about seven months ago, i said, what is our plan for the city of chicago over the next ten years? because in my own view, while chicago has huge strategic advantages, i'll give you one example, the average four-year college population in a city is 28%. in chicago, it's 34%. so we have a skilled workforce with a midwest work ethic. we have other huge advantages. but we are losing those advantages. our productivity, our educational advantage. so what is our business plan? because i don't want to experience, which is what i believe for the country happened as well as for the city, another lost decade. we can't afford it. so i pulled together chicago, world business chicago, our nonprofits, our academic institutions, partnered with the brookings institute, and mckinsey, and i said i want a business plan that says over the next ten years what are our main goals and how do i make sure that as we're making decisions we're marching towards achieving those goals? there was a number of them laid out. we laid a plan out with ten specific goals to go for, of which exports were seen as, to be h

kennedy and the steve chicago, the robert f. kennedy foundation in the city of chicago, the nobel peace prize winners from around the world. i wanted the kitds to have this opportunity. as did the robert f. kennedy foundation, to speak and learn from people who stood up and made a difference for peace, made a difference for economic and social and political justice. >> take a short break. i want to come back, and i want you to put your teacher's hat on, to give a little school report on president obama. and also your ideas for how to keep america great. >> we are all very excited for rahm as he takes on a new challenge for which he is extraordinarily well qualified. but we're also losing an incomparable leader of our staff and one who we are going to miss very much. does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. there's another way to minimize litter box odor:

$25 million per project will be put into the trust in order to put men and women to work for the city of chicagolly to rebuild the infrastructure we sell lacko lack... the airlines and that the city of chicago came together and created the world's busiest airport why can't we recreate something chicagoans pave the way for many years ago. >> the mayor says he is in a hurry to get this program going so he can get money to fund this program so he can put people back to work. the aldermen are now speaking pros and cons plucked an earlier headcount confirms this will pass. >> senator mark kirk continues to make good progress as he recovers from a stroke. doctors at the rehabilitation institute of chicago announced this morning he is mentally sharp and meets with his staff nearly every day to discuss policy issues in global current events. they also claim he has walked more than 10 mawson's his arrival. the 52 year-old center suffered the stroke more than three months ago we wish him a continued recovery. >> stay with us the tom skilling is next with the full forecast how is it that april is colder th

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kelly, who was a democrat, and got his support in passing a fair employment practice act in the city of chicago that de priest had introduced in the city council, which, by the way, had failed in the state legislature in illinois earlier that year. he wrote an open letter addressed to his republican voters, friends and citizens in 1944 because he had been -- by lambasted by the chicago newspapers for supporting kelly, who was a democrat. he said, and i quote "i contend then and i still contend that if negro people are good enough to give their lives for their country, they are then entitled wherever qualified to hold any position in their country's government which they are helping to maintain through their taxes, their blood, and their loyalty." i thought this really hits a nail on the head where oscar de

the nato leaders come are going to be, it's the only city in america that all the nobel leaders are coming. they did it in paris, berlin, in rome and now chicagoand i do think this, the world competition economics is down to about 50 to 60 mega cities around the world. the cities are driving that economic competition. we're the places innovation, we're the places of diversity that's going to be america's strength. we're the places that people with ph.d. want to live and four year degrees and also want to thrive for their familiar lays. that's the innovation for the businesses and mega cities are those epi centers. that competition is at america's interest to invest in those cities not to see the sprawl and i think our density and all the things that come with it are our strategic advantages that now have to be played to our strengths. >> which means they've got to view cities that compete in the global economy in order to compete in the marketplace so you want to have those investments that's going to allows us to track companies and focus on export and do all the thing that's going to make us relevant, competitive in the 21st century. >> that

