the city council committee takes up the mayors planned to expand chicago infrastructure projects the mayor made that announcement a few weeks ago he is announcing that the plan would also call for the city to rebuild bridges and roads ... and make all the infrastructure changes no money this will be challenging so the mayor is announcing that there will be a

partnership between banks and financial institutions to help pay for the deal ... >>we need critical public dialogue about who is bearing the brunt of this and every innovation from the city lets slow down ... this could delay the mayor's plan ... this will dramatically change the way infrastructure projects are funded and create a partnership between the city and developers and financiers who would stand to profit from the huge deals ... >>week elected them to represent us we did not elect this trust we need equity accountability and we need this now >>if you look at the history of

infrastructure funds across the globe there's a tendency to cherry pick the project's most profitable for the investors ... you might be neglecting lower-income and working-class communities here law department experts and city department heads are getting grilled on the various aspects of the proposal and order to avoid mistakes ... >>we need time to that this the better government association is also looking into this ... even the law department was unsure of who has oversight ... >>we have to look at transparency and lots of other things in the administration is trying to address all the concerns of the city council and aldermen ...

the vote will go before the entire city council wednesday in its current form it's likely to be put on a slower track said that the aldermen will have time to look at these in greater detail it does not have a green monster but if mayor emanuel has his way wrigley field will look more like fenway park the mayor is calling it his " fenway plan " he said that the 100 year-old park in boston stands as a model of how return historical stadium into a moneymaker emmanuel's plans include expanded advertising sign at such as a gym quotron and right- field annie is also recommending street closures on game days in order to host family street fair those changes could help the city pay for renovations to the ballpark without using taxpayer dollars chicago police are questioning a

man from englewood.neighborhood in connection with the death of his girlfriend's two year-old daughter armaney cotton was found beaten to death in the man's home near 55 and emerald on saturday police and family say that armaney cotton was covered with bruises and also had what appeared to be human bite marks on her body brittany cotton said that she left her daughter with her boyfriend of two years and went to work when she returned saturday afternoon a little girl was dead child welfare officials say that they have not had previous contact with that family three family members including a 15 year-old girl were killed in a three car accident and orland park it happened last night near the intersection of one of its 71st and lagrange road police say that a 62 year-old a 42 year-old and a 15 year-old were

all pronounced dead at the scene the driver of that car survived officials said that the car collided with a street sweeper vehicles and pickup truck the driver of the street sweeper was also injured police are investigating what caused that accident bond is set at $700,000 for chicago cabdriver charged with attacking a woman in a lincoln square alleyway 27 year-old and launch a show admon shasho is accused of attempted sexual assault and a 21 year-old woman she was attacked early saturday in an alleyway in the 4500 block of north oakley and never heard her screams and woke up her husband ron psenka he grabbed a shovel and ran in his bare feet chasing

a suspect for several blocks and unflagging down the police police arrested the cab driver few blocks away and prosecutors say that he admitted to the attack in chicago man is among the survivors of a deadly boating accident in the pacific ocean james bradford of chicago was the captain of the boat taking part in a yacht race saturday about 30 mi. west of san francisco bradford said that the boat was hit by a series of large waves it rolled it over tossing several crew members overboard and then running the boat aground coastguard video shows three people being rescued from the wreckage one person was killed four others are still missing officials suspended the search for survivors last night an aura businessman booked a vacation cruise to the antarctic instead he stranded on the disabled ship waiting to be rescued 74 year-old bob bonifas

said that the ship had engine problems and has been stranded since last tuesday he is traveling with janis christiansen who is from suburban batavia they say that the ship as 73 passengers including 16 americans the ship is docked in port at south georgia island near the antarctic peninsula i spoke to bob he said it's been a frustrating experience of bonifas says they are not in any danger and they have plenty of food and water to last until a replacement chip arrives coming up next at noon cleanup is underway after more than 100 tornadoes sweep through the plains states >>the trial for norway's mass killer gets under way with him confessing but pleading self- defense and later we are speaking with one of the most widely read orders in modern history and rice about her new

