mark ballard is being held on 5 million dollars bond... his son, on *one million dollars bond. no word yet on charges against anyone else. buffalo grove police say a man who broke into a woman's home and assaulted her, may be linked to another home invasion. the woman woke up to the man straddling her early saturday morning, at her condo in the 11-hundred block of miller lane. there was a brief struggle before the man ran out of the bedroom, and left through an open patio door. the woman was not hurt. police say the case is similar to a home invasion in the area three years ago, but the man in that case was never caught. eight people were injured in an electrical fire at a high rise owned by the university of chicago, including a child and several firefighters. transformers caught fire in the basement of a building in the 58-hundred block of south dorchester, just after four yesterday afternoon. it took crews an hour to contain the fire. five residents and three firefighters were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. the 33-unit building houses university staff and their

mark ballard attended yesterday's hearing by video hookup from the jail. his 15-year-old son adam was in the courtroom both are charged with first- degree murder. 55-year-old richard pollack was attacked at his home sunday morning, in a dispute over the theft of his son's skateboard. mark ballard is jailed on 5 million dollars bond... his son, on a 1-million-dollar bond. a mother of five was killed in a crash on interstate 57 early yesterday. lynetta shorter was driving her mini-van southbound on i-57 in matteson just after 2 a-m when she was rear-ended by another car. shorter was ejected from the van. her five children, ages 8 to 13, were also in the car but they suffered minor injuries. >> the ticket for granted sometimes you take it for granted like your corn to see them again. >> she was faith and love. all the time. >>shorter was a minister at a west side church. she and her kids were on their way home from a revival at that church. the driver of the car that rear- ended shorter was taken to the hospital in critical condition. they were ticketing for

when a woman in a black mercedes veered off the highway, hitting 24-year-old mark santos and 63- year-old jimmy lee ballard. santos died at the scene. ballard is in the hospital with major injuries. santos was part of a job train crew under contract with caltrans. the program helps people transition from poverty in prison by giving them the training they need for a better life. >>> it's absolutely eventual that people have an option and have the opportunity to get the work experience and to get the training that they need to be able to have a second chance and that's what's so devastating about what happened today. >> the woman driving the car was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. the chp is looking into whether drugs, alcohol or a medical condition caused her to veer so far off the road. >> the fbi is investigating the vandalism of a family-owned grocery store in berkeley. these are pictures of the broken windows at star grocery on claremont avenue. it happened early sunday on july 27th. the fbi says a posting on a website claimed the grocery was targeted by an animal rights activist because it s

mark santos. and 63-year-old jimmie lee ballard were struck by a car on southbound highway 1-0-1.he crews picking up litter along the roadside. the driver is identified as 38- year- old dee di bene-detto. santos was pronounced dead at the scene. ballard is being treated in the hospital for his injuries. police are still investigating the case. >>: a 3-year-old german shepherd named max, who went missing after an attack by a pit bull in sacramento, is back home with his family. in footage captured by a passing motorist's dashboard camera, the pit bull can be seen nipping at max. at one point, the pit bull turns his aggressive toward his owner, pouncing on him and knocking him to the ground. all parties came away with only minor scrapes, but max, understandably frightened by the incident, ran away from hom and wasn't found until monday around 11 p.m. max's owner was very relieved when he found him. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. how uber is planing to make their rides even cheaper. plus.what could be behind the historically high number of birds with west nile virus in the b

benedetto, 38, of san jose, was driving a black mercedes when she struck jimmie lee ballard, 63, of east palo alto, and marksan mateo, according to the chp. >> pam:the crash was reported at 11:05 a.m. south of woodside road on southbound highway 101, chp officer art montiel said. benedetto veered off of the road toward a nine-person job train >> pam:crew that was picking up litter along the right shoulder and hit ballard andsantos, chp officials said. santos was pronounced dead at the scene and ballard was taken to stanford hospital with major injuries, according to the chp. benedetto was also taken to stanford hospital with minor injuries. >> pam:the collision is under investigation and it is unknown if drugs or alcohol were involved, chp officials said. >> pam: u.s. coast guard and national park service crews are continuing efforts to remove a grounded fishing boat from san francisco's ocean beach today, a coast guard lieutenant said. >>the 37-foot fishing boat, the paloma, operated by 51- year-old santa cruz resident timothy lybrand, ran aground near seal rock around 3:30 a.m. monday, according to the u.

that's when a woman in a black mercedes veered off the highway hitting 24-year-old mark santos and 63- year-old jimmy lee ballardene. ballard is in the hospital with major injuries. santos was part of a job train crew under contract with caltrans. the program helps people transition from poverty in prison by giving them the training they need for a better life. >> it's essential that people have an option and have the opportunity to get the work experience and to get the training that they need to be able to have a second chance. and that's what's so devastating about what happened. >> the woman driving the car was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. the chp is looking into weather drugs, alcohol or a medical condition may explain why she veered so far off the road. >>> of 8:26. an out-of-control car flew off a freeway in concord earlier today, smashed right into a car dealership. look at the pictures. after the break, what we still don't know about the cause of this destructive crash. >>> and she's tried to sneak onto flights before. coming up, we'll tell you how a serial stowaway was able to catch a fli