kelly, who was a democrat, and got his support in passing a fair employment practice act in the city of chicago that depriest had introduced in the city council, which by the way had failed in the state legislature in illinois earlier that year. he wrote an open letter to citizens of 1944 because he had been lam basted by the chicago newspapers for supporting kelly, who was a democrat. he said, and i quote "i contend then and i still contend that if negro people are good enough to give their lives for their country, they are then entitled whenever qualified to hold any position in their country's government which they are helping to maintain through their taxes, their blood, and their loyalty." i thought this really hits a nail on the head where oscar deprees where the core of his character really came from. [ applause ] >> thank you, phil. we'll have don next. >> thank you, again, everyone. i really won't bore you with more. i do have two observations. one of the things that really is particularly fascinating to me is when you start thinking about what life was like if you were live living in

>>the city of chicago and the cubs getting closer to reaching a deal to renovate wrigley field. our gaynor hall is live in front of wrigley field and says there are still plenty of questions to be answered. >>the mayor says the city and the cubs are in the final stages of talks. but, how they plan to pay for the renovations remains unclear. . >> i want the money going towards education and things we need. >>two days before opening day at wrigley field mayor rahm emanuel saying the city is close to reaching an agreement with the owners of the chicago cubs to give the 98 year old ballpark a facelift. >>we're in the final stages of some good conversations. >>conversations that have been going on for a long time. the ricketts family bought the cubs in 09 and have supported a plan to use city and county amusement tax revenue, collected from ticket sales to pay for the renovations. at a panel discussion tonight sponsored by loyola university at the union league club tom ricketts outlined his family's goals for the team. >>to renovate and modernize the ballpark. >>but, he woudn't talk

the cta anyone with information call chicago police. north side stations busy redlined getting $86 million makeover adjusting to the routes it seven stations close at 40 modeling. >> city of chicago getting great use of these stations after a 100 years time for facelift time for modernization to give the people on the red line with the people on the brown line have seen it since changes >> mayor rahm emmanuel and the other bidder says create jobs boost the economy workers providing a platform like waterproofing also installed a new floors doors and windows stops stops from lawrence to jarvis will close 6 weeks at a time, granville june 1st >> help people in cook top in and incapacitated and question that needs to be raised >> in joining the extra walking going to be said to have it close down. >> note to adjacent stations shut down at the same time the work should be done by the end of the year and not the only rail line for improvements cta working on metra congressman bobby rush threatening to shutdown the project it does not include local contractors and other companies talking about why on politics tonight tonight. >> chronic unemployment in most of these areas tha

for the first time chicago mayor daley will answer questions about ron burch ... the victim of police for totality is suing the city of chicago after serving 24 a years in prison his conviction was overturned ... the former state's attorney at the time he was never giving a deposition ... we're going to ask him about relevant questions during that time he was state's attorney and the khmer ... and what he mayor of chicago what he knew and why the death penalty came into play the attorneys will get together to discuss limitations on the deposition ... only four more jurors need to be chosen for the trial of william belfour the man accused of murdering three members of the singer jennifer hudson family monica schneider's live with cook county criminal court building with the latest in a line we are down to picking the final four members of the jury panel the defendant william balfour was dressed for court he if convicted he can spend the rest of his life in courtjail ... he committed those murders in october 2008 ... prosecutors say that he shot them all because he was enraged in a jealous fit he was married to jenni

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the center of chicago. the tallest building in north america-- the sears tower-- rises over downtown chicago. it is the trademark of this city'syline and a symbol of urban america's vitality. but in 1992, sears fled its downtown home and moved 5,000 employees here-- 30 miles outside the city, into the cornfields. working farm communities surround the chicago area, but to many, this farmland is better suited for growing something other an corn. ses reca soan tirmployees, ke mrg now they have what they've always wanted-- a house in the country. br barommu it's a rural community. it's just... it's a feel-good kind of place to live. come in this route and... narrator: just down the road, tim edmonds is building a whole new community for people like margot brown. soon his efforts will transform this farmland into corporate office parks, a golf course and 4,600 new homes. this is, indeed, an edge city. as you look at suburbanization of america and following transportation corridors, both north and south-- whatever the geographic area happens to be-- it is, uh, an example of that. people here are commuting within the 25-to-30-mile ra

