save money. live better. walmart. just days after being reelected the state rep avoid it kill time.avoid jail time. let's go up to the weather center. >> we will go to the federal building. we've had problems with this live shot. three days after being elected the illinois state representative

indicted for allegedly making false statements to a bank. today he learned that he will spend time behind bars for shortchanging the irs nearly $4,000. the sentencing comes after prosecutors agreed to let ford plead guilty. in return nearly 20 felony bank charges bank fraud charges are being >> will the to the live shot in just a minute. >>president obama is expected to nominate an african-american woman as the next attorney general. enter in 2010. she also served in 1999- 2001 during the clinton administration. the president may make an official announcement. the second african- american to hold the post. >> present obama is bringing republicans and democrats together at the white house. the president sitting down for lunch with

a bipartisan group of senators. president obama will need to work with the republican controlled house and the final two years of his term. he thinks the two parties can find common ground on issues like investing in manufacturing and early childhood education. the supreme court has agreed to consider a challenge to keep a portion of the president's health- care overhaul. the justices today said they will hear a republican bac appeal targeting tax subsidies that have helped 4 million people get insurance. the ruling could undo the law completely. a decision will come by sometime in june. for the first of an appeals court upholds the ban of gay marriage. the future of same-sex marriages should be decided through elections and not the legal process. the decision affects the states of ohio and michigan tennessee and kentucky. >> court hears

arguments during this term they can announce a ruling by early summer. >> we have obtained recordings of rubble calls that obstructed voting in chicago. >> we will get to the recording sound in just a second here. those calls >> we will be doing additional judge training for the purpose of protecting our vote for the entire republican ticket. report these issues to our own republican election judge. technologies your dedication to maintaining the free election process. >> kept of judges from reporting to their assigned polling places. they needed more training to qualify. no one has claimed responsibility for the calls the bill

had connection to republican charges. >>it turns out that governor elect bruce rauner did try to call house speaker michael madigan on election night. during his victory speech, rauner said he called house speaker michael madigan and senate president john cullerton and told them he wanted to work with them. but madigan's office initially said it didn't get a call. now they say they found rauner's voicemail. they say rauner called a staff person's cell phone, from an unknown number. rauner has still not actually spoken to cullerton or madigan. >>governor elect rauner hits the road today to thank voters across illinois. yesterday he introduced his transition team, which includes some democrats. one of them is bill daley, who last served as president obama's chief of staff. there's also former state senator james meeks and pastor corey brooks. rauner didn't give many details about his agenda. he did say he hopes legislators don't pass anything significant during the lame duck session in springfield. >> to our top story.

joins us now from the dirksen federal building. patrick what can you tell us? >> an extraordinary morning in many regards happened up here. as you mentioned at the top of the report we are talking about sentencing day for the illinois representative. in his words when the judge and down the sentence he said hallelujah. here is what is happening in terms of his sentencing. no jail time in six months of probation. hang back $3,784. money he owed on back taxes. a thousand dollar fine that he has to pay over several months time. essentially what this case boils down to is that this is a tax return from 2007 were he overstated the value of property. the original indictment against the sky was 20 felony counts. the u.s. attorney's office for several different reasons

why a boil that all down and dropped the felony counts. essentially charging him with a misdemeanor. the judge said he made a mistake i think you are in it for the right reason. here is what i'm going to sentence you to. let's hear what the state representative had to say. >> that is what i expected. that meant everything i said. i think he is an extraordinary dieg uy. that is where we are rarely are today. >> a considerably happy man today. we will bring that to you a little bit later to you this afternoon on the midday news. that is the story here from the federal building. we're going to go over to the west side and talk to his many

supporters who had something to do with that light sentence today. >> a 62 year-old woman received a boost and support. live with more on how she is getting some much needed help. >> the sense story focusing the spotlight on the issue of homeless and their pets. stepping up and help the homeless woman. their boarding the dogs free of charge while others try to help linda anderson. she has been forced to give up her beloved pets. >> i could not have my dog out here. i do not have them right now. i had to make a decision. >> linda anderson is in an awfully tough position. she is living in the woods of in northwest suburb. she asked us not to reveal where she is camping out.

several times already village authorities are forced to pack up pretend and move on. she cannot care for her dogs in this situation. anderson says a shelter is not an option for her. because she works part-time overnights at a local grocery store. shelters have strict rules about residents coming and going in the middle of the night. a shelter row not allow her to live with their dogs. both stocks as sweet and gentle as can be. they're being cared for by the staff of roseville animal hospital. recognizing the terrible plight. the house, has been courting the pets for nearly six months now free of charge. anderson lost her home after the breakup of her marriage. she desperately mrs our dogs.mrs. her dogs.

