on wgn channel 9 and wgn america. the self-proclaimed porn actor accused of mailing dismembered body parts to canadian political parties is arrested in germany. the attorney for george zimmerman could file a motion today seeking a new bond hearing for trayvon martin's shooter. plus... find out which two members of the president's inner circle had to be stopped from getting into a physical fight. for many, nexium helps relieve heartburn symptoms caused by acid reflux disease. osteoporosis-related bone fractures and low magnesium levels have been seen with nexium. possible side effects include headache, diarrhea and abdominal pain. other serious stomach conditions may still exist. talk to your doctor about nexium. the manhunt for a canadian porn actor wanted for murdering and dismembering his victim... ended today in germany. police say luka magnotta videotaped the grisly crime and taunted investigators by posting it on the internet. he's also accused of mailing parts of the body to police and politicians... including c

our top stories around the country today on wgn america. president filling his campaign coffers in chicago. we covered the gala event. >> the president made a lot of money and -- in just a little time when the mayor introduced him at the cultural center. he said, when the president arrives, the rain stops and the sun comes up. tomorrow morning the president will seek the son of looking out from his own self side window. touchdown for air force one came about 4:40 on friday afternoon and then it was downtown via marino one. the motorcade shuffled obama past crowds swaddled on the sidewalks. he arrived at the first of three fundraisers, this one for 350 supporters who paid $2,500 to hear messages like this. >> the nominee has achieved great personal success and he has a wonderful family. god bless him. but the vision that he has for this country, like the vision that the republicans in congress have for this country, is exactly the vision that got us into this mess in the first place. >> the event at the cultural center was the least expensiv

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] wgn news @ 9 i imagine at a bar with your friends and this happens. someone else's home with something that does not belong to them all by a woman cleans the house leaves a bill seriously has done this a couple of times most recently westlake ohio house backing to the carpet cleaned up took out the trash left behind a bill for $75 with her name and number >> i asked what happened to add she said no i do this all of the time and she said i just stop clean your house >> give her my address police confirmed the bandit has done this before charged with criminal trespassing. all coming at the white house former president george w. bush and laura bush on hand on the building of official presidential portrait president obama has been highly critical in the past managed to diffuse any offer >> when the british burned the white house 1814 famously saved his portrait first george w. bush now michele obama if anything happens there is your man >> laura bush getting a laugh after saying it the obama's nothing makes house more a home portrait of former occupants s

ken schools nonprofit group on a mission mandate to turn around a dozen local schools >> wgn news @ 9 samite car pulling into its path and three dead teenagers terrible crash far western suburbs tonight. top story around the country tonight. about six hours crews still working to fix this semi truck nearly overturned 126 boulevard the names of the three victims released who they are 19 year- old of plainfield driver of the vehicle at 19 year-old tyler montgomerie along with 18 year- old. neighbors tell me a dangerous intersection accident just two days ago police tell me intersection these roads have picked up a lot since population has grown story tonight three teenagers three families who now have lost children crash that could have been prevented. you can see is skid marks in the past semi truck avoiding the crash of the road down the embankment before turning onto its side 19 year-old driving in the small car stopped 126 south try to cross the road hit by this truck going east reports truck landed on top of the car passenger along with driver died instantly. 18 year old died at th

wgn news @ 9 jesse jackson jr. taking a medical leave of absence from congress treated for exhaustion. top story around the country tonight. surprise announcement from the congressmen. if ifs them not surprising announcement for a couple of reasons. suffering from exhaustion surprised people cared for the first time apparently nobody knew about it not a simple word until tonight. the statement. then less than one week after a private businessman found himself stuck with 19 count indictment on related to jesse jackson jr. altogether a businessman the one who was allegedly claimed would have raised all parts of $6 million campaign donations for rod blagojevich if jesse jackson jr. made jesse jackson jr. and united states senator during a corruption trial jesse jackson jr. himself had to testify summer 2010 jesse jackson jr. never brought charges but problems to knott and robert blagojevich co-defendant in the trial marched to capitol hill and spent five hours with the united states house ethics committee opened it wo