the coach disappeared and stopped returning phone calls. parents called police when they realized they had been scammed. the chicago city council approved mayor emanuel's plan to raise private money for public projects. it's called the chicago infrastructure trust. the mayor says the plan will help the city pay for projects it can't otherwise afford. he also claims it will create thousands of jobs. the mayor will appoint a board to oversee the trust ... and one of those board members will be an alderman. the city council will vote on all projects that involve *city* assets and property. that's a concession to aldermen who were worried about the lack of transparency or accountability. we now know details about the security perimeter for the nato conference. lake shore drive will be closed from 31st to roosevelt. on the north end of mccormick place, 21st street will be closed from indiana to lake michigan. and indiana will be closed from 21st to 25th street. i-55 from lake shore drive to the dan ryan will also be shut down while dignitaries are on the move. the nato summit takes place may 20th and may 21st. plans to build

the drugs. a chicago city council committee has endorsed a new plan to rebuild the city's crumbling infrastructure. but not everyone likes the plan. mayor emanuel wants to enlist big corporations, to help pay part of the cost of public works construction projects. but critics remember former mayor daley's deal to privatize parking meters... and they fear emanuel's plan could lead to more of the same. some city aldermen want to learn more about the mayor's plan before they accept it. there are some complicated legal issues and we need time to flush those out ... we need time to look at these amended ordinance as it came out friday even the law department was not sure about oversight matters we have to look at issues of transparency and the administration is trying to address these needs and concerns the full city council will discuss the mayor's plan tomorrow. you will now be able to get a front-row seat at every cook county board meeting.. right at your computer! starting today.. the board meetings will be streamed live online. president toni preckwinkle says the county spent 250-thousand dollars

the debate. thank you. violent crime in chicago as i said out of control. we sent jesse watters to the windy city to find out what's going on. later, shocking new study about teenage drinking and drug abuse. the warriors have the grizzly stats. we're coming right back. so far 10 people murdered in. gang generated minority involved. we sent jesse watters to the windy city to find out what's going on. ♪ >> a total of five fatalities. >> murder is skyrocketing in the city of chicago. what's going on? >> it's three times more deadly in chicago than anywhere in the nation. >> it really starts at home because you have got a lot of people born into families without fathers. >> chicago gets millions of dollars each year to fight this. where's the money going? >> money is not enough. it's going to take family-to-family, block-to-block to not only bring the crime down but raise the value of life. >> what's this neighborhood like? >> confused. desperate. desperate for resources. i don't know what a resource is going but it's not coming in our community. >> it's world war 17 over here. if you get caught in t

about seven months ago, i said what is our plan for the city of chicago over the next 10 years? in my own view, while chicago his huge strategic advantages, and i want to give you one example -- the average four-year college population in the city is 20%. in chicago it is 34%. we have a skilled workforce with a midwest work ethic. we have another huge advantages. we are losing those of vantage is. our productivity, our educational advantage. what is our business plan? i do not want to experience what happened for the country, another lost decade. we cannot afford it. i pulled together chicago, our nonprofits, a our academic institutions, partnered with the brookings institute and mckenzie, to lay out a plan that says what are our main goals, and how do i make sure that as we make decisions we are marching towards achieving those goals? there were a number of them laid out. we have 10 specific goals of which exports word seemed to beat -- were seen to be as a low-lying free for the media job growth of -- fruit for immediate job growth. there are things that are not being fully mat

is ranked as the fifth greenest city in between portland in chicago are savannah georgiainneapolis st. paul and denver from green cities to a potential red state republicans bring their message to the swing state of wisconsin before tuesday's primary also a dangerous rescue in china and it was all caught on tape. an outbreak of gang violence and murders chicagos englewood neighborhood at the center of negative headlines nationwide recently, but it wasn't always such a violent area tune in to see ltv this tuesday night at 10 for target englewood. we're cracking down on medicare fraud. the healthcare law gives us powerful tools to fight it... to investigate it... ...prosecute it... and stop criminals. our senior medicare patrol volunteers... are teaching seniors across the country... ...to stop, spot, and report fraud. you can help. guard your medicare card. don't give out your card number over the phone. call to report any suspected fraud. we're cracking down on medicare fraud. let's make medicare stronger for all of us. and a few candidates are making their way across the

