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but the chicago summit is repeated and now they're starting to come to chicago. >> the chicago summita venue for progressive thinking on foreign affairs and national security issues. in the next few months chicago seem to be on the cutting edge of international security issues. >> the nano host committee fund- raiser $55.5 million will be raised. half of that from private companies. it keeps the natal summit from being a burden on chicago taxpayers. >> the illinois supreme court accepted the city of chicago's petition to appeal a decision involving the owners of the "e- 2" nightclub where 21 people died in 20-03. the high court agreed to hear reversal of calvin hollins conviction - acquitting him of involuntary manslaughter. prosecutors then dropped the same charge against dwain j. kyles. the high court accepted 14 appeals - seven civil and seven criminal cases, all stemming from the asphyxiation deaths of 21 people caused by a stampede to exit the nightclub after security guards used pepper spray to break up a fight. a church in the western suburbs is trying to figure out how it got

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it was a meeting of chicago's political elite along the green chicago river i wish everyone a wonderfulpatrick's day celebration. former mayor richard daley and his brothers, hosting the celebration in record-setting temperatures. his late wife maggie who died in november still very much on his mind we had sleeves know, ray wind and everything so this is a great time for chicago among the guests gov pat quinn and tony preckwinkle and ireland's ambassador to the united states as well as the irish prime minister who told me he was impressed not only with the weather but with the spirit of chicagos irish roots. >> it's a very strong reminder that the irish actually built this city. >> and is still to come more of today's parade why the traditional dina at the chicago river was particularly special for one man we did it again temperatures 35 degrees above normal, a new record and there may be more to come, i will have whoa! i'd love a set like this... ...well, i'd like a pony. we used kmart layaway - paid it off over 8 weeks. with kmart layaway shop 1000s of items across dozens of departmen

in chicago with a look at today's business headlines ... in san francisco the apple announcement is taking place now it is about to unveil its latest i-pad tablet it will have a master processor that is faster and a sharper screen ... everyone's expecting apple to knock off $100 from the price of the i-pad to2 they just unveiled the latest version of apple tv enabling people to play any video on their television set crain's chicago business said that united airlines is considering moving its corporate headquarters into willis tower there's a large operations center there were 3800 people work and netflix is looking to make a move into cable try to partner with cable operators to provide streaming video in hopes of obtaining more customers ... it would be a victory for consumers ... there is no word on when netflix will sign any deal and another sign that gasoline prices are climbing ... people made fewer trips to retailers last month. they're trying to consolidate their tasks and parents to save on gasoline money the dow jones is up at this

mitt romney in chicago. he'll be in schaumburg, illinois, which is a suburb of chicago, tomorrow. rick santorum spending a lot of his time in the southern part of the state. in effingham, illinois, over the weekend. peoria, rockford. this event in dixon, illinois, with the shadow of a ronald reagan statue behind him. >> remember, when ronald reagan took the helm back in 1980 he had fought some battles. he'd been fighting battles for a couple of decades to revive conservatism in this country. he fought and insurgent campaign against no less a sitting incumbent republican. now, we don't have a sitting republican incumbent running for office this time. but we have someone that is certainly the -- the choice of the establishment republican. someone whose turn it was. we see that so often in republican politics for president. it's almost -- almost inevitable whose ever the next in line, that's who the republicans tend to put forward. and ronald reagan said, no, we don't need the next in line. we need something very different. what's going on and was going on in 1976 and, of course, eve

he said coming to chicago was up to one thing. >> chicago's diversity is one of chicago's visit thisit. >> the first lady of chicago and gov. quinn was one last chance to sell the city on the collect political event. >> all of us are grateful to nato for its great work this very year. in helping to liberate libya from a dictator who tortured his people and i think it is important that we salute all the great victories of nato over many decades. >> earlier today the chicago delegation showed they know what chicago is all about. good food, great music and a panelist from neighborhood to neighborhood. the mayor's wife invited out-of- towner's to visit the mall. >> our greatest treasure is our people. we have a wonderfully diverse population and many of the neighborhoods throughout the city. >> it is a chicago this delegation knows and what they wish to share with the world. he told his guest at approximately one-third of chicago residents can trace their roots back to nato country. perhaps one way to erase the feelings back home. >> from brussels where they're wearing coats to hear wher

