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s could for the neighborhood. wgn news @ 9 wgn news @ 9 another a march tonight protesters blocked for block days leading up to the nato summit. top story around the country tonight. protesters and police naco still 5 days away. >> today march started thin crowd to begin with but certainly grew vocal crowd for sure emotional people dressed normal street close to plenty of people covering faces in masks. caught on camera police circle
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protesters tonight launching expletives left and right police bike patrol present the following people simply following them up halsted avenue we left the group shortly after the storm to the station. did not cause any real damage nobody arrested at least so far tonight march expected to last until midnight first task for chicago police following confrontation into the streets. yes today protested today it paid the price 7 of 8 people representing the catholic workers movement arrested prudential building tried to storm president of bond campaign
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headquarters in chicago on monday message message mission accomplished batt but try to deliver invitation to president barack obama. i did that and we tried that >> important to say no to these organizations strong august way of doing that risking to go to jail >> anti capitalist march tonight sample of what is to come with actual nato summit five days a way >> there will be inconveniences and violence it will be nothing compared to the violence that nato has set out every day against people of the world. >> like everyone else protesters continue to prepare police
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making it public reinforcements' on the way fellow officers from milwaukee charlotte and philadelphia chicago officers putting in overtime 12 hour shifts with no days off 15% increase of officers on the streets this weekend so says superintendent. batt but will cost us money but at the end of the day anticipation maintaining enforcement efforts maintaining safety downtown and nobody arrested again in this particular march we left them 10-50 minutes ago in north from this particular point protesting foreclosures and evictions just the beginning protest season test tonight how
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they do more during morning. parking garage dictions heading into place and no parking signs up all over mccormick place restrictions all over downtown more coming up at the barricades road closures starting saturday all lanes closed all parking restrictions remain in place until the evening rush hour. and complete coverage nato summit over the weekend coverage kicks off morning news at midday news from 11-1 also expanded special edition wgn evening news following the baseball game and of course wgn news at nine all coverage c ltv and website
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tragic news tonight developing story southwest suburbs 11 year old girl drowned rescue crews first called to the scene bolingbroke shortly after 5 unconscious. police tell us died we do have a crew of the seed live update and 8 year old boy more than 20 ft. inside terminal at midway airport cellphone video inside the airport someone picking up the child fell from a ticketing area at baggage claim area 1:00 this afternoon rushed to advocate christ medical center reportedly not life-threatening injuries what he was doing at the time still not known. wanted burbank police issued warrants for husband of a newlywed woman found murdered over the weekend. stabbed to death in a bathtub sunday morning estrella carrera still wearing a dress she wore
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to a wedding reception new husband person who stabbed her. arnoldo jimenez, estrella carrera family members hid the wedding until they were married. black 2006 4 door maserati lp # l 6 4 1 4 4 1 arnoldo jimenez call police. lake county prosecutors have dropped rape charges against a man who spent 20 years in prison. 52 year-old should bennie starks cargo convicted 1986 rape in waukegan woman 16 years behind bars of dna testing pointed away from bennie starks free on bond since 2006 today waukegan court room bennie starks got the word the charges were dropped. >> feeling great still one more hurdle great day >> lawyers not working to vacate a battery conviction also stemming from 1986 killing.
