wgn news @ 9 mystery in mchenry county to human skulls found a short distance from each other. 55 mi. northwest of chicago near woodstock. after two schuman skulls found here yesterday it big questions are robstown remained where did they come from? waited for the bus made

unusual discovery at the end of his driveway at first he thought it was a dead bird. >> i questioned him of course possibly edibles >> took a picture of the skull before callable valley police bottom job was missing face up on the ground. corner this aren't these goals not only real they are in deep he meant. uman. examining and testing the bright white skulls turned up on

tuesday deliberately discarded? right now nobody knows until they do one mother simply trying to keep her son as call as possible >> something to be alarmed about he was concerned but not in any danger a little bit frightened by the experience. >> i can tell you now nothing for area residents to be concerned about. it is safe. >> local high schools and colleges nobody reported missing skulls or props. investigators a big job ahead and test results to back in several days. the woman who lost children deadly fire this week investigated by department of children and family services custody of six year old taken away from alicia myles while case reviewed and he under children 18 month old jeremiah and 3 year old destiny died tuesday in a fire the family's

apartment eight months pregnant investigators say deceased children may have started the fire trying to heat pizza on the stove while she was asleep. father of 17 year old young man in chicago group of teenagers charged in a beating on you tube that went viral it says his son remains in jail because he cannot post the 10% necessary. michael palomino comments on television all of which attorney in video posted on you to internet sensation raymond palomino the lone adult charged on the set at $100,000 other suspect charged. >> other kids and called on house are rest and my son has to sit in jail because i cannot come up with the $10,000 bond >> michael palomino veteran cook county sheriff's deputy turned his son into police after alerted to and saw the video on the internet. took place in an

alley. treated from injuries and released from hospital. most notorious figure separated by an ocean but maybe not separated at all direct descendant from chicago hh holmes as evidence of great great grandfather and another infamous killer and terrible ordeal of a cat nightmare and charges filed against the owner and mayor emmanuel response to the report people possibly paid to protest for chicago public schools to be closed. tom skilling anniversary of the most extreme storms in chicago history another mild day on the counter. alendar wgn news @ 9

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for animal cruelty for kicking a kitten at the football and putting his arms up to signal a field goal monday afternoon 6500 block south campbell according to police report the cap flew into the air 18 ft. before coming down then told police it was his cat he called nightmare and that they played like that all of the time. mother his son does not even want to make excuses the only thing she can blame it on adhd and posttraumatic brain injury from accident as a child take a listen. >> i was crying when i looked at the news because i said not my son i did not raise them like that something we did not promote hurting each other and animals i love dogs he loves dogs i do not understand why he would do that.

>> so far not able to talk to him get a lot of you wondering about the kitten right now in the hands of animal care and control expected to be ok the cat under one year old will eventually no life-threatening injuries as far as love held on $50,000 bail. the latest tonight live from south side >> a woman was seriously injured in a fire this afternoon crews also able to rescue and resuscitate lifeless dog was dead was found 1700 block of north pierce serious and critical condition taken to the hospital dog found a second floor as you can see an emergency crews specialized "snout mask" to give the animal oxygen he eventually regained consciousness and taken to a nearby hospital for animals.

comments about upcoming g 8 and paid a sum that major event opportunity to showcase the city jerry roper is comments may overshadow potential security problems for retailers on state street and michigan ave. should have security in case customers have to be a back to witted and feeling of security. city hall organizers not happy with jerry roper comments. mayor emmanuel getting tested responding to accusations cps hired protesters to support his education agenda. last night wgn evening news wgn news at 9 busloads of people captured heading to a public hearing on the closing of dyett high school on the south side nobody would say if that were paid to show up why did with their chicago teachers union alleges cps paying them to show

up. mayor emanuel says the minister is behind the turnout for good reason speaking to the fact the minister's care about the schools and communities. batt but my view is that ministers of lot of people that care in their convocation speaking about the schools and that is what i care about. >> teachers you get called on city inspector general to launch investigation. could chicagos first serial killer the man who terrorized london shop old neighborhood be one in the same? relative says he has proof and wal-mart comes to the south side day one and a storm many believe will be had groupon popping [ indistinct conversations

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next story potential to alter chicago history great great grandfather of serial killer hh holmes says experts say hh holmes handwriting matches that of jack the ripper scientific evidence to prove this. story starts at hh holmes the site murder capital south side chicago now and would post office. >> late 1800's, millions of people came through in the blood on the way to colombia exhibition in chicago world's fair. train stop 63rd and wallace and steps away surgeons pharmacist at hotel proprietor hh holmes built a place to stay.

