Very long. It seems that due to his age and condition the bureau of prisons cut him a break. He is able to serve the remainder of his sentence at home on confinement. After five years of monotony of former disgraced governor spent this morning traveling through downtown chicago. The governor is a very close to being a completely free man. This is another step and a long journey. As he begins his transition back into the free world. He does so as a convicted felon. He would like me to tell you there he is grateful to leave the penitentiary. He is grateful also for the support and encouragement that he has received from many people. His son drove him straight here to the Salvation Army freedom center. The former governor wanted to see the light. Since his imprisonment began todays trip was his third opportunity to venture outside. He had not forgotten how to do that. He is in decent spirits. Obviously it is such a stark change from the penitentiary life that he has become accustomed to s
Degrees colder. These are current temperatures factor in the wind in disgusting up to 30 mi. Per hour with snow at this point we are already down to singledigit wind chills around the area. The thermometer will read in the teens during the day tomorrow look at what the wind chills will be doing tomorrow morning. We could have the coldest night of the winter and of the last two years. We will show you some big totals later up north of us. More than five years behind bars but tonight former gov. George ryan will sleep in his own bed at his own home tonight not as a halfwayat a Halfway House as expected. At almost 79 years of age former gov. George ryan left federal prison looking a bit thinner now looking to a day older than when he surrendered back in november of 2007 tonight he is here at home in kankakee a bit of a surprise ending when the general school of thought was that he would finish out his sentence and a chicago Halfway House it was 6 45 a. M. Dressed in a gray coat and accomp
10 days warmer than this in many many years. Winter storm warnings to the west and tornado watches and warnings to the south. We will stack up about 226 but other areas will get more. This is on the ground and it is frozen below the systemsurface. And it has nowhere to go but to run off. Here is the next act. Temperatures are dieting in the west. Precipitation changes to snow to the west. You can see this rain at midnight and the morning rush hour and the rain snow line is three here. We could get accumulating snow tomorrow afternoon. We have some thoughts on how many inches and we will be back with that in this broadcast. Things are slow with reports of 60 minute delays at the airport. Youve heard of fire drills. Tornado drills. About a gun massacre drill . In the wake of the Sandyhook School shootings in connecticut, a northwest suburban high school is planning to run a very realistic preparedness drill tommorow. Thats where wgns sean lewis picks up our story. As students left the hi
A bigger Police Presence could save others. The applause the citys efforts to step up policing. By march to move them all off into the streets to actually do what i think is a key component which is to reduce gun violence and gang activity. Before flying becomes a fire put it out. We should have clarks doing clerical work. We do not train people to the police work and have them doing clerical work. The sophomore had marched with the schools band at the president ial inauguration in washington just over a week ago. Police believe she is mistaken for a gang member. The team was in exemplary student. It is ironic. That it would happen to her. It is real hard braking. Heartbreaking the latest redeployment will begin immediately with 60 officers moving from administrative duties to the streets of areas central as well as north and south. Civilians will pick up the administrative jobs within the department by the end of march. The pendleton family is in the midst of making funeral arrangemen
Rain coming tomorrow. Sometimes we break out into spontaneous vocal games. Guys do that. Today will be a good day to do that. Expect a mix of sun and clouds. It will be windy. Wind gusts between 3035. Not good field goal kicking weather. 26 degrees is the current temperature. 32 of the lakefront. 29 in joliet. 30 and morris. Temperatures will be warmer but the wind chill is on the cold side. 18 degrees is a wind chill at ohare. 23 for midway. Satellite composite shows light snow across portions of southern wisconsin but not here. Sun and clouds come today. Fairly nice day of to 51 degrees. 9 00 p. M. Its 46. Looking around the rest of the region, 52 degrees today today were down to 38. Increasing the odds and then fred we have scattered showers coming through. At a good change my oil. A quick update on was down 90 where we have a tolling elmhurst. They started that about an hour ago. The should be there until about 530. Same deal in bound like. From the man into the circle getting sque