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wgn news @ 9 decision 2012 on wgn profiling some of the big races decided march 20th.primary for circuit court clerk of cook county one of the hottest political tickets preview >> one of the county most vital offices storing the judicial records for criminal division what division had a link personal injuries medical malpractice also child protection juvenile court domestic relations traffic court and chancery division with foreclosure ad contract speaks mountain of information from 161 courts processing 2.5 million cases a year with estimated 100 million documents all of this with $100 million annual budget under the oversight of dorothy brown for the last 12 years >> document managing system in place to have electronic documents eliminate missing files >> pointing to accomplishments such as interactive web site electronic smart forms with domestic violence orders of protection and other innovation but certified public accountant who holds mba has endured a fair share of criticism doing with awarding of new electronic filing contract out of state company that has give

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wgn's sean lewis has a live report. it doesn't take long to find a higher price in the city. $4.67 is the average in the city but look behind me. $4.84 for regular and $5.14 for premium gasoline. some people filling out tonight joking that they while they are filling up their tank they're going inside to buy a lottery ticket to pay for it. as people make their way home tonight, i cannot believe that, he did a double take at the pump price. $5.14 per gallon. did you ever think you would live to see this? no. it is the highest we have ever paid for gasoline in chicago according to the triple a. because we had hit the record high so early almost six weeks earlier than last year, the situation has become untenable and we have seen talk at the highest levels to correct matters. perplexing to say the least. demand in the u.s. is down for oil and the expense of chicago summer gas plant has not arrived yet. mechanics say there are some things we can do to get the most out of that record- breaking budget breaking gasoline. air f

wgn having the monkees marathon sister station wgn 9.2 digital started saturday afternoon for sundayis another storm developing third and one week talk about active patterned tomorrow should be quiet before this looking at friday morning at midday friday evening look at the snowfall by what into northern wisconsin what is amazing what models take a much snowfall might come down and credible iowa madison wisconsin green bay cannot remember the last time to reap respectable storms and one week what people watch first breaking out in that area tomorrow extending the day after friday it on this map downstate illinois and indiana wind from the current storm will be letting up breezy in the morning drop off in the afternoon to be replaced by the man at midfield blowing up friday to the southeast up to the north and west wind field coming in here with cold air for the weekend going to be chilly. cold air to the north tapping that over the weekend retreat of the cold air if it works out tuesday- wednesday 48 degrees tomorrow flurry partly sunny skies today. rainfall and will be on friday. fl

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wgn america viewers one week from tonight the raptors face the bulls.broadcast begins at 7:00 p.m. right here on wgn. the final score the bulls 89 the philadelphia 76ers 80. for stacey king, neil funk, good night from the united center. stay tuned to wgn news next. >> more than one dozen shootings in chicago and one of them led to the death of a six year-old girl caught in the crossfire. good evening i'm robert jordan. live in the news room with tonight's top story. family members identified the little girl as six year-old shall who died late this afternoon at mount sinai hospital please sage was shot in the abdomen when a group of people opened fire while she was sitting on her front porch. police say a car with several people in it drove up and started shooting at the home and the shots were meant for someone else but the child was hit instead they say that there has been an increase in gang activity in that area and the shooting may have been related to another crime scene it nearby. police are talking to two persons of interest but so far no charges

wgn news @ 9 storms triggered dozens of tornadoes path of destruction across the midwest leaving at least 14 people dead. climbing account as we speak. top story of around the country tonight killer tornado striking again. violent storms >> debris being lifted into the tornado such damage >> one twister what turned out to be powerful string mother nature adding up to more than 21 day across multiple states. >> crazy it is just not right here lives are endangered with rotating storms tornadoes bamut started alabama groups and power lines share offer no different tennessee and ohio and indiana high school level. in the state eight people died at least. storms coming through with company golf ball sized hail and wind. kentucky's governor declared a statewide emergency to tap into state resources and reports of people trapped damaged buildings small town in west liberty eastern part of that state tornado of bettering the midwest and south harrisburg illinois it still cleaning up from ef4 twister days ago hoping to be scared a second blow >> we are going to come back very resilient community >

