baseball hall of fame. we have reaction from friends and family of ron santo >>good afternoon i am steve sanders >>and i'm dina bair if we welcome our viewers who are watching us from a country on wgn america and on the web. he died on december 3, 2010 about one year ago but this morning in dallas he was admitted into the baseball hall of fame in cooperstown n.y. two hours ago >>i am so happy to tell you that

the committee has selected the newest member of the national baseball hall of fame ron santo. >>ron santo 277 batting average over 1300 rbis five gold gloves and a spectacular record ... ron santo is an and this morning his family had a bittersweet reaction >>we've been on pins and needles ... we heard from his wife vickie that he got and.in.. if he were alive today would be a big sigh relief he wouldn't be able to stop smiling he really

wanted this to be knowledge by his peers and be among baseball's elite you just can't ask for anything more >>we are so thrilled there were some years that we sat here thinking he had a good chance ... he must be working at from up above them >>everybody saw the numbers the gold gloves the home runs but we're looking at it with a different view his a community guy he should be and the hall of fame >>we couldn't be happier today happier for his family we're looking forward to getting him in the hall we set last year when he passed away that he was the beating heart of all cubs fans

the induction ceremony takes place july 22nd in cooperstown n.y. it was a long time coming fans outside wrigley field were excited to hear the news but it's almost one year to the day since he died when we hear this news >>its great he's a legend. >>we're just sorry is that not here to enjoy it but it's a blessing. >>we will bring you more reaction to the hall of fame induction of ron santo later in the broadcast >>as expected u.s. postal

service changes were announced today but they won't affect the city of chicago as much as previously feared. julian crews is live with the report from the main post office >>3 sorting facilities will likely be closed ... >>the irving park road plant near o'hare the plant in gary and the plant in naperville >>the plan is to shift workers to other plants but no layoffs expected in the busy district of chicago but there will be impact when it comes to first class mail where it used to take a day to deliver mail it will now take between two and three days and there will be shortened hours at post offices ... many say they are relieved that the postal

service will still be around >>were they going to do privatize it? that will only make it worse with a pretty good system that we have we should keep it going >>i thought the service had gotten pouror >>some many people have relied on internet and e-mail and certainly the volume of mail has decreased ... consolidations and changes to first class mail will probably not get implemented until the spring of next year >>nearly six months after his conviction on corruption charges former governor rod blagojevich's faces sentencing tomorrow in federal court he was found guilty last june on 17 of

20 criminal counts quitting allegations that he try to sell u.s. senate seat once held by president obama he was previously convicted of lying to federal agents prosecutors are asking for a long prison term 15-20 years blagojevich and his defense team will try to convince federal judge james zagel to be more lenient when the sentencing hearing gets underway tomorrow semaphore the man known as the leading bandit may get away with a string of bank robberies authorities do not arrest in charges and the deadline is just days away marcella raymond is live from wieden with the story >>he rob 16 banks over five years and then nothing the last in 2006 on wednesday the statute of limitations for the last robbery will run out and then wheaton banned it may not ever pay for his crimes >>the fbi and local authorities have today's to catch this man these pictures are from surveillance video ... he hit

this west suburban bank in wheat and three times in 60 days this woman was a teller at the drive up window for one of those robberies >>i heard him yell get over here and bring that money and there was a man they're pointing the gun >>all three employees involved had to turn over their money >>he seemed nervous and i did not want him to be so nervous he pulled the trigger on us he scared me to death >>regardless of the week and banned it appearing nervous he really did know what he was doing according to authorities is believed that he had law enforcement or military training in his background ... if the picture you see from this surveillance video jocks remember it all your courage to call the fda or local

authorities as time ticks away on the deadline >> the state of illinois might be the answer to all of your holiday shopping this year beginning today more than 15,000 pieces of unclaimed property are being auctioned off the illinois treasurers' offices running an auction items include unclaimed antique jewelry retired beanie babies even michael jordan's ricky baseball card bidding begins attend this morning and runs until 6:00 p.m. on december 11th but you need to register before you can bid go to i bid dot illinois adopt of for details still had on the news at noon double disappointment for the bears occupy chicago protesters board buses headed toward the nation's capital and may be the world's most exp

