breaking news, longtime illinois and politician as the comptroller has died. she passed away just hours ago after suffering a stroke. >> and we are following news of a blockbuster trade as the cubs signed a new pitcher pierre >> and a south african judge rules an acquittal can be appealed. good morning. i'm dan ponce. and i'm lourdes duarte. thanks for joining us on the wgn morning news at *4 a-m.* we have big breaking news. the very well-known politician in chicago. we know her very well covering her for years .

>> she died from complications from a stroke. she was a pioneering politician . we will have much more. first let's get the weather. >> winter is right around the corner. i know it waiting to pounce on us. but we continue to have one temperatures today and for the extended stretch. searching for sunshine, without light snow overnight, we can expect some lakeside flurries. mostly cloudy current conditions cause will break up into tonight. it's 32 right now. typical temperature would be 10 degrees cooler. it's 29 in waukegan. mr. is high was 38. we make that begins today. generally, conditions but we do have a cloud cover and flurries potentially early this morning. 34 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. 9:00 p.m. down to 30 greece. we are mostly cloudy today, tomorrow, mostly

sunny friday will make 43. >> we don't have sunshine but we do have a shiny person paired them were released a bright yellow sweater. i want to live in know we are dealing with ongoing construction on randolph from state to dearborn. the plane is close a block 37. and the washington work continues with their place in a major underground electrical fault impacting some of the turn lanes making it tight through there. southbound 53 the exit ramp to eastbound corn belt is bloc should be picked up in the next hour. more traffic hotspots in just a few minutes. >> just a month after her successful re-election as illinois state comptroller, judy baar topinka has died. the word came from mac-neal hospital in berwyn this morning. topinka suffered a stroke yesterday... and she died, hours ago, of *complications from the stroke. judy baar topinka started out as a newspaper reporter

and editor. she went on to have a long history with the illinois republican party. she was once party chairman. she served as state treasurer from 1995 to 2007. she ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2006 -- the first republican woman to win her party's nomination for the state's highest office. she returned to become comptroller in 2010. judy baar topinka was 70. joining us now on the phone is our political analyst paul lisnek. good morning paul. >> obviously this is shocking. >> we were shocked as well. obviously, she was a politician who had widespread respect across the state. >> she was one of those crossovers. illinois is a blue states until the election recently but it wouldn't came to her, all bets were off. while she

was a fiscal conservative, on social issues i would call her liberal. she was pro-choice and pro gay rights and a leader in the effort for same-sex marriage. she appealed not just to moderate and many republicans, but to democrats across the board. one of the reason there was a tough ride against her for that election. her appeal was statewide. >> you have covered her quite often. i wonder if you noticed anything in the month leading up to this point. any talks about her health or any issues that may have given us insight as to what happened? >> i would see her down in springfield on my trips down there. recently she was not at the beach to session. i went to her office. it typically does it all the offices. she was not in springfield. no word about

her health care she just wasn't there. no indications from her staff at that point. in other visits she was always available. she had some problems with her hip so often she was on a cane but always in great spirits. i can remember in the last year of going down she took me into her office because she wanted to show me all these could things she would buy back a rush sales and she was just talking about all the great deals she got the lincoln memorabilia she had in her office. it was around her office. her commercials for the election talked-about how frugal she was and how she was very careful how she spent her money. that's how she was paired with a great sense of humor and a great sense of whimsy. she always knew when it came to the budget she knew what she was talking about and you have to do her job well and she had a very impressive

resume. how will she be remembered most? >> when it got the news the first in a fog of it was indeed her ability to reach across party lines, her appeal to the most liberal democrats in the state. as i had said to sheila and simon about the control race even though it the opponent was well-liked, in order to have hired somebody do you had to fire judy. and in this state, given her crossed party appeal, firing her from any particular office was not something voters wanted to do. three-time treasurer, former head of the gop. she was the republican nominee for governor a few years ago . she didn't win but she always knew what to do. she was somebody who had crossed the appeal and in the state, it's not an easy thing to have. she was able to do it in a big way. >> think everybody remembers

her big personality. thank you so much. i'm sure we will talk to you today and for the coming days. >> thank-you. >> ace pitcher jon lester is coming to the cubs. lester is signing a blockbuster deal worth 155- million dollars over six years. that's just under 26- million dollars a year. lester was also considering offers from his former team the red sox, the world series champion giants, and the dodgers. it's believed that cubs president theo epstein and general manager jed hoyer's ties to boston may have helped their cause. lester is 30 years old and a nine year veteran. he won two world series titles with the red sox, who traded him last season after they couldn't agree on a contract. a court in south africa is hearing the prosecution's appeal of the oscar pistorius verdict. he was found guilty of culpable homicide in october... and was sentenced to five years in prison. prosecutors argue the