>> i would rather take the money that i have and helped them. i can stay out here. i cannot go anywhere without them. >> the heart wrenching story. people are rallying behind linda anderson. you can call them. a number is 630-307-2200. people in this community and a number of northwest suburbs are trying to organize a fund- raiser to help a woman who has fallen on hard times. >>students at a school in suburban lyons are back in class today. after a day-long shutdown over fears of a viral illness. nancy loo is outside robinson elementary school with more. >> good afternoon.

things are almost back to normal here at robinson elementary after a health scare this week. about 20 kids are still active due to illness. that is a big improvement. >> all lots of tumm ies are better today. pernod back in class. the old brick prompted district 103 to shut down the school yesterday after more than 80 kids and teachers called out sick. quite a few are still out. >> we have about 20 children that called in. some of them are sick. others are keeping them home for another day. county health officials say he was a highly contagious nor all virus that swept through the school affecting one-third of the student virus spreading to some

staffers and then many siblings and parents. >> it was all flew like symptoms. kids are getting a new lesson in proper hygiene. within a much cleaner environment. the school got a thorough cleaning with bleach during the shutdown. >> everything got a deep cleaning. everything was white down from doorknobs to tables to toys. everything was wiped down. >> as a precaution 80 cleaning is also planned for this weekend at washington middle school. lot of families have kids of both robinson and washington. health officials say the best preventive measures against narrow virus this frequent hand washing. >> always good advice. >> brandon marshall's younger brother was arrested near denver.

bijon massie marshall is being held on bond for aggravated robbery and being a fugitive. he's accused of robbing an elderly woman and a store, last month. he also faces charges for stealing a car, while on probation, last year. the preservation of wrigley field will force one piece of history to temporarily relocate. a move to the north end of relief. would live at the park and watch over the property. wrigley field was often referred to as 'bobby dorrs house' and dorr was considered one of the best grounds superintendents in baseball. dorr lived in the house until his death in 1957. the house now serves as office space for the concessionaires at wrigley. the caretaker's home will return to its original location by opening day. >> lots of history. the plan is forced to make an emergency landing without wheels. we will show you the video. the couple of injuries. >> the patient that tax nurses as a at a minnesota

hospital. >> facing felony charges in a sexting vessel legation

three students at a high school in gurnee are charged with felony distribution of child pornography in a case of sexting and cyberbullying against a female student. three freshmen boys at warren township high school were charged after the girl reported inappropriate activities via cell phones among the

students. the students' names were not released, but the case is the talk of campus, where the suspects are described as good kids who made a foolish choice. >>why would you do that and expect no consequenc es >> it is really the parents obligation to educate their kids. kids will make mistakes. >> gurnee police say the investigation is on-going and more students are expected to be charged. >> read accident that killed the actress has spawned a lawsuit. she was killed in september when a tree fell on top of her. the tree was uprooted by wind gusts as the storm moved in. a lawsuit filed by her husband claims the forest preserve district failed to keep the area clear of dead or dying trees. a spokesperson says he does not comment on

pending litigation. >>for the first time in court, it's revealed a father shot the two men who allegedly killed his son. a chicago police officer and iraq war veteran. 30 year-old thomas wortham the fourth was shot outside his parent's home in the chatham neighborhood in may 2010. he had just showed them pictures of an event he attended in washington, d-c for fallen police officers. one of the suspects was killed, the other wounded. wortham's mother broke down in tears when prosecutors played her 9-1-1 call. the two defendants on trial are accused of being in a getaway car. >> or rural police are looking for five more arrests after the yearlong investigation of drug crimes and street gangs. they arrested 14 of 19 suspects. all of the suspects live in laura. the rest of the suspects are charged with distributing heroin and cocaine. two of the men face federal charges. several suspects already on

probation. >> charged with killing a family for four years ago. he is accused of murdering joseph and summer plus their two young children in february of 2010 carried the remains were found into shallow graves in 2013. he was a business associate of the man. authorities believe he acted alone. >>surveillance video released yesterday shows a disturbing attack on nurses by a patient at a minnesota hospital. take a look authorities say 68- year-old charles logan attacked eight nurses. using a bar pulled from the side of his hospital bed. once he got outside, police tired to stop his rampage with a taser but they say it did not connect to him. he was tackled and hancuffed, but died moments later. his body will undergo an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death. kidder's in new zealand have dropped murder for hire charges against phil rudd. >> accused of trying to have to man

