re flavor. [ crunch! ] the controversial plan to put speak cameras near schools and parks in chicago may move forward at city hall today. good afternoon i am steve sanders. >>and i'm dina bair that story in just a minute but first: we have a live report from tonya francisco ... >>illinois state police have been investigating human remains found here on the interstate 55 no identification has been found autopsy results are

pending. a telecommunications worker in the area yesterday afternoon discovered these remains in a grassy area just south of the interest that interstate ... the illinois police is now investigating. these remains were found partially clothed no information as far as identity age or gender of these remains illinois state police are working investigation and we will stay with it and provide that information as soon as it becomes available a city council plans to drop the fine for speeding ... but the

cameras will have something to do with it ... when it comes to the mayor's speech camera plan the aldermen in the city would like to slow things down >>the speed bumps are everywhere in chicago especially around schools and parks according to the transportation apartment 10,000 have been put in since 2005 and by most accounts they are effective ... >>speed bumps slow you down and they damage your car so that's a good deterrent ... >>a local alderman here is urging the mayor to slow down the plan to implement these cameras that will be discussed in a meeting this afternoon speed bumps sign it and of out

curves have already been part of the plan for reducing speed zones in the city and many alderman feel that these cameras would undermine that effort some areas may need the speed cameras but a comprehensive study is suggested first before implementation >>i'm all for safety and the kids being ok everyone is against speeding but i think it's a absurd it's a money grab in my opinion many believe that this is a revenue generator for the city and leslie that's why it has been on a fast track ... >>if it's about children's safety then you need to do that comprehensive study and implement that first >>the speed carries situation is

expected to clear the city council this afternoon the full city council thought to look at studies to avoid a situation such as the parking meter situation last year >>a surge in the chicago murder rate is prompting mayor emanuel to push for tougher anti gang laws the mayor is asking state lawmakers to pass a bill that would allow prosecutors to charge gang members with racketeering for gun drug and other violent crimes it conviction would carry a prison term of 10-30 years along with a fine of $250,000 the number of murders in chicago so far this year is up 60% over the same period last year the jury has been selected and a murder trial of william bell for the jury of 12 people and six

alternates is a racially diverse group of 10 women and eight men. there will remain anonymous until a verdict is reached. all for is charged with killing three members of the jennifer hudson family opening statements are scheduled for april 23rd the jurors were warned to avoid any media coverage of the case and the jennifer hudson television appearances a special prosecutor will be appointed to investigate a homicide at the lake county illinois jail for 51 year-old eugene gruber arrived there last halloween charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing his family says that the guards beat him and put a man of island charcoals the broca's knack the left him unable to walk and eventually killed him the medical examiner's office says that his death was a homicide the special prosecutor will decide whether lake county officers will face any criminal charges in his death the sheriff's office issued a statement ...

a state senator from chicago said that he has no plans to resign despite being indicted on federal bribery charges prosecutors said the democrat derrick smith accepted a $7,000 bribe from a campaign worker in exchange for supporting a grant for day care operators it turns out the campaign aide was working for the fbi and the day care business was a government roos plan derrick smith won the democratic nomination last month just one week after his arrested and the undercover operation colin quinn said that he will be expelled if he doesn't step down we have more news next at noon after the break [ female announcer ] with swiffer

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there are no reports yet of destruction or death following a powerful earthquake in several aftershocks off the coast of indonesia. the u.s. geological survey says that the quakes were about 300 mi. southwest of the city of banda aceh on the northern tip of the indonesia's sumatra island the first quake measured 8.6. it was followed about two hours later and an 8.2 aftershock and then to more powerful aftershocks the pacific tsunami warning center issued a tsunami watch the entire indian ocean but was canceled a few hours later these quakes were felt as far away as bangkok thailand >>the special prosecutor in the trayvon martin case said she plans to make an announcement

about the investigation sometime in the next few days angela corey has the job of deciding whether to charge george zimmerman in the shooting death of martin in florida earlier this year on monday she said that she would not ask a grand jury to indict george zimmerman who claims he acted in self- defense his two lawyers announced yesterday they were resigning from the case since they haven't been able to talk to him and are concerned about his mental state the lawyers have been criticized for saying to much in public ... >>we simply wanted to the acknowledged the fact that under the circumstances we cannot ethically tell the press or anyone else that we still represent george zimmerman police say that george zimmerman shot trayvon martin while he was walking through simmons neighborhood martin was on armed but simmons friends and family say that trayvon martin attack george zimmerman and was shot during a struggle serial killer charles manson is