election night will be big on wgn. it starts with the wgn news at five, as voters cast their final ballots in the primary. then at six on cltv, politics tonight takes over for an hour. at seven on cltv, micah and i start our decision 2012 coverage when the polls close. our coverage also streams live on wgntv.com. and look for the winners and race results on the wgn news at nine. chicago public schools unveiled its new "student focused" calendar for the 20-12 school year but students probably won't be happy about it. the new calendar adds 10 extra days to the school year. as part of the revisions both columbus day and pulaski day have been removed as holidays.. cps advisers wanted less interruptions to learning and more consistency for parents. the good news, school won't start until after labor day so students can enjoy those last sweet days of summer. rod blagojevich went to prison yesterday. his former chief of staff,still waiting to hear his fate. judge james zagel postponed today's sentencing for john harris. the j

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it's something our wgn investigations on pension abuse have highlighted. they quit their jobs, then take another position with the state that boosts their pension by tens of thousands of dollars. now there's a bill that's one step away from closing that loop-hole for good! the illinois house passed bill 39-69. that bill says former lawmakers must opt out of the higher pension plan or require the agency that did the hiring to pick up all of the extra costs--which saves taxpayers money. the bill moves to the state senate and if it passes there it will become law. vice president joe biden is in town tonight to raise money. biden is the headliner at two fundraisers in private homes of wealthy democratic party donors. he was at homes in lincoln park and the gold coast. just last month, president obama raised about two million dollars during his visit to chicago. biden and his motorcade came into town this evening right around the evening rush hour -- it might have slowed you down a bit. a mother stood outside of court, and there made a tearful plea for justice

and look for the winners and race results on the wgn news at nine, on channel nine, and on wgn america. coming up. dozens of people shot in a wave of violence across chicago, over the weekend. tonight the city's top cop responds with talk of retooling the department's gang strategies. also, demolition day for an abandoned motel one pastor hopes to turn into a community center. plus, another shot a record breaker. tom skilling tells us how many more 80 degree days we could see in the near future. whoa! i'd love a set like this... ...well, i'd like a pony. yeah, we used kmart layaway - paid it off over 8 weeks. shop your way rewards members who start layaway this week earn 5% back in points when payments are complete. only at kmart. a leavun]la tonight, a stand against gangs and gun violence in chicago. parents who've lost kids condemning more than 40 shootings and 9 murders over the weekend. they gathered at st. sabina's memorial wall at 78th and racine. wgn's sean lewis is there covering the terrible toll and what police plan to do about it. sean. superintendent gary mccarthy admits th

steve sanders >>and i'm dina bair we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web robert jordan is at the university of chicago where mitt romney will be speaking >>he has saturated the airwaves with these commercials including this one rick santorum and an unfortunate choice of words >>if you want a conservative as the nominee of this party you must vote for mitt romney ... >>i'm mitt romney and i approve this message >>he began attacking the president on the military and economic policies of his administration >>this president is cutting the military and failing the economy it's not the right course for america >>both men are campaigning hard in illinois but so far it wgn television has not received spots from santorum >>why would illinois want to consider a republican who laid out the blueprints for obama health care and presided over a bad state economy and massachusetts >>when we you were governor of massachusetts that state was 47 the in job creation and there was the manufacturing job decline that was twice the national average we lost

