daley? almost at the brink of tears batt but we knew that was a factor also house and called in the city even opposed to other first ladies. current mayor's wife you did not see her very much she insisted never acted as mayor of maggie daley was a portage in chicago and politics for both@ cities >> i think the whole city recognized her for this lot for more for research the fact she took sort of a back seat. talking about her husband you could see her on robstown graciously shaking hands in the background batt but something about the personality of a lot of people described her charismatic herself great strength and personality several events walking into the room you took notice of the blood entering the room. whether a fan or not a daily fat >> host of politics tonight political analyst wgn and rick pearson of the telephone continuing coverage and implement a quick break first back with much more chicagos first lady and maggie daley dies at the age of 68 years old. capital one's new cash rewards card gives you a 50% annual bonus! so you earn 50% more cash. according to research everybody li

today city council meeting was daley's last meeting is mayor and dabbled his first council meeting in 1989. he has been the city's longest mayor even outlasting his father who served 21 1/2 years in 1955 until his death in 1976. today's council meeting. . >> mr. president you have made the decision to lead on your own time by roan choice and with your record intact . >> what to wish you in that lovely wife of years the best that god has to give. a blessing upon your life. . >> many years ago the city was a gritty and dirty place but now people all over this country recognize the city is probably one of the most beautiful cities of the world. not just in the united states but in the world. you have changed the face of this city. . >> the older men are getting up one by one it said city council in paying tribute to this matter and we would hear from him later on in the day. bringing this to you on the 5:00 news at city hall back to you. . >> investigators looking for the cause of the huge fire this morning in waukegan and insults sheridan rode the roof collapsed there were flames and bl

city of god ... is being sung as people eggs at the church it is very fitting a tribute for maggie daley her extended family being the city of chicago. >>this liturgy was a celebration of her life and a call to action to carry on her legacy and good deeds. >>and she had the mayor's year in ways no one else could and it benefited the city greatly. there is a story when they first were married they went to rome in italy and pope paul the sixth walked up to the couple and wished them a long and happy life ... >>the congregants are leaving the church right now ... we see father jack wall to the left now they will make the trip to the cemetery ... the pallbearers are members of the family. president obama's chief of staff john daly is also presentey is also present along with the first lady michele obama and the vice-president joe biden and his wife dr. jill biden. former mayor richard daley is holding hands of his grandchildren and he sat with them arms around them throughout the services ... maggie daley was a wonderful grandmother. in the eulogy her son patrick noted that the children were given tough

city colleges of chicago. it's a challenge that this woman have gladly taken on. she left a lucrative 40 year career when mayor daleyamp the seventh city colleges. she grew up in a in a housing project. the family eventually moved to the parking area. both of my parents suffered from substance abuse. i then dropped out of high school in my senior year. at 17 she found herself homeless. i knew that a quality education was the only way out of this. >> i often tell people that i really believe that this was my destiny baird and it was just a wheel. >> show is that a desire to reach over and look at what else is other gear by madge on hooker's executive vice president at cowen ed he thought the mayor daley about naming her city chancellor. >> that shake-up has resulted in reinvention. an ambitious project to reinvent the city colleges to ensure the success of every student. tammuz sometimes when you deal with somebody in canby's sort of hard to swallow so to speak their but it is a passion and their passion for the students. her parents have even learned from her both are sober and are even helping people. >> a blizzard

daley admirers say the city of chicago still works while other cities of america stagnate. ley's term ends next may 16th, when he retires, undefeated. chicago scholars credit both daleys for being motivated out of love for the city and wanting nothing more to be mayor. >>> illegal shipments of cuban cigars are turning up right here in chicago. >> but government agents are stopping them in their tracks. >> reporter: you are looking at contraband. not drugs, not weapon, not terrorist bombs, but cuban cigars. , seized by customs and border protection at the o'hare a irport. george leen saw the first p ackage last month as he s creened incoming innational male. >> after that, they kept on coming. backs worth kept coming and before we knew it, they were spread out through the line. >> reporter: and they kept coming for weeks. how many would you guess? >> we're estimating about 1 00,000. >> reporter: the companies are sent by online companies in switzerland to buyers all over the u.s. >> we have seen them going to law firms. we've seen them going to businesses. we've seen them goi

mayor richard daley and his final days at city >> hall> chicago tribune cartoonist scott once the sayg. >> hallelujah mayor daley is almost gone. as mayor daley finishes his victory lap we love to have given him a gold watch but... well... we can't afford it. as mayor daley was building his legacy he was sticking us with the tab. sure he did good things parks flowers along michigan avenue. what is not to love? now the bill is finally coming due for 22 years of friends and family budgeting. what is the richard d. legacy? schools that do not teach. rusty infrastructure. far to police on the street. crushing debt. all this while we're being taxed until our ears bleed. daily love fast because i'm kind of busy relocating to indiana. mayor rahm good luck. you're going to need it. that is money stands for now. >> coming up taking pain medication may not keep the doctor away how to minipills but you at risk for developing a deadly disease. >> recharger cellphone in seconds. a professor has created a better battery. >> live from wgn tv chicago the official drawing of the illinois lottery. >> t

