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ll us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? with the murder of a 14 year- old girl ... in her home in indian head park. good afternoon i'm steve sanders. >>and i'm dina bair we welcome our viewers who are watching a ceramic country on wgn america and on the web. >>randi belisomo is live in the indian head park with the latest
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>>we just got word that police will be having an update news conference in about 15 minutes but at this point they are not confirming nor are they denying reports but we do hope to have some news soon the chicago tribune sights anonymous sources about a suspect in custody being questioned in the stabbing death of kelly o'laughlin police believe she walked down on a home invasion in progress at her home ... the task force has been working nonstop following up on hundreds of leads police released an artist sketch of the suspect and an image of the rare coins stolen from home so that gold buyers an area pawnbrokers could be on the lookout ... friends remembered the girl as one who loved to play tennis with her father ... the family
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has not spoken to the media but in a statement that thank everyone for their condolences and support >>her funeral will be held tomorrow and 945 at st. john of the cross and western springs until then we are waiting on confirmation of published reports about this man in custody. he has been questioned since wednesday if he is indeed the person charges would come in a matter of hours but police will be updating us and 15 minutes we will bring you any developments on this newscast >>a shooting spree in may for south side self on star leave for dead. it happened around 930 last night at the connect near 100 and various and eberhard near the altgeld gardens housing
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complex police said several people walked into the store and started shooting to employees shot back police say all six people were hit one of the victims it palestinian american was 46 years old he just happened to be making a delivery last night when the attack occurred is 19 year-old son was supposed to accompany his father of a delivery route but at the last second went to a friend's house instead >>he's always wanted to make people happy never wanting to hurt anyone ... he told us yesterday that he wished he spent more time to spend with his family he was such a great guy i will miss him so much >>police have yet to make any arrests but say their questioning of person of interest >>depaul university has issued an alert after a student said that she was sexually abused to the lincoln park campus. the female students that she was walking near bissell and dickens
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yesterday morning when a man tried talking to her. he then took her hand touched her inappropriately the student was able to break free and report the incident to police she has been able to identify a possible suspect >>it could be tomorrow at the earliest before services back to normal on the metra milwaukee west line the tracks are blocked by a derailed freight train in bartlett >>nancy loo is live on the scene >>people in this community are relieved that this derailment did not lead to tragedy >>the mangled mess remains on the track the canadian national freight train derailed just after 5:00 this morning sending 22 cars off the track sparking a massive fire and rattling nearby residents >>i was unsure if it was an earthquake >>nobody was injured in the accident it took firefighters
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more than two hours to get it under control two of the cars off of the tracks are loaded with corrosive chemicals but neither caught fire or leaks at this moment. >>the hazardous materials have been contained in those cars >>we want to contain the fire and then make sure that any of those cars did not contain hazardous materials that would implode >>all the roads are blocked off completely it's amazing how far off they blocked everything >>it may take awhile for canadian national to clear the wreckage and a while for the residents to process this frighteningly close call >>i think our prayers were answered but it's a little bit freaky >>canadian national says that the cause of the derailment remains under investigation. the
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derailment doesn't involve cars with hazardous materials but officials stress that it's all contained in the public is not in danger >> >>the family of a man shot and killed by a chicago police officer in june was the cop charged with murder. police records show the officer gildardo sierra shot 29 year-old flint farmer 16 times in the west angle with neighborhood. the video that you're looking at is of the three shots that killed him. officer sierra told investigators that he thought that flint farmer had a gun but he was only holding a cellphone. sierra told the tribune that the video does not catch everything and i was only part of the incident while on duty between january and june officer of sierra shot three people to of those died >>the state's attorney alvarez
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released a statement saying " we cannot confirm or deny the existence of any ongoing investigation but we would remind the public that the cook county state's attorney's office actively investigate the referrals of criminal conduct by police officers that we receive from our state and federal investigator partners " >>mayor emanuel has not yet decided whether to support a new proposal to ease up on puck possession charges in the city alderman danny solis was pleased to issue $200 tickets to people caught with 10 g a pot or less instead of putting them into jail supporters say the current laws unfairly target minorities mayor manuel said the cities with similar laws have also created problems but added that he will look at both sides before making that decision >>gov. pat quinn is under fire from cardinal francis george another roman catholic bishops in illinois governor quinn a roman catholic is scheduled to
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present a leadership award at an event held by an abortion rights political action committee and a statement from the catholic conference of illinois cardinal george and the bishops of joliet rockford peoria springfield in belleville said it governor quinn as report were warding abortion supporters of gov. queens office said he will attend the event and presented award to rape survivor and a victim's advocate the wisconsin state state senate has passed a controversial bill that would require sex education class is to promote abstinence in marriage over contraception. the republican backed bill was approved on a party-line vote of 17-15 and now moves on to the state assembly democrats say the legislation would not allow children to get the information they need to make responsible choices. republicans say that the state's current law requiring contraception information sex education glasses is too explicit and nonjudgmental
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>>we away that live press conference with randi belisomo on the scene in indian head we will be right back i'm bonnie and this is my cvs. i don't have time for the flu. that's why i'm knocking things off my to-do list. vitamin d -- done. hand sanitizer -- done. hey, eric, i'm here for my flu shot. sorry, didn't make an appointment. well, you don't need one. flu shots. every store. every day. insurance accepted. get a $5 cvs gift card if you're not covered. i'm bonnie and this is my cvs.
