what the jay cutler girlfriend tweeted about their future. we have been monumental issue >> chicago public schools laying out plans to close two elementary schools and phase out two more high schools part of the sweeping controversial plan for education reform. good evening >> top story live in englewood in front of one school set to close >> in front of the guggenheim elementary in englewood bears the distinction of the lowest performing school in the entire state of illinois. academic probation for the past five years. the reaction from chicago teachers union fast and furious

says chicago public schools a 0% success rate reforming schools. closing several other schools. spending the past several years on academic probation and >> some schools are phenomenal sum of the best schools in the country and the city of chicago but some parts of our community a tremendous need to improve schools >> based on performance district would like to shut the doors of two high-school. to phaseouts would affect 950 students. at elementary schools in west lawndale which along with walter reed elementary and best practice high-school already well into the phase-out process.

they will close. all of this as the new team announces plans to turn around and record 10 underperforming schools this year. sending staff packing and keeping students in place. cps * free organization on a massive scale under new leadership. >> teachers in the buildings could do more if given the chance never been given a chance. top focus on kids finding a better place to put our children. >> february cps official the asking school board for permission to close the school board at a price elementary others will follow read the full report on chicago school closings logging on to the website wgntv.com. >> police and suburban lombard in glendale heights asking anyone with information to help locate 11 year old girl who went missing today. glendale heights last seen leaving here school on

that main into madison in lombard of route 3:30 p.m. this afternoon wearing a white scarf. brown jacket. about 4 ft. tall and 60-75 lbs.. prosecutors want a rod blagojevich to serve 15-20 years in prison for sweeping corruption conviction. federal prosecutors today gave the judge 22 pager recent for the harsh punishment says rod blagojevich is served this repeatedly committed serious criminal acts and damaged public confidence in illinois government lawyers for rod blagojevich counted with the 69 page filing asking judge james zagel for compassion represent children rod blagojevich. former federal prosecutor patrick collins who put governor george ryan behind bars thinks has made it easy for the judge to go hard on him >> hard for me to see a way that blagojevich can get under 10 or less than 15 years particularly

adding to the market that rod blagojevich remains unrepentant. and he continues to not just a protest his innocence but also essentially engaged in name- calling with prosecutors >> blagojevich is sentenced to be sentenced scheduled to be sentenced next tuesday >> legal setback or accused wife killer drew peterson illinois supreme court ordered a lower court to consider whether to admit hearsay evidence so- called voices from the great the testimony. >> illinois supreme court hearsay matter sent back to appellate court with no opinion offered. doing this only adding to the case they already say back to 2009 with peterson arrest and drew peterson remains behind bars longer. >> the thing i do not like is the delay it almost seems as if

mr. glasgow is tired of going to trial scared of going to trial. drew peterson 2 and a half years in isolation at not even afforded fresh air outside to sell his attorney says drew peterson rights to a speedy trial is violated. the ruling today makes drew peterson free pretrial detention law kirk >> certainly not by his own doing a sympathetic character but nonetheless when you compare this to other cases where you have such a important type of decision going to be a precedent decision the hearsay evidence you would think somebody would set bail >> currently $20 million the legal analyst says the ruling today got a victory for either side does not address the hearsay evidence in question illinois supreme court simply said this >> consider on its merits and sent it back to us it is going to come back at us tell us

whether or not the hearsay evidence is admissible in your opinion. >> whether or not any of diskettes and i think there is a smart the jury is smart enough to say no. other than here say what they have? nothing. >> in a statement will county state's attorney this to say extraordinary pleased by the illinois supreme court order looking boy were to receive an appellate court ruling on the merits of our appeal in light of illinois supreme court order. statement. others are happy to have drew peterson wait a logger in jail. relatives of his deceased wife stacey peterson. >> we always thought kathleen dead and stacey missing he should stay in jail until the trial trial goes forward >> attorneys still trying to decide if he should file another motion pour crimes already done

so a handful of times with no success >> cook county sheriff tom dart wants investigators to take another look at property and northwest side with links to serial killer john wayne gacy the same property chicago police apparently partially investigated 13 years ago. explaining the second look >> police examined the property in 1998 did not find anything but there is a chance might have missed something that is why prepare sheriff tom dart and a warrant so investigators can return to the property this time armed with more advanced instruments. technology if you monthsúúú ago wgn >> 5 unit apartment complex corner of elston and miami chicago northwest side oneú of john wayne gacy relatives still live and where he worked as a maintenance man. back in 1998 chicago police department dugout parts of the property based on eyewitness accounts. people who said they had seen john wayne gacy digging their. company

brought in identified 17 spots in the ground unusual objects. police department only dug up to them. they found a glass and wire. now sheriff tom dart wants investigators to take another look >> the company itself had concerns. upon investigating that there are aspects that might need to be reexamined >> today sheriff tom dart at the size and investigators want to go back to be 100 percent sure there are no human remains buried at the property. >> not sitting on hot leads definitely something that is not true things have come to our attention we clearly feel we can only responsibly run them out and look >> lived in the building past year and a half not upset if investigators returned to the property if it means potential closure for families >> sheriff tom dart says with

