grief counselors are on hand today at a suburban high school, where students are mourning the death of a murdered classmate. good afternoon i am steve sanders ... >>and i'm dina bair we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. dili pontians muriel clair is live at lyons township high school with our top story ...

>>kelly o'laughlin was stabbed to death at her family home is believed she walked in on a home invasion her body was discovered by her mother. this death was upsetting to the lions township community in her memory the white ribbons are tied around every tree and every light pole and her schoolmates are greeting after constructing a makeshift shrine in her memory >>i didn't know her personally but everyone knows everyone here and everyone wants to support everyone and this time of grief it's a sad thing that this happened to one of our own >>lots of people knew her is like losing a close friend. >>visitation will be wednesday

and thursday in countryside between 4 and 9:00 p.m. a funeral mass will be at 945 friday morning at st. john of the cross church in western springs. >>police are looking for her killer and have notified pawnshop owners to be on the lookout for gold coins that were taken from the home there is a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the debts of kelly o'laughlin >>a fight between two men at a c h a senior citizen complex leads to the death of an 80 year-old man. southfield avenue were shot at his home during a fight he was having with another man in happened yesterday afternoon at the vivian carter apartments.

please have a 69 year-old man in custody. they said the charges are pending against him. >>a 6 year-old boy was killed last night after television reportedly fell on top of him. arlington heights police are investigating the death of karl clermont of the 1700 block of portsmouth lane the child was declared dead at the northwest community hospital just before 10:00 last night we have not learned of the details about how just the television fell on top of that child >>the blizzard 2011 may be best remembered for shutting down lake shore drive and leaving hundreds of cars stranded in the snow now the city of chicago is doing something to make sure that that does not happen again judy wang is live along north lakeshore drive with a look at what is going on >>a study came out on the city's response to the storm and the study recommended turnaround points for emergency exits on lake shore drive >>the construction project is

beginning to make that happen to.. city crews began closing in side lanes said they can get down to construction to prevent such a thing happening again >>it was very creepy ... >>openings in the medians @ armitage and schiller will be comprised of some concrete barriers that are removable in the event of emergencies. more than 500 cars were trapped for hours during the february storm minnie driver is attempting to wait this out but they were forced to abandon their cars which the city towed and the

drive was closed for 33 hours ... citizens here are all for this project. >>they need to close this drive a lot sooner when there's a big storm were emergency >>nobody ever expected to be that bad ... >>these openings in the medians will be large enough for cars and emergency vehicles and buses to use the city pick these locations because they are prone to snowdrifts the city hopes to complete the project by late november >>chicago schools are getting a failing grade for graduation in reading ... the annual school report card is being released today are for information on everything from test scores to teachers experience to school funding. show lower graduation rates it reflects a new formula that more accurately tracks how

many ninth graders graduate within four years. more than one for the third graders ellen illinois fell to meet the reading proficiency standards on statewide achievement tests. the worst performance was chicagos a guggenheim elementary school where 85 percent of third graders failed reading portion of that exam. school ceo jean- claude brizard said the problem may be even worse than the numbers show >>the passing score is quite close to what you are seeing is a problem that's much worse than what you see in the reports >>he said there's a lot of work to be done to ensure chicago as great schools in every part of the city. for more on the school report card and to see how your school is doing please go to schools adopt chicago tribune .com. >>the way kids take the standardized tests than the information they're tested on will be changing in 2014. the state education experts say that

the new tests will be taken on line at least twice a year year students will also be required to apply that knowledge to explain their answers with written responses. >>next at noon schools are closed and millions remain without power after rare october snowstorm wallops the east coast. >>republican presidential candidate herman cain answers allegations that he sexually harassed to women and later in sports robin ventura as first coaching staff takes shape find out who the new whi