olympic "blade runner" should have been convicted of *murdering his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, and faced a longer jail time. police in lake station, indiana are still trying to determine why an elderly man fired a shotgun blast into the air outside city hall... then pointed his gun at the police. when police confronted 84- year-old john laco yesterday morning, he was in his car, with the barrel of the gun pointing out the driver's window. when he got out with the gun, and aimed it, police shot and killed him. >> the initial report is to find out what his intentions were pure it is very sad . >> we are interviewing people try to figure out what the motive was. we don't have a motive right now. >> just ten months ago, lake station firefighters saved john laco's life, when fire gutted his house. he had been living with friends since then. a thief stole a salvation army kettle in oak lawn. it happened last night outside the walgreens on 95th near ridgeland. a salvation army spokeswoman says the bell ringer was on break at the time. she says when the bell ringer returned ... the kettle, stand and money were

all gone. >> the total loss for everything would be about $400. it doesn't take away from the $600,000 of the nations that have come through in this season so far. it's also a stretch to ask for even more donations one instance like this happen. >> a lawyer from the south side saw our story and says he will cover the cost, plus give an extra 4- hundred dollars. a waitress in missouri got the tip of a lifetime.. just in time for the holidays. cindy grady says she enjoys her job waiting tables at the cracker barrel in branson.. but her transportation to work, has seen better days.. before hitting a total of five deer. little did she know... gary tackett, a regular at the restaurant, took notice in her car and wanted to help. the next time he came to the restaurant.. he had a

big time waiting for his server. >> it's beautiful. >> there are people out there who care. and you may not even know it. >> a nice shiny new car. that's great. a video the tackett's daughter took on her phone has taken over facebook... the family says they simply wanted to take care of someone because they could. chicago police are investigating a woman's christmas is coming toward me be confined a good gift for your favorite neurologist. let's take a look. 34 degrees right now. 33. elsewhere we have 25. early on how we have light snow showers and even some

flurries that we saw . could mixing things slick were temperatures were below freezing. should not be widespread. certainly something to bear in mind. as a look at the the sunlight, cloud cover will win out. not much if any sunshine. we try out into the later portion of the day we are dry through the weekend. temperatures will go north. high temperature of 51 in time for sunday. monday, 46 degrees. preconditions on tuesday. >> coming up, chicago police investigate an alleged rape. >> and checking details of alleged torture by the cia . here with the senate report revealed about the secret to paper's top you're just joining us, we

learned early this morning that judy bar topinka died from a stroke. she was in moscow yesterday after feeling discomfort and then passed away early this morning. >> here's a look at her career. starting as a journalist after graduating from northwestern university, first elected as a state representative back in 1980. then she went on to

the state senator in 1984 . >> she won the illinois state treasurer office in 1984. she ran for governor in 2006. the first republican woman to be nominated in ill. carriage on the comptroller's office in 2010 i was just reelected for a second term last month we will have much more on her career. also, reaction from those who knew her best. you can also follow us online at wgn tv. more to come. chicago police are investigating a woman's claim that she was raped by an "uber" driver. police aren't saying who, or where, or when. but uber is aware of the accusation. a spokeswoman called the driver's alleged actions appalling and unacceptable. the driver has been released by uber. the company says each of its drivers receives a rigorous background check. chicago police are looking for a man who attempted to kidnap a child in the south austin neighborhood on the west side.

police say the boy was coming out of an alley at lorel and thomas just before three yesterday afternoon, when the man tried to grab him. he told the boy he had candy. the boy kicked the man and ran home. the boy was not hurt. police only have a vague description of the man. allan kustok could receive a life sentence for the murder of his wife. a cook county judge will sentence kustok today. in march, a jury convicted him of killing his wife, orland park four years ago. the defense argued it was suicide. but prosecutors revealed kustok had several affairs and wanted a divorce. requests for a new trial were denied. kustok faces a minimum 45 years in prison. prosecutors have not said what they will seek. a report is criticizing the tactics used by the c-i-a, in order to extract intelligence from detainees. the senate select committee on intelligence revealed the findings of its six year investigation yesterday. it includes a description of how brutal tactics were used against some detainees.

