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case same day department said goodbye to one of its own. friends relatives and fellow officers bagpipes pass them by a final farewell to chicago police officer officer clifton lewis >> it is like a family member taken from us >> a grieving family mayor rahm emmanuel and gov. quinn hundreds of officers faced with danger of the street every day. those who do officer clifton lewis while the 6 ft. 5 in. tactical officer as a beacon and not because of his stature but his heart >> a great guy they call 10 be

gentle giant. >> he would always give helped he loved helping in the community >> december 29th off-duty working security west side could be get store officer clifton lewis had been dropped three weeks earlier he wanted to help masked gunmen storm to restore about night but was never had a chance. weber took down officer clifton lewis will be found. >> make no mistake we are going to get them 13,000 chicago police officers >> important to note nobody has been charged police superintendent spoke a short time ago he said detectives in the area continue to bring people and questioning led them go as need be. no charges tonight. he was badly injured

high school football injury left quadriplegic paralyzed from the neck down today 12 years later rasul "rocky" clark passed away 12 years later. live in robins where he lived at home with more on his death impressive legacy he leaps >> how rasul "rocky" clark inspiration to so many 11 years quadriplegic without putting physical or financial hardships break his spirit. former eisenhower or high school football player paralyzed from the neck down tackled during a game in 2005 ingalls hospital south suburban harvey family members around the 27 year-old took his last breath hospitalized for the past week and underwent surgery before health took a terrible turned suffered two broken vertebrae in his neck and spinal cord injury in a game against oak forest high-school requiring constant

care $5 million insurance policy but school district and constant devotion of his mother insurance policy brand out this past year his family became a symbol of how to fund health care and the mother says hopes living was not in band now taking comfort in the fact suffering is over. >> he told me once tired of being sick. and i told him not to say that to me anymore. >> walking or around he is a strong individual fought a battle >> rasul "rocky" clark walked by faith and not by sight. he branded race. he had it will add a spirit beyond human words

>> his mother says has not slept in 10 years sleeping by his side tonight surrounded by a house full of family and friends are arrangements are pending. 15 year-old boy shot dead relative's house front porch reportedly stepped outside into what home after 8:00 last night mark watts somebody fired several shots at him. relatives say he lived in riverdale but in the neighborhood visiting family members seven month old daughter. investigated but nobody in custody. funeral services today for a teenager gunned down outside a church's chicken day of mourning not without contention >> many of the people who attended today's funeral did not know the victim personally but wanted to be here for the family of 15 year-old jawan ross one of two teenagers shot to death churches chicken is 66 and

halsted the night of december 27th family members bank " to be support. >> a lot of support from the community came out to help appreciate that very much >> across the street camped out on the roof for the past 44 days rev. corey brooks created more awareness for the violence he says taken over the neighborhood came down to preach to the funeral and speak to reporters >> to date we will eulogize a young man named jawan ross seems to be a continuous thing going on in our neighborhoods and we need to bring all of the awareness and resources and attention weekend to make sure we stop the violence in our neighborhood >> unfortunately there was tension to * a group of teenagers from different gangs started yelling profanities at each other almost everyone stood up to see what was happening about a dozen police called that

pastor eventually calmed things down >> we need to make sure we respected mother grandmother and rest of the family bring yourselves to order. batt but people need to grow up and start taking life more seriously than they do they think is a party or something and it is not >> by the couple of weeks on the south side shootings teens gunned down >> not options and resources you are going to find crime and you are going to find violence one of the city's most influential activists father michael pfleger says recent violence represents deeper problems among many chicago neighborhoods >> community highest unemployment poor performing schools with cost of foreclosure abandoned buildings and a lack of resources when that becomes the ingredient of a community. you have a perfect

storm for crime and violence >> cash reward offered tonight for information leading to or rest of hit and run driver left the gunmen near death in the road car plowed into mitchell heeringa outside of radisson hotel in indiana stepped out of new year's eve party held their mitchell heeringa now in intensive care with brain and lung damage mother started a reward fund so far $3,000. police looking for white or light colored nissan with front end damage any information call police. parents know too well of child wandering off sometimes without warning. today firefighters and community members worked together to get lost child back home to but once again. fire company surprised neighbors dropped off a small child wandering the streets with no coat and no shoes happened this morning 3900 block west 16th street neighbors took to

fire house to check him out before going back into a neighborhood to find out who that was a couple of neighbors here taking pictures before he left with their camera phones showing pictures to seek to identify him >> teamwork neighbors and firefighters found the boy's family. just wandered off tonight he is okay it firemen pretty good example of community working together to solve a problem >> students in one north suburban school district winter break teachers taken to the picket lines after contract talks break down. demanding attention parents and community leaders return to city hall college of the mayor to meet with them on school improvement store and coming up and started to sound like a broken record unusually mild weather in