union's business manager submitted his resignation yesterday he was often seen alongside mayor daley as city hall negotiated union contracts for city workers. he stepped down citing the impact of recent news reports on the union's public perception. wgn's investigation caught him and three other union leaders try to get their union pension back after they were caught double dipping. state law says union members have to pick either a city pension or a separate union pension you can see a more of this investigation on pension abuse at our web site wgntv.com mayor emanuel is ordering thousands of city employees to set a good example by paying their overdue parking tickets water bills and other unplayed obligations. the sun-times reports the 2800 city workers and twice as many employees of other kind of man agency's zero combined $3 million. his order their bosses to notify them that anyone who has not paid up by october 31st may be fined or suspended. >>people who talk or taxed on their cellphones while riding their bicycles may get find a group of alderman approved a bill that would punish vio

city lease of parking meters. katten muchin rosenman. latest hire richard daley former mayor and adviser firm says mr. will not participate for work involving the city of chicago but analysts say the firm should take a step further. >> if the firm is saying thank you tube richard daley for the legal business he sensed their way over the years and that is fine. they are a private law firm if they want to pay him with dollars that can do that. but from a good government standpoint no more tax dollars should go to the firm while richard daley is there >> andy shaw executive director of the better government organization says conflict of interest if the firm does business with the city of chicago >> we wish richard daley and the law firm well may of right and prosper but not with the tax dollars. >> andy shaw says it would be fine if daley works with county state government not with the city government and excellent cast for a successor mayor rahm emmanuel ought to say good luck but no more city tax dollars will go that way while richard daley is there >> today the law firm declined requests for interview

organization after school matters out in the hands of mayor daley's former chief of staff she made it very clear how important the organization is to the city and the daley family. >> trust me she never lost her passion her commitment to the teenagers of the city. she remained extremely committed an extremely passionate. up until the very end. >> public wake sunday. chicago cultural center from noon until 10:00 at a public funeral mass scheduled monday morning old st. pats starting at 10:30 p.m. we are told president obama and first lady michelle obama might attend. meanwhile, mayor rahm emmanuel planning official day of remembrance for maggie daley. >> also remembering maggie daley today one of the medical specialists who treated her and a close friend and confidant of daley family is well known pastor that part of coverage >> metastatic breast cancer may have been because of maggie daley death but it was a reality she lived with gracefully for almost a decade surpassing the odds never forgetting those who did not fare as well. >> maggie daley would want us to remember the terrible disease touches families all over the world. >> survival f

daley wants to keep the 2011 budget balanced without raising taxes or fees. wgn's jay miller is at city hall live with that story. >> reporter: hi, allison. in what was his last budget proposal in his 21 year career as mayor, mayor daley said his plan to but -- balance the budget won't satisfy everyone, but said his job is to protect taxpayers and that is what he has done, he said. s. >> for the next search months i will continue to work as hard as i have for the past 21 years for the betterment of chicago. >> reporter: mayor daley delivering his final budget proposal of his career before the city council this morning. the gallery was packed. people clapped and shouted four more years as mayor concluded his speech. in that speech, the mayor promised not to propose any increase in taxes, fines or fees next year including property taxes. instead, he said the city will continue efforts to consolidate departments to reduce costs. he also proposed the use of $180 million in surplus funds to help balance the budget. that will infuse 38 million into balancing the 2011 budget. he proposed borro

millennium park, trying to terminate a long-term agreement the restaurant was granted while daley was in office. the city says taxpayers are being cheated out of millions. daley's attorneys say it would be a medical hardship if he were forced to take the stand. the judge says he needs more information about daley's condition, and gave his lawyers until monday to provide it. a woman serving a life sentence for her role in the murder of a man who was buried alive, is asking for clemency. nancy rish has been in prison for 27 years. she was convicted of helping her former boyfriend kidnap a wealthy man for ransom in 1987, the man died when a green box failed. hearing the case for clemency yesterday the former boyfriend provided a written statement saying he acted alone. the board will make a recommendation to the mayor but he has no obligation to act. >>president obama will meet with texas governor rick perry today, about the crisis at the border. it comes a day after the president asked congress for nearly 4-billion dollars to deal with the surge of unaccompanied minors who are crossing into the u-s, from c

. >>> the city council votes on mayor daley's final budget today. wgn's robert jordan is live at city hall with the latest. >> reporter: hi, allison. you know it's the time of year that politicians hate the most. annual presentation of the budget. and this year chicago is asking for a record breaking $6.4 billion budget and an order to satisfy the needs of the citizens of the city. but in order to do that the mayor is actually dipping into several reserve funds that are irreplaceable. >> we were relying on one time revenue measures here. -- >> by law the chicago city council has to pass a budget that's balanced. no deficit spending. so to do so, mayor daley and the city council are expected to pass a $6.4 billion budget using funds from the leasing of the chicago skyway and money taken from leasing of the parking meters. but critics say draining these accounts is dangerous because they are one time sources of revenue and once they are gone, there is nothing left to fall back on. even so, aldermen are expected to pass the budget. >> fortunately, we ha

later this afternoon at 2:30 central. . >> mayor daley preparing for this final visit to china as it is as mayor. bringing more investments into the city. >> we are live with details. >> good afternoon. mayor daley and a delegation of chicago city business leaders heading for china tomorrow they will be visiting five cities in 12 days and it will be launching a new chicago china friendship initiative campaign to bring more chinese investments to the chicago region. the mayor says that chicago already has a strong relationship with china as evidenced by china's president's hu jintao visit to chicago. the only city visited by the present. the latest initiative in the heart of america to further expand the relationship with a multimedia approach that includes commercials coupled with one-on- one contact. crating jobs the future of our residents that only in chicago in the region but in the midwest and at the same time having a strong relationship with china to build their economy as well. a two-way street. . >> further development of our friendship and big success and let us try together to port our efforts together. the mayor will also o

