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>> at this time we do not know what has happened. >> adapter from northwest indiana has not been seen for one week into night police say they cannot rule out foul play. >>wgn sean lewis has our top story on. >> we are having problems with sean lewis is story. technical issues. dr. paul is of indian
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descent and has been described as an indian the doctor, she is about 5 ft. 1 and about 130 lbs.. police are keeping an eye out for her and her missing toyota as you v. it may have one of two license plates on it, either in indiana plate or a california plate. you can call the muenster police department with any information you have and that number is219-836-6600. a shooting overnight has taken a life on the south side of chicago. the victim is 38 year- old maurice of south michigan
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ave. he was found on responsive shortly before midnight. police say that he suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his body in detectives are investigating but have no suspects in custody and few details of the killing. we reported yesterday that heavy equipment maker caterpillar might leave illinois and response to recent income tax hike. annie met with local business owners to the talk about bill local economy. >> obviously a lot of people are concerned about the number of jobs that could be lost if the plant closes but then there is the ripple effect. business owners are most concerned about
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that. job loss means more unemployed people in joliet. 1400 jobs could potentially be lost if the caterpillar plant decides to pull ott of illinois a very real possibility according to a letter from the ceo. business owners in joliet today are worried this woman says the loss of caterpillar could put an end to her work as well. tammy >> caterpillar staying would be great for us yount similar concerns that the neighboring rochdale for 65 years they have
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watched steel mills closed. >> just to know that we have people here that have family to support to, they want to see the community growling, we have been here since 1946. >> 23,000 caterpillar employees across the state could be hurt if the company moved and an untold number of businesses. a spokesperson says that if it stays illinois tax increase will cost it an additional $40 million this year. caterpillar ceo has told gov quinn that they wantthe spot the state is headed is not favorable for business. >> a man saved from a fiery
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death with just seconds to spare received the opportunity to thank his saber in public today. he was driving on i 55 on tuesday an off-duty chicago police officer spotted smoke billowing from the park man in ran down and found him trying to save his welding equipment including several oxygen tanks. he had his moments before the van burst into flames. today him and his wife expressed their gratitude. >> looking at the pictures of the van he was a guardian angel, if he was standing there with a van blew up peewee dead.
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i am forever grateful to him. >> last august the police and officers stopped a man with alzheimer's from jumping into lake michigan. a special events to help children after their parents died in a car crash, the benefit auction was run by bradley's options to assist the children aged 5-15. their father was killed in a crash while driving home from a holiday party their mother was missing for nearly one month until her body was found in a field on january 3rd she had died of exposure. their neighbors and friends rally for the survivors. >> from the town and surrounding
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areas we had tremendous amount of donations and help and support it and everyone is coming together today. >> that charity is in the face of tragedy and as we said earlier there are hundreds who donated funds as well as items for that option. still to come, but president barack obama set to talk about libya tonight's. this is yet another middle eastern country on the brink of a democratic revolution. when the man of steel may have plans in chicago. >> it will be called for another few days in chicago, but by the
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and a widescreen hd display. grab it and it grabs you. only at verizon. [ woman ] we try to be perfect. we pretend high-heels don't hurt and that we can handle anything life throws at us. but there are times that we need a moment to remember. we're only human. that's more than enough. your moment. your dove™. >> returning to our top story police in northwest indiana are searching for a missing doctor. >> in munster in vienna of mystery surrounds the disappearance of doctor, that depaul. police in both towns are
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working to piece together any cluesany clues on what may have happened to viet ophthalmologist. her office was in highlands. there has been no cell phone calls and no credit card activity. amish usually doesn't just leave without letting people know where she's going. >> we did talk with one of her neighbors, he told us that she's been trying to sell this home for five years and he hasn't seen her and at least two months. >> she is a nice lady. >> at the subway restaurant there is disbelief that she would of left on her own without saying a word. >> she is a very responsible citizen. >> there's no indication that
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she left, went on vacation or went to visit family or friends. >> it was family from both the u.s. in india as well as staff who called the police concerned about the doctors safety when she didn't show up to work last tuesday morning. investigators do not want to speculate right now on what may have happened or if anyone may be involved. >> i don't focus on one aspect of the investigation and overlook something else. at this time we just don't know what has happened and we are keeping all of our options open. >> president barack obama will address the nation talking about libya to our nights. it has been one week since an international coalition and began firing missiles and flying air missions to enforce united nations approved no-fly zone.