seasonal total and chicago pretty close just 110 day time frame. 3 in. of snowfall o'hare field more snowfall last two systems combined. cloudy skies today march has not been terribly it's now we are around here. radar lighting up to the west storm is coming together as we move into meteorological spring three month period from march-may follows mildest winter passed 132 years pointing out march fastest warming month of the year. high temperatures today trouble here today. 78 degrees oklahoma city. it is like summer down south. juicy air going through that air mass. slamming into cold air. setting up for a storm current temperatures 37 degrees and 58 degrees st. louis. national north american view current temperatures storm forming along the boundary between warm and cold air developing intensifying explosively moving through the midwest. quiet wind history humidity 73% wind to turning northeast tomorrow starting to howell storm by morning and by evening dangerous path producing cold air through dynamic left. could have heavy snowfall starting rainfall m

and g 8 summit leaving chicago reaction. wgn news @ 9 super tuesday major benchmark for republican president setting the pace for turbulent weeks ahead. top story are around the country. results super tuesday 11-44 the number of delegates necessary to clinch the republican nomination. does not include 422 delegates up for grabs tonight voters in 11 states to the polls results in the states. state is crucial and still up for grabs. rick santorum again looking strong in the southern state. newt gingrich again the third place and ron paul in fourth place. earlier in the evening and not a surprise but notable georgia newt gingrich by a wide market 48%. mitt romney and second and rick santorum and third place. paul lisneck host of politics tonight breaking this down >> three states we are looking at georgette tennessee and ohio. all pile up for grabs >> focusing on the three states to look for generally speaking no surprises tonight everything going as expected tennessee story of the night so far because mitt romney anticipated t

thinking about what late chicago winters are usually like. kinda weird start to the year here but i'm not going to complain because it's warm. not even this siberian husky seemed to mind to the near 80 degrees despite her pedigree for cold. >> i am flabbergasted at the whole thing. >> there doesn't seem to be any sign that the warmth will stop. >> it looks like for the next three days at least we will be near record if not at record high temperature levels but we may have some rain to deal with but we will have to talk about that a bit later on. chicago public schools want to add extra days to the school year, why that's not sitting well with the residence in the city's polish and italian community. the cook county jail has cut back on letting visitors in but not for the recent 59 states. crunchy, roasted peanuts. meet soft, chewy caramel. for the energy to keep you going. who wouldn't want to be a part of that? payday. the sweet taste of energy. ououou're like my patients you want to hear you've done a good job. that's why i recommend a rins

crime commission city of chicago. departure is board chairman becomes president. upcoming nato conference shutting down a boat traffic miles lake michigan united states coast guard keeping more than 1 mi. away from lake michigan shoreline nato summit mccormick place for two days but the shutdown lasted a week may 16th-24. closing for mile stretch of chicago river chicago tribune wharf to loomis street coal storage slip to the locks and to water filtration plant also reported new citibank south michigan avenue closed today federal insurance corporations could not find another bank to take over access to much of $50,000 insurance limit indicted cook county commissioner william beavers vice chairman of the new city bank william beavers reportedly a small stake separately facing charges separately tax evasion denies wrongdoing. coming back from the procession to order 27,000 jobs last month third straight month solid hiring growth. candidates president obama man and 13 year- old accused of abusing animals since posted vid

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>>a nato conference is under way at the chicago hilton hotel in advance of the nato summit in chicago on may 20th as randi belisomo reports the summit could have a big impact on local rail services delegates are here is the invitation of the chicago council on global affairs to discuss security issues and 21st century meanwhile chicago commuters are wondering how the nato security will impact them when the conference roles and >>it will be horrifying >>the real commuters are worried about their will do in the worst-case scenario if that should happen all of the convergent rail lines go through mccormick place and will through the summit >>i can drive into the city gas costs to much ivory paid my monthly tickets >>this will inconvenienced thousands of rush-hour commuters on may 20th alone and rush-hour hundreds of rails run under mccormick place throughout the day we will now have to park here ... paying 20 or $30 ... it is yet to be determined the levels of activity that will be taking place at mccormick place during the summit in terms of businesses usual here in the city i understan

according to the chicago tribune the cta rejected a freedom of information act request last year about this very deal ... the cta was the first to purchase these cars 506 in total totaling more than $1 billion ... news of the dangerous flores is troubling to commuters we interviewed >>we're putting our faith in the technology and the crew of the transit system it's troubling to see the reports and know that that actually happened >>it's kind of bad to put a vehicle up there for people to take a chance on ... it's kind of sat >>all of these cars were polled in mid december and the cta was forced to use to retired railcars from the 1960's as a result there have been no accidents associated with these defective cars and the cta will it reintroduce them with the new parts sometime this may ... >>a controversial former police chief of cicero illinois has been hired by the chicago city council finance committee thomas rowland will help finance german ed burke investigate the validity of workers' compensation claims by city employees the sun-times reports that he was once investigated by the