attorneys plan to defend him charges of sexual abuse and a wgn investigation sex trafficking on the streets of chicago tonight. wgn news @ 9 >> members in tensions to be heard loud serious and clear >> one step closer to possible work stoppage contract dispute. top story around the country tonight. strike authorization vote passes overwhelmingly >> last time strike authorized in chicago public school teachers opted to strike lasted 19 days the year 1987 here we are today took 75 percent of teachers to say yes for approval last week 89 percent did just that almost 90 percent handed over authority to call for strike chicago public school officials say doing so and now is horribly amateur >> the results are not a victory indictment of and the strained relationship between management of cps at the largest labour force of ctu >> to authorize a strike in the middle of negotiations is not fair >> jean claude brizard says teachers to not know enough about what he and the rahm emmanuel a administrations are offering or denying teachers 89 percent said that they knew enough votes were cast last week

wgn news @ 9 annual puerto rican festival the late several hours leading thousands waiting outside locked gates humbolt park top story tonight we begin with humbolt park tonight. >> annual puerto rican festival opens humbolt park four-o'clock quickly closed because of kermit reasons until half an hour ago park district preview when some very airport that insurance documents. porter rican community is furious. every man at the park is closed to they'll lose money rides are shut down offenders cannot sell any 10 family standing outside the gates hundreds of people crowded the sidewalks and street festival the second largest in the city behind taste of chicago 1.8 million people will walk through the gates over the next six days. 30 years of existence has never happened. histthey know it is impossible for us to get the paperwork and the day opening festivities for the portrait that read >> telling vendors to stop selling loss of revenue for vendors and organization bad image for the organization and discriminated against. >> definitely a lot of frustration another issue that might just add t

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we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. wgn's tonya francisco is live outside a north side chicago school with a preview of today's big announcement. tonya? >>that official announcement that it has the vote is set to come in about one hour act you spokeswoman tells us that the vote will surpassed the 75% threshold required by state law and in some cases teachers at some schools voted 100% for strike authorization ... and calling for the vote the union said that the teachers will not necessarily go to the picket line but they hope to have leverage at the bargaining table. they're not happy about the school board's decision to rescind their raises and require them to work a longer school day next fall ... they're looking for a 29% pay increase over two years but the board is strapped for cash facing a $3 billion deficit over the next three years to the school board is offering a 2% guarantee over five years for our rates to jean-claude brizard issued a statement saying that the members were pushed to authorize the strike befo

wgn's judy wang has been following the story and has the latest. >>neighbor say the wounded officer was visiting another officer when he was shot he doesn't live here ... he was treated at crest medical center in oak lawn for gunshot wounds to both legs and then was released >>police looking for two suspects they canvassed the area near the home where the shooting happened ... the bullets came from behind the house where a evidence technicians found showcasing >>i didn't know what happened i thought someone got killed it's kind of frightening ... >>the shooting happened when 30 this morning to off-duty officers were on the back porch one of them was hit in his right leg the bullet went through it and ended in his left leg the 38 year-old officer was with the chicago pd for it one decade was in good condition at christ hospital ... two people were seen headed west from the area investigators found a car abandon 1 mi. away at 100 and would they're trying to determine whether nada! was shooter's vehicle ... in every generally feels safe because many p

we have the latest from wgn's nancy loo -- from dolton. >>charges have still not been filed in this case, so the name of the man in custody has not been released by police but they say it is someone who is known to the young victim's family. 16 year-old gloria wood was found dead wednesday morning in a motel room here in dolphins ... she lives in park forest but she was here visiting her biological father ... and they discovered her body while cleaning the hotel room 434 was originally suspected that chew shot in the head but the autopsy determined that she died from blunt force trauma to the head ... neighbor said the to the wonderful girl who was always happy to set to begin her senior year in the fall and just received drivers license >>she was supposed to be with her father, there were going up to great america i do not know how they ended up there or how she ended up their only the lord knows it ... >>she stayed with her father every other weekend police confirmed the suspect as someone who is known to the family a middle-aged man who