hundreds of chicagoans boarded buses headed for washington d.c. this morning judy wang will report that there will be taking part in a week of action under the banner take back the capital >>the should arrive here this evening they will spend four days on capitol help fit on a mission to help the 99% of struggling americans >>gowanus support i want to support those who are struggling ... >>they boarded six buses on the west side this morning when they get to washington that will join

thousands from across the country for take back the capital week >>we don't have money we don't have employment we need to appeal strongly to this government to fix the situation >>after setting up the people's camp on the national mall demonstrators will spend the second day targeting congressional offices and a three there will swarm k street consider to be lobbyists central ... protesters also want to say that they are not going away >>whether we are in cities across the country or in the nation's capital we are going to keep speaking out keep gathering and keep protesting until the needs of the 99 percent are taken seriously >>we're letting them know that

people are passionate enough about this to give a week out of their lives saying that there are here to stand up for people that cannot speak for themselves >>there will be rallies in prayer vigils the chicago group plans to return friday >>at least 31 people were arrested during a long standoff between police and protesters in washington this weekend. >>as protestors chanted u.s. park police remove the last of the occupied d.c. protesters still clinging to a wooden structure set up earlier by the group. it was billed as a place where protesters could stay warm and hold meetings but police said six concerns and ordered it taken down. several people had to be forcibly removed before the structure was eventually dismantled iranian leaders climbing today to have shot down an unarmed u.s. reconnaissance aircraft ... american officials

say the drone missing over western afghanistan late last week i ranchers borders with both afghanistan and pakistan in the east iran's state-run media reports that the drone violated iranian airspace and that iranian forces are fully ready to counter any aggression >>the taliban could make a comeback in takeover afghanistan if nato does not stay committed to that country that warning came from afghan president hamid karzai at a summit in germany today he is asking nato to keep a presence in afghanistan at least for another decade after the united states and other foreign combat troops pullout in 2014 u.s. is ready to stand with the afghan people for the long haul to show support for its neighbor >>the founder of wikileaks has won a court fight in his sex crime case the british high court has ruled that julian assange can appeal his extradition to sweden where he

has been accused of sexually assaulting two women a son has been under house arrest in britain for almost one year he has not been charged with a crime but swedish prosecutors want to question him in connection with those allegations focus on to said that he's innocent and the case is politically motivated >>the fallout continues from japan's damaged nuclear power plant over the weekend the fukushima daiichi plant leaked some 45 t of highly radioactive water from a purification device officials believe some of it may have drained into the ocean the league is the latest in a series of problems plaguing officials as they attempt to shut down the plant by the end of the year last march 3rd of those plants reactor cores melted down following a tsunami and deadly earthquake that knocked out the plant's cooling system >>it might be one of the most expensive car crash as ever you're looking at video from a 14 carp car pileup in southwestern japan the vehicles

included 8 ferraris 03 mercedes and a lamborghini police say that the pack of super cars is worth $4 million there were part of a convoy traveling on a major expressway yesterday morning 10 of those drivers were hospitalized none suffered serious injuries what roads and high speeds are being blamed for that crash >>europe goes back to the drawing board in hopes of finding a solution to its debt crisis the day's top business stories are next and good news for parents racy activity that teenagers are to be participating in and not be as widespread as we

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chicago with today's business headlines ... investor optimism returning to the markets and a big way today the dow was well above the 12,000 mark gaining

150 points almost on the day there's a glimmer of hope coming from europe where officials are gearing up for a summit later this week ... there could be automatic penalties for countries that are letting debt get out of control all proof that there are serious efforts being made to control the crisis there >>during the first six months of next year changes will be made at american airlines ... kraft foods is out for new plans for the future of the north american grocery business and

the snack business split companies have named it new executives >>dollar stores are outnumbering major drugstore chains that's more than walgreen cbs right eight combined it's all thanks to consumers looking for those bargains >>home for the holidays never sounded so good to people behind on their mortgages fannie mae and freddie mac and many other mortgage lenders are pledging not to foreclose during the christmas season homeowners barring from fannie mae and freddie mac can rest somewhat easily between december 19th and january 2nd. while there won't be any foreclosures legal and administrative proceedings for

