interesting and the brink michael jordan or longtime girlfriend >> situation a crime of opportunity >> he was nice >> murder and swat team standoff tonight all three suspects in police custody good evening to you off tonight or around the country tonight live in waukegan neighborhood where it all went down applied during the 5:00 newscast >> we found out first and the rest of the story waukegan police chief calls them thugs premed who saw the opportunity for a crime and took it whether they meant to kill a man in the process is not yet known family grieving over a senseless crime loss of a decent man. crime of

opportunity 44 year-old carlos hernandez waiting in his driveway for nephew sitting in a cadillac police say three men decided to steal they took the car and the hernandez and drove in a block away bamut something happened must have been some sort of struggle they ran into the tower a 13th story apartment complex were two of the suspects lived police followed >> new in the building somewhere the question is where that got swat team descended on the building searching every floor and a factor weighing several. surveillance video talking with the security guard police were able to locate one of the suspects in his fourth floor apartment sot rendered found on the eighth floor. >> strange way it took a mirror at at one behind me we had to

have a struggle to get him out >> at both men 27-22 years old taken into custody at a third suspect tried to hide in the ventilation system between the eight-ninth floor did not get far >> able to remove a bad in the apartment try to escape during the course of that went to himself into the that area about paramedics out on a stretcher he was not injured carlos hernandez a man who happened to be in the way of thugs losing it tied father is a great provider a man who did the best could >> lovable and nice try to be the best person the best dad only daughter that he has two of the suspects have criminal records they are all being questioned by what he did police charges expected sometime

tomorrow morning >> that people that report tonight breaking news off-duty chicago police officer has been shot 1200 block of north austin tonight chicago fire department taken to stroke her hospital in critical condition updating you as soon as we hear more and another developing story and was caught said amtrak train hit a vehicle in a private 42 mi. west of milwaukee detail is still sketchy tonight amtrak officials report none of the crew or 200 plus passengers were injured no word yet on the condition of the person driving the vehicle police say be on an alert that a man who sexually assaulted two women in a store on the southwest side before robbing at gunpoint tuesday or around 8:00 p.m. 4000 block west of madison african-american male 19-24 years of age about 5 ft.

tall and 150 lbs. he wore a dark blue jacket with shiny buttons and chicago police questioning somebody about a shooting that left two people dead and several others wounded church chicken at 66 that halsted tuesday by two people got into a fight outside the gunfire spilled inside the fast food restaurant killed 16 year-old jawan ross and 17 year-old dantril brown. five other people shot and wounded police 23 year old man doing surveillance biddy alabama a tough question for year old boy still alive in the department of children and family services had removed him from abusive home? story of christopher valdez >> cook county private party and robert harris says the part of the family church is services failed to protect four year old christopher valdez day after

thanksgiving is birthday found beaten to death at his home in gage park mother crystal valdez @ boyfriend to troy cesar ruiz as with first-degree murder now coming under fire dcfs rightfully so says robert harris did not do what they should have done they should have stepped in should have made more visits offered more specific targeted services to christopher and his sister but also to the mother took to the emergency room with a black eye and bruises over his body reported her to dcfs investigation launched but one month later did not miss the case even though the mother had reportedly beaten the boy and admitted anchor issues according to documents obtained by chicago tribune dcfs is the investigation sooner than

normal ignored key elements of the best addition accepted initial claim that christopher hurt himself on his own if you months later the boy was murdered police beat to death while mother watched >> says each case represents a pattern of neglect within dcfs >> spoke to a spokesperson dcfs ken marlowe night at the request for interview but told chicagotribune.com we have to handle each investigation properly take actions against any child in harm's way cannot repeat the mistake of the past remove children from families indiscriminately says a state wide review board will look into the boy's death doctors police

officers and child care experts the vigil tonight for a 15 year old boy was shot and killed last night blocks from his home in marquette park neighborhood southwest side witness told police he saw running west on 55th street before collapsed near south bogart street pronounced dead the vigil tonight those urging his killer took her turn himself and >> asking him to turn himself in because it will be found it would not hesitate to come and get chewed turn yourself in. >> family says the teenager going up his first state this weekend still looking for his suspect >> declining sales and risk of credit drop force to to close sears 79 stores 0 in illinois three in indiana including a kmart saint john lake county kmart stores are owned by sears.

