at o'hare, nancy loo, wgn news. >>> thank you. >>> if you owe, you might just get poked. how debt collectors are going after people on facebook. >>> and if you didn't grab your wand and head to a midnight showing already, find out what fans in our own dean richards has to say about that new harry potter movie. >> and head in lunch break, author of -- shares an excellent appetizer recipe that is sure to impress your holiday guests. yxtú@ço? >>> i'm bloomberg angie lau live at the cme group in chicago. daily coupon website, group-on, they may be snapped up by google. group-on is weighing whether to sell itself to google or proceed with a round of funds aring that may value the daily coupon company at more than $3 billion. two people close to the matter tell bloomberg news that google and group-on have already held talks. meanwhile, big story today on wall street is what's happening in china. china is stepping on the breaks to slow down its economy asking its nation's bank to bump up its reserve ratios. that has investors concerned about an overall slow down in the global

wgn's nancy loo is live at city hall now with the latest on that race. >> reporter: well, ricky henden came here to city hall to announce he won't be running for city hall. and he said he was doing so in the name of unity. the state senator is part of a powerful african-american coalition of elected officials, business people and community leaders poised to select a consensus black candidate to endorse in the mayor's race. that group has set up a meeting tonight with two likely mayoral candidates. the reverend james meeks of salem baptist church and long time congressman, danny davis. henden says he stepped back because he knew that coalition support would not be there for him. >> the fact that they called back, they did not call me back sent a clear message to me that i was not going to be the consensus. the fact that they called back reverend meeks and congressman davis said to me that they had problems with the two that they had narrowed it down to. >> reporter: again, meeks and davis will be meeting tonight with the coalition which has expressed support for former senator carol mos

we are live at the county building in the loop, nancy loo, wgn news. >>> thank you. a republican surge in illinois, gop taking the majority of the state's congressional delegation. the race has not been called in the eighth district. that's where democrat melissa bean has not conceded. republican joe walsh backed by the tea party is declaring a victory even though 2600 mail- in ballots have not been counted. his big bush push health care. he says it's time to start over. >> one of the things they want us to do is repeal this thing and start over. we held health care town halls for months during this campaign. doctors don't want it. small business doesn't want it. most americans want us to repeal it. >> melissa bean released a statement saying this election is too close to call. still thousands of votes left to be counted and we are working to understand the provisional and absentee ballot situation. we will continue to work to understand the will of the voters. >>> president obama talked compromise and togetherness at this morning's cabinet meeting. he has invited in

nancy loo is live on the northwest side right now with the latest. >> reporter: hi, steve. we are about at the halfway point of voting hours today. both major party candidates in the race for governor are expressing confidence. governor quinn cast his votes here just over an hour ago. joined by his two grown sons, governor quinn was upbeat heading into his usual polling place at galewood community church. he took the time to chat with a future voter and then set to work on the longest ballot in the history of chicago and cook county. >> obviously voting for governor was a high honor to vote for myself for governor and as they said a moment ago i want to thank everyone who has voted for me. it's still time to vote. we have until 7:00 tonight to vote. >> republican challenger bill brady spent the morning at mass. he attended services at holy name cathedral with his wife. by late afternoon brady will have cast his vote downstate in his hometown of bloomington. >> elections are humbling and we want to say thanks to the people who supported us. we look forward to victory today a

wgn's nancy loo is live in morgan park with the latest. >> well, allison and steve, the family of stacy cochran hill tells me they had no idea who would target her and her two daughters. and they are heart broken her apartment here is now at the heart of a triple murder investigation today relatives are gathered and baffles. >> i talked to her last night. everything was fine. >> by 10:30 last night things were not fine. 43-year-old stacy cochran was found stabbed to death along with her 17-year-old daughter jade and 11-year-old daughter joy. >> i thought i was dreaming this morning. when she called me. i got up and came over. but i don't know who did it or why or how. >> police discovered the bloody scene after arriving at the family rental apartment at south bell avenue and 111th. a man was taken into custody but police are saying little about any link to the victims, a motive or the murder weapon. for now relatives are waiting and grieving. >> thanksgiving we were all here. just laughing and talking and praising each other. you know, it was my birthday. and we just had fun as a family

wgn's nancy loo is live in lockport with more on the fire and the damage that was done. >> reporter: well, allison, investigators still on the scene here trying to figure out the cause of this morning's fire. mean time, lockport residents are soaking in the new scenes of devastation in their embattled downtown. >> there is nothing left to do but clean up and assess because there is not much left of four downtown businesses in the heart of lockport. the biggest loss, tom pierson's photo shop and irreplaceable stash of historical photos. >> there are a lot of the industrial areas and the city stroll with model ts in the streets and things. it's a lot of history, too. >> the fire along the 900 block of south state street broke out just before 2:00 this morning. nearly 100 firefighters responds to put it out before dawn. but not before flames torched the photo shop, a bowling alley and insurance company and a clothing store and the fire was just steps away from another major fire in 2000 which left one person dead and destroyed a hotel. no one was hurt today but it makes revival of lockp