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they visit milwaukee tonight on wgn.m-l- b draft with the cubs, and selected 18- year- old outfielder albert almora with the sixth overall pick. the florida high schooler is being called the "centerfielder of the future" and some experts even compare him to n-l m-v-p ryan braun. almora hit .603 in his senior year, and is u-s-a baseball's athlete of the year. the sox also picked a high schooler... for the first time since 2001. so excited to get selected that he did a back-flip. g-m kenny williams called him later, and asked him not to do anymore back- flips. hawkins is six- foot- three, and hit .436 with 11 home runs during his senior year in texas. the white sox spent their off day raising money for cancer research. the "sox celebrity bowling" tournament benefits two children's hospitals in chicago. robin ventura along with several players, past and present, were there, despite many admitting they're not very good bowlers. the sox host the blue jays on the south side tonight. we had over 90 bands enter our breakthru ban

wgn's jae miller is live in alsip with more. more than 5000 people joined lawsuits class-action lawsuits against the owners of bur oak cemetery they received payments but some were shocked when they saw the amount of those pavements some were as small as $50 ... >>that's not fair to anyone your loved one may be gone but they're not forgotten ... this franklin family are among the many whose loved ones graves were desecrated in a scandal uncovered july 2009 ... her to dance and her cousin were buried here of the 31 gravesite has been accounted for the ordeal was more painful after receiving such a low settlement check some people received 100 checks or $50 checks ... for workers were digging up graves dumping the remains in reselling those grave sites ... the owner of the cemetery pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 12 years in prison ... for grave site workers await trial and are due in court this month ... many of these people received a letter with a short deadline from attorneys in order to settle ... >>we had to take the hun

that's where wgn's randi belisomo joins us live. randi? together with the dea the chicago police has 4 kilos of crack cocaine with a street value of half million dollars and has arrested 19 people with key roles in narcotics rings operating here in the city of chicago ... the agency's executive executed multiple search warrants yesterday in chicago calumet city crete and elmhurst ... they're recovered more than $100,000 in cash six vehicles and 10 weapons ... all defendants have been charged with offenses related to drug trafficking ... filed in district court here ... the defendants are responsible for substantial mcartor trafficking and that these arrests are part of a wider effort to dismantle street gangs by eliminating the street markets the quality of life for city residents he believes will improve >>we're seeing nationally response addressing narcotics markets we are seeing an action taking at the mid-level dealers right down to the street level and the midlevel dealers up to the cartel's themselves >>in virtually every corner of t

wgn news @ 9 wisconsin gov.a victory in the recall election of republican scott walker visited factory workers steal wind industries in oak creek today defeated a democratic mayor of milwaukee today became the target of recall once he signed legislation taking away collective bargaining rights from public employee unions necessary argument to close the state budget gap wisconsin results viewed as a bad for democrats president obama not talking on fundraising trip had lied fundraiser today a san francisco people wondering can build the economy for long term blasted opponents for finger- pointing offering no new ideas heading to hollywood tomorrow a- list gala expected to bring in $5 million before the election campaign. political move could affect other states voters in two california cities overwhelmingly approved pensions cuts for city workers san diego and san jose approved a ballot initiative today city budgets shrinking opponents said it will fight for proposed cuts in court jury complete sexual abuse trial

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. >> tonight multiple sources telling wgn news @ 9 announcement and bonds cook county medical examiner nancy jones stepping down resignation series of problems backlog of bodies last winter the uproar that followed county brass in january bodies held in a morgue cooler designed for maximum of 300 county board president toni preckwinkle said she expected some people would lose their jobs some people already have. march county board laid down strict rules tightly worded press release tonight on the preckwinkle announced changes in personnel policies and procedures at cook county medical examiner office tonight at her home medical examiner and nancy jones declined to comment announcement departure retirement however you want to turn this scheduled to -30 tomorrow morning >> plan to temporarily shut down part of the red line coming up first of several public hearings about the project and heat waves might be unbearable but beneficial how hot weather can make your work out easier conversation landed george zimmerman back behind bars made public tonight. ot sfilodour [ bell tolls ] agents, s