list of store closures made public monday after illinois governor pat quinn ceo of sears state gave sears hundred $50 million in tax breaks two weeks ago state rep call kevin mccarthy like it quits and immediately democratic lawmaker southwest suburban orland park made the announcement in a letter this week kevin mccarthy did not explain the abrupt departure 61 years old serve the district for 15 years democratic committeeman will pick a successor to serve the remainder of his two-year term which ends in 2013 >> click it or ticket even in the back seat new state laws going into affect in the year 2012 and michael jordan posing long-term girlfriend mild temperatures sticking around might have to do this with rainfall or flakes forecast coming right up.

wgn news @ 9 new year brings a new loss for illinois residents highlighting

200 loss into effect january 1st required to wear seat belts also tollway rates are going up 75¢-$1.90 per car whether or not you are a pass user finally people have order of protection firearm owners those convicted domestic battery can not get a card at all >> a change that will affect many parents and children across illinois it dramatically change the formula that determines how much a child support is paid new plan the note as income shares' formula reportedly makes child support fare warfare both parents can come any amount of time right now state officials take up the parent does not have custody new format but not finalized until the spring. cook county courthouse closed on the weekend to help save money

richview markham rolling meadows and skokie no longer opening on saturday courthouse in markham closed on sunday court house in chicago 26 and california and the only one open on weekends police departments cannot like these changes they say is, to cost them more to transport defendants >> once was lost but now it is found comic opera baby jesus returned years after being stolen and major milestone september 11th attacks the site in new york city and

before the new year, resolve to support the american red cross and you'll provide hope, help, and compassion -- every day. do something that means something. visit redcross.org today. new numbers out of iowa today a bit of a shift regarding picking up steam heading into the state caucus mitt romney and ron paul leading in the latest poll but rick santorum number three slot newt gingrich dropping and rick perry dropping also michele bachmann only getting 9 percent in with other issues. iowa campaign chair has went to ron paul pan iowa state senator kent

sorenson told terror that the ron paul campaign would pay him. >> out there with him yesterday it left went to the ron paul this is about money >> i love michele bock and a good family i think this is about money fact of the matter not going to win iowa >> michele bachmann says the campaign ron paul made the move down the latest developments in iowa chicago tribune reporter rick pearson live at the tribune tower tonight >> good evening let us start by setting up the iowa caucus and how important it is for republicans because normally it pretty low voter turnout. how big of a deal that they get a victory? >> certainly can be instrumental in propelling down the road giving out the field gathering

support mitt romney seems to be all and spent $4 million of a loan him and his super pak largely attacking then leader newt gingrich support has faded another part of the caucus that is important not necessarily as much about winning as surviving entity caucus does a good job of that >> and mitt romney seems content with just surviving making it clear not all that interested and i what may be suggesting campaign in cartter in new hampshire this is more of a change in strategy that way to keep the opposition off of balance a change of heart firewall officially what ever happened in iowa leading in the polls in new hampshire 38% support my latest number but if you were able to win the iowa

caucus new hampshire victory that could go a long way to really getting to the domination over quickly >> and rick pearce said we spoke about michelle bachmann and copiagucampaign chair going to ron paul >> the story of michelle bachmann is simply amazing when you look back at august she has won the iowa straw poll she was the front-runner. from a series of stumbles and missteps misstatements her candidacy has imploded and that is what you see a late report out of iowa and other political aide who was defending the political director charges that ron paul bought him off political director also has been fired >> talking about missteps and changes another report coming out pro at romney advertisement

focusing part of newt gingrich tried to put a fork in him >> you have to wonder if the strategy continued with the bad kids also thought that mitt romney might go up with it one minute long pause that advertisement to seal the deal with the voters >> looking forward to hitting the road watched your piece on sunday it looks great see you on the road we will have live coverage from the iowa caucus rick pearson and i will both be there wgn wgntv.com. . and right after the iowa caucus president obama in chicago to raise money for his reelection bid. campaign says he will be in town january 11th no word on how long he will stay up there will be several high-end fundraisers chicago is the president's home always done well here coming to campaign donations criminal charges close to filed in connection with the worst oil spill in be added

