a walk to remember and a reminder to stay vigilant. a father speaks out four years after a tragic accident took his daughter's life. good evening, everyone, i'm robert jordan. >> and i'm jackie bang. jade miller is in the newsroom with the story. >> reporter: the first year, one of her parents has been able to muster up the courage to walk through the intersection where the four- year-old was killed. a walk that draws hundreds each year to this lincoln park

neighborhood, but triggers countless memory, good ones and bad. >> as of today, it has been four years, four months and four days since my sweet little girl was taken from us. >> >> reporter: maya would have been eight today, but her life was cut short by a hit-and-run driver. >> it is hard for me to wrap my mind around how slowly and quickly time has passed. >> reporter: today, hundreds took to the intersection where maya was run over after leaving the zoo with her mother and brother. >> the intersection will always carry memories for us of how maya was killed, we want you to remember as you walk how our little granddaughter lived. loud and silly, loving and well loved. >> reporter: today's walk helped to raise money for a park bench that bears maya's

name. money will be donated to children's memorial hospital where maya died. the driver that killed maya was eventually caught and sent to prison. her parents say they will continue to raise awareness of pedestrian safety so no other parent suffers the same painful loss. bob? >> thanks so much. the wife of u.s. representative jessie jackson junior are she was mortified and in agony when her husband told her of her extramarital affair. they have both undergone counseling since he broke the news to her. when the private matter was made public last week, it was like opening the wounds again. she said her heart will heal and she wants to stay focused on her job and two children as of now. the couple got married in 1991. president obama will sign into law the small business act

tomorrow. the bill will provide $40 billion in loans and $30 billion in tax breaks. dick durban spoke about it. >> to come out of this recession, we have is 20 help small businesses across america to have the credit and opportunities they need to ebb band. >> to exband. >> rahm emanuel has not made any announcement, but earlier this week, reports surfaced that he was planning to leave his job as white house chief of staff to prepare for a run. david axelrod added some fuel to the fire in an appearance on a political talk show.

>> i think he is drawn to it, but he still has family considerations to think p it and he is working those through. >> reporter: there was one official announcement in the mayoral race, former inspector general, david hoffman said he will not be seeking the office. >> president obama is coming back to chicago to help raise money for democratic senate nominee janulius. he will be coming october 7th. the campaign is hoping public support from president obama will give him a boost in his race against republican mark kirk. today, the candidate talked about getting extra help from the president. >> we are very excited for the president to come back to chicago. he understands this is an incredibly important election. we capital afford to have typical washington, d.c. politicians make the decisions,

especially since what they have done to the economy. >> this will be the president's 6th trip back home since he became president. >> wgn's marcella raymond -- >> reporter: this may have been pierce kincaid's first time in a small plane. he told neighbors he was excited about it. retired school principal was fly with his nephew, kevin mccain who loved to fly. the plane left from aurora and disappeared in wisconsin. it was found in the trout river friday morning. >> if there is any problem with anything, we have a power out an, he know, he is running extension cords. the man of the whole block.

>> reporter: dave was at pierce's house when his wife got the phone call. >> pierce was here for everybody at any given time. if we are going to rally the troops, we will be around for that. >> reporter: the 68-year-old was a village president in the 1980s. >> he has been a mentor for me and quietly behind the scenes and i always appreciated that. >> reporter: michael garvey remembers looking up to pierce when he was a kid. >> if that wasn't for term limits, he might have been village president. he was that popular. >> the owe need that county sheriff's department told wgn news that weather may have played a role in the crash, but the investigation is ongoing. >> minor injuries after a car crashed into a house in south suburban chicago heights. it happened early today in the

100 block of west 16th street. we don't know if the people injured were in the car or the home. the home collapsed when emergency crews removed that car. >> a levy along wisconsin river failed flooding the access road leading to black hawk park and stranding residents in portage who would not evacuate. officials had warned them that the levy would fail. no one, including emergency vehicles, is being let in or out. emergency management officials say those who did evacuate may be out of their homes for up to a week. the wisconsin river, near portage is just over 20 feet anticipate nearing record levels. it is expected to crest tomorrow morning. >> an atlanta mega church pastor, at the center of a flock. he will flight. >> tension in the west bank where a band on buildings comes to a close.

and what caused tense moments and plenty of prayers on this plane landing in new york city. >> hello jim? >> hello. we expect our highs to be 15 degrees warmer than today. we'll have details and the full forecast still, ahead. ♪ ♪ yes! ♪

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ministry into having sex with him. bishop eddie lowe addressed the issue in front of a packed house this morning he denied the allegations last week, but this is the first time he has spoken about them. after a stand ovation, he compared his situation to david against goliath. >> i feel like david against goliath, but i have four rocks. i haven't thrown one, yet. >> the accuser's legal team responded to his statement saying he did not specifically deny the allegations. they took seps to him characterizing himself to david versus goliath when he is the leader of a powerful church. >> police are asking for help from the public in find the man who opened fire in new jersey,

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for a city that is known for beef. they know how to do it really well. it will be very hard to judge the best one. >> reporter: cohosting the event, the first ever female iron chef. >> i'm going to be looking for someone to do something really innovative. it has to taste good. whoever is bringing that will take it. >> reporter: to make matters more interesting, contenders did not come from your typical burger joint. you will not find a burger of john's menu at portino, but he was up to the challenge. >> getting ready to make the best burger in the city. >> reporter: are you nervous? >> not really. >> reporter: testing different burgers judged by a panel exexcuetive chefs, finest chefs in america. no pressure. is it possible to cook a hamburger in a french style?

>> contrast the burger, -- classic burger, lettuce on it, -- what these guys do -- >> you have a restaurant in new york. you have one in beverly hills, napa valley. you brought some of the napa valley weather here. why not open a restaurant? >> i thought the weather would be enough. now, you want me to deal with that and a restaurant? >> reporter: yes. >> i'll think about it. >> reporter: there were enough burgers in the house. stephanie izzard. >> we have beef and pork in it as well. it's an ebb treatmently good burger. cheddar beer sauce -- good reaction. >> reporter: there could only be two winners for the night, first, the people's choice

which went to this interesting place. a surf and turf burger from the four seasons. as for the judge's choice -- >> beef, bacon, which gives it the smoky flavor. watercress, on a ciabatta bun. i'm at a loss for words. it was an honor to meet him. he has paveed the way for a lot of chefs. >> reporter: i do have some good news for you. if you want to get a taste of this burger, it's irresistible, the chef will put it on the menu in honor of him winning. i have it on my website. wgn news. >> sounds great. >> i know. >> they all looked good.

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. lakeshore animal shelter paired up with the historical museum to host a dog adoption event. >> they are calling it a pup crawl. both puppies and dogs were available for adoption. lakeshore is chicago's oldest no kill shelter. the shelter has several other pets ready to be adopted. >> how can you say "no?" >> someone almost stepped in a poodle. >> well, that's enough for tonight. you are making it rough on me. >> that's the new for this

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