up for parole for the 12th time today he was sent to prison for the murders of actress sharon tate and six others in los angeles in 1969 the 77 year-old is not planning to attend today's hearing the two member parole board will announce their decision later today but it's not expected to release him his attorney said that he should be moved from prison to a mental hospital for republican rick santorum the decision to suspend his campaign came down to delegates money and family he made the official announcement yesterday in his home state of pennsylvania he was far behind front runner mitt romney and the delegate count and some polls showed him gaining ground on rick santorum is home turf of pennsylvania his campaign also was reportedly $1 million in debt and recently his youngest daughter was born with chromosomal condition was hospitalized paul lisnek wgn political analyst and hosta politics tonight says not to

look for santorum to endorse mitt romney anytime soon. his decision to suspend his campaign still allows him to raise money to pay off those campaign debts with rick santorum out of the race former house speaker newt gingrich calls himself the last conservative standing he would like rick santorum is endorsement but first duking protest stay in the race that's because his $500 check to pay the filing fee for the utah primary bounced his campaign said they would send a new track in order to appear on the ballot in the june 26th primary in utah newt gingrich recently confirmed he contributed some of his own money to help this campaign which is about $4.5 million in debt president obama's continues this morning to push for the so- called buffett rule that plan is named after billionaire investor warren buffet under that

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faces an antitrust lawsuit from the justice department over price-fixing on evokes ... it will be argued that pricing agreements enhanced the commerce for e-books and several large publishers settled to avoid a court battle with the justice department thousands of job hunters are losing out on jobs because employers are using information from shady businesses for background checks ... we may have to wait one month locker before the gasoline prices will top out in may it will be for

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putting fuel and that rocket it is expected to fire the rocket sometime between tomorrow and monday the north says that the launch will put a satellite in space but the united states is not buying that the obama administration believes the launch is a cover for a missile test the white house has retaliated suspending a shipment of food to the impoverished nation >>secretary of state hillary clinton is speaking out about the famous situation room pictures of the nation's top officials watching the raid on osama bin-laden and his compound she made the comments yesterday in a speech to cadets at the u.s. naval academy in annapolis maryland osama bin- laden was killed in that raid last may in pakistan hillary clinton get a firsthand account of the incredible tension in the room as the drama unfolded she said officials were so focused on the live footage of that rate it felt like they could not breathe for about 35 minutes

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one in five women have been the victim of sexual assault according to recent federal study. but there's a smart phone application that could help women safe here is frank holland with more there are doubts that an application might be able to protect women against sexual violence but some women believe it could make a difference pam this is called st. stay fortreet safe >>it makes you feel more in charge of your life and your situation you don't know who is around you

cannot see everyone ... >>janice is a survivor of sexual assault and she never wants to be a victim again >>this application would have been great to have back at that point in my life this is always in the back of my mind no matter where i live or where i m eight can happen anywhere >>some incidents of sexual violence have victims' suffering in silence nearly one out of five women had been raped in their lifetime according to research from the cdc ... >>take an active role in your personal protection ... >>this application is billed as a way for women to protect themselves against sexual assault and other dangers it has a red panic button and the second button is the green button that as a walk with me

featured where you are called back and someone stays on the phone with you after you have used the red button to contact 911 ... the operator can follow your every step with maps and a street few ... this woman oversees the streets safe call center ... she says operators are trained in stress management and emergency technology each shift is supervised by an off-duty police officer >>the application is useful but the executive director of the nonprofit for rape victims questions whether an application on a cellphone could protect women >>this can happen to anyone you know ... >>she says that most women do not report these crimes because

of fear or shame ... >>this won't come in the form of a smart phone application this will have to be about larger conversations that are challenging about all kinds of issues that women face with violence on women ... you can find more information on this application and others in the weblinks section of wgntv.com ... chicago city attorneys plan to challenge a decision awarding more than $1 million to the family a michigan trucker crashed into a cta station four years ago donald wells crashed his truck into the chinatown redline station he killed two women and injured 21 other people. he was treated at the

hospital before being taken to police custody he died about one month later the family claimed that he was detained by police even though he needed medical care for injuries during the crash the city argued that he died from a pre-existing heart condition the minor leagues lake county fielders will not be playing baseball this season that ball club owned in part by the actor kevin costner and the city of zion are locked in a legal fight the team sued the city saying that it did not honor its promise to build the club a permanent stadium the city sued the team for back rent on its temporary stadium neither side admits any blame yesterday the team cancel the rest of its 2012 season and said it won't play until it finds a permanent home >>the much-anticipated lineup for lollapalooza is out and dean richards has the rundown

black sabbath including the i c i osborn are expected to perform also reporting returning for the third time are the red hot chili peppers ... the black keys and the european techno stars from sweden and france ... it's an international lineup ... right now you can only get three day passes single dates will be announced later and go on sale we have a full talent lineup posted on wgntv.com tom skilling will have a for the full weather forecast coming up