are raising money at a very, very healthy rate. >> chico says he has spent years in city hall working with mayor daley which gives him a head start on the other candidates. he says he knows where to trim the fat and retain the lean program and know city hall better than any other candidate. >> most people would tell you i was mayor daley's most effective chief of staff. i was able to not only work with police and fire and sanitation, but work on paving streets, building sidewalks, libraries, police stayings, fire stations and communities throughout chicago. >> but with chicago facing massive debt making it difficult to balance the budget, what could chico do to correct the seemingly unfixable problem? >> have i done it before. in 1995 when the mayor sent me over to the chicago public schools, their budget deficit and crisis was every bit the same as the city of chicago's. we straightened that out. when i came to the chicago public schools, our cumulative budget deficit projection was $1.3 million. when i left, we had a surplus of $350 million. >>> and while chico no doubt will be a formidable candidat

city is year end of bridgeport neighborhood, he grew up in this neighborhood which is working class that help to define how he made big decisions that earned him hypercriticism or praise. tonight richard daley was first elected mayor in 1989 he repeated a campaign promise he would open the doors of city hall's to everyone reaches out to all races and cultures became the backbone of daley's tenure. >> every time of new police station was constructed. >> he is embracing groups that his father never would have embraced. >> improving the troubled public school system was always a top party, a 1995 state legislators gave him control of chicago public schools. >> we know there's still a lot of work to be done on the chicago schools but i think most people view that as the start of a new era. i give the mayor a lot of credit for taking that. >> credit is not a word former chicago alderman alderman dorothy tillman will use. >> he dropped the ball when it came to the black community. the schools are terrible in our communities, >> another long fought issue which has repeatedly fallen to defeat is dailies fight for stricter gun control. >> you keep the fight as long as we are all alive. >> political

mayor daley says the city schools will reopen tomorrow. the entire list of school closings is being run at the bottom of the screen. and you should see that brought the midday news. also on our web site at wgntv.com. next a midday stoa rhodes college truck filled with people to plunge off the road into an icy river in omaha. . >> more violent protests in the streets of egypt as pro- government mounds lashed out at foreign journalists. foreign journalists. double shift... i need a break. he needs some gellin'. yeahhhhhhh. gellin' is like having a teeny tiny foot masseuse in your shoe. you like ? nice. that's going to make you feel so much better. nice ! dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles. outrageous comfort, all-day long. the winter weather gripping the u.s. is being blamed for deadly accident in oklahoma. at least three people were killed when a pickup truck ran off a snow- covered highway and into an icy river. police say the truck jumped a guard rail and plunged into the spring river. was partially submerged one emergency workers arrived

. >> nancy is live at city hall with details. >> even with mayor daley out of town city alderman moved on an ordinance that will affect future operations at the two major airports. of an ordinance was what hurt concession operators to pay workers a living wage of about $11 an hour. at a news conference this morning workers express concern among the force of over 1500 people they are afraid that there will be undercut or cut out as the city undertakes to $250 million redevelopment of the retail and food concession areas at o'hare and midway they note that airline passengers are a captive audience paying high prices at terminals where most workers make minimum wage. . >> we're going to allow concession owners to enter into, 3, 5, 10 year agreement to sell these hamburgers. they should be paying the staff a living wage. . >> stable jobs in stable ordnance merely introduced going straight to committee they know that other major cities passed similar measures. at least during redevelopment projects and live in city hall back to you. >> thank you. . >> next a midday a major sign of progress

the city charter will bring about 200 new jobs into loop mayor daley says of the city's investment andwners of keep the chart tracks th. >> and cities are it will lease $124 square feet over two floors the landmark sullivan center state madison. the discount retailer is expected to open the fall of 2012. . >> he is accused of taking part in the brutal murder of thousands at rwanda but until recently he was just known as the guy who just worked year coming up paul his story unraveled. ♪ leftover desserts, boardroom, now. and hurry before the interns get here. thanks but i already have some yummy black forest cake. black forest cake? ♪ so? [ female announcer ] need a guilt free treat? try yoplait light. and i've lost weight. [ female announcer ] with 30 delicious flavors, all around 100 calories each. yoplait. it is so good. the yoplait you love, now in a 4-pack. try it today. the are now availableove about in our toploads. remarkable energy savings extraordinary capacity, introducing the no compromise kenmore elite topload washers save now at sears will the entire community for years un

mayor daley is here talking about the city's budget deficit to the tune of $655 million. so we have not got a chance to get his reaction. some of these scathing remarks from jesse jackson jr. but we'll stick around here and see if he'll have a comment. let's listen to what jesse jackson jr. had to say. >> significant unemployment that is challenging many of our city. >> reporter: he has criticized mayor daley but today slammed rahm emanuel. >> he now has a record he has the run on. he will have to talk about those communities left behind. >> reporter: jackson and emanuel are mentioned as potential candidates for governor. but neither are in the race. president obama appeared to give e ran yule the blessing to go for office. saying he would be a great governor of chicago. jesse jackson had harsh words for the president as well. >> whether those tax breaks will put american people to work. they are not in the mood for more stimulus dollars. >> reporter: tonight mayor daley says he is focused on chicago's financial hole. he is part of three public hearings to discuss the bud

