showers in the forecast up to 45 at the lakefront. 42 in joliet. 42 in kankakee. looking at the radar, showers continue to move through the region. nothing heavy. we will catch the showers off and on through most of the day. looking across the region, scene deal. today's temperature 49 degrees. 50 percent chance of rain there. 47 degrees today's high will be 50. spotty showers friday evening friday's high of 57. sunshine and dry land on saturday. >> we will take it. let's take a look at the roads. we have a lot of construction from overnight they're taking advantage of this dry weather. but we have a three vehicle accident that caused all kinds of problems early this morning. gasoline spilling out onto the expressway. it happened near willow which is a big construction zone. to suvs at a street sweeper. the force of the crash ruptured the full tank and its bill gas all over the fuel tank. one of the suvs then crashed into a ditch. all inbound lanes were closed to mop up the gas. a bit of a squeeze through their we will bring you updates on the situation along with

. >> in it joliet, the roof of the building collapsed, one person stank at motel hurt by flying the greatnt refused medical treatment. there also reports of how water and other areas, >> strong winds as you and wild fire in texas panhandle, conduct of people left homeless. fires started yesterday afternoon and has already destroyed 100 homes. fire is threatening an entire town at cause of fire is not known. >> a major snowstorm dumped more than 1 ft. of snow in colorado. it caused power outages in several areas. more snow is expected today. it >> chicago black hawks and headed back to minnesota with a chance to close at the series after they defeated minnesota while the two-one. the chicago blackhawks remained undefeated at home. >> loss angeles clippers owner apologizing for his comments and is awaiting a fellow owners voted to sell the team. he said am i entitled to one mistake? it is a terrible mistake and i will never do it again. it is hard for me because i am wrong, by caused the problem. he also said his girlfriend set him off.up. >> driver of a stolen vehicle crashed into building

. >>> when "lockup" producers traveled to the joliet correctional facility in illinois, they walked through the corridors of one of the nation's most historic penal institutions. constructed from sandstone, this castle was built in 1857, four years prior to the civil war, and the friction between staff and inmates seems every bit as old. >> [ bleep ] choke -- >> during our shoot in joliet, a disruptive new inmate had just been removed from his cell and was being taken to segregation. our cameras were there as captain kim morgan attempted to make the transfer. first, a brief stop to process paperwork. >> you see the -- don't hit me, man. on the real, he hit me, man. >> that particular inmate was from the rnc and we had just received him in from the county. he was upset for one reason or another. i don't even know what it was. he was at the front of the bars being aggressive. i told him to go have a seat in the back of the cell and remain quiet. he wouldn't. he disobeyed, then he was was insolent toward myself and the lieutenant and it progressed toward them. >> the handcuffs -- >> nobody hit

this is a good example, this is a 1903 daniel designed library in joliet. it had an addition in 1990, opened in 1991, that from a distance looks very much like the original building, but when you get close you can see the differentiation because the stone is different and in fact, the patterning of the rough and smooth stone is different so there's a fairly obvious line on the exterior and interior, but from a distance it tends to look like the historic. this is an example on the south bai. bay. on the left is historic buildings and next to it are buildings they added in 1966. now, this one can't be mistaken because it has a big 1996 in the [inaudible] on top of the [inaudible] there. i guess the question -- to me the big question is what can the secretary of interior standards do because they condition tell you about architectural style. we went through the ten standards and they don't ever talk about style, but they can promote more sensitive infill in historic districts. the image on the top shows what the district looked like historically. this is in ch

. >> good afternoon commissioners, i'm the architect for the project sponsor joliet nash who found this house in the liberty hills historic district. it's a moderate proposal, 21.5' wide, 75' wide deep lot that triggers the need for the variance. there is an extension into the legal required rear yard which is averaged to be 15' minimum and adjacent property is actually encroach even more. the properties on the side have been raised with garage. this property has a garage, but it's hard to access, so the owners wanted the building raised slightly 18th. the family that intends to occupy the whole building is an extended family, and that is where grandmother is going to live. the certificate has been granted by the historic preservation commission and there is really not a lot else to explain about the project. it's going to be fully upgraded in the front, even though that wasn't the project sponsor's intent, but because it's an historic district and non-contributing building, and the extent of the request for the variance, dwelling unit merger triggered that review to be this compliance

he graduated from joliet township high school and joliet junior college. he got a masters degree in civil engineering and went on to get a ph.d. and served at nasa's langley research center. he was vital to nasa's successful moon landing. he's best known for his advocacy of orbit lunar rendezvous, the design mission that proved them to get to the moon safely and back in 1969. the doctor, along with several of his colleagues at langley, said this was the only feasible way to land on the moon by the end of the decade. initially, nasa rejected his plan for being too complicated and risky, but like the world's greatest innovators, the doctor didn't let initial failure stop him. despite opposition from nasa and from leading rocket scientists at the time, he tenaciously advocated for lunar orbit rendezvous. to convince the decisionmakers at nasa to consider his plan, he took the bold step of writing a letter to the associate administrator of nasa, at the time a clear breach of protocol. do we want to go to the moon or not, asked him? because of his tenacity, nas

