soldiers returning from afghanistan. wgn news @ 9 fire chicago north side burdick all evening causing headaches for thousands of cta commuters. top story around the country tonight. the fire keeps going live on the north side tonight >> all afternoon good news and bad news public transportation issues are starting to figure themselves out. the owner of roy's furniture in the week in park watched flames engulf his store and everything in their witness to firefighters doing

what they could to contain the blaze broke out 3:30 p.m. and grew matter of minutes into three alarm fire. batt but my friend said this fire and smoke the building went up in flames firefighters push it back out everybody brought down. batt but probably 100-150 ft. away >> amateur video shows the flames early on later to the fire remained trapped inside chicago fire department outside of able to get to the flames at the lake spoke filling in the neighborhood high wind shifted over and over again far from started at loaded dock and got away >> trucks making it inherently

dangerous about of fire furniture store significant fire load increasing the amount of fire >> some students to study for finals front row seat others chicago cubs fans try to get home after the game not followed when the purple brown and red lights were shut down holding pattern during rush-hour >> we kept walking south the buses were full and we could see why everything is stopped down here. >> as you can imagine the fire is a total loss in business over 50 years mother pulls me told me nobody was hurt in the place ever but inside escaped injury no reports of firefighters either. nearby cars trapped local blocks around

dick roy's furniture not a pretty seed a lot of people still waiting to get to their cars allowed to walk to their homes but that is it to transportation perspective el is just going by roy's furniture as we speak and read a purple and brown lines are back diversity stop traveling southbound on the brown line it bypassed right now everybody tomorrow morning look on line to make sure everything is back to normal these guys still working 5 1/2 hours later. >> we apologize work take the video. 10 people shot and killed almost 40 others were dead chicago mayor and top cop new crime fighting strategy called coordinated gang-reduction and neighborhood safety strategies program based on nationally supported program preventing

serious violence >> the second something happens fight in school were shooting on the streets somebody perhaps getting it to fight on the street happened to be on the wrong turf we have the ability to predict retaliation location attacked units in the district deployed to the area's batt but in some areas liquor stores more serious violence mayor rahm emmanuel wants them closed city has shut down four liquor stores since the ordinance passed one month ago others under consideration of that red received fatal gunshot wound last night while attended barbeque for memorial day. >> joi cornelious talking today about the love of her life to the bed she was preparing to marry a 33 year-old malcolm dowdy instead of planning went out funeral after he was gunned down last night memorial day

barbecue. >> fred heard three shots turned to check to a head count and he did not see malcolm dowdy >> serving eight years with united states coastguard cast memorial day party 1700 block east 68th straight malcolm dowdy of two people shot >> red shoes >> malcolm dowdy full-time security guard and dean's list student rushed to jackson park hospital pronounced dead joi cornelious also a better read and stay at home mother could not even view fiancee body because of the backup at the board from the weekend shooting. mother wonders when the pilots will end and wants the city to make top priority just like the nato summit. >> who is protecting us? what

is the mayor's plan for the neighborhood? that the reds could not even celebrate on veterans day the service they gave to the country without somebody bleated? >> harsh reality of raising the couple's 1 year-old daughter mackenzie a load that but i will be fine it is what i will tell my baby. how do i explain that to my baby that bad things happen to good people there about they've recently purchased a home in this quiet neighborhood open to get away from the pilots in the city open to celebrate the 34th birthday next month in vegas sauce >> state lawmakers approved a dollar each pack sales tax

increase supports the measure joining us now from the north side with reaction or legislative action >> pretty significant hike now goes from 98¢ tax to $1.98 per pack of cigarettes. for example local 7-eleven of chicago north side pay almost $11 per pack of cigarettes $10.84 per pack. 31- 27 vote governor pat quinn expected to sign that here is why helps the state come up with the revenue to stabilize the medicaid program also expected to keep 77,000 children from picking up the habit and to encourage another 59,000 adults to quit. opponents say it will drive illinois smokers across state lines to purchase the product where the tax is cheaper for example missouri border the tax $1.81 less per pack. speaking with

