. >> the illinois state police were involved. he's got to be guilty. >> onp >> one c>> one cop case. >> you ask, how was a murder too politically sensitive. why can't you speak out about corruption? this case stinks. >> there's a body in the water. >> he was butchered and murdered. >> many people proclaim their innocence. >> in this case, there are a number of things that stink. >> this man is remorseless. >> he needs to pay for it with his life. >> the electric chair flashed in front of my eyes. >> get a conviction at all costs. let the truth fall where it may. ♪ >> the tiny town of paris, illinois, is located 200 miles south of chicago. neighbors in paris know one another and sleep with their doors unlocked. >> three words to describe paris. conservative, agricultural, and small. >> on a mid-summer's night in 1986, the easy calm of paris was shattered by a fire at the home of dyke and karen rhoads. inside, firemen discovered the lifeless bodies of the newlywed couple. but they soon realized the rhoads had been killed by somethi

illinois has been extremely hard hit. it's changing but there's been a big change in the landscape there. yeah and this is happening across the u.s. but i gotta say what i really love about this story is there's a bit of a twist. >> so, there is. i don't want to give anything away so lets go about 90 miles outside of chicago where they are bringing back a little piece of history. >> it's kind of a big piece of history. >> ok a big piece of history. >> it's a good one. >> you are looking at a 35-hundred acre experiment in a growing field known as "restoration ecology." this is the nachusa grasslands preserve in franklin grove, illinois, 90 miles west of chicago, where the nature conservancy is rolling back time, 200 years, to restore a tall grass prairie that was almost extinct. >> we are in the prairie state yet ironically we have such little of it left. at the time of european settlement about 2-thirds of the state, some 20-25 million acres of the state was tall grass prairie. we have less than one one-hundredth of one p

rents would need to go below $220 per acre in central illinois. obviously this is at a very high yield level compared to other parts of the corn belt. even if a farmer believes thee university of illinois long-runprices of $4.60 corn and $10.60 soybeans are accurate, there could be aelatively long period in which prices are bow the long-run average. these risks suggest using a variable sh rent lease might t the best answer.for the university of illinois extension, i'm todd gleason. cooler weather over the weekend now a warm up as hrvest rolls on. with more from around the e untry country mike hoffman joins us with cropwatch. good morning clinton. at this time of year, fid fires can quickly spread out of contro we heard about a quick thinking farmer in southcentral illinois who saved the "posting" on agweb, a farmer in scott county, illinois activated the pivots using his smartphone from miles away to help knock down flames. a neighbor also arrived with a disc to cut a fire-break. that papa of illinois is considered abnormally dry on the drought mo

except if you live in illinois.tate's on going budget and pension crisis has forced the illinois lottery to issue i owe yous on winnings over $600. two winners have filed lawsuits in federal court, good luck with that, accusing the illinois lottery of fraud. seems like that's a pretty good case. illinois not alone in the pension crisis, however. kansas, alaska, connecticut, and kentucky all have less than 60% of their pension liabilities funded. joining us tonight, diana, and chief market strategist for united investors fox news contractor scott martin, good to have you both here. diane, let me start with you. illinois is not alone but is certainly taking primacy in the national spotlight by acting and behaving in such an irresponsible and i think shocking way to most people across the country. >> well, the thing, lou, is that illinois has been out of money for years. the democrats who ran illinois for more than a decade did a really good job covering up how bad our finances were by raising taxes, borrowing money an

northeastern illinois was one of the areas hardest hit. for this week's i-80 harvest tour, betsy jibben makes a stop in the 'i' state to see how the crops clinton, variability is one word that just keeps popping up this harvest season, especially in northeastern illinois. now these farmers tell me too much rain in june hurt the c/rn crop, but nice timely august rains really helped shape up the soybean crop. <"this area as you can see right here. this was all under water. you could take a row boat from the edge of this grass here all through this area,"> a lot has changed throughout the growing season in northeast illinois. but some remnants of the season's heavy rains remain. <"most of the guys are just trying to take the crop out and be done with it i think,"> coal city, illinois farmer mark wills may be taking a rain break today.. but the majojoty of fall stretch of weather,"> quite a change from momohs earlier.. the area receiveveabout 30 inches of rain in june.. a tororto then ripped through his small mid-western town shortly after. <"