they include sleep deprivation, water boarding, rectal hydration, rectal feedings, ice water baths, and threats of sexual abuse to detainees families. the report also doubts any useful information came from these methods. no committee republicans were part of the study. they are criticizing the findings. >> this particular list shows no purpose other than to in danger americans around the world . >> whatever the report says if it diminishes contributions to our country it is off base here >> named me to another country prepared to stand up and say this was a mistake. >> the report accuses the c- i-a of misleading the white house and congress. c-i-a director john brennan admits the agency made mistakes, but it maintains that the intelligence gained stopped future terrorist attacks. top lawmakers in congress police in wausau, wisconsin saved two men with their super strength... and it was all caught on camera. take a look. officers arrived on the

scene, where two men were stuck under a vehicle. the officers couldn't find a jack to raise the car... but, as you can see in this dash-cam video -- the officers lift the car with their bare hands, freeing the men. investigators say alcohol may have been a factor.. but are still unsure how they got underneath. one man suffered burns from the engine. >> we are looking for winter to begin and we just aren't seen it yet. talking about warm conditions. we are going to warm up even more in the next few days. typically we are in the low 20s. wind of the north right now at 13. we have 29 waukegan, 28 in dekalb. temperatures are close to freezing. on the surface they could be below freezing. we do have potential for ice in some areas. we are watching out for that spirit not seen any reports of people sliding around out there just yet. some light composite shows snow flurries generally close to the lake. nothing to write home about. much of

the moisture gets out to the afternoon and evening. the computer model shows a cold day, mostly cloudy if not overcast conditions. light snow potentially this morning to it can't break up and all the action is on the east coast where a powerful nor'easter will bring several feet of snow to portions of new england. we could get the nice weather here with the storm out to them. down to 24 degrees tonight. some areas are down in the teens. bonds had 39 friday week 43. low 50s by the weekend. that will be in the seven day forecast. the winter in sight just yet . >> a big change from last year. were looking at for roads, the much weather out there to do with. we to have some filming before chicago fire of michigan avenue at 23 and 24. it will start at

nine a m to have this stretch blocked off until 330. we have ongoing construction at washington and lasalle. pretty major project they're impacting but turn lanes. you will get through their but it will be a squeeze of to the finely wrought this project up. another update will be coming in just a minute. >> coming up ... mcdonalds announces plans for a new office in chicago. plus -- a suburban family facing several challenges gets a very welcome surprise just in time for the holidays. and next in sports -- kaner does it again and scores the game winner in a shootout against new jersey. the big news in sports this

morning -- the cubs have reportedly signed pitcher jon lester. the deal is worth 155- million dollars over six years. that's just under 26- million dollars a year. lester was also considering offers from his former team the red sox, the world series champion giants, and the dodgers. it's believed that cubs president theo epstein and general manager jed hoyer's ties to boston may have helped their cause. lester is 30 years old and a nine year veteran. he won two world series titles with the red sox, who traded him last season after they couldn't agree on a contract. here's rich king with more on the white sox big moves.

>> two big steps for the white sox, they get to the former come from oakland and sign a free agent from the yankees. giving up three players in the deal. kids them a solid top three at the front of the rotation. a sparkling 2.99 era in the final year of his contract coming up this year so he is a standout wide receiver from notre dame but born in the year bill indiana praised as a white sox fan. >> i am here like a little kid. trying to piece together my uniform i will wear the first time out. if it's on the road it will be black. but i'm excited. it's quick to feel good to get to the hat on my head pierre >> this is the kind wanted. he fits for us. we felt heat

was a perfect complement to our current players and he has the ability to fit in seamlessly with in our clubhouse. he knows the market has had success. and again, it may be a gamble but we are optimistic. >> the black hawks continue to roll. since november 15th only lost one game. they made it seven in a row last may to taking care of business in new jersey. patrick came from behind all night to a 1-0. it's a three on one. game tied 1-1. down 2-1, there's a rebound in wide open net. there's a shootout. they made it look easy. looking for the game- winner, they get it. the