killed. local prosecutors decided there was not enough evidence to pursue that case. he still faces charges of threatening to kill someone as well as drugs. he is scheduled to go to a worldwide tour with ac/dc time next year. >> man caught kidnapping a woman is in virginia to face charges for another violent crime. he hit a teenager with a shovel and put her into the trunk of a car in virginia. barnes took the 60 year-old girl to the family home where he sexually assaulted her and then try to set her on fire. the girl allegedly escaped when he was distracted. police caught him in maryland. three days after he allegedly adelconducted a nurse's assistant. >>it was a scary moment in canada when a plane came in for an emergency landing without full use of its wheels. sparks flew as the

small plane landed in edmonton last night. the pilot was directed there, after reporting mechanical problems just after take-off. investigators are looking into a possible blown tire or faulty landing gear. 75 people were on board, three of them were injured. just ahead an ex-navy seal claims he shot and killed osama bin laden. the latest on the controversy it's causing. and, still to come this midday the accusations being made by former workers of the airbag manufacturer behind all those recalls. and later in lunchbreak: an alternative to a traditional thanksgiving dinner. plus, it's easy and thanksgiving dinner. plus, it's easy and elegant

>>a former navy seal says another seal may have put himself in danger by claiming to have killed osama bin laden. varied accounts of the raid on bin laden's compound have called the seal's story into question. andrew spencer has the latest on the controversy. he now works as a motivational speaker. at least one former navy seal

says i would not be anywhere close to the sky. whether he is the real shoot or not he has put a bull's eye and is back and is bigger than osmama had on his. >> his claim of killing osama to another problem. >> it is not a very good one. secondly there are people who are undercutting his version of events. >> o'neill claims to have shot bin laden first in the head killing him instantly. sources say a point man weaned him before he was shot by two other seals. whatever the truth both the council of the many the wrong way.accounts cover of the many people the wrong way. >> now of what you

have is classified information being used for power by politicians and money by some of the guys with gone and done this. >> the navy sent a letter to seal's warning of judicial consequence for those who disregard their values and break silence. for public notoriety or financial gain. >>robert o'neill revealed his identity to the washington post, after it was published on a military website earlier this week. stop >> fluctuating following the latest jobs numbers. the dow's 17,00570. up 15. . 56 straight months of private sector job gains in the united states. that is about 25,000 less than the estimated. the unemployment rate also falls to its lowest level since july 2008. the rate dropped to 5.8%.

analysts expected expected to dip to 5.9. >>a company that's accused of making faulty air-bags, has reportedly been hiding problems from years ago. takata corporation was hit by a federal lawsuit after some airbags exploded and hit people with shrapnel. the new york times reports the company's engineers found problems with their airbags back in 2004. but instead of reporting that to regulators, the executives had the test data deleted and the air-bags thrown away. takata didn't issue a recall until four years later. the company has not commented on this report. state lawmakers cleared the way for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to begin in illinois. the rules were approved in a committee meeting yesterday, allowing oil and gas drillers to start applying for permits. environmentalists are angry, because they say the decision was made behind closed doors. and, the rules aren't expected to be made public

until they are published next week. fracking is a drilling process that uses water, sand and chemicals to acquire oil and gas. next in sports the bears are back after their bye week, and they'll try to turn their season around with a trip to green bay sunday. and later a medical breakthrough, an experimental treatment to save a woman's leg turns into the world's first nerve graft. into the world's first nerve graft.

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time for sports. the bears return from the bye week with a three and five record and just an eight percent chance of making the playoffs. tight end martellus bennett was limited with a rib injury in practice yesterday. he's still expected to play in green bay on sunday night. jay cutler is one- and- nine against the packers since joining the bears, with his last win dating back to week three of the 2010 season. the bears do have reason to be optimistic. they're seven- and- one coming off a bye the last eight years, and they posted 496 yards of offense against the packers in week four. >> if we did not believe we might as well just go home. that is the only thing that we can do is stay positive and keep working. the guys have done a fabulous job of coming back and staying positive. keep working and improving on things. we are definitely doing things to hurt ourselves. clean up some of this stuff and get a few breaks here and there. >>wgn sports will