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in tiny thurman, iowa.. population 250.. at least 75 percent of the town's homes and other buildings were damaged or destroyed. storms also left thousands of people without power in kansas. and the governors of kansas and oklahoma declared states of emergency. the man who confessed to killing 77 people in norway last summer claims he did it in self defense. anders breivik pleaded not guilty in court this morning. he claimed the attacks on july 22nd were necessary to protect norway against a muslim invasion. his trial is expected to last up to 10 weeks. his sentence will be based on his sanity assessment. if convicted, he may avoid the maximum punishment, if he is deemed insane. jury selection begins today in the re-trial of all-star pitcher, roger clemens. this comes nine months after a mistrial. clemens was indicted for lying to congress after he denied using steroids, contrary to the findings of a major league baseball investigation. in july, jurors were accidentally exposed to evdence that the judge ruled inadmissable. after the mis-trial was declared... the judge claimed some jurors told him that a new trial would be a "waste of taxpayer money." he says it's up to the

government to decide whether to proceed. the u-s supreme court will announce today which new cases it will take on for upcoming sessions. one big case that *could* get the nod is the appeal by jailed former enron executive jeff skilling. skilling's attorneys are seeking to have his corruption fraud conviction tossed out. also today, the high court will hear oral arguments in an overtime pay lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant glaxo- smith-kline. president obama is calling for a thorough investigation into the secret service prostitution scandal in colombia. members of an advance team for president obama were in colombia, ahead of the president's visit. during that time, they allegeldy hired prostitutes and one man refused to pay. prostitution is legal in colombia. but 11 secret service agents, including two supervisors, have been suspended. if it turns out that some of these allegations were made in the press are confirmed, then of

course i will be angry because my attitude with respect to the secret service personnel is no different than what i expect from my delegation here ... and congressional leaders say they intend to launch their own investigation into the behavior of the *entire* secret service. coming up next we have today's business headlines and later in the lunch break we're learning about progressive cooking throughout the week

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the federal government is looking into series 7 bmw vehicles ... the data reveals 14 crashes with five injuries and two more reports from rollaway cars and the government database there has been no comment or recall from the bottom manufacturer as of yet ... walt disney plans to coproduce the iron man three movie the movie will cost a hundred and $58 million to make it's a collaboration with a chinese studio a trend that is rising ... there was an unexpected jump in retail sales last month nearly 1% ... electronics helped that

increase ... checking the market's the dow jones is watching apple dropped you mentioned to gas prices we know they're finally backing down how does chicago compared to the rest of the nation we are seeing a large drop ... aaa says it's down 11¢ from one week ago in chicago a larger drop than the rest of the nation ... $4.23 a gallon which is

just below los angeles and new york ... president obama has racked and a hefty penny for his reelection campaign the president has raised more than $53 million in the month of march alone that some shows the president's fund- raising is on the rise as the money race for the general election heats up within 190,000 people donated to obama for the first time in march mitt romney is the likely republican presidential nominee expected to challenge president obama in the november election he has not yet released his fund-raising numbers for march the u.s. senate may take up debate this week on the so- called buffett rule named for the billionaire investor warren buffett the proposal would minimize 30 percent income tax

rate on people who earn more than a million dollars a year president obama said that affluent americans don't pay enough taxes and he says that the revenue from the higher tax could help the poor but one analyst finds that it would take one under 75 years of revenue from the buffet tax just to pay off this year's federal deficit if you have procrastinated on filing a taxes do not worry there's still a little bit more time your federal income taxes are due tomorrow april 17th if that date came up too soon you can file for an extension that gives you six

