dealer in joliet, illinois, just had his best fourth quarter in five years. >> i can really feel the momentum coming. >> reporter: do you feel like we're out of the woods finally? >> i wouldn't say we're out of the woods but i don't think we're going backwards or sitting still anymore. d'arcy sells buicks and swreem see trucks. he also has a hyundai and volkswagen dealership what are you seeing? >> people are more confident making a big purchase so they're not as afraid to buy a big ticket like this. >> reporter: that's given d'arcy the confidence to break ground on a third dealership. does that mean more jobs? >> yes. we're going to add about another 45 jobs when we make that transition. >> reporter: overall, the economy grew at its fastest rate in a year and a half. but much of that growth was fueled by businesses restocking inventories. this number is not as strong as it looks then? >> it's not as strong as it looks and still below what people had hoped so the reality is that the economy is still struggling. >> reporter: economist diane swank at chicago's mesirow financial says th

a colleague of ours lives in joliet and he measured up to nine pori 1 in. of snow there.iggest snow since the big blizzard the system snow is gone now began with more localized and very scattered showers. 49 in. came down. the snow started and 922 at midway airport. we are in the 12th hour of flurries on the south side. another shot from dire indiana. look at this accumulating at sandwich today big snows out in dekalb county. winds were blowing from the gulf of mexico several thousand feet above the ground. northeast winds into this cool air will produce quakes nos. . here are some of these snow totals. our models say here is the lake a plume that will flirt with the shoreline. parts of iowa had 8 in.. the galena area had nearly 7 in. of snow to. this is the latest the pineapple express is delivering to the west coast this thing is hammering california. we are going to try and blow the warm air up over the snow bank and it could warmus up a little bit the problem is after to malls like snow break down southerly winds could stars and freezing drivel drizzle. we will warm u

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we had some fog in the western suburbs in joliet there was only one-quarter mile visibility this morning.. we have rain and thunder and parts of east texas into louisiana that's one storm front we are watching that will blow safely eastward it may bring some rain to central or southern illinois ... we're looking at what is coming from the northwest and that will be the snow producer most likely ... we should have a relatively quiet. to date into tomorrow rain will happen wednesday evening that will change over to snow it's less than a 10th of an inch expected but what about what sticks in that snowfall the computer models do not suggest that chicago will get much most will be in wisconsin and the upper peninsula but isolated suburban areas around chicago may pick up some accumulations >>we are enjoying some clearing at the moment the high- temperature 42-46 degrees tonight scattered clouds temperatures will be 26-32 by morning ... we will be 22 degrees above normal tomorrow we will make it into the low or maybe even mid-50s tuesday but the downside is that the temperatures will fall thro

are originally from joliet lives in colorado but retired engineer spending time in chicago waiting for his next grandchild to be bored loves to fish and for the first time did not bring his wife with him when he hit the harbor today. when he fell into deep water he was alone almost alone he shouted for help happened to catch the ear of off-duty chicago firefighter who was nearby >> kiss from his wife happy to be alive. st. joseph hospital feeling fortunate tonight >> saved my life >> 67 year old fishing this afternoon his goal to bring home fish getting up from his chair at the dock 300 plus pounds went right into the 33 degree harbor. off-duty chicago firefighter nearby the two fishermen just introduced themselves to one another minutes earlier >> he was calling me and i turned around short enough he was in the middle of the harbor floated >> billy miller went into a rescue mode is subject had knee and shoulder replacements could not swim managed to get on the dock on his own. capt. offload and alert until help got there >> afraid to lose him that he would lose consciousness and not a

. >> at the joliet correctional center in illinois, a boot camp-like orientation begins the intake process. >> you may keep 12 envelopes. you can keep 24 pictures. anything after 24 pictures, will be sent home or destroyed. >> you start with specific directions, and you tell them what the expectation levels are. if anybody causes a problem, you take them out of the equation immediately, and by doing that, you maintain that control. >> some people have been there several times before, and it's, quite frankly, almost a homecoming to them. and then you can always read what they refer to as the fresh fish. >> oh, man, i've heard stories about what goes on at night here. i have heard stories about people getting killed. i've heard all sorts of stories. you name it. >> there's always that guy who is wide-eyed who absolutely doesn't want to be there. you get to go home, and they don't. >> such was the case with 23-year-old andrew dykman. we were there the day he arrived at utah state prison on a statutory rape conviction. >> i've done some jail time, but i've never been here before. it's a whole

in fact well, take these images in, and you'll know that nine inches fell in joliet, just outside chicagotemperatures are expected to remain above freezing. still scattered showers and thunderstorms, but the snow, thankfully, will be long gone by that point. the bad weather spreads into parts of the northeast and caused all kinds of problems in the roadways. in fact, take a look at this scene in southwestern pennsylvania. tractor-trailers carrying cards slid right off the highway. anyone hoping for that car there on the top might have to wait for a few days. they might have to reorder. drivers are urged to be cautious because roads are still very slick. given another 24 to 48 hours, temperatures will be above freezing, and conditions should be better. there is more snow expected for the heavy areas of the sierra nevadas. we're talking to the sierra nevadas and the wasatch range, where there's a winter storm watch for the sierra nevadas and into the central rockies from noon today. the story is not just going to be the snow, though. it's going to be the strong winds. we're in parts of the