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eight percent the amount we spend rainfall might come into a freezing air mass with mixed snow on the front and towards the morning the city will miss

the ice rainy unseasonably warm new year's eve, not on saturday one that could flirt with it degrees sunshine follows this weather system this morning. we have been tracking another one crossing the plains states in the midwest and working its way into illinois tonight. there is no wind at a gusty wind has disappeared. but we do have you can see to the east of us not the case this weekend, to get windy but we do have rainfall on the way temperatures at this moment in the thirties across the metro area and when you factor in the wind chill not much to factor 48 degrees the factor 18th day above 40 degrees look at the coldest air assault on alaska pacific air covering most of the 48 arctic air in here guest today has pulled up to the north 11 degrees warmer than yesterday at

a good part of the united states is warmer that it was 24 hours ago. chile stop to the north but just cold enough for freezing rain fall wind is west 72% temperatures. clouds dissipating buffalo grove as you can see same thing time lapse camera over the beautiful city

the weather system raining on south dakota and coming in our direction what it looks like on the radar tonight. advancing from central iowa western illinois eastbound think it will get into the city probably four- 5:00 tomorrow morning similar out west and the storm circulating through wisconsin ice public freezing wind and north changing back over to iran snout in the form perhaps tomorrow night advisories for the icy weather issued across southern wisconsin back into the plains states went advisory's 100 mi. per hour wind in parts of montana earlier today clouds thickening tonight rainfall still out west by 530 see this area right here rainfall in the

city itself morning rush-hour up to 9:50 p.m. rainfall at times to a lunchtime and you can almost see the circulation cooler air might be a brief period flakes of snow fall extend letter tomorrow not a huge amount of this either the pattern what we have been shelling see this band of clouds? parallels a 200 mob of or jet stream this thing coming into the country at buckles in a big buckle which will bring arctic air in later in the weekend. but each one of the buckles makes a disturbance rainfall comes through tomorrow with snow in wisconsin passing by. wind is southernly warming up sunday and monday could set up like affects now. clouds that

tonight with a chilly rain fall developing in the pre-dawn hours mixed with this week by the wisconsin law and 32 degrees and 36 degrees in the city safely above freezing the wind white southeast by morning tomorrow occasional rainfall continued mile for the season. dade 19 above 40 degrees and bake 20 on the way on saturday early sprinkles clouds breaking december standard smiled and below and the upper teens this time of year. 18 degrees above normal. started 40 degrees out what to show you the way the map getting this weekend especially sunday. very interesting to see

you later guys >> update story at the top of the show off-duty chicago police officer officer shot at about 830 tonight working off-duty working security force restore again it quick break we will be back.

wgn news @ 9 as be brought up 2011 made chicago headlines politics- weather to sports and look at some of the year's highlights. >> taking off 20118 take from mother nature. the blizzard on february 2nd shot down lake shore drive leaving drivers stranded for hours by the time it was done 20 plus inches of snow storms largest of record. and while we dealt with that

another type of storm political days before illinois supreme court rahm emmanuel have to run for mayor of the issue whether he was a resident after leaving chicago home for a job at the white house >> should we now have a conclusion so the voters can make a decision who should be the mayor >> once the battle was resolved election >> february 22nd wedding of this 55 percent of the boat >> all i can say we know you know how to make a guy feel at home >> mayor daly walked out of city hall office became the longest running mayor in chicago history. in the meantime former governor rod blagojevich second trial 17 counts later on the year in december 14th year sentence >> we will keep fighting on through the adversity. add see

