the handcuffed suspect who took scott carr is still at large ... good afternoon i am steve sanders. >>and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. from the porter county sheriff's department and valparaiso wgn's julian crews has the top story there were also able to recover the weapons inside of the squad car but the suspect remains on the loose >>at this point there's no

reason to believe that he is armed however i would consider him to be a desperate individual because he knows that he is being sought ... the police say that he was spotted in nearby knocks indiana and ditched the squad car he stole last night in a brazen theft and escape the hunt is on for william francis blankenship 24 year-old made national news when he escaped from an indiana squad car at a convenience store at state road 49 in indiana he had been stopped for traffic violation and he was being searched for possible drug possession he managed to slip out of his handcuffs and into the squad car driving away before the sheriff knew what was happening ... >>blankenship is 510 ... he was

last seen wearing blue jeans the white gray hooded sweatshirt he was handcuffed he has a scruffy goatee ... he had asked for the keys to the handcuffs as well as a cigarette lighter ... police in northwest suburban mundelein are investigating a murder-suicide left two people dead and another in the hospital police say that 22 year-old alina rybnikova was stabbed and bludgeoned to death last night by her mother's estranged boyfriend when her mother arrived, she said that 44

year-old gennady plaska handcuffed and beat the young woman she was able to escape and a roommate called police after the police arrived his body was found in his car he was dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound the mother remains hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries chicago police have released surveillance photos and video as they search for two robbers who killed a man during a gas station holdup on christmas eve if you have any information you are asked to call wentworth area detectives there is a combined $6,000 reward in the case >>the man recently appointed as the interim police chief of north chicago resigns w. michael hosking was filling in for mike newsome mike newsome is on administrative leave while a

city investigate several cases of alleged police abuse north chicago mayor leon rockingham says that parking was not a good fit for the job there is a city council meeting tonight in the interim police chief position is on the agenda the leader of one of the nation's largest street gangs has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for his role in a violent drug dealing operation last year federal jury here in chicago convicted tino zambrano and three other ranking members of the latin kings on racketeering and extortion and assault charges the fought trial focused on the power over the gang that zambrano had stretching from chicagos little village neighborhood to the east coast and texas former gang members testify the latin kings had constitution and it will books spelling out that there were required to defend their turf with guns it close call for an elderly woman who drove her car to the

edge of appear last night it was that montrose harbor her volkswagen was teetering on the edge when the chicago fire crews safely remove the woman out of the vehicle there were also able save the car before plunged into the water authorities initially thought that she was drunk but later said that she just appeared confused and s u v rolled over in and slammed into a house in west suburban we last night injuring both passengers it hit a tree before hitting the house near the intersection of naperville road in farnham lane the impact caused some damage to gas maeterlinck leading to a minor natural gas leak the police are also investigating the suvs involvement in two different crashes that happened prior to heading home of passengers were hospitalized butter expected to be ok what caused the as you the to go off courses yet to be determined about this time tamara the snow is expected to be falling thursday afternoon commute is

expected to bieber also plan for delays by friday morning wicket more than 6 in. of snow on the ground the republican candidates for president had moved on to south carolina in the race for the nomination that is after former massachusetts gov. mitt romney mated 242 by winning the new hampshire primary and as cnn's chris welch reports he is looking to take a commanding lead with a victory in the south >>we're going on to south carolina ... >>this campaign is going to go on to south carolina >>the next primary contest to see a crowded field of candidates again for some the palmetto state will be do or die but not for mitt romney who is a two-time take all winner in the caucuses and primaries thus far >>... misguided promises broken

leadership ... >>ron paul seems to be the only viable challenger ... john jon huntsman finished third in the new hampshire primary ... >>i say that third place is still a ticket to ride ladies and gentlemen! newt gingrich and rick santorum finished in the last two places along with rick perry >>these attacks will fall flat as they did last night from my opponents >>south carolina is the first

southern state in this nomination process it could be vital for many of these candidates ... >>president obama is coming home to chicago today to raise money for his reelection campaign president is scheduled to attend three fund-raising events to of them are private and the third one is being held on the u i c campus the bomber reelection campaign has raised more than $150 million according to the center for public integrity >>coming up next the man suspect and the disappearance of american natalee holloway pleads guilty to killing a peruvian woman and the occupy wall street protesters briefly returned to the new york park that they had taken over last year and a federal aviation officials are investigating a near collision that happened last month on the midway airport

young woman in a lima peru ... van der sloot admitted to murdering stephany flores and a hotel room in may of 2010 ... he told the court that he is really sorry for what happened. since he said he was guilty, he will see some years knocked off of his prison term. his lawyers said that he may get 10 years behind bars ... that is down from as much as 25-35 years. for he is expected to be sentenced on friday >>mexico's attorney general says that nearly 13,000 people were killed in that country by a suspected drug violence during the first three quarters of 2011. officials say that the rate of killing screw in the first half of last year ... but then stabilized and began to decline of the last few months. in 2006 ... the mexican government launched an offensive against powerful drug cartels.