commander john burgess ordered official of officers to torture him into confessing and city help to cover up mayor daley has now received notice to appear before a deposition on december 8th mayor rahm emanuel would not comment on the case but he did discuss potential cost ... >>attorneys for the city of chicago have filed a motion asking the judge to reconsider jon burge is serving a four and half year sentence in federal prison for perjury and obstruction of justice for lying in a civil court case when asked if he knew of the torture. eight teenagers charged with pushing a woman to her death at a cta stop as he escaped from stealing and i phone 17 year-old prince wants and is accused of shoving 68 year-old sally katonah king at the fullerton brown line stock back in march sally katonah king tumble down the stairs at the station and died one day later from her injuries police say that watson had stolen and i phone from computer and ran into sally katonah king as he made his getaway watts and is already in prison serving a four year sentence for stealing another person's i phone at the car division redl

daley celebrating 20 years of her program after school matters. it helps chicago children by teaching them job skills and introducing them to the arts. as for her husband's decision to retire from city hall, maggie daley says she agrees it was time. >> to me, i think it's another door opening. a new adventure in our life. and we were looking forward to it. >> maggie daley says she will continue with after school matters when her husband is no longer mayor. she is continuing her fight with breast cancer. she does have to walk with a cane or in this case crutches because of some surgeries. but she hopes in the near future she won't need those crutches or the cane. we wish her the best. >>> coming up next at midday, the shocking new findings about the poverty rate in the u.s. >> and pope benedict beginning a controversial visit to britain with acknowledgement of church failures in dealing with abuse cases. >>> the concern over the diet drug meridia. why federal regulators are split over keeping the drug on the market. [ male announcer ] millions of men 45 and older just don't feel like they used to. are you one of them? remember when you had more energy for 18 holes with your buddies?

city hall because there were said to see him go. economic development and jobs i think that richard daley is always done whatever it takes to bring in jobs in houston good for the city which is good for illinois. . >> big shoes to fill when richard daly signed in over 20 years ago and obviously is father and his son with surpass the father becoming the one serving mayor in chicago history. and judging by 60 victorious campaigns by and large chicagoans approved of the way he ran the city. the lines are forming already at city hall starting at 1:00 bill oster people up in the lights begin the lobby here of city hall in this session is open to the public to last until 4:00. . >> thank you. . >> is mayor daley prepares to leave office without many of those who worked with him over the year. college in spoke about his influence springfield . >> mayor daley took the time to call a republican legislator to thicken for voting for a bill the reception but in a ponce mayor daley's on the senator kept that note and should use grandchildren. he said the famous mayor daley called them. he went beyond the influence of justice city here is a natio

his predecessor was able to do bring in the city together and try to open up some of these incredible problems facing right now. that is something mayor daleym the city together and making this a far more peaceful place them off is interesting rahm emmanuel thank him and talked about the progress but also of knowledge and his words he need to get this city moving again. then i caught that kind of a light? switch that the light . >> robert jordan has been with the credit millennium park . >> where i'm standing right now you could be used to be a role the art now beautiful millennium park so seven mayors that i've seen since my time with richard daley's father i've seen lots of changes taking place in so many of the people who are here today talking with some listening to the mayors began what did you think? > . >> i was very impressed and i'm so hopeful that everything that he would like to happen will happen. and i believe that it will. . >> you are optimistic talking about changes welge . >> absolutely and we need changes but we need to keep the things that are great. . >> here this morning at 830 what brought you here? . >> so my family w

late maggie daley transformed the city into a garden new place for tinley and life for sick children ldren's hospital today space dedicated to former mayor richard and maggie daley son kevin's garden. >> flowers bright in this spirit soothing window to the world sick kids treated anna and robert h lurie center for children smiling blue eyed boy the inspiration for kevin daley with spina bifida fought life 33 months depending on machines and monitors and the hospital and that hot mother maggie wants it referred to a cabin as the brave little boy that he was. neurosurgeon treating dr. david mcclone kevin daley add hundreds of others with spina bifida at >> alternately brave boy but lose his battle and go to heaven before his third birthday >> with his memory alive creative team behind kevin's garden wanted to make sure it was extra special concrete floor imagining this >> many holidays here for the mayor's visit during the visits i learned about him and grew to appreciate the depth of the commitment to children's memorial >> bridget evans former children's hospital patient also has spin

center today paying tribute to chicagos former first lady maggie daley but kind words and heavy hearts. >> she was a beloved person, this city love maggie daley and everyone who knew her laughter. here is former mayor richard daley of arriving at the chicago cultural center with his daughter elisabeth her wedding was rescheduled so her mom could walk down the aisle just one week later on thanksgiving day maggie daley died at age 68, off inside the hall today the daily family stood by the closed casket tossed with flowers next to a large photograph of mrs. dailey flashing her brilliant smile, the one she always wore even as she battled breast cancer for nearly a decade. >> she was just an inspiration we are going to miss her, very few like her come around. >> among the mourners senator dick durbin who plans to show the family a cellphone picture of mr. and mrs. daly from last st. patrick's day. >> those to maggie and rich are just beaming with so much happiness. >> from emanuel and his wife also coming to pay their respects along with the cook county board president commissioner john daly and a host of aldermen and city offic

