bulls chicago fire sports next. mz> Ñ÷Ñxp÷;loxpy great night to stay indoors. do not want to be outside tonight. did not know if you want to watch this. huge victory like ohio state buried next time out back and the top 25 and stuff like it was good early a to-0 run. look at the freshman run the floor eight point lead early and nothing. finished 16-6 run jim frazier gives the lions a two-point halftime lead. right now about five and have to play a 48-47 pat state in the lead. illinois-chicago national runner-up butler. able to hang on in this one butler on the road. at loyola at home. back doorjamb. about the race so hammered loyal but 69-48. back- to-back chicago bulls have been waiting for two straight days of tomorrow night in cleveland availability of derrick rose not known until close to tip off still bothered by sore toe. did not persist today participate today basketball free day yesterday chicago bulls could use him tomorrow night against kyrie irving and the cavaliers but they played well without him. n

area of snow coming toward chicago falling apart as you saw. frankly not expecting anything from that may be a passing flurry or two beyond that rainfall expected on monday. chants before snow monday and tuesday. forecast chicago area for the clouds partial clearing but a very cold look at a low temperature between about 5 degrees at 12 degrees went out of the southwest 5-11 mi. per hour saturday mostly cloudy with possible flurries with the weakening and daytime high temperature mid-upper 20s saturday night not quite as cold light snow is possible 12-70 the great bulk temperatures by sunday morning look at the sunday high temperatures begin to warm up actually seasonable temperatures best day of the weekend. normally supposed to beat 30-31 degrees at this point looking a degree or two above normal in fact 9 degrees below normal today in chicago milder tried maybe 10 days. batt but maybe six months or so >> put a smile on your face >> for the record i said i would stop batt but you give me a grimace every time i walk down the hallway. >> i will

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what a difference that makes a picture comes to us from chicago. that poor creature probably does not know what is going on after a couple of days in the '50s. 2 box and probably change coming through the woods there is taking a look at the temperatures this evening after a time lapse picture shows you the storm watch the camera lens that is absolutely going to disappear on the snow when it hits of their rego what a mess. this began a round at 9:00 this morning earlier in some spots and a few minutes late in others temperatures tonight another part of the story cold quickly out there temperatures in the teens west of the city and noticed low 20's downtown area the wind is picking up notice generally speed range between 15-25 m.p.h. o'hare about 15 mi. per hour but costing 2 24 mi. per hour. contributing to the uncomfortable feel of the air out there the wind chill temperatures down to single digits by morning should be nearer zero if not a few degrees below the wind will continue to be a problem cold air pushing through the area will keep it cold h

interim police chief north chicago has resigned. internal police chief village dealing with allegations of police brutality what we learned tonight from north chicago mayor that he stepped down not a good fit for the city. mayor expects to go before the city council and name a replacement next few days. on the lookout tonight stolen police vehicles police car stolen the white chevrolet impala is fully marked as police car last seen lockport indiana and driving described as white with dark hair and goatee may be armed and considered dangerous in the state police believe headed towards illinois. card describe like this call in indiana state police. tonight popular bob chinn's crab house closed for inspection after diners got sick. >> 3-5 sec called to bob chinn's crab house prompted a restaurant to voluntarily shut down first time in 30 years but they said confident they will reopen before a launch tomorrow >> more than what, what to many for us >> have a lot of calls from people who make your over the weekend and got sick stomach ill

thirties are around chicago. gone for at least awhile. if in fact it has not gone until april looking at colder temperatures probably by morning temperatures cooled and upper 20s-low 30's with and not much of a factor tonight current northwest once the front goes through cold air indicated on the jet stream cold air lifting into snow before the end of tomorrow and in fact looks like the rest of the week more of his total flow of the pacific should moderate temperatures. feeling like it should drop in january. the system we are watching a cold front spreading snout from parts of northeastern oklahoma to the canadian border snowfall amounts so far barely scanning it can get reports out of minnesota at an age-2 in. but expected to be entrenched in rich but more moisture into chicago low pressure system gulf moisture and to michigan approaching the front might add to absorb some of the moisture sweep of the snowfall polls we expect forecast model snow to the area quick burst by the time expected about 5 in. latest forecast estimates that you