>> he knew at the fair was going to be built at the plant from that day to build a factory for merchants for murders and that is what happened second floor was a hotel with 20 rooms and the third floor living space and the basement was a torture chamber. >> hh holmes great great grandson jeff mudgett knew nothing about the dark side of family history until 40 years old writing a book bloodstains took years for jeff mudgett to muster the courage to visit the capital. following him on his second trip >> a struggle that is what my book is about a struggle for sanity >> videotaped by a friend. remember the air going in waves across the floor here post office. visions in my head

hundred and 20 years ago. hh holmes is here and the building down the tunnel at the englewood post office >> 63rd and wallace 25 years. noises' smells and all. post office has tunnels could represent death could represent time. >> we do have it early map from the 1890's shows the outline of the actual hh holmes castle and contemporary map that shows the post office. we see in the castle is not by the level of the post office but actually immediately to the east. at the most you might find bricks

although what was under the foundation floor? who knows so many twists and turns to the story anything could have happened >> most recent twist and turn contacted handwriting experts at university of buffalo jeff mudgett using the award winning computer program to compare the handwriting of the famous from hell jack the ripper letters with a letter read hh holmes from prison if found them to beat 97.5% similar in style additional letters have been sent for more testing >> no doubt in my mind he is jack the ripper mystery and london absolute proof not what the world requires. we've require beyond a reasonable doubt have been hh holmes been there at the time circumstantial evidence that we have started to mount up after awhile silly doubting him anymore

>> and record it traveling to london in 1888 to sell skeletons would have put him there at the time of the jack the ripper still historian tim samuelson awaited further proof >> also the issue of what is has jack the ripper riding because at the time many people who wrote letters take to cases which you did not have a lot of good hard facts. two cases of where people were really good at deception. anything is possible. it is going to take pretty good explaining to be able to make that case. >> hh holmes hanged in 1896 confessing to 28 murders actual count might have been in the hundreds working on other revelations may shock the world.

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medical watch screening your kids to find out if risk for heart disease. 1980's researchers measured cholesterol blood pressure more than 800 school age children. 26 years later checking the grown-ups again and parents study found parents of children high blood pressure age 12 more likely to suffer cardiovascular problems. school lunches getting a makeover again new nutrition standards sodium and limiting calorie intake for kids. a thing of the past. must be getting fresh fruit and vegetables and more on a whole grains. tablet computer out of your lap. researchers have found using the popular gadgets promote support posture may lead to neck discomfort. harvard school of

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opened on the far south side. deal seekers another way to save the starting today daily deal website on groupon offer services on digital kiosks for all the city announced partnership with chicago-based company smart digital touchscreen displays show groupon church deals of the day along with real-time deals targeted to the location of the kiosk application roll out 100 machines by the end of march. middle of winter but plant new version of summer's taste of chicago bottom line one-third fewer restaurants only 40 this time but a new way first time restaurants can participate as a pop pop restaurant in new plants operate 3-6 up restaurants. each day at taste not run in the fourth of july weekend instead july 11th-15th at only 15 days. rent a protestor update busloads of people captured heading to

public hearing about school closings nobody would tell less with it were. chicago teachers union accusing pastors of high rent demonstrators to sway public opinion. mayor rahm emmanuel says protesters care about the schools and that is what he cares about city hall called like to make clarification tonight. weekend could bring chilly air along with it at tom skilling says could be snow as well next to tell us when it is coming.