. >> nancy loo is live in the arlington heights neighborhood with more on the mayor's race. >> well, allison and steve, after failing to earn the support of the african-american coalition, state senator james meeks is spending much of today in chicago's latino community. but he claims his outing today has nothing to do with mayoral politics. now the reverend and state senator spent the morning touring a number of schools on the southwest side including the uno veterans memorial charter school. he cited the ongoing problem of overcrowding in chicago schools and afterwards left for a luncheon and round table discussion with latino leaders. meeks again dismissed the african-american coalition support of congressman danny davis instead of him. and chicago voters seem to be questioning the influence of those coalition anyway. >> we spoke to a number of voters today who claim that race has nothing to do with -- has no place in mayoral politics and reverend meeks was here today to say that this was part of his outing as the member of the state education committee and not as a potential mayo

wgn's nancy loo is live in oak lawn with the latest on that fire. >> investigators are hard at work trying to figure out the cause of the devastating fire here. mean time, an outpouring of offers to help the many brides now scrambling to find new dresses. >> beautiful wedding gowns turned to debris are hauled out by the arm load. only six dresses could be salvaged from eva's bridal store which has been in business for over 40 years. all the while emotional brides and their mothers are turning up desperate for answers. >> today was supposed to be our alteration day. and just don't know what to do. >> i feel bad for the people there, for the owners. and also for the brides. >> the owners are devastated by the fire, but eager to help serve their customers, especially those with upcoming weddings. >> we will do our best to make this as seamless as possible. i will do everything i can so that this doesn't affect your wedding. >> the flames broke out around 3:00 yesterday destroying eva's and a radio shack within two hours. it was the highly flammable dresses that fueled the situation. oak lawn

nancy loo is live at the station.ld have some day be known for the apple stop there at north and clyburn. >> yeah. unofficial name right now. but apple will get the right of first refusal on the official naming rights. once cta offers them. it may take awhile to get this plan rolling. but with ad revenue down by $11 million, the cta definitely needs more money rolling in. by spring, bus and train stops all over town could have new names. the cta needs money and will hire a corporate adviser next week to begin fielding offers on naming rights. it's not clear yet how lucrative the deals might be but the cta believes the possibilities are endless. customers buy that. >> when the city where you get a lot of of corporate branding everywhere across the whole city, so it kind of not really doesn't affect me too much. i block it out. >> reporter: not so outlandish now that the sears tower goeses by willis and comiskey is u.s. cellular field. and just recently the park district teamed up with nike in a deal to resurface the 18

wgn's nancy loo is live on the far south side with our top story this afternoon. >> reporter: well, the parents of jalal muhammad are said to be traumatized and they are not expected to return here to the family home any time soon. meantime, the circumstances leading up to his shooting death remain under investigation. >>> nina jones rushed over to the muhammad home this morning soon after hearing the news on tv. the reality of her nephew's death was clearly overwhelming. >> he was just a sweet little boy. sweet little boy. he was very respectful. very, very respectful. >> reporter: paramedics were called to the townhouse on the 200 block of west 93 place at around 8:30 last night. it was initially suspected that jalal suffered some type of seizure but an exam revealed a bullet wound and he was pronounced dead soon after. neighbors say the incident is baffling since there was no sign of trouble last night and they heard no gunfire. >> probably like you guys don't know someone shot through the house but no one heard gunshots and this is a relatively quiet community. pretty close knit. so

wgn's nancy loo is live with the latest on our top story. >> well, din uand steve, it's not known why the officer was over in this area during his time off. he was in his 40s and a 15 year veteran of the force who was assigned to the s.w.a.t. team. sources tell us he was found with a cigarette in his mouth indicating he may have known his killer. >> reporter: forensics units are on the scene as police investigate the latest murder of a fallen officer. that as another officer remains posted outside the victim's home. did not want to be identified tells wgn notification of family has been difficult because the fallen officer was an only child. and he already lost both of his parents. a neighbor recalls him as a good man. >> he used to come over to see his mom. and that's the only time i would see him. >> and you mentioned his mom passed away. >> yes, of cancer. >> just after 6:30 last night when the officer was found shot to death inside his personal suv. sources say it's a case of homicide because the shots were fired from inside the car. which was parked along the 2900 block of west s

nancy loo live in st. charles to explain. >> reporter: well, steve, they read "straight pride" across the front. but it was the phrase on the back that sparked outrage. today there are hurt feelings. it seems like a typical day at st. charles north but to many it has been a long week filled with anxiety. >> tension, yes, around a lot of people. >> reporter: that's after three students wore shirts that read straight pride on the front. the backside had a beenlycal passage referencing death as punishment for homosexual behavior. that was offensive to many. >> they blacked out the letters but not until there was an hour left at school. kids saw the words and they were either threatened by the shirt or offended that a message was being portrayed at the school. >> reporter: and amanda helped to organize the week that coincides with a national anti- bullying campaign. and the students who wore the shirts were not disciplined. they believe that the incident has become a teachable moment. try to teach them that th

wgn's nancy loo live at city hall now with more on this story. >>> hi, steve. terry is the fourth school ceo to be appointed by mayor daley and since the mayor is stepping down soon, he will be the last. in making the announcement within the past hour, mayor daley introduced him as the interim school ceo since it will be up to the next mayor to decide who should take the reins permanently. he is 54. he has been serving as ceo of the chicago community trust since 2004. but he has been a school administrator in michigan and california. now he is eager to carry on the sphish initiatives of the mayor and his predecessor, ron huberman. >> i see moving forward and continuing to take with a is in place and simply improve upon what exists. my-- >> now he is expected to work on the transition with ron huberman over the next few weeks pp huberman expected to step down on november 29. so far no official reaction to the new appointment from the chicago teachers union. live at city hall, nan nan, wgn news. >>> thank you for that report. man was shot and wounded by police ov