library employees' supporters number of demonstrations outside closed branches in chicago. protesters asking for what they call peoples library hours that rahm emmanuel has closed morning hours on monday and laid off workers this weekend he said he will be open 76 branch libraries, the afternoons beginning february 6th. after the brief weekend warm up left over this morning as well return to chilly temperatures. tom skilling says the mild weather could be back soon. [ male announcer ] we asked real people if they'd help us with an experiment for febreze fabric refresher; they agreed. [ experimenter 1 ] relax take some nice deep breaths. [ experimenter 2 ] what do you smell? lilac. clean. there's something that's really fresh. a little bit beach-y. like children's blankets. smells like home. [ experimenter 1 ] okay. take your blindfolds off. ♪ ♪ hello? [ male announcer ] and now new and improved febreze fabric refresher with up to two times the odor elimination so you can breathe happy guaranteed. whee wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeee

northwest of chicago near woodstock. after two schuman skulls found here yesterday it big questions are robstown remained where did they come from? waited for the bus made unusual discovery at the end of his driveway at first he thought it was a dead bird. >> i questioned him of course possibly edibles >> took a picture of the skull before callable valley police bottom job was missing face up on the ground. corner this aren't these goals not only real they are in deep he meant. uman. examining and testing the bright white skulls turned up on tuesday deliberately discarded? right now nobody knows until they do one mother simply trying to keep her son as call as possible >> something to be alarmed about he was concerned but not in any danger a little bit frightened by the experience. >> i can tell you now nothing for area residents to be concerned about. it is safe. >> local high schools and colleges nobody reported missing skulls or props. investigators a big job ahead and test results to back in several days. the woman w

total incident makes me sick embarrasses me to be from chicago. i know i speak for everyone when i say stay strong and made justice prevail. community activists as the online outlet could be a new way of policing. >> put it on facebook and tweet it is the best way of doing things. some people do not want to come forward if you can't text it or email it get it to the police department in the best way you can't if you did not want to comment and you can watch the cases be solved much faster. >> you two pits at about 43,000 just an hour ago sense that the number has doubled and that is just on one of the u to channels we have matured as of late not able to speak to the big dump itself and this case but we have been told he has been ok separate bruises and lacerations physically nothing more we are told and also on clear exactly what led up to the fight what transpired before hand were the attackers after clothes or the badge or something else? we think that ought to police to figure out >> so-called englewood four finally free on murder charges after

cullom up on the roof to transform a chicago neighborhood like a local pastor is one of chicagos very old and compulsions after it had like laughing gas. take the least after a demi moore rushed from the hospital. for a month 247 vigil on the roof area gang violence and crime in it for the long haul killing of children hopes others will join and his mission to build a safe haven that will protect the timidity visit to pastor corey brooks up on the group >> thank you for having us. living inside a tent on top of dilapidated motel dead of winter has become a normal course outside pastor corey brooks. inside all of the comforts of home. batt but there was a company that sent it to taunt because my back was hurt >> last three months away from family and friends at his home to make a statement that says if you know the bible he will know why he chose this way to get your point across >> and the idea was a passage in the bible going up on it watchtower to hear from god the thought stayed with me. >> not to talk to him and gave him the idea to camp out until $450,000 in donations. building a

school of chicago beautiful skyline. the big story is the warm air not going to last very long come said of cold their windy weather. push of milder air. have been hurt more impressive showers coming together system spitting up in place interesting to watch. rainfall scattered off at dawn here we are morning rush-hour setting up to the northwest sleet and snow by lunchtime smelling tomorrow into the evening rush hour tomorrow night as you can see and pulling out like affect snow indiana and michigan here is the model estimate how much snow might come down some spots close to 3 in. of snow 1-2 in. and other areas midmorning on. storm stands up packs the isobars wed with cooling during the day tomorrow and wind it will drop with chills single digits clipper comes along and turns the bed the southwest on wednesday next batch of cold air snow showers wednesday into thursday this thing will be the coldest air of the week system to the west snow producer several more inches of snow interesting thursday night- friday. huge amou

