illinois nearly swallowed up by mississippi river historic town wgn news @ 5 >> coached girls track held quarter million dollars bond accused of sexual assault eight graders southwest side elementary school. top story around the country tonight. live in the newsroom with the latest >> faculty member at arrested the school yesterday morning it charged today according to cps not teacher paraprofessional helped out coaching sports after school now facing a serious charges. 39 year-old idris bridgeforth charge criminal

sexual assault and felony indecent solicitation working at ashburn elementary school southwest side of 14 year old girl eighth grader prosecutor said investigation began this week mother found sexually explicit text messages on daughter cell phone. prosecutors say helped coach the girl's basketball and track team at trusted by the girl's family >> father figure and a mentor the defendant trusted by the victim and the victim's mother to drive the victim to and from sporting events at practice. >> fondled the girl in a car since december of last year parents notified of the charges >> devastated my kids have been here and number of years my son is graduating tuesday still have 11 year old hear something like this from this school devastated

>> parents we spoke with said they wished to have been notified of the situation earlier >> we saw the cops out here the other morning but nobody would say anything that you guys know before parents now and that is not right >> children here at this school very concerned did not know anything until today >> chicago public schools did that today inappropriate behavior. >> good reputation all of the kids seem to like them that is why devastating to hear this stuff >> idris bridgeforth cps since 2006 suspended with pay pending a hearing next week $250,

$250,000 bond. >> charges of unfairness chicago teachers you get tonight strike authorization vote this week cps officials questioned the integrity of the process say arbitrator in line with the union cps attorneys wanted the labor board to preserve documents for review and debate while union filed a complaint school ceo jean claude brizard interfere and writing letters discouraging the vote >> commuters computers back city hall went down this afternoon to end 4:00 preventing workers of accessing the internet city hall blames the outage on a power issue still under investigation public still able to log on to the city website problems for people purchasing a vehicle stickers >> bp best getting help pair of dead monkeys ended up discovered opening a crate of

valves spokesperson for bp scott dean said animals became trapped and large shipping container from india findings centers for disease control disturbing allegations west suburban school bus driver accused sexually abusing young special education students gower west elementary school west suburban willowbrook children parent's lawsuit clement school fell to protect children after five months of this vacation department of children services. he went on fast and up from seatbelts could give their treats candy and fruit snacks grand prairie transit that fired driver after investigation also says will continue to cooperate with investigations ongoing

lawsuits seeking a half billion dollars damages and school district bus company and the driver north side man out in his yard and joined the weather all of a sudden heat steals one of them the story >> 19 year-old sets all log on perched these days injured without his companion was stolen attack last friday while he worked feet away >> i could hear a scream by the time i walked up standing close way opened up down the alley >> leaves through towels over the head as they ran off he fought back biting the attacker run to the ground and run over >> i know that it hurts his

right leg drop >> so is the rest of the usually quiet neighborhood their family >> they're good kids gather around visit and he takes the birds everywhere the whole community this is our mascot >> he didn't fly away >> contact with police they have been together 19 of the birds 20 years takes them everywhere even out to eat does not know why somebody took him operate $1,000 to get him back >> could still hear him screeching as the car took down the alley older model black jeep cherokee anyone with information on whereabouts asked to e-mail at llano who

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smoke might be shut chicago teenager rise in chicago teenagers trying cigarettes first time statistics and other interesting survey results >> chicago teenagers try and to purchase cigarettes more than kids in any other city mainly buying them from convenience stores and gas stations study conducted says 51 percent of chicago teenagers have tried smoking 10% more than the national average >> one-third bought cigarettes at store or a gasoline station just over 3 percent smoked 20 or more days survey talking with

teenagers tonight some who smoke and some who do not the main reason because they believe is cool or parents do not pay enough attention. >> smoking since 11 years old people around me doing that. just the board >>i am bored >> doing what ever i want. >> supposed to be kids' parents not on them all the time kids may be did not have as much supervision or guidance >> we have to do better enforcement making sure retailers know the consequences >> other things to do continue

to increase taxes on cigarettes might deter price conscious teenagers or put more graphic warnings on cigarette packs deterrent as well. the second girl i spoke to does not smoke because she wants to be good role model for younger brothers and sisters. >> man abruptly convicted of rape 5 nugget dollars in the village of woodridge marcus lyons arrested 1987 accused of sexual assault woman in the apartment complex taken into custody attending colleges, navy reservist attending college of dupage and engaged. the dna evidence exonerate him 2007 >> can never replace things. worked so hard it military to achieve my goals that was devastating never get that back.