our top story seen around the country tonight on wgn america. . >> take a look at the latest numbers and mississippi. rick santorum with a 33% a and ron paul with 5%. let's talk about the results. how would you put aaron allen on this one. >> it's amazing to see that mitt romney is ahead. i think this is a result of his money train. >> is also the possibility that southern states and maybe pick the one that is going to be able to be president obama. >> we are seeing this dynamic and other states as well. in mississippi can defeat obama, 40% of mississippi republicans went to romney. moral character was 43 percent of the vote. . >> the one of throwing a sophist gingric us off is gingrich. >> he lowered the bar a few days ago but it's going to be very difficult how long can he stay in the game?. >> the place where gingrich release scored the question as mitt romney saying i am the outsider.. >>mitt romney wasn't in first, but you are saying a lot of the major metropolitan areas of in the face to states is going to be where the votes are coming from. >> those votes from along the coast

web wgn's julian crews is live at the police department in glenview with details ... the explosion or fire happened in the glenbrook hospital parking lot at about 4:00 this morning police said that hospital security noticed the fire in a remote parking lot on the west side of the hospital which sits between two schools ... winklemnan elementary school and glenbrook high-school it is unsure what this mom was made of ... an alarm went off in one of the schools at the same time the bomb exploded and there wasn't open-door any in the winkleman building.. it is not clear why the schools were both placed on lockdown police are not discussing the matter other than to say that no further incendiary devices have been discovered. we also learned that the department of homeland security provided assistance as well as the cook county bomb detection squad ... for the most part the hospital operation is proceeding as normal some of the elective surgery scheduled today have been canceled ... no patience or others are in annie imminent dangeany imminent danger more information will b

>>and i'm dina bair we welcome our viewers who are watching a ceramic country on wgn america and on the web ... the chicago daily herald is reporting a juvenile brought a loaded gun to school in far northwest suburban island lake. it happened this morning at matthews middle school. at this hour: the herald's reporting that the gun has been confiscated. and school officials tell wgn the school remains on locked down. there are no reports of injuries. police are not yet commented on the situation. we are hearing the school and the police will hold a joint press conference at 1:30 p.m.. we will bring you the latest on the wgn news at 5:00 and in another story that we have been following ... police divers have pull the body from the water near belmont harbor the body has not been identified yet. it is in the same area where divers have been searching for 28 year-old philip patnaude. he was last seen her early saturday when he told a friend he was going to the lakefront family and friends said they found his jacket south of belmont avenue in the harbor sunday afternoon a day after he disappe

gaynor hall, wgn news.way at the abandoned motel made famous by a pastor who camped out on the roof for more than three months. pastor corey brooks of new beginnings church wants to build a community center. he lived on the roof and refused to leave until he raised $450,000 dollars. donations from the community, and cash from movie mogul tyler perry, helped meet the goal. now, he's asking basketball star derrick rose to help with the cost of building the center $15 million dollars and he'll call it the "rose center." >>dedicated to service and dedicated to each other. a married couple in the army is welcomed home to cicero. a motorcade of police fire and warrior watch riders paid tribute to army sergeants james and yuying masuca returning from overseas. they were showered with hugs, handshakes and thanks. james is a bronze star recipient who's served in japan, hawaii dubai, korea, germany, iraq and afghanistan yuying served in germany and was awarded "the soldier of the cycle." it was a surprise for her. sh

we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country and wgn america and on the web. wgn's tonya francisco is live at advocate christ medical center with the latest >>the officers in intensive care after a five hour surgery where doctors were able to stop the bleeding but unable to remove the bullet the officer suffered a great amount of blood lost nearly two-thirds of his blood was lost police say they are hoping talking to person of interest will yield an arrest >>within hours investigators were able to serve two search warrants not far from the shooting getting to key pieces of evidence and taking a person of interest and to questioning ... >>we believe we know what happened and with a gun as and we actually have a very solid lead >>the shooting happened near a fourth in kingston at 10:45 p.m. last night to officers spotted for curfew violators and then went to question them one took off running the officer chased him and that's where the suspect shot at the officer of of his bulletproof vest and the upper left chest the officer shot back he messed and they kept ru