here in illinois. and people are suffering as a result. >> he's right.s budget impasse is freezing funds for mental health, the elderly, training for cops and at-risk youthment but if there is one thing that america is founded upon it's the principle that if you play the lottery and win the lottery you get the [bleep] money, goddamn it and to have this happen in theu s of a, i can't imagine anything worls. >> the state is still selling lottery tickets. they're still selling lottery tickets. >> all the while knowing they would not pay out. and that's fraud. >> but who is buying these tickets? >> i'm still buying tickets. >> danny, are you kidding me? >> no. >> but, but you of all people should know. >> yairks i should know but-- it is supposed to be the dream, you hit the lottery, make your life better. but i guess not. >> there is the saddest happy ending i have ever been a part of. lot ree winners left with nothing but ious. well, not on my watch. tonight winners are actually going to get treated like winners. there you go. >> there we go. >> we're talk

illinois has a fairly high recidivism rate but yours is very low.t are you doing that makes the difference? >> well, again, you know, the problem is on the other end actually. many of the people who return from prison in the state of illinois return to low income communities that are experiencing negative job growth in this high unemployment already in those communities. so that's not a whole lot for them to nurture their reentry on. so we step in that vacuum and we provide a wholesome reentry household for people to return to that is regulated according to principles of values consistent of the norms of society and we have the resources to nurture their reentry and i think being long on wisdom and patience we are able to reenter them more successfully. oftentimes people will come home to families that really can't do the kind of case managements necessary for people to really get a foothold. they don't know where the services are that they need and they don't have the resources to support them in that process. >> gentlemen stay with us. prison sent

i represent 33 countries out of is 102 in illinois. a lot of small, poor areas and we want to make sure providers in that area don't get blocked out. but in realities the mageper providers are going to be there bidding and hopefully through that allegation system more people have clearer and better access. but the government is also looking for big bidders to fill the coffers of the government that is always asking for revenue. >> guest: there is a lot of people who use their strengths of the legal system to try to get entry where it wasn't the intent of the regulators to allow that. >> anything else you will look at to gauge success beyond the financial hall? >> guest: we want to make sure there is competitive carriers out there so when you access you have choices. and that the services rendered -- i think in rural america we know we are not the top area to get the first modern technology. but we better have 3-g. >> representative, what does it mean that sprint announced they are going to sit out this auction? what does that say about

when would you be back teaching at the university of illinois? >> we're still engaged in discovery.: we want to thank you both for being with us, professor steven salaita is now edward w. at said chair of american studies at the american university of beirut. last year, his job offer from the university of illinois at urbana-champaign was withdrawn after he posted tweets harshly critical of the 2014 israeli assault on gaza. his book, "uncivil rites: palestine and the limits of academic freedom," has just been published. and thank you to maria lahood. that doesn't for the show. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or maççç narrator: this is grace, a business woman in kigali, rwanda. eight years ago, she was starving and unable to feed her children. many of her family had been massacred in one of the worst genocides of the late 20th century. but today, thanks to an innovative program, life is good. she earns up to $200 a month from her furniture business and employs 11 people.

i will -- source is illinois. we have this phenomenon where people go into a federally lanced remains dealer and purchase guns and use them in crime. but the bigger problem is they send in someone without a criminal record who can pass a background check who buys guns and turns them over to drug gangs and thugs and criminals on the street. they call it gun trafficking. so the number-one source of guns is trading guns within the state of illinois and these traffickers, these straw purchasers who purchase a gun not for their own use but to turn it over to a criminal or to sell it to a criminal. that's the number-one source. what is the number-two state supplying guns to the state of illinois? indiana. adjoining illinois to the east. specifically, lake county, indiana, in the northwestern section of the state. why do we get so many guns from indiana into illinois that are used in the commission of crime? because of gun shows. gun shows which occur on the weekends when people literally show up in indiana, show some st