representatives from american lung association still a victory cigarette tax it proven to get people to quit. >> cigarette tax break the effective much higher than illinois greatly reducing the number of people reducing the number of people smoking. could encourage them to smoke less >> probably not much of a difference. probably will not matter people will still smoke. >> this is not fair. you can ask the convenience store asked them half of their business is cigarettes. >> here is the governor's response about the boatvote statement. the medicaid system continuing to serve the billions

of an illinois residents who rely on that. not exactly clear when the governor will sign but expected to take effect by june 21, 2014. tentative date taken effect by july 1st of this year. latest tonight on the north side. >> coming up senator mark kirk x white serious allegations and accusations of campaign finance laws being broken >> not a good solution it will fall apart >> fierce fight over pension reform law makers battle group of hired property-tax is for illinois residents and never gets old soldier surprise reunion with her son. at tom skilling cool down coming up.

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>> things moving forward on pension reform not before fireworks today downstate rep frustrated by the process. batt but total power in one person's hands is not the american way >> angry outburst from republican state representative during pension hearings at the state capitol today house panel voted 6 3 advanced pension reform measure introduced by house speaker michael madigan had endorsed by governor pat quinn >> the amendment that the bleak finances collapsing under the weight of finance obligations current employees and retirees two options except retirement plans with smaller cost of living increases and guaranteed health insurance or keep the

higher pension but lose the insurance. >> the beason petraeureason for the choice but to get through constitutional protection of retirement state of illinois >> lose lose situation >> when you pay into this you expect when you tire he will take advantage. >> another controversial part of the proposal gradually shift pension costs suburban and downstate teachers from the state to local school districts >> where will the money come from? >> chris welch high school district 209 and the democratic candidate for state representative measure approved ultimately school districts would have to consider raising property taxes legislature

causing the problem up to the legislature to come up with a viable solution >> house speaker michael madigan make to get this passed quickly and the of the adjusted session if it does pass students gearing up for a legal battle >> sen mark kirk ex-wife filing a complaint to federal election commission sen mark kirk and kimberley vertolli force to amicably three years ago worked on senate campaign of one year after the divorce play kimberley vertolli bus with sen mark kirk and girlfriend dodi mccracken paid by a third-party more than three times as much as she received for campaign work spokesman for sen mark kirk respondent calling the claim baseless a bitter personal attack attempting to involve a federal agency in a divorce settled 36 months ago. more to come at the coming up tonight man's best friends to the rescue

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surprise especially for a third grader during assembly at school has not seen his mother for seven months serving in the military in afghanistan. the return to complete surprise for her son. no matter how hard you plant just hard to get used to be without your children. having all lot of fun now that she is home trip to disney world and universal studios. rainbow push leaders reverend jesse jackson urging governor pat quinn not to sign legislation passed in the house last week that would cut medicaid by $1.6 billion hundreds of thousands of low- income residents lose health coverage prescription drug discounts and dental care under

the cuts lawmakers in support say the cuts needed to prevent the collapse of the entire medicaid system jackson urgent revenue to be found elsewhere to prevent any medicaid reduction >> corporate tax loopholes other sources of revenue institutions not paid their share of taxes or maybe billion dollars federal tax it >> additional $1 tax pack of cigarettes today intended to help fund medicaid facing nearly $3 billion deficit next year. federal spending on medicaid about $15 billion each year family dog rescue during a fire in riverside this morning just after 5:00 a.m. house across the street from riverside brookfield high-school the daughter boyfriend all inside at the time riverside brookfield 4 year old people woke the

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friday with a big wet storm into the area how about that big storms last night modest clouds captured monday evening and look at the shot big ring shaft clout to ground lightning stroke thunderstorm producing modest clouds at thunderstorm looking back like they shot took this picture 294 tower ran thunderhead add to this shot another perspective on the thunderstorms problem political windfall producers but can be very localized this time of year looking with great interest

on the storm system approaching us. looking like an early spring types will expected to lift out of the texas panhandle after beautiful day tomorrow much- needed general rainfall clouds down to the southern plains at the very leading edge of that storm system big story tonight clear skies and cooling 85 was the high temperature in chicago.

