>> 91 world war two veterans from our area right now at the memorial built in their honor. they left midway airport as if they were on a military mission and they have succeeded. the world war two memorial is supposed to be closed due to the government shut down. the barricades were already moved. the senators were among the lawmakers who had promised to help illinois veterans get into the memorial site. that is because yesterday's of veterans from mississippi and i will require another group of politicians to physically move barricades for them. that was cause for uncertainty this morning. there was also anxiety since many of these veterans are now in their 80s and 90s with concerns that they might never get

another chance to visit the memorial. >> we are confident people. still remembered for probably the hardest war we have ever fought. 2 >> they are at their memorial right now. today's participants are due back at midway for a welcome home reception during which there will be able to celebrate a unique mission accomplished >> police are looking for a hit- and-run driver after an accident in a logan square incident. she was crossing the street

of fullerton and lawndale. she is taken to the hospital in critical condition. the driver continued heading west on fullerton after hitting the girl. less than 2 mi. away a man in his thirties was seriously injured and another hit and run accident. that driver later turned himself into police. >> the 40 year-old is accused of stabbing to death a 33 year-old and burying her body. a police officer on patrol reportedly saw something suspicious on saturday. later that day police recovered her body in a shallow grave. she was approached from behind by a man who knocked her to the ground in sexually assault her. the suspect is

about 33 years old. medium build black shoulder length dreadlocks. police are looking for the man they sailed up the paper year-old girl before returning her half- hour later. police just released a sketch and respect him as a male hispanic between the ages of 20 and 30 years old. this say this was the car he was driving. the girl was taken from outside the entrance of an apartment complex on monday evening. she was missing for about 40 minutes. while investigators were there. the file had no obvious signs of trauma. clearly scared and confused . 33 people were hurt when an out of service train rolled on to the tracks onto its own and slam into another train a mile away. .

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york. attacked after hitting a member of a biker group. one of the bikers is now paralyzed. several biker's chased him and dragged him out of the car. family members of the injured bikers say the driver should be charged. >> he gets scared and peeled off. he paralyzed my husband away. >> they're still investigating whether more people should be charged. the man who confessed to a cold case murder is expected in court this afternoon. pedro hernandez and admitted last year that he killed a six year-old. he was last seen inmates 26 of that year.may 26th of that year. the lawyer has said he has

schizophrenia and low intelligence. gave a false confession. a california company is recalling nearly 90,000 lbs. of ground beef that might contain small pieces of plastic. the recall was announced yesterday by the department of agriculture. produced at central valley meet company in california. intended for the national school lunch program. the company recalled 60,000 lbs. of ground beef. there are no reports of illnesses linked to consumption. >> the billionaire choked up a bit in court saying i am pleading guilty because i am guilty. his net worth is estimated at $2.6

billion is charged with one count of tax evasion. he failed to pay more than $5 million on taxes owed. by pleading guilty today the 69 year- old billion dollar has agreed to pay penalties. there is no excuse for his actions. he will be sentenced on january 15th. you faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison. that is not the end of it. the irs still has to calculate how much he owes in back taxes. >> homeowners can look for mortgage

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private employers added 166,000 jobs in september. employers might be holding off on hiring. >> just as the city of chicago is ready to start issuing fines, the mayor says the city plans to remove if you read by campus. i'm clear as a relates to the speed camera, we're going to do is starting to roll those out in our schools to work as a deterrent for people or speeding. >> has been out there talking with drivers about the city's plans. 38 red light cameras are now going to be moved at different locations around the city. apparently they are doing their

job in the streets are much safer with fewer tickets being written. >> we need the red light cameras. >> read like cameras are recording leadfoot drivers as they try to squeeze through intersections at the last second. mistiming one can cost you $100. >> this corner generates a lot of revenue. we're told that the red light camera here on this corner flash is quite a lot. >> the city is making a lot of money here. city

officials say red light cameras were installed as a means to make streets safer and cut down on drivers blowing through intersections. some drivers think otherwise. >> it is probably better for me, i think it is more of a money grab. i think it is fine. it does not have any effect on how people drive. i am fine with it. >> carter has had a red light cameras since 2003. city officials say the intersections are safe. >> he is joined by

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>> sent us that shot with the sun rising over the ground. here's a beautiful shot from john. the beautiful fall colors are out there. those have been lingering in recent nights because of some moisture of the cruising altitude.

those things linger for a while and make for quite a scene when the sun sets. the rays of light streamed out from behind the clouds. what get this. this is a sky free of moisture. even a couple of voters out boaters out there. it is a little bit cooler. there is a patch of cloudiness fading away. a light wind is a one day affair. our july level temperatures, we will have '80s. already about that at 74. 81 and st.

louis while cool air dives into the west. that is what sets up quite a storm. you will see that we did not have anything to worry about right away. the model is showing storm clusters or shower clusters to the south of us. about 30 percent of the area will get in on those. they proliferate tonight. the storm's winds up from a rocky is where it would have produced a big snow. storms develop when you have warm air as we do over the central united states. rednecks the cooler air. a jet stream tends to develop. look at the chill gathering farther north. that is a sign that the days of getting shorter. also snowfall is starting to fly. no snowfall here for awhile. it is interesting. 69

of the past 143 octobers have produced a flick of snow before october is over. we should not get too used to this warm weather. you tend to get snowstorms on the left side of the jet. sometimes severe thunderstorms on the right side. this will be a full purpose storm. that might be influenced by things going down in the gulf of mexico. 74 at midway. 74 at all here. the dew points have come down with a frontal passage. along with clouds. the wind has produced temperatures hot . this error is

very dry. already up to 80 at hebron. these are temperatures in naperville. here is the rain fall. this is an average of all of the model for tests. the sounds like a crazy range. you know how rain occurs. it will fall heavily in one area when thunder is involved. we will be monitoring the potential for some severe weather. the storm right now looks pretty innocuous. watch what happens here as the thing spins up and pulls more cold there. see the snow developing out here. the snow really gets going out there and spreads out into the western nebraska. for ross is warm

southerly wind blowing. later in the day the front could come through and close off. a big weekend for outdoor activities. we also have the bears game coming up. this afternoon light wind continues to this modest pullback in temperatures. a high of 77. low '70's at the beaches. tonight more clout with scattered thunderstorms. the

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