season sears making cuts wants to close more than 100 sears and kmart stores across the country sean lewis reports now on how this will affect you >> traffic outside sears flagship store on state street remained strong the number company wide crashed sales at a sears and kmart down more than five percent combined and the last quarter of the year shuttering more than 100 of the 3000 stores nationwide once mighty brand >> like several other retailers after world war two montgomery ward obviously nearing the end of its day several analysts tell me something of a downward spiral might be a death march back up earlier this month the state lawmakers approved more than $100 million in tax breaks to companies to keep headquarters in suburban hoffman estates and not move to another state >> never happy to hear the company not doing well >> today governor pat quinn stood behind the deal he signed up old company dire financial issues before >> agreement maintained jobs in illinois headquarters repercussions before sears but we expect the headquarters to stay here and the jobs to be here that is what

top story around the country tonight sean lewis in the newsroom more on the third busiest shopping day of the season tonight >> it is in fact the third busiest day of millions of gift store back to stores today but the key to most retailers we spoke with people coming to buy even more stuff at big discounts today adopted by many maggot monday. mecca monday parking lots crammed with cars day after christmas proved to be a boost to chicago retailer's >> this morning the telephone was ringing at 630 and the mall was not open until 9 so people were already asking about the sales >> 50-60 even 80 percent off in some cases. others making sure to return the gifts that were not a hit simply did not fit but remember that each store had its own return policy most of them require abc >> without abc or gift receipt you are going to get back either a merchandise credit or you are going to be reimbursed lowest amount the item sold for not necessarily what you paid them up at the end of the long holiday weekend who can blame a few of us simply have had enough be bad bargain hunting at returning the b

sean lewis authorities say at least one person that may still be holed up in a building. >> looks like the barricade situation started this afternoon police officers trying to talk to a number of people in a fire arms investigation of 4600 block of north broadway bound neighborhood near clevelandleyland 1 future debt in custody trying to get into a car after 4:00 in the afternoon 1 in custody, several people still holed up in the apartment not coming out apparently are but we are told atf at the chicago police in dealing with the situation armed with heavy armor and assault rifles police have closed off in number of streets of including above broadway also shut down the red line no trains running on the track because the tracks literally run up right along the situation is happening nobody allowed to the platform shuttle buses and getting cta customers are brought this as you can imagine and drawing a number of spectators to see what happens next. this is an attempt to talk to or arrest did fugitives on a fire arms investigation by the atf and chicago police turned into a barricade sta

sean lewis caught up with the congressman reaction tonight >> this is the first time we heard from congressman jesse jackson jr. since the sentence was handed down yesterday to robert by of course as you mentioned played a big role in the broad blagojevich corruption trial with allegations represent the debt offering to raise more than a million dollars in campaign cash in exchange for barack obama a former senate seat. it charged that the congressman addressed at the podium tonight. >> punish the state after president obama won the erection of was interested in serving as your senator. >> during the time i could only do it that which was legal but ethical and that which was appropriate to express my desire for service to the people of the state. >> addressing the national association of letter carriers local branch tonight in support of local postal workers ballot to defeat a congressional bill which would shrink the postal service in order to balance the budget closing 14 post offices in the city of chicago a friendly crowd facing the house ethics investigation stemming from the senate seat