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a crystal lake teenager has died after it was pulled from a lake. we welcome our viewers for watching us around the country. >> an autopsy is scheduled for today.
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>> 20 ft. deep in some parts. more than an hour and a half later they found the boy and 8 ft. of water. in critical condition when paramedics took him to the hospital. many say they are heartsick over what happened. >> always wondering where they are and hoping that they make good decisions and that they're safe. >> my heart goes out to every person involved. a wonderful family. i am thinking about everyone right now. the owners of the house for this happened declined to speak with us. >> ships with cranes arrive in the east china sea today earlier to
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operate the ship. 20 people are confirmed dead. another 260 they're missing and feared dead. taking hundreds of high- school students on a holiday trip to the island. >> the third mate was steering the ship at a time when the captain was not in the steering room >> one of the survivors was rescued from a ferias kill themselves. the man was the vice principal at the high school where most of the victims attended. the hang himself from a tree outside of the item where grieving families were waiting for news. >> a suspect in custody for does on highway shootings. a man was arrested at his home in a suburb of the city. is not yet been charged. the suspect is believed to be responsible for 12 shootings over the last six weeks. none of those wounded suffered injuries. a dark green car was towed away from a home. illinois
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license plates registered to a different vehicle and illinois. >> using blacks as their latest tool to battle crime. >> it is tough to do in the wintertime. now that the weather is improving many foot patrols are being equipped of bicycles across chicagos impact zone. >> this will make officers even more mobile and more responsive costa making it easy for residents to interact and communicate with them. the superintendent says in high crime areas the data shows the bike patrols are already having a dramatic effect in reducing crime or that have been deployed helping to double the production.
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>> as i got closer the smell of burning cannabis in the vehicle that the mammals and. >> they arrested him and found out that the car was stolen and he was driving with a revoked the license. the mayor says the city was not taking his foot off of the the accelerator. >> allows them to be all that more effective. making sure that our communities and join the safety that they need to have.enjoy the safety netenjoy the safety that they need to have. >> hope the 80
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supervisory vacancies will be filled by summertime. in bridgeport >> young brothers and mother are found in wisconsin a day after they were reported missing. an abduction dollar was issued yesterday morning after it vanished with the two sons. neighbors say they are going through divorce. took her son from the couple's home wednesday evening and drove them up to wisconsin near green bay. the boys were found in a motel yesterday afternoon say fan on harp. charges have not been filed against cheney. lawyers for the former are trying to get the wrongful death lawsuit against him dropped. he threw
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the punch that killed david in 2004. he was recently freed after serving two months for involuntary manslaughter. tell their lawsuit claiming that prosecutors tampered with the case. the lawsuit should be dismissed because the statute of limitations has gone outrun out. the chicago fire department has suspended 16 more firefighters for falsifying claims for mileage reimbursement. firefighters collected more than $35,000 in reimbursement for miles the never actually drove. they'll be suspended for 30-45 days. a chicago tribune report details how the mayor used his tax money on trips that combined campaigning with city business. ytterbium says the mayor has traveled 56 times since he took office. taxpayer money is spent on 31 of those
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trips. thousands of dollars spent on luxury hotels. events for a showcase the city to businesses around the country. the mayor's office says he is fighting for every dollar and resource that can behas been invested. >> on wanted sexual advances. made in do political work on government time. attorneys argue that there is little evidence to support that claim. giving the lawyers until may 22nd to respond to the dismissal request. she says she'll give a ruling shortly after that. illinois regulators until the first draft of rules for the medical marijuana pilot program. regulators dropped a proposal that will prevent people from having medical marijuana and a firearm owner identification card.
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gun honors required to give up the card after the first draft. annual fees to obtain a card have also been reduced from a proposed $150 to $100. $50 for disabled people and veterans. >> the city of chicago wants to know you think about the idea of a george lucas' star wars museum here in chicago. let the city no on line argo to a public meeting. wants to build a museum to showcase his vast art and movie memorabilia connectioncollection. if you want to make a suggestion you can go to a public hearing next wednesday night at the cultural center. or you can submit your comment on line. >> a local group held the 10th annual way of the crosswalk through downtown chicago. kevin that
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the daley plaza and proceeded to the holy name cathedral. the event is sponsored by a catholic movement. in the little village neighborhood five parishes taking part in the living stations of the cross. ending at 26. >> in high-altitude avalanche killed two of 12 on mount everest. toronto mayor is not letting scandal slow him down. the big announcement.