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fell in parts of new jersey and new york and an interstate was closed in pennsylvania yesterday after a 30 car pileup. heavy snow and ice also brought down power lines and tree branches. because of the icy conditions some towns are asking residents to hold on halloween festivities. >>the snow also caused backups for air travelers. passengers on board a jet blue flight were stranded on a tarmac for more than seven hours during the weekend snowstorm 23 flights from fort lauderdale to new work were diverted to hartford international airport in connecticut due to the weather including six jet blue flights passengers say that the bathrooms were backed up it was hard to breathe on board >>even the pilots were getting frustrated ... >>jet blue is apologizing sang

that power outages at the airport compound at the situation the department of transportation is investigating. >>closing arguments could begin as early as tomorrow in the trial of michael jackson's doctor conrad murray. today prosecutors are cross-examining a doctor testified for the defense that he believes jackson injected himself with a fatal dose of the surgical anesthetic propofol dr. paul white also backed up a defense claim that jackson's what several sedative pills while conrad murray was not looking the prosecution claims that murray set up the propofol infusion that killed michael jackson. >>herman cain still is not responding directly to a news report alleging he behaved inappropriately tried to women who worked for him in the 1990's. politico is reporting that two female employes of the national restaurant association herman cain when he was head of that group. the women were not named to the report to protect their privacy but when

questioned by a reporter from politico kane would not confirm or deny that the allegations were ever made. >>political reports the women left the restaurant association after receiving separation packages and the five figure range herman cain campaign said washington insiders are trying to discredit herman cain the camp had said that he vaguely recalled the incidents and that the allegations were settled amicably by the parties years ago. >>nato declares an official and it to the seven month bombing campaign that helped oust muammar gadhafi. the secretary- general of nato sanders father rasmussen said in tripoli today that libyans have liberated their country he said the no fly a zone is no more last week united nations security council

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chicago ... in stocks they are losing ground today the dow lost 160 points but it's still holding above the 12,000 mark we have news today that another financial company has gone bust this time is the brokerage firm m f global filing for bankruptcy this morning because of bad bets

on european sovereign debt this is not significantly hurting the overall market they don't have that big reach ... but worries over european bailout bonds are back we are waiting to hear whether china will be pitching and the state news agency there thinks the country has a role to play there ... price gouging of drugs is in focus the president is expected to sign an executive order requiring drug companies send notice on shortages to head off price gouging situations ... stores are pushing up black

friday earlier ... target and macy's will open doors at midnight on november 25th the day after thanksgiving ... >>federal regulators are suing the owners of a failed south suburban bank claiming they spent lavishly with bank money as the bank was going under. the federal deposit insurance corp. plans the honors of mutual bank of harvey pocketed millions in dividends ... spent a quarter of a million dollars on a family wedding ... and held a board meeting in monte carlo for $300,000. the suit seeks one measure $30 million from the bank owners and executives. the fdic which insures banks is expected to sue other failed local banks are spending practices. >>and oak lawn coppel has purchased the iowa farm where the 1989 classic " field of

dreams " was filmed. bob jordan is live in the loop with reaction from the couple >>that was a great movie a baseball classic called field of dreams ... now a chicago couple said they want to go to iowa to buy the area around those legendary corn fields said that kids can go there to play baseball they believe in the same mantra of that movie if you build it they will come ... >>we believe the impossible the incredible comes true >>the incredible will come true for denise and mike spillman when they close on that farm and i a one known as the field of dreams ... those rows of corn will be a beautiful new facility with 12 major league quality baseball feels we are very proud a partner of the chicago

white sox will partner with us to help develop the project >>there watch the bradley classicclassic movie together while coeds at bradley university and now the couple hopes to develop the property said that kids from chicago can enjoy the grandeur and a magical location on that field of dreams >>children from the inner city can come to play here when they don't have the opportunity elsewhere now they have a premium facility just three hours away ... it's part of our vision. >>iowa ... this dolmens it say that they hope to see the opening pitch in 2012