says he would like to return to the baby fulfill the dream of becoming capt.. accusing it village of woodridge of police misconduct and thorough investigation. trifecta of drug busts police p dea a chance drug shut down regent >> together with the d e a chicago police department 4 kilos crack cocaine street value half million dollars and arrested 19 people with key roles in narcotic rings operating in the city >> action later in response addressing narcotics markets taking it out to the mid level dealers from the street at the mid-level dealers to the cartel >> executed multiple search

warrants yesterday in chicago amat city crete at elmhurst with a $100,000 cash vehicles and 10 guns down on every corner of the city the da agents shoulder to shoulder with chicago police department officers working or round-the-clock seven days a week sometimes in the shadow always a dangerous and are meant to put these cases together >> all 19 of attendance defense district court federal charges as possible substantial narcotics trafficking and arrested part of wider effort to dismantle street gangs in >> what you see here series of investigations targeting organizations responsible for these narcotic markets we are trying to shut down the difference in strategy not any other city and the country doing

this as affected laid down by eliminating market superbad @ caira mccarthy says quality of life will improve 50 fewer shootings city wide second quarter than the same time last year >> direct result in my estimation of efforts we are making seizing guns holding off those markets at attacking the life blood of the danks the narcotics trade >> reported larger on going narcotics investigations that we will be hearing more about in the next two months. >> federal immigration agency's arrested four people chicago operation five days targeting people they say were criminals another 44 are arrestearrested 33 had previous convictions 22 fugitives orders to leave the country never did operation ended wednesday. chicago police

three dozen protesters want accused of hitting cop with a frying pan behind bars. supporters cheering as 11 occupy protesters released from police district station in 11th and state gary wagaman to $50,000 bond battery against officer gary wagaman arrested during a scuffle with police last night at michigan avenue ohio try to move pushing and shoving five officers injured protesters blame police >> not aware of anything like that all of the assault all of the pilot test today was from police to protesters. >> protests started peacefully enough demonstrators abandoned on pants bicycle officer who was struck by frying pan was wearing a helmet not seriously injured at protestors burst into the lobby chase bank on dearborn this morning to mandate to negotiate high interest loans

with the city of chicago protesters say loans forced the city to raise prices on thinks like services workers at an urge hurts taxpayers making $80 million interest off the loans taken advantage of bail out money from the government chase bank has not responded >> still ahead the federal government to new plan to crack down on distracted driving and thousands of former nfl players and the family's court over long term brain injury at the surprising history kaskaskia island got its start coming up cruisin' illinois

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driving habit maybe you do that even if you could not probably know somebody who does using the telephone while driving talking or text message cracking down on distracted drivers so what the states to toughen up laws against text messaging and driving states without laws urge to get something on the books local teenager working hard at getting the word out to other kids distracted while driving >> ticha appears what we learned but also role models parents model good behavior not using the blue tooth learn at those early ages >> during a 5:00 p.m. news wgn today transportation department says auto makers in and asks to tone down control panels that can be distracting one in four car accidents caused by distracted drivers. what the

2000 former football players and families filed a class-action lawsuit against the nfl claimant the btu for years collisions between players caused long-term brain injury serious problem the plaintiffs allege the nfl tried to hide the brookport philadelphia at consolidate more than eight lawsuits against nfl at apple spokesperson says nfl safety player safety focused on a long time. living in the city- affect on your health? coming up medical watch urban living could make your kids more vulnerable to food allergies and going back in time julian crews takes to illinois for state capital overcome by state rebar @ streets and sidewalks and alleys in some spots for people.

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northwest coast coming into parts of montana wyoming at even part of colorado that is in fact triggering big thunderstorms two days of messy weather in colorado talking about that a bit more in detail temperatures cooler air mass will make it to chicago probably not before next wednesday. it will do so at the risk of producing showers and thunderstorms first part of the week temperatures across the area 66 degrees o'hare and absolutely gorgeous night clear skies the way and not much of an issue several spots reported no wind at all where it exists notice beginning to show southeasterly component. a very quiet out there tonight look at this the cold air coming finally getting in here around wednesday through thursday wednesday probably will not get out of

60's. going to be short spurt of cooler air look at the key to the west at about seven or eight days back into the heat again port 8-9 days may be temperatures in the '90s look at this stuff to the north it was there any way most has dissipated clouds have dissolved into the dryer air farther to the west thunderstorms moving through parts of the dakotas parts of wyoming. another half dozen tornado reports in the areas strong damaging wind at a large hail associated friend of vacationing in florida at take a look at the vacation rainfall and thunderstorms across the area very impressive rainfall totals portions of florida 1 reports more than 7 in. of rainfall 24 hours the red flag advisories nevada and utah light

winds and low humidity but this area under tornado watch no surprise. tornado spotted flood warnings chicago check the forecast nothing to complain about it clear skies tonight moderately cool temperatures by mourning at low temperature 52 and the outlying suburbs to around 60 degrees downtown. friday friday night partly cloudy skies quiet 59-65 degrees southwest wind at about 10-18 mi. per hour. not that bad saturday cloud patch or to end the morning look at the temperatures 86 degrees-90 degrees expected saturday looks like a stunt way to start the weekend. do not like hot air probably could not want to stick around for the seven day