wgn's judy wang reports is in humboldt park. police suspect a drunk driver and pursuing appropriate charges of lithosphere the three victims were part of a large group leaving a parade this weekend ... they'll remain hospitalized the driver was taken into custody ... the car was seized a block and a half from the accident the driver had gotten off and running before he was captured ... the car plowed into a bunch of kids crossing the street ... one girl is in serious condition with a broken pelvis and undergoing surgery at mount sinai possible ... another girl has a head injury at the same hospital in serious condition and there is another girl at illinois masonic hospital with serious conditions ... the driver is in custody and the passenger can also be cited for failing to report the accident a man was stabbed to death overnight, outside a bar in bridgeport. it happened in the 200 block of west 31st street. the victim was 29 years old. he was taken the northwestern memorial hospital, but it was too late. police aren't naming t

wgn news @ 9 teenage boy pulled from the water at north avenue beach this afternoon tonight fighting for his life good evening. top story around the country tonight. live children hospital with more tonight >> looked like fun today but the blend of strong and water was indeed a very rough today last check hospital the boy it was lifted in critical condition. >> up screaming his name on the this over there tried to say everybody out of the water right now and criminal looking for missing child >> life guards found a missing child of 14 year old boy it not responded in the water for pm park district called all swimmers out of the water when they did witnesses spotted the boy pulled him ashore and called 911. saw the entire thing to snap pictures performing taking the child away late in the evening at lifeguards watching the lake shore like hawks start of summer tragedy city most popular beach >> kind of big. anybody knows how to swim and dangerous. definitely dangerous >> the boy has not yet been identified publicly we are told the family was by his bedside made it here at children's h

it's our top story seen around the country on wgn america. two families of a missing woman are on the seen awaiting news about the victim. here's more. >> hi mark. two families out here tonight very concerned that the woman found dead is her loved one. she came to the best hotel last night to meet someone s. she hasn't heard from her and when she went looking found a crime scene. >> this man is also looking for someone his 16-year-old cousin. she's been missing for two days. >> you haven't heard from her. >> she's not picking up her phone so we don't know what's going on. detectives won't give us any information. they keep tell us they will contact us by tomorrow. we need to figure out what's going on immediately. >> all we know is a woman was murdered here. she was shot in the head. dalton police are saying little else. tonight, these families are just praying their phone rings and it's good news. all you can do is pretty much wait. >> that's it. wait and panic. >> you can only imagine the fear going through them right now. as those minutes

illinois nearly swallowed up by mississippi river historic town wgn news @ 5 >> coached girls track held quarter million dollars bond accused of sexual assault eight graders southwest side elementary school. top story around the country tonight. live in the newsroom with the latest >> faculty member at arrested the school yesterday morning it charged today according to cps not teacher paraprofessional helped out coaching sports after school now facing a serious charges. 39 year-old idris bridgeforth charge criminal sexual assault and felony indecent solicitation working at ashburn elementary school southwest side of 14 year old girl eighth grader prosecutor said investigation began this week mother found sexually explicit text messages on daughter cell phone. prosecutors say helped coach the girl's basketball and track team at trusted by the girl's family >> father figure and a mentor the defendant trusted by the victim and the victim's mother to drive the victim to and from sporting events at practice. >> fondled the girl in a car since december of last year parents notified of the char

>> you are watching wgn news at 9:00. >> president obama and the first family in home chicago for the first time in two years. good evening to you. >> it is our top story. we are live tonight with more. >> the president and the first family, an incredible degree of excitement. it is a low-key right now. a very long motorcade arriving about 90 minutes ago. the first family in chicago for the first time in two years. the president and first lady quickly hitting the streets saying as hello to many folks as they could. quite away from the cameras but we manage to catch a glimpse of obama a short time ago. the president and first lady rolling down greenwood avenue under security tonight. people lined the entire route. they were lining the streets all the way back to lake shore drive. although the white house does not confirm they will be attending a wadding tomorrow, reaching -- wedding tomorrow. they will not have to walk far. they also emerged later tonight taking a stroll with her daughter, son-in-law, and some friends to the home of a local businessman who also lives on south greenwood