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that will be may 20th-21st here in chicago >>gov. pat quinn has downplaying this decision for the move he said that the nato summit still presents the state with an opportunity >>there are 28 countries and 40 partners of nato ... australia as part of nato and happens to be the fourth largest trading partner for our state this is a great opportunity for interaction ... the change in venue could have impact on local businesses and randi belisomo as live from michigan avenue with that story >>the city's host committee is maintaining that holding the nato summit is just as big of a production as holding both ... the business leaders were hoping for a boost but the downtown workers believe they just avoided a headache >>the announcement from the white house to move the g-8 summit to camp david comes two months ahead of the planned back-to-back meetings this could put a dent in the potential benefit to chicago's business climate but the convention and tourism bureau maintains that the nato summit on the 20th and 21st of may will be the hig

we know what taste of chicago is. what is lalapalooza in chicago? >> it's a big musical festival along the lakefront. >> lynn sweet, thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> it's a quarter past the hour. this is washington today. the top u.s. commander in the middle east telling senatoring today that the advanced air defense weapons in russia has provided some assistance to syria's regime and would make difficult to establish no-fly zones as parts of an effort to help the rebellion. that was the comment from marine general john mattis. he declined to detail any military options they had. yesterday, senator john mccain calling for air strikes in syria to help the people in that kunlt. here here's more from that exchange. count. here's more from that exchanr.. here's more from that exchany.. here's more from that exchange. >> i think we would agree that syria out of the hands of assad would be one of the greatest blows to iran as far as lebanon is concerned, hezbollah, iran's closest ally. it would be in america's strategic interest to see assad

>> thousands of chicago commuters cannot be sure how to get to work in a month that have there is a good chance that some roads in the real will be closed and no one seems to know for sure tonight. it is our top story seen around the country tonight yesterday it was permits and protest and now it's about how the city is getting to work. a strong indication that the tracks behind me might have to close during the summit in may which of course would affect tens of thousands of commuters and as you might expect most commuters we spoke with today hope the tracks will stay open. each week day 172 metric trains pass under mccormick place carrying an average of 36,000 passengers six amtrak trains also passenger carrying more than 13,000. canadian national trains use the track as well. chicago businesses are reporting their could be plans to close the tracks during all or part of the convectionconvention on april 31st. for you to increase the cost and then take away service for customers, i don't think that is fair. other commuters agree including students. >> with the gas prices the way they ar

another violent night in chicago.two people killed and 11 wounded in several shootings around the city including the nephew of nba star dwayne wade. the worst of them was in the south side gresham's neighborhood. non-residents and nba star calling for a change. order was there for an anti violence rally today. >> as residents march and chant and pray outside the scene of a fatal shooting, wgn news was confirming reports of its most high-profile victim. the nephew of nba star dwyane wade among those shot and wounded last night. his age and condition unknown. a statement from the miami heat guard reading in part: 'my thoughts and prayers are with all involved, including my nephew and sister. having grown up in the inner-city, i am aware of the difficult realities that exist on the streets. one of the goals of my foundation, the wades world foundation, is to continue to spread the message that the violence needs to stop.' >> that message, well-received on these streets. those rallying for peace are joined by other victim

chicago is a hot spot with gas prices ... but things may decline in may. $5 gasoline is most likely not in the cards according to some experts ... the demand will diminish if the prices flat note analysts say not to count on the illinois housing market to rebound any time soon ... if you hand over the deed to bankamerica in new york arizona or nevada a pilot program will take the deeds of homeowners that are under water and rent the property back to them for a limited pilot program unemployment rates went up slightly from december to january and now we are again at 9.6% new home sales dropped in february for a second month ... it's a sign that housing is stuck in neutral >>we hear there is an update from facebook on that employment debate ... >>that is a privacy violation ... employers will be sued if they try to do something like that ... so certain applications will be turned down if the company sees evidence of companies trying to get around certain privacy rules the company that makes etch a sketch ohio art saw its stock