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nato is now getting ready to take over operations in libya. >> an unusual sight in unusual times, a libyan man and it just liberated city is thank for correlation airstrikes that have helped give rebels the chance to regroup. a successful weekend for the opposition. on sunday they also added a key oil town to their territory. democratic senator had this to say about who ultimately will decide that nation's future. >> the people of libya can remove their dictator and we are not going to be the ones to remove him. >> president barack obama will speak on america's involvement on monday as though white house seeks to say that the mission is not clearly defined. senator john mccain had this to say. >> on one hand they say it's
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humanitarian on the other they say khaddafi must go. >> a source close to the syrian government tells cnn that the cabinet is expected to resign next week as soon as they decide on a new prime minister. an emergency affect is in the process of being lifted. protesters were being shot as they called for government reform. >> if he turns his weapons on his people he is running the
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risk of having the world community comment and said propose a no-fly zone just as we are doing in libya. >> secretary of state hillary clinton said that the u.s. has no plans to enter the conflict in theory. the temperatures were freezing. an event giving a jump-start to chicago and gardner and gardening have been the last thing on the minds of people in st. louis. look all that snow.
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>> and may not feel like spring but it is time to start thinking about how you will cultivate your garden and to help fill that void column the illinois orchid society is here to help. >> orchids have now become one of the most popular potted plants in the u.s.. >> there are thousands of varieties. >> orchids societies throughout the midwest setup spectacular displays and this competition.
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>> orchids are pretty amazing exotic complicated and detailed. >> their main season is right now is. adairand can be yours year after year. adair >> you can pass your orchids year after year down to your children. >> all the orchid's need are filtered light and a quarter teaspoon of fertilizer once a week and once a week is just about how often you need to water them. >> >> it grows and warmer
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conditions than most it takes a lot of abuse. >> even an amateur can have amazing results. >> if you feel like winter's cold never left chicago, take a look as st. louis. the calendar may say spring but that doesn't stop mother nature from slamming the gateway city was almost 5 in. of snow yesterday. drivers have to slow down and take easy on the interstate. meteorologist say there could be more snow there tonight. a ray of hope. spring temperatures should be backed by the end of the week. tonight's live illinois lottery drawing is next and after that jim ramsey will close the book on this colder than average weekend as he looks ahead to an april fool's warmup, which we
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hope is not april fools. >> tonight on instant replay, we felt the final four. the cubs get their potential fifth starter and $11.5 million parting gift. what is wrong with the blackhawks? they have two weeks to figure it out or they'll be watching the playoffs on tv. the clock acrossúwpú ç uúpúx?x?út@ñíwú@íxwpoú'úñ8@÷x@úúpn÷ñ@ñp>éñóhpúkññ xxo@úvúñpñp@xúíúñxó@ñ@ol@w?úpñ÷ñxxñ@/@ñ hñgñppñó@óñçp?ú?@ñ@po@oúw÷lñ@é@ú@óú÷÷fp@o
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>> part jim, i was in atlanta last night. >> most of the state of georgia was really hit yesterday. there were five reported tornadoes and more than 100 severe weather reports. there is a frontal boundary that is creating problems there before us it is just cold out there. and has been called all day and it will be called all day tomorrow as well. the high temperature was 15 degrees. below normal which of the way is 50 if you want to know. time lapse pictures showed
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just a few clouds up there. we still have a few flurries to look forward to. notice our high temperature is a tiny bit warmer in st. louis. not much relief from the cold in the short term, but look at these numbers already is in the upper 20s. the water temperature off of chicago's lakefront is 39 degrees. it is producing some wind chills in the teens already at o'hare. across the midwest everyone is question is when will it finally break. incrementally we will see
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temperatures rise. satellite pictures to show a few clouds patches over the skies of chicago tonight navy thickening up a hero we should have some patches of clearing both tonight and tomorrow. we may be just grazed by it. here's our forecast 24-28 degrees. tomorrow partly cloudy skies and isolated flurries. on tuesday may be all little light snow in
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some areas and we will start the day with peaks of early sun but the clouds will increase and by evening there could be a snowflake or two look at the 74 cast: 7 day forecast: sunday as warm air finally comes and it will be greeted by rain and thunderstorms. >> in 1945 on this day the temperature in chicago was 82 degrees. we're not anywhere close obviously and we will not say that for a very long time. >> all of this time people thought superman was from another planet but it turns out
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presidential towers in the name of healthy lungs. it was called the fight for air climb. 45 stories. if you climbed all for towers it was all done to benefit the american lung association. supermen could be flying into the chicago area this summer. sources say that superman will film in far west suburban plano starting in august. warner brothers plans to issue a movie in it city this summer but he says that they have not received the details yet. british actor hendrick has been cast as the new superman and kevin costner and diane lane will play his foster parents. alba these seventh graders took top honors at america's movie houses this
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weekend. diary of a wimpy kid tells the story of a middle school kid his friends and his older brother, it earned over $24 million and here are some of the other box office winners: ♪
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(laughing through computer) good night, buddy. good morning, dad. (announcer) oreo. milk's favorite cookie. lovers of balkan and eastern european culture were happy this weekend, the 46 annual eastern european festival wrapped up early this evening after a three day run at the university of chicago's international house assembly hall. the cultural celebration showcased the ants in food. looks like fun. that is the news for the sunday night
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