>>it's a wonderful way to pay tribute to a wonderful woman who sacrificed on behalf of this city >>maggie daley was totally committed to promoting the arts particularly encouraging artistic endeavors in young people here what a fitting tribute >>i think it would be a wonderful yet jester something that would trulyand fitting tribute and would do a lot for the city of chicago in terms of keeping her legacy alive >>there are other issues that the city council will be addressing having to do with taxi cabs here in the city ... that vote will take place at the next council meeting the beginning of next year please stay with us the tom skilling full forecast is coming up next good afternoon everyone ... we have rain falling in the area most of our observance stations have had over 1 in. this is the biggest grain event in nearly one month here in the city we have wind on the storm is east side it is december the 14th at the normal high temperatures 35 degrees yet o'hare and midway are showing 48 degree temperatures we are pushing 50 degrees and the warming continues we will hit a high of 56-57 degree

it appears mayor daley found a way to balance chicago's city budget. one last time. the city must close a $650 million gap. the "sun-times" reports the mayor will drain some reserve funds from the sky way sale of the parking meter lease. he will make some spending cuts and he will refinance some of the the city's debt. daley has expressed a desire to privatize taste of chicago. curb side recycling and animal care to raise more money. >>> president obama top adviser is leaving the white house next year. the white house says david ackled are -- axelrod is returning to chicago to work on the president's re-election campaign. axelrod works next to the oval office and is responsible for the president's political strategy. his wife still lives in chicago and he never bought a home in washington. axelrod has not said exactly when he is leaving washington but the white house says it will be well into next year. >>> another sign white house chief of staff rahm emanuel will return to chicago to run for mayor. in the "sun-times" today, michael said she heard through the rumor m

. >> in his first public appearance since his wife's hospitalization saturday mayor daley says the city'sst lady remains in good spirits after an operation to replace the titanium ride in her right leg. her doctor says the surgery was performed due to mechanical issue of wear and tear not do any worsening of her breast cancer. >> she's recovering from cancer in like anything else when you have rods placed in your leg you have to be very careful. you do not know something happened and thing that you have the hospitals and doctors. >> the mayor spoke of the dedication of a senior partner in complex and roseland while mrs. daly began physical therapy at northwestern hospital. she is expected today to stay there for up to five days and then continue physical therapy at home. her new red is meant to prevent micra factors that can occur and bonds weakened by radiation. orthopedic surgeon dr. bromley mark perform the operation as her oncologist died suddenly in august. >> my wife is very strong. she is not what anyone setback. she's going to move forward. nothing was said anyone back. she has be

for client michael tillman selling beach city ofsuing the city of chicago for wrongful presentimprisonment, michael tillman can sue richard m. daley daley responsible after all of these years to be held as a defendant in a conspiracy to cover up police torture >> torture ordered by former area 2 police commander jon burge for a year city defended him while he dodged the spotlight case after case dating back to the 1970's prisoners walking free convictions vacated a equipment like this used to force false confessions under jon burge, michael tillman of rumply convicted about richard daley state's attorney during the year and later mayor been named as a defendant >> and man actually innocent tortured with water boarding back and all of that, spent 23 and a half years in a penitentiary now free, judge why did that mayor daley one of many conspirators made the probable conviction incarceration and torture possible >> rahm emmanuel finds himself caught in the battle inheriting stain on the city and bruises that go with that could settle the case and make it go away or continue to pay the former mayor of legal bills when millions of dol

. >> the end of an era at city hall today mayor daley is the last time addressing the city council as mayor getting a little bit choked up in the process. >> note tears did the toughest moment for him it was talking about his family. >> for history's sake this is the longest i've ever sat in his seat. i think every alderman knows that. usually i am up and down running around. this is history. >> that it is. his last city council meeting as mayor. 22 years he sat back in that chair. issues some big, some small got hammered out. >> you made excellent decisions on important infrastructure investment downtown that have helped to preserve and expand the economy. >> on behalf of the latino community i want to thank you for protecting the civil rights of immigrants in chicago. >> clearly the things came from all sides political friends and enemies one of them council powerhouse alderman ed burke. >> you've made the decision to leave your own time by your own choice and with your record intact. >> one by one council members told stories of a tough leader who didn't always agree with but they

tillman's civil rights suit against burge and the city says daley was aware of the alleged torture as state's attorney and aided in a cover-up. a chicago police sergeant charged with brutality is now on trial. sergeant edward howard junior is accused of smacking gregory jeffries four times outside a king gyros restaurant in october 2010. most of the incident was captured on surveillance video. on the first day of the trial yesterday, jeffries claims his face was left swollen and bleeding. but, howard's laywer argued he was defending himself that night, and jeffries was going to spit on him. the trial resumes next week. illinois is now one of 26 states across the country experiencing severe drought conditions... as we can see from where wgn's nancy loo is live... lawns and grass are suffering, nancy? >>we are in lincoln park. you can see the grass is not greener on any side of town right now ... if you needed an official declaration to know that the situation is severe. it is so bad the city fiercely could lose thousands of trees ... >>it's not just lincoln park there's more yellow and