>>this will be based at the university of illinois chicago campus. we have a web site where you can get information on getting tickets there will be three days of panel discussions and workshops for people learning how to promote change and peace >>how well attended? >>these are always packed what is wonderful is that this will not be so much about the nobel winners but people in the audience and what they plan to do to create peace and change within their communities ... we have led:lech walensa to people from northern ireland jody williams the founder of the personcampaign to abolish land mines mikhail beaux bridge ofmikhail gorbachev will be participating as well along with mayor emanuel ... and the chicago community trust is taking the lead in sponsoring these efforts >>are you kidding able to give people a way to go beyond this summit? >>we are bringing in 70 social studies teachers from around chicago who will be at the summit they will be able to go back to their classrooms after the training we provide to continue implementing these social ju

chicago bulls yes. probably going to keep winning despite a tough loss yesterday easy victory tonight in washington despite the absence of richard hamilton and luol deng. after the jump ball derrick rose distraught after a miami game and doing whatever he wanted tonight. and joakim noah kyle korver huge, kyle korver dumping it down to joakim noah, kyle korver starter for the first time tonight and the leopard. five out of 12 from downtown and the 17 points and 45 minutes. derrick rose had 35 points and carlos boozer had 18 points nice connection there as they lead start to finish defeating washington wizard's 98-88 at on to philadelphia on wednesday. chairman of chicago bulls keeping a close eye on injury list jerry reinsdorf talking sox fest this week watching players go down a daily basis lately with luol deng and rip hamilton tonight and derrick rose earlier in the month and the boss is worried. , so far so good but concerned about everybody concerned about injuries. short season and compact season w

to chicago some of the photos of the day from chicago tribune. more photos at wgntv.com or chicagotribune.com companies that want to advertise during the super bowl will have to wait until next year. this year's game is sold out nbc sports has said that all of the 32nd spots sold out by thanksgiving. record three and a half million dollars for each commercial this year's game will also feature 62nd ads including one from volkswagen promoting its 2012 beetle. also be able to rate and share the commercials during the games on facebook. coming up chicago bears president what he is looking for a new general manager wife decided to keep lovie smith to prove to be costly hit for daniel carcillo more ways than just want sports next. aahhh! your final wish has been granted. wait, wait, wait-- where's the peanut one? [ yellow ] wheeee! oh, hey red. [ male announcer ] m&m's® can't resist m. time out for sports. chicago bulls play with the square basketball for awhile tonight that the even when they are terrible cannot keep your eyes all matt forte and jul

criminal accusations against chicago cubs player good and the bat from the north side coming up and chicago bulls and blackhawks and action ♪ more and more folks are trying out snapshot from progressive. a totally different way to save on car insurance. the better you drive the more you can save. no wonder snapshot's catching on. plug into the savings you deserve with snapshot from progressive. [ male announcer ] cookies with smooth caramel and chocolate. ♪ ♪ hmm twix. also available in peanut butter. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ back with us big night for chicago bulls and sensational start they continue to roll. as expected their roads shaken of these or elbow in the lineup against orlando against the orlando magic and dwight howard bunning 46 and wrote facing a magic team lost at home the other night. a great early season group moving the ball good joakim noah winds derrick rose backdoor layup on display leading by 10 points at the half. dara crores the steel pier to carlos boozer and back to derrick rose for the out the group led by 17 points a game not over the down to four points but kyle co

coming down in the city of chicago ... so we will average that we come out with six and a half inches of snow maybe 8 in. maximum in the greater chicago metropolitan area we will update this data as more information comes in but so far it will be the biggest snow of this winter season ... we of the coldest afternoon temperature regime and months ... wind is northwest around 25 mi. per hour bringing a big wind chill factor ... we will say seven degrees overnight below zero in the western suburbs ... clouds will thicken and the snow will develop becoming heavy at times through friday afternoon into the evening totals we believe will be between 4-9 in. across the chicago metropolitan area ... temperatures will rise into the 20s overnight tomorrow. it will remain cloudy saturday high 26 degrees. it will not be quite as cold going into sunday where we expect some sleet or freezing rain. >>you need to bundle up and get your shovels ready ... it's time now for today's trivia question: yale university is ♪ ooh baby, looks like y

chicago with today's business headlines ... >>checking the markets off the top stocks are losing ground today because unfortunately there are more signs that the economy may be cooling off for a company's business activity ... consumer confidence has fallen this month that was an expected higher gasoline prices are cutting into people's budgets and more americans feel that jobs are harder to come by companies are just not hiring fast enough in their mind >>we will have another update on the job market when the government releases its numbers this friday >>chicagos home values fell 6% over the past year ... it was among the biggest drop in the nation and there's another wave of foreclosures keeping a lid on home prices the banks macy's another 1 million homes across in the states this year ... stocks are stumbling again ... sears is taking a hit because there are reports that there may be another landing freeze ... c i t may pull its plug on supply company financing ... tellabs is making severe cuts dropping sales are forcing la