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anne rice is one of the most widely read authors in modern history. her books have sold nearly 100 million copies. and now the undisputed queen of gothic literature is back with a new book " the will fore wolf gift" >>i think this is inevitable, i wanted to do something new yet i wanted to stick to my classic game this is about a young man in northern california and the present time bitten by a mysterious creature which turns out to be a werewolf and then he becomes one it is about him discovering what the power is all about experiencing this changing into a man-wolf and he is totally conscious when this happens ... it's not like what

you see in films this character really knows what's happening he uses his a i-phone to take a photograph of himself before and after a >>i love the way you put modern technology into the story line >>you have to if you want to set things in the present day >>the where will this we have seen in the movie is ... that transformation into a werewolf is painful for these characters >>i wanted to really show how this transformation happens in a good way so i took it to that level ... >>this is a book that returns you to your supranatural routes after your well-publicized

returned to the catholic church ... you had grown up in new orleans and you abruptly left your faith and then came back after several years >>i had faith in god and love and belief in jesus christ and that story but i couldn't make of belonging in organizational religion work for me there were lots of things that went against the teachings in modern society that i believe and especially about women ... no particular church owns god god is there for everyone ... >>i am fortunate that most

people are accepting of me ... >>you laid the groundwork for a whole genre of cough it works and that twilight series ... you ought to be proud of this yes? >> charlaine harris is great and the true blood series on hbo is wonderful if i had anything to do with any of this i am very pleased about that >>people are requesting zombies from me now i don't know how to make that work that might be something i will not be able to do ... >>i am reading something about

going back to faith and god ... >>you left new orleans to attend school in san francisco did you ever struggle with your writing it seem like you had a hit early >>i think i was struggling for a long time but interview with the vampire got a good break early ... and that's rare in new york publishing >>i'm sure this will be a big hit for you and you look wonderful thank-you for joining us >>you can join and rice for a book signing this evening at 7:00 p.m. at andersen's bookshop 123 west jefferson in naperville

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if you wore a hat to work today cute probably lost it. >>it is a amazingly wendyindy.. we had that weekend storm that brought us beneficial rain but her and us tornadoes ...

in the midwestern states eight states were in on the tornadoes over the weekend over 149 reports ... thanks to everyone who showed up at fermi lab.. we had to packed sessions many watched it streaming live on- line it was great for everyone involved ... and i think all of the speakers who came in from all of a country to participate we're looking at powerful when topping 50 mi. per hour ... we may see some sunbreaks ... here is a history on the big storm ...

we see spring calls coming through this area ... but there is snow north of lake superior in canada with flurries flowing back into upper michigan. the powerful will and will move it out of here tonight ... tomorrow we will be in the middle of a sunny high-pressure system we're looking at the next storm system coming maybe wednesday a more substantial storm will get to develop thanen.. the biggest drain total over the weekend we had 2.92 in.

here are some of the other totals around the area ... it was a beneficial rain storm we needed this moisture we're looking at the reports of twisters this weekend ... there were scores of tornadoes that touched down with deadly consequences beyond this ... we are looking at the wind gusts ... here are some weather bug rain numbers

we are looking at the regional wind gust speeds ... costs have hit 48 mi. per hour near o'hare airport ... there will be some bumpy takeoffs and landings ... there are gayle storm warnings out on the lake take a look at the temperatures ... 77 degrees in boston where they're very concerned about those marathon runners and is

looking like the '80s for new york and the nation's capital ... we are down 21 degrees from where we were yesterday ... we had 77 degrees the high temperature yesterday ... we have modern values of grass and tree pollen in the metropolitan area today in significant cooling comes tomorrow we will be warming up for the weekend ... pimp are looking at above no we are looking at above normal

rain accumulations for the next round of storms possibly up to 4 in. ... taking a look at the wind for this evening: we will get lighter ... here is a 10 day look at moisture totals for the area. we will see a good supply of rainshowers here for the next two weeks. scattered light showers today are forecast. the

clouds will break tonight. the temperature will go down to 39 degrees overnight much less wendy and a seasonably cool day tomorrow at 55 degrees ... we may see some light day thunderstorms by wednesday the nationally known storm chaser jim reed was out over the weekend they sent us a skype as things were happening saturday. that outbreak was predicted a week ahead of time we're getting some much better with these extreme weather events and

tornadoes. thank goodness there was not more of a loss of life ... it is time now for today's trivia question: how many lines does a limerick consisting of