evictions may continue. >>herman cain is expected to endorse newt gingrich for president today. he dropped out of the race on saturday his weakness in addressing foreign affairs issues hurt him in the polls and a final push came from a series of allegations on sexual-harassment an alleged affair which he denies while newt gingrich has been opened praising herman cain other republican candidates insist that they're well-positioned to pick up his supporters such as michele bachman as the tea party candidate and ron pohl who says that he thinks of himself as the flavor of the decade >>herman cain said endorsement of new gingrich's expected to give the former house speaker an added boost in the iowa caucuses two new polls show him

firmly in the lead with voting just one month away. >>congressman joe walsh should be deciding today on which district he will seek for reelection the state's general assembly redraw congressional district lines because of population changes found in this year's census data joe walsh is trying to decide between running in the new 14th district against another incumbent republican randy hultgren or in the democratically favored new 8th district where he would likely face tammy duckworth or russia? theraja krishnamoorthi

>>democrats and republicans don't agree on much but it's the season to show some rare bipartisan hot days.holiday spirit members of the senate are taking part in the first-ever secret santa gift exchange so far 37 democrats and 21 republicans are signed up gifts must be wrapped and cost no more than $10 senator al franken came up with the idea franken said that he became friends with a bully after he pulled that billy's name during his grade school's secret santa exchange he thinks that this is a good way to bring those parties closer together

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benefit paralyzed area athletes. here to tell us more about the holiday hubble that hallas hall is co-founder of the gridiron alliance dr. don grossnickle.. >>the causes about spinal injuries to high school football players >>i cannot imagine anything more tragic yet tens of thousands are injured and some suffered less severe spinal cord injuries >>yes there is also lots of attention on these concussions >>we're looking at video of rocky clark he was no running

back for eisenhower high school >>he will be with us friday night for the benefit he had a difficult time breaking his neck and a real financial difficulty for over 10 years the chicago bears have been steadfast in keeping him involved in the game and encouraging and supporting him emotionally ... >>he had a lifetime policy covering a catastrophic induced injury ... but it ran out >>well very few high school district's ensure their athletes this one did but the money now has run out

>>we have an amazing event we have former bears players in the top brass of hallas hall coming with lots of great celebrities attending and will be an intimate affair about a hundred and 20 people we only have 20 tickets left >>we have collectible memorabilia available it's amazing the super bowl ball signed by the players tickets to the sidelines donated by the bears the community has been wonderful american airlines has donated to domestic flights around the country ... and cocktails and hors d'oevres in the bears dining room we are

also unveiling for the first time and walter payton many museumini museum >>there's quite a list you have assembled here of attendees it sounds like a wonderful event. >>these five boys that are going to attend are asking for continuing support said they can reach out and help other players who get injured ... >>the gridiron alliances promoting sports safety and education asking parents to ensure that their athletes are

well in shored by their school districts or other sources >>the holiday huddle and hallas hall benefiting the gridiron alliance takes place this friday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in lake forest tickets can be purchased for $125 per person you can find a link to purchase those tickets on our web site wgntv.com ford/midda man: my electric bill was breaking the bank. so to save some money, i trained this team of guinea pigs to row this tiny boat. guinea pig: row...row. they generate electricity, which lets me surf the web all day. guinea pig: row...row. took me 6

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the snow flurries are not really a big deal ... it is called up their 39 degrees right now at o'hare airport and we have more gray skies. look at these temperatures at the moment it is 40 along the lakefront here in chicago 39 degrees at o'hare the normal temperature for to date is 38 degrees we are technically above normal in temperature today ... the wind speed is 5-15 mi. per hour that's chilling the air as well. generally it will stay in the upper 30's for a

daytime temperatures throughout the afternoon hours we are in for more colder air. we have a chunk of call their sliding out of canada this week the daytime high temperature will only be in @g@gthe mid-20s by friday. rain and heavy rain is experienced in parts of the ohio valley down into kentucky tennessee arkansas and missouri. that's associated with a frontal boundary not moving very much in consequence two and half inches of rain coming down there but for us we just have some lake affect snow showers and

