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CHICAGO From news services Eleven priests suspected of sexual misconduct with minors have been permanently removed from public ministries, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago said Monday. The men are banned from presenting themselves as priests, engaging in a public ministry or acting as agents of the archdiocese, although they have not been removed from the priesthood, said Chancellor Jimmy Lago, who declined to disclose specific allegations. The 11 men were among a group of 14 priests whose alleged sexual misconduct was forwarded to Vatican officials two years ago by Cardinal Francis George, archdiocese officials said. One of the priests has died, and two other cases will be decided by pending canonical trials. The Vatican studied the cases last year and authorized George to conduct a review that included opinions from advocates for the priests and advisers, Lago said.

George has determined, based on the information presented, that sexual misconduct did he said. The sexual abuse, which allegedly took place 20 to 30 years ago in all of the cases, was reported to the parishes and civil authorities when the priests were withdrawn, Lago said. The priests also live in restricted settings where their visitors and actions are monitored. The statute of limitations has expired in all the cases, spokesmen for the Cook and Lake County offices said. By Kyra Kyles RedEye The CTAunveiled a $15 million extreme makeover of the Lake Street Red Line station Monday.

The mezzanine was widened to allow for four new turnstiles, creating a total of 10 in the station. There also are four new escalators that are 25 percent speedier than the old ones, according to CTAPresident Frank Kruesi, who helped unveil the renovations. Down on the platform, there is brighter lighting, new granite flooring and ceramic-tiled, vaulted ceilings. To boost security, the CTAsays it installed 20 new security cameras on the platform and nine on the mezzanine level. The changes at the Lake Street station were long overdue, Kruesi said.

The station was left untouched for the past 60 years, he said, with the exception some minor upgrades. stations 10 years ago were dark and Kruesi said. were not places riders wanted to go. wide open, brighter and more The project began in May 2004 and was funded through the Federal Transit Administration and the Illinois Department of Transportation, according to the Chicago Department of Transportation. Next month, riders can expect to see two new electronic kiosks providing news and information from the CTA, according to CDOT.

EXPRESSLANE A round Chicago in 10 items or fewer R. wife drops order of protection Andrea Kelly, wife of R. Kelly, has dropped an order of protection against him, and the couple will attempt to solve their problems outside of the courtroom, lawyers said Monday. Andrea Kelly had been granted an order of protection earlier this month after she alleged that her estranged husband slapped her, according to court records. The couple is working toward reconciliation, and no other court filings were planned, said R.

lawyer, Nathan Swerdlove. had a how many marriages have that sort of Swerdlove said Monday. trying to work things out, and like to do it Donald Schiller, a lawyer for Andrea Kelly, confirmed that the order of protection was dismissed Thursday and that the couple has sought counsel with matrimonial attorneys. R. Kelly is facing a 14-count child pornography indictment that alleges he had sex with a 14-year-old girl and videotaped the encounter at his apartment.

A hearing in that case is scheduled for Oct. 7. I-PASS HEADS EAST: The Illinois State Toll Highway I-PASS electronic toll transponders now work on roads in the East that accept E-ZPass. Tolls will be automatically deducted from the windshield-mounted devices, with no need to stop to pay tolls by hand, from the Dulles Toll Road outside Washington, D.C., to the Maine Turnpike, and including highways in the Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York and Boston metropolitan areas. But the closest E-ZPass highway to Illinois is the Pennsylvania Turnpike, leaving a gap the combined width of Indiana and Ohio, officials acknowledged.

ROBBERY SUSPECTS NABBED: After an armed robber took the contents of the cash register at a North Side grocery store, he reached for the jar containing coins and bills offered by customers for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The robber made off with the money but left his fingerprint on the jar. The slipup led police to the suspect and two alleged accomplices, who they believe may be connected to up to 30 recent armed robberies in Chicago. Police on Monday charged Darryl Cates, 47, with 15 counts of armed robbery. Leonard Askew, 35, was charged with seven counts; and Bonita Wright, 39, was charged with two counts of armed robbery, police said.

Several robberies are under investigation. The robberies were of convenience stores and other small businesses in the Gold Coast, Lincoln Park, Lakeview and the West Loop neighborhoods, police said. Tuesday 75 57 Sunny, nice Wednesday 72 43 Windy, stormy Thursday 58 38 Some sun. Cool Friday 64 44 Sunny, warmer Saturday 72 56 Windy. Some sun You most definitely need to leave a tip for this forecast.

Monday: High 70, low 49; windy, clearing. What we said what it was Monday: High 67, low 58; mostly cloudy and cool. FIVECAST Weather guy Archdiocese removes 11 priests Saved from fire Firefighter Dominic Pileggi gives Edie Rago a purse that he found while cleaning up after a fire in Cicero. No one was injured in the blaze, which burned for two hours. CTA unveils rehabbed station The priests The Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago has removed the following 11 priests from public ministry after determining that allegations of sexual misconduct were credible.

This box shows each priest and where he was assigned when the alleged abuse occurred. Rev. R. Peter Bowman, St. Denis, Chicago, nearly 50 years ago.

Rev. Daniel Buck, St. Francis Borgia on Northwest Side, 1979-84. Rev. Daniel Mark Holihan, St.

Aloysius, Chicago, late 1960s. Rev. Walter E. Huppenbauer, St. Hilary, Chicago, 1960s.

Rev. Robert L. Kealy, St. Germaine, Oak Lawn, 1972-77. Rev.

John Keehan, St. Basil (now St. on the South Side, late 1960s and early 1970s. Rev. Donald Mulsoff, St.

Catherine of Alexandria, Oak Lawn, and Mary, Queen of Heaven, Cicero. Rev. James Ray, St. Peter Damian, Bartlett, which he left in the 1980s. Rev.

John A. Robinson, St. Priscilla, Chicago, early 1980s. Rev. Raymond Skriba, St.

Gertrude, Franklin Park. Rev. Anthony Vader, the former Holy Cross parish in Woodlawn, 1952-64. REDEYE TUESDAY 6.