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still to come tonight chicago board meeting the family of the baby girl who saved his life and dream realized family of fallen marine makes good on a promise. and once again in chicago high- school sending all registered college today they tell us where they are going. and the cooling down tonight will not last more than a day tom skilling. wgn news @ 9
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greig killed in the line of duty one day opening his own bar. dream is coming true thanks to the efforts of his parents. tiny town bird sitting along north hartland avenue debbie and greg danielle's purchased focusing on heroes dream lance corporal nick daniels picture out above the bar stand out high school football player at saint pat's high-school killed in afghanistan six months ago. if
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you might ask yourself why here? why this bar? turns out it was his favorite hangout six blocks from where he grew up he turned 21 years old and played a golf game inside all the time and when he died this is where his family and friends came together after his funeral. >> closely associated with him. french ship. and so the marine spent his time here making others laugh will now be able to watch over them at a place he loved. for a very long time to come. elmwood park >> and this sunday nick daniels
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family public can't like memorial in honor of the fallen marine. new chicagotribune.com pull looking into out chicago wentz schrade mayor rahm emmanuel on key issues first year in office education first showed support controversial plan extending the school day. when asked who they side with the most clashed with teachers you get 40 percent said teachers and only 70 percent supported mayor rahm emmanuel. members one step closer to college dream today signing day at u s cellular field entire graduating class today each student stood in front where they are going
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>> this senior class received more than $4.2 million in scholarships and grants now three straight graduating classes with 100 percent college acceptance rate seniors graduate saturday-16 and i am happy and proud featured on the chicago very own segment great bunch of guys. long awaited we opening congress parkway finally $18 million project began a one year and a half ago 63,000 drivers every day. state and city leaders marked the occasion highway officials said
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project cuts number of lanes safety conditions are much improved for pedestrians and bicyclists. commute expected to be difficult even impossible for some nato weekend one group of workers special arrangements to get to their jobs 32,000 lives are depending on them. >> what is not certain whether or not nato activities will make access of campus more difficult just to be safe we decided to have people stay over. a lot of people? 60 employees " shedd aquarium in into the building closed on saturday sunday and monday allowing them to continue to take care of sea life around- the-clock special attention to pregnant dolphin expected to give birth any day now. now about one thing we learned watching the animals first-time mothers have difficulty have to go to extremes before they understand what is happening to their bodies we have done things to help still have fingers
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crossed hopeful there are risks. aquarium 12 percent drop in attendance mostly because of nato shedd aquarium is working that into the budget for the last year. nato summit held mccormick place coming up white chicago at the center for anti sentiment when organization formed. and to families and what parts first meeting between two mothers and the tragedy that will always connect them.
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people two football stadiums waiting for a donor organ many people will not make it close to 20 die every day one chicago plant family a little boy survived a second wish come true opportunity to personally thank the family gift of life more on the story now. something rare first meeting of two families who connected through the heart of a child. meeting is set in motion three years ago to infants. suburban chicago board and kentucky girl soon to be forever bound. first met the family 2009 start of the long journey. parents hopeful but
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worried for him to live another child has to die. picture perfect life june 11, 2009 exactly nine months after september 11th birth she died >> she was murdered about child abuse hitting her to stop the crying and nobody realized until too late family made a life altering decision heart flown to chicago that night. rushed into surgery and next morning emerged. little boy names mean the public fighter have a fighting chance perfect fit >> part of everything we do part of being in our house down the look at how big you are >> fast approaching fourth
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birthday thanks to her heart 26 year old man received her kidney >> what is it like to know her heart is beating on? >> wonderful feeling keeping heads close to that of closure while moving on >> daily medication could rest of his life to keep his body from rejecting his heart despite that father sees a bright future. in the end of donated organs help three people kentucky tombstone a poem her mother wrote on a line more
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information link on the website wgntv.com story does not end here tomorrow night at chicago doctor alerting medical professionals and families everywhere signs of child abuse of the armistice. coming up might have been the first nato protestor a well-known chicago legacy protests today and guerilla gardening now taking over public land improvement against the law and a lot more people doing it.