you soon >> also in politics illinois it lost two high profile women. former illinois first lady first lady lura lynn ryan died in june her husband former gov. george ryan that out of prison briefly to be by her side. thanksgiving night news that maggie daley passed away after battling cancer for nine years. she is a terrific role model for all of us cancer survivors and i think she will be a legacy that will be never forgotten. but the world of politics alone did not dominate headlines as always chicago blocked exports in november chicago cubs will continue president theo epstein whole batch of new leadership >> overtime consistent winner 18 play baseball in october regularly at the team that will ultimately win the world series as for the white sox it was robin ventura in as manager ron

santo made the hall of fame chicago bulls tied the series but lost in overtime to the miami heat derrick rose was mvp and a lockout >> i resigned to the potential damage that it can cause >> lockout spotlight on money economic issues occupy chicago shut down corporate greed meanwhile by the end of 2011 chicago unemployment below 10% to signaling the economy might be getting better and 2012 will be the year. just as highlight their so many big stories in 2011 time issues but a taste them up shaping up to be 2012 big year somebody talking about

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wgn news @ 9 christmas miracle activity display back to rightful owners after a decade worker hoffman estates police department up cut baby jesus eight years ago stolen from the ball on display in front of their home article chicagotribune.com provided police department somebody had stolen property years ago now finally knew who it belonged to baby jesus back where he belongs and tom skilling in the weather center next seven days how did it look? >> pop and the down typical winter la nina " spells on the horizon rainfall icy weather

north of wisconsin border mostly rainfall during the day at lunchtime and mark evening that passes on and we get down to serious business of warming up how much moisture may come down across the area kenosha uptick recorders and inch of rainfall almost one-third of an inch expected chicago area and snowfall in the upper midwest. up to the north. 1.7 in. of snow to the credit this season. 16 in. by this time last year look at the wind at first the southerly wind pushing temperatures but get the wind field with the gusts predicted by the models at midnight new year's eve ride on the press a piece of new year's day. at a sunday morning 2012 starts out with a powerful wind gusting over 40 mi. per hour indications could even be 50 mi. per hour

wind gusts at times but that storm brought up on sunday arctic air plunging into the country at one point late sunday and monday northerly wind blowing from the north pole down to the northern mexico 4,200 mi. stretch winfield we are born to be in the middle of on sunday started with 40 degrees on sunday upper 20s late in the day 20s on monday-tuesday. still not bad by early january standards back up near 40 degrees toward the end of the seven day. quick hits another one line up behind that. the mild spells, and right after. thank you tom skilling >> your welcome batt but love and basketball nba legend michael jackson getting engaged to a long time sweetheart and from the news today charlotte n.c. in gage to cuban american model more than three years no date announced just yet second

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breaking news off-duty chicago police officer shot and killed working security. dan ponce live stroger hospital with late st >> very sad scene unfolding here stroger but a large chicago police after 9:30 p.m. officer shot to death as we mentioned witnesses at the scene security guard working at grocery store 1200 block of north austin chicago west side people we spoke to identify him officer william so far his name has not been released rushed schroeder hospital critical condition when we pulled up to the scene after 9:00 probably three dozen police officers standing around anxiously awaiting what had happened to the officer and

again we learned after 9:30 p.m. officer had died name not the least but we are told chicago police superintendent garry mccarthy at the hospital going to be basing brief statement to the media meeting with family members posted on details as they become available on line wgntv.com >> update of course in the morning tough to follow that sports chicago bulls and action >> plan right now out so far doing pretty good sacramento try to shake off lackluster effort against golden state warriors monday night in sacramento this evening putting them over the. 500 mark. nine point lead in the first quarter after taking this mess on the fast break here and lay out bowls of 14-5. and the

rebound. all of the way like a point guard.