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this group protesting school closings outside of the mayor's office 20 people gathered and demanding a meeting with the mayor organizers say police would not let the group bring folding chairs inside with them even though several demonstrators are senior citizens group upset over latest proposal to close two underperforming schools replace administrators and teachers and two others teachers at zion- benton high school district 146 on a strike talks scheduled to resume tomorrow negotiations broke off we hours this morning teachers hit picket lines after that working with contract without contracts since july it may issue how long it takes employees to reach top pay levels and cost of health insurance >> we owe that to them education and we also owe it to be responsible with tax dollars >> we want our kids back in school just as much as they want that

>> strike affects 2800 students zion-benton for now no glasses for a second day in a row. now the law gov. quinn signed a bill today cracking down on pension abuse legislation came as a result of wgn chicago tribune investigation >> putting an end to union leaders bump it up city pensions to much higher union salaries. stops double dipping getting to pensions for a single job and keeps lobbyists who work one day substitute teachers from getting the benefit for life bittersweet movement for sponsor minority house leader tom cross. the good news thanks to you press we found about the problem reacted quickly add to the governor signed it a shame we have to do with this type of

problem >> not everybody is happy double dipping in the past unconstitutional because it could take benefits away from it existed retirees not true says tom cross has never been the intent to go after retired workers began to add to his reform tom cross is happy reform is bipartisan >> i applaud the issue but the fact we have these issues is frustrating we are a state pension issues in many ways example >> the governor and legislature that it together this year in pension system $85 billion and the whole charged with

addressing the shortfall. city hall focus of a huge political debate new ward map what it will look like and you can't decide three options floated by various groups latest proposed by the latest civil rights group. public hearing depaul university city leaders likely plan and other meetings as well one step closer to build a controversial shooting range on the southeast side. metropolitan water reclamation district voted 5-4 to lease the land to the city located along cathlamet rebar 2045 east 134th street. critics say the land should be open space for wild life and recreation of and will promised they say the money would come drug raid continent first strings of the pentagon president obama announced new plan to cut the defense

spending and white house leak secret information about the raid that killed osama bin laden? to hollywood? pentagon but the part answers and seems to be getting brighter latest estimates on hiring when we come back.

wgn news @ 9 president big announcement today already taken heed president obama trebek fat from the budget starting at the pentagon announced today wants a leaner cheaper military president says the nation needs a new strategy of eliminating

the ability to fight two major wars once >> the world must now united states is going to maintain a military superiority with armed forces that are agile flexible and ready for the full range of contingencies and threats. should not take what with the president's plan to get criticism most from republicans who called it a retreat from the nation's global responsibility number of people seeking unemployment benefits continues to plummet 372,000 people requested benefits last week down 15,000 from the week before latest level december average to 373,000 lowest level since june 2008 applications consistently below 375,000 that means job hiring strong enough produced unemployment rate. to date n.j.-based employer service company reported profit sector added more than 300,000 jobs in

december highest since 2001 republican presidential candidates tonight to new hampshire most think competition is second place mitt romney heavy favorite served as governor of neighboring massachusetts jon huntsman spend most time in the state hopes to pull close to mitt romney the way rick santorum did in iowa at the duke the grich says even if mitt romney takes to capture and fla. he is still beatable >> depends on what he went with it the brands at 25% this will be the weakest front-runner in history. new hampshire primary but by south carolina where bit romney is not considered a sure thing. however american teenager who speaks no spanish mistakenly deported to south america. and casey anthony coming out of hiding new appearance and what she says months after being acquitted of

killing her daughter. and coming up medical watch if you want your kids to eat healthier change their plate was the color of their plate may actually influence what they eat.

tonight's medical watch the prussian especially in winter by demand d deficiency researchers from university of texas largest study to date blow bubbles of by the but the people who suffer from clinical depression by dick explained seasonal depression as we get vitamin d from the sun but results also point to a treatment for depressed patients boosted by demand to supplement the diet doctor suggest depressed patients

screened for vitamin d levels. manly man may have on health the smile. sexual hormone contributed also recap on the guns putting men at risk for gum disease doctors say a study by university of maryland dental school points to the need for men to pay extra attention to oral health, disease can also cause bone destruction and the lead to heart problems and stroke. experts say nearly 40 million people have gone disease with contagious bacterial infection and did not even know it. to improve the quality of food children put in their mouth choose bright colors for the plate cornell researchers found adults tend to prefer just three colors children 5 to six different food colors on their plate number of different items alters the appetite for food prefer a seven players on a plate items on a plate study when play was buried and colorful kids 8 broccoli and fish without complaint back to you

>> good advice no snowfall or rainfall nothing but mild temperatures plenty of sunshine had no complaints what is better jim ramsey says it might stick around for awhile forecast coming up.