. >> here are the current temperatures. 49 degrees in joliet. satellite composite shows we are cloudy. showers and rain coming in from the southwest get ready for that. the start off the day dry. we will end up cooler will be wet with a chance of showers moving in. our typical high would be 12 degrees warmer than we are. tonight we could go to 43. preconditions. 53 is a high temperature tomorrow the next few days will be cool and wet. >> still had the epidemic of mers as to more symptoms are explained. >> and why somebody says hillary clinton has brain damage. >> we're getting a new look at the new bat suit. are you ready for it? >> i don't know. let me yet some more coffee first. to read your roof of st. by some liquid cleaner. some work with sprayers, other attached your toes. read the directions on the cleaner to find out if it needs to be rinsed or if landy it's it is best. when you are ready, start to spray. mile the cleaner without bleach will hurt your lawn but may not give you immediate results. ghba oh! the name your price tool! you tel

. >> a 14 year old girl is in the hospital after a hit and run in joliet. this happened on route 53 last night. the girl was seriously injured, but her condition has not been released. police say the driver left the scene after he hit the girl, but then he came back about 30 minutes later. john severson is charged with leaving the scene of an accident. he will appear in will county bond court today. another round of violent storms created more headaches in the area. >> nancy loo is live with more. >> good morning. here's the rain that we're talking about. it's not helping this situation. here i am in the middle of campgrounds road. this section is closed behind me. the viaduct is flooded out. behind me the this planned river remains about 2 ft. above flood stage. not expected to go back below flood stage until thursday morning. throughout the area, there is flooding problems. their widespread in many areas to the north police had to shut down route 41 near 176 due to standing order. stranding some drivers if you just abandoned their vehicles. some had to be

it's 54 degrees at midway. 46 at charlotte. 45 in joliet. you may need your jacket early today. you probably will need at this afternoon. rain across portions of northwest illinois. a warm front will take its time getting here not arriving until later a run 7:00 a.m. tuesday morning. the head of that we do have potential for showers possible. we get into warm air on tuesday that the cold friend comes through early wednesday morning bringing us another chance of showers and potential thunderstorms and dropping our temperatures down in time for the end of the work week. after that moves through the front on wednesday, we expect sunshine. today, clouds, a sprinkle as possible. tonight back down to 56. mostly cloudy and i slid store is possible. tomorrow we reach 80 degrees. chance of rain and there's more tuesday and wednesday. that's the forecast. >> on the roads we have a few things to watch. new crash in bound in red and car filled taking out two right lanes. the volume is light not slowing things down too bad. a motorcycle occident and lincoln and foster happen early morning st

cooler than normal. 48 it the lakefront. 46 in joliet. these numbers are warmer than normal but if you look back to yesterday its the warmest that we've gotten. satellites composite shows cloud cover very little if any sunshine today. low pressure system that brought us rain over the previous five- six days has weakened and joined the way. expect slightly breezy conditions with our wind out of the west between 5-15. temperature of 55 degrees at 5:00 p.m.. 62 by 9:00 p.m.. temperatures are stuck in that cloud cover taking away that son. 56 degrees today afternoon scattered showers are possible. tamara's high is 65. saturday we reach 56. >> about when and mecham in terms of overviews on construction, this intersection work will go through july. not causing any big delays but as we get into the later hours, it will get hairy. eastbound 58 at algonkin down to a single lane in both directions. on top of that downtown today the ramp from the eyck to the kennedy is blocked until 6:00. vice versa on the eisenhower. watch for that detour for both

we will only be in the low 50s today. 41 in waukegan. 44 down in joliet. 45 in kankakee.t the forecast, morning showers are likely. this afternoon spotty showers 53. wind of the north between 15-25. tonight, more showers warmer downtown but 30 degrees is the overnight low. here's the 3 day forecast. tomorrow showers 51 degrees. saturday we go back up to 57. >> still had a miracle baby survives and 11 story fall. >> michael jackson has a new music video. plus -- *kim jong un* is trending this morning... he's starring in a new project. we'll show you. and -- marcus is taking us back to his first job. trending online this morning ... a baby in minnesota who survived an 11-story fall from a high rise apartment building is being called "the miracle baby." the father was in another room when the one-year-old boy fell from the balcony and landed on a small patch of mulch sunday. he suffered a broken spine and ribs, a concussion and a punctured lung. the boy is in critical but stable condition. now people are rallying for better apartment safety precautions for children. the prim

