We have rain coming into tonight. There will be a front that lenders over for a few days. Get the umbrella ready. You will need it through the rest of the week. Sunshine today. Temperatures are cooler. It will keep us dry through the day into the evening and into tonight we will see showers. 32 in waukegan. 42 at the lakefront. Warmer but remember this temperature will moderate and as to get close to the lake will find cooler readings. Satellite composite, the cloud cover cut the area in half. The sunrise is at 633. That rain will stay down to the south. Its basically going to linger through thursday and into early friday. Rain moving into the area into tonight. The range of linder through friday changing over to light snow. I know that people are shaking their heads i have lost the masses. We have a 60 percent chance of rain by 9 00 p. M. Showers are likely could bring much of the day thursday. High of 45 scattered showers friday. 50 there. The things are looking good. Its easy if you
Average. Yesterday we were over 20 below. Typical high in the mid30s. Currently 11 in pontiac. Current wind chill of 20. West chicago and illinois is at 10. Earlier today i got a threat from inside the station. If i keep using the negative numbers i will get it right to the chest. Some of these numbers need to be updated. It looks like some of our systems may have risen up. Satellite and radar composite does indicate at this hour we are dry. A weak front moves through. Not much moisture to tap into the system down to the south really dominates all the moisture. Todays High Temperature is up to 23. Tomorrow, 34. Friday we climb to 23. A quick update on traffic. Everything is looking good. No big delays. A little road work between the eisenhower and morgan. That basically is impacting both sides. Other than that, no big delays. Everything looks wide open and clear. The southeast is getting ready for what some are calling a historic ice storm. President obama has already declared a state
For the first time publicly, mayor emanuel talked about his nowindicted former city comptroller. But its not the first time he was asked about his handpicked man who since resigned. Weeks ago, wgntv inquired about his questionable past. Youll see what happened next. I want you to know this is the First Amendment hard at work. Mayor emanuel is not happy with questions about his indicted excomptroller during what was supposed to be a happy Ribbon Cutting at a renovated prep school. Its not like the Justice Department gives you a heads up. The mayor expressed his frustration with his former comptroller for not being forthright with him. He had a responsibility to inform the Mayors Office of what happened and what were the questions. That is where he violated the trust. But the question remains. Did the Mayors Office miss some red flags . Its 2010 and theres a Nasty Campaign for the Treasurers Office in ohio. Ahmads boss is getting hammered because of ahmads questionable ties to a lobbyies
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 resident you should feel safe in your neighborhood and i dont anymore. You can see the Guardian Angels outside the bookstore talking to people as they come and go along this busy block. As busy as this is late at night, this crime took place at these hours just one day ago. The Guardian Angel city cable be in the area until the person responsible for this attack is behind bars. If you know anything about this incident, call chicago police. A car crashes into a north suburban school, injuring thos
Function. If she had to work she tried to switch with somebody. Also killed was the womans sister from a planter and her children a seven year old and a five yearold. The church runs uncle a 49 yearold man is the seventh pick them. Loved each other and they were as a closeknit family. It is hard, tragic. Troopers are out in force tonight monitoring traffic in the construction zone. A state Police Chaplain has traveled to this northwest part of the state to help those who witnessed last nights crash. Another fiery crash stalling traffic for hours on i94 this afternoon in northern illinois. Just a shell. That is all thats left of a semi after the wreck in wadsworth near the wisocnsin border. State police tell us a box truck lost a wheel and sideswiped the semi. The semi then hit a median and a light police, which fell onto 3 cars. Both trucks caught fire. Five people taken to hospitals. Fortunately, only minor injuries. Traffic was backed up for over three hours. Hundreds of regular chic