falling to the north and west of chicago ... but the storm is lifting and the clouds will break late tonight with a slug of cold air coming in tomorrow with another system that will bring cold air tomorrow night into thursday and there will be lots of wind with the transition gusts over 30 mi. per hour there will pick up again tomorrow afternoon ... we will be cycling through these cooler air masses ... it's a forecast of a wind chill factors we will be down to single digits tonight and into tomorrow morning we will be rising up into the teens ... there will be subzero wind chill factors by thursday it will be pretty cold ... we expect possibly some snow friday into friday night ... 28 degrees tamara 15 degrees thursday coldest day of the year thus far ... but we will rebound a bit and it may even bring some rain with a milder pattern setting up next week ... it a la nina year.. with that warm air blowing from the west off the pacific ... we are 12 degrees warmer overall than the winter last year ... thursday will be called ...

the snow has finally arrived in chicago and we are now under a severe storm warning ... >>for that afternoon i am steve sanders ... >>and i'm dina bair we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the internet ... >>julian crews is live in the southwest suburbs with the top story ... >>judging by the volume of snow we have seen in the chicago land area it's a rough one today ... the stow the eyes and the slush is rapidly accumulating ... the illinois dot is working hard to keep these main roads salted ... in spite of the efforts this first snowstorm has produced a few inevitable accidents ... >>give yourself extra time to get where you are going and keep a distance and both hands on the wheel of your car ... do not drive in a distracted fashion make sure your wipers and your headlights are on ... >>many motorists are heeding his advice and there are getting their work done early before the evening rush hour ... >>sometimes it seems like these weatherman are wrong half the time but it looks like they nailed it >>we're getting ready t

commissioner president jody weis former super and the superintendent of chicago police department chicago gang area more gang activity than any recent city. yoghurt recruiting aggressively in elementary schools >> leaders are 15-17 years old but not that unusual for somebody at that age to be able to influence somebody in second or third grade >> also jody weis says the closure of public housing units changed the game structures high homicide rates and other areas can members also targeting sites facebook where they communicate. days to make arrangements hundreds of parents scrambling to find a school for their kids come monday. jane addams hull house closing tomorrow parents only learned about it this week. organization founded more than 120 years ago provides foster care of domestic violence counseling and job training to 50,000 people each year jane addams hull house several million dollars in debt plans to fall filed for bankruptcy as recently as next week hoped to remain as recently as last week to remain open until spring it is very sad and frustrating parents and staff because no n

chicago with today's business headlines ... it is bringing jobs back to the united states that's the focus of the forum for president obama's jobs plan ... the president will propose new tax breaks to reward companies that bring jobs back to the united states and he urges to eliminate those tax breaks for the companies said put jobs overseas ... that's in stark contrast with job cuts we're hearing about today ... adm is offering severance and outplacement help to the employees whose jobs it is cutting today ... last year u.s. storms caused $25 billion in damages policy rates for homeowners in many states increased state farm raised rates by 4% ... and in europe they are dealing with a sinking eurocurrency that keeps falling ... the top credit rating of france remains in danger of being downgraded ... and there are banks that are hoarding dollars borrowed from the european central banks instead of lining the monlending the money ... the dow was trading right above 12,400 at this hour ... for some people it is hard to imagine qui

to chicago. i do not think it reflects on the city more on the rest of us as a society. quite frankly. >> there are pros and cons as to the role of social media in the case. helped to solve the case quickly police say the problem however is misinformation floating out on the internet right now. incorrect names and addresses telephone numbers fought to have been involved. superintendent goes on to say anyone acting out in retaliation over the incident will have to answer to chicago police. >> another story residents warned to lock their windows and doors and stay in their homes tonight in one northwest suburban community. elgin police check for armed bank robber three people robbed state bank this afternoon to in custody and elgin police check for the third suspect. students and faculty made a special day willowbrook high school that the park remembering the bad in gauging smiling student. darnell holt brother and mother and cousin all shot to death in his home. mother's boyfriend cedric anderson

chicago. here are today's business headlines: checking the markets we had big gains for stocks the dow is up nearly 200 points right now thanks in part to better than expected manufacturing data out this morning there was a jump in december to the highest level in six months showing the economy is still expanding at a decent pace investors are more optimistic that this year's prospects for the u.s. economy it's a different story at the bank of america the l.a. times reports that is forcing small business owners to pay back loans sought once have businesses cannot do this they are facing higher interest rates some up to 12% this pressure is coming from requirements to raise capital ... >>sears makes another bold move to boost sales by naming a new executive to oversee store formatting and new technology projects there will be a new head for merchandising for sears and kmart combining technology ... blackberry's has a massive price cut on the play book tablet. there's a $400 discount and a $200