chicago avenue.avis surprised many including grammar which this decision to politically divided after a corruption decision of an alderman, the decision to enter as an alderman has created friction. he needs to concentrate on his job in congress. for his job congressman davis says he wants to bring his years of service to bear and guidance. but the will alderman's say nobody knows the toward better than the older men. primary voters will decide march 20th still ahead. after a firestorm of criticism. the local chapter of the susan g. komen foundation sits down for an exclusive interview. plus new bike paths baseless and playgrounds and basketball courts. chicago's plan to improve the great urban outdoors. coming up. 935 7,3,7,8 13,26,37142 41192338273 the susan g. komen controversy. the organization was embroiled in at battle with planned parenthood, first cut off funding and and reinstating that mammogram grant. now for the first time komen is speaking out. with us is active you executive director. a

look at the readings all-around chicago suburbs. a wind tonight coming out of the west, speeds have been running between 5-15 mi. per hour for the past hour and that is generating chilly wind chill numbers. around 31 degrees is the chill at o'hare airport right now. along chicago's lakefront it made it up to 38 degrees today. plenty of cold air up to the north and we're the recipient of some of that and it will continue to be cold through the weekend and right into monday. radar satellite composite shows a way of dropping south out of canada. it may trigger a passing snow shower tomorrow afternoon. at the moment there are still a few snow showers of around the midwest may be a little flurry or two in your neighborhood, the remnants of the big tornado producing system now producing mostly rain and thunderstorms from northern florida through georgia, there is a wind advisory in effect for the central plains a lookit that little area in the upper peninsula, that is a winter storm warning 3-5 in. of additional snowfall expected there. o

encyclopedia of chicago police department hoped to put it together. and bold colors the tattoos and hand signs of gangs. our investigation found that there was page after page of mistakes enough to bring this room full of men here. >> danny is not an innocent. at 18 him into a gang member were involved in a murder and he spent 26 years in prison. >> i want to raise my family i do not want to be shocked at. >>tim white joined a gang and got caught with heroin he was sent to prison. >> i've been at the street for for 20 years over 20 years... that's. why i am here to try. >> i was ashis professor i can vouch for a lot of these guys. they've all been doing positive things in the community. >> which is working in the ministry and going back to school. >> i do not know what to do. >> i am working two jobs. >> the book says you can't change it and once you something bad you are going to be full forever. people have changed around here. >> we don't know what evidence the crime commission has to put these men in the books but all we can say for these men is t

patrick's day ever here in chicago.night is when the severe weather outbreaks will take place. normal low this time of year is 29-30 degrees. the normal high for tomorrow would be 47. it is amazing. if you think winter is totally over we have had snow after 80 degrees temperatures. >> on a mission to help get former gang member back on track, by covering up symbols of their dark past. why this tatoo artist is chicago's very own. you are officially transferred. 21 jump street. and dean richards takes us to the movies. coming up: his review of the new flicks out at the box office the weekend. [ female announcer ] with swiffer dusters a great clean doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna read one of these. i'm gonna read one of these! [ female announcer ] unlike sprays and dust rags swiffer 360 duster's extender gets into hard-to-reach places without the hassle. so you can get unbelievable dust pickup in less time without missing a thing. i love that book. can you believe the twin did it? ♪ ♪ swiffer. great clean

in  chicago. let's play "hardball." good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, my kind of town, chicago is. and the rest of illinois, too. that's the tune rick santorum hopes to be singing after tuesday's illinois primary. the obama team may like to see this bop race drag on, in fact all the way to tampa. they could be rooting for santorum to nail another hole in santorum's case. also, the war on women. to republicans, it is a democratic fiction. to democrats, it is the season narrative. catch this. the tie-breaker. arizona republicans are about to pass a bill that actually allows employers to require women getting reimbursed for birth control to prove they don't plan to use them for birth control. get it? we'll try to. >>> and republicans say the price of gas could come down if only we'll drill, baby, drill. democrats say we are already drilling and the price keeps going up. who's right? >>> as if things couldn't get worse in afghanistan, karzai wants u.s. troo

fear of 150 year chicago institution of being forced to shut down.as from parents and students and even former gov. blagojevich to keep it open. >> the governor's final words today brought a lot of attention to a school that is really a landmark in chicago's north side it is where the governor's daughter attends as a sophomore but today the governor made sure to mention that not only is his daughter of losing a father of her school as well it is run by the benedictine sisters and has been around for about 115 years since before the great chicago fire and shutting down because they just do not have enough money to keep it open and it's been struggling for the last 15 years with the drop in enrollment and right now there are 147 students enrolled there, they have tried to find ways through fund-raising in donations to stay open but the plan is to the close the school at the end of the school year, this announcement comes on the same day that blagojevich gets ready to leave for prison so during his final words today he made sure to talk about that. >> l

