s one, ha wgn news @ 9 francis cardinal george speaks up about obama materre on the record almost 100n favor of universal health care but not help president obama has presented. >> you can do what you want freedom of conscience to do what you want asking poor the same rights >> criticism administration's contraception policy despite a slight modification placing the requirement to provide birth control on the insurance company not employee in matters of conscience are not being respected program violates religious liberties and the first amendment. president obama rhee of action team reelection team responded after closed-door comments made public ideas he had attacked the national debt amounted that a eliminating the department of housing and urban development consolidating the department of education taken away a mortgage deduction on second cutting state income and property tax deduction. city republicans able to block debate on the so-called buffet rule in a month tax rate of 30% on a super rich. vote this afternoon means the bill supported by president obama knott boat by the sen

francis cardinal george is speaking out against obama- care.wgn's randi belisomo is in the newsroom withcis cardinal george said that since 1919, when the us conference of catholic bishops was founded, the church has been on the record in favor of universal health care. but not in the way president obama has advocated. the means the cardinal says are not moral. and matters of conscience are not being respected. as the supreme court considers appeals regarding the patient protection and affordable care act, the leader of chicago's catholics spoke out on the issue, that has come to be known as obama care. he addressed a breakfast crowd today at the union league club and remains critical of the administrations contraception policy despite the president's modification to place the requirement to provide birth control on the insurance company and not on the employer. the cardinal said his concerns are three- fold...questions of constitutionality, policy and culture. he said he believed the first amendement, with regards to freedom of religion does not apply only to individuals, but to institu

chicago's oldest croatian church mark its centennial with a jubilee mass today associated by francis cardinal george. st. jerome's catholic church has served this city's croatian immigrants in the long term residents alike since 1912 for. parishioners reflected on the significance of the bridge poor institution and what makes a special >> it is also very good because we offer it to everybody.. >>. both mayors have walked in the churches annual consumption of the blessed virgin mary procession which has been held on the same day and followed the same route since 1906. >> parts of the midwest faced heavy thunderstorms and large hail this weekend. the storms dumped marble sized hail on louisville ky. the hail is blamed for knocking out power to more than 4000 customers. one airport in southern indiana actually reported a baseball sized hail. >> your live illinois lottery drawing is next >> and after that the rain has arrived, and jim ramsey says it will be a part of your life for the next several days >> tonight on instant replay the aftermath of the derrick rose injury... also we'd check in with the b

very special sunday in a special church and a neat town so we are really happy to be here francis cardinal georgeead on sunday mass train and leading the lethargy before delivering psalms. we were reminded that that is ash wednesday. it's like remembrancer for every palm sunday, holy week events are scheduled to drop the week including on monday a 4 mi. walk that will march through the streets of chicago remember in children who have been the victim of violent crime also the week runs out was good friday services including the recreations of the passion and the stations of the cross. last summer to wickets storms knocked down hundreds of trees forcing the park to close for safety reasons, the park stretches across six and a half miles of lake michigan's shore line hundreds of trees were removed and now hundreds of new trees will be planted illinois state beaches is the only state owned parked on lake michigan television stations owned by tribune co. including this one it currently not available to directv subscribers the blackout is the result of a contract dispute, the two companies do not reach

. >> under gray skies and falling rain drops francis cardinal george presided over burial of many namelessll penniless. cemeteries donated plots concrete burial vaults local funeral home directors donated transportation purses drivers and all the result of a gruesome scandal that shocked the state to this year >> outrageous embarrassment something i would opt imagine third-world country treating poor people service began 5 larger boxes 120 unborn children inside. remain stacked cook county morgue for months. classified as indigent know what to pay for proper burial kept in coolers at the morgue until scandal broke over at pictures came out people present bowed their heads as caskets lowered to final resting place of cook county board president toni preckwinkle calls it sobering service difficult. >> in one way it does of these people are very poor in other ways remains have not been clamped that is somewhat different still children of god that makes it wonderful occasion >> likely first of many services honoring the poor who have died still not paying for burial will lead to make more room