is expected to be completed around April 1 and will give Lee ownership in 38 daily newspapers and a joint interest in six others for a total circulation of 1.1 million daily and 1.2 million on Sundays. The move will make Davenport, Iowa-based Lee the 12th-largest daily newspaper owner in the country. See TIMES, All mas, have been replaced with chocolate bunnies and red-nosed reindeer, according to Truemper, chairman of the theology department at Valparaiso University.

And there is no end in sight. "The notion of giving up something for Lent is a far cry from what Lent in its religious origins was really all about," Truemper said. See SACRIFICE, Back Page lesh and bone are no match against the salvation I of one's soul. I That's why most Christians across the region are preparing today for the holiest season of their religion. On Ash Wednesday, believers will vow to give up sweets or addictions or to give of their time and money to become closer to Jesus Christ in the journey toward Easter.

It's a way for Christians to connect the flesh of this earthly life to that of the souL For some, the sacrificing or the donating of time and money is serious work. For others, it's merely a renewal of New Year's resolutions gone by the wayside. How serious are Christians during Lent? David Truemper admits he is fighting an uphill battle. Holy days, such as Easter and Christ William Howard Retired Times publisher Howard reflects Under family ownership, The Times grew quickly, moving to follow its readers and embrace technology. El Sweet sensations Chef at Chicago's Ritz Carlton whips up devilish desserts.

Dl INDEX Advice D4 Bridge F4 Classified E8 Crossword (Classified) F2 Crossword (Newsday) D4 Horoscope D4 Movies D3 Nation World A3 Obituaries E5 Opinion AlO Sports CI TV Listings 06 TIMES STORY BY JASON THOMAS TIMES PHOTO BY JOHN J. WATKINS Milosevic shows no emotion as war crimes trial begins By The Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands Slobodan Milosevic orches Ex-Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic faces 66 counts of genocide and other trated the murders of thou The prosecution gave a first glimpse of a litany of agony -rape, torture, looting, expulsion and almost gleeful killing that survivors will recount during a trial expected to last two years. The trial is the biggest war crimes case since Hitler's henchmen were brought before a military tribunal after World War the former Yugoslav president's trial for war crimes. Milosevic, the first head of state to face an international tribunal, listened impassively, occasionally jotting notes, as United Nations attorneys sketched a complex case spanning nearly a decade of horror in three Balkan countries. Milosevic, 60, faces a total of 66 counts of genocide and other war crimes in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo that killed thousands of people and displaced more than a million others.

Each count carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. See MILOSEVIC, Back Page sands of people in a campaign of "savagery" with the sole goal of satisfying his all-consuming thirst for power, a pros The Times is printed with soy color inks, exclusively on recycled paper. war crimes Bosnia and Kosovo. in Croatia ecutor said Tuesday, opening.