and the half on wgn news congratulations for being our wgn tv teacher of the month. >> one test of mrsship role in abbott, a nationwide program for students who are capable of completing a rigorous curriculum but without intervention fall short of their potential. one final note about our teacher of the month, she drives 100 mi. daily from rockford to gage park high school on chicago's south side and is available to her students until 6 in the evening on some days. >> a tweets allegedly sent by justin beaver, a telephone frenzy and why it also may get him sued. >> the bull's avoid their first losing streak of t uo le we have two car insurances that we're going to have you taste. the first one we're going to call x. go ahead and take a sip, and then let me know what the baby thinks of it. four million drivers switched to this car insurance last year. oh, she likes it babies' palates are very sensitive so she's probably tasting the low rates. this is car insurance y they've been losing customers pretty quickly. oh my gosh, that's horrible! which would you choose? geico. over their compet

. >> the latest wgn tv chicago tribune polls political reporter rick pearson is here with more on thepolls and a couple of surprises as the results came out. our latest tribune wgn poll shows that rather than just coming here to raise money which is what its plan was he also needs to do some campaigning right now our tribune poll shows 30 percent of registered republican voters. newt gingrich at 12%, ron pollack 7% for we should point out though it's a narrow and significant leap. in this race, moderate independents it to ronni but the number of conservative voters in illinois still shows the problem that ronni is having one other factor to point out is that this raised really remains very fluid 46% of the voters say that they can still change their minds you can see in recent states were santorum had a significant lead we're going to see some of that here in illinois one other factor to remember to is that ronni did well in suburban areas santorum did well in rural areas and is doing well in downstate illinois. it will be one of the most interesting races to watch on election night i

. >> and i'm mark suppelsa our top story seen around the country tonight on wgn america. we begin our coverage with julie on row and milton colorado. rod has so far. he gave his watch and his total ids to his lawyer and with that he was handcuffed and taken away. . the sun has set on what former inmates refer to as the darkest day of their lives. for rod blagojevich that men shortly before noon saying goodbye to his family. fourth on a wave and a long walk to the park and a lot he lost it all for a night behind bars. the great texas gov. landed in denver around 9:00 a.m.. those who felt let down by the politician, he says he was hurt. >> it breaks my heart the people out there might think that i broke their heart but this is ongoing. the decision went against me, that's what the law is and i accepted. but now i have to bear some of the burden. >> he tried to duck the cameras but that did not work. the helicopter was overhead and a can caravan on his tail. he stopped for food and freddie's burgers and japan's with locals who recognized him. he also gave his final interview

daley plaza tonight sean lewis wgn news @ 9 >> lot more on the president's decision and local analysis later in the newscast. in other states attorney eric holder spoke today government the right to kill americans overseas only real threat to the country captured on harpe >> assassinations not waffle killings here reasons i have given united states government self-defense against al-qaeda were associated force who presents imminent threat of an attack would not be unlawful >> eric holder for into the killing of american anwar awlaki in yemen last year self- proclaimed terrorist and al- qaeda leader and the government must counter terrorist threats and protect the innocent. coming up parents tense about suburban middle school young students brought a loaded gun to the school but parents find out after newsrooms and pressure building of local campus coming up students taking a stand on exploding toilets and tom skilling says a big warm up full forecast coming out out to dinner with your husband. garage door? is not the time to wonder if you left your garage door open. with the craftsman

wgn news @ 9 super tuesday major benchmark for republican president setting the pace for turbulent weeks ahead. top story are around the country. results super tuesday 11-44 the number of delegates necessary to clinch the republican nomination. does not include 422 delegates up for grabs tonight voters in 11 states to the polls results in the states. state is crucial and still up for grabs. rick santorum again looking strong in the southern state. newt gingrich again the third place and ron paul in fourth place. earlier in the evening and not a surprise but notable georgia newt gingrich by a wide market 48%. mitt romney and second and rick santorum and third place. paul lisneck host of politics tonight breaking this down >> three states we are looking at georgette tennessee and ohio. all pile up for grabs >> focusing on the three states to look for generally speaking no surprises tonight everything going as expected tennessee story of the night so far because mitt romney anticipated to went to tennessee appeal and the south conservative voters did not happen defeated by rick santorum. oh

