northbrook. that s where wgn s judy wang is live. reporter: good afternoon. glenbreak north principal declined to speak with us on camera. he gave a statement that said in part we respect elizabeth seeberg s exceptional crks and saddened by her loss. we support seeberg s parents have hired a former federal prosecutor to investigate. 19-year-old was freshman at st. mary s college near notre dame. she reported to university police a member of the football team assaulted her in her dorm. see went to the hospital. allowed medical personnel to use a dna evidence kit. provided statements and id d the player from a photo. nine days later she died from a prescription drug overdose. the chicago tribune reported this weekend notre dame would not acknowledge the case local police st. joseph county police and st. joseph county prosecutors tell the paper the school did not inform them about seeberg s claim. the players seeberg claimed attacked her is still playing. coach brian keel
the wryidle bridal shop owner has set up terp reacial. and wgn radio was live here this morning and on the show they talked about the women from across the chicago area who are coming forward and offering their wedding gowns. some poor bride can use it, i would be glad to donate it, you know. i feel sorry for these gals with their weddings coming up. reporter: showed 77 at the restaurant to donate her daughter s wedding dress this morning. her daughter purchased the gown at eva s bridal 30 years ago. she says she is not sure what kind of shape the dress is in. it s a size 10 or 12 and it simply makes her and her family happy to do this. oak lawn firefighters are back at the scene today sifting through debris and taking pictures as they search for the fire s cause. the fire broke out wednesday afternoon at 95 and cicero. no one was hurt. 6,000 dresses were destroyed. about 200 of them were wedding gowns. the shop s owner is working to get dresses for three brides getting
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 eva s 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 don t know what to do. i feel bad for the people there, for the owners. and also for the brides. the owners are devastated by the fire, but eager to help serve their customers, especially those with upcoming weddings. we will do our best to make this as seamless as possible. i will do everything i can so that this doesn t affect your wedding. the flames broke out around 3:00 yesterday destroying eva s and a radio shack within two hours. it was the highly flammable dresses that fueled the situation. oak lawn officials stres
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 nephew s 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 seizure but an exam revealed a bullet wound and he was pronounced dead soon after. neighbors say the incident is baffling since there was no sign of trouble last night and they heard no gunfire. probably like you guys don t know someone shot through the house but no one heard gunshots and this is a relatively quiet community. pretty close knit. so we are all just wondering what s going on ourselves. family friend says jalal s parents are devastated especially his mother. she was too upset to
i don t know if words can articulate how proud we are of our son. this is where he grew up right here in arlington heights and we re thankful we had him. reporter: he tide a long way from arlington heights, killed yesterday by small arms fire in afghanistan s violent hellmanned province. his death is another reminder today of the high price of war. what i think about today is the young kids in afghanistan that are still fighting for our country. i think about the veterans like our fathers and grandfathers that served in the war. but, hey, i came through without a scratch so i got no complaints. i thank you for your service, i thank you for your commitment the united states of america. reporter: the mayor hosting ceremonies for the 21st time today, his last as mayor. he knows firsthand what it is to have a son go off to fight. i want to give a tribute to the mayor for all he has done for the veterans of illinois, chicago and the u.s. reporter: another event hon