Author Archives: Cumulus Media
UPDATE: More than 1,100 flights canceled as wintry mix hits Chicago
(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) (CHICAGO) More than 1,100 flights have been canceled at O'Hare and Midway as a wintry mix of sleet, freezing rain, light snow and high winds hit the Chicago area Monday. A...
Dec 28, 2015
Mother files lawsuit against Chicago police in 2014 Christmas shooting of son
(CHICAGO) A woman filed a lawsuit against the City of Chicago and several Chicago Police officers Thursday, alleging the officers who killed her son on Christmas 2014 used excessive force and conspire...
Dec 27, 2015
Weather: Colder temps and freezing rain to start the week
By Kenneth Boone, Weather Channel Meteorologist Posted 4:25pm 12/26/2015 (CHICAGO) Winter weather and colder temperatures ahead for the start of the week. Note these advisories: FLASH FLOOD WATCH THRU...
Dec 26, 2015
Update: $4 million bond for man charged with wife’s cold case murder
Donnie Rudd | Cook County sheriff’s office (CHICAGO) Bond was set at $4 million on Christmas Eve for a 73-year-old man charged with beating his young wife to death before staging it to lo...
Dec 26, 2015
UPDATE: $250K bond for man charged with stealing Christmas presents
Alston Rodriguez | Chicago Police Department mug shot (CHICAGO) Bond was set at $250,000 on Christmas Day for an Evanston man charged with stealing presents in several West Ridge neighborhood burglari...
Dec 26, 2015
Weather: Rain thru the weekend, sleet and freezing rain Sunday night
By Geoff Mauerer, Weather Channel Meteorologist Posted 12.26.15 (CHICAGO) Rain through most of the weekend. As colder air pushes in rain may mix with sleet/freezing rain from Sunday night into Monday ...
Dec 26, 2015
Motion for sanction against mom of man killed by cop officially withdrawn
(CHICAGO) A motion to sanction the mother of a 25-year-old man shot to death by a police officer last year has been officially withdrawn with the help of the city's corporation counsel. Attorneys for ...
Dec 26, 2015
Waiver from fed ID law expiring, but Illinois licenses still good to fly
(CHICAGO) Although Illinois' exemption from a federal ID law is expiring in just weeks, residents will still be able to get through airports with an Illinois drivers license, according to the state. T...
Dec 25, 2015
Two protesters arrested on Magnificent Mile
(CHICAGO) About 200 protesters returned to Michigan Avenue on Thursday, clogging traffic along Michigan Avenue's Magnificent Mile on Christmas Eve. The demonstration was mostly peaceful, but occasiona...
Dec 25, 2015
Weather: Partly sunny Christmas Day, rainy weekend
By Terri Smith, Weather Channel Meteorologist Posted 416am, 12.25.2015 (CHICAGO) Some sunshine make a brief appearance for Christmas. Rain expected to return over the weekend and we’ll po...
Dec 25, 2015