park itself over chicago by sunday. warming up again temperatures first part of next week once again in the 40's but will not last more cold there is comic and hanging around 2-3 days a badge of the replaced by more mild air quite a winter. clouds to the north some of them sneaking across the border from wisconsin cold front we were talking about what the cold front probably not going to make a big difference and temperatures keep them in the thirties, most of the weekend. tamara's high temperatures 48 degrees. look at the computers are generating cloud does come into the area friday afternoon cold front indicated by a line of clouds. the air is not terribly uncomfortable considering we are in january. northern lower michigan at ports canada beginning to sneak into parts of nebraska. friday morning sunshine and by afternoon strawn warming 45-50 degrees and west wind about 10- 16 mi. per hour. tomorrow night cooling down low temperature 33-37 degrees not bad. northwest went 5-14 mi. per hour saturday clouds-sot feeling t

and later we are making a i'm beejal patel with bloomberg news live from the cme group in chicago with today's business headlines ... a positive job statistics for the month of december ... 200,000 jobs were created in december ... the unemployment rate went down to 8.5% a three year low the total number of under and unemployed workers of 21 million people continues to shrink ... the long term employment rate remains the same 5.6 million people ... the cme group is in the cross hairs of ... ms global its financial troubles ... the cme said that m f global misled everyone with what happened to customer account money >>crain's chicago business says that groupon is not in the running to make its market the super bowl with another tv spot they're being pressured to cut their advertising budget because they're putting too big a dent in their profits ... there cutting the fat at chick-fil-a ... grilled chicken nuggets are going to be offered january 9th that should cut the fat in their kids' meals and half >>the reduction of corn syrup and sodium is getting reduced at mcdonald's ... >>we're

great to have you with us how do the occupy chicago folks react to this call from adbusters. well the thing is that adbusters put out this call without consulting anyone i mean they have this. you know alert going out to say fifty thousand people should show up and should support this agenda but there's then we're going to occupy chicago but there is already an occupy chicago and in fact i talked to a man named joe i guess baker who's with the coalition against nato g eight who had filed for a permit to have a mass action on the summit the day after it was announced in june so adbusters is is contributing publicity to it which is really really excellent and all of the official statements by all these people you know thank adbusters for the publicity but i'm afraid that people aren't a big fan of adbusters. positioning itself as the sort of per group that's calling for this when it's actually been in the works for some time and especially not advancing as you say its own agenda it of course has no right to determine the agenda of the occupy movement they they said that this wa

the chicago tribune reports mccoy had just moved from philadelphia to chicago last month, the cause of the fire remains under investigation. mchenry county sheriff's office are bonded out of jail after being charged with 10 counts of sexual assaults. sgt gregory has been charged with forcing a juvenile to perform oral sex over several occasions from 2006-2010. the state police spokesperson says that the file is related to the victim. he has been relieved of duty and is on administrative leave. the next court date is january 27th. investigators are still on the scene of a shooting that involves a chicago police officer. a man was shot in the chest in the 2100 block of north laramie at around 6:30 p.m. tonight, police are not releasing any information about the shooting, the injured man was rushed to a nearby hospital in serious to critical condition. a military man comes to the rescue on the red line, an army guards man chases and captures three robbers who try to swipe and iphone from those passengers. >> he is a military policeman studying for a degree in criminology who also works ni

accumulation for the downtown chicago area ... the snow is coming at a good pace bringing low visibility conditions ... we have three tenths of an inch at midway right now ... when things are cold those snowflakes get fluffy that's what we're seeing right now ... 12 hours of steady snow fall taking us to about midnight ... and then the lake effect will continue ... nothing for saturday but we will expect some rain sunday ... we're looking at a time lapse in the forecast ... rush-hour is rough by 940 this evening things will be tapering off and we go into the lake effect on those counties along lake michigan still seeing some snow activity ... >>total snowfall ... one model is showing eight nine, 11 in. totals that could be over estimating ... spencer iowa has 7 in. that's in the northwest of the state ... worthington minnesota has gotten 5 in. waterloo iowa has about just under 4 in. ... look at what will happen this weekend the snow could last through the afternoon tomorrow very light ... and then we see a changeover to rein for