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wgn's nancy loo is live at the cta garage with all the details... nancy? >>it is a very ambitious plan that will make that overall excuse me overhaul happen it will cost millions of dollars but the city officials insist it will save money in the long run ... mayor emanuel and the cta president forrest claypool boasted of a new and improved plefleet by 2014 ... >>we will avoid the millions of dollars in additional maintenance that will occur if we do not do this now >>this will cost half a billion dollars the cta will buy 425 new buses for 330 million and rebuild more than 1004 165 million that will belong kate service life and have them operate more efficiently for the oldest buses will go into retirement the fleet includes more articulated buses that will improve the odds of getting a seat during rush-hour ... >>commuters will enjoy that the vehicles will be maintaining comfortable temperatures at all times >>is the basic run of the bill messed up service so that will improve ... >>this is the biggest overhaul since the public transportation system cut fi

wgn's judy wang has details from lansing. the autopsy is complete but the coroner wants to run more testing the boy was visiting his grandmother when he was found in a neighbor's pool it happen 630 last night in a home located on the 2500 block of 183rd street we have been unable to reach the owner of that home neighbors say that the family allows neighborhood children to use the pool provided an adult is present ... he climbed the fence with two other boys and men into the pool next door there were aged 10 and 11 years old when he did not surface the kids pounded on the owner store he pulled the child from the pool when the paramedics arrived he had been under water for several minutes and was not breathing ... he was pronounced dead one hour after arriving at the hospital ... >>i just had my grandchildren playing in a little pull i was frightened to leave them ... the thought is a terrible >>a few neighbors were thinking of their own grandchildren when they heard what happened ... the lake county coroner's office says they

wgn news @ 9 severe storms moving through chicago area for second time today. heavy waves and lightning. top stories tonight. tom skilling in the weather center what is the latest? >> storms out of ottawa wind gusts up to 70 mi. per hour worked with radar tornado signatures. the second major cluster of storms how they look around sunset. all on the northern flank of the major heat wave with 23 states under advisories. heat watches to the west. we watch for potential for severe weather in our area. good look at where these storms are. radar with lightning coming into the western suburbs. severe thunderstorm warning 53,000 ft.. just like earlier today such a dark look to the skies. these storms one of several clusters for the area. as we sit on the nose of hot weather to the south. back into chicago. storms approaching have produced these wind gusts 80 mi. per hour to the west. the model says these storms will go east region chicago between 10-11:00 tonight. strong wind to producers. new storms developing to the south. later tonight. and to the heat follows storm

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here are some of the rain total accumulations: these are not drought busters 73 degrees here in our wgn studios on the northwest side ... 72 degrees in carpentersville ... here is the bullet the heavily concentrated area of rainshowers going across duluth ... by the way we have had the most sunshine in a month of june than we've had in quite some time ... little rain and well over 65 percent the norm in sunshine ... we are very dry and area around kankakee county had been hit hard last week with the rain but we have missed out here in chicago ... we are considerably cooler today and we were yesterday by the way ... we had a 95 degree high temperature for yesterday as far up to kenosha ... this was the 13th day this year we've had 90 degree temperatures and now the east coast is really broiling new york had 98 degrees yesterday ... the temperatures get warmer on the east coast because of the appalachian range of fact effect that's compressional warming at work ... here we have the humidity dropping in chicago here is the forecast: it's the first day out of the '90s. five of the last six

wgn's randi belisomo is live in the loop with the latest. randi?ted to an open non- partisan search but until then gary shapiro will serve as acting u.s. attorney for the northern district of illinois replacing patrick fitzgerald to he served under as first assistant ... the senators and held a held a press conference ... the tenure of patrick fitzgerald and this week ... dick durbin and the senator mark thirdk kirk will hold an open application process ... it is awkward given the presidential election in six months the preferred names will be submitted to the white house followed by the president to submit a name to the judiciary committee ... if nominated the nominee will need a full vote from the united states senate ... it was dick durbin who suggested mr. shapiro ... >>he is the consummate professional and the u.s. attorney's office there was only one time in his career when he was quoted as not knowing a lot everyone turns to for a price he has a great reputation and knows of a lawthe law >>there will be a committee for this application proce