have a full preview of the game with the "bears midseason report" tonight. rich king will be joined by jarrett payton and tim jennings at ten o'clock, right here on wgn. the blackhawks confirm patrick sharp will miss three- to- four week with a lower body injury. brandon saad will take his place on the second line, while peter has been recalled from rockford. sharp has been crucial on the power play unit and leads the league with 56 shots on goal. the hawks host the capitals tonight. also, the bulls visit philadelphia. the jackie robinson west little league team spent yesterday at the white house. >> everybody look up and say cheese. baseball. president obama and first lady michelle obama posed for pictures with the players and their coaches. the team represented the u-s in the little league world series championship game, but they say this still made them nervous. but then things got better. >> but wwe

communicated likely actually knew each other for years. >> i asked the president of the basketball. it started raining. >>coach darold butler says the president told marquis jackson he has to grow a few more inches, before they can play basketball. still to come this midday. jim ramsey has your full forecast! has your full forecast!

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>> think of something good. i will ask my wife she will have suggestions i am sure. >> we will have some cold they're coming up next week. that is really going to be some chilly air. we're looking at daytime temperatures probably in the low 30s by wednesday. more about that in a moment. today we had some time to start the day. clouds are approaching from the west. those clouds of the overspreading chicago pretty rapidly. mostly cloudy skies is a reasonable call for the afternoon. somewhere in those clubs may be a few showers overnight. you may wake up to find a shower. not that big one. just enough to dampen the grass a little. all of a cloud and activity of to our west. it is cloudy over the northern third of the country. two systems coming through increasing cloudiness. the second system would be the leading edge of what promises to

be arraigned producer for monday. behind that the colder air dumps and. snelling upton northeastern minnesota and northwestern wisconsin. we're not going to see any of this monster. forecast models trying to bring things an overnight. just comes a little short of chicago. we will keep a shower in the forecast just in case. 24 hours later there you go, another possible shower. 43 is our current temperature. humidity at 47%. the wind is not very strong at about 5 mi. per hour. enough to produce a 40 degree windchill. temperatures around the area at the moment in the low 40's. 43 at o'hare airport. midway reporting 44 degrees. the windchill and not much to talk about. the problem with the wind has subsided. after a blustery day yesterday. today we

are looking at a slight breeze. the wind out of the west at the moment couric for this afternoon clouds will be of the increase. high- temperature about what we are. >> for tonight mostly cloudy and showers. maybe my morninby morning. the wind begins to be an issue again. when strengthening 12-24 m.p.h. and partly cloudy skies. on sunday i think it is probably going to be the nicest day of the weekend. there will be some clubs. a cloud son mix. there should be some peaks of sunshine. noticed wind 7-17. mid-season wind gust 25-30 m.p.h.. >> always have to pay for it.

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a woman who suffered a severe injury in a boat accident would have been left with no control of one of her legs .. until doctors performed a first- of-its-kind nerve graft. jessica holly has the story in today's medical watch. >> it is kind of a blur. i did not really have much memory of the accident itself. >> the leg she almost lost in a boating accident. this is for one year later. it is an incredible gift to have a second chance. it really would have never been possible without them. my appreciation and gratitude honestly cannot even be put into words. >> second chance thanks to a team of doctors. university of miami jackson neurosurgeon. >> she had an injury to the back of her leg. a lot of tissue

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here. >>i am excited about this recipe. thanksgiving cvomicoming up. >>we are going to start with sauteing the onions and mushrooms. first i start with the onions. let them cook 3 minutes. then i add the mushrooms. >>add a little butter at this point. i smell something. >>i am putting some fresh thyme. >>fresh garlic. some fresh rosemary. that is it? >>is it. >>we will let it go.

>>it has been there for about 17 years. about 3 weeks. we reopened and it has been doing great. he is from el salvador. >>maybe that is something in the future. >>thank you so much. >>i have some already over here. >>this is what it would end up looking like. >>this is our turkey. i already

opened it up. i will put the mushrooms right over here. >> >>some oysters. anything that is in season. they are not always in season. you can substitute with any type.m >>so far it looks easy and i can do it. we are going to roll it up. >>be really careful. press it down a little bit. >>you are having a big dinner and you are trying to get people to come down

there. >>this is one of the items we will have on the menu. the traditional turkey breast. >>i did it last year. last year was the first year i did it. >>i always think this is the hardest part. >>along the other end like this. >>make sure you get it nice and tight. >>how long? >> do you just bake it?

>> put in oven for about 20-25 minutes. any seasoning on top?the mushrooms already seasoned. >>olive oil on top. >>all the goodness inside. >>you have a finis hed one right here. >>this is what it would look like. >>thank you. >>thank you so much. >>i am going to taste it. >>915 davis street taste it. >>915 davis street in

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