here in chicago it is cloudy in the northern suburbs.pointed out that there were could wind gusts early this morning we're transitioning between systems so wind will pick up once again tomorrow the official temperatures 39 degrees at o'hare there have been storms down south ... the state climatologist said that there have been over 2000 tornadoes touching down in illinois and only 39 have occurred in the month of february ... what happened yesterday was the top tier intensity storm in harrisburg ... ef4 166-200 mph wind... we have the third storm of this week hitting chicago with rain tomorrow there's a winter storm watch for southern wisconsin ... the temperatures really dropped from the '60s down to the 30's by the evening ... we have a patchwork of advisories' as this storm is coming together to the west the system is jumping over to kansas and moving through downstate illinois pulling up the moisture from the southern gulf states ... we may change from rain to flurries tomorrow evening so some heavy snows maybe coming into the easter

do you expect the protest in chicago to be just as massive just as powerful and just i mean. i do i do you i don't think it will change change much because the momentum is there and really you know these these summits their their way of protest is making him. equality and it's a problem with the leadership we have plain and they use the u.k. asian of a summit to do so but it's really an excuse to do so so the presence of elsewhere won't dissipate your attention that people will want to bring to chicago native but you said you are calling this a victory or it can be seen as a victory for the occupy protesters but they won't be able to protest outside of g eight so isn't that kind of a blow back for them well you know it's not just the ability to protest to the g. eight leaders it's of the ability to be visible to the well it will be equally available in chicago. i don't think what the occupy movements been very good at is you know it hasn't directed its attention to leaders and asked for. demonstrative or filled it's not direct hits marriageable it's been on the streets connec

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a chicago synagogue is vandalized on the north side ...ul messages and disparaging statements were discovered at 6:00 this morning chicago police are investigating his testimony helped to send rod blagojevich to prison and this afternoon a onetime chief of staff for rod blagojevich will face his sentencing john harris admitted to help sell the president barak obama senate seat ... he testified for the prosecution at both corruption trials for the former governor he faces a 10 year sentence and will be expected to ask the judge for leniency attorneys for william belfour asked for a delay yesterday because of a scheduling conflict ... the judge denied this because he said it needs to stay on schedule its schedule to begin april 5th and the trial will begin april 23rd william balfour was the strange to host a husband of julia hudson at the time of the murders of the jeff rutzen family members several sentences involving the jon burge police brutality are facing challenges ... some of these hearings will be rescheduled in new wgn investigation

coincidentally because these two summits were happening in chicago you expect the protest in chicago to be just as massive just as powerful and just you know we've heard i do i do i don't think it will change change much because the women. and really you know these these from it that their way of protest is making inequality and a problem with the leadership. they use the occasion of a summit to do so but it's really an excuse to say the presence of elsewhere. it has shown that people will want to bring in chicago a native but you are calling this a victory or it can be seen as a victory for the occupy protesters but they won't be able to protest outside of do so isn't that kind of a blowback for them well you know it's not just the ability to process to the g. eight leaders it's going to be visible which will be equally available in chicago. i don't think. my movement been very good at it hasn't direct attention to the leaders and also. demonstrably fulfilled if not direct. and there are two it's been on the streets connecting to people and making it does visible and so i think the

nine shootings in chicago and the past 24 hours leaves three men dead. police say someone outside a store fired a shot about 9 last night and hit him in the chest scotts cousin who was with him says they heard three shots, ran into the store into the back room where scott collapsed and died. the body of a man found on railroad tracks near metro's union pacific line in lake forest has been identified as the lake forest college president's son the 18 year-old edward shute was a senior at lake forest high school, the school's principal santa note to parents informing him of his death. he was reported missing yesterday. people from across the nation are uniting to day to remember trade on margin, the 17 year-old was killed last month by neighborhood watch volunteer who said he was acting in self- defense. >> across the nation sunday the legacy of 17 year-old trade on margin was kept alive at memorials in services in his honor. churchgoers listen to jesse jackson. >> we must end the institution of standing your ground. >> worshipers flocked the missionary bap