the proposal will require that reserves be iewpsed solely to generate interest to cover city costs. mayor daley budget proposal is approved next week, city will have spent all but $76 million of the parking meter lease money. another 500 million will remain from the city's 99 year lease of the skyway in 2004. >>> the chicago public schools are projecting a $700 million deficit for next school year. that's because the state is behind on some of its payments to the school system. cps says the state still owes $164 million from last school year. and it's late on an additional 206 million for this school year. the chicago public schools faced a $1 billion deficit in august. officials managed to balance the budget by cutting costs and tapping emergency funds. >>> next in midday, another loss for a historic downtown area after fire guts several buildings in lockport. >>> also, the number of americans without health insurance hits a new record high. and it's not just those living at poverty level that are going without coverage. >>> and it's a slow ride home for passengers. we're cracking down on medi

financial savings but it turns out that it didn't really pay off the city's inspector general says that the furlough policy under former mayor daleyt the city nearly $8,000,000.70 next three years the report says that city employees had to take comp time and set of overtime but they don't take that time that could eventually paid for it overtime rates ... >>and minor league baseball team on by kevin costner is facing a full-scale revolt players and coaches for the lake county fielders say the team stopped paying their travel and food expenses it all came to a head this week when the team's radio play-by-play man quit on the air ... >>most of the team's players have been cut or traded the president of the fielders says that the city of zion failed to finish a big new stadium that promise the team and the team would not have financial troubles of the that the revenue from those extra seats kevin costner by the way has no role in the day-to-day operations of the team ... >>exactly how tall is mount everest? that's the issue that nepal and china are looking to settle ... the world's tallest mountain straddles both countries' borders n

. >>> also out of chicago city hall today mayor daley wants to turn over city hiring to several departments to a private firm. under the trial program, the city will accept bids from firms to conduct hiring searches in the streets and sanitation, water, aviation, transportation and general services department. its aimed at restoring public confidence. the hiring process in the city is fair. the mayor spent several years dealing with major patronage hiring scandals that resulted in federal convictions of some people in his administration. >>> still ahead, this midday we will check in with steve stone and hawk haroldson to talk with them about red hot chicago white sox. >>> they are hot. >>> and then later in lunch break today, the clever cleaver brothers are back. they will show us how to use a cheaper cut of beef when you are grilling outdoors this summer. >>> bloomberg's angie lau live at cme group in chicago with look at business headlines. no secret the improvement in the job market has been slow going. when we get a report like this one today it's a bright spot and we are talking about

. >> it makes sense to dukedue diligence before paying a bill like that >> pushed to city council when mayor daley was an office 75 year deal gave the city $1 billion of most has already been spent tribune reports chicago parking meters $108.5 million gross increase of $36 million from 2010. >> plenty of money already >> joining us to talk about the showdown between the city and the company managing chicago parking meters program is andy shaw president of better government association great to have you here difficult situation for mayor rahm emmanuel. to not draw attention to the man who made the deal with the predecessor of mayor daley >> this was a legal agreement outside law firm in a vault happens to be the firm the next mayor " is now working for. you can't at the end of the day it comes down in the fine print. nice that the mayor is fighting but that does not mean it will end >> can they sue us or the city? >> i looked at the tribune website this afternoon when the story broke 242 people weighed in on this and no single issue no single city deal has stirred up more anchor of the public so th

. >> candidates for chicago city council started kit circulating a petition yesterday, one candidate is a member of the daley family. patrick thompson of the city's water wreak acclamation tester commissioner, the grandson of meamayor richard j. daley. he's running to succeed 11th ward alderman richard balcer who is stepping down. there has been public speculation that balcer is being forced to make room for thompson. >> let me making one thing perfectly clear, i was not forced out. i have been here 17 years. >> this opportunity came up and he has served our community for 17 years and he has done a terrific job and he has a lot to be proud of a lot of accomplishments. i hope to build on the accomplishments that he is the fourth. >> aldon balcer says he wants to spend more time this family take better care of his health. he plans to support thompson in next year's aldermen collections. governor quinn signed a bill aimed at fighting discrimination against pregnant women in the workplace. legislation protect pregnant women and mothers so they can keep their jobs and have access to health care. among the protect

becoming a big factor in the last two months of the bid for who will succeed mayor daley here on the fifth floor of city hall. >> both braun and davis are trying to become the black candidate. >> reporter: paul greene says the motivation may be to force rahm emanuel into a runoff. >> if you can't beat emanuel in total numbers, if you come in second you're in the race. >> reporter: citing black support for mayor, davis hopes clinton will not go for rahm emanuel. >> i said it will hurt his relationship with the black community. >> i think that what we have is an outsider running for mayor and bringing outsiders to help him. >> reporter: shirley brown spent six years in washington and the voters said no. danny davis is from washington. so that's just silly. >> reporter: as for a meeting to decide who should be the consensus black candidate. >> an ultimate game of political chicken. it's not in the interest of either davis or braun to drop out now. why? what is in it for them if they drop out? >> i'm reflective of the african-american community and the african-american community is reflective of me. >> we'r

city is excited to start something new. bring change that we need to status quo. whenever i hear you say that i think mayor daley must think you're giving him a cake in the pants. >> the city is ready for change. you know the mayor is a friend of mine. not only a friend of some i learned a great deal from. he's done a tremendous job for the city. i am lucky. other mayors get in there may be bitterness between the incumbent leaving and a new person. here to people know each other work together on what to do it my way different style. >> easy one to cut 75 million rev up the bat. efficiency reforms and types of savings and a been discussed for a long time. >> give me an example. >> c'mon. that means you don't know. >> how many bombs to drop today? >> 0. >> your first grade teacher wrote that rahm likes to clean up after cleanup time back in a day. what is that about? >> that is true. bad habits: when we were growing up, my mother had all the boys do chores. the one i always chose to do is the dishes. i found my hands under the water akin zone everybody how. i love cleaning up. when i'm talking on the phone at 5 bu