wgn news @ 9 tom skilling is here a big anniversary tomorrow? >> watching television 44 years ago tonight forecast 50 percent chance rainfall snow high temperatures in the thirties and by 5:00 tomorrow morning started selling 27 hours lady the city was crippled biggest snowstorm we ever had posting original weather forecast united states weather bureau on our website wgntv.com evolution of the forecast. before satellite and computer models no warning storm was coming into the area. amazing storm 50,000 cars stuck on every expressway in the city. nothing like that to report tonight big storms looking at the squall line in the south

doppler plot of rainfall hidden in the epicenter of the area and texas dallas tx there has been a drought more rainfall in the january on record. severe weather broke out today rainfall spreading southern midwest clouds today on the north end of the storm. a wave of precipitation spreading in north micro i see if traveling south central illinois and indiana icons popping up three- dimensional portrayal of the squall line shows big storms add icons with the heavy rains have been occurring all day. second major severe weather outbreak less than a week. look at the storms in the meantime to the north and west first signs of to cold air two days away.

saturday 2nd stronger one on sunday was not last long but rainfall consolidating into snow coming in here and not tomorrow but later friday and friday night. what these are around the area this morning at the moment 34 degrees after 46 the above normal day of the winter wheat six days old so far. 33 degrees at midway. 29 degrees at the kendry the view of the beautiful city surrounded and clouds today. here is the rainfall arkansas houston texas rainfall a stormy day 60 mi. per hour wind texas rainfall at idea heading into parts of louisiana tonight closer to home it is ice and snow not a big deal but enough to cause i sedans through areas. wind advisory is perhaps

wild fires first signs of cold air approaching in the form of weather advisories. tamara severe weather is spreading through this area florida panhandle parts of mississippi and alabama. it will be mild tomorrow by january standards just a touch of drizzle and sleet. cold air hits in two stages one saturday second sunday pulling out of here late this now corridors of snow coming in with each will push the weather map at midnight cloudy patches of freezing drizzle perhaps an ice public mourning and noon tomorrow evening rush-hour we could get flurries or ice pellets before we clear out for a brief period friday morning starting the day

with sunshine what is amazing about the weather map is the lack of true arctic air anywhere in the lower 48. for that you have to go north warmer than 24 hours ago. the warming has proceeded into canada winter of 2011 continues high temperature of 50 north dakota. 47 degrees below and alaska today cold air consolidating waves of chilliest at us this weekend not tonight south-southeast. jet stream streaming across the area keeping the storm with tornadic store producing judge stream stop the bus tomorrow. buckled and the jet brings cold air in over the weekend going to get pretty chilly. highest on sunday low 20's before we come back again to 30 after that. forecast

chicago area by the way estimates on the snow area coming in later friday on the update. cloudy tonight drizzle a touch of freezing drizzle or ice public mostly dry temperatures down to 29. tomorrow mostly cloudy sprinkle and i spelled it out not out of the realm of possibility mostly dry. normal high temperatures 31 degrees. could the early flurries. temperature readings down to probably the twenties sky begins to clear late. and we start with sunshine friday clouds over and snow spell come said late today or friday night kind of day friday institution but not anything like the picnic we went through last friday. maybe an inch or two. more on the

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navy seals from the same unit that killed osama bin laden carry out another daring and heroic mission this time of the troops rescued an american stormed into somalia last night to save 32 year-old just cut you can add and captors kidnapped during a humanitarian mission officials say does not appear captures were pirates >> president authorized yesterday's special operations the time health was beginning to decline >> last night's state of the union address president obama and gradually and defense secretary leon panetta good job tonight good job just off the state of the union address to three day tour to five battleground states november election in iowa and arizona today talking about tax

proposals at atakapa that game plan >> they want to go back to the same policies that got us into the mass same policy stacking the deck against middle-class americans were too many years. velocity that says better off everybody funding for themselves >> president landed in arizona gov. gov. jan brewer worth with them went her finger at the president later told reporter president was disturbed by her book says president was patronizing says president walter did not feel he was being treated cordially gabrielle giffords returns to the floor of house the purpose of the tips to officially resign from office. praised very well liked congresswoman both sides of the aisle democratic lawmaker from arizona focusing on recovery. shot in the head of the last year by gunmen who opened fire

in tucson. closest friends democratic congresswoman from florida had written that one day she would recover and will return. her mission is to get through to students at and succeeding next teacher of the month and later in sports chicago bulls were can get on both ends fifth win in a row vee. i used to not travel very much,