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the great migration. in 1919, racial riots occurred in numerous cities throughout the country including chicago and washington, d.c. depriest was considered a hero during their riots for making trips to the chicago stockyards to rescue black workers who were trapped inside he broke through hostile white crowds to get meat for people in the community. at the unveiling of the lincoln memorial in 1922, blacks were herded in to a separate section, away from the main seating area. a marine used racial epithets in addressing them. even the keynote speaker dr. robert moten, the second president of the tuskegee university was relegated to this segregated area. in his speech he compared the mayflower and the slave ship as the forces of liberty and bondage constantly doendsing for america's soul. a prayer pleaded with faith in god and country later on let us dedicate this temple thus far only open. some believe that dedication occurred in 1963 with the march on washington and martin luther king's "i have a dream" speech a silent parade by 1500 blacks in 1925 in washington to protest lynchings in the south received litt

about seven months ago, i said what is our plan for the city of chicago over the next 10 years? in my own view, while chicago his huge strategic advantages, and i want to give you one example -- the average four- year college population in the city is 20%. in chicago it is 34%. we have a skilled workforce with a midwest work ethic. we have another huge advantages. we are losing those of vantage is. our productivity, our educational advantage. what is our business plan? i do not want to experience what happened for the country, another lost decade. we cannot afford it. i pulled together chicago, our nonprofits, a our academic institutions, partnered with the brookings institute and mckenzie, to lay out a plan that says what are our main goals, and how do i make sure that as we make decisions we are marching towards achieving those goals? there were a number of them laid out. we have 10 specific goals of which exports were seen to be as a low-lying fruit for immediate job growth. there are things that are not being fully materialized and realize for job growth and economic activity

the board of commissioners of cook county, illinois. and then extended to his involvement in the chicago city council from 1915 to 1917. he was the city's first blacking alderman and represented ward two. when his predecessor in congress representative martin b. maddon died suddenly of a heart attack after having secured the republican nomination to his 13th term, the republican machine backed depriest. congratulatory letters and telegrams from all over the world poured into chicago for him. not much is known about the young life of congressman depriest's wife, jesse. however, she was born september 3rd, 1870, in rockford, illinois and was the daughter of james and emma williams who were both originally from pennsylvania. james was born in 1840, worked as a farmer, and was registered as a white man on the 1880 federal sentence. federal census. his wife, emma, was classified as a milano, born in 1839 and listed as a homemaker for her family. it is known that she was a music teacher before she and oscar married. with jim crow conditions for bailing in both the north and south in 1929, congressman and mrs. depriest reside

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all of these people marching together about the violence in the city of chicago. the group quietly took to the streets. i think it is a good way for people to come together to help raise awareness. arriving at the daily plaza. one person taking a stand against violence can make a difference. then heading to old st. pat's church for more prayer. there were signs that said 632 which was to represent the number of kids killed in chicago since 2008. authorities say that number is not accurate because more have died. it is a really big number and it is sad but i have friends or people who i knew who have been killed. there were 16 or 17. this is crosswalk and journey ends near the hospital because this is where so many young gunshot victims and up. organizers say this event is just the beginning and they are promising to continue to collaborate and communicate and act in this ongoing effort to save at chicago's young people. . >a gunman walks into a small christian college in california and opens fire, killing seven and wounding another three. it all happened this morni