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the single deadliest incident on mount everest. an avalanche kills 12 and seriously injures three. four are still missing. they were heading up the mountain to fix ropes for climbers. rescuers are now looking for those missing. peak season for scaling the ball and is just days away. they were busy
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preparing for it. back in may 19968 climbers disappeared during a huge storm. the denver man accused of killing his wife while she was on the phone with 911 has been charged with first- degree murder. >> she told the operator that she was scared for herself and three children. that her husband was hallucinating. this happened in denver when recreational marijuana became legal. police did not respond immediately even building 911 operator knew there was a gun in the house. >> they do keep a hand gun in the house. not in anyone's position. 12 minutes into her phone call she shot her in the head. >> issues are investigating a lack of urgency and police response.
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world leaders are hoping russia follows through on an agreement to dispute the crisis in the ukraine. a possible breakthrough came through nearly seven hours of negotiation. >> all parties will stop violent action and all illegal groups will put down their weapons. it does not deal with the 40,000 russian troops have massed on the ukraine borders. >> the controversial mayor admitted to smoking crack cocaine and he is because in one controversy after another ever since. still he to clear his reelection candidacy yesterday. >> >> ford admitted he is made some mistakes. also says he has saved toronto
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taxpayers nearly a billion dollars. a new poll shows him running second in a three-person race. >> performed high wire act similar to the ones he did over niagara falls or the grand canyon. the location has not been chosen yet. buildings like the west tower and trump tower are out. the stunned will be broadcast live about 10 billion10 million people watched last spring. the retail chain accused of forcing warehouse employees to work without heat. the pastry chef from a boarding house is here.
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making plans to end debate bottleneck of trains and at the el stop. they might have to bulldoze several buildings to do so. that is not sitting well with some residents. >> as many people know this is a very busy area. this is where the red purple and brown lines share of the elevated track through like you. that is why the cta wants to take out those buildings to build another elevated section. >> nearly 24 hours since the cta reveal details about a $320 million plan to build in a section of many residents say they still hated. the and to ease congestion would require the demolition of about
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16 buildings. including the entire north side of the 3200 block of north wilson. to argue the project is necessary to increase capacity and update the system to better serve more riders. residents are not buying it. >> >> rear not leaving. i hope you're listening. he is going to of to come and move me out of here. >> could start by 2017. community meetings about the plan are set to begin next month. many residents plan on being there ready to blast the plan and the cta.
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>> the arts and craft retail chain has confirmed millions of debt and credit card used at the stores were compromised in a security breach. first alerted the customers to a possible breach in general. >> the company says there is no evidence that other personal information was taken. similar techniques were used to access secure information from several other retailers. >> many signed a petition asking for higher wages. they say the warehouse operator installed space heaters after they filed a complaint. the spokesperson says a
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company expects the service providers to maintain legal compliance. the case is still under investigation. >> what disney co. is offering to raise pay by 25 percent. that would bring pay to $10 an hour over the next two years. almost matching the federal minimum wage. they presented a proposal on wednesday. scheduled to resume bargaining over contract on may 28th. the reported record profit of $7 billion last year. >> will square off against each other. across the pond. political advisers undone on the 2015 campaign. the former colleague is said to help the ruling conservative party. compared him to president obama saying both share economic policies that reflect the
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experiences of everyday people. it did an expert that hopes to help integrate social media and other communication forms to the conservative campaign. >> a little league pitcher pitch is a perfect game. wrigley field celebrates the 100th birthday. we have live music. this is mike. his long race day starts with back pain... ...and a choice. take 4 advil in a day which is 2 aleve...
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>> the blackhawks began the defense of the stanley cup in what turned into the longest game and blues history. st. louis drew first blood. tied at too late in the first. is 30th career playoff goal.
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dropped the puck back to alexander for the game winner. made 48 saves but the hawks lose 4-3. they'll try to even the series tomorrow fm. after them. >> it is one of those first games that could go either to raise. either way. >> we will be even better the next game. pitched seven solid innings. got a little help in the first. he hits one to deep center.
