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a police involved shedding leaves a suspect dead in the city's lawndale neighborhood. good afternoon. i am steve sanders. >>and i'm tonya francisco in for dina bair. randi belisomo has the top story >>neighbors here claim that the cpb was in the wrong and that the man that shot was completely harmless police say they were responding to a theft in progress just before midnight on the 1500 block of south costner
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the area of an abandoned building was getting searched when they noticed that the offender was running with a bed of proceeds from the building >>we observed him reaching below his waistband we believe there was a gun ... there was a struggle and the officer drew his weapon and shot the offender >>he was pronounced dead on the scene >>the neighbors knew him well his name was ricky bradley and he was homeless >>he was down on his lucky was on drugs he would go into buildings and take a copper and the piping ... >>police at this point will not say any more >>a neighbor say that when he was collecting scrap he was just
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trying to survive and not heard anyone >>neighbors do not believe that he ever had a weapon on him >>after decades of friendship this man said that he could not have had a weapon >>he never hurt anyone >>there were a number of police involved shootings with weapons recovered from offenders >>the police kill that man there were out here for hours there will lead anyone command of their house there and let anyone in the house there were covering up their tracks i believe >>i now have a tough job but to kill someone ... it's not ricky rickey did not have a bed bone in his body >>the neighbors here believe that police must representrespect
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these citizens there will be a rally here tomorrow >> a father and son are recovering after being shot on chicago's southwest side it happened last night near 80th and knox avenue the four year-old boy was sitting on his father's lap in the front passenger seat of a parked car when a gunman walked up a relative in the driver's seat roll down the window on the gunman opened fire police say that the shooter to cough and a maroon color jeep cherokee the father and son were taken to hospital in serious condition but are expected to survive if police have no one in custody >>a man is charged character a little girl is shot while jumping on a bed 21 year-old jarquise upton is charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon along with two misdemeanor charges. the four year-old girl was jumping on a bed early saturday morning when a gun
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hidden between the mattresses went off and the bullet hit the girl in the ankle of the girl is in good condition upton who is the boyfriend of the little girl's mother told police that he found the gun in a gangway and kept it there for protection there is no word yet on any charges filed in a weekend accident that killed two young children. 10 months old at julissa.ochoa and her five year- old brother eric died saturday evening they were out with their parents when a white s u v crashed into their car near 45th and western the children's father and the driver of the s u b r bold hospitalized the children's mother was treated and released police say that the s u v driver was speeding away from the scene of another fender bender two blocks away when the deadly crash happened ... charges have been filed against a chicago woman and a hit and run accident that killed and northwestern university law student bianca garcia is charged with aggravated d u i and
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reckless driving police say that she struck and killed jessie bradley with her jeep liberty early saturday bradley had stepped out for a snack when he was hit by the cheap at lasalle and division police say that garcia kept driving but officers pulled through for a few blocks of the accident scene that jeep had expensive front-end damage from smoke and was coming from the engine bradley was set to graduate from law school in june more than half a million dollars of stolen items are recovered and helpless want to return them to honors judy wang is live at the 19th district with details we are at 850 west addison this room i am in is filled with stolen items recovered by police you can see we have a wide variety of items ... and you and believe how many baby strollers
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if you have been a victim of a burglary on the north side in the past year police would like you to come here and see if any of these items belong to you. police recovered a half-million dollars' worth of stolen items they believe one man stole all of this from people's homes and cars ... the man is in custody on cyber stalking charges he would follow ups trucks and steal the merchandise from people's front porches ... police found stolen property and side of the suspect's home piled up like a warehouse
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a woman was reunited with her $7,000 triathlon bike. a man became emotional when he saw police recovered an expensive watch that belong to his late grandfather. another man was looking for a bicycle with a child seat and to helmets >>and really want to find my daughter's stuff she was not happy about her princess helmet being taken away i did not tell her that there was stolen >>it began with a pair of boots ... the officers called me and said that they had my boots like golf clubs and other stuff from my parking garage 30 minutes ago we showed you a photo of these little girls police wanted to hear from the family and minutes ago we heard
