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interviewing the people involved. we will get to the bottom of this. >> reporter: lahood said a big part of the investigation will not be just the incident, but why the faa found out about it for the first time from a news reporter. >> thats something theyve got to figure out. thank you. secretary lahood went out of his way to compliment the air traffic controller who helped avert near disaster in the sky, but imagine being on the other end piloting the plane responsible for dozens a...

at this hour. the explosion happened at 25831 redstone in manhattan... a village about 50 miles southwest of chicago. we have no information yet about the cause ... or if anyone was injured. we will continue to cover this story, and bring you more details as we learn them. a cook county corrections officer is killed in a hit-and- run crash... now police are searching for the driver. wgns nancy loo is live near cook county jail... here outside the jail you can see a small memorial ... m...

governor omalley signed same- sex marriage into law. but those who opposed it said they are getting close enough to put the issue on the ballot. >> for the thousands of citizen writing on the petitions, we dont plan on losing this. >> reporter: derek smith says a majority of americans, 50%, now support same-sex marriage. that includes democrats, catholics, and nonreligious voters. most republicans and protestants remain opposed. >> marriage is defined as men and women. >> reporter: the...

the march primary in illinois will dole out a hefty amount of republican delegates to presidential contenders.. and line up the states congressional races for november. tonight sets the tone for a long election year. >>our coverage is expansive tonight. clarence page and john kass with the chicago tribune have been with us since polls closed and are here for the long haul-- joining them editorial cartoonist scott stantis, well check in . >> la romney was only four points ahead. >> he s...

I was thinking maybe this weekend. but thats good. okay. >> oh, great. okay. what time do you want to pick me up? >> lets see. um. thats actually kind of a problem because i ride a bike. >> so apparently, lapses in memory and -- >> you cant talk. yes. okay. when you think of illinois, you think of political integrity, right? >> oh, yeah. >> i mean, george ryan, rod blagojevich in jail. so state representative derek smith, hes a democrat, had been in office for just about a year. was arrested t...

>> the stairs get broken, i get blamed for that. like the cracks get in them. they blame me for every little thing here. >> its hurtful. its very hurtful. i cant help hes that big. >> reporter: now, the landlord says his tenants weight has nothing to do with the eviction. he says hes been asking them to leave for two years because too many people are living in the apartment and they have pets. both violations of their lease agreement. if youre not supposed to have a pet, youre not supp...

alcohol. >> we cannot stop people from drinking. but we have too many liquor stores. alcohol creates problems. >> reporter: you can buy beer and wine here. the concern is that underaged kids are going to go through the self checkout lanes and buy alcohol. but store officials say they have a protocol in place to keep that from happening. >> approval needed. >> reporter: once beer or wine is scanned, the checkout scanner locks up. anyone buying alcohol has to go through an id check. >> i...

when the earthquake hit. the white house says he checked in with his top advisors. they told him the quake didnt cause any major damage to infrastructure. the capital is re-opened but crews in washington, d.c. are still assessing damage. three fires on the national cathedral came crashing -- three spires on the national cathedral came crashing down. the park service will keep the washington monument closed until further notice while crews make sure it is structurally sound. there is mi...

the dedication of westbrook plaza. this is an unusually beautiful day for which im sure we are all very grateful. i am the interim president of mercy housing. this event, which celebrates the creation of 49 units of affordable housing and the state of an art community health care center is the result of a strong partnership between mercy housing and the south of market health center. more than 12 years have worked -- of work. the dedication and commitment of numerous, talented, hard-wo...

the mayor said 35 years for him. more than 50 for the senator. we are grateful that her family is here to celebrate this. i was talking with sister lillian before we got started, and talking about the old hospital. the first mercy housing project that was done here a long time ago. diane was then the -- the senator then was there to pick the lottery. this time, you did not have to do a lottery. this time, you had a great partnership with the south of market health center. really an imp...