practically giving people licensed to ditch their cars free rides for those with just one night wgn news @ 9 chicagos a top cop on the killing of one of the chicagos officers will not stop until the killer is caught good evening top story of around the country tonight on wgn america live outside the 15th police tactic headquarters with more >> 15th district home for the temporary command center for the investigation there are dozens of detectives assigned to the case police say several significant feeds still asking for help from the public 41

year-old we clifton lewis member by fellow officers as a brave man who loved his job as a chicago cop and loved the 15th district where he works and ... police say did not stand a chance last night 2 gunmen walked into a convenience store in the neighborhood worked his second job as a security guard >> immediately turned and fired at officer clifton lewis at officer is clifton lewis engaged the individual and was murdered >> shot in the head and rushed to stroke her hospital where hundreds of chicago police officers have learned he died. police department but community batt but police say officer clifton lewis behind the counter when the robbers opened fire we doing surveillance video say both suspects wearing masks sources said the ban off with the officer's gun and badge if

you weeks ago incident at the same store where police officer fired shots at would-be robbers police looking into the possibility last night's shooting retaliation. had been with the force eight years at current op 81 commendations at 6 ft. 5 in. tall described as gentle giant. police said to have received dozens of tips more help from public especially people who live in austin. $10,000 reward offered for information leading to a rest and conviction money put up by chicago police memorial foundation. also giving officer clifton lewis family $50,000

also meet with family for a funeral abridgments 100 club hopping out with his daughter's college tuition outpouring of financial support for officer lewis family again no suspect in custody anyone with information contact chicago police >> live at the 15th police district austin neighbors remember officer clifton lewis as a good man who did his best to keep their streets safe reaction tonight >> police officers from the 15th district bring food to the home of officer clifton lewis as loved ones gather inside senseless murder christmas decorations still south austin home demand would have been clifton lewis father and law says the 41 year old propose to daughter on christmas day instead of it like that are now planning a funeral >> putting a few things together

to make arrangements and everything just going to let it take one day at a time >> clifton lewis of into a single family home one year ago residents say the neighborhood felt safer with them their >> outstanding neighborhood >> but a good neighborhood of but the nose and he was well respected >> oprah at the 15th district where clifton lewis tactical officer like lower to have stopped this morning lower to half staff this morning respect of the bed with a 200 police officers gathered parking lot of the hospital where he was pronounced dead 40 police vehicles and superintendent garry mccarthy escorted ambulance 15 from the hospital to the cook county medical examiner's office this evening at his home a candle and flower sit untouched on the front lawn as loved ones come and go

wondering why his life was taken but seemed to just be getting started >> always special something that happens like this the way of the world beats to be changed it is very sad my aunt just saw him at the store when she was playing wateree >> bank to mayor rahm emmanuel has released a statement on the shooting there are no words to make the loss easier to bear for officer of lisette family and colleagues and we want them to know they are not alone. a man charged fast food robbery that left two teenagers dead tuesday night 23 year-old to arthur chaney charged with five counts of attempted murder and two counts of first-degree murder in the death of 17 year-old dantril brown and 16 year-old jawan ross tuesday night during the dinner rush of churches chicken restaurant police said after a fight outside a restaurant 66

and halsted chase arthur chaney to someone inside and opened fire many residents as well as surrounding communities are angry especially reverend corey brooks >> something needs to be done and nothing is being done instead of complaining about things that are not done complaining about government officials not help the way they should just going to do my part to make the community a better place >> will be in bond court tomorrow arthur chaney. two suspects charged with killing of waukegan a man for his car 23 year old frederick t smith of harvey and 22 year old kerwin p murrey of waukegan charged with first-degree murder 44 year-old carlos hernandez killed try to stop the men from allegedly stealing his nephew's cadillac police found the abandoned car carlos hernandez, the dead 100 yds away. frederick t smith of harvey and the kerwin p murrey of waukegan appeared in bond court tomorrow can you hear them

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colt is coming waiting for the new year in order to start the cold weather >> the winter we have been waiting for showing signs of life looks like a concentrated 3 date last and back into the 40's by the time to gather again late next week a big change on their way. beautiful shot right here from a buehler a hot against the winter we sky from a viewer and snow and upper michigan just wanted to show you this up to 24 in. in some places less know

that last year does not mean there is not stow a lot of it as a matter of fact and winter storm warnings also the prospect of like a fax no lake michigan and indiana michigan coming our way but here is what we looked at today with 19th day above 40 degrees 20 it on the way tomorrow and could hit 50 degrees it big storm out of the area. tracking rainfall across year reign of numbers in a moment. this will pull out the sunshine that broke from the clouds to the west will be coming in during the day tomorrow and a strong southerly afternoon wind pushing us up to 50 before the big died on sunday and into monday almost 8 t of an inch of rain for kenosha and fox lake not far from that harvard and woodbridge sot respectable rainfall totals. rainfall totals. 39 degrees tonight at o'hare and stronger wind blowing. 39 degrees. the