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enemies friends relationship in writing >> spent most of the time killing each other >> to keep another world war from breaking out chicago council on global affairs explained american incentive for joining was simple. and did work cold war ended four decades later without a shot fired here in chicago nato opposition heard from coast to coast one of the zero leading newspapers of the day >> organization isolation in the midwest >> chicago tribune old and published staunch opponent of american involvement international affairs >> chicagotribune.com platform editorialized >> wrote a column after column
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railing against nato policies. >> other issues bringing them together might result in a communist takeover >> most notable involvement in afghanistan war and they're expected to draw thousands of protesters here this weekend most 1940 chicagoans according to the story believe to a newly created alliance proved beneficial >> large part of population and others suddenly finding themselves under attack >> could not rally public opinion >> probably today falling into a tea party people more mainlined >> career tribune of foreign correspondent covered at least
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breathtaking beauty as day >> thinking about putting a book out for these things. absolutely gorgeous today ended with a bang this evening big storms scott anderson captured rainbow's those were beautiful. storms and rainbows as well here. southwest new hampshire rain shaft off in the distance gusty wind from thunderstorms over 40,000 ft..
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a way from high temperature today. temperatures are dropping double digits in the last 24 hours. this area of high pressure its southward into the area dominate the weather tomorrow in joy 67 degrees because more like what we have on the way later tonight even a frost and freeze advisories and the upper midwest if you can believe that. just the beginning of a bigger risk north east of the wind flow blowing a three- four hours around here. wind variable in the wake of thunderstorms. turning from the north and east wins picks up dropping temperatures into chicago. 73 percent current reading. storms are blossoming.
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of these storms dramatic range maps showing up lightning underneath proceeding across the area. exploding in the warmth of the afternoon as you could expect done with those for awhile look at the severe weather report. many reports southern wisconsin with a gust past 45 mi. per hour. 65 mi. per hour wind gust west central illinois it this evening big a story we turn of sunshine tomorrow cooler weather with gusty northeast wind through the morning rush-hour muggy warm weekend on the way three- quarters of an inch of rainfall. some models as much as 2 in. big story return what can be
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described as heat by the time we get to this weekend would not surprise to see a upper 80 degree temperatures and mid- upper its 60 degree 2 points on the gulf coast monday weekend around here. thunderstorms continue to settle south and out of the area. clearing skies late tonight a low temperature 49 degrees hit you in the face walking out the door tomorrow morning mostly sunny noticeably cooler 16 degree drop. '60s at the beaches scattered clouds unseasonable 51 degrees tomorrow night warm up begins away from the lake 66-71 degrees at the beaches. there you can see that 12 days 80 degrees temperatures '80s a forecast on friday saturday and sunday calling next
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week back to the '80s after that talking more on the update. >> white sox day-to-day u.s. cellular field. a lot of people having a lot of fun. talking weather with the kids. 3000 young people here all over the city great questions they had. look at that. these young people got up pose questions where does help come from cell unusually warm in march and april. and south paw as there always great told them what we had him on the show he was considered for my position but he decided he did not want to do that. add a
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cover story is similar situations in your community. >> almost 4 ft. high city asking me to change that to take that down have to dig out 75 percent of the garden. >> that means extra work gardens outside her home no mistaking love and attention paid by author and blogger. and the beauty stretchers to her backyard even beyond her backyard fence land can't even see from her home that's not a very special they were her grandmother's batt but quite attractive many neighbors appreciate that. however this is not her property belongs to the city case of many homeowners area around mailbox what is
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known as of right away property. fought both gardens in areas mini me as a pal of these generally allowed for planting without a permit. batt but doing something extensive on house property right away requires them apply for a landscape license company >> city acknowledges attractiveness of her work on public property who is on the hook areas overgrown or if the home owner moves away? agreed $35 permit fee at $40 processing fee to avoid a fine of $75 however both sides still going back and forth what the city will allow cannot be too tall and boulders can pose a hazard to people on the bike path >> mostly just a lot of love
