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Transcripts For WGN WGN Midday News 20140314



mourning the loss of a 42 year-old department veteran. the horrific crash happened just before 1:00 a.m.. they followed a police pursuit that started at 119 where an officer attempted to pull over a white van that was reportedly stolen. the female driver took off. witnesses say the white van was traveling fast and erratically. the way she was traveling she was very unexperienced in very long. knowing that the speech he was going it was just crazy. she was marching on and off the expressway. after she was going to get back on to the expressway and go that way. the van slam into the officer s personal vehicle likely killing him instantly. the officer was reportedly in uniform and on his way home after working a late shift. the police chief tells us that the female driver and a man in the van were taken into custody at the scene. a small amount of marijuana was found. the officer terminated chase before the deadly crash. several hours after a procession of police vehic ....

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Transcripts For WGN WGN Morning News 20140314



coldest wind is only in the mid- 20s. we can handle that. in the clear clouds the northwest. if you more clouds may drift in during the day but overall mainly sunny today. mild with a high near 50. increasing clouds towards the evening. maybe a sprinkle later. we could see some snow late saturday into sunday. maybe up to 1 in. in some areas but overall fairly quiet. would drop into the 20s and for a high on sunday. so far so good no major delays on the expressway s or the tollways. we do have a closure on the south side because of a police chase. 87 is blocked off right by the dan ryan. keep that in mind we will have more information on that. nancy will have more coming up. we are following breaking news on chiago s south side where a police chase has ended in the death of an off-duty police officer. nancy loo is live at the scene - just off the dan ryan expressway with the details. detectives have marked this as a crime scene in what is clearly a tragic investi ....

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Transcripts For WGN WGN Morning News 20140317



say patrick s day. nice conditions. it will be as warm as two years ago when we hit 80 degrees. but we will make an 35. 21 degrees right now at the lakefront. 17 at o hare. 19 in waukegan. bartlett is down to 11. here are the wind chills character degrees for valparaiso. temperatures are cool but we to warm up. yesterday s highs were in the low 20s. today we believe that in the 30 s. expect sunshine for st. patrick s day. we will reach 33 by 5:00 p.m.. at 7:00 a.m. it will be 28. 51 degrees out the high today. partly sunny. rain changes over to snow. light flurries into wednesday. blow down to 34. much of it has melted. we are getting excited. a quick update. we have some lanes that are reduced between morgan. because of that serious crash on the drive north bound north bound is a block away to belmont because of an ongoing investigation. a girl was found dead in south suburban riverdale. police say someone reported finding the body near 140-th court and normal yeste ....

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degrees above the average. the average is 57. we hit the 60s today. the might be even in the mid-70s by far. but it s 35 for now. 39 of bartlett. 43 at midway. 47 at the lakefront. satellite and radar composite shows we are dry. we do have some rain to the north and west it doesn t get here until tomorrow afternoon. big things on saturday. high temperature reaches about 66 degrees today. all sunshine for this friday. on the three did forecast, expected late asian hours on saturday. high temperatures 73. most of the day will be sunny and quite warm. sunday is a washout with a high of 64. the temperature drop comes more into next week but enjoy today and tomorrow. 73 degrees. we have a disabled truck causing a bit of a delay. the number of spots that we have seen this nicer weather. but as you head out this morning we are in good shape. a full run down with the commute coming up. five people were injured in a car crash on chicago s far south side, including two teena ....

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ruling that says hairs cannot be forced to join a union. most will milling that people no wonder if the fear of rejection. the ruling means that she can be forced to pay part for medicaid funds to cover union dues. paris receives a monthly check from the state of illinois to help prepare for her son. he has a rare genetic syndrome. in essence i am an individual contractor. his needs dictate what the workers. reporters and somthis nationally significant case came to an end. to have a portion of that taken away it does not seem like a significant amount. and our world is. my motivation has always been and continues to be to protect what i think is right for joss and my family. i may have started rocking the boat a little bit by raising my hand and filing a lawsuit when i was not able to make the governor understands the consequences. it was split 54 and favre of paris. major repeated attempts to reach the governor for his reaction to the ruling. neither he nor anyone ha ....

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