of the past five years nearly 35,000 people have died in drug- related killings. >>after several months of investigating possible new leads in the death of natalie wood ... police said they have uncovered no new evidence. the actress drowned in 1981 while boating near los angeles with her husband robert wagner and the actor christopher walken. the general and accident ... but the case was reopened last november after the boat captain claimed forward claiming that he believed the robert wagner had been responsible for her death ... the police would not reveal who they have interviewed but they did say that robert wagner was not a suspect >>if freestyles gear was critically injured in a bad fall in utah. sarah burke was going down the eagle super pipe at the park city mountain resort yesterday afternoon when she landed feetfirst and then

bounced back onto her had she is in a coma this morning the hill hosted the snowboard half pipe events at the 2002 olympics her husband said that he expects sara to recover and content for the gold medal in the 2014 winter olympic games they are back occupy wall street protesters returned to the part that served as their camp last year ... about 300 protesters returned to the zucotti park last night after police removed the barricades that had been set up after the original protest was shot down in november police and the real estate company that owns that park decided that the barricades were no longer needed and the interfered with the public use of the parked some protesters said they plan to stay overnight but the tents and sleeping bags at been banned since the occupiers were evicted november 15th ... >>newly released recordings are

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... the president will propose new tax breaks to reward companies that bring jobs back to the united states and he urges to eliminate those tax breaks for the companies said put jobs overseas ... that's in stark contrast with job cuts we're hearing about today ... adm is offering severance and outplacement help to the employees whose jobs it is cutting today ... last year u.s. storms caused $25 billion in damages policy rates for homeowners in many states increased state farm raised rates by 4% ... and in europe

they are dealing with a sinking eurocurrency that keeps falling ... the top credit rating of france remains in danger of being downgraded ... and there are banks that are hoarding dollars borrowed from the european central banks instead of lining the monlending the money ... the dow was trading right above 12,400 at this hour ... for some people it is hard to imagine quitting your job in this economy but according to bureau of labor statistics resignations rose steadily last year so do these people know something? here to tell us more on our resignation nation is

jennifer weigel of trib-u ... in this dangerous employment economy some people actually have the nerve to quit their jobs ... >>there were nearly 2 million people leaving their jobs that's the highest number since november 2008 there has to be reason for this ... >>when we were growing up we were told to hang in and stay with your job for as close to forever ... never beat a job hopper ... well that it vice served me well here at wgn ... >>now they say that people are acting more like free agents ... it's very interesting there are lots of informational

entrepreneurs trading in the knowledge checking out the market frequently to test their worth ... one of the tips we have for you is to get out of complaint mode ... make your own economy and welcome the chaos because if you learn some skills you might just might be becomeing more indispensable ... you often need to test the waters to see just how marketable you are ... and then there's the tip of always do more you really have to have a couple of jobs nowadays ... the idea of home business is really

relevant now ... the joblessness rate dropped to 8 1/2% and that's the good news but it then becomes a story of retention for the best talent out there ... some of these employers really need to loosen up and try not to lose people ... to read more or for other life lessons like this one go to chicago trotribune .com/trib-u ... coming up a biotech

breakthrough a low-cost machine could soon decode your dna in just one day and later to los pitbulls attacked a leashed police dog and only on wgn the officer the center of the attack talks about the incident and his

broadway musical that combines the legendary music of frank sinatra with the creative vision of tony award winning choreographer twyla tharp its plan for limited engagement here in chicago ... joining me now all are cast member ashley blair

fitzgerald and anthony burrell ... we now legendary choreography of twyla tharp she once did it move announced with the music of billy joel ... >>she has a way of speaking through movement and this production has no dialogue in a way this is similar but it's so different how can you compare anyone to frank sinatra ... this is sort of a hybrid of concert dance and broadway matched with the frank sinatra musical

legacy. this is a story that is told by stringing together frank sinatra music it's for couples in a night club going through their romantic struggles dancing through some very memorable music ... it's really amazing to do this work i leave the theater so exhilarating happy every night >>i wasn't a big frank sinatra fan before i began to dance in this show but i have been completely won over ... what a great artist ... we are going to

perform the piece set to the song " that's life " this is 30 minutes into the production and our characters are having a fight/flirtation in our romantic struggle ... come fly with me will be at the bank of america theater in chicago it's playing now through january 22nd you can go to broadway in chicago .com for ticket information ... {music & dance: frank