wgn's randi belisomo has the details from the border education ... >>that afternoon board of education meeting is underway and the members are hearing some grim financial news as well as from parents and teachers who aren't so happy about plans for a longer school year ... >>these parents say that cps would be imposing a top down policy if the board of education approved a plan to extend the school day to seven and half hours that's what mayor rahm emanuel wants and neither the mayor or jean-claude brizard has said how this move will impact the budget >>just the fact that rahm emanuel is kids go to school for 29 hours a week ... there hypothesis must be that if you can afford $20,000 a year in tuition that your offspring is automatically smarter than any other child in america ... >>the board cannot approve a plan with no provisions for funding according to the teachers board president ... the for your pension holiday will be expiring and the cps should not be forced to close another deficit through staff cuts for a plan that he doesn't believe will

take a look wgn news @ 9 weber hit and killed in the and the corrections officer last night turning himself and leaving friends and family inconsolable. top story around the country tonight. absolutely heartbroken absolut and grichtears flowing are there very freely for young mother with a bright future police work around the clock looking for the person who killed her. it is a rare sight in a ball on line of police cars 93rd avenue in crown point mournful parade making its way to the scene of tragedy of all the 25 year-old mother of former marine and corrections officer lost her life 24 hours before >> she would be amazed by the people who came out who cared about her and we did britney meux was out for after work jog with three co-workers steps away from lake county sheriff's complex run down and killed three colleagues badly injured rushing to hospitals one of them telling investigators the driver may have sped up just before the crash investigators recovered a lot of debris from the crash scene including a badly broken dark blue passenger side mirror of leading them to believe looking f

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and wgn america certainly is viewed around the country. >>you have to wonder if someone is doing a documentary you spoke of certain cameras that were in his car on the way to the prison and we have observed ... >>just two clarify those cameras may belong to other media within that karen and i cannot confirm that those cameras that i spoke of that would have ben and his entourage were necessarily frannie another purpose he might havemight have had >>we have heard that this is the most wrenching process ... >>we have heard it from people who have been in this position ... no matter what the length of this sentence ... this is a challenge for the former gov. ... there is alivea lot that is unknown. >>if he is unsuccessful with his appeal and needs to do 14 years. there will be a new generation of people who may not know much about him at that point in time. >>had he been given a lesser sentence of say 10 years or fewer ... could he have been located closer to his family >>he could have made that request but it's entirely in the hands of the b

>>and i'm dina bair we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country and wgn america and on the web ... >>with 95 percent of the state's precincts reporting romney captured 48 percent of the gop vote in illinois rick santorum 34% ron paul and newt gingrich did not expect to do well here cut numbers in the single digits. nine percent for ron paul 7% for gingrich tonya francisco has more on the decisive win of mitt romney he now has supporters believing that he can wrap up the nomination before they have to the republican national convention in august ... illinois delivered for mitt romney but it came at a price ... mitt romney and his supporters poured in nearly $4 million into the state after wgn news poll said that ronnie and cracks and torn more running neck and neck ... he reached 39 delegates preludin am just about halfway to the total delegate count required but rick santorum is people are not ready to throw in the towel pointing to how well their candidate did in conservative strongholds in downstate central and western illinois >>if mitt romney wants to have to hav

wgn news @ 9 screaming from the front of an airplane chicago intercom sparing passengers before track of their plan. top story are around the country talking about september 11th chicago flight on the ground in dallas flight attendant at one. screaming their plan would crash. shocked passengers recording with the cellphones and not short of what else they could do american airlines flight attendant subdued and arrested passenger video shows a dallas police cars on the tarmac outside melee inside the cabin cameras rolling police carry a woman away. started with bizarre remarks over the intercom rant about airline bankruptcy reorganization >> statement makes everybody gasp she says not responsible for your crash at that point they cut the microphone. >> flight attendant reportedly subdued by passengers until police got there it to flight attendants injured no passengers injured according to airline statement never in danger. >> received proper care spokesperson said command command other crew members assistance getting aircraft back to the gates. passengers landing o'hare airport unders