wind again 3-2 they're now 4-0 in playoff shootouts. that's it for now. >> stocks closed on a mixed note tuesday. the dow dropped 51 points. nasdaq up 25. s-and-p slightly down. mc-donald's is opening a new office in chicago. the company's world headquarters is in oak brook. the new office will be somewhere in the river north neighborhood, not far from the rock-n-roll mc- donald's. it'll house the company's *digital employees. currently, there are only 20 such employees. the company expects to open the new office by spring. a family dealing with two cases of cancer, job losses, and financial problems... finally catch a lucky break. the cooks will be okay this holiday.. and won't be moving because of financial problems.. that's because the minnesota-based "gradient gives back" foundation, made the cooks holiday dreams come true. after struggling for more than two years... josh, alicia, and their five

children will have their mortgage paid -- for a year. it's an act of kindness that won't be forgotten... >> we are very excited to be part of it. we can see the humanity. it gives you hope that there's a lot of goodness out there. >> and the good keeps coming. joshs last cancer scan was clear -- and alicia is working again in cicero. for the cooks, this christmas is one that won't be forgotten. >> a nice story here as well if we have weather. everybody can relax . winter is not coming just yet. taking a look outside, to butcher up to 30 degrees we are expecting temperatures to rise into the mid-30s. that's not the good parts. the better part comes later and just trying to keep you here past the half an hour until we give that seven day forecast . >> right now we are watching some construction. we have a

stretch at randolph from state to dearborn. the left lane work is being done at block 37. a few other projects out there, southbound 53 to rent to eastbound born deal will be blocked until 5:00. another 45 minutes until the move that out of the way. with a few other spots out there, will have that coming up. >> still more to come. live team coverage of the death of the longtime illinois politician who died. >> more top story this morning,

we have been covering it for a few hours, the death of judy bar topinka. the long time the only politician died after suffering a stroke. among the several live reports including interviews with reporters as well as politicians who knew her best. good morning, i'm dan ponce. and i'm lourdes duarte. let's go to demetrius ivory for a check of the weather. >> we are expecting temperatures to rise over the next few days. today's high is where it should be. we will see highs reached the low 50s by the weekend. early this morning we have cold numbers, head down in

lansing its 32 . 33 in justin. some light composite shows light snow fireshowers. we could have some light snow covered roadways. 34 by 5:00 p.m. here typically we are at 36. that's where we will be later today but then 39 on thursday. friday 43. 48 saturday and 51 on sunday. >> we are watching to things. chicago fire is still on michigan avenue close to the south and between 23-24. it goes all the way to 330. that stretch will be blocked off. and bridge work on 18th street beginning at what worth close to canal that will be streaked through the winter and will continue until it is due to be finished in the spring of april 2015. just a

few other construction projects out there. numbers otherwise are looking good. >> just a month after her re-election as illinois state comptroller, judy baar topinka has died. nancy loo is live at mac- neal hospital in berwyn. >> good morning. she died at around two a m. this morning. less than 24 hours after she was brought to the hospital after feeling discomfort. according to her office, the 70 year-old controller underwent testing for a stroke and she was under observation this morning when she lost consciousness and passed away. she showed no visible health problems in recent weeks as she campaigned successfully for a second term as state controller. she had previously served three terms as state treasurer, 95-2007. she was

born nearby in riverside and was a proud longtime resident. prior to politics, she worked for years as a journalist having earned a degree from northwestern school of journalism in 1966. she was sent to be sworn in for her second term as state comptroller next month. she is survived by an adult son who lives in texas, again, she's dead suddenly overnight from complications of a stroke. back to. >> to this note on the phone is rick pearson, political reporter for the chicago tribune. obviously she was a trail blazing politician well respected by both parties, how will she be remembered most? >> probably being remembered as perhaps being among the

last of the candidates who really spoke their mind. in 1994, when she was running for treasurer on a ticket edgar said he would like to strangle her sometimes because she would go into the editorial boards to contradict some of the programs that he was proposing. she had that confidence about her. she started as an outsider and really kept bad reputation of being a straight shooter. >> that's one of the things that always struck me about her, the fact that she told it like it is. she was not shy about telling you what was going on and she had a big personality. do you have any anecdotes or things that you remember personally about her? >> during the many campaigns for public office, her aides often said they had to keep her focused going to the next campaign event . any

time she saw a big rush sale. absurdly, she would boast about her latest passionate acquisition from a resale store. >> obviously she was, even in a liberal state like ours, she was a fiscal conservative, but still pro- choice, pro gay rights. she reached across party lines. who will you reach out to as you work on her obituary? >> you are right. her support it did cross party boundaries. being a social moderate she was an early supporter of gay rights, abortion rights, sometimes to the detriment of those in her own party from a social as conservative a plane. she was able to survive and be successful in a republican party that was released split along those lines. there is no shortage of