wgn news @ 9 ex wife of nba basketball star dwyane wade ordered by a cook county court to visit her childrent your visitation judge also told siovaughn funches-wade of suburban south hall and not to tell her children father had her arrested she will lose all the cetacean rights refused to return her children on time. dwyane wade nba champions. sole custody last year. final journey today last resting place of world war two army chicago 2nd lt emil wasilewski missing an action more than 60 years 22 year-old crew of eight planned crashed what became east germany identified returned to his family burial with full military honors arlington national cemetery. commander in chief will take on new job in chicago grand marshal of trade president obama oh had up event august 11th education built to last tribute to barack obama 83rd year for that. triple digits and perhaps rainfall tom skilling in the seven day forecast >> rainfall never falls even the this time of year but we will take anything at this point to not have this right away gorgeous day tomorrow temperatures rising close to 90 degrees into

from chatham tonya francisco for wgn news >>a small plane has crashed near rockford killing one person the plane plunged into a cornfield about five to 8 mi. south of rockford at around 8:00 this morning officials said the pilot reported that plane was on fire moments before it went down it was on its way to the chicago rockford airport from detailed the name of the deceased pilot has not yet been released investigation is under way >>the city is more dangerous for chicago public school students in a report from chicago police shows that in years to increase in gun violence against cps students today members of the handle with community are introducing new programs to keep kids engaged through the summer amy rutledge has that story ... it's been launched in conjunction with the after- school matters program and to others ... it cost i mean an increase in violence among students harper high school and englewood.neighborhood is being targeted for the program the school has been affected by gun violence with three students killed there this year ... students are beginning summer jobs like

wgn's randi belisomo has details on the resignation and other changes at the morgue announced by county board president toni preckwinkle >>she announced that the medical examiner handed in her resignation dr. nancy jones is going to get replaced in that's underway ... the hours of january and need never happen again ... there was a backup bodies in the works cooler 363 bodies were stored in a cooler designed for 300 the counterclaim this on suspended state funding for indigent burials the county's top forensic pathologist has been in office since 2007 and she will now be leaving along with kimberly jackson the executive officer toni preckwinkle asked for her resignation she says that jones chose to leave on her own peril jackson who is no relation to kimberly jackson will be the new executive officer he comes to the county from the illinois department of public health. other changes under way include the termination of four employees the testing of all employes for infectious disease a department of homeland security assessment of safety issues and an effort to secure funding for the im

wgn news @ 9 pair of attacks on doctors northwestern memorial hospital new information contained a memo to all northwestern staff head of security detail about a couple of unfortunate attacks on doctors first week and a half ago dr. walking home from north washington memorial punched in the face second sunday night by that stop sign a very similar for doctor were walking home from work struck in the head by object group of young people running from the scene laughing to attacks remind people in this area of exactly this time last year mobs of young people and physically assaulting people people are being it is starting again young medical student named eugene helped the bleeding to pick them sunday night attack. luckily we have the beaches close off great thing about this area of chicago. hoping in a few weeks we will clear this up bad apples off the streets we can feel more comfortable in our neighborhood again. >> northwestern security number detail about sunday night's attack describing group punched in the back object to hit him in the forehead doctor treated and released from the e

whenever we finish the wgn news will follow immediately. inside. len: 3-2.orld. len: you can see what camp is trying to do. look at two through five two through six, everything way out of the zone to try to get him to chase. bob: a great night for clevenger behind the plate. he's saved a number of bases blocking balls in the dirt. len: got him. that's one. bob: shawn camp that slider commands it on both sides of the plate. len: came out and put his left arm up and the second base umpire scott barry waved to the bullpen. he wasn't calling for a pitcher, he was calling for joe mather, the left fielder. are we going to see five infielders here. bob: can't think of another reason to call your left fielder into a mound visit. len: joe will get a new glove. super joe will be the rover here, at second base. that was the second baseman's glove. bob: judging on where everybody is standing this looks likes an intentional walk to parmelee. len: casilla is on-deck a switch hitter. and then you have dozier the right-handed hitting shortstop. theoretically, they could wal

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