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extraordinary that is the word that labor experts are using to describe what is happening in wisconsin. if republicans to succeed they warn that we could see other states attempt to follow suit. . >> at the wisconsin house passed a bill this morning that would strip most public workers of their collective bargaining rights gov walker maintains that this will help with the budget deficit that could eventually grow to nearly $4 billion. wisconsin senate cannot take action until 14 democr...

we welcome our viewer who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. wgns robert jordan is live at county building where preckwinkle was just sworn in. >> thats right. the todd stroger era is over. the preckwinkle presidency has just begun. todd stroger best known for instituting the 1% sales tax which was his undoing. toni preckwinkle ran on a platform undoing that but in order to do so she will have to find additional sources of revenue or institute some distas...

fighting in springfield. same-sex couples will be able to have the same rate rights as straight couples. this afternoon the state senate approved a measure by a vote solve 22-34. this after the state house narrowly approved it last night. 20 follow through on the pledge to sign into law now that its clear both the house and senate. >> i think its a proud day for the people of our state. i commend every more -- member of the house of representatives and senate as well. >> reporter: many...

streaming out of the church right now and the service made clear that officer michael flisk was well loved and well respected and he will be missed. over 500 officers from chicago and well beyond are on hand at st. rita to honor michael flisk. the officers widow and grown children, daughter and three sons openly wept throughout. also among the mourners, mayor daley and police superintendent jody weis. the flisk family includes a number of chicago police officers. and the emotional serv...

leading up to his shooting death remain under investigation. nina jones rushed over to the muhammad home this morning soon after hearing the news on tv. the reality of her nephews death was clearly overwhelming. >> he was just a sweet little boy. sweet little boy. he was very respectful. very, very respectful. >> reporter: paramedics were called to the townhouse on the 200 block of west 93 place at around 8:30 last night. it was initially suspected that jalal suffered some type of se...

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...

>> reporter: were trying to keep an eye on it. theres a lot of watch. if the candidates for governor want to push for exact numbers, theyre going to get them apparently but its going to take some time. this race is easily 30 days away from being decided. >> i believe we have won. >> its important that we let this process move forward in an organized way. >> reporter: two men vying for the states top job one day after the election. what stands between them other than their idealologies?...

where the counting continues. >> reporter: well, i just spoke with the lead council for -- counsel for the republican party and he claims the illinois governors race is definitely not over. despite the odds ofs quinn lead widening more with the absentee balloting underway here at the county building, the brady campaign has no plans to throw in the towel. absentee ballots are still coming in to the cook county election board where workers will spend another day processing and sorting. a...

voters here in the city. but republican mark kirk likes his chances. kirks people say they moved ahead in the race. most recent poll shows the congressman has a three to four point edge. traditional strong holds like chicagos collar counties and downstate illinois are expected to turn out for the gop. it could very well boil down to independent voters deciding who will sit in barack obamas old senate seat. >> i think there is a growing wave of independents that want thoughtful independ...

assault. his name is billy curl and hes 34 years old. hes a longtime resident of deb-- dekalb. this is the place where badly burned human remains were discovered october 16. police were led to him because he was in and out of that wooded park quite a bit. they tracked him to mexico. curl fled illinois on october 23 police say but came back to the states, louisiana to be specific. days later and was then taken into custody on tuesday night by u.s. marshals. the chief of police will not ...