what is different this year's taste of chicago festival. wgn news @ 9 new steel plant to blame damage to homes tiny south side neighborhood? special report top story. new jobs versus homes that were there first. finkl steel started in the city more than 100 years ago lincoln park

neighborhood grew up around the factory. left no room for expansion moving up leading to the north side over three times the size. you hear at earthquake. and you wake up. you can hear and feel this windows shake. small tremors are

constant. >> the city sold land under mayor daley 93rd at stony island to 24 finkl steel $1 revitalization plan to keep jobs >> just getting started just getting to know the neighbors and we are working very hard. construction phase challenges that we recognize stuff we are working on daily >> since construction began neighbors blamed water pipes bursting >> bricks falling windows breaking apart cracks in the concrete >> started with a small crack. literally falling apart >> strange librations mayor rahm

emmanuel at city aldermen talking about giving finkl steel extra 20 million tax dollars will be development. the company has done all lot to be a good neighbor. we really feel very good. >> build and this is to cut down of the noise insulating the walls of vibration dampened as on machines still a lot of shaking.

>> i have been there * and today's nobody there. not all of the time of her things we will help work with them to isolate what the things are. i cannot answer that >> not good enough for these neighbors some of will have the diaries with dates and times. >> they are very angry. not just a little bit here and there they are trying. they are ticked off. each person. >> and i myself have been down

there and will continue we will continue to work with them and it did not want them and agree not going to be quiet on this was not sit here and allow this to happen. batt but say they have no action to this point? >> i would never tell a neighbor anything is unfair the goal is to work with the neighbors >> might not be so easy. what i would like to say very upset about this >> finkl steel is called for a meeting with the neighbors' personal invitation tomorrow night late tonight spoke with one neighbor the public- relations firm of the company suggest we call her told them the noise improved told me tonight it improved but the noise and shaking it does still happen. tonight a five year-old

chicago boy center of international custody battle might need a couple of people shaking their heads. separating a mother and sot opposite sides of the atlantic. >> he was born and raised here jack redmond said he just left the only home he has ever dealt in the air on his way to ireland. jack redmond little boy about to get onto a big airplane very normal chicago kid white sox fan likes to talk to about his friends from school. does not much understand what the fuss is all around him today grandmother cannot stop crying. >> he belongs home in america cannot know why america is keeping him from home.

>> america is not in fact the federal judge ruled against his mother jack redmond and his dad who lives in ireland says whit jack redmond almost all of his young life here was born blue island according to birth certificate irish said assent should be returned to be with his father. >> shattered my heart is breaking got to say goodbye to my son >> his mother is staying behind ordered irish court considered in contempt she fears jail to the minute they landed the family contends father lied in the appeal to international court claiming the boy had been living in ireland. all mother can tell jack redmond going to ireland for a little while we will try to sort things out. >> really on certain the family

legal options are running out so is their money they have done everything they can to avoid this even online petition one a long last hug barely visible kissed all that is left is jack and the credit log onto the airplane with hope >> i need to land at the turn around and get the jack home where he belongs. >> another side to this irish what jack is an irish citizen courts in both countries have ruled in favor of his father mother working on an appeal she hopes will bring had successfully and permanently back to the states. cousin of chicago bears wide receiver 1 devin hester to former south florida detectives asking for public help in catching antoinne

hester suspected of fatally shooting a man and the car july 4th driver took the matter to the hospital antoinne hester apparently ran away authorities have been in contact with the family. cooperating fully with the investigation. cook county board president tony preckwinkle announces replacements for medical director dr. stephen cina outstanding credentials medical examiner field replace sen. dick durbin dr. nancy jones will announced her retirement last month after media reports showed pictures of bodies at the county morgue stacked up needs confirmation by the board. coming up worse than initially thought. day after animal hoarding situation discovered at a suburban home and doctors sounding the alarm number of local drownings rise

what parents can do to prevent such tragedies another day of mild weather before temperatures rise again tom skilling has details later. ep

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developing story familiar to girls shot and wounded south side of chicago. number of police officers can in this area the neighborhood right behind. talking to girls shot little

girl thought this center was a safe haven to try to get help paramedics showed up able to help her get to a hospital believed she will be okay gunshot wound to the stomach the other a little girl 14 years old gunshot wound to the leg both taken to the hospital tonight trying to figure out how to piece together with police exactly what led up to the shooting with more information back to you and the studio. >> more than 50 animals and counting rescued from a house overrun by pets. at the scene where the home owner put in an appearance tonight >> animal control officers took out more pets tonight total in the last two days 49 cats and three dogs at to possum's paw in the backyard more expected to be caught inside as the owners came back briefly tonight and quickly

left. >> friendly wave tonight and the owner of the home as she came back to collect items. quick trip apparently surprised and neighbors >> came out with a bunch of backs they pulled away >> latest twist in the case 16 more cats taken out just today making it the tally 49 cats and three dogs inside with two possums in the backyard all of them all live. traps are still set up. >> this is pretty s are real this mandate and the walls inside a particular residence >> neighbors complained of excessive odor coming from the two-story home. >> not only full of clutter but

animal feces. the smell is pourable >> the couple will live for years along with teenage daughter locked out for now animals collected brought to shelter in nearby cicero. right under the noses of the neighbors. >> as far as what is happening with the neighbors told they were taken to the shelter not allowed inside with our cameras take a look at a veterinarian's check that out. live berwyn wgn