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create is goofy. amazingly above normal temperatures today. 49 degrees. believe that? lakefront northwest suburban wielding 51 degrees. we do have clouds still warm 45 degrees at o'hare airport. if you spots to the west generally in monzonite comparatively speaking considering the time of the month and look at this brand not strong speeds 8-16 m.p.h. not producing much of it would chill who cares when the air temperature is in the 40's but i will show you any way. spots

over 40 degrees when chilled. temperatures across the midwest a lot of places record high temperatures today south dakota at 71 degrees what is going on? omaha in the '60s st. louis 66 degrees. no record set in chicago however but still lives. cold air is moving away from us. park itself over chicago by sunday. warming up again temperatures first part of next week once again in the 40's but will not last more cold there is comic and hanging around 2-3 days a badge of the replaced by more mild air quite a winter.

clouds to the north some of them sneaking across the border from wisconsin cold front we were talking about what the cold front probably not going to make a big difference and temperatures keep them in the thirties, most of the weekend. tamara's high temperatures 48 degrees. look at the computers are generating cloud does come into the area friday afternoon cold front indicated by a line of clouds. the air is not terribly uncomfortable considering we are in january. northern lower michigan at ports canada beginning to sneak into parts of nebraska. friday

morning sunshine and by afternoon strawn warming 45-50 degrees and west wind about 10- 16 mi. per hour. tomorrow night cooling down low temperature 33-37 degrees not bad. northwest went 5-14 mi. per hour saturday clouds-sot feeling the affects of the cold front passage temperatures were the most part in the 40's and 30's could be a 40 in a few spots at chillier still on sunday. generally the next several days should be dried talking more about that coming up. seven day forecast >> sounds of salsa and compassion over 80 members chicago children's choir alumni

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wgn news @ 9 first time in months we are seeing and hearing casey anthony this time on the u to post acquitted of killing a daughter after speculation attorney confirmed the woman in the recording is in fact casey anthony >> this is my first video diary october 13th on a thursday 2011 >> this is the first the world

has heard from casey anthony acquitted of murdering her daughter last july post on you to casey anthony purchased a new computer had received a web camera as a gift. extremely excited i will be able to go on the computer and keep a video blog and take pictures and something i kept on the call wife emma changed her look hair is shorter and lighter did not disclose where she is in the recording but does she say she plans on leaving the location >> six months or a year from now or a year from middle of august the fed adopted a dog.

the good thing is things are starting to look could add to change >> back in august ordered to remain in florida to serve a year-long probation for check fraud >> defense department inspector general looking into if the obama administration leaked information about mission against to osama bin laden hollywood filmmakers concerns classified information shared with director kathyrn bigelow and the screenwriter mark boal both of them won oscars for the movie about iraq war called hurt locker scheduled leaders october in the middle of the presidential campaign with the state pushed back to december once again protesters gathering state house indianapolis republican majority try to pass law restricting the power of private sector labor unions second day in narrow democrats boycotted the assembly meeting down the hall at the same caucus

preventing a quorum to take action on the bill right to work law crackdowns on public sector unions last session democrats fled just like democrats cost legislature anti-union legislation. congresswoman gabrielle giffords attended a vigil marking the anniversary of the shooting that left her in serious condition at six people dead one year ago arizona home state gabrielle giffords and 18 others shot outside a bid to sot grocery store sunday university recognized about who survived mark kelly husband since undergone surgery gabrielle giffords not expected to speak at the vigil husband will give remarks. teenager from dallas tx mistakenly deported to columbia columbia of foreign

ministry family of jakadrien turner wants to know what and how it happened 15 year old girl does not have knowledge of spanish ice said was are arrested for theft and gave a fake name at the time told adult from colombia. stuck to story even after handed over to immigration judge who ordered her report removed from the country jakadrien turner crack mother blames united states authorities. an adult now pregnant. everything is bigger in texas they say but apparently the pileups what caused this massive accident and later in sports chicago osama