amy: we will speak with steven salaita whose job offer at the university of illinois urbana-champaign was withdrawn last year after he tweeted harshly critical of the 2014 israeli assault on gaza. he is out with a new book, "uncivil rights: palestine and the limits of academic freedom." all of that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the u.s. commander in afghanistan has altered the u.s. account of the bombing of a doctors without borders hospital whounduz, acknowledging called in the attack. the bombing killed 10 patients and 12 medical staff members. general john campbell said while afghans requested air cover enabling an airstrike requires a rigorous u.s. procedure. the decision to provide burial fires was a u.s. decision made within the u.s. chain of command. the hospital was mistakenly struck. we would never intentionally target a protected medical facility. amy: "the new york times" reports general campbell has privately said u.s. troops likely violated their own roles when they called in the airstrikes. ahe

and often to you too were a military hospital and then to be complete by the illinois reporter named brooks that was a young man and then with the sacramento unions of washington because of this connection yet get access so in this military hospital the he himself goes down the line of beds together to distributing tracts to the soldiers then he laughs to drop that backdown. bin lincoln says he is just trying to be helpful in the man says you don't understand both of my legs have been shot off. that is the form of a joke but of course, it is on the soldier and i am lincoln because he is the commander in chief of by his colleagues shot off. still the belief is predestination to believe in free destination but he never left the belief behind the a logical mind that every cause has its own cause. one of his catch phrases was before you're even bored everything you do is determined and if you follow these actions back remember he was not to neediest i believe in god and lincoln always believed in god also. and was willed by god. so he gave to the country in 1965 the second inaugural addr

radius of peoria, illinois. tim: coming up next... proof that getting in your servings of fruits and veggies every day really does benefit your the american academy of pediatrics wants to raise the age to legally buy cigarettes -- nationwide -- to 21. that includes all tobacco products - and e- cigarettes. hawaii and about 90 other cities and communities enforce the 21 age limit. recommendation was among more than two-dozen released today by the nation's leading pediatrics group. it's aimed at reducing the number of children addicted to nicotine. tim: we're always told to eat our fruits and veggies but how important is it to get your daily serving? dr. timothy johnson. takes a look in today's medical minute right after all. "don't eat all that junk"? you've heard it everywhere: fruits and vegetables are good for you. how good? today, proof. a study showing that fruits and vegetables do keep the doctor away - by helping keep your heart healthy. researchers started this study with young adults and followed them ov

the whole matter arose from the senator from illinois pressuring the d.o.d. to take adverse action against the university. his case was based not on an affirmative finding by the department that the university engaged in any newly identified acts of substantial conduct, but a report by an outside investigative group. he then sent letters to the department of education, department of veterans affairs asking for similar action. after further review of the d.o.d.'s decision, it is my opinion that, one, it relies on overly technical violations of a memorandum of understanding that the university signed with the department of defense regarding its participation in the tuition assistance program. it fails to reflect the actions the university has taken to correct identified violations and is based in part on unsubstantiated allegations associated with inquiries for further -- inquiries for information by other agencies, not findings of new violations. in other words, with our letter, we asked secretary carter to review a lower level decision to put the university o

big lottery winners in illinois aren't getting their payouts, thanks to state lawmakers. they've yet to pass a budget this year, meaning the lottery can't pay out any winnings over six hundred dollars. and that means a boost in business for the iowa lottery. kwwl's brad hanson talking to business owners on both sides of the border today. brad joins us live now from the t-h media newsroom in dubuque with what they're saying today. businesses on both sides of the border are definitely seeing a bit of a difference as players iowa instead of staying home in illinois to play the lottery. a pair of thousand dollar winning scratch tickets displayed proudly at family beer but budget issues mean situation says store president (tim althaus, president, family beer and liquor) "i gotta tell ya, it is very embarrasing for get some fiscal responsibility in degree, and a lot of other businesses in the state of illinois much more than ours." this becoming a bit of a rare sight as more players head across the border to play in iowa. dubuque area that sell lottery tickets. many telling me

the panthers will look for their first missouri valley football conference win against western illinois. " now if we could just get our advantage of playing at home and use that then i think we've got a chance to you know play at another level. we're going like that i'm not so sure all of these other teams are going like that right now so that's why we gotta get that momentum be a little more consistent we gotta keep that growth happening to continue to rise so yeah we're going in the right direction because of how we're doing it but yet we gotta have the outcome start falling in our direction so it pays off in the end." western illinois and northern iowa will kick off at 4 pm saturday in cedar falls-- the leathernecks are 2 and oh in conference games this season. and iowa state defensive lineman dale pierson has been added to the lombardi award watch list which recognizes the best collegiate lineman. he has 6 sacks and 8 tackles for a with iowa state. jon/sx3s stephanie/sx3s jack/sx3s we'll be right back... you're watching local five news at six. don't forget to visit local 5 on the we