but mayor daley putting back to the parking meter reserve fund he says the fund is receiving $50 million because the city took in more money than anticipated. hundred $90 million from the reserve fund were used to balance last year's budget and the city put finances the better tax management anti-tank workers for taking unpaid days off. . >> a city matt landmark it's done it many times before and randy it was light at buckingham fountain this morning . >> the fountain flowing once again in grant park joining mayor daley for his with a bunch of students from urban prep high school. the entire senior class is graduating and all of them except the four universities. gearing up the college course loads and mayor daley propping himself for a fork . >> a look forward to working and getting eight different perspective about the city and the world at chicago is a global city and more and more in international. we have to realize that trade agreements are important for the future demo when he looks back at past its share of successes in culture education and beautification city-wide. all factors that led him to b

daley. nobody has ever bought a nobody has ever loved a chicago more or served it with greater passion and greater commitment. this city bears his imprint. and he has earned a special place in our hearts and our history. tonight we thank mayor daley for a lifetime of service to his beloved city and with him and maggie, emmanuel we all love, all the best in their future. . >> yes we have to move forward and we know that we face a serious new challenges and overcoming that will not be easy it requires new ideas cooperation and his sacrifice from everyone involved. as we move forward to address the great challenges before us we make sure that every community in chicago is heard and included and has a chance to participate in that future. applause . >> i look forward to working with tens of thousands of dedicated public servants bills like my uncle less . >> and while not all the continents are settled i want to reach out to rides for the to the members of the nexus city council. we have a chance for a new partnership that will serve our city and taxpayers will. so thank you chicago for this a vote of confidence in our fut

city council like a bullet. aldermen are set to debate and vote on it tomorrow. >> our new ordinance allows a two step process to own and register a hand gun. >> this morning mayor daley was deliberate in outlining the city's new responsible gun ownership ordinance. flanked by over a dozen city aldermen, community leaders, activists and the police commissioner, the mayor stressed one of many reasons he is moving fast in response to the supreme court. >> the father and grandfather, nothing affects me more deeply and personally than violence in chicago. i lost a son because of an illness. an illness and it still stays with me. just think when you lose a child because of gun violence, he or she has done nothing wrong, that stays with them forever. >> under the new proposal, gun owners would require each wep would -- weapon would have to be registered with the chicago police department. no one could register more than one hand gun a month and gun stores would not be allowed to operate in the city of chicago. even so, supporters are still concerned. the mother of one young victim sayslafall po -- lawful possession of a gun won't always mean beart outcome. >> having a gun t

. >> mayor daley will welcome chicago people to city hall open house tomorrow and will begin his final week in office by greeting visitors and sinking them for their support. he is leaving office after 22 years as mayor of chicago. one week from tomorrow the city's new mayor rum emmanuel will be sworn in. the final and house takes place monday afternoon from 1-4:00 p.m.. >> mothers it was marked with sorrow and reflection for some. >> the story of a mother's love and its power as she took an incredible nightmare, a shattered family and brought it all back together. the stories coming up. >> our 70 forecast is suggesting that he weis punctuated by thunderstorms, i will have details of the full forecastle had. look, we've all dealt with the itching of athlete's foot. i can't just wash it away. killing it takes clinical strength. i only use lotrimin ultra. its powerful formula can even cure severe cases of athlete's foot. nothing cures better. lotrimin ultra. the killer cure. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] for the things you can't wash, freshen it with febreze. febreze eliminates odors and leaves

city. 11 of those victims have died. and another antiviolence rally today. the shooting isn't stopping. tom negovan reports mayor daleyis saying chicago needs its gun ban. >> guns do not produce. the goodness of society. guns produce the evilness of society. >> reporter: with the city's handgun ban facing the possibility of being overturned next week by the nation's highest court and a new rash of gun violence on the streets of chicago, the mayor's sounding off again. and he's not the only one. >> this is my grandson. to be killed and the violence needs to stop. it's got to stop. in the name of jesus i pray every day let it stop. >> reporter: eula lost her grandson on saturday. one of 54 people shot over the weekend. another nine were shot last night. >> he was so much fun. if you'd be around him, he just made you laugh. >> reporter: smith and two other men were shot in lawndale on the west side. killings investigators consider gang-related. as police patrolled the area, locals rally for the shootings to end. >> young and women get into petty conflicts and it turns deadly. >> reporter: made that way, they mayor says,

for city maggie daley and under research at the kickoff ceremony.40,000 runners are registered for the shamrock shuffle the. eight k race starts indents and grant park and works its way to downtown is against. tom skilling has our 7 day forecast and beyond. >> it will be little nippy tomorrow until we get these winds from the south which happens to braunite. the thunderstorms bring along the plaines that's out to the west of us. but thunderstorms longboat warm front is expected to pass around i. it was a step in time. right out tomorrow and you could see much of the day tomorrow. peaks of sun. maybe hit by a little cluster of thunderstorms. then we go in peace pact isobars strong winds and develop the beginnings of a squall line in iowa and missouri as weeks into the area late sunday night monday morning and. that is what we have to watch as a potential severe weather produce their. the forecast is for extensive cloud tomorrow. peaks of sun off. 47 no. 7. b.s. pricing to the 60s and low '70's tomorrow night with maybe a thunderstorm. 88 is the forec