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a friend of the family recognize the photograph and notified that family there's a georgetown university diploma and a wedding invitation in a box intended for a couple invited to a destination wedding in the bahamas this april and and a box labeled moody maxwell with several unique items is here so you may want to come if that belongs to you it's at 850 west addison you have to bring your identification and proof of ownership ... people are
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showing up and they will be open saturday hundreds of nato staffers from 28 countries will descend upon chicago this week, to check out the city in advance of what the nato summit will have here in may the staffers want to size up the accommodations transportation arrangements and of course the security preparations the today's summit is scheduled may 20th the supreme court begins hearing arguments on the president's health care reform law is a hot ticket in washington d.c. where people are lining up outside of the supreme court to get a seat at the three day proceeding
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president obama's sign that bill into law two years ago with the most controversial individual mandate aspect it requires an inter-american to buy health insurance another question of these justices is within that mandate gets thrown now nulling the entire lot we will have more in the noon hour of the wgn midday news please stay tuned ok! who gets occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend against digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. hit me! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. 3q it's time to get going. to put more giddy-up in our get-along. it's time to start gellin' with dr. scholl's... ... and mix a little more hop in our hip-hop. with the energizing support and cushioning of dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles ... you'll want to get up and go.
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today. if there 17 year-old son was killed while walking to his father's fiancee's home george zimmerman who is a white hispanic said he shot trayvon martin in self-defense he hasn't been charged with any crime but the family and supporters say they want zimmerman arrested >>we just have to keep fighting for trayvon martin >>this was not a racial incident this was an incident where someone who was trying to do the right thing ended up in a very tough position >>the family of trayvon martin plans to sue the homeowners' association in charge of the gated community where trayvon martin was killed there is evidence that the association told neighbors to contact george zimmerman about suspicious activity if they could not reach police first we're learning that one of the
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17 murder counts against a u.s. army soldier includes an unborn child. sergeant robert bales was formally charged with 17 counts of murder and six counts of assault and attempted murder in an attack on civilians in afghanistan. according to the new york times the discrepancy between americans and afghani officials are in the number of dead has to do with a pregnant woman who was killed along with her unborn baby sergeant bales wife made a television appearance today to pet defending her husband she said " he loves his children and would never do such a thing " president obama is promising to pursue more cuts in nuclear weapons and he is urging other superpowers to do the same the president is meeting with other world leaders at a some in south korea he pledged a new arms control push when he meets with incoming russian president vladimir putin in may news also broke at the summit that north korea has moved long-range
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rocket to launch pad at the planned satellite launch mid april south korea considers the satellite launch an attempt by north korea to develop a nuclear armed missile ... republican presidential candidate rick santorum said that he is not sorry that he swore and a new york times reported yesterday he had exchanged with a reporter while campaigning in wisconsin rick santorum said that mitt romney is the worst republican in the country to put up against prop. obama and when a reporter asked him to elaborate on that point rick santorum said quit distorting my words and then used a swearword rick santorum said this morning that if you have an kirsten in new york times reporter during a campaign you are not really a republican movie director james cameron is king of the underwater world the oscar-winning jim cameron resurfaced today from an underwater journey that took him
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encouraging news yet he is cautiously optimistic about the u.s. housing market american airlines might be looking attractive to the honor of british airways the sunday times in london reported that it may take a stake in the american to preemptive u.s. airways and delta to consider their bids light beer is losing its appeal to baby boomers turning to exotic cocktails and unemployment causing them to switch to cheaper beer ... cores ismiller brewing is looking to make a comeback with an new
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advertising campaign aiming at the under demographic the hunger games had its third biggest opening for lions gate films' ... everyone will be looking for the sequel we have a big rally happening on wall street at this hour ... pope benedict arrived in cuba today as he continues his trip through latin america. it will be that country's first papal