two degrees warmer in joliet. satellite's radar composite shows dry conditions.e will be dry for an extended stretch. not just today but through saturday. the next chance of rain is not until this bridge of pressure breaks down. outside we find rain across more shut portions of central and southern illinois. the washout of a weekend same for iowa but all the way up to 4:00 p.m. on saturday we are still dry. high pressure really means business pushing all the moisture away. today, 72 degrees cooler than normal. tonight low temperature falls down quickly under clear conditions to about 53 degrees. friday's high is 77. saturday we make 80 with sunshine. temperatures warm up even more sunday monday and tuesday. good chance of rain in the seven days forecast. now for traffic. >> let's take a look at 90. doing quite a bit of construction of the airport down to a single lane in each direction. that will be picked up until 5:00 a.m.. a tight squeeze with those backups on mannheim going all the way back to the tristate. we had delays there because of that. outbound jane a

. >> calico stumbled right out of the starting gate. 47 right now at midway. 44 in lansing. 42 in joliet. window cloud cover this morning there will be assigned and mixed with clouds. then rain comes tonight. chance of showers only a 20 percent chance. most of the brain is north of chicago. it will be right up along the wisconsin border as a warm front moved through. that is a game changer. 62 degrees by 5:00 p.m.. take a look at the 3 day forecast. we have a big 80 on wednesday. that would make a good midday for us. palatable. our promise is that someone else will do weather later. >> you could probably sell my coffee through your screen. we have lots of construction. eastbound at by 651 lane down. to link closed from winnipeg to tie our. and on the stevenson work right around central on both sides. looks like there is still a culture from the kennedy on to the hike this morning picked up by 6:00. a lot of projects similar to that taking event of the warm weather breaking down for you along with some more weather coming up. >>the opening game of the "crosstown classic" turned into a pit

and the north east keeping the school as a travel closer to the lake. 62 at the lakefront. 46 in joliet. 53 degrees in morris. here's the satellite and radar showing we are dry through the morning and the afternoon. the high-pressure means next chance of rain is not until the tail end of sunday into memorial day. as you can see, all that rain is having the ohio river valley and portions of missouri. we are expecting temperatures to rise over the next few days. just south of 70 degrees tomorrow we do reach over 70. no green on the map until we get to sunday or monday. today's high temperature in the upper 60s. tonight slow down to 48. saturday is very nice. cooler along the lake 72 degrees. sunday we are cloudy almost done with the three day weekend. >> best 3 a week and you had in a while. >> what i love about this is no air-conditioner. >> leave the windows open and enjoy yourself. and thank the weatherman. sent him some money. >> we have construction in north bend 55 at county line doing intermittent 15 lane closures at the 6:00 hour. be prepared for that because it could add some ext

. >>> much of the same story in illinois, this where strong winds took the roof off this motel in joliet. officials say it's not salvageable, so crews now will have to tear that building down. >> same story in iowa. strong winds dropping a tree right on this car and pulling a roof right off a home in the town of penora, about 40 miles west of des moines. >> oh, boy! >> okay, that is probably why they say you should not be out driving during a possible tornado. storm chasers got hit by a piece of farm equipment on a nebraska road while they were out tracking a twister. no one was hurt, but the man behind the wheel says it is the closest call he's had in 16 years chasing storms. >>> severe thunderstorms to blame for flash flooding near cleveland. look here. the roads overtaken by water. parts of a major interstate had to be shut down for hours. police are urging people to stay at home. >>> while the calendar says may, some parts of colorado are digging out from several feet of snow. skiing, everybody. upwards of 29 inches fell in the north-central part of the state. >> that's the bright si

. >> 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 diffe

. >>> and in joliet, illinois, that was a motel, but now, well, just a shell of a motel.got no roof. strong winds simply ripped it aw away, the damage so severe that the building had to be taken down. >>> same story in iowa, where winds pushed trees into cars. look at this in the town of panora, not far from des moines. the roof also came right off a home there. >> bet he wishes he had parked someplace else. >> oh, boy! >> not quite the movie "twister," but, well, that's what happens when you're told to stay off the roads and you don't during a tornado. a piece of farm equipment smashing into this car full of storm chasers in nebraska. no one was hurt, thankfully, but the man behind the wheel says it's the closest call he's had in 16 years. >> wow. >> chasing storms. >>> police in northeast ohio are urging people to stay at home. severe thunderstorms caused this flash flooding near cleveland, and part of interstate 480 had to be shut down, one of many roads overwhelmed with the rain there. >>> in colorado, snow fouling up the roads. some areas got up to 29 inches of accum