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we are all competing, chicago or new york or l.a.. it is cumulative. 8,000 more in chicago. it is a great city. it is not more valuable than kid in chicago. so our first battle was getting a lengthy day or lengthy year equal to their aspirations. that is the most important thing we could do. >> one of these things in this conversation that comes a lot is accountability, whether it is an individual tests for or school performance that all three are publishing. the reason for that is worth talking about for a second. i fundamentally believe information is the underground currency. it has been for a long time and when every parent regardless of economic means understands what is happening and has the ability to make choices based on that you equalized the playing field that is around rights of both students and parents. the process of being public about growth over time is a rights issue. >> the school report cards that it now employs was started in my partnership and we took it to scale. now i am arguing we should put a letter grade by that report card just like kids get a let

look, chicago suburbs, i went to college at northwestern university. i know the suburbs pretty well, it's a very -- they are very well off, they are -- they are culturally, socially, politically well-aligned to romney. as i say, down state, it's very conservative. you go to peoria, it is like nashville than it is like chicago. >> what about the northwest side, ethnic people, the polish people and the catholics there, are they going to go with santorum? >> they could on cultural conservative issues. you talked about john hughes territory if you think of the movies, "home alone" and things like that. if i was the mitt romney -- >> was that in chicago suburbs? >> yeah. if i were in mitt romney camp, saw poll numbers like that, 36, 37, 31, i would be damn scared because rick santorum continues to outperform his polling numbers. i think there's a good reason why. the intensity gap. if on tuesday, you look out the window, it looks like it may be a chance of rain, the romney voters say oh, i don't think so. but the santorum voters say oh, biblical rain? this

a jet blue flight with more than 80 passengers on board is headed for chicago after it was diverted to buffalo this morning by a bomb threat. good afternoon i'm tom negovan in for steve sanders ... >>and i'm dina bair we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country and wgn america ... >>jet blue flight 923 was set due to arrive at o'hare at 830 this morning and will be arriving shortly ... the plane was diverted because of a security issue to women are being questioned one of them a passenger >>this was a domestic dispute ... there was no bomb threat that was verifiable the plane has been cleared and sent on its way >>the plane left boston at 630 it was diverted to buffalo where it landed at 830 local police and federal agents were waiting all eight passengers were removed including luggage and dogs searched the bags and the aircraft the two women were detained one called in a threat to jet blue headquarters alluding that there might be a situation on board with another female passenger this comes after last week's incident where a flight attendant on an american airlines

coincidentally because things can summits were happening in chicago back the protests in chicago to be just as massive just as powerful and you know murders i do i do i don't think it will change change much because the women. really you know these these from it their way of protest making inequality and their problem with the leadership we have. they use the occasion of a summit to do so but it's really an excuse to do so or the present elsewhere. didn't. want to bring chicago in nature but you said you are calling this a victory or it can be seen as a victory for the occupy protesters but they won't be able to protest outside of do so isn't that kind of a blow back for them well you know it's not just been an easy process to the g. eight leaders if you're going to be visible but will be equally of a difference because. i don't think. i've been very good at it how didn't direct this tension to lead is and also. to be fulfilled if not direct. it's in their original it's been on the streets connecting to people and making itself visible and so i think the lack of the presence of the g e

university of chicago. there said that they paid thousands of dollars every year to live in a building in need of serious plumbing repairs. frank holland has the story >>students say that human waste is exploding from the toilet is unsanitary it is unsafe >>this tower is one of the oldest and most storied buildings at the prestigious university of chicago but students say that you never know when the excrement will be shooting out of the toilet >>these are pictures of the broken toilets and the tumbler pictures of these bathrooms in terrible condition ... there's even a facebook page devoted to protest for those repairs to take place >>one woman said she was covered in this stuff last october she got really upset last week in a 24-hour period the plumbing exploded twice with such force that there where rivers of this stuff on the floor >>a maintenance worker is on site to monitor water pressure after officials from the university met with students ... >>a statement has been issued by the university on behal

mercantile exchange in chicago board of trade like to tout the fact as a great feat but they'd better duck if they ever step foot on a farm they might just get punched in the jaw tossed luna's still out seventy thousand dollars and the other important point here max as i said futures markets were recently established to protect from the you know the wild nature of nature so the these farmers invest a lot to plant and then it's not for a very long time afterwards that they can harvest. and in that time drought can happen severe storms any sort of thing well the article points out that this guy hoffman is this has zero heads he's now not head he's just planting so this is creating another too big to fail system because if you think the quiddity in financial markets is too big to fail we need this what about food on your table right there's no hedge against life masters i mean this farmer should be able to buy life masters futures contracts on the open market to hedge myself against this part of the story nightmare of life masters and the entire futures markets has come full circle as yo