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wgn news @ 9 aerial view ave a pile up in southeast texas police say a chain reaction crash triggered the pile up on highway 73 near

port arthur 90 mi. east of houston at least 10 people were taken into area hospitals minor- serious injuries accident investigation talk and smoke nearby wildfires that have led to the huge wreck. women and dad are apparently not a big fat walking into museum billing unthinkable to a painting worth millions carmen tisch stood by police crashing punching and urinating on a work of art assault 1957 j 2 worth 40-$50 million. criminal mischief charges >> to have a person intoxicated walking into a facility like this and allegedly cause such damage pretty disturbing >> taking restoration could cost

$10,000. kanye wes controversyt again messages on his twitter account known for making outrageous remarks also famous for his swagger sent off a slew of tweets wednesday night comparing himself to apple mogul and founder steve jobs kanye west to kidnap and education system also turning kids into robots promoted a new marketing project plans to name after his mother the work and when it will debut already getting our attention tonight jim ramsey with the seven day forecast >> very weird is what it is dependent on your perspective you can blame this on climate change or perhaps compensation board last year's blizzard but whatever it is strange temperatures right now believe it or not chicago is warmer than

jacksonville florida and new mexico. everybody else seems to be warmer than us except for the northeast chilly up there tomorrow cold there said all but you can see clouds of to the northern sections. clouds cold front weekend in the 30 saturday 38 degrees and sunday 35 degrees with clouds and mix of sunshine off and on monday-tuesday back into the 40's 45 on tuesday wednesday wallop to 37 degrees mostly cloudy skies and that we drop to high-temperature of 27 decrees next thursday maybe a snowflake in their but nothing to shovel. strange weather pattern weird the weatherman says is goofy >> pretty soon it cannot cut the

most chicago libraries on monday libraries closed on all days both mondays mayor emmanuel initially live branches closed on morning plan scrapped disagreement between city and you get represented library workers downtown harold washington library regional library on the north side and regional library on the south side will remain open seven days a week. at the next phase of the $300 million wacker drive reconstruction set to complete monday wacker drive closed at a street until next summer madison street intersection of the opening monday part of next phase of the project closing the wacker drive-month row and adams intersection at least 2000 vehicles upper and lower each day the toward. upper and lower levels south section rebuilt from lake street-commerce parkway to late 2012 ballot

chicago cook county voters go to the polls candidates photophore are those running to become vacant on state supreme court tonight candidates expressed views symposium sponsored by cook county bar association held loyola univ. school law democrats in march primary coming up bulls coming fast and furious tonight blackhawks try to outscore the flyers and chicago bulls five games in six games with a banged up derrick rose sports next.

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jimmy hayes 1-03 minutes and and and her shop first nhl game took a beating 10 stitches worth how to get even? like this? a brilliant move first nhl shot a two-one hawks in the second but down 4-2 in the third at 4-3 when patrick kane, mexico to goals and 25 seconds the game is tied. but patrick kane got sent for high stick to the box and with the extra man james with 32.8 seconds to go. called it a brutal loss ended was 5-4. and carlos zambrano to miami trade is officially done tonight $15 million worth of celery getting right cantor in return carlist

zambrano met with theo epstein late last week opportunity to earn his way back on their roster but in reality never a chance for him pitching again in chicago ever think it went through too much baggage talking to teammates how fast wanted and clubhouse made the decision easy >> i was skeptical because one of the first things i said when i got here sit down with as many people as i could with every player i talk to by the trust talking about physical altercation repeatedly talking about physically blocking out on the team very difficult to have that player comeback to be trusted in order to be a good teammate for us it is a rare night off for chicago bulls'

fifth game in eight days straight in orlando tomorrow night game you can seat 7:00 central will not know until close to air time whether or not derrick rose in the lineup watching in detroit last night hold your breath derrick rose trocar down the plane at the game already decided hard on his left elbow and not much contact landed at a bad spot able to continue for a couple of minutes very sore today significant improvements necessary tomorrow night. trying again tonight against 0-7 against pittsburgh cleveland tron inside depaul university up by two points and down two points later on from downtown rosemont if there was a downtown rosemont but down to on the final possession of the game brad did he got off of the bounce to the metal had to be back fouled made the free throw

and made two more after a pittsburgh turnover 46 breaking the streak 84-81. loyola and uic lost tonight high interest in baltimore asked to interview for general manager job patriots reportedly new manager at penn state offensive coordinator of pickets and back to the badgers for senior season finally orange bowl last night. barbara cook of west virginia biggest play of the game 99 yd fumble return part of 70-32 lead over clemson enough manners to include the mascot in the celebration. mascot was ok everything gave him and now we know where or choose comes from >> that is the bears have a good night.

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