another 15 degrees tomorrow from 85 degrees today-70 degrees. lake michigan warming 50 degrees that 12 months ago but the cool air into the country producing unusual jet stream normally as we approach summer later in this week migrated north south tends to get storms to develop big storms lead in the east coast tonight

storms going to oklahoma tonight 50,000 plus feet into the atmosphere indicating producing damaging wind. first in a series of clusters depaul back dropping pressure system starts sweeping up to the midwest. animation high-pressure nice day tomorrow rainfall spreads up on thursday by thursday night and friday pretty powerful storm the wind writing down the length of chicago. flood watches east coast big thunderstorms storm focus next system thunderstorm watch. frost and freeze warnings in the upper

midwest. the looking at what happened thursday cloud shield later in the day rainfall appear at night probably starting in the afternoon northeast wind blowing during the day on friday rainfall going at that time what is interesting rainfall coming down we are short of rainfall much of the area pretty good bet across good part of the midwest. coulee the beaches and to the '60s storm circulation lot to get late in the day thursday thursday night he went picks up over 30 mi. per hour pretty windy. temperatures hit the '60s tomorrow cooling as the wind comes off of the late skies tomorrow sunny all of the action of the day after the weekend will warm up back in the

'80s. present it's all a chance of scattered thunderstorms clusters put this together not surprising one or two or more inches of rainfall in the next week every drop of which comes handy clear tonight noticeably cooler temperatures low '50's at the lakeshore. gorgeous day tomorrow sunday and cooler wind of the lake by the afternoon. increasing clouds tomorrow night low temperature 48 degrees. turning windy later in the day and unseasonably cool. another rainy day around here big warm up over the weekend more about that warm up later on. seven day forecast later

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tom skilling said it felt like summer officially still spring. time for spring cleaning stop and think before tossing anything of value into the dumpster habitat for humanity restore in aurora take almost anything. restorer donations changing lives in a pretty big ways. from the outside looks like any big box store in america inside furniture painting appliances and the piano? >> nanny he would say to yourself cannot believe somebody would throw that away >> general manager of aurora restore ever-changing stock. >> a lot of weird stuff >> used to be a brass lamp turned into halloween decoration >> many strange things that are

donated >> transforming the old tool box into one of the kind the table. neat piece that probably would sell for $10 but you might get $100 something different >> bestsellers high at the kitchen and less than one year old but the home owner did not like it. gigantic. >> so badly people like that restores a silent auction $10,000 for habitat for humanity with a warning even went to be personal shopper. looking for piano. purchased piano for $350. everything that comes into the store helping somebody to home ownership is a great thing.

>> waiting before and a half years for the dream to come true >> on the other side aurora lives at his home with his wife and three children and mother in law. longtime volunteer for habitat for some manatee helping to build homes for others family built this home helping them by this habitat for humanity >> not just given a house that is the misconception people think of us pure charity giving a house away but in a 500 hours before he started the house >> angel will pay no interest on this 20 year mortgage must reimburse habitat for the materials purchased money used to build more homes for people. 12 year old daughter next on the best >> my first house in the united

states everything down but not just about fixing house is about changing lives and the community economic impact productive families living and working in the neighborhood and real-estate taxes >> invested $10 billion fox valley community local donations to local habitat could not survive without partners like illinois energy new windows and doors sighting and labor for the home but >> suppliers help add to pay for the rest of the difference and the labor chest the commitment to the community helping the family >> so impressed with the hard work and appreciation through in a patio door but the bay window idea was all angel >> something that made an impact new appeal: to be the talk of the tub. it is just the

basic the prestored donate shop volunteer 825 stores us and canada log onto website wgntv.com and you might get lucky. not only unique can tell his friends it came from superman movie three truckloads of merchandise in the aurora restore area to donated three truckloads back. new addition to the newest dolphin to swim on the lakefront and sports white sox offense continues to roll at the white sox: pour the seventh victory in a row. living with the pain of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis... could mean living with joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops