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another woman is claiming that herman cain engaged in inappropriate behavior. the woman tells the associated press that she considered filing a complaint when he made sexually suggestive remarks and invited her to his corporate apartment she claims this happened in the nineties when she and herman cain work for the national restaurant association. the
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candidate called this latest delegation baseless and he blames a consultant on gov. rick barry's campaign for leaking information to other women have filed complaints against herman cain there were financially compensated >>closing arguments are about to start in the trial of michael jackson's personal doctor this comes after 22 days of testimony from convent conrad murray's six girlfriends and patience jackson's employees' doctors and investigators conrad murray is facing a charge of involuntary manslaughter and he is accused of giving michael jackson deadly doses of propofal and other sedatives jury deliberations could begin this evening or sometime tomorrow if convicted conrad murray faces up to four years in prison and a loss of his medical license >>we have legal analyst terry sullivan joining us now with more insight into the conrad murray trial and the allegations against herman cain >>a confidentiality agreement is
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a legal form given to somebody who will settle a case rather than take it to trial >>we have not seen this agreement but a certain amount of money was given to at least one woman to settle her complaint in exchange she agreed not to discuss the matter publicly with specific parties. what we do not know is whether or not herman cain himself is bound by this confidentiality agreement and this makes it very interesting >>these confidentiality agreements are now being used
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for personal purposes rather than the way they used to aid such as trade secrets >>this presidential candidate is coming forward to discuss this giving his side of the story since we don't have the actual legal document he may have a ready breached the contract and if he has done so than this woman can at this point come forward on her own and say what she wants ... she has nothing to lose for breaching this she made us lose the settlement money but there may be a bigger pay added she tells her story at this point i'min time
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>>and michael jackson case with conrad murray the jury will be going out soon the judge has a ready given the jury instructions. the prosecution might get out first to make their arguments again if the doctor is guilty of overdosing michael jackson and he is guilty of negligence which in this case is criminal ... and he might still be criminally negligent for bringing these drugs into the home and the first place.
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without his testimony the defense is relying that the jury might believe that michael jackson may have dosed himself ... >>what does criminal negligence in tail?entail? >>if someone dies from these actions it could amount to involuntary manslaughter which is what he's being charged with. you could be criminally negligent for an accident as well ... >>it's not necessarily about intend tot. but this doctor is in big trouble either way because
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there's also civil liability >>we're going to move now to indian head park where this press conference is under way >>all i can answer right now is that we do have a person of interest in custody that we're working very feverishly to bring to some type of a conclusive set of answers >>all i have to report i know is that we do have a person of interest in custody and we're working very feverishly to bring this case to a conclusion i'm sorry that's all i have i'm not going to answer more questions i just wanted to make you aware of this person of interest in custody and we are working hard on our investigation >>i have nothing further to answer or say. >>again we have a person of
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interest in custody ... i am not making a distinction with semantics ... i'm not prepared to make any more statements >>those with the indian head park officers commenting on the investigation under way and the fact that data person of interest their questioning ... >>why is this person of person of interest and not a suspect? >>they have a person of interest in custody the clock is running he is not giving more information because the state's
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attorney's office is in there now and may be attempting to get a statement from the individual this is the reason why there are not commenting further ... rather than calling him a suspect they call him a person of interest this is a recent thing that's getting done in legal circles ... he may end up getting released if they cannot get information they need in that certain amount of time and it cannot be perceived that they released a suspects under the circumstances especially if
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of finance professor at the university of illinois said that the groupon ipo gives chicago a good high-profile. but there are competitors ... amazon is now lending evokes the wall street journal reports that the service will be available to those who own candle devices they can borrow one e book at a time per month. this will not work on other tablet computers like the i-pad from apple >>there was some progress in
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the jobs report coming out tomorrow we may see verification of the job creation numbers we've been hearing about and the lower unemployment filings >>the dow is gaining 160 points at this hour and the news out of europe has worries easing over the greek vote on the european solution >>is pet food making people sick: that story next and later in the medical watch warning for celiac patients about some common beauty products he began playing the violin at the age of five we have live
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teargas and grenades to clear the cloud from the streets and no police were injured but some protesters were hurt so far 40 arrests have been made >>wisconsin gov. scott walker is breakfast speech at chicago's union league club was interrupted by occupy chicago testers several dozen protesters chanted slogans as walker attempted to explain how his effort to curb collective bargaining rights for public employees is helping wisconsin after the protesters were ushered from the room walker told the gathering new union rolls that are helping save jobs >> >>the fact is that our reforms have worked and they continue to work in the state of wisconsin if the number one issue these reforms with unions >>club members attending the breakfast also had to get past about 30 protesters who blocked both the club street entrances >>the fda has begun testing pet