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visit in 14 years. the pope is using a store not only to spread the faith but to address political issues as well. hundreds of thousands of people gathered in mexico yesterday to hear pope benedict deliver sunday mass and urged mexicans to remain true to their faith. this visit to cuba may be a bit more challenging as political tensions are high and a historic weightiest government ... millions of american drivers the proceedings in philadelphia against three catholic priests are being delayed ... the defense is asking for a new jury in one of the cases involving a defrocked priest
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millions of american drivers are wasting time and gasoline and you can blame them on traffic congestion it treasury department report says that americans waste nearly 2 billion gal. of fuel and congested roadways each year that trestle is to more than $100 billion annually in wasted fuel and lost time the report was released in support of president obama's plan to upgrade transportation infrastructure the white house supports a two-year $109 billion bill already approved by the senate house republicans are divided over a different plan coming next mayor emanuel and the city's top cop announce the results of two major gang crackdowns and later in sports the bears may have to play this season without johnny knox as he recovers from spinal fusion surgery and he is a critically acclaimed songwriter live music this midday from jimmy needham
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regularity that hearing them became normal for residents here since the two major take downs in the seventh and 11th district people here say that now life here has become more normal. police say that they came and and they have been using a new tactic of making large-scale arrests of gang and drug members in targeted areas around the city once they cleanout these gangs, the big job then becomes regaining control of the area said that the gangster not retake the streets here again ... given the recent activity garry mccarthy said that they are deploying special manpower to concentrate on clearing the way hotspots of violent activity >>i am pleased about these take downs it is part of what we're
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doing in the 11th and seventh districts 25 percent of of shootings and homicides a cureoccur in these two districts >>it's like a ground war you have to take each spot one of the time and then reinforced with resources to prevent reactivity that's how we we help people feel safe >>simply locking these people up is not enough we have to maintain, and the neighborhood will work with the police department's to retain control
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>>we had a few thermometer readings in the upper 20s this morning it will be the coolest weather that we have seen here in three weeks and boy does it feel that way ... we actually had ice pellets reported in the western suburbs it will be warmer tomorrow though with the wind coming from the southwest. that will bring moisture that will give us thunderstorm's out in the plains states as well we will see the gusty winds happen tomorrow at about 40 mi. per hour we're looking at the low temperatures around the area ...
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there have been wind gusts in the low 40 mi. per hour range and 41 degrees at soldier field right now this is a cold start to this new week this time last week we were headed toward a 80 degree temperature ... but it is in the '70s in kansas city ... the chilly air is writingriding along the northwest
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wind ... so there is a wind chill making it feel like it's in the 30's here and the thermometer is reading in the low 40's ... it felt as though it were 50 degrees cooler this morning and was one week ago. and we are 25 degrees colder than we were this time yesterday it will reach 48 degrees this afternoon. we have been spoiled. the wind is east and northeast. the water temperature is 52 degrees in lake michigan. that's an
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unprecedented for this time of year the tree pollen is i the mold is low and the pollen is moderates looking at the map we see lots of wind advisories ... we did get ice pellets this morning but the area we are watching is over here where thunderstorms will be blowing up this could mean something for us tomorrow afternoon speaking of tomorrow we will begin with the wind coming off of lake
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michigan making it feel cool but we could get into the 70 degree area tomorrow regimen. over the next 15 days we will be six degrees above normal then eight above normal for the succeeding five days we are looking at thunderstorms on the map that could pop tomorrow afternoon but it will be at tad cooler midweek yet very pleasant today high temperature 48 degrees gusting wind 15-20 mi. per hour sunny skies wednesday after a partly sunny day tamaratomorrow could
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reach 70 degrees backing down into the 60s on wednesday you will like the weekend and i will be back with the long-term forecast we haven't lost that warm weather it's time now for today's trivia question: which birds are sometimes called wolf birds? the answer is still ahead in this noon i'm tom... i'm sue... i'm carol. and this is my cvs pharmacist. i found out i had cancer. diabetes. i had a heart attack. so, i needed help with my medications.