and i'm dina bair we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country and wgn america and on the internet to lichee and nancy loo has the latest from criminal courts building >> this has left a highland park woman in a coma according to the chicago tribune 15 year-old terrance ford and 16 year-old on war barbour are being charged as adults it is unclear whether or not those to our question shortly after those attacks ... the 18 year-old victim was turned away from a concert there and then she met and left with three teenagers at a restaurant across the street she was found beaten sexually assaulted and partially clothed and unconscious on the neighborhood front lawn ... kidnapping robbery and sexual assault will be charged ... rape victim advocates are encouraged but there is never closure >>allah it's one thing to have them in custody and getting them tried and convicted but there is still work to do regarding sexual violence these children will face charges of kidnapping robbery and aggravated sexual assault as adults police have issued a community alert on the southwest si

the odds of winning are one and 176 million you can watch the drawing right here tomorrow night on wgnrrisome rise in cancer cases linked to obesity and lack of exercise ... researchers report that obesity and sedentary lifestyles are risk factors in as many as one-third of common cancers in the united states nearly 78 million americans adults are obese and experts say that many are not aware of a link between obesity and cancer for people who do not smoke the researchers say that maintaining a healthy weight and getting enough exercise may be among the most important ways to prevent cancer the number of children with autism rises by 78% to the united states the centers for disease control and prevention says that one out of 88 children have some form of autism in 2008 back in 2001 and 150 children had the disease the group artisan speaks says more children are diagnosed with autism because there is better awareness and better diagnosis the organization also says that these numbers prove that there is an autism epidemic in the united states hpv vaccines prescribed to prevent cervical c

steve sanders >>and i'm dina bair we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. >>wgn's tonya francisco has been following the story and has the latest from crown point indiana 25 year-old corrections officer britany muex was killed along with three of her fellow officers getting seriously injured ... one of the officers reported hearing an engine revving before they were hit the s u v that had never stopped and it left behind evidence a piece of the passenger side mirror that is enabling investigators to narrow the vehicle description to a recent model dark colored gmc model as you may >>britany muex was little in stature but a big go getter ... she's the mother of the 5 month old baby girl and is a former marine among her injured fellow officers was the son of the lake county commissioner and to others one of them was airlifted to an indianapolis hospital with critical injuries the other two aren't fair condition ... surveillance video is being examined as well as increase at local body shops ... police her asking for anyone with informa

on wgn america. a man accused of shooting a chicago police officer. if marcella has more . >> his 20 years old his name sadler. the south side where the shooting took place. he is now charged with attempted murder he had been questioned by police since tuesday and is shooting of a tactical officer dell pearson. several office and shot in the chest just above his bulletproof vest and the bull was lodged near his neck in near his spine. responding to a call for juvenile disturbance in south kingston. 10:45 monday night. officers stopped four people for curfew violations one of them ran into an alley. pearson chased him and the man turned around and shot the officer. under with hours of surgery ocelot applaud the we're told that his prognosis is good. she ago police executed to search warrants on sadler's residents. arrested him and found several weapons. not sure if those guns tied to the shooting or not. they do have weapons in their custody and talk to several witnesses as well. in a few minutes the superintendent if gary mccarthy stock about these ch

in chicago, wgn tv producer tony also thought tilt shift technique would be a perfect way to promotehis tv station. instead of shooting thousands of still images like sam, tony created stop motion in his video camera. >> we decided to shoot video instead of still photography just because the process of is a little easier and quicker to do. each shot is like two seconds long. >> the strobe effect is what gives you the stop motion look. and the color correction, it's the saturation where it can look miniature and toy like. and the lower layer is the one that has the defocus or blur on it that really has you focus on the subject. >> tony's bosses at wgn loved the results. their miniature chicago has become a youtube hit and their most popular on air promo. >> i think i've gotten so many hits because people love their city. and chicago is a great town. >> i have seen the city look >> sam called his new york video the sam pit. it has 750,000 hits. >> i didn't really expect the response to be as big and as positive as it has been. it's something that i thought would maybe generate some int

