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Forces 19 people out of their home. How a neighbor helped them escape from the blaze. Plus two women now in custody after a prostitution ring bust in union grove. How investigators caught the suspects. Good morning and welcome back to wakeup. Time now x xx adlib Weather Forecast a few showers this morning but then some sunshine this afternoon with highs in the low 70s expected. A cold front moves through our area tomorrow and bring rain back. Temperatures dip a little wednesday but fall more sig...

Him their whole lives he hosted regular barbecues here, grew up in the same home where he was shot and killed this afternoon from the front door. He has a daughter that will never see her daddy except in a box. He was raising his daughter on his own he came home from his job at American Freight for lunch with a coworker today when they noticed signs of a breakin. And they picked up a metal broom handle and he was getting ready to attack the guy and the guy turned around and shot him. Jerry was a...

Harry romejko, bookstore regular the days of thinking there are certain neighborhoods where you can be attacked, beaten up, robbed or killed are over. It can happen anywhere. Police returned to the bookstore this morning. Were told they are checking private surveillance cameras, the store claiming to have a few of its own. Meanwhile, the bookshop after words is taking one good first step toward creating a safer environment. It is changing its hours. Closing up before dark. Lucia malovany, area r...

Search for joshua. It was robber who found a 21 month old hunter Joshua Hunter allegedly killed by the mother and boyfriend and dumped in the river. The child cases like this hit you hard when you hear about them. So you just get out there and do it. Hitting everybody hard in this community as well. Chief brooks says that the investigators are making incredible progress and my hope to have the investigation wrapped up by tomorrow but the search for joshua will continue until he is found. Fbi age...

Sentencing. Every word they utter in court can make a difference so says chicago defense attorney michael monico. You want definitely to Say Something thats natural and speaks from the heart. Will he say his bipolarity played a role . Will he say that he made a mistake . Hes sorry. I assume hes going to say that. Monico, has represented 2 high profile clients who know the weight of a guilty plea before a judge. Chris kellycaught up in the governor blagojevich scandal ended his own life before a ...

Rain coming tomorrow. Sometimes we break out into spontaneous vocal games. Guys do that. Today will be a good day to do that. Expect a mix of sun and clouds. It will be windy. Wind gusts between 3035. Not good field goal kicking weather. 26 degrees is the current temperature. 32 of the lakefront. 29 in joliet. 30 and morris. Temperatures will be warmer but the wind chill is on the cold side. 18 degrees is a wind chill at ohare. 23 for midway. Satellite composite shows light snow across portions ...

80s. Its more like it today. And since the start isolated showers are possible this afternoon. We will be on the lookout for that. There will potentially pop up. Finley clear tonight. If you wanna take a look at that meteor shower after midnight youll be able to see it. Its 52 degrees in aurora. Rest of the region has dry conditions. Some high clouds. But later today that disturbance will move through and we have the potential for asia or. 78 degrees today. That will feel warm. Two local high is...

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Like Michael Jordan rising up, releasing a jump shot over Bryon Russell and holding his pose as the ball swished through the net to cap the Bulls' dynasty with a sixth championship, so too is Tom Skilling going out in style as a Chicagoland institution. Yes, it's like Mother Nature planned it this way for Skilling's final day before retirement, which is Wednesday. In 24 hours, Chicagoland saw 70-plus degrees in February, severe storms, a 40-degreee temperature drop and a little sn...