>> i'll try it, john. >> you are from chicago. >> i am from chicago. >> you write a column for the trib. >> i do. i compared this to the scene in the godfather where he says, you've been a great friend of the family but we need a wartime consigliary. he was brought in as the peace maker, the gay to build bridges to wall street and capitol hill. didn't work. and obama has a more punitive populous tone. it just didn't fit daley. he always had a problem breaking into tinner circle, the old friends of obama. wasn't a great fit. >> why did obama bring him in if obama right now is geared towards fighting wall street rather than, you know -- >> because he wasn't geared that way in the beginning. he only turned to that stance since autumn. before that he was extending the palm frond of peace and he was getting slapped back. daley had a few flaps there, too. >> do you think that she's reinforcing that position taken by her husband? >> she being michelle obama. >> yes. >> michelle obama is just one of the old chicago friends that was part of that circle that daley had a hard time getting into. mi

the mayor pointed out that chicago had the shortest school day of any major u.s. city ... the school board voted not to give the schoolteacher's their pay raise ... the union filed a labor complaint accusing them of coercing and intimidating the teachers but the mayor said today that based on what he saw he likes what he sees >>we've basically had a three weeks of education to these students' lives that tells you hello the base was before we began just adding an hour and half gives kids 17 more days of education >>our children cannot afford to wait another day to access the tools that they need to gain academic success >>each principal decides how to use the additional classroom time here at mace academy the principal said there's more time for mad science music and drama ... there will be a statement this afternoon the union and cps are preparing to negotiate an new contract >>unusually warm weather continues another day ... >>it will probably make it into the low 50s tomorrow and i have to say i am feeling a bit cheated out there with 40 degrees even though it still 10 d

occupy chicago protesters also honor dr. king today started their day taking pictures for a rally and they joined more than 1000 people who gathered at the people's church on lawrence avenue in uptown, the event included several presentations included one from cook county board president tony preckwinkle. earlier today preckwinkle spoke at sea temple beth el in northbrook and talked about a jewish communities through the civil rights movement. preckwinkle said that the civil-rights movement had countered supporters whose names are not in any history books but whose contributions were invaluable. gov pat quinn was out today promoting the importance of the earned income tax credit, last tuesday queen sign the measure that doubles the tax credit for the working force. this is tax relief for working families on the federal level it's important we help our neighbors in to make sure that they are aware of their opportunity unfortunately every year as many as 20 percent of those who are eligible to not apply. quinn spoke about the

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you have never bun to chicago. >> already. >> i love chicago. i hear great things. i have never been. i don't like cold weather. never had a reason. >> you live in new york it's cold. >> not chicago cold. >> it's all right. we can get you a nice fur coat. fur hat. a good look. >> peta, write her. >> fact fur. that's what i meant. >> nice save. kind of. how does it feel? you are here. >> finally. >> months in the making. >> a long time coming. >> the big debut. feels good to be here. kind of surreal. or maybe that's just the sleep deprivation kick in right now. >> you have no idea. >> feel look you are crawling through a fog right now. got to get used to the shift. if you have any advice, send it to our twitter account. send it to facebook account as well. >> sure a lot of folks. especially in chicago would love to welcome you here to the national stage to the overnights here. pleasure to finally have some body. thank all the previous anchors of the show. all 1,800 i have worked with. permanent. going steady. >> 1,900. >> welcome to the crazy, dysfunctional, sleep de

rent-a-protester right now public hearings held by chicago board of education to see what people think of the mayor's school reform plan to close to their principles. we want to know who is at those packed gatherings demanding schools closed? the kind of night that makes people wish they stayed home. chicago public schools canceled all after-school activities last friday except for the public hearings on school closings. even with all of the snow hearing to close dyett high school pack some spoke out to keep the school opened. the crowd seemed to favor closing it down. printed signs of cheering saying no more failing schools. the meeting ended crowd of filing out by the busloads two busloads. producers started asking questions why they wanted the school closed >> we came to represent chicago public schools. >> what brought you here tonight? who gathered everybody to come together? >> happy new year's all too much information >> really? apparently so. >> who brought you here? >> the pastor >> no, no, concerned parents. some of them said they were here but the reverend barret >> i do not

does make it to chicago eventually kick in temperatures into upper forties next friday. but another burst coming in over the weekend. notice a big pocket of cold air looming in the northern great plains watching that closely to keep you how that makes its way towards us in the meantime temperatures across the midwest notice not quite so bad looking down some of the cities before the to the south- southwest eventually we will get in on that now the snow situation take a look at this they went to come across like michigan continuing at * fairly heavy snow over parts of northern indiana had also the coastal sections of michigan a blizzard warning continue when in effect for some of the areas in michigan while to the north they may see as much as a foot of snow before it is over additional 3-5 in. falling in that area computer guidance showing late to affect snow finally pulling out of the area by tuesday afternoon the forecast first of all for tonight skies partly cloudy if you spots clear skies at the moment. lake snow continuing over the no. indiana southwestern lower mic

