Sunday morning. Here in the 44hundred block of north sheridan road. The uptown neighborhood. Not exactly the best neighborhood. It always seemed a little sketchy but it never seemed that dangerous. A lot of drugs, Gang Activity tom schabow is a neighbor. Some may say hero now, for stepping up to do a neighborly thing, just as he got home from work about 130 this morning. I heard a woman yelling for help and came downstairs. Saw a guy on top of her. Called the police once i realized what was going on. And when the police got here he tried taking off and i ended up taking him to the ground. Police stepped in to grab the guy and took him into custody. He was trying to rape and possibly murder this woman. The woman, was just coming home herself. Attacked on the sidewalk, police tape still marks the area. Alerting others to what happened. Most now hearing a suspect is behind bars. Thats a big relief. Dont have to worry about that. My girlfriend. Now i have to worry about her coming home lat
Looking at security video from the shelter. Theyre also trying to figure out how he made it up to the north side. A lot of questions going on here. No plans to stop the work program here. He was only facing one four years. Now he can face fourseven years a fifth suspect charged in connection with a mass shooting in a pack of the yards park is being held without bail. David logan appeared in court today charged with unlawful use of a weapon and obstruction of justice. Prosecutors say he and four other men were behind a gang related shooting in Cornell Square park earlier this month. 13 people were hurt when someone fired into the crowd gathered for a basketball game. He will be back in court on tuesday a man drives his vehicle into a south side restaurant shattering the front windows and injuring two customers. Witnesses say it appeared as if he did it intentionally Surveillance Video patches the startling moment when it plows into the rest rotrestaura. Strikes 2 people. It never happen
Its a very important step in our quest to ensure that there is that degree of certainty. This bill ensures that the American People will not have the largest tax increase in the history of our country tomorrow. We have to make sure that the most vulnerable americans do not pay for the rich getting richer. The house will vote on the deal as is there will not be an amendment an idea previously toss around it extends Unemployment Benefits for 2 million americans but it puts off tackling 24 billion in spending cuts for two months when a new congress will be in place dick durbin praised president obama for making the deal happen. He was successful in the senate i hope he will be in the house as well. The senate bill is expected to take place in about an hour or so thanks very much on this first day of the new year three homicides in chicago the latest late this afternoon in the gage park neighborhood of man was shot in the chest in a possible driveby shooting. He just left work at a downtow
Us theyre working with the principles that both schools to prioritized needs in complete renovations. The new school will be built by 2015 but still no answer to the question of where the money is coming from firefighters battled an extraalarm fire today at a steel plant in northwest indiana. The threealarm blaze broke out shortly before 3 pm at the Arcelormittal Steel plant on u s highway 12 in burns harbor. Firefighters brought it under control around 7 30. Sections of the steel plant had to be evacuated. There were no injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Bond was set at 1 million today for the man accused of fatally shooting a 19 yearold man outside of aid wicker park night spot early yesterday morning this is what gun violence does to families. Her youngest child was killed early saturday. She has already been hospitalized for the emotional trauma. He had a gunshot wound to his head 29 yearold has been charged with the crime. Why did they kill my brother . He was
Antibiotic sold by weight in this country were used on livestock. 80 percent of all antibiotics used sold by weight or used on livestock. 7. 3 million lbs. Of antibiotics for used to treat human compared to 29. 9 million lbs. Sold for meat and poultry production. Doctors and top chicago chefs adding their voices. The problem many doctors are having. People in just resistant bacteria when they eat a raw steak and become ill. He she may not respond to antibiotic treatment. Theyre not asking congress to ban the use of antibiotics. Testifying today about the push in congress. The Meat Industry as of the pharmaceutical industry pushing back. There again that there is no conclusive evidence linking animals and humans when it comes to the anti dyadic bacteria. An ultralight aircraft took off from chicago crashes into the middle of the fastmoving fox river. Killing a man from chicago and injuring the pilot. Remains in the middle of the fox river. The rough waters of the fox river below the dam