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washington tonight. white sox debuting their 1972 throwback uniforms. no score in the third... gerald laird hits a solo homer to left... chris sale only lasted five innings with three runs on five hits. sox down in the ninth, when adam dunn doubles to deep right... that's his third double at home this year... he only had two at the cell all of last year. but the sox lose 5-2... the winning streak ends at four. they host the orioles tonight. cubs wrapping up a series in saint louis. already down three in the third... yadier molina hits a three- run home run to left... paul maholm gave up six runs in just four innings. still down in the fifth... rookie matt carpenter homers to dead center... he was four- for- four with five r-b-i's. cubs lose 10-3. they're off today, and visit ozzie guillen's marlins tomorrow. that's a look at sports. your live illinois lottery

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francis cardinal george is speaking out against obama- care.wgn's randi belisomo is in the newsroom with more: francis cardinal george said that since 1919, when the us conference of catholic bishops was founded, the church has been

on the record in favor of universal health care. but not in the way president obama has advocated. the means the cardinal says are not moral. and matters of conscience are not being respected. as the supreme court considers appeals regarding the patient protection and affordable care act, the leader of chicago's catholics spoke out on the issue, that has come to be known as obama care. he addressed a breakfast crowd today at the union league club and remains critical of the administrations contraception policy despite the president's modification to place the requirement to provide birth control on the insurance company and not on the employer. the cardinal said his concerns are three- fold...questions of constitutionality, policy and culture. he said he believed the first amendement, with regards to freedom of religion does not apply only to individuals, but to institutions as well...specifically hospitals. in terms of policy, he said individuals should not be forced to cooperate with evil by paying for things that are

immoral. and culturally, the cardinal asked what place does the church have any more in a society that is secularizing so very rapidly. if members of the church support this policy he said...they are not embracing the faith itself. there has to be this conversation among catholics... you don't always agree but you have to respect where they're coming from even if you believe they are wrong ... maybe there's something here that i am not seeing ... the cardinal said his argument is not against president obama...just his policy. he stressed the catholic church does not advocate for or against political parties. in these instances, it is only a moral voice, he said, that always speaks for freedom. live in the newsroom randi belisomo wgn news. dole is recalling some bagged salad products because of a possible salmonella risk.

the voluntary recall involves 756 cases of dole seven lettuces salads with a "use by" date of april 11th. the salads were sold in 15 states.. including illinois, indiana, and wisconsin. no illnesses have been reported in association with the recall. if you have any questions, you can call the dole food company consumer response center at 800 -356-3111. there's no such thing as lunch break anymore. according to a new study; 65- percent of american workers eat lunch at their desks; or don't take a break at all. another survey shows that 40- percent of executives are also brown-bagging it. and while that saves money; it's not necessarily a good thing. experts say workers are more efficient and healthier if they have an uninterrupted meal break. coming up in the lunchbreak we have some great ideas for people with busy schedules

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bring sanity back to your kitchen ... it's titled " o.k. so i got fat " ... >>i came up with the concept after realizing that my crazy american dream was more like a nightmare between children activities and my own life and

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we said goodbye to one storm system what a weekend it was for the plains states and the central u.s.. the wind will be leaving us by evening rush hour with some possible sunbreaks it will be mostly sunny tomorrow. we are looking at a low pressure system approaching for wednesday ... we will have another significant precipitation producer by thursday. the temperatures will

be dropping down into the '30's overnight tonight it will rise to the mid-50s tomorrow we will be back into the '70s before the next storm comes and there will be a shower or thunderstorm late wednesday. over the next 10 days we will have alternately cold and warm temperatures and more rain ... ... we will be in the '50s for the weekend and you for joining us today we hope you have a great