police say marcus dee shot his ex-girlfriend, nadia ezaldein, then turned the gun on himself. she was a seasonal employee who had been working at nordstrom since october. the store was closed on saturday, to give employees time to process and grieve. it reopened yesterday. family and friends left flowers near the site of the shooting. an elderly couple was found dead in their home on chicago's far south side from carbon monoxide poisoning. relatives asked police to conduct a well-being check on saturday, after clemmie and nancy jones didn't show up for thanksgiving dinner. officials say the carbon monoxide came from a faulty natural gas appliance in the home, in the 87-hundred block of south dorchester. a chicago city council committee meets today to consider a plan to raise the city's minimum wage. mayor emanuel wanted to hike the minimum from 8-25 an hour, to 9-50 an hour next summer, and boost it to 13 dollars an hour by 20-18. now, emanuel wants to raise the initial hike to 10 dollars an hour, and give employers an extra year to reach the 13-dollar level. the committee is e