for the afternoon we are looking at cloudy skies continuing rain and snow showers kind of a misty drizzle. 37-41 degrees the range and high temperatures today tonight we have some light snow flurries continuing into tuesday with the high temperatures between 33 and 37 degrees wednesday will bring us seasonal temperatures between 35 and 39 degrees we do expect to see some sunshine by then. we will have more on the 70 forecast especially that cold snap expected friday a little bit later on >>it's time now for today's trivia which famous roman landmark is more properly known as the flay vee and i had a heart

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ay have lost another key to their offense in the process. in the first quarter runningback matt forte took a chief linebacker helmet right to the knee he would sit out the rest of the game in the bears say that he has a sprained mcln in his right knee that could keep him out for a few more weeks or the rest of the season the bears and caleb hanie have trouble recovering from matt caleb hanie threw three interceptions on the day a chiefs tell mary pass at the end of the first half prove to be the difference the bears lose 10-3 head coach lovie smith gave an update on the injury just moments ago hallas hall >>we are evaluating him he looks good this morning but it is an am c l sprain in his right knee

we know about the disappointing from yesterday but we still control what happens to us this year >>the bears are still a playoff team giants lions in falcons all lost yesterday so the bears are still the fifth seed in the national football conference >>fans attending yesterday's game face some stricter security measures security personnel led to gates used hand-held metal detectors to swept down fans as part of the enhanced security measures put in place by the nfl that started in september those scans were not a problem for the fans arrived early but closer to game time the lines became too long so officials decided to ditch the metal detectors and go back to the pat downs officials say that they will review the process and necessary changes that's a look at sports your live illinois lottery drawing is next

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today ... you are adding something special to your salad today >>yes this is perfect to dress up annie holiday table there are a few items that are not standard ... things like pumpkin seed peanut brittle ... here we are taking some paper cups putting them on a baking shapricots putting them on a baking sheet with some sugar and we will take a torch to them

just as we would make creme brulee we get the sugar caramelized. in the meantime we're going to make a brown butter vinegarette. in a heavy bottomed pan i have two sticks of butter heated over medium heat until golden brown we will strain the butter i am was king and highest grade maplewhisking in high grade maple syrup.. champagne vinegar

and a pinch of salt and pepper that's the vinegar atette.. it should be served at room temperature and not refrigerated to assemble the salad, i cut the paperapricot into little ieces.. and we are using a spring mix of salad greens we are combining toasted pecans

snipped chives the pumpkin seed brittle we actually make this at blue plate ... this has some many different flavors coming together it must be a real crowd pleaser. to make the brittle wheat toast pumpkin seeds in the oven and then we take sugar corn

syrup butter and baking soda mix it together and pour it over the pumpkin seeds and let it hard candy some of the things that people have been putting on their catering menus for the holidays are things like roast and ham glazed carrots holiday cookies we do plenty of those for this holiday cookie exchanges blue plate catering is located at 1061 west vanburen here in chicago for more information on today's recipe or to watch this

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>>my dad was my best friend and i really missed him ... i have a real bond with him. >>the last few hours of waiting with the toughest and then the plane full of soldiers finally landed and the troops got a welcome home fit for rock stars ... for sergeant major eric fry the moment was sweet. >>i'm happy it's wrapping up we made many sacrifices of our families and our soldiers >>at one. the u.s. was spending

$5,000 per second in iraq 32,000 troops came home wounded and to countless lives. >>this was my third deployment it's hard but it's sweeter coming home >>it's really nice to see those families finally reunited >>and now the answer to today's trivia question: the coliseum was built around 7080. 70 a.d. >>we're looking at the downturn in temperatures for this friday

into the mid-20s don't be intimidated into thousand five we have a december 5th the low of four degrees ... there is a chance of a snowflake or two on thursday going into friday to stay out of the downturn in temperatures we have a nice recovery of the temperatures by the weekend >>thank you jim ramsey and thank you so much for joining us today we hope you have a great afternoon remember we are back here at 5 and again at 9