two hours to convict a homeless man from chicago of murdering a suburban teenager. 14-year-old kelli o'laughlin walked in on john wilson junior as he burglarized her home in indian head park, three years ago. he stabbed her to death. d-n-a evidence from a red cap tied wilson to the crime. o'laughlin's family is relieved but realistic that their daughter is gone forever. wilson's defense lawyer tried to justice will never be served because she can come home. >> now we need to heal. >> the defense tried to argue that kelli killed herself... that wilson was accused because of his race... and that someone *else killed kelli. the jury didn't believe him. taking a look at the other top stories this morning. police in lincolnshire say a student who posted a rambling complaint about stevenson high school on facebook, was not threatening the school. the student ended his rant with the words, "don't worry... i will give you all something to remember before this year is over." investigators now say, the remark was for another *student ... not a threat against the school. mayor emanuel joined citizens last

wilson is charged with breaking into the home of 14-year-old kelli o'laughlin of indian head park three years ago... then killing her when she walked in on him. photos of the girl's corpse were shown to the jury yesterday. wilson's d-n-a was found on a cap inside o'laughlin's house. police released several surveillance photos in hopes of catching nine people who robbed the louis vuitton store in oak brook mall. one of them drove a van through the front door early sunday, while eight others in masks looted the place. they took 50 items worth 120- thousand dollars. several community organizations are raising money for the family that lost four children in an apartment fire this week. that fire happened, near 112-th and vernon, early monday morning. shanaya coleman jumped from a third floor window, but her children couldn't escape. she's still hospitalized in fair condition. her boyfriend also jumped out the window and remains in intensive care. yesterday our nation remembered the terror and the bravery of that awful day 13 years ago... september 11th. in manhattan, two beams of light... a

prosecutors say john wilson junior broke into the home of 14-year-old kelli o'laughlin in indian headpark... and when she walked in on him, he stabbed her to death. a jury for the trial was chosen yesterday. 30 years! that's the sentence 27-year-old demetries thorpe got for killing his girlfriend's baby. the zion man pleaded guilty in july to first-degree murder in the death of five-month-old joshua summeries. authorities say he admitted putting his hand over the child's mouth to stop him from crying then putting the baby into a backpack and throwing him in a garbage can. the baby's body was never found. the first lawsuit has been filed regarding last friday's bus crash at o'hare airport. the bus crashed into a concrete median on its way to the terminal area. 13-people were injured. a woman, who claims she suffered broken bones, is suing the bus company and the driver. a couple is suing a hammond police officer and the city for shooting their family dog. lilly the pitbull survived being shot in the face june 9th outside norma maldonado and dario lemus' home. they say the officer fired

kelli was killed when she walked in on a burglar at her home in indian head park. john o'laughlin says the accused killer, john wilson junior, then used kelli's cellphone to torment her mother with text messages about her daughter's death. one message said, "she wanted me to tell you something before i killed her." investigators tracked the cellphone to wilson and captured him. defense attorneys argue, there's no evidence that wilson was ever in o'laughlin's home. the parents of the 24-year-old woman charged with kidnapping a 2-year-old boy at o'hare tuesday... said their daughter is mentally ill... and not a criminal. olachi etoh appeared in court yesterday and was held on $450- thousand dollars bond. she was charged with aggravated kidnapping and assault for taking a 2-year-old boy from his mother at the baggage area at o'hare and taking him down the escalator. etoh's parents believe their daughter is off of her medication and needs to be in a hospital, not a jail. a 24-year old woman is arrested by highland park police... accused of faking a shooting at a home where she once wo

it's been almost three years since 14-year-old kelly o'laughlin walked in on a burglar at her home in indian head park, and was stabbed to death. today, john wilson junior goes on trial for that murder. prosecutors say, several items stolen from o'laughlin's home were found on wilson. baby news for illinois congresswoman tammy duckworth: she and her husband are expecting a girl in december. the 46-year-old says they've been trying to have a baby for some time. she says she and her husband are very excited about their new addition. american warplanes carried out another operation against an affiliate of al-qaeda. but this time, it was in somalia. and the target was the terrorist group al-shabaab. militants from the group staged a car bombing and firefight against a somali intelligence headquarters over the weekend. 12 people died, including 7 militants. while the african union backs the somali government, al- shabaab is trying to discredit it. the pentagon has yet to report on the success or failure of its airstrikes. the u-n secretary general warns there is no military solution to the

trial getting underway in the murder of 14-year-old kelly o'laughlin just outside of chicago. john wilson is accused of stabbing her to death nearly three years ago and then sending her family taunting text messages from kelly's phone. police searching the home of a missing six-week old delana wilson's parents in indianapolis. the infant was reported missing. his father told police a couple beaten him with a gun and kidnapped his gun. >>> more than 13 agers breaking a -- making a break for it from a youth detention scepter in nashville. they crawled under a fence late last night. many were captured. last word, nine are still on the run. jon: we are in the homestretch to the midterm elections, a little more than two months to go. senate raises have dominated most of the headlines as top hopes to gain enough seats for control. but what about the other side of the hill, the house? republicans may not be in danger of losing control but the outlook is not as pretty as many of them had expected it would be right now. let's talk about it with ellison barber, a staff writer with the "w