so for a refreshingly natural lemon-lime taste try sierra mist natural. the family of a woman shot and killed by a chicago police detective is taking legal action good afternoon i'm steve sanders and i'm dina bair we welcome our viewers were watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web ... >>lawyers for the family of rekia boyd say there was no reason for officers to fire his weapon on the corner of 15th and albany avenue ...

>>it was ruled that no gun was ever found ... this is a blatant falsehood >>the police account according to montgomery is not true and the off-duty detective identified in the lawsuit fired 6-10 shots into a crowd of people nine days ago in the lawndale neighborhood ... a man in that group standing on the corner mell put off to the police officer and his car who was off-duty the man who sounded off got hit in the hand but rekia boyd was shot and the head and she was rushed to mount sinai hospital where she later died her death has sparked a firestorm of protests and community leaders lashed out at police in the use of excessive

force the incident is under investigation by the independent please review authority the detective said he feared for his life a man in the crowd pulled a gun and boyd's it family said it's not true >>it didn't have us the day of the funeral and burial that i just lost my little sister ... it hurts. >>there is no response yet from the chicago police department and no response on a lawsuit from the city's legal department one person is dead and one seriously injured in a kennedy expressway motorcylce crash. it happened around 11-40 last night in the westbound lanes of i-90 near canfield. 43-year-old tom winkelman of belmont terrace, died at the scene. his 22-year-old friend, who was riding the other motorcycle, was taken to the hospital in serious condition. police said winkelman may have been trying to avoid another vehicle.

the two were not exhibiting reckless behavior prior to the crash. a soccer coach and martial arts instructor from cicero has been charged with sexual assault and abuse of minors. 36-year-old hugo davila was arrested at his home wednesday. the state's attorney's office says davila fondled and abused boys as young as 10 years old who played soccer or were students in tae-kwon-do classes. bond was set at a million dollars. jury selection continues today in the trial of the man accused of killing three members of jennifer hudson's family. william balfour is charged with killing hudsons mother brother and seven-year-old nephew in october of 2008. potential jurors filled out questionnaires, listing their background information familiarity with the case -- and if they are fans of hudson's. when the judge asked the pool of 150 jury candidates how many felt they could not be fair in the case, 20 people raised their hands. the judge told the prospective jurors cases aren't tried in the media... but in the courtroom.

jennifer hudson and her sister julia are on the potential witness list. the trial starts april 23rd. a park ridge hospital will pay more than eight million dollars to a chicago couple to settle a lawsuit over the death of their infant. fritzie and cameron burkett's son was born in 20-10, four months premature. six weeks later, after a heart operation, the boy suddenly died. the hospital determined a pharmacy technician entered the wrong information for an i-v order for the baby, resulting in a massive sodium chloride overdose. advocate general says it has since instituted stringent safety measures. a former chicago and railroad police officer has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for a 20-05 shootout with police. howard morgan was charged with attempted murder. he was accused of shooting at four police officers injuring three of them. in 2007, morgan was acquitted of aggravated battery and discharging a weapon. but he was convicted earlier this year of attempted murder. his family and community

supporters say he should not have been re-tried. they call the second prosecution a case of double jeopardy. but prosecutors, police and the jury disagreed. the jury spoke loud and clear they did not believe the defense argument this is not a type of conspiracy >>then who can double jeopardy be applied to i would just like some justice for my husband ... morgan suffered more than 20 bullet wounds in the exchange of gunfire with police. it began with a traffic stop in the lawndale neighborhood on the west side. the cubs had their day yesterday, and now it's the south siders turn. it's opening day for the white sox down in texas and rich king is there live. hello rich! it's a perfect day for baseball with 80 degrees and sunshine the white sox are hoping to make

amends ... they had their final workout yesterday they are playing the rangers with john danks on the mound ... adam dunn is hoping for a good year is off to a good start after training camp he shaved off his beard before the game today i asked him why >>nothing. i guess i was just board yesterday i never begin the season with a beard and mustache and boredom everyone is on the same playing field when the season starts

right? we still have to go out and play like we did last year. i don't think the statistics matter as much compared to what we were able to accomplish in the spring training we are healthy and we plan to go on when lots of games because we are he had a good spring training. but he's hoping for an even better campaign in the season it will be tough against those detroit tigers when that happens coming up next adrift since the tsunami last year the u.s. coast guard was able to sink a ghost

ship headed for alaska ... the death of a retired pharmacist spurs massive demonstrations against the debt ridden government of greece and catholics all over celebrate good friday by reenacting the stations c'mon dad! i'm here to

unleash my inner cowboy. instead i got heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilosec isn't for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. yeehaw! we're getting late breaking news out of virginia beach virginia there is a u.s. navy jet that crashed into an apartment building there according to reports emergency crews from the military virginia state police and local law enforcement are all responding to the scene of that crash black smoke can be seen rising from the crash site the crew is believed to have