people across party lines, she used to get support from organized labor as a traditional ally, she played the way she knew her she could and she was successful. >> one of the interesting things as the read through the obituary, in 2005 and she decided she was going to run for governor and actually ran at the time. i don't know if you could do a tape back and remember what that moment was like or what that time was like for her as a campaigner. >> basically, she looked at herself and looked at the party as is somebody going to step up? and there was nobody she thought was going to be able to win who stepped up. we remember, coming out of the scandal of george ryan at the time. and even when blagoyovich was

running, he was a voracious fund-raiser which ended up costing him in prison, he ran a loss of a-tv ads that he to her as george ryan's treasurer. those kinds of things that it really, even in the primary there was the famous commercial of her doing a dance with george ryan with the accordion she used to play, when she won the republican primary that year, she only got 38 percent of the vote. that shows you how split the republicans were. she ended up losing 50%-40%. >> they do so much for your time. will check in with you later in the newscast. >> coming up, more remembrances including interviews with the longtime republican leader in the illinois house. you can find

more on her career on our web site. will also be talking more with former gov. george ryan coming up here >> going down self white now to dallas. take a look at this picture, how about this from yesterday, there somewhere underneath is dallas. major u.s. city enveloped in stalled. the had visibility below the zero. below 1 mi.. that was from midnight to: afternoon. numerous pictures. twitter just blew up. but you can see it was rough in dallas. they do it big in texas. currently we are 30 degrees. wind of the north at 13. do point down to 24. there is potential to cool down a we get light precipitation in the form of flurries. 32 in chicago. 31 in aurora.

sutlej composite shows we are dried but we do have potential for like a flurry. our temperatures are at or below freezing. any snow we see early this morning could give you that a light coating. be on the lookout for that. 36 degrees this afternoon. tonight we're back down to 24. clouds on the breakup temperatures in the teens in the suburbs. tomorrow, 39. friday we climb up to 43. sunshine to complete the work week. >> still had, much more to come on the death of judy bar to pay deattopinka. we wille talking to politicians and people who knew her best. stay with us. if you're just joining us--

we learned early this morning that illinois state comptroller judy baar topinka has died. she died of complications from a stroke at the age of 70. she went to macneal hospital in berwyn yesterday after feeling discomfort -- then passed away early this morning. here's a quick look at judy baar topinka's career: she started as a journalist after graduating from

northwestern university's medill school of journalism. she was first elected as a state representative in 1980. then she went on to be a state senator in 19-84. she won the illinois treasurer's office in 19-94. she ran for governor and lost to rod blagojevich in 2006-- she was the first republican woman to be nominated for governor in illinois. she won the comptrollers office in 20-10-- and was just reelected last month for a second term. we'll have more on her career -- and reaction from people who knew her-- throughout the morning on the w-g-n morning news-- and on w-g-n tv dot com. the cubs have reportedly landed the biggest pitcher available in free agency. left hander jon lester is coming to chicago after agreeing to a six year deal worth 155-million dollars. that's just under 26- million dollars a year. his former team the red sox, the giants, and the dodgers were also trying to sign him. lester is 30 years old and ahe won two world series titles with the red sox,

who they couldn't agree on a contract. police in lake station, indiana are trying to determine why this man, 84- year-old john laco, fired a shotgun into the air outside lake station city hall. when they responded, he got out of his car with the gun, and pointed it at police. so officers shot him to death. a thief stole a salvation army kettle in oak lawn. it happened just after six last night, outside the walgreens on 95th near ridgeland. a salvation army spokeswoman says the bell ringer was on break at the time. the thief stole the kettle, stand and money ... all worth about 4-hundred dollars. a report on c-i-a interrogation techniques describes what was done to some detainees to get information. methods included waterboarding, sleep deprivation, and rectal feeding. the c-i-a disputes the report's findings that these methods didn't lead to accurate intelligence. some republicans say this report threatens american lives overseas. a c-t-a bus driver is injured after a van crashed into a bus overnight. it happened in the 47- hundred block of south talman avenue. police say it started as a pursuit... when the van's driver failed to pull over after running a stop sign. police say the 2003 ford

