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this is where it makes landfall on the southern tip of lake michigan. the winds and the snow blasting in. there have been wind gusts at 60 miles an hour reported here. a tremendous system that has blown into northwest indiana, the lake effect snow bringing travel to a crawl. this has been hit hard by the winds. drivers were stranded up to 10 hours on route 30 waiting for plows to pull them out of the drifts. people have been urged to stay home if at all possible. for those unable to mi...

the movers doing the heavy lifting moved on to the cabrini green parking lot about 9:00 this morning. and from that moment on, reality set in. annie ricks, 52-year-old annie ricks giving up the ghost. she is moving today. for months, she has been resisting it. somehow managing to be the last tenant to leave and wanting to stay. >> i feel, you know, kind of good about like being the last one in the building and everything. i feel more safer. and all the residents have moves out. and i d...

black friday deals to be had. good thing santa has helpers. >> i cooked my turkey dinner and brought it on a paper plate. >> reporter: bargain hunters also spend a long cold night in long lines before they were allowed in finally for the kill. it didnt take long before people emerged boasting over their bargains. >> bought a 46-inch t.v. ldc. >> this is 15 and 15 i think regular 30 so half off. >> reporter: best buy was amonday the targets of early bird shoppers since electronics remai...

with a cigarette in his mouth indicating he may have known his killer. >> reporter: forensics units are on the scene as police investigate the latest murder of a fallen officer. that as another officer remains posted outside the victims home. did not want to be identified tells wgn notification of family has been difficult because the fallen officer was an only child. and he already lost both of his parents. a neighbor recalls him as a good man. >> he used to come over to see his mom. ...

cause of the devastating fire here. mean time, an outpouring of offers to help the many brides now scrambling to find new dresses. >> beautiful wedding gowns turned to debris are hauled out by the arm load. only six dresses could be salvaged from evas bridal store which has been in business for over 40 years. all the while emotional brides and their mothers are turning up desperate for answers. >> today was supposed to be our alteration day. and just dont know what to do. >> i feel bad...

22nd to file their petitions but the herald birds increase their chances of g-8ing names to appear on the ballot. >> this is showing off the support you that have from the voters. at 9:00 a.m. the candidates bring in the stacks. the former senator carol moseley-braun, who claims to have 91,000 signatures, says she is ready to shake things up. >> this is chicago, and harold washington said it is not bean bags. well hold on and to and respond and get the message out in every way that we ...

eyebrows here at city hall. some aldermen think he should run and alexi ginnaoulias is willing to listen. >> it is politics, anything is possible i imagine, like i said i was surprised when i heard the news. well have to wait and see what is happening with the people involved. >> nothing surprises me. i have been here 24 years. >> how will it change? >> and support rahm emanuel and work hard to get him elected. >> crane and the sun times say that they are not crazy about the idea of wo...

this cemetery. veterans groups say that there are 21 u.s. service men that are buried here along with 1200 others and the plan to dig up and move the remains elsewhere is a sensitive issue. >> its unbelievable to think that they would do that. the church and our religious beliefs consider sacred ground. that most of the folks chose to be buried in as their final resting place. >> reporter: multibillion dollar ohare expansion plan rolls on despite the controversy. controversy over the s...

>> nancy loo is live in the arlington heights neighborhood with more on the mayors race. >> well, allison and steve, after failing to earn the support of the african-american coalition, state senator james meeks is spending much of today in chicagos latino community. but he claims his outing today has nothing to do with mayoral politics. now the reverend and state senator spent the morning touring a number of schools on the southwest side including the uno veterans memorial charter sch...

classroom today. the teens family says it is grateful to the witnesses who have come forward and provided police with a description of the vehicle involved. that is a dull red or maroon semi-tractor. >> reporter: students paused for a moment of silence. they will miss seeing choice taylors smile and hears his laughter fill the hall ways. >> his mission was to walk around and make everybody else happy. so when we think about him, we do smile and remember him that way. >> the 17-year-old...