today's technology land will not have to be wrapped up like it was in 1998. other ways to examine the property so that residents would hardly be disturbed >> when it occurred in the 1990's we do not see any scenario where that would be necessary technology has developed >> the warrants likely issued in february or march of next year. there are 33 known victims of john wayne gacy as of yesterday's seven of them are still unidentified sheriff says identifying the remains a top priority continues to be more family step forward with new dna evidence. >> high school teacher resigns from job allowing a male student to live with her math teacher at hoffman estates claims offered to tutor him because he had the

april issues. sessions began in class removed to apartment. learned his mother moving out of hoffman estates suggested he move in with her but never told school leaders about the accommodations. not accused of a crime but police are investigating. a warning chicagos winter overnight parking ban will start tomorrow morning at 3:00 a.m.. that means it will be enforced between 3- 7:00 a.m.. until april 1, 2012 even if there is no snow. in shores emergency vehicles bosses and traffic can get too important roads covers more than 100 mi. city streets if you decide to park anyway scorecard will be towed into $60 ticket to a company. you are one. program designed to boost accountability of chicago police department coming to the school system. why the mayor thinks something called compstat can help improve student safety and the thieves

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mayor rahm emmanuel going out annual a new safety campaign called compstat weekly meetings part of strategy the story >> because of concerns about safety mayor rahm emmanuel police superintendent garry mccarthy and chicago public school andjc brizard opened successful crime fighting for less successful force and improving educational levels in public schools called compstat. use is predictive computer algorithms to analyze crime statistics and predict when an incident will occur. >> with particular attention to gang activity areas and getting kids in and out in a safe manner. >> we have seen a huge decrease in misconduct and a 20% increase in attendance students feeling safe >> if you years ago marshall high school terrible attendance numbers overall doing poorly.

became one of the turnaround schools with newest administration trying to test new methods of improving education. >> the ultimate goal i do not want safe passage to be a program. i want it to be a state of mind. >> the mayor wants the perception of safety to be a state of mind more students stay in school. at allow real education to take place. >> heavy hearts among the performers at celebration of the arts tonight students at afterschool matters program put on a show dance and theater and opera museum of contemporary art after school matters of course a program championed by former first lady maggie daley died at thanksgiving students telling us tonight think both for the opportunity she and the program have offered. >> i know for a fact if i did not do after school matters some things i have been able to do and meeting other people and get

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11 years. three degrees more than one year ago and five more than normal. keating this past month. look at this did not have to deal with this. shot of the waves yesterday sunday to shot. the lake of course was a cauldron. you can see it look at that pretty wild what a difference a day makes. the winter came down to 5 mi. per hour today the view of the city skyline all of those waves a northwestern university campus. that was something. we took that replaced it with this. a little clouds today but a nice day. still clouts a sign the atmosphere changing. not happening all the way but a colder regime next week for sure. a warm up over the

weekend and clouds coming in tonight should prevent teens we saw last night and there is a front going to sent through the area for a day through tomorrow night might bring us rain showers. nowhere in united states is it terribly cold. the cold is gathering of west. the warming up here in alaska coastline the warm air is moving into the area cold air mass on the move moving and will start sacking into lower 48 states. going to be big weather changes as a result. temperatures tonight not bad at all. you would like to see it warburg but by late november almost december standards not bad. we will not see the teens tonight again blanket of high clouds temperature drop. southern wind blowing temperatures increasing to the west. we will have a day tomorrow into the forties and warmer than today's 44 degrees.

the dew point is 21 degrees. look at the snow satellite imagery. big snowstorm put down 10 in. of snow 110 mi. east of us last night. no. indiana. you do not melt 10 in. of snow despite freezing temperatures but plenty of snow fall and it will melt next couple of days. what is going on in the west some clouds into the area. as we go farther west something we can see more of during the winter la nina pineapple express clearing warm air into the gulf of alaska the jet stream unbuckles starts to sail into united states. you can see that here we call this an amplified pattern. going north and south dumping cold air into the country developing storms tracking out like this into the area. such a storm this weekend

going to be on the warm side we may benefit by getting 50 degree temperatures from the southern wind on the deep side. december meter logical winter begins tomorrow doing so quietly with mild temperatures. in a month coolant from 40-32 degrees. the wind today from 46 mi. per hour at o'hare top winds speed to just 5 mi. per hour this afternoon we expect 40's and 50 degree temperature and 50 on saturday. short-term debt buried in this precipitation area to the west will not affect us right away ahead of that a mix of clouds joining the day tomorrow. during the day tomorrow you can see the snow and rain showers to the north side of the south. coming through briefly tomorrow night. more important rains system through saturday night. chilly air reaching down to florida