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be a good thing if they stay in sixth place. they'd likely avoid nashville in the first round... a team that's beaten them four in a row. and the hawks honored hall of famer ed belfour last night. they went 0 for 4 on the power play... the predators on their first power play in the second, and they score to make it 3 - 0. same score in the third when francis buillon's long shot gets by corey crawford... he was pulled after that. the hawks five- game winning streak is over... they lose 6-1, without jonathan toews, and the recently- suspended duncan keith. the bears will start the year without receiver johnny knox and he could be out the whole season. knox injured his back late last year, and underwent spinal fusion surgery in december. sources say there was more damage than first thought and he's walking with a limp. the tribune reports the bears placed knox on the "physically unable to perform" list, which means he'll miss at least the first six weeks of the regular season..... knox has not commented. bulls center joakim noah will not be suspended for getting ejected from a game. he argued a foul against the raptors on saturday, and then
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tossed the ball towards anoah appologized to the entire over- reacted. the bulls will be without derrick rose for the seventh straight game against denverhe still recovering from a groin injury, and is not expected to play all week. tim tebow said he and his biggest rival can get along he was introduced at the jets' training camp and florham park nj jersey he was a starter and denver and led the team to the playoffs and mark sanchez is still the jets' starting quarterback tim tebow said they have a great working relationship and they remained good friends that's a live look at sports your illinois lottery drawing is next
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pregnancy have different origins and typical heart attacks that can be harder to treat ... popcorn is a favorite snack food and researchers say that it is also packed with anti accidents as much or maybe more than for its and vegetables and accident compounds called polyphenols had been associated with fighting cancer a study presented at the american chemical society meeting found that about one and half percent of air popped popcorn is made up of polyphenols and since it's a whole grain popcorn is also a good source of fiber if you air pop your popcorn and you do not use butter or oil it will not add much fat to your diet in raisins and soy products can help ward off one of the key risk factors in heart disease and new study found that eating
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basil and toward the end and i use the smallest leaves, fresh stock of basilm on the fresh stalk of basil.. we are done with the comfort foods of winter and we want to do something lighter and fresher for the spring i like to cook with lots of olive oil instead of butter what i usually do with a dish like this i use extra virgin olive oil pressed with lemon ... and i a drizzle that on the fish we tried to accommodate our word
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vegetarian clients at the restaurant we also do traditional dishes of meat and fish we have a wood burning of ivan oven.. and we have six wines at the bar and 30 wines on our list permanent laytly.. if you eat this dish you will think you are on the coast of france with these capers and olives and berries garnishing miss wonderful fish
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sometimes alternately referred to as the wolf byrdird. tom skilling has never heard this ... >>i imagine the birds are not thrilled about the cooler temperatures or this wind today the jet stream coming from the west tomorrow will bring warm air to give us an near 70 degree temperature. it will be cool
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tomorrow morning but we will have those 40 mi. per hour wind gusts in the afternoon it will remain mild wednesday. the storm is flaring up in north and south dakota will shift eastward and we will possibly see some thunder we will be in the los tonight in the 40's but we'll get to the '70s in the metro area but in the '60s on wednesday. that will hold their stand friday with the wind blowing off the lake. saturday will also be in the '60s sunday will warm up to the '70s and that will go into early
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next week 71 degrees for tomorrow 64 cooler sunny wednesday 64 thursday 63 friday in the '60s saturday in the '70s sunday ... as we look at the next two weeks we will by and large be in above normal temperatures. no complaints here. thank you tom skilling and we thank you for joining us today. we hope you have a great afternoon. we will leave you now with more music from jimmy needham his new cd " clear the stage " is out now.
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