louis, illinois. the district has been under state control since 2011 because of its poor performance. investigators say they believe they know why a whale watching tour boat capsized off vancouver island sunday. they say most of the 27 passengers were on the left side of the top deck when the boat was struck by a wave from the right side, causing the vessel to tilt and roll over. five people were killed and the search continues for a missing passenger. the rest were rescued. still to come at noon, a consumer morning this noon about car seats. we are not talking about the ones you place your children and. a former k-9 officer accept while in retirement until he is longtime >> this is iowa's news leader. this is kcci 8 news at noon with mollie cooney and meteorologist jason sydejko. mollie: a warning about car seats. not the kind you put your children in, but the ones you sit on. experts say in certain crashes some car seats can break and collapse, leading to injury and even death. kris van cleave has

louis, illinois. >>> pushing diplomacy in syria.rying to end the bloody civil war there. >>> and three years after superstorm sandy, we'll take a look at a community that is still struggling, trying to pick up the pieces. ♪ >>> china this morning changing its one-child policy into a two-child policy. the ruling communist party will now allow families to have two children each. that's a move to try to manage china's slowing economy. but it may be too little too late to reverse the effects of an aging population. >> this particular measure is long over due, because the policy was no longer necessary. the chinese population was shrinking naturally. now they have this long-term consequences of the rapid slowdown of population growth in the past, and that is china's aging population. in that cannot be addressed overnight. >> china's one-child policy was introduced back in 1979. it is thought to have prevented about 400 million births. >>> top officials between the u.s. and chinese navy this morning. the u.s. sending a destroyer into the

in kentucky's mc- cracken county.....along illinois' southern border....there was a 13-percent jump in scratch- offs from july first through oct. 9th. earlier this month... the illinois lottery announced that it would hand out i-o-u's for jackpots over 600 dollars...until the state works out deborah: hundreds of people in des moines fought against breast cancer by enjoying a special hay-ride. ,the "ride for a cucu" was at "water works" park this weekend. the hay-ride w w pulled by an antique tractor with specially made pink tires. this is the first year of the event and they raised more than two thousand dollars. "it's amazing when we started this project the people that come up to you and how cancer has touched their lives you can't talk to anybody that hasn't been in contact with it it's been a great project." deborah: donations collected from the ride will go to the john stoddard cancer center in des moines. deborah: many costumed characters came out to a spooktacular event today in bettendorf. the "scare-crow shenanigans" event was s ld at the family museum.... where kids enjoyed a

he has been a stunt at the university of illinois where arrested. he's now awaiting extradition back to the bay area. fremont police say 20-year-old gin is a serial social media rapist who met up with his victims on tinder scout space and facebook. >> he will give alcoholic drink that was taintd with some kind of sedative drug. >> police say gwynn raped 4 women somewhere in fremont but won't say where the assaults took place or where he met up with them. please caught up with him and arrested him in champagne, illinois where he's a student at the university of illinois. >> lodgely if anybody has access to social immediate contract that could impact the community as well. >> it happened between may and august of this year. presumably while gin was home from college living with his parents at the home here in san are money gin father declined an interview. he's a 2013 graduate of doherty valley high school in san ramone where some students awhich are of the arrest. >> i didn't know the guy but my friend knew his little brother. i guess they are shocke

that's because cash-strapped illinois stopped funding the program earlier this year.result, 100 ceasefire workers have been sidelined and only a handful, like tillman are still on the streets thanks to private donations. >> if we had the opportunity to have funding, this place would be bustling right now. >> reporter: in march there were five workers that were cut from this ceasefire office, and patrolled the streets nearby. so far there have been 30% more shootings than last year. >> the violence interrupter is not out there to stop them from doing anything, but be a constant reminder that we can do something different. we don't have to pull the trigger or pick up a gun to solve a problem. >> debra gorman smith also says there's a correlation. she says research has found violent crime can drop as much as half in neighborhoods where ceasefire is active. and cutting the program could cost illinois a lot more than the $4.5 million it spent in recent years to fund it. >> if we're looking at costs for hospital care and loss of work, those -- those cost range anywhere betw