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>> they visit the rangers tonight. really 100. a century celebration premiers sunday night at 7. an encore next saturday the 26. the two-hour special has exclusive interviews and a rare footage. >> a little league pitcher did something only 23 major league pitchers have ever done. he threw a perfect game. >> all of them are strikeouts. after the city kept falling fast balls and did not realize he was perfect at the time. >> i did not even realize he was
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throwing a perfect game until the last two batters. families and the fans were so superstitious that nobody recorded the game on their phones. >>
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>> about 50 percent of the time the wind blows off with the lake this time of the year. we've been down this road before. the wind will turn away from the lake as we get into some there. we
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of '70s all the way for easter. might have escaped us given the cooler weather. >> the system produced 37 tornados and left 380 dead. we were 30 years away from the contras tornado watch system. the way you got weather information is you read a vague forecasted newspaper. that is pretty amazing. if phfft flight to beautifula beautiful sunset. >> and offers of his
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take on the lunar eclipse. that is a pretty neat shot. that is the spring shop for sure. will be limited to the far western suburbs. from a part of the day as the wind is blowing in off with the chili lake waters. of the chilly lake water. >> this thing will take its time coming at us. it will turn our been southerly. wind southerly. for the moment northeast winds are blowing. wind will continue off the lake into saturday. you can see right now 41 degrees at wrigley field periodsd. if you're
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close to the lake it is of some of the temperaturesare of the temperatures.here are some of the >> >> schaumburg 54 and plainfield 56. it shows what a spread there is. it is a nice day. here is a wind forecast that takes us through the weekend. you will see what is going on. these little arrows show the wind blowing and of the lake. there will be wind gust of 20 mi. per hour. still east and northeast. by late in the day they go southeast. they're still coming in off the water. the zero star pointed north. so the winds are blowing. as that occurs we will shut down the cooler air off the lake.
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producing the warmest eastern and almost four years. we will go from 40 is near the lake and '60s and into tomorrow to 75 degrees across the area. that would rank this easter the warmest and for years. we have 143 of them on record. that would be really nice. a r double digit increases going on out to the west. hear the actual temperatures that we have going at noon. 47 at lansing. >> it is 57 and julia. the area where temperatures are cooler now that they were yesterday. you could really see how this lake breeze
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contentcontributes. the water temperature is 40 degrees. again today we have moderate tree pollen. here's the high pressure that we can blame for the northeast wind. the wind rotates clockwise. >> the flow becomes east to southeast. here's this low pressure from out west. that is late tomorrow. it will keep the shower is apparently north of us for the holiday weekend. this storm spins up. >> a big storm going into the southeast united states. a compact little system. for the
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moment that is taking the moisture that would otherwise come up here and cutting it off. monday we will get our own precipitation. there might be some half inch rain totals. that is a good news. the temperatures 50s today cooling to the 40's at the lake. tomorrow we go well into the '60s. a real meteorological bonanza. after this five year five months never ending cold. >> all areas of sea temperatures go down. >> northeast wind it
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expected. the lowest 35 at o'hare. upper '30's and the loop. tomorrow sunshine. and ended the afternoon where it will be 65. it is warm everywhere on easter sunday. it will also be the third 70 degree temperature of the year. >> i do not think yet. you're seeing is colder air pull strength. a pretty chilly pattern setting up next weekend. >> you're going to see these warm spells come more frequently. there is optimistic news on that. >> in which european country that the tradition of the easter bunny began
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>>the pastry chef. not only showing us how to make a pascarrot cake. carrot cake balls. >>let's get started. how many do you actually need? >> we make about 30 quarts of batter at a time. >>this is the size you will make. >>we have white and brown sugar. using a whisk and a bowl. save yourself time and energy. >>vegetable oil
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instaead of butter. >>that is what really makes a carrot cake good. >>blend it until it is combined. i add 4 eggs. all the good stuff. >>you get your work out. you do nto have to feel bad about eating it. flower baking soda and salt all mixed in together. i have some spices. >>all that good stuff there. >>we will hae the specific amount. >>carefully without
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making a huge mess. then you fold in the carrots. if it looks like there is too many it is all right. i do not add anything extra. >>people add all kinds of crazy things. >>it is going to be really chunky and dark brown. >>i sprayed the pan. do not have to worry about it sticking. >>clean up is easier. >>we bake it. then
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we frost it. >>i have a piece here that i cut. i have icing on top. >>there is a hole inside and we fill it up. >>the final plate is here. i actually make a carrot carmel.
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aswall things considered it is not so bad. 22 at sioux falls. that is what comes into this area. for the moment it is 50 in chicago. here is a broader picture. tomorrow they go around to the southeast. look
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what happens by sunset. temps drop into the 40s. here is a broader view of the temperature distribution. we look for warmth on easter sunday and monday. the real warmth comes thursday and friday. 69 tomorrow. on the shoreline only about upper 40s to around 50. cooling late in the day. upper 40s then. gets cooler tuesday and
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>>thank you for joining us today.
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>> well the cubs are back home as they continue to celebrate 100 years of wrigley field end this homestand focusing in on the decade of the tens, which is appropriate with the windchill today. wind howling off the lake. high, everybody. i'm len kasper. this is the first of a three-game series in a seven-game homestand. it has been a tough go for the cubs. they have not scored a run since sunday, although they played two games, the doubleheader in new york. moving forward, last year we talked about all

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