>> chicago. >> chicago. >> not chicago. >> i got it. >>> to politics now, as the republican presidential candidates head into the final day of campaigning before the crucial race in iowa. the latest polls show mitt romney ahead, but ron paul right behind him. and rick santorum surging, catching up as well. >> meantime, newt gingrich is way back in the pack. so why is so much attention focused on this particular contest? abc's karen travers explains. >> reporter: the iowa caucuses are the first and perhaps the most coveted prize in the presidential race. >> sure, i want to win iowa. everybody wants to win iowa. >> reporter: iowans have proudly voted first in the nation for 40 years. >> we start win knowing the field. >> reporter: what exactly is a caucus? it comes from a native american work that means a gathering of tribal leaders. on tuesday night, only registered republicans are allowed to participate. but democrats and independents can show up at a caucus site, change their registration and take part. here's how it will work. there are 1774 precincts in iowa. each can follow their own

chicago expecting up to six inches through this evening. already, drivers are seeing havoc on the road. >> they're not too good so far. they haven't been plowing much. >> reporter: the first real blast of winter started later this year. it's already january and workers at the chicago home depot say shovels and salt have been flying off the shelves. >> we are expecting to have a lot of snow. we are all geared up as far as supplies go. >> reporter: the storm system dumped snow across the entire region with seven inches in iowa, six inches in illinois, three in minnesota, causing massive delays at area airports. the dry, fluffy snow adds up quickly and is severely reducing visibility. >> one lane open, the other is closed. sometimes you can see, sometimes you can't. >> reporter: a similar system pounded the pacific northwest with snow, ice and rain. they are still recovering. 250,000 homes around seattle, takoma and olympia were without power today. downed powerlines blanketed the region. >> i've never seen this before and it's frightening. >>

i have nothing to show you for the chicago area. a lot of goose eggs all over the mound with no rain or snow expected. this is the winter storm warning out in new mexico with a winter storm watch in parts of west texas. here is our forecast: with the northwest wind and for sunday mostly sunny skies winds continue to soften high- temperature 37-42. monday we begin another warm up. tuesday a good chance of hitting 50 and above. one in chicago are restaurant and a jalapeno peppers and sent doc, our critic checks out vera next. the bulls could use some backup of their own in that nutella. ♪ ooh baby, looks like you need a little help there ♪ ♪ ooh baby (what) can i do for you today? ♪ [ female announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance? align can help. only align has bifantis a patented probiotic that naturally helps maintain your digestive balance. try align to help retain a balanced digestive system. try the #1 gastroenterologist recommended probiotic. align. ♪ ♪ [ woman ] we didn't know where to go next with eri

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chicago with fewer business with today's business headlines ... investors are realizing that the global economy is not as weak as first thought so the better economic outlook is boosting world prices they're up to $103 a barrel today there are also growing concerns that tension in the middle east will disrupt oil supply the european union is pushing up meetings to decide on an oil embargo against iran after learning that the run and announced they were in a ragingenriching uranium ... tiffanies half sales forecasts are dropping when it comes to electronics consumers can not have enough all of the leaders unveiled it television sets that allows you to use voice activation to search for programming and internet services ... television prices will be dropping 16% this year ... cores lightors light is now the no. 2 beer in america knocking budweiser down a notch they have seen steady growth at coresoors but light still has the top position a former army soldier is charged with trying to join a terrorist group in somalia ... officials say 24 year-old c