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food for salmonella after new evidence it could be making pet owners sick the agency has started collecting samples of dry pet food treats and supplements from distributors the cdc report shows that 70 people got sick from january 2006 through december 2007 in connection with salmonella tainted dry dog food the fda says it is concerned for people who handle tainted pet food in their homes potentially getting salmonella poisoning >>if you have installed a satellite dish on the front of your house you may soon have to move it. chicago aldermen ray suarez is proposing a new law to require a satellite television companies to install every dish on the side rear or roof of the house whether a little less visible the sun times quotes were as as saying that all those dishes make the city look tacky >>the lipstain is starting with a clean slate. he has fired manager mike quade after one
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tomorrow will be an entirely different regime. it will be cool and less wendyindy looking at the time lapse it's pretty amazing ... gusty north east wind more than 1 in. rain in some locations we will get clearing from the north coming down our way later this afternoon so that's the good news ... looking at the temperatures we have seen a dump of cool air nationally 29 degrees in denver and the cool air travel to all the way to the gulf coast. it's 60 degrees in washington right now. but the wind is the story today here in chicago. the northeast wind is
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blowing up parts of 40 mi. per hour ... temperatures are dropping ... all the way down to the gulf coast as a matter of fact ... we are 13 degrees lower than we were 24 hours ago here in chicago. temperatures will come back albeit slowly not tonight but tomorrow will be seasonable in the mid-50s the weekend can see some low 60 degree temperatures on saturday and mid-60's on sunday. we have sustained wind at 17 mi. per hour at o'hare
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temperatures across the area they are seasonable. we have in gale warnings on lake michigan. and it out in california there were 80 mi. per hour winds blowing of those santa anas are happening now ... we go into the day tomorrow bright and sunny. it will stay windy through tonight there will die down by tomorrow afternoon they may pick up again over the weekend. we had gusts of 47 mi.
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per hour just of the chicago shoreline this morning. by morning they will be dropping. a lot less wendy tomorrow was the day continues the high-temperature today will be 49 degrees. for tonight we expect clearing skies with priuses and cooler temperaturesin the thirties in the city saturday will be mostly sunny with the wind coming from the southeast 61 the high. in the
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me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. in the medical watch: purging old cells could hold the key to slowing the aging process. the mayo clinic researchers looked at what happens when a certain type of cell that accumulates in aging tissue was removed in genetically altered mice. they found chronic ailments and disabilities associated with aging were delayed including muscle weakness, an inflammation and cataracts. the researchers say a lot more work needs to be done before the technique could be tested in any kind of clinical trials on humans. researchers say that certain foods aren't the only things that people with good and
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allergies need to worry about. those with celiac disease should also be careful about wearing makeup the cosmetics that caused the greatest threat are lipstick's foundations and other products that people may accidently consume unlike food products cosmetics often don't list all their ingredients and many makeup products contain substances derived3q we all have internal plumbing. but for some of us with overactive bladder, our pipes just don't work as well as they should. sometimes, i worry my pipes might leak. but i learned there's something more i can do. now, i take care with vesicare. once-daily vesicare can help control your bladder muscle and is proven to treat overactive bladder with symptoms of frequent urges and leaks day and night. if you have certain stomach or glaucoma problems or trouble emptying your bladder do not take vesicare. vesicare may cause allergic reactions that may be serious. if you experience swelling of the face, lips throat or tongue stop taking vesicare
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and get emergency help. tell your doctor right away if you have severe abdominal pain or become constipated for three or more days. vesicare may cause blurred vision so use caution while driving or doing unsafe tasks. common side effects are dry mouth, constipation, and indigestion. so why wait ? ask your doctor today... ... about taking care with vesicare. 3q i'm bonnie and this is my cvs. i don't have time for the flu. that's why i'm knocking things off my to-do list. vitamin d -- done. hand sanitizer -- done. hey, eric, i'm here for my flu shot. sorry, didn't make an appointment. well, you don't need one. flu shots. every store. every day. insurance accepted. get a $5 cvs gift card if you're
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like dust mold pets and pollen. looks good. thanks. i live claritin clear. and now the answer for today's trivia question: in 1870 what state elected the first african- american as a representative in congress? the answer was south carolina the congressman was joseph h. rainey. tom skilling is back with the seven day forecast ... the wind will drop off tomorrow during the day we have a big change into milder weather.
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i am drawing the east-west line through evanston today for those breaks in the rain into this evening. we will have a wind coming in for the weekend but it will be the kind it that gives us some warmth. they're coming from the south. so temperatures this weekend will be in the low to mid 60's. 56 degrees tomorrow 61 degrees saturday 64 degrees sunday 56 degrees monday with a
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