wgn's muriel clair is live in skokie with the latest >>as you could probably see over my shoulder there's still lots of activity going on here one person has been transported to nearby st. francis hospital we have yet to learn what his condition has the explosion occurred around 9:00 this morning at 8734 campbell and skokie affair the force of the explosion was so strong that ripped away the facade of the two-story building sending the bricks and glass flying and the noise could be heard at least a block away ... >>i woke up to a loud bang and i looked out the window and there was glass blowing out i got my mom and my sister out of bed and told them there was a fire when i got dressed and came outside there was a man on the ground while my sister was telling everyone to move the cars out of the way i grabbed the man i sat him down across the street police came and got into an ambulance >>the building had already exploded for it and out we're ready and one victim in the building we are unsure if he was the man walking by or we are investigating this >>fire officials say that the building w

one person and injured home demolished north suburban skokie today. on the scene with the story >> explosion occurred or around 9:00 a.m. this morning. north suburban skokie force of explosion was so strong it ripped away the front of the two-story building sending bricks and glass flying. neighbors say they heard a loud bang looked outside and immediately woke up his mother and sister telling them to get out in case the fire spread to their house >> we came out there was a guy on the front lawn with his head busted open and bleeding and very badly >> put him and sat him down until the police cam >> others in the area called 911 it fired the park officials responded getting to the scene four minutes after notified. >> fully involved with the front of the building obviously exploded forward. we did have one victim we do not know if he was in the building or walking by >> buildings under renovation nobody living cause of the explosion was not immediately known gas leak was suspected gas officials on the scene aiding in the investigation >> another membe

cook county courthouse closed on the weekend to help save money richview markham rolling meadows and skokieno longer opening on saturday courthouse in markham closed on sunday court house in chicago 26 and california and the only one open on weekends police departments cannot like these changes they say is, to cost them more to transport defendants >> once was lost but now it is found comic opera baby jesus returned years after being stolen and major milestone september 11th attacks the site in new york city and before the new year, resolve to support the american red cross and you'll provide hope, help, and compassion -- every day. do something that means something. visit redcross.org today. new numbers out of iowa today a bit of a shift regarding picking up steam heading into the state caucus mitt romney and ron paul leading in the latest poll but rick santorum number three slot newt gingrich dropping and rick perry dropping also michele bachmann only getting 9 percent in with other issues. iowa campaign chair has went to ron paul pan iowa state senator kent sorenson told terror that the

courts are open saturdays at bridgeview, a markham, maywood, rolling meadows and skokie.the mark and courthouse also operate on sundays. someone who faces a bond hearing on a weekend will have to go to chicago to maine criminal courts building at 26 in california. some suburban police departments complain that it will cost them more to transport dependence to the 26 and california location. gamow 14 federal districts will allow cameras in federal courtrooms. chicagos program will be the biggest. only civil trials could be recorded, no criminal trials. the judge and all attorneys and a case will have to agree in advance to permit cameras. no live coverage though ... the video would not be available for at least a day. >> there is a new seat belt law going into effect soon and illinois. starting january 1st people who ride in the back seat left or seat belts. if they do not they could get slapped with a fine of at least $25. as of now only people in the front seat and those under 19 years old have to be strapped in. >> later another setback for the blockbuster drug avastin.

but here in skokie, illinois, the business is booming at the simon says spa. >> you look beautiful. >es to mind when you think of a stress-free spa day. but here at sothy's, that's what we found. >> we have a facial we offer for the tween market. >> reporter: danielle gallagher was looking for perfectly-plucked brows for her first dance at the age of 11. >> you're good now. >> reporter: at salon ouidad, they say they're unhathe curls. >> i have 9-year-olds that come in for chemical treatments. i have as young as 6 and 7, do the chemical treatment to release and loosen the curls. >> reporter: it goes beyond that. 11-year-olds and 12-year-olds are even getting bikini waxes. >> i feel it's part of hygiene. i do all these types of things myself. and i think that they're better off, starting young. >> reporter: you don't think it's too young? >> this is all new to them. you know? you have to kind of point them in the right direction. >> if you're telling your daughter, okay, on a saturday, we're going to spend six hours at the salon getting our toes done and our eyebrows done, what are we

the papers in, you know, pennsylvania or, you know, a small town in, you know, lawrence, kansas, skokie, illinois, are getting that local news really covering a community. i think those people are doing well. there's still a real need for that. the people that have been struggling are sort of the "boston globe," "l.a. times," sort of the second big city daily. and whether they can make a go of it, i'm not sure. but i will say they're hanging in there a lot better than one might have imagined a couple of years ago. so i'm feeling a little better about the whole newspaper industry. >> host: you may not tweet but you sparked quite a robust conversation on our twitter page and this is a yes or no question or maybe it's a maybe. since you are speaking of your former boss william f. buckley would david brooks be host a debate, a firing line type of discussion show? >> guest: well, i'd be willing. i mean, you do it. if you do it, maybe i can do it. i don't know. but buckley had this amazing ability -- he had these mannerisms. if you saw him on tv, he was like unlike anybody else you would seen