>>the hawks win 12-9 chicago bears plan in the pro bowl the nfc loses 59-41 the chicago bears have any general manager. phil emery mead said the media for the first time today. he was hired on saturday and is the team's fifth general manager. that has been a look at your sports and your life illinois lottery drawing is next illinois lottery... pick 3- pick 3- 5,9,6 pick four- 4,4,49 i hope those were your lucky numbers have a great day. [ kate ] most women may not be properly absorbing the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that can be taken with or without food. that's why my doctor recommends citracal maximum. it's all about absorption. an investigation in new york seeks to uncover the cause of the mysterious illness affecting high-school students. environmental activist in rent brockovich have joined the investigation team. one of her research is collected samples from the side of the chemical spill that had been more than 40 years ago. recently commenced an inset at a nearby high school have be

chicago police is still looking for suspects in the sexual assault and severe beating of a young woman in the logan square neighborhood police said in an 18 year-old woman from highland park was in the neighborhood for a concert at the congress theater on north milwaukee avenue but she was not allowed in the show because she did not have id the woman was later seen walking away from a nearby restaurant with three people and then found naked and unconscious in the 2100 block of north rockwell the woman is in critical condition at illinois masonic hospital police questioned the three teenage boys in that attack but released them without charges last night for chicago has its first homicide of the new year ... and 19 year-old man from west rogers park were shot and killed in the backseat of an s u b this morning around 230 a man with a gun approached a black ford explorer near lawrence and kedzie and shot the back seat passenger in had the victim managed to drive himself to a nearby hospital but he died a short time later nobody has been arrested yet >>and now we go to our top story about

chicago with today's business headlines ... o.j. futures hit a new all-time high if they stay there you will pay more at the grocery store for york aron sharesjuice it's because of the mounting concerns that there is a disease in the southeastern states ... if the testing goes ok the futures will fall back down and you will not see any impact at the grocery store >>the e u put a ban on iranian oil beginning july 1st china and india will still continue to buy oil from iran >>this ceo says bank of america is cutting additional $3 billion in annual costs ... the ceo said the comments at a meeting earlier this month ... shakeups continue at research in motion it is replacing that to cope ceos with the chief operating officer the trading is down 10% since friday ... >>the dow was also losing between 30 and 40 points within this hour ... >>illinois senator dick durbin is introducing new legislation today to protect veterans. that bill would prevent for profit colleges from collecting financial incentives to recruit veterans into pricey pr

nancy loo is live at the chicago club with our top story: ... there are more than 79 gangs with up to 150,000 members in chicago >>is said to be the most comprehensive look ever at the street gang problem threat chicagoland. gang book meticulously documents where the gangs are active and who are the nonmembers. according to the commission's president chicago has more gang activity than any other major city and in recent years gangs have not only become splintered but the members and leaders are younger and their recruiting aggressively in elementary schools. >>some of these kids are 17 years old it is not that unusual for someone of that age to be able to influence someone in second or third grade. >>public housing changes have changed the structures of gangs another major trend is the widespread use of social media gang members are not only terrorizing streets but incidents are spilling over onto the internet, whenever an incident occurs the plaster their face book pages with the incident and the alleged offender or even comments as to retaliat

. >> from chicago. >> moved, stayed with a couple friend in chicago. look at our van. >> packed up. >> there is the family. >> my mom, dad. my dad, little marines hat on, michigan jacket. big michigan fan. jackson, michigan. >> you are from michigan. >> from michigan. went to school in ohio. worked in ohio. went to illinois. this is where we were deliberating go to new york, do we go to youngstown. >> very similar cities. >> on the road. >> fork in the road. >> arrived in new york last tuesday. >> a few days. >> and the view from the 34th floor of our building. >> it is an awesome city. >> frug trying to keep my daugh off the pole. not possible if you are in new york on the subway. >> she's on the pole. maybe play for dennis rodman one day. >> there's the kids. future golfer, jj. in indiana. the day after i got pulled over twice within three hours. >> twice by the cops. >> neither of the offenses were for speeding. >> sitting next to a felon. uh- uh-oh. >> insanity. toys "r" us times square. >> epicenter of insanity. >> i will never do that again to my

good afternoon everybody we have a beautiful day here in chicago. we seek to spells of snow this weekend ... with a lot of wind and colder temperatures. there is a weather system approaching from the west for now it is very clear out there. we had a big storm passeds downstate yesterday ... a second storm will be passing and we will see results of that tomorrow night ... tonight we will get some snow this evening as well as tomorrow evening with the sun breaks in between tomorrow, we will see the temperatures plummet to the mid-20s on sunday kohl there is definitely on the move. cold air is definitely on the move ... we're watching that arctic cold front coming down from canada ... and it will meet up with that buckling jet stream coming in from the pacific northwest ... we have had only 11 subfreezing days this winter 25 is the average since 1928 in the record records at midway airport this is a mild winter one of the mildest in four decades. we will reach the 40's by tuesday wednesday we will begin to see another cool down ... to the storms that c