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>>and i'm dina bair we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. judy wang has more on the top story from the lake county sheriff's department in crown point 25 year-old britany muex was killed the mother of five year- old girl and former marine ... the clientsuspect was accompanied by his attorney and turned himself in wednesday evening for corrections officers were jogging outside the facility during a training exercise and as you the accelerated and had them from behind never attempting to stop. one officer was killed on the scene three others were seriously injured ... there was a procession from the lake county governments complex to the scene and there will be a memorial honoring britany muex ... a search warrant was executed at the home of the suspect but no charges have been filed as of yet >>the search for missing man may be over after a body was pulled from lake michigan. chicago police divers retrieved the body from the water at montrose harbor last night after they found a pair of trousers nearby officials have not identifie

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. >> we are going to talk about redistricting bar right now we are the end of the wgn war room, and the raw numbers common and they impland put them into computers and that is how we get the results. 16th congressional district has had interesting results. manzullo is seeking his 10th term. it looks termkinzinger is doing well. like kinzinger is doing well. . >> another race you are watching is the eighth congressional district. >> i think people are looking at them around the country. here she comes on with all of this national support up against robert who is more locally known. tammy duckworth is doing very well. . >> once switched gears to some of the more local races let's talk about this one. state rep derick smith the was recently arrested for federal bribery charges were you received seven dozen dollars he wins it tonight. >> some might think this is chicago politics at play here. derek smith is now facing federal bribery charges and he just is doing very well in his district and i took. >1090. > tonight. >> joining us tonight is susanna up the chicago's city clark. thank you fo

>>and i'm dina bair we welcome our viewers are watching a ceramic country on wgn america and on the web. >>tonya francisco continues to follow the story entrance is live from the crown point indiana location with the latest on the investigation >>by late in the evening the person of interest turned himself in and his vehicle was impounded investigated by the crime laboratory >>for correctional officers were struck while jogging one of them was killed three others injured seriously ... the driver did not stop ... last night a vigil was held for the slain officer ... earlier in the day the sheriff released information to the media found at the scene that helped narrow down the suspect vehicle ... during the vigil last night the sheriff was confident that his department was close to making an arrest >>we're very positive on a solution to this soon. things are looking good. >>just a few hours after the interview the person of interest was in custody being questioned by detectives all of the evidence collected will be turned ever to the lake county prosecutor from their charges will be filed

we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the internet ... tonya francisco is live outside the amikids infinity chicago school ... 17 year-old chris wormley was stabbed and killed he was one of two students assaulted the second student is in critical condition at the hospital ... chris warmlyormley said that he did not feel comfortable at the school with a bullying situation the parents of the boys said that the school did not immediately call 911 after the incident this is an alternative school for chicago public school students aged 14-18 who are either expelled or look at long- term suspensions from chicago public schools with disciplinary issues ... police are on guard outside the school no one can get access as soon as we have further information we can provide updates ... we hope to get a statement from a family of this deceased victim >>and elementary school principal has been removed after being accused of attacking a student in his office nancy loo has more >>cps moved quickly to remove the principal from kilmer elementary school aft