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we are going to have a nice warmup after another frosty night. it was cold last night. there will be a turnaround in this dry weather with the biggest drain in nearly nine months on its way ... we have 3 in. or more in spots and that's a possibility that's going to come in groups of showers and storms over the next couple of weeks the first will arrive before the week as over the next over the weekend ... today we

have a beautiful day. we have frost and freeze advisories' in effect over 16 states once again all the way from the carolinas back into our area. warm air is returning to the plane's anglesey their red flag advisory's the average of 32 different computer model forecasts over the next couple of days comes in a 3.26 in. around the chicago area the rain does not fall evenly there is arranging the rainfall totals ... we will get an inch and a half to 4 in. in

the next seven days ... it's been nine months since we had that volume. over the next 10 days you can see that the models are showing it will be wet around here it's a big turnaround. sometimes these models tend to go high with these numbers ... but there's a persistence in this forecast and the agencies are all saying the same thing so i am reasonably certain this will be happening we're looking at this morning's temperatures in the area on the map ...

all of the readings were below normal and it's the seventh below normal day in the first 42 days of spring that began march 4th ... we are pushing the warm air south ... we have 48 degrees happening currently. we may see the first scattered thunderstorms this friday. at 12 noon we see 36 degrees in marquette and we are well into the 40's here in chicago 48 degrees right now. the humidity is very low.

readings are in the low thirties across the metro area for this evening so that's why we have the frost warning. we're looking at the northerly flow bringing the canadian high which will collide with that southwestern flow that will get the moisture to interact with the jet stream giving us the super cells or rotating thunderstorms. some of that's coming in our direction. there are strong winds blowing from the gulf of mexico all the way canada

so that means some severe conditions in the upper midwest ... it will be getting pretty wet by saturday morning. the rain will arrive saturday it will go off and on through sunday. we have another front sweeping up bringing more rain monday or tuesday of next week the temperatures today will go into the 50s ... we may get some freezing air at ground level and be in the mid-30s with frost tonight 60 during the day tomorrow into the '60s friday and then into the '70s by the time we get to saturday.

powerful storms will be roaming the area. we hope many of you will be attending the tornado seminar saturday on friday this week we will have the director of the storm prediction center that puts out all those watch warnings coming in and. we're gonna talk about those multimillion and billion dollar weather disasters that we have seen including the terrible tornadoes situation downstate in march today the high temperature will be 51 degrees tonight scattered clouds chile with frost processible 27 inland ... o'hare will be 34 degrees ...

tomorrow it will be into the '60s and that will hold for friday with the threat of some scattered showers and thunderstorms saturdays when the rain will come to stay for a while ... we will be into the '70s this weekend. it's time for today's trivia question: what is the most abundant element in the entire universe?

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>>it was a relief to me because i am disabled ... i just don't have to worry about an income for myself or my son >>i just want to get a better income >>they understand what it takes to get the job done they are disciplined and they are trained >>some will be getting jobs here in bedford park others will be moving to indianapolis on the medical watch some new birth control pills will carry a warning about the risk of blood clots the warning is for pills containing the hormone a synthetic version of the female hormone progesterone birth control pills that contain this synthetic hormone include bayer health-care pharmaceuticals as

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tilapia today... this is from hagen's fish market... i'll sear this with salt & pepper... serving this with a salad on top. we don't wan t to overpower the fish... here is cilantro and i willl make some citrus dressing

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these next couple of days ... currently it's 47 degrees at o'hare airport ... northeast wind is coming into the ball park near wrigley field ... there will be someone out there this afternoon we're looking at those clouds gathering to the west our clubs will increase here tomorrow night bringing some showers one of several weather systems are coming our way we will see that happen friday and into the weekend ... the showers in the

plains states are expanding eastward ... the wind will be blowing out a good clip bringing the moisture to our area this weekend ... the beginnings of the weather system will start then ... saturday we have an event here first come first served we are giving our severe weather laboratory seminar ... we are in the 50s today we will reach 62 degrees by friday and then expect that stormy weather for the weekend as well