then hit the c-t-a bus along with five other parked cars. the bus driver was taken to holy cross in stable condition. investigators found the van to be stolen. the driver is in custody. the family of a murdered loyola student says they'll honor his memory by trying to mirror his grace. students, faculty and staff grieved at a campus memorial today for mutahir rauf. the promising young man was shot and killed friday during a robbery attempt near loyola university. loved ones say he wanted to be a doctor to give back to the world. an older brother urged prayers for an end to violence in the streets. an interfaith prayer service for non-violence will be held this afternoon in the mundelein auditorium on campus. >> we seek peace, not vengeance, understanding, we see this as being symptomatic of a greater epidemic of poverty and violence in chicago. >> the prayer service will be held this afternoon. >> the state has cut ties with a private vendor and

then ran the illinois lottery. the contract was terminated yesterday. governor clinton directed it to end its relationship star of watery group over performance concerns. only three years into the tenure contracts and targets were missed all of them. >> a sheep found wandering the streets in omaha while wearing a holiday sweater, has been reunited with its owners. the family says they didn't even realize the sheep was missing, until they saw its picture on facebook. it was posted by the nebraska humane society after the sheep was picked up over the weekend. the shelter knew it was a beloved pet, because it was so fashion-forward. >> we love him. i got attached to it. >> i like him to. the family doesn't know how they sheep got out, but they are thinking about letting him

stay in the house now. i like the hearts. that is style. dan, you could learn a thing or two. >> i agree. >> that's pretty nice. >> we are waiting on the winter. here we get paid by how much snow we dead . last year was a good year. not so much this year. christmas is going to be light. thirty to degrees right now. kelly met city at 32. glancing at 32. it's cooler around fox lake at 28. chicago reading at 28. these numbers are close to or below freezing. if he saw any flurries you could have a slick road on the committee to this morning. satellites composite chose dry conditions. expect only flurries today and a fairly nice day . normal temperatures by the afternoon. after a warm front will be at 33 by noon.

5:00 p.m. 34. in the seven day forecast, it's going to make you either happy or sad. if you want winter and you will like it. if like warmer temperatures it's perfect. 39 degrees on thursday. 43 friday. for the weekend will be in the low 50s. >> the as long as the weather holds construction is continuing. a big project continuing today along 18th. the bridge over the river. basically this goes from whitworth to canal. what it means is from today all the way to april 2015 there will be the taurus at wentworth answer back while they rebuild this bridge that was originally built in the late '60s. it's crumbling and not holding up so they will build this all over again. looks like they're putting in new roadway and sidewalk in there. watch for detours because of that. we have

another smash and grab. this happened about 15 or 20 minutes ago. add a neiman- marcus store downtown. the van has gone right through the windows downtown. several men ran from the scene. no word if they got anything or if anyone was caught. we'll check in on that again and give you the latest coming up. >> we marcus is here ...

hi marcus! >> and looking at stores trending online including in more popular ones on our web site. according to a post, a fan at the bears and lions football game said he noticed a couple sitting in front of him. and the woman was a texting another man. telling him how much she would rather be with him. so the fans took it upon himself to write to the guy who was allegedly being cheated on he wrote him a note telling him to check his partners phone with it at home because she had been texting and another man wishing she was with him. but the note does end up with a tag that said #chive on which means it could be a

hoax. is the overstepping his bounds? >> i think he was burned before and is looking out for someone cared >> you have to hide your phone when you are out in public here people are looking at it. we will keep you updated on that. columbia records announced bob dylan is releasing a new studio album. it will be titled *shadows in the night*...featuring covers of ten frank sinatra songs. the album will officially drop on february 3rd. their first two chicago shows are already sold out- but if you missed out on a chance to see u2- you are in luck. the band is adding two more concerts to their tour next summer. they'll play the united center on june 28th and june 29th for a total of 4 chicago shows. tickets go on sale on monday- but u-2 subscribers get access to a special presale that starts tomorrow at 10 a-m. >> we are expecting a high temperature of 36 today.

tonight down to 24 appear tomorrow, 39 degrees. sunshine there . friday, 43. saturday and sunday into the 50s. it all evens out. >> that's how you start the forecast . 51 on sunday. >> bring out the good part at the beginning. >> coming up, we remember the life of judy baar topinka died suddenly this morning after a stroke. you will speak to several people who knew her best including the governor george ryan and tom cross, they will share their thoughts on her life and legacy. >> everybody is remembering her to date for reaching across party lines, working with democrats on a number of issues. also for her big personality and how she told it like it was. again, she'd suffered a stroke or night was hospitalized and a few hours later she died. she

was 70 years old. we will continue to cover her death this morning here on the wgn morning news. stay with us. we will be back.

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