make a going away party for mayor daley so we have an excuse to pull it off one more time the city is facing difficult choices and scaling back another tradition taste of chicago with the number of late for music festivals also seeing some austerity >>former mayor richard daley is about to start another new job in addition to serving as the distinguished senior fellow of the university of chicago ... mayor daley is drawing the chicago-based law firm of katten muchin rosenman it is an advisory position and in daily will not take part in any of the firm's work evolving the city of chicago. katten muchin rosenman is the law firm that negotiated the controversial the steel to privatize chicago parking meters. still ahead on the midday news that debate over the debt ceiling was to the white [ male announcer ] this is lara. her morning begins with arthritis pain. that's a coffee and two pills. the afternoo n tour begins with more pain and more pills. the evening guests arrive. back to sore knees. back to more pills. the day is done but hang on... her doctor recommended aleve. just 2 pills c

election almost over, another coming for chicago voters early next year to replace mayor daley and other elected city officials. the most talked about candidate for mayor although he hasn't declared he is a candidate yet is this guy, rahm emanuel. and he's in hollywood to collect campaign money by a fund raiser. his brother ari is in the talent business out there at one of the largest talent agencies on the planet. planet. and balance of emanuel raising in hollywood that he fits in better on then west coast than he does here in the midwest. >>> still ahead: why some officials believe last week's terror scare is a close call. >>> plus a search for replacement for ron huberman. when daley expects to have a new boss in place. >>> also a special dog risks his own life to save his family from a burning house. >>> and you may need a hat and gloves if you're out tonight. the forecast coming up. ♪ [ female announcer ] yoplait's real fruit and the goodness of dairy... gives you a little slice of happy. and happiness comes in 25 delicious flavors. explore them all. yoplait. it is so good. now the yoplait you l

set off car bombs around the city and kill mayor daley so an associate of his can take control of the city. his neighbors don't think he was serious. >> he just big mouth. just talking. >> just talking? >> i thought. >> bluffing? >> probably. >> had he ever mentioned anything like blowing up anything to you or kill the mayor to you? >> no. >> the lebanese immigrant's grand plan came to an end saturday after an fbi informant set him up with a phony explosive device. hassoun dropped that device in a trash can in front of a bar in the 3500 block of north clark. before it went off he was arrested. his neighbors say he comes from a good family and say the whole thing is a shame. >> yeah, sure. everybody feels sorry for him because he is young guy. supposed to be more try to look toward his future. we wish him good luck. >> reporter: and federal officials say hassoun was not motivated by political or religious views. he simply wanted to make money. he is charged with attempting to use a weapons of mass destructions and attempting to detonate an explosive device. he is due in court tomorrow.

their bid yesterday an administrative hearing they hoped to force the city to allow them to begin their parade route originating at daley plaza but now they will go along with the city's wishes on with certain conditions: >>the verbal offers must be put in writing and if they are in a faithful way we will be able to live with that >>that was angie thayer and he said that he wants the stipulations and offers regarding the city's alternate routes ... the mayor said that the city verbally offered the use of the petrillo band shell as a rally point free of charge to the activists without requiring an insurance purchase the group also wants assurances from the city that the group can get close enough to mccormick place said the nato attendees could hear them regardless of a last-minute security parameters it could be ordered by federal authorities such as the secret service ... the activists although not happy with everything the organizers are willing to except the city's alternate route >>we will accept one of the city's alternate parade routes the one that goes down jackson over to state and then to harrison to michigan a

daley is being scrutinized in in your report. chicagos inspector general joseph ferguson says after- school matters got $900,000 in contributions from companies that got tax breaks from city hall. the report claims under mayor daley that firms receive taxpayer subsidies were also required to donate to certain non-profit groups the inspector general said the numbers appear to show that preferential treatment for a group with close ties to the city had occurred in a statement after school matter said that the taxation is flat out false. >>chicago's annual pride parade will be starting earlier and traveling a longer parade route the changes are intended to cut down on public drinking and accommodate the growing numbers of people attending a parade. last year's pride parade attracted 800,000 people about double the number who lined the streets in lakeview just three years earlier next year's parade will begin two hours earlier at 10:00 a.m. rather than noon in hopes of curbing some of the public drinking that goes on during the event 200. coming up authorities tried to determine what caused a helicopter to crash in manhattan's east river ... and the victims from bernie madoff

daley celebrating her life. chicago tribune photos of the day look at the procession for a woman who inspired the city.tribune.com. tom skilling seven day forecast >> third wettest year and 141 years. more rain fall on the way the happiest falling in the southern suburbs storm tracks towards eastern ohio by morning and a powerful wind gradient gives way to a strong wind in this area which also wraps cold air on the system mixes the rain with snow snow to the east before getting to the high- pressure clearing out during the day on wednesday high- temperature 41 degrees today warmer air into the plains and the cold stuff signals a colder day week. . temperatures dropping fast. cool air hitting late in the week earlier next week north wind at 13 mi. per hour 76 humidity to point is 29. where the rainfall is comic look at how quickly. cops off quickly like that dramatically. south and getting an inch-three- quarters of water here in chicago. look at the snow. corridor of snow expected to come down south bend might see 5 in. of snowfall. protecting us from gettygetting accumulation. 50 mi. per hour wind lak