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alternative school for students with difficulty in traditional school >> some time it could not want to learn or less than will stick by and remind us that we need to learn this ad need to graduate >> i was clueless about what i wanted to do told her i was interested knew somebody to help take me tips looked up schools i could go to >> patricia lamar reputation of meeting students on their level at the same time exposing them to the world or around them gaining confidence and respect churning out creative waves to grab attention and interest >> for example showed us how to make a cell membrane nothing but play-doh helps to see it visually more than locally >> model of the south students

say they leave the class patricia lamar room feeling good >> i doubt has something for us something new >> apparently she is important for that >> all the time i asked her wanted to graduate this year really fund teacher to be abroad a great personality somebody to talk to i enjoy having her as a teacher >> on behalf of the university honor to graduate congratulate teacher of the month at present to a check for $1,000. on behalf of wgn certificate of appreciation for a job well done and congratulations for wgn teacher of the month. patricia lamar says, to use the check from st exhibit university

downpayment outdoor therapeutic classroom she and a co-worker development of the crowd of the school. >> to dominate favorite teacher log onto the website wgntv.com >> 7 day forecast tom skilling is standing by >> we have rainfall increasing downstate might get icy traveling south of the city through central illinois but here in chicago systems clouds will swipe bus and a rainfall ice pellets across iowa and minnesota not making it to the ground clearing by early tomorrow night here is the forecast for tomorrow morning mixed precipitation may occur in the paint area had forecast for brush our patchy light sprinkles perhaps a snow flurry by midnight before pulling out of here for a brief period and the next clipper system, at us late friday and friday night. could

be the first of two systems next area of snow leg during a saturday on the weight late saturday and saturday night to shots of snow how much may come down first one closer look some of the projected snow accumulation. half an inch to an inch or inch and a half in spots. updating the numbers tomorrow here you could see coldest air way north canada. coming down the jet stream buckland white area through minnesota here on sunday but caused by late monday and tuesday. back to more moderate brand of cold air. another one of these quick hits right over the weekend. 42 degrees tomorrow precipitation on the icon the same on friday except for late in the day could be six-eight hour time frame of snow and same thing saturday night sunday morning flurries and gusty wind another period of

light snow warmer air comes back on monday no repeat of next friday's snowstorm we will keep watching the charts. coming up chicago bulls on defeated home record in jeopardy tonight big test from the indiana pacers and depaul and its strong to the braque. search of second big east victory of the season. sports next. when you're on this

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basket late in the game leading by 5 trying to avoid another collapse at a clef david west bigtime move in the final seconds a chance down by two points calling for the victory three-pointer the good. indiana pacers went 95-91st loss of the year for chicago bulls 6447 from the floor in that game. first- time depaul more than a single victory in the big east second conference game tonight against rutgers. moses morgan to jamie crockett took the lead with less than five getzlaf after a steal from cleveland melvin 55-54 depaul rapid it up cleveland melvin giving depaul 69-64 victory and 2-6 in the big east.

despite playing in the irish big victory over syracuse past seeded paul getting going this goes down, it appeared drive to be land and gets the call. 52- 64-52 out 5-3 in the big east and congratulations in order for black hawks general manager stan bowman men's usa hockey team selected for usa olympics told me excited about the job. before all-star break to losses pleased with progress of black caucus season after they struggle to make the playoffs top of conference standings all year long. playing without patrick sharp and wgntv.com jonathan toews more than holding their own during this rash of injuries.

>> you have to fight three that i think the adversity faced not a bad thing when you have this group together a couple of rounds they're nice to have a good lineup >> tough to stay healthy all year long. after have players come and to complement to. we have seen that over the last month or so. coming up and making plays. given us a nice boost. batt but baseball white sox 1972 throwback jerseys sunday home games this year commissioner contract extension collapse of the metrodome a few years ago minnesota ice rink and slovakia today tough weather overseas thank goodness nobody injured came down pretty good and hope they had insurance on

this want tumbling down like the metrodome did a couple of years ago nemerov to see. nobody was injured that is the news tonight good night.

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