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into the assembly. gov. scott walker says this is all needed to balance the state budget. protesters have a simple message for him tonight. . >> please erase think what you're doing to the public education system. . >> governor walker says its the democrats who called off the talks. we will stay on top of the story. . >> blagojevich says that he is now willing to accept the sentence on the one charge. the

catch is he wants the judge to cancel the retrial. not a likely scenario critics suggest. . >> there is no way that you can just say judge cancel a trial it's up to the prosecutors to go forward or not. . >> and the judge is just a referee blown the whistle and reviewing the case. the second team of lawyers defending the next governor. are supposed to get paid at public defender race.reagan'rates. .

>> jiblagojevich has remained quiet tonight so has the judge. so far leaving april 20th as a day blagojevich stands at trial again. . >> no more death penalty for illinois. .

>> the death penalty in illinois is and know more after gov. quinn signed the historic and ban.ban. . >> the band comes more than a decade after 13 inmates. since then illinois approved the reforms such as taped it interrogations' .

>> the death penalty ban takes effect july 1st among those impacted this man who was sentenced for the rape and murder of a woman. in the cook county state's attorney is not pleased she says not one of those on death row is proclaiming innocence. .

>> alvarez emphasizes that this is especially painful for of the victims' families. . >> a cook county sheriff's deputy who dated marni yang for several years testified today. he told the jury that he accompanied yang to a shooting range. and she gave him a book on guns silencers two weeks before the victim was

killed on . >> richard lines accused of stabbing to death his nine year- old daughter pleaded not guilty today. and 2008 he beat his daughter and stabbed 30 times inside a van. he told police is that he found the body in an alleyway. . >> the doctors say they could find anything seriously wrong with them. at 31 fifth and sixth graders complained of skin irritations and its u.s. most were looked over and given a clean bill of health. it investigators still have not released the cause of. at . >> to look at these dead fish

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smoke detectors. bombarding reba had the artillery and air strikes. the attack destroyed at least one oil tank. opposition fighters fired back in a desperate attempt. . >> now the issue of muslims here in the u.s. may be a political showdown on capitol hill. congressman peter king is in the midst of a political fight of his life. and it's not even an election here.year. .

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the church hit the streets. coming to those who did not receive their blessings on wednesday. . >> and iash wednesday pecan at e vatican with pope benedict the 16th. today opens the 40 day period of lent for christians around the world it is a time of fasting. . and offered their

rights of . >> it's an important day for christians marking the beginning of the holiest time of the year. today at el stop and coffee shops across the the chicago area episcopal churches offer to blessings to those who did not have a chance to stop at a church. .

>> the relatively new plan which many young been sold or thankful to see.and the old alike were ho see. . >> they offer inspiration and prayers and can help you track your commitment progress until easter. easter's late this year to on april 24th. . >> one of the most controversial topics and

medicine. doctors at northwestern say that embryonic stem cells are helping them make great strides.

in tonight's medical watch. now this researcher has discovered a

way to use new life to reinvigorate the mind. embryonic stem cells growing and stopping memory loss. in the first stages of alzheimer's it's a struggle to try to remember basic information. . >> northwestern medical researchers spent six years in the lab try to recreate the critical neuron's responsible for helping the brain retriever memory. the starting point a human embryonic cells. the progress was clear manipulated by researchers the stem cells began to change. slowly morphing into full-blown neurons ready to communicate in the brain. .

>> we have a lot of evidence showing that these cells are making the most proper connections and the reign of . >> with millions of newly created are ron semillion neurot their fingertips of . >> the eventual goal of this is that you would be able to make a new population of cells and transplant them back into a person's brain. these new cells should be able to cause repair of the memory function. . >> hopefully within a couple of

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that the intruder suffered from mental problems . >> also tomorrows and shake it chicago tribune. there won't be counselors. burke is planning to donate sommoney to a city councl campaigns. the matter of grave s says it will try to keep it the

show on the air with the new lead opposite john crier. the most important question how will they explain the sudden change. . >> jim ramsey has our 7 day forecast . >> around the country at the moment temperatures well it to little chilly up in the midwest. check out the sun belt's. if you look at that bismarck north dakota at its is 3 degrees. blake thunderstorms rolling across the gulf coast.

in power computers and suggestig just about the same thing in not making much of the approaching snow. seven day forecast. once we get past it tomorrow and any possible snowflakes. then for saturday club race bias and maybe a little rain or snow in the morning. again that's not the blake system but if you have plans for saturday morning keep in mind you may need an

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he's taking his little daughter with him. ricardo panama and is out after four years on the job. . >> for the record of 17 and well northwestern has the one way and to the tournament. it opens tomorrow against minnesota of hero.

another step for for sox pitcher jay p. v. his second spring starting. adam deng hit his first home run as the sox lose para . >> just as well because they lost a 13 to 4. this the news for this wednesda fisuy night

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