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a new study concludes that a sale but that capsized during the summers of chicago to mackinac race should never have been allowed to compete. when the vessel "wing nuts" flipped over skipper mark morley and his girlfriend suzanne bickle died. the country's national governing board for sailing says that the boat was designed for speed but not stability and it should been excluded from their race to the storm prone waters with no safety boats. the boat had already completed in three

previous mackinac races registered sex offenders living in unincorporated parts of cook county will be required to check in with police on halloween thanks to offenders are required to pay a visit to a local sheriff's office register once again and get a new photo taken and watch a video it reminds them to avoid schools and parks the internet and jobs that might bring them into any contact with children police say if you are a parent is wise to take your children out for trick or treat not just to send them >>if you're looking for a true halloween experience this may be just the place for you many people believe that bachelors grove cemetery and lothian as haunted it is right next to the rubio woods forest preserve to believers in the paranormal took us on a tour. >>this is the most photographed tombstone in the world ... it

had been taken with infrared film ... and there is a ghost that appears and no one knows who she is she's believe two of walked around the cemetery cradling an infant in her arms. >>people came out here parting at one time digging up graves and busting tombstones ... there were nearly 300 people here at one time and you can see there are lots of stones are returned >>and there is an unconfirmed rumor that the mafia during the era of prohibition used to dispose of bodies found near the pond to the left >>supposedly bodies are in there ... i saw a lot of automobiles from the 1900's ... very creepy

it was the setting for the famous folk story ... >>year on see these things in the pictures when you take them just when you develop them ... to this point it's actually one of the best development of a ghost in the picture i have seen anywhere ... there must be something to all of this >>john and michael advise that you not go there at night because you will be arrested. the cemetery's open from dawn until dusk you can find a website and radio program thresholds into other realms by going to wgntv.com >>tom skilling is next with

welcome back the weather story in chicago is all about what did not happen to us ... an amazing story back east 32 in. of snow ... more power outages in connecticut than any other time in the state's history of 700,000. the fall foliage was in full bloom and a wet and wind driven snow storm brought down trees and power lines ... 2.9

in. in central park 5 in. at newark airport ... here's what's left of the snow that hit the east coast ... the national weather service reports 6.6% of the country is under snow ... here are some of the numbers from the weekend storm through massachusetts 32 in. new hampshire 31.4 over 30 in. through most of western massachusetts millbrook new york 21 in. lycopod, new jersey 20 in. of snow that storm is he up in the canadian maritime strike now it was the equivalent of a cat could agree to hurricanecategory two

hurricane we could get wednesday thursday rain here in chicago. we will warm up into the 60s over the next couple of days. here is what's happening over the next 10 days the cool air is gathering to the north but we have a shot of warmth coming in here tomorrow and will not see cool weather for a few days. the coming weekend will be warm holding that cold air at bay. and another warm air mass will come and after that ... we have

a next good couple of weeks ... november is typically the fastest-growing month in chicago. there's a winter storm watch in effect in one hammingwyoming and the plains states. more of the country has warmed over the last 24 hours ... that has cooled off. the 51 degrees now at o'hare. it will be a dry day tomorrow will be into the '60s. the humidity is 56% the water

temperature 53 degrees. we had about 1 in. of rain in the city yesterday. the los this morning were in the '20s and rockford this morning ... kankakee was in the mid 30's ... but we are pretty warm now in the '50s. lots of sunshine in the area. there is a big dip in the jet stream setting up a southern midwest storm giving us wind and rain wednesday night into thursday but the bulk of the trouble will be down state.

it's the second biggest snowstorm to descend on the denver area at in one week's time we are really dodging these winter storms here in chicago. and the big picture ... there is a storm taking shape out west and there is one in the western atlantic only expected to swipe the coastline with wind. the next system we will see will be wednesday night. i will have more on the update coming up later.