beautiful skyline finally the visible after a day in the clouds here is what is happening pointing to this storm a big part of clouds a bit rushed aboard air west end of the continent as that happens setting the stage for arctic outbreak buckled and the jets' no. reaching into the arctic pulling the cold air down in anticipation of the big weather change winter storm watches twisted downwind of lake superior would not be surprised to see this happened on the south end of the lake areas east of the weekend gale watches on the lake wind advisories. high wind warnings to the west going to be a lot of wind transition over the weekend. first big warm air pacific origin polar front is setting up there you can see how cold is behind that. high temperature today. northern alaska bitter cold air can send

a loper down here and bring us the coolest pair of the season the bed is north at 12 mi. per hour wind chill were also look at this speaking of winter chill the way things looked sunday morning wind chills thermometer readings will start in the thirties and fall to the upper 20s during the day by evening when a chill in the teens and look at what happens by rush hour on monday morning 30 degrees below below zero in chicago for the first time this season only single digits during the day. it big weather change after what promises to be a mild new year's eve with gusty wind that will turn northwest gusting 40-50 on sunday date 19 above normal in chicago area. looks like as we said goodbye to the system the next one more normally track putting us in the warm sector south wind will not

start straw by straw later in the day and pressured lines look at this snow flurries embeded with downwind, it affects snow expected as well in fact look good some of the numbers started to show up just the beginning. running through 530 on monday and like affects snow falling downwind of the lakes will be falling into tuesday morning from all indications. will not be far from chicago we will see the snow accumulate. not much more than flurries but we will see a man that win field of product from queen elizabeth islands in northern canada right down through the great lakes and the purple area 40 mi. per hour wind the forecast on sunday- monday and then starts quiet on the tomorrow be innocuous weather is deceptive with big changes later in the weekend. interesting normally one-third of our snowfall by now but we

have had 1.7 in. and 50 percent of renters that have had the snow season's slow start and producing at least a foot or more of snow still looking for snowfall did not give up yet. passing sprinkles giving way to breaking clouds tonight low temperature 30 degrees. tomorrow starts shortly turned a party sunday it would be noticeably milder and 50 degrees tomorrow afternoon. new year's eve cloudy-wednesday. fleury's after midnight with a low temperature 36 degrees and mainly cloudy very windy colter on new year's day just the beginning started at 36 degrees. 45-50 mi. per hour at times the wind on sunday and monday also 23 degrees and tuesday 24 degrees stairstep up to 41 and 47 degrees by the next week. that is something a shot

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blackhawks and the red wings in action tonight keeping it closed down but so far so good a good hockey game tonight blackhawks and the red wings getting together a top-notch hockey final game of 2011 sending the year out with a bank. skirmishing down 1-0 in the first that's the penalty shot most exciting play in hockey the captain going low against jimmy howard 1-1 blackhawks again down 2-1 and hossa and his former mates with a solo effort the game is now tied 2-2. in the third. just took the lead and

brian urlacher back at practice in lake forest questionable for the vikings game a knee injury and death marion barber off with a sore calf to date final practice for chicago bears of 2011 it lock to make the playoffs at 7-3 budde jay cutler went down 7-8 into the metrodome on sunday would like to see significant changes for 2012 most players feel a tweak or two could be sufficient if the key players can stay healthy. >> some guys got just like every other team turnover people have seen this year we will work with what we can do close to being one of the better teams in the nfl just have to stay healthy will not solve anything to get rid of all of the folks that put this team together even though we did not get into the playoffs we are a czech team a championship caliber team and we will get there. northwestern a chance to end at all proud

defeated texas a&m and the mighty car care bowl in houston tomorrow the last time they won a bowl game harry truman was president and united states the only country to have the atomic bomb 1949, 24 years before pat fitzgerald was born. >> these guys deserve it also ought to get the monkey off our back a goal of ours since we took over not hiding from it now embracing this unless people except people on the north side of chicago a great opportunity and challenge >> chicago guy miserable season for illinois assistant coach boycotting the bowl game against ucla three-year contract university claims he signed a one-year deal at back to the chicago bulls tom thibodeau defeated sacramento the chicago bulls are now 2-1, 19 points and

chicago bulls shot 53 percent from the floor. chris paul and the clippers right here wgn america after this newscast the game starts and a few minutes so keep the dial right here on wgn it should be a good game chicago bulls taken on the los angeles clippers. >> thank you so much that is the news for tonight shorter newscast we have the chicago bulls game on next sports at updates wgntv.com for all of us here have a good night and a terrific 2012.