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we cruise back in history to the village kaskaskia island illinois per state capital under water overtaken by the mississippi river could still see some of the history and not far from st. louis' leading the journey julian crews >> the first time west of the 600 lb. bell cast in france

dipped from can't lead the 15th private french outpost long before american revolution kaskaskia island busiest frontier settlement along the mississippi. just with a priest and exporter pierre marquette brought settlement to kaskaskia island between mississippi and kaskaskia iriver >> can not as big yet spread out more europeans can >> those who visit the remnants of illinois' first state capitol startled to learn the history >> we never heard about it and we were just traveling accidently brand over and into this >> mapped gps sense of adventure reaching kaskaskia island take you off the beaten path

>> unless somebody who can run you over in a boat the only way to reach kaskaskia island to drive over the bridge and into misery >> the only part of illinois west of the mississippi result of shift and the mighty river eventually fuel beginning in 1881 series of ice jams mississippi slowly migrating eastward eventually consuming 6 mi. of the smaller kaskaskia iriver hero should lead to the demise of families forced to abandon their homes >> to up from 1881 to 1939 before the last family moved away >> scrambling to save what they could it townspeople move to some of the beverage to the center of the island >> the church of the immaculate

conception substantial and rebuilt brick by brick spiritual anchor community starring testament to the brazilians of illinois first settlers cruisin' illinois kaskaskia island julian crews wgn news @ 9 >> for more french illinois click on the web exclusive wgntv.com/cruisin and learn how to cook like an earlier similar hot baked squabs and the decades and in making honore rich chicago broadcast history communications museum and sports night after being shot out the white sox search for offense avoided the sweep against the blue jays.

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the battle of midway commemorated at midway airport this morning war heroes commanding officer of great lakes naval station attended the

ceremony honoring 70 anniversary battle of midway during world war 21 of the pivotal engagements of the war united states forces outnumbered three days beat back japanese soldiers and destroyed four of japanese aircraft carriers historians say change the course of the pacific campaign. 25 years and to make chicago museum of broadcast medications almost ready to open doors >> entertainment reporter dean richards of the museum of art the city's rich television history >> campus and need no introduction >> if you grew up chicago broadcast history part of your personal history legendary shows performer's 1987 chicago museum of broadcast medication

opened doors dedicated to preserving classic television and radio shows honoring people who created them display props costumes and artifacts from the show's popularity grew museum constantly outgrew its rented space first rebar city south loop and the chicago cultural center downtown and that forced hibernation because of funding error we opening doors of their own property a first time next week 360 north state street dream come true founder president and ceo >> for a while not sure whether able to get to this particular point i think what happens as a result of strong political leadership they decided they were going to save broadcast to medications museum allowed us to reach full potential >> 2005 former governor rod blagojevich promised $80 million to build the new home after

waiting three years did not deliver the new governor pat quinn said that the president worked together to honor the promise money from the state capital of about the fund saving the museum governor pat quinn told me history and to install a great also important business reasons >> and arrested museums a good investment tremendous dividends for illinois all of us who live in the state also visitors so many tourists come to the state important thanks to not see anywhere else brings people together >> six years at the museum will open doors again next tuesday with a dinner featuring guests betty white few downs and john mahoney. aboard the curator says a lot of old friends out of storage >> artifacts and props from bozell circus different shows bill jackson at a cartoon in the town

>> much of the install kit chicagos very own >> inside museum next tuesday night and wednesday morning >> jim ramsey corner of the broadcast museum >> what we do have a great looking forecast for tomorrow and dig up beautiful work week in chicago some of the nicest whether i can remember correct temperatures 66 degrees at 79 degrees and indianapolis all all at the kansas city 76 degrees great weather throughout the midwest in store for a change storms to the dakotas and clouds down for parts of western wisconsin we might get cloud patch or to tonight generally mostly clear skies check out this computer model in house run you can see it rainshowers wisconsin nothing bothering chicago area absolutely perfect

day tomorrow. temperatures nice summer up to 86 degrees 88 degrees saturday but that it gets warm humidity will be increasing change in weather rainfall: thinking by wednesday may not even hit 70 degrees. make it to maybe 68 degrees at thursday's 73 degrees of recovering beyond that there is the temperature should up nicely looking at perhaps some of very warm temperatures for chicago.

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