ejected safely from that fighter jet no word on the status of anyone in that apartment building ... >>that drifting japanese ship some have called it a ghost ship has been sent to the bottom of the gulf of alaska the vessel was scheduled for scrapping when it was set adrift by last year's horrendous earthquake and tsunami in japan it was sunk when a u.s. coast guard cutter opened fire on it with a cannon the unmanned an unlit nestle posed a hazard to navigation and shipping in the area it took one in four hours for the battered ship to go down in 6,000 ft. of water in greece hundreds gather to pay their respects to an elderly man who committed suicide over his financial troubles the 77 year- old retired pharmacist shot himself of a public square in athens he left a note saying

that the government had made it impossible for him to survive the site of his death quickly became a shrine and a symbol for greeks struggling under a severe economic crisis and austerity measures one message at the vigil read this is not suicide this is murder ... minor clashes between police and protesters followed that vigil the makers of the viral "kony 2012" documentary have released a follow-up video "kony 2012" part to address some of the criticisms leveled at the first documentary the video also announces a worldwide day of activism cover the night on friday april 20th part to his memory by the ceo of the organization and visible children in this film he will not see the director of the first film jason russell there is no mention of his public breakdown last month with the polls tightening and pennsylvania favorite son rick santorum meets with conservative

leaders there behind closed doors pennsylvania holds its republican primary april 24th and the santorum campaign said the discussion focused on how to get conservative ranks to back their presidential candidate another topic was how to get newt gingrich to drop out of the race and throw his support to rick santorum the santorum strategy seems to be focusing on how to prevent front-runner mitt romney from clinching the 1144 delegates needed for the nomination >>good afternoon we are in harrison park where the recession ended with the re- enactment of the last days of jesus christ ... 37 years ago it began with a few churches in our attracts thousands to this pilsen neighborhood community 8 pilsen neighborhood churches put together the living stations of the cross every good friday it's the re-enactment of the final moments leading to the death of jesus christ ... across

it is carried from the morning at the providence of god church and the stations are re-enacted along the way culminating in the crucifixion ... so many people lining the route say they have come since there were children >>it's one of those days where people feel at peace and the community needs this >>it moves people alot it feeds your faith and it makes you root reflect on who you are as a christian who we are and ... >>everyone is to gather in one place >>is still a festive atmosphere with everyone enjoying the

sunshine today in this park ... there have been times the weather has not cooperated ... sunday christians mark the resurrection of jesus christ that's easter sunday cardinal george took to the loop today in honor of good friday people gathered at the daley plaza to sing pray and listen as cardinal george chronicle last the last days of jesus christ the cardinal said that he chose to spend your from a downtown this year to show the vast contrast between the crowds prayers' and the noise of the city the procession ended as participants carry the cross to the thompson center today also marks the beginning of the jewish holiday passover begins tonight at sundown it celebrates the passage of children of israel from slavery called stater during this time the jews only eat unleavened

bread and eliminate all food made with piste passover ends april 14th this year coming up the major purchase one airline is considering to lower its fuel costs and later in the medical watch researchers make what could be a major breakthrough in the search for the genetic roots

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job hiring in the united states takes a step back. when a 20,000 people landed jobs last month. that's 83,000 less than what economists expected. the unemployment rate to fall to 8.2 percent down from 8.3%. analysts say that's because more people i've given up looking for employment. president obama sign the jobs that making it easier for businesses to attract investors and grow. in a ceremony on the white house lawn president approved the bill

which applies to businesses with less than $1 billion in revenue. the law removes red tape that limited how small businesses and start-ups could raise capital or go public. the bill had support from both parties. if fuel costs too much wind up buying the entire refinery? that is what delta air lines is thinking about doing there is an idol, " phillips refinery near philadelphia and sources are saying that delta is in talks with, go to buy the refinery for $250 million the airline would hire an outside company to run the operation by cutting up the middle mandel to eliminate the difference between the cost of a barrel of crude oil and a barrel of jeff neal nasdaq exchange may be scoring one of the biggest listings' ever by a technology company facebook plans to list its stock on the nasdaq stock market for its initial public offering paid $5 billion it will be a huge

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family connections koschman smother said that state's attorney anita alvarez cannot be trusted to investigate the case because of her political connections to the daley family the hinsdale police department has issued a community alert following attacks on two small dogs by large birds that appeared to be hawkes deputy chief mark wad, said that the attacks took place in the last month within or near the village limits in one case he said the bird caused substantial injuries to the dog which retard retrochoir extensive medical treatment both the dog's wave under 20 lbs. fish although there are few reports of such attacks nationwide the deputy chief said that the alert is being issued to let residents now they should protect small pets police are looking for the owner

of a pitbull that killed a small dog at montrose beach dog park last month will 882 and half year-old pomeranian max died three days after his attack his owner now faces nearly $6,000 in veterinary bills the pitbull owner refused to give his information to willie's owners after that attack but dozens of witnesses who provided police with descriptions and pictures of that owner police have handed out fliers hoping someone will recognize him at the chicago teachers union and the ceo of chicago schools responded to the possibility of a strike union president karen lewis is questioning how the school board will pay for the expanded school year and longer class days that mayor emanuel wants her comments came days after the union declared that there is unanimous support for a walkout if contract talks

breakdown the two sides will need to come to an agreement on longer hours and how they will affect teacher salaries school ceo jean-claude brizard said he's focusing on a plan that will help students the most chicago public schools are caught up in the controversy over the beef product known as "pink slime" ... last month the country learned all about that made additive known in the industry as lean finely textured beef made up of ground beef trimmings and treated to remove bacteria cps officials initially said that the additive is not found in any of the food served to children pliers may have used some "pink slime" he the schools have ended their contract with that supplier and removed its products from schools and warehouses hour early taste of spring could end up being the worst possible news for midwest for farmers