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president obama presented 13 men and women with the nation's highest civilian honor presidential medal of freedom. first secretary of state female and madeline albright to musician bob dylan recognized for contribution to security of united states to world peace or cultural endeavors other honorees john glenn first

american to orbit planet earth and founder of the girl scouts juliette gordon low. very exciting news shed aquarium adorable new dolphin calf born late monday night swimming with his mother piquet 24 year-old pacific white sided dolphin calf is about 3 ft. bought nearly 25 lbs. already mother and calf are doing well remain under 24-hour care for a few months while bonding takes place. cap from the public other than this shot seven day forecast chicago tom skilling >> 90 degree temperatures for a while back warm and later this weekend but unseasonably cool air expected over the weekend watching the beginning stages of store development storms down in oklahoma but showers to the north running low on rainfall

year to date rainfall totals various locations around chicago percentages of a normal we have going only 62 percent normal rainfall. here in the city 87% o'hare airport one of the higher numbers. we need rainfall. cool air megapolis down to 56 degrees gorgeous day on the way tomorrow but wind driven rain fall maybe thundershower in nearby possible on thursday later in the day and into friday next seven days average computer forecasts twice normal 1.69 in. individual forecast 74 hundreds of bad image to 4 and 1/3 inches could not get rain fall evenly some areas hit others will miss this

the system coming north north- south the gyrations even on this track system of peer rainfall spreading in here by friday morning rainfall during the day on friday i suspect it tomorrow track west closer to us six-day rainfall forecast and seven day off of the weather service model nice time frame with rainfall thunderstorm scattered sunday- tuesday back into 80 degree territory. between that system and it would be wide sunday to tuesday thunderstorms rainfall they're keeping the weather warmer for everybody. late in the weekend. keeping you updated.

>> countless years chicago cubs fans trying to crack the so- called curse of the billy goat at wrigley field naturally five guys and a goat taken a step further many steps actively from arizona to the friendly confines walking wrigley walking quest for their team to raise money for the fight against cancer more than $20,000 and before the days chicago cubs game chicago cubs chairman tom ricketts handed over a check for $1,764 $1 per each mile they marched. batt but he enjoyed this we had a car to be pushed him around with walked right by

today 5 mi.. better than being 0 in a pan. interviewed on the board and show not actually allowed inside the ballpark. posed for photographs inside. because of the curse. chicago cubs score coming up and white sox first place and alfonso soriano but up big with his bat and glove. sports next. 3w@%zu@s÷÷h7?/pç@? ;p,?#? uxçñxúpqpñxñófú]pkpvsó+wpo÷iáñ÷pí÷]x÷n0to ñxlñó?ç@@÷/÷p]@zw@o@í@ñxu÷s ó@ñ:o?çwfuxó(wo3÷?lñú:p>ó÷w?÷ow@>nógçñxy uñzío@ñçéwúu@?ñqeçñw?kónsúuñús@óú?pí@pd

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white sox in the first place to bring in a goat to wrigley field? >> there is a lot way to go but first place in july no matter when it happens the white sox looking down at everybody else tonight another victory in st. petersburg game two against rays white sox can get done. five consecutive hits dayan viciedo the lead run with a simple 3-2 alexei ramirez next up 4th hit in sequence to the gap double 4-2 sox got 5 6-2

lead phil humber it up to robbs first victory since the perfect can end dayan viciedo what in the eighth home run the day the division 7-2 over rays tonight. good defense for chicago cubs tied the kidney and good pitching do not worry about 12 game losing streak jeff samardjiza bobble had day tonight to tie it 1-1 against san diego jeff samardjiza gets what it to left field scoring darwin barney 2-1 lead able to hold that thanks to alfonso soriano all over the fly ball from chris denorfia to second for the double play at the bottom half alfonso soriano at the plate leaving in the yard seven home runs in the last 14 games. chicago cubs 3-1 lead final score 5-3 alfonso soriano

defense used to lose a lot of games but changing in a hurry >> working hard. trying to get better can show that i could play very good defense working hard to get better >> did not want to pitch poorly and cd bauble had smashed into the pavement. batt but bobble heads intact signed a better read jamaal mayers and johnny oduya to contracts nice job on the back end johnny oduya season trade also discussed patrick kane recent behavior disappointing and said it would be handled. game 2 of the western conference finals got nasty from the spurs the other night again tonight tony parker leonard on baseline 28-22 and

tim duncan not so quiet here 58 percent lead by the lead at halftime. going up 2-0 in series. never know when it will be serena williams last aparance this was the last in the french open against virginia razzano serena williams she did what she had never done she lost three sets 4-6. up 5-1 in the second would have given her the back could not get it done today. breaking news is not a states coast guard actively searching lake michigan after cell reports small airplane and the water focus closer to gary that chicago.

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