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you. i remember one time i need a ride for my husband and i. he let us use his truck. >> reporter: the 45-year-old alonzo was beloved by neighbors and family alike. victim's brother roberto alonzo not yet able to talk on camera. his family distraught over their loss and the bizarre circumstances of yesterday's shooting making it all the more difficult to understand. police say a man alonzo didn't know, a total stranger. drove up to him and two coworkers outside a beecher, illinois, briefly asking them about construction materials before inexplkably opening fire. alonzo was pronounced...

while ago having lasted less than two hours. now mayor richard m. daley is on the record supporting his police superintendent, but the mayor's recent decision to step aside leaves jody weis in limbo with his contract set to expire in a growing number of people clamoring for his resignation. >> some people better rise up to the occasion and start talking to mayor daley and say, listen what we are doing is not working. >> this isn't good for us and not for the citizens of chicago. >> we need to begin the search now for the new superintendent. this superintendent's contract is up on feb...

already there is the same ol' deadly violence. >> everybody getting killed. >> reporter: that's because bowen high students are mourning the death of 16-year- old deantonio goss. sophomore was with a friend when he was shot and killed near 86 and south saginaw just after classes yesterday. the 18-year-old friend remains hospitalized in critical condition. the boys were just blocks away from the school. >> just didn't have to shove your child to walk two blocks home from school. it's just a real tragic for the family and for the community. >> reporter: sadly, none of the community wat...

they were disappointed because they felt the supreme court had forced them to do. this they were disappointed they were put in this position but say they must play with the cards they are dealt. >> it's not only very troubling that we have to be here today to do this. it's very troubling the message that it's sending. >> alderman -- ?z. >> reporter: days after the supreme court essentially gutted chicago's long time hand gun ban. the high court rules americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense no matter where they live. in response, daley administration proposed a so- call...

construction project in jeopardy at this point. strike vote tonight could leave miles worth of orange barrels and all this construction abandoned. the signs are in place but the entire ike construction project could face a major detour. laborers picketed in advance of the strike vote in countryside tonight. the unions want a 5% pay increase and affordable benefits. a walkout would leave major construction projects like the eisenhower, whacker drive and congress bridge in the lurch. idot spokesperson released this statement. indicating that crews were already prepping for the worse, q...