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we're going from shirt sleeves to snow shovels ... that's right we should make it to 53 degrees with lots of sunshine out there today but the clouds will be on the increase this afternoon and by this time tomorrow we will see quite a few snowflakes this scenario has been changing but i think they have it firm ... what a stunning morning we have this morning with bright sunshine the

wind has not been a factor less than 10 mi. per hour but the big story is the winter storm watch in effect tomorrow it has been issued ... temperatures today will be in the '50s all over the chicago area it will be cooler by the lake front that's because of that northeast breeze bringing the cool air over that 37 degree water on lake michigan ... here is the story the cold air is coming ... it will mix with all the available moisture to create the snowflakes we are looking at upwards of 6 in. when it's all over we will see that from a 24 hour period beginning around noon tomorrow ... temperatures

will be back into the 40's and 50's by early next week ... but this system is feeding the moisture into another system ... michigan will see lots of moisture producing more snow ... it will be a messy afternoon rush hour thursday and friday morning as well parts of north-central indiana will see that lake effect snow as well as what will happen in michigan.

fishwe're looking at 4-6 in. most of it will fall in wentparts of interior wisconsin where they will get the most snow ... for tonight we have cloudy skies temperature range will be 26-32 degrees. we expect about 4 in. of snow with 15-20 mi. per hour winds with gusts of 40 mi. per hour friday cloudy skies with the snow ending 2 in. on top of the four from thursday ... we will continue to watch that accumulation forecast closely

... it will be a prolonged steady snow shower over the 24 hours fest' it's time for today's trivia which two states are celebrating centennial set this year? the answer is still ahead

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pitbulls is sharing his story exclusively with wgn ... we're live in the south loop with more on the interview ... >>3 year-old police dog was trained to detect explosive but he was no match against the 2 pit bulls that charged during a training exercise friday >>there was a large amount of blood coming from her nose >>the transit police officer told us how the dog was brutally attacked by two pitbulls during a training exercise on friday there were walking near an

abandoned rail yard near south jefferson when the two pitbulls came out of a makeshift shelter ... >>the larger of the two dogs latched onto my dog's nose ... the officer was able to separate the two dogs but the 75 lb. pitbull left the police dog with serious injuries ... there were scratches on the nose and puncture loans and her inner right fire was badly injured >>the question was why did the officer not shoot the pitbull ... >>my hands were occupied with the dog's collar and leash i did not want to let go for fear of shooting the wrong dog >>the dog was taken to emergency treatment center where she was released the officer blames the owner for this ... list police

dog has a therapy dog at home who happens to be pitbull as her roommate so what experience tells me is this is owner negligence >>27 year-old latina griffin of the 2700 block of south ashland was arrested charged with misdemeanor the attack toking dog was taken away and a police dog is making a speedy recovery this week returning to work on the medical watch the growing problem of binge drinking is defined as four or more alcoholic drinks are occasion for women are more four-man the cdc says one in six american adults binge drink consuming an average of eight drinks per occasion excessive

alcohol consumption accounts for 80,000 deaths in the united states each year of often involving vehicle crashes and violence against others it's the third leading preventable cause of death binge drinking can also lead to an alcohol dependence unplanned pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted disease in a new study finds occasional marijuana smoking is not as damaging to the lungs as cigarettes the researchers analyzed data on more than 5000 men and women among cigarette smokers the more smoke people were exposed to the more adverse effects in their lungs but occasional pot smokers people smoked marijuana to three times a month to not show the same reduced lung function those who smoked pot at least once a day ditcher reduced lung function the researchers stress that the study results and not intended to encourage pot smoking ... if an american company has developed a machine that could read a person's dna for

relatively low cost scientists say for $1,000 the machine contest your entire genetic makeup of a single day current tests can take weeks and cost up to $3,000 to look for just one mutated gene the information can be used to help find a disease's underlying genetic causes as well as possible ways to treat that scientists do say that the machine however raises ethical and legal issues about testing of the genes of healthy people >>a popular seafood restaurant in wheeling is back open for lunch today bob chan scrap houseplant turn out to play closed yesterday due to senator concerns several people who ate there of a weekend complain they experienced some stomach pains so health officials examine the place in the restaurant underwent a thorough cleanin

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recipe/.. ... you are just really getting more fruits and vegetables to your daily die atiet.. we eat these mustard greens and it's a fantastic way to prep them what i am going to show you your check out these chop these... this will have a more pungent taste then say tail or spinachkale

or collard greens.. to this we add some chopped onion and this is all being put together in me slow cooker we are adding garlic and some serrano chile and a little bit of corn meal a couple of tablespoons ... that's essentially all of the fresh ingredients and now we will add

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talking no animal products at all for this lifestyle ... i like to use birth balance margarine ... tempeh is a great swap for the protein ... and lots of beans and lentils in your diet will go far ... you can find it more of these recipes have indians asapplepie.com

and now the answer to today's trivia question: new mexico and arizona both entered the union in 1912 and will be celebrating their centennial is this year ... today chicago was one of the nicest places to be in the country but that will change the front is coming across minnesota into wisconsin is the leading edge for the very cold air colliding with the abundant moisture so we're looking at between five and 6 in. of snow overnight thursday into friday morning ... it will be very cool for the next four or five days and then we will get another warm up early next week by tuesday