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you for our photographers tonight thank you mother nature for a beautiful tuesday in chicago cumulus clouds up and the middle levels they bother nobody to the west today prospects for rainfall what we are looking for a round here beautiful high pressure in our area no organized rainfall for a while but the moisture could send a tentacle of the humidity could bring scattered thunderstorms later this week add to this weekend before the heat locks and this week. 26 percent of summer rainfall. average and along with this hand in hand on track third or 4th sunniest july with 86 percent of possible sun shine are around here. each one of these is the

last measurable rainfall and permission went back about one month. keeping up with evaporation. have to go back to july 5th quarter inch of rainfall you can see it moister trouble look at the temperatures today 83 degrees in chicago and green bay blistering heat out west 90's in saskatchewan. warmer today prairie provinces of canada and that it was in chicago. happening to the west the kitwe taken up residence shifting from our area west back into this area next week. 170 degrees today california. second day's record high temperatures vegas and other high temperatures. we sit here looking pretty good with 72

degrees. people worried about wild fires in these red flag areas. warmest temperature for summer on record. makes it the warmest summer temperature and 142 deris of weather records to date. if we stay on track from this point hard to imagine meteorological situation off of the track at this point. '70s tonight keep the windows open with the northeast wind and the " dew point and humidity will nice sleeping weather across the metropolitan area. high temperatures lakeside areas. water temperatures up to 79 degrees a few weeks early for that. ifbumping up against 80

degrees still the warmest waters a few miles away. watch on this 10 debt animation they want spread into our direction next week talking mid-upper 90s tuesday-wednesday of next week

around here. get set with the air-conditioning talking more about that and the rainfall prospects on the uptake in a few minutes. weather forecast. are around 90 degrees with maybe a thunderstorm friday and one or two possible on saturday but

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and slumping sales to of the reasons the city has scaled down to the taste of chicago >> starting tomorrow taste of chicago 2012 is here >> i picked the right time to come >> excited for something like this >> different this summer shorter some concertgoers have to pay $25 to see the likes of jennifer hudson sank at concert sales have been soft organizers hope other new attractions will bring in the crowd focused on the cutting edge culinary community in chicago >> celebrity chef program at different celebrity chef each day. cooking and demos three course dinners and food for the rest of the crowd to sample some of chicagos best in fine dining also a beer hall does not look

like much but starting wednesday 10 craft like brewster sample steps away from buckingham fountain and three new restaurants every day and to really tries to capture and bring in some of the local neighborhood jabs that normally would not be able to participate all five days of the event that not summer mom and pop shops who love the exposure >> runs from 11:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. wednesday through sunday location is the same. admission is free the food will cost you add the there are concerts' it daily. this new version of the old case a test of sorts who knows how many people will show up may be returned to get it for now locals and out of towners to attend the changes prep with a crowd city hopes will come taste of chicago bellmont glad

to hear it is shorter probably went too long before this is just perfect i think should not disrupt traffic as much. maybe. we will see. you will find the standard here deep dish pizza eli's cheesecake things of that nature also be an exotic yes asian carp sliders courtesy of fish illinois department of natural resources food education and also education about the great lakes. samples are freight back to you >> tom skilling seven day forecast >> the weather looks nice for the start of the the taste for sure beautiful day tomorrow with light wind lots of sunshine a look at this right in the heart

of the heat last week at this time. now to the west. look at the 86 degrees canada northwest territories and not far from the arctic regions midnight sun is out this time of the year pretty amazing. ifseven day forecast.

could brent widely scattered much needed to thunderstorms. these heat will build after that talking about mid-upper 90s by the middle of next week. my air conditioner is all set. the action whether airconditioner ready to go but not tonight. see you later. >> 40 "moms to be" the military connections honored with a baby shower in the loop up to "operation shower" hosted by northern trust bank. spouses

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epnot looking good with troops if you like last year's addition of the chicago bulls ronnie brewer told one not picked up million dollar option at him to the list of departures already include cj watson we will know by saturday the status of kyle korver chicago bulls told john lucas iii by it sunday at and contact john lucas iii could wind up as a backup in miami. dreading the overall nhl labor situations but

the blackhawks prospect can't continue strong the bloodlines jake chelios the son of chris and chris calnan who is the nephew of another former blackhawks 0 jeremy roenick like jeremy roenick chris calnan is a goal scorer his uncle is thrilled to have been out in chicago. >> he is a legend in chicago pretty crazy everybody knows that pretty cool the next philadelphia played the way you would like to play his best >> perfect midwestern baseball

night for the all-star game in kansas city rough night for the home team in national league five runs and first and three runs on a pablo sandoval says loaded triple first and all-star history melky cabrera home run a big night for the giants' 8-0 in the eighth inning. chris sale pitched a scoreless inning. few were the chicago cubs and white sox games texture and beyond. looks like three or four games total at the most part of this has to do with competitive and balanced like why the new york mets have to play the yankees six times each year. golf championship of illinois next week we turns to the glen club glen club side of all four of mike small open championships

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