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. >> i'm micah materre. our top story scene around the country, alexi giannoulias explains. julie unruh speaking with him. >> reporter: he says there's no record to set straight tonight. democratic candidate for senate says his republican opponent is simply fishing for dirt and a way to tie him to tony rezko. he is reacting to an article in today's chicago tribune saying he worked at his family's bank when millions were loaned to a now-imprisoned man. now it is giannoulias again trying to distance himself from rezko's reputation. >> let's be clear of what i've said from day one. '05 left daily operations '06 i left the bank. there are no inconsistentcies. >> reporter: but others seem to think so. this morning in new york. >> did you take a tax break you didn't deserve? >> no. i got a refund because of the loss of a family business. and i said that with that money i would give it back to charity. >> we don't -- we haven't dug down deep in the issue. it seems to me the bottom line the tribune is asking is did you work at the bank in 2006 or not. >> and the answer -- i've been

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i'm micah materre. >> i'm mark suppelsa. our top story scene across the country. dan ponce spoke with jim mullen tonight. dan? >> reporter: word is spreading quickly throughout the 41st ward tonight. jim mullen in the race for alderman. the current is ben dougherty. jim mullen is paralyzed from the neck down but he says that wouldn't effect his ability to serve the 41st ward which runs along the edge of the city. he is officially in the race for alderman. officer mullen was responding to a call when a gunman hit him one in his spine leaving him a quadriplegic. >> it's going to be a little different but it would put me back on the beat. >> reporter: he tells me he tries to keep on a positive outlook on his life. many high profile figures have spent time with him throughout the years. his wife hasn't left his side and looks forward to helping him throughout the campaign. if elected, his top priority will be to get more people on the streets. >> we're not policing out there. we're reacting to crime. we're not preventing anythin

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. >> i'm micah materre. our top story scene around the country on wgn america tonight, who took a bus for a joyride? tom negovan is looking into it. what is this guy doing? did he pick up passengers? >> reporter: yeah, he did. only after logging in, punching in a route, doing things essentially only a real driver should know to do. but this was not a real cta bus driver. here's a photograph of the man they are looking for. he appears to have been wearing a real cta uniform shirt at the time. possibly stolen from a friend who is actually a cta employee. the would be bus driver drove around for a few hours thursday night, picked up and dropped off a few passengers. then brought the bus back to the place where he got it. back to the 103rd street garage on the south side. when he did, he bumped into another bus, was spotted visually and on surveillance and fled on foot. >> he was familiar with how to do this how to log into the vehicle and move the vehicle. and taking it down the route. now, again, we just want