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. >> tony's bosses at wgn loved the results.ture chicago has become a youtube hit and their most popular on air promo. >> i think it's such a hit because people love their city, and chicago is a great town. >> i have seen the city look different, sort of charming and harmless in a way. >> sam called his new york video the -- it has 750,000 hits. >> it's something that i thought would maybe generate some interest to me. but i didn't expect it to go the way that it did. >> you almost get the feeling that every city wants to have it because when you're seeing your own city that way, it's familiar but different and it lets you see your own city in a different light. >>> gee whiz i wonder how high i can count. let's find out, one, two, three, four, five, six. >> and so it will go for more than 70,000, no flash no tricks. he's going to keep counting all the way up to 100,000. >> 15, 16, 17, 18. >> 24, 25, 831, 832, 833, 834. >> this video is legend on youtube. the concept is so simple and absurd that you really want to see if he's act

we welcome our viewers who are watching us and around the country on wgn america and on the internet tonya francisco has the top story from the criminal courts building paris sadler was arrested monday night shortly after the shooting he is going to be arraigned in court shortly he lived on the very block where the incident took place and after searching police found two guns in his home one of which was used to shoot officer del pearson >>police superintendent garry mccarthy announced that the attempted first-degree murder charges world hold against paris sadler >>we have good evidence statements and ballistics that play into a strong case >>he and others for breaking curfew when officer del pearson tried to question them ... the shooter ran and when he was in pursue he shot the officer in the chest above his bulletproof vest the officer began to bleed and his fellow officers realized he was bleeding too heavily to wait for an ambulance said they put him in a squad car and rushed into the hospital >>this was one of the worst bleeding situations i had seen i knew that i could not wai

w w welcome rr viewers whohorereatching us around the country on wgn america and on the internet. randi belisomo has an exclusive interview with a man who stepped in to help this young victim >>standing at each corner of 95th and michigan the guardian angels are watching for suspicious activity and there are offering to help children get to school safely what happened here wednesday has everyone on the lookout >>she was crying so i stopped and i asked her what was wrong >>she said that she was raped >>this man said he only wants to be referred to as " mr. white " >>he saw the child in distress he called her parents he put her in the back seat of his car and they waited until her father arrived, i offered to call her mom and father >>but she was still crying shoes very upset it it's just unbelievable >>the unmanned struck up a conversation with the girl pulled a gun on her border into neighboring yard and raped her ... >>the girl's father was extraordinarily grateful for the good samaritan mr. wyatt ... >>the officers told me that you would never believe how many people never stop

>>and i'm dina bair we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country and wgn america ... >>jet blue flight 923 was set due to arrive at o'hare at 830 this morning and will be arriving shortly ... the plane was diverted because of a security issue to women are being questioned one of them a passenger >>this was a domestic dispute ... there was no bomb threat that was verifiable the plane has been cleared and sent on its way >>the plane left boston at 630 it was diverted to buffalo where it landed at 830 local police and federal agents were waiting all eight passengers were removed including luggage and dogs searched the bags and the aircraft the two women were detained one called in a threat to jet blue headquarters alluding that there might be a situation on board with another female passenger this comes after last week's incident where a flight attendant on an american airlines flight from dallas down to chicago announced in a rant that was sometimes incoherent that there might be a crash ... as for the jet blue flight is due here momentarily >>the afghan taliban is vowi

on the wgn morning news as well as online. of the other stores we are falling, stolen items found. all eyes on the illinois primaries, the gop presidential candidates in the land of lincoln. you want to hear you've done a good job. that's why i recommend a rinse like crest pro-health multi-protection. it helps you get a better dental check-up. so be ready for your next dental check-up. try any crest pro-health rinse. oua lincoln park man has been charged with cyber stalking but when police went to his home they discovered thousands of dollars in stolen goods. >> sources say he was allegedly cyber stocking to chicago police officers and now investigators say it appears he also stole from homes and garages throughout the north side. the 32 year-old was arrested for cyber stalking but additional charges will likely be filed after police made a disturbing discovery at his apartment in lincoln park, within $100,000 in stolen merchandise, dozens of high-end bicycles strollers flat screen tvs and it appears most of the items were tak