today plenty of sunshine with passing fair weather clouds wind is at 10-15 mi. per hour we will be in the low 40's overnight in the city it will be breezy and mild tomorrow 62 degrees by temperature it will cloud over with showers overnight wednesday we will get windy weather on thursday. it's time now for today's trivia question: what was the name of the girl possessed in the movie the exorcist the answer is still ahead back here on the news at noon

the eagles in a week, but it

appears matt forte won't get the contract extension that he is looking for. espn reports that the bears will put the franchise tax on forte if they cannot come to an agreement after this season. that means he would be paid the average of the top five men at his position but only for one season. forte is still on his rookie contract and wants a long-term deal. the bears will likely use the salary cap space to lock up other players the cubs picked up the $16 million option on third baseman aramis ramirez but he declined to that to become a free agent. ramirez said that he's looking for a long-term deal. it's still unclear if pitcher mark buehrle will return to the white sox if they have reportedly offered him a two-year deal that he's testing free agency for the first time in his career 11 cubs and sox and all are free agents the white sox and robin ventura have named the new coaching staff jeff manto will be the hitting coach joe miscuing will

coach the third base and my parents will be the bench coach both men were already in the white sox system walt parent comes from the phillies carlos zambrano will start a game next sunday for the first time since august 12th he will pitch in the venezuelan winter league until christmas and should make about nine starts zambrano has told friends that he's open to return to the cubs but it's unclear what the president theo epstein has planned >>the cardinals' manager tony la russa is going out on top he announced his retirement this morning just three days after winning his third world series he 12 with st. louis and one with oakland hills and managed the white sox in the '80s town of arista said he has no plans to manage again but did not rule out another job in baseball he says it just feels like the right time to go. let's look at sports in your live illinois

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on the medical watch a new call for hiv screening for teenagers. the american academy of pediatrics is out with a new policy statement saying all sexually active teenagers should be screened for the virus that causes aids. and the academy says in areas with higher rates of infection all teenagers older than 16 should get the hiv test dr. jaime martinez of the university of illinois at chicago to write the report he says that 48 percent of young people infected with hiv do not realize that they are infected. health experts are wrestling with the dilemma of how to make sure the anthrax vaccine is safe for children because of concerns

of terrorists might use the potentially deadly bacteria the government has stockpiled the vaccine. it has been widely tested on adults but never and children. doctors want to know the child's immune system would respond to the vaccine and the proper dosage if it does. a federal advisory board is now trying to work through the ethical issues associated with testing the vaccine on children >>people love never smoked but who live in areas with high air pollution levels are 20 percent more likely to die from lung cancer that's according to researchers at the university of ottawa. experts say the fine particles and their pollution can enter a person's lungs and damage dna researchers said that lung cancer and those who have never smoked in this the sixth leading cause of cancer in the united states a professor at the harvard school of public health says that it's another reason the regulation levels for air pollution be as low as possible >>humanity hits a milestone

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51 degrees what a beautiful day out there. tonight's lowe will drop to the thirties but they will recover nicely for tomorrow we may get to up near 70 degrees or lease the low 60s tomorrow. we will manage another 60 degree day on wednesday but it will get cooler after that ... yesterday's rain system is reaching the appalachian mountains and there's another cold front out in the rockies that's developing into quite a snowstorm in wyoming and western plains states ... that is going to spend up north of us and downstate if it will be a storm but that will produce some rain here wednesday night into thursday with some wind.

we will get some rain ... not significant. we have the northeast wind on thursday but we will recover over the weekend with some warming for the weekend 60 degrees on saturday sunday will get cooler into monday. here is the 7 day forecast: by the way this weekend the clocks go back one hour we returned to central standard time. let's enjoy these

long days while we have them ... it will be in the high 50s low sixties for the next seven days ... thank you tom skilling and thank you for joining us today ... we are going to leave you with more music from grammy award winning country singer billy dean. his songs " earning at our place on earth " and " a seed " are featured on a five song extended

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