that a criminal laughs at. 42 people beat the deadline buying to replace sandy jackson as seventh ward alderman. he hopes to name jackson's replacement by mid february. a credit downgrade for the state of illinois from aid to a minus. course y go malone talked a a a to a-. gov quinn knows that the credit rating takes another hit of homeownersthe treasury gave us a sneak peak on the news at 5. >> there are between 7-14 different governments you are paying too now here's the real problem there pension liability. the new format doesn't just show what you will 0 march 1st it raided each taxing body which could lead to higher taxes. still ahead tonight and angry mother pulled out of court after lashing out accused of sexuallyafter her daughter's coach was accused of sexually assaulting her daughter. that's now we got this morning may be just a taste of the winter weather we will get over the weekend. i,ac r [ indistinct conversations ] [ male announcer ] when you wear dentures you may not know it but your mouth is under attack. food particles infiltrate and bacteria proliferate. ♪ ♪ protect your mou

the deadline has passed for anyone who wants to replace former 7-th ward alderman sandi jackson. the city stopped taking applications yesterday evening. jackson resigned from the city council earlier this month. mayor emanuel is having a panel evaluate 53 people who met the qualifications. the mayor says he wants that list narrowed down to at least three finalists. he says he plans to name a new alderman before the next city council meeting on february 13- th. today is the last day to register to vote in the february 26th primary. the primary also includes a special 2nd congressional primary to replace congressman jesse jackson junior. cook county residents hoping to cast ballots must register by the end of the day. voters who've recently moved or changed their name must re- register online. voter registertration applications can be found online, at "cook county clerk" dot com. even before the sun came up this morning. chicago broke a record for the warmest january 29th in our history. a live look outside shows overcast skies. the previous record was 59- degrees in 19-14. today's