the lottery of illinois has run out of money. the lottery began delaying prizes of more than 25,000 back in july. >>> "the new york times" reports an american scholar discovered the early known draft. the draft dates from 1604 to 1608. the king james translation of the bible was eventually published in 1611 and became one of the most influential books in english history. >>> "wall street journal" reports the judge department and fbi are investigating the business of daily fantasy sports. agents have been contacting customers of draftkings. the justice department is reviewing the legality of sites in which customers pay money to draft virtual sports teams. the teams compete against one another for prize money based on athlete's real-world performance. >>> up next in sports, signature move. we will show you why jose baugh tee take is being known as joey backflip after a home run. 30, 29, 28. tick, tock. 25 years old and you're still playing in the mud. 15 feet in the air, that's where you feel most alive. 10 meter maids waiting to

louis, illinois after the union leaders rejected a deal. it has been under state control since 2011 because of poor performance. under this deal, teachers would not have been able to reach top salary scale until they've worked for 21 years. elizabeth: republicans face off for the third time tonight in the race for the white house. eric: nikole killion is in washington with what is different. nikole: this is the first time gop helpful's are debating since scott walker got out of the race. tonight to be made a break -- make or break. donald trump hoping to make a comeback after falling, also, jeb bush is excited to come out the cap candidates will be featured in primetime, preceded by an undercard debate that the second stream highlighting money matters. >> this will focus on the economy and how we can get back on the right track. i think it will be another interesting one receiving candidates compare and contrast with each other. nikole: amount have topics are taxes and job growth. eric: this third debate will kickoff tonight at 7:00 live fr

. >>> in illinois right now, dream deferred. the illinois lottery says it is out of money. because the state lawmakers have not approved the budget for the current fiscal year means anyone who wins more than $600 in illinois will have to wait for their prizes until the lottery gets new funding. two winners have filed a federal lawsuit seeking 5% interest on >>> tonight, new jersey residents are -- he walks this way because his front right paw is injured. there's an on-line petition to have him moved to a wildlife sanctuary in upstate new york. the new jersey fish and wildslive won't move it because he seems to have adapted well. >> he seems to be walking fine. >> he is learned to walk on two feet. sometimes they think it is not real. it is somebody in a costume. >> such compelling video to watch. remarkable. >> you know what, the bear is going to be at home in the weather i should tell you. as we walk over to the weather wall, we will look outside as a beautiful picture tonight from the top of the rock. if you haven't been there, you should go. this is the view. gorgeous co

he has been a stunt at the university of illinois where arrested. he's now awaiting extradition back to the bay area. fremont police say 20-year-old gin is a serial social media rapist who met up with his victims on tinder scout space and facebook. >> he will give alcoholic drink that was taintd with some kind of sedative drug. >> police say gwynn raped 4 women somewhere in fremont but won't say where the assaults took place or where he met up with them. please caught up with him and arrested him in champagne, illinois where he's a student at the university of illinois. >> lodgely if anybody has access to social immediate contract that could impact the community as well. >> it happened between may and august of this year. presumably while gin was home from college living with his parents at the home here in san are money gin father declined an interview. he's a 2013 graduate of doherty valley high school in san ramone where some students awhich are of the arrest. >> i didn't know the guy but my friend knew his little brother. i guess they are shocke

the panthers will look for their first missouri valley football conference win against western illinois. " now if we could just get our advantage of playing at home and use that then i think we've got a chance to you know play at another level. we're going like that i'm not so sure all of these other teams are going like that right now so that's why we gotta get that momentum be a little more consistent we gotta keep that growth happening to continue to rise so yeah we're going in the right direction because of how we're doing it but yet we gotta have the outcome start falling in our direction so it pays off in the end." western illinois and northern iowa will kick off at 4 pm saturday in cedar falls-- the leathernecks are 2 and oh in conference games this season. jon/3shot (wrap sports) stephanie: jack: we'll be right back... you're watching local five news at 10. brad: weather adlib: this good alight winds make for a great fall day in october, but we know that "something" has to be around the corner! and that something is a cold front coming in tomorrow. before it really gets here we