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>> admits accidental guerrilla gardner situation small potatoes bigger movement known as cabrillo regarding >> at its best civil disobedience >> executive director works with the city of chicago to develop and cultivate community gardens despite the efforts cabrillo gardens are everywhere what amounts to graffiti with plants can succeed highlighting need for more green spaces can often be problematic >> people are scared people will not come back to take care and it will be over ground >> not the case wonders more residents with mailbox cards not also pay fees former aldermen says the battle is unfortunate both sides want what is best for the community >> she is just too good of a
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positive influence. everybody needs to get along >> when in doubt asked before you plant >> co gardening on your neighbor's property ask for permission or do you just do that? >> i do agree following rules do not have a problem with that however did not think people beautifying community should be fine >> believes should do away residents like kurt spending their own money and time to beautify public property donates fresh produce to local food pantry but the city argues enforcement merely a part of responsible government critics worry about people planting of on the potentially toxic sites. more about guerilla gardening at
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update on developing story out of bolingbrook more leading up to young girls crowning >> sounds like 11 year old girl with her friends perhaps playing game of truth and care jumping into the pond footbridge that runs over right across the street elementary school where the girl was in fifth grade student. police department asking us not to say the name at this point those in nearby bridge when the incident happened girls laughing just before began to jump several times about 5:00 this afternoon >> they jump in could not swim second round not and jumped again. one girl tried to hand her foot tried to help jump in the water to save her
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>> talking what were we going to do last time i saw her at lunch happy and allowed >> some classmates and friends of the 11 year old girl know what happened 11 year old girl did drown not clear if her family has been notified police tell me still looking for the girl's mother. report tonight. switching gears tom skilling before seven day forecast >> flirting with 90 degrees this weekend in the realm of possibility looking at cooling off tomorrow buckled in the jet stream making itself felt " bubble into tomorrow right off of the lake the warm air comes back in again warming up. temperatures down 67 degrees the warm air to the west north to
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northern idaho and montana coming this way look what happens to the wind blowing off shore west and east. as they turned to the north. look at the flow by 3:00 in the morning over 30 mi. per hour. morning rush hour by noon at 20 mi. per hour blowing from the northeast. they died tomorrow night. we start to warm up. bubble of high-pressure ones that passes by opens gulf air and up it comes dusty southern wind friday-sunday a lot of she midi to the air isolated thunderstorm more of those and 40's to woodstock and the lake geneva. rising tomorrow
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into the 60's and '50's at the shoreline. look at thursday and friday even better. just the beginning. cooler at the lake is 77 degrees cooler on thursday but 87 degrees friday 90 degrees on saturday. slight chance afternoon thunderstorm. most on saturday may be 20 percent chance better on monday going to get warm. chicago cubs big comeback in st. louis and the white sox big lead disappear on the south side highlights and postga [ mocking tone ] i'm ms. brown.
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pierzynski adding on a very good season pipettes 6-0 and they got to the sixth inning jake peavy got him this time miguel cabrera how big one to left field to run home run at three batters later ryan raburn also to left field to three run home run 6-5. again later austin jackson are you kidding me? tigers got eight runs in the sixth ending a to-6 lead and that it 10-8 in the bottom of the ninth inning for dayan viciedo. yes frustrated for everybody else the tigers went
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10-8 wondering why robin ventura did not go to the bullpen sooner this is why >> you want to win this game still looking more games in the season. do not always get to use everybody everyday of the week the way you want to one of those that we scored some runs. they deserved and that earned it. >> st. louis chicago cubs try to leave town with two game sweep does not happen very often. summer day by the river tuesday afternoon game blew a 3-0 lead come-from-behind 86 1/8 and they did behind bryan lahair home run no. 10 that to dead center field to tie game still tied 5- 5. amat carpenter swimming. this guy can hit. back in front 6-5 end yes this is alfonso soriano not a single home run this season until. again tied at 6.
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more than you can say for rafael dolis bottom of the light and yadier molina just a ground ball game-winning spot bad pitching cardinals get a gift victory 7- 6. chicago bulls what is happening with luol deng injured wrist playing for great britain in the olympics have bring that out this week at least derrick rose coming along nicely updated condition following knee surgery this weekend everything is good 8-12 months try to keep them from rushing back too quickly. >> the good news incredible athlete. unbelievable hard worker and he wants this more than anything. we are not going to rush >> no pressure. to come back
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