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we have an update on the navy jet crashed in virginia beach ... it was the mayfair view apartment complex one of the injured was the pilot of the plane who ejected and another was a civilian on the ground ... witnesses say that the plane seem to be floating in the air before it went down ... the two pilots were able to eject and

there were only to injuries to report thus far hopefully that's it ... and though it report on the farmers worried about the overnight freezing ... >>yes these overnight freeze conditions make these early blooming plants vulnerable ... is so close temperatures we have seen in a month here in chicago we broke a streak of above normal temperatures. it was snowing in montana and there's an arc of clouds coming across the plains states

bringing us a shower tomorrow evening ... we are seeing big numbers in the computer models ... west chicago bottomed out at 26 degrees this morning ... and temperatures were cool in the north suburbs in the thirties this morning it's been cold across the metro area in the last 24 hours the wind is blowing but not quite as strong as yesterday we had a 27 mi. per hour gusts at wrigley field yesterday it made

it feel like 40 degrees with the wind chill out at the ballpark yesterday ... we have a beautiful day to day. we're looking at the snowfall in livingston montana ... the vegetation growth is running between four and six weeks early this year ... we may also get some patchy frost tonight.

we have a northerly flow bringing in cool air but it will warm up for the weekend. there will be another big canadian high pressure system brimming cool air into chicago early next week. it's 49 degrees here in chicago right now. here's a good look at the local temperatures away from the lake we've made it into the 50s. the wind is east at 11 and the

water temperature is 50 degrees in lake michigan there are moderate values of tree and we've pawn in the metropolitan areaweed pollens in the metropolitan area where looking at the rain in the next two weeks the week after next week's back to be a wet one we are completely cloud free today 100 percent sunshine afternoon i will be 55 degrees that's right on track for this time of year ... it will be

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you have brought a number of items here but specifically we're talking brisket ... >>it's one of our most popular dishes at gillian's restaurants jolane's restaurants you don't want a dry piece of meat ... when i have had it brisket it is dry so you need to show some love ... we're going into first marinade with wo rcestershire sauce and liquid

smoke... >>you can find liquid smoke in the grocery stores. imparts a smoky flavor into your foods you want this to marinate in the ingredients with the meat side down for about three hours and you want to set your oven at 350 degrees ... this should cook for about four hours ... this will cook 15 minutes per pound ... and then you want it to sit when you take it out of the oven for 20 minutes ... and when you carve the meat you want to cut against the grain.

>>you spoke about the time to do with ... which temperature should the meat be? >>the meat should be resting at 165 degrees when you go to carve ... now i am going to make some solisauce... high quality mayo nnaise sugar white wine vinegar... tangy and creamy...

from time to time i run this has a special at the restaurant gillian'jolane's.. these are other signature dishes that we have on the menu at the restaurant we have tuscan chicken with herbs roasted potatoes we have what we call the orchard salad and we have tuna. it is sesame crestedusted ahi ytuna with ginger slaw... and a

wide selection of our signature flatbreads ... we have all kinds of wonderful things caramelized onion cream mushrooms ... if you have not been there you need to go to this restaurant at 1100 milwaukee avenue in glenview. for today's recipe or to watch this segment once again please go to

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twinkies they were created in order to use short cake baking pans when strawberries were not in season it will get cooler out in the suburbs once again tonight we have reading's 10 to 26 degrees this morning in some areas we will reach 42 degrees at the lakefront it will not be quite as cold overnight tonight but we have that canadian high pressure bearing down on us ... there is an area of showers that will be going through the area tomorrow night but if the weekend will be mostly sunny in the '60s ... it the biggest drain and the midwest is in the plains states and that is turning to snow the mountains of montana has some severe weather for chicago it will be in the 50s today thirties' in the

suburbs overnight ... there will likely be a layer of frost or freezing air closer to the ground for you gardeners' out there it's in the '70s in the plains states in the '60s and iowa it will be in the '60s to easter sunday and cooling down earlier in the week we're taking a look at the longer range forecast sunday will be fairly mild monday tuesday and wednesday will be cooler and next weekend there could be a warm-up so hang in there for this ... and we are

looking at some rain possibly after that it will be dry for most of the day tomorrow with a chance of rain overnight and then beautiful sunny and dry on sunday ... tuesday and early wednesday we expect a cool rain but a warm up toward the weekend. and thank-you tom skilling for that nice graphic with the bunny. have a great weekend >>have a wonderful weekend and thank you for joining us today we hope you have a good afternoon as well we're going to leave you with more music from eve 6 they are performing

tonight at the cubby bear in chicago.