tonight frost and freeze advisories. look at this conglomeration of winter weather advisories and also advisories for high wind in california there may be 80 mi. per hour winds tomorrow santa ana blow the bad forecast. deep storms south and up midwest combined with blockbuster high pressure to north into the rockies. setting up the flow from the northeast. santa ana wind come crashing out of the mountains producing when the speed of 80 mi. per hour into los angeles area. warming tomorrow near hurricane force wind gusts and mountain regions of lot of snow. squeaking out into the upper midwest into the weekend rainfall on the way coming back to talk more about that. and the change to colder weather expected next week on the update in about 10 minutes. tonight is partly cloudy chilly low 20's in lead and the 30's and the loop low 30's about 26 degrees at

o'hare and southwest wind blowing during the night. tomorrow partly sunny and breezy and moderate the warmer. south- southwest wind 8-17 mi. per hour clots will thicken the leading to a few rain or snow showers. friday could start with rain or snow shower but turn part pisani. partly sunny. 52 on sunday largely dry rainfall comes in saturday night and sunday calling to be called next week coming back later on >> better to give than to receive a lesson these twins learned early.a dan and danica barkley turned to 7 years old are they this month instead of keeping the presents donated them to children's memorial hospital. thinking toward generosity hospital gave the twins certificates of appreciation. many chicago food suppositories low on requested

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center of all of this seventh and eighth grade teacher >> very good teacher interacts with kids makes the conversation intents at inspires us to think more about this subject and what we are doing >> on this particular morning the topic was black bird into telltale heart a whit short story writer edgar allan poe. the questions he asks we will ask him a question and he will answer and respond back with a question. to get us thinking deeper to let us go on our own. as a class is really great and encourages us to work past the class >> he makes class so enjoyable and has a great discussions to make us exceed and get better in our grades >> academically speaking a jack of all trades teaches american

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gifts already purchased from wedding registry. spotted together again last month. tweeting each other recently. tom skilling seven day forecast >> going to get colder deeper into the seven day time frame some warm weather before that on saturday showing you that in a moment in our area only a trace of snow so far this season only 18 of the last 127 years 18 of them so little snow by this point in the season 72 percent of letters that followed were below normal in terms of seasonal snowfall so one of them had 58 in.. cannot always tell from that. one thing snow showers through high-pressure on friday turning the day sunday after club to start. cloudiness at the start and showers building clouds building from

the west not here friday partly sunny afternoon. saturday main rainfall holding on snow to the north upper midwest kind of interesting precipitation supposed to occur next weather system happiest to the west. temperatures go down to the twenties tonight not the teens like last night into the mid-40s tomorrow in dropping into the thirties tomorrow night cooler in lead looking at the 40's friday and by saturday the pot of warmer air 52-56 in peoria. into that air mass getting rainfall to move. particularly saturday night likely a shout or floating through the area on saturday. saturday night and sunday the rainiest time frames. colder sunday temperatures dropping a very chilly start to

the week even colder spell beyond the seven day forecast later next week. a pattern starts to look like one of those latching onto some kind of system bringing into colder air at that time maybe december 1st chronological benchmark that is what tomorrow is beyond which start getting more winter weather. part of this is late snow cover to the north keeping an eye on that. >> demonstrators making voices heard at a rally against torture and wrongful conviction historic building lit up for holidays tonight's chicagotribune.com photos of the day.

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everything but his return to the field very much a question of spectator and practice today raiders game in oakland of the weekend, the nation up screws and pans and a broken thumb potentially coming out but quite a bit of feeling before he can even think about coming back on the field. >> getting smart about it not in the cards could be that i am downpour the season just have to be smart about that long-term picture here at the same point ought to be out there i can only tell him so much he has to go out there and learn for himself the hard part would this have to be very careful we did not read the no what he is comfortable with caleb hanie does not been

no what he is comfortable with has not been in game situations high-pressure situation we just need to take care of them getting better and better second half night and day from first half >> so excited to get back out there did not sot stand on the sidelines to be a coach try to coach caleb hanie second career start against kansas city a first pabst are pretty rough the video usually does not lie on further review experience not all that bad >> coming out of the game three turnovers that you are responsible for and feel bad about it not expected going back and watching the tapes watching it with a hard on yourself looking back great things came out of the game felt more confident watching the film not as bad as it might have felt afterwards >> gets through everything can do what you do just needs to

play he will be missed your public expect him to start off when he left off in that game and i feel confident he will >> chicago cubs make first bonfield addition free agent outfielder side to two year deal david dejesus kaba club option for third david dejesus played mostly for kansas city and oakland last year one of the run through a brick wall guys exactly what front office has looking for numbers down but selective hitter extra base certainly a candidate to lead off >> hits right-handed pitching very well strong defender and right field runs the bases well does not strike off all those are areas looking to improve on the club i think i david dejesus helps to do that >> washington state mike leach to coach football team victories tonight by indiana michigan state and penn state the big 10

winds acc challenge for third year in a row. chicago bulls contacting long list of shooting guards according to chicago tribune jamal crawford shane battier others and a nick novak not only missed potential game- winner and over time the other day leaving himself on the bench missed the kick mixed water cooler in front of him this has been going on what do you do? got to go to the bathroom in the middle of a game. cameras did not lie cannot do anything to get away with that >> usually to get it done. on the field >> that is what equipment managers have rubber gloves >> that is the news for tonight have a good night.

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